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#SpotifyWrapped and YT's Gaming Recap

Honestly, I feel like I've been listening to music on Spotify even less this year lol

7th Time Loop anime opening theme song.
I'm very obsessed with the bridge before the chorus - it's very addicting - I just want to listen to that part again and again XD

If I remember correctly, the top songs were pretty much from the first half of 2024... "The Legend of ShenLi" instrumental opening theme made into Top 5 XD. Also, 7th Time Loop anime's ending theme... what's amazing about this is... I haven't even finish watching both shows lol

I feel like I need to explain "Romantic Love Song"... Apparently it was from the time I've been listening to Westlife's albums in February haha

Well, I don't know why Shonen is mentioned there lol (probably one of the anime theme songs I was listening trigger this?) - that's like my least favourite genre of manga. I just don't like how long and harem-y they can get sometimes.
[I'll still read/watch them if the story is interesting but I most probably will be out/DNF when the big boobies appear 😑]

"Atmospheric Fantasy Soundtrack" is thanks to Wuthering Waves soundtracks :P

Honestly, I thought this would change seeing how little I've been listening but now I'm glad to know it's still them

Why, hello Wuthering Waves :P

BONUS

So... apparently this is a thing on Youtube?

I have no shame XD

Didn't realise it's that many... I'm interested in seeing the full list

No surprise there lol.. I do prefer watching people play horror games to myself playing them (I can't handle jumpscares while playing)

Time: 2024-12-08T19:58:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: # 7th Time Loop , # Wuthering Waves , 2024 posts , Arashi 嵐 , blog images , Manga , My Fangirl Side , Spotify , Youtube

Square

For some reason, I was on a hunt for large square pillow(s) today on Shopee...

On this day, I posted once in 2011 and another one 10 years later~

2011 - "5x10"

Oh.

I've also started keeping a music journal to keep a record on what I've practised that day & also to write down my teacher's comments during piano class...

What music journal? *trying to recall* Oh, I think it's referring to this label in my other blog. Wow... I did that in the past...

Gah.. I need to update that blog...

Ahhh I miss playing the piano~~~~~

I hope to play "5x10" perfectly before September ends!

I want to say I'm better at playing this song on the piano now but I need to play it again (tomorrow?) to make sure. It's not perfect. Maybe like 70%?

Will it be a good idea to attempt [again] this year??

2021 - "Lazy Friday"

Been having fun reading super leisurely at my own pace recently.

Famous last words?

I guess, in a way, it's still true today. The pace(?) has lessen due to [physical books] reading slump, but I'm still reading them... at the pace of 50 pages per day. Honestly though, that amount could still stresses me out sometimes. At the same time, I don't think stopping cold turkey (like completely no physical book reading) might not be good for future reading purposes. It's just that.. I want to maintain my current reading stamina or something.

Time: 2023-09-17T23:58:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2023 posts , Arashi 嵐 , On This Day , Online Shopping , Piano , Reading

#SpotifyWrapped

Posted in: 1st post | 2022 posts | Arashi 嵐 | blog images | Spotify

It is out XD

I don't usually talk about it but since this year's have some interesting stuff, I'll dedicate this post for that~

I mean... it's just usually Arashi again so there's nothing much to say really haha

Top song is Arashi's "Bang Bang" (I shouldn't be surprised really lol because that song was/is on repeat since Nov last year)

I even have it added more than once in a playlist LOL

These are what I thought interesting:

I usually stick to familiar ones and don't tend to go look for new ones. I did want to try, like, make it more varied but oh well... sometimes the usual stuff is enough for me haha. I might try listening to albums more for next year instead of just one or few songs from the album. That's what I would do in the past if I still use my music CDs.

...okay that's all, I'm off to finish reading "Silent Parade" today!

Time: 2022-12-01T11:41:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 1st post , 2022 posts , Arashi 嵐 , blog images , Spotify

Platina・Platinum

It's Saturday &... I'm window-shopping again~ Mostly books LOL
But I've closed the tabs as soon as possible because it's troublesome XD ~~what if I start craving them~~

Made progress on reading "The Doomed City". Will I finish it today or tomorrow? Not sure.

⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰

This will be an On This Day post. Somewhat. I did post once in 2008 in this blog but I'm not talking about that post.

We're going beyond this blog!

...which means my other blogs - my LJ fangirling blog haha ~~please don't leave~~

I guess this post is also a ~~belated~~ book haul (heh) post of some sort?

Platina Data by Higashino Keigo

I posted about "Platinum Data" movie on my LJ (used "Platina Data" as the title). The post is spoilerish and I was in my fangirling mode - not the loud, keyboard-smashing wall of text kind - but still, quite different IMO.

So... I don't think I've mentioned it here but in February this year, I purchased some pre-loved Japanese novels on Carousell. I found one seller with novels by Higashino Keigo. If I remember correctly, I was expecting a different novel. What came was "Platina Data". With Nino on the obi :D (I guess this was released after the movie is out?). I was pleasantly surprised that I got something Arashi-related that day.

I actually do have interest in reading the novel because I was curious of some issues in the movie. Didn't expect that it's going to be this way eight years later haha

Don't know when I'm going to attempt-read that but at least I have it in my shelf when I'm ready!

Time: 2021-10-30T13:12:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2021 posts , Arashi 嵐 , blog images , My Fangirl Side , On This Day , Online Shopping Bag

Seven & Seven

Ohhh this might be fun.

I posted twice on this day and month in the past.

First, in 2005. The first year I started blogging.

I think I got chicken pox....(like my brother)....

A post made a day before it was confirmed that I got the chicken pox (or chickenpox).

I got sick pretty late huh but I know people who got it during uni. Read before that the older you are, the worse the effects are to them. Well, at least that's done with.

It all started with my father's shingle that appeared on his stomach. Not going to elaborate much but that fact is stuck in my head because he refused to believe it's shingle that will cause chicken pox. That we will be fine and not get chicken pox. In the end, my siblings and I got sick on the same year.

~~I was right, dad!~~

Moving on. The other post is from 2010. A Saturday 9 post!

I feel obliged to answer the questions again.
(with some parts of my old answers)

1. How many of your friendships have lasted more than ten years? Which of your current friends do you feel will still be important to you ten years from now? A few. Very few.

2. When you look at yourself in the mirror, what’s the first thing you look at? My messy hair.

3. Who was the most recent person on your missed call list on your cell phone? What’s your relationship with the person? Someone nicknamed Ina. She's in the same program with me.

4. What did your last text message you received on your cell phone say? An unexciting text message from my telco stating that my number has been topped up with MYR30.

5. How would you “label” yourself? Weird and easily annoyed.

6. What was your favorite age that you’ve been? I don't really have a favourite age. I do have a favourite year though. 2003.

7. What is your current desk top picture? What’s it significant? <look at old post>

8. What was the last thing you said to someone that you‘d like to take back? I don't think I have something I said that I want to take back.

9. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to go back in time and fix all your mistakes which would you choose? For the current me, I'll choose that million bucks. I can already imagine what plans I'll have for my future using that money. Further studies. Books. Collectibles. Something.

#1 One person. Mel-chan. I hope it will stay the same, ten years from now.

#2 My eyes...? They're visibly red when I pull an all-nighter which might not be good. I tried catching up sleep by sleeping in (till noon) but I'm sure that's not good too.

#3 My sister.

#4 One phone was from MKN asking the people not to be picky with vaccines. The other phone was TAC number-related.

#5 An eccentric alien.

#6 Same answer as before.

#7 This photo from Arashi's Twitter. I just love the black and white theme.

LA 🌴☀️
「Turning Up」MVの舞台裏の映像はもう観てくれたかな？
YouTubeで今すぐチェック！
Have you watched the LA behind the scenes video yet? Check it out now on YouTube! https://t.co/YCPNhJEu11 #嵐 #ARASHI pic.twitter.com/LTiQzgc8qZ
— ARASHI (@arashi5official) December 6, 2019

#8 At this moment, nothing came to mind.

#9 Ah. I guess I'll still take the million bucks lol. Same reason as before.

Time: 2021-08-07T20:36:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2021 posts , Arashi 嵐 , Family , Friends , On This Day , Twitter

Songs for me in July

OMG... Just saw on Twitter that Arashi will release several compilation albums (I assume streaming includes Spotify...?) on July 16th. Already saw the track lists and we have rare, unreleased(?), LE-only solo songs and B-side songs in those albums... I'M VERY EXCITED. My favourite Ohno solo song (Song for me) is included.

Anyway, back to reality. Yeah definitely don't want to do watercolour daily.. still has pain in the neck and headache since afternoon (am I dying?). Really not in the mood. But still, I want to try the fanart thing so maybe not-daily watercolour activity?

Want to finish reading Michael Crichton's "Prey" today but I don't know if I'll manage it with this pain here and there. *sigh* And I couldn't sleep last night because a juvenile Tokay gecko got into my room. It kept walking(?) towards my bed. Yesterday it was in my sister's room. In the end, it went near the window so I asked my father & sister's help (I can't deal with these reptiles) to chase it out the window.

Photo my sister took when it was in her room.
I saw a larger version (probably the parent?) in year 2019, so I know they are around. It looked like a small crocodile & apparently they eat stuff I don't like such as cockroaches, millipedes, centipedes, scorpions.. so... allies? (but I don't want it in my room)

(Edited minutes later)
I went to look if I still have it and found the photo I took in 2019.
Please excuse the dusty wire XD

First day of July and I'm already posting gloomy and whining about things... ~~also, gecko photos lol~~

Time: 2021-07-01T17:49:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 1st post , 2021 posts , Arashi 嵐 , blog images , Family , My Fangirl Side , Ohno Satoshi 大野智

Nino's Channel

Posted in: 2021 posts | Arashi 嵐 | Ninomiya Kazunari 二宮和也 | Youtube

Nino's YT channel has been renamed to ジャにのちゃんねる [JyaNino Channel]. He's currently introducing the people (his "Johnny's team") who's going to show up on his channel.. oh and he already got 1M subscribers! Am I going to talk about his channel in this blog in the future? Maybe~? If I'm amused by what he posts, so yeah - a big maybe. This really sounds like something I would normally post on LJ but I don't feel comfortable posting there anymore.

I'm a bit excited. I don't know how much his agency is involved (but from the recent video, he expressed wanting to do it by his own, if can) but I hope he get to manage the channel the way he want to. I'm assuming he'll make it something like a vlog thing that covers a large range of topics but if it's more gaming stuff, I'm all for it XD

Time: 2021-04-26T20:02:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2021 posts , Arashi 嵐 , Ninomiya Kazunari 二宮和也 , Youtube

Can't Leave

I ended up finding Google Groups today and apparently I'm in two groups...?

I left one of them but this one group...

...It won't let me do that.

LOL

Very amused by that because it makes it sound like a cult.

I'm guessing that this is Google's Panoramio group thing.. *shrugs* I don't know really... but seems harmless (for now), so I'll let it be.

P/s (few hours later) : Saw a rumour on Twitter in the afternoon about Nino and a new Youtube channel. A video was just released confirming it's HIS Youtube channel.

"Ninomiya Kazunari's Channel (Temp)"
Temporary name... So maybe it will change in the future?

I REALLY, REALLY want to see him play games on his channel! I'd been hoping for that since Arashi has their own channel.

Time: 2021-04-24T20:47:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2021 posts , Arashi 嵐 , blog images , Ninomiya Kazunari 二宮和也 , Observation Diary , Youtube

Distraction is My Ally (Most of the Time)

While I cringe rereading my old posts here recently, I kind of like my fangirling posts on Livejournal. Rereading them is something else. "Whoa. Okay. Who is this person?" Apparently, my vocab was quite rich at that time... Hmm. But I was just typing out what I felt that day (as they appeared in my mind). I was probably happier back then, having something to focus on - which happened to be Arashi.

Others might call it obsession but I don't think it reached that level...? (Is this self-denial?) That was just me acting as usual when I found a new toy I really, really love to play with. I think it was also a distraction from life problems. It was fiction books when I was having a hard time studying (if you can call that studying) for SPM exam in Form 5. I wanted to escape so badly I was able to focus on reading classic books (which might be a bit hard for me at that time). Then in uni, my greatest distraction was Arashi. Who got me into Japanese stuff including learning the language itself. It's a win-win situation. I gained something from it.

The point of this post is me admiring my old fangirling posts for their colourful vocabulary. Which is a stark contrast to my posts nowadays. I struggle to recall words more now (is it because of lack of sleep?). I've been doing more [book] reading because I know that can help me remedy that problem. I'm afraid that I'll lose my mind so I guess reading helps me escape and stay sane.. or something like that.

Time: 2021-04-20T12:43:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2021 posts , About Blogging , Arashi 嵐 , Forty Winks and More , Learning Japanese Language , My Fangirl Side , Reading

5 Flavours, Again.

Posted in: 2021 posts | 5 Flavours | Arashi 嵐 | Piano | Spotify

Okay, I'm doing another "5 flavours" post.

I really need a proper title format for this post series. But I'm bored of using dates...

「Sweet」- The Taro pie I ate after dinner :P.

「Bitter」- I've been tasked to look for something (at home) yesterday. Not my stuff so it's a bit hard to guess where the thing is... tried looking for it today but no luck.

「Nostalgic」- Been listening to Arashi's albums on Spotify recently.

「Creamy」- What is this flavour lol... but.. but.. that's the word that came to my mind when I play the piano today. It sounded creamily (LOL) good, even though I was just playing pieces for technical practice. Maybe I should stick to those kind of pieces when I'm not in the mood for harder, complex ones?

「Chamomile」- Another weird flavour haha.. Okay, I picked this one because it's related to sleep. I had some good sleep this past week. Which is rare. Hormones are so weird.

Time: 2021-03-28T22:15:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2021 posts , 5 Flavours , Arashi 嵐 , Piano , Spotify

Some ideas...

Had a video chat session with my best friend last night. Some of the stuff we talked about gave me ideas on what I want to do [& maybe blog about] in the future.

I mentioned before that I'm aiming to be ambidextrous and that should include me practising writing using my left hand... but I slacked off. For years I haven't done much other than brushing my teeth with my left hand. So yeah, need to do something about that.
February 5th is my blog anniversary. So I've been thinking quite a lot about my blog recently. About this blog being a personal blog that doesn't have any specific topics other than whatever I'm interested in... or about my life. It is MY blog (duh) so I think it's a given that it will be me-centric.

Okay, I don't know what's my point here but... I'm just thinking about how I have chosen to blog without revealing my identity. About how or what will happen if someone who knows me read about what I thought about them in my blog.... *shivers in fear* The thing is... I have an IG account under my the usual username I use on other SNS sites that I keep private - If I don't know you personally, I won't add you. That's not the problem. What bothers me is they keep recommending me my ex-colleagues' IG accounts like WTH. *laughs bitterly* It's easy to just search that username to find my other... stuff online. That makes me uneasy so for the time being, I removed the link to this blog on my Twitter. I know it might not help much but.. I just want my peace of mind.

Am I afraid? A bit. I've experienced someone calling out on me [indirectly] before for a Whatsapp status I posted which, mind you, was NOT about them. It was mostly MY problem and they managed to make it sound like it's their problem. *Big sigh* Not talking about that here... it's just... people will twist anything into something that suits their wants. There are stupid, toxic people like that in this world and it's unfortunate that they are also among the loudest ones.
I keep repeating this few posts back: I need to get back to practising playing the piano XD. And maybe update my piano blog while I do that. Hearing one of my neighbours practise playing what I assumed their piano exam pieces inspires me to play the piano.

Other than that... yesterday I saw on Twitter that there are official piano scores for Arashi's songs. I WANT THEM. Even though I know I can't have them now. Maybe I can prioritise the ones with songs I want first? Vol. 1 includes Ohno's solos.. but Vol. 5 has "Miles Away"...!

【「嵐」公式ピアノ楽譜　遂に発売】
嵐の歴史を彩ってきた名曲たちから厳選された105曲を5冊に収めた公式ピアノソロ楽譜集がドレミより出版！
シックな雰囲気のある漆黒の楽譜に「ARASHI」の金文字がかっこいい✨嵐が大好きな皆様いかがですか？
※合唱楽譜ではございませんhttps://t.co/I3amLTWuw9 pic.twitter.com/HkpVpciOMc
— 合唱楽譜のパナムジカ (@PanaMusica_jp) January 30, 2021

Time: 2021-01-31T21:34:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2021 posts , About Blogging , Arashi 嵐 , My Fangirl Side , My Salty Side , Piano

December 20th at random

Posted in: 2019 posts | Arashi 嵐 | at random | Family | NaBloPoMo

「 A-RA-SHI : Reborn」
Arashi just released a new digital song. I was surprised that the lyric is mostly in English! (A nod to international fans?)

「Don't Wanna Be Sick」
Less than two weeks left to year 2020... I really, really hope I won't fall sick this end of year! I fell sick almost every year during this season and sometimes it continued to the new year so I was very much in a bad mood in the beginning of the year. This was among the things that make me dislike Christmas Events even more...

「Something Different in January」
I just heard from my father that he would be taking a [long] vacation next month. He seldom apply for vacation at work so that was interesting to hear. Also, because of that, we would be going to different churches in January. That's something fresh coming from him (I brought up the idea before but he didn't seem to like it very much at that time..) - that's the part that amuses me most. I probably will change my mind later but I look forward to that.

Time: 2019-12-20T23:46:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2019 posts , Arashi 嵐 , at random , Family , NaBloPoMo

Of Old Posts & Old Fandoms

Draft from early 2019
One of the things I like about blogging and managing blogs is re-reading my old posts. They are basically my thoughts (at that time) being "recorded" online. And it feels so interesting to revisit them years later. It's usually "WHO ARE YOU??" for me but anyway they are still really interesting.

For example, this display of my dramatic side lol:

I CAN'T WORK WHEN I'M PRESSURIZED & I'M A PERSON WHO IS TOTALLY AFFECTED BY MOODS -from "Alec 苏有朋 VS Alex 苏友朋", posted on 12/Feb/2005

Mind you, I was a few months short of 17 years old at that time and I just started blogging.. Unfortunately, I'm still plagued by mood swings at present. I try to manage but yes, I still feel I have the problem. Sometimes I just feel too lazy to live.

Current day
So here's another draft post finally published today. I've been re-reading old posts again recently (because I was editing the labels and search description *just realised I can edit that too now*)... and as expected.

"WHO ARE YOU, PAST-ME?"

Haha. It really felt like re-reading my old diaries. Some of them I can recall and some surprise me "Eh that happened?"... and I'm a bit embarrassed of posts that showed my fangirl side XD. Hey! FYI, this blog survived at least three fandoms - I'm proud of those obsessive moments! I might not like them as much as I did before but I sometimes I revisit them. Sometimes. I think it's not an exaggeration that they shaped some part of me today. For example, my interest in foreign languages. Being a fan of Alec Su made me learn to understand Chinese and read Traditional Chinese (I'm bad at reading the simplified version). I don't have much chance to practise using them lately but I still watch chinese/taiwanese dramas... sometimes. And then later I became a fan of Ohno Satoshi & Arashi, which again made me learn to understand Japanese... Knowing how to read chinese helped me pick up kanji quite quickly (sometimes I will know the meaning before I know how to pronounce it). That was a big help to me nowadays because I play japanese mobile games daily.

My method of learning is haphazard but I enjoy using the skills now whenever it suits me. Used to buying chinese magazines from before, I'm not afraid to attempt-read japanese manga... it's easier nowadays because we have more resources to learn languages available online.

At this moment, I want to get better at French which I took up in University. Of course, at the same time I wish to expand my Japanese vocabularies and learn more Japanese grammar.

Don't you just love how this post turn from "re-reading old posts" into my adventures in learning foreign languages?

Time: 2019-12-18T20:10:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2019 posts , Arashi 嵐 , Learning French Language , Learning Japanese Language , My Fangirl Side , NaBloPoMo , Ohno Satoshi 大野智 , 蘇有朋

Arashi on Netflix

Posted in: 2019 posts | Arashi 嵐 | I Just Woke Up | NaBloPoMo | Twitter

I just saw this on Twitter... OMG. Arashi..on Netflix?

『ARASHI's Diary -Voyage-』
2019年12月31日Netflix独占で世界へ配信開始。
ARASHI's Diary -Voyage-
Premieres globally December 31, 2019. Only on @Netflix.#嵐 #ARASHI pic.twitter.com/7wpBIInYY7
— ARASHI (@arashi5official) December 12, 2019

#ネトフリオリジナルドキュメンタリーシリーズ「ARASHI’s Diary -Voyage-」配信決定⚡

人気絶頂の中、活動休止の道を選んだ #嵐。
5人のメンバーの揺れ動く想い…ここでしか観られない"リアル"な嵐を描き出すドキュメントが毎月配信！

12/31（火）17時より全世界独占配信スタート！#大みそかは嵐 pic.twitter.com/2ZVbowN5Tt
— Netflix Japan (@NetflixJP) December 12, 2019

Arashi to Star in Netflix Documentary Series https://t.co/ML0J368yJ4 #Arashi #嵐 @arashi5official pic.twitter.com/DejScwONYq
— ARAMA! JAPAN (@aramajapan) December 13, 2019

ARASHI's Diary -Voyage- (Netflix)

Time: 2019-12-13T10:51:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2019 posts , Arashi 嵐 , I Just Woke Up , NaBloPoMo , Twitter

(T____T)

Posted in: 2019 posts | Arashi 嵐 | My Fangirl Side | No Mood | Ohno Satoshi 大野智

I was really, really shocked by the news last Sunday. At first, I saw it on Twitter so I was like "WHAT???"... Based on my understanding of one of the oricon article, I know that kanji isn't about disbanding/disbandment. I actually understood correctly that it was about having a break - hiatus.

Honestly, I couldn't understand what was happening. Even now, I don't think I've digest enough of what's happening and what's going to happen. At night, seeing the news about their press conference, I finally cried. When you have so many emotions happening at the same time, I think the only thing your brain can do is make you cry.

Please excuse my language/grammar/whatever in this post because I... sigh.. I really shouldn't be online because I see them everywhere. But I still want to seek for more news... reactions... whatever things related to.. I don't know.. to understand? Although what's not to understand? I actually expected it would happen. I don't want to say much.. but if you see and read about Ohno's feelings on being an idol in the early years, you kinda know it. So, the next day I realised I wasn't sad about Ohno (because he's finally going to take a break) but I am really, really sad if I don't see the five as Arashi anymore. Maybe it's the selfishness of a fan in me that's talking, but I can't imagine Arashi continuing their activities with one of them quitting. *sniff sniff...I'm crying while I type post this so please bear with me...* I haven't watched the press conference yet but I've read & seen the articles/photos... I AM SO GLAD THEY LET HIM TAKE A BREAK INSTEAD OF QUITTING. *sniff* Even without watching it myself, I felt their strong bond and support for their leader's decision.

If I were merely an Ohno fan, I probably wouldn't feel so sad about it. But along the way in 2010, I came to love Ohno and get to know him together with Arashi through so many things - I think it's inevitable that I became interested in the other members too. I've also fallen in love with Arashi.

I am an Ohno Satoshi fan. I am also an Arashi fan. And the news shook me to tears. It introduced the thought of Arashi not being Arashi anymore... and that makes me tear up every time I think about it.

Time: 2019-01-29T11:49:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2019 posts , Arashi 嵐 , My Fangirl Side , No Mood , Ohno Satoshi 大野智

Randomness 2019

Few weeks into 2019, I'm hit with some past memories... - I guess you can say I'm reminiscing - since I... sigh... have time. I re-read my old blog posts and that already made me miss my own writing. Haha.. I say this every time I re-read posts but the feeling is still true to this day: It's like the past me is a different person. I can almost say I don't know her.

Also recently, I... *keeps rechecking words and phrases stuff that I should dedicate a post to it*... erm.. reconnected with my Arashi fan side... in a subdued way (since I can never get over my loss of 2 external HD worth of Arashi stuff *that still hurts to type*). Reading depressing news these past few days made me want to think "Do whatever that makes you happy". I still think that is an irresponsible phrase so I will interpret it with caution.

P/s: This gloominess is probably (partially) caused by hormones *bitter smile*... One good thing when it's near that time of the month is I get sensitive ears : I get to enjoy songs more than usual which can be a curse (because omg the amount of time in a day I put Jinguji Ren's 悪魔のKissは炎より激しく on repeat last year lol / *off topic* & seriously when will I get Perfect/Ultimate combo for Pro in Shining Live like this youtuber??)

Time: 2019-01-25T15:50:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2019 posts , Arashi 嵐 , No Mood , Nonsense , Ohno Satoshi 大野智 , Random-ness , Uta no Prince-sama

March 15th at random

Shopping bag >>

Received these yesterday...

Both singles were great but at first listening, I love Breathless more than Calling.

Piano songbooks: Onitsuka Chihiro's songs (old ones but most are my favourites) & Arashi's "My Girl" single ("Tokei Jikake no Umbrella" piano solo included!).

I think I'm more happy to see those songbooks (haha).. It's hard to find Onitsuka Chihiro's piano scores nowadays - so glad that I managed to get it. And Tokei~! Yes, yes, yes! That was my main reason for purchasing Arashi's "My Girl" songbook ^_^

Speaking of books, I bought more books this year (my prediction was a bit off - I almost can't purchase Popcorn Live DVD today *sigh*)... oh and I used BB1M book vouchers to get these:

Textbooks! Both are for courses which I happened to like this semester. I love the lecturer for Mathematical Modelling - his lecture classes make sense (he might just be the only person that could make me like Math again). I've always regard AI as an interesting subject... but.. the lecture classes bore me to death. Honestly, I was quite disappointed... it was a new lecturer (never went to her classes before)... I can't wait for the next lecturer's turn to enter class. She taught us "Data Compression" last semester, I love her teaching style (although one has to bear her painful tsukkomis to really enjoy her classes).

Anyway.. The cooking-related book is obviously for my cooking hobby XD.. & I picked "The Last Lecture" at random.. sounded like something I need to read right now (but I haven't started..so...)

Blog >>

Didn't update this blog for more than two months... ahh. I actually have 3 draft posts at this moment. Will post them sloooowly later... one by one...

Arashi >>

"Himitsu no Arashi-chan" will broadcast its final episode next week. I love HnA. Not only for Arashi but for the show itself (which mainly caters for female viewers)... There were times where it helped me like some actresses more (better understanding of their real life I guess)... and those episodes with Maou hair *dreamy*... Reading news about other members' solo shows makes me wonder what will happen to Ohno & Jun. Jun actually co-hosts some annual show so I guess I'm more worried about Ohno (lol).. Of course, I'm hoping for acting projects (nothing since KagiHeya! What are you doing Ohno??!)... but fishing show, art show/exhibition or solo album/concert sounds nice too, so yeah, please do something this year, Ohno-san! XD

... I'm also hoping that he'll star in this year's 24hr TV drama special...

p/s: Recommended SMAP-Arashi article of the day - here XD (makes me want to rewatch Arashi's appearance on Utaban again)

Time: 2013-03-15T21:14:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2013 posts , Arashi 嵐 , at random , Books , Defining Me , Delayed Rebellious Phase (Cringeworthy) , Ohno Satoshi 大野智 , Online Shopping Bag , Shopping Bag , University: Year 4

勝ったぞ！

Posted in: 2012 posts | Arashi 嵐 | Delayed Rebellious Phase (Cringeworthy) | Ohno Satoshi 大野智 | Online Shopping Bag

買った。

勝った。

Time: 2012-05-30T18:17:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2012 posts , Arashi 嵐 , Delayed Rebellious Phase (Cringeworthy) , Ohno Satoshi 大野智 , Online Shopping Bag

Saturday 9 [14-April-2012 ed.]

Blog meme from here.

Saturday 9: Ain't Too Proud to Beg

1. What was the last thing that you begged for?

I'll be honest : it's money. Selfish reasons. ...~~and I won't say what it was for here because it might jinx my chances of getting it :P~~

2. Have you ever lost a best friend after a fight?

Ah... I did... I think I did. Shame on me... can't really remember when ~~& who~~ though. But I re-connected with one of them when I started secondary school. (^_^)V

3. When was the last time you just wanted to be invisible?

Two semesters ago was the time I realised I'm not interested with what I'm studying now. That realization affected my studies quite a lot. I wasn't motivated in doing assignments, homework & midterm/final exam papers. So it wasn't really a surprise when I screwed up a group assignment for my Virtual Reality class. I really wanted to be invisible on the presentation day. I created my group's poster (on what we created) in a wrong way/format & the whole project wasn't done according to what the lecturer asked for (actually I didn't know it was supposed to be in such a way). I told my partner what I did wrong & somewhat we (or I?) ended up telling my lecturer the truth. We were asked to present anyway. I didn't realised that my partner went missing during preparation. Ah.. I think I had mix reactions at that moment. My partner didn't answer the phone when I called her. I almost wanted to cry when my other classmates gave their moral support. Was thinking something like "Is this situation this bad already?" ~~I actually thought of running away too XD~~

Wow. I didn't think this answer will be long lol..

4. Which room of your home tends to be the messiest?

Ah... my room? It's hard not to notice because I spend most of my time in my room XD

5. You are to be locked in a room forever with a celebrity. You get to choose. Who do you pick?

Arashi! Better yet...Ohno Satoshi! Hope he didn't learn much about pick-locking for his dorama XD

6. Has someone ever left another person to be with you?

No.

7. What’s been kind of a drag for you lately?

Programming assignments.

8. How are you different from your (current or most recent) significant other?

Can't provide answer. Not applicable. XD

9. What is the most perverted thing someone has ever said to you?

I don't remember.

Time: 2012-04-14T02:13:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2012 posts , Arashi 嵐 , Blog Meme , Delayed Rebellious Phase (Cringeworthy) , Nonsense , Ohno Satoshi 大野智 , University: Anecdotes , University: Year 2

Yesterday's Happiness

Yesterday was a great day.

Had midterm exam for Differential Equations in the afternoon... was dying to check Twitter about KagiHeya's press conference.

I might sound like a really bad student, but for the first time, I get to answer all questions for a midterm exam... haha.. ...oh well, though I wasn't sure for one question (completely forgotten my notes :P)...

...and then suddenly there's an announcement of a replacement class for Friday to be held shortly after the midterm exam ended. At first I decided not to go - I even made promises to myself that I will study harder for that class later - ... & before I knew it, I already sat in the lecture room XD. Man.. I'm so random. I don't even listen to myself anymore. Apparently, my practical subconscious mind has been busy lately huh.

Though...I sure am glad I attended the class. The lecturer was so busy, he only stopped for a while to give us tips on the upcoming midterm exam. Lucky~

While waiting for the lecturer to come, I checked on Twitter ...& was pleasantly surprised to read that "Face Down" is used as Ohno's dorama's theme song. (^^)V

Oh, happy day~

Time: 2012-04-06T01:24:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: 2012 posts , Arashi 嵐 , Delayed Rebellious Phase (Cringeworthy) , Ohno Satoshi 大野智 , University: Anecdotes , University: Year 3

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