Bleach & ISWAK

Ok I am now in the middle of obsessing over 2 things. First, is the Taiwanese drama 'It Started With A Kiss', ISWAK for short. The story is based on a Japanese manga called 'Itazura na Kiss'. There's actually a Japanese dorama based on that too but I never quite managed to catch it. Story goes something like this; high school girl has a huge crush on a school boy who is a 'genius' with an IQ of 200. Said girl is in the last class and is kinda slow. In their 3rd year she plucked up the courage to give him a love letter which he didn't even take and therefore rejected her. In a twist of fate she and her dad ended up staying at his house after an earthquake wrecked her house. The episodes that follow basically develop her relationship with him.

It was heart-breaking to see the 'ke ai' Xiang Qin's devotion to the cold and aloof Zhi Shu who becomes real, a person of flesh and blood when he is with her. Loved everything about it. The songs in there complement every emotion. Here's the kiss that started the story proper.



Also finally I caught the first couple episodes of the anime called Bleach. Cyrus (my other nephew) has been bugging me to watch it saying I'd like it and fell in love with it I did. It's about spirits (Plus-es and Hollow-s) and Death Gods (Shin ni Kami). Liked the main characters:Ichigo and Rukiya of course. Soundtrack is great as well. Got a lot of catching up to do. This series started in 2004 and they've gone well over 120 episodes. Must get back to my Jap mode now!