Miss Universe 2011

Miss Universe 2011はMiss Angola、Leila Lopes！
ナチュラルビューティーでかわいい^＿^

日本はナショナルコスチューム「椿と刀」で10位となりましたね！
探しても映像が出てこないので残念。。動いてるところが見たい！

それにしてもSwimsuits審査のピンクベージュの水着、難易度高そうだなぁ。

これはMiss AngolaのInterview審査の様子。
Q. Do you believe in life on other planets?
Q. What advantage do women have over men?
Q. If you were an animal, what would you be and why?
この質問！何と答えますか！！



私の好きなMiss Indonesia。

漱石ゆかりの地 道後温泉

路面電車

道後温泉

道後温泉で漱石が滞在した部屋。の床の間。興奮しすぎてぶれた。感動しすぎて滲んだ。

私の座右の銘にしている則天去私！

鳴門の渦潮

鳴門の渦潮！まさに！

大鳴門橋

明石海峡大橋

Morning Musume 47th Single-release Event

On September 19th, I went to one of the single-release events of Morning Musume。(モーニング娘。47thシングル発売記念イベント). In Osaka and Tokyo, the events were held 6 times in all.

Morning Musume。 almost always has admission-free events with every passing release. A lottery card is packed in CD, and we can go up for the events. Some people buy several CDs to get in...although many editions are released, I can't afford same CDs, so I bought just one and won the ticket in a drawing!

The event consisted of live performance, short talk, and handshake session. Handshake-session (akushu kai: 握手会) is maybe unique to Japan. Autograph-session would be more popular in other countries. Fans can shake hands with every members and say something, but it is limited in time (about 1 to 3 seconds per one member! ).

Probably about one out of every 4 were female fans. The number of women is increasing in MM。's concert. A few years ago, women-only single-release events were held several times. I want to go to women-only events or concerts again! It was first time for me to go to NOT women-only events, but I could see the stage than I thought (I went wearing high-heeled shoes).

〈Set List〉
・Kono chikyu no heiwa wo honki de negatterundayo! Short ver.
 (この地球の平和を本気で願ってるんだよ！)
・Kare to issho ni omise ga shitai
 (彼と一緒にお店がしたい)
・Introduction of members
・Koi ING
 (恋ING)
・Ambitious! yasinteki de iijan
(Ambitious! 野心的でいいじゃん)
・Talk about "Hello! Channel vol.6"(magazine featuring Hello! Project)
・Kono chikyu no heiwa wo honki de negatterunndayo! Full ver.
 (この地球の平和を本気で願ってるんだよ！)

〈Handshake-session〉

The menbers wore gold costumes of "Kono chikyu no heiwa wo honki de negatterundayo!".They were so gorgeous! My favorite member Sayu (Sayumi Michishige, 6th gen.) looked grown-up with its costume.
Eripon (Erina Ikuta, 9th gen.) seemed to perform with making an effort to make eye contact and so cheerful.
In handshake-session, Gakisan (Risa Nigaki, 5th gens.) was friendly, and welcomed me with a smile^＿^
Morning Musume。 always keep me cheered up!!

生け花 菊と竜胆

一年以上ぶりに華道。萌え死ぬかと思った。
このあいだ道後温泉に行ったら、生け花がたくさんあって生けたくなったのです。
やっぱり華道は元気でる。

華道は大学の部活で池坊の先生に習っていました（おもに自由花）。
これは全く勝手に自分で組んで個人的に生けてみたもので、至らない点は多いかと思います...。
秋らしく菊と竜胆を使ってみたのに、ガラスの水盤とか、あと剣山が見えてるとか、突っ込みどころはいろいろありますが大目に見てください。
反省してまた鬼のようにきれいな作品つくれるようにがんばります！

生け花から学んだのは攻める心。
不等辺の三角形を目指して生けていきます。
安定した形を嫌うのは、動きを求めるからではないかと思っています。
あと花の美しさに頼らないこと。
きれいな花を並べてきれいなのは当たり前なので、そこに人間の力も加えて相乗効果を生み出さないといけません。
美は動的なもの。前進し続けるもの。
というわけで私は華道のおかげでYves Saint LaurentやJimmy Chooが好きになりました。

中秋の名月 2011 @Matsuyama

月が綺麗ですね。 

Kono chikyu no heiwa wo honki de negatterundayo!

The 47th CD single of Morning Musume。 will be released on Sep 14th.
The first song is "Kono chikyu no heiwa wo honki de negatterundayo!", meaning "I 'm really wishing peace for the earth!" and the second song is "kare to issho ni omise ga shitai", meanig "I wanna manage a store with my boy friend".
Ai Takahashi, the leader of Mornig Musume。 will graduate this month, so this single will be final for her as MM。.