秘密

one of the new dorama's i'm watching. 東野圭吾原作です。東野圭吾の作品は大体面白い。天才だね。「流星の絆」も面白かったし。so i'm really excited about this series as well.

i finished ep. 1 already. it's really off to a good start. i'm really liking that boyfriend character. 春樹だっけ？別に俳優さんが好きって訳ではない。最近よく見るけどね。but it's not like he's super hot or cute or anything. でも、キャラが好き。特に、１話のラスト。後ろからギュッてして、くるって回して、チュッ。キャー！青春を謳歌してはりますなぁ。うらやましいです。lol. yes, i'm stupid.

Currently listening to: Fruits of Chaos - HYDE

Jackass 3D

last night, the bf and i went to watch Jackass 3D. i wasn't too sure what to expect but man, they sure went way over any expectations i had.

最初に言いたいのが、あんまり3Dだった意味がわかんない。飛び出してきたものは極僅かだし、ほとんど普通の映像っぽかった。it really didn't seem to have much point to being 3D. it's just more money. -___- it especially sucked for me because i have glasses and the 3d glasses don't do a very good job of keeping up on top of my regular glasses. had to keep holding on to them. lol.

ま、とにかくすごかったです。it was seriously one of the grossest films i've ever seen. i mean, its funny and all. but very gross. nudity, feces, and pain, all rolled up into one. ホント、よくあんだけ色々思いつくねって思う。ある意味、感心。but if you want a good laugh and aren't easily grossed out, this is a pretty fucked up but good movie.

Currently listening to: 自由への招待 - L'Arc~en~Ciel

Bamboodles & お掃除

lunch today was at Bamboodles. it's a chinese noodle shop that has been recently gaining popularity. 行ったことないし、おいしくて安いらしいから行ってみることに。ま、一番は安いからだけど。（笑）we got there a bit past 11. man, the parking lot was already full. it's in a plaza with another chinese restaurant and i think that's where most of the people were going. だって、ウチらのお目当てのお店はまだそんなに混んでなかったから。the parking lot is pretty small so i guess it gets full pretty quick.

the restaurant itself was pretty roomy and clean. and after taking one look at the menu, you could understand what everyone was talking about when they said this place was cheap. いろんなスペシャルとかあってそれらは特に安いけど、総体的に安い。大体のものは$5前後。really cheap.

we decided to go family style and ordered a shrimp wonton noodle, chicken and green onion lo mein, dumplings, garlic spinach, and steamed shrimp. 何食べてもおいしかった！特にほうれん草とえびが好きだった。えびは殻を剥かなきゃいけなくて面倒だったけど。we shared all that among three people. we were able to just polish it off but man were we full. haha. and all that came out to less than $30. :O like i said, cheap.

after that, we had to go back to our old house to clean out our storage. 結構他の人からの預かり物や家の焼け跡から拾ったものとかを入れてて、整理せねばということになったのです。とにかく大変でした。ものはいっぱいあるし、ホコリがすごいし。we were able to find lots of stuff tho. haha. some to keep and some to sell. but yea, it was messy. we haven't even finished all of it but that's for next week. after we came home and i blew my nose, it was all black bc of the dust. ewwwwww. grosss.... haha.

Currently listening to: Beautiful Monster - Ne-Yo

柚

went out to lunch today with my mom. 何か、前々から行きたかったらしい「柚」に行くことに。店内入ったら、雰囲気がお隣さんの「にわっとり」に激似。well, turns out there's a reason for that. they have the same owner. lol.

first thought upon looking at the menu: 「高っ!」most of the items were at least $10+. ランチにしては高いよね。ま、でも、母のおごりだからいいケド。結局ふたりで相談して、母がメンチかつ定食と私が牛タン定食に。いつも結果的に分けたりするから、お互いがすきそうなものを選ぶ。when the food came, i was suprised at how much they give you. ご飯とスープはもちろん、サラダ、お新香、小鉢、と結構色々付いてた。my mom's was crazy cuz she got 2 menchi katsu. no way we can finish that in one sitting.

メンチかつはジューシーですっごくおいしかった。牛タンも肉厚で食べ応えたっぷり。総体的においしい。上品な感じ。i guess the quality justifies the price. i would like to try out more of their dishes but its probably not gonna happen for a while. haha.

Currently listening to: HIDEAWAY - HYDE

That Pizza Place

i really didn't feel like cooking last night. so i ended up just getting some pizza with the bf. 色々近所の評判を調べてみて、一番安定したレビューをもらったお店に決めた。the place is called That Pizza Place on Westwood Blvd. according to yelp, i think it got like 4 stars. not bad, right?

also, they have these awesome specials, like $10 large pizza or buy 1 large, get 1 free. そんなに食べないから$10で一つのlargeを取ることに。ついでにアペタイザーも。so, we ended up getting 1 large the works pizza (italian sausage, pepperoni, green peppers, olives, onions, and mushrooms) and the frito misto (breaded and fried zucchini, shrimp, and calamari) 全部で$20ちょっと。悪くないよね。量もそこそこあったし。

the pizza seemed really fresh. a lot of people complained about this too but i wish it were a bit crispier. but it was detrimental or anything. still pretty good. 揚げ物は結構おいしかった。サクッとあがってて。ソースが2種類付いてた。garlic ranch and marinara. the marinara was too sour for my liking but the ranch was delish :) 結局全部食べ切れなくて、あまっちゃった。それぐらい量が多い。i think it was definitely worth it.

Currently listening to: Cooler than Me - Mike Posner

妄想癖

最近どうも妄想癖が出てきた。i think it's because i'm reading the 携帯小説 so much. you know, reading about a love story makes one start to fantasize. at least for me. haha.

ま、そんなこんなで、結構授業中とかも上の空だったり。妄想が楽しくてヤメランネ。it's probably a very bad thing since i should be paying more attention in class. oh well. :)

so, of course the main characters are myself and hyde-sama. that's a given. i'm not sure if i've ever professed my love for hyde-sama on this blog before, but he is like god to me. めっちゃかっこいいし、お茶目でいじめっ子っぽいところも大好き。もう、すべてにおいて完璧。あの低くてやさしい声で耳元で囁かれたぁぁぁぁぁい！うん。そうですね。ちょっと変態が入ってますね。but it's not like i'm bothering anyone so i say it's fine. lol. でも、本当に大好きなのです。hyde様の馴れ初めやあんなことやこんなこてで、妄想街道爆走中デス。えへ。重症です。ま、現実で逢えない分、妄想が楽しいんだけど．．．会えないかなぁ。

Currently listening to: Season's Call - HYDE

The Ex

last night, i was on facebook, momentarily browsing people i might know. in reality, i had to do some homework, but that was my escape. it was only supposed to be for a couple of minutes. あまり長いこと現実逃避してると後々痛い目に会うから。so, i was getting ready to log off when my ex-boyfriend ims me. he's done this a couple of times before so it wasn't surprising. でも、結構タイミング悪かったカモ。

ま、でも邪険に扱うわけには行かないので、とりあえず、おしゃべりに突入。we talked about school mostly in the beginning. actually, i just asked him questions about his school that would require long answers so i could do some reading in the meantime. haha. 私ってアッタマいい～。anyways, eventually, i finish my readings for school and we start having a more in-depth conversation.

so i finally decide to ask him what's always been bothering me: the reason we broke up. 何か、一応フられた私なのですが、あまり理由が分からなかった。最後はあまり一緒にいる時間が無くて、コミュニケーションが取れなくなって行った。it's not like i didn't try. i would always ask him to eat lunch and stuff but he never agreed. で、そんな感じで別れちゃって。but there was no real reason given as to why we ended up like that. so i just asked him. his answer: "i was just too immature to see how cool you were. i regret doing that." :O うれしいこと言ってくれますね。例えお世辞でも、ウレシイ。he insisted he wasn't lying but i still find it hard to believe him. oh well, i'll just take it at face value and be happy. lol. 楽観的が一番ね。

after that, we were just talking about his love life (or lack thereof) and why he isn't doing so well with the ladies. it was interesting. but honestly, i think its pretty much the same reason why we broke up. lack of communication. 何か、話を聞いてるとどうもそうっぽい。結局はイクジ無しなのかも。肝心なことは言わない。he's always been really sweet, saying things a girl wants to hear and all. but he never mentions the really important things. 後、積極性かな？もうこの年なんだから、押し倒すくらいの勢いで行かないと。あはは。but yea, it was fun. こういう関係もいいかもネ。

Currently listening to: Secret Base ～君がくれたもの～ - ZONE

青空チェリー

最近読んだ面白い本。一応短編集。there were 3 titles included in the book and they were all really good. i think i really like this author. it was her first book and i don't think she has any other ones out yet.

「青空チェリー」は甘酸っぱい恋のお話。一緒にラブホの覗きをする男女が恋に落ちるっていう奇妙なシチュエーション。they're both high schoolers and seemingly, the first bf/gf that each has ever had. the situation is really interesting and she ends right as they begin their relationship so its kinda a cliffhanger ending. ちょっと性的描写があり、テレながら読んでた。あはは。

there were two other stories but i especially liked the last one. it was really sad yet inspirational. もしも私がああいう事態になったらどうするだろうって考えさせる。戦争の怖さとか、二人の人を同時に好きになるもどかしさとか、色々複雑な感じ。but they were all really good. it's definitely recommend to read.

Currently listening to: さくらんぼ - 大塚愛

携帯小説

最近また携帯小説にハマった。its really easy to read and instead of having to lug around a book, its light weight and convenient. だって、携帯で読んでるんだもん！:O lol. やっと携帯小説の本領発揮ですね。cuz until now, i had no data plan, so there was no way to read it on my phone. but now that i do, things have gotten a lot more convinient. hehe

another good thing: my phones' screen is so big that its actually quite easy to read on it. 画面が大きすぎてポケットに入らないのは問題だけど、、、but besides that, its really easy to read things on it.

今読んでるのが、「ワイルドビースト」。まだまだ始まったばかりで話の内容は読めないけど、面白そう。hopefully, i'll be able to understand the plot soon.

Currently listening to: Alright! - Superfly

Round 1 Bowling

昨日の夜は Round 1 でボウリングしましたぁ。5ゲームも。大変でしたね。結構。it was a deal so obviously, we went for it. haha. but man, 5 games is a lot. i think i did decent. there were some times were i sucked a lot but for the most part, i think i'm getting better.

not as nice but similar to this

the place is brand new so all the equipment is really nice. and at night, they make is so the pins glow and there are lots of strobes of lights and things like that. 面白かった。ただ、ボールの指の穴のサイズには困りました。Mだとちょっと大きい。でも、Sが無い。that kinda sucked. but other than that, everything was really nice. i hadn't been bowling in a while so it was really fun! その反面で帰りはかなり遅くなっちゃったけどね。（笑）

Currently listening to: まんピーのG☆SPOT - サザンオールスターズ

交通規制 & Full House

今日はリトル東京にビデオとかを返しに行ったら、びっくり。めっちゃ交通規制されていた。there were so many streets shut down, there was practically no way to get into the middle of little tokyo. we were finally able to go around and park and check out what was going on. 全然わかんない。自転車がいっぱい、というだけ。lots of cyclists and a couple of people walking. but it wasn't a race or anything. people were going whichever way they wanted and many were sitting down at restaurants and stuff, eating and drinking along the way. 今一意図がつかめない。一体何があったのでしょう。。。but it was interesting watching the people. there were families and groups of friends. some had some interesting bicycles. one was really tall, i have no clue how he managed to get onto it. haha.

お昼は最近よく食べる飲茶。this time we decided to go to a place that i've been to once with friends nearby called full house. いや～、混んでましたね。ちょっと遅めに行ったけど、20分くらい待たされた。i dunno, i was hoping it was really good since it seemed so popular. but it was okay. i've definitely had better. 別に値段も安いわけでもないし。何であんなに混むか分からない。ま、中国人にとっては美味いのかな？

Currently listening to: Nothin' On You - BoB feat. Bruno Mars

Traffic Stop?

driving in la today, i had a first time experience. i was on the 110, heading south and right about to pass downtown. all of a sudden, i see a cop car with its lights flashing. ま、普通に誰か捕まった～としか思ってなかったんだけど、急に私の前に入ってきた。一番右のレーンから私のいる一番左のレーンに。何がしたいのかまったく検討が付かなかった。its kinda scary driving behind a cop car with flashing lights so i slowed down. the cop car eventually got decently ahead of me so i thought maybe he was in a hurry? (abuse of power) but i caught sight of him again. ちょっと前で急に右へ、左へとクネクネし始めた。

my first thought was "oh shit". i mean, i've seen/heard about this before. traffic stop. もし本当に止まらされたら面倒だもん。時間も多少は掛かるだろうし。i was almost about to hit the carpool lane so all i was hoping for was to be able to get in so the traffic stop wouldn't affect me. ま、一応何とか乗れて、横を見ると、パトカーも止めてどっか行っちゃった。結局アレはなんだったんだろう？？

Currently listening to: Breathe - Issa x Soulja

Cuz you had a bad day

like me. today was definitely not my day. 朝起きて雨降ってる時点でアウトだった気がする。not that i don't like rain. its fine and all. although its effing cold. but yea, its fine as long as i don't have to walk and take the bus to school. こういう時の雨はホント面倒。

i got going a bit late this morning because i had to run back to get my umbrella. as a result, i missed my bus. -__- i ran for it, but missed. で、寒い中突っ立ってると、車が来て、ピシャっ！it wasn't a lot of water, but it was still gross and cold. of course i don't have enough time to go home and change so i just went with that. で、さらに待ってますと、以上に気づく。雨で分かりにくかったけど、耳に伝わる音がやけに静か。so i listen real close and discover one of my earbuds isn't working. ugh. its only been about a year since i bought them. もう壊れたのかよ！but soon, that wasn't to matter anyways. my mp3 player died.... ホントツイてない。

i get to class, then work. and then the final hit blows. ugh... my period started. its fine cuz i had my pad on me. but still.... 来週だと思ってたからちょっと焦った。as a result, my stomachs been cramping all day. its times like these when i really hate being a girl....

Currently listening to: Bad Day - Daniel Powter

Seal Beach Kite Festival

it was the japan america kite festival in seal beach today. wasn't really planning on going. until my mom practically forced me too. 何か、ずっと不機嫌なんですよね。いい加減ウザイし。ま、これ以上不機嫌になられてもいやなので、一応行くことに。

well, seal beach itself seemed decently interesting. the festival was at the pier and before that was like downtown seal beach or something. 色々面白そうなお店とかあったけど、結局見て回る時間無し。ホント、母と回るといいこと無いね。i think she really needs to get a life of her own...

the kite festival itself was a bit lame. i'd never flown a kite and the bf said he'd help me try but i didn't want to buy a kite so never got to fly it. でも、いつかはやってみたい気がする。ちょっと面白そう。大きな公園とかに行って。but yea, the festival itself was a bit bleh. nothing much to do. and it was cloudy. the highlight was getting some yakult. that stuff is awesome :)

Currently listening to: エロティカ・セブン - サザン・オール・スターズ

Pool Cleaning & Boiling Crab

today was a decently productive day. spent most of my evening cleaning out the pool with my dad. も、藻とかが生えたい放題で手のつけようが無いくらいになっちゃって、しょうがなく水を全部抜くことに。my dad rented a pump from home depot and off we start. boy, was it hot. -__- 大変なのが、壁をキレイにするの。結構大変。水圧があるから。man, i think i'm gonna be sore tomorrow. but it was good exercise.

for dinner, we weren't too sure what to get, since my dad needed to get going soon. so i suggested getting boiling crab to go. 前々から食べてみたかったかし、お持ち帰りならそんなに時間かからないから、いいかなと。its pretty pricey. i mean, you pay by the pound and since most of those critters have heavy shells, you need to get a lot to get full. we got some crabs, shrimps, potatoes, and sausages. ま、期待してたほどでは無かったね。i think i like regularly steamed seafood better. haha. simple is best, no? regardless, it was fun eating in my garage, getting all messy. 石鹸とか何も無いのが残念でしたけど。食べた後が大変。the things you do for food...

Currently listening to: Wildflower - Superfly

Guppy's

late last night, after some playing at round 1, the bf, some friends and i decided to go to guppy's for some late night eating. one reason was because i've wanted to try it out since my bestie mentioned it a while back and another is because it was one of the few places open so late. みんな結構おなか空いてたから、（主に自分だけど。ホント、食いしん坊でゴメンナサイ）色々メニューがあるここが一番いいということに。
足を踏み入れて一発目、ウルサイ。all this "gangsta" (no offense to anyone that likes that kinda of music..) music was on pretty loud. this was the patio. once inside the store, man, it was really loud. で、お外に座ることに。we had heard the popcorn chicken was good so we decided to go with that. but we couldn't figure out what else to get. 一応カキ氷が有名みたいだったけど、量が多いし、みんなが食べないと余る。after a lengthy discussion on what to get, we finally decide to get the guppy's small combo. 1 popcorn chicken, 1 small shaved ice with strawberries, and 1 brick toast with chocolate. 全部美味しかったです。でも、彼が高すぎるとブーブー文句を垂れる。ちょっとくらいいいじゃん、ね？ケチ。but yea, it seems we're not gonna be back for a while. darn.

Currently listening to: DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love - Usher