In data de 7 iulie a avut loc ultima intalnire a Cercului “Prietenii
Japoniei” din vara anului 2012. Intalnirea a fost numita de catre noi “picnic”,
insa acesta a avut loc pe terasa din spatele Ceainariei “Sakura” si in Parcul
Central, aflat in apropiere.
Intalnirea a avut trei parti. In prima parte am facut cunostinta unii cu
ceilalti, chiar daca in mare parte participantii deja se cunosteau, dupa care
am participat la un concurs de tip treasure hunt, in Parcul Central.
Participantii au fost impartiti in trei echipe de catre 4 membri, echipe carora
li s-a dat o harta taiata in 5 parti, cu ajutorul careia au cautat pliculete cu
puncte castigatoare ascunse in diverse locuri din parc. Participantii au fost
foarte entuziasmati, iar vremea a fost perfecta pentru un astfel de concurs.
Cele trei echipe si-au dat toate silintele, organizandu-se exemplar.
Fiecare echipa a aplicat propria strategie de cautare. Una din echipe a decis
sa isi puna la punct planul de cautare inca de la ceainarie, in timp ce alta
echipa a ales sa se desparta pentru a fi mai eficienta. Cea de-a treia echipa a
ales sa ramana unita si sa caute indiciile in ordine sperand ca astfel vor
castiga.
In final echipa castigatoare a fost echipa care a ales sa se desparta,
condusa de liderul Iuliana S., cu un numar de 75 de puncte,
urmata de echipa
care a ales unitatea, condusa de catre Evelyn T. cu un numar de 50 de puncte.
Cea de a treia echipa insa nu a reusit sa acumuleze nici un punct.
Cea de a doua parte a intalnirii a avut loc la intoarcerea din parc. Dl
Katsutaro Kawai si dra Minodora Buta au pregatit pe terasa o multime de
bunatati, intre care yakitori, okonomi-booru, onigiri, impreuna cu salata si
carnaciori prajiti.
Participantii au putut in acest timp sa povesteasca, sa
depene amintiri, sa guste mancarea pregatita pe terasa, sa se joace cu kendama,
o jucarie japoneza, sau sa ajute la prepararea mancarii.
La finalul ospatului a sosit si momentul de premiere a participantilor la
concursul de treasure hunt. Toate cele trei echipe au fost premiate cu lucruri
si dulciuri japoneze, ramanand astfel cu o amintire placuta a acelei zile.
(Echipa 3 - Felicitari)
(Echipa 2 - Felicitari)
(Echipa 1- Felicitari)
Dupa premierea participantilor, a urmat un nou joc,
specific japonez, numit suikawari, sau spartul pepenelui verde. Jocul presupune
ca un participant legat la ochi sa incerce sa sparga un pepene verde cu o bata,
dirijat de restul participantilor care asista. Avand doar un singur pepene si
mai multi doritori, participantul care avea sa fie lega la ochi a fost desemnat
printr-un joc de
jan-ken-pon.
Astfel, dl Lucian, aflat pentru prima data la o intalnire a Cercului „Prietenii
Japoniei” a fost indrumat cu succes spre a lovi pepenele, dupa care acesta a
putut fi consumat de catre participanti.
Finalul intalnirii s-a prelungit cu discutii despre diferite aspecte ale
societatii japoneze, cum ar fi modul in care vorbesc japonezii in diferite
conexte, in special in cazul fetelor. Dupa acest moment de final, participantii
s-au intors acasa cu noi amintiri placute, urmand sa ne intalnim din nou in
toamna aceluiasi an.
*****English Version Bellow:******
On 7th of July took place the last meeting of “Japan’s
Friends Club” in the summer of 2012. We named the meeting “picnic”, however it
took place on the terrace in the back of “Sakura” Teahouse and in the Central
Park nearby.
The meeting had three parts. In the first part
the participants introduced themselves, even though most of them knew each
other. After the introductory moment, we engaged in a treasure hunt contest, in
the park. The participants have been divided into three teams of four members
each. Each team received a map, divided into five pieces, which they had to use
in order to find envelopes hidden in various places in the park, containing a
number of points. The participants were very enthusiastic as the weather was
perfect for such a contest.
The three teams gave of themselves in an
exemplary way. Each team organized their own strategy and search pattern. One
of the teams decided to establish their strategy right before leaving the teahouse,
while another decided to split up in order to be more efficient. The third team
fixed on remaining united and looking for the clues in their order, hoping to
win that way.
The winner turned out to be the team who
decided to split up, led by Ms. Iuliana S., with a total of 75 points, followed
by the united team, led by Ms. Evelyn T., with 50 accumulated points. The third
team, however, didn’t manage to gather any points at all.
In the second part of the meeting,
after returning from the park, Mr. Katsutaro Kawai and Ms. Minodora Buta
prepared on the terrace a lot of food, among which there was yakitori,
okonomi-booru, onigiri, together with salad and fried sausages. The
participants could socialize, discuss on various topics, taste the delicious food
prepared on the terrace, play with kendama, a Japanese toy, or help with the
preparation of the food.
At the end of the feast it was the time to hand
the rewards to the teams. All of the participants to the treasure hunt received
a reward, consisting of Japanese sweets and objects, that way having something
to remind them of the day.
After dividing the plunder, another game
followed, called suikawari. The game consists in a blindfold participant trying
to break a watermelon with a stick, coordinated by the participants standing by.
Having but a single watermelon, and more people wanting to give a swing to the
stick, we decided the participant who was going to be blindfold with a
jan-ken-pon game. Thus, Mr. Lucian, for the first time at Japan’s Friends Club
meetings, was guided through successfully hitting and breaking the watermelon,
which could be thus consumed by the participants.
The end of the meeting got delayed with
interesting discussions about different aspects of the Japanese society, like
the way in which Japanese people speak in different contexts, especially in the
case of women. After this final moment, the participants returned home with new
pleasant memories, until we would meet again in the autumn of the same year.
