this is fricken LOOOONG lol.

( -LIVE REPORT- )

before i go into the report...
the HANA PV IS OUT OMG OMG OMGGGGGGG

WATCH IT ♥ WATCH IT ♥ WATCH IT ♥

I totally SCREAMED out loud in my room when Shou sat down at the table next to Saga (because I'm a hopeless ShouxSaga fangirl like that) and then when SAGA PUT HIS HANDS ON SHOU'S SHOULDER AND WHISPERED INTO HIS EAR...........

*DEAD*

my heart stopped beating. oh god. oh god. i love PS Company rofl i love how they keep putting all these SxS hints, it's driving me crazyyyyyyy.

AND OF COURSE I LOVE THIS SONG ♥ i love it much more than CROSS GAME and A beautiful name lol... Pon is really extremely energetic at his solo parts as usual hehe and SAGA!!!!! SAGA-SAMA!! soooo kakkoiii omg... esp at his solo screen time... argghghghhhh he makes the camera love him XD and was he sitting and strumming on a guitar at one part or am i just too cross-eyed?!!? O.o

Now onto the live report!

alice nine. tour 2009 『UNTITLED VANDAL(ism)#2』
-LIVE REPORT-

７月１３日(月)
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open17:45/start18:30

I'm finally done with my school exams and essays so I'm writing this first thing =_= Kind of tired right now though, so this might be short.

Before the live started, I met up with the two lovely ladies mendoukuse and fressia_33 :D they looked so pretty in their yukata's! i'm so glad we hung out!! thank you for keeping me company! also took pics with this UBER CUTE saga cosplayer (asdkfja;jl I AM SO IN LOVE WITH HER ♥ I KID YOU NOT) and another chibi tora cosplayer *squee* lol they are soooo adorable and the saga cosplayer was so friendly and kakkoii asdjflkjljklj8D

(i'm in the middle looking like a total retard.)


Setlist

RAINBOWS
a9 came out and goddddd they were all so GORGEOUS!!!! i couldn't stop screaming at how PERFECT shou looked as usual. and of course i loooove RAINBOWS so it was a perfect start, got really high and just kept jumping during the "SORA E! *JUMP*" parts XDD

www.
ughh shou's voice is so sexy here ♥ -dies- actually shou has been getting sexier and sexier since i last saw him in march's tour lol. love the guitars here. and pon of course does his sexy thang ahhahaha i think if he keeps up with his back arching it's gonna reach a right angle XD

聖者のパレード
this kind of came as a surprise right after a heavy song like www. haha but i loved doing the furi to this! XD fun fun fun and old school a9 stuff is always good.

Kiss twice,Kiss me deadly
TEH SEXY SONG. the namba hatch performance back in march was better though... there was just so much a9 energy. i mean, it was still great... but i guess i was kind of concentrating on the furitsuke LOL since i'm so forgetful...

ハイカラなる輪舞曲
SAGA DIDN'T LICK HIS BASS lol... you could tell everyone was like holding their breath and waiting for it to happen but he just kinda casually raised his bass a bit and walked away lol XD

銀の月 黒い星
I SCREAMED. and i swear i wasn't the only one. omg omg ohhh my goddddd i'm SO SO SOOOO HAPPY they played this. srsly... i thought i was going to cry. i mean, it's my last a9 live in japan so i definitely wanted to hear this one more time ;o; and it was just wonderful hearing it (i really like NHK hall actually, the seating plan is pretty good, i had a decent seat, and the accoustics were good) and doing the furi to it. aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh ♥♥♥

光環
this was another surprise. i don't know if they played this in other venues for the #2 tour, but i wasn't expecting it. it definitely switched the mood to a more mellow one.

華
HANA!!!!!!!!!!! THE NEW SINGLE!!!!! well i knew they were going to play it so i was really excited. and when shou announced it, right after the performance of Koukan, i knew it was going to be a ballad/mellow song of sorts... and I.LOVE.IT. it's really difficult for me to get into a song the first time i hear it; i'm the type who usually needs to listen to a song several times before i decide how much i like it or if i like it at all XD (the only exception was probably Ruri no Ame lol). but listening to this live was just... wow. i don't know. i'm a huge sucker of those slightly mellow soft rock songs with an electronica edge to it (like Mugen or RAINBOWS)... and HANA had a really smexy opening stanza (with those airy female vocals lol) plus the chorus was pretty strong, so i really enjoyed it ♥ i feel so fortunate to have been able to listen to this ONCE before i leave... does anyone know who composed this?? i have a hunch it's Saga? 8D

百花繚乱
OMGOMGOMGGG I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. TOTALLY HEADBANGED EVEN THOUGH I WAS SICK. probably shouldn't have (i had been coughing my lungs out for 4 days before the live) but i couldn't help myself XDD;;; this has got to be my fav Pon composition lol

九龍 -NINE HEADS RODEO SHOW-
awesomeness as usual.. the heavy stuff is starting!

Drella
not my favourite song actually, and it's always kind of hard to do the furi to this lol

夢幻-electric eden-
AAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! MUGEN MUGEN MUGEN!!!!!!!!!!!!
omgggg sorry i'm STILL screaming, i still can't believe i heard Mugen live, i'm so so sooo happy...
i LOVE this song to DEATH, srsly.. the live version is definitely something else, with the instrumentals alot heavier and the echoes stronger... but i enjoyed it regardless... it's such an amazing amazing song ♥♥

昴

the beautiful name

☆ENCORE

Cradle to [Alpha]
another nice surprise... i kind of liked it though, that the four of them played a piece without shou singing.... it's like just listening to the voices of the four of them.

ヴェルヴェット
ahhhh by this point i was just... SO HAPPY lol i can't stop repeating myself... i mean, i'm not surprised they played Velvet, but it's my last live like i said, so i definitely wanted memories of my fav songs.

RED CARPET GOING ON

H.A.N.A.B.I.
Shou said "it's summer time, so here's a song that's right for summer - hanabi!" AND THE WHOLE CROWD SCREAMED lol.... omgg i love that boy. and DAMN I LOVE THIS SONG... it's got like my fav furi to it XDDD sooo much fun!!

華一匁
aww it was lovely to hear this too... they didn't play this in the previous show, i believe. this is one of my favourite old a9 songs too. shou's voice sounded a little different though, kind of high-pitched...? like he intentionally strained it a notch higher lol.

平成十七年七月七日

Water fall
when the opening bars played, and shou started singing the very first line, i couldn't help myself... the tears were already welling up in my eyes and no matter how much i tried, i couldn't stop them. i love Waterfall, i love the melody and lyrics and i love shou's voice, and mostly i love Alice Nine... and it was just heartbreaking, especially when he sang the lines "say goodbye to you"... my god, my heart was just shattering and i couldn't stop crying T___T i mean, part of me was moved by shou's performance, but the other part was just... god, i was overcome with a bunch of emotions, and a flood of memories, of this year in japan, came rushing back to me. it dawned on me that my dream to study in japan had come true, but now it was over, and it was coming to an end, and this was my last time seeing Alice Nine live, and it was just really... saddening for me, personally.

of course, i could come back for holidays or sth in the future, but it won't be the same. i don't even know how to put this... how i've been wanting to come here (with determination) since 2003... how i looked out for every chance there was... and now it's all flown by so fast and coming to a close. ANYWAY~ it was a wonderful closing to the concert, and i am really happy that i went. it was one of the BEST SHOWS i've ever seen. really really awesome live. i'm proud of Alice Nine. they deserve more attention than they currently have! love them ♥

[extra notes]
- during MC, saga was really kakkoiiiiiiii gahhh i love his VOICE so smexy.. and he showed us his bass, which is an ESP Saga model!! *o* he was really proud of it lol... Shou was like "yeaa there's like Sugizo models and now finally there's a Saga model, isn't that cool" haha
- Nao mentioned he designed the tumbler + earphone charms and asked everyone to get it lol. Also, apparently some of his family members/relatives were there *_*
- Tora was his manly self. Yeeeaaaahhh tora you da maaan lol.
- Pon was more genki this time during his MC.
- There was a tiny bit of SagaxShou and ShouxPon service here and there, but nth that killed my brain lol... all happend too quickly.

okay, sorry this isn't much of a report XD;; but well, at least you got to know the setlist rofl.

Title: Shopping for Love
Chapter: oneshot
Author: tokyorockstar 
Pairing: Aoi/Uruha
Genre: Romance, Fluff, Humour
Rating: PG-13
Synopsis: "I'm sorry Sir, but only one person can enter the fitting room at a time."
Warnings: Very mild implied smut
Disclaimer: I don’t own them, etc.

Title: Lush
Chapter: one-shot
Author: tokyorockstar
Pairing: Aoi/Uruha
Genre: Romance, Smut (suggested)
Rating: R
Summary: A rare night out together at a posh club, where alcohol fans the fire.
Warnings: Implied sex
Disclaimer: I don’t own them.
Notes: Yes, Uruha randomly quotes Aoi's infamous musiQ vol.13 interview, LOL.

( L U S H )

Title: The Nabe of Love
Author: tokyorockstar
Characters/Pairing: Shou/Saga
Rating: PG
Genre: Fluff
Summary: A while later, the pot began bubbling, and the room was filled with a delicious aroma.
Disclaimer: I don't own them but yeah they own my soul 8D
Notes: Nabe = Japanese hot pot. Inspired by Saga's little drama during CROSS GAME recording. And because there's not enough shouxsaga! They're my OTP, what to do :P

( oishii... )

Title: 枯詩 (songfic)
Chapters: One-shot
Genre: angst, romance
Ratings: PG
Pairings: Ruki/Reita
Disclaimer: I don't own them; they own me 8D

( “This song is for you,” he said softly. )

Title: 不思議な距離感 This strange distance
Chapters: one-shot
Genre: Romance, fluff
Rating: PG
Pairing: Uruha/Aoi
Disclaimer: I don't own them; they own me 8D

( Staring down at the rose in his hand, he wondered briefly if he had lost his mind. )

oh yes baybeh 8D

teaser:

   

( because text is sexy too. )

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hay people i'm back 8D/

so i'm finally done with my predictably longass Tokyo trip report, lol. very long, but very interesting, i assure you XD my friend (who travelled over from hk and joined me in tokyo) and i planned this trip in detail, lol, we had a schedule for every single day... -dies- it was a really exhausting trip though XD;

*note: MAJOR PICSPAM (and i mean like 100+pics... along with alot of writing, fangirling, etc. i reduced all the photo sizes though, or else they'll never finish loading, lmao*

to make life a little bit easier, i put them under different cuts XD;

( Day 1 - Plastic Tree live )
( Day 2 - Ginza, Harajuku, Omotesando )
( Day 3 - Tsukiji & Roppongi )
( Day 4 - Akihabara )

( Day 5 - NEWS Concert @Tokyo Dome )

( Day 6 - Harajuku, Omotesando, Asakusa )

( Day 7 - Daiba & Shibuya )

( Day 8 - PSCarnival @Budokan )

school resumed today and i found out i have 2 tests on thursday, 2 tests on friday and a make-up class on Saturday along with a 2000 word draft due on the same day. along with 2 other tests next week. fantastic.

To celebrate the release of Dissidia Final Fantasy, SUNTORY (Japan drinks company) and SQUARE ENIX has teamed up to release a series of drinks entitled Dissidia Final Fantasy Potion.

These are only available in Japan, and there are a limited number of them produced. Most of them are sold out now.
I really don't want to part with my set but I'm really broke right now, so I'm selling these off.

Each can is sold at 600yen. Paypal in Japanese yen only. All items shipped from Japan.
All cans are brand-new, unopened, and in good condition (no dents/scratches).



( drink the magic )

 

In late September 2008, news of their disbandment was announced. (see Japanese news here) The band has come a long way for 7 years and feel that they have done all they could with the band. Musically, however, they will continue on in their own individual ways for a long time. Their last one-man live [THE WAR OF MEGGIDO] will be held on Christmas, 2008.12.25 at Shibuya Club Quattro.

Personally I feel it's a huge loss to the jrock and visual indies scene. ReS has graced us with so much wonderful music and definitely propelled the visual rock genre forward significantly, even changing how many non-vk fans viewed "visual rock". Of course, it's not the first time a visual indies band breaks up... Many bands from obscure ones to popular ones come to end. bis, for instance, was great too but they went their seperate ways this year... But ReS! The news really shocked alot of fans, I guess... because they are really one of the most talented bands around. Satsuki's voice is indescribable. Alas... ;o;
However, their music will always, ALWAYS be remembered...

AND NOW, even if you've NEVER heard of ReS, but you've stumbled upon this, please take some time to enjoy their music here... Satsuki's voice ;o;

Stigmata [single] 26.03.2008
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! ♥

Unending Sanctuary [single] 2008.07.30
...........i LOVE this song!

Protoplasm
this song is beautiful <3 slightly darker ReS stuff...

Rentrer en Soi... この長い間ありがとうございました、そしてお疲れ様でした ♥

L'Arc~en~Ciel Tour 2008 L'7 Trans Asia via Paris
HONG KONG STATION (report)




***WARNING: heavy fangirling. seriously.***



i am back from the laruku live.

i am still in a daze.

Hyde screaming "ARE YOU FUCKING READY??!?!?!!?" totally... blew my mind. i just... god, i still can't believe i have seen him in front of my eyes.

even though i sat in Arena Block A... the two guys in front of me and feifa were so damn tall we were sooo blocked... that really sucked cuz i could barely see the stage with all the waving arms etc... but anyways, overall, it was a great live.

i'm going type a rambly report... cuz i'm still in a sort of incoherent state right now. god. it went by SO FAST, so fast... i miss Hyde already, i want to see him in front of my eyes again, right now.. god he's so beautiful i can just die happy looking at him.

coughs.

anyways, went to expo in the afternoon to queue up for concert goods but we were all the way at the end of the line and we gave up after an hour... they were selling cd's and dvd's though, so i got the KISS album which came with a gorgeous file + poster, as well as the ARE YOU READY 2007 Okinawa live dvd.

and i couldn't take any pictures, cuz they were pretty strict about cameras and video recorders, we had our bags checked n i had to deposit my camera at the concierge before entering the arena...

the live started at 8pm++
our seats were not bad, closer to the stage then we thought (well, we queued overnight, fucking 18 hours in the wind and rain without sleep for the tix... 2nd in line, but we still got Row S) but feifa and i were just soo unhappy when there happened to be like 5 GUYS in front of us... 5 TALL GUYS... wtf... just our luck.

the good thing is, Hyde kept coming over to our side (tetsu's side) and omgggg the 2nd floor audience who were near the stage were SOOOO LUCCKKYYYY!!!!! SOOOO CLOSE TO HYDE OMFFGGGG AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

ok. i can't really remember what happened at every song, my brain is completely fried.

their outfits:

Hyde - gorgeous white shirt with all these raw egdes and flowing ribbony strips... he had a jacket outside of it at first but took it off after the interval... and he unbuttoned it too, he had a white tank top inside *_* and erm grey-ish jeans , i think. long, flowing hair... sooo happy he didn't do anything funny to his hair tonight

Tetsu - white shirt with a black vest/skirt thing, basically the vest has no back and there's a pleated black skirt joined to it. and underneath he wears HOT PINK PANTS. oh my god. oshare to the max!!! CHO OSHARE!!!! only he can pull it off. i love his fashion sense. and his hair is sooo gorgeous, i have no idea how he pinned it like that.

Ken - as expected, a flowery shirt with the top 3 buttons undone. ahaha.

Yuki - ok he looked like he came from home. LMAO. t-shirt, zip-up vest, and jeans i think. very casual.

now here's the setlist:

01. get out from the shell -asian version- <--laruku's silhouettes appeared behind the screen... started screaming like mad lol

02. Driver's high
03. Killing me <-- i was REALLY really hyper... jumped like crazy my feet are totally dead...

hyde M.C. <-- hyde spoke cantonese!!! SOOOOO CUUUUUUUTE OMGOMGOMGOGMGMGGGGGGGGGG 8D
he kept looking down (prob at his hand or a paper) and kept mumbling to himself before speaking XDD KAWAIIIIIIIIIIII OMGGGGGGGGG I HAVEN'T FANGIRLED IN SO LONG JESUS CHRIST...

"nei dey dung jor ho loi ma?"
...........ahhahahah yes it's been a long wait baby

04. DRINK IT DOWN <-- LOVEEEE
05. Daybreak's Bell
06. winterfall
07. 永遠

08. 花葬 <-- OH.MY.GOD. hearing this live... *heart stoppage* i nearly started to cry, geez. too beautiful. hyde is just beautiful.

09. forbidden lover <-- i know i'll be killed for writing this, but this is the first time i've heard this song. well, i mean, i've prob watched it on one of the dvd's, but i don't even have the mp3.

when Hyde started singing this song, i had no idea what it was, but i fell in love love love with it, probably one of the most impressive performances the entire live. i was so drawn in to his voice.

10. My heart draws a dream <--fun fun fun song
11. Caress of Venus <-- HYDExTETSU AT OUR SIDE!!!! OMGGGG the two of them bounced over to our side of the stage, i could finally see both their faces clearly, and OMFG HYDE PUT HIS ARM AROUND TETSU... feifa and i were FUCKING SCREAMING OUR HEADS OFF, WE TOTALLY DITCHED OUR SEATS AND JUMPED OUT TO THE CORRIDOR... OMFFGGGGGG THE ONLY FANSERVICE THAT NIGHT & IT WAS IN FRONT OF OUR EYES *________*

and omg, i am totally in love with this song now, hahahaha soooo hotttttttttt the way Hyde sang it.... gaaahhh

12. Revelation <--hyperness
13. Pretty girl
14. STAY AWAY <--MEMBER-CHANGE VERSION!!!!!!!
OMG THIS WAS SOOOO AWESOME... at first Hyde switched to rhythm guitar, ken still on lead guitar, tetsu with bass but singing the first stanza and yuki at drums.

i was thinking, omg, P'UNK~EN~CIEL version of STAY AWAY??
but NO, EVEN BETTER!!
after tetsu on vocals, it switched to Ken on vocals!! omg, he can actually sing pretty well... hahahaha and then................
KEN ON DRUMS, HYDE ON GUITAR, TETSU ON BASS, YUKI VOCALS!!!!!!!!!!! ahahahhahhahaaa YUKI SOOOOOOOOO CUUUUUUUUUUUTEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO CUTE SO CUTE SO CUTE WHEN HE SANG... XDDD

15. Ready Steady Go <-- omg, I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH. hearing this live is just... amazing... and totally energetic and hyper... and hyde started off screaming "ARE YOU FUCKING READY!!?!?!" omg, to be honest, i started getting even more high at his vulgarities........ ahahahha i'm so weird, god, but hyde is HOT, he is hot whenever he speaks, sings, walks, jiggles... 8D yes, he jiggles. and wiggles. alot. oh yeahh <3

yes hyde, i'm so fucking ready, ready for you anytime baby. oh god. *faints*

Ken M.C.
his canto sucks, ahhahahaaa!!! didn't understand half the stuff he tried to say XDD

16. SEVENTH HEAVEN
17. 叙情詩 <-- THEY PLAYED JOJOUSHI!!!!!!!! OMG OMG OMGGGGG THEY ONLY PLAYED THIS AT SEOUL... at taiwan and paris they sang Neo Universe instead......... OMG SOOOOOO HAPPY I WAS HOPING FOR JOJOUSHI.....

Hyde. i just... i am so utterly speechless at his voice, it resonated not only within the stadium but in my heart, it's so breathtaking and... goddd i can't even think right now

Yuki M.C.

18. HONEY
19. Link (tetsu M.C. included)
hyde M.C.
20.あなた <-- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S OVER SOOO FASST...... I FELT LIKE CRYING AGAIN..... but then Hyde smiles, and i just melt, and i have to smile too... it's just.. arrghghghhh

and then it's over, just like that.
madness. surreal.

i still can't believe i have seen and heard them. the voices were real. the sounds were real. but half the time i could barely see them on the stage cuz we were so blocked by those arms... had to keep glancing at the big screen... in which hyde looked SO BEAUTIFUL, SO BEAUTIFUL I WANT TO CRY JUST LOOKING AT HIM...

*

i mean, i sound like i am totally way over my head.
but L'Arc is one of japan's top rock bands. they are a legend. their next live will be in 2011, their 20th anniversary... (they'll be taking a 3 year hiatus after this tour to focus on solo work & families).

and Hyde himself. he is a legend. one of the most... i don't even know the right word... he is just... one of THE jrockers, one of THE singers of japan you can't not know, love him or not.

sometimes i really don't think he's from this world, there's an ethereal quality about him, some mystic aura and otherworldly charm, which makes him so gorgeous, so androgynous, so beautiful...

i still haven't accepted the fact that i've seen him live.
my god.


how is it possible i have seen this man??!??!?!

i need to go to bed x__x

i'm bored.

yeah well, you know what they say. when you are finally given time to rest, you find it bored without work to do. it's not like i actually feel like working; no, the last few weeks have been torturous and i'm glad to have a few days to chill. but since i haven't actually had time to go around downloading anything, i've got no episodes of honey&clover to catch up on, or new movies. or magazine scans. plus with the internet being really wonky lately, all i can do is rewatch old stuff. think i'll head back to school tomorrow just for the sake of the internet *_* guess i can get some revision done while downloading. need to get Su Ki Da and Ahiru to Kamo no Coin Locker, two movies i've been wanting to watch forever. also behind H&C by like 4 episodes... and i haven't even started dl-ing 1 Pound Gospel yet.

well, i did rewatch Unfair in a span of two days. lol. i just love that series so so much. i highly recommend it. Shinohara Ryoko is totally ace in her role as a smart, savvy, kickass police. and Eita... omg his role as Ando... i can never repeat this enough, but i love his role soo much.. he's soo endearing and sweet and arghh.. the ending was totally heartbreaking. omgggg.

can i just express for the thousandth time...
♥ I LOVE EITA ♥

gaaahhhhh he's so perfect goddddd can i just please have him raw on a sushi platter? *o* adkfjaklfjasldjf he's such a wonderful wonderful wonderful actor... (and obviously the movies i mentioned above all starr him, lol)... whether in Unfair as sweet helpful sidekick, Sapuri as evil manipulating scathing co-worker, Tokyo Friends as emo guitarist ex-boyfriend, Nodame Cantabile as energetic loud excitable Minoru... gaahh i love each and every character he plays because he brings so much life into them and makes them so real and so appealing and so so so LOVEABLE! ♥ *brainfried* eitaaaaaaaaaa youuuu soooooo cuuuuuuuuuutteeeeeee can i eat youuuuuuu 8D

coughs. that aside... also watched KISARAGI, the movie starring Oguri Shun. very cute and funny and interesting plot. it's hard to get a good comedic movie like this, with five men in suits sitting around in one tiny room for the entire duration of the movie. so the plot is definitely a clever one!

my sleeping habits have been pretty bad lately, going to bed at like 6 or 7am *_* body clock sort of got messed up ever since working overnight for finals... and though i only slept like, 4 hours today, for example, i'm still up mooching around right now... geez :x

finally received my copy of Guren in the mail, the cd cover design is neat. also i just got a card from the post office saying i've to collect a package which was delivered while i was out... and it seems like it's been lying in the post office for over a week *_* i have a feeling i know what it is... lol... so i'm going to go collect it first thing tomorrow.

i'm so bored that i've got nothing better to do than blab on lj, so ignore me if i bore you.
oh, rewatched HELLO DEAR NUMBERS just now cos i was running out of things to watch, lmao... i mean, i've watched the movies Backdancers and Heavenly Forest (both of which i love to death and watched like 5 times each) so many times i can practically say all the lines, so i'm getting sick of them... and got kinda blah moody suddenly, so nothing cheers me up better than a good jrock concert. HDN is still the best even though i've rewatched the concert like more than 10 times. yeah, it's that good. alicenine's energy live is just awesome. i just... omggg it makes me want to go to japan more than ever now, i just have to see them.

and SID! was youtubing those little live clips of them... argh, they NEVER released a dvd in all these years... i just have to go see them one day too. MUST. it's like one of those 100 things to do before i die...

10 concerts/lives to attend before i die would probably include:
1) alice nine.
2) the gazette
3) KAT-TUN
4) SID
5) nightmare
6) l'arc~en~ciel (which i will, this may *v* hyde!!!!)
7) tackey&tsubasa (how can i forget my first love?)
8) NEWS
9) PSC! so we get all the goodies in one 8D
10) johnny's countdown!! more goodies in one 8D

you can really tell how bored i am eh XD

well. camped in school for 2 nights last tues and wed, working nonstop. i think my eyes nearly went blind from staring at the computer for so long. geez. but at least the crit is over now. fell into a 14hour slumber the moment i hit the bed on thursday night. went out the whole of friday with fei, shopping and eating. we also caught Juno, which was a cute movie. ellen page is really spunky XD spent the whole of yesterday at home, CAD-ing again, since i had to help adrian with his project =.= god, i was soo dreading touching autocad again... but no choice, i worked for like 6 hours... ugh. but at least i'm almost done, adrian's happy with what i've shown him, and i guess i need another couple hours tonight to finish things up. only... i don't feel like working at all =o= god, gimme a break. i want to watch a movie and just chill. i had to go out and give tuition this afternoon too... zz. oh but i did rewatch Parent Trap, love that movie soso much, it's a personal favourite, it's so cute and so sweet it warms my heart. too bad lindsay lohan is like a complete mess now :P

tomorrow's monday, which means i need to go to the post office to mail two orders, collect a parcel, and sent off my TOEFL report request form. did i mention i got 118/120? pretty nuts XD and i thought i screwed it up. i don't know how i got like 30/30 for my speaking section. geez. well. it's like "reading week" from next mon onwards, basically means no classes the coming week, but we're still given alot of work as usual.

monday: finalise all lasercut files
tues: see marisa + help adrian lasercut on tues + movie with janz
wed: go to shenzhen (!!) for site visit and analysis
thurs: visit Zaha Hadid's architecture feat. Chanel Mobile Art exhibition + LONG AWAITED CLUBBING
fri: sleeping in
sat+sun: workworkwork on history & building tech.

i can already see my week sizzling away.

To Do before Thursday's final crit:

DRAWINGS

1. quickly finalise design for sunken space – tilting of water planes, interaction with the tube, arrangement of ramps 1h
2. use L shaped modules and rotate to other underground space (under green areas) 2h
3. finish CAD-ing the plans (simple 1:500 and detailed 1:200 partial plans) 2h
4. build 3D of blockings, sunken spaces, tube and some original leveling of statue square+ped pavement+original ped subway 4h
5. cut NS section along site to show interaction between extended tube + sunken spaces 1h
6. cut three to four EW sections to show change in experience inside the underground tube, perhaps two completely underground, and two exposed (mingling with the sunken spaces) 1h
7. axonometric of plan (linear), sunken spaces and tube (slightly conceptual) 1h
8. ANALYTICAL DRAWINGS! Showing the sectional changes (module) of the tube, and abstract drawing of the tube//sunken space interaction, both in plan and in section 2h
9. 3dmax --> render one perspective image 4h??
10. FINALLY, layout the panel (3 A1 vertical) 10h??
    
    total time needed: 28hours
    

 MODEL 1:200

Laser cut acrylic base
Brown card to build sunken spaces, ramps & tilting planes 5h
Acrylic to build tube 2h
Buy frosted plastic sheets for parts of tube 2h
Blockings??

TOTAL 9hours

 MODEL 1:50 detail

show tube intersecting with a sunken space (choose one) 5h

GRAND TOTAL REQUIRED 42hours <--not entirely possible, unfortunately..... shit

TIME TABLE:

25 feb '08 Tuesday
12am – 9am work on drawings(9h)
9am – 10 am lasercut
10am – 2pm (4h)
2pm-7pm viscomm
7pm-12am eat+sleep+shower+travel

26 feb '08 Wednesday
12am – 8am work (8h) MUST BE FINALISING PANEL!
8am-10am rest
10.40-12.40 class
1pm-2pm START BUILDING MODEL... prep materials (1h)
2-3pm broadening class
3pm – 7pm work (3h)
7pm - 8pm dinner/rest
8pm – 8am work (12h)

total = 37hours left

...wellllll wish me luck.