Just for fun: Nicholas Tze

This is from Astro's AEC channel...

It's an episode from about a year back but i stumbled upon it again in youtube.
And since I have no idea why i can't leech off youtube using ripvideo anymore, i'll just paste it here.
(if anyone knows how to leech off youtube using other means plz update me)



I think people tend to misunderstand this 'canto pop bad boy'. Aside from the hk gossips and countless car crashes, he's actually really nice and down to earth in interviews.
And i like his smile. And if there's a live action movie on FFVIII, he fits just nicely as either Laguna or Squall. And no, I DON'T LIKE Cecilia. She can be Edea.
Someone else has to be Rinoa and I'd prefer a japanese actress.

Right here, right now...

"Life is about trusting your feelings and taking chances, losing and finding happiness, appreciating the memories, learning from the past, and realizing people change..."

Memories live only in the single moment from which they are born.
We cannot relive the moments in a memory.
We can only remember we once had them.

Which is why I am afraid...

I am afraid of receiving good things because someday i will lose them.

I am afraid of living good times because i will thereafter miss them.

I am afraid of happy moments because sad ones last longer.

Perhaps someday, a dream will come true
And prayers will be answered,
With all our wishes granted,
And someday, one day,
Good things will stay,

With me, with you.

~PL

You can close your eyes to things you don't want to see,
But you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel.

I won't let it leave me...

I love you in a place where there's no space or time...

I don't want to forget how it feels...

Thank you for changing me...

Thank you for the new life you showed me...

It's so cold and empty right now...

But I'm holding on...

With the memories...

and the hope of meeting you

...someday

I'll be...running towards you in the distant-near future.

Embrace you and never let you go.

Life in a manga scan...

Came across this while reading Special A online.

How coincidental...how cute. Notice the unconscious kangaroo? =D

*click on picture to enlarge*

Anime Recommendation: Howl's Moving Castle

A must watch...

...for fans of Studio Ghibli creations.

Trailer

Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城, Hauru no Ugoku Shiro) is a 2004 Japanese animated steampunk fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli and based on Diana Wynne Jones' novel of the same name.

The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2004 and was released in Japanese theaters on November 20, 2004. It went on to gross $231,710,455 worldwide,making it one of the most financially successful Japanese films in history. The film was subsequently dubbed into English by Pixar's Peter Docter and distributed in North America by Walt Disney Pictures. It received a limited release in the United States and Canada beginning June 10, 2005 and was released nationwide in Australia on September 22 and in the UK the following September.

Interesting Fact:
Howl is voiced by Takuya Kimura (Japanese) and Christian Bale (English)

Disney's Official website: Howl's Moving Castle

Type:
Romance, Fantasy
Plot:
The film begins by introducing Sophie, a timid and unconfident 18-year-old girl who works in her late father's hat shop. She has a chance encounter with the mysterious wizard Howl, who rescues her from some menacing soldiers. By doing so, Howl brings Sophie to the attention of the Witch of the Waste (Arechi no majo), who visits Sophie and curses her by transforming her into a 90-year-old woman. Unable to tell anyone of the curse, Sophie sets off on self-imposed exile into the Wastes. Along the way she meets a magically animated scarecrow, whom she names Turnip Head. Together they find Howl's moving castle. What unfolds next is a series of surprises, twists and turns and the unraveling of curses.


Author's note:
I watched the Japanese version and personally rate this better than Spirited Away due to it's unique yet acceptable storyline. It might confuse those who aren't willing to let their imagination loose though.

(But, suckers like those who complain and debate after movies should NEVER watch fantasy to begin with...Heck, they should just stay home and read the newspapers...there's your logical, factual, real-life stories, losers!!!) t(*_*t)

Random sightings...

Date: 5/11/08
Location: Shuttle Bus from Caulfield to Clayton Campus
Position: Seat closest to bus entrance
Subject: PC game review

Conversation #1:

Girl A: Recently I got addicted to a game...Warcraft.
Girl B: Oh, I know that game. There's like little tree creatures running...DotA or something?

Girl A: No, the online game. DotA is the 2D one.

Conversation #2:

Girl A: You know, I never really understood the concept of that game.
Girl A: ....I think DotA is FREAKING BORING.
Girl B: YEA, that game is SO BORING!
Girl A: I'm playing the online one. You have to work with other players over the internet.

Conversation #3:

Girl B: I heard there's a new king...umm...what's his na-
Girl A: Lich King?
Girl B: YES! They say that he has double life or something. You have to kill him twice.

A Very Confused Audience: "........???" (-__-)

And people wonder why i have so few female friends....

Random Curiosity

After so many misses, I finally got myself a Ramune...

Ra-mu-ne (ラムネ, Ramune) is a carbonated soft drink sold in Japan which was introduced at Kobe by Alexander Cameron Sim.

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Bottle design

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Ramune is widely known for the distinctive design of its bottle, often called Codd-neck bottles after the inventor, Hiram Codd. They are made of glass and sealed with a marble; the marble is held in place by the pressure of the carbon dioxide in the drink. To open the bottle, a device to push the marble inward is provided with the bottle. The marble is pushed inside the neck of the bottle where it rattles around while drinking. Two little glass nodes inside the bottle allow the drinker to hook the marble in place while drinking.
People trying Ramune for the first time sometimes find it difficult to drink, as it takes practice to learn to stop the marble from blocking the flow. In the new version of the bottle (2006), little slots were added to the cap where the marble was originally held. This allowed the flow to not be obstructed if the marble falls back into the cap.

Ramune is also available in plastic PET bottles as well as cans.

Ramune is one of the modern symbols of summer in Japan and is widely consumed during warm festival days and nights. Empty bottles are usually collected for recycling at stalls where it is sold.

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Flavors

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Despite the unique design of the bottle, the Ramune flavor is quite conventional, similar to many other carbonated lemon-lime soft drinks. The word 'ramune' is derived phonetically from the English 'lemonade'. Both fizzy lemonade and the unique bottles were imported from the United Kingdom at the same time, becoming associated with each other. In America, Ramune is often sold at conventions, certain Suncoast outlets and Asian speciality stores.

There are other flavors of the drink: pineapple, kiwifruit, melon, strawberry, orange, lychee, Blue Hawaii, peach, wasabi (available at Tokyu Hands), bubble gum and curry.

More information on website: Marble Pop

Bu Hui Fen Li By Michael Guang Liang

"Despite how hard it is for us to let go,

we can be separated for now

...but our hearts will never be apart."

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Lyrics
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Ming tien wo men zhen shi yao fen li
Tomorrow we’re going to be apart for a while

Dian hua zhong ni bu she de yuen chi
Your unbearable voice on the telephone

Ni shuo ke bu ke yi fang ni de xing xai xing li
You asked if I could take your heart along in my luggage

Gen zhe wo fei xing wo men jiu ke yi yong yuen bu fen li
And fly with me Then we’ll never be apart again

Mei tien yao ting yi chi wo, ai ni
To hear ‘I love you’ once each day

Ni shuo zhe yang hui gan jue tie xing
You said that our hearts will be closer in this way

Ru guo shuo wo li chu ni de xing hui xia qi yu
If I were to leave Your heart will be raining

Man tien shi whu yun zhe ge shi jie shao le kong qi
The sky is covered with dark clouds The whole world lacks air

Chorus
Ba ni bao zai huai li
Holding you in my embrace

Wo men mei you yien yu
We don’t talk

Gan jue li bie liang ge xing zai yi qi
Feel the two hearts that are together before being apart

Wo men bao zai huai li
Embracing each other

Wo men bu xiang yien yu
We don’t want to talk

Jin tian yi hou liu xia hui yi
The memories that we leave today

Wo men ke yi wen xin
We can relive it

Wo ai ni, bu yien yu
I love you, without words

Zhe yi ge tien zai ku qi
This sky is crying

Yi bien na tien ni wei wo chung xin
The day I left you sent me off

Shuo hao wo men bu nan guo shang xin
Although we promised that we won’t be sad

Wo shuo ke bu ke yi yi lu wo ni de shou xin
I asked if I could hold your hand throughout the journey

Fang zai wo huai li zhe yang zai neng gan jue ni de hu xi
Leaning against me In this way only can I hear you breathe

Jan zai li qing men qian kan, zhe ni
Looking at you before leaving the door

Bian shang ni shi bu de de biao qing
The unbearable expression your face

Ru guo shuo wo ke yi yong chuen yu zhou de muo li
If I could Use the power of the whole universe

Rang shi jian jan ting
To stop time

Rang wo men ke yi bu fen li
To let us never be apart

Chorus 3x

Wo ai ni, bu fang qi
I love you, don’t give up

Zhe yi ge bu xiang fen li
Don’t wanna be apart in this moment

Bu hui fen li
Never apart