人生の道は一人じゃない。そして、希望がある！

Today's the actual birthday of Mabel! Let's put our hands together and wish her a "Happy **th Birthday!" (text censored out to protect the life of a certain individual blogger). We spent the day together, after taking leave and off from work and were looking for a good break. We headed to town and met up with Leslie and her boyfriend Kenny. They owned a shop in Far East Plaza, and it was the first time we were there. I agreed on helping them with their online website, so hopefully that will be up soon. がんばってね～

Although it's Mabel's birthday I also managed to get something for myself. The 3rd rider in the Kamen Rider Kabuto series, Kamen Rider Drake, in both rider and masked form, was available at Takashimaya. Not going to miss this chance to grab them, I swiped them off the shelves in no time. I'm also contemplating on getting the new SIC figures of KR: Next, but it costs $70 and with the upcoming releases of the 12 inch Garo, I really need to plan out my expenses. 欲しい物がたくさんのに、僕は今あとても便簿です。。

With the addition of Drake, I've got all the current riders in the show. A few more riders have been named in addition to the upcoming riders such as Sasword and Gattack. They are the new movie riders for the Kabuto movie. Their names are: Caucasus, Hercus, and Cetarus. They all look similar to Kabuto, but with additional add on such as armour. My theory is that it's a scheme to easily make more toys from the Kabuto mould.

Also got this KR Ultimate Solid series from Adrian. It's a cool set, and although it's not complete (lacks Hibiki in Kurenai mode), it's still a gem and definately for keeps. The Ultimate Solid series are really making huge waves in the market, and I'll be looking forward to more releases in this series. （さあ。。。困ったな）

Here is a picture of my current desktop, on my laptop. Yes, it's the girls from Morning Musume. またモムスね！I change my wallpaper frequently, but only those worthy of being in my wallpaper collection are used. You will also noticed that I use a dekstop planner and calender known as Rainlendar. It's a very innovative program, and allows you to view the calender right on your desktop, with markers to mark out important dates and even a To-Do list. Do check it out.

平素より皆様には大変お世話になっております。弊社所属アーティスト『モーニング娘。』も１９９８年のメジャーデビューより結成９年目を迎えました。その間、２９枚のシングル全てをベスト１０入りさせ、更なる飛躍に向け常に前進しております。これもひとえに皆様方の御支援のたまものと感謝致しております。さて、その『モーニング娘。』の５期メンバーも、２００１年加入以来約５年間の活動を経て成長し、本日ここに「紺野あさ美」「小川麻琴」の卒業を発表させて頂きます。「紺野あさ美」は本年７月２３日に行われる、国立代々木競技場第一体育館での「ハロー！プロジェクトコンサート」で卒業、その後大学進学に向け、８月に行われる高卒認定試験を受けます。「小川麻琴」は本年８月いっぱいで卒業、海外に語学留学をし、その後の活動に備える事となりました。この５期メンバー２人の卒業後も、『モーニング娘。』は進化し続けます。今後とも何卒御支援の程、宜しく御願い致します。

I've finally finished watching the last few episodes of season 2 of LOST! It turned out that the disc my friend lend me didn't have the last 4 episodes, due to the fact that the season finale was only telecasted in the US last week! I had to search for them and download them myself. But it was worth every minute of the wait, as the finale was awesome and now I can't wait for season 3. At least I can laugh at the pepople who are still watching the season on Channel 5... hahaha!

友達と一緒にセントーさへ遊びに行きました！

Mabel's birthday falls on the 31st of May. Since it's going to be a weekday (which I have already reserved hor), some of our friends got together and decided to celebrate it in advance. We met up around early evening and headed towards the tiny little island south of Singapore: Sentosa. (If you have noticed I have deliberately left out Mabel's age in this post due security and confidentiality issues.... but sharp eyed readers will be able to spot something....)

The guys (me, William and Adrian) started the day off with a beach soccer session with 3 other strangers on the beach. Not surprisingly, the 3 of us were outrun by the other guys which were at least 6 years younger than us. However, we did manage to outplay them and scored 2 goals first, before we got really tired and started lazy tactics such as long balls and a one man defence strategy. In the end the game ended in a draw, and we were celebrating the last goal too as my aching body was telling me I'm getting too old for this.

The girls on the other hand were also working their best and putting their sincerest efforts in trying to laze around in the sun. They were quite good in that area and were also having a good time with photo taking challenges in between snacks and conversations (usually office politics or other taboo talking points). Some of us also went on this short but expensive ride in Sentosa, which includes a slow ride up the slope and a fast decend using a sort of "skateboards with steering wheels".

Dinner at Sakae sushi was great, and we ordered a huge amount of food, with enough variety to wet anybody's appettite. I've been having lots of Sushi lately, especially last week when we had a wing cohesion makan outing at another Sushi outlet....we whacked over 200 plates that day. Nothing to lose, since it was a free for all buffet. The dinner ended with an ice cream cake from Swensons. After the obligatory photo shooting session, we headed to another spot on Sentosa for a round of drinks before we finally headed home.

This week I finally got my hands on my Zero figure! Thanks to David (King Kaiju) who reserved a piece for me in his shop. Zero is the other Makai Knight from the series Garo. He first appeared as Kouga's enemy, but in the end they joined forces to defeat the dark Makai Knight Kiba. I've managed to convert some friends into Garo fans, and even burnt a few copies in DVD to pass to my friends, such as Simon. It's a great series, and I can't wait for season 2. According to Tv Nihon, a TV special is also in the works. Starting to save money for the next volume of the figure, which will feature Garo + Gouten.

Haven't posted about Hello! Project in quite some time now, so here is an update!

紺野あさ美と小川麻琴がモー娘卒業

「モーニング娘。」の紺野あさ美（１８）と小川麻琴（１８）が、同グループを卒業する。所属事務所が２８日、発表した。紺野は７月２３日のコンサート、小川は８月末が最後になる。紺野は大学進学を目指し、８月に高校卒業認定試験に挑戦。小川は語学留学をするという。つんく♂は「彼女たちの未来を応援します」とコメントした。

On April 28, 2006, it was announced by Tsunku from his official website that 5th Generation members Asami Konno and Makoto Ogawa are going to graduate. Asami will graduate on July 23, 2006 to go to University, and Makoto will graduate on a yet to be announced date in August to study a language abroad. Asami will be leaving both Morning Musume and the Hello! Project. Makoto will graduate from Morning Musume but still remain in the Hello! Project. Another 2 long serving members gone. Well, people are already looking forward to the next MM audition.

Viyuden's (美勇伝) new single is also out. This is their first single following the release of their debut album a few months ago. The title is 一切合切　あなたにあ・げ・る♪(Issai Gassai Anata ni A GE RU). The B track is called キョウモマッテマス (Kyou mo mattemasu).

A new Morning Musume (モーニング娘) single is also about to be released soon. Titled "Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan" (Ａｍｂｉｔｉｏｕｓ！野心的でいいじゃん), it will be their 28th single, and will be the last single with Konno Asami and Ogawa Makoto.

Too many familiar faces are disappearing in less than 2 years, Rika, Mari, Iida, and now Asami and Makoto. Not too sure how many more years MM can go before other groups in H!P overtake them as the icon for the company.

ウルトラシヨーン ｖｓ メーバル怪獣！

I was using the original picture as an avatar for my MSN, when one of my friends from the Lah forums told me that my avatar reminded him of a certain picture. Curious, I asked him for the picture and there you see it! The resemblance is uncanny, and gave me a good chuckle. Decided to take out my rusty morphing programme and made this animation. 困ったな。。。奥さんは怪獣だ！　私はウルトラマンになりたい！

LOST: Season 2

After several months of hiatus, I've finally starting getting my fix of Lost: Season 2. I started watching season 1 on "DVD" after it had finished airing in the US, and Singapore had only starting showing it not too long ago. I must say it's a really great series, with great character development, a plot full of twists and turns, and moments you will remember after the show ends. Needless to say, I had been anticipating season 2, but I didn't have time for the TV telecasts. Also, each episode usually ends in a cliff hanger so it's unbearable for me to have to wait 1 week before I find out what happens. Luckily, I've gotten my hands on the entire season 2, and I'm already half way through in 2 days....

Headed over to Tony's place on Saturday to discuss about the Tokyo trip, and to plan for the itinerary. We were going there in different groups, though staying at the same accomodation and going to Ultraman Festival together. The gathering was great. We had good food, brought in by different members, sushi made by the wives, etc. We also finalised the t-shirt designs as well as the posters to be given to the various toy shops. However, all these discussions made me go re-think about my budget.... as it seems I would need to bring more to get all the stuff that's there begging to be brought back...

Counting down to Tokyo + Anniversary

Countdown to our anniversary and Tokyo trip has began! It's been slightly over a year since the last trip to Japan, so we're really excited about this one, because we get to take our own sweet time this trip, as opposed to being rushed about with a guided tour last year. I've already booked the tickets as well as made reservations at a traditional Japanese inn in Tokyo, thanks to help from Chris and the others from the Lah forums. Now I'm seeking out a good map which I can use to navigate between Odaiba, Akihabara, Ginza, etc with ease! What's left on my task list: getting the yen ready and cramming more useful Japanese vocabulary!

LET’S GO! 楽天イーグルス!

I might be a little slow on this, but I'm currently hooked on Def. Diva's new single, "Let's go Rakuten Eagles!" . It's only their second single, since Def. Diva (デフ.ディバ) is only a shuffle group and not a permanant one. Def. Diva (Definitive Divas) consists of solo H!P members Abe Natsumi (安倍夏美), Goto Maki (後藤真希), Matsuura Aya(松浦亜弥), and Ishikawa Rika (石川梨華) from Viyuden (美勇伝). Hello! Project is affiliated with the Japanese Baseball team Rakuten Eagles (楽天イーグルス), and has produced 2 songs for them. They are "The Manpower!!!" (THE マンパワー!!!) by Morning Musume, and of course the above mentioned "Let's go Rakuten Eagles!". It's a great cheering song, and here is the link to their live performance before a Rakuten Eagles match.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqySZclXPBs





A massive gathering has been planned for members of Ultraman Lah! This is because a rare live show has been planned to take place at Jurong Point in July! This is indeed very rare, and as this is the 40th anniversary of Ultraman, we're hoping to make a difference and to show our presence to Singapore or even Japan.



For the first time in Singapore, Ultraman Nexus will make his debut appearance together with Ultraman Cosmos, Gaia and never seen before monsters seen in the TV series. Don't miss the special pyrotechnic effects in this 25mins show that will dazzle you.

When : 3 – 18 JUNE 2006 Where : Jurong Point
Showtimes :Saturday : 1pm • 7pm (show)Sunday : 2pm • 7pm (show)Tuesday – Friday : 3pm (Meet and Greet only) • 7pm (show)

The forum will be there in full force, and we'll be making a slash with our t-shirts printed with the Lah logo. Can't wait for 3rd July, where we're going to meet up at JP!

A fresh new look for Sean no Sekai!

Dear friends, welcome to the all new version of Sean's blog! Yes, I know it's been some time since the last entry, but that's because of the stupid problem Friendster's blog been giving me. I didn't realise that my 50mb quota was met last month, and thought it was a bug as usual. And just when I wanted to post another update, I finally told myself enough is enough, and therefore this new site is born. And all for the better! No more limits for images, no more stupid server down time and no more manual editing of image sizes. Only bad thing is that it's not linked to all my friends' accounts on friendster. But well, I'm gonna still update a few more times on the old blog, so as to inform the rest of the uninformed about the change. More updates are hopefully on the way with this new blog site, and do remember to leave a note as usual for me to know you're here.



I've created an all new site for my designed banners, wacky pictures, and my animated gifs. Although the site is still in process of getting all my stuff in, you can still take a look at all of my banners so far, as well as those I've done for the forum members over at the Ultraman Lah forums. I will also be adding in the pictures I edited, such as these pictures of Ultramen fighting it out at the Esplanade. Check these out:

There are lots more where these came from, but until I have time to upload everything, you'll just have to settle for the other banners first. I will also be uploading the various animated gifs which I have done over the years. Do stay tuned, and visit http://ultranosekai.50webs.com/psykecreations.htm

We had a gathering this Sunday with some of the Golf Wing Alumni instructors. People who were present include me and Mabel, Simon and Zann, Daniel and Sandy, Jack, Wenshun, JJ, and of course the 2 stars of the gathering, Caden and Alexander.

It's amazing how fast babies grow, and you know what they say, kids grown up so fast you'll miss it if you blink your eyes. Alex, particularly, has grown to be a really active little toddler. Here you can see him bouncing on my family jewels which prompted the dorky reaction from me. Good training for the arms though. Not too sure how much damage was done, but at least Alex seemed to have a good time. :)

Both babies were really cute and me and Mabel were both having a good time taking pictures and playing with them, which inevitably led us to the age old question of "Eh, when is your turn ah?". Well, my standard SOP reply would have to be, "When we're ready and after we've settled down in our new apartment first lor."

It was good seeing some of the old instructors of 52/03 too, such as Wenshun and Jack. Brings back some of the good old memories, and although it was a shame that some of the other instructors such as Darryl and Sam didn't make it, we'd most probably organise another one soon.

It's been quite some time since the last time I showed my harvest, so right now I'll show you in 2 different pictures what I've got for myself in the past month. Not too many, but I just decided to go on a Kamen Rider spending spree since Mabel's on a change-your-hair-do spending spree. Most of the figures are from KR: Kabuto, and I finally got my Ultra Hero Series: Dark Zagi and Ultraman Noa, courtesy of Dennis and Sze Huat from the forums.

And more recently, I visited King Kaiju's shop and got for myself an ApexT Ultraman figure (yes it's a Chaiyo model so sue me), and finally got that KR Black figure which I've always wanted. Black's gone a long way since I've watched his series on the RTM channels back in primary school, dubbed in Malay no less.

Also got the entire set of the SD Kamen Rider series, which features mainly the Kabuto riders plus some of the other new age riders. Also got the Soul of Soft Vinyl figures for KR Nigou and Super 1.

Tony from the Ultraman Lah forums suggested that I do up some posters to promote the site, so that the shop owners of the shops which we frequent can display them up. It's a great idea, for fans to know of our site and as well as for the shop to do some advertising for themselves through our forum too. I've done up 5 different variations, but we've yet to decide on which one yet. Expect to see them flying all over Singapore toy shops soon. :)

We're also made most of the arrangements for our trip to Tokyo in July. It's a pity we're only gonna stay there for 5 days, but the highlight will undoubtly be the ULFES. It's Ultraman's 40th anniversary, and it's gonna be a big event in Tokyo. I've also designed a series of T-shirts for the forum members who are going there together, and the selected design is shown on the right. We're planning to print the forum logo as well as the words "ULFES 2006 Tokyo" on the back, and maybe our forum nicks by the side of the sleeves too. Thanks to Chris from the forums for volunteering to help with the printing!

I've also downloaded and watched 2 Kamen Rider movies lately. They're Kamen Rider: The First, and Kamen Rider Hibiki and the 7 Onis. I've enjoyed both, although one of them I had to listen to the Jap as there was no subtitles available. Still, it was extremely watchable .

If you haven't heard, Mabel just came from from her shopping trip to Taipei with her colleagues. It was a pure shopping and eating holiday, and she sure had fun there without me around to nag on her spending. And saying I was annoyed is an understatement when all she got for me there were Pineapple tarts. Well, at least the trip to Japan's coming. And Mabel must be having a blast these 3 months: first Shanghai, then Taiwan, and now Japan. Shiok hor?

Alright! I've actually spent quite a few hours trying to get a feel of this new interface, especially with the add ons such as the tag message board you see on the right. It's taken me some time to finally get a template I like, though customization efforts have failed for now. I'm gettly kinda tired, but I definately will update more when I have the chance. Till my next posting, do leave me a message. Take care, and peace out.