Start of Mid Term Break..

Mid term break is finally here! o_O but I won't really call this holiday week a break. Well, to begin with, I have loads of stuff to do this week. There's Management Accounting project to be done and we would have to find a company soon or we are doomed, I would have to plan a session for the youth in my church, and I will have to be ready for next term because more tests and project deadlines are coming up.. =_=

Went to my Formal Western Dining today for my Finishing Touch class and it was lots of fun. We had a practice networking sessions, some games and activites, and also the food was not bad at all for S$20 that I paid for the session. I must admit I was pretty nervous in the beginning at stabbing peas at first (the stupid peas kept on jumping away from my fork whenever I try to stab them) and it was also quite a challenge to eat the soup because you actually have to bring the spoon to your mouth (yes, I am not a very civilized person so most of the time, I eat soup like I drink water out of a glass). I had a slight back pain too because I have to keep my posture straight all the time. @_@ but overall, it was a great experience and would have been better if there were more food served :p

Just finished watching Kimi wa Petto! today. Now I'm left with no drama to watch again =.=.. Been seeing lots of Matsumoto Jun from Arashi recently. I guess he's entertaining to watch, but after seeing 3 dramas that he acted in as the lead actor back to back, no offence but I think I would throw up (don't know why) if I see another one with him in it. Haha.. better stay away from him for now. I'll probably find dramas with pretty girls this time :]

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Nobuta wo Produce (野ブタ。をプロデュース)

Kiritani Shuji is the popular guy who gets along with everyone, from the jerks to the nerds to the just plain weird. The one person Shuji cannot stand is Kusano Akira. To Shuji, Akira is just plain annoying. He laughs, talks and acts funny. Things heat up when a new student comes to school. Her name is Kotani Nobuko, a girl who has no self confidence at all and is content at being made fun of and bullied in school. Shuji and Akira come to an accord that in order to make use of their "youth" they will "produce" Nobuko as the next popular girl. One of the conditions, however, is that nobody should find out that they are working together as a team to make this concept possible. Unveiled here is the story of true friendship between three unlikely candidates who would not have been friends if not given the special circumstances.

(taken from http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Nobuta_wo_Produce)

This drama is one of the best drama in 2005, winning the following:

• 47thTelevision Drama Acadamy Awards: Best Drama
• 47thTelevision Drama Acadamy Awards: Best Actor: Kamenashi Kazuya
• 47thTelevision Drama Acadamy Awards: Best Supporting Actress: Horikita Maki
• 47thTelevision Drama Acadamy Awards: Best Director
• 47thTelevision Drama Acadamy Awards: Best Script
• 47thTelevision Drama Acadamy Awards: Best Music

(taken from http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Nobuta_wo_Produce)

For those looking for a high school drama with comedy and romance, this is probably something that you should not miss. Really enjoyed this drama when I watched it and hope you guys can enjoy it too o_O.. Same guy and girl from Kurosagi (Yamashita Tomohisa and Horikita Maki)

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Ok, then. Time for dinner. Have a great week ahead.

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Chiao. [Not-Extinct]

Saturday's gone and Sunday's come.

Went to Queensway shopping centre to buy a new pair of shoes. I was going to buy a pair that fits my feet perfectly, but I think I actually managed to buy bigger one than the one I had before o_O.. Also bought a pair of sandals to replace the old one.

Watched English Premier League just now, between Manchester United and Wigan Athletics. Glad that the second half was far more exciting than the first, with Man U back to winning form by crushing Wigan 4 - 0. Probably gonna watch more matches tomorrow, since holiday's started and I can stay up a bit later than normal.

During dinner, my parents said that one of my cousins in Indonesia is having a difficult time trying to find some money for her tertiary education. She is currently in final year of her Singapore's Junior College equivalent. In Indonesia, studying in a university costs around 50 million rupiah for the first term ( 1 SGD = 6000 IDR), and around 30 million for each of the remaining 3 years. This is excluding money for living costs, study trips, and study materials. So in total, she would need around 200 million for her 4 years of tertiary education. That is equivalent to around 35 thousand Singapore dollars.

For some of us, we have that amount of money saved by our parents for our education, and we would not really make such a big deal because we expect our parents to have saved that amount of money for our university. However, looking from the perspective from my cousin, she is going through a lot of pain because her parents can't afford that amount of money. Moreover, she wants to be a Doctor, so that would cost more money than a normal undergraduate in other faculties. Her parents earns around two to three million rupiahs a month, which is equivalent to around 500 Singapore dollars a month, which is in no way enough to pay for her school fee.

Hearing this from my parents makes me feel very lucky that I have been blessed with the luxury of having parents that can afford to pay for my school fee and my expenses. Comparing myself with my cousin, I feel darn guilty that I am not doing the best that I should be doing. My cousins has a great ambition of becoming a Doctor, yet she is faced with the reality that she might not be able to fulfill her dreams because of financial reasons, but looking at myself as someone who has the financial support from my parents to pursue my studies, it would almost look like a crime against humanity that I am wasting so much time that other people are dying to have. Well, I hope I could get my acts together and start doing something worthwhile in my life, so as to not disappoint my parents, and hopefully, become someone that can help others both socially and financially.

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Dragonzakura (ドラゴン桜)

Sakuragi Kenji is a destitute lawyer and one-time member of a motorcycle gang trying to guide failing high school students with an average score of 36 into Japan's most prestigious educational institution, Tokyo University (Toudai).

"If you want to change your life, get into Toudai!"

For no other reason than Sakuragi's personal ambition, he has advertised his intention to produce 5 successful Toudai applicants from the students of a nearly bankrupt failure of a school.

"If you want to change your life, get into Toudai!" He will get them from this lowest of all schools into Japan's number one!!

Our protagonist, Sakuragi Kenji, played by Abe Hiroshi in his first role as a high school teacher, is a must see in this summer's new show. This third rate lawyer soon becomes the homeroom teacher for the special advanced class aiming for Toudai University entrance. Hasegawa Kyouko costars as English teacher and Sakuragi's opponent, and Yamashita Tomohisa from NEWS and Nagasawa Masami also appear in the role of students. This awaited original work and fascinating world view is brought to you from the popular serialized comic in Shuukan Morning (Kodansha) and has even been updated!

In addition to revealing essential test taking techniques for everyone who wants to know how to get into Toudai, Dragon Zakura will also teach the essentials of living one's life.

(taken from http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Dragon_Zakura)

Those who are looking for a high school comedy drama, this is a very good choice for you! Greatly recommend this drama.

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Gotta do some work now! o_O

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Selamat Malam [Not-Extinct]

Friggin Friday..!

Hooray! Friday at last... =.= Just came home from my Japanese conversation class in Bugis. Yeap, after 10 years since the last time I spoke a single word of Japanese, I am learning it again. The class is pretty fun, except that I would have to sacrifice my Friday night when I could have gone out instead. But I don't have a girlfriend or anything so it doesn't really actually matters =_=..

Went around Bugis during the day to find a nice formal shoes for my Formal Western Dining. Walked around for 2 hours but didn't really find a pair that I like, so I decided to go to Raffles City to eat at SushiTei... Ate bowl tendon, a plate of salmon belly, a plate of maguro, a plate of salmon, and a plate of salmon skin. Spent S$27.50 o_O..

Took the number 33 bus to go home and the driver was speeding like crazy. Normally, journey home would take me 1 hour, but I reached home within 30 minutes. I swear the driver was out to kill someone on the street or he was having a bad day..

Still have many things left to do for the weekend. Firstly, I have to think of a business plan for competition as a part of Venture club. Then, I would have to meet up with some people from my church to discuss about song writing for Christmas. On monday, I have my Formal Western Dining and Management Accounting meeting at 1 pm. Err... @#$&!! AND I have piano lesson tomorrow and I have not done the homework @_@.. sian..

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Kurosagi (クロサギ)

Yamashita Tomohisa plays Kurosaki, a young man whose family was destroyed by swindlers. Despite that, Kurosaki grows up to become a con artist known as Kurosagi. As Kurosagi, he swindles other con artists and returns the money to the original victim. He works with the master swindler Katsuragi Toshio (Yamazaki Tsutomu) even though Toshio had a hand in the destruction of Kurosaki’s family. Kurosaki's life begins to change when he meets Yoshikawa Tsurara (Horikita Maki), a young law student who disapproves of his disrespect of the law. Can she persuade Kurosaki to give up swindling and his quest for revenge?
(taken from http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kurosagi)

Those who are looking for thiller with a bit of romance, this is a good show to catch.

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Alright, darn tired so I'll go sleep now.

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Chiao. [Not-Extinct]

Nothing to do..

Exam's finished and I am in school now disturbing people who still have some exams left. Pretty much nothing left to do and the only thing I will need to prepare for is my Formal Western Dining. Have to buy a pair of new shoes later.

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Proposal Daisakusen (プロポーズ大作戦)

What would you have done correctly if you were a given a chance to redo what you did in the past? This drama is about a guy who is attending his best friend's wedding, a childhood friend whom he fell in love with. However, when he was in high school, he didn't have the guts to tell her how he felt, and during crucial moments which could have changed his fate, he failed to take those chances, and as a result, he now feels helpless watching her marry someone else. However, a fairy appeared and helps him change his fate. To find out more about this drama, just go to: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Proposal_Daisakusen

If you guys want to watch the drama I have introduced here, you can go to: http://www.veoh.com/ or http://www.crunchyroll.com/ to watch them. http://www.youtube.com/ also have some but not many series.

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Gonna play some games now.

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Adios. [Not-Extinct]

Holiday is coming!

Just had my final mid term exam today. Management Accounting is harder than I thought it would be. Wasnt really confident of my answers, but I guess I can just barely make it. I hope that my last-minute-studying-one-day-before-exam-but-played-dota-instead-and-ended-up-only-studying-for-4-hours helped.

The only thing left to do this term is the upcoming Formal Western Dining for my Finishing Touch module. When that's done, my holiday officially starts. Woopie. Don't really have plans for the holiday but I guess I'll just spend my day watching drama.

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Hanazakari no Kimitachi e （花ざかりの君たちへ）

Ashiya, one of the main character in this drama, disguised herself as a guy and enrolled into an all-guys school. However, this school only accept students based on their looks, and as a result, she is surrounded by a lot of good looking guys around her. However, the only guy she is interested is Sano, a high-jumper who broke his feet when he was attacked in US when he was trying to save Ashiya. Due to personal reasons, Sano quitted high-jumping, and Ashiya thinks that it is her fault, so she sets on a mission to make Sano jump again. For those who wants to find out more, here is the Wikipedia link: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Hanazakari_no_Kimitachi_e.

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Here's some jokes to lighten up your day:

Diver Meets Guy Underwater
(Taken from http://www.comedycentral.com/)

One day, a diver was enjoying the aquatic world 20 feet below sea level. He noticed a guy at the same depth he was, with no scuba gear on whatsoever. The diver went below another 10 feet, but the guy joined him a minute later. The diver went below 15 more feet, and a minute later, the same guy joined him. This confused the diver, so he took out a waterproof pad and pencil, and wrote, "Amazing! How are you able to stay this deep down without equipment?" The guy took the pencil and pad, erased what the diver had written, and wrote, "I'm drowning, you moron!"

Working On The Fourth Husband
(Taken from www.ComedyCentral.com)

A woman announces to her friend that she is getting married for the fourth time. "How wonderful! But I hope you don't mind me asking what happened to your first husband?"
"He ate poisonous mushrooms and died."
"Oh, how tragic! What about your second husband?"
"He ate poisonous mushrooms too and died."
"Oh, how terrible! I'm almost afraid to ask you about your third husband."
"He died of a broken neck."
"A broken neck?"
"He wouldn't eat the mushrooms."

Le Parfumerie y le Blonde
(Taken from www.ComedyCentral.com)

One day two blondes walk into a perfume shop. The one blonde picks up a bottle of perfume that is titled "Viens Chez Moi."
The blonde asks the manager what it means, and the manager says it means, "Come to Me."
So the blonde smells the perfume and asks her friend, "Does this smell like come to you? Because it doesn't smell like come to me."

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Ok, gonna listen to the lecture now.

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Chiao. [Not-Extinct]

It's just another Monday

Just came home from a long day at school. Did my Ethics mid term at 1.45, and after that ate lunch and played dota till 7. Went to Ventures meeting afterwards to discuss about business plans for the upcoming competition. After the meeting, played more dota till 11 and went home. Sigh. What a boring day it was.

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Going to start watching another drama today! One of Matsumoto Jun's drama again, but this time is broadcasted in 2003. It's titled Kimi wa Petto. 君はペット. I have not watched this drama so I don't know how good this is, but here is a Wikipedia link for those who are interested in watching it: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kimi_wa_Petto

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It's Tuesday tomorrow and it's gonna be another boring day. I have Business Process class at 3:30 till 6:45. Another Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Lim (not real name), who likes to say the word "kay" after the end of each sentence. Well, at least she was better than my previous prof, who sprinkles her oral juice all over the place when she talks, and when she smiles, I can't help but to think of a sasquatch. Getting back the test that we did 2 weeks ago. Hope I didn't screw it up.

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It's getting late. I'd better sleep soon.

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'met Malem. [Not-Extinct]