Recharged

Bateri aku dah recharge sikit hari ni. Maklumlah semalam lepas kerja keje keluar dengan Miss Labi and have a good laugh, a delicious Rak Thai Tom Yam and also the Ice Cream. What a magic friendship and delicious food can do to you ne. 90% of the tension dah terbang. Arigatou.

Aku ada bercakap dengan Miss Labi, jom pergi somewhere. Holiday. We're thinking of somewhere cheaper. Bali? Aku cadangkan Krabi. Tapi dua-dua pon penakut. Aku takut nak ke Bali sebab taku kena bom and gempa Bumi. Miss Labi takut nak ke Krabi sebab takut kene serang pengganas. Hehe. Then, we decide on Singapore. Macam takde problem, tapi maybe tukaran duit mahal sikit la. Pastu melalut nak ke pulau, Pulau Redang la, pulau ni la. Haha. Nampak dress cantik yang sesuai pakai kat tepi pantai mula la berangan. Macam biasa nak Jepun pon keluar jugak. Haha. InsyaAllah. Someday...

Aku baru je lepas tengok Hyakuman-en to nigamushi Onna/1 Million Yen Girl. You might find the page review HERE and HERE helpful. Basically cerita pasal soul searching/life searching. Rasanya semua orang pon boleh relate dengan cerita ni. Yang aku nak relate pasal entry ni ialah dalam movie ni, Suzuko tu akan pergi destinasi baru selepas simpanan dia cukup 1 Million yen. Selalu je tengok cerita camni. Tiba-tiba ambil keputusan keluar dari comfort zone untuk cari something new. Aku? Ada berani nak buat camtu?

Tak berani. Takde power untuk buat benda-benda camni. Sometimes ada jugak terpikir nak merantau, travel, tengok dunia (wah ayat!). Tapi tak berani. Tak berani nak tinggalkan kerja. Tak berani nak tinggalkan hidup tanpa gaji. Tak berani nak hidup kat tempat orang sorang-sorang. Apa pun tak berani. Huhu. Nak kumpul 1 juta ringgit? Itu pon tak berani. Tak yakin pon sebenarnya. Kalau orang yang berani, boleh je usaha berniaga ke nak dapatkan 1 juta ringgit. Tapi agaknya orang pon tak berani nak kumpul 1 juta ringgit sebab nanti bayar cukai, kerajaan guna duit nak buat bangunan 100 tingkat yang tak nampak pon kepentingannya pada masa ini. Prioritise PM. Prioritise! Listen la kat rakyat sekali sekala.

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ME: Our government kena recharged balik derang punye tujuan jadi wakil rakyat. Betul-betul mewakili rakyat ke?

Injection

Minggu ni dos injection Jpop aku terlalu tinggi. Thanks to Silentregrets sebab dah jadi supplier for my addiction. Haha.

First of all, NEWS came out with their latest single "Fighting Man". Baru je dengar malam tadi. Sebagai peminat tegar aku akan kata best. Tapi sebagai pengkritik, lagu dia lebih kurang sama dengan lagu before ni. Kalau sesiapa pernah dengar lagu NEWS mesti faham apa yang aku maksudkan. Tapi yang best bila tengok PV. Cute je Pi masa last dia peluk Ryo. Hua2. Aku try nak upload PV tu kat sini tapi tak boleh lah. Huhu. Tak dapat la nak tunjuk hairstyle Massu yang baru, kekiutan and kematangan muka Pi sekarang and muka malu2 Ryo ketika dipeluk Pi.

Pastu tiap-tiap malam aku tibai tengok cerita je. Ada yang best and ada yang kureng. Aku memang tak sempat nak buat review sebab banyak sangat cerita. Tapi kalau nak suruh aku cadangkan, aku rasa,

• "must see" category ialah; Bandage (lagu best and rasa nak nangis 2 hari je), Swing Girls (sangat-sangat entertaining sampai adik aku ulang tengok 2-3x,. Sape yang takde semangat di syorkan tengok), Josee The Tiger and The Fish (sila rujuk entry tajuk ini), Summer Time Machine Blues (Aku suka plot dia. Macam cerita penyiasatan pulak walau hakikatnya bukan).
  
• biasa-biasa je (tengok tanpa meninggalkan kesan tapi entertaining); arch Angel, Gigolo Wannabe, Gyakko Nine, Turtles Can Swim Faster Than Expected
• Yang tobat taknak tengok dah sebab sangat menakutkan : Audition ~ citer yang scary giler bukan sebab menakutkan tapi sebab scene penderaan melampau!
  
• Yang aku tengok tersekat-sekat and belum ada mood nak sambung; Akihabara, Crying Out Love in The Centre of The World, Crow Zero 1, Byakkotai ~ walau pon Pi berlakon mungkin sebab siter sejarah and slow sikit aku belum ade mood nak tengok.

Yang lain-lain dah didownload tapi tak ada masa untuk browse apatah lagi tengok full. Akan diupdate kemudian.

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ME: Genki, genki, genki

Josee, The Tiger and The Fish

Review from RamenLover (Asianmediawiki):

" "Josee, The Tiger, & Fish" is made more from the heart specifically for the regular folks and it is just brilliant. None of the wishy-washy Hollywood fairy tale endings in this one, but don't take this film to be an utterly depressing film. It's not. It reflects perfectly how the average person may respond to someone with a disability and regardless of how you feel towards their actions his actions strikes a nerve.

Beyond the story, you also have Satoshi Tsumabuki pre mega superstar giving as smooth of a performance as I have seen from him. But the person that will likely capture your heart in this film is Chizuru Ikewaki as "Jozee". You'll want to put her in a sack and take her home. As icing on the cake, and worth the price of admission alone, you also have Juri Ueno giving her only performance so far in her career as the evil bitch"

Review from za_kannushi (imdb.com):

"There are so many details that make this movie entertaining. The kid who glares dumbfounded at a naked girl waves at Tsuneo's little brother. The love hotel that turns into the inside of a virtual aquarium when you turn the lights off. The exceedingly delicious-looking food that Joze casually cooks. All these details make this movie a unique and fun experience.

When the movie was over, I found myself entertained by the comic aspects of the movie, but I was also deeply touched by the love story, that seemed so profound and real. This movie is both a light, romantic comedy as well as an intimate story about two people who develop and evolve through their relationship. In this regard, it is thematically similar to recent films such as "Lost in Translation" (2003), "Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind" (2004) and the Japanese "Vibrator" (2003).

"Joze to tora to sakana tachi" is a rare and unique film experience. I implore you to see it."

My Review:

To be frank after watch this movie i feel very disturbed. The ending, the beach, the grandmother, Josee, Tsuneo, and even Kanae touch my heart deeply. For me, this is one of the best movie I've ever seen.

My Rating: 10/10 (got few flaws here and there, but all are forgiven)

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ME: Call me Kumiko.

Pakwe ku curang

Sedih betul la. Baru malam tadi giler bayang, pagi ni dapat tau dia curang pulak. Adoii pakwe aku ade awek lain rupanya. Maybe la. Tadaaa...click HERE and also HERE. Anyway I'm happy for you Ryo kun.(Nok buh Ryo chan tapi tengah frust.HAHA) As long she's good and suitable for you. Kih3. Padahal tak tahu kompem betul ke dok rumors tu.

Malam tadi tengok berjaya jugak tengok niini no koto wo wasurenaide. Waaa..Bapak sedih. Lama dah dok nangis puas2. Malam tadi memang kaw2 punya air mata meleleh. Mata pon bengkak.
Aku malas nak buat review sebab kan jadi spoiler kepada sape2 yang belum tengok. So aku just sertakan gambar2 from scene je ye.

-Pakwe ku yang memang hensem-


- Keisuke with his mother -


-Niini happy moment with Yuji-

-Family day out picture after they stop the treatment-

-Moment sedih yang sangat sedih.Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

Overall citer ni sangat2 la sedih. But Still cannot surpass 1 litre of tears. 1 litre of tears is like the crown king of tear jerking dorama.

My Rating: 10/10.
Still giving perfect score as I always love Ryo. Haha. Bias heh? No lah. I think this is the best RYo-chan acting ever.

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ME: I wont forget you Niini

Terasa

Hari ni dah hari ke berapa puasa ye? Aku dah lost track dah. Tiba-tiba rasa sangat nak balik kampung. Nak puasa kat rumah. Adeii. Konon la mampu bertahan sampai 8hb ni. Sepatutnya minggu lepas balik kampung, tapi atas hal2 yang tak dapat dielakkan tak jadi la baliknya. Lagi pon da dapat keje part time tu, mana boleh balik dah. Nak taknak kena la tunggu jugak 8hb ni. Terasa nak makan bubur lambuk. Waa. Dengan ikan percik. Dengan sayur air. Dengan ikan singgang. Dengan ikan bakar. Waaa..Panjang lagi list ni.

Badan pon terasa tak sihat. Meleleh je hingus nih. Tu la ofis ni macam duk dalam peti ais je. Bersin je la manjang. Pakai baju dua tiga lapis pon sejuk lagi. Nak tido je mata ni. Haha. Pagi tadi pon aku tido dalam bas. Sampai ofis awal setengah jam terus gi sambung tido kat surau. Aku dah 3 hari tak jadi citizen yang baik. Selalunya aku akan baik hati je offer seat aku kalau ada makcik2 yang tak dapat tempat duduk. Tapi 3 hari ni, naik je bas aku terus je tido. Sorry la, jadi selfish sikit.

Terasa nak pegi laut. Ni penangan tengok Catch a Wave. Best je tengok orang surfing. Tapi peristiwa Banana Boat masih lagi menghantui. Aku rasa aku dah jadi fobia mandi laut. Takut je. Padan muka dengan orang jakun naik Banana Boat macam aku. Nasib baik lah dok jadi nape2. Semua orang pon ingat aku dah kojol dalam air. Sampai skang aku kadang2 rasa ada dalam air, macam masa aku paut kat bot tu. Fobia2. Terasa lagi masa aku duk blurp..blurp.. dalam air tu. Memang peristiwa paling memalukan dan mengerikan. Dah lah tayangan kat depan semua staff CRC. Dok sajenye memalukan aku di tempat kerja. Harap2 orang dok ingat doh peristiwa tu. Huhu.

Btw, Catch A Wave ni baru beli jumaat lepas. Sekali dengan Code BLue season 2 and Niini no Koto wo Wasurenaide (Dont forget about Niini). Tapi yang dua ni tak sempat tengok lagi. Excited jugak nak tengok sebab Yamapi and Ryo. Cuma takde masa lagi. Macam tak brapa nak proper lepas terawih layan jdorama pulak. Hohoho. Terasa gatal sekejap.


Catch A Wave

My Review:
Another movie starring Haruma Miura, together with Rosa Kato, Ryo Kimura, Gaku Hamada and Naoto Takenaka. It's about 3 friends Taiyo, Taguchi and Kobayashi on their summer vacation in Shonan. There they met Duke Kawahara at the beach in unexpected circumstance. They have an agreement with Duke: they work as a part timer at Duke surf shop, and Duke teach them how to surf. So start la cerita belajar surfing, Taiyo also meets Julia. Ni cerita pasal derang belajar surfing and jugak falling in love for the first time.

Overall best jugak. Cuma Haruma muda lagi kot masa ni, suara pon macam budak perempuan lagi. Other than that, citer ni best dan sesuai di tonton oleh semua lapisan masyarakat. Cuma ada jugak la scene babes yang berbikini di tepi pantai. Jadi tak berapa elok mata memandang. Melainkan kalau memang jenis mata keranjang.

Yang menariknya, dia tunjuk pasal western community dekat Yokosuka. Quite surprise sebab tak sangka ada community western yang besar camtu kat Jepun. Macam bukan kat Jepun tapi macam kat mana2 negara omputih je. Aku try google pasal Yokosuka ni, dia US Navy Base. Tapi tak banyak information dapat. Tak tau lah kalau sekadar dalam movie je. Ada sapa2 boleh bagi info?

My Rating: 6/10

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ME: Catch me if you can

Naoko

Mareng disebabkan kemurungan yang melanda aku amik keputusan merayap ke Jusco Wangsa Maju lepas keje. Biasanya kalau aku tengah stress kalau dapat lepak bookstore and kedai DVD memang lega sket. Even dekat MPH tu semua mags dia balut dengan plastic dapat baca frontpage pon rasa macam best je. Aku memang cita-cita nak jadi librarian la.

Pastu pegi Speedy cari DVD citer yang best pada pandangan mata dan hati aku. Ingat nak beli chick flick je, tapi takder yang menarik. Last2 puas membelek-belek aku amik keputusan nak beli High School Musical 2. Tang2 tu jugak ada ramai customer masuk. Rase segan and malu la pulak nak beli High School Musical (Tengok. Control. Konon tak nak orang kata suka tengok citer camtu). Nak bayar pon segan ngan cashier hensem. Aku pon dah segan sangat tu kononnya, decide nak keluar je la. Time nak keluar tu ternampak la DVD Naoko ni. Yang penting sebab nampak gambar Ueno Juri dengan Haruma Miura. Walau pon takde sinopsis kat belakang DVD tu (ade tapi tulisan Cina) aku gamble je la beli. Pelakon pon macam best je.

And kesudahan ceritanya memang best. Dah la tengok dalam gelap sambil makan Big Apple donut. Memang buruk perangai. But every time after watching "Sports Movie" macam Remember The Titans, Bend It Like Beckham, H2 dorama (just to name a few) mesti akan ada semangat balik. Walau pon sekadar movie/drama, banyok buleh belajar. Insaf pon insaf kadang2.


More details about this movie, click HERE.


My Review:
Naoko is a story about Naoko Shinomiya (Ueno Juri), a girl with asthma. The movie starts with the scene on the boat where Naoko and her parents on their way to an Island (not sure) for treatment (away from the city for fresh air). This is when Naoko saw Yusuke running at the riverside. His athletic figure captivates her eyes. But, at that time, ( just my opinion ) Naoko feel jealous when saw Yusuke running, so she try to jump out of the boat; actually not so sure, maybe she just sit at the edge (but it looks like she want to jump) before actually felt down into the sea. Yusuke father saved her but he himself drowned because of the big wave. Because of this, Yusuke hates Naoko.

Six years later, they meet each other again at a Marathon competition. Naoko decides to become a manager to help Yusuke, a gifted runner, and they embark on training together to heal their sorrows from the past.

Panjang lagi ceritanya tapi malas nok tulis panjang2, spoil plok kekgi.

Aku suka movie ni. Bukan je ada good values tapi the scenery was beautifully captured. The cheering people, the team, the sea and the most important is Hamura Miura as Yusuke Iki and Tsurube Shofukute as coach Tenzen Nishiura. Hamura san macam professional athlete je dalam movie ni. Ke dia memang atlit? And the marathon event tu pon macam real je. Euno Juri as a girl with ashtma pon jadi (not that I have any doubt about her acting skills). She's always one of my favourites Japanese actress. Overall: Thums up!

My Rate: 8/10

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ME: What's the point of running?

Initial D...Aku Lupa

Aku lupa...
Yang aku pernah btol2 jatuh cinta...
with Jay Chou...
in Initial D...


Kelmarin bila 8tv tayang balik Initial D...
I've found back my long lost love..haha...
The part When Anne Suzuki kiss Jay Chou...

the scene before the scene that make me crazy
(cant you see the cuteness when he about to make the cute smirk??)

The smirk..the smile..the cuteness...those eyes...aku GILA
(masih lagi dalam mode xbrape nak betol)

gambar xbrape relevan (sebab jeles ngan pompuan nih). Tapi nak letak jugak..

So sedikit review about this film.

Title: Initial D
Director: Andrew Law, Alan Mark
Starring:Jay Chou as Takumi Fujiwara, Anthony Wong as Bunta Fujiwara, Edison Chen as Ryosuke Takahashi, Anne Suzuki as Natsuki Mogi, Shawn Yue as Takeshi Nakazato, Chapman To as Itsuki Tachibana, Kenny Bee as Yuichi Tachibana, Jordan Chan as Kyouichi Sudou

My Review:

Takumi/Tohai ni penghantar tofu yang selalu kene suruh ayah dia gi hantar Tofu menggunakan kereta Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86) ayah dia. Selalu la lalu jalan Gunung Akina.
Bila selalu sangat kena suruh hantar tofu tanpa tumpahkan tofu/rosakkan tofu tu dia punye skill memandu jadi sangat la superb. So start la cerita dari seorang budak penghantar Tofu ke driver yang disegani dan dicari2 untuk diajak berlumba.

Aku sangat suka cter ni sebabnya even though adaptasi dari anime dia nye cerita real macam yang describe dalam anime tu.
Sangat suka bila Jay Chou jadi Tohai/Takumi (walaupon mase awal2 tau sedikit doubt dia punye ability tuk bawak watak ni).Namun setelah nonton aku rase tak de pelakon Nippon yang boleh bawak watak ni sebaik Jay Chou.
Walau pon frust jugak sebab aku lagi suka kalau dialog tu dalam Jepun.
Juga kecewa bile Anne Suzuki jadi heroin dia (sebabnya aku start on a bad term with her..klu nak tau ape maksud aku maybe korang boleh tengok Jdorama Stand Up and Ganbatte Ikimasshoi).Tapi aku akui dia dalam cter ni kawaiii jugak ler..he3..

My Rate: 9/10 (sebab kes tak puas hati ngan Anne Suzuki..haha)

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ME: Haha...Anne Suzuki in Ganbatte Ikimasshoi (Acik you know what I mean)