Ocean (by B'z)

This is the theme song from Japanese drama 海猿 (Umizaru Revolution). There was a movie before this. And late last year another movie was released. It's about Japan Coast Guards. A very exciting & touching drama. Highly recommended! But do standby a hanky for the last few episodes...sob sob...

新年快楽

Happy Pig Year!! May you have a prosperous year!! So happy it's the Year of the Pig coz it means many cute pig decorations. I love pigs!! Kawaii!!!

This year's CNY is the same as previous years --> boring! But this year it's a working holiday for me. Save for 1st day of CNY, I spent the rest of the long weekend working. Prepared lessons & wrote students' reports. Haiz...what to do? Only have 1 wk to work on it before term ends.

Besides work, I spent hours in front of my notebook during the holidays. I was addicted to an anime & Taiwanese drama. Yes, Taiwanese drama! Even I'm surprised. I've always been a Jap anime & drama addict, but Taiwanese drama? No way!! Or so I thought.... hahaha.... After watching just 1 episode of Meteor Garden, I've been quite anti-Taiwanese Idol dramas, thinking that it's just pretty faces who can't act. And now here I am, hooked on to this drama called "Hanazakari no kimitachi e" (花様少年少女) which is adapted from a Japanese Manga. It's showing on Channel U now. The drama is ending its run in Taiwan next month.

So what caused my addiction to it? The silly but romantic plot (^-^) It's about a girl diguising as a boy to enter a boys' school in order to see her idol. The hilarious situations combined with some touching moments is quite a refreshing change for me. Reminds me of "My Boss My Hero". Crazy storyline, funny scenes yet has some serious moments.

This being an idol drama means they have the usual pretty boys & cute girls. The female lead & 1 of the 2 male leads did a good job -->very exaggerated, funny & manga-like. Entertaining! Unfortunately the other male lead is really just a pretty boy with limited acting abilities. Well, he good-looking mah....can't act/sing but will still have many fans wan lah....

Also watched an anime titled "Monster". I started watching it 2 years back when I was in Okazaki. A very dark anime, not meant for kids. The lead character had to search for a murderer, and people were brutally killed in almost every episode. I gave up at episode 30+ coz it was still going on then (in 2004) & I was tired of chasing the series. It finally ended at epi 74 & I watched the last few during CNY. Open-ended ending but done very well. Overall a very good anime even though i only watched the 1st half of the series & skipped to the last few episodes! hehehe

I wanted to watch "Protege" during the CNY holidays coz wanted to see my 2 cool idols - Daniel Wu & Louis Koo on the big screen but decided to avoid the CNY crowds. I can always watch on a wkday or wait for the DVD. Now I've run out of animes, dramas & movies to watch.....bored again...

I'm getting married!

I've not been blogging lately coz for the past few weeks my mind was focused on only 1 matter --> My Big Day!!

Yes, I'm tying the knot!! (^0^)(^-^) We survived the MIA issues, the "lost in direction" worries, the threatened break-ups, the parental objections...... It was a tough 1.5yr but we've finally made it to another chapter of our lives, together.

There was no proposal, no ring, no roses, nothing romantic. On 1st Jan 07, we started talking about our future & the marriage plans just flowed in. I was excited but worried about how my parents would react. Fortunately they had no objections. His parents were ok too.

The moment I came back, I was bz with school & researching on wedding stuff --> dates, venues, photography etc... I spent most of my time online at SingaporeBrides forum, finding out as much as can. Now I can confirm the dates! 16 March 08 in S'pore, 24 May 08 in Japan. 1 year to go but prep have to start now. Busy busy busy.....but i will still keep this blog alive... (^-^)

Countdown to 16 Feb

I've finally resigned from Kumon!! Counting down to my last day of work on 16 Feb. Feel so happy about it. Been thinking of resigning since last year June! I held on for the sake of $$$ until now. From April onwards, teaching hours at school will be extended. This means no time for Kumon on weekdays & more money from school. I can work on Saturdays but I decided to give myself a nice weekend to nuah at home instead of facing worksheets.

Telling my boss I want to resign was quite tough. I didn't know how to put it across nicely without giving her a shock. Before my actual resignation, I let out news that I'm resigning soon. She was also informed that my school time-table might change in April, leading to a change in my work schedule there. So she took it pretty well. In fact I guess she was waiting for me to tell her officially. But I wonder what she was thinking of when she said "oh, so fast?" when I said I'll work till the start of CNY holidays. Did she think I'll piah till the end of the month, torturing myself with the extra loads of worksheet marking after the CNY holidays? She must have been dreaming! With no contract signed in the beginning, she should be grateful that I'm giving her 3 wks notice!

Now happily counting down......no more Kumon in 2 wks' time!