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Alcatraz TV show review

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:19:12 GMT

So this is a bit late since the show started last week but I have been putting it off for a bit but here goes. The show is produced by J.J Abrams production company Bad Robot and written by Steven Lilien, Elizabeth Sarnoff, and Bryan Wynbrandt. The show is a sci-fi drama which is J.J Abrams style. The cast consist of Jorge Garcia from LOST, Sarah Jones, and Sam Neill. The premiere was last Monday on Fox and it was a 2 hour premiere. The whole story is that Alcatraz was close in 1963 due to rising costs and all prisoners were transferred to other jails but that is not what really happened. The prisoners along with the guards disappeared from one day to another and never found until now. The prisoners are returning at present time but the weird thing is they have not aged and are still causing trouble. The other weird thing is where have they been? who took them? and why? The weird thing that we find out in the first episode is that Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones) partner was killed while chasing a suspect but who was that person they were chasing none other than her grandfather who she thought was a guard in Alcatraz but he was an inmate. Also there is the guy behind the curtain in 1960 Alcatraz who I know that he and the doctor have something to do with the disappearance of the inmates and guards. Well my only worry is that the show will start to take some twist that will leave us or basically me confused just like LOST and Fringe. As of now it is enjoyable and I leave it at that but recommend you watch it.

Japanese word of the week #25 and Chinese word of the week #17

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:19:30 GMT

It's Wednesday and it means another Japanese word. Today's word is: Ouch/It hurts

ビール(Katakana), Biru (Romanji), it means "Beer" (English). Biru is used to order a beer in Japan it is saying beer but with a Japanese vocabulary so it is written in Katakana which means it is an English word.

Example:

"Biru onegaishimas!!" (at a bar)

"Sapporo is a brand of Biru”

Previous lessons of learning tools

Japanese

Hiragana and Katakana Alphabet

Come back safe/Have a nice day

Mandarin Chinese word #17

水 = Shuǐ = Water

Tone 1 sounds like you're questioning someone. mā
Tone 2 sounds neutral. má
Tone 3 is a deeper version of tone 2. mǎ
Tone 4 sounds like you're exclaiming/being excited about something. mà

Thanks to @mei123123477 for her contribution on the Mandarin Chinese word of the week

Previous Mandarin Chinese words of the week

If you want to start a word of the week in another language please let me know

so I can link your post in my post so ppl can learn more.

Why that SOB I mean SOPA

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:45:34 GMT

Ok well we all have heard that other countries have censored what they have online and we in the US say "dam bastards how could they do that" or "why don't the people fight back against censorship" well soon we might be going through that here in the US and all cause of SOPA/PIPA. For those who don't know what they are they are a pair of hot evil twins no I joke but they are really evil bills that will be voted on soon that will censor the internet and the content that can be shown. SOPA is short for Stop Online Piracy Act which is said to stop piracy online but sites who say that it will be bad cause it might alter the internet as we know it and these are some well known sites that are today going on a blackout. In plain words we won't be able to post what we want and we will be losing the freedom of speech that we are suppose to have in the US. Well other than that we might lose some sites that are essentially visited daily. If you want to stop this you can go to any of the sites listed below to sign a petition to let officials know you are against SOPA/PIPA. Wikipedia, Firefox, Google and others pictured below have links to some form of petition.

Here are some sites that are going on strike today just to show you a few screenshots

Review on Devil inside

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:46:16 GMT

I can finally now officially review the movie The Devil Inside without getting into trouble yay. Ok so I saw the movie in Nov and someone went to see it in Jan so they told me that somethings were different. You overall it remains the same. So here is my review.

The movie is a mock-documentary that touches on the subject of exorcisms, catholic church, demons and processions. The story reminds me of a Paranormal Activity mixed with the rite. I loved the style of how it was filmed the only thing is that some things are not explained and it leaves you pondering. I just did not like the ending I thought it was too much like Paranormal Activity. The scary scenes are really scary and I loved them since I am a fan of getting scared. I thought the footage of the processions are scary and well done. I can't talk too much of the movie since I believe that somethings were edited since I saw the film. But I still recommend this film for those who enjoyed The Rite, Paranormal Activity, or any demon movies.

Staying with this theme I want to know who has seen it or which scary movies you think are the best leave them in the comments.

Japanese word of the week #24 and Chinese word of the week #16

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:01:49 GMT

It's Wednesday and it means another Japanese word. Today's word is: Cute/Adorable/Pretty

可愛い (Kanji) かわいい (hiragana), カワイイ(Katakana), Kawaii (Romanji), it means "cute/Adorable/Pretty" (English). Kawaii is used to refer to something or someone cute. For an example you can use it to describe a cute girl or a adorable puppy.

Example:

"Sayumi Michishige is super Kawaii"

Property of HP! (but soon she will be mine)

Previous lessons of learning tools

Japanese

Hiragana and Katakana Alphabet

Come back safe/Have a nice day

Mandarin Chinese word #16

冰 = Bīng = Ice

Tone 1 sounds like you're questioning someone. mā
Tone 2 sounds neutral. má
Tone 3 is a deeper version of tone 2. mǎ
Tone 4 sounds like you're exclaiming/being excited about something. mà

Thanks to @mei123123477 for her contribution on the Mandarin Chinese word of the week

Previous Mandarin Chinese words of the week

If you want to start a word of the week in another language please let me know

so I can link your post in my post so ppl can learn more.

Japanese word of the week #23 and Chinese word of the week #15

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:57:33 GMT

It's Wednesday and it means another Japanese word. Today's word is: Ouch/It hurts

痛い (Kanji) いたい (hiragana), イタイ(Katakana), Itai (Romanji), it means "It hurts/Ouch" (English). Itai is used when you feel pain it is more like "that hurts" instead of ouch. For an example you have seen anime when a girl falls on her butt and says "Itai" she is letting people know that it was painful and not just "ouch" but you can use it instead of ouch most foreigners do and it is not completely wrong.

Example:

"Itai, stop pinching my arm"

"Itai” (after falling on your butt)

(I swear she fell and I accidentally took a pic)

Previous lessons of learning tools

Japanese

Hiragana and Katakana Alphabet

Come back safe/Have a nice day

Mandarin Chinese word #15

日本人 = Rì běn rén = Japanese person

(日= Rì)

(本=běn)

(人=rén)

Tone 1 sounds like you're questioning someone. mā
Tone 2 sounds neutral. má
Tone 3 is a deeper version of tone 2. mǎ
Tone 4 sounds like you're exclaiming/being excited about something. mà

Thanks to @mei123123477 for her contribution on the Mandarin Chinese word of the week

Previous Mandarin Chinese words of the week

If you want to start a word of the week in another language please let me know

so I can link your post in my post so ppl can learn more.

Making Kenshin into a live action movie

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:32:16 GMT

So this is kind of old news but I still wanted to share it with you guys people know the series of Rurouni Kenshin or Samurai X (created by Nobuhiro Watsuki) well it turns out it is being made into live action. I have some pics (courtesy of Crunchyroll) and info on it. Here is the list of actors

Eguchi Yosuke - Saitou Hajime

Kikkawa Kouji - Udou Jine

Kagawa Teruyuki - Takeda Kanryuu

Satou Takeru - Himura Kenshin

Takei Emi - Kamiya Kaoru

Aoki Munetaka - Sagara Sanosuke

Taketo Tanaka - Myoujin Yahiko

Aoi Yuu - Takani Megumi

Also here are some pics from the actual sets and some scenes the film will air in Japan in August 25, 2012

From what you have seen are you interested in seeing it or are you happy with who they got for the cast. Leave your comments below good or bad :)

Dear Santa WTF or So did santa get you want you wanted?

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:37:09 GMT

Ok so Santa told me to make a blog to see what ppl got for Christmas. To see if they got what they wanted to say "thank you Santa" or "WTF Santa this is not what I wanted" and so on. So if you are happy and want to share what you got leave it as a comment if you are mad and want to go kill a reindeer then also leave it as a comment but if you want to share a story of what you got for Christmas that was not to your liking but want to be anonymous but you still want me to post it send me a PM and I will do so and in the PM if you want to come up with a nickname feel free to do so. I will re-post this at the end of the week and maybe there might even be a winner or something like that since Santa doesn't want to cough up any money for a gift I will see what prize I can give. As for me I got a TV but now I need a new TV stand and surround system plus cable so I am thinking this gift is costing me more than I thought it would.

Looking for a dish/cable provider

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:20:36 GMT

Well today I was online with my brother in-law and sister looking for cable/dish providers that had G4tv due to that I want to get cable cause one of my Xmas gift require it. So we went online and looked at prices. When we were on Direct TV we got this pop up from 'James' the product specialist. He wanted to help and we had a question so we asked. Here is the conversation below.

After I got his reply that they didn't offer G4 I asked for his recommendation and the conversation went on from there. After my last reply he tried to offer me some newsletter but then he terminated the conversation but not before I got a screenshot of it LOL. I kind of felt bad but hey I really want my G4tv. Have you ever had a funny conversation with one of these ppl on a chat room or over the phone if so let me know below by leaving a comment.

The Hobbit trailer looking forward to this movie

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:41:50 GMT

Ok So I just saw this trailer a day or so ago and said I need to share it so that I can get more people happy about it like me :) well here is a video from Youtube so enjoy. I know for a fact that there are LOTR fans on Xanga so we should try to get together in a year and go see it or something like that.

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Doi_san's Xanga

Alcatraz TV show review

Japanese word of the week #25 and Chinese word of the week #17

Why that SOB I mean SOPA

Review on Devil inside

Japanese word of the week #24 and Chinese word of the week #16

Japanese word of the week #23 and Chinese word of the week #15

Making Kenshin into a live action movie

Dear Santa WTF or So did santa get you want you wanted?

Looking for a dish/cable provider

The Hobbit trailer *looking forward to this movie*

The Hobbit trailer looking forward to this movie