why are overseas trips soo frustrating?

It's only a couple more hours till I get on that goddamn car and speed off to the airport... the only problem with going off on an overseas trips are... well the packing of stuff... and truthfully it is irrefutably the only task that is worst than doing assignments...

I always find out the frustration involved in packing for overseas trips EVERY year... *sigh... you would probably know by this point that all I'm gonna do in this blog is nag and throw tantrums...

First thing first... make sure that when you are packing you planned the storage ahead from purchasing the goods... see... the thing is you might find that the airplane luggage poilicies have indeed changed... from the previous 30 kg per person to only 20 kg per person... we are talking about Qantas here... and mind you this is frustrating for me since my home country has WAY too many relatives and friends to share the goods with and noticably all my goods are basically chocolates and err... more chocolates... plus some popcorns courtesy of Kernels this year... and do you know how heavy chocolates are?!? They're bloody heavy! And for your information I can't use a luggage coz the luggage itself weighs a ton (slight exaggeration) but honestly... in the end all the things inside that cardboard boxes are going to be spent giving to people!! So much for sharing and caring... and it's like this EVERY year too!! *hicks poor me... oh well... I guess I gotta live with it...

Second when you are packing make sure that you are the only one there packing the stuff... coz you know it wasn't very helpful with a lot of people sharing their opinions on what should go where... and it's annoying! Ok ok... I know that I'm being harsh talking about this... but anyway... if you're really good with packing stuff make sure you're the only one packing it and seal it completely so no one would be able to peek inside and re-assemble where everything are...

Third... hmm... come to think of it there is no definite third but yeah... I guess that's all the nagging and tantrums over... I guess... I know that by the time we get there some of my stuff would probably be removed because all over I have 25 kg worth of stuff in boxes... (which is better than the previous 32 kg of stuff) and I still hate Qantas for having that policy of 20 kg per person... hopefully they will allow me with this slight overweigh of luggage...

wish me luck~

Hi Hi ^--^ it's late at night... I'm bored and I thought I might as well do this since I got err... nothing to do... It's some of the drawings that I'm kinda proud of but need improvements too... so... I guess I'm gonna embarass myself by showing this but... enjoy ^--^

I was soo obsessed with Ragnarok Online Game at that point that I just want to create some kind of characters... and here are the results:

There are actually two Sages that I made because... well.. I was just retarded at the time... =__=

The following two are just the ones that I'm kinda semi-proud of...

2 more days...

*sigh It's only 2 more days but my mood's not lifting... I'm soo tired... from running errands and unfortunately laziness from shopping... yes for your info I haven't shop around a lot... Most of it is due to the easiness in obtaining the products from the nearest local supermarket and my lack of physical exertion has forced me to just do it tomorrow =__=" yes if any of you know when it's exactly ONE day before I take off... funny how life is right? So tired and yet I make not much effort in attempting to buy these things to bring back home... Plus I don't wanna shop all alone TT__TT

Yeah anyways... today's a bit weird coz I don't feel like doing anything which means I am writing this half alive... actually thinking back to yesterday this is about the same feeling I got yesterday... Gluing myself in front of the computer wondering what to do and in the end I just basically glue myself in front of the comp with no intention in doing anything... SHIT! I just remembered all the things that I have to do...
- reconfirm my seat (even though I was positively assured that I am booked on that date I am still concerned yes... paranoia)
- clean up the room (because it is indeed my couz's room and I haven't cleaned it up... half of the stuff was already crammed into a storage box but I ended up with the same amount of stuff but different ones... hmm that's kinda confusing)
- have to buy the stupid, goddamn, bloody chocolates and hopefully a good box of cherries... (yes... cherries)
- have to quickly choose my elecs for next year... (yes pathetic really but I'm doing it the last minute)

And as you can see from the above list it may not sound much but it is indeed... but nonetheless if you know about my laziness you would also know how I work... and thus motto in my life... there's this philosophy in Indo that says (in Indo): "bersusah-susah dahulu bersenang-senang kemudian" which literally means "working hard first before you have fun" see... my motto is this... "bersenang-senang dahulu bersusah-susah kemudian..." so... if you catch what the previous one means than you certainly would know what this one means...

Whereas... my cousin's motto is this: "bersenang-senang dahulu bersenang-senang kemudian" ^--^ I won't tell you what it means you need to know it from the previous translations I've given...

Alright that's all for today's chores and tantrums... I'm off... the net I meant...

~ciao~

aiyaa so hot

Omg I can't believe how hot today is. It must be a miracle to work outside on this day... It's reaching about 31 degrees now and it's already 5:50! Imagine that... ok I may be exaggerating just a teensy bit but honestly you can kinda feel a cool breeze slapping your forehead once in a while but I think some of the cool breezes just travelled and then said to themselves "it's too hot to continue"... I know that today is not as severe as that day back in December err... which means one year ago when the temperature plummeted to 42 degrees!! Yeah... remember that?!? Probably not... but I was suffering inside the shop with no air con except a few dud fans twirling on the ceiling but producing no wind whatsoever...

Today we went to the shopping mall just to cool it off a bit plus getting this and that for my parents (It's one more week till I go back home! YAY!) and my couz brought along her littlest daughter... the other daughter's stuck home with my other couz and play playstation coz she broke actually cracked one of her toes... yeah ouch... but she seem lively enough to hop-run along the hallway... yes you didn't hear me wrong... hop-run... coz she would actually hop like she's sprinting everytime across the hallway (she always sprint across the hallway you know... kids...)

Anyway... we went to the shopping mall and brought along her littlest daughter... can I call her niece? Coz it's just too long to actually say my couz's daughter... yeah anyways besides the point... we put her inside her stroller and you know when you see the little kids in stroller most of the times they are shouting incomprehensible words and as such funnily enough this little girl doesn't say a word and you should have seen the look on her face... she's dead on serious and always stare at everything... it's good coz that means she's not going to cry or anything... and she's pretty clever too... we gave her her dummy and she doesn't want it and what she would do is wave her hand in a 'no' gesture and have this 'don't give me that' look on her face ^--^ isn't she cute...

Yeah... about the goodies that I'm bringing back home... can't find that goddamn abominable white KitKat... seriously went to three different Woolies and still no clue as to where that KitKat has disappeared too... it's scary really... AND I still can't understand why Indos like white chocolates so much! I mean... white chocolates are really really sweet and I hate them! Definitely loathe them really... They just make me nauseous well... that is if you eat a lot of them and when they contain 100% milk... omg just thinking about it... +__+

Oh and funnily enough you know sometimes little kids can get scared when they see Santa or other really big fuzzy creatures like those you saw when you go to Dufan?!? You know... anybody in weird costumes... funnily enough my couz's daughter didn't cry... ok... maybe when she's seeing it from somewhat far away maybe not but she just stared curiously oh and yes she is definitely not a really social person coz she cried with whoever's new... eg. she cried when she saw me for the first time etc...

Yup... that's all for today... I just feel like yapping away today... okies then... see ya later...

"difficult times lie ahead, Harry..."

Aah... finally... get to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with Noush...

It was alright... for some reason yet again I expect the movie to be like the book and I know for sure that the hell it will be like the book coz if the book is indeed turned into a movie you would have approximately 4 recesses plus one lunch sessions just to get it over with... But you know me... if they're basing something to something it needs to be meticulously correct and exact... yeah I know... I really shouldn't expect the book...

Anyways... all in all they did chopped up a great deal of stories from the book... like... what was that little house elf's name? The female one plus Dobby didn't show up... and also Sirius did a no-show in this one too... well... sort of... but I guess in terms of actually shortening the story they did a very well done script writing that's what I thought... The movie actually makes sense for those who didn't read the book and a great deal of it is actually quite original scripting... so basically they still refer to the main storyline in the book but all in all they present a totally different story to that of the original book...

It is actually a great movie to watch particularly on the big screen coz there are a few action scenes that was really over the edge sort of technology... although... still have a bit of concern as to Daniel Radcliffe playing Harry though... he looks pale... but maybe that's just me... Hermione has grown! ^--^ and Ron's hair too... hahaha... and the twins' too... WHAT'S WITH THE LONG HAIR?!? I mean seriously even Neville's into the fad... omg... I can't stand particularly Harry's hair!! Gosh... what's with boys sense of hairdos these days huh?!?

Anyways I thought it was great to watch on the big screen and that's it and I'm pretty sure people who haven't read the novels but have been following the movies are able to understand it without reading the novels first... so all in all a great adaptation of the original...

That's all for this movie... cya again when I watch another one... ^--^ haha that would be ages...

Alrighty cya!

ps. Cedrid Diggory was pretty cute ^--^ (maybe he looks better in the movie but he's tall...)

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