January 5, 2011




Hachiko: A Dog's Story (or Hachi: A Dog's Tale) is a 2009 American drama film based on the true story of the faithful Akita Hachikō. It is a remake of the 1987 Japanese film Hachikō Monogatari. It was directed by Lasse Hallström, written by Stephen P. Lindsey and stars Richard Gere, Joan Allen and Sarah Roemer.

Based on a true story from Japan, Hachiko Monogatari ハチ公物語 (literally “The Tale of Hachiko”) is a moving film about loyalty and the rare, invincible bonds that occasionally form almost instantaneously in the most unlikely places.

Hachikō (ハチ公?, November 10, 1923–March 8, 1935), known in Japanese as chūken Hachikō (忠犬ハチ公?, "faithful dog Hachikō" ('hachi' meaning 'eight', a number referring to the dog's birth order in the litter, and 'kō,' meaning prince or duke)), was an Akita dog born on a farm near the city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture,[1] remembered for his loyalty to his owner, even many years after his owner's death.

In 1924, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo took in Hachikō as a pet. During his owner's life Hachikō greeted him at the end of the day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage and died, never returning to the train station where Hachikō was waiting. Every day for the next nine years the golden brown Akita waited at Shibuya station.

Hachikō was given away after his master's death, but he routinely escaped, returning again and again to his old home. Eventually, Hachikō apparently realized that Professor Ueno no longer lived at the house. So he went to look for his master at the train station where he had accompanied him so many times before. Each day, Hachikō waited for the return of his owner.

The permanent fixture at the train station that was Hachikō attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen Hachikō and Professor Ueno together each day. They brought Hachikō treats and food to nourish him during his wait.

This continued for nine years with Hachikō appearing precisely when the train was due at the station

Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2011 by Amar Baatartsogt

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I am feeling lost
But also feeling bright
May my wish come true
2011 will be great!

It is a stupid thing
I know it too well
But I will try
And I cannot wait.

It will be a long
And a rough journey
Yet I am strong
And I know it is just right.

Jan 05/ 2011

Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2011 by Amar Baatartsogt

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December 18, 2010

“…use. Dispose otherwise. I’m not [the] type to be kept in the drawer.” a status pops-up on my facebook news feed. This single line made me realize once again that words are the second most powerful thing in the world after Bojangles’ deep fried chicken and biscuits. (www.bojangles.com)

Because words make you think – about the past, the present and the future. I am sure the quote I brought up is understood in different ways by different people, but for me it resonated a god damn simple and straight forward expression: Use. Dispose otherwise. I am not the type to be kept in the ‘fucking’ drawer.

However, the interesting thing here is that it triggered my mind to start wandering into the wild. After sometime of chaotic thoughts it finally settled down on a ridiculous one.

Is the expression “Заяаны хань зам дээр байдаг.” actually true? That's where it settled down, really...!? And fuck my lack of logical reasoning as I had no idea how the thoughts progressed up ‘till here. There gotta be a connection, c’mon.

>.<
[angry face]

Anyways, my answer to the question is that I actually believe in it. Why? Not sure. What I know for sure is that I used to disagree with it. Strongly disagree. I believed one had to work hard, real hard, to harvest the delicious red apple from the tree. Again, that is an “I used to” statement. Not sure where the transition of opinion happened. Now, as of today, the opinion is heavily weighted towards the “oh mighty destiny, I will shut up and let you control the outcomes”.

I have an unproven theory why this could have happened – it is a “defense mechanism”. When someone gets fucked over and over again, the person unconsciously develops this anti-fuck over mentality that makes the person believe the fate is the one that plays the puppeteer role, furthermore making the person slack off and back down from “it was meant to be” opportunities. Have you ever read a book called “Brida” by Paulo Coelho? Yes, then you would understand why I wrote opportunities, not opportunity. The theory is still raw, but you never know.

I took a deep sigh.

[Music mumbling in the background…]

♩♫♪♬♩
…For the good of all of us.
Except the ones who are dead.
But there's no sense crying over every mistake.
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake…
♩♫♪♬♩

(Can you guess the song?)

Posted on Saturday, December 18, 2010 by Amar Baatartsogt

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December 15, 2010



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December 9, 2010

Нэг ийм промо мессеж мессенжерээр яваад байхаар нь энд тавьлаа.

Нүүрсний утаа боргилсон
Хотын хороололд тєрсєн би
Утаат энэ хотоо Єлгий минь гэж боддог
Хар утаа суунагласан Гэр хорооллоо ширтээд
Цэлгэр сайхан хотоо Сэтгэл бахдан харахад
Yлээж байгаа утаа нь Yнэртээд ч байгаа юм шиг
Уугьж байгаа нvvрс нь Утаад ч байгаа юм шиг
Эрэвгэнэж хамар хорсоход Элэг зvрх минь хордож
Хорсож гарсан нулимс Хоёр нvдийг минь бvрхдэг.

Хотоо цэвэрхэн байлгацгаая...

Posted on Thursday, December 09, 2010 by Amar Baatartsogt

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November 15, 2010

My typical day starts at 7.00 to 7.15 am. I hate waking up. No shit. I usually take an hour long shower and the details should be better kept as a secret. Ah, just joking, I just like taking my time, recalling the past and conceiving the future. After a hearty breakfast, my day starts as usual and yeah, I like noticing the small details that don't actually matter, throughout the day.

I just started to enjoy walking in the morning. As different people pass me by, it's fun to observe and make "educated" guesses like he probably likes to watch the 9 o'clock news naked on his couch or she probably had sex last night with an almost stranger.

I tend to think of random things at times. Things that don't have anything to do with what I am doing at the moment. Actually things that don't have anything to do with my life. Typical huh? Well, mmmhm, yeah, that's kind of me. I think of things, weird things like bedbug infected neighbors in New York city, what happens if you breed akita inu with a husky, would it be actually cool if some country's national anthem was the song "surfin' bird" by the trashmen, my boss at work is a cyborg sent from planet xindaz, why are nice girls incapable of dumping a fucking asshole for the better or what would I have done if I were Ross on "Friends". As bizarre as it sounds, these are the thoughts that let me get going throughout the day. A mental break of some sort.

I love mornings - that is totally excluding the wake up process. Ah, the sunshine, the swarming traffic with the almost deafening experience, god, drivers like to honk here in UB, the smog that lets you see the 5 meters radius of your current location and some familiar faces that I see everyday while walking to work. When some of the familiar faces cannot be identified, I assume that they are probably either dying in bed from a fever or puking his ass off from a rough nite out. I love the brown building on the way to my work (please no comments about brown stuff, haha. ps: it's an inside joke). I love the woman who is a complete fashion killer (pink sweat pants, green colored high heels and rainbow colored hat, seriously?) whom I pass by at 9.06 am everyday ( I love being late to work even though it is a five minute walk from home).

I hate evenings - knowing that you will go home and sleep and wake up the next morning. Other than that there a few pet peeves I could possibly mention. I hate traveling with strangers in an elevator. Especially when there are only two of us. Awkward as fuck. I always get this rather ridiculous feeling, where you know the person well enough to get into the same elevator and constantly stare at each other for 3 and a half minutes, but not well enough to exchange words. Always awkward. Then I hate giving presentation even though I make thousands of them everyday. Why? Because I always fuck up the first minute or two. Luckily presentations are usually longer than that and I would get some time to rebound back the charisma points I lost at the beginning. I hate people playing "battleshit" in the bathroom while I am using it. Bathroom is a place of enlightenment for me as whenever I decide to go for a number two, I always grab a print out of an interesting article or a book. It's a public bathroom, keep your noise down for crying out loud!

Anyways, whether it is the loud pig in the other compartment of the bathroom or the lovely lady with the rainbow hat, I always wanted to thank all the small things that make my day, well "my day". Goodnight.




Posted on Monday, November 15, 2010 by Amar Baatartsogt

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September 8, 2010

reminder: 2010-09-07

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September 7, 2010

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July 17, 2010

"ЯАГААД Ч ЮМ НУЛИМсАА мааааш ихэээр үзэн яддаг ..........
Амьдралынхаа туршид хангалттай л нулимс дуслууллаа шд...
ОДОО ХАНГАЛТТАЙ ЮМ БИШҮҮ !!!!!!!
ХЭЗЭЭ НЭГЭН ЦАГТ ХИЧНЭЭН УЙЛАХЫГ ХҮССЭН Ч
ГАНЦ Ч ДУСАЛ НУЛИМС ГАРАХГҮЙ БАЙХ ӨДӨР ИРЭХ БИЗ!"

хэмээн нэгэн хүний бичсэнд миний хариулах нь:

Би уйлж чаддаггүй, нулимс минь хатчихсан юм
Хэт их дуслуулсан болохоор зүгээр л ширгэчихсэн юм
Сүүлийнхээ өнчин нулимсыг тэр хусны доор дусаачихсан юм
Амьдралын бүдүүн нугачаанд хаа нэгэнтээ би гээчихсэн юм, гэхдээ...

Би нулимсгүй ч гэсэн уйлдаг
Сэтглэдээ би мэгшрүүлэн байж уйлдаг
Дөнгөж төрсөн хүүхэд шиг чарлан чарлан уйлдаг
Аз жаргалаар бялхаж байсан ч нулимсаа үгүйлэн би уйлдаг

Нүд минь хуурайч сэтгэлдээ би үргэлж нойтон
Эцсийнхийг нь ховх сорсон тэр хусанд миний атаархах нь
Нулимсаа гээсэн нүд минь жинхэнэ нүгэлтэн
Эх дэлхий минь анх намайг нулимсаар угтсанч одоо харин хоосон үдэх нь...

2010-07-17

Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2010 by Amar Baatartsogt

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Нэгэн хүний бичсэн ч юмуу өөр хүнээс авсан ч юмуу шүлэгийг нь facebook-ээс нь шууд шаав... Их өвөрмөцөөр бичигдсэн шүлэг байна...

Санаа алдаж байгаагаа бусдаас нуух гэж Би тамхи татдаг
Санаашрал минь утаа
болоод намайг орхиж байна гэж итгэж Би тамхи татдаг
Цав цагаан үүлсийг уруулаараа зурах гэж Би тамхи татдаг
Цаг хугацааг үнс бо
лон үлддэгийг мартахгүйн тулд Би тамхи татдаг
Навч болоод өвсний зовлонг амтлах гэж Би тамхи татдаг
Надад буй юм бүхэн уугиж үгүй болно гэж сэтгэ
ж Би тамхи татдаг
Шунал, хүслээ мансуурлаар дэврээх гэж Би тамхи
татдаг
Шувуу шиг гуурс бүхэндээ хий дүүргээд хаашаа ч юм нисэх гэж Би тамхи татдаг


Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2010 by Amar Baatartsogt

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