Waching daily Apr 4 2018

神様のいない庭で (In the Godless Garden) English translated by Fuyuko

Benevolent darkness

Is coming to greet me and you.

Before that, please

Let me see an illusion

Overflowing with light,

In this godless garden.

We've shared the last place we need to be,

Hidden in the shadows of slowly perishing stars.

At the bottom of warm water,

We heard mechanical tones.

Before the light

In your eyes disappears,

Give me just one kiss.

Like young birds

With puffed up feathers,

Let's embark together, and never part.

Shall we hum the violet song from our memories

For the sake of our discontinued tomorrow?

Our folded fingers intertwined,

We rotate our coils.

Benevolent darkness

Is coming to greet me and you.

Before that, please

Let me see an illusion

Overflowing with light,

In this godless garden.

Before the light

In your eyes disappears,

Give me just one kiss.

I embrace your body

That has started decaying,

In this godless garden.

For more infomation >> 【東方風神録】 Kamisama no Inai Niwa de「Yonder Voice 」【Vietsub／Engsub】 - Duration: 4:16.

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Contemporary / India - OLEANDER GIRL by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (ESP audio | ENG/ESP subs) - Duration: 7:12.

Come on, Misi, help me make a witty intro in this lazy morning.

"Dude hooman leave me you're stressing me out"

Who's a pretty cat? I grab your leg...

I grab your leg! Ah, it kicks back!

Hi people! Today we won't talk about fantasy

or horror books, nor rabid fish invading Tokyo. Today will be about

a contemporary fiction novel,

and though it has a little magical element in the beginning of the story,

the rest is totally realistic. Today's book is OLEANDER GIRL by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Sounds French, aye /s

I read this book on kindle, so I don't have

a physical copy here. This is the synopsis from Amazon:

"Despite being parentless from birth, stubborn girl Korobi Roy has enjoyed

a privileged childhood in a beautiful Kolkatan mansion in ruins, but

she's always been concerned about the silence surrounding the circumstances of her parents'

deaths, and she holds onto their only legacy: the love letter she once found

hidden inside one of her mother's books. As she grows up, Korobi wishes

to find someday a love as powerful as the one her parents shared.

However, when this love becomes reality,

Korobi unveils a devastating secret about her own past, which makes her

start a fearless search of her identity across the USA and, in doing so, she

must face the hardest decision of her life." The story begins like this:

Korobi is a young woman who's lived her whole life in Kolkata with

her grandparents, and her grandpa is a strict,

square-minded man. Everyone does as he says, period.

Her grandma is a traditional woman, submissive; her husband speaks and she

obeys, as it tends to be in old-fashioned families of some of these cultures

(well, and in our own, if we go back a few years)

Korobi and her grandpa have a big

argument that snowballs into a traumatic event for Korobi.

Also, one night Korobi dreamt about her mother's ghost,

who pointed her hand beyond the ocean, towards America, and this leads Korobi to

have a conversation with her grandma. She'll then decide to go to America

in search of the truth about their parents. In order to know who her father is,

what happened to her mother, why she fought Korobi's grandpa...

There are a lot of "whys" in this story.

Korobi's inlaws are not happy when they hear about her upcoming journey.

"Where are you going? People are crazy in the USA, they'll make you ill-behaved and slutty and blablah."

But she insists on postponing the wedding until she can close this

chapter of her life. Hence the story tells us about

what happens to Korobi in USA, and the events taking place in the India she's

left behind temporarily: the stories of her fiancé and his family.

This book has it all: a girl going to America in search of her

father's identity, going as far as hiring detectives, having cultural shock and

discovering dark secrets about her inlaws' employees in America.

Then, back at India, we have the fiancé

trying to pull the weight of the family business while dealing with

the laborers, who go on strike and are quite angry, as his father is

absent. His mother, who trusts nobody. Then we have

the fiance's little sister, a ten-years-old girl

who's befriended the family's chauffeur, who's obviously from

a lower social status. And the chauffeur will

be pressured by the zealots among the laborers, who try to convince him

to betray the family he's working for.

And there are quarrels between muslims and hindus, who must be

separated at the workshop in order to avoid bloodshed...

We have the fiancé's ex-girlfriend, a mean-spirited harlot

who just couldn't wait for Korobi's departure to try and get her man back...

Nevertheless, all these characters feel deeply human

and you come to understand them.

The good thing about this books is that there are no villains in it, only

people with clashing desires. Okay, there are bad people, but

they're not bad just because; but people who've been through circumstances, with

different personalities, and all of this together makes them act one way or another.

And I appreciate that, it's very nice, because it feels quite realistic.

Besides, Miss Chitra

weaves it all beautifully, in such a way that all these little pieces of

characters and subplots converge,

and the final result comes out neat and whole. Each one of them adds

a unique perspective to the events of this novel. I may not be explaining myself well;

I just mean to say that there's no filling at all, that every subplot

adds to the main story, and that it all makes for a pretty, complete book.

You'll read this novel in a blink, so easy it is. A story for everyone. I'd recommend it

to anybody. It has a bit of everything!

That's all for today.

I hope the book sparked your interest and, if not, I'll bring a different one next week.

Thank you so much for watching me one week more and see you next time!

Bye-bye! :D

For more infomation >> Contemporary / India - OLEANDER GIRL by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (ESP audio | ENG/ESP subs) - Duration: 7:12.

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Laura Codruţa Kovesi, 'DISTRUSĂ' de Victor Ponta: Fostul premier s-a DEZLĂNŢUIT - Duration: 2:35.

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Heerlijke en geneeskrachtige drankjes met de schil van ananas - Duration: 6:56.

For more infomation >> Heerlijke en geneeskrachtige drankjes met de schil van ananas - Duration: 6:56.

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Rumores de relación entre Marius Borg y la modelo y chica Playboy Juliane Snekkestad - Duration: 2:48.

For more infomation >> Rumores de relación entre Marius Borg y la modelo y chica Playboy Juliane Snekkestad - Duration: 2:48.

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ElDerbi Analysis - Duration: 6:16.

"Well, I'd really love to play in the Derby again. It's the most exciting game there is …"

"So many things can happen in the Derby…"

"It's a special game, like all derbys. But even more so, after the last few years when the rivalry, if possible, has

got even fiercer.

It's a special game for both teams. Of course, it's even more vital for Real Madrid this time round, as they're at

home, that brings a lot of other factors to bear"

"In the three years I was with Atletico Madrid I played six times against Real Madrid. I think we lost five of them

and managed one draw, at the Santiago Bernabeu. You could say the two defeats in our 'double' year were the

'most agreeable'. It was a bitter-sweet feeling, because although we lost both games we won LaLiga"

"I suppose it's the same as all the other cities that have a game of this type. I don't think there's a precise 50%

divide. No, I don't think so, given that Real Madrid, are at the end of the day the team with most supporters in the

world. I think logically they have more supporters in Madrid, too"

"As far as I'm concerned, bearing in mind the stadium which is hosting the match, the Santiago Bernabeu,

there's no doubt the atmosphere is going to be in Real's favour. However, whatever way you see it, it's a great

spectacle which involves the whole city. I hope it's played in the very best spirit of the game"

"They're very special games, different to the others…"

"It was a dream for me, playing in the Derby"

"But the most interesting thing about these games was the day after. Who was going to wear the winning

team's shirt and show off to everyone"

"Maybe Atletico Madrid have performed with more consistency in LaLiga. Although they have had the odd

slip-up in their last few outings, like the game against Villarreal…"

"…And Real Madrid, perhaps, have been less reliable in LaLiga. They haven't been able to establish themselves

in their normal comfortable position in the table: either in top spot or at this time of the season at least in with a

much more realistic chance of the title. However, nothing much of that matters when you come into a

game like this. These games are different to the rest, the occasion itself means current form fades into the

background"

"Atletico are in good shape. They've been consistent throughout the season. Real Madrid had a bad start and

have had some poor results. Luck doesn't seem to have been on their side in a number of games, and they've

fallen away in the title race. But right now, Real Madrid are looking really good"

"Real Madrid, have only one thing in mind at the moment, and that's to take the second place

away from us"

"At this stage in the season I'd like Real Madrid to have a realistic chance of taking the title. Or even Valencia, who

are in a similar situation to Real Madrid. But as I see it the possibilities of the teams in the race for top place are

totally dependent on Barça's performances in the remaining games. In many ways it's out of their hands"

"I think big players decide big games. These games are made for them. They're going to be key. In this case:

Cristiano Ronaldo, for Real Madrid, and, I suppose, on our side, Griezmann. Any way you look at it, It's going

to be a hard fought game…"

"Whatever it takes to win The Derby"

"I think they're two different styles of play. A style based on a very-well organised defence, with very dangerous

players upfront, that's Atletico Madrid. They have a very well organised, well ordered system and a clear

philosophy. Real Madrid, on the other hand are obviously a team with some incredibly talented players. They're a

side that in the big games, as they've shown this season, more in Europe than in LaLiga, are capable of rolling up

their sleeves. But more than anything, they have exceptional talent among their ranks and they can on

occasions play at an absolutely brilliant level. Their lethal power upfront can cause a lot of damage"

"A bet? 1-1, that's what I always go for in these types of games"

"I don't think there'll be a lot of goals. It could come out 2-0. The goalscorers will be Cristiano Ronaldo, of course,

and the other, let's say, Asensio. He's a player who with his ability to shoot from a distance could do a lot of

damage against a well organised defence like Atletico's"

"I think Griezmann will score. Although Diego Costa will also be determined and motivated against Real Madrid.

Yes, on second thoughts, I think Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Costa will score"