Yo ZR bro.... (yo you back BRO! XD) as I was saying in one of the chat posts, you should listen to the songs that "Lockon" sang cos those songs make him look even cooler / more stylo right? So here are the 2 songs which were sung by Lockon's voice actor, from a Gundam 00 single.
The first song in this blog was about "Soup", a song by Setsuna's voice actor Miyano Mamoru. For each of these Gundam Meisters, there is a single released with 2 songs sung by their voice actors. I personally like these 2 songs for Lockon, they sounded good to me and gave a very different "feel" as compared to Setsuna's 2 songs. I've added the songs into my imeem playlist here, so anyone can just listen to them while reading this blog post. :)
The title of the first song is "Towa no Rasen", I wouldn't say this song is entirely rock. But it was definitely more rock than pop. Maybe cos its not the "noisy" shouting/screaming kinda rock, so I still find it quite tame^^ But still I enjoy it. Which of the Lockon brothers would you imagine to be the one singing this? Elder or younger?
The title of the second song is "Answer" (have the answer to the question above yet? lol!) I'm blown away by this song. Initially it sounded awfully weird and "in its own world". (who would understand such lyrics, half-dead voice tone and rhythm??) But then, after a few more listens it just grows on you. Wow... Jap rapping... in that non-chalent voice tone with v simple drum and bass beats which sounds damn cool. Omg, this is such a wonderful song! I really wonder if Lockon Stratos would sing such a song like this. So which of the brothers do you think would have sung this really?
I think most pple would answer "elder" for the first song and "younger" for the second song? Cos most's impression of the elder is much more "sensible" and wouldn't have much of a chance singing a song like "Answer" because it sounds so "rebellious". I don't know if any of you will understand what I'm saying... XD
But somehow, somewhere deep, I have a feeling... that the elder Lockon would sing "Answer". I just don't know why. Maybe its something to do with the way he died... or those emotions he had bottled-up, even though most of the time, he seems to be the sensible guy. Haha, I'm getting EMO thinking and analysing about these... oh well, just enjoy the songs!
Went totally off-topic below, while writing about something else. For those who do not mind reading my rantings of childhood/family, or me just talking about me, me and more me (so self-centred and ego lol!) Enter at yr own risk! XD ......................... (blah blah blah)
Even though the family is a typical traditional one, where males are usually more pampered because they carry on the family surname, even though since young there has been constant biased-ness and extra care & concern shown to my brother instead of me, I don't blame her at all. It is not the fault of people of her generation. They were educated to believe/behave this way... and as for me myself? I just had to accept the harsh realities of life, bite my lips and move on. Sometimes my family tease me for being such a fierce person. But I guess many a times they do not realise the reason behind it.
I'm the youngest and a girl in the family, where usually there is no right to anything in a traditional chinese family. As people would oftenly put, "daughters are like water thrown away". For all these years, I had to "strive" and "stand up", to make them pay attention to my opinions or notice me. I've never had good things coming my way, not as easy as my bro does. Most of the time I actually had to "fight" or argue for my rights at home. I guess that actually caused me to be who I am today.... I'm a "fighter" and I always will be one. Whenever I get bullied or repressed, I'll just turn into this rebellious, defensive brat, just to shelter/protect myself. It is in my instincts to do so, of cos I did not deliberately want to be like this. But I find it is necessary for me to survive, to deflect all the ridiculous notions of others forcing their opinions onto me.
(E.g. I find it EXTREMELY annoying, when my mum calls me up during working hours to ask me about trivial stuffs, and then she makes the excuse she's not disturbing bro because he is a very busy man, meeting lawyers and top executives. God.... I know I'm not as highly-paid as my bro, but please... my job is a job too. It doesn't necessarily mean just because I'm female, I have a easier time at work. Even if I get home earlier than bro, it doesn't mean I had to work any lesser. It is a completely subjective issue isn't it? Work can mean anything to anyone, however they think it.)
Sometimes I wonder if I'll be so much better off if I'm just a guy. I would get the same amount of attention and care from my family because then there would be 2 boys to continue the family surname. (and usually the younger boy seems to be more spoilt lol!)
My character has always been more guy-ish than girly. I don't like to go shopping (rare to find girls who don't?) and don't really care about fashion. In the family, opposite to usual norms, I'm the techie engineer... always getting relatives asking me about electronic/computer/programming stuffs and my bro is into business / finance. (usually the girls are into business/finance/accountancy, and guys engineering.)
I'm the "Otaku" who's into Jap anime/manga, gaming, gundams, Onitsuka Tiger sneakers and what-nots. (In the past when these Jap culture are not that common and popular amongst girls yet, I get hard stares from guys just by walking into a shop selling Japanese manga.) I have a big hearty non-picky appetite, comparable to many guys (girls nowadays eat like little birds =.=)
I play SEGA and Nintendo consoles with my cousins when I was a kid. I do play my barbie dolls too but I enjoy gaming muchhhhhh more than dolls. I get into physical fights with my bro, never giving up just because of my gender or that it is nature that made it the way females are physically weaker than males. I'm the J-rocker who's into all that male-dominated band-jamming at studios and listening to "noisy" rock music. (Brother used to blast all his heavy metal music at home, until I know all those Metallica songs by heart. If you cannot beat em, join em! XD) Ninja Turtles, Transformers, He-man... Ok, you get my point. Logically I seem so much more like a guy than a girl. If I were to have a collection, it would be more of Gundam figurines/robots, as compared to bro's collection of teddy bears.
I know there are some guys out there who are surprised when they realise there is a woman who actually may know more IT stuff than they do. There was once my bro wanted to buy a new laptop at the IT fair. He dragged me along to help him choose one. Ended up I was firing qns to the salesmen which they just do not expect a girl to ask / know. They had this look of shock in their face. My bro is a person with very high expectations, and he commended me on that laptop-buying trip. He admitted that if he were there all alone, he would not know what to ask, and what to look out for. He was glad I was there to find out all these for him and made him realise certain aspects of a laptop which did not cross his mind. I just find it funny when pple try to throw me off with very simple, basic or unrelated explanations to the laptops they are trying to sell, and expect me to buy those answers. =p Naughty me... I feel aloof because pple stereotype girls, that they don't know anything much about IT. It is this "looking-down" attitude which will only bring up the "eat-yr-hearts-out guys, I know more about IT than YOU!" feelings in me. See, I'm rebellious! Oops.... =x
A few years ago my graphic card went dead and I actually did my own research and tried to send it for repairs. Before that I exchanged a few messages with the IT-in-charge guy to discuss further about repairations and troubleshooting. When I brought the card in for repairs, he actually asked me in my face, how did I know all those things that I knew? I said I'm in the IT line too. But he went on saying "Usually no girls know so much about these computer / graphic card things and terms." Maybe I'm supposed to feel flattered, since I fall into the category of "unusual girl". Or maybe I'm just a guy in a girl's body............ O.O
Hey, my bro used to comment IF I were a guy, I would have melted many-a-girls' hearts with those dimples (Jimmy Lin anyone?). Funnily, more than half of me agrees what my bro said is true! Haha... sheesh, is it too late for me to have a gender-change in Thailand now? XD But if I were to be a guy, I would not like the typical cute, sweet girls that usually guys go for. A girl would have to be as suave as a Nana-type for me to be attracted to her. No whiny voices, no throwing of silly girly tempers, no frilly revealing dresses. The "cutest" girl which I probably can stand is the Kagari-type. The princessy, missy Lux-type turns me off tremendously. Maybe it is this part of me which is preventing myself from becoming a butch, because I can't see myself doing stupid things for a pretty, cute, sweet girl, nor dress up like a guy just to do so.
It is funny how a person's sexuality and gender can affect a person so much. Have you ever wondered what if you're a member of the opposite sex? How would you and your character turn out to be?
Woke up 15 minutes later today... as yet again I'm totally exhausted. Every week I would find myself getting drained as the week progresses from Mondays to Fridays.
Stayed and OT in the office last night til about 10+. Frankly it is not the latest I've worked but of cos, nobody likes working OT... unless they are workaholics. I don't want to be one and I hope I don't end up as one (because there is no personal life for workaholics). But sometimes I wonder if I'm slowly turning into one.
Couldn't sleep the night before and ended up flipping around in bed for 2 hours. Got up to go to the restroom and saw my mum was not asleep either. She told me that grandmother was in hospital again, and this time it did not sound too good. The doctor said her internal organs were "inflammed" and it seemed that she would not last any longer than a week. Initially I went speechless and didn't know what to say to my mum. A thought came to my mind that I hope, what is happening to my mum now would not happen to me in future. =( I imagined and put myself in her shoes too much that sometimes such thoughts only scare myself to the extreme.
In the end, I wept myself to sleep thinking about all the bad things that could happen. Even though I've experienced the loss of a loved one 12 years ago, I guess nothing can still prepare me if the worst happens. And then I started thinking about my other grandmother living with me. We've lived together under the same roof for 20 years now, I don't know what will happen if I actually lost her. Eventually I tried to stop myself from the tears and said some prayers to higher beings and my dad to help protect my family, especially my grandmothers.
Last night was another extremely late night til about 2+am for me. But I'll explain the reason on another post. This post is supposed to be about my grandparents (oh yah, both grandfathers passed on way earlier than my grandmothers. Guess it is a proven scientific fact that women do have longer lifespans than their male counterparts.), my panda eyes (self-explanatory why I'm having that) and my bitten lips (moving on to that in a jiffy!)....
I bit my lips about 5 to 6 times this morning while eating that tough bak kwa with bread =.= (I hate bak kwa, why do others like it so much and assume that I like it too?) The first few times were like ouch, then later on, I was thoroughly pissed and irritated. Now my lips are sore and swollen, and I don't wanna get an ulcer at that spot. Not when I have to be standing around, talking to customers for the next 2 days at the sales fair.
I can look at this all day and won't get sick of it.......
Okay okay, maybe I will, but I definitely won't get sick of it now! Because I'm so upset!.... saw this beautiful hand-painted figurine of our dearest Setsuna F Seiei a few weeks ago at a hobby shop, at Sunshine Plaza (facing Parklane). It was inside the display glass cabinet, as it was evening and there were still people in the shop (although it says "Closed" outside), I couldn't really get a good look at it. Even if I could, I still feel like hitting myself on the head, for not taking a pic of it with my mobile phone (I'm sure the shop owner would forgive me since I'm female right right? >.<) Now I feel so regrettable :( And worse of all, when I went there again last Saturday, the figurine was gone!!!.... yes... goneeeeeee.... foreverrrrr.... T.T nuuuuuu
Then I desperately try to find a pic of it online. Initially couldn't find it anywhere, they were all selling the chibi ones (those are cute too!) until I stumbled across this website selling this "Hand Painted Garage Kit Resin Figurine".... guess how much they are selling this baby for? US$249. Which is roughly about S$400 to 500. OMG, dun tell me someone bought it off the shop for that kinda price. (I doubt I would ever ever ever spend 500 bucks just for a Setsuna Figurine =.=). Sigh, no luck looking for this figurine inside the store either (nope, not even a unpainted one...) Well, not like I know how to paint one but, a plain one is something I could start on. And there is always a first try to everything.... *shrugs*
At least managed to see a Lelouch Figurine sold at the shop beside the Gundam shop. Think it cost $50 for that. The neko figurine which could wear Zero's helmet was cute ^__^ Actually I was considering whether to buy that. But Lelouch doesn't really look very accurate on that figurine. (I'm soooo darn picky aren't i?) "She Mo Dian" has shifted to another unit in the same building. The new unit seems alot smaller than the previous one. And I spotted Xavier's "Hayate Yagami" figurine there... got a glance on the price tag..... "$150". I guess the price is ok for such a nice, large figure. If this garage kit resin figurine of Setsuna cost $150, I think I might just buy it.... just to pamper myself =x I dun know why the craze over Setsuna, to tell the truth, I think I prefer Lockon (elder one) better.... Maybe Setsuna's madness over Gundam had caught on me. "I AM GUNDAM!" ^^;;;; Some things/pple just grow on to you when you least expect it. Or maybe I'm just too mesmerized by the perfect painting and the figurine's eyes.....
Too bad recently many people are snatching up all the Gundam 00 stuff everywhere I go. Next aim to slowly buy would be the Gundam 00 Raiser (3-in-1), then slowly all the other Gundams of the other characters as well. Probably the Chibi I-Dolls if they are ever sold anywhere here in Singapore. I'll try to take some nice pics of toys that I have and upload them here someday. :)
Hmm meanwhile, painting lessons?? But its mostly a "guys world" here for painting figurines.... and the "Otakus" who usually teach or attend such lessons are kinda scary... They're like uncles who blatently admit aloud they go to Taka to ogle at xiao mei meis in short uniform skirts... ewwwww.. =x No offense, but it would make me very uncomfortable to know that and still be learning how to paint from them. Maybe can ask friends / relatives who do know how to paint... will feel much safer^^
Mood: Excited, sleepless Music: Shakugan no Shana - Triangle
I think i had better do a little mini review of "Basilisk" before I forget all about the story and characters. First thing that comes to my mind about this anime? Hmm, its full of ecchi stuff??? LOL! Then again, it is exactly this point which makes the anime realistic, in my opinion. All those guesses I had in my mind, when Okoi was gonna be "touched" sooner or later, Oboro was about to be raped when Tenzen wanted to have a 1-to-1 talk with her and this Kagerou getting raped by Tenzen (to his pleasure and dismay of dying from her poison XD). Oh and all the boobie-grabbings >.< But of cos I think the anime is not without its redeems and as a female species, I actually liked the anime for its other aspects. I think the couple pairings in this story are very touching (although I'm kinda sick of the Oboro-Gennosuke pairing, because that is like a typical Romeo-Juliet story which is so common in other stories *yawn*).
Needless to say, I think Hotarubi and Yashamaru's story is very sad and bitter-sweet. Guy was happy he got chosen to represent his clan, unknown to him that it would be the last time he sees his lover and vice-versa. He died but all along his lover was thinking of him and praying for his safety. Even after she found out that he is gone, she was thinking of avenging him. Some might think this is a very stupid and dumb notion, but I think it takes great courage. Even to her last breath, she was thinking and longing for him, to the point even the enemy who killed her could understand her sad feelings. It was so sad seeing the 2 butterflies fly away becos both have died, but there was a bitter-sweet feeling to it at least they can be together in the afterlife. Another pairing which I feel is very sad and touching is Akeginu and Koshirou's. It seemed to me that Koshirou liked Oboro all along, unknown to the feelings that Akeginu had for him all along. And this he only realised when he was breathing his last breath, killed by Kagerou, whom he thought was Akeginu kissing him. The sad part about this is he had to die in this way, the good part about it.... was that eventually, he did realise Akeginu's feelings for him and recipocated that. It was sad that Akeginu could never realise he died thinking about her. Even the relationships between non-couples are very subtle and touching. When Okoi died just moments before her brother Saemon could reach her, and how he in disguise had to "communicate" with her just by tapping her hand with his fingers. It was emotionally-choking for me to watch that. I guess I'm a person who easily feels sad or easily feels too emotional and cries while watching shows, even reading books. Imagine your sibling whom you have lived all your life with, who cares for you, loves you... and yet you either had to witness her dying infront of you and yet show no emotion when that happens because you had to continue pretending. Or imagine you dying in such a way, that you know you're leaving this world, but yet you could not call out to your brother, cry nor hug him before your last goodbyes. What was worse is, Saemon could not even retrieve back the body of his sister. I know in this show everyone dies... so maybe no point in burying a dead person when everyone else just dies like that. As for the good-looking guys in this anime, I think there were only a few in this show. XD (Not in order of preference) Gennosuke, Yashamaru, Koshirou, Tenzen (??? Hmm he is not bad if without his weird hairstyle with 2 curly parts and his sick way of reviving) and Hyouma. Out of all these, I think my fave would be Hyouma. I didn't like the naive-ness of Gennosuke, nor his young short-tempered character. Yashamaru seemed quite likeable by most girls, the witty and bad-boy type. I think Akeginu was in love with Koshirou for his great protective-ness over Oboro. Actually, after the part where Tenzen revived after getting poisoned by Kagerou, I was thinking they could be together! He is the only man where she does not have to worry about poisoning after they've had something sexual! =x
As for why my fave is Hyouma, even though he does not have any romantic pursuits in this story.... he just seemed so calm, intelligent and he had this "brooding silence aura"! Just erm, makes me want to get to know him better lol! XD *blush*
Its been almost a month since I've started to write in blogs again. (I've never kept-up with them, having only a few posts in an ENTIRE year!) XD I'm quite glad with the frequency at which I've been writing my thoughts and emotions. Since music is a very important part of my life, I think I'll devote some of my blog posts to music that I like. (or even other aspects, maybe games, animes or even the usual dose of life). Heh, even this blog is named after a song!! But I'll introduce more about this song titled "Deep Clear Eyes" on another post. This post is for a song named "Divine Service" on the PSP game titled "DJMAX". I'm a sucker for music games, and DJMAX is not an exception. There are many great songs on this game... which I hope I'll be able to introduce slowly one-by-one. But I would like to intro Divine Service first, it is the song which caught my attention and eye first in this game.
The video graphics of this song reminds me of vampire animes such as Trinity Blood and Vampire Knight. The young guy with dark colored hair and red eyes seem to be some kind of slayer. And there seems to be an order of killing someone at the beginning of the story. Sadly, it seems the couple in the story ended up having to kill one another. Or maybe I just got the whole damn story wrong! LOL! XD
After searching in youtube for this song, I've finally understood what the female voice is saying at the beginning of the song. Initially it sounded like French to me, but turned out to be German. (Hey thats really cool!). She says "KEIN ANSCHLUSS UNTER DIESER NUMMER..." and that is supposed to mean "This number is not given..." in English. I guess this song later progresses to a very emotional, complex climax at about 1:22 minutes, which is when the song starts getting difficult in the game.
Hope anyone else likes this song as much as I do! Enjoy the song~! :)
First of all, I would like to wish my friends Weiling and ZR a very happy birthday today =) Although I'm not so sure what is the possibility of WL reading this blog post lol!
Today's a rather fun day, despite the heavy downpour of rain in the mid-afternoon. Went to Pet Safari at Vivocity and had a very pleasant, fun time seeing the staff there groom some dogs / cat. It was the first time I have ever seen a cat being groomed. The cat was very big in size though, it could almost be as big as a dog, but its fur were a very nice, thick coat of white. I'm sure it belongs to some rich people who could fed it til it was about garfield's size heheh! =p Then there were also toy poodles being groomed, brown-colored ones. The color and the fluffy fur on their heads really make them look like teddy-bear heads.
Other dog breeds which really tugs on my heart-strings are Golden Retrievers, Japanese Spitz, Pomeranian, Samoyed and Shiba Inu. (or at least, those are the breeds that I saw so far today) I think my fave has got to be the Japanese Spitz and Golden Retrievers. (Example of a Japanese Spitz is shown below.)
Hmm I really wonder when I would be able to afford one. A caucasian bought a Golden Retreiver puppy at the Pet Safari when I was there today. Think it was priced at a hefty $3k. Wow.... And other breeds of puppies were not cheap either. A Yorkland Terrier cost $2800+. Well, one good way of saving money AND saving animals' lives would be adopting pets from SPCA. A adopt dog, would only cost about $175 (for a male one) at SPCA for its medical expenses. In a way, it would be saving the dog's life too..... rather than it being put to sleep eventually, if it still doesn't find a home to go to. =( I think that is very sad. But of cos, most abandoned pets at the SPCA are not your cutesy, small, toy-ish looking dogs. Most of the time, they are big ones whom people just don't find that cute to rear anymore or their HDB flats are just not able to house them anymore. I think I would consider this notion for awhile more. Maybe even til after I've shifted home mid of this year to see if everyone in the family is really ok even if I adopt a pet from SPCA. Really wanna help these poor animals with no home.
