Bon ce post la, je suis oblige de le faire en Francais, puisqu’il est indispensable de parler et comprendre le Francais couramment afin de profiter pleinement des videos qui vont suivre…

Donc, grace aux merveilleux reseaux sociaux (en l’occurrence Facebook), je suis tombe sur cette video:

S’il faut bien avouer que certains sont tres tires par les cheveux, d’autres sont assez bien trouves et m’ont fait beaucoup rire… En fait, apres une petite recherche (tapez “hallucinations auditives” sur youtube), il est facile de trouver d’autres videos:

Bon pour la prochaine video, je demande pardon en avance a toute personne de nationalite russe…:

Je suppose que ca aide egalement d’avoir l’esprit mal tourne/pervers. Mais ca me fait penser aussi quand j’etais petit et que j’entendais une chanson en anglais ou autres (les gipsy kings). Vu que je comprenais rien, je remplacais par du Francais avec ce qui s’en rapprochait le plus… Mais je ne vais pas me rabaisser a donner un exemple

Today starts the Euro basket 2009, in Poland.

After difficult games, France managed to qualify for Euro (only going through some kind of loser bracket).

While some nations are obviously going to deliver (Spain, Greece, Croatia, Lituania, …), some like France are outsiders. I’ve been disappointed with French national team’s results for quite a while now, especially considering the potential of the team and the number of players who currently are in the NBA. I think France does not have good shooters, no strong and tall center, their FT% is ridiculous, … and they lack of regularity. The time where I woke up very early to watch every single game of France at Sydney’s Olympics in 2000 is far behind now…

So tonight, I’m gonna watch France vs Germany (without Nowitzki), knowing that France could very well lose or win by 20 points. Then I’m gonna pray they make it to the Olympics…

It’s like Mulder in the X-files, “I want to believe”…

France vs Germany – Half time update:

Not surprisingly France is behind (4 or 5 points). Let’s sumarize:

- France sucks at FTs (nothing new)

- Tony Parker/ Boris Diaw transparent, but really what is Boris Diaw doing on the court, does he even wants to play?

- Big up to Ronny Turiaf, so active and into the game… I even forgive his low % at FT. Big up to Florent Pietrus for his defense also.

- I think De Colo is bringing the spark offensively, but in defense, caramba!!! Always late …

- Anyway generally speaking France is not defending…

Mmmm, so what it’s gonna be in second half?

Update after the game

What if Tony Parker had not scored these three baskets at the end of Q4?

Some comments about the game:

- Boris Diaw, wakkkkkeeeee upppp and move your ass… It looks like you have the mobility of a center

- Ronny Turiaf was great in this game, though some defensive mistakes and FTs %

- FTs! FTs! PUT THEM IN! Come on they are professional players and they barely score 1 out of 2…

- Same thing for 3 pointers. Tony, when you see it’s not going in, it’s not going in!

- Surprised by Nicolas Batum, first time I really see him play in a game. Maybe needs to shoot more and be more agressive and it will be perfect.

- Koffi, just no comment, same goes for Bokolo (who barely entered the game anyway).

- Guys, D-E-F-E-N-S-E! Although I saw improvement in Q4, but the first 3 quarters were a joke.

After this game I watched most of Spain vs Serbia.  Quite easy win for Serbia, surprisingly, especially considering they don’t have any star this year.

Just got my tickets to go back home for Christmas: Narita – Paris + Paris Narita for 600 Euros (79 000JPY). It was getting as cheap as 550 euros but I’m not that flexible for Christmas.  Don’t miss the opportunity.

I think the offer ends at the end of this month (July). Might also be only for travellers travelling from Japan. Too bad I won’t be able to use my Air France miles, but got a free ANA miles card just in case…

I find that always amazing to see Japanese driving French cars, especially in the countryside. In Tokyo, I’ve seen a couple a 206 (Peugeot), one Renault Kangoo, one or two 2CV by Citroen. Of course in Tokyo you see far less french cars than German or American cars… In the countryside (well at least in the area where I am living), I’ve seen more than in Tokyo. And people have less german cars, because of the lack of money I guess.

Again I’ve seen a couple of 206, 306 and 307. Only Peugeot. But I was even more surprised when I saw this car on the parking lot of the local hospital:

That’s right, a 406 Coupe with custom wheels. Maybe in Tokyo I would have been less surprised, but in Minamiuonuma, it was kind of a shock…

Notice the Peugeot Japan sticker, and the “Musketier” series.

Thanks to Fanta, now Japan knows what we really like to drink, Muscat Fanta. Not to mention they already have Fanta Grape in Japan. Didn’t try Fanta France, but I am not a huge fan of Fanta Grape…