Title: Better Together
Artist: Jack Johnson
Genre: Acoustic
Single: Better Together
Album: In Between Dreams
Vintage: 03/05
Kenn's Comment: Good song! One of my faourite songs on In Between Dreams. I'm not too fond of rap songs, or punk rock, since a lot of those punk rockers sound veeery similar. But these kind of songs just have a soothing, peaceful feel to it. Good stuff to just kick back and relax to after a long day at work.
Alrighty, with a title that just rolls off the tongue, let's kick this into parking gear, and pull the E brake! Just kidding! Anywho, I'm starting my summer series 3 episode review. There's a few series that I haven't had the chance to check out, but I get the feeling I'm probably not going to watch them anyways.
Aoi Hana
A moderately slow paced series. I actually haven't gotten around to watching the series yet. Started the first episode, but switched to Princess Lover! instead. So, I can't say much about the series. I have the first episode...but I might not watch it..
Bakemonogatari
A SHAFT series. It's story is broken up in to 2 episode arcs involving the various characters that move the story along. Similar to DARKER THAN BLACK in that aspect. Love the ending too. Supercell is awesome.
CANAAN
A definite keeper. Intriguing story, along with a nice character design, and good action. Aaah, lovely Canaan~
Fight Ippatsu! Juuden-chan!
Still deciding on this one. It's got enough fanservice to outclass even some H-series. Amazing! The problem with fanservice oriented series is their blatant lack of plot, and over useage of fanservice, reducing what ever's left of a plot into an incomprehensible pile of rubbish.
Kanamemo
Wahaha. Another keeper. Cute and hilarious characters. Episode 4 was a riot, and Haruharu's always a riot.
NEEDLESS
Mmm. While the characters are tolerable, the story is rather generic, and the fight scenes are ruined with constant attack name scenes. Animation style is similar to Gurren Lagann, but the cons outweigh the pros in this case.
Princess Lover!
Another keeper. Buxom main heroines, a male lead who isn't a wimp and is highly capable of acting on his own. Sylvia = Saber?
Sora no Manimani
I'm keeping this one. The atmosphere the anime can create with it's astronomical themes is wonderful. A sense of peace, and serenity. The male lead isn't too much of a jerk, though he has his reasons for acting like one at times. Hoping that he changes more as the series continues.
Spice and Wolf II
A keeper. Horo and Lawrence return for a second season of Spice and Wolf, and not much has changed between them, though Lawrence has his work cut out for him this time around, according to light novel readers.
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
A definite keeper. The realism of the series is unbelievable. It makes series like Higashi no Eden (not the events, but the reactions of people) seem like total fakers. Gotta give the companies credit for that. The opening by Abingdon Boy's School is awesome btw.
Umi Monogatari
Mm. I like the opening and ending of the series. The story is a bit sketchy at the moment, but the character design is nice.
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
A keeper here. The plot and story are quite something. With as many deaths in the first 5 episodes as (1 + 6) x 2 is, it's probably not for the faint of heart, though that's not a problem for me. The opening is awesome too.
Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou
Yumiko's too bright! Her character design is too bright! Of the 3 episodes subbed, 2 of them have no-pan moments. Excellent. Involving the same character too. She's gotta keep them on better. The series seems to be airing achronologically, like Haruhi's first run and season. Though that's only a guess...
Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Is any explanation needed for why I'm keeping this? After 2 seasons, and a OAD set of episodes, the reason for keeping the series is self explanatory. Chiri is a psychopath.
Aoi Hana
A moderately slow paced series. I actually haven't gotten around to watching the series yet. Started the first episode, but switched to Princess Lover! instead. So, I can't say much about the series. I have the first episode...but I might not watch it..
Bakemonogatari
A SHAFT series. It's story is broken up in to 2 episode arcs involving the various characters that move the story along. Similar to DARKER THAN BLACK in that aspect. Love the ending too. Supercell is awesome.
CANAAN
A definite keeper. Intriguing story, along with a nice character design, and good action. Aaah, lovely Canaan~
Fight Ippatsu! Juuden-chan!
Still deciding on this one. It's got enough fanservice to outclass even some H-series. Amazing! The problem with fanservice oriented series is their blatant lack of plot, and over useage of fanservice, reducing what ever's left of a plot into an incomprehensible pile of rubbish.
Kanamemo
Wahaha. Another keeper. Cute and hilarious characters. Episode 4 was a riot, and Haruharu's always a riot.
NEEDLESS
Mmm. While the characters are tolerable, the story is rather generic, and the fight scenes are ruined with constant attack name scenes. Animation style is similar to Gurren Lagann, but the cons outweigh the pros in this case.
Princess Lover!
Another keeper. Buxom main heroines, a male lead who isn't a wimp and is highly capable of acting on his own. Sylvia = Saber?
Sora no Manimani
I'm keeping this one. The atmosphere the anime can create with it's astronomical themes is wonderful. A sense of peace, and serenity. The male lead isn't too much of a jerk, though he has his reasons for acting like one at times. Hoping that he changes more as the series continues.
Spice and Wolf II
A keeper. Horo and Lawrence return for a second season of Spice and Wolf, and not much has changed between them, though Lawrence has his work cut out for him this time around, according to light novel readers.
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
A definite keeper. The realism of the series is unbelievable. It makes series like Higashi no Eden (not the events, but the reactions of people) seem like total fakers. Gotta give the companies credit for that. The opening by Abingdon Boy's School is awesome btw.
Umi Monogatari
Mm. I like the opening and ending of the series. The story is a bit sketchy at the moment, but the character design is nice.
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
A keeper here. The plot and story are quite something. With as many deaths in the first 5 episodes as (1 + 6) x 2 is, it's probably not for the faint of heart, though that's not a problem for me. The opening is awesome too.
Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou
Yumiko's too bright! Her character design is too bright! Of the 3 episodes subbed, 2 of them have no-pan moments. Excellent. Involving the same character too. She's gotta keep them on better. The series seems to be airing achronologically, like Haruhi's first run and season. Though that's only a guess...
Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Is any explanation needed for why I'm keeping this? After 2 seasons, and a OAD set of episodes, the reason for keeping the series is self explanatory. Chiri is a psychopath.
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Alrighty, so I met up with Ivy today, to give her souvenirs from my trip to Texas. So anyways, she had just gotten out of class (summer school) and decided that she'd walk down the hill and meet me halfway (since I'm at the bottom of the hill). So I'm walking up the hill, and she's walking down it. Indeed we meet halfway, but she ends up having to walk all the way back up since our destination was the school. She liked my shades. Lots of people do. Hmm.
Anywho, got to the school, where we cut through the school to get to the other side, making a stop to greet friends who were working as staff at the summer school, and at our grad class photo hung up on the wall. I'm almost dead center. That's awesome.
Outside, I gave Ivy the souvenirs. A gold plated plaque with her name on it, and more stuff to boot. No actually, first was a paper bag, with "DISPOSABLE BULLSHIT BAG" on the front. Second was a sheriff badge, with Pawd'nuh on it. Couldn't find one with her name on it. Couldn't find one with my name on it either. Anyways, the third was a Texas card. Joke item, but interesting nonetheless. Good thing she liked them. Was a bit scared she wouldn't like them, since all 3 of them costed about $5 US in total.
We went to a nearby park to hang around when she noticed a bee making off motions in the grass. She said it was like they were mating. Bee porn. Live. Wondafo. Anywho, she wanted food, so we hopped on a bus down to the skytrain station, where she decided that she could live without food for a bit, but wanted to get out of the heat. And so we ended up on a skytrain for a full loop. The system ran into some technical difficulties (someone probably jumped onto the rails), and the trains were halted for a while. Played scrabble on my iTouch to kill time. My best word was rayon, which then went to crayons.
Once the train started again, we went to Metro for food. Had Arby's. Ivy told me the story of how she has no internet for a week. She's grounded. Must suck to have no internet. Headed for Chapters, but the nearest escalator was out of service. Everything's messing up. Went the long way around, making several stops along the way. Killed lots of time at Chapters, and before we knew it, it was 5:30. Bolted for the bus terminal, where Ivy missed her bus, and went to kill a bit of time. Went out again, and her bus was there. I missed my bus though. Good thing another one came not too long after. Bus'd back in the sweltering heat. Had to take 2 buses, since my house isn't connected to the 49th route. Walked for a few minutes in the heat and showered upon arrival @ home. Too hot out man.
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It's hot, and so is Reimu, in two ways ;D
Anywho, the temperature's supposed to get to a scorching 32 celcius today. Gonna be out later today and I can already feel the heat beating down on me. Twas like that in Texas :'D. Somewhat used to the heat, thanks to the trip, but I still don't really like it. Anyways, I'm working on my episode 3 review thing. It's the 3 episode approach to whether you'll keep something or not. Til then, l8rz~
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Hey y'all! Yutrue, formerly known as Cha Siu Bao, and will be known as Kevyn for now, has put up his latest video! Helped him with the music. It's Hitori by UbiQuinta from the Rozen Maiden String Sound Album. While he probably hasn't watched the series (I watched the first season), the music fits the video. Anyways, I know that I don't get any comments on this blog anyways, but I'll say it anyways: keep non-constructive criticism to yourself. Thank you, and enjoy!
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The size of Andrew's porn folder. Because you needed to know that as much as I did.
Title: Snow in the Dark, スノウ イン ザ ダーク
Author: Kano Yasuhiro (Kanou Yasuhiro)
Genre: Shounen, Action, Fantasy, Romance, Tragedy
Kenn's Comment: From the author of MxO and Pretty Face, this is one of his older works. Snow in the Dark is actually a collection of other one shots, MPO, She Monkey, and the titular Snow in the Dark. MPO is the predecessor of what would later become MxO, while She Monkey and Snow in the Dark remained as one shots. Anyways, I really liked Snow in the Dark. The way Kano Yasuhiro worked the elements of the original Snow White story, imbuing it with the spirit of manga. Quite lovely.
Summary from MangaUpdates:
A one-shot fairy tale which shares many elements of the traditional story of Snow White but is certainly unique and complex enough that it is more than just a reinterpretation.
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Title: Pandora Hearts, パンドラハーツ
Author: Mochizuki Jun
Genre: Shounen, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural, Romance, Comedy
Serialized in: Square Enix GFantasy, Yen Plus (NA)
Total Volume Count: 9 (ongoing)
Kenn's Comment: I like this manga. Not everyone does. While it has it's action, I think much of the story lies in the mystery. I guess it's the kinda thing you either hate or like. The characters are fun in this though.
Summary from MangaUpdates:
Oz Bezarius, heir to one of the duke houses, has just turned fifteen. His life is rich and carefree, darkened only by the constant absence of his father. At his coming-of-age ceremony, however, everything changes. For no reason that he can discern, he's cast into the prison known as the "Abyss", only to be saved by a "chain" known as Alice, the bloodstained black rabbit. Why was he cast into Abyss, how does Alice factor into it all, and what does the organization known as "Pandora" want with him...?
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Alrighty folks, back at the Nightmarket down in Richmond. After a three weeks absense, I had to refamilliarize myself with the set up, which had changed over the 3 weeks. Now, it's nicer. Possibly more efficient too.
Anywho, slow day. It started out sunny, but quickly changed to just a downpour. It began as a drizzle. Then, typical rain. Then it was stormin'. Thunder, lightning, a bit of wind, and just torrential rain. Not fun. Water was everywhere.
The rain was messing with the wiring for our grill and oven. While I was drying off the powerbar, and the area around it, my arm ended up on the grill, resulting a nice little burn that looks a lot more like a scar at the moment. It hurt, and it's gonna leave a mark for sure. Come to think of it, I got burned a lot today. The grill, the oven, oil spattering on the grill...damn.
Anywho, aside from my burns, and the miserable weather, business wasn't the best, but it wasn't the worst.
The Nightmarket staff ended up closing up a few hours early due to the weather conditions. Heavy rain isn't good for an outdoor market. Umbrella people did well though. Saw lots of their stuff.
Hey everybody, it's back! This week's song is Imitation Black, by natsu-P. The song is sorta yaoi themed, but nevertheless, it's a good song. Also, there was a cover made, and it's really, really good. I love 蛇足's voice. It's just too awesome. Clear and バルシェ's voices are good too. Anyways, enjoy the song!
Title: キズナ / Kizuna
Artist: ORANGE RANGE
Genre: Pop
Single: キズナ
Album: Natural
Vintage: 22/08/05 (DD/MM/YY)
Kenn's Comment: This is possibly one of the oldest songs I have. Not in like age, because my X Japan songs far out date this one. This song has nbeen with me for years. Four years. Traveled with me through 3 computers, and still is with me to this day. It's a good song too. Gives a nice feeling. The acoustic version is nice too.
Aights, so I finally got around to uploading all the images and stuff. It's quite a long post, so there's more after the jump.
San Antonio, at some outlet center.
The Hong Kong food market I often mentioned in the episodes.
Crawfish. Also known as very small shelless Cenetaurs , from Monster Hunter
Oh shi-
The house I stayed in
The Houston Zoo
The sushi one of my uncles made.
The NASA trip.
For the rest of the album,click here.
The Galleria, a mall in Houston.
A funny shot my brother took.
A funny shot my brother took.
San Antonio, at some outlet center.
The real cause of global warming.
The Hong Kong food market I often mentioned in the episodes.
Crawfish. Also known as very small shelless Cenetaurs , from Monster Hunter
Oh shi-
Oasis found!
The house I stayed in
The Houston Zoo
The sushi one of my uncles made.
The NASA trip.
For the rest of the album,click here.
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Title: Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus
Developer: ARC Systems
Genre: 2D Fighter
System: PSP (also on PS2)
Vintage: 04/09
Kenn's Comment: I have to admit, I'm not too great at fighting games. This isn't an exception. I like the character designs much better than Capcom's Street Fighter though. The sound track is awesome for the game too. I mainly play Ky, Venom and Millia, and sometimes Bridget.
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July 22 - 23rd:
Well, I got back safely. Leaving Texas was a bit hard, because upon arriving back in Vancouver, I knew that life would bite me in the ass. Being in Texas, I really didn't have to worry about much, but now I've got to get back into the swing of life and all. It's a bit hard, after living like a cloud, being swept along by the current of a stress free lifestyle.
Anywho, the flight was longer than the way there. Watched Duplicity, the featured film on the flight. Also watched an episode of The Big Bang Theory, and a Discovery documentary about the Apollo project to the moon, from Apollo I - XI.
So anyways, needing to readjust to all the stuff here. The noise of traffic from outside (didn't have traffic noise in Texas), the small houses and all that. Hopefully, I still remember my way around Vancouver. There isn't really too much food left over, so my aunt and uncle will probably feed me :'D
Unpacking is a bit sad, knowing that this is probably the last time I'll see anybody in Texas for another decade or something. Jason and Mandy are coming over, but probably not for long. I'm kind of a sentimental person, so even songs I listened to a lot over in Texas will send me down memory lane.
I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie
I.V. - X JAPAN
Imitation Black - some NND singers covering a song by Gackupo, Kaito and Len
Played lots of Guilty Gear too, so playing the game might make me reminisce of days passed lounging on the sofa without a care in the world.
Anywho, I kept my word. I dl'd a whole bunch of episodes. Not so much the manga, because it's a little more work, and I'm not up for it yet, but the episodes are my top priority right now.
On another note, my cousin gave me his speakers, so I've got nice speakers. Can't get it connected to my subwoofer though...
All the Weekly Features are reactivated as of now! I'll see y'all in the next entry!
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July 22nd:
Leaving today. In a few hours I'll be leaving Texas, headed for the 604. So, nothing was any different from a usual day, other than packing them luggages.
Mandy, Jason and my sister were rolling each other up in a blanket, and rolling each other out of them. They were havng fun. You know that saying? It's al fun and games, until someone loses an eye? Yeah. Well, no one lost an eye, but Mandy ended up rolling into a lamp, and started crying. Knew something like that would happen.
Anywho in a few hours, I'll be on a plan for 4 hours, and then I'll be on my beloved computer, downloading a tonne of anime and manga.
See y'all in a bit!
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July 21st:
Last day before heading back. At grandma's place until the afternoon. My parents said that we're probably not going anywhere. My mom does her usual and gives a 2 minute heads up that we're leaving. Pffft. Wouldn't kill her to give us mre time.
At the restaurant, we sat around for a while, reading the paper and manga on the touch, which I needed to update again. Anywho, my uncle made sushi again and lots of it. Plates and plates of it. Good stuff too. Nom nom'd may way til I was super full.
Figured out one of my cousins suffers from somnabulism. Sings, exercises, attacks and the usual talk and walk in the sleep.
At home, nothing was out of the ordinary, unless you count a hyperactive Jason continually antagonizing Stacy.
Later y'all!
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July 20th:
Went to Katy Mills today. It's a big mall in Katy. Really big. 'Twas my family with my uncle, Jason and Mandy, and Crystal.
My parents went hunting for a store they couldn't remember the name of, while I went gift shopping. Got souvenirs, Kenn style, for a few people.
Ran into Crystal (not literally), wandering around solo, after being dragged everywhere by the two younger girls. Apparently, they went into Victoria's Secret because the store had little dog props for decorations.
Ran into my uncle later (not literally), who was at the kids play area with the two girls. Set off to find my parents and Crystal. Succeeded only in finding Crystal, and my uncle after 3 rounds of the mall. My parents were nowhere to be found. I set off on a quest to find them, making another round of the mall. Stopped by the souvenir shop to pick up one more thing. Even after the extra round, they were still not found. Upon returning, I find that the girls have dragged Crystal off again.
My uncle sets out to find my parents, and return within minutes of departure. Crystal and the girls soon return, and we set off to Fiesta, a large supermarket. Looked at interestingly named and shaped vegetables, pinata's in odd forms, spoke in different accents based on the product I was holding, and picked up a round of smoked cheese. Seems liike a lot of the things we enjoyed in Vancouver haven't been tried down in Texas.
Headed out to an aunt's restaurant for dinner. Consumed the cheese. Daisy hates the cheese. It's not sweet.
After coming home, it was pretty much PSP for the rest of the day.
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Aights, so I used lots of names and stuff over the course of these episodes. So I'll post up a general list of the names of my cousins here that I made the most contact with.
The Sisters
Crystal: Eldest of four sisters. Due to the school system in Texas, she will be starting grade 12 this August, despite being the same age as Kenn. An excellent student.
Cindy: Second eldest of four sisters. Photographer. Attempting to convert Stacy to TVB.
Diana: Third eldest of four sisters. Sportive et active. The one fear of Daisy.
Daisy: The youngest of four sisters. Very thin, but tall. Has an odd behaviour. Dislikes all unknown things. Likes sweet things. Is oddly terrified of Diana.
Sibling Duo
Jason: The elder of the two siblings. Absolutely addicted to Star Wars. Has watched episodes 1-3 dozens of times each. Is the more docile, yet possibly more troublesome of the two. Loves to antagonize people when bored.
Mandy: The ounger of the two siblings. Loves the Disney Channel. Often argues with her brother. If her brother doesn't start the fights, then she does. Has an odd behaviour. Antagonizes her brother often.
Stacy: Tall despite her age. Self proclaimed to be anime obsessed. Mainly watches Naruto, Bleach and things like that. Watches Taiwanese dramas, and reads fanfics. Is subject to antogonization due to her hikkikomori life style.
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July 18th:
My brother went with Staccy to a dog show, while I went with the rest of the family to a nearby mall. Nothing much there. Wanted to get souvenirs, but had no such luck. Lots of clothing shops, but that's pretty much all that's in there.
After the mall, we headed to the Trader's Village, a large open flea market. Tried to find souvenirs there, but again, had no such luck, unless people wanted Cowboys stuff...
Found my uncle working at one of the shops. Looks like lots of fun. Actually, nevermind.
Walked arond for hour with cousins and parents. The heat was unbearable. My mom got seperated from the group and my dad kept going, so we had to hunt for her after looking at the questionably cared for animals.
Found her and headed home. The heat in he ca was also a doozy. Good thing the AC is fixed at grandma's place.
At home for a bit before heading out to an aunt's restaurant for dinner. Lots and lots of fish. Not too fond f fish, but I have to say, one of the dishes was really good. Crystal's allergic to seafood and all, so she had a special plate that everyone else ate. "Everyone grab the beef before Crystal does!"
Anywho, sat around before heading home. raining out when I left. Stormin' when I got home. Thunder, lightning, wind and all!
Coming home, I got shafted and had so sit in the back of an SUV with Stacy. Not a fun ride. No problems with her, but the bumps along the road are unforgiving to your ass. =l
Anyways, nice storm. Don't see them often back in Vancouver. Lots of wind and rain. Lightning was there, but there wasn't much thunder. Nothing really to do.
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July 16th:
Aights, so today we went to NASA today. The Space Center was smaller than I thought it would be. Long ride there. Was a George Lucas exhibit there. Star Wars, Indiana Jones and other works of his.
Got a picture with a pair of Storm Troopers. Very happy. Jason didn't. Bet he was upset. The picture was with my mom though, so I couldn't do anything cool. Sad face.
Took a crapload of photos. Lost the adults a bunch of times. My groupwas Stacy, and my brother. Eventually found them and headed for a space themed laun..lunch. The shop names were all puns. Moon Wo? Hmmmmm...
Went on a 1 hour tour of NASA where we got a look inside the training facility for the astroanuts and the various vehicles and devices they used. The security was insane getting on the tram.
It was hot, but the tram picked up lots of wind, so I guess 'twas okay.
Last stop was the Saturn V Rocket. We had to wait for a tram to take us back. It was a loooong wait. And when it came, our uncle and the rest of the group getss off. Hmmmm..
Waited a while for another tram to come. Got on one and headed for the car.
I'd say that the ride back was the same as the way there, but it wasn't. The passenger window exploded while I was half asleep. Scaed everyone, especially my dad, who was shotgun. Glass went everywhere. Jason got cut, and I had to pick glass out of my mom's hand. The younguns speculated what happened; my brother used a termal difference shock theory, and my dad and uncle think that it was a stray BB gun pellet from the apartment nearby.
At home nothing really happened. Chilled with the family in a house with no AC.
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July 15th:
So I managed to get some sleep. Stomach still felt really funny. Super nauseous. Was on the computer for a few hours before the rest of the house was up. No one is on early in the morning.
Breakfast was ham, egg and cheese sandwich. Watched The Price is Right with cousins. Mandy Had Pop Pops. They're little things you throw on the ground and they make a loud pop. Played with them outside.
After a few hours, we headed back to grandma's place. Stacy was still sleeping. Jason took it upon himself to wake her up. That would prove to be a bad idea later in the day. They got her up, and she wasn't the happiest camper.
Went out to eat with the family. Had pho thai bo vien and che something. Had coconut jelly. Was quite good.
Went back home for what would be quite the eventful day. I told Stacy in the morning that my prediction for the day was that people would get hurt. I was right.
1. My sister got in Jason's way while he was running and her foot stepped on. She cried.
2. On many occassions, Stacy, being herself, tripped on, ran into, or fell off of many things.
3. Jason pretended to kick his sister in the belly, and shit happened. Mandy ended up crying on the floor for a long time.
4. Stacy hit me in the face with her polar bear stuffed animal. Tore the glasses right off my face.
Anywho, the rest of the night was used to deal with the aftermath of Jason and Mandy's brawl.
Not too fond of dealing with young children.
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July 14th:
Went out with the family to lunch at a high rated Chinese restaurant. Good stuff but no dim sum. Sad face. I don't like clams.
Went over to the Hong Kong city mall again for a while. Sat around waiting for the adults to finish their shopping. Thank you, iTouch.
Went home for a bit before heading to an aunt's restaurant for a party kinda thing. Had lots of sushi. It was kinda warm, which didn't float my boat. Both the temperature outside and the sushi.
Came home again for another bit. Currently staying over at my uncle's place for the nigt. Regretting having so much sushi; my stomach is doing flips.
Big house. The bed I'm gonna sleep in is kinda hard. Probably gonna be a long night.
Hope I don't end up with stomach flu. Had it in Europe a while back. 'Twas terrible. Feels sorta like the same feeling I had then. Ugh
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July 13th:
I like days like these. Staying home, doing nothing. Life's good.
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July 12th:
Had to get up early because it's a long drive to Galvaston Island. Going there for tha beach.
Loooong drive. Not as bad as going to San Antonio, but still pretty long.
Upon arriving, you can still see that damage done by Hurricane Ike and Katrina. Piers and houses damaged and stuff. Anyways, ther were little gazebo kinda things, but he hurricanes had torn off all the roofing for them. So we pretty much had a table with 2 concrete walls. Ate some food before going to the beach. Played with a disk for a bit with my brother before going to draw in the sand.
My cousin, dad and uncle were pulling hermit crabs up and lining them up for a race. I freed two of them from the fate of all animals who make contact with humans. funny how they get dragged back into the sea. The literally get dragged back into the sea. Crystal was scared of them. Wahahahaha.
I'm not exactly a fan of beaches or salt water, so I really didn't want to go too far into the wter. Went to thigh depth and stopped there. Tried to catch a fish I saw. Failed hard.
Ended up with a light tan. And an ugly sunglass tan. Can't see it easily (thank god) and my regular glasses are almost the same as my shades, so they cover up the tan.
Went to various sea food markets after. Lots of fish. Don't like the smell. Shark Steak. Hmmm
Headed over to a Jack into the Box for food. It was really cold in there. Felt like Canada!
Went to Kemah for a quick visit of the Tourist attraction city. They had RC boats. They were a scam >:(
'Twas immensely hot by now, and the only thing on anyone's mind was AC.
A small party after we got home. Showered ASAP. Sweaty, sandy, salty kinda feeling ain't nice at all.
Dat's a wrap!
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July 11th:
Went to an uncle's place for some party thing. He's the youngest on my dad's side of the family. His daughter is still less than a year old but she's really picky on who holds her. Only mommy and daddy (mainly daddy) for her. Anywho, had some food and played on the PSP for most of the time.
Watched some Vietnamese TV programs after the batteries on my PSP died. Sad face.
Went back to the house while the adults went out shopping. The yonguns stayed with me and my brother
Kids are
a) Obsessed with my brother's hat
b) Like to bury him under pillows
c) Loud
d) Love to hit/ touch me O_O
Anywho, my cousin, Stacy, seems to love hitting me with stuffies and pillows.
July 9th:
Alrighty, so today we went to the wonderful zoo! First things first. The stuff that happened before it.
It started out like any other day. Sitting around playing on the psp, talking to cousins. Then my mom comes upstairs and tells me to get ready because we're going to the zoo. Cue the little kids trippin' up. Stacy (cousin) didn't want to go, but got dragged along anyways.
Went to Crystal's place to go fetch them against their will. Chilled there for a few minutes. Left once again to go to a store that sold the zoo tickets at a lower prices. Broiled in the car.
Broiled in the car on the ride there. Broiled on the walk from the parking lot. Got on a small train for a ride around a park. Tried to snap photos of Stacy, who doesn't regularly leave the house. A slight hikkikomori. It was a constest to see who could get the best photo.
Went into the aquarium where I wlked blind because I still had my shades on. Jellyfish are cool.
Next stop was the rain forest. Saw funky stuff there. Vultures cohabitating with ground squirrel. Baby squirrels zipping around everywhere. Saw turtles. I talked to one because it looked at me.
We went to the reptiles next, where I took lots of photos. Lots of snakes, lizard, and frogs. They had an albino crcodile. :'D
By now, walking in the outdoor was suicide. 'Twaws a blistering 110 Farenheit outside, about 40 celcius. After a while out there, you just want to flop.
Went to the kids' place where we watched otters swim enviably. We went to a petting zoo where you could brush goats. One was sitting in the shade, so I sat beside him. He's definitely the silent type. Wouldn't talk or answer me.
The final stop was the primates area. They've got the biggest allocation of space. Broiled in the sun some more. Reached an area with a fan. Oasis found!!
Discussed what to do next, and most agreed that home was a nice idea. Baked in the sun on the way back to the car. Stopped whereever we could find shade. Spent a while to get back to the car. Finally reached the car. Had to flush out intensely hot air out if the car. The ride back was hot and not fun. Thank you iTouch.
Later the rest of the folks went out to the pool where I opted to stay at home. My mom still had my PSP in her bag, so there wasn't too much for me to do. Used the Internet for a bit. My iTouch loads OneManga faster than the laptop. Awesome. 2 mpbs connection. Anyways got bored so I drew a map of Kennland. Nice stuff.
That's a wrap. Later.
Image by Chika (Orange Pop)
July 8th:
Level up!! Learned how to shave with a straight blade razor. Leaves a nice feeling. Close cut too. Didn't cut myself =D
Went out with four off my ocusins and my brother to the gaming center, Dave and Busters. tey're game selection isn't too awesome, but it's American ;D. Played Guantlet (oooold hack and slash) and Time Crisis 2 with my brother before splurging on the various prize machines, which give tickets, later to be exchanged for prizes. I hit a jackpot on one of the machines. Hell yeah. Didn't use my own money either. One of my cousin's put credit in, and walked away, so I gave it a smack and whaddya know. Anywho, we ended up with 7000+ tickets (that's a lot btw). Got chinese finger traps, those things that tighten as you pull. Gots a feeling that Ed will light'em up when someone'ss trying to get their finger out. Went to Jack in the Box after. almost didn't have enough cash to get anything. Good stuff there. Don't see any in the 604.
The children are acting up more often now. Kids arguing with each other over toys and territory. It's like watching Animal Planet (lol). My sister as especially gotten on my nerve these past days. She's turning out to be quite the sadist. I swear that girl is alpha male. Aggressive loud, and stubborn. =_=
