お料理

my cookings for this week:

1. 豚のしょうが焼き、マヨ風味とほうれん草のソテー。i don't think they match too well, since one is japanese food and the other is sorta more chinese-ish. but whatever. hehe.豚のしょうが焼きは初挑戦だったけど、以外とうまくできました。豚とたまねぎを醤油、みりん、酒、蜂蜜、しょうがのたれにつけて、焼いただけ。で、火が通ったら、マヨを足して、絡める。出来上がり！the spinach is relatively simple too. toss in some garlic into oil, and then put the spinach in. add some 紹興酒 and let it steam for a bit. as it gradually becomes softer, i add some salt and chicken bullion. in the end, i add a bit of starch to get the sauce a bit creamy.2. 牛細切れと野菜のオイスターソース炒め。this one is relatively simple. i chopped up some garlic, put that into some oil and added the meat. 野菜はしいたけ、春キャベツ、人参。once the meat was cooked, i took out the excessive oil and added the veggies to cook. flavored that with oyster sauce and soy sauce and some sesame oil to finish up.
ま、あんまり自慢できる料理の腕ではないですが、好きです。これからもどんどんがんばりたいです！！

Currently listening to: さよならメモリーズ - supercell

にゃんこ。

whoever knows me personally knows that i adore cats. have two of 'em back home :) すっごい猫好きです。犬も大好き。so, i found this site on digg, showing a bit of a life of a cat that was found and taken in by a photographer in Shanghai. tha's her down there, Utopia. such a cute name!! for more pics, click here!

Currently listening to: 虹色の戦争 - 世界の終わり

SURPRISE!!

i woke up this morning feeling somewhat tired. didn't get a good night's rest, i guess. anyways, i walked into the hallway to get to the bathroom across the hall. along the way, i take a glance towards the living room and notice it's quite bright out there. 今日めっちゃ晴れてるやんなんて呑気なこと考えながら顔を洗った。

で、終わって朝ごはんを作りにリビングの方に向かったら、なんとびっくり、カーテンがあ～りませんじゃないですか。no wonder it was so bright when i woke up.... どんだけ寝ぼけてんだよって話ですね。（笑）the entire thing had just fallen off. i guess the nails became loose?? took me a couple of seconds to process it all. haha.

earlier in the morning, around 6, i woke up the noise of a crash. wasn't sure what it was but checked the clock anyways, hence the time. アパートの廊下の方から聞こえた気がしたから、大して気にもせずにまた寝た。今思えば、アレがカーテンだったのかも．．．

the roomie's reaction when she woke up: "What the...". haha, me too!

Currently listening to: ホントだよ - 柴咲コウ

お気に入りの♪

最近お気に入りが「超新星」と「世界の終わり」。both may be kinda hard to tell but are group names, not songs. haha

超新星は韓国のグループ。踊って、歌えて、ラップができるらしい。で、最近よく聴くのが「LAST KISS」。it's a really sentimental song about the last kiss this guy has with his girlfriend. i'm a huge sucker for that kind of thing. haha. it's a really beautiful song. :) here's a link.
世界の終わりは結構最近デビューしたグループみたい。まだあんまりメジャーではないけど、結構イイ。their lyrics/songs are really interesting. i've heard two songs so far and they're both really good. 「幻の命」と「虹色の戦争」。歌詞が本当に心に残る感じ？plus, their melodies are also really nice. kinda retro and funky. check them out if you like that kind of stuff. here's a link.
Currently listening to: LAST KISS - 超新星

Omegle

ever heard of it? its one of those random chat sites that connects you to a random somebody. it's really interesting and i know it's kinda old but i just got started on it. :)

ヒマなときとか、無性に誰かに話したくなった時は、最近良く利用する。since i'm not really good at doing face to face, this is great! i mean, it's just typing so i'm not fumbling around with my words. its not as intimidating, i guess.

結構面白い話相手が出てきたりするから楽しい。of course, there are those pervie guys looking around to just cyber with someone. but i've been lucky enough to avoid those. 同年代の人とあたるとうれしいよね。ガッコの話とか、将来に話とかで結構盛り上がる。楽しい♪

what's especially nice is that i've been getting a couple compliments :) (cuz it's usually guys that i talk to) i've gotten smart, easy to talk to, and fun. haha. あんま言われたことないから照れますね。course, they may be saying it just to make me feel good and then try cybering with me. but i disconnect before it goes that far so i'm not sure... but for now, i'll just think that they truly mean it :) (←超プラス思考　笑）

my bf, the one that introduced me, is such a douche. he pretends to be a girl and right as they start trying to cyber or whatever, he'd tell them he's a guy and disconnect. he takes pleasure in that.. -__- ま、相手も相手だから別にいいけどね。

so yea, that's what i've been doing in my spare time. if you haven't already, you may want to try it. it's really fun!

Currently listening to: 好きだから - ベッキー♯♪