Sean Akizuki's Personal Blog

One of the coolest toys back then was the Conan the Adventurer toyline by Hasbro. Back then, I had NO IDEA that the Conan the Barbarian movie wasn't for children. I could remember being the selective toy collector. I ended up having both Conan and Wrath-Amon. The Conan action figure's string is now broken but I keep it around for a reason. What was amazing was that there was more than one Conan toy - Conan the Adventurer (which had Needle the Phoenix), Warrior Conan (which felt like a throwback to the adult movie), Ninja Conan, and Conan the Explorer. There was also Zula, and Greywolf. The bad guys had Wrath-Amon and Skullkur in the toyline. There were also the battle stallions which featured Conan and Wrath-Amon. For me, I was thinking at how the toyline was somewhat impressive. Though, I remembered watching the adult movie because of this toyline. Seeing the movie version of Thulsa Doom was a real scare. The whole movie was filled with stuff only fit for an R-18 movie. I just...

Jingle All the Way can be a film that some 1990s children can relate. I could remember how I became a misfit because some of my peers had this and that. I remembered wanting a Super NES to "fit in" though it was already getting obsolete real fast. The film actually had the peer pressure when Howard and Myron got into the misadventure to get the hottest toy that sold too fast. I still can't help but find the film more annoying than funny at times. I mean, why should parents really bend to their children who are asking for toys to fit in with the "cool kids" who will just cry when what they have ain't so hot anymore, right? That would be the Turbo Man and the two got into serious trouble that should've locked them down. In real life, both of them would be arrested for their shenanigans. I bet Myron's son would be too disappointed if he ever found out the length of stupidity to get that doll. I was wondering if the whole thing about Turbo Man was a paro...

Well, you have to admit that she's really dressed rather provocatively again. For one, I think she's still more of a Catwoman than a Poison Ivy due to her name... hehehehehehe! Instagram

Tokusatsu is pretty much a portal to Asian entertainment for some. Franchises like Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and other related Japanese Toku might be a Westerners' introduction to Asian entertainment. For some, checking out Super Sentai after seeing Power Rangers might be an introduction to Asian entertainment. Maybe, one decides to watch J-Drama as a result. Then, one might consider that various localization of Japanese media happen. You might notice that South Korea and Taiwan are among a few to localize Japanese shows and adapt them into another format. For example, Meteor Garden is clearly based on Hana Yori Dango . The difference with Power Rangers is that these shows are truly adaptations from one form of media to another - that is to film everything from scratch instead of carrying over licensed use of Japanese footage.  It's been some time since I'm a casual fan. I've watched some of this and that. I admit that I've watched almost every Super Sent...

 It's simply an overstatement to call Amy Jo Johnson as everyone's first love or not. In my case, it was with Michiko Makino from Chodenshi Bioman - back when the horrible English dub also named her Kimberly! Though, I ended up getting enamored with Kimberly's beauty for some time. I mean, I may dislike the Power Rangers franchise but I would always keep stating my bloated view that Kimberly is hotter than Mei. Sure, I'd still watch Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger over Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers . I would confess that Kosoku Sentai Turboranger also makes me no longer want to rewatch Mighty Morphin ' . I could talk about who could be ( in my view) was the most exploited pink ranger in history. In fact, that alone probably derailed her and her character of Kimberly. I could remember how Mighty Morphin' in itself was probably the thing back then. It was the 1990s when Toei Ltd. legally gave the Krusty Krab Saban Entertainment the permission to use Japanese stock f...

Some dishes in Mindanao obviously had their origins from Malaysia and Indonesia. For example, we have satti (satay) and garajilu (lokot lokot or tinagtag) due to the many years of international trade before the colonization. We also have the Madjapahit Empire which once had Mindanao in its territory. Now, it would be interesting to know how an Indonesian dish also has been blended into the Philippines. One dessert (or snack) is known as dadar gulung or as daral to the Filipinos. Dadar gulung meaning rolled pancake is a coconut-based crepe. Coconut milk is used to make the batter and coconut meat is used to make the filling. Filipinos call the filling as bukayo. The dish can be seen in the ARMM regions. The technique involves making the coconut-based pancake as thin as possible. The coconut meat is cooked in muscuvado sugar to make the bukayo. The pancake must be less sweet as to let the right flavors blend. It's like milk tea with leche flan is better off without sugar to give the ...

I remember the time I used a treadmill to try and lose weight. Then I remembered the time the treadmill needed maintenance. Then I discovered the use of exercise to reach a certain amount of steps on a pedometer. One of them is Paul Eugene's jog challenge which can range from half an hour to an hour and a few minutes. Using workout mode in a pedometer can help one see the intense power of these workouts.  I think one of the best things this has done is to be more flexible than the treadmill. The treadmill is fun and can be useful for softer exercises. However, on days I'm feeling well and free, this workout does manage to work wonders. I would recommend doing this power jog during one's free time maybe at least once a week (for starters) to try and remain healthy during this pandemic.