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Being an English-speaking, international Arashi fan is hard... Why do I have to be a fan of a group from a country that is stubborn and does not believe in marketing to international fanbases?!?! And the limited numbers of fansub groups are so private and strict that it's impossible for a return fan like me to join.

Sigh...I understand the need for such restrictions and I'm not blaming them... I'm just sad and discouraged that someone like me who has been a fan for many years, took a hiatus, and then returned, is not able to get back in to, what feels like, an 'elite' club of the English-subbed Arashi heaven.

I'm appreciative, however, for the little amount of dramas and videos I am able to access though. I'm currently re-watching Haikei, Chichiue-sama and am still loving this drama despite it being released over 10(!!!) years ago! Funny that this drama took place in Kagurazaka, Tokyo and Aiba's new drama Bokuzaka is also based in Kagurazaka! I hope I'll be able to find subs for this drama somewhere... I'm quite yearning to watch this one :(

On the other hand, I just came across English subs for Nino's Black Pean (yay!) but I'm a little hesitant to watch... I watched the first episode raw a while back and I really had a hard time stomaching the operating scenes... It was especially cringe-worthy because I was eating lunch and nearly spat out my food when blood suddenly spurted out of a patient OMG BAD IDEA!!! *Puke* But Nino's acting really drew me in and that's basically my main reason for enduring those operation scenes...LOL... But lesson learned...do not watch drama this while eating!

I still have a lot of random thoughts but it's hard to fit it all together coherently (^___^;;)
That's it for now!

Current Mood: rejected

I am currently on an Aiba Manabu binge watching session lol...

Reasons why I am enjoying this show so much:
1. Aiba-chan and his wonderful giggles
2. All sorts of food!
3. I can (sort of) learn new recipes!
4. I don't need subtitles to understand what's going on (well, vaguely understand)

The problem with this show is that usually I will get hungry after watching or crave whatever food they were showcasing XD
I'm still catching up and I have about a dozen in my 'to-watch' folder but I don't know how many episodes there actually are... I hope there are lots more!! It's such a cute and educational show!

Welp, I can't believe it's September already. The older you are, the faster time flies T____T

So, over the weekend I somehow woke up with a song stuck in my head; Arashi's Funky to be exact. I have no idea why...I hadn't listened to it in a while. Since there was nothing to do and I desperately needed to catch up on all things Arashi, I opened the LOVE concert video to watch.

Of course, since the concert would have songs from the LOVE album I was not surprised that the boys performed it on stage. BUT!!! At the end, I was shocked that there was the instruction video of cutesy cartoon Arashi members teaching the choreography to Funky!!!

It's like my brain knew and was prepping me for it that day! Naturally, I replayed the instructions over and over again and practiced till I was exhausted. I think I just looked like a robot while "dancing"... I am so in awe of Arashi (and well, any dancers) who are able to remember all those steps in a dance routine. And, then having to remember the choreography to many many many other songs as well! Amazed!!

Yep, that was my weekend in a nutshell. Now I have sore arm and shoulder muscles XD

Bai~

Current Mood: silly

Holy crap.... What is going on?!?!

Left the Arashi fandom for a bit and SO MANY THINGS have changed!? @____@

I don't even know where to start to catch up!

Twitter? Tumblr? Dreamwidth? What happened in the last 5 years?!?! All these different things that I am so unfamiliar with.....

All I want is to catch up and listen to their music and watch their concerts...

This will be a long learning process... I feel like a complete noob all over again T___T

Because I'm starting a new chapter in life after post-secondary education and I don't want to risk any private information being shown publicly, I will be friends-locking posts related to my work.

Rest assured that any fangirling will still be conducted publicly XD

Not that there's anyone who will add me, but if you do, please leave a comment here!

Current Mood: calm

Um, I think a lotta people on my flist defriended me XD oops... Well, sorry I haven't updated in ages...just busy with life in general. So here's a bulleted summary of some major things that happened to me if you're interested.

- I officially finished my last university class in June! I lounged around and relaxed (ie. got super lazy) all summer long without any "back-to-school" woes. I deserved it. I did do useful and meaningful things though (which deserves a bulleted point of its own).

- My sis got married in September!!! So I helped her plan, organize, and give ideas amidst my lounging around during the summer months. I helped with the ceremony decorations and arrangements, helped design their monogram and wedding program (a pamphlet of the ceremony run-down for the guests) and even hand made boutennieres for the family guests. I was also the maid of honour.

- I attended my convocation (graduation ceremony) last week. That officially brings my academic career to a dramatic close. I feel quite sad even though I have said again and again that I hated school lol... I guess that now I'm thrusted into the real world of job hunting, interviewing, and being rejected by employers, it's made me appreciate how simple, familiar, and untroubling school life can be. Or maybe because I miss my U-pass that gave me unlimited rides on public transporation as a university student. Now I gotta pay $5 for a 3-zone transit fare!!! $10 for a round-trip fare!!! Just slit my throat and drain my blood will ya?

- And speaking of finding jobs, I have started my search for one that suits me. Of course, no such job exists...unless you count being a housewife lol. I sent out a couple dozen of cover letters and resumes the last 2 months and got 2 interviews so far. I guess that's not too bad. Actually, for my first interview I already got an offer but I rejected it... Anyway, job related stuff and details will have to go in a private post. I don't need to have potential employers lurking around and seeing this!

- I started a food blog. Inspired by www.chowtimes.com I decided to create my own little blog dedicated to interesting eateries and places I've experienced. Of course, it's not as good as the "professional" food blogs out there what with their gastronomic culinary jargon, sharp and detailed photography, and amusing witty comments about the food, but I'll do my best to document some good and bad eats around Metro Vancouver and possibly outside Canada. So, please visit www.eatingaround604.blogspot.com and enjoy the food :)

Ok, well that's it for now. See ya.

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: home

There's nothing like the power of good food to make oneself feel better.

Today, I went out to have ramen for lunch. I've been craving for it for a long time and finally got to satisfy my craving. There's this new ramen shop in Richmond (at Parker Place to be exact) so my family and I went out to try it. It's actually a franchise that has many shops globally but surprisingly their website(s) doesn't say that it has locations in Japan so LOL. Well, overall the food was not bad, service was prompt and the decor was clean and bright (um, hot pink coloured chairs anyone?) so it's worth going back again. Apparently the owner of this franchise shop is Christian because they kept playing Chinese Christian "pop" hymns. LOL again.

Afterwards, went to Aberdeen to try the much-hyped Beard Papa cream puffs (also known as choux-creme I believe). It's also a newly opened store at the food court and due to the advertised hype, many people came to try it out. We had to wait in line for an hour to buy 3 measly puffs! We were going to get more but by the time we got to the counter, they only had 3 left! If we wanted more, we had to wait 20 minutes for the freshly baked puffs to cool down in order to squirt the creme inside @_@. Well, I guess the 1 hour wait was pretty worth it. The choux-creme was indeed delicious. The puff was crisp on the outside, soft in the inside and the mix of vanilla custard and cream was cooling and smooth. They only had one flavour (vanilla) but they said they'll be bringing more cream flavours later on.

Here, have some pictures

Btw, a single choux-creme puff is the size of an adult fist. Ughh so fattening LOL. I guess all that sugar and fat does make one's emotions better because I feel much better right now than last night's (locked) post. I gotta get more of those choux-creme the next time I'm in Richmond XD

Current Mood: full

...for not being an elite user of the interweb, but what exactly does FTW stand for?

Current Mood: confused

Why do I seem to always have dilemmas and anxiety attacks at the beginning of each semester? I, once again, am stuck in deciding whether I should drop 1 or 2 of my courses because of its abnormally high work load. I mean, it's not required for my major, just that I need them to fulfill my graduation requirements that's all. Here's the pros and cons of dropping the course(s).

+ Lighter work load means spending more time on the other required courses for my major.
+ More time dedicated to doing readings, putting more thought and effort into papers/assignments.
+ I can help my mom (who is currently on a longterm medication treatment for an illness) with chores around the house so she can rest more.
+ I won't be constantly having mental breakdowns, anxiety attacks and/or depression.
+ More "Me" time.

- I will have to increase my course load for the next 2 semesters if I want to graduate in 2008.
- If I keep the course/work load the same as right now in the next semesters, my grad. date will be pushed back to 2009 (although I will probably be finished with schooling at the end of 2008).
- Continuing on from the above point, I will have been in university for a whopping 6 years. I know that's nothing to be really ashamed of since it's not a race or anything...just it feels like I'm diddling and dawdling and wasting money...

Both of the courses are crazy. Each one has the workload of 2 courses and the structure is very disorganized. I don't want to risk my CGPA with a disorganized and unrequired course. And there's other factors involved too. I will have to leave a week early at the end of the semester to go to HK to watch my sister's graduation ceremony. So if I drop the course(s), I can't fill up the space with another course even if I wanted to. I will need to pick a course that goes towards the grad. requirements, has no prerequisites (or has prereq. that I have already fulfilled) but also has no final exam. ~_~ And of course all the courses that fulfill these factors are all closed/full now. Can you see the dilemma I am in? So with that, I am greatly leaning towards just dropping them, focus on the more important courses this semester and then just catch up next semester.

Does that make me a coward?
Well, I shouldn't really care... I should do whatever that makes me comfortable, right? Anyway, I will come to a final decision by the end of this week after I see how my other class tomorrow is like (another course I dread). Bah.

Current Mood: stressed

Cooking Mama is fun LOL. This is the first in a long time that I've played with any sort of game console. So inevitably I looked like a dork swinging around the remote thingy but it was still fun chopping, stirring, adjusting temperatures and stuff... Although I think I'll just stick to real life cooking where I'm actually less liable in burning my food..hahaha...

And speaking of cooking, I baked chocolate matcha marble cupcakes this morning. I actually woke up early (this coming from a person who slept in until 1 PM the past 2 weeks) just to take the bus out to the store to buy flour and butter then come home and bake. They turned out pretty well. The chocolate and matcha flavour wasn't strong enough for me but it still tasted good and it was nice and fluffy. Yay for not sucking at cooking/baking in real life (as opposed to my failure in Cooking Mama) :D

Current Mood: kind of tired

I have not encountered many discriminatory or racist people/acts in person for my whole life. I've always been glad that I live in a place that boasts of its multiculturalism and acceptance of diverse ethnicities. But today, I just experienced how some "white" people are still unfriendly and down right rude towards "us", the ethnic minorities.

My mom and I were just driving back home from the mall. We were driving on a 2 lane road and out of nowhere this red truck honks his horn and zooms up from behind and then cuts in front of us and then speeds off. Ok, no big deal, they're probably in a rush. But it's not like my mom was driving at a granny pace. We were just driving at the speed limit. There's nothing wrong with that. So then when we reached the intersection up ahead, we saw the same red truck stopped at the light. We stopped in the lane next to them because we were turning left. I glanced to my right and the driver was like this middle aged man with his son, probably in his late teens or early 20's. I wasn't even staring at him but the driver gave me a dirty look and F*CKING SPAT AT MY WINDOW. WTF WTF WTF. How disgusting can that be? Not just the act but the attitude, the discrimination and blatant unfriendliness that I/we have to put up with.

Maybe the guy has road rage, maybe he's had a bad day, maybe he's not really racist but just lost his temper at something and aimed it at us, who just happened to be Chinese. I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt but really, what kind of civilized person SPITS at another car? I know a majority of Caucasian people are great and friendly. It's just those kind of people that give the rest a bad name.

Anyways, I'm gonna go watch Hanakimi and chill with a bowl of ice cream. XD

Current Mood: disgusted

Haha I don't really know why I put that as my subject. Maybe because that's the sound of how I feel right now? A mix of grrr and blah....?
My bf flew back to HK last Friday because he will be working there for 6 months and so a long distance relationship has started. The weekend was ok since we both had free time to talk online and on the phone for a while but once the week begins I can't stay up late (time difference) to chat with him. I'll need some adjustment to the "quietness" :T
Then this morning I got back my first assignment for a course and it was completely butchered (and the T.A was already being generous) so yeah there goes my hope for this class. I have half a mind to just skip lecture in the afternoon and go somewhere to window shop. Really don't feel like being a student today.
How are you all?

Current Mood: blah
Current Location: computer lab

I just want to ask, does anyone else see a resemblance between Matsushige Yutaka (the man that plays one of the teachers in Proposal Daisakusen) and Christopher Walken?? Maybe I'm crazy or something's wrong with my eyes but when I saw him in the drama, I was like "WTF Asian Christopher Walken?? @_@" Hahaha....

( See here for picture comparison )

Current Mood: amused

I find this odd because I rarely post on LJ. Anyways.

My life is bland and often depressing. I think I will skip my afternoon lecture tomorrow. I seriously need to work on my term paper. And I'll probably be in a panicky and anxious state after meeting up with my groupmates about the dreaded presentation we have to do. I'll be in no mood to sit in the lecture hall and concentrate on the joys of rhetoric. I wish the presentation would magically disappear. I f***ing hate presentations. Any advice on how to make this a more enjoyable task would be appreciated :T

Ughhh and we are in the midst of a heavy rainfall warning right now. I haven't seen the sun and blue skies in a long time! I am so craving for warmer, drier weather. I don't want to carry a soaking wet, half broken umbrella anymore >.<

Even though I just had a vacation 3 months ago, I desperately want another one now. I don't care if it's somewhere close by, I just want to get away from uni. and just forget that it exists.

I really don't have anything positive to talk about do I? *tries to think of something positive to write*
.......
Umm, at least I'm not sick anymore!

Hah, alright, I've lost that feeling to write/post now. Guess I'll eat dinner and then try to finish my essay outline. Ta~

Current Mood: gloomy

I want my weekend back. It went by too quickly :(

I woke up early this morning and went to school for nothing. NOTHING. All the tutorials were cancelled and now I have 3 hours of time to waste. I could have slept in and went to school later >.< I should not have to endure this what with the kind of tuition I pay. Grrrr. I'm mad and trying hard to fight off sleepiness right now.

Current Mood: annoyed and tired
Current Music: 陳奕迅 (some new song)

Hello everyone~ It's been a while hasn't it? After coming back from Hong Kong I was so jet lagged and overwhelmed with unpacking luggage that I just wanted to hide away and sleep for 1 week straight...which I sort of did XD. School has started again *ugh* and since I have a two hour break right now in between classes, I might as well update.

3 weeks in HK was totally not enough. Actually it was more like 2 weeks because I spent 1 day in Macau and 5 days in Thailand as well. The weather at Thailand was incredible. Not too sweltering hot and it was sunny everyday. The beaches at Pattaya were beautiful and the water was emerald green. I'll post pictures when I'm not as lazy to upload them XD. The traffic jams in Bangkok were horrendous though. We almost missed watching the transvestite/drag queen show LOLLL.... I'm not very fond of Thai food but the overall experience of everything there was not bad. I can add another country to the list of places I've been to now :D

Hong Kong was great. I haven't been there in 14 years so I was quite lost and directionless most of the time. At intersections, I kept looking left and then right which was like a big no-no LOL. If it wasn't for my mom pulling me back, I would have been hit by a car and a bus (yes, it occurred twice at different times -_-")....stupid traffic pattern changes. Anyway, I did most things that tourists would do like taking the tram up to The Peak, ride the Star Ferry, eat seafood at Lamma Island, shop at the street markets at Stanley, walk and shop around Mong Kok, and ride the cable cars at Ngong Ping 360 to see the giant Buddha. Of course, I bought stuff but not a lot of useless junk. Mostly clothes, magazines and snacks. I think a lot of the money was spent on transportation. The Octopus cards were really convenient but because we relied a lot on the bus and MTR (subway), the fares added up to a huge amount. Other than that, I walked a lot. Walking while shopping was not as painful because there was always some sort of reward at the end (be it food or clothes) but the one time where it was painful was walking/hiking down one of the trails at The Peak down to Pokfulam Rd with my sister. Yeah, it was all downhill but it was steep and it was dark at night so it was really creepy LOL... Good exercise but uhh probably never again.

Food was good in HK. Breakfast and lunch were always cheap, never surpassing $6 CND. I had so much fast food (not as in McD's but as in Chinese style) at Cafe de Coral. That place is so awesome LOL. Have you ever had steak dinner or a complete hot pot meal at a fast food restaurant before?? The efficiency at all these chains is amazing. I also ate a lot at mall food courts since there were a few days where I spent shopping in malls. I saw MOS Burger!!! Dammit!!! I wanted to try it but the line up was freakin' long and I just had a long day walking and shopping so I wasn't in the mood to stand and wait for another hour just to get a burger. T_T Hope I'll get the opportunity to try it one day. I also ate snake but that's nothing impressive since I've eaten it before. OMG I miss all the dessert/sweet soup shops in HK. Just thinking about it makes me crave for tofu pudding. And can I say that Asian convenient stores are way more superior than North American ones? Ok, so maybe the products they have appeal more to me than the North American ones. I wish there was sushi, onigiri, and bottles of hot Vita Soy drinks available here :( And they should give away free tissue packs with every newspaper/magazine you buy too XDDD

I wish I could go back soon....but not in the summertime. Winter time in HK is the best weather-wise. My boyfriend might be going back for a few months after April..hahaha he's gonna have a helluva a time adjusting to the humid weather XD Oh, surprisingly I didn't gain any weight from all the eating (maybe it's from all the walking I did?) but I think I got fatter around my arms and tummy =P Ugh..gotta do some stomach crunches in my spare time now. Does anyone know any good exercises to do to trim/tone the arms? I don't want flabby arms!! D:

Anyways, almost time for class so that's all for now. Hope my long post didn't bore you. Until then~

Current Mood: content
Current Location: compu lab

Hey! I guess I've never mentioned it but I'll be spending my winter break in HK. I've arrived safely yesterday morning and had a long and tiring day due to jet lag/time difference.

It's just my second day here but my feet are already super tired from all the walking. Experiencing the life in HK makes me appreciate the lifestyle and convenience of having a car back at home. I think I'll be sick and tired of walking by the end of the year =_=

I'm using my sister's laptop and Internet in her dorm right now but I probably won't have access to Internet everyday so I'll try to post pics and stuff when I have the opportunity. If not, I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year!!

Current Mood: tired but cheerful
Current Location: HKU dorm
Current Music: traffic noise

If you're living in the lower mainland of B.C, you'll know what kind of weather we are having right now. We just had a snowstorm over the weekend and now the temperature has dipped to below 10 celcius which, with wind chill factor, feels like -19!! AUGHHH!!! School was cancelled yesterday so I was outside shovelling snow in the afternoon. School is open today though....

So, I'm all dressed and bundled up ready to face the below-zero temperature this morning. I go outside to wait for my bus to go to school and what does the neighbour tell me and the other waiters out there? "Hey bus people! There's no bus right now. It's stuck outside the main route and can't get in. There hasn't been a bus in here since 6 AM." WTF. It sucks that us little neighbourhoods get no help from the municipality. Our roads haven't been plowed or salted so they look like long ice rinks. All the cars are skidding around trying to gain traction so it's no wonder the buses don't even want to come in here.

And there's no way in hell I'm walking out to the main station. With the slippery roads plus sub-zero temperature, it's going to take me like 2 hours to get there and by that time my class has already ended! So yeah...forces of nature tell me to stay comfortable in my heated home and study XDD

Current Mood: indifferent

I just had my first Japanese oral exam and I was nervous as hell. It was only 3 minutes long and it seemed shorter than that but I think it went pretty well. Stumbled a few times and had her repeat one question once, although at the end sensei said I did well and I was nervous for nothing. ^^;; But dammit, if I wasn't down with a cold, I think I would have done better. A 3 minute oral exam worth 20% of my mark....ugh... Here's hoping I get a good mark.

Current Mood: sick

I woke up early to go to school and got on a packed bus only to find out sensei was sick and that class was cancelled! What! It was my only class for the day ~_~ Oh well, I'll just get a cup of coffee and mull around on the school Internet since my net at home is not freakin' working. Argh.

Current Mood: peaceful

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