Over the past two nights haven't been sleeping well and I'm not quite sure why... It's a rather rare thing because I usually wake up at least feeling rested. But if there's one thing I'm learning over the past few weeks is that the spiritual is nearer than you think! With Vanessa getting to experience God in the supernatural I've been exposed to a whole new world of interesting revelation, and although I'm not as sensitive to it I'm glad my other half is so that I can see the fullness of God's kingdom on this earth. One more thing to give thanks for!
So the main purpose of this post is to talk about the various leisure stuff I've picked up as a distraction from work and all that kind of stuff. The first is anime as usual, and one of my favourite genres has always been murder mysteries, with Kindaichi being one of the anime I've watched since young! The new season of that is out, and I'm also watching Detective Conan as well, which has a rather interesting plot element as well!
In this anime, right from the first episode and after solving a case, Shinichi (on the right), whilst eavesdropping on some criminals who seem like they're doing something evil, is hit on the back of the head and forced to drink a poison with unknown consequences. He ends up turning into a boy and due to various situations has to keep his original identity secret. The name he decides on is Conan, and he continues to secretly solve cases that normal policemen cannot. Interesting!
The next thing is piano, and for that I'm doing Chopin's Opus 1, his first ever rondo that he wrote when he was only 15, and apparently he performed it as well. I'm taking this one slow and learning it well, only reaching the first page or so. Much more left to go!
The last thing on the PS3 is one of the RPGs by Namco, Tales of Graces, which is a wonderful mix of story telling and traditional button combo RPG. The characters are really lovable I must say! The main character struggles with understanding what true strength is, and his answer leads him to deal with the threat that may destroy his world in a very interesting way. Really like this game!
Here's the main character, Asbel Lhant!
One last thing to cover was Van and I's trip to the Hard Rock Cafe to support her friend's band, JJ and the Paper Plans, which is a punk style band. They were playing in the finals of the Hard Rock Cafe competition and the winner would get some Hard Rock Vouchers, some cash, be able to open for a band, and also may have a chance to compete on the world stage. They did come in as runners up, but their attempt to be the best ignited a long lost passion in me, one to reproduce great music. Maybe along the line I'll try and learn how to play elaborate Japanese songs once again.
Well till the next time!
So the main purpose of this post is to talk about the various leisure stuff I've picked up as a distraction from work and all that kind of stuff. The first is anime as usual, and one of my favourite genres has always been murder mysteries, with Kindaichi being one of the anime I've watched since young! The new season of that is out, and I'm also watching Detective Conan as well, which has a rather interesting plot element as well!
In this anime, right from the first episode and after solving a case, Shinichi (on the right), whilst eavesdropping on some criminals who seem like they're doing something evil, is hit on the back of the head and forced to drink a poison with unknown consequences. He ends up turning into a boy and due to various situations has to keep his original identity secret. The name he decides on is Conan, and he continues to secretly solve cases that normal policemen cannot. Interesting!
The next thing is piano, and for that I'm doing Chopin's Opus 1, his first ever rondo that he wrote when he was only 15, and apparently he performed it as well. I'm taking this one slow and learning it well, only reaching the first page or so. Much more left to go!
The last thing on the PS3 is one of the RPGs by Namco, Tales of Graces, which is a wonderful mix of story telling and traditional button combo RPG. The characters are really lovable I must say! The main character struggles with understanding what true strength is, and his answer leads him to deal with the threat that may destroy his world in a very interesting way. Really like this game!
Here's the main character, Asbel Lhant!
One last thing to cover was Van and I's trip to the Hard Rock Cafe to support her friend's band, JJ and the Paper Plans, which is a punk style band. They were playing in the finals of the Hard Rock Cafe competition and the winner would get some Hard Rock Vouchers, some cash, be able to open for a band, and also may have a chance to compete on the world stage. They did come in as runners up, but their attempt to be the best ignited a long lost passion in me, one to reproduce great music. Maybe along the line I'll try and learn how to play elaborate Japanese songs once again.
Well till the next time!
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