I started an anime last night called Kimikiss Pure Rouge... it didn't really seem like my type of thing but I've come across it a few times and really had nothing else better to do (and rather keen to distract myself from coursework)
Here's the synopsis:
Kouichi Sanada and Kazuki Aihara's childhood friend Mao Mizusawa has returned after living in France for a couple of years. Kouichi is surprised to learn that, since her parents are remaining overseas for the time being, his mother has agreed to let Mao stay with them. The three friends help each other deal with the ups and downs of high school romance.
(Quick edit: the synopsis sounds really crap, the actual anime's a little better than that)
I was enjoying it until episode 10-ish, the 'pairings' might chain, so I went on Wikipedia to confirm and T_T bad times. It annoys me when the character pairings don't turn out to how I expect/would like. I don't want to know what happens to Kai (he's a saxophonist in the anime)... but I already know what happens... this is the fate of reading spoilers =.="
Shall I continue to watch it or start something new? It's really hard to find something relaxing and entertaining at the same time though... but this is starting to frustrate me, but at the same time I don't like to not finish an anime. It's the same with reading books, even when a book is pretty bad, I still feel like I have a duty to finish it... Maybe it's a sign to finish this coursework... deadline's on Tuesday, I said I'd get my first draft finished yesterday and then second and third draft done by today but I haven't even finished the first draft. I was happily doing coursework, until I realised the part I'm writing about... I've done it wrong... my interpretation was completely different to what the texts suggests... so I have to do it again =[ but I was getting so into it... I love getting into the mode of working, it makes me feel like I'm doing something productive with my life =P
I don't know how this happened. But whilst researching Nestle's coffee supply chain I ended up drawing... drawing eyes.
I tried to draw a girl from the side... I did one eye and couldn't do the other (because it was at this super weird angle) so I gave up and just erased her other half of her face. I really like drawing eyes... I think they're the most expressive feature; so in lectures and stuff, I always try and draw eyes but they never come out right when I draw without a reference - I can only copy =[
My sketchbook full of eye drawings + a random chibi at the bottom right corner (he didn't turn out right either x_x)
I will work harder on drawing eyes =D
P.s. sorry about the crappy quality... I don't have a scanner so I took a photo and I'm too lazy to clean it all up on photoshop =X
On this awful Tuesday afternoon, where I slept till 11am, looked outside the window and it's almost all fog, though it's clearing up now. I had a shower and got ready, then decided to skip a lecture. I decided that skipping the lecture to start on my management coursework (due in six days) will be more productive than going to the lecture only to find myself bored and wish I never went.
My Windows Media Player was being a bitch (I really need to import all my music to iTunes). So... YouTube was my alternate source of music. I saw the new DBSK (I say DBSK, but it's not really DBSK is it? *sigh*) music video on FB this morning but I decided not to watch it and go take a shower instead or I'll just be all depressed. Then I'm sure YT is just provoking me to watch the video...
(I don't think SM videos allows playback sometimes, so there's the link instead)
It's just sooo epic. If only it was a movie! I have to say, Changmin does look really good in it =]
I wasn't convinced about their 'fluffy' clothes... i.e. the first scene where YunHo sings, there's too much fur on his jacket. Other than some awfully exaggerated scenes (where YunHo kills the ultimate bad guy in all those gun shot scenes) it's a really good MV. When it comes to DBSK (even the 'old DBSK'), they've never really had proper storylines so this is pretty new stuff. It actually reminds me of the Timeless MV *buckets of tears come flowing out* oh boy, I miss that MV... heheheh Siwon heheheheh
I won't comment on my suspicions for deeper meanings behind the MV. I'm sure there are enough people out there to suggest what the MV means in terms of JYJ. *sighs again*
Anyway, enjoy the music video. It's a really good music video.
Back to coursework... but that video completely shattered my 'coursework mood'.
After a whole day of listening to ballads, I should rephrase that, after listening to the same few ballads, I can't help but fall into one of my emotional moods. Then when I had dinner, about an hour ago, I decided to watch One Piece (I have to watch something whilst I'm eating... I find it really weird to just concentrate on eating...) I thought I'd have at least four episodes of One Piece to watch, but during the time which feels like a long time, it had only been just over two weeks. I say that I don't like watching OP anymore because I've read the manga, but that's not true... it's actually so much more epic with background music... *sigh* Shanks... he's just too awesome! OP is really too epic for my heart! I can't believe I've watched nearly 500 episodes of OP... well I'm on 490. Episode 490 didn't air because of the earthquake in Japan. I was so shocked when I read about it on Friday. I've been meaning to blog about it but I don't know what to write except that I wish for their well being. It makes me so sad when natural disasters happen, I'm sure it makes everyone sad. When I watch video clips and images, I just want to go out their and physically help. But it's difficult when you live on the other side of the world... so all we can do is contribute to organisations who have the ability to help.
I found out about the incident in Japan after my appointment on Friday morning. I came home and was just doing the usual stuff, checking emails, Facebook, checking uni stuff etc, until I needed to search something and went onto Google. Then there was this little news bit on the bottom of Google and that's when I read about it. The first thing I did was go onto the Guardian to confirm the news. I read about it and was just shocked; it was so sudden. The first thing that came across my mind was Saar and Noriyuki (my Japanese penpal). Saar is a lovely girl (I say 'girl', she's a few years older than me). I met her during the WYC in Turkey. We were stomach ache buddies - both of us couldn't take the food and basically were constantly ill =[ After reading on the Guardian and watching the devastating videos, the next thing I did was check where abouts was affected... and thank God, Saar was in Kyoto which is quite a bit away from the worst affected areas. Still, I posted on her wall on FB and when I came back from uni on Friday evening I saw a post with the first words being 'I am safe'.
The main reason I'm writing this post is because of Saar. I've just read a post she blogged on her tumblr a while ago http://wego2gether.tumblr.com/post/3830405920/safety-is-no-longer-an-option. I remember a few months back, when Saar was deciding whether to go travelling and where to, etc. I really admire her for having the courage to travel round on her own (I still don't go to the doctor's on my own), especially in such an unfamiliar environment - the other side of the world. After following her blog and reading her posts, I'm really glad she has found her 'place' in a way, and most importantly, she's enjoying it.
(I don't know who else besides Miranda, Naa and Megan reads this... but sometimes I do get a few weird statistics on this blog). But if you (anyone who's reading this) have a few spare moments, please visit's Saar's tumblr http://wego2gether.tumblr.com.
This makes me think about what I want to do. A while ago, I've been thinking is uni really the thing for me? Am I enjoying uni? Yes and somewhat. I've been pondering whether university is really the right thing for me for a few months now, and after I got my results last Wednesday, I thought to myself: yes, uni is the right thing for me. Firstly, I didn't get super amazing marks, but I did considerably alright and at the end of the day, I'm a studying-person. I enjoy learning: I enjoy learning about economics. I wish I could say the same for management, but I am starting to like it a bit more this term (besides the coursework T_T). And most importantly, if I wasn't in uni, I can't think of something better. Work? No thanks, when I graduate I've got years and years of that to come. Travelling? Of course I'd love to, but let's be realistic, I don't have the savings to travel and what comes after travelling? So, I've deciding, I shall work really hard in uni, stop spending so much on crap (easier said than done... I made this resolution a few days ago and all I've done since then is spend money), and save up for things I truly enjoy. After last weekend in London, and seeing the wildlife photography photos, I've realised that I really do like photography. I guess it was my part time work that sparked my interest, but I feel really happy when I take photos. So here I am with an additional goal: to save up to buy an awesome camera and travel. I know I keep saying this, but this time, I am really going to save up for what I truly have passion for: camera, travelling, a new piano.
I miss my piano so much... I keep saying that I'll buy a crappy keyboard just to practice on whilst I'm in Sheffield but I can't bring myself to do it. When I'm looking at keyboards, I always just look at the pianos too and they're just too difficult to resist.
So, they're my goals for this year (or the next few years). For me, it's important to have plans and goals to know the direction you're going in. I'd love to be one of those people who can just go with the flow... but unfortunately (or sometimes fortunately) I need plans to keep me going forward =]
I did try to look for a part time job. I've sent out a few CVs and lousy covering letters but no response so far. I won't give up though, I'll keep trying hard. This year, I was planning to go to Estonia, then maybe go to the nearby countries too, like Norway, Denmark, etc. But I've decided, this summer, I'm just going to get a job and work and take steps towards my goal of doing things I truly like =]
These video's don't really fit in with the mood but I've been listening to these all day.
This song is by a female artist called Wax. The title is translated roughly into "I want to love". I came across this song when I was listening to this song called "My Love My Fate" and I found out that Wax was the original. So here it is:
This is the song I was originally listening to: "My Love My Fate" by Janice. She's a Chinese singer but she sings in both Chineses and English. I was actually searching for chords for one of her English versions of a song, then I ended up stumbling on YT and listening to her stuff there. Then ended up listening to this live version of "My Love My Fate" and hence ended up listening to Wax. It might sound a little weird because it's cantonese, but I think Janice is an awesome singer... and I do quite like how she changed this concert version (from her usual version) ^^
It's such a wonderful life when the slightest things makes you so happy - and I live one of those lives. I wouldn't say it's always 'wonderful', but it's good enough when buy buying a muffin tin lifts your mood =P
Yesterday I went back to Specsavers for my appointment - I'm getting contact lenses. In fact, I've got some in right now: it's so bizarre because I can see without my glasses, and usually within my glasses, I need to squint to see far away; but now I can see far away, and when I squint, my vision doesn't actually change because I can see =D And this sounds rather stupid, but I decided to try my glasses on and hehehehehe I can't see with my glasses on =P (yes... I am that sad to try something like that =.=")
So... after that, I went to Debenhams, didn't buy anything... I did see a few cool things in the home section (I love looking at home sections) but they were rather expensive =[ I saw this cup thing that was basically like one of those paper cups you get from coffee shops if you buy a tea or hot chocolate to take out, but it was reusable, it was made out of glass and the lid was like a rubbery material. But it was a bit stupid because it's heavy and it breaks easily... oh it was a flask (that was the word I've been looking for) besides it looked like a paper coffee shop cup. It was a great idea if only they had made it lighter so people can actually use it on-the-go. Anyway, they had a few other cool things but was ridiculously over priced... and rather impractical. E.g. they had this espresso cup set where you get seven cups with Monday to Sunday written on each of them. So it's like, you use a different mug each day. And there's this stand that comes with it, where you basically stack them up. It looks good, but if you had it stacked with Monday at the top and Sunday at the bottom... isn't a pain in the butt if you wanted, say, the Saturday cup? You'd have to take all of the other cups out... it looked good but was stupid.
Anyway... then I went to Sainsbury... I love Sainsbury, but they're just too far. I ended up buying ice cream... I was craving ice cream the other day but Tesco Express didn't have any good ice cream. So there I was, walking with this tub of ice cream to the check out. Then I saw some pans and baking trays so I just glanced at it, then I saw the muffin trays! I made muffins for the UNICEF cake sale a few weeks back but I didn't have a muffin tray which screwed things over - although I did improvise pretty well... I made some make-shift muffin holders from tin foil and it worked amazing well =P So there I was, with ice cream and a muffin tray that was on offer. Muffin trays are ridiculously expensive now (I say everything is ridiculously expensive now, just because I am the one who pays for stuff now... and it's true that inflation is rather high...) I saw a muffin tray once, it was a really awesome silicon one, but I didn't buy it, then I went back and they didn't have it anymore =[ and all the other metal muffin trays are like £7... come on, it's only a muffin tin. So I bought mine for like £3.50 or something because it was half price =D As you can tell, I'm rather exciting about my muffin tin/tray... now I can bake good muffins =D
So... I was in a really good mood, having bought contact lenses, ice cream, a muffin tin and some other random stuff... then I was humming to myself and swinging my bag a bit until I walked past a police car with someone in it T_T That was embarrassing... I wasn't humming very loudly... but I always get super embarrassed... I never learn my lesson and keep singing/humming in public. These few days, there's been quite a lot of police around in Sheffield because of protests and stuff. Something about Nick Clegg is coming back and people are protesting against him... or something like that.
I talk a lot... so here's just a few photos to make this post a little less wordy...
After making lunch, I ate jelly =] Raspberry flavour ^^
