Mystic Prophecy

Horray~ * sarcastic tone*

2010-06-04T08:40:00.000-07:00

As u noe....my blog is kinda dead for sum time now....well, i am pleased to announce that its only temporary...as soon as spm is over...i will blog again! :D

I am so touched~!

2010-04-24T03:21:00.000-07:00

RUUUOOOOO XIIIINNN~~~!!!!

HAHAH! Thx wei~!

I am really speechless! haha! THx for posting a post abt me~

Next time, I will get better ice cream for u~ xD

Or, we go makan ice cream~ :D

I love the song u specially dedicated to me~ Memory~
Its a soothing and beautiful piece :D

Finally, THXXX~~~~!!!! xD I dono wat else to say coz I am so touched~! :D

I think too much

2010-04-13T09:49:00.000-07:00

Haih! Feeling damn damn damn down...I wanna apologize to everyone if i suddenly burst out with anger and go on a rampage whacking stuff until they break into pieces. I just feel damn damn sad and i am not sure wat think now...:(

Ice Cream~~ :D

2010-04-09T08:46:00.000-07:00

ICE CREAM HAS JUST ARRIVED ON MY .....Blog!! xD

This post is specially for a very special ice creaaamm~~ in my life~ :D
We can talk abt anything at anytime! Even until 4 in the morning :P
SAKAIII!! is our middel name~ xD

Well, actually...her name is Olivia Isabelle Glenn~~ :D But, we all noe her as Ruo Xin ^^
She is the leader of The Ice Cream Gang! She is also the founder and the GodMOTHER!!!! of Agama Sakai!!!! xD and and and..... is my LOOOOVVVEEELLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYY sis~~ !!! xD

Well, there are so many things to say abt this ice cream!!! But most of it needs more than words to describe wat a wonderful ice cream she is...:D She is like the Midnight Cookies & Cream from Häagen-Dazs!!! xD

She is a smooth, chocolate ice cream seduced by buttery fudge and chocolate cookie wafers make for a perfect midnight chat, or anytime treat for sakainess~~~ xD

We actually have a younger brother...but he is perverted and we would like to conceal his identity to ensure the safety of your eyes when u read this!!!

But forget abt him! This is about my little ice creeam~~ :D Well, wat else can i say about her?! She is fun!!! Seriously!!!! I cant go bored with her!!!! She can definitely 100% make u smile or turn that sad face upside down, make it dance and jump down a building...xD

SHE LOVES JOE HISASHI!!!!!! :D She also likes G- Dragon! ...although he is kinda horny nowadays through his songs...xD

OO YEAH! WE AS THE ICE CREAM GANG PLAN TO STEAL ALL THE ICE CREAM FROM THE ICE CREAM BANK LOCATED AT......( censored ) ..... SO THAT WE CAN RULE THE WORLD WITH ICE CREAM!!!! xD ICE CREAM SEMANGAT!!!!! AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! xPP

Also!!!! BEWARE!!!!: Her sakainess can spread rapidly!!!! Scientist are still looking for the cure. Unfortunately, they become sakai once they encounter this special ice cream~~ xD .... even me~~~ xD

The Curse Crew passes Genting!

2010-03-15T09:42:00.001-07:00

Its always good to take a vacation with your closest ones...or better still, you CREW!!!

We went to Genting and ...

WE HAD A SWWWEEEEEEETTTTT~~~~ TIME!!!!

YEAH!!!! This is The Curse Crew!!!!!!

...........EHHH!!! NOT THIS ONE....!!!!! I mean this one!!!xD

**DAMN CONDOM!!!!**

That damn condom is the reason we are all still living...xD I am talking SHIT again!!!! LOL!!!! Anyways, WE HAD A BLAST AT GENTING THAT IT NEEDS MORE THAN WORDS TO SAY OR TYPE TO DESCRIBE EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED THERE!!!!!

But, you have to agree....there is nothing better than hangin' with your bro's !!!! ......well, at least besides being with your girlfriend...xD

CHOPPED is the right word....=(

2010-02-24T07:13:00.001-08:00

MY

HAIR

KENA

CHOP!!!!

by Puan Joyce.....=.=llll MA DE!!!! WTF MAN!!!! Now i had no choice but to cut off my fringe....SHIT!!!! my hair look kanasai until it growns longer then....BABI PUNYA ORANG!!!! LOL!!!

oo well! wat to do...nvmlar, although I look quite different without fringe...xD Nvm...this is gonna take sum getting use to....or I could come to school with CAVE MAN HAIR?...xD

anyways, this the most useless post i have ever done...=.=

Why u delete it?!

2010-02-19T23:40:00.000-08:00

WHY YOU DELETE IT???!!!

HOLY SHIT!!!!

2010-02-16T07:48:00.000-08:00

Ok....
So, today me, Guo Unn, Man Ning and Jing Sheng went to Midvalley. =)

Me, Jing Sheng and Guo Unn were suppose to meet at kanna by 9 am. I woke up by 6 a.m coz I wanted to study Physics before going...xD So I did Physics from 6.30 to 8 am. I got ready in less than 5 minutes. Then I called my dad to send me to school. Apparently, he has work at 10 am so he wants to leave by 9 sumting. I told that it was too late, so went to my mom...xD My mom was still in bed. I WOKE HER UP!!!! xD Then she told me to ask my dad....Then my dad told me to ask my mom....Then my mom said I am tired, ask yr dad to sendlar...so i went to him and he said ok but 9 sumting...=.=lll

So I had 2 options:

1) wait for my dad until 9 sumting and let Guo Unn and Jing Sheng wait at Kanna for me...

2) WALK TO SCHOOL!!!!!

Naturally, I would pick option 2 which was WALKING TO SCHOOL!!!!! WOWW!!!!! I have done it before...but today i used another route...xD Trust me when I say this....The distance from my house to school is quite short by car but by foot.....it can be FATAL!!!! xD Just kiding...=)

Anyways, It was a good experience...coz all the aunty and uncle look at me...xD I mean why wouldn't they??!!! I mean, you dont always see a high school student walking early in the morning...xD

I reached after 1 and a half hours....which was 9.45 am...=.=lll
I should have used the bus from my area to old town. Then take another bus to school....but I was too anxious about waiting for the GODDAMN BUS!!!! and the time I would reach Kanna...xD

So, we took off to MMO at Asia Jaya for a while...then we took a cab to Midvalley straight to meet Man Ning by 12.30 pm. After that, we went to get 3 tickets to the movie, "Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief". Honestly if I had to rate the movie within 10, I would give 7!!! =D It was quite interesting....It was more related to the Greek History of Gods...like Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades....

Anyways, we went to Noodle Station to have our lunch...AWESOME FOOD MAN!!!!! seriously!!!! ever since I recomended it to Guo Unn, Its like our regular restaurant there...xD We didnt actually take any photo's this time.......no mood actually... =)

After that Jing Sheng had to leave by 3. So it was only me, Guo Unn and Man Ning... So we go 'hang kai'.... We went around to look for clothes for the 5S1 Chinese New Year Dinner this Friday.... I wanted to buy a new shirt...coz the dress code is semi-formal.....haih!!!! I have been wearing too much of semi-formal...If it was freestyle, I would wear some shorts with a shirt. xD

Anyways, todays outing was also indirectly for releasing stress....=) After that, we left about 7.30 pm...=) Eh, Guo Unn...just wanted to say one thing before I leave....just for fun......

***YEEEAAAAAAAA MMAAAAAAAAANNN!!!!!***

LOL!!!! Anyways, I am already learning to forgive and forget...and I dont hate you...=)

Just wanted to make sure....xD

Don't see me anymore!

2010-02-14T09:09:00.000-08:00

WALAO WEI!!! Just dont see me anymore!!!

I'll go bboy all this unnecessary feeling out!!!! I dun feel sad but angry....

I try to be kind, but u still wanna be that ...FINE!!!

KRIS ALLEN!!!!!!! but i dont feel as happy as i shud...

2010-02-08T14:14:00.000-08:00

ALL I CAN SAY IS AAAAAAAA!!!!!! OMG!!! Kris Allen wei!!!! I went to Midvalley to see his concert and get his signature on my album!!!

A few of us went to watch Kris Allen coz I had 2 tickets. =) HE WAS SO F***ING AWESOME!!!!! WOW!!!! THAT WAS THE BEST CONCERT I HAVE EVER BEEN TO!!!!! I really am a Kris Allen fan!!!!! HAHAAHAH!!!! anyways, we took some pictures.xD

I dont know why, but when we got through the line, and we were waiting in front of the ball room, I suddenly didnt have any mood to go for the concert.

I guess its coz of a certain sumone......
that person...........
nvm.....HAIH!!!!!!!

Anyways, while waiting for Kris Allen to show up on the stage.....I just left the ball room. I left out in tears!!!! Seriously!!!! OK!!!! I am a guy!!! but I admit!!!! I CRIED!!!!! A LOT!!!!!! imagine not crying for 9 years, and suddenly u just cant stop crying!!!!! I was on the phone with Guo Unn while I was crying....I really wish I went with Guo Unn! Its not that I am gay with him or anything.....Its because....of......sum person

HAIH!!!! FORGET IT!!!! That person made me feel so hurt that I cant even imagine the pain I went through that night. It was damn horrible!!!! Then, i went back into the concert when calmed my self down. I guess now I LOVE KRIS ALLEN EVEN MORE coz all his songs can really relate to wat happened and how I felt that time... Suddenly, JJ and Ean from Hitz.Fm started to throw the American Idol bag containing a limited edition American Idol shirt inside. I was so devastated that I was like about to give life itself.....So i held my hand out and shrugged. Suddenly, the bag just landed on my hand!!!!! WTF!!!! OMG!!!! I never expected that!!!! But, at that time...I felt no different. I was still EXTREMELY SAD!!!!!!! I was actually crying. Through the whole concert, I was crying. MY TEARS JUST KEPT ON ROLLING DOWN MY CHEEKS!!!!!! WOW!!! I AM SUCH A GIRL!!! I CANT BELIEVE I CRIED FOR...THAT PERSON!!!!! HAIH!!!

I feel LIKE AN ASSHOLE!!!! All my efforts are wasted on that person. I try so hard just to at least make an impression to that person but, haih...when he comes....that person just runs and waits for him...WOW!!!! I wish I had sumone like that!!!! IT WAS SO HURTING!!!!! I FEEL SO USED!!!! I DONT KNOW WAT TO FEEL ANYMORE!!!!!

I shud have tot it was too good to be true....I mean like come on!!!! The whole day was going so well!!!!!....until....... =( I tot I could make a good impression to....

I even planned out for this week, everyday I give sumting unexpected to.... and on friday I will tell..... everything.....but now I am having second thoughts abt it! I even drew a portrait!!!! Hu would do that ?!!! OMG!!! I drew it with so much effort that it look SO DAMN REALL!!!! I was so proud of my self for putting a 110% into it...then.....HAIH!!!! this thing happened!!!! I even twisted my finger coz I used a blade to carve the picture and words on a card i made....I was DAMN ANGRY WITH....that I just tore the card into pieces and just threw it every where...I even threw the other things as well...I baked cookies for...I just took the cookies and threw it away.....I am also not surprise if ....... threw away the portrait.... I DONT REALLY CARE!!!!! I only have one thing say...

I DONT LOVE U ANYMORE!!!!!!

Well, wat ever u were planning...It worked...u r happy but i am not! If u rejected me in another way, it wouldnt have to be like this but....I nvr expect u to this to me!!!!!!!!

I DONT WANNA SEE U EVER!!!!!

I cried the whole time...even after coming back home...I didnt even sleep....COZ I WAS CRYING!!!! even in the morning i tried not to show my dad I was crying...but I was until I reached the school canteen in the morning. Then all my friends were so worried about me. Coz my eyes were damn red coz I cried too much!!!! Then Kristy and Joshua stayed back with me until 7 pm and to Redbox with me to release STRESS!!!! ARRRRRGHHHHH!!!!!! Honestly!!! I works!!!! I am feeling much better now!!! I have no more stress d!!!! U noe y?? Coz I dont love that person d!!!! So, I am just gonna move on!!!! I have to stay strong!!!!

p.s: I shud have given up long time ago!!!! I always tot maybe wat if there was a 1% chance at least.....I could probably make it at least 60%. but i guess....I got played!!!! NVM!!!! I just keep listening to Kris Allen and hopefully I feel MUCH MUCH BETTER!!!!! =D

To a new beginning!!!

2010-01-10T05:41:00.000-08:00

Olla~! It's been a while since I've updated my blog..xD

Ok! On behalf of Sin Ee, I SHALL UPDATE MY BLOG!!! =D

Something AWESOME! happened on the 12th of December 2009!!!! Me and Guo Unn wanted to do something Sin Ee will never expect and so happen, there was a mini-concert on the 12th and Sin Ee was performing =D So, we decided to surprise her by attending the concert, because no one from school will obviously come....xD

So anyways, it was the very same day Guo Unn had come back from the Outward Bound School Camp...He reached home at about 1 pm. I called him at 10.30...apparently he was still in Penang eating breakfast..O.O Anyways, when he reached, I called him and we decided to go see Sin Ee. xD

So, we got ready. I got ready by 3.30 pm and went to school. From there, I took a bus to Sunway Pyramid to meet Guo Unn. =) We spent time in Sunway for like 2 hrs. Then we decided to be early for the concert rather than to be late. Sin Ee still had no idea that we were coming to see her perform..xD So, we took a cab to Segi College in Subang =) 3 hrs before, I called Sin Ee and wished her good luck. I also asked some info on the performance. We reached Segi College by 6.30 pm. We went in. While were going, we were like...." Eh, SHIT!!! Wat to say ar...Hey sin ee, hello...we are here..." xD LOL!!!

We took 5 minutes to find the elevator..xD Then we went up. Apparently, Guo Unn lost his glasses in the sea while he was in the camp, so he couldn't see very well. As soon as we wanted to leave the elevator, we saw Sin Ee. I immediately pulled Guo Unn in the elevator and I told him that Sin Ee was there...xD Then he was like...OMG!!! LUCKILY!!! HAHAHAHA!!!

Then we got hungry, so we went to Summit because we wanted to have dinner...xD So we went there....and we were deciding wat to eat for like 10 minutes...In the end, we went to Subway. After that, we went in. We were hoping that Sin Ee was at the ticket counter selling tickets...so we planned to say...xD but...when we went up, we didnt see her...T.T So we went straight to the counter and bought two tickets. We were reading the brochure after that. SUDDENLY!!!! The princess in a white top comes. We didnt notice her until she said, " Sukesh......Guo Unn????!!!!!" LOL!!! We were like stunned coz we didnt expect her to see us...xD

So anyways, we took a picture and then we watched the performance. It a very spectacular performance!!! There were so many cute kids. =3 There was singing, drums, guitar, piano performances and more...=)

There was a 10 minute break at about 9 pm. Then, Sin Ee kept on saying " Eh, wei...I damn touched..." xD Honestly, both me and Guo Unn felt the same way, coz we manage make her happy...=) So, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!! xD After the whole thing, Sin Ee couldn't stay longer, so she apologize and left. =( At first we were like, aiya...she went dy...so now wat.....nvmlar, we will still see her next week coz we were going to her house anyways =D

Some pictures back stage =)

And thats wat happened on the 12/12/2009. Oo yea, I forgot to mention one more thing. Sin Ee gave both of us lollipops after the show..... xD

p.s: Sin Ee looks damn adorable with the kids...xD

PHONE!!!!!

2010-01-04T02:52:00.000-08:00

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p.s: I had nothing better to do...xD Anyways, I finally got my phone back from Puan Joyce...T.T

After 6 six months....O.O!!!!

The FINGER!!!!

2009-12-06T03:13:00.000-08:00

Beware!!!! This post is only allowed to certain audience because of the extreme craziness that can blind you!!!!=P

Awesomeness has struck my day again...xD
The outing was a SUCCESS!!!! This time, it was double the action...triple the fun....and....quadruple everything =D

We went to Midvalley on the 4th of December...and we.........saw FLASHHEEERRR IN KANNA!!!!!! xD
LOL!!! We went to watch not one, but two movies in a day...=)

In the morning, Sin Ee and Shao Wei joined me for breakfast at Kanna =) There heard sumting about "NASI LEMAK" on the radio??!!!...and ironically, Shao Wei ordered nasi lemak for breakfast... Once we were done wit breakfast, we waited for Qi Le to meet us in Kanna....he said he had sumting to do in school...??? Well, we waited...and waited....and waited, and the SUDDENLY!!!!, a flasher came in to Kanna...xD I alerted Sin Ee and Sao Wei about him....
Shao Wei got a bit nervous...xD But it was alright in the end...I gave that man a cold stare and he rushed off!!! LOL!!!

Fuyohh!!!!

Now, time to bring Qi Le into the picture..xD As we were on our way to school, we saw a very "handsome" kid walking towards us!!! It was QI LE!!!! LOL!!! We used the bus to get to Midvalley...=)

As soon as we reach, we rushed to the cinema to get the tickets...xD We decided that we wanted to watch another movie instead of bowling....=) So we watched Twilight's : New Moon and Jump, a movie about a village girl wanting to accomplish her dream of becoming a hip-hop dancer...Both movies were nice especially JUMP!!! xD We all really enjoyed the way the lead character acts....especially a certain guy/girl in the movie....who likes to ....-scratch his/her....boobs- xD!!!!

Eating fried kuey teow =3

Thinking of sumthing....=)

Emo~ * never sleep*

Zheng =)

Ran

Qi Le *so serious* xD

Act cute..xD

Retard with no talent in posing at all...xD

Ee =)

Dal~

Shao =D

It was 1.45, we had about 1 hour before New Moon started...so we decided to have lunch at our usual place....the FOOD COURT!!!! xD We all took funny yet disturbing photos!!! xD Qi Le kept on making fun of the shemale who kept on scratching the boobs!!!LOL!!!

Nipple Attack...xD

OMG!!! I really cant pose at all!!! xD

Hahahaha!!!!

The Gurls~

**Fascinated** xD

Stunned!!!

Wee~~!!! =)

=.=lll

Act cool~~ xD

All emo while acting cool~~ xD WTH!!! hahaha!!!
*I dun hear, see or talk*

After that, we walked around abit..before heading into the cinema again....haha!!! We also saw some schoolmates of ours working in Midvalley...especially the cinema!!! We saw Daniel and Yee Sim there...we also took part in a lucky draw..xD

New Moon was ok, i guess...xD The girls, kept on talking about Taylor Lautner's body.....=.=lll
My body is exactly like his....but nobody says anything...T.T
LOL!!!!

Anyways, after that, Chia Zheng had to head home...so we bid our goodbyes to him..xD

Yo~!!!

Act cool! =)

Then, we went to Starbucks...I had a CHEESECAKE~~ haha...the others had ice blended =) We took photos again...only this time...it was a bit OVER!!!LOL!!! everyone was looking at us....hahaha!!!

Before**

After**

Yummy~ xD

Blurring...xD

YuCK!!!! =)

YucK!!! =)

YuCk!!! =)

* "I am not sure whether its disgusting" * =D

Retard!!!! xD * officially CANT POSE AT ALL!!!

Macam yes!!! =3

3 Blind Mice!!!! xD

Modeling for Nokia...xD

Modeling for Motorola...xD

Modeling for Sony Ericsson....=D

" Wat u looking at"?

"I am so confused..." xD

" Dun mess wit me..." >.<

Modeling for perfume...xD

Cannot tahan perfume...xD

Syok sendiri...xD

Cheese cake anyone?? You can get 2 free latte's...with 2 cute girls holding them...xD

Last but not least.....MY 2 FAVOURITE PICS AT STARBUCKS!!!! xD

I give you the FINGER!!!! xD

We all give you the FINGER!!!!...xD

After that, Dalila and Ran needed to go back home...so, the ones left were the three blind mice...xD Me, Sin Ee and Show Wei... We still took photos...xD Sin Ee and Shao Wei want to make an album so they're target was 100 picture...xD We also saw a friend of Sin Ee's =)

Going to the Ladies room...xD

Is this the way to ktm??? xD

Beware of me!!! I am peeping in the ladies room...xD

Han Yong =)

Smiles~~ =)

My smile always the same...=.=lll

White tee's~ =D

Sin Ee, Vivian and Shao Wei...=D

Escalator~~ =)

~Thinking of you~ =)

Like this also can...xD

After I left, It seems that there was 'sumting' I missed....the other 2 were *syok sendiri-ing*!!!! xD

Wee~~~xD

Help~~ =)

Tha' FINGER!!!!

Look at my FINGER!!!! xD

Whats that?

Its up there...>.<

We all had a great time~~ =D

HEYYA!!!!!

2009-11-29T09:03:00.001-08:00

Heyya!!! I have been using that word quite recently...and its really quite addictive...LOL!!!

Well first of, I wanna apologize again..especially to yu song for not updating my blog for SO LONG!!!! Frankly, there wasnt much to talk about...haha

Who am I kidding....actually, there were a lot of things that happen...xD
Erm, well first of...
Whats the first thing that come to your mind when u hear the word, " THANATOS"..?

I'll tell...wait...better yet, I'll show you...=)

Group photo...haha =)

Part of the act...from left; Manie, Grace and Yu Song with Dalila

Sin Ee really bringing out her character she is playing for the play =D

Fuyoh!!! Check out En de!!! xD

YEAH!! Go En De!!! xP

Well, that was pretty much what happened in Shah Alam...xD
It was so much fun =) I really enjoyed my self... En De and me were at the catwalk taking photos from above while creating lightning effects for the play...LOL!!!

Since the whole thing was such a success... we all decided to celebrate by having an outing a few days later.... =D
We all did so many things...xD
Well, first of...we met in Midvalley about 11 am after cleaning up the Kelab Kebudayaan room..=) We ate our lunch at the Foodcourt...xD Sin Ee and Shao Wei were waiting for us there because they went earlier from school to get the movie tickets..

While waiting for bus....xD

Waiting for En De, Qi Le, Dhaniah, Rann, Chia Zheng, Xin Yin, Teck Kuan, Dalila and me...xD

xD!!!

I dono wat was I doing...LOL!!!

1, 2, 3, 4, 5...

And finally, our BILL!!! xD * Look at how long is it*

After that, we watched 2012...Really a magnificent movie...I was not afraid of dying before watching the movie...after i watched the movie...I dont ever wanna die like that...xD

Then, we went to play bowling...xD Teck Kuan said he was pro..it turns out...He keeps missing...xP
I havent played bowling in ages...so I was a bit rusty...xD

We keep taking photos...xD

En De~

Haha...I really sucked...T.T

Wow...look at Sin Ee's and Chia Zheng's score...OMG!!!

Sin Ee bought that really cute plush toy...xD

We took a group photo while we were on our way to Starbucks...

Later, we bid our good byes to En De and Teck Kuan because they had to go back home early...It was like around 5.45 pm. After that, we went to Starbucks...I wasnt sure why...but we did...xD

We all chit chatting..xD while waiting for our coffee...haha!!!

I really pity Rann..xD Look at the 2 behind him xD

Sad case...=)

I dono wat I was looking at...

Look at Qi Le...take photo of the photographer..xD

haha..I bought a cookie...=) a very big one...xD

COFFEE~~~!!!!

Wat was she pointing at...??

Then for our finale... we went to MPH!!! haha then we did stupid stuff...like, we used the books...
We used the books for the wrong reasons...xD

Wow...she was really touched by the words...xD

Yes...I was that idiot...xD

Apparently not...I guess Qi Le was the Idiot..xD

I am really scared of her if she looks at me like that with that book!!!!

....no comment....

See...I told you to watch out...

I still have no idea why mars collided with venus...xD

I wonder if that book really works??

A small girl yearning for her mommy~~~

After that, we all went back home tired...but extremely happy...because it was one of the best outings we all have ever gone for... =) We are planning another outing this Friday..Its too bad some people are not going...T.T

OMG!

2009-10-04T23:11:00.000-07:00

Finally!!!! Exams are over!
Crap!!! I should have planned on wat to do after exam...lol!

oo well...=)

I wonder where are we all going for our class trip =)

back to bboying i guess...haih, li chen can't practice wit us until SPM is over...damn it! T.T

I hope he gets through SPM wit flying colours ^^

Besides that, I am so excited....coz I will finally get my phone back from the disciplinary board...=.=lll 30th October...damn! Its a bit of hard truth to swallow...but I think I can still endure for just another few more days...Besides, I did go through not having my phone with me for like 3 months +...and thanks En De...=)
Thanks for lending me your old phone to me as a temporary phone =)

UP!!!!

2009-08-29T01:50:00.000-07:00

Hi again...erm, nothin' much to say here coz it has been a really really REALLY BORING HOLIDAY!!! Nothing to do...
I just keep doing the same routine...Tv, Computer, Study...Tv, Computer, Study... =.=lll

At least I went to watch Up at Sunway on Thursday with Brandon, Maverick, Yee Hliang, and Ryan...

You guys must go WATCH 'UP'!!!! It's really an awesome movie! I love the dog Dug...He is so dumb!! Lol...In the cinema...We all gave each other names...lol

Me = I was the dumb dog, Dug..=)
Yee Hliang = Mr. Fredricksen ( The Old GUY )
Maverick = Alpha... The leader of the dogs...although he wanted to be the bird, Kevin.....lol
Ryan = Russell, ( The Boy Scout )
Brandon = Well, he turned out to be Kevin the bird....=)

Scribble~

2009-08-17T03:21:00.000-07:00

Erm...first of, sorry for not updating quite frequently...I have been really BUSY WITH COMPETITIONS....haha
Anyways, sumting I wasn't expecting....the whole disciplinary board want my crew to be official in school....as in make a modern dance club....
...It shud be a good thing ryt...that they are showing their support....but I feel sumting fishy about the whole thing...
I am also really stressed, coz once Li Chen leaves this year....I will be the new leader A.K.A president of my crew....I really don't know whether i can handle a club in school....
I mean i can handle it this year and maybe next year...but wat abt after that..?? I am not worried about Leon, En De or Qi Le...I am extremely worried about the younger ones... can they keep up to the clubs expectations...?
There is also another thing, I heard the school takes your prize money that you win at competitions....now, I dun wan that if its true...T.T
Haha, I just realized that most public bboy competitions are so EASY that even my juniors can take them on in the final....lol
Nowonder, I cant always get the 1st...but manage to get 2nd...I usually go for private competitions....need to train harder though...I need to focus more on POWERMOVES now....
...but u guys dun really give a shit about that....haha!!!
coz you guys arent really interested in bboying...but some of us are...so show some respect!!!
lol...just kidding...I dun really bother if u care or dun care about bboying...
Oh yeah! todays H1N1 talk!
My friends were making fun of the guys grammar....He was amazing!!!LOL!!!

Guy : the influenza can last five day...in human body...

GENTING DANCE TRIP

2009-08-10T02:25:00.000-07:00

GENTING DANCE TRIP

~any1 who is interested in going 4 tis trip.
~u can leave ur comments in my chat box.
~tis trip is specially 4 those who love 2 dance.
~u can get more experience n fun wit us.
~tis trip's 'events' are clubbing, bowling, swimming..
~n too many tat i cant comfirm yet.. lol
~ok la. so 4 those who's interested.
~juz leave a msg la.
~but, guys rmb..
~only 4 those who can dance like..
~new jazz, breaking, popping, locking, street dance.
~as long as u have the basics then can already.
~4 those who cant..
~erm.. train fr0m now onwards...lol
~coz tis trip is on the 15/12-18/12/2009
~de days are not confirmed yet.
~i will post more information soon..
~be patient.. hehe
~oo ya. tis trip only has 16 places available only.
~i guess de expenses is not more than RM200...but bring more just incase...
~below r de ppl who are going for the trip:

~(BOYS)
*LICHEN
*SUKESH
*LEON
*JINGSHENG
(others not confirmed yet.)

~(GIRLS)
(hard to confirm) -__-lll lol

P.S: Copied from Li Chen's blog....

No titile.....

2009-07-13T07:15:00.000-07:00

Haih....frankly, I dun have the mood to blog anything...coz well.... my phone kena rampas and I cant take any pictures...so...erm...yeah,

I donno wat to do....these past few days, everything is not going as I want in my life....
Instead, it's getting screwed up...
Damn man!!!

I just hope it gets better.....T.T

Worst Day Of My Life!!!

2009-06-30T06:37:00.001-07:00

Today, I finally went to school after like 4 days because....well, there are a few reasons....but to be specific....I didn't really feel like going to school..
So anyway, in the morning they had a hair check in school.....I was preety lucky because I didn't get caught......
So I thought....0.0
It was after recess and during Bio, Mr. Sin's class....we all weren't really doing anything but talk during that time.....and then....all of a sudden, the prefects had a f***ing spot check!!!!
I mean like come on!!! We are in a science class, It isn't likely for us to get a spot check....
So anyway, as soon as I saw the prefects rushing up towards our corridor, I quickly stashed my phone in my surf pants pocket.....
They asked all of us to stand in lines and they started.....*molesting* us....=)
Me, being so confident that they wouldn't check the pocket of the pants in my bag, acted like I didn't bring any 'barang larangan' *( A sore loser trying to convince himself that the prefects aren't so observant).
So anyway, they found my phone in the end, and well, guess what...they CONFISCATED it for FOUR LONG and CRUEL MONTHS!!!!!

So now, I await in the dusty and cold corners, seeking my phone back...XD
**I wondered how am I gonna survive without a phone until fucking October.....and well, as I was thinking while **emo-ing**, Maverick helped me out by letting me use one of his phones until I get mine back......GODDAMMIT!!!! Thanks a lot Mave...=)

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2009-06-30T06:29:00.000-07:00

Hey guys. the reason i haven't been updating for about 4 days or so is because I didnt really have any mood to blog anything....
The reason for this is because of my exam results.....I didn't really try my best in second term...and well, I got crappy results.....*sigh* oh well....I guess I just have move forward and not look at whats already done....

Beware!!!!!

2009-06-22T04:35:00.000-07:00

Good morning/afternoon/evening/riddance** to the people on Earth.....
I am here to let u noe that an unknown specimen called, "HAM" is very addictive....
Please try to endure the temptation of eating TOO MUCH HAM!!! Scientist from The Untited States Of Ham have proven that Ham is an evolving race....and it might just tie you to a tree, leaving you helpless....or ambush you in your kitchen.....or maybe even be stalking you when you are in school or taking a bath....Ham(s) exist everywhere.....in the canteen, in super markets..., in fat peoples houses and even in your socks!!!

Do not let them fool you! Outside, they may look like cheap pieces of meat that is PINK!, but they are entirely evil and have diabolical plots to extinguish the human race!!!!

Here are ways from the Ministry Of Health to prevent any diseases like, the Ham Flu, the Ham Cancer, Ham Fever, Mad Ham Disease, H1N1(1 piece of ham and 1 packet of nuts) and many other dangerous diseases related to Ham!

1. visit http://www.hamnonsense.org
2. cover yourself in mustard!( Ham's only weakness)
3. Hit your head as hard as you can with a frying pan
Thank you.

This has been a HNN ( Ham News Network ) news report.....

Relief!!!...not...=)

2009-06-22T04:04:00.000-07:00

Ah~~! I can smell the scent of sweat and determination as everyone in class today were finishing their Physics 3 paper....'Salvation' was the first word that came into my head....
Some were still plotting the graph while others were already sleeping....The Physics paper wasn't that tough as I would have expected...anyways, I am keeping my fingers crossed that i may get a brilliant B.

In the old times, when our parents were still in high school like us....the grades were given names;

A - Admirable

B - We did our Best

C - Could have done better

D - I am gonna Die when I get back home!

E - I am really gonna be Executed by my parents!

F - Fuck!!! I Failed!!!

But, nowadays....it is elaborated in another way....

A - An A......

B - Wow! I am Brilliant

C - Cool...

D - Damn It!

E - Excellent!!!

F - Freaking Fishermen From Finland, I am Fantastic.....

Anyway...., let me get to my point......I LOVE HAM!!!!
hahaha...just kidding.=)

I just wanted to say that, IT"S OVER!!! IT'S FINALLY OVER!!! GOOD RIDDANCE TO THAT RETCHED EXAM WHICH WE ALL "STUDIED" FOR!!!!..................................
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Now, we just gotta wait for our results.......T.T

*I am dead.... X.X

One Of My B-boy Idols

2009-06-19T04:58:00.000-07:00

Please note that this post may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a specific audience.

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Physicx (Real Name:Hyo Keun Kim, born on 23 July 1984 in South Korea) is a South Korean Bboy, who has countless titles that put his name as one of the best bboys in the world. He is currently a member of one of the best Korean crews called Rivers Crew and was formerly a member of the Korean all-star crew, Project Soul.

*bboy - breakdancer

Career

Physicx competed for the Red Bull BC 2005

History

Rivers Crew

After graduating from school he moved to Seoul, Korea, where he began his professional bboy career. Joining Rivers Crew, he was able to earn a great deal of respect from the Korean bboy community.

Physicx at UK B-Boy Championship 2005

The name Physicx soon swept around the world after the UK B-boy Championship, where he displayed his unimaginable and unique skills to the world for the first time and took the title as winner of the solo tournament. The world found out and discovered the hidden talent behind Physicx.

Physicx doing elbow spins

His moves were beyond unimaginable, as some of his moves had never before been seen in bboying history, such as his signature move, the "waistbreaker," or the "hollowback swing". The world was astounded to see moves such as 16 rotations of an elbow spin with only one push and spinning flags, among his other clean moves.

Ever since, many new generations of bboys and bgirls have begun to idolize him, and many other professional bboys have shown him much respect.

Competitions

Red Bull BC One Logo

Physicx has been a champion of many international-level tournaments both as a member of a crew and as an individual. His most notable crew achievements include a R-16 Korea and Bboy Unit Korea title with Rivers in 2007, and UK B-Boy Championship titles with Project Soul in 2002 , 2004 and 2005. As an individual, he won the solo title at UK B-Boy Championship in 2004. He was also selected for the 2005 Red Vull BC ONe individual tournament involving 1 on 1 battles between the top 16 bboys in the world.

Judging

Physicx with Hong 10 ( another bboy idol of mine)

Physicx has also been selected as a judge for several breakdance competitions in Korea, including B-Boy Showdown.

Dancing Style

Physicx doing his thing!!

Physicx has developed and popularized several breakdance techniques and moves, many of which are considered extremely technical and difficult. Below is a list of moves pioneered by Physicx:

Physicx doing a spinning flag

Spinning flag/'60s: A flag freeze that spins like a 1990, but with hand twists independent of body movement allowing for slow but dynamic rotation.
Inverse 1990 flagged/River's 1990 to elbow/forearm freeze
Hollow 2000/flag 2000/River's 2000: A 2000 spin with the legs piked horizontally parallel to the ground. Physicx usually does one-to-two rotations average considering this is one of the hardest 2000's ever created.
Knee spin to airflares
Air Walk/Kicks: Throwing himself into a handstand, Physicx continuously transitions from handstand to forearm to shoulder to side freeze and back again. He does it in a random order while kicking his legs in all directions; this makes for an impressive display of strength and balance.
Airflare 1.5/Air windmills into Darkhammers:Physicx drops into a windmill, but pushes himself up into airflare form and drops while spinning into another windmill and then transitions into darkhammers.
Waistbreakers: From an unstabbed frog freeze, he shifts either one or both of his legs straight and beside each other to an L-back, then to a full hollowback and to the L back in the opposite direction of the first. While he is doing the 2 legged variant, he shakes his body while shifting. The 2 legged variant is always done after his transition with kicks (see above).
Nike handhops into Hollowback swing: Starting by holding one leg and hopping on one hand, and later dropping down to a hollowback swing for an impressive yet quick move.
Gainer into Icy-ice: Gainer, landed, then immediate dive into a shoulder or head slide. The slide is usually half spun with an ending freeze if it is his older head glide variation.

Physicx doing a hanging airbaby

Hanging Airbaby: Physicx goes into airbaby freeze and then abruptly uses his bent leg to lift his straight leg up into the air. This freeze still has the airbaby freeze form, but without the bent leg's knee on the supporting arm's elbow. Sometimes referred to as "true" airbaby.
Multi-bronco jumps into freeze: A combo of which Physicx jumps into a handstand then jump backwards into a backhand spring and finally jumps backwards again with a landing freeze.
Handstand UFO: UFOs that are higher that normal and are usually done after a footwork sequence.
Hangbaby Spin: Usually after another footwork sequence, Physicx does a hanging airbaby with legs closed that spins for a short amount of time (usually ended as a planche with legs closed).
Dropping Airflares: Physicx goes into air flare form, but instead of jumping from one hand to the other when his back is facing the ground like normal airflares, he drops down onto his back and rolls back up into his other hand, and continues this sequence.
Hand stand into Popping Elbow Tracks

Notable Appearances

Music Videos/Concerts

1999 Seoul, Korea Beat Up Commercial Main dancers
2001 Seoul, Korea Rush Hour 2 OST music Video dancers
2008 smith high school

Commercials/TV Appearances

2002 Beijing, China CCTV 4 Show Program, Special Guest
2002 Seoul, Korea Sneakers Commercial main dancers
2003 Beijing, China Korean recording artist Kang Ta special show case
2003 Seoul, Korea M-Net Hiphop the vibe opening show dancers
2003 Seoul, Korea Sam sung anycall cell phone commercial dancers
2004 Seoul, Korea Sam Sung Anycall Cell Phone Commercial Dancers
2004 Holland Sims MP3 commercial main dancer

Events/Judge/special Guest

2002 UK Bboy Championship Crew 1st
2002 Korean Hiphop festival Concert Special Guest
2003 UK B-Boy Championship Team Category, UK (2nd Place)
2003 UK Bboy Championship Crew 2nd
2004 Rennes, France Hiphop planet champion
2004 Beijing, China Beijing Bboy Battle Special Guest / Judge
2004 UK Bboy Championships Crew 1st
2004 Levis 3vs3 1st
2004 Freestyle session korea crew vs crew 2st
2004 UK Bboy Championships Solo 1st
2005 UK Bboy Championships Crew 1st
2005 B-boy Unit vol.7 crew vs crew 1st
2005 Ground Control solo 1st
2005 Participation at Red Bull BCOne 1vs1
2005 France solo battle competition 1st
2005 Partecipation at IBE all vs all
2006 Ground Control solo 1st
2006 Bigbang M/V
2006 Nike CF
2006 UK B-boy championship korea crew vs crew 2nd
2006 b-boy Challenge crew vs crew 1st
2006 Boty Korea crew vs crew 2nd
2006 Armory Cup korea crew vs crew 1st
2007 R-16 internetional crew vs crew 1st
2007 B-boy Unit vol.9 crew vs crew 1st
2007 Fano, Italy Born to The Floor Special Guest / Judge
2008 R-16 internetional crew vs crew 4th
2008 B-boy cyon championship crew vs crew 2nd
2008 KB b-boy WORLD Masters crew vs crew 1st
2008 B-boy championship Chuncheon
2008 Jeonju Bboy Grandprix crew vs crew
2008 Chelles Pro Battle 2vs2 2nd

No Title~ lol

2008-12-27T06:33:00.000-08:00

Sry guys....for not really updating my blog for sometime......
The truth is, I was kinda busy...
well, good news to my "readers", hahaha.....
I am back....so, I will be updating quite often.....
so DUN EVEN BOTHER TO READ MY BLOG!!!!!
*I mean, please read my blog...although its kinda boring*

Anyways, to everyone out there....I wanna make a shout out...
I love HAM!!!......................

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Hahaha! Just kidding....I just wanna say, good luck to everyone in life....especially to my friends and classmates......the second term exam is a killer and we all noe that.... so study smart....we oni have one more day....so try to endure it....=)

Eagle Eye Review

2008-10-25T03:42:00.000-07:00

The synopsis for Eagle Eye looks something like this: “Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) returns home after the mysterious death of his successful twin brother. He and a single mother, Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monaghan), find out that they have been framed as terrorists, and they are threatened into becoming members of a cell tasked to assassinate a politician.” Not a bad premise for a post-summer action flick.

THE GOOD

There is a lot of backlash going on around Shia LaBeouf and for the life of me I can’t understand why. All Shia LaBeouf has done is pretty much nail each role he’s been in about as well as they could be done. Yes Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was a let down, but his character was a bad character to start with and he did as much as could be done to salvage it. In Eagle Eye, he once again pulls off the whole “average guy who gets caught up in an action situation”, and pulls it off well. He never suddenly feels like an action hero which many other actors in these rolls often fall into and he made the whole situation believable to me.

The action sequences in Eagle Eye were surprisingly KICK ASS. I expected a quasi political/techno thriller, but some of the action chases, be they on foot or in cars were truly heart pounding and executed with a lot of visual excitement. The car chases in particular were really well done with a few elements that I’ve never seen used in a car chase before.

The whole plot device of this mysterious voice on the phone (heard in all the trailers) screwing with and at the same time “helping” Shia through the movie was cool and pretty damn interesting to… up to a point, but I’ll go into that more later.

THE BAD

Some of the little devices and escapes they used in the film were a bit too much and crossed the boarder between “creative” and “ridiculous”, between “exciting” and “eye rolling”. The most unfortunate part about that is that a few of these over the top moments would happen in the middle of an otherwise cool and well done action sequence that would almost ruin it for me and pull me out of the moment.

Easily the worst part of the movie for me was the big “reveal” that happens about half way through the movie giving us the identity of the “bad guy”. It was beyond stupid and added a big squirt of sour to the flavor of the res of the movie. I almost wish that they hadn’t revealed the villain until the very end of the movie. Yes it would have ruined the end… but at least I could have blissfully gone through the rest of the flick imagining a GOOD ending until the big disappointment hit me before the credits rolled.

OVERALL

In the end, Eagle Eye turned out to be a respectable post-summer action flick with a solid performance by LaBeouf to carry it through, despite some far too over the top devices scattered throughout the film and a horribly lame bad guy. Still, had me on the edge of my seat a few times and in general I was entertained.

The Dark Knight Movie Review

2008-07-29T07:50:00.000-07:00

Heads up: a thunderbolt is about to rip into the blanket of bland we call summer movies. The Dark Knight, director Christopher Nolan's absolute stunner of a follow-up to 2005's Batman Begins, is a potent provocation decked out as a comic-book movie. Feverish action? Check. Dazzling spectacle? Check. Devilish fun? Check. But Nolan is just warming up. There's something raw and elemental at work in this artfully imagined universe. Striking out from his Batman origin story, Nolan cuts through to a deeper dimension. Huh? Wha? How can a conflicted guy in a bat suit and a villain with a cracked, painted-on clown smile speak to the essentials of the human condition? Just hang on for a shock to the system. The Dark Knight creates a place where good and evil — expected to do battle — decide instead to get it on and dance. "I don't want to kill you," Heath Ledger's psycho Joker tells Christian Bale's stalwart Batman. "You complete me." Don't buy the tease. He means it.

The trouble is that Batman, a.k.a. playboy Bruce Wayne, has had it up to here with being the white knight. He's pissed that the public sees him as a vigilante. He'll leave the hero stuff to district attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) and stop the DA from moving in on Rachel Dawes (feisty Maggie Gyllenhaal, in for sweetie Katie Holmes), the lady love who is Batman's only hope for a normal life.

Everything gleams like sin in Gotham City (cinematographer Wally Pfister shot on location in Chicago, bringing a gritty reality to a cartoon fantasy). And the bad guys seem jazzed by their evildoing. Take the Joker, who treats a stunningly staged bank robbery like his private video game with accomplices in Joker masks, blood spurting and only one winner. Nolan shot this sequence, and three others, for the IMAX screen and with a finesse for choreographing action that rivals Michael Mann's Heat. But it's what's going on inside the Bathead that pulls us in. Bale is electrifying as a fallibly human crusader at war with his own conscience.

I can only speak superlatives of Ledger, who is mad-crazy-blazing brilliant as the Joker. Miles from Jack Nicholson's broadly funny take on the role in Tim Burton's 1989 Batman, Ledger takes the role to the shadows, where even what's comic is hardly a relief. No plastic mask for Ledger; his face is caked with moldy makeup that highlights the red scar of a grin, the grungy hair and the yellowing teeth of a hound fresh out of hell. To the clown prince of crime, a knife is preferable to a gun, the better to "savor the moment."

The deft script, by Nolan and his brother Jonathan, taking note of Bob Kane's original Batman and Frank Miller's bleak rethink, refuses to explain the Joker with pop psychology. Forget Freudian hints about a dad who carved a smile into his son's face with a razor. As the Joker says, "What doesn't kill you makes you stranger."

The Joker represents the last completed role for Ledger, who died in January at 28 before finishing work on Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. It's typical of Ledger's total commitment to films as diverse as Brokeback Mountain and I'm Not There that he does nothing out of vanity or the need to be liked. If there's a movement to get him the first posthumous Oscar since Peter Finch won for 1976's Network, sign me up. Ledger's Joker has no gray areas — he's all rampaging id. Watch him crash a party and circle Rachel, a woman torn between Bale's Bruce (she knows he's Batman) and Eckhart's DA, another lover she has to share with his civic duty. "Hello, beautiful," says the Joker, sniffing Rachel like a feral beast. He's right when he compares himself to a dog chasing a car: The chase is all. The Joker's sadism is limitless, and the masochistic delight he takes in being punched and bloodied to a pulp would shame the Marquis de Sade. "I choose chaos," says the Joker, and those words sum up what's at stake in The Dark Knight.

The Joker wants Batman to choose chaos as well. He knows humanity is what you lose while you're busy making plans to gain power. Every actor brings his A game to show the lure of the dark side. Michael Caine purrs with sarcastic wit as Bruce's butler, Alfred, who harbors a secret that could crush his boss's spirit. Morgan Freeman radiates tough wisdom as Lucius Fox, the scientist who designs those wonderful toys — wait till you get a load of the Batpod — but who finds his own standards being compromised. Gary Oldman is so skilled that he makes virtue exciting as Jim Gordon, the ultimate good cop and as such a prime target for the Joker. As Harvey tells the Caped Crusader, "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain." Eckhart earns major props for scarily and movingly portraying the DA's transformation into the dreaded Harvey Two-Face, an event sparked by the brutal murder of a major character.

No fair giving away the mysteries of The Dark Knight. It's enough to marvel at the way Nolan — a world-class filmmaker, be it Memento, Insomnia or The Prestige — brings pop escapism whisper-close to enduring art. It's enough to watch Bale chillingly render Batman as a lost warrior, evoking Al Pacino in The Godfather II in his delusion and desolation. It's enough to see Ledger conjure up the anarchy of the Sex Pistols and A Clockwork Orange as he creates a Joker for the ages. Go ahead, bitch about the movie being too long, at two and a half hours, for short attention spans (it is), too somber for the Hulk crowd (it is), too smart for its own good (it isn't). The haunting and visionary Dark Knight soars on the wings of untamed imagination. It's full of surprises you don't see coming. And just try to get it out of your dreams.

Crisis Core (PSP) Review

2008-06-04T06:07:00.000-07:00

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII achieves a striking balance of old and new, and juggles fan service with pure role-playing satisfaction. It's striking how these elements have been shaped into such an appealing and emotionally affecting prequel. There are some new characters and plenty of fan favorites too, such as Cloud, Tifa, and Aerith. Howwwwever, the characters you're most likely to empathize with are unlikely ones, including protagonist Zack, and Sephiroth, who is complex, troubled, and even sometimes likable. The way their personal stories weave in and out of each other--and set the stage for the events in Final Fantasy VII--makes Crisis Core not just the finest role-playing experience available on the PSP, but also one of the best Japanese RPGs in years.

Zack isn't new to the franchise, but he was a mere flashback in Final Fantasy VII, which may not make him seem like the best choice of leading man for a prequel to one of the best RPGs ever created. Yet he's as interesting as any Square Enix star, and transcends the usual spiky-haired heroism and teenage angst with an uncommon maturity that develops as the game continues. Revealing almost any plot point could be a spoiler; the Gaia world is rich with mythology and complex character motivation. What's important is how the characters interact, change, and grow. Scenes between Zack and Cloud are both effortless and poignant, and stem directly out of Zack's most impressive character traits: trust and loyalty. As each plot thread twists together and the game reaches its inevitable conclusion, your heart will soften and you may shed a few tears. Crisis Core tells a memorable and exciting tale, but more importantly, it makes you care about its characters, even if you are new to the lore. The game's final scenes are amazing and heartfelt, and one sequence in particular that brilliantly mingles gameplay with narrative is one of the most incredible and moving moments in role-playing history.

The game's stunning cutscenes have an immeasurable effect on the emotionally resonant story. There is a harmonious mix of prerendered cinematics and in-engine cutscenes, and both were created with precision. Dramatic camera angles frame Crisis Core's greatest moments, from earth-shaking soliloquies to the quiet pauses Zack and Aerith share. There is a standout scene in which Sephiroth comes into deep focus using a cinematography technique familiar to Alfred Hitchcock fans. This kind of range is rare in cutscenes, even in RPGs, yet it's never forced or overdone here. The quality is further enhanced by incredible voice acting. Past Final Fantasies have sometimes suffered from awkward English voice-overs, but each actor here delivers the right degree of emotion at the right time, which in turn gives weight to the story. As Zack matures, you can hear the newfound confidence replace his adolescent arrogance; when Angeal tells Zack that he's just a little more important than his sword, you can hear a subtle grin in his deep, commanding baritone.

If you enjoyed Final Fantasy VII, this kind of attention to detail won't come as a surprise. However, you may be startled at how the combat works. Crisis Core is an action RPG. Granted, it does have many of the same elements as FFVII: materia, limit breaks, and so on. However, it plays nothing like its inspiration, which may irritate some fans. This doesn't make it better or worse, but it does make it different, and once you get used to it, it's a lot of fun. Battles are almost exclusively random, with the exception of those that end your side missions (more on those later). When combat begins, you are limited to a contained area, but you can move freely within it. To target an enemy, you simply face in its direction, and to attack, you hit X. It's not quite real-time, but rather a series of quick turns that give you a smidgen of time in-between to select a different spell or attack. You can switch among different options and spells on the fly using the shoulder buttons. If you're familiar with the Tales series (Tales of the Abyss, and so on), you'll have a rough idea of how the combat works in Crisis Core.

You can also guard and evade oncoming attacks, though doing so spends action points. A number of special attacks, such as assault twister, also use action points. Other attacks, like spells, use up magic points. To perform them, you need to possess and equip the corresponding materia. Zack can't use an unlimited number of materia in battle; he's limited to a certain number at a time, so you'll want to choose wisely before you head into late-game combat, especially if you know a boss fight is imminent. You can also fuse materia together to make new spells or enhanced attacks, such as the impressive Thundara Blade. There are times when you'll need to take advantage of your materia and dodge oncoming attacks. Nevertheless, for the first half of the game, Crisis Core is remarkably easy, and a lot of battles come down to mashing on the X button. There is no shortage of potions and gil (the series' currency), either, and given that you can purchase items at any save point, there's no reason not to be fully stocked.

The combat is fun, and it will get Final Fantasy fans talking. But no mechanical element is bound to get more attention than the Digital Mind Wave, or DMW. The DMW is a slot reel that holds the key to two important facets of Crisis Core's gameplay: leveling up, and powerful attacks called limit breaks. The reel contains six slots: three that contain character portraits, and three that contain numerical digits. As you fight foes, you earn soldier points, which in turn function as currency that keeps the DMW in the top left corner spinning. When the left and right character portraits match, you enter a separate limit-verge screen where you wait for the digit slots and the center character slot to stop spinning. If you match all three portrait slots, you unleash a limit break, which is accompanied by a dramatic cinematic. If you match numerals, you may level up an equipped materia or Zack himself. The DMW also controls some status changes, such as temporary invincibility, though they aren't signaled by a change to the limit-verge screen.

This all sounds very confusing, and it may take you some time to figure out exactly what's going on. Essentially, leveling and limit breaks are left to the roll of the dice (or in this case, the spinning of the reel). The idea of random leveling and special attacks may make you squirm, and on paper, it sounds like a bad idea. In practice, it works out far better than you'd think. Just like when you pull the lever of a real slot machine, it's exciting and intriguing to see if you make a match. You can't skip past the limit verge screen, but if you could, you'd be missing the point (and be warned that you can't skip past cutscenes, though you can skip out of the long summoning animations and the flashbacks that occasionally crop up during limit verges). Your results are not completely random because your character's heightened emotions make it likelier that the DMW will spin up a positive result, such as after a phone call with Aerith. However, you may go a while without leveling up, only to level up multiple times in a short period of time. Sure, it's a strange system, and it will make your head spin at first. But it will become second nature, and in the end, it works. The downside is that it takes control of the game's most impressive attacks out of the hands of the player. Not everyone enjoys having the game do the grunt work for them, but the system is original and streamlined, and likely to grow on you.

Outside of the main story, there are plenty of side missions to keep you occupied. Most of them boil down to entering an area, killing a bunch of creatures, and earning your reward. It's simple, sure, but incredibly addicting, perfect for players on the go, and you may find yourself losing hour after hour to mission after mission. This is Crisis Core's grinding mechanic, but the combat is entertaining enough (and the DMW mesmerizing enough) to keep you involved. Some of the missions also weave in cameos from other characters, such as a charming set of missions centered on an impish Yuffie. Yet the action and limited customization goes only so far, and it seems that Square Enix understood that. Crisis Core is on the short side, clocking in at around 20 hours if you do a reasonable number of side missions, though you could add another 10 if you want to see every secret the game is hiding--and there are some good ones that will get fans talking. That may make the game feel less grand than previous entries, but in actuality, the length feels just right and keeps the action from wearing out its welcome.

You'll marvel at Crisis Core's visual and sonic beauty. Environments were designed with painstaking detail, from the slums of Midgar to the crystalline vistas of an underground lake. Character design is equally terrific, from Genesis' solemn sneer to Zack's gleaming blue eyes. Monsters look great too, and the imposing and astonishing bosses are particularly awesome to behold. The game sounds as good as it looks, starting with the terrific musical score, which includes both grinding rock tracks and haunting orchestral interludes. There are moments in which the action is undercut not with the same heart-pumping guitars we've heard before, but with softer tunes. These battles feel even more important because the music connects them so well with the emotional scenes that came before. Additionally, familiar sound effects have been updated and new ones added to make for combat that sounds as tremendous as it looks.

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is a game you must play if you own a PSP, if you like RPGs, or if you want to get lost in a gripping story. Like most Final Fantasy games that came before it, it has its quirks. However, this is one of those cases where you should embrace them for their originality and charm because they add something uniquely compelling to the game. The only truly disappointing aspect of Crisis Core is reaching the end, because Gaia is a world you want to stay in, populated with extraordinary characters who will move you.

CHS Sports Day ( 2008)

2008-05-03T01:37:00.000-07:00

It's 3rd of May, Sports Day!!! Many people turned up today. All were wearing their respective 'rumah sukan' shirts. I reached school as usual...6. 50 am. As I entered the school, I saw the BBSM getting ready. I also saw the prefects. Some were so nervous that they had to check the mirror to see whether their hair was fine.

I was heading for the PMO room while passing the school hall. There I saw Kah Leong, Wenkai and Jing Sheng. We talked a while and then suddenly Jing Sheng came up with a story on Dragon Ball... As I was walking to the PMO room, he kept on blabbing about it...Then, I saw Jun Xu. She was sitting on the stairs. I asked her whether the door has opened yet, and she said no. Then I took out my Mp4 to let her listen to it until the door was open. Eventually, all of us had to assemble at the tapak.

After that, we got together again. We went to the Sports Centre to support for our teams. As usual, no one forgot to bring 'barang larangan' to school today. Many brought handphones and Mp3's. Some of them brought camera's including me... I started taking pictures with my camera. The marching was very interesting. Then we all had to stand to sing the nasional anthem, ' The Negarakuku'...oops... I mean the ' The Negaraku'. After a while, it was the cheerleaders turn to perform. Honestly, It wasn't very creative. It was down right boring!

Half the time, we were practically talked about Command & Conquer 3 : Kane's Wrath! Oo yeah! Kah Leong got 'kai bao' by some of our friends. It was so funny! It began with his shoe and then they charged for his pants! LOL!!! ( No hard feelings Kah Leong)

Later on, we all went to eat. We got free food! Nuggets and a bottle of water...Not exactly what I call food thats worth being free, but who cares.... The bottles were so irritating. When you try to remove the top, water starts to leak out of the bottle! I remember throwing that bottle on the ground! Hahaha!!

Then we all headed to the Squash court. There, I was break dancing. I was totally minding my business, until a girl came and started spreading the word!!! Why wouldn't she? I was practically head-standing!!! We were having loads of fun in court until some a** hole started throwing expired Maggie: Hot Cup's down on the court. That made a lot of mess! Mei Zhuen also came to the Squash court. She and her friend Shereen were browsing through my pictures in my camera, while I was break dancing.

We all went back to the Sports Centre to rest as the weather was so terrible. It was so freakin' HOT!!! We decided to play ' Truth or Dare ' using a bottle. We had fun!! After that, we had to sit on the field under sun for like half an hour because we had to listen to a jack a** blabbering about the winners and the closing ceremony.

Before we went to the field, Jing Sheng, Wenkai and me were foolin around. We were doing all kinds of crap to make each other laugh!!! It was the most memorable part of the day!!!

As we were sitting on the field, Wenkai and me started playing with grass. We collected a huge amount and launched it on Kah Leong. He was a bit frustrated...Suddenly, Wenkai hatched up a plan. He decided to classify him and me as The Brotherhood of Nod and Kah Leong as Scrin. We scattered grass all over his head and he didn't realize it!! I hope he doesn't blame us... Then will have to evacuate to Plan B, which is blaming it on GDI aka. Thinesh! hahahaha..... And then I met a friend which I have only known via MSN all this while...

It was a very tiring yet fun day especially for them!!! My adorable sister(left) and cool brother. Well, that's what happened this Sports Day!! ^^

Devil May Cry 4 Review

2008-05-02T08:16:00.000-07:00

Devil May Cry fans know what they expect from the action series: they look for fast paced action sequences that require solid timing instead of button mashing. They expect large scale battles with insane bosses and hordes of monsters that barely give the player a second to breath. They also expect characters to take the dangerous settings lightly, with a large dose of sarcasm and a snarky outlook towards the supernatural surroundings they find themselves in. Well, DMC fans, take heart: Devil May Cry 4, the latest chapter in the series and the first true sequel in the Devil May Cry chronology maintains all of these trademarks while showcasing the power of the PS3 fairly well.

See, Dante fans may find themselves a bit disappointed in their favorite character's new role within the series: instead of taking over the spotlight as he has in the previous three games, the anti-hero takes on a secondary position to franchise newcomer Nero. DMC4 is really more of his story and his coming of age within the Sparda-influenced universe than a tale that picks up after the events of DMC1. Is this a bad turn of events? No, not really, although some of the hardcore might wonder if the game could've had a different title with a Dante cameo instead of a Devil May Cry chapter.

The story of Devil May Cry 4 is set in and around the coastal town of Fortuna, which has an interesting tale by itself: it's governed by a militant theocracy known as The Order of the Sword, and protected by a group of Holy Knights. The people of the town worship the demon knight Sparda as a god and savior. During a ceremony in honor of their deity, Nero, a young knight, sees Dante crash through a window and slaughter the leader of the Order, as well as many of his friends. While he doesn't know who Dante is or why he's attacking them, Nero wants revenge for Dante's actions. What follows over the course of 20 missions is a quest of revenge and betrayal, as well as salvation and sacrifice, as Nero hunts Dante down across the land.

Apathetic and dismissive of authority, Nero is a younger, more angst-filled character than Dante's older, wiser and more sarcastic outlook on the world. However, he's just as skilled as the Son of Sparda, with a wide range of abilities to support him in combat. The first, and perhaps most obvious element, is the Devil Bringer, his demonically-enhanced right arm that allows him to project an energy arm ahead of him. This allows Nero to grasp distant objects, which he'll use to reach new areas or scale heights, as well as grab, throw and punch opponents. While this can be used to start or extend obvious combos, perhaps one of the most intriguing elements is that the arm responds differently when used against each opponent in the game. For example, players will grip and throw some creatures by their tails, while others may be pulled apart or even used as weapons against their allies. This can be factored into players' plans when using Nero's primary attacks in battle.

Nero has access to both projectile and melee strikes thanks to his unique weaponry, the Blue Rose and the Red Queen. The Blue Rose is a double-barreled pistol that allows Nero to fire powerful blasts at distant opponents. While slow to fire, the power of these blasts is quite strong, and can eventually be charged-up to provide even more punch. His more devastating attacks come in the form of the Red Queen, a motorcycle throttled, gas-infused sword that can be revved-up to add additional strength behind each combo or blow inflicted on an enemy. This boosting of the sword is known as the Exceed system, and allows Nero to charge the sword up three times, turning the blade red hot with energy and lashing out with fiery blows.

The Exceed system is one that can take a little getting used to. Continually pulling the trigger to rev the sword doesn't work nearly as well as slow, consistent pulls, which boosts the gears of the blade more. It also drops Nero to a slow walk as he reaches behind him and revs the motor of the Red Queen, which can be tricky to pull off consistently in the midst of battle, particularly because it leaves you open to attacks. While you can work on your timing after an attack to instantly charge up the blade, you won't always nail it, so the difficulty of this move is rather high. However, there's another, more pressing issue with the Exceed system, which is that you don't need to use it at all to quickly and efficiently eliminate the monsters within the game. Thanks to the strength and power of Nero's various combat skills and combos, you're better off eliminating your opponents with standard attacks than spending the time to charge up your blade.

What's more, Nero will eventually gain access to a Devil Trigger, which allows him to project the demonic entity that inhabits his arm behind him. Not only will you regenerate lost health, you'll significantly strengthen sword strikes and gunshots. While the duration of the devil trigger is limited by the amount of magic power that you have available, the attacks that you can make are much stronger than anything that the Exceed system can provide, which makes the optional battle tactic somewhat useless by comparison. This is exacerbated when you realize that you can purchase additional magic power and decrease the speed of the magic drain by purchasing enhancements.

Just like other DMC titles, you'll be evaluated at the end of every single mission on how quickly you complete the stage, the number of red orbs that you collect, and how stylishly you eliminated demons in the game. Style, of course, is the most important of the three, since you'll continually be evaluated in battle on the variety of your attacks. This ranges from D (for Deadly) to SSS (for Smokin' Sick Style), and are only mildly degraded if you rely upon the same strike or are hit in the course of battle. These three classifications provide you with a final grade for that mission, which translates into proud souls. These can be redeemed for new abilities and skills, just as red orbs can be redeemed for new items at Divinity Statues.

There are two cool aspects to this system. The first is that while you can quit a mission at any time, you'll still receive a certain amount of orbs and proud souls for your progress. Like previous DMC titles, orb farming is a key facet of the game, and you'll wind up constantly trying to amass as much as possible to help you along your way. This could be either through playing secret missions, or playing a stage over and over to just collect what you can. The second feature is that you can always return any skill or ability that you don't use, receiving a return on your investment towards something that you will want to use. Obviously, this encourages a significant amount of replay of missions and levels to collect as many abilities and items as possible, especially to make the game easier to fight through with either Nero or Dante.

Yep, Dante eventually does make an appearance within the title as much more than a plot device. He does take over as a playable character, and brings with him some of his considerable talents from DMC3. Dante wouldn't be caught dead without Rebellion, his large sword, and Ebony and Ivory, his twin pistols. Ebony and Ivory are much faster than Nero's Blue Rose, and lets you blast away with quick bursts of gunfire at enemies, and they allow you to charge up their blasts for stronger shots. For harder shots, Dante can use Coyote, his sawed-off shotgun to knock monsters down. However, while these weapons are particularly strong in battle, it's their use within Dante's weapon styles that helps define his combos and his battle abilities.

Dante retains his four styles from DMC3: Trickster, Royal Guard, Sword Master and Gun Slinger. Unlike the previous title, you can choose to switch between styles on the fly instead of having to select one at the start of a mission. For example, you can start one combo in Sword Master, switch to Trickster and evade an attack, and finish off a monster with Gun Slinger. This allows you to string together some stylish attacks, particularly if you get the timing down on each style's moves. Dante also has access to his Devil Trigger as well, so you can quickly eliminate monsters or bosses with a concentrated use of this spiritual energy.

However, there are a couple of downsides that you'll find when it comes to Dante. The first is that he doesn't have nearly the same kind of focus that he's had in previous games. His play time isn't nearly as long as that of Nero's - it's more like 30% compared to Nero's 70%, which is somewhat disappointing. (Before you ask, no, you can't take him through Nero's sections of the game.) This disappointment extends to other characters, like Lady and Trish, who feel like more of an afterthought than an addition to the game itself. What's more, the change almost feels abrupt; you'll be relatively used to playing as Nero after a while, and suddenly find yourself switching over to Dante, which will force you to readjust your tactics and moves. It doesn't hamper or wreck the gameplay by any means (and I'm not saying that one of the characters is better than the other; I'm sure players will quickly establish their own favorites), but it is a significantly noticeable change in the way that you approach battle.

Related to this diminished role is that Dante simply doesn't have nearly as many weapons as he did in DMC3. Instead of managing to acquire five guns and five Devil Arms, you'll only have the opportunity to acquire three different weapons within the game. They do have an impressive amount of strength, and fit in quite nicely within the tone of the series. Whether it's the striking power of Gilgamesh, the explosive blasts of Lucifer or the over the top nature of Pandora, the three weapons can all be powered-up and used by Dante's various styles to help him through the various battles. However, if you've fought your way through the fierce difficulty of DMC3, you may feel shortchanged in the equipment department.

What's more, the amount of backtracking and repetition makes the game feel somewhat half-heartedly finished in the design department. Don't get me wrong - I know that there's a certain amount of backtracking that you are going to do within a DMC title; it's almost inherent to the series. But the way in which it's handled in DMC4 is practically a travesty. Without revealing any plot details, I'll just say this: instead of taking Dante and his part of the adventure through new areas, or even forging radically different paths, you'll find yourself trekking back through extremely familiar territory with minimal changes made. This is pretty sad, especially when combined with this reduced role for Dante in the game. It merely serves to highlight the larger role that Nero plays in the game. Then again, Nero doesn't escape repetition that drags out gameplay meaninglessly, either. Believe me: you'll know it when you see it, but you'll gain a new hatred for board games.

Repetitive level design aside, you will want to stick your way through these elements, partially because you'll unlock harder difficulty levels. Initially, the game starts with two levels available: Human and Devil Hunter. It could be me, but after surviving titles like DMC3 and Ninja Gaiden, playing through these two levels weren't particularly difficult at all. However, DMC4 has multiple difficulty levels, six in all, which are only fully unlocked after you complete the game five times. One of the cool parts about these additional difficulty levels is that the game does vary up the gameplay in stages as you climb up in difficulty. The position of monsters or other demons will change, puzzles will get harder and enemies will get access to different weapons or abilities, which help to keep the game fresh.

Personally, I found four of the levels to be a piece of cake, but Dante Must Die mode is much harder in this game than it ever was in DMC3, and will probably result in numerous controllers being shattered in frustration. Seriously, this mode will kick you when you're down and laugh at you mercilessly. The fact that there is another level beyond it that is much harder just mystifies me, and it will take incredible skill and possibly superhuman reflexes to beat it.

Regardless of the level you wind up playing the game on, you and your progress will be recorded on the game's leaderboards, which will rank every mission that you've played and the rating you receive. Not only can you check to see how you did across the various difficulty ratings, but you can also check to see how your score stacks up against the world's best as well as against those of your friends. Apart from these bragging rights, successive playthroughs will unlock the Story Theater, which will allow you to watch any cutscene within the game individually or together in one continuous movie, a gallery with bonus art and character info, and a game library that provides information on every element of the game. Players will also unlock the Bloody Palace, a survival mode where stylish hits add time to a steadily-decreasing clock, giving you another option to farm orbs and souls.

Though the focus might be more on Nero than Dante,DMC4 still has everything that fans expect of the game – over the top fight sequences, tons of replayability and an experience with an excellent production value. Whether it's on the PS3 or the 360, action fans are going to get one incredible experience with this game, and if you own either system, you'll have a great time.

Iron Man Review

2008-05-01T09:52:00.000-07:00

Well basically Iron Man revolves on Tony Stark, a wealthy industrialist and a brilliant scientist. He owns a technological company called Stark Industries. He likes respect, power and women. He can be as childish as a 5 year old kid and can be a real playboy. "Is it better to be feared or respected? I say...is it too much to ask for both?" was my favorite line in the movie.

He invented a 'Jericho missile" for the US Military. The terrorist held him captive and asks him to build them the missile. That's when Iron Man is born. The movie is spectacular. My advice is to watch it!!! It's a movie which you will have no regrets at all. It's something different. It isn't like other superhero movies.

I can just blab about this movie all day, but the real deal is in the cinemas where the movie is playing in front of your eyes.

Review on Dirge of Cerberus

2008-04-10T05:31:00.000-07:00

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII is a third person shooter and RPG developed and published by Square Enix, which is a sequel to the popular 1997 video game Final Fantasy VII, developed by Square Enix. The game's main protagonist is the Vincent Valentine character from Final Fantasy VII.

The game was released in Japan on January 26, 2006, on August 15, 2006 in North America and on November 17, 2006 in Europe and in Australasia. It is part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series, a multimedia collection set within the Final Fantasy VII universe.

Vincent's main weapons are a set of three guns: a handgun, a machine gun and a rifle. All are upgradable during many points in the game. Ammo is obtained either through shops or in the field. The weapons can also be customized, using a variety of accessories that increase power or reduce weight. Materia is used to provide magic shots that consume MP.

Chaos & Galian Beast ( Limit Breaks)

The option using Limit Breaks is also available. Vincent's first limit break, the Galian Beast is available by using up MP (Japanese version) or a single-use item called "Limit Breaker" (US and PAL versions). Another limit breaker is Chaos, though it is not available up until the game's final chapter; it is automatically given to the player at that point.

Bonus material is available in the game, and the method of unlocking bonus material consists of shooting Memory Capsules, which are well hidden and found during the course of the game. Memory Capsules found during the story mode unlock the game's cutscenes, while a variety of Memory Capsules found in the Extra Missions mode unlock various other features, such as a music player, an artwork viewer, a character model viewer and additional extra missions.

Dirge of Cerberus centers around Vincent Valentine and a new cast of characters. Vincent's father Grimoire Valentine is mentioned several times throughout the game as the one who devised a thesis on Chaos but died in an experiment. The playable characters of Final Fantasy VII makes cameo appearances, notably Cait Sith, who is controllable for a brief sequence. A new WEAPON is also introduced, Omega Weapon, which serves as an "ark" for the planet's Lifestream when a calamity arises.

Three years after the events of Final Fantasy VII, an unknown group of powerful SOLDIERs known as "Deepground" appear, bringing a swift and bitter end to the peace enjoyed by the people of world. The members of this enigmatic group are the ones who were trapped under the ruins of Midgar for three long years after Meteorfall; their intention is to call forth the finaWEAPON, Omega, before its time. Awakening Omega will trigger the end of Gaia, as Omega takes the Lifestream and departs for the stars. However, to do that, the DGS need Vincent's Protomateria, the agent by which he controls Chaos, the final WEAPON. The leader of Deepground, Weiss the Immaculate, plans to summon Omega in what he believes to be the best way to do so. He knows that Omega normally would only awaken if an enormous catastrophe occurred. Sephiroth nearly caused Omega's awakening by casting Meteor, and the only thing that saved Gaia was Aeris's Holy. Weiss intends to recreate the effects of a successful casting of Meteor - a massacre on a global scale. Chaos, i.e. Vincent Valentine, attempts to stop Omega, succeeding in temporarily destroying Omega, and killing Weiss.

The Tsviets

The Tsviets are the highest ranking elite squad within Deepground and its chain of command. All of the members of the group are named after colors from different languages, hence the group's name, which is based on цвет, the Russian word for colour. Five members appear in the single player mode of the game, and at least one more member appears in the online mode.

The Cello is a Beautiful Instrument

2008-04-05T23:45:00.000-07:00

The violoncello, usually abbreviated to cello, or plural celli is a bowed string instrument. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is used as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and as a member of the string section of an orchestra.

The name cello is an abbreviation of the Italian violoncello, which means "little violone". The cello is most closely associated with European Classical Music, and has been described as the closest sounding instrument to the human voice. The instrument is a part of the standard orchestra and is the bass voice of the string quartet, as well as being part of many other chamber groups. A large number of concertos and sonatas have been written for the cello.

The instrument is less common in popular music, but is sometimes featured in pop and rock recordings. The cello has also recently appeared in major hip-hop and R&B performances, such as singers Rihanna and Ne-Yo's performance at the American Music Awards. Among the most famous Baroque works for the cello are J.S Bach's six unaccompanied Suites.

From the Classical era, the two concertos by Joseph Haydn in C major and D major stand out, as do the five sonatas for cello and pianoforte of Beethoven which span the important three periods of his compositional evolution.

Romantic era repertoire includes the Schumann Concerto in A minor, the Concerto by Antonin Dvorák, and the two sonatas by Brahms. Compositions from the early 20th century include Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor, unaccompanied cello sonatas by Zoltan Kodaly (Op.8), Paul Hindemith (Op.25) and W.H. Squire .

The cello's versatility made it popular with composers in the mid- to late twentieth century, encouraged by soloists who specialized in contemporary music (such as Seigfried Palm and Mstislav Rostropovich) commissioning from and collaborating with composers.

The cello has four strings, which are referred to either by number or by their standard tuning, which is in perfect fifth intervals: the A string (I, the highest sounding), D string (II), G string (III), and C string (IV, the lowest sounding). The range of the cello is limited at the lower end by the tuning of the lowest string; at the upper end it varies. A comfortable upper limit for professional cellists is C6 (two octaves above middle C), although up to one extra octave is available. The highest stopped pitch on the fingerboard is somewhere around F♯ 6, but some composers have written higher: for example, Zoltán Kodaly's Sonata opus 8 requires a B6 to be played in the concluding measures.

Music for the cello is written in bass clef with changes to tenor clef or treble clef when necessary to avoid too many ledger lines. Composers before about 1900 usually followed an older convention which largely avoided use of the tenor clef, writing instead in the treble clef with notes sounding an octave lower than written; except when the treble clef followed a passage in tenor clef, when it was to be played at the written pitch.

The cello is typically made from wood, although other materials such as carbon fibre or aluminum may be used. A traditional cello has a spruce top, with maple for the back, sides, and neck. Other woods, such as poplar or willow, are sometimes used for the back and sides. Less expensive cellos frequently have tops and backs made of laminated wood.

The top and back are traditionally hand-carved, though less expensive cellos are often machine-produced. The sides, or ribs, are made by heating the wood and bending it around forms. The cello body has a wide top bout, narrow middle formed by two C-bouts, and wide bottom bout, with the bridge and sound holes just below the middle.The top and back of the cello has decorative border inlay known as purfling.

Cello manufacturer Luis & Clark constructs cellos from carbon fiber. Carbon fiber cellos are particularly suitable for outdoor playing because of the strength of the material and its resistance to humidity and temperature fluctuations.

Above the main body is the carved neck, which leads to a pegbox and the scroll. The neck, pegbox, and scroll are normally carved out of a single piece of wood. Attached to the neck and extending over the body of the instrument is the fingerboard. The nut is a raised piece of wood, where the fingerboard meets the pegbox, which the strings rest on. The pegbox houses four tuning pegs, one for each string.

The pegs are used to tune the cello by either tightening or loosening the string. The scroll is a traditional part of the cello and all other members of the violin family. Ebony is usually used for the tuning pegs, fingerboard, and nut, but other hard woods, such as boxwood or rosewood, can be used. Strings on a cello have cores made out of gut, metal, or synthetic materials, such as Perlon. Cellists may mix different types of strings on their instruments. The tailpiece and endpin are found in the lower part of the cello.

The tailpiece is traditionally made of ebony or another hard wood, but can also be made of plastic or steel. It attaches the strings to the lower end of the cello, and can have one or more fine tuners. The endpin or spike is made of wood, metal or rigid carbon fiber and supports the cello in playing position. Modern endpins are retractable and adjustable; older ones were removed when not in use.The sharp tip of the cello's endpin is sometimes capped with a rubber tip that protects the tip from dulling and prevents the cello from slipping on the floor.

The bridge holds the strings above the cello and transfers their vibrations to the top of the instrument and the soundpost inside (see below). The bridge is not glued, but rather held in place by the tension of the strings. The f-holes, named for their shape, are located on either side of the bridge, and allow air to move in and out of the instrument as part of the sound-production process. The f-holes also act as access points to the interior of the cello for repairs or maintenance. Sometimes a small hose containing a water-soaked sponge, called a Dampit, is inserted through the f-holes, and serves as a humidifier.

Traditionally, bows are made from pernambuco or brazilwood. Both come from the same species of tree (Caesalpina echinata), but pernambuco, used for higher-quality bows, is the heartwood of the tree and is darker in color than brazilwood (which is sometimes stained to compensate). Pernambuco is a heavy, resinous wood with great elasticity which makes it an ideal wood for instrument bows.

Bow sticks are also made from carbon-fiber, which is stronger than wood. Inexpensive, low-quality student bows are often made from fiberglass. An average cello bow is 73 cm long (shorter than a violin or viola bow) 3 cm high (from the frog to the stick) and 1.5 cm wide. The frog of a cello bow typically has a rounded corner like that of a viola bow, but is wider. A cello bow is roughly 10 grams heavier than a viola bow, which in turn is roughly 10 g heavier than a violin bow.

The bow hair is horsehair, though synthetic hair in different colors is also available. The hair is coated with rosin by the player to make it grip the strings and cause them to vibrate. Bows need to be re-haired periodically, especially if the hairs break frequently or lose their gripping quality. The hair is kept under tension while playing by a screw which pulls the frog (the part of the bow under the hand) back.

The cello is played while seated. Its weight is supported mainly by its endpin or spike, which rests on the floor; it is steadied on the lower bout between the knees of the seated player, and on the upper bout against the upper chest. The neck of the cello is above the player's left shoulder, and the C-String tuning peg is just behind the left ear. The bow is drawn horizontally across the strings. In early times, female cellists sometimes played side-saddle, since it was considered improper for a lady to part her knees in public. A player's handedness does not alter the way the cello is held or used. In exceedingly rare cases the cello has been played in a mirror-image posture: this is usually because of a physical disability of one of the player's arms or hands which makes the required technique impossible for that side of the body. In such a situation, the player must decide whether or not to reverse the set-up of the cello (the string positions, bass-bar, sound post, fingerboard shape, and bridge carving are all asymmetrical)

Cellos are part of the standard symphony orchestra. Usually, the orchestra includes eight to twelve cellists. The cello section, in standard orchestral seating, is located on stage left (the audience's right) in the front, opposite the first violin section. However, some orchestras and conductors prefer switching the positioning of the viola and cello sections. The principal, or "first chair" cellist is the section leader, determining bowing's for the section in conjunction with other string principals, and playing solos. Principal players always sit closest to the audience.

The cellos are a critical part of orchestral music; all symphonic works involve the cello section, and many pieces require cello soli or solos. Much of the time, cellos provide part of the harmony for the orchestra. On many occasions, the cello section will play the melody for a brief period of time, before returning to the harmony. There are also cello concertos, which are orchestral pieces in which a featured, solo cellist is accompanied by an entire orchestra.

The Definition of Anime

2008-03-23T06:40:00.000-07:00

Anime is an abbreviation of the English word "animation", originating in Japan through the roots of manga. Although the term is used in Japan to refer to animation in general, in English usage the term most popularly refers to material originating from Japan, a subset of animation.

Examples of hand drawn anime

Anime is traditionally hand drawn, buttechniques have become quite common in recent years. The subjects of anime represent most major genre of fiction, and anime is available in most motion-picture media ranging from television broadcast to literature. In Japan, the term does not specify an animation's nation of origin or style; instead, it is used as a blanket term to refer to all forms of animation from around the world. In English, dictionary sources define anime as "a Japanese style of motion-picture animation" or "a style of animation developed in Japan". Anime is occasionally referred to as Japanimation, but this term has fallen into disuse.

Although the term was coined outside Japan to refer to animation imported from Japan, it is now used primarily in Japan, to refer to domestic animation; since anime does not identify the country of origin in Japanese usage, Japanimation is used to distinguish Japanese work from that of the rest of the world.

In Japan, manga can additionally refer to both animation and comics. Among English speakers, manga usually has the stricter meaning of "Japanese comics".The term "animanga" has been used to collectively refer to anime and manga, though it is also a term used to describe comics produced from animation. Anime is commonly referred as an art form.

As a visual medium, it naturally places a large emphasis towards visual styles. The styles can vary from artist to artist or by studio to studio.While different titles and different artists have their own artistic styles, many stylistic elements have become so common such that they are described as being definitive of anime in general. Many anime have a very different art style from what would commonly be called "anime style", yet fans still use the word "anime" to refer to these titles. Generally, the most common form of anime drawings are "exaggerated physical features such as large eyes, big hair and elongated limbs... and dramatically shaped speech bubbles and speed lines. Another stylistic element is that of the use of lines. In anime the lines are often influenced more from a stylistic look from brush work, rather than that of the calligrapher's pen. Anime also tends to borrow many elements from manga including text in the background, and borrowing panel layouts from the manga as well.

Scenes from Dragon Ball : Fusion Rebirth

Body proportions emulated in anime come from proportions of the human body. Head heights can vary as long as the remainder of the body remain proportional. Chibi or super deformed characters feature a non-proportionally small body compared to the head. Sometimes specific body parts, like legs, are shortened or elongated for added emphasis. Example of a typical anime eye

A common approach is the large eyes style drawn on many anime and manga characters.Coloring is added to give eyes, particularly the cornea, some depth. The depth is accomplished by applying variable color shading. Generally, a mixture of a light shade, the tone color, and a dark shade is used. Coloring is added to give eyes, particularly the cornea, some depth. The depth is accomplished by applying variable color shading. Generally, a mixture of a light shade, the tone color, and a dark shade is used. A wide variety of facial expressions are used by characters to denote moods and thoughts. Other stylistic elements are common as well; often in comedic anime, characters that are shocked or surprised will perform a "face fault", in which they display an extremely exaggerated expression. Angry characters may exhibit a "vein" or "stress mark" effect, where lines representing bulging veins will appear on their forehead. Angry women will sometimes summon a mallet from nowhere and strike someone with it, leading to the concept of Hammerspace and cartoon physics. Male characters will develop a bloody nose around their female love interests. Embarrassed characters either produce a massive sweat-drop (which has become one of the most widely recognized stereotype motifs of anime) or produce a visibly red blush beneath the eyes, especially as a manifestation of repressed romantic feelings.

Anime has many genres typically found in any mass media form. Such genres include action, adventure, children's stories, comedy, drama, erotic (more specifically ecchi or hentai), medieval fantasy, horror, romance, and science fiction. Most anime includes content from several different genres.