2010/08/18

Ooi racetrack

Yayyyyy, finally had a chance to visit Oi Racetrack!
Godddd, I've been waiting for this moment. Horses everywhere. So exciting and excited.

I don't fancy the idea like getting married with very very rich man but if I ever had that kind of idea, it's only because I want to be a horse owner. It would be great if I can become a racehorse owner then will be able to name my horse. Oh, I miss the horses from Woodbine. I remember my favorite were like Morley the Great and Mighty Halo, and I wonder what they are doing now.
馬の名前を見ているのは好きです。日本はその時々の流行で,「〜マオチャン」といった自由な名前が多い気がするけれど,Woodbineで私の記憶に残っているのは「偉大なる〜」やら「行け行け〜」といった勇ましい名前が多かったような。
だけど,"Working Man Blues"といった悲哀感漂う名前もあるし,「Watching かわいこちゃん」みたいな名前もあって,飽きないね。

The circumstance at Woodbine Racetrack was surely not decent or rather awful, but still it was so energetic and full of excitement everyday.
And the people there! How much I miss Asley, LeRoy and Clive. Hilarious Rick. Tom the great director and Ian the smart trainer. Sue and Willie's wonderful couple. And of course Susan! She showed me that women can also live really freely in a way. I just cannot forget her burp lasting like a minute and she even broke wind! It was funny to hear her using F-word as if it was adjective for every single word. There were also Troy the cute boy, Hali the red haired sexy girl, and Beth, Avril Lavigne in the horse lover form.
To me big daddies there, they were so coarse, harsh, stupid, emotional, cursing and swearing all the time, but still they were so sweet to me and I really appreciate that. Precious times. Maybe I won't be able to be back there working as a horse groomer or a hot walker again but a horse owner someday! Then I'll have more commitments with the people from back stables rather than just watching the race.

A little sentimentalism? Maybe. Autumn is not here yet.

大井競馬場では冷やしキュウリとチョコバナナが並んでいます。B級グルメがたくさんあって嬉しい。

2010/08/04

夏の逢瀬

動物づいた日々。

本当なら本物のお馬さんを見に行きたいのに,府中レーシングサブレで妥協。早くtwinkleに行きたい。

大國魂神社の真っ黒い烏の絵柄が入ったお守りで厄払いに願いを込めて。
黒い動物は犬にしろ,猫にしろ,馬にしろ憧れですが,西洋の影響によるものかどちらかというと禍々しいものにとらわれがち。かっこいいのにネ。少年の黒い馬は名画。
でも,自身の負のパワーで向かってくる負のパワーを跳ね返せる,というのも期待できるハズよね。

入浴中にもキュウキュウと耳慣れぬ音を聞く。
お風呂場の床下にはネズミが住むため,一瞬湯船の中で身構えるけれど,いつものゴリゴリ,ドタンバタンとは違った様子。
音のする方を探すとアニエス・ベー発見。
左下方にももう一匹。どうやらsummer time rendezvous。求愛中の音だったらしい。

夏だあね。