Finals, crap

Finals is starting this week and next, next week. Thats because theres Raya (yippie!) in between.
Some people at school aren't so cool about the idea of having Raya in between the Finals. Well, I guess they just don't want to study in Raya week. Who would?

Lol. I'll take back about people studying in Raya. Anyway as for me, I was relief to hear that there is a break in between the Finals. More time to study, you see? I've been seriously distracted by reading japaneese comics online (I don't like saying "manga") lately...it has become an addiction. Oh heck, it happens.

Besides that embarassing addiction of mine (I'm sorry if I offended anyone!) which no one expects for me to have. I actually study study for real this time. I was so into organising my notes, puting mini notes on my teks and highlighting important infos with my yellow highlighter. I felt proud and fantastic that I even show it off to my dear friends! Hehe.

Dang. Gotta go now, mum might see me. (I'm not allowed to go online)
Wish me luck!

One of the most memorable, yet

I was just browsing around in youtube when the song Passion by Utada Hikaru (Japaneese song that I'm suprisingly addicted to) came up at my playlist the other day. Instantly, without realising I search for Hikaru's videos. After loading some of her videos, including her live perfomances and such. I stumble upon this:

Utada Hikaru's Utada United 06 concert, performing Hikari (with subtitles)


I was having goosebumps. Seriously having it.
That was one of the most brilliant/over-the-edge/memorable/inspiring performances I had ever seen in my entire life! And I'm saying this without any hint of exaggeration, at all. I know I shouldn't say "the most" but, heck. That performance was wow.

Don't ye think?

Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicles, I am (again) hooked

This may contain spoilers.


My friend Fiona, who grew up watching mostly anime has one day told me to watch a particular series called, The Chronicles of the Wings. I, who had only knew and watch a show about a princess that looks like the red riding hood whose parents and fortune had been stripped away by this evil lord and end up having super duper magical powers that in the end she restore her homeland with the help her cat and a boy turn to a dog and well - Pokemon. Just so you know, I really love these shows and I wish I had remember the title of the 'red riding hood girl'. Anyway, I still didn't know they were called 'anime' or something like that. I'm a newbie so don't be too harsh on me!

I started the whole anime-ness when Animax came to our local cable station! I was 'ooo' and a bit excited since I was hoping to watch Pokemon again. LOL. I can't believe I just type that out to the public. But then again, the first season of the show was my fav but after several seasons more the show somehow lost their touch. I think everyone would agree with me that they shouldn't add so much new pokemon (that looks like robots) and that all of Ash Ketchum's pokemon always end-up leaving him (except our beloved Pikachu!) Right, that was out of the topic.

So. Once I watched The Chronicles of the Wings, I love it. I love the show so much that when the 2nd season's trailer came out, I would scream in delight! Lol. But there was one particular problem that bugged me from the beginning and usually when it comes to watching anime, I would always have something that bugged me. So in The Chronicles case, the show was draggy. I really hated those long pauses and stares with their over used dramatic background music! It feels like the people who created this show was trying to fill up the time and dragging the series 3 times more than it should've been. In the 2nd season, however, got worst.

My dear friend who recomended me this show actually stop watching it because it was too draggy that it actually became boring! I actually slept once watching an episode. And the ending of the that 2nd season was totally terrible and the people behind this anime obviously is dragging it to the core!!! LOL. I'm not sure thats the right word for it but you get what I mean. I was so disapointed of the lack of development of the characters and the storyline and the fact that the whole 2nd season was just a 'space'. The only 'bang!' thing was Syaoran's twin had finally appeared to be 'awake' but in the end he close his eyes again! What was that all about!? That was so potong-stim!

I was so worked up by that disastrous ending that I was searching for people in the net who felt the same way. I went to IMDB and 90% of them were loving the show but then I found out that there wouldn't be a 3rd season and that the people who are producing the show wanted to continue it with an OVA or maybe a movie. I was 'Huh?'. That was suprising but not as suprising when I found out why did they decided to do this. They (the people behind the show) think that the 3rd season would be too 'mature, violent' for the viewers that was based on the manga... I was stunned. 'Mature, violent'?! That can't be...by the looks of the anime is progressing, I can't imagine it to be 'mature or violent'. I was so curious on what did they meant by that. So, I went to search for the manga online and ta-daa! I found one :)

I decided to read it from the beginning since I really loved their show and wanted to watch again. And from that moment onward, I am (again) hooked.

Every page of that manga was exciting and 10 times better than the anime. All those flashbacks and dreams that wasn't in the show was so important that I now really understand why are they the way they are. Kuro and Fye seems to be much more important than the way they were protayed in the anime and the progress of Syaoron and the other twin's story and his dark past gradually blooms! I even cried once for heaven's sake! Now, that is already an achivement.

I've already read all its volumes (in just two days!) and now waiting for the next one to be put out in the web. I wish I could say more but I don't want to be inconsiderate of those who haven't read it yet. So I recomend that YOU should read the manga.

Gotta go now and if you've read this far...man, you are bored.


LOL

James McAvoy

When I was in plane going to US. I was flipping the entertainment guide and looked at a list of movies and saw Spider Man 3, Shrek, Mukhsin, Blades of Glory and many other great movies. I was very much excited but then when I saw Becoming Jane and I wonder. Thats because my sister told me that the movie was about Jane Austen and since I was inmensely in love with her book Pride & Prejudice and even the movie! So I decided to watch the trailer.

From the trailer, I was a bit 'Oh!' because I didn't know much about Jane at all and that she had a very dramatic life which remimded me a little of her book (but later on, I found out that the movie was loosely based on her real life since they couldn't find any much proof). Lol. Anyway, the lead guy was suprisingly familliar and it sort of bug me because I couldn't remember!

I was very much hooked after seeing the trailer because like I said earlier, it reminded me of Pride & Prejudice (GO MR DARCY!). So I watched.

The movie was very 'entertaining' at the first half. Then the second half it gets dramatic and well sad and it made me cry like hell! I really honestly didn't expect this at all. My tears wouldn't stop. It kept on coming and coming and coming until my collar was drench in tears. The stewardest was looking at me curiously and I had to go to the loo afterwards to wash my face. I guess I guess I was so teary because when I was watching the movie the plane was dark and everyone was sleeping (besides my sisters). Or maybe I'm having PMS. Oh you never know. Anyway, overall the movie was entertaining and was shot beautifully. I can't say much cause I suck at giving reviews and thats not the point of this post.

As you can see that this post is called James McAvoy and I'm 100% sure that no one in my school had ever heard of him especially if you're in afternoon session. He was in The Last King of Scotland. In Becoming Jane he was Mr Tom Lefroy, Jane's lover and Mr Lefroy was...woah. Oh I'm soo sorry that I can't explain any better. I honestly do not know how to describe him. I don't dare say he is - ehem - 'hot' because that just make me sound like everyone else. Well, whatever it is... I've been addicted to know more and more about him since! He was in Chronicles of Narnia as the Faun. Now thats why he was super duper familliar! He was always in my head even when I was in US and when I saw the poster of Becoming Jane, I just melt and rambled nonsense to my dear sister. Even the trip back home I watch the movie (again!) several times. Than the week I was back, I was online finding and downloading he's movies, shows or interviews. I think I am obsessed.

James McAvoy in this highly acclaimed movie, The Last King of Scotland

Do you know this is the second time that this thing happened to me? The first was seeing Ewan McGregor in Mouilin Rouge last year. I think Ewan was worst. He was stuck through 2 months plus and I actually read his whole bio, and the scary thing is, I actually remember his whole bio!!! CRAZY!!! Woah...the things a guy can do to a girl...well, I don't think I'm alone. It seems quite common by the looks of it. LOL.

Delayed! Again!

God damn it! Twice! TWICE! I have, yet again, have a very good reason. That reason is as usual being a busy busy bumble bee. I haven't had a chance to read Emma yet. Oh well, might as well type down what have been doing.

Ehem.

Do you know my whole family - besides my oldest sis - was in US for two weeks and two days? I had to ponteng school for a week but the other week was holiday so no biggy! The reason that we all went is because my sister had a full scholarship from my mum's bank to go to UIUC, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign...I think! Besides that, my parents wanted to visit their university too (they used to study there and there is where they got married!) and their mates. So it was settled. We went to 4 different states and 2 different countries:

KLIA to Stokholm (transit) to Newark (Airport) to New York to Illinois to LA to Taiwan (transit) and back again!

Yup. It felt like a month! I felt so empty when I was in the shuttle bus going to the airport to catch our flight back home. *sigh*

Besides being around the world. I had lots to do at school. Well, not so much. It feels like I'm taking a lot of time doing it. I like taking my time...lol. I suddenly feel lazy to list everything down then again, who would want to know? I think you would be bored to death.

WHAT THE HELL!?!

A few days ago in school, I had my pendidikan agama Islam classes. As usual, everyone had to go to the school's surau and well, pray. Some of the girls in my class didn't really bother about praying so they dont enter the surau (which sort of tick my teacher off) but as for me well I reluctantly took of my shoes and sat at my usual spot which is right beside the entrance -- the surau in my opinion smells a bit funky so I sat near the door for fersh air. Lol. Anyway, usually I would bring a book or my delayed homework and finish it up while the rest go and pray but lately, I've been able to finish it all up in time so I got bored and then a book in the surau interest me a little, the beauty behind haji or something like that. I was like 'ooo..' and 'aha' when I was happily reading the book then another class came in.

There was a new teacher attending the class. She's my sub teacher for KH. Anyway, it became crowded so the place become extra noisy. The sub teacher was telling everyone to pray and then she started saying that we all shouldn't lie to her and that we are all lying and yada yada yada... I was a bit shock to hear that but not as shock when she started threatning us that if she founds out that we're lying to her she would get some sort of 'device' that doctors have when they check patients if their pregnant or not and use that on us... I was like "WHAT THE HELL!?!" --well, atleast in my head. I look around and see everyone was quiet and I was double "WHAT THE HELL!?!" --in the head, of course. Shouldn't they say something? I definitely couldn't believe my ears. Come on!?! This is Seafield for goodness sake...

When some of my classmates ask our agama class teacher, she just say that shes strict and I was triple "WHAT THE HELL!?!" Anyway, thank god that sub teacher of mine was just here for a while...

Yup. Thats the end of my little story. Hope you understand my messy writing :)

Little little things that cannot be delayed any longer

Dear oh dear. I haven't update my blog for a very long time already! I even vowed to post atleast once a week but I totally broke it! I'm really sorry for my behaviour towards my poor little blog. I guess I was really occupied, tired, distracted and well forgetful.

However so, I'm still going to tell all the things that had happened the past month or so in point form. Here goes!

• I GOT IN THE SQUAD!
• I perform as a choir member in 3 differrent functions in less than 2 months! (Now, thats a lot for newcomer!)
• My gym classes with the Vulcanz team started -- I was sweating and feeling tired like mad after the first day of the gym class.
• My Purple House cheerleading team won the inter-house cheer competition and we got a capital A W E S O M E Absolutely! from the Vulcanz :)
• My grades are dropping -- I deserved it, I guess. Thats just because I didn't study.
• I found my Pokemon Emerald GBA thingy-wingy that I lost for 6 months and I since then I became addicted...oh shitty
• I'm attending two camps this school holiday: Cheer Camp in the 27th and Choral Fest in 30th. Cheer Camp finishes the day before Choral Fest starts which was a Hallelujah!
• Ooo! I even got my materials to make my pom poms already! (I just finish my red ones)

* looks up at the content *

Hmm. I guess thats it and that seems reasonably a lot, I think. Well compared to most of my friends this is A LOT.

Gotta go now. My Game Boy calls for me. *sigh*