Tuesday, November 25, 2008
for someone who's having his birthday today!(Or in a few minutes. orz)
Here we go again with the introductions. So, what about this one? All I can say is that this guy was actually another victim of my first false impressions. I thought that he was really his group's leader, that he doesn't have this "gap" on public appearances and on stage, that he wasn't capable of capturing my heart. Turns out he's the most adorkable spacing-out Captain ever. A ♥ for that one. Anyway, honestly, he was the last person who warmed up to me, but ever since I've fallen for that humility (or lack of confidence), I couldn't let go anymore. And the funniest thing? I don't declare him as my niban because he's way too often been that for my own good (for obvious reasons that made him an ichiban to others :D). He's too awesome, to say the least. Enough babbling, here we go!
Stay young, love life and be happy with Nino!! ♥
PS: Brushes aren't mine, scan from arashi-yuuki comm. :D
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guys...
WE HAVE MADE THE SALE! \O/
... It wasn't actually a big deal. XD
You see, the group who had been our competitor changed their mind about selling the shirt to our professor, simply because they couldn't sell the personalized shirts individually. Since they originally accept bulk orders only, if they'd competed with us they'd lose so much money.
Actually, that's ironic because my professors didn't want us to lose money (i.e. we should gain profits instead), when in fact, no one gained even when he bought the products. *shrugs* We didn't mind the money anyway, all we cared about really was getting the perfect grade.
So, with the competition gone, our professor cleared the reason for not buying sooner: we had a competitor and he had to think about the situation. Seriously though, that tells me he didn't want neither of us to lose to the other, so he had to wait if a group would change their mind. Ah~ it's so nice when everything works out in your favor. :)
He bought two shirts, including the mugs (we gave him those, for free) and a digital comic CD by my blockmate. We lost a lot too, to be honest. XDD But it didn't matter anyway. We did what we had to.
That's it, really. Just as my professor promised, it took us only five minutes to close the deal. Everything's done, just like that. *sighs* Perhaps this would be one of my most unforgettable experiences in college. And I'm not even a marketing major! LOL.
Btw, I only have three weeks left of school, so I'd probably declare hiatus two weeks from now. D: I need to get through finals, so I must study hard. Even though I doubt I would. XDD
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
i just need to keysmash for a bita,ldjalflds;fakd
MY DAD BOUGHT A "LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA" BLU-RAY. FOR HIM TO WATCH. ALKDLSKDSF
I'm so sorry for the sudden attack lol. You're probably wondering why I only managed to post on SUNDAY NIGHT when obviously my weekend starts on Friday. I had three papers to finish last night, and because three papers are impossible in one night, I had to finish one today. And last "night", I slept at four in the morning btw. [/unnessary rambling]
So anyway, I somehow knew that my dad was, at the least, interested, in watching it, but I didn't actually think he'd buy it. I knew of the interest when this happened:
Dad: *browsing internet*
Me: *Arashi-ing XD*
Dad: Dear, what do you think of Letters of Iwo Jima? Should I buy it?
Me: That's Nino's movie! :D:D:D
Dad: I know, you told me before. Is it any good?
Me: I haven't watched the entire thing, but many people say it's good. Are you going to buy it? :D?
Dad:
Dad: I'm looking for movies [that have Blu-ray] are worth buying. (Yes, he's now a techie freak XD) I'll see if I'll get this one.
Me: Oh okay.
But you have to note here that I wasn't sad when that conversation ended, because I had a copy of Iwo Jima in my laptop. XD And then last night we had this conversation again:
Dad: *watching DVD*
Me: *enters room*
Dad: Are you going to watch Hairspray? You said you wanted to.
Me: I can't. D: I have 3 papers to finish by tonight.
Me:
Me: Say, did you buy that Iwo Jima DVD? (He later on corrected me with "Blu-ray disc". Dads. XD)
Dad: Yeah, I did. :)
Me: Really? :O Who will bring it to you?
Dad: Your Uncle. He'll arrive by tomorrow morning.
Me: *trying not to spazz* YAY! Let's watch it next week! :D
Dad: Sure!
I LOVE MY DAD. I REALLY DO. [/unnecessary comment]
And so, here's the evidence. He was watching I-Robot earlier so we haven't had the chance on catching a glimpse of the movie. I love I-Robot though. :P
Oh and before I forget:
Me: Why didn't you buy the Flags of our Fathers instead?
Dad: Oh. The review's not that good. The review for Iwo Jima is better.
He also said that he chose Iwo Jima because it's an award-winning film. :) And then I went babbling along that Flags and Iwo Jima were practically shot at the same time blah blah blah. XD
On a different note, I might post the rules of the virtual cards... before next week comes. I promise. I just realized that this week would be an extension of our hell week last week. *sighs* I'm hanging on, don't worry :D
Oh oh! I nearly forgot about this. XD I CAN HAS NEW SEMI-FRIENDS BANNER ON MY ELIJAY! 8DDD It's by Cindy (maiisaki@LJ)! Thank you dear!! ♥♥♥
Take a look see:
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:DYosh, I bid you good night, dears! ♥
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
*is exhausted*This just might be a boring entry.
So, do you remember that Marketing problem I had? THIS WAS THE DAY, LADIES
Here's what happened to my group.
We didn't want to be the last group, honestly, because last meant best, right? I mean, since there had been many groups ahead of us, we had already observed how they pitched to our professor and what went wrong in case they didn't sell anything to him. I even remember my professor saying, "Group 1, I'll have to go easy on you since you're the first group. ... Oh and group 6, you have to close me in five minutes." At first that seemed intimidating right? But as groups one until four have already done their sales pitch, we had some confidence ourselves that we could sell him our item in five minutes.
You see, this subject is called MARKET2, and for MARKET1, we also had the same professor. It gave us an advantage firsthand because when we had him as professor last term, he told us various things about himself that's related to marketing. For instance, my friends from another class sold him a Limited Edition of Absolut vodka because he told us before that he collected Absolut Limited Edition vodkas, and that he wouldn't pass up a limited edition for anything. But we realized we couldn't sell him alcoholic beverages because: (1) he knows waaaay too much about alcoholic beverages; and (2) three other groups did that and only one succeeded.
We scratched the Japanese sake and sushi deal, even before he told us "to be cautious of selling him food and alcohol," and my blockmate discovered he was a fan of the Watchmen graphic novel. So to speak, we started researching about that, especially that it's not really popular in our country. But we knew our professor wouldn't say "no" to something he really really really likes (case in point: the Absolut vodka).
We searched high and low for Watchmen merchandise, and we bought (technically, I did) a book entitled "Watching The Watchmen", which was like a behind-the-scenes for the original novel. We were sure he would buy it.
Come this Monday and Tuesday. We thought of selling him additional printed shirts and mugs (about Watchmen of course), so we had that done. All that's left was the sales pitch itself and the objections (which we were confident we wouldn't have). Basically those are the essence of this midterms; we must be able to give him a good sales pitch and answer appropriately to objections. And since he told us that "you must know your product" in order to convince your customers, we researched thoroughly on the story and the characters of the Watchmen.
I remember my friend telling me, "We became too interested to something we've never heard before just because of our professor." XD That's true, but I admit, my professor's love for that comics was justified when we learned the story.
Oh and Watchmen will have a movie adaptation, on March 2009. Just saying. XD;;
So anyway, come Wednesday, TODAY, and we were getting nervous like we'd never been. Another friend wanted to back out earlier, in a totally joking way, saying, "I'll go home now. I swear I'll skip this class." With our professor only bought the product of the group before us (which composed of my lovely blockmates ♥), we knew we had to persuade him enough to buy. And really, with that extensive research, we were confident that he would.
It turned out he had the book ALREADY (I think I'mma keep it XD;;), so all he was interested in were the shirts and the mugs. Talk about irony. He was very impressed with our research, especially when we could answer all his questions about the novel. I'm glad he didn't make us sing (that's called Showmanship, where you have to show off to your customer to make him/her buy from you ;p), nor he didn't say anything bad about our group. HE WAS NICE AND IT WAS A MIRACLE. Not kidding. I was afraid he'd embarrass one of us (or all, idk) and say "I told you, I'm not going to buy from you!" (Yes friends, he has done that too many times.)
In the end? We have no grade. FOR NOW. He says that we have to wait until Monday to make up his mind. Good news is, no grade can mean we can still have that perfect 100% by Monday. He also said that we have 80% (EIGHTY asdklaj) percent chance of buying. From what I've learned, when you get a 50% chance from the customer, there is already that probability that the customer will INDEED buy from you. We have our hope he will.
The problem that only occurred was there was another group who wanted to sell him shirts with his intended design. We had to defend we could already give him the shirts NOW, since the group didn't have samples, but he kept saying he'd think about it. I don't know what it is, but he sure was in hell of a good mood today.
It's such a shame that we didn't close him now, but I'm glad so many of our classmates wanted us to make the sale too. They were all, "Awwww, I hope Sir could've just bought from you guys!" Apparently, they were impressed with our information too. :DDD
The best thing that happened today? My professor going, "You have to give these guys a hand. They've done a research and done it well." And in this, you only clap when a group makes the sale. I'm happy that all our efforts paid off.
S-So. I ranted. Because this has been the most stressful week I've had (h-hence the random commenting and lateness here in LJ, sorry ^^;;), and although we didn't expect this to happen, I'm satified with all of this. At least he wasn't bitching too much. XD;;
You've probably skipped that part so I'm going to insert something that might interest you. Hopefully. LOL.
1) Some of the lovely people on my flist in LJ have been offering to send cards for Christmas, and I'm actually a bit shy to ask for it since I know I might not give one back. So instead, I'll offer virtual cards! :DD
Rules (for the meantime): [Most of you are Arashi fans anyway, but if you want something else to be put in there just tell me.]
- If you want an Arashi card though, tell me your ichiban (I probably know it anyway but tell me XD) or your OTP. ^^
- I can do with other fandoms too. ;p
- I can put up samples. :D But after Ohno's birthday okay? XD
- Basically ANYTHING you want on it, just tell me. I'll make the time to incorporate anything you want on your Christmas card.
That's it for now, I'll let this week pass first before I can make a better post about this. Hehe.
2) Wishlist! Honestly, I can have anything, because knowing it's from wonderful people like you will already make me happy enough. :D Even if it's a poem, a graphic,
3) RnK. Well. I can't wait for episode 6. ;p
4) Tamaki Hiroshi will have a new drama! With Matsuda Shota! Eee! ♥ I only read about this two days ago, and I don't have anything else than it'll be next year. LOL, I fail.
A long day, this has been. *sighs* I'll drift off to sleep now!
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
ano~In hopes of doing away with my Business Statistics homework (I swear I don't understand a word my professor's saying. Except maybe ividence.), today I decided to watch Ryusei no Kizuna AGAIN--I already did last night--and Utaban. What I entirely loved about Utaban? "Watashi wa..." That entire thing (and Ohno's "Urusee yo!") didn't fail to make me laugh. LOL. But I still think of watermelons whenever I watch Utaban. XDD
And so, episode four of RnK. I actually planned to have some sort of picspam, but ended up doing something else. XD;; But first!
SPOILERS!
- I-I don't know how Nakashima Mika's character would end up as Koichi's girlfriend. I mean, I knew they had been considering her as his love interest, but. I don't even know why that would happen. :/ (I'm aware this could be nothing at all, though. Just for fun, as they say.)- My favorite scene, aside from Nino reenacting the first scene (complete with expressions! XD) and the last (which was amazing ♥), was the one where Shii and Taisuke were walking along the sidewalk beside the ocean, was that it? That scene. I found that cute to be honest. (Ahh~ my cheesy self is coming out~ LOL)
- Isn't the kid who acted as Chii was Nino's youngest sister in YamaTaro? Hopefully I wasn't the only one who noticed that.
- Also, I wanted to cry when Shii was crying. Seriously. ;____;
- Last, really, I'll stop talking nonsense about this, I somehow knew Yukinari would have some sort of liking towards Shizuna. And I love the way Koichi tried to ruin Yukinari's "love". :P
And because I cannot get over this scene:
I said it once, and I'll say it again. KOICHI'S AWESOME YOU GUYS.
I actually wanted to do a picspam for this, yet this scene was all I captured, so I decided to make a gif insteadd. I had no idea how to make one using Photoshop though (I used ImageReady before and now it's gone), so I looked up in the internet. This saved me. So. GIF? ♥?
OH! I also had a glimpse of MMA subbed by taijiproject@LJ, which featured Ohmiya. I loved the boys' answers to the question at the talk part. And somehow, it didn't surprise me that Jun chose Sho for that one. LOL. XD
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Sunday, November 09, 2008
i'm procrastinating again~So I did a meme and posting it here. From chouxcream! ♥
Pick your 6 favorite dramas and answer the questions (don't look at the questions before):
1. Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
2. Hana Yori Dango
3. Yamada Tarou Monogatari
4. Nodame Cantabile
5. Maou
6. Nobuta wo Produce
01. Who is your favorite character from #6?
Akira SHOCK! XD
02. Who is your least favorite character from #4?
Uhhh. I can't think of someone. ;___; I used to dislike Chiaki's ex, Saiko, but she got better, so. Yeah.
03. What would a crossover between #1 and #5 include?
LMAO. Can you just image Nakatsu and Serizawa meeting? It's all kinds of awesome.
But, to answer the question, I think it would include... fake death instead? 'Cause Hana Kimi's supposed to be happy. :3
04. Who is your favorite ship from #1?
05. If you were to set one person from #3 and one person from #6 on a blind date, who would they be?
Haha, I bet Mimura and Mariko would be such an awesome (but typical :/) popular couple. Idk, really.
06. If you could meet one person from #4 and spend the day with them, who would it be, and what would you do?
Chiaki! Eee. ♥ I'd want to go to Europe with him. ♥♥♥
07. If you could change one thing about #2's plotline, what would you change?
Nothing actually. I loved the Taiwanese one, and still loved the Japanese one (maybe even more) despite the changes they made, so. Not so much, or I just can't think straight right now. XD;;
08. Explain a relationship between two people (not necessarily romantic) from #5, and why you like the relationship between them.
Naruse and Serizawa. (*gasp* not Shiori) Because I particularly liked that everything HAD TO end that way, whatever the circumstances. And because in the end, they forgave each other and had their share of peace. (As I've said before, no one can live without the other, and that's the irony of it. :D)
09.If the lead characters from #1 and #3 were both drowning, and you could only save one, who would it be?
Yamada Tarou. LOL. Because Nakatsu is not lead, and, as much as I love Mizuki, I just loved Tarou more. (Or was that Nino? KIDDING. XD)
10. If you were able to add a new character, any kind of character you wanted, to the storyline for #6, what would the character be like and what would their role be?
Uhhh. Someone who would like Akira I guess. (Was there such a character?) I felt he was too neglected of his own feelings and intentions. :(
11. What happens in your favorite episode of show #2?
When Domyouji delivers that looooong speech and says to Makino that they went through it all and still ended up together because they were meant for each other. D'awww. ♥
12. If you could kill off one of the characters of #1, who would it be and how would you do it?
Killing's too brutal for a drama like Hana Kimi. D:
13. If you got the chance to visit the set for either show #3 or show #5, which would you choose?
Wow, this is hard. XD;; I guess I'd love to visit Maou set.
14. So, I saved the best question for last. If you could date anyone from any of these shows, which show and which person?
Basically one from the first four dramas. No kidding. Although, if I had to choose... I'd say Nakatsu? I don't know what it is (not Toma LOL) but he's personality seems to be my type. :3 (Domyouji's in a close second, to be honest. I love the baka-ness and the dedication. ^^)
Do it, guys! It's fun! :DDD
One last
XDD
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Saturday, November 08, 2008
because it's the weekendUPDATE:
I'm still tired, since I just got home from an interview with Kodak Philippines (my blockmate's mom is awesome :D) and last night was the most exhausting general assembly (of my college organization) I've been to--going home at 9pm without having a chance to sit--but over-all I feel better than the last time I posted here.
So. I mean to flail about something that happened today (I'm prompt! It's a miracle! XD), but originally this was a bulk-random-fandom post, like usual. Since I want to do both, why not do it right? :Dv
* ohmiyaday IS LOVE I TELL YOU. That comm cracks me up so much it is so lovely. ♥
* I forgot to mention in my Arashi meme that Nino and I have one more similarity: I don't care what other people think... except for loved ones I guess. And I've talked with theproudpenguin about this: I've realized that Nino's being almost ordinary and down-to-earth makes him someone you can relate to in terms of personality. More people like us can relate to him, which I love really. :D
* LOL. I went to a Chinese restaurant last Sunday with my mom and dad and ate Xiao Long Bao. Talk about random. Here's the photo I took! XD
* I almost jumped up and down when I saw that the first episode of Room of King was already subbed. Yay! I haven't watched it though. XD I'll wait for the first three episodes to come out before I can watch it.
* MINAMI-KUN NO KOIBITO WAS PICKED UP AGAIN YES YES YES. ladka;ewkdev Sorry I had to flail over that one, since before this I downloaded the entire series raw. LOL. So I love Stormy Team. Really really do. ♥
* I didn't do anything for Arashi's anniversary *weeps* I was that busy I guess. Don't worry, I still have the 26th to make up for it. Right ladies? ;)
* Lastly, HanaKimi SP. Storywise, I'd have to say I didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the series, but little moments did it for me. Nakatsu's opening monologue (I missed him!!), Sano's "Love Me Tender" Nakatsu moment, Nanba's constant singing of Julia, and basically the three dormheads (which are the most lovable fictional dorks ever ♥) are all the key scenes in this. Oh and don't forget Kagurazaka and another Nakao/Nanba kiss! :3
And my much missed flailing. I'm doing this because I can. XD
Arashi on Music Station today! ^__^
First thing I noticed? Tight pants. No really.
Just because Sho looks good. (I'd laugh if I dream about Sho again. LOL)
Jun's new hair! See? He's trimmed it down, I notice. I'll have my say on it later. XD
Yay Sakumiya! I love how these two were so close to each other. ^__^
I'm biased! LOL
Because Ohno-fangirls in my list would hate me if I didn't include this. XD
Kidding aside, Ohno did quite a good job on his hair. Suits him nicely. :)
Another Sakumiya. I've been wanting to hear this combination in songs for quite some time now. :)
Oops. I think I overdid it a bit. LOL.
You know what? I've always liked Music Station performances because they're live. You know how I crave for live performances. :D
Saving this for last...
*dies*
I'm soo glad I've recovered my good mood. :Db
Okay, I've got to sleep now. Night guys! ♥
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Saturday, November 01, 2008
another quick postI'm going to make this quick because I'll still go to my cousin's birthday (Yes, on All Saints' Day), and maybe later to the cemetary. But I did enjoy this meme, for some reason. :P
Finally, this one's from change417 (I just stole this ;p), but since dvampyrlestat tagged every Arashi fan on her list, well. Okay, moving on... XD
Tell the thing you're very similar to Arashi members, whether good or bad:
Aiba
Well, from what I know about Aiba, I can get pretty reckless about things. Oh yeah, that's it: Impulsiveness. Sometimes I don't think about what I say. Also, I think I carry Aiba's cheerfulness and optimism. :D
Jun
I'm a perfectionist, but on myself, not on others. I tend to be hard on myself once in a while. (Enlighten me if Jun's not like this at all LOL) Nevertheless, I'm also quite the affectionate and the loyal type, when it comes to friends and loved ones. ^___^ And yes, I do seem shy and quiet at first, especially when meeting new people. :P
Nino
Okay, the first similarity I have with Nino is that even though I seem cheerful most of the time, I tend to keep quiet in times when I don't feel particularly good or happy. (That's why I can also write things that people don't see in me, like Nino's songs, although I'm not as good) I don't want others to worry about me, so. Also, I stay home most of the time, indulging in my obsessions and whatnot. XD I'm sarcastic too, and I don't care what other people think of me (Well, at least those whom I also don't care about). And my Ohno-buddy told me this, I can also multitask like Nino. LOL.
(And I thought I had too many similarities with Sho. Haha.)
Ohno
I'm quiet, but can be talkative when the situation calls for it. I also read about this one time, that when even though Ohno's not the leader type, he can take charge when no one does. I am like that too. And as I've said, I'm a perfectionist when it comes to myself. So sometimes, even after a task, I don't think I did well, and friends would assure me that I did. (Ironic, isn't it? I always tell people they did well, and I can't tell it to myself LOL) Finally, I do lack confidence, or rather, I easily lose it. ^^;;
Sho
Brace yourself? I think this is a long one. LOL. First of all, I'm the type that people would think to be intelligent, you know, academic-wise. (I'm not going to explain this. :P) Secondly, I fail at both sports and at art. No really, I do. I can't draw a decent thing, and except for one sport (swimming :D), I'm not good at everything else. I'm not too physical either. Sometimes, I come off as too serious, but I can be very silly (especially when I'm with friends and with family :D). I also make sure everyone around me is all right, and I always want to make sense of everything (yes, EVERYTHING). And that's another irony (especially about being "rational") 'cause I'm a hopeless romantic and Sho is not? It's like I'm a paradox or something. LOL.
Oh one last thing, I also procrastinate a lot, like Sho admitted to be doing. XD
With the member in your mind, tell one thing you don't like and you like most about this member. Hide his identity, it will be your secret forever.. I figured any old-time Arashi fan can easily guess the answer anyway but let your friends guess the answer in their comments.
My answer:
LIKE MOST: He's funny and blunt (and SARCASTIC ♥), and I particularly love his versatility and talent. :D But what I like most is that he's so affectionate in terms of his actions. I don't know how, I don't know why, but I do. (Damn, this just proves I was hooked on his charms. XD)
DON'T LIKE: I'm the same I know, but I don't like it when he suddenly goes silent (and you know he's not in a good mood). I don't like it because he's the least to talk about his emotions.
Well, you've probably known the answer already with "sarcastic". LOL. XD
Lastly, why this username? What's the history?
Three years ago, I started writing this fiction about a girl who, after a terrible break-up with her boyfriend, met randomly this guy, who just went through the same fate. So in hopes of getting over their break-ups, they decided to pretend that they're lovers, so that their exes would leave them alone. So, I needed a name for my girl protagonist, and I searched through sites, and I found "Jaden", which was particularly appealing to me. It's a unisex name, btw. And the "MD" was from House, M.D. (You've probably heard I'm a fan of that show :D)
Oh and I found this on my files, I had no idea I wrote this LOL.
Before TOTALLY fangirling Arashi...
I thought Nino was the youngest among the five of them.
I couldn't identify the main vocalist of Caramel Song; turned out it was Nino.
I immediately found Sho cute, the first time I saw him.
I never imagined how Arashi could handle a person like Jun. (Turns out HE is the one handling them. In a way.)
I thought Ohno was REALLY Arashi's leader. As in the one who makes sure everything's all right, leads them, that sort of thing.
I wrote a bunch of things, but I'm posting this for now. I might get bricked or something. XD
Jaa ne! :D
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