The Power of the Storm

Add Me's

nobody@vox.com(yygall) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100

I just realised that people have added me to their neighbourhoods...but vox didn't send notification. So if you want to be added to my neighbourhood, please leave a comment here.

A note of warning though:

- This blog will have a very strong focus on Arashi. So if you don't know who they are, Google is your new best friend.

- I don't post clips, links to downloads, songs, unless in exceptional cases (i.e. when I feel like it). It's just a blog of mainly flailings and ramblings.

- I am very random. I am known for my randomness. So if you don't want your neighbourhood flooded by posts after long periods of inactivity, please don't add me. I won't be offended, if you're not.

- I'm in this fandom to have fun. Occasionally I am happy to entertain certain delusional thoughts for fun and fantasies which have little or no chance of becoming true. That's because I need a break from reality. But this does not mean I will believe every rumour which comes to my attention. Prove it to be likely on balance of probabilities, I may believe you. Prove it beyond reasonable doubt, I probably will be willing to suspend my disbelief. This also applies to any articles I choose to post here: just because it's here, doesn't mean it's true. Read closely, and I'm quite sure you'll see my scepticism.

- I'm not that multilingual. I can comprehend English and Chinese thoroughly, and also some very basic Japanese. No problems if you can understand English or Chinese, but please do forgive my lack of commenting if you mainly post in some other language.

So, if you still want to be added to my neighbourhood, please leave a comment. Otherwise, thank you for taking the time to read this very nonsensical post.

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QotD: Happy 4th of July!

nobody@vox.com(yygall) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:24:09 +1000

How are you celebrating the 4th of July?

I watched Maou. And wore red.

Yes, I know they're talking about Independence Day 4th of July. But I'm not American now, am I?

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Maou...or should I say, Ma-oh

nobody@vox.com(yygall) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:19:40 +1000

Yup, I watched it last night. After a bit of angst and tricks on the part of TVU. According to KH, there were more than 250 ppl who were viewing TBS when it started. That's gotta be a good sign.

Anyway, there's now a Ma-oh drinking game. I made it up last night, and "improved" it just then, ~~out of boredom~~ in honour of the great job Riida and Toma are doing. XD. You'll need a lot of alcohol. The rules are basically, drink every time Toma runs or pouts. If ther are 2 people involved, the other will drink every time Oh-chan is in the darkroom. If there's a third, then that person drinks whenever a tarot card appears or that psychic girl uses her powers. So yes, I was quite drunk last night, testing this one out (mind, I was only drinking whenever Toma ran/pouted). I blame it on the crappy cleanskin. It was disgusting. Or maybe I just get drunk easily... But yes. People, drinking is fun if it's in moderation. Please give feedback on how well the drinking game works. If you're still sober enough to do so. xD

So yes, I'm now waiting for subs. Which should be out within the next hour or two. Then it's out and away to lunch then bus. Let's hope yygall won't lose her way in the maze that is the city.

But man! Maou!Ohno was hot. ~~And Toma pouts too much.~~ Can't wait til next week!

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QotD: Tomorrow's Daydream

nobody@vox.com(yygall) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:07:15 +1000

If you could do anything you want tomorrow, what would it be?
Submitted by Becca-Pink.

Fly to Japan for a week and go to Arashi's concerts.

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of food and laziness...part 2

nobody@vox.com(yygall) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:39:48 +1000

so yeah, yygall got off her butt and went to the shops today. after a weigh-in (lost half a kilo!) and lots of procrastination.

i had to go and buy stuff today. i ran out of oil, sugar, eggs and milk. wait, eggs were never there in the first place. xD

anyway, i'm going to give into temptation and bake. I haven't baked for ages. let's hope my skills are still intact. the recipe is one i got from vox. it looks easy enough. but i might wreck it. like the way i've wrecked numerous dinners and lunches already.

ps: anyone got a recipe for buttermilk pancakes? i bought buttermilk for no apparant reason, might as well use it. hehe.

EDIT: The batter tastes good. And buttermilk is sour-ish? It's going into the pancakes tml.

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of food and laziness

nobody@vox.com(yygall) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:41:40 +1000

and to show how much i *love* aiba, i'm making mabo tofu tonight. again. once the meat thaws.

really really really need to go out and buy stuff tml. or tml's paper will have headline "girl starves to death due to laziness".

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zoo in the city

nobody@vox.com(yygall) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:31:47 +1000

As 盧家宜 has already mentioned, we went to a wildlife world yesterday. Will just let the pictures and video do the talking.

Eating crawling koala

more to come later

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Dreams and Reality

nobody@vox.com(yygall) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:52:33 +1000

There are times when the realms of dreams and reality become quite blurred in my mind.

Like last night/this morning, I'm quite sure the meeting with my old neighbours was a dream. But not so sure about the new Miyazaki animated film. Even the title was in full Japanese...only I didn't understand it. Something about a cliff? I don't know.

Then there's the one about meeting a certain Mizushima Hiro on the bus to the slopes. He was my bus 'neighbour' who happens to pick up my lost mobile. No romance, but friendship blossoms. He goes back to Japan, and I head to Tokyo a few months later. We meet up, and through him, I meet Toma (!), who introduces me to the Arashi boys. That dream was so damn real, I'm seriously hoping Hiro has the next couple of days off and decides to head down under for a bit of action on the white stuff. Who knows, I might run into him. Literally.

I think I sleep too much. And have too little to do but live my life out in my mind.

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Myojo August

nobody@vox.com(yygall) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:31:52 +1000

Everyone has seen the scans by now, I gather.

Riida has expensive taste. Burberry underpants...

*ogles at pics a bit more*

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For Now...Just the name would suffice.

nobody@vox.com(yygall) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:40:07 +1000

As usual, I was browsing yahoo hk. was about to close the window when something caught my eye:

Yahoo hk 29 june 08

Matsujun: second most popular image search on yahoo hk.

I am very bored indeed. 盧家宜，where are you?

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