Howl's Moving Castle

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Wow~
What a day!
I watched Howl’s Moving Castle with Yong Jet, Gordon and Jenny (I made a new friend today ^-^).
To those who have not caught the movie yet:
WHAT THE HACK ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?!?!

First I have to warn you about spoilers…don say I never say arh~

The movie revolves around a world where there is magic everywhere. It can be felt by anyone and the possibilities of getting caught under a spell are very high. The characters are not unlike you and me, because they are not perfect. Like every fairytale, there are good and bad guys but there are also those who can’t be put into a box. There are a lot of times where you have to do a double take and realize that appearance verse reality is a big issue, maturity and the concept of how we see ourselves in various situations is also addressed. Juxta positioning is a key feature. All at once, it is possible to see the dualities of the things going on in the film and in reality. It has a very strong anti-war message and I guess the movie coming out at this now is rather timely, I wonder if it will get to the US. Hrmmm…

I profess that I have yet to watch Spirited Away, so I have no idea what the drawings or music in that movie are like. I only know that it does not have a very happy ending and that the girl’s parents get turned into pigs, Oh! There’s also a dragon in the anime right?

Thus I am very satisfied with Howl’s Moving Castle. Sweet parts made me sigh and sad parts made me cry. The only critique I have is that although the overall pace was good, the ending was more like ‘we don’t have enough time left, hurry up and finish it before we turn into an animated LOTR.’ i.e. too rushed.

Everything was well drawn and I love the imagination of the artists, but the old people and the Witch of the Waste just plain give me the creeps! Totally *BLEAH*!! Felt extremely grossed out by that character in particular. On the other hand, there are also very very cute characters which more than make up for the probability of me getting horrible nightmares. I don mind dreaming about Howl, he can come into my dreams anytime babeh~
-migumi laughter-

Overall, I would consider this one of the better animes which I have seen of late. It ranks right up there with the Rurouni Kenshin OVA (the first one).
Would I watch it again? YES!
Would I buy the vcd/ dvd? YEAH!
I can’t wait to watch it again, mostly because I want to get the storyline right and understand the anime better. Watching Howl again would not hurt either ;) …
-more migumi laughter-

From the movie, we went to play pool and as usual I ended up putting on my headless chicken to rush home. Had to be early for cell today, I was leading praise and worship lah, needed to run through the songs with Jeff, coz I din know if he knew all of the songs. I am very big on hymns :). On the way to cell, I bought Kimiaki dinner… heh~ I might try out that vegetarian store one day…I miss Jing Jing’s vegetarian food…but I digress… cell was good and we spent quite some time talking about this and that and that one and this one and which one and how one, etc. Haha…

This Rob Thomas song has been in my head for quite a while… it was bugging me during the IBM mock exam… haha…I still like it all the same ^-^.

Lonely No More


Now it seems to me
That you know just what to say
But words are only words
Can you show me something else

Can you swear to me
That you'll always be this way
Show me how you feel
More than ever baby

[Chorus:]
I don't wanna be lonely no more
I don't wanna have to pay for this
I don't want another lover at my door
It's just another heartache on my list

I don't wanna be angry no more
You know I could never stand for this
So when you tell me that you love me know for sure
I don't wanna be lonely anymore
Whoa, whoa, ho, oh whoa [2x]

Now it's hard for me
When my heart's still on the mend
Open up to me
Like you do your girlfriends

And you sing to me and it's hardly
Girl what you do to me is everything
Make me say anything just to get you back again
Why can't we just try

[Chorus]

What if I was good to you
What if you were good to me
What if I could hold you till
I feel you move inside of me

What if it was paradise
And what if we were symphonies
What if I give all my life to
Find some way to stand beside you

[Chorus]

Whoa, whoa, ho, oh whoa
Whoa, whoa, ho, oh whoa (I don't wanna be lonely anymore)
Whoa, whoa, ho, oh whoa (I don't wanna be lonely no more) [2x]
Whoa, whoa, ho, oh whoa
I don't wanna be lonely anymore

Yang Mui!
I like that story on Woman. Very touching. ^-^
Have you started studying yet?

Jie Yang!
You wanna make a visit to Jing Jing’s store? I thinking about the food… *Mmmmm*

Kimiaki!
May the joy of the Lord be your strength! :)
All the best for the interview!
Looking forward to the movie marathon… woohooo~

Siya!
How was the date/outing/thing with *ahem!*?
-even more migumi laughter-

Ivan!
Breathe the free air dear~
How does it feel to be further up the food chain?
I choop one of your 12 days! I choop! I choop! I choop!
Don say I never say ah~

That’s all for now, mine eyes are seeing stars,
Cheers everyone!
-hugz-
^-^