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[flemmings]

I don't think I ever thought the Underground Railway was a real railway, but I vaguely remember the first Subway I was ever in having pictures of Harriet Tubman on the walls which uhh kind of did make me think that way? I know I was kerblonxed when I realized that the London Underground was at first a railway underground and not the electric trains that came in later. I'm relieved to find out, after all this time, that the engines were steam-driven, not coal-fired.

Also, since I do not wish to be ear-wormed alone, I pass on bravecows afrai's link to this happy New Year song.

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[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha it's a little better than what is bombarding us in the shopping malls everywhere! Even places where I thought might be an escape (the Japanese supermarket Meidi-ya and Daiso which always plays Japanese music or have Japanese radio) are playing the CNY jingles. Aaaarrrrggghh!!!

The children will be humming it all day now. Hee! Thank you (I think ^_~) for sharing .

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

Also I apologise I was clueless and had to look Harriet Tubman up. Thank you.

Oooh yes steam! The last time we took the family up across to the UK we were fortunate enough to get tickets to travel on that famous steam locomotive No.4472, the Flying Scotsman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Scotsman_(train)) from York to Scarborough and back again! It was amazing and the little boy was thrilled and although I must admit that I was pushing this trip on to poor hubby quite hard saying it was "for the boy" a lot of it really was for me too! It was hard to get tickets and we managed to swing them due to a last minute cancellation.

Sorry I really do wish I had pictures because my camera chose to die on the day we went and it was even too late to get one of those throwaway cameras! I still sometimes kick myself for not being able to take pictures.

But ohhh it was wonderful! It really was. And the joy on the little boy's face ... it was worth hassling the National Railway Museum for.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

The Japanese go international. At least they didn't ALL play Christmas music back in Tokyo back in the day, only now I bet they do.

[rasetsunyo.livejournal.com]

Well. It's not as bad as the run-of-the-mill ones, as Zan says. At least it's about properly festive things like reunion and fresh starts, not MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY.

What is it about Chinese New Year that makes people think it's okay to make unforgivably camp videos. X___x

(If there was a Grinch that stole New Year, I'd be it.)

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

I know those outfits!!! And the Hawaiian shirts. Ahahaha!

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Makes sense that you'd have your equivalent of our creepy-ctawly Christmas songs. Though a song that's blatantly about MONEY MONEY MONEY? What *can* the lyrics be like? 'Good fortune, good fortune, good fortune, a-huntin' we will go'?

(Do not blame you. Shut in with relatives who don't let you read = horror. Will your job keep you from that this year, or does everything shut down at NY including MOD?)

[rasetsunyo.livejournal.com]

Close enough. A classic one goes "The god of fortune is here! The god of fortune is here! I invite the god of fortune to enter the main gates of my home! From this day on luck and prosperity shall be with us! Brumpumpumpumpum!"

I have also actually heard one that has a refrain which literally went "money money money money". Argh.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

I have also actually heard one that has a refrain which literally went "money money money money".

Was going to say 'Cabaret' but that one wasn't *serious*.

[rasetsunyo.livejournal.com]

Also everything shuts down for the new year. I shall have to go, woe is me.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

I forget-- do even laptops count as books?

[rasetsunyo.livejournal.com]

I don't think so -- but I won't be bringing one in anyway, it's too much trouble.

There's always the trusty Hong Kong movie to keep me entertained. Even the most putrid ones are good for a laugh.