Ame no Uta

Christmas & Birthday

2009-01-16T06:10:00.009-05:00

This year is by far... the best Christmas materialistically xD... So here's a small list of things to recount on Christmas...

For my friends, I baked brownies and World Peace cookies, and for the closer friends I made hot cocoa mixes. I know.. pretty cheesy ): These were passed out on the 18th because school was canceled on the 19th due to bad weather.

My first present was before Christmas :D ... In Novemeber we switched to a new phone plan, and I got my first phoonneee! At first my mom gave me the flip phone, but she couldn't handle using the G1 so she gave it to me in December :3 So this baby is mine... You like my Moko-chans :D ?

The next present I received was in the mail from one of my long time friends :D ... How long has it been? 5 years? It sure hasn't felt that long! But I sure do love Cheese-kun! I sleep with him everyday :D Thanks so much!

Along with Cheese-kun came some Japanese snacks and a Clannad clearfile! I just put it on my wall (Nagisa side<3)! The snacks have been lonnggg gonnee nomnomnom. Thanks so much!

After that, my cousin gave me The Tales of Beedle the Bard, but with all my english assignments I haven't had any time for pleasure reading ):

After Christmas, I received another package from a friend o: It had the bento boxes! Wooo! Last semester I didn't eat lunch because I was a loner, but this semester I will be eating lunch again and will use my bento box :D There were sooo maannyyy gooddiiess in this package D: !

Along with it came...

Figma Lelouch! Omggggg he's soooo coooolll *drooool* I broke one of his hands though ;_; Sorry Lelouch-sama D: ! And I haven't tried to put on his Zero mask because I heard it's just a pain in the rear. His stand also doesn't fit into his back D: ... But Lelouch is always cool :D He's the only figure I have sitting on my desk.

A later package came from them also, with a USB flash drive! Omg! I've been needing one so badly. My teachers give me the ODDEST looks when I turn in assignments on CDs rather than flash drives T_T I'm also tempted to mod it to look like the Lancelot key D: ... Waaaaiiii~ Thank you :3

The next present I got was a necklace :D It's sooo prettyyyyyy. I took this picture with my phone, and I was trying to look 'gaannggsstaaaaaa'. Sorry if it doesn't look good ;__; I just ruin things... This pic was before I modified the chain a bit so it's shorter so I'd look less 'gangsta' :b I wear it all the time, OMG. Thhaankkkss <3

Another pacckkaagee... Man, they're all packages, I should stop being repetative D: ...
Kallen figure, Ragnarok hat, and bag are from AX '08! You know... with those random figures, I always get the ones I least like, you should see my shelf, it has three Shinn figures and I always hated Shinn ): The Ragnarok hat is cute :D But I dono if I could bring myself to wear that in public, maybe I can pass myself as someone very into Norse Mythology... Please do not lick my lifesavers shirt :D

Another late package came today :D I was napping and my sis said the mail came and I was so excited o: I got a lot of stuff! Two packages of picks to go with my bento boxes woooo! I also had sauce bottles from last year :D

Two cute plushes! I cleared a whole new shelf to accommodate all my new plushes xD... The pig SQUEAKS. It's so exciting xD. A lot of candy, two chinese calendars, and handmade puzzles that took me 20+ minutes to open and put together D:

The best thing is the bag o: Ommgggg! You dono how long I've been wanting to get a new bag T_T. But I'm not a big shopper... And I'm totally not a big purse person >_< I just get whatever big bag possible to accomodate all my school books xD I'm sorry the picture is blurry, my sis took 3 picture but they were all with a shaky hand xD SANK YUUUU 4 DA PRESENNTTSS<3

Here are all the pleasant cards I got :D I forgot the two puzzle cards that my other friend sent me ;_; Aren't they lovely :3

Hehe, my just having Lulu mimicking Kallen D: ... I do not ship them...

I feel terrible because I definitely do not deserve all this stuff! All I really need is your friendship! I've been spoiled this holiday season T_T... Thanks so much guys!

Flashback.

2008-12-22T01:19:00.004-05:00

Lately, I haven't been thinking much about the past. Well, I guess I have, but not very far back, maybe at best 5 years back.

Today, my mom pulled out some old photos, and I barely remembered half of them! Most of these are from our old apartment, and old city. It's kinda interesting to reflect on old times.

Not in chronological order:

Oh I love the fobness :D This was BEFORE my sister was born. It's hard for me to remember a time before my sister was born since it's been so long. Some things change and some things don't... Like the back room is still organized in the same manner.

This picture was... well obviously after the Pokemon movie. I always love re-telling this memory. My brother and I were crying rather hard when Ash died ): And my aunt and uncle fell asleeeeeppp. My brother is toothpick thin now.

Haha, I was Pikachu for Halloween in Grade 2 :D Nothing else to say. Oh also, I was basically the only asian student in the grade... Everyone else was white.

Last, but not least, just an amusing photo :D
Backstory: Okay, I'm not really punching the phail American flag, I'm just trying to pull the cap off the marker ): I just made a disgruntled face while on camera.

Studying

2008-12-07T19:44:00.004-05:00

Student + Dying = Studying

Natsu no Yuki

2008-09-01T16:25:00.002-04:00

Natsu no Yuki
Nico touches the Walls

Romaji:
mata kimi wa dokoka de naiteru semi o
karada ni tsuita ka no you ni
kowagatte ta

shikata nai kara yuki o fura se mashou
mata ashita taiyou no shita de aishi au tame

natsu dake datta kimi dake nan da
amai koi de minareta EPISODE
dekiru nara owari naku

ima sha la la la
yuki ga sha la la la
ima sha la la la
yuki ga sha la la la

ikiataribattari tada naiteru kimi no
suki na furoozun MARGARITA
futari de nomo u

keikaku doori no kimi no egao demo
shiawase wa aita GLASS ni
naminami ni natte

natsu dake datta kimi dake nan da
kanari mukashi kara no EPISODE
dekiru nara owari naku

ima sha la la la
futari wa sha la la la
ima sha la la la
futari wa sha la la la

natsu wa taiyou ni fuyu wa yuki ni mi o yudane
koyoi wa natsu no yuki o furaseyo u

mata kimi wa doko ka de naiteru semi o
karada ni tsuita ka no you ni ?

ima sha la la la
yuki ga sha la la la
ima sha la la la
yuki ga sha la la la

ima sha la la la
futari wa sha la la la
ima sha la la la
futari wa sha la la la

First Day of Spring

2008-03-21T18:28:00.002-04:00

This is spring where I live.

All connected by the same sky.

2008-03-12T14:56:00.002-04:00

Do you see this same blue sky when you go outside?

8 posts later and I'm still not sure what I'm doing with this blog.

But I'm also not quite sure where I'm going with life either.

(Kinda random, but I don't photoshop the pictures much, usually just throw it in and fix the lighting a bit. I decided to test the 'One Step Photo Fix' option on this picture. It's a fun button to use, and amusing to see what comes out. This is what happened to the above photo. I think it's pretty nifty.)

Lingering

2008-03-11T16:58:00.003-04:00

How much more do I have to lose, before my heart is forgiven?
How many more pains do I have to suffer, to meet you once again?
One more time, I hope the seasons do not change,
One more time, the times we wasted together.

Whenever we disagreed, I would always give in first
Your touch of selfishness made me love you all the more
One more chance, the memories restrain my steps
One more chance, I don't know where to go anymore

I’m always searching, for your figure to appear somewhere
On the opposite platform, in the windows along the lane
Even though I know you couldn’t be at such a place
If my wish were to come true, I would be at your side right away
There would be nothing I couldn’t do
I would put everything on the line and hold you tight

If I just wanted to avoid loneliness, anybody would have been enough.
Because the night looks like the stars will fall, I cannot lie to myself.
One more time, I hope the seasons do not change,
One more time, the times we wasted together.

I’m always searching, for your figure to appear somewhere
At a street crossing, in the midst of my dreams
Even though I know you couldn’t be at such a place
If a miracle were to happen here, I would show you right away
The new morning, who I’ll be from now on
And the words I never said: “I love you.”

The memories of summer are revolving
The throbbing which suddenly disappeared

I’m always searching, for your figure to appear somewhere
At dawn on the streets, at Sakuragi-cho
Even though I know you couldn’t be at such a place
If my wish were to come true, I would be at your side right away
There would be nothing I couldn’t do
I would put everything on the line and hold you tight

I’m always searching, for fragments of you to appear somewhere
At a traveler’s store, in the corner of a newspaper,
Even though I know you couldn’t be at such a place
If a miracle were to happen here, I would show you right away
The new morning, who I’ll be from now on
And the words I never said: “I love you.”

I always end up looking for your smile, to appear somewhere
At the railroad crossing, waiting for the express to pass
Even though I know you couldn’t be at such a place
If our lives could be repeated, I would be at your side every time
I would want nothing else
Besides you, nothing else matters

Haiku

2008-03-06T17:23:00.000-05:00

Soft and Gentle snow,
Falling from the cold blue sky,
Cloaking the harsh earth.

I once had a dream,
Where the moment pierced my heart.
Tears fall from my eyes.

Forgotten this dream,
Painful was the memory
It exists, no more.

[Morning Cha] Who are you?

2008-03-02T18:47:00.007-05:00

I can't help but notice that people act differently in different circumstances.

You seem to know a person from being with them one-on-one but when someone else walks into the picture, they seem to act differently.

And then there's when you talk to the person online, they act differently too, like they've gained more time to think thoroughly through their responses.

Then there's the person writing on a blog or website. It seems like they start talking in code.

So who are you?

What do people aim to say in their blogs? Usually the blogger wants a specific person to read it or they're just talking to themselves to help make something seem clearer.

With all of this confusion I'm not sure who I am either.

When I blog, usually it's for my own sanity. Just saying things that I may reflect upon at another time.

I feel that I should share something to make the confusion disappear. Blur the lines between the blog and the messanger text. Something about me that you'll never see through the computer screen: I have no confidence with guys. I have issues with talking to them. I'm a studious bookworm. I get very upset when I get below 90% on anything at school.

On another note: Sorry if I spoiled anything with the new layout... It was just a gorgeous picture.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Distance

2008-02-26T15:51:00.005-05:00

Distance. It could be described as the physical space between something or even the mental and psychological distance between people.

I have to admit, that the people who are closest and most important to me, are the ones that share both distances. Isn't that a bit ironic? The closest ones are the ones that are the farthest.

But, it's alright. You have to come to an acceptance when it comes to these things. As long as they're happy, and are doing well, the distance shouldn't matter.

♪ I remember you ♫

Hey, hey, hey. I am not emo.

Layouts

2008-02-23T23:08:00.000-05:00

This post will be the archive of previous layouts.

Ver. 1.0 - There for You [March]
Ft. Sakura & Syaoran x 2 [TRC]
Lyrics from Song for the Lonely by Cher
I don't listen to Cher, but I saw the lyrics before hearing the song and thought it was neat @.@

About

2008-02-23T23:07:00.002-05:00

Name: Raine
AKA: Eggroll, Eggtaro-kun, & gatekeepers_21
Previously Known As: GK & Peach

Birthday: Jan. 8
Location: USA
Occupation: Student

Favorite Anime: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Code Geass, Ouran High School Host Club, CLANNAD, Lucky Star, & Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu.
Favorite Manga: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
Favorite TV Shows: House, Heroes, & Good Eats
Favorite Artists:
Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Chihara Minori, Linkin Park, LAST ALLIANCE, Maaya Sakamoto, Miyano Mamoru, OLIVIA Lufkin, Rie Fu, Utada Hikaru, Yui Makino, & Yuki Kajiura
Favorite Books: Harry Potter, Da Vinci Code, & Twilight

Hobbies: blogging, piano, & photoshopping

Intro

2008-02-23T23:06:00.003-05:00

Hiya everyone, this is my first post here at Ame no Uta. I decided to open up a Public Blog where I concentrate on more open topics and share things I've been working on lately.

This blog will feature open topic blogs that are more general and less personal, and also feature things like photography and music.

I'm not great at photographs or music, so I don't mind any hard criticism or flaming, because I'll probably flame myself mentally.

The site is still slowly coming together as I figure out the coding, subscriptions, and comments, so please bare with me!

Here's a sample of what's to come (aka Glass breaking and eardrums dying):

Cover in English: Rie Fu - Anata ga koko ni iru Riyuu

Thanks for reading.