Night Owl Chatterboxes - Part 4!
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That's S$70, right? Lessee... that works out to about US$42. That's a tad on the expensive side. I pre-ordered mine from CDJapan, and paid a total of about US$30, inclusive of shipping from Japan.Originally posted by the Bear:orh... i love that song...
so much so that i bought the CD for it
it's a soundtrack of the anime movie Cowboy Bebop...
cost me $70!
Good music, and worth every penny though. Yoko Kanno is, without doubt, the most talented composer extant. I've got every single one of her animé-related soundtrack CDs (from Macross Plus all the way to her more recent works in Ghost in the Shell), including her collaborations with singer/seiyuu Maaya Sakamoto.
There is seemingly no musical genre that is beyond her reach, as she is equally fluent in neo-classical , jazz , rock and techno (among others).
MG -
I love her music too! It's amazing how she can stretch herself across so many genres and still hit the right note!
Our Bear posted very touching lyrics back there. Poetic...
I was
when I saw how many pages you guys have posted since I last logged on! 
I think we've earned the term 'Night Owl Chatterboxes' many many times over by now! 
I was feeling really ill and I didn't even turn on my PC, which is quite a rare occurence! Still feeling ill but a but miss you guys already so, here I am!
Looks like we'll close Part 4 when it hits 2000... do you think we can achieve that in one night? Guess we'll find out tonight! -
Hello, Rhonda. Glad to see you back on the board! Hope you'll feel better real soon.Originally posted by Rhonda:I love her music too! It's amazing how she can stretch herself across so many genres and still hit the right note!
Our Bear posted very touching lyrics back there. Poetic...
I was when I saw how many pages you guys have posted since I last logged on! I think we've earned the term 'Night Owl Chatterboxes' many many times over by now!
I was feeling really ill and I didn't even turn on my PC, which is quite a rare occurence! Still feeling ill but a but miss you guys already so, here I am!
Looks like we'll close Part 4 when it hits 2000... do you think we can achieve that in one night? Guess we'll find out tonight!
Indeed, this thread grows faster than most people can keep up with. Earlier today, I left for a one-hour lunch, and came back to five new pages of posts.
The beauty of Yoko Kanno's work is that she just composes the music and leaves the songwriting to others. Surprisingly, she often collaborates with non-Japanese songwriters and singers when she composes music for animé. Most of the songs in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, for example, are either in English or Russian.
How did you become familiar with the works of Yoko Kanno, by the way? Are you a closet animé fangirl, perchance??
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I got to watch Cowboy Bebop when Bear lent the DVD's to me. I enjoyed the series thoroughly! And the music was incredible!!Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:Hello, Rhonda. Glad to see you back on the board! Hope you'll feel better real soon.
Indeed, this thread grows faster than most people can keep up with. Earlier today, I left for a one-hour lunch, and came back to five new pages of posts.
The beauty of Yoko Kanno's work is that she just composes the music and leaves the songwriting to others. Surprisingly, she often collaborates with non-Japanese songwriters and singers when she composes music for animé. Most of the songs in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, for example, are either in English or Russian.
How did you become familiar with the works of Yoko Kanno, by the way? Are you a closet animé fangirl, perchance??
MG
There was a segment on Yoko Kanno's music in the DVD's, one of the additional features. Of course, I had to view it, and learnt a bit about the lady and her inspiration.
Turns out that she had once took a flight to the US of A, landed herself in Nashville, Tenessee and explored the Blues scene there. She spent months just going around the US, exposing herself to the various genre of music, and returned to Japan, very inspired.
I loved that account! And, I loved her attitude! The US is a place where you HAVE to go with an open mind because there's just sooooo much you can learn, experience and enjoy there, if you'll just keep an open mind!
And, hmm... I love anime but I don't seem to be able to make time to watch it. I still have the complete series of Fuushigi Yuugi waiting for me to start watching. Actually, I have tons of stuff lying around at home, waiting for me to start watching. 
I really wanted to watch Ranma... but that series is almost impossible to find!
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i refuse to pay $70 for each of the other 9 CDs from the soundtrack..
so call me a pirateOriginally posted by Meia Gisborn:That's S$70, right? Lessee... that works out to about US$42. That's a tad on the expensive side. I pre-ordered mine from CDJapan, and paid a total of about US$30, inclusive of shipping from Japan.
Good music, and worth every penny though. Yoko Kanno is, without doubt, the most talented composer extant. I've got every single one of her animé-related soundtrack CDs (from Macross Plus all the way to her more recent works in Ghost in the Shell), including her collaborations with singer/seiyuu Maaya Sakamoto.
There is seemingly no musical genre that is beyond her reach, as she is equally fluent in neo-classical , jazz , rock and techno (among others).
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its almost 1pm.
any suggestions on where i can go to take photos? -
take a bus to anywhere.. take pictures of anything..
let your inspiration guide you...
if you happen to be in the city, take cityscapes, or the little things people miss... like a newspaper vendor, graffiti, a small flower growing out of a crack in the concrete....
stuff like that...
if taking pics of people, ask them permission and maybe an email to send to them.. make friends with foreigners this way
i've done stuff like that before... it's fun
too bad they were film and i've lost all the pics...Originally posted by kopiosatu:its almost 1pm.
any suggestions on where i can go to take photos? -
take a bus...Originally posted by the Bear:take a bus to anywhere.. take pictures of anything..
let your inspiration guide you...
if you happen to be in the city, take cityscapes, or the little things people miss... like a newspaper vendor, graffiti, a small flower growing out of a crack in the concrete....
stuff like that...
if taking pics of people, ask them permission and maybe an email to send to them.. make friends with foreigners this way
i've done stuff like that before... it's fun
too bad they were film and i've lost all the pics...
/me go check wallet for ez-link card -
i forgot.. you got motorcycle..
just go and walk around lah
maybe try sungei buloh?Originally posted by kopiosatu:take a bus...
/me go check wallet for ez-link card -
Sugei Buloh sounds familiar, WHERE IS THAT?Originally posted by the Bear:i forgot.. you got motorcycle..
just go and walk around lah
maybe try sungei buloh?
Somewhere in Jurong? -
it's a swamp in kranji ....Originally posted by kopiosatu:Sugei Buloh sounds familiar, WHERE IS THAT?
Somewhere in Jurong? -
near the Kranji Race Course... there's a turn... go in there..
actually, i should also go recce one of these days.. and find out where Farmart is.. i wanted to go there, there was a day out there organised but in the end, everyone dropped out -
feeling kinda weird.. probably got fried washing the damned car
does not look any different before and after... and i didn't have windex so the windows still kinda icky... maybe tomorrow
that's the outside of the car.. the inside is getting messier every day -
The inside of the car has to be vacuumed and cleaned regularly, otherwise, you would find surprising 'things' growing inside!Originally posted by the Bear:feeling kinda weird.. probably got fried washing the damned car
does not look any different before and after... and i didn't have windex so the windows still kinda icky... maybe tomorrow
that's the outside of the car.. the inside is getting messier every day
Harlow, ebberybody!!! -
i think i'll go get a few more rubber mats.. the fuzzy mats collect a lot of crap... and the drink i spilt on the fuzzy mat is now fuzzier around the spill pattern
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Originally posted by the Bear:i think i'll go get a few more rubber mats.. the fuzzy mats collect a lot of crap... and the drink i spilt on the fuzzy mat is now fuzzier around the spill pattern
EEEeeeewwwwww!!!
Do you think if you take a handslens and look closer, there might be little thingies that move about around that area? -
Kopiosatu,
Did you get a chance to look at that resumé-writing website yet?
MG -
Hey, MG! Sneaking in quietly and unannounced?Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:Kopiosatu,
Did you get a chance to look at that resumé-writing website yet?
MG Cannot escape my radar! -
That's the reason for my enforcing a "No Food, Drinks or Body Fluids Consumption" policy for passengers riding in my cars.Originally posted by the Bear:i think i'll go get a few more rubber mats.. the fuzzy mats collect a lot of crap... and the drink i spilt on the fuzzy mat is now fuzzier around the spill pattern
Can't recall if I asked, but did you get a manual or automatic?
MG -
Nothing escapes your eagle eyes, eh?Originally posted by Rhonda:Hey, MG! Sneaking in quietly and unannounced? Cannot escape my radar! 
Are you feeling any better this evening?
MG -
Darnit, MG... your car's more important than 'spontaneous covert activities', I see!Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:That's the reason for my enforcing a "No Food, Drinks or Body Fluids Consumption" policy for passengers riding in my cars.
Can't recall if I asked, but did you get a manual or automatic?
MG Where's your priority, man!! -
Feeling a tad better, thanks for asking! I think this flu's gonna last for quite a while, going by what happened to my colleagues.Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:Nothing escapes your eagle eyes, eh?
Are you feeling any better this evening?
MG It spread like wild bushfire through my dept and rendered quite a number of us, weak and ill. 
Had a bit of retail therapy this afternoon... so, that's probably why I feel better!
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A spontaneous covert activity in a vehicle lasts but a brief moment, but the stains on the upholstery from the equally spontaneous body fluid emissions tend to last longer. Unless, of course, you had the foresight to apply ScotchGuard on the upholstery prior to engaging in the aforementioned spontaneous covert activity.Originally posted by Rhonda:Darnit, MG... your car's more important than 'spontaneous covert activities', I see! Where's your priority, man!!
MG -
Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:A spontaneous covert activity in a vehicle lasts but a brief moment, but the stains on the upholstery from the equally spontaneous body fluid emissions tend to last longer. Unless, of course, you had the foresight to apply ScotchGuard on the upholstery prior to engaging in the aforementioned spontaneous covert activity.
MG
OK, I geddit... your car's the #1 'lady' in your life!
Actually, you don't need to go through all that trouble with ScotchGuard... just make sure you have a spare towel in your car!! -
Originally posted by Rhonda:
OK, I geddit... your car's the #1 'lady' in your life!
Actually, you don't need to go through all that trouble with ScotchGuard... just make sure you have a spare towel in your car!!
Hee hee..........wah, Rhonda.........sharing a bit of personal experience??
Good evening Owls and especially Rhonda. How are you? Feeling better, I hope.