tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67255962011-04-22T10:45:21.949+09:00・・日本の生活・・sevenspellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6725596.post-1150277516390203832006-06-09T18:27:00.000+09:002006-06-14T18:31:56.390+09:00

This marks the end of my 2-year stint in Kobe, as well as this blog that has well served its purpose of recording bits and pieces of my life, thoughts and feelings while in Japan. Thank you so much for taking the effort to read my blog and leave comments or encouragements behind. In little little ways, each of you certainly has added on to this blog a lot more than I ever could. I appreciated

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Life’s full of beginnings and endings, isn’t it? More often than not, they overlap each other, and most of the time, neither can occur without the other – no beginnings, no endings; no endings, no beginnings. Don’t start talking about how the world was actually created. I am not really interested in finding out whether the Big Bang theory holds true, and it really has nothing to do with what I am

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最後のお会いは辛かったよね。特に私には。本当にお別れのは嫌だわ。でも、まあ、シンガポールはそんなに遠くないから、いつでも会えるよね。私はシンガポールで頑張るので、皆も頑張ってね！東中さん美穂、力ちゃん美穂ちゃん森本お好み焼き森本さんと最初と最後の写真麻美麻美のビール・マグ信楽焼きヒップホップダンスの皆さんダンス先生のハンメさん　－　カッコイイよね剣道星剣会三好先生真奈　－　日本語の先生火曜日の８１０のクラスと達生中筋さんテマセック全員と節子帰る途中の雲海仁川空港におる神戸ハード・ロック・カフェイー・ベア雲橋お月様本当に皆と出会えるのは幸せだと思っているんよ。ではいつかまたお会いしましょうね♪

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He's good! Damn funny and versatile.

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31st of May marked the end of my teaching stint at Temasek. I didn't realize that I'd grown so attached to them, and when the time came to bid farewell, each goodbye left me feeling a little emptier.I guess we would meet again someday, but it wouldn't be the same anymore. Time flows, and along with it, our lives.. Nevertheless, I'm glad our paths crossed.I guess I really am thankful for these 2

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It's really getting harder and harder bidding farewell to them.なんか、心がめちゃ痛い。だんだん重くなっている。もう本当に嫌だ！！

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The much-anticipated/dreaded farewell party is finally over.A whirl of feelings now - relief, exhaustion, and tons of sadness. Strange feeling. I still can't imagine not being able to see them anymore, and it might be forever.Was so nervous giving my farewell speech that I still feel the butterflies in my stomach now. Tried really hard not to cry that I had to stop several times. But ended up

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ARGH!There are so many things to do before the farewell party on Sunday! Ended up cramming everything within a week - writing cards, making corsages, packing, moving, preparing my farewell speech and stuff.And the worse thing is, I can't get to sleep properly even though I am so tired. End up feeling wide awake every time I turn off the lights - insomnia, a sign of anxiety?I really should kick

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Time is moving so fast it's scary.I have tons to do ie. packing, writing goodbye cards, arranging meet-ups and stuff.stuff = reading Nana (*^.^*)I really don't like goodbyes. I've been saying so many goodbyes these two years that I'm sick of it. It's always darn sad for me, especially this time round, because I won't be able to see them every week from June onwards.There are so many things that

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我已经已经把我伤口化作玫瑰我的泪水已经变成雨水早已轮回我已经已经把对白流成了永远忘了天色究竟是黑是灰分手伤了谁谁把他变味我的眼泪写成了诗已无所谓让你再回味自古罪人仍自罪因为回忆总是美我已经已经把绝情变成了恭维品位不配一种不能自卑说声失陪我已经已经把沉默变成了忏悔无路可退只能无言已对分手伤了谁谁把他变味我的眼泪写成了诗已无所谓让你在回味自古罪人无自罪因为回忆总是美分手伤了谁谁把他变味我的眼泪写成了诗已是无所谓让你再回味自古罪人无自罪你的品位总是美

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Uji today! Uji is famous for its green tea - in fact, you can find the bottled version of it almost everywhere - convenience stores, supermarkets, and even vending machines.Uji's also famous for Byodoin, because an imprint of it can be found on every ten-yen coin in Japan.You know the song "Alone in Kyoto"? Struck me there and then. How apt. Heh.Matcha icecream - are you drooling already Francia?

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The most mesmerizing shrine I've seen to date.Winding mountain tracks bringing me through endless trails of torii gates, each carved with a different name and date.A very cool and peaceful place. I felt like a nun in seclusion haha.Somewhere I'd definitely recommend to anyone who asks me about Kyoto.Fushimi Inari TaishaLook at the red trails - they are all torii gatesTorn between two paths, as I

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Wendy and Francia came over for a 10-day visit! Though I could only accompany them for the last 3 days, we had quite a lot of fun! Not too bad huh, this trip. (^.^)KiyomizuderaThat's us!Wendy and FranThen off we went rushing to the next destination, Kinkakuji. We were left with about 10 mins when we arrived. Nevertheless, it was good enough that we managed to get in!Being the Singaporeans that we

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Sorry haven't been updating much, mainly because:1) I've been busy with work2) Been busy bringing Wen and Fran around3) Been busy trying to finish Musashi No Ken (real good!)4) I have no idea what to update!So I decided to take this Meme from my blog idol (once again). (*^.^*)***Apparently for this Yes/No Meme:1. You can only say YES or NO.2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone

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Saw this on Jiahua's blog, and believe it or not, t'was my first time reading this:Follow your dream,wherever it leads. Don't be distracted by less worthy needs.Shelter it, nourish it,Help it to grow.Let your heart hold itDown deep where dreams go. Follow your dreamPursue it with haste;Life is too precious,Too fleeting to waste.Be faithful, be loyal, Then all your life through, The dream that you

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Oh yah, will be posting the rest of the cherry blossoms photos up soon.Sad to say, this year the weather was really bad - been raining almost the whole week.Pretty petals dropping and leaves sprouting by the time the sun decided to come out today.Well, anyway. Sleeeeeepy.Oyasumi!

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Just caught 「いま、会いにゆきます」 again on TV.It's truly a good show, very.. how do I say.. very sheltered from the world.Everything was pieced together nicely at the end, like the last piece of a love-and-life puzzle.***If only everyone had the chance to see their destiny, how simple things would become. We wouldn't make so many wrong choices; waste so much time on all the wrong things, or worry about

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Where the whole page will be filled with shots of pretty whitish pink flowers.Haven't had time to really go for a hanami session - will do so on Sunday. Hope by then I'll be able to take really nice shots of the sakuras. In the meantime, here's the prelude to it: *warning: taken at Myohoji - they look the same as last year's. heh*the students there were interviewing an old couple on the bench on

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This blog's 2 years old!Happy birthday!

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Recently been really hooked on this unbelievably addictive online game - been playing it every night till the wee hours in the morning, and I really really should stop doing that.Here you are - Isketch.Go get hooked.

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You know when another place is second home when you are happy and comfortable to be back. Welcome the cool weather (in fact, I wish it were much colder), the familiar sight of JR trains, Sannomiya, the people and the familiar yet indeciphable Japanese mumbles all around me.Not that I don't miss Singapore, but there used to be an imbalance between the two. This time round, I felt equally

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Got this song meme from my blog idol, and cos nobody tagged me, I kop this cos it looks pretty interesting.I'm not that good with music, genres and all (was wondering for quite a while what a punk band was; neither did I know that Green Day was a punk band), so I wouldn't say that I was able to answer all the questions at one go. The only question I could answer immediately was No.10. Haha. As

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An excerpt from an email from a Swedish friend, Anders:"I think many people think strange.What is the time? A year is the distance the planet goes round the sun. And people wake after the clock. I think that is extremly strange. One wake when sun goes up and when one is not tired anymore. WWoofers and helpers coming here has difficulty to understand how to follow the nature. But they are more

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check this out - my personal DNA report.According to it, I am a Dynamic Artist.Haha, never thought of myself as being innovative, or having the ability to think abstractly.I only think I think way too much.But I do appreciate beauty, a lot.In other words, it's the vanity in me.You can assess me here.Or take the test for yourself!What I found true:"You tend to believe that things happen for a

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Oh wow, didn't realize that I was so out of touch with Singapore news, or world news for that matter.Heard from KK a few days ago that Tammy, this pretty cheerleader from NYP filmed herself having sex with her boyfriend on her cameraphone, and it got stolen by her arch enemy in school, who uploaded her 10-min sexual escapade on the net for the whole world to see.So drama-mama.Like something out

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I shall just arrange the photos in chronological order so that I don't have to say too much. Words are redundant anyway - can't describe how beautiful Janster was that night. Shall let you see for yourself!But first:First pic of my trip:On the flight to Singaporemy first Sin meal in a long time - Nasi Lemaksugar cane with lemonI queued up for this plate of satay bee hoon for like half an hour?

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Peeps, ever heard of the Johari Window?Pick about 5 adjectives that you think best describes me here and see what you get!Contribute ok? Heh. I will post the results soon.Btw, I'm really sorry, but there are no "idiotic", "silly", "stupid", or anything to that effect there. Try picking the next closest adjectives, thank you. ***Ok, my attention has been brought to the fact that there is actually

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I finally passed my JLPT test!Was ultra nervous when I peeled the test slip open last night - hadn't felt so nervous in ages. Come to think of it, it's been more than 7 years since I last felt so anxious about my results. HahaMy efforts hadn't gone to waste after all.It's been a long while since I last felt like I reaped what I'd harvested. Used to feel that no matter how hard I try, I just won't

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What the hell has happened to me?I think I've lost courage.Why, I couldn't even do what I wanted to.Afraid of gossips; afraid of what others would think; afraid of consequences.It's been ingrained in me since God-knows-when, so quietly that I didn't even realize it until just now.Was coming home from hiphop class when I saw this man who looked like a homeless - dark and dusty-looking, like he

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如果我不曾走过这一遍生命中还有多少苦和甜美那风中的歌声孤单哽咽的声音是谁回忆中那个少年为何依然不停的追想要征服的世界始终都没有改变那地上无声蒸发我的泪黑暗中期待光线生命有一种绝对等待我请等待我直到约定融化成笑颜那生命灿烂烟火般上演你和我最后都要回归地平线那留下的足迹浪花冲走回忆海岸线靠近我再拥抱我请不要让我的心冷却想要征服的世界始终都没有改变那地上无声蒸发我的泪黑暗中期待光线生命有一种绝对等待我请等待我直到约定融化成笑颜等待我请等待我靠近我再拥抱我不要走请不要走直到约定融化成笑颜直到我看见生命的绝对

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有一天 我在想我到底算是个什么东西还是我 会不会根本就不算东西天天都漫无目的偏偏又想要证明真理别人从屁股放屁我却每天每天都说要革命就算是整个世界把我抛弃而至少快乐伤心我自己决定所以我说 就让他去我知道潮落之后一定有潮起有什么了不起常常我 豁出去 拚了命走过却没有痕迹可是我 从不怕 挖出我火热的心手上有一个硬币反面就决定放弃嗝屁但是在我心底却完完全全不想放弃就算是整个世界把我抛弃而至少快乐伤心我自己决定所以我说 就让他去我知道潮落之后一定有潮起有什么了不起常常我闭上眼睛听到了海的呼吸是你温柔的蓝色潮汐告诉我没有关系就算真的整个世界把我抛弃而至少快乐伤心我自己决定所以我说就让他去我知道潮落之后一定有潮起我不能忘记无论是我的明天要去哪里而至少快乐伤心我自己决定所以我说 就让他去我知道潮落之后一定有潮起有什么了不起啦啦啦啦啦啦明天我在哪里～～～

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A freezing Golden RetrieverTakayama's morning marketBee's larvae - would you eat it?This pile of snow fell off the roof 2 seconds after I'd left the shop at Shirakawago. I heard a crash and turned back and there it was, dropped right on the head of a poor Japanese man. Was I lucky, or was he just the unlucky one?Still can't resist putting these up:was trying to get it to 'sit' on my palm, but

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cute pea-man

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Recently been trying to eat Natto, cos it's supposed to be very healthy.Not that I can imagine why though.It's the stinkiest food ever, and the texture's worse than the smell. Think raw rotten egg in your mouth. In the form of beans. The sticky stinky NattoSo I try to overcome the nausea that comes just by putting it in your mouth, by convincing myself that it's almost the same as the yummier

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My Way And now, the end is nearAnd so I face the final curtainMy friends, I'll make it clearI'll state my case of which I'm certain.I've lived a life that's fullI've traveled each and every highwayAnd more, much more than thisI did it my wayRegrets? I've had a fewBut then again, too few to mentionI did what I had to doAnd saw it through without exemptionI planned each charted courseEach careful

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Today is what the Japanese call 節分, where it marks the last day of winter, and a new beginning tomorrow.What they usually do is to throw beans out of the window, screaming,"鬼は外!" as many times as they deem fit, and to eat up the same number of beans as their age after that. As you can see, the older you get, the less you'd want to celebrate this day. Unless you're an ultimate bean-lover. Boss' 87

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Gave Kendo a miss today (*^.^*;) cos I was feeling so exhausted I silenced my alarm clock and went right back to dreamland till 1pm when the delivery man rang our doorbell..Havent had such a good zzzzz for quite some time..Went for hiphop class again today - shiok!Dancing makes me feel alive - just like the song 'stayin' alive'.Sing:Feel the city breakin'And ev'rybody shakin'And we're stayin'

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Today is one of those few days where I feel really good.I've finally started going back to Kendo once again. Went for my first training today at Sumiyoshi Elementary School, and what do you know, the Kendo sensei there used to teach Kendo in Singapore!So he invited me to join them in a mini kendo competition in Osaka next Sat, and there, I will be able to meet my long-time Kendo devil-idol, which

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This one year certainly has been eventful - extreme ups and downs, and the swings's leaving me a little off balance, which is an absolute no-no for a Libran like me.My 2005:- went for my first skiing trip in March, which was around the end of winter. But we were very lucky, cos it snowed really heavily that particular day, meaning we had soft and fine snow to fall back on! The mindset that pain

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video clip of my takayama trip.. enjoy! (^.^)YImprovised version

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Happy 2006!!2005 is finally over, and I'm glad it is, for many reasons.Here's to a new beginning! *cheers*Just got back from Takayama after an 8-hour train ride, which practically took me the whole day.Dead beat, but it was also one of the most enjoyable trips I've ever taken, one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to.Photos soon, after I recover from the exhaustion.(^.^)ノ~~

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Going on a trip till the end of the year.Have a great new year if I don't come back.Tata!

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Merry merry Christmas!!May this season of joy bring everyone happiness and love!

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BothArashiandHide have confessed toAya***After having been with Ainori for more than a year to 14 countries, Hide has finally gone back to Japan.. alone.While Aya decided to go back with Arashi.As was the tradition, the new couple would kiss each other, a sight which Hide had to bear with, just 5 meters in front of him. And he did so, with good natured pride.Poor Hide.. teared buckets for him.But

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Sorry for the lack of updates for these past week or so.Been busy with many things - kids' English plays, Christmas parties, our newspaper column every Sunday among other stuff.. and most of all, this.It's my first attempt at making a video - was pretty tedious, but really quite fun!Well, at least the end result's satisfying. hahahaIt's not very clear because I couldn't upload it with the best

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He's, I declare, the best soba delivery-cum-stuntman I have ever seen.A short video of him today when I dropped by for lunch.I'll try to take one of him with the delivery tray the next time.

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No, I'm not smitten with her, if that's what you're thinking.This was taken from 「僕の彼女を紹介します」. The English title is "Windstruck" I think? I thought this photo was so well-taken - you can actually feel her anguish. Plus she is just so beautiful. The prettiest Korean actress in my opinion. The others just cannot make it.

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My brother just got himself a Golden Retriever Pup!! Name's not Happy as I was told the other time, but Magic. Magic Pang! Isn't he just so adorable??Can't wait to play with him when I go back!

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A video I took of this guy at USJ last year, cos I thought his lip-synching performance was perfect! Sorry you'll have to cock your head for a while. haha

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Hilarious!

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Whoohoo!It's finally over! *whew*Been studying hard for it. It's been a long while since I last studied so hard - the last time was probably for the A's. No lah, actually I studied much harder for the A's. This is nothing compared to the devil.I know the mistakes I made for the vocab paper, and I hope there isn't more than what I've found.I can make a good guess on how well (or how bad) I did for

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What condemnation could possibly be harsher than your own when self pretense is no longer possible?~ What Dreams May Come

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It's officially winter!One more season down, and two more to go.

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Was reading through the archives, and I realized I didn't update you peeps on the crazy thing I wanted to do.Nope, I'm not gonna reveal what it is, but all I can say is that, Hui saved me. I'm glad I didn't do it in the end.So you see, as I've always said, things happen for a reason. You were meant to arrive on the 22nd, Huister. Muahaha I am so self-centered.Nevertheless, thanks girl. (^,^)

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It would have been fiveSince love was set alightSoulmates akinInimitable linkDestroyed nonthelessBy a silly 'ol twitwho wishes you all the bestonly 'cos you deserve it ~Author Unknown

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If you remember himTKHe has confessed toMieHe knew what he should do as a guy, and he put in his best effort right till the very end. But he wasn't irritatingly persistant - he knew when to let go. As a man, he's gained my respect, and that of many others, I believe.But he still failed in the end, albeit proudly. It made me tear. haha Duh right.***Anyway, he was quickly forgotten as the girls

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but I can't put it down in words here. I feel like if I blog it out, it'll evaporate within me.Not that I'm being selfish, but I really need to keep this inside me. For as long as I can. And I really hope it'll last.It's just like having a sweet dream, and waking up with the warm fuzzy feeling inside you. At this point of time, you just don't want to talk about it to anyone, because talking about

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I was shopping at the Disney store today, and I saw this bag.This is the standard bag that elementary school children, obviously, use for school. Red bags like the one above are for girls, while boys use the black ones. They call it ランドセル randoseru, and unlike our nylon Umbro bags (if anyone remembers them), these are made of 100% leather.And theycost a whooping ￥40,000!!And don't think this is

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为什么老是觉得自己就快消失在自己的小小世界里？就快沉溺的感觉。在左耳后发现一个硬块，大概1cm这么大。印象中它好像好些时候前就存在了，只不过今晚似乎肿了起来。心里想：“该不会是肿瘤吧。。” 接着就开始胡思乱想了。要是真的得了癌症该怎么办？那我该向谁道谢，得要向谁道歉，越想越害怕。不过在心深处总觉得上帝不会这么轻易就放过我的。还没让我受尽折磨，怎么可能让我走呢？似乎有点悲观，但到现在为止我的一生的确就是这样。 这也算是一种幸福吧。看起来，我是蛮宿命的一个人。怎么样，不知该说我是个悲观，还是个乐观的人吧。哈哈 (^.^)Y

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忘了是怎么开始　也许就是对你　有一种感觉 忽然间发现自己　已深深爱上你　真的很简单 爱得地暗天黑都已无所谓　是是非非无法抉择　喔~~ 没有后悔为爱日夜去跟随　那个疯狂的人是我　喔~~ I LOVE YOU 无法不爱你 BABY 说你也爱我 喔~I LOVE YOU 永远不愿意 BABY 失去你 不可能更快乐　只要能在一起　做什么都可以 虽然世界变个不停　用最真诚的心　让爱变得简单爱得地暗天黑都已无所谓　是是非非无法抉择　喔~~ 没有后悔为爱日夜去跟随　那个疯狂的人是我　喔~~ I LOVE YOU 一直在这里　BABY　一直在爱你 喔~~ I LOVE YOU　永远都不放弃　这爱你的权利 如果你还有一些困惑 Oh No 请贴着我的心倾听 听我说着　爱你 I LOVE YOU一直在这里　BABY　一直在爱你 喔~~I LOVE YOU　永远都不放弃　这爱你的权利*********

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Migraine attack tonight. Not as serious as it sounds, but just feeling nauseous because of the dull throbbing ache on the left side of my head. The most serious attack I had more than 2 years ago rendered me so weak I was bending over the toilet bowl at Lido just in case I puked. But I couldn't, because there was basically nothing wrong with my stomach. I went to see the company doctor late at

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oil painting?nope, just a reflectionThey were so cute, with their heads popping out of the square. In case you were wondering, they were not caged.Huister this is for you!

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Ok, actually I dunno which one this is. It might very well be Mi.Anyway, they are so difficult to capture on camera! This is the only good one out of the thousands of tries I had.

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Was busy preparing to go out when I saw this from my room. Immediately grabbed my cam and took a few shots of it, because I thought it was so picturesque.Somehow it reminds me of... something I can't quite place my finger on.What does it remind you of?

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After 3 frustrating days of not having internet connection, I'm so pleased to announce that it's C-easter Monday!

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the internet seems to be down again. -_-;till its up again. ('.')ノ～♪

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The sky tonight was mesmerizing - not cloudless like last night, but like an invisible Milky Way providing a long path for clouds of animals migrating to the West.I couldn't feel much wind from my balcony, but from the speed the clouds were moving at, it must have been pretty strong up there.There were endless clouds of them - a bee swarm; a pixie on a cart holding on to the tail of some strange

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The night sky is so beautiful tonight.Not stark black.But dark misty blue with small twinkling stars that look as if they had been carefully positioned - scattered nicely with no clutters; no stark satellites; and not a single cloud in the sky.It's at times like this that I really feel like soaring up into the sky, and join the stars in watching over the earth - and also regret not owning a

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Sooooooo cold tonight! *brrrrrrr*

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This week's Ainori was kind of like a turning point for the potential romances in the show.But what got my attention was......TKAn ultra-confident guy who strongly believed thatMiethe girl that he's interested in, feels the same for him.Until today.Mie took the initiative to askSuzan (don't ask me why he's using a girl's name cos I have no idea)out for some time alone.And TK realized that Mie has

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You know, people are mostly paranoid about growing older. Not old, mind you. Just older.Especially for people my age, regardless of sex, you get just a tad worried when your life's not moving fast enough, especially when you start receiving tons of red bombs from your close friends, and not-so-close friends, and bloody hell, even from that cousin who's younger than you are!Everyone's having

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matcha melty kissstrawberry melty kisstogether they make me fat - these evil chocsbut they are oh-so-devilicious!

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a lucky four-leaf clover, just like the ones in Enid Blyton stories懐かしいなぁ。。

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Today's dinner was kimchi fried rice.And today I found out that there has been a kimchi issue going on between Korea and China, something about parasites' eggs being found in kimchi imported from both countries.YUCKS!!How gross! For the first time, I didn't really enjoy kimchi fried rice all that much. But well, I guess it should be pretty safe.***Lots of things I wanna talk about, but not really

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super-duper hardworking today!managed to complete the last 5 chapters of my Jap text, though that doesn't necessarily mean that I understand and remember all of them. In fact, I'd be happy enough if I can remember 50% of it. hahaAnyway, 3 weeks left! Jiayou jiayou!!

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Doc's finally given me the green light to eat and do whatever I want to.I'm perfectly alright now! (^.^)Y

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Congratulations Janster!! (^.^)YYou're no longer a single entity of your own; instead you are one important half of a wonderful union!So happy for you.. Have a great day today!*hugs*

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My stomach started feeling strange yesterday, and by the last two lessons, I couldn't walk without bending down. Initially I suspected that it was another bout of gastric flu, because the area that hurt was just below my ribs.It'd usually go away after some warm drinks and a good sleep.But this time round, it got more and more severe throughout the night, like something's gnawing on my insides

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*****a few of my favorite kids******feeling blessed*

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现在的我是否有些不同努力工作也努力的犯错二十五岁的我学著大人应该有的动作翻来覆去现实让我退缩梦想已经不够想法渐渐成熟 下个脚步我懂怎么做新鲜的念头 冲击著我平衡快失控张开手起飞让年轻无极限挑战一切 飞越更多空间才能体验不害怕改变不一定往前追停住时间 享受这一分钟 我深深的体会这个世界规则有点难懂曾经努力不一定有收获未知的事太多~孙燕姿

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The last day where I can still say I am in my early 20s....I shall treasure today.

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Music Video Codes by FreeVideoCodes.comSummer has come and passedThe innocent can never lastWake me up when September ends Like my father's come to passSeven years have gone so fastWake me up when September endsHere comes the rain againFalling from the starsDrenched in my pain againBecoming who we areAs my memory restsBut never forgets what I lostWake me up when September endsSummer has come and

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I can't stand to flyI'm not that naiveI'm just out to findThe better part of meI'm more than a bird, I'm more than a planeMore than some pretty face beside a train andIt's not easy to be meWish that I could cryFall upon my kneesFind a way to lieAbout a home I'll never seeIt may sound absurd, but don't be naiveEven heroes have the right to bleedI may be disturbed, but won't you conceedEven heroes

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Soooo fast. Don't feel like I've done anything much.Really wanted to go travelling, but when I thought of the money that I'd be spending, my upcoming Japanese test and the fact that I'd be alone, motivation was almost zilch. So I ended up spending time studying, shopping, preparing for our column, and getting to know more about Sweden from Boss' friends, instead of trying to get to know more

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You know, they have spaghetti cooked in Japanese style, which is really yummylicious. So I decided to create my very own Singaporean style spaghetti:Spaghetti cooked in Malay belachan. It turned out not too bad.Even though the sauce was actually a premix. Hahahaa

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A miniature dining set

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I'm back! Shall just let the pics do the talking. Nothing much to say, 'cept that the Hiroshima countryside vaguely reminded me of my kampung in Malaysia, so much so that I dreamt of home.Yamato battleshipsunset at Hiroshimathe real sunseteveryone at Itsukushima shrinehappy smiles with noriko sanwith Ylva and AndersItsukushima torii gateguess what this is?a traditional Japanese wedding at

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It's the hols finally!!Not that I am that excited over it, because I haven't made any plans to go anywhere this hols, and I think it's a big waste, but then I think I probably should be using the time to study for my Jap test instead.Dilemma.But am leaving for Hiroshima tomorrow - been there once, and I think it's the kind of city where visiting it just once is enough. But will be going with Boss

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忘れはしないよ　時が流れてもいたずらなやりとりや 心のトゲさえも　君が笑えばもう小さく丸くなっていたことかわるがわるのぞいた穴から何を見てたかなぁ？一人きりじゃ叶えられない　夢もあったけれどさよなら　君の声を　抱いて歩いてゆくああ　僕のままで　どこまで届くだろう探していたのさ　君と会う日まで今じゃ懐かしい言葉ガラスの　向こうには　水玉の雲が散らかっていた　あの日まで風が吹いて　飛ばされそうな　軽いタマシイで他人と同じような幸せを信じていたのにこれから　傷ついたり　誰か　傷つけてもああ　僕のままで　どこまで届くだろう瞬きするほど　長い季節が来て呼び合う名前がこだまし始める聴こえる？さよなら　君の声を　抱いて歩いてゆくああ　僕のままで　どこまで届くだろうああ　君の声を　抱いて歩いてゆくああ　僕のままで　どこまで届くだろうああ　君の声を･･･～スピッツ

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自分の可能性を信じなきゃ、何も始まらないよ。なんとなく。～パラキス

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Been wondering about the issue of suicide.What constitutes suicide?When you take a knife and stab yourself, that is, without a doubt, suicide.Then what if you get some terminal disease, and you don't do anything about it, 'cept to leave yourself to die?Or if you get into an accident, and you choose not to come to consciousness anymore (I believe one can do that), would that be suicide in the eyes

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Speaking about comics, recently just finished 'Paradise Kiss' by Yazawa Ai, the same author of 'Nana'.It's about this tall, pretty (as usual) model-like high school girl named Yukari, who was scouted on the streets by a boy who studies fashion design to be their model for the annual school fashion show. A prim and proper girl all her life, she suddenly realized that to follow the path of a normal

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It's autumn!

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With two 13-year old girls in the midst of a revision for their upcoming test next week....Me: Rei, tell me, what is 旦那さん in English?Rei: Darling.-_-!!!The correct answer was 'husband'.So cute!

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Yesterday was a sucky, sucky day.no doubt about it.I'm glad it's over.for me and for ADG as well.

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阪神タイガース won!!!Yippee!!It's amazing - the support you can see everywhere on the streets, from Kobe all the way to Osaka. It's a pity I couldn't go and join in the crowd. It would have been really fun!But the sad thing is, there won't be any more baseball games to go to for the year.Nevertheless, I'm glad! Because there will be sales everywhere, ranging from small shops to big department stores

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Arashi's fallen for Aya too - it's definite!And it seems that Aya's fallen for someone too, but it'll be out only next week. I'm guessing it's Arashi.. But poor Hide..

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It's up, it's up, it's up!!Yayyyy!

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