July 4th (sorry it took so long)

Let me just get something straight with you. We do not really celebrate July 4th. That doesn't mean we don't like our country or anything. Its just that we believe that Independence Day in 1776, was totally irrelevant to African Americans. Sure America, as a whole, gained it's independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Yet, what about the African slaves? Where was their independence? However, someone from my dad's job was kind enough to invite us to their barbecue. So, we made a exception this fourth of July.

The barbecue was very nice. They had a wonderful selection of food there as well. They even grilled some Boca burgers for us. Mr. and Mrs. Viddict's house is made of concrete like ours. I think it is a Duplex as well. The house is set quietly by the beach. There is a sorta big wooded area in front of the house to protect them from strong Typhoon winds. You can still walk to the water from their house. They have a son named Aiden who Kemet likes to play with, too.

After the barbecue we all headed towards Maida Point. Maida Point is a super awesome snorkeling area. Unfortunately, we did not acquire the right shoes to go in the water. There were many sea urchins that would stick right through our water shoes. Kemet was lucky that though. He got to go in the mini blow-up boat they had and ride along (even though he could have swam cause someone lent us there snorkel set). Tsehai got into the boat, screamed a bit, and got out. In this slide show there are pictures of what I saw on the rocks I was sitting on. Kemet said he saw tako (pronounced ta-co which means octopus), and Nemo's and Dori's from the boat. However, he didn't see much either because he was too scared to get in the water. He told me he stuck his face in the water though.

Here is the link:

https://picasaweb.google.com/vincentprice74/MaidaPoint?authkey=Gv1sRgCKP5gqmHytrkjQE#slideshow/5630571090033487458

Links to the Peacful Love Rock Concert!

Click on the links below to learn more about the Peacful Love Rock Festival that me and mommy went to!

this is the link for the festival. just an overview.


http://www.japanupdate.com/?id=8780

this is a more detailed link for the festival which list all the bands and gives info on them all.


http://peaceful-love-rock.com/artist.html

Peaceful Love & Rock Festival

"Sumimasen! Kippu?" I asked a clerk at Family Mart as I pointed to a advertisement in a magazine. What I was trying to ask was: "Do you have Peaceful Love & Rock tickets?". But not knowing how to say that I just said "Excuse me! Ticket?" and pointed to the ad for it.




As it turns out, the tickets were sold-out. So, I walked back home a little disappointed but understanding. My mom, however, was not so understanding. She wanted me to go to that concert no matter what. The concert was tomorrow and we didn't have tickets. So, frustrated, she drove all the way to Lawson to get some tickets. By the way, these are all convenience stores and they have red boxes you can get tickets from. When she came back she was looking solemn so I thought she couldn't find any. "That's okay." I had said. Then, she jumped up like someone had shot her with excitement and said, "Yeah, Baby!...Party Like a Rock Star...!" She had got the tickets!



The next morning I slept in. When I woke I had some breakfast. After that, Mommy and I got ready. While getting ready I cut a funky design on the back of my mom's shirt. When we got into the car she said, "Alright, let's Rock and Roll!"

We arrived at the concert fashionably late (as always). Found a nice patch of dirt to sit on and watched, as we let the music take us.



The concert was awesome! It was kinda like battle of the bands without the battle. Bands of all genres played out there. My favorite bands were an all boy band, an all girl band called Stereopony, and All Japan Goith. There was another band that I liked as well. I didn't like their music too much but their performance was enjoyable. Mind you, this was a Japanese festival. I didn't understand anything (as most bands were shouting, and I'm still learning the language!) they were saying. But All Japan Goith did play 'I Shot The Sheriff' so I understood that. The band with the most entertaining performance had a guy that looked like Jonah Hill from far away. Just not as big. He was a funny guy. At the end of their performance he jumped off the stage. He stayed there for some time, I thought he was injured. But then suddenly he jumped up and ran out of the park with some security guy chasing him. That was hilarious! We had an awesome time even though the rest of the the bands were kind of cheesy. I am forever grateful I got to go. That day, too, I will remember for the rest of my life.