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２週間前のマカオ以来、ブラックジャックがマイブームになり気な今日この頃。
昨日はdosei、Ooono, Iguchiらと徹夜の大ブラックジャック大会。

長時間プレイにも関わらず、私は結局ちょい負け。
そして１人大負けしたのはマカオで日々誰よりも修行を積んでいるはずの、某O氏。
彼の負けはやはり日頃の行いか。。。

次にソウルやマカオ、ベガスに行ったらかなりハマッてしまいそうなので、本番に備えて日々鍛錬を積もうと思い直す、青春の休日の一ページ。

ココロザシ

中田英寿氏が一般財団法人「TAKE ACTION FOUNDATION」設立とのニュース。

「“誰にとってもプラスになる機会を提供すること”」というコンセプトは、一見するとわかりにくい。

でも彼のこの発言。メチャメチャfamiliar・・・
「僕たちが企画して、まずは自分が楽しむ。その結果、間接的に誰かのためになる。それを享受する人間がいて、将来的にみんなが明るくなる。だからこそ、ビジネスとしても成り立つ。そういう形をみんなに分かっていただき、より多くの参加を求めるという活動をメーンにしていきたいと思います。」

X_borderと同じやんけ！！！

ただ、彼の切り口は「サッカー」。
X_borderの今までの切り口は「ニッポンカルチャー」。

彼のような影響力抜群のヤングリーダーと同じ志というのは非常に光栄也♪
是非是非応援して、「もっと元気出せよ！！」と世の中に発破をかけて欲しい。

１月生まれ

Hi Everyone,
Please wish Mariko, Tokio and Yuki a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY next time you get a chance!
We celebrated their birthday till late last night around Shibuya and Aoyama, and I'm sure they're still partying today!

A BIG thanks to all who came to wish them a happy birthday! It is always great to see friends support each other.

And of course, all the proceeds go to donation!

２００９年

"Weeweechu"

I am not stealing, but I just wanna share this cute story with you and..

It's a romantic full moon, when Pedro said,
"Hey, mamacita, let's do Weeweechu."

"Oh no, not now, let's look at the moon!" said Rosita.

"Oh, c'mon baby, let's you and I do Weeweechu.
I love you and it's the perfect time," Pedro begged.

"But I wanna just hold your hand and watch the moon." replied Rosita.

"Please, Corazoncito, just once, do Weeweechu with me."

Rosita looked at Pedro and said, "OK, one time, we'll do Weeweechu."

Pedro grabbed his guitar and they both sang.....

"Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year."


And, enjoy this season with you.

【スタッフ】29です【自己紹介】

A BIG こんにちは to all you who have been following our adventures here at X_border.


The name is 29...that's right, a number! Actually, you pronounce it "Nik," and NO there's no "c."

Sound strange? Weeeeell, does it help if I explain that its Japanese? No? Hmm...ok, let me break it down for you: 2 in Japanese is pronounced "ni" and 9 is pronounced "kyu" or "ku." Get it? See, Japanese isn't so hard!


I'm originally from America, near a little city you might have heard of called Boston. I was born and raised out there, and then ran away from home to go to university near Chicago...ok, just kidding, i didn't run away, my parents threw me outta the house.

After that, i got a job here in Tokyo, and for now, this is me home!

I'm 24, an Aries, I like long walks on the beach....oh wait, different kind of 自己紹介...

How I got involved in X_border

I owed them money and now they use me for hard labor until I pay off my debt.


Just kidding.

Back in 2007 when I first moved to Tokyo, a good friend a co-worker called me up on a Friday and the following "conversation" ensued:

him: "Hey, its me. You free Sunday at 6pm?"
me: "uhm...yeah, i think so..."
him: "Ok, be at Shibuya at 6pm Sunday."
me: "Wait, what? Why??"
him: "Its OK, just be there"

Of course I showed up, and was led to a nice cafe where up entering, sat about 20 Japanese people, and one empty seat in the center.

As you can imagine, that's a lot of pressure....Anyway I sat down, and shortly after the apparent "leader" of the group, a so-called "Yuki Suzuki," began to discuss what was going on. We were going to throw parties! BIG parties!

At the time, I had no idea what I was supposed to do...I spoke English and Japanese, all good things, but i was surrounded by 2 VJs, 5 DJs, and bunch of people who were coordinators, accountants and generally amazing.

The first party I helped with was the spring festival. I mostly acted as the "go-boy" for helping out whoever needed...the ocha-girls, or distributing shots for the present Xchange. I soon realized, "hey, why not MC these things?"

Fast forward to now, a couple events later...

I've now been part of the interior decoration committee, I've been the "chef" for season food and drinks, the MC, general English specialist, but my most important role: liaison with Room To Read.

As you've probably read in previous posts, X_border is all about fun and helping. To that end, we've all been trying our hardest to really make volunteering through X_border a large part of our lives. Since I'm the American, I am the guy who talkes with Room To Read San Fransisco and Tokyo, and moves around the money to make sure that everything is being transferred properly.

That being said, congratulations to X_border for donating its first library! Thanks to you guests for making this all possible!!

-29

【スタッフ】doseiです【自己紹介】

みなさま、こんにちはこんばんわ。
doseiです。

X_borderではフライヤー制作／VJなど、
絵面にまつわる部分を担当しております。


■X_borderとの出会い========================================

　職場の先輩でもあるTOKIOさんから、
　イベントでもやってみないか…とのお誘いに
　二つ返事で『やります』といったのが始まりだったような。

　その後、ゆうきさんと出会い、X_borderとしての展開が
　固まりつつ、こんな輝きのあるグループで
　私なんぞがやっていけるか不安にもなったものです。

　それでも、昔、VJやらチラシのデザインやら写真やらで、
　仕事をしていた時期があったので、
　IT系に勤めた今でもそういった活動が出来る事が
　いいなぁ、嬉しいなぁとも思ったものです。


■何となく思っていること====================================

　例えば、
　フライヤーをお客さんが見て
　『面白そうなイベントだなぁ』とか、
　スタッフが刷り上ったものを見て
　『このイベントに人を呼んでみたい』とか、
　そう思ってくれたらベストだと思うのです。

　社会に貢献したとしてもスタッフが苦しい思いをしたら、
　X_border的には"成功した"イベントでは無いのではないかと。

　ゆうきさんが書いてましたが、
　"スタッフ・ゲスト・社会の３者全員ハッピーwin-win作戦"
　という中で自分の役目では少なからず、"スタッフ"と"ゲスト"は
　ハッピーにしていかねば…と考えています。

　今後は"社会"もハッピーにしていかないと…。

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最後に…
ちなみに、過去３回はこんなフライヤーでした。



なんやかんやで、自分もめっちゃ愉しんでいたりするので、
私はハッピー作戦に当てはまっておりますです。

ではでは、次の投稿をお愉しみに！