Dreamcatcher

genki desu minna? hisashi buri! been quite busy and stressed with work lately so i haven't had time to post about wu chun & calvin's visit in our country. unfortunately i wasn't able to stalk them & see them in person. just as i predicted...it's another "so near yet so far" ending for me *sigh*.

anyway, i ended up watching them on every tv show they appeared. and i just have to say that these guys are mecha nice!!!! they're really accommodating. i didn't expect calvin to be really cute. i just love his bright smile. no wonder he won the "sunshine boy" competition (i hope i remembered it right) before he entered showbiz. and chun...what else can i say...he's so sweet!!! he looks like a big kid.

i could pretty much say they were in awe by the number of fans who welcomed them. not to mention the fact that the fans here, according to them, are so loud! hehe! and they were surprised that their fans here could actually sing their songs in chinese. well, we've had enough training during the F4 mania here...hehe!

i have a friend who was able to stalk them & let me just re-tell her story. she & other singapore fans waited for chun & calvin to finish their dinner & when chun saw the fans he waved & said "bye bye" to them but my friend told him "no, we're still following you (back to the hotel)". some would have reacted negatively to that. i mean some wouldn't feel too comfortable knowing that somebody's gonna stalk you, right? but chun then said "oh, okay. take care." kyaaaa!!!! he's such a sweetie!!!! and then my friend who was driving the car drove like crazy to catch up with them & when they bumped on each other again at the hotel lobby, my friend called chun once again. then chun said "nice driving" to her. calvin even asked her if she was the one driving & gave her a thumbs-up sign.

another thing, during their first tv appearance, fans were waiting for them outside & chun was even the one who asked if they could take a picture with the fans! he was even telling the fans "don't push, don't push" so no one would get hurt. <3 <3 <3 and calvin was really funny because it's like he wanted to look at every fan who's calling out his name. at times he would even react to their shouts amidst the interview.

my sister told me she saw a clip from their meet & greet session w/ chosen fans that there was this woman who asked if she could hug chun & he instantly opened both of his arms & said "sure". there was even one who asked permission if she could kiss chun & he agreed so they kissed...cheek to cheek ^___^. my mom told me that it's good that the fans are asking "permission" before doing anything to their idols and it's nice that chun was so accommodating to their requests. i told her their management company is still kind & lenient but i guess if they really go BIG time things will begin to change. i don't know if they will be allowed to just take whatever the fans give them (i saw chun taking a letter from a fan who just reached the letter to him when he passed by).

both has expressed their intention of going back here, this time with the whole Fahrenheit team (i'd like to see jiro & aaron too!). i think it's a possibility. maybe chun & jerry could also go back together when they promote their drama & i think it's gonna be another "fan-demonium" when that happens. just imagine having these 2 hunks together on stage!!!

i can't wait to see him post about his visit here on his blog!!! and just a bit of trivia: he likes our chiken adobo!!! when one of the host told him he looks filipino he said he wants to try speaking in tagalog to see if he can pass as a filipino so he said "masarap chicken adobo (chiken adobo is delicious)" XD. and i didn't know that most of his employees are filipinos! lucky for them to have a boss like him ^__^

i guess there are lots of nice stories about their visits here so i'm posting some links of people who actually saw or had encounters with them:

http://marikit.org/archives/2008/07/14/wu-chun-and-calvin-chen-in-the-philippines/

http://teamkapamilya.multiply.com/video/item/64/Wu_Chun_and_Calvin_Chens_One-on-One_Interview_

http://www.ampedasia.com/forums/weekend-with-wu-chun-calvin-chen-philippines-t-11418-3.html

http://www.ampedasia.com/forums/weekend-with-wu-chun-calvin-chen-philippines-t-11418-4.html

 

 

just wanted to share SS501's (korean group) latest japanese single entitled Lucky days. my sister asked me to dl this for her but after i listened to it i instantly liked it and it's gonna be one of my fave SS501 songs for sure. can't wait to watch the pv for this XD

helpless...

that's exactly how i'm feeling right now...

why?

too much lovin' for sho...

i'm sinking deeper & deeper; it's like there's no more turning back...

now i realized that truth to the saying that anything that's too much is bad XD

i was browsing and found some really gorgeous shots of sho yesterday & this morning i listened to The Show con when my friend gave me another picture to look at...

now i wonder how i'd be able to get out from this spell if you see pics such as these???

 

credit: sumoboy livejournal

 

credit: nanao's vox

i think i need jun's help...

need to watch domyouji again...

i have yet another request from minna...

can anyone give me a nice mp4 file of the Te Agero part in Arashi's How's It Going concert? i wanted to put it in my mp4 player but i cannot copy the file from my cd & convert it into mp4.

hopefully someone would be kind enough to maybe rip it...onegai! m(__)m

i have to thank cathy again for giving me another "killer" clips of arashi. i told her i wanted to see HnoA with sho & ohno babysitting. well, at last i was able to watch it...and it wasn't really a good idea. DAME! it was too risky for my health again. and it did not help that before the babysitting episode you see jun in that red top looking oh-so-buff with that bulging chest of his. no wonder the ageha was speechless when she saw her idol. if it was me who saw jun going down that white stretch limo looking as hot as that i would have dropped dead on the spot =P

anyway, this is going to be one major pic spamming & flailing so you better be ready ^___^

 

i just love how sho holds the kids...shows how experienced he is with kids...hehe!

 

i have to warn you sho..don't get used to putting your face as close as that to just anyone. you might be surprised of what can happen ;-)

 

despite that sarcastic look in his face sho still looks so much like a loving dad (or should i say mom?)

 

i just love this scene!!! sho doesn't mind looking baka just to make the kid smile..unfortunately it didn't work for her. she's quite a hard to please girl XD (and just look at the awkward way ohno is holding the kid XD)

 

go on sho...show them your child-minding powers <3

 

all i can say is...awwwwww <3 <3 <3

 

look at how the child is grabbing sho when he tried to put her down (i'd say this kid has great taste...nice going!) which eventually resulted to the next scene... (may i just add that i love how ohno looked while helping here!)

 

dang! i wish sho could wrestle me like this..i promise i won't ever let go of him ^_____^

 

did i tell you already that i love seeing sho carrying a baby/child?

 

 

some of the rare moments when i can totally imagine ohno being an otousan (take note of how nino was watching ohno adoringly =P)

 

there goes sho again...always the one carrying the child

 

look at how sho is carrying the child

 

now look at how oh-chan does it XD

 

okay...i was like this O__o when i saw this. i know she's a kid for goodness' sake but i would love to trade places with her anytime!!! i better shut up now...lol

now don't they look like a real family ^____^

 

 

why do i have a feeling these guys were trying to brainwash the kid into being an arashi fan by letting her watch their concert? XD i think they succeeded coz she was dancing, clapping & even head banging while they were watching

 

dang sho! didn't i tell you not to put your face THAT close?!?!?! *ultimate jealousy*

 

 

chuuuu!!!! lucky, lucky child!

this kid basically hit jackpot on this episode. you're one lucky kid i tell you. be thankful you're a kid & you're a nice & adorable one or else...lol. i'm telling you, if child-minders are like these guys, eventually there'd be a need for mommy-minders too XD

i'm too lazy to work today. i wanted to take a leave today but my good conscience couldn't take it so here i am passing time at the office =P

anyway, yesterday was literally an "arashi day" for me. a typhoon hit our country yesterday & i spent the whole day in an arashi marathon. i'd just post all my fangirling & flailings after i make a screencaps of the clips i've watched demo i almost had another hyperventilation attack watching sho babysitting in HnoA!

anyway, as i was listening to arashi songs too yesterday i was kinda wondering if minna also has certain arashi songs they play on certain occasions/moods or if playing certain arashi songs remind them of some things.

anyway, here are some of mine (some of my answers are not based on what the actual lyrics say but just on the "feeling" it gives me when i listen to it). and of course you're free to tell yours so we can compare notes ^__^

What Arashi song...

1. cheers you up when you're feeling sad? (actually i have lots of choices! Friendship, Himitsu, Everybody Zenshin, Oh Yeah, Taiyou no Sekai, Yabai Yabai, Wish, Happiness are the few ones that readily comes to my mind)

2. gives you the feeling of courage/hope? (Sakura Sake, Subarashi Sekai, Hero)

3. makes you feel in love? (Love So Sweet, Koe, Niji, Te Tsunagoo, Ima Ai Wo Katarou, Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy)

4. makes you want to cry? (Koe, Niji, Sirius, Tabidachi no Asa, Hero, Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi, Blue)

5. makes you wanna dance? (too many to mention...almost all their upbeat songs)

6. makes you think "sexy"? (Te Agero, Kimi Ga Iinda, Touch Me Now)

7. gives you the feeling of "friendship"? (obviously Friendship, Kaze, Niji no Anata e, Still, Your song)

it's the little boy's birthday ne. gomen ne, my sister wasn't able to finish the wallie i asked her to make so i'll probably just post it tomorrow...hehe!

edit post: here are the wallies ^___^

 

 

i wonder what the other guys' gifts would be? and what would the little boy be doing on his birthday? do i need to ask that? of course he'll probably busy playing his games if not busy with work..hehe!

but then again, an-chan neeners..don't change ne...stay as cute & as sharp-tongued as you are XD

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on a side note, to those who are wondering what happened to the well wishes for sho project, check this link for the updates & finished product: http://rininjapan.livejournal.com/24720.html?view=295824#t295824

it's really kawaii!!!!! i really hope sho gets it & be able to read all of it!

at long last i have already finished watching yamada taro. and it was a bittersweet thing parting with this drama. but i really did enjoy watching it (fangirling & flailing aside..hehe!). i suggest the whole family watch this. it's very heart-warming & touching. i guess both parents & children can learn lessons from it.

episode 9 - taro's dilemma of whether to stay at the mansion or go back to their shabby little home. i can totally relate to his dilemma in this episode. i've faced this kind of dilemma before & still am facing it now. it's hard to choose between your own happiness & the majority's happiness ne. and like taro, most of the time i end up choosing the majority's happiness.

i just love sho's disappointed expressions in this episode! makes me wanna hug him more! and that scene where taro & mimura were talking at the park(?) was just sugoi!!! nino looked mecha kawaii while sho was looking mecha kakkoi (take note: he was just wearing slippers/sandals) in that scene. i've seen a lot of caps & gifs for that particular mimura scene. now i know why they love it XD and the scene where taro (who was then riding a limo already) & mimura entered the school gate together...kyaaaa!!!!

and don't you just love taro's family to the MAXIMUM? such a nice & understanding family ne!

episode 10 - the finale definitely was full of fangirling & flailing for me. it really had that "arashi" feel for me XD. ohno's cameo appearance was really kawaii. there's still ohmiya rabu in the scene ne..haha! too bad his role was too short. i would have liked it if he appeared near the last part too (was hoping he would be the man in charge of the spinning wheel for the lottery).

anyway, all that air guitar scenes definitely ROCKS!!! my tension went really, really high during their air guitar performance. it really was a genki scene. and now we have a new Happiness dance step...hehehe!

touching moment: definitely when taro's siblings tried their luck in the lottery just so they could save money to send their an-chan to america. that scene definitely deserves one big group hug!!! oh and i just adore taro's youngest brother & sister XD

ultimate flailing/fangirl moment: the last scene..the one where nino & sho were wearing a suit as they entered college...kyaaaa!!! sho was wearing pin-striped suit!!! he looked so elite, so handsome, so sho! haha!

well that was my yamada taro experience. and i'm pretty sure i could make pretty good use of the simple lessons i've learned from this drama.

"God opens a window when He closes a door"

ever heard of this saying? well, just when i'm in a sulky mood & feeling really down here comes some good news. to all wu zun (of fahrenheit) fans here's some good news. he is finally going to the philippines!!!! yahoo!!! he said before in his blog that he wants to go here but his company hasn't agreed yet & said he'll still try his best to convince them to let him go. well, finally they agreed!

i got the news from lei's post: http://leiyah.vox.com/library/post/wu-zun-coming-to-philippines.html

i just hope i get to see him coz if not it'll be another "so near yet so far" experience for me & it'll really be depressing. i mean no arashi & still no wu zun is really cruel.

i just found it cute how he tried to speak/write in Filipino...hehe!

ever heard the saying "so near...yet so far"? well that's exactly what i'm feeling right now. my friend nuriko called me up yesterday, sounding a bit hysterical. i was in a mall so i couldn't hear her properly but i knew it was something BIG of a news for her to have to call me up. she said arashi's going to have concerts outside of japan. i felt excited coz out-of-japan cons would be more affordable for me but when she told me they're gonna do it this year my tension really went low, low, low, low, low, low, low...

it's zettai ni muri for me to be able to watch them this year. with barely 4 mos left i dont think i'd be able to save enough money for the trip & the concert. i would have had better chances next year. arrggghhh...why did it have to be this year???? doshite? doshite? >.< hopefully this won't be the last time they'll be having cons outside of japan.

no matter how hard i try to think of how to get extra money, i cant think of any other way that could make me save enough money in time (not unless i probably rob a bank or something). and it's not only okane that's my problem. i dont even have a passport yet! and i think all the venues they mentioned (korea, taiwan, china) will require you to get a visa. and according to my friend, apart from the money for the trip you will have to have a "show money" when you apply for a visa. and i know it ain't easy to get a visa. so where does this leave me now? in the slumps! =(

i'm still gonna try & pray for a miracle though if God doesn't grant me my wish i would definitely understand. i haven't been exactly good & prayerful these past few months. and i feel guilty praying again just because i need something. so if this is karma i think i deserve it. i won't lose hope but i'm not keeping my hopes up high. no matter how frustrating & depressing it may be i have to accept the fact that it's almost impossible for me to watch them this year.

hopefully my friends would at least be able to watch it. i would already be contented knowing that they are there. i'll probably just ask them to do a phone patch or something during the concert...haha! or maybe i'll ask them to bring my banner or uchiwa on my behalf. so guys (calling vylette & nuriko)...gambatte!!!

current mood: sabishi, kurushii...because of arashi