Stop the world... I want to get off.

♥

2008-04-05T12:42:56Z

Finished Tsubasa's perfect ending! That baka is just sooooooooooooooooooooo cute ♥! I just wish that I know more Japanese to get more of the jokes! After I finished his ending, I have been watching the seiyuu event of VitaminX and listening to the drama CDs~~~ OMG so much love for them! In the seiyuu event, the seiyuu for B6 all dressed up as their character and try to act like them! It's so funny to see them running around and saying the most stupid things on stage~ The drama CDs are wacky, with B6 been the hosts of Club X and Chu-chu drink (mouth-to-mouth feeding of alcohol by Tsubasa) and Inoue-san's, the ultimate host, random marriage proposal... Just too much for the brain to handle!

I was playing Ijiwaru My Master as well and finished all of Homura-kun's endings! So. Touching. I recommend them fully!!! His seiyuu did a great job and I was nearly in tears when he finally let go of all his emotions to the protagonist... Awwwwwwww I want to hug him so badly >o<!!!

Anyway gotta go and start revision again, more ranting later~~~ ♥

♥♥♥

2008-03-31T01:21:19Z

I love my holidays and my free time! Although I should be revising every minute but I have been lazy, SUPER LAZY *dies*. DS is such a bad thing during this crucial revision period... So I have been bad and I finished Nodame Catabile 1st round last night... and played 2 more chapters of VitaminX Revolution... and went on to the net lots to check out the Neo Forum and Otomedream... Someone please shoot me? I promise to myself that from tomorrow onwards I will dedicate everything to revision no matter what! I can't fail myself!

Anyway ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;^^

Browsed around Neo Forum for a bit today! I will make a banner thing for my signature after my exams are over. I am not sure what I will make... I have way too many fandoms *dies*... Probably the banner will be related to Haruka 3~ I am quite surprised that QuinRose Alice game has its own sub-forum! It has gained such popularity in the English community! It's quite a big thing in Otomedream as well but I never got into the game myself. The art is not as attractive as the other games, which is not the main thing I judge when I play games, considering that the bishies in Full House Kiss are not as well drawn as Koei games for example and I still love it to bits. I think I just need time to go through it properly. Also I need to stop the habit of uninstalling games whenever my computer runs out of space!

VitaminX is such a fun game~ Really really enjoyed it! I am starting to like Goro more and more... (or perhaps I like Daisuke-san more and more!?), I just can't believe that his seiyuu is Yunoki-sama from La corda and Kaname from Vampire Knight... How can he switch his voice like that!? That sweet innocent baby-like voice for Goro is just awwwwwwwwwwww, and then he suddenly changes back to the voice for Yunoki-sama~~~!!!!!!!!!! So talented yet a little evil in some sense ;;^^. I guess Daisuke-san has that element of Yunoki in him, in which he can switch between multiple personalities... from evil Yunoki to good Yunoki and now he can even switch to girly-huguuuuu-cute Yunoki, no I mean Goro! Ahhhh the image of Yunoki with Goro's voice and attitude is burnt into my brain! I am thinking of dumping Shun and go for Goro in the next round~ I need to hear more of his funny voice-change (from innocent to Yunoki-sama) and pop-pi-la-tsu and huguuuuuuuu (hug)~ Really kawaiiiii and weird!

Tsubasa is a baka, even though I have increased his attributes and he is in "no-eyes glasses state" (sorry I don't know what else to call it ;;*u*) and he still makes the silliest mistakes in the world... No Tsubasa I didn't say to come to school after the new school year introduction thing has ended (quite the opposite!) and no people don't drink their tea with gold powder! His kanji ahhhhhhh ;;;;;;;;XD! So want to pinch him on the face! If we have that option in the DS that would be soooooo perfect~ He is a really sweet guy, despite his random baka-ness and cute arrogance. I might go after him again on the PS2 version, so that I can hear more of his wrong Japanese and cute English!

Random-ness again (well it's kinda a note for myself)! Currently on chapter 2 of Yuukito's storyline in Remember11! Slowly going through it. Again like Ever17, I have no idea what the final ending holds because there are just so many mysteries and questions unsolved! Apparently unlike Ever17, the ending for Remember11 is not as "complete": it doesn't explain everything. In fact it presents more unsolved questions! I am looking forward to finishing it~ It will take a long time but I will ganbatte ^^. Kokoro's storyline is very confusing and straight-forward at the same time... some parts are very clear, other parts are very vague and just strange... I don't understand why she and Yuukito are switching places all the time; the whole thing with Yonii and all the coincidences and relations between the two events happening in 2010 and 2011. I guess I need to play more to find out! There are Chinese-subbed videos of the whole game on http://www.56.com/w21/album-aid-2742990.html for anyone who is interested~ Kokoro's storyline is the first one to go through and Yuukito is the next. The Chinese version of the game is out in April I think! I am soo buying it from Hong Kong this summer!

I am reading Vampire Knight at the moment as well~ ♥♥♥x1000000000000000000000 for the manga!!!!!!!!! So. Many. Bishies. *DIES* Kaname is sooooooo tempting! I haven't fell for a character that much for a long long time... Since La corda days perhaps? The art for the manga is absolutely stunning and omg the bishies and the storyline is angstly, which I love and omg the bishies and did I mention the bishies XDD; *gets shot*? Looking forward to the anime very much, even though the animation looks a little disappointing in the trailers. Still to see Kaname-sama alive! With that pop-pi-la-tsu non-Goro voice! Yunoki-sama's voice!

Time for bed again to calm my hyperness and prepare for hard-core revision from tomorrow!

VitaminX~ hearts

2008-03-29T00:46:59Z

A month before exams and I am just not in a mood to work... The technical subjects are very difficult thus I can't concentrate properly... But it's friday today so I guess I will take another break *gets kicked*. It's not a really good day for revision since VitaminX Evolution was released yesterday. I have been playing the game since the afternoon ;;^^! I played the PS2 version briefly last year. I never had the patience and the time to go through it properly. Especially there are soooooo many timed-tests in the game on Japanese history, maths, Japanese literature and so on and the results of the tests feed to the character's attributes/feelings for the protagonist! It was difficult to check the answers and play at the same time (I had to run upstair and downstair several times ;;;XD!). Now things have changed! With the DS version I can play next to my computer and check the answers very easily ^^! Also you can chase the teachers (T6) in the game so I will stick with the DS version~ Even though it has less voiced dialogues, which is a shame really! Otherwise it would have been perfect! Just like Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side DS games *hearts*~

It's really good so far! Some of the conversations really cracked me up! The bishies are all so... stupid (Complete baka!) yet so lovable~ Let me give an example of their baka-ness! In the prologue, they are talking about what comes after A in the alphabet, and Shun answers that A++ comes after A! Really how bad can your English be!? Tsubasa always always messes up his Japanese phrases. Even I recognised a lot of his mistakes without using a guide, despite my poor Chinese and Japanese ;^^. Well they have a nickname for their baka-ness, and that's B6 (B-roku), which sounds like baka in Japanese right XDDDDDDD;;? I don't know whether to die laughing or cry at some of the scenes! They are very entertaining, or too entertaining in some cases~

I am aiming for Tsubasa first! I love the way he throws in English phrases and wrong Japanese phrases every now and then! Cracks me up a lot~~~ Moreover he is the prince of the game! You guys know that I always fall for the prince every time... It will take me a while to get his ending considering that there is 12 chapters in total and I am only on the 5th chapter ;^^. I really like the fact that the story of each character is separated into short-ish chapters, which makes the game a lot easier to digest~ After Tsubasa, I think I will go for Shun~~~ Or maybe Goro~~~

Some shameless advertising XDD;;

Tsubasa's profile from otomedream~

Height: 184cm Weight: 67kg Blood-type: B

Makabe organisation's next leader, Japanese and British mixed.
Even though he is in a prospective private school, he is a lot lot richer than his peers, which makes him a great spender.
He lives in a luxurious flat; drives a high-class motorcycle and loves to use money and his authority to resolve all issues.

Before I played VitaminX, I was playing Full House Kiss 2 and Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Kiss~ I am half way through Mido's perfect ending in Full House Kiss 2! i don't know how one can get the perfect ending without a guide, the game has so many diversions and one wrong option could ruin a lot of things. Thank goodness I got a guide *_*! It's really fun so far, but not as fun as the 1st installment. I miss the massage game *gets kicked harrrrd*! The art is better though, and the interactions between the characters are as funny as the 1st installment! Sei and his evil-mouth XDDDD! We need more Sei-like characters in games! Origin plan (from agesss ago) was to get Mido's ending in the 1st and 2nd installments and then go for Sei, that took more than 2 years... *rolls away*! Since I don't have a lot of time like before... and portable games are released constantly, so I kinda play a bit of everything on my DS/ PSP. I think Full House Kiss has this attraction which prompts me to play it every time I turn on the PS2! Perhaps this summer I can finish Mido's and Sei's endings! Then I can move on to the Principle's ending! As for Tokimeki Memorial, I am trying to get Teru's shingyu's ending~ I was aiming for both Harry and Teru but I failed in the end (baka Harry didn't fall for me because of my lack of points in fashion @__@). I am going to take a break from it and give my all to Vitamin X for now!~ Then I will give my all to The World Ends With You at the end of April (soooooooo looking forward to it!!!!)~

I found out recently that GxB games are becoming more popular in the English community! Five years ago, when I first got into GxB games there were only a couple of people in the English community who like them. We used to group together in mirc and talked about them... even in mirc, some people did't like GxB games and they went there for BL games. And now, we have Neo Forum and lots of livejournal users who enjoy them! This makes me really happy ^___^! I can finally rant to more people~ I have just joined Neo Forum and I am looking forward to contribute to the forum in some ways! Or just discuss my passion with the people there~ I can't wait!

Time for a bit more VitaminX before sleep~ Oyasumi (sorry for another random ranting post again ;;^^)!

DS rabu + rant rant rant...

2008-03-01T23:19:23Z

SO! An update at last! Someone please kill me for my laziness and a lack of LJ update... ;T_T

I am in this really big game mode now and I need to rant~~~ I got a DS recently and I am totally addicted to it. I love all the aspects of DS: the touch screen, the dual screen, the cute little pen... etc. AND I CAN USE MY DS TO TOUCH SAEKI-KUN FROM TOKIMEKI MEMORIAL GS 2ND SEASON *DIES*. AND KEI-KUN FROM 1ST KISS *DIES AGAIN*. A really, really, really great portable device indeed! Other games that I had played on the DS is The World Ends with You; Animal Crossing; Love revolution Rabu something; Mario; Wario Touch and Mario Kart. I have stopped playing The World Ends with You because there are too many difficult Japanese phases displayed on a small screen and I can't be bothered to check their meanings ;;;;;;^^. The English version will be out in April so I will just wait for that~ I am also waiting for Vitamin X and Hiiro no Kakera on the DS~ Whilst I am waiting, I will try to get all CGs in TMGS2 which will certainly take a while.

Other games that I am totally looking forward to are Remember 11 ~The Age of Infinity~ and Palais de Reine in Chinese and HARUKA 4~~~ I believe that Haruka 4 and Remember 11 are the ones that will revive my games reviewing/ranting mood~~~ Not that I don't want to rant about games right now but I just don't have the time and energy to do so. In fact, if I don't have communications networks coursework due for Monday and Japanese test on Thursday, I would so rant about all the games that I have been muttering in this post + Sukisho. All the Chinese novels of Sukisho have finally been released and I have read up to White Flower, thus I have a huge urge for ranting non-stop...

Back to coursework for now! Hopefully will rant more some time next week~~~

Bored bored life~

2007-10-06T01:05:25Z

I don't want to start with the same sentence every time ;;@.@! Soooo I will skip it! It has been a fruitful summer! I went back to Hong Kong for a month; spent a month touring around London and Paris with my friends and spent another month working. It wasn't that time-consuming really but time just passed extremely quickly: I didn't play many games, neither did I watch a lot of anime series. I played a little Love Revo and got an ending with Ayato (I think that's his name ;;^^), a little of FFXII; finished Kingdom Heart 2; a little of Monster Hunter 2 (such a great game for the PSP!); a little of Princess Maker 5 and a little of FF7: Crisis Core (another brilliant game~). Anime-wise, I finished Code-geass and that's about it for the summer. Now I am watching Gundam Seed (like finally!). Unexpectedly it is an excellent series with good characters' development and a gripping storyline! Looking forward to more episodes (I am on ep 23 at the moment)~ It is weird that I don't have the urge to write reviews after playing a game now! Maybe I am just getting tooooo lazy XD~ But this situation will change! I will have the urge to play a new game and write something lonnnng and entertaining! I am longing for rant~~~ I just need a topic!!!

I am thinking of watching a new season anime series! Any recommendations XD?

La corda d'oro rambling~

2007-03-29T23:35:09Z

Long time no update again! I realised that I only really update at the beginning of my holidays... It's just that my course sucks up all of my time! Even during the holiday, I have to go to uni to really get stuff into my brain. I have eleven exams coming up and I only have eight weeks! All of my subjects consist of so many materials... I wonder how I can revise efficiently =.=;;.

Anyway~ Time for rants again XD!

LA CORDA D'ORO 2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I played a little recently and omg the prettiness attacked me! Kaji! Tsukimori and Hihara in winter clothings! It's so much love ♥♥♥. The gameplay system is different from La corda d'oro 1 and I am not used to it yet, but it's good that Koei has spent some effort in making the gameplay system slightly different from before! It's more refreshing~ I am definitely aiming for Kaji first, then maybe Hihara or Tsukimori. I have such a good impression of Kaji because he reminds me sooo much of Tamaki and those wonderful Ouran days XD~ Also he transfers just for Hino! Maybe he has fallen for her already from the very beginning of the game?

La corda d'oro ~Primo Passion~ has ended... and I am only on the 2nd episode *sweatdrops*... I wish I have more time to watch/play/rant! From what I have seen so far, the animation is excellent and it looks like the anime will be better than the manga. I wonder who Hino will end up with~ It would be so perfect if Kaji is in the anime as well! Maybe there will be a second season!? Yokuta there is a La corda d'oro anime~~~ Anime-> 2nd game-> KAJI and CHARACTER SONGS XDDD! Hihara's character song is the cutest and his best one so far ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥~ I am looking forward to Tsukimori's one too~ I wish his song will be a sexy one *gets shot*.

I played a little Kingdom Heart 2, Stardom 3 and Tales of Destiny 2 during my school days. The KH mood has come back to me once more and I am determined to finish the whole game before my summer holiday! Stardom 3 is a very long game and there are just too many characters/events... sometimes the game makes me dizzy... It's very very fun though! I recommend all to play~ What else what else... Ahh I finally achieved Sirius ending on Fantastic Fortune 2 as Maria! After numerous replays and continuous save/load ;=.=. His ending is worth it though. Not very lovey dovey and a little too realistic?! Yet I like it very much.

Finally, I received a ball joint doll as my birthday present from my friends and parents~ I named him Gab and he has his own place at gabbyness. He is the cutest thing I have seen and I love him to bits~ A picture of Gab:

Gab: Baka mum for taking bad pictures of me...
Me: =.=;;

Back to work for me. Looking forward to the end of my exams so I can rant 24-7 *o*~

Finally it's Christmas!

2006-12-25T14:27:04Z

Merry X'mas everyone ^____^~ Have a wonderful day!!!

Palais de Reine/Dambi~

2006-12-16T17:19:42Z

Yay my Christmas holidays have officially started~ No uni/two hours of travelling for three whole weeks! I still have a lot of lectures to catch up on and essays to write but it doesn't matter anymore as I can finally have some decent rest *.*. Sooo how did I start my holiday... XD? Of course I went out to eat with friends/ played games/ surfed the net/ watched Prision Break (I wonder why am I so efficient in doing random stuffs ;;^^)~ Prision Break is such a good thriller and it captured my full attention for ages! I haven't finished it yet but I can predict the ending already: they won't be able to break out successfully. I wonder what will happen though assuming that I am correct... I need to finish season one tonight so that I can move on to season two and see what happens!

Palais de Reine is sooooo annoying/much love! I can't decide whether I love it more than I am annoyed with it. Indeed I have quite a conflicting emotion for this game =.=b. I spent most of Saturday tackling the gaming system again. At the beginning, I was doing quite well as I managed to make six clan leaders/lords supported me and many knights joined my clan. However towards the middle of the game, the clan lord of the Black Royalty started to have wars with me! Most of my hard-earned land went to him *dies*! I could have sent a knight to challenge/murdered him but I have way too much love for his voice! JunJun! it's a crime to use such a sexy voice to make me drool and not kill you @___@! His son Ditorish has a very sexy voice too (as expected of the seiyuu of Yunoki-senpai XD)~ Just not as killing as his father. Will I ever get through the wtf phase *sighs*?

I really really really really really really want to get a CP! I was supposed to get a Lati doll in the summer but it didn't happen because I used the money to go to Japan. Now the plan has revived! I want a Dambi *.*~ I have already decided that he will be named 'Nao' (not after Nao-nii but after Nao from the Japanese drama Tatta Hitotsu no Koi) and he will resemble Shirogane from Haruka 3 (hopefully). His personality is not determined because I want him to develop that when I get to know him. I SO NEED TO SAVE UP!!! I think I need 700USD to get him, his clothes, his shoes and other stuffs... I have enough but my mum would kill me if I buy him now. I have set up a mini saving scheme and currently I have saved around 230USD *sobs*. A long long long way to go... Here is Dambi:

Dambi seems like a good boy right?

The Chinese subbed version of Haruka Matsuri 06 has just finished downloading~ Time for some Hachiyou ♥♥♥ (and ideas on what to teach my Dambi/Nao XDDD)!

Mainly on Palais de Reine~

2006-12-10T17:10:43Z

Instead of one day, I spent the whole weekend on Haruka Matsuri 06, Palais de Reine and Fantastic Fortune 2 ;;^^. Haruka Matsuri was ♥ once again~ This time I got to see many seiyuu-samas in yukata! Nao-nii was wearing one from h.NAOTO and he looked very rock-ish indeed~ I like that the most~ Sakurai-san made his first appearance in the NeoRomance world! It's a shame that he didn't wear a yukata but he wore a white scarf and that reminded me of Suefumi... maybe it's because in a CG scene of the game, Akane covers Suefumi with a transparent cloth in case he gets wet from the rain. I don't understand how I can relate a big transparent cloth to a thin white scarf though... Anyway I haven't finished watching it so I will rant more later!

Palais de Reine is a very promising game. There are a lot of characters to go after and as expected of Kagado, the quality of the art and the seiyuu cast are excellent... BUT WHY IS IT SO HARD TO PLAY??? I don't understand how the strategy part of the game works... This game will soo take me ages to get through the wtf phase... I am enjoying it though (the seiyuu cast and the art are too sparkly *.*)! The protagonist is a princess and wants to succeed the throne after her father's death, however all of the royalties/clan leaders are against her in this because she is just a 15 year old girl (I am for the royalties in this =.=b) and has no experience whatsoever in politics. To prove herself, she has to go through a 'Royal Trial' where she has to get approvals from six clan leaders within a year. There are two major forces fighting for the throne in this 'Royal Trial' as well and one of them, the leader of the Black Royalty, is voiced by JunJun *___*! I wouldn't mind at all marrying him and giving him the throne ♥. As the potential queen, the protagonist has to try and convince the clan leaders by recruiting bishies to help her, or something like that (I am confused between the clan leaders and the recruits... since some of the recruits are the clan leaders @__@).

From my first impression, I like the son of the leader of the Black Royalty the most (aka the vampire XD), followed by an exact clone of Tsukimori (another blue-hair bishie with a bad mouth and is voiced by the same seiyuu...), and a blond-hair Italian-look-alike playboy voiced by Koyasu-san. I need to romantise their names so that I won't be calling them clone of this and clone of that XD! A picture of the vampire:

I know nothing about him at presence! Need to play more to find out ♥~ Here is an advertisement for the game:

As for Fantastic Fortune 2, I managed to get Ark and Lute's endings so far... I tried to get Sirius's ending but I never managed to get it! Three times already and I still don't have his ending *sobs*! I think I have missed out a crucial event... the problem is that I don't know what I have missed... time to study a guide again. I think the endings in Fantastic Fortune 2 are not as lovey-dovey as 1: the confessions are quite 'plain' and the ending CGs look like the ones for a friendship ending, which disappoints me a little. Nevertheless there are better 'linkages' between characters in 2 (I love Lute and Ark twosome~). It looks at issues such as friendship, rivalry and responsibilities more than 1 and I really like that aspect of the game.

Time to get on with ARM u_u. Five more days till Christmas holidays and I really can't wait!

It has arrived ♥♥♥~

2006-12-05T13:14:17Z

After so many weeks of waiting, it has arrived it has arrived it has arrived *__*! Haruka Matsuri 06~~ I so want to watch it now and fangirl 24-7 but... being at uni now does not help at all... *SOBS*. I had a sneak preview last night and watched Nao-nii singing to one of his Hinoe's songs! Ahhh sooo want to run back home and watch it T.T... It would be so brilliant if only I have a portable DVD player... Or there is a DVD player in uni in which I could use... Or if I have a bigger memeory stick so that I can convert it to mp4 format and put it into my phone... ;.;

Not much have happened in the past few weeks. Two more weeks till holidays~~~ Twenty days till Christmas~ I bought myself another pair of Vivienne Westwood ear-rings yesterday as an early Christmas present for myself! I am so in love with them! They dangle a little instead of being studs though: it's probably due to the low-ish position of my ear holes. Would the heart stud ones fit me better the winged heart stud ones? Never mind never mind I shouldn't have that thought now. I want to get a Vivienne Westwood ring too! maybe I will ask for one as my Christmas present XD~

Hopefully I can rant about games again in the holidays~ I am playing four games at once whenever I am free: Final Fantasy XII, Mermaid Prism, Palais de Reine and Fantastic Fortune 2. So slow progress-wise. So many games that I want to play... Apart from playing games, I am watching a Japanese drama series called Tatta Hitotsu no Koi which I really like (although the story is typical shoujo...). Anyway I shouldn't be playing games or watching stuffs because I have two deadlines next friday and I have another two for after Christmas... and I need to catch up with lectures as well! Busy busy...

Maybe I will slack a little this weekend and have a Haruka Matsuri day~ *faints*

P.S HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO NAO-NII ♥♥♥!!! (As a celebration to his birthday I really should watch Haruka Matsuri asap ne XD??)

Nao-nii as Hinoe ~Forever Love~

2006-10-28T00:11:31Z

NAO-NII'S NEW SONGS o(*___*)o ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Sooooo much love! Grabbed yesterday because I had absolutely lost the patience to wait any longer! Now I can't wait for my copies to arrive~ Please please please give me first press for the Haruka 3 CD *sobs and begs and clings to yesasia*!

Craziness out. Sorry for spamming everyone's journal ;^^... Just finished my ARM programming coursework so I am a very very happy fangirl. More Engagement on Desert and Marginal Prince before sleep: Happy Friday indeed~

Gaming craze in one night

2006-10-25T14:35:08Z

We were doing an experiment on AM and FM modulation and demodulation last week and I was shocked at the name of one of the apparatus! It is called Tenma~~~ Although that apparatus is completely ebil (I still don't know how to use it to measure all the different waveforms after nine hours of exposure =_=) but its name did make me feel better about the experiment. I wonder whether the machine is invented by a Japanese man named Tenma or something... or maybe its production company is related to Koei! That must be why they are both ebil! I should do a short research on it when I have time. Here are the photo for the Tenma apparatus:

I have done pretty much nothing to share with you guys for now *stabs uni for sucking up her time sooo much*. I am only slightly free today because it's an unusual day off XD! That means I had a whole night free yesterday to play a little! I browsed through many games so I didn't spend much time on one game in particular. I had a go in chasing Shirogane in Izayoi-ki but it didn't seem as easy as I had thought *is at her wtf moments*. Played a little Maihitoyo and stopped playing after a while because the hachiyou refused to speak after chapter one. I was too tired to read all the text! I will attempt it again when I have energy to read Japanese ;;^^. This morning I started a PC game called Engagement on Desert. I didn't really like it at first because the art is a little weird, but thank goodness that I gave it a go XD! The characters are all very wacky and I love the unusual settings of the whole plot! The game looks a little hard though. Well as long as a game captures my interest, I won't let it go until I get one ending at least~ I think I will either go for JunJun's or Nao-nii's or Ishida's ending~ Nao-nii is the most likely one for now *hearts*.

I need to catch up with the new season's anime (I am so far behind with everything *sobs*). Currently I think I will be chasing Marginal Prince (Okki!~), La corda d'oro and Death Note. Should I go after Dr.Grey man too? Is the story good? I need to watch Angelique when I have time... I wish they would release an anime based on Haruka 3 soon! Anyway~ Any other recommendations ;^^?

I am waiting patiently for Haruka Matsuri 06, Hinoe and Isato characters' songs and Sukisho ~Target Nights~ novel to arrive. Yesasia is super slow with my order and I am pretty annoyed. They delayed the shipping to the beginning of November (I ordered last week)! There is a chance that I won't get the first press for the CD too! So sad. If it's not for the novel, I would have ordered it on CDJapan with Haruka Matsuri! I really like the company that translates Sukisho novels in Chinese. They have good translations, they follow all the aspects of the original Japanese version (the front cover and the pictures inside are all identical to the Japanese version) and they use good quality paper! The novels are a little expensive to buy on Yesasia... approximately twice the original price. Yet considering the ridiculous price for shipping to England and Yesasia provides free shipping AND the novels help me tremendously in understanding the drama CDs, I have nothing to moan =.=b. Some shameless advertising:

The fourth novel 'Rain - 1st part' will be released in Novemeber. Can't wait can't wait X3! Finally I can understand why Shinichirou betrays Nanami! Maybe they will release the other side story of Nanami and Shinichirou in the near future. I want more Shinichirou and Nanami fluff *blushes*. Last weekend I was listening to the side story drama CD on Shinichirou and Nanami in uni days. I was soo happy to have understood the entire storyline thanks muchly to the novel v^^v. I will definitely collect the entire series of Sukisho novels *sparkly eyes*!

Yamapi hearts!!!

2006-10-15T16:51:22Z

Yamapi madness! What is wrong with me for getting hyper with so many things... *sweats* Anyway, I saw these video while I was browsing through youtube.com in uni and got obsessed with them! I watched Kurosagi and Nobuta wa Produce before and I didn't find him that attractive then! I think it's his dancing and the catchy songs that got my attention... And here they are for anyone who is interested XD:

*Sparkles eyes* No no I can't get too into Johnny's boys...

I am into the new Haruka 3 songs by Benkei and Yuzuru *hearts*~ Especially Benkei's one! I like how Miyata sings as Benkei. Kinda highest sort of voice, but sexy too *^^*. I am looking forward to the new Hinoe's song that is out at the end of this month. Also Haruka Matsuri 2006! I have ordered the DVD from cdjapan and it's so expensive as usual... nevertheless resistance was futile for me. By the time I have seen the list of songs (hint hint Nao-chan *.*), I pre-ordered it without thinking about my current finicial problems... *stares at wallet and sobs*. More of my lunch money will be going to Koei for sure =_=.

Apart from the Haruka CDs, the new JunJun CDs are great too. I am in love with Koori no Senkei, existence and Oblivion from Atobe's new album~ I prefer the rock-ish elements in this CD rather than the pop-ish feel of his last CD. The other CD that I listened to was a drama CD, where JunJun played Fuji from a shoujo manga called B.O.D.Y. I think his voice is sooo cuteee in it! Fuji is a host and he tricks the ignorant protagonist all the time XD~ He is cute too and have greyish blue hair (which is a big weakness of mine)! If I have time I would have ranted more about B.O.D.Y but for now I really have to get going with my work (revision, problem sheets, project, lab, computing... arghh so much!). Maybe another post later v^^~.

Haruka 3 memorial book hearts!

2006-10-08T01:12:27Z

I was in search of Haruka 3 stuffs again last night (as usual ;;;^^). Someone has posted a review of the new Haruka 3 memorial book in Chinese and of course I was getting all excited, hoping that my copy will arrive soon! Seven hours later it has arrived at my door along with my Full House Kiss game guides! I found it weird that they have arrived so early, yet I shouldn't really complain. It's a good thing after all~! More Haruka 3 sparkly goods on my bookshelf *_*!

Sample pages on Tomomori

Haruka 3 memorial book is the first memorial book that I have bought. I did have a high-ish expectation for it but it has made me a little bit disappointed (only a little though). The pros first though! It has almost all the information of the Haruka 3 series: characters' design, the front, side and back of the characters, a description of each character, most of the cgs... etc etc. It even has a section dedicated to the animation of the first Haruka 3 game! What impresses me the most is probably the detailed time-line (seven pages) of the real history that Haruka 3 is based on and the events in the game. With the time-line I think I will understand the Haruka 3 world a lot more (a dictionary is a must too)~ Onto the cons! The book contains the cgs of all the backgrounds used in the games, which doesn't really appeal to me... Also it has a section displaying the unused artwork or cgs. I think that section is almost identical to the artbook that comes with the premium version of Izayoi-ki, except that it has additional cgs of Unmei. EBIL KOEI for making fangirls waste money... *is fortunate since she restrained from buying the premium box* I guess the last point is a plus for me... Anyway it's fun to see the 'stages' that the characters went through before their designs were finalised XD! Atsumori is the one who went through the most changes in my opinion. His hair was sooo long before: just like a girl! Hinoe looks pretty much the same all the way through and everyone else hasn't changed dramatically.

The reason why I am a little disappointed is because I like the visual books better than this one! A weird reason I know! I believed wholeheartedly that the memorial book would be a lot more packed with information and goodness than the visual books but it is not that thick (thickness of a book is vital to me ;^^). It doesn't have a great deal of information that I am unheard of... and apart from the unused artwork, I have seen practically all the pictures before. Well it is still a great book and I love it~ I am just disappointed that it didn't surprise me like I had imagined.

I learnt something new about the characters in the memorial book~ Some sharing with everyone ^^:
- When Nozomi talks to a person, she tends to stare into his or her eyes.
- Masaomi tends to touch his ears when he thinks.
- Benkei touches his forehead when he thinks.
- Atsumori gets very red (including his ears) when someone looks at him intently.
- Tomomori likes to lean on a wall or a tree as he stands.
- Hakuryuu tends to pull Miko's sleeves.
- Shirogane puts his hand on his chest most of the time.
(Please correct me if the translations are wrong m~_~m!)

Another interesting information that the book has is the medical record of each character~ I found it funny that Kurou has headaches often! He is a baka most of the time so I wonder what he thinks about that causes him to have headaches *gets chased by Kurou's fans*~ Hakuryuu's medical issue is that he can't transform into his original form?! How is that a medical issue... It seems that Tomomori has no medical issue BUT I think he is the one who has a psyological issue! His over-powering desire! His lust for blood! Maybe his psyological issue is not an issue after all? Is it all part of his twisted personality?! It's weird that many people, including me, are into Tomomori for his twisted-ness. I think it's his wild side that attracts sooo many love from fans ^.^!

Overall I would recommend it if you want to know more about the Haruka 3 world! However for pictures and references to individual events in the games, I would go for the visual books (considering that they come with a lot of posters). I am more of a big picture person hence I prefer the visual books a lot more ;^^~

Since I am on the topic of Haruka, I will continue ranting XD! I was watching the trailer for Haruka the movie ~Maihitoyo~ continuous today. I can't wait for the movie to come out on DVD~ I have no time to play the game at the moment... *sobs* I want to chase after the new character! I am in love with him~ He fits the rain so so much... the sad and elegant atmosphere that surrounds him is similar to that of Atsumori yet he is more mysterious and mature. Sakurai-san's voice is a perfect match for him! It's sad that Sakurai-san has to redraw from many activities because of that copyright issue. Hopefully he will come back soon! I love his voice too much! His princely voice in Princess Maker 4; a serious and mysterious tone for Maihitoyo; his energetic voice in Kyou kara ma ou and in Full House Kiss. I will miss all of that! Please come back soon Sakurai-san!

Time for some sleep to prepare for mad revision tomorrow! Then maybe some Full House Kiss 2 Or Izayoi-ki play time *_*! I haven't played Izayoi-ki for too long and now I have a strong urge to chase after Shirogane!

La corda d'oro rough guide and random rants~

2006-09-25T15:30:35Z

Uni has started today! I will be busy again from now on... Hopefully I will not be as busy as last year *prays*! I watched the rest of Ouran and Honey & Clover II and the first episode of La corda d'oro just before uni started~ I am a little sad that both Ouran and Hachikuro have ended. I love these two series so much! The ending for Hachikuro is so sad, yet it is very appropriate. And I can't believe that Hagu chose Shuu-chan in the end... Aren't those two suppose to be relatives?! Shuu-chan has always been the daddy of Hagu... Why did you change so suddenly? Anyway I am hoping that Ouran will have a second season *fingers cross*: I need more Tamaki/King baka-ness~ That reminds me! The seiyuu for Tamaki will be Light in Death Note! I just cannot picture Tamaki's voice going with Light's evil and suspicious face... *gets stabbed by Light's fans* I will be looking forward to his performance...

Horray for the release of La corda d'oro anime! The animation is so good and sparkly~ I am so touched! Please please keep that standard for the rest of the season! The animation for the opening song is sooo cool and I was fangirling for ages over it... Hihara and Tsukimori in particular *stares afar*... I am kinda hoping that the anime won't follow the manga. The manga is a little dull and slow in progress, thus please bring some actions on in the anime!

I have a quick browse of the Princess Princess D series and I was quite disappointed with it. I kept telling myself that they are not bishies enough and that they have weird postures! I am not sure whether I should follow the rest of it... I should really spend more time on ren'ai games than watching it right? I have too many things to go through! I need to play Hana ki sou on PS2 like now... I am in love with the art *_*. For the past week I have managed to get Sirius, Ark and Lute's endings on Fantastic Fortune 2. I am more in love with the threesome relationship after I have obtained Ark and Lute's endings *hearts*! Maybe more on that later ;^^.

As requested and in celebration of the release of the anime, here is a very brief explanation on the gaming system of La corda d'oro XD. I will be going through:

- how to get the music pieces from the fairies.
- how to get to know the pieces.
- the details about practicing the pieces.
- other factors that are necessary in order to practice or perform some pieces.
- how to raise the guy's affection for the protagonist.
- the requirements for getting the normal and rival endings.

La corda d'oro - a rough gaming guide

To get the music pieces, you enter an area (such as the forest or the front gate), head to the main menu, select the first option (the button with the violin) and then the first option again (the button with the music note). Choose a piece that you want to practice and the style of the piece. You can use an equipment to help raise your status more quickly. The boxes on the top inform you of your level and how good you are at the piece that you have chosen (100 is the maximum for practicing). Press enter and you would have practiced your piece! A special music is played after that and a count-down is started. During that time, you would have to run around the place crazily to collect music fairies! The music fairies carry new music pieces in which you can practice. After each competition, there are always new music pieces to collect so make sure that you get most of them! Always always train yourself to know the new music pieces instead of the old ones for the competition ahead! If you don't it's virtually impossible to get first, second or third place!

After you have collected the fairies, the new music pieces should be added to your collection~

Ideally it would be good to choose a piece and focus on that one only, since you are only playing one piece in the competition. In order to perform the music piece, you would have to 'know' the piece, or have a feel for the melody that you are going to play. In order to do that, firstly you would have to practice the piece until it has reached 20 for all of its styles. Once you have reached that, a dialog would appear to tell you that you can search for the fairies (again!). This time the fairies-searching method is different from the previous one! You walk around the campus looking out for places where the music would suddenly change. The change should be a gradual one and as you get closer to the fairy, the music would get louder. There is a fairy for each piece and for each style. Unlike the fairies before, there is no time limit for this! When you have obtained them, go to the main menu again, choose the first option (the button with the violin) and select the four option (the button with the bell). A list should appear showing you the pieces that you can get to know. Select any of them to begin the knowing process~

The knowing process is weird! I still don't understand the point of it... ;;^^. Anyway, the fairy would take you to a stage of a theatre and one of the characters would be in role and talk about the piece. As he or she talks about it, the feelings that you should emphasis in your performance are listed on the right- hand side of the screen as boxes. All you do in there is to choose an answer. A few more boxes would appear after you have chosen. My advise here is to choose the right option so that there are as many that are highlighted as possible. Not all pieces and options have highlighted boxes though. It is difficult to get them but try your best! They provide you a better chance of winning the competition! Now that's done, you can perform your pieces by going back to the main menu, then the first option and select the second option! The protagonist would be surrounded by a circle. It's preferable to have as many people as possible in the circle! That way there would be more people clapping at the end of your performance hence more BP ^.~!

Similar to practicing, you should get the performance level as high as possible. However the maximum status you can get by performing madly is 100 only! This can be extended to around 150ish if you manage to trigger some special events with a character and the protagonist dreams about it at night! These special events are really hard to get since each music piece and their styles relate to different characters. For example, if the music piece that you are aiming is a joyful and hippy one, Hihara would be the person most likely who triggers a special event. To obtain these special events, the protagonist would have to be quite familiar with a particular character. It would be perfect if you manage to trigger a special event for a music piece because if the performance level is more than 120ish, it's almost certain that you would get first place in the competition! Regarding the special events, I guess or I refer to peche every time since they vary a lot. The special events can be ignored if you are not aiming for the rivalry ending!

Some music pieces require the purchase of a book or a special item from the shops in order to practice or perform them. The books and the special items are on the shelf randomly!!! Hence it would be good to have an idea on the targeted piece and if it requires an item, check the shops everyday until you got it. To know whether you need an item for a piece, check up the information for the music pieces and see if your particular music piece has a book (a rectangle with a star in the middle) next to its progress bar. If it does and you don't have it, it would be grayish in colour, otherwise it would be golden. The name of the book can be read off by pointing the arrow onto it.

To raise a guy's affection for the protagonist, you would have to perform and perform and perform in front of him (aka include him in the circle when you perform) and occasionally speak to him. Sometimes events are triggered only if you speak to him so make sure that you speak to him often. To raise a guy's rivalry for the protagonist, make sure that you get first, second or third place in the competitions. Also you can raise the rivalry by playing certain pieces to him or having particular high statuses (level 4 for elegance or sadness... etc Or high BP if you are aiming for Yunoki). Be careful about this: Do not get his rivalry level lower than his affection! The cg events depend on that! Once his affection is near his rivalry level, stop performing in front of him. You can raise a bit of his affection level by selecting certain clothes for the competitions but it does not have a large effect.

Different to Haruka games, you would have to keep your loyalty in La corda d'oro ;^^. Aim for one guy only! It is extremely difficult to use the save/load method and get multiple endings in a few goes. Each guy has two endings: the normal ending and the rivalry ending. Basically the normal ending is just a simple love ending. His affection for you is high and you two go out after the music festival is over. The cg for this ending is always sets on the street. As for the rivalry ending, you would have to keep his affection and rivalry high to get it. The cg for this ending is always the character playing his instrument. Again I am not really sure... for the PSP and the PS2 versions, there should be short movies accompanying the rivalry endings but not the normal endings right?

There is a prince in every game and for this one, the prince is Tsukimori (aka the blue hair bishie XD)~ His rivalry ending is difficult to get! Nevertheless once you get the hang of the gaming system of La corda d'oro, it is a very fun game to mess around with! The replay value is very high too as you can never get all the cgs for a character in one go (which is a little annoying sometimes). I hope this rough guide helps everyone out there!

Haruka 3 kuso! o~(>▽<~o)

2006-09-25T11:12:06Z

Haruka 3 kuso! I saw them on blgarden.net and I love it! I thought that it would be a superb way to spread the Haruka 3 fandom if I translate them so I did XD~ It took quite a while but not as long as a game review. I found it quite amusing that Kurou has the most kuso! Kuso does fit him perfectly *gets whacked by Kurou's fans*! Atsumori has many kuso too, which is due to his pessimist-ism (I feel sorry for him!). Yuzuru's kuso is mostly related to his obsession with Nozomi! The other hachiyou don't get as much as kuso as the ones I have mentioned... I want more Benkei's kuso... I love it when they make fun of his darker side~ Anyway La corda d'oro guide is on the way and then I will work on some characters/game reviews... I am still not sure what though ;;^^.

The scans were obtained from blgarden.net. For those of you who browse around my journal, please do not take any of my translations and claim them as your own! If I found out that you did, I would poke you many times with my chopstick XD!

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Nozomi: Ehhhh!? Benkei is Hinoe's uncle?
Benki: Yes even though he has never called me uncle.
Nozomi: Haa~~~~~... that is shocking... (it seems like a lie... ...)
Benki: Haha... your shocked expression is so cute.
Hinoe: You are so cute, hime.
Nozomi: Ah... I can accept it now... (so alike)

Masaomi: You are going to the temple too? Then we will meet there!
Nozomi: Okay!
Nozomi: Ah... what if I couldn't find him?
Nozomi: The temple is pretty big..
[Warmly welcome! Masaomi-duno!]
Nozomi: Masaomi-kun is not here yet...
Masaomi: I won't go and meet her FOR DEFINITE!

Nozomi: Yuzuru-kun and Masaomi-kun are the descendents of the star clan~~
Masaomi: Yuzuru! I want food!
Yuzuru: I will start cooking now.
Masaomi: Yuzuru. Bring that to me~
Yuzuru: Get it yourself! (Even though he is saying that he still brings Masaomi what he wants.)
Nozomi: Masaomi-kun, you are more like a descendent of the Miko...
Masaomi: Haha, I was picked up on the street by Yuzuru's parents~

Masaomi: You guys haven't matured much!
Masaomi: Well I shouldn't be surprised.
Masaomi: I have been here longer than you guys... it has been more than three and a half years...
Nozomi: No, no that's not it! I don't think you have matured either!
Yuzuru: In other words, brother has always looked old!
Nozomi: Yes yes! More mature! Older!
Yuzuru: Yes!
Masaomi: (Are you guys trying to comfort me....?)

Nozomi: Is it my classroom...? Am I back??
Masaomi: Ah, you are here too.
Nozomi: Masaomi-kun!? I really wanted to see you!
Masaomi: Haha... It's been long!
Teacher: Okay! That's enough!
[Tuition]
Nozomi: That's one nightmare...
Masaomi: I agree...

Kurou: Brother!
Kurou: Why brother!
Nozomi: Kurou.
Kurou: Ah... Sorry.
Kurou: Now is not the time...
Nozomi: No, cry as much as you want!
Nozomi: Treat me as if I were your brother.
Nozomi: Come, Kurou! Let your brother embraces you!
Nozomi: Embrace me with your full strength!
Kurou: ... thanks but no thanks.

Kurou: She is my fiance!!
Nozomi: Ehh!?
Kurou: Baka, pretend you are, pretend.
Kurou: No matter what, just go with what I say.
Nozomi: Yes... yes it seems like I am his fiance...
Monk: It seems like you are?
Kurou: Ah! I am her fiance!!
Nozomi: We even have our own child!!
Kurou: When did we have one!!?

Nozomi: Won't Kurou-kun's hair be in his way during battles?
Benkei: If his hair is tied up properly then it can be of a superb advantage.
Benkei: You tie it up into a plait and secure it with a bangle.
Benkei: When a battle starts...
Benkei: Make Kurou swings his head madly!
Nozomi: Wow! His hair is acting like a wipe!
Benkei: Great! The enemy's line has been broken! Attack soliders!
Nozomi: In the end Kurou-kun suffers from his own attack... He got all tangled up...

Kurou: We are near the enemy's base... don't let your guard down!
Kurou: !! Someone is coming! Lie down!!
Kurou: Ah it's you Kagetoki...
Kurou: Umm? Where is she?

Nozomi: Kurou-kun's hair is so pretty!
Kurou: So in our next battle we will follow this plan...

Group: Summer is here!
Group: Hot spring!!
Nozomi: Hot spring is the best~
Saku: My skin has got smoother~
Kurou: Hot spring is great after all!
Kurou: But afterward, I will have to dry my hair which is so much trouble.
Nozomi: (So full...)
Kurou: Benkei, give me a hand.
Benkei: Okay okay~

Kurou: ...
Nozomi: Kurou-kun,
Nozomi: What's wrong?
Kurou's brother: It's useless.
Kurou's brother: The only people who can move in this dimension are you and I.
Kurou's brother: Listen to me!

Nozomi: Kurou-kun is sure popular with the kittens!
Nozomi: (Wow! So cute!)
Kurou: But they are only like that when I move around, I wonder why...

[Confusion]
Nozomi: Ah...
Kurou: Wa...
Benkei: Nozomi-kun, Kurou!!
Nozomi: Ha!!
Kurou: Huu!!
Nozomi & Kurou: New year's PUDDING~~~!!
Benkei: ... You two make a great pair...
Kurou: Umm!? What am I doing...
Nozomi: ??
Yuzuru: Senpai~~~~!!

Kurou: Saku-san! Leaving the team by yourself causes troubles for us!
Benkei: 'I am glad that you have returned safely!'
Kurou: Women shouldn't go to war.
Benkei: 'What would we do If you are injured?'
Kurou: How should I say this... do your best!
Benkei: 'Miko is so cute and strong!'
Kurou: What are you doing Benkei?
Benkei: I am translating for you!

Hinoe: You have not changed at all even after all these years!
Benkei: Haha, you are pretty much the same too.
Nozomi: Since you two are uncle-nephew relationship, why do you guys address each other 'you' all the time?
Hinoe: Ah... How should I say this...
(Many years ago)
Hinoe's dad: Benkei, this is my son.
Benkei: Nice to meet you.
Hinoe's dad: You should greet him too!
Hinoe: Unc...le...
Hinoe: He doesn't allow me to address him in that way...

Nozomi: Benkei-kun
Benkei: What should I do...
Nozomi: (He looks so serious...)
Nozomi: (He must be thinking about important stuffs...)
Nozomi: Benkei-kun...
Benkei: (IT'S SO HOT.)
Benkei: Should I take it off?!

Benkei: How is 'Benkei' portrayed in Nozomi's world?
Nozomi: Let me think...
Nozomi: Something like that...
Benkei: Ah...
Nozomi: Looks like a cruel person right?
Benkei: Yes! It looks just like the old me! (So embarassing!)
Nozomi: WHAT!?

Benkei: That person is my brother.
Nozomi: The one with the very scary looks?!
Benkei: ... That was what she said.
Benkei's brother: That comment is pretty mean!
Benkei's brother: Let's not consider whether we look alike or not,
Benkei's brother: I think you are definitely more scary...
Benkei: What is it about me that is scary?
Benkei's brother: THAT IS IT! THE SCARY SIDE!

Hinoe: Bye Nozomi-hime *hearts~
Nozomi: Eh Hinoe-kun disappears!
Atsumori: Don't worry, he is up in that tree.
Nozomi: Ah, yeah he is.
Hinoe: Stop poking!! I am going to fall, I am going to fall!

Nozomi: The red leaves in Kyo are so pretty!
Hinoe: You like them hime?
Hinoe: Please wait for a moment.
Hinoe: As I thought. It really suits you Nozomi.
Nozomi: Hinoe-kun...
Yuzuru: It's about the right time to get off me...

Nozomi: Let me make dinner for Yuzuru-kun today~
Yuzuru: Really?
Nozomi: I will finish everything that senpai cooks, even if the taste is super bad!
Nozomi: Look forward to it then.
[Bang! Ehhhh!]
[Ahhhhhhh! What the.... Argh!]
Yuzuru: What in the world will I have tonight!!?

Nozomi: Lately Yuzuru-kun hasn't been lively at all... Want to take a walk with me?
Yuzuru: Senpai... is doing this for me...
Nozomi: Are you feeling better?
Yuzuru: (Senpai....!!)
Nozomi: Hey... Yuzuru-kun... Don't tell me that you got over-excited...

Yuzuru: Senpai is so great!
Yuzuru: You can act so calmly in a foreign world.
Yuzuru: Unlike me! I am still trying to get used to the life here!
Yuzuru: Haha... I am so uncool!
Nozomi: Yuzuru-kun...
Yuzuru: Ah!
Yuzuru: Wait! Why is this veg so expensive here?!
Yuzuru: It is a lot cheaper in the previous shop that we went to!
Nozomi: I think you are very used to the life here.

Yuzuru: ...
Masaomi: !!
Everyone: You are so good!!
Yuzuru: No no, it's not a big deal.
Yuzuru: I have missed......
[!?]

Yuzuru: I am glad that I came to this world with senpai.
Nozomi: Yuzuru-kun...
Yuzuru: That's because senpai is ignorant, forgets stuffs all the time, trips easily...
Nozomi: That's mean!
Yuzuru: ... likes to fight, would follow a stranger around, leaves stuffs around...
Nozomi: *sobs*
Yuzuru: ... eats too much, could sleep practically anywhere...
Nozomi: Thank you for loving someone like me. Also I am very sorry, very very sorry!

Hakuryuu: Miko~~ *hearts*
Nozomi: Yes?
Hakuryuu: Miko, let's sleep together!
Nozomi: Okay!
Yuzuru: ..................
Yuruzu: (Damn you Hakuryuu)
Yuzuru: (I am so jealous I am so jealous I am so jealous I am so jealous I am so jealous I am jealous!)
[But what really happens...]
Nozomi: Yuzuru-kun.......

Saku: Nozomi, can you give me a hand?
Nozomi: Okay!
Nozomi: There is so many laundry!
Saku: Because we have too many customers!
Saku: Brother you go there.
Kagetoki: Yes...

Atsumori: Miko
Atsumori: You shouldn't touch me.
Sensei: Miko.... (Mada mada da ne?)

Atsumori: No Miko...
Atsumori: Don't get too close to me...
Nozomi: We are comrades so don't be shy and all.
Atsumori: Ah... that's not what I mean.
Atsumori: No matter what, I used to be a member of the Taira clan and...
Nozomi: Atsumori-kun minds the little things too much!
Atsumori: No that's not what I am trying to say...
Masaomi: Should I tell her?

Atsumori's brother: It has been so long since I last saw you, Miko-duno.
Nozomi: Yes!
Nozomi: (He is Atsumori-kun's brother! I have to greet him properly!)
Nozomi: Please let your brother stay by my side!
Atsumori: Ah... Miko?
Nozomi: Ah, that's not it.
Nozomi: It's not like that!
Nozomi: I will make your brother very happy!
Atsumori's brother: ... I accept your devotions! Please calm down!

Atsumori: Ah...
Nozomi: Atsumori-kun...!!
Atsumori: Miko... Don't go near me...
Nozomi: Atsumori is so in pain... what can I do for him...
Nozomi: Take your clothes off, Atsumori-kun!!
Atsumori: !?
Nozomi: If I cast spells on your body, maybe the pain would go away!!!
Atsumori: That won't work for definite Miko!!!

Atsumori: WOW!!
Nozomi: Atsumori-kun calm down!
Atsumori: Sorry miko to have caused you troubles...
Nozomi: It must be because the seal has weakened.
Masaomi: Hey! Atsumori how are you doing?
Atsumori: WOWOWOWWOWOWOWOW!?
Nozomi: Or maybe it's a personality issue...

Nozomi: Sensei... sensei... your eyebrow...
Sensei: She realises already?
Nozomi: Blonde hair... scars from a fire......
Nozomi: Ahhhhhhhhh, Is it because of the fire...!!?
Sensei: Wait,
Sensei: What made you have that conclusion?

Group: Thanks to Miko, we have won the war!
Group: Horray for Miko-sama!
Nozomi: Ah?
Sensei: Miko...
Nozomi: Yes?
Sensei: Have you gained weight...?
Sensei: You are heavier than before...

Nozomi: Ah!
Sensei: Don't work yourself too hard.
Sensei: If you are exhausted, tell me okay?
Nozomi: I am so exhausted.
Sensei: Gambette.
Nozomi: .................I will.

Nozomi: Sorry sensei!
Sensei: Stop panicking.
Sensei: This should be fine!
Nozomi: Wow! You mended it in such a short time!
Yuzuru: Let me call you sensei too!

Nozomi: Sensei... are you leaving again?
Sensei: Don't go after me...
Nozomi: Sensei! Please wait!!
Sensei: !?
Sensei: I am leaving.
Sensei: It's useless...
Sensei: ... even if you chase after me!!
Yuzur: Finally I have caught you *hearts*~
Sensei: You have grown more powerful... actually a little too powerful...

Nozomi: The dragon scale is as important as Hakuryuu's life right?
Hakuryuu: Yes.
Nozomi: Then it would be better to hide it.
Nozomi: It should be very easy since you are able to transform into a human form.
Nozomi: Change the colour of your dragon scale into skin colour! That acts as a camouflage!
Hakuryuu: I understand Miko!
Hakuryuu: Miko, how is it?
Nozomi: Such a obvious adam!!!
Nozomi: So manly... *hearts*
Yuzuru: Senpai!?

Group: He is Hakuryuu!? No way!
Atsumori: Where is the little Hakuryuu who we know...
Hakuryuu: I am Hakuryuu! WHat should I do...?
Nozomi: I can't believe that everyone is so stubborn in this.
Nozomi: This will do the trick!
(Honey pudding)
Hakuryuu: SO DELICIOUS!!
Nozomi: (Such a big reaction~)
Group: He is Hakuryuu!! He is definitely Hakuryuu!! No doubt at all!!

Hakuryuu: I am in the form of a human because I have lost most of my power.
Nozomi: That is why...
Hakuryuu: However if Miko finds the source of this power, then I could turn back into my original form!
Nozomi: Your original form...
Hakuryuu: (Miko~~~)
Hakuryuu: (Want to hold hands?~)
Nozomi: NO I DON'T WANT THAT!!!
Saku: (Calm down Nozomi!!)

Saku: Nozomi, you want to go back home right?
Nozomi: Ah, yes. I am worried about my friends and family back there.
Saku: Is that so...
Nozomi: But I think this is a great place to be.
Saku: Nozomi...
Saku: ... even though the war is so harsh?
Nozomi: It's because I am so popular here! (In my world I am not popular at all!)
Saku: That is why you like it here............

Nozomi: The movement of the flower petal..
Nozomi: The flow of the wind...
Nozomi: AH~!!

Friend: Stay for a night at my place!
Nozomi: Really!? Thank you!!
Nozomi: Sorry for disturbing.
Nozomi: Redo the whole thing, redo!!!
Nozomi: (It's too embarassing~~~)

Enemy: I won't let you pass...
Enemy: Let's fight fair and square!
[One against four]
Nozomi: (I am feeling sooo guilty...!)
[Quick-win]

Nozomi: Ah~~
Hakuryuu: MIKO!!
Yuzuru: That's dangerous!
Kagetoki: Ah be careful!
Saku: Brother!!
Group: Everyone!! Kurou stop! Waaii! Hinoe!
Group: Oi, oi!! OI!!
Nozomi: (Great group-spirit, I am so happy... *sobs*)

Tomomori: In the end I will die in your hand... thank goodness.....
Nozomi: Tomomori!!
Nozomi: This is not good.....!!
Hinoe: Does he want to run away?!
Nozomi: (Suzuku!!)
Suzuku: Ewwwww!

Back!~

2006-09-21T02:41:34Z

Finally!!! I am back for now~ *looks around* It has been a while... Uni, exams, coursework, Cambridge, Tokyo then Hong Kong for two and a half months with no internet... Ahh I miss writing reviews and rants! Hopefully I will be able to update as much as I can while I have the time but I can't guarantee that it will continue once uni starts... *sobs*... I will try my best.

A summary of what I have done (that was fun and fangirl related) during the past six months:

- Trip to Cambridge

- Hong Kong trip, bought sooooo much games... practically broke! There are two new GxB games released in Chinese and I got very excited! They are Fantastic Fortune 2 and the Wizard and the Master~ I spent quite a lot of money buying their premium boxes... I guess they are worth it?! More on that later. Also I bought Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Kiss and NeoAngelique *hearts*~ NeoAngelique was on sale and I bought it right away! As for Tokimeki, it was very expensive... but I couldn't help myself when it was on the shelf tempting me!

- Tokyo trip for 4 days. The best part of it was the eight-floors Animate shop located at Ikebukuro *.*! It was heaven... since that shop was female-orientated (most anime shops at Ikebukuro are female-orientated)! I went mad from buying Haruka goods and more Haruka goods and more Haruka goods *sweats*... If only I have more money then I would have purchased every Haruka goods! Haii I am too obsessed ;;^^...

I want to waste the rest of the holidays away! Two more weeks and I will be plunged back to hell... Ahh reality always comes back to haunt me ;-.-! Anyway I won't think about it for now~ For the past two days I have been playing Tokimeki 2nd Kiss and Fantastic Fortune 2. Both games are good~ I got Saeki's (the 'replacement' of Hazuki from the first game) ending so far and I will be aiming for sensei next. I really like Saeki! Hazuki is the 'natural prince' type and Saeki is completely the opposite... or what I call the 'pretend-to-be a prince' type XD! He teases the protagonist a lot! However whenever he is at school or with friends, he is all nice and princely~ Is this what you called double personalities?! He is so so kawaii being naughty and fun! Ahh I don't know how to say this! I will give some examples in another post... or maybe I will do a brief review thing? The fangirl in me is burning *laughs*! I only started playing Fantastic Fortune 2 tonight hence I can't really say much at this point. This game brought back many memories~~ Fantastic Fortune 1 was the first GxB game that I played and I have been looking forward to 2 for quite some time. In the past I nearly bought the PS2 version of it... very nearly! I would have regretted it if I had done that! Now I can enjoy the game in Chinese! The wait was worth it *^^*! In FF2 you get to choose which character you want to be and I chose to be Aoi since she looks less 'typical protagonist like': kinda like Nozomi from Haruka 3. The beginning looks very interesting and I am desperate to know more! It's difficult to choose which ending I want to obtain because everyone is... tempting... *gets shot*... Well it's very likely that I will go for Ark first (I can't resist bad-mouth bishie), then Sirius (neither could I resist long hair bishie!) then Lute. I am starting to love the threesome relationship between Lute, Ark and Aoi~ Such a peaceful yet fun atmosphere between them! Ark and Lut are childhood buddies so they get along well, but when Aoi comes along... Ark argues with her and Lut acts as the middle-man ;^^. Even though Ark and Aoi are cute together, the threesome is better than them alone~ Can I get a Lute and Ark twosome friendship ending I wonder...?

Lut, Ark and Sirius~ So cute ne *.*?

Assuming that a majority of my friends here are corrupted fangirls *gets shot 99999 times*, some company is releasing Sukisho's novels in Chinese! First limit and Tarinai Kotoba are out! Target Nights will be out at the end of September I think. If anyone is interested, yesasia.com carries them and they are not that expensive! I bought them and I must say that they are pretty good translation-wise. They are a quick read too. Ahh they are my first ever BL novels *sweats*! I skipped reading the h parts though... I still can't accept BL in that context ;^^. Thanks to the novels I know more and more about the series! It had always being so confusing... the anime never explained the story fully and my Japanese is limited. At least now I understand the relationships between Shinichirou and Nanami better than before! Yay~ Looking so forward to more Sukisho novels XD!

Lastly I translated some crazy Haruka 3 crack from a Chinese forum~ I laughed so hard when I first read it! And yet, my translated version is not as funny as the original Chinese one. Umm... my translating skill is getting worst! Nevertheless, I will be translating more Haruka 3 cracks in the next post! Sharing the fangirling moments is the best part of being a fangirl ne ^.~?

How to make the good men from Haruka 3 jump into the sea:

'Teach me your diving techniques!'
Masaomi, who loves diving and is good at it, is delighted to help and jumps in straight away!

'Oh no! Your onii-sama fell into the sea!'
Onii-sama obsessed Kurou jumps into the sea before you finish speaking!

'There seems to be a lot of beautiful mermaids in the sea!'
Hinoe, being the great leader of the Kumanosu army (who are sailors), the sea is no obstacle to potential encounters! He dives into the sea instantly!

'Ahh the cleaned laundry got blown into the sea, what should we do?'
Troubled Kagetoki rushes to collect it.

'I want to eat oyster for dinner!'
The master cook Yuzuru collects it. He is at your service.

'The world is a better place without you.'
Poor Atsumori jumps in believing in what you said.

'Sensei! Your dragon- scale fell into the sea!'
Sensei has no choice but to jump in!

'The pearl in the sea is so pretty!'
Your pet dragon Hakuryuu does his best to get you some.

'Shirogane, You have to jump in for me!'
Your tone have to sound like an order!

... Only Benkei won't jump!...

'Kurou fell!'
Benkei: 'Let him think his way out.'

'Hinoe-kun is drowning!'
Benkei: 'It's a shame that he is not dead yet.'

'Miko is down there too!'
Benkei: 'Yuzuru-kun will save her.'

'The black dragon appears at the sea!'
Benkei: 'Stop joking around.'

'What would make you go down?!' *wants to stab him*
Benkei: 'Aiyo, haha you silly thing...' *smiles gently*

Lastly, Tomomori jumps in even if you don't do anything XD!

Happy new year!

2006-01-29T14:19:17Z

Happy Chinese new year ^^! What did everyone do (or planning to do) to celebrate? As for me, I went home for the Chinese new year! Yesterday my uni friends came around for new year's dinner and stayed for a night. We had hotpot/ steamboat and seriously I ate soooooo much! My stomach is still bloated now! It was worth it though! We ate proper proper food *o*~ They were not noodles or rice with soya-sauce (maybe some of the sea-food was a bit raw ;^^), but sea-food, sliced thin beef, pork and vegetables! It was a superb meal to all of us poor uni students who can't cook! Nevertheless I need to go on a diet... I guess I will not have any dinner tonight *sweats*. I will be back at uni on Wednesday, therefore I have a few days to play with my games! Maiden Love Revolution game (the one with the fat girl) has arrived yesterday o_o. I was very very shocked! I didn't expect it to arrive so soon... As for the host game, my friend provided me with the download link and it should finish by tomorrow! I was thinking of buying the host game but there are just too many new releases this Spring (NeoAngelique, Meine Liebe 2, Full House Kiss 2, Tokimeki Memorial GS ~Second Kiss~, Haruka 3 new game... etc), I cannot afford all of them... I will try my best to buy the big- branded ones... I really need to save up @_@!

The Maiden Love Revolution game. What is the name of the game exactly ;^^?

The host game. Again what is the name of this one? *dies*

Currently I am in love with the Honey and Clover L chapter (a special episode)! It's too wacky, I laughed every time I watched it ;;^^! It's centered on this great sempai called Romaiya, who is a saint because he ended their so-men days and provided everyone with meat XD~ Morita is mad like always, rolling around and pestering everyone for meat! I love it so much that I took some screencaps of the episode:

Everyone download and watch it (You don't need to know the series to get the jokes)! Here is the megaupload link:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RW7RUG0D

I can't take pictures of my h.NAOTO magazine or Haruka 3 visual book because I am back at home... I will try to get the other pictures up by Friday. For now here is the winrar file for the pages that are not really related to its fashion: it focuses mainly on the history of h.NAOTO (and its mascots).

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2M1WF2I4

That's all for now! I need to work on my computing... *stabs it*. Btw I have updated my layout with a NANA one! So happy to find another way of portraying my fandoms XD~

No more hiatus!

2006-01-22T00:21:59Z

Work is swallowing me alive... T.T! The Spring term is busier than the Autumn term! There are new courses (and I haven't even finished understanding the old ones!) and I don't understand them... especially computing... Anyway I won't let my LJ goes to hiatus again ;^^. Work will never finish so if I wait until work has finished before I update my LJ, then I would never ever update it!

I missed my PS2 very very very much. All I have with me is la corda d'oro and Haruka 2, which are brilliant games but I really really want to play Haruka 3 Izayoi-ki... ;_;. During Christmas, I played Kingdom Hearts 2 and Mizu no Senritsu and didn't get time to start on Izayoi-ki! Actually I did play a bit of Izayoi-ki but I got confused and decided to play other games as a break ;^^. The break became a very very long one: I was addicted to the other games, especially Mizu no Senritsu! I love that game a lot! The story is thought-provoking, the characters are all bishie and the seiyuu cast is amazing! Morita, Koyasu, Inoue, Suzuken... etc, I was drooling at their voices most of the time! I managed to get the ending with Morita *hearts*. Love him the most! Kingdom Hearts 2 was active and fun but a little confusing (What's with Sora's other self o.o?). I think it's because I haven't played Chain of Memories yet so I missed out on the middle part of the story. Never mind! The game should make more sense as I go along XD! I think I will go home next weekend brcause it's Chinese new year. I am looking forward to seeing my family as well as my PS2! I will get Hinoe's honeymoon's events for sure *o*~

I can't believe that Koei is releasing another Haruka 3 game! I remember that I met with Haruka 3 a year ago and now there are three Haruka 3 games! I have a feeling that the new game will be messed up... A game produced in around six months would not be out of the ordinary. I believe that no Haruka 3 sequels can beat the original Haruka 3... I hope Koei won't mess it up too much! By the way will Koei release three individual visual books for Haruka 3 games? I know that they will definitely release new CDs... ahh money is going to fly ;_;!

Recently I have spent money on the h.NAOTO Winter Collections magazine, Nao-kun's scene DVD, a couple of CDs and the Haruka 3 visual books! Scene was an excellent live! I love all the extras~ I got to see Nao-kun travelling to get his photobook done! The live itself was more mature than the previous ones. I guess Nao-kun has grown a lot emotionally... well he must have because he has gone through so much. All the best to Nao-kun! Hopefully he will continue to do his best and I can see his live this summer X3! Haruka 3 visual book is drool lol~ It's very pretty! My favourite aspect of it is the ten B2 sized posters that come as a freebie (The hachiyou, Saku and grown-up Hakuryuu). The booklets themselves are good: they describe each love event, have all the emotions of the characters, all the CGs, and the ending scene typed up. It's superb! Maybe I think that because I don't have my PS2 around anymore... the visual book is like a replacement of the game for me ;^^, I can be reminded of Haruka 3 at anytime! I have taken some photos of the visual book to tempt you guys to buy it XDD~

The visual book in its package and all the booklets on my bed.

Hinoe up on my wardrobe and the poster of Benkei, go Suzuka combo XD!

Basically all of the booklets are similar to this one. I took photos of Hinoe's one because I am very biased XP~~

P.S. Thank you sooo much Yume-chan for the Haruka 3 pencil board *hugs*! It's up on my wall along with my Hinoe poster~ I will treasure it a lot *hugs*. I have sent you a small thing in return, I hope you will like it ^^!

Long time no see, my fangirl self!

2005-12-04T11:59:19Z

One entry every month... I am definitely not keeping LJ up-to-date! I have been very busy for the past month with work mainly and cooking with my friends. I really really really really really miss fangirling with everyone *sobs*. I have so many things that I want to do, like working on my website, playing games, writing reviews and translations... etc but I just either don't have the time or the energy after a long day at uni. Sorry everyone for not chatting on MSN for long or for not initiating a chat (especially to queenofbatpig, caly_chan, asaphira_sachi, fujitsubo, firestorm717, orangewishes, yume-chan and umegaki *hugs*). I love you guys, thanks for the support everyone ;_;. I promise that after the design project, oral, lab and computing test are over, I will not be like this!

A lot of memorable things have happened. Some good and some that I would love to forget. Anyway overall it has been a superb experience to get to know myself and in a way a lesson for me to learn. I think I have come out to be stronger, more mature and acknowledge the world outside of my comfortable home a lot better. It's really weird to switch from 'spending your time a lot on the net' to not spending time at all ;;^^... well in a way not exactly true because I go on msn nearly 24-7 (because the ppls in my hall use it and it has become a mean of communication between us) and I check koesuki.com, lj and xanga everyday *sweats*. Nevertheless my internet activities have reduced a lot! I haven't downloaded for so long that it feels uncomfortable at times *laughs*! During Christmas, I will download to the network's maximum potential~

Enough with personal issues ;;^^. I am on a Nao-kun high as always! I pre-ordered his new first-press edition DVD (The seven colours of scene) and I am impatiently waiting for its release~ I have seen some of the images of the live in hm3 Special magazine and it looks very very promising (Thanks yume-chan for the scans ^^~). Here is the track list:

He is going to perform Denkousekka no Koi! I will have two copies of his sexy dance *dies*! I am looking forward to the performance of his new songs too *sparkle eyes*~ I wonder when he will perform his new song hEAVEN... I love hEAVEN to death, you can say that I am completely and utterly addicted to the song *o*. There is just this... element to it that you can't resist. Maybe it just fits with my mood right now? I want to own the single, which comes with a DVD containing a promotional video and a video of NaoXNao fashion show. However it is only available in h.NAOTO shops in Japan *mega sobs*. Also I wanted to buy the new magazine h.NAOTO winter collection. I tried to purchase it on amazon.co.jp last night but it won't accept my credit card for some odd reason o.o;;. I guess I will have to beg my mum again... My luck is really bad right?

Other things apart from Nao-kun, I have been playing la corda d'oro again on the PSP this time ^^. I take it out and play it whenever I have free time in uni, on the tube and even during lunch time with my friends around. All of my friends think I am weird for playing the PSP considering that I am a girl! To fight back, I always say that I am doing electronic and electrical engineering, hence it's normal for me to have interests in electronic stuff *gets shot*. Back on the topic XD, I am finding it difficult to obtain endings, I guess it's because I haven't played it for a long time... I need to get my skills back! The PSP is nice and shinny, but I still miss my PS2 at home... I miss playing Haruka 3, Full House Kiss, Mizu no Senritsu and all my other games. Hopefully during Christmas I can play Izayoi-ki and get Hinoe's ending. I need more Hinoe love (and a new Hinoe icon! Can anyone give me one *gets shot again* ;^^?)~

I have been watching OC a lot too. It's brilliant and I love it XD! I love Seth and Summer together~ And I am beginning to love Marissa and Ryan too ^^v~ The influence of the OC madness is due to my uni friends again... I am so easily influenced and I bet queenofbatpig is nodding right now *chuckles*. In addition, I have finally finished watching Honey & Clover. I was sad that it has ended... it's such a heart-warming and wacky series, I love it very much... It has become one of my all time favourite series: something that I can watch over and over again.

Since I have entered uni, I have caught the photo-taking maniac (blame it on my friends!)~ Well I don't think it's a bad thing and with my Sony Ericsson phone, I have a camera all the time and I can take pictures and upload them very easily now. I have developed a habit of taking pictures of everything *sweats*... Now, a summary of my life...

Piccadilly Circus. All the nice shops are there but I can never browse around due to work T_T.

Restaurant and karaoke fun with my friends. Do you guys recognise me in the photos :P?

The mess that we made... cooking on Friday nights.

Living off miso soup, Chinese crackers with seaweed and dried udon (and hams and coffee and Chinese herbs and tea).

My main sources of entertainment X3.

Work that never ever finishes, no matter how many hours I have put into it... on the verge of giving up! Baka op amp...

Nao-kun's music and pictures *hearts*~

I want... ;_;

Lastly... randomness that we found at New Bond street, where all the branded shops are located (Gucci, Burberry, Vivienne Westwood, LV... etc). Christmas deers on display O__O!? At New Bond street!?