One Piece is one super duper anime with a groovy soundtrack. TVXQ/DBSK/Tohoshinki is one super duper korean boyband. Put them together and you get some pretty super duper songs. Yay for my diverse vocabulary. Anyway for those who didn't know, the one piece songs; Asu wa Kurukara and We Are remake are by TVXQ. Watch them if you like but in this post I am going to be talking about their latest song, Share The World.

Share The World is the latest opening song for One Piece and is the next japanese song to be released by TVXQ. After listening to it a couple of times, I'd say it is a great, upbeat song suitable for One Piece. It has that believing and adventure feel to it typical of One Piece. I predict another number 1 single if they're not up against any tough competition. However I can't say the same about the music video. As much as I love these boys I would have to say the video sucked. It was too corny and looked like some low budget video lacking creativity. They have made much better music videos in the past so I don't know what went wrong here or who they pissed off. I can see what they were trying to achieve with the video but really all it's good for is LOL material. The only good thing about the video is that they look handsome but that is all. I think the One Piece opening video is so much better then the actual video. One Piece always has good openings and endings and this one is no exception.

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I came across 'A Load Of old Bones: An Unfortunate Murder' by Suzette A.Hill randomly in footscray library and was immediately amused by the front cover (I mean it's a cat and dog looking at a leg sticking out of the ground for God's sake). There were a few positive comments on the cover so I decided to give the book a read. Fortunately I really enjoyed this book.

The story is told from the point of view of three characters; Maurice the cat, Bouncer the dog and Reverend Francis Oughterard (F.O). You'd probably find that odd especially since there are talking animals involved but hey that's what made the book even more delightful. The story is set in 1957 in a quiet, little village where F.O is in charge of the parish there. The peace is disrupted when an unexpected murder occurs which turns the lives of those three characters upside down especially F.O in more ways than you would have thought. The three characters come to live together at first to F.O's annoyance, however what he doesn't realise is that they are more clever then he thought and are the ones protecting his ass and theirs too. I tried to write that without revealing too much.

At first it was a bit difficult to understand since it's written in a kind of old fashioned style with lots of fancy words but I got used to it all after awhile. The book is full of wit that would keep you amused. There are a few twists here and there so it's not one of those predictable stories. It's really different to any book I have read which is a nice change. It is strange but in a good way.

I give this book 4.2/5 old bones. Apparently there is a sequel to this which I will try to get my hands on.Read more...

I adore Kermit the frog, I think he is simply fantabulous!!! So when I found out he had written a book I just had to read it. The title ‘Before You Leap: A Frog’s-Eye View of Life’s Greatest Lessons’ is pretty damn straight forward on what the book is about but it is more than just some book that gives advice. The book is divided into two parts. The first part is an autobiography of Kermit’s life from birth to where he is today with the Muppets. The second part which is the majority of the book is what we expected; Kermit’s advice on life from his experiences.

I would describe the book as humorous and very quirky but at the same time informative. I really enjoyed reading this book and not just because I’m a big fan of Kermit. His autobiography is really an interesting read and it’s encouraging to know that hard work and not giving up is how he became the world famous frog he is today. One thing I found amusing is that he usually makes little witty comments after writing something. Eg. Everyone knows that a swamp is an amazing ecosystem overflowing with all the flora and fauna you can shake a stick at – if that’s your idea of a good time. Hehehe.

When I said it is more than an advice book I really meant it. Some of the stuff written isn’t really advice but just random information to make you smile. So don’t rely on this book to solve all your problems or as a way out of your midlife crisis. However as it is located in the self help section at Borders it does contain useful information. Kermit gives simple advice that you can apply in your everyday life on issues such as love, money, friendship etc. He does this in his usual lovable, goofy way which is much better than being a serious stiff about it.

Something else I liked is that the whole book is not just about Kermit, it reveals the rest of the Muppets especially Miss Piggy. Through Kermit’s descriptions and actual dialogue, we get to see the other Muppets’ opinions and how crazy but likeable they are.

A plus of the book is that it isn’t an enormous, two thousand page, black and white book with microscopic font. The book is 224 pages filled with lots of lovely photos and the font isn’t all the same which makes it even better. So if you’re not a fan of reading then you can just be entertained by all the pretty pictures.

This book is for people who want some fun encouragement for their life or if like me simply enjoy humour with a bit of craziness on the side. Even if you’re not a fan of Kermit I recommend you read this book. As Kermit said, So let’s turn the page and get things started! YAAAAY!
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