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~Vocaloid's new voice character~

Love-chan — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:52:25 GMT

:JFBQ00168070301A: The Vocaloid family will get bigger [officialy] on 30th of january 2009 with a new voice character: Megurine Luka [number 03]. Her voice is: Yu Asakawa. Her type of music will be Latin Jazz~Ethnic Pop and House Dance Electronic.

Here's the demo song:

VOCALOID CV03 - Megurine Luka Demo Song

Surprinsingly her voice is very similar to Kagamine Len's [number 02], but I must admit I looking forward to her jazz songs :6f428754:

The other popular Vocaloid voice characters are:

Meiko [female] & Kaito [male]

Hatsune Miku [female] - the most popular and loved by fans

Kagamine Rin [female] & Kagamine Len [male] - some say they're twins and some say they're lovers...but who cares? They're lovely <3

Kamui Gakupo [male]

Yowane Haku [female]

Kasane Teto [female]

Akita Neru [female]

♂ Japanese Weddings ♀ �part 2�

FancyM — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:52:01 GMT

Japanese Weddings

Yui-no is a Japanese term that translates roughly into the verb "apply." The meaning has been fiddled around with to apply in the case of Japanese wedding traditions to indicate an opportunity for the opposing families-opposing, is that really the term I want?-to unite through dining and drinking. Yui-no still exerts a strong influence in the courtship ritual of Japanese brides and grooms. During the Yui-no meeting, the two families will exchange gifts with the primary consideration for the prospective bride being what is called Obi, a gift intended to symbolize virtuousness. In exchange for the Obi, the bridegroom receives a Hakama skirt which is representative of fidelity to his bride.

Japanese weddings can be as distinctive as a Catholic wedding is from a Mormon wedding. There are basically four distinct types of wedding ceremonies in Japan, broken down and individualized according to religious traditions. The most common is the Shinto because that is the primary religion of the country. In addition to Shinto there are also ceremonies that mark the cultural aspects of Buddhism and Christianity, and of course there is a civil ceremony that avoids religious interference.

The Shinto Japanese wedding ceremony is highly ritualistic and traditional, presided over by a Shinto priest. This type of ceremony begins with the Shinto priest practicing an ancient purification service and traditionally takes place in either Shinto shrine or sanctuary. The bride will wear a white kimono representing purity, along with a usually rather intricate headdress. The groom wears a black kimono along with a stripe Hakama, not necessarily the one he received at the Yui-no. The Shinto wedding ceremony is rather short in comparison to some of the excruciatingly long wedding ceremonies practiced in America, involving several rituals enacted by the priest as well as the taking of an oath of faithfulness read by the groom. It will then be time for the San-San Kudo, sometimes known as the Three-Times-Three Exchange, involving ritualistic nuptial cups. As with western ceremonies, the bride and groom will also exchange wedding rings.

The Christian and Buddhist wedding ceremonies are basically just intrusions into the Japanese culture of foreign religious iconography. Typically what is meant by a Christian wedding ceremony in Japan is something more along the simple Protestant range rather than the indulgences of the Catholic hypocrisies. As for the Buddhist wedding ceremonies in Japan, they include such rituals as traditional Buddhist prayer, the burning of incense, and oaths of fidelity.

♂ Japanese Weddings ♀�part 1�

FancyM — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:38:14 GMT

Japanese Weddings

The Japanese prefer to bypass the summer vacation season to practice the Oriental art of gettin' hitched in the cool, cool of the fall. Japanese weddings are, as you might expect, highly traditional. Obviously, all weddings are exercises in ancient ritual, the meaning of which eludes all but the most dedicated of folklorist, but compared to general traditions associated with most western weddings, getting married in Japan is a truly amazing experience.

The Japanese are, it must be admitted, a bit more-shall we say formal-than most westerners. An ancient Japanese wedding tradition known as Mi-Ai still takes place today, though it is not quite as stiff and restrictive as in days of yore. Until the turn of the century, the "Mi-Ai" interview of a man and woman was more of a formality than an opportunity to know each other with a view to marriage. The Mi-Ai interview was an occasion for the once and future groom to wrangle an invitation to the house of a possible wifely opportunity. Should the woman have drawn his favor, the prospective groom would signify his intentions by leaving behind a token of his acceptance in the form of a fan. And if the object of the groom's intentions were not as favorably impressed?

Well, now that hardly mattered, of course. The Mi-Ai interview still lives on today in a far less formal arrangement; today the meeting is set up by a mediating go-between with the intention of letting the potential bride and groom get to know each other better. It can only be assumed, that if the meeting doesn't impress the prospective bride that she need not go through with the union.

..::Jutsu Guide 2::..

Love-chan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:32:23 GMT

To perform most attacks, hand seals combined with chakra are used. Each of the main hand seals is based on an animal from the Chinese Zodiac, and shown below are a picture of that hand seal along with the name in both English and Japanese.

There are many other Hand Seals, but they work slightly different than the ones shown above. Think of these other ones as finishing seals. Which, instead of being a used in many different jutsus, they're designated to their own specific jutsu, and appear after all the regular Hand Seals are made. Some of these finishing seals can be found below.

Sony Rolly in Motion

04shinigami — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:28:54 GMT

The latest Sony music player, the Rolly, was released in Japan on the 29th of September 2007. This little thing can do a lot of moves according to the music that is played.

YouTube - Sony Rolly in Motion - Uncut...

I wonder... can it dance to anime music? :th_v44:

..::Jutsu Guide::..

Love-chan — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:25:16 GMT

In the series of Naruto a jutsu ("Technique" or "Skill" in Japanese) is a general term referring to any technique a ninja might use that not any ordinary human could naturally imitate. In some cases the line between a simple action and a Jutsu is blurred and vague, allowing for some humor (Uzumaki Naruto: "What? How did you get loose?!" Uchiha Sasuke: "Rope Untying no Jutsu. It's basic stuff."...:yociexp97:Oh yeah, the cool & sexy Know-it-all Sasuke *evil glare*:th_053_XD:)...right...returning to explaining XD

Generally speaking, jutsu are divided into three categories: Taijutsu (Body techniques), Genjutsu (Mind techniques) and Ninjutsu (Techniques that rely on sources beyond those). Besides these main categories there is another, more specific category: Fūin jutsu (Sealing techniques).
Besides being either Ninjutsu, Taijutsu or Genjutsu a jutsu can also be "Hiden" ( Secret). Hiden jutsu are jutsu passed down from generation to generation within some clans.

There is technically another category called Kinjutsu (Forbidden Techniques), but it refers not to the type of the jutsu but to the fact that it is forbidden to learn or perform it. A technique can be categorized as kinjutsu if it either causes great harm to the user if overused, such as Rock Lee's Lotus techniques, or if the techniques are dark or sinister in nature, such as many of Orochimaru's skills.

There are also Kekkei genkai. These are not really jutsu, but special, genetically inherited abilities like the ability to copy other jutsu or to merge your body with other bodies. Kekkei genkai abilities that work via the user's eye are called Dojutsu (Pupil Techniques). Some jutsu are based on Kekkei Genkai, like Tsukuyomi. :070:

There are seven different ranks in jutsu:
S-rank: Secret: extreme level jutsu
A-rank: Kinjutsu: ultra high level jutsu
B-rank: Jounin level jutsu
C-rank: Chuunin level jutsu
D-rank: Genin level jutsu
E-rank: Academy student level jutsu
No rank: Jutsu relying on the unique abilities of the users (Kekkei genkai, Hiden jutsu)

Genjutsu (illusion techniques)

Genjutsu (Illusion Techniques) are techniques that use the chakra in the victim's nervous system to create illusions; an advanced intellectual Ninjutsu. The most commonly seen Genjutsu is simple creation of phantasms- causing the targeted person to hear, see, smell, taste and feel things that are not actually there in order to manipulate them; other applications of Genjutsu are rare.

Itachi's Genjutsu vs Kakashi

There are several ways to counter Genjutsu. Because it uses the victim's own chakra against him, he can cancel the genjutsu by trying to stop, and thereby disrupt, his own chakra flow. This is called Genjutsu Kai (Illusion Technique Cancel). If this doesn't work, then the only way for the victim to cancel the Genjutsu is having someone else disrupt his chakra flow with theirs through body contact. It has also been seen that if a person caused themself a "shocking" pain (such as a stab wound or broken finger) that they will wake up as well. It should be noted, however, that in the case of some high-level Genjutsu techniques that even pain will not break the Jutsu.

Ninjutsu (Ninja Techniques)

Ninjutsu (Ninja Techniques) is hard to define; it is basically any technique that does not fall under either Taijutsu or Genjutsu, which means that it uses sources outside those naturally available to the body or the mind to accomplish its task. Ninjutsu relies on chakra and, most of the times, hand seals (Sequential positions the hands are put into in order to mold chakra in the necessary manner to perform a jutsu).

Ninjutsu 1

Ninjutsu 2

Ninjutsu 3

Ninjutsu 4

Taijutsu (Body Techniques)

Taijutsu (Body techniques), or more figuratively hand-to-hand combat) refers to any techniques involving the martial arts or the optimisation of natural human abilities in general. In some cases chakra is involved to enhance the techniques, but generally speaking a Taijutsu user can fare well without much chakra available compared to a Genjutsu or Ninjutsu user.

Taijutsu

..::~The BLOODLINE LIMIT Guide~::..

Love-chan — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:58:53 GMT

Naruto Bloodline Limits - Kekkei Genkai

This name classifies a genetic trait or ability passed down through generations of members of a certain clan. Since the ability can only be inherited through blood, others cannot imitate it through any other means.

Bloodline Limits are rare in some cases, even amongst clans. Those with a Blood Limit are employed as special tools by ninja clans in the interest of gaining an advantage in war and combat. Since country rulers specifically employed those with Bloodline Limits, as tools of war, those who possessed them were associated with it's meaning along with violence and death. This provoked uneasiness amongst people without a Bloodline Limit. Those with Bloodline Limits were singled out by society. This eventually led to the provocation of murderous intent through fear for those with a Bloodline Limit. This is what promoted the interest of the extinction of Bloodline Limits, and only those who were lucky survived the murderous raids.

Konoha's clans with Bloodline Limit

BYAKUGAN

Founder: Hyuuga Clan
Description: Byakugan is a special eye trait limited to Hyuuga Clan members. When this Bloodline Limit is used a strain is forced around the eye below the temple towards the ears. There's a noticeable difference on the user's face: blood vessels appear to be pulsating through the skin. The user of this Bloodline Limit is capable of turning it on or off at will (after originally performing the hand seals). It appears as though its use has no negative physical effect on the user, but it is not known what kind of effect is placed on the eye after being used for a prolonged period of time.

Neji's BYAKUGAN

Popular Hyuuga members in the series:

Hyuuga Neji

Hyuuga Hinata

When the user activates Byakugan, the user gains exceptional vision. This new vision allows the user to view an opponents Chakra circulatory system.

Chakra Circulatory System

The user also has a field of vision, which is almost 360 degrees, minimizing the blind spot. In addition to this, the users range of vision can increase over a very long distance. The strength of this vision may depend on the ability of the user. The increase in range of vision complements the new field of vision. This allows the user to detect, without effort, any action within a 15m radius (the small blind spot is counted as an exception). The Byakugan user boasts an advantage in the field of close combat due to the vision and sense of nearby surroundings he/she has.

A Byakugan user knows what points to press to stop the chackra flow in the oponent's body by performing Jyuuken (Gentle Fist). In a body are so called Chakra holes (Tenketsu). A highly skilled Byakugan user is capable of damaging all of the opponents Chakra holes and potentially shutting down the opponents Chakra circulatory system.

Sharingan (Copy Wheel Eye)

Founders: Uchiha Clan
Description: The Sharingan is a special kind of pupil in the eye that some members of the legendary Uchiha clan possess. Among the many abilities the Sharingan gives to the user, the most well known is the capability to memorize any technique that is viewed by the unique eye, these include Ninjutsu, Genjutsu and Taijutsu. The only techniques it cannot copy are the ones that are limited to any other special bloodline. When a specific technique has been copied it can be used perfectly by the user. Another advantage of the Sharingan is the ability to see through any illusionary techniques.

Popular Uchiha & Saringan users in the series:

Uchiha Sasuke >_>

Uchiha Itachi <_<

Kakashi Hatake <3<3<3

Unfortunately a huge weakness of the Sharingan is when it is being used chakra is drained rapidly from the user so in order to use the techniques that it has copied, a large amount of training has to be done to acquire the strength and stamina needed to perform the technique. It is thought that the Sharingan evolved from the Byakugan which is the Hyuuga clans bloodline limit.

Year of the Ox

FancyM — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:28:47 GMT

According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2009 is the Year of the Ox. The Ox, or the Buffalo sign symbolizes prosperity through fortitude and hard work. Those born under the influence of the Ox or Buffalo are fortunate to be stable and persevering. The typical Ox is a tolerant person with strong character. Not many people could equal the resolution and fearlessness that the Ox exhibits when deciding to accomplish a task. Ox people work hard without complaints at work or at home. They know that they will succeed through hard work and sustained efforts, and do not believe in get-rich-quick schemes.

The Sign of the Ox

Invariably solid and dependable, Ox people are excellent organizers. Oxen are systematic in their approach to every task they undertake. They are not easily influenced by other's ideas. Loyalty is a part of their make-up, but if deceived they will not forget. Oxen do not appear to be imaginative though they are capable of good ideas. Although not demonstrative or the most exciting people romantically, they are entirely dependable, and make devoted parents.

Oxen are renowned for their patience, but it has its limits - once roused, their temper is a sight to behold.
People born under the sign of the Ox or Buffalo usually have strong codes and work ethics. This can lead to a tendency to be a workaholic, and they should make an effort to relax more. Ox people are usually strong and robust, and according to ancient wisdom, they should be blessed with long lives.

The Ox home is his castle where he finds relaxation and peace from the everyday hustle and bustle of his career or responsibilities. He also enjoys spending much time in planting gardens and trees. He generally prefers to decorate his home comfortably with nature colors.
Able, ethical and aware, co-workers of the Ox can depend on their eyes for details. Because they are so well-organized, they are better-suited for specialized positions and prefer to work in large companies. They work best when they work alone since they can be unhappy when participating in a large grou

European Zodiac Elements

FancyM — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:02:10 GMT

I made an entry for the Chinese Zodiac Elements so I thought making one for the European Zodiac:JFBQ00226070619A: I posted only the general stuff

Fire

The fire signs are Aries , Leo , Sagittarius
Fire symbolizes passion, energy, impulse, enthusiasm, inspiration, idealism, faith. Fire signs are the leaders and the cheerleaders of the zodiac. They provide us with much needed inspiration, motivation and creative energy.

Earth

Earth signs are Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.
Earth represents practicality, stability, materialism, realism.
Practical and dependable, earth signs provide the resources necessary for the functions of life. There is usually a deep affinity with nature. Earth signs are the builders of long-lasting structures.

Air

The air signs are Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Air symbolizes mental processes, language, intellect, reason, human communication and social relationships. Air signs provide the ideas that make things happen.
An airy chart represents a person with many ideas to share. He may lack grounding, however, and tries to do too many things at once.

Water

Water signs are Cancer, Scorpio , Pisces
Emotion, psychism, mysticism, intuition.
Water signs are the �feelers,� the nurturers, the caretakers.

Time of the Capricorn

FancyM — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:49:01 GMT

The year ends and starts with the Capricorn's season

Capricorn

DATES: 22 Dec. - 20 Jan LUCKY NUMBER: Eight SYMBOL: Goat BEST DAY: Saturday ELEMENT: Earth LUCKY TIME: Night COLOUR: Dark Grey SEASON: Beginning of Winter METAL: Lead CRYSTAL: Smoken Hematite FLOWER: Yellow Rose FORTITUDE: Model of Wisdom TREE: Elm CHALLENGE: Attain More ANIMAL: Goat, Fish
PREFERRED SAYING: "I Did It...."

THE GLYPH: Looks somewhat like a goats horns with the tail of a fish.

AVOID: Worst fault is mistrust, emotionally icy.

MINERAL: Calcium - Which can prevent problems with the eyes, stomach, and skin. It is found in oranges, lemons, grapes, plums, and cabbage.

GEMSTONE: Garnet: treasured throughout the times and exceptionally admired by the Victorians, is said to be the effective in curing depression.

PERSONALITY TRAITS: A diligent, ambitious, thrifty, and self disciplined Capricorn possesses endurance, patience, perseverance, wisdom, stability, and success through deception. Fire of power inside, you are a tactful, authoritative and impulsive individual with laconic. Success, status and lasting relationships are your objects by observing and learning from mistakes.

RULING PLANET: Saturn: Bringing age, wisdom, responsibility, and self discipline. Saturn can be a rough and hard taskmaker. In medieval astrology, Saturn was the ruler of Aquarius and known as the agricultural god. Carries the sickle as a tool of his labour. Also Saturn is the leader of the first gods, being the second largest planet, but it is very lightweight.

RELATIONSHIPS: Cautious careful Capricorn is most compatible, with flirty Virgo, a fault finder is flawless with you. Passion may be at a slow pace, but rewarding and earth shattering! Patient Taurus relaxes you with the security on their minds, albeit warmth and humor in their respective souls is definitely a winning combination. Skip children like Aries, shallow Gemini, carefree Sagittarius, flighty Libra, freedom love Aquarius, and feckless Pisces find difficult to appreciate.

IF SHE IS CAPRICORN: She would have high expectations and easily fit in wit elite members of society. Your partner has to be someone whom you could be proud of to introduce to others.

IF HE IS CAPRICORN: A man in a position of romance can be loyal, reliable, ambitious and a conscientious person. On the flip side he can be emotionally icy, inhibited, and controlling.

UNDESIRABLE CAPRICORN: Emotionally icy and controlling Capricorn is calculating, inhibited, secretive, and loves to use other people for their own convenience. Unsympathetic Capricorn is also materialistic.

CAREERS: You are the asset of every organization you are involved with because you are practical, reliable, and dedicated. This is the sign of politicians, administrators, powerful people, and officers. You will excel at being a judge, banker, financier, producer, builder, or surgeon.

* Naruto ~ General stuff *

Love-chan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:04:28 GMT

Naruto, the anime, was made after Masashi Kishimoto's manga with the same title. The first season has 220 episodes [awsome episodes I may add :d200712201549406521], and the second season is still ongoing: Naruto Shippuuden which managed to have around 90 episodes in this moment, if I'm not mistaken and it has still much to go on :JFBQ00234070821A:

Japanese Voice Actors:

Naruto - Junko Takeuchi
Sasuke - Noriaki Sugiyama
Sakura - Chie Nakamura
Kakashi - Kazuhiko Inoue
Gaara - Akira Ishida <3<3<3
Itachi - Eirou Ishikawa
Tsuchi Kir - Akiko Koike
Dosu Kinuta - Dasuke Egawa
Kiba - Hirose Toriuma
Sarutobi Asuma - Juurouta Takeuchi
Gai's Turtle - Katsuhiro Kitagawa
Chouji - Kentarou Itou
Anko - Kiko Honda
Inari - Kiyosaka Ishikawa
Kakurou - Kouyori Katase
Gai - Masashi Ebara
Haku - Mayumi Asano
Tsunami - Misa Watanabe
Hinata - Nana Mizuki
Gatou - Naoki Sakato
Ebisu - Nobou Tobita
Kabuto - Nobutoshi Canna
Yuuhi Kurenai - Rumi Rakugou
Ino - Ryoka Yuzuki
Giichi - Ryuji Mizuno
Mizuki - Shinichiro Miki
Shikamaru - Shoutarou Morikubo <3<3<3
Yoshino Kade - Taeko Kawata
Neji - Takaichi Touchika
Tazuna - Takeshi Aono
Iruka - Toshihiko Seki
Zabuza - Unshou Ishizuka
Rock Lee - Yoichi Masukawa
Konohamaru - Yotarou Morikubo
Tenten - Yukari Tamura

Naruto Seyuu & other ^.^

Naruto general guide:

Chakra is energy extracted from cells that Ninja's need to be able to use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, to use them correctly the Ninja needs to mix their Chakra with their spiritual energy then use special Hand Seals to activate the technique that they want to use.

A Ninja must train their spiritual energy through battles or special targeted training in order to control large amounts of chakra when using techniques.
Chakra is very similar to the Ki energy found in DragonBall Z.

You may think Chakra is just a made up thing but you would be wrong. There are thousands of sites all about the Chakra energy, If you want to test your own Chakra click here.

The result of my chackra test is:

Root: under-active (-13%)
Sacral: under-active (6%)
Navel: under-active (0%)
Heart: open (38%)
Throat: open (50%)
Third Eye: open (19%)
Crown: open (44%)

~Masashi Kishimoto~

Love-chan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:40:21 GMT

:d200712201608307905 As you all should know, Masashi Kishimoto is the creator of Naruto...and curently my God, hahahah :d200712201614418742

Born Kishimoto Masashi
November 8, 1974 (age 34)
Nagi, Okayama, Japan
Residence Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Occupation Manga artist
Known for Naruto

When Kishimoto was originally creating the Naruto series, he looked to other shōnen manga for influences while attempting to make his characters as unique as possible.Kishimoto cites Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball series as one of these influences, noting that Son Goku, the protagonist of Dragon Ball, was a key factor when creating Naruto Uzumaki due to his energetic and mischievous personality. To complement the character Naruto, Kishimoto worked on creating a rival that was a "cool genius", as he believed this was "the archetypal rival character".

After reviewing different manga for ideas, he ultimately developed Sasuke Uchiha. When creating the primary heroine, Kishimoto admitted, "I don't have a definite image of what a heroine should be". He eventually created Sakura Haruno, emphasizing "her energy and flirtatious spirit" as her primary characteristics. These three characters would be the mold for the other three main Naruto teams. For Kishimoto, Sasuke remains the most difficult character for him to draw. While drawing, errors and mishaps commonly result in Sasuke's youthful appearance being lost, a result of Kishimoto's inexperience in drawing characters mature beyond their years. Despite the time and energy Kishimoto spends drawing Sasuke, Sasuke has become his favorite character to draw.

When drawing the characters, Kishimoto follows a five-step process that he consistently follows: concept and rough sketch, drafting, inking, shading, and coloring. These steps are followed when he is drawing the actual manga and making the color illustrations that commonly adorn the cover of tankōbon, the cover of Weekly Shōnen Jump, or other media, but the toolkit he utilizes occasionally changes.[9] For instance, he utilized an airbrush for one illustration for a Weekly Shōnen Jump cover, but decided not to use it for future drawings largely due to the cleanup required.

When Kishimoto was creating the setting of the Naruto manga, he initially concentrated on the designs for village of Konohagakure, the primary setting of the series. Kishimoto asserts that his design for Konohagakure was created "pretty spontaneously without much thought", but admits that the scenery is based on his home in Okayama Prefecture. Kishimoto created Konohagakure without specifying a specific era or location in the real world, noting that the village is "just a place in [his] head". Without a specific time period, Kishimoto included modern elements in the series such as convenience stores, but specifically excluded projectile weapons and vehicles from the storyline. For reference materials, Kishimoto performs his own research into Japanese culture and alludes to it in his work. In an interview, he commented that he "often visits Japanese gardens and [goes] to Kabuki performances" for reference material.

Kishimoto added that, as Naruto takes place in a "Japanese fantasy world," the creator has to "set certain rules, in a systematic way" so that he could easily "convey the story". Kishimoto wanted to "draw on" the Chinese zodiac tradition, which had a long-standing presence in Japan; the zodiac hand signs originate from this. Regarding technology Kishimoto said that Naruto would not have any firearms. He said he may include automobiles, aircraft, and "low-processing" computers; Kishimoto specified the computers would "maybe" be eight-bit and that they would "definitely not" be sixteen-bit.

~2008 ... 2009~

Love-chan — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:43:00 GMT

:406: Hello my dear friends... I'm very sorry I haven't been around lately but I had some family problems...luckily everything that's bad already ended :heida:

...by the way...it's already 2009 in Japan :P20078610471253: I completely forgot that they're so advanced when it comes to the time :P20073131448531: *smacks her head*

2008

This year have been quite ugly for me when I look at the general picture. I entered in 2008 completely tired and broken because of my job and as the year started everything took a very wrong turn in that matter. My boss had some huge family problems and she came and took revenge for all that on me after I spend my Christmas alone in that damn store with no pleople interested in too expensive furniture :P20073131448531: Sorry for my rant here but this is a part of my year also so...bear with me, please. My exams came and I took a paid vacantion...my very first vacantion but I could study as I should've because everyday my boss was calling me asking me where is everything, shouting at me because of some mistakes she made in matters that didn't concerned me at all T_T so I quit. The exams passed. After that I had mightmares because of that job...Here you might think I'm still a kid and I let myself to be affected...and you're right...I can't say that's not true...

The rest of the year passed quickly and I had some awsome moments with my dear friends. My summer was pretty awsome, I went in atrip with Shini-chan and my mom, then to my aunt in the other part of the country where I stayed 2 weeks [I've never been away from home that much :JFBQ00203070420Acic] and in august I went to the seaside. But my grandfather died T_T.... and then I came back here :P2006122110433596:

Once the school year started I started realising that this college is not helping me at all...but from here go my new year resolutions :99CA95C9951AF36843D3A9342EEC83AE:

I became more of a loner than I was before but still this year helped me to stay in front of myself and sincerely analyze myself and I've learned some weird things about me [not necessarily in a bad way though ^_^b]

I think I'm growing up...yeah, even if I have 21 years old I still don't feel I'm a grown up...maybe that's because the idea of a grown up in my opinion is something that can be achived not only through life experience but more through feeling everything around you in the correct way....hah, I'll stop here with this idea 'cause I could write until tomorrow about what growing up means for me.

A conclusion of 2008 would be I'm a spoiled kid...or better said an old kid *laughs*

The good parts of 2008 were more than in any other year because of my friends and the japanese events *dances*

2009

My feeling about 2009 is that is like a two edge sword. I mean If I'll be clever enough everything will end in the best way but if I'm not going to change in some ways I'll definitely lose a lot of things. But this sounds awsome in my opinion :D That means that my life will be interesting and more lively that the last one.

All I want for this year is:

* to end the college in the best way possible XD
* to strengthen my bonds with everyone
* learn more and more about Japan
* see as many anime series I can :D
* start and END my stories lol...I still haven't finished my stories XD...and someone's gonna kill me
* improve my singing and drawing
* lose as much weight I can *laughs*
* to live wonderful moments that will teach me more about life
* start managing my life in a better way
* and the last one...... I want to remain a kid in my heart but the mind to be more grown up than before XP

I'll end the flow of my thoughts here. My dear friends, I wish to you all that's best, may the number of people who love you double this year ^_^y and make a wish come true ^_^.

Happy new year!

...::Japanese Gardens::...

FancyM — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:45:05 GMT

The Japanese garden is designed to be a faithful representation of nature and to impart a sense of simple, unspoiled beauty. Its style therefore contrasts with that of a Western garden, which relies on shaping nature into a kind of geometrical beauty. There are three main styles of Japanese garden; Tsukiyama, Karesansui, and Chaniwa.

A 'Tsukiyama' - style garden is arranged to show nature in miniature, with hills, ponds and streams. The Karesansui style of garden developed in the Muromachi Era as a representation of Zen spiritualism. In this style, sand or gravel is used to represent rivers or the sea. It is charactarized by its force and simplicity.

The Chaniwa is the garden adjacent to a ceremonial teahouse. This style of garden avoids any suggestion of showiness and strives for the utmost simplicity and naturalness. The main features of such a garden are shown here:

...::Dotonbori = Most Famous Street in Osaka::...

FancyM — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:36:33 GMT

Dotonbori

Dotonbori was designated as the entertainment district of Osaka as early as 1621. But today, Dotonbori is the main destination for Japanese food.
It�s one of the best place to try Fugu (pufferfish), and some of the local specialties including the takoyaki octopus balls or Okinomiyaki. The price is affordable too.

On that street are also restaurants where you can learn to cook and you must do the food yourself O.O:yociexp69:

Dotonbori is a large scale downtown along the south bank of the Dotonbori-gawa Canal. Osaka is known as the gastronomists' town, and thus the entire area of Dotonbori is thronged with an unbelievable number of restaurants and amusement facilities, and is dearly loved by the Osakaites. There are theaters that play traditional puppet shows Bunraku, storytellers' halls and other popular entertainment as well as a number of movie theaters

Dotonbori is often selected as a scene in the Japanese and foreign movies as the symbol of Osaka. They have recently built flowerbeds and fountains on both sides of the Dotonbori-gawa Canal to offer better environment for a downtown, which are always attracting visitors and residents. On both sides of the Dotonbori-gawa Canal are lined with advertisements and neon signs. The entire sides of buildings are decorated with neon lamps. The illuminated signboards and neon lamps reflect on the Dotonbori-gawa Canal at night, making Dotonbori even merrier.

There is the Hozen-ji Temple built in the 17th century on the first street to the south of street along the Dotonbori Canal. A paper lantern hangs at the front of the temple, which gives off pale orange light at sunset. The stone paved street in front of the Hozen-ji Temple is called the Hozen-ji Yokocho Lane. Shops with a beautiful latticework stand side by side as a reminiscence of the Edo Period in the 17th century and they give off peaceful atmosphere.