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秦基博 <3

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:16:44 +0900

"Motohiro Hata (秦基博, Hata Motohiro, born 11 October 1980) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He debuted under the major label BMG Japan in 2006 with the single "Synchro" (シンクロ, Shinkuro)."

He is one of my favourite artists. His song kimi, meguru boku from Itazura na kiss is so adorable <3 His voice and his style of music is really soothing. I've been listening to this song of his over and over and love it so much. It makes me really happy and calm.

剣道

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:34:43 +0900

Recently I started doing Kendo. I have been very busy with school and other things but one of the activity that I have been dying to participate in was Kendo. Finally, I am doing it. All I can tell you is that ~ YES! Kendo is as tough as it looks.. The pros make it look easy but when you start doing the footwork and holding the shinai, then you realize how hard you have to practice.

As the weeks passby, the classes get more intense. My foot's got blisters and I have sore muscles >_< but I really love Kendo, especially because of all the hardwork I am putting in it. Naoki Eiga is one of my favourite Kendoka =] He is one of the reasons why I started doing Kendo.

"Naoki Eiga (栄花直輝) is a Japanese kendoist who in 2000 won the individual event at World Kendo Championship (WKC) as well as the highest title in Kendo: All Japan Kendo Champion. His progress toward the championship was documented by the Japanese broadcaster NHK in a 2003 program named A Single Blow.

Naoki Eiga started kendo under the influence of his brother, Hideyuki. Both competed at the highest level of the sport. Eiga's wife Naomi was also a kendo practitioner. She was his younger classmate at Tokai University and a member of same kendo dojo. Eiga joined the Hokkaido police force and became a member of the Hokkaido Police Kendo Team. From 1997 he was also a member of the Japanese national kendo team. But his rank on the team was a substitute, and he was allowed to participate only in the preliminary bouts of the WKC team event in 1997.

Feeling that he had to earn the respect of his fellow team members and coaches of the team, he decided to concentrate on the All Japan Kendo Champion tournament. At that time, the event had been dominated for years by Masahiro Miyazaki, one of the greatest kendoists of modern times. Eiga faced Miyazaki in the finals of the 1999 tournament, but lost.

After his defeat in 1999, Eiga entered the All Japan tournament once more in 2000, and faced Miyazaki again in the finals. This time, he was able to win with za kote strike just before the match went into overtime. By winning the title of All Japan Kendo Champion of the year 2000, Eiga ended the Miyazaki era. He attributed his success to his teacher, Kazuo Furukawa.

Based on his success in the AJKC in November of 2000, Eiga was chosen as team captain of the Japanese national team for the World Kendo Championship 2003 in Glasgow, Scotland."

*this is one of his best tsuki.. he is really amazing..just watch the video*

G.I.ジョー

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:14:46 +0900

G.I. Joe - Rise of the cobra
Genre: Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Director: Stephan Sommers
Cast: Channing Tatum (Duke), Christopher Eccleston (McCullen / Destro), Sienna Miller (Ana/Baroness), Marlon Wayans (Ripcord), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (the doctor/Rex), e.t.c

WARNING!!! CONTAINS ~~SPOILERS~~ >>

REVIEW: if you love action packed movies like i do, then its the movie for you. Watching the movie was a thrill.I, seriously had low expectations of the movie, so it surprised me a little. There wasn't a single boring or annoying moments. Although, there are tons of flashbacks; it's just a necessary part of the movie. The characters are interesting especially, snake eyes, so mysterious and awesome. Overall, the special effects were amazing, well almost all of it except for the part where the aircraft hovers over the sahara desert and heads into the "pit".The desert and the aircraft itself looked a bit fake but the movie was a blast. The movie captivates you from the beginning till the end.

I give the movie a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. It's definitely a must watch movie of summer 2009. so, if you're bored and looking for a movie to watch then pick G.I Joe (that is if you enjoy action movies).

PLOT:" The film opens in France, in 1641. The Scotsman Klan McCullen has been accused of selling weaponry to both the Scots and French. Rather than being executed for treason, the jury brands his face with a white-hot mask in order to humiliate him. In the near future, weapons expert James McCullen (Christopher Eccleston) has created a nanotechnology-based weapon capable of destroying an entire city. His company MARS sells four warheads to NATO, and the U.S. Army is tasked with delivering the warheads. Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) are delivering the warheads when they are ambushed by the Baroness (Sienna Miller), who Duke recognized to be his ex-fiancee Ana Lewis. Duke and Ripcord are rescued by Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), Snake Eyes (Ray Park) and Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). They take the warheads to The Pit, G.I. Joe's command center in North Africa, and upon arriving rendezvous with General Hawk (Dennis Quaid), the head of the G.I. Joe Team. Hawk takes command of the war-heads and excuses Duke and Ripcord, only to be convinced to have them join his group after Duke reveals that he knows the Baroness.

McCullen is revealed to be using the same nanotechnology to build an army of soldiers with the aid of the Doctor (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), planning on using the warheads to bring panic and bring about a new world order. Using a tracking device, McCullen locates the G.I. Joe base and sends Storm Shadow (Lee Byung-hun) and the Baroness to retrieve the warheads with assistance from Zartan (Arnold Vosloo), inflicting casualties on several G.I. Joe soldiers. After a fight, Storm Shadow and the Baroness retrieve the warheads and take them to Baron DeCobray, the Baroness's husband, for him to weaponize and use them to destroy the Eiffel Tower to serve as a showing of the warhead's destructive power. Making their way to Paris, the Joes pursue them through the streets but are unsuccessful in stopping them from launching the missile. Duke manages to hit the kill switch, but in doing so he is captured and taken to McCullen's base under the Arctic.

G.I. Joe locates the secret base and fly there as McCullen loads three missiles with nano-mite warheads. After Snake Eyes takes out one, Ripcord pursues the remaining missiles in a prototype Night Raven jet while Scarlett and her group infiltrate the base. While Scarlett and Snake Eyes attempt to shut down the Arctic base, with Heavy Duty leading an attack on Cobra's forces, Duke learns that the Doctor is Rex Lewis, Ana's brother believed to have been killed on a mission led by Duke four years ago. He was trapped in a bunker with Doctor Mindbender (Kevin O'Connor), disfigured in the blast which everyone presumed had killed him. The Baroness tries to free Duke but the Doctor reveals he has implanted her with nano-mites which has put her under his control for the past four years, admitting his amazement that she is resisting the programming. Attempting to kill Duke, McCullen ends up being facially burned as he flees with Rex to an escape vessel. Duke and the Baroness pursue him while the Joes fall back when Rex activated the base's self destruct sequence.

Rex then heals McCullen's burned face with nano-mites, encasing it in silver as he christens McCullen "Destro" and assumes the identity of Cobra Commander before they are captured by G.I. Joe soon after. On board the supercarrier USS Flagg, Baroness is placed in protective custody until they can remove the nano-mites from her body. Meanwhile, Zartan, having been earlier operated on by Rex, infiltrates the White House during the missile crisis and assumes the identity of the President of the United States (Jonathan Pryce). [D-Man2010]"

source: IMDb
url: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1046173/synopsis

Stress && Worries!!!

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:37:04 +0900

As busy and as the world is right now.. everyone is in deep worries and in hopes of accomplishing unimaginable things in the society..

No matter how free, no matter how busy you are, you somehow always get drowned in stress and worries; whether it a simple matter about a test or as big as investing in some risky business. You always try to relax and calm down but those worries get hold of you faster than you can escape. Still, there are positive and negative stress. Which means you always need stress in your life.,...?

*positive stress (Eustress) are simple: like excitement of winning a race/wedding, Thrill experienced while watching a horror movie... [they are healthy for you keeping you excited and content about your life]
*negative stress (Distress) are: over working, financial tension and unfulfilled desires... [they are unhealthy for your body and your mind as well.]

It's easy to try to be in someone's shoes and give them unnecessary lectures about how to relax when they are really tight situations.. What they really need is someone's support and security. Meditation is not gonna help you through a financial tension... ? It's just to keep peace in your mind..

Anyways, there are numerous ways out there of relieving yourself of your daily simple stress. But the best one that seem to work for me is listening to music, reading books , cleaning my room and the entire house until i forget about everything except that i'm really tired and gazing out at the vast sky without having a single thought on your head ( i no it sounds silly). Everyone has their own ways but still, having too many worries can seriously effect a person physically and mentally.

face forward

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:59:02 +0900

FLAWLESS SKIN is wanted by everyone and anyone. But only few of us are naturally born with it or either work at it. You have to take care of your overall health for your skin to be as flawless as you want it to be. There are many ways that you can take care of it, esp. your face. You should drink about 8 glasses of water every day. If you wear makeup, then don't forget to wash you face daily before you head off to bed with a cleanser and use some moistorizer. There are lots of products out there that claim to be great for your skin but don't go crazy with them. The products that seem to work in my opinion are: Nivea, Dove and Olay. I love them. Since i have really sensitive skin, i can't use random lotions, so i either use Nivea soft cream or Dove for sensitive skin; day lotion.

Also, i don't wear makeup, not that its a bad thing. The Dove lotion that i mentioned is fragrance and dye free and it is also Hypo-allergenic. Its awesome. Since i've been using it, my skin feels great and also not to mention that since it's a lightweight lotion, it leaves your skin feeling soothed and healthy.

right?? wrong???

Sun, 10 May 2009 09:24:24 +0900

Temptation is everywhere ! No matter how hard you try to hide from it or get away from it, it still gets you by your collar and pulls you back. And no matter how great of a willpower you have it always tends to sweep you off the floor =X ...

You try to lose weight by promising yourself that you're gonna avoid that french fries, hamburger, ramen and so on. But in the end, you always seem to lose. The reason is in front of you; loud and clear. Junk foods are EVERYWHERE ! You can always run but can't hide .. Even the juice that you might b drinking now might have lik about 120 calories?? who knows what to do??? Obviously there are healthier options, lik salads and homemade meals without all that grease soaking the food. but what are you suppose to do when the temptation is so strong and your craving for a "particular" food is driving you insane.

Also you have all these advertisements surrounding you on a day to day basis! from the newspapers to the tv. Have these pills or tea and you will lose upto 20 pounds and so on! you know what people !! those are all lies .. people made to get out all that money from you pocket you worked so hard for... Instead of getting brainwashed by those ridiculous adds, go for a walk or a run around a park, with your sister or friend! that way you save money and also get to have some fun with that certain person. =] doesn't cost you much and gets you more accurate and faster results !!! xD

Don't think that everyone MUST have a similar figure! everyone is different and unique . thats why we are all humans! WE ARE NOT MACHINES !! Thats the reason we all do not look alike besides the other facts about genes and so on! let's not get into all that !! All those models you see on magazines ! They don't look like that!! Nobody is perfect and that includes those skinny models on those magazines you might pick up everyday!

Flaws are part of being a human and everyone has them not only you! So dont get all fussy about it and know that you are perfect the way you are ! but being obessed is not healthy as well. you should get more exercise and instead of trying to go on a diet, make more healthier choices. start by avoiding all that junk food and filling your fridge with healthy snacks and more vegetables =]

Necessities ?

Sun, 03 May 2009 10:50:10 +0900

The main things we as, human beings need are: food, clothing and shelter. Nothing else besides is essential to our survival or so it seems. We need clothes but not necessarily designer labeled clothes. We need to know the difference between our needs and wants. Like for example, clothes are our needs but designer clothes are just wants, we can live without them. Same with shelter; we need a house to live in not a mansion.

Doesn't matter if you're a guy/girl, you probably own some or many designer items that you don't need. When you check your bank balance, blame it on that movie, that party or whatever else that comes to your mine. But the one to be blamed is you.

I'm going to college starting September since i took a year off. I've been trying to be on budget. Saving money and avoiding unnecessary expenses is easier said than done. There are many helpful things to keep on mind while maintaining your budget.

1. Whenever you go shopping (grocery/clothing) NEVER TAKE YOUR CREDIT/ DEBIT CARD ALONG WITH YOU! TAKE CASH! limited amount: also plan a list of items that you are thinking of buying ahead of time - this way you can look at the things and see for yourself what you really need ! think of getting something you REALLY NEED!!!!
2. DO NOT buy everything that catches your eye/ attention at the moment! You fall in love at first sight but it may not last for another day ! think hard why you are buying that particular clothing or shoe or so on. Don't just buy everything that you think you like BUY WHAT YOU NEED!
3. Avoid going to the movies and restaurants too often. Go once in a while but not all the time. Give it a bit rest. Instead of eating outside, call you friends home or have dinner at home. You can have a great meal at home without having to pay all that extra money
4. Instead of going to fancy places and spend money for nothing.. go for a walk to local parks and beaches with your friends. Take advantage of your city or towns and have fun without paying extra.
5. Don't go crazy with budget. Yes you do have to keep track of money but sometimes its okay to let it loose for a while and celebrate but not everyday.

Next time, you go shopping, think/plan ahead! Think of that rent, phone bill or your credit card bill. Buy a necessary item but don't end up buying every single thing that catches your eye or is labeled.

Go, Stop and Wait???

Fri, 01 May 2009 09:30:19 +0900

All of us have been there once, twice and plenty of times, waiting. Waiting for anything. For a bus, train, someone, to get ur license, to buy something or for nothing. Patience plays a very important role in our lives. Without patience nothing can be done. But seriously, how much patience can a person have???

"Good things come to those who wait." We've all heard this before but does this really happen??

sometimes "yes" good things do come to those who wait but it doesn't mean that those who don't wait end up with the bad things? does it?

Waiting is really frustrating especially, when you have been there for hours there. Like for e.g, you wait for the bus; the bus is 10 mins late. You say, "Ok! i can wait for another 15 mins.. But then suddenly it starts raining and you realize that you forgot your umbrella in the other bag. Since the weatherman had predicted that it would be sunny and about 25 degrees celsius today. What do you do?? then? do you wait? do you calm yourself down or do you just go plain crazy!? < (that would be me)

We've been waiting since the dawn of time.. for every single little thing in life,.. all we have to do is wait, wait and wait a tinsy winsy bit more.

Today's world demands, "punctuality", "accuracy" and "diligency". We're only humans and tend to make mistakes frequently. If we were machines, that would be a whole another story! So people relax and calm down!! don't go crazy all of a sudden.. Everyone out there is panicking and is worried about something. Waiting for the next train/bus to get to work/schoo...e.t.c.

The next time you wait for something .. remember sometimes "good things come to those who wait."

Stop with the pushing ><

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:38:51 +0900

Everyone has been in the subway and has been pushed at least once or more than once .. ( like me). Subways are supposed to be a cheap and easy option for transportation. Well, it is cheap and easy option; since it's really convenient for people like me who aren't able to drive yet or can't afford a car at the moment (again me ) .. But it just drives you nuts, when it gets so crowded that its even hard to breathe. It's not that bad here compared to Japan, where the conditions are extreme to the max . I mean look at the video, what the hell ????

As population keeps on increasing rapidly, the convenient or the "luxury" we seem to have is decreasing drastically. I use the subway all the time; it's a really good way to travel. Really convenient and cheap. well at least in Canada it seems like that. But it really does suck when you are one of those small people (me again) in the middle holding onto the hand rail and people don't seem to care. They'll just push you until you are at the corner and not able to breather anymore (literally). Seriously, tall people need to give small people a break >< . I guess it's so crowded everywhere that nobody actually cares about an individual rather than the whole people. I don't really mind standing and holding onto the rail but it really annoys me a lot when there is an aged man/woman holding onto it while teens and young adults are just sitting there. What's even worse are the people who just put their belongings on the seat and don't care at all.

Anyways, please don't push people around in the subway! i know you are one of them.. ><

Yatta !!! xD

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:55:56 +0900

Lately, i have been very busy with work - part time.. more lik full time since i had to work from like 8 am till 6 pm.. it was okay and fun.. till it lasted..

Most people were really nice and fun to interact with but some just were on my last nerves.

Well.. now my temporary job is over and i'm free!!! YaY

I've been trying to find good movies and dramas to watch and i came across this drama called

"HOLYLAND" ホーリーランド

Summary ~~~~

High school student, Kamishiro Yu doesn't fit in and is constantly bullied; fed up with the abuse Yu secretly trains in boxing and takes revenge on those who once bullied him. Eventually Yu's defeats call the attention of the local thugs, and Yu soon finds himself forced to keep fighting in order to keep his place, his holyland.

At first i thought it would be one of those weird kind of dramas but then just by watchin episode 1, i was really into the drama.

Ishigaki Yuma (石垣佑磨) plays the main character who's called Kamishiro Yu. He's a really intense actor and i could actually believe that he knew what he was doing.. when he was constantly training only using the book - which contained instructions on how to do certain techniques.

Episode 1

It showed a little bit of violence. not extreme. but he jus beats up this guy from this certain high school. More like a bully .. i guess. and the whole episode focussed on people taking about this rumour --> about a guy going around and beating people.

It's obvious who theyre talking about unless you have no clue about what you're watching.. thats very unlikely.

Episode 2

Shows more about Yu's school life. How hes very quiet and how people think of him. Ironically, he is friends with this guy named izawa masaki's sister Mai. Izawa already revealed in Ep. 1 that he was a former boxing champion and he's one of those characters you have to keep your eye on.

At the end, Yu again finds himself in a situation where he is gettin bullied. He has flashbacks from his past about people bulling him and then he fights back.

Who knew he had so much in him? to fight them all. When i was watching, i was lik wow!!..

Well.. he's getting himself into a more complicated situations as time moves on.

If you haven't watched it , then you should definitely check it out. Unless you're not really into these kind of dramas.

The actors seem pretty promising. and i am really looking forward to the next episode.