The Shins; New slang

Posted by dimaks in Life on 27. Feb, 2007 | 10 Comments

“New Slang” – from The Shins’s 12-tracks album titled “Oh Inverted World“, released sometime in June 2001. Consider it nostalgic? well, I think it’s worth a time checking these guys album out. The Shins began as a side project for singer/songwriter James Mercer, whose primary band was Flake Music, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mercer formed [...]

Nihonggo finals

Posted by dimaks in Life on 26. Feb, 2007 | 25 Comments

Update: I got the test scores today –Listening test (dictated thru casette tapes) [22/24], Grammar test part 1 [34/38] and Grammar test part 2 [58/63] ..yay, I wish my conversation skill will be like those scores, lol. ————————- In about six (6) hours from now, we will be having our ã•ã„ã—ã‚…ã†ã—ã‘ã‚“ (“saishyu shiken” final test) [...]

I’m calling

Posted by dimaks in Life on 25. Feb, 2007 | 14 Comments

At some point in our life’s segments, we seem to always forget HIM. We tend to forget HIS unconditional and ample blessings due to some fleeting and transient worldly fortunes. We tend to walk arrogantly and speak with utmost pride and nobility to the point of trampling other’s rights and feelings. We tend to treat [...]

Wonderful Sour Balls

Posted by dimaks in Life, News on 19. Feb, 2007 | 29 Comments

Today, two labmates and myself decided to have lunch at the Tsukuba Center’s Q’t shopping mall. Down the ground floor, there is a food court-like area just like what proliferated in most Philippines malls nowadays. Anyway, that’s not what this post is all about. But rather this “Wonderful CHARMS Sour Balls”, which I and Mr.D [...]

My Vodpod

Posted by dimaks in Entertainment, Life on 17. Feb, 2007 | 11 Comments

Vodpod is a videos collection site. WordPress.com added a widget for vodpod few days ago. You may want to visit me at: or at and watch my various collections. Enjoy and have an awesome weekend!