Visions of Paradise

Another one.... HERE
From our "Generations" CD
This one's in English ;)

Something to listen to

I realised I have a bunch of songs on my computer from my former band's albums....so I thought I'd upload a couple of them for those who are interested in hearing some of my stuff....
This first one is called Tenshi (angel in Japanese)....
It's one of the last ones I recorded before leaving Japan
Click HERE to download the song
Enjoy
(The download link is small and at the bottom of the page)

Oh...and

Guess what I did :D......
Bought my ticket to Japan. Leaving on August the 7th (which happens to be my baby sis' 18th birthday) and flying back home 3 weeks later. (YES Abi, hun, YOU ARE STILL A BABY :P)
I'm excited and thankful I'm able to go and see everyone and SING too :D...concerts lined up and all.
I'm trying to think of creative gifts to get for everyone here and stuff to bring to those over there.

And tomorrow's Prayer Day. YAY!

I'm happy...are you happy?

and I love you too

Titleless (re-post)

I have lots of stupid unwritten posts in my head
and I can't bring myself to actually write and post them.
Blogging is a blessing and curse.
I also have a rather unique piece of "poetry" that somehow decided to write it's way across my mind. I think this is a product of one too many walks with darling Angel. (not blaming it on you darlin, just think you may have inspired me)
No, it's nothing to speak of but hey, it's me.

May you find what you claim you are not looking for;
Emotion is a good look on you, tho sadly seldom worn.
Render yourself vulnerable once more just for the hell of it,
Love like you've never been hurt, tho I know too well you have.
I sincerely pray the one whose unlucky star falls into your path
Never will have her heart feel the painful imprints of your tread.

Have a good life.

I just love those kinds of endings, don't you :P They're what makes life as interesting as it is. YAY....kinda like getting a random phone call from someone you wouldn't expect to hear from EVER
yeah I need to go to bed now sigh
*Disclaimer...I was......oh never mind....I was tired, very tired
goodnight

What's up with me.....

Parents came back...we missed you!
Got to go to the last night of the PEP seminar.....good times...hehe
Ate at IHOP this morning and watched Pirates 3 in the theater....
Am tired and my melatonin is kicking in right about now, so that's my pathetic excuse for an update post....
Goodnight

You're on my mind tonight

While the parents frolick away......

The house is quiet...very quiet
The parents are PEPping at the PEP...we miss you!!!!
I just realized that I'm the oldest of all of us at home.
Argh. Not a testimony.
The kids are doing fine, reveling in the school-less days. Tonight our numbers diminish even more.
Playing foster parent hasn't been too bad....the days move at a slower pace than usual, less food to cook and dishes to do...we're currently housebound as our other vehicle decided to up and die on us, so there's not a lot going on over here....
Had a small thingie for Angel the other night, but we're gonna have to do the real deal for her when everyone gets home. Must party properly!!! YAY

Currently smiling, thanks to you.

And now for a lively Birthday tune....

A's for amazing
Cuz that's what you are
N is for naughty,
And sometimes bizarre
G's for gregarious
You're always such fun
E's for exciting
In more ways than one
L is for lovable
In every way
And that makes an Angel
Whose birthday's today

I love you :)

kachookie

To my Dad and Step Dad......

What Makes a Dad

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,

He called it ... Dad

~~Author Unknown.~~

I love you! Happy Fathers Day. You're missed and loved and prayed for daily.

A touch of Nippon

Yesterday we went for a slightly early Birthday celebration for my dearest Angel. A WONDERFUL Japanese restaurant...affordable and good, authentic food. I started chattering in Japanese to the waitress, who, as it turns out, used to go to school very near where I spent the last 9 years in Japan.
Afterwards we hit up Nijiya market and OMG it was SUCH a taste of home. Unbelievable.
After browsing I ended up spending way too much money on Japanese food and snacks...enough to keep me full and fat for a good week or so. Yay
Angel has pictures, so maybe I'll steal some from her...hint hint.

wine induced post

um let's see....
I don't like it when all the boys go off and leave us to play poker. Unless the word poker is two words.
I also wish I was cool enough to play with them, tho I know that my "blond" side is dominant when it comes to anything remotely brainy...so yeah, unless I have a death wish for my money. No.
Um I've been feeling extremely unattractive recently and unfortunately the way I counter that is by being over the top in opposites....must work on that one.
I just feel kinda muddled today. I'll be fine
I miss Linda, Nina and Abi. You guys rock. I love you.

Bear with me while I ramble.....

It's about time to give you something substantial to read. Enough with these cryptic one liners.

Something is definitely floating in the air. Something undefinable. If I figure out what it is, I'll let you know.

In the meantime, I've been feeling the urge to write again. The muse is trying to rear it's head and lend it's artistic ability to my dormant mind. I hope it's persistent enough to stick around until I'm able to cough up something readable. I'm thinking a song; I'm thinking a poem....something epic. But of course it never turns out like that, does it.

Like a lot of things in life that in theory should work, but don't. Or vice versa.
Life's just unexpected like that.
I used to put so much stock into consistency and "formulas", knowing what worked and what didn't and not being flexible enough to step out of the self-enforced boundaries I had put in my life.
And then situations so completely out of the norm....bizarre, unexpected experiences found their way into what I considered my "sacred spaces". Some wonderful, some just horribly wrong. You live and learn.
I can honestly say I'm thankful for both, as it's helped bring me to a point where I'm so much calmer than I used to be, as nothing really surprises me anymore.
Sure I still get hurt and disappointed or elated and excited, depending on what's happening at the moment....but in the long run, I know I've been on rock bottom and I'm still here to tell the tale.
High or low, Jesus is enough.

Amen


You know, what I really want to do right now is just.....kiss you. Heh.
Scared?

I need a man to sweep me off my feet and fill my head with dirty thoughts.....

:P

You know

It's hard to miss you when I don't see you often enough to remind me of the reasons why I would miss you in the first place.
I need................
ok all done
Goodnight

These Pics Make Me Happy

Our post-Wordstock frolicking.....good times

A little of this n that.....just to update this blog

****warning....boring post ahead alert****

It's the weekend already.... time flies.
I've spent a lot of this past week trying to mastermind the food situation for the PEP seminar...I'm supposed to be organizing it, but it's a rather huge job. Things are finally coming together and progress is always encouraging.
I talked to my sis (Audrey...1 1/2 yrs older than me) and she's decided to come with me to visit Japan in August. YAY. She'll stay for half the time I'm there, but we'll travel together. Good times.
In the interest of keeping our lives free of ruts, Connie and I changed our room around so that our beds are now in a sorta diagonal position...it looks cool, albeit abstract. We're both not sure, however, how long we're gonna actually like and keep the room this way. Heh. We'll see.
A certain someone came to see me, which made me happy.....
I've been having weird dreams all week.
We're having a BBQ tomorrow for Mike and Ana's going away party. I hope I don't eat too much. And I hope you can make it up here!
Miss you Angel