Sunday 31 May 2009

beer party song

Had our first jam session for this year's beer party this afternoon. We were quite productive actually in that we were able to make and finalize our line up after an hour whereas last year, it took us some 3 or 4 jam sessions before we finalized what we wanted to perform which involved a lot of song eliminations. We're getting better at this I think. Hehe.

But my chest's a bit constricted with the thought that I might not be able to perform this time as I'll be heading back to Manila by the end of June. But me and my bandmates are so hoping I'd still get extended somehow so I can perform with them.

We've prepared a song for me though and I'm gonna be singing Boa's Duvet.


(thanks to technetium01 for the youtube upload)

Heard Carolyn Dawn Johnson's Complicated this evening in Accuradio though and I wanted to sing this one instead. hehe


(thanks to MusictoFans for the youtube upload)

We'll be singing "Dancing Queen" as well as our grand finale with us three girls in the band taking the lead.

Hope hope hope.
Anyways, sleep time for now!

Saturday 30 May 2009

My First Jap Crush

Fell in love with Five Red back when I was 10 years old. haha!



Toshiya Fuji played as Gaku Hoshikawa, the eldest of the 5 siblings in Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman (Earth Squadron Fiveman). Love his Kendo scenes. He was supposed to be 27 years old in the series. 27....

Thursday 28 May 2009

SMILE!

When looking for things to make you smile, one need not look at expensive stores. Bet you, there's lots of reasons to smile about with the things you have now. But then, should you find yourself in hard luck in looking for one, you can always turn to your nearest 100yen shop. ^^

one of my shower caps

my beloved dishwashing sponge ^^






Saturday 16 May 2009

changed

The youngest member of my current project's team came over to me if I had any plans set on the next two fridays. Told him i'm free for our project dinner on any of those fridays. A moment after, he again approached me and asked if I can drink. And I readily and confidently said "yes, I can. no problem."

And that floored me really. Woke me up. Whatever happened to that shy Marj who asked for an orange juice on her first dinner with team members on her first assignment on Japan? Whatever happened to the Marj who chose Calpis over wine during her farewell dinner on her boss' house during her first assignment?

I shouldn't worry though. I will just have to think of it as a "sign of progress". And I hope it is. ^^

Thursday 14 May 2009

Yuki No Hana

I just love this. I just so love this.


Thursday 7 May 2009

Jose Abreu and his El Sistema

Was moved with this. Both by what he was saying and by how he said it. Makes you think of your own dreams...and if any of those dreams can make this place a better world.

For more vids, see www.ted.com
Thanks to Kat for sharing the website.


Monday 4 May 2009

Mishima's Spring Snow

After yoga and shopping yesterday, I plan to stay in my hidey-hole for the remainder of the Golden Week and hibernate with (alternatively) Yukio Mishima's Spring Snow and Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love. My stomach muscles hurt a lot today, results from the strain they got from yesterday's yoga.

Anyways, to Spring Snow. I'm liking it actually. Though of course what i'm reading is the English translated version, it's so full of words; so heady with flowery words that I tend to read slowly so I can make a picture in my mind of what it was trying to portray. This book is so heavy, so welling of thoughts and ideas that I can't help but stop reading at one paragraph or another to mull about things, to reflect on what has been said in the book.

The book inspires in me a question though. This book is considered as one of the major novels of Japanese literature. And really, IF the author's characters in the book reflects the real thoughts of young men at that time, one would marvel at how deeply their 18 year olds think and philosophize at that time. Makes me think how mundane were my thoughts were at that age. haha.

Browsing about reviews of the Spring Snow in the internet led me to a site showing me that this book had a film adaptation last 2005 - and with Satoshi Tsumabuki on the lead role as Kiyoaki Matsugae! yay! haha. Gotta have a copy of that movie. =P