Friday, April 29, 2011

Lost to the Internet: "That European girl was huge"


The faking of the lunar landing was cooler than we thought.


At one time, Anime was "exotic".  Different from all the western animation we grew up with, and with enough Boobs and blood in it for the boys to consider past the age of great changing(AKA "Puberty"). But over time, with our internet connections expanding actual access, and we all having a DA account, many are burnt out on the style and consider it a cliche already.

I guess this  applies to me a bit as well. Anime that my cousin  rented such as Vampire Hunter D made me thirst for more, and while my finances whern't on a "import some" level, I did rent certain one's like Ayane's  High Kick and Hyper Speed Grandall and Ninja Scroll. Anything that promised bare female pectorals, really.
That'll do, Hyper Speed Grandall. That'll do.

Once I aquired Direct TV and access to Animax, I did get enough of a look at Anime to realize it wasn't all nipslips and showers scenes. While that was a massive disappointment,  I did develop a love for various series.  And one of those was Ran: The Samurai Girl.

 Better known as "Carried by the Wind", it followed a Sake addicted drifter swords-woman named Ran, and her partner and...enabler, Meow as they drifted from one side of old Japan in search for drinks and money to pay them.

Not surprised It's not exactly as known as Rorouni Kenshin or Hetalia. Not as much spank material or brooding, broody broodsters with long hair. What I'm surprised at , though, is that in a time where the word "weaboo" is used, no one remembers an Anime once made fun of Otaku.

So let's talk about Episode 10: "That European Girl was Huge".
A European girl, minus hugeness.

As the episode starts, our heroines are watching a a sideshow act with an elephant. An animal foreign to Japan, this amuses and surprises the more stoic Ran, while Meow seems unimpressed. When the show ends several merchants selling what I think is elephant themed junk food show up. Ran snaps them up, using Meow's money.

But a fight erupts and our heroines rush to see what the deal is. Apparently a giant European woman is picking up a fight with  a thuggish swordsman who pushed an old lady.



Marzgurl, let the guy alone and go back to reviewing Land before Time sequels...



Now, this isn't just some foreigner who looks tall because she's a westerner in an anime.  This is truly the spawn of the gods because when no one helps the old lady, she yanks the woodden support right out of a building and proceeds to beat the hell out of everyone for not being proper samurai.

Tutorials getting worse, or what?

A quick elbow to the gut by Ran, though, and she falls down like a bag of potatoes. Ran and Meow take her in, and when she wakes up she reveals her name is Stefanie(they will not call her this because it's too hard) and that she came to Japan with her businessman father, and that she's learned all about Japan. Well, almost all.
And they are all called either Suzuki San...Sato san, or Tanaka San!


So in her skewed view, Ran is a Samurai, and then she can train her. Ran wants nothing to do with it and neither does Meow, so they run away from her, but Meows bag full of food breaks, leaving a trail for Stefanie to follow. Stefanie, of course, thinks Meow is a ninja, because she left a trail. When Meow points out her outfit is not of a ninja, Meow comes to the natural conclusion.

Also, you can turn into Kamen Rider! And tentacle-rape girls!

Unable to defeat the barriers of culture and naivete that keep  Stefanie enchanted with becoming a Samurai, Ran gives her a letter that is supposed to make her finally a Samurai when delivered, but is actually a note to the police so that they arrest the confused foreigner. And go away she does,only to later  help a group of Yakuza opposed the Yakuza Meow and Ran  where hired to help.  Then shit gets real.
We need  fresh Samurai! Check the expiration date this time!


Stefanie obliterates both sides of the battle using what I assume is the same column from before and demands a duel to the death with Ran, since she has surpassed the "master" and apparently Samurai are Sith. A fight ensues, and let me point out that in an unusual twist on the  whole slow giant vs nimble sword warrior idea, Stefanie kind of kicks Ran's ass. Meow tries to intervene(but not using her fighting skills. (Should have pointed out earlier she's a kung fu type fighter,I think) and tells  Stefanie this isn't the Way of the warrior, but Stefanie isn't falling for no Ninja shit!

In the end, Ran defeats her by fighting dirty, including what I assume is a callback to that fight from the Princess Bride with a super choke hold. But more than that, I think she was taken down by the deconstruction of her idealized version of Japan.
I don't care if it's a swordfight; sweep the fucking leg and shoot them!

In the end, our heroines convince the foreigner to go home for their own economic and financial well being and she agrees to.
Hulk saaaad...

She agrees to go back to her country and train even harder to become a Samurai using ridiculously inaccurate literature.

I for one, think the internet need to look more at this episode more. For one, in our age of  where whole sites are dedicated to whitewashing of anime adaptations, it tells  kind of a bizarro The Last Samurai, where no, you CAN"T belong to a nation because you spent a winter there. You CAN'T get it in a montage. I can tell you stories of foreigners who. after many years did become Puerto Rican, but it's not as easy as the movies show. And finally...it's a blond, freckled giantess in a Kimono. How many fetishes more does it need to become rule 34? Get on it, Internet!

Majalah Gadis Tahun 1995 (4)













[CD] Jennifer Lopez - Love (2011)



Artist: Jennifer Lopez
Title: Love?
Label: Island
Genre: Pop
Bitrate: 261 Kbps Avg
Rip Date: 2011-04-28
Str Date: 2011-05-03

Track List
01. On the Floor (feat. Pitbull)
02. Good Hit
03. I’m Into You (feat. Lil Wayne)
04. (What Is) LOVE?
05. Run the World
06. Papi
07. Until It Beats No More
08. One Love
09. Invading My Mind
10. Villain
11. Starting Over
12. Hypnotico


Thursday, April 28, 2011

[CD] Bianca Ryan - Bianca Ryan


Tracklist:
01 The Rose
02 Awake
03 I Believe I Can Fly
04 Pray For A Better Day
05 Dream In Color
06 I Wish That
07 And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
08 Superstar
09 I Will
10 Pure And Simple
11 You Light Up My Life
12 Why Couldn't It Be Christmas Everyday


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American Idol 10 - Top 5


Kamis minggun depan, Top 5 American Idol 10 Lauren Alaina, James Durbin, Jacob Lusk, Scotty McCreery and Haley Reinhart akan kembali ke stage dengan tema “now and then” artinya akan menyanyikan 2 lagu, yaitu 1 lagu era sekarang dan satu lagi dekade 60-an

Untuk Result Show, juri Idol Jennifer Lopez akan menyanyikan “On The Floor” bareng Pitbull,wow...siap-siap stage digoyang oleh penampilan mereka berdua. Selain itu country music supergroup, Lady Antebellum juga akan perform pada result show tersebut.

Lho, berarti gak ada Alumni AI yang hadir dong? payah padahal gue lagi nungguin Elliott Yamin tampil membawakan lagu terbarunya

Majalah Gadis Tahun 1995 (3)














[CD] Penelope Matanguihan - Her Versions (2010)



Penelope Matanguihan - Her Versions (2010)

Tracklist:
1. Water Runs Dry (03:13)
2. Fool Again (03:33)
3. Love Me For A Reason (03:33)
4. I Want It That Way (03:39)
5. If I Let You Go (03:43)
6. I Do (Cherish You) (03:55)
7. So Much In Love (03:59)
8. Back For Good (04:02)
9. Thinking Of You (Drive Myself) (04:02)
10. Because Of You (04:03)
11. No Matter What (04:05)
12. Quit Playing Games With My Heart (04:11)
13. I Swear (04:15)
14. This I Promise You (04:46)

Download:
http://www.asixfiles.com/s4v815uxfav4/Penelope_Matanguihan_jarnawi.blogspot.com.zip.html

[CD] Relaxing Bossa Lounge

Artista: VA
Album: Relaxing Bossa Lounge
Label: Vidisco
Genero: Chillout, Bossa, Lounge, Jazz
Fecha: 20 Apr 2009
Calidad: MP3, VBR kbps
Tamaño: 55,8 mb


Track List
Roberto Menescal & Marcela Mangabeira - These Are The Days Of Our Lives Malu Von Kruger - Baby Can I Hold You (Sorry)
Cris Delanno - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Malu Von Kruger - Fields Of Gold
Vika - Purple Rain
Dudu Braga - Tears In Heaven
Cris Delanno - Isn’t She Lovely
Maira Martins - True Colors
Juliana Aquino - I Will Survive
Maria Augusta - How Deep Is Your Love
Roberta Lima - Everytime You Go Away
Karla Sabah - A Kind Of Magic
Juliana Aquino - I’m Every Woman
Taryn Szpilman - I Say A Little Prayer For You
Tahta Menezes - Light My Fire
Roberta Lima - Like A Virgin
Maira Martins - Love Is Love

Download Link: http://www.asixfiles.com/moq9tk65kne7/Relaxing_Bossa_Lounge_by_jarnawi.blogspot.com.zip.html

The Voice – Blind Auditions – Week 1 [iTunes Version]

Salahsatu Reality Show yang kata-katanya mau bersaing dengan X-Factor US dan American idol




Juri: Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera,Blake Shelton,

Team Christina Aguilera: Beverley McClellan, Frenchie Davis, Tarralyn Ramsey
Team Cee Lo Green: Vicci Martinez, Tje Austin, Kelsey Rey
Team Blake Sheldon: Patrick Thomas, Xenia, Elenowen
Team Adam Levine: Rebecca Loebe, Javier Colon, Jeff Jenkins


TRACK LIST :

01. Frenchie Davis – I Kissed A Girl
02. Beverley McClellan – Piece of My Heart
03. Javier Colon – Time After Time
04. Jeff Jenkins – Bless The Broken Road
05. Tarralyn Ramsey – Breathe
06. Elenowen – Falling Slowly
07. Kelsey Rey – American Boy
08. Tje Austin – Just The Way You Are
09. Patrick Thomas – Live Like You We’re Dying
10. Vicci Martinez – Rolling in the Deep
11. Rebecca Loebe – Come As You Are
12. Xenia – Breakeven (Falling to Pieces)

Download:

http://www.asixfiles.com/z8z0txa53a7o/The_Voice_–_Blind_Auditions_–_Week_1_[iTunes_Version]_by_jarnawi.blogspot.com.zip.html

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[CD] Ost. Gnomeo and Juliet


Salah satu Film terbaik tahun ini. Ceritanya standar tentang hubungan percintaan Gnomeo dan Juliet yang ditentang oleh kedua keluarga, tapi film ini lucu banget dengan backsound nya adalah lagu-lagu Sir Elton yang merupakan salahsatu penyanyi favorit gue.

Pokoknya yang belum sempat nonton, buruan cari DVD nya rugi deh kalo sampe ketinggalan

Tracklist

1. Hello Hello (Album Version) – Elton John
2. Crocodile Rock – Elton John
3. Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) – Elton John
4. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John
5. Love Builds a Garden – Elton John
6. Your Song – Elton John
7. Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long, Long Time) – Elton John
8. Tiny Dancer – Elton John
9. Bennie And The Jets – Elton John
10. Gnomeo and Juliet – James Newton Howard
11. Dandelions – James Newton Howard
12. Bennie And The Bunnies – James Newton Howard
13. Terrafirminator – James Newton Howard
14. The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room – Thurl Ravenscroft


Download album: http://www.mediafire.com/?777qjz4qxbtsdts

American Idol 10 Top 6 : Result Show





Live blogging the results show for April 28, 2011

Siapa yang akan tereliminasi malam ini?

Result Show

Medley of Carole King hits…

Crystal Bowersox performs "Ridin' With The Radio

Results!

Haley is safe!

Haley Reinhart is safe!

James Durbin is safe!

Lauren Alaina is safe!tidakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Bruno Mars performs the lazy song!

Results!

Jacob Lusk is safe! Terima kasih telah menyelamatkan Jacob

Scotty McCreery is safe!

Casey Abrams is eliminated! Oh tidakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk



Casey kisses everyone! kali ini juri tidak dapat menyelamatkan Casey. Bye bYe Cas

What your heroes are called in Spanish

Imagine all the people...throwing each other's desks...


As a bilingual nerd living in Puerto Rico, I have had to subject myself to spanish translations most of my life.  This has good sides and bad sides, but if anything, it gives me  the ability to act as a doorway between realms of speech.

By which I mean I know what some characters are called in both languages. While you might rightly assume most are either litteral translations or no translation at all, sometimes  cartoon translators or comic translators get creative and put strange monnikers on our ficticional heroes. Some examples:

I just learned it too. I can't afford a trip though.
The Thing: La Mole
"La Cosa" would be the litteral translation of : The Thing, but for whatever reason, they took to calling Benjamin Grim, "La Mole" which is actually closer in meaning to "The Hulk." The name's stuck, even down to recent translation of the movies. So what do we call Hulk, anyway?



The Hulk: El Hombre Increible

Ok, we don't ALWAYS call Hulk "El Hombre Increible"(Lit. "the incredible man"). It's what he was known in the old Bill Bixby series. There are no stable translated names for Hulk. Sometimes he's known as "El Hombre Verde" or sometimes just Hulk. It's all La Mole's fault!


No. No mas teatro.

Spider-Man-El Hobre Araña
Spider-Man's is known as litterally as posible in most cases. But recent translations opted not to translate the name, but rather give spanish affection to the english name. So you'll see shows that refer to how much "Speeder-man" is trumping Venom, such as this.

Just don't give them any grief over it, they'll tell you it's acceptable to morph foreign words. Acceptable doesn't mean it isn't hilarious, though.

LLiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin!
X-Men: Patrulla X
Official Marvel books actually carry the title "Patrulla X"("X" reads "E-kiss" rather than "Ecks"). Because, I guess "Hombres X" sounded a little...too gay. The 90's cartoon  mixed it up and called them "X(E-Kiss) MEN).

Superman es un patan.

Lois Lane: Luisa Lane
There isn't much of a point in my mind to translate common names, but it's apparently a real life thing where William is "Guillermo" in Spanish. So aparently someone decided "Lois" was too foreign sounding and they called her : Luisa. Luisa LANE. Problem solved.  Worry not, Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White are still called that.

Y el avion menos compuesto.
Bruce Wayne: Bruno Diaz
As far as the 60s Batman TV Show Batman's alter ego has been known as Bruno Diaz. making many wonder why he's walking into  a building clearly labled Wayne. But  with how condescending some of the translations get, I guess they don't think the audience can read.

Funny thing is, when I was young I often passed a building called "Empresas Diaz" and I wondered if maybe, possibly, Bruno Diaz himself was up there, waiting for night to fall to become Batman. Hmm...I undestand why they do it now.

There are more, but I must end it here. Maybe later I'll tell you more about Lobezno, El Guason and  Vampira. See you!

Finalis Gadis Sampul 2010


Pemenang
Andania Suri Jakarta 13 tahun (Pemenang I dan Pemenang Favorit Pembaca)
Olivia Dewi Soerijo Jakarta 15 tahun (Pemenang II)
Nahza Atriadara Ferbita Jakarta 16 tahun (Pemenang III)
Amandha Nathania Palembang 13 tahun (Pemenang Favorit Penonton)
Merdianti Octavia Jakarta 15 tahun (GADIS Sampul Berambut Indah Sunsilk 2010)

Finalis
Anatasia Virginia Tangerang 13 tahun
Angela Glisha Panari Kuta, Bali 15 tahun
Arsha Yuditha Amiranti Jakarta 16 tahun
Damita Romauli Argoebie Jakarta 14 tahun
Farrah Achmedian Surabaya 16 tahun
Gandis Ayu Wardani Jakarta 16 tahun
Gina Meidina Putri Temanggung 16 tahun
Giovanni Anggasta Bandung 15 tahun
Marcelia Tri Utami Palembang 16 tahun
Mutiah Nabilla Ulfah Jakarta 14 tahun
Nadira Tara Riyanto Malang 14 tahun
Nanda Nabila Tangerang 14 tahun
Sarah Nurjanah Jakarta 14 tahun
Tania Putri Dewanti Surabaya 15 tahun
Tessa Meitania Nurhamzah Bekasi 16 tahun

Finalis Gadis Sampul 2009


Pemenang
Marcella Pranovia Denpasar 15 tahun(Pemenang I)
Sherly Bella Shintia Bandung 14 tahun (Pemenang II)
Sarah Venezia Mulachela Mataram 15 tahun(Pemenang III)
Veronica Pranata Jakarta 14 tahun (Pemenang Favorit Pembaca)
Nadia Ayesha Mieke Soekarno Jakarta 15 tahun (Pemenang Favorit Penonton)

Finalis
Anya Nadya Bogor 15 tahun
Ayunda Faza Maudya Jakarta 15 tahun
Dina Anjani Bogor 14 tahun
Ellena Wulandari Bantul 15 tahun
Gita Sucia Bandung 14 tahun
Isda Isnawangsih Tangerang 15 tahun
Judith Ayu M Palembang 14 tahun
Puspa Wangi Depok 14 tahun
Rania Putrisari Surabaya 15 tahun
Shabrina Ayu Jakarta 14 tahun
Sheila Gumiwang Cascales 16 tahun Yogyakarta
Siti Anisa Nurachmah Jakarta 15 tahun
Sufi Novia Welyana Padang 17 tahun
Suka Zhafira Junin Jakarta 14 tahun
Tamara Tyasmara Jakarta 14 tahun

Majalah Gadis Tahun 1995 (2)














American Idol 10 Top 6 - Studio Version


Jacob Lusk – Oh No, Not My Baby
Lauren Alaina – Where You Lead
Scotty McCreery – You’ve Got A Friend
James Durbin – Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Casey Abrams – Hi-De-Ho
Haley Reinhart – Beautiful

Duets:
Haley Reinhart & Casey Abrams – I Feel The Earth Move
Lauren Alaina & Scotty McCreery – Up On The Roof
Jacob Lusk & James Durbin – I’m Into Something Good


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