flipping through the papers

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Been fixing my blog bit by bit.

Yesterday I was dying to share my thoughts on 2 issues but Sis was using the computer and Per was busy.

I was flipping through 2 days worth of Newpaper just to read about the body found at the river. Anyway, in the newspaper, there was also an article about that Singaporean girl blogger who recently got (in)famous by posting nude shots of herself on her blog.

By the time I finished reading the article, I was rolling my eyes. What she commented sounded like she really didn’t want the attention. But her actions showed otherwise. Stop contradicting yourself. If you think you enjoy basking in all the attention given to you, then just admit it. We all want a little attention sometimes, even I do. Well, let’s just say it reminded me of someone I knew.

Flipping through newspapers and magazines these days can be quite a “traumatic” thing for me. For one, they like to publish tons of chatline advertisements along with it. So much so that I wonder whether I’m actually getting my money’s worth of news and articles.

Anyway, that’s not the point. The point is that these chatline advertisements use pictures of Japanese stars. What? You think I don’t know is it? It makes me feel like they are just out to cheat people. Hell yea. Maybe they ARE out to cheat people. Some lonely bugger (as what CJ terms these people) out there sees your advertisement, thinks they can talk to such a pretty girl or handsome guy, when maybe all you can offer are average looking people. Hey, isn’t that how sex predators look for their prey? Someone pretends to be some good looking person when in actual fact he is just a pot-bellied, 40-something year old man with a receding hairline.

So far, they have been using the Morning Musume girls. Alright, these girls are around the legal age. Then I see a Berryz Koubou girl?! What the hell. She’s just about 12 years old! Ok ok…not to kick up a big fuss. But what else do I see? Akanishi Jin from Johnny’s entertainment’s KAT-TUN?! *fumes*

Per told me before that Johnny’s entertainment is very particular about how the pictures are published. Unless it is a magazine or website approved by the company itself, no other magazine or website is allowed to publish their photos. Even if say one of the Johnny’s boys act in a drama and there is an official website for that drama. They can put up every other actors’ or actresses’ photos except that Johnny’s boy’s. Hello. They have to make money ok. If not, why do they sell tons of official photos?

So…these chatline companies had better watch out. If they get caught, they could be sued…it’s really a deep shit situation we’re talking about here.

not easy being a star

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Recently I’ve been collecting pictures of Morning Musume in kimono/yukata. Coz I think they look really pretty in it.

Well, since we are on the topic of MM pictures…

Newsboy cap! And it’s 2 of my favourite MM members.

Then there’s this. I like the track suit. Ermz…that’s the point. It’s not about the MM member who is wearing it. Oopz…no offense to Kamei Eri fans. Ok ok…I’ll say something good. She looks better with short hair now.

Been downloading some MM clips as well. Anybody who dreams of being a star. I’ll tell you now, it’s not easy. Watching the girls getting scolded by their dance and vocal teachers. Almost to the extent of getting insulted.

And the new generation members ought to thank the pioneer members. I think they really paved the way for the future generations of MM members. MM started out with 5 girls. Tsunku challenged them to sell 50000 copies of their first single within 5 days else MM will cease to exist. The girls had to do everything themselves. Put up posters in shopping areas. Give out flyers on the street, dropping them in mailboxes. Liasing with media companies. Now, all the new members have to do is just audition and wait to join. Or like what Per said, “show their pretty face”.

hikki’s single collection

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We won’t be going to Shizuoka, Japan after all. At first it was coz Sis had a SIP briefing on the 22nd. Anyway, Mum said that uncle Inada emailed to say that ends up, he only has 10 minutes for his presentation at the ceremony so it’s not worth for us to travel all the way to Japan again.

I bought Utada Hikaru’s “Single Collection 1” yesterday. And I’m listening to it now.

The list of songs…
1. Time Will Tell

2. Automatic
*Kelly Chen Hui Lin sang this in mandarin*

3. Movin’ On Without You

4. First Love
*Theme song for drama “Mo Nu De Tiao Jian” starring Nanako Matsushima and Hideaki Takizawa. It’s also the only Utada song that I can sing fully. Of course, I had to read the romanji lyrics, my Japanese is not that power.*

5. Addicted To You

6. Wait & See ~Risk~
*I love the PV (Promotional Video) for this song. Utada looks best in this PV.*

7. For You
8. (HELP! The title’s in katakana and I can’t read katakana!)

9. Can You Keep A Secret?
*Ok song…*

10. FINAL DISTANCE
*There’s a faster paced version titled “Distance”. Lyrics slightly changed. This song was in memory of those killed in some shooting in a school. Apparently, the girl who died was a huge fan of Utada Hikaru. Very emotional song…at least the tune is emotional.*

11. Traveling
*Cute and happy song. UFM 100.3 used the beginning part for their report on news on the road.*

12. Hikari
*I think this is the only song, gamers who aren’t Jpop fans will find familiar. *nudges sensei* It’s supposed to be the theme song for the game “Kingdom Hearts” I think.*

13. Sakura Drops
*I like this song from her “Deep River” album.*

14. Letters

15. Colors
*Hehe…I can only say, after listening to this song, you’ll know how to name a few colours in Japanese.*

Alrighty, I would have bought this cd earlier had I not mistaken it for some classical album. The cover really looks like for some classical album and MJ put it on the bottom row of the shelf so yea…

Lastly, quoting from Ling’s blog. For those who are dying to get a laptop, add this reason to your list of reasons why you should get one.

“Can hit molesters/stalkers with it”

Good one huh?