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For a while now, Phong's been hosting these retro gaming nights at his place.  We've used to play the bejeebus out of a bunch of classic fighting games from the 1990's, and last Wednesday, I dare say, we played the most God-like game in existence: Jackie Chan's Fists of Fire.

I want to give this game a proper review later, since these posts are usually reserved for something else.  I've got more games lined up that I want to share with you guys, so look forward to them!  I'll have to think of a related title later, but for now it's definitely going to be about those old arcade fighters from the last decade.

Pretty good week for news!  Lots of good stuff to pick and choose from.  My philosophy to posting these links is to "make people smile."  If it's funny and interesting to you, read it!  That's why I created this blog after all :)

And as always, you can check out the full list of links on my delicious page.


Backpacker’s Guide to Narita Airport | Japan Probe
Incredibly useful for anyone considering going to Japan in the near future.  I sure wish I had seen this two years ago when I had went for the first time...

Video: Coca-Cola Freestyle demo & how it works - Fast Food Maven : The Orange County Register

（original）自主制作アニメ - フミコの告白　Independent production anime
Cute and short animation that's really amazing.  It's a bit over-the-top, but it's quite wonderful to watch!

BBC - Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind - Spot The Fake Smile

Cool little test!  I got about four wrong.  This is surprisingly hard...

Quentin Tarantino stars in Softbank commercials
This guy...he talks alot.  Like, a lot.

The final chapter for Kara no Kyoukai comes out December 9th!  Woohoo!

Hat tip to Cuong for linking the video!  That's just some awful damage in rage mode lol..

Today~ a gift♥ from Paul-kun arrived~!。。。o(*´∀｀)o゛when I was unable to attend the Anime Expo held earlier this year in L.A. (;_;) he was so *thoughtful* as he was thinking about sending me some items from the event...before we even spoke~ (*´∀｀*)！Hmm..there's sort of a story of how these became delayed but it was so much my fault (ノロ≦。)！A~h! so many items that Paul-kun sent and I want to say *thank you*~! so much!! you're such a wonderful friend~ o(*´∀｀)o゛ ！W~ah! I really can't say *thank you* enough~!! ＾　＾！

The two Momusu photo sets are absolutely gorgeous~ and I especially love Gakki and Kamei's! and Junjun's and Aichan's and Reinachan's and....hm I love~ them all。。。(。ーωー。)♪♪～ *Thank you* so much for my very first Hangry & Angry photo set~ ＼(^o^)／☆。。Yossi and Rikachan look so wickedly great~! A~h the Momusu in USA event shirt might appear a bit strange above but it's because it's folded over in one corner and I'm really hesitant to actually wear it as I'm thinking of it as more of a collector's item~ (^-^*)。I love the mirrored logo...so *pretty* ne~!

I imagine that everyone who attended the expo must own these but I scanned them anyway just below...just click on any individual photo card image for a larger image size~.....




Paul-kun was so *sweet* to also include the CD of a Chinese artist that he's really fallen in love with recently~ as he's always experiencing so much new music♪♪～ I think~! (￣▽￣)♥ I've been listening♪～♪♪～♪♪～一日中～！ヽ(。´▽`。)ノ。。！I only own one other Chinese pop album from awhile back by Sandy Lam although she's singing in mostly English so today's listening♪ was so much a new experience for me~....the artist is "Rainie" pronounced ”レイにー。ヤン” as her full name~. This is a Japanese release but all tracks are sung in Chinese which is really so sweet♥ with it's softness and *swishy*♥ pronunciations ＾　＾。

Rainie's album is titled "Dokodemo Door" (as translated into Japanese~) and includes 10 tracks and an additional DVD with seven of her music♥videos~!! It's sometimes a bit rare when an entire album plays through so catchy~ and "Dokodemo Door" does just that so much~!!

Rainie's vocals encompasses such natural vocal control and elegant nuances~ with a most *sweet* falsetto~♪♪ and yet she projects powerfully when the melody calls for it~! Such amazing range and *feel* in her voice~ and it translates so well to this album's collection of beautiful contemporary ballads to a most lively side of pop~ which delves into an almost nostalgic retro early 90's sound at times...all the while keeping its modern edge~.

Below I've chosen two very different music videos which have nearly polar opposite musical arrangements to accompany them in hopes of *sharing* a wider scope of her music both visually/musically and both are from the included DVD~ which is purely awesome~!!! One is a most sweet♥ contemporary pop ballad while the second pv has a so awesome break in the middle sandwiched between all of the high energy *cuteness*!!! Both pvs have an amazing production behind them and they're so truly unique and so so creative....you'll see what I'm speaking of when you click below to play~! ↓↓

At first I was thinking I would include my most favorite♥ songs here but then her entire album is so *amazing*!! so instead I included the first eight tracks of "Dokodemo Door" and they're just below the pvs~....kiite ne~! o(*´∀｀)o゛ (all song titles are in their Japanese translated forms~)

Rainie Yang's CD+DVD release album can be ordered here at Cdjapan.

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ps~ Paul..I ♥ your meishi~ ＾　＾！