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		<title>Things in Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I logged on wanting to write, but I can&#8217;t quite come up with the material. Things have slackened considerably in the past few weeks. A chance to take a breather and just enjoy the leisurely pace. It&#8217;s unhealthy for there to be such an oddly-timed break, concentrated at the end of the year. We really [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montyelm.wordpress.com&blog=899472&post=943&subd=montyelm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>走了一趟直得之旅</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[今天去了一趟＊＊中學，心裡莫名的感覺到其實我是懷念那個環境，那份感覺。也許是因為可以拿來做比較，所以感覺才那万分般的強烈。
很多人都非常訝異為什麼一位英語教育者會拿起聯合早報。一直以為很理所當然的事，其是不然。這才驚覺我曾經活在一個泡沫里。
也許這是冥冥的安排。
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		<title>Sometimes typing helps</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I completed the Intermediate level! Despite not studying for the test, I managed to score 95%. Haha, I may not have any kinaesthetic cells in me, but I&#8217;m definitely buzzing with verbo-linguistic cells. Feels nice to complete something after committing to it for a period of time. Starting on the JLPT prep class next week, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montyelm.wordpress.com&blog=899472&post=938&subd=montyelm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Exhausted</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was feeling rather upset yesterday evening from work. It was s*itty. There is no sensible reason why I should be feeling this way. It is ridiculous that I should be in this state, yet I am still feeling it on this rainy morning.
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		<title>Next move</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been 8 months since I started going for proper Japanese classes. Registered for the Level 3 exams, and it&#8217;s come to a point where I decide what I want to do next. There are 3 options. 1 is to continue with the next level, which is Pre-Advanced, that focuses on speaking skills, 2 is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montyelm.wordpress.com&blog=899472&post=934&subd=montyelm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s up?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, i haven&#8217;t posted in 1.5 months. This is a bit unusual. I guess it boils down to the priorities. Updating clearly isn&#8217;t an important priority at the moment, as much as I would love to write more often. There&#8217;s a brief respite from all this and pretty soon, a longer break awaits.
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		<title>Been a while</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gosh, I haven&#8217;t posted in a month. Been busy with work, but there is really a need to detach oneself from it during the weekends. 
It wouldn&#8217;t be wise to post certain links here, so I won&#8217;t. Anyway, I think I have lost some weight. Not a good thing. Maybe it&#8217;s because lunch portions are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montyelm.wordpress.com&blog=899472&post=927&subd=montyelm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kedongdong</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tropical fruits are a wonder trove. Tried kedongdong (in juiced form) just now. And it tastes interesting. Sort of like a guava, with a little more astringency. It definitely tastes tropical-ish. So I had to google to find out more about kedongdong. And amazingly it belongs to the Anacardiaceae family, which makes it a close [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montyelm.wordpress.com&blog=899472&post=925&subd=montyelm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 01:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report on what happened in the past few days. 
Zipped off to Tokyo on NW20 on Saturday morning (23 May). Unearthly 6am flight. The flight was not too comfortable. Maybe it was the lack of sleep that was at the root of the discomfort. The food was not too good and the entertainment dismal. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montyelm.wordpress.com&blog=899472&post=922&subd=montyelm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sunny Day 小西真奈美</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 08:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just watched 死神の精度 on DVD. It&#8217;s a slow-burner, but the last 1/4 of the movie makes sitting through it worthwhile. 
Will post up what happened during a brief whirlwind tour of Tokyo soon. We were there for 5 days (23/5 &#8211; 27/5) on this really cheap NW flight ($475). The weather was rather kind.

こぼれ落ちたのは　涙じゃなく祈る声
見上げていたのは　雲の上の太陽
眠るように生きていた　いつも弧独だった
君に出会うその日までは　ずっとずっとここで
ひとりでも歌える　愛の歌があるとしても
ひとりでは探せない　両手に触れたこの温もり
仮面を纏えば　忘れられる気がしてた
記憶をしまった　箱に鍵をかけて
あんな暗い場所でさえ　君を見つけ出せた
戻ることができなくても　もっともっと遠く
ひとりきり覚えた　愛の歌があるとしても
ひとりでは届かない　ドアの向こうで待つ明日へ
ここからもう一度歩き出す　
悲しみを優しさに　変えてみせるから
いつかは必ず　本当の自分を許せたら
痛みも消えてく　きっと
ひとりでも歌える　愛の歌はもういらない
ひとりでは探せない　陽だまりのようなこの温もり
君となら探せる　見たことのない明日を
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