Journey to the West (西への旅) - Stephen Chow

 

昨日、私は友人と一緒に映画を見に行きました。

Kinō, watashi ha yūjin to issho ni eiga wo miniikimashita.

Yesterday, I went to see a movie together with my friend.

 

私たちは映画 "西遊記"を見ました。
Watashitachi ha eiga 'Saiyuki' wo mimashita.
We saw ' Journey to the West' movie.
 

それは非常に面白かった。笑いが止まらなかった。
Sore wa hijō ni omoshirokatta. Warai ga tomaranakatta.

It was very interesting. I did not stop laughing.

 

私は子供の頃から, 空悟空の事を知っていた。

Watashi ha kodomo no koro kara, Son Gokū no koto wo shitteita.

Since I was a kid, I have known the story of Son Goku.

 

ただ、それが好きです。

Tada, sore ga sukidesu.

I just love it. 

 

とにかくそれは素晴らしい映画だった。

Tonikaku sore ha subarashī eigadatta.

 Anyway, it was a wonderful movie.

 

それを見て、本当に楽しかったです！
Sore wo mite, hontōni tanoshikattadesu!
Watching it was really fun!

Not That Close of an Encounter

 Teluk Kemang Beach, Port Dickson, Malaysia.

Have you ever been to this place?

It's a very beautiful sandy beach with wide blue ocean.
I love the ocean...

The vast open sky looked bewitchingly far away.

Tickly sand softly brushed against my bare feet.

I went there with my close friends. Our last year together as university students. Despite last minute planning, we were able to make it. I had the opportunity to ride on the 'banana boat'. Even though I wished the boat was faster, it was thrilling to be in the middle of the ocean.

 

While closing into the seashore, the banana boat swerved. We went flying in the air and Geronimo'd into the water.

Being a girl, I screamed with joy.

It was all part of the 'buy one free one' package.

Yet, we were thrown a bit too far.

Oh, did I mentioned that I didn't know how to swim?

Since I had my life jacket on, not having fish gills wasn't a problem. That is until I felt someone grab my back, dragging me down into the water. Pushing myself up, I saw that the person hugging me from behind was my room mate, Sarah.

"My life jacket's opened! I can't clip the belt ...!".

She was crying her eyes out and I tried to calm her down.

Panicked, she struggled to stay afloat by hopping on my back like a big baby koala holding on for dear life.

Not able to feel the ground, I felt tense.

"Let's grab the banana boat, they'll carry us ashore", I told her.
Like a fish floating in the sea, we held on to the boat.

As we were floating farther away, the ocean seemed so empty and big.

Wanting to swallow us up.

 

I looked at Sarah's crying face and felt hopeless.

I stared into the sky...

Am I going to DIE?!

 

Drowned in the ocean right after riding on the BANANA BOAT???

Such a terrible joke. . .

 

Then, I heard somebody calling my name.

"What are you guys doing? You can let go now".

It was another friend of mine. She looked as if she wanted to laugh but stopped after seeing my white pale face. No longer crying, Sarah gingerly stood on her feet. Doing the same, I felt my feet touch the seabed. For a few minutes, I tried to make sense of the situation. During all the time we were floating with our feet up on the surface which seemed like forever, we didn't realize that we were already ashore, dragged along by the banana boat.

 

 

I was so GLAD... And MAD at the same time.

Not because of Sarah's carelessness but the fact that I couldn't do ANYTHING.

To save her and myself.

The hopelessness that I felt... engraved deeply in my inner conscious mind.

 

I chased after Sarah to give her a piece of my mind.

 

"Sarah, YOU IDIOT. Don't go panicking like that EVER AGAIN!".
"I seriously thought we were going to DIE!"
"It wasn't MY FAULT>... It was the JACKET'S!"
"Really? You're actually BLAMING THE JACKET?? Next time FREAKING CHECK IT!"

Laughing like crazy, Sarah ran and ran.
I gave up and went on to the next activity.
The super fast viper boat. "Not for the faint hearted".
Why not, I thought. But this time, NOT WITH SARAH...

Haidan - 私のペット / Watashi no Petto (My Pet)

これは私のハムスターです。
Kore ha watashi no hamusuta desu.
This is my hamster.

彼の名前はHaidanです。
Kare no namae ha Haidan desu.

His name is Haidan.

 

かわいいですよね？
Kawai desu yo ne?

 Isn't he's cute?

世界で一番かわいいもの。
Sekai de ichiban kawai mono desu.

The most cute thing in the world.
 

毎回Haidanと遊ぶことは私を幸せにする。
Maikai Haidan to asobu koto ha watashi wo shiawase ni suru.

I am happy everytime I play with Haidan.

残念なことに、彼はずっと前に死んでしまいました。
Zan'nen'nakotoni, kare ha zutto mae ni shinde shimaimashita.
Unfortunately, he died a long time ago.

 

最近、私は彼がとても恋しい。

Saikin, watashi ha kare ga totemo koishi.
Recently, I miss him very much.

彼の空のケージを見て、私は孤独を感じる。
Kare no sora no keiji wo mite, watashi ha kodoku wo kanjiru.
Looking at his empty cage, I feel lonely.

たぶん私は新しいペットをさがす必要があります。

Tabun, watashi ha atarashii petto wo sagasu hitsuyo ga arimasu.
Maybe I need to find a new pet.

例えば、ラクーン。
Tatoeba, racoon.
For example, racoon.

ラクーンも非常にかわいいです。
Racoon mo hijo ni kawai desu.
Racoons are very cute too.

それでも
Soredemo,
But still,

Haidanはかけがえのないもの。
Haidan ha kakegae no nai mono.
Haidan is irreplaceable.

My Japanese's Diary - 父よ母よただありがとう (Mom Dad, Just TQ!)

私はお父さんお母さんがいちばん愛してます。

Watashi ha otōsan okāsan ga ichiban aishitemasu.

I love my mother and father the most.
 

 

彼らはやさしくてしんせつな人です。

Karera ha yasashikute shinsetsu na hito desu.

They are nice and kind person.

私は少しいたずらな人です。

Watashi ha sukoshi itazura na hito desu.

I am a bit of a mischievous person.

 

いつも少ない小さな問題をつくる。

Itsumo sukunai chīsana mondai wo tsukuru.

I had always made a few problems.

 

その当時、私はあまりいい子ではいませんでした。

Sono tōji, watashi ha amari ī-ko dewa imasen deshita.

Back then, I was not quite a good kid.

とにかく、私のせいでした。

Tonikaku watashi no sei deshita.

However, it was my own fault.

このことから、彼らは心配してきたなので,お父さんお母さんごめんなさい。

Kono koto kara, karera ha shinpai shite kita nanode, otōsan okāsan gomen'nasai!

From this, I made them worried so 'Mother, father, Sorry!'.

 

毎日、毎回、感謝する。

Mainichi, maikai kansha suru.

Everyday, every time, I am thankful.

よかった...

Yokatta...
"I am glad"..

 

Greeeen - 父母唄

My Japanese's Diary - Japanese's Songs (Nihon no uta)

Saikin, watashi wa nihon no uta wo kikimasu.

Lately, I'm listening to Japanese's song.

Naka naka omoshirokute tanoshii desu ga, kashi ga wakarimasen.

They are quite interesting and pleasant but I cannot understand the lyrics.

Watashi wa mainichi kiite imasu.

Everyday I listen to them.

Sukoshi zutsu, motto motto suki ni natte.

Little by little, more and more, I'm beginning to like it.
 

Ima wa Yuya Matsushita san no uta wo kiite imasu.

Right now, I'm listening to Yuya Matsushita's song.

Yuya Matsushita ha yumei desu ka?

Is Yuya Matsushita famous?

Kare no uto ha totemo subarashii.

His songs are very wonderful.

Tatoeba, Trust Me, Paradise, 4 Seasons, Negai ga Kanau Nara to See You.

For example, Trust Me, Paradise, 4 Seasons Negai ga Kanau Nara and See You.

Hontoni suteki na koe desu.

His voice is really lovely.

Nanka... Yuya Matsushita wa kakkoi desho?

Somewhat... Yuya Matsushita is cool right?

Kare ni au koto wa muri dakara sukoshii kanashii desu.

I'm a bit sad because meeting him is impossible.

Nantoka ...ima wa, Nihon ni motto motto ikitai.

Somehow, now, more and more, I want to go to Japan.

My Japanese's Diary - Introducing Myself (Jiko Shokai)

 

Mina san, konnichiwa!

Everyone, hello!

Hajimemashite.

Nice to meet you.

 

Watashi no namae wa Missie desu.

My name is Missie.

 

Mareshia shusshin no niiju go sai.

I am from (born and raised) Malaysia, 25 years old.

 

Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Please take care of me.

 

 

Watashi no nihongo ga sukoshi wakaru you ni narimashita, demo mada heta nanode gomen'nasai.

I have come to understand Japanese a little but it is still poor, so I am sorry.

 

Nihongo wa naka naka muzukashii desu ga, nihon no koto daisuki.

Japanese is quite difficult but I love Japan.

 

Ima kara, chanto, motto motto ganbarimasu.

From now on, properly, more and more. I'll do my best.

 

Mina san, o genki desu ka?

Everyone, how are you?

 

Watashi wa genki desu.

I am fine.

 

Kochira wa itsumo ame ga furimasu.

Here is always raining.

 

Chotto samui desu.

It is a bit cold.

 

 

 

Ahhh, Nihon ni ikitai!

Ahhh, I want to go to Japan.

 

Osaka to Kyoto to dochira ga ii desu ka?

Osaka or Kyoto which one is better?

 

Sakura to hanabi ga hontoni mitei desu.

I really want to see Sakura tree and the fireworks.

 

Mochiron, ima wa muri desu datte okane ga zen zen arimasen dakedo itsuka zettai!

Of course, now is impossible because I have no money at all but someday for sure!

Thicker than blood and water

Looking into the wallet, there’s always a dollar short. In terms of money, ironically, we get just enough just to give it away. Unless you’re Aladdin with a genie in a lamp, like a bump on the road, there will be times of ‘Mc Hammer Broke’ crisis in life. It is however to be a bona fide belief that no one in this materialistic little big planet likes to be indebted. Habitual maybe but definitely nobody enjoyed it. For sure. Yet, desperate time needs desperate measures. Left with no other alternatives, most would put on their Batman costume, saying ‘to the bat mobile!’ with a husky voice and choose the easiest way, i.e take up a loan. People that comes in mind – blood relatives or best friends.

 

 

Call it an act of kindness or naivety, lending money to a loved one is a risk similar to a no-rope-attached bungee jumping. Geronimo all the way down. Either you’ll be saved by a giant trampoline or fall flat on your face, the aftermath will most probably ‘rust the trust’ in a relationship when the I’ll-pay-you-back-for-sure party couldn’t live up to their words. That goes without saying. Just because you’re brothers in arms, there is no excuse for taking-it-lightly attitude. Instead, as strong as you presume your relationship are, when it concerns money, it is as breakable as the thinnest crepe. Sad but true.

 

When a person lend their money, logically, s/he is conceived as the good guy. When s/he wants their money back, if you can’t pay them immediately, you’ll feel like they’re the bad yakuza guy. Then, when either party can’t get what they want, things get ugly. Thus, ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’ theory of money lending. High chances are the borrower will likely asked their money back later than earlier. Believe it or not, some even feel guilty. No one is more lenient and considerate since it is a bet they’re willing to take for their loved ones.

 

All is well if within the five fingers limit, we couldn’t cash in the debt on the ground of acceptable reasons. Yes, there’s no helping it right? But don’t push your luck. The price tag you’re bargaining is TRUST. Even if they won’t point a Gatling gun at your face like Al Pacino did in Scarface, they’ll probably just hate you forever. It is a fact that the nicest people can make the worst enemy.

 

Preposterous it may seem but nevertheless, money is thicker than blood and water. In today’s world, it is only human. Money make things happen.

 

So, All YOU NEED IS LOVE? 

GO FIGURE.

 

 

What does a man with money wants? More money.

 

What does a man with power wants? More power.

 

 

 

 

Typical.