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nyappyforeverbr · 6 years ago

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100 Questions&Answers: Miku MEMORIAL ARTIST BOOK

In addition to several photos AN CAFE Memorial Artist Book also brought an interview and a special questionnaire of 100 questions with each of the 5 members. Here is the translation of the 100 questions with Miku's 100 answers. Translate: Japanese>Portuguese by Hiyori Portuguese>English by Shiro 001 How many sushi can you eat? Around 25

002 Which sushi's ingredient do you like? Thread-sail Filefish (a type of fish)

003 If you have to eat something until you die, what it would be? Sushi

004 Which kind of lamen do you think has the strongest flavor? Tonchan no Tsukemen

005 What do you in like in a hot drink? Chai tea latte of Starbucks

006 Which mixture do you think most matches rice? Mentaiko (Pollock roe)

007 What flavor of chewing gum do you like? Mint

008 What flavor of candies do you like? That ones with flavor of energetic drinks

009 Soba or udon? Soba NOTE: Soba is a pasta made from buckwheat and udon is made from wheat only

010 Of your whole life, what was the most painful experience you've ever faced? (referring to physical damages) When I was in elementary school, I participated in the multi-sport gymnastics and had those gymnastics formation, I fell from above

011 One part of body that demonstrates more confidence? Eyes

012 What do you think about old times? Mice

013 If you had won 100.000 yen what you would make? (Around 900 dolars) I would put in saving

014 And about 100.000.000 yen? (Around 900.000 dolars) I would have fun with friends.

015 I know this is kind out of reality, but if you could have a wild animal, which would be? It would be a gorilla. They look like good companions.

016 To Cook, wash clothes, clean the house. Which one do you do better? Cook

017 If you were going for a walk with your girlfriend, where would you go? The night view is beautiful on the edge of the beach

018 Where would you spend your last days of life? (If you were an old man where would you want to live?) and why? In a countryside. I hate places with too much people

019 Is there anyone you consider to be the strongest person in the world? My mom.

020 An anime character, manga, etc. that you consider to be the strongest? Son Goku of Dragon Ball

021 If you could turn into some anime character or something like this, who would you choose? Toma Kamijo from Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

022 First CD you bought? Koigokoro of Nanase Aikawa

023 Your preferred winter song? You of Kumi Koda

024 Your preferred xmas song? None

025 Forgetting that you were part of a band, if you were about to start one, what would it take? And why? Guitar. I would also play some instrument and some girl (s) in the band

026 And what would be the name you would choose for the band? Dark into the dark

027 If you went to a desert island and could only take three things, what would it take? My puppy, water filter, instant noodles.

028 Do you know how to swim? Yes

029 Something you would never want to happen? To have contact with death

030 If you were a child, how would you like to be called? Seira-chan

031 Do you speak when sleeping? If yes, talk about something already happened to you. It seems I do this frequently. A lot of people already got irritated with this (lol)

032 If it was your last day of life, what would you do? I would enjoy a great meal

033 What was the longest time you could stay awake? 48 hours

034 If you could become someone important in history, who would you be? Toyotomi Hideyoshi

035 Do you use a lot of emoticon on LINE? Have you been using LINE lately? I use a lot of colorful letters

036 What's the biggest lie you've ever told? I never lied like this

037 Write the kanji that you think represents 2019 and why? 成 (turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach)

038 The most expensive thing you bought this year? A house

039 The most convenient thing you bought recently? A light epilator

040 A number from 0 to 9 that you like more than others? 3

041 Your longest finger without the middle finger, is it your index finger? Ring finger? Or are they both the same size? My index finger

042 The word you most speak? Dangerous

043 At what time do you think "I'm being bourgeois"? When I only eat things I like it

044 If you could have powers, which one would you choose? Power to shrink people

045 If there was a magic word that said things would happen, what would it be? I can

046 If you have to choose a follow up for the curry what would it be? Breaded pork

047 Some kind of punishment game you'd like to avoid? Ippatsugyagu (short joke games)

048 Do you like the time zone? Why? I like when it’s 10 o'clock in the morning. The sun in this part of the day gives a feeling of comfort

049 How much would you pay for a T-shirt? Up to 2,000 yen (Around 18 dollars)

050 Tell something you would say to you 10 years ago. Are you going to be prominent?

051 If it was 50 years ago, what would you be doing? Would have a grandson and an amusement park

052 How could you imagine yourself 10,000 years ago? It seems that I would not exist

053 What is the first impression you have of each member of An Cafe? Takuya a chihuahua; Kanon a penguin; Yuki the Usopp (one piece) and Teruki a fox

054 If underwear could have another name, what would you call it? Delicate

055 A live that you can not forget? The birthday live at Tiara Koto

056 During those 15 years which member has changed the most? Takuya

057 Do you prefer the traditional breakfast or bread? Traditional

058 A teacher you always remember? Teacher Takeno

059 The most fun song in a live? Seishun TRAIN

060 Where do you most like to do a live? Takadanobaba AREA

061 A thing you most buy at a convenience store? Black Coffee

062 If you were not an artist, which career would you choose? Artist Businessman

063 Which city goes through your head before a live? Nakasu

064 A stationery item that you like? High-tech mechanical pencil

065 An electronic device that you like? Electric shaver

066 A person you think is erotic? Yuki or Kanon

067 What do you think of the vocaloids? I did not understand the question

068 A TV show that you like? Ariyoshi Hanseikai (TV Show)

069 What's the first live you've been? Of Kagerou band

070 How many pairs of shoes do you have? I think about 20 pairs

071 What is your average time in the bath? 1 hour

072 A mobile app you liked right away? Google Maps

073 Do you use a computer for what purpose primarily? Work

074 What have you found funny lately? The strange faces actors make in essays

075 Who would you most like to meet? My grandfather

076 When you were a kid, who was your superhero? My dad

077 The flavor of Umaibo that you like? Salad flavor Note: Umaibō or "delicious stick" is a small corn cylindrical snack from Japan.

078 An entertaining artist that you like? UN-JASH Oshima

079 First time you did a makeup? When I was in middle school

080 Talk a little bit about your first live. I was very nervous and could not do the MC, so everyone laughed at me, except the members who were angry

081 Do you prefer night or day? Night

082 When you can't sleep what do you do? Drink

083 Not counting your part in the band, which musical instrument do you like? Guitar

084 The oldest memory you have? When I was a child they had just bought me a toy and I soon broke it and my father became very angry

085 What color do you like? White, black and pink

086 What is your favorite mascot? I don't have

087 Where do you usually buy your clothes? Paul Smith and TAKEO KIKUCHI

088 Are there any manga or magazines that you buy frequently? None in particular

089 How long you already waited for a person who did not show up? 1 hour

090 How many times can you do sit-ups? Around 300 times

091 At this exact moment how much you have in your wallet? 300 yen (around 3 dollars)

092 Which Cocoichi curry do you think is the most spicy and the topping? The standard curry with sausage topping Note: Cocoichi is a Japanese restaurant franchise specialized in curry

093 Subject at school that you was better? Mathematics

094 Subject at school that you was worst? Japanese and sociology

095 What do you do before each live? I go to the stage and ask for everything be fine

096 What is the essential item for a live? Hearing protection

097 Are there any objects that you can not throw away? A plush I won

098 What do you usually buy at McDonald's? French fries

099 What do you use at bedtime? When it's not cold just a underwear

100 Leave a message to Caffekos I'm so grateful that we found each other. You are the treasure of my life, I love you all.

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wishfulina · 7 years ago

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101 fluffy prompts

Send me a number and I'll write a drabble around it.

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FALLING IN LOVE

001: "You're really soft."

002: "You smell nice."

003: "I'm here for my daily fix of hugs and kisses."

004: "Is it possible to love too much?"

005: "I don't wanna get up-- you're comfy."

006: "I will always be there protect you."

007: "I'm cold. Come closer."

008: "I love you a lot, but please stop trying to cook me dinner, you suck.”

009: "The stars look especially lovely tonight."

010: "I've never seen such gorgeous eyes before."

011: "May I have this dance?"

012: "I can't stop thinking about you."

013: "You'll never feel alone with me by your side."

014: "Let's get to know each other over dinner."

015: "All I want is you."

016: "I could never leave you, I love you too much!"

017: "A fairytale with a happy ending always brings a smile to my face."

018: "I want to hear you sing."

019: "I don't think anyone could ever be as lovely as you."

020: "You look incredible in that."

021: "He/She's quite stunning, isn't he/she?"

022: "Sometimes I just can't control myself when around you."

023: "Do you believe in love at first sight?"

024: "I think I'm in love."

025: "I’d like it if you stayed.

026: "People are jerks, but not you."

027: "I'll share the blankets with you."

028: "I have never felt this way about anyone."

029: "I want this to never end..."

030: "Can I kiss you?"

LIVING TOGETHER

031: "I waxed the floors, grab your fluffy socks."

032: "Who changed the thermostat settings? I’m freezing to death."

033: "Can we just watch a movie and fall asleep on the couch?"

034: "You can put your cold feet on me."

035: "Your stray red item turned my whites pink."

036: "A thunderstorm is rolling through town and you’re scared of lightening/thunder so I’ll protect you."

037: "There was a power outage and now we have to have dinner by candlelight."

038: "Rock Paper Scissors to see who has to go talk to the neighbors upstairs for being too loud."

039: "I just came home to you crying while watching a movie, please tell me what’s going on."

040: "Our AC is out and it’s the middle of the summer."

041: "You found me crying on the kitchen floor in the middle of the night surrounded by a shattered jelly jar."

042: "My parents are coming over in 10 minutes so please put some clothes on"

043: "We’re repainting the apartment and going to the hardware store together to pick out color swatches."

044: "IF YOU USE UP ALL THE HOT WATER ONE MORE TIME IM GOING TO BAN YOU TO THE COUCH FOR A MONTH."

045: "We’re watching Toy Story 3 and we can’t stop crying."

WEDDINGS/PROPOSALS

046: "I caught the bouquet"

047: "My ex just invited me to their wedding and I need you to be my date so it doesn’t look like I’ve spent the last few years failing to get over them."

048: "We accidentally got married in Vegas oops"

049: "I’m really drunk, please help me get safely out of the way so I don’t ruin our friend’s wedding."

050: "I planned out this super romantic proposal and you just ruined it by beating me to whole proposing thing."

051: "I wasn’t planning on asking you, but it appeared to me that life is short. Will you marry me? "

052: "If you shove cake in my face this will be the worst wedding night of your life."

053: "Do you take this man/woman to be your lawfully wedded husband/wife? "

054: "May I have this dance, wife/husband? "

055: "You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I’m so happy I can finally call you my wife/husband."

056: "I jokingly told you that the only way I’d marry you was if you did this weird outlandish thing, and you actually did it, and I’m kind of charmed."

057: "This is probably a bad time, but marry me?"

MARRIED LIFE

058: "We’ve become the clingy newlyweds you always complained about. "

059: "Your ‘miracle hangover cure’ couldn’t possibly beat mine."

060: "I know you haven’t had the best experience with dogs in the past but look at its face please please can we keep it?"

061: "I wanted to surprise you for our anniversary, but everything that could go wrong, did go wrong."

062: "I beat you at Mario Kart and now you're banishing me to the couch for the night?”

063: "I surprised you with tickets to see our favorite band… WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU SURPRISED ME WITH TICKETS TO SEE THEM TOO?"

064: "I know we had a big fight but we still need to decorate the house for the holidays."

065: "Oh! Hey! Could you come and taste this to see if it's okay?"

066: "We’re arguing over book versus movie."

067: "I came home to a Nerf gun on the front porch and a note that says ‘Here is your weapon. I have one too. Loser cooks dinner. Good luck. xo’"

068: "We’ve been celebrating our wedding anniversary on the wrong day for the past nine years."

069: "You had a business trip and I missed you so much that I kind of tore up the house in your absence like a dog with separation anxiety… sorry?"

070: "We both have nowhere else to be so we get to spend our rare day off at home."

PREGNANCY

071: "I bet it’s a girl/boy."

072: "Do you think it’s possible that I…might be… pregnant? "

073: "I thought I was pregnant but the test must have been wrong. I’m not. "

074: "You’re lucky I’m pregnant!"

075: "Can you help me up, your child is pretty heavy."

076: "I could really use a foot rub right now."

077: "Your dad is really excited to meet you soon, it’s driving me crazy."

078: "Do you wanna know the sex of the baby?"

079: "The baby’s kicks are keeping me up at night."

080: "Did you feel that?"

081: "I can’t fit into my favorite dress anymore. "

082: "OH MY GOD I’M GOING INTO LABOR. WHAT DO WE DO NOW?!

083: "I can’t be pregnant… or….OH MY GOD! "

084: "I think you might be pregnant.”

085: "It’s 2 am but you’re craving cake and we’re both up anyway so let’s bake in our underwear."

PARENTING

086: "I knew it was a mistake to get the twins matching clothes."

087: "Sh…they’re asleep."

088: "I think someone had a little accident with the finger paint."

089: "Mondays are your diaper days."

090: "Our kid is totally the one who wanted to build a pillow fort, not me."

091: "Ooh…someone’s got a tummy ache."

092: "Are you sure you don’t want me to drop them off myself? I don’t think you could handle seeing them off alone."

093: "I told you we should have just gotten that German Shepherd puppy."

094: "What do you think for their punishment? Grounding? No video games? No going out for a week?"

095: "Mm…your kid before five in the morning."

096: "Come on now, I think you’re being too harsh. He/she’s just a kid. Remember all of the stupid things we used to do when we were their age?"

097: "So, how should we break the news that they’re going to have a new baby brother or sister?"

098: "I think we should have another."

099: "Why wasn’t I invited to your wedding?"

100: "Okay fine, one more story, but then you really have to go to bed."

101: "…They just grow up so fast."

#someone please #miraculous ladybug #star vs the forces of evil #camp camp #rwby #gravity falls #mystery kids #idk something

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origamidotme · 8 years ago

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Origami Pokemon, Gotta Fold 'Em All

I'm a huge fan of Pokemon origami and we've made several posts in the past about origami Pokemon. This time I've put together a master post of as many Pokemon that I can. I had originally planned to put every single one that I've seen together in this post however there were just too much. I had to scale things down and went with just one image per Pokemon. Some Pokemon are more popular than others. There are at least 5 different origami Charizard designs that I know of for example. Multiple people have folded the same Pokemon as well. Because of this in this post we're going to feature the single best version of each origami Pokemon. Whether that be an image or a video. We haven't quite managed to catch them all but we did put together about 100 of them which is quite an impressive amount. Before we get into the Pokemon I made to take a minute to give a shout out to four amazing artists. Each of these people have designed a bunch of really amazing paper Pokemon. Kakami Hitoshi is the first Pokemon designer I ever saw. He runs a website called Calico's Origami Aquarium where you can find all his Pokemon models. Plus he has lots of other animals and especially origami fish. Henry Pham runs a fantastic YouTube channel with lots of video instructions for folding Pokemon. He has video instructions that show how to fold the best Eeveelutions I've ever seen. I've even folded a few of them myself. Paper Ph2 (I unfortunately don't know their real name) runs another really great YouTube channel with tons of video instructions for origami Pokemon. Finally I have to mention Lee Bo-Yeon, an artist from South Korea who has also designed a ton of really great Pokemon. You'll see all four of these artists come up lots of times throughout this post. So with all that out of the way, lets get started with Generation 1.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red/Blue/Green/Yellow

Generation 1 is arguably the best generation when it comes to Pokemon designs. This is also reflected with the number of different origami designs there are. You'll see there are way more Generation 1 designs than any other generation in this post. First up is this video tutorial for a Bulbasaur designed by Henry Pham. #001 Bulbasaur, Designed by Henry Pham Henry Pham also designed this really great Charmander. #004 Charmander, Designed by Henry Pham Tadashi Mori definitely has my favourite Charizard design. It's pretty complex and not easy to fold though.

#006 Charizard, Designed and Folded by Tadashi Mori Video instructions available from Tadashi Mori's YouTube Channel Image source Henry Pham has designed each of the original starter Pokemon. Here's a tutorial for his Squirtle. #007 Squirtle, Designed by Henry Pham Finishing our the original generation starters here's a tutorial for a Blastoise. #009 Blastoise, Designed by Henry Pham Kakami Hitoshi designed this fantastic Pidgey. It's not a complex design but it looks really great, especially if you use brown and white paper.

#016 Pidgey, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Crease pattern available from Calico's Origami Aquarium Image source This Pidgeot design is easily one the best of all the Pokemon designs. #017 Pidgeot, Designed by Henry Pham Here's another really great design that's also not too complex but still looks really great.

#019 Rattata, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Crease pattern available from Calico's Origami Aquarium Image source There's a ton of different origami Pikachu designs out there. For this post I've picked what I think is one of the more unique looking designs by Ivan Danny Handoko.

#025 Pikachu, Designed and Folded by Ivan Danny Handoko Crease pattern available from Ivan Danny's Flickr Image source I love the detail in this Raichu design. Especially that tail.

#026 Raichu, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Instructions not available Image source The paper used to fold this male Nidoran is the perfect colour.

#032 Nidoran Male, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Crease pattern available from Calico's Origami Aquarium Image source Here's a pretty adorable little Vulpix design. I especially like the shape of the head. #037 Vulpix, Designed by Henry Pham He's also designed a pretty fancy looking Ninetails as well. #038 Ninetails, Designed by Henry Pham Lee Bo-Yeon designed this great little Jigglypuff. The colour change on the eyes is a nice touch.

#039 Jigglypuff, Designed and Folded by Lee Bo-Yeon Instructions not available Image source This Zubat is absolutely perfect.

#041 Zubat, Designed and Folded by Saku Saku Video insturctions available from sakusaku858’s YouTube channel Image source Just today Paper Ph2 uploaded this great Oddish tutorial to YouTube. #043 Oddish, Designed by Paper PH2 I love how round and 3D this Venonat is.

#048 Venonat, Designed and Folded by Lee Bo-Yeon Instructions not available Image source And here's a great Venomoth design to go along with the Venonat. #049 Venomoth, Designed by Saku Saku Here's a really great Psyduck design. Remember to use yellow and white paper and you'll get perfect colour changes on the face. #054 Psyduck, Designed by Paper PH2 And here's the evolved form of Psyduck, Golduck. #055 Golduck, Designed by Saku Saku This Geodude design is absolutely fantastic! I'm very impressed how much it looks like a Geodude, especially since that's a really weirdly shaped Pokemon when you think about it. #074 Geodude, Designed by Paper PH2 Here's a really cute Ponyta design with an excellent colour change in the design. It looks really great if you fold it with red and white or orange and white paper. #077 Ponyta, Designed by Henry Pham Slowpoke has always been one of my favourite Pokemon.

#079 Slowpoke, Designed and Folded by Ivan Danny Handoko Instructions not available Image source Next is the evolved form Slowbro. The twist pattern on the shell is really nice, especially if you use white and pink paper so you get the mixed colours.

#080 Slowbro, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Crease pattern available from Calico's Origami Aquarium Image source This Gastly is made using 48 simple Sonobe units.

#092 Gastly, Designed and Folded by Scott Keita Okamura Instructions not available Image source There are a few different Gengar designs but in the end I had to go with this one by Paper Ph2. It's not too complex and looks excellent. #094 Gengar, Designed by Paper Ph2 Here's another fantastic design from Kakami Hitoshi.

#096 Drowzee, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Crease pattern available from Calico's Origami Aquarium Image source This Voltorb isn't too difficult to fold so it's a great model to try if you're an origami beginner. #100 Voltorb, Designed by Paper PH2 This Staryu and Starmie that Kakami Hitoshi designed are really just modular origami kusudamas. When you use exactly the right coloured paper though you end up with these great Pokemon.

#120 Staryu, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Instructions not available Image source

#121 Starmie, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Instructions not available Image source Here's a really great Tauros design, especially the tails. #128 Tauros, Designed by Henry Pham There are a couple of really great Gyarados designs out there. Henry Pham has a really good one but for this post I had to go with this fantastic design by Kakami Hitoshi. It's not too complex but it still has tons of details and really captures the ferociousness of the Pokemon.

#130 Gyarados, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Instructions not available Image source Here's a really great Lapras design. I love how the shell on the back is a different colour. #131 Lapras, Designed by Henry Pham As mentioned at the start of this post, when it comes to Eeveelutions Henry Pham has some of the best designs. He's also nice enough to share them with these excellent video tutorials. I've tried folding them myself and they're not too difficult. They look really great too, especially the Vaporeon. The hardest one I found was the Jolteon. The one I folded looked terrible but I think I just need more practice.

#133 Eevee, Designed by Henry Pham and Folded by Natalia Romanenko Video tutorial available from Henry Pham's YouTube channel Image source #134 Vaporeon, Designed by Henry Pham #135 Jolteon, Designed by Henry Pham #136 Flareon, Designed by Henry Pham I really like the rainbow coloured paper used here for this Omanyte.

#138 Omanyte, Designed and Folded by Lee Bo-Yeon Instructions not available Image source If you're going to have an Omanyte you of course need a Kabutops to go with it.

#141 Kabutops, Designed and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve Instructions not available Image source Everybody loves Snorlax and now you can fold your own! #143 Snorlax, Designed by Henry Pham Back when Pokemon Go first came out and everyone was playing it Henry Pham designed amazing origami versions of the 3 legendary birds that were also the mascots for the 3 teams in Pokemon Go. Articuno for Team Mystic, Zapdos for Team Instinct and Moltres for Team Valor. These are all a little bit tricky to fold but the all look amazing. #144 Articuno, Designed by Henry Pham #145 Zapdos, Designed by Henry Pham #146 Moltres, Designed by Henry Pham Next we have possibly the cutest origami Pokemon design there is.

#147 Dratini, Designed by Adilio Toledo and Folded by Natalia Romanenko Diagrams available for free from Origami-Shop.com Image source Here's a great somewhat 3D Dragonite design. #149 Dragonite, Designed by Henry Pham Our of all the multiple Mewtwo designs the one by Kakami Hitoshi is the best. The colour change on the tail is fantastic and couldn't have been easy to incorporate into the design.

#150 Mewtwo, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Instructions not available Image source Finally we have the last Pokemon of Generation 1, Mew.

#151 Mew, Designed and Folded by Scott Keita Okamura Instructions not available Image source

Generation 2: Gold/Silver/Crystal

Generation 2 was probably my favourite generation. It kept all the really great Pokemon designs from Generation 1 and added a bunch of new ones which were just as good. Generation 2 also introduced Espeon which is probably my all-time favourite Pokemon and Umbreon, another one of my favourites. There are a lot of great origami Pokemon from Generation 2 as well. Let's get started with one of the starters. #152 Chikorita, Designed by Paper PH2 One of the most famous Pokemon from Generation 2 is Togepi so of course there's an origami version of it too. #175 Togepi, Designed by Paper PH2 Here's a really great Wooper design.

#194 Wooper, Designed and Folded by Scott Keita Okamura Instructions not available Image source If you thought the previous Eeveelution designs by Henry Pham were great wait until you take a look at his Espeon and Umbreon designs! #196 Espeon, Designed by Henry Pham #197 Umbreon, Designed by Henry Pham Kakami Hitoshi designed a whole collection of different Unown.

#201 Unown, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Instructions not available Image source Here's a great little Dunsparce. It's nice to see Dunsparce getting a bit of love.

#206 Dunsparce, Designed and Folded by Saku Saku Crease pattern available from Saku Saku's Flickr Image source Someone even designed an origami Delibird.

#225 Delibird, Designed and Folded by Scott Keita Okamura Instructions not available Image source This Skarmory is amazing, especially when it's folded with silver coloured paper like you can see here.

#227 Skarmory, Designed by Shintaro Miyamoto and Folded by Xu Daniel Crease Pattern available from Comic Folder Image source Lee Bo-Yeon designed this really great Kingdra.

#230 Kingdra, Designed by Lee Bo-Yeon and Folded by Alex Mironenko Crease pattern available from Lee Boyeon’s Flickr Image source This Suicune is definitely one of the best origami Pokemon designs I've ever seen! I really hope one day Kakami Hitoshi designs a Raikou and an Entei too.

#245 Suicune, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Instructions not available Image source I absolutely love this Lugia. It's another one of the best Pokemon origami designs I've ever seen. It's all one sheet of paper and the colour changes are fantastic. It took Ji Woo Han 10 hours to fold this one.

#249 Lugia, Designed by Hashimoto Haruka and Folded by Ji Woo Han Crease pattern available from Hashimoto Haruka's Flickr Image source And of course if you've got a great paper Lugia you also need a great Ho-Oh to go along with it and to wrap up Generation 2. This Ho-Oh uses 8 sheets of paper.

#250 Ho-Oh, Designed and Folded by Mark Hanke Instructions not available Image source

Generation 3: Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald

Generation 3 launched on the Gameboy Advance in 2002/2003 depending on your country. This generation added a ton of new features as well as some very unique looking new Pokemon. We'll start this generation off with possibly the cutest starter, Torchic.

#255 Torchic, Designed and Folded by Vincent Achard Instructions not available Image source Kirlia is apparently a pretty popular Pokemon because there are a couple of different Kirlia designs. This one is probably my favourite.

#281 Kirlia, Designed and Folded by Kota Imai Crease pattern available from Kota Imai's Flickr Image source Here's quite an impressive looking Gardevoir to go along with the previous Kirlia.

#282 Gardevoir, Designed by Jin and Folded by Xu Daniel Instructions not available Image source Manectric is another one of my favourite Pokemon and this design is fantastic. I love how it perfectly uses colour changes so some parts of the model are yellow and others are blue, just like the actual Pokemon.

#310 Manectric, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Instructions not available Image source Lunatone is not a Pokemon that I would have expected someone to design. Someone did though and it's an absolutely fantastic looking origami Pokemon.

#337 Lunatone, Designed and Folded by Charles Wilson Instructions not available Image source Absol is another one of my favourite Pokemon so it's awesome to see a paper version.

#359 Absol, Designed and Folded by CahoonasOrigami Instructions not available Image source Here's a really great Relicanth design. This is another excellent example of using a colour change in the design and two-sided paper.

#369 Relicanth, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Crease pattern available from Calico's Origami Aquarium Image source Latios and Latias are both excellent Pokemon so of course there are origami versions of both of them. The really great thing is that they're essentially the same design except for the colour. If you use red and white paper you end up with Latias and if you use blue and white paper you end up with Latios (I think I got that right). There are a couple of really great Latios and Latias designs out there so picking one for this post was a bit difficult. In the end I decided on this one which isn't too hard to fold and still looks really great. The colour changes match the actual Pokemon perfectly. #380 Latias and #381 Latios, Designed by Wan Origami The main legendaries in Generation 3 are Kyogre and Groudon. I managed to find a somewhat obscure Japanese YouTube channel with video instructions showing how to fold both of these. The designs are really great too. #382 Kyogre, Designed by st te #383 Groudon, Designed by st te Jirachi is another legendary from Generation 3 and I absolutely love this Jirachi design. The 3 little strips of paper might technically be cheating but I don't mind at all.

#385 Jirachi, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Instructions not available Image source Deoxys is the final legendary for Generation 3 and ending things here we have this awesome shiny version of Deoxys. The whole model is folded from a single square of paper and it perfectly uses colour changes to match the actual Pokemon which is very impressive.

#386 Deoxys, Designed and Folded by Scott Keita Okamura Instructions not available Image source

Generation 4: Diamond/Pearl/Platinum

Generation 4 launched on the Nintendo DS in 2008 or 2009 depending on your country. This generation saw a pretty big graphical update and introduced a lot of excellent new Pokemon. Leafeon, another one of my favourite Pokemon is from this generation and we'll see a really good origami Leafeon in a bit. We'll start off this generation again with the fire-type starter. I tend to usually pick the grass-type starter but the fire ones always seem to be the most popular. #390 Chimchar, Designed by Henry Pham Ambipom is a pretty unique looking Pokemon and this paper version captured it perfectly.

#424 Ambipom, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Crease pattern available from Calico's Origami Aquarium Image source Lucario is probably the most popular Pokemon from this generation so it makes sense that we'd have an origami version.

#448 Lucario, Designed and Folded by Charles Wilson Instructions not available Image source Leafeon is another one of my all-time favourite Pokemon and I usually have it on my team. In addition to all his other excellent Eeveelution designs Henry Pham also has this awesome Leafeon. I've folded it myself and it's not too hard. You have to use white and green sided paper and for the most accurate look you need to fold with the white side as the dominant side and make the green side the back of the paper. #470 Leafeon, Designed by Henry Pham Probopass is a pretty obscure Pokemon but yep, there's an origami version!

#476 Probopass, Designed and Folded by Lee Bo-Yeon Instructions not available Image source A YouTuber named Axojisan has designed a great Dialga and Palkia. I've folded the Dialga myself and it's not too hard and looks great. #483 Dialga, Designed by Axojisan #484 Palkia, Designed by Axojisan Here's an awesome Darkrai model that uses 2 sheets of paper with a different colour on each side to get the 4 colours in the completed model.

#491 Darkrai, Designed and Folded by Scott Keita Okamura Instructions not available Image source Kakami Hitoshi designed one of the cutest paper Pokemon I've ever seen. He's got both the land form and sky form versions of Shaymin.

#492 Shaymin Land Form, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Instructions not available Image source

#492 Shaymin Sky Form, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Instructions not available Image source You can totally use different coloured paper to fold all the various types of Arceus.

#493 Arceus, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Crease pattern available from Calico's Origami Aquarium Image source The final Pokemon from this generation is Victini.

#494 Victini, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Crease pattern available from Calico's Origami Aquarium Image source

Generation 5: Black/White

Generation 5 was a little bit different than the previous ones. Generations 2, 3 and 4 all included Pokemon from previous generations. As you played you definitely encountered some new Pokemon but you also ran into lots of Pokemon from the previous generations. Black and White changed this and throughout the entire game you only encountered brand new Pokemon that were specially designed for this generation. After you completed the game you could start encountering older Pokemon though. The developers wanted to capture the feel of how things were back in Generation 1 where everything was brand new. Starting off this generation origami-wise we have each of the 3 starters.

#495 Snivy, Designed and Folded by Sea Crab Instructions not available Image source

#498 Tepig, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Crease pattern available from Calico's Origami Aquarium Image source

#501 Oshawatt, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Crease pattern available from Calico's Origami Aquarium Image source Lee Bo-Yeon designed this excellent Scraggy.

#559 Scraggy, Designed and Folded by Lee Bo-Yeon Instructions not available Image source Zorua is one of the most popular Pokemon from this generation so of course there's a paper version.

#570 Zorua, Designed and Folded by Lee Bo-Yeon Instructions not available Image source Reuniclus isn't really a Pokemon that I would expect to be that popular but here's an origami version. It's very well designed too.

#579 Reuniclus, Designed and Folded by Charles WIlson Instructions not available Image source Our final Pokemon for this generation is really great Volcarona.

#637 Volcarona, Designed and Folded by Charles Wilson Instructions not available Image source

Generation 6: X/Y

Pokemon X and Y released on the Nintendo 3DS in 2013 and was the first time that the series went into full 3D, instead of using 2D sprites. It also introduced another bunch of great new Pokemon. First up is one of my favourite starters and this design by Kakami Hitoshi is really, really cute.

#653 Fennekin, Designed and Folded by Kakami Hitoshi Crease pattern available from Calico's Origami Aquarium Image source Greninja is arguably one of the most popular Pokemon from this generation. Here's a great tutorial showing how to fold a paper one. #658 Greninja, Designed by Henry Pham Henry Pham also designed this amazing Sylveon. The design is pretty amazing and even has those ribbons. Unfortunately there's no tutorial for it yet so all we have is this video demo of it. #700 Sylveon, Designed by Henry Pham This Yveltal is easily another one of the most impressive looking origami Pokemon I've ever seen. It's folded from a single sheet of paper. If you use a sheet of black and red paper you end up perfectly matching the colours in the actual Yveltal design.

#717 Yveltal, Designed and Folded by Ivan Danny Handoko Instructions not available Image source Paper PH2 made this great tutorial for a cute little Zygarde cell. #718 Zygarde Cell, Designed by Paper PH2 Our final Pokemon for this generation is the unbound form of Hoopa. #720 Hoopa Unbound, Designed by st te

Generation 7: Sun/Moon

Pokemon Sun and Moon just came out so there hasn't been a lot of origami designed from these games yet. YouTuber st te though has created video tutorials for the main two legendaries from each of the games. #791 Solgaleo, Designed by st te #792 Lunala, Designed by st te Wow, that's a lot of origami Pokemon! We'll probably keep updating this post into the future too as we see more. In the mean time, let us know which one of these is your favourite in the comments. If you fold any of these feel free to share a photo of it with us too. We'd love to see! Click to Post

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Strategy: 19 tricks for reading people's body language

We rounded up science-backed tricks for analyzing people's gestures and facial expressions, so you can figure out what they're really thinking.

A person's body language can reveal a lot about what they're thinking and feeling.

That's especially true if their nonverbal displays don't match what they're saying out loud.

For example, a pointed finger with a closed hand can be an attempt at showing dominance and someone who repeatedly touches their face is probably nervous.

Reading other people's body language is tricky business.

If someone's crossing his arms, for example, you could assume that he's closed off, when in fact he's just cold.

That said, when you notice that a person's nonverbal displays don't quite match up with what she's telling you out loud, it's worth paying extra attention.

Below, we've rounded up 19 scientific insights into the significance of body language, pulled from Psychology Today, research journals, and a few awesome books.

The shoulder shrug is a universal signal of not knowing what's going on

According to Barbara Pease and Allan Pease, authors of "The Definitive Book of Body Language," everybody does the shoulder shrug.

The shrug is a "good example of a universal gesture that is used to show that a person doesn't know or doesn't understand what you are saying," they write.

"It's a multiple gesture that has three main parts," they continue. "Exposed palms to show nothing is being concealed in the hands, hunched shoulders to protect the throat from attack, and raised brow, which is a universal, submissive greeting."

Open palms are an ancient display of honesty

When someone swears to tell the truth in a court of law, they put one hand on a religious text and raise their other hand into the air, palm facing whoever they're speaking to.

That's because, the Peases write in "The Definitive Book of Body Language," an open palm has been associated with "truth, honesty, allegiance, and submission" throughout Western history.

"Just as a dog will expose its throat to show submission or surrender to the victor," they write, "humans use their palms to show that they are unarmed and therefore not a threat."

A lack of crinkles around the eyes suggests a potentially fake smile

The jury is still out on whether we can tell when someone is faking what scientists call a Duchenne smile. It's the expression we make when we're genuinely experiencing positive emotion.

At one point, researchers believed that making a genuine smile was nearly impossible to do on command. The smile, they said, was all about the crow's-feet around your eyes. When you're smiling joyfully, they crinkle. When you're faking it, they don't.

If someone's trying to look happy but really isn't, you won't see the wrinkles.

More recently, a study from Northeastern University researchers found that people could do a pretty good job of faking a Duchenne smile, even when they weren't feeling especially happy.

It seems safe to say that if the crinkles aren't there, the person's probably not genuinely happy. But just because the crinkles are there doesn't necessarily mean they're elated.

Raised eyebrows are often a sign of discomfort

In the same way that real smiles shape the wrinkles around your eyes, University of Massachusetts professor Susan Krauss Whitbourne writes on Psychology Today that worry, surprise, or fear can cause people to raise their eyebrows in discomfort.

So if someone compliments your new hairstyle or outfit with their eyebrows raised, it may not be sincere.

A pointed finger with a closed hand is an attempt at displaying dominance

If someone is closing their palm and pointing with their index finger, then they're trying to display dominance, though it doesn't always work out.

"The Palm-Closed-Finger-Pointed is a fist where the pointed finger is used like a symbolic club with which the speaker figuratively beats his listeners into submission," the Peases write. "Subconsciously, it evokes negative feelings in others because it precedes a right overarm blow, a primal move most primates use in a physical attack."

If they mirror your body language, the conversation is probably going well

When two people are getting along, their postures and movements mirror each other's. When your best friend crosses her legs, you will, too. If you're on a date that's going well, you'll both be making the same goofy hand gestures.

This is because we mirror each other when we're feeling a connection, says positive psychologist Barbara Fredrickson.

But if they look into your eyes for too long, they might be lying

In an attempt to avoid looking shifty-eyed, some liars will purposefully hold their gaze a touch too long, so that it's slightly uncomfortable, according to behavioral analyst and body language expert Lillian Glass.

They may also stand very still and not blink.

Eye contact shows interest — both positive and negative

When you look someone in the eyes, it sets an arousal state in the body.

"How that arousal is interpreted, however, depends on the parties involved and the circumstances," writes Claremont McKenna College organizational psychologist Ronald E. Riggio.

"Being stared at by a stranger who appears large or ominous can be seen as a threat and elicit a fear response. ... However, the gaze of a potential sexual partner causes arousal that can be interpreted positively — as a sexual invitation."

An expansive pose signals power and a sense of achievement

How people hold themselves is a big clue to how they're feeling.

If someone's leaning back and relaxed, they probably feel powerful and in control. In fact, research has found that even people born blind raise their arms in a V shape when they win a physical competition.

A 'cluster' of gestures shows a real feeling of connection

Attraction isn't communicated through one signal but a sequence.

Neuropsychologist Marsha Lucas suggests one to watch for: "After making eye contact, she looks down a bit, gathers or otherwise preens her hair, and then looks up at you while her chin is tipped."

Crossed legs are usually a sign of resistance and low receptivity, and are a bad sign in a negotiation

Out of 2,000 negotiations videotaped by Gerard I. Nierenberg and Henry H. Calero, the authors of "How to Read a Person Like a Book," there wasn't a single settlement when one of the negotiators had their legs crossed.

"Psychologically, crossed legs signal that a person is mentally, emotionally, and physically closed off," writes psychologist Travis Bradberry — which may mean they're less likely to budge in a negotiation.

A clenched jaw, tightened neck, or furrowed brow shows stress

All these are "limbic responses" associated with the limbic system in the brain.

"Emotion, spotting and reacting to threats, as well as assuring our survival, are all heavy responsibilities of the limbic system," writes former FBI counterintelligence agent Joe Navarro.

"The bus leaves without us, and we are clenching our jaws, rubbing our necks. We are asked to work another weekend, and the orbits of our eyes narrow as our chin lowers."

Humans have been displaying discomfort this way for millions of years, Navarro says.

If they repeatedly touch their face or their hands, they're probably nervous

Navarro told Business Insider that we've evolved to display nervousness without using any words.

Some of the most common manifestations of our anxiety? Touching your face and rubbing the skin on your hands. Both can be soothing behaviors when you're feeling uncomfortable.

"It's hilarious how often we touch ourselves under stress," Navarro said.

If they're laughing with you, they're probably into you

If someone is receptive to your humor, they're likely interested in you.

Evolutionary psychologists say that humor — and positive reception to humor — play a pivotal role in human development. They serve as a way of signaling a desire for a relationship, be it platonic or romantic.

Expansive, authoritative postures show leadership

Whether they're innate or learned, there are a number of signals and behaviors people use when they feel that they're a leader, or at least are trying to convince you that they are.

They include holding an erect posture, walking purposefully, steepling and palm-down hand gestures, and generally open and expansive body postures.

A shaking leg signals a shaky inner state

"Your legs are the largest area of your body," University of Massachusetts professor Susan Whitbourne says, "so when they move, it's pretty hard for others not to notice."

A shaky leg signals anxiety, irritation, or both, she says.

A slight smile along with direct eye contact might be an attempt at seduction

Riggio's research suggests that there's a specific type of smile people display when they're trying to act seductive.

He writes in Psychology Today:

"[T]hey typically display positive affect — a slight smile that accompanies direct eye contact, with a slow glance away, but still holding the smile.

"Interestingly, the seductive smile could be accompanied by submissive behavior (tilting the head downward), or dominant behavior — proudly and slowly glancing away."

If the inner corners of their eyebrows don't move up and in, they're probably not as sad as they seem

Psychologist Paul Ekman uses the term "reliable muscles" for the muscles in the face that you can't contract voluntarily.

In his book "The Tell," psychologist Matthew Hertstein explains how to apply Ekman's research: "If you observe a person expressing sadness both verbally and facially, but the inner corners of his eyebrows are not going up and in, he may not be experiencing sadness at all. He's unable to contract these muscles voluntarily despite his best efforts."

If one side of their face is more active than the other side, they might be faking the emotion

Hertstein writes: "The vast majority of facial displays of emotion are bilateral — that is, they show up on both sides of the face equally. ... Next time you tell a joke, look to see if her smile is symmetrical when she laughs."

This is an update of an article originally posted by Drake Baer and Max Nisen.

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I've Been Reborn! An Exclusive Interview with a Rustic Barn

From Old Barnwood to Beautiful Rustic Reclaimed Furniture

It looks quite beautiful to the average eye. But when you’ve seen what it was before and what it is now, it’s hard to think anything would have come out on top of the situation other than bunnies and any other grass grazing animal in the area. An overgrown green pasture with fallen fence and wildflowers sprouting throughout. You can see an area of pasture to the North where a barn used to stand; tall, strong, and full of use. This is the exclusive interview with that barn. Its rise to fame and glory, its depleting use, the big fall of defeat, and when it found its purpose again.

LFP: How old are you? Barnwood: Is this how you start all your interviews? That’s sort of a blunt question. Let’s start off by stating that barnwood is like a fine wine, it gets better with age.

I am a third-generation barn, my great grandpa was one of the first barns ever built in North America. I was the first in my family to be built with a metal roof; man, was my mom proud…. I was built in 1880- you can do the math from there.

LFP: Metal roofs, I bet that was a huge upgrade back then. What was your purpose when they built you? Barnwood: I was built for a family of farmers. I had a multitude of uses. I housed the work horses, the hay to feed them, the equipment they would hook up to plow and plant the fields. I gave the barn cats a cozy place free from weather and generations of kids a place to play and use their imagination. I loved it, I was happy! I stood tall and strong nothing could bring me down.

LFP: Or so you thought… When did you start to see your uses be depleted? Barnwood: A new family bought the land to farm in 1960, they farmed the land but horses were no longer needed for that and they didn’t raise livestock. There were no animals for me to house, no kids to use their imagination to morph me into a pirate ship or to play house. It was just me and a couple of tractors. The animals talked with each other and me, but those tractors – they just stayed quiet and wouldn’t talk to me, I felt so empty and alone. This was also the year that they brought electricity in. It would be the beginning of the end of me. There was an electrical fire in 1972 that took a good quarter of me to the ground. What did the tractors do during the fire? Not a darn thing! The cows and horses would have at least called out warnings. The family couldn’t afford the doctor’s (contractor) bill to repair me, so there I sat. Empty and alone, as they took the tractors out of me as well. I was at the lowest point in my life I had ever been. It was then that that tumor of a shed was built…

LFP: Oh my! How sad! What happened? Barnwood: I sat, depleting. Watching as the new shiny shed get all the attention and use. I was neglected, crumbling physically and mentally for almost 30 years. The land was handed over to the bank in the 1990s, I was forgotten. Besides the occasional teenagers parking behind me to hide while they wrestled it looked like, odd creatures you humans are. It was in 2010 when I was found again. And that was by far, the best day of my life. At first, I was scared, all I heard was a bunch of guys talking about tearing me down. If wood could pee…. I would have created a river. Needless to say I had pitch streaming down my beams. But as they started working I heard them say how this piece will work great for a vanity, and this would be great color for a dresser. All I could think was, they are only tearing me down to build me back up again.

LFP: That’s wonderful! It must have been uplifting to find purpose again. Barnwood: Yes it was! I was built into all sorts of rustic furniture. My beams were used for barnwood beds, my planks for reclaimed barn wood hutches, buffets, vanities, and tables. I was useful in SO many pieces. I don’t know what has happened to all of me throughout the years, but looking at how I turned out. I can imagine all the parts of me are happy. Being used in the practical rustic fashion they were meant for.

LFP: Have you been able to keep in touch with other pieces of yourself? Barnwood: ….. Did you really just ask that? I’m remnants of an old barn. Not a cell phone, not a tablet, not a computer, how would I have kept in touch genius?

LFP: Let’s move on. What have you learned from your long life? By the way I finally completed that math, you’re 137 years old. Barnwood: And I still look better than you! Over the years, I have learned that no matter how you feel, how low you fall… your life always has reason. Looking back, even when I was just a structure to block teens’ cars from view of the road… I was useful. But being reclaimed, it has been the best feeling in the world. I’ve been reclaimed! I am beautiful and useful and ready to live on for another 100+ years!

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I've Been Reborn! An Exclusive Interview with a Rustic Barn

From Old Barnwood to Beautiful Rustic Reclaimed Furniture

LFP: How old are you? Barnwood: Is this how you start all your interviews? That’s sort of a blunt question. Let’s start off by stating that barnwood is like a fine wine, it gets better with age.

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Yasir's five-fer to Brathwaite's sixes: Best matches of 2016

Why do fans develop an emotional and long-term attachment with sports? It is a question that doesn’t have a ready-made answer. The highs of watching your favourite cricketer crunching a six to pilot his team to a victory in the World Cup final, interspersed with lows of your sporting icon faltering at the final hurdle, brings out a cocktail of emotions in us. In short, sport is a bittersweet symphony of ecstasy and pain.

Even in the year just gone by, there were moments that elevated lovers of sport from the mundane to exalted heights. Usain Bolt sprinting to his third Gold Medal in 100 metres at the Olympics or Michael Phelps showing great reserves of willpower to add six more medals to end up with a staggering 32 Olympic medals embodied a burst of genius.

For Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal, there were tears of joy as they hoisted their first major trophy by winning the Euro 2016. On the other hand, there was despair for Lionel Messi and Argentina after losing to Chile in the penalty shootout at the Copa America. In the cricketing landscape, too, the year 2016 was marked by matches that captured all the action and drama to leave the aficionados spellbound.

We at Cricbuzz have picked 10 of the best cricket matches for the year – across formats and frontiers.

West Indies vs Pakistan, Dubai, 2016

The first Test of the three-match series between Pakistan and West Indies in Dubai turned out to be a high-quality one. The fortunes of the two sides swung back and forth at its own stately pace before the hosts clinched the thriller by 56 runs. Incidentally, it also was the second Day-Night Test held in Test history.

With the continual expanse of evening sunset over the stadium, Azhar Ali etched his name in the folklore of Pakistan’s cricket by becoming only the fourth batsman from the country to notch up a triple hundred in Tests. The home side scored a monstrous 579 for 3 declared in their first innings. With his varied assortment of tricks, Yasir Shah then whirled away to a five-fer to snuff out the visitors for 357. At that juncture of the match, Pakistan had the chance to enforce the follow-on, but they decided against it.

Now, every great tale in the history of cricket has that moment where defeat is in the air, with little hope left of charting a comeback, before a talisman emerges to lift the spirits. For the visitors, it was Devendra Bishoo, who flung open the door by running through the cream of Pakistan’s batting line-up to skittle them out for a paltry 123. West Indies still needed an imposing 346 for a come-from-behind victory.

If Bishoo’s 8 for 49 was the backbone then Darren Bravo’s majestic 116 turned out to be the nerve of West Indies’ sterling show. On Day 5, he cajoled the ball through what seemed like imperceptible gaps. Roston Chase (35) and Jason Holder (40) provided Bravo with valuable support to get West Indies within touching distance of pulling a jailbreak. Yasir, however, coaxed an uppish drive from Bravo and plucked a diving catch off his own bowling to get the prized scalp. Rest of the lower-order couldn’t handle the pressure and the visitors fell short of the target by 56.

Australia vs Pakistan, Brisbane

Asad Shafiq’s sublime 137 was the genesis of Pakistan’s stunning resurgence in the first Test against Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane. While chasing down a mammoth target of 490, the visitors were precariously-placed at 220 for 6. However, Shafiq and the lower-order batsmen hauled Pakistan out of depths of despair to a position from where they could dream of victory.

The bat made a nice arc and the ball continued to scurry to the fence as the right-handed batsman explored every nook and cranny of the ground. Mohammad Amir, his partner at the other end, played without fear. Even after Jackson Bird nipped out Amir for 48, Wahab Riaz and Yasir dabbed and pinched singles and twos to leave the opposition ragged. To make matters worse, the hosts fluffed a couple of chances, including one of Shafiq.

Just in the nick of time, Mitchell Starc triggered an explosion of celebration in the Australian camp by snaring Shafiq’s scalp. Yasir then was run-out as the hosts won the thriller by 39 runs. However, the mercurial Pakistan setup won fulsome praise for bouncing back after they were bundled out for a paltry 142 in the first innings.

India vs England, Mumbai

Virat Kohli put up a performance of unparalleled conviction at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai to not just overhaul England’s sizeable first innings total of 400, but also secure India’s remarkable win. With the boisterous crowd bellowing Kohli to take charge of proceedings, he essayed wristy flicks, neatly played drives and the occasional pull. Kohli also found an able ally in Jayant Yadav as the duo shared a record stand of 241 for eighth wicket.

India took a first-innings lead of 231 before Ravichandran Ashwin dismantled the already deflated English side by bagging a six-fer. The tourists eventually crashed to an innings and 36-run loss.

Sri Lanka vs Australia, Pallekele

When Australia arrived on the shores of Sri Lanka as the No.1 ranked Test side, they were expected to bestride the hosts through the course of the series. However, the home team showed unblinking resolve to engineer an amazing win in the first Test in Pallekele. Kusal Mendis, at the age of just 21, starred for Sri Lanka with his heroic 176.

For the first two days of the match, Australia were in the ascendancy. Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc had ripped through the heart of Sri Lanka’s line-up to dismantle the home team for a mere 117. The visitors then extended the advantage with a healthy lead of 86. In the second innings, too, Australia whittled away at the opposition ranks to leave them in a spot of bother at 86 for 4. Mendis, the promising batsman, then decided to raise to the occasion and compose a masterpiece.

Sinuous flicks and drives were in full flow juxtaposed by Mendis’s ability to crack daring sweeps against Nathan Lyon’s off-spin. Finally, Starc induced an outside edge to dismiss Mendis, but his 176 had laid the platform for the hosts’ recovery. Australia were set an imposing 268 on a turning track to go 1-0 up in the series. But they crumbled in face of Rangana Herath’s wily left-arm spin.

Australia, however, still had a bit of fight left in them. With the hosts just two wickets away from scripting a well-earned win, Peter Nevill and Steve O’Keefe showed dogged spirit by stonewalling Sri Lanka for 29.4 overs. But the duo’s efforts went in vain as Sri Lanka romped home to a 106-run victory.

South Africa vs England, Wanderers

The fourth One-Day International between South Africa and England turned out to be a gripping contest, with the match coming alive in the slog overs. The hosts needed a daunting 53 runs with just two wickets in hand. On the other hand, England were in a buoyant mood as they had bagged the wickets of Farhaan Behardien, David Wiese and Kagiso Rabada in quick succession to leave South Africa tottering at seven down.

Enter Chris Morris. The affable all-rounder who was recalled for the game, combined selective power and timing to crunch a stream of pulls and drives to level the scores. The significance of Morris’s knock can be exemplified by the fact that Kyle Abbott, his partner at the other end, eked out just three runs. Despite Adil Rashid castling Morris with a googly, Imran Tahir took the hosts past the finish line with a boundary.

The visitors were left to ponder about the chance Rashid grassed when Morris was on 14. England also wasted the opportunity of winning the toss and batting first on a wicket with even bounce. At one point of time, they were struggling at 108 for 6, but Joe Root’s resolute hundred (109) powered England to 262.

England vs Sri Lanka, Trent Bridge

June 21, 2016 – With chewed nails and frayed nerves, the Trent Bridge crowd watched in anticipation as Nuwan Pradeep marked his run-up to bowl the final ball of the first ODI between England and Sri Lanka. The equation had boiled down to England needing seven off one ball (six to tie) in the first game of the series. With thousands of eyes trained on the last ball, Liam Plunkett paused for a moment or two before taking strike.

With athletic strides, Pradeep bustled to the crease and attempted the yorker. Unfortunately for the bowler, he missed the toe-crusher by a few inches and Plunkett landed the decisive blow by nailing a six straight down the ground to tie the game.

Large part of the credit for ensuring a dramatic finish would have to go to the pair of Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes. At 82 for 6, chasing 287, England were in deep abyss. Buttler and Woakes, however, ran sharply between the wickets and dished out occasional big hits to keep the home side in the hunt.

The pair took the home side within 67 runs of a victory before Buttler fell for a sparky 93. Woakes and Plunkett sustained the momentum, but they required 30 off two overs, still an uphill task. In the penultimate over, Plunkett and Woakes found the boundary ropes once each as the target was reduced to 14 off the last over. In the end, the match turned out to be a nail-biting tie.

Zimbabwe vs West Indies, Bulawayo

West Indies seemed to be the clear favourites on paper when they locked horns against Zimbabwe in the third game of the tri-series (also involving Sri Lanka) in Bulawayo. However, as the cliche goes, cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties.

Zimbabwe certainly proved that old maxim right by not just putting up a fine show with the bat, but also held their nerve to pinch a tie. At 220 for 2, in pursuit of 258, the visitors were in the driver’s seat. Shai Hope, the centurion, was still at the crease. However, Hope perhaps lost his concentration and soon edged one behind the stumps.

Despite Zimbabwe picking up a few scalps in the slog overs, West Indies were just four runs away from winning the game when Donald Tiripano was given the chance to bowl the final over. The lively crowd, however, still believed Zimbabwe could pull off a miracle. In the last over of the match, Tiripano tempted Carlos Brathwaite to slog a leg-cutter straight into the hands of the long-on fielder. Tiripano also deflected one onto the stumps to run out the non-striker Ashley Nurse.

The equation finally came down to one off one ball. Tiripano ushered in a slower ball outside off to beat Jason Holder’s attempt to slog. However, Holder and Jonathan Carter tried to sneak in a bye only for Peter Moor, the wicketkeeper, to effect the direct-hit at the striker’s end and catch Carter short of the crease. The entire Bulawayo stadium erupted in joy. Even the normally subdued Heath Streak, Zimbabwe’s head coach, was up on his feet.

India vs New Zealand, Delhi

New Zealand had a chastening experience in the Test series against India as they lost the rubber 3-0. The home side also won the first ODI of the five-match series convincingly in Dharamsala. The visitors’ travails looked set to continue when they took on India in the second game in Delhi. However, Kane Williamson led from the front with a superbly-paced 118 aided by a collective effort with the ball to eke out a memorable six-run victory in the final over.

If we hit the rewind button and look back at the pulsating encounter, Trent Boult’s thrifty returns with the new ball and disciplined bowling by the spinners had reduced India to 183 for 8 in pursuit of 243.

Hardik Pandya, the all-rounder, however, slogged a few boundaries to give India renewed hope. With 11 required off eight balls, Hardik had done all the ground work to carry the hosts past the finish line. But with adrenaline pumping he tried one shot too many and holed out to Mitchell Santner. Tim Southee then castled Jasprit Bumrah to hand a rare victory for New Zealand against India in their own den and level the series 1-1. Southee shattering Bumrah’s stumps also led to an almighty hush at the ground.

Ireland vs Oman, Dharamsala

Oman upsetting the apple-cart and pipping Ireland in a fairytale finish with two balls to spare in the World T20 in Dharamsala was one of the highlights of the tournament. Oman – a team made up of Sales supervises, marketing managers and accountants – were expected to be brushed aside by the Ireland outfit. However, the unheralded debutants took the cricketing world by surprise and usurped their formidable foes.

On a slow track, Ireland were initially restricted to 154 for 5. Ajay Lalcheta bowled slowly through the air to befuddle the batsmen for lack of pace. Munis Ansari, with his slingy action, troubled Ireland and snared three wickets as well. They also dived and tumbled across enthusiastically in the field. Zeeshan Maqsood flying to his left to grab a wonderful diving catch to dislodge Paul Stirling is a case in point.

Maqsood, Jatinder Singh (arguably the team’s best batsman) and Khawar Ali then raised hopes of an upset by piloting Oman to 86 for 2 in just over 12 overs. However, there was a middle-order wobble as they slipped to 90 for 5. At that point of time, Oman required a further 61 in five overs. It was the bespectacled Amir Ali who gave renewed hope for the Oman set-up with a 17-ball 32. Amir reduced the target to a gettable 14 off the final over.

The experienced Max Sorensen was given the responsibility to bowl the last over. But with the game on the line, Sorensen crumbled under pressure as he bowled a slew of full toss. The target came down to three off three. Sorensen, though, forced Amir to nick one as the Ireland camp breathed a sigh of relief. Unfortunately for them, the seamer undid all the good work by bowling another full toss. Ansari missed it as did the wicketkeeper and the ball raced away to the fine leg fence, leading to joyous celebrations in Oman’s dug-out.

England vs West Indies, Kolkata

As England and West Indies’ players stood still for the national anthem to be played out, there was a sense of excitement in the air that the showpiece final of the World T20 would be a thriller. It certainly turned out to be one as Carlos Brathwaite thumped four consecutive sixes off Ben Stokes in the final over to secure a dramatic win.

Euphoric West Indies players celebrated in their typical Calypso style, with Dawyne Bravo’s “Champion” song filling the stadium. On the other hand, Stokes sat on the pitch vanquished. The redoubtable cricketer seemed to be gazing at the jubilant West Indies camp expressionless, wondering what might have been.

If we look back at the match, it had its share of twists and turns. Joe Root (54) and Jos Buttler’s (36) timely hands had helped England compile a competitive 155 on a slow wicket. Root continued to leave his imprint on proceedings by dismissing Chris Gayle and Johnson Charles in the second over of the game.

Marlon Samuels, though, kept West Indies in the game with a well-measured, unbeaten fifty. Despite Samuels’s best efforts, the asking rate continued to climb. Eventually, the Caribbean side needed 19 off the last over. Brathwaite then did the unthinkable by smacking four sixes to send the West Indies camp into a tizzy.

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