selfish it's true

oh yeah!

2007-05-09T20:20:00.000+08:00

i love summer. I really do.

wahahha.

in a few weeks, classes will resume again. :(

my summer= ilocos.
tagaytag.
gimmicks.
mga takas na labas.
and my secret crush:)

my new friends

denise:) best.(yna.hahah)
tin
dianne
aldo!!haha
kuya mark.
ica.
si eds!!:))
kuya prince
ate jenny:))

the ilocos trip .i would never forget.how fun and "jackpot" was it.(grammar.)haha
i just wish my advance in trigo and geom would end soon.

it's summer.
and i'm studying for nothing.gah.

until here.
see yah!

j-fever

2007-01-02T14:56:00.000+08:00

k-fever is also called hallyu or korean wave.pronounced "han-liu" (or "hanryu", "halryu", or "hallyu" in Korean).

i also have the j-fever.

ate Riva is going to Hong Kong on the 11th. And i'm hoping that she could grab me a copy of yui's album.i hope.

i'm sending her some money. i think she will really try to go to HMV.

please:)

k-fever

2007-01-02T14:48:00.000+08:00

i really like the story of goong or princess hours.infact, im done with it. im so not over it. the ending was not that good, but still a happy ending.

classes will resume tom.how sa.i need to study harder.
and i need to eat foods that are more healthy.holidays are over.

thank you for the new year, God. ang thank you to all of you.

i really enjoyed the holidays. but i have to admit, it was not the same without my brother.

and, betchay, thank you for reply my e mails. same to both of you Kim Juhyun and lee sung-a.thank you for sending me e mails.

and i really need to start the year right.

gotta go.later.
anonghikaseyo:)

till next time.

2006-12-01T19:49:00.000+08:00

i've been busy this past few days. no. not really.i just didn't have time to update my blog.so here it is.

i'm currently busy doing some of my projects.
my fashion magazine. which is a little harder than i expect.
(correct me if my grammar is wrong).i just woke up.

anyway, last night i was able to wrap some of my gifts. but not all
i end up watching kbs instead.

i watch the ff last night on kbs:

--"That thing called life" which is a good k-drama.it focus mainly on life and how to deal with it. 5 thumbs up:)

--" Woman's choice (KBS sky drama) is a good love story:). 5 thumbs up:)

-- " Hwang Jini" is a sad love story. Jini is a giaseng. He cannot marry the one she love. There is a law that giaseng can only marry a giaseng. The guy is a nobleman. (meaning it is like a slave to prince).

-- " the famous role up their sleeves." is a show that makes famous actress or actor work. The money that they will earn will be given to a charity this christmas.

i really like the shows in KBS.
I really enjoyed watching last night:))

so long.:)

happy pepero's day!!

2006-11-11T16:59:00.000+08:00

today is nov. 11 and it's peperos's day in South Korea.
i bought many peperos. i bought all the flavors this morning when i was on my way home from the retreat. i had fun and i was bit scared bec. of Jesi.i stayed in room 30. which is the 3rd room..scared.
sana maging okay na biyaya.

i took pictures of my pepero. but not all flavors.

i really like pepero.so..

happy pepero's day!

enjoy your weekend.

collide:)

2006-11-06T20:13:00.000+08:00

i was thinking of last year.i remembered ate pat'am.

this song suddenly "pops" into my mind.
i really miss last year

collide
Howie Day

The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You're barely waking
And I'm tangled up in you
Yeah
do do do do x 4

I'm open, you're closed
Where I follow, you'll go

I worry I won't see your face
Light up again
Even the best fall down sometime
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mindI somehow find
You and I collide

do do do do x 4

I'm quiet, you know
You make a first impression
I've found I'm scared to know I'm always on your mind
Even the best fall down sometime
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find You and I collide
Don't stop hereI lost my place
I'm close behind

do do do do x 8

Even the best fall down sometime
even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find
You and I collide

do do do do x2

Finally find
You and I collide

do do do do x 2

You finally find

You and I collide

do do do do x 8

my day was okay:)thanks vea, agie and ely.

we also had an surprise "belated happy birthday party" to Ms. Ambat.
they call it like that.

hehe

no. 1

2006-11-05T10:57:00.000+08:00

i'm so not over BoA. i'll post her song no.1 in Korean Version.
I think this is better. bec. it is her native language.

no.1

Odum soge ni orgur bodaga
nado molle nunmuri hullossosori
obshi nar taraomyo bichun gon
FINALLY nar argo gamssajungoni
choum ne sarang bichwojudon nonnaui ibyorkaji bongoya
YOU STILL MY NO.1 nar chaji marajwo
naui surphum garyojwojo
gurum gwie norur sumgyo bichur dadajwogurur anun igiri ne nunmur moruge ...

Byonhan gurur yoghajin marajwoni orgurdo jogumshig byonhanika
BUT I MISS YOU ... nor ijur su issur ka
WANT YOU BACK IN MY LIFE
I WANT YOU BACK IN MY LIFE
naui sarangdo jinan chuogdo modu da sarajyo gajiman
YOU STILL MY NO.1
borumi jinamyon jagajinun surphun bid
nar deshin heso gui girur beunghejulle
moda jonhan ne sarang nachorom bichwojwo
Gakum jamdun naui change chajawa gui anbur jonhejulle
na kumgyor sogeso tatuthan gui son nukir su idorog

Woh ... doo doo doo doo ...

Hajiman onurbam nar chaji marajwo
naui surphum garyojwojo
gurum gwie norur sumgyo bichur dadajwo
gurur anun igiri ne nunmur moruge

Borumi jinamyon jagajinun surphun bid
nar deshin heso gui girur beunghejulle
moda jonhan ne sarang YOU STILL MY NO.1
You Still My NO. 1 ...

** i know you cant understand korean so i'll post the english lyrics too.

no. 1 (english version)

It's been so long since you were here with me
Since you left me I could have set you free
It's just a game well done myself again
And finally I'm ready to go fast you see'

Cause I did some good, and I did some bad,
I know what we had was true
You're still my NO. 1 the one I'm thinking of
The one I can rely
I guess you know that so different site I love this song
This all you said and done
You're still my NO. 1
The things I said I taken back you know
It's not the end 'Cause now I've taken my stand
And I miss you, and want you back in my life,
(want you back in my life, I want you back in my life)
'Cause I did some good, and I did some bad,I know what we had was true
You're still my NO. 1 the one I'm thinking of
The one I can rely
I guess you know that so different site I love this song
This all you said and done
You're still my NO. 1
I remember the days how we used to laugh
How we used to dance to that song and after all this time I have no regret
You're still my no. 1

(Wooh)Du, Du Du Du Du (many times)

You're still my NO. 1 the one I'm thinking of
The one I can rely
I guess you know that so different site I love this song
This all you said and done
You're still my NO. 1You're still my NO. 1 the one I'm thinking of
The one I can rely
I guess you know that so different site I love this song
This all you said and done
You're still my NO. 1

ang one more thing, her birthday is today. happy birthday BoA!

could it be?

2006-11-05T10:35:00.000+08:00

awhile ago, I was watching Kim Possible.
and i remembered the song "could it be" by Christy Carlson Romano.
The was used in Kim Possible series and movie. Christy Carlson Romano is the kim possible. i mean the voice.i really love this song. i also watch kim possible everyday when i was staying for a vacation in U.S.A. hope you'll like it. i'll put the original video :)

"Could It Be"

I know we've been friends forever
But now I think I'm feeling something totally new
And after all this time I opened up my eyes
Now I see you were always with me

[Chorus]

Could it be you & I
Never imagined
Could it be suddenly I'm fallin' for you
Could it be you were right here beside me and I never knew
Could it be that it's true

It's you and it's youIt's kinda funny you were always near
But who would ever thought we'd end up here
And everytime I need you, you've been there for me
Now it's clear I've been waiting for you

[Chorus]'

Cause today is the start of the rest of our lives
I can see it in your eyes
And it's real, and it's true
It's just me and you
Could it be that it's you

[Chorus]

i love BoA

2006-11-04T11:44:00.000+08:00

i really love BoA.(Beat of Angel)

She is a Korean born singer, actress, model and many more.

She has released albums in both South Korea and Japan. Her Korean record label, SM Entertainment, has positioned her to become a cross-cultural idol for all of Asia.
She has released nine full-length albums, three mini-albums, two compilation albums, two remix albums, and over thirty singles in Japan and South Korea. Her albums have also been released as "overseas versions" throughout Asia and her total record sales are quickly approaching the ten million mark. BoA broke records in both Korea and Japan with her top songs, No. 1, Valenti, Listen to My Heart, and My Name. She has also made strides in music and acting with chart-breaking albums released in both Japanese and Korean.
BoA's first language is Korean, but she also speaks fluent Japanese and conversational English. and is also learning Mandarin Chinese. BoA has re-recorded several songs in Mandarin and has composed and written lyrics for several of her songs.
Today, BoA is considered one of the most popular pop artists in both Korea and Japan, and is one of the leading stars of the Korean Wave otherwise known as "Hallyu". She has been credited as helping establish and improve relations between Japan and Korea, where tensions have traditionally existed. She is recognized as the "Queen of Asia" by fans across the globe.
BoA has re-signed an extended contract with SM Entertainment until 2012 for which she will receive 100,000 shares of SM Entertainment.

she is so great.
but i also love Yui, K.I.S.S(even if they already go solo.) and some songs of Kaoru Amane (Sawajiri Erika).

enjoy

2006-11-03T09:54:00.000+08:00

i'm really enjoying my stay here.
i shop everyday.
i eat diff. kinds of food.

and always browsing this site.
i really want to get Yui's i remember You cd which i cant.but i will.

www.Yui-net.com

i'll order this cd.
even though it will take me years. i will still buy this album

vigilance- happy expression surplus

2006-11-02T19:38:00.000+08:00

i'll start my entry by thanking all those who greeted me happy birthday.( including those who created belated and advance)
I really want to thank you.
I want you to know that i really appreciate those who remembered me on my special day.

i wont mention names because it will take me so much time.But I really want to thank my barkada. even though we aren't complete. thank you guys.ate Riva, vea and my family.and my friends ofcourse.
sorry for not mentioning your names.

but really, thank you.
aena, thank you for the card.im really glad you remembered me.
and those who gave me gifts, thank you.
and especially those who remembered me.

Vea, thank you for accompanying me during my special day.
my family (me, mom, dad..not my sister bec. she is at work and my brother is not here.he's enjoying halloween in San Francisco.) ate at kimono ken and did some shopping. Then Vea and I went to starbucks.we saw Clark!hehehe.

even though its so simple, i enjoyed every minute of it.

including the birthday party of aly's sister.
our birthday bash.alex and i and supposed to be heidel.
and also Gemma and Kate keep on going to our house saying nothing.
Vea has to do something with it.

When we had a sorta family reunion because of our business.
( thats the time we ate at Max. thanks tito Eric and Tita Reby.:) )

i had so much fun reading my text messages.
my inbox was haft full. (im not being mayabang or anything.)
and I keep receiving IM's. thank you.
and the testimonials. thank you also.
and thank you to all those who posted in my chatter box. sorry for some i erased. but i noted it. don't worry. i changed it bec. it has errors.

This is one of the happiest birthdays i ever had.
i was just a little sad bec. my brother is not here.
and my sister wasn't able to join us.

but to all of you THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We went shopping today.:)

I HAVE SO MANY HELLO KITTY BAGS WHICH IS THE NEW FASHION TREND. and it's pink. and i love the style.they are expensive.:(

sorry kitkat.

i'm just so happy.

i hope you're happy too.

my brother sent some halloween pics. i'll post some.and in my multiply too.

warning.PLEASE do not read this while eating.

2006-10-23T19:25:00.000+08:00

PLEASE do not read this while eating.

If we are to believe the latest urban myths circulating through the Internet, eating sashimi (raw fish) causes maggots in the brain while "grilled and barbecued babies" are the "hottest food item" now in Japan, each fetus supposedly available for 10,000 to 12,000 yen (about 4,300 pesos to 5,200 pesos) from hospitals.

These two "scoops" came in through my e-mail the last two weeks, complete with ghastly photographs. I could tell immediately that these were fabricated news, but to be sure, I checked an Internet site, www.snopes.com, which specializes in exposing these urban legends. Sure enough, the website had the two stories, entitled "maggot brain" and "fetal feast," complete with explanations on how these urban legends came to be.

The sashimi maggot yarn builds around an actual photograph of a man who was having a brain operation at Stanford University, following a vehicular accident. The "fetal feast" scam, on the other hand, was described as occurring in Taiwan, and featured the photograph of a man supposedly eating a fetus. It turns out the photograph was that of a Chinese performance artist doing his piece, "Eating People," with what looks like a doll's head grafted on to pieces of animal meat.

The new version forwarded to me had more photographs, including that of a woman in a grocery buying a bottle of "pickled brain." (I could read the Chinese characters, but I am certain it isn't human brain: the bottle was conveniently positioned to hide the other half of the label.) There was another picture showing a butcher slicing some brain, much too large to be human. Finally, there were several photographs of what looked to me like a hospital autopsy of an infant.

Urban legends often reflect social tensions and prejudices. As the Snopes website points out, if the fetus story had been located in Canada, people would have rejected it right away, but set in Taiwan (or now, Japan) it suddenly becomes plausible.

These anti-Japanese urban myths, even if intended to be jokes, will acquire a life of its own, people passing on the stories as facts and cited to "prove" the Japanese are immoral, if not amoral.

I know some readers are probably anxious now and wondering if indeed sashimi might cause brain maggots. I did my research and can say that sashimi isn't any riskier, in relation to food-borne bacteria and parasites, than other raw or lightly cooked seafood, including shrimps, mussels, clams and a wide assortment of fish, from salmon and herring to tuna and tanguinge.

Cultures all over the world have developed ways of marinating raw seafood, using onions, garlic, salt, limes, vinegar or wasabi (horseradish root) to disinfect the food. The risks of poisoning from these foods come not so much from their being raw than in the way they're handled, with bare hands for example, or if exposed to the heat and to insects and other contaminants.

*ill post some of the pics later.
*copyright.

bored

2006-10-12T10:34:00.000+08:00

i'm cooking kamja jeon later.i'll post some pictures and stuff.

pepero's day

2006-10-12T09:52:00.000+08:00

on November 11, may koreans will celebrate pepero's day.

What is a “pepero”? It is cookie stick covered in half with chocolate syrup. Remember the “Jack n’ Jill” pretzel sticks in the Philippines? You get the idea!

November 11 is known as Pepero Day in Korea! It’s a marketing idea concocted by the makers of the popular snack. On this day, people buy boxes of Pepero to give to their loved ones, teachers, classmates, officemates, boyfriends, girlfriends and pets. The date was chosen because “November” is represented by the number 11 in Korean calendar so when you write down the date, it’s gonna be 11.11… all sticks just like Pepero.

As of 2006 it was sold in 6 different flavors:
Strawberry-flavored
Almond Chocolate
Chocolate
Pepero 'soft'
"Woman in White" and "Man in Black" are slightly more "classy" brands of Pepero, and both have chocolate cookie bits scattered throughout the chocolate dip.

Pepero is the Korean equivalent of the more well-known Japanese chocolate-covered cookie sticks, Pocky. Many Koreans claim that Pepero, which first came out in 1983, was not a copy of Pocky, which was first sold in 1966.(manufactured by lotte in korea)

pepero day is not official.but many peoplr celebrates it. it's like valentine's day or sweetnest day.

there is a copyright in Korea of posting pictures of pepero.so i'll just post this.

Boxes of pepero. diff. sizes and shapes.

ture.
it's a pepero stand in korea.
they look like the same.(pepero and pocky)

Th e reason why i made this entry is because i really love korea. other than that, i really love pepero. but pepero and pocky are both delicious.
it's just that pepero is made in korea and i like it more.and pocky is made in japan.but i like them both.

if you haven't tried any of the both,try pepero on nov.11.be one of us in celebrating pepero's day.
and try pocky too. but not on nov.11:)

hope you enjoy your snack.:)

yehey!

2006-09-29T16:26:00.000+08:00

the electricity is back!thank God. i enjoyed playing sungka with my sister yesterday. there was no electricity so i cannot do anything about it. my iPod doesn't have any charge left.or what so. it was so boring.hehe.anyway, the typhoon milenyo -- now gone.hehe.but i heard there was a new typhoon coming soon. tom., we will have our balitaan practice.cramming.

i did this in the dark. i should practice writing korean calligraphy. :)
this one is japanese.:)

the bond paper is too long.sorry. i've read all the current issues of candy mag.ang my book shopaholic takes manhattan. i've got a copy of kokology too.it's nice.i'm planning to buy a new phone.hehe.i hope my mom will agree.my brother is okay now.i know he's enjoying the atmosphere of US.okay.i gotta go.

later.

tralala.

he's gone

2006-09-02T22:22:00.000+08:00

my brother is currently in the airplane now. he'll arrive 12:30. (here)
details later

i don't.

2006-08-27T20:17:00.000+08:00

another thing,i don't like paris hilton. i just like her song.

veronica mars

2006-08-27T20:13:00.000+08:00

i made this entry specially for you.
you know who you are.
i just copied it somewhere.i'm too lazy now.hehe

Veronica Mars was living any teenage girl's dream life in the sunny fictional seaside town of Neptune, California in Balboa County, north of San Diego. Her life changed forever the night her best friend Lilly Kane was murdered. The town felt that the case was closed after Abel Koontz, a former employee of Lilly's father whom he had fired, confessed to the murder — it all seemed to make sense. However, Veronica's father, local sheriff Keith Mars, suggested the actual murderer was Lilly's father, software billionaire Jake Kane.
This all started a ripple effect on Veronica's life — she had a problem that was bad enough, and it just got worse after that. Now that Lilly was gone, Veronica had nobody. She was now ostracized by "the 09ers", Neptune High's wealthy "in-crowd" whom she was once a part of — not because she was wealthy, but only because she was best friends with the Kanes. Days before the murder, Lilly's brother, Duncan Kane, whom Veronica had been dating, dumped her for no apparent reason. About two months later, Veronica was drugged at a party and woke up without her underwear, leading her to believe she was raped. Veronica's mother mysteriously skipped town soon afterwards, leaving her alone with her father.
Veronica's father started a private detective agency after losing his job as sheriff, and she now helps him out with his new job after school. However, she often gets a little too involved in the mysteries — which upsets her father, as he worries about her safety like any good father would. Striking a delicate balance between math homework and undercover stakeouts, she struggles to solve the mysteries that have plagued her life over the past year. Turning her grief into fuel, she is determined to outsmart, outmaneuver, and out-snark all those who stand in her way.

i remember now.

2006-08-27T20:02:00.000+08:00

i remember when i was still in 4th grade, we used to watch crayon Shin Chan on ABC 5. i know it's corny.and the fun part is, we used to call each other(angela,katrina and I) when the show starts.hehhe.so now, i present to you..CCS.

Crayon Shin-chan
Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん Kureyon Shinchan) is a manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui. The American version of the manga is titled "Crayon ShinChan", while the UK and Spanish version of the anime is titled Shin Chan. The series follows the antics of a five year-old boy and his father and mother. This story is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Crayon Shin-chan first appeared in a Japanese weekly magazine called Weekly Manga Action (WEEKLY週間アクション), which is published by Futabasha Publishers.
Much of the humor in the series stems from Shin-chan's occasionally wierd, unnatural and inappropriate use of language, as well as from his inappropriate behavior. Much of this humor is untranslatable for non-Japanese speaking readers and viewers. In Japanese, certain set phrases almost always accompany certain actions; many of these phrases have standard responses. A typical gag involves Shin-chan confounding his parents by using the wrong phrase for the occasion. For example, Japanese usually announce that they are back when they have returned home. Shin chan would make the mistake of saying "you are back", instead of "I am back".

The storylines used in the anime series are based on those in the comic. Although the stories have been softened for television, there has been controversy about the program, primarily from parents who argue that the main character, Shin-chan (like Bart on the American animated series The Simpsons), sets a bad example for children. Although some westerners have called Shin-chan the "Bart Simpson of Japan," there are fewer similarities than differences between the two characters. In particular, Bart is older and apparently more intentionally mischievous than Shin-chan, many of whose misdeeds seem to stem more from simple ignorance of correct behavior due to his age. This provides the writers with ample opportunity to write gags based on age-inappropriate behavior, such as Shin-chan's occasional use of extremely formal language. Shin-chan has also been compared to the character Calvin, from the cartoon strip Calvin and Hobbes.
This show is not as child-friendly as normally expected of a children's show, as it involves the use of language and sexual content including Shin Chan exposing his
***** which is clearly visible.
Most episodes have strange, hilarious twists that involving Shin-chan and his parents.

oh my.

2006-08-27T19:55:00.000+08:00

really not feeling well.
i'll just share to you this.
Sometimes if i want to go back to those days.
i mean.the days that i don't worry anything.and if i want to be happy.

the Cuddliest Hero in Asia:DORAEMON may be Japan's cutest export, says Pico Iyer, and his relentless optimism inspires a continent

You've seen him, even if you don't know his name. And if you've seen him, you've been warmed—even inspired—by his energized air of optimism. That bubble-headed creature with a broad smile, a paw raised in greeting and a disarming blueness beams down at us not only across Japan but on the streets of Hanoi, in courses at American colleges, in cinemas in Hong Kong (where he chatters away in Cantonese). Yes, he sells fireworks, adorns postage stamps, blinks as a cursor on Sony PCs and appears in movies about the Dorabian Nights. But more than that, he transmits a message that transcends every language: the future can be likable, the present is redeemable, and you can be happy even if you're blue. For many years now the Japanese have given us all snazzy machines and elegant styles; their animE and manga designs are so globally compelling that the hip trans-Atlantic music group Gorillaz uses animE figures as virtual front men, and Disney's Lion King was said to have been inspired by the masterful cartoons of Osamu Tezuka. Athletes like Ichiro Suzuki and Hidetoshi Nakata are increasingly electrifying international sporting arenas with their blend of smooth craft and high efficiency. But none of Japan's cultural exports, it could be said, has the warmth, the companionable charm or the zany humanity of the 22nd century cat who has a gadget, if not quite an answer, for everything. Doraemon lives in a world indistinguishable from our own: his weekly TV shows and annual movies have him inhabiting a typical street in a typical Japanese (and therefore quasi-Western) neighborhood. His best friend, Nobita (the name means knocked down), is a classically helpless, bespectacled fourth-grader who is always being bullied by classmates and shouted at by mother or teacher. Like any good buddy, Doraemon accompanies his pal to baseball practice, sits by his side as he wrestles with his homework and tries to protect him from evil-eyed Suneo and the lumbering Gian. Unlike most best friends however, Doraemon sleeps (as Nobita lays down his futon on the floor) in a closet. His time machine is, well, to be honest, in a desk. Like the most immortal of such characters, in short—one thinks of Snoopy or Paddington Bear—Doraemon comes with a personality and a history. He weighs 129.3 kg, his height is 129.3 cm and his birthday is Sept. 3, 2112. He has a favorite food (dorayaki—sweet bean paste sandwiched between two small pancakes) and a little sister, Dorami, who is yellow and has ears and long eyelashes (a cousin, perhaps, of Hello Kitty). While Japan's idoru, or mass-produced pop stars, often seem as generic as machines, the country's animated characters, like Doraemon, have the bigheaded individuality of real rebels. Part of Doraemon's particular appeal though, is that, like Hanna-Barbera's irresistible Top Cat and Yogi Bear, he is ready to take on every situation—and likely, somehow, to get it wrong. Each time Nobita is being afflicted, Doraemon will reach into the fourth-dimensional pocket in his stomach and pull out a takekoputa (flying device) or a dokodemo door, which allows them to go anywhere. But the two can only fly low over the suburban houses in the neighborhood, and the dokodemo door often takes them to the places they most wish to avoid. The reason Doraemon is blue, according to the most recent accounts, is that a robot mouse bit off his ears, and he was so rattled by his girlfriend's ensuing laughter that he turned a little turquoise. The suspicion persists, in fact, that in the realm of 22nd century cats, Doraemon is something of a Nobita. There is a distinctly Japanese quality to all this, in the ingenuity of the Doraemonic gizmos (all portable), his determination to put a bright face on things and never to give up, and even in some of the little cat's idiosyncrasies (one of his machines allows him and Nobita to watch Shizuka-chan, the little girl who is the object of Nobita's affections, in the shower). At heart, Doraemon is profoundly human: it's the very essence of his charm that he has a girlfriend—a small cat called Mi-chan—but she always seems a little out of reach. Indeed, Doraemon's crossover appeal may be best appreciated if you set him next to the other cartoon figure that Japan has long made ubiquitous. Hello Kitty seems to have no reason to exist other than to be cute. Utterly adorable, often clad in pink and entirely passive, she seems to represent what little Asian girls are told to be in public. Doraemon, by comparison, is as tubby and twinkling as a salaryman after one too many beers. Hello Kitty, after all, has no mouth and never moves; Doraemon seems often to be all mouth, and in every 30-minute episode of his show, is to be seen worried, chortling, goggle-eyed, at peace or pounding on the floor in frustration and then calmly dipping his paw into a bag of cookies. Scholars of the form may place him in the distinguished line of Astro Boy, Osamu Tezuka's early-'60s creation, who had 100,000-horsepower hydraulics in his arms, searchlights in his wide eyes and a nuclear fission generator in his chest. While Godzilla and Gamera, for example, were nuclear age mutants who showed how science could turn on us, Doraemon (like Astro Boy) offers a more hopeful and benign version of technology. Others might liken his impact not just to that of PokEmon but to the Totoro of Hayao Miyazaki, the visionary animator-craftsman whose ravishing Hiroshige dusks and ecological parables are so commanding that Disney bought the U.S. rights to all his work. But, really, Doraemon belongs in a category of his own: not just a companion (like Winnie the Pooh) and not just an icon (like Mickey Mouse). While Bart Simpson says and does what all of us fear to do, Doraemon does what we dream of doing. As Donald George, the global travel editor of Lonely Planet Publications, says, following a video showing of Doraemon in Oakland, California: "He represents a wonderful combination of innocence and imagination—and you come away with that childlike feeling that anything really is possible. It's the same feeling I get when I travel." The other part of the Doraemon legend that has made him an evergreen source of nostalgia in Japan for three decades now (or, in a country of fads, 300 fashion spin cycles) is the story behind the story. Most of the country knows the heart-tugging tale of Hiroshi Fujimoto, who created Doraemon in comic-book form in 1969 and then recruited his old elementary school classmate Abiko Moto to work with him (when Fujimoto died, in 1999, it was front page news). And Nobuyo Oyama, who gives Doraemon his voice, is such an institution that she regularly appears on Japanese TV as a performer in her own right. As Japan transforms itself weekly to try to find its place in the modern world, Doraemon is one of the few constants who can bring a grandma in a kimono and a yellow-haired teenager together; so far, he's outlasted 17 Prime Ministers. Does that make him a hero, you might ask? A hero, in Joseph Campbell's formulation, is an archetypal figure who leaves home, overcomes obstacles and in some way speaks to the universal feeling inside us that we can do more than we are doing and become better versions of ourselves. By that criterion, the sometimes blundering but always triumphant cat with the irrepressible gleam in his eye more than qualifies. He takes the very condition that we associate with melancholy—being blue—and makes it smile.

i recommend to all of you to watch it if you wanna have some fun.if you know what i mean.(siguro ate pat'am naiinis ka na.haha)

Mai Geol

2006-08-12T19:59:00.000+08:00

for those who love "my girl" (especially kitty and den this is for both of you.)

Joo Yoorin (Lee Da Hae) is a tour guide in a small company in charge of running mini tours in the Jeju Island of South Korea. Her father is a gambling addict, but despite all the debts that he runs up, Yoorin always finds a way to help repay them. She leads a below-average life but is happy as long as she has her dad around her. Because of her father's gambling ways, she has had to move from country to country whenever her father runs from one place to another to avoid their debtors. This has in turn brought her the ability to converse fluently in Chinese and Japanese, which are of great help as a tour guide whenever she has to entertain tourists from China and Japan.
Seol Gongchan (Lee Dong Wook) is the only heir of the owner of L'Avenuel Hotel, which is one of the top hotels in Korea. His grandfather, Seol Woong, charges him with the duty of finding his granddaughter, who is also Gongchan's cousin. Seol Woong had disowned his own daughter, Gongchan's aunt, when she decided to marry a man not of his choice. However, when Seol Woong had a change of heart and wished to accept his daughter back, an earthquake struck where his daughter lived, and since then, he has lost all contact with his kin and perhaps the chance to make amends for his own stubbornness, to take care of his granddaughter and hopefully make things right.
Kim Seohyun (Park Si Yeon) is the girlfriend of Seol Gongchan. A rising star in the tennis world, she returns to Korea to look for Gongchan as she cannot forget him.
Seo Jung Woong (Lee Joon Ki) is the son of one of the main shareholders of L'Avenuel Hotel and also the best friend of Seol Gongchan. Unlike Gongchan who is responsible and hardworking, Jung Woong is a flirt who is known to have many girlfriends.
The story starts with Yoorin rushing to the airport. She is helping her friend delay a flight so that the tourists of her friend will not miss their flight. Out of ideas, she plays a damsel in distress, who is apparently mourning her impending death and her dying wish to see her boyfriend who is apparently on the flight. And so after much crying and the entire airport empathizing with her, she gets to get on board the plane to look for her boyfriend who never really existed. As she walks, she realizes she cannot find anyone and pretends to faint. Alas, she faints beside the seat of our male lead, Seol Gongchan, who knows a liar when he sees one. Although their first encounter is weird, it doesn't leave much of an impression in each other's mind.
Later, however, when Gongchan has to entertain a bunch of Chinese visitors and realizes he has no translator, he engages the services of Yoorin coincidentally and through Yoorin, his potential Chinese investors have a great time at the L'Avenuel Hotel branch in Jeju, and Yoorin has much credit to claim for it.
After a series of comical events including Yoorin staying at his hotel lodge without paying, and Yoorin selling his hotel fruityard's oranges to make a small profit (to clear her father's debts again), Gongchan's impression of Yoorin is one of a cheat and he would want to do anything to distance himself from her.
But then word from mainland Korea is that his grandfather is dying and at his bedside, Seol Woong, through his respirator, can only meekly repeat that he must not and cannot die until he sees his granddaughter again.
Driven by desperation and his love for his grandfather, Gongchan will do anything to ease his burden. When pointed out by his secretary that Yoorin bears a resemblance to his aunt, Gongchan hatches a plan to pass off Yoorin as his grandfather's long-lost granddaughter whilst he carries on searching for the real one.
Yoorin, who is desperate for money to repay her father's debt, is unwilling to do the job as it involves lying to a dying man, something that she staunchly refuses to do. But when Seol Gongchan desperately begs her and she realizes she is somewhat indebted to him for not bringing her to the police after her little business in his hotel, she caves in and pretends to the long-lost granddaughter.
And so things seem to be going well, with the search for Gongchan's long-lost cousin making progress and perhaps more importantly, the improvement of Gongchan's grandfather's conditions thanks to Yoorin. As Yoorin spends more time with Gongchan's family, she gets showered with the love she never received as a child and finds herself drawn to Gongchan. She finds herself changing from the liar that she once was to a person who tries to tell the truth when she can. But she knows all too well that her one-sided love will never materialize as the difference in social status between Gongchan and herself is too big.
But unknown to her, Gongchan is also slowly being drawn to her...

CAST:

Lee Dong Wook (이동욱) as Seol Gong-chan (Julian)
Lee Da Hae (이다해) as Joo Yoo-rin (Jasmine)
Lee Joon Ki (이준기) as Seo Jung-woo (Nico)
Park Si Yeon (박시연) as Kim Seo-hyun (Anica)

Extended Cast
Jo Kye Hyung (조계형) as Ahn Jin-kyu
Hwang Bo Ra (황보라) as Ahn Jin-shim
Lee Eon Jeong (이언정) as Yoon Jin-kyung
Byun Hee Bong (변희봉) as Seol Woong (Kong-chan's grandfather)
Kim Yong Rim (김용림) as Jang Hyung-ja
Ahn Suk Hwan (안석환) as Jang Il-do
Choi Ran (최 란) as Bae In-sun
Jung Han Hun (정한헌) as Joo Tae-hyung
Han Chae Young (한채영) as Choi Ha Na (the real granddaughter)
Jae Hee (재 희) as Lee Mong Ryong (Ha Na's husband)

sukob.worth watching.

2006-08-07T19:15:00.000+08:00

yesterday, we went to SMf. We watch Sukob. Kailangan ko kasi sila samahan. I tell you.hindi siya yoong movoe na akala mo na korny.*ganito ba ang spelling nito?*wahaha.aun, after that. we ate. and went shopping.ang saya.tapos, we need to commute. kasi iniwan kami.haha.pero masaya.nag FX kami.para masaya. Tapos, dun sa terminal ng tric, madaming isaw na mukang madumi.yuck talaga.eewww.wahhaa.aun, nagtric na kami,dalawa yun.saya.

I got my English name, nicole, translated into Japanese: naikoru!

a is pronounced like the a in father
e is pronounced like the e in edge
i is pronounced like the i in macaroni
o is pronounced like the o in ocean
u is pronounced like the u in truce

I got my English name, ashley, translated into Japanese: ashori!

a is pronounced like the a in father
e is pronounced like the e in edge
i is pronounced like the i in macaroni
o is pronounced like the o in ocean
u is pronounced like the u in truce

I got my English name, nixie, translated into Japanese: nikkushi!

a is pronounced like the a in father
e is pronounced like the e in edge
i is pronounced like the i in macaroni
o is pronounced like the o in ocean
u is pronounced like the u in truce

and, i miss ate pat'am.

tralala

so japanese.-korean.

2006-07-28T19:10:00.000+08:00

i don't know what is happening to me. ever since i watched an episode of a korean telenovela, i started thingking of korean people.like lee dong wook in my girl, i know it sounds ridiculous but its true. and also,lee dong gun or Yi Dong Geon in sweet 18.oww my. anong meron sila.ang ofcourse, the song because i'm a girl gave me more reasons why should i (love) or be intersted in koreans.

next is japanese calligraphy. ever since, i really wanted to speak in japanese. ofcourse, it would be fun if i also learn to write in japanese traditional or calligraphy.oh well.hehe.next is, for our next cooking session(at school) our theme is japanese. so i started researching for japanese culture and the like.oh well.hehe.

i even looked for the chords of because i'm a girl. i'm now practicing it.
enough of this.i'll update again later.

trala

nix

2006-07-25T17:10:00.000+08:00

KUNG ALAM MO LANG(Tagalog version of "Because I'm A Girl" by Kiss)Roxie Barcelo

hindi mo na kailangan pa
ito`y sabihin pa
na mayroon nagbago
sa loob ng puso mo
wala akong magagawa kundi palayain ka
kaya pinilit kong wag aminin sa iyo
kung alam mo lang kaya
ang tunay na nadarama
nanaisin mo pa bang lumayo sa piling ko
at kung alam mo lang sana
kailan man di mawawala
ang pagibig ko sayo lagi nasa puso ko
akala ko ay kaya na
nga yong wala ka na ngunit hindi pla
lumutin ka ay di magawa
palagi kong tinatanong sa sarili ko ito
ikaw ba ay lalayo kung lahat ay inamin ko?
kung alam mo lang kaya
ang tunay na nadarama
nanaisin mo pa bang lumayo sa piling ko
at kung alam mo lang sana
kailan man di mawawala
ang pagibig ko sayo lagi nasa puso ko
pipilitin kong itago ang lahat ng ito
ngunit patuloy kong tanong
kailan kaya magwawakas oh ito
kung alam mo lang kaya
ang tunay na nadarama
nanaisin mo pa bang lumayo sa piling ko
at kung alam mo lang sana
kailan man di mawawala
ang pagibig ko sayo lagi nasa puso ko

ang pangit!si roxie..mas maganda talaga yoong sa KISS.

no classes!!

2006-07-25T09:54:00.000+08:00

i know this would happen.hehhe

my mom didn't bother waking me.

hehe. i better start memorizing the asia map and capitals.

i know it's not enough to depend on the plus 2 that mrs. suva gave us.
('coz we won the pagent!) :D

okay. i'll do an update later.

nix

oh. yeah

2006-07-24T17:35:00.001+08:00

it's been quite sometime that I did an update here.
So here.

Many things happend this week. So busy. So i'll just do a recap of what I did yesterday and the day after sunday which is saturday.hehe and today.

saturday

first thing in the morning, i have to go to my advance math classes. weird huh?but i want to. We have a tons of bored (board)work. Which acyually made our blackboard dirty. After which, we had an quiz. it's 11:00 o'clock. Yehey! We're done. My mom and I went to sm north. I don't know why I want i there. We did some shopping and then we went to a japanese store to buy the ingredients i need for my recipe.(cooking class).After that we headed home. we also went to church to hear the mass.

Sunday

I woke up 6. I waited my sis to go home so that we will do shopping.
After that, we went to philcoa to drop off her boyfriend. we bought food. we went home.

Monday

i cooked our lunch. japanese food.wahaha, galing. *claps*
i watch the SONA of pgma. I wrote down some of the important details. (baka kasi magtanong si mrs. suva.)

BTW, remember when i told you that one of my favorite korean song is because i'm a girl? If you did,, well then good. If not, it's okay.

I'll just tell you what i really want you to know about the song.

It's about a guy, he met this one girl. He's a photographer and they started going out. One day, she offers to go in a get a roll of film for him. But accidently knock a unsealed photo developer bottle over. And the chemical went in her eyes and made her blind. Then after that, he gave his eyes to her and he goes blind. But the girl didn't know it until he saw the guy with his dog holding the picture of the girl. He was angery first at the guy because he tought that the guy left her after she got blind.

Kiss - "Because I'm a girl"recorded by J-entercom (a Korean record company)music video clip of Korean popshigh quality dramaactor: Shin Hyun Joonactress: Goo Hye Jin

Dodeche ar suga obso namjadurui maum
wonharten onjego da juni ije tonande ironjog
choumiragononun thugbyorhadanun gu marur
midossonegen hengbogiosso marur haji guresso
negashirhojyoda go nunchiga obnun nan nurbochegiman
hesso norur yoghamyonsodomanhi guriurgoya sarangi jonbuin nanunyojainika modungor swibge da
jumyongumbang shirhjungnenunge namjara
durossothollin mar gathjin anha dashinun
sogjianhuri maum mogo bojiman todashisarange
munojinunge yoja ya marur haji guresso
nega shirhojyodago nunchiga obnun nan
nur boche gimanhesso norur yoghamyonsodo
manhiguriurgoya sarangi jonbuinyojainika

[narration] Onur urin heojyossobudi hengbogharago
noboda johunsarammannagir barandago nodo
darun namjarang togathe nar saranghanda go
marhanten onjego sorjighina nega jar doenungo
shirho naboda yepunyoja manna hengboghage
jar sarmyon otohgeguroda nar jongmar
ijoborimyon otohge nan irohge himdunde
himduro juggenunde ajigdo nor nomu
saranghanundesarangur wihesoramyon
modun da har su inunyojaui chaghan
bonnungur iyong hajinunmarajwo hanyojaro
theona sarangbadgosanunge irohge himdurgo
oryourjur mollassonorur yoghamyonsodo
manhi guriurgoya sarangi
jonbuin nanunyojainika norur yoghamyonsodo
manhiguriurgoya sarangi jonbuin nanun yojainika

english version I just can't understand the hearts
of men they tell you they want you and then they
leave you this is the first time,you're special
I believed those words andI was so happy you
should have told me youdidn't like me any more
but I couldn't seethat and you just rushed me
although I willcurse you I'll still miss yousince I am a girl, to whom love is everythingi heard that if you give up things
too easily toa man, he will get bored with you
i don't think this is wrong a girl says that she
will never be fooled again butshe will fall in love again
you should havetold me you didn't like me any
more but I couldn't see that and you just rushed
me although I will curse you I'll still miss you since
I am a girl,to whom love is everything

[narration] Hey babe the pain it's not enough to describe how i feel we were so happy together but I know now I've been blind you told me that you'd never let me down whenever I needed you you'd always be here I can forgive but I cant forget even though you hurt me I still love you I still love you don't take advantage of a girl's willingness to do anything for love and her caring instinct i didn't know that to be born as a girl and to be loved was so hard although i will curse you i'll still miss you since i am a girl, to whom love is everything although i will curse you i'll still miss you since i am a girl, to whom love is everything .

i'll post the lyrics again next time

take care

tralala

nix

at last.

2006-07-12T18:38:00.000+08:00

yes!finally!an update.

i just would like to share to you one of my favorite poem.

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart) - EE. Cummings

i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)
i want no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart).

so nice. hehe. classes are suspended. i hope it will last until tom.

trala.

nix

let's clarify some things...

2006-06-21T18:43:00.000+08:00

First, I want to clarify something.

I love my previous club very much. That’s why I joined technika grafika again.(sorry if misspelled). I love films and photos. I have to admit. I love films more than photos before but ate pat’am, ms. Lagud and the rest of the photography and documentation club last year gave me more than a hundred reason why should I love photography. Taking pictures is my passion now.
I didn’t quit I.D. film club because of 2 persons. Vea didn’t forced me to join technika grafika. I really want to. Although I like i.d. too. Next.. I didn’t quit because I’m insecure of a person. We’re friends before. And I still consider her as a friend until now.
I just want to try the screening of i.d. because I really want to join the club. But I need to pick only one club. So, I really had a hard time thinking of it.

I hope I would be satisfied with my club.

because i'm a girl

2006-06-03T12:05:00.000+08:00

today, toasted, roqs and hope are suppose to go to school together.but plans did change.so not.biyaya cn. 22. nice.haha.hndi na tayo classmates vea.due.katrina.good thing i have alex, tarpy and tere with me.and also jec.thank God. *claps* i got a new haircut.

i would really love to share with you my favorite korean song.i love it.
it's so famous that they have translated it in diff. version.mandarin,cantonese,french,hawaian and even tagalog/filipino.i love the song.

BECAUSE I'M A GIRL-KISS (english version)

i'll post the lyrics too.

it has many translations but it's all correct.(don't worry)

here is the tagalaog translation

hindi mo na kailangan pa
ito`y sabihin pana mayroon nagbago
sa loob ng puso mo
wala akong magagawa kundi palayain kakaya
pinilit kong wag aminin sa iyo
kung alam mo lang kaya ang tunay na nadarama nanaisin mo pa bang lumayo sa piling ko
at kung alam mo lang sana kailan man di mawawala ang pagibig ko sayo lagi nasa puso ko
akala ko ay kaya na nga yong wala ka na ngunit hindi plalumutin ka ay di magawapalagi kong
tinatanong sa sarili ko ito ikaw ba ay lalayo kung lahat ay inamin ko?kung alam mo lang kaya ang tunay na nadarama nanaisin mo pa bang lumayo sa piling ko
at kung alam mo lang sana kailan man di mawawala ang pagibig ko sayo lagi nasa puso ko
pipilitin kong itago ang lahat ng itongunit patuloy kong tanong kailan kaya magwawakas oh ito
kung alam mo lang kaya ang tunay na nadarama nanaisin mo pa bang lumayo sa piling ko
at kung alam mo lang sana kailan man di mawawala ang pagibig ko sayo lagi nasa puso ko
*not so right* because it has been translated many times

english version

"Cuz I'm A Girl (Original English)"(Original Korean Version by Choi, Joon-Young and Im)

* I just can't understand the ways, Of all the men and their mistakes.
You give them all your heart, and then they rip it all away..
.- You told me how much you loved me,
And how our love was meant to be.
And i believed in you, i thought that you would set me free...

(chorus)
You should've just told me the truth,
That i wasn't the girl for you... Still i didn't have a clue, So my heart depended on You... Whoah
Although i'll say 'i hate u' now, Although i'll shout and curse you out... I'll always have love for you, Because i am a girl*

Been told a man will leave you cold, Get sick of you and bored...
I know that it's no lie, I gave my all still i just cry.
Never again will i be fooled, to give my all when nothing's true...
I won't be played again, but i will fall in love again...

(chorus)You should've just told me the truth,
That i wasn't the girl for you..
. Still i didn't have a clue, So my heart depended on You... WhoahAlthough i'll say 'i hate u' now,
Although i'll shout and curse you out... I'll always have love for you, Because i am a girl

--- I loved u so... now u leave me in the cold,
How could this be, i thought that u'd only love me...
Into the night, i will pray that you're alright..
You hurt me so, I can't let u go

---(bridge)You took advantage of my willingness to do anything for love, Now i'm the only one in pain... will you please take it all away~ Oh~

(chorus)Never thought born being a girl, How i can love you and be burned... And now i will build a wall, to never get torn again

~ Although i'll say 'i hate u' now, Although i'll shout and curse you out... I'll always have love for you,

Because i am a girlAlthough i'll say 'i hate u' now,

Although i'll shout and curse you out... I'll always have love for you, Because i am a girl.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqMdrtM7wzo

malapit na pasukan

2006-06-02T22:03:00.000+08:00

yep.malapit na nga pasukan.ilang tulog na lang.

today,we went swimming.it was fun.we ordered kfc then went basketball.then went swimming again.i woke early because i need to discuss certain things with my mom knowing that she will leave early.but no.she will stay at home to rest beacuse she is sick..so, i decided to go back to sleep.then my "yaya" woke me up.she said that breakfast is ready.oh no.i totally forgot about our swimming. i went to my room looking for my phone. i got 40 new messages.wow.all containing "where are you".."gising na".so nagmadali ako.i fixed my things.went to my mom.and said "i'm going". and then she said "wait, you need to fit first this one for sunday. i'm sure you don't want to wear something tight and be seen worldwide.so i said "sige na..bilisan mo na.maglalagay pa ako ng sunblock".after that, i asked for money and told my yaya na we're going.hndi pa pala bihis.so hinintay ko pa.after that,we got the slip and we went to the office to pay the fee.so un.
before i forget, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ATE PAT'AM. (99 red ballons for you.) sandali na lang naman eh.sweet 17 na.goodbye sweet 16. :)

cge,yun na muna.

nix

it's on me

2006-06-01T12:06:00.000+08:00

yes.finally.haha.labo.
it's june 1 today.malapit nanaman pumasok.i guess i'm just excited because of my friends.i mean.after two months makikita ko na rin sila.haha.yoong iba lang.especially my barkada.haha.aly i mishoo na.hehe.and mara.cat.karol.edelin.and the rest.hehe.ui.swimming tayo sa westin.treat ko.2 nights tayo.hehe.sana payagan kayo.transpo ko.don't worry.kahit pasukan na.suite.haha.lagi ako nandun.world pyro olympics.3 days.minsan nga galing pa akong school e.hehe.ano?game?
nga pla,advance happy birthday ate pat'am.haha.i miss you na.hehe.no more sweet 16.haha.cge.later

nix

just an ordinary day

2006-05-22T11:16:00.000+08:00

i woke up at around 9:00 o'clock.i reason is my yaya did wake me.she said that she did bring something for me to eat.in other words she prepared breakfast in bed for me.second.i have.so i need to get up early.

my mom and the rest of my family are gone.i mean.they left already.i'm stuck here with my laptop ang my dog.haha.labo.i guess i'll enjoy the rest of the day with my laptop and with my yaya and maids.hindi nanaman nila ako ginising.ahaha.i know my mom knows that i'm tired of my busy schedule.haha.i mean not to be mayabang or something but my sched is really hectic.haha.mali mali grammar ko.kakagising lang e.cge.later na muna.tc.

nix

so long summer

2006-05-21T15:44:00.000+08:00

days gone by.at malapit na ang pasukan.it reminds me of things i don't wanna think this summer.One is my new subjects. which are bio ang stat. 2. my new section.i definitely don't want to be in a section that..nevermind.haha.labo.and yes!our batch did add a new section.it's pag-asa.ahha.ironic.but i think we'll get used to it when we hear it often.

so far,yan na muna.

guys,yes. i miss you too so much.i'll see you soon.
sorry for the activities i missed.i really had a hard time fixing my schedule.so see you@

gone and will return,

nixie

updating

2006-05-21T13:44:00.000+08:00

guys,please bear with me.i'm still updating.thanks.

2006-04-24T15:00:00.000+08:00

testing.