Author: thoughtsramble

Aishiteruze Baby Review

      credit: http://www.animekiwi.com/aishiteruze-baby/ All right I’m on a roll!:D Here’s the review on Aishiteruze Baby anime:D It’s about how a teenage boy, Kippei, found himself with the responsiblity of taking care of his 5 year old cousin called Yuzuyu after her mother sort of abandoned her. Originally nothing but a playboy, Kippei grew and mature into a caring and thoughtful caretaker, and finally had a serious relationship with a quiet classmate, Kokoro. This anime focuses on serious issues like child abuse and sucidal thoughts etc but it was praised for being able to introduce those issues in a light hearted manner so that the show does not get too depressing. I’ve decided to do some screencaps on my own instead of searching the net out there, so meet the cast:  Kokoro Yuzuyu [kawaii ne~~] Shouta Tadah! Kippei:D Kippei was a popular guy in school due to his looks and happy go lucky personality. As such, he was often found with girls hanging around him, throwing themselves at him and I don’t know… kissing him.   I really like this …

Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélié Poulain Review

Starring Audrey Tautou This is one of the most  famous French movies ever and so I’ve decided to give it a go. To summarise it to the simplest point, it’s about how this young woman Amelie changed the lives of those around her by secretly doing things to help them. She helped strike up a love connection at her workplace between a druggist and a beer drinking grouch; she sent her dad’s garden troll around the world as a way to convince her dad to travel around the world etc. Her kindhearted strategies aimed to help those around her to be happier and she succeeded.. but what about her own dreams and desires? I study French as a third language in school so I’m not that good in it but I’ve survived. I like French as a language and since I’m free from examinations, I’ve decided to try out those famous French movies that I’ve heard. To be honest, when I first watched a french movie, I had a shock — French movies exhibit an …

What Kind of Hit Counters to Use

All right! So here’s the entry on What Kind of Hit Counters to Use . I’ve only tried a few though but I’ve decided to just share with you guys which hit counters are the better ones in my opinion. First off, I’ve been testing hit counters from the following websites: http://www.amazingcounter.com , http://www.tinycounter.com , http://www.flagcounter.com , http://www.easycounter.com , http://www.statcounter.com  in private entries. The ones that I’ve placed in the sidebars come from statcounter and flagcounter. I would recommend statcounter — it’s easy to use, easy to configure and offers lots of information for a free account. When using statcounters, all you need to do is to sign up for an account, configure your counter and choose the options like what number you would like to start count on. Another point why I like statcounter is that you can choose how long a visitor needs to take before he’s counted as a unique visitor again. As I want my hits to be reliable, and I don’t want to inflate my hit counts just so… it looks …

Playful Kiss Episode 13 Recap

I love this episode as well!:DD First off, I have an obsession over his hair.. LOL. I realise I like celebs that kinda look the same… like Kim Hyun Joong and Yamapi? I don’t know.. I think they look a little similar and my friends have mistaken one for the other before. Also I read online before that Kim Hyun Joong is like the korean version of Yamapi. Anyway, on to the recaps!~~~ :DDD

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My last post of the day I swear:DD [ I love typing so much] I have a feeling that I will regret whatever I typed for the past few hours when I wake up tomorrow and read them again — it’s either gonna be full of spelling mistakes because I haven’t proof read them or it’s filled with ultra weird comments. Somehow, I tend to get a little high when it’s late and I’m tired. hmm. ANYWAY what was I saying? Oh yeah! This is just to tell you guys that I actually set up a twitter account quite some time ago on a spur of the moment — You can follow me at thoughtsramble :DD I haven’t tweeted anything except this stupid sounding tweet which goes " Hi!:D Have created an account which is to promote my blog etc" but that isn’t really the case.  I just thought that it would be fun if people do follow me and I can interact with them in a more convenient way!:D So since I have more time on my hands now, …

Playful Kiss

LOL but anyway seriously I’m not kidding his hair looks awesome in the episodes to come<33333 Just to clarify, [ I think] I am better at writing reviews rather than writing recaps because I tend to synthesise what I was thinking into one "essay" and it’s kinda hard to do recaps. Playful Kiss is my first drama recaps so it might be less professional as compared to the famous sites out there that do lots of recaps. Nevertheless, I see my recaps as a way to share with the world out there what I think of the show and my point is always this — it’s always better to watch it yourself. Hence, my recaps are a little too longwinded in my own opinion because I want to bring even the smallest details to the readers. 😀 Just saying:D Other than Episode 13 recap tomorrow, [ I foresee mad screencapping in for the next four episodes] there will be other posts on hit counters [ I’m actually excited this like. okay.] and lovely complex. Oh right, …

hahahhaha oh my…

I was still wondering if there is something really wrong because now the hit counter is jumping much faster than the guests stats, so I went to take a closer look… and I realise to my amusement, guests stats [livejournal tracks who has been to the journal] only tracks those logged in users, which means that only Livejournal users will be shown there… I am currently laughing at how slow I am in realising this seriously:D Yes I love it whenever I realise/learn something new!:DD I think I might post a really short entry on hit counters actually(: The thing is I’m still doubting the reliability of the hit counter so… we will see how(: <3thoughtsramble

Hit counter

If you are observant enough, or have been reading my earlier entries, you might have realised that I’ve added a widget to my sidebar:DD That’s right! A hit counter that counts only unique visitors… The thing is when I first tested this test counter as a private entry, it’s not jumping in tandem with what livejournal guests stats shows me.. so I was wondering if putting the hit counter in an entry hinders its function in any way and hence I’ve put it in the sidebar. I’ll be checking the numbers with the guests stats of course, and if it still doesn’t increase properly I will take it down again(: Somehow I have more readers in the guests stats than what is shown in the counter and I’m just curious why.. Nevertheless, this whole episode of hit counters and what not has made me very happy because I’ve learnt a new thing! — how to put a widget in the sidebar:P Yes I’m an IT noob:D Till then see you guys! <3thoughtsramble

BRR

You know what pisses me off the most? When people form opinons not because of what they really think but what they see and hear. I’m someone who places a lot of emphasis on thinking with what I really feel, and it just irritates me how people can complain about things which I will have been very happy to hear out until I read that exact same complaint or opinion online, I’m literally this –> =.= I mean it’s fine if you simply agree with what they say and all, but isn’t it sad that your opinions are so easily influenced by what others think? It is even more irritating if I know that the original you wouldn’t have said that but you did in reality just because you read those things. GAH I might be irritated at trivial things but yes, this is one thing that will definitely tick me off. We have brains you know, it’s time to use them and judge the veracity of things that we read. Sorry for rant, it’s not called …

Kaichou Wa Maid Sama Review

credits:metanorn.kokidokom.net/2010/01/k…nounced/ Yes, I’ve finally gotten to writing a review on this!:D It’s quite a recent anime and has only finished just a few weeks ago I think. I can’t really keep track of time nowadays lol. The girl, called Misaki Ayuzawa, was the president of the student council of Seika High Academy. She worked very hard to change the school environment as it was a previously-all-boys-school-recently-changed-to-coeducation-school. So she tried to protect the interests of the girls so that the girls would like the school environment. The guy, Usui Takumi, was totally unrelated to her, until one day he found out that she was working in a maid cafe as a part time job. Soon, he began to visit the maid cafe very often. At first it was just to irritate her but slowly, he fell in love with her. Yet, Misaki Ayuzawa remained clueless and continued to treat him like a rival. Watch to find out what happened between the two of them! Yep! This is the anime that motivated me to watch Special A. Even though I can see the high …

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AND… I will like to put hit counters on my website, and I’ve been fiddling around with some, BUT THE THING IS, no matter how I set the counter to count unique visitors [ I swear I double checked] they count pageviews=.= So, here’s asking you guys if you all know any good hit counters to put, that actually do reliably count unique visitors?:D <3thoughtsramble    — I hope you guys have been liking my livejournal:D-

YES I HAVE WATCHED EPISODE 11 AND I AM CURRENTLY BRIMMING WITH THINGS TO SAY but unfortunately due to examinations and all, this recap will only come during the weekend!:DD Nevertheless, you can satisfy your eyes with this —   AHHHHHHH DID I EVER SAY HOW MUCH I LOVE HIS HAIR AFTER HE SHOWERS AND HE SMILES:DD  I’m sorry I totally sound like a perv now LOL. Till then, see you guys! Can’t wait to watch Episode 12 tomorrow, there will only be 4 episodes left… <3thoughtsramble     – Please check out my other recaps and reviews other than Playful Kiss! Thank you!-       When everything falls around you, maybe, they are falling for you

Just asking!

Hey guys! I’m thinking of putting any present and future Playful Kiss Recaps under the lj cut just so it’s easier to navigate around on the webpage:D This is because I find that my recaps are quite long, and it is actually very tedious to scroll about so, be sure to always click on that link and not be lazy!:DD Thank you!^^

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I’m going to try fiddling with the layout of livejournal; I hope I don’t screw anything up:S I’m a noob at tweaking IT stuffD: [edit] For the time being, I’ve decided not to touch the basic layout of this livejournal because I’m very sure something will blow up if I touch the custom stylesheet or something lol>< I’ve changed some texts and found the very wonderful ‘sticky post’!:D As for the rest, they shall remain the same; I realise this is one of my most favourite layout! For the tags though, do you think I should put in ‘clouds’ a.k.a like how it is now, or put it as a list? [double edit] I’ve decided to try out the ‘list’ layout for a while first. It looks more organised:D Also, I will be doing a review on Lovely Complex and La Corda D’Oro the next few days! Playful Kiss might take the form of reviews as well because instead of ‘ I’m going to have my exams soon’, it’s ‘ I’m having my exams now’. GAH. I really hate exams. …

Did you know that Playful Kiss/ Itazura No Kiss that were based on manga were actually also based on the true experiences of the person who drew the manga? I mean that’s so sweet! and cool kinda, because I always thought that dramas don’t come true in real life… though it’s quite sad that she died so young.D: To this date, the manga has an unfinished ending… <3thoughtsramble    – I don’t know if I should give up doing these reviews… it’s like I feel I’m bad in this and I’m not getting      readers…I guess I will see how first.. I always told myself that I will write because I love it and not       because I want people to notice this.. but even this gets kinda hard after a  while, though some have          told me that I haven’t written for very long anyway… gahhhh-      For every sixty seconds spent being upset is a minute of happiness lost

PLAYFUL KISS EPISODE 6 RECAP

YAY just to inform you guys, I’m going to start "cleaning up" my livejournal and putting entries that I think not many people will read under lj cuts. This is because I insist of having ALL my entries on one page, and I’m not sure if readers will have a hard time loading every single thing. SO yep! Also, on a spur of the moment, I’ve decided to start ending off my entries with certain quotes and stuff, so look out for them! All right, here’s the screenshots I took 😛 I feel like a total pervert — wait, pause, enlarge screen, screenshot, esc large screen, paste, save     AHHH I love the second last screenshot<333 I have friends who told me that they are dying from jealousy hahaha. ARE YOU DYING FROM JEALOUSY AS WELL? A small recap here for episode 6: Seung Jo didn’t sit for his interview and Ha Ni was dying from guilt. She decided to leave his house because she realised how much trouble she had brought him. Seung Jo found her with her suitcase but didn’t attempt …

Playful Kiss Episode 6

I AM WATCHING EPISODE 6 OF PLAYFUL KISS NOW:DDD They kissed they kissed!!!! dang it, anyway I’ve heard and seen other sites saying that episode 5 of Playful Kiss only took in 3% for episode ratings… I haven’t found the ratings for episode 6 yet, but I don’t think they will be good either..D: I guess the only thing now is to wait for next week’s episodes to come out, and see if the ratings will go above 4%? I just don’t get it, why are the ratings so low? I’ve seen shows with worse acting and lousier plots with better ratings, so it can’t be that right? I’ll be waiting for Episode 7 and 8 to come out next week and you bet I will be stuck to the computer screen watching it right away. If only I can understand Korean. Right, I’m getting back to the episode, things are getting interesting!

Playful Kiss Episode 5

Yes. I’ve finally watched it!! kya~~~ Obviously Seung Jo didn’t do anything to Ha Ni when he pushed her down on to the bed; it was just teasing on his part, but it got Eun Jo pretty worried through out the whole episode. I think  he kinda suspects that Seung Jo is slowly, but surely falling in love with Ha Ni! The highlights of this episode includes knowing the results of Seung Jo’s written examination, the scene where he showed off in front of Ha Ni, and right at the end, where Ha Ni got knocked down by a car. He admitted Ha Ni to the hospital and left to take his entrance interview for a prestigious university, but turned up again later at her ward, surprising everyone. It is my guess that he didn’t go for his examination after all, because someone told me that he got into the same university as Ha Ni which wasn’t good at all. I realise something — Kim Hyun Joong can’t act very well for some scenes! Like, in my …

La Corda D’Oro

I am going mad seriously….. mad with watch La Corda D’Oro!!!!<333 If telling you that I’ve watched 20 episodes of it [apparently there’s 25 episodes in total for the first season] in a day and a half doesn’t tell you anything, I don’t know what will. I will put a review about it soon, since there’s only 25 episodes, but I wish I wouldn’t love it so much! Putting aside the fact that watching it takes up a lot of time, not that I mind it, I will be very very sad when it ends…. D: Some people may not like it though, because it’s an anime focused mainly on music. However, it has some parts focused on romance! It’s based on the typical kind of manga where there’s one main girl and everyone falls in love with her… yep. The music’s really nice, and it always makes my day when I hear my favourite piece played by one of the characters in the anime… like Schubert’s Serenade<3 AND there’s so many likeable characters in the anime as well! …

Also…

What’s wrong with me today! I keep having the urge to type a post>< Anyway this is really short: Hmm I realise that [I shall be honest here] that my livejournal traffic isn’t really picking up. I’m kinda sad not because of the low traffic per se, but because I want to make more friends really! I want to meet more friends that disagree or agree with me on the dramas that I love/hate. SO this is just to ask for help! That if you like my livejournal, please comment^^ and tell your other friends about it as well. To be honest, I was thinking of closing down this livejournal, but I’ve decided, that even if few people are reading this, I will write for at least myself, and those who keep coming back. THANK YOU to those loyal readers, it’s because of you that I didn’t stop this. so… ONEGAISHIMASU! Please comment^^[things are getting so lonely here, I’m like monologuing each time] whenever you come and help me get it out there. thank you>< P.S I’m still waiting excitedly for …

Playful kiss

Well, I was just checking out some sites like Dramabeans and articles on Playful Kiss and I was …. sad. I already knew that the episode ratings of Playful Kiss was bad, but give it some chance eh? Apparently, people [ Im not saying all] blame the 3.5% of the first episode on Kim Hyun Joong and his bad acting. This is just my opinion, that he has improved a lot from BOF. There’s a reason why I didn’t like him in BOF and I do now in Playful Kiss right? [ Putting aside the fact that he looks much better here] and that reason is that I could see him acting to the potential of the character. There are people who say that oh, he doesn’t act arrogant enough etc, but each rendition from the manga would have its differences. Honestly saying, I don’t think that the male lead in the taiwan version was much better, but the episode ratings for that one was good. [I think]. Why? I think this is because Playful Kiss …