Singapore Convo

Singapore is definitely a fine country with many strict systems. As we drove there on the weekend (on Hari Raya) it was a disaster. After leaving our house at 5.30am, and officially started our journey at 6, it took us about 4 hours to reach Johor. Upon meeting both my uncles at Skudai as promised, we went to one of my uncle's home as he packed his belonging (he didn't knowwe'll be staying overnight at SG). It was then lunch and around 1pm, we adjourned our journey to Singapore. From 1 onwards we moved towards the custom and it was a really really really long queue. It took us more than 1 hour to finally moved to the immigration booth. But we didn't have any green card or the cash card. At the booth, the officer gave us the green cards to be filled. I felt sorry for the cars queuing behind us as the 5 of us fumbled with what to fill in and what not. When we're finally done, we had to drive to the counter to purchase the cash card in order to get into Singapore. That took us some time too. Therefore in total, we reached Singapore at 3pm and drove straight to Chinatown where our hotel is located. We got into the parking booth and then didn't know what to do. There was no parking ticket to pick and they said "auto pass" which made us think its like staff's card (which we definitely don't have). All in all, we're stuck there with several cars behind us (again) with no staff to help us. Luckily my uncle managed to ask someone and they said we can use the cash card to get in, much to our relieve.

I'm pretty much lazy today so I won't be talking much about my journey at SG (I'll leave it for next time). Graduation day was really fun :D I arrived there at around 2pm and saw Angie and her friend. Then I met up with Janet, Nai Lin, Kah Yen and Aaron (Gan). We chatted for a while and snapped some photos. Arter that we went into the hall to get our regalia. Inside, I met some more other seniors. I knew quite number of them by face but not name (lol, yes, I'm an ignorant person). Including this one guy and another (lol), I found them really familiar and finally realized we used to be in the same class for certain subjects... even so, we didn't talk back in KDU so there's no point saying "hi" casually since we aren't close. I saw Han Cai and her sister after taking my regalia. We talked for a while but I had to rush back to buy some stuffs so I said goodbye to them and went off in promise we'll meet again later at the convo.

I reached there at 5.30 and saw Ee Huang & Kendy. Then I met with Hui Yi and started changing into my regalia. It was a little early so together with my parents and uncles, we queued for the photo session which costs $S 25 for the shots.

My individual photo... my uncle was saying that I'm promoting for Murdoch, to which I replied, "Can't help it, I graduated from there after all!"

A family photo... but unfortunately one of my uncle had a course so he couldn't attend!

Weeeee my seniors! (l-r) Aaron, Kah Yen, me, Janet & Nai Lin

A group photo! I know most of them but not everyone... as a matter of fact, there are a few here that I know by face but not name ^^ so I'll juz randomly name those I know: Jessica, Philip, Kendy, Lee Hua, Sook Chen, Alex, Mei Ling, Han Cai, Yeong Wen, Soo Hwa, Alex etc etc :D

The joy of throwing your mortar board...? And then everyone started looking for their own mortar board on the ground. A second threw came when someone said, "Due to the audiences' requests (it's a favourite), so we'll do it again!!!"

Aaaaaah it was really fun~ I have some pix at Han Cai's camera, Nai Lin's phone, Angie's camera and Lee Hua's camera... gotta mail them for the pix hehe~

2nd Dose of Little Detectives

Its funny how I bought 3 set of DVDs and end up finishing One Piece first. That got the better of me. When I finished, it left me with a tingling feeling of wanting more but couldn't. I tried easing with Jdrama. Tantei Gakuen Q was unexpectedly good. The cast were superb but from first impression, I didn't really think they'd fit into it so well. The story, though somewhat different from the book, did not divert its plot away from the main theme that it was supposed to deliver: the war with Mei-Ou-Sei (Pluto). All in all, everyone in Q Class were good and Yamada Ryousuke carried out Amakura Ryuu's dark personality extremely well. I was surprised at how good 14 year-olds can be involving acting.

Q Class members (l-r): Kyuu, Megumi, Ryuu, Kazuma, Kinta

Ah... as expected, my favourite character is still Amakusa Ryuu, casts by Yamada Ryousuke. Throughout the whole series he displayed a rather dark and twisted characteristic. His facial expression was good as well, serious and a person who's used to darkness in life. But when I saw him smile for the first time, I felt a happy expression suits him more.

The many faces of Yamada Ryousuke as Amakusa Ryuu (above)

Some pix below of the Q class members... I mean, group picture :D

I guess this should be it... the next posting will be events, pictures and stuffs at the Singapore convocation trip! Yes, leaving tomorrow morning and I can hardly waaaaaaait!!!

Another week flew by...

It's been peaceful for the past few weeks. I go out once in a while, mostly weekeneds. Just last Saturday I went to Wan U with my friend :D to singK. The Neway at Wan Utama is pretty much new and if you're lucky to get a room upstairs, you'll enjoy the big space, 3 mikes and an attached bathroom! But what I hate about it is the constant interruption by staffs who came in and out @@ ... they'll come in to leave the menu, take the orders, bring in the drinks, then bring in the food, collect the used plates/ bowls, asked for any last orders, request to pay the bill etc. I really HATE it when I'm singing and they barged in to do something. I'd stopped singing immediately and then that's it. It spoiled my song =___= I wished they could do something about that though.

Ah right, out of curiosity, I wonder if anyone used eMule? or perhaps heard of it? I don't. Not till recently I started downloading manga from a forum with direct downloads. Everytime they'll put this "Source: eMule" ... so last week I finally went online and checked what this eMule thing is and discovered to my surprise, it's a download manager like LimeWire and Kazaa (although it's a tadbit different I guess). I downloaded it. I tried to look for any manga but there isn't and gosh, I seriously don't know how to use it! Frustrated, I uninstalled it. Then I continued to browse the net as usual... until I discovered a chinese site that had hundreds or links to chinese (translated) yaoi manga. I went crazy with joy and clicked on one of it. DOOM. I can't DL it... no eD2K. While I was thinking this eD2K looks familiar, I realized that I needed the eMule to download these manga. U see? I had to re-install it THEN click on the link.

It wasn't difficult to use. Problem is "PATIENCE" because there are many servers available. eMule will auto-assign a server (ranges from American, Europe to Japan and others unknown servers). Say, you requested 8 files. If you're lucky enough, the server that was assigned to you had the downloads, it will move. Otherwise what you'll see is a red line which meant there's no seeder. And then you'll have to queue for the requested files. If it ain't your turn, you won't be downloading anything. Plus, the speed can be frustrating sometimes. When I got super-lucky, some of my files download between 50 - 60kbps! But most of the time it's just between less than 1kbps to 10kbps. I guess when this happens, you might want to switch to another server in hope that the speed increases. Depending on luck, it might just happen or it might not.

Currenly I have 72 files on queue but about half of them had finished downloading. Therefore having broadband is essential! I leave my downloads on overnight sometimes. Even so few of the files I wanted is still downloading. Pretty disappointing ;___; some files had been requested for about 1 week but still havent finished DL-ing aaaaaaaargh!

Oh yea, last Saturday when I went to S&M, I saw the Tantei Gakuen Q live action drama! Kyaaa so happy~ so regardless of my poor condition, I bought it. And so my friend called me a paedophile =_= I am NOT though *hem* Yamada Ryosuke who plays pretty boy Amakusa Ryu is sooooooo captivating. I mean, he's only 14 years old but he's really really goodlooking. Iya, pretty would be more suitable. Anyway, I wasn't exactly surprised to found out he's from Johnny's Jimusho (most of the popular Jpop groups came from this company, whereby their policy is not to accept females--purely male). Rumours flew that the head of the company is actually gay and had assaulted several pretty boys. Now, that was just a rumour I read some time ago in some websites...

Yup, above is the picture of 14-year old Yamada Ryosuke, born in Tokyo, Japan in year 1993. What? I can't help it! He may be young, but he's drop dead gorgeously-pretty! I have a weakness for pretty boys ;___; which unfortunately, none I see in Malaysia LOL. Anyway, he's only a 14 year-old boy, so don't corrupt him!

Well if you ask me what this drama is about, it's regarding detectives and investigations. Basically to understand this first episode on what's happening, you'd need to watch the "SPECIAL" episode/ movie released before the jdrama. That was the spinoff on how these 5 kids met during the test initiated by Morihiko Dan, whose intention is to gather a group of talented students to be his apprentice and may appoint someone from the group as his successor in future. Therefore, even though the 5 of them passed the test and were put into "assignments" as a group, most of them still acted as competitors and sometimes individually. It's only natural to say that all of them desired to be the successor of Morihiko Dan. I guess it's all up to Q or Kyu (Kamiki Ryunosuke) to bring the group to act as ONE. In a group, it is important to act upon the group's benefit and not so individually. I'm still watching this series... and I love the ending song--Stand by Me performed by The Brilliant Green. I'll change my profile song to this one later on :)

Trust me, its a good series worthy to watch. If you like detective series (+ pretty boys), then don't skip out on this one. I actually had the complete version of the manga as well as the anime. So i guess since I'm such a fan, I would look like an idiot to miss out on the drama, isn't it? lol. Even so, its good coz the mysteries were different from the book and animation. Some of the cases does look like Kindaichi's version coz both are from the same author and mangaka! How I wished Kindaichi or even Akechi could make a special apperance in Tantei hehe. But if you want to talk about Tantai Gakuen Q, this version of anime/ manga/ drama has got a much more concrete overall plot then Kindaichi. There's the Mei-Ou-Sei, an organization who helps ordinary people to achieve their revenge by drafting out a plan for them to follow.

Waaaaa can't wait for the Singapore Convo!!!

Over the Rainbow

Here we go again (?). I'm hooked into both Japanese and Korean dramas. I watched a little here and there of Smile Again but when it ended last week (and the new K-drama started yesterday nite), I was smitten by "Over the Rainbow" ... I really really love their dance moves, especially the main female cast--Kim Ok Bin (she should be the the leading actress--second from right, in jeans). I liked how she moved her body and no doubt, her character. The protagonist, Ji Hyun Woo, is also a sweetie :D he's cute and *hem* has a good b-o-d-y. If you look carefully, he resembles Rain a little (perhaps not so in the picture above). I'm looking forward to more of his groovy dance moves and how he'll be doing his "Nike" step (where they split their legs and focus on the side). Anyway I believe she got him interested in dancing!!!

On the right side of the picture, we have Hwan Hee or Fany dressed in blue. He's actually one of the member of the Kpop group--Fly to the Sky. Nicknamed as King of R&B, he's really cool and had a role in both modeling and acting apart from singing.

The story revolves around three main characters--Heok Ju (Ji Hyun Woo), Hee-Su (Kim Ok Bin) and Lex (Hwan Hee). Heok Ju's a troublemaker in school and was often given detentions. One day during a fight he injured a schoolmate who's due to take part in the district dance competition. And because of this, he was made to take part in it in place of the injured guy. Even so, Heok-Ju had never danced before and didn't have anyone to teach him, not till he met Hee-Su. Hee-Su who's the daughter of a priest and just came back from a foreign country had no place to stay. The place that Heok Ju and his family's currently staying used to be rented by Hee-Su's friend who left. She rented a room there in the end after a misunderstanding involving some money.

The series unfolds the journey of these 3 person who's passionate about dancing as well as the trials and turbulations they stumbled upon in striving to be a popular star. The entertainment business, though promises fame and money, may not be what it seems.

I'll scream if Heok-Ju and Hee-Su doesn't get together. They make such a nice pair... but from the many pictures I saw, the possibility of Heok Ju and Sang-Mi together is higher. Again, I believe I will stop watching if that's true =__= coz its unsightly for the eyes. Though Hee-Su and Lex also makes a good pair, I'd prefer the first pairing.

I hate the fact that I need to wait 24 hours before I could catch the next episode. Worse of all, I can't find anywhere that I could possibly download it (I don't want to use BT, mine is super slow) since I only ever use mIRC and direct download. D-Addict had removed it for DL in their site coz the drama had been licensed. I guess another choice would be Club box but I don't find it really reliable. Plus the fact I need to do some adjustment to my settings worries me... So there's a slim chance I'll rely on that. Therefore the last resort is to... catch it everyday which meant I won't be going out at night on weekdays +__+ Saturdays and Sundays feels unreaonably long during times like these ... Sigh.

Right, now I'll go back to downloading my HanaKimi and watching Gokusen 2. If anyone knows of any site/ IRC channel that provides Japanese or Korean drama for download (apart from SARS-Fansubs), lemme knoooooow!!!

Another dose of Gokusen

My Supre Lip Gloss:



That's the one I wanted~

the code is: 03 Vanilla & Cocoa; DOUBLE ENDED LIP GLOSS, 6ml.

I bought it at the Supre shop at City, and their house-brand cosmetics are located near the counter. You'll see a shelf there :) I went back there 1 week before flying back but this flavour finished its stock ;____; ... so Mei Theng, if you happen to go Perth City and pass by there, please please pretty please help me check whether they have it or not :D arigato!!!

Didn't I mentioned previously that there wasn't enough Gokusen? I downloaded the manga, till the recent chapter :D... the first 2-3 volumes are basically the repeat of what is in the anime. Even so, there were some differences in comparison. For example, Fuji (the tosa dog) appeared since the first epi (in the anime) but in the manga, he only appeared in volume 8 (or was it 7...?). Anyway it's all good hahahahaha!

Kumiko experienced changes in art. From volume 1, till volume 9. As of above, from left, Kumiko in vol 1, volume 4, volume 6 and lastly volume 9.

Kumiko's character in the anime is consistent therefore there were no problem with it.

Shin's character, on the other hand I believe undergo a tremendous evolution of art. It's similiar to Kumiko's positive changes, as he looked rather different in every volume. Even so, if you compare to how he looked in vol 1 and the latest vol 9, the changes had been too obvious!!!

From left to right, top to bottom: Shin in the first volume of manga, volume 2, volume 4, volume 5, volume 7, and last but not least from volume 9.

Morimoto-sensei's art became more refine in later volumes, as her sketching and drawing improved. The Shin in anime is indeed goodlooking, which was why I was shocked when I first read the first volume of the manga.




In the anime, the art was consistent therefore there's nothing to complain about LOL.

Hahahahahahaha well above is one of the scenes now shown in the anime. As a matter of fact the whole chapter wasn't produced in the animation. Shinohara-sensei was sick (or was it he got hurt? forgot...) and since he lived alone, Wakamatsu insisted that sensei should stay behind in their group, to which Shinohara couldn't decline. Kumiko winked happily to Wakamatsu who winked back and went off. Then Tetsu came to announce that sensei's room is ready (and that the room assigned to Shinohara was one of the smaller ones in their residence). Kumiko was angry and pulled Wakamatsu, who whispered softly to his ojou: "I thought that room was nearer since its just beside ojou's room..." Kumiko then released Tetsu and patted him on his back, followed by a thumbs up and an evil smile.

And then her two underlings suggested that they'd help Kumiko to "take care" of him and so that she could have some "fun" with him LOL. The image above appreared in Kumiko's head and she hit them. No wonder its the yakuza hahahahaha!

Another one of the funny part that wasn't shown in the anime was that in volume 4, Shin saved Kyou who was fighting on the street. Kyou then said he's repay him back and brought Shin with him to underground gambling and introduced Shin as his "brother" (not blood brother in this case, but brother as seen in the yakuza organization), with the nickname: Young Master Red Lion, much to Shin's dismay. He thought the name was lame but the others were in awed. Kyou lost most of his money and before long Shin grasp the nature of the game and took over. He had a winning streak and turned the tables for Kyou. Everyone was astounded by his "skills" and was sure that he'd be their boss someday (LOL).

Next Kyou brought him to a brothel. He picked the woman for Shin (the worse one out of the last two choice) but Shin ran off. Kyou then make Shin came along for their last destination, the hostess's club and two ladies sat down with Shin. Not long after that, Shin was drunk and dozed off. Sayuri-san then came out and was surprised to see Shin there. She then warned the two hostess on what they teach the young man because he's ojou's student. Next thing we see is that Kumiki woke up to see Shin sleeping in her living room. Shin mumbled something bout, "Please... no... don't rub ... not there..." to which an angry Kumiki shook him and said, "OH! "THERE" huh! WHERE IS YOUR "THERE!? HUH!? BRAT!"

In Vol 6, a new character came to light. His name is Inubou and he's also from the yakuza just like Kumiko. Inubou was transferred to Kumiko's class from his previous school due to some problems. They soon found out. Inubou though possesses a cute face (to which Fujiyama tried to trade by offering 4 of her class's boys), he'd turned into a scary when he's frightened or felt threatened.

In volume 8, one of the funniest volume among all, Noda casually asked Shin something due to his curiosity as to whether Shin likes Kumiko. After a pause, he said "I think... probably..." and shocked the rest of his gang. Following up to his confession, the next day Ucchi came up with an "idea" to make Shin and Kumiko closer. They created a 'rumoured' ghost story and asked Kumiko to come along with them to investigate it. When they reached the filing room, the gang pushed her inside along with Shin and locked them there. Kumiko then said maybe they'd have to spend the night here. All of a sudden both of them felt the awkwardness, and asked each other to say something.

Next up in volume 8 we have a suspected stalker to be following Fujiyama. Her bra got stolen and she felt as though someone's always following her. Kumiko then took the initiave to help Fujiyama and made everyone to join in. They were to escort Fujiyama home in pairs (well I don't see the point since they move in line of twos). Noda was saying that through her clothes, its obvious that Kumiko's a teacher and that she needed to change so that she and Shin can act as lovers (?) LOL. She complied and changed into a school student's uniform. I love the part where Shin saw her and then fell off his chair. He's always someone with composure and to see him act like that is simply priceless!!! Shin did not gave his opinion but I wonder what he really thinks of Kumiko in uniform? He should at least blush a little LOL

Then, still in volume 8 we have the festival. Shin went to Kumiko's house to return Fuji (who frequented his place). He was shocked by the scene of all the men dressed in Fundoshi. When Kyou asked Shin to dress like them, he declined. He was then struck by nother surprise when Shinohara appeared in fundoshi. Kyou then exclaimed that Shinohara is the "Festival Lawyer" and Shinohara replied that in the Kuroda family, whoever doesn't participate in the festival isn't a man. Kyou then slapped the fundoshi on Shin invitingly. Shin have no idea what came into him as he appeared in fundoshi after changing. Kumiko and his grandfather came out. When she saw Shin in fundoshi, she was totally enraptured and entranced by him.

When Kyou asked Shin to join in the competition in which the one who managed to snatch the ball is the winner, again Shin declined. But when Kyou said, "Ojou said whoever got the ball is the manliest of all." and the fact that last year Shinohara was the winner, it successfully provoked Shin into going for it.

The brawl continued and Shin hung onto Shinohara tightly to avoid him from getting the ball. The funny part was that Kumiko couldn't stand watching the the mess and asked someone to get her a fundoshi! However while everyone were busy fighting among each other, someone reached for the ball and grabbed it. Much to the dismay of the audiences, they shouted discouraging words and insult to the winner because they were cheering for Shin and Shinohara. LOL so most of them didn't think the winner deserved it and no one could bother with him at all... poor thing... though he won, I believe he didn't felt like a winner hahahahahaha

Unbelievably true, Shirokin High School might be starting its plan to organiza a co-ed school. When middle schooler girls from other schools were invited to Shirokin for an open day, the boys were behaving incredibly well. As a matter to fact, they looked so well-groomed that they don't even look like delinquents! Even Kumiko couldn't recognize Ucchi (and truthfully speaking, except for Kuma I don't think I'll be able to recognize ANY of them)!!!

K, till then... I'll be talking about something else :D ... I think that's enough of Gokusen for a while now!