Sunday 27 October 2019

Introducing Aom

My name is Aom. In my free time, I like to read novels or watching TV series, animations, and movies on Netflix. It helps me to practice both English and Japanese, especially by watching Japanese animations in Japanese soundtrack with English subtitles. I like to watch western TV Series such as SHERLOCK, Stranger Things, or The Haunting of Hill House, to help me not forgetting English since I have less opportunity to use it after I graduated from university. My favorite genres are investigation, horror, and thriller, Especially investigation movies, I like to do brainstorming, pick up the clue, guess about the end of the story, and see if I can guess it right.  I always feel excited even if it didn't end as I thought it would be. But this feeling never happens to me when I watch romance movies. I always fall asleep even before I can finish it.

Besides reading books and watching the series, my other hobby is playing games. I am currently playing Final Fantasy XIV. This game is an online game but the system and the playstyle are not as same as the other online games. Since it's not a "Pay to Win" game, all you can do to be able to get an upper hand is paying on your own afford. If you want to have high-grade items, you have to pass End Game Contents or craft it yourself. The other thing I like about this game is, the social in the game. You can't be rude to other people or you will get reported to the game-master, and there will be a helper for you to finish old content which is nice and convenient. Also, the background music is good. It comes together with deep stories and great graphic design which made the game is more enjoyable.

My favorite song is "Mic Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)" by Korean boyband called BTS. They are not my favorite artist, but I do like some of their songs. is an energetic hype song that got inspiration from former US president Barack Obama's mic drop at his final White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2016. The reason why I like this song is the instrumental's tempo that started with slow progresses and then changed into a fast speed that rouses you to feel excited. Some people might think it sounds so cheesy slow hip-hop with many types of beat from the synthesizers and a snare drum. But to me, it doesn't sound that cheesy. Also, the choreography and the rhythm of their rapping got along so well with the instrumental became a main factor for me to enjoy the video. Another reason why I like this song is the lyrics telling you that you no need to pursue talking to someone who dislikes you, just let your achievements say it out loud for you instead.

(There is another version which is "Mic Drop (featuring Desiigner) (Steve Aoki Remix)" but it is not an official video so I switched it with an official one. But if you want to give it a try, you can also go to try it out.)



2 comments:

  1. I also enjoyed the series Sherlock on NetFlix. It's one of the series that I liked enough to have watched it a couple of times. I like how it updates Conan Doyle's stories from late 19th century London to the 21st century, while keeping most of the characters and their relationships the way they are in the books that I loved when I first read them ... almost half a century ago.

    Have you watched the American series Elemetary? It's also on NetFlix, and retells the Sherlock Holmes stories in a modern New York setting, again, with most of the same characters, although Dr. Watson changes from John to Joan and gets a Chinese background. It's very different to the British version with Benedict Cumberbatch.

    If you are interested in a recent TV version that keeps closely to the original settings and stories, the one starring Jeremy Brett, which is available on YouTube, is good. I was impressed by how well they were able to recreate the scenes of late 19th century London and England.

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    1. I also like the adaptations starring Jeremy Brett because, in addition to being great stories, they remind of my life at home in Australia when I first read them.

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