What’s your idea of the perfect proposal?
Brought to you by Leap Year. In theaters January 8th.I never dreamed of the way it would happen, I never thought too much about it. I guess it's one of those things where you just think less about it so that when it happens you'll be all the more surprised. To be honest, I don't expect much and it takes very little to make me happy. So- the way it happened for me - the simple sweetness of the way Bobby proposed to me and way it was so unexpected - that was perfect.
Speaking of Leap Year, I really like Amy Adams for some reason. Out of utter boredom and nothing else to watch on the treadmill, I watched Julie & Julia and decided I like her. I still haven't even seen New Moon. I haven't wanted to put him through that - haha.
Had so much fun.
My film is in black and white, and yes I’m using SLR. Some refers to it as old SLR, but I prefer old school type of camera (though it sounds too long and too weird hehe)
This shot wasn’t printed for exhibit. I just took this picture as a remembrance. It’s not a good shot, but I like it personally. These are e people who patiently accompanied me every shooting day. Hehe.
(binabarat si manong surbetero.)
Yey, second term is almost over!
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all! Hope you guys get what’s on your wishlist, because I know I’ll be getting mine. Hahaha
I’m very positive. I know Christmas will be better this 2009.
Nuff greetings.
I’ve been stressed out these past weeks. I wasn’t able to let them out on my blog (which serves as my shock absorber sometimes) because I was busy. Hehe
Anyways. Yesterday, we celebrated my grand mother’s birthday. Yesterday was also my defense reporting/finals for my CS lab course. I really think I was graded below what I deserve to get. I don’t want to be rude or anything, but it was really unfair.
I got my pictures for my photography class developed. Yey. Well, the good ones. Haha. I was also able to show them off during the exhibit. I only posted 8 from my contact prints. Photography course really ripped me off, super expensive.
Um, what else,
Well, a long lost friend remembered me on facebook. Haha. I couldn’t believe he still knows me!
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The Zatoichi series ran 26 movies (1962-1982) and a television series ran for five years (1974-1979). Twenty years later, Takeshi "Beat" Kitano reinvented Zatoichi with his version of the character. This was easily one of my favorite movie at the time, I saw it at the independent theater twice in 2003 and ordered a region 3 release of the DVD as soon as it was available on import. Incidentally, to show support for the US market, I also bought the US edition of the DVD, which came with a bonus Sonatine movie (which was originally released in the states by Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder productions).
Considering the movie did quite well, critically and (I'm assuming) in sales, I was hoping for a follow-up movie by Kitano, but unfortunately there's no such plan. However, interestingly enough, one of my all-time favorite Japanese director, Takashi Miike* directed a stage adaption of Zatoichi for live performances in 2007.
I'm happy to report that, I saw a very good re-imagined of the familiar character, reinvented as a female protagonist, called Ichi. I wish the producers had kept the brand of "Zatoichi", as people who hear "Ichi" does not always associate the name with the blind swordsman. To be fair, Ichi is the original character's name. The term "zato" means low-ranking blind person (low-ranking in the Todoza guild). Logically, they could've named this movie Gozeichi, because Goze refers to blind musician women of that time period.
Anyway, beside my gripe about the Ichi name as the movie title, I also didn't like the idea that a model (Ayase Haruka) is playing the part of the protagonist. All that was really not worth worrying, because the whole movie is quite entertaining and enjoyable, and there is only once where Haruka is seen 'dolled up' for a music performance (most of the movie, she's covered from head to toe in dirty rags). However, there are at times when the director Fumihiko Sori choose to stay too long on Haruka's beautiful unblemished face. We get it, she's cute.
The story is uncomplicated, Ichi wanders into some town with an inept sword-drawing samurai Toma (the name is close to a slang "tonma" for idiot or fool). The town is in trouble from the Banki gang, and in Zatoichi fashion, Ichi and Toma saves the town. During the course of the film, there are the tried-and-true Zatoichi moments like slashing out the lights and Ichi triumph in complete darkness, the use of sound to throw Ichi off, and, of course, the Cho-Han Bakuchi dice gambling.
What made the film interesting, at least to me, is that the soundtrack is by Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard! So throughout the movie, you do hear that ethereal vocals, similar to her efforts on Ridley Scott's Gladiator. I suspect she only wrote the vocals, the credit I have for composer is Michael Edwards, who previously worked with Gerrad on her solo material. The soundtrack was a bit of a surprise to me, generally these J-movies' music and production team are usually kept inhouse. Although, having said that, the one outro credit song is by Korean J-Pop singer SunMin.
Ichi the movie will be made available in the US market via Bluray and DVD in two days (December 22nd), just in time for last-minute xmas shoppers. Hopefully those Best Buy tonmas will be smart and order some copies for their store (however, if it costs over $25, I'd rather order it online, or not own it at all - hey times are tough!).
* I love all three billion of his movies! Audition, City of Lost Souls, One Missed Call, Ichi the Killer, Fudoh, The Happiness of the Katakuris, Zebraman, Sukiyaki Western: Django, etc.
12/20/2009 02:06:34 ♥ vu (
) ♥funimation.com/ichi
For this Christmas, I did buy myself Swords deluxe edition via my favorite store, amazon. It was a bit pricey for a CD/DVD combo ($23 vs $12 for the standard disc), but I'm worth it.
I actually have had a digital copy of the B-Sides compilation since late October, thanks to pen pal friend Mel, as it was a "bonus" if you had preordered tickets to see Morrissey in live in 2009. And of course, like most fans, we still buy the physical release anyway, so it's a bit of a win-win situation for everyone.
I'll briefly summarize Morrissey's history: he's a bit of a sensitive, indie songwriter with The Smiths. He went solo in "nineteen-eighty-hate" with some classic modern rock hits with "Suedehead" (aka that "I'm So Sorry" song) and "Everyday is like Sunday". He went a bit rockabilly with Your Arsenal (his previous album Kill Uncle was heading to this direction, especially with the B-Sides and singles from this era), and pretty much stayed in this "muscular" rock type music since. As I previously mentioned, I think this has to do with his musical collaboration with Boz Boorer and Alain Whyte.
If you're new to Morrissey, I don't think Swords would be a good starting point for you. I would recommend starting with Bona Drag, a weird mix of b-sides and oddities. Most of the songs on Swords were co-written by Alain Whyte, and there's a nice cohesive feel to each song as they have similiar song writing structure. When you do run into a non-Whyte song, such as "Sweetie-Pie", it just feels out of place. In fact, I think this is possibly one of the worst Morrissey song, right up there with "Michaels Bones".
There is one non-Morrissey-penned song, and it's a live recording of "Drive-In Saturday" (live at Omaha on 11 May 2007). Morrissey's music obsessions tend to be from the 60s and 70s era, so it didn't surprise me to hear him doing a David Bowie cover from the Aladdin Sane time period. But the two are friends, I know that Bowie showed up at a Morrissey show in Los Angeles in the early 90s to do a duet of a T.Rex's song for "Cosmic Dancer", and, of course, Bowie would later record a soul-ish version of Morrissey's "I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday" in 1993.
Also, it seems in post-2008, Morrissey's songs have been about fatherhood and retirement. Just looking over his titles: "Good Looking Man About Town", "Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice", "Teenage Dad on His Estate", "Children in Pieces", that "constipated look" for Swords, and that controversially album cover for Years of Refusal ... you would think that he's married with kids. Maybe that's not a bad thing, with Morrissey's heath in question, maybe he should take it easy. We all can't be like James Dean, you know.
12/19/2009 03:47:04 ♥ vu (
) ♥itsmorrisseysworld.com ♥ truetoyou.com ♥ morrissey-solo.com
무슨 일이 일어 나든
당신은 항상있을 것
가족!
오해의 와중에도 교회에서 사람들을, 그들은 아직도 내 가족이야. 그러나, 내가 사랑하는 사람들이 계속하고 싶어. 만약 내가 그들에게 작별 인사 그러면 나는 주저없이 할 것이라고해. 난 그들을 다시 잡아되지 않아.
그것은 내가 다른 사람 이랑 내가 누구를 공유 제 사역에 기쁨과 고통을 많이 봤는데 누군가에게 작별 인사도 슬픈 일이 예요. 누가 나랑 같이 어려운시기에 통과되었다 내가 누구가 있었다. 난 슬픔이 올 출발.
그러나 우리는 강해 져야한다 그리고 난 강해 져야한. 만약 많은 사람들이 주님이 정부에, 난 멈추지 않을 나의 신실하려고하겠어! 하지만 분명히, 그들은 날 막을 수 없어요! 난, 그냥 이전처럼 아무도 나에게 영향을주지 않고 최선을 다하겠어! 이것은 내가 어떻게 주님을 대접하고 싶어요이에요! 내 모든 마음과 열정과 함께! 사랑과 은혜와 함께!
이것은 여기서 끝나지 않는다.
주님에 대한 우리의 일은 우리가 평생 지속 때까지.
설령 우리가 부분 방법
그렇다면 우리 둘다 최선을 다하겠어!
우리는 더 이상 단어를 말할 수있는 당신이 그리울 것.
난 당신이 너무 어떻게 알아.
하지만,이오고 출발에서
전에는 우리가 "작별 인사"라고~~
난 당신을 알고 싶어요
다 잘될거야!
우리의 최선을 다해 보자! 계속!
♥ Carisu
What are you hoping to find under the tree this year?
*HP Mini Notebook
*I-pod Nano 5th Gen 16GB
*Canon Ixus
*A Flip Phone
*Portable DVD Player








