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花了我兩天的時間終于把韓劇浪漫滿屋給看完了。
某天早上起來無事可做，便打開了電視，正好在播一出韓劇，也就不痛不癢的看了起來。突然在裏面看到了rain，雖然我不追星，但是對於看帥哥還是沒有意見的，再説rain在裏面的造型也是我喜歡的一類。這下可好，一看就沒有放下來，討厭電視的速度和中文配音，就開始上網看了。沒日沒夜阿。特別喜歡rain飾演的英宰，真是英俊到不行，可愛到不行啊，我難得花痴，真是太丟臉了。。。不過真得很喜歡rain在裏面的笑容，可愛的，撒嬌的，帥氣的。

今天晚上終于完成了，鑒于在電視劇中對rain得好映像，我嘗試了一下他的歌曲，可是不太喜歡，他是一個hip pop和R&B型的歌手，但是這種曲風，我是在沒有好感。可能只是喜歡rain塑造的那個角色吧？應該是的了
果然我已經過了瘋狂追星的年齡了。

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花了我三天的時間，終于完成了這本書。其實也是大致的掠過而已，總是看過就忘的感覺。裏面的人名是在太難記了，比古埃及的難多了。不過在閲讀過程中還是發現了很多有趣的信息。
世界之大，她產生的文明也是獨特爾斑斕多姿。兩河文明，又名美索佈達米亞，意思是兩河之間的土地。早在公元前6，7千年前，這片土地就有了人類的痕跡，和古埃及差不多。但是相較于古埃及文明，這兩個文明的個性就天差地別了。文明的決定因素有很多，其中有一條就是環境，古埃及處於一個相對比較封閉的地理環境，這對她的文明發展提供了比較安全的環境，然而兩河地區四面開闊，各種民族可以不斷遷徙，導致了在兩河地區政權的此消彼長，大國起起伏伏，小國出現了又消失了。我不太善於記紛亂的歷史，上個學期的歐洲歷史已經很讓我叫苦了。在兩河地區出現過最有名的國家就是巴比倫，亞速以及密坦尼，但這三個文明的性格也是不一樣的。巴比倫往往有一種神秘浪漫色彩，而亞速則是血腥兇殘，密坦尼存在時間不長。但總體上說，兩河文明突出的一個很明顯的特徵就是暴力，這很大程度上是由於國家經常處於戰爭狀態，以至於文化上也顯示出來了。王宮的遺跡中不難找到國王英勇殺敵，左沖右突的景象，同時還可以找到多種死亡圖像，俘虜被用尖尖的木棍刺死，被活生生的剝皮，而國王卻以這種行爲為榮，這也當然的。
還有一點讓我感到很不舒服的就是女性在社會中的地位。她們被視作是男人的財產。男人只要表示一點不滿意就可以離婚，同時更加殘忍的是女性往往受到來自社會更大的壓力更多的刑法，而且極其殘忍。相對于古埃及的女性來説，兩河地區的女性是悲慘的。令很多學者感到驚訝的是古埃及的女性擁有很大的自由與權利，這種自由與權利甚至現在還超越現在有些國家。
在兩河流域人和神，國王和神的關係有別于古埃及。在兩河流域神是絕對的存在，人只是神創在出來的奴隸，所以人甚至是過往都必須絕對服從于神，服務于神。我看過一篇對於古埃及人的生死觀和兩河流域人的生死觀的比較，結果顯示兩河流域的人更加悲觀。
當然，美索佈達米亞的燦爛文明也吸引了成千上萬的追隨者，她的成就也是耀眼無比的。手工藝品，制鉄工藝，宮殿建築，文學成就：第一部英雄史詩《吉爾加美什〉被頌為經典，法律成就：漢莫拉比法典，等等。
有時候我常常想為什麽現在有些工藝或者成就遠遠比不上古代，現代的人只會驚嘆古代的成就，或者就是質疑是否真的是古人所為，可能是人變得慵懶了，應為科技發達了。

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This morning when I was checking my mail, I found that I was too late to order a ticket to see a Play called Aida which set its background in ancient Egypt. I was upset, but thank Amun-Re, there is another way to order those tickets, but they will expensive. I wanna see this play for a long time, money is totally not a problem here. So it turns out that one ticket belongs to me now,hahaha

Aida is a musical drama in two acts based on Giuseppe Verdi's Italian-language opera by the same name, which is in turn based on a story by Auguste Mariette. The musical was produced by Hyperion Theatricals, a unit within Disney Theatrical, with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang.
Elaborate Lives: The Legend of Aida had its world premier at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia with the production running from September 16 to November 8, 1998. A new, revised production opened on November 12, 1999 at the Cadillac Palace in Chicago. The Broadway production, titled Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida, ran at the Palace Theatre from March 23, 2000 and September 4, 2004 for a total of 1,852 performances (and 30 previews). There was also produced a national tour and several international productions. Disney has granted production rights for various regional theater productions as well.

In the Egyptian wing of a modern museum, a man and a woman touring the exhibit catch each other's eyes. A statue of Amneris, a female Pharaoh, comes to life ("Every Story is a Love Story"). Amneris transports us to ancient Egypt, where Radames, captain of the Egyptian army, is returning from an expedition through the land of Nubia, Egypt's long-time enemy ("Fortune Favors the Brave"). When his soldiers capture a group of Nubian women, he finds himself captivated by the fierce and majestic Aida, the only woman who makes any attempt to resist ("The Past is Another Land"). After arriving in Egypt, Aida is saved from death in the copper mines by Radames, who sends her as a handmaiden to his betrothed, Princess Amneris. Radames' father, Chief Minister Zoser, greets his son with news that the Pharaoh is dying, and Radames must prepare to become the next ruler of Egypt ("Another Pyramid"). Unbeknownst to Radames, his father is poisoning the Pharaoh in order to accelerate Radames' ascension to the throne.
Radames' Nubian servant, Mereb, is a young man who has learned the tricks of survival in Egypt. While delivering Aida to the princess, Mereb recognizes her as the daughter of the Nubian king under whom he'd served during his days in Nubia. She commands him to keep her identity a secret, lest the Egyptians kill her ("How I Know You"). Presented to Amneris, Aida is liked immediately, and she perceives that the Princess' love of fashion only serves as a mask of her insecurities ("My Strongest Suit"). At a banquet Amneris and Radames learn from the Pharaoh that they are to marry in seven days, leaving the captain distraught that his days as an explorer have ended ("Fortune Favors the Brave (Reprise)"*). Together, he and Aida share their dreams and regrets ("Enchantment Passing Through")..
Later that night, Amneris worries about her father's illness, and finds in Aida someone who understands and encourages her ("My Strongest Suit (Reprise)"). Bursting into his fiancée's chamber, Radames steals a moment with Aida to share his growing attraction to her. Aida is taken by Mereb to the Nubian camp, where she submits to her people's pleas to lead them ("Dance of the Robe"). When she implores Radames to help the Nubians, he opens his heart by giving his possessions to them ("Not Me") and declaring his love for her ("Elaborate Lives"). Unable to fight her feelings any longer, she falls into his embrace. Their bliss is interrupted by news that Radames' armies have captured Amonasro, king of Nubia and Aida's father. Unable to comfort her, Radames leaves Aida in distress. Rallying her people, Aida assures them that Nubia will never die ("The Gods Love Nubia").
Aida, Amneris, and Radames are entangled in conflicted loyalties and emotions ("A Step Too Far"). Aida and Mereb bribe their way into Amonasro's prison cell, where she's reunited with her father. Mereb hatches a plan to escape with the king during the commotion of Amneris' wedding. To save her father and her nation, Aida must betray the man she loves ("Easy as Life"). Meanwhile, Zoser discovers Radames' affair and warns his son that it could cost him the throne, but Radames no longer shares his father's ambitions ("Like Father, Like Son"). After an emotional bout with his son, Zoser orders his men to find Aida and kill her.
At the Nubian camp, Aida receives a written apology from Radames for the thoughtless way he acted upon hearing of Amonasro's capture ("Radames' Letter"). When Egyptian soldiers arrive seeking Aida, another Nubian, Nehebka, sacrifices herself so that the princess can live. Now even more determined to leave Radames forever, Aida goes to say good-bye to him over Mereb's objections ("How I Know You (Reprise)"). Radames informs Aida that he's calling off the wedding. Aida knows that this would ruin her father's escape and tells him he must go through with it ("Written in the Stars"). Radames agrees, on condition that she escape to freedom on a boat he will provide. The heartbroken lovers part, but Amneris has overheard their entire conversation and tries to face the fact that her upcoming marriage is a sham ("I Know the Truth").
News of Amonasro's escape disrupts Amneris' wedding. Radames learns the truth of Aida's identity when he arrives at the docks just as she's about to board his boat with her father. In the chaos, Zoser slays Mereb and Radames makes possible Amonasro's escape. Then he and Aida are arrested for treason. At the ensuing trial, Pharaoh sentences both Aida and Radames to be buried alive. Amneris reprises her role as future Pharaoh by convincing her father to let the lovers die in the same tomb, an act of mercy for two people she has come to love. Facing death, Aida looks to Radames for strength ("Elaborate Lives (Reprise)"). As they are slowly deprived of light and air ("Enchantment Passing Through (Reprise)"), Radames swears he will search through a hundred lifetimes to find her again.
Back in the contemporary museum, the spirit of Amneris watches as the modern man and woman are strangely drawn to each other. They are the reincarnations of Aida and Radames, finding in each other a new beginning ("Every Story is a Love Story (Reprise)").

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Recently I was watching a Japanese cartoon about あべのせいめい(Abe no Seimei ).I have heard his name thounsands of times, but I knew him a little. I am really curious about this figure in the real history. So I search Internet, trying to know him more, not the man in cartoon but in real life. I found many websites in Japanese, but unfortunately I can understand no Japanese. So I truned to English. Luckly I found something. Here is the info I discovered in Wiki.

Abe no Seimei (安倍 晴明 ) (921?-1005?) was an onmyōji, a leading specialist of onmyōdō during the middle of the Heian Period in Japan. In addition to his prominence in history, he is a legendary figure in Japanese folklore and has been portrayed in a number of stories and films.
Seimei worked as an onmyōji for emperors and the Heian government, making calendars and advising on the spiritually correct way to deal with issues. He prayed for the well-being of emperors and the government as well as advising on various issues. He was also an astrologist and predicted astrological events. He enjoyed an extremely long life, free from any major illness, which contributed to the popular belief that he had mystical powers.
The Seimei shrine (晴明神社), located in Kyoto, is a popular shrine dedicated to him. The Abenobashi (Abe-no-bashi "Abe's Bridge") bridge and district, also in Kyoto, are named after him.

His life is well recorded, and there is little question about it. Immediately after his death, however, legends arose much like those surrounding Merlin. Many legends of Seimei were originally written in the Konjaku Monogatarishu, and by the Edo period there were many stories in circulation which focused on his heroic acts.
According to legend, Abe no Seimei was not entirely human. He was the issue of a human father, Abe no Yasuna, and his mother, Kuzunoha, was a kitsune (a fox spirit). At a very early age, no later than five, he was able to command weak oni to do his bidding. His mother entrusted Seimei to Kamo no Tadayuki, a master of onmyōdō, so that he would live a proper human life and not become evil himself.
The Heian period, especially the time when Seimei lived, was a time of peace. Many of his myths revolve around a series of magical battles with a rival, Ashiya Doman, who often tried to embarrass Seimei so that the former could usurp the latter's position. One noted story involved Doman and the young Seimei in a divination duel to reveal the contents of a particular box. Doman had another person put fifteen mandarin oranges into the box and "divined" that there were fifteen oranges in the box. Seimei, however, saw through the ruse, transformed the oranges into rats, and stated that fifteen rats were in the box. When the rats were revealed, Doman was shocked and defeated.
It has been said that Abe no Seimei had no children. It has also been said, in contradiction, that the onmyōji Abe no Yasuaki and Abe no Yasuchika were his son and grandson, respectively. Whether this was through adoption, or whether the story has some other meaning is unclear.
After Seimei's death the emperor had a shrine, the Seimei shrine, erected at the location of his home, where it stands today.

Here is the Chinese version about Abe no Seimei click me

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