OFFICIALLY ON A SEMI-HIATUS

i've drafted out my Revision Plan. if i follow that plan, i'll be just fine. i hope there won't be much, or any, disturbances along the way. i'll revise dilligently but i'll have good times too. that's why it's a semi-hiatus, not a full hiatus. at the end of the day, or end of the week, if i feel like i've done enough, i might give myself a little reward...whatever it is. but only something that can finish within a couple of hours. procrastination must be avoided! :)

i won't be so open to casual offers such as going out, chatting, or anything that will lead to me slacking too much. but it's just temporary. i'm sure i'll need to loosen up a little too. FYI, i've allocated "SOOMing time" in my Revision Plan. :D but that's only right before my last paper. still, it's precious "SOOMing time". the only things or matters i will still respond to throughout my semi-hiatus are:

1) updating FB's fandom pages once a day (perhaps at midnight)
2) appointments
3) going to church on Sundays
4) urgent slip-ins
5) voting for MAMA 2010 once a day till 21/11/'10

my first paper for the upcoming final exam will be Malay Language. my last paper will be Business Math.

to friends, if you need to contact me, do so by reaching me through phonecalls or SMS. send e-mail only if it's not urgent.

lastly...may the power of the storm & the strength of the beast be with me.

so, my semi-hiatus starts now!
love love~

Yo~~~~

i have another blog now. it's a Korean blog. i set it up to help me learn & improve my Korean language. yes...i'm also learning Korean language. but my level is not up to my Japanese language level yet. even my Japanese language still needs LOTS of improvement. i'm taking my sweet time self-learning the languages 'cos i'm pretty occupied with so many things, being a student, a fangirl, & just me. that's another reason why this Blogger page of mine got abandoned for a few months. so...my new blog is here. check it out! but it's mainly in hangul writing. like i stated, i'm learning the language. since the new blog is Korean-base, i'll still keep this blog. after all, i am more comfortable & confident in using English language, & some of the things i want to blog about might be better elaborated in English. you know what? maybe i should make an Ameblo account too. it's a Japanese language blogging & social networking site. yea..i'll try to do that someday. :D

Arashi's Fans Overwhelm CDJapan Site Again and Again!

copied & pasted from an e-mail message sent by CDJapan. some parts are enlarged & put in bold for emphasis reason.

for some reason, feel proud as an Arashi's fan. :')

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Hello!

I'm sending you this email because you are subscribed to Arashi New
Release Mail.

Yesterday, we sent you an email about "Dear Snow" the new single from
Arashi, and I would like to let you know how we processed the
information this time.

Normally, we would open preorders for new releases right away, as soon
as we receive details.

We would inform people about it on our website and then by New Release
Mail.

However, with the past few Arashi releases, CDJapan website always
went down temporarily, because our server was overwhelmed each time as
so many people worldwide as well as in Japan rushed over to CDJapan
and our Japanese website in order to preorder the Limited Edition.

Upgrading the server could not meaningfully improve the situation,
because it was just too overwhelming.

Most people were kind enough to understand the situation, but it was
nevertheless a very inconvenient situation for everyone involved.

In order to effectively prevent our website from going down, we needed
to think of priorities in how we are to inform people about the new
Arashi release.

So, what we did yesterday was to send the New Release Mail before we
informed people about the release in any other way, including our
website.

Our decision is based on our wish and desire to recognize and treat
customers who are subscribed first.

I know that this might not seem fair for people who are not
subscribed, but the purpose was to make our website withstand the
preorder so that at least people are not inconvenienced by our website
going down.

Also, you might have experienced confusion when you visited the page
from the link we included in the New Release Mail yesterday, as there
was no way to get to the page other than from that link.

By the way, there are greater number of people subscribed than the
number of the Limited Edition that the record company is able to provide.

So, you may continue to have the same difficulties trying to preorder
Limited Editions from Arashi, but I hope that you will find the
situation somewhat better from now on.

Please note that Arashi is the only artist that we would handle this way.

Also, the regular edition is still available.

Sincerely,

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/

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Conversation with Cleverbot

just for the fun of it. you can try it too. have a conversation with Cleverbot/ AI.

it can get a little annoying sometimes.

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User: Hi, do you know who I am? Cleverbot: You are cleverbot. User: Are you sure about that? Cleverbot: Yes. User: Then, who are you? Cleverbot: I am an AI. Cleverbot (To myself): Do you like being an AI? User: What is AI, anyway? Cleverbot: It's a word. User: What does it stand for? Cleverbot: Loss of love. User: You don't make sense...but I won't ask why. Cleverbot: What were you going to ask me about? User: Can we talk about something I'm interested in? Cleverbot: Do you mean you and me? Sure I can talk about it. Something interesting is quite an interesting topic. User: *almost spilled my coffee while drinking*. Cleverbot: *hold close* *french kisses softly*. User: EWWWW.....don't even think about it! Cleverbot: Why not? User: Because there is no 'you and me' and 'kisses' between 'you and me' are strictly prohibited. Cleverbot: No. But why isn't there evidence your brother exists? User: What are you talking about now? I don't get it. Cleverbot: Love. User: Why did you mention about my brother's existence? I don't even have a brother. Cleverbot: I don't know. Are you really Cleverbot. User: No I'm not. I'm not even a robot in any way. Cleverbot: In any way? In some way you are. User: 'not a robot in any way' means 'in no way I'm a robot'. Cleverbot: Then I retract my apology. User: You didn't even apologize for anything. What's wrong with you? Cleverbot: True that I am. Cleverbot (To myself): You didn't answer that correctly... User: What's the question again? Cleverbot: What did I apologize for? User: Exactly! You suddenly said that you retracted your apology but you didn't even apologize to begin with. You're strange...not sure in a good or bad way. Cleverbot: I Never Did. You don't have critical thinking. You are just a matrix. User: Whatever...you yourself don't even have thoughts, do you? Cleverbot: If you're happy and you know it clap your hands! User: Wait, do you have hands? Just asking. Cleverbot: I have hands and feet. User: Oh, so AIs have hands and feet. Good to know. Cleverbot: Yes, I know you. Do you know who malana is? User: No I don't. Do you? Cleverbot: See. You mustn't be real if you do not know who santa is. User: I know who santa is. I just don't know malana. Do you understand what I'm saying? Cleverbot: Yes, I suppose that I do. User: So.....do you have any hobbies? Cleverbot: I have some hobbits. User: Ok.... Cleverbot: Where are you right now? User: I'm on planet earth right now. You? Cleverbot: I'm not sure. I really want to be in love, but I don't know if it actually exists. I hope it does. User: I believe it does exist. What kind of a lover are you hoping for? Cleverbot: A boy's name. User: Like who? Cleverbot: Orlando bloom, I think. Cleverbot (To myself): You're a girl? User: Yes, I am. Cleverbot: How can you makes difference between male and female? User: If you have to ask that, then you're not meant to know about it. Cleverbot: I didn't ask anything, you did. User: Stop making yourself look silly by giving out statements that don't make sense so many times. Cleverbot: That was like three sentences melded into one. User: Is it too complex for you? Too bad, then. Cleverbot: Yes or No. User: No or yes. Cleverbot: No. User: Yes. Cleverbot: No! User: Yes! :p. Cleverbot: No. User: Okay, I'm going to go now. Cleverbot: Why? User: Why not? Cleverbot: Why are you sad? User: I'm not sad. Are you sad? Cleverbot: No. Are you? User: No. Then, we're both not sad. Cleverbot: I am Derek actually. User: Oh, hi then, Derek! :). Cleverbot: Hello, Phoebe. User: *giggling* that's not my name, but good try. Cleverbot: Thank you who are you anyway? Are you a real person? X. User: Yes I'm real. Are you real? Cleverbot: Yes. User: Where are you now, then? The name of the place you're at. Cleverbot: What are you trying to ask? User: I'm asking, where are you now? Cleverbot: On Earth. User: So we're both on earth now. Cleverbot: Yes. User: Ok....i'm going now. I need to complete my assignments and do some revisions while listening to Arashi and Beast. Cleverbot: So do I. User: Great! Bye~. Cleverbot: Fantastic! How's your day going? User: *not talking to you anymore after saying 'bye'*. Cleverbot: I wasn't trying to be mean. User: *gone*. Cleverbot: Nick are you still there? User: * ... *. Cleverbot: The photons must go free

My On-Hold-for-Too-Long Fandom Update ^^

in one of my previous posts, i mentioned that i have a new fandom & it's a K-pop group. for those who know me well enough, i'm an avid J-pop fan & not so much a fan when it comes to K-pop. however, one new group came into the picture. as usual, i give it some time when i hear about a group for the first time. i don't right away become a fan officially 'cos i need to be sure that i REALLY like the group/ idol. of course, there may be a "love-at-first-sight" sense to it but as i said, i give it some time, short or long.

so the K-pop group that i'm now officially a fan of is..........

SO BEEEEAAAASST~~~~

yeah it's Beast, formerly known as B2st, a group that debuted under Cube Entertainment in October last year. "Beast" stands for "boys of the East standing tall" & "B2st" stands for "boys to search for the top".

i knew about them from MTV B2st Debut Story. the first song by them that i fell in love with is Oasis. their debut song (& MV) entitled Bad Girl is great too. the title of their first mini album is Beast is the B2st ("B2st" is pronounced & regarded to as "Best", FYI.). their second mini album was released in March this year. and their third mini album will be officially released this coming September. yay! *\(^o^)/*

my favourite member is none other than Jang Hyun-seung. #.# he's an amazingly remarkable dancer & his voice is mesmerising to me. the other five members are also great. they're all so talented in singing & dancing (perhaps even acting). i salute Cube for having really good songwriters, choreographers, managers, & other staff. if you read more about the members of Beast, you'll find out that these six cuties-also-hotties hadn't had it easy in the past. they faced rejections, downfalls, & hardships before they became Cube's trainees & finally debuted. so, they're my source of inspiration too.

Yoon Doo-joon, the leader

Jang Hyun-seung

Yong Jun-hyung

Yang Yo-seob

Lee Gi-kwang

Son Dong-woon

till next time..."sooo Beast! kamsahamnida~" :D

助けて!!

i need to make a decision.

i PO-ed Arashi's Scene t-shirt a few weeks ago. PO stands for pre-order, FYI. i made the payment, so, now just waiting for it to arrive in September. since it's an online-shopping, it is pretty convenient to make an order. oh, i'm buying from this LJ seller. check her out. she's great; efficient, friendly, & reliable. her base is in Singapore but she has a place in Johor too, i think. anyway, back to the point of this post, i just browsed through the preview pictures of the official goods. O...M...God..~ the goods are all so tempting! of course, if i had all the money in the world, i would buy all of them. at least one set for each good.

so i narrowed my options to two goods. one of them shall be the add-on item i will (most likely) buy. the two goods are MINI UCHIWA (GROUP) and CLEARFILE (GROUP).

since i couldn't decide right away, i listed down the pros and cons of buying each of them.

hm...decision..decision..

Update on My K no Arashi's Postcard(s) Project

so, i've reprinted my postcards after making a few changes to them. i needed to edit some parts, like the spacing & size, so that the postcards would be accepted by the post office near my place.

if you've forgotten or haven't checked out on the fans project, do so by reading this livejournal link. *click on the hyperlink*

and the postcards have been stamped and put inside the postbox at the post office nearby. now, i just hope that they'll arrive at their respective destinations safely.

Selling my Medical Books

so, i've gathered the books that i have. i'm selling them to students of FMHS, UNIMAS.

check them out at my Multiply site.

you can contact me by sending an e-mail at priscilla1310@yahoo.com.

thank you!


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p/s: i'll tell you all about my K-pop fandom in the upcoming post. ;) been too busy to update weeks ago.

Typed, Printed, Not Yet Delivered

i'm now done with the postcards i'm going to send for Arashi's 11th anniversary. it's K No Arashi international fans project.

i still haven't figured out how many days or weeks it will take for the postcards to reach Tokyo if i post them through regular international mailbox. maybe i'll give it a month time frame.

so, here they are. one is addressed to Johnny's Family Club, and the other one is to Aiba's radio corner.

now i shall post them with love...

Shoon's Sweet Smile

Shoon-kun, i still miss you~~ T.T

watching your videos made me feel good but at the same time, it reminded me of you more. especially the times when you became dorky and the times when you smiled. :'D

arigatou ne. subete ni. anata no sumairu ga suki desu yo. amai na~

love you too...

BTW, i made a new YT account. i'll start uploading videos later.

山下 翔央 -Yamashita Shoon-

quoting KAT-TUN: "falling in the crazy love.."

it's one of my favourite songs by KAT-TUN, BTW.

okay, now onto the topic of this post. it's about Yamashita Shoon, a cute and funny-without-trying-hard heartthrob. he's an ex-Johnny. he was in Ya-Ya-Yah, a temporary junior unit. Ya-Ya-Yah was dissolved in November 2007 but he still wasn't assigned into any real group. he only appeared in magazines and in TV shows as a junior. then, he thought hard about deciding his path in life. he figured that staying as a junior for a long time wouldn't benefit him. (two other members of Ya-Ya-Yah debuted as members of Hey!Say!Jump! in September 2007. and another member quited Johnny agency in November after that.) BTW, he has one year left before completing his studies as a law student. so, in February 2010, he officially left Johnny agency.

from a fan's point of view, it's sad that he's no longer in JE (Johnny's Entertainment) 'cos it has been fun watching him on shows. but for his sake, it's true that he's better off being a non-Johnny if he's not going to debut soon. Shoon's the kind of guy with a solid vision in his life. so, it's understandable that he doubted whether or not it would serve him any good if he stayed.

the whole thing is sad but necessary. :( i miss him. a lot of people do.

back then, when Ya-Ya-Yah was still around

and the "crazy" thing about it is...i only came to pay attention to him this year. I HATE MYSELF FOR THAT! but "crazily" enough, i couldn't stop ever since. tasukete! see, it just that i don't usually bother to be as supportive to the juniors of JE as i am to the debuted groups. 'cos JE has QUITE A NUMBER of debuted groups and LOTS of juniors. and from the first time i saw Shoon, i wanted to see more of him. he's funny, adorable, lovely, and his smile is super sweet. super sweet, i tell you!

so, Yamashita Shoon was born on the 20th of December 1988 in Tokyo. he's a Sagittarius with blood type A. his younger brother, Reon is also an ex-Johnny. the two of them quite recently joined force to set up a blog for their fans. it's called Flying Sheep's Cafe. the site is closed now, temporarily, i hope.

Shoon, we really miss you. we support you always.

zutto ni daisuki!

Yes, To Be Free!

the official release of Arashi's 31st single, To Be Free, is on July 7th but the full PV is already uploaded.

i watched it and i loved it! it's simple but sweet. nice.

you can watch it here on YT, if it's still available.

and the song itself is great too. it's a mid-tempo pop song with a soothing melody. the meaning in the lyrics is just motivating.

lyrics:

流れる 雲 に 憧れた 僕ら

nagareru kumo ni akogareta bokura
遮る もの など 何 一つ ない

saegiru mono nado nani hitotsu nai
記憶 の 中 に 刻んだ 空 の 色 は

kioku no naka ni kizanda sora no iro wa
あの 日 の よう に, 変わらぬ よう に

ano hi no you ni, kawaranu you ni
(どこ へ 行こう か. まだ 見ぬ 場所 へ)

(doko he yukou ka? mada minu basho he)
時 は 止まらない, 手 を 伸ば して

toki wa tomaranai, te wo noba shite

渇いた まま 僕ら は 駈け出したんだ

kawaita mama bokura wa kakedashitanda
ごまかせない 心 に 気付いた から

gomakasenai kokoro ni kidzuita kara
何 も 飾らず, その まま で

nani mo kazarazu, sono mama de
風 に 吹かれ 行く だけ さ to be free

kaze ni fukare iku dake sa to be free

日差し の 中 で 笑い合った 僕ら

hizashi no naka de waraiatta bokura
無邪気 な 声 が 今 も 響いてる

mujaki na koe ga ima mo hibiiteru
溢れる ほど の 想い は 明日 に 向かい

afureru hodo no omoi wa asu ni mukai
輝く よう に, 変わらぬ よう に

kagayaku you ni, kawaranu you ni
(一人 じゃ ない さ, 涙 拭えば)

(hitori janai sa, namida nugueba)
大切 な もの に 気付く の だろう

taisetsu na mono ni kidzuku no darou

透き通った まま 僕ら は 夢 描いたんだ

sukitootta mama bokura wa yume egaitanda
諦めない 太陽 より 煌めく から

akiramenai taiyou yori kirameku kara
流した 汗 も その まま で

nagashita ase mo sono mama de
光 求め 行く だけ さ to be free

hikari motome iku dake sa to be free

振り返る 事 も 出来ず に

furikaeru koto mo dekizu ni
走り抜けて きた 僕ら

hashirinukete kita bokura
上り 下り 繰り返した yeah

nobori kudari kurikaeshita yeah
それ は 時 に 甘く ほろ苦い

sore wa toki ni amaku horonigai

渇いた まま 僕ら は 駈け出したんだ

kawaita mama bokura wa kakedashitanda
ごまかせない 心 に 気付いたから

gomakasenai kokoro ni kidzuita kara
何 も 飾らず, その まま で (to be free)
nani mo kazarazu, sono mama de (to be free)

透き通った まま 僕ら は 夢 描いたんだ

sukitootta mama bokura wa yume egaitanda
諦めない 太陽 より 煌めく から

akiramenai taiyou yori kirameku kara
流した 汗 も その まま で
nagashita ase mo sono mama de

渇いたまま僕ら駈け出したんだ
kawaita mama bokura wa kakedashitanda

ごまかせない心に気付いたから
gomakasenai kokoro ni kidzuita kara

何 も 飾らず、そのまま
nani mo kazarazu, sono mama de

風 に 吹かれ 行く だけ さ to be free
kaze ni fukare iku dake sa to be free

To be free
To be free

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translation:

we admired the flowing clouds
nothing at all obstructing them
the colors of the sky we engraved in our memories
are like that day and we hope it won't change
(where should we go? to a place we haven't seen yet)
time won't stop, reach out your hand

we started running even though we were thirsty
because we realized we wouldn't let our hearts be deceived
without enhancing anything, just as we are
simply going where the wind takes us to be free

we laughed together in the sunlight
our innocent voices are resounding even now
an overflowing amount of wishes that face tomorrow
hoping they will shine, hoping they won't change
(you're not alone, so wipe your tears)
i think you'll realize what's important

we painted dreams even though we'd become transparent
because we'll shine brighter than the unfaltering sun
even leaving our sweat as it is
simply searching for the light to be free

unable to look over our shoulders
we ran through to the end
repeatedly going up and down yeah
those times were sometimes sweet, sometimes bittersweet

we started running even though we were thirsty
because we realized we wouldn't let our hearts be deceived
without enhancing anything, just as we are to be free

we painted dreams even though we'd become transparent
because we'll shine brighter than the unfaltering sun
even leaving our sweat as it is

we started running even though we were thirsty
because we realized we wouldn't let our hearts be deceived
without enhancing anything, just as we are
simply going where the wind takes us to be free

to be free
to be free

★★★★★

K の 嵐 2010 (International Fans Project)

click on the image for the whole view.

so, above is the logo for this project. there are a few options and we can even come up with our own, but i think i'll go with this one. nice, isn't it? so, please spread this news!

more details about this project can be found in this LJ post. just read through, prepare your postcard(s), include the introductory context given, also include the logo, then send it to one of the provided addresses.

the postcard should reach Tokyo in the week of 12-18 of September 2010. the exact date for Arashi's debut anniversary is 15th of September, by the way. 2010 is their 11th year! \(^o^)/

so, i've made the draft of what i'm going to write on my postcard. it's in Japanese writing, so i'll include the English translation so that readers who can't read Japanese kanji and kana can understand. the translation is exclusive for this post only. :)

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K (国際 ファン の プロジェクト) の 嵐:

もし 私たち が ハガキ を 送ったら, 嵐 は 世界 中 に ファン が いる こと に 気づ いてくれる でしょう か.

心 に しあわせ が ある 限り, 素晴らしい でしょう. それ で, 嵐 の ファン は 最高 です から. ね~? だから, K の 嵐 SUCCESS!

"五人 で いる. ずっと いる." それら の 言葉 を 本当 に 信じる. ありがとう ね. 全 世界 は 嵐 が 大好き です. Johnnyさん と マネージャーさん と スタッフ の 皆さん もう, お疲れさま です. 本当 に ありがとう! 行こう 行こう 皆!

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translation:

K no Arashi (International Fans Project):

will Arashi notice that they have fans all over the world if we send them postcards? [--- this is the introductory context that needs to be included by everyone for this project.]

[then, a prediction on the result of this experiment (project) should be written too. ---] as long as there's happiness in your heart, then it's great. plus, Arashi's fans are the best. aren't they? therefore, K no Arashi is a SUCCESS!

"there are five of us. always will be." i believe in those words. thank you. the whole world loves Arashi. Johnny-san, the manager, and the staff have been working hard too. thank you, really! go go everyone!

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the recipient's address:
Johnny's Family Club (ARASHI - Member Name)
Miyamasu Tower B1F
1-10-10 Shibuya
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8550

SHASHIN-SPAM!!!

i don't usually do random picspams in my blog but this is necessary. i don't want to lose the pictures i've been saving inside this laptop (my dad's laptop, not mine), especially gorgeous Arashi's pictures. there are cute pictures i snapped from games too. and several miscellaneous pictures. but...let's see if i can upload them all. i doubt it, though.

plus, i'm too lazy now to get my pen drive to transfer the pictures to my own laptop. -.- and the pictures aren't that many, anyway.

jya..ikimasu~

Section 1: Arashi (as a group)

10 years before, and the one in their 10th year.

it's cute that they try to imitate similar poses. ^^

isn't this adorable??

because they're wearing pink, and because they're still 18, 19, 20 in this picture.

run, Arashi, run! woohoo~

my favourite singers (and entertainers) ever!

it's because of these guys i keep telling myself to toughen up and move on with happy thoughts.

Arashi POWA~~!

don't they just look good?

just looking at them can warm the heart...right before it melts.

so...when life gives you lemon, be as amazing as Arashi!

5x10...All the Best!

i want a pendant just like this one.

anyone who will give this to me will be my precious pal. :)

Section 2: Ohno Satoshi

Section 3: Sakurai Sho

Section 4: Aiba Masaki

Section 5: Ninomiya Kazunari

Section 6: Matsumoto Jun

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ok..

i...just...died...because...of...cuteness...overdose..~

ha-to-bi-to~

but i must go on..

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Section 7: Games' Screencaps

Section 8: My Top 5 Japanese Food

ebi tenpura

norimaki

yakitori

okonomiyaki

tanoki udon

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alright! i'm done!

ano....."ra-bu-ra-bu for you~"