Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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The first thing you will notice about the Q460 when you pick it up is the size of the headphones. Small and compact, the Q460 folds inwards making it easy to store away in your bag without taking too much space. Integrating it to your overall style is not too much of a hassle as it comes in three great voguish colors: White, Black and Green.

The bass on the Q460 is full enough to pump your adrenaline but not deep enough to rattle your bones like its cousin, the K518 ($139.90 earphones), but the bass is better than most headphones. It has good depth in its bass sounds and is still balanced enough so as not to drown out the acoustics of the track. Despite that, it is still interesting to note that the bass on Q460 could sound like this without any extra batteries to power it.

However, it more than makes up with its unbelievable range of acoustic sounds. Every string strummed, drum drummed and piano key played sounds almost next to you with the Q460. The sounds sound anything but flat; every crescendo sends raptures through your ears and every note tingles your senses, simply put, the Q460 lets your music tracks come alive. Every note and chime sounds distinct on the Q460 that you could almost pick out every instrument that is played.

The vocals sound fantastic on the Q460 as well. Every word is heard clearly and every shiver of the voice is obvious. The Q460 really puts together the ultimate music experience that you might not find anywhere else. With an reasonable price of about $219.90, the Q460 is one you should go for if you want sleek style to go with beautiful sound.
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This review is done by my younger brother, a headphone fanatic, audio slave. If it was me doing the review, i only have one line to say.....IT BLOCKED OUT THE SOUNDS OF MY NEIGHBOUR'S LOVE MAKING AND CATS IN THE HEAT!
Tall, not-so-dark and handsome. My brother for sale...

Sunday, November 7, 2010

That Radio Voice

Would you rather be a) photogenic or b) pretty in person?

I can't exactly find you examples but you know what i mean. Either be good looking in person but absolutely fugly in pictures or plain Jane in person, and SuperModel in pictures.

It's a tough choice, but many would rather choose B.
The closest example i could give is Taylor Swift who looks average in videos but very pretty in pictures. It's not an accurate example.
What then happens if you aren't exactly slim, rich nor dashing? How do you attract the opposite sex?!

For girls, you don't have to look like a supermodel but if you've got an interesting personality to boot, good skin and long hair, it wouldn't be too difficult to hoop.

Fortunately for boys, girls are known to be less visual than men. Humour (read: not lame) is important, bravery is appreciated (kill that cockroach for meeee!) and loyalty is needed. But before you get that chance to prove to her you're all these...how do YOU win her heart over?!

SING.

That's always a rude joke that radio DJs never look good, yet you can fall in love with their voice and soon the person over those air waves. I've never been obsessed with any singer, but when i heard these songs/ voices, it evoked many emotions and tingling in my loins. When i finally did open my eyes to see who these melodious voice belong to, i was rather surprised to see they aren't as gorgeous as Aaron Kwok or a Victoria Secrets angel. Quite frankly, even the voices of our Four Heavenly Kings who were very handsome in those days never did make me quite as delirious.

This Korean girl, otherwise known as the Apple Girl on Youtube (who sang acapella with 3 iphones) has launched her singing career. Those strong vocals made me a fan, even though i'm clueless as to what her song meant.

She looked nothing like a sex bomb nor have a face that could launch a thousand ships, but man i could just kiss her right now. Because of THAT VOICE.
Her fame is bound to make that face turn into a desirable one (and soon plastic surgeons will be getting requests to reverse double eyelids to single!)

And if you see this face, would you think about marrying him in an instant?
Unless you're a fan of Droopy the cartoon dog.

Yet he gets a pretty one as his girlfriend!


That's his real girlfriend in the MTV.

And Michael Buble may not be Zac Efron,
But oh, how romantic it is for him to starr in this MTV with his girlfriend.


So, my elder brother is 27 and a struggling artist. He has a six pec that is currently hiding under one.

Many say he looks like Jack Neo but it's not such a good association after his pandering ways.

My brother hasn't got the looks of a supermodel, neither the body of a sex god, but he does have a good heart, and he is one helluva funny guy.
However, before any girl gets to know all these qualities in him, he has to nab the girl first. And what does he do? He sings.
My brother is musically talented and he knows how to use it to his benefit in getting girls. First he composes THE song (one generic song for all, but somewhere it has her name (but that can be personalized. It's akin to filling-in-the-blanks), then he strums his guitar (or play the piano), calls the point-of-interest (after all, still abit pai seh to serenade her face-to-face right) and sings to her over the phone. 99% of the time, he gets the girl with this technique, and they're all rather pretty!
So, my brother is a self employed music teacher. He can teach guitar, piano, drums and even singing. If you want to impress or nab a girl or guy, ask him to compose a song and teach you! You can then pass it off as your own. He he he. What she doesn't know, won't harm. Just hope she won't expect a new song every month!

Contact him here

Here're 2 good sites to share.

Convert Youtube to MP3
Convert Youtube to AVI

One last MTV to share..this is my absolute favourite. One day, I'll walk down the aisle with this one.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Omokage- Reminiscence


Main Entry:
rem·i·nis·cence Listen to the pronunciation of reminiscence
Pronunciation:
\-ˈni-sən(t)s\
Function:
noun
Date:
1589

1: apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence

2 a: recall to mind of a long-forgotten experience or fact b: the process or practice of thinking or telling about past experiences

3 a: a remembered experience b: an account of a memorable experience —often used in plural4: something so like another as to be regarded as an unconscious repetition, imitation, or survival

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reminiscence

 

 

It’s not about that word. It’s about this song, and it has suddenly came out from reading two words from somewhere in the net: true north. The song is entitled Omokage and this was Shaman King’s second ending song. My mind has been filled by anime and anime alone for the second half of my current existence—meaning since I reached the age of 10 or 11. From that period of time, many animes dominated my existence—to the point that it became my defining ‘characteristic’ up to this time.

One of the most popular defining anime was Shaman King, the anime that started my fanfiction.net career (if that’s how we term it). It was that time when I transferred to a new school, and everything was new. Shaman King was aired and became the reason that I rush out of II-OL Rosary’s classroom every afternoon, the reason why I became close friends with Katrina and Loren, and the reason why my desk was filled with vandals of ヨウ beneath the plastic cover and all the rest of fangirlish stuffs I was in to during 2nd year high school.

I liked everything about Shaman King, although now, as I look back, it’s not really an admirable plot to begin with. It is finally plain in my sight now. The greatness about Yoh Asakura has been trampled by Uchiha Sasuke, and now, by several living guys in my age group. But what remained in my memory was this song, this one rendered by Megumi Hayashibara as Kyouyama Anna’s seiyuu:

 

Original / Romaji Lyrics
English Translation

kagami ni utsuru yokogao ni
kimi o kasanete
My heart is breaking.
surinuketeyuku kaze no you ni
tsukami kirenai
Why is it you?


at the side view of the face reflected in the mirror
I place you over it and
my heart is breaking
like the passing wind
I can't catch it
why is it you?


todoku koto no nai yubisaki
hitori ni giri shimeteru
kawasu koto no nai kotoba o
yozora no hoshi ni nagashi


the finger tips that will never reach
I hold them alone
the words that will never be exchanged are
drifted into the stars in the night sky


mou furimukanai
Ah kanashimi sae setsunasa sae
kimi to umareta akashi
Ah tadayotteiru
kokoro no kiri no hate
I made up my mind.


I won't turn back
ah even sadness, even loneliness
is the proof that we were born
ah the flowing
end of my heart
I made up my mind


nani mo iwanai kuchibiru no
oku de kanjiru
You are my true north.
kimi no koe o kizandeiru
kotoba ijou ni
I know enough.


the lips that will never say anything
I feel it deep within
you are my true north
leaving your voice
more than words
I know enough


aishiteru to tsubuyaku yori
kitto kokoro ga yureru
koishiteru to tsutaeru yori
kizuna ga fukaku natte


instead of whispering that you love me
my heart is probably swaying
instead of saying you're in love
the relationship gets deeper


ima hitori ja nai
Ah kanashimi sae setsunasa sae
norikoete ike sou de
Ah mune ni daita
kimi no omokage ima
I will take it there.


I'm not alone now
ah even sadness, even loneliness
seems like it can be endured
ah held it to myself
your reminiscent and now
I will take it there


mou furimukanai
Ah kanashimi sae setsunasa sae
kimi to umareta akashi
Ah tadayotteiru
kokoro no kiri no hate
Ah kanashimi sae setsunasa sae
norikoete ike sou de
Ah mune ni daita
kimi no omokage ima
I will take it there.


I won't turn back
ah even sadness, even loneliness
is the proof that we were born
ah the flowing
end of my heart
ah even sadness, even loneliness
seems like it can be endured
ah held it to myself
your reminiscent and now
I will take it there


Transliterated by P Whalan pdwhalan@bigpond.net.au>



Translated by mink309


http://minknokobeya.wordpress.com/




 



It wasn’t for the tune that I was hooked in this song, but at the time I was writing Shaman King fanfics, I somewhat associated this song to Kyouyama Anna. If there was one female anime character I could closely relate myself with, it must be her (besides Tsukamoto Tenma).



Since Shaman King wave has long gone and I’ve parted ways with the “addicts” we were before, it might seem easier to forget this. But still, the melody lingers in my head as if it was only now that I’m hearing it for the first time.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Really, I’m Fine

 

this is my Taiwanese Song of the Month :)

[Hot Shot Code (Hot Shot OST) Track number 6]

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真的, 我沒事 - 符致逸

On and on the pain goes on
And it wouldn't just wouldn't die
我竟遠比想像中軟弱且無能為力
對你的眼神選擇了逃避
恨自己 恨自己
On and on the pain lives on
It's hurting so much more
就讓我被悔不當初的罪惡吞去
懲罰過後能否帶來解脫
I'll be fine I'll be fine
So many cried listening to God
讓堅強不只是種偽裝
So many lies listening to you
天亮後 I will be fine
On and on the pain goes on
and I just don't know how to cope
伸手抱住自己是否就能夠不再空虛
最後信念 別放棄
I will be fine
So many cried listening to you
希望你能再給我力量
So many lies listening to you
什麼時候 I will be fine
當我再也不對任何事期待
只剩下你 只剩下你
有天當我捨棄一切見你
請妳要微笑不語
So many cried listening to you
希望你能再給我力量
So many lies listening to you
什麼時候 I will be fine

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Zhen De, Wo Mei Shi – Fu Zhi Yi

On and on the pain goes on
And it wouldn't just wouldn't die
wo jing yuan bi xiang xiang zhong ruan nuo jie wu neng wei li
dui ni de yan shen xuan zhe le tao bi
hen zi ji hen zi ji
On and on the pain lives on
It's hurting so much more
jiu rang wo bei hui bu dang chu de zui e tun qu
cheng fa guo hou neng fou dai lai jie tuo
I'll be fine I'll be fine
So many cried listening to God
rang jian qiang bu zhi shi zhong wei zhuang
So many lies listening to you
tian liang hou I will be fine
On and on the pain goes on
and I just don't know how to cope
shen shou bao zhu zi ji shi fou jiu neng gou bu zai kong xu
zui hou xin nian bie fang qi
I will be fine
So many cried listening to you
xi wang ni neng zai gei wo li liang
So many lies listening to you
shen me shi hou I will be fine
dang wo zai ye bu dui ren he shi qi dai
zhi sheng xia ni zhi sheng xia ni
you tian dang wo she qi yi jie jian ni
qing ni yao wei xiao bu yu
So many cried listening to you
xi wang ni neng zai gei wo li liang
So many lies listening to you
shen me shi hou I will be fine

 

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Really, I'm Fine - Adrian Fu

On and on the pain goes on
And it wouldn't just wouldn't die
I'm far weaker and more powerless than I thought
I chose to avoid your eyes
Hate myself, hate myself
On and on the pain lives on
It's hurting so much more
Just let the sin of regret swallow me
Will the punishment bring salvation
I'll be fine I'll be fine
So many cried listening to God
Let being strong not only a show
So many lies listening to you
When morning comes, I will be fine
On and on the pain goes on
and I just don't know how to cope
Will hugging myself fill the emptiness
The last faith, don't give up
I will be fine
So many cried listening to you
I hope you can give me the strength again
So many lies listening to you
When I will be fine
When I no longer look forward to anything
Only you are left, only you are left
If one day, I leave behind everything to see you
Please smile without saying anything
So many cried listening to you
I hope you can give me the strength again
So many lies listening to you
When I will be fine

Friday, April 10, 2009

Sore ga, ai deshou

My Plurk has this for its title since it’s an FMP layout design. It fits the site most, since it’s all about Sagara and Chidori, also the song is the theme of one of its arcs. This song has also been in my playlist for quite some time already, and I keep on singing along it. Somehow, the lyrics just got into me and I could feel that I could totally relate to it. So here I am, stating its English translation and I will try to analyze what made me feel that way…







Even if there are days when the tears roll down my cheeks
I want to have your back all for myself, but


Because I have you, because I have tomorrow
because I can't live on all alone
I feel you so close by me, I guess that's love
Because you know how much pain tears can bring
I want to find a smile in your transparent eyes
as I search for a definite meaning in them


because kindness is also cruel sometimes
I lose sight of the answer the more I search for it


If you can see the rainbow in the town after the rain
let's start walking now, something is about to begin


Because I have you, because I have tomorrow
because I can't live on all alone
I feel you so close by me, I guess that's love
Because you know how much pain tears can bring
I want to find a smile in your transparent eyes
as I search for a definite meaning in them


Although it'd be good if these feelings found their way into your heart
without me needing to speak a word,


The color of the town changes little by little but
see, our memories have again increased by one


Because now I can embrace every word that you said
I'm sure that we'll come closer to each other
I guess that's love
Even if a tomorrow that nobody knows is waiting for us
it's all right, don't cry anymore
we'll join hands
and keep walking on forever


It isn't something that builds up in an instant
but a feeling that grows a little at a time,
the feeling called love


I don’t think I could feel something like this in my life. It’s so much deeper than I thought! Anyway, this song really is something. And it fits the Kaname-Sousuke relationship. Shimokawa Mikuni made the best rendition for it. :)

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Japanese Song of the Month! (It’s Back!)

MIHIMARU GT GIRIGIRI HERO (ギリギリ HERO)

Shaolin Girl OST (Main Theme Song)

 

mawari kudoi koto wa yamete
mayoi mo tsurete saa tobikome
dareka ga kimeta RUURU nanka de
katte mo shou ga nai kara


seikaku na chizu nakushite mo
osore mo tsurete saa tobikome
Can You Control yourself, to be a winner again
ii kao wa unzari


muri na jousha wa kiken desu
migi hidari chuui koko kara hajimari sa


*iro asenai jounetsu daite Going On
naki beso kaite se nobishita tte mamoru yo
boku wa kimi no GIRIGIRI HERO


**kaete miseru kinou yori MASHI na Story
hade na KOSUCHUUMU mi ni matowanakuta tte
boku wa kimi no GIRIGIRI HERO sa


wakatta you na kuchi kiite
arigata meiwaku na mushinkei
kokoro no naka dosoku de DOKA DOKA
shinjirarenai you na shimensoka
na no ni hiki tsukerarechau Wonder
itsumo tasukete kurete itan da
kidzukeba boku no eiyuu kimi wa itsudatte Brave


yatte minakya wakannai yo
makkou shoubu saa tobikome
Can You Control yourself, to be a winner again
ashita ni matta nashi


“mokutekichi ni touchaku desu”
mada tarinai.. WAGAMAMA na ikimono sa


iro asenai jounetsu moyase Going on
bukiyou datte kirawareta tte mamoru yo
boku wa kimi no GIRIGIRI HERO


koete miseru kinou yori MASHI na Story
tobenai MANTO kaze ni nabikase nagara
boku wa kimi no GIRIGIRI HERO sa


“jibun dake wa tokubetsu na PLAYER”
nante omotte ima made ikite irya
unubore touzen KETSU ni hi ga
mi no hodo shirazu ee kagen ni sei ya
yume ni mita FIIRUDO ni tatsu to kimeta
koko tsumetai ASUFARUTO
mono to mo sezu kakenukeru
kimi wa yappa HERO


*repeat
**repeat


kanpeki nante iranai
ningen rashiku Let’s Cry
kibun kaete kureru nara
uranai nanka yatte mirya iin ja nai?
daikichi yori daikyou sagaru koto wa nai desho
daishou tama ni wa haraimashou
hekotare oyama no taishou
GIRIGIRI HERO You Don’t Stop…

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Song of the Month!

Kat Deluna - Calling You

I feel like I got the world in the palm of my hands
It's like I'm with you when nobody else is here yeah
Me and you in here together are perfect
Just come a little closer o-o-o oh yeah yeah


Hold on to me, and feel the music
Free yourself tonight


Oh just do watcha want, watcha want
Like nobodies watchin'
Do watcha want watcha want
Keep the party rockin'
What what what
Give it up
Like nobodies watchin'
You know
The rhythms calling you
Lose control
The rhythms calling you


I can't seem to get this curiosity out my head
'Cause when I'm next to you, you make me wanna take you there
Whatever you need, you can find in me
'Cause I feel like boy touch me there
Chemistry is flowing, keep me going dont stop baby


Hold on to me, and feel the music
Free yourself tonight


Oh just do watcha want, watcha want
Like nobodies watchin'
Do watcha want watcha want
Keep the party rockin'
What what what
Give it up
Like nobodies watchin'
You know
The rhythms calling you
Lose control
The rhythms calling you
Calling you
Calling you


The rhythms calling you
The rhythms calling you
The rhythms calling you


Oh just do watcha want watcha want
Like nobodies watchin'
Do watcha want watcha want
Keep the party rockin'
What what what
Give it up
Like nobodies watchin'
You know
The rhythms calling you
Lose control


Oh just do watcha want watcha want
Like nobodies watchin'
Do watcha want watcha want
Keep the party rockin'
What what what
Give it up
Like nobodies watchin'
You know
The rhythms calling you
Lose control
The rhythms calling you


Oh just do watcha want watcha want
Like nobodies watchin'
Do watcha want watcha want
Keep the party rockin'
What what what
Give it up
Like nobodies watchin'
You know
The rhythms calling you
Lose control
The rhythms calling you…

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Crescendo

I just checked some comment on my Facebook. Len is my primary photo, and I’m proud of it :) Anyone could be his fan. Who couldn’t resist his charm?

Anyway, this post is not about Len, nor La Corda D’oro ~Primo passo~. It’s about the word itself in the title—crescendo. I tried to recall my music lessons, or something that would remind me of its meaning, but I couldn’t relate anything to it but the crescent. So I decided to google it. Lol.

And so I came up with the meaning about peak, climax, and intensity. So there it went, I thought of all other things that I could associate to it. I can’t think of anything but the song! The first lines reverberate in my head.

ichibyou goto ni kimi ga ITOSHIIzutto... mune no kodou ga hibiite irufutari de aruku kaerimichi futo damarikomubukiyou de tsutaerarenai omoi

And so there it went. I still couldn’t think of anything properly, thanks to these past few days. Ignore mantra shall be done. Thanks for the reminder. And so the mantra goes along with the song…

 

Monday, February 23, 2009

ENDLESS STORY

作詞: D.A.Thomas & ats 作曲: D.A.Thomas

If you haven’t changed your mind
そばにいてほしいよ Tonight

強がることに疲れたの
幼すぎたの Everytime I think about you baby
今なら言える I miss you
It’s so hard to say I’m sorry

たとえば 誰かのためじゃなく あなたのために
歌いたい この歌を
終わらない story 続くこの輝きに
Always 伝えたい ずっと永遠に

Memories of our time together
消さなで このまま don’t go away

あたたかく溶けだして 確かめるの
優しさのしずく この胸にひろがってく
切ないほどに I’m missing you
重ねた手 離さないで

たとえば 叶うなら もう一度あなたのために
歌いたい この歌を
終わらない STORY 絶え間ない愛しさで
Tell me why 教えてよ ずっと永遠に

たとえば 誰かのためじゃなく あなたのために
歌いたい この歌を
終わらない story 続くこの輝きに
Always 伝えたい ずっと永遠に

たとえば 叶うなら もう一度あなたのために
歌いたい この歌を
終わらない story 絶え間ない愛しさで
Tell me why 教えてよ ずっと永遠に

ENDLESS STORY (English)

Lyrics: D.A.Thomas  Translation: Jonathan Wu

If you haven’t changed your mind
Then I want you by my side Tonight

I’m so tired of always having to bluff
Every time I think about you baby, I feel so young
If I could just tell you I miss you
It’s so hard to say I’m sorry

You see, I want to sing this song, not for just anyone
but just for you
An ENDLESS STORY that keeps on shining
Always, I want to show you, forever and ever

Memories of our time together
this way, they don’t go away

Once I knew that the warmth between us had disappeared,
gentle tears started to spread over my chest
This is not where it ends, I’m missing you
please don’t let go of my hand

You see, I wish I could sing this song, just for you
just one more time
An ENDLESS STORY of undying love
tell me why, please tell me, forever and ever

You see, I want to sing this song, not for just anyone
but just for you
An ENDLESS STORY that keeps on shining
Always, I want to show you, forever and ever

You see, I wish I could sing this song, just for you
just one more time
An ENDLESS STORY of undying love
tell me why, please tell me, forever and ever

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

UP Fair 2009

Back with Windows Live Writer. I can’t believe I would actually have the chance to buy fair tickets at a very low cost. My classmate earlier had told me that her classmate in English 1 is selling two tickets with discounts. Ooh. Around 30 pesos discount? That’s not too bad. Those tickets are for Loverage 3 on February “Friday the 13th”.

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LOVERAGE3: Break the Curse, the third installment of the iconic LOVERAGE concert, is a pre-Valentine and Valentine celebration designed to bring together Iskolars ng Bayan and guests in a call to undo and defy superstitious bad luck associated with Friday the 13th through a night of love and love for music with the youth. It also aims to celebrate the varied and distinct musicianship shared and unleashed by our Filipino bands and artists in the realm of original Filipino music. As the night wears on, the organizers envision a Valentines Day welcome countdown, prompting a special fireworks display at exactly 12:00 midnight to delight the spectators. Tickets will be priced at PhP90 each. This curse-breaking event will be held on Friday the 13th of February 2009, at the UP Sunken Garden from 6:00PM onwards. (Gates open at 5:00PM)
brought to you by:
PAN XENIA FRATERNITY | ADELFE ENU CREA SORORITY | UP CURSOR | UP CIRCUIT
- EXCLUSIVE BAMBOO PERFORMANCE
- COUNTDOWN TO VALENTINES
- FIREWORKS AT MIDNIGHT

for more information:
visit: http://loverage3.multiply.com

There you go. I’ve been longing to go to this event since 2007—my Freshman year at UP Diliman—but my parents won’t allow me to stay until midnight at the campus. But this time, I have companions to take me back to our house :D Happy. I hope I could really come and enjoy it this year. :)

Friday, January 16, 2009

Programs

Right now, I’m aimlessly installing programs in my PC. I’m also unaware on how much space is left on both my drives. The seeders have long gone, and here I am again with the very low speed of 7.0 kbps.


I’m in need of anime karaoke mp3s. Especially Kaze no machi he of Tsubasa RC. Grr. Can’t create a nice mix of a mono thingy. Whatever. This doesn’t concern me anymore.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Wakatte Ita Hazu

As I turned the shuffle on, most songs that I haven’t listened to for a long time suddenly play and gets my attention. This is one of the songs that was introduced to me by my classmate and close buddy when we were in 3rd year high school. Later on, it was one of my favorites, and even some of my friends loved it as well. This song has such nice lyrics about losing someone you love, and whatever is felt by that broken-hearted one. Here goes the English translation (care of animelyrics.com):

The laughing voices
of lovers passing by
makes me get all choked up.




Even though the rain has stopped
on this weekend afternoon,
I'm walking the streets all alone,
even though
I want to be with you.




I should have known this.
If I fell in love with you that much,
I would hurt just as much.




Even though I know it's heart-wrenching,
I keep thinking only of you,
even when
I can't see you.




Even though
I know I shouldn't think about
how I wish we could always be together,




Even now, the voice of my heart,
which I've tried to suppress,
seems to overflow
endlessly...
so much so that it hurts.




I should have known.
I just can't keep my love for you
inside, all to myself.




But now, it's a precious thought.
I believe in the truth
only I see,
and keep on loving you.




I should have known.
I just can't keep my love for you
inside, all to myself.




But now, it's a precious thought.
I believe in the truth only I see,
and keep on loving you.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Anime Song of the Month (January)

slow- Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge OP song- sung by Kiyoharu

Original / Romaji Lyrics
English Translation

Ah kimi wo omou yoru wa, amaku kaoru kaze no naka ni
nagusameru you na yasashisa ga boku wo toorisugiru yo

Ah, on the nights that I think of you, in a sweetly smelling breeze,
A comforting kindness will pass through me

kimi ga iru to kikoeteta
uta ni natta waraikoe
kazaru kotoba nande nanimo nai
jikan wa tomatte SUROU de nagareteru

I could hear when you were there,
Laughter that turned into a song,
There were no elaborate words,
Time stops, and is flowing slowly

ima no boku wa kodoku to iu jiyuu sakara hagurete shimatta ato

Now I have opposed and strayed from the freedom called loneliness

itai hodo shitteru yo
kaiwa ga togirete shimattara, kanashii tte

I know just how painful it is
If a conversation is interrupted, it's sad...

ima no bokura wa, kuukyo to iu jinsei kara degakete shimatta ato

Now we've departed from the life called emptiness

Ah kimi wo omou yoru wa, amaku kaoru kaze no naka ni
fureatta koro no omokage ga boku wo sukou you ni
Ah kimi ga utau no nara haruka todoke kaze wo matotte
nagusameru you na yasashisa ga boku wo toorisugiru yo

Ah, on the nights that I think of you, in a sweetly smelling breeze,
Traces of you from the time we touched save me
Ah, if you sing, it will be carried to me, wrapped in the distant wind
A comforting kindness will pass through me

hanareta tte heiki da ne

When we were apart it was okay, wasn't it?

omoide wa iroasenai

Our feelings won't fade

Ah, kimi wo omou yoru wa, amaku kaoru kaze no naka de
kieru riyuu mo nai omokage ga boku wo sukou you ni
Ah ashita ki ga tsuitara, imi wo ushinau kotoba wa atta?
tsuketashita you na ayamachi ga boku ni katarikakeru yo
Ah ano hi onaji yume ga ima wa tooi kaze no naka ni
dakedo kimi no mirai, shiawase ga zutto tsuzuku you ni
Ah kimi yo utaeru nara, wazuka todoite kage wo nutte
nagusameru you na yasashisa ga kokoro, toorisugiru yo

Itoshisa wo boku ni kizamitsukeru yo

Ah, on the nights that I think of you, in a sweetly smelling breeze,
There isn't a disappearing reason, traces of you save me,
Ah, if I come to myself tomorrow, have the words lost meaning?
If the mistakes that added up spoke to me,
Ah, our shared dreams from those days are now in the distant wind,
But your future and happiness will go on forever,
Ah, if you can sing to me, I'll go towards your image that reaches me just a little,
A comforting kindness will pass through my heart.

Translated and transliterated by Anyaaa

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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Thai Invasion

It's not that I've changed my preferences. I only added a bit to it.


If you were one of the people who observed and have visited (of course) my profile, you might have noticed that my location now is Krung Thep, Bangkok, Thailand. My "hometown" is still Tokyo, Japan (in my dreams). This signifies my newest addiction, or what I termed now as the "Thai Invasion".


Several reasons became the impetus for the addition of Thai in my music and hot guys preference. First off is Pchy or Witwisit Hirayanwongkul of the August Band. He is, by far, the hottest guy actor and singer I've seen in Thai sector. Next would be the songs of August Band, starting with Pchy's songs of course. Finally, the beginning of everything, JM's persistence and continuous influence. Haha. I can't get through my hatred of Pchy's debut film (The Love of Siam, where his role is GAY) without him. Thanks, dude!


And because of that, I already had this research mania on Thai culture which includes the following: Music, Language, and Literature.



If this mania is seasonal like my Cantonese Pop addiction, we'll see about that.

I'm feeling restless. It's because up to now, I do not have any other information about the band Galla who sung Initial D Second Stage songs "Kimi ga Iru" and "Kiseki no Hana". The guys who sung that, aka the band itself Galla, has no link or whatsoever that I could find and grasp. Too bad, for when I watched the MV of "Kimi ga Iru" (in Initial D, the ending song), I found them cute (especially the lead singer). I resolved into getting mp3s, thanks to the ID collection several years ago... but still, I want to know about the band.


My resolve is that I'll ask some forums and the Yahoo! Answers. If answers will come out, I'm lucky. If not, I won't stop researching!


My inspiration in doing so is my recent ClubBox discovery of "Freedom!" mp3.


With hard work and enthusiasm, I could find out almost everything!





Haha. ^_^

Surprise, Surprise!

A lot of things occurred today, most which I do not expect once more.


First, I downloaded the song I longed to have since I was in Elementary. That is the song "Freedom!" by Han Gwan-Hee. This song is the Ending song for Restol: Special Rescue Squad, a Korean anime way back in 1999. It was aired around 2000 at ABC-5 (now TV 5) and I loved this song from the first time I heard it. When I had the chance, I'll occasionally search for its lyrics or the mp3 itself. Tough luck. For 4 years of searching, I only ended up with an instrumental--something that I got from a fansite as a temporary file. I thought it was the end back then-- I was 3rd year high school that time.


And finally, this time I used all I can with different parameters and unyeilding hope to finally have that song. So I found a ClubBox link, and then I hesitated at first. I failed signing-up for ClubBox 5 years ago. But through the help of a certain website, I followed the instruction and got my own account. And so, I downloaded not only "Freedom!" but also "Restol"-- the opening song. I'm so glad it happened!


And to celebrate it, I gladly post the mp3 of "Freedom" in my blog: (just the imeem link, I can't incorporate media here... I wonder why uploads in Fs are slow... bandwidth? no. of users?!)


Freedom!- Han Gwan-Hee


Oh yeah!

Another Song of the Month...

Aka no Seijaku
Crimson Silence



Description: 2nd Ending Song

Lyrics by Youko Ishida
Music by Masayoshi Murakami
Performed by Youko Ishida



me wo tojitekanjiru kodou


mogaiteru kiri no nakajibun no bashosagashite iru


yamikumo ni kyou mo zutto



itami no nai sekai nante nai yo


tada furetaimamoritai dake


akaku somaru yuugure womitsumeru



Just look how beautiful is world


itsuka mitetayume wa tookumabushisugite


chotto hazukashii kedo


guuzen ja nai kono deai dechigau jibun mitsuketa kara


atarashii ashita wo mukaeyou



nanigenaikotoba hitotsusore ga sadame ni naru


mune ni sotto himeta mono wasore wo shinjiru tsuyosa



ichibanboshinegai wo sottoinoru


honoo no you ni akaku akakuirozuku sora


subete tsutsumuyasashiku



Don't shut the light out of your life


yoru ga kitarayami no naka ni nomikomaresou


dakarakao wo agete


nagareteru kumotsukiakari ni mieru


soshite sono yokogaonukumori kanjite


asa ga kuru



yoake no oto ga kikoete kurunagai fuyu wa mou owatta


akaku shizuka natoki


guuzen ja nai kono deai detsuyoi kizunamitsuketa kara


atarashii ashita wo mukaeyou



- Just continuing from my SnS addiction. Haha. Can't let go of this song!



Is this the color Crimson?! Hehe I have no clue...

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

That's right. He's the anime guy of the hour. Oh, not only for an hour, but he dominated my ever-intriguing status message at Yahoo! Messenger (I wonder why it catches a lot of people in my list's attention everytime I change it).



Quote 1:
When someone is confessing, there is also someone turned down.
-Harima Kenji

Quote 2:
Those who are rejected suffer and long for kindness. But in this world, there is no such thing.
-Harima Kenji

These "quotable quotes" came directly from Harima on the 1st episode of the OVA School Rumble: Sangakki. I don't know why he makes me laugh all the time, especially the unforgettable, now "Song of the Month", song he sang in the 10th episode of Season 1: (refer to earlier post) Kimi e~Kaze ni Nosete~. The way he sang it plus the music video (okay, the video or scene while he sings it) makes the whole thing funny for me. And the lyrics, my! It touched my laughstrings (is there such a word? :P).


If only I could have a living Harima Kenji... that person would be the world's most awesome delinquent.


Kudos to you, Harima! Your words of dejection and sheer admittance of failure inspired me! (And I owe you laughs!)

Another Song of the Month!










Kimi e~Kaze ni Nosete~
To You~Placed on the Wind~

sung by: Harima Kenji


First time kimi wo mita toki
Boku no haato wa mou nusumareteitanda ne
Kimi dake wo zutto mitekimashita
Boku ni totte no hajimete no kokuhaku
Konaida chotto machigaechatta kedo
Sonna koto wa kinishinai de
Kore ga saisho de saigo no chance
Boku no omoi yo kaze ni notte kimi ni todoke
Boku wa kimi ga suki


The first time I saw you
You stole my heart
For a long time I've watched only you
In the first confession I've made
The other day, I made a bit of a mistake
But that sort of thing doesn't bother me
This is my first and final chance
My feelings will ride on the wind to reach you
I love you


First time kimi wa itsudemo
Boku no haato wo aian kuroo washidzukami
Kimi dake wo zutto mitekimashita
Boku ni totte no nidome no rabu retaa
Ichidome wa hito ni yomarechatta kedo
Sonna koto wa kinishinai de
Kore ga saisho de saigo no attack
Boku no omoi yo kaze ni notte kimi ni todoke
Boku wa kimi ga suki


The first time, at anytime you
Would grab my heart with an iron claw
For a long time I've watched only you
This is the second love letter I've made
The first was read to you by someone else
But that sort of thing doesn't bother me
This is my first and final attack
My feelings will ride on the wind to reach you
I love you


First time kimi wo mite kara
Boku no jinsei mou dotou no tenkai de
Kimi dake wa nanimo kidzuitenakute
Boku wa honto ni iroiro arimashita
Doubutsutachi mo tsuite kichau kedo
Sonna koto wa kinishinai de
Kore ga saisho de saigo no choice
Boku no omoi yo kaze ni notte kimi ni todoke
Boku wa kimi ga suki
Boku wa kimi ga suki...


From the first time I saw you
My life has been radically changed
I've noticed no one else, just you
Throughout various realities
Animals followed me
But that sort of thing doesn't bother me
This is my first and final choice
My feelings will ride on the wind to reach you
I love you
I love you...

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Yet Another Song of the Month for November

Kaze no Machi e


Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle Insert Song

toki no mukou kaze no machi e
nee, tsurete itte
shiroi hana no yume kanaete

amai yubi de kono te wo tori
nee, tooi michi wo
michibiite hoshii no
anata no soba e

sono utagoe taenai hiru sagari
mezamete futari wa hitotsu ni nari
shiawase no imi wo hajimete shiruno deshou
tsurete itte...

sono utagoe setsunaku takara kani
subete no kokoro ni hibiku no deshou
shiawase no imi wo shirazuni nemuru yoru ni...

mada shiranai yume no mukou
nee, tooi michi wo
futari de yukeruwa
kaze no machi e