Happy Beerday Papchi! (aka This is the post where a girl feels proud about her DAD!*)

Because MY dad can beat your dad in drinking beer…. if it happened 20 years ago!

Happy Birthday to the best Papchi in the world!

I LOVE YOU I LOVE even if you ask me for a Lacoste shoes!!!
I LOVE YOU I LOVE even if you ask me for a Swatch instead because it’s less expensive than a Lacoste!!!
I LOVE YOU I LOVE even if you saw my expensive JE magazine collection and you don’t say a word against it (you totally understand how it feels wasting money on things we like, you used to do that when we were kids. A look at the Sound system store first before anything in the mall…)

I HATE SEEING YOU GROW OLD BECAUSE I STILL FEEL LIKE YOUR LITTLE GIRL… and I don’t want to depart from you, my only parent left now…

I haven’t given you anything yet, the happy life for your retirement, I don’t have that yet.

THANK YOU PAPCHI, for the 28 years you raised me.
and THANK YOU for donating me your phone, the same phone I gave you as my birthday gift 2 years ago (because you think it’s really pathetic not having a phone… even street people send sms nowadays… of course, in exchange for Swatch)..

if only dads read blogs, maybe I won’t need to buy you a Lacoste or Swatch to tell him happy birthday… but then, I’d rather he doesn’t read this blog at all. Because my father has the mental interest of a 5 year old, he still likes to watch the Discovery Channel. Duh.

He will only answer me, “What? No Lacoste for me???”

“But Papchi, I am so broke!”

“Lacoste! Lacoste!! LACOSTE!!”

“I will sell clippings first, okay?”

“Swatch~! Swatch! Swatch!!!!!!”

It’s so lonely growing up… advance HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TOO. It’s so unusual his birthday didn’t fall this time on Father’s Day.

I Just Wanna Say Hi

It’s illegal to make posts at this hour at the office but I wanna say a quick thank you some people out there.

For that one person out there who I don’t know if still reads this, but thanks, friend. I know I’m not a wonderful friend myself so I don’t expect too many people to come to me and offer me help when I need it but up to this day from last night, you might not know how I feel thankful. It really eased me, it’s like a relief to see friends who would still care after all. It’s not whether we succeed in helping each other, but the gesture itself, that enough is something big for me.

It’s hard to find people who listens without making you feel judged afterwards.
It’s hard to find people who listens without injecting their own self either.
I don’t mind being a shrink to people I care about, to friends, but sometimes I need someone to help me out also. And you’re there. Awwwww!

I’m not going to deny that this is hard time for me, financially, emotionally and whatelse. I keep myself to a few people right now. My one reason to be happy (and occasionally procrastinate), Arashi, isn’t an effective drug right now (~thanks to fandom drama~) but I’m still keeping up. Although it’s harder than usual. At least I was happy in 2008 because of Arashi. But now, bleh to the fandom!

Which bring me to.. thank you, safari. My belief that this blog is totally forgotten now is somewhat erased. That people only liked you when you write about exciting things about this fandom. People only like you when you’re one of them. When you’re not, they won’t bother. I also paid visit your blog some time before. It’s rare for people from LJ to expect non-LJers to go there and visit them but they never even bother to visit non-LJers. Thanks again!

I guess this wasn’t quick after all. I still hope I’ll be back later..

3 Boy (Groups) and a Funeral (to their fans’ wallets)

I woke up today with a message from sad Patricia Kaye. Why is she sad? Then my email says, oh my Lord! Arashi has a new single coming out a month after today (which I thought "FINALLY AN ALBUM FOR THOSE WHO ARE WAITING!"). But I was wrong. It’s only a single .

Boy, was I surprised when I clicked the link CD Japan emailed me, it’s ’Out of Print’ already? Well, knowing Arashi fans, even if stores sells Arashi bubble gums (especially if it’s limited edition), it will sell fast. No doubt.

In other news, as a JUMP fan, I asked: WHERE THE HELL IS JUMP’s NEW SINGLE?

But of course, I just think at the back of my little head, it’s the inability YET of Arashi to create a grand concerts this year or something big like a movie to commemorate their 10th year anniversary that must be the reason why SINGLES ARE POURING IN because they’re all busy with their individual works as of now. While Ohno is back fishing everyday.

Ok, before my Ohno ichiban friends kills me (if they still read this blog), I hope today/tonight’s Kanjani 8 Puzzle concert is doing well in Tokyo Dome. Although my inner self feels people the only concert that people would really want to go to this year is Arashi. Hmmm. Then another concert for summer for JUMP. Why only concerts? Because their senpais are so busy doing too many TV shows, I guess, there’s no slot for them. But in the early years of Arashi, they are mostly in concerts also. BUT WHY DO I KEEP ON COMPARING THEM? Maybe it’s business analysis. Coz JE is business.

Good luck to the boys. And their fans.

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Last side note: I think my BB pimp is finally getting through me (little by little). I don’t buy anything yet or follow their career and can only get 3 names correct, one includes Chaka Doll (the leader). My pimp and I has this unspoken agreement that I need not to fangirl her boiz or buy their items but I am free to say chaka doll is cute. Coz chaka doll is cute! As for me going back to Kpop, not yet.

How to Join all Split Files in One Go

I know the way I explain things is a bit scattered but this old trick might help those unaware.

1. Create a new folder and put all your complete split files in it (filexx.001, filexx.002, filexx.003 so on)
2. Download this Join32.exe. (44KB, personal copy so it doesn’t have any virus.)
3. Put Join32.exe in the folder you created that has the split files.
4. Run. (by double-clicking it or pressing ENTER)
5. Wait until this little window disappear, then all files are joined.
   
6. Verify each "joined" files that they were properly combined by playing (on random parts) them before deleting each splits (the .001, 002…)

My laptop is on Vista and it works. This could be helpful when you download many splits then watch them later. Because I’m like that.

It might be helpful if you copy this on an easy location like a drive C: (or root of external HD) so when you have many folders with split files, you can easily copy and run it. Of course, don’t forget to delete split files to save space.

PUZZLE LE and Photo & Episode Otakara

As few people know, my money all goes to dorky men in Japan. Today, Sunday, I had the chance to take pictures of some things I bought for Kanjani 8. Nothing big but I’m happy with the book and the LE, of course.

The "dollhouse" is a puzzle you can lay on top of the box to look like the boys were actually there and having fun. Then it has a one-page newspaper of type promoting this little Kanjani group. (My brother who went out for his 3-day trip to "Summer Capital of the Philippines" — Baguio, read it as Kanaji )

I could not resist using the dollhouse as a house for my little boys. There you go, kouhais over sempais. Gosh, I can’t wait for my little (lethal) boys to play support for their sempai’s drama. Much like how Arashi used to play support for TOKIO’s dramas back then. Come on Johnny, before they lose their cuteness. Or I’m hoping for more highschool dramas, maybe. Boys, polish the acting, do go to your acting lessons. Work hard!

Click below to seee some of the shots of the Otakara I did. Not really scans coz I don’t own a scanner.

KANJANI 8 ~Photo & Episode ~ (Otakara)

Catalogue Number : 9784862041012 Format : Books Publisher : アールズ出版 Issued : 28 Dec 2008
Description: Book release from Kanjani8 featuring the photos from their Spring and Summer concert in 2008, secret stories of members, and more.
Order: http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3512052 / http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NEOIPS-255

album : k8 otakara

Does anyone knows if the other Otakaras are worth buying? This one, for a new fan, I feel it’s worth it. Especially since I wasn’t able to buy E Honma.

Happy Mommy’s Day!

Back! Don’t ask me for a picspam or JE mommies because I don’t have pictures and I just formatted my laptop.

To all Mothers out there, Happy Mother’s Day! May your daughters appreciate you even more. I should know coz I miss mine.

Here’s a picture I can remember taking. My brother wasn’t born yet. 1985?

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

P.S. Happy Birthday to a friend in RL, Eden. I miss the jammings. Truthfully.

Hello!

Happy Birthday Yamadabear!

Happy Birthday Yokoyama Yoko!

and a month ago, BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAM. I know there’s no excuse for not greeting a friend who’s just there all this time. I can forgive myself not greeting any superficial idol out there, but not a friend.

I’ll make it up next time. I can’t flail this moment.

Good Morning!

It’s a morning! Am I not dreaming? Is that the SUN? Covered by clouds? Because it’s raining. Damn.

I’m supposed to be getting a magazine today, but raindrops keep falling on my head. I miss HSJ so much! I can only see all 10 of them in magazines. Damn. Not to mention I woke up early (or didn’t sleep at all) to get it. Damn.

I watched the first part of the Jumping Tour concert last night. It’ so much fun! Well, JUMP isn’t the best performers out there yet. But they’re getting improvements! They’ve gotten more confident than the last concert. Like Keito can play the guitars now (or at least confident in pretending he can play good) They’re not the best dancers, singers, actors yet but it’s a big leap I would say. THEY. TALK. NOW. Unlike the last DVD where they purely sing and dance (a song, their debut single), they do MC (although it’s mostly lame, haha!). Still, I couldn’t count how many times I laughed with audience and scroll to repeat scenes. It definitely feels like ARASHI’s early concerts. I will watch it again when I get my DVD next week. Yes! I will open my DVD and play it, not store in the cabinet.

HIGHLIGHTS: (of the first part that I can remember)

• Chinen’s voice is broken now I guess. He can’t sing the lines “Fighting for my height” and “Itsumademo” as effective as before now.
• Takaki really can’t fool us with being the bad boy. Takaki just isn’t a man yet.
• Yabu is the cutest mushroom.
• “Okamoto Keito desu.” I love you Chinen.
• Yan is the prettiest sulking Yankumi in the planet.
• School Kakumei is a 7 song while Deep Night is a BEST song. I didn’t know.

I think that’s it. I need to go back to my work.

AND, I love the PUZZLE CD and its dollhouse.

Criminal Minds and Stuff

During the Holy Week break (from Christian faith), I had the chance to watch a new season of Criminal Minds. In my head, in every episode I was screaming to stop watching but I can’t. I can’t.

Wow! Back then, Arashi was my escape from watching too many American series and work at the office. It’s one of those I had before I entered the Arashi fandom. Now, it’s ironic that CM’s a sweet escape from watching too much Arashi.

After CM, I tried watching Numb3rs. But my mind’s screaming for more Criminal Minds. I don’t really like the deaths and the blood, but then, they are not the focus of each episodes (although there are some REALLY sick episodes where I can’t help but cover my scared eyes). The focus is on how these group of people work together (and unbelievably seem to read or have the same minds; the team think alike) to solve the mysteries. God, Tantei Gakuen Q might feel almost the same maybe if I am natural at the Japanese language. It’s reading the human behaviors and finding pattern to a series of crimes that makes it appealing to me. And by season 3, most of the characters got their blossoming romantic involvements, how nice (it starts to show they got lives too, uhuh).

I found a similar series with "profiling" and FBI and investigation as their common theme but it lacks the excitement (or cruelty maybe) of CM. It is an older but still ongoing series called Without A Trace. Ok, there might be more exciting titles in the store that I could have bought but as much as possible, I don’t like deaths (and blood and tortures) except for the bitter pill that is CM. Maybe I like the way it is done.

Oh yeah, I saw the pilot of Sho’s The Quiz Show. I’m not exactly into it. It feels boring. Maybe it’s the lack of "cinematic" feel (not that’s it’s meant for the cinema, but you get what I mean?) The canned laughs and boos from the audience are boring. The supposed tension between the staff weren’t exactly convincing.

Or maybe it’s just the fact that I didn’t like seeing Sho’s hair and his (and every of the casts’) pimples on HD and the shallow acting that turns me off, I don’t know. And the story line is predictable. It has the feel that you can get how the story will end at the first 5 minutes. So in the end, you’re just really left with checking out Sho and Yoko’s "intimate" scene afterall. I stopped anticipating even though everybody tells that the series is promising. But hype is hype, you really can’t do much about it. Although it’s still tempting checking out Yoko’s wickedness. Because Yoko is sexy like that. God forgive all these strikeouts I’m making because I’m starting to believe the only thing that is important in this post are these striked-out words.

So, like I guess I’ll watch TQS when it ends while I catch up on more episodes of Criminal Minds. I still have Prison Break, Numb3rs, Lost, Without A Trace to continue while waiting for YokoxSho to get subbed. And I don’t really like watching shows with give-away solutions at the very start.

Thank you for reading this rant. This was written days ago.

I am Positively PUZZLEd.

I LOVE THIS PV! (I actually love the whole album but..) Maru and Hina far from my first impression of them as comedy men. Of course, except for the end. See why. Never thought they could be that sexy (when they want it, I guess). I wont tell more. Just watch it. If you like. And if it’s still online.

Now this, I honestly thought it was Yoko singing this solo. I put the whole album in my player without any regard with what to expect but maybe a bunch of "It’s My Soul" or "Musekinin Hero" type of songs. But as it turns out, it’s a variety that I like, especially the crack (which is what I’m missing from Arashi very bad, Arashi if you can’t do a crack PV, a crack album would do, but I guess that’s impossible now with your statute). Damnit, it’s Maru again this time for this song. I love Maru now the most in K8. Tarzan, Cheetah, elephants, a playful kid, a retarded workout song? It has more props aka layers of sounds than all you can guess in your head. You got it. Ehem, though I don’t understand the lyrics yet. Nanka…

Damnit, noone’s sharing it, I’ll upload it myself!

Maruyama Ryuhei – Wanshan Ronpin (Solo)