"Atraxa, Praetor's Voice: Speading The Word of Phyrexia."

"Atraxa, Praetor's Voice: Speading The Word of Phyrexia."

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.

Sooner or later that is what I thought when I saw this card. And hopefully sooner Magic has to turn to the baddies that are in the plane of New Phyrexia and Atraxa, Praetor's Voice is crying out to be heard. It is no secret that the best Infect creatures are in these colors especially Black and Green and a whole lot of artifact creatures that also bear the mechanic. It is surprising that with the whole slew of abilities  Atraxa, Praetor's Voice does not have it as well but the Proliferate that she has is welcome. 

Aside from Infect that will be in this Commander deck I like that it has access to some card draw , control and creature removal both spot and mass . It's like Bant+Black! Since they don't have names for 4 colored commanders. I'd like to think that they have more character than being called Nephilims.

So Phyrexians rejoice it might not be as innovative mechanic wise in the Commander 2016 sense but it is a Commander that is closer to anything that Phyrexians would want. Filling a void with Atraxa, Praetor's Voice.

"Twice - TT - Not what you think it is"

"Twice - TT - Not what you think it is"

by:

The Vole

Before I start the MV reaction I just want to state that I am a Filipino Miracle and will always be a Filipino Miracle. This is to show love to Nayeon and Twice for their never ending support for their Sunbae's Oh My Girl that they even promote them while they are promoting their own comeback.

For the second year in a row Twice has released a video just in time for halloween and I do hope that they keep on doing so because we all need a little cuteness and kpop during this period of costumed weirdos. Twice is probably one more reason why I love Halloween now.

Now on to the MV in comparison to last years Zombie filled MV this one has the girls dressing up as different characters. As my friend same some have been elevated to goddess levels here in terms of visuals like Tzuyu who was already pretty much in that stratosphere on her own. 

Two of my favorites Mina as a pirate and Momo as Tinkerbell. And Jeongyeon as a vertigo inducing but loveable Pinocchio girl.A great thing that Ol Gepetto did not chisel off a few parts then. Then there is Dahyun as a cute little sheep. Not only is she cute but funny as well.

The song pertains to the sad or tearing emoji but many pinoy reactors around the world probably have been sniggering the first time they heard of this song because TT sounds like the petname for somones male genitalia in tagalog.

Add to that the images of Jihyo eating ice cream as Elsa , Dahyun eating a carrot stick and that one smooth motion of Mina with her pirate gun and you have a visual that allures to that male genitalia even more.

It does not help that a part of the chorus goes: Just like TT...Ahhhh , Just like TT...Ahhh.

Alright now that I got that all out the who dance is adorable and you see a lot of bouncing around as Twice shuffles around. The choreography seems to center around the face a lot and it is quite great and addictive to watch. Many have probably been addicted to all the hand gestures that create the tearing emoticon by now. More than 12 million views as I last checked breaking BTS records. 

So to all Once. Congratulations on you All Kills and record breaking. 

"Ailee - Home - Just a little Bit"

"Ailee - Home - Just a little Bit"

by:

The Vole

The moment I saw this one popping up on my youtube feed I just to click on it. It had Ailee and it had the ever busy Yoonmirae to do the rap parts on this track. 

It shows Ailee in various rooms of what looks like a very big house with a very great collection of rooms. From a room full or mirrors to a room full of statues which is later on revealed to be an illusion since it was all filmed outside some tent.

The track is great to listen to since it has a very sexy vibe to it all and the dance steps that Ailee shows are great. I only have one beef though. We all know that Ailee is a bit on the cute/petite side so why does everyone keep on hiring dancers that make her look like a dwarf even more? They can't great dancers who have the same height as her? I mean if you would look at the Insane MV you would see that the model she was with over towers her so much.

Oh well. Not my call. But all that matters is that Ailee is back and with Yoonmirae to boot. 

"Ants - Pretty MV reaction - Pretty indeed"

"Ants - Pretty MV reaction - Pretty indeed"

by:

The Vole

Believe me when I say that Melody or XXMelody as she is known in Instagram is someone that you want to wake up to in the mornings. 

Her brown eyes in the opening shots of this video is enough to keep you glued until the end. Some people have reacted that this is the first time they saw westerners acting "well behaved" in a video. There must be a stereotype there somewhere but this is not that kind of blog. 

Melody is half Korean thus the western and Asian features that blend so well. This shows a day in the life of a couple in the states as this was shot in San Diego.I found it funny that I thought the dude who was sleeping was a girl with his tied up hair.That was all cleared up in a second when they share breakfast and such.

Ants has a very calming voice that soothes you into the song so that when the first beats hit you are already feeling a little bit mellow. Korean RnB has been coming up with such beautiful songs and this didn't even have anything sexy in it at all which is refreshing.Although if you have been watching a lot of kpop songs for awhile you'd have that weird feeling after seeing foreigners in one.

The MV ends with a shot of those gorgeous Brown eyes as well to remind you in case you forgot what made you stay to watch the MV in the first place.

"Bish - Orchestra MV reaction - The Revelation on the hill"

"Bish - Orchestra MV reaction - The Revelation on the hill"

by:

The Vole

This is my first time writing about a Japanese Band so please be a little patient with me. Bish has two different meanings which I do not want to talk about and can be easily found online.They are a 6 piece idol group who is part of the current anti-idol movement that has been going on in Japan for awhile. If that confuses you then let me just say that it confused me at the beginning too.

Besides that what I want to talk about is the beautiful MV that they produced and what is translated into English as Orchestra.

The MV is not told in a linear manner and it would take you a little bit of watching to get the parts that they are not really showing you.

It starts with a single shot of a girl on top a hill.Hold on to that image for awhile.

It then proceeds to show the one girl looking at the girl who was on the hill who's anime features are so prominent that she seemed to have been cut out from one of those screens. She seemed to be apologizing for something.

This MV shows a moment where the two girls shared a kiss. An innocent , lovely kiss that seemed tender to its core which was caught by someone and one of the girls is dragged away. We can all assume that there was some punishment and that it was to expel one of them. 

There are parts of the MV you are shown scenes of the actual classroom and scenes where there are just 6 chairs arranged in an empty room with one of the band members acting a part.

One is used to convey sadness and remorse , One is shown to show longing and one that is most telling is the stack of high chairs where Cent Chihiro Chitti is shown to stare at with what seemed like contemplation and later shown to be ascending and standing on top of those same high stacked chairs. Standing on that hill , looking at the star in the sky as it appears as the song says in the beginning. I think the expelled girl took a leap as shown by the empty high stacked chairs at the very end of the MV.

Aina the Ends outstanding vocals convey such a lot in this song , high and clear and then almost hoarse at some parts that somehow work with the rock beats melding with the string orchestra that was brought in to support this awesome song. There are parts of melodic piano playing that makes you want to listen to the song despite the fierceness of the other instruments.

Bish might be considered controversial with their other videos and believe me this is one of the tamer ones. Please check out their other stand out tracks.

"Such is the way"

"Such is the way"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr. MD

There are things that you never say

but always mean to.

And there are things that you do

that you wish that you have never done.

So let the words escape from your mouth

and let the others ears receive them

People decide for themselves what comes next

no matter how they feel like puppets

There are things that you never do

but mean to do anyway.

And if things get in the way

then fate does it for you.

10/11/2016

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Editors Note: I do not own any of the pictures show in this post.

"The Sadness of our Last"

"The Sadness of our Last"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr. MD

You stood like a chiseled statue

the tears almost falling like stones

Your pretty smile frozen like that

sending a chill to my bones

You say nothing but I know

you are standing there expecting a blow

And I stop myself from saying things

Things that you probably already know

But I must and you know I must

Say these things that you dont want to hear

You stand there like a frozen statue

Your hands covering your ears

But the words will drift anyway

beyond the flesh , to your heart

The conclusion of our ever after

The sadness of our last.

10/11/2016

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Editors Note: I do not own any of the pictures show in this post.