JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

In social psychology we learned that no act of altruism is done without some form of reward resulting, albeit some motives for reward are more obvious than others. Americans have the saying “Beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing.” Is there a similar phrase in the local dialect?

Thursday – June 30, 2005 [S (4/365) LW (16/365) SH (21/365)]

This Year’s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (4/365) C-cloudy (11/365) PC-partly cloudy (13/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (8/365)
W-windy (11/365) LW-light winds (16/365)
H-humid (7/365) SH-slightly humid (21/365)

Do you believe one can understand another’s values by observing behaviors towards other things in the environment?

Wednesday – June 29, 2005 [S (3/365) LW (15/365) SH (20/365)]

This Year’s Total: S-sunny (3/365) C-cloudy (11/365) PC-partly cloudy (13/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (8/365)
W-windy (11/365) LW-light winds (15/365)
H-humid (7/365) SH-slightly humid (20/365)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – Okinawa language

Japanese – Okinawa go (???)

Hogen – uchinaaguchi (??????)

Tuesday – June 28, 2005 [PC (13/365) LW (14/365) SH (19/365)]

This Year’s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (2/365) C-cloudy (11/365) PC-partly cloudy (13/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (8/365)
W-windy (11/365) LW-light winds (14/365)
H-humid (7/365) SH-slightly humid (19/365)

Another flower that thrives in the sub-tropical environment as the mini-monsoon season on Okinawa begins to come to an end.

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Monday – June 27, 2005 [S (2/365) LW (13/365) H (7/365)]

This Year’s Total: S-sunny (2/365) C-cloudy (11/365) PC-partly cloudy (12/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (8/365)
W-windy (11/365) LW-light winds (13/365)
H-humid (7/365) SH-slightly humid (18/365)

Sunday – June 26, 2005 [C (11/365) R (2/365) SH (18/365)]

This Year’s Total: S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (11/365) PC-partly cloudy (12/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (8/365)
W-windy (11/365) LW-light winds (12/365)
H-humid (6/365) SH-slightly humid (18/365)