choosing favorites

After endless entries of one Ohno Satoshi, I figured I should be more general this time. General as in, Arashi in whole :D

I was having random thoughts this morning and Ninomiya popped into the mental picture and I felt myself grinning like an idiot, literally, at that. Which thus prompted me to wonder why isn't my favorite the snarky guy with the most sharpest wit and comeback - and consequently feeling slightly guilty for even considering of ditching Ohno XD

But being honest, sometimes I think it's tricky to settle on one particular favorite when it comes to these guys. Each with their own charming side that undeniably, pulls one's interest and affection almost easily. For yours truly, each guy draw the attention in the following mentions:

Sakurai Sho - his facial expressions, his enthusiasm that is rather child-like at times, his amazing streak of creativity at charade

Matsumoto Jun - his hand's movement when he picks a food item with the chopsticks, his almost flawless way of eating anything at all

Ninomiya Kazunari - his extremely sarcastic yet witty comebacks, his sadist verbal treatments towards his fellow members

Aiba Masaki - his extremely bouncy and cheerful self, his funny thoughts of how things work and his sometimes endearingly silly comments

Ohno Satoshi - his spaced-out self, his random thoughts and his genuine love for fishing and all kinds of food



And it comes down to the fact that it's a daunting task to choose between one of them. Five dorks that are amusing to the point of amazing. Sometimes I wonder how long would I be a fan, but I'd like to think as long as possible cause I am refusing to lose one of my reasons of rainbows and smiles :)

............

Okay, so I'll admit that despite mentioning of all five of them, the one who stole my heart in the first place and still has it with him, is still him. It's odd but he is sort of my voice of reason now and the calming climate I run to hide myself in when it's madness. His voice in 'Take me faraway' in particular, absolutely placates me when I'm upset, annoyed or angry. Soothing, distantly calming, slightly haunting yet comforting all the same. And every time I watch something of theirs, especially AAA 2008 - I find myself, undeniably drawn even more so to him.

I know I am in a serious infatuation and fixation, he's like - my personal brand of heroin? :)

the obligatory wish list

Okay, so it's not obligatory but don't every birthday comes with a wish list of some sort? I'm absolutely late this year, but that's cause I didn't put much thought on wish lists this year. I think I'm as happy as I can be without any additional stuff :)

Still, the list out of good fun:

• A bag
• An Ipod Touch
• A cellphone
• A stack of Kinokuniya vouchers please :)
• All volumes of Uragiri wa Boku no Namae Shitteiru
• A 160G external HD
• A bunch of Kitschen vouchers (do they even have those?)
• Arashi's TIME concert DVD
• Nintendo DS
• A couple IKEA vouchers (?)
• Blackbird Fly Lomo camera (white or red)
  
• Ohno Satoshi - really, when I was singing along aloud to 'All I Want for Christmas Is You', I only had Ohno Satoshi in mind. Seriously.

Oh, and something that just came out from yesterday night - Taylor a.k.a. Jacob Black please :)

quick post: new moon :)

Finally watched it :)

It was - satisfying, partially.

There were quite a few scenes that caught me by surprise, those that amused, and those that weren't much agreeable, and those that were touching. In all, I would give a good pat on the back for the effort.

Edward was spectacularly Edward. What else can one say? Oh, the fact that I absolutely still can't contain my giggles when I see his facial expressions cause it's a little, well, odd at times :) Book Edward still wins over, as usual.

Bella was alright, she was convincing but some scenes came out forced.

Jacob? I felt my heart going all out to him - surprisingly. When I read the book, I didn't felt much (like I've said - book Edward absolutely draws me completely) but watching Taylor bring Jacob to life, it became realistically emotional and real. And there's the fact that the buffed up Jacob under the rain did caught my breath for that brief moment :)

Pity there weren't much scenes of the Cullens, hopefully 'Eclipse' would make up for that. I have to say, the wolves are adorable - even when they are snarling and snapping.

In conclusion - I am anticipating the next movie's release :)

smiles all around

I didn't say this then but I came across an entry that made me moved to tears because of the sincerity of it and how well it reflected - quite likely, for many. Just five people out of the six billion in this world - they are no politicians but are influential in their own manner, they are no stand-up comedians but boy can they crack the laugh out of you and make you fall off your chair, they are no gorgeous vampires (think Edward XD) but they can be charming enough to sweep you off your feet and your heart to skip quick beats, they are no philosophers but their thoughts of the people around them and the world are always insightful and honest, and irony of it all - they have no idea of any of these. But they are amazing all the same.

For 10 years and counting, rainbows, joy and smiles are showered - and how fitting with the meaning of their name, 'storm'. The humble and inspired me can't help but to convey a thank you from the bottom of my heart :)

And on to the next;

29 smiles of one particular birthday boy who's birthday falls on 26th, that's tomorrow :)

To start it off; the very goofy, dorky, insane grin:



























This was how the five guys looked like then - boyish, toothy-grins and ready to cause a storm all over the world XD






















This is the five boys now, grown and matured into fine young men but still with very dorky and childish antics :)


My favorite smileeee :)




This would be a favorite off AAA 2008 in Tokyo - cause he gets dunked, climbs up the large tank with a breathless look on his face and sprints off to continue with just a towel wrapped around his upper body and flip flops alongside his dripping wet board shorts. His mic dies midway and his bandmate immediately comes to his rescue while wrapping another towel around him. Absolute friendship at its best :)



I was going to pick his solo shots, but then I realize it just isn't complete to have one without the other four. Besides, Ohno-kun looks happier with all five of them :)

So the birthday boy's special date is due in almost two hours (Japan time). It's a date to celebrate and be merry and goofy and dorky. Seriously though, it's a day to be happy for the existence of someone artistic in the performing arts and literal arts, someone who takes life and the world in all its optimism, and who probably hardly sees the bad in anything - including food :)

29 - day 3

Day 3: Something simple that doesn't require me searching through my HD and getting all distracted like the previous entry did :)

29 songs that Ohno Satoshi's voice brings me a warmly, tingly, stirring feeling within me or brings me in awe and admiration

29) Take me faraway
28) 時計じかけのアンブレラ
27) We can make it!
26) One Love
25) Crazy Moon ～キミ・ハ・ムテキ～
24) Carnival Night part 2
23) truth
22) So So So
21) どんな言葉で
20) 曇りのち、快晴
19) Love so sweet
18) パレット
17) Step and Go
16) 5 x 10
15) Re(mark)able
14) 忘れられない
13) Move your body
12) Your song
11) season
10) アオゾラペダル
9) Oh Yeah!
8) シルバーリング
7) 時代
6) 言葉より大切なもの
5) 明日の記憶
4) La tormenta 2004
3) Be with you
2) マイガール
1) 僕が僕のすべて

In no particular order and very much at random. The bolded ones are very much a favorite ♥