The Cat Returns

No, not my old pet kitten Furball (of whom his story I shall tell later and maybe on another post) but STUDIO GHIBLI's sequel-of-sorts to Whisper of the Heart.

Thanks to J's well-timed advice to watch Whisper b4 Cat, I now have become (don't pfft at me) a Ghibli fan!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Welllll it's ay-bout tiiiiime." I can hear the pffts all over this blog post. "Call yourself a fan of anime and you haven't watched Ghibli until you so big you be Whale. WE watched when we were tiny!"

Yes, yes I know. Forgive my Ghiblignorance.

Anyway. I believe that The Cat Returns is a true testament of how simple storytelling without all the fuss and muss of commercialism can truly be a rewarding experience. Telling stories the way they are without the need to put in plot twists and turns and cheap kicks; that is TRUE Ghibli magic.

Not to mention I am now in love with the Baron Humbert von Gikkingen. What a mouthful.

Ahem.

He may be a cat (and a small cat with human hands to boot) but he is the most chivalrous and gentlemanly character I've come across in oh, ages. What with all the bishies taking over. I love bishies, but they are wusses. They are sensitive and they cry and stuff. At least the Baron is so cooooooooooool. He whoops a** like he was born to do it. Very cool.

Oh, and the ending scene! Where he says goodbye to Haru and leaps off the roof of the school with a remarkably agile piroutte of sorts and onto Toto's back! Coooool.

And. IF the time may come when I may find myself forced, blackmailed, threathened or co-erced into cosplay....

I wanna be Muta. Suit me up in a furry fatsuit and don't forget to cut holes for me to breathe. Thanks.


The Fat Returns

If I ever complain about my weight again, my friends, smack me. Cause I deserve it. I've been lazing, eating and sleeping for the past two weeks and if when we return to Y3 I am totally unrecognisable (except as Edna Turnblad: The Asian Edition) then please, stick a knife in my guts and end my misery. Thanks again.


Life is a rollercoaster of delicious food and ultimate sloth and I am on it.

Goodbye all.