Last post: 12th September 2008. My goodness, that was seriously very long ago lol. Sadly, this is just going to be a short post for now, but I should be back to a normal blogging routine (1 post a week?) come December, most likely starting with a post about AFA 08'. Yep I'll be going for it, with the rest of the Team Blue members, but only for May'n concert though, as I'll be in the midst of my university exams, which starts in 11 days time (Eeks!).
For the past 7 weeks or so, I've been through the highs (not much) and the lows (too much), but that I don't really want to touch on here (well same TB members in mIRC might had heard of my rants in the channel lol). Nevertheless, I'm back to focusing on my studies for now. Besides matters of the heart, during this same period, I had also went on a diving trip to Tioman (which I think is getting worse and worse), and also went with a few TB members for a Karaoke outing. Sadly no photos were taken on that outing, but I'll make sure I'll bring my camera for the next (Dec?) ^^, maybe a video cam too so we can have CI on video posted on youtube with his pantless Strike Witches OP singing :D.
Anyway, enough for now, as I'll need to go back to my studying for a test/quiz on Monday... which I'm so screwed as of now. Ciao and out!
P.S: Oh yes I nearly forgot... Happy Halloween to everyone out there!! and for those who are in the midst or nearing exams... ALL THE BEST OF LUCK!! WE NEED IT!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Random Pop-up Post for the Moment.
Posted by Kawasumi Hirito at 5:00 PM 2 comments
Labels: Misc
Friday, September 12, 2008
Caught up in the Moment.
So I thought I would had more time once past the elections, and boy was that assumption so wrong. After being thrown so much rubbish jobs to do (I'm still working on 3 posters and certificates for 31 people this weekend), and at the same time trying to prepare for my CA (tests that carries 20% of my total score for their respective modules) next week, which I HAD NOT started studying due to workload, I can say I'm more or less screwed. Nevertheless I'm taking a short break and doing this quick post.
I'm not sure how many of you had watched the movie Koizora (Sky of Love) before, but I did managed to catch it when I was returning from Japan on the A380, though I'm missed the ending of the movie when the damn Jet flew too fast back to SG. Anyway, for the past 1-2hours or so, I've been listening to just one song on eternal repeat track, and god I'm simply in love with the song! Why didn't I noticed this song earlier? It was the theme song for the movie!
Yui Aragaki - Heavenly Days ~ Koizora [Sky of Love] OST
A sweet voice by Yui Aragaki and such meaningful lyrics makes this song simply wonderful. And if you did watch the movie and try to relate them, it just brings tears to one's eyes. Usually when watching Japanese movies, it is more or less the same plots being played around with slight changes, but it's still capable of just capturing your heart and without knowing you'll be so engrossed into the story and feel for the characters... does anyone else feel the same as me? I'm such a sucker for love stories especially -.-"
Either way, this post was mainly just to say that I'm alive and to share the lovely song to everyone. So enjoy the song for now as I head back to studying for my CA. Ciao!
P.S: I need to get hold of the movie (tempted to buy the DVD)... I want to watch it again! Especially the ending part! And for those who wants the mp3 of the song, it's here http://www.box.net/shared/4lvwmy1dcs. Enjoy!
P.S II: For those who're interested in knowing what's going on between me and the girl now... Nothing. Just nothing...
Edited: Just remembered that I wanted to put this in but I had forgotten to. A simple question: How far are you willing to go for the person you love? And how much effort would you put in in coming up with new things to make things interesting? And would you sacrifice your own interests and hobbies (if needed) just to be with him/her? Even your dreams?
Posted by Kawasumi Hirito at 9:20 PM 3 comments
Labels: Misc, Youtube Video
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Coming Back Real Soon... and Happy Birthday Miku!
Wow. It's been like nearly 3 weeks since my last post? Did anyone miss me?? (wishful thinking?). I had never expected my University Life to be so hectic, but I got to admit it's alot of fun too.
Cons: Crazy learning speed, matters made worse since I'm direct into 2nd year and have 7 CORE modules (most people would have about 4-5 core and 2-3 electives). I'm currently behind by about 2 lessons/tutorials for each modules, which is alot of cover in whatever remaining time I have left.
Pros: Fun hall life, interaction with lots of others (especially girls lol).
Well, the elections voting day has finally come, which is this coming Thursday, so once this is cleared I should be able to go back to a more regular posting, but at most about twice a week only though, but I guess that should be enough for now till I really settle down and get things running.
Ignoring whatever I have said above, I'm sure the thing which most of you are interested in is about the girl that I'm chasing no? Well... I gave her the cranes, and it's currently hanging in her room off her lights over her bed... BUT! She hasn't really gave me a proper response. It's more of like "Thank you for it", nothing else. Also didn't really had a proper chance to chat with her, since she's quite busy trying to catch up on all the work she missed due to her pageant training. Did made some homemade barley (and bought some medicine, she was sick then) and gave it to her though, but once again... sighz~
Doesn't look like it's working out well... until came some crisis among our election group, where suddenly 2 person dropped out. Some talking here and there, it suddenly came out that she'll now be running for the Assistant P&P role, which would be directly under me (and she knows it too). Well, if she doesn't like me, she wouldn't have agreed on it right? And she was quite reluctant to run for any posts in the first place. Well it could be just because of her roomie (7 years good friend) who is also running though. Seriously, I have no idea what to think!! Too confused.
I blame this confusion mainly on a friend though, from what he said when I asked if she's trying to keep a distance from me, "2 reason - 1: She's afraid after I gave her those cranes, overwhelmed by it. 2: She's afraid of really falling for me, as she currently has other priorities, and that if she gets into a relationship, it'll affect them." Well, I'm still talking to her normally, but I do find she tends to avoid talking to me more than usual. And I also do know what her other priorities are, and why she'll be afraid of a relationship as there's really a possibility of affecting them. But still, why did she agreed with taking up my assistant position? That really messed up my thinking on what is my current situation now (though I'm happy over it). Or am I just reading into things way too much and I have no chance?
Anyway, enough of those. This blog wasn't really created to talk about my life in these areas in the first place, but I just needed somewhere to voice my frustrations and confusions, so bear with it for now please. And onto more happier news... TODAY IS HATSUNE MIKU'S BIRTHDAY!! *Cheers!!!* It's been already a year? Wow, time really does flies. Anyway, I shall end off here too, but here's a little something for Miku. Enjoy! (Miku Pics were taken from PIAPRO, not mine. The first is from moe.imouto.org)
Hatsune Miku - Hachigatsu no Hanayome / August Bride by OSTER Project.
P.S: This also goes out to fellow TeamBlue Blogger C.I, who so happens to share the same birthday as Miku too! Happy Birthday C.I!!!!
Posted by Kawasumi Hirito at 2:00 AM 5 comments
Labels: Misc
Monday, August 11, 2008
Extended Period of Hiatus.
I'll like to say sorry first for re-extending my period of hiatus once again, as some school work and miscellaneous work has took up my entire weekend. But I'll like to thank everyone for all their support in my previous post's comments and tagboard too, I really appreciate it very much.
I really wished I could have done it better, and if given more time (and resources + equipment) I believe I could have. It's slightly unbalance, but it's still holding up so I guess it's fine? There's also the worry of the strings getting "untied" and it falls apart.... Oh well guess that's the best I can muster with that little time. As for the parts for the wind chime section, I think I'll save it for next time, maybe another gift lol. Either way, what do you guys think about it?
Sadly, I have yet to make the card too, so that will take more time too (still unsure about the design); and there's also my school work/tutorial/revisions to do.... yea you should know I really can't find the time to blog properly now LOL. I don't even have time to read blogs!!! -.-" Anyway, time for me to start doing some tutorials now and also pack my bags as I'm heading back to hall tonight, so until next time. Ciao!
Posted by Kawasumi Hirito at 3:45 PM 9 comments
Labels: Misc
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Taking a Period of Hiatus.
Chise + Shuu from Saikano. Heartbreaking series... Hi-Res from moe.imouto.org.
Hope you'll bear with me during this period, as I try to adjust myself to this "crazy" new lifestyle, and also adapting to a slight culture shock too. And yea, I'm interested in this one girl, and I'm going for it, so wish me the best of luck too many thanks ^^. For those I have advised before on all these stuff before, I now know how you guys felt... And should I need some help, please do help advise me too!! It's alot more difficult in a first-person view than a third-person view!! Damn I feel so much like Densha Otoko now, minus all the jittering though. Either way, I'm off to classes now! Cya.Posted by Kawasumi Hirito at 10:00 AM 6 comments
Labels: Misc
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Stuck and Busy @ FOC Camp,
Been really busy with my participation in my NTU Hall's Freshman Orientation. There's like no time for me to do an actual post, as everyday I'm being exhausted from all the games and stuff. So I'm just dropping a short note now to say that my next post will be on Sunday, as the rest of the days till Saturday are just going to get more and more exhausting. As for now, I shall go catch some rest, having some "The Amazing Race" tomorrow and will be "camping" at Sentosa overnight. Cya all! Ciao.
Enjoy another pic from REI'S Room while I'm not around.
Posted by Kawasumi Hirito at 3:00 AM 2 comments
Labels: Misc
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Doujin Circle Spotlight: A.M.R.
The 2nd installment to the Doujin Circle introductions! And this time round it's none other than another favourite: Akane Makes Revolution (A.M.R for short). The artist goes around with the name (or alias I'm not sure) Ikegami Akane, and I believe it's a she.
All sample pictures taken from moe.imouto. Alot more can be found through the link, including Hi-Res versions of these.
And I simply love her art of my lovely Fate Testarossa, both loli and adult forms are drawn sooo cutely I'm in love all over again. And yes Vivio too lol.
Posted by Kawasumi Hirito at 8:00 AM 8 comments
Labels: Doujin
Sunday, July 27, 2008
The Power of Music.
Can you imagine a world where music doesn't exist? I can't. The world would be so boring that I'll would rather just kill myself than to live in it.Today, I finally found out the name of the all so familiar tune that was in one of Miku's Song - Cinderella Romance. When listening to that song, I kept trying to recall the name of the tune that's in the entry and exit of the lyrics part, but to no valid. I swear I knew the song, but the name just kept running from me whenever I came close... till I heard the tune in church this morning that it finally struck. Beethoven's 9th Symphony Final Movement- Ode to Joy.I grew up listening to classical music and I love it; my favourite is definitely Beethoven, but I too enjoy Mozart's and Bach's works, especially since my dad loved listening to classical, so I was constantly exposed to it. From the added influence by Nodame Cantabile, I'm now also listening to alot more composers' works. In the past, I learn quite a few instuments, starting with the organ, while I learn bits of the piano through my sister (as it was more or less similar). Was in the school band back in primary school for 4 yrs, playing the Trumpet -> Baritone -> Bass/Tuba and eventually the Trombone, which was my favourite. Why I kept changing, was because they needed people in the different sections and I kept volunteering to learn more instruments. It's good to be a hyper-fast learner. I fail @ guitar though, as I can't seem to be able to bar correctly. I want to give a shot at learning the violin next! Either way, what I enjoy about music the most, is the fact that it's able to convey so much emotions without saying anything. It can also easily make (or break) your day, lifting up one's spirits, or sending it into depression. Even when taking words and piecing it together into a song, and depending on the tune, it amplifies the impact of it. Taking a look at anime/movies, there is always a need for that all-so-important BGM/insert music to get everyone into the mood/atmosphere that the director wants them to feel.I guess this was one reason why I started doing all those Vocaloid Spotlight posts, in hope of influencing/sharing the love of self-made music that various composers put their heart and soul into, but would most likely never hit the big stage in the world. Like a simple quote taken from Nodame Cantabile: "Every year there are so many students graduating from music colleges. But the number of professional orchestras is limited. No matter how skilled they are, there is no guarantee they can make it in. There is so much talent out there, undiscovered." There's also lots of talents in our real world, but seriously not enough places to put them where they should be at. I'm just trying to do my small part.Besides just listening to music, I also enjoy singing it. I have to admit I don't have the nicest sounding voice as those singers out there, as my voice is considered low, but at the very least I'm definitely not tone deaf (I know quite a few) I'm one of those that even out in public listening to my music, I'll still be mouthing the lyrics, maybe at times singing very very softly. Do anyone else tend to do that too? And also... I'M DEMANDING A TEAM BLUE JAPANESE KARAOKE ONE DAY :DThinking about it though, should one day God just decides to take away my ability to speak and my hearing, I'll most likely just soak myself in a nice warm bath, drink some quality red wine, then slitting both my wrist and die from the rapid bloodloss. I can't imagine living without them! There was once I totally lost my voice for about 2 days, and those 2 days I felt better off not
being alive. That's about it regarding music...Going off-topic here now: Aaaaaahhhhhhh!!! The time has finally come! I'll be moving into my hall/dorm @ NTU tomorrow morning. As I was packing my bags today, looking back at my room, my heart felt so broken... I'm soooo going to miss it so much. As for the blog, my number of posts for the next 3-5 weeks or so would be slowing down alot, as most would be automated posting due to the fact that I don't have a laptop yet while I'm staying in the halls, thus I'll have to pre-make my post and leave it to auto-publishing. But don't worry, I'll try my best to make sure there's about 2-3 regular posts every week. That's all for now... Ciao!! DECULTURE!
P.S: A small note from playing Little Busters! EX - RIN IS SOOOO MOE~!!!
Posted by Kawasumi Hirito at 11:45 PM 6 comments
Labels: Thoughts
Friday, July 25, 2008
Little Busters! Ecstasy!!!
FINALLY!!! Today's the 25th July!! Which means... Little Busters! EX (short for Ecstasy) is finally out!!!!! Been waiting for this game like forever!! I can finally attempt to finish a Key Visual Novel/Eroge right from the start! (Never managed to play Kanon and Clannad before). I'll most probably be attempting Kud and Rin's routes first, after all they're my favourite characters, and will then try out the new character, Saya's route, as it seems to be interesting, and eventually (and hopefully) the rest of the cast too. I'll be taking my time to play the game though, as my start of University is just around the corner, but I should be blogging about their routes, and the kind of gameplay in the game once I'm done with it.I also can't wait to get my hands on a copy of August's Dengeki G Festival DX, so I can have my Kud Oppai Mousepad!!! And also.... Aaaaahhhhh, if only someone would be kind enough to help me obtain a copy of the Little Busters! EX's CD @ Comiket74!! I want one too!!
Posted by Kawasumi Hirito at 6:00 PM 2 comments
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Vocaloid Spotlight: Hatsune Miku Series 6.
Somehow, Seikan Hikou by all the different Vocaloid characters were the centerstage during this week's ranking, but all still doesn't compare to the original Ranka \m/ キラッ☆!! Anyway, let's head to the songs for this entry. More Miku again yes.
Hatsune Miku - Sekai de Ichiban Chikaku ni Iru no ni / 世界で一番近くに居るのに by SAMFree.
Mp3 can be grabbed here.
It might come across as a sweet slow pace song, but when I was listening to it, somehow I had this feeling of sadness coming from the song, felt somewhat like unrequited love, the feeling of wanting to be with someone special etc. Or maybe it's just me.
Hatsune Miku - Powder Snow also by SAMFree. Only Nicovideo available.
Mp3 found here.
Watching this video really brings back lots of memories when I was in Japan during Dec-Jan period last year, all the sights of the snow and scenery just comes flowing back to me while listening to the song. Thinking about it, the few post that I did of that 24 day trip didn't do it justice, and I guess I'll do some repost on it in the near future, with alot more nice photos from the whole trip. Oh yea, this is a very soothing song to listen to ^^ (I nearly forgot to comment on the song LOL).
Hatsune Miku - Crying Air by natsuP.
Grab the Mp3 over here. For non-PIAPRO users, grab it here instead.
Nothing much to say about this song though, besides that I like the tune to it.
That's it for now, as I better start to prepare my stuff for moving into my NTU hostel - Hall16 next week, and maybe get some posts up and ready for auto-post when I don't have any internet access, since I don't have my laptop yet. Hopefully hostel life wouldn't be so boring, but after all this is SG, so you'll never know. If only there's wacky stuff like those in Aussie or US, but noooo we're in SG and we're sooooo conservative. Maybe it's just me. Anyway, I'm out.
P.S: Aaaaahhhhh Chun is tempting me sooo much with her photos of her Ama-loli pink-dress Moko-chan Mamachapp doll!!! I so want one tooo!! Also with the black-dressed one!! no money /cry I hate you /wrist noooooooooo. And yes I'm ranting here LOL!
Posted by Kawasumi Hirito at 6:15 PM 5 comments
Labels: Hatsune Miku, Vocaloid, Youtube Video
Monday, July 21, 2008
Happy Marine Day! Umi no Hi 海の日.
Taking a quick look at my Fortune Arterial C73 calender by my side, I quickly realised that today, 21st July, is in fact a public holiday in Japan, called 海の日, or in English Marine Day. Extract from Wiki: National law establishes Marine Day as a day of gratitude for the blessings of the oceans and to hope for the economic prosperity of maritime Japan. Some might be wondering why the interest in such a low-key holiday, but to me, as a diver, I surely love the sea/ocean, and would like to express my love for it with a simple post.Okay, maybe it wasn't as simple as I thought, but I'll like to spread some ocean awareness around here, with my main concern being the sharks. Sadly, sharks are pretty much misunderstood by people all around the world as merciless man-eating monsters, but that is sooooo not the case, go and watch the movie Sharkwater to find out more. And with shark finning, the illegal act of killing sharks just for their fins, then tossing their still alive finless bodies back into the sea to let them die, at an all time high, these pre-historic animals are going to be extincted fast.That's not much I could do for the sharks now, but only to spread the word, and hopefully have others pledge not to eat shark fin, in hope of reducing that market till it's not economically to maintain. It'll be nice to have more support for the cause! Pledge here now! Damn, I'll going to start sounding like some environmentalist if I do continue now lol.I believe most of my readers would have known of the exploits of Japan's whaling and dolphin killing activities, and the action taken by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. However, I'll refrain myself from commenting on these for now, as to me right now, illegal shark finning is of higher-priortiy vs the "controlled" (I really hope so) killings by Japan. Oh yea there's also the "controlled" clubbing of seals in Canada, but that's another story. Let's hope it all changes for the better.Either way, hope that everyone would try their part at contributing to saving our planet and it's inhabitants, and that everyone have an enjoyable day too. Enjoy the pictures too! Ciao and I'm out. For a better future!!
Posted by Kawasumi Hirito at 11:50 PM 3 comments
Labels: Misc
Zero no Tsukaima 3 Episode 03. Hawt Lolis Included! (-ω-)
Guess it's finally my turn @ attempting to do a decent episodic review. And as part of the team effort, I bring ZnT3 ep 03 today! Without further delay, let's move on to the show!
Recap to older episodes: Ep01 (C.I), Ep02 (Mizunaga).
Posted by Kawasumi Hirito at 4:30 PM 1 comments
Labels: Episodic Review, Zero no Tsukaima