Credit: Carina (Xiaowoo) |
Monday, December 31, 2012
2012: The Year in Review (Or a collection of Facebook quotes)
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
The Hobbit: A mostly coherent account
I just noticed that I'm using the cover for the OST instead of a movie poster. But who pays attention, really? |
Monday, December 24, 2012
Sydney 2012, Part 3: Fish, Wax, Sex
Day 3 in Sydney. We left the tired ones to rot in the hostel, and walked to the somewhat near-by Sydney Fish Market- a 'must visit' site according to travel websites. It's said to be the largest in the world, next to Tsukiji in Japan (Did I just make that up? I'm not sure). In any case, it was large, alright... if you count several buildings surrounding a big parking space as large, though all the buildings are dedicated solely to the sale of slimy things from the depths of the ocean. Oh, and french fries.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Japanese Film Festival 2012: Identity Switch, Loss and Expiration
Guess it's about time for me to get to work on this piece, before 2013 comes along and I'll have another film festival to cover. This piece is now three months late! Hoorah for procrastination. Crud, if I ever apply for a job as a writer and Human Resources finds this blog, the first thing they'll come up with is that I'm a slow, lazy ass when it comes to 'work'- assuming composing this piece counts as work- though truth be told, I'm still on schedule, since my self-imposed deadline for posts with '2012' in the title is basically anytime before 2013.
Now, back to business. 2012 marks the- what, eight (?) Japanese Film Festival in Malaysia, and I've been fortunate to have been able to attend every single one so far. I even have a little collection of brochures- something the European Union Film Festival should pick up. Out of a total of 12 films, I caught two, the first being...
Now, back to business. 2012 marks the- what, eight (?) Japanese Film Festival in Malaysia, and I've been fortunate to have been able to attend every single one so far. I even have a little collection of brochures- something the European Union Film Festival should pick up. Out of a total of 12 films, I caught two, the first being...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Life of Pi... and a Tiger called Richard Dreyfus. Branson. Gere. Oh screw it.
Here's a review of the new film (relatively) currently topping the charts, Life of Pi. I'll keep it brief, thanks to my usual lethargy and lack of analytical thoughts on it- no thanks to my conveniently summarising the entire film in one para, which wouldn't make for much of a review- which is why I'll keep it till the end, so you'll have to read a brief synopsis and hear me ramble on about mildly interesting inconsequentials.
What's an inconsequential, you ask? Here's an example: Pi is the first time I've opted for couples seating, which is essentially a double seat, non-foldable, without an armrest in the middle. I went with a lady friend (she'd probably laugh at being described as a lady- that's another inconsequential for you). The seat was fairly comfortable, but mainly it enabled me to make silly jokes like "well, I'm sorry I stole your first couples seat experience" (since she had no prior warning, as some ladies seem to need- and take such seating very seriously), et cetera. Well then. Now that you have a firm grasp of the word...
What's an inconsequential, you ask? Here's an example: Pi is the first time I've opted for couples seating, which is essentially a double seat, non-foldable, without an armrest in the middle. I went with a lady friend (she'd probably laugh at being described as a lady- that's another inconsequential for you). The seat was fairly comfortable, but mainly it enabled me to make silly jokes like "well, I'm sorry I stole your first couples seat experience" (since she had no prior warning, as some ladies seem to need- and take such seating very seriously), et cetera. Well then. Now that you have a firm grasp of the word...
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Steins;Gate: A lab coat isn't the same as a Tulip Mask, but it'll do
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Sydney 2012, Part 2: Nature Spirits
A freezing morning, and we found ourselves camping outside a supermarket (Woolsworth, probably), opposite what, if my memory is as good as I like to pretend it is, is Sydney's charming town hall. We were waiting for our tour bus for our day trip to the Blue Mountains- at one point we actually took shelter from the cold by going into Woolsworth- chilly inside, but still comparatively warmer... especially for me, clad only in a pair of jeans and a light summer shirt.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Wheel of Fortune / 運命の輪
気になる気になる気になるなあ…
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Sydney 2012, Part 1:Heart in the Sky, Fish on a Plate
Sydney, Australia, was chosen for our trip this August, for no particular reason worth remembering. Melbourne was in the running, but lost out- which might infuriate Melbournians given their alleged rivalry with Sydney-siders for the title of most popular city in Australia. That being said I can safely say that most of us actually preferred laid-back Perth- I guess if I'm going to anger one camp I might as well anger the other side as well, to be fair.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
First shot at Real Grade Gunpla: Freedom and Justice, the Yaoi Duo
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Prometheus: Why all the hate?
Friday, October 5, 2012
Who's up for a game of "Where's Wally?"
Friday, September 21, 2012
The only cure for stupidity might be death, after all
Out of context translation: "Stupid. Really, just stupid." |
Monday, September 17, 2012
Gyakuten Saiban (Ace Attorney) Should be Compulsory Viewing for all Law Students
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Turkiye 2012, Part 6: Cold, Mistakes, and Closure
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Breaking News: Malaysian Politician Invents New Sexual Orientation
Above: The controversial AKB48 Candy CM (Photo pinched from the internet without asking for permission) |
Labels:
AKB48,
Government,
Homophobia,
LGBT,
Malaysia,
Sexism,
Thoughts
Friday, August 31, 2012
Question: What shoots, but can't kill? [Contest]
Stolen from engadget.com (I don't think they'll mind, will they?) |
When I write, I tend to get long-winded. Readers (or stalkers?) will know this, though it's really not the case with my travelogues, which tend to end up as photo dumps. In any case- time to stop rambling. This post is for a contest. I'm not going to lie about that- you'll find out eventually.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Turkiye 2012, Part 5: Is it just me, or is Moria rather cramped?
Today, the day I started writing this post, the 7th of July, just happens to be Tanabata, otherwise known as the star festival in Japan (albeit originating from a Chinese version which I am unfamiliar with). Now the only reason I'm mentioning this is because I can't help but wonder when I'll finish this post- the only thing I can say for sure is that it won't be done today. Or tomorrow. Or the week after, really. After all, it's already been, what, almost five months since my trip to Turkey? Jolly good pace, no?
Friday, August 10, 2012
Penang 2012: The Sick, The Hungry, and The Noisy
A short while ago I organized a trip to Penang island for no other reason than because it was there for the doing and it could be done. Heavens no, I sound like a spokesman for Nike. Scratch that, the real reason (plural, really) is rather long, tiresome, and localized so much that you probably wouldn't be interested in it anyway, which is why I'm letting you read it after the page break.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control (Hold That Thought)
C: Official Site |
Thursday, July 19, 2012
AnoHana a.k.a the Real Cause of Rising Sea Levels
Yes, yes. I know this show came out ages ago- early 2011, to be precise. It's not all that long in the grand scale of creation, but it's long enough for a lot of things to have been said of, argued over, and well, judging from reviews, even die from dehydration due to excessive crying- over this eleven episode show with a name so long that most people abbreviate it to AnoHana, which means "That Flower"- which gives away absolutely nothing in relation to the full title.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Turkiye 2012, Part 4: Living the Hobbit Life, with Higher Ceilings
Oh what an eye-catching photo this is. -rolls eyes- |
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Genocide, Gaga, and an accidental target for my irritation
If I wanted to read crap I'd have bought MAD, not a newspaper. |
Monday, May 21, 2012
Petition to the Masses: A free chance to increase your karma points
I suppose I should launch myself into an intense psychological analysis of the words in the picture above, but unfortunately (fortunately?) you won't be able to enjoy peeking inside my head this time. This post is here to satisfy a simpler need- craving, really. I'm in the running- crawling, more like, to win a Sony Vaio laptop.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Turkiye 2012, Part 3: Of Horny Cats and Dead Fish
Run, lassie, run |
Friday, May 4, 2012
Out, Out! You Demons of Stupidity!
Touche, Dogbert. |
Friday, April 27, 2012
In which I Pretend to be a Foreign Affairs Adviser (And Fail Miserably)
Image credit to yam-potong |
Labels:
America,
BBC,
China,
CIA,
Colombia,
Philippines,
Politics,
Scarborough Shoal,
Spratlys,
Thoughts,
UNCLOS,
Vietnam
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Intermission: Mostly random stuff I put in my mouth
Earth Hour for 9 minutes, not 60. It's better for the atmosphere. |
Friday, April 6, 2012
Day of the Monocorn
Well, look who's in trouble now.Unbelievably thin (possible anorexic?) girl in a red plugsuit, with a big gun pointed to her head. Just what did you do to get yourself into this mess, Asuka? Slap Shinji around too hard? Did the wimpy kid finally snap? ...well, that's enough of the Evangelion references for now, I believe. On to the review (if you can call it that) of the HGUC 1:144 Unicorn Gundam.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Turkiye 2012, Part 2: Sofia to Galata
Shisha stop. |
Friday, March 30, 2012
What a Bloody Mess: Demon's Den, A Crying Jupiter, and a Lady with a Hat
What a bloody mess |
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Celcom and Prada, the Perfect Match
LG Prada |
This is as last minute as it gets. Here's my video entry for the "Celcom and Prada, The Perfect Match" contest by Nuffnang, the closing date for which is tomorrow (scratch that, 10 hours to go, to be precise). Disclaimer: I've never touched an LG phone in my life. I don't own any items from Prada either. But what the heck does all that matter- I managed to film my entry in time (with the help of my sister as photographer), and I want to win this contest (who joins just for fun, eh). In any case, I'm off to bed. The video's after the page break- watch and be awed while I snooze away.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Placeholder: Capitalism Lives On; My Bank Account Cries
Faux Ice Cream Cake |
Labels:
20th Century Boys,
Ayako,
Golgo 13,
Japan Club Kuala Lumpur,
Kafka on the Shore,
Kochikame,
Lupin the Third,
Monkey Punch,
Murakami Haruki,
Mushishi,
Ranma 1/2,
Sony Xperia S,
Tezuka Osamu,
The Loaf,
Thoughts
Monday, March 12, 2012
Book Review: The Dune Encyclopedia
A month or so ago I came stumbled upon a veritable gem of a book in a second hand bookstore- 'The Dune Encyclopedia'. For anyone else it would be nothing more than a stuffy pseudo-scholarly book (encyclopedia, after all) with a weird cover, but for Dune lovers like me, it's nothing short of a triviagasm.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Turkiye 2012, Part 1.5: Istanbullian Nights
Last picture before darkness fell. |
Reading the title of this post you'd think I was making an Evangelion reference. I'm not, really. It's just that I am an incredibly lazy busy person- oh look, 3 more hours till midnight, when I have to biologically clock out or risk waking up the next day in a zombie-like state- which is why I've decided to keep this short, especially since it's really the last bit of my previous post in this series of Turkey travelogues. Given the pace I'm going at it'll be quite long, but what the heck.
Friday, February 24, 2012
In which Calcium trumps Teak and Marble
Why is there a liver in my skull? |
Friday, February 17, 2012
Turkiye 2012, Part 1: Several hours Solo
Cruising the Bosphorus |
Monday, February 6, 2012
The Travails of Cavaliere Ereditario Thumbprint Face (The Honorific is Gratuitous)
Deviantart entry: "I Will Survive" |
Monday, January 16, 2012
Perth 2011, Part II: Leaving Berth
It is also a lot better than a day spent in an airport. Getting hit by a tsunami would be more comfortable. |
This post is a continuation of Making Berth in Perth 2011, though my saying that probably won't matter since most of you reading this (assuming you are) won't bother clicking on the link to see what that post is about. Luckily that doesn't matter much here, since the events described in that post have little effect on what I'm going to regurgitate from flawed and dated memory (since I'm too lazy to go upstairs to pick up my diary at the moment). On the other hand even if you do read anything from top to bottom odds are you're a lurker, and as such there's not much point in me rambling on and on on this point, so I might as well save myself the trouble and get on with it... one warning: be prepared for a lot of photos.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
The Darkest Hour AKA Speckles of Light Here and There
The Darkest Hour Movie Poster |
Monday, January 2, 2012
New Year's Bashing: T-Bowl Toilet Concept Restaurant (Emphasis on the Bashing)
Poop on the wall. It's also what they think about the food they're eating. |
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