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Constructed 成立日 1997-11-23 |
| Behind Himawari ｢ヒマワリ｣の由来について So why did I choose this name for my homepage? Well, I happen to love sunflowers. ヒマワリ himawari is the Japanese word for "sunflower". It also happens to be the name of Crayon Shinchan's baby sister, the name of the Japanese weather satellite as well as the name of one of the biggest ferris wheels in the world (^_^) Aside from the fact that I adore these yellow blossoms, I recall a metaphor used by our pastor in his message where he said that Christians should be like flowers for God. When we look at flowers, especially sunflowers in full bloom, they seem to reflect the brightness of the sun. As Christians, we should like these sunny blossoms, be a spiritual mirror image of God. If you think about it, the word sun sounds just like "son", which in turn reminds me of the Son of God,Jesus Christ. I realized it put a different spin to the word "sunflower" and I decided to use it as the name of my homepage, simply taking its Japanese form. |
| Acknowledgments 感謝のことば To every visitor who has dropped by to take a peek into my own colorful little corner in this wide wonderful web world, 心よりどうも有り難うございます。 Feel free to let me know what you think of my page. I continue to be in the process of ironing out a bug or two here and there so if you find anything, I'd love to hear from you. Any reaction, comment or suggestion to help further improve the h i m a w a r i page is highly appreciated.お便りを楽しみにお待ちしています！ At various points during the construction of the h i m a w a r i page, my お姉ちゃん's invaluable tips and advice were a big plus to give the homepage the look I wanted to achieve. Thanks a bunch to my dear sister Toni! You're a Godsend! Even after all the years that have passed, I'd also like to thank the help and support of everyone on the SMAP Mailing List. I'd like to give special mention to some of you guys: the moderators, Ari and Goromi; Jackie, Guleta, Christine, Alaune, Emi, Izumi and Jan Yan. Assorted information and scanned photos used here were taken from the following sources : JUNON, TV Life, TV Guide, TV Kids magazines; webpages of TBS, Fuji TV, TV Asahi, NTV; the SMAP and JPOP Mailing Lists, Giggurat, Just Jane, Ken-chan's former Japanese Entertainment Newsletters (special thanks to Ken-chan and his cousin Hiro and everyone on the now-defunct Geinou ML for all the very informative updates about Japanese geinoukai they gave then... お疲れ様でした。本当にいろいろ有難うございました。 |
Disclaimer ご注意 The content, design and layout of the h i m a w a r i page are all originally conceptualized and created unless stated otherwise. All data, pictures, graphics and song lyrics contained here are gathered from a variety of sources and are posted for the sole purpose of pursuing a personal interest in Japanese pop culture and not for commercial and/or promotional purposes. Posted material do not necessarily reflect my own views and beliefs. |
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