Have you ever listened to your music player on shuffle mode and suddenly the next song sounds exactly like the last one and yet totally different? These two songs are absolutely different songs with different lyrics and different Languages! But you will notice immediately that the music and tune is strikingly similar. Of course there are a lot of Chinese-dubbed English songs and English-dubbed Chinese songs, but this is different! The titles and lyrics have so much difference.
5th single 「桜キッス」"Sakura Kiss" Kawabe Chieco 2006.04.26 OUT JPop News
Girlfriend (2007/3/21) Avril Lavigne Wiki Japan From this fact, it is a high probability that Avril somehow listened to the Jap song and thought of a song with the same tune. But Avril listening to a JPop song?? How ridiculous is that?
On May 25, 2007, Lavigne, her co-songwriter Lukasz Gottwald, and her record label were sued by songwriters James Gangwer and Tommy Dunbar over claims that her song "Girlfriend" infringes on their 1979 song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend", originally performed by The Rubinoos.[30] Wikipedia And here, if Avril actually did listen to Sakura Kiss, her claim that she had "never heard the song in her life" would be irrefutable. Well, that would mean trespass of Kawabe Chieco's copyright however.
If it is true that Avril never heard both songs, then it would be very astonishing that 3 people could come to the exact same music and tune with different lyrics.
Is the world small or what?
In June 2007, Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, with whom Lavigne wrote the majority of her second album, Under My Skin, spoke to Performing Songwriter magazine about Lavigne's songwriting, saying, "I mean, Avril, songwriter? Avril doesn't really sit and write songs by herself or anything. Avril will also cross the ethical line and no one says anything. That's why I'll never work with her again. I sent her a song two years ago called 'Contagious', and I just saw the tracklisting to this album and there's a song called 'Contagious' on it – and my name's not on it. What do you do with that? See, I won't [call the lawyers], I'll just tell you. Art should not be subject to that kind of controversy." Wikipedia
Or is the world just full of desperate people? ^^; Truthfully, Avril's third album "The Best Damn Thing" didn't have as many good songs as her last two. It was a bit disappointing.
This is the "Ali Baba" telephone card I bought from Shinokubo. As you can see, it says "chap cheap". The price written is 3000 yen, but it was sold at 1500 yen.
So, exactly how "chap cheap" is this card? My friend from "Long Hill", Calbi-chan who now has a girlfriend in Malacca told me that Free-Dial from Japan to house phone in Malaysia can call up to 300 minutes. 300 minutes! RM45 for 300 minutes~. That is so cheap, right? However, when I tried yesterday, the operator said "You have.... 110 minutes." Heyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! That is soooooo much difference. What "chap cheap" lar??
Well, at least it is a bit cheaper than Brastel, I guess.. And for guys wooing gals in Malaysia, it should be quite a bargain. XD
My room has unofficially become the red zone of Gunma. For influenza, that is. ^^ I live between two other foreigners who have contracted the influenza virus during the winter holiday. One guy has gotten better, but another has just been told by the doctor to stay in his room and not have any contact with anybody for 5 days.
It seems that some people do not know the difference between influenza(abbreviated as flu) and a simple cold(風邪) and how dangerous it is. Well, in a simple sentence, in the worst case, influenza might cause pneumonia and the person contracted would eventually cease breathing. The worst case lar.. hehe.. A healthy teenager wouldn't die so easily though. The highest death rate is among the elderly. However, it is absolutely not fun to contract the virus at any costs!
Anyways, to check if you are in the red, please visit Influenza Info. For Japan lar.. Malaysia don't have yet kua...... For those who have checked the map, you would notice that Hokkaido is in the red. Well, commonly, the virus has a long life where it is cold, and Hokkaido also has many forest reserves which allow a lot of bird emmigration. So, to our friends in Hokkaido, please be careful! Remember to wash your hands properly! (no matter how cold the water is.. hehe)
Wiki On the Oricon Indies Singles Top 20s Chart, in 2007 it was still in the top 20s.
And here's the lyric in full Roman Characters
Today six billions of people are breathing, feeling, and living Today fifty hundreds of children are starving, fearing, and dying Would you tell me why? What could I do with this? Tell me why.. How could I remember this?
Life is yours because your imagination is all there for you My love is for you because my inspiration is all here for me
Look upon the brightest stars You never know you have your own In your body That's the reason you ask yourself why? What's the message that's written in the sky? Would you tell me why?
Boku wa nandaka totemo kanashii yo datte boku ga waratteiru tonari de dareka ga shindeku Boku wa nandaka totemo kuyashii yo datte soredemo ikitai to omotteiru boku ga koko ni iru
*Ikitakutemo ikirenee yatsu ga irun datte Sonnan mo kangaenaide ikiteru ki ni nannatte Soudarou? datte soudarou? Oretachitte tada no ningentte iwarete owari kamoshirennai kedo Ningen toshite ikiteru inochi toshite ikishiteru "Kore ijyou subarashii koto wa nai"tte wakatteiru Kokoro de wakatteiru omoi de wakatteiru
Ima demo koko ni aru wasuregatami Itsuka boku ga kitto kimi ni todokeru kara Naiteiru kono hoshi mo boku mo Boku wa kimi wo kimi wa boku wo aiseru hazu dakara
Sorezore no inochi ga unda Hitori no inori ga unda, uta ga koko ni aru*
Ima mo
Shinda ato no sekaitte no wo boku wa hontouni shinjitaiyo Datte kyou made shiawase wo shiru koto naku shinda ano hito Itsuka dokoka de aeru no? Tengoku de mukuwareru no? Bokura wa doko ni iku no? Doko ni ikeba ii no?
Warau koto naku yorokobiau koto naku kieta tomo to futatabi deau Tengokutte toko de meguriau sono toki munehatte kou hanasu "Ureshikatta Utsukushikatta 'Shiawase'tte yatsu ga afureteita Itsuka mata ittemiyou, 'Ai'tte yatsu wo oshieyou"
*repeat chorus*
Itsumo
Mawatteiru no wa kono chikyuu de Katsute daichi wa hitotsu datte Ano hoshi wa nan okunenmae no hikari de Uchuu wa dandan fukurandeite
Demo sonna koto jyanakute motto motto hoka ni atte "Kono hoshi ni ikiteita watashitachi wa"tte iu tame no akashitachi ga
Nagareboshi ga mietara nee yume yo kanae to inorun da Mune ga sakesou ni nattara sore wo kimi wa koi to yobun da Ikari ga boku tachi wo tsutsumu, saigo no hikari ni naru sono hi made Boku wa kimi wo wasure wa shinai darou, ichido mo deau koto wa nakutomo
Kimi wo kitto oboeteiru, boku wa kitto oboeteiru Torimo, morimo, hoshimo, tsukimo, anokomo, yasashii chikyuu wa oboeteiru
imademo kokoro ni wa wasuregatami itsumo koko ni zutto mune ni afuretendayo
Waratte dakiatteiru kimi to boku to de Itsuka kanarazu kuru sonna toki wo machinagara ikiteikou Afuredasanuyou wasurezaranuyou Boku ga kiete nakunaru hi ga kuru made zutto zutto zuttoooooooooo
Somehow I feel sad, because when I am laughing, beside me someone is dying Somehow I feel mortified, because I who still think of living am here
*There are people who want to live but can't Don't think about living if you don't think about that It's like that, right? We might be accused as just humans and that's all Living as humans, breathing as lives Understanding that "There's nothing more wonderful than this" Knowing it in our hearts, Knowing it in our thoughts
A memento still on Earth now Someday I will get it to you Crying, this star(planet) and myself I should be able to love you and you should be able to love me
Each respective life is born A person's prayer is born, The song is here*
Even now
I really want to believe in the life after death Because, that person who died without even knowing happiness till this day Could we meet someday somewhere? Would he be repayed in Heaven? Where are we going? Where should we go?
Meeting again with friends who have gone without laughing together and being happy together Reuniting in Heaven and proudly saying "I was happy, it was beautiful, 'happiness' was overflowing I want to go again someday and teach about 'love'"
*repeat chorus*
Always
The one spinning around is this Earth The earth was once one That light is from a star a few billion years in the past The universe is slowly swelling up
But that's not the only thing, there is so much more The proofs to say that "We who once lived on this star(planet) were..."
If you see shooting stars, pray that the dreams would be granted. When your heart feels like it is tearing apart, you call it love Anger wraps around us, until the day when the last light comes I would not forget you, even if we never met
I will surely remember you, I will surely remember The birds, and the forest, and the moon, and that kid too, the kind Earth remembers
Even now the memento is in my heart All the time, it is here overflowing in my bosom
Laughing and hugging, you and me, Someday that time will surely come, let's live waiting So that it doesnt overflow, so that we do not forget Until the day I die and go away comes Zutto zutto zuttooooooooooooo~~~~~~~
Sorry for being 3 days late.. haha.. So lazy to update. heh.. Anyways,....
Another year has passed and the dawn of a new year falls upon us. But exactly what is New Year? もう一年がたった。そして、新しい年が訪れた。でも、お正月ってそもそもなんだろう？
The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next year. Cultures that measure yearly calendars all have New Year celebrations.
from Wiki
Well, in Malaysia, our country of diverse cultures, everyone gets to celebrate at least 3 new years in a year. Oh, wait, that sounds weird. How can you have 3 new years in only 1 year? lol. It's really quite astonishing, you get ang pau and super illegal fireworks during Chinese New Year, then tuak and a feast during Gawai, and Rendang and Satay during Hari Raya. Name any country you can think of, but I am sure there is no other country that celebrates as many New Years as Malaysia does. 我々の他民族のマレーシアでは、みんな一年にせいぜい3回ぐらいお正月が楽しめるのだ。ちょっと待って、それじゃおかしいわね。一年に3回お正月？（笑）そう、不思議に思うかもしれないが、旧正月にはお年玉と不法な花火（マレーシアで一番楽しみにしている花火と言っていいだろう）、イバン民族のガワイにツアッ（米で作ったお酒）とごちそう、イスラム教のハリラヤにはレンダン（牛肉）とサテー（焼き鳥）。考えられる国を全部言ってみてください。でも、マレーシア程お正月を祝っている国はないと思う。
Anyways, nowadays, most people go by the Gregorian calendar and accept that the New Year is on the 1st of January.And usually you have countdowns and fireworks on December 31, the New Year's Eve. It has also become a custom to make New Year Resolutions and look back upon the year that has passed.. 今日は、多くの人々は西暦に従い1月一日をお正月と認めている。そして、12月31日の夜中にはカウントダウンや花火が行われる。それから、新しい年のための目標を作ったり去った年の反省したりするのが流行している。
For me, I don't really like making resolutions because I usually forget about it after a week. heh.. But just for the record, I would like to be more hardworking, learn more deeply about my majors, and throw away my bad habits, and also visit Kansai and Disneyland/DisneySea and visit East Hokkaido. 僕はあまり目標を作るの好みじゃないな。。すぐ忘れちゃうから。まあ、一応、もっと真面目になりたい、専門をもっと深く学びたい、悪い癖を捨てたい、そして関西やディズニーランド・ディズニーシーや東北海道に行きたい。
As for reflections, I don't really have much to reflect on. Just that really living independently in Japan made me realize how sloppy I really am. So I really gotta change that attitude.. heh.. But anyways, travelling was really fun. And I am happy to say that I've seen the most beautiful sceneries I have ever seen in my life last year. 反省と言えば、僕はあまりたいした反省できる思い出はないけど。ただ独りで日本で暮らすことは自分がどれだけだらしないかが分かってきた。だから、その癖を変えなきゃならない。でも、日本で旅行したことは楽しかった。そして、僕は去年一生一番きれいな風景を見られるととても喜んでる。 And what are those? それがなんだろうか？ 1. Lavender Farm (Numata,Gunma) ラベンダー畑（沼田、群馬） 2. Asahiyama Zoo's Animals (Asahikawa, Hokkaido) 旭山動物園の動物達（旭川、北海道） 3. Otaru Canal (Otaru, Hokkaido) 小樽運河（小樽、北海道） 4. Oonuma Sunset (Oonuma, Hokkaido) 大沼の夕焼け（大沼、北海道） 5. The Night View of Hakodate City from Mount Hakodate (Hakodate, Hokkaido) 函館山から眺めた函館の夜景（函館、北海道） 6. Noboribetsu Bear Park (Noboribetsu, Hokkaido) 登別熊牧場（登別、北海道） 7. Hell Valley (Noboribetsu, Hokkaido) 地獄谷（登別、北海道） 8. Fukuroda Waterfall (Daigo City,Ibaraki) 袋田の滝（大子町、茨城） 9. Snow fall while snowboarding (Togari, Nagano) スノーボード中に雪降り（戸狩、長野） 10. Shibuya's busiest intersection. 渋谷の一番混んでる交差点
