First Experience 初体験

あんなは今初めての体験をします。モンキーマヤマヤからのバトンタッチ。日本語の勉強にも絶対になるし、できれば英語にも訳します！
I am now going to share with you a 'first time' experience. This is a questionnaire sent to me by Monkey Maya Maya (my Elektra buddy, and probably destined older sister). It will be good Japanese practice for me, and I will also try to translate the Japanese text into English! There may be some additional comments in English too!

ではでは早速始めましょう！マヤからのバトンバト～ン♪ So without further delay, let's begin! The questionnaire from Maya!
■あなたの一番好きなものバトン■ Your Favourite Things
□ ※複数回答不可！No multiple answeres allowed!※ ↑ここ重要！！１問につき答えも１個ですョ!! This is important! For one question, there can only be one answer!
■動物は？ Animal?　　イルカ　　Dolphin
■お菓子は？Snack? 　Doritos Doritos (hehehe)
■料理は? Food? これすごい時間がかかったけど。。。ハイナン風チキンライス 　This took loads of time but... Hainanese Chicken Rice
■缶ジュースは？Canned juice? 　１００％のグレープフルーツ 100% Fresh Grapefruit Juice
■インスタント食品？　Fast Food? マクドナルドのポテト Mcdonald french fries (D! Remember how we would go eat it on Saturdays!)　　
■寿司ネタは？Not quite sure about this one but favourite Sushi style? 　　 そんなに寿司に詳しくない。。。 I dunno that much about sushi...
■パンは？Bread? クランペット　Crumpets　
■ドンブリは？Donburi? (rice dishes... think Yoshinoya Singaporeans!) 　親子丼　Chicken Donburi
■お酒は？Alcoholic drink? 　Malibu enough said.　
■ＴＶ番組は？ TV show?　今はHow I met your mother かな。。。でもちなみに見てるやつはDesperate Housewives,　Prison Break,　One Tree Hill,　Lost,　Las Vegas Right now, my favourite show is How I met your mother... But for the record right now I'm watching DH, PB, OTH, Lost and LV
■洋楽は？ Music?　たくさんありすぎるけど。。。今こってるのはBlack Eyed PeasのFergie!　（ちなみにMariah Carey この間見たよ！ものすごく感動しました！小さい頃から大好きだったので！携帯ストラップまで購入！） I have loads of singers that I love.... But right now I'm super into Fergie from the BEPs (For the record, I watched Mariah Carey live the other day! It was soooooo impressive! Especially since I've liked her since I was really young! I even bought a telephone strap as a souvenir!)
■芸能人は？Celebrity? 　やっぱり二コールキッドマンかなあ？ Umm.... Maybe Nicole Kidman after all?
■歴史上の人物は？Historical person? Gandhi　
■作家は？Author? 　Paulo Coelho.　日本人作家だと村上春木（英語でしか読んでないけど）Paulo Coelho... My favourite Japanese author though is Murakami Haruki (although I've only read his books in English and not in Japanese)
■言葉は？Word? 　Love Love Love It's gotta be Love. Love. and more Love... hehe. I Love 'LOVE' - though its so overrated
■雑誌は？ magazine? Glamour UK　日本雑誌だとモンキーマヤマヤと同じくGLITTER! Glamour UK... but if its a Japanese magazine, then it's the same as Monkey Maya Maya's fave, GLITTER!
■マンガは？Comics/Manga? 　Archie's Digest　（大昔の話。。。最近はマンガ読んでません） I used to LOVE Archie as a kid.... but these days I don't really read comics
■映画は？Movie? 　 やっぱりA Chorus Lineかな？ Ultimately, it may be A Chorus Line?
■お店は？ Shop?　もちろんDiesel Tis gotta be Diesel
■洋服は?Clothes? 　着心地がいいもの。。。デニムが多い。最近はちょっとフェミニンを目指してる。。。けど結果ゼロ。自分が持ってる洋服で一番好きなものはディーゼルのHedgy　Lineデニム My fave clothes are comfy and feel good clothes... I wear denim most of the time. These days, I am trying to be slightly more feminine in the way I dress.... but the result is NADA! Out of the clothes that I own, my favourite piece of clothing would be my Diesel Hedgy Jeans
■靴は？Shoes? 　Comfy.　自分が持ってる靴で一番好きなものはシンガポールで買ったDKNYのグリーンのフラットシューズ My fave shoes must must must be comfy. Out of the shoes I own, the one I like best are the flat green shoes that I got from DKNY (on sale!) in Singapore
■香水は？perfume? 　エリザベスアーデンのグリーンティー Elizabeth Arden's Green Tea
■アウトドアスポーツは？Outdoor sport? テニス Tennis
■インドアスポーツは？Indoor sport? 　バドミントン Badminton (actually I'm not sure on this one but anyhooooo that's what I wrote in Japanese so...)
■装飾品・貴金属品は？Jewelry?　 ジョンからもらった指輪！ the ring/s from J
■季節は？ season?　夏 　summer
■落ち着く場所は？Place where you feel relaxed and calm? Watashi no Heya...お店じゃなくって本当にあんなの部屋ね！Hehe My room... In Japan, there is a shop called 'watashi no heya' which translates as my room... so thats why i wrote watashi no heya! kinda like a sad attempt at a joke...........................
■旅行先は？ favourite holiday destination?　タイ Phuket, Thailand
■インターネットサイト？internet site? 絶対にPink is the new blog OFCOURSE, PINK IS THE NEW BLOG!
■ティッシュの銘柄は？Tissue brand? 　ハハハ。。。Kleenexです。。。絶対に町で配ってるティッシュは手に取りません。 Hehe! I actually have one.. Kleenex. I never ever take tissues that they hand out from the street (unless they absolutely force it into my hand.... yes, in Japan they hand out tissue on the street with advertisement inside!)
■アナウンサーは？announcer? 　CNNのSoledad?日本のアナウンサーとちょっと違う？ I said, CNN's Soledad....　but I feel like Japanese 'announcers' are slightly different from English 'announcers' or 'reporters?!' I dunno!
■思い出深い曲は？Song with a lot of memories. 　I can love you like that by All 4 One..　理由はいえない！ I can love you like that by All 4 One although I can' t say why! And actually, there are more songs that would make the cut but it's one answer, and this is the first thing that came to mind!
■色は？ Colour?　グリーン　グリーン　（これでショック受けた人はあんなの友達じゃないですね。。。Hehe) Green Green. Those who are surprised by this are strangers to me.... or have failed to keep in touch! hehe. I still love you tho.
■麺類は? 　noodle type? モンキーマヤマヤと同じくおうどん！ The same as Monkey Maya Maya, Udon.... Assuming this excludes pasta, and Chinese la mian. (is that how u write it? you know the stuff they have at Crystal Jade!)
■アーティストは？Artist? マーサロスラー Martha Rosler.... although I also love Degas, Miro and Lichtenstein amongst others.

○かならず6人名指しで指名してください The 6 people that needs to do the questionnaire next. or that I wanna tag? (is that blogspeak?)
ゆか
幸子
光穂　（Is this kanji right?)
珠美ちゃん
花（The erotic judge.....................）
ありさ

Im also gonna tag
Spam
Niccole
Dai
Arisa (youve been tagged above but just so u know that its u! RISA!)
i would tag D if she had a blog cause i love u to bits but since u dont..... and u dont update Mad Mamas!
Yang Pin
Mari
Momo
Trent! (of Pink is the New blog if he ever stumbles across my sad little blog! hahaha xxx)

P.S This took me bloody ages! and now I'm gonna be late for work so gotta dash! Next time, will update on seeing the lovely Mariah Carey live, and finding my (or 'our') new flat maybe? I love you loads me dahlings in Sing, England, States, Australia, and of course, Japan, (and anywhere else in the world!) you know who you are! take care!

Powerhouse of Women

Hey everybody! How's it going? Hoping every single one of you are having a great time whereever you are. I'm doing not too bad myself! In any case, this is a blog entry that I have been waiting to write for quite some time!

This summer I have bought quite a handful of CD's... mainly CD's by women! Which is actually quite rare considering the fact that the bands or singers that I like are usually men (for whatever reason!) Matchbox 20, Rob Thomas, Five for Fighting, Coldplay, Gavin DeGraw, Switchfoot, Fuel, Teddy Geiger, John Mayer, Barenaked Ladies, Orson, Tim McGraw just to name a few! But this summer, I bought CD's by Fergie Ferg (I LOVE HER), Christina Aguilera, India Arie, Beyonce and Nelly Furtado. Mainly because I guess I did like their previous albums or their sound! Anyway, today, I thought I'd give my song recommendations and also let you know which album I have enjoyed the most so far!

I am absolutely loving:
- Irreplacable by Beyonce
- Listen by Beyonce (which is after a song called Resentment on her album... kinda like a secret song)
- Suga Mama by Beyonce (has a similar feel to Work It Out on her Dangerously in Love album)
- Ring the Alarm by Beyonce... the more and more I listen to it the more and more I like it!
- Big Girls Don't Cry by Fergie ... my absolute favourite of this summer. I LOVE the way her voice sounds in this --> makes me wanna dance (even though it's not a dance track and sing reallllllly loud!)
- Fergalicious by Fergie
- Clumsy by Fergie
- Mary Jane Shoes 'by' Fergie
- Get Your Hands Up by Fergie (ft. BEP so it's got the BEP sound)
- Ain't no other man by Christina
- Still Dirrty by Christina
- I got trouble by Christina
- Save me from myself by Christina
- The Heart of the Matter by India Arie
- Wings of Forgiveness by India Arie
- Better People by India Arie
- I am not my hair by India Arie (ft. Akon)
- Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado
- No Hay Igual by Nelly Furtado
- Te Busque by Nelly Furtado ft. Juanes

So anyway that is just a list of the songs that I am loving so much at the moment, and those that I have burned onto a CD so I can listen to it on my faithful discman (yes... my creative broke..... :-( )

AND.... my favourite CD of this summer is by the Duchess, Fergie Ferg! It has SO many great tracks which are danceable and is a very feel good album! And it's just that Big Girls Don't Cry is the best song that I have heard this summer and has such good vocals and a singable chorus! It just feels nice listening to it! Especially the bit where she sings "yes you can hold my hand if you want to, cause i wanna hold yours too" ... she just sings that bit so well! hahaha.

ANYWAY, i hope you had a great great summer... we are going well into autumn now, and i'm not looking forward to winter but i bought a lovely pair of brown boots (with heels!) so i guess i should semi-look forward to it! Hope all's well me dahlings. Love you all. xxx

Post-Graduation

I just realised that I had typed something up for my blog 2 weeks ago or something before graduation, and never actually ended up posting it... But I'm going to post it now, because I'm in a much better place now.... So here goes...

I'm going to graduate next week.

Holy shit.

I had decided to try for different jobs and stuff... but every time I sit down to write my resume (in Japanese no less!), I realise I'm not ready to give up dancing yet.

I'm going to keep teaching for the next 6 months. Audition for shows if I can. Let's see how far I can go.

There's something scary about sharing your dreams with people.

Since I was little, I've shared my dreams with everyone. Even with strangers that would over time become friends.

It's scary because everyone knows when you fail.

More than two weeks have passed since I last wrote my blog entry. And a lot has happened. All has been good. I remember I was pretty low when I wrote that entry though...
First off, I graduated. I am sure it would have been a lot more fun if I graduated at the same time as my friends here, but I am so grateful that Y___ and S____ and mummy, daddy and grandmama came to see me! Since most people in the Japanese system don't graduate in September ours was a TINY ceremony but still.... definitely memorable.


Then, I auditioned for another dance company, and got turned down immediately (documentation screening). I still think it's silly that they can turn you down without even watching you dance... But anyway. It turned out for the better.
Then, I actually did end up writing a resume (in Japanese) and sending it off to D_ _ _ _ _ and today, I got the job. I'll be working part till Feb, then will have a full time job. So I'm sorted for the time being! Which is a HUGE relief for me, and my parents! The interview was all in Japanese but somehow I pulled through so I'm just terrible grateful that they are taking a chance with me!

Anyway, besides that I am just real excited about moving out and moving in. Of course, the first flat I find will definitely be located near my family's house so I can eat my mummy's meals and be with them! In another news, Schiz will be coming to Japan next year so I am absolutely delighted about that! Other than that, I have been spending so much time with my friends that it's just been an almost perfect 2 weeks (I've been sick).

As corny as it may sound, I just wanna say thanks to all my friends who have stood by me, and who have also made my Japan experience actually a lot of fun. I love you ladies, you know who you are. ;-)

Summer's almost over... Let's take a look at the shopping I did! YAY!

Not only can you see what I bought during Summer, but also how hopeless I am at taking pictures!

There is a blue cardigan, dress, black pants, and spaghetti strap (pink, white, with purple flower and yellow straps) top which are from Diesel. White dance pants (which were gasp 900 yen!) and Grey and White Stripe top from Zara. White puffy sleeves from this shop at Parco Kichijouji, (GREEN) Sandals from Birkenstock which are SO worn in already, and hahaha, there's a Disney Ring on my dress together with earrings (109), and necklace (disney) that you can't see! 3 CD's, which are Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics, India Arie's Testimony: Life and Relationships, and Nelly Furtado's Loose. Also, there is a Winnie the Pooh small diary, and Khaki Pants from Tommy Hilfiger! Most of which I got in the Summer Sale - one of the reasons why I absolutely love Summer! Along with the hot weather of course which reminds me of Singapore and Phuket.

Milk Tea by 福山雅治

This is a Japanese song I've been listening to on repeat for the last week or so!

「ごめんね」
どうして　素直に言えないんだろう

「ありがとう」
本当はね　いつでも思ってる

口下手なとこ　背が高いとこ
嫌いじゃないかな
好きになってくれるかな

愛したいあなたに逢いたい
今この胸の奥で叫んでるよ

愛される明日を夢見る
もうこの心　全部あなたのもの

あなただけのもの

「バカだな」
笑って　たまに叱ってくれる

「頑張れ」
本気でね　励ましてくれる

私哀しい恋をしてたこと
知っているから
あなた優しくするのかな

でも大好きよあなたに逢いたい
また眠れぬ夜の終わらない祈り

お喋りしたり
手をつないだり
今夜夢で逢えたら　うれしすぎて
泣いてしまうかも

同じバス停　雨の坂道
一つの傘で

貰ったミルクティー
教えてくれた歌
その全てが暖かくて

愛したいあなたに逢いたい
今この胸の奥で叫んでるよ

愛される明日を夢見る
もうこの心全部あなたのもの

あなただけのもの

Disneyland!

Went to Disneyland last week!

Rode on:

Big Thunder Mountain
Splash Mountain
Space Mountain
Buzz Lightyear's Adventures
Pooh's Honey Hunt (It's great, honest!)
Pirates of the Caribbean
Star Tours

We also got stuck on Big Thunder Mountain (roller coaster ride!) We were going up and up and up, getting ready for final descent. Our train like ride suddenly came to a halt while we were facing upwards. Then everything around us which was moving slowed down ever so slowly and then stopped. Then there was an announcement saying that the ride had stopped due to emergency reasons. So there we were, sitting at a strange angle for 30 odd minutes!

Then after half an hour, our ride finally was about to move. We all thought it would go up and then descend at a slow speed, but no it suddenly moved, and WHOOOOOSH off we went! haha, that was quite funny!

Anyhoo, here are some more pics from the very hot Disneyland!

Mummy and Keita on Big Thunder when it stopped. Yes, it was dark!

Me with Cinderella's Castle

Me and Mar posing with Cinderella's Castle in the background

Me and Mar with our Sensu

Me and Mummy

プリクラ。。。Purikura (Neo Prints)

So under the influence of Mar, I am riding the Purikura boom... several years too late considering my age but what the heck! They never had none of this crazy stuff in Singapore.

Mar and me with a crown!

Yuka and Me swimming in the sea!
Me and Mar on her BDAY!
Me and Yuka as Cherries!




Yuka, Me, Aya and Chris on me Bday!

Us on the TRAIN!

Me, Risa and Mar flying!