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May 29, 2007 Leave a comment
Pocari
Sad news from Japan:
"Izumi Sakai(坂井泉水), the lead singer from group ZARD, died on 27 May 2007. Her death is thought to have been the result of a fall from the landing of an emergency-exit slope at Keio University Hospital, where she was undergoing chemotherapy. She had been hospitalized in June 2006 with cervical cancer and underwent an operation to remove the growth. In April 2007, doctors discovered that the cancer had spread to her lungs and readmitted her to Keio University Hospital. According to police, the fall took place during a walk on the morning of 26 May 2007, from a height of about 3 meters. Sakai was discovered at around 5:40 a.m. and taken to the emergency room, where she died the following afternoon of head injuries. Police are investigating the possibility of suicide, but no suicide note was found. Sakai was planning to release a new album in fall 2007, as well as launch her first live tour in three years. She was 40."
 
With Pocari being my favourite soft drink (Organgina comes second), I got to know ZARD from one of the Pocari TV commercials – "揺れる想い", the wonderful song from the commercial. Her version of "突然", another Pocari commercial song, is much better than Field of View’s original.
Simply my favourite J-POP singer/group (try the YouTube link below).
 
In today’s showbiz environment, Izumi Sakai is unusually low-key. Not much TV appearances. Not much interviews. I didn’t even know she had cervical cancer… it’s a pity that she couldn’t finish her concert tour before her sudden death.
 
Rest in peace, Sakai-san. Your songs will remain in my memory, and I have no doubt they will be remembered throughout the world for a long time.
 
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So sad and so down but…

May 24, 2007 Leave a comment
You’ll never walk alone
Oh, well… really don’t feel like talking to anyone or doing anything now… it was a painful match to watch (I can relate to Milan fans back in 2005 now), especailly losing such a fluke goal before half time!
 
No point to dwell on what went wrong now… but I was so touched when I hear the Liverpool fans in Athens singing "You’ll never walk alone" towards the end of the match. Even though we lost tonight, to me, Liverpool is still the best team in the world!
 
So sad, so down, so disappointed now… but I should be okay in a few days. There is always next season.
Perhaps it’s time for me to sing "Tomorrow" now…
 
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Sheryl Crow and…

May 8, 2007 Leave a comment
Stephen Chow
I was going to write about the upcoming Champions League final between Liverpool and AC Milan (a repeat of the 2005 final, and what a memorable win for Liverpool!!)… but then I read this:
 
Crow calls for limit on loo paper 
Singer Sheryl Crow has said a ban on using too much toilet paper should be introduced to help the environment.
Crow has suggested using "only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where two to three could be required".
The 45-year-old, who made the comments on her website, has just toured the US on a biodiesel-powered bus to raise awareness about climate change.
She teamed up with environmental activist Laurie David for the shows.
The pair targeted 11 university campuses to persuade students to help combat the world’s environmental problems.
I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting
"I have spent the better part of this tour trying to come up with easy ways for us all to become a part of the solution to global warming," Crow wrote.
"Although my ideas are in the earliest stages of development, they are, in my mind, worth investigating.
"I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting."
 
Oh my!!!
Let’s put aside the hygiene issue for a minute… how many trees would actually be saved from this?  These silly environmentalists…
 
And the bigger question: is it even possible to use ONLY one tiny square of toilet paper after pooping??
 
Anything is possible in this world… if I’m not mistaken (feel free to correct my recollection), I recall that was a question in a TVB series "他來自江湖", starring Stephen Chow (best actor in HK the last 20 years!). And he provided this solution (below is classified as 家長指引):
 
First, split a tiny piece from the toilet paper and save it for the last step. Then, poke a hole in the middle of the sheet using the index finger. With the tissue paper hanging at the bottom part of the finger, use your finger wipe the ass/asshole clean. To clean the human waste off the finger, move the toilet paper slowly from the bottom to the finger tip. Last step is to use that tiny piece to clean off any lingering stuff inside the fingernail.
 
There you go, Ms. Crow, all clean!  Try on your own butt!
 
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Sexually Inexperienced Chicken and…

May 2, 2007 Leave a comment
Panda
After 7 plane rides, 6 airports, 5 customs, 4 countries and 3 different airlines, the long vacation has once again ended… ended way too soon if I may add. I miss Kansai a lot!
 
I’ve finally rested enough to go back to blogging. So much to write since the last entry: there is, of course, the new yanzi album, which is absolutely amazing… there is Liverpool, playing in the semi-final of Champions League today… there is 龔如心, which has been the biggest news in HK for weeks…
 
But I think I will start off with a piece in IHT some days ago. Beijing officials are really serious about showing a brand new capital to the world when hosting the Olympics next year. They are building new stadiums and subway extension, cleaning up the public washrooms, trying to change people’s bad habits (i.e. spitting, not lining up for buses etc.)… and now they have people checking all the English signs for accurate translation: no more "Racist Park", no more "Dongda Anus Hospital"…
 
So you probably won’t see any "Sexually Inexperienced Chicken" (aka pullet) on the menu by 2008.
 
Speaking of "Sexually Inexperienced Chicken", there is another piece of news I saw on TV last night… the problem facing Chinese scientists is that male pandas aren’t the most active in mating season. To protect them from extinction, some bright guy thought of an idea: put on a videotape of pandas having sex, or what I would call PP, Panda Porn (watch Yotube link below).
In the news clip, the PP-induced panda would rush out to climb on the female panda… don’t know if it’s an
authentic footage but it sure is funny.
 
Will it work better if it’s on a big LCD TV with THX surround sound (the one shown is an old CRT TV plus VCR, definitely not the best quality)?  With better AV equipment, perhaps one day panda will be off the extinction list…
Hmm… would WWF change their logo then??  The way they are raised these days, panda can hardly be considered as wildlife anyway…
 
Here is an idea: if Chief Executive Donald Tsang is really serious about getting 3 kids out of each HK couple, perhaps he should learn from mainland China/pandas… everybody in HK gets a free porn DVD!
 
And to boost the ailing HK film industry, the selection must be made from a local production!!
 
There you go: one stone, two birds.
 
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