man christmas is so near! and there are no sleighbells ringing. just my ears.

starting off summer with a boring note. i don't know whether to think of it as a good thing or not, this whole issue of not having a job. gives me more time at home, but then i'm like sitting on my butt not doing anything...

my inner housewife kicked in for a few hours the other day, and i'm proud to say that i had taken the initiative to scrub the bathroom shower stall. :D and mopped the kitchen, and wiped down the grime and stuff from the kitchen cupboards and backwall of stove area. *beams* not done within one day of course. ;P more like a few days in between... and i think i might vacuum tmr. and the vacuum cleaner hose is stuffed. so i dunno...

planning for yf retreat at the moment. watch this space for more info!! :D

and i'm off to play my ds :P becoming a games addict.... show you my current love!


かっこいいな～？へへ。。。

so i was craving cornflakes... crunchy nut to be more exact

and this here is my dinner. sitting pretty on top of my Letters from Iwo Jima reviews.

cornflakes for dinner. おかしな? :P

oh well, at least i'm being fed.

looking around for a new phone. and a new contract/pre-paid plan once i'm done with this one i'm using at the moment because my LG viewty decided to throw frequent tantrums on me at the moment, i've resorted to the backup phone in the family, a white sony ericsson k618i.

apple red happiness popcorn cheerfulness cinnamon singing inside peppermint energy gumdrop holidays when you give Christ your life.

*hums* does anyone out there happen to have this song's score? i'm itching to play it on the piano to cheer me up during those downdays.

vicki decided to start playing the guitar again.

2 days till my first exam paper.

i miss listening (and singing along) to impromptu guitar singspiration. especially during YC. unplugged, our way.

oh man nostalgia's taking over me again.

i suddenly feel like writing letters to a whole lotta people.

good night.

なんか、今、この片想い気持ちがいる。。。doushite?

saw this cute vid and decided to post up a translation since i need a break from my genetics work. :) feel free to use them but please credit them back to me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT8SYoeMutk&feature=rec-HM-r2

Shimura: (Izumi-chan) doesn't have a seat!
Izumi: Ah!
Aiba: Ah! A seat! I'll go get it right away!
Guy in Studio: What?!! Aren't you a guy that doesn't really lift a finger...!
(Aiba saying "a seat a seat" as he runs around trying to get it)
Aiba: I'm really sorry, ne. Especially for such a guest like you.
Izumi: Ah, it's alright...
Aiba: Ano, is it alright if you could make a space?
Guy in Studio: What is this!?
(Aiba wipes seat with hankerchief)
Guy in Studio: Old-fashioned! What he just did was so old-fashioned!
(Izumi sits and Aiba moves closer to Izumi)
Guy in Studio: Too close! Too close! Too close!
Aoki: Too close!
Shimura: What kind of misunderstanding are you trying to get at?
Aiba: Well somehow... Ah! What a great two-shot this is eh... Somehow this feels like a celebrity couple (i might be wrong on this celeb couple-thing)
Shimura: Eh what is Aoki-chan doing? She cuts in!
Aiba: Aoki, you're blocking us! (Aiba pushes Aoki out)
Izumi: She's a little bit scary...
Aiba: A little bit scary... ahaha...
Guy in Studio: What is this?
Girl in Studio: Let's be friends ok? Friends?
(Aoki hits the dog trophy)
Shimura: What are you doing? You hit the trophy?!
Aoki: Ah I'm sorry, this is Enchou (refering to Shimura-san, Enchou=boss)

listening to Beck's OST CD and when i heard 'moon on the water - koyuki and maho ver' i was moved to take these sights just outside my window...




and now the sight's gone. for a moment the world was painting in pink and orange.

Full moon sways
Gently in the night of one fine day

On my way
Looking for a moment with my dear

Full moon waves
Slowly on the surface of the lake

You were there
Smiling in my arms for all those years

What a fool
I don't know 'bout tomorrow
What it's like to be
Ah...

I was fool
Couldn't let myself to go
Even though I feel
The end

Old love affair
Floating like a bird resting her wings

You were there
Smiling in my arms for all those years

let me just say that beck is amazing. then again, this is just from the standpoint of the manga reading. i dunno how the anime is like but if anyone of you guys reading have watched it, do try and persuade me. :P i wanna see if beck the anime is worth downloading, or i should just wait for the live action with hiro, takeru and osamu. xDDD



thinks i should take an active stance on wanting to do exchange in jp. as you can see my study plan, i would have completed my 84 uoc for each degree, and what would be left would just be the 24 uoc from either degree (sci/arts). and that would be perfect if i could gain those 24 uoc from an exchange in jp. so i've been just collecting info off the internet, without much consulting with actual people. hmmm.... then again there's the problem of お金 aka $$ sigh... しかたないね...

went to uncle charles place to celebrate mooncake festival and nearly got my laptop totalled by an ecstatic 4/5-year old (don't remember her age...)

happy mooncake festival to everyone btw! hope you guys got to eat nice mooncakes! and too bad the weather was crap here in sydney tonight, otherwise we could have played with sparklers and lanterns in the garden. the kids couldn't bear the weather and converted the rumpus room into their little makeshift garden. the parents were all hovering around trying to herd the kids (with sparklers) away from the carpet and the couch.

i managed to find a quiet corner in the house and complete my portion of JAPN3601 presentation for next week.. (kept the kids away from me with my DS) now all i've got to do is JAPN2601 interaction test script and translate Channel A's Tonisen interview of OJN KJN making of PV.

shih pei was rummaging around the lounge area (my quiet corner) and found uncle charles' ancient record collection :D too bad we didn't know how to work the record player... "dream a little dream of me"

minh (deacon minh! xD) actually watches quite a bit of anime. revelation of the day. had an amusing chat with him and ben, reminiscing on the good anime they used to produce.
JT:"Flame of Recca. It's.."
MH:"...crap!"
JT and TT:"no way!"
TT:"i don't care what you say, but Flame of Recca rocked."
at least minh agrees with me on Fushigi Yuugi. and how Fushigi Yuugi 2 sucked. in any case, i'm still originally a Rurouni Kenshin fangirl. on my to-read list: beck and watch too! once it comes out :D hiro mizushima and satou takeru ♥♥

daddy's heading off again to sg on the 11th.

(na-na-na-na-na x3) LOL.

yep so here's my wishlist.

• Daigo's recent photobook DAIGOING LA

• Satou Takeru's DVD My color

lol at takeru imitating the cat's voice! xDDD

• Satou Takeru's photobook intently

• or 400 days

• or 深呼吸

• unlimited bandwidth so i can torrent Querbeet's subbed Love Shuffle so my family can fully enjoy the Rabu-Sha goodness.

• watch Nodame Cantabile MOVIE!! :DDD part 1 coming out early this december and part 2 coming out early next year! more juri ueno wackiness! x)

• exchange trip/JET programme to Japan. *wistful*

• Amuse Production's DVD "The Game"

i'll update this once i think of something...

月(28/9): BIOC3291 supp exam (cos i was a bludger and had a panic attack in the wee hours of the thurs 2 weeks ago)
火(29/9): JAPN 3601 group pres consolidation session, JAPN2701 group notes consolidation sess
水(30/9): JAPN2701 quiz + learning log
木(1/10): BIOC3291 group presentation/debate (*nervous*)
金(2/10): JAPN2701 音読 test
somehow it feels like i'm missing something here... in this list... when am i supposed to consolidate my part of the junk dna debate???? shoot. the week after too, when my parents and youngest sister are off enjoying their break, i'll be having the JAPN3601 group presentation and JAPN2601 interaction test. i want wk 12 now.

on a happier note, daddy's home! but he has to go back in another 2-3 weeks time again. thank you so much to my cousins jofid and jordan for the pretty necklace! and uncle charles and auntie jane for the bracelet :D i will be sending something via my dad when he's back in sg. :)))

ok back to cramming.

japanese all throughout today. :D two more dialogues to formulate and that's it for JAPN2601 homework.

i really thank the Lord;
...for a wonderful time spent on Wed with the three girls (jacq, andrea, oli) chatting about randomness (aka night-time oddities)
...for a good pot of Earl Grey tea at La Renaissance
...for another night well spent on Thurs.
...for time out with lee and fee whom i haven't seen in ages!
...for the boys (jase, zee, bosco, george, huikeat, vinnie) too on Thurs
...for fee and her very observant skills. ("omg, i'm feeling a little violated here~!")
...for MISO's very accomodating staff. think we held up the line for a good 20-30 minutes.
...for norita TABOO antics. (i swear, taboo brings out the best in people)
...for time to catch up with friends. :))))
...for letting me know a fellow SEA brother in huikeat (SG&M'SIA PRIDE FTW!)
...for the boys doing a midnight impromptu Thriller song&dance on the rooftop carpark in hurst. xD *majorlaugh-age*
...for the boys being accomadating enough to send both lee and me (shire-girls) home eventhough it was far for them and jase was tired already *hugs*
...for blurry photos and ♥♥ ラブラブ all round!

went on an icon search spree today. XD result can be seen on the right hand bar and keep on refreshing; the machine-thingo randomly selects one with every refresh. :D loads of miyake goodness and daigo antics. xD

nighty-night

hope it goes well.. :)

hoping that the Lord will open their hearts to receive His instruction and guidance. praying that they will also see their inadequacies in life, and that they will cast all cares upon Him.

to those who do believe in Him, or profess to be, may this be a wake up call, to reaffirm their beliefs and to seriously put Him first in their lives.

Dear Father, may this also be a time where you show me where my true brothers and sisters are. may they also be not think any lesser of me (however narcissistic this may sound), and that they may still be open in listening to my reasoning.

actually scratch that last thought, persecution is double blessing! (get this into thick skull...)

and to my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, please pray for the open hearts and minds of the friends that i'll be witnessing to. and please pray for my skin, i'll be needing a doubly-thick layer to last through this. XD

got distracted trying to make sense of my genetic program...


poor sod. XD


multicultural mariokart!


nakai from SMAP! lol at the nose. XDD


you only get this in japan. XD i would love to have a chocobo game with my happy meal!!! bring that to AUS.

and also if you've been stalking my fb, you'd find this.

the real pikachu. :DDD

enjoy!!

Website of the Day:

Asianposes.com

. . . LOL （≧∇≦）ぶぁっはっはっ！！

finally the sky's looking overcast, after having the past week of glorious sunshine. weather's starting to become just a bit warmer, spring's on its way.

daddy left for singapore yesterday afternoon.

this morning i was just playing the piano with the entire house to myself. it felt so envigorating.

Playlist
* Abba Father
* Before the Throne of God Above
* Only by Grace
* Search Me O God (Philip Percival ver. by Plainsong Music)

it's during these piano playing times that i really feel the presence of God, not that i don't, but i just feel like He's more acutely there than ever, like He's standing right behind me singing along with me. i'm sure my fellow Christian piano players can relate to this. :D

i found this really interesting blog this afternoon. :D cscoutjapan

anyhow, i need to get back to my 漢字 and vocab making. :)

P.S.: loving nishino kana's LOVE one. CD!

my dad's taken to the movie 'taken' very much. using it very much to his advantage. playing the 'see what happens when you go off on your own' card a lot. it's just a movieee...

anyhow, i cooked dinner tonight, and the dessert (castella~) turned out good this time. XD tonight's dinner was

*miso saba (saba [mackeral] in miso)
*nasu to shitake miso shiru (miso with grilled eggplant and shitake mushrooms)
*lotus root with coriander and spring onion patties

i chanced upon a lonesome tub of hikari miso paste in the fridge. as you can see my inspiration XD lotus root patties came out a little weird. i think i need to work on it, or rather try somthing else with lotus root.

my castella cake turned out great! XD this time i just kept the electric whisk going the entire time, and the mixing bowl was pre-heated. happy~ V^^ yea! though i think castella's more of an indulgence. 8 eggs! and 300g of sugar. gotta watch the waistline...

now to brainstorm on tmr's lunch. i'm starting to not like my tuesday afternoons. two hours all by myself. :((