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Post by Daemado on Jun 1, 2005 15:44:10 GMT -5
question: Is harakiri and seppuku the same thing? From Websters's: One entry found for hara-kiri. Main Entry: hara-kiri Pronunciation: "har-i-'kir-E, -'kar-E Function: noun Etymology: Japanese harakiri, from hara belly + kiri cutting 1 : ritual suicide by disembowelment practiced by the Japanese samurai or formerly decreed by a court in lieu of the death penalty 2 : SUICIDE 1b One entry found for seppuku. Main Entry: sep·pu·ku Pronunciation: se-'pü-(")kü, 'se-p&-"kü Function: noun Etymology: Japanese : HARA-KIRI 1 Seems like they are the same thing. There may be subtle differences that someone may be able to enlighten us about. I'm not about to ask that at work. From Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harakiri
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Post by Eowyn on Jun 1, 2005 20:27:04 GMT -5
Thanks, Choko, for the flash video. lol, my AOW screen saver appears too quickly so in the middle of watching all went black and then Kyung Dae-seung appeared!
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Post by luvarchfiend delighted on Jun 2, 2005 0:52:03 GMT -5
choko, thank you so much for sharing this. i thought it was absolutely amazing. the music was fantastic. i will watch this many times i am sure. you always have the nicest gifts for us.
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Post by Choko on Jun 2, 2005 6:03:30 GMT -5
Oh! You guys must listen to the music of the flash movie! It's fantastic!
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Post by chigirl68 on Jun 2, 2005 8:00:33 GMT -5
I was on last night and forgot to view it again. ARGHHHHH! ! !
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Post by Heather on Jun 10, 2005 13:41:33 GMT -5
I don't know if this has already been answered for Eowyn (I wish I had more time to read every post here) but the photos are water-marked "Nalbal Photo: Lee Han Garl" because they were taken for and/or by Lee Han Garl, who is the actor who plays Nalbal. They came off his own website and Cyworld journal. I don't know of any other English website for the actor besides my own so if you're interested, here's the link: Warrior Spiritwww.isotype-newtype.com/leehangarl/Sorry, I'm not trying to shamelessly plug my site or anything. Just thought you guys might find it helpful - and it's a fan list too, so if you like Nalbal feel free to join! He's one of my favorite Korean actors after seeing him in Fighter in the Wind and Bichunmoo (and of course Nalbal is awesome, too!) ;D
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Post by TheBo on Jun 10, 2005 13:50:54 GMT -5
Sorry, I'm not trying to shamelessly plug my site or anything. Just thought you guys might find it helpful - and it's a fan list too, so if you like Nalbal feel free to join! WHOA! That's a beautiful site, Heather. Shamelessly plug away; we're all delighted to see it. As it happens, the "Nalbal" photo thing has been asked and answered a few times, because people (like yours truly; i sometimes ask and get answered the same question three times) sometimes miss the info. So don't worry about doing something like that. (I only tell you this because you might come across previous postings and feel unnecessarily guilty.) I only get a little peeved with people who ask question after complicated question, and don't even bother to look back for the info themselves, or who ask favors of others on the board without offering any insight or discussion or anything. But that's me. On a Lee Han-garl note, I was looking at the movie synopses, and I noticed the one about the reincarnated Little Match Girl. Wow. That girl was way, WAAAY too thin. I'm sitting here hoping, "Gee, maybe she's just the pretend computer girl!" I always worry about the poor things, starving themselves... ;D Bo
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Post by chigirl68 on Jun 10, 2005 13:59:36 GMT -5
Nice site Heather. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by Heather on Jun 11, 2005 12:05:27 GMT -5
Thank you, Bo and chigirl, for the compliments on my website! I really appreciate the nice thoughts. TheBo: Thanks for letting me know about the Nalbal question already being answered. We've only chatted several times but already you seem to know me rather well - I would have felt guilty finding it out on my own later. But usually I try to catch up with all the reading here, but sadly I am not a patient person, and I tend to only start skimming. I try to keep my eyes peeled for Nalbal's name (for obvious reasons) but I must've missed the previous answers. At least you let me promote my fan list; Lee needs more fans! As for Resurrection of the Little Match Girl - Im Eun Gyeong who plays the LMG is still young. I think she's going to be 22 this July, so she was still in her teens when that was filmed. But a lot of Asian women are so tiny, it's totally unfair! I wish my waist was that little and defined. Although granted, they eat way better and are much more active, so they don't have to starve themselves (which is what I have to do just to trim inches ) Also, the character of LMG doesn't look like that photo on the cover. In the movie, she's wearing a long skirt with rubber rainboots, and a baggy old peasant blouse. She walks around in a trance, mumbling to passersby: "Do you want to buy a lighter, sir?" It's a STRANGE film. It's suppose to have this heavy Taoism meaning behind it, but to me it's just strange. LoL
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Post by thebounlogged on Jun 11, 2005 15:33:43 GMT -5
There is much strange in the world, Heather, as the members of the YSS board know....dee-dee-deeeeeeee! I think it's safe to come back now, if you know what I mean.
So, you're saying that the people who did the promotion and the cover art for the movie changed the girl's costume to "sex it up" because they thought that might sell more copies? Hmmm, hmmm, they'd never do that in America, LOL. I guess human nature and business avarice are the same the world over. You might know this, but many of the posters and ads and the later DVD cover for Frida were altered to make Salma Hayek look more like, well, Salma Hayek, which really p'd her off, because, y'know, she'd gone through HOURS of makeup to look like FRIDA, and she'd fought hard with the studio to do that. So funny.
Bo
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Post by Eowyn on Jun 13, 2005 10:33:14 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing your site with us Heather! It's well-done.
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Post by Choko on Jun 15, 2005 3:37:44 GMT -5
I want this Su(=water) T-shirt. It looks good.
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Post by chigirl68 on Jun 15, 2005 7:39:22 GMT -5
I want this Su(=water) T-shirt. It looks good. That is nice Choko. Very pretty shade of blue too.
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Post by Eowyn on Jun 17, 2005 9:33:17 GMT -5
I have a square blue candle that came in a black holder with that water symbol cut out on all four sides (so the blue can be seen through it).
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Post by Alexa on Jun 17, 2005 12:21:42 GMT -5
awesome flash animation video thanks choko
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