Don' throw us away...

Just found this signboard for not throw away puppy and kitten in this park (it's read: don't throw us away...). Hmm, reminded me of Kedama, Akiko's cat, because she also found her being thrown away by her owner. Well, it's maybe expensive to keep pets here in Japan, but is there anyone who have enough heart to throw away puppies and kittens that are still not able to survive on their own? Unfortunately, the answer is yes...

Yokohama Party

One of my favorite pictures from my parent visit in Japan... a peaceful evening at Kudou family backyard...

Sakura

Actually, this is not my favorite graduation song (well, rather than a graduation song, this is a farewell song...). However, it was sung on the graduation ceremony for Honjo Scholar, that's why it always reminds me of that particular moment (plus the countless sleepless nights to finish my experiment and thesis before that moment... :-) ).
Anyway, below is the lyric.
And about my favorite graduation song, it's called 翼下さい(tsubasa kudasai - give me wings). I'll put it here next time...

ぼくらはきっと待ってる
君とまた会える日々を
桜並木のみちの上で
手を振り叫ぶよ

どんなに苦しい時も
君は笑っているから
くじけそうになりかけても
頑張れる気がしたよ

かすみゆく景色の中にあの日の歌が聞こえる

さくら、さくら、今咲きほこる
刹那に散るゆくさだめと知って
さらば友よ、旅立ちのとき
変わらないその想いを。。。今

今なら言えるだろうか
偽りのない言葉
輝ける君の未来を
願うほんとの言葉

移りゆく街はまるで僕らをせかすように

さくら、さくら、ただ舞い落ちる
いつか生まれ変わる時を信じ
泣くな友よ、惜別のとき
飾らないあの笑顔で。。。さあ

さくら　さくら　いざ舞い上がれ
永久にさんざめく光を浴びて
さらば友よ、またこの場所で会おう
さくら舞い散るみちの
さくら舞い散るみちの上で

Ninja On Action

Taken in a small ninja house in the amusement park in Odaiba (actually it was forbidden to take pictures inside... Yuka just told me after we leave the site, so I think I didn't break the rule since I didn't know it... :-) )

Kids, don't try this at home. It's very dangerous... :-)

Classic

Lots of my friends like Judy and Mary, and when we go to karaoke, there's almost always someone who sings their song. However, so far, there was no one who 'dare' :-) to try singing クラシック. But this time, Onno sang it.
You might say that it's just another love song (it's indeed another love song :-) ), but I do have a fond memory with it, and it is the memory that you can savor that make a song worthier to sing along, isn't it? :-) ... 愛しい人、震える想いは今も生きてるよ。。。:-)

You can see Judy and Mary clip here (a bizarre clip, though :-) ), and below is the lyric...

Baby 今は泣かないで いつものように聞かせて
あの頃 見つけた 真っ白な想いと ざわめきを
Baby 今は抱きしめて 震えちゃうから
昨日より shy な この想いを 壊さないように

雨はすっかり あがって あの道を
乾かしてく 光だけが 静かに揺れる Wo

何度も重ねた Kiss は ガラスみたいにもろくって
眠れない恋は 行き場を失くして 漂う宇宙

真綿のような 2人は 夕焼けに
影をつくる 細くなる 小さく泣いてる

今アツイキセキが この胸に吹いたら
時の流れも 水の流れも 止まるから
愛しい人 震える想いを のせて
いつまでも 夢の中にいて

約束をしよう きっと ずっと 忘れないように
Baby クラシックな Blue 涙があふれちゃう

今アツイ 今アツイキセキが この胸に吹いたら
このまま二人 素直なままで いられたのに
愛しい人 震える想いは 今も 生きてるわ
この街の どこかで 強く風が吹いたら
切ない日々も キレイな空の色に 染まる
愛しい人 震える想いを のせて
いつまでも 夢の中にいて

(クラシック - Judy & Mary)

A Calendar of My Own

(I kept the normal size when I post the picture above, so if you click it, you can see the actual size...)

Out of the blue my sister asked me on how to make a desk calendar... and that's the start of this calendar project... :-)

I found it is interesting to make a calendar by myself, because basically you can arrange any part of it as you like - and I really like something that's not conventional :-)
(And that's why I chose quote from "The Craft" as the first quote of the month there...).

I think I'm gonna make my own calendar every month, and put the picture that I took in the previous month on it... However, since I'm a 三日坊主 :-) (mikka bouzu - three-day monk, a saying in Japanese that refer to someone that easily give up on what they do), I hope I can keep this thing long enough so that it can be a habit. Anyway, making my own calendar help me planning my schedule for the following month, so I think it's a really good idea...

Name of the Flower

(Picture from: http://www.always3.jp/)

I just knew that "Always：続・三丁目の夕日" is played in the TV today. Really bring me back to those good old days last year... :-) Anyway, I won't talk about it now, I just want to put the lyric of the theme song here. A really touching song with strong lyric - it's also simple, recommended for your karaoke (even if you just started learning Japanese... :-)
You can see the clip here

簡単な事なのに
どうして言えないんだろう
言えない事なのに
どうして伝わるんだろう
一緒に見た空を忘れても
一緒にいた事は忘れない

あなたが花なら
沢山のそれらと変わりないのかも知れない
そこからひとつを
選んだ僕だけに歌える唄がある
あなただけに聴こえる唄がある

僕がここに在る事は
あなたの在った証拠で
僕がここに置く唄は
あなたと置いた証拠で
生きる力を借りたから
生きている内に返さなきゃ

涙や笑顔を
忘れた時だけ思い出して下さい
同じ苦しみに
迷ったあなただけに歌える唄がある
僕だけに聴こえる唄がある

皆会いたい人がいる
皆待っている人がいる
会いたい人がいるのなら
それを待っている人がいる
いつでも

あなたが花なら
沢山のそれらと変わりないのかも知れない
そこからひとつを
選んだ僕だけにあなただけに
いつか

涙や笑顔を
忘れた時だけ思い出して下さい
迷わずひとつを
選んだあなただけに歌える唄がある
僕だけに聴こえる唄がある
僕だけを待っている人がいる
あなただけに会いたい人がいる

(花の名 - Bump of Chickens)