嵐最高~ !! 君に百万ガソ

◆君に似てる嵐メンバー占い◆

2007-10-30T12:43:00.000+08:00

あなたと性格が似ている、気が合う嵐メンバーは誰なのか占っちゃおう！！
占い結果は、大野くん・二宮くん・相葉くん・櫻井くん・松本くん以外にも、めったに出ない占い結果もあるかも！？
占い結果は絶対当たるわけではないのでご了承を。

ルイさんは

◆二宮和也くんタイプ◆

でした

ルイさんはニノタイプです。ニノと性格が似ているかも！？
自分なりの信念を持ち、それに基づいて行動します。理想が高く、その理想に近づくための努力は尋常じゃないです。ただ、そのぶん、自分が興味のないことに関しては、まったく無関心、見向きもしません。競争意識もあまりなく、いつも自由に我が道を行くので、社会では少し「気難しい人」として扱いにくい存在と捕らえられているかも。

If this has any truth to it, then that makes me very delighted. ah Nino :)

ここで占う

Sleep paralysis and tooth grinding

2007-10-15T08:59:00.000+08:00

歯軋り、金縛り、私寝る時の問題。

At least once a month I experience sleep paralysis. It's scary, I feel as if I'm going to die during bouts of this. What if I stopped struggling against it? would I die?

Then there's my chronic tooth grinding. I can't hear it, but those in the same room as me tell me about it when I wake up.

My recent favorite pic of ニノ-様

2007-10-09T19:29:00.000+08:00

この顔を憧れるない事は不可能だな。
格好いい過ぎるだから。
なんかGQ方のショットみたいな。
ニノ-君キヤーァ!
It is impossible not to find that face attractive.
He is just quite too enthralling to ignore.
This photo gives off a GQ-like feel.

Nino's room

2007-08-05T21:09:00.000+08:00

Photo credits: ninomiyasang@naver
(Ninomiya is referring to himself here)

1. I haven't entered my room in a year and I don't really have any plans to do so.
2. Shelf (perhaps)
3. I sleep well (easily) I wake up bad (find it hard to wake up)
4. Writing a short novel/story
5. Table is removed in the middle of lunch/noon
6. Just to say, this is the living room
7. My mother sleeps in this bed now
8. Bureau - My clothes are inside but I don't open it
9. By the way, my room is..
10. Component stereo
11. I sleep wearing a long white shirt and grey and black striped (pants)

Just to be clear, this picture came out around late 2004 I think, judging by the length of Nino's hair as represented in the drawing.
So what is written above may not be the case anymore.

Feel free to correct any errors in translation

By the way, does anyone have pictures of Aiba's room and the rest of the members too?
Thanks.

x-posted to ninomiyakazunari@voxgroups

ARASHI NO.1 嵐は嵐を呼ぶアルバム冊子

2007-07-28T11:57:00.000+08:00

A.
相葉雅紀

M.
松本潤

N.
二宮和也

O.
大野智

S.
櫻井翔

CDTV 「恋人にしたいアーティスト　ランキング」7月2007

2007-07-24T08:37:00.000+08:00

7月22日
「CDTV」/Countdown TV 番組で視聴者からの投票で
「恋人にしたいアーティスト　ランキング」が発表されていった。

Countdown TV sent out questionnaires for audiences to key in their favorite idols who they want to have as girlfriends/boyfriends. The following were the results:

結果は:

男性編 Male Division

PS *Ninomiya~Number 10! Yay!

1位　　赤西仁 Akanishi Jin ----> いやだ。大嫌い。怒ってる! 有りえない!
2位　　hyde（L’Arc～en～Ciel)
3位　　亀梨和也 Kamenashi Kazuya -------> もういやだこの人。
4位　　堂本光一 Doumoto Koichi
5位　　岡野昭仁（ポルノグラフィティ）-----> えぇぇー?
6位　　山下智久 -------> やっぱり絶対にいれるんだ。分かるんですが、この美男の色気あんまり好きじゃないだけど。
7位　　清木場俊介 Kiyokiba Shunsuke ------> Yay! SHUNの事には私に大尊敬があるんだ。アイドルじゃなくて、本気なアーティストだから。
8位　　橘慶太 Tachibana Keita (w-inds)

9位　　松本潤 Matsumoto Jun of Arashi -----> ふん~
10位　二宮和也 Ninomiya Kazunari of Arashi -------> よかった! 本命です。
11位　櫻井翔 Sakurai Sho of Arashi -----> 最近翔ー君が格好いになってたんでしょう。痩せたんだ後に。
12位　小池徹平 Koike Teppei ----> 美男
13位　福山雅治 Fukuyama Masaharu ---> じじ。じょうだんだよ!
14位　堂本剛 Doumoto Tsuyoshi aka ENDLICHERI☆ENDLICHERI
15位　錦戸亮（関ジャニ∞）Nishkido Ryo ----> 昔は好きなアイドル。
16位　TERU（GLAY) Teru of Glay J-rock band
17位　新藤晴一（ポルノグラフィティ）Shindou Haruichi of PornoGraffitti (Singer)
18位　TAKUYA∞（UVERworld）Takuya of Uverworld J-rock band
19位　稲葉浩志（B’z) Inaba Koshi of B'z
20位　氷川きよし Hikawa Kiyoshi(Enka Singer)

女性編 Female Division
1位　　YUI ----> すがすがしい
2位　　持田香織 Mochida Katase of Every Little Thing
3位　　浜崎あゆみ Hamasaki Ayumi ---> あゆうの事が飽き飽きしてな。ごめん
4位　　大塚愛 Otsuka Ai
5位　　BoA
6位　　石川梨華（美勇伝）「v-u-den」 Ishikawa Rika of 「v-u-den」
7位　　絢香 Ayaka
8位　　高橋愛（モーニング娘。） Takahashi Ai of Momusu
9位　　倖田來未 Koda Kumi ---> あんまり好きじゃない
10位　安室奈美恵 Amuro Namie ---> Yay.
11位　柴咲コウ Shibasaki Kou
12位　吉澤ひとみ Nagasawa Masami
13位　hiroko（mihimaru　GT）
14位　田中れいな（モーニング娘。）Tanaka Reina
15位　リア・ディゾン Leah Dizon --> Porn Star!?
16位　aiko ---> 一番最高の歌い手
17位　木村カエラ ----> Kimura Kaela
18位　宇野実彩子（AAA) Uno Misako of AAA
19位　中島美嘉 Nakashima Mika
20位　上戸彩 Ueto Aya ----> 何でラストだったの?

別に何も無い

2007-07-18T22:45:00.000+08:00

今夜の夕食又たくさん食べ過ぎたな。やばい。。キャ---デブ過ぎてになって。
仕事を直ぐに求めらなければならないってかもしれない。。
けど、やる気がないねぇ。引きこもりになると思うったんですが。
さっき「ハナとアリス」の映画をみたんだ。すぅごきれいな。
もぅ。嵐の夏コン見たい。
ニノの事、何だか少し自分の好みで、白けている。
けど、今週の宿題ーくん、あいつはお客さんに暗に戯れていったかも。美人の芸人アイドルだから。

YamaTarou ep2 comment

2007-07-16T21:37:00.000+08:00

山田太郎....
It is a funny and entertaining dorama.
But,
I don't get it.
Why the need to induce tears for every scene with Tarou and his family?
It's too melodramatic that it ends up being..somewhat..forced.
Nyah. whatever.
The ニノ maid costume was too over the top in terms of trying to create entertainment value.
It was amusing at first but later on I felt over saturated with the cross dressing idea.
That's just my opinion on Episode 2.
Still, I love this drama and will continue to watch it.

On the other hand, 花ざかりの君たちへ... 生田斗真!
Watching him act gooey and googly eyed over Mizuki. Sugoi Tomasu image up!
I know Tomasu's never been given much of a break by the Jimusho.
After all, his peers in MAIN graduated to be you know what.
Then Yama-p debuted as well.
But Tomasu, I've always believed in his abilities ever since his Meitante days in Shokura.
I knew you had it in you, just that you were never given the chance to shine.
Hopefully this will open new doors of employment opportunities for Tomasu.

Imagine foregoing college to accommodate the possibility of debuting only to have his hopes dashed.
But who cares. Its not my position to speculate or critique what his boss decides for his career.

2007-07-12T22:23:00.000+08:00

Iida Kaori is getting married..she is 3 months pregnant.
What is up with Momusu members getting pregnant out of wedlock?
First Nozomi, now Kaori.
I used to like Kaori.

宿題ーくん上戸彩ーさん

2007-07-10T23:54:00.000+08:00

来週の宿題ーくんのゲストは。。。
じゃんじゃんじゃん。。

上戸彩ーさんです!
お楽しみにって下さい!
ちなみに、大みやSKの事もあるんですけど。

Oricon Style Jul 16th 07

2007-07-06T21:55:00.001+08:00

Nino was on hanamaru cafeye~ey!

I love Nino like a sister would love a brother. That sort of feeling I have for him.Pic courtesy of jana_nox via arashirus at LJ.

But, Arashi on Oricon Style. Aibababbaa looks sooo gorgeous here, I think I might have to reconsider my ichiban favorite Nino. But then, Aiba is the hottest, no question. Nino, well, he's just loveable. I'm always torn between these two. Jun, even if you ranked a place in the Oricon freshest summer idols or whatever...hahaha. Aibah. sigh.

Tabe Mikako-chan 多部未華子

2007-07-05T21:00:00.000+08:00

隣人の晩ご飯作っている物を嗅げる。あんな料理はイタめしもしかしたら。。子牛フィレットにグルメリーブ油でフライして、も色んな芳草と香草とか味付けしてるんだとかも知れない。
先刻晩ご飯を食べた。。一人で。寂しいなと思う。隣人ーさんのイタめし晩ご飯より自分の蟹x卵焼きコンビのほうが可哀相みたいんだ。
とにかく、ヤマダタロウspさっきに見れた。あのタロが好き少女の女優、多部未華子ーちゃんがちょう可愛いそうだ。
多部未華子ーちゃんは井上真央ーちゃんと一緒「青空の行方」の映画演じれた。あの花よりだんごのドラマの見ている時で、松田翔太ーさんの事段々見上げている。神秘的な人と思うったんですけど。あたくしは、時々「怪人」のタイプが好き。と言うわけで、松田翔太ーさんのファンになった。
兎角さぁ、多部未華子ーちゃん絶対可愛いな。イケガミタカコのキャラに役割に適するって、だれでもに受け入れられない。
頑張る多部未華子!
例え二ノーさんは反社会的も、疎々しいそうも、手前勝も、手高慢も、頑張ります!

I can smell what the neighbors are having for dinner.
I guess its probably sauteed veal in olive oil seasoned with various herbs and spices.
-just had dinner myself. My tamago-kani yaki and some asparagus minestrone soup somewhat pales in comparison to the neighbors' gourmet feast.

Nevermind. I just watched Yamada Taro Making SP. The girl who plays Yamada's biggest admirer, Tabe Mikako , is super super cute!
She starred in Aozora no yu e, in one of the minor roles along with that girl who played Inoue Mao's best friend in Hana Yori Dango who was in love with Soujiro who's aura of mystery I in turn found attractive. (I like mysterious boys - sometimes) I gradually turned into a Matsuda Shota fan after a few episodes.
Back to the subject of the topic, Tabe Mikako-chan Chou Kawaii!
I couldn't think of anyone better to play the role of Ikegami Takako.
Gambaru Tabe-chan! Even if Nino-kun can be antisocial at times, please do your best.
You have my full support!

Jun.09.2007 まごまご嵐　櫻井＆二宮 Mago Mago 108

2007-07-03T14:56:00.000+08:00

Mago Mago Arashi 108
Jun.09.2007 まごまご嵐　櫻井＆二宮
Label Guide:
------------- = next scene
S = Sho 櫻井
N = Nino 二宮
G = Grandparent
AC = Abe Chiyo (narrator) 阿部知代(アナ)
A = Aiba
O = Ohno
M = Matsumoto

0:05
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Where are today’s grandchildren?
今日の孫どこかな。
S/N Over here!
ここだよ。
S Speaking of which, today we have come to Kawabamura in Gunma-ken.
と言う事で、本日は群馬県ー県のかわば村に来とります
N Alright!
良し!
AC Alright! Today the grandkids visit Kawabamura in Gunma prefecture. The many mountains surrounding Kawabamura makes it beautiful. It is a place abundant in nature. Today's request is from an amazing master from Kawabmura. Try to find out!
良し! 孫達は訪れたのは群馬ー県の川場村。山々に囲まれ美しいようがながれる。自然豊かが所。今回の依頼はこの川場村がに者すごい達人がいるので探して見て。と言う物。

0:33
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S What kind of master is it?
何の達人でしょね。
N A master eh? Hmm.
達人ねぇ。。
S So, being an expert, what does he specialize in?
達人って事は何か作わけだから。
N I think its related to the fields somewhat.
やっぱり畑じゃないのかな
S To the fields eh.
畑のね
N Yeah
うぅん。
S An expert that has something to do with felids..
畑かんけいの達人
N Over there by the field bridge there's an indigo tractor.
で藍の橋佃だよトラクトルが。
S Does it mean that sort of expert?
あれの達人ど言う事?
N Which means that, it has to do with planting and reaping.
あぁ言うの。。黄土「こうどう」播種「はしゅ」所何ですよ。
S Somewhat I've warmed up to the idea.
もうちょっと僕に構って貰っていいですか。
S My tension rises a step higher.
僕のテンション上がり一歩で二宮-さんの結構なんか
N Is that so? Well then shall we go?
あぁ、そう、じゃ行きますか。
S Lets go.
行きます!

1:22
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N Hello! Greetings
こんにちわ!
S Hello! Greetings!
こんにちわ!
G Yes, please, hello.
G はいどうも、こんにちわ。
N/S Hello.
こんにちわ。
N I'm happy to be working with you. ; Thank you for your kindness.
おせわになります。
S I'm happy to be working with you. ; Thank you for your kindness.
おせわになります。
S Grandpa, wha- aah! Brooms!
おじちゃんこれは何あぁーほうきだ。
N Brooms eh.
帚なんだ。
S Look! Look! Look! A certified master! (referring to Grandpa’s ID)
見て見て見て、群馬のたつじゅん。
S Ehh, Grandpa are you a master at broom making?
えぇ..おじちゃんほうき作りの達人ですか。
AC Here are today’s grandparents, Kimura Jinichi-san and Kimura Shin-san. Both were wed through an arranged marriage in the 3rd year of the Showa Empire. Granpa is acknowledged by Gunma-ken as a master/expert in making brooms.
こちらは今日のおじちゃんとおばぁちゃん、木村じにちさんと木村しんさん。二人は昭和3ねぇんに見合いけっこん。おじちゃんは群馬ー県の達人に認定する。ほうきの作りの達人なのてしょ。

S How does one get appointed as a master?
達人ってどうやって任命されるの?
G Incidentally that’s the way it is.
たまたま県の方でさぁ。
S Eh? Incidentally?!
えぇ?たまたま?
S There’s no such thing as being appointed by chance.
そんな事ないですよね。
G Incidentally, I was casually appointed
たまたま。
S Are there many broom makers in Gunma-ken?
ほうき作れる人って群馬にたくさんいるんてすか。
G Right now, in Gunma, incidentally there are about 3-4 of them.
群馬にね、今のところはたまたま3ー4人じゃないかな?
N 3-4 people by chance?
たまたま3ー4人?
N Those who people who make such..
あの作人が。
S That’s fairly a few makers (of brooms).
結構つくないんだ。
S What are the brooms made of?
何で出きてんだ?ほうきって?
S What’s this?
これ何?何これ?
S What’s this, is it asparagus? (Referring to the broom’s material)
何これ?アスパラ?
N Hey! That’s not asparagus!
アスパラじゃないでしょこれ。
G To prepare for the growth, we will sow the seeds today.
今日さぁ、たまたまこの種をまくっちゅうことで用意してあるから
N What are you saying? What do you mean?
これ何?何て言うの?
G I mean the grass which the broom is made of.
ほうき草って言うの。
N/S Oh that...So that’s it.
あぁ、その、そうがあるんだ。
G Broom grass (houkikusa) specialization
専門のほうき草
N/S Eeeh.
えぇぇぇー
AC The material for the broom is called houkikusa as it had always been.
It will grow up to 2 meters in height. The seeds of the houkikusa, its color and luster and shape resembles “Tonburi”. It is thus referred to as“the caviar of the fields”.
ほうきの材料は、名前もそのままのほうき草。草丈は２メートルにもなるそうです。
ほうき草の種は、とんぶりといい、色つやと形が似ているところから、畑のキャビアとも呼ばれているそうです。

3:13
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AC Ninomiya-kun is sowing the houkikusa seeds with grandfather.
二宮ー君はおじさんとほうき草の種蒔き
N How will this become houkikusa?
これはどうやってほうき草になるの?
G It’s this way. When they gather up together, they grow taller than this. Then it’s collected to make the brooms. (Note: I’m not too sure about what the grandfather is saying)
ほうき方ってこれがさぁ、寄せにはいて、寄せに同じ以上の背になるな高さが。
そこに寄せいにあのほうき作るでわく。
G Turning the job over to you is no problem, you’re skilled at it.
それ譲るいいこんか。。勝手上手いじゃん。
G You’re good. You’re good.
上手い。上手い。
N Is that so?
そうでしょぅ?
G You’re good at it.
うまい。うまい。

3:47
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AC Sakurai-kun and grandma are making preparations for lunch. Today’s menu is grandma’s proudly homemade udon.
櫻い君はおばぁちゃんとお昼の準備。今日のメヌはおばぁちゃん自慢のうどん。
S You use this often? This noodle-making machine?
よく使うの?この製麺機。
G I use it when I make udon.
使うんだようどん作る時は。
S Isn’t it better to just buy from the store rather than to make it yourself?
麺買ってきたかたが早いじゃないのか?
G Buying from the store may save time, but what I make by myself tastes better.
買ってきたかたが早いけど自分で作くた方が美味しいって。
S Well then as expected!
さすがね。
S Do you often make udon?
よく作る?
G Right now, I’m not.
今ね、作るない。
S Eehh? Hahahah.
えぇ?ハハハ。
G Because of the circumstances today.(Note: I think what she means here is – she’s not making it today because Sho-kun is making it for her)
意外な展開だったいま。
S What kind of person is Grandpa?
じちゃんってどんな人?
G He’s kind of stern.
厳しいか。
S Is that so. Fairly quick tempered huh?
そうなんだ。けっこう短気なの。
G He is strict.
きびしいが。
G The kind of person he is today is similar to the old fashioned husbands of the past. He’s a hectoring husband. (One who has the say in everything/rules the household)
今の人さ昔の旦那は亭主関白だから。
S Aaah.
あぁぁー。
G If I don’t listen to what he says it’ll be bad (The atmosphere) /I must listen to what he says. Mostly I just say yes.
「ハイハイ」って聞きてなければ大変。
S That’s harsh.
大変。たいへんごと。
AC Grandpa is a husband who sets the rules of the household in their 50 years of being married. Grandma doesn’t bother to let out any complain in order not to cause disharmony/in order to get closer to Grandpa.
おじちゃんは亭主関白。結婚仕手50にねん。おばぁちゃんは文句一つ言わずずっとついてきたのです。
W おばぁちゃんは文句一つ言わず寄り添うってきた。

4;54
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N What kind of person is grandma?
おばちゃんはどんな人なの?
G Grandma does work such as this.
ばちゃんはこういう仕事するんさ。
N In the past?
昔か。
G Yeah. Yeah yeah.
そうそうそうそう。
N She’s wasn’t one to speak a lot?
何も言わなかった人?
N Yes.
何も言わなかった人。
N The type of person who silently does things together with you.
黙って一緒にやって来れた人何だ。
G Yeah yeah yeah.
そぅそぅそぅ。
N Then, what kind of wife is she? The type who abides by you?
ばちゃんはでも何、何だ家内/考えって言う。ついて来るわけでしょ。
G Well, that’s true, since she is docile.
まぁ、そぅだよね。大人しいから。
N So that’s befitting? Even if you don’t normally think of it, have you felt any need to show gratitude?
それには、合えなの。日頃思わなくっても、感謝してるなとか思う?
G I do..I do.
するさぁ~それは。
G It’s both ways.
互いに。
N But it’s not spoken of right?
でも、言うわないてしょ?それは。
G Not at all.
べつに。
N What about your wife? She doesn’t show gratitude as well? Or say anything to express it?
向こうもいわない。
G She hasn’t. It’d be mortifying.
言えねぇや悔しいくって。
AC A person of the olden days like Grandpa cannot speak openly of their feelings.
昔方にのじちゃん感謝の気持ちを言葉にするのが出来ないのです。
W Such a trait of people from the past – they cannot convey their feelings openly.
昔気質伝えられない。

5:49
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S What is Kawabamura famous for?
川場村って何有名なの。
G Kawabamura has several hotsprings.
温泉は川場村には幾つもあるね。
S Several.
いっぱん。
S Have you gone to the hot springs?
おばちゃん行きった事あるの。
G I don’t have reason to.
行きったことないけど。。
S No reason to?!
ないの?!
G None.
ない。
G If there were someone who would take me.. I can’t drive a car either.
連れてってもらえらえなけりゃ。自動車の運転も出来ないし。
S What about Grandpa?
じちゃんに? そぅなんだ。
G Grandpa would rather spend his free time drinking sake than take me to hot springs. (Note: Rough translation)
じちゃんはおばあなんか湯へ連れて行くよか酒飲んでた方だめ何だよ。
W Grandpa would rather spend his free time drinking sake than take me to hot springs. (Note: Rough translation)
おばあなんか湯へ連れて行くよか酒飲んでた方がいい。
She has become unable to speak up about anything.
W 何も言うなくなってしました。

AC Grandma cannot speak freely of what she thinks, being a person with values from the past. In truth, both grandma and grandpa are the same.
おばちゃんも思っている事を口に出さない。昔ながらの女性。二人は実は似た者同氏。

6;26
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N Grandma won’t speak much right? If grandma wished to go somewhere, she wouldn’t say it then?
おばちゃんは言うわないの?どこは行き度いとか。
G She won’t say.
言わないね。
N Ah, really. So you don’t take her along to places you go?
あぁ、本当. 連れて行って連れてかないでしょ?
G That’s a problem..
問題はね。

6:40
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AC What are these two doing? First of all, Sakurai-kun, poor at cooking, begins the challenge.
そんな二人に、何が出来るのか。先ずは櫻君苦手の料理に緒戦。
G Can (he) make grilled egg? I wonder.
玉子焼き出来るかな.
N Sho-chan isn’t skilled at all in cooking.
しょちゃんね、あんまり料理上手くね~んだよ。
W Arashi’s Kids dinner assault! 5 consecutive defeats!
W 「嵐の突撃！こどもの晩ゴハン　５連敗」
AC What is being said there?
何て言われていますが。
AC But that’s not true today!
今日の櫻君はちがいます。
S Ne, amazing! Its like a hotcake.. What is this? (Self praising)
S It’s artistically done. Or maybe its just my skill?
卵の成せる技。それとも僕の腕?
W Is it really a skill?
腕じゃないかな。
S You know Grandma, among the things that I love to do, cooking is entirely unappealing.
俺と慕うことが。。料理を作って全然おもしろくない。

7:36
---- 12 noon ------
AC Lunch is ready!
さあおひるごはんが出来ました。おばちゃん特性うどんと櫻君が作った卵やき。
Gp It’s exactly right, the noodles are boiled right.
ちょうどいいじゃねか。茹でる方が。
Gm It’s a bit sweet to be honest.
Gmすましがちょとあまかったかな。
Gp Go ahead with the egg.
卵焼きもうどうぞ。
S Why do I have to be the one to eat this first?
何で俺が最初に食う事になったんの?
Gp Because you’re the one who made it then you taste it first.
焼いた人が味みなりゃ
S This is absolutely delicious. I’m not kidding. It’s good. Try it!
絶対甘いと思ういます本当に。これうまい!!食べて見て
N Why are you recommending this to me? Grandpa, try and eat this.
何で俺なの勧めるの?じちゃん食べてみて!
S What am I being rejected for!?
何でお前は断るの。
N It’s good.
あまいの。庇う無恥
S It’s good, seriously.
甘いよ、マジでこれは。
Gp Its exactly right.
ちょうどいいじゃない。
S Isn’t it?
でしょう!?
AC Now, the part where Sakurai-kun speaks well. The grandkids want to know, the grandparents’ love story when they were young.
櫻ー君がほめられたところであのコーナ. 孫が聞きたい愛話. おじちゃんおばちゃん昔は若かったのよ。ラブラブトク. 孫が根掘り葉掘り聞いちゃう。
S How did you meet?
二人の出会いは?
Gp Through a formal marriage interview.
出会いは見合い
Gm Since it was done that way back then.
昔だからねみあい
W First impressions when they first met were?
初めて合ったときの印象は?
S What were your first impressions of each other upon first meeting?
最初に合ったときの、お互いの印象は?
Gp There wasn’t really any impression to make. She was so-so.
いや、別にいしょおもね、まぁまぁだっぺ。
S What about your first impression of Grandpa?
ばあちゃん、おじちゃんの始めた印象は?
Gm He was average.
まぁまぁだ。
S How about your first date?
二人初めてのデートは?
Gp There wasn’t particularly any first date.
別にデート。
N That (answer) again..I’m sure there is. There should be.
あるよ。またあるよ。
S Even when there are lots of hot spring spas around here, you haven’t gone together?
きたいところ温泉いっぱい、温泉にちょっと行きってみましょうとか無いの?
G Not at all
全然そんな事なかった。
S Why?
なんで?
S Before you got married, somehow, even going to the movies wasn’t something you did?
結婚するまでに、どうか、映画館に行きましたとかない?
Gp Probably once right?
映画館一回位行きったか?
Gm We went once.
一回行かねぇよ。
Gp We did eh?
行かねぇんか。
N Once only huh? There is a second time somehow.
一回行くうそのえいが。もう2回ぐらい行きたって。
S When was your first kiss?
初めてのチューは?
Gm Back then things such as kissing weren’t the practice.
昔はチュー何と事しなかったんだよ。
N So then, how about the recent kiss?
だから、じゃ、最近したチューのか。
N When was the best kiss that you shared recently?
一番最近したチューはいつ?
Gp We don’t do such things.
やらねぇよ。そういうことだ。
S Then, shall we take the picture? Maestro!
じゃ、その写真を撮りますか。巨匠!
N Maestro ne. If I may take the one or two pictures of you both kissing.
巨匠ね。私に掛からばチューの写真一枚や二枚。
S Grandma and Grandpa’s Kiss in a Picture.
じちゃんとばあちゃんも、チューの写真
Gm That’s enough! I don’t what that kind of picture taken!
いいよ。そんな写真撮らなくても!!
N Look at this right now. Look at the sense of distance.
見て距離感みせてあげるよ今どれぐらいか。
N Amazing. That sort of distance you have.
すごいこんな距離感
S Both your faces were halved.
二人とも顔半分だよ。
Gp That’s just fine
ちょうどいいじゃん。
N That’s just terrible
ちょうどよくないよ。
N What is this distance you have between each other?
この距離感はなに?
S Lets do it again, both of you.
二人ともかけちゃってるじゃ。
S You don’t have to kiss. Just lean a little bit closer please.
じゃ、チユーじゃなくってもいい。もうちょっと二人よってください。
N Lean a bit closer.
もうちょっとよって。
Gp Don’t laugh mother.
わらわせな!おっかぁ!
N Don’t laugh mother?!
わらわせな!おっかぁ!?
S Good.
いいね。
N That’s it!
いいじゃん。
S That’s an amazingly good picture.
すげいいい写真これ。
S But the previous picture showed how they truly were like.
おきくまえのしゃしん来まえの本気人だけど。おけっこう前の写真が本気人だけど。
N Really.
ほんとう?これか。。

11:24
----------2pm 午後2時------------------
AC Sakurai-kun, having listened to Grandma’s story….
おじちゃんおばあちゃんの話が聞きて櫻ー君が。
W Proposal from Sakurai.
櫻から提案が。
S In spite of having a lot of hot springs here, I’m surprised Grandma has never gone to any one of them.
やっぱりびっくりしゃたのはこんな近くに温泉があるのに、おばあちゃんが温泉に行った事ない。
S Lets go to the hot springs here.
ここは温泉きましょ。
N Are you serious?
マジですか。
S Make grandpa extend an invitation to grandma to go to the hot spring.
おじちゃんの口から、温泉行くうとおばちゃんを誘ってもらいましょう。
S How’s that as a present from grandpa?
おじちゃんからのプレセントとしてどうでしょう?
N How is it.
どうでしょう。。
S Yeah how?
ん、どうでしょう。
N Yes, let’s do it.
はい、いきましょう。
S After having eaten, he’s slow.
食べられたときが遅いで。

AC Operation Present for Grandma Begin. In the afternoon, the participating go-betweens in regard to the proposal of getting Grandpa to ask Grandma to go to the hot springs, make brooms.
But Sakurai-kun who suggested it makes a mistake with the reeds.
おばあちゃんへのプレセントだい作戦開始。午後はほうき作りこの参与仲人おじちゃんからおばあちゃんを温泉誘って貰います。でも、ここで言い出しの櫻ー君がこの葦のひっぱてしまうのです。いっぽきうい厭うは未墾で行く三四いで。
G Braiding it?
編める?
S Braiding it, but it’s not braided.
編めてけど編めてたかった。
G It’s quite rough isn’t it.
荒っぽくなってきたね。
S The quality is absolutely terrible.
絶対俺出来悪いよ。
G Because it’s your first time with that kind of work.
まそんな匠がにえ初めてだから。
S Because it’s my first time.
初めてだからな。
AC But its also Ninomiya-kun’s first time.
そう言うにのー君もはにめてですんが。
G This is skilled.
上手いじゃねぇ。
N I did it.
できた。
S You were told huh.
言われたことねぇよ
G I didn’t say you couldn’t do it well.
上手く出来なきゃいわねぇよ。
S Anyway, yeah.
さぁ、そうざ
AC Sakurai is quite perplexed. He seems to have forgotten to tell Grandpa about the proposal.
櫻よぅほど悔しいかったのか。温泉の事申すっかり忘れて参与にぼうとでも。
S Is this no good?
これじゃ駄目か。
G That’s miserable.
それじゃあ、惨めだな。
S A miserable man.
惨めな男
S After this it’s Grandma’s turn?
あとはおばあちゃん仕事?
G Yes.
そのあとはおばあちゃん仕事あるの。
AC Yes, the finishing touches are left with Grandma. Earlier, in order to prepare for the next task, the reeds were braided. The task is completed by neatly arranging the grass which was previously cut. Sakurai-kun is once again challenged.
そう、仕上げはおばあちゃんを仕事。先を整いながら一歩一歩編みこみます。最後に先の切り揃えたら完成。無効にもう櫻ー君また挑戦。
G Cut it straight.
真っ直ぐ切れって。
S Leave it to me.
任して
S It hurts. This is the first time my finger got lodged between the scissors.
痛い。鋏で指挟むの初めてだよ。
N You just can’t do anything right.
どんだけ出来ないんだよ。
AC With that pain, an important matter is recalled.
この痛みで、大事なこと思い出しました
{Flashback}
N When we’re done, what shall we do today?
作ったらどうしますか。きょう。
S Let’s go to the hot springs. How about it Grandpa?
温泉にいこうよ。おじちゃんどう。
G Off to the hot springs then.
温泉に行くべ
AC With the might of their influence, the grandkids’ vigor pushes the old fashioned grandfather. After that, the three men mingled. The men’s naked promise is…
昔方のじちゃんが孫の力を駆りって精いっぱいの押さそい。その後3人が交わした裸の男の約束

--------4pm 午後４時--------------
AC As grandfather’s present to grandmother, the 4 go to the nearby hot spring.
近くにあったふれあいの家という温泉施設へ。
S Grandma, the women’s bath.
おばあちゃん、女湯か
N Yep.
そう
N Grandma, Grandma, (over there)
じゃ後でね、ばあちゃん
S See you later.
あとでね
G Yes.
はーい
AC The three naked men have a chat.
男３人は、裸の語らい。
W ※ Asking permission is a must in order to use the special towel.
※特別にタオルを許可してもらってますって許可されなければいいのに…
S This is good, right grandpa? To have a hot spring nearby is the best right.
いいねおじいちゃん。近くに温泉あるの最高だね
N Coming here with grandma (the both of you) is also good.
いやあ、ばあちゃんと二人で来るのもいいよね
AC Today is grandma and grandpa’s first date since a long time ago.
今日はじちゃんとばちゃん久々のデート
{Flashback: Even if he’s always thankful, he never speaks of it. Because he’s old fashioned}
N Grandpa, what if you told grandma today? To commemorate this day..? Tell her of the feelings of gratitude you’ve always had for her. Old fashioned people wouldn’t say such things out in the open. What you said this morning about conveying your gratitude, how about telling her shortly when we get home?
ねえじいちゃん、ばあちゃんにねえ、今日言ったら？記念だし、今日はさ。
いつも感謝してるんだけどね、っていう言葉をね。昔の人だからね。言えないっていう。午前中も（感謝を伝えるって）言ってたからさ、ちょっと帰ったらさ言ってみましょうよ
S When its said orally it’s better.
口頭でもいいからね
N Yeah
うん
G That is true I guess.
そうだよね
N What will make her most happy are the words grandpa himself uttered.
じいちゃんから言われるのが一番嬉しいんだから
G Right
そうだよね
S But the timing of when to say it is quite difficult.
なかなかさ、タイミングだよね、そういうのはね。難しいから
G That’s unthinkable. That’s such a reckless thing (to say it out of the blue)
そんなことはないもんな。めったにな
N But not telling her is also thoughtless of you.
言わないでしょ、めったに
S If you tell her, I think it would be good. Has grandma gotten in the bath?
言えたらいいかもしんない、おばあちゃん（風呂に）入ってるかな？
N Grandma? Let’s go and check on her?
おばあちゃん？見てきましょうか？
S No, it would be difficult to go over to the women’s bath. Considering Japanese laws.
いや、見に行くことは難しいと思うんですけど。日本の法律では
N Ah! yeah.
ああ、そうなの
S Yes.
はい

------------5pm午後５時--------------------------
Having enjoyed the hot springs, the 4 go home.
温泉を満喫して帰ってきた４人。
S Sake tastes good after going to the hot springs, doesn’t it?
温泉のあとの酒って美味しいでしょ
Gp Its flavor is good, it’s the best.
美味しいさ、こりゃ最高だっぺ
Gm Are you just drinking alone?
一人で飲んでるのかい？
N So he can speak directly
そうずっと話してたの
Gp Well both of you drink then, because you (Grandma) say
(二人が）『飲め』っちゅうからさ
S Well, Nino-san
じゃあニノさん、そろそろ
N Yes!
はい
S The previous operation…
例の作戦を
N The promise made at the hot springs..as you spoke of. From grandpa to grandpa…
じゃ温泉での約束、でも話したけどさ。じいちゃんからばあちゃんに
Gp Uhuh, incidentally the grandchildren were saying something. How about going to Yufuin (name of the place) hot springs together next time?
いやあ、たまたまさぁ、孫がこういうこと言うもんだからさ。今度湯布院にでも一緒に行くべ
Gm Ah, so that’s it. Yes.
ああ、そうだね、そうだそうだ
Gp Is that ok?
それでいいっぺ？
S Yeah. Amaaaaazing, amaaaazing.
いやぁ、すごいいい。すごいいい
Gm Grandpa look at this.
これおじいちゃん見て
S From Grandma.
ばあちゃんから
AC After arriving home from the hot springs, after Sakurai-kun convinced grandpa, grandma wrote grandpa a letter. It was the first letter grandma gave grandpa. The letter spoke of heartwarming words. As such, the contents are:
N Grandpa, first off take out the trash on Mondays,I know you love sake. It’s in the kitchen. The western style business suits are in the first floor. Even if I still want to convey a lot more things to you, from now on, please favor me. Thank you always. Kimura Shin.
ニノ「ゴミは月曜日に全て出します
　　　知っての通り大好きなお酒は
　　　台所のおこたの所にあります
　　　洋服背広などは一階のおくりにあります
　　　まだまだ伝えたい事は沢山ありますが　
　　　これからも宜しくお願いします
　　　いつもありがとう
　　　木村志ん　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　」
Gp If there is that much feeling; it makes it all the more important.
それだけの気持ちがあればなおさら大事にするべ
S It makes it important.
大事にするべ
N Grandpa, here, keep this important thing.
じゃこれ、大事にとっとかないと
Gp It’s alright. I’ll place it at the top of the back of the cupboard.
わりいねって後ろの戸棚の上に置こうとすると
N Look at that, you just put it in a simple place like that. Put it in a place you wouldn’t forget. Since you might forget it.
ほらすぐ簡単なところに置こうとする！忘れないところに置いておこうね。忘れちゃったりするから
Gp Get me some sake.
酒持って来い!
S What a quick development (change in mood)!
急展開！
N This relationship has gone on for 52 years…
この関係がね、５２年続いてきた…
Gm Problematic as it is, for as long as we get along well it is fine.
問題はさ、まあ仲良くやってればいいだっぺ
N From the look of it yes.
形なんだよね、うーん
--------Saying byeお別れ----------
S Grandpa Grandma Thank you
N Thank you for working hard
S Thank you for working hard
G Thank you for working hard
N Take care ok, Do your best from now on.

-----Grandkid’s impressions孫感想-------
N Grandma and Grandpa’s relationship has shortened (the gap) quite a bit eh?
ちょっとは縮まりましたかね、おじいちゃんとおばあちゃんの関係
S Eh, I’m sorry, but wasn’t it distant?
え？ちょっとごめんなさい。広がってたんですか？広がってたんですか？
N But when you look at that picture earlier today, can’t you say they’ve become closer? (Comparing it to the first picture they took)
あれ今日写真ご覧になってなかったんですか？
N For only half a minute they appeared to be closer in that photograph.
半分ぐらいしか映ってなかったおじいちゃんとおばあちゃん。ちょっと縮まったんじゃないですかね
S It was interesting wasn’t it.
おもしろかったですね」
N That’s because they came from the time when it wasn’t common practice to speak out one’s feelings. They were able to speak up about it.
ああいうことは言えない時代の人たちですから。言えたってのは何よりじゃないですか?。
S Yes
はい
N Their mutual feelings, today
お互いの気持ちを、今日は
S Yes
はい

----Grandparent’s impressions感想-----
Gp Today was incidentally interesting. The day passed by pleasantly. Especially when we went to the bath house together.
今日はたまたま面白く一日が、楽しく過ごせました。それと一緒にお風呂へ入ったってことがホントに
Gm Those were good grandkids. Very good grandkids. Like they were my own.
いい孫さんで、ほんといい孫さんだった。自分の本当の孫みたいで

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S Let’s go back to Tokyo.
じゃ東京へ僕達も戻りましょうか
S by way of this broom…
このほうきで
N Riding the broom, even if Sakurai-san will not achieve anything with his broom riding magic in the end, from here we part.
ほうきに乗ってはじゃ最後は櫻井さんの無かったですけどほうきに乗るマジックってので今日はお別れしたいと思います
W Sakurai Sho’s Magic show
櫻井翔のマジックＳＨＯＷ
N By the way, by how far will you fly? Until that point over there.
ちなみに、どのくら飛ぶんですか？あそこまで
S Well, please edit this then. (literally “camera fix” said Sho)
櫻井「いや、カメラフィックスでお願いします
W ※ The fix is being done
※【フィックス】固定すること
スタッフ（笑）　　
S Right on, to Tokyo, Let’s go!
ようし、東京へ！レッツゴー！！
S Camera chase after!
カメラ追ってんじゃん！！
AC Well, from now on, Grandpa, Grandma try to get along well ok?

----Ending Talk------
S/N We became broom maker grandchildren!
ほうき職人の孫になってきました～！
S Japanese people find happiness in going to hot springs, in my opinion.
Getting in, one feels happy already. Everyone, what sort of situations do you feel happy? For example, what’s written in a script (a scene) where a woman’s underwear is accidentally exposed.
日本人の幸せってのは温泉にあると僕は思うわけですよ。入るとやっぱり　　　幸せな気分になるじゃないですか。みなさんどんな時に幸せを感じますか？ま、例えば台本に書いてあったのは、パンチラを見たときとか
N Huh? Are there such things written?
え？そんなこと書いてあった？
W No such thing written.
書いてありません
S There is! Hey you guys wait! Everyone! There is something written about that.
書いてあります、お前、待てよみんなの台本に書いてあるから
A There isn’t such thing.
無いですね、そんなの
S There is.
書いてあるよ！
S There is it seems.
書いてあるだろ!
M Tokyo dome concert
東京ドームでのコンサート…
A Sakurai-san (Speaks of) panty-showing/upskirts.
櫻井さんは、パンチラってことですね
S Wait! Wait!
待てよ、待て待て！
W Prince of Accidental Panty Exposure!
【パンチラ王子】
S It’s written it seems.
書いてあるだろう！
A Upon entering the convenience store, over there USEN is hanging. Arashi’s song is playing, isn’t that a happy feeling?
コンビニとか入った時に、あそこUSEN掛かってるじゃないですか。あれで嵐の曲が流れると、ちょっと幸せ感じません？
S I will feel happy.
感じる！！
A You’ll feel (happy) right? With that and panty-showings.
感じるよね、パンチラと共に
S It’s not so with panty-showing!
パンチラじゃないです！！
O The moment I order ramen, just before eating, it makes me happy.
ラーメンが頼んで来た瞬間とか、食べる前とか幸せだよね
M Nfff. The moment you send your order.
んふふ、伝わりづらいですね
O The moment it arrives, because from that point onwards I would have to start eating, that’s the best part.
来た瞬間、だってこれから食べるんだよ。こんな最高なもの
M That’s ramen?
それはラーメン？
O Ramen
ラーメン
M It must be ramen isn’t it?
それはラーメンじゃなきゃいけないもんなの？
O For me it should be ramen.
俺はラーメンだね
M Ramen makes you feel (happy).
ラーメンでより感じる
S From that point, it’s like your anticipating what it tastes like.
これからどんな味が待ってるんだって
O Yes, at that moment that I break the chopsticks.
そう、（割り箸）割った瞬間
S Just a minute, that point when you split…hahahahaha.
ちょっと待って、こうやって…ワッハッハ割って
A What about you Sakurai-san?
櫻井さんは？
N I want to hear yours.
そうそれが聞きたい
A For example, when you see girl’s panties in accidental exposure, what color would make you happy?
パンチラはたとえば何色のがいいの？
S I’m sorry, I’m not really into seeing a girl’s underwear.
ごめんね、パンチラじゃないから
A Weren’t you the first who mentioned it?
一番最初にパンチラって言ったじゃないですか
S For example, you just said it didn’t you?
例えばパンチラって言っただけじゃないですか
M What are point are you making with that “for example”?
なんで例えたの？
S No, it is there written in the script.
いや、台本に書いてありましたよ
A But it isn’t
書いてないですよ
S Doing that and such doesn’t gain me favor.
それやるとかぶって受けないんだよね
M Tokyo dome concert
東京ドームのコンサートが…
O It’s messily written.
『メッチャ…』って書いてある
S No feeling? With seeing a girl’s underwear, is it the opposite feeling?
感じないですか、あ、じゃ逆に感じないですか？パンチラでは
O With seeing a girl’s underwear by accident.
パンチラってさぁ
M Recently I haven’t seen a girl’s panty exposed.
パンチラって最近見ないよね
A Because were not students (anymore).
学生じゃないんだからさぁ

雑誌でニノちゃん

2007-07-01T16:18:00.000+08:00

RAY雑誌でニノちゃん格好いいじゃん!!!!!!!
Nino in Ray Magazine August 2007
新ドラマを見る待っていない。

二宮和也データ (このサイトからへ)

2007-07-01T10:37:00.000+08:00

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二宮和也データ (このサイトからへ)

人物/趣味

下町育ちで言葉遣いや話し方がやや荒っぽく、仲の良い人間にはストレートな物言いをするため、生意気な印象を受ける人も多いが、実際は礼儀をわきまえた好青年である。
「初めて会った時からすぐにくっついてくる。そこが今でも変わらない」とメンバーの大野。大野にとって「ペットみたいでカワイイ」らしい。他のメンバーやファンからも「豆柴犬に似ている」と言われている。また同じ嵐のメンバーである相葉雅紀には、スヌーピーに似ていると言われた。
好きな食べ物は「安いもの」。最も知られている好物はもんじゃ焼き、お好み焼きなどの粉モノ。また子供の好きなメニューに好物が多く、ハンバーグ、ミルクパン、クリームソーダなどを挙げている。
嫌いな食べ物は「高いもの」。メンバーと焼肉を食べに行き、特上カルビを食べた際、帰宅後、嘔吐してしまったらしい。そのため「俺には高級すぎる」と感じ、それ以来、特上カルビ等の高いものが食べられなくなってしまった。また、嫌いな食材はしいたけ、八宝菜、牛乳、生クリームなど。貝類も苦手で食べると必ず中る。

I got this from 二宮和也

Nino is from 葛飾区 Katsushika-ku in Tokyo.
He is known as the "eternal 17 year old" due to his drama roles in which he plays characters younger than he is.
When he reads a script for the first time, he remembers it fairly enough.
He easily gets seasick (Odoroki paper boat experiment/Hawaii Debut)
There are many people who percieve him as conceited upon first meeting, but thats only because of his unpolished/rough manner of talking, having been brought up in a downtown area. (My comment on this: Probably someplace like Harlem, NY?)
Aiba once said Nino is similar to Snoopy, he has a dog-like character(-^o^-)
At present, he is the member who doesn't hesitate to profess his love for Arashi when asked
His parent's home seems to be in the direction where car wipers are made.
His favorite food is hamburger, cream soda and milk pan, such things that kids prefer. He also loves monjayaki and okonomiyaki (また子供の好きなメニューに好物が多く、ハンバーグ、ミルクパン、クリームソーダなどを挙げている。)
He cant handle spicy food. When he went out with other members to eat Kalbi (note: Spicy korean BBQ - which I love to eat with plain rice) it seems like he vomited upon returning home. (If this is true, then poor thing. Whatta weak stomach, though)

叱って! ブロンド先生

2007-06-30T17:57:00.000+08:00

昨日の夜、ニノは。。。
すぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅごく話した!!!!
英語で、ちゃんと発音したんだ。
文法はちょっと間違いあるんですけど、びっくりしたねぇ。
わりといいな。

Picture Post Vintage Arashi

2007-06-28T19:28:00.000+08:00

トップ10一番好きな嵐の歌 top 10 favorite Arashi songs

2007-06-27T15:26:00.000+08:00

わたくしのトップ10一番より好きな嵐の歌は:
これのリストは当然に変わる、新アルバムリリース時で、新しい歌を聞くって好きあって。

Here are my top 10 favorite Arashi songs as of June 2007 (Who knows there might be something I would come to love once TIME comes out, so this list is editable)

1. とまどいながら Tomadoinagara
2. 恋はブレッキー Koi wa Breaky
3. 松本の歌 Matsumoto no Uta (和-make song!)
4. 青空ペダル Aozora Pedaru
5. 秘密 Himitsu
6. 今昔 Kako
7. 夏に終わりに思う事 Natsu ni Owari ni Omou Koto
8. 涙を流れ星 Namida no Nagareboshi
9. I want Somebody
10. Blue

TV NAVI - Yamada Tarou Monogatari

2007-06-27T12:50:00.000+08:00

7月6日始まる。。。
ニノーさんと櫻ーさんのドラマ「山田太郎ものがたり」。
お楽しいみにって下さい!
~。* 。~* 。~
さぁ、少しの写真ドラマをプーロモってため。

TV NAVI - Yamada Tarou Monogatari
credits to: Aikawa-san

Niji~.~

2007-06-26T20:39:00.000+08:00

この間は、嵐の新アルブムでニノーさんのソロ歌【虹を呼びます】を聞きた。
感情的な歌ってね。
書くときで、作詞者の本意は。。なんか。。本気に誠実の気持ちを聞き手で、ちゃんと伝えると思っています。
まぁ、今から永遠まで、ニノーさんの事を応援しています。
がんばります。

I recently listened to Nino's solo on his Baystorm program.
Its an emotional song..
Whatever intentions he had when writing the song, the listener would somehow feel the sincerity of emotion he tried to express.

No matter what, I will support Nino to the end. Real talent like that comes by once in a blue moon.

Same weight? Nino and Sho..

2007-06-23T20:58:00.000+08:00

From Myojo, August 07

Nino said that since SakuSho lost weight, they are both at the same weight.
He said although it may seem unbelievable, it is true.

In other news,
SakuSho recieved a Nintendo Wii from Nino for his birthday, and in return, Nino got sandals from SakuSho.

山田太郎物語のドラマ曲

2007-06-23T12:34:00.000+08:00

気になる。。嵐の新曲山田太郎物語のドラマで使うためは何。どう音って?

ああ! どうして今だけでニノ君の事をみつけた。。

What does Happiness sound like -> I'm ill at ease with curiosity.

Random Picture Post

2007-06-22T17:26:00.000+08:00

共有したいと思うある映像はここにある:

誕生日おめでとう二宮和也-さん!

2007-06-21T15:57:00.000+08:00

誕生日おめでとう二宮和也-さん!

私の目の二宮和也は11歳常にである。

仕事が大変でも私は永久に応援する

仕事を頑張れ！

しっかりしてる. よ。

Picture Post

2007-06-20T23:35:00.000+08:00

Namida no Nagareboshi Lyrics

2007-04-28T21:19:00.000+08:00

空を見てごらん星が見えるだろう
ただそこで美しいく輝いているだけさ
星に聞いてごらん君に聞こえるかい?
ただそこでささやかに輝いているだけさ
流れ星流れて君の涙を拭ってお願い
ただここで穏やかに微笑んでいて欲しい
空を見てご覧寄るが明けるだろう
今ここで新しいい日々が始まってゆく
日の光り浴びてる君の微笑んでを守ってあげたい
今来こでう美しい区輝いている君と
いつまでも手を取り合って
歩きつ続けていこう

Situation report

2007-02-28T07:49:00.000+08:00

3かの全月間私は私の生きる喜びを失った。それはどこにあるか。私はそれがほしいと思う。

For 3 whole months I've lost my joie de vivre.
Where is it?
I want it back.

よいの朝 Good Mornings

2007-02-28T07:32:00.000+08:00

昨晩私はディズニー・チャンネルのワンダランドーでアリス映画を見るために私が目がさめていたので遅く眠った。.....
その映画は上機嫌のとき見られるべきである。私は発見薬剤を入れられた状態だけできるより深い意味を提案する潜在意識の低調とおそらくなされたことを考える。この色、このカード、女王およびMad Hatter。私はそれを見ている間私が薬剤を入れられたことを望む。多分私はビデオ店のそれを賃借できる。それからよりよく映画を見ることを楽しむように薬剤を入れられなさい。それこの週である最終週後にするべき事のための私のリストに置かれる。ちなみに、私はまた自分の部屋をきれいにしなければならない。塵を集める無用の事を取り除きなさい。

私は最近趣味として考慮することができる何かを発見した。
赤い蟻は私の家の問題である-どこでもある。、卓上で、ベッドで、瞼で、膝の下で、壁を渡って這う… 私が1日をした何、哲学の口頭試問を勉強して時に、押しつぶさないこと、そして私は机に70%のイソプロピル・アルコールの小さい滴を注いだ。それらを押しつぶさないように気を付ける指間で中に幾つかの蟻をつかんだ。それからアルコールにそれらを投げなさい。

そして、
私は蟻が住むためにゆっくり戦ったと同時に見た。数秒後に、私は紙切れを使用してアルコールから蟻を持ち上げた。私は紙切れで干るために蟻を残した。しかし蟻はまだ生きていた。彼らはちょっと枯れるが、でも、生きっている。しかし彼らはアルコールと酔っ払う。彼らは明確な方向無しで…前後に這う円で、ちょうどそして這う。

その私の生命の隠喩は、それでない。
私は真剣にウォッカを飲む必要がある。

Stayed up late last night. Alice in Wonderland was showing on the Disney channel. That movie is a good watch when you're high. I swear it was probably made with subliminal undertones suggesting some deeper meaning that only a stoned out state can unlock.
The colors, the cards, the queen of hearts and the mad hatter. I wish I had taken something to trip out on while watching it.
Maybe I could rent it, get real high and get a kick out of little ol' Alice in Wonderland.
Wonderland.
Put that on my list for things to do after finals week, which is this week.
Among other things, I must also fix my room. Clear out the inutile stuff gathering dust.

I recently discovered something that could be qualified as a hobby.
Red ants are a problem in my house - they're everywhere. Crawling across the wall, on the tabletops, in my bed, on my eyelids, under my knees...
What I did one day, while studying for my philosophy orals, was to pour a small circle of 70% isopropyl alcohol on the table, grab a couple of ants between my fingers careful not to squish them, then toss them into the alcohol.
Then, I slowly watched as the ants writhed and struggled while gradually getting intoxicated. After a few seconds, I got a peice of paper, lifted the ants off the liquid and set them to dry.
Lo and behold the ants were still alive. They'd be curled up for a while, but they'd come to life - albeit this time, they're drunk! They would crawl around and around in circles, just crawling back and forth...with no clear direction.

Its a metaphor of my life, isnt it.
I seriously need a shot of smirnoff.

My nose is flat

2007-02-15T13:24:00.000+08:00

私は鼻の整形手術を必要とするかもしれない。

しかし私は苦痛を恐れている。人々は何を私について考えるか。

忙しい。。。。

2007-01-30T20:19:00.000+08:00

このWesluはだ又なぜ彼持っている彼のための記念のギグを持っていることについての多くのE-メールをであるか。
とにかく、別のニュースで。私の髪の毛は。。。より長く伸ばすっている。
私が私のTシャツ襟の中で髪の毛を押し込めたら私が黒いヘルメットを着けているみたい。
ハハハハ
明日神学141の試験。それが今忙しいでもblogに書いて時間がありなさい。
先に哲学で、人前で私達はAndre Shwarz-Bartの小説のレポートを論じる。
私は全小説を読むことを出来なかった。それは私がレポートのための内容を都合するために真剣にそれによって行き始めた昨日までだけあった。それはなる-本は実際によい。

別のものを人の憎悪についての哲学の基盤の憂欝な物語を見れば読まれるこれはよい。それは没頭させておく。しかしその本読んでに終えなかった。
私は夏休みが始まればそれを読むことを終わるように。木曜日に私はNATCCOに行く、そして夜に予定される学の本会議がある。眠い。金曜日に政治学の試験。土曜日に神学の農村生活経験するのレポートがある。後NATCCOの戦略レポート。それから午後ITMの中間試験がある。月曜日来週は学校休日である。授業無し。しかし神父Giordanoは思慮深く必須の記憶を予定するフリータイムを利用した。必須の記憶無し=卒業無し。そして私達にまだオシュート写す事がある。
とても忙しい。アンフェタミンを集中続けることを必要とすることを考える。しかし一方ではシャブは私を台無しにする。コカインは問題外-余りに高いである。私はバンコクの丸薬を考慮する。しかし中心が打つことを止めることを恐れている。そしてコーヒーに私を飲みったらまたカフェインに免疫がありがありたいと思ってはいけない。

Who is this Weslu and why does he have a lot of emails about having a memorial gig for him?

Anyway, in other news..My hair is getting longer.. When I tuck my hair inside my collar I look like I’m wearing a black helmet. Wahaha.

Theology 141 long test tomorrow.

Even if it’s a busy week I still have time to blog.

Earlier we had a report in Philosophy class on the novel The Last of the Just by Shwarz-Bart.

I didnt get to read the whole novel, it was only until yesterday that I started to seriously go through it in order to come up with some content for the report.

It turns out - the book is really good. If you’re looking for that brooding, melancholy story with philosophical underpinnings about man's hatred for another then this is a good read. It will keep you preoccupied. I had not finished it though. But I intend to do so once summer break begins.

On thursday I'll be going to NATCCO, then there's a plenary scheduled at night. ZZZZ.
Friday I have a long test in Political Science.
Saturday I have a report on my immersion, a presentation on NATCCO's IT strategy right after that. Then there is the ITM midterm in the afternoon.

Come Monday next week, it's supposed to be a free day. No classes. But Fr. Giordano wisely made use of the free time to schedule a required recollection. No recollection = no graduation.

And then we still have a video shoot to do.

I am so busy. I think I need some amphetamines to keep me going.
But then shabu would ruin me. Cocaine is out of the question – its too expensive.

I will consider Bangkok Pills. But I fear my heart would stop beating.

And then again if I take coffee I don’t want to be immune to caffeine.

未来へ Looking ahead

2007-01-09T12:50:00.000+08:00

私は哲学が調査する直後にPSCの楕円形の今朝の20のラップを超揺することを行くことを計画した。しかし私がそこに着いたときに、分野は中学校のフットボール選手の完全だった-私が見たので推定上la Salle Greenhillsから彼らのバスは離れたちょうど少数のメートルを駐車した。わかりました、それらはゲームを有した。しかしそれは私のルーチンを台無しにした。なんでもありません。私はちょうど私のE-メールを点検することを家に戻った。

I was supposed to go and jog 20 laps on the Ultra PSC Oval this morning right after Philo class but when I got there, I found the field in the middle of the track packed with grade school football players – presumably from La Salle Greenhills as I saw their bus parked just a few blocks away. Well ok, there was a game, and it threw me off my routine. Never mind I just went right home to check my email.

最近私はずっと未来について考えている-私はそれにもかかわらずこのフリータイムをすべて過すか。それまでに、卒業し(すべてがうまくいけば、そこにあるこの3月の卒業の私のチャンスに悲惨である) 技術的な複雑化無しが。私はすぐに働くか。または意志私は適用の通常周期を通って行かなければならない概要を、最終的に私はまでの帰り呼出しおよび待っている堤出してことをフォローアップ予想して呼出し聞く「言うために雇われる!」

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the near future – will I still have all this free time to go to Ultra, or go home and loll around in 4 month’s time? By then, I’ll have graduated (if all goes well, ie no technical complications that would disastrously hinder my chances of getting out of college this March). Will I immediately be working? Or will I have to go through the usual cycle of applications, submitting resumes, anticipating return calls and waiting for follow-up calls until finally the coveted “You’re hired?”.

考えるためにすべてこれらが何も私いかにについて一度意味しないか私が訳にはいく現実に投げられるので学校の仕事に集中する難しさがある。意味は、これら数月の時間ににさようなら言っていた事である:

It is getting harder for me to concentrate on school work since I can’t help but think about how all these will mean nothing once I get into the real world. I mean, these are the things I would be saying goodbye to in several months time:

これ以上:

長いテスト、中間および口頭試験
ほとんどあらゆる主題のための5インチの厚い読書、
私が駐車スロットを見つけることができないので学校への運転および遅いがあること。様々な喫煙者の小型の庭の反射の時間、Bellarmineにdeラコスタ、完全に隔離されたものとCTC-SOMおよびFaura、である私の好み。
クラスに出入して玄関に沿って歩くこと。
本を、長いすの賦課金に借りることを、図書館に行って写真複写されるある読書が読んだ雑誌をある。教師が皆を呼ぶことにする場合のクラスに目覚め、加わらせる月が前に締切割り当てられたが、賦課金の前の2日だけに取り組まれたペーパーおよびプロジェクト。登録-無言で祈っている間私が200の下で少なくとも1つを得た私の最初選択でなかった教師を選ぶ悩ませたプロセスへの乱数の最初の点検からの…。
クラブでき事の出席。
12:30 pmの家に行き、日の残りのための睡眠。

私はこれらの経験を逃す、けれども同時に私は去るために待ち時間を傾ける。年後に、私はそれが一度学生であるためにいかにのように感じたか忘れている。私はちょうど知っている。私の優先順位に突然の転位がある。私は私が今より育ち、高度に私の行為を担当させる。私は私がまだ約社会的ななまけ者であることを行ってもいいかどうか疑問に思うか。団体の世界の私の不断の先延ばしにする方法のための部屋があるか。私がちょうど今消えることができれば3月までに新しい表紙を付ければ。

No more:

1. Long Tests, Midterms and Oral exams with thesis statements that run a mile long

2. 5 inch thick readings, for almost every subject

3. Driving to school and being late because I can’t find a parking slot.

4. Spending reflection time at various Smoker’s Pocket Gardens, my favorites being De la Costa, CTC-SOM and Faura, Plus the perfectly isolated one at Bellarmine.

5. Walking along the hallways to and from classes

6. Going to the library to borrow a book, settle dues, have some readings photocopied, read magazines

7. Being forced to wake up and participate in class when the teacher decides to call everyone for recitation

8. Projects and papers that were assigned a month before the deadline but worked on only 2 days before its due

9. Registration – from the initial checking of random numbers while silently praying I got at least one below 200, to the harassed process of selecting teachers who weren’t my first choice

10. Attending org events

11. Going home at 12:30 pm and sleeping for the rest of the day

I will miss these experiences, yet at the same time I cant wait to leave. After a year, I will forget how it once felt like to be a student. I just know.

There will be a sudden shift in my priorities. I will be forced to grow up and be responsible for my actions to a higher degree than I do now. I wonder if I can still go about being a social loafer? Will there be room for my perennial procrastinating ways in the corporate world?
If I could just disappear right now, and resurface by March.

前方の月の学術のスケジュール: Academic schedule for the months ahead:

2006-12-22T16:29:00.000+08:00

前方の月の学術のスケジュール:

1月の第2週または第3週 : 就職市

2月5日月曜日--> 学校無し、大統領の日
2月21日水曜日: 灰水曜日の固まり、 10:30 AMの期末試験解放
3月10日土曜日:最終的な等級の解放
3月28日水曜日-青いロースト
3月30への3月31日金曜日/土曜日日: 卒業式の日(私は成功するか。 )

Academic schedule for the months ahead:
Jan 2nd or 3rd week - Job Fair
Feb 5 Mon - no school, President's Day
21 Wed - Ash Wednesday Mass, 10:30 am
26-28 Mon-Wed - Final Exams

Mar 10 Sat - release of final grades
28 Wed - Blue Roast
30-31 Fri-Sat - Graduation Day (will I make it?)

怒っている等々 angry

2006-12-10T17:28:00.000+08:00

私はずっと私に迷惑を掛けているものが最終的に把握したことを考える。ある特定の害虫は私の携帯電話の私を電話し続け、実際に迷惑になる。私が行くところはどこでも、彼はそこに行く。私は私の関心を引くことを試みている私の友人にまたはものは何でも彼が私に話し続けるので話を傾ける。私が去る時はいつでも、彼は私に続くには彼がたいと思うように、ほとんど余りに去る。従って私は私が滞在を愛する知っているある特定の場所を彼そこにいるも避ける。私は感じたり従って窒息した。蠍座生まれの人で、私は私の個人的なスペースに実際に報酬を置いた。私は容易に他を、私がやっと知っている特にそれら信頼しない。しかしこの馬鹿はそれに私のプライバシー侵入する。彼はそれがうまくあることを考える。そのような迷惑。私を放っておきなさい。彼は理解してはいけないか。私は彼とありたいと思わないという彼が考えをなぜ得なくてもいいか私が丁寧に彼の招待をすべて断ってもか。これは私に健全なそう怒っている作る。

最後の金曜日は楽しみパーティーに行った。

それは確認される。私の友人は不快な人である。私は彼がもう私の友人でないことを決定した。私はLさんと話し、徹底的に彼の特性がいかに変わったか私逹は気づいた。彼はに対処し易いのが常であった。素晴らしくおよび気持が良いです。中間年党があったけれども去年の11月。彼は奇妙に不愉快であり始めた。彼は私で私が何かを間違ってしたようにまぶしく光る。それは私を不安にさせた。私は何をあなたにしたか。最後の金曜日の党の間に、彼はとてもよそよそしく、個人的行動した。

証拠はここにある:

彼は反抗の態度の行為の床のポーカー用のチップを投げた。
彼はカードディーラー(余りに私達のものの友人)で失礼に急がせには、ゲームを始めるために叫んだ。彼は彼について困惑させる原料の話すことによって彼の高等学校のクラスメートの悪口を言い、クラスメートを言うことは擬似特性だった。
彼は彼に食糧を得るために私達の友人P要求した。彼は女の子に彼に食糧を得、彼に役立つように命じた。
彼は彼押したほとんどころぶ私は私の椅子により私の椅子と壁の間で、そして私が少し動かすことができる従って彼が渡ることができればかどうか尋ねるかわりにスペースを通りたいと思った。
彼はある会話を録音している彼女がビデオの間、床のLさんの携帯電話を投げた。ちょっと愚かのは彼女が撮影だったでなかった。
D氏は私達に飲み物に役立つためにウォッカを得た。しかし彼は突然彼が飲み物に役立つ1才だったように氏からのDびんをつかみ、行動した。

I think i finally figured out what's been bugging me.
A certain pest keeps calling me and it really gets annoying. Wherever I go, he goes there. I cant even talk to my friends because he keeps talking to me, trying to get my attention or whatever. Whenever I leave, he leaves too, almost as if he wants to follow me.
Thus I avoid certain places which I love to hang out at, knowing he'll be there too.
I feel so suffocated. Being a scorpio, I really put a premium on my personal space. I dont easily trust others, especially those whom I barely know. But this idiot invades it wantonly thinking that its ok. whatta pest. Get a life.
Can't he get a hint? No matter how many times I say no, (politely) why bother putting up with me?
Please. just. fuck. off.
aLright. I said no emo here. But this reeks of too much anger.

悲しみ+ 切望

2006-11-30T17:20:00.000+08:00

何ら感情を内部の実際に情緒が関係の他に方法私関連付ける。
またはそれは両方の方法であることができる-誰かは深く傷つく何かを言う
そして私は自分自身についてひどく感じる。
よって私は他に毒液を打つ。私の沈着を失い、それに後退によって対

処する。世界からの撤回は隠遁者みたい。強制されるだれでもに話

すことを断る。私は人々に話させること時間が来る自分の言は冷たく、無

感情無感覚である。
今私の生命の混同した状態にであるのでこれを言うだけ。
私は取除く皮からそれ自身を解放することを試みているヘビのように取れない以外、感じる。自分は絶望的な間違いになった。私は今の所で求めた神の助け。。。助けを求めるささやく小さい祈り。
時々私はより穏やかに感じるが、でも、不況は完全に立ち去らない。私の精神の騒ぎと取り込みを引き起こしているものにより知らない。多分私は行動療法を行く必要が

I think whatever is going on inside emotionally can really affect the way I relate to others in relationships.
Or it could be both ways - someone says something that hits me bad, then I'd feel awful about myself and as a consequence, I lash venom out to others.
I lose my composure, and I cope with it by retreating.
withdrawing from the world like a recluse.
refusing to speak to anyone, unless forced. and when I do, what i say reeks of coldness, apathy and insensitivity.
I'm sorry to all the people I might have hurt. I'm just going through a terribly antsy, messed-up phase in my life right now. I feel like a snake trying to wriggle out of its shed-skin except it won't come off.
Such a WRECK.
I've turned to God at this time... Whispering little prayers asking for help. Sometimes I feel better, but it doesnt completely go away. I dont know what it is exactly that's been bothering me.
Maybe I need to see a therapist.

Cigarette Reviews

2006-09-26T15:41:00.000+08:00

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Fags eh? what be they all about ? I think that crazy dead brummie guy put it best when he said "you know, that little white stick you put in your mouth" He's dead now, but aren't we all ? You know, if you think about it. His death was "mainly due to smow-king" notice the key word there MAINLY, the advert failed to mention that he was actually shot in the head, that was the real cause of his death. Anyway, if you already smoke or are planning to get started then here's a bunch of reviews so that you can pick the right brand to commit to. I've included whether you should crash (ask for a fag) or just buy some.

Marlboro Lights - Good for beginners, a nice smooth creamy tab, rich in vitamin R and bursting with aromathayan promise. I would suggest buying these at a young age and letting time bring them close to your heart. Crashing a couple of these babies could be the best thing you ever did. Also worth a buy if you've got pocket-sense. 9/10

Regal - A good football fag, need a good footballing brain for these bastards, maybe even a rugby brain. Nothing spells competitive sport like a warm beer and a Regal. A smoother approach to the old hardcore nicotine dragger. Definitely say yes to a crash but never 2, buy them if you feel a Sports Saturday/Teletext afternoon coming on, or a pub discussion about Maxim magazine. 8/10

Dunhill - The cigarette for boxers, very similar to above but for a different brand of sport, a bouncing boy's sport. Need a good boxing brain for this particular hench of tabarettes. Old Frankie B loved to laugh, but now he's a blithering fool. That crazy bruvva smoked a pound of these a day. Some times a pound and a half if he felt the smackdown in his battleaxe. Only crash one of these cunts if you feel up for brawl or a test of might, and for god's sake don't buy them unless you box or can fake it by having a broken nose and a strange shaped head. 8/10

Lambert And Butler - Fags made from bad bits of fags. Cigarettes for bad people. They're a pub smoke in theory but it's more of a playground sneaker if you catch my breeze. Smoke them by all means, but beware, you are an idiot if you smoke them. Usually come with a hairless head and a wet coat, but don't be surprised if your nana is partial to a Lambert on a Funday afternoon, because we all know that if there was a new day created it would be called "Funday". If you've had many pints and someone you don't know offers you a fag, it WILL be a Lambert, take it and smile but by morning you'll cough up some bile. And only buy them if you made your money by threatening people. 3/10

Balmoral - "You've played the golf course now smoke the cigarette". A quote from the mighty CRUST there and how better could it have been phrased ? It couldn't. The only way I could possibly describe these fags is by scales breaching and as you all know, I don't breach the Craigs. 9/10

The Benson range. Benson and hedges also make pasta bakes!

Benson and Hedges - Could be a lung peeling sensation. I'd say for those in need of a bit of sexual healing, come see your uncle Benson, though you may get more than you bargained for. A beef roast should proceed a Benson and then a racist chat/rant, be warned you may not be old enough to smoke these - seniors only, I say...and only smoke them if you eat sunday dinner EVERY day. 5/10

Lucky Strike - A fag for real American Joes. Nothing says "good morning America" like a good old Lucky S. These babies go well with a big ol' slice of American pie. We all know the Americans SAVED OUR ASS in World War II, so why not pack one of these ASSHOLES in to your mouth and reap the benefits. Crash one or two if you've got the soul of a patriot....and If you feel like living the AMERICAN DREAM then by all means make a purchase....everything else is WACK. 8/10

Smoke at the Captain's table

Paul Jones - Admirals only. If I caught a left tenant puffing blindly on a PJ smooth then I'd have to report them to the correct authorities. Even the Boson is forbidden to even think about pleasuring himself in such a way. I can't review these as I have never been an admiral and therefore never has a Paul Jones wing-tip graced my lips. These get a "GUESS OUT OF TEN" ?/10

Senseless Post

2006-09-11T20:33:00.000+08:00

The common factor among them is that all their first names start with the same letter.
I don't know why, its not as if its was by choice that I liked their type.
Random events seem to make it happen.

Its over now, and I'm glad to be free.
After 1 year of hardship, I think I've released myself from what ruined me completely.

"Soarin, flying, we're breaking free.."

Unless, a new one comes along, catches my eye...happens all over again.
I'll be damned if that person's first name starts with the same letter.

No way out but out

2006-09-09T11:51:00.000+08:00

I've only had two hours of sleep. But I'm relatively wide awake thanks to some unnatural chemical method.
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes.
Grandparent's Day is tommorow, but I'm not visiting them.
I only have one set left alive, on my dad's side, they've been dead for 9 years or more.
I wonder if I get old I'll have someone to take care of me like my mother tends to my grandma.
I'll probably be left alone to rot and die in a dark stuffy room.
What could I possibly die of?
The probable causes of death (my prediction) are stated according to degree of likelihood, from most plausible to least, but still possible:

a) Lung Cancer/ Emphysema

b) Diabetes - Both grandma and grandpa died from complications arising out of this.

c) Cancer, be it lymphoma, breast cancer, colon cancer, - my mom's deceased uncles and aunts, cousins and second degree kin all died from cancer

d) Aneurysm - blood vessels in my brain might suddenly burst, hence, instant death

e) Car Accident - who knows? No one can tell what the future holds if its time, its time.

f) Cirrhosis

g) Drug Overdose

h) Complications arising from drug overdose

Am I afraid of death? Yes, of course. I think everyone to some extent, no matter how tough an exterior they put up, still would be terrified of dying. But my theory is that it has more to do with uncertainty of what happens afterwards. Or, if you're Catholic, its the fear of hell, and the uncertainty of ever leaving purgatory-for less sinful individuals.

Ultimately, we will all die.

That being said, have a good Saturday morning y'all.

xoxo

Biorythms and theology

2006-09-08T12:16:00.000+08:00

Sitting in class yesterday, I learned a 'new" (for me) and interesting thing to obsess over.
My professor told us about a study he conducted on the correlation of truck driver accidents while on duty and their biorythms on that day of the accident, as part of the company's operations research.
Every human being, from the time of birth to the present day, rides 3 main waves which determine his state at a particular day. The 3 components, emotional, intellectual, physical, can either be high, critical (ie=0), or low. Basically, you either get to be up on cloud nine on monday, but sink into depression by Saturday. Same for the physical and intellectual cycles. More info.

Calculate your biorythm.

I'm now wondering if my intellectual cycle was below zero levels the day I took the deadly project management midterm. I might have scored a total of only 30/120, and that's only because of partial points coming from having something scribbled on the white test booklets. Oh well, must not dwell on it. Chalk it up to experience, what doesnt kill me will only make me stronger.

Today I recieved the grace of confession (required for my theology class). I'm feeling abit uneasy, as if there's some voice in my head compelling me not to attempt any sins again. Thus, I have to go to mass (Nativity of the Blessed Mother) later, no excuses. Last Ash Wednesday I lied to my mom when she asked me if I had gone to mass and gotten my forehead marked with a black sooty cross. I said I did, at school when in fact I hadnt. the guilt I felt after....dissipated in a few days. bad! hahha.

If you're constipated, drink 2 gallons of water

2006-08-28T17:03:00.000+08:00

Feeling somewhat sluggish today (and the whole of last week )...maybe attributed to the lack of excercise perhaps?
Really must get on a fitness program to jump start my waning energy levels.
Speaking of fitness, my dad recently talked with the owner of Hot Rocks (Club 650 in Libis) and the guy, whose name is also Louie (hehe), suddenly bulked up since the last time they saw each other. It turns out he'd enrolled himself at the Club 650 gym. Hmm..didnt know there was a gym there, from what I know, all they had were futsal, badminton and rockclimbing facilities. That's something I might check out, no, I should check out, specially since the gym trainer fee's only 200 Php according to "Louie". Now I dont wanna bulk up and all that like what happened to Century Tuna (tama ba?) endorser Jackie Lou Blanco. Just to get toned, firm muscles ala Naomi Watts in I heart Huckabees
would be nice. Hah as if I'd have the time for that considering all the school work and org stuff.

This blog could also serve as my online assignment notebook (how highschool that sounds) to refer to everytime I need to do an inventory of immediate and future tasks to do)
Such as:

Academic

1. Web Programming Project - due in 2 weeks (Progress - 0%)
2. Project Management Deliverable Sept 4
3. Project Mgt Midterms Sept 6 (Progress: 10%)
4. ISA 2nd Long Test week of Sept 11
5. Philosophy Exam - not scheduled but coming soon
6. Alpha Testing of Module 1 and 2
7. Meet with PM of Module Project (sa Philam Makati, fug memories of my OJT. THis time, I WILL bring a car no matter what~~~~~~)
Internal Dialogue - yabang mo kala mo may pambayad ka sa gasolina. De, ok lang si Dad naman gagastos. Hah, bhala ka pagworking ka na di ka marunong mag-budget ng expenses mo, asa lang ng asa sa Dad. SHADDUP.

Non-Academic
This week:
1. Shifts at the concert ticket selling booth (I didnt go today-bad..)
2. IT Career Talk that I must cover for my newsletter article
3. IT Career Talk (Same) that I must help set up, since I'm part of logistics of another org responsible for the talk
4. Meeting with Office of the Sec-gen, Compsat R&D for the project proposal on Doc Mgt System
5. Concert meeting - sometime this week accdg to the PM's SMS

Next week?/Deferred Tasks
1. Contact prospective sponsors for yearbook
2. Shifts for the photoshoot
3. Concert set-up on Fri Sept 8
4. Continue with the DMS project
5. Commit Suicide. No. can. do. according to some moral philosophers, suicide is a morally wrong act in the sense that you abandon your duty towards others in your social network, and moreover your duty to contribute as a citizen of the state. (In socialist republics its a crime to attempt suicide, the state owns you. See what happened to Nina Lugovskaya? She was made to do hard labor..) That's why suicide is a selfish act, an act of self love despite being the end of self. So, no, I will never committ suicide. Besides, I dont want to go to hell.

Argh. So what else? Other than be original and not echo off what's on the news lately,
I shall be redundant and post what's on the news lately. Please allow me to get these off my head. Its the only way I can destress (after cigarettes,alcohol and whatever else). If you have gone this far down in reading my blog, you may have the option to move along, come on now click on that little "x" button at the upper right corner of your window, for from hereon I shall not make much sense besides mimic what's on the dailies and on tv lately and random stuff I've been doing so far. Do yourself a favor =).

Stuff on my mind
1. Pluto's no longer a planet. So what? I may be proud to alive be in this generation who had the opportunity to witness such a historical scientific (cosmological/astrological/solar systematical) event. But what of it? We are empirical creatures who may delight in certain discoveries given our scientific developments but there are so many more mysteries out there that science can only do so much to explain, and that philosophers can only do so much as to speculate and posit theories.

2. Reformatted my HP-Compaq Laptop
Finally got to do this after so long. It was a white elephant sitting on top of the table for 4 months now. Here I am typing on it. As Sir Maguyon said : Backing up is important. That's why I created a separate partition for my media files, so that everytime some Trojan worm/horse/seahorse/wormfish/balalahahla decides to infest my hard drives, I only have to format the OS partition. +++DISCLAIMER: If at this point you have no idea what I am talking about, I shall not be held liable for a moment's waste of your brain space.

3. Project Management
Biggest regret of my life: not taking PM under Sir O***c. But then I had no choice, no more slots left in his class.
Hush child, it will all be over in...sep oct nov dec jan feb SIX months. After that, only then shall I worry about my future. DOOM.
Were testing the modules of a real live government subsidized project. Daunting task, no room for slacking bitches.

4. P&G Test
I took a shot at the P&G Online application test for the student career roadshow. Surprisingly, as an IT person (should be), I chose these top 3 departments, in chronological order:
a. Consumer Market Knowledge (market research, segments, trends)
b. IT (My heart does not lie here, but I've gotta be realistic. Match my qualifications with the Job Desc)
c. External Affairs - dealing with corporate relations, media, etc. (Am I a "PR" person? YEs and No, depending on the people I'm with)

5. Psychic Vampires (Dont know what these are? click--> How to recognise Psychic Vampires)
I realize the need to avoid, or at least minimize the presence of these people in my life. I cant afford to have them suck all the positive energy lifeforce out of me. Who are these people? I have a few of them, but I wont name names. Just that after talking or even just encountering them, I feel so drained, It's the lucid stupor that one gets after waking up from 2 days of sleep induced Valium. Confidence levels drop too, because its as if they over dominate you so much you'd feel reduced to shreds. scrap. basura. hay.

Ok thats enough. If I dont cut this short I may fill up 10++ pages. Till next time.

Scorpio Horoscope for Aug29-Sept 7 2006

2006-08-28T16:54:00.000+08:00

Weekly Forecast for August 21, 2006
Provided by Astrology.com Monthly Forecast

Monday through Wednesday, as much as you'd like to wear bright, colorful clothes, you'd be better off taking a black-and-white approach. Flamboyance is a problem the first half of the week, and self-control and professionalism are required at work right now. The bummer is that it's summer, and you'd like to be enjoying yourself! You get to have some more fun the second half of the week. Thursday and Friday are great days. A friend whispers something in your ear that puts a grin on your face. Saturday and Sunday are full of down-tempo pleasure.

Weekly Forecast for August 28, 2006
Provided by Astrology.com Monthly Forecast

You're a snail on Monday, and you're hanging out under your shell. It's not that you're unhappy; you just don't feel like making any decisions. You're feeling shy. Besides, it's a lot cooler under your shell than in the blazing-hot sun. Tuesday sees you emerging a bit, rubbing your eyes. You might say something funny in passing that has friends busting up for hours. Wednesday is a great day. Thursday and Friday, with your spirits up and your confidence fully restored, you find yourself the life of a party. This weekend, you have some business to attend to.

Weekly Forecast for September 04, 2006
Provided by Astrology.com Monthly Forecast

Where there's a will, there's a way -- this is truer than ever on Monday. Let your determination make the naysayers step back. But be pleasant about it. As you initiate new projects in one realm of your life, another realm -- your home life -- seems to take a turn for the worst, especially on Wednesday. The problems are not as bad as they seem, though, and Thursday and Friday provide you with plenty of time for unadulterated pleasure. Music or theater figures prominently. Saturday and Sunday, as much as you'd like to stay in the art-appreciation mindset, fitness is crucial.

Daily Extended Forecast for August 29, 2006
Provided by Astrology.com Daily Teen Forecast

The freshest ideas offer the greatest illumination for your life, so seek out innovation wherever and whenever you can today. If you put yourself in situations that are new, you might feel the slightest bit uncomfortable -- but you will definitely learn a thing or two. Today is all about pushing past your comfort zone and opening your eyes to how other people live. Visit a hot new ethnic restaurant and explore another culture through its cuisine.

Daily Extended Forecast for August 30, 2006
Provided by Astrology.com Daily Teen Forecast

When was the last time you imagined what your future looked like? Whether you want your life to be all about family, romance, travel or running the world, you need to picture it as completely as you can -- only then will you be able to believe that it can happen. Visualization will help you get where you need to go. Feed your confidence with small successes -- try your hand at the daily crossword, challenge a friend to a game of gin rummy. Winning feels good no matter how small the battle is.

Daily Extended Forecast for August 31, 2006
Provided by Astrology.com Daily Teen Forecast

You are the recipient of many truths today. People are in the mood to tell you how they feel, and while not all of the reviews will be glowing, you will end your day with closer, more meaningful relationships. Someone who you desperately want to impress is already raving about your ways, so relax and realize that the two of you are equals after all. Your reputation is on a big upswing, and you have broken some beastly bad habits. Congratulations!

Daily Extended Forecast for September 01, 2006
Provided by Astrology.com Daily Teen Forecast

It's time to get something new cooking -- so wrangle all of your people together and see who's on board for an adventure! Ambitious travel is in your future, so you might want to narrow down your options today (with everyone else's input also, of course). Getting everyone to be on the same page is never an easy task, but your charm and confidence are at an all-time high, and you could convince anyone to go along with the group. Today you're a powerful leader.

Daily Extended Forecast for September 02, 2006
Provided by Astrology.com Daily Teen Forecast

If a friend or family member asks you to sacrifice some of your free time in the coming weeks, try to comply. They wouldn't ask this of you unless they really needed your help, and chances are you'll get a lot out of being there for them. They need to delegate some major responsibilities, and you should take it as a compliment that they came to you first. In your work life, things are about to get busy -- so you might want to clean up your work area to get ready for the onslaught.

Daily Extended Forecast for September 03, 2006
Provided by Astrology.com Daily Teen Forecast

An aggressive person has their eye on a big part of your territory, so you'll need to be on the ball when they're around today. Simple jealousy is driving their audacious power play, so you should feel flattered more than threatened. There's no need to worry, since no one can knock you off the cloud you're on right now, no matter how hard they push. You have very powerful allies on your side ... people who want to see you succeed. You have nothing to worry about.

Daily Extended Forecast for September 04, 2006
Provided by Astrology.com Daily Teen Forecast

Spend as much of your time as possible producing something that can't be easily ignored today ... like an insanely rich chocolate cake, a sappy romantic poem or an eye-catching outfit. You should make a dramatic statement in everything you do right now ... your reputation is solid, but it would benefit from a huge shot in the arm. You're ready to be in the spotlight, and once you put yourself there, you'll be able to use it for a powerful, beneficial cause.

Daily Extended Forecast for September 05, 2006
Provided by Astrology.com Daily Teen Forecast

Your long period of confidence might be going through a bumpy patch in the road. Are you looking for a sign that you're on the right track? It's not the end of the world if you doubt yourself every once in a while, so don't beat yourself up about it. You can poll your friends and relatives and ask them what they think about what you're doing, but ultimately that might confuse you more than help you. Instead, patience is your best bet for peace of mind. Just keep going and trust yourself.

Daily Extended Forecast for September 06, 2006
Provided by Astrology.com Daily Teen Forecast

Today you finally find the point of least resistance you've been searching for so tirelessly. The realization of one simple fact readjusts your entire perspective, just like when you wash your windshield after driving through a buggy spot on the road. Things are suddenly clearer in your relationships -- and an argument from yesterday seems like a silly misunderstanding today. Put your best foot forward and extend the olive branch.

Daily Extended Forecast for September 07, 2006
Provided by Astrology.com Daily Teen Forecast

You don't need to do a lot of maintenance with your life right now. Everything is well on its way to success, so there's no need to hover over the details too closely. You run the risk of overthinking things, and you could do more to hinder your progress than accelerate it. There's no need to rush things right now ... let them unfold naturally, like a flower. Let your mind focus on future ideas and where you want to go next.

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Just an update- back in school

2006-08-08T18:43:00.000+08:00

Ok, so I've started school again.
I'm on my last year and after this I'll be out in the real world.
Whether I'm ready or not to face the reality of the post-college grind that is the rat race, it doesnt matter. But judging from my not-so-good baptism of fire in the corporate world as an intern last summer, I am so not looking forward to that inevitable thing happening.
Guess I'll just have to roll with the punches.
For now, I'm just doing my best to enjoy what's left of my freedom as a non-wage earning adult.
Schoolwork may be stressful, but it's relatively fun compared to the routine monotony of going to the office, in a building 35 stories high with a friggin 24-7 ice blasting a/c. aagh.
Lets review my internship experience last summer:

600 Wake up
730 Leave home, take the bus or the train.
900 Arrive at office, log-in on the "attendance sheet"
900 - 1200 Type on the laptop, do routine work that kills off more brain cells than a 2 pack cigarette binge
1200 - 100 Try to enjoy lunch, but due to the circumstances, ie, being on a budget and having to buy only carinderia food and barely having an hour to digest it, can't.
100 - 600 Do more routine tasks. By this time I am on the verge of complete brain drain (in the literal sense of the word, and not in the socio-political connotation that applies to OFWs)
615 Leave the office, walk to the bus stop and jostle with the commuters in getting a space inside the already packed bus.
730 Arrive home. exhausted.

Now, multiply this experience to 5 days a week. You can just imagine why I never want to do that sort of work again. EVER. I feel like a prisoner trapped within the four walls of the office.

Mom says I can't do anything about it. Life's like that, I gotta work hard.
But nowadays I dont really care about getting a job with a good pay. I'd rather work at a job which pays an amount just enough to cover my needs but one that I'd really enjoy.

This is outrageous.

2006-08-08T18:40:00.000+08:00

BOYCOTT BAYER!!

Bayer Sells AIDS-Infected Drug Banned in U.S. in Europe, Asia

Source

Recently unearthed documents show that the drug company Bayer sold millions of dollars worth of an injectable blood-clotting medicine -- Factor VIII concentrate, intended for hemophiliacs -- to Asian, Latin American, and some European countries in the mid-1980s, although they knew that it was tainted with AIDS.

The company stopped selling the drug in the United States in 1984, but continued to sell it overseas for an additional year.

The medicine was made using combined plasma from large numbers of donors; at the time, there was no screening test for the AIDS virus, so a tiny number of donors with AIDS could inadvertently contaminate a large batch.

Unloading the Drug on the Unknowing

Records show that the company continued to sell the medicine overseas in an attempt to avoid being left with a large stock of a drug that was no longer marketable in the United States. The dangers of the drug had become well-known domestically, but the news was slower to reach other parts of the world.

However, Bayer also continued to manufacture the medicine for several months after pulling it from the market in the United States, because it was cheaper to produce than the new, safer product they were introducing as a replacement.

Although worldwide numbers are difficult to calculate, in Hong Kong and Taiwan alone, more than 100 hemophiliacs contracted HIV after using the medicine, and most have died.

FDA Collusion

FDA regulators helped to keep the continued sales hidden, asking the company that the problem be ''quietly solved without alerting the Congress, the medical community and the public,'' according to the minutes of a 1985 meeting.

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The Championships are coming!!

2006-06-17T21:00:00.000+08:00

CANT WAIT for Wimbledon to start. Anxiously waking up each day, anticipating the grass court action. Counting the hours to June 26. Aagh. My passion for the sport and my fanatic support for Madam Henin-Hardenne drives me to this. The closer to the actual event the days inch by the more excited I get. I might have to cut school just to watch it live. (The quality of taped games are NEVER acceptable). I need my dose of tennis now.

Wimbly here we goooe...
Ok, back to sanity.

Schedule of Games:

Start Dates: Competition:
Mon 26 June - Men's and Ladies' Singles Start
Tue 27 June - Men's and Ladies' Doubles Start
Thu 29 June - Mixed Doubles Start
Sat 1 July - Boys' and Girls' Singles Start
- Veterans' Invitational Doubles Start
Mon 3 July - Boys' and Girls' Doubles Start
Sat 8 July - Gentlemen's Wheelchair Doubles Start

Tue 4 July - Ladies' Singles (Quarter-Finals)
Wed 5 July - Men's Singles (Quarter-Finals)
Thu 6 July - Ladies' Singles (Semi-Finals)
- Men's Doubles (Semi-Finals)
- Ladies' Doubles (Quarter-Finals)
Fri 7 July - Men's Singles (Semi-Finals)
Sat 8 July - Ladies' Singles (Final)
- Men's Doubles (Final)
- Mixed Doubles (Final)*
Sun 9 July - Men's Singles (Final)
- Ladies' Doubles (Final)

* The Mixed Doubles Final will be played on either Saturday 8th or Sunday 9th July, on Centre or No.1 Court.

On the last three days on No.1 Court, there will be a full programme of play; it will comprise juniors' and veterans' matches, with the possibility of Ladies' Doubles and Mixed Doubles Semi-Finals.

more details here.

Humanity and spreading the love (?)

2006-06-17T20:13:00.000+08:00

Just when you thought the world has gone to the cynics (me included), there's a heartwarming movement initiated by the Foundation for a Better Life to restore the good old fashioned values that we have neglected in the pursuit of self-centered interests.

I think this is just a way more diluted, watered down version of the flower child movement (hippy generation) but without the radical anti-establishment sentiments assumed by the self-proclaimed free spirits. They are similar in the aspect that both advocate the same values of spreading universal love, peace, charity and goodness. Yet the unlike the hippy philosophy of shunning civil society and its mores in general, the values that the Foundation seeks to encourage in people are meant to be practiced in society and accorded toward its members.

Basically, here's the mission statement taken from their site:

" The mission of The Foundation for a Better Life, through various media efforts, is to encourage adherence to a set of quality values through personal accountability and by raising the level of expectations of performance of all individuals regardless of religion or race. Through these efforts, the Foundation wants to remind individuals they are accountable and empowered with the ability to take responsibility for their lives and to promote a set of values that sees them through their failures and capitalizes on their successes. An individual who takes responsibility for his or her actions will take care of his or her family, job, community, and country.

The Foundation for a Better Life creates public service campaigns to communicate the values that make a difference in our communities-values such as honesty, caring, optimism, hard work, and helping others. These messages, communicated utilizing television, theatres, billboards, radio, internet, etc., model the benefits of a life lived by positive values. The Foundation encourages others to step up to a higher level and then to pass on those positive values they have learned. These seemingly small examples of individuals living values-based lives may not change the world, but collectively they will make a difference. And in the process help make the world a better place for everyone. After all, developing values and then passing them on to others is The Foundation for a Better Life. "

Seeing their TV Spot on "Friendship" made me choke up with an unusual sense of wanting to change the way I deal with others. Video link

I guess it wouldn't hurt to go out of your way to reach out to others. Somehow this is also self-serving on the part of the giver, since helping out creates a warm, fuzzy feeling within that validates the belief that "I'm a good person." or "I've served my purpose." wtf. But that's another discussion..Let's focus on the main point here, being that a simple act of goodness goes out a long way in making a fucking damn difference. Typical cliche. Take it from a seriously pessimistic skeptical mad-at-the-world cynic like me. I dont even believe half the things I type in here. Am I going in circles here? I'll stop the senseless babble.
All I'm trying to say is -- these ideas of universal love and acceptance and reaching out to others, it wont be so bad to give it a try. Just let it come out naturally in a situation, not forced. You'll ruin the good intention behind it and it'll only be self-serving.

There's more inspirational stories and mini-videos over at their main site - Foundation For A Better Life

2006-06-17T14:10:00.000+08:00

The sequel to one of the most celebrated Historical movies of all time (at least in my opinion) is now in production.
From BBC News :

"Actress Cate Blanchett is to return as Elizabeth I in a follow-up to the 1998 Oscar-nominated film Elizabeth. Blanchett, who was nominated for a best actress Oscar for the first film, will play the Virgin Queen in The Golden Age, which begins filming next month.

The sequel will pick up events 15 years on from the original, taking in the queen's relationship with Mary Queen of Scots, played by Samantha Morton. Elizabeth was nominated in seven other Oscar categories, including best film. In the best film category at the 1999 ceremony, it missed out to Shakespeare in Love, but won best make up. Elizabeth also won six Baftas including best film and was nominated for six others.."

Oh wow. Samantha Morton? I particularly liked her in The Libertine. I consider her a true actor capable of illuminating the facets of her character.

Cant wait for this to come out. I've watched it so many times so much that I could blurt out the lines of the actors even before they spoke.

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Other up-and-coming releases to look forward to:

Ratatouille

Fast Food Nation

I'll be updating the list as soon as I find more noteworthy flicks.

Ciao.

SSE - Cillian Murphy

2006-06-17T13:53:00.000+08:00

I first encountered this Irish lad on the big screen when he played Jackson Rippner, the creepy as hell guy who tormented Rachel McAdam's character in Red Eye. It was quite a convincing performance. A lesser known role of his was in Girl with a Pearl Earring as Pieter, the butcher who enticed Scarlett Johansson's maid character.

Cillian reads as 'Keel-yan'.
What's so special about his features you ask? His blue eyes that lend a gentle aura to that dark mysterious stare.

Here's the wikipedia link for more Cillian info. You can also check on his imdb profile.

SSE 2 : Zooey Deschanel

2006-06-16T17:57:00.000+08:00

2nd Installment of the Sight for Sore Eyes Series
"I don't want to be a babe. I don't want vanity to ever get in the way, because I think to maintain that, you have to be aware of yourself all the time, and that gets in the way of acting. My job's not to be the beautiful person. My job is to be the best actor I can be."
-Zooey Deschanel

Material world

2006-06-15T11:59:00.000+08:00

Yesterday I went to Powerbooks, bought Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (sp?). I'm one-third through the book. It's a good read. The author goes behind the scenes exposing the what really makes up that Big Mac and Fries meal. He writes of the psychological marketing tactics sleazily employed by the bigwigs in the industry, and how far they would go to protect their vested interests (read: money). Though I dont really like fastfood (I'm more of a home-cooked meal and natural, organic fare sort of eater), this book all the more solidifies my stance on avoiding those cheap, greasy, manufactured meals. I'll be quoting from the book once I get to the juicy parts.

Currently I find myself gravitating towards non-fiction reads on world cultures, especially about the brainwashing psychology behind consumerism.Up next on my list, Malcolm Gladwell's Blink. I guess I'm trying to gain a new perspective on the acquisitive culture imbibed by the targeted markets these days. I dont want to get sucked into the epidemic, but sadly I'm already struck with it. I'm kind of initiating a grassroots, back-to-the-land, naturalist movement as my prime philosophy in life right now. It's just sickening how we live in a world of commercialism and fakery.
Take retail therapy for example. The way I understand it, when something's gotten you down, the only way to medicate it would be to buy something to cheer you up. Materialism has reached its peak in this day and age, and I'm trying to find the reasons behind it. Being a victim of this mentality myself, I hope to eventually break free from this once I realize how this is all a psychological game played by sneaky executives who dictate and control their consumer pawns on what to be.

At a time like this, the fine line between commodity and luxury has definitely blurred. (I'm speaking at least in the case of middle-class households. With the rich, there has never been any line. For the moneyed, every luxury is a necessary commodity.)

How this behavior is manifest in a regular middle-class family.
Thinking about it, the people around me are victims of the same phenomenon.

When I buy shoes (my weakness), I realize that I'm not buying footwear for the purpose of not having bare feet. Rather when I buy shoes, I'm actually buying temporary happiness that comes with prettily clad feet. Just last summer I bought 4 pairs in a span of a month and a half. The square toed backless medium heeled mocha pump lined with a 4 petal sythetic leather applique pair of shoes that I got, I've only worn once, for less than 3 hours. What made me decide impulsively that I had to have that pair the minute I saw it? Because it was cute. Because I needed to fulfill my conquest in search of the perfect pair. Even if at the time of most recent purchase I thought I found it. This fascination will never rest easy as long as the shoe racks brim with pairs that scream out "buy me", and as long as I yeild to that urge. When I purchased my laptop, I was buying the feeling of really being immersed in the age of technology, grasping technology at my fingertips, which seemed so cool to me at that time. My parents would kill me for this, but the real reason I wanted this laptop so badly was that it has a white exterior and it matched the white colored theme of my room. I made it out to seem that the Compaq was waaay too heavy for me to lug around at school. Portability was the main issue, and at 7.5 lbs, it failed to meet that criteria. And I succeeded in fooling them to think that it was too much of a burden to carry given my frame.
I even went so far as to complain about shoulder aches because it was too heavy.
Do I feel remorse for my tactics? Not really. I find this laptop easy on my back at 2 kgs, and I love having the feeling of sporting a sleek, white gadget with wireless access. Plus, it goes well with the white tables and walls of my room. Next up on my list? A white 29" plasma tv, a white dvd player,...the list goes on. I will never reach a state of contentment. Its always more, more, more.

When my dad bought his latest car, he was buying the thrill of speeding 200km/hr with an engine capable of doing so, yet still being secure enough not to slide off the highway. Or what about the time he went on a sneaker/rubber shoe buying spree? He still had perfectly functional pairs of Nikes, Asics, and Adis, and had even stashed away his prized suede Sparcos. But he comes home one day with 2 new pairs of sneakers. One was spalding I think. The other I forgot. But so what? Did he really need anymore shoes? I think his footwear buying-binge sort of reflects his hoarding mentality. Its not that the stores would ever run out of sneakers...

As for my mother, I have reason to assume that she is the family veteran at retail therapy. Everytime she needs emotional consoling, she shops. Even if she's just bored, shopping is the answer. How often does she come home with bags of clothes? I think its at a weekly basis, on the average. She buys sandals and open-toed slip-ons at the rate of 2 pairs per month. Everytime she buys a new bag, she'd like to believe it's because she needs one, but she's just paying for the experience of hunting for new arm candy every 2 weeks or so, and the thrill she gets out of it. And yet she struggles to pay her credit card bills. I know its the time of the month when bills arrive when she gets crankier, bitchier, bossier and more difficult to deal with than she already is. That's when I especially maintain my distance lest I get in the path of her volcanic fury.

In this setting, we pay for the novelty of a new purchase, the thrill of aquisition. I guess shopping is a way to relieve one's boredom. At least in our case.

Normally I'm a sensible shopper, choosing to use my cash wisely with stuff that I only need. But there are times that I just have to have something. And this is exactly what I need to control. I am a product of this age of mass marketing coupled with cues from celebrities, stylists, fashion rags and society in general. Merchandise is displayed in shop windows to lure the consumer into impulse buying. Its not like I have no choice, because I can always take a step back and think about the effects of image marketing on my spending habits.

Sometimes I wish I could just give this all up and live in a farming/agricultural village in the south of France, Tuscany or Naples, or stay in a white stucco home in the Cyclades (mykonos, santorini, delos) with a walking distance of 500m to the sea. They do have a population shortage over there, dont they? Sort of just to get away from the chaos of modern industrialized society and be enveloped in earthy, old-world European charm....

ITS TIME TO BREAK FREE. Seriously.

Hahahaha Roland Garros 06 laughs

2006-06-11T10:42:00.000+08:00

Thanks to azmad88 for the above video, and zockerlili for the one below. Enjoy!

The Translation

Justine enters, says Hi, throws the towel and says 'bye'
Kim Enters, asks 'Is this yours?'
Then the guys said
"Do you know how to recognize Belgian fans at Roland garros" his friend replied "no" then he said "they will buy a ticket to watch at center court but justine is playing at Lenglen" then Justine enters " do you know how to recognize french supporters at Roland Garros? they will buy ticket for the finals but no French player in the final!, Bye."

Henin-Hardenne Beats Kuznetsova in Final

2006-06-11T08:36:00.000+08:00

HENIN-HARDENNE STILL REIGNS AS QUEEN OF ROLAND GARROS

"Being in the court is when I feel the most happy. That's the only thing that counts, enjoying my tennis, feeling healthy and then not really running after the titles and everything. But when I walk onto the court it's for sure to win the match -- I hate to lose. I'm a real fighter."
-Justine Henin-Hardenne

Justine Henin-Hardenne's support team: husband Pierre-Yves (top left) and coach Carlos Rodriguez (front right).

I watched the game last night (15:00 French Time). Press write-ups say it was a disappointing match given it was the finals. At 6-4 6-4 it didn't last as long and lacked the excitement. But no matter. Madam Henin-Hardenne deserves what she worked hard for.
P.S. Spot the gorgeous husband above.

Dont they look pretty together?

Stunning Looker of the Fortnight c/o COACD Blog

2006-06-10T09:27:00.000+08:00

I decided to create a bi-monthly regualar post featuring some of the most perfectly proportioned and gorgeously executed genetic evolutions of the human form.

Thus entitled: Sights for Sore Eyes (SSEs)

Just to be clear, the criteria for selection are any one of the following:

Perfect or close to perfect facial proportions
Dark mysterious looks
Androgyny
Deep trance-inducing eyes
NOT mainstream material*

So I was blog hopping this morning, and I came accross this site.
Apparently its maintained by some NY Casting Director.
Anyhoo, t'has feature snaps of models. (read: Hot androgynous models)

This one right here deserves the first SSE honor:

Nick Menie, model.
He's got a somewhat Jonathan Rhys-Meyers thing going on at a different angle. Observe the thin caterpillar brows delicately curving over the edge. Allow yourself to drown into the limpid pools of blue that are his eyes. And the nose, how perfectly it balances the features of the face. And the pecs and the abs. Oh well, just enjoy.

* Can anyone please explain the fine line between indie and mainstream? Since indie culture is fast being assimilated by most people given its anti-it cool factor, where does one draw the line? Where does pop culture end and indie underground take over? Just wondering

Roland Garros 2006

2006-06-09T12:03:00.000+08:00

Belgium's 24 year old Justine Henin-Hardenne will battle it out with Russian 20 year old Svetlana Kuznetsova for the Women's Singles Crown in the Roland Garros 2006 Finals.
This was after Kuznetsova recovered her game rythm to win 5-7 7-6(5) 6-2 against Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova in the semifinals. Henin-Hardenne advances through to the finals after beating fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters 6-3 6-2.

Let the game begin. Personally I'd like Henin-Hardenne to win this. But never underestimate the ability of Kuznetsova given her comeback at the Vaidisova match. Good Luck Laidies!

Nic Richie and DJ AM

2006-06-08T12:12:00.000+08:00

Sooo Cute Together these two.

Priceless. Pageant turns into reality TV brouhahhha

2006-06-06T15:03:00.000+08:00

Courtney Love, Russel Crowe

2006-06-06T14:35:00.000+08:00

A fan spotted Courtney Love, pictured, leaving a discount department store in Los Angeles and asked the troubled rocker how she lost all her weight. According to The National Enquirer, Love flew into a rage. "Well, it's not the f------g Pilates, and it's not the f-----g liposuction -- it's called goddamned starvation because I can't afford to buy any f-----g groceries!"

Perhaps Russell Crowe should cut back on groceries, as the same tabloid reports the actor was playing in a kiddie park with his 2 1/2-year-old son when his butt got stuck in a plastic pipe maze. Crowe struggled to free himself for some time before calling for help. Attempts to free the actor by park managers and a police squad proved fruitless so Crowe had to wait while they disassembled the entire pipe maze.

Samantha Grice, National Post

Published: Monday, June 05, 2006

2006-06-05T14:34:00.000+08:00

AGORAPHOBIC
Scene 1

On the hallway
M: What happened? (surprised grin)
R: Nothing. fuck off you'll never understand. ( forces a smile, then wrinkles head in a half-frown)
M: Haha. you're funny. (grins bigger)
R: (says nothing) What?. I wanna go home. When will this crap end? (stares back, smiles with lips closed)

Inside the room
R's friend: Let's sit over there.
R: Okay (follows friend)
M: (follows and stares at R)
P enters, all are seated.
P: Ok, lets skip the formalities. I'll just discuss a few important things about this course. I'll leave it to you to read the rules on the syallabus. I wont take this up anymore. I expect you guys to follow these - you're not kids anymore. (Reads from the syllabus, talks about the course)
M: ( in a soft voice) Can I borrow a pen?
R: (rummages inside bag for a pen)
R's friend: What did P just say?
R: (stops digging for a while, glances at friend) Something about a project. (turns to M). I dont have an extra pen.
R's friend: Let's be groupmates
R: Ok. what choice have I? Thanks for sticking by me.
P: (when done) Any questions?
(the room is silent, nobody speaks)
P: All right then, I'll be needing an assistant. Who would like to volunteer?
S: (raises his hand)
R: (looks in S's direction)
C: (raises her hand)
P: S, you be the assistant. Everyone bring an ID size picture tommorow, plus a 3 by 5 index card. Put your name, contact numbers, email on it. S, you take care of collecting it for me.
(silence for a few seconds, others shuffle to write stuff on their notebooks)
(Bell rings)
P: You may go now.
(Everyone gets up to leave)

Out in the hallway again
Y: Hey, you guys.
R's friend: Hi.
M: Where you headed?
Y: Lets have lunch.
R: I have to run some errands.
R's friend: You're not joining us?
R: I have to go to the bank, my dad needs something picked up.
T: (joins the group) Where you guys off to?
M and Y: Lunch.
R's friend: I need to go to the library. Oh well. maybe later after lunch.
R: I'm going now. See you guys.
All: Bye.
R: (turns around and walks away) Whew. Finally.

The sneers / the snickers /the scathing words whispered /an eyebrow arches up /lips curl up on one side /what happened to you?/ giggle / taunt / jeer/ taunt / jeer / disgust. /stares. stares. stares. / they are all around you / gnawing at your core / where will you run? /defenseless / so give up / the useless battle / you cant / run away forever / hide but they'll find you / fight back and they'll rip /you to shreds /what's left? / crammed between two walls / hurry on, Sunday/ dont want to see Monday/

Outside the wind blows alongisde the gushing rain.
Strands of damp black hair flap on her cheek. She closes her eyes and takes a long drag on the stale cigarette. Everything used to be so perfect, she thought as pictures of the past flashed across her. No, not perfect, but calm. Stable. On a homeostatic balance.
She glances up over the fence as a cars intermittently pass by on the street across.
For most folks, everyday is just the same. They all live such balanced, normal lives.
The busy teller behind the bank counter taking in deposits and doling out withdrawals.
The maid taking the dog out for an afternoon walk while the mistress enjoys a massage at the spa. The smartly clad salesman in a coat and tie ensemble at the shop attending to clients who spend thousands on clothes that will probably end up forgotten and stashed behind heaps of other clothes, never to be worn even just once.
But for those like her who lead troubled lives, nothing can be done with such nonchalance that is usually attached to ordinary day to day rituals of life.
Just stepping out of the house is a struggle. Having to deal with the outside world, the noise, the pollution, the stares, the false flattery behind the compliments, having to confront the unavoidable, is enough to make her cower in fear and decide to stay at home.
The paranoia always wins.

Why are we here? Think about it

2006-06-05T14:03:00.000+08:00

Narrated by Morgan Freeman

The sedona Method

2006-06-05T13:26:00.000+08:00

The following explanation and process will give you a small taste of what the Sedona Method can do for you. Remember, this is just a sample. For you to get maximum benefit and sustained results, we highly recommend that you work with our audio program and/or attend one of our seminars.

There are three ways to approach the process of releasing, and they all lead to the same result: liberating your natural ability to let go of any unwanted emotion on the spot, and allowing some of the suppressed energy in your subconscious to dissipate. The first way is by choosing to let go of the unwanted feeling. The second way is to welcome the feeling, to allow the emotion just to be. The third way is to dive into the very core of the emotion.

A simple exercise

Let me explain by asking you to participate in a simple exercise. Pick up a pen, a pencil, or some small object that you would be willing to drop without giving it a second thought. Now, hold it in front of you and really grip it tightly. Pretend this is one of your limiting feelings and that your hand represents your gut or your consciousness. If you held the object long enough, this would start to feel uncomfortable yet familiar.

Now, open your hand and roll the object around in it. Notice that you are the one holding on to it; it is not attached to your hand. The same is true with your feelings, too. Your feelings are as attached to you as this object is attached to your hand.

We hold on to our feelings and forget that we are holding on to them. It’s even in our language. When we feel angry or sad, we don’t usually say, “I feel angry,” or, “I feel sad.” We say, “I am angry,” or, “I am sad.” Without realizing it, we are misidentifying that we are the feeling. Often, we believe a feeling is holding on to us. This is not true… we are always in control and just don’t know it.

Now, let the object go.

What happened? You let go of the object, and it dropped to the floor. Was that hard? Of course not. That’s what we mean when we say “let go.”

You can do the same thing with any emotion: choose to let it go.

Sticking with this same analogy: If you walked around with your hand open, wouldn’t it be very difficult to hold on to the pen or other object you’re holding? Likewise, when you allow or welcome a feeling, you are opening your consciousness, and this enables the feeling to drop away all by itself—like the clouds passing in the sky or smoke passing up a chimney with the flue open. It is as though you are removing the lid from a pressure cooker.

Now, if you took the same object—a pencil, pen, or pebble—and magnified it large enough, it would appear more and more like empty space. You would be looking into the gaps between the molecules and atoms. When you dive into the very core of a feeling, you will observe a comparable phenomenon: nothing is really there.

As you master the process of releasing, you will discover that even your deepest feelings are just on the surface. At the core you are empty, silent, and at peace—not in the pain and darkness that most of us would assume. In fact, even our most extreme feelings have only as much substance as a soap bubble. And you know what happens when you poke your finger into a soap bubble: it pops. That’s exactly what happens when you dive into the core of a feeling.

Please keep these three analogies in mind as we go through the releasing process together. Releasing will help you to free yourself from all of your unwanted patterns of behavior, thought, and feeling. All that is required from you is being as open as you can be to the process. Releasing will free you to access clearer thinking, yet it is not a thinking process. Although it will help you to access heightened creativity, you don’t need to be particularly creative to be effective at doing it.

You will get the most out of the process of releasing the more you allow yourself to see, hear, and feel it working, rather than by thinking about how and why it works. Lead, as best you can, with your heart, not your head. If you find yourself getting a little stuck in trying to figure it out, you can use the identical process to let go of “wanting to figure it out.” Guaranteed, as you work with this process, you will understand it more fully by having the direct experience of doing it.

So here we go.

Choosing to Let Go

Make yourself comfortable and focus inwardly. Your eyes may be open or closed.

Step 1: Focus on an issue that you would like to feel better about, and then allow yourself to feel whatever you are feeling in this moment. This doesn’t have to be a strong feeling. In fact, you can even check on how you feel about this exercise and what you want to get from it. Just welcome the feeling and allow it to be as fully or as best you can.

This instruction may seem simplistic, but it needs to be. Most of us live in our thoughts, pictures, and stories about the past and the future, rather than being aware of how we actually feel in this moment. The only time that we can actually do anything about the way we feel (and, for that matter, about our businesses or our lives) is NOW. You don’t need to wait for a feeling to be strong before you let it go. In fact, if you are feeling numb, flat, blank, cut off, or empty inside, those are feelings that can be let go of just as easily as the more recognizable ones. Simply do the best you can. The more you work with this process, the easier it will be for you to identify what you are feeling.

Step 2: Ask yourself one of the following three questions:

• Could I let this feeling go?
• Could I allow this feeling to be here?
• Could I welcome this feeling?

These questions are merely asking you if it is possible to take this action. “Yes” or “no” are both acceptable answers. You will often let go even if you say “no.” As best you can, answer the question that you choose with a minimum of thought, staying away from second-guessing yourself or getting into an internal debate about the merits of that action or its consequences.

All the questions used in this process are deliberately simple. They are not important in and of themselves but are designed to point you to the experience of letting go, to the experience of stopping holding on. Go on to Step 3 no matter how you answered the first question.

Step 3: No matter which question you started with, ask yourself this simple question: Would I? In other words: Am I willing to let go?

Again, stay away from debate as best you can. Also remember that you are always doing this process for yourself—for the purpose of gaining your own freedom and clarity. It doesn’t matter whether the feeling is justified, long-standing, or right.

If the answer is “no,” or if you are not sure, ask yourself: “Would I rather have this feeling, or would I rather be free?”

Even if the answer is still “no,” go on to Step 4.

Step 4: Ask yourself this simpler question: When?

This is an invitation to just let it go NOW. You may find yourself easily letting go. Remember that letting go is a decision you can make any time you choose.

Step 5: Repeat the preceding four steps as often as needed until you feel free of that particular feeling.

You will probably find yourself letting go a little more on each step of the process. The results at first may be quite subtle. Very quickly, if you are persistent, the results will get more and more noticeable. You may find that you have layers of feelings about a particular topic. However, what you let go of is gone for good.

Source

What keeps her holed up at home voluntarily?
You know the answer to that. She got no life left in her.
Dont be stupid. We all got a life to live.
Yeah but she'd be better off dead than live the way it is right now.
What exactly do you think is the problem with her?
I think she got sick of the monotonic events of everyday life. I mean, dont we all at some point? Her epiphany just came a little earlier.
Still, at such a young age, giving up just like that? she got a whole lot going ahead of her.
Uh-uh. I think she knows that. but not everyone can afford an optimistic outlook.
You suppose its genetically determined- the way she turned out? Like, doesnt her father have the same substance addictive tendencies?
Yeah. even until now. with the cigs, the alcohol, the pills and dope. He cant let it go.
So that explains what's going on with her. Only, it is addiction of a different substance.
Maybe. But I think its partly her own doing. She did, and still does, have a choice you know.
Yeah but havent you ever heard of a genetic predisposition that no matter how hard you try to fight back, you just cant control the urge?
That is possible. Something like the biological explanation for homosexual tendencies? yeah it could be just that.
There. you cant go on blaming her.
But the thing is, she blames herself. and now that she cant do anything about it, she just hides at home.
Do you realize how hard it was to get her to go out for a while? even just to go to church, then have lunch out after?
No. yet i understand that there are some days when you just dont want to be seen by anybody.
Yeah, but with her, its been 3 months of hiding.
Agoraphobic perhaps?
Nah, that's just a consequence of the real problem. She became afraid to go out and be seen by people, even just strangers, as a result of her problem.
Will she ever get better?
Not anytime soon..she still has those monsters in her head, making her do things she tries so hard to resist. and she believes she's only got herself to blame. Everyday, the voices scream at her unceasingly. commanding her. pestering her. until she cant take it anymore. until she gives in. And when its over, she musters up all her strength and mental reasoning to resolve not to ever do it again. But the voices...they come back. They haunt her, wont let her go. They drag her back down once she's taken a few steps up. I think she's given up trying to control them.
But I understand she still wants to control them right? I mean, she couldnt possibly..
Yes. but the line between control and apathy is thinning as it goes on.
So what's she gonna do now?
I dont know. we'll see.
Yeah we'll just have to see.

Moto's dead

2006-06-04T19:53:00.000+08:00

My trusty Moto v878 of almost 2 years died out on me today. So long sugar. I loved you with my all. I just wish I could've taken care of you in as much as you deserved to be taken care of.
I'll miss this bitch.

Movies and moviestars of the 90s

2006-06-03T14:40:00.000+08:00

My copy of A History of Violence has been sitting around in the ledge for more than a month since I last bought it. It was only yesterday that I got to watch it, right when I was in the mood for a DVD marathon.
Footloose on HBO (Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow) kick started this. Followed by said movie above, where I got to see Viggo Mortensen's fleshy white buttcrack.(eew). Transamerica capped it off.
Nothing much to say about the flicks above. Just that the last two movies had scenes of women in full frontal nudity. And dont watch A History of Violence if you're not in the mood for some heavy, contemplation-inducing drama and real bloody gore. That particular scene where Ed Harris looks down on the guy with a bullet shot through the space between his eyes, his nose barely recognizable as his face was a splattered bloody mess. Yucky, but it was necessary for cinematic shock.
Hah. Recently HBO's been showing these old movies from 10 years ago or more. I never really got to appreciate them much, I was barely a teenager back then. But watching these now (Sleepers, The Firm, Footloose, and yes, Beethoven) makes me realize how much I missed the old days. Remember high waisted jeans andbaggy Hanes shirts tucked in? Leggings and Peasant Dress Shirts? Flat ballerina shoes? Denim pink skirts and tights? I used to wear that back in the 90s.
Anyway, this got me wondering whatever happened to the movie stars of the 80's and 90's?
You know, Jeanne Tripplehorn (The Firm), Lori Singer, Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow (who incidentally I just realized was the grandad(?) in 3rd rock from the sun when I saw him guest in Martha).
I googled some pics of them. See if you can still see some of that star quality that used to shine with such luster.

Lori Singer then. Girl Next Door Pretty.

and now, Daryll Hannah-ish washed up man-blond. Oh well, we all get old eventually.

Remember Winnie and Kevin from the Wonder Years?

Here they are now..
Winnie joined the sex sells bandwagon.

Fred Savage is a WASP

How Can anyone forget Doogie Howser? hahaha.
I think he's now in Malcolm in the Middle as
the eldest son.
Plus,
Other 90's shows I used to watch: (warning these are totally campy stuff.
But it brings up soooo many memories of my childhood.)

Mr. Roger's Neighborhood (still love him)
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Doogie, Wonder Years, Saved by the Bell (with mark-paul), Degrassi Jr. High
Small Wonder!!!! How can ever I forget?!
Kate and Allie, Mr. Velvedere
Gem and the Holograms (loved Pizzaz from the Misfits)
The Nanny

Peculiar or Plain Normal?

2006-06-02T22:01:00.000+08:00

Look what I found.
I didnt realize there was some protocol for such things..
It seems suited for obsessive compulsive neat freaks.
Nice, although a bit too peculiar.

STEPS IN CLEANING SLIPPERS


	Scrub slippers against a coarse mat placed at a designated area to remove any dirt on the bases of the slippers;
Spray the slippers with a hose to clean them thoroughly;
	Where necessary, use a brush provided in the venue to scrub off any dirt stuck on the bases of the slippers; and
Spray the slippers with a hose again to remove the loosen dirt so that the slippers are thoroughly cleaned;
	After the slippers are thoroughly cleaned, wear them to walk through the shower bath and footbath, and enter the pool deck.

Taken from: Hongkong Leisure and Cultural Services Department

2006-06-02T21:48:00.000+08:00

Guess you wont be seeing him in the halls of JGSOM.

or her.

The School of Management has reissued a memo regarding the dress code to be observed.
This has been implemented for quite some years now, but they nonetheless sent an email to remind us all that:

"Inappropriate attire would include (but not restricted to) the following:
1) Slippers(i.e. footwear that is open-toed and does not have a back strap or heel, including beach rubber slippers, and bedroom slippers)
2) Strapless, backless or belly-baring blouses, blouses with spaghetti straps or plunging necklines
3) Athletic shorts
4) Micro-mini skirts, short shorts, low slung pants (especially those that may result in exposed underwear), skirts with very high slits
5) Tank tops, muscle shirts, wifebeaters, half-shirts"

My take on this?
Very Good. I tend to sway towards the conservative
when it comes to these things. A sense of decency is not too much to ask for.

JGSOM DRESS CODE REMINDERS

MEMO To: All faculty, students, and staff of the John Gokongwei School of Management
FROM: Rodolfo P. Ang, Dean
DATE: December 9, 2003
RE: Dress Code for the John Gokongwei School of Management

This dress code will be fully implemented by 1 January 2004, and will apply to all students ( male and female) who:

1) are enrolled in any classes offered by the John Gokongwei School of Management
(whether they are enrolled in any of our degree programs or not)
2) would like to transact business with any faculty , administrators, or staff of the John Gokongwei School of Management, whether in the JGSOM Faculty Room, or any of the offices of the JGSOM;
3) would like to attend any functions organized by JGSOM, including (but not limited to) registration, batch meetings, public lectures, examinations, and symposia, unless otherwise specified for the particular activity.

Dress Code Guidelines:

For MALE students, the following attire is considered appropriate:

1) Shoes and sandals, including rubber shoes and sneakers
2) Shirts with sleeves (with or without collar)
3) Slacks, jeans, or walking shorts

For FEMALE students, the following attire is considered appropriate:

1) Shoes or sandals, including rubber shoes and sneakers
2) Shirts or blouses that are sufficiently modest (with or without sleeves, with or without collars)
3) Slacks, jeans, skirts or walking shorts

Inappropriate attire would include (but not restricted to) the following:

1) Slippers(i.e. footwear that is open-toed and does not have a back strap or heel, including beach rubber slippers, and bedroom slippers)
2) Strapless, backless or belly-baring blouses, blouses with spaghetti straps or plunging necklines
3) Athletic shorts
4) Micro-mini skirts, short shorts, low slung pants (especially those that may result in exposed underwear), skirts with very high slits
5) Tank tops, muscle shirts, wifebeaters, half-shirts

The above guidelines will clearly not be able to cover all eventualities. Whenever gray areas are encountered, we hope that all individuals will be able to consider the spirit of the Dress Code, rather than the letter of its law.( We do not, for instance, expect to get into any discussion as to whether or not bare feet are acceptable.)

Sanctions for Non-Compliance

Students who do not comply with the dress code should be:

1) sent out of class and marked absent for that session. If an examination or graded exercise is scheduled for that day, the student should not be allowed to take the exam or perform the exercise, and should not be given the opportunity to make up for it.

2) disallowed from entering any of our offices and transacting business with any of our faculty or staff. Neither faculty nor staff should transact business with students who are not appropirately attired, whether inside or outside our offices or classrooms (i.e., not even in the corridors).

3) disallowed from participating in any of our official activities (including registration), unless a different dress code has been explicitly designated (e.g. for a sportsfest)

2006-06-01T16:51:00.000+08:00

Ever been to Crescent Moon Garden in Antipolo?
Since I'm not from that area, it took many a detour
and lots of confusion before we were able to find the place.
Seems its hidden within a side road down a steep cliff
just after Robinson Homes.

We went there for the said organic fare (as mentioned in an article in Real Living mag).
Turns out, only the appetizer was organic. They served us freshly picked herbal leaves (I forget what it was called) that sort of reminded me of what witch doctors in the province would rub against their patients. It was laid in the middle of a tray with all sorts of condiments like crushed peanuts, garlic-in-soy-sauce, toasted dessicated coconut, tiny tiny salted dried shrimp, and whatmore. Sorry I didnt get to take a snapshot.
To eat it, you wrap these condiments with the leaf, which had a fuzzy, furry texture like the skin of a peach. The taste is earthier (think soil) almost similar to chili pepper leaves (dahon ng sili) than the regular romaine lettuce.
That, and the squash cream soup with cutlets of fat coconut meat, scored some good points with my picky palate.
What seemed to be a unique dining affair was spoiled by the main course.
They served ordinary canton egg noodles, rice, an oily rendition of chicken curry, and some mediocre beef salpicao (which was oily too). Needless to say, it was way below base expectations.

We couldnt do anything about it because there were no menus. You go in and they serve you with their set menu prepared for the day. Ho-hum.

The best part? the ambience. It was a clear respite from the city, with a garden of lush greens surrounding 2 huge ponds of very very soothing koi fish.
When I get old and build a house of my own, I'm going to grow a garden with a 6-ft deep pond full of Japanese Koi fish.

2006-06-01T16:26:00.000+08:00

Yesterday marked the last day of my internship.
It was a bittersweet ending, to say the least.
From what I've been through,
I'd rather be running and rolling around in a daisy dotted field..
than spend the rest of my years toiling behind a desk.

I mean, I had fun with the people I got to work with. (pic below)
It was fine. But I was also tired.
I learned that i could'nt survive 8-9 hour days
inside a freezing hole where my personal space
was reduced to a width of 2 arms stretched as
I was squished in between two people at the corner
of an open cubicle.
Gaah. I could'nt take this assault on my privacy,
if I had any right to it at all.
And why would my alertness fail me,
causing drowsiness to hit at exactly 3pm
everyday? I would struggle to lift my eyelids open.
And no, the free vending machine coffee did not help either.
Just glad its over.
I dont think I can ever survive the corporate life of being confined
to a desk job with my butt sore and my eyes dry from staring at the
radiation-emitting screen for 8 straight hours.
I and My team mates:

Most Expensive Handbags

2006-05-25T17:11:00.000+08:00

Most Expensive Handbags
The RL Ricky Bag

My personal Favorite on the list.

**Disclaimer**
This article was originally published by Forbes.com,
MyChemicalImbalance has no rightful claims on this text whatsoever.
Please give credit where it is due: Source

Most Expensive Handbags
By Lauren Sherman

Think spending $180 on a pair of perfectly distressed jeans is extravagant?
Then you might gasp at shelling out $37,000 for an Hermès "Birkin" bag, even if it is made of orange crocodile and embellished with palladium hardware.
Yes, five-figure handbags. To be sure, they're rare--but for a certain set, they have come to replace the $675 Manolo Blahniks of the post- Sex and the City '90s.
Click here for our slide show of expensive arm candy. "It used to be the shoes make the man," says Milton Pedraza, chief executive of the Luxury Institute, a market research firm based in New York City. "Well, these days, the handbag makes the woman."
Status bags are nothing new. In the 1960s, after a structured Hermès bag graced the cover of Life magazine, shielding the pregnant stomach of Princess Grace, everyone wanted a "Kelly" purse. The '80s belonged to the roomier, softer Hermès bag inspired by British icon Jane Birkin. After the minimalism of the early 1990s, the opulent Fendi "Baguette," which came in dozens of versions, inspired lengthy waiting lists. Women shelled out hundreds, and sometimes several thousands, for the "It" bag.
However, a major shift in the overall handbag price point occurred about five years ago with the emergence of what Marshal Cohen, chief analyst for the Port Washington, N.Y., research firm NPD Group, calls "signature items."
Suddenly, splurging on a pair of premium denim jeans or dropping a few hundred dollars on satin slingbacks became socially acceptable, even encouraged in some circles. The willingness to spend way more than necessary, and to think of an accessory as an investment and a collectible, is part of what makes a handbag so coveted, Cohen says.
This idea was put to the ultimate test on April 20, 2005, when Doyle New York auctioned a black crocodile Hermès "Birkin" with a diamond-covered clasp and lock. It sold for $64,800.
Why would anyone spend so much on a purse when they could have something a little roomier and more useful--say, a car--for the same price? For its exclusivity, originality and above all, status, says Cohen.
"It's the difference between buying a Rolls Royce at $300,000 and buying a Rolls Royce at $150,000," he says. "There's really little difference at some point--it's the status that comes along with it and the desire to separate yourself."
As a result, nearly every fashion house has gotten into the game. High-end designers like Narciso Rodriguez and Zac Posen have new handbag lines. Coach (nyse: COH - news - people ) has expanded its business dramatically with smart handbag marketing, offering stylish, mid-priced bags that change frequently, like the uber-luxury labels.
Posen, whose curve-hugging, 1940s-inspired dresses have become red carpet must-haves for women including Natalie Portman, Nicky Hilton and Lauren Dupont, plans to distinguish his handbag line through "detailing and textural materials that reveal themselves in a combination of function and flair," says Stephanie Cozzi, sales director of the house. "The Zac Posen woman wants to feel like she is carrying a future collectible when she has our bag on her arm."
To compile our list of the most expensive handbags, we searched through product offerings for the priciest versions currently on the market--not including custom-made or antique versions. We limited the list to one handbag per brand, so the list wasn't full of slightly different bags all by the same maker. Of course, there will always be a designer who is willing to charge a little bit more for some extra detailing on a handbag, not to mention a customer who is willing to spend a little bit more to have it.
The brands on our list are highly recognizable. They include Gucci, Hermès and Ralph Lauren (nyse: RL - news - people ), all known for creating top-quality goods infused with impeccable style--and charging a pretty premium for them. Newcomers Devi Kroell and Zac Posen also made the cut, Kroell with her black crystal version of the traditional evening bag and Posen with his luscious blue croc "Antonia."
Though the brand name counts, price is also determined by material; anything in ostrich, python or crocodile tends to up the ante. Most labels offer their most popular bags in several skins. Take Yves Saint Laurent's very popular "Muse" bag. The chocolate leather version will set you back around $1,300. The white crocodile, however, is priced at $18,990.
At these astronomical prices, our experts see no sign of the "It" bag's demise. But still we have to wonder--what's next?
"The belt," Pedraza says, "will become a much bigger status symbol."

嵐最高~ !! 君 に 百万 ガソ

◆君に似てる嵐メンバー占い◆

Sleep paralysis and tooth grinding

My recent favorite pic of ニノ-様

Nino's room

ARASHI NO.1 嵐は嵐を呼ぶ アルバム 冊子

CDTV 「恋人にしたいアーティスト ランキング」7月2007

別に何も無い

YamaTarou ep2 comment

宿題ーくん 上戸彩ーさん

Oricon Style Jul 16th 07

Tabe Mikako-chan 多部未華子

Jun.09.2007 まごまご嵐 櫻井＆二宮 Mago Mago 108

雑誌でニノちゃん

二宮和也 データ (このサイトからへ)

二宮和也 データ (このサイトからへ)

人物/趣味

叱って! ブロンド先生

Picture Post Vintage Arashi

トップ10一番好きな嵐の歌 top 10 favorite Arashi songs

TV NAVI - Yamada Tarou Monogatari

Niji~*.*~

Same weight? Nino and Sho..

山田太郎物語のドラマ曲

Random Picture Post

誕生日おめでとう 二宮和也-さん!

Picture Post

Namida no Nagareboshi Lyrics

Situation report

よいの朝 Good Mornings

My nose is flat

忙しい。。。。

未来 へ Looking ahead

前方の月の学術のスケジュール: Academic schedule for the months ahead:

怒っている 等々 angry

悲 しみ+ 切望

Cigarette Reviews

Senseless Post

No way out but out

Biorythms and theology

If you're constipated, drink 2 gallons of water

Scorpio Horoscope for Aug29-Sept 7 2006

Just an update- back in school

This is outrageous.

BOYCOTT BAYER!!

Bayer Sells AIDS-Infected Drug Banned in U.S. in Europe, Asia

The Championships are coming!!

Humanity and spreading the love (?)

SSE - Cillian Murphy

SSE 2 : Zooey Deschanel

Material world

Hahahaha Roland Garros 06 laughs

Henin-Hardenne Beats Kuznetsova in Final

Stunning Looker of the Fortnight c/o COACD Blog

Roland Garros 2006

Nic Richie and DJ AM

Priceless. Pageant turns into reality TV brouhahhha

Courtney Love, Russel Crowe

Why are we here? Think about it

The sedona Method

A simple exercise

Choosing to Let Go

Moto's dead

Movies and moviestars of the 90s

Peculiar or Plain Normal?

Most Expensive Handbags

嵐最高~ !! 君に百万ガソ

ARASHI NO.1 嵐は嵐を呼ぶアルバム冊子

CDTV 「恋人にしたいアーティスト　ランキング」7月2007

宿題ーくん上戸彩ーさん

Jun.09.2007 まごまご嵐　櫻井＆二宮 Mago Mago 108

二宮和也データ (このサイトからへ)

二宮和也データ (このサイトからへ)

Niji~.~

誕生日おめでとう二宮和也-さん!

未来へ Looking ahead

怒っている等々 angry

悲しみ+ 切望