「LIVE TOUR 2013 Fortune Cookie～なにが出るかな!?～」

This was uploaded onto Ayaka's YT channel on Monday, and by looking at it, I want to see this concert dvd fast ^^
The dvd was released 2 days ago!! I wonder if I can get it!? ^^;;
She is one of my fave solo artists in the world! Her music is touching!!

Today's quote

“There were times of hardship when people forget the courage they need to keep fighting; and survive. But I think as long as we have something to believe in; to keep close in our hearts, courage will never truly leave us. We only have to reach deep in our heart to find it.” ― Sakura

i hate u

Today I'm leaving this place.
Yepp it has been nice but also exhausting. I need my own bed!? ^^

Have you heard this song? It was released back in 2011.
I was drawn to it because of SoulJa. I don't really follow him to be honest but he sure makes good music!
Also, not sure what Rola does in this song, but well.. it kinda works ^^
I hadn't heard about ISSA until this song.. also I'm not a Da Pump fan. Then again, I could have heard him but not noticing him.

Enjoy!!

Teppanyaki dinner

I said I would...so here they are.
Here's photos from our dinner from the other day. We had a three course teppanyaki dinner.
So delicious ^^

12 Years A Slave

I saw this wonderful and touching movie a few days ago! I do understand why it won an Oscar for Best movie. Still it feels so unreal that this actually happened not too long ago. I'm so happy I decided to watch it, and I hope many more will!!
To be honest, there is not much to say... other than, if you haven't watch it, please do!!!

★★★★★

Story
In 1841, Solomon Northup is a free negro working as a skilled carpenter and fiddle player, and living with his wife and two children in Saratoga Springs, New York. Two men offer him a two-week job as a musician, but they drug Northup and he wakes up in chains, about to be sold into slavery.
Northup is shipped to New Orleans, and is re-named "Platt", the identity of a runaway slave from Georgia. Beaten repeatedly, he is ultimately purchased by plantation owner William Ford. Northup manages to stay on good terms with Ford, a relatively benevolent master. Northup engineers a waterway for transporting logs swiftly and cost-effectively downstream, and Ford presents him with a violin in gratitude. Carpenter John Tibeats resents Northup, and begins verbally harassing him...

Cast
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup
Lupita Nyong'o as Patsey
Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps
Sarah Paulson as Mary Epps
Benedict Cumberbatch as William Ford
Brad Pitt as Samuel Bass
Paul Dano as John Tibeats
Adepero Oduye as Eliza
Paul Giamatti as Theophilus Freeman
Garret Dillahunt as Armsby
Scoot McNairy as Brown
Taran Killam as Hamilton
Chris Chalk as Clemens Ray
Michael K. Williams as Robert
Liza J. Bennett as Mistress Ford
Kelsey Scott as Anne Northup
Alfre Woodard as Mistress Harriet Shaw
Quvenzhané Wallis as Margaret Northup
Devyn A. Tyler as Adult Margaret Northup
Cameron Zeigler as Alonzo Northup
Rob Steinberg as Parker
Jay Huguley as Sheriff Villiere
Christopher Berry as James Burch
Bryan Batt as Judge Turner
Bill Camp as Radburn
Dwight Henry as Uncle Abram
Deneen Tyler as Phebe
Ruth Negga as Celeste

info @ wikipedia

恋音と雨空

I'm almost at the end of my stay in this Japanese inspired place!
But it's not over yet, therefore I'll continue my Japanese music week.
Today's music is from AAA (Triple A or Attack All Around)
I have never been a super fan, just heard them now and then.
I heard this song some time back, and the I re-heard it last month, and realized I like it a lot.
So this is why I have decided to share AAA's 恋音と雨空 today!


Enjoy!

Today's quote

"Patience brings rewards."

TREE

They just released their re-packed album in Korea and here's a new Japanese album.
Yunho and Changmin are sure busy!
This album includes a lot of their previous 6 singles and some new tunes. ^^
I really like the introduction song, I think I'll use it as my "alarm" to wake up to ^^
As most TVXQ albums this one has a mix of up-tempo and ballads, and I like both! I think it'd be awesome to see them perform all of these songs live! This time around, I think I prefer the ballads..haha
I like both music and lyrics for "愛をもっと". "Cheering "sounds like a song perfect for a drama ^^
I have nothing against the JP version of Something, but I do prefer the Korean version.
"Good Days" is also a tune I really like on this album, it's gonna be played a lot this summer I think! It has a nice summer feeling to it somehow ^^
So sum it up, I love the ballads/slow songs... I love you -Introduction-,愛をもっと, Good Days, Tree of life, I love you, and Very Merry X-mas.

Well done boys!! Cannot wait for your 2014 tour, I hope I can manage to find a date that works ^^

★★★★

01. I love you -Introduction-
02. Champion
03. Breeding Poison
04. 愛をもっと (Ai wo Motto)
05. Cheering
06. Something
07. Good Days
08. Hide & Seek
09. 信じるまま (Shinjiru Mama)
10. SCREAM
11. Crazy Crazy Crazy
12. OCEAN
13. TREE OF LIFE
14. Good-bye for Now
15. I love you -Full Version-
16. Very Merry Xmas

偶然の確率

More Japanese music as I'm in the Japanese zone this week!!
So today's artist is GIRL NEXT DOOR.
The song was their debut song "Guzen no Kakuritsu"
It's kinda sad that they have disbanded, but their music is still great ^^

At Yasuragi

I arrived yesterday at Yasuragi, and this was our lunch.

A beautiful salmon with tamarin sauce and wakame salad and pickled cucumbers ^^

What can I say but I like it here..

I was in meetings all afternoon, so I'm pretty much exhausted.. but we have 3 more days!!

I will post photos from our amazing dinner from last night too, maybe later today or tomrrow.

Love Story

As I'm heading off to a "Japanese inspired" place today, and will stay there until Friday... what better than to share Japanese music ^^
Today I'll share EXILE's Takahiro's new single "Love Story".

To be honest, the video is not what I imagined at all ^^
But I like the sound, unlike Atsushi, this doesn't resemble to EXILE at all.. (^^;;)

Enjoy!

Yasuragi - Here we go!!

Today and the next 4 days I'll be at this place - Yasuragi!

A Japanese SPA place and conference "center".

It came as a huge surprise last Friday, we had been waiting for them to announce where our conference was going to be held!

I was thinking "What if it's somewhere in the middle of nowhere".

This is not in the city, but I cannot complain.

I miss Japan too, so this is just PERFECT!!

I have always wanted to go, but it's kinda expensive compare to Asia. So I'd rather spend my money on travels and other things.

But finally I'm going!! Oh well, not only for pleasure, also for work, still to work at this place cannot be that bad right!? ^^

Another Hot Pot

Last week I met with Hanna, she asked me out for dinner, we were supposed to talk about travels and just hang out but we ended up at a Hot pot place.

She had this coupon and she wanted to try it out.

She also said they had won a price for their hot pot so it felt promising.

The place is called Peony, and we went to their restaurant on Karlbergsgatan.

It felt so Chinese when we came inside, almost like we were there..haha

The food then...

To be honest, I'm not sure why they have won prices because I do not agree with the reviews.

Then again, the reviews has been for their other restaurant, so they might be different!?

The "beef", I donno but I cannot even tell which part of the beef it was.

The fish, is kinda special, Chinese people like that fish according to Hanna,

 but in my mouth it was just growing.

However, I did like the chicken, veggies, tofu and the healthy soup it was cooked in, 

AND the dipping sauce!

The dipping sauce made it all better..haha ^^

In all, it was okay, but next time, if there will be a next time, 

I'd ask for more chicken and skip the fish and beef.

Time to check my eyes!!

I talked about it last week, I'm gonna see if I can use contact lenses again.

I was surprised it was so expensive to check them but worth it.

I was also lucky enough to get an appointment for today!

I'm going straight after work! I hope I will find a pair that fits.

I want to try the Acuvue ones!
They are supposed to be the best on the market ;)

Mr Mr (Music video)

I wonder what happened, Why did SM release it so late?
I got the album more than week ago.
This was upload onto SM's YT channel on Friday afternoon.

I like that it's different from their previous music videos.
But the hospital scenes are cheap and looks tacky to me!
They might have had good producers too, but even them have faults and this song, maybe not music to be honest, but lyrics are kinda cheesy and so-so.
Like I said in my review, it sounds like an S Club 7 song.
Don't get me wrong, I loved S Club 7 back then, but it feels like I have heard it before and it's not such a SMASH hit as I thought it would be.

I still wonder what their comeback stage will look like, I haven't had time to check anything out yet.
Too busy with work.

Sukiyaki family dinner

Today we had a family dinner.

And we cooked Sukiyaki with my new "hot pot" pot.

So delicious and great dinner! ^^

I'm so happy I decided to buy this pot!!

Perfect end to this week!

수리수리

This was released a few days ago, but I haven't had the time to listen until now.
The title is kinda amusing..수리수리 ^^
The choreography is nice but I think I need to listen some more before I get hooked.

What about you?
Do you like TVXQ's new single for their repacked version!?

Today's quote

"'Life is what's happening while you're worrying."

The Book Theif

I haven't read the book, but I want to see the movie.
I'm amazed that it just released in Sweden since it will be out on DVD in the US.
We are usually not that slow when it comes to releases...
Oh well, I hope I can go and see it asap ^^

Make a miracle

EXILE's vocalist Atsushi is soon back with a new album.
He's just released a promotion video for the first song, "Make a miracle".
The music - both music itself and lyrics fits Atsushi very well ^^
I wonder how the rest of the album will be, but for now, let's enjoy the song ^^