they are performing their last show right now!
千秋楽おめでとう!! みんなさん、お疲れ様でした!!
please get a good rest before preparing for concert! if i'm lucky, i'll see you all this december =)
everyone please go visit this site!
don't look at the time now.
anyway, celebrated peiling and serene's birthday on sunday night.
spent 4 hours alone before that in kino with my kirin milk tea and shopaholic.
i sound so shallow, reading slapstick books.
but as usual, the meeting time of 730pm was more like 815pm. and serene brought kian giap and saifong along. just to say hi.
shall not comment more on them.
the world has such a way of functioning that everybody ends up with each other.
those guys used to end up with some girl from the same group.
now laypeng is with yayi. o.O
crapped alot. first at the hisamoto family restaurant, then starbucks.
seriously, i like bitching sessions. although i don't contribute.
but it was a really fun night.
but quit asking me when i'm gonna get attached. haha.
had a 3.5 hr sleep before school on monday. wasn't too bad i guess.
went bank shopping after that. yes, you heard right. there is always a time when parents are suddenly concerned where their money is put and whether its earning enough for them.
debated whether to go up and say hi to my OOCL colleagues but since ben said everyone wasn't in a good mood, i decided against it.
handed in my JLPT4 registration form too.
now i'm beginning to doubt whether i'd pass. i've been out of touch with it for too long. i hope watching vvv6/gakkou regularly helps :)
想えばただ傷つけ 泣かせた夜をあったれ
こんな僕ではあるけれど 誰より君を愛している
深夜の君の電話 さみしい声を聞けば
二人遠く離れている 距離がやけに悔しかった
もう二度と放さない 君の瞳 僕は君をずっと守ってゆく
同じ時間の中 同じ道を歩き 想い出刻み込んで
今、君に誓うよ 僕を信じていて
その瞳をそらさないで その笑顔を忘れないで
いい事ばかりじゃないけど 涙はもういらない
だってこれからいつも君は 一人じゃないのだから
冷たい雨の中傘もささずに 二人海まで歩いたあの頃
これからもずっと側にいて 愛を贈りたいから
もう二度と放さない 君の瞳 僕は君をずっと守ってゆく
これからもずっと側にいて 愛を贈りたいから
forever we can get along together
- 山根康弘 (1993)
i couldn't get the balance sheet figures to balance during the test.
this morning i could.
difference being 3 careless mistakes.
forgetting to include depreciation expense, overlooking the issued share capital in haste and wrongly classifying provision for inventory loss.
not to mention i didn't have time to finish my fixed asset schedule.
can you tell how pissed i am with myself?
and we got a b minus for 202 presentation. not too happy with it.
who would be?
now, i'm still stuck trying to calculate EVA.
about japan:
prime minister junichiro koizumi will step down in september 2006 regardless whether the liberal democratic party wins the majority vote in the elections.
before he does that, he will still lobby for the privatisation of the japan postal service.
- taken from asian wall street journal.
for the first time in many years, the death rate in japan has exceeded the birth rate by about 13,000 in the first 6 months of this year.
the japanese government has warned that the japanese population could begin shrinking as early as this year.
and japan now has a current shortage of workers.
- taken from straits times.
with the emphasis and subsequent influx of foreign talent into singapore in a bid to provide quality labour force, there is even more reason to leave the country in favour of another who is facing a shrinking population and labour shortage.
doesn't that sound rational?
HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY DADDY!!
..although i only finish lessons at 630pm today.
wonder if i'll make it to that age though. 50 seems so far away...
i need to get away from johnny's music for awhile.
i skipped tax lecture and also intending to for IT today.
just don't feel like going.
thought of posting a really controversial passage i came up with.
but the reason i'm not posting is because of the many criticisms i am sure to get.
the internet has somehow begun to lose its allure.
coming from a person who is almost permanently online, that says alot.
thought of the day: is religion simply a form of escapism?
君がいないと何にもできないわけじゃないと
ヤカンを火にかけたけど 紅茶のありかがわからない
ほら朝食も作れたもんね だけどあまりおいしくない
君が作ったのなら文句も 思いっきり言えたのに
一緒にいるときは 窮屈に思えるけど
やっと自由を手に入れた 僕はもっと淋しくなった
さよならといった君の気持ちはわからないけど
いつもより眺めがいい 左に少しとまどってるよ
もし君に一つだけ 強がりをいえるのなら
もう恋なんてしないなんて 言わないよ絶対
２本並んだ歯ブラシも １本捨ててしまおう
君の趣味でかった服も もったいないけど捨ててしまおう
男らしく潔くと ごみ箱抱える僕は
ほかの誰から見ても一番 センチメンタルだろう
こんなにいっぱいの君の抜け殻集めて
ムダなものに囲まれて 暮らすのも幸せと知った
君あての郵便がポストに届いてるうちは
片隅で迷っている 背中を思って心配だけど
２人で出せなかった 答えは今度出逢える
君のしらない誰かと 見つけてみせるから
本当に 本当に 君が大好きだったから
もう恋なんてしないなんて 言わないよ絶対
- 槙原敬行 (1992)
remembered my password by a stroke of luck.
interesting looking at profiles of people i know by faces only.
i'm still antisocial though.
only 10 people know who i am in there.
and i've no intention of letting more know, unless i'm added. =)
national day rally. not much. remaking singapore. the government acts as if it has billions to spend. i suppose it has to though.
so, my 202 presentation is over. not too bad as we feared, but passable.
at least we didn't make any major mistakes although i thought my presentation was a little short.
it didn't help that 75% of the class didn't do their homework.
oh well. the board meeting isn't on my birthday after all!
we got group b's management consultants.
transfer pricing again! think we're going to be experts at this after this course :|
after the frustrating project, its time for me to relax one afternoon. with my rhumba frappucino next to me.
or can i?
i've still got all this week's tutorials undone. and all of them somewhere littered around my immensely cluttered room. it depends on whether i can find them.
sue me.
i didn't go. did i miss alot?
anyway, somebody has offered to help me get tickets! he's agreed to ask around and if all else fails, get it from playguide when it starts selling.
heh. and this year's tix are cheap! in comparison to s'pore prices anyway. 6800yen~ XD
hellish week coming to an end! 202 presentation almost settled although it wasted half of my weekend in a certain freezing IT lab.
201 was much easier than expected. got my answers right on the first try!
now i can sit back and relax for a sunday. relaxing which involves 2 chapters of IT and 201 readings.
さあ.. 死神岡田はついに勝つ! もう第十四回だ~
aug 18th's episode full of funny happenings.
reactions to food.. 塩カルビ~
stuffing his face. then when the 50,000yen beef was brought out, he embarrassingly admitted he couldn't eat anymore XP
they made him anyway. and inocchi commented he was primitive.
they wanted more helpings and he was appalled.
BUT he WON!! finally, after losing 13 times in a row.
after the show when talking to inocchi, he was commenting he had never gone home so early and his schedule even included a forfeit timeslot. haha.
focused my attention on pretty boy alot just now ya? しょうがないわ.. キレイすぎだ~
and this is how inocchi looks with a moustache for the role of bialystock.
but please shave when you're done. without is better no? =D
JFC is really "black market". they don't accept overseas members and each member can only get 4 tickets through balloting.
so its possible that you're unlucky even if you're a member.
but there's a japan fanclub agency online to get membership for you.
the only catch is, the member fee is 5000yen, but the admin charge for their services amount to 25000yen.
how ridiculous~
my only hope now is to wait for playguide to release the tickets.
IF there are even spaces left =(
i'm trying hard to maintain a neutral position on schoolwork.
the 202 project is really frustrating. and to add to the wonderful start of next week, i have 2 presentations.
the other being 201. coming up with a statement of changes in equity. ordinarily it wouldn't have made such a big issue, but the fact is we have 3 days to come up with it. all 3 days being non-school days and group discussion is required.
not to mention i am lagging in 201 thanks to 202.
now i have to rush like mad this weekend.
305 is okay. at least i have time on tuesday mornings to read through notes. and class presentation isn't actually that bad. at least you get to sit where you are and talk.
however it gets bad when there's so much information to absorb through the 3hr seminar and she picks randomly on people to answer her questions.
213 is almost the worst. i've a good mind to skip all the seminars till the actual practical on AIS starts.
naggy 4hr seminars after a 4hr break really don't do it for me.
till now, i don't know what i don't know.
its been a long post. i almost sound naggy myself.
bleah.
V6 10th Anniversary Concert Tour 2005
国立代々木競技場 第一体育館
11/2（水） 18:30
11/3（木・祝） 14:00
浜松アリーナ
11/5（土） 14:00 18:00
長野ビッグハット
11/13（日） 13:00 17:00
北海道立総合体育センター（きたえーる）
11/19（土） 18:00
11/20（日） 17:00
仙台市体育館
11/26（土） 18:00
11/27（日） 17:00
石川県産業展示館４号館
12/3（土） 18:00
12/4（日） 16:00
国立代々木競技場 第一体育館
12/8（木） 18:30
12/9（金） 18:30
12/10（土） 18:30
12/11（日） 16:00
大阪城ホール
12/17（土） 18:00
12/18（日） 13:00 17:00
広島グリーンアリーナ
12/21（水） 18:30
12/22（木） 18:30
福岡国際センター
12/24（土） 18:00
12/25（日） 16:00
名古屋レインボーホール
12/27（火） 18:30
12/28（水） 14:30 18:30
死ぬほど行きたい！！！
-以上-
4 books from 4 different libraries.
toyer from sembawang, east of eden from orchard, colloquial japanese from jurong east and art of murder from boon lay.
i love books. haha.
toyer's ending wasn't good enough for me. i didn't want him to suffer the same fate as the others =(
i hate maude. oh well, i'm biased.
presentation slides and report due next monday morning at 830am.
content only to be lectured this thursday.
another example of the screwed up school system~
made my first trip to changi beach on saturday, dragged by mom after tax seminar in the morning.
took bus 29 through a super ulu-ated route before arriving but the crowds surprised me. we had brought makeshift "picnic" tables and chairs and there were so many other families who did the same.
i had fun in a real playground in years.
and the sights of planes flying overhead for landing captivated me alot.
i don't know why, its just the sense of accomplishment when reaching the end of a journey. but yes, everyone kept betting which airline was arriving. mostly SIA though but when i saw an ANA plane......=X
mcdonald's needs to improve its r&d.
3 of the 4 new dips for its nuggets tasted weird to say the least.
i'm not a fan of wasabi, therefore i'm sure i won't like the last one either.
"the producers" has started its run in aoyama theater.
hope it ends with a blast on the 31st =)
and then, inocchi and hiroshi can concentrate on the best ever concert to celebrate V6's 10th anniversary.
then, with it the first two items on my wishlist goes unfufilled.
once again.
the private ranting didn't do me any good.
anyway i suppose i can't win the lousy school system. whatever.
music station best 50 of 2004 was damn good.
for me to watch the entire one and a half hours without skipping any portion is really something to be proud of.
and yes, i like it when playbacks from the 1980s are on air.
i think songs at that time were much better although v6 and kinki only debuted in late 1990s.
don't shoot me.
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i just wanna SEE him in person at least once.
is it that impossible to?
law textbooks are really expensive. nine for 270 bucks. and seven of them are second-hand.
my house was open to relatives last night, the lure being, no surprises, fireworks. the corridors of my block had people booking seats and needless to say, was jammed by the time the show started.
'coz my block has the prime position with the stage facing my window. haha.
the said field was filled to the brim. ten thousand spectators, i'm guessing. and for the first time since i moved in, the road in front was jammed. okay, maybe because the artillery vehicles caused a 20-minute road block.
but it was fascinating to watch all the action from my flat's windows.
fireworks!! spectacular~ all 20-odd people in my house crowded at 3 windows and chris caught in on her digicam. the camera flashes from the crowd also added to the breathtaking view.
haha. only people watching from above can enjoy the last part.
chris and i also were curious enough to watch twins, tanya chua and nicholas tse using binoculars. its an honour to have international stars performing at your doorstep no?
but i have a feeling some of my friends skipped tax lecture just now. which explains why i'm sitting in the terminal room trying to do my infosys tutorial instead of having lunch outside.
how nice~How You Life Your Life 
You seem to be straight forward, but you keep a lot inside.
You're laid back and chill, but sometimes you care too much about what others think.
You prefer a variety of friends and tend to change friends quickly.
Some of your past dreams have disappointed you, but you don't let it get you down.Your Power Color Is Lime Green 
At Your Highest:
You are adventurous, witty, and a visionary.
At Your Lowest:
You feel misunderstood, like you don't fit in.
In Love:
You have a tough exterior, but can be very dedicated.
How You're Attractive:
Your self-awareness and confidence lights up a room.
Your Eternal Question:
"What else do I need in my life?"
looking serious early in the morning and discussion with ken about 表情 for filming.
the kids love him!! and him getting insulted by a small kid...
lovelove with ken.. and not to forget PRETTY BOY!!
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how can a 29-year old guy still be so cute?! sigh.
btw.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONG!!
and to Singapore too =)
i don't know what am i doing all these for.
or rather, WHO am i doing it for.
- 子供の頃のあだ名は?
恥ずで.. 言えない =P
- 子供の頃はどんな子でしたか?
とても地味だね.
- 子供の頃食べられなかったのは?
キノコとドリアンです. 嫌いわ =P
- 小さい頃に成りたかった就業は?
船員だ.
- 子供の頃大好きだったアイドルは?
覚えないな.. 多分シンガポルの俳優だね.
- 自分のチャムポイントを教えてください.
指.
- 今ハマってるものは?
v6のものです.
- 今一番ほしいものは何?
font de anniversary コンサートdvdです.
- 家に帰ってまずすることは?
靴を脱ぐ.
- 寝る前に必ずすることは?
特にないんだ.
- 朝起きてまずすることは?
コンタクトレンスをかけて.
- "私は年をとってだなあ" と思うのは?
スポーツはダメ.
- "ああ.. 幸せだなあ" と思うのは?
v6の番組を見る時.
- 休みの日は何をしている?
パソコンをしったり、本を読んだり、番組を見ている..
- 男性を見る時に最初に目が行くところは?
もちろん顔ですね.. 明るい笑顔?
- 思わずドッキとしてまう男性の仕草は?
仕草はないけど、正常にいつも笑顔がある男性は、突然真剣な顔だね.(笑)
- 家の中で知らない間に増えてしまうものは?
本とdvdです. (ヤバイわ)
- 三億円の宝くじが当たりました。何をどれだけ買う?
簡単な質問ね(笑) 東京でアパートがほしい...
everyone's talking about it. or at least everyone around me is.
so, the famous i-don't-watch-singapore-tv me went surfing around channelu's website to look at the contestants.
i'm not trying to do comparisons with overseas idol shows, but the pictures do give them credit although pictures in this context can be ultra deceiving. finally saw the weijian xinen's been talking about all day.
haha. only one thing to say: he's short. oops.
but the contest has already boiled down to three, with one of the female category contestants being a friend's friend. heh.
being in the spotlight isn't easy. as shown by a certain male contestant's remarks after being eliminated that sparked off a torrent of hate mail and debate.
i wonder how the johnny's people do it.
some people are just made for the spotlight. especially that guy called inocchi XD.
for the second time in a row, i've passed over watching movies with s24 to watch with somebody else.
first was initial d, now charlie and the chocolate factory. haha. but seriously, $9.50 for a movie ticket is abit ridiculous. sorry guys.
but my appearance yesterday should make up for it i guess. although i wouldn't have gone if they hadn't decided to celebrate hong's birthday at the last minute. oooops =X but 15 out of 21 in the class turning up is quite a feat ya~
i want the font de anniversary concert dvd. $150 including shipping.
classes turned out to be really taxing.
after week 1 of seminars, i'm going round in circles.
i forsee a tough half-year ahead.
boo =(
my mom has returned from a so-called family trip to thailand. with nothing for us.
i don't mind, coz she was saying that there was nothing much there.
but the fact was that my aunts used up all her $$ there leaving nothing for her to buy anything for us.
and i'm talking about people who inherited millions in the united states' real estate market versus our very normal family.
they made her cry. THAT made me quite pissed.
polling day on 27th. i'm almost sure it'll end up with a walkover.
He has it all.
He is a reservoir of all those who have preceded him.
Of Ted Bundy, because he has the charisma of a would-be congressman.
The Nightstalker, as a beautiful Satan.
The steadfast Hillside Strangler, with his plodding self-expressionism.
The pathetic Son of Sam who took orders from a dog's voice.
The misguided Zodiac.
The expressionless Iceman.
Tod.
its been a good day =)
it always feels good to be surrounded by friends. especially those whom have drifted a little further away since school started. in sympathy, i proclaim: it sucks when people don't respect each others' choices and fail to try understanding.
i hope she feels better now although i suppose it must have been hard.
and other friends whom have started to open up after the prelimanary shyness made me feel accomplished, since i was the one leading conversations.
met a very friendly librarian in the sembawang branch who patiently explained that it was possible for the nlb branches to transport reserved books among each other.
i don't have to travel to pasir ris for my nihongo!
running into candy in sun plaza resulted in a pleasant catching-up session. i haven't seen her in more than a year (?!) and yes, neither of us changed much =)
last good news of the day. but first, a complaint against nus.
please be more efficient ya~ do not give acceptance calls only a week and a half after the candidate has started lessons at another university, moved into hostel, and bought relevant textbooks.
yes, my sis has been accepted into the law faculty.
it remains for her to decide by thursday.
心から、おめでとう~
じゃ、これからも頑張ってください!
finally... i've received it.. FREE! XD
if i hadn't gotten my hands on it (which is impossible), i would have regretted like crazy.
the book is wonderful! if i had a functioning scanner, i'd scan all the pretty pictures and make it my desktop wallpaper or into a blogskin.
their history in stage plays from playzone 1989 till boy from oz and producers this year made an impressive record. they do at least one every year!
and there were comprehensive outlines and screenshots of some of their more recent stage plays. toyer and deathtrap sound darn good =)
the interviews with the broadway performers themselves and several producers were also enlightening in the least. even american names left feedback on them!
their spirit in stage plays is really commendable.
heh. shall stop talking about it. everyone reading this is probably bored.
the wedding at shangari-la hotel went without a hitch although half the family was tired due to a request from steph's family to get to her house at 3am.
well, we made it. and this is the first time i went for a mini-makeover at my mom's "orders". straightened my hair, got my whole face done up. looked a little gothic i thought, but everyone said i looked tons better =X
whatever. but the tongs destroyed my hair texture temporarily. and so, i'm never doing rebonding.
i did reception at the wedding! sat at the front and ticked off guests' names and collected red packets. quite fun though although the bride's tables outnumbered the groom's 3:1.
the food was excellent. much better than ritz in my opinion.
and i drank quite abit of red wine which mom claimed had too much alcohol.
anyway, the entire night went well and i even managed to catch up with some of my distant relatives, a remarkable feat for yours truly.
and now, tax readings.
how anticlimaxing~