KICKING AND SCREAMING

36 years old and gorgeous as ever...

2008-11-13T15:10:09Z

You are the sunshine of my life

That's why I'll always be around
You are the apple of my eyes
Forever you'll stay in my heart

Happy Birthday Takuya!!

so unoriginal..so cheesy..so trite
so true.

Gigi, the Asianfangirl's Series and Movie List

2008-08-17T06:50:53Z

New application - Google Spreadsheet - cool!

After Ochie (my forever fangirl and travel buddy) published her list, I decided to copy and listed down mine. My old numbers are not correct because I seem to have titles that I have a copy of but have not seen yet. Too many dvds, too little time and it's been 5 years since I caught the Asian entertainment bug!!

Plus, I already listed down the movies I watched so that it's one reference and updating whenever. Obviously after work, the next thing that occupied my waking hours would be dramas.

My Updated Numbers:

Japanese - 132

Taiwan - 27

Korean - 31

Hongkong/Mainland - 11

Check out the titles here:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pLdwu_Un4QYlJe7tQb42gLw

My Online Store

2008-08-03T16:08:16Z

Presenting....

For fangirls in the Philippines where courier service is available!

http:\\asianfangirl.multiply.com

For serious collectors of asian drama dvds. Check it out. Forward to fellow fangirls and fanboys (is there such a specie?)

Why this store? Because friends have been asking me where I get my loot with English subtitles. So to spread the love, here it is. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!

Weekend with Wu Chun and Calvin Chen

2008-07-14T17:30:02Z

The boys of Farenheit dropped by in Manila over the weekend.

While I'm still tired from a very jampacked and hectic weekend, please check out the story at

http://myonepurpleworld.blogspot.com/

And might as well check out the photos at the following:

http://gigidm.multiply.com/photos/album/34/Weekend_with_Wu_Chun_and_Calvin_Chen

http://gigidm.multiply.com/photos/album/35/Weekend_with_Wu_Chun_and_Calvin_Chen_Part_2

I absolutely have to get their cds in my upcoming trip to Shanghai...must!!!

My Fandom Chasing Me in the Middle East!!

2008-05-30T00:42:59Z

I was prepared NOT to hear any about any of my fandoms when I left for my Middle East holiday last May 18th so I brought my Ipod to keep me company.

On my 2nd day here, I was on a desert safari when my japanese fandom caught up with me at the most unexpected time. Our cool and kick-ass driver Fahd who I wanted to kill at that time was dune bashing like crazy whenever he hears me scream. He also has this habit of pumping up the volume of the car stereo with all sorts of music from hip hop to arabic hop (which is surprisingly nice to my ears..). On one terrifying but adrenaline trick he did (which was leave the 4x4 hanging face down in the sand dune), I was hanging on to dear life and just to be mean asked him this question..

Me: "Fahd you bad boy you, if you're going to kill me with this thing put some japanese music on!"

Fahd: "You want japanese music? I have!"

And he proceeds to tinker with his Ipod. He pumped the volume and then swooped down the 10 feet or something desert sand with guess what? SMAP's Tabun Alright!!! The bad-assed guy from Kuwait and now lives in Dubai had tons of SMAP music in his IPOD.

Then while shopping for omiyages (gifts) for my nephews at a Toy Store in the Mall of the Emirates (one of their biggest shopping malls), I was patiently waiting to pay for my purchases when I stopped and couldn't believe what I was hearing on their store music blasting loudly - F4's Can't Help Falling In Love With You!!! Imagine my surprise when I heard the chinese words! Hahaha!!

Since I am into a tri-nation fandom..I am waiting what Korean fandom will chase me here.

Mike He Drama Marathon....and Lee Wei =)

2008-04-05T18:51:15Z

So I'm still at it. Watching Mike He dramas. I just finished watching his latest drama called Dou Niu Yao Bu Yao? / Bullfighting. Again, the drama kept me glued up to the 17th episode. I also liked the chemistry of Mike and Hebe as well as the Mike and Rainie team up.

What I did not expect was catching my jaw drop whenever I see a close up of Lei Wei. First time to see him in a drama. Did not realize he is gorgeous too. Not as gorgeous as Mike but a jawdropper nevertheless.

One of the things that I realized (actually it is the closet Mike fan Ochie that pointed it out to me) was that many scenes during the first half of the drama were MG'esque. Meaning, they resemble scenes from Meteor Garden, which really gave me goosebumps.

Since I am a technosaurus, the proof of my addiction is when I take the time to do screen captures.

These guy has one of the most expressive eyes...

But like I said, Lee Wei looked so cool and uber fashionable in the drama. Kudos to his stylist!

Pensive Shen Ruo He (and the 5 o'clock shadow...), Mike's character in the drama.

With of course a pensive Jin Zi Cong (I love his color!), Lee Wei's character in the drama.

Mike He Crazy

2008-03-29T18:02:55Z

Whenever I am not working I am currently pre-occupied...more like obsessed... with Mike He Jun Xiang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_He). In quick succession, I watched his dramas from Devil Beside You, Love Contract and Why Why Love. I am now just waiting for my copy of Bullfighting.

Not only was I drama obsessed, I am also music video obsessed. Through searching for fanmade videos on the subject of Mike, I stumbled on these beautifully made videos with his dramas as background.

I was in Taipei for 48 Hours...

2008-02-10T13:59:19Z

And all I have is this photo to show for it.

Obviously, the reason why I did not have any thought to taking photos of myself was because I was concentrating on taking photos of these guys.

Btw, thanks to Adel of OnlyF4 Singapore for the cute hat. :-D

Otanjoubi Omedetou Shingo!!!

2008-01-31T04:53:32Z

Happy Birthday Shingo baby!!!

Swung Back to Taipei

2008-01-13T16:26:46Z

My tri-nation fandom has swung back to Taipei starting last October when I attended F4's Wish to See you in Taiwan Fan Party and album launch events of Vic "Zaizai" Chou. I saw this MV of Zaizai that featured footages of his events and voila, I saw my face!

So I'm off to Taipei again to indulge once more. This is such an incurable virus but I just can't help it. How do you resist it? It is F4's 3rd album which we have been waiting for 5 years! It could be their last..who knows...another 5 years perhaps...

I know reasons...hahaha! But well I am prepared to queu and chase with a bunch of crackers and chocolates for sustenance.

MERRY KURISIMASU FANDOM!!

2007-12-25T18:19:34Z

It's been a busy season for me. I hardly get to do any fangirl stuff. Thank God for friends all over the planet who feed me my fix and keep me updated. The happiest news of all was of course my new SMAP single which was sent to me by a friend from Japan as a Christmas gift. I also got photos of the SMAP shop in Omotensando from another japanese friend.

My best news which I hope they put their money where their mouth is - was the comment that was made in Music Station that they will have a concert in 2008. Yatta!

Tomadachi no minna-san...Merry Kurisimasu! And if I don't get at it...Happy New Year!

Here is my favorite photo from the SMAP shop. Minna douzo!

Calling Everyone from San Beda Alabang!!!

2007-11-22T09:21:36Z

Formerly Benedictine Abbey School and St. Benedict College....It's GRAND ALUMNI HOMECOMING TIME!!

The Jubilarian batch (that's us!) is very excited to host this party. Presented by chilLine Attitude Corp. (www.chilline.com) and in part by Pepsi (http://www.pepsiworld.com/), we lined up great entertainment to go with meeting old friends and soaking up the old high school atmosphere. Check out my video section for the video invite.

Uwi kayo ok? See you!!

OTANJOUBI OMEDETOU TAKUYA!!

2007-11-13T11:19:55Z

35 years in this world! May you continue to be blessed. I hope your wishes come true. Fairy tales for someone leading a fairy tale life is still possible. Go for Hollywood baby!

Fangirl Tourist in Taipei

2007-11-03T04:36:49Z

I was so happy with my Taipei trip that I blogged about it and will probably blog more about it in the days to come.

So please check it out at http://myonepurpleworld.blogspot.com

I am happiest because I got to see this guy sooo much.

For the rest of my Taipei pix head on to http://gigidm.multiply.com/

My One Purple World

2007-10-21T16:58:07Z

I blog all over the place....fandom posts, snippets of my purple world and of my life in general. I finally decided to put up my all around blog that anyone who is interested can read.

I will still update my fandom blogs from time to time but my new home base would be this blog.

Check it out: http://myonepurpleworld.blogspot.com

I Miss Fangirling...

2007-10-14T13:58:00Z

With my busy work schedule, I have not had the chance to watch any dramas from my tri-nation favorite (Japan-Korea-Taiwan..hehe).

The only fangirling activity I had was ooohhing and ahhing over the Hero Official book that my friend VIC brought over from Japan. That was last month yo!!!

I wonder what doramas would be interesting this fall? And when will I finally get to watch Hana Kimi Taiwan? It's already gathering dust somewhere. Hahahaha!

Btw, do check out my blog: http://myonepurpleworld.blogspot.com

The Brightest Side of Fandom...

2007-09-18T16:08:25Z

gigijie @ 2007-09-02T14:05:00

2007-09-02T06:24:00Z

To all my Filipino friends,

My high school class is celebrating its Silver Jubillee this coming December 8th. In order to have funds for this momentous event, our class is producing a fund-raising show featuring our batchmate and classmate JON SANTOS. We are also giving part of our proceeds to Jon's favored charity - The Chosen Children Village. I am enjoining all of you to help support this event. Tickets are already available. Please drop me an email at gigidm@yahoo.com on how I can get the tickets over to you.

Maraming salamat! Arigato gozaimashita! Xie xie ni! Kansamhamnida! Terimah Kasih!

Other details of the show:

SUNFLOWER

2007-08-18T20:32:55Z

I have just finished watching Sunflower, the movie starring Kim Rae Won as Taesik, an ex-con who has changed and is trying to redeem himself by being a good son and brother.

Even if I did not like Kim Rae Won, this movie would have made an impression still. The movie does not have a unique plot but the acting was so well done. Rae Won's "look" was deglamorized and he was effective in action scenes the same way he is effective in romantic comedies and dramas.

Parallelisms with Kimura Takuya's Love and Honor (Bushi no Ichibun) came to my mind as I watched and I could not form sentences to describe what I think about the movie. I could only remember the "words" tha popped out of my head and here are some of them together with screen caps.

Beauty that shines through

Rae Won was made to look more mature but his beauty still shines through the hair cut, the hunched shoulders and the nondescript clothes.

Awesome portrayal

He had on a tattooed body in the movie....but he still looked very hot!

And probably one of the most heart wrenching cap that I ever did...

Unlike Shinnojo where redemption came in the form of revenge and getting his wife Kayo back, Taesik lost almost everything. Funny how the words of Shinnojo is the one that kept repeating in my head as I watched the beautifully choreographed finale scene of this movie - Victory will only be gained when one is prepared to die. I felt all of Taesik's emotions from sadness to happines. And then from anger to resolution.

Mianhe Takuya...I meandered to the Korean drama sphere and fell for a guy who is also talented just like you.

TAKUYA WAS IN THE PHILIPPINES!!

2007-08-15T07:16:42Z

And here's the saddening proof. That girl is a starlet who acted as a bargirl/stripper in the movie (the unfortunate roles of Filipinas in foreign films...). I wonder when this will be announced officially in Japan?

Anyway, Ricky Lo is a very prominent showbiz writer in Manila and is always one of those who have early scoops. He has interviewed many artists doing asian promotions of their movies. I should stalk him if he is going to be the one interviewing the cast of this movie someday!

BUSHI NO ICHIBUN @ CINEMANILA

2007-08-12T13:35:28Z

It would always be something that has created an impact in me for me to update my journals.

I just came from the showing of Bushi no Ichibun at the 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival held at the Gateway Mall in Quezon City. I was with around 10 other girls who are all part of Kimura Takuya's harem of believers in the Philippines. Usually we would normally be sitting around our computers in our little online world but this is one occasion where a fangirl has got to do what a fangirl must do - go out there and support THE ULTIMATE in his maiden solo starrer. Never mind that we already saw the movie twice from the original DVD that costed us almost JYP 7,000 and the pirated PHP 50 copy.

This is only the second time that Takuya graced Philippine theaters. We saw him in 2046 but then again he was not the lead role in that film. So Bushi no Ichibun (Love and Honor) is extra special. This is Takuya Kimura all the way through. In the big screen.

We were afraid that the theater will be almost empty but were surprised that the theater is nicely filled. We saw respectable personalities in Philippine cinema like Directors Joel Lamangan and Gil Portes who were sitting in front of us. And so we got caught up in the story of Shinnojo Mimura and his wife Kayo. We again laughed at the underlying humor that man servant Tokuhei brings to the movie. We again felt the rage of Shinnojo for the dishonor Lord Shimura gave to his name and family.

But what we did not expect and experience at all ever is the audience applauding - yes applauses! - when the credits rolled. I was stunned for a few seconds. And then tears started to roll down my face. Happiness...Pride...Joy...

OHISASHIBURI!

2007-07-21T04:02:50Z

It's been a couple of months since I updated my journal. So an update on my fangirl activities is in order.

Oh first and foremost, my laptop died and the new one won't arrive until the first week of August. Which means that I have not been a dutiful fangirl in visiting all the sites that I usually go to.

So with nothing to tap on when I get home at night, I found solace in watching dramas and more dramas. I have been on a KIM RAE WON marathon watching - Which Planet/Star Are You From?, Love Story in Harvard and now My Love Patzzi.

I have also been in a NAGASE TOMOYA mode watching - Love and Eros, My Boss My Hero and now Tiger and Dragon.

Of course despite the interruption of these gorgeous guys, my main man is still KIMURA TAKUYA. I was delighted when my Bushi no Ichibun dvd finally arrived. And despite the reviews and comments that I've read, I still watched with a fresh eye and found the movie beautiful in its simplicity. Bravo Takuya!

Oh and I did some travelling as well...

We were zooming our way around in a Tuk-tuk much of our trip.

Grand Palace is one of my favorites. Awesome piece of work.

Spent a day in Pattaya which is 2 hours from Bangkok. Bonded with my Japanese friend Satoko and her kawaii 2 little girls.

gigijie @ 2007-05-21T22:53:00

2007-05-21T15:01:06Z

YOKATTA!!!! This old fangirl just made her very first fan video. Surprising though that IT IS NOT TAKUYA but NAKAI! Hahaha! I am just so hung up lately on Shiroi Kage, Nakai's dorama. So for my first fan video, I would like to present The Best of Episode 7 of Shiroi Kage.

Now I am planning my the Takuya video that I've always wanted to make...

For the meantime, minna douzo!

A Big Birthday Laugh with F4 @ SMAPXSMAP

2007-04-20T18:26:22Z

I was just about getting ready to wallow in my blue violet usual birthday feeling when I put on the disc of F4's guesting on SmapXSmap. I don't care what others say but I am one of those who have dreamed of this scenario since 2005.

So I was saved from the usual depression with how funny Takuya, Shingo and Tsuyoshi were as well as the expressions on the faces of the F4 boys who despite my love for SMAP, I also still love.

Kawaii! F4 gesturing that they are okay to take on the dango piercing challenge. Hahaha!

F4 Start-o! The boys have to dance in the middle before they do the throw and stick it act.

Zaizai is just so funny! Hahahaha!

Jerry seemed to be enjoying and he does have an improved dancing rhythm...hehe

Vanness and Ken were such klutzes and I was rolling on the floor laughing with Vanny..

The batsu for not catching the dango is to eat "unknown" dangos which may taste anything from spicy to sweet. Ken (who I happen to love the hair in this appearance) is always the food adventurer. You wouldn't know if he got the funky tasting dango..hahahaha!

Takuya was laughing so hard at Zaizai! He thought Zai was a liar when his faced showed how weird the dango that he got tasted. Hahahaha! My honey baby purposely did not make an effort to look his gorgeous self.

And the boys finally arrived at Takuya director's office....

It was a nostalgic moment for an old fangirl like me. Arigato boys!

TAKUYA...

2007-03-26T17:41:33Z

They say the eyes are the windows of the soul...

One of the most awesome caps in the Pop-Up Concert dvd..

My current wallpaper. I love this innocent and sexy look.

My ichiban daisuki and niban daisuki hamming it up..

I just died and gone to heaven...

Where is the lust? Rarrrr...

And of course in PURRRRPLE!

The craziness never ends.