Blood Queen

Description: Opening Theme

Written by Aki Hata

Composed by Katsuhiko Kurosu

Arranged by Masaki Suzuki

Performed by Aki Misato

Original / Romaji Lyrics	English Translation
yume wo mita no ni naze ka wasurete shimatta n da tsumetai mama DOKIRI to takanaru Can I Do Do?	Why had it skipped my memory, even though I've dreamed of it? While still being cold, I blurt out a heart-pounding "Can I do do?"
watashi ga yonda toki wa kanarazu ite hoshii yo tooi you na chikaku de matteru Na Na Na Knight	I want you to come, every time I summon you I'll be waiting close by but I'll appear distant, my na-na-na-knight
kireisugita bara ni koso toge no itami ga aru tsuyoku natte ima yori mamorubeki chikai wa kokoro ga shitteru hazu	Even the most striking of roses has its thorns that can hurt you Get stronger, so that In your heart, you'll understand the oath you must protect, more than you do now
yami de aimashou anata ga matteru basho de kiken ni yotteru zankoku raisan no Dark Queen omowazu te ni toru garasu no Sword ga warete kakera ga hikaru no yo kizutsuita yubisaki nameta	Let's meet in the dark At the place where you're waiting for me Drunk by danger, I'm the Dark Queen who glorifies cruelty Suddenly when you snatched away my glass sword it shattered The pieces are shining As you licked your cut fingers
dare ni junjite mitara mitasareru kokoro ka to kotae wa mune wo sashite koboreru What Is La Love?	If I devote myself for someone else, will it satisfy my heart The answer is a heart-piercing "What is Lo-Love?", pouring out
kitai nante shinai to sunda hitomi ga ii machinozondeta no kamo watashi ni Sa Sa Surprise	Just clear eyes would do, if I was not going to be keen on it It's probably waiting anxiously for me, a su-su-surprise
kurai yoru ga itsumademo akenai sadame nara hitotsukiri no shinjitsu wo hoshi de egaite ageru hikari ga nagasu namida	If it is destiny that this dark night has no end I'll draw for you this one single reality to the stars Tears that flow light
watashi wo shinjite kizutsuketakunai kedo kodoku wo aishita reizoku reishou no Blood Queen anata ga nigete mo kanarazu kaeru hazu yo eien ni shibarare zetsubou no amai Kiss shite?	Believe in me Although I don't wanna hurt you Solitude-loving in the past, I'm the Blood Queen who mocks her subordinates You'll surely come back, no matter how far you run away We're eternally bound So won't you give me a sweet kiss of despair?
yami de aimashou anata ga matteru basho de kiken ni yotteru zankoku raisan no Dark Queen omowazu te ni toru garasu no Sword ga warete kakera ga hikaru no yo kizutsuita yubisaki nameta	Let's meet in the dark At the place where you're waiting for me Drunk by danger, I'm the Dark Queen who glorifies cruelty Suddenly when you snatched away my glass sword it shattered The pieces are shining As you licked your cut fingers

Stigma of the Wind

 

Yagami Kazuma was originally part of the Kannagi family, a respected family of fire users who have an affinity to fire. However, after being easily defeated by his cousin Ayano and having no talent whatsoever in fire magic, Kazuma is banished and casted out from his family. 4 years later, Kazuma finally returns to Japan, this time as an exceptionally powerful wind user. A series of murders on Kannagi family members have occurred with his arrival. While most of the family including Ayano is convinced Kazuma is the culprit, he honestly isn't. These events begin an all out war against the Kannagi family, with Kazuma and Ayano right in the middle of it. Based on the novel by Takahiro Yamato.

Hitori kiri no Sora (Sky for only one person)

Description: Ending
Sung by Kiuji Saori

Original / Romaji Lyrics	English Translation
Samishii ge-na hitomi Ano sora-ni nani-wo sagashite iru-no	Lonesome eyes, What are you looking on this sky?
Kimi-ha kaze-no yaiba-de Daremo yosetsukenai Shizuka-ni chi-wo nagashite Naiteru sakenderu hitori	With blade of wind, You keep everyone at distance. Quietly you shed blood, Crying, screaming, alone.
Inishie-kara-no chikara-yo mezamete Zutto matteta kono deai-wo Ienai kizu kakushiteru kimi-wo Dakishimesasete itsuka	A power from ancient times awakens, You always waited for this meeting. Uncurable wound hides you, Let me embrance you, someday.
Owari-no nai sekai Tadoritsukeru basho-ha doko-nimo nai	World that's not ending, There's no place where you can after struggle.
Kimi-ha toki-no mukou-de Tooku hanarete iku Kokoro-ni furetai-noni Mienai todokanai ima-mo	Beyond the time, You leave into opposite direction. I wanted to touch your heart, Yet I can't see it, reach it, even now.
Kogoeta mune yasashisa mitsuketa Kimi-wo kako-kara yobimodosu-no Karada-wo awase subete-wo yurushite Yasuragi-no naka nemure	Frozen chest, I've found gentleness, Since past days I've been calling you back. Get your act together, I forgive everything, Sleep in peace.
Inishie-kara-no chikara-yo mezamete Zutto matteta kono deai-wo Ienai kizu kakushiteru kimi-wo Dakishimesasete itsuka	A power from ancient times awakens, You always waited for this meeting. Uncurable wound hides you, Let me embrace you, someday.

Blast of Wind

Description: Opening Theme 

Vocal: Saori Kiuji

tatta hitotsu no itami ga omoku te
hashiridasu kanjou  kurayami o kakeru

kioku ga kagi o hazushita

Blast of wind kono mama
unmei wa mizu no you ni hitoride ni ugoki hajimeru
nikushimi ni idakere honto no kagayaki shirazu ni
kono te wa yogasare tsuzukete iku no ka

mada yume mireru ka kikasete

kaze no sukima  kikoete kuru no wa
natsukashii koe yasashii yokogao
kono chikara ga kokoro o ushinai
fukure agaru no o doko kade osoreteta

nemure nu yoru wa owaranai

Blast of wind hitori de
kore hodo tsuyoku ikasare teru no wa naze nan darou

kimi no yakusoku eien ni tsuzuiteru kiga shiteru
hikari ushinau sabishi sa wa boku dake de ii darou

kaze ga yuruyaka ni katagoshi ni fuku
dareka o mouichidou mamoreru wa zuto

Blast of wind kokoro o yusaburu omoi
subete wa jibunga nozonda koto dato shinjite

kono me wa aoku somaru yo

Durarara!!

Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Mikado Ryugamine is a young man who yearns for the city like no other. At the invitation of his childhood friend, Masaomi Kida, he leaves his hometown and enters Raira Academy in  Ikebukuro. Masaomi warns Mikado about some dangerous people in Ikebukuro to watch out for. There are two in particular: the brawling champion Shizuo Heiwajima and hobbyist information broker Izaya Orihara; And also the mysterious organization of unknown origin known as the “Dollars.” On his first day out in the city, Mikado sees a jet-black motorcycle being driven by the fabled “Headless Rider.” From then on, a series of random attacks and events begin to occur on the streets of Ikebukuro, and a group known as the Yellow Scarves arises as Ikebukuro begins to crumble!

The Fledgling Handbook 101

M

erry meet, fledgling. Welcome to a new life, a new world, and a new you. Welcome to the House of Night!

This might seem like a scary time, Fledgling, but never fear! As you start your journey through the ancient halls of the House of Night, this indispensable handbook will aid you in your transition from human to fledgling. Within these pages you will find invaluable information about the history of vampyres.  You will also come to a better understanding of your body’s transformation, as well as read words of hope from great vampyres of the past and learn essential foundations of rituals and lore. Now, Fledgling, read on.  A new life awaits you; your path to that magickal future begins here!

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Rizal: Rebolusyon at Kasarinlan (Jose Rizal Movie)

Binigyang diin sa palabas ang pagiging manunulat ni Rizal. Sa pamamagitan ng mga kanyang kasulatan, naisalarawan ang kasalukuyang kalagayan ng Pilipinas sa ilalim ng pamamahala ng mga Espanyol. Ginamit din na istilo sa palabas ang pagpapakilala sa dalawang tauhan mula sa sarili niyang nobela, sina Crisostomo Ibarra at Don Simoun. Mapapansin na ang istilo ng paglalahad ay mula sa dalawang pananaw, ang isa ay mula sa punto ni Rizal at ang isa naman ay mula sa kanyang mga tauhan sa nobela.

Maraming mga insidente ng pang-aabuso ng Kastila ang naipakita sa pelikula. Isa sa mga ito ay ang pagbitay sa tatlong Pilipinong pari sa ilalim ng paratang na rebelyon dahil sa hindi patas na trato sa mga estudyanteng Pilipino. Binigyang pansin ang mga pangyayari na maaaring naghimok sa mga Pilipino upang tuluyang ipaglaban ang kanilang kalayaan at karapatan. Bilang isang mamamayan ng Pilipinas, hindi kaila kay Jose Rizal ang kalupitan ng mga Kastila at sinubukan niyang isawalat sa buong mundo ang mga pang-aabusong ito sa pamamagitan ng pagsulat. Marahil ay ito rin ang isa sa mga nagpalakas at napatindi sa adhikain ng mga Pilipino na tuluyang makamtam ang kasarinlan na matagal na ring ipinagkait sa kanila.

Ipinakita rin sa pelikula ang mga maaaring kahinaan ng ating pambansang bayani. Sa tuwing inuusig siya ng kanyang abogadong Espanyol, madalas uminit ang kanyang ulo. Mapapansin na mismong si Rizal ay hati ang pananaw tungkol sa pagkamtam ng kalayaan. Patuloy ang katanungan kung maituturing bang isang solusyon ang rebolusyon o kung ito ay magbabadya lamang ng mga hindi magagandang pangyayari. Maituturing na alter-ego ni Rizal si Ibarra, subalit nakakapagtaka na hindi naging katulad ni Don Simoun si Rizal sa tunay na buhay. Hindi siya sumang-ayon sa rebolusyon, hindi kagaya ng kanyang akda. Marahil ay naipakita rin sa kanyang nobela kung bakit hindi tuluyang pumanig si Rizal sa rebelyon. Isa sa kanyang mga tauhan, si Padre Florentino, ang nakausap at nakasama ni Don Simoun sa kanyang nalalabing sandali bago siya mamatay. Ipinaliwanag sa bandang ito ang paniniwala ni Rizal na hindi magsisilbing pangmatagalang solusyon ang rebelyon sa pagmamalabis ng mga Kastila. 

Isa rin makabuluhang bahagi ng pelikula ang pagpapakita ni Don Simoun kay Rizal sa bisperas ng kanyang kamatayan. Inuusig si Rizal kung bakit hindi niya pinahintulutan ang pagsabog ng lampara sa kanyang nobela, Maihahalintulad natin ang eksena na ito sa agam-agam ni Rizal tungkol sa ideyang rebolusyon. Naipakitang nagdadalawang-isip siya kung tama ang kanyang piniling desisyon. Tila sa bandang huli ay nagninilay-nilay pa rin si Rizal sa ideya ng rebelyon pero gaya ng kanyang isinulat, hindi sang-ayon si Rizal na lupigin ang Espanya. Hindi kailanman magiging solusyon ang karahasan sa isang karahasan, bagkus ay lalo lang itong magpapatuloy sa isang paulit-ulit na proseso. Ipinagtanggol din ni Rizal na hindi sapat ang dahilan ni Simoun para mag-aklas dahil maituturing na pansariling dahilan ang kanyang rason para magpasiklab ng rebolusyon. Ang pagsusumamo ni Simoun kay Rizal na baguhin ang pagkakasulat sa kanya upang patuloy na pasabugin ang lampara ng rebolusyon ay nag-iwan ng katanungan sa mga manood tungkol sa saloobin ni Rizal sa usaping rebolusyon. X   

Meridian

Book Title: Meridian

Author: Amber Kizer

Half-human, half-angel, Meridian Sozu has a dark responsibility. Sixteen-year-old Meridian has been surrounded by death ever since she can remember. As a child, insects, mice, and salamanders would burrow into her bedclothes and die. At her elementary school, she was blamed for a classmate’s tragic accident. And on her sixteenth birthday, a car crashes in front of her family home—and Meridian’s body explodes in pain. Before she can fully recover, Meridian is told that she’s a danger to her family and hustled off to her great-aunt’s house in Revelation, Colorado. It’s there that she learns that she is a Fenestra—the half-angel, half-human link between the living and the dead. But Meridian and her sworn protector and love, Tens, face great danger from the Aternocti, a band of dark forces who capture vulnerable souls on the brink of death and cause chaos.

"If you lived long enough, you learn time is an illusion created by men who fear death. The clocks and watches worshipped by those who deny the inevitable. There is power in acknowledging that we are not the ones in control."

- Great aunt Merry

On Masses and People

Yesterday night, I went to church. Well, I don’t regularly go to church every Sunday but don’t get me wrong. I still believe in their teachings but not all the time. I guess, I’m just being critical in what to believe or not.

The gospel was about mankind’s sin because of disobeying God’s wishes and how people are tempted and being tempted everyday. The priest also mentioned events concerning the recent disasters in Japan and to pray for the people there. While listening, I began to glimpse at the people around me. I can’t help but notice that most of the people were not actually listening. They just seemed listening and that made me think. What is really the point of going to masses if we’re not listening and pondering what the church has to teach us? I admit that it’s hard to listen all the time. Every once in a while we tend to wander off and do our own musings but it would do no harm if we learn to pay attention to the gospel and the sermon. Why? Because this is what we’re there for, not because others want us to or we just want others to see us. Not also for whatever reasons.

However, it is still up to us to evaluate our own purpose of going to the church. No one can really know what our intentions really are or whether we had any intentions at all. As for me, I still cannot promise that I will go to church every Sunday but I believe that it works for me. I’d be dishonest to myself if I do so.

Until the next time I attend another mass… X