tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427118246454500794.post3203849433770116431..comments2023-10-12T12:34:04.345+01:00Comments on Mimi and Tilly: A True StoryMimi and Tillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538674717041795218noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427118246454500794.post-62729467165181454942010-04-01T02:29:33.117+01:002010-04-01T02:29:33.117+01:00This is a very moving, beautifully written story E...This is a very moving, beautifully written story Emma, thank you for sharing it! Lovely photo of you in previous post too! :)Favourite Vintage Findshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206347575443091517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427118246454500794.post-58024894933061563262010-03-20T11:29:55.125+00:002010-03-20T11:29:55.125+00:00... that is really so sad...... that is really so sad...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17869267974847012582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427118246454500794.post-45026126549181292312010-03-20T09:28:56.651+00:002010-03-20T09:28:56.651+00:00Thank you for your lovely comment, Zlatica, and I ...Thank you for your lovely comment, Zlatica, and I don't mind you asking about kaaasan at all.Mimi and Tillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538674717041795218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427118246454500794.post-19406730679712734982010-03-20T09:28:00.444+00:002010-03-20T09:28:00.444+00:00It means "mum" or "mummy". Ve...It means "mum" or "mummy". Very sad.Mimi and Tillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538674717041795218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427118246454500794.post-82009226596209423442010-03-19T18:28:01.530+00:002010-03-19T18:28:01.530+00:00Thank you for sharing this interesting, sad story....Thank you for sharing this interesting, sad story. May I ask you what does it mean: kaaasan?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17869267974847012582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427118246454500794.post-1843725838788594072010-03-17T11:35:58.790+00:002010-03-17T11:35:58.790+00:00Mary, I have just read your comment again, and the...Mary, I have just read your comment again, and the last cry of the pilots being "kaaasan". That is so sad. I didn't know that.Mimi and Tillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538674717041795218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427118246454500794.post-1312455013744108042010-03-17T11:33:10.632+00:002010-03-17T11:33:10.632+00:00Kim, thank you so much for pointing me in the dire...Kim, thank you so much for pointing me in the direction of Mary's blog. I spent some time reading her posts last night about her life in Japan, and found out that we were both in Tokyo at the same time! I have earlier posts on my blog about my time in Japan. It might be time for me to include a section in my sidebar with labels so that you and others can find them easily.<br /><br />I found working with Tsushima San a huge privilege as he was such a lovely man. He often comes into my thoughts at different times in the year, especially around this time (Cherry Blossom season in Japan).<br /><br />Mary, thank you for visiting my blog. I really enjoyed reading your blogposts about Japan. It's quite a coincidence that we were there at the same time. I didn't speak any Japanese when I first moved there, but lived with a Japanese room-mate for a couple of years and had lessons while I was there so picked up conversational Japanese. I was in Japan for just under five years and loved every minute of it. I found the whole experience the adventure of a lifetime, and still get homesick for Japan at Cherry blossom season-time each year. Japan and the friends I made there have had a huge impact on my life.Mimi and Tillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538674717041795218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427118246454500794.post-9711283203028181122010-03-17T05:12:29.434+00:002010-03-17T05:12:29.434+00:00(Thank you to Kim, for sending Mimi & Tilly my...(Thank you to Kim, for sending Mimi & Tilly my way!)<br /><br />This is an amazing story, and what is also interesting is that I taught the same sort of people in Yokohama too, my very first year in Japan. A few people wanted very much to talk to me about the war, but I wasn't so interested in it at the time. My loss, really. <br /><br />I have read similar stories to Tsushima-san's in Japan at War: an Oral History, by Haruko Taya Cook and Theodore Cook. And a few people did manage to tell me their stories; a few really bought the party line of giving their lives for their country, but most were just scared, hungry kids. One thing I've heard from a number of people is that the last cry from many of the kamikaze pilots wasn't 'Banzai!', it was 'Kaaasan!' Which is so sad. <br /><br />I'll be back -- keep up the good work!Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427118246454500794.post-54309202768728695452010-03-17T00:04:42.924+00:002010-03-17T00:04:42.924+00:00What an amazing story - thank you for sharing :)
...What an amazing story - thank you for sharing :)<br /><br />I don't remember you talking of teaching in Japan before, so I wonder if you might enjoy the blog <a href="http://witzl.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Resident Alien</a><br /><br />Mary is originally from California but I met her when she was living in Scotland about 40 miles from here. She is currently teaching English in Turkey, but spent many years in Japan. Her blog is full of tales of teaching English out thereKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.com