The EOnline SOS Voting Commitment Post for Veronica Mars Fans

Fellow Veronica Mars fans!
The SOS poll is ending on April 6 so we have to rake in as many votes as we can for this. So, it would be good if you could post a comment here to tell us how many votes you're willing to commit to making at:

http://www.eonline.com/polls/full_page_poll.jsp?pollID=6084

This would be a good inspiration for more people to vote!

Please comment people!

The Engagement Ring

I was channel surfing yesterday and just happened to watch this very quaint and inviting backdrop of a vineyard. It was certainly a good call on my part to continue watching (in spite of the incessant grumbling of my stomach craving for some breakfast).

The Engagement Ring, a movie produced back in 2005, is about two feuding families: The Di Cenzo's and the Rosa's. The 40-year feud was a result of a postal service gone bad, which lead to a huge misunderstanding between Alicia Rosa and Nick Di Cenzo. Nick had sent Alicia an engagement ring by mail, which Alicia failed to receive. As a result, both egos were squashed.

40 years after this misunderstanding, Alicia's daughter, Sara, tries to strike a deal with the Di Cenzo's to acquire the latter's vineyard. Nick, however, refuses to sell because of the 40-year old grudge he still held. With a sudden twist of fate, Alicia finally receives the engagement ring by mail. Will Alicia and Nick finally bury the hatchet? How will Alicia's husband, Johnny, react to all this? To complicate matters, Sara, an engaged woman, starts falling for Nick's nephew, Tony. Will the engagement ring finally fix feuds and create a new family?

What drew me to this show was how everyone acted, the humor, subtle details of the show, and how these are all set in such a wonderful backdrop. It's also good to see several stories coming in to play. Aside from Sara and Tony's developments, we see the story behind Alicia, Nick, and Johnny. The ending was also really nice, very heartwarming, and unique.

It's a good watch for romantic comedy fans out there. =) Better than My Big Fat Greek Wedding, in my opinion.

New VM Wallpaper

wallpaper dedicated to the central character :) comment if you like it.

Sanjaya is getting very Cocky

Sanjaya is now suffering from what season 4 Scott Savol suffered from as well - a large amount of cockiness. The feeling of being invincible tends to get into people's heads. It's the feeling that they can sing as crappy as crap itself and still escape the bottom 3 - the feeling that even Simon Cowell's influential words cannot sway the voters.

This cockiness will be the downfall of Sanjaya. I absolutely felt like his comment about Simon being jealous of his hair, the way he smiles and grins even though the judges are speechless in disgust, shows that he is starting to love the power that he has over his fans. And I think (at least I hope) this will be his demise. Fans absolutely do not love cocky Idols. This, I think (and as I recall), is why Scott Savol got eliminated after he expressed his confidence in making it to the AI finals. And Scott Savol sings way better than Sanjaya.

Sanjaya, please do leave with your faux mohawk and your faux nice guy personality. Please, for the love of all who know what real good singing is.

Save Veronica Mars + 1 VM wallpaper :)

Veronica Mars has been on a hiatus to accomodate the Pussycat Dolls contest and I've been having withdrawal symptoms already. I personally hate that a show such as Veronica Mars, characterized by such wit, talent, suspense, and drama, could be replaced by a show of girls shaking their booty. Seriously, it should be a crime.

Anyway, I am not going to rant on and on about the injustice of it all. Instead, I'm going to introduce you to the Save Veronica Mars campaign. As fellow Veronica Mars fans would know, the show is teetering on a very thin line and is in danger of getting cut. This would be the real injustice. We simply cannot let them stop one of the best shows ever made, especially when we have yet to see Logan and Veronica's relationship come to its fruition. TV viewing will not be the same without Veronica Mars.

To support this cause, please please PLEASE go to this link to e-Online:

http://www.eonline.com/polls/full_page_poll.jsp?pollID=6084

and vote for Veronica Mars!

This show still has so much to offer - so many new plot twists, situations, loose ends to tie up, etc!

For those who have not yet tried watching, please do try watching it. You can view the episodes online at http://www.cwtv.com/shows/veronica-mars. I promise you the show will not disappoint. It's got anything you'd want - drama, comedy, love triangles, good-looking actors (<3 jason dohring), plot twists, A+ acting!

To VM fans, here's 1 wallpaper. Comments welcome :)

Thanks! :)

Hana Yori Dango Season 2 Episode 1 Part 2 Photo Summary =)

After the F4's graduation, Hanazawa Rui and Makino kept in touch. During one of their lunch get-togethers, Rui brings up Domyouji, and wonders how Domyouji is, as he hasn't contacted him in ages. Makino, trying to act like he is unfazed by the sensitive topic, humors about it and tells Rui that Domyouji probably found himself a busty American blonde girlfriend by now. Rui is more perceptive however, and points out that Makino must be missing him. Makino immediately dismisses the thought, telling him that she is relieved that she hasn't been talking with Domyouji because she may not be able to concentrate and go through school. Her body language disagrees with her, however.




In truth, Makino did miss Domyouji terribly. She reminisces about him, while she is at Ebisu Garden place on their first date. Yes, Domyouji was a pompous jerk, but she fell in love with him. She had thought their love would last. At first, it seemed that way. After 3 months, however, Domyouji stopped calling and Makino could not reach his cellphone.


At first, Makino was extremely worried that something had happened to him. But one day, an old friend/enemy showed up by the name of Sakurako, with her new Australian boyfriend, and told Makino she had seen Domyouji in New York, still with his curly perms and his pompous attitude. Knowing now that Domyouji was alright, she decided it was time to move on.


And with perfect timing at that. Makino attended a reunion with her old classmates, and was able to catch up on good times and distract herself from Domyouji. She also makes a large realization during the reunion that she had been less ambitious since she came to Eitoku and that she was still unsure of what she wanted to do after she graduates.

Suddenly, a very good-looking guy comes in the restaurant. He is the cousin of one of Makino's friends and he goes by the name of Oribe Junpei. As soon as Junpei met Makino's eyes, he was thrilled. Apparently, he also studied at Eitoku and he knew all about Makino - how he fearlessly confronted Domyouji and how she managed to win 2nd place in the Teen of Japan (TOJ) contest. Junpei tells her that she would make a good defender of justice. Yuki notes that Junpei must have a crush on Makino and Junpei casually admits, much to the shock of Makino.

Later that night, Makino and Yuki talk, and Yuki brings up Makino's potential of becoming a lawyer. This got Makino thinking, and recalling Shizuka, her idol, who is also a lawyer, she decided to give her all to that ambition. With a goal in mind, Makino opened her books and began her intensive studying.


To be continued...

Kimura Takuya - Magician Zero - Hilarious!!!

This is a hilarious clip I saw of Kimura Takuya impersonating Cyril Takayama, a magician. Before you watch theclip, take a look at how Cyril really looks.



Now watch the clip:



Funny, no? And the way Kimura Takuya speaks his Japanese! hahahah. Just a backgrounder - Cyril is Japanese/French American.

Gatsby Ad featuring Kimura Takuya!!!!

All I can say is: WOW. It's kinda funny too, with that revised lyrics - "I can give you Gatssssubiiii, Gatsssuubbiii, Gatsssuubbiii. hahahahah :) Kimtaku is really so adorable. Check it out:

If you don't know Kimura Takuya then I pity you hahahaha. He's the lead actor in very famous JDoramas like Pride, Engine, Hero, Good Luck, etc. He's also part of the SMAP band. Still not ringing a bell? He was also the model of Levis:

British Invasion Night at American Idol, and some very Strange, Creepy moments

It was British invasion Night at American Idol and I was extremely excited about it, because I really love 60's music (I am a Zombies, Searchers, Hollies, Classics, Applejacks, etc. fan). I was absolutely thrilled that 2 Zombies songs were covered, and were covered well.

For me, Blake stole the show with his ultra cool, suave rendition of "Time of the Season":



Stephanie Edwards lost her spark and doesn't seem sincere enough with the way she sings. Haley didn't sing very well but danced very well hehehe. I don't think Gina followed Lulu's suggestion of making the pitch higher, it seemed she sang the song better during the clip with Lulu... Phil Stacey's performance was also half-baked. Lakisha's "Diamonds are Forever" was hot, I dont know why Simon and co. didnt like it so much. Melinda was spot on with the way she interpreted her lyrics. Chris Richardson's was another great performance. His vocals was close to impeccable:



The creepiest moment had to be when Sanjaya tried to rock it out with "You Really got me Now". He was really just shouting his lyrics, his outfit was sloppy with the overly large blazer, it just didnt work. What made it even creepier was how Ashley on the audience was crying while he performed! Was that creepy or what???



Based on all these comments, I have no idea why Chris wound up in the bottom 2 and why Sanjaya was smiling and laughing sitting down comfortably in his seat, having avoided elimination once again.

Funny clip of Pirates of the Caribbean!

Check out Competing Captains at the link below:

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808713062/trailer

It's so funny! It's a clip between Jack Sparrow and Barbosa, arguing who gets to be captain of the ship =)

Hana Yori Dango Wallpaper

My first wallpaper made. Click to view it at 1024X768. Enjoy :) I'd love your comments. I'll be making more soon

Pirates of the Caribbean Trailer!

Watch out for the last part of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy! It seems like it's gonna be a good watch, I'm hoping it was as good as the first. The second was a bit of a letdown perhaps also because it was open-ended. I'm loving their poster with that gray smoke and the sorta grayscale look to them.

Check out the groovy trailer here:



The trailer's gonna officially show in an hour so come back to my post to view it! :D

My First Post

Okay, I'm back to trying out this blog scene. I'm making it my resolution that this time, I will really, constantly update. I hope I'm not just saying it now. I'll be posting mainly entertainment-related topics here, from TV shows to movies, to animes, cartoons, and mangas to my favorite topic - music.

True to the name of this blog, I am quite the music junkie. I don't think there has ever been a time when I spent the late hours of the evening and the wee hours of the morning doing my homeworks, projects, thesis, and finishing some deadlines at work without a song playing in my Media Player. That would be absolutely abominable in my opinion.

I also love, love, love talking about music. I talk about music to anyone who will listen... even sometimes to those who are silently wishing I'd shut up already. If I find out you remotely like one of the bands and albums I love, you're doomed. Prepare for a long discourse about what music I recommend, yada yada yada. On the brighter side, some people seem to appreciate that and tell me that I am a walking I-Pod.

Aside from loving music, I also love anything Japanese. Hence, the other part of this blog title. I totally worship Japan and its rich culture. Some people muse that perhaps I was Japanese in my past life. Regardless of whether you believe in reincarnation or not, Japan is truly a great topic to talk about. There's their unique brand of music (yes, music again, how could I not talk about music in each paragraph?), dramas, animes, mangas, and actors. Then, of course, there is their very scrumptious cuisine. I digress from the main entertainment category but I feel that it is too tasty a topic not to include (excuse the pun).

Hope you stay tuned to all my reviews, ramblings, rants, and incoherent mumbo jumbo about music, entertainment, Japan, life, and everything in between.

Cheers!