Dreamcatcher

my officemates & i went for a lunch out earlier. my officemate whom i'm slowly trying to convert into becoming an arashi fan (we watch arashi clips every lunch) treated us to Tokyo Tokyo (japanese fast food resto) since it's payday..hehe!

it's an unexpected happening since she rarely dishes out money (much like her fave arashi member - Nino). but what's more unexpected is that while we were on queue a familiar sound caught my attention. it was a bit noisy inside & their background music wasn't that clear so i had to strain a bit to hear/recognize the song. to my surprise it's an Arashi song (Pikanchi Double)!!!! i ran to my officemate who was saving our seats & told her Arashi's song is playing (she's seen several con clips & pvs too). then while we were eating i heard another familiar intro & true enough Sakura Sake played in the background. kyaaa!!!! i couldn't recognize the other songs but i assume they're japanese songs too..hehe!

 i've eaten in a couple of japanese restos already & some really plays japanese songs but it's the first time that i actually heard an Arashi song. mecha ureshi!!! my tension really went up!! haha!

let me just shy away from arashi for now & go back to korean mode (thanks to a certain "someone"--hehehe)

personally, my heart just goes doki doki & my tension goes to a maximum high whenever a certain (non-english speaking) idol of mine says something in english or sings an english song

so let me just share a few perfs of my fave korean group (thanks to my sister for influencing us!) singing english songs. personally, like what my friend said, if arashi wasn't around we might have been fangirling these guys. i think they also have the qualities that i loved in arashi (they can sing & dance, got the looks, seems down to earth, good chemistry w/ all the members & more importantly they're also a bunch of idiots!!! XD)

anyway, here are the perfs (i love their in a rush perf!!! but maybe it's because i love the song itself in the first place...hehe!):

i had such a traumatic experience this weekend!! it was one heck of a storm!!!

i knew arashi is currently unleashing it's power in japan but i didn't think it would be that disastrous. i left home for work last saturday w/o any rain but after it poured there was no stopping it. i've worked my way home through several storms but this is the worst i've ever experienced. i went home soaked from head to toe. i treat it as a miracle on how we were able to go home. it was pure luck that there were still some jeepneys offering a ride (we risked riding on one that didn't have brakes!).

i had to walk through raging floodwaters & knee-deep flood to get home. it was soooo exhausting. plus my feet were already starting to get blisters. the whole contents of my bag was soaked (i had to say goodbye to my mp4 player...huhuhu!).

by the time i got home, the water was already near to entering our house so we had to move all our things upstairs. it was a ghastly site to see the other people who were more affected. there were areas where flood reached two-storey high!!! my aunt almost had to climb their roof too & almost all their belongings were ruined by the flood.

but one thing i admire about us filipinos is the ability to smile through almost any situation no matter how serious it may be. my officemate & i who went home together were still making fun of our situation despite being stranded in the pouring rain. and i saw people in the news smiling & even waving to the cameras amidst walking through chest-deep floodwaters!

i just hope those who were gravely affected be given sufficient help & please pray for those who lost their loved ones in this disaster.

be safe everyone!!!

well, life's been pretty busy for me again. i didn't realize that yesterday was arashi's anniversary (though i saw my friend's stat greeting them). i thought their anniversary would be november >.<  i'm really bad with dates ... so gomen m(_)m

frankly speaking i wouldn't have survived 5 years at work w/o this 5 guys so if i had to thank anyone when i go up the stage to receive my plaque for 5 yrs of service the boys would definitely top my list. and they're the reason why i'm still here in this company (i can't afford to be jobless when there's so much arashi goodies i wanna buy & stuffs i still have to pay!!!).

so, i know this is kinda late but really i wanna say ARIGATOU & OMEDETOU to my heroes!!!! cheers to 10 more years!!! and i also wanna say the same thing to all the arashi fans all over the world...you guys rock!!! ^_^

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otanjoubi omedetou ore-sama!!!

so the ranting continues...

i thought today would be such a boring day for me coz i thought i had nothing much to do. tell me about jinxing it!!

it's just sooooooooo frustrating...

you do your job, you meet the deadline & when somebody messes up you have to clean up their mess. and what's worse is that you're the one who gets blamed!!!! i've posted the same thing before & it's happening again...

you know how the saying "when the going gets tough, the tough gets going"? for me it goes like "when the going gets tough, the tough gets angry"

have you ever had the feeling that you just wanna scream so loud & punch people's noses or throw everything you can see? that's how i'm feeling right now. and i know i hate people who vent their anger out on other innocent people so i'm really trying to hold back my emotions. dang! it's hard!!! i know i have a very long patience but i'm reaching my limit already.

AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

God forbid that my patience will have to be tested again when i go home. please people...get out of my way!!! >.<

damn it you guys!!! (sorry for the word..)

have you guys read the translation for the 5x10 song? click here

they really got me this time...

i wanted to cry as i was reading it. the first time i heard the song (even w/o knowing about the lyrics) i felt a pinch in my heart but after reading the lyrics i bet not only aiba will be crying in the con once they sing it.

everybody going to the con, be ready w/ your tissue rolls!!! XD

i'm sure it'll have more impact when they sing it live.

these are the lines that really hit me:

(1) 体に風を集めた僕ら支えきれない悲しみも　
    The winds that gathered inside us, the sadness that we couldn't support too
    あなたがいたから　笑顔にできた
    It was because you were there that we were able to smile 

(2) もしもあなたが泣いたら
     If you ever shed tears
    ここでまた会おうよ　
     We'll meet you here again
    この愛変らずさ　奴らからただ愛を送る（Yeah）
    This love will never change, we'll send you nothing but love (Yeah)
    ともに望む未来という　for you（Yeah）
    And wish for the future together, for you (Yeah)

(3) ずっとずっと心にあるんだ　
     You've always, always been in our hearts
     だからこそ伝えてみたいんだ
     That's why we want to try conveying this
     ありがとう
     Thank you
     これからも　ありがとう
     From here on too, thank you

    ここに立っている　僕たちが今　
    The us that's standing here now
    輝けるのは　君がいるから
    are shining because of you
    五人でいる ずっといる
    The five of us are here, we'll always be here

i am so loving smap's latest softbank cm..it's slowly becoming a favorite of mine already...hehe!

it's chooooo fun to watch!!! the music was cute & the dance was cute!!

can't tear my eyes from watchin takuya & nakai's dance moves XD

now my LSS is Do the Locomotion..haha!

our country has lost another icon...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090731/ap_on_re_as/as_obit_corazon_aquino

may her soul rest in peace