Uh... *waves shyly*

Oh haiii. Can't believe this blog still exists.

Maybe I should pop in once in awhile. It's quite cathartic and humbling to read your younger self's writings, right?

Jailbreak? Been There, Done That

I have repent my ways... My first (and only? har har) 2011 resolution to upgrade Sugichan to iOS4 is finally done. No longer will I need to worry about my (tethered) jailbroken iPod Touch which needed to be jailbroken every single time the device dies. Frankly, it was a big hassle because obviously you'd want your iPod to always be switched on mah.

After months of failure, yesterday I decided to wipe my C: Drive and install a fresh copy of Windows because the viruses and malwares on it was why the device couldn't restore to its factory setting in the first place.

Whewwwwwwww~ What a relief. Now I can fully use it as a travel guide and I'll be able to bring it on board flights for our upcoming trips to Seoul and Bangkok. AND use it during the long journey.

p.s. I used to shut it off, which meant rendering it useless while traveling. Because you know what will happen if electronical devices are used in airplanes, right? KABOOM!!!

KD = Kill. Die.

Dear Mr Koichi Domoto,

You... You... You IDIOT! I just bought your F1 book and I still owe my bestfriend money for your concert merchandise then now you decide to drop another bomb on me with your concert DVD? Dem yuu!!! 3 discs for Limited Edition version? Apa ko gile? Hah? Hah? Hah?

Don't you know I have enough debts keliling my pinggang? Seoul hotel, Bangkok flight tix and and and Yamapi concert tix... I'm like even persuading myself not to buy Luna Sea's Reboot to New Moon DVD LE lar wei. Cut me some slack, ok.

And then you and Tsuyo said that KinKi Kids will have a lot of surprises for us this year. Isn't that too much for me to handle?

Plus, my Astro bill just arrived today eventhough I felt like it was only yesterday when I last paid for it. Bills, bills, bills.

Just to remind you hor, end of 2011 will be bad for me hor. You better be responsible for me hor. HOR.

Love you but hate you,
Arfah

Welcoming 2011

Happy New Year. Wishing you a blessed year ahead :)

Me? I foresee a poor me trying to handle FOUR fandoms at once in 2011 T___T

As you may very well know now (especially via Twitter) the 2PM-verse has taken over me. Shinhwa-verse is back with a vengeance, thanks to Dongwan and Eric's future activities. Luna Sea-verse is SERIOUSLY back with an even bigger vengeance. Aaaand KinKi is enjoying their happy marriage as if they've just got back from their 2nd (3rd? 4th?) honeymoon [read this for fun: 1st Jan Birthday concert report]

♥

All that equals to Pokainess. Huhuh.

So in a bid (to attempt) to be mature, I will spend some time to start up resolutions for 2011 because honestly... Did I even have a list for 2010?? If I did then nothing came out from that. Hahahahahahaaaaiiih.

1. Save money - Refrain from splurging on meals. Less Zanmai, Tei and Ichiba.
2. Save money - Reduce caffeine intake. Less Starbucks. Huhuhu.
3. Save money - Stop shopping for unnecessary clothes.
4. Lose weight + save money - No more lunching out. Unless compulsory.
5. Be happier. I hope my luck gets better...
6. Handle stress better. Sigh.
7. Save hair - Goodness, hair loss!
8. Find a new job? Huwaaaah~
9. Kemas sty bilik

Yeaaaa. Money is a big issue. I hope I have enough for Seoul. And Yamapi. And ***.

Others will be added once I can think up of more. I know there's a backlog of this and that at the back of my mind somewhere. *digs digs* Soon. SOON.

Happiness doesn't seem like an issue now. I just need to reshift the balance of fandoms coz it looks like (ARF: What a hypocrite!) Kpop is back in my life. Also, I'm not sure how KinKi will be this year since their mood swings go from North to East to West to South (yes, a pun :D) but so far so good. One main focus is my job lor. Haih.

Sangkut Pulak Dah...

• Uh oh. That 2PM song keeps replaying in my head. Again. And again. < Ke-CHAN-an + Ke-TAEC-an + Ke-SU-an > KAHKAHKAHKAHKAH
• Wonder Girls concert was fun!
• The Luna Sea concert leg in Hong Kong that me and Karat had wanted to go to was the same day of WG's concert. :(
• KinKi Kids 2010-2011 tour started a few days before the Wonder Girls concert. "Domoto Family" sounds very well produced with medleys of so many of all the old songs they seldom sing nowadays. It's almost like they shortened their MCs to make way for that. <3
• Someone posted an old Johnny's Junior pic and that kid beside Yonehana looks like Takizawa. Is he? And the boy behind (scrunched up face) couldn't be Tsubasa right? Takkan Yara pulak?? xD

Harry Potter Meme

01. If you went to Hogwarts, which house would you be sorted in?
Gryffindor

02. Have you ever been to a Harry Potter midnight release?
No. I prefer to wait for sun up.

03. What did you think of Deathly Hallows?
The book was boring but the film (Part 1) exceeded my expectations by a mile.

04. How many times have you reread the books?
8 to 10, I think. Wasn't counting.

05. Whose death was the saddest?
Fred Weasley, with Sirius at a close second and Lupin at third.

06. If you went to Hogwarts, would you rather have a pet owl, cat, or rat?
Owl. Way cooler.

07. What did you think of the movie Half-Blood Prince?
Eh, what? Couldn't remember a thing.

08. What do you think of Deathly Hallows being split in half?
A wise decision. The thickness and barrage of last-minute plots crammed  into the book would have demanded that kind of commitment. As mentioned before, I like Part 1.

09. Have you read The Tales of Beedle the Bard?
Uh, no.

10. When did you first become a Harry Potter fan?
Right before the 5th book, perhaps.



FAVORITE

Female Character?
Hermione.

Male Character?
Sirius Black.

Professor?
Remus Lupin because he's fun.

Death Eater?
A tie between Snape and Bellatrix. Initially Lucius Malfoy, before he shit his pants.

Magical Creature?
Hippogriff.

Spell?
Expecto Patronum.

Quote?
After 7 books? I hardly remember any.

Book?
Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire.

Movie?
Deathly Hallows Part 1.

Hogwarts House?
Gyffindor

Place?
The Burrow.

Weasley?
Fred, George and Bill. Yum.

Couple?
Argus Filch and Mrs Norris. Hahah!

Gryffindor or Slytherin?
Gryffindor.

Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff?
Ravenclaw.

Fred or George?
Both.

Ginny or Luna?
Ginny.

Butterbeer or Firewhiskey?
Butterbeer.

Hogsmeade or Diagon Alley?
Hogsmeade.

Books or Movies?
Books.

Half-Blood Prince or Deathly Hallows?
Deathly Hallows. The less of Harry whining, the better.

Sorcerer’s Stone or Chamber of Secrets?
Chamber of Secrets.

Snape or Slughorn?
Snape.

Lupin or Sirius?
Sirius.

Harry/Ginny or Harry/Hermione?
Ick.

Lavender Brown or Parvati Patil?
Lavender.

Seamus Finnigan or Dean Thomas?
Dean.

Kreacher or Dobby?
Dobby.

Muggleborn or Pureblood?
Pureblood :P

Dan Radcliffe or Rupert Grint?
Ick.

Bellatrix Lestrange or Narcissa Malfoy?
Definitely Bellatrix.

Voldemort or Tom Riddle?
Voldemort.

Hedwig or Crookshanks?
Hedwig.

I've Missed KKL!

J Album and J concert didn't have any KinKi Kids Love moment (or as much as I hoped for)...

BUT NOW THEY'RE BACK with their amazing touchy-feeling fanservice for their upcoming single [FAMILY ~Hitotsu ni Naru Koto] ♥ Scans of new mags are out, btw.

I have a strong feeling that they don't want to lose to TakiTsuba. Kekeke.

Hmm but the covers are slightly deceiving. Their inside pages aren't as lovable. ^^;;

Road to Poverty

Ah goodness, I'm still dizzy from clicking on that Buy button for Luna Sea's Mafuyu & Manatsu DVD combo. Don't you just hate unplanned shopping? There goes the small hope I harbored for a Fossil wristwatch. *chucks dream out the window*

I do so really hope that my money's not going to fly out the door in November. Oh crap! Won't November be the time when Luna Sea concert goods are announced? Ngghh! *clutches keyboard and chews on it*

Well this might be a good start for a... hmm, a priority list to fit my budget? My head's a mess with the upcoming Wonder Girls concert, KinKi concert, Seoul trip, Dongwan's album plus God knows what else I have to pay for by February.

Furthermore, there is still no news from Public Bank on my card application. Was my letter lost somewhere? Guh. *spits out crushed numeric keys*

So registering for Sugizo's fanclub [Soul's Mate] is definitely out of the question. Eventhough it is only about RM200, it's kinda useless since I won't be able to enjoy the benefits other than getting access to his Fans-Only site. Sucky uptight rule of no shipping to non-JP addresses.

Sigh. My year is really going down the drain after the awesome weeks of August and September. The stress I'm going through with all the money problems and work. Honestly... How do people adapt to change so well? It's really impossible for me to accept this kind of pressure, of suddenly being thrust in front of the shooting squad.

I hate management. I hate being the Alpha. I'm an Omega and people like me can't make it and break it like some others do. But why am I still heeere? *kicks self outta orbit*

=____= Fark. Instead of listing out my job scope like my boss asked me to, I'm going to rewatch Goong because I don't fucking care about my career right now.

New Johnny's Talent

Busy Tak Hengat

Thought my fever had gone away so yesterday morning I followed my mom, grandmom, adik, aunt and cousin to Sogo and Jalan TAR for a spot of retail therapy. Turns out I didn't have time to go look for new shoes -_- and bad BAD mistake drinking that root beer float. Furthermore, I went and sapu so much oily fingerfood. Dari tak batuk, dah start batuk. No ubat batuk pulak tu.

I want to go to 1U's Opera~ them pretty shoes have been on my mind since last month and I need to try them out. (Shopping tak hengat, Arfah? *smacks self*)

There are Luna Sea concert reminders everywhere now. Well, the tour does begin in another 3 months. After reading Sugizo's latest blog update, I'm sorta thankful I won't be going for the Hong Kong concert leg. T'would be quite dangerous, won't it?

During the ten (days) since I arrived in the U.S., 

I've been carefully watching the problems happening in Japan. 

How come there are so many things that don't go well in this world? 

We need insightful leaders to respond calmly 

and peacefully to the issue between Japan and China regarding the Senkaku Islands. 

After all, no one wants to situation to grow any more complicated.

I truly hope that LUNA SEA's scheduled December concert in China
takes place without a hitch.

Read more: http://blogs.myspace.com/sugizo#ixzz11FT7Gi00

Lagipun kt Malaysia ni pun banyak je racial disharmony, takyah gi jauh-jauh utk tengok.

So Tired...

So. Freaking. Tired.

I should already be sleeping, but this lured me to stay awake: Yone's blogpost on Okinawa & Koichi

I WANT CONCERT REPOS OMG! *kills self*

Subbed Luna Sea PC

I seriously hate the MC and translator. Kot iye pun, study lah nama interviewee ko tu dulu sblm go on air. Fail!

Seated from left to right: Inoran (g), J (b), Ryuichi (v), Shinya (d) and Sugizo (g). The pakcik on the right is an infamous concert maestro who also handled X Japan cons.

The most important part of the press conference (at 3:18) = "and more!" ILY, Sugizo-san 8Db

Let's hold on to that promise. Hopefully God will grant them a chance to perform here in South East Asia.

Hang Tuah

Perwira Koichi's costume choices. Tsk tsk tsk. *shakes head*

I hope he shines in the Kansai Super Show Seven Samurai butai, in his own way. Atta way to show those people who think he's just a pop star.

BPM 2010 Concert Goods

Looking so delicious in black... My purse cannot tahan oredi. Paiseh. I knew there'd be something interesting from Koichi's BPM concert merchandise list because I have a fixation for an item that has a dangling KD symbol/insignia :)

The goods from previous concerts that I really really liked but didn't have the money for were: phone dangler, earphone dangler and wrist strap dangler. Like I said, I'm obsessed with dangly parts. (Sounds wrong...)

That t-shirt, at bottom left of picture, would look better if it has colours instead of being dull B&W. Plus, I am at war with this dominatrix outfit he wears for 'Bad Desire'. XP~~

My original plan was to buy that makeup pouch. However, it's supremely small if compared with the shop photos and huisinh jual mahal giler nak mampos. I don't need another penlight (yet) and the other merc boleh diabaikan.

Oooh! But but but look at this pill case. Isn't it adorable? Love the silver emboss and the inscription inside. But I don't take supplements and this would so be a waste. The prettiness is making my heart break. Unless I start eating vits from now on? Uh... semata-mata untuk ni. Takyah lah.

Initially, I thought this pass case is to place passports. Then I thought it was a ticket pouch where a person keeps concert tickets. It's actually for pasmo cards. And it's gorgeous! *wipes drool*

The dangling insignia (tiny one you see with the chain), blingness and functionality is the perfect combination for me. My Touch 'n Go card will have a new home soon :D

Fyi, the insignia I'm talking about is this: the reversible Domoto Koichi initials

Summer Is (Almost) Over

Dramas are drawing to an end. Concerts have begun. Rock bands are touring.

It isn't like I followed a lot of summer dramas this year anyway. 'Tobo Bengoshi' worked fine for me to eclipse the disappointment of 'Tsuki no Koibito' and the frustration I underwent no thanks to Celcom Broadband not letting me download 'Unubore Deka'. I'm looking forward to next season's 'Reinoryokusha Odagiri Kyoko no Uso' and maaaybe will try out 'Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo'.

Domoto Koichi's BPM concert tour will move to Hokkaido this weekend so I predict audio rips for Saturday and Sunday are going to be available on Monday. Workaholic Kochan has a really tight schedule this year with back-to-back stages: Shock > BPM > Kansai Super Show (Seven Samurai) > KinKi con > next year's Shock!

Eek! >_< Who designed Kochan's costume??

Besides KinKi-san, I'm also anticipating NEWS and T&T cons because they've been absent for too long :)

Chemical Pictures is at this very moment at their first one-man live (Congratulations!), NoGoD are moving about at an extremely crazy pace and D'espairsRay are having their US tour. MUCC, on the other hand, is gearing up for their new album release (6 October wheeee). Oh and we can also expect a new album by abingdon boys school if I understood Nishikawa's tweets correctly!

2010 had a slow start with a few hiccups here and there for me. But I like how it picked up rather momentously since August :D

And October onwards (especially November) is surely going to be even moar awesome. *winks*

Hari Raya

Internetless in Johor made me rethink if I should get a data plan coughcough and a BlackBerry.

It's gotten tiresome to snap pics using my SE and having to wait til I arrive at home to transfer the photos. Which is why I didn't take any pictures of Raya this year. ^^;;

Well, either a BlackBerry with DiGi... or a laptop? *cringe* I still haven't saved enough money for a Canon S90 camera tho.

Anyhoo~ SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI! Maaf zahir dan batin :)

I've finally finally decided not to go for Luna Sea's end of year concert. I'm going to save up A LOT so I can splurge during their next concert (probably next year). Until then, I'll be concentrating on Mar 2011 Seoul trip and perhaps a Spring 2011 Japan trip :P

Oh and maaaybe I will buy something from Kochan's BPM Tour. I want to see photos of the make up pouch before anything :x

I'm absolutely loving the album [BPM] which I think is better overall in terms of musical growth (he wrote all the songs except Solitary) because he's experimenting more. Honestly, I didn't expect he could write happy songs! xD

By the way, last weekend's 2-day concert at Okinawa sounds awesomer than his 2009 tour. The fan recorded audio clips came out during the last few days when I was beraya-ing. Hence, yet another DVD to be expected around end of 2011, ne? Unfortunately, Yara's not in this tour again eventhough he should be free around this time right... T____T Is Tsubasa holding him hostage?

My Wish Came True

I was one of the 12,894 viewers who held our breaths over what happened in Hong Kong at 3pm today. *insert shit eating grin* lol. Isn't it absolutely fated that today just happens to be a holiday so I can watch the press conference at UStream?

It is SO good to see them sitting together. In fact, I was already squealing looking at the airport arrival photos with all five in one shot. Heheh. I can't wait to show you the PC pictures because omaigoodness... J was seriously handsome, he looks like a mix between So Jisub and Park Yong Ha.

Anyhow, for starters they're going on a World Tour! Another OMG details is that they will be singing new songs. Waaaaah~ NEW SONGS!

The concert tickets are open like end of this week!! So fast! Unfortunately, the air tickets are not exactly cheap TT____TT But by golly I've got to save up money for the flight ticket. By hook or by crook. Taiwan? Hong Kong? Anyone nak ikut?

Of course, now that they're back... HOW AM I GOING TO FUND MY LUNA SEA BINGES?! And I have other fandoms too boohoohoo.

Bursting with Love

Last year, my heart was empty and I grappled very hard to find a place I fit in. Back then I was devastated with the materialism of Kpop and realised that I hadn't especially been attentive of my Jrock self. So I filled it up with so many things at once that I may have lost sight of what matters most.

Thus after 1 year and 2 months from this post [Just So You Know], here is where I stand now. I cleaned up nicely, ne? :)

1. Luna Sea 2. Shinhwa 3. KinKi Kids 4. Sugizo 5. Rentrer en Soi 6. MUCC 7. NoGoD 8. Chemical Pictures 9. abingdon boys school 10. FAKE? 11. NEWS 12. INORAN 13. D 14. Kanjani8 15. D'espairsRay 16. DEAD END 17. Satsuki 18. Versailles 19. Dir en grey 20. Kagrra, 21. DaizyStripper 22. DELUHI 23. SID 24. X

*Click for bigger art

Comments:
- I thought I shouldn't put #3 at the same level as #1 and #2, but I realise I love them as much.
- #5, oh #5. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. And Takumi's regret doubles it.
- Entrees #7 and #8 scored high because of their fondness for each other. I'm also biased coz of Jimi. Heh. Besides, NoGoD is AWESOME!
- Shuffled a lot of names to make way for other potential new groups like #13, #21 and #22 although #10 isn't a newbie. I just hadn't explored FAKE? before and am regretting it.
- #11 and #14 are here because they make me laugh and smile like a noona fan. mwahah.
- #17 manages a low rung since he hasn't even release an album and his solo singles are okay - not great. Yet I still think he's the best vocalist ever (2nd only after Ryuichi).
- #24? Sigh. Only due to Sugizo. I'll feel bad if I completely diss hide's memories. But then it's only memories. In with the new, out with the old! Bah. I'm a contradiction.

Say goodbye to:
- Pierrot: Let bygones by bygones.
- V6: Hm, easily replaced with NEWS and Eito. And Tokio's single sounds better.
- hide & Acid Black Cherry: I haven't been listening to them in a long time.
- Matenrou Opera & 12012: Not impressed.
- Hyoshin: The first half of 2010 for me, aren't slow and saaaad ballads. Ick. Maybe I'll be ready once he comes back in September.
- ExistTrace & DangerGang: Whatever.

And the Biggest Loser goes to...
- the GazettE: Ugh. My age isn't the issue. They seriously dried up. Their obsessed fans are no help either.
- Duel Jewel: Nope, no more chances.
- Jinkaku Radio: I got turned off because the vocalist's personality is annoying.

If you compare the artwork, The Heart is no longer bleeding out of loneliness and no longer does it want to escape to a place where it will be accepted.

I'm home sweet home with my VK fandoms.

Full Moon and Loneliness

Getting swamped with work and becoming lazier when at home leaves me less bloggish lately. So here's my past week in a nutshell:

1. Raya shopping all done last Saturday. Shopped til we dropped, didn't we? Thanks Farah and Nwar.
   
2. LUNA SEA announcement on 25st August 2010 regarding an urgent press conference to be held on 31st Aug. The very same night as I came home from work, I saw the most beautiful full moon swathed in clouds ♥
   
3. Compulsively joined and am following Luna Sea Malaysia Slaves group, their World Wide Team group and the World Wide Team twitter because I am dedicated in that way. Will finally meet up other M'sian fans! ABOUT TIME!!
   
4. KinKi Kids having their KKL moment on SDK means they still love each other. Coupled with the 24 Hour TV special clip of them both wearing Christmas theme tees? A great balance between KinKi and Luna Sea, I say.
   
5. Watched that hilarious CM for Koichi's BPM [ver 1] and super cool [ver 2]. Hahaha! Dorky Kochan ftw. The album comes out next week! :D
   
6. Dongwan finally noticing that he's Donnie Yen's long lost brother. Please compare their nekkid tops. Even their name is similar.
   
7. Having proven that Takumi still keeps in contact with Satsuki, aka Sacchan his darling bestfriend, and Mika AND shows up at their lives (from his latest post) has made me miss Rentrer again. But him talking a lot about regret lately is making me depressed. I know he's had drinks with Ryo and Ryo is now playing with Satsuki. Only person left is Shun. Where is he?

OT3 is Alive!

Kochan went to that love motel together with Nagase and Tsuyopon?! *0*

Koichi, I seriously did not expect you would follow your BFFs on one of their fishing trips! Gosh, I love this man. Shows how much he deeply cares about pleasing his wife aikata and bestfriend.

The trip was first revealed during a 2009 Shoujiki Shindoi episode with Nagase. At that time, neither Tsuyo nor Nagase mentioned about Kochan :D

I LOVE THIS OT3! ♥