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      <title>Love Sucks. </title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:08:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;Ah Vampires. Oh when they don't sparkle~ (^_^)v &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 300px; height: 306px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/IanSomerhalder.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 326px; height: 244px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/paul.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 318px; height: 238px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/nina.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;MUCH better!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;------------------------------------------&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;After the Sherlock Holmes premiere.&lt;br&gt;Thanks Hazu-chan! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 
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      <title>Bite Me. Please? (^_^)v Vampire Diaries Q&amp;A, London</title>
      <link>http://nuintheriel.blogdrive.com/archive/299.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:56:43 GMT</pubDate>
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    &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;It all started after I finished reading the Twilight saga and whilst waiting for Jacob.. I mean, New Moon to start playing in the cinemas. I needed my vampire fix and True Blood was totally out of the questions. It just didn't fit into my vision of vampires. And Anna Paquin's accents really bugged me. Don't get me wrong. I love the Southern accent - it's awesome and sounds like warm honey. But Anna's.. was nvm.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So I came across the Vampire Diaries. I thought it was going to be like Twilight. It was kinda like Twilight. But in all fairness, the Vampire Diaires books were older than Twilight. Paul and Nina have awesome chemistry in the series and I do find myself rooting for the girl. Unlike Bella. (=_=)&quot; Bella.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 259px; height: 259px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/gallery_main-vampire-diaries-promos.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;But Damon. Damon. Damon. Edward can go suck it. Damon is awesome! Okay, fine. It's not fair to compare Damon to Edward because essentially their characters are different. I just liked saying it. (Or typing it, if you want to get technical) Stefan is the 'Edward' and even Stefan is awesome-r than Edward Cullen! Sorry R-Obsessed people. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 277px; height: 207px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/CIMG7282.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;So last night I get a tweet from Sush saying that Ian Somerhalder will be in London. She told me to go take pictures of him. I did better! ;)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 269px; height: 201px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/CIMG7313.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;And now her official position is: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot; class=&quot;status-body&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;entry-content&quot;&gt;@&lt;a class=&quot;tweet-url username&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/marisarazeek&quot;&gt;marisarazeek&lt;/a&gt; farkkkkkkkkkkkk!!! I will hate you foreverrrr HOW did u get to take a picture with him????&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot; class=&quot;status-body&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;entry-content&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;The story goes, Hazu-chan left me at the Apple Store on Regent St all alone to send his friend back to Birmingham. All fine and dandy. The Q&amp;amp;A finished, and people started leaving the place. I started to head back home when I saw a small group of people crowding around what COULD be the back exit to the Apple Store. I went to kepoh. True enough, 15 minutes later, the 3 leads of Vampire Diaries came out and were awesome and nice to take pictures and give out autographs to their fans. I went up to Ian and asked for a picture with him to which he answered &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&quot;Sure, darling.&quot; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot; class=&quot;status-body&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;entry-content&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot; class=&quot;status-body&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;entry-content&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot; class=&quot;status-body&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;entry-content&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(153, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;Piercing.blue.eyes&lt;/span&gt; = instant mental shutdown. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot; class=&quot;status-body&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;entry-content&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot; class=&quot;status-body&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;entry-content&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Since I was alone, he took my camera and snapped the shot. Said my thanks, he smiled and said &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&quot;You're welcome&quot;&lt;/span&gt; and I backed out to let some other lucky girl get her turn! ;) Snapped pictures of Paul and Nina! Wanted pictures with them but they had to leave before their transport were issued tickets. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot; class=&quot;status-body&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;entry-content&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 231px; height: 173px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/CIMG7310.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 276px; height: 206px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/CIMG7314.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot; class=&quot;status-body&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;entry-content&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot; class=&quot;status-body&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;entry-content&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;Walked home babbling like an idiot on the phone to Sue and Jade. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot; class=&quot;status-body&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;entry-content&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The End.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot; class=&quot;status-body&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;entry-content&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;       
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      <title>DBSK Lawsuit! HWAITING!</title>
      <link>http://nuintheriel.blogdrive.com/archive/298.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:58:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;How I wish I could be on THAT legal team! Still keeping up with things going on in J and K world and here's the latest update from koreantimes!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot; size=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;MAJOR SUPPORT FROM CASSIOPEIA!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;More than 120,000 fans of the K-pop idol group TVXQ, which is embroiled
in legal battle against its agency, filed a collective petition with
the human rights agency on Friday, judging a working contract made
between three members of the group and their agency to be “unfair” and
“inhumane.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;Three representatives of the fans visited the
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Seoul and submitted the
petition and a bulky package of papers with their signatures of support.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;They
said in a statement, “The contract banning TVXQ members from changing
their agency for 13 years since their debut is the same as a life-long
working contract, which is extremely disadvantageous to the singers.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;They
claimed the period is far longer than that of other agencies. “Singers
have the right to change their agency to one offering better
conditions. Under the contract, however, they have no choice but to
work with the present agency virtually until they retire. This is an
infringement of human rights,” the statement said.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;A NHRC spokesman told The Korea Times, “It will take at least three months to the complete investigation of the case.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;The
controversy over the five-member group’s working contract touched off
early this month after three of its members &amp;#8213; Micky, Xiah and Hero &amp;#8213;
asked the Seoul Administrative Court to terminate the validity of their
contract with their agency, SM Entertainment. The other two members,
Max and U-Know, did not take part in the action.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;According to
the legal document filed, the agency prohibited their freedom as
artists by claiming that the group’s and members’ activities belonged
to the agency, requiring them to follow the agency’s demands to appear
at certain performances and broadcasts, and to stay under the agency’s
wing for 13 years.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;Reports of dissension started circulating about a month ago.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;The
three members were said to have conflicting interests with SM regarding
their private business endeavors in the makeup industry. Max and
U-Know, meanwhile, had been busy pursuing individual acting careers in
TV soaps in addition to their work with the group.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;This raised
concern among fans about the group’s potential breakup. Despite the
rumor of internal conflicts, the five singers appeared all together, as
planned, at a concern in Japan early this month.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;SM said, “TVXQ
is a group that represents Asia and we believe that their career should
continue. We hope to figure things out soon.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;TVXQ debuted in
2004 with the album “Hug” and shot to stardom in Korea, Japan and other
parts of Asia. Their subsequent albums were well received and their
fourth album, “Mirotic,” released last year, sold 500,000 copies here
despite sluggishness in the Korean record market.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;Note to SM, never pick a fight with Korean fans. With a huge ass lawsuit hanging over SM's head, fans have now SHOVED&amp;nbsp; human rights violation claim against SM!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Your move. *sinister grin*&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
 
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      <title>Embarassing! Really embarassing! Section 23 'residents' &quot;march&quot; (?!)</title>
      <link>http://nuintheriel.blogdrive.com/archive/297.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:22:26 GMT</pubDate>
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          &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;Received a Tweet from Yaya this afternoon about the bullshit that's going on in Shah Alam.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 153);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 153);&quot; href=&quot;http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/36272-protesters-threaten-bloodshed-over-hindu-temple&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Read HERE @ The Malaysian Insider.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 153);&quot; href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytAkNMyGd1M&amp;amp;feature=channel_page&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Edit: Watch it HERE.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 153);&quot;&gt;Edit: The video is ridiculous. I cannot believe that these people are not yet locked up in a school somewhere. Why issit that when one disagrees, it cannot be brought to a table for proper civilised negotiation? Instead of marching through the streets, insulting a lot of people right, front, left and centre, to make a point(?) (which by the way has no basis is logic watsoever).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 153);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 153);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 153);&quot;&gt;Bodo punya manusia. I am ashamed that these people are Malaysians.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now, here I wonder where these people were educated. If they claim to be the Muslims they are, they should be welcoming people of different races and different religions to live together. Isn't that what happened during the Hijrah? People from Mecca went to Madinah to live and at that time, not EVERYONE in Madinah were Muslims. (=_=)&quot; Of course there were problems here and there, but they were resovled in a civilised manner. Now, if people can live like that 1400 years ago, why have these people from Section 23 Shah Alam devolved into idiots with no brains? (^_^)'&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&quot;The &quot;residents&quot; said that the construction of a Hindu temple in a 90  per cent Malay- Muslim neighbourhood was insensitive because activities  there would disrupt their lives.&lt;/p&gt;        &lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;They claimed that the &quot;noise&quot; from the temple would disturb their  own praying, and that they would not be able to function properly as  Muslims.&quot;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;Now that is plain bullshit. If these 'Muslims' use these kinds of comments, then well, who isn't to say that our Azan that goes off 5 times a day, one at the break of dawn, is not &quot;noise&quot; that disrupts other people's praying/sleeping/bla bla bla that they have to do during those times.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;What is soooo wrong about having a Hindu temple in a 90% majority Muslim community? And since when is the Muslim and Malay spirit has anything to do with secluding ourselves from the rest of the world, from difference, from acceptance, from diversity? If anything, it could be a good thing! The Malay-Muslims would be able to see and experience things that they normally won't go out of their way to, like witnessing Hindu rituals and prayers and vice versa. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&quot;With a temple on our residential area, we cannot function properly as  Muslims. The temple will disrupt our daily activities like prayers in  the Surau. We cannot concentrate with the sounds coming from the  temple,&quot; stated Zurit.&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;And to argue a case like this by using things like &quot;one will not be able to concentrate whilst praying&quot; is plainly unacceptable! Concentration whilst praying or khusyu' is not something one can automatically get if the surrounding is quiet. Sure it helps, but to equate external noises with not being able to concentrate whilst praying is idiotic. What about what you're thinking whilst praying? Who is to argue that you're not thinking about what to have for buka or when is the next time you can go to the driving range or what to get at the next sale?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;When asked whether members of the protest were affiliated with any  organisations or movements, Ibrahim claimed that the people present  today were members of PAS, PKR as well as Umno who are &quot;united in the  name of Islam and the Malay spirit.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;To say that the protest is in the &quot;united name of Islam and the Malay spirit&quot; is an insult to the rest of us thinking, practicing Muslims and Malays. Not everyone is against progress and understanding one another. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;I think that by protesting against the building of the temple is an insult to Muslims and Malays if I were to speak in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;Mohd. Zurit Bin Ramli's &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;language. By protesting, the 'residents' of Section 23 are saying that Muslims and Malays alike will not be able to perform their prayers or live in harmony IF there are other factors that come into play. Other factors by that I do mean, people of a different race and religion, difference and not conforming to the backward ways of thinking and just not accepting different people. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;I think people should give Malays and Muslims some credit. Not everyone is your typical (?) media described Malay or Muslim - if anything, it would be a small, tiny, miniscule group of the population who make to much noise. Empty cans, people. Empty cans. (^_^)v Most of us, practicing Muslims and Malays are open and not afraid of change. In fact, we welcome it. Why should we be stuck in ways that are no longer of use? &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;One should NEVER be a Muslim or a Malay who follows blindly what other people say. Question and think, but don't forget to ask for guidance. Ijtihad, boys and girls. The word is Ijtihad. :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;And to threaten bloodshed because someone doesn't wanna share some space with another Malaysian, well that's just plain childish. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;Thank you 'residents' of Section 23 Shah Alam. Once again, you've made our trudge to proper racial intergration and progess a little bit harder than before. (=_=)&quot; It's Ramadhan and this is what you come up with? Iman takder? &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;I am a Muslim. I am a Malay. And I wear that identity proudly and with dignity. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;Grow a brain and go to Sekolah Agama pls. I did. And it obviously did me some good. At least I know when to SHARE! Hmph.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:09:42 GMT</pubDate>
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          &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;Those who have listened to me whine about Hamlet during my A-Level years would know that I think Hamlet is a complete idiot who cannot decide anything for himself - that he needs to talk himself into avenging his father's death throughout the whole 3 hours of the bloody play before the slaughter of the royal family in the last 5 minutes of the tragedy; that he is a coward compared to Laertes who is more decisive and over-complicates things unlike the ever calm observing Horatio. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Secondly, I've never really been a fan of Jude Law. Because of his movies. Nothing really interested me, and some where quite bad - and the one that I actually liked, well - he was only narrating. He has a nice voice tho. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So, I was prepared to accept the reality that there would be a possibility that I would not enjoy Hamlet because of that fundamental character trait that I cannot get over. =_=&quot; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot; href=&quot;http://marsymuses.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-7-hamlet-part-1-8-hour-wait.html&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Even though, we waited 8 hours through the night for tickets.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt; (We got brilliant seats tho!)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 194px; height: 145px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/CIMG6161.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;[beginning of the wait]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;I am VERY HAPPY to say that I did enjoy the show and that Mr. Law put on a very good show as Hamlet! I normally find myself becoming fed-up with Hamlet's character (esp. the one played by Kenneth Brannagh!) and feeling happy when Laertes cuts him with his sword - but this time, I felt, sorry for Hamlet. He was more of a childish character - one I could see why the people of Denmark loved him. He was intelligent and witty and though it surprises me to say this, loveable and pitiful. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span dragover=&quot;true&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 252px; height: 189px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/CIMG6164.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;[after the show @ stage door]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Claudius, I liked a lot! Because he seemed to be a more modern/political King rather than an normal old knivving weasel who married his brother's widow. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Polonius is thin! I thought he would be round! But I liked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I didn't quite feel comfortable with Horatio - he was too panicky and I thought he was supposed to be the calm observer of the tragedy in the making.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 256px; height: 192px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/CIMG6165.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;[fans waiting for Jude Law]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yesh. I'm happy I got to see Hamlet on its very last day of production! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 236px; height: 177px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/CIMG6176.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;[Mr. Law!]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;And though I am looking forward to him as Dr. Watson - at the moment, I think Mr. Law should remain on stage, he's soo much better in theatre anyway! Apparently Robert Downey Jr was watching the show too! I dunno how he ninja-ed his way in - no one made a fuss that he was there! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 223px; height: 167px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/CIMG6178.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;[He was nice to sign all the programmes and posters shoved his way! We got ours signed too! Bug even got her poster signed!]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;Next thing to look forward to? Jacob Black in New Moon! ;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 240px; height: 180px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/CIMG6184.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;[the last show's goodbye!]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;           
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      <title>The 12 most annoying types of Facebookers</title>
      <link>http://nuintheriel.blogdrive.com/archive/294.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:03:36 GMT</pubDate>
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 &lt;div style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot; id=&quot;cnnSCByLine&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;I have a routine on FB. Check my inbox, get through the notifications, and requests and reminders then hiding quizzes from my feed, then hiding the people who do too many quizzes from my feed. (^_^);&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then Vic sent me a link on CNN about the 12 most annoying types of FB users. I think all of us have some of the traits in these - like stalking people, I mean, looking at new photos on FB when we're bored, or reading what people share on FB, or commenting real time during football matches - which normally get people to spew hate comments/mail to each other~ &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is awesome! Want to know whether you're an annoying FB-er? (^_^)v I think I might be a Crank or a Paparazzo~ Slightly only ne~ Heh~ &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;------------------------------&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;By  Brandon Griggs &lt;br&gt; CNN&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--startclickprintexclude--&gt;&lt;!--endclickprintexclude--&gt;&lt;!--startclickprintexclude--&gt; &lt;!--endclickprintexclude--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt; &lt;b style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;(CNN)&lt;/b&gt; -- Facebook, for better or worse, is like being at a big party with all your friends, family, acquaintances and co-workers.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;!--startclickprintexclude--&gt;          	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  		  			  		  		  	  	  		  			  				  			  			  				  			  		  	  	  		  			  		  		  		  	  	  	  	  	  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  	  	  		  				  			  				  				  					  						  							  						  						  					  				  					  			  				  						  			  				  				  			  			  			  		  	  	  	  	  			  			  			  				  					      												  					&lt;div style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot; class=&quot;cnnStoryPhotoBox&quot;&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;cnnImgChngr&quot; class=&quot;cnnImgChngr&quot;&gt;&lt;!----&gt;&lt;!--===========IMAGE============--&gt;&lt;!--===========/IMAGE===========--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;cnnStoryPhotoCaptionBox&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;cnn3pxTB9pxLRPad&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--===========CAPTION==========--&gt;Facebook can be a great tool, and an occasional annoyance. What kind of Facebooker are you?&lt;!--===========/CAPTION=========--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  				  			  			  			  		  	  	   &lt;!--endclickprintexclude--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;  There are lots of fun, interesting people you're happy to talk to when  they stroll up. Then there are the other people, the ones who make you  cringe when you see them coming. This article is about those people.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;  Sure, Facebook can be a great tool for keeping up with folks who are  important to you. Take the status update, the 160-character message  that users post in response to the question, &quot;What's on your mind?&quot; An  artful, witty or newsy status update is a pleasure -- a real-time, tiny  window into a friend's life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt; But far more posts read like  navel-gazing diary entries, or worse, spam. A recent study categorized  40 percent of Twitter tweets as &quot;pointless babble,&quot; and it wouldn't be  surprising if updates on Facebook, still a fast-growing social network,  break down in a similar way.&lt;span class=&quot;cnnEmbeddedMosLnk&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/20/annoying.facebook.updaters/index.html#cnnSTCOther1&quot; onclick=&quot;CNN_changeMosaicTab('otherTab1','other1.html',true);&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;  Combine dull status updates with shameless self-promoters,  &quot;friend-padders&quot; and that friend of a friend who sends you quizzes  every day, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://topics.cnn.com/topics/Facebook_Inc&quot; class=&quot;cnnInlineTopic&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; becomes a daily reminder of why some people can get on your nerves.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt; Here are 12 of the most annoying types of Facebook users:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(102, 255, 153);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 255, 153);&quot;&gt;(=_=)&quot; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;color: rgb(102, 255, 153);&quot;&gt;The Let-Me-Tell-You-Every-Detail-of-My-Day Bore.&lt;/b&gt;  &quot;I'm waking up.&quot; &quot;I had Wheaties for breakfast.&quot; &quot;I'm bored at work.&quot;  &quot;I'm stuck in traffic.&quot; You're kidding! How fascinating! No moment is  too mundane for some people to broadcast unsolicited to the world. Just  because you have 432 Facebook friends doesn't mean we all want to know  when you're waiting for the bus.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;!--startclickprintexclude--&gt;          	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  		  			  				  				  				  				  					  					  				  				  			  		  		  	  	  	  		  			  		  		  		  	  	  	  	  	  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  			  		  	  	  	  		  			  				  				  			  		  	  	  	  			  			  				  					  					    				  			  			  			  			  		  	  	   &lt;!--endclickprintexclude--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt; &lt;b style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 153, 102);&quot;&gt;(~_~)* The Self-Promoter.&lt;/b&gt;  OK, so we've probably all posted at least once about some achievement.  And sure, maybe your friends really do want to read the fascinating  article you wrote about beet farming. But when almost EVERY update is a  link to your blog, your poetry reading, your 10k results or your art  show, you sound like a bragger or a self-centered careerist.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt; &lt;b style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 255, 51);&quot;&gt;(-_~) The Friend-Padder.&lt;/b&gt;  The average Facebook user has 120 friends on the site. Schmoozers and  social butterflies -- you know, the ones who make lifelong pals on the  subway -- might reasonably have 300 or 400. But 1,000 &quot;friends?&quot; Unless  you're George Clooney or just won the lottery, no one has that many.  That's just showing off.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt; &lt;b style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;(&amp;gt;o&amp;lt;)&quot; The Town Crier.&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Michael Jackson  is dead!!!&quot; You heard it from me first! Me, and the 213,000 other  people who all saw it on TMZ. These Matt Drudge wannabes are the reason  many of us learn of breaking news not from TV or news sites but from  online social networks. In their rush to trumpet the news, these people  also spread rumors, half-truths and innuendo. No, Jeff Goldblum did not  plunge to his death from a New Zealand cliff.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt; &lt;b style=&quot;color: rgb(204, 51, 204);&quot;&gt;(&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;)&quot; The TMIer.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(204, 51, 204);&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&quot;Brad is heading to Walgreens to buy something for these pesky  hemorrhoids.&quot; Boundaries of privacy and decorum don't seem to exist for  these too-much-information updaters, who unabashedly offer up details  about their sex lives, marital troubles and bodily functions. Thanks  for sharing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt; &lt;b style=&quot;color: rgb(204, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;(^_^)&quot; The Bad Grammarian.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(204, 204, 204);&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&quot;So sad about Fara  Fauset but Im so gladd its friday yippe&quot;. Yes, I know the punctuation  rules are different in the digital world. And, no, no one likes a  spelling-Nazi schoolmarm. But you sound like a moron.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt; &lt;b style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot; dragover=&quot;true&quot;&gt;(^_~)&quot; The Sympathy-Baiter.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&quot;Barbara is feeling sad today.&quot; &quot;Man, am I glad that's over.&quot; &quot;Jim  could really use some good news about now.&quot; Like anglers hunting for  fish, these sad sacks cast out their hooks -- baited with vague tales  of woe -- in the hopes of landing concerned responses. Genuine bad news  is one thing, but these manipulative posts are just pleas for attention.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt; &lt;b style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 255);&quot;&gt;(~o~)! The Lurker.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 255);&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The Peeping Toms of Facebook, these voyeurs are too cautious, or maybe  too lazy, to update their status or write on your wall. But once in a  while, you'll be talking to them and they'll mention something you  posted, so you know they're on your page, hiding in the shadows. It's  just a little creepy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt; &lt;b style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;(-_-)* The Crank.&lt;/b&gt; These curmudgeons, like  the trolls who spew hate in blog comments, never met something they  couldn't complain about. &quot;Carl isn't really that impressed with idiots  who don't realize how idiotic they are.&quot; [Actual status update.] Keep  spreading the love.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt; &lt;b style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 255, 204);&quot;&gt;(^_^); The Paparazzo.&lt;/b&gt; Ever visit your  Facebook page and discover that someone's posted a photo of you from  last weekend's party -- a photo you didn't authorize and haven't even  seen? You'd really rather not have to explain to your mom why you were  leering like a drunken hyena and French-kissing a bottle of  Jagermeister.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot;&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;(@_@)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;The Maddening Obscurist.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &quot;If not now then  when?&quot; &quot;You'll see...&quot; &quot;Grist for the mill.&quot; &quot;John is, small world.&quot;  &quot;Dave thought he was immune, but no. No, he is not.&quot; [Actual status  updates, all.] Sorry, but you're not being mysterious -- just  nonsensical.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;!--startclickprintexclude--&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot; class=&quot;cnnStoryElementBox&quot;&gt;  	&lt;div class=&quot;cnnStoryElementBoxAd&quot;&gt;  		&lt;div class=&quot;cnnStoryElementBoxAdHead&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 102, 255);&quot;&gt;(*_*)&quot; The Chronic Inviter.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 102, 255);&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&quot;Support my  cause. Sign my petition. Play Mafia Wars with me. Which 'Star Trek'  character are you? Here are the 'Top 5 cars I have personally owned.'  Here are '25 Things About Me.' Here's a drink. What drink are you?  We're related! I took the 'What President Are You?' quiz and found out  I'm Millard Fillmore! What president are you?&quot; You probably mean well, but stop. Just stop. I don't care what  president I am -- can't we simply be friends? Now excuse me while I go  post the link to this story on my Facebook page.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;-----------------------------&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;So... which one are YOU?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;(^_~)v&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;  		  	&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;
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             &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 204, 204); font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;To start off our Top 50 Jdramas!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot; size=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Top 50 - 41&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 274px; height: 189px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/50-LiarGame.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;#50: Liar Game&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 255);&quot;&gt;Plot: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 255);&quot;&gt;Nao Kanzaki, an honest college student, receives 100 million yen  (about $1,000,000) and an invitation to participate in something called  the &quot;Liar Game Tournament&quot;. When Nao is easily tricked by her opponent,  she turns to ex-convict and genius swindler Shinichi Akiyama for help  out of desperation to get the money back. Though Akiyama is reluctant,  he agrees to help on the condition that they steal Fujisawa's money as  well, and that he takes half the profits as his reward.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 255);&quot;&gt;Akiyama succeeds in taking all the money and winning the game for  Nao. However, Nao and Akiyama's success at the Liar Game is far from  over and each time they think the game is over, they are forced to  return again with higher stakes. Though initially unwilling  participants, the pair choose to continue in the game in order to  discover the true nature of the organization involved and to try to  free other participants from the Liar Game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 255);&quot;&gt;Why #50: Though I like the plot and the idea behind the whole story, Toda Erika and the other woman who's always hanging around annoys me. I didn't get them. I understood them, but I was annoyed nontheless. And there's a dude who I think over acted his part~&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 255);&quot;&gt;----------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 280px; height: 195px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/49-LunchQueen.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;#49: Lunch no Joou (Lunch Queen)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(204, 204, 255);&quot;&gt;Plot: Natsumi loves lunch. By chance she starts working for &quot;Kitchen  Macaroni&quot;, posing as the fiance of the owner's eldest son, Kenichiro.  Kenichiro's father Kenzo and his three younger brothers - Yujiro,  Junzaburo, and Koshiro - run the restaurant, famous for its omelet.  Also working at the restaurant are Mamoru, a chef, and Minoru, a  live-in apprentice cook. Not everyone has a liking to Natsumi at first,  but over time they will surely fall in love with her...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(204, 204, 255);&quot;&gt;Why #49: I loved the FOOD and watching Natsumi's face of sheer happiness when she east her omurice! Cute Yamapi all awkward and skinny! Yamada Takayuki as a chef! (^_^)v&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(204, 204, 255);&quot;&gt;-------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 211px; height: 234px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/48-KimiwaPetto.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(204, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;#48: Kimi wa Petto (You are a Pet)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(204, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;Plot: Smart, successful and good-looking Iwaya Sumire works for a big  newspaper. However, her boss asks her to leave for being too &quot;perfect&quot;  a woman. Feeling angry and dejected Iwaya returns home depressed, and  most of all lonely. However, when she finds an unconscious young man  lying in a box out the front of her home and takes him in. He looks  like a dog she used to own called Momo. She dubs him Momo and decides  to &quot;keep him as a pet.&quot; It's the start of an unexpected life together  as they overcome obstacles and become quite attached to one another.  But can love like this exist?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(204, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;Why #48: The idea of having a boy as a pet confuses me. It shouldn't be okay. But if he was like MatsuJun's character in this, then I honestly think I wouldn't mind!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(204, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;-------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 169px; height: 242px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/47-KisarazuCatsEye.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;#47: Kisarazu Cat's Eye&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;Plot: Twenty-one year old former high school baseball player, Kohei  (nickname: Bussan), learns that he is dying from cancer. He is told  that he only has six months to live, and decides that he wants to do  something daring and risky. He proposes to five trusted members from  his former baseball club that they form a ring of cat burglars that  would steal from those who commit crimes. His friends think it odd, but  feel they cannot turn down a dying man's request. With only six months,  how much could they do anyway?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;Why #47: Strong bonds of friendship disguised as crack! Sho is too cute to ignore in this one!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;-----------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 183px; height: 220px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/46-AcewoNerae.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(153, 255, 153);&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;#45: Ace wo Nerae (Aim for the Ace)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(153, 255, 153);&quot;&gt;Plot: Hiromi Oka decides to join the high school tennis club from the moment  she saw the star player Reika's (Matsumoto) excellent and smashing  play. However, once the tennis lesson began, Hiromi finds herself bored  in the succession of simple practice swings. One day, Munakata becomes  appointed as the new head coach of the tennis team. His special  training was nothing but original, extreme, and severe. In addition, he  suddenly chose Hiromi, a tennis beginner, to be the member of the up  coming tennis tournament Not only Hiromi, but also her teammates become  confused and take the odd situation unfair. Jealousy of her friends and  teammates mounted, and they started to talk behind her back. Finally,  Hiromi decides to leave the team and run away from the uncomfortable  reality, but the coach strongly refused. Instead, he gave her an even  more severe and personalized training.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(153, 255, 153);&quot;&gt;Why #46: I dunno. I honestly dunno why drew me to this. I think I like sports dramas. Because there's just so many life philosophies that on can spot from these sort of dramas. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(153, 255, 153);&quot;&gt;--------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/45-GanbatteIkimasshoi.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 255, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;#45: Ganbatte Ikimasshoi! (Let's Do Our Best!)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 255, 204);&quot;&gt;Plot: Suzuki Anne plays Etsuko Shinomura, a girl who wants to start a girl's crew team at  her school. However, in order to do so she needs to find at least 4  other members. She is met with many challenges during each episode -  ie. finding enough members, bearing the weight of being captain, going  through training, and experiencing some setbacks. However, with the  help of her coach, childhood friend (&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Nishikido_Ryo&quot; title=&quot;Nishikido Ryo&quot;&gt;Nishikido Ryo&lt;/a&gt;),  and the rest of the boy's rowing team, she and the rest of her team are  able to overcome those obstacles. A sports drama about hope, hard work,  and perseverance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 255, 204);&quot;&gt;Why #45: I like sports dramas! And this had an added bonus! Ryo-chan! It would have been higher if not for Suzuki Anne, don't really like her. And I think she overacts her parts - ever since I first saw her on Kindaichi with MatsuJun. But yes. She annoyed me. And I think the girl who plays Dakko (Hibari-sama in HanaKimi) cannot act.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 255, 204);&quot;&gt;------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 264px; height: 188px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/44-Konkatsu.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 255, 153);&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;#44: Konkatsu! (Marriage Hunt)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 255, 153);&quot;&gt;Plot: Amamiya Kuniyuki is the unemployed son of a tonkatsu restaurant owner.  He finds a job that requires a married person, so he lies by saying  that he has plans to marry, and he is forced to keep up the charade  using Hida Haruno, a part-time worker from the restaurant. The  relationship between the two is the key of this romantic comedy, though  the series also focuses on family and friendship through Nakai's  interactions with the other characters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 255, 153);&quot;&gt;Why #44: I honestly started watching this because of Ueda Tatsuya! And I didn't think I would actually like it! I dunno what made me change my mind, it could have been Amamiya's awkward character, Haruno's adorable nature or Shigeru's 10000 watt smile - but it did it!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 255, 153);&quot;&gt;------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 272px; height: 122px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/43-Sapuri.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 153); font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;#43: Sapuri (Supply)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 153);&quot;&gt;Plot: Based on a popular manga, Minami is a single 28-year-old office worker in an advertising office. She's  very work-oriented and her love is doubted by her boyfriend. One day,  she meets Yuya, who is a part-time worker at her company.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 153);&quot;&gt;Why #43: YUYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA is adorkable! And it would have been higher if not for Ito Misaki. Good for her that she gets the same kind of characters again and again, if not I doubt she would get a lot of acting jobs. She's pretty tho. Jin had to be jealous. Sorry. Sudden fangirling~&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 153);&quot;&gt;-----------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 249px; height: 186px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/42-SummerSnow.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;#42: Summer Snow&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Plot: A love story between a young man who has been forced to grow up too  quickly, and a young woman with an ailment that has placed restrictions  on her life. Natsuo has been looking after his younger brother and  sister since the death of their parents. He has also been running the  family bicycle shop. Yuki becomes the only person in the world in whom  he can confide. For Yuki, Natsuo becomes the catalyst that has her  trying to break out of her cocoon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Why #42: I thot casting was incredible! Oguri Shun was amazing playing a hearing impaired person and Tsuyoshi played the balance between a father, brother and boyfriend ever so perfectly. It made me cry. So many times.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;----------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 291px; height: 148px;&quot; src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/41-ProposalDaisakusen.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 204); font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;#41: Proposal Daisakusen (Operation LOVE!)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Plot: Iwase Ken and Yoshida Rei have been friends since elementary school.  Ken, is obstinate and unskilled in love, but he fell long ago for the  lively and cheerful, Rei. But Rei is about to get married to another  man. While Ken and other friends from high-school attend the wedding  ceremony, a fairy appears and sends Ken back in time, giving him a  second chance to win the girl he loves.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Why #41: PI'S 'HALELUJAH CHANCE!' is cuteeee! And Iwase Ken seems like the real Yamapi. Not a fan of Nagasawa Masami tho. But I like the plot. I suppose it reminds us to grab it while we have the chance! And not all of us can go back in time to win our loved ones second time around.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;---------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;And there you have it. Dramas from number 50 - 41! I must say that these are all based on my preference and does not follow or influence any offical rating system around~ Plot summary from DramaWiki!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;             
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:29:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;Ever since Syazeleen listed down her top 50 Japanese dramas, I've been wanting to put mine up too! So I listed everything down and organized it on a separate list and then list down my top 50! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tho, my top 50 is from the ones I can remember watching - which means they're the ones I've been watching since 2006 up until now. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And it's obviously subject to change due to brilliant summer 2009 dramas! (^_^)v&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'll start tomorrow bright and early(?)-ish with links and stuff! Oohhhh. It's true, I'd do ANYTHING to procrastinate!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Good night~&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Need paracetamol~ Stupid nose won't stop running~ =_=&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
 
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      <title>We Will Wok You! \(^o^)/</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:55:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>
 &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;Ah ah ah-CHOO! Ugh~ Last night I came down with the sniffles and had a slight slight headache, and now I'm freaking out wondering whether I'll be quarantined once I get back home anot! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Argh! Stupid cold, now kenot go gym. Or maybe I should go to the gym to get rid of the cold? Maybe it's the heat and the cold air at night~ Ah ah~ &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;But wtv!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some of the girlies and I have put together a food blog! Jade went on this restaurant crawl sometime ago and dragged me all over London to stuff my over-filled (and sadly noticable) belly! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We thought, we might as well la! There are 4 of us contributing to this blog:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 204, 255);&quot;&gt;Sush (&amp;gt;.0 - for proper and amazing restaurants that one is always amazed why she hasn't gone pro&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 204, 0);&quot;&gt;Jade (~_~) - for all you people who insist on even having your butter made from scratch&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(204, 51, 204);&quot;&gt;Mars (^o^) - for when one is lazy to go get things from the supermarket or when one needs to clear the fridge&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;Vic (@_@) - for strange and sudden midnight cravings that may or may not be good for the heart, soul and waistline&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tho, Vic has strangely decided to review bad food. Sometimes I just don't understand that La Mok~ :)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yesh~ When and if you have time, do do drop by!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);&quot; size=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;BITE ME @&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot; href=&quot;http://wewillwokyou.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;wewillwokyou.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;     
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      <title>New Chapters</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:06:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>
 &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;I am really excited about this project that we have under plan! And if things go according to plan, then, YEAY! (^_^)v Lets take over the world!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;Secondly, a few foodies will be getting together to talk about what we all love! More food! Inspired by a recent food crawl in London - 'twas truly a crawl as I did crawl back home after all that food.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;And! From this post on, I will organize this blog with tags! If I can figure out how to use them!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;Need to start with Unit 3! (T_T) Ahh~ The work! But apa2 la! Dah buat dah kan?! (^_^) &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 204, 153);&quot;&gt;&amp;#12364;&amp;#12435;&amp;#12400;&amp;#12426;&amp;#12414;&amp;#12377;&amp;#65281;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/nuintheriel/av-57.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;     
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