2009: Expectations

This 2009, we all have experienced a crappy year... from the TV Programming of the Big 2 dumb networks, Blagoevich Scandal to Global Economy, we all hope that they should be ashamed for what they have done.
But we also experienced the greatest of all the events and triumphs, like the US Presidential Elections (and Barack Obama's win), Manny Pacquiao's winning streak, and the revamping of the (once) ABC Channel 05 to the (far better and the what I think is the greatest channel yet) TV5.

Like everyone else, everyone wants to forget the year 2008...
But we all know that we can learn from the experience that happened.

Next year, I really hope that we all make amends to all of our mistakes and let's be hopeful for the things to come. If you can, BE POSITIVE... Something will be waiting for you if your patient, good and hard working enough.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR EVERYONE!
AND CHANGE IS COMING TO PHILIPPINE TV... Yes It Will!

Ichigo lost its voice.

Even though I hate and still hate GMA Network for making fun of an epic anime, particularly BLEACH... Being dubbed by Celebrities / Amateur Dubbers. But I'm not here to make fun of them yet again, because some of them have earned my respect...

One of which had been Mark Angelo Cielo, the dubber behind Kurosaki Ichigo.

Although I (and some others) have made some criticism about his dubbing and being "Ichigo," he's actually the good one. I guess 'yan siguro ang dahilan kung bakit nanalo siya sa amin munting yearly poll (Otaku's Verdict) nung 2007 bilang Celebrity Anime Dubber of the Year...

Apologies for the insult... but heck, compare any dubbing of Rukia to Yasmien Kurdi's!!!

But anyways...
Marky Cielo has unfortunately died on 07 December 2008 at a very young age of 20.

Sa ngalan ng ZEN Otaku Honbu at mga Pinoy Anime fans, nakikiramay po kami sa mga magulang, mga kaibigan na naiwan ni Marky.

Kung nasaan ka man... sana'y masaya ka.

"IT HAD BORED ME ALREADY."

I don’t know why the bloody-hell am I saying things like this, since I still think that Code Geass is a Very Great Anime programme (pun intended) but after watching Episode 15 of Season 1 (shown on 01 December on TV5), something in my head just clicked which says… “I have a feeling that it will not go the way that I’ve imagined.”

Which you can imagine, made me a little disappointed… and ending up making the episode really boring.

Not that I don’t like Villetta’s uncensored nudity on that episode — Yes, TV5 is showing Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion on Primetime 11:30 GMT. TV5 seems to be that the reason why it is being shown in Japan on late-nights and in the United States on [adult swim] is because of the Blood, Gore, Violence and Nudity… AND I LIKE IT! — But I guess it’s the way I felt towards the series, maybe you can call it gut feeling.

———-

Even though it’s not in my philosophy to watch, read, or even know the next episode before it is being shown on either Terrestrial or Cable/Satellite TV — simply, I hate fucking Spoilers. But unfortunately my curiosity had overpowered my (so called) philosophy (Curiosity > “Philosophy”)… YET AGAIN! And no thanks to the bloody internet.

But yet again, I’ve based my perceptions of the programme because of the opinions of people who have watched the programme…

———-

Although I’m not exactly with those mushy couples crap, there’s something in it that had been felt… WASTED.
and Yes… I’m talking about character Shirley Fenette, which (unfortunately) now one of those characters they call as “the USELESS HEROINE.”

After those “research” I’ve been doing (I haven’t actually seen the R2 episodes) fom those blogs and fansites, I can actually say that THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE BETTER. But it seems that the author, Goro Taniguchi, is blaming Sunrise because of all the timeslot changes that led to a major rewrite, which became one hell of a trainwreck.

I don’t know why but something in me wanted to say this…

HER CHARACTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE MUCH BETTER, SHE DO NOT DESERVE TO BE USELESS.

I just felt that they could have been a better couple with Lelouch, rather than Kallen or that low-life C.C…
Why? fuck, I don’t know as well… At least it could be better than be used by the Geass two times for nothing and DIE for nothing! (Example: CODE GEASS fanfic)

But don’t get me wrong about the Shirley thing ( albeit I have a 42% crush on her… hehehe! ), they could make some changes with the other characters, maybe putting a Geass on Suzaku per se… JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAMME COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER!

———-

And now, I’m on an another hard decision to make…
SHALL I CONTINUE WATCHING THIS PROGRAMME, OR NOT?

But the problem is, I have that motto of “Don’t Start what You cannot finish”
And I have already started watching CG Season 1 (on TV5), and I don’t want to be decided by a fucking coin-toss, i really stacking up all the PROS and the CONS that I can find…

For me, It is as serious as when I decided to have a break after being DEBARRED on University of Santo Tomas (I only lasted a year with 2 semesters on that school… nice environment but crappy subjects and much crappy professors.)

And I need to decide, since there are only 10 left for Season 1…

———-

Returning to the issue with Taniguchi…
I just hope that he will not yet retire, as stated on the link, because of the shame of what happen at CG R2… goddamn it! He’s still young to retire!

Make at least an alternative chapter or something… crap, getting obsessed here!

AND SO MANY QUESTIONS UNRESOLVED!
Oh well… Abangan na lang natin ang mga susunod na kabanata… kun magkakaroon man. (Let’s just wait for the next chapter… if there will be another.)