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2011/10/30

9月17日(土)、ギマラス島に行く(後編)

ちなみに今回のギマラス島小旅行は、ジーンズの前ポケットに財布とiPhone、後ポケットにデジカメ(耐水耐衝撃モデル)、地球の歩き方をむき出しで持って歩いた。カバン無し。世界一周旅行中も、良くこのスタイルで歩き回った。カバンを持っていないと、それだけでスリや強盗から狙われる確率が下がるですよ。


ギマラス島でいちばん見たかったダリラン洞窟があまりにもしょぼく、がっかりしたのが11:00。せっかく船に乗って別の島まで来たんだから、それなりに楽しまないと意味がないと思い、イロイロの観光案内所のおっちゃんが薦めていたビーチに行くことにした。ビーチに行くにはジプニーでサンミゲルに行き、別なジプニーに乗り換えると行けるとのこと。

ギマラス島は、イロイロ(パサイ島)に近い側にブエナビスタ、ジョルダンという二つの港がある。島の中央にサンミゲルという町があり、ビーチがあるのはバレンシアというところ。
(地名から察するにスペイン統治下に出来た町なんだろう)。

ジプニーに乗ってサンミゲルに行くためには、一回港に戻らないとならない。面倒だからバイクタクシーの兄ちゃんに、
「ビーチに行きたいからバレンシアまで行って。追加料金払うよ」と言ったら、
「遠いからイヤだ」とのご回答。

なんじゃそりゃ。
「じゃあサンミゲルまで行けるか?」
「それなら行ってもいいよ。200ペソね」

というわけで、サンミゲルに向かっています。

バイタクの兄ちゃんはやたらと後ろを振り向いては話しかけてくる。バイクだから風をもろに受けているので何言っているのか分からない。まあ適当に喋ってその合間に「俺500ペソ札しか持ってないんだよね」と言ったら途中で商店に寄った。何か買って小銭に換えろ、と言う意味だと思ったのだが、バイタクの兄ちゃんは1リットルのペットボトルを手に取ったので、「お前そんなに飲むのか?」と言ったら、ペットボトルの中身はガソリンだった。バイタクの兄ちゃんは「小銭持ってないんだろ、ガソリン代はお前が払え」などと言ってくる。

むーん。まあしょうがない。ガソリン1リットルに65ペソ払いましたよ。ついでにジュースを買ったら、ビニール袋に入れ替えてストロー刺してバイクに乗りながら飲む事になりました。


15分ほどでサンミゲルに到着。

バイタクの兄ちゃんには、「お前の言い値が200ペソで、俺がガソリン代の65ペソ払ったんだから、140ペソでいいよな」と140ペソを渡したら、「うん、それでいいよ、じゃあね」って感じで去っていった。信じられない。これがインドだったら、間違いなく200ペソを要求してくるぞ。フィリピン人の素直さにこっちがびっくりだ。

で、到着したサンミゲルは、町と言えば町だけど、「この街のメインストリートわずか数百メートル」の典型的な田舎町。ビーチに行くにはここからジプニーに乗れば行けるハズなのだが、ジプニーが見当たらない……

フィリピンの田舎らしく、親切なフィリピン人がわらわら寄ってきて、「どこに行くんだ?」「中国人かそれとも韓国人か?」等々聞いてくるので、「俺は日本人だ、ビーチに行きたいんだ、ジプニーはどこだ」と聞いたけど、はっきりしない。

結局、新たなバイタクの兄ちゃんの売り込みに負けて、バイタクでコンコルディアというところまで行くことにした。100ペソ。

ところがそのコンコルディア、観光案内所で貰った地図では町っぽく見えたけど、建物が3つだけの超小集落で、バイタクの兄ちゃんから「着いたけど、こんなところで何するの?」とか言われてしまって途方に暮れて、そのままバレンシアまで直行。追加料金込みで150ペソ。

ところがそのバレンシア、「行くならビーチまで行ってよ」とバイタクの兄ちゃんに頼んだけど、「イヤだ」とか言われて中途半端なところで降ろされたわけで。

更に途方に暮れるわけなのですよ。

その辺のうろうろしているガキとか普通の人々に「ビーチはどっち」と聞きながら、

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周囲はこういう感じのジャングルっぽい場所で、だけど道はちゃんと舗装されていて、そんな中を40分ほど歩いてようやくビーチに到着しました。

その名を Raymen beach resort というホテル。ビーチ入場料は25ペソ。ホテルの客じゃなくても入れます。というかホテルがメインだというのは後で知りました……

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Raymen Beach Resort は GoogleEarth に載っていた。ピンを埋め込んだkmzファイルはここ
tripadvisorに載っていたホテルのレビューはここ


あー、腹減った。けどとりあえずビーチに行ってみる。

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まあまあ綺麗じゃん。

アイランドホッピングの勧誘が寄ってきて、「ボートは客数に関係なく、1時間貸し切りで400ペソ(780円くらい)ね。どこから来たの?日本なの! じゃあ乗るでしょ!」
みたいな感じで。

腹が減っていたので、「メシ食ったらまた来る」と言い残し、兎にも角にもメシ&ビール!
オススメを聞いたらチキンというので、そのまま頼んだ。ちなみに80ペソ=150円位。ビールは35ペソ=70円未満。

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写真じゃわからないと思うけど、鶏の足一本丸々唐揚げにしたものです。意外とでかかった。味付け旨し。フィリピン鶏料理にハズレ無し。

で、ビールも飲み終えたのでビーチに行くと、アイランドホッピングの勧誘係が「ご飯終わったのね、じゃあ、行く?」って感じで言ってくるから、「値段は本当に400ペソなんだよね、こっちは一人だよ、追加料金とか言われても困るよ」的な事を言ったら、「大丈夫よ、1時間400ペソ、延長料金は1時間あたり150ペソよ」と言いきるので、チャーターした。

色んな形の島を見ました。さすが島国フィリピン。

この後、小さな小さな島(家一軒建てたるだけの面積しかない)をベースにした生け簀に連れて行かれ、ミノカサゴに餌を与えたり、養殖しているアワビを手に取り「日本人と中国人はアワビ(Abalone shell)が好きだなあ」とか言われたり。

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別な島に行き、亀を持ったり。

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台風が近づいてきているせいで、海はだんだんと荒れ模様になってきた。波が荒く、ばっしゃんばっしゃんと波しぶきが私に降りかかり、全身ほぼずぶ濡れ。カメラは耐水だから気にしなかったけど、iPhone壊れたらシャレにならない。

いや、ホントにシャレにならない。

2時間の予定を1時間30分で終了し(船頭の兄ちゃんも「波が荒いからもうやめようぜ」と言うくらいだった)、いざ金を払う段になった。400ペソプラス150ペソかと思っていたら、「延長時間は30分だったから150ペソの半分、75ペソが追加料金ね、だから合計で475ペソ」

!!!!!

なんと良心的な!

インドだったらあり得ない!


アイランドホッピングを終えた後の荒れた海。海岸にて。


この後またレストランに行き、またビール。

お土産のTシャツを買って、15:30頃。

さて、帰りはどうしようかな。

ビーチの案内所のお姉さんに聞いたら、「私の知り合いがバイクタクシーやっているから呼ぶわ。どこに行くの? イロイロ? じゃあジョルダンの港で良いわね。だったら200ペソよ」

あれ? 来るときはブエナビスタの港からダリラン洞窟経由サンミゲル経由だったけど、合計350ペソだったのに……

程なくしてバイタク登場。

30分くらいバイクに乗ってジョルダン港に到着。(正確に書くと、15:56ビーチ出発、16:30港に到着)


17:00フェリーに乗り、20分でイロイロに戻り、30分欠けて歩いてイロイロ市街を経由して宿(ファミリーペンションハウス)に戻り、シャワーを浴びて、またしても「Lumpiga」でメシを食って、これがポークマッシュルームソテーなんだけど塩気がちょっとだけきつかったけどかなり旨いぞなメシで満足して(135ペソ=250円もした)、この日の夜もライブをやっていたけど疲れていたので騒音の中21:30頃に部屋に戻って、ブログを書いてから寝ました。


以上、ギマラス島観光記終わり。


といわけで、今回の小旅行をGoogleMapでマイルートにしてみた。
こんな感じ

ちゃんと表示されるのかな、このマイマップ。

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2011/10/25

9月17日(土)、ギマラス島に行く(前編)

本題の前に。

フィリピンはファストフードが多く、
フィリピン人好みの味付けをするジョリビー(Jollibee=http://www.jollibee.com.ph/)、
中華系のチャオキン(ChowKing=http://www.chowking.com/home)、
マクドナルド、
ケンタッキーフライドチキン(現地ではKFCという名称でしか通用しない)、
シェーキーズと、
何だかんだで欧米系ファストフードが幅をきかしているけど、

MinuteBurger=http://www.minuteburger.com/というのをけっこう見かけるんですね。

これがフィリピンでも群を抜いた格安バーガーショップで、私が行っていた時期は、一個頼むと同じハンバーガーをもう一個貰えるという破格キャンペーン(Buy1 Take1)をやっていて(まだ継続中かも知れません)、ダブルバーガーが34ペソ=60円くらいなのに、1個頼んだら同じ商品が2個出てくる。

うーん、安すぎる。

ジョリビーもチャオキンもマクドナルドもKFCも、たいてい銃を持ったガードマンが入り口に立っているけど、MinuteBurger は裕福じゃない地域に出店していることが多くガードマンなんていない(というかカウンターが5席くらいしかない小さな店舗しか見たことがない)。従って客層もそれなりです。味は、フィリピン人でも好き嫌いが分かれる味付けのようで、「アレは嫌い」と言い切るフィリピン人も何人かいました。

なんでこんな事を書くのかというと、MinuteBurger で食ったからです。味はまあまあ。不味くはないけど、ちょっと甘口で塩気が足りないかな。地元の若者はケチャップとマスタードをたっぷりかけて食ってました。


さて本題。

この日はギマラス島へ行こうと決めていた。

イロイロ市は平和な街だけど、地球の歩き方には「イロイロ博物館」「ハロ教会」「モロ教会」「ミアガオ教会」「ギマラス島」の5つしか紹介されていない、見所の少ない街。そのギマラス島にしたって、地球の歩き方に4行しか紹介されていない。たぶん見所の少ない島なんだろうな、と思いつつも、「ダリラン洞窟」という一言に釣られて、行ってみたくなったのだ。

で、8時に起きてシャワーを浴びて、朝飯にイロイロ市街のど真ん中にあるアトリウム(ショッピングモール)のchowkingでポークチャーハン+シューマイ+コーラで79ペソ=150円(既に帰国した今考えると少々お高い)。

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ギマラス島へ行くため、まずは港へ。15日に観光案内所でイロイロ市街の地図をゲットし、ついでに案内所のおっちゃんに港の位置を確認していたのだ。さらに、おかま兄ちゃんベインジ君&ローラ&クリスティーンに、ジプニーの行き先を聞いていたのだった。用意周到な私。

その地図を元にジプニーに乗って、隣の乗客に「この港に行くよね?」と確認したら、「ん?お前はどこに行きたいんだ?」と聞き返してくるから、ギマラス島の地図(これも観光案内所で貰っておいた)を見せると、「ギマラス島にはBuenavistaとJordanの港があるけど、どっちに行きたいんだ?」と更に聞いてくる。そんなことは観光案内所のおっちゃんは言っていなかったぞ。

結局、ダリラン洞窟に行きたいのならブエナビスタ行きに乗れ、と案内をしてくれた親切なフィリピン人のおかげで、ジプニーを2回乗り継いで、当初の予定とは異なる港に着いた。


こんな感じ↓で船に乗る。

フェリー代金は14ペソ=25円くらい。

10:15に乗船して、10:30に到着。早っ。


これはブエナビスタの港。
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港に着くなり、バイクタクシーのあんちゃんが「ダリラン洞窟なら50ペソだ、帰りも待っているなら100ペソだ」と売り込みに来て、相場がわからないから言い値でOKしてレッツゴー。

(イロイロの街中で見たガソリン代が1リットル60ペソくらいなので、ぼってないと感じた)
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バイクタクシーに、標高はそんなに高くないけど山の中に連れて行かれて、「ここから先はバイクは行けない。洞窟はここから歩いて5分くらいだから、行ってこい。金は戻ってきてからでいいよ。俺は待ってるよ」

山道を歩く。


洞窟の少し手前に到着。看板で記念撮影。

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洞窟はこんな感じ。

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はっきり書こう。

「しょぼいぞ」


まだ11:00だ。これからどうしよう。

イロイロの観光案内所のおっちゃんが「このあたりにビーチがある」と行っていた場所にでも向かうか。

うまくいったらシュノーケリングでも出来るかも知れないし。


後編に続く。

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2011/10/23

9月16日(金)昼、ファミリーペンションハウスに移動。

前日の夜、「Lumpiga」に行った後に宿のスタッフに聞いたら、部屋は埋まっていないから何時に来てもチェックインOKとか言っていたので、「ファミリーペンションハウス」に宿替えした。

その言葉通りなんの問題もなく11:30にチェックインしたんだけど、泊まってから気づいたこと。
・水シャワーだった(湯が出ない)
・そのシャワーの水圧が弱くて使い物にならない
・便器に便座がない
・タオルがない(自前のタオルを使うべし)
・朝飯なし。「Lumpiga」も朝は閉まっている(10月25日追記)

良かったこと。
・Wi-Fiが使える(一日50ペソ=95円くらいかかるけど)
・日本と同じちゃんとしたエアコンが付いていて、冷房ガンガン(注:フィリピンのエアコンは壁の下側に取り付けるうるさいタイプのが多い)

むーん。一長二短かなあ。

で、「Lumpiga」で昼飯出していたので食いに行った。鶏の唐揚げが8個+ご飯で、88ペソ=170円くらい。

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「Lumpiga」には前日夜に行ったので雰囲気はわかっていたけど、昼もレディーガガを筆頭にアメリカンヒットチャートの音楽をガンガンかけているレストランだった。こんな踊りを披露している兄ちゃんも居た。

※上記動画にはガガの曲(Judas)が含まれていて、アップロードした10分後にYoutubeから「著作権侵害の可能性がありますよ」メールが届いたので、そのうち削除されるかも知れませんし、貧弱なアクセス数なのでほっとかれるかも知れません。※

この兄ちゃんはベインジ君(24歳)というおかまチャンで、ベインジ君は日本で言うところの緑のおばさんをやっているローラ(28歳)とクリスティーン(26歳)と一緒に昼飯に来ていて、このあとなぜか私は彼らと2時間もお喋りすることになってしまった。ベインジ君が私を気に入ったかららしい。15:00頃、ローラとクリスティーンが「小学生の下校時間になったから仕事に戻るわ」と言って、ようやくお開き。


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私がイロイロ市に来ようと思ったきっかけは、セブ島への留学を決めた後、飛行機が取れず日程的にどうしてもフィリピン国内で何日か過ごさなくてはならなくなったため、でもマニラ=首都はつまんないな、と思ってフィリピンの地図を眺めたとき、イロイロという地名が目に入り、地球の歩き方でイロイロを調べると何もなさげな街だったので、だらーっと過ごすには良い街かも、と思ったから行ったのであって、実のところなんの目的もない旅だった。
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で、夕方、イロイロ市内を歩き回りました。

歩道橋から撮影。

港に行ってみる。

港から海を見る。

港のある地区は貧乏っぽい感じがするけど、小便の匂いがしないから、まあ安全と判断。

これは私が世界一周をした経験から、小便の匂いがしないところは、(見た目が危険そうに感じても)下水が機能しているもしくは立ち小便する人間が少ない=道徳教育がそれなりに普及している地域、ということで、その地区の危険度を判定する基準のひとつにしています。

で、晩飯。

地球の歩き方に「ブレークスルーレストラン」というのが載っていて、地元客で賑わう新鮮な魚介類が食べられるレストランとあるので、宿(ファミリーペンションハウス)からタクシーで行ってみることに(行きはぼられて200ペソ=390円、帰りは110ペソ=210円)。

ガーリックライスと、エビと、イカと、魚スープを頼んだら、
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エビは30尾くらいあった。イカは丸ごと一杯の中にげそと香味野菜を詰め込んで蒸し焼きにしたモノ、魚のスープは鰤っぽい魚のアラ汁。これにビール2本加えて690ペソ=1300円くらい。

全然食いきれません。

味はデスね、不味くはないけど旨くもない程度です。頼み方が悪かったのかも知れません。

タクシーで宿に戻ると、「Lumpiga」から大音量が聞こえてきます。宿と「Lumpiga」は同じ建物内にあるので、とても近いのです。

で、昨晩、昼飯に続き、またまた「Lumpiga」に行ってしまうのですよ。

ライブをやっていて座る場所がなかったけど、グループ客からOKが出たので相席に。

以下はライブの模様(途中からカメラを固定してダラダラと撮っているだけです)

地元の兄ちゃん達がやっているバンドで、オリジナルの曲かと思ったら、曲は客のリクエストでアメリカンポピュラーソングを演奏するスタイル。まあでも普通に演奏は上手かったですよ。

ライブ会場(といっても普段は単なるレストラン)で相席になったフィリピン人から、日本人が珍しいのかいろいろと話しかけられるも、うるさいしイロンゴ語混じりなのでよくわからん。(注:タガログ語はルソン島の言葉で、パサイ島はイロンゴ語、セブ島はセブアノ語、ミンダナオ島はセブアノ語の方言、ということで、フィリピンだからと行ってタガログ語が通じるとは限りません)

まあ充実した一日で御座いました。

ついでに室内を撮影。


翌日はギマラス島に行くつもりなので、早めに切り上げて就寝。


……のつもりが。

「Lumpiga」から漏れてくる音がうるさくて眠れなーーーい!


あー、ちなみにイロイロ市ってのはこのあたりです。


大きな地図で見る

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2011/10/17

REDLINE DAV (feat.Rob Laufer)

Right before the sunrise One thing is in my mind
Need to take the stress and throw it all away
Feelings to discover Knowing ain't undercover What it is you really mean to me

You are the flower, I'm the rain Without you life is not the same
I'm everything you'll ever need Rarely spoken, we still proceed

I can see the sunrise looking into your eyes You ride in next to me
And we both become one Heading towards the sun Following the line Following the redline to the sun

You are the air that I breathe Without you I am incomplete
You are the only one for me Rarely spoken, non of you (?)

I love you *8times

----Video is to here. -----

It's a redline day Everything is okay Put your cares away It's a redline day
It's a redline day We can love today And I hope you stay It's a redline day
It's a redline day It's a perfect day Time to get away It's a redline day
It's a redline day Everyone can play Everybody say It's a redline day

I love you *8times

Right before the sunrise One thing is in my mind Need to take the stress and throw it all away
Feelings to discover Knowing undercover What it is you really mean to me

You are the flower, I'm the rain Without you life is not the same
I'm everything you'll ever need Rarely spoken, we still proceed

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2011/10/06

Avril Lavigne / What the Hell

You say that I'm messing with your head
All cuz i was making out with your friend
Love hurts whether it's right or wrong
I can't stop cuz I'm having toomuch fun

You're on your knees, begging please stay with me
But honestly I just need to be a little crazy

All my life I've been good but now
I. I. I. am thinking what the hell
All I want is to mess around and
I. I. I. don't really care about

If you love me
If you hate me
You can't save me
Baby baby

All my life I've been good but now
Woooo what the hell

What what what what the hell

So what If I go out on a million dates
You never call or listen to me anyway
I'd rather rage than sit around and wait all day
Don't get me wrong I just need sometime to play

You're on your knees, begging please stay with me
But honestly I just need to be a little crazy

All my life I've been good but now
I. I. I. am thinking what the hell
All I want is to mess around and
I. I. I. don't really care about

If you love me
If you hate me
You can't save me
Baby baby

All my life I've been good but now
Woooo what the hell

lalalala wao wao

You say that I'm messing with your head
Boy I like messing in your bed
Yeah I am messing with your head
When I'm messing with your head

All my life I've been good but now
I. I. I. am thinking what the hell
All I want is to mess around and
I. I. I. don't really care about

All my life I've been good but now
I. I. I. am thinking what the hell
All I want is to mess around and
I. I. I. don't really care about

If you love me
If you hate me
You can't save me
Baby baby

All my life I've been good but now
Woooo what the hell

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2011/10/05

英語のお勉強メモ:オバマ大統領 大統領就任演説

My fellow citizens:

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met.

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.

For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.

For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh.

Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.

This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

This is the source of our confidence - the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

"Let it be told to the future world...that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."

America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.

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2011/10/04

英語のお勉強メモ:オバマ大統領 勝利演説

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.

It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.

It’s the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.

I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he’s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.

I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.

I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation’s next First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House. And while she’s no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.

To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics – you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done.

But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to – it belongs to you.

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington – it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.

It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory.

I know you didn’t do this just to win an election and I know you didn’t do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime – two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor’s bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America – I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you – we as a people will get there.

There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can’t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it’s been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years – block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek – it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.

So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers – in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.

Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House – a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends…though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world – our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down – we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security – we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright – tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.

For that is the true genius of America – that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing – Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.

She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons – because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.

And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America – the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.

At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.

When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overcome.” Yes we can.

A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.

America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves – if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time – to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth – that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:

Yes We Can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America.

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2011/10/03

Judas / Lady gaga

こっちの方が断然かっこいい

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas GaGa
Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas GaGa

[Verse 1: Lady Gaga]
When he comes to me, I am ready
I'll wash his feet with my hair if he needs
Forgive him when his tongue lies through his brain
Even after three times, he betrays me

I'll bring him down, bring him down, down
A king with no crown, king with no crown

[Chorus:]
I'm just a horny fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby
I'm just a horny fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas GaGa

[Verse 2: Lady Gaga]
I couldn't love a man so purely
Even darkness forgave his crooked way
I've learned love is like a brick, you can
Build a house or sink a dead body

I'll bring him down, bring him down, down
A king with no crown, king with no crown

[Chorus:]
I'm just a horny fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby
I'm just a horny fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

EW

[Bridge:]
In the most Biblical sense,
I am beyond repentance
Fame hooker, prostitute wench, vomits her mind
But in the cultural sense
I just speak in future tense
Judas kiss me if offensed,
Or wear ear condom next time

I wanna love you,
But something's pulling me away from you
Jesus is my virtue,
Judas is the demon I cling to
I cling to

[Chorus:]
I'm just a horny fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby
I'm just a horny fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

Oh-oh-oh-ohoo
I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as

Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas GAGA
Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas Juda-a-a, Judas GAGA

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2011/10/02

The Lazy Song / Bruno Mars


Today I don't feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed
Don't feel like picking up my phone
So leave a message at the tone
Cause today I swear I'm not doing anything

Uh, I'm gonna kick my feet up and stare at the fan
Turn the TV on
Throw my hand in my pants
Nobody's gon' tell me I can't, nah

I'll be lying on the couch just chillin in my snuggie
Click to MTV so they can teach me how to dougie
Cause in my castle I'm the freakin man

Oh Oh, yes I said it
I said it
I said it cause I can

Today I don't feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed
Don't feel like picking up my phone
So leave a message after the tone
Cause today I swear I'm not doing anything

Nothing at all

Ooh hoo ooh hoo
Hoo ooh ooh
Nothing at all
Ooh hoo ooh hoo

Tomorrow I wake up, do some P90X
With a really nice girl have some really nice sex
And she's gonna scream out, "this is great" (Oh my god this is great)
I might mess around and get my college degree
I bet my old man will be so proud of me
I'm sorry pops you just have to wait

Oh Oh, yes I said it
I said it
I said it cause I can

Today I don't feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed
Don't feel like picking up my phone
So leave a message after the tone
Cause today I swear I'm not doing anything


No I ain't gonna comb my hair
Cause I ain't going anywhere
No no no no no no no no nooo

I'll just strut in my birthday suit
And let everything hang loose
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahhh

Ohh Today I don't feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed
Don't feel like picking up my phone
So leave a message after the tone
Cause today I swear I'm not doing anything

Nothing at all
Ooh hoo ooh hoo

Nothing at all
Ooh hoo ooh

Nothing at all


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2011/10/01

Born This Way / Lady gaga

Youtubeにアップロードされているオフィシャルビデオの歌詞が、オフィシャルで「これが歌詞だグダグダ言うな」とアナウンスされている歌詞と異なっていて、聞いていて困惑したんだな。
でもガガの歌は英語の勉強になると思っているので(やっぱ聞きやすいよ)、自分なりに歌詞を並べ替えてみたんだな。まあなんつーか、フィリッッピンではガガが流行っているんですよねー。でガガは聞きやすくて英語の勉強にもなるなあ、なんて。


こっちのが良いかも

"intro"

This is the manifesto of Mother Monster

On goat
A government owned alien territory in space
A birth of magnificent and magical proportions took place
But the birth wan not finite
It was infinite
As the wombs numbered
And the mitosis of the future began
It was perceived that this infamous moment in life is not temporal
It is eternal
And thus began beginning of the new race
A race within the race of humanity
A race which bares no prejudice
No judgment
But boundless freedom
But on that same day, as the eternal mother hovered in the multi-verse
Another more terrifying birth took place
The birth of evil

And as she herself split into two
Rotating is agony between two ultimate forces
The pendulum of choice began its dance
It seems easy, you imagine
To gravitate instantly and unwaveringly towards good

But she wondered
How can I protect something so perfect
Without evil ?


"song"

It doesn't matter if you love him, or capital H-I-M
Just put your paws up
'cause you were Born This Way, Baby

My Mama told me when I was young
We are all born superstars
She rolled my hair and put my lipstick on
In the glass of her boudoir
"There"s nothing wrong with lovin' who you are
She said, "Cause he made you perfect, babe."
"So hold your head up girl and you'll go far,
Listen to me when I say"

I'm beautiful in my way
Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track baby
I was born this way
Don't hide yourself in regret
Just love yourself and you're set
I'm on the right track baby
I was born this way

Ooo there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
Baby I was born this way
Ooo there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
I'm on the right track baby I was born this way

Don't be a drag, just be a queen
Don't be a drag, just be a queen
Don't be a drag, just be a queen
Don't be!


Give yourself prudence
And love your friends
Subway kid, rejoice your truth

In the religion of the insecure
I must be myself, respect my youth

A different lover is not a sin
Believe capital H-I-M (hey hey hey)

I love my life I love this record and
Mi amore vole fe yah (love needs faith)


I'm beautiful in my way
Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track baby
I was born this way
Don't hide yourself in regret
Just love yourself and you're set
I'm on the right track baby
I was born this way

Ooo there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
Baby I was born this way
Ooo there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
I'm on the right track baby I was born this way


Don't be a drag, be a queen
Whether you're broke or evergreen
You're black, white, beige chola descent
You're Lebanese, You're Orient
Whether life's disabilities
Left you outcast, bullied or teased
Rejoice and love yourself today
Cause baby you we're born this way

No matter gay, straight, or bi
Lesbian, transgendered life
I'm on the right track baby
I was born to survive
No matter black, white or beige
Chola or Orient made
I'm on the right track baby
I was born to be brave

Ooo there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
I'm on the right track baby I was born this way

Don't hide yourself in regret
Just love yourself and you're set
I'm on the right track baby I was born this way


Ooo there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
Baby I was born this way

Ooo there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
I'm on the right track baby I was born this way

***hereunder I don't know*****


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