Ash falls on Tokyo as volcanoes erupt AFP - Monday, February 2TOKYO (AFP) - - Two volcanoes erupted near major cities in Japan on Monday, with one spewing white smoke and ash into the heart of Tokyo, the weather agency said.
Authorities advised residents to wear masks in the towns near Mount Asama, some 150 kilometres (95 miles) northwest of Tokyo, which belched lava shortly before 2:00 am.
The 2,568-metre (8,425-foot) volcano last erupted in August last year. Live television footage showed smoke coming from the snow-covered mountain hours after the eruption.
Carried by winds, volcanic ash fell like snow flakes on towns at the foot of the mountain. Traces of ash were even reported in central Tokyo and all the way in the metropolis of Yokohama southeast of the capital.
"I've been a taxi driver in Yokohama for 10 years but I've never seen this kind of volcanic ash before," the driver said on television as he wiped a thin blanket of ash off his windshield.
"I heard a rumbling and my windowpanes kept rattling," said a female resident of one of the towns near the volcano where local officials urged inhabitants to wear masks.
The weather agency warned of a possible fall of rocks within four kilometres of the crater.
Meanwhile, 1,117-metre (3,686-foot) Mount Sakurajima next to the southern city of Kagoshima erupted eight times, the meteorological agency said, warning of falling ash.
But local inhabitants and city officials said daily activity was little affected by the eruptions which occurred from Sunday evening until early Monday, the agency said.
"Most of the ash has fallen into the sea, and we did not note anything out of the ordinary affecting daily activity," said Hiroyuki Ikenoue, a local official.
Japan lies at the convergence of four tectonic plates, subjecting the nation to frequent volcano eruptions and 20 percent of the world's powerful earthquakes.
*PS I Love You 7:52 PM
Sunday, January 25, 2009
"If Tomorrow Never Comes"
Sometimes late at night I lie awake and watch her sleeping She's lost in peaceful dreams So I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark And the thought crosses my mind If I never wake up in the morning Would she ever doubt the way I feel About her in my heart
If tomorrow never comes Will she know how much I loved her Did I try in every way to show her every day That she's my only one And if my time on earth were through And she must face the world without me Is the love I gave her in the past Gonna be enough to last If tomorrow never comes
'Cause I've lost loved ones in my life Who never knew how much I loved them Now I live with the regret That my true feelings for them never were revealed So I made a promise to myself To say each day how much she means to me And avoid that circumstance Where there's no second chance to tell her how I feel
If tomorrow never comes Will she know how much I loved her Did I try in every way to show her every day That she's my only one And if my time on earth were through And she must face the world without me Is the love I gave her in the past Gonna be enough to last If tomorrow never comes
So tell that someone that you love Just what you're thinking of If tomorrow never comes
Over the years ive blogged about this song, one too many times. True as the lyrics, life is fragile. Live life. Live well. condolences~
If ever my time is through, I just want to let you i love you.
*PS I Love You 3:03 PM
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
After 20 years of my life. Hell i still love this movie.
Back to studying. On a brighter note. Im leaving for jap this weekend. Weee...
*PS I Love You 3:19 AM
Saturday, January 03, 2009
3rd Jan, The perfect breakfast
Nothing beats waking up early. And having bagel and coffee at Thompson's Starbucks. Reading a magazine as life zooms u by. A stress-free break from this hectic life. Ah.. Heaven.
But people should really understand how the love of roaring engines came about. When roaring engines equates to a powerful exclusive 513 bhp engine running by. That roar that makes commoners like me stop and stare. Not when we stop and realise its just some mitsubishi or worse, an underperforming bike. I rather have the peace.
Next post will be on my summary of 2008. Welcome 2009.
I've a good mind to switch to wordpress/livejournal.
Eddie Izzard. The only tranny i dun mind looking at and listening to.
*PS I Love You 12:47 AM
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Another $800 to add on to the medical bills. And that sums up to roughly $1500+++ excluding all the misc fees. Fuck. How i hate spending his hardearned just doing what i do.
I cant even remember how many times have i stopped and wondered "why the hell am i doing this" only to find myself stumped without an answer..
To seek that orgasmic-like feeling each time you put in your best and come in first? Now, how many times have i actually experienced that. Cept for the times i run 100ms. But fuck, im not even in some Track and Field team.
All this money, time, energy. Really, what for? I'm no where.
All this medals from non-competitive races. And all this consolation medals with numbers that go beyond 3. Proudly displayed on my shelf Trying to cheat myself and non-competitors on how much ive achieved When in reality, i've achieved nothing more than a sense of shame.
I wish there was something in me i could be proud of.
More often, it isnt the body thats unable but the mind thats unwilling
*PS I Love You 5:12 AM
Monday, December 29, 2008
Kinship, friendship, relationship. Only when you lose it will you start cherishing.
Chasing the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. But it was just corn flakes.
*PS I Love You 9:29 PM
Me, Myself and I
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