Lots of birthday celebrations... numerous trips to the hospital... a minor op for me... a day surgery for daddy... and lots of MCs...
I'm glad I survived!
March 2010
It has been such a busy busy month for me...
Lots of birthday celebrations... numerous trips to the hospital... a minor op for me... a day surgery for daddy... and lots of MCs...
I'm glad I survived!
Lots of birthday celebrations... numerous trips to the hospital... a minor op for me... a day surgery for daddy... and lots of MCs...
I'm glad I survived!
Ladies vs Butler
Anime of the moment: Ladies vs Butler
credits:wikipedia
Another harem anime. It's either you like them or you don't. You know, many girls all falling for the same unlikely guy. You get the idea.
For anime otaku, there's lots of ecchi fan service which I won't elaborate anymore.
I find the plot rather weak, with not much of a build up climax leading to the last episode. At the end of the day, this is just a rather light hearted anime with some laughs here and there.
Ask me about this anime again next week, and I probably would have forgotten about it.
credits:wikipedia
Another harem anime. It's either you like them or you don't. You know, many girls all falling for the same unlikely guy. You get the idea.
For anime otaku, there's lots of ecchi fan service which I won't elaborate anymore.
I find the plot rather weak, with not much of a build up climax leading to the last episode. At the end of the day, this is just a rather light hearted anime with some laughs here and there.
Ask me about this anime again next week, and I probably would have forgotten about it.
Kiss Me Quick
Book of the moment: Kiss Me Quick by Julie Highmore
credits:amazon
Interesting. A book offering perspectives from all the different characters. It is rather amusing as you'll get to see how certain events are being viewed differently by the different characters.
Though, there might be a little too many characters for me to deal with and sometimes I forget who Alice or Stefan or Erica is.
Quite a fun read. I'll surely check out more of her books next time.
credits:amazon
Interesting. A book offering perspectives from all the different characters. It is rather amusing as you'll get to see how certain events are being viewed differently by the different characters.
Though, there might be a little too many characters for me to deal with and sometimes I forget who Alice or Stefan or Erica is.
Quite a fun read. I'll surely check out more of her books next time.
Kobato
Anime of the moment: Kobato
credits:wikipedia
Remember this? Well, the anime has ended its run.
As is with all Clamp anime, there are quite a number of cross over character. Either they are running out of their creative juices or they are just plain lazy just sticking to old characters, depending on how you see it. You can spot the most obvious Chi and Freya, the twin sisters from Chobits. And then there's a whole episode where Kobato met the Tsubasa Chronicles gang who were supposedly still looking for Sakura's feathers.
There are alot more others which since I did not catch all Clamp anime, I wouldn't know of.
The story is a little strange. The ending seemed to totally deviate from the original objective of the anime when it first started out. The anime started out with Kobato going around trying to "heal" people's heart so that she can earn some "kompeito" to fill up her bottle. Once she managed to fill up that bottle, her wish will be granted.
What Kobato wished for, we don't know since it wasn't shown explicitly or otherwise. Somewhere along the way, Kobato stopped doing what she's supposed to be doing and there seemed to be a confusing shift in direction the anime is going. It went from being a fantasy anime to a romance anime?! Plus, it is sort of farfetched to have Kobato falling in love with Fujimoto-san and Fujimoto with Kobato? With not much focus or development on the relationship between the two, suddenly they are very much in love?
When Kobato didn't finish filling up her bottle by the deadline, she is supposed to meet her "end". But that did and didn't happen. The story then went on to talk about Fujimoto waiting for Kobato?
I am lost! This might probably explain why I didn't really survive most of the Clamp anime, like Tsubasa Chronicles, X, Card Captor Sakura, just to name a few?
credits:wikipedia
Remember this? Well, the anime has ended its run.
As is with all Clamp anime, there are quite a number of cross over character. Either they are running out of their creative juices or they are just plain lazy just sticking to old characters, depending on how you see it. You can spot the most obvious Chi and Freya, the twin sisters from Chobits. And then there's a whole episode where Kobato met the Tsubasa Chronicles gang who were supposedly still looking for Sakura's feathers.
There are alot more others which since I did not catch all Clamp anime, I wouldn't know of.
The story is a little strange. The ending seemed to totally deviate from the original objective of the anime when it first started out. The anime started out with Kobato going around trying to "heal" people's heart so that she can earn some "kompeito" to fill up her bottle. Once she managed to fill up that bottle, her wish will be granted.
What Kobato wished for, we don't know since it wasn't shown explicitly or otherwise. Somewhere along the way, Kobato stopped doing what she's supposed to be doing and there seemed to be a confusing shift in direction the anime is going. It went from being a fantasy anime to a romance anime?! Plus, it is sort of farfetched to have Kobato falling in love with Fujimoto-san and Fujimoto with Kobato? With not much focus or development on the relationship between the two, suddenly they are very much in love?
When Kobato didn't finish filling up her bottle by the deadline, she is supposed to meet her "end". But that did and didn't happen. The story then went on to talk about Fujimoto waiting for Kobato?
I am lost! This might probably explain why I didn't really survive most of the Clamp anime, like Tsubasa Chronicles, X, Card Captor Sakura, just to name a few?
Alice in Wonderland
Movie of the moment: Alice in Wonderland
credits:wikipedia
So many questions. Why is it that Alice is a 20 year-old girl? Isn't she supposed to be a little girl? Isn't a 20 year-old girl a little old to be playing make-believe and saying "this is all a dream..."?
Why is it that her clothes remain unchanged whereas her boots and the hanky tied around her wounds on her arm shrink/expand along with her? Was it a cinematography decision so that the lead character can have a variety of wardrobe change?
I might not remember the whole story of Alice in Wonderland which I've read when I was very young, but I'm fairly certain there was only ONE queen??
Also, why do I detect a hint of some romanticism going on between the Mad Hatter and Alice? Isn't that... sort of incestuous in a way???
I feel there's some "read between the lines" which I'm not getting. It's definitely more than just an entertaining show. After all, it's a Tim Burton show! Or am I giving it more credit than it deserve?
Johnny Depp is just so Johnny Depp-ish. It seems like the more weird characters he play, the more it seemed to all blend into one. When the Mad Hatter appeared, did you detect some hint of Willy Wonka and Captain Jack Sparrow?
I quite like Helena Bonham Carter's role and the way she portrayed the Red Queen. I must say she's a really versatile actress and the Red Queen was very well done.
The White Queen is interesting, but there wasn't much room for character development, hence Anne Hathaway didn't really shine through in this show.
On the overall, the show is pretty okay. I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm disappointed, but I'm not very satisfied either. Something is definitely lacking...
credits:wikipedia
So many questions. Why is it that Alice is a 20 year-old girl? Isn't she supposed to be a little girl? Isn't a 20 year-old girl a little old to be playing make-believe and saying "this is all a dream..."?
Why is it that her clothes remain unchanged whereas her boots and the hanky tied around her wounds on her arm shrink/expand along with her? Was it a cinematography decision so that the lead character can have a variety of wardrobe change?
I might not remember the whole story of Alice in Wonderland which I've read when I was very young, but I'm fairly certain there was only ONE queen??
Also, why do I detect a hint of some romanticism going on between the Mad Hatter and Alice? Isn't that... sort of incestuous in a way???
I feel there's some "read between the lines" which I'm not getting. It's definitely more than just an entertaining show. After all, it's a Tim Burton show! Or am I giving it more credit than it deserve?
Johnny Depp is just so Johnny Depp-ish. It seems like the more weird characters he play, the more it seemed to all blend into one. When the Mad Hatter appeared, did you detect some hint of Willy Wonka and Captain Jack Sparrow?
I quite like Helena Bonham Carter's role and the way she portrayed the Red Queen. I must say she's a really versatile actress and the Red Queen was very well done.
The White Queen is interesting, but there wasn't much room for character development, hence Anne Hathaway didn't really shine through in this show.
On the overall, the show is pretty okay. I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm disappointed, but I'm not very satisfied either. Something is definitely lacking...
I ♥ NY
Book of the moment: I Heart New York by Lindsey Kelk
credits:amazon
Another of those too-good-to-be-true novels, where the heartbroken girl gets to move on with not just one(!), but a few hot guys!
Often times when I read these books, I get the feeling that the poor deluded author is trying to realise some sad desperate dream of being wanted and loved, and being so pretty and hot (think Stephenie Meyer a la Isabella Swan).
Humour wise, I think I've read better ones. Sophie Kinsella is still my all-time favourite British novelist!
I guess in the meantime, it's a can-do book, since I'm reading just for the sake of wanting to read a book.
credits:amazon
Another of those too-good-to-be-true novels, where the heartbroken girl gets to move on with not just one(!), but a few hot guys!
Often times when I read these books, I get the feeling that the poor deluded author is trying to realise some sad desperate dream of being wanted and loved, and being so pretty and hot (think Stephenie Meyer a la Isabella Swan).
Humour wise, I think I've read better ones. Sophie Kinsella is still my all-time favourite British novelist!
I guess in the meantime, it's a can-do book, since I'm reading just for the sake of wanting to read a book.
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