Weekend Haul - and mellow.

Managed to score Taiko Drum Master for PS2 for cheap – I’m pleased. Just over $50 was about right considering how it originally retailed for like $75. The game comes with a miniature version of a traditional Japanese “taiko” drum and a pair of drum sticks. As you watch the patterns and symbols scroll across the screen, you hit the drum or tap the edges according to the beat. Surprisingly addictive (played for a few hours already). But I wonder how long before it gets repetitive like all video games do. Maybe it’s just my changing tastes for entertainment tho…

Another shipment from YesAsia arrived. For whatever reason, it shipped directly from Hong Kong this time. That means customs inspectors and duty fees, ugh. Oh well. Going through my latest Twins album. Cute as always but… hmm… not too sure about the evolutionary direction of the music. I kinda liked them for the innocent bubblegum pop in the beginning. Ah well. Came in a fancy case and all so…
Also got the latest concert disc for 12 Girls Band (you may recall reading about the traditional Chinese-musical troupe before). Mmm… not sure I like this one either. Seems like more of the same (except that they’ve aged a bit). ^_^;

Oh yeah – also grabbed Stephen Chow’s Kung-Fu Hustle – and the packaging says it all: “It’s Kill Bill meets Looney Tunes.” Whatever… anybody ever see Shaolin Soccer? Same dude… Looney doesn’t begin to describe it.