Kenshi :: joker

the power of a new generation

2006-04-04T13:35:00.000+08:00

Music: Hoshi Souichirou - Shining Tears

I'm finally back after a long long hiatus! I'm really glad that I've got back the energy to revamp the whole blog again.

The flash MP3 player is so hard to install! And I need to find space to store the songs... It seems that the MP3 player will take ages to make its appearance in this blog...

OK... So I'm into Legendz lately.

From Wikipedia:

The Legendz anime moves away from the Pokémon-ish "gotta catch em all" and monster training business and deals more with the overall background of the monster characters and their story. The Legendz anime opens with the discovery of the "Soul Dolls" which contain legendary creatures of incredible power within them. The Dark Wiz company (DWC) wants access to all of them for unknown reasons, but four of the Soul Dolls go missing. The majority of the anime takes place in Brooklyn, New York City, with the Brooklyn Bridge as a much-featured landmark.

The animation style in Legendz is very strange, with sometimes bland backgrounds, other times good backgrounds, but a constant in the series is the goofy and simplistic human character designs contrasted by the shadowed and detailed monster designs. The story starts off being about Shu and his friends and has a comedic tone, but towards the end it seems to gravitate almost toward being about Shiron and has a somewhat darker story. The anime also features jazz background music preformed by David Matthews and his Orchestra. These make Legendz special and more entertaining than other anime.

I'm just too lazy to write a review for it, but then the anime is way too good to be missed. I watch it every Saturday and Sunday (and I even record it).

The ending theme of it is brilliant as well! It's called Dounimo Tomaranai ~Nonstop~. I'll definitely upload it here when I get my MP3 player working. The opening theme is great as well, but then the HK version really ruined the song... Sigh.

People living in Hong Kong can catch the show on TVB Jade at 5PM on Saturdays and Sundays!

Head or Tail?

2005-09-13T16:43:00.000+08:00

Music: Rachel Stevens #I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)

Long time didn't write...

Heh heh let's start by introducing one very nice song, and it's by Miss Rachel Stevens!! I Said Never Again (But Here We Are) is definitely her best single so far. I hate to say this but her singles are not so good. Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex is funky, but I hate the sexual appeal theme. Funk Dory is nice, but sadly the single didn't do well. I don't see a big deal over Some Girls, but people seemed to enjoy it so much. (Sex appeal again...) More More More is OK only. Negotiate With Love is very nice, but the promotional video is just boring. So Good is good, but it's just Some Girls number 2 for me.

I love the promotional video of I Said Never Again - it's about Rachel was jailed for a crime she didn't commit. During her sentence she and other female tries to escape from the jail. I love the scene where Rachel is angry and push the doors of her jailmates. Attitude!! My Rach is back!! The energetic dance routine is another plus.

My Rach is back, but where's my Visa still?

The Australian Consulate said maybe my Visa application would be turned down. If it's the case, then I'm a happy person.

'Cause having gone through so many things, I've already lost the interest studying there.

See what'll happen next.

CRYSTAL CLEAR

2005-09-02T13:20:00.000+08:00

Music: Imai Eriko #Set Me Free!

Now I'm not the wrong one, the consultancy is.

Some hours before my mum phoned the consultancy, and she required us to write a more detailed explaination letter.

What the hell? So we phoned the receptionist of the organization. The receptionist told me that my application form was handed to the Consulate on the 24 August.

C'mon, we gave everything to you on the 15 August. What on earth were you doing on those 9 days?

The consultancy, minutes later, phoned us and told us it was their (the whole organization) first time handling this type of case.

Wow, I pity the children in Hong Kong having 2 annoying parents nagging them.

So now we've got a plan B - my mum suggested that sending me to Japan instead, which obviously I'm really excited about.

Let's see what will happen next.

P.S I'm thinking of deleting this blog and make a new one... Don't wanna be the target of spamming...

God bless

2005-08-30T16:34:00.000+08:00

Music: dream #PURE

I was arguing with my grandparents on phone. Sigh. Finally victory was on my side.

Well basically my grandparents thought it's nice to live with a bunch of strangers in Australia.

They went "Oh, you can make a bunch of nice friends. Isn't that nice?" Hell no.

"There'll be people responsible for your meals as well!" My cooking is better so no thanks.

"You'll have to pay for your rent, water bill and stuff by yourself!" Do they know there's a thing called 'mail' in life?

"#$#$%%^$%^&!..." Would they stop doing their lectures on me?

My mum butt in and luckily, my grandparents seemed to chill out now...

I love the fact that they think for me, but sharing a flat with strangers is a no-go.

Ladies and Gentlemen... Jo O'Meara is back!!

2005-08-29T16:20:00.000+08:00

Music: Jo O'Meara #What Hurts The Most

After a few years that S Club split, Jo O'Meara, the lead vocal of the group, is back in action finally!! She performed her new song on CD:UK yesterday.

Oh my, I can't be happier!! I miss you so much Jo!!

Her brand new single, What Hurts The Most, will be released on 26 September. Sigh, I heard that CDs in Asutralia are really expensive. Maybe I'll have to ask my mum to buy it for me then...

I just downloaded the music video of it as well. Below are some still captures.

Doesn't she look great?

To be honest, Jo's music is better than any pieces of songs that Rachel Stevens has released... (I'm still a big fan of Rach but song-wise she can't beat Jo...) Although I'm still finding the CD Single-2 of Rachel's Negotiate With Love and So Good. Where on earth are you two?

P.S
I was surfing in Yahoo!Hong Kong to find some dream pictures, so I typed 'dream' in the search field... And y'know what... In the related search field, there's Never Had A Dream Come True!! You see!? S Club still rocks!!

I love dream world ~ayu Ready?~

2005-08-26T10:36:00.000+08:00

Music: dream #Movin' on ~777 ver.~

Yesterday night I downloaded an episode of ayu Ready?, which dream was the guest. After watching it, now I can say proudly that I, have officially become a huge dream fan.

And... I'm gonna share this episode with you guys!! However, due to my very limited Japanese knowledge, my translation of their conversation would be wrong. So do correct me if I got any mistakes...

So here begins the show!! ayu Ready?

Added on 29 August:
As requested, I'm gonna explain a bit. The show ayu Ready? is host by hamasaki ayumi, and for each show, ayumi will invite different artists as guests. In the show they will have a nice chat, some fun games and a live performance.

On thise episode, dream (the 8-girl pop group) was the guest and they showed us their specialties, their Doraemon drawing (ayu drew as well, and it's the highlight of the show XDD) and more!!

As always, the host was our hamasaki ayumi. She first welcomed the audience, and then the guest, dream!! Firstly, Hasebe Yu itroduced herself as the chairperson of the Chess Club during her primary six year. =P

Secondly let's move on to Yamamoto Sayaka (left). For me she's the cutest in dream. She got a good voice as well. =D And then let's greet Takamoto Aya (right).

After that Ai Risa (left) did her introduction as well. She left dream after the album "ID", but this piece of extra information does no harm to the show. Following Risa was Nakashima Ami (right). She is the funniest member in dream personally.

Nishida Shizuka (left) was next, before Abe Erie (right) introduced herself to the audience.

And lastly let's meet the team leader of dream, Tachibana Kana. She said her most fav ayu song is End roll. She cried for this song during karaoke and repeated listening to this song for two and a half hours in the train. By the way she's my most favourite member of dream. =)

After the introduction section, we move on to another section - "History of dream"! On 1st January, 2000, dream started off as a 3-girls pop-group and released their debut single Movin' on.

Well-recieved by the Japanese, the fanbase of them grew as they released some more popular singles, including Heart on Wave (left) and reality (right).

But on July 2002, one of the member decided to leave. After some months, a new dream - consisting of 8 mebers - was born!!

ayu asked Yu and Kana, the old dream members on what are their feelings about such a big change. Next, dream introduced their favourite dish from a restaurant. The restaurant was opened by their manager's lil' brother. Doesn't the dream's manger and her lil' brother look alike? (left) XP On the right side it is dream's favourite dish in the restaurant.

Both ayu and dream had chance to taste the dish. When ayu was eating, some of the audience shouted "Onegai?" XDD (The words in the capture were added by me by the way)

After some spoonful tastes of good food, the upcoming section was called "Who has got the best specialty?" Kana was the first one to show her specialty, which was mimicking ayu's singing!! (left) Though she only sang a few lines, her performance was well-received by the audience and of course, ayu and the rest of dream members. (right)

Secondly we had Erie, whose speciality was... Spilling the seeds quickly when eating watermelons!! (left) Upon hearing this, ayu was shocked. (right) XDD

The rest of dream shouted "START!!" when Erie just had her seat, but maybe she didn't get use to it, so she asked them to shout "3, 2, 1" instead. (left) XDD After Erie started, but some of the dream members made some funny statements which kept making Erie laugh. How evil they were. XDD

Mind you, the coming specialties are quite unhuman. Shizuka was next to perform, and she really could pull her skin!! She said her parents always did this to her during her childhood. Luckily mine never do it to me. XD

Lastly we had Yu, whose toes can spread really apart. (left)

Yu: I used to practise my toes just to stay close. (Right side capture)

ayu: You have to practise? XDD

So it's time for ayu to judge whose specialty was the most amazing, and Kana was the winner!!

There were audience demanding Kana to mimic ayu again, and Kana made some funny statements.

Kana: I'm afraid that the audience will become angry if I do it... Will I be kicked out of this show? (left)

XDD She decided to mimic ayu's MC during concerts instead. (right)

Now we come to the next section - it's time to for dream to question ayu!! They talked about ayu's house, which made ayu really helpless. =P

They talked about smelly feet as well, just right before one issue, "Do you wear underwear when you sleep?".

Yu: Sometimes I sleep naked in summer. (left)

The rest of dream members and ayu were surprised.

ayu: Why?

Yu: Because it's comfy! (right)

I can't stop laughing when watching this part. XDD

Kana spoke in, with her hands pressing on her head. (left) Therefore ayu asked if her head was swelling. (right)

Kana (fanning her face): My face is turning red, right?

Kana's talking speed started to accelarate, just made ayu curious (left) and asked Kana: Are you excited? (right) Kana was left embarrassed. XDD

Alright buddy... So we're coming to the last section - "ayu Cookie Time"!!

Yu picked a cookie, bit on it and found a small note, which read: Please draw a Doraemon. It actually made ayu scared.

When they were drawing, ayu asked in a very serious tune: Doraemon has eyes right? (left) XDD When ayu was about to finish, she cracked up and laughed evilly. (right) Well we'll see why she laughed. =P

First presented was Kana's Doraemon (left), then Risa's. (right)

ayu on Risa's drawing: Does Doraemon have eyebrows?

Erie's (left) and Ami's (right).

Aya's (left) and Sayaka's (right). Aya can really draw!! Sugoii!!

Yu's (left) and Shizuka's (right).

ayu on Yu's drawing: Why there're nipples?

As dream and the crowd demanded ayu to reveal her drawing...

ayu: Mine one is not cute...

And.... TADA~!!!!!! Alright it's scary. XDD

Let's have a comparison between ayu's work (left) with the original one (right). XDD

Before the show ended, dream and ayu performed I love dream world together.

Afterwords: I enjoy the programme very much. I don't understand why people always say dream is mimicking Morning Musume. Indeed, the coding system is, but dream develops its own music style just fine and they're not just a bunch of girls with cute faces. They're both talented in their own way. So hopefully dream will become a house-hold name some days.

Tag it everyboday!!

2005-08-24T00:14:00.000+08:00

Music: Buzy #Mitsuiro no Hoshi

I promised myself to do some pre-study for my foundation year, but then thanks to kuma, I decided to finish this 100Questions first. (Laugh)

PERSONAL QUESTIONS:

001. Full Name:
Jon Lee (Will be changed whenever I found a better English name)

002. Nicknames:
Taku, Kenshi

003. Eyes:
Black

004. Height:
170cm

005. Hair:
Brown

006. Siblings:
Nil

007. Do you like to sing in the shower?
Er, actually I'd like to. But then my voice is ugly and the neighbours can easily overhear so no.

008. Do you like to sing in the toilet?
(Surprised) There're people actually sing in the toilet during their nature calls? OMIGOD. =O

009. Birthday:
30 March

010. Sign:
Aries

011. Address:
Moving to Australia!! Although I'm still finding a flat...

012. Gender:
Male

013. Righty or lefty:
Righty. Can be a lefty, but only when playing volleyball.

014. What do you want in a relationship most?
Royalty and trust. And also understanding.

015. Have you ever cheated on someone?
You're telling me you never cheat? Liar!!

016. Martial status:
Single. You expect me to be divorced? XD

017. Do you have a car?
Nope. (Sob)

018. What kinda car do you have/want?
I just want my car to be durable.

Favourite Questions:

019. Movie:
Sister Act!! I always have a good laugh watching it. The movie has great songs as well.

020. Song:
I've got loads!! I'll name a few to save times...

J-pop:
Coco d'Or: Route 66 / Fly Me To The Moon / It's Only A Paper Moon / Orange Colored Sky

Buzy: Hitori Ichizu / Kujira / Mitsuiro no Hoshi

dream: Everlasting Snow / Kono Natsu ga Owaru Mae ni / Soyokaze no Shirabe / SINCERELY ~ever dream~

hamsaki ayumi: monochrome / end roll / independent / Moments / STEP you

hiro: Treasure / Your innocence / Hikari no Naka de / clover

HITOE: INORI / I Got You / I'll Be There

Imai Eriko: DAWN / identity / Only For You / Our Relation / Red Beat of My Life

KOTOKO: Chi ni Kaeru / Face of Fact / Oboeteteiiyo / Suppuration -core-

Kuraki Mai: KISS / Time after time ~Hana Mau Machi de~ / Secret of my heart

SPEED: ALL MY TRUE LOVE / Breakin' out to the morning / Long Way Home / Snow Kiss

Uehara Takako: Air / GLORY -Kimi ga iru kara- / Galaxy Legend / Ladybug

Ueto Aya: Afureruyouna Ai, Daite / Kaze wo Ukete / PERSONAL / Yume no Chikara

w-inds.: Futariga Futaride / Istuka, Niji no Shita de / Kireida / Shiki

English-pop:
Jo O'Meara: What Hurts The Most (The list will sure to grow since her album will be out soon!!)

Rachel Stevens: Funky Dory / Heaven Has To Wait / Negotiate With Love / So Good

S Club: Gangsta Love / Say Goodbye / Show Me Your Colours / Whole Lotta Nothin'

Wow, That's a lot... Where was I... Oh yes...

022. TV Show:
The Apprentice!! "You're fired!!" XD And most Japan entertainment shows.

023. Actor:
Er never pay any notice to them...

024. Actress:
Lee Young Ae, Whoopi Goldberg

025. Food:
Japanese and Italian cuisine

026. Number:
14, 16

027. Cartoon:
It's anime people... ANIME!! Doraemon, SLAM DUNK, Weiss Kreuz

028. Disney:
Stitch!! 625 (aka the Sandwich Boy) and 626 (aka Stitch) are cute!! Besides them, duh.

029. Colour:
White, Red, Blue, Black

Love Life & ETC. Questions

030. Do you plan on having children?
Yup, adopting a baby. =D

031. Do you want to get married?
No.

032. How old do you wanna be when you have your first child?
I remember that when I was in primary school, I wished to have my first child at 18... But now I'll say at least I graduated from university...

033. How old do you wanna be when you're married?
Not in this life time.

034. Would you have kids before marriage?
Sure.

035. Do you have boyfriends or girlfriends?
Nope.

036. Do you have a crush?
I don't but I used to have. Happy?

Either-Or Questions ~Pick Which One You Prefer~

038. Music/TV:
Music

039. Guys/Girls:
Grr.. A lil' bit of both, and a lil' bit of neither... ('Cos guys sometimes can be very loud... I hate it when we talk, it's like more arguing than chatting... And girls can be damn irritating as well... So I'm bisexual... Or asexual? Or metrosexual? Mada... I'm confused XD)

040. Green/Blue:
Blue please.

041. Pink/Purple:
Purple.

042. Summer/Winter:
Both. Onegai?

043. Night/Day:
Both.

044. Weird saying I have:
Hmm adding "ne" at the end of sentences during daily conversation... I'll say "Ne?" when asking people questions as well...

047. What school do you go?
The University of New South Wales. UNSW in short.

048. Have you ever taken drugs?
Drugs as in medicine? Then yes.

049. What's a major turn-on for you?
Sports!!! Get all sweaty!! I can do it 24/7!!

050. How far would you go on a first date?
... Nani!? Zenzen wakarimasen!!

051. The PERSON you know who is...
- Funniest: Kuma? XD
- Happiest: As Above!? XD
- Stangest: Gotta be me.
- Most caring: Sib!! And my mum ^__^
- Tallest: Same as kuma's answer: I'm short... Can't see...
- Smartest: Wisely. XD
- Best all-around: People mention above. ^__^ I'm not though...

052. Which 5 people do you trust and are open with the most?
My mum, sib, kuma, Wisely, serene. And actually got many lah...

053. What do you think of soul mates?
I believe I got one - we never talk but when our eyes cross, we understand each other.

054. Is it right to flirt if you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
See how serious my partner take it... Personally I don't mind my partner flirts as long as it's just for fun.

055. What was the last thing you cried over or ot teary about?
Oh no this question... I cried last Saturday night about... Well if you wanna know you can ask me personally... And it's the first time I let myself cried that loud 'cos my parents were all away... It was a good cry though...

056. What's something about guys/girls you don't get?

Guys: Why they always seem to talk in such loud voice? My ears...
Girls: Why they always laugh in such loud and high-pitch voice? My ears...

057. Are you happy?
Before, no. Now, yes. Say cheese!!

061. Silver or gold?
Silver. Gold is too shiny...

062. Sunset or sunrise?
Sunset. Kirei!!

063. Have you ever gone skinny-dipping (swimming in the nude)?
Hell no.

064. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
No, but you can see some in the living room. XD My beloved Pikachu and Doraemon!!

066. Do you have any piercings?
I want to but I'm afraid of the pain and my mum once said "if you have one, I'll kick you out of this family"... (Sob)

068. What song are you listening to right now?
dream - Soyokaze no Shirabe

070. Where would you want to go on your honeymoon?
Hokkaido! Got great seaview and seafood!! Actually anywhere in Japan will do. =P

071. Who do you want to spend the rest of your life with?
My family and my beloved partner (hopefully I can find one).

072. What's your favourite sports?
Basketball, Bowling, Tennis, Volleyball... Lately I'd like to give a try on soccer as well...

074. What makes you happy?
Music, knowing there are people standing by me, cute animals

075. What's the next CD(s) you're gonna buy?
hiro - clover and hamasaki ayumi - STEP you/is this LOVE?

076. Do you wear contacts or glasses?
I wear my glasses when I read and play computer...

077. What's the best advice given to you?
People seldom give advice to me - and most of them are crappy... XD

078. Have you won any special awards?
No. I'm a big loser. (Cry)

079. What are your future goals?
To get scholarships to share my family's burden.

080. Worst sickness you ever had:
Luckily I'm a healthy person, so the sickness I've had are minors.

081. Do you like funny or scary movies better?
Funny. Don't watch scary movies, especially when alone. Although sometimes scary movies are much funnier. XD

082. On the phone or in person:
In person, especially when it comes to serious business.

083. Hugs or kisses?
Kisses. When people touch me, my body will automatically beat their asses out.

084. What song seems to reflect you the most?
hiro - Your innocence, w-inds. - Long Road and hamasaki ayumi - About you (So do notice the lyrics to see what they're about ne!!)

085. If you die tomorrow, who would you leave everything you own to?
... Do I actually own anything? XD Well I'll give away my CDs and manga to my friends, my money (if any) to my family. Those are the properties I own, sadly.

086. Do you have any enemies?
Sure!!

087. What's your greatest fear?
People seem to ignore me...

088. Would you rather be rich or famous?
Rich.

089. What time is it in Albania now?
It's a country in Europe right? Check it yourself...

090. Have you ever been in love?
No.

094. When was the first time you talked to the person that you like?
Mind your grammar. I AM talking to the person I like (my mum) now. XD

096. Do you have any pets?
No.

097. Are you an alcoholic?
Nope but I can be a social drinker.

098. Who sent this to you?
Kuma told us to tag so...

099. What do you think of this person?
Kusou-sama!!!! and Yaoi-chan!!! XDD

100. Do you want your friends to write back:
Sure!!!

Afterwords: How come there are missing questions? There are 90+ questions only... Liar liar liar!!

So minna, please copy and paste those entry and retype your answers!! Have fun!!

Random Stuff ~Episode 2~

2005-08-23T16:12:00.000+08:00

Music: dream #Get Over ~777 ver.~

How am I suppose to know that I'm the lil bro of Dr. Evil...

OKOK... My prsonal laptop is still in bad condition. I'll have to bring it to repair my screwed up keyboard again.

Sigh.

P.SQuestion: How do you pronounce Johansson?

Random stuff

2005-08-19T14:40:00.000+08:00

Music: KOTOKO #Suppuration -core-

After taking a pain-killer last night, the ache of my teeth is gone. Thank God. And I'm having my second bento for lunch.

Did I mention now I eat a lot lately?

Yeh eating is the remedy for loneliness. (Laugh)

OK... The documents are all done in the morning. So after today I'll be a normal student again. Ja~!

loneliness & ANGER ANGER ANGER

2005-08-18T12:00:00.000+08:00

Music: KOTOKO #DuDiDuWa*Lalala

My mum has gone to China for business, leaving myself at home and office.

De Ne!! I'm the boss. (Laugh)

Just took care of the documents. Hopefully there won't be something tricky to duel with as I'm still not mature enough to handle the business.

Wait... What!! (Looking at the piles of letter and documents that were found in the letterbox... What the fuck are those green forms anyway) Grrr... Seems that I have to work overtime...

So I have visited my orthodontist. I wish she'd remove my bracers since I'm leaving HK. Well she did, but then she put another new bracers on my teeth. Now my teeth are aching again!! And I'll have to keep visiting her one time per week...

I know I should not be complaining - some people cannot afford to have orthodontic surguries. But now I'm really depressed... I can afford to buy food to eat, but I can't afford to eat because my teeth are aching so I can't chew. What a punishment.

And I'll have to work overtime with an empty stomach.

Shit. Living alone is not easy.

Titles are getting on my nerves...

2005-08-15T15:36:00.000+08:00

Music: Uehara Takako #Ladybug

Today was a busy day for me... Woke up at eight, then rushed to hand it all the application forms for the school and VISA... At four I need to go out again to do a body-check before leaving HK...

So yah, I took some quizzes to kill time. (Laugh)

You, my friend, are a lazy sleeper! As far as you
are concerned, sleeping and lounging about are
the most incredible things on earth. You love
just sitting back and watching everyone buzzing
around with their busy lives. Its not that
youre stupid or dont care, on the contrary, you
are quite intelligent when you want to be. But
why waste the effort?

How do you Sleep? (Anime Pics)
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People see happiness in your eyes! You are most
likely a really awesome person who trys to
enjoy life. You can usually see the good in any
situation or person. You bring joy wherever you
go in life and probably have a really good set
of friends. But sometimes you may strive too
hard to be happy and may try to fool yourself
and others. In this case, it's not good to hold
in your feelings, and you should try to find
someone to talk to about what's bothering you
instead of covering it up. But, all in all you
usually get over these situations quickly and
can continue living life to its fullest! Go
you! ^_^

What can people see in your eyes?(great ANIME pics)((IMPROVED!!!))
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You are Borderline.

You feel depressed all the time for some reason.
You feel useless and most likely cut because
you somehow think you deserve it (you gotta stop
that because in case you haven't noticed it
doesn't really do anything). Either that or
you're a poseur trying to act cool by being
depressed. Either way being depressed is not
cool and you should talk to your parents a
teacher or even a helpline. Maybe even get
medication.

What`s Your Personaility Disorder ?
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SidenoteMind you, I did have medication before... But then my disorder was minor (at least I didn't cut myself... I hate that) and the medication fee was damn expensive. So no thanks.

The King of Fighters ~XI and the anime are born~

2005-08-13T10:44:00.000+08:00

Music: HINOI Team #KING KONG

The official site of The King of Fighters XI is up now!

http://www.snkplaymore.jp/official/kof-xi/index.html

I saw the screenshots and below are my thoughts:

1/ The character selection screen, the energy bar and portrait style remind me of Matrimelee a lot... And don't get me wrong, Matrimelee is a good game and I love it!! But the atmosphere is not right for KOF...

2/ Athena is running out of outfits? She's wearing her school uniform during battles... That's very creative of you SNK-Playmore.

3/ Kensou's new outfit is nice! Gotta love the gloves.

4/ Momoko will play like Pupa from Rage of the Dragons? Dunno but Momoko's kickmoves do resemble Pupa's.

5/ There's a screenshot that Whip is whipping Shen Woo with... 2 whips!! This statement is not about the impression on XI but I just wanna say "Poor Shen!" (Laugh)

XI has its good points and bad points. Just wait until late October and see if this game can be better than KOF98.

Apart from that, KOF The Anime was announced on 6 August. Appearently, Kyo, K', Ash and Alba were shown.

The anime will be down by Production IG. Hopefully they will do KOF justice.

Later I'll be going for a seminar about the studies in Australia. So long!

The BELATED rainy morning and the sunny afternoon

2005-08-11T13:50:00.000+08:00

Music: Buzy #Kujira

I was about to type it yesterday but was too lazy to do so. So here we go!!

Yesterday was my big day - my HKCEE result would be out!! And my grades are considered OK (not good if you ask me), but then I got an A for English, which is one good thing among the many bad things.

So I headed to the Australian Education Consultancy for the application of studying abroad. And when I got there, I realized that I was the only one who was alone - without parents. (Yea I'm always the stand-out one so shoot me down.) Some even brough their uncles/anuts there. Man I felt like surrounded. Then I was called by my consultant and the consultation began. She read through my reports and asked me to be interviewed by someone else. That someone else - was an old Australian woman who is responsible for student applications - was very nice, and I didn't feel any pressure chatting with her. She even praised my English and asked me if I'm from international school or an Australian citizen. God I've never been praised like that. That's really a compliment!! Moreover, after the interview, she accepted my application!! I was relieved. Hontou ne.

P.SWhoever changed the Australian Law about not allowing people under-18 living alone please change the law back!! Or just change it to 'not allowing people under-16 living alone' will be OK. Really... (Sad)

17 x 60 x 60

2005-08-09T15:07:00.000+08:00

Music: hiro #Be Alright

Let's do some maths.

17 hours x 60 = 1020 minutes

1020 minutes x 60 = 61200 seconds

61200 is a large number, but then the fact is my majoy exam result will be published after 61200 seconds.

Scared? Not really.

If I cannot study in Australia, that means my result is really that bad, so I've decided to self-study for another Form 5 year.

I was still unsure about it actually, but I feel much better when I heard what my mum told me - today she phoned her friend, whose son repeated for Form 5 two years ago, to ask what to do when I have to repeat. Then her friend's son overheard their conversation and shouted "I'll help him to take all the application forms if he has to repeat... There's no use to study at school - self-study is good enough!! ..."

His words really strengthen the belief in myself. So don't worry mate, I'll self-study if I have to repeat. (Laugh)

Let's see what'll happen tomorrow.

P.SRemember, everything will just Be Alright!!

~ 60749 seconds left ~

TADAIM... Urgh my stomach!!

2005-08-08T16:49:00.000+08:00

Music: hamasaki ayumi #fairyland

I'm so glad that I still can be typing... When I arrived at Hong Kong Airport on Saturday, I got a stomache and a fever and luckily I consulted the doctor early. It happenes everytime when I visit China... Sigh. (Sob)

Speaking of the trip, it was quite enjoyable though, as it was supposed to be business not pleasure. I've got to visit a factory and 4 firms, and I was the one who's responsible to take pictures of the products!! So it's like I took the pictures while my mum was negotiating with other businessmen. I'm quite impressed with my mum now, as she managed to do all the things by myself when I was still young. I just wish I can share her burden ASAP...

Today morning I went back to school for a seminar about arrangements of HKCEE results publication. I was looking around in the school hall while everybody's listening - well it'll be the second last time for me to be there, and I've actually spent 5 years there. Miracle. How could I manage to live thru' anyway!? (Laugh) Though it's not like I really love my school nor I have sweet memories studying there, I'll treasure every second I've spent there. No I can't believe the words are from my mouth either... Seems that now I'm willing to face what happened in the past finally...

I'm getting a bit off-topic... OK, the seminar was damn long - it lasted for 2 hours I think? And it's quite boring for me as the majority of the content was about local studies... Luckliy I got a great friend sitting next to me, so I could chat with him about everything when I was not looking around in the school hall. (Sweatdrop) After that we had Japanese food for lunch.

Quite a trip. Quite a week. Quite a day. See ya tomorrow!!

Miss y'all!!

2005-08-02T13:05:00.000+08:00

Music: hamasaki ayumi #STEP you -Remix-

Downloaded ayumi's latest single "fairyland". I love the 2 remixes featured there, especially STEP you!! The song brings me to an Hawaiin beach. Hmm gotta bring my sunglasses.

OK, reality hits me back to the present... I'll be leaving in an hour - now I'm having my lunch.

Just watched the PV of dream's Soyokaze no Shirabe. To be honest I'm kinda dissapointed.

Click me to watch the promotional video of Soyokaze no Shirabe by dream

If it's not too plain, I think it can grab more people to buy their singles. And I hate the scene where Kana, Yu and Sakaya pretend to walk - that's so fake... But then the PV has some good points as well - The dancing is kakoii!! (especially the chair dance!! The stair dance is so-so though) And Sakaya is really cute there!!! She's the one who has her own solo part, wearing a pale blue cap, a white tube top with words 'Sweet Lolita' and a pale blue checked sweater(...!? I don't know what it's called) if you're wondering. And Kana (the one who has solo part and dresses in green) is getting a bit fat - maybe because of her big round earrings? She obviously looks round there... But that's quite cute ne~!

So gotta go now!! See ya on next Monday!!

Whatever ~Lazy to title it~

2005-08-01T17:19:00.000+08:00

Music: GLAY #However

Digging GLAY's music recently... (All because of SCREAM... Nevemind)

A million thanks to serene, who is willing to help me to make a SPEED BBS!! I know the coding will be very difficult, so I really appreciate your help and support!! Domo arigatou!!

Let's continue the Eternal Hiro's legend!!

Lesson from sib's blog: Never say I'm *insert digits here* years old. No because my precious youth is eternal.

More More More ~How d'ya like it?~

2005-07-29T16:15:00.000+08:00

Music: GLAY X EXILE #SCREAM

People say "It's showtime", but I'll say "It's SCREAM time"!! Thanks kuma for introducing me this good song!!

"SCREAM" CD Single Cover

Apart from that, my friend has recorded a song.

Kono Natsu ga Owaru Mae ni ~Atsui Natsu~.mp3

For a song that is just officially released for 2 days, his working rate is fast (and he does all the romaji by himself). Give the link a try. Feel free to comment!! Or I should say, feel free to flame!!

I'm going to China from 2 August to ~~7 August~~ (that should be 6 August. My bad) with my mum (business trip). That means... I have to leave my beloved computer for at least 5 days!! Sigh...

P.SAn ultimate thank to sib for introduing SCREAM to kuma!!

Atsuii Natsu. Netsui Natsu

2005-07-28T17:23:00.000+08:00

Music: dream #Kono Natsu ga Owaru Mae ni

Tadaima!!

I was shopping with friends in a hot oven an hour ago. Gotta thank the guy who invented air-conditioners.

Shopping in hot oven is not a bad thing though, as I managed to get something I like.

Firstly, I bought one Uehara Takako single, "Galaxy Legend/Ladybug". It only costed me HK$18 (i.e. approximately US$2.57). Such a great deal.

Secondly, I bought one really interesting book.

It was about a drawer who went to Tokyo all by herself to seek a bright career. The book has sense of humour, yet touch scenes are available. As a guy who doesn't enjoy reading at all, I spent an hour to just read it. I'm gonna buy other titles released by this author.

My right hand is so limp now because of the bowling games... Wonder where do I have the energy to finish up this entry.

New layout... As promised!!

2005-07-27T16:42:00.000+08:00

Music: Ohguro Maki #Anata dake Mitsumeru

Minna-san, representing to you, the 3rd version of this blog, titled Red Beat of My Life, featuring Mitsui Hisashi as promised!! I prefer this one to the hiro's one - it was too plain.

~~Now I'm waiting Flooble Chatterbox become available again for new registers.~~ (It's already back in service) ~~I deadly want a chatterbox!!~~ (And now I've got what I want. Yay!)

I was quite upset actually - how come the latest dream's mini album is nowhere to be seen!! I wanna upload Kono Natsu ga Owaru Mae ni to my MP3 player!! Let's pray that the album will be available in net or CD stores.

Took some quizzes. I just wonder is the one kuma took for girls (i.e. What type of killer are you?) only? The pictures only feature girls... Nevermind.

You are a protector.
Yes, you don't like to kill people. That goes against everything you belive in. It's not that you are a coward, but your ideals and morals wouldn't allow it. You are the typical hero, do the righteous things, get the bad guys and do it all legally. But just because you don't kill doesn't mean you can't kick ass. And that is what you do. You use your brain and your strenght to do honourable deeds and protect people you know and love. If an evil guy is going to take over the world soon, it's you who will get involved. You hate watching innocents suffer, and love seeing bad people getting what they deserve. You are probably also happy and optimistic and work pretty good in groups. And the friends you usually make are true ones.

Main weapon: Anything at all
Quote: "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough" -Joe Lewis
Facial expression: Smile

What Type of Killer Are You? [cool pictures]
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Your word is: Brooding. You are a true thinker and often try to figure out the meaning of life, why we are all here etc. You may not be so social, and often think twice before acting but those thoughts you have in your mind never stop flowing in. Sometimes you can be so concentrated you forget about other things that you have to do. Don't change, this world needs deep people.

What dark word represents you? (anime pics and 7 outcomes)
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Your power is: Transformation

Explanation: Unlike everyone else you can change your body materia and transform into anything (e.g. an animal). This can be used in good purposes for infiltrating evil headcuarters or adjust your physical abilities by transforming and therefor do better in battle. If turned to the evil side, a transfomer could manipulate the "good guys" by looking like their loved ones and break them down.

As a person you are dissapointed with life. You have not so many interests anymore and has become depressed. Of course you can be happy, but your happiness subsides quickly and don't last very long. You isloate yourself from people since you think they would only hurt you, but some part just wants someone equal who understands the pain. When you transform it gives you freedom and you can be anything but yourself. You often pity yourself but don't let people come near and know what's going on with you. But the thought of opening up and risking being betrayed is too strong and intimidating to even try.

Negative aspects: You carry much hate to the world and yourself and in the long run this could lead to dangerous thoughts (suicide/cutting/killing) though the last one is least likeable since you would probably just have too much guilt.

What Power is Compatible With You?
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In your eyes, people see shards of ice everywhere... You are cold and distant, pushing away people that love you and truely care for you! You want to be able to reach out and love them but... You can't for some reason... You're just too.... You :P Underneath that cold exterior lies a warm, happy soul that wants to let loose and have fun! Your sanctuary would probably be anywhere up high where you can look down on life below you, like the roof of an apartment building... Your eyes resemble a saddened, crestfallen person seeking out attention, but doesn't know how to handle it. However, you do find comfort from your friends, they're always there for you, and they know the REAL you :) Even though you do seem rather cold, you can be very protective over something you truely believe in or love. Let go of that "tough" rep and just be you! It's impossible to live life without some fun and love ^-^

What Lies Behind Your Eyes?
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So four quizzes in a role... Hopefully my entry can be as long as kuma's or sib's...

I'm planning to go playing bowling with friends tomorrow. See if things work out.

Keep on chaging is a good thing... Is it?

2005-07-25T17:25:00.000+08:00

Music: Seki Tomokazu & Hayashibara Megumi #Destiny ~Shukumei~

Finally... Anonymous got its own blog (Since its name is being anonymous, I'm remiain its gender anonymous. A big thank you to Anonymous here, 'cause in this life I'll never forget how to spell a-n-o-n-y-m-o-u-s). I'm gonna add it on my friend's list soon.

Speaking of which, I decided to redo my blog layout. A friend of mine said it's not perfect - but hey, when have I done a perfect thing in my life... So I'll make one layout dedicated to Mitsui Hisashi, since I'm into SLAM DUNK again... But don't worry, this pretty hiro layout will be featured in my Musicland blog.

Anyway, gotta go. Ja~~!

Add-ons ~Both the blog and... My teeth!~

2005-07-22T17:29:00.000+08:00

Music: Vivian or Kazuma #moment

As you may notice, I've added a link to Musicland, which will be open soon. Hopefully the place will gain support from you!!

Apart from that, my orthodontist just added something to my upper jaw... God, hope it won't hurt like last time!!

Lately addicted to Gundum Seed and Slam Dunk. Anime rules!!

Longing ~A less tiring life~

2005-07-19T17:19:00.000+08:00

Music: dream #Soyokaze no Shirabe

Hopefully after tomorrow my life can be less tiring...

P.S Anonymous! (You know I'm talking to you!!) Don't worry!! You've got a great voice!! You must record more songs!! And by doing it your voice will soon be opened up and you'll have a wider vocal range!! Ganbatte!!

clover's promotional video

2005-07-15T13:20:00.000+08:00

Music: hiro #clover

Listening to clover again. The song is just irresistable!!

Speaking of which, I downloaded its promotional video this morning. I've been watching it non-stop for a couple of hours already. I know I'm insane, but the truth is the song is so... Hmm have I mentioned the song is irresistable? The song is a master piece in many way - I love the way hiro sings. The various instruments used in the background music is another big plus point too.

I have so much fun just listening to it.

Apart from music, let's move on to what happened to me lately.

As you may know, my grandma is currently in hospital. Luckily, day by day, she's getting better. God bless. Hope she will be fully-recovered soon.