Last night, as usual, before I slept I looked at the night sky, and whoa there were many stars. So I turned on the comp to check Stellarium. And then I played a bit then at about 3.20AM I was about to sleep, and I looked at the sky oncemore.
I was looing at the Southern Cross, when all of a sudden out of nowhere with no warning a bright object whizzed to the right of the constellation (downwards). I was like, OMG, did I just see a meteor? But it was really bright and really big, way bigger then those that I had seen on Bintan, and this is Singapore which is much brighter. But I do hope it's a meteor... It'd be so amazing. (And once again I forgot to make a wish.
Well I checked Wikipedia. It says "The Alpha Centaurids are a meteor shower in the constellation Centaurus, peaking in early February each year. The average magnitude is around 2.5, with a peak of about three meteors an hour." The timing is right, and I suppose the location is right too. I mean, to the right of the Southern Cross will be approx the hindleg of the Centaur right? But then this meteor shower doesn't seem to be observed very often eh: "They have been observed since 1969, with a single possible recorded observation in 1938. There was a report of a viewing in 1988, but it was not real. " And the intensity is medium, while the Geminids I'd seen on Bintan were strong.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Chinese New Year
What an eventful chinese new year.
Firstly, there was an annular solar eclipse today between 4.30PM and 6, but with no proper equipment I didn't observe it at all. =(
We went to my grandma's house really late this year. We got there at about 4, thinking all of them must be gone already, sigh but I guess everyone was thinking along the same line. It was really crowded when we got there. Shit. I've always dreaded this day of the year. It's just so cramped in there and awkward and uncomfortable cos I dun know any of them. It's the same thing every year, my mom, my sis and me will gather at one corner and watch those stupid shows that they play on new year (why can't hey play something nicer?), and usually some dumb-ass will switch channel without asking if I mind. They will then talk about how tall I've grown (in the past; I've stopped growing now), ask me to take good care of my sister, blah blah blah... Then after much agony we could finally leave. Sianzzz
The original plan was to go home, but my sis wanted to visit ping's house, so we very last minute headed there. Like really last minute, decided when the train was between Bukit Batok and Bukit Gombak. Aiyah, actually new year's all the same. Watching TV, if you don't play mahjong.
I'm really excited about this, cos you know I've been wanting to download Hana Yori Dango for quite some time, but the only way to do this is by torrent, and you know it's really slow and it's illegal. So... anyway it turns out that ping has the DVD!!! OMG!!! Not sure if it works, I could watch the last episode of season 2, but disc one keeps hanging... Hopefully it will work. Cos I really don't want to d/l and I can't find the DVD in stores...
Oh yah, and something very extraordinary happened while we were going home. We were standing outside the lift on the ground fllor, when my mom realised... that she didn't bring the keys. Can you believe it? It was like 12AM... Sianz... Literally locked out of the house. So we had to walk back to the mrt station and stayed in the 24-hour food court. We waited till 1.45AM, and walked home cos dad's coming home soon. It was a terrifying experience.
It's hard to believe how many youngsters were in MacDonald's after midnight. And this late, there were a lot of foreign workers, and smokers. Kinda scary when we were walking back. It was totally deserted, and this chilly wind was blowing... *shudders*
What a cny. And I'm sooo lagging in my homework!!! What to do?!?!
Firstly, there was an annular solar eclipse today between 4.30PM and 6, but with no proper equipment I didn't observe it at all. =(
We went to my grandma's house really late this year. We got there at about 4, thinking all of them must be gone already, sigh but I guess everyone was thinking along the same line. It was really crowded when we got there. Shit. I've always dreaded this day of the year. It's just so cramped in there and awkward and uncomfortable cos I dun know any of them. It's the same thing every year, my mom, my sis and me will gather at one corner and watch those stupid shows that they play on new year (why can't hey play something nicer?), and usually some dumb-ass will switch channel without asking if I mind. They will then talk about how tall I've grown (in the past; I've stopped growing now), ask me to take good care of my sister, blah blah blah... Then after much agony we could finally leave. Sianzzz
The original plan was to go home, but my sis wanted to visit ping's house, so we very last minute headed there. Like really last minute, decided when the train was between Bukit Batok and Bukit Gombak. Aiyah, actually new year's all the same. Watching TV, if you don't play mahjong.
I'm really excited about this, cos you know I've been wanting to download Hana Yori Dango for quite some time, but the only way to do this is by torrent, and you know it's really slow and it's illegal. So... anyway it turns out that ping has the DVD!!! OMG!!! Not sure if it works, I could watch the last episode of season 2, but disc one keeps hanging... Hopefully it will work. Cos I really don't want to d/l and I can't find the DVD in stores...
Oh yah, and something very extraordinary happened while we were going home. We were standing outside the lift on the ground fllor, when my mom realised... that she didn't bring the keys. Can you believe it? It was like 12AM... Sianz... Literally locked out of the house. So we had to walk back to the mrt station and stayed in the 24-hour food court. We waited till 1.45AM, and walked home cos dad's coming home soon. It was a terrifying experience.
It's hard to believe how many youngsters were in MacDonald's after midnight. And this late, there were a lot of foreign workers, and smokers. Kinda scary when we were walking back. It was totally deserted, and this chilly wind was blowing... *shudders*
What a cny. And I'm sooo lagging in my homework!!! What to do?!?!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
A Song for XX
A Song for XX
作词: 浜崎あゆみ 作曲: Yasuhiko Hoshino
どうして泣いているの
Doushite naite iru no Why am I crying?
どうして迷ってるの
Doushite mayotteru no Why am I lost?
どうして立ち止まるの
Doushite tachi domaru no Why did I stop?
ねえ教えて
Nee oshiete Please tell me
いつから大人になる
Itsu kara otona ni naru When will I grow up?
いつまで子供でいいの
Itsu made kodomo de ii no How long can I stay a child?
どこから走ってきて
Doko kara hashitte kite Where have I come running from?
ねえどこまで走るの
Nee doko made hashiru no Where am I running to?
居场所がなかった 见つからなかった
Ibasho ga nakatta mitsuka ranakatta I had no place to live. I couldn't find one.
未来には期待出来るのか分からずに
Mirai ni wa kitai dekiru no ka wakarazu ni I don't know if I could have any hope for the future.
いつも强い子だねって言われ続けてた
Itsumo tsuyoi ko da nette iware tsuduketeta They always said I was a strong child.
泣かないで伟いねって褒められたりしていたよ
Naka nai de erai nette homerare tari shite ita yo
They praised me, saying "you must be strong to not cry."
そんな言叶ひとつも望んでなかった
Sonna kotoba hitotsu mo nozonde nakatta I didn't want those words at all.
だから解らないフリをしていた
Dakara wakaranai furi wo shite ita So I pretended not to understand.
どうして笑ってるの
Doushite waratteru no Why are you laughing?
どうしてそばにいるの
Doushite soba ni iru no Why are you by my side?
どうして离れてくの
Doushite hanareteku no Why are you leaving me?
ねえ教えて
Nee oshiete Please tell me.
いつから强くなった
Itsu kara tsuyoku natta When did you become strong?
いつから弱さ感じた
Itsu kara yowasa kanjita Since when have you felt weakness?
いつまで待っていれば
Itsu made matte ireba How long must you wait
解り合える日が来る
Wakari aeru hi ga kuru for the day you understand to come?
もう阳が升るね そろそろ行かなきゃ
Mou hi ga noboru ne sorosoro ikanakya The sun is rising. I must go soon.
いつまでも同じ所には いられない
Itsuma demo onaji tokoro ni wa irare nai I can't stay in the same place forever.
人を信じる事って いつか裏切られ
Hito wo shinjiru kototte itsu ka ura kirare You will someday be betrayed by your trust in people.
はねつけられる事と同じと思っていたよ
Hane tsukerareru koto to onaji to omotte ita yo I thought it was the same as being rejected.
あの顷そんな力どこにもなかった
Ano koro sonna chikara doko ni mo nakatta At the time I didn't have that kind of strength.
きっと 色んなこと知り过ぎてた
Kitto iron na koto shirisugiteta I definitely knew too much.
いつも强い子だねって言われ続けてた
Itsu mo tsuyoi ko da ne tte iware tsuduketeta They always said I was a strong child.
泣かないで伟いねって褒められたりしていたよ
Naka nai de erai ne tte homerare tari shite ita yo
They praised me, saying "you must be strong not to cry."
そんな风に周りが言えば言う程に
Sonna fuu ni mawari ga ieba iu hodo ni The more people said things like that,
笑うことさえ苦痛になってた
Warau koto sae kutsuu ni natteta The more even laughing became agony.
一人きりで生まれて 一人きりで生きて行く
Hitori kiri de umarete hitori kiri de ikite ikuI was born alone. I'll go on living alone.
きっとそんな毎日が当り前と思ってた
Kitto sonna mainichi ga atarimae to omotteta
I thought that surely that kind of life is appropriate.
作词: 浜崎あゆみ 作曲: Yasuhiko Hoshino
どうして泣いているの
Doushite naite iru no Why am I crying?
どうして迷ってるの
Doushite mayotteru no Why am I lost?
どうして立ち止まるの
Doushite tachi domaru no Why did I stop?
ねえ教えて
Nee oshiete Please tell me
いつから大人になる
Itsu kara otona ni naru When will I grow up?
いつまで子供でいいの
Itsu made kodomo de ii no How long can I stay a child?
どこから走ってきて
Doko kara hashitte kite Where have I come running from?
ねえどこまで走るの
Nee doko made hashiru no Where am I running to?
居场所がなかった 见つからなかった
Ibasho ga nakatta mitsuka ranakatta I had no place to live. I couldn't find one.
未来には期待出来るのか分からずに
Mirai ni wa kitai dekiru no ka wakarazu ni I don't know if I could have any hope for the future.
いつも强い子だねって言われ続けてた
Itsumo tsuyoi ko da nette iware tsuduketeta They always said I was a strong child.
泣かないで伟いねって褒められたりしていたよ
Naka nai de erai nette homerare tari shite ita yo
They praised me, saying "you must be strong to not cry."
そんな言叶ひとつも望んでなかった
Sonna kotoba hitotsu mo nozonde nakatta I didn't want those words at all.
だから解らないフリをしていた
Dakara wakaranai furi wo shite ita So I pretended not to understand.
どうして笑ってるの
Doushite waratteru no Why are you laughing?
どうしてそばにいるの
Doushite soba ni iru no Why are you by my side?
どうして离れてくの
Doushite hanareteku no Why are you leaving me?
ねえ教えて
Nee oshiete Please tell me.
いつから强くなった
Itsu kara tsuyoku natta When did you become strong?
いつから弱さ感じた
Itsu kara yowasa kanjita Since when have you felt weakness?
いつまで待っていれば
Itsu made matte ireba How long must you wait
解り合える日が来る
Wakari aeru hi ga kuru for the day you understand to come?
もう阳が升るね そろそろ行かなきゃ
Mou hi ga noboru ne sorosoro ikanakya The sun is rising. I must go soon.
いつまでも同じ所には いられない
Itsuma demo onaji tokoro ni wa irare nai I can't stay in the same place forever.
人を信じる事って いつか裏切られ
Hito wo shinjiru kototte itsu ka ura kirare You will someday be betrayed by your trust in people.
はねつけられる事と同じと思っていたよ
Hane tsukerareru koto to onaji to omotte ita yo I thought it was the same as being rejected.
あの顷そんな力どこにもなかった
Ano koro sonna chikara doko ni mo nakatta At the time I didn't have that kind of strength.
きっと 色んなこと知り过ぎてた
Kitto iron na koto shirisugiteta I definitely knew too much.
いつも强い子だねって言われ続けてた
Itsu mo tsuyoi ko da ne tte iware tsuduketeta They always said I was a strong child.
泣かないで伟いねって褒められたりしていたよ
Naka nai de erai ne tte homerare tari shite ita yo
They praised me, saying "you must be strong not to cry."
そんな风に周りが言えば言う程に
Sonna fuu ni mawari ga ieba iu hodo ni The more people said things like that,
笑うことさえ苦痛になってた
Warau koto sae kutsuu ni natteta The more even laughing became agony.
一人きりで生まれて 一人きりで生きて行く
Hitori kiri de umarete hitori kiri de ikite ikuI was born alone. I'll go on living alone.
きっとそんな毎日が当り前と思ってた
Kitto sonna mainichi ga atarimae to omotteta
I thought that surely that kind of life is appropriate.
the morning after
I'm back home now. I could barely sleep last night. Not used to the new environment, I guess. Woke up really early and came back. My parents just went to the market. Hope they won't harp on this matter too much. Bleh.
I'm soooo tired now... what a day.
I'm soooo tired now... what a day.
screwed
oh man..this is bad.
i'm at woonz's house now.
note the time.
cos we had jc outing today. at douby ghaut. dunno why they like to pick this kind of place that's super far for me.
anyway they didn't seem keen on leaving. chewys checked and said the last train leaves at 0011.
Sigh I should have known...i should have known, the last train doesn't go all the way to jurong east, that it terminates at kranji.
Damn.
You can imagine my mom's anger when I called her. She kept saying how she had reminded me to leave early, that I leave further away than my friends... There was only one way to get back home, and that was to take a cab from kranji.
But look at the time.. And tomorrow's cny eve. And the only thing in Kranji is like, the Turf Club and factories, so it's going to be super deserted. So in the end my mom asked me to stay over at my friend's house.
Luckily woonz is okay with it. Her siblings are both home, so it's kinda crowded.
So paiseh... Oh man.
And I just can't imagine how my mom is going to be like when I go home tomorrow. Oh man, how I dread this...
i'm at woonz's house now.
note the time.
cos we had jc outing today. at douby ghaut. dunno why they like to pick this kind of place that's super far for me.
anyway they didn't seem keen on leaving. chewys checked and said the last train leaves at 0011.
Sigh I should have known...i should have known, the last train doesn't go all the way to jurong east, that it terminates at kranji.
Damn.
You can imagine my mom's anger when I called her. She kept saying how she had reminded me to leave early, that I leave further away than my friends... There was only one way to get back home, and that was to take a cab from kranji.
But look at the time.. And tomorrow's cny eve. And the only thing in Kranji is like, the Turf Club and factories, so it's going to be super deserted. So in the end my mom asked me to stay over at my friend's house.
Luckily woonz is okay with it. Her siblings are both home, so it's kinda crowded.
So paiseh... Oh man.
And I just can't imagine how my mom is going to be like when I go home tomorrow. Oh man, how I dread this...
Saturday, January 24, 2009
A Song for XX
Well this was the first time I listened with english translation. Not only does it have a nice melody, the lyrics (written by Ayumi herself) are really good. Really, watch the video below:
You will someday be betrayed by your trust in people
I thought it was the same as being rejected
They always said I was a strong child
They praised me, saying "You must be strong not to cry"
The more you said things like that
The more even laughing becomes agony
I was born alone
I'll go on living alone
I thought that surely that kind of life is appropriate
You will someday be betrayed by your trust in people
I thought it was the same as being rejected
They always said I was a strong child
They praised me, saying "You must be strong not to cry"
The more you said things like that
The more even laughing becomes agony
I was born alone
I'll go on living alone
I thought that surely that kind of life is appropriate
Friday, January 23, 2009
Planeterium
From http://www.channel-ai.com/about771.html
The song by Ai Otsuka was used in Hana Yori Dango 1. Verynice, makes me feel blue. I've read on youtube that the lyrics are meaningful, so I did a search. Beautiful indeed.
夕づく 夜顔出す 消えてく子供の声
Yuutsukuyo kaodasu kieteku kodomo no koe
Evening approaches and the voices of night-smiling children fade
遠く遠く この空のどこかに君はいるんだね
Tooku tooku konosora no dokoka ni kimi ha irun darou
I know that you are somewhere under this sky, far, far away
夏の終わりに二人で抜け出した この公園で見つけた
Natsu no owari ni futari de nukedashita kono kouen de mitsuketa
At summer’s end, we snuck away together. We found this park
あの星座なんだか覚えてる
Ano seiza nandaka oboeteru?
I kind of remember that constellation
会えなくても記憶をたどって
Aenakutemo kioku wo tadotte
Even if I don’t meet you, I can search for memories
同じ幸せを見たいんだ
onaji shiawase wo mitai nda
Of the same sort of happiness.
あの香りと共に 花火がパッと開く
Ano kaori to tomo ni hanabi ga patto hiraku
Both the smell and fireworks going “bang”
行きたいよ君の所へ 今すぐ駆けだして行きたいよ
Ikitai yo kimi no tokoro he ima sugu kakedashite ikitai yo
I want to go to where you are I want to start running there soon
真っ暗で何も見えない
Makkura de nanimo mienai
I can’t see anything in the inky darkness
怖くても大丈夫
kowakutemo daijoubu
Even if I’m scared I’ll be okay
数え綺麗な星空が 今もずっとここにあるんだよ
Kazoekirenai hoshizora ga ima mo zutto koko ni aru nda yo
The wisdom of this clear sky Is here now all the time.
泣かないよ昔君と見た 綺麗な空だったから
Nakanai yo mukashi kimi to mita kirei na sora datta kara
I didn’t cry when I saw you in the past Because the sky was clear.
あの道まで 日々ひとつの音が耳に残る
Ano michi made hibiku kutsu no ne ga mimi ni nokoru
Daily, from that road over there, I can only hear one sound.
大きな自分の影を見つめて思うのでしょう
Ookina jibun no kage wo mitsumete omou no deshou
Maybe you’ll stare at your big shadow.
ちっとも変わらないはずなのに 切ない気持ち膨らんでく
Chittomo kawaranai hazu nanoni setsunai kimochi fukurandeku
It is not in the least expected to change. A sad feeling expands inside you.
どんなに想ったって 君はもういない
Donna ni omottatte kimi ha mou inai
This is the “you’re not there” kind of feeling.
行きたいよ君のそばに 小さくても小さくても
Ikitai yo kimi no soba ni chiisakutemo chiisakutemo
I really want to go and be next to you Even though I am really, really small
一番に君が好きだよ 強くいられる
Ichiban ni kimi ga suki da yo tsuyoku irareru
I love you the most I can be strong
願いを流れ星にそっと唱えてみたけれど
Negai wo nagare boshi ni sotto tonaetemitakeredo
I suddenly try to make a wish on a falling star
泣かないよ届くだろう 綺麗な空に
Nakanai yo todoku darou kirei na sora ni
Maybe I’ll reach the point where I don’t cry In a clear sky.
会えなくても記憶をたどって
Aenakutemo kioku wo tadotte
Even if I'm not with you, I can search for memories
同じ幸せを見たいんだ
onaji shiawase wo mitai nda
Of the same sort of happiness.
あの香りと共に 花火がパッと開く
Ano kaori to tomo ni hanabi ga patto hiraku
Like the smell, together with fireworks going “bang”
行きたいよ君の所へ
Ikitai yo kimi no tokoro he
I want to go to your place (The place that is with you…)
小さな手を握りしめて
chiisana te wo nigirishimete
A small hand clenching yours,
泣きたいよそれはそれは綺麗な空だった
Nakitai yo soreha soreha kireina sora datta
I want to cry; that is a beautiful sky.
願いを流れ星にそっと唱えてみたけれど
Negai wo nagare boshi ni sotto tonaete mitakeredo
I suddenly try to make a wish on a falling star
泣きたいよ届かない想いをこの空に
Nakitai yo todokanai omoi wo kono sora ni...
Under this sky, I don’t think that I want to cry.
The song by Ai Otsuka was used in Hana Yori Dango 1. Verynice, makes me feel blue. I've read on youtube that the lyrics are meaningful, so I did a search. Beautiful indeed.
夕づく 夜顔出す 消えてく子供の声
Yuutsukuyo kaodasu kieteku kodomo no koe
Evening approaches and the voices of night-smiling children fade
遠く遠く この空のどこかに君はいるんだね
Tooku tooku konosora no dokoka ni kimi ha irun darou
I know that you are somewhere under this sky, far, far away
夏の終わりに二人で抜け出した この公園で見つけた
Natsu no owari ni futari de nukedashita kono kouen de mitsuketa
At summer’s end, we snuck away together. We found this park
あの星座なんだか覚えてる
Ano seiza nandaka oboeteru?
I kind of remember that constellation
会えなくても記憶をたどって
Aenakutemo kioku wo tadotte
Even if I don’t meet you, I can search for memories
同じ幸せを見たいんだ
onaji shiawase wo mitai nda
Of the same sort of happiness.
あの香りと共に 花火がパッと開く
Ano kaori to tomo ni hanabi ga patto hiraku
Both the smell and fireworks going “bang”
行きたいよ君の所へ 今すぐ駆けだして行きたいよ
Ikitai yo kimi no tokoro he ima sugu kakedashite ikitai yo
I want to go to where you are I want to start running there soon
真っ暗で何も見えない
Makkura de nanimo mienai
I can’t see anything in the inky darkness
怖くても大丈夫
kowakutemo daijoubu
Even if I’m scared I’ll be okay
数え綺麗な星空が 今もずっとここにあるんだよ
Kazoekirenai hoshizora ga ima mo zutto koko ni aru nda yo
The wisdom of this clear sky Is here now all the time.
泣かないよ昔君と見た 綺麗な空だったから
Nakanai yo mukashi kimi to mita kirei na sora datta kara
I didn’t cry when I saw you in the past Because the sky was clear.
あの道まで 日々ひとつの音が耳に残る
Ano michi made hibiku kutsu no ne ga mimi ni nokoru
Daily, from that road over there, I can only hear one sound.
大きな自分の影を見つめて思うのでしょう
Ookina jibun no kage wo mitsumete omou no deshou
Maybe you’ll stare at your big shadow.
ちっとも変わらないはずなのに 切ない気持ち膨らんでく
Chittomo kawaranai hazu nanoni setsunai kimochi fukurandeku
It is not in the least expected to change. A sad feeling expands inside you.
どんなに想ったって 君はもういない
Donna ni omottatte kimi ha mou inai
This is the “you’re not there” kind of feeling.
行きたいよ君のそばに 小さくても小さくても
Ikitai yo kimi no soba ni chiisakutemo chiisakutemo
I really want to go and be next to you Even though I am really, really small
一番に君が好きだよ 強くいられる
Ichiban ni kimi ga suki da yo tsuyoku irareru
I love you the most I can be strong
願いを流れ星にそっと唱えてみたけれど
Negai wo nagare boshi ni sotto tonaetemitakeredo
I suddenly try to make a wish on a falling star
泣かないよ届くだろう 綺麗な空に
Nakanai yo todoku darou kirei na sora ni
Maybe I’ll reach the point where I don’t cry In a clear sky.
会えなくても記憶をたどって
Aenakutemo kioku wo tadotte
Even if I'm not with you, I can search for memories
同じ幸せを見たいんだ
onaji shiawase wo mitai nda
Of the same sort of happiness.
あの香りと共に 花火がパッと開く
Ano kaori to tomo ni hanabi ga patto hiraku
Like the smell, together with fireworks going “bang”
行きたいよ君の所へ
Ikitai yo kimi no tokoro he
I want to go to your place (The place that is with you…)
小さな手を握りしめて
chiisana te wo nigirishimete
A small hand clenching yours,
泣きたいよそれはそれは綺麗な空だった
Nakitai yo soreha soreha kireina sora datta
I want to cry; that is a beautiful sky.
願いを流れ星にそっと唱えてみたけれど
Negai wo nagare boshi ni sotto tonaete mitakeredo
I suddenly try to make a wish on a falling star
泣きたいよ届かない想いをこの空に
Nakitai yo todokanai omoi wo kono sora ni...
Under this sky, I don’t think that I want to cry.
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