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HIMITSU no Hanazono

Shaku Yumiko as Tsukiyama Kayo
(d-wiki; jdorama)
I first saw her in Kiken na Aneki, when I wasn’t so into dramas yet. I didn’t really like the show, but I thought she did a good job in it. At the time, she was the first Japanese actress in which I thought, “OMG! She is sooooo pretty,” about. After I Kiken na Aneki, I saw her in Stand! Up where she played Mochizuki-sensei, whom Shohei had a big crush on. I don’t think her acting in it was very good, probably because I didn’t really like her character. Now that I’ve seen more shows, I can say that she looks slightly above average, but not extremely outstanding. Though, in this show she is absolutely radiant. In Kiken na Aneki she had a really elegant and beautiful aura about her, however in HIMITSU no Hanazono, she is less rigidly perfect and is more flexibly childish. Her acting is alright, not 100% perfection, but actually good enough for enjoyment. I think she pulled off Kayo really well. Very nicely done. I really look forward to seeing her in more leading roles. I applaud.

Sakai Masato as Kataoka Wataru
(d-wiki; jdorama)
I first saw him in Engine with Koyuki and Kimura Takuya. Honestly, I don’t think he is the greatest actor on Earth, but I think he did fairly well in HIMITSU no Hanazono, though he is no where near as suited for his role as the other main casts (*cough* Hongo Kanata *cough*). After seeing him in Engine, I saw him as Hanamoto-sensei in HACHIMITSU to CLOVER, the movie starring Sakurai Sho (ARASHI!!) and Aoi Yuu. I didn’t really think he did that well in that movie either. Seeing him in HIMITSU no Hanazono though, really made me think otherwise, though this is probably due to the fact that the character he plays is more understanding and compassionate. Also, when you watch him act, you can feel that his eyes are telling you something. You can feel it, but you just can’t put it to words. You’ve gotta watch his eyes when he acts, they are almost ethereal. Extremely nostalgic.

Ikeda Tetsuhiro as Kataoka Osamu
(d-wiki; jdorama)
Here’s someone I’ve never heard of nor seen. Reading d-wiki though, I’ve found that he was in HACHIMITSU to CLOVER and NANA. Which totally struck me, because I don’t remember seeing him at all. Going to imdb.com, he is credited as “Designer” for HACHIMITSU to CLOVER. It made me chuckle; I guess that’s why I didn’t notice him. The character he plays in HIMITSU no Hanazono is slightly out-of-whack. He’s aloof and very easily excited about things, especially the personal life of his brothers (*cough* Wataru *cough*). Anyway, I won’t waste my time, the next one is the hunk of the century.

Kaname Jun as Kataoka Satoshi
(d-wiki; jdorama)
I’ve heard of the name of Kaname Jun quite a few times, just didn’t really know who he was. Now that I’ve seen him acting, I can honestly say that his name deserves to be repeated — he is such a hottie! I’m not even putting that lightly. Even though he is not in Johnny’s, he is still extremely good-looking and superbly talented as an actor. I love his hair in this show, it suits him so well. Kyaaa~ A very good actor, very smooth, very comfortable, and very surprising.

Hongo Kanata as Kataoka Hinata
(d-wiki; jdorama)
Before it was Yamada Takayuki, now it’s Hongo Kanata, the boy of every Japanese girl’s dreams. He is so cute. So cute. Really, even if he doesn’t smile, he still looks cute. It’s really hard not to like him because of his appearance and ability to pull off the evil young genius look, often with a dash of emo-ness. But I digress. I first saw him in HINOKIO with Tabe Mikako, and I immediately realized how much potential he has. Later, I found out that he would replace Matsuyama KENICHI for the role of Shin. I was really excited, because I was really interested in him and it’s just so awesome that he got to play Shin. Though, I think that if he was older, he would have no problem pulling off Raito or L. Heh. They’ve both got their share of emo-ness. Hongo Kanata has a bright future ahead of him, as long as he plays some more brighter roles in time.

Other notable supporting characters in HIMITSU no Hanazono include Maya Miki (d-wiki; jdorama) and Terajima Susumu (d-wiki; jdorama).

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I love this show… KYAAAA…

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“Love is good enough if there is a real one in a lifetime.”

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Listening to a friend cry really hurts.

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(skipping original karaokes in singles)

1. Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu
2. KAORI - Omoi no KAKERA (Naked Mix)
from re;STRATOSPHERE
3. UVERworld - Ai ta Kokoro
from Timeless
4. Kajiura Yuki - Just You
from Aquarian Age Original Soundtrack
5. Ueda Susumu - furi aoge ba aoi sora
from 1 Littoru no Namida Original Soundtrack
6. UVERworld - Kimi no Suki na Uta
from LIVE at SHIBUYA-AX - 2006 TOUR DOCUMENT
7. Onitsuka Chihiro - Gekkou (album version)
from Insomnia
8. K - Krazy Love
from K
9. Bonbon O Chocolat II
from My Name is Kim Sam Soon Original Soundtrack
10. WHY - Un Myung (Semi-Slow Instrumental)
from Full House Original Soundtrack

The moral of the post? I have too many soundtracks. x.x;; I was hoping for a more diverse selection.

I hope to make the switch to Wordpress this weekend, there’s too many things going on this week, so much stuff to do.

じゃね。

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Japanese Actors and Actresses is something I’ve thought about writing for awhile now, because I find it interesting when I find actors in different series playing different roles. I’ll update the category here and then, so be on the lookout..!

Daito Shunsuke (d-wiki) - the first drama I saw him in was Nobuta. wo Produce. He played Tani, who got picked on by other people and blamed Shuji because Shuji didn’t notice. At the time, I thought he wasn’t that great an actor because he was very over-dramatic in the few scenes that he was in; I didn’t really think that much of him. Literally years later, which was recently, when I was watching Hanazakari no Kimitachi he awhile ago, the talk of Sano Shin was surfacing between Umeda and Izumi and I wondered, “Gee, I wonder who plays Sano Shin.” Then they had the magazine scan of him smiling with a medal around his neck, and I went, “It’s Tani from Nobuta!” After I stopped watching Hana Kimi, I started watching First Kiss, and in one of the episodes, Mio meets a flirt, who, coincidentally was also played by Daito Shunsuke. This got me thinking, “How can he be in two drama series in one drama season,” but I guess it probably won’t be a problem because one of the appearances was as an extra. Even more surprising, I started Oishii Proposal, and was also surprised in finding out that he is a worker in the restaurant that Suzuko works in. And just today, when I saw the first episode of Himitsu no Hanazono, I noticed that he was one of the workers for Kayo’s new office. I find it funny because it looks like he’s in everything I watch *lol*.

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It’s tough being a mathematical formula. I’m always being written down. People have studied me since grade eight, and some don’t stop until they die. I feel so naked and exposed all the time. Those annoying children, who pretend to be so smart and knowledgeable, keep using me in inappropriate manners. The other day, I even got mixed up with the volume of a cube. The very idea! People moan and groan at the sight of me because I have a Greek letter. They always complain about not being able to distinguish from all the variables. I’d like to see them write out the infinite digits of π! I feel so unloved. Often, I get mixed up with πd, it’s the most insulting thing after being called “the volume of a circle.” I just want to give up and explode with anger when I hear that!

On the bright side, I was invented by a guy whose birth and death places are unheard of. That’s always something to brag about when the math formulae get together every hundred years or so. I also had the chance to meet other great people, such as Descartes — wonderful chap, really knew his coordinates, Pascal — funny person with an actual logical explanation for believing in God, Hua Luo Geng — nice guy, but always said my name like a question; although that just might be his accent, and the best fellow of all times — The Great Bruce White.

I’ve come to meet The Great White since when he was at the wee age of four. Over the years, I’ve witnessed him develop from just a young, inexperienced kid trying to play with a calculator, to an experienced mathematician, always ready to pass on his knowledge of math to everyone around him. I enjoy the time he spends with me, writing me out in that neat way he does, tracing out my lines and curves stroke by stroke. Really, I’m never experienced such excitement since Euclid!

Of course, not everyone I meet greet me with smiles and cheers. One girl in particular, I remember very well, used to break into tears when she saw me coming. Her name was, hmm, I think it was Christine Zieba. When she saw me coming, she used to run and hide behind the nearest book she saw. Fortunately, the power of math prevailed and she would be dragged back into her seat where she would stare at me with her lifeless eyes. Sometimes her insensitivity to my wonderful qualities made me want to cry. However, being around for more than 1000 years has toughened my emotions and I am able to look past the despairing present, into the promising future where many good people will put me to good use and discover my full potential.

See? I told you it’s worth collecting <3.

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Katie was supposed to come this weekend. Chen, Lulu and I were all really looking forward to having her over. But because of the fact that her car got sent to the shop, she couldn’t come this weekend. Jeff was pretty sad, and I am sad too.

I had my first Physics lab on Tuesday, and it went fairly well, nothing too hard or too difficult. When I asked for my partner to write down his name and contact info, he wrote Ramen, and I asked him if he knew the definition of the word in Japanese. He answered, “Yeah, it means noodles. And, my last name’s Nissan.”

Laugh out loud xD.

My Chemistry lab would be a totally different story. First, we were supposed to boil the solution through and evaporate the added water. But me, who didn’t read it too carefully, added too much water than needed so it took about 20 whole minutes to decrease the volume of the liquid to 5 mL. And then, when I asked the person who worked beside me to check if it has been cooled to room temperature enough, and while she was trying to do that, she knocked the Erlenmeyer flask and more than half of the liquid spilled. And, apparently there was some changes from the lab manual and I didn’t pay attention to the pre-lab talk… So, I wasted a lot of time wondering what I should do next. It was a really horrible lab. I even left a question blank in the write-up because I didn’t have time to finish it. It just went really badly.

Wednesday night, I went to the UWO Choir practice. It was definitely needed because it took my mind off of the crappy Chemistry lab that happened before. It was the first time I participated in a real choir, one that was separated into Sopranos, Altos, Tenors and Basses. It was very difficult because we were required to sing while sight reading the staff. I had never done that before; it almost felt like the first band practice in grade nine when I couldn’t even read the notes at all. Though I know practice makes perfect so it didn’t bother me very much.

I have until October 3rd to pay the club fees, so I have a little more time to decide.

There’s a social for Choir on Sunday, but I have a lot of work to do so I don’t think I will go.

Today, I went to the first WAVE showing. I was really disappointed because, last year when I went up to WAVE’s booth, they were playing The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. At the time, I recognized it but haven’t seen it. Now that I’ve seen it, and another year has gone by, when I went into the room that WAVE was in, they were still watching The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and I was just really disappointed. I wondered, ‘Why are you still watching it?’ Geh. And then afterwards, they started showing RahXephon, which I have seen the beginning of, but didn’t like it very much. After RahXephon, they showed Cromartie High School, which quite possibly is the most hilarious anime I have seen in a long time. Then they showed Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Solid State Society. I was really impressed, it was one of the best anime movies I have ever seen. In terms of plot, the only ones that can match the movie is Death Note and Monster. Though, because I don’t know the original manga for Full Metal Alchemist, I can’t add it to that list.

Now that I’m home, I’m worried about the things I need to do this weekend. For example, the one Physics assignment that’s due on Monday, another different Physics assignment due on Tuesday, and also my Physics lab write-up due on Tuesday.

I hope you all content, and happy <3.

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I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs. I hate Chem labs.

You have no idea.

This the 100th published post on neverlasting+dream! Yay!! This piece of pleasantry is the only light for me at this moment, I’m really depressed about my Chem lab which had just ended 10 minutes ago. GRRRR. It was horrible… T_____T;; Makes me want to cry.

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I’ve heard about the bunny from Yin, but seeing it for the first time is really shocking. Why would it be in the bed? With the owner? Gah, it’s kind of unreasonable and weird. O_O;;. And shocking to actually see the truth up close lol.

This is the best equivalent I could find online.

Though, in reality, it looks much older and faded in color. X.X