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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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Finally upgraded!

Posted by terri | Filed under digital life, shiny, video

After much deliberation over which model to get, and whether or not getting a new TV was even a smart idea, I took the plunge and finally purchased a new LCD TV. I got a Samsung LN40A530, which is kind of on the low end of Samsung’s TVs, but it is a current model and it is a Full HD TV. It is a 40-inch widescreen TV, and in the store, it seemed kind of small but it was an entirely different story when I brought it home. This thing is a monster in my house!

I made a really quick video of the unboxing. I shall follow up with another entry later on:

Update: I realized that Flickr will only accept videos up to 90 seconds, so I had to re-upload and repost. As for the time lapse effect, that was just a feature in my P&S camera. In retrospect, I would have picked a different angle, but oh well, it turned out okay. Thankfully we weren’t doing anything embarrassing during the time lapse…hee hee.

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.