Here I am on a cold, windy Thursday afternoon attempting to enjoy the warmth that is NOT my room.-___-" Damn the heater. Why isn't it working!
I just returned from a yummy and filling lunch with my Japanese classmates at University Cafe, a Korean place less than 5 minutes from East Quad. Just walking there was tough.. The wind was so STRONG!! All of us were screaming away.xD Haha. Mmm. Korean food! I love Asian food! ^_^ Rice makes me fall asleep but I love it anyway. Ahaha. I think it was a nice change to eat out instead of crawling to the dining hall and weeping over the food again. I'm definitely never doing the 13-meals a week plan ever again.xP
Anyway, Guo Lu and I decided to slack off after dinner yesterday and watch Shinobi!!!
It's basically about 2 groups of ninjas who are sworn enemies but the 2 to-be leaders of the clans have fallen in love! Oh horrors. You can imagine much ninja fighting [a couple of useless deaths and a couple of very cool deaths] and much love story cliches to reveal themselves in the course of the movie.
It is based on a manga of the same name but is a much pared down version. And much much prettier. Starring the gorgeous Nakama Yukie [of Ooku and Gokusen fame] as Oboro, the granddaughter of the leader of her clan, the Iga as well as Odagiri Joe [of Mushishi fame] as Gennosuke, the grandson of the leader of his clan, the Koga. The movie is FILLED with eye candy! ^_^ And of course, there's the gorgeous scenery to contemplate as well as the cool ninja moves.=)
On the whole, the storyline is pretty dumb because I think they took out many of the smart elements from the manga in order to not have a very long and convoluted movie that is 5 hours long. The characters also don't appear very intelligent and our poor Oboro [the leading lady I might add] is portrayed as beautiful but absolutely useless until she reveals her secret skill, the Eyes of Destruction [破幻之眼, it sounds so much cooler in Chinese]. Then poor Gennosuke is portrayed as a completely ineffective leader who is righteous but not terribly bright nor skillful at leading people. Despite the rather tragic storyline [that redeemed itself by being at least quite cool], I thought the acting was rather good and the shooting angles were nice too.
I love Nakama Yukie. She's gorgeous! *_*! And she has a beautiful, quiet way of gazing at people. Dies. Haha. And of course. Odagiri Joe is completely goodlooking. ;) Haha.
The soundtrack was rather appropriate though nothing to shout about, except for the theme song. The theme song is HEAVEN by Hamasaki Ayumi.=) SUCH a gorgeous song! =D =D =D It's a really very nice song... Ayumi occasionally releases one of her more brilliant songs like this one, or SEASONS or teens. They actually show that she can sing!
[edit] Now that I've found the video on Youtube, here's the HEAVEN by Hamasaki Ayumi PV with singalong subtitles! ^_^
It's a fabulous song. Please listen to it! ^_^ And the PV is one of her more inspired ones.. /[edit]
Anyway, I'm glad I watched Shinobi.=) It wasn't the best show I've ever seen but it wasn't too bad and watching Japanese movies is always a fun activity.
Beside the distraction of Shinobi, I've also discovered the joy that is Crossword Puzzles! ^_^ With the iGoogle application, I added the New York Times Crossword to my homepage and finished it!!! YAY! Okay. Actually, Xiaowei and I finished it together.=D So fun! Haha. I'm now determined to do one every week! And play Sudoku too to stimulate my sadly deteriorating brain.^_^
Alright. I really should get started on my work. ^_^ I hope everyone is well! cheers *[-witchstone-]*
[music : HEAVEN Hamasaki Ayumi + Glow in the sun D] [mood : ^_^ Korean food!] [food : Bulgogi Stirfry!]
cch: Lazy.
Jiamin: Well. They only offered that low fat version so yay! ^_^ I've come to the realisation that it is not the combination of strawberry and banana that I dislike but the richness of the Orange Julius version that I dislike.=P I never liked creamy things remember. Haha. I think the panda is adorable too! xD
My Emotible!
starry-eyed: filled with such youthful hope and optimism that one's eyes twinkle even when it's dark
Wish List
ie: motivation to save money!
- clothes
- shoes [heels! boots!]
- the perfect tote
- coats/outerwear! [Soïa & Kyo, Burberry...]
- Gackt - nine*nine
- Gackt Photobooks:
1 The Gift The Sixth Day & Seventh Night Tour Document (2004)
2 Crescent Photobook (out of print)
- Cookbooks!
1 Thomas Keller The French Laundry Cookbook
2 The Nobu Cookbook
3 Emily Luchetti A Passion for Desserts
4 Alice Medrich Pure Dessert
- Anime/Manga
1 Rurouni Kenshin
2 xxxHOLiC
3 Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE-
- Proficiency at Japanese!
- Learn French for Food!
