Nature - The Connection

N.B. - East Gippsland Trip (25-27 April 08)

Comme: socially obligatory

As the ideal place to celebrate the coming birthday of my fellow mates, the chosen Comme Restaurant had become our dinner destination.
Comme Kitchen is an informal, bistro-style restaurant with a menu that draws inspiration from the border of French and Spanish.
Amongst the meals served, I personally love Comme Charcuterie plate avocado - known as the signature dish, perfect for appetizer that you would love to devour.
The overall dining experience was pleasant from the start, while the dessert was unforgettable. As for the cons, the main plates were rather ordinary and the presentation was not as attractive as expected. A once to go only enjoyable gastronomic adventure as described. However, a genuine thanks for the dining invitation.

Hanna's farewell

Hanna san's farewell lunch & gathering together.
A dedicated fellow crew, known for her diligent and genuine heart.
Don3 - Robert's era, 13th April.

Lady and the Tramp

Rightly one of the Disney's most celebrated classics, Lady and the Tramp is a 1955 animated feature film produced by Walt Disney. Based on Ward Greene's short story "Happy Dan, The Whistling Dog," this feature is the romantic adventure of a pedigreed Cocker Spaniel and a freedom-loving mongrel from the wrong side of the tracks, a romance between two dogs from different walks of life.

Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure is a direct-to-video animated film, produced in 2001 and released on February 27, 2001 by The Walt Disney Company as a sequel to their 1955 feature film Lady and the Tramp. The story centres around Lady and Tramp's puppy Scamp and his desire to become a "wild dog". Numerous elements of the film were borrowed from Lady and the Tramp. One notable reference includes Angel referring to Scamp's neighborhood as "Snob Hill", a phrase used by Tramp to describe the same place in the first film.

I watched Lady and the Tramp during my childhood and have always been regarded the movie as one of my favourites. The relations between two different worlds revolving around the main characters, the beautiful background design of the human world from the dog's perspective and the unforgettable spaghetti's scene have been an inspiration. Now I have understood well why
I always been liking bluish background, a night walk acroos the bridge and under the spotlight, as well as candle light dinner. It had been planted in my heart as a little girl more than 10 years ago.

The Lady and the Tramp II, which contains almost the same elements from its previous movie, emphasises more on the family theme, about a son longing for a freedom and it reminds me of the famous parable, the Prodigal Son. Watching the second one recently has been nostalgic.

 

「ガラスの仮面」 Glass Mask

I started reading the manga (Garasu no Kamen) around 1995 and just recently, I have watched
the 2005 version's anime with the total volume comprises of 51.

Best known as Suzue Miuchi's masterpiece, Garasu no Kamen was first published as manga in 1976, and the last volume ever written was vol.42, in 2006. The story has also been adopted into anime several times, including TV series in 1984 and 2005 and an OVA. As of 2006, the collected volumes had 50 milion copies in Japan, making it the second best-selling shōjo manga ever.

Simply said, I have been following this series for about 10 years. Certainly, I am still waiting for vol.43 of the manga up to today and would like to purchase the complete dvd its 2005 anime version, which is very hard to find. From the whole series, I gain lots of knowledge for both
western and Japanese literature, as well as drama & acting related information.

Garasu no Kamen is my most favourite manga & anime for a lifetime.