Gaining Through Losing
Ken Hirai
in the ever-recurring seasons, there are things that have slipped from my hands
if I stop and turn around, I'll be watching myself in my loneliness
these days, I've come to believe in one thing to be proud of always and forever
meetings and partings happen over and over again
and I think this road I've been walking has been invaluable to building my present self
even if one day I reminisce about my reckless passion
I'll hoist the lights which house my peaceful strength
when I let go of my freedom and affection, I first got to know that meaning
in sharing our joy and pain, and becoming so intensely bonded
now let's hold our unembellished words close in our hearts
cutting through the clouds, light pierces the earth, and the earth begins to sing:
We've been gaining one good thing through losing another
I'm so proud to be with you, my love
Now you know the meaning of SUNSHINE AFTER RAIN
Let me tell you LIFE IS GOOD, my friends
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megurikuru kisetsu goto ni kono te kara koboreochiru mono
Tachidomari furikaereba samishige ni boku wo miteru
Itsumo itsu demo hokoreru mono wo hitotsu shinjite kita hibi
Deai to wakare wo kurikaeshi aruite kita michi wo
Kakegae no nai mono to omou ima no jibun naraba
Gamushara na jounetsu sae natsukashiku omou hi ga kitemo
Shizuka naru tsuyosa himeta tomoshibi wo kakagete iyou
Jiyuu aijou tebanashita toki hajimete sono imi wo s hiru
Itami to yorokobi wakachiai kizuna fukameta hito no
Kazaru koto nai kooba no tsubu ima mo mune ni daite
Amagumo kirete hikari ga sasu
Daichi ga utaihajimeru
We've been gaining one good thing through losing another.
I'm so proud to be with you, my love.
Now you know the meaning of SUNSHINE AFTER RAIN.
Let me tell you LIFE IS GOOD, my friends.
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F4's meteor rain. Originally sung by ken hirai. heard the chinese version on the way to school and it brought back the memories of my sec sch life. haiz~ wo lao le! xiang dang nian wu you wu lv. and i remembered listening to this (jap ver.) song almost every night through the japanese radio station. hao hao ting orh~
Monday, May 15, 2006
today's last day of holiday.. 3 more week to end of FYP but i havn't even started on my tutorial. nvm do it tml. anyway, went to xiao yun's 21st bday party last evening at coastal sands. we left at abt 9.30pm or so. joe, xuyin and hui ying took e 1st cab and me, monty and oinky walked all e way out to take the cab. and we lost our way lol.
anyway, we took the cab to esplanade for a drink. ordered singapore sling and its quite tasty i shld say. but st*pid de all say taste like medicine *humph* mine nicest loh =X got red cherry and pineapple some more. made in singapore! and this monty ahh.. ordered bloody mary. omg i tell u it taste like hell man. alcohol + tomato + spices! I HATE TOMATO and stupid enough i go and taste it lol. serve me right =p
* Singapore Sling*
hao hao he orh.. sweet sweet de fruit juice cocktail.
i dun like the place. no mood + no aircon + distorted radio signal. really lan. and the place looks like somewhere for a plate of chicken cutlet + soft drinks. and the worse thing is we went back at 11++ haiz.. tot shld at least sit there for 2 hrs.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
holiday - 1 week -.-
just got the news a few minutes ago that our holiday will be shorten by 1 week again. which means sch will start at 9th oct 2006, and the exam period (2 weeks) will be shorten to 1 week.
nyp had aready taken away 5 mths of 2006 from me. no life at all. fyp all the way, naggings and complains all the way, and not forgeting the irritating guy who kept pissing me off with his childishness.
anyway, im looking forward to my attachment. at least it makes me feel that attachment = work = nothing to do with my studies. working = get $$. and ofcuz attachment cannot complain and have to ren nai till the end. and i will be free on late august! jia you!
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
mind reader
Mind Reader
http://trunks.secondfoundation.org/files/psychic.swf
explaination :
no matter what number you choose, the result will always be a multiple of 9. and so, all the multiples of 9 will have the same symbol. if u play a few times u will notice that the symbol changes in random but will always be the same one for multiples of 9.
this thing somehow reminds me of Trick III lol.. anyway, i only realised it when i played it for the 3rd time haha.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
my new hair cut *wink wink* looks livelier le!
my flat flat hair is gone =p
i cut the ends thinner myself ^^
with my black spaghetti top on. can't really see it haha.
feeling damn stressed n so decided to cut my hair. at least i dun looked "dead". quite happy with it except that the top part is still quite long. maybe i shld go back to the salon one day to trim it shorter.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Your past life diagnosis:
I don't know how you feel about it, but you were female in your last earthly incarnation.You were born somewhere in the territory of modern Center Russia around the year 1250.Your profession was that of a chemist, alchemist or poison manufacturer (!!!)
Your brief psychological profile in your past life:
You were a sane, practical person, a materialist with no spiritual consciousness. Your simple wisdom helped the weaker and the poor.
The lesson that your last past life brought to your present incarnation:
Your lesson is to conquer jealousy and anger in yourself and then in those who will select you as their guide. You should understand that these weaknesses are caused by fear and self-regret.
http://www.thebigview.com/pastlife/
total crap! what the hell loh poison manufacturer lol.. sounds like a witch =X they only require us to key in the birthdate and i tried 3 times results are all the same lol. so that means all the ppl arnd the world who was borned on the same day mth yr as me lead the same past life loh?? lol..
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
heaven VS hell
the difference between these 2 MVs can make u fall in love and puke at the very next second when u click on the 2nd MV.
*original*
*pirated*
Friday, May 05, 2006
it started with a kiss
taiwan ver. VS japan ver.
1. Cast
i find taiwan ver. the names super weird when i started to watch it =p 1st thing on my mind was how come male lead de surname short of 1 word =D cuz japan version de should be ru4 jiang1 zhi2 shu4 (Irie Naoki). and i can't even recall the name of the female lead.. cuz i always remember her as kotoko. Aihara Kotoko (xiang1 yuan2 qing2 zi3).
look at the pics. haiz.. i really old liao. imagine i watched the jap version when i was still studyng in sec sch. lower sec some more. tat time shld be 13 14 years old ba. i'm turning 20 this year and now i'm watching the taiwan version.
*male lead*
i really prefer taiwan ver. de naoki cuz he has a better character. frankly speaking i dun like jap ver. de naoki =X
*female lead*
cute VS hyper active. taiwan de really looks like a primary sch kid to me.. but she is more normal compared to jap ver.
*naoki's admirer*
i'm not too sure whether this taiwan ver. de count or not. cuz in jap only 1 appeared. but i taiwan ver. there is 2..
*kotoko's admirer*
jap ver. de looks super kowaii~ he became very serious when dealing with naoki.. like ah beng VS genius -.- taiwan ver. de is more to kawaii. at least he is not an ah beng.
*naoki's brother*
younger ver of naoki. jap de really v irritating but he acts better den tw ver.
2. Storyline
jap ver: kotoko bangs onto naoki with a kiss at the very 1st scene.
tw ver: WHERE IS THE SCENE?! wasn't the title It Started With A Kiss?
jap ver: kotoko's father is a sushi chef.
tw ver: he owns a chinese restaurant.
jap ver: house was burned down by fire.
tw ver: earthquake -______________________-"
jap ver: there is a no 2 in A class who never ever beats naoki.
tw ver: Missing In Action
jap ver: has an irritating girl in A class
tw ver: 2 irritating girls appeared!
jap ver: naoki is very irritating. act cool robot.
tw ver: irritating but playful =p more like a human.
jap ver: kotoko is blur, noisy, clumsy, dramatic, expression always too over.
tw ver: primary sch kid. kawaii~
3. title of the drama
both the same. but jap ver de got another title (yi4 wen3 ding4 qing2)
*japan version*
*taiwan version*
*opening of the jap version*
i really love this taiwan version becuz it's more realistic and fun altough i dun really recognise the storyline. the changed it. and im really curious abut the last charater "wen". how come both enlarge it until so big?
Friday, May 05, 2006