Friday, September 30, 2005
right from what i can see in my clock, its twelve exactly now! let me have an entry that talks more about ayu... enough of my boring life... haha, its not exactly boring though~
:P. okay, let's start with introduction of ayu.
name: hamasaki ayu (ayumi, widely known by people)
age: turning 27 (senior than me by approximately 10 years)
hometown: fukuoka prefecture, japan
some bibliography: became a model at the age of 7. single family as her father left her family (bitter story), left for tokyo when she entered a singing competition or ktv and was discovered by 'max' matsuura (if i did not remember wrongly) ayu did not agree immediately as avex was not that well-known as it is now. some facts to note. avex asia is having its ten anniversary now and i happened to stumble upon a video that shows ayu as an artiste back in 10 years ago, 1995. which means she is considered as the pioneer. earns about half of avex's income now... quite a meaty pie isn't it? had her 7th anniversary recently. which means the other three years were either studio recording and sending her to new york for more carefree singing lessons.
discography: debut with single 'poker face'. has a total of 45 singles to date excluding other editions of singles, 7 albums to date and other remixes and compilations add up to 19 pieces to date.. (impressive isn't it?)
dvds or vcds: 22 in total!
to dearest ayu: i will support you forever.. with love! :P big fan but collection is small~
8:52 AM
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
i have gone onto tickle.com's site and tried one of its personality tests out... i think its very true.. what say you? post comments in taggie board~
" Yeelum, your Intelligence makes you a real beauty "
There's nothing more beautiful than a good head on your shoulders. Witty and wise, you're never short on interesting conversation or an informed opinion. You like to stay on top of what's going on around you. From world events to local hot spots, you don't wanna miss a beat.But all those smarts don't mean your nose is in a book all day. You're a friendly soul who knows how to have a good time and whoop it up. From grabbing a casual dinner with friends to checking out a hip, new art exhibit, you're not afraid to have a little fun. What could be smarter than that?
You don’t have to be a Ph. D. to take great care of your hair. Make sure you’re giving your locks the good stuff.
11:16 PM
Monday, September 26, 2005
today is tuesday, 27th september 2005.. within 5 days of time, ayu will turn 27! 10 years ahead of me~ i am getting excited. seems like there would be celebrations for ayu's borthday by fellow ayu fans throughout the globe~
i am here to countdown the number of days left to ayu's birthday: 7 days left to her 27th birthday. although her age says so, but she does not look her age. in fact just like 23 at most. anyway, she's just like a sister to me. just to say i have seen her for approximately 6 years and i have seen her mature from a kawaii bishoujo to a kirei onna. (cute girl to a pretty lady)
why am i say this as though i am her mum *sobs* (acts as mrs hamasaki: i love my daughter. she is the best singer i feel. i feel that she has matured a lot.. blah blah blah... kidding lol~ but i have seen her mum before... also a kirei onna. envies)
for today, i will be heading out to get ayu's latest arena tour 2005 -MY STORY- 3 dvd box set! great! gets excited! but wonders when and how am i getting my blusher and bag then~ anyway, first things first.. until then, tata! added links to more blogs and my favourite cosmetic sites :P
4:27 PM
Friday, September 23, 2005
my god! this is the last straw! my second time typing out this post~ ok.. speed writing again! i published this post but it ended up blank... cranky computer.
today i had to meet my parents to go for lunch... and with my dilly dallying mood, i was almost late for the meeting, didn't want to get nagged at for wasting my mum's precious time especially when her lunchtime was only one hour.
so after agreeement, we went to cafe c...... at cineleisure. i must say... i LOVE their service there. we spent a few minutes sitting there and no one bothered to tell us that the ordering was to be made at the counter. then when we had to make our order, the waiter asked from the counter to my mum what were the choice of drinks without offering to tell her the array of drinks offered over there... GREAT service rendered right?
we waited for donkey years while munching on the free flow of bread (but the bread comes out in such small amounts and at such a slow speed that i could feel that those waiting to get their bread were also frustrated too...) and finally, soup was up when we munched down our bread.. nothing to go with the soup already.. and the cutlery were so NICELY polished with soap stains.. goodness gracious, i almost fainted.
by the time the main course finally was up, i was actually half full and the pathetic salmon was lying on the huge plate calling out for me to eat it... but i must say i LOVE the management for providing us space on the plate to play with our food while waiting for the dessert to be up. we finished our stuff although i did not finish my ice cream but anyway, i will not get fat so its still okay and it was in ang mo kio again.
i was actually late for a baking class and i went up to the upper deck and all eyes was on me, the only teenager amongst the matured ladies. but the baker looks decent enough so i sat there quietly and took notes while the baking class continued. and i think i liked the st horne cinnamon roll the most. can try baking it when i have the time.
when the class was almost ending soon, i was indulging in the sweet aroma emitted and all the ladies were mostly at the front taking pictures with cameras or phones while i was still sitting there. then, it was the sampling time. most of them are so experienced that they brought out their hidden weapon: the formidable tupperware! to keep the tiny food samples... goodness gracious is there really a need although the food is delicious.??? i don't know.. but i will have to bake to find out... mom and dad have complimented me for having a flair for baking... i hope so too.. be an all rounder is also good although i can't really be a genius.
so after that it was hitting the streets of ang mo kio central again to reminisce of the past. i returned with some goods in my hand so it was kind of delightful too... i got a top which had a bird that looked like my pet bird and i was smitten with it immediately. so i bought it without much hesitation but a lot of items caught my eye too.. i think it will be sometime for me to buy t hem again.. okay, i am tired of typing this entry especially when i had to do this twice.. so, signing out of 22092005.. tata
3:17 AM
Saturday, September 17, 2005
oh my god! this is my second time typing this post as my stupid computer auto rebooted the entire system and my entire blog entry was washed away like the sand castle by waves. okay, i shall type again using the words from my memory again with high speed.
it was considered some sort of a coincidence that i was back at my previous campus, Deyi, again. my mum was interested in a parenting talk and i volunteered to help my mum to school (you see, my mum's leg is injured and my youngest brother was as thin as a bamboo. i felt more assured and safe with me helping my mum to school too :P)
we hailed a taxi and left for deyi. in the taxi, i was preoccupied with clearing my nose. the taxi driver wasn't feeling all that well too. he was sniffing away and coughing occasionally. what a day to be sick!
we arrived at deyi and we were about to go up the steps of the porch when a security guard stopped us and we left after telling our reason for coming. the porch has a piano although it looks quite a little rugged! :p what a way to develop the students' talent for music but i think student maybe will slam notes on the piano more than playing melodious music. but it does not look vandalised as i think the security counter is very near. if not, i think the poor piano would be clad with a layer of liquid paper saying "who loves who" or "who from sec what sucks" and what have you. the security told us "third floor".
oh my god! (see, i troubled god again for no rhyme or reason :p) deyi is soooo big and how am i supposed to know which part of level three was he refering to? too bad we arrived somewhat early too and there were no members of the parent support group acting as ushers. i still know my way around deyi well but i did not know the exact venue. so i helped my mum to the staircase at the female toilet in the vicinity of the staff room only to know that the gate there was closed.
i had to help my mum across the parade square towards the corridor leading to the canteen where it was when someone called my mum's name. we looked to our left... lucky! it was my mum's colleague and her husband which is also her ex-classmate when she was still studying in PSB. small small world isn't it? great. with directions from the aunty (who is a member of the PSG) my mum did not have to walk that much. hey! my mum actually bothered to attend the talk on a saturday afternoon with her injured leg. mum, you are the best. so we finally reached the AVA room on level three which is now renamed as i-space. the name sounds totally kinky :p
we sat in the room while chatting although i sat quietly. i left my mum's company slightly later for the nature's call and walked towards the female toilet on level three. i looked around and felt a lot of emotions towards this previous campus of mine. footsteps, laughter, grumbles of grievances towards friends of disliked teachers were heard on every weekday. but just now the corridor was empty instead. i walked while recalling my secondary school days. the female toilet was said to be creepy and i went in with a little unease but the toilets are as airy and big as ever. i felt comforted and not in the least scared when i left the place.
the talk was a great one but i was preoccupied with clearing my nose as always. the talk was inspiring and the speaker was warm and friendly. that eased the tension for some children who came along with their parents and lightened the spirit for the parents. i was the only one who is a graduate of deyi. so i did not really raise up my hand when she asked for students across the levels.
then there was this teacher ( i have an impression on her but not deep anough as she was not teaching me previously) that was eyeing and smiling at my mother. i sensed that she wanted to come over and talk but walked away when she found something to do. alas, she walked over and sat by my side and talked to my mum. she was a former school mate of my mum in raffles girls secondary!!! the world seemed even smaller now! she said that my mum has not changed much from since and so she was able to recognise my mum straight away. i was starting to think of how my mum looked when she was young! i saw my e math teacher mrs kwok, she looked like she has never changed, that outfit and her small frame. not sure if she noticed me in the crowd. but she was as slow as a snail while making the introductory speech which i felt that it was slightly discouraging as it made all the listeners slighly sleepy on a saturday afternoon.
i ran out of the room halfway after nudging my mum to signify that i was going out. my dad called and i returned the missed call only to know that rescue was on the way! by then, my cold has aggravated into a flu and i think i did not have the capability of holding my mum well. then i waited for my dad to come while strolling through the corners and corridors of deyi.. truely, alot of memories flooded back in an instant. the bubble tea shop that we would frequent when we were on our breaks before enrichment lessons and even the art pieces done. as well as an opportunity for students to paint their own classes to decorate them. i must say, deyi has turned into an artistic haven and all the art pieces have turned for the better. there was this historical corridor near the hall that was officially opened by the minister of education. it was really pleasant to walk around but what turned me off were a few footprints on some pieces of walls.
deyi was as big as usual and had the usual british feel. it does not look like the usual secondary school that you would get for the normal fare. in fact, i can clearly see that Deyi has pumped in more and more money to make the school a place that students can identify with. i like the school as always. but its kind of sad to know that some people may classify this school as a place looking like a prison or a place that looks like the asylum. you people have no idea how much i love the school building. in fact, its only bad students and poor attitude teachers that put me off. i still have rooted feelings for this campus you know? i still love some great people of deyi!
my dad called and came. he came with different types of medicine and asked me to pick while providing me with a bottle of water. Thanks Dad! always caring for me as usual~ we walked around a little bit and sat outside i-space not wanting to interrupt the talk once more. i reminisced while telling my dad all the bits and bits of stuff relating to deyi, life and studies. but poor dad was feeling tired as he had to wake up very early today and napped. so i was not sure whether he heard what i had to say but nevertheless, i kept quiet and stared at the empty sky with the sun shining right above. reminiscised along the way. i think, i must really admit i love my school. although it has bad memories but memories are what make us grow and become stronger and cherish what is given to us.
soon the talk was over and my mum came out with the aunty and uncle. we chatted and had our conversation. i liked their company as the conversation was a light-hearted one. but i regret not going to kosio's site. it was a place that held alot of memories too where some of us just sat there during the physics lessons that we double subs people were not taking. i love my school and might even make a sequel to this on another day. i will tour the entire school when i have the chance too! i want to take toon ling, esther and angeline and some others along~
here's a test that i took from esther's blog and the results are:
You are basically a person who enjoys reminiscing. (does it ring a bell? :p)
You are a very emotional person indeed, easily influenced by people and your surroundings. For example, if society is sad about the death of famous people, you will share these sentiments, or when watching a sad movie, you will be so engrossed that you will end up being sadder than the main actors in the movie.
YOUR LOVE - Are you a very confused person?Sometimes you like to be left alone.Sometimes you want to be loved.Sometimes you need him or her.Sometimes you don't.Does it sound familiar?
the link is: http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test11.aspx
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10:42 AM
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
i have developed a growing interest for chandeliers.. and i have picked two that i think are very nice.. i personally like the SECOND picture IS better because of the pointed tips of the light bulbs. but i like the metal frame of the chandelier on the left...
*indulges in my chandelier fantasies*
10:31 PM
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
one additional picture that was missing and i have no choice but put it in the next post! haha
just a random title to fill things up. doesn't sound too sloppish and goes out to show i spent at least the least effort to think up of such a title.
but i am kind of reluctant to do so as i want the ayu special to be the starting post.. haha... but its impossible as i have to update or else it seems that the blog is to rot in no time! so many things have happened within an instant, hurricanes and stuff and even the grosteque hacking up of body parts... that time we were celebrating xiu hui's birthday and i was munching down the plate of bee hoon that shereen's mother prepared (yep, its nice) that i heard the mutilation of body parts case... i was feeling so disgusted that i made an "EEEEEEEEEEEEE" exclamation right away... so daring and dumb to throw the body parts at such a prominent place. i must take my hat off to you! but within around 12 hours the murderer was apprehended. great. but i got to know that the murderer was actually living somewhere near my house... thats really freaking me out. luckily i was not involved.. or i am glad not to be a filipino maid.. haha...
but the food that i had been munching down were contaminated i guess. and i started to experience acute stomachaches after i reached home (luckily it was after i reached home! thank goodness!) and i had diarrhoea.. it was living hell... i think i had better skip the details maybe. its sounds too grosteque and i don't wish to be reminded again. haha.. i felt all weak and as though my soul had been drained away by the toilet i washed up and went to sleep...
after that i haven't been going out much except for selling my phone and buying a new one. i felt very exasperated when i was selling my phone and was there planning to buy a new one... two models that i have listed were out of stock... seems like i have stumbled upon a stationery shop (oh so to say! :p) and not a handphone shop.. so i asked "so what do you have exactly?" that saved the trouble but i thought it was meaningless as i would not want to be tied down with a sloppy phone for the next two years... haha... i would change if someone sponsor me... so those who are willing to sponsor, please contact me directly and i will pour out my heartfelt gratitude.. lol... that sounds a little too over the limit~
but i have gotten a better phone so i think i am satisfied... after 2 days of use, i know approximately the basic uses like messaging as well as calling people... i presume the others will have to take some time when i have the pleasure of reading the manual.. yepz..
now i am starting to stay rooted at home... no other place attracts me more... i turned down some offers to go out as i don't have money and it just seemed meaningless to go out... maybe i have matured and my thinking is beyond the normal frequency. sometimes good and maybe bad at times but i think there is still a long list of items that i would like to purchase... no hurry, one at a time! someday, i'll get all! yeah... *roots for myself to get all the desired items bought and done!*
9:20 AM
Thursday, September 08, 2005
finally! i am proud to present to you my ayu special! ayu special.. yokoso~
these are part of my magazine collection: (from top left) you magazine, cd data, cawaii japan, 2 you magazines, 2 teenage magazines on my fabulous collection of 'forgiveness' posters.
below is another part of my magazines collection (from top left) vivi japan, cawaii taiwan, cawaii taiwan, sweet japan, teens and vivi japan.
here are some of the lives that i have: dome tour 2001, arena tour 2003-2004, arena tour 2002, a nation 2004, a-clips 2, tsuki ni shizumu, a museum, countdown live 2004-2005, stadium tour 2002
here are some miscellaneous stuff that i have collected along the way.
these are the newspaper clippings and some print-outs of ayu.
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some pictures, magazine clippings and magazine covers.
this is my handphone containing the A symbol of ayu's. i am going to change this phone soon... misses it... and the flash light made my nail white. :P
my cd collection of most ayu albums.. missing are 'a song for xx' album and 'a ballads' album.. i have them but they are not originals
my related ayu merchandises with some leopard print items and an ayu tee but its not authentic
this is the "i am..." poster that i have pasted on my metal cupboard's door. plus below this picture is the "rainbow" poster that i have pasted on a wall.
two posters that i have bought. one is glossed the other is just normal poster.
my stack of 'forgiveness' posters that add up to 36 posters in whole, plus two 'rainbow' posters and an 'a ballad' poster. all of them are ripped off magazines i got.
and ending off is my prized fave which is also the most expensive single item in the pile. an arena tour 2004-2005 pink key phone strap that costs $45.90. plus my pet bird that i have mentioned. its here to stop my post as usual... (approximated cost exc phone: $600 and counting -own money- ) tata~
12:13 AM
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
yep... just came here to vent out my frustrations, thoughts and whatever.. just had a peek at ling ta's blog and i am treated with eye candy to her large array of heels and her other regular doses of fashion items... real cool! betcha i can't really try on heels that much although i adore them and like boots more.
yep. guess some of you might know, my goddess is indeed the great AYUMI HAMASAKI.. and my fashion sense and inspirations come mainly from japanese magazine and from her fashion. and yeah, i have quite a bunch of them at home. cost a bomb but i just like analyzing them while flipping them slowly. (guess i am someone who treasures my books especially well, i hate folds and especially dog-ears! simply hate them)
YEA.. SOMEDAY I WILL HAVE TO DO AN AYU SPECIAL ON MY AYU COLLECTION!~ EXCITED
okay... explanation to why i don't really wear heels. they stick into soil and i have to pull them out and dirties the shoe! plus i look like parading on those stilts that they do during some festivals. sometimes wished that i was not that tall..
okay. being tall isn't such a good thing at times and i shall list out all the reasons to show that i am not boasting about my height at all.
one, you will be commanded to hang things that are easier in your reach. two, you will be commanded to reach for things high up and they might fall on you if you are low in luck. three, when you wear heels you look like you are on stilts. four, your head pops out and its easy for people to hunt you down. five, you won't be looked on as cute when people look at your height. six, people won't pat on your head when they console you during your sad moments as they feel its kinda weird for their hands to reach up.
so isn't it great to be happy with being a little shorter?? hehe... not possible but i think i will still follow my feelings and get myself some heels and boots and etc when i have the money~ hehe... now all i have to do is to continue day dreaming...
haha... i am feeling so frustrated by my pet bird today. spent more than one hour walking up and down wanting to catch it back... made me so sticky with perspiration and frustrated. it can forget about me setting it free tomorrow. i think tomorrow other than voice ensemble, i will have to go do some other shopping for the picnic on friday. yea, stops me from being cooped up at home and btw, i have to go grab the latest version of cleo because i have to be fed with regular doses of fashion medicine. wonder whether it would be better if i used the money on clothes.. but i don't wanna care that much for now.. feeling the frustration of being strapped without cash but voice ensemble makes me stay committed and i can't find a job to earn some extra bucks in the meantime. even my dad saw my about-to-puke face and he commented that it might be better to quit in this case. but it was all due to a headache caused from rapid gulping of food into my stomach as i was about to rush off to the practice. air was trapped all within and it felt extremely terrible and i had migraines till end of practice throughout which i had sudden feelings of puking and did not sing at times.
but i like choir due to the harmony that you can feel when all the sections sing together. and there is indeed depth so i think i won't quit and furthermore its not me to quit halfway!
plus on a further note, i watched the sentosa international varsity debate today and it was great. it was malaysia as proposition and moscow as opposition. debating about the topic: giving birth to boys are better than giving birth to girls.
one juiciest part was that one speaker from the proposition asked the opposition, if giving birth to girls will bring more peace to the world, then if you have 8 baby girls does it exactly mean that you will receive the nobel peace prize? but the opposition did not answer and shot back an answer that got me jumping for joy. he said that if 8 girls will get you a nobel peace prize then if you had 8 baby boys does it exactly mean that you will get a nobel price in economics??? (because the proposition brought forward the point where boys are more logical in thinking)
the results were that although opposition team lost (moscow) but the best speaker was the fourth speaker from moscow. he was the one who made the marvellous rebuttal. but malysia won because they had more points that were advantageous to them. if the tables were turned, i think moscow would win marvellously although some of the speakers are not so eloquent in chinese! great program that got me all fired up. wish to catch another debate. yeah! got to log off soon. tata!
2:45 AM
8:57 PM
Thursday, September 01, 2005
从来不相信我的世界可以有多完美 痛苦 寂寞 还有一些疲惫
不允许其它人随意进入我的零度空间 宁愿 孤独 懒的再去想谁
**俩个人一起是否只是得到一种安慰 挣脱 过去 然后忘记一切
没想过有天我的结局忽然全部改变 谁会 抓住 我的无力双臂
怎么 会哭(谁错谁对 为谁抱歉)
不会 再哭(谁错谁对 为谁憔悴)
+走入零度空间 等到一切分裂就算爱的危险 我们一起面对
来不及的防备 没听过的誓言 要我怎么学会 多了爱的明天
走出零度空间 终于一切分裂就算爱的很累 我却不会后悔
放下所有防备 一切都无所谓逃出黑暗世界 开始新的明天
repeat ** and +
8:51 AM
great! today's the final showdown at the national indoor stadium with kelvin tan wei lian versus kelly poon kar lai!!! looking from the name i strongly suspect that kelly is a cantonese in true fact! HEHE!
but in a sad fact, i did not get the tickets to the indoor stadium! thats real sad~ but i am glad that i am still rooting for the two hot faves at the comfort of my house~ its still comforting to know that i do not have to be squeezing with other peeps... i dislike being in crowded places with a lot of people.
its good news to see that kelvin tan wei lian has won.. i like acapella section he did... it was really soothing... but kelly has did well too... i like the 'mu nai yi' song she sang with jj lin jun jie.
it was such a spectacular feat be able to witness such an entertainment feat in singapore! glad i was able to be at home.
hope that they will do both do well in their respective singing careers~
7:14 AM
these are the newspaper clippings and some print-outs of ayu.
