MAJA's Mind

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2009-06-17T21:57:00.000-07:00

MAJA MONDAY (Birthday Episode)

2009-04-06T20:38:00.001-07:00

MAJA MONDAY - Space Shuttle Episode

2009-03-17T06:33:00.001-07:00

Hey folks, Just got back from Florida. Had a blast. Wanted to throw this up before I went to bed. ~MAJA

WatchMen – Full of Win? Or Full of Sin?

2009-03-09T14:39:00.001-07:00

Well, I watched Watchmen last night. I sat through two hours of awesome special effects and nudity that some have said should give the movie an NC-17 rating. Was the nudity that bad? Well, not quite in my opinion. Awkward? Yes, just a tad. Dr. Manhattan sent surges off giggles through the theatre every time they showed his package. I haven’t read the graphic novel and don’t know if I will ever check it out, but I must say that I wish it could have been faster. Some have said that WatchMen was “made of win.” However, the movie failed to win me over completely. There were really cool scenes and there were scenes that seemed too long, reminding me of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, where awkward glances between Frodo and Samwise seemed endless. I just wish the story could have been told faster. That’s one of my only gripes. A 90-minute movie would have sufficed and I don’t think I would have felt so robbed of my time. This movie is definitely will of win, but only to a certain extent. It’s better than Sin City for sure. If you didn’t like Sin City you probably won’t like this, however, I will say that WatchMen felt very comic book-like, as I believe it was supposed to. This movie had so much potential, too… Guess I’ll watch the X-Men trilogy to remind myself how awesome movies based on comics can be, even if the first X-Men movie wasn’t great.

~MAJA

NEW MUSIC ---- SUPERMAN: the remix

2009-01-15T07:08:00.001-07:00

Anime LA - MAJA MONDAY 1 05 09

2009-01-06T22:41:00.001-07:00

Wow! Off the wagon, but trying!

2008-12-30T21:31:00.000-07:00

Okay, so MAJA has been horrible during the holidays. Like, I don't
even wanna write this post. In other words, I fell off the wagon and
landed flat on my ass. I got sick the week before Xmas and didn't
start feeling better until my adventure to Las Vegas.

Once I got to Vegas I managed to work out once. Once! When it comes to
food intake, "forget about it!" LOL. But hey, I haven't given up. I am
making a mad dash toward the wagon that I rode religiously for 30 days
straight.

Tomorrow is the final day of celebrating. Thank god. I swear that the
road became rather bumpy as the holidays approached, until before I
knew it I was eating whatever I wanted and not attempting to work it
off.

I got a lot of cool stuff for Xmas. I have a TV for my PS3, season one
of Tsubasa, Pan's Labrynth, Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan DVD, that new
Resident Evil movie on bluray, money, and that about sums it up. I
can't seem to stop buying stuff though. LOL.

That resident evil movie is dope! Valkyrie was dope too. I saw Gran
Turino and I don't know if I liked it as much as I liked Valkyrie.
Next on my list is Watchmen. That movie looks dope, along with the
Xmen Origins movie.

I plan on recording some video tomorrow as I ring in the new year.

~Maja

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MAJA Weight loss! Read on!

2008-12-11T21:48:00.000-07:00

Wow.... my, how time has flown. The last time I posted, I had just finished my first week of P90X. Now, I am on day 25! Yes, I am almost 4 full weeks into it. It's been CRAZY. I've been doing Kenpo and Yoga and lifting. I just weighed in an measured...and I can't believe how much I've changed over the past 25 days. Let me explain:

New weight = 198lbs from 211
New bodyfat percentage = 25.5% from 35% (I was 39.5% in May of this year!!!)
New Waist Size = 36.7 inches from 39.5 inches
Jeans I can wear = 34s from 36s

Ummmm... I can't spell progess any other way! This is CRAZY!!!! I can't believe I broke to 200lbs threshold within the first phase of the workout plan! Konshu, my coach, doesn't even know this yet, but he will soon enough lol...

I am starting up my Japanese private lessons again, taking them, that is. I want to start them up, though, with someone I don't know. I've met and had some kick-ass tutors before, but I just feel the need to expand scope of friends/aquaintances who I can call to speak Japanese. I went ahead and started my JAPANESEPOD101 membership up again. I learned some cool little tidbits from them. I figure that if I want to become fluent in Japanese, I need to get as much of it as I can here in the States.

I had a dream last night, where I literally walked away from my life here and travelled to Japan. I was like Black Jesus, literally walking across the ocean to Japan, like some titan ready to make my mark like Godzilla. I left my job, my schooling, my home, my friends, family... everything... with a broad smile and open arms walking across a calm sea. So poetic, eh?

So, Bleach... I made it to episode 111. Yes! 111! The Bound Saga hath ended and I am pooped. Like, I want to take a Bleach BREAK now because I don't know how much more I can take right now. Ever get that way with a really great anime? Haha...

Okay... big successes today. I am beat. Gotta go to bed.

Ja,

MAJA

First Week Of P90X: COMPLETE!

2008-11-23T20:37:00.004-07:00

Yosh!

Here I am, one week into the P90X workout plan. Got off at a great start at the beginning of the routine, but in the middle of the week I learned some hard lessons about hydration, food intake, and sleep: All are much needed to succeed when it comes to this workout plan.

This weekend I decided to ditch the chicken and ate tons of sashimi for lunches and dinners. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM... sashimi... it's so good. However, anyone out there who eat sushi knows that the bill and get expensive ordering a lot of that stuff.

So, here I am, at the end of day 7, on the cusp of day 8, and days away from Thanksgiving. Random and I went to check out that movie called "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" and I must say that it was a good flick. However, dramas are not my thing because they usually end up making people ball out of control, in a bad way lol... Puns...

I'm on Bleach Episode 84 now! I hope to be able to get to episode 100 by the end of this week.

~MAJA

My, how time flies....

2008-11-21T06:42:00.001-07:00

Location: Mama Java's
Mental Status: still kinda cloudy
Status of my body: beat

I am on my iPhone so please pardon the typos.

I am sitting here with my oatmeal with soymilk and raisins. Lisa, the
lovely barista-master gave me some brown sugar too. But today I am
staying away from it for fear of taking a crap on my recent progress.
As far as the p90x is concerned, it is doing it's job. I looked in the
mirror today and noticed the change in my arms. When my shirt is off I
swear my abs are getting easier to notice. I can't complain.

However, what I CAN complain about is the fact that this diet is
teaching me a very important thing about my body: it is really like a
machine, like a trainer will tell you. As much as I want to eat
whatever I want whenever I get hungry, that habit is not the way to go
on this diet.

Two days ago I skipped dinner. In fact, what I did was push dinner all
the way to AFTER my workout. That means that I went without eating for
over 6 hours without food, worked out at 10 pm and then tried to make
up for not eating by eating after I was doing with the Plyo workout.

My coach Jeff is going to kick my ass when he reads this. ... I was
literally setting myself up for the UTTERLY horrid day that followed. :(

I tried to wake up at 4 like usual but couldnt. You know what I felt
like, what image now comes to mind? I felt like lead mario...after
being tossed into the ocean. I couldn't move. So I figured I would
sleep a few more hours and be okay. Wrong again. I walked into work 6
hours late walking like Frankenstein. That's what my coworkers called
me.

I kept getting dizzy, the whole 9 yards. It was horrible. I am a lot
better today but can't stay without food for too long while on this
diet.

~MAJA
Sent from my iPhone

P90X Day 2: Completed!

2008-11-19T07:39:00.002-07:00

Good morning, world!

I am totally sore today. I realized way after completing Day 2's exercises that we did the wrong workout. We did shoulders and arms instead of plyometrics... No wonder the workout burned so much. But hey, we go through that and are ready to do the Plyometrics today. Dietwise, I have also not strayed at all. I am kind of afraid that I will eat something off of my plan on accident. I don't know why, but I've done it before. I've grabbed something and started eating it, only realizing afterward that I had eaten something off of my plan.

It's really hard to do that this time around. I'm surrounded by food that is on my plan. Yogurt, fruit, protein powder, chicken, veggies. I don't really get "hungry" anymore either. I eat on a time schedule now: every 2 - 3 hours....

I recorded my J-Show segment this morning. I hope you are all ready for that: Listen to the JSHOW tonight!

I'm hitting the studio tonight. Let's see what happens!

~MAJA

P90X Day 2 - Completed!

2008-11-18T05:54:00.002-07:00

Okay... so, I'm going to just say this now and get it out of the way: Oatmeal with Protein powder is the nastiest breakfast on the planet. I tried this morning, again, to eat a 3/4 cup of oatmeal laced with protein, and it took me around 20 minutes to work it all into my tummy. I really think that I should look for an alternative for breakfast. Can egg whites be microwaved? Hmmm... should they even be microwaved? My dad showed me at an early age that anything was possible when he cooked hamburgers in the microwave. I don't have a stove to cook on, so the microwave is my savior (like M.I.M.S. but doper lol)...

About the workout last night. I T - K I C K E D - M Y - A S S! I wanted to call my buddy Konshuu and scream at him for planting the P90X seed in my brain... that is, until after the workout I could already feel my chest and back twitching with the burn of a good workout. Last night's workout was superb. I can't even do a full pull-up or chin-up right now. Think that stopped me? Haha...nope. I did what they did on the DVD: I assisted myself with a chair and cranked out 3 - 5 each time. Next time, I want to see how many I can do.

I told Konshuu the day before starting that I was already getting discouraged, even before I had a chance to try the exercises out, because I had tried to do a full pull-up and failed. It's amazing what the mind will tell you when you can't do something. I was ready to say, "Ya know, what Konshuu, I don't think this is for me." But I think I was proactively bringing the subject up to him so that I wouldn't talk myself out of starting this workout plan. Konshuu didn't want to hear that LOL... He reminded me of what I already know: I WILL GET STRONGER. IF I FOCUS ON "FAILURES" THEN I WILL NEVER SUCCEED.

I was surprised yesterday morning, when I checked my e-mail to find one from Konshuu saying "Congrats for starting!" He gave me some helpful tips to use throughout the day and reminded me to focus on what I can do, not what I can't. I made sure to take Day 1 Photos....and they will be stashed away forEVER!!!! HAHAHHAAHAHAHA....

~MAJA

P90X - Day Zero

2008-11-16T10:39:00.004-07:00

Okay... Most of the shopping has been done for the P90X Phase 1. I don't know if I'm going to commit to the whole 90 days. What if I whimp out? Hmmm... I don't know. Well, I'm definitely in if for Phase 1... that's 30 days.

Had a Piadini this AM...from Starbucks. I mean, why not kinda splurge today if it's the last day of old me? hahah... Well, here's what the fridge looks like:

P90Xodus

2008-11-15T22:12:00.001-07:00

P90-Xodus

Okay… so I have run away from the last coffee shop. Now, I am sitting here waiting for my boy Konshu to arrive so we can chop it up over some OJ. I told ya'll that my Friday was going to be my relax time. I went to coffee shop #1, started to get cozy, and then lost focus. I didn't feel like hearing any loud music and figured the Bean would be the best place to go. The result is satisfactory, though I am sitting here with my own music blasting in my headphones. Gotta drown this guy out.

Back to the subject at hand: the P90X Workout plan.

My good old buddy KONSHU has introduced the p90x program to my life and I am going to give it a shot, starting on Monday, 11/17/08. I really want to give it a shot. Have any of you out there tried it? At first I thought Konshu was blowing smoke, but he's losing weight and I wanna tone up and lose some inches. I went out this morning and bought all the food I need for like the first week or two. I'm starting this with my MAJA MONDAY side sick, Deon. He's in great shape as it is, the bastard… but hey if you can't beat 'em join 'em right?

I took my "BEFORE" photos today. I ain't postin' them either. Hahahaha… Maybe I will post them up when I can stand next to them and laugh at them with you. Hahaha… I am getting really pumped about this. The last time I had a beer was on Halloween. And I oddly haven't touched the stuff since. Even now, as I stand on the precipice of change with this crazy workout and diet plan ahead, I can't make myself go over to the fridge and pop open the last few beers in my mini-fridge. I have those new Cap' Morgans with the coke already in them.

I don't know.

Lately I've been avoid beers and stuff because I haven't been in the mood to feel buzzed or "tipsy." I guess if I could control the side effects of booze I'd be more inclined to drink it right now. I'm pretty stoked because I started working on track 2 of the Bleach project.

Wait…please tell me you know what Bleach is. Please google it if you are lost. Lol… So yea, I am saddened because I need to finish watching the 100 episodes I haven't seen yet, and it's all on my hard drive that is giving me a hard time. Well, it's not really doing anything wrong. It's just that I can't find the power cord for it. It sucks because I don't wanna go buy another one.

So, today is Saturday. It's night time now. I am bumping HEARTLESS on repeat for no reason. It helps me think I guess.

~Good night

www.majatron.com

Tonight is the night...

2008-11-13T21:26:00.001-07:00

Today is 11/13/08.

I'm sitting here in MAMA JAVA's doing my thing: writing. Working on the Bleach album I've been hiding from everyone for so long. It's coming. Are you ready? LOL. Well, yea, I'm just sitting here hanging out, relaxing. Work this week has been KICKING MY ASS. I'm not even trying to lie. What usually happens on weeks like this is the following:

1.) Friday gets here and I don't know what to do with myself

I get so ecstatic that I don't feel like doing ANYTHING. Even writing. So, this weekend I'm going to try something different. Like I said, this week has been hellish, but I need to channel all that frustration and release into a dope beat.

I have been catching up with Linebarrels of Iron. Ep 6 I think is the last one I watched; of course on Crunchyroll.com. I love me some crunchyroll.com. People may hate because I stalk that damn site and watch all the anime that interests me, but oh well. I'm no millionaire. Though, I will say that I now am a proud owner of an iPhone. I love my iPhone. I don't know what to name it though. I wanna name it MAJA, but I think that would be a little redundant don't you think?

Oh... and in my Crunchyroll.com defense I will say this: I spent $80.00 on the "Platinum collection" of Neon Genesis. So dope. So, so dope. Ultra dope. However, to my dismay, I found out that a friend of a friend -who will remain utterly nameless- mentioned to me that he got the whole damned set for free. I was a little saddened at first, but then I had to think about it: That Neon Genesis purchase was well worth it. I love that series. I spent those 80 dollars with pride and conviction. With verve. And I don't regret it.

Just bought Kanye's "Heartless." And with this I will state the following: I CAN'T STAND TERRESTRIAL RADIO. It's so damned staticy!!!! I just bought a song and paid Kanye West 99 cents because I couldn't get a good listen to the track on the RADIO. Okay... I'm listening to it right now. I like it... it's cool... oh wait... I just got to the bridge. There's a bridge on this track? I think I'm as surprised as the Nerdcore community was when Zealous1 and I released that battle track with a hook on it.

And since I've brought that up, I'll rant about "battle raps." Who the hell says that hooks are unacceptable? LOL... I don't know. I guess I just don't understand. I don't battle rap that often. Zealous1 says I need to do it more, but me no like battling unless I really don't like someone. At then at that point it becomes a dis-track... (yes, it's "dis" and not "diss"....oddly enough)... Diss-tracks have hooks... Well, the ones I've heard. Oh well... rant over.

It's the coffee. The barista gave me this coffee thingy called AMERICANO... I don't know what the hell he was thinking, suggesting it at like 9PM on a Thursday night, but oh well... I guess I'm up now. I'm interested to find out how many of you read all of this.

I'm really frightened about the Dragonball live-action flick coming out. I'm afraid it's going to BOMB. Like... in a bad way. I'm really afraid that it's going to lose its anime feel. PLEASE GOD DON'T LET THE PLANET DOWN.

This song is making me wanna dance. But I think I'd look retarded dancing in this cafe... I come here so much that the baristas would laugh and think I was being funny. But the rest of the folks in here would be freaked out. Okay. This is the end of tonight's rant. Enjoy, ingest, and regroup.

Obama-style, baby.

~MAJA

You! Test!

2008-11-05T14:53:00.000-07:00

Photo test

2008-11-03T21:31:00.001-07:00

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Should I Buy this Mino?

2008-10-27T18:42:00.001-07:00

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SUPERMAN?! MAJA?! WHAT?!

2008-10-25T10:57:00.002-07:00

New music here! Hehe... Hope you all enjoy!
http://tinyurl.com/SUPERMANMUSIC

Breakfast wit' da MAMA!

2008-10-25T09:11:00.002-07:00

I’d like to first make it known where I am and what I am doing right now. I’m chillin’ here at Mama Java’s with a bowl of oatmeal on my right, cup of coffee on my left; pen and pad right here as well. I am just siitin’ here trying to decide what I want to do with my morning. The next 90 minutes of this morning are totally mine before I start running errands and stuff.

Special MAJA MONDAY! (NEW TRACK!)

2008-08-25T10:12:00.001-07:00

Check out the track Zealous1 and I put together to battle against dUKhunt on Rhymetorrents.org. To hear more, go to FORUMS and then BEEFS and BATTLES

GURREN MAJA!

2008-08-18T21:39:00.001-07:00

Yo!

This vid is dedicated to AJ, Simon, and Brandon from San Japan!

Yosh!

And ummmm... Jaxx... I H8 CHOO!

lol

MAJA MONDAY FROM SAN JAPAN! (with SMILE DK!)

2008-08-15T21:01:00.001-07:00

Yosh! What's up folks! I have been in San Antonio attending the San Japan Anime Convention for the last few days and through something together to show you guys how much fun I had there! I had such a good time performing and for all of you and signing autographs and everything! It was TANOSHIKATTA ZE!

Bright Light, Bright Light! MAJA MONDAY GLOW!

2008-07-15T07:52:00.001-07:00

YO! ENJOY!

MAJA MONDAY! NERRAPALOOOOOOZA RECAP!

2008-07-08T08:31:00.001-07:00

Enjoy!

MAJA gets a new iphone early.... (en sus suenos)

2008-06-23T16:48:00.001-07:00

Yo! I am so stoked about Nerdapalooza that I couldn't find anything to drop kick. Figure... Oh well, enjoy the vid!

Me no feel good/Me Must Drink

2008-06-09T18:10:00.001-07:00

Yea... I still feel like poopie... but the drink makes me feel so nice inside lol... Enjoy the vid. Stay tuned for more crazy stuff next week!!!!

So You Think You Can Dance...

2008-06-02T05:50:00.001-07:00

Yo!

nerdapaloozafest.com!

Show some love and subscribe!!!!

Memorial Day MAJA

2008-05-26T22:31:00.003-07:00

So, I woke up this morning thinking to myself, "What am I going to get done today?" I made this long ass list of stuff to do and ended up psyching myself out. I had like 30 things on this list and my better half wanted to just chill out. Hell, it's Memorial Day, right? I mean shouldn't I relax a bit?
But I can't really say that lol... cuz I know that I've been a partying fool all weekend. But no worries. Those 30 things to do will get done soon enough.
I messed up last week and saw two movies that I knew I shouldn't have seen until they were released on DVD. Anyone following me on Twitter.com know that I saw Baby Mama and the new Indiana Jones flick. Me seeing these two movies has led me to believe that I need stay away from the movies for the next few months. No Narnia, no Speedracer, nothing. I gotta give the theatres some time to get tight movies for me lol...
I just found out that my friends are all off TOMORROW too. That's some wack ass shite if you ask me. I would have loved to have the time off, but oh well. Tomorrow I plan on going to the gym and getting a lot of stuff done. Let's see how that goes. I Twitter as often as I can!

Ja,

MAJA

QUIT SWEATIN' ME FOO'!!!!

2008-05-13T15:03:00.001-07:00

Test

MAJA's EXODUS '08!?!??!?

2007-10-16T17:39:00.000-07:00

For starters, I gotta say this: If you want something bad enough, you'll do what you need to in order to make it happen. I mean, I did it with the Amalgam Project. I suited up, jumped into my Eva unit, and said, "Screw it." And then I started making moves, hitting up who I needed to, shelling out cash where I needed to... doing what I could to make the Amalgam come to life. And boy, is it alive and kicking better than I could have ever imagined.

I ended up in the Phoenix NEWTIMES biggest edition of the year; I have been invited to cons that have taken a liking to my music; I have a fan-base that's growing larger and larger every day; I have even been on TV in JAPAN! But I'm not done yet. In fact, I haven't even started yet lol...I have all these ideas in my head that I need to get out and into a stereo near you. The more albums I sell, the more stuff I can get done, so I want to thank EVERYONE who has purchased or downloaded my album. You guys and gals are off the chain!

People have started to question my motives with this album, asking what I truly expect to happen with my music. "Is it nerdcore hip-hop, otaku hip-hop, new school, underground, J-hop?" lol... I used to get confused myself when trying to answer the question, but it's getting easier now. The answer: It's underground, new school hip-hop first and foremost. My goal with this album was to take you from sub-genre to sub-genre through each track. I think I did a good job with it, but hey, I'm the one who made it, so I'm not going to have anything negative to say.

I need to keep studying Japanese, too. My mind is totally confused now. I don't get ideas in English anymore. I'll start thinking of things to say in JAPANESE and Spanish and I'll get all giddy cuz I don't know where the hell it comes from. I mean, if I was studying Japanese right now, I'd be able to think of even MORE stuff to rap lol... Anyone else bi or tri-lingual? I feel like I have 3 vaults of vocab to pull from whenever I want. I wonder if other writers, singers, etc feel the same way with their craft.

I want to take a trip to Japan for 90 days. I think to myself, "Do you know how much better your Japanese would become if you just landed over there like a space alien and was fully immersed in their culture?!?!?" I know of people who have gone to Japan for months and gotten homesick. heh, I say. I don't know what homesick is.

Have you ever met it? This "homesickness"? The nomad in me is totally ignorant of such an emotion. I'd be a total bookworm in Japan... no, wait.. I lie. I'd be the loudest dude in the country! haha... I would be talking to EVERYONE! And I'd be somewhere rapping because Japan wouldn't know what to do with me. MMMMMMM...and the SAKE... I'd be drinking sake too... and soaking up all the culture that I could. But how could I afford such an adventure...

It's easy: MOOCHING! haha... Well., not really. I'd need to save up a lot. Maybe rent the condo out? I'd sell it, but the market's HORRID right now and I'd be a fool to put it on the market again. Get someone to sign a 12-month lease... hmmm... Now we're getting somewhere. Then I'd get a 3rd job to accumulate funds faster? I'm literally thinking through this right now lol... Is this boring for you? haha... I'll stop...I'll just tell you what I'd call it: MAJA's Exodus '08. I picked that name because it reminds me of Utada's Exodus of '04. Sounds lucky to me.

Let's see if it happens lol... I know where I could stay for 90 days, so I wouldn't need a hotel. Now I can't stop thinking about it.

I guess that's all for now.

Ja,

MAJA

New Vid = Awesome

2007-10-10T21:10:00.000-07:00

Well, there ya go. I decided to spend some time to make a lil vid with some new tracks on it. I have Adobe Photoshop now too so I made some cool stuff with that. Right now, I'm just sitting here typing. It's getting kinda late, but I am not really ready to go to bed. Today was oddly exhausting. I comment about work more on here, but I am not trying to get fired or anything. Just know that MAJA's MAJA exhausted these days.

Oh yea... D and I beat Halo 3 last night. I'm sorry, but I'm pissed right now at Bungie. So, so piseed. Play Halo 3 to find out why. I don't do spoilers cuz I want to throw up when someone ruins stuff for me. You should have seen me waiting in line to see the last two Lord of the Rings movies... each time I was pissed cuz some dude wanted to blab about the book.... and start talking about the story that I hadn't seen or read about yet.

But yea...I'm to sleep to rant. Let's see what time it is when I make it to bed lol...

Ja,

MAJA

Make your Mondays MAJA!

2007-10-08T07:24:00.002-07:00

I'm going to post something really quick this morning to say the following:

1.) I want to be at home right now
2.) Work is about to start in about 5 minutes
3.) I want to go back home and write some songs
4.) I wish I could work from home
5.) It's Monday, meaning that I have 4 more days of work ahead of me

But now, I'm going to make this Monday MAJA... By stating the following:

1.) I have a really good job
2.) I got that new Kanye West blasting through my earphones
3.) Work is going to be over before I know it
4.) I get to prove to myself and my Boss how awesome I am
5.) I have my own album that's selling (^_^)
6.) I have fans
7.) I was in the Phoenix NewTimes less than 2 weeks ago

So yea, make this Monday and every day MAJA. Think of the good stuff in life. But the bad stuff on the backburner... ALL OF IT...

Have a MAJA Monday.

Ja,

Maja

Janglish Speak (Stronger Remix) - Explanation

2007-10-05T17:31:00.000-07:00

Yosh!

I decided to translate this track for ya'll:

MO-MOTTO, MOTTO HAYAKU
MO-MOTTO, MOTTO TSUYOKU
MO-MOTTO, MOTTO OOKIKU
NA-RI-TA-I KARA I LEAD YOU
A-ME-RI-KA KARA NIHON E
I BUST THESE FLOWSHOMIE, I DON'T PLAY
BAKUHATSU-TEKINA REPLAY
KONO REMIX, HAYAKU KIITE

も、もっと、もっと速く
も、もっと、もっと強く
も、もっと、もっと大きくなりたいから、
I LEAD YOU アメリカから日本へ、
I BUST THESE FLOWSHOMIE, I DON'T PLAY
爆発的な REPLAY
このREMIX、速く聞いて

TRANSLATION:

"Because I want to be bigger, faster, stronger, I lead you from America to Japan. I bust these flows, homie, I don't play. EXPLOSIVE REPLAY. Hurry up and listen to this REMIX."

Verse I

16 bars I’m writin’ but never bitin’,
My words vanguard so hard I’m like that other cat.
The only rapper you know, boostin’ the Thundercat;
Red mid-shirt like Lionel know where the thunder at.
My grill spills the sentences I inventeded
*Si necesito ayuda I’ll make one up like inventeded.
This you’ve never heard,
*Kore atarashiizii,
*I love to switch it up on you like it’s muzukashiizii.
I’ma pull an Utada, Maja so Japaneezy
But if you get confused you’ll dismiss me as easy breezy.
*Wakaranakereba,
Wakaritai nara,
You can look to me for the answers,
*Maja so tight kara.
I wanna stop but I won’t,
*Cuz I can wreck it so off that chain I was lookin’ but mitsuketa zo.
I’m lookin’ to get these records sold,
Keep on the road, words harsh but never simply though.

* "If I need help [finding a word to rhyme with the last line], I'll make one up like inventeded."
* "This is new." I decided to put a West Coast spin on it. The regular word for "new" is atarashii, but I added "zii" to the end of it, like "sheezy." Not sure how many folks would have caught that, but that's what's up with that line.
* "I love to switch it up on you like it’s difficult." I did the same thing here with the "sheezy."

* "If you don't understand, if you want to understand..."
* "Cuz Maja's so tight."
* "Cuz I can wreck it so off that chain I was lookin’ but then I found it."

Verse II (this one is going to be fun..lol...)

*I play this game like sword play like nadie puede
*Pero si quieres try to match a rapper, "koko ni kite,"
I’m playin’ with these words like a pro in language
English-Spanish turned Spanglish so I moved to Janglish,
The world ain’t ready but I was given this gift first
And I lift worse if I can warm up my pen first,
The ink bursts thoughts,
These predicates are delicate
They manifest like delegates when a President speaks his mind
I rewind time back to the days when I was startin’ out,
Rappin’ ‘bout things I ain’t own,
What I was talkin’ bout?
But damn, now it’s five years later,
The Bullshitta how you figga man? I’m still Maja,
The anime fiend,
And call me the Sushi King;
Breakfast and lunch and dinner
I ain’t playin’ bout these things.
Some rappers just assume me weak assume mi speak is watered down but then I rap ‘em to the ground.

* "I play this game like swordplay like nobody can."
* "But if you want to try to match a rapper, 'Come here.'" This line is true Janglish. The first three words are Spanish and the last three are in Japanese.

Second Hook

ORE-TEKINA AACHISUTO NI TSUITE KIITA KOTO GA
NAI KEDO, KITTE KURE YO!
CUZ MY FLOW BE THE NEW GURAUNDO

オレ的なアーチストについて聞いた事がないけど、
聞いてくれよ！
CUZ MY FLOW BE THE NEW グラウンド

Translation: "You've never heard about a rapper like me, but please listen for me; cuz my flow is the new ground."

In the video, I kinda go nuts with the "this be the new GURAUNDO." lol... I like saying though. Couldn't help it. I also want to stress the fact that I am not just rattling random Japanese at you all. Like, I'm not going to be one of those artists who just say stuff in different languages that make no sense when translated into English.

Anywho... I'm here at Starbucks. I wait for the day when I'm in here and someone walks up to me asking, "Are you Maja? Are you blogging?" LOL...that'll be the day, huh? haha...

I'm dying over here because I don't have the Japanese language pack installed on my laptop anymore. It crashed, I weeped, and from my eyes fell a thousand tears. I can feel this blog turning into a rant, so I'll warn you now: I'm about to get pissed lol...

Okay, first of all, I'm a dweeb for not backing up my data like I should have. ALBUMS'-worth of data was at stake a few Sundays ago when I was headed to a fellow AZ-bound lyricist's house. I mean, I was expecting a blue screen or funny pixelated images to flash across the screen, but I didn't get that. Instead, I got:

Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

(Let me give you some background first though by saying that I don't throw up. Like, I can drink a hurricane's-worth of booze, pass out, and wake up with a clean shirt. I just don't throw up...)

I thought I was going to throw up all over myself. I nearly did. I was on the phone with my fellow rap artist and almost passed out and dropped the phone. All I could think of was the fact that all my data was not backed up somewhere on a harddrive away from harm. So yea, I learned a lot in two weeks. I'll cut to the chase and shorten the rant:

1.) Don't buy your PC or laptop from Best Buy, as it took them 2 weeks to fix my PC and $270.00 to get my data backed up to a hard drive.

2.) Don't trust the GeekSquad, as they are AWESOME at making promises they can't keep. One guy tells me one thing, but when I get there someone else says something different.

3.) Make sure your equipment works BEFORE leaving the GeekSquad's booth. I powered it up in front of the GeekSquad guy and tears of joy ran down my rosey cheeks....wait... I don't have rosey cheeks... and I don't cry in public places... so nevermind that.... I was happy and took my XP-laced laptop to mi casa and 'bout near threw up again when I got there and started messing with it. The GeekSquad forgot to install DRIVERS on my laptop... so I had working laptop with no sound, no wifi, and no regular internet. I was livid and had to give my laptop BACK TO THEM because it was going to take 24 hours for them to put DRIVERS on it. Talk about shitty service.

4.) LISTEN TO JUVENILE and BACK THAT THANG UP ... into a backup harddrive lol... I'm sorry, but I had to type that...

This post was long enough... have a good weekend.

Ja,

MAJA

It's late...

2007-10-04T22:21:00.000-07:00

It's late, but I don't really care. I feel like blogging. It's a Thursday night, 1.5 hours before Friday. I'm wotking on a lot of music right now, so I know what I'll be doing this weekend: writing and rapping until my head hurts. Fun shit if you ask me.

I want to go to Japan... I know it's random, but I really want to go there again. I haven't even been to Tokyo yet. Kanye's been there though... I wonder if he'd approve of my remix of his song. Would he spaz on me? Sue me? Sign me? Haha... hmmm.... that would be nice.

I was thinking about who I'd like to work with someday. I'd have to say that I would die to work with the following artists:

Kanye West
Jill Scott
Utada Hikaru
Amuro Namie
Crystal Kay
Bjork
Timbaland
Lauryn Hill
Missy Elliott

Of course, these aren't listed in any particular order. When I think about collabing with artists I have to ask myself, "Woud they be open-minded enough to give it a chance?" I like that Bjork makes songs about whatever she wants to. I like that she can do whatever she wants to do on an album and release it. I don't know if she'd get the video games or anime parts of my music, but I want to take hip-hop to a new ground, and Bjork would be able to help with that. So would Utada. Utada is one of the greatest singers/writers/creators that I've ever heard.

I think I might be getting sick. ><; That's no good.

I'm totally rambling tonight. Sorry folks, for the gibberish.

Oyasumi ne?

ja.

MAJA

MAJA's Mind Opens...

2007-09-30T23:02:00.000-07:00

Yo! So, this is the new blogspot for me, Maja!

I'm just going to jump into it cuz it's been a while....

Right now I'm sitting here in Starbuck's again. I can't help it. Even after re-inventing my condo and making into a more positive place, I can't help passing by this particular Starbuck's and having to come in to create something. However, this time, I'm not drinking my usual Frap... I'm drinking a huge ass cup of - get this - iced black coffee. That's right, folks, BLACK, SUGARLESS ICED COFFEE. I literally just paid like $20.00 for this cute barista to take my money and put it in her register, turn around to the coffee machine behind her, grab an empty cup, add ice to it and then pour coffee over it... Great, huh? I can't come in here for 3 hours to create without buying at least one thing. I mean, come on now, I'm using their power, their neighbor's Wi-fi, and their chair and table; it's the least that I could do right?

So, you're asking, "MAJA.... WTF? WTF are you doing drinking black iced coffee?" I'll answer you simply: it's the best thing in this place that I can drink without feeling like I'm doing my body wrong. Seriously. I want a Caramel Frap... badly. But, this coffee has the caffeine I need in it and at least some kind of flavor. I started weight training again on Monday, so I gotta make sure I watch what I'm taking in. If I don't, I'll be working out and pissed weeks or months later that I can't see any results.

Wow... caffeine... I can feel it surging through my veins... kinda... I'm a little tired right now. I busted my ass at work today and I want to go home and lay down. But I promised myself I wouldn't do that. I gots stuff to do. (Black coffee tastes like SH!T, by the way...) Sorry, the ADD is messing with me. lol... No, no, I don't have ADD, though my closest friends beg to differ. If you didn't get it, I was kinda playing with ideas of OCD at the end of my newest YouTube video, Janglish Speak (Stronger Remix). I don't know if anyone gets the joke, but CartoonMogul and I had a blast doing it. My Japanese needs work, too. I mean, I know a lot, but it's time to bump it up. Guess I should use my account at JapanesePod101.com, cuz they are the bomb with their lessons.

So I performed over at Otaku University on Sunday (10/30/07) and I must say this: ARIZONA HAS MAD LOVE FOR ME! I didn't know what to expect at ALL, but when I got there, folks started walking in and sitting down to listen to me and really connected with my music. And the funny thing is the fact that I haven't even started yet. Otaku hip hop is here and I'm going to do what I can to keep that sub-genre going. DJ 2Thirteen is one the same page. You need to check him out. Zealous1 is too. And so is Random. Ya'll need to know these names folks... These folks = MAJA's folks... If you like me, you'll love them, and vice versa.

So yea, I'm working on a ton of music right now. I need to start recording at home, but I think I'll keep heading over to LES735's studio to get stuff recorded. He's a good engineer and producer that you should hit up about beats! Haha... a lot of name-dropping in this blog, but I gotta pay respects cuz they = my peeps.

What else is there to say right now? Oh yea... subscribe! Cuz this is the beginning.

Ja,

MAJA