I changed my template today, and thus, I have to customize my blog from scratch. This may take some time as my exam is drawing near and I really need to study. I may only be able to make some changes to my blog daily. However, I promise that everything will be in place in 2 weeks' time => Wish me good luck in my exam ^_~
Kamenashi as Shuuji
Yamapi as Akira
Horikita as Kotani
Toda as Mariko
Shuuji and Akira - かわいい!!
This is a special post to commemorate the return of Stephanie Hii from her 1 week long hiatus from the Net. God, I missed you... It's good having someone I can always turn to when I'm feeling crazy. Haha....
Actually, it's just that I'm feeling abit lazy to blog. I went to karaoke today and I'm about to lose my voice. But, hell, it was sooooooooooo fun! Wanna go again! Thanks so much, Saito-san! Haha... I sang my heart out.
Then I came back and went out with my senior again to Gofuku to eat tempura!!!! Here's some pics =>
Looks delicious huh? Damn. Now I'm feeling hungry already... Wanna go and have some snacks ~_^
Exam is in 1 week's time! YIKES!!!!!!!!
I had my 日本事情 lesson today. Translated, it simply means aspects of Japanese society. Sorry, I tried searching in my electronic dictionary for an easier expression in English but I got nada... Haha. I guess some words just can't be translated.
Anyway, the main dilemma faced by Japanese is this; Japan's society is one that is aging so rapidly that in 2050, Japan would need 17 million new immigrants, which represents 13% of Japan's population. Shocking but true. The drop in Japan's fertility rates, the choice of individuals to remain single, co-residence with parents and the timing of births are among some of the roots of this major conflict.
Unless the Japanese government can figure out some effective measures to reduce the aging of Japan's society, this will have detrimental effects on the country, especially its economy.
Okay, let's just say that I have a serious problem right now... I'm addicted to Japanese dramas. It's true! I just can't stop watching them :-( There's a drama every night on weekdays. The dramas here are quite different from the dramas that we usually see in Malaysia. First and foremost, they show new dramas every season (that is winter, spring, summer and autumn) and each drama is only on once a week.
Right. Back to my problem. Everyday, whenever the time comes (that is every night at 9 pm), I'll head to the TV room and stare expectantly at the idiot box. That means I waste 1 hour every day in front of the TV! I've become its slave! Huuu... To those who are thinking that I'll just need to limit my time watching television, let me tell you all this: Words are easier said than done, k? Let's just face this... I have a weak will power and I ain't afraid to admit it.
But seriously, Japanese dramas are soooo..... What's the word I'm looking for here.......... Yes. It's refreshing. I mean like I've been watching TVB dramas like forever (and in recent years, Korean dramas) but I have finally found a type of drama that suits my taste.
However, the same can not be said of Japanese movies. They are just too... I don't know how to phrase this but, I think I'll just stick to Hollywood movies (Yes, I think that British movies are also a big no no just like Japanese movies, but Notting Hill turned out fine. And that's most probably because they had Julia Roberts in it=>).
I played football again today. Yeah! I only kicked the ball once today. The guys dominated the game but that's a much better improvement over the last time. I didn't even kick the ball once (laughs sheepishly). Anyway, my team lost 1-2 and 0-1. Sigh. Last time we won 2-0 and 1-0. Oh, how the tables have turned.
Ok, you may think, how in the world did I get to play football? Unlike Malaysia, the Japanese emphasizes on a balanced lifestyle. Thus, we have Physical Education (PE) lessons 2 hours every week. My classmates and I have been playing football during PE for several weeks already and I found myself liking the game even more every day. At first, of course there is this sense of foreboding every Monday when we would have to head to change into our exercise gear. But, now... I look forward to PE every Monday!
I really think that the education system in Malaysia should also include PE as a part of our daily lessons as we can really let our hair down and heck, it really does relieves stress in teenagers nowadays!
P/S: I came down with sore throat today so I was feeling a bit down today. However, after watching the drama 'Operation Love' プロポース大作戦, I feel brand new! After all it has my favourite idol, Yamashita Tomohisa 山下智久(winks) =>
Know where this place is? I bet you don't know. It's Utsunomiya city, the largest city in Tochigi perfecture with a population of 500000 people. The place in which I'm living in right now is Oyama city, the second largest city in Tochigi.
Yes, folks. I ate tempura =>
Okay, all of you will have heard about Paris Hilton, the 26-year-old socialite. If you don't, no hard feelings but I suggest that you'd better read up. Not all of you may have heard of the latest predicament that she has landed herself in. "What, she was caught red-handed with another celebrity's boyfriend again?" you may say but no, you're all wrong. Sure, she was caught red-handed but not because she was fooling around with another guy. This is way bigger. She was caught driving without a valid driving license. This is an excerpt I got from the Sydney Morning Herald:
But the judge said he did not believe Hilton, pointing to a notice she had received from a police officer, and had signed, during another traffic stop in January.
He said Hilton had "completely ignored" that notice, which she had carried in her glove box for weeks, and another license suspension notice sent to her office address by the Department of Motor Vehicles that Hilton said she never saw.
And in true celebrity style, she pushed all the blame on her publicist, Elliot Mintz, who had told her she was permitted to drive for work-related reasons after the first 30 days of her license suspension late last November. .Okay, I'm very confused now. Didn't she just tell the court that she knew nothing of the existence of the suspension letter? How in the world would she know when the date of her non-existent driving suspension will be lifted then?
Then, right after she was sentenced to jail, she appealed that all her fans 'sihn' (oops, sorry, do you mean sign?) a petition in her My Space account that states that her sentence should be terminated. What, does she think that through a petition she can be put above the law? Not only did she violate her probation, she was also driving under the influence. She could have killed some innocent kid, for Christ's sake! And her road to 'stardom' was just an amateur sex video that was circulated widely through the Net. Does this mean that celebrities are above the law? What will happen if every celebrity decides to follow in her footsteps?
And today her sentence has been shortened to 23 days. She should be grateful right? Well, I don't know what she's going to try next. I mean, I don't even know why the newspapers are giving such a wide coverage of this trivial matter. I guess every one loves a juicy gossip :-(Here's the million dollar question: Do you think that Paris Hilton is innocent or guilty? Feel free to tell me your opinions =>
!!!!!!!!!! I haven't finished my reports and the dateline is tomorrow. Yikes!! Thus, it will be impossible to publish a new post today or tomorrow. Sorry, folks^_~
Okay, this is it. I have moved on from Oguri Shunn, well, almost. But anyway, I chanced upon this Japanese drama Operation Love and now, I am totally obsessed with the main actor, Yamashita Tomohisa. Here are some of his pics ^_~
I received the CDs that i bought from amazon.com today!!! So happy I feel like I'm about 2 burst. Haha... Anyway, I was very surprised because 2 CDs only cost like RM30 (not including the delivery charges, of course). Dirt cheap huh? Actually they were second hand CDs but surprise, surprise, the CDs were in perfect condition!! And they arrived in just 2 days. So, here are some pics that I took of my new CDs =>
My favourite CD from BSB, Millenium!!
Finally, the BSB CD that I lost ages ago ^_^
See how good the condition of the CD is in ;-)
Like what I said in my previous post, I luuurrve listening to BSB and now, yeah... I can listen to them 24/7!! Haha. Wonder how long will it take till I get sick of them, but knowing me, that will be (according to Joceline, my dear roommate :-P) when I find another obsession. Haha. Then when the time comes, I'll blog about it.
Help me complete this questionnaire about my personality so that I can know what is the true form of my daemon ^_~
Okay, I have a confession to make... I love boybands. I love boyband music, especially those by the Backstreet Boys, affectionately known as BSB => I don't know what attracted me to them but one thing's for sure. It has something to do the way their music always manage to soothe me even I'm having my mood swings. The thing I mean is that boyband music always have that feel good factor that makes me long to listen to them over and over again. The truth is, I never get sick of their music and throughout the years, I've only grown to love their songs more and more and to the extent that I actually bought 2 cds from amazon.com(I lost my CDs ages ago=<). Yes, shocking but true. My enthusiasm for them was resurrected when I stumbled upon some of their video clips on You Tube. And that was when I recalled what drew me to their music up till now. There's this variety in their albums that many artistes lack. Sometimes a melancholic tune (Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely), sometimes a bit of rock (Larger Than Life), sometimes a romantic touch (No One Else Comes Close), sometimes a hint of rap (this is usually found in the bridge of some of their songs, sung by AJ) and most importantly, the pop element is always present. However, in their recent album, Never Gone, this pop element has been replaced by guitar driven pop/rock sound, which, not to say I dislike but I found it not as good as their previous sound. Many a times, I wish that BSB would make a comeback with their trademark pop sound and once again, like in the good old days wow everyone and make the whole world fall head over heels in love with them again.
I know, I know, I sound like our parents who always reminisce about the golden oldies, but I can't help it, I love them to much!!! Yet, I know that no matter what, that will be a near impossible feat, because the younger generation (not that I'm saying that I'm old... Oh, no, it's just that I'm like more mature than old. Hehe^-^) usually prefer those from their own age group (How Take That managed such a successful comeback I wonder). Sigh... My favourite album of all time is Millenium. Honestly speaking, I think that is their best album and it has been going downhill ever since then. Sigh again... Don't get me wrong. I still think that all of their albums are out of this world, it's just that that album was the best of the best, you get my drift? Haha ;-)
Okay, before I drone on and on about my crazy obsession with them, let me bring to all of you guys a brief ride down memory lane about my fav boyband of all time, the Backstreet Boys => (with a little help from Wikipedia, of course ^_~)
Publicity shot of BSB
With elmo, cute !!!
Lou Pearlman, an aviation entrepreneur based in
The band was spotted in
By 1997, pop music was returning to the forefront in
On May 18, 1999, the Backstreet Boys released the album Millennium, which sold over 1.13 million units in its first week, setting, at the time, a record for first week sales. The album also recorded the most sales for an album's second and third weeks. Rolling Stone reports that sales might have been bigger if some stores had not run out of CDs. In addition to receiving gold and platinum awards in 45 countries, the band's sophomore album was nominated for 5 Grammy Award's including Album of the Year. In August, the Backstreet Boys sold out a 39-city tour in less than a day, selling over 765,000 tickets in a matter of hours, prompting additional shows in many markets and shattering a number of box-office records selling out all 53 concert dates of their Into The Millennium Tour which kicked off in September. The tour drew over 2 million fans, breaking the record for largest indoor audience.
In November 2000, the group released a new album, Black & Blue and to promote the release of Black & Blue, the boys traveled around the world in 100 hours to Sweden, Japan, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, and the US; 55 of the hours were spent traveling and 45 were spent making public appearances. The album debuted with 1.6 million units sold in the first week in
roup, including two written by all five Backstreet Boys — achieved platinum status in over 30 countries and gold certification in 10 regions around the world during its first week of release. In 2001, the Backstreet Boys kicked off the 1st leg of their "2001 Black & Blue World Tour", in which they were to perform on five continents within the span of 100 hours. The full tour earned US$350 million in ticket sales, placing the tour among the highest-grossing ever.
In October 2001, the boys released The Hits: Chapter One, a disc of their greatest hits. The record sold over 6 million copies worldwide, and yielded an international top 10 hit "Drowning". After a three-year hiatus (2002-2004), their new hit single, "Incomplete", was released to radio stations on March 28, 2005 and quickly became the #1 most requested song in top markets in both U.S. and overseas. The drastic style change drew negative criticism from magazines such as Rolling Stone (who gave the album only 1 star
) and many long time fans, who felt they should have stayed true to their trademark pop sound. On June 14, 2005, the Backstreet Boys released their comeback album Never Gone, which they spent more than a year recording. The album debuted at #3 on the U.S. chart with substantial first week sales of 291,000 copies, including #1 debuts in Japan, Pakistan, Germany, India, Chile, Brazil, Australia, and Korea.
On June 23, 2006 the band issued a statement regarding Kevin Richardson's intention to leave the Backstreet Boys. The reason stated was his wish to pursue other interests that he could not while in the group. The rest of the Backstreet Boys wished him the best of luck in the future and they have no plans on replacing him. They noted that he would always be welcome to return should he wish to do so. Since then, Kevin returned to the role of young hotshot lawyer named "Billy Flynn" in the Broadway musical Chicago for a short engagement in Toronto, Canada in late 2006. In a recent INROCK interview, Brian Littrell said the Backstreet Boys newest album will include various music styles, combining their earlier mid-90's sound with their most recent guitar driven pop/rock sound. The album is due to come out Summer 2007.
Here are some pics of them, enjoy ;-)
I’m sorry I couldn’t get their younger days’ pictures. I’m using my new pc and thus, I don’t have their earlier archive. If anyone happens to have them, could you please send them to me? My e-mail address is shinichi6507@hotmail.com .
I don’t care if some of you say that you think that BSB have no talent or they are just counting on their looks, I’m still their greatest fan anyway (I am a Westlife hater myself but I don’t force my friends to hate them as well, so if you think of writing down negative comments on BSB, here’s what I’m gonna say to all you BSB haters out there, “You may as well forget about it, cos it ain’t gonna work, honey.”). I have been working on this particular post for a few days already and I’d say, it was quite a challenging undertaking for there was a lot of time I was thwarted in my attempt to create this post. A few times my Internet Explorer stopped responding (I still don’t know why my IE does this on a regular basis like, for instance when I want to close a page. Maybe it has something to do with Windows Vista being still new in the market and there are still problems that aren’t solved yet) and the worst was when I was pouring out my feelings of BSB from the depth of my heart yesterday and my IE had to choose that time to start acting funnily. As you guys can see from my previous post, I spent a long time on it and I was so furious that I cried and banged my pc a few times. However, today, after a long nap from 5 till
So here I am, congratulating myself for eventually perfecting this post. And to all of you who read this post till this very end, thanks a zillion!!!
All my efforts put into posting a new blog was wasted when my internet explorer stopped responding... Every thing that I had typed for the past 1 hour and more just disappeared just like that! I don't think I can retype so fast tonight. Will wait for my mood to improve before i make another attempt to write down what I have been planning to since a few days ago. SIGH... Maybe this weekend...
My hp tuning in to tv
Cool and sleek =>
My pc - DELL. The OS is Windows Vista ~_^
