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January 29, 2006

Shopping time (again!) 
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Went to yesasia.com and looked through the catalog and booked to buy the following-

1. American Psycho (Uncut Version)
2. Equilibrium
3. Chopper
4. The Machinist (Korean version)
5. Howl's Moving Castle (Jap/Cantonese version)
6. Old Boy (HK Version)

All DVDs, all region 3. I wanted to buy at amazon.com but was a bit worried about the shipping fees AND the region 1 DVDs. Wanted to get Newsies you know.

Anyway all amounting to (after deducting my Yesasia credit points which isn't much) = USD 82.71 which is about RM311.40.

All my ang pow money down the drain. I was tempted to drop Howl's Moving Castle since the Eng version is not out yet BUT after Spirited Away where I thought the Cantonese dub was fantastic (and HK has always been great at dubbing Japanese cartoons, better than Westerners), I thought better get this one. I checked out Sensasian.com, which is considerably cheaper but after plus the shipping fee, could end up more. Right now this one is free shipping.

BUT I am opting to pay by Cheque because

1. don't wanna use my credit card anymore, I am in fact taking a personal loan to pay off my credit card debt, a resolution I made earlier

2. my other unused credit card, Direct Access does not allow for online shopping and that to me is a useless card since I wanted this card for online payment

3. Because of no. 2, even with Paypal now available for Malaysians, no point

4. with cheques, I can still not buy these items

Again the dangers of being confiscated by our local officers since frankly you read the list above, only 2 movies are not violent type. The rest are excessively violent I suppose. But I hope they won't check.

Now I am thinking should I buy or not? Got 1 week to think because whole of 1 week no banking can be done as closed for celebrations.

Oh by the way I thought the government won't really implement the RM100-00 on the spot fine for firing away firecrackers. Tonight I saw, actually saw a helicopter with search lights in my area!!!!!!

Now is almost 4am. No sound of firecrackers. But my family said wait till the 8th day where the law abiding citizens become lawless since that's the day everybody will fire away. Let us just see... Anyway it's just RM100-00 fine only. If the God of Fortune smiles on you, what is RM100 eh? In fact take another RM100-00 and I'll fire another firecracker. Don't tell me the officers will throw water at the firing crackers (believe me, a riot will break out) or jail the entire family.

I mean this is so much ado about nothing. As long as people are educated not to make own crackers, I feel why not? Why ban it? Why not have this SIRIM approved firecrackers? That's the point of Chinese New Year anyway. Noises, to usher in the new year.

Watched the TVB celebrations and am reminded AGAIN that dragon will suffer this year. Indeed! Now I am worried for my purchased items. Also watched the CCTV show and the best of the best was the segment where children as young as 4 dressing as dogs danced with old ladies as old as 74 dressed in bright green dancing as a chicken. The old ladies had to be the most nimble ladies I have ever seen. No arthrities at all! Did you see that on ASTRO? I was like so amazed by the dancing. Another one was this very pretty young woman, looking exactly like a doll with very yoga like body dancing away with a bunch of other girls who was doing some dancing by their backs facing the crowd, like back dancing. That girl mesmerized me with her beauty. She was so beautiful! I kinda pity the Chinese women there. Look at the men and I rest my case. Then the best song segment was where 3 Mongolians sang what was really the most sheep herding-ish song I have ever heard, like effortless, like such a simple worry free lifestyle.

Jordan Chan was there but obviously outclassed by the kids and old ladies. Oh how the old ladies could dance. Amazing!

Anyway watching Fearless tomorrow.

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Blogger Pearl writes ...

Trivia: did u know that Christian Bale was involved in the English dubbing of Howl's Moving Castle (the lead character). Others included Billy Crystal and Sofie Gråbøl as the female lead. In fact, u may want to wait for the version with the English subs cos I've heard that it's one of the best out of the many English dubbings for Japanese anime.


2:18 pm, January 29, 2006  


Blogger Pearl writes ...

Sorry, I meant to wait for the version with the English 'dubbings'.


2:18 pm, January 29, 2006  


Blogger Funn Lim writes ...

Pearl, I know! But Cantonese dubbing is always the best in my opinion when it comes to Japanese anime. I don't need to wait by the wait. All I can say is THANK GOD for pirated DVD peddlers. I got myself the cantonese/mandarin/japanese/english/fench dubbing version. Even got The Machinist! But don't have American Psycho, so will need to buy it online.

Pearl, we live in such a beautiful world don't you think? Thank you to the DVD peddlers!!

If only I could find Newsies!


6:57 pm, January 29, 2006  





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