|| 10 types of annoying students (Class Edition) ||

Greetings once more to all our fellow readers. Today's blog post is for our friends and all those children/teenagers out there!

Have you ever had that one friend that is so annoying that you feel like punching his/her face repeatedly then kneeing them in the gut? I definitely do and that's Fis- I mean nothing. Anyways, introducing... 

~10 TYPES OF STUDENTS (aka ANNOYING PEOPLE)~

Enjoy! ~Cow

P.S. Remember to take into account that these abnormal creations have only been so far spotted in the classroom of 8 Gamma, Sri Kuala Lumpur. If none of these apply to you, well, you know the strange antics we perform here. 

P.P.S All our fellow friends who were mentioned below have been asked to approve of their name mentioning in our blog post. We are not responsible for any offending material since you have already given us your permission. Thank you for understanding.

1)The Pen-Clicker

This friend will constantly irritate you by clicking their pens. They never stop even when you tell them to stop clicking. I know your teachers tell you to try to 'click' with your friends but please, fellow pen-clicker, don't try to play a song with your pen because all others can hear is a irregular tick-tack- tick     -  tack-tick-tack   -    tick-tack-tick-tack-tick-tack-tick. I just played Let It Go. Surprised? It may seem amusing to you but please keep your special Frozen soundtrack to yourself.

Featuring Riceball's Hand!! :)

2)The Chair-Kicker

No surprises here. Everyone has definitely experienced the irritation of sitting in front of the chair-kicker. Like the pen-clicker, they have this goal in life to annoy their front neighbor. Asking them to stop is impossible because the more you ask them to stop, the harder and the more frequent they kick. When facing these friends, just raise your hand and tell your teacher that he/she is kicking your chair. If they still do not stop, get PERSONAL.

Featuring Fish's Leg (Funny because fishes don't have legs... they got tails though :)

3)The Spiller

If you thought this meant a person who can't keep secrets, you are wrong (though they do qualify in the annoying list). The Spiller is so clumsy to the point that they manage to spill their water every time and everyday. The worst quality to the Spiller is that they blame their friends or the bottle and they are either too lazy or stubborn to go to the toilet to get the mop. Some even go to the point to wait by the puddle until it dries and after it finally dries, they go to the toilet to retrieve a mop which strongly smells of urine and use it to mop the hundreds of footprints around the class, efficiently and effectively spreading that fragrant urine scent. Yep, such troublemakers.

Featuring Fish's bottle in a toilet (?!)

4)Why did the chicken not cross the road?

Just joking. I can't think of a good name for this person and road-blocker is just boring. These people like to "share" their bags and things with everyone by dumping their items right in the center of the walking path. When their friends stumble or fall over their bags, they would glare at the person as if it were their fault. Then they would drag their belongings a bit closer to their tables and if no one falls, they would leave it there until the teacher trips and scolds him/her, then only will they learn to KEEP TO THEMSELVES.

Featuring Louisa's fabulous bags and a pair of short legs

5)The Annoying Orange

This person isn't an orange but they are close. These people tend to talk A LOT and annoy their friends and teachers. Basically, they sour everyone's mood (get it? Sours? Orange?). I managed to ask friends of mine (Trinity and Yee Jie) for their opinion on the Annoying Orange and they both asked me if I were talking about Wi- I MEAN NOTHING. These people also like to come over to your place and ask you a billion questions and play with your stationery until you feel this compelling urge to murder him/her.

No pics taken because it might be offending. Featuring THE ANNOYING ORANGE (LITERALLY)

6)The Borrower

Yes, you guessed it. This person can be the most annoying person sometimes. They never bring their stationery, paper, books, clothes - basically everything a student needs to bring to school, the Borrower never brings. Guess what they do next? They BORROW. Cow, can I borrow glue? Can I have a piece of foolscap paper? Can I "take a look (DEFINITELY not copying)" at your Science Workbook? And then to make matters worse, there's the occasional "Can I lend your correction tape?" No you may not, but I certainly do want to correction tape your mouth.

Featuring Riceball's hand and a skeleton 

7)Beep, Beep

Ever had that time during an exam, when you're stressed out over a very hard Science question? Then suddenly, you hear a watch beeping behind you and you freak out because you don't have a watch and the beeping can only mean one thing - the exam is ending. But noooooo. After scribbling down your one paragraph answer, the examiner says you still have an hour left and you realize that you can't use correction tape and that there is no more space to rewrite your answer. Annoying, right? There are also the punctual or forgetful friends who set alarms for everything - tea break, lunch, end of school - every time the bell rings, their watch rings too. So what's the use of the bell? Ask the Beep Beeps.

Exactly my thoughts on the matter.

8)The Stalker Wannabe

OK, these people can be superbly irritating. What the Stalker Wannabe does is leave small notes in your books every time they pass by or sit at your place. When you're reading your History notes, all of a sudden, you see this small "Bridget was here ;)" at the corner of the page. Some people may not find this annoying, but I do and it can be quite frustrating when I see these small notes in my books and I have to rub them off (hey, I'm lazy). These people can even go to the point of saying hi and texting creepy winking emojis repeatedly on WhatsApp or Facebook and basically stalking you without talking to you face-to-face.

Featuring Bridget's beautiful handwriting

9)Peepers

The Peepers tend to humor themselves by peeking at your work every once in awhile. They not only "peep" at your homework but also your secrets. Ever had that time when you were drawing or writing your own poem or working on something private and this annoying person would come over to your place and rudely interrupt your personal time and ask you what you were working on? And when you tell them it's nothing and indicating clearly that it's a secret, they continue to bug you and question you until you give in. Or they snatch, or steal your paper when you're not looking, and laugh at it. So listen up, peeps, you keep your peeking to yourself, thank you.

Featuring Goldfish and Riceball and a headless body in the background

10) Captain Ball!

I saved the worst for the last. Yay! The Captain Balls' love to achieve spectacular things in their life and the first must-do on their list is to chuck things around the class. They throw anything and everything - books, paper, pencils, erasers and even balls (such as footballs, volleyballs, and netballs) around the class. Not only do they wreak havoc in the class, they also tend to hurt some students along the way. I've personally been hit by a green tennis ball named Bob in the head before so I know how it feels and honestly, I never want to get hit again. Some of these people also like to throw crumpled paper balls from their seats because of laziness and the dozens of 'oooh's they would get if they scored. I'm not that person but I am the one who laughs when they fail. Moral of the story: Avoid balls at ALL COST!

Featuring Pakalu and Shikubi and a pink netball.

Riceball missed. *laughs.

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Ta-da! And there we have my personal top 10 most annoying types of students. Among the list, I am the pen-clicker, the peeper and yes, a Captain Ball. Please do remember to comment which of these habits you've been doing and have only realized it when you read this. If you're especially evil, you can comment your friend's name too and the annoying habits they're doing that irritates you. I'll be visiting other blogs now and do a little peeking. *cough* Er- I meant I'll be going now. Cheers!

P.S Kudos to these amazing people for participating!

Trinity

Yee Jie

William (Pakalu)

Richard (Shikubi)

Louisa

P.P.S If Teacher reprimands any of you for doing any of the following, well... we are NOT responsible. 

OTAKUS ONLY!

WELCOME, ladies and gents, children and of course, all OTAKUS! Today, we have for you our ANIME REVIEWS. We obviously cannot list all the animes in the world, so we'll only be reviewing our favorites.

ANIMU REVIEWS (ERZA-CHAN!)

COW. o(*>ω<*)o

THis is soooo infuriating, SO MANY CHOICES, SO LITTLE TIME! Um~OK, I've made my choice. My favorite anime isssssss SWORD ART ONLINE (season 1)!

The story revolves around Kirito, who is stuck in an online game with thousands of other players. In order to exit the game, he and the rest of the players have to defeat the final level. At first, Kirito played solo but eventually, he met a guild who accepted him. In unlucky circumstances, the guild members died fighting a level boss and when players die in the game, they die in real life too. Kirito was heart-broken and swore never to join a guild.

But that was until he met Asuna, who became his wife in the game. They adopted a daughter named Yui and bought a house together. During the final boss level, Asuna died after saving Kirito from being a shish-kebab  impaled by a sword. Filled with grief, Kirito managed to glitch the game (DON'T ASK QUESTIONS) and defeat the immortal boss. SUDDENLY, Asuna resurrected and Kirito and Asuna reunited. Kirito exited the game and returned into the real world where he went to find Asuna. 

This anime has some sad parts but it is fast-paced and very exciting. Given the chance, I would watch it again. By the way, if you were wondering, all the girls in the chibi drawing (except for the black-haired one) love Kirito. Like I said, don't ask questions. Animes hardly ever make sense.

○ Riceball○

Okay, so I had a very hard time deciding what anime I should choose to review because I'm a diehard fan of mostly shonen and there are SO many, for e.g. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Nanatsu no Taizai and stuff along those lines.

But this one over here has caught my attention for a really long time already and I think it's because the storyline is very unique and interesting. But anyway, let me introduce to you...

The badass team. 

Yes, Soul Eater! This is a popular anime based on a certain Death Weapon Meister Academy--DWMA-- set in Death City in Nevada, United States. (WHAT?! I didn't know that...!)

You must be wondering, what Weapon and Meister are you talking about? Well, I'll explain. 

Weapons are humans able to transform into real weapons (e.g. a shuriken (ninja star), kusarigama (chain sickle), and (my favorite!) a scythe) and meisters are those who wield their weapon partners. So basically everyone in the academy has a partner and they all have one objective and one objective only: to collect 99 souls of evil humans (the weapon eats them, yep) and that one of a witch so that the weapon's power increases drastically and become "death scythes", weapons which are capable of being used by Death, the Headmaster, himself. 

So right now, the story revolves around meister Maka Albarn, whose father was the very first deathscythe and Death's partner, and her weapon partner Soul 'Eater' Evans. Together we join them on their journey on at first collecting 100 souls, but their objective is shifted to defeat the witch Medusa and her minion Crona, and later the very first Kishin Asura, who feasts on innocent souls to become an evil god of some sort. 

What I like about this anime is that the action scenes are in full detail and the expressions are drawn very clearly on their faces. I find the story plot very unique as well, and I like watching the character development in each of the characters. And I won't lie... I love the ships here. They're downright adorable, and worth the ship (from my point of view :). Soul and Maka for the win people. 

This anime is amazing, but the manga is INCREDIBLE. I highly recommend to watch and read both. You won't regret it. And the OPENING. Soul Eater's first opening was listed as No. 10 in the WatchMojo.com review Top 10 Anime Openings. (Then again, it's WatchMojo.com. The only website who would list Kirito and Asuna as top couple-- I didn't say anything!) One does not simply skip the Soul Eater opening.

Here you go. Hope you enjoy! 

Open it in YouTube at HD resolution for best results. 

You ever realize how bizarre this must look to people who haven't seen Soul Eater?


And that's about it-- hold up!

.FISH.

HEY! DON'T FORGET ABOUT ME! 

Bonjour Mesdames et Messieurs (means hello ladies and gentlemen in French),  still remember me? (Riceball: Since when did Fish speak French?) I'm Fish.

So, just like the others, I also had a hard time choosing which anime I want to share with you guys. But FINALLY after hours of mind-boggling pondering, I'VE DECIDED! I haven't really watched the whole of Season 1 yet, which means I also haven't even started watching Season 2. However, I somewhat know the basic story line of this anime mainly because of cow's blabbering so...yeah. (You know what I mean.)

Presenting to you.....



Tokyo Ghoul!

I've watched a few animes, but this anime made me go cray-cray. When I first watched the trailer of this anime on TV, I thought it'd be scary. To be honest, I can't stand horror movies. The last horror movie I've watched was Annabelle and jeez, it was FREAKY!

Okay, let's get back to the topic. (I'm side tracking again.)

FIRST THING YOU NEED TO KNOW: Ghouls feed on humans, they do not and cannot consume human food as it tastes rotten to them.



Kaneki after he 'transformed'



The story starts when Kaneki Ken meets with a girl named Rize Kamishiro. They suddenly become very close as they both have the same hobbies, share same favorite novels and are generally very 'alike.' When Kaneki accompanied Rize back home, he soon finds out that he and Rize are two worlds apart (literally.) Rize was a ghoul and she attacks him and injures him internally. All of a sudden, beams from the building beside them collapse and traps Rize and eventually kills her. Kaneki was sent to the hospital and Rize's organs were transplanted into him. He became a ghoul.

       Rize Kamishiro AKA Binge Eater

When Kaneki turned into a ghoul, he lost his human life. He worked at a coffee shop  alongside other ghouls and soon accepted his ghoul side. But when he finally seemed happy again, he was captured by a maniac called Jason and he was tortured until his hair turned white and his nails turned black. How? Jason put centipedes in Kaneki's ears and the poison (I think) caused some sort of reaction.

At one point, there was a war between humans and ghouls and Kaneki's best friend, Hide (pronounced He-day), was killed in the crossfire.

Hideyoshi Nagachika AKA Hide

Of course I did cry at the part where he got killed, it's just too much. GAHHH!!!


When Hide died.

This was me when I watched the part where Kaneki carried Hide. #TOO MUCH FEELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To add up all of it, I really love this anime and am desperate for Season 3 even though I haven't watched Season 2 yet. This anime is always leaving the audience in suspense, making us curious and excited to watch the next episode. I watched the last episode of season 2 and guess what? They left it on a cliffhanger. Sigh... So I suggest you guys go check it out and I'm sure you guys won't regret it.


THAT'S ALL FOR THIS TIME! We sincerely hope that you enjoyed reading our reviews. If you did, we won't mind if you share our blog with your friends and remember to comment and suggest what we should do next. Bye, for now! Do remember to check out our other blog posts!

SAYONARA! (Anime: Kimi Ni Todoke :)

WAIT. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW. P.S GET READY YOUR TISSUES. WE PRESENT TO YOU TOKYO GHOUL'S ENDING WHERE HIDE DIES
; (

Riceball Says... RICEBALL COOKING!

And for the first time in forever (I'M SORRY.), Riceball's doing a solo post today because Cow and Fish are too lazy to update because she wants to!

So this morning I found a package in the freezer. Guess what is was?

YES, RICEBALLS. Although they aren't your original unique Japanese onigiri, they're still tasty, mini gooey balls with black sesame filling. Simply delicious!

I used to do these with my grandma and cousins during Chinese New Year. My grandma made the dough before she arrived at our house to stay, and my cousins and I would roll them between our fingers. We did not add any filling whatsoever because, well, someone hated all types of filling.(*cough*my picky eater of a sister*cough*). The women would boil the syrup and the men,,, would sit around and talk business. Yeah.

Anyway, I discovered these in the freezer and boy was I excited to cook them for breakfast. (Yes, breakfast-- nothing else in the larder.) So this is how I began my cooking career  made my delish riceballs!

P.S To be honest, this post doesn't mean anything, because I'm not going to teach you how to actually make them.

Why? Because they're ready made.

Oh well. I rarely cook.

Definitely not going to be better than Wei Ling's WonderLife! cupcake recipes, but it's the thought that counts.

• RICEBALL'S COOKING EXPERIENCE: RICEBALLS!•

So here's how the package looked like:

I see no relevance.

Anyway, I first took them out and did NOT let them defrost cause you're not supposed to. They were rock-hard, and reminded me of hailstones.

After that, I filled a pot with water at the half point and set it to boil. 

I even have to take a picture of water boiling. Pathetic.

Then, after it was boiled, I used a ladle to drop the riceballs in. Yes, I'm a real scaredy cat-- I hate hot stuff.

Remeber to stir your rice balls when you cook them, be it chopsticks or a spoon. You don't want them sticking together,  I'm sure. 

How to tell when your riceballs are ready? Simple: when they float.

Finally I added some sugar to the soup and there you go!

The riceballs were actually good. The skin was smooth yet fluffy, and inside was the grainy black sesame. It was tasty, but alas, there were ten of them in the box, and I was pretty full after five. Kids, remember: force-feeding is NOT good for you. 

So while everyone else was at CHEER today, I was here cooking riceballs. And I had a fun time, really. NOT.

Signing out over here, and aloha!

Riceball-san ••

Vox Pox: The Deathly Hallows!

Ahoy, matey! The Cow, the Fish and the Riceball are back with our favorite topic-- Harry Potter! YAY! There are so many things to discuss about Harry Potter but we're only going to be talking about ''The Deadly Hallows'.

What indeed is 'The Deadly Hallows?'


❝The Elder Wand, he said, and he drew a straight vertical line on the parchment. "The Resurrection Stone," he said, and he added a circle on top of the line. "The Cloak of Invisibility," he finished, enclosing both line and circle in a triangle, to make the symbol that so intrigued Hermione. "Together," he said, "the Deathly Hallows.❞




The symbol of the Deathly Hallows.

Basically the Deathly Hallows revolve around a myth of three brothers known as the Peverells, who all at once crossed Death (that’s right, in capital) and managed to escape it by defeating a deadly obstacle with their magic. So Death pretended to congratulate them by awarding them with a desired gift. And we all know the saying “be careful what you wish for”, which leads us to wonder whether the brothers did indeed take heed to this warning?

❝The eldest brother asked for the Elder Wand, the most powerful wand in existence which is able to perform extraordinary acts of magic. It is said that the owner of this wand would have to master Death in order to utilize the extreme power of this wand.

The second brother asked for the Resurrection Stone, which brings back shadows (and ONLY shadows) of the holder’s loved ones. However, these shadows are mere ghosts and do not possess any living thing. They will appear as long as the user holds the stone.

Lastly, the youngest brother asked for the Cloak of Invisibility, which would hide the user (yes, even from Death itself) and not fade in age and provide everlasting protection to the wearer, something that no normal invisibility cloak could perform.

Obviously, the youngest was the wisest (aren't they always?) and so when Death claimed the lives of the first and second brother, he/she could not find the third. When the youngest brother grew old, he took off the cloak and handed it to his son and welcomed Death.❞

What a nice story. And now, for the topic for today:

"Which Deathly Hallow would you choose if given the choice and why?"

Thomas Lee Jian, 12 

Lots of lame answers at first... but he managed it.



Sai Lin Rou, 14 



Sticking with invisibility seems to be the safest.

Trina Yong, 12





For causes bad and good... interesting.

Trinity Chua, 14 





And in case you're reading this, Tri, the font's Georgia-- just like your middle name!


✨══ ✨ END OF INTERVIEW ✨══ ✨

After some intensive stalking for pictures and running around, we managed to fish out (get it? FISH out?) some very interesting and intriguing answers from each of our participants. Although they might have got the concepts of the Deathly Hallows a little wrong, it's alright all the same. As we can see here, out of 4 teens between the age of 12 and 14, only 1 out of 4 would go for the Elder Wand. Very modest, aren't we?

Anyway, we'd like to thank all the participants for taking part in our last minute vox pox(es), and sorry if the pictures embarrass you. Thank you for reading, readers, and until next time, au revoir!



Food For Thought!

Greetings from the Cow, the Fish and the Riceball! Riceball here (nearly always) and today we'd like to talk about... FOOD!

Random, I know. What's with the sudden topic? Recently, our class has been rushed off our feet with the Merdeka decorations (Merdeka is the Independence Day in Malaysia) and we decided to give out small squares of paper to the class and ask them to draw what makes Malaysia significant to them. There were lots of things, such as buildings, flora and fauna, and of course, food. I myself drew an unappetizing nasi lemak, but at least it was better than the one with the oversized anchovies.

We were also having an English letter-writing session with the writer(s) residing in a place other than Malaysia and describing that place to a friend back in Malaysia. Louisa (from LouBriTri!) and I chose Sweden, and I learnt that there were indeed many differences in these two countries. For instance, potatoes are the 'rice' in Sweden. I'm surprised that some people never get bored of them.

Anyway, The Cow, the Fish and the Riceball present... the Top 3 Foods You Must Try Around The World!
Well, not really. It's basically the top 3 foods WE wants to try around the world. Very opinion-based. Back to the topic...!

● Top 3 Foods We'd All Like To Try When We Travel The World (Soon) ●

❀ Riceball-san ❀

I know I've said that I LOVE eating Riceballs, but just so you know, I won't be munching on them all the time when THESE foods exist.

 "Freak-Shakes" !

 Pretty sure I'm gonna have to work out a ton after I have one of these.


In a café by the name of Pâtissez in Canberra, everyone is losing their minds over these whimsical creations consisting of hot chocolate fudge, honey, pretzels (interesting!), Nutella, toasted marshmallows and loads of cream. Kindly leave your diet at the doorstep.

Positive these milkshakes were made for Instagram.

Next up, we have...

"Elotes"!

Worth having a CORNY smile on for ;)

Corn on the cob. We've all tried it. But what about your average corn on the cob-- Mexicano style?

This godsend begins with a roasted, grilled or boiled corn on the cob which is then coated with butter and mayo, then rolled through a motherload of crumbled cotija cheese, topped with chili sauce or powder to give it that extra kick, and finally drizzled in tangy lime juice. It's literally making my mouth water.

Cow...

Jeez, Riceball is so corny sometimes. For me, all food is FABULOUS but I can't list all the food I want here so I'm just gonna name a few.

I came across this picture and since then, I am OBSESSED with this food.

THE PIZZA CAKE/PAKE

This chewy goodness is a self-created recipe by Pillsbury. Consisting of only 5 ingredients, this cake is made of FIVE layers of pepperoni pizza. How can one resist this holy cake? ALL BOW DOWN TO SENPAI PAKE!

Click here if you want the recipe.

Then, there is ...

 THE WAFFLE ICE-CREAM SANDWICH 

There really is nothing to say about this delicacy except that it is MAGNIFICENT. Sorry for the caps. The waffles are cinnamon flavored, filled in between with creamy mint ice-cream. Drools.

This is the real senpai sandwich. SANDWICH-KUN!!!

THAT'S IT FROM ME! BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

P.s. I just realised I didn't mention where these foods come from. I'll tell you now. "They're EVERYWHERE." DUN DUN DUN! 

The Fish :3 -

Gah! Looking at all these pictures of food is making me HUNGRY! As you can see Cow is not a very picky person. She eats everything, and when I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING. However, I am very picky on certain things especially food. But of course, I still have some favourite foods, and most of them are Italian. I just can't help it when it comes to Italian food! Here's a few of my  favourites:

Caesar Salad

I know this dish isn't Italian, but hey, I can eat what I want to. This healthy choice is my favourite. It may not seem really exciting or delicious but I guess I just love it this way. This recipe contains croutons, chicken and lettuce of course. It's a really simple dish, and its perfect that way.

Next up...(drumroll)...

Chocolate - Strawberry Crumble Ball!!!



Look at that dessert, and say that it doesn't look finger-lickin' good. This is an Italian dessert, it's really famous in Italy and you are able to find at any coffee shop. Well, maybe not all but I'm sure the majority of the coffee shops there sell this FABULOUS dessert.

This Chocolate-Strawberry Crumble Ball is made up of a few desserts like chocolate, strawberry and as you can see there's a piece of chocolate-chip cookie at the bottom. Also, there's also crumbled peanuts and coconut pudding inside the chocolate bowl.

And that's all for now. If you guys haven't checked out our other blog post... well, you should. Hasta la vista!

|| m u s i c v i d e o r e v i e w ||

Welcome back to the Cow, the Fish and the Riceball once again! Riceball here, and first I'd like to start off with a sincere apology to eager readers of our blog (though I doubt there's many). As you have noticed we haven't been updating recently, plainly because there wasn't really anything interesting going on at school... okay, so maybe there was. But none of us were able to find to update anything. We didn't have enough resources to fuel the post, so we scrapped it.

Maybe our classmates have been updating their blogs but it's because they have TIME. And maybe we don't. We had a very hectic weekend (which was like, two WEEKS ago) and we still haven't got over it. Well, I still haven't gotten over it. Partly.

But anyway, we'd like to say sorry to anyone who has been sitting in front of their computer for days waiting for yet another post from us. You've wasted your time.

And that's about it! And onto our music video review...

P.S We had two birthdays this week! *cue confetti* Happy belated birthdays to both Bridget and Yon Ern! Thank you for making our lives full of laughter and more laughter!

|| music video review ||

The judges will be reviewing the following music video below by:

• Plot (according to the video)
• Lyrics
• Music
• Overall thoughts

WARNING: Haters gonna hate man.

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Okay, okay, so this was another project from our English teacher (shoutout to Miss Daphne!) to review a specific music video of our choice. After days of suggestions, we've finally decided on the one and only... Little Mix!

A little background information on Little Mix:

❝Little Mix is an English group formed in 2011, consisting of (from left) Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock. They were formed exclusively for the X Factor and became the first group to win the competition. Later they signed Simon Cowell's contract to work with his recording label Syco Music.❞

And now, ladies and gentlemen, we present to you... "Black Magic"!





Cow.

Honestly, I was paying more attention on the video then on the music. HMMM. I think the whole music video's content is quite clear, there's not much to explain further. But I will still point out a few things I noticed in both the lyrics and the video.

The video starts with showing the four nerd friends and how they're loathing over a girl who is stealing their crushes. And then it proceeds to the scene in the library where Jade finds a magical book. Then they use the magic (with no hesitation or thought) and apparently gave each of them powers. All of a sudden, they became very attractive and beautiful. I wish I had that book.
Then, they made fun of the girl they disliked, made a boy who was being bullied very attractive to the girls and jinxed a teacher to dance.

The beginning verses basically talk about how boys don't find them appealing and they wished that they knew how to be more attractive. The chorus is about how they magically obtained love potions and unbreakable spells that can bewitch boys to 'belong' to them. The next verse is about how magic can turn Mr.Wrong to Mr.Right and how magic can get your boy on his knees.

And that is all about this music video. Not a lot interpretation to make but I think this song is very catchy and interesting and of course... MAGICAL!

Fish

To be honest, I kept on telling my friends to check out this song when I found out about it, that one of my friends asked me how the song goes. I blacked out for a second because I realized that the whole time, I was only concentrating on the video and not the song. Anyways, I think that this song is a really, really nice song.

It's basically about a group of four girls liking a boy, but the girls are nerds so yeah. HOWEVER, in the next scene, a book dropped on Jade's head, and she found out that is about Black Magic, she then brought the book to her friends and showed them, while they were looking through the book, they found a spell that will make them look bea-u-ti-ful.

Of course the next thing they do, is the spell to make them beautiful and attractive. The next day, the perfect couple broke up because the boy found Little Mix attractive (Pshh, I wouldn't want a boy friend like that) and the four girls made a nerdy boy to be liked by a few girls.

 

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I find this MV great. Besides, I wish that a book would drop on my head. -_- If I had a book like that, the first thing I would do is, to make myself invisible, I've always wished that nobody can see me sometimes and so I can play some tricks in front of their eyes. :)

○ Riceball ○

To be honest, I was scrolling through the comment section at 2:00 (in the music video) and I saw this girl voice my thoughts exactly.

Oh well.

Anyway, what I understand form the plot is that there are four nerdy girls that are probably fangirling over a popular guy, and when they assume he is waving to them, they get excited and wave back. Unfortunately for them, he is actually waving to his attractive girlfriend behind them, and she walks through, shoving them aside like trash-- a high school cliché.

The next scene is in the library, where Jade gets up to find a book when one magically drops from its shelf and falls onto her head. Sounds like something that would probably happen to me. The four come over to inspect it, and, what do you know-- they gain super cool magical powers: Perrie can turn her hair purple, Leigh-Anne and Jesy have yellow and blue powers, and Jade can levitate her glasses. I'd want to be able to levitate someone's glasses off their nose. *evil laughter*

They return to school the next day as the real Little Mix, where heads are once again turning and the popular girl is pissed. They then get their revenge on her by causing her to fart  break wind. Continuously. She then runs away.

The girls then see yet another group of popular girls laughing at a nerdy kid who's just dropped his books. Out of sympathy and with style, they fire their spells to make them fall in love with him. The scene then switches to a boring study hall when the girls turn into an extreme dance party where the students (and teacher!) all dance on tables and chairs. Then they all move down the hall, papers flying.

I personally think that this plot was good and well-versed; although most people might mistake that girls make themselves pretty in order to be accepted. It's the confidence they find in looking good, not being pretty, because if it was for that, that's jut vanity.

As for the lyrics...

All the girls on the block knocking at my door!
Wanna know what it is make the boys want more!

The words the song starts off with tells us that other nerdy girls (like them before) want to learn the Secret of all secrets-- just kidding, the secret of their beauty, or should I say, confidence. Moving on, the lyrics somehow give off a advertisement vibe (or is it just me?)

Black magic, also known as dark magic, is a type of magic (THREE times now) which is used for selfish and evil purposes. And so it is! All girls want to be beautiful for their selfish purposes. They'd want to look beautiful for the boy they like.

Personally I think that the way they portrayed their message to watchers was slightly wrong because they would think that this video would be exploiting vanity. The real message is, in my opinion, to have confidence even without being beautiful and such.

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The Cow, the Fish and the Riceball have concluded the morals of this song:

1) Don't mess with black magic.
2) Don't mess with Little Mix.

P.S It's ok to fart. After all, they are just butt sneezes. But just in case, learn how to hide them NOW... from the one and only Ryan Higa. Enjoy!

And that's all for today.