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Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Yes to what you're thinking from looking at the image.
And no. Actually, it's kind of complicated. Let's just say with this anime, you must come with your mind's doors wide open!
Utena is a girl that meets a prince when she is little and has just lost her parents. The Prince is kind to her and givers her a ring. The experience so impresses her that she decides to become a prince too (nope. not a princess. A prince.) She even wears a sort of boys uniform at school. Then she meets a damsel who seems to be in distress and finally gets a chance to be a true prince. In doing so she gets caught up in stuff you really have to see to believe.
I like this because there's just so much to love in this crazily decadent ride of a show. Everything is so random and clearly metaphorical and though the same things happen all the time, you still never know what's going to happen next! The characters are wonderfully flamboyant and the bishounen!!! I challenge you to try and tell them apart from the female characters in the opening song before you've watched any of the series. and the Also, the theme song is fabulously weird and cool!

K-on


Ok, not to sound too defensive but I'm really watching this for research. Because it's about a group of girls that make a band. Like my graphic novel (ahem!) They are super cute and so are their songs and it's really kind of like easy listening which is not a bad thing. I've only watched 2 and half episodes so I'm probably not the best person to review! Will get back to you on it.



Mitchiko to Hachin

What? Still?
What can I say? I took a break when we couldn't find - er -a source for a while and then when we found them I was watching other stuff...
Anyways, I still like this show a lot. Very stylish art work and the story is interesting to me though I don't think Y really dug it that much.
I shrug at him.


Gundam 00


Didn't think I was gonna like this show. Even though it has giant robots that blow things to smithereens, I really thought it might take itself too seriously. And it does sometimes but then there are two things that make it all good: the characters, Lockon Stratos (middle left) and Alleluya (can I get an amen!) Haptist (middle right).

The Gundams themselves are very sweet and I have been very impressed with the escalating action sequences. I am so putting a Gundam on my Christmas list (make it happen, Santa.)

This is my first Gundam series and I haven't gone very far in but I look forward to getting to know this world as well as I got to know the Mecha, Pop Idol and Love triangle world of Macross.

I have to say one thing though. The main character (extreme left) is a douche bag. That is all.


Shounen Onmyouji


Though in a way this is about the relationship between a god type guy and a teenage boy, alas it is not a shounen-ai. That aside it is actually quite interesting seeing as it's partly based on a real historical character.

I think I particularly like it because, I have to admit, I am a sucker for mononoke wrangling type stories! Plus, it's got laughs which I like in any genre.

***
That's all for now folks.

Technically there should be more on the list but these are the ones that I actually have (as opposed to them being on Y's computer and us watching them together. Hmm, "Animes to watch with ur Fiance." Whole other Post!) and am committed to.

It's no wonder I have no time to finish FFX.

I <3 Asian Cinema 2: Infernal Affairs

bet u cant guezz whoz behindz u!
iz tony?
darnz.

Ha! bet you thought I'd forgotten about my Asian Cinema series! What with all the traveling and getting engaged and losing surge protectors I've been getting up to. I'm happy to confirm that you were wrong as today, we will be talking about one of my solid gold best films ever, Infernal Affairs otherwise known as Mou gaan dou.

Like Hard Boiled, this is also a HK police drama but more in the way of a psychological thriller.

Summary (Courtesy imdb):

"The setting is the never-ending war between the police and the Triads of Hong Kong. Chan is a cop who's been assigned to undercover work inside the Triads for so long that he's been able to rise through the ranks to a position of some authority. Lau, meanwhile, is a secret member of the Triads who has infiltrated the police force with an equal level of success. As they feed their bosses information on the plans and counter-plans of the organizations they pretend to serve, they both begin to feel the stresses of their double lives as they become torn between the oppressive obligations they owe to their superiors and the growing camaraderie they share with the foot soldiers around them. As the two organizations become increasingly aware of the moles in their midsts, the race is on for Chan and Lau to try and get out of the game alive."

I'm really not that into this genre usually but at the end of this film, i rewound it and watched it again from top to bottom. That is how much I loved it! Its got Tony Leung Chiu Wai (almost anything with this guy in it is a sure bet) and Andy Lau (no one wears a suit like Andy), what more could a girl want? Still one of my ALL time best movies and i try not to think of the hollywood remake (Marty, how could you?)

It's Gone!!!!!

I lost my Surge Protector of love and I am inconsolable.

I think I left it in the board room of a bank I'm doing work for. They have not reached me back on the subject. I think the boardroom ate it.

No more happy green light. My laptop is a sitting duck waiting for Nigeria's insane god of thunder (PHCN) to strike.

Not happy.

Relationship Upgrade.

(After Turkey we went to Rome. Pretty tired. Lol!)

To follow sad news with happy news, Y and I got a relationship upgrade in Turkey!

In Ephesus to be exact on June 20th, in the middle of an ancient amphitheater where st. Paul once took refuge after an angry mob tried to bum-rush him for ruining the goddess statuette selling business. Very historic and amazing acoustics.

I sang "sing a song of six pence" and then he proposed and I said yes and laughed a little cos, well, d'uh. Then just like that we were engaged and now we can't call ourselves boyfriend and girlfriend anymore. We have to say fiances, I think.

:-)

I can't believe I'm going to marry Y.
That's sooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool!


(Pearl cos pearls r my best.)

Mikey-kun, RIP.

:-(

Post Dated: Resolution 2009 - A life more Interesting...

Sunny Jerusalem!

June 12th, 2009

Resolutions are funny.

The new year rolls in making everything fresh and new. We feel renewed and hopeful and make promises to ourselves that are supposed to help improve the quality of our lives.

Then we sort of forget them and fall back into our usual patterns. Our promises are like pennies down wishing wells, whimsical memories.

In January 2009 however, I made a resolution in addition to the ones i usually make (i.e. lose weight, acquire more discipline, etc.) This one was meant to slightly alter the way I've been handling my life so far. A way which has not , to my thinking, been producing positive results.

I told myself that whenever opportunities cross my path this year, rather than immediately focusing on their downsides and refusing them, I would try closing my eyes and saying, 'yes.'

Is it a weird job that I have little or no experience at? Yes. Swim aerobics though I have no idea how I'll handle my hair after? Yes. A new type of moisturizer on my overly sensitive skin? Yes. The idea, which is in no way a new one, is to take on whatever problems arise from saying yes and deal with them instead of letting the fear of them lock doors in my life. Face the problem. Embrace the opportunity.

It is now June and I want to assess the results of my resolution. Well - let's see...

Where in January my life was pretty much at a dead end, today I am the Nigerian rep for my favourite International Magazine. I have also in just this year been part of the making of a feature length film that I think will change this country's movie industry. And right this very minute? As I write this, I am sitting on a plane en route to Tel Aviv on the first leg of an all expenses paid trip that will also take me to Rome and Turkey. That has been the power of 'yes' in my life.

It hasn't been easy. Some of my 'yes's have produced formidable issues that made me regret them. Now, standing on the other side of those issues, I don't want to dismiss them but I want to always remember that problems can be solved and that is why we face them. I've also said no despite myself at times when I felt opportunities came with too many problems I couldn't see myself overcoming. I feel now that I regret those "no"s. But not to the point of wanting to turn back time.

I am happy with the path that I am on as of now and I have to say that my life has become a million times more interesting than it was at the close of 2008.

Say it with a Surge Protector!

After my power cord exploded (thanks, Power Holding Company Nigeria, *blows them a kiss*) and i had to spend a gazillion bucks to get a new one (the cost of living in the Republic of Mac), I was haunted by the idea of a repeat occurrence. I figured since the power situation had not changed it was just a matter of time. Then Y gave me the above so I could work without fear of explosions!

I think the green light means lurv! \(>o<)/