Just finished Boku Dake no Madonna in 4 days! Thank goodness MU was being good to me. :D I really love the drama's soundtrack! I'm especially obsessed with 2 songs. They're essentially the same melody but different arrangements. I've uploaded my fav among the two onto 4shared where you can stream and download the song. ^^

Tenderly from Boku Dake no Madonna

Boku Dake no Madonna surprised me. I started watching without any expectations and loved it! Guess I still love romance dramas after all. Going through the famed Gekku time slot list in Wiki D-Addicts, I've plan to watch Last Christmas and Itsumo Futari de. Hope they'll be good dramas.

From the recent years of Gekku dramas, the few romance dramas that are decent for me would be NatsuNiji and Nodame. I suppose Gekku is past its golden age already and doesn't always translate to good ratings and good dramas.

Anyway, does anyone have any romance dramas to recommend me? My list of dramas whcich I've watched is here. I don't think I'm too picky but I usually avoid Ueto Aya or Ishihara Satomi or Ito Misaki or Fukada Kyoko dramas. Reason being I think their acting is kinda crappy and the way they act out their characters is always annonying. I don't mind older dramas but probably not those in the 90s. So recommend away!

OMG does anyone know of any place that has dramas uploaded onto MF? Or anything else that's download-friendly besides MU. I'm talking about older dramas, not newer ones which I know can be found at ourhour.

I was just 4% away from finishing downloading episode 2 of Boku no Madonna when my download manager decided to go crazy and says size mismatch! All that 2 hour + spent downloading it wasted. I'm thiiiiis close to being tempted to get a MU premium membership cuz MU hates me. Anyone wants to share?

Argh, at this rate I just might have to settle for even lousier quality of streaming sites. I dread that day. >____<

Yesterday, I went to the Hokkaido fair at Takashimaya with my mum after her dentist appointment. Much smaller than what I expected but it was related to Japan. :P\

We bought a lot of Hokkaido specialty food stuff like cashew crackers covered with various flavored powder like corn and curry just to name a few. I reached Taka much later after my mum finished her dental appointment so she went and check out the fair first. She saw a lot of people queuing for dairy products so she joined the queue. When she saw some people crazily buying more than 50 packets of this milk, and heard a lady say the milk is delicious, she went crazy and bought 10 packs of them. And a block of cheese.

The cheese is from Yotsuba which from Google seems to be very famous. I've not eaten it yet though. Hokkaido milk apprently is said to be creamier which is true. It's been a long time since I drank full cream milk though. If you don't like the taste of milk (like Magdeline), that milk is not for you. Good thing I don't mind it.

I bought a raisin sponge cake too but haven't eat it yet. We bought some batter-fried squid and octopus and personally, I prefer the octopus. We bought 2 kinds of croquettes too - pumpkin and creamy crab. The filling of the pumpkin croquette were greenish in colour and wasn't as nice as the orange flesh ones sold at ION but it's interesting they added pumpkin seeds to the filling. The cream one was yummy though!

For dessert, I bought dangos topped with kinako and red bean paste. I miss eating the kinako ice-cream previously sold at the Hokkaido ice cream store at the basement of Taka. :( Seems like they sold it for a very short period of time only as I had the chance to eat it once only. Maybe Singaporeans weren't too receptive to the thought of eating soybean flour but I love it! I think our local Muah Chee might go well with it.



I also bought my first wagashi (if you don't count dorayaki) Ate it today and it's yummy as expected! It's quite sweet so I see how it goes well with green tea and unlike other desserts, I think I can only handle eating one in one go. To be honest I'm not a fan of mochi-texture food because the floury texture makes me feel very jelat. It's only this year that I could swallow down snowskin mooncakes but even then, only the champagne truffle ones as other kinds like durian snowskin is still too jelat for me. Same goes for wagashi. If I eat more than one, it'll be too jelat for me.

Cultural note: I can't explain the meaning of "jelat" well but it's something along the lines of making your stomach feel so uncomfortable to the point of you wanting to throw up. Often time applies to food/drinks which are too creamy, floury, cheesy or oily.

Seems like the anime fair is coming up in mid Nov. Maybe I'll go down just to take a look even though I don't particular love anime. Might see some interesting things there. :P

Hmmm it's been aeons since I last posted here...can't help it though since I've started working so I'm tired everyday. The latest I can sleep now without becoming a zombie the next day is 1am. So I choose to spend my nights wisely on catching up on Arashi, arama, Big Bang, online shopping and DRAMAS! Just for fun, here's my rather long list of dramas I've left hanging and am trying to finish now. Not in any special order.

- Gakepucchi no Eri
- Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo
- Kaibutsu-kun
- Tsuki no Koibito
- Hotaru no Hikari 2
- Atami (Odagiri Joe's drama)
- Trick 2
- Dream Again
- Marathon
- Aikurushii
- Untouchable
- Boku no Imoto
- Code Blue 2
- many many more...

Oh, and I just bought this clutch/pouch from an online seller in Japan. :D Items at the website are all handmade including this pouch. Red is my fav colour and I like this design the most. I figured I can especially use it during CNY to carry my ang baos. XD I hope it'll arrive tomorrow otherwise I'll have to wait till Mon. :( Link is here btw in case anyone wants to get one too. (Pouch link)



Oh yeah, I received my Ohoku teacups too! They're gorgeous and solid. <3 The red cup is nicer as on the black cup, the river motif design is a little weird as it starts and ends abruptly. When I take a picture of it, your will see what I mean. Instead of using it to drink tea, I used it to drink the sakuranbo sake I stored in my fridge for 9 months. :P Sake was ok only though. Shall buy a pack of green tea bags tomorrow. ^^

*edit*

Added pics of teacups.


Twin cups ^^


Don't your think where the river motif begins in the middle of nowhere looks a little weird?

Sorry this post is pretty pointless. But my life now is really just work > home > dinner > internet/drama/online shopping > sleep. I have started to cook and bake again though. Guess I got more comfortable doing that at home now. I might bake either thyme crackers or brownies tomorrow night. :)

To end, my brother and sis-in-law are in Hong Kong now for a business trip...and they agreed to help me buy Kahlua and Baileys from Duty Free! Which means I can finally make a B51 cocktail! I'll need a shot glass first though. XD

Yep, I know it's been forever since I posted on LJ but I became really busy once I started working.

Anyway I'm coming out of my inactivity to advertise this! Please like my photo at Facebook at the link below! The person with the most likes will win a category 1 (read expensive) ticket to this concert called Kpop Night. 6 bands will be performing at Singapore (!) including......

BIGBANG!!!!!

I really really want to see them live but tickets sold out fast plus category 1 ticket is almost SGD$300. @_@ So if your could help me by liking my photo, I would be really grateful. You have to like the FB page first though. If you can, get more people to help me. ^^

Thanks a lot guys! ORZ

My photo: http://tinyurl.com/24csr9s

I'm working with my friend in Japan again to organize this pre-order for Arashi's upcoming 10-11 concert tour! Please read the terms and conditions carefully before ordering. :)


Prices are in Japanese Yen and excludes postage.
Comments will be screened for privacy.
Shipping cost will be advised after you comment.

Other Terms & Conditions
1. Items will be shipped from Japan to worldwide.
2. Payment via Paypal only and Paypal fees apply.
3. I reserve the right to ask for more money for shipping in the case where the estimated amount is not enough.
4. I will refund any excess money if actual shipping cost is less than estimated amount.
5. I am not responsible for items lost in the mail (registered mail encouraged).
6. I am not responsible for items damaged in the mail (item will be packed well).
7. Please kindly follow the order format.

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Name:
Location: (Country and state if applicable)
Contact Email:
Paypal Email:

Item #1
Item Name:
Price:
Qty:

Item #2
Item Name:
Price:
Qty:

Full Goods List:

Pamphlet: 3500 yen

Jumbo Uchiwa (5 types): 1200 yen
*please specify member's name*

Poster (6 types - group + individual): 1800 yen
*please specify group or member's name*

Clear file (group + individual): 1200 yen
*please specify group or member's name*

Shopping bag: 2000 yen *SOLD OUT* 1600 yen!!!

T-shirt: 3800 yen

Penlight: 2500 yen

Original photo sets (6 types - group + individual): 1200 yen
*please specify group or member's name*

Hood towel (Kokuritsu only): 4500 yen *SOLD OUT* 4100 yen!!!

Cellphone strap: 2500 yen *SOLD OUT* 2100 yen!!!

Mini uchiwa (5 types): 1000 yen *SOLD* 600 yen!!!
*please specify member's name*

Pin badge (Venue limited): 1200 yen *SOLD OUT* 800 yen!!!

Masking tape set: 1500 yen

Band aids: 1200 yen


Special notes:

Due to the nature of this pre-order, please take note of the following special notes.

1. There are limited slots available for items except for uchiwas and penlights.

2. Posters will be shipped separate in a poster tube

3. If we're unable to fulfill your order, we will be buying again on 3 Sept. Refund will be made if we're still unable to get the unfulfilled goods.

4. There will be a packaging fee of 100 yen per customer except for those who order photosets only.

I completely forgot I had uploaded some TFP2 episodes to share here ages ago! Thank goodness someone commented on my TFP2 masterpost list informing me that the Utahime episode has been subbed so I'm reminded about it. (>__<) Here your go now.~

1. ROOKIES: Sotsugyo cast SP (29.05.2009)

Participants: Sato Ryuta, all members of the baseball team
Download: 001 | 002 | 003 | 004

Credits: windjp@clubbox

* Much thanks to Becky@TP for the links!
* Note: The video is messed up where the start of the actual show begins in the middle of the video.


2. Coming Century (10.11.1997)

Participants: Okada Junichi (V6), Morita Go (V6), Miyake Ken (V6)
Download: Full File

Credits: clubbox

* Much thanks to Becky@TP for the links!


3. Comedian Duo - Audrey (16.07.2009)

Participants: Kasuga Toshiaki, Wakabayashi Masayasu
Download: 001 | 002

Credits: mimuraion@clubbox


4. Morning Musume + OG (17.09.2009)

Participants: Tsuji Nozomi, Nakazawa Yuuko, Yaguchi Mari, Yoshizawa Hitomi, 13 members of MoMusu
Download: 001 | 002

Credits: clubbox


5. Iromonea 3 hour Special (15.10.2009)

Participants: Iromonea Variety Show members
Download: 001 | 002 | 003

Credits: kangjegu@clubbox


6. Kurosagi (19.06.2006)

Participants: Horikita Maki, Ichikawa Yui
Download: Full File

Credits: glass778@clubbox


7. Cyborg She Cast (26.05.2008)

Participants: Koide Keisuke, Ayasa Haruka
Download: Full File

Credits: yerum@clubox


8. Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai Cast (17.11.2008)

Participants: Nakai Masahiro (SMAP), Musaka Naomasa
Download: Full File

Credits: o0meo1@clubbox

Finally had the time to post this up. Yep, I was able once again to order several extra copies of the LE for Arashi's upcoming Monster single.

Arashi - Monster LE (with DVD)
Release Date: 19 May
Price: SGD $30

Notes

1. Price includes shipping from Japan to Singapore. If in the case the cost of 1 CD is less or more than what I'm charging, I'll refund or ask for more money.
2. CDs are ordered from CDJapan (counts towards Oricon charts).
3. CDs will be shipped to Singapore via EMS which will take 3-6 days to reach.
4. Meet-ups are possible for Singaporeans
5. Payment will be by POSB bank transfer or Paypal (buyer pays for fees).
6. Please follow the order format.

Meet-up options will be at Orchard MRT or Yishun MRT in the evening on or 1 day after I get the CDs.

( Order Format )

*sigh* I want to start Japanese classes but I don't know which one to go to. Shortlisted schools are Bunka and Ikoma. My sister-in-law who has colleagues taking Japanese classed told her that Ikoma is more detailed in teaching hence slower than Bunka which is more like a crash-course.

I'm leaning towards Ikoma now since their weekday night classes starts at 6.50pm for 3 hours which at least gives me some time to grab a quick dinner after work. Their beginner classes are $2 cheaper per lesson but that's not important. Plus I don't want to just get the JLPT 4/5 certificate and stop learning so I might as well get my foundation strong. But Bunka was established a good 10 years before Ikoma and their special teaching method is patented which sounds mighty impressive.

Hmm I wonder if they have a 1 lesson session or will allow me to take a look at their textbooks and observe from outside for a short while their basic classes to see if their style of teaching is suitable for me.

Either way, the earliest I can take the exam is July 2011 if the schools have the July JLPT exam available. Otherwise it'll be Dec 2011.

Mmm...

I think I'll be spamming my twitter account with too many tweets while I watch the Arashi 5x10 DVD so to avoid annoying people, I've decided to create this post, It'll record my comments or thoughts by song. Expect randomness. I'll go back and add my comments for the earlier songs when I re-watch the DVD.

( Cut for length's sake )