A-Ri-Yap! Ya-Sa-Sap!! A-Ri-Yap! Hi-Ya-Sa-Sap!!

I feel the forest tribes... the ethnic instruments... hahaha. It's been days since I started enjoying Higa Chuu's A-Ri-Yap! Ya-Sa-Sap!! background vocals. Yes! Yes! This entry is on the Valentine Kiss series since I can't get enough on Kai Yuujirou's version. hihi.

Chunks of Info about Valentine Kiss.

1. Valentine Kiss is an old 80's song by Kokusho Sayuri. You can see her live performance HERE. She's kawaii though. ^__^

2. Valentine Kiss is a valentine's day date song! The lyrics revolve on chocolate, carnival/amusement park date, and romance stuffs on valentine's day. Being sung by a girl is acceptable but in the case of PoT guys... nakakaloka sila. hahaha.

3. Valentine Kiss is a single released every or around Valentine's Day and sung by different PoT characters. And yeah! It's a Prince of Tennis tradition. hahaha. On 2004 was Atobe Keigo, 2005 was Oshitari Yuushi, 2006 was Atobe and Oshitari again though there's no difference from their previous releases (I hoped that year was for Tezuka. >_< haha). 2007 was Sanada Genichirou's. 2008's version is Kai Yuujirou. Banzai! Even Oishi and Shishido had their own versions which were included as a bonus track in their own albums. :D:D I'm now wondering how many versions were made for this? Hihi. I heard Lucky Star also made their own version :) Hehe this song is indeed popular XDXD


Valentine Kiss Character Version Comparison

It's bias time! Hahaha. Of course the following sets of words are my ears' response to them. :P

1. Atobe Keigo's version. The impression is the usual "Be amazed of my prowess." It really fits the flashy Atobe character. Imagine a golden carnival date. Look! All the rides are sparkling! XD Thanks to Oshitari and Kabaji's additional vocals as there's no much to look forward since this version was the first. Though this version is quite plain, Suwabe-san's interpretation was still straight-forward--I really did felt Atobe's aura. :D

2. Oshitari Yuushi's version. Oshitari's version should claim the BEST INTERPRETATION AWARD for me. Oshitari's voice is really effective for these kinds of songs! Really really~~. I can't describe the carnival scene. What's rolling on my head is Oshitari himself and his voice especially on the part where he made smooch sounds. Kyaaa It made me roar as I am extremely convinced. Let's have a date Yuu-kun! hahahaha. The Oshitari-Shishido-Ootari dialogue in the interlude is cute. It's about "Do your best!" and "I will not lose" hehe based on my little understanding.

3. Sanada Genichirou's version. Although he's the first one to break the long-running Valentine Kiss versions monopolized by Hyotei, sorry Sanada fans but this is the SCARY version. hihi His big voice for a jolly love song is really bad I think. The "High and Mighty" impression like Atobe's is present, DEMO! it just feels different. The cold, stern Sanada. >_< You can't imagine a wonderful date with him. Hahaha. Maybe it was better if Bunta was the one chosen as Rikkai's version representive. :P :P

4. Oishi Shuuichiro's version. A normal carnival date with the calm Oishi is the picture. That's it. What's super interesting in this version comes on his interlude dialogue. I can't understand what happened but it's like something cruel happened to him and he's so hopeless (he's calling seigaku names and it seems no one has responded to him. what a pity Oishi). He wasn't able to sing well the last parts of the song because of that. Hahaha. I need to know what really happened >:)

5. Shishido Ryou's version. A Hyoutei's version comeback. In the beginning when Shishido said "Kite kure Barentain Kissu!", it feels his alter-ego just said "At last! it's my turn!" hahaha. This is like Oishi, a normal date scene though he's going to talk about Ootori during the middle of the date event. Hihihi.

6. Kai Yuujirou's version. Higa Chuu's the best! The normal "Shalalala suteki na kiss, Shalalala sugao ni kiss" background vocals was turned unconventional. Higa chuu's participation made this version enjoyable. This is the funniest among all the versions released so far. The carnival scene is with the whole Higa Chuu team and not with Kai only. nyahaha. And also, the theme is TRIBAL. =)) Sobrang kulit ang galing.

Extras

Valentine Kiss single covers are funny. Atobe, Oshitari, Sanada, and Kai's pose and outfit are all the same. They just differ in the outfit color. Kawaii! <3

And also, for the downloads (just the songs and not the singles), they're all in my multiply music section. ^___^

Sore ja! :D :D

Yappa otoko wa tenisu suru!

That's literally "Real men play tennis!" :) It's been a while since I got myself into moving drawing again; and this time, the word "SUGOI" was evident on 98% of the episodes. (2% for the moments without tennis play. wihihi)

Prince of Tennis (Tenisu no Oujisama), in reality is an EXAGGERATED TENNIS PLAY. Hehe ung mga taong walang alam sa tennis (BOTH HANDS UP! pang badminton lang ako) eh magrereklamong "impossible yang skill na yan". I've read some PoT reviews of persons with tennis experience and according to them, reading and watching were a big disappointment. Hihi I feel their agony lalo na kung passion nila ung sport. Hahaha. Others say the lead is invincible, as he never lost to a single game. (I agree! True! >_<). Isa pa, they don't even resemble junior high students...they are more like of college studs! (Indeed indeed! :P) So inokray ko na kagad para puro +++ points na. ;))

Ayun, looking at the brighter side of exaggeration. From my pov, exaggeration is the spice of the series. Kahit saan naman sigurong maaksyong palabas di ba?!? Imagine it wasn't presented that way. Sa tingin ko inde tatagal yun for years. Hehe. And about Echizen's invincible tennis skills made PoT unconventional from other stories which started from the characters being unseeded at first and then strived to become strong. Unique presentation has always pros and cons. Ganun talaga tanggapin na lang. :P

So what is Prince of Tennis? It is a story of a young (totoy na totoy literal) tennis prodigy who came back from the US to study in a junior high school known for it's strong tennis players and also where his father attended studies way back years. His goal, at first, is to beat his own father in the same sport but changed later to helping his team towards the national tournament. The original TV series run on 178 episodes for almost 4 years from 2001-2005, and the OVAs which started on 2006 is currently ongoing. (Kyaa~ <3 kaso ang tagal inip na inip na ko >_<)

And what about Prince of Tennis? Kaartehan muna dahil babae ako... BISHOUNEN, MANY BISHOUNEN, FULL OF BISHOUNEN! todo! ;)) Haha going back, PoT's next in storyline is something you'll look forward at the end of each episode. Namarathon ko series + movie + 3 ovas in 2 weeks >_< The impossible skill sets were a success. Kahit may "IMPOSIBLE!" sa umpisa, masusundan pa rin "ANG GALING PUCHA!" At masaya sia! Lahat ng matches di mawawalan ng kulit moments; and I really like the way how the staff create fillers. Nakakatawa talaga. I especially recommend Episode 115's Prince of Wilderness. Di pa rin ako makaget over sa kakatawa pag naalala ko sia. =)) Hmmm, basta story wise maayos na maayos sia. Patas lang wins and loses of the lead characters excluding Echizen of course. The skills were distributed evenly to the characters matching to their unique personalities. Kahit rival players maappreciate mo :x:x Tapos, the selection of theme songs were outstanding. And also the 3 OSTs. pang tennis talaga amp. bangis O_O Fureai's Kaze no Tabibito is the best theme for me and Michi no Chikara for the OST. :3:3

Drilling down to the players. Seigaku muna which is the lead school in the story. Nakaladder sila. hahah bias. :P
1. GOOD
a. Taka-san - one of the POWERhouses of the regulars. It's sushi time and "BURNING! GREAT-O ORA C'MON BABY!" :))
b. Kaidoh - Fsuuuuu. Scary face yet kawaii when he blushes. Kaidoh's the fashion guru among them. Gusto gusto ko get up nia parati
c. Inui - Mas gusto kong siang "SEIGAKU'S PILLAR OF SUPPORT" than echizen because he can device training menus for all of them! :P His exotic juices and data gathering skills are superb!
d. Fuji - his counters are the most impossible pero WOAH talaga.
e. Echizen - ok talaga si echizen kaso CHE! super sungit tas inde natatalo badtrip! hahah bitter. His room of improvement is to only defeat persons who he thinks are better than him. CHE! >_<

2. BETTER
a. Eiji - His happy-go-lucky aura is what I appreciate in him. Minsan naisip ko, I wanted to be glomped by Eiji, kahit once lang. hahahha. And for me he is the cutest if the characters are on TENIPURI mode as well as Kaidoh pala!
b. Momo - i will thank his seiyuu for the excellent voice acting skills hahha. The way he says "DON" and "word-ne-na! word-ne-yo (eg. shikata ne na! shikata ne yo)" is really something. Boyfriend material si Momo! hahhaa
c. Oishi - without oishi-mama, ewan na lang hihi. I love Oishi's calmness, his care for the regulars, "the mediator", and... lahat na nakay Oishi although he's not the greatest among the regulars. Mas bf material sia! nyahaha. And he's the best character in TENIPURI family for me->the violent shuuko-mama. I love it! :D

3. BEST
a. Tezuka - the buchou is always the buchou! Aside from having the best skills among ALL the characters, winner si tezuka because on his willingness to sacrifice even his own personal stuffs for seigaku's lifeline. Kaya niang mahugot hidden skills ng mga tao without thinking na "Baka pag ginawa ko yun eh mahigitan nia ko." Not even a percent of selfishness was shown. <3<3<3<3 Kung ngumingiti lang sana sia mas panalo pa sana sia. hahaha.

[Christmas @ TeniPuri Family]

How about the Rival Players? As i've said earlier, even the rival teams are impressive. sa 9-10 teams na nakalaban nila, may bet ako parati. Yet Atobe, Oshitari, Shishido, Sengoku, and Sanada are on top 5. :D Sa una ang aangas pero may ipagaangas naman talaga. nyahahaha.

On Tennis itself. PoT is like Tennis Idiot's Guide. hahah wala talaga akong alam but then i knew the game and match rules, HOW-TO-PLAYs, scoring system at kung anu anung basic and terminologies. hahaha. And I'm into DOUBLES compared sa SINGLES. hihi mas amazing for me especially Atobe-Sanada pair! :x Siguro gawa na lang ako ng next entry for my favorite double plays in the series.


[St.Rudolph, Yamabuki, Fudomine, Seigaku, Hyotei]

Learnings from PoT. Out of the tennis box, I like Seigaku's "WE DO NOT TAKE BRAGGING OF ONESELF, OR BOASTFULNESS, AND THE LIKE A BIG DEAL. THAT DOESN'T EVEN RESIDE IN OUR DICTIONARY." hmm pano ba, sa society kasi natin pag may magaling na tao tas masyado siang flashy, yamot na yamot na tayo sa kanya. Well it's not that way in Seigaku. Hehe pag may taong ganun, they treat them as a stepping stone to further harness. Ni walang bahid ng pagkayamot. Super supportive sila sa lahat ng magaling sa team nila. So instead na hilaan sila pababa dahil sa inggit, hilaan sila pataas dahil nagagalingan sila sa isa't isa. Wee sana lahat ng tao sa mundo parang Seigaku! <3<3<3

More on PoT. Hundreds of merchandise. First anime ko to na makasaksi ng Hundreds of music cds of the characters. since 2002 naglalabas sila ng singles at albums ng mga characters. nakakaloka ang discography. mabuti at mahusay ang seiyuus talaga. Cap to Bin is my most favored group while Departures and Gather are most favored character songs.

Last na! Nood na! Tennis and Entertainment made into one. Prince of Tennis is one of the best sports animation in Japan's history. And from the manga up to the musicals, i can say... THE ART BECAME THE ECONOMY.

Makre's Rating: 5/5 ^____^

Theresian Survey :D

- most are all WAY BACK! just came to realize i'm getting older. hahahah

[*] crammed for a quiz. - of course! minsan 5 quizzes sa isang araw
[ ] finished/read "Ibong Adarna" - wala kami neto nun.
[*] finished/read "Florante & Laura"
[*] finished/read "Noli Me Tangere"
[*] finished/read "El Fili Busterismo"
[*] borrowed textbooks from other sections (classes)
[*] lent textbooks to other sections (classes)
[ ] borrowed lab gowns - di uso to nun! :P
[ ] lent lab gowns
[*] got a merit
[*] had been an O.S.
[*] had been a P.O.S.
[*] got a line of 7 in the report card - buong grade school life! 75 Reading and Phonics. 78 Mathematics. hahahah. every year meron! :D
[ ] got an O for PALIHAN grade - palihan officer lang ata nagkaka O. :P
[ ] used a clear book -folder lang nun pre. :D
[*] crammed for a project -madalas pag micropaper kasi macropaper ung ginagawa ko. hahahaha
[*] learned QBasic - di talaga ako marunong magprogram >_<
[ ] used Typing Master - anu to?
[*] learned Turbo Pascal - kulang. may C din dapat!
[*] copied homework/s
[*] have any award/s
[*] have fun studying Math - of course! missed ms. magistrado, sir geom, sir ben and sir vilo! :D
[*] recited voluntarily
[*] submitted all lab reports/experiments -requirement to kaya siempre dapat kang magsubmit. :-L
[*] forgot to wear/bring P.E. headband and number -madalas pa pag perio! >_<
[ ] learned to balance a palayok -baso kami nun sorry. :P
[*] used/tried tiyakad. - sarap!
[*] made reviewers -kaso di effective
[*] borrowed/lent reviewers
[*] had an unsurprisingly change in the schedule -it happens every june and during masses :D
[*] forgot a material to bring for a project,experiment, etc.
[*] wish to be the flag raiser since prep to highschool -pero mas pinangarap kong magprayer sa mic. hihi
[*] had been a flag raiser -yeah! pati maglead ng prayer nangyari! hahaha
[ ] you have a bunch of index cards and 1x1 pictures - parasite ako nun. humihingi lang ako
[*] memorized the locations of the countries in Asia
[*] got sent to the YPMO - ang alam ko oo. pero inde dahil sa offense yun! hahaha
[*] got a guidance call slip
[*] ate in class
[ ] texted in class
[ ] confiscated your phone
[*] got a Behavioral Report lower than G - S or NF pa ata. grade school primary days. pasaway akong bata nun.
[*] got an O in the Behavioral Report - mabait na ko nung HS. :P
[*] went to Gawad Kalinga - i miss this. Y__Y
[*] went to institutions - eto din! namiss ko to. dami naming alaga. huhu
[*] turned something to the lost and found
[ ] got back something from the lost and found
[*] read the Student Handbook - naqquiz to eh. mandatory. hahaha
[*] got yelled by a teacher - not to me directly. pag class issues.
[ ] cut class
[ ] got your ID confiscated
[*] slept during classes -during exams :P and in-between periods
[ ] had an offense
[*] has a pocket in your tie
[*] went to Mcdo
[ ] took pictures during special occasions
[ ] got into a fight with the higher levels
[ ] danced for the intrams -dati ba meron?
[*] played for the intrams
[*] has a crush on a teacher - hehe uu. :D para mas mag-aral! hahaha
[*] went to the faculty room
[ ] bought C2 from school - di pa uso to nun! kung kiko calamansi chaka choco-o :D
[ ] slept over in school
[*] brought any musical instrument/s to school - pag educational day nung gs
[*] attended the Bandfest
[*] watched a volleyball game
[*] watched a basketball game
[ ] almost didn't have a SEG -every year naman meron chaka ang daming SEG di ka mauuubusan.
[*] missed Dance Pro/Family Day -once
[*] interact with other schools - 2nd year lang amp. with lsgh
[*] was an officer
[*] cried in school
[ ] lost a G-tech - faster uso nun tol!
[ ] broke a G-tech
[ ] had a serious injury while in school
[*] have seen your face on the video presentations/slide shows
[*] attended every Recollection/Retreat
[*] went home at around 7pm -anu ba pag bandfest 10 na! :P
[ ] always bring a fan everywhere
[ ] inserts a paper in your i.d -di to posible nun!
[ ] used other i.d. strap instead of S.T.C. strap i.d. - di pa uso lanyard nun! de-clip pa. worse naka safety pin nung gs! hahaha
[ ] you know who the "STC leads" are
[ ] slept in a film viewing
[*] watched a movie when on the bus
[ ] missed an outbound
[ ] took pictures inside the bathroom
[ ] danced chacha.
[ ] read gossip blogs
[*] played suongan.
[*] memorized "Mayamang Babae, Pobreng Babae" -yes of course! pinoy 2nd year! saya! :D
[ ] hated a teacher -di naman umabot sa hate. hehe. pero 95% ng teachers nung time ko lovable. hihi
[*] loved Araling Panlipunan -ms. rodeo i miss you! best wishes on your married life! :D si mrs. valencia din!
[ ] had a girl to girl relationship
[ ] knew who Heaven is -sino to?

ang saya! nakakaloka utol ko ngayon ang nasa highschool. hehehe :D

natsukashi... :)

Today's New Learning: on Tri DES

Hehe di lang ako maka getover sa natutunan ko today kaya spill ko lang. :D

On our previous project, we used Triple DES algorithm as our cipher for encryption/decryption. Implementing Tri DES in .NET allows you to provide a private key and an initialization vector of your own choice. Hehe wala namang kaso saken kung sa code gawin encrypt/decrypt. Fallback lang ng ganun for me is pahirapan pag nagquery ka sa SQL server at puro encrypted values makikita mo. Looking at the brighter side ng ganung scenario, secured talaga kahit on the developer's end. hehehe. rawrr dami kong kwento.

so ang totoong kwento ay eto. One of my teammates is working on report builder and she uses the data of our previous project. So gaya ng sinabi kong fallback kanina, since encrypted values laging irereturn ni SQL server, encrypted values din ilalabas ni report builder unless padaanin mo ung data sa decyptor na nasa loob ng code. So para inde na ganun, naghanap kami ng way to decrypt values on sql server itself kahit inde sa sql server nagencrypt. Natuwa kami na sql server 2005 is capable of encrypting/decrypting data using Tri DES algo using symmetric keys and certificates. Hanap naman ulet kami ng way for us to provide the IV we used in the code for the decryption process kaso naiyak kami sa aming nalaman...

SQL Server 2005 101 New Learning:

"You cannot specify an initialization vector (IV) when encrypting data. An IV is automatically generated by SQL Server. The IV is used to further obfuscate the encrypted result of block ciphers such as AES and DES. The obsfucation provided by an IV helps further eliminate patterns from encrypted data that cryptanalysts can use in attempts to hack encrypted data."

-Pro T-SQL 2005 Programmer's Guide by Michael Coles

Ang saya! Ang higpit ni sql >_< ! So since inde namin magagamit ung IV na sinet namin, no choice but to pass encrypted data on code for decryption. hehehe. ayus!

Ayun! that's it for today's new learning :D:D