Friday, 22 June 2007

Entertainment

Okay. Went Fanfict.net to gather more inspiration and writing techniques. Its amusing to read the fruits of other people's fertile imagination. Okay. What I just typed seems seriously ambigious. Like there is some hidden sexual innuendo, which I willingly assure you, there is not. Honest. Okay. Here are some nice and amusing ones. Publicizing (for free of course) to the rest of the world how amazing my taste in humour and literature is structured. I know, I know, my current post is strewned with loads of euphemisms, literary skills and other paraphernalia in my English arsernal, not that there are a lot. this happens to me whenever I start writing fanfiction again, and it seems like thinking of Atobe and Oshitari together at the same time amplifies the extent of this occurence.

There's Reading Material, about Oshitari and Atobe's choice in books. Quite amusing and absolutely harmless. Into Me is a AtoKiku fanfic, a bit yaoi in nature, silly-funny and relatively harmless as well. There are loads of peculiar fanfics floating around, and I read one that was to convince all anorexic and bulimic people out there that even Atobe can't be cool if he's anorexic. Yup. I'm serious. Its sort of a Oshitari and Atobe pairing thing, although the structure of the fanfic is a little strange. Its as if the Hyotei students are a bunch of starving poseurs, and Atobe is the king of anorexics. Seriously weirded me out. A is for Atobe is nice, as in, it isn't too OOC to the extent that you wonder if the writer actually watched or even read Prince Of Tennis. Its a collection of little snippets about Atobe. Refreshing. Talking about refreshing, Atobe vs. Nanjiroh is laugh-out-loud funny. Echizen Nanjiroh is pretty OOC, since when did he start chasing after guys?!, but its unusual enough for me to mention it here. Fanfic land has loads of JirouAtobe pairings, although I have no idea why its such an appealing combination. Is it because they are so different? But the things that fanfic writers make them do... Brr. Some of these writers seem to be sexually depraved and spending to much time thinking of kinky ways to hook the both of them up. I skipped all the TezukaAtobe pairs (don't want to continue polluting my mind), SanadaAtobe pair can be quite extreme. In a way, Atobeism reminded me of the Haoism fanfic I read a couple of years ago. Quite hilarious. Although the really funny one was Atobe No Boogie Woogie. Damn funny! Remember, "Sousa, ore-sama no bigi ni / Yoishirero! Ore no bigi ni / Sousa, ore-sama no bigi ni / Yoishirero! Ore no bigi ni bugi, bugi-ugi, bugi-ugi!" from Dreamlive? Haha. I must say that some of the OshitariGakuto pairings are freaky. Like very freaky. I know there is such as thing as homosexuality, but do they need to be so explicit and descriptive?! In the middle of a perfectly okay story as well, the nerve. It makes me wonder if they are aware that some prefer sweeter persuasions other than crash and burn. And why does it always have to be in the middle of an otherwise perfectly good story?! Did I just repeat myself? Sorry.


KK. I shall continue to read fanfics. And do my best to avoid anything relatively... warped. Yup.



Tu es beau, mon amour. Tu es fais craquer...

Thursday, 21 June 2007

Distraction

I'm in love with brownies. The really chocolate-y ones, with walnuts too, that are high on the sin-o-meter... Someone give me one. I like the wetter, more sponge textured ones instead of the dry version. I guess the moist nature reminds me of eating pure, melted chocolate. Yummy. If there's something I can't resist, its really good food, whatever it is (as long as it doesn't have chilli). Chocolate cake, brownies, coffee cake, tiramisu, pandan cake, banana cake, chocolate chip cookies, almond cookies, butter cookies, no-bake and baked chesese cake... its no wonder I learnt to bake before I learnt to cook. Then there's steamed salmon, cauliflower, roast chicken rice, lemon chicken rice, Shaghainese dumplings, har kow, siew mai, peanut soup, Campbell soup, scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes, chicken nuggets, cheese, ebiko, tobiko, chawanmushi, red bean pau, char siew, pork stewed with chestnuts, drunken prawns, beancurd, crabmeat with prawns, tomatoes, chicken drumstick and wings... Wow, I just realised I like to eat loads of stuff. And I have yet to even start on dessert and beverages. So now you know why I can't lose weight. Ho-hum.

Food is something like the ultimate form of temptation to me. I use it to reward myself, to console myself, and to help me pass time when I'm bored or stuck in an awkward situation. Food is essential to keep me functioning, and I can't help but enjoy the experience of eating. I mean, I actually like the taste of white rice. Honest. Rice sold in Singapore is of a certain standard, and this coupled with the fact that my family buys above average rice... rice really is good. I mean, just eat about one or two spoonfuls of plain, freshly steamed white rice. It smells good, its a slightly sweet, goes well with anything that you can possibly put on your plate, every mouthful taste slightly different, and best of all, its cheap. I mean, its like the perfect eating accessory sort of thing. I know of diets which tell you to cut down on carbohydrates by eating lesser rice, and replacing it with proteins like meat, but seriously, won't you ever get tired of the taste of meat? I know I do. On some rare days, I'm all for fruits and vegetables, and I avoid all red meat, only with a little bit of fish to sort of balance up my meal.

On an average school day, starting at 6am in the morning, breakfst consists of three slices of plain white Gardenia bread , usually spread with kaya, peanut butter and chocolate, one flavour per bread. Then I would have yong tau foo or a snack at about 10am, depending on how much time I have before my next class. Lunch at 1pm tend to be either noodles or rice, depending on the length of the queue for the particular store. If I have dance after that, I'll most probably buy a heavier snack when class ends, it would usually around 3pm, one portion to eat before it starts and one at about 8pm when it ends, on my way home to have dinner at about 9pm. Otherwise, a light snack woul tide me over until I get home to have my dinner at about 7pm.

Talking about dance, I wonder what we are going to do after school starts. Sighx. I feel unfit. Hmm. Maybe I shall go run a bit. Urgh. Enough.

"Darkling I listen: and, for many a time I have been half in love with easeful Death, Call'd him soft names in many a mused rhyme" Keats, "Ode to a Nightingale"

Sunday, 17 June 2007

Explode

This is so irritating. So much homework to complete. And they all have something to do with that irritating 'R' word. Yup. Research. How the Hell are you supposed to do 'Research' if you are not allowed to use the Internet for sources, the library books can't really help, and you don't have an expert within easy access?! Sometimes, I really detest General Paper. I mean, the teacher goes all yadda yadda yadda, don't think just because you achieved an A1 for English and is a (bloody) 6-pointer means you will do well in MY subject... GP is alllll about your INNATE ability and not MUGGING aimlessly... Yeah. Whatever. If its all innate ability, then why don't you tell those of us without ability to give up so that we can spend the time on other things, such as sleeping, eating and other bodily functions. If its innate ability, then why is it compulsory? To prevent those without this instinct from going to university? Imagine having to listen to such nonsense 4 periods per week! WE KNOW! We all know A-Levels is different from O-Levels! We know failing is a very real probability! We understand and we will do our best! Sheesh! I mean, after all, if we were so 'ABLE', we won't be in NJ! There. I've gone and said it. Most of the top NJ people, are unable to compare with those from RJ and HCI.

Its (more or less) a fact. Maybe it wasn't the case in the past (I see the numerous ministers names on the scholars list everyday), but the current trend is nothing worth celebrating. I mean, there hasn't been a SINGLE President Scholar in 11 years. Quite a LONG dry spell, eh? NJ people are restrained, restricted... they are tied down with lots of unnecessary and minute details. They dare not go all out, or cannot go all out, and being late bloomers (lets give the majority a benefit of the doubt), are prevented from reaching their full potential. Imagine, the niche CCA, every year tops, with dedicated students and teachers, having to raise funding consistently. Yes, its good exposure, experience... But if the niche has to go to such measures, what about the rest? Ah. Now you stop and ponder. This school is...

Exhausted. Pissed. I hate it when people insult you for having the wrong infomation. I HATE being punished for communication breakdowns. What the hell, since when was it wrong to be inaccurate?! You see something wrong, you either correct the person, or ignore. Don't be a pain in the neck and throw a big ruckus, because this is known as the INFORMATION age. No one said that this was the ACCURATE information age. So don't grind the inaccuracies into the ground, hoping to leave a big enough crater to get onto tomorrow's newspaper. No matter how apologetic I am, (oh sorry) , was, for the inaccuracies, its all know all over once I chance upon hypocritical bastards who exaggerate the slightest things to help make themselves seem superior. Yes, sure. you know more. So? Play nice with me, and I'll share my toys; try and mess around and I'll be the bitch from Hell. Yeah. I'm not embarrased by my personality. Oh, I can be really nice, in fact I like being nice to people, apologetic, sincere, caring, understanding... but there's balance in this world, like the yin and the yang, so the nicer I can be, the meaner I can get. Don't cross me, 'cause I can be as bitchy as I want. Its something I picked up as time went by and I realised that good girls need to have poisonous claws against the bad people breeding rampantly in life. Society gave me the ability to seesaw between, and, from healer to destroyer. Not that I'm complaining. So darling, its all a matter of choice...

Awoke on the wrong side of bed... Going to sleep on the wrong side of bed.

Friday, 15 June 2007

Wake

Okay. In case anyone is unaware of the fact that my Common Test is just 8 days away, here is the announcement. Because it is. Argh. I have been slacking the ENTIRE June school holidays away. Doing what? Eating, drinking, sleeping... reading, watching Kazu-chan on Youtube... everything but serious work. I need to get my brain overhauled. I guess my body is set to revenge mode, where I just slack as vengeance with regard to the boring nature of school which I had previously been continuously exposed to. So as a coping mechanism, I have naturally started wasting away my precious studying time. The mind is completely aware of the body's determination to take the harder path, but is powerless to prevent the worst from happening. Who is the idiot who made it such that I can't properly enjoy my school vactions?! And then there's the one week Enrichment Week. I guess its to guilt you into studying again when you see the awful results you achieve. Man, life sucks. I wish I was this super smart and diligent girl. Makes life much easier. Much easier.

I now have Gather by Ao To Bin To Kan. Its mainly a joint thing by Aozu, Cap To Bin and Pull-Tab To Kan, but only a partial one. In short, by all the American Tournament inclusive of Tezuka. Realised that its the only song I have whereby both Okiayu and JunJun sings the same song. So sad, they should sing together more often. Another song I like in Fujouri by Atobe, Ootori, Mukahi and Hiyoshi, I think its the second ending song of the OVA National Tournament. Super nice. I can now pick out JunJun's voice distinctly in all the songs that I have of him singing. So the other three singers of Hyotei Eternity, thats what their called, is something like a jumble of great voices. Yup. With the greatest voice of all making me swoon. Suwabe Junichi is damn good. Talking about Atobe, I want Kazu-chan's Tokyo Diamond. And I wonder who is going to takeover Kazu-chan in Dreamlive 4.

Kazu-chan should be quite popular, I heard his fangirls clearly screaming his name during Dreamlive. Can fully understand why. Especially when he was topless in DL1. Sighx. Not in the mood to gush. Very clear-headed. The thought of school resuming is enough to make me deflate. Even Atobe can't make me feel better, only make it more bearable. One and a half more years to go. I'm sure I can make it through with my sanity intact. Although whether I'll still contain the essence of myself is up in the air and all out for grabs. School is boring. In the extreme. Sighx.

Labouring for a future I cannot see, planning for a future I cannot anticipate. Optimism is revolutionary, but the pessimists rule the world.

We fear that which we cannot see, we desire that which we cannot have... we are all puppets in the stream of time.

Thursday, 14 June 2007

Desperate

In my desperation, I turned to the only available resource of looking at Kazu-chan's glorious face for a substantial period of time. I watched Kamen Rider Kabuto. I've just said it. You know that you're a lost cause when you turn to Power Ranger-like shows in order to stare at Kazu-chan's profile. And no, the screen did not flicker from his increased screentime (when compared to Grirl From Hell which only has roughly 2 minutes worth of Kazu-chan ONLY).

Kamen Rider Kabuto is actually more Masked Rider than Power Ranger, but the formula is all the same, the transformation to some special, usually colour-coded suit, the
monsters from outer space which attack planet earth... Yadda yadda yadda. Actually, I only watched 2 episodes, 17 and 18, because I didn't want to kill brain cells unnecessarily, but its not like the storyline is hard to follow or anything. Like I said, been there, seen that. Now on to Kazu-chan...

Kazu-chan plays Kamen Rider Drake, something like the Blue Ranger, otherwise known as Daisuke (so coincidental! say "I like Daisuke" in Japanese. Haha.). In the human world, he is this womanising freelance make-up artist who is getting increasingly famous, with an amnesiac little girl, Gon, as his partner. In the fighting-outer-space-alien world, Daisuke is the reluctant Kamen Rider who just wants to get on with his life. Anyway, I'm bloody jealous of the little girl who plays Gon. She gets to hold his hand, hug him, in short, everything a rabid fangirl would love to do. Oh yeah, she breaks Daisuke's heart too. How? She regained
her memory of the past, and in doing so, conveniently forgot all about Daisuke. Even though she promised she would never forget him. Urgh. How could she forget him?! I know I can't. I didn't like Daisuke at first, because he seemed really cold to those around him, but when I saw the pained look on his face when Gon was kidnapped, my heart bled for him. Then there was the scene where he reluctantly let go of Gon's hand, the scene where he sort of cupped Gon's fallen tear in his hand, the scene where Gon asked him who he was... Argh. I think I'm a bleeding heart when it comes to the relationship (?) between Gon and Daisuke, because its like love, abeit a purer form. It just gave me the "Awww" feeling. For those who completely do not understand what I'm talking about, you can jolly well go and watch these two episodes of Kamen Rider Kabuto to see Kazu-chan ----- in short, watching Kamen Rider Kabuto for Kamen Rider Drake. Ironic.

O_o I just realised that the birthday of Kazu-chan and Atobe are only thr
ee days apart. Kazu-chan is October 7th while Atobe is October 4th! So cool. I'll definitely remeber their birthdays! I think it coincides with my Promos as well, although its TBC. Yuck. Oh. But Atobe is like 6cm shorter than Kazu-chan, who happens to be 181cm. I wonder what Kazu-chan eats. I mean, 181cm is pretty tall for an Asiatic. Although I guess as Atobe is only 15 (which part of him seems 15? 15 year-olds saying stuff like " Ore-sama no bigi no yoi na"? What rubbish. They all seem substantially older, with Atobe seemingly at least 18. I was NEVER so 'adult' when I was 15.), so he may still grow taller? Oh. Just realiseed that the TeniMyu cast are ALL tall, because Kazu-chan is only of average height when you look at them across the stage. Well, Tezzie and Oshitari ARE real-life models. Urgh. I feel decidedly petite when I think about their heights. I'm about... well, 13cm shorter than Kazu-chan. Thats about slightly less than a head shorter. Oh. But one of my seniors from my CCA and senior class would only be 2cm shorter. So if I use her as a guage... talking to someone of Kazu-chan's height would give me a crick in the neck, not that I would be able to talk to him anytime soon in the forseeable future.

I finally managed to get hold of Atobe's photo post-Nationals-against-Echizen. He looks... well, more awake? I don't know yet if I like the new hairdo. He seems punk-ish, when previously he was so genteel (?).

I mean, compare this with the previous Atobe. He looks decidedly different. Oh. I noticed that Kazu-chan has very defined eyebrows. I mean, he looks like he frequently shapes his eyebrows, because the pictures of him in his blog look different from those of him when he is acting. You could go to his blog to take a look. I'm looking for Kazu-chan's 55mm( his video or something) and waiting for SOMEONE to lend me Girl From Hell. Yup. I don't dare watch the Kids Central Prince Of Tennis as I'm afraid of hearing JunJun's awesome voice removed and Atobe's magnificience warped by some lousy voice actor/actress. Why do I get the feeling that they are going to use a woman? I mean, no matter how effeminate Atobe seems at times, scenes of which I can't seem to find as Atobe seems absolutely male to me, they totally should not put a whining sissy to voice him. No way.

Have no idea who is taking over Kazu-chan as Atobe in Dreamlive 4. I feel like playing Doki Doki. It would feel damn good to play a dating SIM with the regulars. Especially Atobe. KYAH! Although I have no idea how it works. I heard that there's the fantasy ones, with Atobe getting bitten by a snake(?), and the school ones where fangirls chase after him.

Ok. End here.

Katsu no wa Atobe...

Friday, 8 June 2007

Kato Kazuki Live GIG 2006 ~ Review

I'm mad about Kazu-chan, so Part One is sort of a disappointment. He's singing Warning and Higher, and clinging to the microphone for dear life. I mean, he sort of dances with the microphone stand, which is SUPER uncool! I mean, its a cordless mic, so he could have jolly well removed the microphone and walk around on stage. The way he kept shaking either his right or left leg was rather distracting too. Sighx. I guess he was nervous or something? He looked waay better as Atobe in TeniMyu, maybe its easier to pretend to be a character, I mean Atobe has a few signature moves, a certain attitude to emulate... Its might be simpler to become someone else with an established personality? Don't know for sure. Good thing he's hot, otherwise, watching him would be a little boring. Okay voice though. In a way, I suppose I've sort of equated Atobe with Kazu-chan, so it becomes jarring when Kazu-chan seems to behave a little less like Atobe, you know the the absolute confidence, the cool poses of Atobe... and instead practically attaches himself to the microphone. Sad. Is this Kazu-chan's first time on stage? He kept touching his hair, the fringe, as he was making the little speech in the second part of the video. He also kept closing his eyes when he sings, regardless of what type of song, I mean, don't tell me he's trying really hard not to look at the audience! And he blocks the lower half of his face due to the clasping of his microphone. Sad. If not for the side cameras in the video, all I would be looking at would be his hair and eyebrows. So imagine the poor audience. Sighx. His clothes are SUPER formal, I mean, the suit... the tie, I mean, he's so hot, he should have more confidence! And the stage was really near the audience, so he could have easily interacted with the crowd. AHHH! The beginning was such a waste! He even forgot some of the lyrics of Our Future! Its one of my favourites, and he just stopped at the intro to the chorus! Super obvious! He managed to tide it over by rolling his head backwards and touching his fringe. Thank goodness the action looked liked something Atobe would do, so I just swooned and forgave him. But I laughed when I saw how ridiculous he looked 'dancing' during Starlight Dreamer. You know, the head rocking action thingy. He looked like he could have joined Indian Dance! It seemes as if he did not know what to do with his hands, I mean, he was doing the Atobe pointing at adoring crowd action, but it seems like a throwback to the numerous times he acted in Dreamlive. Then there was the Insight-like action. Sad. He looked totally hot when he removed his silver jacket, but his hot-factor couldn't have saved his obvious unease. He was 'moving' the microphone stand around his neck... Ok. Its official. He looks silly. Must be his first time on stage. He only became more comfortable in the middle when his voiced (and the crowd) sort of warmed up. Realised that he keeps drinking, must be really tiring to sing so many songs. The crowd was reallly weak, and Kazu-chan should really brush up on his English. Although he has really nice biceps. Yup. Yummy arms, most probably from the gym. He did a backflip in the last video! His earring was damn cool!

Oh yeah. Here are the songs he sang during the Live Gig 2006, in order, all available on Youtube. It must be noted that some of the songs will flow onto the next video:

First video: Warning, Higher
Second video: Soba ni Ite, Kimi to Zutto
Third Video: Our Future, Starlight Dreamer
Fourth video: Shining (I think), Line
Fifth video: Tokyo Diamond (I think) and Flaming Ice!
Sixth Video: Warning (again, better!)
Seventh Video: Can't indentify

OMG! I just found out that Kazu-chan DOESN"T act in Dreamlive 4th! Are they trying to KILL me! Then who is going to be Atobe?! And the emphasis is on Rikkaidai! ARGH! NO FAIR! Loks like I have to go watch the old Dreamlives all over again for my Kazu-chan fix...

Sobs...

Does anyone know how to get the Prince Of Tennis : Musical Best Actor - Atobe Keigo? I want Flaming Ice, Koori no Emperor and the other songs...