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Maomao OVERDRIVE

After waiting for so long, I’ve finally bought this!

The EF 50mm f1.8 II lens; the cheapest lens that ever exist (or at least that’s what I believe). At a price tag for $125, it’s so many times cheaper than other lens. Though the construction and material are not the best, the pictures taken by this lens is not bad~

And of course, I couldn’t wait to try it out! And my model of the day…

Hello MAOMAO!! Yes~ My cutie pie is my model for the day and I couldn’t help but keep snapping pictures of him while he’s lying on his bed; the yellow sofa.

Sleepy sleepy…

He woke up after awhile. He’s such a light sleeper.

Still looks sleepy though…

Leon took this picture with the flash and his eyes are so huge~

“Check out my paw!!”

 

Lazing around…

“Whatcha want?”

NECK!!

The glister in his eyes melt my heart~

AHHHHH!!!! ~goes gaga~

One of my favorite shot! So cute!!

Leon said this shot reminds him of Tasmania Devil. Look at his sharp canine! He left 2 scratches with his teeth on my right arm. :(

He is cute but definitely deadly with those teeth. Little tiger..

“Eh?!”

If you’re wondering how I managed to capture him face on, this is the reason why. Leon had been luring him with his Guitar Hero drum stick and Maomao is happily chewing on. Drum stick~ Hahahahahahaha~

Last photo of the evening. SHOW ME YOUR TEETH!!

Invasion on Christmas Eve

And it’s Christmas again~

Honestly, I cannot remember what I did last Christmas but I believe that this year, it will be so much better because there are so many events waiting for me to attend!! Just thinking of it excites me~ :D

Anyway, I spent my Christmas Eve eating and shopping and of course, take pictures! While watching “How to Tame a Dragon”, I shall upload these pictures…

Went to MOF to have dinner and I had this Mocha again. Still the same, old special green tea that I like.

Had this crab pasta with avocados but I think the salmon version is so much better though. Costs slightly less than 10 dollars so I guess it’s pretty worth it. However, I feel that there are so many better pastas out there as compared to this one. Could do with more ingredients, in my opinion.

This is the beef meatball bento set and I like the carrots! (well, that’s because that’s the only thing that I ate from this set but anyway~) The curry is nice!! Reminds me of the chicken curry soba that I had back at SAFTI. Too bad cameras are not allowed; otherwise, I will definitely take pictures of the soba because it’s so good!!

As for dessert, we had this mango soft served ice-cream on shaved ice. It was really, really sweet but the mango was oddly sour~ I think my face cringed when I ate the mango because it doesn’t feel ripe but overall, the dessert was okay. Could be less sweet and could do with riper mangoes…

That’s all for dinner~ And now, ALIENS INVADE!! Look at what I got for Christmas this year! The Space Alien Toy Story Collection set, a Space Alien mug and as for that single Space Alien… Well, it’s not a Christmas present but my sister got it for me from Australia and I never really took a picture of it so I might as well showcase it here~

Vera saw this Space Alien mug somewhere (she refuse to tell me where~) and got it for me for Christmas! So sweet of her!! There was actually a period where you can get the cup by buying toothpaste but I missed it~ Nevertheless, I have this one now and it’s so adorable~

Moving on to the Space Alien set that I’ve received today~ No~ I didn’t buy it for myself like the rest of my CDs but this is always what I wanted! These aliens are made from the digital data from Pixar; meaning their proportions and anatomy are that of the movie~ Really cool stuff~

And it even comes with a Certificate of Authenticity to prove that these are the real deal! I love the “Ooooooooo~” face alien the most! Too bad they don’t really glow in the dark but under certain lighting, they actually “glow” a little but I guess it’s just the lighting.

More pressies of the day!! Resident Evil Afterlife DVD~ Okay… I bought this for myself. Initially, I wanted to get the Blu-ray version but after thinking about it, nah~ I’ll just go for the DVD and wait till the last Resident Evil movie is made and wait for the full Blu-ray box set to be released.

I also got myself Koda Kumi’s latest Live Tour concert “UNIVERSE”. I never thought it would be released in Singapore since TRICK wasn’t. So, to compensate, this is definitely a must get for myself! Haven’t got time to watch it yet though but since I’m on break on the entire of next week, I have all the time to watch all my DVDs.

The track list… Looks really promising~ I believe disc 2 contains footage of the making of the concert but again, it isn’t described properly so I have no clue until I watch it.

The insides… No lyrics in that booklet though; really atypical in my opinion, considering that all of ayumi’s concert booklets will include the lyrics. But the photos inside are nice~ The whole theme of this concert, as suggested by the DVD art looks very airline-ish. Wonder what magic she will pull off in the concert~

“Oooooooooooo~” And now, cam-whoring with the aliens and Maomao~

He looks so chubby and friggin’ adorable here!!

“Oooooooo~ Kitty cat~”

“Oooooo~ The claw~”

Maomao looks really loyal, almost like a king, in this picture with alien followers. Maybe I should declare the aliens Maomao’s sons~ :P

And the last photo of the night… Maomao hiding behind the kerb between the laundry room and the kitchen. He does that all the time when he is playing~ So cute!!

Anyway, there will be more photos coming up tomorrow (or whenever I have time to blog) so stay tuned!! Christmas is such a wonderful time to take pictures~ 

*P.S. Pardon the short entry and perhaps some disjointed thoughts in this entry because I’m trying to blog while watching a movie and it’s so challenging!

Maomao’s belated birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAOMAO!!

Okay, actually, it’s happy belated birthday but because I was stuck in camp on the 6th, I can only wish a belated one.

My little boy had grown up so much! He’s now officially an adult cat but he is still so adorable and mischievous. I still love him dearly~

Anyway, before I continue to the post proper, I shall make y’all jealous with what I had for dinner yesterday night…

Pizza Hut for dinner yesterday!! I know I know~ I’ve been posting lots of pictures on Pizza Hut but I can’t help but take picture of food!! Well, Christmas’ round the corner and Pizza Hut had released a new pizza to celebrate this joyous occasion. How can I not go try right~

A new way of drinking your soup of the day… Pile it with cheese. Tastes funny :|

I don’t think I’ve said this before but even though Pizza Hut’s soup is not the best out there, they sure have lots of mushrooms inside! 

I say, these meatballs are NICE!! The cheese, the meat, the cheese!! Lots of cheese! I love the cheese! 

And the pizza itself! I’m sure I posted a picture of the Cheezy 7 pizza; a pizza comprising of 7 different kind of cheeses but this one is so much better because not only does it feature the same Cheezy 7, it comes with a cheese stuffed crust! All the cheesy goodness! Sadly, it was served almost cold and it didn’t taste as good. However, we brought it home and heated it up using the microwave (we didn’t manage to finish it because we had too much popcorn while watching Rapunzel: A Tangled Tale) and it was so much so much better!!

Well, I know a lot of these pictures have nothing to do with Maomao’s birthday but oh well!! :P Anyway, dinner was yesterday night and this afternoon, I went to AMKHub to shop for Maomao’s presents and stuff but before that, I dropped by the supermarket to get this Magic Clean wiper and wipes! My bunk is dusty and it can really use some cleaning up~ I’m too lazy to sweep the floor so I shall use this. It’s not cheap but I guess it’s definitely worth it~

Bought these DVDs yesterday because they were dirt cheap!! Was actually looking for The Da Vinci Code but I can’t find it anyway. Rewatched Angels and Demons yesterday night and I’m still in love with it~ Gugu the Cat, on the other hand, is quite messy and I guess I don’t know how to appreciate it. Maybe when I have more time, I shall watch it to the end (I watched it halfway and we almost fell asleep through the movie…)

And finally~ Here’s what I got for Maomao for his birthday! Okay, I got the scratching post some time back but I thought it was more of an early birthday present. Today, I bought Maomao more food; Fancy Feast Medley’s cat food (though it’s junk food, I thought Maomao can use the occasional treat), a bird that keeps making chirping sounds (Maomao enjoys playing with it, thank goodness!), some cat treats and a whole packet of ProNature Holistic cat food.

Maomao examining his presents.

Maomao playing with the birdie toy. I stuffed some catnip into it and he went gaga over the toy; chasing it all over the house~

A model-ly shot~

Teasing Maomao with the toy…

Maomao batting the toy…

Well, I realized that Maomao is losing weight recently because he is getting fussy with his food and as many knows, I’m pretty against dry food but I have no choice but to get dry food for him because eating dry food is better than not eating at all. The vet attached to the Pet’s Lover branch at Ang Mo Kio suggested this brand to me because it’s on sale and after looking through the ingredients, it’s not that bad so maybe I should give it a try.

Apparently, when I set some into his bowl, he immediately went over to gobble it all (thank goodness!) At least he will eat this food. Hopefully, the food will make him gain a little bit more weight. It hurts me to see him get thinner.

Actually, sometimes I feel a little evil because I want to make Maomao fat so that he cannot squeeze through the gaps in the gate and run outside. That will save me a lot of trouble trying to find him back~ :P

Okay~ That’s the end of this week’s entry. Have to head back to camp later and my roommate is on leave so I have to sleep alone tonight. -_-” Oh well~ I want to apply my leave soon! Hopefully, next week won’t be as hectic~

Maomao~ Be a good boy and grow up nicely~ Stop biting me because I dote you so much~ Bite the birdie instead~ :D

ayumi hamasaki - MOON/blossom

YES!! I’m out of Exile Island!!

This weekend will be shorter, considering the fact that I have to be stuck there this morning to do remedial training just because I was one chin up short from passing.

Not that I mind but it sucks big time because my bed is more comfy. Not to mention, I was stung like nobody’s business yesterday night by bloody mosquitoes. I’ll have my revenge!!

Anyway, the first thing I did when I arrived home was to unwrap my parcel holding “MOON/blossom” because they are WAY OVERDUE! The parcel arrived on Monday and I had to wait for the entire week just to unwrap it. The wait was excruciating!! Checked the discs to see if they are okay then after that, went to shower.

When I was done, I took pictures, of course!!

This is how the parcel looks like when you tear the brown tape away. All CDJapan discs are sent to you via these cardboard boxes so that you’re precious discs won’t get damaged. Maomao is obviously very interested in whatever beauty that lies within the box.

TA DA!! MOON/blossom with 2 posters! Oh yes~ In case you are wondering why the background is black, it’s because I laid a black cloth on my father’s bed to do this shoot. My bed was in a mess (no thanks to Leon) and therefore, you won’t get to see my blue bed~

Doesn’t he look stunningly fierce in this picture? :D

I got the 2 CD-only versions of this single because I’m more interested in the extra remixes that comes only in the CD versions. I can always get the CD+DVD version one when it’s released in Singapore. 

MOON/blossom is ayumi’s 48th single and it had topped the Oricon chart yet again! YES-ness!! It consists of 2 A-sides (the title of the single) as well as several remixes.

Jacket B (left in the picture) contains the remix of “Microphone” and the orchestra version (I LOVE ORCHESTRA & ACOUSTIC VERSIONS!!) of “Last Links”. Jacket D (right in this picture) contains the remix of “Don’t look back”, which by the way sounded funny, and the acoustic version of “meaning of Love”.

So far, the single sounds quite good to me, especially MOON, because it’s such a strong and emotional song. The remixes are okay, though I won’t go listen to them specially. The acoustic version of “meaning of Love” is to DIE FOR! I love it!!

Maomao enjoys sitting in the box while I enjoy taking pictures of him sitting in the box…

The sticker on the packaging. By right, the first press of this single allows you access to some of her content for her upcoming single but sadly, I’m in Singapore so I can’t access it. At least I got posters~~

This is how the CD looks like, in case you want to know.

Maomao is still enjoying the box. He’s a major distraction to my shoot because he’s always offering all kinds of new behavior with that box for me to take pictures of~ Cuteness~~

The lyrics~ I haven’t got time to go figure out what “blossom” is about but I love the lyrics to MOON. Go check the translation elsewhere because I’m too lazy to elaborate. Somehow, I feel that the black background is really working~ The blue sheets are kinda distracting. What do you think?

What else can I say about this single’s packaging? It’s just a typical CD-only packaging with nothing extraordinary (besides the music of course~). About her covers… I think MOON/blossom is not her best but the photos does portray sort of a vulnerability to her character that links back to the ballads of the single. The softness of ayumi is pretty but I think I would like to see something more daring~ More edgy~ Because ayumi has been relying on “pretty” and “sweet” too much recently. Wouldn’t hurt to change the image a little~

This is how the poster looks like~ Both the posters are the same so I’ll just leave the other one as it is to protect it. I used the You were…/BALLAD singles as paperweights to keep this poster down. Now you compare the covers, aren’t they just pretty and sweet~~~ But I think it’s time to give more EDGE, ayu!! Gorgeous poster, by the way~ Just that I have no space on my wall for it… :P

Well, that’s the last photo I have for this single. Can’t wait for the next one because I presume she would be releasing one really soon to reach her 50th single! 

Will be going out for dinner with my friends and some other people that I’ve never met before. Hopefully it won’t be too awkward~ At least I’ve volunteered to take pictures there~ :) Hope it would be fun~