When in Japan, call me "Arisa Imaizumi"

I was enjoying reading Dina Zaman's blog and came across the Japanese Name Generator in one of her entries. So I decided to try it. Hehehe... And I think my Japanese name is way cool!! :-)

Try it lah..!

My Japanese name is Arisa Imaizumi.
Take The Kawaii Japanese Name Generator by Shuichigami today!
Created with Rum and Monkey's Name Generator Generator.

I'm NOT the boss

OK.. so I'm NOT the boss. Someone else is.

I wanted to apply for a day off, either last monday or today. But the boss said that she needs everybody around, including yours truly here. And that means no one, and I mean NO ONE was allowed to apply for leave.

Then I found that I might have to fetch my Dad at the airport today, so I asked her for a time-off from work, say.. leave about an hour earlier than normal office time. She said, actually time-offs are for medical purposes & real emergencies. I didn't say much to her lah, but in the end she did give me the 1 hour off.

Once she stepped out of the office, my colleague turned to me and said: "I can't believe she said time-offs are for 'medical and real emergencies' only! You should've just given it straight to her face like this: 'Oh? Only for medical and emergencies? I thought last time you took time off to go to daughter's school, to go to embassy, to do personal things? OoHhh.. is THAT emergency??'

LOLs.. I told my colleague that I didn't want to make trouble, and anyway I couldn't be bothered to have THAT much communication with the boss ;))

I guess a worker will always see a boss as a boss. No matter how human or beastly that person may be...

Thinking of an angel

One song is currently playing in my head: Angel - Sarah McLachlan.
Why? Hmm.. I don't know exactly why. But suddenly I have this image of a man, sacrificing everything to be with a woman.
And the next image: the woman dying in his arms.

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Angel - Sarah McLachlan

Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it OK
There's always some reason
To feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
Oh beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins
Let me be empty and weightless
And maybe I'll find some peace tonight

In the arms of the angel
Far away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that your fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here

So tired of the straight line
And everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
And the storm keeps on twisting
You keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack
It don't make no difference
Escaping one last time
It's easier to believe in this sweet madness
Oh this glorious sadness that brings me to my knees
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Tree, Leaf & Wind

There's this short story I read about a few months ago, and it touched my heart. I think it's too long to be written here.

"Leaf departure is because of Wind pursuit. Or because Tree didn't ask her to stay..."

What do you think..?

i want

i wanted to be drop dead beautiful..
but then i'll wonder if people are actually listening to me, or just looking at my face

i wanted to be bloody rich..
but then i realised that there are things that money can't buy

i wanted to have a big house with huge compound..
but then i thought it would be really quiet if there's not laughter of family and friends surrounding me...

i wanted to be famous and well known..
but then i thought of all the privacy and serenity i'll be missing...

i wanted to live forever..
but then i wondered what i would do at the age of 170 and none of my loved ones are around...

i wanted to stay young forever..
but then i realised that i'll never grow old and gain wisdom that comes with age...

i wanted to quit my job and relax at home everyday..
but then i'll never know the value of money of my own sweat, tears & blood...

i wanted to always be here in my hometown..
but then i realised i'll never appreciate coming home if i've never left it...

i wanted everything..
but then i thought, i am just human, and i am not perfect..

while it's so hard to be content with what i have... i'm happy - at least i have things to call my own

-Copyright © yamm: May 2001-

The Songs On Air

Once in a while, when you turn on the radio, you just happen to hear a song. And you can't help but think: "Oh my GOD! This is MY song! It's about me!!"
(And wondered if someone you know is secretly a songwriter / lyricist)

When I heard to "What If" by Kate Winslet (yeah.. the Ms Winslet from Titanic).. I wondered if someone decided to rip a page of my diary and gave it to whoever that wrote this song.
Hahahah.. reality check!! I'm NOT that famous. My love life is NOTHING compared to hoardes of other people out there!

But, oh I just have to share this song..

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What If - Kate Winslet

Here I stand alone
With this weight upon my heart
And it will not go away
In my head I keep on looking back
Right back to the start
Wondering what it was that made you change

Well I tried
But I had to draw the line
And still this question keeps on spinning in my mind

What if I had never let you go
Would you be the man I used to know
If I'd stayed, if you'd tried
If we could only turn back time
But I guess we'll never know

Many roads to take
Some to joy
Some to heart-ache
Anyone can lose their way
And if I said that we could turn it back
Right back to the start
Would you take the chance and make the change

Do you think how it would have been sometimes
Do you pray that I'd never left your side

If only we could turn the hands of time
If I could take you back would you still be mine

'Cos I tried
But I had to draw the line
And still this question keep on spinning in my mind
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