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Fly Her To Eternal Home ~Tribute To My Mummy~

2008-11-26T09:40:00.000+08:00

* Photo source by nyomee wallen (Flickr)

When I wrote this journal entry, my mum had already gone to ‘Eternal Home’ for a month. Before she leaves me and my dad, she had told both of us not to grieve over her and even had asked me to take care of dad. I know that she’s always worry about me from the first day that I born until I’m grown up. I’m always wanted to make her proud and then again, I’m always wanted to give the best of me to her. However, in the end, it had turn into the dust. Wherever she goes right now, she’s always live inside my heart. There’s nothing could replace her love to me in this world.

Special Thank You Notes
To all my close friends, thank you very much for your support, passion and energy for helping me and my dad through these difficult times. We’re both glad and appreciates it.

Arigatou Kudasai…

2007-11-10T11:15:00.000+08:00

A Very Big Thank You
I just love journaling and I love to dedicate my life to it. The more I write, the more it motivates me to change my life from zero to hero. For me, blogging was a new now millennium journaling. Everybody can write what they have in mind and I was part of it. I write what I think it’s appropriate and people deserve to know. Although, I’m not really good writer like a novelist, well, at least I do have something that I’m always wanted to share; it was the happiness. When I was found the blogger website back in 2004, I was fascinated on what most of the bloggers wrote on their blog. They are non-celebrity but just an ordinary person which later making a debut on the cyber tech internet world. In the other words, they are like a Hollywood superstar. From that moment, I’m keeping this dream of my own. I just want to be like that person. Well, the road to the glorious star may be hard but it’s normal for human; human don’t do magic tricks to reach to the top. Yet, through this hard test of physically and mentally, the satisfaction can be achieve. Like I was said at the first place, the happiness was my agenda. I don’t really want to share something very sad in my life because my mission is to make someone happy. If someone happy, I’m happy too.

People always said, the thing that I’ve done is very ridiculous but for me, it’s like a glory. I do feel sad if someone takes an opportunity for their own bad agenda but I would rather keep it in my heart because for me, one day God will certainly gives them a good punishment for them to learn their lesson. There always be a God in our side is just that we need to be patient. That was one of the key to success. I never being worried or even care what people say about my life. I will take what is appropriate and move on. One of my satisfactions that I achieve was to create a thousand posts of the blog which I will officially launch another blog, while this one, I will not really close it but I’ll make it as another chapter. Think about museum; that is the thing I’m always wanted to make. Well, at the last moment, I would like to apologize to all readers around the world who feels unsatisfied with my thoughts and opinions. Furthermore, I may be complaint and blabbing a lot about someone else but hey, I’m going to do that more. That because I feel like someone out there should stand up and fight. I hate bullies. That kind of person will never ever become a friend of mine. Hopefully, I can do the best especially my grammar. I’m always making a grammar mistakes and I promise to improve it, so everybody can be happy with it and enjoy with it.

As for this, I would like to thank many people who make my blog happen. It may very long list but you know what, they’re the one who stay by my side for few years. For my parent, there’s nothing I can say much than thank you and love you both so much. For my friends, Soon Yin, Anne, Yien Jong, William, Daniel, Nono and Desmond, thank you for becoming my biggest fans of all time. To my new friend since I was out from college, Lyn, you deserve these “thank you” words too. My old timer best friends Sulastrie, Dahliawaty and Mohd Haidar, without you I’ll never being here and becoming a blog superstar. God bless you all. For the readers out there, thank you very much for coming in and reading those crazy thought and opinions, my complaint, my fantasy… oh, yes, my favorite things that I have in mind. You know what, I know I’m popular with the lyrics and Japanese entertainment, well, if you feel you can’t get enough with it, you know where to find those. Sure you can sing a long with it too. For the next installment, I’m really had a lot in mind. With the new things that I discover and perhaps, it was the old thing for you out there, why not, let shares these thoughts together. If you feel like to complaint someone else, yes, this is the place. Like I said, I’m no supergirl but I’m ready to cheer you up. We’re all need to be love and need to love someone else to achieve the world a better place to live. Thank you very much once again and because of you the story around us is written in the legend of our world’s destiny. THANK YOU

The Tune of French Goodbye

2007-11-08T11:00:00.000+08:00

Kylie Minogue
“Excuse My French”

So slow, I can barely feel you move me
You never let me just let go
When all I wanna do is oohh excuse my French
This giving and taking
This feeling so frustrating
And I’m longing to touch you
But you just keep me waiting
Baby look into my eyes
It’s time you realised

Chorus 1
All I've been missing
Is a another French kissing
Encore, Encore
I can hear you breathing
Baby seeing is believing
Give me more, and more
Oh oh oh….

I’ll show, that I’m a woman who’s not faking
I’ll never let you lose control
‘cause all I wanna do is oohh excuse my French
This feeling so frustrating
And I’m longing to touch you
But you just keep me waiting
Baby look into my eyes
It’s time you realised

Chorus 2
All I've been missing
Is a another French kissing
Encore, Encore
I can hear you breathing
Baby seeing is believing
Give me more, and more

Chorus 1

How dare you deny me?
Just satisfy me
Give it all away; show me that you want me
How dare you deny me?
Just satisfy me
Give it all away; show me that you want me

Chorus 2 (2x)

An Australian pop singer, Kylie Ann Minogue or known with her stagename Kylie Minogue was born on May 28th, 1968 in Melbourne, Australia to an accountant, Ron Minogue and a Welsh dancer from Maestag, Carol Jones. The eldest from three children, Kylie had a sister name Danielle Jane Minogue (Dannii Minogue) is also a pop singer and her brother, Brendan who works as a news cameraman in Australia. She and her younger sister began their career as children on Australian television as Kylie had appeared in soap operas from the age 11 such as ‘Skyways’, ‘The Sullivans’ and ‘The Henderson Kids’. While her younger sister, Dannii became successful as a regular performer on the weekly music programme called ‘Young Talent Time’, in which her big sister, Kylie, gave her first singing performance back in 1983. Kylie’s career was overshadowed by her younger sister until she’s achieving success in 1986 with her role in the soap operas, ‘Neighbours’. She played as ‘Charlene Mitchell in which in this story created a romance and eventual marriage between her character and that played by Jason Donovan culminated in a wedding episode in 1987 that attracted a large audience. Kylie’s popularity in Australia was demonstrated when she became the first person to win 4 ‘Logie Awards’ in one event, including the ‘Gold Logie’. The soap opera, ‘Neighbours’ began screening in UK in the year 1986, achieving the high ratings.

Kylie had performed, ‘The Loco-Motion’, during a Fiztroy Football Club benefit concert with others ‘Neighbours’ cast members. She was signed a recording contract with Mushroom records in 1987. Due to the success of ‘the Loco-Motion’ singles in Australia, Kylie had traveled to London with Gary Ashley to work with Stock, Aitken and Waterman. They’ve wrote ‘I Should Be So Lucky’ for her and other hits which making her popular with the pop hits. However, she decided to leave as she had realizing her fans were growing apathetic towards Stock, Aitken and Waterman formula. She agreed to record three new songs to be include in the ‘Greatest Hits’ album before she departed from them in 1992. Kylie was joining Deconstruction Records was highly touted in the music media as the beginning of a new phase in her career. In 1997, Kylie was in relationship with the French Photographer, Stephane Sednaoui who had described her combination of ‘geisha and manga superheroine’. She drew the inspiration from the artists such as Shirley Manson (of Garbage), Björk, Tricky and U2, including the Japanese pop musician such as Pizzicato Five and Towa Tei. Kylie had maintained her high profile Australia with live performance including the 1998 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, while in 1999 is the opening of Fox Studios in Sydney and also a Christmas concert in Dili, East Timor in the association with United Nation Peace-Keeping Forces.

Then, Kylie had departed from Deconstruction Record and signed with Parlophone in April 1999. Her album called ‘Light Years’ (2000) was actually influenced by 1970s disco artists such as Donna Summer and Village People and included several songs written by Guy Chambers and Robbie Williams who imbued their lyrics with humor. In 2001, her record label had released ‘Fever’ which retained some disco elements combined them with 1980 electropop. The album was commercially success in North America radio and as the results the Capitol records had released the album in United States in 2002. She had received a Grammy nomination for ‘Best Dance Recording’ for ‘Love at First Sight’ and the following year won the same award for ‘Come Into My World’. After the success of ‘Fever’, in 2003, she also had released the album called ‘Body Language’ as this album was inspired with Brigitte Bardot image as visual cover and the songs containing 1980s artists such as Scritti Politti, Adam and the Ants and Prince. In 2004, Kylie had released her second official greatest hits singles called ‘Ultimate Kylie’ along with her music videos on DVD compilation. This album including to new singles ‘I Believe In You’ and ‘Giving You Up’. The singles ‘I Believe In You’ was reaching the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play top 3 and attained dance and rhythmic radio airplay nationwide. At the same year, ‘Slow’ had nominated for Grammy Awards in the category for ‘Best Dance Recording’.

When she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was in Melbourne following the European stage of the tour, leading the postponement of the remainder of the tour and her withdrawal from the Glastonbury Festival. Her cancer diagnosis and the hospitalization and treatment in Melbourne had resulted in a brief but intense period of media coverage especially in Australia in which the Australian Prime Minister John Howard issued the statement supporting Kylie. She’d also issued a public statement for thanking her fans of their endless support and urging them not to worry. Kylie had returned to France to complete her chemotherapy treatment at the Institut Gustave-Roussy in Villejuif, near Paris. She’s spent for the next 12 months focusing on her treatment and recovery from cancer. The readers of leading British fashion magazines GQ and Glamour had voted her a ‘Woman of the Year’ in June 2006. Her relationships including her recently ended with the French actor, Olivier Martinez have been extensively reported as well. She was a gay icon (like Dannii did) and openly supporting for AIDS and gay causes. Kylie had announced that her first studio album in four years entitled ‘X’ will be released on November 26th, 2007 which she’d made announcement on her website on September 21st, 2007. Kylie was joining Céline Dion will be coaching on the French reality TV show, Star Academy on November and also agreed to performed with Robbie Williams in 2008 BRIT Awards.

The Tale of Messy Hair Tragedy

2007-11-07T22:30:00.000+08:00

Can you imagine if you expected the hairdresser to cut your hair like Park Chae Rim but suddenly they turned your hair like Coco Lee’s hair?

It’s been all day raining. I hate to say that I’ve been forced to stay in the house. For all day, I was sitting here and listening to radio. It’s good to hear most oldies from 70s to 90s. It just brought back those silly memories into my head. 70s was the tragedy, says my aunty. What she meant was she hates the big hair-wired style. It’s no surprise if the wasp mistakenly thought it was its nest, she said. I was laughed out loud and wondering why she’d told me that. Then, she’d started to tell me the story about her hometown’s (which is happens to be my mum’s hometown too) hairdresser which making her sister-in-law’s youngest son is crying. Well, few months ago, her mum (my aunty’s sister-in-law) was gone to hairdresser to cut and curls her hair at the salon. She was expecting the hairdresser to cut the hair something like the Korean celeb did. As far as I can see, the Korean famous woman celebs love the spaghetti hairstyle. So I browse to my computer and show my collections to my aunty which she said it supposed to be, Park Chae Rim’s style but in the end, the hairdresser who cuts and curls up her sister-in-law’s hair, turn it into Coco Lee’s hairstyle which happen to be like wasp’s nest hairstyle.

Well, my aunty had no choice to change that hair into Fefe Dobson’s style…

I’m still remembers that Arthur loves this hairstyle which he used it to make fun to Teck Jun. That’s very long story to tell. By the way, as the hairstyle that she’s expected to cut like Park Chae Rim’s style which had turn it into wasp’s nest, she went home with a moody face. Her youngest son was freaked out and started to cry. He’d even told her mum it was the worst haircut he’d ever seen in his life. My God! I feel like someone tickling my foot when I heard this story. So, she asked my aunty to cut it into the right style. Well, although, she can’t get the style that she wants, she loves it anyway, says my aunty. I bet she have no choice to cut the hair like Fefe Dobson did. She agrees with me as she saw the style as I browse my computer again. My aunty also had complained and even swore she will never ever want to cut her hair on that salon again. As far as I’ve heard, the hairdresser’s name was Amy. She’d told me that not only Amy wasn’t very good hairdresser but also very stingy to shares her ideas with others. No wonder she’s making a hair tragedy, I thought. My aunty can cut the hair even better than her as I’ve asked her to cut my hair exactly as Ryoko Hirosue (AGAIN!! – Soon Yin’s shouted). I think she should open the salon too and I bet it’s popular and even better than that salon.

The Ping Pong Love Tunes

2007-11-04T10:00:00.000+08:00

Enrique Iglesias
“Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)”

(3x) Do you know?

Chorus
Do you know what it feels like,
Loving someone,
That’s in a rush to throw you away?
(Do you know? Do you know? Do you know? Do ya?)
Do you know what it feels like,
To be the last one,
To know the lock on the door has changed?
(Do you know? Do you know? Do you know? Do ya?)

Birds, flying south is a sign of changes,
At least you can predict this every year,
Love,
You never know the minute it ends suddenly,
I can’t get her to speak

Maybe if I knew all the things it took to save us,
I could fix the pain that bleeds inside of me,
The look in your eyes doesn’t say the same about me,
I’m standing on the edge and I don’t know what else to give

Chorus

(4x) How can I love you
If you just don’t talk to me, babe?

I flow through my head,
Is the question is she needing
Another side of a man I cannot be,
Looking at the last three years like I did,
I could never see us
Ending like this

(Do you know?)

Seeing your face no more on my pillow
Is a scene I said ‘never happen to me’,
(Do you know?)
But after this episode I now see,
You can never tell how the next day life could be

Chorus(2x)

(4x) Do you know?

Chorus

Do you know what it feels like,
Loving someone,
(you don’t know how it feels)
That’s in a rush to throw you away?
(you don’t know how it feels)
Do you know what it feels like,
To be the last one,
(you don’t know how it feels)
To know the lock on the door has changed?
(you don’t know how it feels)
(Do you know? Do you know? Do you know? Do ya?)

(2x) (Do you know? Do you know? Do you know? Do ya?)

Born in May 8th, 1975, in Madrid, Spain, Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler is a singer/songwriter of Asian and European ancestry. He was the son of the famous crooner Julio Iglesias and Filipino journalist Isabel Preysler. His parent was divorced when he was three. Enrique had moved to Miami, Florida, United States, in 1983, at the age of 8, after the widely publicized kidnapping of his grandfather Julio Iglesias Sr. in Spain by Basque ETA which he would found unharmed two weeks later, to live with his father. However, as his father rarely at home, Enrique was raised by his nanny, Elvira Olivarez and used to visit his mum every summer. He enjoyed the luxury of being son of millionaire, while in Miami, but later he would developed a taste for simpler things which is a fact that would later surface in his concert, where he appeared with the plain clothes, including cotton shirts, and jeans. He chooses to pursue his career in music while attending the University of Miami. However, he was lacked of fund to record a demo tape. He received a loan of $2000 from his Nanny Olivares. He was auditioned by his future manager, Fernan Martinez who’d impress with his voice.

The two had promoted his demo across various record labels under the pseudonym Enrique Martinez. However, months later, he had signed up by Fonovisa and then went to Toronto, Canada to record his album in total anonymity. Fonovisa was the Indie label who helped him to turn into one of the most popular Latin America’s artists and in the Latin market in the United States which selling the Spanish albums than any other artists in that period of time. He made a crossover into the mainstream English market, before turn to millennium and signed a multi-album deal with Universal Music for an unprecedented $48,000,000, with Universal Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope to release English albums. Enrique has five Billboard Charts #1s in English. He holds the record for producing 17 #1 Spanish language hit singles on the Billboard Latin Tracks. Currently, his album sales total over 41 million which making him one of the biggest-selling Spanish musical artist in the world.

Enrique made a number of guest appearances in the media as he has been a guest on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show, Premios Juventud and also attended various promotional events for the Tommy Hilfiger fragrance called ‘True Star Men’ which he is endorsing. He also made an appearance on the season finale of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition by singing a song called ‘Somebody’s Me’ from his latest album. He appears in Malaga for performing at festival for MTV alongside with Paulina Rubio and appeared in TV comedy by CBS, ‘Two and a Half Men’, starring Charlie Sheen as Fernando the Handyman. Apart from that, Enrique also played the part of an evil Roman emperor in an ambitious TV commercial for Pepsi, which had sponsored his last world tour. He starred alongside with Britney Spears, Pink and Beyoncé who turn the tables on him in the commercial. According to him, he would act again if he given small roles that he could fit in between his musical commitments.

He is the brother of Chabeli Iglesias and Julio Iglesias Jr., the half-brother of Tamara Falcó and Ana Boyer from his mother’s side and also Miguel Alejandro, Rodrigo, Cristina, Victoria and Guillermo Iglesias from his father’s side. The radio personality, Howard Stern was received a tape of a supposedly off-key along the track ‘Rhythm Divine’, in June 2000. Howard Stern played this humorous clip throughout the week by insinuating that Enrique lip synched and couldn’t sing well outside the studio. He’s even suggesting that Enrique himself didn’t sing on his album and comparing him to Milli Vanilli. By that time, Enrique flew straight to New York to appear on Howard Stern’s show, singing the acoustic version of ‘Rhythm Divine’ and ‘Be With You’ after which Howard told Enrique he had silenced his critics. However, Enrique would go on to say that controversy and his appearance on the show was the best promotion he could have. He is currently believed to be in the relationship with the tennis star, Anna Kournikova who’d appeared in the video for his song, ‘Escape’ and had confirmed his trademark facial mole was surgically removed in August of 2003.

His latest album called ‘Insomniac’ which was released on June 12th, 2007 contains the singles ‘Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)’ had reached #2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart before making its hot shot at official singles debut #33. Some records highlights including ‘Push’, a hip-hop-flavored collaboration with the rapper Lil’ Wayne as well as the singles ‘Ring My Bells’, a moody track that Enrique wrote in LA together with two of his favorite songwriting partners, Swedish composer Kristian Lundin as well as Savan Kotecha. It also contains a cover of Ringside’s Tired of Being Sorry. A humble and encouraging Enrique also had visited Canadian Idol in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as his first appearance on the show was to coach the Top Eight contestants on July 30th, 2007 from Canadian Idol (Season 5) followed by his second appearance on July 31st, 2007 for performing the singles ‘Somebody’s Me’ from his album, ‘Insomniac’ and his 90s popular hits, ‘Be With You’. It received by both the audience and judges who all gave Enrique a standing ovation. The video was premiered in US on TRL on August 14th.

A Concise Guide To Pattern

2007-11-04T09:56:00.000+08:00

Remember when your grandfather used to wear plaid on plaid? Well, you’d better don’t ever do that. Here are three guidelines on how you should match your gentlemen clothes:-

The Clothes
1. Keep it simple by pairing a minor color from your tie with a major color from your shirt. In the picture above, the small dots of blue pick up the blue of the shirt. Simirlarly, you could match a major color on a tie with a minor shirt stripe.
2. Contrary to mainstream thoughts, you can match a bold geometric tie with a striped shirt without including nausea. Do not be afraid to go very bold, in both color and the scale of the patterns.

The Watch
1. As for the watches, you should concentrate on pairing the color and material with your cuff links. It works because the shapes and colors complement each other perfectly. It would work equally well with a round steel cuff link.
2. Pick a minor color from the pattern of your jacket and pair it with a watch whose color matches it loosely. Then, use the cuff link for creating the contrast. Avoid steel in favor of colored glass or silk knots and do not try to match everything.

The Shoes
1. The utterly correct sock is one that is barely noticeable beneath the hem of your paths. The color should be matched with your trousers to visually lengthen your legs.
2. Use your ankles as a place for adding some colors. Note that this works only if your maintain the strict sobriety everywhere else in the outfit such as the plain black or very dark brown shoes and little or no pattern anywhere else.

Model celebrities are Kim Rae Won, Won Bin and Jo Hyun Jae

Junkie In Basketball Love

2007-11-04T09:53:00.000+08:00

Haruka never smiles but he was really good player in the team…

‘Di Gelanggang Impi’ in Malay title or ‘Junai Junkie’ in English translation was written Shiumi Saki and 13th manga book that I have so far in my collections. The story is about the teenage girl name Mana, a manager of Saijou High School basketball team which is careless and had always failed in her mission to win the basketball game for the team. Well, at the same, she was unpurposedly falls in love with Haruka, which is also happens to be one of the player in her team. He was handsome, good player but the bad thing is he was hated by most of his team mates because he was very hard to co-operate with others team mates in the team. Well, Mana has her mission to gather all her team mates to win the next friendly match with Tsujimine High School. Mana is always being supportive, sporting and never gets angry with all of her team mates. Meanwhile, Haruka feels that what Mana had done for all these times were a waste but that doesn’t mean he never cares for Mana. Day by day, Mana and Haruka is getting close to each other as they’re always bumped into another. Haruka even helped Mana in many things but he never likes Mana to find him at his class because he giving the reason the he was slept during the afternoon. But Mana keeps it in her heart and move on. During the practice, the other team mates had expressed their concern about Haruka. However, Haruka had told them he quit the team if their team will loose to Tsujimine high school on the friendly match which was held a month from now. Mana was really worried but she was firm and stands by their side. During the friendly match with Tsujimine High School, Mana was very worried about two of Tsujimine High School basketball player for not being enters the first half of the game. Mana had thought they’re coward enough to fight with their team and finally, the duo had agree too play against their team. At the end, although, the Saijou High School had lost to Tsujimine High School, Mana and her team were pretty happy with the result. Haruka decided to quit but he’d asked from his team mates to enter once again to their team. However, the captain of the team had told him he was really hated Haruka but he never asked Haruka to quit because he hadn’t teach him a good lesson yet for not being respecting Haruka and the rest of the seniors in their team. Finally, Haruka had told the real reason he want to stay in the team. He stayed because of Mana and he was really falls in love with Mana as he kissed her in front the rest of their team players and they’re just ignored it just like nothing happens. Not so as they’re thought it was the most embarrassing moment as they’re kissing at Tsujimine High School and not at their school. There are other three interesting titles in this book and the second title that I most likely to read was the ‘The Secret After School’. Well, if I have a time, I will summarize it for you guys and girls out there.

The Wonderful Carnival of Jomheboh ‘07

2007-11-03T22:07:00.000+08:00

Deep River Sounds

2007-11-01T16:20:00.000+08:00

Utada’s most best album so far…

I’m always can’t say no to Utada Hikaru’s music. For one thing, she was the one of the earliest singer that I really can identify since Ayumi Hamasaki had entered my musical scene. I’m really into her genre of the songs especially the ‘Ethereal wave’. I’m always wanted to complete my collection on Utada Hikaru just like what I did to Ayumi Hamasaki’s song. However, so far, I’m only got her second album called ‘Distance’ and her latest album ‘Ultra Blue’ with the compilation album called Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL. 1. Well, as for today, I just found the Deep River album. This album was among the best album that ever recorded by Utada Hikaru as this album had competed with Ayumi Hamasaki’s A BEST compilation album back in 2001. In Deep River, my favorites were Sakura Drops, Travelling, Tokyo Night, A.S.A.P., Uso Mitai Na I Love You, Final Distance and Hikari. Final Distance was actually the continuation episode from the song called ‘Distance (the upbeat mood song with similar tunes)’, as in this song the tune was in slow ballad. It seems like in this album, Utada more concentrated on rock and upbeat mood compared to her very first album but anyway I found it was almost similar to her second album. It even draws me some attention as I also found the Final Distance was quite mysterious as Utada covered herself in all white clothes from head to toe. Then again, I bought it in very cheap price. I was so lucky after all. I’m on my mission to find more and more Utada’s album. I just love the way she’s experimenting the wave and the tune in every album that she had.

The Bubbly Tune

2007-11-01T10:05:00.000+08:00

Colbie Caillat
“Bubbly”

I've been awake for a while now
You've got me feelin' like a child now
'Cause every time I see your bubbly face
I get the tinglies in a silly place

It starts in my toes
An I crinkle my nose
Wherever it goes
I always know

You make me smile
Please stay for a while now
Just take your time
Wherever you go

The rain is falling on my window pane
But we are hiding in a safer place
Under covers staying dry and warm
You give me feelings that I adore

They start in my toes
Make me crinkle my nose
Wherever it goes
I always know

That you make me smile
Please stay for a while now
Just take your time
Wherever you go

What am I going to say
When you make me feel this way
I just mmmmm

And it starts in my toes
Makes me crinkle my nose
Wherever it goes
I always know
That you make me smile
Please stay for a while now
Just take your time
Wherever you go

I've been asleep for a while now
You tuck me in just like a child now
'Cause every time you hold me in your arms
I'm comfortable enough to feel your warmth

And it starts in my soul
And I lose all control
When you kiss my nose
The feeling shows
'cause you make me smile baby
Just take your time now
Holdin' me tight

(2x) Wherever wherever wherever you go

Wherever you go
I always know
'Cause you make me smile
Even just for a while

Born in 1985 in Newbury Park, a daughter of Dianne Caillat and Ken Caillat, the record producer known for working with Fleetwood Mac was an American acoustic-folk singer-songwriter from Malibu, California. Her father has helping her to produce some music. In Myspace profile where she did noted had led her for becoming the number one unsigned singer in genre for 4 months. Her debut album called ‘Coco’ had released on July 17th, 2007, with the tracks such as ‘The Little Things, ‘The Feeling Show’ and ‘Bubbly’ had reached #1 on the iTunes chart. It also debuted at #5 in Billboard 200, which is selling about 51,000 copies in its first week. The singer, ‘Bubbly’ was also the Single of the Week for iTunes in October 2nd, 2007 which gained this album certified with Gold by RIAA.She began playing guitar and writing the songs with friend, step-brother, and fellow musician, Jason ‘Jay’ Reeves. She has just concluded her tour with Lifehouse and The Goo Goo Dolls. ‘Coco’ album is one of those classic albums that simply make the audience feels glad to be alive.

A Face Lift For Your Clothes

2007-10-31T09:51:00.000+08:00

Turn your ordinary clothes into the designer pieces and stretch your money by embellishing them yourself. Ribbons, beads, sequins and other easy-to-find trimmings can turn plain clothes into sexy-chic, one-of-a-kind fashion statement. You’ll need some fabric glue, needle and thread or the straight-stitch setting on a sewing machine, besides the trim. Well, don’t worry. Perhaps that your handwork will look amateurish or tacky but the top designers says the trick is choosing just the right extras and embellishments. And if you aren’t handy with a needle and thread, find someone who’s expert in it.

1. You can add the ribbon trim to the placket of cardigan.

2. Attach a fabric cuff to a denim jacket.

3. Cover the spaghetti straps on a tank with a line of beads, sequins or pearls.

4. Glue the beading to the bottom of the jeans of yours.

5. Trim the hem of a simple black dress with a decorative fringe.

6. You also can stitch the three rows of grosgrain ribbon onto the bottom of an A-line skirt.

7. Fasten the glass-bead fringe to the hem of a skirt or a pair of pants.

8. Swathing the lapel with the silk flower.

* Model celebrity is Lee Hyo Ri

The Story of Shounen & Shojou

2007-10-29T22:05:00.000+08:00

The invitation came by messenger. For the native Mirian Voon Yien Jong, the softness of instrumental song had always given him an inspiration. When his life achieves the critical mass, he doesn’t really need an advice to start it over. Well, perhaps, he wouldn’t listen to anyone else except for me and the rest of his close friend like Soon Yin, Anne, William and Daniel. I really look up at him at certain things especially the techno products. Since both of us the Japanese tech gadgets craze, well, you know what I mean. It’s like two heads better than one. Although, he’s more experts in Japanese tech gadgets, I am more experts in J-ent. Clearly, he doesn’t really know about most of music. I didn’t look down on his musical taste although other people might found he was still “staying in the cave”. Not really because he’s still have someone that he like Namie Amuro and MAX. Oh, and Utada Hikaru as well. According to him, when somebody gets older, instrumental songs becomes the best accompany of all. Sounds like very lonely but that doesn’t really matter. I’m sure he can cope with it someday. To be frank, he has a brighter future waiting for him. Is just that he must find the way by himself; the right way to achieve the peacefulness and love. The most interesting thing that I’ve learned from him is that I should learn more and more foreign languages. He knew I like Chinese and Japanese songs. So, he urged me to learn some. Clearly, he doesn’t like the sappy movie and drama from Korea. Yeah, welcome to the club! How many times did I’ve told the same thing? I’m even lost my counts on it. I think I’m better take up his advice. Start learning Japanese and Chinese languages. Well, it was part of the interesting thing that I’ve learned from him.

* Shounen & Shojou in Japanese means Boy & Girl in English

The Wedding Story ~Episode II~

2007-10-28T23:25:00.000+08:00

The bridegroom feeding the cake to his bride. Looks yummy to me and no wonder that Anne seems like to taste it for more…

Then, the ‘cutting the wedding cake’ is also a must in every modern day wedding that I know. So, the ceremony is also had begun. After the bridegroom feeds the bride with the cake, then, it’s the bride turn to feed the bridegroom with the cake. I look around at the back of our table as if I can found anyone else that I know. It seems like I’m still failed to find even one except Seng Jean, Soon Yin, William and Mr. Loud Mouth Fairy, Yien Jong. The foods are keeps on coming. I can see Yien Jong is full. However, Soon Yin, William and their son are just like me. They’re never giving up except Soon Yin went out with Wee Ann for few times, while, I’m changing my drinks from plain water to my favorite drink of all time. What else if it’s not Pepsi Cola. When Yien Jong started to complain in front of me, I’m started to change the topic to something more fun like karaokeing. What the hell?! Yien Jong told me but hey, there was a karaoke show to celebrate the ceremony. Like the emcee himself, he was contributed two songs for the bride and bridegroom. I may not know the name of the song but I’m certainly knows the name of the singer. First of all, the song from Andy Lau and the second was from Jackie Cheung. The other guests also contribute some two or three songs just for the bride and the bridegroom. The bridegroom (Kien Fatt – Anne’s hubby) also contributes three songs to entertain the guests that night. First, he entertained Anne with the JJ Lin’s song. Too bad, I don’t know the title of the song but hey, it’s very popular airplay on the radio. Clearly, he was the fan of JJ Lin because most of the time he sings the song from JJ Lin. Well, JJ Lin is not bad, that for those who loves the pop ballad song. Then, some other guest who sings for tonight was the former contestant of ASTRO Talent Quest. Thanks to Yien Jong which becomes my translator that night. There are also lots of duets and also bunch of the groups of guests sing the song to makes the ceremony really happening. Soon Yin urged me to sing but I refused to do so because I’ve told her that I’m giving someone else chance to sing. Yep, I’ve always dream to become a wedding singer (like Adam Sandler did) and even wanted to entertain all my best friends during the wedding days. However, I guess I’m wanted to enjoy the night all the way. For the entire night, I was chit-chatting and even make fun of Yien Jong.

It was the bride turn to feed the cake to her bridegroom…

Lots of guest are coming for the wedding…

The emcee was showing his talent by contributing two songs for the bride and bridegroom. What say you, Simon Cowell? Is he qualified for American Idol?

If I’m not mistaken, the one who wears the pink clothes was the contestant of ASTRO Talent Quest…

For all these times, he always make fun of me and this is my time make fun of him. Then, I’ve asked him whether he like to sing the song to entertain the guests for tonight but he refused to do so. Yep, his stupid reason was waiting for me to have wedding ceremony. More and more foods are coming and the last food that are coming for tonight was the fried prawn with butter. I’m only enjoyed one piece of prawn while Yien Jong refused to it because of the high cholesterol. However, I’m assured him that even if they eat healthier and having good exercise, someday, people will die too. So, before I die, I would like to taste all the food with the moderate way of eating style. Everyone keeps on enjoying food and entertainment. As I saw from Anne’s face, I know she was very excited to see everyone comes including us. When the desserts are coming, Wee Ann is quickly picking a cake while Yien Jong and I are quickly picking a fruit. Suddenly, I’m craving for cake after I saw the wedding cake just now. I’ve eat one piece of cake, just to try. “I can’t believe it! You’re going to blow out your stomach very soon, girl.” whispered Yien Jong to my ears. But I’ve told him that again that I was learning the right eating technique which I won’t tell anyone about it. I know he was jealous at me because I won’t spill the secret. The little Wee Ann the wish both of us goodbye as they’re to take off back home that night. I’m also wishing the best to Wee Ann. Meanwhile, Soon Yin and William also says goodbye to both me and Yien Jong before gone to home. While at the stage, a bunch of the guests still happily singing here and then, just to cheer up the entire ceremony. The other guests are taking off just like we did too. At the outside, Anne is already waiting with her husband and their both side of their family to greet all guests for tonight. The only thing that I could is congratulated her and wishing her the best forever and after. Well, she’s happy with that after all. Hmm… that night, I’m forcing Yien Jong to send me home. We’re still talking about Anne’s wedding. Well, hopefully, I will attend another wedding. Could be Yien Jong?! (“Haiya, me again!” shouted Yien Jong) The wedding bells haven’t ringing yet either for both of us. Well, for the newlyweds Anne and Kien Fatt, I wish them good luck and happiness throughout the years to come.

The bridegroom was entertained the bride by singing the song that originally sung by JJ Lin…

I’m only know the girl’s name – Mandy… (“Mandy Moore?” – Yien Jong joke out)

This face is looks familiar… Hehehe…

Yeah, peace! Give me five too!!!

The End

The Song For Jenny

2007-10-28T22:00:00.000+08:00

The Click Five
“Jenny”

She calls me baby, then she won't call me.
Says she adores me and then ignores me.
Jenny, what's the problem?
She keeps her distance and sits on fences.
Puts up resistance and builds defenses.

Jenny, what's the problem?
You leave me hanging on the line.
Every time you change your mind.

First you say you won't, then you say you will.
You keep me hanging on, and we're not moving on.
I"m standing still, Jenny. You got me on my knees.
Jenny, it's killing me.

She needs her own space. She's playing mind games.
Ends up at my place saying that she's changed.
Jenny, what's the problem?
I'm trying to read between the lines.
You got me going out of my mind.

First, you say you won't, then you say you will.
You keep me hanging on, and we're not moving on.
I'm standing still, Jenny. You got me on my knees.
Jenny, it's killing me. It's killing me. It's killing me.
Jenny.

First, you say you won't, then you say you will.
You keep me hanging on, and we're not moving on.
I'm standing still, Jenny. You got me on my knees.
Jenny.

First, you say you won't, then you say you will.
You keep me hanging on, and we're not moving on.
I'm standing still, Jenny. You got me on my knees.
Jenny. It's killing me. It's killing me. Jenny.

From Boston, Massachusetts, The Click Five was one of the successful bands in U.S. which succeeded on U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with their singles called ‘Just The Girl’ from their first album ‘Greetings from Imrie House’ which was released on August 16th, 2005. Upon the success of their first album, The Click Five had released their new and second album called ‘Modern Minds and Pastimes’ which was released on June 26th, 2007. The band was actually formed by Jon Guese, Ben Romans, and Ethan Mentzer as for that time three of them was in a band called ‘Oscar Bravo’ at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Meanwhile, Joey Zehr was the drummer in a peer band called ‘Four Reasons Unseen’. Jon Guese, Ben Romans, Ethan Mentzer and Joey Zehr had formed the band called ‘The Click’ in 2004 after the two college bands had been disbanded while attending Berklee. As the band had been formed, four of them were searching for the lead singer for their newly-formed band. Joey had called his childhood friend, Eric Dill in Indianapolis, Indiana for an audition and subsequently they offer him a role. Eric had left his studies at Purdue University and had moving to the band’s house which was dubbed, ‘Imrie House’. The band had played their first venue at KISS 108 FM Hatchshell Concert on the Charles River in July 2004.

They had signed to Lava Records in the fall 2004 which was eventually combined with Atlantic Records. They’d begin recording the songs for their debut album. The band had eventually changed their band’s name from ‘The Click’ to ‘The Click Five’ because many other artists that performed under the aforementioned name. The Click Five had opened the tour gigs for Ashlee Simpson with Pepper’s Ghost in spring of 2005 and for Backstreet Boys on summer in the same year. They began their first headlining tour in North America in the early 2006, followed by one in Singapore and in Malaysia in April. While in July, they’re also playing several venues in Japan and had opened for McFly’s arena tour across the United Kingdom and Ireland. The band beginning to filming a movie called Taking Five in Salt Lake, Utah in the fall 2006. Consequently, Eric Dill had decided to leave the band to pursue a solo singing career as well as acting career in Los Angeles. The band had posted an official announcement on its website whereas they’d stated that Eric had left the band on March 9th, 2007. Later, his replacement was revealed to be the singer/guitarist, Kyle Patrick whom the band had found at Berklee College of Music. They had musically begun on new direction and released their second album, ‘Modern Minds and Pastimes’.

5 Steps to Forgiveness

2007-10-28T21:51:00.000+08:00

If the forgiveness is divine, then most of us are less than saintly. But do you know that forgiving the people who ever hurt you can bring a sense of personal peace that you can’t experience when you refuse to let go the past sight? According to one of recent studies done by the researchers at Stanford University, it shows that the people who try to forgive report fewer incidents of anger and physical symptoms of stress than those who don’t do it. Here some five guidelines of forgiveness:-

1. Don’t wait for an apology from someone that hurt you.

2. Empathize with your offender because even the people who love you will hurt and sometimes betray you. But it doesn’t mean it’s end of the relationship.

3. Think about the relief you felt when you were forgiven by someone that you loved.

4. Remember that forgiving doesn’t mean you’re forgetting. Hurt feelings can linger even after you have forgiven and you may even need to renew the pardon at some point. But letting go of a grudge frees you to move on with your life.

5. Lastly, be sure to include yourself on the forgiving list.

* Model celebrity is Takako Matsu

The Wedding Story ~Episode I~

2007-10-27T23:45:00.000+08:00

Here I am, sitting in the table S. Ughh… where’s Yien Jong?

After the diamond, a girl’s best friend, especially when she is getting married, is her party planner, the brighter the better. As I had attended my friend’s wedding, the cheering and wishing are the most important. The setting for the wedding was moderate but I have to say it’s really fun. Although, I don’t get to expect lots of people that I knew came to Anne’s wedding. I’ve called Yien Jong several times which he’d told me, she was on his way. I hate him when he said like that. I’m waiting for him like an idiot. I knew he will unable to find the place and so I’ve decided to wait for him downstairs. I’ve tried to walk around the place. Well, I just realized Miri is getting bigger as for right now. Now, this city was having two flyovers. Honestly, it still can’t compare with Sibu because Sibu had lots of shop houses along the way. The thing that I like about Piasau commercial centre was there was night market here. It’s very near to this restaurant. As I can’t no longer, waiting for Mr. Loud Mouth Fairy (Yien Jong) to come I’ve decided to go up without him. I’m so shy to sit alone in my own table. But hey, there was Seng Jean which was becoming my classmates in the college (in my college years) which was 3 months later, she’d quit to continue her studies in teachings. In 2003, she was getting married. 4 years seems like the short time but there are lot of thing happens here. Now, she’d becoming a mother of two and about to have another baby due on 2008. Seng Jean also had told me the story about Cindy (real name, Cinderella and guys, no kidding!) who also used to be our classmates that were quit the college, a year later to continue her studies at Kuching (if I’m not mistaken). To my surprise, Seng Jean had told me that Cindy was now working in Australia. I bet now she was in Sydney. Sometimes, I’m good in guessing and some other times I was pretty bad in it! While I’m beginning to drown to the world of gossiping, suddenly, I’ve heard my cell phone ringing. Guess what! Mr. Loud Mouth Fairy was on the line. He was trying very hard to find the way to the restaurant and I was decided to come to find him.

My three favorite guests of all times….

Someone had confused between the fire and food…

The wine pouring ceremony…

When I get out from the banquet hall, Yien Jong was already at the first floor, standing there waiting for me. He’d started to question me about the table after finding his name. Well, I was assures him that it was very near to the stage. As he reached there, he was clearly shocked with all of it. I’m sitting there and enjoyed the nice cool plain water. Both of us started chit-chatting; from home to current affairs while fingers flying over my cellphone, try to ask the whereabouts of Soon Yin and William which they’ve told me that they was on their way. Both of them agree to come for Anne’s wedding and I’m very much excited to see all my friends here. I bet Anne feels the same way too. Few minutes later, after chit-chatting too much about the past old friends from our college, Soon Yin and William had arrived with their 7 year-old son, naughty Wee Ann. First of all, he greeted me and Yien Jong by saying, “Hello uncle, hello aunty…”. I just realized I was aunty at the age of 27. Few minutes there come the bride ad the bridegroom (Anne and her hubby Kien Fatt). The emcee of the wedding was started talking in Chinese and the problem is I’ve known very little Chinese language. While the emcee still busy making the announcement, Yien Jong and I tried to sneak peak over the menu for today. It’s very common menu during Chinese wedding like steamed fish, shark fin soup, fried prawn with butter, roasted chicken, beef and duck, vegetables and dessert. I love all of it, so I’ve tried all. Yien Jong thought that I’m crazy as he never seeing me grumbles from the first until the end of the food course. My secret, I won’t tell anyone else and not including…YOU. After the ceremony of ‘wine pouring to the glass’ ceremony (That’s what Yien Jong told me and I bet he fooled me again), both bride and bridegroom started the show by drinking wine ceremony. Then after finishing the ceremony, the family from the bride and bridegroom side is coming up to the stage to thank all guests for coming and also thanking the guests for wishing the bride and bridegroom good luck. The ‘yam-seng’ ceremony is a must in Chinese wedding ceremony and Yien Jong told me, this is the part is the most exciting among of all.

Drinking wine ceremony… “Anne is getting nervous”- Yien Jong says

Waiting for the bridegroom mum to come up to the stage…

The family from both side are coming up to the stage for the “yam seng” ceremony…

To be continue…

Something Funny In The Bus

2007-10-26T17:20:00.000+08:00

Arigatou gozaimasu Kyoko, for helping me to find the right dress for my friend’s wedding ceremony…

This morning, I was feels terribly headache. But later, it feels okay. I’ve decided to go to shop for many things for tomorrow’s wedding. When I looked at my wardrobe this very early morning, I was shook my head. It seems like nothing’s really fit for the ceremony. Well, I’ve been tried to become sweet Lolita as Kyoko Fukada did in Shimotsuma Monogatari but later, when I think of the word ‘special occasion’, oh, what the hell! So, what choice do I have? Damn, I thought. At last I had found what I’m looking for this morning and decided to find some more on next morning. In case, if it’s isn’t match. That means I have to become Gothic Lolita. Luckily, Anne had told me I can wear any color that I want because in Chinese tradition they believe the black brings bad luck. Now, the colors are doesn’t matter but all that matters is live happily ever after. I went home with the bus. All along the way, I was thinking what to wear and the transport. I can’t really ask my dad to pick me up but I’m certainly can asked him to send me to go there. He was looking after my mum because just like me, she was terribly sick too. So, I have to find my way back home tomorrow. Suddenly, I found myself was almost slip to Tanjong Hill. That means I was passing by the Taman Selera’s bus stop just now. I quickly press the bell and bus driver stop his bus at the place which is not supposed for him to stop. He was angry (but not serious) at me while I was smiling and tried to joke out that I was dreaming. I get out from the bus and laugh at myself. I can’t believe it was happen to me. Hmm… it just reminds me about the incident that used to be happened to Reggie and Ramona. Now, I’ve become the third. Poor me…

Umbrella’s Song

2007-10-26T10:01:00.000+08:00

Rihanna feat. Jay Z
“Umbrella”

[Jay-Z]
Ahuh Ahuh

Ahuh Ahuh (Rihanna Good girl gone bad)
Ahuh Ahuh (Take three... Action)
Ahuh Ahuh

No clouds in my storms
Let it rain, I hydroplane in the bank (Rihanna: eh eh eh)
Coming down with the Dow Jones
When the clouds come we gone, we Rocafella (Rihanna: eh eh eh)
She fly higher than weather
And G5’s are better, You know me,
an anticipation, for precipitation. Stacked chips for the rainy day
Jay, Rain Man is back with little Ms. Sunshine (Rihanna: eh eh eh)
Rihanna where you at?

[Rihanna]
You had my heart
And we'll never be worlds apart
May be in magazines
But you'll still be my star
Baby cause in the dark
You can see shiny cars
And that's when you need me there
With you I'll always share
Because

[Chorus]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath I'mma stick it out 'till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
(2x) You can stand under my umbrella
(3x) (Ella ella eh eh eh) Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

These fancy things, will never come in between
You're part of my entity, here for Infinity
When the war has took it's part
When the world has dealt it's cards
If the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart
Because

[Chorus]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath I'mma stick it out 'till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

you can run into my arms, it ok don't be alarmed, come into me,
There’s no distance in between our love,

so go and let the rain pour,

I'll be all you need and moreee... because

[Chorus]

It raining

[Rihanna]
Raining, oh baby it’s raining,

[Rihanna]
Raining, baby come into me, come in to me, it’s raining.

Born in February 20th 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados, as the oldest child of her siblings, Robyn Rihanna Fenty or known as Rihanna is a Bajan singer that was currently living in San Diego, California. Her Barbadian father, Ronald Fenty, her Guyanese mother, Monica Fenty and her two younger brothers were Rorrey and Rajad. She went to Charles F. Broome Memorial School which was a primary school in Barbados and then to one of older secondary schools, Combermere school, where she formed a musical trio with two of her classmates. She won the Miss Combermere Beauty Pageant in 2004 and performed in the Colours of Combermere School’s Show by singing Mariah Carey’s hit, Hero. Rihanna received the big break at the age 15 when one of her friends introduced her to music producers, Evan Rogers, who was vacationing with his wife in Barbados, along with his partner, Carl Sturken who’d helped Rihanna record material in U.S. which was sent to various recording companies. One copy of Rihanna’s work was sent to Jay-Z, who eventually signed her to Def Jam Records. Alicia Keys, Beyonce Knowles and her Carribean background had been cited by her during in the interview as major musical influences. She’s also stated that her friend and former Island Def Jam Records label Artist Fefe Dobson was someone that she admired and looked up to, having a fellow artist writing, singing, and performing the music she’s truly love.

Her very first debut album called ‘Music of the Sun’ which was released on 30th August 2005 with the hot singles like ‘Pon de Replay’ had reached at #2 in U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In her interview with AskMen magazines, Rihanna noted that it was released quickly after she was discovered in her home as a means of a portraying her image as a girl from a small area who had moved to a large country in line with her debut. She’s also participated in endorsement deals including for Nike and J.C. Penney in 2006. Her song called ‘SOS’ taken from her second album, ‘A Girl Like Me’ had reached #1 on Billboard Hot 100. In total, Rihanna had 11 different #1s on the Billboard Charts and had major success in Hot Dance Club Play with four #1s singles such as ‘Pon de Replay’, ‘SOS’, ‘Unfaithful’ and ‘We Ride’. When she had received an endorsement deal from Clinique, she’d recorded a song with Ne-Yo entitled ‘Just Be Happy’ as part of the deal for promoting their Happy fragrance. It can be heard on her Myspace page. Recently, Rihanna had been recorded a song called ‘Winning Women’ alongside with Nicole Scherzinger of Pussycat Dolls for P&G’s female deodorant Secret. She had expanded her career into acting as she had appeared in cameo role in Bring It On: All or Nothing which was released on August 8th, 2006 and in an episode of American Soap Opera All My Children and the drama Las Vegas.

Rihanna’s third album called ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ had features Jay-Z and Ne-Yo as the feature artist in the album. Her first singles from the third album called ‘Umbrella’ featuring Jay-Z was released on March 29th, 2007 had reached #1 in various countries. She’s working with Timbaland on three songs in the album. In her personal life, Rihanna had been reported to be dated with R&B singer, Chris Brown. However, Rihanna had denied the rumor and stated that they’re just friends. She had seeing Chris Brown as her ‘brother’. Then again, the rumors had surfaced when she was reportedly dated with B2K singer Omarion and once again she denies the rumor. After two times she had denied the rumors, another rumor coming up when she was reportedly dated with the Tranformers and also Malcolm In Middle actor, Shia Lebeouf. Although, recently they officially stated both of them they were dating as she denied the rumor earlier. Rihanna had been spotted with Justin Timberlake at her hotel, after the 2007 MTV VMA Awards, leading some to say that they’re slept with each other. However, at the same time, Justin Timberlake had relationship with the actress, Jessica Biel. Rihanna had won the Monster Single of the Year at MTV VMA for the singles ‘Umbrella’ on September 9th, 2007. She’s also had won the category, video of the year for the ‘Umbrella’ and these two awards made her the big winner of the show alongside with Justin Timberlake.

Shining On Through

2007-10-26T10:00:00.000+08:00

Waves look wonderful on very shiny hair, not only is it a sign youth and vitality. To make sure your hair shines all day, just follow the steps below:-

Step 1: Pick the shampoo and conditioners with the shine enhancing ingredients such as olive oil. However, avoid build-up alternating these with your regulars.

Step 2: Next, apply the conditioner evenly from length to tip and rinse it off. A weekly hair mask will help for replenishing the moisture, if you have a colored hair.

Step 3: Once towel-dried, massage a glossing cream on fine to medium hair. Use a heavier formula such as shine serum for frizzy or coarse hair.

Step 4: Seal the cuticles by blow-drying hair with the help of round, natural-bristle brush, directing the air downwards as you dry.

Step 5: To avoid the product overload, finish off by tipping your hair upside down and spritzing with a shine spray.

Model celebrity is BoA

Fast Forward ~The Wedding’s Eve~

2007-10-23T22:05:00.000+08:00

These days, I was feeling unwell. That’s the reason I haven’t write the review of Sakura Rhythm part 3 yet. Then again, although, I was feeling unwell, I’m just hoping I will get well soon before Anne’s wedding…

The Wedding Story

2007-10-22T16:20:00.000+08:00

Yui is tasting the cake made by the famous chef, Taiyo…

Lately, I’ve been driven by Anne’s upcoming wedding. That’s the reason I bought the manga book that is connected to wedding story. ‘Meniti Hari Esok’ (Malay title) or ‘Wedding Eve’ (English title) was created by Keiko Honda. The story is about a woman named Yui, a very successful wedding’s boutique owner called Frost Sugar. She helps all her clients by creating the most wonderful wedding clothes according to their ‘heart and soul’. However, one day, as Yui wanted to contact all their clients that ever used her service, she had found out all her clients had been divorced. Yui must done something to clean her name and also done more promotion to her boutique. At the same time, she was trapped in triangle love between her best Mariya and Taiyo. Mariya and Taiyo had been falls in love with each other for long time but later, Mariya had died in the car crash. Taiyo and Yui had becomes good friend after Mariya died. Yui had continues her life and started to do well in her business. She always used a service by Taiyo to make wedding desserts for the guests. One day, as Yui finds the model for her newest creation design, she had convinced Taiyo to become her model. Although, it’s really hard to get his agreement but at the end, he was agree to do some modeling. The girl model is named Azusa was really looks like late Mariya, Yui’s best friend and also Taiyo’s girlfriend. Then, the secret of the old love story was finally revealed which Taiyo had confessed to Yui, he loves her more than Mariya. Taiyo and Yui was finally getting married at the end of the story.

A Song For The Same Girl

2007-10-17T23:28:00.000+08:00

R. Kelly feat. Usher
“Same Girl”

Verse 1:
Yo Ush
What up Kells
Wanna introduce you to this girl, think I really love this girl
Yeah
Man she so fine
Straight up dawg
She stand about 5’4” coka cola red bone
Damn
She drives a black Durango license plate say “Angel” tattoo on her ankle
Plus she’s making pecos she got a crib on Peach street (peach street?) right on 17th street
And I call her “TT”
Wait a minute hold on dawg do she got a kid?
Yep
Love Some Waffle House?
Yep
Do she got a beauty mark on her left side of her mouth
Man?
Went to Georgia Tech
Yep
Works for TBS
Yep
Man I can’t believe this chick… damn… mm
Tell me whats wrong dawg, what the hell you damnin’ about
I’m your homie so just say what’s on your mind
Man I didn’t know that you were talking bout her
So man your telling me you know her
Do I know her? like a pastor know his word

Chorus:
We messing with the same girl same girl
How could the love of my life, and my potential wife be the
Same girl same girl
Man I can’t believe that we’ve been messing with the
Same girl same girl
Thought she someone that I can trust
but she’s been doubling up with us
U K, man we’ve been messing with the same girl

Verse 2:
See I met her at this party in Atlanta
Well I met her at this party in Chicago
She came right up to me givin’ me conversation
I said do you got a man she said no, with no hesitation
Well it must be a music thing cause she said the same to me
had her body all in my face, when I’m laughin’ and buyin’ her drinks
She whispered in my ear and said can you take me home
Me too
Man she was in the Chi singin’ that same song
Is that true?
And I thought it was true confession when she said
I love you
Man I thought her body was calling when she said
I want you
Look I even got some pictures on my phone
Look at there, there she is with some boy shirts on

Chorus:

Bridge:
Said she got me on her ringtone
Are you talking about the pink phone
Mm-mm the blue one
Man she told me that was her mom's
Its obvious that she been playing us playing us
Cuz constantly she’s been lyin’ to us lyin’ to us
Don’t like the way that she been goin bout it goin’ bout it
Kells what d'you think we should do about it do about it
We call her up at her home, she won’t know I’m on the phone
Yeah man that’s the lick
Homie we about to bust this trick
Man just ask her to meet up with you and I’m gonna show up too
And she won't know what to do
We'll be standing there singing

Chorus:

See she was taken flights going back and forth
I would pick her, up at the Airport
Man I really can’t believe the
Same girl same girl
No I can’t believe it No
Hey…. The same girl same girl

Born as Robert Sylvester Kelly also known with his stagename R. Kelly on January 8th, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois is an American urban R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and also an occasional rapper. His first appearance was on the musical scene as the founder and lead singer of group called ‘Public Announcement’ whose smooth mixture of hip-hops beat, soul, and funk propelled the group’s with 1992 debut album called ‘Born Into the 90’s’ into the platinum status. He became more popular and one of the top-selling musical acts of the nineties, after leaving the group in 1993. His songs often include explicit references such as the singles called ‘Bump N’ Grind’, ‘Feelin’ on Yo Booty’, and ‘Ignition (Remix)’. His other hits such as ‘I Believe I Can Fly’, the Grammy-nominated duet with Celine Dion singles, ‘I’m Your Angel’, ‘If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time’, ‘I Wish’, ‘Rise up’ and ‘Step in the Name of Love (Remix)’. Apart from that, R. Kelly did release rap soap mini-opera/film ‘Trapped in the Closet’. On May 29th, 2007, he had released his eighth solo album called ‘Double Up’.

R. Kelly had released his successful singles called ‘I Believe I Can Fly’ which was released for the Space Jam soundtrack in 1996. He had stated Michael Jordan asked him for writing the song and it was composed while he was touring with The Notorious B.I.G. in Detroit. There were talks that his collaborations with the latter rapper led to what was supposed to be memorable project as the rapper and the singer teamed up to record an album together, after being noted for singing hooks on hip-hop tunes by The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Puff Daddy and Nas. After a member of Jay Z’s entourage attacking R. Kelly with Mace with the pepper spray, he was eventually removed by Jay Z halfway through the tour. It was confirmed that Jay Z’s childhood friend (Ty-Ty) Smith had confessed in a Manhattan Criminal court who done such things to R. Kelly. In other news, R. Kelly notably gave a six-minute long lip-synched performance of his ‘Trapped In The Closet’ suite at the MTV Video Music Award on August 28th, which was given mixed reviews.

He was confirmed to be on a charity single hosted by the singer Michael Jackson with his single called ‘I Have This Dream’, which was pay tribute to Hurricane Katrina victims. R. Kelly’s brand new album called ‘Double Up’ which was released on May 29th, 2007 was actually leaked on P2P networks on May 21st, 2007. The album includes the singles such as ‘I’m a Flirt (Remix)’ featuring T.I. and T-Pain. It also produced and co-written by R. Kelly, had appeared at Bow Wow’s album called ‘The Price of Fame (2006)’ was a hidden track. He had revealed that the album is set to feature the guest artistes and the productions such as The Neptunes, The Runners Mysto & Pizzi, Kanye West, Young Jeezy, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, T.I. & T-Pain. He’s also recorded the song called ‘Rise Up’ in tribute of the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre which was officially released on May 15th, 2007 via download and proceeds will be donated to the Hookie Spirit Memorial Fund.

The rumor had surfaced that R. Kelly had married a fellow singer, Alex Shipton back in 1994, which later both of them denied. Then another rumor had surfaced in 1995, when the 15-year old singer (late) Aaliyah had secretly married to 27 year old R. Kelly. But then again, both of them denied the rumor until the VIBE magazine published a copy of their marriage license, which is showed Aaliyah’s age had been falsely listed as 18. The marriage was annulled a few months later. On January 23rd 2003, R. Kelly was being considered for further charges in Polk county Florida on 12 counts of the possession of child pornography when authorities alleged to have found a digital camera containing 12 pictures of an underage female with three of them showing him and her engaged in intercourse. However, these claims were never proven, and the charges were dropped after the search that led to them was ruled illegal.

The Top 10 Eye Cream

2007-10-17T23:25:00.000+08:00

Consider the annals of beauty lore, if you think dark circles, fine lines and subtle sags are strictly the obsession of the perfect-oriented. Today’s eye cream had offered benefits that even ancient royal would scream for, by featuring time-honored, holistic, plant-based ingredients combined with revolutionary, age-defying technology. However, the number-one age-defying tactic is simple; just drink plenty of water because hydrating the body is directly responsible for staving off wrinkles. Here are 10 most favorite eye cream of all time:-

1. Peptides
It promotes the production of collagen and elastin which helps the age-sensitive eye area appear more firm.

2. Hyaluric acid
It also known as sodium hyalurate, a natural-derived protein that plumps up fine lines.

3. Co-Enzymes Q10
It fights skin damage, increases tissue oxygenation and counteracts free radical damage.

4. Vitamin E/Tocotrienol
It protects against sun damage, heal redness and stops flaking in severely dry skin.

5. Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA)
It slough off dead skin cells and plump up the fine lines.

6. Retinoids
Renowned for fighting acne and sunspots, these vitamin A derivatives penetrate the skin, exfoliating damaged cells and helping produce new one.

7. Green Tea
It comes from the young tea leaves, rich in anti-inflammatory properties that repair and strengthen skin.

8. Chamomile
It has a remarkable anti-irritant and anti-oxidative properties for the mind and the skin, making it an ideal natural choice for smoothing fine lines and alleviating redness.

9. Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs)
It also can be found in the outer layer of the skin and protect it from sun and the pollution damage.

10. Vitamin C-Ester
It is a non-acidic combination of Vitamin C minerals and bio-active metabolites that stimulating collagen synthesis and reduces the puffiness.

Model celebrity is Vivian Hsu

The Surprise Invitation ~Wedding’s Card~

2007-10-17T13:45:00.000+08:00

Actually, this is the back cover of the card…

As two days ago that Anne had called me, she had promised to send her wedding invitation card to me all by herself. Hmm… actually, I’m always wanted to see her husband-to-be. I guess Yien Jong had the same feeling that I had mine. Well, as for today, she had fulfilled that promises. At the front of the card, there was a picture of Anne and her husband-to-be. Anyway, sorry to disappoint you all because I did shows the front cover of the wedding’s card. I can’t wait the day to come. Bye the way, I was wondering if Daniel had received the invitation too. Although, I know he can’t make it but I’m always hoping that he would come home and celebrate this tremendous day together. Soon Yin and William had confirmed to come. I was wondering about their second baby. I know I was the last girl in the group that hasn’t got married yet and left two guys in the group also hasn’t got married. I feel I was out numbered but that’s okay. I’m always believes in destiny. So, Anne had found one just for her and I’m always proud of her.

The Surprise Invitation

2007-10-15T15:40:00.000+08:00

Frankly, I don’t really like people asking me about me the question, “Hey, when are you going to get married?” Married at the young age was like a trophy for most Asian women. But thanked God because I blessed with a parent that understands my life, my career and my choice of being an independent girl. However, that doesn’t mean I denied it because for one thing, I believe in destiny. So, this afternoon, I was receiving calls from my best friend and senior, Anne. It’s being a long time since the day that she had calls me about few months ago. First thing that comes into my mind that, she must be wanted to bring me and Yien Jong for “yam cha” (drink). However, it’s all wrong when she took a deep breath and told me she’s going to get married next week. I was like… “Oh, my God!!!” I was pretty excited to get to know she was going to get married soon. She was the second after Soon Yin and I’m so glad that Anne was finally meeting her true soulmates. Now, she was being able to build her own kingdom and begins the new chapter of her life as devoted wife to her husband. There’s no words to describe how much happy that I am. I can’t wait for next week. Hopefully, Soon Yin and William will come to her wedding. About Yien Jong, he has no problem since I’ve made a call just now. He was very shocked and at the same time happy for Anne. As usual, he’s certainly asking me the same stupid question, “Well, did he proposed to you yet?” I know exactly what he means by that but I don’t really care. Instead, as usual I will mumble like a ‘granny’ he said. What a nice day I have today….

Happy Eidulfitri

2007-10-13T10:17:00.000+08:00

To readers,

Happy Eidulfitri to all Muslim readers all over the world.

Kepada rakan-rakan,

Disini, saya ingin mengucapkan Selamat hari Aidilfitri kepada semua rakan-rakan saya yang beragama Islam. Saya nak mintak maaf bebanyak kerana tahun ni, saya tidak dapat menziarahi rumah terbuka anda semua atas urusan yang tidak dapat dielakkan tetapi tahun depan, saya akan cuba memenuhi undangan anda semua. Terima kasih atas jemputan anda semua. Sebagai pengganti diri, terimalah sedikit pantun saya…

Sekian terima kasih…

P/S: Sori ler, tak pandai berpantun sangat, tapi bolehkan!

The Sound of Japanese Gospel Ballad

2007-10-12T10:09:00.000+08:00

Mika Nakashima
“Mienai Hoshi”

Te wo furu anata no kage
Sotto yuuyami ni toketeku
Hashaideta toki ga owaru koto
Shiraseru you ni

Doushite fuan ni naru no
Anata wa kawarazu hohoemu noni
Nigitta te no nukumori wa koko ni
Mada nokotteru noni

Chorus
Tachidomari miru hoshi no nai sora
Watashi wa itsumo muryoku de
Sabishisa wakariaeta hito yori
Konna sabishisa kureru anata ga
Itoshii

Dareka wo ai suru koto
Sore wa kanashimi ni nite iru
Itai hodo watashi no subete ga
Koboreteku

Tsumetai hitori no yoru
Anata ga kureta kotoba omou
Dore kurai aenai jikan wo
Mata umerareru darou

Karappo no sora
Mienai hoshi ni
Tooku inori todoku you ni
Anata no naka ni watashi ga iru koto
Tashikametakute
Sotto namae wo yonda

Chorus

Karappo no sora
Mienai hoshi ni
Tooku inori todoku nara
Afuredasu kono mune no hikari wo
Ima anata ni
Tada mitsukete hoshii

Born in February 19th, 1983, in Kagoshima Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu, Mika Nakashima is Japanese popular singer, model and also an actress. She was the youngest of three children who had dreamed to pursue her career in singing from a younger age. Mika had decided not to attend high school or college in order to pursue her dream. She was chosen among 3000 girls to be the heroine of the Fall 2001 Fuji TV drama, Kizudarake no Love Song (Tainted Love Song), at the age 17. Mika had made her debut with Sony Music Associated Records with the singles, called ‘Stars’, which was the theme song for the drama. ‘Crescent Moon’, which is her second singles, an 80’s theme song was limited to 100,000 copies and it was sold out when the first day, it was release. Mika had released her third singles, ‘One Survive’ and her collection video of ‘Film Lotus’ on March 2002. After that, the 4th singles such as ‘Helpless Rain’ in May, followed by her 5th singles ‘Will’ on August, which is went to rack up sales over 140,000. Both were top 10 hits which is sold over nearly the key 100k mark, just enough proving Mika is the rising star appeal. Her very first album called ‘True’ was released on August 2002 which had hit #1 spot in Oricon chart. For three weeks, this album had been sold for a million copies.

Her second album called ‘Love’ which had released on November 2003 had sold 1.41 copies, surpassing that of her debut. ‘Love’ album had been awarded as the Best Album Award by The Japan Composers Association. After releasing her second mini-album which was called ‘Oborozoyuki~Inori’ in September 2004, her album Music’ had brought her at the top of Oricon chart in March 2005, as well as her ‘BEST’ (her first Greatest hit album) album on December later that year. Mika had starred alongside with Aoi Miyazaki in the live action movie, Nana, based on the manga with the same name which had released on September 10th 2005. The theme song, ‘Glamorous Sky’ was sung by her and released under the album called ‘Nana Starring Mika Nakashima’ which written by the manga’s author, Ai Yazawa and composed by L’Arc~en~Ciel vocalist, Hyde. This singles was her first #1 in Oricon Singles Chart and had been sold for over 423,000 copies in 2005. These had makes Mika as the best-selling female single of the year and 10th highest selling in the world. She was nominated at MTV Video Music Award Japan as Best BuzzAsia from Japan for ‘Amazing Grace ‘05’, and the ‘Glamorous Sky’ video was nominated for Best Video from a Film which is she had won it.

Mika had started another project after the success of the release of ‘Nana’ the movie. She began with the heavily gospel-influence singles called ‘Cry No More’. This singles originally slated to be the ending theme for the anime BLOOD+. Mika had contributed to the New Orleans charity tribute when she teamed up with the American musician such as Cyril Neville of Neville Brothers and Alan Toussaint, the famed jazz pianist and musician to release the single ‘All Hands Together’. A month later, after the release of ‘All Hands Together, Mika had released another single called ‘My Sugar Cat’, which following the same theme as ‘Cry No More’ and ‘All Hands Together’ as these two were her earlier 2006 singles. However, it dropped out of the Top 50 a week after it was release. Her 21st, singles called ‘Mienai Hoshi’ was released on February 21st, 2007 which also had used for the theme song for drama. Finally, she had released her 5th album called ‘YES’ (in Japan) on March 14th, 2007. It continues the trend of having of one-word title like her album ‘Love’, ‘True’ and ‘Music’ excluding the soundtrack of ‘Nana’ album which is called ‘The End’. At the same time, ‘Sunao na Mama’, her 22nd singles had released on the same day.

Romanized by Cori

10 Immutable Laws of Good Grooming

2007-10-12T10:01:00.000+08:00

This guide is just for the guys who wanted to look good and feel good:-

1. Two Eyebrows Are Better Than One
A uni-brow (one giant connected eyebrow) is definitely unacceptable. It’s time to do something division, if you’re the unlucky owner of a uni-brow.

2. Keep Your Neck Clean
Do you know about the fuzz that accumulates on the back of your neck between haircuts? Don’t fool yourself into the thinking that people don’t see it. So get yourself trimmed up by your barber/hairstylist every few weeks.

3. Wear a Sunscreen
Did you know that the majority of wrinkles are caused by environmental factors like sun, wind, rain, etc. and not ageing. Wears the sunscreen every day to keep wrinkles at bay.

4. Don’t Ever Clip to Your Hip
Well, it’s not so much a grooming faux pas as is a fashion flub. Nevertheless, wearing a cell phone on your belt buckle just doesn’t work. Same goes for stuffing a gigantic wallet in your back pocket.

5. Get the Spots
Make sure to check for any and all spots you might have missed before completing your shave. A great suit and hairstyle aren’t enough to overcome a strange chunk of hair floating on your cheek.

6. Re-Style Yourself
Just because your hair looks great in the morning doesn’t mean it still look good after the lunch. So, slip into the washroom and make sure your hair is styled with style.

7. Get Nailed
A man’s hand say a lot about him. Besides, they’re the first thing you offer to a prospective boss, client or spouse. Therefore, keep those mitts in good shape by using a hand moisturizer and getting a professional manicure monthly.

8. About the White Stuff
Has anyone ever complimented you on your ‘pearly yellows’? Smiles mean a lot, therefore, get a whitening system and shine them up if your teeth resembles corn kernels.

9. The Shape of Things
Improved skin and hair are just a few of the fringe benefits to getting yourself into shape. So keep your whole package on the up-an-up by starting manageable fitness routine. The positive results will flow into all aspects of your life and not just grooming.

10. Hose the nose
Get a quality nose hair trimmer and clear out that beak, if your nose looks like a party favor when you sneeze. People are tired of looking up into that mess, if you’re tall.

* Model celebrity is Keanu Reeves

The Rhythm of Sakura 2

2007-10-11T22:00:00.000+08:00

Continue from last week…

Satsuki feels surprised as she saw her pictures as she lying under sakura trees taken by Minoru…

Satsuki had followed Minoru went home as Minoru had offered her to stay with him for few days. While at home, Satsuki’s little brothers and sisters, Honoka, Tsuyoshi and Miike had cried for Satsuki and asked where she was to their second older sister, Madoka. While Kenta commented it was really bad while he was tasted Madoka’s cooking. Clearly, everything was turning upside down without Satsuki at home. Back to Minoru and Satsuki, Minoru was asking why she looks little shy. Suddenly, Satsuki told him that she doesn’t want to stay with Minoru. However, Minoru understands that Satsuki was misunderstood about the other day of the incident that she saw with her little sister Honoka where Minoru had lived with the woman in the house. Minoru had explained to Satsuki about the woman that she saw another day was his aunty and this was her house. He had also told Satsuki that he was runaway from home just like Satsuki did. Inside the house, Satsuki told to herself that she had troubled Minoru for more while her aunty had offer a coffee for her. She’d thanked Yukiko (Minoru’s aunt) while Uncle Asano (Minoru’s uncle and husband to Yukiko) had told Minoru that this house had becomes the safe house for the runaway teens from home. Satsuki had realized there was a camera at the table and Satsuki quickly asked if Uncle Asano loves to take lots of picture. According to Uncle Asano, it was his job. He was freelance photographer who took lots pictures. Satsuki was so excited to hear from Uncle Asano. However, Uncle Asano had told Satsuki he was the main reason why Minoru had runaway from his home. Like Uncle Asano did, Minoru wanted to become a photographer in the future. Then, now, Satsuki knows the reason why Minoru always took beautiful pictures.

That night, Satsuki was sleep together with aunty Yukiko. She was thinking about her dad and her siblings. She didn’t know what to do and hoping she’ll get away from this problem a.s.a.p. As Satsuki can’t close her eyes, she’s decided to get up from her bed and went outside to the guest room. On her way to the guest room, he saw Minoru hasn’t gone to bed yet as he still playing with his computer. Satsuki came to Minoru’s room. It seems like Minoru also can’t sleep too. Then, Minoru showed her the picture of Satsuki and her little brother and sisters during the last year’s spring season. Satsuki was impressed to see the picture and she was even impressed when Minoru put it on the frame. Then, Satsuki remembers that Minoru had called her as aunty but Minoru had told her that he still remembers to call Satsuki as their mom. Minoru like to see Satsuki in tension mood as he had called Satsuki as their mom. Minoru had told her that her face really can’t hide her true feelings in her heart but then, Minoru had apologized to Satsuki about it. Then, Satsuki asked him not to ask for the forgiveness from her. Suddenly, Minoru had remembered about Satsuki’s dad’s problem. He was apologized that he really can’t help Satsuki because his dad wasn’t a man that everybody thinks of. However, Satsuki had explained that she shouldn’t asked for his help if she knows that he was in trouble because of his dad too. Minoru continue to tell his story to Satsuki. Since his mom dies, his dad terribly busy with his work until he was ignores Minoru in his life. Then, Satsuki remembers about the thing that she said earlier to Minoru and she had quickly apologized to Minoru over her bad behavior. Minoru doesn’t care much. In fact, he’d always misunderstood by almost everyone. Then, Minoru had offered to make her a herbal tea but then, as he jokes out that the tastes like a toothpaste, Satsuki had change it to juice.

Satsuki stares at Minoru. In her mind, she was grateful because she has someone like Minoru who understands her problems. Satsuki tries to check on Minoru’s computer. As she grabbed the mouse and clicks all the pictures that he had taken, suddenly, Satsuki was definitely shocked as she saw her own picture where she was lying under the sakura tree. Satsuki feels a little bit furious about it but when Minoru came and realized that Satsuki saw that picture, Minoru also turns furious as well. He had explained to Satsuki that he was unpurposedly taken that picture. Minoru took the mouse and tries to delete the picture but Satsuki asked not to delete it because it looks pretty. But Minoru eager to delete it and Satsuki feels very upset and at the same time, she feels guilty with the thing that happens between them. Satsuki went to bed but her eyes won’t close easily as she remembers about the incident just now. However, she’d catching up some sleep later. That morning, when everybody had gone, Satsuki had wakes up from her sleep and searched for everyone at home but then, she had found a note that had left for her. According to the note that written by Minoru, he had followed Uncle Asano to go out for a while and he’s also had left some food at the fridge for Satsuki to eat. He’s also told Satsuki to leave the key at the letter box, if she’s about to leave home. Rather than notices the note that leaves by Minoru, she had notices more on his handwriting that looks neat. Satsuki went to the fridge at the kitchen. As she’s open the fridge, she saw a photo film had put inside the fridge to keep its quality. She’s also pudding with the name had written on the top of the opener. Satsuki was laugh all by herself as she found it was for Minoru. Satsuki remembers when her siblings put the name at the package of food inside the fridge which means, nobody will eat it.

Suddenly, Satsuki had thinking about her family. She was wondering if they’re all alright. While at the outside, Uncle Asano had driving and about to leave Minoru in front of their house. Minoru had reads about the list of the winner of 2005 Photography contest. When Uncle Asano had asked whether he had sending his pictures for the contest, Minoru answers ‘Yes’ to him. However, Uncle Asano can guess Minoru’s name wasn’t in the list as he saw the expression from Minoru’s face. Uncle Minoru had cheered him up later. Minoru had walked slowly to the door but suddenly, Satsuki had falls into him as Minoru opens the door. Satsuki was asking for the forgiveness from Minoru while Minoru was terribly shocked with the thing that happens. At home, Satsuki’s dad had so worried about Satsuki and Madoka knows that her dad must be thinking much about their older sister, Satsuki. Back to Minoru’s house, Minoru had asked Satsuki as she looks in hurry. Satsuki explained to Minoru that she’s wanted to go and she’s even thanked him for letting her stayed at home. Satsuki had sends regard to his uncle and aunty and she wanted to thank them. Suddenly, the phone had ringing and Minoru had asked Satsuki to wait for a while. Minoru had answered the phone and Satsuki had staring at Minoru, waiting anxiously for him. After that, Minoru hangs up the phone while Satsuki tries to ask Minoru what is really happen. According to Minoru, the worker at his dad workplace had told him that his dad had gone to hospital. However, Minoru never wanted believe it because his dad usually used this trick for him to come back home. Besides, his dad always used the middleman to contact him and he was grateful because he was born to be stubborn. Satsuki had persuaded Minoru to go home as she advised him to tell the truth the reason and his future career in photography.

Satsuki had praised on the sakura’s photo that had taken by Minoru was really great. Suddenly, Minoru feels very angry and he’d shouted to her not to teach him what to do. He’d even scold to Satsuki by telling her that she was no difference than him, running away from home. Satsuki can’t even speak or moved her body. Then, Minoru had turn away from her and sitting down at the floor. Satsuki feels very bad and went out for a while. The sounds of the door that shut by Satsuki can be heard by Minoru and Minoru was left alone at home. Minoru had looked at the outside of the window, sitting and thinking what she he done. Suddenly, the petal of sakura had falls down in front of him. Petals by petal and when he looks back, he found out it Satsuki was thrown the petals of sakuras. Satsuki had asked whether he feels cool off because usually she feels so relaxing if the petals of sakuras had falls into her. However, Minoru had told her that the room was little bit mess. Satsuki feels guilty as she messed up the room. She’s started to collect all of sakura petals one by one. Suddenly, Minoru had touched Satsuki’s face. Minoru had come closer and whispered to her, not to leave him alone because he won’t let her to leave. Minoru came even closer and suddenly, he grabbed Satsuki’s face and kissed her. Satsuki was very shocked over the thing that happens just now. After kissing her, Minoru keep on touching Satsuki face and suddenly, he lift her up to the bedroom. He’d put Satsuki on the bad and started to go to bed with her. Suddenly, the phone is ringing and Satsuki had told him about that. However, he asked Satsuki not to care about the phone. He even asked Satsuki not leave him ever again because he really needs her right now.

To be continue….

Spiderman Sponge Cake

2007-10-10T19:15:00.000+08:00

Aww… look at that cute Spiderman! Who’s celebrate the birthday?

No! No! No! It’s nobody’s birthday. I just love to treat myself with cakes sometimes. It’s been a long time I did not bake a cake ever since I’m so lazy to do it. Even if, I don’t have times to bake my own cake since I was working, well, that doesn’t mean I don’t have a desire to make one for myself. Today, I’ve decided to buy a piece of cake from Singapore Cake House. Usually, I don’t buy a piece of cake. I’m rather buying bread or buns to fill up my stomach during afternoon time. Actually, it was really bad habit but if I can’t have a heavy meal on afternoon, the night time would be appropriate. Talk about the cake itself, the Spiderman figure who drawn an attention for me without I, myself realized about it. I’m not really a big fan of sponge cake but perhaps, because of that cute Spiderman figure on the top of the cake, well, I picked it anyway. At the office, when nobody’s (home), I’m started to unwrap the box and guess what, I’m ready to eat it. As soon as I tasted it, it doesn’t taste like the ordinary sponge cake that I’ve ever taste or ever bought from any other bakery shop around the city. It’s taste so sweet. Guess what, I think I want to have another one.

The Alchemist Alternate Historical World

2007-10-09T20:18:00.000+08:00

If you’re looking for the witchcraft and magical spell, perhaps, Full Metal Alchemist was the answer to your question. Indeed, it was a fantasy manga that created by Hiromu Arakawa, which was very popular anime at the North America right now. It was set in early 20th century in a country called Ametris whereas in an alternate-historical earth with technology dating from early 20th century in Europe. The exaggerated science of alchemy is heavily used in the conjunction with acreatian soul wanderers in this alternate world. The protagonists were the Elric brothers (Edward ‘Ed’ and Alphonse ‘Al’) are actually the children that living in rural village of Resembool in the country of Ametris. Their father, Hohenheim was leaving the village when they’re still very young. Years later, their mother, Trisha Elric died of a terminal illness. After their mother's death, they lived with Winry and her grandmother until finding a teacher to teach them alchemy. After completing training, they came home with the intent of reviving their mother with the transmutation circle they found in their father's notes and made the attempt soon after acquiring the circle. However, this attempt failed, resulting in a twisted mass of flesh and bone at the cost of Edward's left leg and Alphonse's entire body. In a desperate effort to save his brother, Edward sacrificed his right arm to affix his brother's soul to a suit of armor. After that, Edward's left leg and right arm are fitted with two sets of Automail, a type of advanced prosthetic limb. In the original Japanese, the term "Fullmetal" is used to describe a person who is stubborn. In the series it is often attributed by minor characters to Ed's automail arm and leg, or Al's armor body. There are many cheesy soundtracks in this anime such as ‘Melissa’ by Porno Graffitti, ‘Ready Steady Go’ by L’Arc~en~Ciel, ‘Undo’ by Cool Joke, ‘Rewrite’ by Asian Kung-Fu Generation, ‘Kesenai Tsumi (Inerasable Sin)’ by Nana Kitade, ‘Tobira no Mukō e (To the Other Side of the Door) by Yellow Generation, ‘I Will’ by Sowelu and ‘Motherland’ by Crystal Key’. For another minute, it just reminding me about ‘Rozen Maiden’ and ‘Mirmo Zibang’ which these two using lots of witchcraft and magic spell except for one thing, they won’t used any magic chemical formula to do their spell.

Happy Tune For Happy People

2007-10-09T10:43:00.000+08:00

Skoop On Somebody
“Happy People”

Happy People

Are you ready? Come on now!
Listen, happy people is in tha house

Happy people (Come on…)
Happy people (Well)
Happy people (Come on…)
Happy people (Here we go)

Everybody Stand Up! Minna tatakattenda!
Naishin wa fuan da demo Keep Your Head Right Up!
To tha Sky!

Donna toki mo (Oh Yeah!)
Doko ni ite mo (Oh Yeah!)
Just Call me anytime! (Oh Yeah!)
CHIKARA ni naru yo

Happypeople's In Tha House!!!
TAFUna egao de
Happypeople's In Tha House!!!
Ikite yuku no sa

Ki ni sunna My Brother! Kimi rashikute iin da!
Naitatte My Sister! Mata waraeba iin da!

Shinkokyuu shite (Oh Yeah!)
Yorimichi shite (Oh Yeah!)
It's All In Your Mind (Oh Yeah!)
Kaze ni fukarete

Happypeople's In Tha House!!!
RAFUna yasashisa de
Happypeople's In Tha House!!!
Choudo ii kara
Happypeople's In Tha House!!!
Naite waratte
Happypeople's In Tha House!!!
Motto tooku e

CHIKARA ni naru yo
Happypeople's In Tha House!!!
TAFUna egao de
Happypeople's In Tha House!!!
Ikite yuku no sa
Happypeople's In Tha House!!!
"Hitori ja nai" tte
Happypeople's In Tha House!!!
KIMI ga waratta

From Osaka, Japan, the band, Skoop On Somebody (SOS) were formed by Take (pronounced as Ta-kei) as vocalist, KO-HEY (drum bass) and KO-ICHIRO (keyboardist) in 1995. They’d change their band’s name from SKOOP to Skoop On Somebody, in spring 2000. They’re later renowned as an outstanding figure in R&B scene. It consisted of three members in the band which is talented in singing and songwriting. With a gift to perform marvelously together as a chorus unit, who have followed the soul manner songwise without making any limitations whatsoever. As their talent is highly recognized by others, it has led them to participate in various live shows and recordings for famous Japanese artists. The directors of FM radio stations throughout Japan and R&B fans within the music industry and show business have been very supportive, since they made their debut in the entertainment industry. Their new album called "Nice'n Slow Jam" might be regarded as an "unofficial best" album, which consists of singles, and remixes, rearranges of their tunes from the past.

Contributed by Genki Genjo
Lyrics Corrected by Ryoko for Cosmic Girls Channel

Ready for Baby (Not)!

2007-10-09T10:40:00.000+08:00

You’re not ready for motherhood if:-

1. You’re having a career or travel goals that you haven’t fulfilled.

2. You are having a very rocky time with you guys at the moment and plus, babies don’t fix marriages because they put more pressure in the relationships.

3. You’re having very little financial stability.

4. You’re finding spends the time of your little sister’s little kids are totally boring.

5. You’re still totally enjoyed the newfound freedom that you’re enjoying since moving out from your home.

6. You’re feeling that you and your partner haven’t had much time to just enjoy each other’s company.

7. You’re annoyed by the kids in the cafés rather than finding yourself smiling and pulling your faces at them.

* Model celebrity is Aya Ueto

Up! Up! And Fly Away With Ryoko Hirosue

2007-10-08T23:15:00.000+08:00

Courtesy of stage6

Perhaps, YouTube was my new favorite but for God sake, ‘stage6’ is even better. Although, most of the commercial videos were resembles most of Japanese actors and actress while promoting the products that available in Japanese market, I don’t really give a damn with it. All I’m really wanted to do is to check out whether this is better than YouTube or the otherwise. Well, since I was a fan of Japanese products, ‘stage6’ was the best video website than YouTube and also it contains DivX video format. In stage6, I have found thousands of video which I was dying to see. Well, one of them was Ryoko Hirosue’s latest Coca-Cola’s commercial video. I admired her since my late teens and I now I think this commercial video was among the best video, I’ve ever seen from her. She drank up the drinks and she turns herself into cartoons whereas she flies high up to the sky. It’s really quite amazing imagination. I haven’t searched or even checked on other videos yet. Got to check more on it too! Anyway, YouTube was also better as well because you can see more videos from personal to commercial videos. Isn’t it nice?

Celebration Around The Corner

2007-10-07T22:20:00.000+08:00

The month of Ramadhan is almost end. All I can see right now, the Muslim people were busy with the preparation of Eidulfitri. My old college friends had asked me to come to visit them. I just don’t know whether I could make it but I’ll try. Even my old friends at the hometown had asked me to come and to visit them too. Well, it’s very good to hear from them after all these years. Then again, when I look at calendar, the Christmas is very near too. Talk about Christmas, perhaps, this year, I would like to visit my family member at my mother’s side. It’s very long time I did not spend the time with them. Six months ago, I have promise to them that I will visit them but then I broke it because I don’t really have holidays. Lyn had told me that she wanted to visit her grandmother during Christmas at Sibu. Although, she’s having holiday for a week but still she wanted to spend Eidulfitri with her brother and sister. Perhaps, she’s mostly wanted to spend her time with her husband too. Visiting during celebration was part of our Malaysian culture. I’m appreciates and blessed to live here with colorful cultures although sometimes, it’s painful to think about something unpleasant issues about the social status of Malaysian society. When celebration is coming up everything is stepped aside. And this is the world that I’m living in.

The Passion of the Card

2007-10-06T15:15:00.000+08:00

It feels like a thousand years I did not send any card to my friends. Although, I’ve never received any ‘real’ cards from my friends, well, it’s okay for me to receive a ‘virtual’ card. The last card that I’ve send last year was a Christmas card to my best friend, Daniel who now lives in KL with his family. The last ‘real’ card that I’ve received was a Christmas card from Nono which that was about three years ago. People never really knew about my full address, so I don’t expect them to write to me by airmail. Nowadays, the technologies had manipulates almost everything and that’s why emails and cell phone messages were the best and the cheapest way to send a card in every celebration and also special occasions. The contrast is I’ll get rid of it when my mailbox in my email or in my cell phone is full. Ughhh!!! I lost it for good. But anyway, I’m going to give Lyn the Eidulfitri card. I hope she’s like it.

Because of ME Poem

2007-10-05T20:15:00.000+08:00

It’s not easy to finish this poem but with my dad’s help, it happens anyway. He was the one who inspired me for all these years. My successful life right now is also because of him. Talk about the poem itself, this one was inspires mostly from my life during my childhood days. More than 20 years ago, life being part of Sarawakian is very difficult especially when most the people around the world thought we’re still primitive. There are many books written by British novelists and writers about our Iban society which mostly lead to misunderstandings by most of the world society. Because of these, some people who had their own hidden evil agenda took this opportunity to humiliate our society for more while these people also had continues to ask our society to hate same society who hates and humiliate us at the first place. Primitive VS sophisticated technology – well, it’s very much sound like cock fighting isn’t it? As when most our society had refused to take a fight, these people started to ask their own society to hate us. When, we’re looking deeper into these, isn’t it looks like Apartheid? I may not be the one who can speak about South Africa’s problem but this is very applicable to our society’s lives.

20 years later, the color in the society began to shade and that’s when all the things they’ve done had begins to fade. My life had change too. I’ve been experience those difficult times and then, now, I’m being able to tell everyone to appreciate the meaning of appreciation, respect and most of all, the meaning of peace. Although, the pain may be fade away but the scar is still left for everyone to see. For almost 10 years in the school years, I feel like WWII prisoners except I was the prisoners who stay outside the bars. I didn’t mean about the freedom of choice and all sorts of teens stuff, but most of the things that I’m experience were based on the local community and world society. The truth is I was pretending to be strong and I feel it was very unreal. Until, when I grew up, I found pretending is isn’t the answer to fight for what I want in this life. I may 10 years late from where it’s start but anyway, I’m being part of it. It was a fight between different cultures, religion and ideology. Although, it didn’t involve any bloodshed, somehow, it caused lots damage in the society. The youngsters began to take their own new direction of life while the older still stands up with their ideology. Me? Well, I’m standing here with the thing that I believe.

The Fairytale Song of Nolita

2007-10-05T09:52:00.000+08:00

Vanessa Carlton
“Nolita Fairytale”

I know, you know,
We don't see
We sow our truth, wait patiently

I walk the streets with a song in my head
We ebb and we flow so
Got my toes on my pup at the foot of my bed
My heart always seems to know
Now take the glitz back, I want the soul instead
'Cause I found some kind of fairytale

I used to
Hover outside my truth
Always worry of what I'd lose
Take away my record deal
Go on, I don't need it
Spent the last 2 years getting to what's real
And now I can see so clear
I hope you feel just like I feel
I found some kind of fairytale

Want a garden by the ocean tide
Because I lose my way searching for stage lights
Well, Stevie knows and I thank her so
'Cause it's your seeds I sow
And now I know

Nolita flat on rent control
That's the life I choose
And you drag me to the fashion show
The poses that I see through
The movies in the afternoon

'Cause I found some kind of fairy...tale
(HEY!)
(2x)Nolita Fairytale (Ba da da da da da, Ba da da da da da)
(3x)Nolita Fairytale

Born in Milford, Pennsylvania to a pilot, Ed Carlton and a piano and school teacher, Heidi on August 16th, 1980, Vanessa Lee Carlton a.k.a. Vanessa Carlton is an American pop singer, songwriter, and pianist that best known with her song ‘A Thousands Miles’ from her debut album ‘Be Not Nobody’ back in 2002 which certified platinum in U.S. Her commercial failure was her second album, ‘Harmonium’ (2004) which led her to part the company from her record label A&M though she still holds a dedicated fanbase. Vanessa had two younger siblings namely Gwen, a student of George Mason University and her brother namely Edmund, a member of his school a capella group that attended St. Andrew’s School in Delaware. She is Scandinavian descent from her father’s side and a Russian Jewish descent from her mother side. She has referred herself as ‘Jewish’ and a ‘spiritual’ person although; she wasn’t raised in any religion. Vanessa had began to play a piano when she was still a toddler which receiving a tutorial from her mother. She had played a song, ‘It’s a Small World’ on the piano, after returning from Disneyland at the age of 2. This event had inspired her mother to expose Vanessa to various classical music composers such as Mozart and Erik Satie. Vanessa had attended the School of American Ballet at New York City beginning at age fourteen but in the she chose not to become a dancer on graduation, as the stress and the rigid training of ballet lessons proved too much to her.

Then, Vanessa had attended Columbia University where she’s started to perform in bars and clubs all over Manhattan. She had met Peter Zizzo at a songwriter circle and after few months later, Vanessa had been invited by Zizzo to his studio to begin recording a demo with instruments accompanying herself as a pianist and vocalist to her own song. She had signed onto Interscope Record, where she began recording the album called ‘Rinsed’ with Zizzo, after three months she had recorded her demos. However, this album was never released but some of its twelve tracks were reworked for her debut album, ‘Be Not Nobody’ such a singles like ‘Ordinary Day’, ‘Rinse’, ‘Pretty Baby’, ‘Twilight’, ‘Interlude’ (later change to ‘A Thousand Miles’). Others were remains unreleased in any form, except for the internet bootlegs, which exist for at least seven of the twelve tracks such as ‘All I Ask’ and ‘Superhero’. Her song called ‘Carnival’ was re-recorded under the new title ‘Dark Carnival’ for the 2003 Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox and PC game Spy Hunter 2. Her first album, ‘Be Not Nobody’ was produced by Ron Fair on April 2002. This album was included the piano pop singles, ‘A Thousand Miles’ which peaked inside the top five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Follow up with the less successful singles, ‘Ordinary Day’ and ‘Pretty Baby’ which had failed to enter Hot 100. Vanessa had received a nomination for Grammy Awards in the category of ‘Record of the Year’, ‘Song of The Year’ and ‘Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)’ for her singles ‘A Thousand Miles’. She had provided her descant vocals for the band, Counting Crows’ cover of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Big yellow Taxi’ for the movie soundtrack, ‘Two Week Notice’.

Vanessa had begun recording her second album, ‘Harmonium’ at Skywalker Ranch near San Francisco and released on November 2004 which was this album had produced by Stephan Jenkins. It yielded the single such as ‘White Houses’ which reached at the lower half of the Hot 100. ‘Harmonium’ had been debuted outside the top twenty on the Billboard 200 album chart and was a commercial failure to this album. This had made Vanessa left A&M record at mid-2005. According to her (which they refer Vanessa as ‘nessaholics’) where she had posted on her official forum to her fans, in May 2005, she would be releasing a third album in 2006, although she added that the people will remembering her second album because of perceived lack of commitment to ‘Harmonium’ at A&M Records. On the same year on 2005 and 2006 where she had toured with Steve Nicks, she had premiered her songs such as ‘Best Behavior’ and ‘All Is Well’. She had entered the studio with the producer Linda Perry on September 2005 to record her next album. In October 2006, Irv Gotti announced that he had signed Vanessa Carlton to The Inc. Records. Her third album, ‘Heroes and Thieves’ taken as Irv Gotti becoming a co-producer the album with 7 Aurelius, Rick Rubin and Stephan Jenkins. Her album is to be officially released on October 2007 with her first singles, ‘Nolita Fairytale’. Vanessa had dated the rock band Third Eye Blind’s singer/producer, Stephan Jenkins until they were broke up in 2007. She had been Punk’d by Ashton Kutcher in November 2004 during a rehearsal for her performance on The Tonight Show. Vanessa also had completed the New York City marathon and had donated the pledge money she collected to Musician on Call, a nonprofit organization that brings live and recorded music to patients' bedsides in 2005.

The Clean Sweep

2007-10-05T09:48:00.000+08:00

With everyday skincare, you should apply the rules below to have a better skin:-

Rule #1: Simplifying You Beauty Routine
You may use too many active skincare products at once:-

Why It’s Bad?
* You could be over-dosing on retinols (vitamin A) and alpha hydroxyl acids (AHAs), if you’re using several anti-ageing products at once, which may cause the skin reactions.
* You might not be using the best formulas for your skin type if you’re self-prescribing.

What Should You Do?
* Active ingredients should use with caution.
* Before buying the new product, speak to your beauty consultant for advice.
* For avoiding the doubling up on the ingredients, take note of what is in your current skincare products.
* Test new products behind the ear or under the jaw-line.
* Aim to use up the entire tub or tube to see if the product is really working for you.

Rule #2: Don’t Over-Cleanse
You adore the feeling of squeaky-clean skin and cleanse at every chance:-

Why It’s Bad?
* Over-zealous cleansing actually exacerbates an oily skin problem.
* The skin responds by producing even more oils, if we strip away surface oils.
* It removes skin-protective bacteria by making you more susceptible to infection.
* Over-cleansing and over-exfoliating can make your skin prone to sensitivity.

What Should You Do?
* If your skin oily, use a foaming cleanser only.
* Avoid overly astringent toners that dry the skins.
* Don’t cleanse your face more than twice a day or exfoliate more than twice a week.
* Replace harsh scrubs with a peel-off mask (which removes the dead cells) or one with exfoliating fruit enzymes like papaya, plus hydrating ingredients.

Rule #3: Stop Squeezing Pimples
You just can’t keep your hands away, as soon as a spot appears:-

Why It’s Bad?
* By squeezing the pimples, it can damage the skin and making the pimple worse.
* You had released the irritant by rupturing the follicle into your skin that caused further inflammation, which can result in scarring.
* As a reaction to this kind of trauma, some skin types develop permanent hyper-pigmentation in the area.

What Should You Do?
* Use specialize skincare if you’re prone to pimples.
* Dab on topical blemish-zapper in place of squeezing when temptation arises.
* Ask your dermatologist for a shot cortisone, if a large pimples appears before an important occasion, which reduces inflammation and makes spots disappear fast.

* Model celebrity is Chiaki Kuriyama

The Summer Baby in The Fall

2007-10-03T17:55:00.000+08:00

Few days ago, I was walking alone along the beach all by myself. The sky is little bit cloudy but I know the rain will not fall anytime soon. The haze is little thicker and when I look at the Marriot hotel from the Tanjong beach jetty, I was thinking about Jenny. I was wondering about her and the baby. I haven’t asked about it to her but I’ve decided to send her few messages, after listened to the Traxx FM, when they’re promoting Miri Marriot hotel to Malaysian, just hoping for her to send me back that morning. However, I’m only got the message only on the next day when she had told me that she was given birth to a baby boy. That was very nice I thought. Me the otherwise, still wanted to have fun. Gwen Stefani once quoted that she wanted to have fun and building a family later. Well, she’s right and she’s made it. I would like to follow Gwen’s footstep – fun now, family later! To Jenny, I would like to congratulate to her and her husband on the birth of her first child and also their baby son. I hope that he will be nice, wonderful and kind-hearted like his mother.

The Rhythm of Sakura

2007-10-02T20:20:00.000+08:00

Satsuki and Minoru in Desir-Desir Sakura (Sakura Rhythm)….

Sakura (in Japanese) was translated cherry blossom in English language. Well, I just like that flower but too bad I was live in Malaysia. So, I couldn’t see the sakura fall from the trees during spring time. If I have the opportunity that given to me one day, I would like to see cherry blossom all by myself. Talk about the manga book that I bought yesterday it was called Desir-Desir Sakura (in Malay language) or Sakura Rhythm by Maki Usami. And yes, she was the manga artist that had created ‘Caramel Milk Tea’ which I bought few months ago. Her genre always been connected to love but only this time, it was all about spring and sakura had becoming the background in the story. It was on spring 2002, where Satsuki (Kawase) and her siblings playing around while watching sakura fall gracefully from the tree. Satsuki was holding her 3 year-old sister, Honoka while her other siblings, Mike and Tsuyoshi were playing around in front of her. Suddenly, there was a guy taken a picture of sakura while it falls from the tree and Tsuyoshi and Mike came nearer to a guy while watching the sakura falls. Then, both of them asked if the guy can take their pictures but Satsuki quickly came and scold both of them to disturb him. However, the guy had told Satsuki that was okay and he decided to take the picture of Satsuki’s sibling including Satsuki herself. The guy had thought Satsuki was their mom until she was corrected herself as an older sister to her brother and sisters.

However, he had told Satsuki was like mommy to the kids because she looks like it. On the next day, her dad had told her that he cannot come for her registration day while she was cooking for her family at home. Satsuki was even little worried to her dad as she knows that his business isn’t so good throughout these days. But her dad managed to keep it to himself as he doesn’t want to make Satsuki and the rest of hid children worried about him. On the registration day, Satsuki was coming to the school which that private school was attended by her late mom. When she heard someone had calling for Minoru Kitazawa, one of students had told her friends that Minoru was a son to Kitazawa’s construction company. She was very surprised when she found out the guy who took their picture at the other day was certainly Minoru and he was actually from a rich family. Satsuki was surprised to see Minoru and so did Minoru when she saw Satsuki was in the school during the registration as well. A year later, which near to spring on the year 2003, Satsuki was looking to shopping catalog at the class, while her friends who’d accompanied her had praised her to become a responsible older sister to her siblings. Satsuki was smiling and suddenly Minoru came to look at the catalog which had holds by Satsuki. Then, Satsuki was scolds him but Minoru had told her that she should buy a lotion (during bargain sale) for her hand because it looks pretty rough to him. He left Satsuki while whistling but Satsuki was feeling very angry to him.

However, deep in her heart, she was angry because she thought Minoru was trying to make fool of her and then, he was popular among the girls in the school. Satsuki was looking to her hand and she found out she was quite agree with Minoru about her hand. When she picked up for Honoka on the afternoon, she had told Satsuki that they will be having a school holiday for spring and so Satsuki’s school. Suddenly, Satsuki saw Minoru with the older woman which she mistakenly thought it was Minoru’s girlfriend. Satsuki tried to stalk at Minoru but suddenly Honoka had asked her sister to go home until Minoru thought he saw both of them. Minoru had tried to check at the front of the gate and found out that Satsuki was trying to holds Honoka. Minoru was surprised to see both of them and he was even surprised to found out that Honoka was now getting taller and bigger. Then, Minoru had told Satsuki that he was hoping that Satsuki will never tells anyone about the thing that she saw today. Satsuki and Honoka went back home. On their way back home, Satsuki was mistakenly thought she was lived with older woman and even mistakenly thought her dad was the one who gives the house to him. Then again, she thought she doesn’t need to busybody with somebody’s personal life. At home, her brother had told Satsuki had given a call and had asked her to come to his office immediately to discuss for some important matter. Satsuki went to her dad office after she had changed her clothes. As she came there, Satsuki quickly asked what’s really going as she wondering where is everybody else had gone.

Her dad had calmly told Satsuki that he was forced to ask his co-workers to quit because he can’t pay the salary to them anymore. Then, he started o tell Satsuki that his company is no longer receiving a contract from Kitazawa’s company as they use the new contractor because the new contractor’s service charge is more cheaper. Satsuki was wondering about Minoru and she thought he can help her dad. Therefore, she’s quickly find Minoru at his house with the hope that he will help her. However, it ends with regret when Minoru had told Satsuki that he was definitely can’t help her at all. Satsuki was really desperate as she started to blackmail Minoru, she will tells anything that she saw to the school at the other day. Minoru doesn’t care anymore and left. Satsuki went home with upset. At home, Satsuki’s dad had told her that perhaps he would have to sell their house and he’s can’t no longer pay the school fees for Satsuki. Suddenly, Satsuki feels mad with her dad because for all this time she was the one who have to sacrifice everything. She had told her dad that she didn’t asked to become first and the oldest child in the family and then again, she swear she doesn’t want her siblings if this could happen to her. Suddenly, her dad had slapped Satsuki’s face and her little sister started to cry and the others had gone to check on Satsuki. Her dad had told the others not call her sister because she was the one who doesn’t want them to become her siblings. Suddenly, Satsuki get up and grabbed her purse to go out.

Madoka had asked Satsuki where she wanted to go somewhere far away from the house. While Madoka tried to stop Satsuki, their dad had told her that he believes that she will come back to the house again about two or three days. At the park, Satsuki was lying while saw the sakuras fall from trees as the wind blows toward to it. Satsuki was thinking earlier about the fight she have with her dad. In her mind, she supposed not to say about not wanting her siblings but it’s all too late. Then, she would thought that it was nice to die under the sakura tree while the petals of the sakura will covers up her body. She’s started to shut her eyes and few minutes later, she thought she heard the sound of camera. Satsuki was surprised and then, she was get out just to find out it was Minoru who taken the view of sakura. Minoru tried to joke with Satsuki as he thought he saw dead body just now. Satsuki feels mad but she did not say anything. Minoru told to her that he just found out she loves sakura. Satsuki also had asked Minoru about their last year’s photo from Minoru as that was the first time both of them met. Minoru told to Satsuki that he still kept it but suddenly, as he saw a bruising at Satsuki’s face, he asked what’s really going on her. Satsuki began to tell him that she was runaway from home after she had big with her dad about her sibling, then again, she feels very sad as she was the one who responsible to upset everyone in this situation.

She feels helpless and doesn’t know what to do. She’s also hated herself and also her position in this world. Satsuki touched her own face and Minoru tries to comfort her by taken out the hand cream lotion for Satsuki. Then, he would ask Satsuki to hand over her hand and then, he would wipe her hand with the cream. Satsuki can feel the heat from Minoru’s hand and suddenly, she cried. Satsuki had quickly apologized to Minoru and Satsuki tries to comfort Minoru by lending his shoulder to Satsuki. Suddenly, Satsuki feels panic a bit and Minoru had lost at his own world when he touched Satsuki just like that. Then, he asked Satsuki where she will go sleep tonight. However, as Satsuki answered his questions, she told him that she hasn’t think about that yet. Therefore, Minoru had asked Satsuki to come and stay with him that night.

To be continue…

The Song For Delilah

2007-10-02T10:02:00.000+08:00

Plain White T’s
“Hey There Delilah”

Hey there Delilah
What's it like in New York City?
I'm a thousand miles away
But girl tonight you look so pretty
Yes you do
Time Square can't shine as bright as you
I swear it's true

Hey there Delilah
Don't you worry about the distance
I'm right there if you get lonely
Give this song another listen
Close your eyes
Listen to my voice it's my disguise
I'm by your side

(3x) Oh it's what you do to me

Oh it's what you do to me
What you do to me

Hey there Delilah
I know times are getting hard
But just believe me girl
Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar
We'll have it good
We'll have the life we knew we would
My word is good

Hey there Delilah
I've got so much left to say
If every simple song I wrote to you
Would take your breath away
I'd write it all
Even more in love with me you'd fall
We'd have it all

(4x) Oh it's what you do to me

A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they've got planes and trains and cars
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
Our friends would all make fun of us
and we'll just laugh along because we know
That none of them have felt this way
Delilah I can promise you
That by the time we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you're to blame

Hey there Delilah
You be good and don't you miss me
Two more years and you'll be done with school
And I'll be making history like I do
You know it's all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah here's to you
This ones for you

(4x) Oh it's what you do to me
What you do to me.

Plain White T’s is a pop-punk/pop rock band from Villa Park, Illinois that had released four-full length album from 2001 to 2006. They are best known for their song called ‘Hey There Delilah’ which is hitting number 1 spot in Billboard 100 and now, they’re currently on tour. The band had appeared in third episode of the first season of ABC Family’s Greek performing the songs ‘Our Time Now’ and ‘Hey There Delilah’.

Gay or Straight?

2007-10-02T09:55:00.000+08:00

(“Choi!” – Anne, “Haiya… ahmoi, don’t be like that!” – Voon)

Perhaps, if you a fan of Robbie Williams and listen to his song called ‘Supreme’ where one of the lines of lyrics that he sang which is “…all the best women are married, all the handsome men are gay…” you might paused for a while and started to questioned yourself, is it true? Well, the answer is no, honey. Not all the best women in this world are married and not all the handsome men are gay. When it comes to important things in life, gay men trump straight men any day. Here are he guide for you girls out there to spot the difference:-

How to spot the gay?
Hair: He has monthly appointments with his favorite hairstylist and loves to use hair coloring just like the women did.
Facial Hair: He ALWAYS has very neat facial hair (if at all); else, silky-smooth shaven
Dress Suits: He more likely to choose a designer label such as Armani, Dunhill or Hugo Boss
Other Tops: He has bright, loose-fitting and sleeveless even when it’s not very hot
Socks: He loves striking, colorful patterns that you will admire which never drops to ankles, and never made of that thin, nylon fabric
Shirts: He always ironed his shirts and has never too tight (or loose) anywhere. You girls will find yourself admiring the patterns,colors or texture
Jeans: It has perfect fit, always clean, never frayed or even patched
Music: Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Jennifer Lopez, Backstreet Boys, Westlife
Drink: Diet Coke
TV Show: Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, Gilmore Girls, and Latin Telenovela
Accessories: Branded and tasteful rings, bracelets and amulets

How to spot the straight?
Hair: A distinctly any-barber-will-do approach to hair maintenance. Usually they use hair coloring to hide graying or grooming just for the party
Facial Hair: Prone to lapses of ‘unshaven looks’ like doesn’t really mind to appear unkempt on weekends
Dress Suits: Usually more likely to visit tailor
Other Tops: Any shade or any shape as long as it fits and the sleeveless worn only if it is a scorcher day
Socks: He would wear dark, thin socks require minimal care and that can be used dozens of times without anyone noticing
Shirts: Sometimes the shirt is ironed but unless done by a woman (or gay man). It is often rumply. Loves plain shirts with minimal décor and usually, nothing to comment upon.
Jeans: It possibly tight around the waist. Leg-bottoms may be frayed due to frequent use and having bought it too long in the first place. It worn patches from car key,wallet or mobile phone
Music: Linkin Park, The Killers, U2, Evanescence
Drink: Classic Coke
TV Show: Survivor, Fear Factor, C.S.I., and Supernatural
Accessories: The ugly family heirloom like religious talismans or lovers’ keepsakes

Easy Listening Rainy Moon Music

2007-10-01T19:15:00.000+08:00

Courtesy of imeem.com

When I first put on Kyoko Fukada’s CD into the CD player in my home and listen to it all night long, I feel like I was definitely drowning in the world of anime. Although, her song wasn’t put as any soundtrack for anime, well, I found it has a potential to become an anime’s soundtrack if her song was given a chance by any anime productions in Japan. Like for example ‘Easy Rider’ (or pronounce in Japanese ‘I-ji Ra-i-da’) and ‘Kuroi Ame’, I found it’s pretty much suitable as part of the anime soundtrack. To those who never heard of Kyoko’s voice, well, this is your chance to listen to it. Hmm… what am I doing anyway? It just like that I’m promoting the Japanese music again but anyway, you’ll like these two songs which taken from her first album, ‘Moon’.

The God and Goddess Vase

2007-09-30T18:15:00.000+08:00

My dad and I went to Chinese Art Expo today. I think it’s almost about a year they’ve done an expo. What I really fancy about it was I can see most of the Chinese vases that had been displayed with full of artistic pictures which represents the symbol of their God and Goddess, Buddha and also the animal or people from the Chinese legends. Since I was at the young age of 5, I really prefer the picture that shows God’s and Goddess’s stories. That’s the reason I’ve asked my dad to buy a vase for me. It’s really cheap, if knows how to bargain. Me the otherwise, had spoke very little Mandarin to show that I’m understands what the salesman tried to speak. Most of the salesman and salesgirls were actually from China and most of them can’t speak English. I thought it’s lucky for me to know a little bit of Mandarin since they used this as a national language. Most of the Mandarin words, I’ve learned from Soon Yin, Ah Voon and Anne and some of my Chinese friends during my college days and right now working at Chinese company too. The rest I’ve learned from Taiwanese or Mainland China dramas and movies and also Mandarin songs. The salesman started to use the calculator to bargain with both of us. First, he started it with RM80 but my dad insisted RM50. Then, the salesman goes for RM60 but my dad still firm with RM50. Therefore, my dad had won the bargain as the salesman had finally agrees with the price. After my dad paid it for me, I greeted the salesman ‘Thank you’ in Mandarin. He was greeted me the same thing as well and I think he also thought I was definitely Chinese but can’t spoke Mandarin anymore. My dad had told me that I’ve should learned more Mandarin words so next time both of us can explain and bargain for more price to non-speaking English Chinese salesman. Well, it’s not too late to do that but I really prefer Japanese because for me it’s really easy than Chinese. Well, right now, I have my ‘God and Goddess’ vases which is going to be put in my own room. I like that picture on the vase!

S.O.S. of Love 2

2007-09-29T13:20:00.000+08:00

Continue from chapter 1…

The back cover of SOS manga book…

Yú, Raku and Nono were so nervous when Mr. Toda had called them while Mr. Toda was reading the leaflet to three of them about the Dating agency service that they’re given to the most students in the school. Three of them suddenly bowed down to apologize in front of him and promise to do anything if he willingly to report it to the principle. Mr. Toda asked if they really going to promise to do anything he says and three of them still firm to fill his promises if he asked them to do it. Therefore, Mr. Toda started to make an agreement with three of them by finding a new boyfriend for Kazui Sonoda age 27. If they broke the promises, Mr. Toda would have to report their activities to the principle and then again, Mr. Toda asked them not to mention about his name either. Three of them started to do exactly as the agreement with Mr. Toda – finding Kazui and promotes the new guy as her boyfriend. Raku is very sure he can assure Kazui will fall in love with some of the guys in their files. During the discussion with Kazui at Kazui’s home, she refused to meet another guy that certainly a stranger to her. The three of them start to ask Kazui to calm down. Kazui explained to three of them that she doesn’t want to get married because she’s already had a boyfriend. Yú feels something is isn’t right between Mr. Toda and Kazui. Kazui told three of them that he really fancies Naohito Toda (Mr. Toda) age 28 which working as History teacher at one school which is happened to be their school. Next day, Yú came and searched for Mr. Toda. Then, he started to yell at Mr. Toda when she met him and asked himself to break-up by himself and not becoming a coward by not telling his true feelings to Kazui. But Mr. Toda had quickly mentioned to Yú that Kazui is never being his girlfriend. He claimed that he says he loves her and never sitting together at the park. Then again he never tries to disturb her as well. That’s the real problem that had been faced by him.

On their way back home, Yú had mentioned everything to Raku and Nono. They found out Kazui is just a prankster. Three of them found out this had becomes a real problem and much bigger than they had thought before. Three of them had gone to Kaede’s Kindergarten to convince Kazui about the new guy but she’s still refused to do it. Kazui even chase them away. Day after day, they’ve done the same thing but still there is no other way to tell Kazui or helping Mr. Toda to settle the problem. They’re also had bigger problem because they have to fill up the promises with Mr. Toda, so that he will never report it to the principle. Yú had suggested if they know her better, this problem will never happen and anyway they’re looks like a deceiver. Then, Yú had suggested that she will go alone to solve this problem. Yú had gone to Kaede’s Kindergarten again to meet Kazui by herself. At the Kindergarten, she’s started to greet Kazui but Kazui started to call the 999 (police). Yú feels nervous and she grabbed a little kid and tried to pretend that she was fancy the kid. Suddenly, Kazui feels shocked with the ‘real’ Yú was. She found out that Yú loves to play with the kid. Kazui came and tried to look at the kid’s hand while she’s cleaning the kid’s hand. According to Kazui, she hopes that one day she will become a good mother to Mr. Toda’s children and he was really hopes that they’ll be cute just like him. That’s the reason why didn’t need their help. Yú has found out that she’s really mad in love with Mr. Toda. She began to tell her the story how she met Toda at school. The problem is he always had a girlfriend and she’s never giving up until he’s finally picks her. When Yú had asked for the assurance, Kazui asked the same question to her. When Yú had told Kazui that the person (Raku) that he likes certainly loves someone else (Nono), Kazui had urged her to grabbed him from the other girl. That’s all that she had done for all this time to get Mr. Toda’s attention. Clearly, Kazui was really obsessed with Mr. Toda although she was one of very pretty and normal girl.

When Kazui asked playfully for the long-listed ‘suitable guys’ for her, Yú was little bit shocked but Kazui asked her to come if she loves the kids without bringing the long-listed of the suitable guys. Yú had found Kazui that she was lost her way because of her love for Mr. Toda. When the next day, Raku had asked about the thing that she discuss with Kazui, Nono had suggested that three of them to run far away while Yú was confused with the question. Raku had reminds her that she had a responsibility to do to save themselves and the Dating agency but suddenly, Yú had explained to him that she feels sympathize to Kazui. However, Raku had told that there’s no time to play around with time because it was running out anyway but Yú admitted that she can do it. All she knows that Kazui really loves Mr. Toda and what’s the real problem with that either? Once again, Raku reminds her that Kazui had disturbs Mr. Toda but Yú insisted Raku that Kazui loves him and why nobody understands that. Yú started to blame Raku for starting this problem by involving her with all of these problems. Yú left the room while crying and Nono tells him that it was only misunderstood situation. Yú was running and on the evening time, Yú and Kazui was walking along the park. They’ve talked about Mr. Toda all the way. Yú had found out that Kazui can never being normal in her heart. At their agency on the next day, Raku had told her that they no need to take Kazui’s case anymore but Yú had told her that she can’t leave Kazui just like that. However, Raku had scold Yú not to meet Kazui again because he was very worry about her. Yú feels very sad and asked Raku what he knows about her feelings and by the way he was never care about her all this times. Yú ran away from the room and while Raku decided to meet Mr. Toda alone. He can’t stand with the situation right now. Raku had scold Mr. Toda and he’s also doesn’t want to involve in this problem anymore. Mr. Toda had told Raku that everything was out of control because as he gave the letter and the pen knife as for proves that he was not lying to Raku.

Mr. Toda had shown the letter of threat by Kazui to Raku

When Raku opens the letter, it writes ‘DON’T COME NEAR TO TODA AGAIN’. According to Mr. Toda, she had sends the letter through the postman to her girlfriend’s apartment. Mr. Toda wanted to file a report to police and he was apologizing to Raku to involve him and the rest of his friends in this matter. On the next day, Yú came to Kazui’s home. Kazui made a tea for both of them while talking to the problem that she had faced yesterday, According to Kazui, the police had came to tell about the things that she had done to Mr. Toda and his girlfriend. The police will take some action against her if she dares to stalk him and his girlfriend. Clearly, Mr. Toda had gone too far but Kazui never knew that Mr. Toda was the one who reports it to police. Kazui was blaming his girlfriend and her emotion was mix. Yú had tried to assure her not to do something stupid and Yú tries to tell her that she wasn’t Mr. Toda’s girlfriend. Yú wanted Kazui to know that she is not but Kazui refused to listen to her until she chased Yú to get away from her home. Yú had left Kazui’s home and as she suddenly listen to the loud sound that came from that house, Yú had turn away and came back to check on Kazui. She calls up for Kazui and when she opens the door she founds out that Kazui was unconscious as the blood was found at the Kazu’s hand. Yú was panic and cried for help. At the hospital, Raku and Mr. Toda come to check out for Kazui. When both of them saw Yú, Mr. Toda started to ask and shaking Yú’s body to find out whether Kazui is alright. At the same time, the police had came and asked for the situation. Mr. Toda was panic and still asked for Kazui but Yú had asked Mr. Toda not to disturb her because Kazui needs her time to understand the situation by herself. Right now, nobody can help her except herself. Mr. Toda was totally shocked and confused and Yú left the place with Raku. Suddenly, Yú had complained to Raku that the situation was clearly mad right now and she’s definitely don’t understands that why her signal seems to be unmatchable with Kazui. As Raku had tries to comfort her, Yú had refused and runaway from him.

At the hospital, Yú came to visit Kazui again. She listens to the soft voice of Kazui that nobody comes to help her but Yú tells her that she was there to be with her. However, it’s too bad that she can’t help her to solve the situation with Mr. Toda. Once again, Kazui had told her old time memories with Mr. Toda to Yú. Kazui had told Yú that she secretly loves Yú for many times. He keeps on dating the other girls and while Kazui keeps all her feeling deep in her heart. She keeps telling herself that one day she will tells her feeling to him until the unwanted situation had happens to her and Mr. Toda. She had advised Yú not to keep that feeling deep inside her heart. At last, Yú had told the truth while crying in front of Kazui that Mr. Toda had send them to meet her and to do all this things because he doesn’t want the police will take any action against Kazui. Mr. Toda wanted to give her a new hope for her to start a new life without hurting her heart. Kazui was crying and from that moment, when she was released from the hospital, she came back home to her family. Yú remembers everything that Kazui had told her – not to keep that feeling deep inside the heart. While at the club, Raku was thinking about Yú. He knows that Yú had met that mad woman again and Nono understands that both of them look cold towards each other. Then, Nono started to tell Raku that she never likes him but Raku had told her that he also that he likes Nono when three years ago. It was long time agao but Nono insisted that Raku still stay behind her whenever she needs someone helps and Nono had told her that she’s finally can fight that ‘afraid’ feelings by herself. She assures him that she was alright and she also had told Raku to forget about her and tells Yú about the truth. Nono had asked him to find Yú and so Raku had done it. At some place, Yú was running hurrily to the school to find Raku. Part of her feels that she was finally realized that she shouldn’t keep all that in her heart. On her way to the school, she had meet Raku. She had told Raku that she had something to tell him and Raku had told the same thing to her. Raku hugged her and while she hugged her, Yú tells her that she was madly in love with Raku.

Raku grabbed her face and started to kiss her. Then, Raku had told her that he wanted to be with her. Everything seems to be settled and Yú was cleaning the door and the signboard of their aganecy. Yú was feeling relieved that Mr. Toda had never report it to the school and it’s time for making more money from their business. By the way, it’s not really making more money but to help many people in love. Suddenly, Aiko waving her hand to Yú and Yú had told her that she have new A+++ guys for her today. As she wanted to find her files, she goes to the next room to find Nono. When she asked the files from Nono, she saw Nono was holding her files. Suddenly, Nono had tells her that she made up her mind that she wanted to face the challenge and doesn’t want to runaway from it again. Yú was feels totally strange towards Nono but Nono keeps telling her that no matter how long it takes, love will never comes to her by itself. Yú was complaining to Raku and Mr. Toda that Nono had steals her files. That is the end of the story. Isn’t it nice if everything that is exactly the same situation as SOS? Anyway, it’s really to all of us to do admit and to keep it. I’m understands what it feels when the love that we try to give to someone that we adore had never return. But I never ever done something like Kazui did because it’s really wasting a time. If someone doesn’t pay attention on my signal for a long time, I’d rather stand up and walk away. However, it’s really depends on someone‘s strength and that’s the reason Kazui’s situation can affected. Whatever happens and no matter what it takes, what is really matter is to move on with our life. If we can’t be with someone that we’re really love that means we have to accept that we’re not meant to be with them. God certainly had a plan for us and there’s no need desperation to solve it. About myself, well, there’s nothing but waiting and searching in the dream of light but now I have found within myself. I will never giving up for and I’m sure to find someone just for me.

The End...

950th Post

2007-09-28T15:00:00.000+08:00

Yay! Finally, I’ve reached 950th posts. I am on the record to go for 1000th posts. That means 50 posts more to go. About 3 years ago, in order to arrive at some understandings of my definition of being the writer, I occupied my time by spending lots of my time at the outside of my own world, sharing my hopes and dreams, my favorite and dislikes and most of all my vision to recreate the better place to live. I have no desire to become famous but I guess I have no choice. I have to expose myself over and over again to the world with the mask that I’m wearing right now. Coward? It isn’t an appropriate definition for all the things that I’ve done. Although, in the real world, I’m not a girl who can leaped through trees and danced across the roof but I’ve tried to live up some part of my childhood dreams. Perhaps, it sounds little bit old-fashioned but I know someone out there will understand what I mean. I like to go round and round like merry-go-round with the things that I’ve said and done. Hmm…I have no doubt that people will definitely call me such a boring person to talk with but that’s doesn’t matter because I’m doing it no matter what the people will say.

Say OK To Music

2007-09-28T10:01:00.000+08:00

Vanessa Hudgens
“Say OK”

You are fine
You are sweet
But I'm still a bit naive with my heart
When you're close I don't breathe
I can't find the words to speak
I feel sparks
But I don't wanna be into you
If you are not looking for true love, oh oh
No I don't wanna start seeing you
If I can't be your only one

[Chorus]
So tell me when it's not alright
When it's not OK
Will you try to make me feel better?
Will you say alright? (say alright)
Will you say OK? (Say OK)
Will you stick with me through whatever?
Or run away
(Say that it's gonna be alright. That it's gonna be OK)
Say OK.

When you call I don't know if I should pick up the phone every time
I'm not like all my friends who keep calling up the boys, I'm so shy
But I don't wanna be into you
If you don't treat me the right way
See I can only start seeing you
If you can make my heart feel safe (feel safe)

[Chorus]

Let me know if it's gonna be you
Boy, you've got some things to prove
Let me know that you'll keep me safe
I don't want you to run away so
Let me know that you'll call on time
Let me know that you'll help me shine
Will you wipe my tears away
Will you hold me closer

[Chorus]

(Don't run away, don't run away)
(Say that it's gonna be alright. That it's gonna be OK, don't run away)
Will you say OK
(Say that it's gonna be alright. That it's gonna be OK)

Born on December 14th, 1988, in Salinas, California, Vanessa Anne Hudgens a.k.a. Vanessa Hudgens is an American actress and singer who made a debut screen in 2003 with the Hollywood film such as ‘Thirteen’ and ‘Thunderbirds’ before reaching fame in 2006, with the hit Disney Channel’s film, ‘High School Musical’. Her music career also began and she had released her debut album called ‘V’ in 2006. She had signed to Hollywood Records, a Disney-owned record label. A music video for her first single, ‘Come Back To Me’, debuted after the world premiere of ‘The Cheetah Girls 2’ in late August. The official music video for her second single, ‘Say OK’, was first shown following the premiere of ‘Disney's Jump In!’. Her singles "Let Go" (commercial songs for Desperate Housewives) and "Let's Dance" (commercial songs for Dancing With The Stars) have both been used in commercials for ABC. While "Say OK" has also been used in commercials for ABC Family's Lincoln Heights. She had stated that she had an interest to record a second album. n an August 2007 issue of TV Guide magazine, with the cast of High School Musical on the cover, Vanessa expressed interest in writing songs about the negative side of Hollywood and how it can change people.

In August 2007 at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards, Vanessa was named the Choice Breakout Singer - Female, beating out other noteworthy nominees including American Idol contestant Katherine McPhee, Amy Winehouse, Corrine Bailey Rae and Lily Allen, who all have a decidedly older sound with their music. Vanessa had becoming spokeperson to Neutrogena in 2007 and becoming an endorser of Ecko line. She had previously appeared in a swimwear commercial for the company in 2005 and offered a contract with Old Navy to appear in multiple commercials for the company. In her personal life, she had confirmed that she was dated the High School Musical 1 & 2 co-star, Zac Efron. A controversy erupted after the nude photo of Vanessa had surfaced at the online on September 6th, 2007. A statement from her publicist claims that the photos were taken privately and it was "unfortunate" that they were released on the Internet. She later apologized by saying that she was “embarrassed over the situation” and had regretted having taken (those) photo. Patti McTeague, the Disney Channel spokeswoman indicated that Disney will still be working with Vanessa, stating that Vanessa had already apologize to the public for what was oblivious a lapse of judgment. They hope that she learned a valuable lesson from the incident.

The Pretty Lovable Eyes

2007-09-28T09:57:00.000+08:00

In just one finger movement, now, we can dress up our iris too. Whether you color the iris with green or grey, the guides below are showing the make-up tips to dazzle in tinted lenses:-

Beautiful Blue
This vibrant color can get away with daring shades on the lids. A great combination such as aqua, fuchsia and purple are working well to brighten up those blue peepers further. These cotton candy colors are also working perfectly with nice-looking pink lips. Well, if you’re working in the conservative office, you can try violet, purple or deep blue instead and it’ll make your blue eyes bluer.

Go-Go Green
Orange and purple are great to enhance a green glimpse of the great green eyes shade as these add contrast to the color. To do it, first of all, start blending an orange shade lightly on the lids up to the crease and then follow it with the strong yellow liner. If you have no liner, use an eyeliner brush on yellow eyeshadow and apply it on the lash line. Use just enough green shade around the eyes which not to trump focus away from the iris if you want a more subtle look. Team it with mascara on upper lashes and finish it off with a sheer gloss on the lips for keeping the attention on the eyes.

Glamourest Grey
The grey contacts lens can makes your eyes look dull, lifeless and almost ethereal. So, for illuminating the eyes, the metallic shades can be use. Smudge a shimmery shade with your ring finger all over the lid, to do this. The recommended color such as charcoal, silver, purple and bronze and then, line eyes with a darker matching metallic shade and top the lips with a strong gloss.

Hazel Honey
The bright colors will draw the attention away from browns from browns. Therefore, keep it simple as strong black liquid liner on the upper lids. You can highlights the lids with copper, bronze, champagne, brown, beige or even light khaki-green if this is too bare for you.

Model celebrity is Mika Nakashima

S.O.S. of Love

2007-09-27T22:05:00.000+08:00

Yú had asked all of us to keep the secret of dating service operation…

From the creator of manga Miss 1 and Miss 2, Hinako Ashihara presents her other manga hits called SOS. In case you didn’t know what SOS is, it was ‘Save Our Souls’. This story began with Yú Asakura who accidentally helped Goto to get together with the new girl. All of her close friend thought she was definitely crazy and Yú seems to be clueless in the world of love. She can’t even find any guy just for herself. Her close friends thought she was nothing but a stupid (I understand that feeling Yú). Yú feels quite embarrassed and at the same time, she feels mad at everybody around her. She left to the other building and keep on blaming herself for not getting a guy. Yú reads herself and found she had many guy friends but still nobody saw her as a special person. Yú was crying and decided to throw her cell phone. When, Yú almost throw her cell phone as she feels mad about the thing that happens to her for few times, suddenly, Raku Miyajima holds her hand and told her that if she throws the cell phone, she’s going to be regret. She supposed to use the cell phone for something good and more productive. Therefore, he asked Yú to come to work with him. Then, Raku had given a piece of little paper and left. Yú knows about Raku for his reputation of being playboy but Yú was little curious about the work that offered by Raku. Therefore, she decided to find out about the work that Raku had talking about. Yú came to the place and found out the place that had been depicted in the paper just a library. When she enters the library she found out one pretty girl sitting while reading a book. She was impressed with her beautiful face and when the girl had asked her what she can do to help her, Yú had quickly told her that she came for work.

As the girl heard Yú came for work, she quickly open the book file and asked Yú if her name already in it but Yú told her she haven’t registered yet. Therefore, the girl started to write her name and asked for Yú’s contact number. Then, the girl had asked her about his favorite guy and Yú told her everything until the girl show the file that full with the picture of the boys in the school. Yú was surprised but at the same time she was excited to get to see lots of guys in that file. It feels like staying heaven, she thought but suddenly, the girl had asked for $180 for the first class fees and for the $110 for the economy class. Yú was totally shocked with the fees and started to confront with the girl. Yú can’t never understands until Raku came and explain to Yú that he calls his workplace was Dating Agency. Once again, Yú becoming shock and Raku had called that girl’s name which is Nono (Sakurai), (Pretty much like my best friend’s name - Nono). Raku had realized that Yú was very suitable to become a ‘middle man’ in joining the two persons to get together. Therefore, he welcomed her to work with him and Nono as professional cupid and their business partner as well. Yú’s life started when he started to work with Dating Agency which runs by three of them. When she gives lots of the leaflet to her friends and others students in the school, her friends thought Yú had turned crazy. Yú clearly knows how to promote their agency. Lots of student came to their agency just to find the suitable couple for them. They demand for the person just themselves and Yú was merrily promoting the girls and guys while explain about the fees just like Nono told her earlier. Raku and Nono was little happy for Yú. At the end of the day, they’ve got lots of money from their business. Nono started to grab the money and told both of them it isn’t enough yet.

Aiko had told to Yú and Raku that Nono had been confined by a guy that she had dated earlier in the hotel room…

When Yú had asked the reason she demands for money, she had told Raku and Yú that one day, if she had enough money, she wanted to build her own business company. Yú was feeling little bit confused with Nono’s dream. She even confused on Nono’s behavior that she seems like hating a guy. When Yú asked Raku about her, according Raku, he knows her from lower middle school and always told him that she didn’t need a man to take care of her. Then, Yú’s began to focus her attention to Raku and asked him why he’d choose to be playboy and did not want to find a special friend in his life. According to Raku again, he likes to choose being a playboy and perhaps, he can have more girls just for pleasure, while Yú told him that she wanted more than that which she wanted a guy just for a boyfriend. As Raku started to compliments her cuteness, Yú had started to reject. Although, Raku never really knew the reason Yú had rejected the compliment but he believes that Yú and him wanted to find something in their lives. On the next day, they received a new customer named Aiko Nakahara. For Yú, Raku and Nono, Aiko’s looks was terribly disaster. Aiko started to tell them her problem to Yú while Raku and Nono were whispering to each other about the story of Aiko that she was left by all her boyfriends for five times. She cries very badly and Yú started to tell that she promise that she will help her. When Aiko got home, Nono quickly disagree with Yú’s promises with Aiko. She had told Yú that she supposed to let them choose the guy by themselves but Yú had shouted to her back that she can’t stand over Aiko’s sadness because she was the only one that understands Aiko’s problem and besides, she was older than Nono. Then, finally, Yú shouted to her about all the crap which she doesn’t need a man in his life and also telling her about Aiko really feel.

Yú had left the room and Nono feels little bit shocked and upset. When Raku tries to assure her, Nono started to leave him while Yú headed to somewhere else to find a solution for Aiko. The next day, Raku and Nono was surprised to see the new Aiko where Yú had arranged the make over for her earlier just for meeting a guy. Aiko left three of them with the guy that was arranged by three of them. At the library, Yú had told Nono that she had proved the thing that she said. Nono was speechless and turn confused when she saw Yú even do a ballet dancing and left the room for a while. Nono had sitting alone and when Yú’s cell phone had ringing, Nono shouted to Yú about it but Yú never heard what she said. When Nono saw Aiko’s number, she’s quickly picked the phone and merrily asked about her date. Suddenly, she can hear to the panic sound of Aiko as Aiko had told Nono that the guy that he just met had force her to go to hotel near to bus station. Nono can hear all Aiko’s conversation with the guy and Nono started to panic. Nono had left the room and as she left the room, she had left Yú’s cell phone. Yú was feeling shocked when she saw Nono was panicking to left the room just like that. When Yú saw her cell phone had been left on the floor as it was falls down from Nono’s hand, she check it out to find who just called her. It turns to be Aiko was the one who calls her. Yú started to panic and finding Raku. When she reached to Raku, she had told Raku that Aiko might in trouble. Meanwhile, Nono keep on finding Aiko and when she managed to find a hotel where the guy had force Aiko to go to sleep with him, that guy grabbing on Nono while Aiko manages to escape from the guy who tried to rape her. As for Raku and Yú, both of them also tried to find both Aiko and Nono. Yú just know that Aiko having a date with the guy aquarium park near bus station.

Suddenly, Raku and Yú hear someone had calling both of them. It was Aiko and she was told both of them about Nono. Meanwhile, the guy that supposed to date Aiko earlier had telling Nono to stay calm. Suddenly, the flashback of her dark memories had repeated as she remembers one guys tries to do the same thing when she was little younger. Nono had shouted to the guy and telling him not to touch her. Without any warning, suddenly, someone had grabbed the guy and then, he was hit by Raku. Nono was still afraid over the things that might happen to her for the second time and Raku tries to calm her down. Yú was helpless but she feels little sympathy to Nono over the incident. At the school infirmary, Yú had asked Nono’s condition. Nono started to tell Raku and Yú about the story which nobody knows about it. As she told Raku and Yú, when she was young someone almost rape her. Even she was saves by someone, she can’t still overcome he fears to a guy and that’s the reason she feels overprotected to herself. She also can never fall in love with a guy after the incident. Raku had asked Nono to have some rest and Yú looks at both of them with melancholic looks. She had questioned herself quietly why she had falls in love with the guy that already have someone special. Yú had pretended by telling Raku to take their things from the library. On her way along the corridor, her tears started to fall and she had prayed to God to stop whatever things that she had in mind. One day, at the other class, there was a teacher came to the class with the spectacle at his eyes. When he saw the leaflet about the Dating Agency, one of the girl students tries to explain but it’s already too late when that teacher name Mr. Toda had already knew about the truth of the agency. Therefore, he calls Yú, Raku and Nono to go to his office to meet him for some explanation.

To be continue at chapter 2…

Mistaken Identity ~Unexplainable Gene~

2007-09-26T13:15:00.000+08:00

Failing out of sexy personality and love life may have been the smartest thing that I have ever done in my life. When I had expelled from the University of ‘Pretty Hot Looks and Romance’ for the “poor class performance”, I have packed my bag and travel to fantastic world of JPop. People may think I was gone crazy and broken-hearted because I was too regretted and upset of being rejected by the society and even the people I’ve fallen in love with. Well, they’re all wrong because like what I just did explain to you guys and girls yesterday, I’m gone travel to live up my childhood dream. I’m trying to reach the glimpsed of peace to the place that was unreachable with all these dreams. There are many factors why I’m look like child because I was thinking myself as a child – blank, innocence and playful. So, I released my childish aura to the world and perhaps, that’s the reason why the mistakenly thought I was still younger that I was supposed to be. Once again, I’m always received a comment, “Oh my God, you’re look younger! What’s your secret?” Seriously, I have no beauty secret but it was unexplainable gene in me. Then again, just like few days ago where I shopped at e-mart at Tudan, the salesgirl thought I was looking like a Chinese. Then today, I received the same comment from another salesgirl which I browse around to find just a shampoo to my hair. She started to talk in Chinese. Although, I know what she meant but slowly I answered her Malay language. Clearly, she was definitely surprise. She told me that she was dying to think that I was Chinese and I was showing my lazy smile to her. When I look at the mirror, I am just thinking why people started to think that I was Chinese. Perhaps, it’s right because it was in my gene. Luckily, I did not travel to Japan which made they thought I am Japanese. Well, whatever it was just like I said at the other day, maybe the Ryoko Hirosue’s factor made me like the one. I am too excited with all of that.

Connected to Japan

2007-09-25T14:10:00.000+08:00

The fourth and the former prime minister of Malaysia ever asked the Malaysian to follow his ‘Looking to the East (Japan)’ policy, back in 80’s. Since then, the Japanese phenomenon had been spreading to Malaysia like a plague. I was part of the plague, so, it’s not wrong to adore Japanese products isn’t it? Although, I can’t afford to buy the Japanese factory product but I can still afford to love the Japanese entertainment product such as their dramas, movies, songs and the best among the best in this world that ever created in Japan – anime (pronounced as a-nee-may). After 20 years later, it seems like the plague had been cool down as the ‘hallyu’ (Korean Wave) plague started to spread in Malaysia faster just like a speed of light. Although, it hasn’t really affects me yet, well, what I can say about hallyu was it still copying Japanese. It’s really easy to compare with Chinese entertainment world like Taiwan VS Hong Kong. I prefer Hong Kong when they do movies and drama but I prefer music from Taiwan because it’s cheesy. When comparing between Japanese and Korean, I picked Japan. I don’t care if the old dark memories from WWII had been scratched their reputation but I respected one thing about Japan. They managed to rise from the dark side of life into the most tremendous era of the white light.

Since then, the old dark memories seem to be gone although the scar is still left for us to see. I’m almost can’t remember all of that. Those old memories seems never been depicted in dramas, movies, songs and even anime. It had made me realized if only all of us appreciated the peace it could be nice just like the world that had depicted in all those dramas, movies, songs and anime. I’m understands the message that had been tried to send to me. In fact, it made me falls in love with it. I’m always thinking, isn’t it nice if this message had been reached to the place which the peace was unreachable. Perhaps, the technology had made it impossible during my younger days but now, I have that opportunity to spread my love to the others. I’m being able to show to the world I am a fan of JPop and at the same time, I want to do what I’m really want to do in this life. I want to live up my childhood dream. If it’s not because of Violet, I would never being stepped up with my own identity. Although, it looks a little bit childish, well, being a part of JPop persona had brought me a satisfaction. Now, I can have a blonde hair and fancy colorful artistic nail just like Ayumi Hamasaki, a cute cut as Ryoko Hirosue and lovely Japanese made Lolita dress like Kyoko Fukada. Pretty much like living in anime world.

I’m happy for what I am and I’m merrily shares this with everyone else. Although, I received such unpleasant comment by some of the people back in my hometown, well, at least, I had prove to them that I have right to direct my own life. It was my symbol of independence. I’m free to choose what I want in this life. I might little shy to show to the world who I am really are but I have taking a small step in my own world. The result is not only the satisfaction that I’ve got but more and more people that I know had followed my footstep. Once again, I feel like a leader although, I’m still comfortable being a trend follower. My dad was right and I supposed to listen to him long time ago. He said if I’m doing it for the sake of goodness, the God will certainly open their heart. Now, I can see what he had told to me. But I never forget for what I am. I’m still the old girl that everyone knew. So, I will continue to ‘promoting’ Japanese entertainment product. I will resemble lots and lots of Japanese singers, bands, actor and actress. Then, I will continue putting more and more Japanese lyrics. By the way, perhaps, I will show a little bit more of Sarawakian culture especially Iban to the world. And perhaps one day, it can erase the old dark memories in Iban history although the scar is still left for us to see. Till then, let’s get connected to the land of the rising sun.

The Song For The Beautiful Girls

2007-09-25T10:32:00.000+08:00

Sean Kingston
“Beautiful Girls”

JR! Sean Kingston!

Chorus
You're way too beautiful girl
That's why it'll never work
You'll have me suicidal, suicidal
When you say it's over
Damn all these beautiful girls
They only wanna do your dirt
They'll have you suicidal, suicidal
When they say it's over

Verse 1
See it started at the park
Used to chill at the dark
Oh when you took my heart
That's when we fell apart
Coz we both thought
That love lasts forever (lasts forever)
They say we're too young
To get ourselves sprung
Oh we didn't care
We made it very clear
And they also said
That we couldn't last together (last together)

Refrain
See it's very define, girl
One of a kind
But you mush up my mind
You walk to get declined
Oh Lord...
My baby is driving me crazy

Chorus

Verse 2
It was back in '99
Watchin' movies all the time
Oh when I went away
For doin' my first crime
And I never thought
That we was gonna see each other (see each other)
And then I came out
Mami moved me down South
Oh I'm with my girl
Who I thought was my world
It came out to be
That she wasn't the girl for me (girl for me)

Refrain & Chorus

Verse 3
Now we're fussin'
And now we're fightin'
Please tell me why
I'm feelin' slighted
And I don't know
How to make it better (make it better)
You're datin' other guys
You're tellin' me lies
Oh I can't believe
What I'm seein' with my eyes
I'm losin' my mind
And I don't think it's clever (think it's clever)

You're way too beautiful girl
That's why it'll never work
You'll have me suicidal, suicidal,
suicidal, suicidal

Born on February 3rd 1980 in Miami Florida, Kisean Anderson or known with his stage name Sean Kingston is a Jamaican-American emerging reggae and pop musician who also raps. He through a unique venture between Epic Records and Koch Records which then released a singles called ‘Beautiful Girls’ in summer 2007. It based on the exact bass line and some lyrical ‘association’ of Ben E. King’s 1961’s hit, ‘Stand By Me’ which had reached number one in Billboard 100 for total of five weeks and has since topped the UK Charts Singles as well. He had a ‘street singles’ called ‘Colours’ which features The Game and a fellow Miami native, Rick Ross. Sean is known for switching between Urban-American dialect and a Jamaican accent in his music. He’ll be playing Notorious B.I.G. in Notorious B.I.G.’s biopic while he had announced it at Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards and later it was disputed by the film’s executive producer, Wayne Barrow.

Beauty Basics

2007-09-25T10:31:00.000+08:00

Have you been putting on your skincare with the right way? You should really be practicing these habits, for the better beauty absorption:-

1. You must always exfoliate in front of the mirror because you can see if you’ve missed any spots.

2. Warm, damp skin absorbs skincare better but uses a hydrating toner if you’re not fresh before use moisturizer.

3. Use your ring finger to apply the skincare in an upwards and outwards motion around your eyes and lips where skin is thinnest. But remember to pay attention to your neck and chest area too.

Goodbye Nurin…

2007-09-23T18:20:00.000+08:00

After a month, the Malaysian had been shocked with the death of Nurin after she was discovered died from torturing and sexually abused. Whoever done this crime, I’m really hope that this person will get punish because for me, this is not supposed to be happened to this 8-year-old girl. About 3 days, the doctor had confirmed the DNA of the unknown young girl who found dead match with DNA of Jazimin’s family. However, Jazimin was refused to accept it. When they found the unknown body of dead young girl had been put inside the bag and place at the some shop, few days before the doctor confirmed about it, my parent and I was little curious. The media had shown the picture of the dead young girl which is caused a terrible shock to three of us. Oh my God! It’s Nurin alright. Look at that nose and the lips. It’s all the same as Nurin, I thought. The Jazimin’s family was refused to confirm that the young girl was Nurin but the doctor had asked their permission to take the blood samples for running the DNA test. 3 days later, it was confirmed but still Jazimin refused until the doctor ask some sample from the other relatives of Nurin and a day later, finally, Jazimin accept the death of Nurin. According to the Bukit Aman Police Chief, he was very sure that it was done by ‘loan shark’. I think it’s true because my dad also said that Nurin’s family had hiding a dark secret from the public. Talk about Women & Welfare Minister. There she goes again with her new stupid laws. All I wanted to hear is her comment. Now, her statement had caused the death of the 8-year-old innocent girl. Well, it’s even too late to apologize. To do that, she’s better stepped down and that was the best thing she must do. I just don’t want more and more innocent child died because of her. I’m always demand for Yin’s father apologizes but now, I think it’s already too late for all of that. Now, it’s time to find the real killer of Nurin, so the justice will prevail for her.

Mistaken Identity ~Strange but True~

2007-09-22T15:15:00.000+08:00

Remember the last time I’ve told you guys out there that there are so many people that thought that I was slightly look younger than my age? Well, perhaps, it was in my gene. But for now, there’s something different in the chapter of my life. People always mistakenly thought that my race was mix. The last time I’ve heard that was about 9 years ago when someone had told me that I’m look like Indian (Hindi) and then, suddenly, 3 years later, Mend and Azran had told me that I’m look like Melanau. Am I? Then today, the salesgirl who sells the Nestle yogurt drink had told me that I was looks like a Chinese. I was dazed in the puzzle when she had talk to me in Chinese. Luckily, I can slightly understand what she said. When I talked to her in English, she was definitely surprised that I’m not Chinese. She was dying to think I was a Chinese but I’ve told her that’s okay because people always makes mistakes. Hmm… perhaps, Ryoko Hirosue’s factor had made me looks like it. It’s definitely sounds ridiculous but I am Iban and my parent and grandparent was Iban too. Well, it’s just a coincident, I think.

The Acoustic Music Into Your Head

2007-09-21T19:20:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the blurry picture because the battery almost dead…

Do you like the sounds of pop acoustic? Then, BBMAK is the perfect choice. When I heard their song for the first time about more than 5 years ago, I really BBMAK was from US until about a year later I found they was a band from UK. I thought it’s not bad at all because their songs were quite good. But too bad around that time I can’t even afford to buy their good music. Well, I’ve got that opportunity now and it’s time for me to have it. There’s nothing much I could say about BBMAK’s second album called ‘Into Your Head’. Everything is sounds similar to each other but I’m definitely knows which of their singles are worth to be heard.

Inside the album…

Okay, their first singles from the album, ‘Out Of My Heart’. I think this one is okay. Then followed by the singles, ‘Get You Through The Night’, ‘Out Of Reach’ and ‘She’s Everything’, all these singles were at A-Side. At the B-Side, I really recommend, ‘Sympathy’. It contains two singles from their first album which are ‘Back Here 2001’ and ‘Ghost Of You And Me’. I never knew what happen to BBMAK after that but I don’t they are exist anymore because this is the last time I’ve heard from them. Whatever happens to them, well, they’re really making the world of music goes round. I like their pop acoustic music. This is what I call easy-listening pop music.

Ready Steady Go For Metal Music

2007-09-21T10:20:00.000+08:00

L’Arc~En~Ciel
“Ready Steady Go”

Chorus 1
READY STEADY CAN'T HOLD ME BACK
READY STEADY GIVE ME GOOD LUCK
READY STEADY NEVER LOOK BACK
LET'S GET STARTED READY STEADY GO

Fukitonde yuku fukei korugaru you ni mae e
Kurushi magure demo hyouteki wa mou minogasanai

Ate ni naranai chizu yakute shimaeba ii sa
Uzumoreta shinjitsu kono tenohira de tsukami torou

Chorus 2
Muchuu de (hayaku) kake nukete kita
Urusai kurai ni harisake sou na kodou no takanari
Hibite (yonde) iru kimi no koe
Koko de tachidomaru you na jikan wa nai sa
READY STEADY GO

Kazoe kirenai kizu kakae konde ite mo
Chotto yasotto ja tamashi made wa ubawasenai
Ano oka no mukou de kimi ni deaeta nara
Nani kara hana sou sonna koto bakari omou yo

Chorus 2 & 1

Kokoro wa (hashiru) ano sora no shita
Karamawari suru kimochi ga sakebi dasu no o tomerarenai
Kimi made (todoke) kitto ato sukoshi
Atsuku hizashi ga terasu kono michi no mukou
READY STEADY GO
PLEASE. TRUST ME.

Transliterated by Magus Darkstar and translated by Li Jianliang

L’Arc~en~Ciel (Raruku An Shieru) is a popular Japanese band formed in 1991 by bassist Tetsuya Ogawa on February that year. The band name was taken from the French, meaning ‘The Arc of the sky’ or ‘The Rainbow’. Tetsuya ‘Tetsu’ Ogawa (bassist), the recruited vocalist, Hyde along with the guitarist Hiro and drummer Pero formed a band under name of L’Arc~en~Ciel. Hiro left the band on June 12th 1992, after a year gaining notoriety in their hometown Osaka. On the same year, Pero also left band on December 30th, supposedly to join up his friend Hiro again. Tetsu had convinced his friend Ken ‘Ken’ kitamura to quit his university studies and joining the band as a guitarist to replace two of them. Ken was studying architecture major at The Nagoya Institute of Technology. Later, the new drummer, Yasunori ‘Sakura’ Sakurazawa was recruited after Tetsu saw his performance in a few shows. However, on February 1997, the drummer, Sakura had arrested for illegal drug possession and he was officially quit the band on October 4th, 1997. This proved to be the lowest point in the band’s history. There was an immediate response when the news on Sakura’s arrest becoming a public. CDs were removed from the shelves and any of their songs that were used as theme songs were quickly replaced, such as The Fourth Avenue Cafe for Rurouni Kenshin which was immediately replaced with former theme Heart of Sword after only six episodes of running time.

The next few months were an extremely uncertain time with doubt as to whether the band would recover. Although, they appears only as trio, but they’re still continues featured in the magazines. The return from the break was marked by the appropriately named Reincarnation 97 Live in Tokyo Dome, with their new drummer, Yukihiro (former drummer with ZI:KILL and DIE IN CRIES). The first concert had an attendance of 56,000, which sold out in a still-standing Tokyo Dome record of four minutes. The band had released their album called ‘HEART’ in 1998, which like their second major album ‘heavenly’ is seen as transitional as they’re moving away from the memories of the past but still maintaining their original and success. Their first singles called ‘Niji’ (Raibow in English) was released in 1997 after the departure of Sakura and listed Yukihiro as supporting member. Their singles ‘Spirit dream inside’ was the last song of L’Arc~en~Ciel before hiatus. It was also the closing theme for the movie called ‘Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within’. As the band went hiatus, Hyde started to release two solo albums, Roentgen and 666 as HYDE. He also starred in the movie called ‘Moon Child’ alongside with the popular Japanese soloist, Gackt. Ken founded ‘Son of All Pussys’ with the former L’Arc~en~Ciel’s drummer, Sakura. While Tetsu started ‘TETSU69’ and Yukihiro sang with ‘acid android’. In 2001, their popular compilation album called ‘Clicked Singles Best 13’ had released. Upon their various solo projects had sparks the rumor that the band will be disbanded.

L’Arc~en~Ciel had surprised the world in June 2003 with a series of seven concerts in Tokyo called ‘Shibuya Seven Days’ during which they’re also announced a new album to release in the following year. In February 2004, the band came out with the singles ‘READY STEADY GO’ which their first singles in more than three years. The singles used as for the opening theme of ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ and it topped in the Oricon Charts. Finally, the long awaited album had been released on March 31st which called ‘SMILE’. Shortly afterwards, the single ‘Jiyuu e no Shoutai’ introduced ‘Punk~en~Ciel’ on June 2nd, 2004, a partial change (much like the former gag, D'ark~en~Ciel), for the first time on CD with ‘milky way’. In the past, the band also played a punk version of ‘Round and Round’ live. L’Arc~en~Ciel made their North American concert debut at anime convention Otakon which held annually in Baltimore, Maryland on July 31st, 2004. The people had attended the concert approximately 12,000, which was held at outside venue for the first time in Otakon’s musical guest history, at 1st Mariner Arena located near Baltimore Convention Center where the convention is held. Then, L’Arc~en~Ciel had signed a deal with HMV America on June 25th, 2007. L’Arc~en~Ciel members turned their attention back to their solo projects, following the ‘AWAKE’ and ‘ASIALIVE’ tours. Tetsu began recording with a new band called ‘Creature Creature’. Yukihiro rejoined acid android, which released its newest single, ‘Let's Dance’, on 2006/04/05. acid android joined Mucc, another Japanese rock band, to perform two concerts in Shanghai, China in April of 2006.

The Japanese AWAKE tour was followed by the ‘ASIA LIVE 2005’ tour, with performances in Korea (Seoul) and China (Shanghai), closing with concerts in Japan. Japan's two concerts took place at the famed Tokyo Dome. L’Arc~en~Ciel played two shows at Tokyo Dome on November 25th and 26th, 2006 for celebrating their 15th anniversary entitled ‘L’Anniversary’. A poll was created on the official website during the weeks before the concert which allowed fans to pick which songs they would like to hear at the event. On December 23rd, 2006, the concert was later shown on WOWOW channel and also broadcast on Korea MTV on February 8th, 2007. The band released the single called ‘SHINE’ once L’Arc~en~Ciel reunited which was used an opening theme song for NHK-BS anime ‘Guardian of the Sacred Spirit ~Seirei no moribito~’. They have kicked-off their ‘Mata Heart Ni Hi Wo Tsukero’ 2007 tour in Japan. They have released new song called ‘My Heart Draws a Dream’, used in Subaru's latest commercial. This single recently came out on 29 August 2007 and it made the #1 spot in the Oricon Weekly charts. Aside from this, L'Arc~en~Ciel will be releasing other new material: ‘Daybreak's Bell’ is to be used as the first opening for the anime Gundam 00 which will be released on October 10th; November 14th and until December 25th there will be a limited edition of a new single called ‘Hurry Xmas’ which an album is set to be released in November 21st, entitled Kiss and two DVDs will be available in September and December (L'Anniversary Live and Chronicle 3 respectively).

7 Ways To Look Good Instantly

2007-09-21T10:16:00.001+08:00

Want to look good instantly? Here’s how:-

1. Your Posture
You can correct your posture by standing straight throwing your shoulders back and lifting up your chin. This instantly gives you a sleeker confident silhouette!

2. Your Clothes
You supposed to wear the clothes in the right size. Squeezing into a smaller size cause bulges in all the wrong places. It gives you look sloppy and unflattering look if the clothes that you’re wearing are too big.

3. Your Arm Muscles
Do a set of 20 bicep curls with a drink can or a filled water bottle in each hand. This work out temporarily pumps up arm muscles, therefore, they look more toned in a sleeveless top.

4. Your Hands
Facial scrubs is useful not only for the face. So, scrub the back of your hand with some facial scrub and follow up with a generous amount of hand cream for softer, smoother, young-looking hand.

5.Your Hair
Does your hair smells like the food court after lunch? Put some talcum powder into your hand and work it through the roots of your hair. The talcum powder will absorbs any excess oil and smell but remember to dust off though!

6. Your Eyes
If you have puffy eyes, press the back of two metal teaspoons in the refrigerator, which you have cooled in the refrigerator spoon against your eyelids for a few minutes.

7. Your Face
If you’re having a huge, noticeable pimple on your face, soak a teabag in the ice water and press it against the pimple for 5 minutes to reduce swelling and redness.

Midnight Stunt Accident

2007-09-20T06:30:00.000+08:00

Last night, I mean it was happen around 1a.m. (this morning actually), there was an accident happen not too far from my home. Thought, I wasn’t the first persons who come to crash site but I swear I heard the very loud screeching sound of tyre of the car came from the Tanjong Lobang hill. I woke up from the bed and quickly reach to the window at the guest room. My parent had already up and I’ve asked if they heard the same loud sound as mine. According to my dad, he didn’t saw anything but he heard very loud sound just now. Few minutes later, I saw there was police patrol car that supposed to be patrolled every midnight around the neighborhood area around Tanjong come to the crash site. My next door neighbor already up and tried to check it out. Therefore, my dad and I decided to check it out too. As we came there we saw the Perodua Kancil Car had already turn turtle. While my dad tried to ask one of our neighbors who came first to the accident’s site, I was looking around if there’s anyone that I know had been hurt. I’m even saw the car’s plate number which is QMJ 3XX. According to one of the witness, the Perodua Kancil’s car was actually came from the Tanjong hill and perhaps the driver had lost control over the car which caused the car had accidentally cross over the road divider and falls to the other side of the road. My neighbor had told that the victim was actually two girls and the car was actually belongs to one of police. Oh, it’s a personal car and I guess he asked the information from that two police patrols just now. I saw two of the girls (victim) at the other side while the police took their statement. Well, my dad and I went back home after saw the accident. It was really lucky escape for those two girls and hopefully, this lesson will be learned by two of them.

Miss(ing) LOVE 2

2007-09-19T22:00:00.000+08:00

Continue from Miss Book 1…

Kenta holding more balloons than Kazu…

In the last chapter of Miss, there are few things which happening between Kazu and Kenta. No, neither Kenta nor Kazu asked for the separation but in the last chapter, we will discover something that happens to Kazu. At the first book of Miss, Kazu and Kenta was started an intimate relationship while Kyoko was truly fall in love with Ki’s work until she doesn’t know whether she had fall in love with Kenta or just fall in love with Ki’s work. She was terribly confused with it. While Kyoko just watching Kenta and Kazu playing together, Ki had come and yelling at Kyoko. Kyoko was terribly mad but Ki had knocked her first before she could say anything further. That because according to Ki, Kyoko had stepped on the flower that rarely found in the world. It was called in scientific name, ‘myosotis scorpiodes’. Kyoko had lost her mood as she saw Kenta and Kazu played merrily and happily together as couple. Ki felt something was wrong at Kyoko. He had grabbed Kyoko and asked Kyoko to straight his body up and get her to smile. He also told Kyoko that one day, there will a guy will definitely likes her because of her lovely smile. Kyoko thought that guy is supposed to be him. After taken so many pictures, Ki and Kyoko joined the others for having a barbeque party. It was very memorable trip for all of them especially to Kenta and Kazu and Kyoko as well. The picture of the trip had been distributed to Kazu and her friend including Kyoko. Kazu had told her friend that Ki will be holding a photo exhibition while Kyoko was listens to all of that from far away. She just remains silence and keeps on thinking about Ki and the exhibition. While prepare for the food, she was thinking about Kazu’s said this morning at the school. She always wanted to see Ki again. She hopes that Ki will like the food that she was prepared for him. As she came to the exhibition, she saw the photo of the rare flower which captured by Ki. Suddenly, she heard Ki was talking to his friend about staying and working at outside Japan. According to Ki, he will fly there on next month. Kyoko who’s heard everything turns mad and left Ki and the exhibition. Kyoko runs to the hallway while Kazu and friends who merrily came saw Kyoko was crying alone. When Kazu asked the reason why Kyoko was crying, suddenly, Kyoko questioned Kazu why did she snatch everything from her. Then, Kyoko started to cry again and was comforted by Kenta.

Then, on their way back home, Kenta had told Kazu that Kyoko was actually becoming like that as their parent was divorce long time ago. Instead of staying either with two of them, she chooses to live alone in the flat. Kenta certainly understands that feeling and Kazu feels sympathetic to both because for one thing, she knows that Kenta and Kyoko have two common things which are similar, they’re out of reach of love. Day by day, Kyoko falls in love more and more with Kenta. She willingly to give everything in her to him until one day some thing had happen in Kazu. One morning, after having breakfast with her parent, Kazu went to school with Kenta. Before she gone, her mother wish her good luck. Then, both of them left to the school with motorcycle. On their way to the school, Kazu had told Kenta that she was pregnant. Kenta was very shocked with the news and then both of them fall from the motorcycle. However, Kazu had told Kenta that she wanted to abort the baby. But Kenta feels unsure about Kazu’s decision. For whatever it was, Kenta surely agree with Kazu if this she’s wanted. Kenta had gone to hospital to meet his brother and ask for money for the abortion. His brother also shocked with the news but he tried to make a second choice to Kenta to assure Kazu not to abort the baby. But Kenta decided to other way as for Kazu he knows that Kazu was afraid but he thinks that she was okay with it. Besides, he’d told his brother that he wasn’t very sure to become a good father to that baby because he was afraid that he doesn’t mature enough to do this all. At the school, the entire school talks about Kazu. Yamazaki just know the news from the student that one the student saw she bought it at pharmacy. When she confirmed the test with Yamazaki that she was pregnant, Yamazaki was stunt and remain silence as Kazu doesn’t want to talk about it anymore. Kazu was really confused and clearly Yamazaki doesn’t want her to abort the baby. One night Kazu had a dream where she can see a baby had crawl to her. Touching her dress and wanted Kazu to hold her but when Kazu try to reach the baby, it was gone. Suddenly, she saw a blood on her hand and everything turns to a pool of blood which making her awake from her dream. She had decided to tell her parent about it.

Kyoko yelling at Kenta and his brother about Kazu’s condition…

On the next day, she went to the school. On her way to the school, one of student talks about her at the back but she doesn’t really care about it. She left to somewhere else. Kenta was very worry about Kazu as she didn’t come to school this morning. Kazu was sitting alone and thinking what to do next. Suddenly, she saw Natsuki (Kenta’s sister-in-law) fall and Kazu quickly lend her some help. Natsuki was little bit surprised when she saw Kazu didn’t go to school this morning while Kazu was daze in the puzzle when she saw Natsuki bought lots of thing for the preparation of her baby. Then, Kazu saw a cute teddy bear just for her baby and Natsuki had told her that she will giving birth day after tomorrow. Then, suddenly, Kazu’s tears had drop and confessed to Natsuki that she doesn’t want to abort the baby. Natsuki was shocked and suddenly, Kazu saw something had happen to Natsuki. She had just realized that Natsuki wanted to give a birth. Natsuki was panicked and so did Kazu. Kazu was yelling for help to somebody else. At the hospital, Kazu was waiting anxiously for Natsuki and the baby. According to the doctor both baby and the mother was okay. Suddenly, Keiichiro (Natsuki’s husband and Kenta’s brother) is rushing to Natsuki’s room without looking to Kazu. He was crying to the other side and thought Natsuki can’t make it until Natsuki yelling at him that she was there at the other side. Kazu left the place and let Natsuki and Keiichiro alone. She phone to Kenta and told him that she’s wanted to have a baby too and she won’t abort it. She hangs up the phone and Kenta was shocked with the news. Day by day, Kenta was thinking and keep thinking what to do. Suddenly, one day, he heard Natsuki’s and his brother’s newly born baby had crying on the next door and Kenta tried to check it. When Natsuki calls him, Kenta feels a little bit stress. The next day, Kazu wanted to see a doctor to confirm her pregnancy. As she wanted to ask Kenta to come along, Kenta seems to be unsure with all of this but to make sure Kazu is okay with it, he agrees to go with Kazu to the clinic. In the clinic, the doctor had confirmed she had a baby. When Kazu is coming out from the doctor’s room, she had tried to find Kenta but Kenta wasn’t there until one of the women in the clinic told her that he was going out. Kazu tried to run and finding Kenta. She knows that Kenta doesn’t want to responsible for the baby and she left Kenta as she can’t read from the expression of his face. Kazu was running back home and suddenly, she saw a man standing at their house. When Kazu asked the man, he looks at Kazu and he’d told her that this is Kazu, a friend of Kenta. He even told Kazu that he knows every brother Kenta’s brother. As Kenta’s dad coming in, he had told the whole story until kazu’s mum had slapped Kazu on the face. Kazu’s dad was agrees to abort the baby.

One day, Kazu went to the clinic to check on her baby and the once again doctor had asked her not think many things just for the sake of her health and for the baby. On her way back home, Kazu was accidentally meeting with Kyoko. By the way, it’s really weird to see Kyoko without her spectacles. Somewhere at the park, Kazu and Kyoko were talking to each other. Kazu had told Kyoko that Ki had gone.Kyoko had told her that she doesn’t care about Ki anymore as he left without thinking how she felt for him. Then, Kyoko started to tell Kazu that she heard the rumor about her pregnancy. She was advice Kazu to abort it because she knows how it feels to become illegitimate child. Her mother had put all the blame on her because she was force to keep her. But Kazu was firm with her decision to give a birth to her baby, no matter what it takes. Kazu was given her the letter and his temporary full address at Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Then, she’d told Kazu that once in this lifetime it’s hard to find someone is just for someone. Kyoko feels shocked and sad at the same time. Then, she started to cry and Kyoko was helpless. Suddenly, Kazu told her that she feels extremely pain on her stomach and he chest. Kyoko started to panic and grabbed her to go to hospital. At the hospital, Kyoko was extremely worried about Kazu. When, Kenta arrived on the hospital, Kyoko suddenly scolds him for not taking his responsibility for Kazu. Kenta’s dad also arrived and mocking on Kenta that he doesn’t need to withdraw such amount of money to abort the baby as it already abort by itself. Kenta was feels very sad and angry to his dad and then he punched his dad. At the same time, Natsuki and Keiichiro arrived and Keiichiro had hold Kenta from punching their dad again. Kenta was very worry about Kazu’s condition and Keiichiro had told him that the last time he saw Kenta punch his dad was 10 years ago. Clearly, Kenta doesn’t want to become his dad and he believes that Kenta can be a better father to his child and he promised himself to become the good father his child too. Kenta feels grateful to have a brother who supports him through the hard time. Few minutes later, Kyoko had yelling to Kenta and his brother that Kazu and the baby was safe. Kenta is running back to Kazu and told Kazu everything. He promised that he will take care of her and the baby. Kyoko left while reading the Ki’s address. At the other day, Kenta was ready to meet with Kazu’s parent while at home, Kazu’s dad still want her to abort the baby but Kazu still want it. At Kenta’s place, Kazu is waiting for Kenta to get ready to meet her parent. While waiting for him, Kenta’s dad had told her that she will be upset to give a birth to the baby but Kazu had told her that she will give a try. Kenta’s dad doesn’t want to say anymore and continue to read the newspaper. On their way to meet Kazu’s parent, Kazu had give a photo of Kyoko and Ki at Mongolia. Finally, Kyoko had found a new life there and Kazu and Ki were happy for her. Kenta brought her running together to meet her parent and told her that she loves her. Kazu was happy to hear it and at the last chapter, there was a photo of Kazu and her newly born baby with Natsuki’s baby alongside with Yamazaki, Kenta and her friends.

The Strong Winds

2007-09-18T22:00:00.000+08:00

This very early morning, about 6:10a.m., I guess, suddenly I heard my dad had told me that he saw many black clouds move from west to the east. I don’t really care what he said until I’ve heard sounds of the winds. I tried to open my both eyes and as I do, I’ve saw my room a little bit dark. Could it be the time right now was 6 or the sun hasn’t comes up yet? But hell no way, the more I’ve tried to concentrate, the more I can hear the sound of the winds. Not only that I can feel the coldness from the wind blowing to my room. Could it be… Suddenly, the wind blows stronger. I guess it must blow from the sea but my dad had told that the black clouds move from west to east. As the strong winds blow, I’m not dares to go out. My mum still inside the room and perhaps, she was afraid to check it out. My mind keeps on racing thinking about the typhoon. So if the wind blows stronger than this, it must be either typhoon or hurricane. I can’t imagine what happens to Miri. No way! There’s nothing but the black clouds at the sky and I’m keep on waiting and hoping for the wind to stop blowing. The strong winds blow about 4 hours and the rain also falls at the same time. Fortunately, the rain doesn’t cause the flood around the neighborhood. When the rain stop to fall and the strong wind stop to blow, I went out to the city after that just to check out what happen out there. All I can see is nothing but the dry leaves along the roadside of Brighton road. When I’ve met Lyn this morning, she’s informed me about the strong winds which caused her to come late to her office. She was very afraid of the strong winds and doesn’t want to the typhoon or any tropical storm to be happened here in Miri. I’m certainly understands what she feels and I don’t wish it happens either.

God Knows About Anime Music

2007-09-18T11:25:00.000+08:00

Aya Hirano
“God Knows…”

Kawaita kokoro de kakenukeru
Gomen ne nani mo dekinakute
Itami wo wakachiau koto sae
Anata wa yurushite kurenai

Muku ni ikiru tame ni furimukazu
Senaka mukete satteshimau
On the lonely rail

Watashi tsuiteiku yo
Donna tsurai sekai no yami no naka de sae
Kitto anata wa kagayaite
Koeru mirai no hate
Yowasa yue ni tamashii kowasarenu you ni
My way kasanaru yo
Ima futari ni God bless...

Todokete atsuku naru omoi wa
Denjitsu tokashite samayou
Aitai kimochi ni riyuu wa nai
Anata e afuredasu Lovin' you

Semete utsukushii yume dake wo
Egakinagara oikakeyou
For your lonely heart

Yamete uso wa anata rashikunai yo
Me wo mite kore kara no koto wo hanasou
Watashi kakugo shiteru
Kurai mirai datte
Tsuyoku natte unmei kaerareru kamo ne
My wish kanaetai noni
Subete wa God knows...

Anata ga ite watashi ga ite
Hoka no hito wa kieteshimatta
Awai yume no utsukushisa wo egakinagara
Kizuato nazoru

Dakara watashi tsuiteiku yo
Donna tsurai sekai no yami no naka de sae
Kitto anata wa kagayaite
Koeru mirai no hate
Yowasa yue ni tamashii kowasarenu you ni
My way kasanaru yo
Ima futari ni God bless...

Born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on October 8th, 1987, Aya Hirano is a voice actor (seiyū) and singer who had roles in several anime, visual novel series and TV commercials in Japan. She was a member of short lived girl band called ‘Springs’, from 2002 to 2003. In 2006, her big break came when she was cast as the voice of Haruhi Suzumiya, the title character for the anime series called ‘The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya’. It had enhanced her popularity and her career in Japan as the show’s public had found success. The opening theme of the show in her CD singles, ‘Bōken Desho Desho?’ had been sold out in the very first day it was released. She’s also becomes the voice lead actress in two anime based popular manga, which is Reira in ‘Nana’ and Misa in ‘Death Note’. Her popularity was confirmed at the first Seiyū Awards, where she won "Best Newcomer (female)", for her role as Haruhi Suzumiya and also the same role also won her a nomination as "Best Main Character (female)". At the same awards, she was also nominated for "Best Supporting Character (female)”. She’s also earned two nominations for "Best Single" (One of which is a solo, ‘Bōken Desho Desho?’ and the other was a group nomination for the single ‘Hare Hare Yukai’.).

* Translated and transliterated by Dark Mirage

The Secret Influence of Colors

2007-09-18T11:19:00.000+08:00

The colors you wear had sending no-so-subtle messages to everyone which sometimes, they can soothe, flirt, excite and even threaten. The color expert had explained how to wear it to get the right impression:-

Blue on Blue
Celebrity: Madonna
The color of blue conveys the faithfulness, tranquility, dependability and sensitivity. It connotes stability because it’s the color of the sky. It will always be there for you. The darker hues are ideal for formal events like navy is a power a color, while the lighter shades work better in more casual settings. For a touch of humor, you can try periwinkle, which it blends blue and purple.

Shades of Grey
Celebrity: Janelle Molloney
It conveys seriousness, dependability and stability. It gets its reliable grounding from Mother Nature as everything grey is permanent (e.g. rocks and stones). This color is practical and also a power color. You can wear a grey suit to a job interview to you’re your future boss that you’re responsible. But if you wear it from head to toe, you might accidentally tell the world that you’re boring. Pair a grey suit with something memorable like a printed blouse, a great pair of heels or sparkly earrings for stand out.

Ticklish Pink
Celebrity: Gwen Stefani
The pink conveys love, affection, gentleness and femininity. It is soft and delicate but lacks passion. Pink is also said to have a calming, soothing effect. Pink lacks the blatant sensuality. The color that perfect for romantic date is charming and warm and soft pink. Candy pink is usually thought of as quintessentially feminine but you can swap it out for hot magenta and you’ll make a splash on a night out on the town.

Red Power
Celebrity: Dido
This versatile color conveys strength, power, confidence and passion. It had symbolizes everything from passionate love to violent warfare. Intense and aggressive, its influence isn’t only psychological, too. It’s not only speeds up your heart rate, but also makes your breathe faster too. It’s a dynamic, dramatic hue that gathers attention and can be overpowering in professional settings. By the way, this color is not an idea for a job interview, negotiations or situations where there’s potential for conflicts. Pair it with muted hues like a red and blue striped sweater or a red camisole under a grey jacket to tone it down.

Youthful Yellow
Celebrity: Paris Hilton
This color of friendship also conveys the youth, joyous and imagination. It improves the concentration. Yellow comes in many shades, from pale pastel to deep, vibrant hues. Pair it with the item that you love if you’re uncomfortable with yellow as a clothing choice. You can try the yellow shirt with your favorite jeans or sneak the yellow in with a mix of other color in floral print.

Black Beauty
Celebrity: Sophie Ellis-Bextor
It conveys an elegance sophistication and power and has a bad reputation which it’s the required uniform for movie villains and comic book criminals, and also associated with mourning and death. However, it has an entirely different side of meaning as this color also conveys timeless, classic and universally slimming. Add more excitement by wearing purple eye shadow and amethyst necklace with a black blouse, at the next cocktail party. Paint your nails red and wear the sexiest pair of stilettos that you can find because black offers the perfect opportunity to accessorize.

Envious Green
Celebrity: Kylie Minogue
This symbol of fertility conveys the tranquility, good luck and heath. It conjures lush images of nature and it’s the color of life and growth. Rich, jewel tones are best for dates and evenings. You can switch to softer, pastel shades for daytime. But unless, you want to channel the ‘80’s go light, not bright.

Not Available but Just Arrived

2007-09-17T13:11:00.000+08:00

N/A means ‘Nasi Ayam (Chicken Rice)’ and not ‘Not Available’…

Today, my dad and I went to Ramadhan’s bazaar at Morsajaya. Thought it was little early but most of the stalls are already open at 12p.m. I bought cakes, dessert like pudding and chicken rice. Talk about chicken rice, I went to one of the stalls that sells rice and noodles. When I came there, they’ve wrote N/A, N/L and MJ. I was lost in the puzzle when I tried to figure out what does abbreviation stands for. The owner came and told me that she sells ‘Nasi Lemak’, ‘Nasi Ayam’ and ‘Mee Jawa’. She wrote it in abbreviation because she was little bit lazy to write it long. I’ve told her that I was dying to think N/A was stands for ‘Not Available’ because usually, I saw the N/A abbreviation in my books. She was laughing at me and told it was stands for ‘Nasi Ayam’ and of course it was not available just now but it had just arrived. I’m also smiles to her jokes and told she’s almost giving me a heart attack. I pay for RM3.50 (US$1) and merrily bring it home.

This is the chicken rice…

On my way back home with my dad to the car, he had told me that during his time when he was in the office, N/A is stands for ‘Not Applicable’. He’d thought the same thing except it was little different than mine. At home, my mum was the one who enjoyed the chicken rice while I’m having a nice tasty pudding. Next week, I think I want to come a little bit later because not everyone opens the stalls at the early afternoon. Perhaps, I can found ‘kebab’ or new dishes like last year. By the way, the stalls of Ramadhan’s bazaar weren’t at the same location like last year. It was very in front of Servay Jaya and Nasi Dagang Restoren. Well, I hope they’ve sells N/B (not netball) which is stands for ‘Nasi Briyani’ because it was one of my favorite. Thought, it’s not hard to get ‘Nasi Briyani’ but I just want them to sell it here because it easy for me to get it compares to the restaurant. I will come back soon! Meanwhile, let me enjoy the food.

The Story of the Post Office

2007-09-15T17:15:00.000+08:00

6 months ago, I’m just complaining about my hometown’s post office. Actually, I’m complaining about their services. After the old postman (which is happened to be my neighbor) had retired, he was replaced with another younger postman. And then again, after the replacing, everything was seems to be unpredictable. First of all, the letter haven’t arrived for months and then again, he supposed to do the job but he claimed that returned all the letters back to sender. I feel something is not right and after all, this is supposed not to be happened. Months by months, this problem is getting bigger and bigger and I did tell you that how my dad almost file complain back to the post office’s headquarters in Kuching. Me? I just want to kick his butt. First of all, he had just troubling me and the rest of my family, second is the public and third the old postman, which his boss had complained the old postman for not doing the job well. Okay, perhaps, I don’t know the real reason why he done that but if he judged him from his appearance, seriously, he needs to quit the job and pack his back home. Plus, this is very serious allegation as well. After 6 months later, suddenly, my dad had told me about the story that the new postman had quit.

I was like…huh?! He had quit and that’s mean… But my dad had told me, not quite! Actually, the source of trouble is actually his boss who’s now in charge of the post office alone all by himself. The reason the new postman had quit from his job that he gets daily paid. He hopes for monthly paid but unfortunately, he must wait for six months. Now, his job had advertised the job but no one wants to work with him because the people in the town knew who he was. What makes me angrier that not only my letters had been sending back by him but also I was suspected (but that is the truth) that he was the one complained the old retired postman for not doing the job well. I don’t know what is his problem with the old postman but what I do is, he’s already make a lot of trouble of the people in my hometown. If one day, he was kick out or perhaps he was sued by someone, I’m really not surprised with it and he deserved to be sued anyway. I don’t get it why every people from that town (Bintulu) don’t like the people from my hometown. Even the development that supposed to be brought to my hometown will certainly questioned by them especially from the higher officers. I don’t know what kind of problem that we’re facing but all I know, this was happened more than 20 years until now.

They even questioned what is so special about my hometown. Well, as the people from that place I would like to answer to them that, my hometown is special because the 1st Pan-Borneo road passes my hometown but never passes theirs anyway. If because of the oil and gas, now, we’re almost have it. Is it because of the town name looks funny or some VIP had their personal problem with the local long time ago. I don’t know that. But all I know, this is what I call it discrimination. My hometown’s post office is part of their conspiracy. Whatever it was, I think they better stop it because this millennium age and not a stone-age anymore. Well, at least, now that new bad postman had gone and it’s left with the in charge. Whatever the thing that he does, it was very inappropriate because I think he already knows the answer. Finally, my prayer was answered! There’s nothing I could asked for other than this. Oh, one more thing, I just hope they put a P.O. Box because the town is getting bigger now. Hey come on, like I said, it’s millennium because we’re global we’re live as one. Err… that might be inappropriate with somebody else but anyway, hopefully this one will be answered too. I just can’t wait for the result.

The Song For Him in Jane’s Heart

2007-09-14T10:11:00.000+08:00

Breaking Benjamin
“Diary of Jane”

If I had to
I would put myself right beside you
So let me ask
Would you like that?
Would you like that?

And I don't mind
If you say this love is the last time
So now I'll ask
(2x) Do you like that?

No!

Something's getting in the way
Something's just about to break
I will try to find my place in the diary of Jane
So tell me how it should be

Try to find out what makes you tick
As I lie down
Sore and sick
(2x) Do you like that?

There’s a fine line between love and hate
and I don’t mind
Just let me say that I like that
I like that

Something's getting in the way
Something's just about to break
I will try to find my place in the diary of Jane
As I burn another page
As I look the other way
I still try to find my place in the diary of Jane
So tell me how it should be

Desperate, I will crawl
Waiting for so long
No love, there is no love
Die for anyone
What have I become

Something's getting in the way
Something's just about to break
I will try to find my place in the diary of Jane
As I burn another page
As I look the other way
I still try to find my place
In the diary of Jane

Breaking Benjamin were consists four members in the band which is Benjamin Burnley (vocalist/guitar), Aaron Fink (guitar), Mark Klepaski (bass) and Chad Szeliga (drums). Formed by Benjamin Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel, Breaking Benjamin quickly garnered a strong local following. The name "Breaking Benjamin" comes from Benjamin Burnley's early solo experience. He was covering a Nirvana song during an open-mic night at a club when he dropped the microphone to the ground, breaking it. The person who owned the microphone came on stage and said thank you to Benjamin because he was breaking the mic. The band briefly renamed themselves "Plan 9" in 1999. In late 2000, after various line-up changes, the band changed its name back to "Breaking Benjamin" and two friends of Burnley, Aaron Fink and Mark Klepaski, left their previous band, Lifer, and joined the ranks of Breaking Benjamin as guitarist and bassist, respectively. Lifer was a band that gained brief mainstream attention because of their part in an MTV cover band contest that resulted in a record deal with Universal Records. In September of 2004, drummer, and founding member of Breaking Benjamin, Jeremy Hummel was relieved of his duties in the band. Subsequently, on September 28th 2005, he filed a federal lawsuit against the remaining members of Breaking Benjamin, as well as its management, claiming he was not paid for songs he helped write. His lawsuit asked for more than $8 million in damages and it was released on the band’s official website on October 25th 2006, stating that the band and Hummel had come to agreement on the lawsuit.

In the fall of 2006 the band began a tour opening for Godsmack for the IV tour, hitting up mostly eastern and Ohio Valley venues, and soon moving out west, still in support of the Phobia album. Several of the shows had been canceled, or turned into Breaking Benjamin headliners due to scheduling conflicts. Breaking Benjamin re-released the album Phobia on April 17th 2007. The album featured a DVD with about an hour of their Stabler Arena concert footage. Now, they’re currently toured with Three Days Grace, Sick Puppies, Red and Puddle of Mudd in United States. On July 9th 2007, The band did not perform as scheduled at the Tabernacle in Atlanta due to an illness that Ben had. Angry fans reportedly threw refreshments at the road crew, hitting one in the head with a full water bottle. No injuries, however, were reported. Two other concerts wrapping up their tour (in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on July 10th and Greensboro, North Carolina on July 11th) were canceled as well. On their website, they announced that Burnley was ill and unable to perform in Atlanta and at the two remaining shows. Rumors that the band was breaking up turned out to be false, as the band announced a 36-date fall 2007 tour with Three Days Grace, Seether, Skillet (first half) and Red (second half). The band never travels outside of the U.S. and Canada due to Ben Burnley's fear of flying (though he said he would love to play outside the states and will go as far as a boat will take him). This is referenced in the song "Break My Fall" off of We Are Not Alone. The band was planning on releasing a studio version of their cover of "Enjoy the Silence" along with "Ladybug" on the European version of Saturate. However, the European version was never released.

5 Common Problems In Teens

2007-09-14T09:52:00.000+08:00

Teenager might be bursting with independence but in fact, they’re still needs someone to guide them to the right path. New research outlines five points on what the parent should do if they found these common problems with their teens:-

What to do if….

1.The parent calm discussion about behavior ends in them walking away
The parent should go after their children because they wanted to be stopped and they know they’re out of control.

2. The parent discover their teen has been drinking
The parent should try to address their child as adult as to let them know the rules because their child might drink for peer pressure or some darker reason, just to attract the parent’s attention.

3. The teen is smoking
First of all, the parent should be the one who QUIT smoking. If they don’t quit and continue smoking, they’re the one who’d sending the message to their child that’s OK to smoke. Talk and tell it to the child that they’re the one who don’t like to smoke. Any consequences the parent might render are only marginally significant. They’re really just after the personal exchange.

4. Calm, rational chats about drugs and sex fall on deaf ears
A lot of people think they just have to explain things to teens and that’s the end of it. But for the real thing, their teen needs emotion from the parent, to show that their parent is engaged and involved. The parent have to be committed and passionate and always try to be rationale.

5. The parent had suspected their child is thinking about suicide
Every child should have an adult in whom they feel they can trust and confide. Therefore, the parents should take more serious when the write the poems, drawings or even off-the-cuff statements about their life being pointless. Parent should let their teen knows that they want to help them. They can take them to see a family doctor for professional advice.

Unpredictable Weather and Natural Disaster

2007-09-13T18:50:00.000+08:00

Courtesy of YouTube

The first day of fasting month was the first day in Ramadhan’s bazaar. Well, not for me. I can’t go to Ramadhan’s bazaar for today. That because the weather was quite bad but it does not rain. The cloudy had been surrounded all over the sky and I feel very little bit uncomfortable to see it. My dad who’d only come yesterday had told me that the weather was unpredictable for this year. He’d told me that for almost entire week he spends at our hometown, the weather had never been so clear. He was right exactly. Here in Miri as well had the same unpredictable weather. Just about yesterday, the earthquake had triggered at Sumatera again. The first quake was magnitude about 7.9 Richter scale and today the third magnitude was 8.4 Richter scale. This was because the chaos not only happen in Indonesia but also three other countries which very closed to Indonesia like Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore had feels the tremors as well. Everybody was afraid of tsunami will happens again. Therefore, the same warning had issued to the previous affected countries including the new potential threat like Christmas Island and Australia had involved too. This year was the worst among of all and I’m just hoping that this will be end soon.

Glittery Music

2007-09-12T14:15:00.000+08:00

Courtesy of Wikipedia and imeem.com

Recently, I really like the song called ‘Glitter’ which sung by Ayumi Hamasaki. This singles was actually taken from her MAXI singles album, ‘Glitter/Fated’. This song is really reminds me about her singles from ‘(miss) Understood’ album called ‘Fairyland’. Perhaps, the melody is little bit similar to each other but the meaning is very different. So far, I like this cover album because it’s very attractive. The background just reminds me about Hong Kong but I don’t really think it is Hong Kong. It’s Tokyo alright. But that glittery laser light almost made me believe it was Hong Kong. Other singles in this album such as ‘Fated’ (new song) and ‘Secret’ which is taken from her previous full-length album, ‘Secret’. It also contains two instrumentals singles which also under the same name of her singles, ‘Glitter’ and ‘Fated’. Although, could not have this singles album, at least, I have listened to this song on the internet. I’m really looking forward to Ayu’s new album and hopefully she will release this kind of genre of the song of the song. She was really suitable for pop compares to rock. But I must admit, so far, my favorite rock number from Ayu was ‘Because of You’. I was wondering if she releasing her album after the compilation. I don’t like to predict but, I’m still remember as she was ‘A BEST’ few months before ‘I am…’ album in 2001. Could it be this year? Well, it’s better be good because Utada had released her singles and it sounds better than hers as well. Could it be another rivalry between Ayu and Utada? I will wait for her new album and I will answer this question soon.

The Angry Song For Ironical Smile

2007-09-11T09:57:00.000+08:00

Lily Allen
“Smile”

When you first left me I was wanting more
But you were fucking that girl next door, what ja do that for?
When you first left me I didn't know what to say
I never been on my own that way, just sat by myself all day

I was so lost back then
But with a little help from my friends
I found a light in the tunnel at the end
Now you're calling me up on the phone
So you can have a little whine and a moan
And it's only because you're feeling alone

At first, when I see you cry,
Yeah, it makes me smile,
Yeah, it makes me smile.
At worst, I feel bad for a while,
But then I just smile,
I go ahead and smile.

Whenever you see me you say that you want me back
And I tell you it don't mean jack, no it don't mean jack
I couldn't stop laughing, no I just could help myself
See you messed up my mental health, I was quite unwell

I was so lost back then
But with a little help from my friends
I found a light in the tunnel at the end
Now you're calling me up on the phone
So you can have a little whine and a moan
And it's only because you're feeling alone

At first when I see you cry,
yeah it makes me smile, yeah it makes me smile
At worst I feel bad for a while,
But then I just smile, I go ahead and smile

(26x) La la la…

At first when I see you cry, (when I see you cry)
Yeah it makes me smile, yeah it makes me smile (yeah, it makes me smile)
At worst I feel bad for a while, (I feel bad for a while)
But then I just smile ( But then I just smile, I go ahead and smiiile...)

The British singer-songwriter best known with the song called ‘Smile’ and ‘LDN’, Lily Rose Beatrice Allen was born in Hammersmith, London on May 2nd, 1985 to actor/musician Keith Allen and film producer Allison Owen and a goddaughter of Clash guitarist, Joe Strummer. She and her family were actually lives in the North London borough of Islington. Lily has older sister, Sarah and the younger brother, Alfie Owen-Allen and a younger sister, Rebecca. She also has number of half-siblings. She has appears on the show, ‘The Comic Strip Presents…’ in the episode Yob, in 1988, where her father had co-written. Her father had left the family when she was 4 years old and claims that she was grown up with her mother in a working class environment, living in a council house environment in most of her childhood. She had attended 13 schools in all, including Hill House School and Bedales School but she was expelled from several of them for drinking, smoking, and performing fellatio. In her free time, she listened to the band such as The Specials, T. Rex and Happy Mondays and also reading. She dropped out of school at age fifteen, not wanting to "spend a third of her life preparing to work for the next third of her life, to set herself up with a pension for the next third of her life”. She told her mother that she was staying with friends but remains in San Antoni de Portmany instead, after her family went to Ibiza for vacation. Lily had earned the money by working at Plastic fantastic Record and from her dark-side job, dealing with ecstasy. She’s met her manager, George Lamb, when he saved her from several assailants and sent her home. She was rejected by few labels, which attributed to her drinking and being a daughter of Keith Allen.

She eventually used her father’s connections to get signed to Warner Music in 2002. The label had lost interest when the executive who had signed her left and she also left without releasing the folk song that they presented her. Lily learned horticulture with the intent to become a florist but then, she changed her mind and returned to music. From that time, she began writing her own songs and in 2004, her manager had introduced her to production duo Future Cut. They worked in the small studio in the basement of the office building. Then, Lily had signed herself to Regal Records in 2005 as they gave her GB£25,000 to produce an album, though they were unable to provide much support for it due to their preoccupation with other releases such as Gorillaz’s Demon Days and Coldplay’s X&Y. Lily began creating her account on MySpace and began posting her demos in November 2005. The demos have successfully attracted thousands of listeners, and 500 limited edition 7" vinyl singles of "LDN" were rush-released, reselling for as much as £40. She had produced two mixtapes such as ‘My First Mixtape’ and My Second Mixtape’. The success of her songs convinced her label to allow her more creative control over the album and to use some of the songs that she had written instead of attempts to work with mainstream producers. She decided to work with producers Greg Kurstin and Mark Ronson to finish the rest of the album in two weeks. Lily’s debut album, ‘Alright, Still’ was released on July 3rd 2006 as limited-edition 12” vinyl in the UK and on July 17th, 2006 on the rest of the Europe. It features 11 and 14 tracks. Her singles including ‘Smile’, ‘LDN’, ‘Knock ‘Em Out’ and ‘Alfie’ were among the most popular previewed on her MySpace page. It released on January 30th 2007 in United States selling 34,000 copies to land number 20 on the Billboard Album Charts.

The singles ‘Smile’ made available on September 2006 in United States version of Apple Inc.’s iTunes Music Stores. Rapper Example has recorded a new version of "Smile" called "Vile", which is an answer song written from the perspective of the ex-boyfriend (although he was never actually Allen's boyfriend). Both songs were then parodied by Chris Moyles on his Radio 1 breakfast show in a song called "Piles". "LDN" has spawned an answer song by rapper Sway DaSafo and a remix by UK grime artist JME. Lily provided backing vocals on the Basement Jaxx song "Lights Go Down" (from Crazy Itch Radio) and appears on tracks on Robbie Williams's latest album, Rudebox on the Manu Chao-cover "Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus" (produced by Mark Ronson ) and also on "Keep On". She also provides vocals on "Rawhide" by Jamie T and "Wanna Be" by Dizzee Rascal. On August 5th 2007, she was detained at Los Angeles international airport for five hours and questioned over an alleged assault on a photographer in London in March. It was reported that her U.S. working visa had been revoked, though her manager denies this. Later in the month Lily canceled several European Festival appearances. She posted a photo of herself holding up a doctor's letter on her MySpace page to prove she wasn’t neglecting her fans. She claimed that she have sinusitis and strep throat although she doesn’t know what the hell it was. she have been advised by her doctor to take a couple of weeks off by a doctor in L.A. and also in UK. Lily Allen had subjected to many controversies mainly because of her expressed opinions of other musician. She went to private school with Luke Pritchard of The Kooks, made some disparaging comments about them, and then covered their song "Naïve" on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge to show there were "no hard feelings". Lily has also called Bob Geldof a "cunt” and a "sanctimonious prat”.

She has claimed that Kylie Minogue performing at the Glastonbury Festival would be the ultimate insult to the event. Her 2007 performance on the pyramid stage included negative lyrics directed towards Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole. She stated that everyone who bought Paris Hilton's debut album should be killed off. When asked by the NME how she would celebrate if her debut single, "Smile", got to Number 1 in the UK charts, she responded "gak" (a slang term for cocaine). She immediately said that she was joking, but the remark was widely quoted in the tabloid press. She has since apologised for the remark. She admitted in an NME interview that she worked as an ecstasy drug dealer at the age of 15 whilst living in Sant Antoni de Portmany, though she wasn't very good at it. She called President Bush, "A fucking cunt" during her August 2007 V Festival appearances and made fun of the well publicized troubles of fellow British singer Amy Winehouse saying it was end of weekend and she have got to drink. She also took digs at Amy Winehouse's heroin addiction and eating disorders. She has been subject of both strong positive and negative reactions. She was included on the NME Cool List for 2006, but she complained in her blog that the treatment was "fucking patronising". She was voted the third coolest person of the year in NME Magazine. On the other hand, she was also rated number 10 in BBC Three's Most Annoying Person of 2006. She performed to positive reviews when Irving Plaza was rechristened as The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza on April 11th 2007. Her style of cocktail dresses and athletic shoes gained popularity, resulting in the May 2007 premiere of Lily Loves, a line of dresses, shoes, and accessories sold through New Look.

Raising The Happy Teens

2007-09-11T09:53:00.000+08:00

Sometimes, you feel like you’re facing with a hostile stranger rather than your own teenager. Lots of parents have difficulty to cop with the great variety of emotional, practical and other pressures that arise naturally with teenagers. Children are being left for fending for themselves with parent taking the approach that they have to let them work things out for themselves. A study conduct by Canadian Institute for Health Information had defined five keys ‘assets’ that parent need to have in order to have a happy healthy children. Hopefully, this will be a different way of looking at solutions, and not just defining a problem:-

1. A Nurturing Touch
Nurturing comes naturally. The parent should have a lot of physical contact with their early teens by putting the arm around them, sit with them, and feed them little bits as walk by, like a bird. The parent also should talk reassuringly with them about their day. Be firm and loving if older teens argue, but do it loudly. Experts found that 75% less likely to get involved in drugs and other risky behavior if their families sat to an evening meal at least four times a week.

2. Children Monitor
It is a fundamental for prying into their lives in order to know what’s going on. The parent shouldn’t try to read their diary. People feel there should be a boundary around the privacy but a lot of children are getting into deep trouble because parents have a sense of proportion about respect. Removing television or computer from their bedroom or insist them of ‘open-bedroom door’ policy and parent should set the guidelines about what is and isn’t acceptable in movies and video games. The research done by International Society for Research on Aggression, shows that even mildly video games can cause aggressive thoughts and actions, and a decrease in helpful behavior. However, do not just arbitrarily lay down the law and do it with clear explanation that what they’re exposed to will shape their consciousness.

3. Parents At School
The teenager’s body may go to the class but their head often gone elsewhere. Help with homework and stay involved in their school life to keep them focused. The parent also should monitor their teachers if possible. Boys are less able tolerate poor teaching and poor interpersonal or character in a teacher. They will not learn from someone who they feel doesn’t like them.

4. Voluntary Faith
The parent should encourage their teens to become involved in the student council or school fund raising because nearly 75% of teens who volunteer are healthy, dynamic, mentally and spiritually strong students who loved a challenge. The parents should try to lead by example.

5. Peer Support
According to the studies, it found that the teens with friends have higher self-worth and overall excellent health. But, self-doubt and fear of rejection are also appears at the same time. Thirteen-year-olds are particularly susceptible and need extra support from the parent to manage their friendships. They really need assistance in understanding that it’s not final when a friend turns on them. A person’s uniqueness needs to be reinforced but when the child is standing out even from peers, it’s a sign of worrying signal. The parents needs for intervening and guiding them to face all of these.

September to Remember ~6 Years Later~

2007-09-11T08:30:00.000+08:00

Courtesy of YouTube

On this year, exactly on the same date, day, week, month and year, the most ultimate tragedy had been shocked around the world as the two towers (north and south) of New York WTC (World Trade Centre) had been attacked by ‘coward soldiers’ while holding thousands of innocent hostages in the plane by hijacking them and collide it with those two buildings. Another more thousands lives had been gone on this terror attack. At the same time, another plane hijacked had been headed to Pentagon and collides with the building which caused more and more lives gone on most bloody attack to be remembered on this early age millennium. But another plane that had which was headed to unknown destination had been terribly ends with disaster as this plane had been crashed down near Pennsylvania. All passengers including the ‘coward ones’ died on the crash site. 6 years later after the attack, New Yorkers had started a new chapter of life. Not only them but the world had been taken this tragedy as for good lesson.

Maybe for the ‘coward soldiers’, they had been succeed to scare off the people who they’re called it the bullies and the capitalist. At the same time, the ‘bullies and capitalist’ had been succeeded taken over two countries that was called park of evil-axis of the world on 6 years. Let’s leave that for another episode, but what we do want to see how the New Yorker finally gets their live back after the attack. 6 years later as well, the new building called Freedom Tower had been build to replace the old WTC tower. Those painful memories perhaps might be unforgotten but the new generation might forget those. Not only they forget but they’re not going to understand what had been hurt the people on this generation most. Therefore, hopefully, this will become not only a good lesson to learn but to remember something must be done by justice. Not only by taking hi-tech weapon and first fist of fight but also preparing mentally challenge to fight against terror. But we’re always remembers to be rationale in all actions because some people had been dragged into unwanted war. That’s the reason God had given us mind to think.

Let us pray to those who’d gone on the attack on this day…

The Month of Fasting

2007-09-10T15:25:00.000+08:00

Ramadhan is around the corner and Lyn seems to be prepared for her fasting month alongside with other Muslim people around the world. It will be announced tomorrow throughout the radio or television. Well for me, the first thing that comes to my mind when Ramadhan was here is definitely Ramadhan’s bazaar. I can’t wait for that because during Ramadhan time was like a food feast here and then. The bazaar may open around afternoon until evening. Too bad, the nearest Ramadhan’s bazaar to Tanjong Lobang was at Morsjaya. I hope my dad will be here soon. I don’t want to miss this opportunity like what I did every year. Meanwhile Lyn had told me that she and her friends always visit the Ramadhan’s bazaar near Piasau but now, Tudan also hold a Ramadhan bazaar. Therefore, she does no need to go to Piasau anymore. Besides, it’s near to her home as well. I’m never been to Tudan Ramadhan’s bazaar before. Perhaps, this year I want to check it out. I know it may have no difference from any Ramadhan’s bazaar in the city but who knows I can get a rare food like delicious cookies and cakes. Sometimes, different place had sells different type of food. I found the Piasau Ramadhan’s bazaar is the most happening among of all. But in Morsjaya, last year, they had sold a roasted African edible cat fish. It’s the most delicious among of all because they put a ‘sambal’ inside it as part of the ingredients. Well, I guess I want to hunt for more food.

Party People…Sunday Holiday

2007-09-09T22:05:00.000+08:00

It was early Sunday morning where suddenly I get to hear somebody played very loud of Avril Lavigne’s Girlfriend song. When I looked at the clock on the wall, it is just 8:10a.m. Well, that’s not quite early. My mum had already gone up early by now, feeding our fat cats so it can be happy. My dad wasn’t at home for a week and I feel little bit better after I was having by a flu for few days. The morning time isn’t cheesy as the little rain had falls this very early morning. I was wondering those people who put on Avril’s song must be blind because the sun has been hidden by the cloud. Then, I’ve heard some kind of announcement and played more and more songs. Is it any event happens in Tanjong beach? I’m so curious but I don’t want to check it because the rain still pours although it’s just an occasional rain. I have to wait until afternoon, just hoping that the rain will stop. Well, at least, that wish had come true and I’ve decided to check it out. I asked my former neighbor who runs the stalls every Saturday and Sunday about the event. She’d told me, there’s no really special event except some sort of private party. Private party?! Hmm… sounds like VIP. I don’t want to check it out but I’m decided to go home and having a light tapioca snack. It’s nice to hear those songs from my home.

Unknown Holiday

2007-09-08T21:45:00.000+08:00

It was cool and very nice Saturday. I thought I want to go out all by myself to Soon Hup tower, just like what I did last week. As I’ve come there, I saw one regular place which I’m hanging out whereas the place to pay water bills had been close. However, I did not coming there to pay those because I’ve already done it last week at mini post office. I was wondering what and why until on that evening my aunty had told me everything. I swear to God, I really don’t know if there’s a holiday but my aunty had told me today was a holiday for Sarawakian Governor’s 86th birthday. I was little surprise about but anyway it was Saturday and it falls on the right place. I don’t know if there’s a holiday on Monday. Usually, they will replace it if it falls on Sunday. I guess I have to wait for that on Monday and see if I’m right.

Monochrome of Life Poem

2007-09-07T09:47:00.000+08:00

It’s been a month I work it out with the new poem which I think this is isn’t good as the previous poem that I’ve made so far. My inspiration had been drain out as everything was given to Summer Rain poem trilogy. So, I’ve listened to lots of English songs and watch lots of epic movie like ‘Lord of the Rings’, Last Samurai’ and ‘300’. So far, I think these three movies are really deserved for an Oscar, at least, one. I’m also watching lots and lots of news like the forest caught by fire in Greece, the hurricane in Central America; it was like part of evolution of life here on earth. Then again, still my inspiration hasn’t come until I’ve listen to Ayumi Hamasaki’s song called ‘Monochrome’. Well, this poem has nothing to do with her music and lyrics. But I’m borrowed the title and modify it until everything looks different which the meaning is also very different. However, I haven’t found yet how to start and what to write. I must admit that I can’t remember the meaning of monochrome until I’ve accidentally found the meaning at Adobe Photoshop software. That’s cool I think and it takes two weeks before a celebration of Malaysian Independence Day.

After knowing about the meaning, I’m started to refreshing my mind to find out what is the color that is usually connected to life. That’s when I found my most favorite color in the entire world – BLUE. People always said, blue is for peaceful and sadness but for me everytime I saw this color, I feel my eyes and my heart was absolutely cool in no time. Blue derived many other meaningful things such as memories. Good or bad; everything is roll into one. The monochrome color of blue is very complex and I have to find the meaning of those through my old art books. There are various colors blue like blue sky, blue sea, navy blue, deep blue etc. Each of the blues had different meaning. Therefore, it’s perfect time for me to start of making the poem. Monochrome color is just like an evolution which we can manipulate according to our moods which sometimes it can bring the memories back to our mind. It almost brings every single thing back to life as we ever wanted for ourselves. Well, I choose BLUE as for the theme. Last but not least, I hope you guys like it although, it may sounds a little complicated than usual. Thank you for spending the time to read it. Have a pleasant day of reading! (^_^)V

The Song For Daughters

2007-09-07T09:43:00.000+08:00

John Mayer
“Daughters”

I know a girl
She puts the color inside of my world
but she's just like a maze
Where all of the walls all continually change

And I've done all I can
To stand on her steps with my heart in my hand
Now I'm starting to see
Maybe it’s got nothing to do with me

Fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

Ooh, you see that skin?
It's the same she's been standing in
Since the day she saw him walking away
Now she's left
cleaning up the mess he made

So fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

Boys, you can break
You find out how much they can take
Boys will be strong
And boys soldier on
But boys would be gone without warmth from
A woman's good, good heart

On behalf of every man
looking out for every girl
You are the god and the weight of her world

So fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
(3x) So mothers be good to your daughters, too

Born on October 16th, 1977, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, John Clayton Mayer or also known as John Mayer is an American Grammy-Award winning singer-songwriter and the guitarist. He was the second of three sons and grew up in nearby Fairfield as he was befriended of James Blake, the future tennis star. John had attended Fairfield High School (now Fairfield Warde High School) for most high school, although he had attended Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk, Connecticut for his junior year, where he was enrolled in the Center for Global Studies at Brien McMahon High School. After that, it’s known as the Center for Japanese Studies Abroad which a magnet program for students in Fairfield County wanting to learn Japanese. As a child he listened to pop and he had played clarinet for a while in the middle school with a minor success. It wasn’t until the age 13 that his fascination over guitar started as his father rented for him one. Generally, his father was Bridgeport High School principle had given him a confiscated tape player that contained an album by Stevie Ray Vaughan. However, according to the interview that he was given at the show called ‘Close Up’ in New Zealand, he said the cassette was given by his neighbor. It had just sparking his love to blues. He became consumed with playing the guitar, despite the reservation of his parents and after two years of practice, he’d started playing blues at bars and at the other venue around the area. While in high school, he was in a band called Villanova Junction with Joe Beleznay, Tim Procaccini, and Rich Wolf. He was suddenly stricken with a cardiac arrhythmia when he was 17 which force him to the hospital for weekend. The trauma of the incident sparked his songwriting, and he penned his first lyrics the night he got home. Shortly thereafter, he began suffering from crippling panic attacks and even now he keeps Xanax (an anti-anxiety drug) with him, just in case.

When he was 19, he enrolled in the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts after playing guitar for several years. After two semesters, he chose to cut his studies short in favor of a move to Atlanta, Georgia at the urging of his college friend and Atlanta native, Clay Cook. He had recorded the independent EP inside out, with the help of local producer and engineer, Glenn Matullo. Clay is also cited as the co-writer of many of the songs from the EP, most notably, John’s 1st commercial single release “No Such Thing”. It includes only eight songs including the singles “Back To You” as all vocals and guitar done by John himself. However, his most successful single to date, "Daughters," yielded John a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2005. For this award, he beat contenders Alicia Keys and Kanye West. He dedicated the award to his grandmother, Annie Hoffman, who passed away in May 2004. He also won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, beating Elvis Costello, Prince, and Seal for the award. Mayer also was honored with the Hal David Starlight Award (previously the Starlight Award) at the 37th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2006. He allows audio taping at most of his live performances, and he also allows for the non-commercial trading of those recordings. He does this to give fans the opportunity to recreate the live experience, and to encourage fan interaction. Shortly after, beginning on October 18, he began promoting Continuum in Europe with his band, which included dates in the Netherlands and England, as he has yet to reach the popularity abroad that he enjoys in North America. Beyond this, he played at the Desert Rhythm Festival in Dubai on October 26th 2006, headlining a line-up that included Khaled, Elvis Crespo, Karen Zoid, Mustafa Sandal & Wayne Wonder. He then went east, heading to Australia, New Zealand and Japan, where he performed his last show of this leg on November 9, 2006.

He has number of tattoos. These include: "Home" and "Life" on the back of his left and right arms, respectively (after the song from the Heavier Things album), "SRV" (for his idol Stevie Ray Vaughan), "77" (his year of birth) on the left of his chest, and a koi fish on his right shoulder. In 2003, he got a tattoo of three squares on his right forearm, which sparked a lot of questions. He explains that he likes getting tattoos, but not having too many, so he will fill the three squares in gradually. He was an avid collector of watches, and owns timepieces costing into the tens of thousands of dollars. He also has an extensive collection of sneakers, estimated (in 2006) at over 200 pairs. Although he's never been diagnosed by a medical professional, he experiences music color synesthesia, or the sensation of "hearing colors," which he mentioned in a Rolling Stone interview.(Edwards 2006). He briefly dated Jennifer Love Hewitt in 2002 and dated Jessica Simpson for nine months at the beginning of summer 2006. Rumors started in August 2006 with a People magazine article, but kicked into high gear when he and Jessica spent New Year's holiday together in New York City, both attending Christina Aguilera's New Years Eve 2006 party. Ryan Seacrest asked John about his relationship with Jessica at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, but he cryptically responded in Japanese. Despite some initially conflicting translations, he said that Jessica was a lovely woman and he was glad to be with her”. The couple were spotted kissing and hugging at a 2007 Grammy after-party, and posed for photos. John resides in a suburb of Los Angeles with his roommate and sound engineer, Chad Franscoviak and has an appartment in New York City. He played as himself in various TV shows such as CSI and most famously Chappelle’s Show. John had joined Steve Jobs as Jobs introduced the software called GarageBand in 2004 and rejoined him again on stage solo performance at Macworld 2007 as the following announcement of the iPhone.

Wrong Body Language

2007-09-07T09:42:00.001+08:00

How damaging can the wrong bodily movements be? It separates the professional from the no-so, when you’re in the boardroom. Here’s how to look and act your best for your work:-

Meetings
At meetings, never slouch or fidget! The good posture translates confidence, conviction and character. Hunchbacks project a stuck in a dead-end job impression while doodling, knuckle cracking and seat shifting indicate the poor attention span and pools in unwanted attention.

Making Presentations
Maintain the regular eye contact with your audience for establishing a rapport. You must look polished, speak slowly, clearly and calmly. Showing the right emotion for the right topic as speed talkers suggest the jitters and nervousness, and soft voices show of the lack of confidence.

Client hobnobbing
Your physical demeanor should aim for fostering professionalism positively anywhere and anytime. So chuck extreme encounters of being too conservative or formal which reads standoffish. But remember, don’t be too aggressive or overly friendly at social gatherings or when closing a sale. It might be too overbearing and scare people off.

Office Buddies
Colleagues and bosses make assumptions in an informal environment too. For example, laughing too loudly, or being so touchy-feely are body language red flags concerning intelligence or maturity and also shows improper conducts.

Mind Your Language

2007-09-06T20:05:00.000+08:00

Right now, everybody might busy discussing and debating about the using the right Bahasa Malaysia (Malay language) a.k.a. BM all the time whether on television or newspapers. If they can’t accept the fact that BM is already damage by some sort of street-made culture, Iban language receives the worst among of all. Why it worst? You’ve got to read it all to find out. Recently, I am impressed with the Maybank advertisement showing the life of Iban people in Sarawak. Alright, that’s very good as the story shows how the young poor Iban girl lives happily with their family at far inland had study hard for her future. She even asked her mum about the existence of the tiger in Sarawak because her teacher had told that the tiger is not exists in Sarawak. Then again in another scene, the young girl jokingly to her mum about how her mum falls in love with her dad because of the tiger’s tattoo. Then, they went to Maybank to save their money for the young girl’s future. At the same time, her mum told her that, “…money is not everything”. When she gets older and ready to go London to continue her studies, her mum wanted her to bring the traditional Iban necklace given by her mother to her. But she had refused, however, her mum insist her to bring it. At the final scene, she was in London while holding the necklace while talking about her mum through her cell phone where she’d told her that there was a ‘tiger’ taking car of her as at the same time Maybank logo showed.

When it’s over, it was a Maybank advertisement for 50th anniversary of Malaysian Independence Day. One thing that I’m always wanted to praise to Maybank, thank you for showing the advertisement in Iban language and at the same time and more of the moral that we can see from those scene. I guess if you’re Sarawakian, you know what it means especially the one who continued the studies whether in Malaysia or in the other foreign countries. For 40+ years, we as Iban feel so great for being Malaysian. However, I found the actresses are too annoying especially their Iban language. They are completely damaging and destroying Iban language. Everything seems like turning upside down and believed me, all Ibans around the world who continues studies out there seeing this advertisement and especially Iban in Sarawak feels it was part of humiliation done by someone that has their hidden agenda. Don’t say no but it was happens for many times. It’s really mocking and I don’t like it because I’m Iban too. There are lots of grammar mistakes here and then, like for example, “… duit ukai semua utai. Ingat nyak!” This sentence was supposed was supposed to translate in BM, “…duit bukan segala-galanya. Ingat tu.” or in English translation, “….money is not everything. Remember that!”. Iban language is complex. Therefore, the right sentence is important to show the right expression.

Well, the exact sentence that supposed to express by the mother of the young girl was “Ingat, ukai semua utai ulih dibeli enggau duit.”The meaning is still the same and it sounds better than the previous. For one thing, I’m always curious how they knew there’s no tiger in Sarawak? Strange but funny too. If the rhino existed, I’m pretty sure the tiger is existed too. Their accent sounds very annoying too, doesn’t sounds like Iban at all. I can say they sounded like a goat. But at least, the actor sounds more like it. Sorry to say that but this is what I think. Well, my suggestion is hire the person who really can speak Iban fluently to star on TV commercial ads, next time. Rather than raising patriotic spirit in the heart among the Sarawakian, it is suggesting a humiliation to Iban culture. I think in this case, I hope Maybank should redo the advertisement in order to show they are responsible with their wrongdoings. I’m not being wanted to become a champion and yet I don’t to be a popular because of this thing. But I have right to defend my own race’s language. That’s the reason I’m doing this for the sake of everybody, not only for Iban but for all Malaysian society. The wrong grammar and the wrong sentence may use by the person who’s the first time try to speak in the language. But in Maybank case, I think it’s definitely unacceptable. Although, it was the first time doing it on TV, at least they have lots of time finding the right translation of the language. So next year, I want to see the changes. However, congratulation and thank you again to Maybank that showing the advertisement in Iban language.

Doraemon Theme Song and JPop Remedy

2007-09-05T21:40:00.000+08:00

JPop fever back in 2001…

Yesterday was the worst day that I’ve ever had. I can’t even open up my eyes, my throat was in pain and even moving out my body. What was happening to me? I thought! Then, I remember, the day before I was meeting Lyn, I’m already coughing badly. As soon as I get back from the city, on that evening, I feel my entire body is already weak. Gosh… the next morning, I’m entirely helpless. On Monday, I’m already on bed around 9p.m. and I was waking up from the bed yesterday about 11a.m. it was the longest hours of all. I just can’t stand this anymore. Therefore, as my flu gets a little better, I’ve decided to listen to Doraemon’s theme song. According to my cousin, it was the best way to remedy anything that comes into our heart and mind. I guess it can remedy my flu because as far as I know, it seems like even I drank one bottle of cough syrup, I feel like my sickness is getting worst. I tried to listen to it. It’s a little bit hilarious and makes me laugh quietly. Then, I tried to get to listen to Now JPop 2001 which had given by my friend that day. I haven’t had a time to listen to it. Therefore, I’ve tried to listen to it in case I like it. I’m almost does not recognize most of the singers except Utada Hikaru and Hitomi Yaida. Utada with her popular singles, Movin’ On Without You and Hitomi with her singles B’coz I Love You’. Nice song I think and I was wondering why she doesn’t want to have this album anymore. Well, whatever memories that left here, it surely being kept by me. What a nice music and I hope everything will getting better soon.

Extraordinary Sounds of Music

2007-09-03T10:37:00.000+08:00

Mandy Moore
“Extraordinary”

I was a day dream
Quiet and unseen
I lived in stories but inside I kept a mystery
I was a starling
Nobody's darling
Flying in perfect circles
Just for company

[Chorus]
(2x) And now I'm ready
And now I'm ready to be
Extraordinary

A midnight airplane
A window glowing
I know I am another sparkle in the sky
I shine uncovered
Still undiscovered
But you must see me in the corner of your eye

[Chorus]

Waking up to a week of sundays
I am my own prey
Stopping off at a sidewalk cafe
The wind is playing in the trees
Kicking up confetti leaves
Seems as if it's all to say

[Chorus] (2x)

Extraordinary

Amanda Leigh Moore or known as Mandy Moore is an American pop singer, songwriter and actress, born in April 10th 1984 in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States of America. Mandy was grown up in Altamonte Springs, outside Orlando, Florida with her mother, Stacy (former newspaper reporter) and her father, Don Moore (a pilot of American Airlines). Mandy has Irish and Cherokee heritage from her father’s side. She has two brothers named Scott and Kyle. Mandy interest in singing grew after seeing the musical ‘Oklahoma!’ as she was also encouraged to perform by her maternal grandmother, who was becoming her inspiration. Some of her first public exposure occurred when she sang the national anthem at several Florida sporting events. She subsequently came to the attention of the head of A&R at Epic Records after his friend, a FedEx employee, overheard her as she sang at a recording studio. She was then signed to a record deal with the label. She’s started to tour with Backstreet Boys throughout her 1999, promoting her very first album ‘So Real’ which is released on December that year. It has reached #31 in U.S. Billboard 200 album charts. At the time of the album's release, reviewers considered Moore the latest in a series of heavily-marketed female singers described as "pop princesses", akin to Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Jessica Simpson. Her debut teen-oriented pop hit single "Candy", which Yahoo! Movies described as "strangely provocative”, peaked just outside the top forty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

She’d released I Wanna Be with You, a re-worked version of her debut album, in May 2000. The album, which was mostly completed with synthesizers, bass, guitar, and drums. comprised new songs alongside tracks and remixes from So Real. She had performed live in several times. The album's follow-up single, "Crush", also failed to appear on the U.S. chart, although MTV aired the music video frequently (it was Moore's first number-one video on TRL). The early 2002 release of the final single, "Cry", tied in with the film A Walk to Remember, Mandy’s debut as a lead actress. In 2006, she had commented on her early albums with ill feelings, noting that although she believed that her first album was appropriate for her age, she felt it "sucked”, and that her first albums were "just awful”. She’s willingly to give a refund to everyone who bought her first two albums, “if she really could”, during her radio interview in April 2006. In October 2003, Mandy released her fourth album Coverage which All Music Guide characterized as a "leap” to musical maturity and which Entertainment Weekly called an "effort to shed her bubblegum-blond image”. Due to low sales for Coverage, Sony's Epic Records dropped her. The company released the hits compilation album ‘The Best of Mandy Moore’, which reached number 148 on the Billboard 200, in November 2004 as a final obligation to Mandy's contract. In 2006, Mandy had signed to Sire Records after her recording contracts with Epic Records ended in May at the same year. Her new album called Wild Hope was released on June 19th 2007 and includes the collaboration with the artists such as Chantal Kreviazuk, Rachel Yamagata, Lori McKenna and The Weepies.

She stayed alone in the house in Woodstock in Upstate New York while recording her album on late 2006. She performed new material from Wild Hope at the Sundance Film Festival; her first single, "Extraordinary", premiered on her MySpace profile on January 29th 2007. Mandy performed the song at the Brick Awards on April 12th 2007 and is scheduled to launch a tour in the summer of 2007. During the summer of 2000, she had hosted a half-hour MTV talk show, ‘The Mandy Moore Show’, which resumed in the summer of 2001 under the title ‘Mandy’. She had becoming a spokeperson to Neutrogena campaign by appearing in several commercial and print ads for the product. She has modeled for Penshoppe in the Philippines, Coach handbags in Japan and was a spokesperson for the School and Youth Programs of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In 2001, she’d appeared in a small part as the mean and popular cheerleader Lana Thomas opposite actresses Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews in the film The Princess Diaries. During the film, her character performs "Stupid Cupid", a song from the film's soundtrack. In 2002, Mandy had her first starring role in a major feature film in A Walk to Remember, which co-starred Shane West. Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, the film revolved around the developing romance between a Protestant minister's daughter (Mandy Moore) and an unruly teenager (Shane West). The film was moderately successful, bringing in $41 million in the United States and establishing her status as a lead actress.

Although the film was released to negative reviews, she’d received several positive notices for her performance, with critic Roger Ebert calling her "quietly convincing”. In 2006, she’d guest-starred in 2 episodes of Scrubs. The same year, she lent her voice to The Simpsons, playing Tabitha Vixx in the episode Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play which aired in May. Mandy also appeared in the parody American Dreamz, which was released in April 2006. In the film, she played a deranged contestant on a television series modeled after American Idol. In License to Wed, she portrays a young bride who has to complete a two-week prenup course before her wedding. Co-starring John Krasinski as her fiance and Robin Williams as a minister, the film was shot in Mexico and Los Angeles and was released on July 3, 2007. Moore's upcoming films include Southland Tales and Dedication. In her personal life, Mandy had dated the actor Wilmer Valderrama for 18 months started from 2000 to 2002. Then, she began dated with the tennis player, Andy Roddick but ended their relationship on 2004. Then, she would date the Philippines-born singer/actor, Billy Crawford for a few months when she was younger. In 2004, she was dated the actor of the popular comedy, Scrubs, Zach Braff. In 2006, the two were reportedly engaged but instead the ended their relationship on the same year. She was reportedly linked with Adam Goldstein a.k.a. DJ AM, though they had reported that they had ended their relationship on 2007. Currently, Mandy was dated with the singer Greg Laswell.

Her favorite musicians were Elton John, Switchfoot and Better Midler. Bette Midler had becomes her favorite actress as her favorite movie from Midler was called ‘Beaches’ since she was a teenager. She lives in Hollywood Hills with her brother Kyle and considers herself as more spiritual. She has said that she doesn’t think of herself distinctly Catholic or Christian. Mandy stated that in 2007, during the previous year whereas she had undergone “a really crazy time” in her life, asking “life-altering questions”. Mandy doesn’t know how to cook but had set her goal to take cooking classes. Upon of the releasing of her fifth album, Mandy had released her fist singles from the album called ‘Extraordinary’. She had filming her music video ‘Extraordinary’ in early March 2007 as she appears 120 versions of herself in the video. She’s also had performed this singles at Sundance Film Festival and this singles as well had been premiered at MySpace profile on January 29th 2007. She lend her voiced for ‘Final Fantasy VII’ for the character Aerith Gainsborough in the Square-Disney crossover video game ‘Kingdoms Hearts’, was featured in music video for Elton John’s ‘Original Sin’ and it ranked number 67 in Stuff magazine’s “102 Sexiest Woman in the World”.

Flashy Fingertips

2007-09-03T10:33:00.000+08:00

Bright nails are very popular right now! However, keeping it up with weekly salon visits may be a tad too excessive. So, here some tips to get your DIY manicure and lasting longer like the professional does:-

* Swipping the acetone nail polish remover first to avoid nail polish chip over bare nails for removing the natural oils.

* Use a base as a barrier between your nails and the polish. By using this, it will keep the nails from yellowing and provides a smooth layer for the polish to glide on.

* Started to apply polish a little above cuticles, therefore it doesn’t end up on skin.

* Dampen a cotton bud with nail polish remover, if you’re smudged your skin and gently remove the mess.

* Most importantly, you must apply a topacoat everyday both over and under the nails. By this, it helps to maintain the shade for longer even if you’re banging on the computer keyboard daily.

Puffy Goes Spike

2007-09-03T10:30:00.000+08:00

PUFFY on their heyday of SPIKE era…

When talked about PUFFY, suddenly my mind just focusing on Puff Daddy. But I’m here isn’t talking about Puff Daddy or P. Diddy neither Diddy. I’m talking about the Japanese pop/rock duo band called Puffy. Actually, I’ve known PUFFY for a long time even Ah Voon told me they were two cute girls. I don’t believe it, first MAX and then PUFFY. He just can’t make up his mind about it. Well, back to the story, PUFFY were actually started in 1995 (I was form 3 that time) when Ami Onuki sent her demo tape to Sony Music while Yumi Yoshimura had been gone for auditioned for a management company. Up to date, PUFFY had 10 studio albums including 26 singles album and 6 compilation albums. PUFFY had gone to U.S. but later the band of the name change to Puffy AmiYumi due to legal naming with conflicts Sean “Puffy” Combs. As I’m always wonders about this band, therefore, I’ve decided to buy their old album. This album was actually the original version as it taken from Asian edition while the U.S. album is different. For Asian edition, it has 13 tracks while the U.S. edition had 15 tracks (which including 2 bonus tracks). By the way, this is their first North American album.

Actually, I bought this album last week on Sunday…

In SPIKE album, my favorite singles such as ‘COSMIC Nagaretabi’, ‘Pool Nite’, ‘PUFFY no RUURU’, ‘Sumire’ and ‘Juni gatsu’. I just can’t help of thinking back in 60s and 70s everytime I’ve heard their melodies. PUFFY’s music is really suits for happy mood sounds, something like at the party time or even having a picnic at the beach. I guess on their others album, they’re holds the same concepts as well. I’ve heard their singles ‘Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi’ before and it sounds like PUFFY. Their latest singles had been used for the theme songs for the anime with the same title which starred PUFFY (known as Puffy AmiYumi). Besides going parties and having a fun under the sun, their songs are suitable for anime soundtrack. Recently, PUFFY had becoming a face for beauty products called Lavshuca and had produced lots of TV shows at the same time. Their most popular TV shows was none other than Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Puffy but ended the production on 2002 when they’re concentrating their career in United States a year after releasing of SPIKE album. Yup, they had found success there until now. It’s very lucky to find their album and enjoying the good happy days on day and night with PUFFY.

Miss(ing) LOVE

2007-09-02T16:35:00.000+08:00

A pretty with protective feeling, Kazu holding a balloon for Kenta…

What could’ve been the best other than spending a day reading a manga at home? Rather than rushing and yelling buying old pretty clothes that the thread will be broken anytime soon. I guess those women had been cheated by the boutique owner but that’s okay. It was part of the marketing strategy and good luck for the owner as well. Back to the story, as I went back from 1st floor to ground floor, I went to the basement floor just to find some grocery food that I thought I will becoming a nice dish to have with my mom this evening. Well, I just found the manga book called ‘Miss – Book 1’ written by Hinako Ashihara. I’m always wanted to buy this one but it seems like they rarely sells on this book but it seems like luck when I found this book at last. ‘Miss’ had a sequel and I haven’t bought it yet. Hehehe… Okay, this story was basically about the girl named Kazu Anzai who doesn’t have many friends in the high school. This is actually happens when Kazu doesn’t believe on the real friendship. She was afraid to get hurt again but one day, it’s all end when she’d met a trouble playboy Kenta Kirishima who breaks the ice of her heart. Kazu officially met Kenta at Kirishima’s Hospital which belong to Kenta’s family. He commented about Kazu’s smiles wan’t really honest and he got to know that when he grew up at the hospital area. Kenta always support her although they way he done it is really making Kazu afraid sometimes. At one time, Kenta had stole motorbike from stranger to send Kazu home and hit Kazu’s ex-boyfriend for hurting Kazu’s feeling. One day, Kazu went to state library just to do her assignments. She’d met Yamazaki but later Yamazaki had left. Before she went back home, she’d advice Kazu not to become Kenta’s girlfriend because for one thing he was a playboy. Kazu find her seats on she saw a ‘genius-looking’ bespectacled girl from the same school name Kyoko Shima. She’s also done her assignments same as Kazu.

Both of them sit together at the same table. Then, Kyoko started to tell about Kenta. She’d told Kazu that Kenta almost kills someone. Kazu was terrified when Kyoko had told her so. At school Yamazaki had told her that Kyoko was one strange girl although she was genius. She doesn’t have friends and even living alone in the flat. Kazu feels the same way about Kyoko. On her way back home, Kenta’s ex-girlfriend had come and hit Kazu. She demands to know why Kenta leaves her for Kazu but Kazu can’t say anything back then as she was helpless. Meanwhile, Kyoko was calling for Kenta as she told to him that she had something to show. When Kenta reached on that place, he hits them without any warning but Kazu was preventing Kenta to hit them. As for the result, Kazu was hurt and Kenta had brought her to hospital for treatment. At the hospital, Kenta’s brother had apologized to Kazu over Kenta’s behavior. Kenta’s brother was actually a doctor who running the hospital. On the next day, Kazu went to school and Kenta was there. He asked Kazu to play along in the basketball team. After finished playing, Kenta decided to treat Kazu in order to apologize about the yesterday’s incident. He grabbed Kazu and hit the teacher with basketball as both left the school. That day, both of them enjoyed doing sightseeing from Tokyo’s Ferris wheel. Kenta had told her that everything looks so small from there. Suddenly, Kenta started to move to Kazu and he had kissed her but Kazu had stopped him. She started to tell Kenta that she can’t really forgive what he had done yesterday as he hits those students with cruel style just like that. Kenta feels badly hurt inside his heart and decided to leave Kazu. He even asked Kazu not to follow him. Kazu feels so regret when she had told him about this. On the next day, as Kazu came to the school, she saw Kenta with the other girl. But that doesn’t matter to her at all. At the same time, she’d met Kyoko Shima from class 1-7, the strange girl whom she met at the state library.

Kyoko had introduced herself to Kazu. Kyoko had told Kazu that she cannot believe that her relationship with Kenta had been going strong for a month. When Kazu asked who she is really are she’d told Kazu that she was very close good friend to Kenta. Then, Kazu had realized that Kyoko was the one who call Kenta two days ago and informed him about the incident. Kyoko wanted Kazu to come to her house as Kenta also will be there. Kazu was little confused and at the same time she was unspeakable about Kyoko’s attitude. After the school, Kazu had visited the hospital whereas she had met Kenta’s older brother and Kenta’s sister-in-law. When Kenta’s sister-in-law told about how did Kenta had tells the story about Kazu, suddenly, she was crying thinking about him. Kenta’s sister-in-law had told Kazu that Kenta was a good boy. He had becomes like that as her dad (Kenta and his older brother’s dad) had always hit him when he was younger. Kenta’s older brother doesn’t know much about it as he was studied in the University and their mom had runaway from home. When Kenta had told the story to both of them, Kenta’s brother and his sister-in-law feels sympathy over him and decided to ask Kenta to stay with them. Kazu went home and decided to find Kenta at Kyoko’s home. At Kyoko’s door, Kazu asked for Kenta and she firmed with her decision to get Kenta back to her life. As soon as Kenta had gone out from Kyoko’s house, Kazu had run to him and kissed him while holding him. Kyoko was speechless but as usual, she doesn’t seem care much until the next morning, Kyoko had told Kazu that she’s almost hit her head yesterday night. But because of Kenta, she doesn’t want to do any trouble. When Yamazaki came, she’d told Kazu that Kyoko was really strange. That’s when Kazu knows Kyoko was really alone.

Kazu was thinking about Kenta when he hit someone like that…

Kyoko went home and when she had come back she saw her next-door neighbor’s son, Kiichiro Kitahara known as Ki had talking to her mother. Ki had done lots of charity works while becoming a part-time photographer. Ki even gave a gift which was the Vietnamese dress to Kazu and told Kazu he will stay longer until the Tokyo’s Photo Exhibition started. Ki even asked if anymore students had bullied her around but Kazu told him that was in the past when he meet a guy at the school. Ki told her that the most beautiful picture when the girl had falls in love. When Ki wanted to take the picture of Kasu, she had refused to do so. Then, Ki wanted to do more photo shoot jobs at Atelier, Nagano and that’s when Kazu asked to come with him. Ki asked Kazu to bring her friends along as he was quite busy with his job that time. Therefore, on the next day, Kazu had asked her friend to come along. As Kyoko heard about the name Ki’s name, she was begging at Kazu to let her go for the trip to Nagano. Kazu was nice and decided to bring Kyoko along with her others friends and also Kenta. First week of weekend at Nagano, Kazu and her friends along with Ki were finally there. At the same time, Ki had asked them not to go anywhere and must be home before 8p.m. to the motel. Well, he feels like a teacher when told the young boys and girls to do so. When Ki had left, Yamazaki takes her turns and had ordered her friends to do jobs alongside with her. Her friends know that she had joined army cadet at the school. When Kazu still figures out what to do, suddenly, Kenta calls for her and brought Kazu to some place. As they’ve come to that place, Kazu was definitely impressed when the sunset. Kenta told Kazu that he feels something like a sentimental value whenever he saw that sunset. Kazu can’t express her love feeling to Kenta. But as when Kyoko came, Kenta hit Kazu intentionally at her head and pretending to tell her it was a mosquito tries to bite Kazu’s head.

Kyoko only seen both of them and turn away, leaving both of them and even the party. She’s decided to find Ki and finally found him at the motel’s room while taking more pictures. When she came to Ki, he asked the reason why Kyoko had not joining her friends BBQ party. But Kyoko had told Ki that she never had a friend and they’re also not her friends. Ki had asked why she joined but Kyoko didn’t answer his question instead talking about the photo for the exhibition. His theme was called ‘My Affection’ which impressed Kyoko very much. Kyoko told Ki, she had her photo book while Ki was surprised as that book’s collection was really hard to get in Japan. Her heart was touched to see those photos until it made her cries. Ki feels sympathy to Kyoko while she was crying. That night everyone was happily playing partying together while Kazu and Kenta playing with fireworks. Kazu had told Kenta that she loves her very much and Kenta told her the same thing. On the next day, when Kazu heard the clock alarm, she found out it was 7 at the morning. Yamazaki had told Kazu that she knows that Kazu had gone out with Kenta last night. Suddenly Kenta had came and asked for the food. Yamazaki and Kazu had gone to the kitchen to prepare the food. At the kitchen, Yamazaki had advice Kazu once again not to fall in love Kenta. Kazu had decided to tell Yamazaki about the truth that she’s ever falls in love with the playboy like Kenta. She firmed with her decision, when she like someone she will loves with that person forever. By the way, she ever falls in love with person as same as Kenta did. Although, the ending wasn’t so cheesy, therefore, she started to keep herself from the world until the day she’d met Kenta. Yamazaki was surprised but at the end she was happy as she finally knows that Kazu had tells her the truth.

When Yamazaki offers her a handshake, suddenly, Kazu was crying and Yamazaki quickly asked her not to cry. Kazu feels bad about herself for all these times. That because she always faking her smile and had very low self-esteem at herself. If wasn’t for Kenta, she’s still becoming a person that she used to be. That day, Kenta and Kazu were spending time together and talked about their happy days of being together. She had expressed her gratitude to Kenta until her tears had falls down. When Kenta asked, why she’s crying, Kazu had told Kenta that was her happy tears. Ki heard and saw what Kenta and Kazu were doing - playing together with each other. At the end Ki had taken Kazu’s smiley face while playing with Kenta. Well, that does it. There’s nothing really cheesy about the ending but all I know that I know how Kazu feels when getting bullied and all that protective feeling build after the chaos. Part of Kazu’s character was clash with my life but I wasn’t like Kazu when I was in secondary school. I won’t cry if I can’t get something but I must admit my tears will drops down when I’m touched. That’s what Kyoko did. When I saw Kyoko’s character, she reminds me about Violet. Except Kyoko was a protagonist in this story and she was very strange. I thought she was bad girl but it turns she was protective as Kazu. While Kenta was a handsome playboy that wanted to find a pleasure with a girl in his school but turns out he was falls in love with Kazu. Like Kazu and Kyoko, he also had a protective feeling. Basically, this is the story are about faking the emotion and discover the true feelings in deep down the heart. I can’t wait to read the continuation of this story. What happen to Kazu and Kenta? Is their love still going strong? What about Kyoko? Will she meet the new friends? All will be answered on the book 2.

To be continue on Miss – Book 2…

Imperial Mall Fashion Trouble

2007-09-01T15:20:00.000+08:00

Part of it was a comedic moment while the other part was the embarrassment in the human society. Well, the conclusion was it is really hilarious. This morning, I went to Imperial Mall just to wondering all by myself. Besides, my dad wasn’t around during this national holiday. Lyn also wasn’t around but I’ve met her with her mom and her little sister at Jade Garden pedestrian on my way back home to bus station. Okay, what I’m going to tell here was exactly before I’ve meet Lyn, her mum and her little sister. While some of the people in Miri City were busy to welcomed most of the ministers from Kuching and having a National Day celebration, the other part at Miri City was having a fashion trouble. Actually, the people are having a fashion trouble. Well, what I mean was is isn’t their lacking of styles but it’s all about the people who rush for the Merdeka sales at the boutique which was at 1st floor of Imperial Mall. I didn’t know at first and when the old Chinese lady had asked me what’s really happening on the boutique, I’ve told her, if it was at the big cities like Tokyo, Sydney or Kuala Lumpur, perhaps, the popular artist had gone to shop at the boutique. However, she thought it was robbery there. Robbery? Nope, I don’t really think so! I swear it wasn’t a crime scene because I didn’t see those people panicking instead they’ve just anxious waiting for something. I had left the place to the third floor but still my mind had thinking about it. I don’t believe it was some kind of robbery take place on that small boutique. I’ve decided to come back as soon as possible to get the newsflash. Perhaps, she was right just now. But I really wanted to prove it was wrong after all.

When I’m coming back from 2nd floor straight to 1st floor, I saw another lady with her husband just laughed at the people who stand outside the boutique. I’ve decided to ask her about it at her. Well, that lady was kindly told me about the people who stands there just rush for the sales in that boutique. All items and even the expensive clothes were sold only for RM10 only. Suddenly, the flash of the story that had been told by Daniel about how does the customer rushed for the sales at Courts Mammoth at Kuala Lumpur just to get a free cuddly ‘Hello Kitty’. Well, Courts mammoth is no longer my favorite place to buy furniture because they’ve already cheated on me this year. I stand there for about 5 minutes. I saw some of the women had been pushed one another and yelling at each other just to buy the clothes. It had forced the owner of the boutique to limit only 4 persons to buy the item that they want for about 10 minutes like that at a time. RM10, huh! My dad always said when there’s a cheap price during sales, he advice me not to believe those especially clothes. But he’s certainly can’t asked to stop to buy an old quality album which I longed for. Sorry dad! I’m leaving again and doesn’t want to involved on those stupid rush sales. At home, I’ve talked about what I saw at Imperial Mall to my mom. It does hilarious and at the same time, it was really stupid.

Home For Music

2007-08-31T22:00:00.000+08:00

Daughtry
“Home”

I'm staring out into the night,
Trying to hide the pain.
I'm going to the place where love
And feeling good don't ever cost a thing.
And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain.

Well I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old,
So I'm going home.
Well I'm going home.

The miles are getting longer, it seems,
The closer I get to you.
I've not always been the best man or friend for you.
But your love, remains true.
And I don't know why.
You always seem to give me another try.

So I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old,

Be careful what you wish for,
'Cause you just might get it all.
You just might get it all,
And then some you don't want.
Be careful what you wish for,
'Cause you just might get it all.
You just might get it all, yeah.

Oh, well I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old.
I said these places and these faces are getting old,
So I'm going home.

From North Carolina and formed by the former American Idol contestant, Chris Daughtry in 2006, the band Daughtry is an American post-grunge/pop rock band which the disc had reached #1 for two non-consecutive weeks on Billboard 200, which out sold the album by the American Idol winner, Taylor Hicks’ debut effort. Chris Daughtry stated that he would form a band of his band after turning down the Fuel’s offer to become a lead singer in the group. He was singer-songwriter himself and has collaborated with several others songwriters. Chris had signed a record deal with 19 Entertainment and RCA Records on July 10th, 2006, which holds contracts with fellow American Idol finalists Kelly Clarkson, Bo Bice, Kellie Pickler and Katharine McPhee. Chris himself didn't have much of a hand in who was in his new band. Chris's label chose band mates for Daughtry: Jeremy Brady, 21, a guitarist and at this point no longer in the band; Josh Steely, 36, as lead guitarist; Josh Paul, 29, as bassist who also played for Suicidal Tendencies; Joey Barnes, 30, as drummer. Interestingly, two of the band members hail from North Carolina - Joey, whom Chris had known for some time, and Jeremy, who was introduced to him a month before the audition. Steely and Paul are both from California. On December 6th 2006, the first single called ‘It’s Not Over’ had been debuted on the radio, after being delayed from a planned on September release. On November 21st, 2006, the self-titled debut album was produced by Howard Benson was released by 19 Entertainment and RCA Records.

The song was an instant success, shooting up the Billboard Hot 100 reaching #4 and hitting the top 3 in several other charts. "It's Not Over" bears a somewhat strong resemblance to Fuel's hit song "Hemorrhage (In my Hands)" (the two songs share a similar key and chord progression, among other elements), which Chris Daughtry performed on American Idol on March 1st, 2006. On January 26th, 2007, Jeremy Brady’s departure had been announced by Daughtry. Their second singles called ‘Home’ from their album, is currently at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, after debuting at #83 weeks ahead of its official release to radio. The song was also the official "kick off" song on sixth season of American Idol, in which it was played after a contestant was voted off the show. In mid-April the band released their third single, " What I Want", to Rock Radio on April 23rd, 2007. The song features Slash on lead guitars. It has peaked in the top 5 on the Rock charts. Daughtry will be supporting Nickelback on a tour starting Summer 2007. The band's fourth single "Over You" was released July 24th. The band performed this single live on Good Morning America on June 1st, 2007. Their song "There and Back Again" is the official theme song for WWE Backlash 2007. Upon of their success with their first album, it had been certified Triple Platinum on June 21st 2007. Daughtry headlined the 2007 Summerfest at the Marcus Amphitheatre with a crowd of more than 15,000 last July 6th, 2007. Daughtry has also been headlining select tour dates around the country with opening act 12 Stones.

5 Ways For Me To Celebrate Independence Day

2007-08-31T21:30:00.000+08:00

In the conjunction of 50 years of Malaysia Independence Day, I would to share you 5 ways for me to celebrate this special day, with all of you out there. Check this out:-

1. Watching the ‘Merdeka’s’ parade celebration from television.

2. Listen to patriotic songs for 3 hours.

3. Draw my own Malaysian flag.

4. Listen to the old folks stories during the era of Japanese war (WWII).

5. Watching P. Ramlee’s Sarjan Hassan movie.

Silence Indoors

2007-08-31T21:20:00.000+08:00

The house was too quiet when my dad wasn’t at home. It was left only me and my mum while accompanying with our cats and easy-listening and light-pop music. Although, there was Merdeka’s parade here in Miri, I’ve decided not to go out during these days. Even my dad was here, it’s just the same thing for me. Tomorrow would be a holiday as tomorrow was Saturday. As my dad left this afternoon, my uncle, my aunty and my mischievous naughty cousins came to our home. As usual my cousins make noise around and I must admit I can’t stand their attitude. Not for sometimes but for many times. Trust me it’s not the first time I wanted to shoot them with a gun. I don’t know when this is going to be end but somehow kids would be kids. They’ll make noise anytime that they want and if they’re aren’t making some, usually, they’ll falls sick. After that, they went home. The house turns so quite. I can’t believe my mom went to bed on 9p.m. That’s good I think! I don’t like watching anymore TV programme on television. I found ‘Leftenan Adnan’ isn’t cheesy as ‘Sarjan Hassan’. Besides, ‘Sarjan Hassan’ would be the best combat movie because there was the true element of WWII compare to right now combat movie that is more to hatred and extremism element against some countries, although it was the same plot during WWII. I don’t really like that, honestly. Therefore, it’s better to watch classic combat movies because we’ve found more and more inside our lives and the way we face the difficulties is more real. Well, since nothing better to do, it is better I’m gone to sleep earlier. Zzzzz……

Room For Music

2007-08-29T19:15:00.000+08:00

This cover album was really suitable with the element of music in this album…

Tired of listening to Vanessa Mae, Johann Strauss, Beethoven and Chopin on the afternoon time? Well, to those who doesn’t like rock music and loves something nice, mellow and at the same time blending with pop, why don’t try to listen to John Mayer? For all my life I’m always wanted to find John Mayer’s first album called ‘Room For Square’ whereas contains the hit singles such as ‘No Such Thing’, ‘Why Georgia’, ‘Your Body Is A Wonderland’ and ‘Back To You’. Everytime, I get to listen to his music I feel like travel back in time. Travel more than 10 years back from where I used to be. Therefore, I’ve decided to find his album long time ago but too bad, it was too expensive when I was still in college. Years after years, I’ve tried to find his first album at Speedy but it seems like they didn’t sells it. Usually, Speedy Entertainment Music Record Store would sell the old popular music album. That time was finally here when I was being able to find it at the Boulevard Shopping Mall Complex. What can I say? I was really glad to find it. When the first time I put this cassette in my cassette player stereo, I get to listen to his music and I found I’m never get bored even once. There are lots of things that just made me thinking about the past and John Mayer did brought the sweetest memories back here in the present.

Did he reminds you about Marc Anthony?

Like the singles ‘No Such Thing’, when I get to listen to these melodies and the lyrics, it had brought me back to my college prom night. As if I was standing there and having fun with my college friends during that glamourest night. Then, one of his songs called ‘83’ just reminds me about my old home back in my hometown. I like this concept of this album and I found some part of it cheesy and some other parts is sorrow. Then again, some part you can found a sexual element in this album. Just used imagination while listening to ‘You Body Is A Wonderland’. You would listen to the story about his past girlfriend (I think) when he mentioning about a lot of girl’s name in this album. He must be popular back in the high school with his wonderful talent. Some other times, I found he was just like Marc Anthony (JLo hubby) because his facial expression almost looks similar to me especially his eyes and his nose. What makes it different that I found John Mayer is looks thinner than Marc and then again his hairstyle is different too. The most major different between John and Marc were their age and their genre of music. I get to his other songs from his other album but I found the first album would be the best among of all. There is nothing really changed about his concept in his music at his other albums. I like it. That makes me getting the good music on every afternoon. Well, that does really matter to my life.

Sounds Like This

2007-08-28T18:10:00.000+08:00

Kelly Rowland feat. Eve
“Like This”

Chorus
Told ya'll I was gonna bump like this
Ya'll didn't think that I could bump like this
Said I told ya'll I was gonna bump like this
Turn around then I make it jump like this (Ladies!)
You wanna keep that boy
That make it jump like this
Let him think that I can make it bump like this
See I told ya'll I was gonna jump like this
How you not gon' know it when it hits like this?

Verse 1
Ladies, drama, leave it - home
If he ain't got it right by now
Then scratch him - off
They just called me
Said it's about - twenty strong
Standing at the door they wanna take us - on
The ring, let it go bout three months ago
The pain, the stressin'
Ain't in me no mo'
The girl that they used to know - done changed
Now they say a "Miss" befo' they mention my name

Chorus

Verse 2
See satellite, 664 came up crept slow
Put a good game on me
Told partner dont' get too close
Or come too bold
Cuz the quick ain't fo' me
Got my gurls all here, near me
So spare me please
All ya personal info...
I ain't thinkin bout love
I just wanna get it up
Pop a bottle
Talk a lot of bull ish
And let's, let's go

Chorus

Told ya'll I was gonna bump like this
Ya'll didn't think that I could bump like this
Said I told ya'll I was gonna bump like this

Turn around then I make it jump like this (Ladies!)
You wanna keep that boy
That make it jump like this
Let him think that I can make it bump like this
See I told ya'll I was gonna jump like this
How you not gon' know it when it (WAIT A MINUTE MUTHA-)

Bridge
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Tonight ain't feeling no
To my gurls that's looking their best
Won't ya go and show it off for us
(Ladies) Go and throw ya hands up
And if he's all in your head
Just forget all the things that he said (uh)
Girl this is yours (uh) do whatever you want to (uh)
(Yo yo) Go and throw yo hands up!

Eve's Rap
Hear these words out my mouth now
Tell u how it's goin down
Kelly, E-v-e, we comin thru and got em bowin down
Ladies can u feel it, it's a anthem u can bounce around
Gave u just a sip to take ya breath
Bring it back now (beat winds back)
Dudes get excited, seeing what they likin
Hopin they the one u choose, hope they get invited
Late night rendevous's is alright
But we loving how the club vibratin, it's enticin'
Back the beat knock, trust me we ain't gon' stop
Head til the lights up, watch us take ova the spot
Few mad looks from them chicks, u know
And from them dudes who be jealous
Of a chick wit dough, pop anotha bottle fa dem
Keep my life movin, no time fa the drama
Watch me blow thru them, I know I sound confident
I'm sposed to tho, we do it big how we live
Kelly told you so, come on

Chorus

Kelendria Trene Rowland or also known with her stagename Kelly Rowland, born in February 11th, 1981 who rose to fame with the American popular R&B band, Destiny’s Child alongside Beyonce Knowles and Michelle Williams. She was a Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer and occasional actress. She’s also one of the founder of band Destiny’s Child. Kelly had released her debut album called Simply Deep in 2002 after a series of commercially successful releases worldwide number one success with the singer, Nelly and their Grammy-winning singles, ‘Dilemma’. Eventually, this album had been sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide. She often delayed releasing her second album, Ms Kelly. Finally, she had released it on June 25th 2007 in United Kingdom and July 3rd 2007 in United States. So far, this album had been spawned the top 5 single with ‘Like This’ a collaboration with rapper Eve, and yet-to-be-released follow-ups with two more singles, ‘Comeback’ and ‘Work’. Kelly had gain her fame as an actress as she starred in several film and television show, including a starring role in the 2004 romantic comedy ‘The Seat Filler’, a supporting role in 2003 for slasher film ‘Freddy vs. Jason’ and becoming several guest appearance on TV series such as ‘The Hughleys’ and ‘Girlfriends’, while maintaining a recording career.

Ms. Kelly was original entitled My Story had been work out by Kelly on and off since 2004. It was scheduled to release in June 6th 2006 but she, her management and Columbia Records had decided to shelve the album and re-work a version with a different vibe since the singer considered the final tracklist “too full of midtempos and ballads”, although she had been world premiered a CKB-produce lead single, ‘Gotsta Go’, on May 6th 2006 MTV Asia Awards in Bangkok, Thailand. She eventually consulted with a few other producers to collaborate on the album, renamed ‘Ms. Kelly’, including Sean Garret, Billy Mann, Scott Storch, Polow Da Don, who contributed the single ‘Like This’. The album had debuted a number two in U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and at number 6 on the official Billboard 200, with moderately successful first week sales of 83,700 copies (almost 7,000 plus than her previous album Simply Deep); making it Kelly Rowland’s first domestic top 10 album. Outside the United States, the album has widely failed to enter the top fourty on the majority of the charts it appeared on, except for the UK where it opened at number 37 and a peak position of number 10 on the Japanese Foreign Charts. She collapsed on stage July 15th 2007 in Lagos, Nigeria as a result of dehydration while performing ‘Say My Name’. The former Destiny's Child star, who just released her second solo album, was in the West African nation as part of The ThisDay Music Festival. She is expected to fly to the US on Monday and will continue the promotions for her second album.

The Good Orderly Chef

2007-08-28T18:00:00.000+08:00

A well-managed kitchen means less stress and more time for you. Here some important pointers just for you:-

1. Ingredients
The items in your cabinet should be stored separately according to its type. Chucking everywhere together on one shelf will only make the searching for them more tedious or complicated. For a start, arrange the items in alphabetical order from appetizers to vegetables. Then store them in specific compartments. Slide-out basket drawers are good for bagged items such as flour and sugar. Stackable bins are good are good for dry produce such as beans and potatoes. While boxes and canned items should be kept in cabinets or a shelves. It’s a good idea to install a spice and condiments rack near your stove for easy reach when cooking.

2. Utensils
If everything has its own place, you don’t have to waste your time looking for the pots, pans and spatulas, and cleaning up later would be easier too. Separate items into those you use every day and store these on the more accessible lower shelves, while those you don’t use often can be stored in a container on top of your cabinet. Products such as egg slicer, grater and spaghetti that makes the food preparation easier but are not necessary should be kept in view, as we usually forget to use them in the cooking rush. The extras can be frozen until the emergency arises, something like when the guests on a short notice, or if you need to bring to some party, or even when you don’t have time to cook. You can also freeze the items such as cooked meat or cut vegetables which can be thrown into a dish later, saving on the time of washing, cutting and cooking the ingredients.

3. Cook and save
Nowadays peoples are getting into the habit of preparing and freezing food that can last up to a month. Then, they’ll just take out and reheat the required amount for every meal. You can try this on a smaller scale every week, or simply by cooking extra portions every time you prepare a meal.

Missing ~Episode II~

2007-08-28T17:20:00.000+08:00

Strange but true, many of the kids nowadays had gone missing since the case of Yin that had been missing which making headlines in many electronic media. It’s just that the ending on Yin’s case isn’t cheesy like many others as some people who wanted to gain the popularity had been done such a disgrace to a nation by blowing with their stupid mouth and the two Burmese who had found Yin had been charged of kidnapping. I can’t believe this happen and I was really unsatisfy with all of these. I’m still wanted some explanation especially from the Women & Welfare Minister herself and even Yin’s family. Few months later, the same case had happens again and this time, the eight-year-old girl named Nurin Jazlin Jazimin had went missing. After the case, I think nobody wanted to turn or even tells where she was. Thanks to the stupid statement by calling the missing of Nurin caused by kidnapping will make everything become worsen than ever. I’m not trying to be a super complainer but ever since Yin’s case, nobody wanted to become a super hero who stayed behind the bars. I know there are lots of people saw Nurin out there but nobody wanted to send her home after the stupid statement made again. The public were afraid it’s going to be worst. Dead or alive nobody wants to lend some help to her and even her family. To fix this, the best way is to apologize to the public especially Women & Welfare Minister and Yin’s family. This is not the time for gaining popularity or hiding their hidden agenda but to save another live out there. This is what every religion in this world wanted the people to do. Time is running out and she’s out there to call for help.

The Fantastic Trip To Music

2007-08-27T21:15:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, I went to Imperial shopping Mall with my dad. As usual, we’ve done a little grocery shopping but in other fact I’m always wanted to find the perfect CD or any good cassette to complete my super collection at home. Guess what did I found this morning? Oh, I can’t believe it! I just found Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s new album called ‘Trip The Light Fantastic’. Perhaps it was under Malaysia Special Edition and that was the real reason why it was cheaper than the usual CD price. I’m always wanted to buy it but I don’t have enough money. So, I don’t have any choice then to cut my ‘sweet n’ salty’ routine. Hopefully, I’ll make it on next month. I know I will get that CD somehow.

The Bleach Song For Comet

2007-08-25T10:15:00.000+08:00

Younha
“Houki Boshi”

Yozora wo miage hitori houkiboshi wo mita no
Isshun de hajikete wa kiete shimatta kedo
Anata no koto omou to mune ga itaku naru no
Ima sugu aitai yo dakedo sora wa tobenai kara

Moshi atashi ga houkiboshi ni nareta naraba
Sora kakenuke tonde iku
Donna ashita ga kitemo kono omoi wa tsuyoi
Dakara houkiboshi zutto kowarenai yo

Ame ga futte iya da to boyaite ita toki ni
Anata ga itta koto ima demo oboeteru
Ame no ato no yozora wa kirei ni hoshi ga deru
Sore wo kangaeru to ame mo suki ni nareru yo ne to

Moshi atashi ga houkiboshi ni nareta naraba
Afureru hikari furasu yo itsumo
Kanashii toki yozora miru anata ga
Egao ni naru you ni motto kagayakitai

Anata wa itsumo hitori nanika to tatakatteru
Soba ni iru koto shika atashi ni wa dekinai kedo

Moshi atashi ga houkiboshi ni nareta naraba
Sora kakenuke tonde iku kitto
Kanarazu todoku kono isshun no hikari de
Anata no ima terashi sora wo megurou

Atashi ga houkiboshi ni nareta naraba
Kitto soba ni ite ageru donna toki mo

* Romanized by Cori

A South Korean K-pop and J-pop singer Go Youn-ha or known as Yunna in Japanese or also known as her stagename Younha was born in April 29th, 1988 in Seoul, Korea to music loving parent. Younha began to play piano in the age of 4 and developed her interest in Japanese drama as she began to teach herself Japanese. Before long, she skilled enough to interpret to her schoolmates what would happen in Japanese television. Younha listened to the singers such as Utada Hikaru and Misia, at the recommendation of an older student in her school’s broadcasting club. She began to dream debuting as a singer alongside her favorite artistes. Her second singles, “Houki Boshi” (Comet in Japanese) was used as the second ending theme in the anime Bleach. It became a hit in Oricon chart at #18 and peaked into #12 as it put Younha to limelight. She was the second Korean artiste to have broken the Oricon chart’s top 20. She sang a song called Boku wa Koko ni Iru in tribute album to Masayoshi Yamazaki and had selected as one of 14 female artists to perform the omnibus album ’14 Princess ~Princess Princess Children~’, a collection of the most famous songs by the top girl’s band in the late 80’s and early 90’s, Princess Princess. She’s also performed the song, ‘Diamonds’, which was the number 1 seller of the year 1989 in Japan.

The Jet Set Styles

2007-08-25T10:10:00.000+08:00

Traveling does take a lot out of you especially when you’re flying. The dry air of high attitudes not only strips skin moisture, but also makes prone to frizziness. Therefore, keep parched locks at bay with these travel-friendly tips:-

Shorty
Use a texturizer to keep hair stylish but in shape. Dress up with a thin a hair band for more relaxed style.

Straggly Long Hair
Dampen it slightly and twist the hair into a bun. Let loose and rake through, once you land before you leave the plane for come-hither hair.

Curls
Keep them from frizzing up in high altitudes with a neat braid or scrunch with a texturizer or with curl enhancer.

Summer Rain Deja-vu Feelings

2007-08-23T21:40:00.000+08:00

The sky was pretty cloudy here in Miri. It looks like picturized a feeling in it. I don’t know why suddenly I feel my feelings a little bit melancholic. Could it be I knew something very bad happens or it is just thinking some memories that won’t go away from my mind? I don’t know because I confused over these feelings that I had. Somehow, I feel somebody had recites my ‘Summer Rain’ poem. I know I’m always right because my instinct telling me so. But the one who recites my poem is isn’t any perfect stranger but someone that I knew, someone that always close to me. Someone that knew I was written this poem especially for him. If he’s reading this, I just want him to know that I’m glad that he finally knew that I was so worry about him. Actually, I’ve got lot of things to say but then again I think I’d better make it short. I wish him good luck throughout the years as the seasons had passes us by. I know sometimes, we’re always making a wrong choices but what we do. We’re only a human and not definitely an angel or God. Life never has been what we’re planned for but someday, you’ll find it in your heart. You’ll find you can’t really blame anyone else or even yourself but to know that it was part of the plan that God had given to us. Someday, you’ll find the sunshine of summer season and it will bring happiness wherever you are on earth. The rain may happen sometimes but you’ve got to know rain had brought much goodness to someone else. I would like to thank you for reciting my poem over and over again. I’m happily to know that you’re finding what you are looking for because we live in this world to find one goal in this life which this will lead to our happiness and straight away to the heaven.

MEDIUM Sensation

2007-08-22T21:20:00.000+08:00

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia

Lately, I’ve been spending my primetime night with supernatural events. No, I’m not talking about the TV series – Supernatural with Winchester brothers but this one is all about Dubois’ family. It’s pretty interesting until I can feel the sensation throughout the story. I’ve been always into supernatural kind but not the kind something like Buffy, The Vampire Slayer or even Angels that more to darker fantasy theme. I want something natural and something like connected to real-life story. The story is all about the sixth sense gifted Allison Dubois, a mother of three of her daughters, a devoted wife to Joe Dubois and law student who suspected herself which she can see or even talk to dead people. All of her three daughters, Ariel, Bridgette and Marie had inherited from her mother’s gift which usually occurs when their mother bind in searching answers to her own dreams. Allison’s half brother name Michael also known as Lucky has the family gift too which doesn’t to acknowledge his gift much as this gift also given him trouble. In this drama, she’d always lend a help to DA (District Attorney) Manuel Devalos to solve crime. Later, Devalos had offered Detective Lee Scanlon to assist her to solve the crime as at first, Det. Scanlon seems to be difficult to accept Allison’s gift until Allison had told him how did his sister and his brother-in-law died in the episode, ‘A Couple of Choices’. Starred Patricia Arquette, Jake Weber, Miguel Sandoval and David Cubitt, I found every characters played well by the actors and actress themselves.

Yet, this story based on the real life story of Allison Dubois who worked in district office in Phoenix, Arizona. She had produced her book called ‘Don’t Kiss Them Goodbye’ which later taken by Glen Gordon Caron who created Moonlighting and many other hits series. I must admit that I have a little knowledge about Patricia Arquette. But all I know that she was a younger sister to Rosanna Arquette who once starred with Madonna in 80’s movie – Desperately Seeking Susan. Jake Weber, starred once in the hit movie called Joe Black opposite Brad Pitt, Claire Forlani and Sir Anthony Hopkins. Miguel Sandoval starred in drama series called Code 10-8 while David Cubitt starred opposite Tom Sizemore in drama series, Robbery Homicide Division. There are many twist and turns over Allison’s life and I respected her as she managed to copes her family life and her career roles into one. Not many of the career woman especially the one that having family can do something like Allison. However, throughout the season 1, I found little surprise when she had seen psychic as she herself a psychic. She thought her husband Joe had done an affair with another woman named Kelly but to found it was a guy named Kelly that forces her husband to do lots of work as projects due very soon. So far, I watch Medium through Bruneian RTB1. I don’t hope or even expected for Malaysian television to show this fabulous show as most of the good shows had shifted to UHF cable TV like ntv7 which not every region can received the transmission.

I think this show is lot better than Without a Trace. I can’t wait for the season 2 and then, season 3 as well. The more I’ve read it on summary review by TV guide, the more that I wanted to know what it will comes to Allison. I just wanted to find out why, who and what next for Allison. It’s very rare to have a power such as Allison did. In her case, it’s called psychic dream which sometimes can varied to psychic phenomena when the person is awake. Well, about talking to dead souls, it’s very common in supernatural world but it’s very rare that some people even can talk to living souls. Usually, dead souls had this kind of scary face compares to living souls. However, in this drama, Allison had met many dead souls which for me aren’t very scary enough. Many people who’d the dream about dead soul had told me the same thing. Well, that’s doesn’t really matter at all because as far as I can see, this story is very useful for many people especially the one that had a family. It’s difficult to find a loyal and understanding like Allison’s husband. He’s not only supported his wife but also tried to help his wife the best he can. He even lives with gifted daughters and still he didn’t give up with it. It seems like he understands that he’s not living with normal people after all. If only this thing happens to you, what will you do? Would you turn away or taking a risk like Joe’s did? As for myself I had my own answers which I won’t revealed to anyone and not even you. (^_^)V

Be With You Forever and Always

2007-08-21T21:00:00.000+08:00

A life of a happy family…

Every one of us wanted to have a good life. Actually, good life was started from home, a happy home and a happy family. To build this kind of life, it must come from love and sincerity. So, no matter what it takes, this happy life will surely made us remember that life can be just like living in heaven. We can do that, don’t say no to happiness. For once in our life, we’re never regret about until the day we’re gone and our soul fly away to the place which everybody should knows for a long time. This is the story about a life of Aio’s family. Based on the best selling Japanese novel called ‘Ima Ai Ni Yukimasu’ (Japanese title) by Takuji Ichikawa, it had brought to movies which entitled ‘Be With You’ (English title) starring Yuko Takeuchi and Shido Nakamura. It also had been adapted to manga version or medium graphic novel by Yasuhiko Takata which later translated in Malay language, ‘Satu Musim Untuk Selamanya’ or in English translation called ‘One Season Lives Forever’ by Gempak Starz co. Actually, I don’t know why I’m wanted to buy this manga book but something had urged to by another one. For this month, I had bought 3 manga books so far. Well, as I can say that I’m bored with none graphic books. Perhaps, sometimes I can ‘wash’ my eyes few times.

Basically, when I look through all over without reading it, I knew I pick for melancholic story and I hope I did not pick very sappy melancholic love stories because for me, it’s normal to get rejected or even break-up. I did not read it until I’m bored with Wasabi. Then, I’m started to spend my time to read all of it. Well, as I can say that I’m bored with none graphic books. Perhaps, sometimes I can ‘wash’ my eyes few times. Basically, when I look through all over without reading it, I knew I pick for melancholic story and I hope I did not pick very sappy melancholic love stories because for me, it’s normal to get rejected or even break-up. I did not read it until I’m bored with Wasabi. Then, I’m started to spend my time to read all of it. As I’ve looked at the back cover, there was a synopsis of the stories which it’s all about a life happy family of Aio, then turned upside down after Takumi Aio’s wife died two years ago. As I’ve read through the content of the book, I found out that this story is so amazing. Before Takumi’s wife named Mio died, she’d told him that she will visit his beloved husband and son again somewhere in future. Although, the writer did not explain what kind of diseased she had been suffered but after she had give a birth to their only baby son, Yuji, her body is getting weak. This sickness had caused her to die. After she died two years ago, the life of Takumi and Yuji had changed. After all, Takumi was sick too and this was caused Yuji to take care of his dad.

Yuji was actually eight-year old boy that have a strong heart. After his mother had died, Yuji had never given up because for him, his mom always being with him as always. Otherwise Takumi was suffered of unknown sickness which caused by a fever that he had experienced before he married to Mio. He would easily attack by convulsion which caused him unconscious for few times. One day, Takumi and Yuji would go to the beach whereas Takumi always brought Mio for the first time until she’d died. Then, when both of them went back home during the night time, Takumi would listen to the message that left on the phone by his mother-in-law and also Yuji’s grandmother. After that, Takumi remember about how did she’d told him that he wanted to take care of Yuji ever since Takumi can’t no longer taking care of his only grandson anymore. Suddenly, Yuji was panic which he told his dad that he open his cap and put somewhere at the beach. Takumi and Yuji would come back to the beach to find the cap until suddenly; they saw a figure of human sitting on the beach. When they came closer, they were so shocked when they’re find out, the woman that is really looks like Takumi’s late wife and also late mother, Mio. As far as Takumi can remember, before Mio had died, she’d told her that she will come back someday to visit Takumi and Yuji. That woman had started to freak out and even shocked when Yuji had called her ‘mama’ (mom). Actually, she was very confused with the identity and even the surroundings her.

Takumi started to make up some stories for that woman to believe. Takumi knows it was his wife. He doesn’t even care if that was a ghost of Mio or something else. At home, Takumi had started to show her some family picture which making that woman to believe that she was Mio. After all, that is really Mio alright. Takumi had urged Mio to take a bath as her body had covers the beach sand earlier this late evening. While Mio taking a bath, Takumi and Yuji was discussing about Mio while both of them panicking to clean up the house for Mio. Takumi told Yuji that Yuji shouldn’t tell about how and what happen to her, as she had died two years ago. Yuji was left in the puzzle but he’d understand for whatever his dad told him to do. Takumi even pull up the telephone line wire because he was afraid that his mother-in-law and his father-in-law will shock about it. Suddenly, Takumi was attack by convulsion again. Mio was left in the puzzle while Yuji tries to make up some reason. Then, Takumi had told Mio to cook some for Yuji as both of them hadn’t took any dinner yet. Mio had quickly cooked for Yuji after she’d done it right away. Takumi was lying in the bed while his eyes were shutting but he still hears what did Mio and Yuji talking about. Then, he would dream about Mio when she was still in good condition and in bad condition. Suddenly, he woke up and little shocked seeing his beloved wife had told him that she had settled a breakfast for both of them. Yuji went to school after taking breakfast. Takumi feels sympathy to Yuji and he knows that doesn’t want to go to school that day.

Mio helps her husband Takumi and her son Yuji to clean the house…

After Yuji had gone to school, Takumi had started to tell a story about both of them. He assumed that Mio doesn’t remember everything. Therefore, he decided to tell her about the past. Takumi and Mio actually meet in university while Takumi was sketching a professor’s face in the note book. Mio was greeting him and ask what he’s drawing. Takumi had stopped and Mio feels little embarrassed over the incident. Since then, Takumi is feeling regret because he didn’t ask Mio’s name. But he had that chance when one day, they’ve meet again at train station. Both of them feels happy and becomes a couple until one day, something had happen to Takumi. As Takumi wanted to bring his lover Mio to go for touring, he was having high fever which caused him a convulsion. Then, Takumi feels bad about himself which he can’t become a man that supposed to take care of Mio. He refused to meet Mio until one day, Takumi decided to meet Mio. Mio was feeling sad and he wanted to be with Takumi forever and always. Then, both of them are getting married. Mio was feeling sad and happy at the same time as she listens to Takumi’s stories. The reality after they’re getting married isn’t something beautiful for both of them.

After Mio had given a birth to Yuji, her body is getting weak. Day after day, Takumi and Yuji lives happily while enjoying the life of being a happy family. They’ve spend a summer season full with happiness. One day, Yuji had told his dad that he wanted to make a burger for her mom because he once promised to do that before Mio had died. He’d granted Yuji to do that although deep down he feels something is isn’t right. Takumi had decided to learn to cook and clean up the house from Mio. Takumi feels bad although he keeps his worries to his own. When he’d comes back home, suddenly, he was attack by the convulsion again which had forced Yuji to help his dad again. He’d told his mom to stay calm and not to worry much because it isn’t Mio’s fault or anyone else fault. His dad came out from the bedroom and told the same thing to Mio. On the next day, Mio decided to teach Takumi to do the housework and suddenly Mio had told him about her birthday. The day had come for Mio when they had celebrated Mio’s birthday. Yuji had cook some burger for her mom and Takumi had sketch a drawing of Mio and Yuji’s face and then, Yuji had finished the sketch as he draws Takumi’s face in the note book. That note book was actually bought by Takumi for Mio as she can’t remember anything. This note book is for to jot down the happy memory that they’re having together. That night, he’d sadly told Mio that she had actually died two years ago in front of their eyes.

Mio feels shocked and sad at the same time but knowing Takumi and Yuji would love her till the end of time she wouldn’t worry so much. The next day, Takumi and Yuji had brought Mio back home to the beach as Mio decided to tell Yuji that she would come back to her ‘home’ in heaven. Yuji feels sad and started to cry. She’s told Yuji and Takumi that she was proud of having a caring son as Yuji and even caring husband as Takumi. At her last word, she’d advice Yuji to become a good son like his dad. Yuji wanted to hold her mom but suddenly she was nearly invisible. Mio was crying and suddenly she was left to dust in the air. A year later, Takumi had brought a scooter for Yuji and him to go around and visiting Yuji’s grandparent. As both of them come home, Yuji feels happy and had asked his grandmother to teach him to make tasty Gyoza. His grandmother happy to do so and both of them decided to go to nearest store. While at home, Mio’s dad which grandfather to Yuji had given Takumi something and he wanted Takumi to see what did Mio had given to him before she had died. As he opened it alone, he was shocked to find out that this is the note book that Mio used to write about their memories together. As he reads on and on, he found out, Mio was dreaming to go to the future whereas, they’ve spend the happy day together as a family. She’d even wished Takumi and her son happily ever after which made Takumi understands her feelings that she was watching both of them from heaven. In the last page of the book, Mio was actually sitting at the coffee shop who wanted to see Takumi at the beach while writing something on the note book with the same sketch that had drawn by Takumi and Yuji.