Living in Japan has been my dream since I was a child. The advantages of
living there are healthier, mostly additive-free, food that will make you look incredible,
stellar transport, pretty much guaranteed safety, fantastic history, and just a
more beautiful place to exist in general.
The disadvantages are not seeing relatives, rare occasional racism
against you for being overseas (little old ladies clearly not wanting to sit
next to you on the train type of thing). However, my biggest problem would be
the food. There's no Spanish food at all, the milk tastes kind amusing because
it's so rich and takes about 6 months to get used to it, bread costs a million Euros,
no fried chicken, and the "cheetos" are all erroneous.
So, mostly the disadvantages deal with food homesickness, haha. In the
end you will be able to get over it. Friends and family could send you things
like canned bean dip (which you will devour immediately). Therefore, the pros hugely
compensate the cons!
A yukata (浴衣) is a Japanese piece of clothing, a
casual summer kimono. Yukata are worn by both men and women. Yukata literally
means bath-clothes, even though their use is not limited to after-bath wear.
Yukata are a common picture in Japan during the hot summer months and usually
for special occasions such as hanabi (fireworks) displays and bon-odori
festivals.
Drug abuse and addiction is
considered as a very serious social problem by all society. People who take
drugs are characterized as weak while having a very strong criminal tendency.
It is the general belief that drug abusers and addicts will only be able to
stop taking drugs if they are willing to change their behavior.
Drugs myth caused the drug users an
even their families to be stigmatized. Drug addiction and drug abuse really
represents a major health problem that affects a lot of people and a problem
that has a very wide range of social consequences.
Lately teen smoking
has been a problem. Teens are smoking in the park, under the bridges, and in
town. All of these are places away from adult supervision. They are smoking
because they think it is cool and because the are being persuade into it. I am
concerned about teens smoking because it can lead to diseases and health risks.
One solution to stop
teens from smoking would be to educate teens and parents. We could school
programs about smoking. Kids would realize what would happen to them if they
started smoking. They would not want to have these health conditions or health
risks. The more education kids and teens have the less chance the would
actually have to smoke. Something else we could do to stop teen smoking would be to get guest speakers to talk teens
about smoking. More teens will realize that they are about the only ones
smoking, Teens are likely to listen to what other thinks about smoking.
Secondly, we could do
to stop teen smoking would be to advertise not to smoke. Teens will realize the
others are wrong about smoking being good. The advertising will also get kids
attention. Although the are a lot of things to try to stop teen smoking any
education will help teens decide not to smoke.
Finally, another
solution would be to improve media. Something we could do would be to stop
magazine ads. Teen will read the magazines and discover what are they doing is
not in the magazine anymore. The will think that smoking is not popular and
will quit. We could also ban smoking on TV and movies. Improving media is an
efficient solution because teens just want to improve their public image.
As you can see teen
smoking has become a problem. Most teen do it just to be cool. Others do it
because of peer pressure. There are many solutions and we should try some of them.
17 de noviembre de 2014
A long time ago I thought I would never find anyone special, someone to love. But then I met a tall boy, deep dark eyes, dark hair and a beautiful smile. I'm in love with him since the first time i saw him. He is always worried about me and cares for me. He is very smart and always finds a solution to all my problems. His mere presence makes me happy. The best way to calm myself if I am altered is a hug and kiss from him. My life wouldn't be the same without him.
23 de octubre de 2014
What
is K-pop? Why am I listening so much of it?
K-pop is an abbreviation of Korean
pop, a musical genre originated in South
Korea which is distinguished by including a variety of audiovisual elements
combining choreography, unique style and music with super up tempo beats.
It won much popularity in Asia in
the 90s, but from the 21st century, this genre went from a simple beat to
become a whole subculture among teenagers and young adults.
Nowadays k-pop is expanding
incredibly and it has being increasingly created creating fan clubs,
competitions, events and festivals. And not only in our country, in all of
Europe, Latin America and the United States has become extremely popular.
Unfortunately because of the
political problems that are currently in force in Asia, everything is done in
Korea is not as well received in Taiwan and Japan since society wants to
consume only what has been created in their own country. That's why the
industry is giving priority to expand the k-pop's 'boom' internationally.
Furthermore, not only the music has
become so popular, the singers have been called, by his fans as 'idols' because
not only engaged in singing and dancing but also act in the well-known
'dramas'. They are very attractive, athletic, and are incredibly easy dance.
They have also implemented a new
fashion counting on radical and awesome costumes combining styles 'rock', 'pop'
and alternative. Oriental fashion together with the most extravagant western
fashion.
The most popular groups today are
'Big Bang' and 'Super Junior' because they are those that bring more fans. But
these are not the only ones, there are many groups of this genre, from the
oldest to the most modern have been responsible for creating not only music,
but also fashion style and a completely different culture.
¿and J-pop?
The j-pop is an abbreviation of
Japanese pop and has become extremely popular not because of the genre itself
but the publicity has been given in anime, well known as Japanese cartoons
which use songs to open and close each program ('openings' and 'endings').
For a long time, anime and manga got
so much popularity that several countries became interested in Japanese culture
more generally, so much so that the language began having more priority and was
created another subculture that everyone know as 'otakus'.
This Japanese word means fan, and
believe it or not, is used to give names to those whose personal tastes focus
on Japanese culture, especially 'anime'.
Today this type of fans are well
known by the society but not accepted by his eccentricities.
Among the most popular artists of
this genre is the famous 'Utada Hikaru' considered as quite a celebrity and
'Kat tun' with 'Arashi' who has been currently rated as one of the biggest
idols in Japan.
¿J-pop or K-pop?
None is better than the other. Both
are excellent musical genres with a completely different background. The war
between these two styles is among the fans as many j-poperas have strayed from
the way to find a better place in k-pop.
So,which do you
choose? I recommend
you to give them both a chance because they are completely different and
awesome cultures.
On our first date, my boyfiend picked me up at school for lunch by surprise to a sushi restaurant. That was the first time I tasted Japanese food. At fist it was really difficult to learn haw to eat with chopsticks and the food was really different from what I was used to eat, but the truth is that I loved it. Imagine that you are staying in Rome and the first day go to a Chinese restaurant for dinner instead of eat pizza or pasta.
My favourite dish is the teriyaki sirloin beef and of course all types of sushi are a delicacy for me. I wish I could take everywhere my favorite food for example in a bento.
In Japanese culture, bento often refers to a packed lunch which might include a combination of Japanese dishes such as rice, meat, fish, and vegetables. It might include a sandwich, fruit, or snacks. Bento also refers to a pre-made Japanese lunch which is boxed and sold for take-out.
Bento is popular among adults and school children alike.
Asian food is my pasion and I love eating and cooking it.
Even when on a diet I can enjoy eating without worrying about the vascularized. Many types of Asian dishes are healthy when served genuinely (cooked with very little or no oil, heavy on veggies and light on fried meats) Unfortunately, most traditional Asian recipes at restaurants are "Americanized", upping the fat and calories considerably. But that doesn't make these tasty cuisines off-limits for those of us watching our weight.
By keeping a close eye on what you order, it is entirely possible to remain on your diet and dine out at Chinese and Japanese restaurants every now and then.
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25 de septiembre de 2014
Welcome my sweetes! :D I'm glad you came to my blog. Here you will see a lot of cute things and curiosities about the Asian culture. You will find all about Japanese music, food, habits and traditions, fashion etc. This is my first blog and I hope you enjoy it :3 I will continue writing next week with some really interesting news(>‿◕)✌
