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Japanese Karaoke-ドケ！

Posted by terri | Filed under tunes, video

One of my favorite hobbies whenever I can find the time, the money or the companion(s) is Japanese Karaoke. When I lived in Japan, Karaoke was one of the few pieces of entertainment that I thoroughly enjoyed, and it is always a fun challenge trying to read Kanji and Kana off of the screen while singing along. I certainly am not a great singer, but I think I possess a spirit that makes it fun every time — no matter how bad I sound.

This past week I went with 友也 who is the only one I know who enjoys Japanese Karaoke as much as I do (and it doesn’t hurt that he knows the “old school” songs I know.) We set the camera and just let it roll. Instead of taping the usual “Random Karaoke Pick” segments that I normally do, I decided to retry a song that I really effed up on the first time around. “真赤な太陽” (makkana taiyou) by 美空ひばり (Misora Hibari) is probably the only song I can dare to attempt from the famous singer, and it has turned out to be one of my most favorite to sing.
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Unexplained Owwies.

Posted by terri | Filed under health

I unfortunately have been plagued with some issues regarding my right arm and hand. What’s more unfortunate is that I can’t quite recall any incidents that may have caused my right extremity to be so sore. It feels like I am suffering from a sprain or fracture on my ring finger and my pointer, along with a tennis elbow and a stiff shoulder. I was alarmed enough to visit the doctor, but it turned out to be an almost worthless visit. She couldn’t come to any real conclusion except to guess that there were all unrelated things. The only thing I got out of it was having some blood work done and then a referral for a hand specialist. To make matters worse, I have to wait three weeks to this specialist for a problem not quite identified.

2009 has definitely been the year of me realizing my mortality, if you haven’t already figured that out. I can’t ignore every little thing going on with my body like I could before. I’m inclined to believe that this pain in my hand is a bad sign of things to come. I would like to hope for the best, but my recent lackluster medical treatment has left me with little confidence in leading a healthy, complication-free life. Oh well, we shall see what this hand specialist has to say when I see him…

Aloha!

Hello from the island of O'ahu in the beautiful state of Hawaii. I am terri, a local girl who at 30 is trying to make sure that life doesn't entirely pass her by. I've recently become engaged and am enjoying living a great life in paradise.