karened - Livejournal

No, I haven't exited the fandom.

It's 5 and me x infinity.

Do I still have any mutuals on LJ? Probably no one is reading this now, but still,

Hello LJ, I'm back! :)

Going to move some of my translations on Twitter here for better archival.

Even the coupling songs didn't grab my heart. =S
Ever wasn't as melodious as Over. Boom Boom sounds like a kpop piece.

But I am superficial when it comes to Arashi, so I'm still quite satisfied with these:

Jun's PJ-look.


Ohno's yell, which I love forever, anytime, anywhere.

[EDIT] Ok, after putting Lotus on loop while typing this post, I've grown to quite enjoy the quirky bits quite a bit. =) But why is it called Lotus?



I had a company dinner last night, reached home at 12, watch a bit of HnA on my bed, and the next thing I know, it was 6 am, and I had slept in front of my laptop. So, i switched it off, brushed my teeth and got back to sleep. I was woken up by a phone call, asking where I was. !!!!! A had a movie date which I was surely late for!!

We watched The King's Speech today.

I think it must be the Oscar/Grammy effect. because the movie threatre was so full! I mean, that movie is not exactly very mainstream. The plot hinted at a risk that the movie woul go flat and all inspiration with no fun. But fortunately, it had more than Colin Firth's awesomeness to keep me engaged for the entire length.

- Colin Firth's charm.
- Colin Firth's acting.
- WItty lines and comebacks from various characters.

These are three reasons to watch this movie. It's not boring!! Maybe the lack of subtitles kept some people from fully understanding what the characters were saying (yes, although we boast our country as English speaking, I have to admit that the Western accent sometimes feel difficult to catch), it just needs some getting used to. I thoroughly enjoyed myself while listening intently for the funny bits that lined conversations and even the smallest remarks.

This is perhaps the last weekend I'll have for myself until June, and what am I spending it on?

Arashi yahoo auction surfing.

But really, it's fun (and painful to just see and not buy) and turns up very, very interesting things.

Like...

How a pair of tickets to the Kouhaku is going for 271,900 yen.And another pair over here for 310,888 yen. Oh, one more pair at 269,000. Well, of course we can't attribute it to just Arashi, it might be the fans of any of the groups performing...but.......

How 6 photos, of the Arashi jet and the HnA truck, are going for 270 yen. Not a skyhigh price, but the fact that people actually sell/buy such things...ANYTHING CAN BE SOLD.

No full concert report, because I suck at those and I'm sure someone else can write a much better one.

But I'm gonna just jolt down what I can remember from the day.

Concert audio clip, only for friends. Please refer to this post for the password.
Part 01/02
Not very high quality though. There's a 1 min 20 sec blank at the start so just skip over.

Other con reports:
Yarukizero
Nanao

First day of work overseas.

It was a seminar, followed by a meeting with a potential client (that didn't go on too well).

Anyway, it was 'accidentally' leaked to the Tokyo office reps that I know some Japanese. And the next thingI know, they were asking me which part of Japan I like. Of course, I replied (but not without hesitation to reveal the idol-loving, unprofessional side of me) "Arashi". I was going to say "嵐っていうグループ"/A group called Arashi" when the two reps 'U'-san and 'D'-san said, almost immediately, "Ah...Arashi, Arashi."

And while I thought tht would be the last of it....

We had company dinner this evening. U-san, D-san, 'A'-san, 'X'-san and us from the Singapore office. And the first thing that followed my introduction was "she can speak Japanese!"

A 'M''-san came later and when the Tokyo office people introduced me, they again brought up how I can speak Japanese, Korean, Cantonese and whatever. And then! And then!

M-san: Do you like a Japanese idol group?
D-san: She likes Arashi!
M-san: Oh Arashi! My dauughter is also a big fan!
Me: Really?
M-san: Yes.
A-san: At the Haneda....
Me: Yes, yes, Haneda Airport...
M-san: Which member do you like?
Me (tried to think of someone who will make me sound intelligent):.....................
M-san: Ohno?
D-san: Oh-chan?
Me: Yes.
X-san: Is he the youngest?
Me: Nope, the oldest.
D-san: Eh....Ohno? Doesn't seem like it (like he's popular).
Me: And Matsujun too.
M-san: Icic.

And a while later...
M-san: So is this your first time in Japan?
Me: Nope, I come to Japan frequently.
M-san: Do you come to watch concerts?
Me: Yes.

O.O

I kinda regret revealing that actually... But in any case, businessman actually know Ohno as Oh-chan! And the name Matsujun! And the thing is, M-san actually could guess that I like a Japanese idol group just from the fact that I can speak Japanese! I'm amazed.

Was just watching Channel News Asia....

I saw a subtitle at the bottom of the page when I first entered the channel. Not reading it properly, I thought that our SM passed on, and my heart sunk. When I read it again, it was his wife. But still, the sense of loss is there.

Our founding father, the one who headed the plan to build up our small trading port....he's quite advanced in age too. So...anytime...news may break. When that happens, my heart will break too, along with millions of Singaporeans.

So many deaths of politicians in recent years.

Thank you for all your efforts.

I do love Singapore. It's the best country I can ever imagine myself to be born in.

Am battling against the September vox deadline but I cannot not post this. Listening to my mp3 shuffle, and this came on.

When I first heard this song, it was just another love song. But now....if you just overlook a few lines....it's like a song preparing us for days without him. The Japanese and Korean versions are very similar to each other. I was doing a check of the Korean lyrics and started singing along to the song. And within 2 lines, I started crying. I couldn't sing at all, and I sounded so bad, I had to turn up the volume to cover my embarrassing voice.

promise one  하루에 열 번 웃기로 해요
promise two 지금보다 두 배 행복하기로 해요
promise three 힘들 때도 세 번 눈물 참기로 해요
혹시 혼자 있대도 외롭다고 생각 마요
promise one Laugh 10 times each day
promise two Become 2 times as happy as you are now
promise three Even during difficult times, hold back your tears 3 times
Even if you're by yourself, don't feel lonely

Please do not repost the lyrics and translations anywhere without permission.