Wednesday, June 21, 2006

   Strawberry Panic! Ep12
[Posted @ 2:11 PM]
After watching Strawberry Panic! Ep12, finally everything is falling into place.

Amane�fs narrating the opening as she talked about the start of summer vacation and most of the students living in the Ichigo-sha would be going back to their homes. To Amane, it�fs the real start of summer vacation because there would be no one in school and there�fs no need to worry at how others would look at her in this short break. Scene changed to Chiyo bidding a very tearful goodbye to her beloved Nagisa Onee-sama as they would be away for more than a month lol. While Chiyo�fs buried in the warms of Nagisa�fs boobs lol, Tsubomi pushed her away while giving her a smirk haha. Along with her, Hikari and Yaya came to say goodbyes to Nagisa and Tamao so were the St Lulim girls, Chikaru, Kagome, Kizuna and Lemon. Back in the Ichigo-sha, Nagisa wondered why Rokujou and Shizuma were not going home, Tamao said that it was said that in their six years in Ichigo-sha, Rokujou and Shizuma had not gone home even once. Nagisa�fs puzzled and replied that if she could go home, she would have gone but because both her parents were overseas, she had to stay in the Ichigo-sha. Speaking of it, Nagisa asked Tamao why she isn�ft going home. Tamao placed her book down, had a serious expression and told Nagisa that Ichigo-sha IS her home. In a flash, Tamao�fs clutching Nagisa�fs hands while on a seiza position telling her that as long as Nagisa�fs in Ichigo-sha, it would be the heartwarming home she would never leave. [LOL!] Nagisa reminded Tamao that she said before she would return home during summer vacation, Tamao sighed and said that it never crossed her mind that it would be her family that would tear her apart from Nagisa. [Double LOL!]

Tamao added that she�fs worried about Nagisa if she�fs not there to look out for her. Nagisa replied that Tamao�fs being a little paranoid, Tamao forcefully disagreed while shifting her view towards Shizuma, saying that her intuition is never wrong. [Boy, was she soooo right lol.] Tamao noticed that after Summer School, the way Shizuma looked at Nagisa was a little different. At that point, Shizuma turned and looked at them, Nagisa�fs heart beat faster and her temperature rose =O. Nagisa denied all those but Tamao wasn�ft convinced and said she�fs canceling her trip home. Nagisa tried to persuade Tamao�fs decision by saying that Rokujou would be at Ichigo-sha too. That moment, Rokujou turned and smiled at them, Tamao got even more fearful and assumed that Rokujou might be interested in Nagisa lol. Just then, Rokujou and Shizuma came over to their side asking to speak to Nagisa. Tamao rushed forward [in such a cute way] and asked for what purpose were they looking for HER Nagisa. Shizuma frowned and repeated, �eYours?�f. Rokujou and Shizuma offered to tutor Nagisa French because Rokujou said that it�fs a no-no for St Miator students to barely pass French. Nagisa was like �eGod, oh no, French again. My summer vacation~�f LoL. Tamao seemed to see this as a great opportunity and requested Rokujou to keep tutoring Nagisa in her absence while Nagisa looked on, defeated lol.


The next day, Nagisa [in a cute voice] begged Tamao to come back fast lol, because she don�ft wanna spend her days studying French. Before Tamao left, she untied the red ribbon around her neck, the action freaked Nagisa a little out lol, but actually Tamao just wanted to give the red ribbon to her as a sorta lucky charm. After that, Rokujou started tutoring the struggling Nagisa as she whined how nice it would be if there�fs a French-less world lol. Suddenly, Rokujou had a serious expression on as she said that Shizuma and she would be graduating next year and Nagisa had three more years to go. Nagisa said, there�fs three more years, Rokujou cut in, just three more years and had this sorrow face on. Shizuma interrupted and told Nagisa to take a break. While walking out, Nagisa saw a student looking for something in the storage room. The student replied that she�fs looking for a bucket, Nagisa pointed to the bucket just below the student. The student turned around and Nagisa realized that the student�fs none other than Ootori Amane. After that, Nagisa helped Amane brush her horse and they chatted for a while. Nagisa asked why Amane wasn�ft going home, Amane replied that she�fs worried for her horse, Star Bright and her team members all went home so she stayed back, besides this way she felt more relaxed. That time, Nagisa blushed and thought to herself how cool Amane looked when she smiled.

The girls sat on the fence for a break, Nagisa told Amane about what happened early and said that Rokujou probably disliked her because she�fs too stupid. Amane disagreed and said that probably because Rokujou�fs getting married to an unknown chap after graduation that she�fs feeling the stress. Amane looked at Nagisa and told her that she�fs such a mysterious [Fushigi] girl. Nagisa got a little distracted and fell off the fence lol. Nagisa was expecting Amane to help her up but Amane merely bended over, staring at Nagisa�fs face, saying that why, the St Miator students she knew were like birds in a cage but, Nagisa�fs different, such a mysterious girl. Suddenly, Amane�fs horse neighed, Shizuma was standing in front of them with her arms crossed and looking not too happy at the sight she had just witnessed. In a solemn voice, Shizuma said that break time�fs over, Nagisa got up, apologized and left. Amane walked towards Shizuma and greeted her however, Shizuma addressed Amane as �eSt Spica�fs Prince�f, startling Amane for a moment. [A far cry from the moments where they looked pretty chummy together in previous episodes.] Glaring hard at Amane, Shizuma told Amane to get her own bitch in St Spica instead of stealing hers in St Miator, bitch uh I mean, to find her princess in St Spica instead. [Sorry, can�ft help it lol.] Amane tried to explain to Shizuma but she already left. Amane was left alone, musing to herself, Prince huh, she�fs also one of those caged birds.


Back in the Ichigo-sha, it�fs Shizuma turn to tutor Nagisa, Rokujou was nowhere to be found, Shizuma told Nagisa that Rokujou apologized for earlier. Shizuma continued reciting the French words while Nagisa looked on wondering if Shizuma had specially went to get her. Shizuma gazed back at Nagisa, Nagisa felt nervous because only two of them were in the room and her heart�fs beating real fast, distracted by it, she accidentally messing up her assignment lol. It was almost dusk, Nagisa finally finished her assignment, Shizuma collected the paper and got up. Nagisa asked why Shizuma�fs not checking her paper, she replied that Rokujou would do it. Nagisa said that they seemed real close, Shizuma added that they have been room mates ever since entering the Ichigo-sha. As a reward for Nagisa�fs hard work, Shizuma suggested that they go visit the Matsuri aka summer festival. Nagisa got really excited but little did she know that they were only going to view the fireworks from behind the bars of the dorm gates LOL. Nagisa was like �eI can�ft even hear the sounds of the fireworks ORZ ...�f That moment, Shizuma said that Amane�fs right, they were like birds locked in a cage, looking at the outside scenery through the gate bars. Nagisa replied that well, it�fs better than being lonely isn�ft it? Nagisa wondered out loud why she�fs feeling lonely during the Summer School although she�fs surrounded by everyone.

Shizuma replied that she did too, Nagisa mistook it for Shizuma hearing the sounds of the fireworks too but later realized the true meaning of Shizuma. Shizuma extended out her hand and asked if Nagisa knew why they were feeling as such? Is there anyone who shared the same feelings? Nagisa replied no and took Shizuma�fs extended hand. Shizuma told Nagisa that she would teach her =O and whirled Nagisa in a dance like motion towards the side of the pool and nearer in front of her. Leaning forward, Shizuma noticed the red ribbon tied around Nagisa�fs wrist and asked her what was that. -Flashback- That morning, Tamao tied the red ribbon on Nagisa�fs wrist and told her that it�fs a lucky charm and would bless Nagisa in her studies, her quick return from home and ... Tamao didn�ft continue, told Nagisa to take care and left. -End of flashback- [I�fm assuming Tamao�fs going to say and their love together? LoL] Nagisa replied that it�fs a lucky charm Tamao gave to her. Shizuma repeated, Suzumi Tamao? [Omi gosh, isn�ft that the name of my rival in love?!] Jealous, Shizuma�fs face darkens and began tugging the red ribbon off. Confused, Nagisa backed off, yelling no but Shizuma persisted. Nagisa tripped and fell into the pool, along with Shizuma on top of her. In the water, Shizuma grabbed Nagisa�fs by the shoulders and pulled her towards her, paused for a moment before they locked lips. Nagisa was shocked at first as her eyes widen upon contact but she didn�ft resist and a while later, she closed them as the red ribbon around Nagisa�fs wrist loosen and floated away. [I repeated that 5 times to ensure that my eyes were not playing tricks on me lol]


Scene changed to Nagisa in Shizuma�fs shower room, Nagisa flashback to what happened before, touching her lips and wondering what was she doing �c The shower room door opened, Shizuma walked in and said she left towel and clothes there and exited. Nagisa�fs now dressed in a red dress and sitting on Shizuma�fs bed while Shizuma�fs in the shower, probably preparing her seduction attack on Nagisa later. Nagisa�fs still wondering what was she doing as she looked around the surroundings of Shizuma�fs room. A little hazy, Nagisa said that yes, she has to return after thanking Shizuma. It was then known that Shizuma had been Etoile since she was in Grade 2. Now Shizuma�fs out from the shower and dressed in this elegant lowwww-cut velvet black dress and a sapphire pendent around her neck. [I say, Shizuma has great taste in night lingerie ... could probably melt Pluto away lol] Blushing at Shizuma�fs dress or her mistake, I�fm not sure, Shizuma took this chance and leaned in. Shizuma brushed her fore finger around Nagisa�fs lower lips and said it was [the kiss] Nagisa�fs first time isn�ft it? Not waiting for Nagisa to reply or rather Nagisa�fs still woozy, Shizuma said that it�fs not her first time ... [Shizuma seemed pretty experienced then?] moved in and whispered in Nagisa�fs ears, but with her, it might be the last time. [=O, Shizuma�fs really serious] Scared, Nagisa pushed Shizuma away but found herself back against the bed and fell on it. Right after Nagisa fell on the bed, Shizuma pinned both Nagisa�fs wrist against the bed, Nagisa looked at her pinned wrists and got frightened.

All this while, Shizuma�fs glazing deeply into Nagisa�fs eyes, mumbling Nagisa�fs name and Nagisa seemed unable to move like many times before. Shizuma began caressing Nagisa�fs cheeks, lips, neck, collarbone and finally her breasts at that moment Nagisa left out a gasp. Encouraged by Nagisa�fs responsive gasps, Shizuma smirked, moved forward and straddled her. Nagisa seemed to be in a really subconscious state of mind as Shizuma hovered around Nagisa�fs chest area and a rustling sound was heard as Shizuma moved the left sleeve of the dress down Nagisa�fs arms. Leaning in to kiss the exposed skin while whispering Nagisa�fs name, Shizuma suddenly had a vision of a black haired girl whimpering her name. [KAORI!!!!!] Shizuma stopped her actions, clearly shaken by the vision as sweat dropped down her forehead. The seemingly intoxicated Nagisa began to sober up and slide back from the stoned Shizuma above her. Nagisa noticed Shizuma staring painfully ahead unblinkingly. Taking this chance, Nagisa got off the bed, thanked Shizuma for the day and left leaving the still frozen Shizuma on the bed. Outside the hallway, Rokujou noticed Nagisa leaving Shizuma�fs room and making a hasty getaway. Puzzled for a moment, Rokujou suddenly realized something must had happened and in a serious tone, mumbled Shizuma�fs name. [Oh Shizuma, not again ...~ Rokujou must be thinking haha I kinda feel sad for Shizuma, she looked so lonesome on the bed ... XD, no seriously, she looked so wounded.]


The next day, Tamao came back with tons of gifts for Nagisa, kneeled in front of the weary Nagisa still in the red dress and exclaimed how much she missed her lol. Nagisa replied that it has only been a day ... Tamao began rubbing her cheeks against Nagisa�fs hands, replying that it�fs a LONG day ... Tamao noticed Nagisa in the red dress and looked questioningly but Nagisa just smiled. Tamao began rubbing the missing red ribbon wrist and Nagisa apologized that she lost it. When Tamao asked her where, Nagisa replied that she couldn�ft remember. Tamao gave Nagisa a hug to comfort her as she snuggled in Tamao�fs arms, planning to probably tell Tamao what happened. Meanwhile, Shizuma�fs at the piano apparentl acting like usual with Rokujou. -END -

A seriously bold development, Nagisa looked seriously scarred as she doesn�ft seem to recall what happened or did she chose to forget it? Anyways, on lighter terms, I like the jealous and possessive Shizuma when she reprimanded Amane to get her own princess. It�fs no wonder Shizuma would be so aggressive in this episode, she had just realized and confirmed her feelings for Nagisa not too long ago and probably feeling a little intimidated. It�fs like a little puppy growling at every single thing that approaches its bone regardless of good or bad aha XD. Anyways, the red ribbon Tamao had tied on Nagisa�fs wrist seemed to be the trigger that snapped Shizuma�fs usually composed mind, as she realized that if she doesn�ft take action now, Tamao might actually take Nagisa away. Oh, Shizuma got annoyed when Tamao called Nagisa �ehers�f lol, in the manga, Shizuma also got annoyed and even slapped Tamao�fs hand away when Tamao called Nagisa �ehers�f and acted all lovey-dovey in front of her. Probably the aggressive behaviour was Shizuma�fs way of telling Nagisa that she�fs hers, although I prefer the manga�fs, �eIf you let anyone else touch you, I�fll punish you~�f Hahaha.

Shizuma�fs bold seduction plan seemed to backfire as she was troubled by her past [finally Kaori!] and at the same time, guilty or fearful of betraying her old love and seemed to push herself further from Nagisa. Such a waste, Shizuma pushed things too quickly, Nagisa had barely recognized her feelings for Shizuma at the fireworks scene, moved on to a kiss in the pool [It�fs really romantic, forget the chlorine ok] and lastly bedding. Three bases in an evening, no wonder poor Nagisa was traumatized!! Haha. For now, I really hope Shizuma would go explain everything to Nagisa instead of them ignoring each other ... if not Tamao could really snatch Nagisa away.

Oh, click here for a bonus 16 'Nagisa x Shizuma' screenshots taken from 2chan.

Art: 7/10 [Seriously.]
Story: 8.5/10 [Oh yeah.]
Characters: 7/10 [Shizuma~]
Overall: 8/10

Sorry for the long wait ... cos I'm sooo tired.

[Signing off @ 9:20 PM]
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Sunday, June 18, 2006

   Tours Mai Otome Volume 2 Doujinshi Page 7,8
[Posted @ 9:34 PM]
Before that, I have an announcement to make ...

I won't be blogging because I'm going to Malaysia =) Yay~ Heh.

Away from 19-06-2006 to 20-06-2006

Yeah, two days ... so I'll probably blog on Wednesday or Thursday ba ... not sure, depends on how tired I am. Manz, I WANNA WATCH STOPANI EP12!!!!!!!!~~~ Haha.

Disclaimer:

I DO NOT TRANSLATE STUFF FROM JAPANESE TO ENGLISH.
only Mandarin to English.

I do however refer to the RAW [Japanese] version sometimes when translating to kind of double check and make it more 'Real' cos i like it lol.

I do not scan doujinshis, so i don't claim credit for it, i got the scans from Yamibo, so please do not ask me where I purchase or scan the doujinshi cos I don't.

I do not draw doujinshis, i'm not that artistic =). So i don't claim credit for doujinshi images/pages in this post. I would had clearly stated the author of the doujinshi so go search for him/her/them.

The reason why I had added my blog URL in the pages is cos ... well, I translated the darn thing from Mandarin to English afterall!

Lastly, thank the translator of Yamibo for translating to Mandarin, if not, I wouldn't be able to translate it to English =).

Click on the pictures and out pops a window with a bigger, clearer dimension.

Please do not hotlink on forums, just paste my blog url and direct them to the Manga Page section, thanks.



Page 7's sidenotes;
The title, 'A small cup of temptation', in Japanese is 'ƒfƒ~ƒ^ƒX‚Ì—U˜f' [Demitasu no Yuuwaku].

'ƒfƒ~ƒ^ƒX' [Demitasu] is actually a French word, actual spelling is 'Demi-tasse'. 'Demi' means half, 'Tasse' means cup so together, you get the meaning, 'Half cup'. However when I typed 'Demitasu' in my Japanese Word Processor, it gives the meaning, 'Small cup'. So I'm pretty confused haha, as far as I know, small in French is 'Petite'. I tried to double check with Jeffrey's Japanese to English Dictionary Server, but I still get the same meaning of 'Small cup'. So, I decided to stick with it, hope I'm right about it =).

Page 8's sidenotes;
Japanese Green Gentian is a plant usually used for herbal remedies and tastes very bitter XD. In Japanese, it's called '‚¹‚ñ‚Ô‚è' [Senburi] and in Kanji, '�ç�U'.

Yep, I guess that's all for the 3 side stories covered in Doropanda Tours Mai Otome Volume 1. Next would be about young Natsuki and Shizuru who were students in Garderobe.

Cya after my trip =).

[Signing off @ 10:25 PM]
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Saturday, June 17, 2006

   Strawberry Panic! Ep12 Screenshot Spoiler
[Posted @ 6:56 PM]
!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SPOILER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't say I didn't warn YOU!

Just saw this at a Japanese Strawberry Panic! blog. The 2 screenshots below are taken from Mori's Ichigo Gari =O.

Click on the pictures and out pops a window with a bigger, clearer dimension.



Please tell me I'm not dreaming. *Pinches* OUCHIE! ... Alright, after 11 episodes of 'hit and miss', Shizuma finally hit the bull's eye this time!!!! And probably got even more than a kiss ... maybe *grins* can't wait for Tuesday for the sub to come out~~~ AHHHH!


Edit: [Something random, if you're bored, scroll down =)]

Bonus pics =)
It's Fathers' Day tomorrow but it's my daddy's birthday today ... we had steamboat and self-baked cake tonight to celebrate both at the same time lol. Here's some pics of the self-baked cake ...

Eh it's brownies or whatever, actually it's what we make usually la haha, click here ; see any differences? No? Toldja! LoL. Oh, as for the 5 candles, my daddy ain't 5 year old ... he's 50 already! ... Holy crap.

Oh yeah, btw, tomorrow I'm going to my cousin's house-warming, birthday, uh registration of marriage and fathers' day celebration all at the same time LOL! Freaking nuts. So I'll probably post the Mai Otome doujinshi a little later ... =).

[Signing off @ 7:27 PM]
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   Tours Mai Otome Volume 2 Doujinshi Page 5,6
[Posted @ 5:10 PM]
Relax and leave everything to me, Natsuki ... fufufu.

Disclaimer:

I DO NOT TRANSLATE STUFF FROM JAPANESE TO ENGLISH.
only Mandarin to English.

I do however refer to the RAW [Japanese] version sometimes when translating to kind of double check and make it more 'Real' cos i like it lol.

I do not scan doujinshis, so i don't claim credit for it, i got the scans from Yamibo, so please do not ask me where I purchase or scan the doujinshi cos I don't.

I do not draw doujinshis, i'm not that artistic =). So i don't claim credit for doujinshi images/pages in this post. I would had clearly stated the author of the doujinshi so go search for him/her/them.

The reason why I had added my blog URL in the pages is cos ... well, I translated the darn thing from Mandarin to English afterall!

Lastly, thank the translator of Yamibo for translating to Mandarin, if not, I wouldn't be able to translate it to English =).

Click on the pictures and out pops a window with a bigger, clearer dimension.

Please do not hotlink on forums, just paste my blog url and direct them to the Manga Page section, thanks.



Page 5's side notes;
Shizuru Viola, Number 3 of the Five Columns, known as the Graceful Amethyst in English and ›g�ñ�‚ÌŽ�ö��c�» [Kyouen no Murasaki Suishou] in Japanese. '›g' [Kyou] means attractive while '�ñ�' [En] means charming, voluptuous and 'Ž�ö��c�»'[Murasaki Suishou] means amethyst, which is a kind of gemstone.

However, in Wikipedia, Shizuru's known as the Beguiling Amethyst.

'Beguiling' ; Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire. When translated to French, it becomes 'Seduisant' which means seductive or alluring. Haha, very very interesting. Probably more appropriate than 'Graceful' in some ways XD. But I'll stick to 'Graceful' for now =).

Edit: Thanks to Somebody from the tagboard, he/she said that in one of many translations in French, Shizuru is called, 'Amethyste pleine de grace' which I reckon means 'Graceful Amethyst' too. Whoa, so cool XD.

Page 6's sidenotes;
In the bubble box where Shizuru said, '... the headmaster is going byebye ...', it's just baby talk for one going to sleep. In the RAW, '‚Ë‚ñ‚Ë‚ñ' [Nen Nen] was used, so I want to keep the cute way Shizuru's referring Natsuki like a baby asleep instead of using '... the headmaster's asleep ...'. Hope it works out ok.

LoL, I think Youko's getting used to intruding 'this kinda situations' XD. Alrighty, any praises uh I mean comments for me?

Heh heh, cya tomorrow for Page 7 and 8 =)

[Signing off @ 5:58 PM]
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Friday, June 16, 2006

   Tours Mai Otome Volume 2 Doujinshi Page 3,4
[Posted 9:00 PM]
Return of the '¡�}K' [Negi]* !!!

*[Japanese for Green Onion, Spring Onion or Scallion , well depends on where you're from but they all pretty much refer to the same thing =).]

Disclaimer:

I DO NOT TRANSLATE STUFF FROM JAPANESE TO ENGLISH.
only Mandarin to English.

I do however refer to the RAW [Japanese] version sometimes when translating to kind of double check and make it more 'Real' cos i like it lol.

I do not scan doujinshis, so i don't claim credit for it, i got the scans from Yamibo, so please do not ask me where I purchase or scan the doujinshi cos I don't.

I do not draw doujinshis, i'm not that artistic =). So i don't claim credit for doujinshi images/pages in this post. I would had clearly stated the author of the doujinshi so go search for him/her/them.

The reason why I had added my blog URL in the pages is cos ... well, I translated the darn thing from Mandarin to English afterall!

Lastly, thank the translator of Yamibo for translating to Mandarin, if not, I wouldn't be able to translate it to English =).

Click on the pictures and out pops a window with a bigger, clearer dimension.

Please do not hotlink on forums, just paste my blog url and direct them to the Manga Page section, thanks.



A parody of the Mai HiME Drama CD Volume Two, Track 2 haha.

Alright, I took almost an hour on this, usually I can finish two pages in 30mins -.-||| Is that considered slow? Haha. I spent more effort this time to compare the Mandarin version with the Raw with this cool Japanese Word Processor. Kanji? No problem, I can type the Kanji with the Mandarin Word Processor, copy and paste on the Japanese Word Processor and viola, it gives me the meaning and Hiragana of the Kanji, cool eh? =).

I'm trying to make the translated pages more professional looking and pleasing, instead of just mere erase, type and paste. Page 4's a killer haha, as I tried patching up the background with my lousy skills ... it's very tough but I think it looks ok ba XD.

More [*] sidenotes to come on later pages as it gets a little 'thorny', I'm afterall just a self-learn-Japanese person, can't say everything is the best or very accurate.

I'm still improving on it, hope you guys enjoy it and give me some comments will ya? Even lurkers too, thanks =).

[Signing @ 9:31 PM]
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Thursday, June 15, 2006

   Strawberry Panic! Ep11
[Posted @ 2:59 PM]
Strawberry Panic! Ep11, summer, sun, sea and swimsuits =O

The start of the three days, two nights Summer School episode, the girls were on their way there on bus. Tamao¡¯s looking forward to it partly because she hopes to strengthen her friendship with Nagisa under a different atmosphere. Nagisa¡¯s staring out through the window looking zoned out. Tamao told her that it feels a little lonely without Shizuma ne? Nagisa nodded. Tamao added that well it can¡¯t be help because Shizuma has work to do during the summer vacation. Nagisa turned and asked if Tamao said anything lol. Tamao smiled and replied, nothing. It¡¯s evident that Nagisa pinning for Shizuma from the start already =). Scene to the Ichigo-sha, poor Shizuma, as the Etoile, she has to stay back to welcome guests to their school. Meanwhile, the girls arrived at their Summer School, Nagisa¡¯s still looking down so Tamao tried to cheer her up by showing her the beautiful sea their room was facing. Hikari¡¯s in her room unpacking her stuff when suddenly Yaya hugged her from behind and said that it¡¯s a pity that Amane can¡¯t attend Summer School because of a competition. Unexpectedly, Hikari replied that it¡¯s okay, because they made a promise to meet each other in private after that. Yaya looked crestfallen after Hikari said that [AWWWW!] but like any good friend, Yaya placed up a front and said, that¡¯s great Hikari and ¡®unhugged¡¯ Hikari.

At the St Lulim side, Kagome, Kizuna and Lemon were roomed together, so there were three beds, two large beds on each side and one small bed in the middle. Kagome walked in and took the right bed, Kizuna hopped on the left bed and said, well Lemon-chan, you¡¯ll take the middle bed then. Lemon looked confused for a moment then realized she¡¯s being tricked lol and yelled, what is this?! At the Ichigo-sha, Rokujou-kaichou¡¯s explaining the history of St Miator to the guests, while Shizuma was behind frowning and looking darn bored. Fanservice time~, the girls at the Summer School were changing into their swimsuits, first up, Nagisa in a blue and white stripes bikini. Tamao in a dark blue bikini, Yaya in hot pink =O staring down at the embarrassed Hikari in a white bikini, Lemon in sea green one piece swimsuit, Kizuna in orange one piece swimsuit, Kagome in light pink one piece. Chikaru in hot red bikini =O, Tsubomi in green one piece and lastly, Chiyo in blue with white polka dots, daydreaming if Nagisa would find her cute lol. [I love the interaction between Hikari and Yaya, Hikari realized Yaya¡¯s staring at her, turned, looking shy saying what is it ¡­ Yaya blushed =O and looked away ¡­ so cute~~]


Back at the Ichigo-sha, Shizuma walked in the Student Council room as Rokujou-kaichou piled up a huge stack of papers for her to do lol. Shizuma frowned and stared up at Rokujou probably looking for some sympathy lol. Rokujou replied you have to do these work, Etoile-sama. Defeated, Shizuma picked up her pen and started writing. Scene changed to the girls in Summer School having fun at the beach =O, such contrast lol. Under one of the beach umbrellas, Tamao's looking serious and applying suntan lotion on Nagisa¡¯s back while she¡¯s whimpering how itchy it was. Chiyo¡¯s staring at the scene in front of her wishing she could be under the same beach umbrella, applying lotion on Nagisa¡¯s back too lol. Kizuna, Lemon and Tsubomi were making sandcastles, the scene moved to Kagome, building a BIG beautiful sandcastle all by herself. Not wanting to be defeated by Kagome, the three teamed up and build a sandcastle together while Chikaru¡¯s looking on in her hot red bikini and sunglasses haha. Hikari, Nagisa, Tamao and Yaya played beach ball among themselves, shy Chiyo was hiding behind a beach umbrella looked on murmuring that this Summer School gave her a chance to be closer to Nagisa. The beach ball rolled in front of Chiyo, she picked it up and gave it to Nagisa who thanked her and left. Chiyo had tried to say something at that time but didn¡¯t get a chance.

Nagisa turned back and invited Chiyo to join them in beach ball. Chiyo was shinning with happiness lol. [Yay for Chiyo-chan~] Kagome had finished her beautiful sandcastle while Kizuna, Lemon and Tsubomi were still putting on the finishing touches when the beach ball fell on their sandcastle and all efforts had gone to waste haha. As the girls return back to their rooms, Nagisa saw a piano at the hall and walked towards it. Meanwhile, Shizuma¡¯s playing the piano, trying to probably ease her frustrations and making this angsty expression~ [Ah, I like~ haha] Similarly, Nagisa¡¯s pressing the keys of the piano, probably reminded of the time she played the piano with Shizuma. The next day, Shizuma¡¯s back the Student Council doing her work again but suddenly got up and went to her greenhouse to water her plants. Coincidently, Nagisa and Tamao were probably on some fieldtrip and looking at the beautiful flowers on the field. [Whoa, even the things they do even though they¡¯re so far away were hauntingly similar lol] Anyways, that night, the girls queued up to be assigned in pairs. Tamao explained that in this starry night, if one should pray at the church in the woods, it can grant wishes. Nagisa looked at the dark path leading to the church and felt that it¡¯s like a test of courage lol. Tamao added, well, it¡¯s part of it. Tamao said some weird lines about strengthening friendship, gave an excuse saying she had something to do and left.


Hikari and Yaya were paired up, Yaya was like ¡®I knew it, we¡¯re destined to be paired together and bonded by the red thread of fate~~¡¯ Haha. ¡®I wonder how our friendship will further develop~ Iyaaa~ *Insert dreamy look*¡¯. Next trio bonded by red thread of fate were Kagome, Kizuna and Lemon haha. The last pair bonded by red thread of fate, Chiyo and Nagisa =). [Kinda reminded me of Kannazuki no Miko ... Chikane and Himeko bonded by the red thread of fate ... very touching] At the Ichigo-sha, Rokujou and Shizuma were staring at the beautiful star filled night. It¡¯s Chiyo and Nagisa¡¯s turn to proceed to the church, Tamao¡¯s actually hiding among the bushes, planning to scare Nagisa and listening to her scream at the same time =O, such a weird fetish lol. Hearing Nagisa¡¯s scream, Tamao actually praised Nagisa¡¯s scream LOL. On the other side, it was Hikari and Yaya¡¯s turn and Hikari¡¯s getting scared, Yaya placed her hands on Hikari¡¯s shoulder, saying it¡¯s alright and vowed to protect her fufufufu. Kagome, Kizuna and Lemon¡¯s turn, Kizuna said that if they see any ghost, they must play dead lol, Lemon replied, that¡¯s for BEARS, isn¡¯t it. Tamao further scared Chiyo and Nagisa with weird stuff, but Chiyo seemed to be enjoying it because she gets to hug her Nagisa Onee-sama lol.

Finally, Chiyo and Nagisa reached the church and they prayed silently. A while later, they walked back, Nagisa asked Chiyo what did she wished for. Chiyo replied that she wish that Nagisa Onee-sama to obtain happiness. Chiyo added that even though Nagisa obtained happiness already, she still wanted to wish. As long as Nagisa obtain happiness, she¡¯s satisfied but Chiyo hoped Nagisa would still be her Onee-sama [Big sister]. Nagisa asked Chiyo how she knows Nagisa¡¯s happy. Chiyo didn¡¯t reply but in her mind, she thought, anyone would know that by looking at Nagisa and Shizuma together. At the Ichigo-sha, Rokujou and Shizuma were still doing their work, Rokujou told Shizuma that she¡¯s coming back tomorrow isn¡¯t it. Shizuma didn¡¯t catch the meaning at first. Rokujou added, Summer School. Apparently, the ¡®she¡¯ referred to Nagisa, Shizuma smiled and replied yeah. Rokujou noticed that gentle smile Shizuma had on her face. Finally seeing the Summer School at sight, Nagisa rushed forward. Chiyo¡¯s thinking of asking Nagisa to be her Onee-sama forever even though Nagisa¡¯s going to be Etoile with Shizuma. But Chiyo didn¡¯t do it. In the room, Tamao¡¯s getting the shivers from listening to Nagisa¡¯s recorded scream through her ear piece lol and rolling on the bed LOL. Nagisa came in and asked what happened, Tamao replied that she got another important collection =).


Nagisa told Tamao that Chiyo said that she looked happy, why would she say that she asked. Tamao asked if Nagisa¡¯s happy right now? Nagisa looked confused. Tamao continued that the feelings of Nagisa now and the feelings of the time she came to Summer School, only Nagisa knows the answer. After saying that, Tamao said she¡¯s going to bath and asked if Nagisa wants to join her lol. Of course Nagisa blushed and refused. Nagisa draw open the curtains and stared at the starry night as she thought about what Chiyo and Tamao said about her own feelings. Nagisa suddenly felt probably a pain in her heart as she remembered the first time she met Shizuma. Meanwhile, Tamao¡¯s looking angsty in the bathroom ¡­ [Whoa the next Princess of Angst¡¯s born lol] Nagisa continued remembering the times she had with Shizuma in Episode 10 and felt lonely. Nagisa began to long for Shizuma and wanted to see Shizuma, outside the window, the meteor shower started, the girls in Summer School were looking at it too, including Rokujou and Shizuma who were walking towards the Ichigo-sha. Looking at the meteor shower, Nagisa decided she wanted to see Shizuma, wanted to see her smile and thinking about it made her blushed. I think Nagisa finally sorted out her feelings for Shizuma =), too bad for Chiyo and Tamao.

The next day, the girls return back to the Ichigo-sha, the first thing Nagisa did was to run out of the bus to search for Shizuma. After searching several places, Nagisa ran to the greenhouse and Shizuma was indeed there watering her plants. Nagisa paused for a moment to catch her breath and like a child looking for assurance, she told Shizuma that she¡¯s back. Shizuma replied, welcome back =). - END -

Shizuma¡¯s the Queen of Angst, Yaya¡¯s the Princess of Angst, in this episode Tamao¡¯s running for the next Princess of Angst haha. Hikari¡¯s really leading Yaya on, but I think she doesn¡¯t really mean it, Yaya doesn¡¯t see much into it too. Probably just tasting the cake before the real owner takes it away =O hahaha. Actually there¡¯s not much in this episode, probably I could sum this episode in this sentence, ¡®Absence makes the heart fonder¡¯ =). This pretty much confirmed Nagisa¡¯s feelings towards Shizuma and Shizuma¡¯s own feelings towards Nagisa. I like how they connect them together with the piano, flower and mentor shower scenes, it¡¯s like telepathy haha. Now I¡¯m looking forward to the Ep12 ... Shizuma looks so hot in that black dress~~ O_O Is she going to seduce Nagisa after realizing her feelings for her?!

Art: 6/10 [The St Miator characters were ok, Hikari looks a bit weird sometimes, Yaya looks ok but like a fox sometimes haha, Chikaru looks hot but Kizuna, Kagome and especially Lemon looks weird in the episode.]
Story: 7/10 [As I said, absence makes the heart fonder.]
Characters: 7/10 [Fanservice~]
Overall: 6.5/10

Hm, probably some tours mai otome doujinshi tomorrow, is anyone reading it? I need some reviews =) so that I have the motivation to work on page 3 and 4 tonight XD.

[Signing off @ 7:22 PM]
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Wednesday, June 14, 2006

   Tours Mai Otome Volume 2 Doujinshi Page 1,2
[Posted @ 9:18 PM]
Good news and bad news ... well, you should know the good news already ... via the subject haha. As for the bad news, old me was just plain lazy this afternoon that poor StoPani Ep11 sat in my lappy for the whole afternoon and I didn't even touched it XD. So I can't post Ep11 review tonight, tomorrow ok? I promise.

Well on to the good news! Since Apollyon translated Doropanda Tours Mai HiME Volume 5 - Katakoi Mania. Click here if you still don't know about it! =O HOW COULD YOU!? LoL. Oh yes, where I am? Oh, yeah so I'm translating Doropanda Tours Mai Otome Volume 2 - Kuruwase Tai No, [Hope I didn't get the Hiragana wrong ...] loosely translated as 'Want To Go Crazy' =O. So on with Page 1 [Cover] and Page 2 =), enjoy!

Disclaimer:

I DO NOT TRANSLATE STUFF FROM JAPANESE TO ENGLISH.
only Mandarin to English.

I do however refer to the RAW [Japanese] version sometimes when translating to kind of double check and make it more 'Real' cos i like it lol.

I do not scan doujinshis, so i don't claim credit for it, i got the scans from Yamibo, so please do not ask me where I purchase or scan the doujinshi cos I don't.

I do not draw doujinshis, i'm not that artistic =). So i don't claim credit for doujinshi images/pages in this post. I would had clearly stated the author of the doujinshi so go search for him/her/them.

The reason why I had added my blog URL in the pages is cos ... well, I translated the darn thing from Mandarin to English afterall!

Lastly, thank the translator of Yamibo for translating to Mandarin, if not, I wouldn't be able to translate it to English =).

Click on the pictures and out pops a window with a bigger, clearer dimension.

Please do not hotlink on forums, just paste my blog url and direct them to the Manga Page section, thanks.



The 'Companion' Arika mentioned in Japanese was actually 'Konpanion' when I checked the online Japanese dictionary ...

konpanion*
(n) Companion; paid companion of a wealthy woman

So Companion and Konpanion are literally the same thing ... just that the Katakana doesn't have the 'Co' word LOL. And I don't want change the meaning totally, by using English words like hostess or escort, so I sticked to using 'Companion' =).

As for the bunny ears and bunny girls ... click here if you don't know what they are ...

Oh by the way, if you wondering about Doropanda Mai Otome Volume 1, Volume 2 has the all the content in Volume 1 and even more =).

CYA tomorrow for Strawberry Panic! Ep11~

[Signing off @ 10:17 PM]
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006

   akayuki @ Ngee Ann Polytechnic Graduation Ceremony 2006
[Posted @ 6:39 PM]
Today, 13th June 2006, 10:00 AM, Ngee Ann Polytechnic kicked off the first Graduation Ceremony 2006 with School of Business & Accountancy [Business Studies] =). Which I find pretty honourable aha, with Minister of State for Health, Mr Heng Chee How coming to witness the opening session.

If you want to watch the other schools' graduation ceremony online, click here to go to the offical website.

We have to report at 8:30 AM ... -.-||| woke up at 6 AM to prepare sia, then my dad's in the toilet, so sat in front of my desk and read Ouran High Host Club #7 haha. After dad finished, I went in, by the time I finished, it's around 6:30 AM, so I saw in front of the desk and blow my hair dry ... which was impossible in 15 mins ... aha left the house at 6:45 AM. Strolling to the bus stop leisurely, I saw 171 went past me ... I went 'OMG!' LoL, so I have to wait for the 7 AM bus to arrive ... wah slacked like an idiot for 15 mins.

Felt a little emotional to sit 171, then switch to 184 haha, dunno why ... long time never sit le ... so I took my time. Reached school at probably 8 AM, saw YL there and then the first thing I did was to buy the SOYA BEAN MILK FROM THE DRINK STALL!!! AHHHHH! I MISS IT SOOOOO MUCH! LoL. I really really miss it, I used to drink a cup every morning before tutorial or lecture. EVEN if I'm late, LIKE I give a heck, I MUST have my cup of SOYA BEAN MILK! Haha. A while later, JY came, chatted a while, I was still feeling sleepy. I couldn't sleep the night before ... hahaha, DUNNO WHY!!! So I watched TV till 2 AM ... then finally slept at around 2.30 AM ... so I slept for around 3hours only lor.

Another while later, S came, then another while later, JX, HQ came ... another while while later, LC came ... another while while while lol, ZY and finally XT came =). It feels a little weird to see everyone again hahaha, HQ began her 'Let's TAKE PHOTOS!' frenzy again hahaha, I don't mind la ... =). Hm, then we proceed on to the LT 68, Convention Centre ... saw C and KL walking past. After slacking around there, went to the respective LT halls, [I'm at 68D], then respective seats, [L3] ... saw Maz sitting behind me =). After briefing us about how to proceed to the stage and the crappy stuff, we walk up to the stairs to level 2, then was assigned to our seats in the convention centre. After seated for a while, the ceremony started, we stood up as we welcome the Guest of Honour and VIPs on stage. Then we sung the national anthem, the girl beside me mumbled wah, even got MTV sia LOL. After speeches by the principal and guest of honour and I haven't even WARMED the seat, the first two rows were up and it's time to give away the scrolls already LOL.

I was like holy crap, fumbled around for my stupid, important number card and a few mins later, it's our turn. We walked back down to level 1, scanned our cards lol I was like thinking, manz, this is like in NTUC with the 'DITT' sound haha. It's my turn ... from point 1 ... proceed to point 2 ... wait behind the person in front of me ... then point 3 ... wait for my name to be called ... point 4, collect scroll, turn left, SMILE =), say your thanks and left the stage. Feeling, WOW, I had a 10 seconds of fame just now LOL. After that, went up to level 2, collect transcript, number 170 and went back to my seat ... wait patiently for others to finish. Well, it was fun. Ha. The 'big shots' were at the back, with the people who graduated with merits, bronze/silver/gold cca cert and stuff la. Then the top 4 grads were even showcased with an MTV of them ... cool. After that, I think it pretty much ended everything. Sorry if I missed anything, cos I'm tired. After the ceremony, we went crazy, taking photos and stuff hahaha. I don't wanna go into details ... cos I'm hungry right now~~~

WE'RE HAVING FISH AND CHIPS TONIGHT FOR DINNER! YAY! MUAHAHAHAHAHA. Probably update with a little photo later.

Btw, here's a pic of my cert hidden in a folder I BOUGHT for S$18 haha.



I think I'm going to work, I'm tired of studying ... my dad said he had an assignment for me if i work for him ... that is to take photo of plants and make a brochure of it =) Sounds cool and not boring, I don't like admin stuff ... I get to go around to take nice photos under the sun and play around with the computer, yay.

Edit: Oh, I forgot to mention that after crazy photo taking session, I went to Bukit Panjang Plaza with my parents and bros to have lunch =). Had korea beef set meal muahaha, quite nice la ... a bit on the salty side though. After that went to dad's landscape garden in Choa Chu Kang, slacked there, played with the walkie talkie LOL [Still playing now], then hm I took a short nap, too tired. Hahaha.

And as promised, here's the photo of my serving haha~ A dash of salad, two slices of garlic bread, 1 sausage, 1 CHEESE sausage, two slices of breadcrumbs-fried fillet and a dash of french fries. So darn full ...



Do you want to eat it?! Makes you drool right?! LoL. TOO BAD! LOL.

Oh yeah, I just downloaded Strawberry Panic! Ep11 juz now~ Ahhh, the preview looks so yummy haha. I noticed the art/animation in Ep11 dropped down a little ... I was scrolling around then I saw Kizuna and Lemon's faces, I was like 'WTF?! WTF HAPPENED TO THEIR FACES?!' God. -.-|||| Anyways, a serving of StoPani Ep11 review on wednesdays as usual =).

[Signing off @ 7:28 PM]
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Sunday, June 11, 2006

   YanZi @ 17th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards 2006
[Posted @ 4:29 PM]
Woohoo, although YanZi didn't win [She won last year lol], I'm happy for Tanya, YanZi's best bud who won instead =).

To view the results of the 17th Taiwan Golden Melody awards 2006, click here.

Now let's enjoy the beautiful YanZi pictures ...

1. YanZi at the red carpet;



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Ain't she pretty?~~~~ Low V-cut sia~ Like a sexy princess~

2. YanZi's performances with Eason Chan
- Eason sung YanZi's 'Wo Dei Ai', 'ÎÒµÄ�Û'
- YanZi sung Eason's 'Bei Bao', 'Îҵı³°ü'
- YanZi sung 'Ai Yao Zen Me Shuo', '�ÛÒªÔõüNÕf'
- YanZi sung 'Yi Lu Shang You Ni', 'һ·ÉÏÓÐÄã'
- YanZi sung 'Rang Wo Huan Xi Rang Wo You', '׌ÎÒšgϲ׌ÎÒƒž'
- YanZi sung 'Wo Hen Chou Ke Shi Wo Hen Wen Rou', 'ÎҺܳó ¿ÉÊÇÎҺܜØÈá'
- YanZi sung 'Wei Yi', 'Ψһ'
- Eason and YanZi duet, 'You Yi Dian Dong Xing', 'ÓÐÒ»üc„ÓÐÄ' ;





YanZi changed, now she's in a black velvet dress~ still pretty.

'±íÑÝÍêÖ®áᣬŒOÑà×Ë̹³Ð±í¬Fʧ³££¬±íʾ³ªÍêááÕæÏëÄðѵ¶£¬°Ñ×Ô¼ºš¢ÁË¡£' [After the performance, Stefanie Sun honestly stated that she was disappointed. She really felt like using a knife to kill herself.]

Source; Yahoo! News Site

YanZi felt horrible because when she sung 'Yi Lu Shang You Ni', 'һ·ÉÏÓÐÄã', she forgot the lyrics and at the duet with Eason, 'You Yi Dian Dong Xing', 'ÓÐÒ»üc„ÓÐÄ', she sung a little off key. However, you can't blame YanZi, she only slept 3 hours before the night, busy with her concerts in China, lost her luggage, in addition she went to New York a few days ago and because of the time difference, probably was still 'blurlish'. I even heard that YanZi even had to reschedule to attend the GMA 2006. =O. Look at how busy she is.

3. YanZi and Wang LeeHom giving out the award for 'Best Female Singer - Mandarin Songs', '‡øÕZÅ®ÑݳªÈË' to Best Buddy, Tanya Chua;





Wanna view the award giving video? Click here to view it on youtube.com.

4. At the winners' stand;

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=O LoL. They always do that -.-|||

4. Post celebration party;

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The picture sources are taken from here;
www.yanwo.com, www.yanziunlimited.org, Yahoo! 17th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards 2006 Picture Site

THANK YOU! =).

My thoughts; although YanZi didn't win the award ... since she won last year already ... so it's time to let her best bud, Tanya take it this time haha. Tanya's really working hard, had been in dumps in her old recording company but after joining Warner Music and meeting YanZi, her luck went up. Her new album sold well, her fan base increased and I bet she made a lot of good friends too. So i'm happy for her and for YanZi because she got a good friend. =)

[Signing off @ 5:54 PM]
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Friday, June 9, 2006

   Releases By Chuang Yi [English] For 1st & 2nd Week Of June 2006
[Posted @ 10:27 PM]
From what I read from the Chuang Yi forum, that their webmaster has left the company, so a temp guy [poor guy] has been assigned this stressful task. The updates these weeks were either slow, wrong or just plain gone. I don't blame that guy, and I'm not complaining, I just wanna inform those who buy the english mangas from Chuang Yi [English] to know what were released. Btw, I think they fixed it up already ... =). Anyways, I'll just tell all of ya.



From Left to Right, MAR #6, Midori Days #4, Fushigi Yuugi #16, X #17, Ouran High Host Club #7.

The book covers were taken from the Chuang Yi English Website.

Next tuesday releases are, Fushigi Yuugi #17, My Fair Lady #7, Zig Zag #3 and Magister Negi Magi #13. WOOT! But they're not confirmed yet la ... haha.

Ok, let me describe my trip this afternoon. I went to North Point, Comics Connection in a happy mood to purchase my mangas. Usually I would had check the CY website for releases before I go because sometimes I forget what titles I'm supposed to buy and I worry that I might buy the same volumes for the titles I already had lol. But these few weeks, I've no idea what titles were on stock, so I just 'stupidly' went to CC and I had to ponder over what to buy for 15 mins ... usually I finish my purchase in less than 5mins!

When I strolled over to the 'Latest Releases' shelf, I was like, 'Hm', Ok i remembered that Ouran #7 was out ... then I saw Ouran #6 on shelf, I was like 'Huh', I got that already ... did I remember wrongly? ... I see the 'Collection' shelf then I saw #7 sandwiched in between #3 and #6 lol, so I quickly took it out. Then I glanced over to the 'Latest Releases' shelf again, I took out Midori Days #4 and MAR #6. Ok, here comes the 'Waste My 10 Mins Pondering and Pondering' part lol, I saw Fushigi Yuugi #16 then I wondered to myself ... 'When was the last volume I bought hm?' I looked at the cover ... uh I think I see it before ... eh, like no le ... like yes ... like no ... for around 5 mins lol. I hate it when the covers designs seemed the same to me -.-||| So smart me, turn the book over and read the summary LOL. Yep, never bought it ... ok 4 books down.

Still looking around, I noticed X #17 in a corner ... I was like 'OH GOD, X #17?! How could I missed it?! Then i went back to 'Uh I think I see it before ... eh, like no le ... like yes ... like no ...' for another 5 mins until I read the summary again ... but I still wasn't sure ... LoL. It's been a while since #16 was out. But at least I'm glad I didn't make any repeated purchases this afternoon.

Overall my trip lasted 45mins =O, usually it will only last for less than 30mins ... haha.

Ok, some random thoughts, I'm pretty tired cos having my 3 male teenage cousins staying over for 3 days and nights were hellish ... I was ok with them until they ate MYYYYYYY POCKY I WAS KEEPING FOR FREAKING 3 WEEKS!!! I was dieting so that I would look a little better on Graduation Ceremony [Although it was still useless lol] ... HOLY CRAP AND THEY JUST ATE IT LIKE THAT?! HOW COULD THEY?! THEY EVEN LEFT THE FREAKING EMPTY BOX IN THE FRIDGE!! I literally 'Fan Lian' [Turn Face LoL], banned them from accessing my wireless network and went to bed. [They were sucking my connection for the past 3 days ... with their WarCraft and StarCraft gaming.] MUAHAHA. That's for eating my precious little box of Chocolate Pocky ...

Moral of the story : NEVER NEVER eat snacks that belonged to a poor, hungry, dieting girl. ROAR!

[Signing off @ 11:32 PM]
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