Happy New Year from Bonnie & Clyde!

Please check out the video above. It is my first duet with my dear Japanese friend Michiko-chan. More than two years ago, I promised to Michiko that one day I will sing together with her. This is that day! ^_^

I'm not a good singer (actually not a singer at all), but a man must keep his word. So here we go! I am innocent. She forced me to do this... Hahaha! :D

The video is made by Michiko-chan. Seriously, I am grateful and proud for this collaboration, because that was nice, unique and fun. Hontou ni arigatou, Bonnie-chan! ^_^

Thank you all for being here, and Happy New Year to everyone from 'Bonnie & Clyde' aka Michiko & Teisuka with this video!┗(^o^)┐ヘ( ^.^)ノ

Merry Christmas and Peace on Earth!

I wish a very Merry Christmas and

a Happy New Year 2013
to all my friends worldwide!  ＼（＾ ＾）／

 

An old Finnish Christmas card.

Since Christmas is the birthday of Jesus Christ, I'll post here the Nativity Story of Jesus (Christmas Gospel) according to the Gospel of Luke, chapter 2:

"Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child. And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people: for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.

And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger. And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child. And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them."

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P.S. Please check out my favorite Christmas song. It's an English traditional Christmas carol originally published in 1833, except that this is a modern heavy metal version sung by Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010). So strong stuff, both the lyrics and the music! :)

The lyrics:

God rest ye merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
Remember, Christ, our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day,
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray:
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.

From God our Heavenly Father
A blessed Angel came,
And unto certain Shepherds
Brought tidings of the same,
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by Name:
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.

God rest ye merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
Remember, Christ, our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day,
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray:
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.

God rest you,
God take you,
God make you,
merry, gentlemen!

A Winter Night Atmosphere

I'm staying up through the night.

The town is silent, it's snowing,

and the darkness is escaping.

As the snow covers everything,

thinking of you fills my heart

with the brightest of lights.

And my lantern burns

until the morning comes.

A poem by Teisuka 12/12/12

My YouTube Channel is in Danger Now!

Lately, I've got two copyright strikes on YouTube, regarding these videos: Gao Sheng Mei - Ai shang bu hui jia de ren and Teresa Teng - Ji duo chou (Sorrows). Both these videos are removed now. According the YouTube rules, "YouTube takes copyright infringement very seriously. If you receive three copyright strikes, your account and all videos uploaded to that account will be removed."
(http://www.youtube.com/t/copyright_strike)

This actually means that my channel is in big danger now and can be terminated anytime. Next copyright strike can come today or tomorrow... and then my channel will be history! Yes, this is a situation now, and I am very worried. [Sigh...] (･_･ ) YouTube is really too harsh these days. Actually, we can not legally upload anything else but our own images/videos or our own compositions and speeches. These are the rules...

If you want to save some of my YouTube videos, you can copy them on your own PC by using some program or free online web service.

P.S. The comment sections on my blog are available again. 

Update: On December 8, 2012, I removed 27 (!) videos from my old YouTube channel. I did it to save my place. On that same day, I created a new account named http://www.youtube.com/user/TeisukasNewPlace. It is my second channel and "backup store" where I'm going to re-load my old "risky" videos little by little. Please, visit my new channel and subscribe it, if you want to get my old videos back. Thank you very much for your support. I really appreciate that! ~Teisuka (11th of December, 2012)

 
My idol: "wannabe samurai" called Kikuchiyo (Toshiro Mifune)
in the movie 'Seven Samurai' (Japan, 1954). When I'm sad,
I often watch this movie - like tonight... 

Blog Under Spam Attack!

ATTENTION! Since my blog is under heavy spamming at the moment, comments are disabled for a while. I will open my comment sections later again. The "spam attack" comes from the United States. Dozens of messages in a day... Right now 39 spamming tries at the same time. Whoa!

LATER ADDITION:  The cyber attack is still going on... I have to keep my comment sections closed so far. People, please be very careful on the web! Earlier this week, one of my friend lost her YouTube channel. Someone hacked into her channel through her gmail account and caused the damages, and that's why YouTube terminated her channel very soon! Once again: be careful on the web - this is war!

 

Spammers: Stop lurking around and get out of my blog!

God Speaks in a Dream

This time, I want to tell about the little miracle that happened to me earlier this week.

One night, when I had just fallen asleep, I saw a strange little dream. I was alone in the hotel room and someone said to me: "Open the drawer. Take the Bible from there, and read the Psalm 37:5." That's all. Then I woke up right away. I was slept only few seconds, hardly at all.

Now, when I was awake again, I opened my Bible and I found that verse, Psalm 37:5. It says, "Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass." I had read this passage before in my life, I know that, but I didn't remember the chapter or verse.

"...and He shall bring it to pass." What is IT? Only I know that. Because just before my dream, I was thinking about one problem or question in my life. Now I can trust that God will bring "it" to pass, when I commit my way to Him. Right? Regarding "it", the Bible itself confirms my idea: a previous verse (4) in the Psalm 37 says, "And He shall give you the desires of your heart."

This was the second time when I got a clear Bible verse in my dream. The first time was on the 4th of July in 2005. At that time, the passage was also from the Book of Psalms. For one whole year, that Bible verse was like my "motto", and it became a reality in my life. It was a marvelous year!

Sometimes God can speak to us in a dream. Not always of course, but sometimes. The Bible declares, "For in one way God may speak, and in a second, but one does not notice it. In a dream, a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men; while they slumber on the bed, then He opens the ear of men and seals their instruction." (The Book of Job 33:14-16)

Sometimes even angel appears in a dream. The Bible tells how an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream (The Gospel of Matthew, chapters 1 and 2). The faith is another dimension of reality, and it really works when I surrender my life to God's plan. In the Bible God says, "They shall come with weeping, and I will lead them with prayers." (The Book of Jeremiah 31:9)

Was my dream a miracle from God? Time will show that when it will become clear, will "it" come true or not...

 

An Angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph

(the husband of the Virgin Mary) in a dream.

My Collected Poems, Vol. 1

From time to time, I've published my poems here on my blog, but few days ago, I removed them. I wanted to put them all to one article. So these are my previous poems, plus two unreleased. The last poem is brand new. I wrote it yesterday.

A Finnish Waka Poem

Kuin koira

mies katsoo naista

suoraan silmiin

odottaen rakkautta,

ja nainen heltyy.

The English translation:

Like a dog

a man looks at a woman

straight in the eyes

waiting for love,

and the woman relents.

(2008) 

A Lonely Flower

A lonely flower

in the moonlight,

sleepless all the night.

Owl on the branch

in his dream

turns to right.

(24th of October, 2011)

To the Girl Whom I Love

Her heart is a garden where

most beautiful flowers grow.

More lovely than that - there

in the world isn't known.

(19th of January, 2012)

A Russian Poem About Yearning

Я скучаю по ней ужасно,

как нет никакой надежды в мире.

День, когда она придет,

она делает мир улыбкой.

The English translation:

I miss her terribly,
like there is no hope in the world.
A day when she comes,
it makes the world smile.

(7th of August 2012)

For the Eyes Which I Love

All beauty I see in this world reminds me of her:

funny clouds in the sky, lovely flowers in the garden,

little birds and bugs, snowflakes, and everything.

Because she taught me to see that all through her eyes.

Her shiny, beautiful eyes - may they be blessed forever.

(9th of August 2012)

Dream of the Moonlight Night

Tonight, we are far from each other

looking at the Moon up in the sky,

like a yearning in our hearts

it's the same, common to us.

Tonight, along the Moonbeam

we'll meet in a joint dream

and fly at the speed of light -

just me and my angel girl.

(28th of September, 2012)

A Finnish Wintry Poem

Sinua kohti, sinua, rakkaani

olen kääntänyt sydämeni,

kaiken hellän ja lämpimän

mitä minusta löytyy.

Sinua kohti, sinua, enkelini

minä lennän unissani

yksin talvisessa yössä,

kunnes kotisi löytyy.

The English translation:

Towards you, you my love

I have turned my heart,

all gentle and warm

what can be found about me.

Towards you, you my angel

I'm flying in my dreams

alone in the wintry night,

until your home will be found.

(26th of October, 2012)

Drop By Drop

The angel has landed, laughter with her.

Bright is the night, a world with no shadows.

Love is a smile on the face of the time.

"Tick tock", it says and means:
"Wait, wait, drop by drop
happiness is raining down."

(7th of November, 2012)