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Thursday, July 30, 2009 @ 9:35 PM
our first sports outing/day =)
For this week, we cycled and rollerbladed at ecp :D Everyone met in school,before heading out to ecp. Shi yun went to buy the green tea and chips (it was suppose to be sushi but cos too few ppl D: ) many thanks! :D while I went home to apply medication that stopped my back from itching like hell! X( thank goodness it worked :D cycled frm home to ecp with my vjc cap on reverse :DD and got comments that I look like ahpek, biker gang, etc. =.=
Falling down was a common occurrence, I fell down like 3+ times. Once I nearly did a split.. x.x            ~ Ze Wei ~ Labels: Announcements, Club Photos |
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Monday, July 27, 2009 @ 12:11 AM
Disney in Japanese
Remember how we all love Disney songs in DFTL?
Well, here's something cool I came across. Colours of the Wind - Pocahantas (Japanese and Subbed) You'll Be In My Heart - Tarzan (Japanese and Subbed) Circle of Life - The Lion King (Japanese and Subbed) Part of your World - The Little Mermaid (Japanese and Subbed) Reflection - Mulan (Japanese and Subbed) When You Believe - Prince of Egypt (Japanese and Subbed) I found it very interesting to hear something from our childhood made into something that we all something grew to like..that is Japanese culture. ENJOY!!! fil Labels: Music |
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Thursday, July 23, 2009 @ 8:15 PM
Jap Club Games Day JUL 2009!
Yo jap club!
We just had an awesome games day and here’s the lowdown =D We met up at v48 before heading to our first station outside v36. Everyone changed out of their uniform and into their PE. Elva must have had a hard time haha  Station 1 was called “Crossing together” and apparently these games are inspired (or copied -.- ) frm clic camp. I didn’t witness this account but this is the official description: 20 A4 sized paper will be prepared, on these paper a number (1 – 20) will be written on them. These papers will then be placed on the floor randomly. Members will be requested to hold hands and get across the path together by stepping on the A4 size paper according to ascending numbers. At anytime, members are not allowed to let go of each other’s hand and at least a foot (maximum of 2 feet) must be placed on the piece of paper, or else, they will have to restart from the starting point (number1) again. Judging from the pictures it must have been fun! =D       Station 2 called “Passing it on” was abit more wu liao HAHA basically we passed “balls” labelled with different classifications (eg odd numbers, even numbers) and each player is given a number. Then the game starts and players must pass the “balls” to the people with numbers that corresponds to the ball. (eg number 2 gives “even number” to number 4). For wen nam and sean it must have been tough considering they chose to sit so far apart from the girls XD. After all the balls have completed one round around the players, the game is complete. The process repeats for 5 times and each time the time limit decreases. Astonishingly even at 20s, it is still accomplishable o.o but it flopped after I set the time at 10s ^^        Station 3 “Human entanglement”: Members will stand in 2 lines facing each other. Each member will grip one hand of another member without repeating the same person. Hence, each member will end up holding the hands of 2 different people. Members will then try to unravel themselves to form a circle in the shortest time possible. Station 4 was called “Down together” and it involved everyone standing in a circle to lower and flip a hula hoop onto its other side. After a few unsuccessful attempts, success was achieved and we all crowded together for a group photo (during which my camera fell to its death). On the way back to school one of my hoops broke =.= double whammy…           "Breaking news": I would like to dedicate the next paragraph to Kenny, an extremely loyal jap club member, whose steadfast dedication and passion for jap club is evident in him coming all the way back to school from bedok to participate in the final activity on our list :D Kk back to the final station, we had to flip a trashbag on its side WHILE standing on it. Girls vs guys and despite having fewer numbers, the guys lost… but hey we lost with dignity and our gentlemanly behaviour for letting the girls win is commendable! XD    Now I know everyone was tired after that very long day, and after a suggestion by michelle and shi yun that we should treat, we decided we should, so we’ll be treating all those who came… soon ;D dun worry, I quote mr chan poh meng:” it will come, it will come at the right time” ;D  Next week’s session is cycling at east coast park. For those who cant cycle, I can teach :D HAHA and I have a track record for teaching people how to cycle: so far 1 apprentice and he still cant cycle. For those planning to roller blade I HIGHLY RECOMMEND u wear proper socks and not ankle socks or u may get cuts and bruises. Bring your water bottles, extra cash (we can expect to go out to macs for dinner) and a shoebag with change of clothes. See u then! =) ~ Ze Wei ~ Labels: Announcements, Club Photos |
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Sunday, July 19, 2009 @ 10:56 PM
JAPANESE TERMS!
Time to learn something new...if you don't already know.
Hope these can benefit you and also aid you while listening to Japanese songs... I picked out some interesting terms from the forum below... Credits: http://www.animeforum.com/archive/index.php/t-16807.html Animals Doubutsu = Animal Neko = Cat Inu = Dog Tori = Bird Usagi = Rabbit Kitsune = Fox Saru = Monkey Ushi = Cow Zou = Elephant Kuma = Bear Uma = Horse Raion = Lion Tora = Tiger Nezumi = Rat, Mouse Risu = Squirrel Buta = Pig Oukami = Wolf Washi = Eagle Niwatori = Chicken Kaeru = Frog Sakana = Fish Tokage = Lizard Hebi = Snake Mushi = Bug Gumo = Spider Hotaru = Firefly Chouchou = Butterfly Feelings Kimochi = Feelings Kokoro = Heart Yume = Dream Yasashisa = Kindness Yuuki = Courage Chouwa = Harmony Shinjitsu = Truth Tsuyosa = Strength Kouyuu = Friendship Mikomi = Hope Ai = Love The Environment Chikiu = Earth Sekai = World Uchuu = Universe Wakuse = Planet Kuuki = Air Sora = Sky Hoshi, Kousei = Star Sousei = Comet Niji = Rainbow Yoru = Night Asa = Morning Hi = Day Taiyo = Sun Tsuki = Moon Mangetsu = Full moon Shingetsu = New moon Shizen = Nature Ki = Tree Ha = Leaf Hana = Flower Bara = Rose Sakura = Cherry blossom Mori = Woods Shinrin = Forest Sougen = Grass Yama = Mountain Rikuchi = Land Jishin = Earthquake Kaji = Fire Hono = Flames Kaze = Wind Kori = Ice Mizu = Water Umi = Sea Kawa = River Mizuumi = Lake Tenki = Weather Yuki = Snow Ame = Rain Hikari = Light Yami = Darkness fil Labels: Language |
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Thursday, July 16, 2009 @ 4:40 PM
The SUMMER Spirit
As we all know, it is Summer in Japan now. SO SO SO, to celebrate this wonderful season, let's all listen to some great summer songs that have been released so far!!!
These songs are released from 1st week of May to 1st week of September. Though not EVERY song released during this period is a summer song. It really depends on the mood of the song. This is a funky, upbeat rock song with a Promotional Video (PV) that absolutely portrays the Summer Spirit! It may take some time to get used to the slightly different arrangement but I personally find this song very fun and positive! And also to mention that Kumi is looking her best in this video. Hashire means Run. Boasting a production cost of US$6million, this PV had to be good. It's another great song with the summer love. It's a great song to enjoy with your friends and family too :P Hawaii looks amazing btw. This has to be BoA's last summer song before she went to eat you up...or was it LOVE LETTER (?). And tbh, I found a certain dance scene very very similar to MJ's Black or White MV. But then again, BoA IS a fan of him. Anyway, BoA's dancing makes this laid back summer song even better as it gives it some edginess. I really love this song. This was YUI's last song before her one year hiatus (and jumping back with FMA's new song). It would be so wrong if I don't put this song up, because the title speaks for the song itself. FYI, this song was sung in Guitar Ensem's concert. The PV has a very sweet love story AND AND AND...YUI's smile :) Ok let's move on to the MALE upbeat summer songs :P I hope I got the number of 'e's correct. hahah. Anyway, NEWS is definitely one of my favourite boybands in the Jpop market. and since it is Summer, what other song than SUMMER TIME says it better. Enjoy! How can I leave out DBSK right? LOL. I think Sky is quite a...known song, considering that it has been released for about 3 years already! This song surely has that summer beat going on and Yoochun says it himself in the opening. I think this is a great PV too. See, summer PVs always have that very bright feeling. (to my horror, I realized that I know very little upbeat male summer songs...Lol) Ok nvm, but when there is Yang, there is always Yin. So...ever heard about SUMMER BALLADS? Actually, like Upbeat summer tracks, they don't really have a specific genre all to themselves because they are just ballads but yet, you really can feel something different in such ballads. Just to present a few. I think it is really sad if you don't know this song. But maybe after hearing it, you might feel even sadder. Yes, somehow summer ballads have a slightly more painful and nostalgic feeling in them. Ai's shows the slightly more painful side of it beautifully in this famous song - Kingyo Hanabi (which literally means Goldfish Fireworks. Even though I don't listen to much of their songs, but this ballad does stand out. It carries with it a rather nostalgic feel...which you can only understand if you listen and watch the PV, depicting friends getting together and having fun. So yea...the end of summer is quite sad huh? This has got to be the most authentic Summer ballad I have ever heard yet. It has the sound of oceans, accompanied with a piano melody and some other instruments with Yuna's bright voice. Another song filled with summer nostalgia. Just to list a whole lot of other SUMMER SONGS for you...of course it's only limited to the songs I know: summer ballads marked in * Hamasaki Ayumi: independent HANABI* Greatful Days HANABI -episode II-* INSPIRE BLUE BIRD glitter fated* Koda Kumi: With your smile girls I'll be there* Lick me (which is really a song about Ice cream) Otsuka Ai: PEACH Neko ni Fuusen* Kurage, Nagareboshi* SMILY BoA: Shine we are! Kissing you Sparkling LOVE LETTER* NEWS: TEPPEN (I tot weeeek was a summer song..but no it isnt) Akaku Moyuru Taiyou ARASHI: Kaze no Mukou e Happiness We can make it DBSK: SUMMER DREAM Miho Fukuhara: HANABI SKY Himawari EXILE: Carry on Summer time love Ikimonogakari (these songs are super summer-rock): BLUE BIRD Natzusora Grafitti . . . and the list goes on...but just keep an eye for songs that will be coming up during this period if you love Summer and Summer songs :P Labels: Music |
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 8:57 PM
Jap Club Gathering during June Hols
Hi everyone, this post has been long overdue cos i lost touch on the language style of a blog post ;p nt that i m better now but i'll just give it a try =). For those who couldn't make it for the gathering, read to find out what happened. For those who went, read to bring back fond memories. =) The day started with me rushing to VJ to return a video camera that I loaned the day before. VERY annoyingly, the lab techs were out for lunch and from experience, their lunch = 2hrs. So I din bother to wait and headed to parkway to meet with shi yun and angie. We went to Giant to buy all the party necessities including the innumerable balloons (see pic below). Then huiping arrived and the girls went shopping for hair accessories! T.T I was left alone... sitting at the circular bench in the basement like an old ah peck... the psp in my grasp was all that distinguished me from them… We then hitched a ride on my grandma's car to my house where the balloon blowing fest began... all shaped and sizes emerged and interestingly, shi yun knows how to bend balloons into animal shapes! =D. Abt an hour before the official time, I headed off to the MRT to pick ppl up and some stuff happened oh well shan’t elaborate... we ordered Oishii pizza!!! XD omg they totally own canadian XD best part is that they were having a 2 for 1 promo ^^. Chicken wing, chips and cakes aside... WE HAD SUSHI!!! XD Post dinner entertainment was a huge mahjong fest with 2 tables, totaling 8 ppl playing, while jess and elva watched jap and korean MVs. We celebrated Elva's bdae with cake and singing. Here are some of the pictures taken during the gathering  Some grooving to the beats before the party starts Birthday girl warmly welcomed; Hawaiian style ;D The calm before the food... Wen Nam and his PS2    Mahjong!  Sweet yummy cake XD
~ Ze Wei ~ "The price to be paid for one’s happiness is defined not by the recipient but by the donor" Unknown Labels: Club Photos |
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