Blood the last vampire.

Blood the last vampire. Has anyone catch this movie yet...?Well i did, and let me share my review for this movie....

I just learnt that this movie was made into a live action from the original anime of the same tittle; Blood the last Vampire not Blood+ as many have had this mixup. Honestly speaking, i have not heard nor seen the anime series thus can't make any comparisons. But just basing on the pictures i see of the anime version of Saya and the real version play by Jeon Ji Hyun. It's quite nicely done.

Sailor uniform- Check
Blade in hand- Check
Plaid Pigtails- Check
Frown on the face- Check
Not that bad a resemblance, to me that is.

*a little digression*
Who is Jeon Ji-hyun?
You must be thinking...damn. she looks soooo familiar but i can't put a finger to where i've seen her from..
If you are a fan of k-movies, you might be familiar with the very original sassy girl.
Yesh, shes the girl, the main lead from My Sassy girl. If you asked me, I feel shes the one who started the whole trend of other 'sassy fierce girls' kinda movie trend in Korea.
*end of digression*

From this sweetie pie image to the devil may care attitude below. Thumbs up.

But what i didn't get was wouldn't it be easier to find a japanese to act this role? Maybe, they couldn't find anyone suitable for it. No faults there. But i could clearly hear that a certain part she was struggling with her japanese, but she managed to pull it off quite well. So, i guess maybe because I knew she was korean, I was paying special attention to her speaking the dialougue. But otherwise, it was quite smooth.....

When watching a movie like this, i always remind myself before stepping into the theartres that i should leave my rationality aside and enjoy. So that was what I did, I went in and enjoyed most of the movie, squirmed at some of the graphics, not because they werre gory, just because, it wasn't of great quality...O..and the fighting scenes. !!. Let me speak more on that behind. But leaving all those behind, I wanted to label it as a interesting movie to watch....UNTIL. the ending came about, and from a movie rating of, woah. it suddenly dropped to, what the. ...
Even if they wanted to end it that way, do it properly. It somehow seemed to me like a very hard sudden ending as if they had no more ideas as how to shoot it, were eager to wrap up, or suddenly realised budget was not enough when filming those scenes. I'm not attempting to put up too much spoilers, so i'll just say, the ending was too abrupt and the mysterious ending, was kinda done in bad taste. If you ask me that is.
The fighting and flying scenes was something i felt a little off about too...the wireing made the actions very stiff. It kinda felt like those old old chinese action gongfu flicks at some part where because of the wireing their actions become a little awkward. and because, they are not stunt people some of the actors moves could be very clearly seen as not powerful enough. Not the fault of the actors though, i can see the main lead doing a incredible job with so many action moves to attempt. Maybe the director could have helped them out a little there.

The bad.

1. the ending.
   
2. the stiff fighting scenes
3. telling it from the point of alice
4. not a strong plot, but hey. its just an hour and a half movie
   
5. the vampires which look like the monsters from alien vs. predator. -_-

The good.

1. A close Saya(main lead) resemblance
2. ji hyun's acting, she's spoke english and jap, comeon, give the girl some credit.
3. The silhouette(d) fighting scenes.(creates mood w/o the cheesy wiring jumping around,but there were too many of it) (got a little one too many right after i realised i like it-_-)
   
4. i like heroines saving the day. my personal bias. bleahs. =P
5. i'm into the whole vampire slaying thing. ask me. i caught all 3 seasons of my date with a vampire(我和僵屍有個約會) another personal bias. =P
   
6. at least. the director had the decency to get an asian to act as saya to lookand sync like the original anime character. unlike some other movie...
7. there were some very cool fighting scenes of japanese warriors.
   

the front suspense-ful start was good.

Overall, if you asked me is this the movie of the year? an obvious no.but!definitely Not the worse too. if your looking for a Sunday entertainment movie. Yes, this would make a good one, despite some bad stops, it is still full of flavour and actions.

Would i recommend this movie...? I think i would actually...:P Because, I like the whole, girl in sailor uniform saves the day kinda stuff...lol.I didn't regret watching it. And ji hyun's acting here is pretty good remembering this is her first take on a english film. :)

If you catch the film,let me know your take on it. :)
enjoy!

Happy Birthday Foong!

To my dearest Couzie buddy!
Ms Yeo Yi Foong!
You are 21~! =)
Happy happy birthday to you~~~
Wishing you many many more wonderful 21 years to come...
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Pulau Ketam Strays.A rescue mission of worthy cause.

A direct click on the photo will bring you to the site.

I guess most of you out there would have heard of the infamous case Pulau Ketam's Abandoning dog case. In any case you haven't heard of it, in brief it is the island's dogs (300!!) being rounded up by villages ( who i guess, might have found them too much of a nuisance) and taken to a wild deserted island to fend for themselves.

A sudden exile, is just as good as a death sentence in any case. Without food, what are these abandoned dogs going to do...? What if there isn't any food for theselves, or not enough? Won't this cause a ruckus among themselves? A internal war, where everydog is for itself. I do not know why but i somehow pictured a scene of the japanese cult film Battle Royale, where they had to fight for survival.

Many of the dogs have been wounded and scarred....god knows how many more dogs are still there and in need of help...Luckily, some kind souls have helped make their plight known.Let's not point fingers and say who's right who's wrong.

You can visit these sites to read up more on the case, to give moral,financial or support in your own special way...

"Pulau Ketam, 2nd May 2009: Man-Made Tragedy. According to local fishermen, the starving animals resorted to cannibalism. They ate the carcasses of the fellow castaways who didn't survive. They were so desperate that they swam to nearby kelongs only to be chased away. Many weaker ones died in the water. Because the island is relatively remote, the rescue mission is a logistical nightmare. "

Click HERE** for the photos done up by the kind souls on their trip to help. 1 to 10 see the pics and read the captions.

And here the Furry Friend's Farm who is helping out with the wounded dogs.
And finally here for the lastest updates on how the rescued dogs are doing and how they were when they came in....

I hope all these dogs find a better life from now on.....
jia you.
and bless those kind souls.

sadly...i think me too.

Saw this poster of Gary Chaw
(i heard its given away with his new album?unsure.)
it's ok if your un-sociable. you, Mr Chaw, can sing.
:)
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I was looking for this today. Couldn't find it...maybe its not out yet.
hmmmx.

Who went to India?

Who went to India? That was my first reaction when I opened the letter box and saw a postcard...

Why?
Because I saw this.
Incredible India postcard....Who went to India and sent a postcard back from there?
I have indian friends...but, i highly doubt they would go there to send postcards to me.....

Only after i turned over then i unveiled the mystery...
msg and address smudged off..for me to see nia. :P lol

bie sent me a postcard. very nice of her...so sweet.:)
nope...i don't think she went india...i'm guessing its a ad for tourism india...
what a pleasant little surprise!
Thank you!
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a night with rpws.

lilalienations: I listen to yes 933 as often as i can..usually night programs...and while i was writing this post of my all time favourite dj's from the station ever since i started listening to the station Dennis Chew 周崇庆 called all the way from Shanghai China (because he brought a tour there,yes. he's a dj not a tourist guide.lol) to wish his partner on radio Ivy a Happy Birthday. It was soooo sweet. I'm sure many thought so too. The friendship...mm...you can hear, such a plesant surprise for ivy. Very nice. That's why 崇庆 is one of my faves! Funny and real. :)
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Went back to the rp trcc to support my juniors in rpws...This time we sat in the balcony seats...the ones above the stage....We had a good view, and the sound was good. Only. one thing which kinda pissed me off a little was that there were this bunch of Kids. -_- who didn't know when and how to shut when the concert was on. I mean fine, your a little excited enjoying yourself, i won't mind...but. don't be a irritant for THE WHOLE SHOW. argh. They did pipe down a little after a few stares and 'tsk' from fishy. lol. If your going to a concert respect the people performing and people listening. No one say you need to be a dead lifeless audience but don't be a nuisance.......ok. enough of that though....haha....let sees how the day was in photos....

The girls were a lil late...I waited for them to very kindly come and pick me up *thank you thank you*cause the sky decided to bestow a shower upon us just as it was time to go out.....-_-'' but. i decided it was a good thing that night....because i had a good nights sleep! it wasn't as warm as the other days....
So in the meantime as i was waiting....i charged my batt for the cam...and camwhored while waiting. i was bored. i seldom do this. honest:P* to be brought to the concert to take some pics...

See my folded up jeans? I initially wanted to brave the rain...but it was so heavy.....lucky the gals came to the rescue...but by the time rain finish le...haha..

Rpws. Don't they look grand? :)

Arrived a little late...missed the first two songs....Orange went in first with Mr Dee, and helped us booked seats...:)
This was the concert brochure. Viva la Symphonie 3...wow. in my year we did Viva la symphonie 1....Was a very grand event with loads of audience....I guess because it was the first of the series, everything was done in fashion...even the booklets then looked high end and polish. Not the common photocopy version more commonly used. Not that i'm trying to mean anything, just a observation....
I must say, the lightings design team did do a good job. They put thought into what they have done. Kudos to a good job. I particularly like this reflected shadow, by accident it happended or if it was planned i have no idea...but it was indeed a good touch.

I put this in to give a feel of what it was like. Look to the right of the pic. =)

Mr Kong Songlin doing a solo in the song Sapphire. He's in the spotlight!

He's a good soloist. Squeaked a lil...but that's ok, i guess he was probably a little tired? I liked the last song very much. Powerful. very impactful...but...i can't remember it's name though...opps.:P

Took photos with the alumni...:)
l to r: Cassandra, Weishi, Hannah, Jy, me and my round face and messy hair, Fishy

Orange came back from Korea..and brought back a teddy....
for me! jy and ling. xie xie!:)

It's from the Teddybear musuem in korea....wow!
I haven't gotten to ask her if she did visit the place....

It has a name too...Curly Brown~ reminds me of Charlie Brown from Peanuts...
Had dinner? Supper, at mac....our usual spot after concerts....Ling gave me this cup as she already has this version....thankyous!
It had a whole series of rainbow colours...but i gotten the black one-_-...lol.but its nice~
Yeap~ thats the end of it....:)

Take care peeps.
Be a nice human
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一生一世?

lilalienations: my little counsin wrote "永远一生一世爱你哦！" i wonder how long is 一生一世? how long is it to her? *ponders* such confidence.wow.
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I was editing photos and got a little fickle minded as to which one looked better....damn. i suck in bnw editing...=( i need more practise....



Actually the only difference between the two is the colour and brightness contrast....You must be thinking, 'siao cha bor, looks the same to me what!' haha....It looks really almost the same until further scrutiny....*yes. i like to nitpick at my own photos.lol.mainly because i want to create stronger bnw pics or any pic for that sense...:P* If their cut off you can click on it to see the full pic. :)



I actually did quite a few, with a few different crops...its quite a contrast from the original though...but i think i liked this crop best. :)

Which contrast brings out the pic better....?
Advice anyone?
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ahhh...i feel the breeze.....:)
hope it continues to stay that way....