Tea matters and all such things

[alexandral]

Yes!!!! We knew it for ages!!! Tea is proved to be good for you! It contains antioxidants and drinking 3 or more cuppas a day is as beneficial for you as drinking plenty of water!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5281046.stm?ls

Especially green tea - the elements of it may protect against Alzheimer's :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4261558.stm

And cancer:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4551748.stm

+ I had a busy, busy week but it is a Bank Holiday weekend of which our University has Monday plus Tuesday. I fully intend to do nothing but watch lots of films, drink a lot of tea , have many chocolates and may be do some walking. Sasha's friend Ben doesn't join us next week.

+ I have watched first episode of "Majo no Jouken" . I find Takizawa Hideaki incredibly cute and heart-wrenching but can't warm up to the Matsushima Nanako's character yet. I think this may be because Matsushima Nanako as well as some other Japanese actresses have differerent mannerisms from what I am used to. In a way their facial expressions are "too strong" for me sometimes. It is not necessarily a bad thing, just something I need to get used to. I was struggling with this at first in "Long Vacation" in the main character Minami who was played by Yamaguchi Tomoko. At the end Minami totally won my heart. But her friend Momoko didn't - I had a little cringe every time I saw her.

Anyway, I feel I am very drawn into "Majo no Jouken". And just a minute ago I realized that Hideaki is also a singer. Yumm!

+ I am getting confused with Japanese names and surnames. I probably need to read about the matter.

+ Yesterday's was my LJ anniversary. ONE year!!! I can't say enough how great you all are!!!

Comments

[winterspel.livejournal.com]

Happy Anniversary, dear! *confetti*

Tea is SO good for you! I'm a fan, as you know. One of my favorite places is Teaism (http://www.teaism.com/)!

Re: strong facial expressions - this is something that I've noticed throughout all the jdorama I've watched. Often expressions are exaggerated, and I think this is just a "thing" that they do. Most of the time it's for comedic purpose, but not always. In the Gokusen doramas there is a head teacher whose facial expressions are so exaggerated they are scary, but they are also hilarious.

What are you confused about with Japanese names/surnames? I don't know a lot but I can tell you this much: they do the same thing that the Chinese do - last name is first, and people are almost always referred to by their last name unless there is some kind of intimacy (Friend/family relationship)and there is usually some kind of suffix added to the end like -san, -kun, -chan or others to designate the relationship & respect.

Many stars of jdorama come out of Johnny's Entertainment, so they sing/dance/act/etc.

I'm so glad you like Takizawa Hideaki (Takki)! I'll tell you this - with almost all the jdorama I've watched, it has taken 1-3 episodes to like the female characters, with a few exceptions. I almost always do warm up to them but not immediately. It's much easier to love the male leads from the beginning. (for me)

[sunbrae.livejournal.com]

I fully intend to do nothing but watch lots of films, drink a lot of tea , have many chocolates and may be do some walking.

Sounds divine. *g* Happy LJversary! I'm so glad you're on my flist.

[arathesane.livejournal.com]

cool! I knew about tea(especially green), anti-oxidants and cancer prevention but hadn't heard about the Alzheimer's news.

hope you have a great weekend, relish your free time!

[anna-the-fair.livejournal.com]

Happy LJ Anniversary! =)

And yes, tea is good. Drink tea, eat chocolates, enjoy your leisure time.

Your love of tea came from drinking so much of it in Russia, didn't it?

I drank a lot of tea on my vaction there. Or is it because you live in England now?

Anyway, I'm just curious, because in my part of Russia, tea, especially among my relatives, was very popular.

Also, another, quite random question: Did you hear about Pluto not being a planet anymore?

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Happy anniversary! Glad you are enjoying MnJ. And Takizawa Hideaki :) (who is in the running for the most gorgeous drama star I've seen). It took me a while to warm up to the female lead too, so don't worry...

[queenofthorns.livejournal.com]

Yay, happy anniversary, darling! Has it really only been a year? I feel like we 'met' much longer ago than that - and I totally mean that as a compliment.

I love the tea-findings. YAY TEA!!

[lage-nom-ai.livejournal.com]

Happy LJversary! :)

[gobi-rex.livejournal.com]

Happy LJ-versary!!! I'm so glad to have met you!

Hee, I love tea, I drink it as often as I can and in enormous quantities. I feel very out of sorts if I can't have my usual two cups of tea at breakfast. I love green tea, I didn't like it at first, but now I drink more green than black tea. You know, first time I tried good quality Chinese green tea, I thought it smelled like Indian jasmine flavored soap we had in Russia (my grandmother used to keep it between clean linens). Every time I go to my Chinese friend's house and we have that tea, I think of my grandmother.

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

Happy Anniversary! I'm raising a celebratory (albeit metaphorical) cup of tea in your honor right now. :-)

[teh-haley.livejournal.com]

hmmm, I always drink green tea because I love it, but I didn't know all its good effects... I hope they're true! :P