Tonight, there are two exciting soccer matches scheduled and then one tomorrow. I don't know whether I'll be able to find the time to watch all three of them! Tonight's matches are Euro 2008 fixtures, involving Holland against France, and Italy against Romania. Holland had a surprising and convincing victory against Italy a few days ago, while France had a scoreless draw with Romania, so both Italy and France are in some danger, even though they were originally favorites to top the group.
Tomorrow night, Japan will play Thailand away. If Japan wins, their chances of going through to the final qualifying rounds of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be very good. If they don't win, they will be in something of a crisis. Okubo is suspended, while Nakamura Shunsuke has a slight injury, so I wonder what their line-up will be.
Last night, I saw Japan's Under-23 team play against Cameroon. Japan played really well, but the game ended in a scoreless draw.
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Posted: June 13th, 2008, 8:47pm EDT by Rick
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Charlie Wilson's War
Posted: June 13th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Rick
Charlie Wilson's War is a movie that is playing now in Kumamoto. It's based on a true story, and is about a politician in the US who decides that his country should help Afghans fight against the Soviet Union. I don't know enough about the true story to judge his actions, but my interpretation was that individuals need to think clearly and work hard to do good things when the systems in our society are not working well. On a more pessimistic note, the movie seemed to suggest that there are limits to how far this approach can go. While in the beginning some determination from Charlie is almost enough to make things happen, at the end his efforts are blocked.
The movie stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, and you can read about it here.
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Posted: June 13th, 2008, 6:59pm EDT by Rick
Check out the search widget in my sidebar, and use it to search the KGU English Reading Garden collection. Some sample searches to try:- Usborne
- I Can Read
- Bookworms
- Cambridge
