日本に行く前に、しておきたいこと

今日、日本研究の授業でそんなことが持ち出された。

まあ、日本に行く予定は後数週間だもんね。砂時計もう動いた。

さて、何しよう？

まず、旅行！もう二十年マレーシアにいるのに、いろいろのところまだ行ってないし、近いといっても時間とかお金とかのことで、行く機会がなくて。せっかくだから、できるだけ行きたいな。次は私は今一番行きたいところ：

KLCC Bridge
Kuala Selangor Firefly Sanctuary
I-City
Aquaria(もう行ったけど、また行きたい)
Langkawi(本当の旅行の意味でね、前は学校のことで2年も住んでいたけどあまり満喫できなかった)

そして、読みかけた小説を全部読み終わりたい。きついかな？多いんだもん。

ああ、まだやりたいものもあるけど、今に限って頭から出ないな。

私のJADの仲間の皆さんはどう？

やりたいものやれますように～


p/s: 今、フランプールのことすごい夢中になって、新しいアルバムが待ち遠しなあ。

christmas+new year holiday

though i don't celebrate christmas, it doesn't mean i escape from being happy for it, i got holiday!!!

so, for this short interval of holiday we have, despite having schoolworks in hand, i prefer enjoying it to the fullest.

checklist 1: my sis's reception

the last time we got the whole family united was how many years ago i wonder, and this time it's quite a special occasion as it's the celebration for my sis's wedding. i haven't met her for nearly 2 years actually. well, when my dad said it's not gonna be that big of an event, it still ended up not to be that small. apart form my close relatives, there were also lots of others like my parents' acquaintances which majorly unknown to me. with my dad's recent road accident, a lot of guests were coming. and to add to that, i'm sure they're just curious to see the groom. they must've expected some truly caucasian-look guy, but believe it or not, my bro in-law can have the look of any ethnic, contrary to that expectation LOL.

this was captured at the end of the event, so unfortunately this does not exactly include my whole close relatives. funny when endou-san joked with me whether i can really remember all of my cousins' names, of course i do! ok, not their full names though :P (this is only part of relatives from my dad's side). if we were to combine the whole relatives both from my dad's and mom's side, the lens just won't fit. hahaha

checklist 2: a bit of KL walk

believe it or not, i've never been to KL Tower for twenty years i've been living in its vicinity. this time, for we were showing KL around to my bro in-law who finally set foot to Malaysia for the first time, i got the chance to be up in the air above 200ft (or do i get this wrong?). definitely, i won't refuse to go there again, or better, to go to any other towers to watch such a spectacular sight. it's amazing! apart from that, we also went around other places such as pavillion KL and KLCC. well, i don't know much places of interests in KL if you were to ask me besides the numerous shopping complexes it possesses. but still, next time, i'll be getting to the KLCC bridge for sure.

checklist 3 : new year countdown at Singapore!

this is what i looked forward the most. what makes this so exciting is that it's like our siblings' retreat~ well, it's actually was kinda a honeymoon trip for my sis and her husband, but we also tagged along for the later half of their trip. they had arrived there earlier so we only stayed for a night there to catch the countdown fireworks. it really was a wholesome trip after all. i love it go out with my sis as she would always suggest to stop for food every once in a while. in fact, we had 4 snack stops besides the main dinner-seafood! Singapore is really a nice city. it's clean! (in contrary to some city i'm used to) some people say you can see the city at its dirtiest during new year celebration, yet what i witnessed was that the road-cleaning-machines were already at work barely hours after the countdown. well, how i exactly saw those operating at those hours was because we were actually down at the streets to walk from where we watch the fireworks to our hotel which we reached at 4:30 a.m. lesson i learnt: if you wanna watch fireworks, book hotel nearby the venue. there were just no cabs available for us at the time so we had to drag our feet from clarke's quay to orchard road. nevertheless, it was an interesting night walk.

checklist 4: drama

i got to complete some of the dramas during the break. secret garden is by far the most anticipated drama. oh my, they're really brilliant actors/actresses! adding to that, as a girl i can't be escaped to be enchanted by the hotness of the actors~~

checklist 5: books

i borrowed a few books from sensei the other day and i got to go through 2 of them. 'nihonjin no shiranai nihongo' is so funny! and i got a lot of new infos as well, those things related to that complicated language. it's actually a manga strip collections, accompanied by few compositions regarding particular topics. and interesting read. and the other one of the same genre is 'rikei no hitobito'. truthfully i'm still halfway for this one. nevertheless, it gave me a good laugh how the mangaka puts the life of a science-stream people. for some parts, it might not get to you (the joke), but if you think further, you'll find how amusing it is.

the done list 2010

*in the end, due to some miscalculation, this entry was up later than i planned, it's already 2011*

long ago, i've thought of making this kind of entry where i would list out all what i've read and watched throughout the whole year. well, and this kinda made me torn whether to post this here in blogger where my real life are much more enclosed or the other channel i use in my livejournal account where it encompasses more on the subject of my fancy-for instance my fandom on flumpool.

but then, i don't sense the line distinguishing the two of them, what i like is pretty much what makes up my life, isn't it. like how i learn and improve my Japanese language skill majorly owing to engrossing in too much dramas. or how i maintained my English skill from rusting away by reading novels-though i don't think this really worth much praise.

so much of an intro there. basically it's a list of books i read, dramas and movies i watched in year 2010-listed chronologically.

novels i read:
Nation by Terry Pratchett
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
The Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett
The Winner Stands Alone by Paulo Coelho
The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
Ahiru to Kamo no Coin Locker by Isaka Kotaro
The Chronicle of Wind-up Bird by Haruki Murakami
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Children by Isaka Kotaro
The Newton Letter by John Banville
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy by Tim Burton
Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne
The Little Prince by St. Exupery (reread)
[manga]Maou:Juvenile Remix (the whole 10 volumes)
Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo
Rikei no Hitobito

novels halfway read (hopefully soon to be resumed):
-American Gods by Neil Gaiman (carried on from the previous year)
-The Graveyard by Neil Gaiman
-The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett
-Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom

movies watched(as in going to cineplex):
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatball
The Vampire's Assistant
Sherlock Holmes
The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus
Case 39
Alice In Wonderland 3D
How To Train Your Dragon
Clash Of The Titans 3D
Woochi
Kaiji
Kick Ass
Shrek Forever After
Letters To Juliet
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Inception
Shanghai
Salt
The Last Airbender
Devil
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps
Harry Potter 7:Part 1
Rapunzel: Tangled
Tron

movie watched via other channels (dvds or in the comp):
Satorare Movie
Jyuuryoku Pierrot
Ahiru To Kamo No Coin Locker
Oto Na Ri
Honokaa Boy
Fish Story
A Cheerful Gang Turns The Earth
Dream
Big River
Ai No Mukidashi
Rookies Sotsugyou
Platonic Sex
20th Century Boys: Our Flag
Black Gaisha Ni Tsutomerundaga Mou Genkai Kamo
Go
Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu
My Girlfriend is an Agent
Tada Kimi wo Aishiteru
Children
supposed to be a lot more but somehow i lost track of them

Dramas watched (complete episodes):
Bloody Monday 2
Boss
Samurai High School
Tokujou Kabachi
Hello My Lady(Korea)
Iryu2
Shinzanmono
Team Batista 2: General Rouge No Gaisen
Sunao Ni Narenakute
Mother
Hammer Session
Hotaru No Hikari 2
Gold
Atami No Sousakan
Unubore Deka
Shibatora
10nen Saki Mo Kimi Ni Koishite
At Home Dad
Keizoku 2: Spec  -my top drama of the year
Himitsu
Nagareboshi
Ogon No Buta
Perfect Report
Yankee-Kun To Megane-Chan
My Girlfriend is a Gumiho (Korea)
Gakeppuchi no Eri

Dramas watched halfway or yet to finish:
-Tsuki No Koibito (not that aroused to watch till finish)
-Liar Game 2 (this just so monotone in a way)
-Angel Bank (the wordings just too hard)
-Tumbling (still not past the first 2 episodes)
-Moyashimon (too much bio terms with no available subtitles)
-Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo (interesting but internet not that allowing)
-Natsu ha Nijiiro ni Kagayaku (boring?)
-Face Maker (maamaa, okay for relaxed watching)
-Iryuu 3 (still watching, waiting for subtitles)
-Freeter, Ie Wo Kau (still watching, waiting for subtitles)
-Shiroi Haru (skipped here and there during 1st episode, perhaps not now?)
-Secret Garden (Korea) (still airing)




of only i could offer as much attention towards my studies......

singapore was awesome!!

that's exactly what i'm feeling at the moment. and as the result, i'm so exhausted now.

details would be in future post(s).



やっぱり、花火は最高～～～

CRIB

well, certainly not the MTV CRIBS though i really wish i have a home like those featured in that.

and also not the crib they use to put the babies in to make them sleep.

it's just a word i'm particularly interested after recently discovering the use of it. it's a hospital term which stands for 'Complete Rest In Bed'. somehow it's cute seeing the close similarity to its literal meaning. isn't it?

so, updating with my current life, after i received the great news the other day, a quite-not-so-good news followed. i got a call informing that my father was in an car accident. a head-on collision which results with two wrecked cars, causing a few casualties. as there was a death involved, thankfully my dad is among those who survived. and as of now, he's still hospitalized for the injuries are yet to heal. thus, my discovery of the above mentioned term.

hopefully, his recovery will progress smoothly. thanks for a lot of people who gives their concern.

so, i just have to continue on with my life which means i have to be more serious towards studying? oh,how i've been slacking off a whole lot recently, and without me realizing it, it's gonna be the final exam so soon. and now, i DO worry. unlike before where it's others who did the worrying for me.

but as my senior advised, "don't be panic"

okay, after all, to be calm is important in such circumstance. breathe in....breath out............
i need more flumpool input.



-3 months to go-

alhamdulillah

certainly, i'm in a very good mood at the moment compared to the other times i always wrote down any entry here

happy to not even care whether the sentence i structured makes sense or not

just today, i got a lot of stimuli that affect how am i feeling now

like how i discovered, someone from my old school, the same grade as me is actually getting married so soon!!

that really caught me unguarded

or after a long while i haven't so into korean drama, today i got stuck at one and can't help laughing

and laugh, and laugh

or finished yet another book i've been looking forward for quite some time, terry pratchett never fails to make such stories that will make me hooked and amazed. and even better i love that touch he did at the ending of  'I Shall Wear Midnight'. that was simple yet sooo sweet, and it's not even a love story but it just perfectly ends well. yosh, i could embark on the next book now. call it seasonal or whatever, i'm simply enjoying it!

but, what tops the list for the day definitely the one that put me is sooo much relief after a long while of anxiousness and anticipation. i got accepted!!!!! just received the acceptance letter in my hand in the afternoon, and never thought the documents included would be that much, well, that's what i gotta do from now on.

i gotta thank a lot of people for this.

i wonder if getting this kind of news can make someone so happy, how about all the other things that are much more than this? no wonder they can coin the word 'on cloud nine' which i used to think senseless at one time. what a good thing to be happy, i wish everyone can be happy too!! it fills your heart with delight you can't help but to beam a smile so sincere without ever having to strain it or feign it in any way. cheers!

on edge

 a short account of what happened during the weekend (or what i thought at the beginning, but it still ended up quite long)

Saturday. the day before JLPT. i believe if not all, almost everybody in JAD was bound at TBP for the sake of studying for the test. so, when i stepped into Sunway Pyramid, there was no familiar face at all, usually it's very rare not to find someone there. somehow, it feels weird. i was out there for ice-skating, something i planned earlier that week. it sure is unhealthy for me to continue being at TBP for so many weekends, so i gotta be somewhere else doing things i enjoy no matter what. rejected by any fellow JAD, i ended up going with my sister and one of the TA's who bothered to wake up in early morning. well, ice-skating sure is difficult though but it feels exciting when you achieve to at least skate. u're only depending on two thin blades under your feet! nevertheless, i could only get as far as moving at a speed no greater than a turtle unlike my companions who joyfully slide through the throng of people, sometimes leaving me helpless. at times, i do feel sorry for Endo-san who would follow with my pace closely behind. it sure made me glad as if i'm being protected. mission accomplished for the day! not without falling down for numerous times. next time i'll practice more until i can do it effortlessly :)

Sunday. JLPT-KinoKuniya-Rapunzel

somehow it made me feel relieved that i actually went out playing the previous day. it'll be of no use were i to be stuck in my room, my nose under those books. that was just way too difficult. even for me (hahaha, this sounds like i'm damn good) i could care less what the result would be. it won't even affect our university entrance or whatever. so, that was it. the next thing i realized was i was on a date with Fatin. :D i've always wanted to watch Rapunzel so i've made a reservation for it. it was only the two of us, everyone else seem like to have their own plans. thankfully the test venue was near enough to the lrt station, getting to klcc was a cinch. so, while waiting for the showtime, i went to my favourite place-as expected. and what a delight to see so much interesting books ON SALE. i'm a girl in essence and can't help but to be so much excited when discounts are concerned. I, who usually prefers paperbacks(they're cheaper and smaller) actually bought 2 hardcovers today and due to the temptations i can hardly resist, ended up buying 4 books altogether. 

 my cameraphone sucks so it's not that visible but what i got today was 'I Shall Wear Midnight' by Terry Pratchett, 'Mini Shopaholic' by Sophie Kinsella, 'My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me' by various authors and 'Noah Barleywater Runs Away' by John Boyne. initially i thought of attempting another Isaka Kotaro's work when i heard the latest one is on sale, but it costs way too much over my budget! and it's also not that thin. aaa, just when will i be able to read those novel without much trouble? hopefully it'll be soon.

and Rapunzel sure is awesome!! Maximus is my favourite horse in all the stories i've watched so far.
so, next i'll be looking forward to Narnia! fantasy livens up our lives, isn't it??

just want to express my gratitude for the above things which will be very beneficial to me indeed^^

ありふれてる言葉だけど

心からありがとう！


いろいろの人にそう言いたい。

だって、私は今まで生きていて、今の自分のようになっても、彼らのおかげだから。

ありがとうな

家族とか、この言葉は正直に言いにくいけどね。

後何十年もこの言葉が言い切れないでしょう。

じゃあ、これからもよろしく！(^ _ ^)/

ろうそくはもうフォークになった（’-’*) 

二十歳になった私は今本当に大人になったのかな。。。悩みなどがいっぱいあるけどそれは人生というものだからね

あと十年の私はどんな人になるだろう、どのぐらい変わるかな。あの時、今を持っている夢がどうなるか待ち遠しね　（*＾＾*)


p/s: i made a lil experiment and i don't know how far it proves my hypothesis to be true but social websites do make people rely too much on its existence. i'm relieved there are still people who apparently make the effort to  remember their friend's birthday, i'm touched~

and oh yeah, i got quite the first present today-a full version PV of flumpool's latest song「Snowy Nights Serenade～心までも繋ぎたい～ Xmas ver.」! aaah, i'm really a sucker for ballads, this song sticks right away, what more Ryuuta's voice just bind a spell on me the moment it reaches my eardrum. really wish i could see him face to face and listening to them performing live. that gotta be the best birthday present ever! /edited on dec 1st