The Japanese Takahina part 1

True I like Japanese culture. After all my nickname Takahina "タカヒナ”, is Japanese.

I created this nickname when I first got into the culture of knowing more about Japanese pop, especially in the pop music like Ayumi Hamasaki, Do As Infinity in about 2000.



Ayumi Hamasaki when she was still young and before the so-called "plastic surgery" treatment.

Then came my craze into Japanese Anime and Manga like Love Hina, and I gradually know more about Japanese stuff like drama, and more artist like Matsu Takako.



One of my most favourite pic of Love Hina, not because it's all nude, but mainly because it's one of the most complete picture among the collections.



Matsu Takako, one of the first Japanese "goddess" that I have loved. First saw her in the JDrama "Hero" and started loving her since.

If you notice, Takahina comes from the merge of this 2 "favourites" at my time when my fanaticism is the highest.

Matsu TAKAko
Love Hina

And you get Takahina. So for those who wanted to know why I name myself Takahina, reason is such.

I love Japanese culture, 95% of my songs are Japanese songs, of the albums I have bought, only F.I.R is the non-Japanese group I have bought (and F.I.R had the influence of Do As Infinity in their music), of the many bands which I had played with, almost all of them played Japanese music together before, only 1 or 2 didn't.

You could say, yes my obessession with Japanese came from my fanboy roots, and I sought to understand more about Japanese culture and society.

Now that I'm older, I had understand much more about Japanese, along with Japanese culture and society, and yes I have to say my liking for Japanese has drop a great deal over the years. It's not just because recently I read about Issei Segawa the Cannibal, or because of this Rape Club thingy in Japan I have known about, no. I know about Rape Club a long time ago when I was "researching" about Japanese.

Rape Club

For those who had done my "Who knows Chong Woon Han the most" quiz, you would have realised despite my liking towards Japan, it's not the country whereby I'm the most "contented" to live in, I will never want to live there for long, on business trip, on holidays, for 2-5 years... maybe. But to set up a family there, to continue my life there, it's almost a no-no unless something really big happens to me which makes me change my mind.

The purpose of this post, is not to diss Japan or anything. Singapore in a sense has no right to say anything about Japanese, neither is Takahina anyone at all to say anything about Japan. Neither would I want to. But I do wanna tackle, on the ways people thought about Japan, the mis-conceptions which you guys see on media.

Firstly, let's just talk about Anime/Manga/Pop culture.

Japan's Pop culture is strong and independent, in that it can survive on itself. If I wanna be frank, Japan can remain so strong and remembered in the world right now, 60% would be due to it's pop culture, anime manga etc. 30% on it's porn industry, 10% on it's own personal industry.

And both fortunately and unfortunately, this pop culture is precisely the thing which influences and mis-influences youngsters about Japan. Anime/Manga/Games, they all create a following for Otakus and fanatics, people can go gaga over Morning Musume, Suzumiya Haruhi, or Gazette, just to state a few. People can play for hours and hours and hours, without sleeping/eating/whatever playing Final Fantasy. People can spend TONS AND TONS of money, on cosplaying.

All of this, are fine. They are part of the pop-culture in Japan and deserves it's own rightful place in Japan.

However, at the same time, this wave of influence, created this false image of Japanese almost similar to that of an Utopia. The freedom to pursue whatever you want, the freedom to be gothic/emo/punk/cute/pretty/model-like/anime-like etc etc. I mean, yes they do get the freedom to do so, but it doesn't ensure that you can become 1 too.

Going to Japan in a sense, doesn't ensure you get the freedom to do so.

Ok as a simple example, I can go to Japan with my band in Singapore, in hopes of getting big since Japanese people are relatively open with music, and accepting. You sure that's the case??

I'm sure tons of people have watched DMC (Detroit Metal City, not Destroy my Cock), and you should know how the main character "desired" music didn't get accepted or acknowledged...



"Amai... Amai Koibito..." --> I'll fucking stuff Durian in your mouth to stop you singing.

Of course his Lord Krauser status became damn big, but seriously is that what he wanted?? I'll leave that for you to find out.

The point is that Anime/Manga etc etc has created a false impression to our Singapore craving Japanessy that Japan is a freaking big land of opportunity... (Well it's bigger than Singapore that's true...) It created a false image that through pure hard work and stuff, you'll definitely make it. That's not always the case. Surely, dreams and goals are good. But to achieve it you need to work towards it, and not just DREAM about it. That's the false impression Singaporeans are getting, we aren't working towards it, we're just dreaming towards it. And even if we're working towards it we aren't working it in a correct way.

Let's say band for example, the example I know the most.

Band leader get bandmates, band creates original, band goes over to Japan to test their luck.

Their standard? Their strategy? Their aim? Did they think of these many factors in??

The fact remains that alot of Singaporean still remain very immature in their thinking that all things about Japan is good, just because of the image set by their entertainment industry. For all you know, maybe... JUST MAYBE, Aya Hirano managed to become so popular in Japan because she slept with her TV/anime producers?? I can't believe I'm saying this, but yeah, IT'S A POSSIBILITY. I mean, maybe she's stuck up? maybe she's a goddess in real person, YOU NEVER KNOW. For all you know The Rock of WWE may be feeling "why the fuck am I doing a Toothfairy show?!?!?! I will fucking people elbow (the rock's signature move) out the teeth of the kids that are supporting this movie!!!"

(Aya Hirano and Theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ROCK, I'm sorry if you do manage to read this, but it's for my fans. And there's no sense of defamation intended at you... Please understand)

Behind all the image the entertainment industry has set for you, it is an image!! Just like any other entertainment industry like WWE, US, Korean, Taiwan, China, they are all IMAGES, and shouldn't be rely entirely on as the gauge to how "good" a country is.

Simple, Singapore's image is a very clean and proper country to every country. But stay here long enough, and you'll realise behind the image that's a fucked up nature about it... Just like Japan and any other country in the world, and just like any other person in the world, we keep up an image and you'll only understand more about the person after knowing more about them, investigating more about them.

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Part 2 will be up in the next post around next week. Too tired to even think now. >_>

PS: This blogpost is done at 3.25am.

The Phoenix Down-less Takahina

How am I no life right now??

When in the past I can go out and...



Watch movie with my dear Stella.



Hanky Panky with my dear Benji.



Camwhore alone in the toilet with my dear China Phone.



Having a great jam with my dear bandmates...



Get groupshots with my dear Taka's. (There's Takabenben, Takasamsam, Takaweiwei, Takachinchin, Tatemocow)



Take group picture with my dear Yui.



Or take group picture with... MIIIIIIIIIIYAAAAAAAAAAAKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.....~~~~~



Or take solo pic with... TOMOMIIIIIIIIIIIIII~~~~~~~~...



Takahina who was once handsome and suave... has fallen to...



Going home and sleep like no one's business everyday.

This is...

The undead takahina. Using phoenix down on me will kill me seriously.

As I stated before in facebook, working plus study is like poison, eatin away at your soul slowly like



this critter poking me everyday 9999. Even if Takahina has as much life as Omega Mark (the strongest shit in FFXII), I'll still perish.

Fatigued has caught up with me once the previous tuesday. From then Takahina has recovered a bit, but still the tonberry is POKING me.

Anyways just an update.

My work at TNT as a part time data entry clerk, is not unenjoyable actually. It's a very typical work, just that it gets draining on you eventually. So you feel like shit after work everyday. Coupled with the fact I always sleep late, I'm asking for it la. (For example, this blogpost is written after work at 1am)

Few people there like Ah Sam (yes Takasamsam, you hav a competition for your name), Hee Fong jie, and a few other of the part timers and full timers, people there are friendly and helpful, so it's quite fine throughout. The only complain is that we're short handed and the business seems to be improving, meaning that we will suffer more.

You wanna know why when Economy is good, people earn more money??

Economy good = business good.

Business good = more work to do.

More work to do = more time spend to work.

More time spent to work = more hours paid.

So if I direct the whole bulk of what I summarised to my current situation. It kinda just means that the good economy produces a dying Takahina.

Yup. As Simple As That. Bullshit.

School's fun, job's nice. Sleep's not enough, FFXII is not getting completed. Takahina is getting fatter by the minute. Bah.

Doesn't mean I'll quit my job or school anytime. This life now is very fruitful (well in a sense), I'm heading towards the type of busy life I anticipated when I started uni, so yeah it's nice by all means. Just a drag though, as the social time spent with my buddhies, friends, families, brothers will be much lesser.

And if I do get a girlfriend? I will lose her cause I no time for her.

HUAT AR!!!!

The Family Financing Takahina

You know once, Benji told me 1 thing.

"Parents who failed to plan for their family financially are failed parents."

I don't know whether he stills remember that or not, whatever. But then at that point of time I was vehemently against that idea.

"Money shouldn't be a problem in the point of love."

Ah-huh. >_>

Now I think twice, money really is a problem.

Look at the prevailing family in Singapore now. Seriously out of the families in Singapore, 50% are well suited to lead a family, 30% are struggling to, 20% should just stay single.

Seriously.

I'm starting to see more eye in eye with Benji in that parents, before thinking of getting married, like FUCKING...

"I DO"

"I DO... NOT!"

Kinda matter.

Girls, don't tell me just a bit of hoaxing and a ring can get you in?

And once you get married, POP COMES THE WEASEL.



So how? get married? don't get married. Ok PAP this is like a wake up call to an answer as to why Singapore JUST REFUSE TO GET MARRIED.

HAR HAR HAR, ALL YOUR POLITICALLY BRILLIANT BRAINS CAN'T EVEN BE COMPARED TO 1 SINGLE TAKAHINA!!

Ok, let's not digress.

The very simple understanding is simply the cost in getting married.

Let me break it down for you.


1. Get Married

You need to pay for all the ceremonies, pictures, shit. Just that cost you a bomb. You think the red bomb you throw to others will offset? NOOOOOO..... TAN GU GU (Aunty Tan) ARRRR... The margin of profit is fucking negative.

Getting married will eventually means years of hong bao and more expenses like getting a HDB, getting this getting that getting alot other stuff. Cause getting married is almost equal to saying...

"yo Pa... Ma... I grow up le... no need to depend on you old folks le... I need to pay back your maturity funds le..."

Whereas your Pa and Ma will be "HUAT AR!! MATURE LIAO !! GOT $$ LIAO"



"Because I trust... in my son. You, can do it too." - Happy Uncle.


And what about Chinese New Year?? You'll feel like escaping back to Genting like my parents. After like 3 decades they bui tong liao, must escape liao.


2. Getting a family

So you think you can be childless after getting married? WO PUI!!

It's impossible, because your matured investors will DEMAND you to produce a toy for them as special gift, a.k.a your kid.

And unless you are a couple who doesn't love each other, I'm pretty sure sexual activities happen frequently. The probability of getting one child, regardless with condom or not, in the long run will be confirm a 1. A FUCKING 1, MEANS CONFIRM WILL HAVE.

Unless Jesus don't love you, a kid is confirmed.

So a family is pretty much confirmed. Where do you go from there?? Heh Heh Heh...


3. Providing for that kid which you didn't planned for.

I was that kid which my parents didn't planned for. That's why they are refusing my uni allowance fees. But never mind, I shall continue.

Having a kid means wat?

It means additional...

Medical fees (For both parents and kid, parents for getting overly stress, kids for getting even more stressed)



Education fees (You gotta love SparkleTOTs, btw right below my house there's a sparkletots WAITING FOR ME!!)

Growing up fees (You gotta like feed 1 more person now.)

Misc fees (Every kids gotta have somethings to play with/holidays to go to/girls to fuxck with, all these takes $$)

I mean even your kid's fucking money (as in literally FUCKING money) is from u.

You think its gonna be cheap?

I attended this talk once, about child's finance blah blah. It cost to like hundreds of thousands in total. 1 toto first prize may not be even be enough.

Setting up a family, needs financial planning, heck doing anything in life needs financial planning.

So Benji's words starts to haunt me... in that it's true. You need to have some finance in you, to be able to start a marriage.

And that is why Singaporeans don't get married. As simple as that. Money. You think the gov bit of Child Bonus Policy gotta work? If it works I tok my dick to solidify my future reluctance of getting a family.

Ok to be frank, I'll like to have a family. I'll be kidding myself if I said, "no... no family for me."

But I'll keep this in mind man. If you wanna be a good parent, be a well-off one first, at least be in the top 50% families, so you child don't suffer, being unable to do/learn/live stuff which they want to.

The Top 5 Most Influential People to Takahina in 2009! - Part 3

Ok, although it's a little late, 2009 is already over and 2010 (not 2012 Tian Wei and Ben) has just begun. Next day is the start of school, and I'm feeling freaking tired now at 2:36am. But never mind.... let me begin the number 1 of 2009.

To be frank, it's kind of a give away, machiam like how Barcelona seems to be sweeping away every cup they get in contact with. If Barca is in EPL, I can tell you no other teams would come close. They are kind of a league beyond now, and even Real Madrid can't get close to.

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No.1:



Of course this pic is of ultimate gayness. Especially brought about with Chin Han's smile being so vibrantly pretty and filled with happiness. (I love you too Chin han) So you see, we are so gay, I can't believe that we haven't fucked each other literally yet.

And to be frank with have tons of other photos, just check out Chong the Dinosaur and Friends and you'll know why.

Now then... ever notice, why it's named after "Chong" the dinosaur and friends?

Yes, the group in a sense is named after me. Cause in a sense I'm the one who brought them together.

Last year I mentioned them, heck I always mention them. Now check my facebook, is only them, no one else. Seriously makes one feel that you have no life. I mean, even Pang Shen has some other girls posting something in his page, or commenting in something about his post. Even if so, PANG SHEN is the authority in MH, that makes girls attracted to him.

I have been nurturing... I shouldn't use "I", I should use "we".

Truth be told, I had been tired and exhausting managing the group, organizing events so that everyone would be happy and to keep the group going on. I don't do this for other groups of my friends at all, only "Rurouni" which I'm still more affectionate to calling, since it's the first name it has got.

I had been having spasms of emo-ness at times, I have been limiting myself and ignoring "responsibilities" which I'm committed to for the group, because I wanted to let someone else take this job, or just share the burden with me. But I did it in a rather selfish way. I did it in a selfish, unresponsible manner in which to date scores no reasons for me to excuse myself.

At the peak of periods, I always sent sms to the group like...

"Today Free and Easy, no meet. Feel free to organize meetings among yourselves."

The fact is not I wanted out of the group, I would never want to be out of the group since they're kinda the only bunch of friends I truly trust with my life. I'm just lazy. Like fucking lazy, as in a pig lazy.

I didn't realised my actions were detrimental to the group. You could say I just wanted quit of the event coordinator role, without thinking through much. Even if I did so, someone else could have easily taken over the position of events coordinator like Twai-ster, Bento, Lim face and Talibai.

But the feel would be different, because I'm the founder of the group, I merged the group together, bringing in people from outside like Tian Wei and Samuel into my East View group. To date, the ultimate regulars of the group would consist of these 4, and including me, 5.

1 thing which I didn't expect, is for my introduction of Tian Wei and Samuel into the group to merge so beautifully well, and the group would only grow larger.

We've been through many things, like Gackt's first love and first puke, the many club session, the many lans sessions, all these brought about fun, laughter, peace and joy to everyone in the group. When we are fun, we are fun. When we need to be serious, we're still like a bunch of jokers, but that's all the fun there is to it right now.

That's what this group means to me now, it's for a lifetime and I fully understood that this year. Therefore my pivot role of events coordinator cannot disappear, cause if i'm gone, the group is gone, and I probably would emo myself to death.

The group consist of... (in terms of age)

Stars Ahn Jae Sung
Ben Yeo Lock Wei
Benjamin Seet Chong En
Malcolm Chong Woon Han
Stella Ng Shu Yu
Shion Wah Chin Han
Samuel Lim Wenjun
Chen Junrong
Woo Tian Wei

And it'll only grow larger. Trust me.

Everyone in this group is unique in their own way.
Everyone in this group is stubborn and prideful in their own way.
Despite that, this group is united in it's own way, and it'll be so all the way.



So long ago omg.



Seriously, have the guts to take the pic, den have the guts to tag it man. WTF!!!

And i have to say, Sam, you look totally identical to...



Just stop your grin... and a Yuna may come your way. If not a shoopuf will chiong you for revenge thanks to Jecht killing one of it's kind.

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