Blood River Struggles~

[暗河传]
a.k.a. [Blood River]~

Oh wow interesting…this is actually making us look forward to the 2nd season of [Blood of Youth] even more now than before…


Song of the Day: 河 - Charlie Zhou Shen 周深

Dress-Up Love~

[その着せ替え人形ビスク・ドールは恋をする]
a.k.a. [My Dress-Up Darling]~

Everybody can love different things…
Everybody can enjoy doing different things~
Everybody can be different…
Everybody can enjoy being different…
Everybody is different~

Song of the Day: 恋ノ行方 (Koi no Yukue) - Akase Akari あかせあかり
```みらいは　ときのまにまに　あせらないでね```

Translation:
```The future will come in time…so no need to rush```

Piece of the Day: My Dress-Up Darling - Takeshi Nakatsuka 中塚 武

V-Day 2026~

The first bouquet for another new year~

With the Chinese new year ahead in just a few days' time…

Happy Valentine's Day & Happy Chinese New Year to us all!

From Mortal To Immortal~

[凡人修仙传]
a.k.a. [The Immortal Ascension]~

Woah err…this is actually a CRAZY-LONG story…

Not sure if we're ever going to get to the end of it…

Or maybe we would…if mll would go start reading…


Song of the Day: 瞬间 - Sitar Tan 谭维维

Hamefura~

Into otome game Fortune Lover…with 2 seasons…1 OVA episode & 1 movie…

[乙女ゲームの破滅フラグしかない悪役令嬢に転生してしまった…] a.k.a. [Otome Gēmu no Hametsu Furagu Shika Nai Akuyaku Reijō ni Tensei Shite Shimatta...] a.k.a. [My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!]~

[劇場版 乙女ゲームの破滅フラグしかない悪役令嬢に転生してしまった…] a.k.a. [My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie] a.k.a. [Hamefura: The Movie]~

Found another series that makes me feel happy watching!

Watching this all is just like…so happy happy funny many!


Song of the Day: 晴れのちハレルヤ！ - angela × 蒼井翔太 Shota Aoi

Piece of the Day: 恋愛戦略会議 (Mental Strategy Meeting) - Tatsuhiko Saiki 斎木達彦

Protect Them~

Wow…we had started the year with Season 2…

& now we're ending the year with Season 3 yay!

[SPY × FAMILY] S3~

Best way to start & end the year!

Song of the Day: Actor - Lilas Ikuta 幾田りら

Piece of the Day: Doom - (K)NoW_NAME

AEON Super!

Consumed 2 seasons of this with our absurd hunger:

[とんでもスキルで異世界放浪メシ]
a.k.a. [Tondemo Sukiru de Isekai Hōrō Meshi]
a.k.a. [Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill]~

Having had 2 weeks of lunch from AEON スーパー ourselves just recently…

This one actually hits hard!

We miss lunch from those days…& this Isekai slice-of-life is just what we need!

コロッケ がほしいな!


Song of the Day: Happy-go-Journey - Yuma Uchida

Piece of the Day: Heartwarming cooking! - Masaki Kurihara

Another Kind Of Boss~

With 2 parts for Season 1…

[Sakamoto Days]~

Good job…nice boss!

Song of the Day: 走れ SAKAMOTO - Vaundy

Piece of the Day: Out Of This World - Yuki Hayashi 林ゆうき

All Bodies Speak~

Whether they are alive or dead~

[朝雪录] a.k.a.
[Coroner's Diary]~

Finishing this up this Christmas…

It's pretty entertaining a watch~

Song of the Day: 若以尘埃 - Charlie Zhou Shen 周深

The Day Has Come!

Yes it's here! It's here! & it's over! It's over! It's over!

With the end of episode 11 of Season 8…it's over…

[僕のヒーローアカデミア] S8
a.k.a. [My Hero Academia] S8~

The story is over…the series is over…
After 8 years…the journey is over…

Song of the Day: THE REVO - Porno Graffitti
```The Day has come!```

Quote of the Day: さらに向こうへ! プルス ウルトラ! -デク in [僕のヒーローアカデミア]

Translation: Go Beyond! Plus Ultra! - Deku in [My Hero Academia]

Two Decades Of Thoughts~

With My First Materialized Thought on 10 December 2005…
It's official - thinklingstar.blogspot.com truly turns 20 today!

This space has managed to thrive for two entire decades…
& now…it is holding two decades-long's worth of thoughts…

It has bore witness to so…so much over the past 20 years…
Like how much more is it going to witness over the next 20?

In any case…at 20 now…not sure how adulthood will go…
Or should I say…it's already part of the ageing population!

Kaiju Level Up~

Season 2's here…but it ended as quickly as Season 1 did…

[怪獣8号]
a.k.a. [Kaiju No. 8]~

Song of the Day: Beautiful Colors - OneRepublic

Kill Her Love Her~

[春花焰]
a.k.a. [Kill Me Love Me]~

This series is interesting…

& interestingly the most interesting thing about this series…is how the English title's actually perfect for it…

No I mean like…really…


Song of the Day: 焰 - Curley Gao 希林娜依高

Dandadan~

Back to continue from where we'd left off & finish the first 2 Seasons of this:

[ダンダダン] a.k.a. [Dandadan]~

Woah…it's abit crazy…this one…

Song of the Day: 革命道中 (On the Way) - AiNA THE END

Our First Snow~

7 Nov 2025: oee saw his first snow…

It's his first "snowing snow" snow!

& it was also our first "snowing snow" snow!
Had my first snowflake in my hair! LOL nice!

What a moment! & what a day it was for us!
& also like…what a cold day it was for us!

Roar & Sing & Kill~

Watched a movie on the plane during the first leg of our return flight…

[Jurassic World Rebirthl~

Watched a movie on the plane during the second leg of our return flight…

[West Side Story]~

Who'd have thought that deaths would be a common factor between the two…


Song of the Day: America - Cast 2021 of [West Side Story]

Piece of the Day: Dino Spectacle - Alexandre Desplat

4DX さいこう!

[劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限城編] 4DX a.k.a.
[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle – Part 1: Akaza Returns] 4DX~

えいが お もういちどう みました。。。

こんど は 4DX に みました。。。

さいこうでした!

たいへん 感動 しました!

すこしい ジェットコースター みたいですね。。。

素晴らしい! 素晴らしすぎる!

わたし の くに は 4DX えいがかん が ありません~

さらに 4DX 映画館があることも ぜんぜん しりません でした~

とにかく 間違いなくこれは最高の経験の一つです~

なんというか みたあとで しあわせ な かんじ が かんじる~

それは 幸福 です!


Song of the Day: 残酷な夜に輝け (Shine in the Cruel Night) - LiSA

Piece of the Day: Akaza Shutugen - Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura

Fever To Flight 2025~

It has happened again! It has totally happened…yet again…

& this time…the fever had started 24 hours before our flight…

The boy's body system must be overwhelmed…once again…

At least it's just a borderline one this time…at least for now…

For Every Today & Tomorrow~

If it's still not happening today…then it's just got to be happening tomorrow…

I will just keep believing this for every new today & for every new tomorrow…

For it surely has got to happen some tomorrow…just one of the tomorrows…

Before Infinity Castle~

& now it's time to fill in the gap…with the 4th season…

[鬼滅の刃] a.k.a.
[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc]~

Okay good…the story's re-connected now!

Song of the Day: Tokoshie (トコシエ) - HYDE × MY FIRST STORY

For Chainsaw & Conan~

Clocking two movies in one day (at two different theatres)…we must be desperate…

But well…if annual leave is the cost…that really has to be the minimum expectation…

We'd better be maxing out the limited time we've so effortfully & preciously obtained!

[链锯人 - 剧场版：雷塞篇] a.k.a.
[Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc]~

[名探偵コナン 隻眼の残像] a.k.a.
[Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback]~

Amazing! Excellent! Nice!

The day's leave is worth taken~

Song of the Day: JANE DOE - Kenshi Yonezu 米津玄師 & Hikaru Utada 宇多田ヒカル

Piece of the Day: 名探偵コナンメインテーマ (隻眼の残像ヴァージョン) - Yugo Kanno 菅野 祐悟

We're Moving~

One of the most highly-rated series of the year:

[チ。―地球の運動について―] a.k.a.
[Orb: On the Movements of the Earth]~

The earth moves…
That's enlightening…

The earth moves people…
That's inspiring…

The earth moves people to move…
That's moving…

Song of the Day: 怪獣 (Kaijuu) - サカナクション sakanaction

Piece of the Day: thaumazein - Kensuke Ushio 牛尾 憲輔

Celebrating October~

For the Mid-autumn Festival…
For Children's Day…
For the kid's first public performance!

& for more reasons to come…for the new month of October has just begun…


Song of the Day: Can't Stop The Feeling! - Justin Timberlake

Into the Infinity Castle~

[劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限城編] a.k.a.
[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle – Part 1: Akaza Returns]~

Stunning…stunning…it's truly another stunning work by ufotable~

But hey…how did we actually miss a whole season before this?!

Still feels alright though…it didn't feel like we missed too much?

But yeah it's time to watch Season 4 & fill in the gap in between…


Song of the Day: 残酷な夜に輝け (Shine in the Cruel Night) - LiSA

Piece of the Day: Akaza Shutugen - Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura

The Female General~

[锦月如歌] a.k.a.
[Legend of the Female General]~

Here's just to remember the two words we've been hearing nonstop here:

都督~
(commander)

Song of the Day: 心海里的光 - Charlie Zhou Shen 周深

For Fish & Fireworks~

Yay to fun times at Vietnam's largest island:

Phú Quốc~

Yay yay!

Yay yay yay!

Even if it's just getting to eat the most heavenly-tasting spicy grilled fish for dinner together night after night…& getting to watch the most spectacular fireworks with the most EPIC feels ever…with family with love…on our last night no less…

This trip is worth it…our experience is complete…my heart is satisfied~


Quote of the Day: As fireworks light up the night sky, let our dreams illuminate the path we tread. -unknown

Still Dying & Trying~

8 years after watching Season 1...it's time to catch up on this…

With a movie-length OVA & 2 new seasons:

[Re: ゼロから始める異世界生活 氷結の絆] a.k.a.
[Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Hyouketsu no Kizuna] a.k.a.
[Re:Zero: Bonds of Ice]~

[Re: ゼロから始める異世界生活] S2 a.k.a.
[Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World] S2~

[Re: ゼロから始める異世界生活] S3 a.k.a.
[Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World] S3~

Wow wow wow…Season 2 is exciting~

& Season 3…is even more exciting!

Love how the story is coming together!

Song of the Day: Reweave - Konomi Suzuki 鈴木 このみ

New Washer-Dryer~

Got a new one…finally!

Working well…& softly!

No more loud booming!

Well…at least for now!

Mooncake Is Cake~

The little mooncake has officially become the cake for celebration…

Quietly it has naturally turned into the standard cake for celebration…

Well it's a good little mooncake!

We can really just stick with this!

Returning To No Home~

[雁回时]
a.k.a. [The Glory]~

It's not that the show is not nice…but somehow it's just not quite satisfying to watch…

Can't pinpoint exactly how…but I've certainly got mixed feelings towards this series…


Song of the Day: 刃 - Shang Wenjie 尚雯婕

Disney Garden~

There's this [Disney Garden of Wonder] now…

At Floral Fantasy…at Gardens by the Bay…

Being under one roof with Mickey & Minnie…
…even if it's just for a moment…is nice~

Song of the Day: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme Song
```It's the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse…
```Come inside…it's fun inside```

Landing From Planet Happy~

& not knowing a thing…

[タコピーの原罪]
a.k.a. [Takopi's Original Sin]~

Finished this in one sitting…

Again…feels like we've just sat through a very long movie - a long & sad movie that is - one steeped in conflict…neglect…abandonment…abuse…violence…brokenness…


Song of the Day: ラッキーDAY (Lucky Day) - okazakitakashi 岡崎誉史

Piece of the Day: Lalala - Yoshiaki Fujisawa 藤澤 慶昌

Celebrating SG60~

This time it's planned…it's intentional…

We joined in the National Day celebration…in the heartlands~

& seriously…just check out our loot…

This year we watched the NDP on TV too!

What a special National Day! It's SG60!

Song of the Day: We Will Get There - Stefanie Sun

Script Within A Script~

[书卷一梦] a.k.a.
[A Dream within a Dream]~

The first episode is definitely hilarious…
…while the last episode is interesting…

Song of the Day: 错茧 (Wrong Cocoon) - Jane Zhang 张靓颖