1 More Dayyyyy!

It's almost the end of the Semesterrrrr!!
Yahoo! Yahoooooooooo :D

Just to let you know...

Howdy :)

I'd just wanna let you know, I'm fine and well.
And I'm not depressed: just very tired.

Haven't had enough sleep/rest/food/time/metime/bakingtime/video/entertainment/stuffeverybodyneeds...

That's why you'll find me posting random depressing/problematic stuff from time to time lol
But it'll be okay.

On another note, I've recently gotten myself a new blog on another domain :D

But I've yet to play around with the codes lol
It's been a long time, I've even forgotten how to change the fonts and stuff -_-

So I wanna import certain things there, be sure to relink me later :P
Or not, it doesn't matter.

Perhaps, when the year closes (officially), I'll open the new bloglink :D

To celebrate 20 years of being here hahahaha xD
I'm getting old *insertsverybiggrinhere* xD

Assignment Reviews

Oh my Lord.

How I hate assignment reviews :(
*Checking other people's grammar, mistakes, points, relevance to the assignment questions.

It's the worst of the worst tasks.
Even ironing is more fun! Dx

sigh.

Update! (cause I'm bored. Right now).

Yay Legoland :D

I guess this will be my next update! :)
btw, I hope my sis has a safe trip back :D

And I wanna change my blogskin.
It kinda looks... blue -_- lol

Maybe I'll even change my blog's address :o
Stay tuned! :D

1st Day After a Long Time :D

Hey all! :D

I'm no longer feeling rotten rofl.
It's a stupid feeling that I had (and still have, considering that I'm thinking long and hard about).
rofl, since when do I need to think damn hard to talk to someone? lmao.

So, just a short update (I'll try to keep it short as I can lol).

Apparently that weird feeling of not wanting to talk but wanting others to talk to me, was easily wavered after a 1 hour concert in my ears omgosh xD

BEST FEELING EVERRRRR 8D

I don't ever wanna forget! Without music, I'd probably die lol
*Not an exaggeration. I now kind of know (or I think I know) what suicidal people feel.

It's not a pretty feeling -__-;;

Anyways, today was the start of college after a 1 week break off Deepavali :D
I saw all my Degree friends again, and it made me very happy :) <3

It's like, good Lord! I have a life! I really, truly, honestly have a LIFE.
and what, that mindless game shouldn't get the better of me rofl.
It shouldn't. I shouldn't be using lmao more than rofl MUAHAHAHA!!

okay, kinda random here -__-;

And I understood the power of FB today.
Someone asked me if I had baked during the week :/
Meh, I wished I had lololol.

Ice Cream cake <3
Eh, no pics to show! (」゜ロ゜)」

Really, no pics   (；￣Д￣）
Sorry :x

Ah well, maybe next time lol xD





... The moral of the story is, I have no idea lol.
Aside from the fact that everyday will catch you by surprise.

Only if you're living life to the fullest ;)

Lord God, hurry up and give me *one* already! :x haha xD

36th 盆踊り (Bon Odori) 2012

After much wrestling with the photo editing programs
(PHOTOSCAPE & PHOTOSHOP ughhhh),

I'm finally ready to blog about this EXCITING EVENTTT!!
And I haven't blogged in a long while, haha XD

Before that, read what Wikipedia has to say about Bon Odori :D
Bon Odori explanation - but jump right to the bottom to 'in Malaysia'

Here was the leaflet that a college friend of mine showed me - electronically, I mean.


Source: dslrfanclub


So, he told me that he was going early, since there would not be a parking lot,
and you'd have to park far far away :/

Knowing my family members (yeah, I went with them :3) I guessed we'd be late.
Yup, we were hahaha XD XD

It was difficult to find parking, zzzz.
But we managed to park, not too far, and not too near :x

Anyways, once we were inside, we were given door gifts. (or maybe they're Entrance Gifts? :O)
lol


Yeah, I only took the pic when I arrived home :)
Nice right? XD

Somewhere near the real entrance to the trackfield :D

Yeah, it was THAT dark XD

Then, we had to stop for a toilet rest.
(Out of habit :/)
But while near the mobile toilet stalls...

Cam-happy time!! :D


1. Mum and Kak Suvari :D


2. Mum & Yours Truly :D
I'm SOOO HAPPPPPPPPYYYYYYY!!!!
(peace yo.)

After that, I tried to be sneaky (I was kinda sneaky the whole time, though) in order to take the
cute 浴衣 (yukata) pictures XD

Definition of yukata: Summer Kimono.
It is made up of a thin fabric so that the wearer would not sweat. I think.
Summer is summer, after all -___-;;

Oh, and did I mention that there were TONS of girls (young, teenage, adolescent and adult)
wearing 浴衣??

Enjoy these -sneaky- picture first DX


Yeah, kinda blurr.
 My first sneaky picture XD

And then, I started snapping random shops/stalls that were set up,
especially just for this event!!






Sake stall!! :D
I only know this by the 'Wine' sign :/
Later, I find out that the second kanji means 'sake' XD


Feeling hot? Fancy some 氷 (koori/ice)?

Of course, once my Mum saw this, it was the first shop we visited.
And I complained. Where's my scallop? (I forgot it's Japanese name T__T)








The first stall anyone would see when they enter XD


They actually have a mini-conveyer belt you know.
And it was packed. We shouldn't have taken too much of this DX

 But ah well, the Salmon was nice♥

 

 Jellyfish♥!!!

After having 9 plates (RM45), we left to see other stalls.
That was when Mum spotted Sakae Sushi.



 Seriously, Mum? XD

No, we did not go in.
I wasn't interested in sushi anymore. hah!


What's in the middle? -winks-

So the next thing we did (Mum, Kak Suvari and I) was to join the 盆踊り (Bon Odori dance)!!
Sorry, no pics of us dancing. I just found one pic, that showed me. It's down below. Can you spot me?
:3

Assuming you only read the part about Malaysia's 盆踊り in wikipedia, I'll tell you a little bit of info...
that in different regions in Japan, there are different dances.
Each of these dances are related to the type of work prominent in that area (in the olden days, I think).
So they have many types of different dances.
 They will have the main stage, where the professional dancers will dance in a circle,
and the public will follow suit around the stage.

Back to 盆踊り!
I pulled Kak Suvari (coz she did not bring her phone XD) towards the stage, where people
were already dancing.


The professional dancers on the stage.
They were dancing around the drums.
(I don't know the name of the drum troupe in Japanese.)


Then, we followed the crowd.


In my terms? This is called FLASH MOB!!! Whooopppeeeee~~~
It was SUPER FUN!

Remember the Entrance Gift Fan? We used it to dance too XD XD
I can't remember the steps, but it was really simple to follow. And repetitive :3

During the 2nd song, I noticed that we started at the edge of the area... but now it was
the middle of the public dance area XD

After the 3rd song, the three of us realized that we were not at the original spot
where we started dancing. So we had to walk back through a semi-circle to find Dad XD

Some pics of other people dancing!


 Going round the circle....



 Put your hands up!! ;D


 Oh, I like this very muchhhh!!!
ホント好きです!!



People watching at the stands.
(Which I'm glad I wasn't doing, else I can't appreciate it XD)


Dancing... (Put your hands up #2!!)



Going 'round again! :D


Rowing the boat? XD




Random dancing pic XD

Geh, you can't really see the dance in the pictures, huh?
(Sorry, I did not touch a DSLR or camera for a long time + too excited, so
timing is all out) DX

But not to worry, here's a Youtube video of 1.5 minutes long that you can enjoy.
(Yeah, iPhone video mode woohoo!!!)

 Enjoy!



Well, after dancing, we decided we wanted to eat BBQ meat♥...
Unfortunately, Mum led the way all the way to the dessert stalls DX

Where we bought only snacks. There, I mean.


Yeah, -edible- souvenirs, bought by Dad and Mum.
No, they can't ignore good chocolate XD
When Mum finished, she came out with 3 plastic bags full DX









Cream Puffs, anyone?
Knowing I can get this in Midvalley, I decided to only pass it by.


Ah, Aeon (Jusco) is here too.
But that is to be expected DX
The stall next to it... is where we got our 'main course'.
(Or half of a main course, which included the earlier sushi :)


I actually took this so that, I'll be able to decipher what it says... one day :D
I only know that the second Kanji (高) means 'expensive'/'high'. 

And I'm kinda regretting I didn't study Katakana.
There's a lot of signs using Katakana!!! D;



Kak Suvari with her Sparkling Orange XD


Truly, we bought fishballs and sausages here.
I only took this pic for the Kanji. keh keh XD

After that, we sat on the ground (where it was cooler, and facing the stage)
and enjoyed the half of the main course.

While that, I decided to take some pics of the food and the surroundings! :D


My 2nd stick of fish balls :D


Surroundings #1: A group of yukata-wearing kids♥

 
Surrounding #2: I realized I was just watching Japanese families at a Bon Odori -jawdrops-
I tried -eavesdropping- to listen to Japanese pronounciations.
But sadly, I can't catch words, just sounds TnT




 Surrondings #3: Their yukata colour combination is so cuteee!! :D

 By this time, I had already finished my food and was now craving for some...

アイスクリーム!!

(Ice-Cream)

So, to fulfill my promise of buying dessert for everyone,
Kak Suvari and I walked to the other end of shops to buy some アイス:D

Here was where I bought RM30 worth of ice-creams 8D


Yeah, everything was RM6 in this stall.
 I bought 5 tubs, eventhough there was only 4 of us at this event DX
(白氷/shirokoori is being greedy DX)

If that wasn't enough, I even bought you-need-to-consume-now-ice-cream because
it can be readily eaten DX

Here it is:



Well, there was more of it.
I already ate some XD


Kak Suvari's Green Tea ice.

I'll call these 'ice' cause they are sort-of ice-cream without the cream :/
But it's not just ice cause the taste of the tea and chocolate was there. Ahh, I don't know its name D:


Yeah, I'm a super happy 女の子 (young woman)!

The アイスクリーム of my parents:


Matcha (Green Tea) and Vanilla for Dad
(ZOMGOSH!! So DAMN NICE!!)


Mint for Mum:
爽やか!! (Refreshing!!)

All of them was solid and PACKED with flavour.
Definitely worth that RM6! :D

After we finished our ice-creams, it was time to leave ;(


Well, they left before us XD

As we exited from the Matsushita Sports Complex,
I saw a stall which read something like:

 Nihon no Omakage

Not sure about the last word (even the pronounciation), I thought it was 'souvenirs' or something.
Rightly so. I bought a headband for RM10 XD



It reads, "Nippon"/"Nihon".
Which mean "Japan" XD

The shopkeeper tried to ask me which school I went... but I didn't feel like telling him,
so I ignored him lol.

And he suddenly shouted, "Only Japan, no Malaysia!" in Japanese.
I understood the whole thing, so I silently smiled to myself.

Japanese language learning pays off!! ahahaha XD

We arrived at 7.30pm, and we left at around 9.45pm. I think.
I wasn't paying attention to the 時間 [time].

My final verdict:
I AM SO GOING AGAIN 
NEXT YEARRRR!!
But this time, I'm going with my friends.
I'd bring my family... if no one comes with me :x

And I'm glad that I actually went XD
yes, it is expensive and all, but I think it would be cheaper if we don't consume
unnecessary foods from famous brands (please don't come after me, xxx and yyy).

I'd rather be eating an obento instead of fishballs and sushi.
(cause even outside restaurant sells those :/)

But ice-creams are a must!
And then, we shall have our own after-party... what do you think? ;)

Final pic:


My two cherished souvenirs 8D

Really Short Post.

2 more days,


2 MOARRR DAZZZZZZZ!!!

FRIDAY FASTER COME!!!
*ok, bad English.
 
Friday, hurry your HORSES AND GET HERE!!!
D:<

Phooooootoshop.

Meh, too lazy to upload and update :/

Well, the title speaks for itself.
I know, short but sweet.

Well, I guess it doesn't matter :D


What I wanted to show off blog today was...

My current obbessions!

1. Learning (rather, understanding) Japanese :D

yeah, this one, this one!!

2. Colouring with Photoshop

(You should know, since it was only a matter of time xD)

Well, here are some samples :x


Original (credits to the owner)



And after my colouring xD
(Drawing credits to the owner: top pic)
Colouring credits: me :D

Yeah, it prolly don't really look like it, so I'll tell you
what it is so you don't hurt my feelings by saying it's
an apple.

(IT'S A TOMATO, ok?)

My next project was:


Source: Click on the image

My colouring?




Yes, drawing credits to the owner,
Colouring: TO ME!!

I so like this!!
MY only regret: I didn't pick a bigger picture :/
So I had to struggle with the details a little bit xD

UPDATE.
If you are wondering what who she is, she's the very first
Vocaloid (that I heard).

I also think she's the first one that had her own concert :o

Her name? HATSUNE MIKU :D
In Japanese, 初音ミク :D

Actually, my favourite vocaloid is Kaito !
I'll upload a pic colouring of him soon :3
I've finished colouring a chibi version of him haha xD

(Vocaloids aren't just anime characters, they are voice programs that
record, sing and store pre-recorded voices. So, in simple English,
they are singing softwares.)

To improve my Japanese language understanding skills,
I listen to their songs xD

So yeahhhhh :D

I'm going off now.
See ya... next month, maybe? :x

Hey HO!

'Sup peeps?

Popping in just to let you know that I'm alive.
And kicking.

Still kicking. rofl. Update, I guess :?
Great, after nearly a month of absence, I have no idea where to start :(
I guess I'll start with this:


Dad's Birthday Cake! :D
Yesh, I made it myself :x
It was Supreme Cheesecake XD
(this cake actually has a name lol)

My uncle, a cake taster (actually he really is a food taster), said that the ratio of cheese to chocolate could improve...
and that was his ONLY comment :D
There was too much crust, too little cheese :x

Other than that,
the taste of the cheese and chocolate and everything was just right! :D
WHOOPEE !!! :D


This is my sushi.
That I make for my breakfast (one to 2 days :x)

Yeah, apparently I've become an expert sushi roller too rofl.

On another note, I've started a few things already:

1. Working.
Yes, I'm working, part-time.
As (don't laugh) and English (tuition) teacher :)

To some (very hyper Std 6, talkative F1, normal F4 and serious F5) students.

Learning English just as I'm teaching it haha XD
But it's a good experience :D

I remember stating in this blog that I wanted to teach the Myanmarese English.
I guess this is "training" for me to be more professional, huh? :)

2. Playing Plants vs Zombies
Unfortunately, it's just too addictive D:
Very hard to keep -any- available hands off it :/

Unfortunately so, since the zombies have the same opinion on brains :/
As the Peashooters have the same opinion on zombies...
and my mouse have the same opinion on the Peashooters...
Gah, the never ending cycle! D:



DON'T be fooled.
Just cause my level's 1-7 doesn't mean I'm a noob, kay?

This would be my 3rd round playing the whole Adventure set ==
(yes, I've seen the Zomboss twice now, sigh)
Now I'm just collecting the plants for my Zen Garden :)

I have these plants now, currently.

And a wee bit more of Marigolds :/
Not that they're worth showing anyways.

I know, there's still a lot to go D:
But, at least it's still better than an empty table haha XD

ohkay... *gamer mode off*

3. Alpha Course.
uhh... some really spiritual stuff here :D
All about the Lord.

No, seriously.
I'm kinda happy that I joined this course to deepen my faith and know the Lord more.
Since last year, I was kinda off track :x

Now I think I'm back on track again :D
Let's hope my spiritual defence lasts in the spiritual warfare!
*Armour mode on*

Only problem is:
I'll need to find a new group to attend, or I know I'll break DX

4. DrawSomething
Oh yeah, I totally have this one rofl. Here's a pic that I drew :x

==
Actually, I might just send this picture tomorrow.
I don't have the intention to sleep so late today
(since there's a lecture tomorrow -on a Saturday, so definitely no fun-):

I guess that's all.
Together with all the in-between work, of course :)
And college lol.

After that...
The End :D