AISEP2008 by Voon!

Hey, another post about AISEP 2008!!

http://ryou-takehito.livejournal.com/9028.html

There are so many photos and you can enjoy them :-)

全部英語ですが、なかなかの長編力作です＾＾
とにかく楽しんでくれてた様子が伝わります◎

会場の窓から見た高層ビルの様子など、こちらのブログにはない写真もありました。とにかく・・北京の中でも金融の中心地でもあるとっても良い場所に滞在させていただいていたのでした＾＾；

３１日夜の、学生と羽生先生の対談について
Voonのブログより引用です：

After that we actually get to have a small talk session with Mr. Habu! =D

Below are some questions that I have personally asked Mr. Habu:

Me: Why do you want to become a professional Shogi player and what motivates you to continue playing Shogi?
Habu: Well, I started playing Shogi when I was a little kid and because I love Shogi a lot and without giving too much thoughts and consideration I just became a professional Shogi player by the time I have realised it. So what motivates me to continue playing Shogi is I'm looking forward to see new kinds of tactics or strategies I would discover during my title match. That itself could motivates me to continue playing Shogi alot.

Me: Instead of dreaming to become a professional Shogi player, is there any other dreams that you have ever thought of?
Habu: Well, we all have different sorts of dreams. But if you're talking about recently, about six or seven years ago I've dreamt of becoming a baseball player.

Me: So do you have any dreams that you hope to achieve in the future?
Habu: Well, when I was around 17 years old I was playing against a 60's year old Shogi player. Normally we, as professional players, have to take up some time to make our next move however he could just instantly play a move with accuracy and strength. He doesn't need to waste any time at all to think of how to response to my move. So I really do hope I can achieve capabilities like his in the future which I don't need to waste any time for my next move.

I'm sure I asked more but I couldn't remember.

最後に、彼からAISEPメンバーへのメッセージもありました＾＾

Anyways I would like to say a few words to all the members of AISEP:
Thanks for all the things and stuffs you have done! I'm really really glad I have met everyone in Beijing. You all are the best! I hope I can get to see you all again next year or sometime later in the future! Anyways I wish you all good luck in life and may angels watch over you while you're lonely or sad! Once again thanks for everything!

嬉しいことです。

See you again, hopefully in the near future, Voon!!