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Happy 44th birthday, dearest Yoshiki ♥!!
The last time i updated my skin was on Yochan's 43rd birthday, and a year had passed. I'm glad that his surgery went fine and i hope he's recovering well. Don't neglect your therapy, Yochan, and hope to see you next year in China ^^
God bless your abundantly!!
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A fan of JRock music and bands. Most favourite band of all time: the legendary band, X Japan.
Loves its leader, drummer, pianist and main composer, Hayashi Yoshiki , usually called Yoshiki.
Loves one of X's guitarists, Matsumoto hideto, or usually called hide, and
one of the best vocalist I've ever heard, Deyama Toshimitsu, or usually called Toshi.
A list of favourite bands and artists/singers:
Versailles Philharmonic Quintet
(members: Kamijo (vo),
HIZAKI (gt) ,
Teru (gt) ,
Yuki (dr), ,
Jasmine-You (ba) ,
Tohoshinki or Dong Bang Shin Ki or TVXQ
(members: Xiah Junsu (mid-high), Micky Yoochun (mid-low), Youngwoong-Hero Jaejoong (lead), Choikang-Max Changmin (tenor), U-Know Yunho (bass))
SKIN
(members: Yoshiki (dr, pi) , Gackt (vo, pi), Sugizo (gt, vi), Miyavi (gt))
Lareine
(members: Kamijo (vo) , Mayu (gt), Emiru (ba), Machi (dr))
Kamijo (vo)
(bands: Lareine, Versailles
HIZAKI
(bands: HIZAKI grace project, Versailles )
Mana
(bands: Moi dix Mois, Malice Mizer)
Raphael
(members: Kazuki (gt), Yukito (ba), Yuki (vo), Hiro (dr))
DuelJewel
Dir en Grey
L~Arc en Ciel
Janne da Arc
Psycho le Cemu
GLAY
Luna Sea
Rentrer en Soi
Siam Shade
Was part of management committee of Endless Dream website and
ScreamingKIAI International forum, dedicated to Yoshiki and his music.
Alumni of the following schools:
Jakarta, Indonesia:
TK Genesis
SD Tarakanita III
Penang, Malaysia:
Chung Ling Private High School
Singapore:
Kent Ridge Secondary School
St Margaret's Secondary School
Pioneer Junior College
St Andrew's Junior College
Thursday 31 May 2007
Raphael - Evergreen i've been listening to JRock for about 5 years, during which i've heard many many songs, some that i like, some that i don't like, some that i simply hate, some that were interesting but soon forgotten.. but there are some, very rare ones, which are so special that even long after i've lost the song (goodness knows how many times my comp crashed in 2005 alone) i still remember the song, the band, and i still look for them now and again (when i remembered about it). this song is one song that belongs to that really special category. the first time i heard the song, within a few seconds i began liking it a lot. i love its joyful melody that lift up my spirits, and it's not short either (i like looong nice songs!). i simply love it! and, just like other bands that have lost one of their members forever, i always pity the fact that there can never be more of such songs anymore from the band... rest in peace, Kazuki... meanwhile, Yuki, Hiro, Yukito, continue to work hard!! ^__^ edit: oh dear.. i'm in the middle of watching more Raphael's videos in youtube (i haven't been researching anything about them since the time when i heard about them) and was just telling myself, "hey, i found another really, really good guitarist that i really like!!" when i found out that kazuki is the guitarist.... *sobs* btw for those who might appreciate faster and harder song, please check out their Hana Saku Inochi Aru Kagiri (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de25Zzeygvk&mode=related&search=) i love it!
4:36 pm
Tuesday 29 May 2007
yesterday my Blue Blood Special Edition came!! it was wrapped in impeccable packaging, as usual to cdjapan's shipment, to diminish any chances of the CD case getting cracked. everything seemed the same as the original Blue Blood album, which i'm thinking of selling at eBay now that i have the Special Edition, except the additional CD. what intrigued me was that when i put the CD into iTunes, there was no information for the songs, unlike almost all other official CDs that i have... which means that i have to enter all the information manually one by one o.O
today, before going over to work, i'm going to order another 6 more CDs! woohoo!!!
first title: Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru DVD http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail.asp?sku=2566197
second title: Ugly Pink Machine File 1 DVD http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail.asp?sku=189448 (this goes together with the above DVD so that i can claim the 25% discount)
third title: Jealousy Special Edition http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail.asp?sku=2500321 yes, i know i should've ordered it with the Blue Blood Special Edition, but only when i was holding and playing the 2nd album of the Blue Blood Special Edition that i realised: i really want to have original backtrack of silent jealousy, and the remastered version too, please!
4,5,6th titles are all pirates of the caribbean soundtracks. i like the soundtrack as much as i like LOTR's but i can't find them in singapore -_- hany just saw the dead man's chest ost at hmv, but by ordering them online i could get some discount too =P which might disappear when the shipping charges kicks in, though v.v
by the way all these would be from HMV Japan instead of CDJapan, coz i found out that HMV Japan has the Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru Limited Edition at a whopping 5,000yen cheaper than CDJapan, and that's a freakin SGD63 already. not to mention they have cheaper Ugly Pink Machine File 1 (though i don't see Ugly Pink Machine 2 anywhere, a pity...) and cheaper shipping charges too! hmmm... cdjapan should look out for them and start lowering their charges...
yay! i've finished ordering~~ i separated my orders in 2 (with an additional 8 bucks *shrugs*) and my first order would come around, approximately, 5th June. the second shipment, which contains only Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru DVD would come after it's released on 25th July though.
man, July this year means sooo many things!! release of harry potter and the deathly hallows book, release of harry potter and the order of the phoenix movie, release of aoi yoru shiroi yoru dvd, yoshiki (and can i include SKIN?) going to japan expo at france, and maybe Catacombs the movie will be released too...
and all these while i'm back at jakarta............... *wails* aarrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2:11 pm
Sunday 27 May 2007
i need help uploading my new layout!! photobucket simply refuses to upload it eventhough my image size is below 1mb and the size is within 1024x768!!!! i tried tinypic it doesn't help too, and my angelfire account kept leading me to the error page!! *sobs* my new layout featuring SKIN is ready and i cannot use it......
anyway... it feels funny to be discussing about the same band, the same people, with hany... but as fate would have it, now we share a same favourite band: SKIN, and the curious circumstances regarding the members' abilities and personalities had lead to discussion that feels...well, weird.
like just now, we came up with many questions... 29th june will be the first performance. what song are they gonna be performing? whose song? who'll sing? who'll be behind what instrument? i can't imagine the 4th of them on the stage performing together, honestly i can't...
i said, since yoshiki said, some years back, that he had made waay too many songs and that he should stop making even more songs, maybe they'll pick up one of his songs and work on that one? or maybe yoshiki make the song and gackt writes the lyrics, or maybe sugizo writes the lyrics, or maybe even miyavi? or maybe yoshiki makes the song and writes the lyrics too? or maybe they'll use gackt's song, or sugizo's, or miyavi's? or maybe yoshiki manages everything else and just sit back and relax while the 3 of them combine forces to make one song?
and regarding instruments, perhaps there'll be 2 guitarists and gackt on vocal and yoshiki on the drums? or maybe gackt on piano, yoshiki drums, miyavi guitar and sugizo sings? or sugizo on guitar and miyavi sings? or gackt on piano and sings while sugizo on violin, miyavi on guitar and yoshiki on drums? or gackt on drums, yoshiki on guitar and sugizo and miyavi on guitars too and either of them sing? or yoshiki on piano, gackt on drums, miyavi and sugizo on guitars and both of them sing? or yoshiki on piano, gackt on guitar, sugizo on violin, miyavi on guitar and nobody sings?
endless possibility, i tell you, with 4 members who are multi-talented with a lot of charisma and personalities... like hany said, "all of them are multi-talented, maybe they'll be hopping around switching instruments", i'd like to see that =D
who knows what might happen on stage? who knows if yochan will get kissed by miyavi? who knows what will happen when kissing-happy miyavi meets fanservice-happy gackt? who knows what will happen when kissing-happy miyavi and fanservice-happy gackt and rather-crazy-himself-too sugizo gang up against poor-and-innocent yochan?
oh nooo!!!! YOCHAN SAVE YOURSELF!!!!!!! THEY'RE GONNA RAPE YOU ON STAGE!!!!!
only kidding =p heh heh...
arrghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! after endless questions and 'maybe's theories and hypothesis, all hany and i could aggree with was only one phrase: we'll just have to see (damn it...)
yesterday i was on the verge of getting gastric pain waiting for the 4th member announcement. today, instead of being relieved of my anxiety, they started another gastric-inducing campaign that will last all the way til 29th june...and MORE since the video of the concert won't be coming out so fast....
somehow i wonder, if yochan knows the kind of anxiety that his fans go through waiting for these kind of events to take place, will he speed up the release of VUK debut? i mean, he had shown tremendous kindness bringing hot chocolate for those people who camped outside Wiltern Theatre waiting for the concert (those lucky people, i hope you share your stories!!!!!!!!!!!!) why can't he spare us the agony of waiting (i've been waiting for 5 years...) and just release the debut album for VUK fast?
but anyway... YOSHIKI ALL THE WAY!! GANBATTE YOCHAN!!! WE ALL LOVE YOU!!! CONQUER THE US MARKET AND SHOW THE WORLD WHAT YOU'VE GOT!!!! *cheers*
AND GACKT AND SUGIZO AND (better believe your eyes when i say this) MIYAVI TOO!! GANBATTE!!!!!! I'LL BE ROOTING FOR YOU ALL FROM SINGAPORE!!! WOO-HOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! BANZAAIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3:14 am
Saturday 26 May 2007
stories are slowly filtering in. thank you, of course, for America fans who went to the concert and are so kind as to share their amazing experience and stories with the rest of the world.
this story that i'm going to share belongs to Rin, a ScreamingKiai mate and the first one whose story i managed to read. thank you very much Rin, for the story!! i was gasping and pulling my hair at several dramatic moments and until the end of the story i was almost breathless....
thank you Rin!!
here goes: first night of JRock Revolution Concert at Wiltern Theatre, LA, USA by Rin.
http://raistlinp.livejournal.com/177519.html?view=317295#t317295
8:42 pm
*sigh* but i've promised...and i must live to fulfill my promise...
ladies and gentlemen, introducing to you, formerly known as THE Band or JRock Dinosaur Band:
SKIN
with members, in order of announcement:
Yoshiki
Gackt
Sugizo
Miyavi
Yoshiki.............. i'm rather speechless, and, like PanthereNoire, almost pissed, not only about the decision of the 4th member but also for the decision to perform in USA first before Japan, BUT, i'm always behind you 100%!!! GANBATTE YOCHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we all love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
now please excuse me while i make that long-promised new blog layout featuring all 4 members of the band while sipping champagne to commemmorate the announcement of the band and reading book "All About MYV" and "MYV A-Z"
and please excuse me while i break my previous word, i promise that this will be the really really last, but
MIYAVI?!??!?!?!?!?!?! AARGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >_________<""""""""""""""""
4:30 pm
as the rumour had been going around saying "MIYAVI!!" and as i've also been going around sayin "NO!!!" i should just confess the pledge that i've made to hany, a MYV fan, and that is: if ever that guy is truly appointed the 4th member of THE band, i'll honestly start my effort to like him.
like what i said when Yochan managed TRAX, the Korean band, whatever Yoshiki does, i will always be behind him and supporting him all the way. doesn't matter if i don't like korean music or language so much, if he decided to manage a korean band, then, heck i'll LIKE the band!
and now it applies to THE band too. more over Yoshiki himself is in it, and so is Gackt, and some more Sugizo!! so how could i say "no i don't like it because miyavi is in it" no matter how badly i think of his music at all???!?! i'll trust Yoshiki's judgement and i'll be behind him 100%. i WILL be behind him no matter who will be appointed the 4th member!!!!!!!!
YOSHIKI ALL THE WAY!!!!
if i can start liking korean band, why can't i start liking a japanese singer?? after all miyavi is striking, good looking and very unique, somewhat like hide (though in terms of music there can never, should never, be any comparison made between the two) so i should be able to like him alright..... right?
anyway while we're waiting for the news, let me savour the last few possible moments of me hating/disliking miyavi before he's announced as the 4th member, after which i shall NEVER ever say i don't like him anymore, ever, and i'd have to start my already-pledged effort of learning to like him.
oei, people who goes to the Wiltern Theatre for THE JROCK CONCERT, update us real soon, will ya?? this butterflies in my stomach is causing me gastric pain...... >.<
3:51 am
Friday 25 May 2007
first of all, thank you from the deepest of my heart everyone who've made that day an especially memorable day for me, my siblings, my friends from lasalle and palm garden associates (cool name, eh?) and saints friends and juniors, thank you so much!
secondly, i want to apologise for being naughty and stubborn and hard-to-be-handled during the day and the days before. especially for mimi, merry and hany, i'm very sorry. i'm not used to be 'kept in the dark' and i've had bad experience regarding that matter long long time ago, so please pardon my insitence to be told of what's happening and for being extra sharp (and imaginative, as hany had put it) and for giving you some heart attacks prior to the party and for causing embarrassment on the journey from Suntec to Signature Park ^^;;;
this might be an overdue story, but as i sit here in front of the computer, waiting and counting the hours before the JRock Concert held at Wilthern Theatre, LA, takes place and the fourth member of THE Band being announced, i may as well do some important writing done. so...
the story of my birthday started long long ago before the day itself. one night, after a very tiring day at Rasa Sentosa, me and mimi were changing clothes at the locker room. she flipped her handphone open and, barely conscious of what she was doing, i guess, started reading aloud of the content of a, seemingly, very weird sms that started with, "hi, i'm hana's sister. i got your number when she wasn't watching. i'm organising..." at which point she snapped her phone shut immediately and shoved it into the her skirt pocket. i was a bit confused, but when i asked her, "what happened?" she answered with a too-enthusiastic, "nothing" which made me more intrigued. when i approached her, though, she ran away from me to the end of the locker room, insisting that it was, "nothiiing!!!" which confirmed my belief that something must have had happened. then, pretending to let the matter go, i went to the adjacent room to wash my shoes while pondering over the matter in my head.
the words that she accidentally slipped out were enough for me to put two and two together, and i was not eager to pretend that i don't know anything when in actual fact something is being planned. so at home i 'interrogated' hany, "just now you sms-ed mira? why?" with the i-know-what-you-are-planning smile on my face. i had prepared some lines that i could use to 'force' the truth out of her in case she denied anything of the kind. but i needn't have to worry for she, after a 3 seconds silence and jaws dropped, confessed easily enough, started with a, "sh*t, she told you???" after that, everything was easy job.
but apparently i wasn't told of the whole truth, for the following party was a totally, honestly, a really shocking affair for me.
21st may, there was to be a scheduled maplesea patching on 22nd may on the stroke of midnight all the way until 14:00, the longest patching time i've ever seen, yet, undergone by maple sea. i was hanging out with some friends from ExiledAngels guild and i told them i was gonna be 21 on the stroke of midnight. so theni met some of them in FM and bin mega-ed my birthday and put some really nice sprinkled weather ^^ chris gave me a birthday present, a super luxurious birthday present, a dark fury coat for level 88 O.O thank you so much chris!
then, as they left, i asked hany to take a shower. usually she'd listen to me and go take her shower soon after. but on that day she left the room and didn't take her shower. so i thought something's not really right. so i went to take my shower instead, after which i ventured to koko's room to clip my nails, something that i rarely do at night, really, but i just wanted to make things difficult for her in case she was really planning something out =p *hana naughty mode on*
then i return back to my room. when i was out of the room, i noticed that there was yellow light coming out of the dark kitchen and i knew that someone;s there with candles, and i knew what's happening. so i went back into the room and i waited some minutes, and then i was just going to go out of the room again and do something when the door was opened and hany stood there, surprised of catching me standing up and on my way out of the room, and there was a split moment of silent, and then she said, "happy birthday!"
lol, i laughed hard that time xDD it was really quite funny ^^ koko was behind her and harry was behind koko, holding a small birthday cake with candles. he said that, " since the party tomorrow is cancelled, i want to celebrate something with you, eventhough it's small" ^^ thank you ry!! i noticed that he wasn't his usual self and i half-jokingly guessed, "are you drunk??" and i felt so touched that he went through such a trouble to go up and bring the cake to me eventhough he suffered so in the process. thank you so much ry!!! next year don't do it again ahz...
that night had some tele-conference with mimi and merry. merry was saying that she found a maple gachapon at parkway and since th next day we're supposed to have the Level One Show meeting at school anyway, we decided to go to parkway after that so i could gacha ^^ it was a nice day, simple and relax and i was happy. the gacha session was bad... how could it be that there were only 3 last balls inside the machine and that all of them contained Drakes???? >.< what a waste of my 3bucks...
in parkway, we bought some snacks and went to isetan. mimi bought some stockings coz they were cheap and i bought another pair of Scholl's heel support. i lost one of my ones on the last working day, i couldn't even remember how could i lose such a thing. merry was contemplating very seriously of buying a scarf coz "i feel cold" and thinking that it;s such a waste to buy a scarf just because she's momentarily cold, i lent her mine that i've always kept in my bag... afterwards we went to Suntec, supposedly to buy Secret Recipe's yummy blueberry cheesecake that i like. i went to a CD shop first and bought some CDs at discounted price, which were: Disney Forever 2-CD album, Les Miserables 10th Anniversary 2-CD album and Vienna Boys' Choir An Der Schonen Blauen Donau 2-CD album, each for 8bucks, good deal i think ^^ in the meantime, merry was gone to someplace while mimi stayed with me.
when she returned, she presented me with a single stalk of red rose, "happy birthday!! i'm sorry that we couldn't get you birthday present, we're too busy..." i was happy to receive the flower. they knew that i've never smelled the smell of a rose ("singapore roses have very little fragrance," said mimi once, "coz they were chilled") and i knew that merry's been busy house hunting while mimi was working with me. it's alright, i wasn't expecting anything much, just the company of the both of them for the day was enough for me.
then we went downstairs to survey some sales. me and mimi was browsing through for black skirt for work. i noticed that merry had already gone, again, and i was looking around for her while trying to keep my eyes on mimi who was looking for the appropriate skirt. when merr returned, she said, "yes, i've already called the taxi!"
"huh? for what?"
"to go to the eating place" then she took out my scarf and placed it around my eyes.
i protested, i severely protested to such an outrageous act (like i said, i have something against being kept in the dark, sorry) so i kept slipping the scarf down my eyes or arranging the fold so that i can actually see through the cloth. i could say that those 10-15 minutes of waiting for the cab to arrive was a very testing time for merry and mimi who were kept being abused by naughty and indignant me whose act included of squatting down and refusing to move from my spot if they don't want to let me get a small glimpse so that i could walk properly without needing guidance and kept rearranging the folds of the scarf so that i could peek outside...
even the journey on the cab itself was filled with me abusing mimi by pretending to try to kiss her and, still, rearranging my scarf folds. but in the end i gave up and just shot guesses like, "there's a motorbike at the side. there's black car in front," just to disturb them. the cab driver was soooo silent, except for the 2 ocassions when he laughed when i shot my guesses, which i think were completely wrong so it was obvious that i was bluffing, that i thought that it might be someone whom i know. only 2 people leaped into my mind: minghui or uncle weng, both are drivers with their own cars, but both were as equally unlikely as the other, so in the end i settled that it was really a normal cab driver.
it was a long journey, so i was making a guess that it was either palm garden or signature park coz both locations are quite far from Suntec. no comment from either merry or mira, or they gave some unclear non-committal comments that i couldn't decide if it's signature park or palm garden or somewhere else completely different. we reached the place and was made to wait outside for sometime, me and mimi. i heard cars come and go from both direction, which meant that it was 2 directional road, which applies to both signature park and palm garden. but the place where i was being lead into was not like palm garden, and i couldn't remember signature park that well either. i was kinda lost, and i wasn't too happy about it. i started waving at the direction of the road, after sometime mimi stopped me, saying, "what if the taxi really stops??"
we went into the place, i guess, and there were a lot of people walking about. sometimes i waved at completely unknown thing (hey i was completely blindfolded, k) and sometimes i shouted, "aa!" to hear the echo of my own voice, which was non-existent, so i knew that i wasn't being led into a room or basement. and yet, it didn't feel like palm garden at all. i passed by several maids, i guess, talking at the side. the gravel at the pavement was different (i scrapped my foot through it several times to feel it, i even took off my slipper and felt the pavement with my feet, and nope it wasn't the normal pavement at palm garden that i usually passed through) and the placing of the staircases are weird too. i heard sound of fountain and i remembered that there was a fountain in signature park. i thought, this place is big and i never heard mimi and merry knowing a residential place, with a swimming pool nonetheless, this big, if not they would've told me. so i made a guess that there's someone in front of us who was leading the way, though i could absolutely heard no footsteps nor felt any presence other than mimi and merry and the countless number of people passing around, and i said it out loud. i didn't hear any response that could show whether or not there was or not a person in front of me.
then after being led around for some minutes, i saw a flash. someone's taking photos! did i wave at the person? i couldn't remember, but i think i said out, "who's that taking pictures?" and merry was like, "no, there was nothing what?" and i said, "there was a flash just now!"
then they asked me to climb staircase again, a longer one than before. then at the top, i saw more flashes of camera and "SURPRISE!!" as i took down the scarf. there were many people at, i recognise, the BBQ pit of Signature Park, nata, lin (taking pic, as usual), edmond, harry, hany, koko, and even willy, and his brother! but what really really shocked me so much was, as i was directed to the railing and asked to look down, that there were even more people there, one of them holding a birthday cake, whom i could barely discern without my specs. i could recognise, at least, yang hong and vanessa down there and as i wore my specs i saw jeecheng, joleen and pearly, jiaqi and banleng and cheng's boyfriend and a guy who wasn't familiar to me (was i forgetting a friend??!?!?!) who turned out to be van's boyfriend (whew...)
i was like, "what??!?" my saints friends and juniors are here?? but.. how could?? they have like totally no connection at all with the rest, like 100% not connected at all... how on earth??
those few minutes were like a blur. partly because my eyes were still adjusting of being relieved off the blindfold, partly because i was totally shocked, and partly because i couldn't make the connection of my saints friends being there at all. the wish that i made before blowing the candles? i couldn't even remember if i made any wish at all, coz my mind was in a mess and i couldn't put together a wish to be wished other than the thoughts, "thank you, thank you, thank you for everyone who are here for they are so good to me" and that's it, i think... did i make a wish? i cannot remember, honestly...
thank you for everyone who've done so much for me!! eventhough i said i don't like surprises, and you've seen how difficult it is to handle me to do something that i don't like, i'm truly truly grateful for the party and the efforts that had been done for it, thank you thank you thank you!!! it was the best birthday party i've ever had!! thank you all!!!
pictures, please go to lin's blog at http://tang2.blogspot.com or here: http://public.fotki.com/cmanling/hanas-21st.
11:24 pm
Monday 21 May 2007
teeheehee guess that i didn't regret buying the $25 programme book after all.
ladies and gentlemen, presenting to you the photographs of yours truly together with the stars of Phantom of the Opera as well as their autographs:
12:27 am
Thursday 17 May 2007
1:33 am
Tuesday 15 May 2007
first thing first: happy birthday to professor sprout!! bring those butterbeers to hufflepuff's common room!!
in comment to recent news on yahoo and Rowling's latest update on her website http://jkrowling.com, i'd like to add that those who try to be smart-ass and spoil the ending for those who haven't read this seventh and final book of harry potter before i got the chance to read it will receive my un-pardonable wrath no matter who you are!
for the last book, i was immensely terrified that i was going to know the story before i got the chance to read it, and when it did happen i was totally shocked and angry. the person happened to be a friend whom i know rather well, but that didn't stop me from giving her the angry glare and cold shoulder for sometime until she apologised to me.
this time, i can give you 100% assurance that my pardon will NOT come easily. heck, will i even pardon you at all, i wonder?
so jerks-who-liked-to-gloat-and-being-totally-ass-about-knowing-before-other-people, beware! if you haven't noticed, there are millions of Harry Potter fans in the world, all of whom will back Rowling's personal plea for the spoilers not to be publicised and also back other fans who don't wish to know the story before they read it for themselves.
we have an army. do you?
spoil it, you'll get it. and we'll make sure you live the rest of your lowly muggle life in regret.
11:54 am
Monday 14 May 2007
alright. sunday. i'm supposed to be not working today. but by one event or another, whether or not it's fortunate or unfortunate, i worked today. yep, today's mimi's first day at rasa sentosa!! yaay!! *pops champagne* and on her very first day she worked 13 hours!! yaaay!!! *pops another champagne*
on friday i calculated that i'd need the full 2 days for my feet to recover from any current 'injuries', but saturday there was party at lin's place (more story about the day, go to http://natael.blogspot.com =p) and sunday i work. i don't know how the hell am i gonna survive next week's mon tues wed fri work with such sore feet, but, hell if i can do it, then i can do it, if i can't do it, then i can't do it.
anyway, stories!! 4 days worth of stories!! =D let's start with the bad bad stories and finish up with the nicer nicer stories...
the surprise
first day worked at 2pm. i didn't know anyone, though harry and hany have told me that willy's working. i don't know if i'd get the chance to see him at all, though, much less hoping that he can guide and teach me around. but, suprise surprise, when i was on the way to put my bag in the office, someone whistled from behind, and it was the whale!! i mean, willy!!! =D apparently he was asked to teach me about by the bosses ^^)v nice eh?
first day was siemens' company dinner at a really nice beach with superb view of the sunset, it was totally beautiful. too bad the guests arrived too late to catch the sunset =P there were only 3 staffs to attend the 25 people buffet dinner plus the assistant manager himself. he's in charge of 2 events, so he always come and go, and willy's always behind the bar, so left me and a tcc boy called chang xiong (or however his name is spelled as) to attend to the guests. despite the fact that i'm totally a noob and the boy doesn't look too confident of his skill either, the whole event finished well =)
i learnt a lot of things, i learnt how to carry a few glasses of beer and juices and offer them to guests, chin taught me how to set up table and willy taught me places, things and words and many other things. on that day, i became his shadow, a really lost shadow who kept asking questions, heh heh =P i got to know, err let's see... kok yong, perera and affandi in addition to the before-mentioned people. went home at, err 3am? but i was signed out at 2am...
the horror
second day and i already spilled drinks O.O!! oh my~~
second day i worked at 3pm and i brought mimi for interview too. when i called adelina she said, "you wait there at HR there ahz." and i said "yes"...and about half an hour later she called me "hana where are you?? not working ahz? what time is it now? (hana: 3.30...) ya la, you don't want to work ahz? leave your friend there at HR never mind, the HR won't eat her up. you come up and work." o.O like, huh?? i was first asked to stay at HR, so i did, and later i was asked why did i stay at HR o.O bit weird, huh?
i was asked to clean up saucers and coffee cups. on this day, i learned that in the working world, there are rarely strangers who would kindly go to you and correct you for your mistake. imagine, i walked from the locker room all the way to office, met chin, and walked all the way to pavillion kitchen and met so many other people, and nobody said a thing to me, and only when willy came into the kitchen did he commented, "eh, loe pake vest nya kebalik tuh." (trans: eh, you're wearing your vest inside out) O.O!!!!!!!!!!! what a cruel cruel world it is, isn't it? >.< thanks a million wil, for saving me from further embarrassment. and for the rest who looked and laughed behind my back without the slightest intention of correcting me of my mistake, thanks a lot too, for nothing =_=;;;
after dinner i was asked to serve cocktail drinks to guests before they entered pavillion for their dinner. i was asked to carry, for the very first time, a tray with 5 glasses filled with juices and beer or else goblets and wine glasses filled with wine and walk about here and there. to my untrained arms, it was heavy like hell, and yesh i finally spilled the drinks =_=;;; thank goodness just afew moments before angers had relieved me of the red and white wine!!
quickly went back inside pavillion and willy asked me to go to kitchen. at the kitchen met kok yong and he suggested that i go to the uniform place to see if it's still open and i could get a change, coz i was carrying mango and orange juice and the orange colour was really visible against the white-and-green vest. uniform place was closed, so next best thing: locker room. i tried washing the stain away and then used the hair dryer to dry it, but the orange colour remained! >.< then, i saw bin bin who was going to go home and i asked to borrow her vest. thank goodness she allowed *whew* so i only needed to hide my right arm sleeves, which was still orangish in colour and smell strongly of mango *oops*
angers (i still dunno if i got her name right...) was very nice about it, though. the first thing that she asked was "are you all right? are you hurt?" and then followed by what happened, did a guest bump onto you, blah blah =) she's so nice. that day i learned..that my right arm is not as strong and steady as my left arm -_-;;
that day i got to know (as in i know their names, but dunno if they know me or not) yati, shaun and hisham in addition to the before-mentioned people.
the exotic and touching
third day i tended to microsoft's cocktail dinner at the lawn. at first i was only with yati, with chin behind the bar. later shamil came and helped serving drinks and clearing up plates too. i didn't dare to take too many drinks this time. more over sometimes i carried the champagne glass which is much slimmer and much taller than the wine glass or water goblet >.< scary..
there were many koreans in the dinner, and the guy who was the MC was very funny. he has this radio-dj kind of bass voice, sounds really... intoxicating xDD lol, alright i don't know how to describe it, but i like those kind of voice ^^
nearing the end of the dinner, we had a visitor, an exotic visitor (thus the name of this story) in he form of komodo lizard O.o cool, eh? it was preying upon a bird and the guests were so excited and intrigued that they all approached the lizard and started taking pictures and kept watching it for some time. some even asked me, "is it the property of the hotel??" it was kinda huge, about 1 metre in total length i guess. too bad i didn't dare snapping up my handphone, if not i could've taken the pic =p
after dinner the staff who were serving dinner were given a box by the microsoft people. i was so happy, though i didn't know what it was inside =p chin said, "see, if you serve them well, sometimes they might give you gift. this is watch, you know." and he opened a box and it WAS a watch! so cool~
many many minutes later, after most of the guests have gone home and left several guests who were still standing and talking and drinking despite the fact that dinner time had finished and we were running out of champagne and wine, the MC went to the mike again. this is what he said, with such a mournful voice that you'd thought someone had died, "ladies and gentlemen, this is it... this is the end... go home.... we have no more wine... no more alcohol... please go home.... *and with slightly whiny voice* i wanna go home... *and with a probe from some people, added with slightly business-like tone* we have second gathering at the xxx cafe (i can't remember what, heh heh) just over there *pointed over to the barnacles area* please proceed over there... you can hold my hand if you're lonely... *raised up hand, offering it to guests*...*guests laughed but none came up*.. well i guess you're not lonely..."
lol, that guy is funny xD
after they finally go home, all of them, we started clearing up, which was really quite late, and i was carrying my microsoft box with me all the time. the box was too big to be put inside my pocket and i didn't wanna steal time to go to office and put it in my bag, so i kept holding it. later, shavin asked me to helped him clear up at the beach area and he put my box on the soft drinks crate so that i can have both hands to work. but i got worried that someone might push the crate away without me knowing, so i took it again and put it at the flower trolley and while clearing up table cloths and all i was constantly looking at it every several minutes.
and yet, the flower trolley was pushed away without me knowing, still =_=;;; and the beach area was really dark because the off the light and all and i didn't realise it wasn't there anymore until i finished my task and went over *sobs*
later on i got the chance to go back into the building and saw bin bin tending to the flowers. i asked if she saw any box on the flower and she said she didn't *sobs* i was so sad...
and after that i went down again and shavin asked if i got my box already, and i told him what happened. then he said that there's an extra box in the office and he'd give it to me later. i said no need -_- anyway it was my own carelessness, so i don't wanna trouble people.
but later on, back at the office, i was given a box, with 'my name' written on it, and i was so touched... it's like, i was already given up hope on ever having the box again, and there he was, givin it to me though he didn't need too and i just wanna say: thank you shavin!! oh btw, the name written on the box was 'ANNA' lol xD but, i appreciate it, really ^__^
on that day, i learned that, though people there might seem cool and arrogant and distant at first meeting, there were some that are actually really nice and friendly people, and once you start talking to them, you'll be alright =) i got to know xiaoying, kim (actually i started talking to him since day 2, but never got to know his name) and mani (i dunno how to spell...) in addition to before-mentioned people.
the starting-to-get-more-fun and celebrity-like meet up
tomorrow... now i'm gonna rest my sore feet for tomorrow's 5pm work...
1:11 am
Friday 11 May 2007
"i'm not gonna complain, I'm gonna be resilient and stubborn, I'm gonna learn fast and well, I'm gonna make them rue the day i quit i'm not gonna complain, I'm gonna be resilient and stubborn, I'm gonna learn fast and well, I'm gonna make them rue the day i quit i'm not gonna complain, I'm gonna be resilient and stubborn, I'm gonna learn fast and well, I'm gonna make them rue the day i quit i'm not gonna complain, I'm gonna be resilient and stubborn, I'm gonna learn fast and well, I'm gonna make them rue the day i quit i'm not gonna complain, I'm gonna be resilient and stubborn, I'm gonna learn fast and well, I'm gonna make them rue the day i quit i'm not gonna complain, I'm gonna be resilient and stubborn, I'm gonna learn fast and well, I'm gonna make them rue the day i quit i'm not gonna complain, I'm gonna be resilient and stubborn, I'm gonna learn fast and well, I'm gonna make them rue the day i quit i'm not gonna complain, I'm gonna be resilient and stubborn, I'm gonna learn fast 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oh, 'rue the day i quit' sounds rather aggressive, huh? but actually, no, i don't hate my working place. in fact it was better than i thought. there are some really nice captains, willy's there, harry's there too, and starting next week I'll be with mimi too, and everyday i make new friends whom i can ask about for things v(^^, and the pay's not bad either. 'rue the day that i quit' means that i'm gonna be a good worker that they'll feel the loss (even if it's just a little) when i stop working, as opposed to feeling jubilant when i stop working, you know =p at any rate, i'm gonna survive this work, and the above-mentioned mantra had been my mantra, literally, for these 2 days. ganbatte!! let's be a good worker!!!! let's learn fast and well!!!!!!
mood: tired.
feet condition: left's little pinky started to regain feeling from tues's work, but big toes on both feet are the victims tonight.
shoes condition: 2 new shoes within 3 days of working, some might say i'm mad, but i'm glad i made the investment on the new pair, which was cheaper than the first one, in fact, coz the new pair have rounded toes and it's bigger than my normal size and thus much more comfortable.
addition to shoes: a pair of kiwi's additional soles at 3.60bucks, a pair of Scholl's heels support at around 7++bucks. tomorrow gonna use the new Scholl's ball of feet support at 6.30 bucks. i made a great investment on my feet, coz if they can't survive standing and walking about for 10 hours, i can't survive this work, and to take care of their condition after everyday's 10 hours standing is not easy. so to ease the transition period from little activities to strenuous activities, i put those additional supports. after all i only have 2 days off for my feet every weekend, which i set aside for school's Level One Show project.
those who called me but didn't get answered, please call after 1am, or just sms me, ne. i can't pick up call while working.
stories of mistakes and faults and setbacks and horror stories from my working days will be up as soon as...i get a few days off for my feet, which means, after friday.
jyaa ne~
1:10 am
Wednesday 9 May 2007
Your EQ is 120
50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick!
51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you'd have better luck understanding Chinese.
71-90: You've got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely.
91-110: You're average. It's easy to predict how you'll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that.
111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt.
131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin.
150+: Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar.Your Element Is Earth
You excel at planning and strategizing.
You could be a champ at chess or Survivor.
Well grounded, you are able to be realistic and rationalize.
On the inside, you have a hard core. It's tough to phase you.
You are super productive, and you are able to think anything through.
Focused and super charged, your instincts are a good guide for your next step.You Are 42% Perfectionist
No one would call you a perfectionist, but you definitely have a side of you that strives to be perfect.
Try to see your mistakes as learning experiences, and don't be so hard on yourself when you screw up!Your Inner Color is Blue
Your Personality: Your natural warmth and intuition nurtures those around you. You are accepting and always follow your heart.
You in Love: Relationships are your top priority, and this includes love. You are most happy when you are serious with someone.
Your Career: You need to help others in your job to feel satistifed. You would be a great nurse, psychologist, or counselor.You Are 9: The Peacemaker
You are emotionally stable and willing to find common ground with others.
Your friends and family often look to you to be the mediator when there is conflict.
You are easy going and accepting. You take things as they come.
Avoding conflict at all costs, you're content when things are calm.
10:54 pm
still haven't finished watching, but reaching soon. i just watched the special 147-148th episode, and i must say that there are little anime out there with love story as tragic as inuyasha. eventhough the anime can be categorised under comedy, the core of the story is actually a really, really sad love story... and until now i still feel that there's no way inuyasha can make a choice without being unfair to either kagome or kikyou... poor thing... Labels: manga anime
10:42 pm
Tuesday 8 May 2007
wish me luck everyone.
12:02 pm
Monday 7 May 2007
: that whatever we're doing now we're doing it in search of experience. we're not expecting and hoping to reach the star yet, but we're aiming there. and wherever we landed while aiming for the star is better than not aiming for anything, right?
: that the most important thing in a team is the 'good feeling' in the atmosphere, and if it is not present, it'll be hard to be enthusiastic about anything and thus really hard to achieve success, even if we're all capable of it. but to be able to create that 'good feeling' there oughtn't be doubt exist among us, there mustn't even be the hint of doubt in the air, and for this to be achieved, demanding a trust to be said out verbally is tabboo. if the trust is not enough until we need to state it out, then there's not enough trust at all. the strongest bond of trust is the unspoken one, but yet felt and understood by all.
: that whatever happens, parents are still parents. they're there to watch over us, to watch us stumble and fall, and to offer help when we do fall, or when we're in doubt of any direction at all. so thank you for your concerns and advices, aunty, we really do appreciate it =) thank you
: that my aim is -> "to see how far this will take me", NOT -> "to see whether or not this will work out". and there's a huuuge difference in between the two.
: that if there's a slightest bit of doubt exist in the mind, don't start the project. that doubt will grow and double in size in times of trouble, and that's what it'll bring in the end: trouble. if there's a doubt, don't do it. trust your instinct, you depend on it for survival. trust your heart, it's really the voice of your inner mind that's speaking to you.
and finally: that while we're young, there's this unwritten prestige to be allowed to be reckless for once or twice. and being reckless is something that is acceptable only when you are young. when you're in your 30s or 40s, or even 50s, reckless-ness is really something that you shouldn't be doing anymore. so while we're young, why not try being reckless for once? after all, that recklessness was the starting of Yoshiki's reign to stardom and the start of his millions =p
2:23 am
Friday 4 May 2007
there were some activities today which i haven't got the chance to blog, but i just need to blog right now, about this person jean baptiste maunier.
more specifically because of this clip
http://www.jbmaunier.net/content/en/popups/videoplayer.php?type=video&id=60
so far, i've yet to experienced the feeling of something that, people say, "took my breath away", not even X Japan songs did that to me. but that clip, THAT particular clip, absolutely took my breath away. and i mean that while watching my breath became irregular (instincively i didn't breathe properly when i watched) and afterwards it took me some time to get back my normal breathing pace...
it was one of those 10++ videos that i got from his official site and i just watched it, and it completely, absolutely, 100%-ly, blew my mind away, like what the...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i was like, oh..my....freakin..GOODNESS!!!!!!!! *eyes popped out* *jaws dropped* *hand covered mouth* *another hand went to the forehead* and i just sat there, watching, LISTENING, and sitting with hand covering my open mouth like dumbfounded til the end...
he's like...freaking cool!! his voice is like.. *speechless* please do yourself justice and watch the video instead of waiting for me to describe what happened, coz i just can't explain, i'm still like, in my wow-mode. you won't regret watching, really...
if his choir is coming to singapore, i'll be buying the VIP seats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ps: on a second thought, i think i should retract that bit about me not having experienced something that could 'take my breath away', coz Death Note the manga clearly had that effect upon me. but, never on songs, never.
6:34 am
Wednesday 2 May 2007
yesterday, after watching the movie at lin's place on labour day, i started looking for videos on the net regarding Jean-baptiste Maunier, who starred in les Choristes as Pierre Morhange. surprisingly i found his official website, http://www.jbmaunier.net/en/home.html, and even more surprisingly i could download loads and loads of videos from there, direct download in .zip or .rar forms. cool~
well, i haven't watched all of the 10++ videos i've downloaded, but i've opened a few. after watching those few, i have something to say: singing solo is very...tough.
during saints chorale days, once mr liew asked a few students to stand up and sing for a solo part for 'how great thou art'. i was not expecting to be called, and when he did i was shaking like..what -_-;; definitely an embarrassment. so i salute those who dared to sing solo and sing them well, Matthias and Yang Hong *bows*
one of the video showed maunier sang alone, on the mike, without his conductor nearby (i didn't see any conductor nearby save for the actor who played Clement Mathieu in the movie) and, man, he went higher and higher. but later on, during another different tv show, the whole choir was present and the conductor was there too. they sang Caresse sur L'Ocean. this time, maunier didn't go sharp. he sang really well. i guess the presence of a conductor really matters a LOT when you're singing solo.
and for both videos, i kept saying "breatheee~~~" to maunier on the screen xD now i understand fully why conductors keep saying "if you don't breathe you'll go sharp"
let's sing!!! can't wait for tomorrow's ladies night karaoke time =P
3:24 pm
1st thing 1st: happy 21st birthday to edmond! every year he has holiday for his birthday, how cool is that? =D
monday night tried to book The Chevrons karaoke room. we arrived at 9.30pm but the person said the earliest we might get is 1am. gee... and we tried Lot1's K-Box, the tarriff is around..30bucks nett?!??! -_-;;; went to lin's house in the end.
after successfully (yay, i should be congratulated for accomplishing this feat without suffering serious injury) waking nata up after she went to sleep when i bathed, we watched Underworld Revolution. no, i haven't watched the earlier Underworld, but thay's about the movie that i'm interested to watch and yet not too scary for donat =p
cool movie. the girl's so pretty ^^~ after watching movie nata slept, lin read a book for a while and slept, and i stayed up til 5.30 to read lin's Saiyuki Reload. couldn't get a deep sleep coz i was expecting to wake up in a few hours time to see hany -_- now tired..
anyway... i was just browsing through my 2nd blog at http://arsenalx.blogdrive.com. oh how i miss the memory. it was a great decision, to blog during PJC orientation day and during my first 3 months in PJC. it brought back so many sweet memories... i miss PJC, i really do...
*sigh* if time is to be turned back.. would i have gone to SA...?
anyway it doesn't matter now, ne? sweet memories will always stay sweet. and i'm glad to know all those people who've made my days at PJC the sweetest and funnest 3 full months in my life. and also the saddest, the time when i decided to leave it.
to *unlikely* people who might be reading this: Jamien clan mistress, guardians and tribe leaders, Jawry tribemates, O2 people, O2 PubCo division people, and dear temporary classmates 04S11 (gee..did i even get it right?):
thank you for taking a part in the making of this sweet memory that i will always cherish forever ^_^
12:44 am
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JaeChunSu - The... (preordered)
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Tegomasu - Tegomasu no Ai minialbum
Versailles - Ascendead Master (mini movies in Limited Ed singles type I,II,III)
Yoshiki - Eternal Melody 1
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Jejung & Yuchun from Tohoshinki - COLOR~ Melody & Harmony/Shelter Double A single
Tohoshinki - Stand By U single
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Tohoshinki - Five in the Black album
Tohoshinki - Heart, Mind, Soul album
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Tegomassu - Tegomassu no Uta album
Tegomassu - Tanabata Matsuri
NEWS - Touch
Tegomass - Miso Soup
Yamashita Tomohisa - Daite Senorita
Hizaki GRACE Project - Ruined Kingdom
Hizaki Grace Project - Dignity of Crest
Within Temptation - Mother Earth or Silent Force
Saint Preux - Concerto Pour Deux Voix
Lord of the Rings Complete Recordings
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X - Vanishing Vision Album
X Japan - Dahlia Album
X Japan - Art of Life ~mini album
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Hyde - 666
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Tohoshinki - The Secret Code live in Tokyo Dome
TVXQ - All About TVXQ Season III DVD <--- !
Versailles Philharmonic Quintet - Chateau De Versailles DVD
Versailles Philharmonic Quintet - History Of The Other Side DVD
X Japan Returns Complete DVD 30th/31st December 1993
Versailles - Aesthetics HIZAKI version, with perfume Princess Stairs
Versailles - Aesthetics Kamijo version, with perfume Louise
Hizaki Grace Project - Monsho
Raphael - First
Raphael - Last
Raphael - Raphael Clips
Raphael - Pictorial Poem 2
X Japan - Art Of Life - 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome
X Japan - Dahlia Tour / Dahlia Tour Final
X Japan - Complete Collection II (which, upon acquiring, will cancel the earlier 2 DVDs mentioned)
hide - Film The Psychommunity Reel.1
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Tohoshinki - T album
Tohoshinki - The Secret Code album
Versailles - Ascendead Master (Reg + Ltd Ed. DVD Type I, II, III)
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NEWS - pacific album
My Chemical Romance - I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
HIM - And Love Said No, The Greatest Hits 1997 - 2004
HIZAKI Grace Project - Curse of Virgo single
Hyde - Faith
Yui - Can't Buy My Love
Versailles - Lyrical Sympathy mini album
Yoshiki - Catacombs Soundtrack
HIZAKI - Maiden Ritual ~experimental edition
HIZAKI - Dance with grace
Raphael - Fumetsuka
Within Temptation - Heart of Everything
X Japan - Blue Blood & Blue Blood Special Edition
X Japan - Jealousy & Jealousy Special Edition
X Japan - The Last Live
X Japan - X Japan on Piano
X Japan - B.O.X (Best of X)
X Japan - X Japan Perfect Best
X Japan - Best Fans Collection
Yoshiki - Eternal Melody II
hide - hide BEST Psychommunity
Malice Mizer - La Meilleur Selection de Malice Mizer "best selection"
Moi dix Mois - Dix Infernal
Gackt - Mars
Dir en grey - Macabre
L'Arc en Ciel - Awake
L'Arc en Ciel - The Best of L'Arc en Ciel 1998-2000
Luna Sea - Never Sold Out
Glay - Speed POP
Glay - Rare Collection vol.1
Glay - Rare Collection vol.2
Glay - Love is Beautiful
Glay - Drive, Complete Best
GLOBE - Level 4
Aikawa Nanase - ID, Best Album
Hamasaki Ayumi - Duty
Every Little Thing - Every Best Single + 3
V6 - seVen
V6 - Very Best I
V6 - Very Best II
My Chemical Romance - Threee Cheers For Sweet Revenge
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
DVD/VCD in possession
X Japan - X VISUAL SHOCK DVD BOX 1989-1992
TVXQ - All About TVXQ Season II DVD Set <--- ♥&hearts♥
NEWS - Pacific Concert 2007-2008 and First Tokyo Dome Concert
NEWS - Never Ending Wonderful Story
Happy Feet Japanese version - Tegoshi Yuya as Mumble
X Japan - Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru Complete Box
Yoshiki - Yoshiki Symphonic 2002 featuring Violet UK
hide - Ugly Pink Machine File 1
X - Hamettsu ni Mukatte 'On The Verge of Destruction' Concert
X Japan - The Last Live
X - X Clip 1
Phase 3.2 (2008)
Phase 3.1 (2008)
Phase 2.0 and 2.1 (2007)
Phase 1.2 (2006)
Phase 1.1 (2006)
Phase 1.0 (2006)
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featuring: Yoshiki
about: Yochan underwent a surgery to correct his spine, a problem that had persisted since 1995, when he finally started to feel numbness in his fingers. the surgery went fine, thank goodness. hopefully he will recover completely and it doesn't affect his piano playing. as for drums...don't forget your neck braces everytime you drums, yochan!
etc: read below xD i've made too many layouts featuring Yoshiki i don't wish to repeat myself =P
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Featuring: Versailles
Background: formed in 2007 by founding member Kamijo (ex Lareine) and Hizaki (ex Sulfuric Acid), they released their debut single Revenant Choir which tells a story about a clan.
Just as like Kamijo's past works, Versailles tells a story through their symphonic metal music and extravagantly elaborate costumes inspired from antique European era.
Members: Kamijo (vocals), Hizaki (guitar), Teru (guitar), Jasmine-You (bass), Yuki (drums)
etc: Versailles beautiful music managed to win my heart totally. saddened by the loss of Jasmine-YOU in 2009, but i hope the 4 of them will still make great music from now onwards. rest in peace, Jasmine-YOU, and watch out for the guys from up there...
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featuring: S.K.I.N.
Background: Formed in 2007, performed first during Anime Expo at the States in May.
Members: Yoshiki (drums, piano, guitar), Gackt (vocal, piano), Sugizo (guitar, violin), Miyavi (guitar, shamisen)
etc: ekkusu phase 2.0 was lost because i didn't save it in photobucket (because it refused to upload it properly).
and so, from now i'll start my skin from phase .1 instead of .0
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Featuring: Hiruma Youichi
Model's background: manga character (Eyeshield 21)
More about the model: quarterback of Deimon Devilbats, The Commander From Hell;
the backbone and the brain behind Deimon High School's American Football Club, The Deimon Devilbats.
Icons: various facial expressions of Hiruma, the maniacal, elven-faced leader of Devilbats ^^
Etc: Eyeshield 21 is a sports manga about American Football and it's one of my current favourite.
My rating for them is:
hilarity 10/10
excitement: 9/10
intellectual level: 9/10
drawing: 7/10
characterisation: 9/10
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Featuring: Hayashi Yoshiki
Model's background: leader, drummer, pianist, main composer of legendary band X Japan (1982-1997); leader, drummer, pianist,
guitarist, composer of band Violet UK, debut coming soon.
More about the model: Yoshiki in the early X Japan era in early 90's when he still has long curly locks.
Etc: YOSHIKI IS MY HERO AND IDOL!
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Featuring: Hayashi Yoshiki
Model's background: leader, drummer, pianist, main composer of legendary band X Japan (1982-1997); leader, drummer, pianist,
guitarist, composer of band Violet UK, debut coming soon. Born in Tateyama, Chiba (Japan) in 20th November 1965 and currently living in Los Angeles, California (USA).
Head company of Extasy Records, Extasy Japan and Extasy Records International (now defunct). http://myspace.com/yoshiki
More about the model: the faint background picture of Yoshiki was taken in the recent years when he's already cut his hair short and
started the habit of wearing sunglasses.
Icons: pictures taken from Yoshiki's house in LA: his front door, piano in the middle room, dining room and swimming pool.
Etc: I can write essays on Yoshiki, but let's just keep it simple and straightforward: YOSHIKI IS MY HERO AND IDOL!