UVERworld-- thoughts on Koishikute

Before i get caught up with school work and exams again, let me officially proclaim my love for........*drumroll*........... UVERworld =D
UVERworld is a Japanese rock band with 5 members: Takuya as the lead singer, Katsuya (band leader) and Akira on the guitar, Nobuto on bass and Shintarou on drums

My 1st contact with UVERworld music was around 4 years ago, D-tecnolife-- Bleach's 2nd opening and I found Takuya's voice extremely hard to ignore. I have never really fallen in love with anyone's voice before, not even for David Tao but yep Takuya's voice did the trick. Takuya's voice has a certain smoothness to it that can melt any girl (well, almost every girl) and imo, he sounds really sincere and brings out the emotions of the songs, especially the slow ones. (even though sometimes his 哭腔 startles me alittle) It helps that Takuya composes both the melody and lyrics for the band. Infact it's this amazing talent that attracted me. I mean there's a reason why i don't blog about Chemistry (another jap pop group) but about UVERworld and that is because i'm smitten with Takuya and his voice and the beautiful songs he has composed.

Ok as i said that was a few years ago but the reason why i'm blogging about this only now is because of my reignited passion for the band. I chanced upon a song from the Proglution album a few weeks ago which is considered really late cos the album was released in sept last year ._.

恋いしくて , Koishikute, which means 'I love you'. The melody and later on the lyrics got me marvelling at how talented people can be.. and how i can never reach that level haha.
Will not be posting the full lyrics translation here but just a small part from the bridge which i found especially appealing:

'I have given you too much water such that you wilted; I protected you so much that I had deprived you of sunlight.

I have no idea why, but I miss you

I miss you

Honey that is too sweet, is being hated because of its sweetness.

When the perfect balance is broken and starts to crumble, I became scared.

When I understood what was important,

I let go of love.'

Translation: EveSpecial thanks: narutocool & RidleyZOMG!UVERworld

Taken from Coffee Break

Eh not that i have any past experiences to relate to but i've always been intrigued but the idea of overprotection in a relationship and that being the cause of a break up. And the sense of insecurity in a relationship. Ok.. i wonder if 'intrigued' is the word to use here..
So there i was, gaping at the translation and listening to the song in loops. What a beautiful song =)

Let me stress again, UVERworld is a rock band so slow songs arent that common though the slow rock songs are really worth listening to, eg Kimi no suki na uta and eh.. many more lah. The more commonly heard rock songs from UVERworld are each special in their own ways with inspiring lyrics and catchy melodies amidst the rapping =D Here, i find the drummer- Shintarou really talented too haha
So once again, i really like UVERworld and thanks for the great songs which accompanied me through prelims and maybe A levels too =D

http://andrepratama.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/uverworld.jpg
Bugright is my favourite UVERworld album!

Holidays =/= happy X Hikaru no go

Long time no see! Hehe i have been really lazy and neglected my blog. Since time is so precious now, i use every opportunity i get on the comp to catch up with my weekly manga updates and check the njc learning portal in case the teachers try to kill us with any last minute hw/lesson/test.

Anime festival asia 09 will still be held in Singapore this year but the sad thing is that it falls before my 2nd last A level paper.. so no chance of going this time. Such a pity cos after last year's experience, i was planning to set a budget for the next anime convention i attend so that i can buy some stuff rather than return with only brochures and pictures hahaha.

It's alright! The sept holidays are here and prelims and A levels will be over soon. I don't seem to have much motivation to survive the exams.. Last year i had this whole list of anime classics i've not watched (plus reviving my maple account) but my post exams activities this year aren't very exciting..

Moving on to my main point today, i love hikaru no go (hng) =D I honestly can't remember if i started reading it before or after hunter x.. oh wait, it was after i fell in love with hxh that i picked up hng haha. Reading it again brings back sooooooo much memories; the sec 2 days at nanyang where i would rush to the library the moment bell rings to borrow the manga.

Later on, breaks became weiqi (go) learning sessions with Sai. Then the green club weiqi gang consisting of Karene, Fausty, Mel and me would play against each other on our self-made goban XD Laoda sometimes joined in too haha that was how i got to know her.

Those were the good days before stress came in during sec 3.. I was so into weiqi that Sai managed to convince me to join a weiqi tournament (Yatiman cup) where i got thrashed more than i thrashed others lolol XDXD

... i feel like an old lady reminiscing about her past

Chibi Sai is irresistable

Yep, until the As are over, i'll try not to slack..... as much =X

What if your best isn't enough?

This assumes that the best was put in too, but that's hard to say..

So glad there's no school tmr. I have finished all my homework but it's a good time to do more hw and revision in advance and convince myself that i will be able to get a place in the local universities. Nevermind the course..
I know that i'm not one of the best, nor am i among the last but it's not good enough to be in the middle. Good enough to compete? Or not to disappoint myself? Currently no. *Sniff*

I'm raving for a game of friendly go aka weiqi. Not against myself please.. And not against some internet opponent too =(

To understand the next sentence, you will have to watch enough of gundam seed.
I must go into SEED mode! *Hopes for some crystal thingy in eyes to break and become emotionless*

Doing too much math is unhealthy X manga

Maybe it's due to the lack of sleep ( from doing so much math)

Yes, i have been doing alot of math. And yes, i'm abit sick with a slight flu and sore throat. =( I believe it's not H1N1 though

I've been doing so much work and neglected my anime and manga =( Can't even sit down to watch a full episode of Sayonara zetsubou sensei. The new season is out! I didn't even know until i spotted the new opening song on gendou. Not in the know anymore =((

Still, the weekly updated manga i'm following motivates me. Like Code breaker, bakuman and bleach. Bleach is still the most exciting in the end.. so much for abandoning it after the bounto arc. I feel that Codebreaker is in abit of a transition phase, aimless and filler-ish. But i'm still going to continue following it hehe hopefully some company will make an anime out of it soon.

The latest chapter of Blazer drive saw to the conclusion of a minor arc and i can't wait to see more of kuroki! XD The previous chapter of Loveless (which was so long ago) disappointed me alot.. Kouga Yun changed her drawing style or sth and everything looked so kiddish. Soubi is so not cool anymore ;_; I hope she receives feedback and reverts back to the previous style. I miss Deadman Wonderland chapters.. No new chapters since early this year and it's such a pity cos out of all the series i'm following DW is in the top 3 in terms of plot and potential for development. Read 2 new chapters of Mirai Nikki a few days ago and that relieved my manga- withdrawal symptoms slightly haha. Broke my heart temporary though, cos of some shocking development X__X

Ok end of my ramblings which no one understands anyway haha. Did i mention about being addicted to anime fanfictions? I used to be crazy over them in sec 2 but lost the interest due to the cliche plot and not so good language (bad influence lol) but i'm interested again! Whee another form of motivation to study and i can tell my mum it's extra content for gp hahaha

Taken from a poll result at mangafox which i used to visit to read Ranma 1/2. So many people read hentai O_O

Long time no see

Yea kinda lost the motivation to blog after receiving common test results. I put in extra effort for chem and math but the results are not reflective.

Anyway the annual band victory night ended yesterday and i had fun taking photos of the juniors =D lots of fun. Will be officially stepping down this coming wednesday and it's hard to believe i've been in band for 2 years already. I still feel noob at playing the saxophone though haha. Back to victory night, this is one of the 30+ photos i took yesterday. Not very clear cos i was laughing too hard to hold my phone properly for some photos XD

More extreme photos on facebook hehe

Ooh check out this cool hollow ichigo drawn on 'my' gp table. I have always sat in the same area for gp and never chose my desk but after ichigo was drawn on it, that desk officially became 'mine'

Meiji yoghurt with aloe vera is the best

Magnum mini classic too XD

Sorry for the long break, presentation night is finally over and i want to thank Yu Fei and Janice for the flower and chocolate!!! Thanks to everyone who wished me luck and listened to me rant about how worried i was days before the concert ie Sherin and Yang Zhi hahaha i'm feeling quite high now

Will be watching the youth orchestra performance at esplanade tomorrow night with celestyn whoo~ so cool but i hope i wont reach home too late.

Haven't gotten back any of the papers though my cts ended 2 weeks ago. All because of H1N1 and all the make up tests. Finally, i can kinda step down from cca and focus 100% on school work. It feels quite empty to go straight home to the books after school without having to worry about conducting the next day or band pracs but i will miss my instrument badly =(

While reading a fanfic the other day, i suddenly had an epiphany: Athrun Zala is the perfect man. In all the anime and manga i've watched and read, i find his personality to be the most charming and eh.. acceptable. As in i approve of his actions/decisions most of the time and i understand the reasons behind them. As compared to the main character of gs who is emotional (aka cry baby), Athrun is more matured and thoughtful. This is quite impressive, for a non main character. Still perfect does not equate to favourite and that explains why Athrun was never one of my top 5 characters.

Eh i know this post is very disjointed.

This indescribable sense of relief

the moment my history teacher collected my test paper.. The worst was over even though i still had chem in the afternoon. Was super high after that.. maybe it helped in cramming in some last minute stuff for chem. Chem wasn't too bad either =D

BYE BYE CTS! Hello prelims and A levels.. Oh well. It felt great to finish all the papers in 3 days though it was terrible that history and chem were placed on the same day. Can't change the A level schedule so might as well get used to it now.
The night before history and chem was terrible, i was seriously contemplating doing some self mutilation. All because of history. INT essay ok but INT sbq, SEA sbq and SEA essay all cmi. Of all subjects, i had to be the least confident in the subject which is taught by the teacher i respect (and am afraid) the most of. Or maybe it's the other way round haha either way it's not a good feeling i tell you.
Still, it's over and i managed to come up with something sophisticated (i hope).

Next thing to worry about it the performance at the durian. We can't show our faces with this level of playing! Noooooooooo. die die die =(