The Dark Knight's Clown Prince

I love this poster.


Don't you?

Quest for The Elusive Scoresheet

Mozart's piano Sonata in D Major (k448) for four hands/two pianos.

I heard this beautiful masterpiece in Ouran High School Host Club. It was love at first... erm, sound. Then again it haunted me in Nodame Cantabile. That was when I decided Fate did truly want us together... Thus, The Quest for The Elusive Scoresheet began.

I, lacking Internet access at home, sought to complete my quest through the aid of my uni's computers. They've helped me in matters like this before; why not now too, right? Heh. Little did I know, The Battle At One's Computer Lab Against Stupid Uni's Policies That Consider Viewing Scoresheets Illegal For No Particular Reason had quietly unfolded. Why they consider it illegal is beyond me. Hello? As if I'm going to distribute copies of the sheet to the world with my name superimposed where Mozart's had been. Hello? It's for personal use. I want to play the piece for me, myself and I.

Grrrr. fine. Have it your way.

So I decided to try and leech off a friend's Internet access (with due permission). And there, I faced The Unending Trial of Waiting & Waiting & Waiting & Waiting & Waiting & Waiting & Waiting For The Bloody Page To Load And Having to Scream Silently When It Gets Stuck At 80%.

I was getting pissed. Is this what they call the cruel hand of Fate? Well, Fate; I am not amused.

I WILL OBTAIN THIS PIECE. SO THERE.

With that in mind, I delved into the deep, jumbled, unorganised music shelves in bookstores. That attempt is shudderingly remembered as The Mind-Numbing, Eye-tearing, Neck-Aching, Time-Consuming Expedition Into Uncharted, Unstable Bookshelves. I was desperate enough to willingly buy any decently-prized musicbook which holds The Elusive Scoresheet. If the said musicbook is out of my league, I'd drool all over it so no one else will want to buy it and so they'd have to slash the price and it'll be mine. Bwahahahahaha.

.....Hmm.

.........Hmmmph.

.........................WT-FREAKIN-H??!!!?!

I went to MPH.

I went to Borders, Malaysia.

I went to Popular.

I went to Kinokuniya.

I went to Borders, Singapore.

It remained freakinbloodytootin'-elusive. D:)

But I WILL NOT GIVE UP! I AM A SURVIVOR! >:(

And so The Quest continues........ After the break. =p

Ghost In A Shell

I watched Ghost In A Shell recently, and I loved it! I think that'll be one of the few science fiction anime that I'll ever love so much. My favourites are the Tachikoma ...who I personally believe stole the whole show with their innocent child-like behaviour. Adorable...!



And then 'cos I didn't understand some phrases used in the story(eg. Stand Alone Complex), I Wiki-ed the season (2nd GIG) and saw the spoiler. I had watched all the epis except for the LAST one. And the spolier I saw in Wiki was really a "spoiler". I almost didn't want to watch the said episode... but I did.



And I cried my eyes out.

Tachikomas' Last Song

We're all alive
It's because we're all alive that we're sad
When we raise our hands and let the sunlight filter through
We can see our blood coursing through them, a vivid red
Even earthworms, mole crickets, and water striders are all, all alive
And all our friends
We're all alive
It's because we're all alive that we laugh
We're all alive
It's because we're all alive that we're glad
When we raise our hands and let the sunlight filter through
We can see our blood coursing through them, a vivid red
Even dragonflies, frogs, and honey bees are all, all alive
And all our fr...

- Ghost In A Shell : Stand Alone Complex : 2nd GIG -

I cried.

Damn directors...

hello, world

Hello, world.

Can you hear me?

Connection stabilizing.... lost.

Are we connected...?

Sometimes I feel out and disconnected from the world... wading through a deep pool in slow-motion, trapped in a glass ball. I see the blue skies outside but cannot reach it, cannot be bothered...

...until you pull be back, melindo. You smile and kiss me on the cheek.

And suddenly...

Connection completed.

Hello, world.