Yes, I deserve it

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Akemi Agura

hugged teddy at 7:56 PM
Thursday, October 22, 2009

J-POP * Anime Singing Competition (haay...gusto ko sumali)

Waah~! Gusto sana namin sumali ni Aikodokski, kaso dalawa lang kami.

The Embassy of Japan invites J-Pop and Anime fans to participate in the J-Pop Anime Singing Competition, in celebration of the 2009 Philippines-Japan Friendship Month.

The Singing Competition is open to all Filipino amateur singing groups composed of three to ten members. Application forms are available at the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) Library, Embassy of Japan , 2627 Roxas Boulevard , Pasay City or can be downloaded at www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp .

A duly accomplished application form along with a CD or cassette tape demo of the participant's rendition of two (2) Japanese songs can be hand-carried or mailed to the JICC Library. Registration starts on February 9, 2009 and ends on April 20, 2009 .

The ten (10) best groups who pass the screening process would be invited to perform in the J-Pop Anime Singing Competition Grand Final, scheduled to be held on July 25, 2009 at the Activity Center of Market! Market!. The competing groups will perform one (1) Japanese song popularized in anime or J-Pop. Embassy of Japan Certificates and Japanese Language Scholarships from the Nihongo Center Foundation await the top three winners.

The J-Pop and Anime Singing Competition is co-organized by the Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation Manila in partnership with HERO TV, TOEI Philippines, Inc., Max FM103.5, Ayala Malls Market! Market! and Nihongo Center Foundation.

The J-Pop Anime Singing Competition aims to further promote appreciation of the Japanese language and culture among Filipinos and to strengthen the long-standing friendship between Japan and the Philippines .

For contest mechanics and further details, please visit www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp or email jicc-mnl@japanembassy.ph or call 551-5710 local 2318.

Akemi Agura

hugged teddy at 4:38 PM
Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Just a test...

What Akemi Means

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic “Type A” personality. You are a seeker of knowledge, and you have learned many things in your life. You are also a keeper of knowledge - meaning you don't spill secrets or spread gossip. People sometimes think you're snobby or aloof, but you're just too deep in thought to pay attention to them. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated. You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want. You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way! You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.

Akemi Agura

hugged teddy at 10:47 PM
Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Showing some signs...

Lately, I've been feeling kind of funny. If my memory serves me right, it started around the second week of July. My heart suddenly starts racing to the point wherein I feel a twinge of pain. Added to that, I'm not sure whether it's only an emotional twinge or a physical one. After a week of experiencing this, I started to worry about it. At first, I had a suspicion that it was hypertension, so I looked it up over the net. What surprised me was that, the symptoms were far from what I'm experiencing. I consulted a few friends about this and although a lot of their opinions varied (and some were utterly impossible too) , a common response surfaced - Stress.

That goes without any doubt. Stress really is, if not the strongest, one of the strongest factors affecting my physical condition. Maybe it's because I'm such a worry-wart. I worry about a lot of things - my family, my friends, my studies, the environment, etc. So I went and searched about excessive worrying and guess what? I found out about Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). I showed a few of the early symptoms - restlessness, irritability, chronic fatigue and difficultly in concentration. If this kind of feeling continued for a few weeks more - most likely, I have it.

I've been a worry-wart ever since I was a child. Perhaps I should let go of a few, unnecessary things. I'd like to be worry-free once-in-a-while, but wouldn't it break me?

Akemi Agura

hugged teddy at 3:04 PM
Monday, July 21, 2008

Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus Big Winner

The Promdi Hottie of Mindoro, Ejay Falcon has just been declared the big winner last night at the Araneta Coliseum.

Beauty of Mindoro was the first of the Big Four to step out onto the stage. She garnered 10.91% of votes - that is 186,523 of the total. Nicole followed with 18.39% of votes - that is 314, 582 of the total. And with a difference of 32, 818 votes, Robi Domingo was placed as the runner-up. He garnered 34.39% of the total votes - that is 588, 116 of the total while Ejay secured the win with 36.31% or 620,934 votes.

To bad, Mom and I really wanted to Robi to win. I still believe that he's one of the many inspiring models for the youth generation today. Anyway, it's okay for me that Ejay won. It's just that I really prefer Robi's personality over him.

Kudos to the all who participated in this season~! It's definitely a PLUS.

Akemi Agura

hugged teddy at 1:35 PM
Sunday, June 08, 2008

PBB is not CHARITY - It's a show for CHARACTER

Sa totoo lang, hindi ako suki ng pbb shows. OP ako palagi kapag pinag-uusapan yan sa school. Akala ko kasi nung una parang charity show siya na nagpapanalo ng mga mahihirap pero tuluyang nabago ang isip ko nang mabalitaan ko ang pagkapanalo ni Kim Chiu at Mikee Lee nung last Teen Edition. Karakter pala talaga ang basehan ng social experiment na ito.

Kaya nais kong iparating sa inyo (nanonood ka man ng pbb o hindi) ang mensahe. Huwag nating hayaang matanggal ang isang housemate base sa kanyang posisyon sa lipunan o di kaya'y sa pamilyang kanyang pinanggalingan. Pagtanggal ito ng oportunidad niya, bilang isang indibidwal, na maipakita ang angkin niyang abilidad.

Sa huli, nais ko lang namang sabihing -IBOTO NIYO KUNG SINO GUSTO NIYO PERO HUWAG NIYO HAYAANG MAAPEKTUHAN ANG PAGBOTO NIYO DAHIL SA ESTADO NG PAMUMUHAY NIYA SA LABAS, IBASE NIYO SA KARAKTER AT SA IPINAPKITA NIYA SA LOOB NG BAHAY NI KUYA.
(@^-^@)

Labels: edition, pbb, plus, robi, teen

Akemi Agura

hugged teddy at 11:12 PM
Thursday, May 29, 2008

David Cook, crowned as American Idol '08

Last May 21, America hailed another talented artist on their renowned music talent search program, American Idol. David Cook, a twenty-five year old bartender, won the contest by earning 56% of America's love - beating David Archuleta by 12 milllion votes. So far, American Idol season 7 has been the most eye-catching of all. This is proven by the new world record set by the season of having 97 million votees.

Anyway, congratulations to David Cook and kudos to all who participated this season. To those who didn't make it to spotlight, don't give up~!

Photo credited to Dallas News

Akemi Agura

hugged teddy at 8:04 PM
Friday, May 23, 2008