we sometimes talk with our friends on skype.
Thanks to modern technology.
When I was abroad, I literally had to send mails (letters) to my friends
which took forever to reach them
and another forever to get their mails (letters) back.
Of course, writing letters are so special
I still enjoy writing them sometimes,
but I guess I have to admit that
most of the time, I choose the quicker and easier way.
Last night, my son played "shogi" with his best friend in Takayama.
When they were close together, they had endless time
and they could spend that time to play as many games as possible,
but this was their precious "shogi time" online.
I guess it is quite common for a lot of people to play
such games online these days but their style is a combination
of a modern and an old style.
It's not the "online game" that they are doing.
They each prepare a shogi board right in front of them.
Whenever the opponent moves the piece,
they have to move it themselves.
That means, whenever they move their own piece,
they have to announce,
1 which piece they are moving
2 how many spaces and to which side (direction) they are moving it
It's great, it kind of makes them think double or even triple.
Checking the mailbox every day to see if we got a letter
was so much fun, but I'm also jealous that the kids nowadays
can do such an exciting thing and share the real-time together with
someone living far away!!
高山を離れてから、時々オンラインで友人家族と会話します。
現代技術よありがとう。
私が海外にいた頃は、電話は高すぎるため
「文通」しか友人とやり取りをする手段がなく
いつ届くかわからない手紙を出し
いつ返ってくるかわからない返事を待ったものです。
もちろん、手紙には手紙の良さがあり
今でも時々筆をとって、あえて「手紙」を送ります。
ただ、正直言いまして、ほとんどは速くて簡単な手段を
利用してしまいます。
昨晩、息子は高山の親友と将棋をしていました。
オンライン将棋です。
オンライン将棋と言ってもイメージするような
オンラインのゲームサイトを利用するわけではなく
オールドスタイルと新スタイルが合体した新旧スタイル 笑
お互いに目の前に将棋盤を用意し、
敵の分まで自分で動かすスタイルです。
お互いに、
どのコマをどの方向へ何マス、
と伝えあいながら勝負していました。
ある意味、脳の色んなパーツを使いそうですよね！
なんだか楽しそうでしたよ。
毎日郵便受けをワクワクしながら
覗きに行くのって素敵♪
でも、こんなに簡単に、遠くにいる友人と
リアルタイムで楽しみを共有できるのって
やっぱり羨ましい～☆
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