Tonci Ipeporonnocep Wa Nikaop Itek, Korkay Naa Ipe Usa Poronno Tonci=kor.
Tonci ipe poronno cep wa nikaop itek, korkay naa ipe usa poronno tonci=kor.
(Tonchi food uses a lot of fish and berries [fruit], but they have many more dishes).
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One reason I am glad ku=porokakko (college/university) is in this city. I very much look forward to going to at least one of these festivals since it isn't far from Hirosaki University. The only problem I would think of is that Tsagaan Sar takes place just before the Hachinobe Enburi, and may not be able to spend much time in it with my brother and his family. I can't wait to meet my 2 nephews again, and one of them is 4 months old, named Ishijiro/Batchuluu. 2 year old Ishizue/Suuriin Chuluu is doing very well despite the cold, and I really am glad Hakodate is quite easily accessible from here through the Seikan Tunnel since it means I could visit my brother's family on breaks (though these are rather sparse). I hope you guys are paying old debts and grudges buried for the old year. Apunno oka yan.
If only these former ties could be reestablished through peaceful means, especially with Alaska involved. It was even said that the Kuril Ainu traded as far away as with the Aleutians & nearby.
Before my classes start in about 15 minutes
I had a great Tsagaan Sar weekend this year, & had spent it with my brother's family. We had lots of buuz (steamed dumplings), ul boov (shoe sole cake) were great, & so were the berees (rice with raisins & a dollop of milk), tsagaa (rice with curds) & other festive dishes. Me & my brother still contacted our parents & sisters through the video conference, & they seem to have cleared their icicles off just fine. Their livestock have been healthy & not one among them has starved so far, always a good sign given the chance of zud (a bout of starvation among livestock from one of various causes). My brother's on a great part of his work as usual, & my nephews are rather robust & well this starting year. Bayartai, guys.
I'm glad someone brought these difficulties to light, because here in Mongolia can get similarly xenophobic. A few teachers and some students in my school years have made snide remarks about me working to overtake the academic scores upon finding out my hafu lineage. Luckily, since my mother's Japanese, me & my siblings got off fairly lightly. But upon coming into Japan, although we were stared at from time to time, we never really experienced racism within or corresponding discrimination. They knew that we weren't full blooded, but few problems came by even in Japanese only areas. Here's what my worst experience was for discrimination:
A girl I met back in grade 9 asked me out for dinner & a movie in Darkhad offered to hitch me a ride to my ger, & her dad came up the dark gravel road in a bright blue jeep, we got around to sharing more about our lives. When I shared that my mother was a shrine keeper's daughter, his mood lit up, until I revealed that she's Japanese. By then, a glint appeared in his left eye, & he revealed that he was part of Dayar Mongol, leaving me shivering under my hat. About midway to my home, he reached for my neck, & snarled at me in a chilling way in an already cold night. He warned me if I dare take his daughter as a permanent date, that he'll slit my stomach in cold blood. From then on, I rarely revealed my truth except with close friends & if I'm with the date girls often enough or are close enough.
By high school graduation, things more or less smoothed out even when I met who turned out nationalist since I looked enough the part to pass by without danger even in bars. Me & my brother took to the bars quite frequently before he moved to Japan.
日系人
Munin-imo, toy-haru, wa yuk kam keraan okay. Ku=iperusuy, wa ku=konrusuy Ainu ipe nankor.
(Munin imo vegetables, & venison [deer meat] are tasty. I'm hungry, and I will want Ainu food.) The potato flour is first soaked to rid it of the bitterness & can be stored for at least 2 decades [20 years].