Owl City - Fireflies

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I know this song is getting older but it's still my favorite

So I tried translating!

I like not only this song but also this video - I want all of these cute toys!

You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep
Cause they'd fill the open air
And leave tear drops everywhere
You'd think me rude but I would just stand and
Stare

君はきっと目を疑うだろう、

僕が眠りについているときに
何千万というホタルが世界を灯していたら
だって、あたり一面ホタルいっぱいで
そこかしこに光の涙を落としていくんだよ、
君は変って思うかも知れないけど僕はただじっとしてずっと眺めているだろうな

I'd like to make myself believe

That planet Earth turns, slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
Cause everything is never as it seems

自分自身を信じたい

地球はゆっくりと回ってるんだって
できることなら眠るよりも起きてこのままずっと眺めていたい
だってすべてが見た通りに見えるわけではないのだから

   Cause I'd get a thousand hugs

From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance
A foxtrot above my head
A sack-hop beneath my bed
The disco ball is just hanging by a thread

何千という蛍の光に

何千という抱擁を受けるんだ
まるで僕に踊り方を教えてくれているかのように
頭の上を駆け抜けていく狐
ベッドの下を飛び跳ねている靴下
一本の糸でつるされているだけのミラーボール  

 

I'd like to make myself believe

That planet Earth turns, slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
Cause everything is never as it seems

   自分自身を信じたい

地球はゆっくりと回ってるんだって

できることなら眠るよりも起きてこのままずっと眺めていたい

だってすべてが見た通りに見えるわけではないのだから

    Leave my door open just a crack

(Please take me away from here)
Cause I feel like such an insomniac
(Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of counting sheep?

(Please take me away from here)
When I'm far too tired to fall asleep

少しだけドアを開けたままにしておいて

(ここから僕を連れ出して)
ちょっと不眠症みたいな気分だから
(ここから僕を連れ出して)
疲れすぎて眠れないときに
羊を数えるのにも飽きてしまった
(ここから連れ出してよ)

      To ten million fireflies

I'm weird cause I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell

ねえホタルたち、

変だけど、サヨナラをいうのは嫌なんだ
別れを言われると目が潤んでしまうよ

   But I'll know where several are

If my dreams get real bizarre
Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar

でも、少しだけ瓶に取っておいたよ

もし僕の夢の中で不思議なことが起こっても
君たちがどこにいるかわかるように

I'd like to make myself believe

That planet Earth turns, slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
Cause everything is never as it seems

自分自身を信じたい

地球はゆっくりと回ってるんだって

できることなら眠るよりも起きてこのままずっと眺めていたい

だってすべてが見た通りに見えるわけではないのだから

I'd like to make myself believe

That planet Earth turns, slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams

信じたいんだ

地球はゆっくりと回り続けてるんだって

できることなら眠るよりも起きてこのままずっと眺めていたい

僕の夢は縫い目から張り裂けそうなくらい膨らんでいるから

   

Ocean Eyes

by Owl City

Released: July 28, 2009

Genre:Pop

Super-size store

Okay, so like you already know, last Tuesday Japan lost 3-5 to Paraguay on the final penalty shootout, and finally dropped out of the World cup 2010.I was too nervous to watch the last PK, so it was after the game when I knew the result.It did make me disappointed, but I think they all did a great work in this world cup and I am really proud of them.They showed us their great teamwork and the importance of not giving up. I hope we'll see them again in Brazil 2014!


Yesterday, one of my Japanese friends and I took 2 exchange students from the US and UK to the "Super Size Store" near our uni, to help them buy some new large-sized clothes.
    
For some foreigners who live in Japan, buying clothes might be one of the problems they are facing.Some of the exchange students I've met so far have found it difficult to get new clothes and shoes for their sizes in Japan. This is because the standards of Japanese sizes are quite different from those of their countries' ,which often makes them confused. They say even the largest sized clothes of GAP, the American clothing brand, is made much smaller for them here in Japan.
Also I know some foreign female friends who got shocked as they were considered plus-size in Japan, even though they were considered to be average or slim in their countries. If you have a chance to visit Japan some day, you might have the same experience as they did. But remember, don't compare yourself to Japanese women.Different genes = different body type.Nothing to worry about.Well, to be honest, even I find pants a bit of a problem actually...Japanese girls these days have no hips and butt!!  lol

It was my fist time to visit this store, and until I found it out on the Internet I didn't even know there was such an unique store near to my uni. I was surprised that the store carried up to a 8L! I've never seen that large size!

Super big Jinbei (4L) !

(I think many foreigners in Japan love this character. I often see people wearing T-shirts with this char even though they were slim...which is cute, though.)

Not only clothes, but all the stuff in this store was super sized as well!(Sorry these pics cannot show you how big they actually were)

Super large mirror!

and an unnecessarily super huge fitting room!

...with a fan attached!

(I think it could easily become my own small study room if only it had a window lol)

My friends from the U.S. and the UK looked so excited as they found new cool clothes for their size.Their shopping took us almost 2 hours, which made me and the other Japanese friend a bit tired, but it's okay as long as they enjoyed their shopping. :) We had a very good time!

GO SAMURAI BLUE J-A-P-A-N!!

Yesterday was an epic day. As other bloggers have been posting about, Japan beat Denmark 3-1 in yesterday's World cup soccer  match.Actually I didn't watch it because the game started at 3am(JST) and I never expected Japan would win the game(for some reason I've been kinda pessimistic about our team). I was surprised when I woke up and turned on TV - every channel was reporting about that game and highlighting the score scenes repeatedly. I think Japan did a great job. Now I'm feeling I really should have watched the awesome game.I'll definitely watch the next game against Paraguay!!! 

I think World cup is superior to Olympics in the respect that many of the citizens get united  just for one sport.The audience rating shows it well - According to the survey by 日本テレビ(Nippon Television Network Corporation), the audience rating in Japan reached 41.3% before 5am.This means 2 out of 5 people were watching Japan Vs. Denmark, even though the game was from 3am to 5am ish and most of them still had a work or school just a few hours later! Even the final match of free-style skating in Vancouver Olympic 2010, in which Mao Asada won a silver medal, the average audience rating was 36.3%.

Another very interesting fact is that the amount of water use suddenly increased greatly right after the first half of the game was over, according to the survey done by Osaka Municipal Waterworks Bureau.This means a lot of of people who had been stuck close to TV to watch the game went to the rest room  at once, as soon as the first half of the game was over.

Lastly, look at these crazy people at Shibuya,Tokyo,right after the game.Some of them were taken by the police because they were too excited. You'll see how excited people in Japan were yesterday(Watch @ 2:15)...


By the way, I got a ringtone of Vuvuzera , the trumpet-looking instrument buzzing all the time during a game!

I was going to set this as my alarm sound but quit, 
because it's sooooooooooo annoying!!!! lol

The Blue Day Book

According to the calender,yesterday was the summer solstice.As you know,it's the longest day of the year. But this year it didn't mean anything to us cause in Japan it's in the middle of the rainy season right now.And that's the season I hate the most during a year, because it makes me blue, depressed, and perspire(Too much humidity is what I hate the most during this season). It　has been gloomy and raining for almost all day lately,and also sometimes it rains cats and dogs(this is an interesting English phrase that I studied recently btw- why "cats and dogs"? =]).Heavy rain sometimes delays the transportation service,which makes me feel just don't wanna go to school and do anything.So, on rainy days with no class, I usually just lie about at home doing nothing.


Speaking of blue days,I received a package from U.S. today.It's an English book that I ordered @ Amazon.co.jp last week. The title is "The Blue Day Book".

This is a wonderful collection of amusing and adorable animal photos with some short texts that cheers you up when you've got the blues. One of my American friends once lent it to me and I liked it so much, so I wanted it as mine.I looked for it at some book stores and libraries, but I couldn't find it, so I ordered on Amazon.It was my first time online shopping, and I'm simply satisfied because it was quite cheap and took me only less than 1 week until I received it.Also it was flawless despite having come all the way from US.


This book is just like a simple little photo book with simple messages, so of course it's not Shakespeare nor a kind of so-called how-to book that solves your mental problems.But, with those unique and cute black-and white photos of animals that perfectly match with each humorous message,you'll not be able to read it without smiling and it will definitely make you feel better :It's guaranteed. I think this is what makes this book special.   
You can view some of the pages of this book HERE.


Well, I'm not a sensitive person, so I rarely get inspired by famous words by great people.But one of the phrases from this book did catch my heart.Now I'd like to share it with you here, also as a note to myself:

- Live every day as if it were your last, 

because one day, it will be.

You may think this is too simple and it's not that a special word, and I agree to it.
But this message makes me realize that how much I've been wasting my time that never comes back again.Nobody can tell when we will die or how long we can live.I might not be in this world at this moment tomorrow, nor even a few hours later.This might be a bit extreme,but it's quite possible.
So, I'll try my best to make my life a great one.I still don't know how, but for the time being until I start my new life next spring, I want to try as many things as possible that I can experience only while I am still a student.I hope to make every moment a special one so that one day, when my last day comes and I look back on my past life, I can feel that I could send a great life.This quote is gonna be one of my mottos from now on.


Anyway, if you have a chance, I highly recommend you to pick it up and take a look at this book - even if you don't like animals very much.This book also will be a nice present to someone special.Maybe I'll get one more and give it to my best friend who is leaving for the UK to study soon. This is such a book worth it, I think.

An un-birthday party @ my friend's!

Yesterday, 2 of my Japanese friends and I had a small party at my American friend's house.Since I had been really busy with job searching until recently, it was the first time in 5 months to join a home party.


And yesterday, I totally fell in love with these stuff;
(Click on the images below to view a larger version)


1) ® Frito Lay - Doritos for Dip! (Original)

It was my first try, and it was soooooooo good! We had it with salsa sauce and I loved the combination. Once I started eating, I couldn't stop it. I guess I could have eaten it more, but my self-control woke me up when I looked at the calorie chart on the bottom of the package...almost 1,000 kcals per one bag... O_o!!!!

But still,it's one of the best snacks ever.I know it's hard to find it here but I think I just need to go get some!!! :9

2) Tacos.

Laura, the American friend who invited us, had already prepared the fillings of tacos for us.We put some seasoned chickens,cheese,salsa sauce, tomatoes and shredded cabbage on the tortilla,and rolled these fillings with the tortilla then ate it.It was my second time to eat tacos.I hadn't had it for a long time because my father disliked it when he first tried it(How could he?! Maybe he has a bad sense of taste) and it has never been served since then.First time I ate it with the U-shaped hard shell,but this time it was wheat tortilla.Personally I much prefer tortilla to hard shell.It was also really delicious.I had two tacos and they made me full & happy.It's a pity that it's hard for us to find these foods here in Japan, cause there are only a few stores that sell foreign foods in my area.I'm so jealous of Americans & Mexicans! xD

Until Laura told us the chips and tacos were actually not the main dinner, I had totally forgotten that the title of the home party was originally "hot-cake yaki party". Like I said,I was already full,but when it came to dessert, I was pretty sure there was still a room for it in my stomach.lol. 

Why do we call it "hot-cake yaki" btw?

-'Cause we used a takoyaki pan to make hot cakes!!!

 Separating the each ball with a chopstick after filling up the holes of takoyaki pan with hotcake mix... 
(I'm kinda clumsy I poured it too much lol!)
You can put any toppings as you like - we added some pieces of bananas, 

chocolates, raisins and cranberry chips, etc.

 Baking hot cake-yaki! Rotating them is a bit hard, but fun!

I had never come up with the idea of making mini cakes with a takoyaki pan before.I think it's a great idea.It's just the right size for eating it in one mouthful,and also you can enjoy various flavors depending on what you add as toppings. I personally liked the combination of banana&chocolate&whip cream sooo much! 

Though I was pretty much full after chips&tacos, I ate more than 5 and I could hardly move for a while.Crazy!


We ate a lot, drank a lot,and talked a lot.We had a really good time!We definitely need to do it again!