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Perfumen?? June 12, 2009

Filed under: J-music, Japanese pop culture, 日本語 — catchan1980 @ 11:29 pm
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毎晩遅くまでネットをしているのはこの三人のせいです。

かしゆかです。のっちです。あーちゃんです。 3人合わせて、パフュームです。よろしくお願いします。

完璧!!!

このグループはPerfumenと呼ばれているようです。パフューム+Men(男)ですから、Perfumenになります。クールな名前だと思います。

誰ですか、Perfumen?芸能人ですか?学生ですか?みんなすごいです!可愛くて、ダンスが上手です。特にあの白いシャツを着ている男の子は上手です!のっちくん、ダンスを教えてください!^_^

そんなに速くて、難しいダンスがうまくできるなんて、信じられない。。。どれぐらい練習していましたかな。。。

わたしはパフュームのファンですが、このダンスビデオを見てからというもの、Perfumenの大ファンになりました!もちろん今でもパフュームのファンですが、Perfumenにあいたい! 

PS: 6月12フィリピン独立記念です。Happy Independence Day!

 

Top 20 signs that you are watching a Tagalog Movie June 9, 2009

Filed under: Humour and other non-sense stuff — catchan1980 @ 11:37 pm
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Jam_Kuradoberi-san posted this in Japinoy.com…whoever made this, thank you so much — this is brilliant! I was trying to keep myself from laughing out loud at work…^_^

Top 20 signs that you are watching a Tagalog Movie:

1. Sasayaw sa likod ng puno ng buko pag nasa beach yung scene. Alternate pa ‘yung mga ulo nila.

2. ‘Yung kontrabida yayakap sa bida, sabay taas ng kilay at ngingisi.

3. Uuwi ang bida na may dalang pancit sa kanyang nanay na si Anita Linda. Tatawagin nito ang mga bata para kumain, at kakamustahin ng
bida ang pag-aaral habang kumakain ng pancit. Biglang may titigil na sasakyan sa harap ng bahay at pauulanan ng baril ang pamilya! Mamamatay si Anita Linda, at sisigaw ang bida ng “Inaaay!” at mangangakong ipaghihiganti ito. Moral lesson: Ang pansit nagdadala ng malas – nakakamatay.

4. Pag may magkaribal na babae, yung mabait deretcho ang buhok at may bangs. Yung salbahe, laging kulot. – WTF?! Hahaha.

5. Sa pinoy action movies, ang bida hindi nauubusan ng bala.

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Leyende Love June 5, 2009

Filed under: Beauty & Health — catchan1980 @ 10:51 pm
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I am only one of the thousands who are now going ‘organic’ with skin care. It was around this time last year that I heard of the Leyende brand (I know, I’m such a late bloomer) and I was intrigued not only by the raves but also the product names. For example, No Rumple Silk Skin Butter and the Taming of the Do conditioner. Very, very nice and these piqued my curiosity so I got a few items from their Multiply store. If I remember correctly, I got the following:

- Kiss Kiss Balm Balm – in Strawberry and Appletea. I got both variants because they were on promo that month.
- Clean Slate facial cleanser
- Face Canvas moisturizer

Since then, I was hooked. I’ve tried a lot of their products and loved almost all of them. Since it’s my first year Leyende anniversary, I decided “commemorate the event” with my own reviews :)

Kiss Kiss Balm Balm -  Php 200/15g. Pure 100% organic grade A beeswax. No parabens, no hardeners, no petroleum-based ingredients. In Appletea and Strawberry variants.
Review: I initially loved how cool the balm felt on my lips. Also, it is colorless with a bit of a sheen, which is perfect for days when you just want healthy looking nude lips. Unfortunately, I don’t like the smell and taste of this. It also does not stay long on the lips, so I decided to put it in my makeup kit for touch-ups.
Will I buy it again? No. I’ve found better lip products.

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キタァァァ!!* June 5, 2009

Filed under: 日本語 — catchan1980 @ 10:05 pm
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なにが?
雨が来た。

夏は本当に終わりましたね。。。(涙) 

最近の雨はすごいです。風が強くて、台風が来たような感じです。朝はちょっと暑いですが、4時ごろに雨模様で、5時を過ぎると、大雨が降り始めます。

今晩も雨は強かったです。わたしはこんな暗い夜に運転したら、大きな事故を起こしてしまうかもしれません。@_@ 怖い。。。

夏は大好きですが、雨の日も悪くないと思います。一晩中雨が降っていて、夜はもっと涼しくなります。気持ちいい。。。わたしはベッドに入るが早いか、眠ってしまいます。ハハハ!こんな日に目覚まし時計は敵です!!!

*電車男のセリフ
Lang-8のHiroka-さんとこうささん、添削してくれてありがとうございました!!本当に勉強になりました。

 

ドバイに行きたい June 5, 2009

Filed under: Family, 日本語 — catchan1980 @ 12:03 am
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インターネット接続のトラブルのため、最近うちでインターネットが使えません。問題はまだ直らないですが、妹とYahooMessengerでチャットしたいですから、ネットに接続しました。

妹は今ドバイにいます。建築家として、ドバイにあるオーストラリアの会社に勤めています。仕事は大変ですが、ドバイの生活は楽しそうです!

もちろんフィリピンに比べて、ドバイでの給料はとても高い!ハハハ!それだけじゃなくて。。。妹によると、居住者はみんな税金を払いません。ドバイはそんなにお金持ちだなんて、信じられない!!すごい!だから。。。ドバイに行きたい!

 

Japinoy.com turns three! May 26, 2009

Filed under: Japinoy.com — catchan1980 @ 11:55 pm

Happy anniversary, Japinoy.com! A nicer blog post to follow (maybe)…

Japinoy.com family

 

The JLPT Battle Plan? May 12, 2009

Filed under: 日本語 — catchan1980 @ 2:50 am
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A little late to be doing this, since I originally planned to start in January 2009. But as my friend Dow used to say “huli man at magaling, undertime pa rin”. Oops, wrong quote.  “Huli man daw at magaling, naihahabol din”. Or something like that. Better late than never, yeah?

1級は難しいかもしれませんが、試したいと思います。実は、いろいろ悩んでいて、レビュークラスに参加できなくて、とてもがっかりしました。これから、どうするのか、迷っています。漢字、文法、語彙。。。勉強しなければならないことが山ほどあります。12月までに、できるかな。キイナさんと同じような記憶力があったら、いいなと思っている。まあ、しょうがないから。頑張ります!

So the battle plan. Well, it is not yet complete. I’ve realized the hard way that the original plan of time boxing will not work for JLPT1 (or 2, for that matter). I simply cannot accomplish much with the original plan of a little bit of this and that. While time boxing is good to help you move forward, what you did is simply just a drop in the ocean. So I have scrapped that, and decided that I will dedicate at least 2 hours of JLPT study per day.

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Bento #37 – Featuring wafuu vegetables! April 26, 2009

Filed under: Bento — catchan1980 @ 3:35 am
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I was browsing through my ever helpful bento book & one of the recommended bento items was a bag of Japanese mixed vegetables. I am only familiar with the kind we get in local supermarkets (corn kernels, green peas, carrots) so I was curious about it…When I was on my weekly trip to Hatchin, I was surprised to find out that they are selling bags of this Japanese-style mixed veggies so I grabbed a pack, without even knowing how to use it!!

Bento no. 37

Bento no. 37

Thankfully, the ever helpful bento book had instructions, & I got myself a bottle of tsuyu for simmering the vegetables. The bag contains about 6 or 7 different kinds: imo, carrot, shiitake, renkon, takenoko and I forgot the rest. ^_^ Basically, I only had to simmer them in tsuyu diluted in water. And because the veggies are pre-boiled before being packed and frozen, I didn’t have to cook them for a long time to soften.

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Japinoy.com upgrade April 12, 2009

Filed under: Japinoy.com — catchan1980 @ 11:53 pm

Ack, Cat, you idiot!! You forgot to post this last night!!

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Original draft: April 12, 4:00 AM

We are still working on the upgrade. Four of us are still up, while the others have already left to rest. I myself wanted to just curl up and sleep until noon time, but I can’t, as I am an administrator. I’m supposed to stay up until the site is 100% migrated. I was already feeling cranky and sort of picked a fight with Schatz over the “new” color of the new site. I told him I didn’t like the brown color, but he told me there is no brown. I sent him a screenshot and the told me THE COLOR IS GREEN. Oh-kaaaay. Must be my color-blind eyes again.

So anyway, the site is looking a lot cuter than before — a lot more anime-ish. Plus, we’ll be adding some new activity threads for people to contribute more proactively. I’m excited. I would be more excited if I had 5 cups of coffee. But I just remembered I haven’t had one today…zzzz…

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Edits at 11:44 PM, April 12th –

Finally, the new site is up and the members have started to post again!! Yay!! The upgrade is a huge success! Thank you, Lord! ^_^ The members loved the new look — they say the colors (green, not brown!) are a lot more pleasing to the eyes and the banner/header is cute.  There will be a lot more improvements in the next weeks, so the work is not over yet. But at least the bulk is finished. ^__^ To celebrate, the admin and tech team scheduled a little dinner at Megamall. Unfortunately, MJ, Lara & Elaine couldn’t make it. We’ll prob just schedule another one. But in the meantime, we’re just enjoying the result! So giddy happy! Go to www.Japinoy.com

 

In their defense April 9, 2009

Filed under: Friends — catchan1980 @ 5:59 pm

I have two friends at school who have been gossip targets of other teachers and admin staff for the longest time.  Peewee-kun & JLo have been good friends for a long time, are always together and JLo does not hide the fact that he admires her. Peewee-kun and I used to talk about that a lot, especially when I was still teaching in Makati and we used to have a good laugh over the latest Peewee-JLo stories.

Recently, the gossips did a “level up”, because this time, the rumours are about them being in a relationship. I won’t confirm or deny that — because I don’t have the right to. So what if they are dating? So what if they are not? Is it really important for people to know? It shouldn’t be anybody’s business anyway. It is Peewee-kun & JLo’s right to shut up about what is happening between them. THEY DO NOT OWE ANYONE AN EXPLANATION. They can come out in the open about it, or they can choose to not tell anyone about it. Again, people should not care, because this only concerns Peewee-kun & JLo and no one else.

This is why I was not able to help myself from retorting when ADHD said in the faculty room “Nag-out na sila sa relationship nila kaya di na namin sila tinutukso”. I know I said some nasty things that made the beeyatch leave the room in a huff. And I didn’t care. Joy-san and the others told me later that they were shocked at my reaction and at how angry I was at that moment. I gave them a lengthy explanation for the outburst (including the stuff that happened in Makati) but I stopped short of telling them of my hunch: that that beeyatch, in all her OTAKU GLORY, has the hots for JLo. Harhar.

I really think you are only concerned about whether they are boyfriend and girlfriend IF YOU HAVE THE HOTS FOR JLO. Otherwise, you shouldn’t give a damn about what is happening between them. I really hope everyone shuts up already.