Teddy is back!

Not long ago I fired Teddy, my iPod, for being a terrible DJ and playing only one song all the time whenever he wanted. Every time a new page opened in the blog, I'd hear the same track over and over. That's why he got fired however, because I liked him as a person I gave him some advice and told him to learn more about being a Blog DJ, how things work out on blogs etc, and in case he wanted to return and work for this blog again, I'd give him another opportunity. I think everybody deserves a second chance. I've also been looking for another DJ/iPod for my blog, but the candidates out there are demanding high salaries and they don't look as cool as Teddy. He has a great selection of clothes and even his skin color can change if he wants to! He still works at the bottom of the blog area and plays on demand. He'll remain silent during your visit unless you tickle his belly by clicking on the PLAY button. Once you do that, he'll shuffle all the songs for you or, you can advance to the next track by clicking the FAST FORWARD or BACK buttons, all in Teddy's outfit. So, we'll see if the rehiring of Teddy was a smart decision, I hope so. Welcome back Teddy!

My first Meme- Part 3

Finally my last meme: Giving! With a mouse click, you can help feed hundreds of hungry people around the world. You can also see on my sidebar, a "free rice" button that will take you to a very interesting and challenging vocabulary game. I love to learn new words by playing this game.

Below are the links of a few organizations that benefit the hungry people of the world. You can play your part and contribute by playing a game, clicking to feed, donating, signing a petition, purchasing items on the website and etc. The purpose of this tag is to spread the word on these wonderful sites by linking to them and encouraging your readers to help the hungry in any way possible. Please tag at least five other bloggers and please add on to the list if you know of any other organization that focuses on this issue.

I have just visited The Hunger Site to do my part in feeding the hungry today. You too can give FREE food to the world's hungry just by clicking a button. All you have to do is visit the site and click the yellow "Click Here to Give - it's FREE" button.

Remember! A click a day keeps the hunger away. Do your part and make a great difference in the lives of millions of starving people worldwide by visiting and clicking NOW! :)

For this Meme I'm tagging Dogs R Us, Daisy,

My first Meme- Part 2

Ok, this should be fun for all! It's the Japanese name meme! My name is already Japanese but, based on the alphabet below it becomes totally different from Sushi. Grandpa K, your mother tongue is really complicated!



So, according to the table above:

S= Ari
U= Do
S= Ari
H= Ri
I= Ki

And my "Japanese" name is: ARIDOARIRIKI ! Funny no?
Is that so, Grandpa K? Now, your turn!

1. OSWALD - Moarimeikatate (sounds like america and states. har... har... har ...)
2. CHLOE - Miritamoku (Um... think I still prefer my given name, ha ha)
3. GENG - Jikutoji (Actually, I think it's cute sounding. Arigato gazaimasu!)
4. CONSTANCE - Mimoto arichi katomiku (WOW! Does it sound like an authentic Japanese cuisine? YIKES! I broke it up cos it was quite a mouthful!)
5. DORA - Temoshika (Sounds pretty good huh?! Does it mean beautiful woman?)
6. NESSA - Tokuariarika (macam seterika je... sounds too masculine instead of feminine though)
7. SPIFF - Arinokilulu ... (sounds like something from Lilo & Stitch!)
8. JANICE NG - ZuKatokimiku ToJi (lolxxxxx)
9. MARZIE - Rinkashizikite (WOW! Very hard to pronounce but love that my Japanese name starts with an R!)
10.FARAH - Lukashikari (I hate this name, it sounds like 'lu kasik kari' translated: you gave curry) hahahahah
11. DEBBIE - teku tutu kiku (lol! Sounds like 3 kawaii characters of a very cute Japanese anime! Love it!)
12.RATU SYURA - Shikachido Arifudoshika (Try saying that 10 times in a row without twisting your tongue!!)
13. EMILA - Kurinkitaka (Yummy! Sounds like a sushi dish!)
14. SUSHI- Aridoaririki ( another version of an already Japanese name?)

For this Meme I'm tagging: Daisy

My first Meme- Part 1

First part of the 3-in-1 MEME: ( I'll do parts 2 and 3 tomorrow and then will blend them all in one post later )

The Rules:

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions in your blog along with your 7 songs. Then tag other people to see what they’re listening to.

Here are my 7 songs:

1. No Such Thing-John Mayer
2. Makes Me Wonder- Maroon 5
3. Chocolate- Snow Patrol
4. A Bad Dream- Keane
5. Driftwood-Travis
6. Sonnet- The Verve
7. Tears Dry on Their Own- Amy Winehouse

For this Meme I'm tagging: Daisy

Memes- I was tagged !

Does the title of this post sound like it's in English? We all know it is. However, I had to look up in Wikipedia what a Meme was and found a very long description but, to make it short and sweet, a Meme is:
A meme (pronounced /miːm/[1]) consists of any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that gets transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.
I also found the definition I was looking for that applies to the blogosphere:
"Internet Memes" propagate quickly among users using email, websites, blogs, discussion boards and other Internet communications as a medium.
I'm fairly new to the blogging world and there's a bunch of new stuff and lingo that I stumble upon all the time and I do feel my English is not enough.
Ok, now on to the second part : I was tagged! Ok, that seems easier. In this case it means: I was tagged by Mariuca = I was selected by Mariuca. You might be thinking, this still doesn't make any sense!(I'm talking about readers who are non-bloggers but enjoy reading blogs). Just trying to explain what's going on so it'll be easier for them to understand future posts. Blog pros, please ignore what you've read so far. You've already done tons of memes before. Now carry on reading.
All right, I was tagged by Mariuca, a great, very successful blogger friend, who honored me with this tag on her blog. This means she selected me and some other fellow bloggers to do a Meme and provided a direct link from her blog to my blog as well as to their blogs. This is really nice of you Marzie, thank you so much! I hope I can do it right. This will be my first time doing a Meme and it happens to be a 3-in-1 Meme, but it looks easy and lots of fun. Here we go!

Saying good-bye to one by one, little by little

The first to leave for Brazil was L, bye L! The second was my Grandpa K... I'll miss my walks and playing with him. The third was my Uncle K, I'll miss you too and thank you again for finding me when I got lost. They all left in January 07. My fashionable Aunty H left in early February. Thanks for my new outfits and for inviting me to model at your Fashion Show. I'll miss you! The house was getting emptier and emptier...Bye everybody!
Now the only one left is my Grandma C, I don't even wanna think about the day she'll leave us for Brazil... Well, I still have about a couple more months with her, and that means more walks in the park for me!

Chopsticks

My Grandpa K was born in Brazil but both of his parents came to Brazil from Japan a long time ago, I believe they came in the second ship. By the way, this year marks the 100th anniversary of the Japanese immigration to Brazil. Since the beginning of the year they've been celebrating and will continue to do so till the end of the year. Grandpa spoke only Japanese up to 8 years old when he first went to school and once there, he started learning how to speak Portuguese. Another skill he learned that he never thought would come in handy was eating with chopsticks. Well, not only eating with them but also using them skillfully.


Ok guys, get ready for this, it's really nasty. One day I was walking with him and did my business(number 2). Suddenly he realized he didn't have any poop bags so what did he do? You guessed it right! He improvised some "chopsticks" made of tiny pieces of tree branches he found on the street, picked the poop up, and dumped in the nearest trash can. One needs to be very good at using chopsticks to hold the "business" firmly during the trip to the dumpster(about 2 blocks away !) I told you this was going to be nasty...Poor Grandpa, sorry for embarassing you too. I'm glad you know how to use chopsticks though. Next time I'll remind you: Grandpa, don't forget the poop bags !

Mama's Birthday present

Yesterday, May 25th 2008 was Mama's birthday. Happy Birthday Mama!
I'm not telling you her age! SHHHHH! I've heard people say you should never trust a woman who tells her own age, because if she can tell you that, she can tell you anything. I think this is all BS!!
Anyway, she got this Xbox American Idol karaoke revolution game for her B-day from my Dad and also the "Rock Band" game, and all they did today was sing. E is visiting from St. Louis and the 3 of them just got off the mic to eat, drink or go to the bathroom. I couldn't sing along because the lyrics on the screen were not in WOOF so I thought just humming the songs would be kinda stupid. I had no choice other than listen to them sing, sing and sing! Sometimes they would sing completely out of tune and I'd tilt my head to either side and tell them my ears hurt!!! I don't know why but whenever I hear a siren, an alarm sound or any annoying sound like these 3 singing karaoke, my head tilts, left, right,left,right... They didn't care, they were just having a lot of fun.
Dad did pretty well in some songs, even Simon Cowell had something positive to say about his performance. Same with E, he was actually very good in most songs. Mama also did well in some songs but did excellent in the one song(that Titanic theme song, argh!!)that put her in the finals. Now guess who the new American Idol is:

A) Daddy
B) Mama
C) E

The new American Idol is.........................................letter B, MAMA !!!!!
Well, she should actually be called the new " Brazilian Idol" .... in America!
She deserved it; it was her Birthday but in my opinion, she was just the best of the worst( sorry Mom, I just watch Simon Cowell and Chef Ramsay too much).
Hopefully I won't be deaf tomorrow. Feel really sorry for the neighbors...