tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231465268121868059.post7690864378381491150..comments2023-07-08T12:53:40.256-07:00Comments on coconut connections: The Dutch East Indies where I was born.Theahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604687051481590516noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231465268121868059.post-5871608072887642572015-10-16T02:44:57.572-07:002015-10-16T02:44:57.572-07:00Hi Thea.. wish you always in good health. I'm ...Hi Thea.. wish you always in good health. I'm from Moentilan. The occupation of Japanese era was told by my father. He also told me there was a big "orgel" (music instrument) inside that church. It was stripped down for the metal (aluminium, perhaps). Now, the church still runs church mass for the Catholics. Do you remember a small hospital near that church? It was already converted to a government hospital.Har Stthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16538078897757975678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231465268121868059.post-78496207701102822222012-04-23T22:43:49.213-07:002012-04-23T22:43:49.213-07:00Yes ~ I believe Japanese Imperial Army purposely t...Yes ~ I believe Japanese Imperial Army purposely trained their military how to specifically handled POW's in the South Pacific as ruthless as they could.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231465268121868059.post-4893402918219942302012-04-23T22:31:53.236-07:002012-04-23T22:31:53.236-07:00Apparently ~ Japanese Imperial Army didn't tak...Apparently ~ Japanese Imperial Army didn't take that into consideration since the Europeans were under their control so they imposed the practice on subjugated people.Close to 90% of Japanese culture came from China ~ don't know how " bowing " became such an entrenched tradition in Japan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231465268121868059.post-45845190101388444192012-04-21T11:26:17.214-07:002012-04-21T11:26:17.214-07:00Hi.... Yes ,but they forced it on the European wom...Hi.... Yes ,but they forced it on the European women and in Europe it's custom to shake hands... but only if you get introduced. The women in the Japanese prison camps were not used to this custom, they got severely punished, even when they did not bow deep enough.In the eyes of the Japanese..it was never good enough. Just an excuse to punish helpless women.Theahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604687051481590516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231465268121868059.post-48350147661222663592012-04-21T10:50:00.134-07:002012-04-21T10:50:00.134-07:00Hi Thea ~ this is 劉 あい from Facebook.There was a t...Hi Thea ~ this is 劉 あい from Facebook.There was a time in Taiwan ~ people had to bow to the framed photo of Emperor Hirohito hang on the wall before they could start their work day in any Japanese-owned factories or companies there.Bowing is one tradition still reveres in modern Japan ~ prevail in some social settings today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com