I watched the Dark Knight last night in Batam XXI. Well, before leaving this city I just gotta watch in the spanking brand-new theatre! It's definitely better than the 21 at Nagoya Hill: better audio, a bit larger screen (maybe) and the aircon's not as cold (this is a plus for me!) although it's possibly a move to decrease energy consumption ( Read more... )

The Gintama DVD special featuring Sugita Tomokazu, Sakaguchi Daisuke and Kugimiya Rie eating nabe launched me into obsessive-Sugitan-fan mode. Then I discovered that Sugitan's email address is "sugitazangetsu@yahoo.co.jp". He's a fanboy after all. *is amused ( Read more... )

There was a time when I was in the Idol fandom. Mostly Singapore Idol, and mostly because of taufikbatisah. Now I don't give too much of a damn to watch, let alone to vote (it mostly goes into the coffers of people already bathed in money anyway). But for nostalgia's sake and because they're good singers that deserves a shoutout, here it is: Dita's review on ( Read more... )

Today, in Kinokuniya Ngee Ann City, there is neither Bleach Official Bootleg nor One Piece Treasures ( Read more... )

Yay, I've got the book now, thanks access_identity for the tip-off. One of the more obscure JUMP comics, SakuraTetsu Taiwahen, from which I got my username from, in case you don't know.

Visuals:
I like how the cover looks in real, printed form instead of scans. Of course with different typography because that link was to the Japanese cover. And speaking of ( Read more... )

The company held a grand opening of our 2nd plant last Wednesday, and the preparation was madness in making sure our factory is spotless and running smooth. The day went well and I heard the guests were satisfied, but that's not yet back to work-as-usual because on Thursday, the soon-to-be SEA Zone Industrial Director visited our factory together ( Read more... )

Seito Shokun! (Attention Students!) is one of my all-time favourite manga, which is also one of the first manga I've ever read and collected back in the 90s. I've always wished that someone would do a dorama based on it, or even a--god forbid--well-made plagiarised sinetron out of it. Yesterday I stumbled on a dorama with the same title. Could it ( Read more... )