Zettai Kareshi ( Absolute Boyfriend)

I must get one of these. :) Robot boyfriends. When i am not watching movies, i go for my doramas. This month's pick is Zettai Kareshi. Translated on the cover was absolute boyfriend. However, i thought it sounded more like Forever Boyfriend. I didn't think this was such a good show to start with when i picked up the cover. In fact it looked initially like a fluff piece. The show starts Hayami Mokomichi and Aibu Saki.

The story is about a robotics company who develops a robot that is considered the perfect or ideal boyfriend. They pick poor Izawa Riko to be the candidate to road test the model 01. Riko is unlucky in love and always is being dumped or being used by men who feel she is emotionally heavy.

Izawa Riko

Based on a list of questions, 01(hayami) is suited and tailorerd for Riko. He comes delivered like a fridge(!) and all you need to do to activate him is kiss him!

Complete reversal of snow white, you need to kiss the prince. Lol!

Riko initially is annoyed by 01 whom she calls Naito. He cooks, he cleans and declares his love at inappropriate times to her and also walks around trying to imitate a body builder just to get riko to pay attention to him. Note to riko: Oiy, what are you thinking woman!!

Riko works as a temp staff in a up end patisserie business and is interested in being a real pastry chef. However, she lost sight of her dreams when reaching tokyo and is only successfully made cream puffs. One day, her boss Soushi, discovers how tasty these cream puffs are and encourages her to chase her dream.

The story then runs around how Riko tries to achieve her dream, with 01 trying his best ( or rather being really annoying or amusing in my case ) to help Riko. Most of the time, she brushes him aside and starts to fall in love with her boss. (Cue: AIYA) She also gets really annoyed when she has to take a few jobs to pay off 01 when the trial period is over. Like working in those kind of japanese bars ( ahem )
However, she slowly learns how deep his love for her is and she starts to fall for a robot. But can a robot relationship really work?

Ok, it is not a fluff piece. There are a lot of people in the world who do look for the right person to fall in love with. And sometimes you may not know the person is right in front of you till it is too late. ( i am not giving spoilers here ). Also, one thinks that emotions are simplistic is wrong. 01 is beyond programming and starts to grow real emotions after a while, comprehending how it feels like to be hurt and be loved.

Mokomochi, has truly improved in his acting here. I find he captures the essence of a robot very well and his dead pan face at times is a laugh. 01's determination to ensure his beloved is protected and loved shows till the very end of the show.

Riko's character was initially annoying. Childish and immature, she could not really be bothered about 01 in the first place. However, you see her change when 01 saves her irregardless of his own safety. Oh, throw in a rival 02 as well who challenges 01 for riko's affection.

Ending wise, i was hoping for something different. However, reality you know this one that is not destined to be. For people who love a good love story, do pick up Zettai kareshi. Not only you get a chance to ogle at Mokomichi's really buff abs here. But a chance for you to sit and think, what would you do for someone you love? As much as 01 did or how much Riko gave up for 01?

Naiteru, riko san. Naito mo, inai.

My most favorite scene.

Zutto isshoyouni.

Pack some tissues for this one. But worth the watch. *sigh*

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Batman - The Dark Knight

I am so in love..................... with Christian Bale. After watching this show, i realized how much i miss watching him. My first screen encounter with him was in Little Woman, i was already in love with Laurie the character in the book then on screen. *Sigh* Lup -leh....

Anyway, anyway i will stop drooling first but today's topic is about BATMAN- The dark knight. I am never a fan of batman. In fact even Batman Begins, i did not watch even though Bale was there. So since Lil Bro promised he will watch The Mummy with me, i will return the favor with Batman. Boy did he regret it. Cause i fell in love with Christian Bale- LOL....

BTDK is a continuation of Batman Begins, continuing on the Caped Crusaders work in cleaning up Gotham city. It is not a very easy task as people take him for granted. After awhile, it is like working in my current company, you feel tired and want a change. That is when a new star in the war of cleaning up the city's crap - Harvey Dent appears. He is the DA in the town and takes on the roll of being the town's hero.

Awesome Actor you are heath, sorely missed

Now, in a city full of crap, there is always a villian and who is Batman's number 1 villian, it's ... the joker. Yeap. Here comes the late heath ledger. I must say one of the reasons why i love this show is because of Heath as well. What a brilliant actor. Without the face make up, he does not fit a JOKER personality but when watching this show, he is born to be the Joker. He plays it with such brilliance ( i truly feared him in the show ) that i feel in my books surpasses Jack Nicholson. What saddens me, this will be the last time we see this brilliance.

For batman, this is an action packed show, aside for the 1st hour i was a bit sleepy ( it is the 11:30pm show leh ) i did not fall asleep in the rest of the show. WOOT acheivement for me.

Anyway it is my recommended watch for summer 2008. Ooh, ooh, if you blink, you might see edison Chen. Very very fast. Now, back to drooling, sigh... pity Christian Bale is married- Bah,humbug.

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Sky of Love -Koi Zora

Ok, i didn't expect to watch such a tear jerker drama. Frankly, teen romance shows do not end up high on my to watch list. Possibily because i am way pass that stage or too jaded to think such things ever happen. However, KoiZora, was one i picked because 1) alot of people ( like 11 million said it was good ) and 2) was bored couldn't not sleep so why not watch the movie to get some zzzz... How wrong i was . i think my pillow was completely soaked and tissue paper ran out because of this show. *blows nose loudly*


This show as you all may know is based on a cell phone novel in Japan. I am just wondering how it could be immensely popular and how we can tap such a base in Malaysia. Mental note to self that drama minggu ini may not work so well over here - LOL. The novelist also supposedly based this on her real life experience. If this is the case, it is terribly, terribly sad and depressing. As much as one loves to have a someone to love but the experience that mika goes through makes me thing she is quite strong to go through such life upheaving experiences and still have the courage to smile.

The story starts off with Mika bumping into Hiroki in school one day and he is instantly infatuated with her. She, however is clueless that he is interested in her. One day, she looses her phone, and is picked up by Hiroki, who calls her daily without giving out information who he is. I mean, would you date an asian guy with that blond a hair? First thing i thought - wah ... ini gangster surely.

Yeah, we serioused up when meeting the to-be-in-laws

Little by little, Mika is intrigued by the daily phone calls and starts to open up to Hiroki, till he organizes to meet her one day. Needless to say, she had the same impression as me. Runs away with trepidation. However, he does not give up and wins her over with his gentleness. It's funny though, as rough and tough as he may be, Mika senses a gentleness (yashiku) in him that is far mature for for 16 year old teenager.


Their love starts to grow until when Hiroki's ex decides that she does not take kindly to Mika being in the picture. Watch how hiroki takes to defending his current love. Any lady who loves being saved by someone, this would impress you all. There may be some scenes here that will get you thinking that japanese teenagers will resort to such violence when they are not happy with something. Makes our malaysian kids sound very tame.
Things start to go down hill after this when Hiroki leaves Mika suddenly with no explanation. With no closure for her, she spends her time wondering why and how until one day, she gets a chance to know why. I can't say so much without giving the ending away. Ok cue tears here. Lots and Lots of it.

The lead characters are actually pretty excellent in this show. Mika is gentle yet without being wimpy. She pretty much has a good head on top of her shoulder here. Be amazed that teenagers can have such a good wisdom here.

Hiroki. You are the man. :) I like how it was described that he will watch over Mika all the time. When there is sun, Hiroki is happy, when it rains, Hiroki is sad.. Sigh.. Go watch it. Bring lots of tissue.

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My song of the moment - i'm yours - jason mraz

My faith in english music is not lost when i heard this song over the radio recently and i could not stop listening to it, it's on auto rewind now. Hehehehe.

Click on the link to see the video but more to hear the song - the song is called I'm Yours by Jason Mraz. The tune sounds very reggae-ish but it sounds like a song i will be listening to on a beach....

I'm Yours by Jason Mraz
Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
and now I’m trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I’ll be giving it my bestest
Nothing’s going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it’s again my turn to win some or learn some

I won’t hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I’m yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you’re free
Look into your heart and you’ll find love love love
Listen to the music of the moment maybe sing with me
A lá peaceful melody
It’s your God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love loved

So I won’t hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I’m sure
There’s no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I’m yours

I’ve been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
My breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and laughed
I guess what i’ma saying is there ain’t no better reason
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
It’s what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue

I won’t hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I’m sure
No need to complicate
Our time is short
It can not wait, I’m yours

Well no no, well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you’re free
Look into your heart and you’ll find love love love love
Listen to the music of the moment come and dance with me
A lá one big family (2nd time: A lá happy family; 3rd time: A lá peaceful melody)
It’s your God-forsaken right to be loved love love love

I won’t hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I’m sure
There’s no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I’m yours

No please, don’t complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I’m yours

No please, don’t hesitate
no more, no more
It cannot wait
The sky is your’s!

Lyrics are taken off and the video comes from Youtube:)

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O Hanaya - san - Bara no nai hanaya

Ok lum lum session everyone. Thanks to YY who introduced me to this lum lum drama - ...... I must say, sorry k-drama fans. J-dramas always has that subtle drive that makes you CRY and CRY. It is not those damn hor leen ones but something in the way they write it that makes you go *sobs*.

Bara no nai hanaya is 2007 Best Winter drama and i must say i am starting to think Shingo Katori is a darn good actor. If he is reading this, Shingo - you have a fan here. He should do more of this romantikku doramas more as he has the capability to be come and excellent leading man.

The title means - flower shop with no rose. How can that be? Shiomi Eiji is a single father who brings up his little Shizuku after his girlfriend dies in child birth. His life is solely devoted to bringing the girl up and he works part time and manages to set up a flower shop to keep things a float. The reason why the shop has no roses is slowly unfolded throughout the series.

This show also marks the return of the great actress in my view Yuko Takeuchi. After her divorce, she is back into doramas. She is Shiorata mio, a blind lady who was seeking shelter from the rain one day. He offers here shelter from the rain. Prickly, initially, she soon starts to get used to Eiji whom she fondly calls "O-hana-ya san" each time she sees him.

I love that sentence. The way she questioningly say it, very sure that Eiji will say "hai" in return just touches that spot in your heart.

However, Mio is not all innocent as you think she is. Shizuku's mother, was a daughter of a rich doctor who is out to seek revenge to the man he thinks made his daughter suffer in her last days. He assumes that Eiji was the one and is all out to make life miserable for him. Mio, is one of the means in which he seeks revenge through.

One thing that is extremely good about japanese dramas, is their very frequent use of expression without much words. The way shingo expresses himself when he can't really say it in many words is just... excellent. He is not a very rich nor very clever man in this show, a rather average joe who believes if he wants and believe in something, we must do everything possible to protect it.

Will Mio be able to see the good in Eiji and win him over? What if Eiji finds out? Ha... turn in and watch loh. How can i give away the ending. Soundtrack is superb as usual. The theme song - Zutto Issho sa - heart rendering. I believe no other asian countries - can make such good dramas except the Japanese. They rock man. :)

Dorama title: Bara no nai hanaya
Lum lum rating: ****
Overall rating: *****
This is 5 out of 5 star rating.

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New theme

Wah.... i finally found a nice theme. Hopefully more posting on this site.

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I am Legend

Wow, i just realized that i have not updated this for a long time. True to what Tan Kia Su says, it is really tough to maintain 2 blogs. :P Hehehehe. Anyway, let's get to business of the review.

I was supposed to watch The warlords with Lil Bro, but we were early that day and the next show was I am Legend, some quick decision, we decided to watch this show. We've been big fans of Will Smith since Fresh Prince of Bel Air, so it was an easy choice.

Anyway, we heard IAL is about 2 hours long, and yes it was. The premise of the story is that Will, who plays Robert Neville, a virologist is the only person left alive on earth. The earth is infected by a virus that turns people into vampire like creatures. Robert spends his time broadcasting daily on his radio - to see if there is survivors there and the rest of his days in NY, adding on rations, waiting at the pier for any potential survivors to meet up with him.

However, by 6 in the evening, both him and Sam ( the dog ) have to go back in doors and ensure the doors are tightly locked. Why? Because the Vampires come out to play...................

Now, though it is 2 hours long, this show is a pretty good show. I mean, you know the typical will smith shows, with his simple brand of humor and he is quite the action hero. You also get to see how being alone for 1001 days starts to play tricks on your Sanity. In fact- because one bit with "Fred", gets you wondering who on earth set that trap for Robert. If it were me, i would have gone insane on the 10th day. Robert is driven to actually eliminate the virus and spends most of his time experimenting on the "vampires" to find a cure for this plague.

Not to be overshadowed, the dog Sam is excellent. This is the first time, a non human shares enough screen time with the main actor. She is not only the cute side kick but an equivalent partner with Robert. She is the cutest and smartest dog i have ever seen on screen. Be prepared for some tears for a certain part in the show.

Would i recommend you this show? Yes. It's a good watch - albeit a bit long. However, there may be some who find the ending not so typical of will smith movies.

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