Kolo Mee anyone?

Chen revived his blog around 20 days ago and claims that no one knows about his blog.

Though there are only 2 posts so far, let’s give him a surprise shall we?

Visit his blog -here-

He seemed ecstatic after getting his blog url back xD

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“I’m going out for lunch with Chen later, somewhere around 1130.”

“Where to?”

“Carpenter Street.”

“Sounds good, so what are you having?”

“Kolo Mee.”

*A brief moment of stillness*

Let’s tag along.

Chen, Dennis, Kelvin, Shao Wee, Zhi Wei and I set off to where we agreed to had our lunch earlier – Carpenter Street.

My 1st impression on our destination was just another common eating place with no air-conditioning (take note that I got used to the air-cond in Swinburne and almost could not live without it especially during one sunny afternoon).

Okay, the 6 of us were seated on one of the tables and waited for them to take the order of drinks and of course, food.

10 minutes passed. It sure is strange since the place isn’t large and yet there’s no one taking our orders.

Another 10 minute passed. A few of us began to feel uneasy due to the fiery hot weather.

After another 10 minute passed by, someone came and took our orders for drinks. Nothing tastes better than chilled Sundrop with extra ice cubes. At least we felt rejuvenated. Now for the Kolo Mee…

10 minutes passed. Most of us were very hungry and demanded asked Chen to place our orders. He rejected, saying that it is not a wise choice to do so.

Again another 10 minute passed. We waited patiently as Chen told us that we have to wait for our turn. My glass of sundrop is almost empty.

It seemed like eternity waiting for the next 10 minutes, we were left with some hope though – the spoon, chopsticks and chili with soy sauce were placed on our table and our orders were taken.

Luckily, the noodles and soup came at almost the same time. We waste no time devouring the noodles and the soup placed in front of us as if we were starved for days.

Chen was right; it isn’t a wise choice to rush our orders. Someone became the sacrificial lamb and rushed his orders and the owner said something like this:

If you cannot wait, you cannot eat; if you can wait, you can eat. UNDERSTAND!?

The portions served are definitely enough for anyone, anytime unlike the Swinburne cafeteria and ChiliPepper. 3 of us ordered a RM4 portion and another 3 ordered a RM6 portion. The RM6 portion is like enough to feed a family of 3 or even 4.

I’ll definitely come back to have Kolo Mee again in this shop. By the way, the name of this shop is Min Joo.

Da Capo - The Bells of Happiness

One common difference between the real world and the anime world:

In the anime world, the girls fawn over a single guy.

In the real world, the guys fawn over a single girl.

I wonder how true this statement is...

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I rushed through both season one and two of Da Capo.

The 1st season was about Asakura Junichi and Asakura Nemu. They were more than just siblings – lovers. Don’t misunderstand; it’s not the forbidden love. From the storyline, it was said that Nemu lost her parents and was adopted by Junichi’s family.

Junichi to Nemu: “Everything I have, I give half to you.”


Asakura Junichi and Asakura Nemu

Besides Junichi and Nemu, there are other characters that play an important role in this anime and they are:


Yoshino Sakura, Junichi’s cousin and first love,


Shirakawa Kotori, the school idol and star singer,


Amakase Miharu, who loves eating banana and adores Nemu,


Sagisawa Misaki, a young girl who stays at home with Yoriko, her cat,


Mizukushi Moe and Mizukushi Mako, both can be seen enjoying nabe at the rooftop,


Suginami, Junichi and Nemu’s classmate,


Saeki Kanako and Morikawa Tomoko, Kotori’s close friends,


Not forgetting Utamaru, Sakura’s cat who is often seen hopping instead of crawling.

Sakura was jealous of Nemu because she loved Junichi. There is this magical sakura tree planted by Sakura’s grandma that grants anyone’s pure wishes. To her horror, the tree granted Sakura’s wish and caused Nemu to fall ill, coughing sakura petals all the time. In the end, she resolves to wither the magical tree, breaking the enchantments placed on Nemu.

The first season ended when Sakura moved back to America again after putting the magical tree to a deep slumber (withered). The withering of the magical tree caused a devastating effect to those who possessed magical powers. They lost the enchantments or abilities they used to have. 

In the second season, the storyline is set two years after the events of the previous season. This time, it is centered on Aisia, a young witch.

There are more characters introduced in this season and they are:


Konomiya Tamaki, a miko/priestess at a local Shinto shrine, possess the ability to see the future,


Kudou Kanae, actually a girl but dressed as a guy. A classmate of Junichi and Suginami,


Saitama Nanako, a shoujo manga artist. Suginami is one of her biggest fans,


Tsukishiro Alice, the daughter of the family of circus acrobats and


Aisia, who always screwed up her use of magic, wreaking havoc.

I thought to be fair, the second season should be the story about Junichi and Kotori since the first episode is mainly about the two of them but I was wrong; Nemu appeared again as a nurse trainee a few episodes later, meaning that there’s no chance for Kotori. Sakura also returns to Hatsunejima (the crescent shaped island where the storyline of Da Capo begin) somewhere in episode 18 or 19.

The conflict of the second season was the difference between the two wizards (witches) view of magic – Aisia’s idealistic view of magic versus Sakura’s realistic view of magic.

Aisia insist on resurrecting the magical tree to grant the wish of every girl but was told off by Sakura because magic is dangerous and can cause a devastating effect. After many attempts with the desire to grant all the girls who love Junichi a fair chance, she (Aisia) manages to revive the magical sakura tree.

Thus, a reset happened – everyone had forgotten the relationship of Junichi and Nemu. Soon, all the girls fawn over Junichi. It is obvious that Kotori will definitely win Junichi’s feelings but Sakura says it doesn’t work this way – everything will stay in a reset status until it is Aisia’s turn to gain Junichi’s feelings. She also said that Aisia had not realized that she harbored feelings for Junichi, which is why she was able to resurrect the magical sakura tree.

Aisia, seeing Junichi and Nemu suffering realized that like what Sakura had warned her – the tree will not hold back against hurting Nemu to grant her wish and comes to the same conclusion like what Sakura went through two years ago. She pleaded upon the tree to stop both Junichi and Nemu’s sufferings but was in vain. Finally she resorts to the final move, sending the tree into its deep slumber again and disappeared along with the petals of sakura, apologizing to everyone for the trouble she caused.

After Aisia disappeared, life goes on normally with Misaki joining in the gang. The seasons passed by swiftly and during spring, the wedding bells rang. Yeap, Junichi and Nemu appeared in front of the crowd consisting of mostly their friends, apparently just married.

At the ending of the episode, Aisia appeared as a hooded figure and visits their wedding as a more capable wizard without screwing up again that is – she caught the bouquet of flower Nemu throw and turned it into mini bouquets of flowers on each of the girls’ arms.

Overall I was quite disappointed with the ending…

Personally I prefer Junichi choosing Kotori over Nemu as I felt that both Junichi and Kotori are more suiting compared to Junichi and Nemu. But then who am I to criticize? At least I did enjoy the anime.

Found this in animegalleries.net

Forgot where I found this...

Credits: Random Curiosity for the pictures.

While waiting for SK for the .avi versions of Da Capo, it's time to study... I have been slacking too much =/

300

Few days ago, Jeff, Martin, Robert, Kelvin and I had our dinner at KFC.

Wondering where and how KFC originated from, I looked up for the history of KFC and found this:


This is the original KFC logo.

I didn't know we have KFC 300 - Spartan Fried Chicken or Kentucky Fried Spartans.

Anyone know any SFC outlets? =S

Sweat.

This is taken from SK's blog.. I tried it out of curiosity and this is what I get.. :S

You Are 50% Left Brained, 50% Right Brained

The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning. Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.

Are You Right or Left Brained?

Mini update

Qing, it’s been awhile since I last called you or smsed you.

Do you know that I inherited something from you during that 2 years period with you?

My friends said that I am always blur and usually lagging behind whenever they talked about certain topics.

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I have been searching high and low for torrents containing Da Capo 1st season animes but gave up when the values of UL/DL showed up. Going for DDL in the end, oh well…

It started when SP introduced DC to me. At first, I was reluctant to add another anime to my list of animes-to-watch as I spend most of my time gaming. One day, out of curiosity, I visited faithful old youtube and streamed the anime. I got attracted, almost immediately.

Sakura, Kotori and Nemu

The degree students are currently having their final exams, study hard and all the best guys and girls!

P.S: SK, I'll do the tagging thingy when I have the time :)