The One About Inori

It’s that time of the year again.

The chinese (Taoists, Buddhists?) ‘celebrate’ the seventh month of the Lunar calendar as the Festival of Hungry Ghosts.

They believe in this month, the gates of hell open and souls swarm out to roam the earth and feast on offerings by humans.

Joss-sticks, paper ingots, incence etc are usually burnt and food offerings ranging from rice to meat to fruits are laid out ON THE SIDEWALKS for these souls to feast on.

There are also several beliefs and superstitions to ‘abide’ to during this period, including;

- not going home/out after sun-down

- not bringing umbrellas out or else souls will be trapped in the umbrella

- not responding to your name should you hear someone calling out to you, esp late at night

- not going overseas during this period

- not doing water sports like swimming or wakeboarding

and so on…………

I do not disbelieve in “them”. I have personally encountered “them” before. (If I’m not too tired, I may write more about this in this same post later.)
While I do not mind “them” being around, I do not provoke them nor do any evil or harmful things to others. So they should also leave me alone, please.

And oh, to my human friends, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, make your offerings AS TIDY AS YOU CAN. Already the smoke irritates my eyes and nose… Please do not char the grass or burn the sidewalks. Use the bins provided.

I do not hate or despise NOR am disrespectful to any religion. But PLEASE keep the environment clean. Not everyone is as tolerant to ashes/dust/smoke as others are. And while I pick up my dogs’ poop, please do not spoil the nice walkways and grass that we (inclusive of you and me, yes?) taxpayers pay to upkeep.

Luckily Nad isn’t in Singapore. He would have bad asthma attacks during this time of the year. What’s worse is, there are two “Seventh Months” this year (please do not ask me why).

Ok… I’m tired. Hahaha… Hmmm.. Would you want to read about my encounters with “them”?

Ps: I watched The Lake House today. I think it’s better than Il Mare (the original Korean version). Some parts can be a lil’ confusing..

Am waiting for Jan to watch Pirates of the Carribean 2 with me. And another movie which I can’t quite remember now………

And ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh IN AUGUST? THERE WILL BE TWO MOVIES WITH JENNIFER ANISTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Break Up and Friends With Money!!!!!!! I’m the happiest in August! Coz it’s Jan’s birthday too!!!!!!!!! And I’m flying off for a short break in August too! And I’m going for a karaoke session in August too! And Jan and I are planning to go wakeboarding too!

I’m a happy girl already!

And oh, I remember now… The other movie I wanna watch is Helen the Baby Fox. It’s a Japanese movie. Anybody wanna watch with me?

Hello…

Have not been feeling the best lately. I confess that I’ve been having some problems… Nothing really serious (I hope) but hey! I’ll be fine!

I’d just dedicate this song (and MV) to all who love Kimura Takuya. I watched this video when I was very young… Around 1998….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsuUI426VsY

(Sorry, I don’t know how to make the YouTube video appear here. -___-” Told you I’m a tech idiot!)

Still love this song to bits.

Will try to translate this into English as best as I can:

初めてのチュウ (My First Kiss)

眠れない夜君のせいだよ – Can’t sleep tonight and it’s all because of you
さっき別れたばかりなのに – Although we just met not so long ago
耳たぶが　for you　- Ears/Cheeks are burning red, for you
燃えている　for you – (Heart) is beating fast, for you
ﾔｯﾀｰ　ﾔｯﾀ　ﾔｯﾀﾖｰ!　wo~~ – Yeah~ x 3 (lol)
初めてのチュウ　君とチュウ　I will give you all my love – My first kiss with you, I will give you all my love
なぜか優しい気持ちがいっぱい – Why is the feeling so sweet?
初めてのチュウ　君とチュウ　I will give you all my love – My first kiss with you, I will give you all my love
涙がでちゃう男のくせに　be in love with you – I know only children may cry, but even though I’m a guy, I can’t help being in love with you

I can’t believe how fast time flew. I remember this song accompanying me through my toughest days. And I can’t believe how I chanced upon this video again after so long.

それジャー　あたし　がんばりましょ。キムタ久と 一緒に！

Oftentimes, I daydream………….Ok, lemme rephrase that…..

ALL the time, I daydream about how Nad would propose to me.

Scene 1 – At a posh restaurant.

Inori and Nad are having candlelight dinner. Nad is wearing a suit and tie. Inori is wearing an elegant black dress. They are chatting, eating, joking etc….

SUDDENLY….

Nad kneels down and whips out a HUGE ASS DIAMOND RING THAT BLINDS EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM FOR A FEW SECONDS as if they just went through Lasik surgery.

Nad: “Will you marry me?”

Inori (acting surprised): “What are you doing??? Get up!!!”

Nad: “Will you marry me?”

Inori: “I…….. well, get up first!”

Nad: “I won’t until you say you will marry me.”

Inori: “………….. okay…… I will marry you…”

At this point, everyone in the restaurant gets up, applaudes and some even shed a few tears….
Okay, I can understand if Nad is shy and doesn’t want to kneel in front of everyone… A trip to the beach for a stroll under the moonlight is also okay. He still has to kneel down though…. But there won’t be many people around to be blinded by the diamond.

Or,

he could propose to me at my workplace. Taking everyone by surprise. (Also by kneeling down and producing a huge ass diamond ring.)

Or,

he could… erm……. do like what James Lye did… Tie the huge ass diamond ring on one of my dogs’ or cat’s or lobster’s or rat’s neck and tell them to bring it to me. (I don’t know how he can do it with the lobster or rat or even the cat though…)

Or,

Make pasta/sushi/pastry etc and hide the huge ass diamond ring into my portion…. Errr… that would mean it would get dirty… no no no…. scrap that…

Or,

I don’t know!!! Something romantic! Something I will remember for life!

But one thing I’m very sure that he would get rejected, is to tell me,

“Let’s apply for HDB flat.”

DEHHHH!!! Wrong answer. Fail. Dump.

NAAADDDD… I’M STILL WAITINNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!

Surprise! I’m back in such a short time. Hehehehe.

Say, I’ve been thinking alot about this. Has anyone of you been wanting to try out or do many things but don’t seem to have the time for it?

I seriously think that 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 4 weeks a month and 12 months a year is not enough.

I simply love to do so many things that I cannot seem to manage my time properly.

This is my typical day:

9am – Alarm rings, press snooze button

9.15 – Wake up, feed dogs and cat

9.30 – Jog. If it’s just after the rain, I will jog alone. If it’s sunny, I’ll bring Benji (Chiyo hates jogging)

10.15 – Come back from jog, wash Benji’s feet and bring Chiyo out for a dump.

10.25 – Bathe

10.40 – Pack stuff, potter around, spend time with the animals

11 – Set off for work

11.20 to 11pm – AT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11.20 – Back from work, make a huge fuss of the cat, fuss the dogs

11.30 – Clean up after their mess

11.45 – Bathe

12midnight – If I’m exhausted, I’d sleep. If not, I’d be online.

And oh, I need 8 hours of sleep. If not, I get reallllyyyyyy cranky!

As you can see, I have not accomplished much in a day.

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My ideal day would have 60 hours and would look something like this:

6am – Wake up

6.15 – Jog, push ups, lunges, cartwheels, crunches, aerobics moves, roller blade etc

8.20 (Yes, working out for 2 hours and not feel tired) – Play with the animals

9.20 – Do photography with my Nikon DSLR (Ooooo Ive been neglecting that baby…)

10.20 – Play Final Fantasy

13.30 – Play Gunbound

15.30 – Make Bento for myself and eat it

16.30 – Watch DVDs (Movies)

19.30 – Watch DVDs (Anime)

21.30 – Go to work, earn $1000/ hour

31.30 – Back from work, bathe

32.00 – Draw my own series of manga

35.00 – Do some art and crafts

37.00 – Go wakeboarding

42.00 – Eat sushi

43.00 – Read manga

45.00 – Spend time with family

47.00 – Spend time with friends

50.00 – Spend time with God
53.00 – Volunteer at an animal shelter

57.00 – Study science and maths

60.00 – Sleep (AhhHHhhh!)

And somehow, I will be ok just sleeping 6 hours. *Shrugs*

I seem to love doing too many things. And I even love to work. I love my job so much (but not to the point that I become a workaholic though coz’ afterall, I’m a very lazy person).

Too many things to do, too little time.

What would YOU do if you had 60 hours a day?

And…. where can I go to submit a feedback form to God regarding this matter?

Just a quick newsflash:

I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!