Saturday, January 26, 2008

A Path to 99!

[BS]_=VaSsiLi=_


I've enjoyed playing with my Blacksmith character in Ragnarok Online for a while now. Right now my character's level is 97. I can't wait for my character to turn 99 to change it's job to a Whitesmith/Mastersmith. To attain my fast leveling skid, I'm using a water elemental converter for my weapon to boost it's damage on Minorous and Pasana. Well, if you all know, I've been a pRO botter since I first played my Ragnarok account. Currently I've been botting my character 24/7. In my own calculation, I would reach level 99 on February 10 or less. I can't wait for the said date! If I turn 99, I would probably use a Field Manual to boost my experience to become a Whitesmith more efficiently.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Nobuta wo Produce Finale

Shuji(left),Nobuta{center),Akira(right)

Finally, I've been able to finish Nobuta wo Produce. It's kinda unexpected how the series ended up. At first I thought there will be a love triangle between the three best friends, Shuji, Akira and Nobuta. But when I watched the last episode, I've found out that the story merely focuses on true friendship and overcoming obstacles in life. I never thought that the story would end up like that. The ending goes like this, Shuji's dad had to move in to another city because of his work. That makes Shuji and his family to move to that place together. He told Akira and Nobuta that he will transfer to another school in the next semester. And of course, the three friends had thier own sad moments because of this incident. After some time, Shuji's classmates found out that he'll transfer in the next semester. On Shuji's departure, Akira, Nobuta and all of their classmates gave Shuji a heart warming goodbyes. The next scene was that Shuji is introduced to his new classmates but suddenly he saw something unusual. He saw Akira standing at the back of the room. Could it be an illusion? That's what I thought at first. But actually, it's really Akira. Shuji asked his new classmate how did Akira came to his new school. the classmate said that he was on a helicopter a day before Shuji's arrival. When Shuji asked Akira why he followed him, Akira said it was said by Nobuta. Nobuta really wanted to live on her own without the help of Akira and Shuji. She really appriciate everything that Shuji and Akira had done. But life must go on. She must live life to the fullest without the help of her best friends. On the next scene. We will see Nobuta together with Mariko (Shuji's ex-girlfriend). Nobuta and Mariko became best of friends. Nobuta will then go to the school's rooftop where she, Shuji and Akira meet. Nobuta will smile brightly and thank her friends for making her what she is now. The last scene will be Shuji and Akira playing on the beach without Nobuta. It's kinda gay though :P I really thought that Akira and Nobuta will become lovers in the end but I'm shocked that the series really focuses in the three characters' everlasting friendship. I hope there will be a part 2 of this series.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Nobuta wo Produce (A must-watch JDorama!)

Nobuta wo Produce


Last time I've been adicted in watching horror movies and then after some time I've switched watching Korean and Japanese series. One series that really makes me feel thankfull that I'm alive is Nobuta wo Produce. It is a story about true friendship, love, being confident and independent. I haven't finished the series yet but it trully inspires me and made me value my old memories whether it's good or bad. The series is not drama all the way. It contains some humors and crazy stuffs that everybody can enjoy. The story goes like this, a girl named Kotani Nobuko transfered high school. She is the type of person who is always shy and somewhat called a " loner" and wherever school and place she went to, she is always bullied. She has no friends and the only friend that she think she got is her doll. When she transfered high school, she met two guys, Shuji and Akira. After seeing Nobuko being picked on by her female classmates, Shuji and Akira decided to change the way people treat Nobuko. They decided to make Nobuko the most popular female in their school. They call it producing Nobuko. They thought that Nobuko's name is kinda odd so Akira, Shuji and Nobuko name herself as Nobuta. In Japan, buta means "pig" which Shuji made by a piece of cloth to repair Nobuko's necktie in episode 1. The producer will be Shuji who is currently the most popular guy in school. They planned it secretly and vowed not to tell anybody about thier plans. Maybe you're thinking it's another one of your average high school Japanese comedy series but it's not. That's what I think before watching some of it's episodes. But believe me, it's truly inspiring and I wish I had true friends like them. It is a transformation of Nobuko who is a shy-type to a Nobuta who is socially capable of getting into the real world. I also like the way the story goes from drama to some sort of comedy. The actors and actresses are really great specially Maki Horikita who is playing Kotani Nobuko. She's also Ashiya Mizuki in Hana Kimi (Japan Version) which is also a hilarious series. I can say that she's really cute and she is versatile in acting concluding from Nobuta wo Produce to her superb acting in Hana Kimi from 2007. I really recommend this series for people who are bored in life and may think that they are alone in this world. It will teach us to appreciate little things that life could bring. Somehow I can relate to Nobuta because I've got somehow the same personality in my childhood :P For me this is one of the best comedic drama ever created. The storyline is good, cinematography is good and casting is superb! I've posted some screen caps on my post! You must watch it! A must-see JDorama! Sayonara!



Thursday, January 03, 2008

The Beauty Behind Horror Films

The Ghost a.k.a Dead Friend


Are you fond of watching horror movies? If you're gonna ask me, I really really do. But lately, I've noticed something very unusual in watching horror movies. Almost all the lead characters are females with thier respectively charming beauties. It's kinda ironic how Japanese and Korean filmakers do such gimmicks in the betterment of the movie genre. During the past year, I found Lim Eun-Kyoung cute when I watch Inhyeongsa. On the past months as I begun having an urge in watching these kind of films, I fell kinda in-love with actresses Erika Sawajiri (Ghost Train), Maki Horikita (One Missed Call: Final), Kim Ok-Bin (Whispering Corridors 4: Voice), Kim Ha Neul (Dead Friend) and others (I forgot thier names :P) Well, I guess it's a good mixture of suspense, thrill and some blend of beauty behind horror films. I'm not anymore being scared of watching any ghost related horror movies or whatever 'coz I'm really being mesmerize by the beauty of such individuals. Can you imagine? Instead of being horrified by these long-haired-vengeful-female-ghost, I now look at the bright side of how beautiful the characters are in real life. I'm still fond of watching such horror films eventhough I'm not scared at all. What matters to me now is how the story cope up and I like the unexpected twist in these stories at the end of the movie. I'll be posting some cute pictures of the gorgeous females I've mentioned above.