Mandy was a teenager attending high school, with her friends Alexa and Cayenne. she was often bullied and embarrassed by the popular girls led by Lisa. Lisa's boyfriend, Drew also happened to be Mandy's crush. Mandy lived with her overprotective father Tom. with her 18th birthday coming up, she wanted her life to change and to be noticed by Drew. she applied to join the swimming team where Drew was in. she was accidentally knocked unconscious and fell into the pool, waking up to find Drew giving her CPR. they started to talk where Drew took interest in her.

Ashley was less stunning being Mandy than Sharpay, but it was indeed refreshing to see her as the shy girl instead of the popular one. the plot was slightly predictable, but remained entertaining and fun. the familiar father-daughter relationship made the film believable, especially Tom with his overprotective fatherly role. which made him almost as lovable as Mandy!

she awoke to the smell of pancakes. this time, she knew exactly who was making breakfast and nothing beat a ready made breakfast. she never got used to cook in the morning. by the time she got up, she would be too hungry to mess with stoves or frying pans, sometimes even the toaster was tad too tedious. it was heavenly to be able to crawl out of bed and straight to the table, skipping all the necessary routines to make herself a presentable eating companion. with him, it didn't matter. he had seen worst, just as she had. she buried herself under the covers, waiting for him to come in with the steaming chocolate.

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in the demon world, Astarotte was the princess of the kingdom. she was a succubus that had just reached the age of 10. it was necessary for all succubus to have a male harem to maintain their body and beauty. Astarotte however, greatly dislike men and would only agree if it was a human male, thinking that human males would be impossible to find. however, her followers managed to come across one that named Naoya. together with his daughter Asuha, they were brought into the demon world and became part of Astarotte's harem.

one way to put it, Astarotte no Omocha! (2011) was different from the usual harem (ãƒãƒ¼ãƒ¬ãƒ ) anime due to both its storyline and background. there were actually unexpected character developments to follow up, building up in depth feelings and preferences towards different characters. while some may expect the anime to go a different direction, it was actually about Astarotte's interaction with Naoya, building up their relationship while getting to know each other better. although at some point, it was rather annoying watching a spoilt princess seeking attention while not admitting the obvious.

Teddy Bears had become the most popular gifts for children and partners on Valentine's Day, birthday and Christmas. the name originated from a bear hunting trip between the former US President Theodore Roosevelt (nicknamed "Teddy") and his friends. most of the other hunters had already killed an animal, while his men chased down an American Black Bear and suggested that Roosevelt should shoot it, he refused. but instructed that the bear be killed and put out of its misery.

the image was later used by Clifford Berryman and posted The Washington Post (November 16, 1902). Morris Michtom saw the drawing and was inspired to create a new toy, he placed his creation in his shop window with a sign "Teddy's Bear". Roosevelt approved the usage of his name. the toy was a huge success and Michtom founded the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co. in 1906, ladies and children were carrying them everywhere, Roosevelt even used one as a mascot during his re-election.

the film was a true story of Aron Ralston, a mountain climber who got trapped in an isolated canyon when a fallen boulder crashed onto his arm. he was forced to amputate his lower right arm with a dull knife in order to free himself. for 5 days he was trapped, his mind traveled in between his childhood and past experiences, giving him courage to do what it took to survive. his book was published in 2004, with the title "Between a Rock and a Hard Place".

despite the incident being a real event, the storyline was way too simple and predictable to be engaging. it reminded us of Frozen (2010), for everything to happen in one spot throughout the film. we were most of the time emotionally disturbed yet failed to feel the intended sympathy towards Aron. he made the choice of distancing himself from everyone including his family, no one knew where he went because he never care to inform anyone. in some way, we felt that he got it coming. but the film seemed to throw a loner and an idiot into the same category. with Aron's intelligence, it was disbelieving that he would be so careless not to mention to anyone of his destination. being a loner couldn't have mean that he must be an idiot, could it?