Man... I haven't updated this LJ in sooo long. I've been around somewhat on comms, but still. Just wanted to prove that I was still alive! (Barely... dear God, exams.)

So er... what do I have to share? So many stories to tell, so little time. I watched my very first SNL last night. Taylor Lautner hosted - seems I've gotten sucked into the Twilight craze. Nooooo! lol

My Japanese has been so thoroughly neglected - I really need to start translating again. There's this lovely little Japanese-Korean grocery near work, and the woman who runs it speaks quite good Japanese, although she's Korean. Maybe I'll work up the courage to speak with her next time I'm there? Probably not. XD

Hope everyone is enjoying the beginnign of winter... already 30cm of snow here!!

K, I don't know what's been wrong with me lately, but I've been REALLY into Korean hip-hop lately, and by that I mean Big Bang. So, naturally, this news made me really happy:

Korean group Big Bang has landed their first tie-in with a Japanese television drama. Their new song, "Koe wo Kikasete," will be used as the opening theme of TBS's "Ohitorisama," which stars Alisa Mizuki and Teppei Koike.

This song also marks the return of Daesung (D-LITE), who was injured in a car accident this past August.

"Ohitorisama" starts this coming Friday. Big Bang will release "Koe wo Kikasete" as a single on November 4.

Sweet! I really like Gara Gara Go and My Heaven so this is bound to be at least as awesome. Sounds like it'll be on the ballad side, which rocks my socks if it's anything like My Heaven.

Sorry, really needed a pick me up because this month sucks. Tons and tons of mid-terms are streesful enough, but there are also millions of lengthy assignments. I thought I had seen the worst of it with last week's freaking GenBank amino acid sequence identity and mutation-related illnesses crap, but my Organic Chem NMR assignment is being a much bigger pain in the ass than I ever imagined.

Positive outlook!!!!! I feel really satisfied when I get through these things, right?? YAY!!!!!

*dies*

( Some Big Bang for those poor souls who don't know them yet )

Liking se7en's american debut more than BoA's....


Them Girls (Feat. Lil Kim) Lyrics

Yeah, it's another DarkchildProduction
And my homie Se7en, let's go

I like them girls that's hard to get
I like them girls, shotgun in a whip
I like them girls (girls), I like them girls (girls)
I like them girls, that'll love to trip
Trying to spend 24 at Se7en crib
(Girls, girls, girls, girls)
(Girls I do adore)

Let me holla at ya girl
Every time I turn around
The girls been lookin' at me
I see a couple of em in the crowd
And I can tell that they wanna be
Be the one that'll make me settle down
Take my number out the game
Until I find that, imma fall back
I'll tell you what I'm looking for

Trying make you my accessory (yeah)
All girls are necessary (yeah)
Like Will I'm Legend, feel me
You can Google me, baby
Been around the world, Asia to Philly (oh yeah)
Cross the border they all look good to me
I need a few more, so call the G4
Tell them that we only got room for seven more

I like them girls that's hard to get
I like them girls, shotgun in a whip
I like them girls (girls), I like them girls (girls)
I like them girls, that'll love to trip
Trying to spend 24 at Se7en crib
(Girls, girls, girls, girls)
(Girls I do adore)

They call me ice, I love that green
Diamonds, all flavors, like a Diary Queen
Its baller affair, Gabbana girl is there, looking like Americas Next Top Billionaire
I like the fly boy type, like spend money all night, first class flight straight to paradise Oh
Somewhere out in the Caribbeans, Push whips thats European, Tiptronic, Manolo Blahnik Crocodile is what I be in, Party all night, wake up in the PM
In my Murcielago, pretty lil bee, I like those boys naming cars after me on their Yacht in a Bikini
Sun bathing in the sea, wannna touch my body, like my name was MC
Wish you had this honey, girl to goddess
Boys competing for me with their Yen may the best man win

I like them girls that's hard to get
I like them girls, shotgun in a whip (hey!)
I like them girls (girls), I like them girls (girls)
I like them girls, that'll love to trip
Trying to spend 24 at Se7en crib
(Girls, girls, girls, girls)
(Girls I do adore)

When you see me in the club (holla at ya boy)
Post it up getting love (holla at ya boy)
It don't matter where you come from babe
Im kinda like MJ
I like them black or white (wh-white)
When you see me on tour (holla at ya boy)
Nothin' there know the score(holla at ya boy)
I aint ever turn down a fly girl that was tryna get something
I ain't about to pick today to start running

I like them girls that's hard to get (I like them girls)
I like them girls, shot calling the whip (can we ride babe)
I like them girls (girls), I like them girls (girls)
I like them girls, that'll love to trip (can you feel me baby)
Trying to spend 24 at Se7en's crib (yeahhhh)
(Girls, girls, girls, girls)
(G-G-G-G-Girls I do adore)

Let me holla at you girl

I decided it was time to record karaoke again. >.>   <.<

Hope at least one person enjoys this?

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PLEASE comment and provide link before reposting. Permission is absolutely NOT necessary, but I'd like to know where this is being posted! Feed my ego. I translate more when you do that.******


Ｓｏ　Ｉ　ｈｅａｒｄ　ａ　ｓｏｎｇ　ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ，　ａｂｏｕｔ　Ｏｒｃａ　ｗｈａｌｅｓ．　Ｉｔ　ｗａｓ　ｓｏ，　ｓｏ　ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ、that I just had to translate it.



Ｍｙ　ｔｒａｎｓｌｉｔｅｒａｔｉｏｎ　ａｎｄ　ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎ．　Ｋａｎｊｉ　ａｎｄ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｓｏｎｇｓ　ｃａｎ　ｂｅ　ｆｏｕｎｄ　ａｔ　www.kanekonobuaki.com。

Orca
lyrics & music: Nobuaki Kaneko

Take a good look at the world      you are beautiful
Take a good look at the shore      no one will follow
Because your spyhop antenna will        surely detect anything quickly
Don't forget        promises from distant days

A longing        and then we
will probably meet        as though we had been led to each other

A journey at daybreak        fins raised high as the heavens
Without any reason        I will definitely protect you
Scenery flows by        please, don't come back again
Your destination is faroff        on the other side of the moon

It's twilight        make it through the night
spinning your melody        through a flood of tears


ORUKA
lyrics & music: Nobuaki Kaneko

Sekai wo mitegoran       kimi wa utsukushii
minamo wo mitegoran       daremo oitsukeyashinai
SUPAIHOPPU no ANTENA de       mitsukedasu kara kitto
Wasurenaide       tooi hi no ano yakusoku wo

akogare       soshite bokura wa
deau darou       michibikareru you ni

Akatsuki no tabidachi       tentakaku nobita FIN
riyuu nante nai       kanarazu kimi wo mamorou
Nagareyuku keshiki wo        douka furikaeranai de
ikisaki wa haruka        ano tsuki no mukou

tasogare       yoru wo koete
tsumugu MERODI       namida afureru


Notes:
"spyhop" does not actually involve an "antenna" of any sorts. It refers to an action common amongst young orca whales, in which a curious infant will peak its head out of he water for a glimpse of its above-water surroundings. (More info: http://www.hickerphoto.com/orca-baby-spyhop-4179-pictures.htm (picture).) The antenna here is a metaphorical one, as Orca's have great vision and are known to be perceptive.


ＲＯＵＧＨ　ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎ，　ｂｕｔ　Ｉ　ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｃａｒｅ　ａｎｄ　Ｉ　ｄｏｕｂｔ　ａｎｙｏｎｅ　ｅｌｓｅ　ｄｏｅｓ　ｅｉｔｈｅｒ．　Ｉ’ｌｌ　ｕｐｄａｔｅ　ｉｔ　ａｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｄｓ　ｃｏｍｅ　ｔｏ　ｍｅａｎ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｔｏ　ｍｅ，　ｂｕｔ　ｔｈａｔ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｇｉｓｔ　ｏｆ　ｉｔ．　Ｒｅａｌｌｙ，　ｖｅｒｙ　ｐｒｅｔｔｙ．　Ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｖｉｄｅｏ　ｗａｓ　ｉｎｃｒｅｄｉｂｌｙ　ｗｅｌｌ　done too.

SPOILER ALERT. DO NOT READ PAST THIS POINT IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO FIND OUT WHO I ****SPECULATE*** THE MURDERER IS.

( I will cry... )

*sigh* I also want time to go back so things can work out between Shizuna and Togami. They were both good people, and it's a shame things had to work out as they did. And I felt really bad as Togami's perfect world came crashing down around him when he realized who Koichi, Taisuke and Shizuna were, and that he had been manipulated by them from the beginning.


MOU. I will buy the novel now.

NOOOOOOOOO! Why are there no trans-siberian orchestra tickets left?! Ok, I take it back, there are 4 left. Let's try that again.

Why are the 4 remaining tickets to see the Trans-siberian orchestra 318 %&^*#$% dollars each?!

>.<

*Arisa goes off to cry in a corner while she hopes they add another date to their tour*

WAIT. MAYBE THEY'RE PLAYING AT ANOTHER VENUE.

*runs off*

Well, it turns out they're not playing at any other venue... *sigh* Oh well. Next time...

Arisa is very suprised. German pop-rock band Tokio Hotel is good. Like... really quite good.

Monsoon


Don't Jump


I really love the German version of Don't Jump, but the English one is good too.

Ready, Set, Go!

"Ready, Steady, Go"? Oh, woops. It's "Ready, set, go!".

I decided to have fun with Prisoner of love. This is actually from a while ago - probably a couple of days after Heart Station was released. It's nothing amazing, but I figured it was better off here than sitting on my computer collection virtual dust.

Hope you like it~.

It was a warm summer day, but not as warm as it should have been. The sky was but tainted blue, and a light breeze trailed too-soon fallen Geranium petals around as though engaged in a waltz with a long lost love.

It may very well have been autumn.

It may very well have been spring.

But it was the middle of summer.

And consequently, it was time for her to go and see the world, before it was too late. Before time melted back into its usual stream, and the dream was over.

Who knew if she would find the same breeze cradling her today in lands far away.


All she knew was France was in throws of heat.

Italy's heat-wave was the thermometer's equivalent of el nino.

Switzerland was probably hot, but it couldn't be too hot. It was Candy Land, afterall.

Well, she would know more soon enough.

As she turned around, having locked the door, the breeze picked up and ruffled her strands into a right mess. She chuckled, attempting to weave her fingers through the tangles, and whispered a soft goodbye in return.

See you when I get back.


2008.07.26