Dou Itashimashite
Hello there. You've stumbled upon Charmaine's blog.Remember to tag before you leave. :D
Blog
Tagboard
Exits
@blogskins @deviantART @livejournal @youtube
Oh, it's just another fangirl.
I'm Charmaine and I live in sunny Singapore (means that I'm located near the equator, where it's summer, summer, and when I wake up the next day, it's still summer). I don't usually expect presents on 7 April, but if you're feeling unusually happy you can give me one on that day. (:
I'm currently crazy over... CardCaptor Sakura (2003-2005)
Fay D. Flourite (Jun 2006)
Oguri Shun (Jul-Dec 2007)
Fay D. Flourite (Feb-Apr 2008)
Twilight Series + Edward Cullen (May-Aug 2008)
Arashi + Sakurai Sho (Sep 2008 -Present)
Click here for a full boring list of my obssessions.
Click here for a greedy fangirl's my wishlist.
Slacking.
Sunday, June 22, 2008, 12:37 AM
Hey:D
Here's an excuse for you to watch TV.
For those who want to practice for your Chinese Oral Exam, try this for 5 minutes everyday (5 minutes is enough to give you a headache): Turn on Channel 8 at 10pm and you don't have to watch the news. Just read the subtitles that flash on screen, and read them out loud. After 5 minutes, whilst your mum's in her room or something, you can change to another channel. When she comes out again, you continue practicing for your oral. Killing 2 birds with 1 stone! Ahaha. :) You get to practice and watch TV at the same time! As long as you put in effort when you read the subs, 5 minutes everyday should be enough.
I did that for a week and somehow my oral has improved. The reason's because the subs flash really quickly and if you can actually manage to catch every word accurately, you should be able to handle the stationery piece of paper they ask you to read during the exam. If you can handle flashing words with chim words like stuff about politics, how tough can a passage (which will most likely be about some cliche philosophy story about the principles of life) with stationery words be?
Furthermore, if the examiners ask something about the news for the conversation topic, because you've been paying attention to the news for simply 5 minutes everyday (the first 5 minutes contain the most important news so you only have to watch first bit before the first commercial), you can answer the examiner easily. Because you've been keeping up to date with the news.
Killing 3 birds with 1 stone. You get to practice for the passage reading, find something to talk about for the conversation part of the exam, and get to slack and watch TV at the same time.
This isn't studying smart. It's SLACKING SMART! LOL:D
Tagboard
Exits
Carrol & HuilingChristina
Hazel Lau
Hazel Tan
Hazel Woon
Insomniatic
Iris
Jean
Jia Xuan
Liting
Liwenn
Li Yue
Maryam
Penelope
Prajakta
Priscilla
Qian Yun
Shermin
Shihui
Werner
Xinyuan
Xinyun
Xu Chang
Zoe
Archives
May 2008June 2008
July 2008
October 2008
November 2008
December 2008
January 2009
February 2009
June 2009
July 2009
November 2009
Chou Chou Arigatou
Designer: CharmaineInspiration: Okimiyage
Scan: Dai Dassou
Font: Dafont
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated/related to Arashi/JStorm/Johnny & Associates or any persons/companies/organisations related to them. No copyright infringement intended. This website is non-profit.
Music
Obsessions
All listed in no particular order/chronological order (it depends):Anime
-
CardCaptor Sakura
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations
Fruits Basket
D.N.Angel
Books
-
Harry Potter Series
The House on Falling Star Hill (by Michael Molloy)
The Divide Trilogy
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism, Molly Moon Stops The World
The Roman Mysteries (there are 18 books in all - written by Catherine Lawrence)
Avalon: Web of Magic (6 books in all, I've read 4 of them)
The Oran Trilogy (written by Midori Snyder)
The Oracle Betrayed (a trilogy written by Catherine Fisher)
Crystal Doors Trilogy (incomplete trilogy written by Rebecca Moesta and Kevin J. Anderson)
The Circle of Magic Quartet (by Tamora Pierce)
The Circle Opens Quartet (by Tamora Pierce)
The Circle Reforged: Will of the Empress (by Tamora Pierce)
Twilight Series (by Stephenie Meyer)
Colours
-
Blue
White/Silver
Hobbies
-
Drawing (both digital and traditional)
Singing
Web-designing
Watching JAPANESE dramas/movies (excluding horror ones)
Playing the piano
JDrama
-
Liar Game
Hana Yori Dango (I and II)
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - Ikemen Paradise
Kimi wa Petto
Yamada Taro Monogatari
Atashinchi no Danshi
Movies
-
The Disney Classics (especially the Princess Classics)
Cardcaptor Sakura Movies 1 and 2
Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle
Death Note I and II
Ratatouille
Enchanted
Hana Yori Dango Final
Wall-e
Songs (in general)
-
Every existing Arashi song
Cardcaptor Sakura OST
Tsubasa Chronicles OST
Hana Yori Dango (season 1, season, movie) OST
Disney Classics' songs
Wishlist
/ Adobe After Effects CS4/ Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
/ Arashi: Attend their awesome concerts on a yearly basis
/ Arashi: Autographs
/ Arashi: All singles, studio albums and concert DVDs (excluding the ones below)
/ Arashi: Hold concert in Singapore
/ Arashi: Shop photos (Official and unofficial)
/ Arashi: Uchiwas
/ Good grades
/ Improve my web-design skills
/ Improve my drawing skills (both digital and traditional)
/ Improve my piano skills
/ Improve my singing
/ Jdrama: Kimi Wa Petto (entire series) DVD Set
/ JMovie: Hana Yori Dango Final DVD
/ JMovie: Watch Yatterman (in a CINEMA)
/ Live in Japan for a few years to do something useful (like study or work)
/ Master Japanese (ie. make it to JLPT Level 1)
/ Try seiyuu training someday!
/ Visit Japan in Nov'09