spielberg redeems himself...
by choosing ken watanabe aka katsumoto (of "the last samurai) to play the role of the chairman in "memoirs of a geisha". yahooo!!!!!!! i'm positive he will do a fantastic job as chairman iwamura *sigh* just wondering, who will get to play nobu??
Posted by Unknown at 09:15
maybe i'm a real cat, after all!
again, i almost got hit by a taxi last night. i was crossing kamias road (green pedestrian light, of course) and suddenly, a cab came speeding towards me from my right. a$$hole driver! this time it was really close!! like less than a foot!! i'm sure he can't even pay for my hospital bills if he had hit me. so why drive so recklessly?? i hate filipino drivers with a passion. i swear, they are among the most foul creatures ever to hit the streets! undisciplined filth!! i will get them someday...
Posted by Unknown at 09:10
the reason why i like coming to work very early in the morning and leaving the office quite late is that i just like the smell of the place. on my first day here, i recognized the smell immediately...the office smelled like the japan foundation in kansai!! 懐かしい?gosh, i totally miss japan...いつか行けるかしら。。。i badly want to go back...
and speaking of japan, edwin is leaving for osaka in less than a week. he won in that contest that i joined last year. so in effect, he is my 後輩 (kouhai = junior at school) and i am his 先輩 (senpai = senior). i am two levels ahead of him. i really expected him to win...well, actually, i expected someone from
nihongo center to win, hehe. in fact, he didn't have any reason to lose! why? because i coached him every step of the way! i even handed in his form to the japan foundation...all because i really wanted someone from ncf to win! i was like, "here's what you're supposed to study" and "when you enter the room, face the panel, bow and say "おはようございます。edwinと申します。" and "if they ask you this question, here's what you're supposed to answer", blah-blah-blah.
after he won, he kept on asking me small stuff like how much money to bring, what clothes to wear, where to buy this and that, can he go out of the institute at night, can he see mount fuji, will he get to experience autumn, which country has the friendliest people, and anything else he could think of!
he's lucky he has me! not to glorify myself or anything. but last year, when i joined the contest, i didn't know what to do...i didn't know what to study, what to say in the interviews, what to wear, etc. i didn't know who my sempai was and i never asked advice from my teachers. maybe it was my pride; i wanted to prove to myself that i can win without asking other folks for help. and i did! ^_~v
well, next week, he's flying to japan. i can't believe it's been a year! i went there on the 3rd of september last year; yet, it felt like yesterday. i still haven't forgotten anything from that short trip! a selfish part of me wishes that i were going instead of him. but i had my time; now it's someone else's to enjoy and i hope he will really make the most out of it just as i did. make me proud, edwin!
Posted by Unknown at 18:07
the joy that is l'arc~en~ciel
got my new l'arc~en~ciel cd, 瞳の住人 (hitomi no jyuunin)!!! お姉ちゃんが買ってくれた！！maribile-oneechan got back from japan on thursday and i dropped by her house on friday to get my cd. i have found out (through regular visits) that if you are in the masaki house, you will find it hard to leave...the place is just so...happy that you'd want to spend every waking time there. the kids are fun to have around, especially jun-kun; they probably take after their mother. ^_^ i don't know, the house is just full of sunshine. anyway, i was there until a little before 10:00 pm, playing with jun-kun, and teaching him how to write and draw.
tita cat,ここ、寝るの？
いいえ、今晩だめ。来週よ。約束だよ。
when i left, it was pouring! i didn't care if my shoes were soaked or if my pants were wet up to the knees; i just wanted to make sure that hyde-sama and the rest of l'arc were safe and dry inside my bag. ^_^
the cd has five tracks:
瞳の住人
瞳の住人 (instrumental)
ready, steady, go (ken ready version)
ready, steady, go (tetsu ready version)
ready, steady, go (yukihiro version)
hitomi no jyuunin ranks as one of my most favorite l'arc songs ever. i just love the way hyde does those vocal acrobatics of his in this song. the lyrics are so tender and touching and it just lulls me to sleep every night. *sigh*
i also love "ready, steady, go". of course, before i bought this cd, i only knew of the original version. but i was pleasantly surprised with the way the other versions turned out. i especially liked tetsu's deep voice in his version. ken was awesome too...i really liked the way the chorus sounded. as for yukihiro's, i didn't like the version at first. i thought he drawled too much. for me, this was sort of the hard rock/bad boy version among the four. but the song grew on me as i listened to the song every night before i go to bed. ^_^
so there. my lullabyes for the month. ^_^
what if i buy the "ready, steady, go" maxi single too?? five tracks, all "ready, steady, go" in different versions: the original version, hyde-less, ken-less, tetsu-less and yukihiro-less. that's going to be crazy...
"are you ready?
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!!"
the annoying thing that is labelgate
my cd says "labelgate cd is a copy control cd. it will not play on macintosh. it will play on windows pc, after the music player "magiqlip2" is installed. it will not be copied on pc without the internet id authentication which is only available to residents of japan. labelgate cd is a trademark."
...which means, i can't listen to hyde and tetsu and ken and yukihiro at work. good job, sony. thanks a lot.
so sorry, mae-chan and herb-chan...i'll lend you my cd when i get tired of it...which isn't soon, hehe :P
Posted by Unknown at 17:47
i miss my bud, takashi...i wonder if he's having the time of his life in hong kong right now. i'm sure he's very busy, adjusting to a new work and a new life as an expatriate. must be tough (though i have never experienced that in my life). new people, new environment, new food, new weather, new everything.
i'd rather he moved here for work instead but he did say he might be coming over to manila in the near future. yes!! can't wait!! i hope he comes before the year ends!
this week's prayer
dear lord,
please let me pass this time. i swear i won't cram for grad school ever again! ^_^
Posted by Unknown at 14:15
monday morning bitchin'
dear girlfriend,
don't flatter yourself too much; you know very well that you did not do a single thing of that stuff you were claiming you did. (got it?). you can't even get your credits right! sorry, i'm a bitch and i'm worst on mondays and i just felt like taking it out on you. you're annoying me, girl.
love,
cat
Posted by Unknown at 18:47
officially 24!
er...actually, i was born 2 months ahead of my due date...but i prefer being a leo, hehe. nothing special because i don't have money, haha! oh well, what else is new?? 今日はイツモさんはとてもかわいい！！！いいプレゼントだねぇ~
Posted by Unknown at 17:54
i caught a whiff of your cologne and i thought you were there. of course you weren't. i miss you SO much! can't wait for tomorrow..
Posted by Unknown at 19:10
didn't see you today and i wonder how you are. your sweet smile will make me the happiest birthday girl on monday. i think i'm beginning to like you..
Posted by Unknown at 22:27
i knew it was just a joke but it was one of the best i've ever heard. how i wish it wasn't a joke at all! i think i'm beginning to like you...
Posted by Unknown at 20:34
your light, warm touch on my skin sends jolts of electricity down my spine. i think i'm beginning to like you..
Posted by Unknown at 20:33
