Karentoot's Adventure in Magic Land

i just had the most osam nightmare last night!!.. <3

the setting was a medieval, harry potter-like kingdom.. i was a witch in practice daw studying at a magic school for girls but i was wearing modern school uniform.. hahaha! and there was an old-school rumor that about 10 thousand years ago, a student witch was abducted by some evil lord and was never seen again!.. the teachers said she was held in prison and died after. but nobody believed the rumors coz it happened a long time ago nah..

the magic school was more concerned with another Evil Enchantress who used to go to the same school.. but because of her aggressiveness and magical powers, the school feared her and banished her from the kingdom..

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the most exciting part was when i became the heroine of my dream!!.. i came face-to-face with a fellow student being possessed by the evil enchantress… got really scared though because my chants and spells didn’t hurt her.. fortunately, 3 wizards aided me in battle.. and they were effing handsome!!!!.. yes, unnaturally GOOD-LOOKING people!!.. XD

so we fought and fought and fought and fought….

when the villain was about to get defeated, she revealed her true identity.. she was not the Evil Enchantress that everyone was talking about.. SHE WAS THE ABDUCTED STUDENT WITCH!!!..

before she died, she swore to herself to get revenge on the School for not rescuing her.. she spent thousands of years roaming around the kingdom as a soul, until she met the Evil Enchantress.. because they had the same intentions, they became allies!

moments after, the real EVIL ENCHANTRESS appeared before my eyes, laughing!.. she was gorgeous in a red and black Victorian dress.. she was randomly throwing magic spells on us while i became numb in fear!.. i couldn’t move a muscle!..

that was when i realized i was having a nightmare…. and so..

I WOKE UP TO MY DISMAY!.. the end..

“Paaram Muna! Arisu na ako!!”..

Me is being kick-ass couch coffee-bread-papaya today!.. :D

been watching YNSH since this morning with my brothers.. and im down to 3 more episodes.. yaay! :>

ate 2 slices of papaya for lunch, bread and coffee for snacks, and 4 drool-worthy ikemen! :D

the series surprised me when one of the characters suddenly spoke tagalog!

i was amazed! this be meh first time to here a character speaking some tagalog phrase in a japanese-dubbed anime!

She said: “Paaram Muna! Arisu na ako!!”..(Paalam muna! alis na ako..)

if it weren’t for the *author’s note that appeared at the upper right side of the tv, I would never notice because it still sounded japanese-y! hahahaha.. XD

*Author’s note: “goodbye for now! im going out” in Tagalog..

yaay~! at least Japan recognizes our country, despite belonging to the 3rd world… *tears of joy* ~__~

The Wallflower review (spoiler free)

Summary:
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Based on the comic “Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge” (The Wallflower) by Tomoko Hayakawa. This is a love comedy about Kyohei, who is so good looking that it sometimes becomes a problem for him, and Sunako, a girl who looks and acts like she has just come out of a horror movie.

Kyohei is fired yet again from his part time job after screaming at the manager who tried to seduce him. He is broke and does not have enough money to pay rent. Just around this time, the landlord comes up with a proposition. She tells Kyohei and his housemates that if they manage to turn her niece Sunako into a “lady”, their rent will be waived. Kyohei and his housemates all agree to this, but the niece who appears before them is not at all the kind of person they were expecting to see…

Read more: http://www.jdramazone.com/#ixzz0kyMrkTLE

personal opinions :3

i may not be that much of a J-drama fan (im more of koreanovelas..) but this sure is one exception.. it’s like BOF sans geum jandi, packed with more issues.. lols.. XD

how they change from the beginning of the series until the end was something worthy of applause..

they were able to show how these “problematic” protagonists managed their complexes and defeated their fears and insecurities, in a matter of 10 episodes without speeding up the story’s pace..

the gradual change of the characters happened smoothly..

the conflicts were clearly introduced as the series progresses and were eventually solved at the end.

the characters were portrayed well. their existence affects the others.. as if everyone had an important role in that mansion, and the absence of one could mean imbalance to the whole story.

the series was also able to show various societal problems which were new to me…societal pressures, social withdrawal, anxiety neurosis, emotional breakdown and etc. rarely happens here in my country since we’re born and raised happy and optimistic.. it made me realize that despite living in a 3rd world country, pinoys know how to handle problems.. :D

despite the occasional eccentricities and exaggeration, i enjoyed the series!!.. a must-watch for J-enthusiasts and asian drama buffs..

“if you care for someone but couldn’t show it because you’re afraid, you’ll end up losing them without even doing anything at all..”

** i really love her gothic and skulls collections! skull blanket, skull bracelet, skull wayfarers, band-aid with skull prints, skulls, skulls, and more skulls!!.. XD

memoirs of mineko iwasaki

FYI: Mineko iwasaki was the no.1 geiko in Japan and the inspiration of Arthur Golden's book, "memoirs of a geisha"..


MODEL: Marie Joyce Chua
make-up and accessories: me and Deborah Go
hair: Krista Dell Montecillo and Liz Arnie Patino

special thanks: Aya and Chester:3

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“let he who is without sin, cast the first stone..” -John 8:7

CREATIVE COVER LETTER

im selling myself!!.. lols..