Strong World

the upcoming 10th One Piece Film: Strong World will be released on 12/12/2009.

i'm so excited that i have already pre-ordered a gashapon set of the Strawhat Pirates crew from latendo.


it will be my most expensive gashapon set to date, but i know i will regret if i don't get it.

like the One Piece Mini Bighead set. >_<.``

there are many more merchandise to be released for the much anticipated 10th movie. i'm already drooling over another one that has the crew in non-SD form (couldn't find picture. sorry!). i hope latendo brings that in too.

in case u haven't heard and wonder what the big hype is over the up-coming movie. Odacchi is the main brains behind it.

yup. not the TV animators.

really really.

our own mangaka, Oda "Odacchi" Eiichiro.

so you can pretty much guess how high most fans' expectations are.

the only thing is, the DVD wouldn't be out until Oct 2010, which is when the rest of the world will get to enjoy the movie.

so unless you're so obsessed you're actually going to fly to Japan to catch the movie, please wait along with the rest of us.

but! the wait will be worth it.

or at least,

the merchandise will be. =P

check out the official website for trailers.

PS. went to latendo to collect my much awaited toy today. revealing soon. together with the shabondy island set. ^_^.``

PPS. guess what! gugu is gonna start buying One Piece merchandise soon. hahahaha. she super fast with the anime too, has already caught up to episode 380. ~welcome welcome~

Hetalia Ep 27

Episode 27: "but Italy's my only friend..."

continuing on from where Season 1 left off.

i thought this was rather funny, with the looking through of Germany's diary and having him sing his own version of the ED.

not that it's not totally out of tune. haha.

it's finally here!!

something i've been wanting to own for years has finally arrived in sg.

pre-ordered it way back in april and have been waiting for months for the release in July.

i'm so excited to go pick it up!!!

all will be revealed soon. ^_^.``

Material Safety Data Sheet

scientific? possibly.

hilarious? you bet!

MSDS For Women

Element: Women
Symbol: WO2
Discoverer: Adam
Atomic Mass: Accepted at 118lb but known to vary from 100 to 550 lbs
Occurrence: Copious quantities in urban areas

Physical properties:
1. Surface usually covered with painted film.
2. Boils at nothings, freezes without reasons.
3. Melts if given special treatment.
4. Bitter if incorrectly used.
5. Found in various states raging from virgin to common ore.

Chemical properties:
1. Has a great affinity for gold, silver, platinum and precious stones.
2. Absorbs great quantities of expensive substances.
3. May explode spontaneously without prior warning and for no known reasons.
4. Insoluble in liquids, but activity greatly increased in saturation in alcohol.
5. Most powerful money-reducing agent known.

Common uses:
1. Highly ornamental, especially in sport cars.
2. Can be great aid to relaxation.

Tests:
1. Pure specimen turns rosy pink when discovered in natural state.
2. Turns green when placed beside better specimen.

Hazards:
1. Highly dangerous except in experienced hands.

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MSDS For Men

Element: Man
Symbol: Ah (short for Asshole)
Quantitative: Accepted at 7 inches though some isotopes can be as short as 4 inches
Discoverer: Eve (discovered by accident one day when she had a craving for ribs)
Occurrence: Found following duel element Wo, often in high concentration near a perfect Wo specimen

Physical properties:
1. Surface often covered with hair; bristly in some areas, soft in others.
2. Boils when inconvenienced, freezes when faced with Logic and Common Sense, melts if treated like a God.
3. Obnoxious when mixed with C*H*-OH (any alcohol).
4. Can cause headaches and severe body aches; handle with extreme caution.
5. Tends to fall into very low energy state directly after reaction with Wo.
6. Gains considerable mass as specimen ages, loses reactive nature.
7. Specimens can be found in various states ranging from deeply sensitive to extremely thick.
8. Rarely found in pure form after 14th year.
9. Often damaged as a direct result of unlucky reaction with polluted form of the Wo common ore.
10. When pressure is applied, becomes stiff and unyielding; yields only when subtlety, subterfuge, flattery are applied.

Chemical properties:
1. All forms desire reaction with Wo, even when no further reaction is possible.
2. May react with several Wo isotopes in short period under extremely favorable conditions.
3. Most powerful embittering and aggravating agent known to Wo.
4. Usually willing to react with whatever is available.
5. Reaction Rates range from aborted/non-existent to pre-interaction effects (which tend to turn the specimen bright red.)
6. Reaction styles vary from extremely slow, calm and wet to violent/bloody.
7. When saturated with alcohols, will be fairly inert and will repel most other elements.
8. Is repelled by most household appliances and common household cleansers.
9. Is repelled by small children clothed in diapers, particularly those of the malodorous variety.
10. Is neutral to common courtesy and fairness.

Storage:
1. Best results apparently near 18 for high reaction rate, 25-35 for favorable reaction style.

Uses:
1. Heavy boxes, top shelves, long walks late at night, free dinners for Wo.
2. Can be used in recreational activities.

Tests:
1. Pure specimen will rarely reveal purity, while reacted specimens broadcast information on many wavelengths.

Hazards:
1. Tends to react extremely violently when other Man interferes with reaction to a particular Wo specimen. Otherwise very maleable under correct conditions.

return of J-drama

ever since K-wave came to sg and caused the decrease of j-dramas on local TV, the only ones i've been watching faithfully are either Kimura Takuya's shows, or any random ones that catches my interests.

well recently for the past 2 years, i've been somewhat hooked on watching the less serious and more comical j-dramas. many are adapted from popular manga series and usually showcase lots of up-and-rising young stars.

although the japanese always have adapted manga into live-action before, it wasn't until the recent years in which we see this sudden influx. i think they finally saw how successful the taiwan market has been in using this to promote their new actors/actresses.

between the japanese idol dramas (日本偶像剧) and taiwan idol dramas (台湾偶像剧), i very much prefer the japanese ones. it might just be plain biased, but i much prefer to watch manga adaptations in their original country and language.

so anyway, here's what i've watched over the last 2 years. have included various links to the dramas and cast so i don't have to do any summary.

disclaimer: as usual, only very biased opinions ahead.

Yamada Taro Monogatari (贫穷贵公子)
the very 1st idol-drama i watched. the japanese version was way funnier than the taiwanese version. the guys and kids were also much cuter.

starring Arashi members Ninomiya Kazunari (二宮和也) and Sakurai Sho (櫻井翔), together with Tabe Mikako (多部未華子) whom i always think resembles doreen alot.

Proposal Daisakusen (求爱大作战)
i couldn't resist the cute guy that looks like Takuya (Yamapi), so ended up watching this, which was quite funny given all the back-to-the-future stuff.

starring Yamashita Tomohisa (山下智久), Nagasawa Masami (長澤まさみ) and a favorite veteran actor of mine, Fujiki Naohito (藤木直人).

Nodame Cantabile (交响情人梦)
of course, i only knew of the existence of the live-action only after watching the anime. this j-drama needs no introduction here since i practically swoon rave about it every time something new pops up.

there will be 2 more live-action movies coming up soon (within the next 6 months) and the final anime series will be airing in Jan 2010. the manga will also be ending its run in Spring 2010. big year for Nodame in 2010!

starring Ueno Juri (上野樹里) as our beloved Nodame and Tamaki Hiroshi (玉木宏) as wonder-whiz Chiaki.

Zettai Kareshi (绝对男友)
the very 1st show i watched that stars Mizushima Hiro, although i didn't really thought much about him then. only watched it cos it was an adaptation of a Watase Yuu manga. had doubts on how they could pull off the whole robot lover thing but i think Hayami did a good job as Night.

starring Hayami Mokomichi (速水もこみち), Mizushima Hiro (水嶋ヒロ) and Aibu Saki (相武紗季).

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (偷偷爱着你/花样少男少女)
i've blogged about this before. and really, this is a fantastic adaptation. so much better than the taiwanese version which was much too whiny and had too few cute guys.

Ikuta Toma was the best person to bring Nakatsu to life, and Hiro was much better than the taiwanese Nanba-sempai. though i wonder why both the taiwan and japan versions made Sano so emo, cos he's really not supposed to be like that.

starrring Horikita Maki (堀北真希) who did a great job as Mizuki, Oguri Shun (小栗旬), Ikuta Toma (生田斗真) and of course Mizushima Hiro.

Yasuko to Kenji (暴走兄妹)
seeing Hirosue Ryoko acting as a ex-gang leader was kinda weird at first cos i could never picture her as anything but polite. hilarious nontheless, especially her confrontations with Masahiro's character.

starring Matsuoka Masahiro (松岡昌宏) of Tokio, Hirosue Ryoko (広末涼子) and Tabe Mikako once again as a daydreaming high school girl.

Mei-chan no Shitsuji (我的帅哥管家)
finally finished this on monday night. not as light-hearted as the rest, cos there were lots of scheming and back-stabbing involved. but i still got to see Hiro in a butler uniform for most of the time, so i'm still relatively happy.

starring Eikura Nana (榮倉奈々), Mizushima Hiro and Sato Takeru (佐藤健).

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and against my better judgement, there's still many more which i'm trying to find time to watch, aside from all my unfinished anime and various movies.

listed in order of importance,

1) MR BRAIN - Takuya and Hiro all in one show. YUMMY!
2) Hachimitsu to Clover (Honey x Clover) - Toma! i've heard that it's quite good. let's hope it's comparable to the anime.
3) 1 Pound no Fukuin (1 Pound Gospel) - romantic comedy about a young wrestler and a young nun. hmm.
4) Code Blue - Yamapi as an aspiring flight doctor. can it hold up to the other medical series Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji?
5) Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji (Season 4) - incidentally, as i was browsing through the dramawiki webpage for Kyumei, i discovered that there's gonna be a 4th season starting in 11 Aug. yeah!! i love this show!
6) VOICE - another Toma show.
7) Majo Saiban -Witch Trial- - yet another Toma show.

hopefully, i'll have at least watched half of what i've listed by the end of the year. =P

for anyone interested, go to DramaCrazy.net. link also provided in sidebar.

Hetalia Ep 25 & 26 (end S1)

Episode 25: England does tasteless cooking

the end of "Liechtenstein & her beloved brother", part 7-9.

Episode 26: Busby's chair doesn't work on Russia

last episode of Season 1.

no worries, Season 2 is gonna start straight next week.

more Hetalia to come.

because i am beautiful

episode #410.

the episode i've been waiting for so long.

the long awaited debut of the Pirate Empress.

the dawn of Hebi-hime.

*drum roll*

Boa Hancock!!



so, will you really forgive her for everything because she's beautiful?

Summer 2009

1st time i picked up so many series in one Summer season.

here's what i'll be watching for now:

1) Sora no Manimani
good! i know the girl-chase-guy routine has been used frequently, but at least for now, the girl is doing it for the reason of getting said-boy into the astronomy club.

and have always been drawn to series with astronomy themes, be it manga or anime, so i'll definitely continue watching this.

2) Spice and Wolf II
pretty good for the 1st episode. had half a mind not to continue with this since the end of season 1 got a tad too boring for me.

somehow. somewhere. towards the middle of the episode, it convinced me enough to at least give it a few more episodes before the possibility of chucking it.

3) Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
the most irritating/emo main lead of Summer'09 must be Mirai. if it weren't for the much anticipated earthquake plot, i would've dropped it 1/3 into the episode.

now i'm hoping she doesn't get on my nerves, and starts getting into her act as the responsible older sister she should be.

4) Umineko no Naku Koro ni
i don't seem to remember watching a crime series for a long time, probably ever since Detective Conan, so it'll be good to see how this progress.

dark and slightly creepy. i probably should not try to watch this too late at night.

5) Taishou Yakyuu Musume
after my Cross Game infatuation, i've picked up another baseball anime. however this is not hardcore baseball, but rather how a pair of girls tries to build a female baseball team during the Taishou-era.

will probably stick to this for now. depending on how the upcoming episodes turn out, i may or may not continue.

6) CANAAN
complicated plot involving a female assassin with enhanced senses. then there's the female photographer who is searching for said-assassin whilst she's on the job.

i really want to feel more excited about this series. but given that i'm already watching Phantom, another assassin-based show wasn't that big a draw. especially since Phantom is very good.

since it's only a 13-episodes series, i will probably continue to watch this.

7) Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
until i can finish up the previous 2 seasons (plus the OVA), this is on a definite hold.

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other shows that i watched the 1st episode but didn't pick up:

1) Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Itekureta Koto~
boring.

2) NEEDLESS
not even Koyasu-sama voicing the main lead is enough to make me continue watching this.

3) Bakemonogatari
for all the good reviews of this show, i can't get myself to like it anymore than i like ef. yes, the visuals were fantastic, blah blah blah,

but frankly, i was abit freaked out by Hitagi using the stapler on Koyomi. (she stapled the inside of his cheek! OUCH!)

4) Kanamemo
yuri involved. not so much the main thing per se, but still. the story wasn't that interesting either.

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so in addition to the current 9 series, the addition of the new ones will bring my total tally to 16 series for the next 3 months. thankfully, most of them are ending before the start of Fall'09, except for the long-standing ones (OP, bleach, reborn) and Cross Game.

gotta clear more time for Fall'09, where i'll be expecting more series.

UP

i juz couldn't resist.

full length trailer of Disney/Pixar's UP.

russell is so cute!
he looks like an egg on sticks.

kekekeke.

Ice Age Aftermath

finally watched Scrat and Co. on the big screen.

for a 3rd time sequel, i'm quite satisfied with the movie.

thankfully, unlike many of the movies nowadays, there were still lots of laugh-able bits throughout the entire show that were NOT already in the trailers.

got to catch the trailers for another disney movie called UP.

looks good. might be interested to watch when it opens in cinemas.

Hetalia Ep 23 & 24

Episode 23: a substance in tomatoes decrease the desire to fight

also featuring "Liechtenstein & her beloved brother", part 1 and 2.

Episode 24: more Chinatowns? on an island?!!

continuing "Liechtenstein & her beloved brother", part 3-6.

One Piece #408

OP is finally starting the Amazon Lily arc.

not that i didn't enjoy the last 2 episodes. the good thing about OP fillers are that they are never draggy.

and you can have perfectly funny episodes just by changing the era and putting OP characters into it.

in any case, the manga is 35 chapters ahead of the anime. i reckon we wouldn't have another filler until after the Amazon Lily arc.

even then, i'm guessing that they'll probably do the fillers on the whereabouts of the other Strawhat pirates, based on the cover illustrations from the manga chapters.

well, still no sign of Hancock yet.
she probably wouldn't appear until #410 since they're on a one manga chapter per anime episode basis.

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on another note, Bleach is going into fillers again. i can't believe the amount of fillers this whole arc has been getting.

i mean, the manga is 25 chapters ahead of the anime, so i was really hoping they wouldn't need any fillers as yet. rumours is it might last for the whole summer season, so you can understand how much i'm dreading this.

will be putting it on hold for the moment or, not watch the fillers at all.

Scrat

seems like madam (AKA birdy) was really right.

Scrat IS a squirrel.
only, it's a fictional species the animators came up with called a "saber-tooth squirrel".

i can't wait to watch Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.

now i'm juz waiting for gugu (AKA Moo Moo) to watch the previous 2 movies so that she'll know the background story.

hohohohoho.

We are the World

i've never seen this MTV until today.
great stuff.

King of Pop

in case u haven't heard, Michael Jackson just passed away from a cardiac arrest.

imagine coming out from your morning bath, you're booting up your laptop so that you could stream the usual anime episodes.

then BAM!

on your My Yahoo! page was the shocker headlines,
"Pop icon Michael Jackson dead".

damn shocked. even more so than when heath ledger died.

had to SMS joyce immediately cos she was in bintan and might not have heard the news. (we're tabloids sisters. hahaha.)

turns out, she still had CNN, so she was still somewhat connected to the outside world.

class 95 was already doing their part by playing his songs every 30min.

i wouldn't be surprised if channel5 starts repeating 1 or 2 of his concerts.

OMG.

Michael Jackson is dead.

Hetalia Ep 22

Episode 22: the final departure of Holy Roman Empire

an episode fully dedicated to Chibitalia.
this is so cute!

though i don't think Holy Roman Empire really knew that Chibitalia was in actuality NOT a girl.
it's all the clothes Hungary kept dressing him in.

Hetalia Ep 21

Episode 21: イタリア魂 (Italia tamashii)

the return of Chibitalia!!
1min 10sec of it all.

true enough, there is a micronation called Sealand.
wow.
i never knew a nation could survive with less than 30 people?

ah ma

i still can't believe she's really gone.

think i'm still in a bit of shock.

maybe cos she had already given us a few scares over the past few years, most recently during feb this year, where she was brought back from the brink of death only by the quick response of mom.

so i never expect that last night would be the last time i see her.

though it may be a little contradicting, since i've been praying fervently for Him to take her home, especially so after she was taken to my uncle's house last dec.

and i was right.

last christmas, i told ruth she probably wouldn't make it past 6 months there.

it was exactly 6 months yesterday.

but i'm still relieved and happy that she has finally gone home to be with the Lord.
no more suffering for her.

to my dear friends,

thanks for all the words of comfort.

really appreciate you for being with me. be it by your presence, or SMSs for those that couldn't make it down for the wake.

One Piece #405

given that i was too shock for words when i read the manga chapter (#513), i wasn't really expecting to cry when it came to the actual anime episode.

should have expected that they were gonna add in lots of flashbacks, since basically all that is happening is Bartholomew Kuma sending all the Strawhat pirates flying to who-knows-where.

Binks' Sake is truly, the best song ever.


though most fans (that's me) would have preferred if they'd jumped straight into the next arc (so that we could finally get to hear who is voicing Boa Hancock), it's gonna be a filler episode for next week.

well, at least they're bringing back "OP in olden day Japan", which is always a favorite of mine. ^_^.``

Hetalia Ep 20

Episode 20: Revolutionary Wars

erm, the most "depressing" episode of the entire season?

in case u haven't heard, season 2 has been green-lit for summer.
i wonder, if they have more chibitalia?

Hetalia Ep 19

Episode 19: Chinese builds Chinatowns

Hetalia Ep 18

Episode 18: The return of Roman-jiichan (sort of)

Hetalia Ep 17

Episode 17: America diets

血型全纪录

not that i believe everything that is written, but there is a certain amount that co-relates to my character.

for interest's sake,

血型全紀錄

最愛哭NO.1 - 感情豐富的Ａ型

Ａ型～ 流淚難易指數９０％
感情豐沛的Ａ型，Ａ型常常會為自己的事情而悲傷？懊悔，
甚至只是看漫畫?連續劇，都會為劇情感動哭泣！
這種容易流淚的個性讓周圍的人很苦惱。

Ｏ型～ 流淚難易指數７５％
雖然Ｏ型的人也是屬於開朗樂觀的個性，
不過由於Ｏ型的人會突然流下淚來，
所以給人的印象是有點愛哭的！
但是哭歸哭，要他（她）馬上停止不哭，也是很容易，
真像開關自如的水龍頭。

Ｂ型～ 流淚難易指數５０％
大致個開性開朗的Ｂ型是和眼淚無緣的，
好像什麼事對Ｂ型的人而言，都能迎刃而解。
不過也有例外，例如失戀的時候，即使是在大庭廣眾之下，也會大哭一埸的！

ＡＢ型～ 流淚難易指數３０％
天性堅強的ＡＢ型，想要看ＡＢ型的人哭還真是不容易呢！
看到賺人熱淚的小說或電影，ＡＢ型的人都能不動聲色，酷得很，
不過，他（她）們酷雖酷，現實生活若有感動或悲傷的也方，還是會流下淚來！

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最急躁NO.1- 行事急躁的Ｏ型

Ｏ型～ 急躁指數９０％
只要別人的動作稍微慢一點，Ｏ型的人就會受不了。
如果你被Ｏ型的人說了，「動作快一點！」而仍然無動於衷的話，
小心！他（她）是不會和你善罷甘休的。

與其說ＡＢ型的人急躁，倒不如說他（她）較缺乏安全感！
任何事情一定要提早作準備，否則會容易慌了手腳，
因此，常有許多人覺的ＡＢ型的人是急性子，其實不是的。

Ｂ型～ 急躁指數５５％
對於和自己有關的事情，Ｂ型的會有出乎意料的急躁！
但對於別人的事情則就表現的漠不關心。
兩者有著極大的差異。

Ａ型～ 急躁指數４５％
Ａ型的人常會說：我偶爾會毛毛躁躁啦！
但這並不代表Ａ型的人就真的很躁進，很自我。
因為Ａ型的人常會表現強硬的一面，所以會被人誤認他（她）急躁。

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最喜歡引人注意NO.1 - 喜歡成為眾人焦點的Ｂ型

Ｂ型～ 喜歡引人注意指數９５％
個性好強的Ｂ型，想叫他（她）不引人注意是辦不到的，
他（她）非常喜歡成為眾人的焦點，而且享受成為眾人焦點時的快樂。

Ａ型～ 喜歡引人注意指數５０％
雖然心中很期盼成為眾人焦點，但卻不敢實際付諸行動。
不過Ａ型的人常會對自己說：
我今天很棒，然後就一副很滿足的樣子！（好像有點怪怪的）

Ｏ型～ 喜歡引人注意指數４０％
Ｏ型的人頗能引人注意的，不過，有時會覺得不太習慣，
所以基本上Ｏ型的人不太喜歡成為眾人的焦點。

ＡＢ型～ 喜歡引人注意指數３５％
熱愛名牌的ＡＢ型，雖然可以吸人別人的目光，
但他（她）自己本身並不是特意的，而且也不喜歡這樣，
所以指數是四血型中最低的。

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戀愛次數NO.1 - 對戀愛充滿鬥志的Ｏ型

Ｏ型～ 戀愛次數指數８５％
只要愛上對方，就會不擇手段去得到他，這就是充滿鬥志的Ｏ型。
但Ｏ型的戀情都很短暫，所以次數相對也增加，因而榮登第一名！

Ｂ型～ 戀愛次數指數
戀愛次數雖然多，但分手的多。自己當然不希望分手，
不過卻也是無可奈何，害怕寂寞的Ｂ型，會一直去尋找新戀情，
所以相對地戀愛次數也就變多了。

ＡＢ型～ 戀愛次數指數４５％
很容易愛上人的ＡＢ型，指數竟外地低，
原因是ＡＢ型的人不會在意愛上人的心情，
所以成功的次數也就不多。
但被人告白的次數倒是不少。

Ａ型～ 戀愛次數指數２０％
長時間單戀是Ａ型人的特點，就算開始交往，時間也是很長，
與其說Ａ型的人戀愛次數多，倒不如說戀愛時間長來的恰當！
Ａ型的人是重質不重量。

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最小氣NO.1 - 很有經濟觀念的ＡＢ型

ＡＢ型～ 小氣指數８０％
買東西總是「貨比三家不吃虧」，對於一毛二毛錢總是斤斤計較，
是個道道地地的鐵公雞。

Ａ型～ 小氣指數６５％
平時你還是真是小氣，但是偶爾你也會狠下心來大買特買！
對於小東西會很小氣，可是在買價值很貴的東西時，眼睛連眨也不眨一下，
真不知Ａ型的人到底是不是真的小氣。

Ｂ型～ 小氣指數５５％
雖然Ｂ型的人平時還算節省，可是遇到該花的時候卻不會小氣。
例如：送朋友生日禮物，請學弟妹吃東西....等等，
Ｂ型的人絕不吝嗇花一毛錢的。

Ｏ型～ 小氣指數２０％
生性豪爽的Ｏ型，總是很大方地「揮金如土」，
甚至讓人替他（她）擔心！
小心，萬一有急用時，不夠應急的話，會很慘的，請有計畫一點。

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流行敏感度NO.1 - 情報通的ＡＢ型

ＡＢ型～ 流行敏感指數９０％
用流行發信站來形容ＡＢ型的人是再適合不過了，
ＡＢ型的人總是比別人早一步知道流行訊息。
所以，想知道流行，問問ＡＢ型的人就可以了。

Ｏ型～ 流行敏感指數６０％
對於流行，Ｏ型的人一直抱持高度的興趣，但又不是照單全收。
Ｏ型的人會選擇自己適合的裝扮，所以倒還頗有自的風格。

Ｂ型～ 流行敏感指數４０％
討厭有流行性的東西，對於流行雖然會關心，但是與其盲目追隨流，
不如創造自己的風格，這就是Ｂ型對流行所抱持的態度?

Ａ型～ 流行敏感指數３０％
Ａ型的人雖然嘴上說：不在意流行時尚，但內心其實非常地在意。
由於缺乏勇氣，所以對前衛流行有時仍不免遲疑，不敢嚐試！

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最粗心NO.1 - 超級健忘的Ｏ型

Ｏ型～ 粗心指數９０％
超級粗心又健忘的要算是Ｏ型了，我們可以常聽到他（她）說：啊，忘記了。
雖然常忘了東西，但Ｏ型的人依然會以笑容來化解。

Ａ型～ 粗心指數７５? H
Ａ型凡事求慎重，但是紕漏卻意外得多！
保持輕鬆去應付，不要給自己太多壓力，相信錯誤會減少的。

Ｂ型～ 粗心指數４０％
Ｂ型的人基本上還算粗心。
有時會因為別人的緣故而造成大錯誤，弄得不可收拾。

ＡＢ型～ 粗心指數２０％
謹慎，細心是ＡＢ型的特質，所以任何事情交給ＡＢ型的人是絕對沒問題的。

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最愛吃NO.1 - 嘴饞的Ａ型

Ａ型～ 愛吃指數８５％
即使肚子很飽，Ａ型的人依然會很想吃東西。
如果Ａ型的人去吃到飽的餐廳，包準值回票價。

Ｏ型～ 愛吃指數７０％
Ｏ型的人很講究吃，是個美食主義者。
對於食物是重質不重量，精緻最重要。

Ｂ型～ 愛吃指數５０％
Ｂ型的人只吃自己愛吃的東西，不愛吃食物，
他（她）絕對不碰，好惡挺極端的。

ＡＢ型～ 愛吃指數４０％
ＡＢ型的人不能算是愛吃，他（她）只是十分講究營養均衡。
而且對於卡路里的計算也很仔細！

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最愛笑NO.1 - 有潛力的Ａ型

Ａ型～ 愛笑指數９０％
基本上，Ａ型的人並不是非常愛笑的人，
但是有時逼不得已而勉強擠出一絲笑容。
其實，Ａ型有使人發笑的才能，而且是無心，而非故意。
這點是Ａ型的人自己沒發現到的。

Ｂ型～ 愛笑指數６０％
喜歡熱鬧的Ｂ型，常常會用笑容使現場氣氛變得開心，
也散播發笑種讓大家快樂，不過，有時要視情況而定，
在有些該嚴肅的地方還是要嚴肅才行。

Ｏ型～ 愛笑指數４０％
開朗的Ｏ型不僅愛笑，也會逗別人笑。
Ｏ型人笑的方式是豪爽大笑，聽到了Ｏ型人的笑聲，
心情也會跟著開朗起來！

ＡＢ型～ 愛笑指數２５％
基本上ＡＢ型的人不太愛笑，也不會逗別人笑。
他（她）老是一副平平靜靜，讓人看不太出他（她）情緒的變化。

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最厚臉皮NO.1 - 最不害臊的Ｂ型

Ｂ型～ 厚臉皮指數８５％
非常不害臊的Ｂ型，對於再茌吞齒的事他（她）都能侃侃而談，
在他（她）心中，沒有沒什麼事是不能能說的。

Ａ型～ 厚臉皮指數７０％
乍見Ａ型的人有點老實，而且容易害羞，
其實，任何事他（她）都是有話必說的！
而且態度大方，不會扭扭捏捏的！

Ｏ型～ 厚臉皮指數５５％
偶爾，Ｏ型的人會很大方，不過基本上來說Ｏ型的人還是有些害臊！

ＡＢ型～ 厚臉皮指數３０％
無論環境如何險惡，ＡＢ型依然穩如泰山。
看起來好像容易害羞。但又好像不是。
令人猜不透到底他（她）是怎樣的人！

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很快重新站起來NO.1 - 打不倒的Ｏ型

Ｏ型～ 重新振作指數９０％
超級堅強的Ｏ型，面對任何打擊都能堅強去承受。
並很快重新站起來！真是無敵鐵金鋼呀！

Ａ型～ 重新振作指數８０％
遇到打擊會以悲劇人物的方式去感嘆，傷心。
其實Ａ型人很堅強的，不到三天，他（她）就會重新站起來，
繼續迎向挑戰。

Ｂ型～ 重新振作指數４５％
Ｂ型的人是很脆弱的。
只要一陷入低潮，就久久不能自拔。
是情緒落差很大的！

ＡＢ型～ 重新振作指數２５％
看起來很酷的ＡＢ型，看似頗能承受挫折，
其實心裡再脆弱不過！
他（她）需要一段很長時間才能回復信心，重新振作。

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受女孩子歡迎NO.1 - 擅於說話的Ｂ型

Ｂ型～ 受女孩歡迎指數９０％
擅於交際的Ｂ型在哪裡都吃得開，是個很有人緣的萬人迷。

ＡＢ型～ 受女孩歡迎指數７５％
一副酷酷的樣子，但是其實內心是很熱情的，
而且他（她）頗能得別人的信任，大家對他（她）的評價也都不錯。

Ｏ型～ 受女孩歡迎指數６５％
Ｏ型的人很有照顧別人的熱忱。
所以基本上討厭他（她）的人還算少，但是有時頑固，
有時又會優柔寡斷。被人批評了以後會很在意。

Ａ型～ 受女孩! 歡迎指數５０％
Ａ型的人給人感覺內斂，文靜。
所以在人際關係上或許不是那麼吃得開。
但是這個性卻容易博得別人的信賴！
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最受男孩子歡迎NO.1 - 笑口常開的Ｏ型

Ｏ型～ 受男孩子歡迎指數９０％
總是笑口常開的Ｏ型，非常讓男孩子傾心。
因為樂觀開朗的形象，使人對Ｏ型的人抱有好感。
所以，在男孩子心中是個萬人迷。

Ａ型～ 受男孩子歡迎指數８０％
Ａ型的女孩子是很溫柔，感覺古典，傳統，
對於男孩子而言是理想的典型。

Ｂ型～ 受男孩子歡迎指數６５％
Ｂ型的女孩子是很有活力的。
讓人一看就頗有好感！也是男孩子憧憬的類型！

ＡＢ型～ 受男孩子歡迎指數５０％
有時會讓人猜不透的ＡＢ型女孩對男孩而言是很傷腦筋的，
如果能稍微放開心胸，應該會較受歡迎

Hetalia Ep 16

Episode 16: 你好，我是中国

Spring drop-outs

this post will be updated regularly. or as regularly as i'm dropping any series.

last edited on 13/05/2009

4) Hanasakeru Seishonen
despite the fact that i'm a fangirl and would be attracted to any anime that has a huge male harem, this is one boring series. even the appearance of Koyasu-sama voicing as one of the characters wasn't enough.

or maybe it's just going too slow for my liking. i might pick it up a few months later and do a marathon run; maybe with the story finally getting somewhere, it might interest me to continue from there.

3) Basquash!
basketball. mecha. sci-fi. can it work together to form a good series?

apparently not enough. aside from the immense use of boobs (i'm a fangirl, not a fanboy), the plot moved too slowly for my liking. it feels as if Dunk Mask & Co. are being played around by Miss Ultimate Big-Boobs, and have no definite say of their own.

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2) Shangri-La
the story didn't seemed to be picking up to a point where it might interest me. at ep2 with the lottery scene, it reminded me strongly of The Island, starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. this was further proven in ep3 where Mi-ko was shipped off to Atlas only to realize it's not really the "Shangri-La" that everyone hopes for.

the only difference between Shangri-La and The Island is environmental issues versus clones.

1) Pandora Hearts
the first series dropped after 3 episodes. i just couldn't force myself to continue. it just wasn't interesting enough.

Hetalia Ep 14 & 15

Episode 14: Hostel 4, the only game to experience Germany's daily life


Episode 15: Japan learns other cultures

One Piece #400

it seemed not that long ago that i blogged about episode 300.

and yet, that was in Mar 2007.

One Piece just broadcast its 400th episode on Sunday.

and what better way to commemorate this episode than to dedicate it to the Pirate King Gol D. Roger.

were your hearts burning after that?

i know mine was.

Buona Sera

to introduce meow meow to handsome, sexy middle-aged men in their 50s (initially thought it was 40s, but it seems they're much older), here's the CM to Ristorante Paradiso.

you can find the direct link to the AnimeCrazy site here.

hope it'll spark others to watch it too.
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Italian 101:
buona sera (bwon-a sey-rah) means "good evening".

summer approaching

you know when summer is approaching when,

1) X-Men Origins: Wolverine opened in cinemas last week;
2) Star Trek opens in cinemas this week;
3) Angels & Demons opens in cinemas next week.

and the 3 reasons why everyone should watch the 3 mentioned movies are,

1) Hugh Jackman (Wolverine!)
2) Chris Pine (Captain Kirk!)
3) Ewan McGregor (Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca!) (no, it's not for Tom Hanks)

so sue me, i'm a fangirl. =D

post-BKK trip

things i managed to do there,

shopping - not freakishly mountainous, but we managed to get what we went there for, dresses, shoes, lingerie

thai massage - the moment we touched down, we went to the massage parlour beside Asia Hotel for our thai massage.

eat cheap food - no bird's nest this time, but we ate lots of seafood and shark's fins at hongmin.

more massages - we really went for a massage everyday. had foot massages on the 2nd & 3rd day, rounding up with a thai massage after chatuchak on the last day.

all in all, except for the 1.5hr delay in our return flight, it was a very fruitful & enjoyable trip indeed.

^_^.``

BKK

well, i'm off to BKK tomorrow morning.

even though it's still not 100% safe, at least the "state-of-emergency" has been lifted.

things i wanna do there,

shopping (of course!)
thai massages (of course!!)
eat cheap food (AKA sharks' fin, bird nest)
more massages (hopefully)

i can't wait!

Hetalia Ep 13

Episode 13: England tries to curse Germany

again! no Chibitalia this episode.
not that funny an episode either. >_<.``

Tears to Tiara: plot-twist fulfilled?

probable plot-twist: demon king might not just want to eat her (girl) up. but that's just my own delusional thoughts.

in episode 2, turns out the demon king really does not want to eat her up.

well, no surprise here.

but i wasn't expecting Riannon (girl) to throw herself at Arawn (demon king) to be his bride straightaway either.

Hetalia Ep 12

Episode 12: France proposes to England


no Chibitalia this episode, but loads of laughs with their take on the English-French Union.

Spring 2009

ok, so i was wrong.

the new Spring season has much to offer.

BUT.

unlike last Fall, not all the series i picked up had me excited at ep1.

the "Definitely Can Continue after Ep1" series

1) Sengoku Basara
so it doesn't have the most original plot since it is based on a video game, but damn is it good! lots of fighting scenes all done video-game style, turbo power included. it helps that there is a strong seiyuu cast, with Koyasu-sama, Hoshi Souichiro, Morikawa Toshiyuki and many more.

and doesn't the armor Date Masamune wear remind anyone of Yoroiden Samurai Trooper? heehee.

2) Valkyria Chronicles
Senjou no Valkyria -Gallian Chronicles- AKA Valkyria Chronicles for short.

another game adaptation, this time from a PS3 RPG. it doesn't have the popping-up-suddenly-from-one-place-to-another feel that Tales of Abyss gave, which is a good thing as it makes it more realistic in that sense.

it's been a while since i picked up a military series, so this should be fun. but another 12-episode series? really? even Abyss had 26 episodes.

3) Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~
a series similar to Darker than Black, revolving around an assassin couple, non-romantically involved (for now). at least this doesn't send me into a state of confusion after ep1 unlike many of the other Spring shows.

probable plot development: i'm expecting them to start running from their superiors halfway through the series.

4) Ristorante Paradiso
my male harem series for Spring, though this is the first time there's actually a series on handsome and sexy middle-aged men in their 40s and up. even the age limit for the guys from Antique Bakery was below 40.

ep1 and ep2 broadcasted back-to-back, and it really sent shivers down my spine just watching the men serving (they're all employees at a small italian restaurant) the ladies customers.

this is why suave older men are hot.
think George Clooney and Pierce Brosnan.
definite must watch for all women who love their older men.

5) Cross Game
to think i almost didn't pick this up initially because i thought it might be similar to Adachi Mitsuru's previous baseball works like Touch or H2. but i'm so glad i watched ep1 after reading the review on RC.

and any series that can make me cry on the first episode is definitely worth watching. the ED song by ayaka was just too perfect for the ending.

incidentally, Mizushima Hiro and ayaka just got married in late feb 2009. OMG!! ayaka's been diagnosed with Grave's disease and is gonna stop working at the end of the year to rest. =/

6) Tears to Tiara
finally! a fantasy series that's more straight to the point, compared to others like Guin Saga, Pandora Hearts and Asura Cryin'. girl gets captured by bad guys to be used as a sacrifice to revive a demon king. enters her brother who comes in to save her.

probable plot-twist: demon king might not just want to eat her up. but that's just my own delusional thoughts.

7) 07-Ghost
since this is being animated by Studio DEEN, the guys in this series reminds me of at least someone else in Junjou Romantica. that in itself is enough reason for me to continue watching. also continuing because it doesn't confuse me, plot-wise.

point of thought: why do anime shows always love using characters that have amnesia?

8) Shangri-La
loads of environmental issues, in particular, excessive carbon emissions in a futuristic world. while i haven't seen Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, it almost seemed believable that maybe, just maybe, there is the possibility of taxing countries for carbon emissions in the near future.

i always like how some anime relates to current world affairs, like how Gundam almost always portrays its wars. there's another anime, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 coming out in Summer 2009, decipting what would happen if Tokyo was ever hit by a 8.0 earthquake.

for those that watches j-drama, you would remember a similar show called Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji Season 3 which also played around the same storyline. all 3 seasons were fantastic, so it's definitely worth checking it out.

anyway, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is a definite a must-watch once it's out.

9) Kin-iro no Cordo ~second passo~
sadly, this is only a TV special running for 2 episodes, with ep2 airing in 5 June.

3 new bishonens (from the RPG game sequel) are introduced, along with the other resident hotties. Miyano Mamoru is cast as one of the new guy, Aoi Kaji. he's using his soft spoken voice which doesn't really fit well with me since i was expecting a sporty voice for his role.

the "To Be Confirmed as Ep1 didn't leave a strong impression" series

1) Basquash!
basketball. mecha. sci-fi. can it work together to form a good series? i'm giving it a few more episodes just to be sure.

2) Pandora Hearts
one of the many shows this season that left me completely clueless as to what is happening. nothing, plot-wise, is out in the open, except the introduction of the few main leads. it already reminds me strongly of Kuroshitsuji, especially with the talk of a contract between the leads. if it continues to confuse me, i'm chucking it out soon.

3) K-ON
my first thought was it looks like another Manabi Straight in the making. it was only after watching ep2 last night that i'm more interested in watching through the whole thing. hopefully i wouldn't be chucking it halfway through the season.

4) Hanasakeru Seishonen
this was supposed to be my male harem series for Spring, which of course had been overtaken by Ristorante and kicked to being something i might drop halfway through the season.

even with the supposed overload of bishonen, it lacked the certain X-factor that drew me to series like SaiMon, Kin-iro and of course Ristorante. i'm still hoping for the plot to start getting more interesting, with the introduction of more bishonens later on.

5) Guin Saga
i had high hopes that it would be an epic show that would rival others like Seirei no Moribito. instead, i was totally turned-off by the half-leopard-man, with yet again lost memories, and one half of the royal twin, the guy, who was an absolute whinning brat.

i'm just gonna watch another couple of episodes, in case there's anything else that might redeem the show and not make it a total waste of time and effort by the studios.

6) Eden of the East
in the Noitamina timeslot this season is a terrorism story with yet another guy with amnesia. the probability of me finishing this show is quite high, but i'm still hesitant to put it in the "Definitely Can Continue after Ep1" series category since the plot is still relatively unknown though not confusing. yet.

7) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
the show no one needs an introduction to. i'm thinking if i should just skip the first season and watch the new FMA since it's a complete re-telling anyway. hmm. still thinking about it.


the "Definitely Cannot Continue after Ep1" series

1) Asura Cryin'
if you thought Pandora Hearts was confusing, this is much worse. aside from the guy who is stalked by the his childhood friend's ghost, in comes a mysterious locked suitcase given to him by his older brother no less. the pacing of the show is slow to say the least.

2) Saki
you would think that being the mahjong freak that i am, i would continue with this series. instead, i'm confused over all the new terminology used, which i attribute to the difference between the japanese style and the one i usually associate with on a regular basis.

doesn't help that i'm irked out by the yuri-like relationship between the 2 female leads.

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in total, of all the shows i've watched so far for Spring, there are 6 guys who are suffering from amnesia or a sudden lost of memories.

seriously, what is with Spring and memory lost guys.

this is just a tad bit ridiculous.

Hetalia Ep 11

Episode 11: Holy Roman Empire leaves Chibitalia?

One Piece new opening song

new opening song by Tohoshinki (東方神起) called Share the World.

i can't say i like it very much, but i don't technically hate it either.

the english lyrics was abit off though, like not really fitting into the whole OP sequence. which was really fantastic, together with lots of spoilers going all the way down to the current manga chapters.

makes me super excited to how the later arcs are gonna be animated out.

BUT!

does that mean the new song will last for a very long time?

hmm...

in any case, i can't wait for next week's episode!
Luffy is so gonna be punching someone soon.

Homo janai~

because of Mizushima Hiro, i picked up the japanese Hana Kimi again.

this is my 3rd time, but you know what they say.
"third time's the charm."

Hira plays the playboy Nanba Minami. this is not about him though. rather, it's my 2nd fav from the series.

NAKATSU SHUUICHI!!!

this scene is from ep3 where he sings his "homo janai" song.

i could re-watch this forever.

damn funny!!

onna suki ore wa
onna suki

homo janai~
homo janai~~
homo janai~~~

Hetalia Ep 09 & 10

Episode 09: Holy Roman Empire learns drawing


Episode 10: Holy Roman Empire chases after a mouse
(DUH DUH DUH!!!)

Earth Hour

this Saturday, 28 Mar 2009.

8.30pm - 9.30pm.

what can i do in the dark?

Hetalia Ep 01 - 08

for the history bluffs.

thought i'll put up the 8 episodes that are currently on veoh since it's only 5min each.

it's a love-it, or hate-it gag anime.

i just happen to love it, if not only for the "Chibitalia" arcs in various episodes.

it's just too damn cute!

Episode 1: Germany's first contact with Italy


Episode 2: Germany tries to get rid of Italy without success


Episode 3: Italy with hilarious Germany song


Episode 4: enters Japan


Episode 5: Axis Powers stranded!


Episode 6: Austria plays Chopin


Episode 7: Holy Roman Empire bullies Chibitalia


Episode 8: the Allies captures Germany with Italy as bait

gundam & special powers

i should probably leave this to the finale episode, but what the heck! it's not gonna make much difference.

i just finished G00 #24 and all that's going through my mind was,

"hey, didn't they already use this in GS and GSD?"

*dramatic BGM starts*

enters Kira Setsuna, who finally evolves to become a Ultimate Coordinator pure Innovator, and activates SEED MODE Trans-Am Burst in 00 Raiser.

the tide turns, and everyone starts hearing everyone else in their heads.

*dramatic BGM ends*

cliché, cliché, cliché.

whatever happened to normal people just piloting great Gundam suits?

the next gundam series should just stick to Gundams, war, and even better Gundams.

people DO want to see more of the Gundams than a human attaining nirvana and miraculously solving all problems through said special powers.

*sighs*

i miss Gundam Wing.

coming of Spring

Spring 2009 is just around the corner.

it's time to pick up some new series as many of the Winter (and Fall) series end their run in the coming week or so. (eg. G00, Toradora, Natsume, Rideback etc.)

looking at Moon Phase, this Spring doesn't look that promising, even with the new Fullmetal Alchemist sequel coming along.

but i could be wrong. wait for my Spring series write-up in a couple of weeks.

in any case, there's no One Piece this week.

sadded.

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with the coming of Spring, or the coming of April rather, i'm finally able to count down to my trip to Bangkok with a group of church frens at the end of the month.

i'm so looking forward to a break from work.

funny moment from OP 391

as always,

Sanji, the love cook

and

Zoro, the 方向白痴

mwahahaha.

One Piece Gashapons

part 1 of my gashapon collection.

the One Piece collection.

1) One Piece Styling (Feeling) Part 1



if my memory do not fail me, this is the 1st gashapon set i've ever bought, way back in 2005.

One Piece #389

random screencaps from ep389.
(taken from Kaizoku Fansubs forum)

no, Sanji is not kicking himself.


and look at the obvious differences in their faces!


not that it's not hilarious anyway. heehee.

they had Seki Toshihiko to voice Duval, AKA guy-who-looks-like-Sanji-in-bounty.

most would probably remember him fondly as Sanzo in Saiyuki. i think it's rather fitting a character, given that Duval does eventually become a "bishonen".

courtesy of Sanji of course.

my new lovelies~

after making the effort (i even had to endure the 20min walk from Kallang MRT cos i missed the shuttle bus and was running late) to go down to Kallang Leisure Park last friday to get my latest One Piece gashapons, i thought it was only proper that i blogged about what i bought.

the One Piece Unlimited Cruise Location part 2 collection, complete with 2 secret variants of Luffy and Chopper, seen below in the middle.



i know i've put up random collections as i've bought them, eg. GSD petit studio, other OP collections, but i've never listed all of them before.

inspired, i shall try in my next entry, to "introduce" all my existing collections, including my mobile straps collections, if i manage to sort them out properly.

as of my latest collection, i have a total of 12 sets of OP gashapons and/or figurines.

my pride and joy would all be revealed soon.

new layout

have been wanting to upgrade the layout for ages, but i could never find a good picture for use.

after many tries and errors, finally finally managed to photoshop a decent yuuko picture.



and yes, my PS skills hadn't improved much since the last time.

nor my html skills.

*shrugs*

oh well, i tried my best anyway.

the new layout will make things much easier for me since they come in those page elements thingy that does all the html crap for me.

especially since i update my anime status very frequently.

the lesser html there is, the better.

tp actually posted a comment in the cbox before i even posted a blog entry. ahaha.

recommending anime

meow meow asked me to recommend her some anime during our kopi session tonight.

she is in the middle of changing jobs and has another week's break before hitting the new job in feb.

at that exact moment, i don't know whether it's because i was brain-dead, or was it really difficult to recommend anime i think might interest her.

as many of you know, i watch almost anything and everything though i tend to stay away from female harem series now.

and while i can take most romance genre, even then, i can't stomach series like clannad or DC or white album.

i'm more into rom-com (romantic comedies), love most slice-of-life, fantasy, sci-fi, and have an obvious fetish for mecha and vampire series. not forgetting my BL and male harem which i've been watching alot for the past few years.

well, after coming back and reading through myanimelist.net, here's a list of wat meow meow can try taking a look at.

1) Hyakko (absolute fun, no brainer)
2) Ga-Rei Zero (fantastic story, great fighting scenes)
3) Kannagi (another no brainer)
4) Soul Eater (great plot, shinigami fighting)
5) Toradora (rom-com)
6) Antique Bakery (for the BL lover)
7) Over Drive (cycling, sports)
8) Macross Frontier (great music)
9) Gurren Lagaan (mecha, fantastic show)

if you have time for long series

1) ARIA series (Aria the Animation, Aria the Natural, Aria the OVA, Aria the Origination)
2) Kyou Kara Maou (S1&2: 78 episodes, S3: finishing soon at 39 episodes)
3) Code Geass (for the drama-mama's)
4) Honey & Clover (did u watch this? or was this moo moo?)

hope something will interest you from so many series.

state of my walls

how my room, or basically, how my walls, has evolved over the last 4 years since i came back from tassie.

Year 2005



my walls were full of posters, the curtains were drawstring type which accumulated lots of dust and were impossible to clean.

i was also sharing room with my sister so the room seemed so much more smaller, with her mattress on the floor and the extra fan and something else i can't remember beside my table.

fast-forward 3 years later...


Year 2008



in between the 3 years, i managed to,
1) get my room back (i.e. my sis also finally got her own room)
2) got a new bed and mattress, together with new chest of drawers
3) changed my laptop from a toshiba to my current Sony Vaio-C.
4) changed my curtains to easy-to-wash cloth ones.
5) repainted my walls

i was intending to blue-tack up all my posters again after the repainting, but you know how procrastination totally messes up your most well-thought plans?

*shrugs*

anyway, i kinda like my walls empty now.

fast-forward another year...


Year 2009, 1 week before CNY



and in less than 1 year, i've done another revamp,
1) gotten rid of both of the wall shelves that you saw in the previous 2 photos
2) replaced it with my pride and joy IKEA cupboard holding my gashapons, figurines and manga
3) replaced my old and quite possibly very dirty table with another IKEA product.

and just last week, i've repainted the slab of wall behind my bed a glorious purple.

the whole point of this entire post is really just to show my pretty new feature wall, which is a rich HARMONIOUS PURPLE color.

it was really just to cover the ugly drill marks holes that were still left behind from the wall shelves that were taken down in oct.

yes, it has been that long. i told you procrastination messes you up.

anyway, cos papa didn't have any of the wall paint left from previously, it was either blue-tacking up some posters to cover the holes, or buy wallpaper, or buy paint.

so painting it was. plus, i've always wanted to do a feature wall.

i painted 75% of it myself, so i did feel quite accomplished. mama bought everyone new curtains for CNY, so i have new purple curtains to go along with my new wall too.

^_^.``


so let me side-track alittle here...

the SELF FIX shop @ JP has the coolest machine.

did you know that paint colors don't just come in tins now? when i was at the counter choosing colors, i had my doubts on whether they had the color i chose from the color palette. cos the counter looks really small and doesn't seem like it has much stock of anything much.

so when i told the person my decision, he just asked me for the color code, took a tin of white paint, keyed the color code into the computer and place the tin at the dispensary area.

and just like coffee coming out of a coffee machine, the machine dispensed the correct amount of primary colors to give me my harmonious purple.

in the tin goes into another machine that vigorously shakes the tin to mix the paint contents.

! ! !

i was like,

"WOW!

is it just me? or does everyone know this already?"

now you don't have to worry about the paint shop not having the color you want.

that's pretty neat stuff.

Winter 2008

comparing to last winter where i only picked up 4 series, the current winter season looks so much more promising.

1) Shikabane Hime Kuro

direct sequel to the previous Shikabane Hime, one wonders why they even need to give a new last name to it.

initially, it had all the makings of a great series. somewhere, somehow, it wandered off into the land of boredom. i got through the 1st season, i'm just not sure if i can stay through the 2nd one. give me another couple of episodes to decide.

2) Maria Holic

psuedo-yuri romantic comedy. male-phobia girl enrolls in an all girls school only to find out that the "love-of-her-life" is a cross-dressing younger boy.

unlike most cross-dressing anime, the cross-dresser here is actually the one in control. that's already a freshing take from the usual. hopefully, lots of laughter ahead.

3) Zoku Natsume Yuujin-Chou

Natsume is back to free more spirits from his grandma's Book of Friends. and to gather more tears and heart-warming moments from everybody else. one of the best slice-of-life series i've watched. =)

4) Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo

space colonies, girls with mechas, artifical intelligence.

does anyone think it's similar to Vandread yet? the only interesting thing that made me continue watching this, was when Fukuyama Jun's voice came out as the AI of an abandoned colony.

i'm sure it perked the interest of most 1st episode viewers too, since most of us are more familiar with putting Fukuyama with a face, compared to a machine.

5) RIDE BACK

ballerina girl gives up ballet after hurting her ankle, but finds new inspiration in life after getting involved with the latest mecha craze in her university, called Ridebacks.

think mini-transformers on wheels, only cooler.

talk about girls with mechas. this had me way excited even after watching the trailers. the animation for this series is fantastically beautiful. add that to loads of heart-pumping racing scenes and load of politics (obviously), and you have yourselves a winning combi.

6) Chrome Shelled Regios

koyasu-sama, koyasu-sama, koyasu-sama.
that's my main draw to the series. plot-wise, there's nothing much out of the ordinary.

emo male lead (who obviously knows how to fight) hides as a normal course student instead of going to the battle course.
he gets found out (of course) after saving a girl on his 1st day at school.
he is then promptly transferred to a platoon which is ("surprise surprise") one man short.
continue on as he and platoon mates defends their city from gigantic bugs.

it's really not all that interesting, but hopefully, the animation quality will be able to make up for the rest. as long as there's no drop in quality that is.

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so that's the 6 new titles i'll be picking up. i did watch Kurokami and Akikan!, but nothing good enough to spark my interest.
Kurokami was because I couldn't stand the male lead.
Akikan! was just plain stupid. ultimately ridiculous. i can't believe Fukuyama Jun even voiced the male lead.

anyway, i still have my hands quite full with the other series from Fall 2008. the whole Christmas season, WII parties and going out almost every other night had me backlogging many of my series.

i haven't touched G00 since ep9 and i'm dying to know what is happening.

i need to run an anime marathon soon.

thankfully, CNY is just around the corner.

Sogeking

had a hard time deciding what to put up.

i was gonna put up another funny Usopp clip, but Sogeking won me over with his ultra-funny song.

i'll post the other clip in future.

anyway, that's the end of my One Piece withdrawal.

for now.

One Piece is back in its regular sunday slot after a week's break.

i can't wait to get my OP dose.

heehee.

ビンクスの酒

the song that was the core of the Rumbar Pirates.

Binks' Sake.

i shall be posting the last One Piece post for the week tomorrow.

Chopperman

Hero of Justice!

His weapon is his cuteness!

KYUUN SPARK!!

His special attack, Kyuun Spark, causes any enemy to pass out!

~~KYAAA!~~

~~KAWAI~~

仁義ない TIME

part 4 of the Mugiwara Theater that ran after the end of episode 282.

wanted to upload Chopperman instead, but this is just too funny.

even if the joke was on Sanji.

Luffione: Sanjino, a man like you without your hair all back has no reason to be the boss.

Sanjino: I did have a reason, and I did put one side back!

Luffione: "Only half?! Does that mean you only have half your balls too?!"

mwahahaha.

Chopperman in the next post.

One Piece Soccer King Special!

not cos it's soccer per say, since everyone knows how much i actually hate soccer.

i'm just suffering from slight One Piece withdrawal, since there was no new episodes of OP this week.

so instead, i'm scouting around youtube, looking for short OP clips.

my favorite cos sanji is all so drool-worthy here.

ahahaha.

will be posting 1 short clip a day this week.

enjoy~

2008 Top-Selling Manga

news from ANN,

the Top 10 best-selling manga by series in japan are,

01) One Piece (5,956,540 copies)
02) Naruto
03) 20th Century Boys
04) Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
05) Bleach
06) NANA
07) Soul Eater
08) Nodame Cantabile
09) Rookies
10) Gintama

as for the Top 10 best-selling manga by volume in japan,

01) One Piece #50 (1,678,208 copies)
02) One Piece #51 (1,646,978 copies)
03) NANA #19
04) One Piece #49 (1,544,000 copies)
05) NANA #20
06) Nodame Cantabile #20
07) Nodame Cantabile #21
08) Naruto #43
09) Naruto #42
10) Fullmetal Alchemist #19

somehow, i'm surprised that Nodame and Nana got into Top10 for both lists.

hmm.

maybe i shouldn't be surprised, since both series had anime and live-action adaptations that were immensely popular.

but all in all,

ONE PIECE (still) RULES!!

WOHOOOOO!!!

^_^.``

2008 Anime round-up

thinking of a creative way to start my 1st post of the year.

though i am tempted to do it like the other anime blogs i read, by doing up "Best-of-2008", i realized i can never choose an ultimate favorite.

so instead, i decided to list down all the anime series i've followed through for the entire 2008.

Winter 2007 (jan-mar 2008)
01) Ah! Megami-sama! Tatakau Tsubasa
02) ARIA The ORIGINATION
03) Hatenkou Yuugi
04) PERSONA -trinity soul-
05) Spice & Wolf

Spring 2008 (apr-jun 2008)
06) Allison & Lillia
07) Amatsuki
08) Bus Gamer
09) CODE GEASS Hangyaku no Lelouch R2
10) Junjou Romantica
11) Kyou Kara Maou! 3rd Season (on-going)
12) Macross Frontier
13) Nabari no Ou
14) Neo Angelique Abyss
15) Special A
16) SOUL EATER (on-going)
17) Toshokan Sensou
18) Vampire Knight
19) Wagaya no Oinarisama
20) xxxHOLic Kei

Summer 2008 (jul-sep 2008)
21) Antique Bakery~
22) Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto ~Natsu no Sora~
23) Natsume Yuujin-chou
24) Neo Angelique Abyss -Second Age-
25) Xam'd: Lost Memories (on-going)
26) Zero no Tsukaima ~Princesses no Rondo~

Fall 2008 (oct-dec 2008)
27) Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka
28) ef - a tale of melodies
29) GA-REI -zero-
30) Gundam 00 S2 (on-going)
31) Hakushaku to Yousei
32) Hyakko
33) Junjou Romantica S2
34) Kannagi
35) Kuroshitsuji (on-going)
36) Kurozuka
37) Mouryou no Hako
38) Nodame Cantabile Paris
39) Shikabane Hime Aka
40) Skip Beat! (on-going)
41) Tales of the Abyss (on-going)
42) Tentai Senshi Sunred (on-going)
43) To Aru Majutsu no Index (on-going)
44) Toradora! (on-going)
45) Vampire Knight Guilty
46) Yozakura Quartet

let's not forget those that have been on-going since forever,
47) Bleach
48) Katekyoushi Hitman Reborn
49) One Piece

WOW!

it's only after listing down that it dawned on me how much anime i watch in 2008.

O_o

i'm 1 series short of hitting 50.
OVAs and movies not included.

2008 has been pretty good to me.

so, here's to a fruitful 2009!

^_^.``

Winter 2008 coming up soon.

Rabbids Christmas

Merry Christmas minna~

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh!!!!

One Piece #378-381

in which they did Brook's past and finished up the Thriller Bark arc.

gosh, these 4 episodes had my tears running more than when i was reading the manga.

i think it's the music.

u need the music to bring out the whole effect. and the talented people who does the BGM for One Piece always manages to get the right music across.

~~yo ho ho ho ho ho ho ho~~

~~yo ho ho ho ho ho ho ho~~

next week is the start of another filler arc, which is pretty much expected by most.

One Piece usually have better fillers comparatively to the rest like Naruto or Bleach. although for the last filler arc, i only remember macho twins ice-skating like mad.

hmm, wasn't all that entertaining really.

this time, they brought back Foxy! remember him, the fox look-a-like who can slow down people's movement? well, i'm not the biggest fan, so i can only hope the filler arc wouldn't screw up.

*prays earnestly*

AU-WACS

from madam (formerly known as birdy), when i told AU to welcome me to the WII club.

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Welcome roar roar for officially joining Animals United WII Association Club of Singapore (AU-WACS: pronounce as 'O'~wacks ).

- Free membership for lifetime
- No monthly subscription required
- No cards required
- Free loaning of Wii buddies for your Wii training
- Enjoy 0% Interest-free loaning of games from your Wii buddies
- Festive seasons enjoy special deals like gift exchange with your Wii buddies and WIN a trip to changi broadwalk on the 27th Dec (tour guide provided) (subjected to weather conditions)
- Get a chance to recieve personal training on your Wii games from your Wii buddies (subjected the pro-level of your Wii buddies as well)
- There is also a weekly promotion, to savour your favourite drink @ your favourite coffee house with your Wii buddies (drinks and cakes are not included)
- For more promotions please stay tuned to our e-meow Animals United news group.
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trust her to come up with these kind of creative ideas.

but anyway, the main point is...

~i got my WII~

~~WOHOO!!~~

and we, me and my sis each paid half, got it at a very good bargain too. well, at least better than what donny had for his. heehee...

but of course, still must thank him, who did all the negotations with the seller and setting up of the whole set in my house.

finally had the 1st Wii party at my own house last night.

i might have overdid it while playing Mario Olympics cos my arms are aching like mad now...

though i doubt i'll have much time to play these next week or so, with all the busy-ness of Christmas programs, but at least i have my Wii set now.

which reminds me...

10 days more days to Christmas!

i can't wait to go on leave after that...

WOOHOO!!

if there was...

...a big kinokuniya store at the new JP extension (now known as JP2), there would be no need to go down to Orchard.

seriously.

the new extension is not juz HUGE, the amount of shops inside can rival 2-3 other heartland malls combined.

seriously.

to name a few, there's Aussino, Four Leaves, Burger King, Challenger, Blum, Joop, M)phosis, Ding Tai Fung, Adidas, Hur, Pretty Fit, etc.

even as of now, there are still some shops that aren't opened yet. so when everything is really up and running, probably within the next week, JP is gonna be packed with loads of people.

not that it ever lacked people in the first place.

it helps that the it is also easy to walk around. no winding passages like VivoCity, just long straight rows of shops that are easy to walk about it.

so seriously, if there really was a kinokuniya in JP2, who needs to go down to Orchard.

i can't wait to go through all the shops soon!!