1:45:00 AM
Gah, that's the most annoying thing, Sakura.... watching a deep movie that needs total concentration with a bunch of people who don't appreciate the movie & other audience by being noisy ¬_¬ But, what is ASUC? ^^;

2:54:00 AM
Mwahaha XD Good idea, Alexa! I'll probably dedicate a shrine to Kara on her 22nd birthday, which is 10 days after my upcoming birthday :3 Speaking about bday, I'm going to celebrate it in Washington, DC, with several Indonesians from Pennstate =D My bday is going to be on the 4th of July weekend (no, not -on- July 4, but on that weekend), so DC will be merry. There must be a lot of great events going on next weekend. Hopefully we'll go for sure. I really want to. Especially since the boys have cars, so I, my brother (he's coming tomorrow, from Indonesia ^^), and Kara don't have to go by bus. We're gonna have fun, alright! *is excited despite the fact that she must treat everyone to dinner on her bday*

In fact, Alexa, I had wanted to watch ACO since the first time you told me about the story. I knew it would've been very interesting & wonderful, however I didn't want to watch it alone. Movie appreciation is much better when you share it with someone who has the same interest; leaving a room for discussion & interpretation. Fortunately, Kara loves Kubrick films a lot (just as you do), so I watched it with her (and was able to ask things that I didn't understand. After all, Kubrick was very deep with his work). Oh, and thanks to your summary of the story months ago, I was able to understand the storyline perfectly well ^^ Hey, have you watched Barry Lyndon? I heard it's good, I'll probably rent it one of these days. And Lolita, as well. Hmm... perhaps getting this Kubrick DVD collection is worth everything *nods*

8:05:00 AM
.............................
*is speechless*

A Clockwork Orange...... is AMAZING!! I couldn't choose the correct adjective to describe the greatness of the movie. It's probably the best movie I've ever watched! *_* All hail to the genius himself, Stanley Kubrick *worships* I've only watched two Kubrick films so far: this one & Eyes Wide Shut. I wasn't very much interested with the latter. However, Clockwork Orange is incredibly astounding & I'm now wanting to see more Kubrick films. Throughout the whole movie, I didn't move around (not even to drink), I was glued to the seat due to the suspense & artistic cinematography. I was very much in awe. Malcolm McDowell's acting was marvelous. His smile, his eyes.. he's just the perfect actor for Alex. I watched the movie with Kara, who is an avid fan of Kubrick. We were very serious when watching, mostly because there were a lot of messages, intelligent & philosophical words, very deep psychological perceptions (that will be understood differently by different people due to the different opinions & personal interpretations)... Thus, we needed to watch intensely & listen closely to the conversations.

Just like most Kubrick films, Clockwork Orange also gives a sense of "dark" feeling that leads to deep-thinking & re-thinking of the scenes. Therefore, we needed a cheerful movie to lighten our moods up. So we watched Annie (the original) after that =D It's totally the contrary of Clockwork Orange. Annie is cheerful, full of music & dances (it's a musical, after all.. I love the songs so much!), happy, lively, etc. Aileen Quinn is perfect to play Annie, with her naughty & brave face, and curly red hair (not her real hair, I think). She also sings very well, I love her voice! I want a house like Daddy Warbucks' house! *_* Kara sang along throughout the whole movie, since Annie is one of her childhood movies. Childhood memories never disappear, especially if it's a wonderful one. Too bad I didn't have much memory of my childhood...

music : annie - tomorrow
*sings*
The sun'll come out Tomorrow,
bet your bottom dollar that Tomorrow there'll be sun!
Just thinking about Tomorrow,
clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow 'til there's none.
When I'm stuck with a day, that's gray, and lonely
I just stick out my chin and grin and say: Oh!
The sun'll come out Tomorrow,
So you got to hang on 'til Tomorrow.
Come what may!
Tomorrow, Tomorrow,
I love ya, Tomorrow,
you're only a day away.

*sighs* I love a night like this... :3

After Annie, we watched Save The Last Dance. I don't really like this one, although Julia Stiles is a good actress. It's a mainstream, teenager movie. After Clockwork Orange & Annie, the quality of this movie is totally downhill ^^;;

The night before (Saturday), we watched All That Jazz, a semi-autobiographical movie about Bob Fosse. This is another good movie, very artistic *nods* All hail to Fosse for his coreography! *_* He was really a great artist, I love the dances so much... especially the one titled "Take Off With Us". Very sensual, yet very artistic. Jessica Lange is so beautiful when she was young. Ann Reinking.... is always wonderful :3 She dances very well, even now when she's 52 years old. She sings very well, her voice is very distinct & unique. Speaking of her, she was also in Annie, starring as Daddy Warbucks' private secretary.

Yes, we were on a movie-watching spree since Saturday. 1 film on Saturday, 3 on Sunday. We started watching at 11 PM last night and just finished at 6 AM ^^; I need to sleep now... I have a group meeting later this afternoon... *feels so lazy*

Eeeh, I almost forgot! Happy Birthday, Mary! :D Hope you had a wonderful day... Post more webcam pictures, ne?

11:55:00 AM
Inuyasha is wonderful, Charlene ^^ Join us puppy-lovers here *grins to Alexa, Garion, and Mary* Try reading a chapter or two... There are plenty of scanlations around the web available for download. #mangascans at IRC DALnet also offers Inuyasha, as well as tons more series. As for the art, it's pretty decent. Rumiko Takahashi is very decent with her artwork, although obviously isn't as great as CLAMP or Arina Tanemura. But her other talents surpass the artwork itself, especially in these particular areas: plot, storyline, characterization, and refreshing sense of humor. That's why I fell in love with Maison Ikkoku. It's probably the greatest series in which Takahashi-sensei had utilized her optimum talents on the above areas.

Anyhow, I've read up to the end of chapter 14 of the original Japanese manga and cannot wait for more. I'm so glad Sesshoumaru appears again ^^v I noticed that he looks a bit like Yue: cold eyes, long hair. Although Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru are brothers, they don't really look alike, despite their long hair (forget the face feature, everyone basically has the same face features, just different hairstyle ^^;). Which one would you prefer? I can't choose myself.. I like both of them :3

Luno, I always look different in every photo =P I don't even know why, but lately I began to realize that since people always comment, "You look so much different on each of those pictures! Are you sure all of them are the same person?" o_O;; Like I said below, I looked really weird here.. so that pic doesn't really portray my exact appearance. This one is much closer to the real me. Also, the fact that I and Koannie are Indonesians alone doesn't actually make a strong foundation, because there are so many types of Indonesian. I'm Indonesian Chinese. I'm pretty sure Koannie is, too. But there are various ethnics (and mixed ethnics) throughout Indonesia, and they are all Indonesians (they're not immigrants from other countries. Perhaps their great great great grandparents were). Think of all these countries combined to portray the various appearances of Indonesian people: Malaysia, China, Africa, Arab, Netherland, etc. For instance, I and Kara are totally different, but we're both Indonesians ^^ And the guy in the middle is Indonesian Arabic, another different mixed ethnic, just like myself.

Well, I need to sleep now... yes, I haven't slept all night, unless for the three-hour evening nap yesterday. It's this time of the month again... my period has made me all fresh & not very tired. Fortunately, the pain & cramps this time aren't as bad as last month's, which I'm very much thankful for.
Speaking of yesterday, things were screwed up since the night before, but I don't want to go into details now. Not in the mood to ramble about that. Oyasumi nasai ~~

2:26:00 PM
Feh :3 Hai *nod nod* :D
Inuyasha lovers are very familiar with the word ^^v That's the most famous remark of Inuyasha. By the way, Luno, how long will I be able to enjoy the subdomain? Any approximate time of when you're going to transfer the domain to a new host?

Nice. Very very nice. Me likes it so much :3

Tonight = hell. A 10-page paper is waiting... and I might not be able to sleep -_-
Tomorrow = even more hell. A project presentation will be held & the paper is due.
Starting next week = more than hell O_O! I have to start packing up my stuff... gyahhhhh too many stuffff *is very panicked* But my bro & dad are coming next week, which is nice ^^ That means... I need to email Anne the manga list. Tomorrow, tomorrow... after the class is over & I'm somehow free... *nods* Is it okay, Anne? For you to go manga-shopping this weekend?

I look -really- weird here.. I just love the hair ^^v
Here's a view of my bedside table. Don't ask me what those stuff on the table are...

10:17:00 PM
*poses stylistically* I'm the heroine of a mahou shoujo anime! Mwahahaha XD XD
My head is hurting from watching too much Cat's Eyes (8 episodes) & Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne (4 eps). Sheesh, that goes my 5 hours >_<

Luno, may I have feh.plasticmoon.com instead? The current subdomain is too long. Thank you so much ^^ Also, the cloaked URL is fine and it points to this blog -- just what I'd prefer. As for the hostings, here are what I have on my bookmark: 1dollarhosting, bootbox, catalog, freehostin, gotoecom, spewey, hosting.us.com, lifetime webhosting. I'll let you know if I find anything else.

Garion, I've read Inuyasha up to volume 13 of the Japanese manga. I think the Chinese manga has the same volume as the Japanese one. Sango comes to the story at volume 10, if I'm not mistaken. I have the scanlations of the Japanese manga (translated in English, of course) up to volume 20. Nice, isn't it? ^^ Taking up a lot of space on my hard drive, though.

By the way, this is myself and Garfield XD And this is my messy closet. Having fun with the webcam with a friend last night. It looks much better if taken from afar. But you have to have someone capture it for you.

Actually, Sakura, I like your CGs.. especially this one, very nice!
Nice color scheme, Selene. Are you still in Jakarta? Bring me some martabak & pempek, will you? =P

Mwahahahah XD Those crazy Japanese...! You always found the most amusing & neat things, Thal! :D Get well soon, kay? Anne, are you still sick as well?

8:15:00 PM
Oh, I forgot to add...
Last Sunday was really nice, the weather and all. Thus, I went outside with a friend although I had so many things to do that were due on Monday (a final speech, a one-page paper, and a job application packet that consists of: a 4-page memo, two resumes, and two cover letters). About 4 PM, we had early dinner/late lunch, taking pictures on the way to the restaurant (yes, I dressed up a bit XD). Later that night, I went out with Kara for late dinner, enjoying the atmosphere and procrastinating. I ended up doing only the paper that night, and saving the speech, 4-page memo, resumes, and cover letters for the next morning. Alright, I have never met anyone who is more last-minute than me other than Kara. Fact is: I hadn't had a speech topic yet when I went to bed that night! And the speech was to be held at 12.45 PM the following day O_O I was a bit panicked, of course. I went to bed thinking about doing a speech on "The Importance of HTML" and was almost sure that would have been my topic. But when I woke up at 8.30 AM and searched for resources on that topic, I hardly found any -_- Instead, I found an article on "The Importance of Foreign Language", and I instantly decided to use that topic. I was finally done preparing the speech at 12.15 PM (having taken a shower & had breakfast in between), and practicing carelessly while blow-drying my hair afterwards =P The result? 90% =D That's an A-. I couldn't ask for more, especially for a last-minute speech. And this speech weighs 30% of the final grade! (The first speech weighs 10% & the second one weights 20%.)

No, Lise, I'm not pissed at your email. I was just emphasizing my background reason in a straightforward way ^^ I'm always bad with emails, so I tend to get lazy in replying such emails.

2:35:00 PM
No, I can't hug Garfield... he's too big & heavy, not soft at all =P So I put him on the carpet beside the bedside table & put my home-wear clothes above him *lmao* Well, you're right, though.. Despite its messiness, my room feels homey ^^ That's why I can feel "at home" when I'm inside my apartment... no matter how messy it is. Oh, and I've seen Inuyasha anime half of the current total episodes (the latest one is ep. 28). It's really good *nods* The manga is more detailed & complete than the anime, though. So it's better to see both the anime & the manga for more detailed storyline.

Anne, I already have Kaikan Phrase ^^ Thanks though. I'd like to see Harley's anime list so that we can trade. Oiii, the bank info... ? =P I haven't sent you my anime list, either.. I'll send it to you tonight *nods*

Luno, me wants plasticmoon subdomain! :D In my opinion, it's better to use plasticmoon.com for your blog just as it is now. Firstly, I like the domain name. Secondly, you can always move it to a cheap yet reliable host that offers considerable space & features (CGI, etc) for a very small fee. Coastland Technologies is one of the nice yet cheap hosts out there. I can point you to several others, if you ever need them. Just let me know.

12:34:00 AM
My room is so much messier than what the webcam captured, Garion. Obviously, I didn't want to capture the messiness, so I only showed the 2 spots that are "okay". Actually, the desk & the bed are messier than in the photos... I made the bed & removed the unnecessary & annoying things from my desk before capturing them with the webcam, of course =P I have too much stuff in my apartment. I haven't heard anyone coming to my apartment and not making an exclamation, "Oh my God, you have sooo much stuff! Are those all yours?" o_O;

I've been reading Inuyasha a lot lately and I'm liking him the more I read the chapters. His cynical yet pure personality makes me want to cuddle him fuzzily ^^v I especially want to touch his ears the most. Inuyasha is sarcastic, he doesn't know how to express his feeling & concern better than being harsh about it. He is the most clueless guy, which suits his personality well, actually. His way of showing that he cares is rude, indeed. The most difficult thing for him is to express that he cares for Kagome and thus they always end up arguing. He likes to keep his feeling inside, being a kind-hearted yet introvert puppy :3

Luno, if you have streamload (that means you're willing to pay to download), I can send you any anime episodes you want to see :D Streamload is the best application ever, in my opinion. Sure you have to pay, but it's only a very small amount of money and it's really worth it, especially if you compare it to fansubs or even commercial tapes. So if you don't mind spending $5 per month for 500 MB or $10 for 2.5 GB download, then it's a very good option.

*goes off to watch Noir 8*

5:31:00 AM
Ahh.. you're finally back, Luno! :D Nice simple layout.. you know I always adore elegance & simplicity. And you can tell outright that my laptop is my very first best friend as well ^^v

Anne, the bank info.... ?

3:12:00 AM
Just signed up at yupapa.com ^^ It sure is a nice host and it offers subdomain, too! Nice features, although the bandwidth is restricted to only 600 MB (the only downside, I think). Yo, Mel, did you sign up yet? I think the webmaster doesn't take any sign-up request anymore, since the new accounts are more than 30 already. I was lucky to get one.

I was just about to show some photos of the little tidbits in my room. Good timing with the request, Garion ^^

Here is my bed (two twin-size beds combined to be a king-size). I love the combination of blue & yellow ^^ And yes, that's a rattan bedside table there. Very oriental, yes? By the way, I only sleep at one side (the one near the bedside table), therefore that side of the bed is slightly lower than the other side =P Garfield is sitting nicely on the bed. Verrry big, isn't he? XD
Here is my desk.. you can see my laptop there. The flowers on the vases are dried roses. On the left side of the laptop is my CD burner (yes.. it's PURPLE! *lol*). Between the two vases, you can see a cute figurine. It's a Precious Moments figurine that I love so much :3 On the far right is my cordless phone in boring black. Above the roses, you can see the very bottom part of a painting made by my ex-boyfriend (yes, he's quite artistic). And this is myself again.. pay no attention to the background >_< My room is very messy, full of stuff everywhere. You don't want to see the junk...

Hanyaaaan :3 This blog is too funny to be passed by without acknowledgment.

It's the face that shows a lot of difference, Selene. My face looks so much wider on the webcam, perhaps because of the lens... Whatever the reason is, nothing beats the quality of a real (and especially manual) camera. Not even digital camera *hugs her Canon* I'll probably take some photos with this camera tomorrow ^^ Buuuut ~ my scanner is broken -_-

*goes off to read more chapters of Inuyasha before collapsing nicely to bed*

10:20:00 AM
music : basil valdez - you

I forgot to mention this wonderful site: International Sticker Network.
I have to do a 3-page paper now *sighs* Just spent one and a half hour cooking, and I smelled like food... so I took a shower right away.

Alexa, CONGRATULATIONS, honey! :D So you're finally done with school, eh? I'll be joining you soon... erm, in 2 months, that is ^^
I'm so looking forward to Boston at the moment... I don't know why. Suddenly I'm in "holiday" mood, although I still have a few weeks of classes left. Perhaps because I've been listening to jazz & bossa nova a lot today. The queen of bossa nova: Astrud Gilberto. Thanks to Kara for introducing me to her music. It's really a wonderful treasure.

6:24:00 AM
Ahhhh ~~ *stretches* Feels gooood ~~
I slept for 14 hours *lol* Count that as 2 days of sleep, cause I didn't sleep at all yesterday! That damn exam.... *pouts* I ended up not being able to finish it.. I just made it look pretty & professional, but the model didn't work at all -_- That's what my classmates did, too, in the hope of getting some credits for making it nice.

Blogger template didn't work at all yesterday, and I wanted to change things. Good thing it's finally working again. Well, I just wanted to make it clear: if I ever unlink anyone, it's because: 1) you haven't blogged for a considerably long amount of time, 2) your blog is not available / on hiatus, 3) I lose interest in your blog altogether & feel that I won't visit it often. For the third reason, I usually tend to "test" linking some blogs.. to see if I'm really interested (obviously the owner is not my friend nor acquintance). So don't ever feel offended, especially if you're not my friend/acquintance. It's a normal thing to do, just like linking webpages. However, the circumstances are slightly different, because blog is more of a daily kind of thing. It's supposed to be dynamic, while websites are more static & content-wise. Hence, if any of the reasons above change, I may put the link back up again. Feh. I feel silly saying this... as if anyone really cares. But I've seen several people complained because their blogs have been unlinked, which is quite stupid & whiny. Really, I, for one, could care less what people do.. especially if it's about "linking" o_O If I really do care, then the only thing I'd do would be take the link of that person off my blog. But you will almost never see me do that. The reason of why I link people is because I enjoy reading the blogs. I could care less whether those people link me back or not. It's this kind of thing that's most annoying in "our community". Be mature, people.

Thanks for the compliment, Anne... but that's the truth.
My appearance in front of the mirror is 10-20 pounds thinner than that in front of the webcam. I really don't have any idea why I look like I was 60 kg, while in reality I'm quite petite. See my New York photos for comparison: ichi, ni, san, shi, go, roku (the last three are new photos from April). Or my Penn State photos: un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept.

Bayu (my bestfriend) also said I looked so chubby in the webcam photos, it scared him. I'm scared as well *_* He also said the photos suggest that I was pretty "big" in overall appearance (as in, perhaps, 170 cm & 65 kg). The reality? I'm only 158 cm & 48 kg *nods* Eeeh, whatever ^^; I'm going to purchase a digicam someday...

7:24:00 AM
music : astrud gilberto - all that's left is to say goodbye

Hehehehehehehe *evil grin* Yes, that's what I've been doing for the past couple hours XD I should've worked on my exam, true, but it's too hard... I don't have the motivation anymore. Overall, I'm satisfied with the outcome of the picture.. it's not blurry & very crisp for a webcam. BUT! The webcam adds another 10-20 pounds to my overall appearance! x_X

I'm not -that- fat, sheeshh... In fact, I'm -not- fat at all! My face is not -that- swollen o_O; Oh well, it's still worth it for a mere $20 (after rebates =D). Kodak DVC325 is one of the best webcams.. and the original price is $80. So I was lucky ^^ Thanks to Bayu, as always. He's like my encyclopedia. I can always ask him for almost anything, especially computer stuff =P

Here's another one with my hair unknotted. Yep. That's how long my hair is at the moment. My longest hair after having had short hair for several years.

Okay, I have to go back to this exam... *grumbles* I ended up not being able to sleep & this exam is still in the beginning stage, no improvement at all ¬_¬

10:44:00 PM
AAHHHHHH!!! FRUSTRATEDDD!!! T_T X_X O_O @_@
This exam is SOOOO difficult! Gyahhh! *is about to go crazy any moment*
What is it about? Eeh, you don't want to know... well, simply said: decision support system = visual basic + linear programming (goal programming, assignment problem & scheduling shifts). And it's due tomorrow before 2 PM. I don't even know where to start! I'm as good as dead *_* My classmates have no clue with the exam either... the teacher is so cruel ¬_¬

Nee, Hikaru, I think we've been visiting each other's blogs in regular basis lately (without having the link on our blogs) from someone else's blogs *lol* My medium was Anne ^^ So I've decided to add your blog there *points to the right*
Btw, Anne, I was able to open the Lain image.. so you don't have to email it to me. Thanks!

Feh. I give up *throws away her assignment*
I've been leeching manga scans like crazy for the past few hours :3 In fact, I've been in IRC for 3 days non-stop *lmao* Yay leecher! XD That's the result of my having stressed out *nods* I tend to escape & do something that is not of the greatest necessity of the moment. In the end, I always work under pressure, trying to finish up in a very limited time. Like right now.... *sighs* I doubt I will be able to sleep at all tonight -_-

8:39:00 AM
*ROTFLMAO*
Oh my God, JOEY!! XD XD XD XD That is hilarious! I haven't stopped laughing since 5 minutes ago, my stomach starts aching because of that! XD XD *resumes laughing*
Btw, I don't know the other guys. They might be seiyuus.. I'm not sure. But you're right... the black-adidas-guy is quite cute... although still a bit far from my standard ^^; Yes, yes, I know I'm too picky =P

Anne, we talked for 1 hour 58 minutes *nods* Heh, I didn't realize the time cause we were enjoying the conversation a lot ^^ In fact, I wouldn't have hung up, if your mom didn't want to use the phone. Eeeh, sorry you have to watch The Ring again ^^; But don't you have to watch it by yourself this time? Want me to distract you again? *lol* Btw, where did you get that Lain pic on your blog? Very nice image!

Fel, uh... that sucks >_< How did you find out that you have manganese on your hair though? That's one of the reasons I never dye my hair... I don't want any types of chemicals to stay on my body. Scaaary ~~
Oh ya, I've downloaded Ayashi no Ceres 22.. want it? ^_~ I'll send it to you whenever you're online.. just message me, kay?
Thanks for signing my guestbook again *hugs* Eeeh, are you sure you want to copy my guestbook? *lol* You're welcome to do so ^^ Can I copy yours, too? =P

Garion, oh I love Laura Fygi's version of Dream a Little Dream! She has very nice voice, perfect for such songs. I also like Diana Krall's version on the same song. Have you heard of it? Her voice is also very good.

Hikaru.. hehe.. you like him, too? ^_~ He's almost perfect, isn't he?

Nope, I haven't slept yet =P Am going to sleep now... *yawns* Good night... uh, morning! *mumbles*

3:38:00 AM
My favorite chillin' place at the moment: Lilith's Dogma, owned by Jaki & Jo. What is it about? Mmhmmm... *wide grin* Ehehehe... you'll find out ^_~

9:41:00 PM
Ahhh, found a little thief.. look at this guestbook. Compare it to mine. See the similarity? It's not the only thing. Go to "View" menu on your IE, select "Source". Scroll down & see that she direct-links a certain file from ikkoku.net. The file is only less than 1 kb, but still... I just cannot tolerate direct-linking! O_O

Anne, I just messaged you asking for your phone numbers (home & hp). Please email or ICQ the numbers to me, will you? Thanks a lot! I need your help big time... Oh btw, I agree with your saying that Pierce Brosnan is close to a perfect man ^_~ He's almost perfect in every way *nods* And yes, Katan is cute in the OVA.. I like him, too, there ^^ I honestly don't really like the original artwork of the manga... so... yeah.

Tomorrow: persuasive speech O_O Haven't researched yet, and just decided on a topic 3 hours ago. Yes, I'm such a procrastinator...
Topic: the importance of stress management. Tonight is going to be a chaos.... so much information to research on, so much data to compile, so much structure to organize... ¬_¬ And I still have to work on a difficult Visual Basic & Excel homework that's due tomorrow. God help me ._.

10:39:00 PM
music : laura fygi - till there was you

Jo Chen is a wonderful artist! Look at this, for instance *drools* And this. And also this. Jaki's Dogmatist is also a great illustrations site! Proof: Seed, Angel. Most of the works are from the games Suikoden 2 and Xenogears. I like this Seed guy...

I want to see more Angel Sanctuary! I've seen OVA 1-3 and the anime artwork is a lot better than the manga. However, the story is weird & confusing, especially the manga. So many angels, so many difficult-to-remember names. Btw, I like Kira Sakuya ^^

Anne, good luck with the studying! You too, Fel! And you three, Kenchan! Good luck with the exams, girls...
Eeeh, Luno! Ruby! Come back, please... I miss your blogging ._.

9:17:00 PM
*_* O_O Midorikawa Hikaru >_< @_@ *big sweatdrop on her head*
Gomen ne, Anne, but I have a very high standard of the terms "cute", "handsome", and "good-looking" ^^;;; I still think he *points up at the link* is ... uh... um... I'm not going to say it. I feel mean XP He's not ugly, but still very faaaaar from my standard. In fact, Koyasu is better-looking than him... at least that's what I think (if he doesn't open his mouth neither to smile nor to laugh, doesn't dye his hair red and just act normal like in this picture).

And no, I'm not obsessed with Koyasu. I just like his voice, but I don't have any obsessions of some sort... Quite honestly, I can be obsessed over anime characters (because, of course, they're so perfect & somewhat unrealistic that you -almost- can't find them in the real world). However! I find it hard to be obsessed with real people. I can like them, I can adore them, but I'm never obsessed with them. I don't think I have ever had an exception for anyone... *thinks*.... nah-uh, no.

By the way, upon browsing through Koyasu's pictures, I realized something.... He looks exactly like my Japanese TA (teaching assistant) when I took Japanese class last Fall 2000!! I'm not kidding. Mihoko Homma, her name, has the same face feature & type as Koyasu does. I don't really have her clear picture to compare with, but here is her homepage.

*is about to cry while laughing uncontrollably at the same time*
*wipes tears*
Oh my God, I can't stand it... I'm about to experience a severe breakdown due to the uncontrollable urge to laugh & cry, and my body is ultimately shaking from the indescribable emotion that overcomes ~~ I'm not exaggerating. I need a perfect incentive to calm myself down...

*opens a new window and types: yahoo.com*
*types: "Michael Maguire Enjolras"* --> refers to Michael Maguire, who is best known for his Broadway debut performance as Enjolras in the original Broadway company of Les Misérables. Beautiful voice, wonderful acting & good-looking. I couldn't ask for more, can I? ^_~
Ahhhhhh *inhales deeply* Perfect for the eyes :3
This one is even much better *swoons* I love Pierce Brosnan :D

3:41:00 AM
Anneeeeeee... me wants all of the scans, too, please? :3 Gravitation fanbook and Argento Soma shitajiki yah? Makasih banget yaaaa *shakes Anne's hands in appreciation* By the way, nice GnK fanfic... although I agree with you that the chance of them getting together forever and the story ending happily ever after is very close to zero ._.

Melisa, I like Miki Shinichiro as well (his voice, not his looks *_*). But I'm not really crazy about Seki Tomokazu.. He's okay, he's the seiyuu of Touya, so of course it counts.. but he's still faaaar away from Koyasu-sama *worships Hotohori*

I love everything about Hotohori, and that includes Koyasu Takehito as his seiyuu :3 I'll just make sure I don't see his face too often.... >_<
If anyone ever happens to know a seiyuu with wonderful voice (use Koyasu's as comparison) and good look, please point him to me. I'd really love to know if there's even -any- out there, so that I can start drooling on him :D

Welcome home, Selene! Sorry for the belated greeting. By the way, all of the manga titles you listed were bought in Japan, right? Are you able to read Japanese? Forty manga is... a lot! *_* Lucky you! I want to go to Japan so bad, but I have to save money first... Wait.. did you go to Japan by yourself? *blinks* Your parents financed all of the fees, right? *wishes her parents would be close to being that nice* Nya, and you go back to Indonesia every 3 months? You must be the luckiest person I've ever met so far =P

I'm rather happy tonight, although I'm so dizzy right now after working on a paper for 6 hours (and is still not finished yet) *_* But I'm happy to have finally met a guy who is : 1) nice & understanding, 2) mature, 3) polite, 4) friendly, 5) humble & not bossy (yes, this is very important). It's really rare to see such quality in guys nowadays, and I'm glad to know one :3 I can't say that he's my friend -yet-, but it would be very nice if we could be friends...

On the other hand, I've also met the most annoying girl ever o_O I have keep being calm everyday & constantly hold myself from the urge to slap her left and right. Gah, good things always come with a bad thing...

*gets back to writing the paper* ~_~

7:37:00 AM
One more entry before I really go to bed... =P

Hikaru, thank you so much for the wishes. It was a one-day overwhelming situation, and I have felt a lot better since. By the way, the words were inspired from a song that has stubbornly stayed in my head for a long time.... but I'd like to keep it a secret *grins* If you (or anyone else) happen to know, just keep quiet about it, kay? ^_-

Anne, as much as I hate Shiori (and any other anime characters that are worthy of being hated), I don't like hate clique or anti front of any sort. It seems pointless, in my opinion. Anyhow, take your time about the screenshots. I'm not in any rush...
You meant Danu sells the VCD for you guys? Do you mind obtaining one for me? I'll ask my brother or my mom to come up with the payment & such. If it's not too much trouble, would you mind doing that? Thank you so much in advance for the trouble. We'd better discuss this on ICQ, I think.

*is thinking about 3 more blogs worthy of being linked.... but decides to do that later tonight*
Eeeh, I'm even more energetic now!

7:04:00 AM
I know I should sleep.. but I'm not sleepy ^^; Blame it to the 10 hours of sleep yesterday *ahem* I'm transforming into Vampire-chan™ again... *lol*

Icha, thanks for the compliment, but I don't think my design is worthy of being drooled upon ^^; Speaking of the devil, you changed your layout all the time! Has it really been more than a week since the last layout? Btw, nice to meet you. I've been eyeing your blog for some time now. Fel and Thal are the mediums ^_~ Hey, you live in SoCal, right? I have a bestfriend there, so I go there a lot... Where do you live? We might have bumped into each other without knowing =P

Serika, have you ever gotten my reply to your email? I'm so sorry that I was very *very* late in replying. Do you still want to exchange the voice files? It's alright if you've changed your mind about that. Hey, very nice idea of reminiscing upon previous blog entries there... I might borrow your idea if I'm not too lazy.. Would you mind? (Most likely I'm too lazy, though =P)

Alright, I really should go to sleep... or at least force myself to, unless I want to skip classes... which would be impossible. Ja ne ~

5:46:00 AM
music : iwao junko - yasashisa no tane
From Card Captor Sakura, sung by Tomoyo Daidouji & Tomoeda choir.

When I am lonely, I seek for warmth,
the dear memories that trace far into the distance.
Even when I wake up from my dream, the smile is left in me,
and such a seed of kindness stays in my heart.
When a nervous heart is relieved,
let us sow a seed of kindness.
Someday, someone, into the clear blue sky,
will flutter in freedom as high as possible.

11:57:00 PM
Isabela-chan, I'm perfectly fine. Thank you for your concern *hugs*
I hope you can overcome your stress and feel better afterwards. I know how it feels with too much stress on your behalf.

Impressive: swidjaja.com. The webmaster's name seems familiar, I might know him. If I'm not mistaken, he was my ex-boyfriend's schoolmate in junior high school.

I've been surfing a lot of design-related sites today: halfproject, frogcast (hey, Lanma! *waves*), jimbotron, designer's drug.
Gallery Suzuhito has a lot of nice CG illustrations. And 2pixelstotheleft has a lot of Hong Kong photos.

11:26:00 PM
Is it just me, or the blogging world has become very boring lately? It's not as exciting as it used to be. It has changed a lot, too.

*lmao* Funny parodies of AOL, Geocities, and Yahoo XD
*stares intensely* Teach me how to make the wonderful graphics at Arthur Mount Illustration. Lovely, very lovely!
I want to learn Flash... That's one of the tasks I'm going to do when I've graduated.

Anne, I wish Miuchi-sensei would make the story like the drama *_* I really want Masumi to be with Maya, but I'm pretty sure it won't happen... at least not now.. *sighs* How many episodes does the drama special have? Oh ya, I agree that Shiori should just go to hell *chants along with Anne : "KILL HER! KILL HER! KILL HER!"*
Anyhow... *coughs* whose voice is better, Koyasu's or the guy who play Masumi's? Sheeshh, how can I fall in love with only someone's voice.... tell me if it's sane! *_*
Hey, how did you get the drama special anyway? Did Harley get it? If yes, from where? Now I want to see it...

6:06:00 AM
This is such a cute image :3
Square Gallery is such a nice place for high-quality anime images. I found nice Love Hina, Evangelion, and MKR images. Save me a lot of time scanning them one by one.

More anime episodes at IRC DALnet #anime4free, #animehaven, #animeinc, and #anime_daisuki. The queues are too long though..

Hey, Kenchan *waves back* Salam kenal juga ^^ Thanks for the compliment!

*gack* The guy who played Masumi is so *very* ugly!! *sobs* Wasn't there anyone much more handsome than him?? And Maya is not supposed to be pretty at all! I like the anime & manga better. An anime series should remain to be anime and not brought up to a live movie of any sort. Even City Hunter is much more wonderful as an anime, although Jackie Chan acted in the live one. The difference between anime artwork and real people is too wide... My dreams are shattered upon looking at Masumi's cast... (talk about overreacting *lol*). Anne, tell me the story of the drama *is curious to know but doesn't want to actually watch the movie*

I probably should sleep... *yawns*

6:58:00 PM
!@#$%^&*()_(*&^%$#@!@#$%^&*!!!!! O_O!!!
I SWEAR!!! I will NEVER ever visit any spaceports.com website AGAIN!! Those pop-up ads are driving me insane! Sheesshh.. isn't ONE pop-up ad enough for each website?! I encountered about 10 pop-up ads when I visited this site, and when I tried to close some banners, a couple more popped up! Spaceports, you're NOT a porn site. You're a webhosting company. Hence, there really is no need to have more than one pop-up ad! *checks the site* Oh no wonder, spaceports pays their hostees $.10/click for the ads displayed on their members' sites. Gah, even though it sounds tempting, my first priority would be the visitor. Would you mind losing visitors even though you gain several dollars? Furthermore, the site owner would have to be the one who clicks on the banners to gain the money, since no visitor would like to do that voluntarily. I don't think anyone likes to be shoved by annoying pop-up ads in front of their face and eventually clicks on any of the ads. Well, whatever the circumstances are, goodbye spaceports & all of the users!

Other webhosting sites with annoying pop-up ads (although not as bad as spaceports) that I've recently encountered: crosswinds, fortunecity, and virtualave. Avoid those sites, all of you people out there who are searching for webhosts. There are a lot nicer webhosts with no banner ads, you just have to do more research. Freewebspace.net and Webhosts 4 Free are two of the first places to visit for guides & reviews on webhostings.

I've only watched 3 CCS episodes yesterday: 47 - 49. Up until now, I have 104 Touya screencaps and 57 Yue screencaps. Still a long way to go to make it even ^^v It might never happen though... I also watched Gravitation 1 & 2. Well, it's alright. I'm not too crazy about the series. Although Eiri Yuki & Hiroshi Nakano are wonderful, they don't steal my heart like Touya & Yue do ^_~ While watching the series, I also concentrated in listening to Sakano's voice... because Koyasu is the seiyuu :3 Too bad Koyasu's appearance is not very satisfying like his voice... I wonder if I will ever find a seiyuu with beautiful voice & outer appearance (or simply: handsome) altogether. Perhaps not.. since those kinds of people would rather be actors and the like.

For yaoi-theme series such as Gravitation, I'd rather choose Kusatta Kyoushi no Houteishiki, although the artwork is so so. However, the story interests me so much that I'm actually tempted to buy the manga. I'm also interested in Kizuna, by the same author (Kodaka Kazuma).

7:46:00 PM
Anne, thanks for the scan! ^^ Ne, is Harley still going to talk to me about the anime? Tell him to message me anytime in ICQ, kay... Also... *points down* see how I laughed? :3 Daijobu datta yo..

Alexa *points at two entries down* I had posted another entry before your inquiry.. your browser must have given you cached nonsense alright ~ Thanks for the wish and I'll hopefully talk to you this weekend ^^v

*drools* Murasaki! That's a very lovely picture *_* Touya's eyes, Touya's eyes... *her heart melts away upon staring at Touya's gentle smile*

*continues watching CCS 47*
23 more episodes to go...

5:06:00 AM
*laughing frantically* XD!! Kiko-chan's Smile is probably the funniest anime I've ever seen! XD XD I've watched eps.1-4 and it hasn't failed to make me laugh in each episode.
*Narrator speaking* She didn't cry at night and she slept like the dead.... *higher voice* like... the dead...... *higher & scarier voice* like.... the DEAD?!?! (Kiko-chan, at the age of 3 months, sleeping with her face facing down the bed so she couldn't breath) ........ *Kiko-chan lifts her head from the bed, gasps & somersaults to the correct position* <----- O_O!! (and she's only 3 months, alright) *narrator continues* ... that was just how she slept.
The narrator's voice was very funny, I laughed the most at this particular scene XD You have to hear the Japanese intonation.. very -very- funny!
...shin da youni yoku nemuri... *higher voice* shin da youni yoku nemuri... *even higher voice* sh~ SHIN da youni ~~~ *reaches climax*..... *drops to normal voice* yoku nemuri XD Alright it doesn't make any sense if you don't watch it ^^;

Ah, you finally open your collective, Garion ^_~ Congratulations! And do enjoy your stay at ikkoku.net ^^

Hmmm, nice ~ The owner of the domain is Fel's friend. I found a great collection of art sites at her link page.

*still struggling with her 4-page paper due at 12 PM today*
Sleeepyyyy ~_~