Once Upon A Time...

The Brothers Grimm... watched it just then... with my couz... crap... seriously... if you wanna watch it I really recommend that you were really REALLY I mean EXTREMELY bored since you've watched the other movies available... it's seriously... bad...

Well... I thought both Heath Ledger and Matt Damon are not seriously that bad as the brothers although the script was very chopped up and some scenes don't match up at all... it's like they're really trying to shorten the movie so badly that they must have thought... "oh who cares about that scene we can afford to lose it" when it's clearly a VERY important part of the movie that is really crucial in tying up loose ends...

Actually I really thought that both actors as the Grimm brothers were very convincing... but maybe I was retarded... hmmm... I still think they need a better script... actually make that write an even more concise and yet flawless story and do another take on the movie... not such a bad loss is it?

Anyways... the story follows the Grimm brothers who are excorcists... umm... more like 'excorcists' because all the excorcisms that have made them famous are all bogus or made-up... so basically they're con artists... so what happened is they were captured by a French general (because German was colonised by the French according to the movie during that time, which is around the 1800s) and the general made them solve a mystery involving missing children in the town of err... Madane-or-something-or-rather... it's hard to remember... and so they went and start off the search also involving a rather retarded, crazy, annoying general's aide, Delatombe (possibly a Spaniard because of the accent... I'm not sure but surely not French) or something...

There were a lot of fairy tales involved in a way that was not suspected to me though... but still maybe you should watch it on the DVD... It's actually a comedy, horror, thriller, action, drama genres put into one... anyways... you want to know what fairy tales or folklores were there? There's the magic beans, little red riding hood, the wolf, Hansel and Gretel, a creepy Gingerbread man (trust me it was creepy), a bit of Rapunzel, a bit of Cinderella, a bit of Cinderella's evil stepmom, a bit of the poison apple, a bit of the glass slippers yeah basically bits of this and that of the famous folklores put into the movie...

Umm... I think that was all... I can't think anymore coz I'm sleepy... so I guess I'll sign off now... yeah anyways... don't bother really watching it on the big screen... but I guess that was just my opinion... rather harsh but the truth...

Anyways... that is all... if you're wondering how come I'm writing this so early even though I'm sleepy and the movie wasn't worth a watch... well... don't worry about it I just felt like adding something more to my beautiful blog... hehe...

Adios~

2 years later...

After the BRILLIANT Final Fantasy VII game finally Advent Children is the awaited sequel that I have been waiting for... Finally I get to see it!! Oh so happy...

And it was as expected... IT'S COOL!! The graphic is just oh-so-amazing... especially the battle scenes they're like can't-take-your-eyes off moments... omg omg omg...


The story takes place two years after the Final Fantasy game... so this sort of indicates that you NEED to know the game first before you can watch this movie... it's true that it might be still ok if you watch it without knowing what the story was about but I still think that you really need to know about the story first of the original game... just a note: FF VII is considered the best game from the entire series... so that's sort of the reason why they did the movie... hehe ^--^... unfortunately when me and my bro played the game it was sort of don't-really-understand-but-kept-on-playing-anyway... so I know the story partly... mostly because my bro told me what happened... but that was aaggeess ago...

Truthfully when I watched this movie I just know parts of the original game... I wasn't really aware of the story as much but I still recognise the characters and know vaguely of the story... but for FF fans this should be a hit... although I still think that the ending was kinda dodgy... and rather cheesy although kinda unexpected...

A~ah Cloud, Tifa, Barrett, Yuffie, even Cid! Then Red XIII with Caithsith... ah fond memories... and also Vincent... and of course Sephiroth... omg... a lot is coming back... and of course Cloud's love... Aeris... aiyaa I still hate how she died in the original game... but no matter... she still lives in Cloud's memories right?

I would like to say I was amazed by the mind blowing 3-D animation and I like the kid with Geostigma... Denzel... even though he's a kid he's soo cute~! I swear...

O yeah... story... right... the story takes place two years after Cloud beats Sephiroth, but a new disease was created and affected quite a number of children... the disease is called Geostigma... Cloud and Tifa set up an orphanage where children with the disease as well as orphaned children can live in... anyways... I think I'll let imdb.com do it... they're far better than me and it's quite a complex explanation... here goes:

"Two years after the events in "Final Fantasy VII", a disease called 'Seikon-Shoukougun', or 'Geostigma', is spreading through the planet. This disease is believed to have been caused by the body fighting off foreign material that invaded the body two years earlier, at the end of "Final Fantasy VII".

Guilt-ridden and haunted by his past, ex-SOLDIER Cloud Strife has decided to live a secluded, solitary life away from his friends while maintaining "Strife's Delivery Service", whose headquarters is located in Tifa Lockheart's bar, the Seventh Heaven. Tifa's bar serves as an orphanage for children stricken with Geostigma.

Here, Tifa keeps an eye on Barret's six-year-old daughter, Marlene, while Barret searches the planet for an alternative energy source to the fossil fuel, Mako. One day, Cloud receives a phone call from the former Shinra, Inc. president, Rufus, asking him for protection from a mysterious man named Kadaj. Kadaj, in the meantime, along with his brothers Loz and Yazoo, are searching for their "mother", and seem to believe that Cloud knows where to find her.

Meanwhile, Vincent Valentine has been wandering the planet gathering information on Kadaj's scheme, and Cloud and his friends must come together again to fight these new enemies." written by Andrea

So there you go... a concise and truthfully better explanation ^--^ well if you can get your hand on one you should watch it...

ok then... later days ^0^

ps. Some characters from FF Unlimited is also in the movie... like Reno and the boss guy... can't remember the name...

the sins of the human race...

Another movie based on the famous manga creator, Shirow Masamune. I have always admired Ghost in the Shell (both movies that is) Appleseed did show on Dendy but I didn't go thinking that I don't like how the anime has been portrayed... =_= 3-D... and I was right... I don't like the execution of how the anime has been converted to 3-D but still with anime type of facial structures and stuff...

Anyways... the movie is about Deunan Knute, a leader of rebel forces... anyways... the story takes place in the future... human race is dying because of wars, cities destroyed and the only thing to do is to survive... Deunan became the leader of the rebel forces that supposedly been fighting the 'enemy' after the previous leader which was Briareos, her boyfriend, went missing.

One day the ES.W.A.T team which was the government special forces captured her and brought her to Utopia. And upon coming to the city Deunan find out that Briareos has changed side to the government side... umm... the thing is the war has been happening so much that she didn't realise that the war is still ongoing to some extent but to the greater part the war has finished with no sides winning and Utopia is a city that has been build to maintain human race...

And also when she was captured she realised that Briareos was badly injured during his err 'quest' and now is 75% machine... yeah... weird... Anyways... in Utopia the humans make up half of the city population whereas the other half is actually Bioroids... they're like human clones but unfortunately unable to be fertile or feel any real emotions... hatred and anger and jealousy have been erased and therefore the Bioroids are there to maintain balance within the human race... but a complication occurs and the Appleseed need to be retrieved, a data that has been stored to modify the Bioroids so they can breed...

Anyways... this is really a Shirow Masamune type of story coz you can sort of see the resemblance... but in terms of story I thought it wasn't that exciting and the type of anime is really not my thing either... overall it was an ok sort of movie... a lot of 'supposedly' adrenaline pumping scenes but to me they were nothing... or maybe I was rather lethargic on that day... hmm... but no matter... I thought it was good but ok... there's a lot of actions though...

Yeah... that's all for Appleseed...

The next is... the Island... for some reason I was lucky that I get both of these movies for only $2.95 each but I still thought they're not really worth watching if you have to watch it full price...
You might be wondering how I got it for $2.95... see the thing is we got the price by mistake... we went to the Homebush video store when the promotion card clearly says Croydon... so that was our fault... the guy at the counter asked the girl and they were discussing it and maybe the day was a bit slow and everyone felt ~meh... so they still gave us the price even though we shouldn't have got it... hehe lucky us...

Yep that was the story...

Getting back to the Island... funnily enough both movies that I rent are all about clones... hmm... must have been a fascinating theme that keeps re-occuring... The Island takes place in the future also in the year 2019 where people are put into a uniform, white, monochromatic, systematic type of living environment... The story follows how each person is sent to the Island through lotteries... but Lincoln Six Echo found out that they weren't at all sent to the Island but rather being cut up open and used... So Lincoln saved his girlfriend Jordan Two Delta and went outside the compound (because they weren't meant to go outside because they were being told that they were saved from the 'contamination' and so the outside world has been considered contaminated by the people living inside but because of circumstances Lincoln was able to find out that the outside world was 'safe') then the journey begins...

Umm... I think I shouldn't talk too much about what happened next... it's for you to find out *wink... but I still think I got ripped-off for renting this movie even though it's 5 cents less than $3... *sigh yeah anyways... it's not half that bad... but yeah... Ewan McGregor plays Lincoln whereas Scarlet Johannsen played Jordan... so yeah...

Hmm... some parts got me thinking... coz this is sort of for those who have seen it... if the name is really an indication of the client's last name so what would they give the name for the person with a REALLY long last name? You know like... Apu's last name... Nahasapemapethilon... or something... they wouldn't keep saying his name right? "hey you, Nahasapemapethilon~guy" Well... anyways... the story was kinda weak... but it was alright if you like brainless type of movies with a lot of actions... so... yeah... that's all for today...

See ya ~yawn

just thought i'll tell you all about it

I believe Kimmie has done a review on this movie... I may be mistaken but I have an inkling that she did... well... anyways... moving on...

Madagascar... just out on video and rented it because I was bored... yes... bored... Funny how the animals can talk and we understand it even though in the movie the humans cannot understand what the animals are talking about... it must've been because of the global warming... which brings me to the freaky weathers we've been having non-stop... especially the now winter-like temperatures we've been having... curse you nature!

Ehrm... yes... we were talking about Madagascar... ok the story is about a zebra named Marty who is born and bred in a seemingly small zoo comprises only of a lion, a hippo, a giraffe, a psychotic group of penguins, a polar bear and some odds and ends... ok that was not the story but the impression that I get is the zoo is VERY small... anyways...

Marty wants to be 'out there' in the WILD... whereas Alex the Lion, no kidding he actually got a title supposedly because he's the animal that the public err... admires, Alex tries to convince Marty that he doesn't need to go to the wild... but upon his 10th birthday he wishes to go to the 'wild' and so his wish came true when he escaped bla bla bla then his friends which are the lion, the hippo and the giraffe tried to capture him back and return him to the zoo then there was some complication where they were sedated then was about to be sent back when the ship went off course because of err... something... then the four friends become stranded on an island... so the story sort of went off from there... but you get it...

The story is about friendship, trust and royalty basically... oh and also the penguins and the lemurs dance hahaha... yes... that... was... funny... no seriously it was... the only thing that I really get from this movie is not the story at all but rather the fun vibe in the movie... though when I think about it I actually laugh a lot in this movie not because it is particularly funny but rather it was because I laugh at the tiniest thing... so please understand... hehe...

Anyways... thought story-wise it could've done better... that's the only verdict I'm going to give...

OK... NEXT!

Tais Toi! I've been wanting to watch this movie when it first came out and I saw the trailer... somewhere but I could've sworn I've seen the trailer somewhere before and totally forgotten about it... then Marina said "watch it!" then I thought what the hey I might as well... and so I did...

The story is about 2 fugitives... actually... lets rewind... Jean Reno starred as Ruby whereas Gerard Depardieu (I know the 'e' on Gerard supposed to have the stroke thing but can't be bothered...) starred as Quentin from Montargis... Ruby is involved in some kind of money theft (he stole money from some kind of mafia or maybe a bad rich man) and the man want it back but he got caught by the police... Ruby refuses to talk when he was in prison even when the abominable Quentin was put into his cell... I know that that sounds cruel but honestly Depardieu's character was annoying! He kept talking and he already changed 5 cellmates in just two weeks! So that sort of tells you how annoying the character was and he kept on introducing himself: "hello, I'm Quentin from Montargis" and then talks non-stop... anyways... Ruby tries to commit suicide... no... not because of Quentin it was because he wanted to escape...

So Ruby was sent to a psychiatric ward instead of normal prison and err... Quentin followed by err... trying to commit suicide too... so go figure... they were in prison ward... Ruby wants to escape and err... Quentin followed... you have to see how they escaped though... it was quite unexpected for me... Anyways... the story follows the escape of this two highly unlikely 'friends' I won't tell you more than that coz that's just gonna spoil the funny dialogues and acts that just keeps popping up quite unexpectedly...

I thought it was funny and laugh at some points but I still think Quentin was annoying though... hmmm... wonder why... but honestly it was good but not great but I thought it was really good... Dunno if I would recommend that you should watch it or not but if you're really into French cultures and like to have a good intelligent humour in your movies err... that kinda sounds wrong but it's really up to each person's taste of movies anyways... But overall it was ok... o yeah... forgotten that it was actually a French movie... hehe ^--^ sorry my fault...

Yep... that's it for today... hmmm... I watched another two movies just last night but thought maybe I should really do this one first coz I watched this earlier this week... so enjoy your holiday... and hopefully the sun will shine someday... the weather's been kinda weird lately it sometimes rain and then sunny and sometimes the temperature drop is just unbearable... =__= *sigh global warming... anyways... catch ya all later...

ps. I found out from this movie what 'tais toi' means hehe ^--^ never thought I could actually learn a few things from foreign movies...

Hey hey! (a la Krusty the Klown) [I know that Kimmie said it's "hey hey HEY!!" But for some reason this suits me ^--^]

First of all, I only wrote this blog just because I am bored right this moment. I got nothing to do and there is nothing on TV. Have you noticed how american our tv shows have been? Even during the arvo which is kinda scary --_--' when you look at it there's Dr Phil, Days of Our Lives, even the midday movies are American and the SBS even airs an american business news during this time (btw it's about 12~ish sort of time) the only one that airs an aussie show is ABC! It's called Americanisation I'll tell ya... It's kinda scary seeing that in that kind of perspective... ok... anyways... I got nothing against american but there have been a lot of americanisation especially in the entertainment industry but to be honest I like american tv shows which makes it the more difficult to oppose americanisation of the television industry *sigh... I'm complaining too much I know...

Anyways... I'm just waiting for my congee to cook v..e..r..y.. s..l..o..w..l..y... As you all probably know I have a cold but it's better now but my throats getting all itchy but not sore (thank goodness *phew) but I have a feeling it would be worse... that's why I thought I might as well eat congee coz then it would ease my throat a bit... but I have to be thankful though 2 days ago I can't even breathe... seriously... my nose was blocked and I can't smell or taste anything it's miserable!! And we also went to a restaurant on the first day I got the cold too... --_-- (it was my couz's birthday btw...) and so... *sigh it was a bbq thing in this Korean restaurant and I kinda can smell bits there and here but I would like to know the full intensity of the flavour!! DAMMIT!! *sigh I know it's too late to complain now... anyways... the day after that wasn't that good either coz it's the same as the previous day but by the third day (which is TODAY!) it's better but my throat's getting worse --_--" it's annoying let me tell ya...

*sigh I think I better eat lunch now or suffer a terrifying death from ennui and starvation... (haha I learned a new word... ENNUI... it's so fitting for this moment...)

And I'll be back in Indo by 11th of Dec!! YEAH!! Can't wait it's been a while since I saw my family hehe... so happy... ^--^ I'll try to bring back prezzies but I have a feeling that I would have to shove food inside my luggage (snacks, crackers, fish etc... Indo food... THEY'RE THE BEST!!) that's why I need to import this food coz I have a large family both here and there *sigh... having a large family isn't all that fun... *sigh especially when you're the only one who's travelling... *sigh *sigh

2 fricking hours of action!!

I'm just going to really make this really quick... It's almost 11pm and am kinda tired and sleepy but I really really need to do this... yes... that sounds like some kind of obsession but I have to say that I am rather obsessed with my blog umm... that is an overstatement but I guess I am kinda addicted to it... COZ I WANNA TELL THE WHOLE WORLD!! YEAH! ^--^ teehee... I'm crazy...

Anyways... getting on to the main topic today I just borrowed (more like borrow one and get one free really...) Bewitched (yes... you are not reading it wrong I really did borrow Bewitched the movie) and... guess what... FIGHT CLUB!! I have been wanting to watch Fight Club aaggeess ago but unfortunately the last time we went to the movie store it was out TT__TT yes... such a pity... BUT luckily today it was there!! WOOHOO!!

OK... I think I better get rid of the boring one first... Bewitched... yeah I know... sorry Nicole... not such a great movie but you're still a great actress (did I just say that?!?). This is like any love romance type of movies... but instead it's with a twist? Umm... how can I say it... it's a cheesy romantic no-brain-needed type of stories and if you are bored with your current love life I guess you should take a look? I guess... But it's not over exaggeratingly you-have-to-watch-this type of movie... it's just a good thing to lighten up the mood a little... some funny lines and jokes and umm... hmmm... somehow (no offence) I have already forgotten about the movie... but no matter... if you have some spare time just watch it (I guess?)

MOVING ON!!

FIGHT CLUB!! YEAH YEAH!! What can you say? What can you say? hmm... what can you say? Brad Pitt is really really cute and OMG nice abs I have to say hehe ^--^ Everyone and I meant EVERYONE has been bragging about this a lot and seems surprised that I have never seen this before... and I thought when I first saw it aahh... this is going to be some kind of those boring action movies that you often see made it into the box office without much effort but just good looking guys and some fights in between... HOW WRONG I WAS!! Clever clever storyline that I somewhat predicted but somewhat want to see how it ends... but great casting and Edward Norton as the main character or more like the narrator and Brad Pitt gets all the extra attention as the cool and wild leader type guy... but he (referring to Edward Norton) sounds to me like some nerdish office boy but... he got a charm that is needed in the character or rather narrator... ok... not making any coherent review at the moment... even at the end Edward Norton's character is written as Narrator and no name... but for those of you who already watched it you know what I mean... but I guess I won't spoil the fun... ^--^

Anyways... as the story goes Edward Norton is a lonely, his-whole-life-gone-wrong type of character who met this "single serving" friend (you know what I mean after you watch the movie) on the plane aka Brad Pritt's character, Tyler Durden... a soap maker... as the story goes on the Narrator's (aka Edward Norton's character) life changes after the err... happenings (don't want to ruin that part either) after seeking help from Tyler they started a club named the Fight Club... and everything sort of unfolds after that... so I won't tell you much since it is mostly about the story plus the character developments...

All in all a brilliant storyline... and great visual effects too for something that is made about 6 years ago... (I'm mostly referring to the CG not to the fight scenes etc.) Great GREAT casting love it... but unfortunately the fighting may just be a bit too gruesome to some people... I can't say that this is going to be in my best movie ever list... just because... no maybe... but it is unbelievably GREAT... love it (I know... ironic isn't it?) Seriously... it was a great movie don't miss it AT ALL!! Well... just for those who don't mind blood squirting (almost real life too) and really strange storylines too... but great great movie... And one thing that I love from this movie is that it is also philosophical... That's what I love about the movie... it's philosophical... it concerns our materialistic world and materialism basically... love the gothic feeling that is often portrayed in the movie... GREAT cinematography... (although not an expert but you get the feeling there is a great director involved)

Ok... I think I'm done bragging about Fight Club till the end... I think I did about 3 paragraphs of nonesensical ramblings on the movie already... WATCH IT ALREADY!! YEAH!! Finally... WATCHED IT!! Ok ok... that was a bit too much I already stated that in the beginning... I'm a repeater as you probably have known... I constantly repeat myself hehe ^--^ not such a good move but nonetheless... it gets the fact straight...

Alrighty I think I better go now... I'll write another one when I get the chance to watch more movies... like Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (I need to see that and it opens at 1 December in Oz TT__TT ooo the pain of having to wait...) actually I'm just looking forward to it because the third one was great but I missed it on the big screen so I have to see this on the big screen whether I regret it or not (like the 1st and 2nd ones although the 2nd one is better than the first one but the 3rd one was much better than the formers) Anyways... there are a lot of DVDs and movies that I have to see and watch and review *hicks... If only I don't have the financial burden it would be more of a help... yeah anyways... I definitely need to see Harry Potter but not too soon coz there would be a lot of people queueing up just to see it on the first few weeks so I think I better go like one month later or something... Anyways... gotta go now and be back later...

Later days ^--^ (teehee...)

ps. I wanna go to that Japanese film festival too TT__TT *hicks...

OMG!! I just realised!! It's been a YEAR already since this blog has been established... actually... it's more like slightly more than a year but WHO CARES!!

wow... I would like *hicks to thank *hicks my incessant nonesensical brain that keeps on purging its thoughts into this blog *hicks and *hicks and also *hicks... ugh that is just too disgusting *snort... hehe sorry... if you're actually wondering whether I really did the emotional speech or not... don't bother... I'm not that overtly emotional...

yes... that is just what I want to say... it's been a year now... wow... *reminiscing... funnily enough some time ago I did look back at my earlier blogs and you wouldn't believe how much crap has been put into this blog and some of the stuff that I wrote are not making sense at all once I looked back at it... and then I was sitting there wondering how the hell are my readers gonna understand that when I, the writer, don't even understand it... this is really the part where I would say that I am being harsh towards myself but the truth is that I'm selfish (like hell I am!) yeah... anyways... that's just my thoughts constantly pouring out of my mind and splashing itself on the keyboard... my physical well-being is somewhat ruined by this goddamn blog because I'm typing too slow, trying to keep up with my brain but over this past year I have discovered that I am slightly keeping up with my brain... or is it just an indication that my brain is slowing down... hmm...

anyways... I'm going to go to Pancakes on the Rocks (YAY!!) and am not bringing home any takeaways... hahah! Anyways... as you're reading this you're probably thinking what the hell is she talking about and the truth is (geez I've been saying that an awful lot lately...) I'm slightly awake... slept at about 2 yesterday and it was entirely my fault... you're probably wondering what the hell I was doing up all night and then wake up the next day at approximately 7.30 am... so that's about 5 and a half hours sleep... not much really considering i'm already on holiday... but am not telling you... *blow raspberry

we're meeting at 11 o'clock and yet am already awake... why you might say? It is because I'm anal... yes... I so very am... I'm paranoid most of the times without a cause (HA!) and most of the times I would wake up at least 3 hours earlier than the uni lect and then drag myself to the shower... and then off we go after the other one and a half hours is spent on procrastinating... and am doing it now and since there is no uni I don't feel much of an official obligation but this time it's personal (HA!) and yes for some reason I have been using too much movie junk words and am trying to avoid it but with the constant use of everday phrases it's seem hard to avoid it at all... I mean I can't get you out of my head it definitely already been used and the most used phrase that I would use is someday someday but I always broke off into a song after I type it or say it... and then there's the cheesy phrase that just keeps popping up unnecessarily like where's the love and funnily enough THERE'S ALREADY A SONG with that phrase...

geez... what's the world becoming...

see... I told you I'm paranoid...

anyways... this blog actually has become longer than what I expect it to be partly because my mind kept on yapping away happily whilst my hands are trying to keep up with the speed of my brain and am really not an advanced typist so you can say I do a lot of mistakes and then keeps on having to backspace it a lot is somewhat irritating... and sometimes my brain is really not connecting to my hand and instinctively I would write in words that is not related to my brain at all and then realised a split second later what I just wrote and have to backspace it again...

AARRGGGGHHHH this is annoying... I really need to go and yet my eyes are glued to the screen (plus going back to the keyboard to make sure I'm on the right track...)

anyways... it's really almost 9 and have to get ready (YEAH RIGHT!! I still have 2 more hours to go...) but please don't suspect that I got a split personality... actually I kinda do... but no psychological defects... hehehe... just some 'conscience'

this is becoming longer than what I expect it to be... and I still need to proofread the goddang thing... (yes... I even proofread my blog but the truth is (HA!) I don't really proofread my essay and yet I proofread an entirely useless thought...) you know... I intended to write only to 'celebrate' the one year establishment of this blog and yet I have turned this post into a complete rambling of my life and tragedies... (yes... oh the tragedies *please refer to the phrase 'oh the tragedies' with no life and no emotion whatsoever*)

ok... moving on to a fresher ground... I wish I could go on and on at this rambling but I think I might need to stop now... (yes... how many times have I said that already and yet I kept on going???)

alright... no matter what happened I would always write on this blog (except maybe when I have a whole year of around the world trip... hmm...) anyways... I hope you guys still read this blog (yes even the advert guys are still ok...) and even if you don't... meh... no matter... *grin kidding... anyways... thanks for your support all this time (yes EVEN the ads are ok...) and putting up comments plus 'comments' (the quoted one refers to the advertisings...)

*big grin

*sigh it's been one year heh? so I guess I have to say

arigato gozaimashita ne.

Thanks for the support and whatever you say won't make me not write anything on this blog (even though it's just ramblings it actually eases the mind... try it someday ~ someday someday~ see... told you... breaking off into the song)

Enough of me and get going already...

It's been a long long while

I know I have been saying that and the truth is that... that is pretty much the truth really... that it's been a long long while... I have been neglecting this blog since I have been obssessed with mangas (to those who is starting anew let me just say at least have some kind of retiring investment first before you even want to pick up this new hobby... it's tiring) I won't tell you anything about it at the moment though coz I have been catching up on a lot of mangas and am looking forward to it although I have a couple of sleepless nights since I started the holidays...

Anyways... back to the topic... Kimmie and I went to see Pride and Prejudice... As you all know the movie is an adaptation to the popular Jane Austen novel... so basically if you don't know the plot then... tough luck... kidding... you'll know the plot even if you haven't read the book yet as in this case include me... I know... I'm not into literature and thus my inept understanding of the Jane Austen novel is really not helping with the movie at all... so I cannot criticise it to its full extent... but overall the impression that I get from the movie is that it was exceptionally good... hmm... to some extent... I just thought the almost last scene of Darcy walking over the field towards Elizabeth was somewhat... corny... no really... it was too long and somehow it feels like an awkward pause rather than an emotional one... hmphf... it was kinda weird though... *sigh I'd rather wish that the scene is cut slightly shorter and the music didn't help either... that's just my personal criticism though... but overall... a nice movie... although I haven't read the novel (not that it makes me want to read the novel I have been wanting to read it for quite some time but am not really into literature and still have dozens of books to get through) I have enough impression of what the novel would be...

Anyways... overall a pretty good movie and quite witty too and fyi I actually laughed... funny... english accent... plus old english words... and I still get the joke... anyways... that is all for me today... I better go now... for some reason I'm really sleepy... cya

wow... never expected this... but looking forward to it HAHAHA ^--^

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The earlier attempts are really stuffed up so hopefully this one's good...

You're the one that get's away! Everyone once in a
while a scary movie will have the hero guy or
girl who survives and sometimes even figures
out who the bad guy is. What always kills
people is you get away a lot just because of
your dumb-luck. Sometimes you go crazy after
seeing so many die, and who could blame you?
You're usually the one in the group that
manages to stay calm. Instead of getting
scared, you have the gift of wanting to
investigate or keep fighting back. That's good
for you. But someday...I will get you..I
mean...want a cookie?

Who would you be if you were in a horror film?( Now with great anime pics)
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Aah the freedom of life...

HEY HEY!! I'm already on hols!! YAY!! Now to get rid of those results... hmm... should I burn it or bury it in the backyard??

I took the questions that Marina did plus other ones too because right now I'm waiting for my couz but they're not here yet... so I thought I might as well do it and procrastinate for a while...


Yay! Your element is the sun! Bright and happy,
just like you.

What is your element?( for girls /pretty anime pics)


You died of either old age or a sickness. You are a
kind person and are smart. You have a good head
on your shoulders. But don't think that just
because your death wasn't exciting or extreme
that that makes you boring.

How did you die in your past life? (for everyone)
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Alright Alright

First up the first movie I haven't seen in a while actually never seen it before but undoubtedly the first rental movie that I have seen in a month or so...

Kingdom of Heaven... long story short Orlando Bloom's character died KIDDING!! HAHA you should've seen the look on your face HAHAHA ... ehrm yes... seriously I know Kimmie already did a review on this and I know of her warning and honestly it was an honest mistake... we were in a hurry and my couz just thought "what about that one" and I just say yes knowing that it was the movie but thought "we'll see how bad it is" ok to summaries the whole movie I would like to thank imdb.com for providing me with this info: "Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people." And that is basically the whole summary of the plot... of course... nothing complicated... just a lot of blood squirting, awkward moments, a lot of adrenaline, lust, love and err... patriotism?

Ok... Orlando it has nothing to do with you, hun (did I just say hun?!?) it's just maybe you should move away from all these war-like movie and try yourself into something more modern and interesting to do... I know the pay is probably really handsome since he is the main character in the movie and all... hmm... anyways... Ridley Scott is the director and quite truthfully it was very... err... typical of those type of historical war movies... but quite an interesting storyline... but what it succeed doing to us is probably make us wonder when the movie will end when it approached the one hour mark... nothing offensive I just don't take a like to it... but when we got bored we started talking about the history of the crusaders and as such but honestly it was interesting in its historical aspects but quite boring for it to be 'adventureous'. (-- is that how you spell it?) All in all... a good movie to fall asleep with (no offence)

Next has to be the movie that has been BRAGGED a lot by EVERYONE and not just Marina and Kimmie but err... actually it's just the two of you guys :P hehe...

Crash... let me just tell you that it is what is expected from the writer of Million Dollar Baby... I was TOTALLY blown away by the movie... OMG what can you say about this movie... it has GREAT casts GREAT cinematography EXCELLENT storyline... Look... to be honest the story was rather offensive and yet true that at some parts of the movie I nearly turned my DVD player off just because I didn't like the character!! HONEST!!

Basically the storyline deals with people from different racial backgrounds and how these are stereotypically perceived by others and how they life collide with each other so unexpectedly that you forgot that it was just a movie... It was as close to real-life that it was breathtaking... One thing I found out from the movie is that faith can be so cruel and yet so kind... *sigh...

The story is not dragged and the way the editing has been done is just to me flawless and not predictable at all and what I found is that I was staring in awe at how each story is depicted into its full extend without it being shot in detail... it was such a marvellous and yet melancholic movie... and yes I did cry at one particular scene and I think you Marina and Kimmie knows which scene but maybe I should make sure which scene we are talking about... and fyi I have a rather sensitive spot for dramatic moments... But I was actually captivated instantly by the first line that came up in the movie said by Don Cheadle's character:

"It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something."

It was so true for any big city dwellers living in such a fast paced life... But what is more troubling about this movie is that the whole concept of racial discriminations and stereotypicalling is actually real in the world we live in today... as much as we want to admit that the country has gone multi-national we can't help but sense some barriers and expectations for that particular race... it is a movie that you either accept of you don't as the director Paul Haggis said it is a movie that you either you laugh at or you think about... or similar... I have no idea what the exact words are... he said that he wants to make a movie that makes people who watched it discuss it after the movie end... not just leave it... so basically the movie did leave an imprint on me and it was a great movie... watch it... I know I love it... :)

So... that is all for today... and come to think of it have I talk about Pride and Prejudice... hmm... ok ok... maybe I should do that next time... right now I am hungry and want to eat FOOD!! food~

It's been such a long long time...

It might not appear so but I haven't been into this blog that is either checking or posting any new blog... And it is mostly because the amount of last minute touching up for my projects were slowly coming to its deadline and am trying to catch up the last err... 3 or 4 weeks worth of work into either one or two days... I know... not a very heathy habit but can't help it...

As of now I am officially free of the physical burden that seems to engulf me the last 3 or 4 days ( I didn't sleep that well during this week) most of the time I would take a 2 hour nap and then get back up to do the work that is saying 2 hours worth of sleeping each day... so when we times it with 3 or 4 days that means I only have been sleeping either 6 or 8 hours this past days =_= and whoever is trying to do this let me remind you that this is not a healthy habit and it actually puts strains onto your body... see the 2nd day when I went to uni I found that my hands are shaking not terribly but enough for me to notice that my body is not keeping up with my mind. I found that when I walk down the stairs from the train platforms my speed would decrease than the usual. I found that I can sleep very soundly on a train full of people whilst standing up and thus I always try something to distract me from the dozing off...

So from this past few days let me just say that it was rather surprising that I last that long just to do this... I am not going to deny that my works are all shitty and not worth looking at and am probably going to fail the last assignment for signs and symbols because I wasn't motivated to design it (a. the tutor is an asshole b. he kept asking me to do the ones that i don't want) and so for this project I wasn't able to come up with a good concept that makes my design different *sigh I think I gotta live with it... and if I am going to fail on that one project at least I got the other two to back me up... I wasn't really interested into this one... so all in all I am surely going to fail this project TT__TT Anyways... moving on...

I haven't been sleeping that well and hoping that I would be able to sleep the nights away tonight... ~_~ dreamy~ Anyways I think I better go before I lose my sanity due to the stress I have caused myself thinking about today's project (OH NO I'VE DONE IT AGAIN!!) anyways I hope you guys have fun and good luck with the upcoming exams ^--^ We WILL have another GROUP outing not just one or two people but the whole bunch ok?!? Got that?!?

ps. No my friend didn't get into trouble in the end she just need to buy a new ticket to the City because the guard thought that she was lying and she doesn't have money (what a really good thinking get her to buy the ticket so she can prove that she is financially capable enough to buy the ticket to the city! and the guard hold the ticket...) yeah she didn't get into trouble but the whole thing really pisses me off... dunno why... maybe the thought of other people thinking you are a criminal for no apparent reason...

pps. and yes Hana Kimi is good and am sorry to have to put you into that 'obssessive trance' over mangas Marina especially since it is nearly exam period... fine I won't tell you any good ones anymore... err... probably a bit to late for that no? Since I already told you about Imadoki hehe my bad...

Alright alright I think I better go now and catch on some sleep even though I already had a 6 hours nap during the arvo :P