Green Boys

I like this song very much!!! Well I think GReeeeN is as good as Aqua Timez. They both have many great songs and lyrics. Actually this song is for Tohoku Earthquake. At that time I saw the news in TV and feel so sad. I emailed my friends who lives in Tokyo. Most of them couldn't go back home because all the trains stopped operating. I only can pray to God...

Why? Why does it have to be me? I just wanna change and get through the day
Say it's not worth it. Always runnin' away. Just actin' like those around you
Could happen to anyone, even me, at first, somehow you just know it
No matter what way? No matter how, just gotta move on!

Shedding those tears, isn't it a cryin' shame?
But, if you stop movin' right now, nothing's ever, gonna ever change

Yeah do it again, we gonna get up, gotta get up, no matter what it takes
We shall overcome, yeah? You always gotta believe
Yeah do it again, we gonna get up, gotta get up, no matter what it takes
Following our guiding star, we'll never ever give up

Fear always seems to, win over courage, stoppin' me in my tracks but
On rainy or windy days, life goes on bringing us closer
Pain, Despair, Tears, take it all as it comes and
we'll laugh out loud for a bright new day; we're still just green boyz.

You wanna reach for it, you wanna laugh at it, all on your own terms
Limits? Who makes them anyway?!

Everyone, we gonna get up, gotta get up, no matter what it takes?
Cuz no matter how you look, no matter how it turns out, just go all out for it
Everyone, we gonna get up, gotta get up, no matter what it takes
Let's struggle along and stand together to get through these very tough times

When you face many sorrows along the way you may take a round 'bout way
Not there yet, don't run away, have more faith and hold yourself tight
We know we'll be all right, our steps always keep pushing us forward
Let's take this road, let's move forward together

Well, we just gonna try again and again until we get there
So we'll laugh out loud for a new bright day
Well, we just gonna try again and again until we get there
We must let our spirit rise from deep within and just let it go

We can only get moving again
You can see it, right? See, it's all up to you
Everyone, we gonna get up, gotta get up, no matter if we dare
Tomorrow, the day after that, it's the path that you choose
You won't run away from it, right?
You're FOREVER GREEN BOY, yeah

Gotta keep movin' on!

Strawberry

I've got a slice of strawberry shortcake, emmm... It's strawberry cheese cake actually, ok... Strawberry cheese shortcake, hahaha... That was from my friend and when I looked at that beautiful cake, I just want to write down everything on my mind about that.

I took a picture of it before ate it, because I just want to keep it on my eyes before it was gonna be in my tummy then, hahaha... So I can still see it again later. You may say that I'm too much, but it was such a beautiful cake and I love seeing that, cake plus strawberry, it's so-called a lovely couple. Before, I only eat the strawberries alone or the cheese cakes or any cakes with no strawberry on it.

I like strawberry, I do really, because it's sweet, not the taste of course but from the look, it's cute, pretty and also because of its sour taste; fresh up. Many people like it, sour, yup... but tasty and refreshing. I used to think that it has a freak taste, hahaha... I don't know how to describe this freak word but I just don't like it. I love its beautiful look but ain't gonna eat it.

But then somehow I ate that fruit then I fall for it. Maybe it's not "don’t judge a book by its cover" things, because we know exactly it has a good cover and we do know what the inside, not really good actually, even bad inside, but this sour taste is a challenge, whether you can through it or not. It's about do you have brave to taste and through this sour so you can know something a bit sweet while you chew it then something freshen you up at the end? Or are you too afraid to taste and to face it so you can't know something good in it and coming for you? Sometimes people need to take a risk to see what is good even better for them, there must be something good behind the bad. You'll never know until you find it out.

Yup, then I like strawberry, her looks and her taste, yeah... what if we call it as her, because she's beautiful. Strawberry described as a female thing, her shape is cute, her color is beautiful, and her taste is sour-sweet.
Now, let's get back to strawberry shortcake!! What do you eat first, the strawberry or the cake??? Me, because I like strawberry more, so I eat the cake first. Yup... save the best for the last and I guess for those who hold on to that words, just like me, will do the same way as I do, just want to enjoy the most amazing part at the final, it's so-called a happy ending and I guess everyone loves it. But it also depends on what you like more, if it the cake then you'll eat strawberry first, on the other hand you'll do my way.

But... if that's so, it's kind of gambling, hahaha... Here, I mean... we don't ever know what's gonna happen, if we eat thing we like more at the last, then maybe it falls accidentally or anyone come and ask for it then we'll have no chance to eat and taste the part we like more, it's just gone. Or you'll eat what you like more at the first, don't wanna lose the best moment, straight it forward...

Maybe it's better if we eat them both together at the same time, so if something happen like fallen, at least we have tried and tasted it, them both, then we don't need to regret.

Ok, about strawberry... Most of people describe strawberry by its true meaning, from the look and the taste just like sour, acid, sweet, red, pretty, spotted, small, besides... it's also cute, mysterious, surprising, refreshing and girly I think.

Letters To Juliet

“‘What’ and ‘if’ two words as nonthreatening as words come. But put them together side-by-side and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life: ‘What if?’…”
“I don’t know how your story ended. But I know that if what you felt then was love – true love – then it’s never too late. If it was true then it why wouldn’t it be true now? You need only the courage to follow your heart…”
“I don’t know what a love like that feels like… a love to leave loved ones for, a love to cross oceans for… but I’d like to believe if I ever felt it, I’d have the courage to seize it. I hope you had the courage to seize it, Claire. And if you didn’t, I hope one day that you will.”

(Letters to Juliet)

キッス ～帰り道のラブソング～

Tegomass is a Japanese duo members of NEWS. Well, actually I love Yuya Tegoshi!!! That’s why I like Tegomass ^^. The first time I heard this song, I don’t feel anything, cause I think their songs different from NEWS. But when my friend gave me the PV with English subtitle…oh my God…the lyrics are soooo romantic!!! Haha I hope someday there will be someone who will said those to me ;p. And of course Yuya is so cute in this PV ^^

Hmm I couldn't find the PV cause it's no longer available in Youtube. Thanks God I've already downloaded it before. I only have the lyrics ^^.

2人きりの公園　帰り道の指定席
いつもより　はしゃいでる　君を見つめ　聞いてみた
The park belonging to the just two of us, reserved for us on the way home
Watching you being more happy than usual, I asked

「もしも明日世界が　なくなったら　どうする?」
君は何も言わずに　僕の腕を　ギュウっとしたね
“What would you do if the world disappears tomorrow?”
You didn’t say anything and just held my arm tighter right?

ねえ　こっちを向いていて
唇が近すぎて　ドキドキ止まらない
Hey, look this way
Our lips are too close, my heart wouldn’t stop thumping

どんな君も　どんな時も　受け止めるから
もしも心が傷ついて　涙こぼれる時は
世界中を敵にしても　君を守るよ
I LOVE YOU　言葉はいらないよ
君が　最後のキッスいつまでも
No matter what you are, no matter when it is, I’ll always catch hold of you so,
If your heart hurts and when your tears fall,
Even if all the world turns into enemies, I’ll protect you
I LOVE YOU words are unnecessary
You’re my last kiss, forever

いつもの別れ道で 何も出来ない　わかってる
ほっぺたふくらませて　手を離して「もう行くね」
The road where we always said goodbye, there’s nothing I could do, I know
You puff out your cheeks, let go of my hands and say “It’s time to go.”

ねえ　こっちを向いていて
唇に近づいて　ドキドキ止まらない
Hey, look this way to me.
Our lips get closer, my heart wouldn’t stop thumping

こんな僕も　君がいれば　強くなれるよ
恋は不思議な魔法だね　何も怖くないから
世界中を敵にしても　離しはしない
STAND BY ME　誰かじゃ駄目なんだ
君に　ずっと側にいて欲しい
Even if it’s someone like me, I can get stronger if you’re with me
Love is a wondrous magic isn’t it? I’m not afraid of anything so,
Even if all the world turns into enemies, I’ll never let you go
STAND BY ME it can’t be just anyone
I want to stay by you forever

あぁ　無邪気な素顔のまま　君は言う
「ねえ　おばぁちゃんになっても　キスしてくれるの?」
ねえ　その時には　僕だって同じだよ
繋いだ手　離しはしないから
Ah~ with your innocently honest face you say
“Hey, if I turn into a grandma, are you still going to kiss me?”
Hey, when that time comes, it’s the same for me
Our joint hands; I’ll never let go of it so,

どんな君も　どんな時も　受け止めるから
もしも心が傷ついて　涙こぼれる時は
世界中を敵にしても　君を守るよ
I LOVE YOU　言葉はいらないよ
君が　最後のキッスいつまでも
No matter who you are, no matter when it is, I’ll always catch of you so,
If your heart hurts and when your tears fall,
Even if all the world turns into enemies, I’ll protect you
I LOVE YOU words are unnecessary
You’re my last kiss, forever

ドラえもん電車 (Kereta Doraemon)

ODAKYU F-Train, baru-baru ini meluncurkan kereta api yang didedikasikan untuk mengenang pengarang komik ternama Jepang, Fujiko F. Fujio. Sejumlah karakter karangan Fujiko, seperti Doraemon dan P-Man, menghiasi permukaan luar dan dalam kereta api yang unik ini.

Kereta yang didominasi warna pink, biru, dan kuning ini beroperasi untuk umum mulai Rabu (3/8) kemarin dan melayani rute perjalanan di sepanjang jalur Odakyu.

Seperti dilansir Tokyohive, kereta ini diluncurkan menjelang pembukaan Fujiko F. Fujio Museum di Kawasaki, 3 September mendatang >> Fujiko F. Fujio Museum

Odakyu F-Train terdiri dari 10 gerbong yang didekorasi dengan stiker, poster, bahkan strap pegangan yang bergambar tokoh-tokoh kartun karya mangaka yang meninggal dunia 1996 silam ini.

Natalie News mencatat, dua stasiun terdekat yang dilintasi Odakyu F-Train juga akan dilengkapi dengan bel suara yang mengeluarkan nada dari soundtrack kartun besutan Fujiko. Di antaranya yaitu ‘Yume wo Kanaete Doraemon’, ‘Kiteyo Perman’, dan ‘Doraemon no Uta’.

Jepang

Sekilas tentang Jepang yang gua tahu menurut hasil pengamatan gua selama 1 bulan di Tokyo waktu tahun 2009...

1. Orang Jepang

a. Orang Jepang itu ramah banget! Waktu gua awal datang, gua mesti ke sekolah gua dulu. Karena cuma tahu alamat aja, gua tersesat. Tangan gua dah mati rasa gak bisa angkat koper lagi. Akhirnya ada 1 cewek lewat, terus gua tanya dia. Karena dia kurang jelas juga, jadi dia bilang mau gak diantar ke kantor polisi? Gua bilang gua dah gak sanggup jalan lagi. Jadi ya dah gua dan koko gua ngitar-ngitar aja di sekitar Hamacho. Dah lama lewat cewek itu balik lagi nyariin gua dan koko gua. Dia print 1 peta terus tunjukin jalan. Gila, baik amat ya? Apa gak kepikir gua dah gak ada lagi di situ?

b. Orang Jepang pintar, tapi tergantung alat. Coba tanya alamat dech, pasti pada gak tau. Bentar-bentar cek lewat internet, bentar-bentar lihat GPS.

c. Bawahan terlalu nurut sama atasan. Kalau ini mutlak loh.

d. Gua mikir apa 1 keluarga Jepang gak pernah masak di rumah ya? Masa restoran selalu ramai dan bento selalu habis?

e. Orang Jepang jalannya cepat banget! Mungkin karena tiap hari kerjanya jalan terus kali ya?

f. Orang Jepang suka pelihara doggy. Mana-mana bawa doggy. Bahkan banyak banget salon doggy dan tempat jual-jual barang doggy. Lucu-lucu lagi doggynya hehe..

g. Jeleknya orang Jepang tuh banyak yang ngerokok, mau cowok, mau cewek rata-rata pada ngerokok gitu.

2. Kendaraan

a. Kereta
Kereta paling banyak dipakai di Jepang. Jalurnya pun banyak banget. Contoh: Toei line: Asakusa line, Mita line, Shinjuku line, Oedo line. Tokyo Metro line: Ginza line, Marunouchi line, Hibiya line, Tozai line, Chiyoda line, Yurakucho line, Hanzomon line, Namboku line, Fukutoshin line. Lainnya: JR Yamanote line, JR line, Private railways, dan lain-lain.
b. Mobil
Setahu gua mobil paling laku itu Toyota dan Honda, tapi kok malah jarang lihat ya? Malah lebih banyak Nissan, bahkan dekat kos gua di Morishita ada tempat sewa mobil Nissan. Bahkan gua cuma baru pernah lihat 1 CRV doang.
c. Sepeda
Jalur jalannya di trotoar tempat orang jalan kaki. Banyak juga loh yang pakai sepeda. ada tempat penyewaan pula.
d. Bus & motor
Gua jarang lihat tuh, bahkan gua gak pernah naik bus selama gua di Tokyo.

3. Handphone

a. Softbank
Ini HP yang paling laku soalnya banyak yang pakai hehe.. Tapi ada juga yang bilang Docomo. Kalau di Jakarta kan sesama operator murah, nah di Jepang tuh sesama HP yang murah. Gua pemakai Softbank, jadi cuma ini yang bisa gua ceritain. Sms ke sesama sepanjang hari gratis. Kalau ke yang lain mesti tahu alamat emailnya dulu, gak bisa dari nomor HP doang. Telepon sesama gratis dari jam 1 pagi sampai jam 9 malam. Lumayan kan? Internet gak gitu jelas soalnya gua gak pasang, tapi setahu gua bayar bulanan 4000 yen. Rata-rata pascabayar gitu yang ada biaya per bulan, kalau pelajar diskon 50%.
b. NTT Docomo
Dari style sich bagusan Docomo, cuma teman-teman gua pakai Softbank jadi ya gua gak beli Docomo.
c. AU KDDI
d. Willcomm

4. Musik

Gua bicara tentang CD loh. Orang Jepang tuh pintar ya cari duit. Sebelum keluar album, mereka keluar single dulu yang biasa isinya 2-4 lagu aja. Kadang-kadang juga ada single yang dibikin beberapa versi, jadi tinggal pilih mau yang mana. Enaknya lagi, di tempat jualan CD bisa dengarin dulu lagunya, jadi kalau jelek kan gak usah beli hehe.. Bahkan ada tempat sewa juga, 4 CD 1000 yen, batas waktu penyewaan 1 minggu. Lumayan kan kalau gak mau keluar duit banyak?

5. Tempat Makan

Ada banyak restoran di Jepang, tapi yang paling laku ya Sukiya, Matsuya, Yoshinoya. Tapi entah napa rata-rata pada jualan kare atau sapi. Ngomong-ngomong kok gua gak pernah lihat Ajisen Ramen dan Hoka-Hoka Bento ya?

6. Convenient Store

a. Seven Eleven
b. Am Pm
c. Family Mart
d. Lawson Station
e. Sankus
Rata-rata pada jualannya sama, kecuali Seven Eleven. Apa pada gak saingan ya kalau di sepanjang jalan pada ada?

Fly Again

Really really like this song ^^. This is a song by NEWS which I like from the first time I heard. The lyrics made me not to give up whatever happens. And when I listened to this song, I decided to go to Tokyo. I like Japan very much and I want to study there. I only studied about 1 month, but at least I ever tried than never. And when I fell down, I always listen to this song…

いつもの帰り道をひとり歩き思うよ
夢に近づけているかな？
全てはうまくいかない そんなの分かっているけど
悩みは消えないね
I’m thinking of walking alone on the usual way back home
Am I getting any closer to me dreams?
Everything’s going badly; I understand that but
The distress isn’t disappearing

誰もが未来に不安を抱え 伸し寄せてくる時間に追われ
叶うかわからない夢 あきらめそうになったとき
No one carries anxiety in the future, reaching out and chasing after the gathering time
The dream which I don’t know whether it will come true, in the times when I seem to give up

果てしない空を見上げて 両手を広げて叫ぶんだ
まだ消えない 想いを胸に
確実に踏み出せば いつか Fly Again
Looking up at the endless skies, I spread my arms and cried out
It hasn’t disappeared; those feelings are in my chest
If we stepped out from certainty, someday, Fly Again

やりたいことがあったら まよわずに進めとか
そんなこと分かっているさ
あの日かわたした約束 今でも覚えているなら
声 聞かせてほしい
If there’s something you want to do, you should press forward without hesitation
I understand such things, I guess
The promise we exchanged that day, if I can recall it even now
Your voice, I wish you’ll let me hear it

見えない大きな不安を抱え また迫りくる何かに追われ
叶うかわからない夢 あきらめそうになったとき
Carrying a huge anxiety which I can’t see, chasing after that something which is drawing near again
The dream which I don’t know whether it will come true, in the times when I seem to give up

果てしない空を見上げて 両手を広げて叫ぶんだ
まだ消えない 想いを胸に
確実に踏み出せばいつか Fly Again
Looking up at the endless skies, I spread my arms and cried out
It hasn’t disappeared; those feelings are in my chest
If we stepped out from certainty, someday, Fly Again

そうさ何が起こっても 君がまた飛びたつこと
信じ歌い続けるから
だから何が起こっても 涙にくれる日々があっても
両手を広げ明日へ Fly Again
I guess it’s like that; even if anything happened, you’ll take off once again
Because the songs of belief will continue
That’s why no matter what happens, even if there are days when you cry,
Spread your arms wide and head towards tomorrow Fly Again

果てしない空を見上げて 両手を広げて叫ぶんだ
まだ消えない 想いを胸に
確実に踏み出せばいつか Fly Again
Looking up at the endless skies, I spread my arms and cried out
It hasn’t disappeared; those feelings are in my chest
If we stepped out from certainty, someday, Fly Again