I saw the stupidest thing on monday...

I had just finished work at Subway.
Cleaned up, mopped the floors, end-of-day, locked the doors and went home.
On the short walk back, I saw this girl hunched over her car.
I thought I'd just be the good samaritan and offer some help.
Maybe help her call a tow truck or RACV...

Then as I walked closer, she was looking at her engine.
The car had it's bonnet up and the engine was steaming~.
You would have guessed that the engine overheated.

Anyway, stupid chick decided to OPEN THE RADIATOR CAP !!!

You never do that... it's dangerous.
There was a fountain as the pressure and hot water escaped.
The hot water from the radiator got everywhere.
My subway uniform got a little soaked, but stupid chick got scalded.
As she was hunched over, looking into the engine bay... she got a face full of hot water.

Ouch...

I ran to the BP Petrol Station nearby, bought water and grab towellettes.
Then I called RACV and the hospital services for her.
I think she really needs the get~well~soon card.





Was heaps of fun, life is never dull...

What breed of DOGGIE are you?

Haha... thanks to Lydia, I did this rather cute online questionaire/test.

WOOF !!!




You're a Golden Retriever!


What Breed of Dog Are You?

Brought to you by Tickle

My Mom Taught Me...

My mom taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE:
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside -- I just finished cleaning!"

My mother taught me RELIGION:
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL:
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me LOGIC:
"Because I said so, that's why."

My mother taught me FORESIGHT:
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

My mother taught me IRONY:
"Keep laughing and I'll *give* you something to cry out."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS:
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper!"

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM:
"Will you *look* at the dirt on the back of your neck!"

My mother taught me about STAMINA:
"You'll sit there 'til all that spinach is finished."

My mother taught me about WEATHER:
"It looks as if a tornado swept through your room."

My mother taught me how to solve PHYSICS PROBLEMS:
"If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you; would you listen then?"

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY:
"If I've told you once, I've told you a million times -- don't exaggerate!!!"

My mother taught me THE CIRCLE OF LIFE:
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION:
"Stop acting like your father!"

My mother taught me about ENVY:
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do!"

a CANCER~ian man

The most sensitive man and the weakest emotional type in all Zodiacs. Most Artists are Cancer. Cancer is controlled by the "Moon" and the moon change it's shape daily, so Cancer man's emotional and moods change all the time too. You will confuse with him and yet it is his constantly changes that "Charm" you. He never go to get what he wants directly, but he will wait for a chance and opportunity to do so. Once he gets what he wants, he will not loose it, except if he get tired of it by himself.

The most sensitive man who can not stand rejection. He cares what other people feel or think of him. He hates loosing face and he tends to over protected himself, so sometimes people might think he is a cold person.

Gifted, creative, imaginative, is Cancer. A mystery and complexity play a major role in a life of a Cancer man. He could be very funny, very quiet, suddenly very sad. Living with him could be very unexpected, for you will not know what is his next mood. If you like excitement and surprise, you have the right guy and never have a chance to get bored.

He thinks of his home as "nest" and it is the safest place for him. If he feels hurt or depress he will stay at home alone quietly. Once he feels better, he will come out of his retreat and lives normally again. Being a looser is not him.

It is so easy to fall in love with this guy because he is gentle and a very polite guy. His wit and creative mind could win your affection. He will come out from his nest to protect you even if he is not opening himself up to other people much. Not many people will win his heart. His security is only when he has money in his pocket. Once he feels secure then he might think of having a happy family. Even he likes to make and keep money, he is not stingy. Spending money is part of his good image, so he will be happy to spent money to take you out to a very expensive restaurant or buy a jewelry for you.

Certainly when he has money OK. He is possessive to everything's that he thinks belong to him. Don't try to talk to another cute guy in front of him, he will get suspicion because he is not very secure or confident in himself for this kind of competition.

Once you know each other too much, he will start to look for new excitement, but not to worry for he will always think of you. If he thinks you are the true love for him, and you try once to disappear. You will be sure he will come and look for you.

He is a shy guy, but if he likes you. You can get up in the morning and see that he is in front of your house everyday till you go out with him, a very persistent guy.

He likes a secure, cheerful and lively woman, confident but at the same time always act proper and appropriate. He likes a secure woman, but able to adjust to his rapid changes. A very difficult type to find woman indeed.

In the beginning, you and he will be so sugary sweet together and he will only think of you. This so "super romantic" will not last forever, so don't slip this chance. If you are the one who want his interest, then act and make yourself interesting. Be a supportive person and give him compliment sometimes, but not too much till he thinks you are not sincere.

Unlike many other Zodiacs, if he is mad then you better get out of that room. He will calm down by himself. Giving him a slight touch on his shoulders or concerned facial expression are enough. He loves his mother, so try to be his mother favorite, but do not act like his mother!

SPACE...

In war one should seek to take and hold the highground. From there the enemies' movements are clearly visible and he will struggle to reach you, let alone fight you.

High orbit is the highest ground there is.

Codex Astartes

someone sent me this...

Your birth tree is...


Fir Tree, the Mysterious

Extraordinary taste, dignity, cultivated airs, loves anything beautiful, moody, stubborn, tends to egoism but cares for those close to it,rather modest, very ambitious, talented, industrious, uncontent lover, many friends, many foes, very reliable.

YUI

I was listening to some online radio last night and they were spinning stuff off anime soundtracks. Apparently, BLEACH (anime + manga that involves lots of brawls and supernatural nastiness) has a new theme by this girl YUI. Listened to said theme song and I was like, "Hey, her style is much like Michelle Branch."

I was interested...






I then went about and grabbed more of her stuff off a few mp3 rotation sites and I've decided that I really like her music. Some of her stuff are very indie while others are heavily philosophical. Those of her stuff are reflections on where she has been and what she has experienced.

Then she has her typical manufactured (read as forced~) poppy and catchy stuff.








... and have I mentioned that she is rather pretty?

She has that sleepy~eyed~girl look that is just so cute. She has that tidak apa attitude that typifies low maintenance females. It helps too that she is a natural beauty. Can't really identify her with cosmetics and beauty regimes.






sigh...

I've seen a few of her live performance vids and her personality comes across as rather shy. She even fell asleep while they were interviewing other artistes ahead of her. Why? I'd like to speculate that she doesn't sleep much 'cause of the effort she puts into her music.






Who am I to complain if she is cute and that she can sing?

“Although I’m perplexed, I would like to move forward…”

So... Who is YUI?

an excerpt from wikipedia - YUI.

"YUI is a Japanese J-Pop artist, born March 26, 1987 in Fukuoka, Japan. She sings and plays acoustic guitar, and writes her own songs. She is still relatively unknown outside of Japan, but her song "LIFE", from her single by the same name, was the 5th ending theme for BLEACH, a popular Japanese anime series, which has brought her some international fame.

Her first full album, From Me To You, was released February 22, 2006, to great acclaim. Among it's 13 tracks, 9 of them were brand new, and these have been well received from her fans. The album has already sold quite well, reaching as high as the weekly 9th most sold album in Japan, and the main track, TOKYO, has reached the number 4 spot on the MTV Japan song charts. She is currently on a nationwide Japanese tour for the album From Me To You.

YUI began writing poems already in ninth grade. At an age of 16, by recommendation of a friend, she began studying song, songwriting, and guitar at a private music school in her native Fukuoka. Aspiring to become professional, she carried her guitar around and sang at local places such as the seashore of Shingu and in the middle of the rice fields of Kaminofu.

In March 2003, at an audition hosted by Sony Music Japan, all judges evaluated her with the highest score, which caused a fierce scramble among labels. At this audition, she sang three songs - her first song Why Me, which was later coupled with her debut single, as well as It's happy line and I know, which was included on her indie single - as opposed to the audition rule that a participant could only sing two songs. Sitting cross-legged on the floor, she strummed her guitar and sang. The judges and the others present claimed that "the performance created a tremendous aura from her heavenly voice, and captured the hearts of the whole audience".

Upon leaving her home of Fukuoka for Tokyo, YUI wrote the song feel my soul. She was planning release on an indie label as a tribute to her hometown, when the song caught the ears of Fuji TV producer, Mr. Yamaguchi, who happened to see the demo video clip. He claimed YUI's voice haunted him so much that he went out of his way to visit the recording studio himself. He even made his channel's prime-time drama an extraordinary tie-in with YUI's debut track.

Although she is not the most comfortable when it comes to talking to people, she enjoys communicating with her audience at street performances in the Tenjin district of Fukuoka.

YUI will soon be honing her acting and singing skills in a new movie that will be released in April called Taiyo no Uta (Sun's Song)."





Discography

Albums
From Me To You (February 22, 2006)

Singles
"It's Happy Line" (Independent, released December 24, 2004)
"feel my soul" (Released February 23, 2005)
"Tomorrow's Way" (Released June 22, 2005)
"LIFE" (Released November 9, 2005)
"TOKYO" (Released January 18, 2006)

LIFE

by YUI

www.YUI-net.com






Romanji

doro darake yo najimenai tokai de
onaji you ni waraenai utsumuite aruita no
isogiashi de surechigau hitotachi
"yume wa kanaimashita ka?" atashi mada mogaiteru

kodomo no koro ni modoru yori mo ima wo umaku ikite mitai yo
kowagari wa umaretsuki

hi no ataru basho ni dete ryoute wo hirogete mita nara
ano sora koete yukeru kana? nante omotta n' da

tobidatsu tame no tsubasa sore wa mada mienai
kantan ni ikanai kara ikite yukeru

nureta koinu hiroiageta dake de
chotto waraechau hodo namida ga koborete kita
ai saretai ai saretai bakari
atashi itte ita yo ne motomeru dake ja dame ne

kodomo no koro wa mama no koto hidoku kizu-tsuketa hi mo atta yo ne
kawaritai ima zenbu

hi no ataru basho ni dete kono te wo tsuyoku nigitte mita
ano bsho ano toki wo kowashite I can change my life

demo kokoro no naka subete wo totemo tsutaekirenai
kantan ni ikanai kara ikite yukeru

hi no ataru basho ni dete chizu wo hirogete miru kedo
I know... You know... mayoimichi mo shikata nai
I can change my life

sugite kita hibi zenbu de ima no atashi nan da yo
kantan ni ikanai kara ikite yukeru




English

In the city I'm not used to that's full of dirt,
I can't laugh the same and I walked with my head down
People pass by in a quick pace
I ask "has their dreams come true?" But I'm still struggling

I want to try living in the present
rather than returning to my childhood
It's my nature to be a coward

If I go to a sunny spot and stretch my arms out,
I wonder if I can go beyond the sky
that's what I thought

The wings I use to fly away are still invisible
It's because it's not simple that I can go on living

I just picked up a wet puppy
and for a while, I laughed so much that tears spilled
"I want to be loved, I just want to be loved"
is what I said. It's no good just to ask for it

When I was a child, there were days when I hurt my mom badly
I want to change everything

I went to a sunny spot and tried holding your hand tightly
I will destroy that place, that time so I can change my life

But I really can't express everything that's in my heart
It's because it's not simple that I can go on living

I went to a sunny spot and spread out my map, but
I know... You know... that even the path of doubts can't be helped
I can change my life

All the days that have passed make up the me that's here now
It's because it's not simple that I can go on living

crossroad

by YUI

* Since her real name was never released to the media, it is speculated that she was born a Yui Yoshioka.



Romanji

hidamari no naka de hashagu kodomo-tachi
mizushibuki agaru kedo
umaku waraenakute tada bon'yari sonna keshiki miteru

henji no nai ME-RU bakari
ki ni shite shimau no wa mou yameyou

*1 arukidasu boku-tachi ni atatakai kaze ga fuita
sayonara no kawari ni

*2 kotae nado mitsukerarenai dekigoto ga
kore kara mata bokura wo nayamaseru Baby

tabidachi no crossroad watatte shimatta
fukuzatsu ni surechigau
namida no katachi tte minna chigau hazu da tte itteta

komorebi ni me wo hosometa n' da
mabushisugiru mirai ga yonderu

arukidase bokutachi wa atatakai kaze no naka ni
tachidomatte'rarenai

kotae nado mitsukerarenai dekigoto ga
kore kara mata bokura wo nayamaseru

soba ni ita ano koro ga omoide ni kawatte yuku
sayonara no kawari ni

namikimichi SHABONdama tooku made tonde kieta
good bye kanashimi no mukou

*1, *2 repeat

good bye my love oh baby





ENGLISH

Some children frolic in a sunny field,
and the light rain stops.
I watch them play, and I can't laugh,
but that's just silly ol' me.

My messages never get answered,
but today I'm gonna quit worrying about that.

*1 As we started to walk, a warm wind blew towards us,
Keeping "Goodbye" at bay.

**2 We remember when we couldn't find the answers,
And it troubles our hearts again, Baby.

I encountered a crossroad when I started my journey.
The roads pass each other in a twisted way.
"Everybody should have their own tears," I said.
"Each with their own different shapes."

Sunlight streamed through the trees,
and I focused my eyes on it.
I saw the future, but it was too bright.
I hear it calling me.

Start Walking! That warm wind blows,
and we can't stand in it.

I cherish all those times when we were together,
Keeping "Goodbye" at bay.

Bubbles flew down the avenue and vanished.
"Goodbye", they said, beyond all grief and sorrow.

*1, *2 repeat

good bye my love oh baby

and I had read...

The real lesson about breakups is your OWN personal growth.

Be willing to look back before you look forward.

藉口 Jie Kou

by 周杰倫 Jay Chou



翻著我們的照片 想念若隱若現
fan zhe wo men de zhao pian / xiang nian ruo yin ruo xian
Flipping through our photographs, thoughts of [you] are visible yet invisible

去年的冬天 我們笑得很甜
qu nian de dong tian / wo men xiao de hen tian
Last year's winter, we laughed very sweetly

看著妳哭泣的臉, 對著我說再見
kan zhe ni ku qi de lian / dui zhe wo shuo zai jian
Watching your tearstained face, telling me goodbye

來不及聽見　妳已走得很遠
lai bu ji ting jian / ni yi zou de hen yuan
[I] have yet to hear it when you've already walked so far

也許妳已經放棄我　也許已經很難回頭
ye xu ni yi jing fang qi wo / ye su yi jing hen nan hui tou
Perhaps you have already given up on me, perhaps it is already very difficult to turn back

我知道是自己錯過　請再給我一個理由說妳不愛我
wo zhi dao shi zi ji cuo guo / qing zai gei wo yi ge li you shuo ni bu ai wo
I know it's all my fault, please give me another reason, say you don't love me



就算是我不懂　能不能原諒我
jiu suan shi wo bu dong / neng bu neng yuan liang wo
Even if I don't understand, can [you] forgive me?

請不要把分手當作妳的請求
qing bu yao ba fen shou dang zuo ni de qing qiu
Please don't use parting (breakup) as your request

我知道堅持要走 是妳受傷的藉口
wo zhi dao jian chi yao zou / shi ni shou shang de jie kou
I know wanting to go is your wound's excuse

請妳回頭　我會陪妳一直走到最後
qing ni hui tou / wo hui pei ni yi zhi zou dao zui hou
[Can] you please turn back, I will accompany you until the very end



就算沒有結果　我也能夠承受
jiu suan mei you jie guo / wo ye neng go cheng shou
Even if there is no conclusion, I can still endure

我知道妳的痛　是我給的承諾
wo zhi dao ni de tong / shi wo gei de cheng nuo
I know your pain is the promise I gave

妳說給過我縱容　沉默是因為包容
ni shuo gei guo wo zong rong / chen mo shi yin wei bao rong
You said [you] gave me tolerance, and silence was because of acceptance

如果要走　請妳記得我　如果難過　請妳忘了我
ru guo yao zou / qing ni ji de wo / ru guo nan guo / qing ni wang le wo
If [you] want to go, please remember me, if [you] feel sad, please forget me

a tripartite post

Well... as per the title, this post carries 3 short messages.



A quick 'I'm so sorry for lack of posts.'
I've been busy with life.
Hope to get some down time soon this easter break.
I'd like to get back to posting stuff on my blog.



Second...
Make poverty history...
C'mon people!!!
Sign up for the petition to make significant countries ERASE third world debt.


And lastly... a good friend's sig-fig (re: significant other) has a blog.
OMG!!!
Su Yin has a blog...
Where?
Do have a look here at SuYin@blogspot.

THE NET -iz- BACK

I got my net connection back !!!

Anyway...
Do enjoy this rather funny/silly jap clip.

MY BLOG IS 1 YEAR OLD !!!