Waterfall & Wings Version 1

Finally... a non-synopsis entry. Recently my entries have all been Yoshitsune synopses dane? *scrolls down* Well you see cos I had been falling behind due to work and all... I remember when Yoshitsune first started, i was able to post the synopsis within the week it aired and even write the gist of the next episode. Haa~ those were the days. But now, with this annoying work that has me doing UNPAID overtime every other day, i don't have that luxury now. Stupid work keeping me away from my Yoshitsune-sama... I pay extra money for NHK to what... watch it twice a week??! *bangs head on wall* So annnyywaaay, i'm trying to catch up on the synopses now because I want to be in sync with the current epi and that ALL-IMPORTANT last epi... I don't want to be still stuck at Epi 45 or sthg then when i am wailing for Yoshitsune-sama's xxxxx!!!!! KYYAAAHHHHH.. just thinking about it..my heart aches... 義経さまは、本当に・・・本当に・・・死ぬの？いやぁ～～～言っちゃった～～T---T

ok, i'm sorry but i cannot help talking about the drama. Yoshitsune's life is REALLY going to be downhill from now on... His brother is SO MEAN TO HIM!!!! If I didn't rem wrongly, the 2 of them will actually never meet again. I think when he left after Child-murderer Yoritomo beheaded little Yoshitaka, Yoshitsune never steps foot in Kamakura again. So that means, Yoshitsune never gets a chance to explain himself to his brother in person. Yoritomo gets all the bad ideas about Yoshitsune through rumours and hearsay from other people... people like the FAT AND BIASED KAGETOKI. Like you STUPID UGLY YORITOMO!!! You call yourself a samurai leader when you let yourself listen to this kinda obaasan uwasa???? And all the CRAP TALK about reason over sentiments... *kicks* How can you blame Yoshitsune for returning the Three (or rather, two) Treasures to the scheming Go-Shirakawa?? He *IS* the one in the capital with Go-Shirakawa, you sent him there!!! So tell me, HOW CAN HE NOT RETURN THE TREASURES TO THAT OLD MAN IF HE'S JUST LIVING NEXT DOOR???!?!?!? USE YOUR BRAIN!!! Afterall, Go-Shirakawa is the one who ordered the mission to retrieve the treasures, how do you expect Yoshitsune to explain to that old man if he doesn't return him the stuff??? MURI DAYO, MURI!!! If you don't want the old man to get the stuff, THEN YOU GO TO KYOTO YOURSELF!!! You stupid ugly one who stays in that mansion of yours in Kamakura and expect everyone else to do the dirty work for you... Grrrr~~~ And don't expect Yoshitsune to KNOW your secret plan (of keeping the treasures for yourself) if you don't tell him!!!! HE IS NOT SCHEMEFUL LIKE YOU!!! You never told him not to return the stuff, HOW WOULD HE KNOW???? And you always pretend to be loyal to Go-Shirakawa, HOW WOULD HE KNOW YOU ARE ACTUALLY PLOTTING AGAINST HIM??? TONIKAKU, YOU WA BAKA!!!

Oh gawd, i am getting so worked up just thinking about it, but SERIOUSLY, those of you that actually follow the drama, 義経さまは本当に可哀そうと思わない?!?! Don't you feel so sad for him now?? His life is such a mess now all because of his brother. It is a mistake to look him up. BAAAD MISTAKE. Hayaku, GO BACK TO HIRAIZUMI ALREADY... Yoritomo doesn't deserve your loyalty. Look at how much tears you shed for him... Seems that every episode now, Yoshitsune is crying... MOU~~~ IT BREAKS MY HEART...

okok, this is supposed to be a non-synopsis entry... i should stop rambling on and on about it... I don't know who really reads my synopses (i thank those who do ^^) since mine are slow to update and there are English-subbed episodes on BT but for me, i think i will feel a sense of achievement when i finish all 49 episodes... This much time and effort i want to put into this Taiga drama, because it is Takki's masterpiece.

Next, Utsubo's crank-up. "Crank-up" (or kuranku appu) actually means wrapping up of filming in Japanese. Apparently Ueto Aya finishes her studio filming (shes ends location filming in Gunma next week) yesterday on the 27 Sept. Otsukare chaaan~~~ Thank you for always watching over Yoshitsune-sama! *bows* She says she is really impressed by Takki and feels like she has really fallen in love with the Yoshitsune character that he plays so well. XDDD

「義経役の滝沢秀明さんはすごい。」
"Takizawa Hideaki-san who plays Yoshitsune is really sugoi."

「滝沢さんはコンサートやバラエティに出ながら、長ぜりふをちゃんと覚えている。圧倒されました。」
"Takizawa-san while busy with concerts and variety shows, he can still remember his long lines. I am overwhelmed."

「義経が馬に乗って去っていくシーンは自然と涙が出て、本当に義経に好きになったかと思うほど感情が入った。」
"In the scene where Yoshitsune gets onto his horse and leaves (for good), tears just came naturally out of my eyes. I think I have really fallen in love with Yoshitsune."

http://www.nikkansports.com/ns/entertainment/f-et-tp0-050927-0021.html
http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200509/gt2005092809.html
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/hochi/geinou/index.htm

You really can't hate her character can you? Utsubo knows Yoshitsune will never return her feelings but chooses to watch over him and his beloved Shizuka nonetheless. Never underestimate the emotional power of women in love ne!

By the way, Takki updated his Takiren. He says Yoshitsune filming will end this week. Gyaaaahh, maji de... I feel sooo samishiii... and i think he does too. He says something like 「終わりたいけど終わりたくないけど終わりたい。」 "I don't want it to end but i want it to end but i don't want it to end." What a sentence BUT I KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL! It has been a loooong one-year project for you and you have grown so attached to the Yoshitsune family... I will miss Yoshitsune too! But Takki asks us to look forward to his solo concert then. Yes, with you around, we know we will always have something to look forward too.

THANK YOU FOR BEING MY MOTIVATION AT WORK!! m(__)m
I really can't complain seeing how much HARDER you are working compared to myself. But still, i think i am being underpaid... -_-;;;

By the way, i am addicted to the soundtrack of NANA recently. *Like finally! I am listening to non T&T stuff.. LOL* I haven't even read the comics nor seen the film but i really love the 2 theme songs. Yuna Ito's Endless Story and Nakashima Mika's Glamorous Sky.

You can find Yuna Ito's performance of it on Popjam here.
(Or if the video fails to load, i've uploaded the clip to here. Full credits to the above site.)

For Mika Nakashima's Glamorous Sky, you can hear it on Alexiel's radioblog.

I seriously have no idea what NANA is about, but the trailer/soundtrack makes me want to watch it. You can see the trailer on the movie website. One of my friends tell me only Vol. 2 of the manga is nice, and i think the movie is based on Vol. 2? Shiranai naaa~ Ne, Alexiel *pokes* Lend me the manga when you are done? LOL~ I *think* the movie is about TWO VERY DIFFERENT GIRLS (kawaii 奈々 vs rockish ナナ) going after their own dreams. Hmm, it is good to have dreams ne... Everyone should have dreams. I hope this movie comes to Singapore! Heard that they already have plans to remake the other volumes too with the same cast!

I have been watching a bit of anime ever since my brother passed me his Naruto. Haa, previously, i didn't understand what's the hype about this anime, but i tink i do now... BUT HOW CAN MY BRO LEAVE ME STRANDED AT VOL 6??? A CLIFFHANGER???!?!? I was gg crazy after Vol 6 ended... like nooooo.... DON'T END HERE!!! and immedately texted my bro on his handphone "Where's Vol 7?????" and his reply was...

"No money to buy."

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Therefore i conclude, it is best to watch an anime only when you have the whole series on hand.

While most people will end up falling for Sasuke (he is quite cute i must say.. ahha) but the one i really like is Kakashi-sensei!! Hahhaha, thou i never saw his face before. It's always hidden.

Kakashi: "Yo!"

I loved the way he protects his students. When he carried Sakura back from the Chuunin Eliminatory Tournament, i was squealing all over. LOL~ Yasashhiiiiiii~~~ He can be so serious but also funny even in times of crisis. That ayashii "Come Come Paradise" book that he is always reading... LMAO~~~ And always late for appointments, whether it is an important mission or not, so that he can make a grand entrance... LOL~ There's also something sexy about the way he fights. LOL~ canNOT believe i find a 2-dimensional character sexy.... XDDD

So in the meantime while waiting for Naruto Vol. 7, i am watching 鋼錬金術師 or Full Metal Alchemist. The violent scene at the very beginning of the anime shocked me a little, but im fine now. The main character Edward looks like someone from Final Fantasy 9 though...

BOY, HURRY UP GO GET NARUTO VOL. 7!! I don't care how you do it, starve if you must! Your sister cannot help you (so stop hinting)... her money is all locked up in Sakusen Fund. LOL~