Wednesday, February 20, 2008
12:00 pm
All right! I'm back after a really long hiatus.
Firstly, Final Year Project was over. Finally.
My presentation cue cards.
I never want to see them again.
And after that came the career fair, but before that, I went to buy the contact lenses that I've been talking about for months.
I am still getting used to them, and for some reason that has escaped me, the left lens always feels weird on my eye.
Anyway, there wasn't much on career fair and the day had been a somewhat let down because throughout our FYP period, the LOM coursemates have been talking about treating ourselves to a good meal after the dust had settled, so to speak, but the dinner trip (where we were supposed to go after the career fair) was cancelled just because a) it was raining and b) it can't be decided whether to eat at the Clarke Quay or at Katong.
Ah... Whatever.
Watched two movies recently; Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (with Fabian) and Jumper (with YM).
Sweeney Todd was a tragedy from the start, really. And if it weren't for Johnny Depp and the promised bloodspills, I wouldn't have watched it (because I'm such a sucker for happy endings). The blood was, in my opinion, unrealistic and over dramatic ("Free-flow." Like what Fabian said), which is actually a good thing, in this case. I mean, the movie was originally a musical in the first place and the blood made the movie even more theatric and haunting.
Jumper was SO COOL.
I have no idea why some reviews were on the negative side, but really, for a movie based on a novel, obviously it won't be as good as the original. There wasn't much delving into the character of the protagonist, but hey, what do you expect from a novel-turned-movie that's less than two hours long? Besides, the action scenes pretty much made up for all that.
Next! Minekura Kazuya-sensei's updates!
(A little slow of me, but just pardon that; FYP has been cruel to us.)
BUS GAMER 1巻が発売開始!
BUS GAMER TVアニメ放送日時決定!
BUS GAMER!
No, it's got nothing to do with public transport, it's just a shortform for BUSINESS gamer.
Yeah, so it should be BIZ GAMER instead but English isn't exactly Japan's first language, you know.
There was a Pilot version back in 2004 (or was it 2003?), some sort of one-shot, but now Minekura-sensei's starting the series! Woohoo!
The first manga will be out in Japan on 8th March. Hopefully Tongli will be translating it. If not, I'd be left with Chuang Yi and I don't exactly sing praises for Singapore's manga publishing company.
And the anime's coming out too!
CAST
美柴 鴇: 鈴村健一
Mishiba Toki (Seiyuu: Suzumura Kenichi)
Just realised that he's the seiyuu for Hitachiin Hikaru in Ouran High.
>_< Squee!
斉藤一雄: 高橋広樹
Saitoh Kazuo (Seiyuu: Takahashi Hiroki)
中条伸人: 諏訪部順一
Nakajyo Nobuto (Seiyuu: Suwabe Junichi)
It's supposed to start mid-March in Japan and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that someone out there will sub it.
And, finally!
Have been busy the past few days, getting ready the portfolio for NTU's ADM course in Visual Communication. It isn't my first choice (Communication Studies is) but it's a good enough back-up so I might as well prepare for it.
Went down to the beach at East Coast Park with KY and her friend, Chuan, along with my sister (because no one was home to look after her then) to snap some photographs. First time on a bicycle after too long. And of course, as many already know, I can't cycle, so we took the double bikes and I just sat behind and tried not to freak out or fall off.
Did some night shots along Katong too.
I have no idea what that is.
I'm guessing it's the roots of the trees,
exposed by storms and waves.
A cigarette butt we found by Chuan's foot.
Julia will freak out if she sees that photo.
Yep, the moon was quite bright that night.
Red light!
Green light!
Those were just a tip of the iceberg. I've taken 251 photographs in all.
Yeah, I know. Total madness.
Put a camera in my hands and I do crazy things.
Labels: Manga, Minekura, Photos