Call me an otaku.. NOT

Yo-Jin-Bo the bodyguards

2012-01-27T22:05:00.008+08:00

Chinese new year holidays came and went.. did my revision, visited relatives and played more games :D

I chanced upon a free download of this commercial otome game, set in the feudal times of japan from a really kind and responsive otome game blogger-- otome lover. It's called Yo-Jin-Bo, The Bodyguards, 用心棒. I finished it in 3 days of on and off playing and I really really like the game ((: my dears, this isn't a review or a walkthrough, I'm just fan-girling over the game and feeling happy even if no one understands hahaha

Beware of minor spoilers!!

In my opinion, the artwork wasn't that appealing, compared to the previous games I've tried. The characters appear slightly strange, not all the angles were flattering. I couldn't appreciate the facial features which I felt were too sharp... just not that pleasing to the eye.

That aside, the background music deserve two thumbs up!! The theme at the starting menu and when the bad guys appear is extremely catchy. Many others were also very soothing and looped in such perfection that I opened the game and played the songs continuously while doing my work.

A total of 6 characters to obtain, I went after them in this order: Muneshige (uncle ah uncle), Jin, Ittosai (psycho), Bo, Yo (xiaodidi), Monzan (lao ah pek). I have to say.... each path has it's sweet and squeal worthy parts, some more then the others, others more fun then the rest. And so I shall dedicate a para to each character.

I got a game over in the 1st play through, at the fork road. Turned out I was too set on Muneshige which resulted in a wrong action. He didn't appear too old, and it didn't hit me as such until Jin refered to Muneshige as a middle aged man somewhere in the game. This made me go -__- and wonder why on earth I chose to go after such an old man on the 1st try. I guess I was smitten by his protectiveness at the enemy's castle haha (: Enjoyed his cgs the most out of the guys, especially the one with the hand signal LOL and the ones with his hair down XDXD

The 2nd guy I went after was Jinnosuke aka Jin. Reason being, he was the 1st guy to catch my attention in game, but that was before Muneshige got to show his caring side which then swept me off my feet. So I went after Jin out of erm.. loyalty. Jin's path was rather plain... I liked the part where they rolled down the hill after escaping, and that little bit of sexual tension during the snake bite. The ending was supposed to be special? But somehow it didn't get me :X Maybe I was expecting more since Jin's always shown as the main character carrying the girl. Not bad lah, but nothing special.

Ittosai was my favourite guy, with regards to the path. It's really cliche now that I think about it, but the development was the most natural and complete out of the six characters. I was squealing at his method of breaking the princess's fall. In fact, I had already been squealing before they had escaped from the ninjas. Not much of a meganebishie fan... so the fanservice at the end was alright. (((: Oh wait!! Ittosai's voice was really sexy XD that put me in the squealing mood hahaha! Ittosai's bad ending almost made me cry.

I wish they'd do something about the face and gave him a more gentle expression though..

I mean look at that face at the bottom left.. if someone said 'I love you' with that kind of expression, I would totally be freaked out.

Tsubaki aka Bo was next. He was my obvious choice since I wasn't attracted by little boys (Yo) or old men (Monzan). His path was ordinary, almost lame. The flirting was good, but when it really mattered, he spoilt it with too much geek talk. The walking on air part got me starry eyed because it was so magical (: until the cape appeared -_- Happy ending had a nice surprise while the bad ending was pretty good (but still sad)

Yozaburo Iranui whee I remember his full name =D Very lively voice, I like! His path was quite satisfactory, one of the better ones, in my opinion. It was exciting, and I was actually worried about his injuries, cos they seemed to be quite grave and he looked weak. A little too much shounen ai hints with Monzan and there was even a CG dedicated to that pairing?! .... Maybe i'm reading too much into it but yea.... still anti yaoi and will pick at any shounen ai hints I'm not comfortable with.

His bad ending was really bad if you realise what has happened..

The last guy I went after.. cos I wasn't too keen on the idea of chasing a monk with white hair who isn't cool at all. His path surprised me.... I'll actually rank Monzan aka Mon-mon as second favourite after Ittosai. It's was quite a fun path, and what surprised me was Mon-mon's considerate and capable side, so dependable~ -swoons- The injuries he sustained seemed quite grave, which also got me worried hahaha. I didn't like his method of catching the princess though, lacked the originality after seeing Ittosai's version first. Mon-mon had the best ending... a ring XD wow

I thoroughly enjoyed the dialogue between the characters. The translation was done well and alot of jokes were not lost in translation, at least that's what I feel since i don't understand japanese. The game was filled with jokes and humour, like almost every other line had a punch line. This had me laughing like mad XD Sure, some were pretty lame and many of the jokes did not fit into the time period but i'm cool with that since it's consistent throughout the game.

And sooo... I had an awesome chinese new year (: abrupt end

Empty

2012-01-20T23:39:00.004+08:00

I finished Honey and clover successfully online.. Teared a bit at the last episode haha it's the friendship that's so touching. What a pity to go munching on the four leave clovers though..

I’d been wondering whether there is a meaning to a failed love… Is something that disappeared the same as something that never existed? But now I know there is—-There is a meaning right here.. Because despite the heartbreak, i’m still glad that i fell in love

Takemoto.. you didn't get the girl, but we're all rooting for you (:

Feeling a wee bit empty after this.. was going to squeeze in an episode since I have the time now but can't find a series that I want to re-watch or start on... Oh wait, i have 2 more paths to complete on my otome game.. the dual paths for marius/shuppin and rhett/beck. Challenge accepted!!!

Not this...

2012-01-15T00:03:00.005+08:00

can someone please kill me now....

My honey and clover dvd isn't complete either. It has only season 1. My bad too, cos i forgot that season 1 has 24 episodes while season 2 has 13 (and not 13 episodes for seasons 1 and 2 each).... and so i was taken in by the 'complete tv set episodes 1-24' on the box...... I was unwilling to accept reality when the last dvd ended and Hagu had not broken her arm, and quite a few things had not happened yet. and i kept wondering why the ending song didn't change T ^T

Then it dawned on me after eating dinner. GAAAAHHHH it doesnt even have the L and F special episodes

ya know, if I hadn't watched both anime before, I would have happily accepted my incomplete kiddy grade and honey & clover dvds as they are.. thinking that I made good buys. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING T____T is this an omen that I should stop buying anime in M'sia??

Ps i didnt mean the 1st sentence literally

kyaaa

2012-01-12T10:58:00.003+08:00

I go kyaa whenever Tomoe appears with his long hair.

My newest shoujo manga venture after Love so life-- Kamisama hajimemashita, or kamisama kiss. Nothing special, I like stories where the guy and girl get together after getting rejected by one side, or after many chapters with the relationship developing bit by bit. (Though i'd rather not have anything too complicated like an ex gf) In this case the girl was rejected by this hot guy hehe but he has come to like her too... Shouldn't be long now. But things will get boring after that..

So school's starting

2012-01-07T17:19:00.005+08:00

Hopefully that will ease my spending.. I'm pretty happy with my timetable this sem, much better than last semester's. No real free day but less early lessons :DDD

Some progress made, but feels like stalemate again plus some external influences which may have a push or pull effect.. I don't know. Either way, rather looking forward to school! and the 3 months holiday wheeee

Cut down on the otome games, in fact I barely touched them these few days and have no urge to play.. But once I get started on a path... that's another story. Been watching Kiddy grade happily, until I realised that a few episodes were missing. Then I discovered that the movie collection shortens those few episodes into an amv X________X Spoilt my mood, and i'm currently on Honey and clover, deserting kiddy grade forever(for the time being -_-) Honey and clover is really one of the few series that I can re-watch over and over again but feel refreshed each time. Nothing I can relate to, but it made me aware of how things can be in life, and it makes alot of sense for the characters to behave the way they do.

Tuition resumed today, i'm going to have some income finally. Planning to get my hxh volumes and laptop bag when the feeling comes

Hiding from the sun, thankful for my jeans and umbrella

Happy New Year!!

2012-01-02T22:22:00.005+08:00

I'm back from Msia and super tired.. which is good cos I will now be able to start the cycle of sleeping early, waking early and have a good body. Hahahaha

Things I did:

2 bbqs

Caught a cold

Recovered

Sang K

Went Thailand, Hatyai

At the room toilet-- Cleaned and disinfected with a helpful strand of hair left behind in case we wanted to track the hardworking cleaner

Shopped-- bought shoes, clothes

Aren't these the sweetest pair of shoes? So pretty and cheap! =D

Bought anime again

It was a one for one sale, I actually selected from the pile Hikaru no go, Honey and clover, Kiddy grade and a few other titles which I really can't remember now. Made the choice to go with these 2 cos Hikaru was slightly more expensive and I wanted Kiddy grade badly :) It has been a while since I last purchased anime series.. I doubt I'll have time to watch them now though..

Played with doggies

Zaizai SHO CUTE!!!

Cut hair-- witnessed a sec 1 boy crying cos he had to shave almost botak to start school (school regulation)

Played otome games-- no pictures but I realised i can really spend an entire day playing.. just to complete a path and start on another. Ultimate zai nu =/

Tried SKII (toner) and it's really good! M'sia dries my skin out and it was only the toner, but the effects were so much obvious and effective than my cheapo moisturizer haha i think the treatment essense will be godly.

Ate good food

Went for uncles' company dinner, dressed up

Had my heart momentarily stolen by an adorable 4 year old boy (cousin's cousin). He was so shy that he only dared to peek at me and quickly looked away when I looked at him -melts- then under the encouragement of the others, he later declared to me 'I love you' and kissed me on the cheek. omg.. XD I felt that the room became really warm after the kiss

Things I didn't do:
Buy laptop bag

Buy t shirts to wear to school

Collect my altered dress ( was hoping to wear it during cny but no longer possible ): )

Bring camera charger.. so I couldnt take more photos

MERRY XMAS

2011-12-24T23:10:00.003+08:00

Back from Hatyai!!

Bought shoes and bottoms, no tops though haha

=D

2011-12-22T17:49:00.003+08:00

In Msia now!! So happy though my laptop couldnt connect to the wireless at my cousin's house so i'm using my mum's lappie. Also forgot to bring my camera wire thingy..... can't upload any photos until I return to singapore! :)

Going thailand to shop tmr!!! New clothes wheeee~~

Hello there!

2011-12-18T00:22:00.004+08:00

It has been a while since I last felt even a little interested in someone (prev time was last year?).. I'm absolutely sure it's a passing infatuation but I can choose to hold on to this feeling. No urge to make any moves though -shrugs-

Too little info right now and I only started feeling this way a few days ago, we'll see how it goes ;) HEHEHE

At the same time, I need to politely decline some potential advances.

Busy busy!

2011-12-16T12:13:00.004+08:00

Band camp, kbox, concert, concert, pulau ubin stayover, two bbqs, chek jawa, cycling, A&E, kbox again

Going malaysia soon :D

Soft fluffy hamsters

2011-12-11T15:06:00.003+08:00

Was reading a manga about cats.. and that night I had a rather depressing dream about hamsters. In the dream, I had alot of new born baby hamsters and for some strange reasons, they were kept in clear plastic bags. I can't remember exactly how the poor hamsters died, but I think in the dream, I accidentally squished them because I forgot about the plastic bag on my legs or sth. It was really sad..

And so they started dying and turning hard one by one T____________T each day, I took the hamsters out from the plastic bags and felt so terrible when I felt that they were cold and no longer soft and fluffy. I was left with 2 healthy ones when I finally woke up. =(( What a morbid dream T_T I really miss Zaizai.. wanna see him soon.

Was also reading Beauty Honey, from the same author of Beauty is the beast which I totally adore.. I enjoyed Beauty Honey, but it flew over my head for most parts. I don't know why I still liked it -_-

heeheee

2011-12-09T00:04:00.004+08:00

Some time ago I used my pencil eyeliner to slightly line my eyes from the bottom! Turned out pretty nicely but i've got to work on making both eyes look symmetrical.. and to prevent it from smudging XD

Started reading a shoujo manga cos I had a craving for bishies :) Love So Life is sweet, I like it quite abit XD certain chapters were confusing cos of the lack of connections but overall not bad :)

One shoujo manga led to another and I started on koizora. There was a movie on it called 恋空 which I didnt watch but I remember the reviews were good and that it was very sad. At chapter 7 of the manga, I have to say.. the content is messed up, not very believable, at least to people like me.. I'm sitting in front of the laptop wringing my hands and worrying for the female protagonist -_- not what i'm looking for right now.... so -stops reading-

Poisoned

2011-11-25T22:46:00.003+08:00

I took a little break after cell bio today.. instead of taking a nap which I initially planned to, I started playing a death note fan made visual novel which I downloaded last week.

The art and background were really good and attractive, I really liked it but.... the game content was so disturbing. Lesson learnt.. to take note of ratings and warnings before downloading the game. And label the file with the appropriate warnings (because I only open the file to try when I'm free and usually forget what the game is about) so I don't get a heart attack when playing.

I was expecting abit of fluff, and shounen ai. The first play through got me a meehhh ending because I skipped too quickly and chose certain options without meaning to.. The second play unveiled disturbing content. It's like.. the first ending was just the very tip of the iceberg X_X

I finished that path and got a headache for the rest of the afternoon -_- maybe too tensed while playing.

Conclusion: This is part of the visual novel scene, accept it! Rembember to check ratings!

Here goes

2011-11-20T22:19:00.004+08:00

1st paper tomorrow :)

I'm going to explore my games, re-read + catch up on any new chapters for Blade of the Immortal after the exams! -- Aka rot in front of the computer

Coffee? Umm, yeah sure..!

2011-11-17T21:44:00.006+08:00

This is seriously the worst time ever to be playing otome games.. HAHAHA they're so cute and satisfying!! I'll pass you girls the game after exams okk, don't be like me and get addicted now =P

Any of Ys online please give me a poke can ;D

and you know you've sent too many emails when you feel the urge to sign off everything you type with a

Regards

-insert name-

Edit: I feel uncomfortable mentioning my name on my blog.. haha

Anime festival Asia 2011 AFA11

2011-11-14T14:41:00.007+08:00

Hot saturday morning, picked Yz from the mrt and started the tedious make up process at my house. Reminds me so much of AFA 10 with J, only J was in my position then HAHA

Strutted around in my lolita outfit =D with Yz and Tim! We took the mrt to city hall!! I might have felt totally awkward if I were to do this myself, so really grateful for the company :) Had band friends with me on the way home, so again it wasn't so bad haha

Went straight to see FLOW at the stage area, was hoping that they would sing a song or two, but they didnt :(( I think taking photos wasnt allowed, so I shant upload them here =X

GUESS WHAT I MET KILLUA AGAIN =DDD an unexpected surprise and I was so happy!!!

Last year-- hunter exam version with skate board

This year =D Greed Island version with yoyo (not shown here) awesome!!!

Wasn't looking out for anyone in particular, except for Sherry and Joshua and found them both toward the end of the day! Didn't manage to catch Joshua as Ichigo though..

Sherry's Hakuouki group~

Very cool Revy :D

GOKU!!!!!

To conclude, AFA this year was alot less tiring than last year, perhaps cos I knew what to expect and found what I wanted rather quickly. Crowd was every bit as bad though, people need to be more careful when making their way through the human jam.. I witnessed people stepping unintentionally on the costumes of cosplayers, and read rants online too T_T

Bought some stuff but took less photos of the event itself. Watched movie with band ppl after dinner and spammed photos there haha. Abrupt end. More photos up on fb!!

Hunter x hunter 323

2011-11-10T00:09:00.006+08:00

Killua~ you're not my favourite, but I would love to run into your arms and take a whiff too ^^

So many significant scenes in that one chapter.. Friends, if you have been wanting to pick up Hxh but had no time/thought that 300+ chapters was too much to read, the recent few chapters are more than enough reason to start reading now.

Alluka: Onii chan~ Die for me?

Killua: .... Sure :)

Heart stops. Whoaa..

I guess it's too late to add some flesh to my legs, will try my best to eat more in these few days but it never works..... Looking forward to AFA 2011!!

Afa shopping, birthday!

2011-11-03T23:15:00.005+08:00

Put on make up to practise for afa.. Looked fine but toward the end of the day, didn't hold up. I guess foundation is a must after all.. How arh.. I also didn't manage to achieve the same look for my eyes which Janice helped me with last year..

Either way, camwhore time!! Met up with YZ and had a fruitful trip :D

Miss my side fringe..

Showing off my kitchen because the lighting is better there than any part of the house

elated cos we bought good stuff

Good stuff :D YZ got good stuff too haha!!

My section planned a surprise celebration for me!! The room was in total darkness when i entered after setting up my instrument, then Jm and Elizabeth played happy birthday on the saxophone and piano together. Super romantic can!! XD Yong Chun and Gilbert (the tutor) were there too XDXD smile until cant see eyes.. So much for make up HAHA

Can't wait for next saturday, but got to get past some CAs 1st X__X

Hunter X Hunter

2011-10-29T13:23:00.004+08:00

Holy ****, Hunter X Hunter has become so exciting. Still waiting for stream's version.

There are so many ways this could turn out!! Regarding Alluka's gender, what to say... I'm surprised but not that surprised. Togashi has done this a few times cough *pitou* cough even Kalluto's gender isn't confirmed. Still.. to change from 'him' to 'her' in 1 chapter makes me suspect that there's some translation error? Alluka has always been a him, or so I thought.

HAHA Ging is a panda and cow is giving a yellow card XDXD I want to know their nen powers so badly!!

Not over

2011-10-25T21:17:00.008+08:00

XD Posting so much this month

I dreamt about rn yesterday night because I realised with a pang that I missed his birthday. Didn't really think too much about it.. and I wasn't going to do anything, but because of the dream, i'll just drop a message.

LOL WHY AM I SO SENTIMENTAL

I'm feeling better already :)

Depressed

2011-10-22T16:22:00.004+08:00

All that dinner skipping has taken a toll on my legs.. they look like twigs now

I've been crying myself to sleep for 2 days, hope tonight will be better.

Just Awake

2011-10-19T11:46:00.005+08:00

by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas

I prefer the ending song to the opening. Bring on the adrenaline!! Episode 3 was boring...... considering how long i had to wait for it. Waiting for the manga which should be out these few days :D

I dunno what to wear to AFA.. Haven't even gotten my tickets! Less than a month away

Da Capo 2011

2011-10-15T13:07:00.004+08:00

DA CAPO 2011 is coming really soon, next sunday! I really love the pieces being played this time round, from slightly dated movies and musicals, but they sound so good.. I seem to enjoy the pieces more and more for each concert. Come support me!!! Check out the fb even page and get tickets from me!!

Killua went to his family for help after all.. A wee bit disappointed that Togashi didn't give Killua a new source of help, but I guess it makes sense since his family should be the most resourceful. A little was thrown in about the mysterious brother, mmmm :) I like! Plus, Illumi is back! So happy to see Hisoka too :)

edit: well Alluka is the new source of help :) yay togashi!

I cut my hair

2011-10-11T23:11:00.005+08:00

Chopped it off, I would say.. Hair dressers have the tendency to cut a few inches shorter than where you point.

HEHE =D soon after i stepped out of the salon and was keeping the change while walking, 2 guys walked passed me and they were looking at me. Then I heard one of them say to the other

"看什么看，一直看"

"当然要多看啦..."

=^.^= Talk about an ego boost hahaha!

Hopefully the hair ends will tame down after a few more washes

Seeing double

2011-10-10T16:00:00.004+08:00

Remember this?

Rihan being carried again, like a sack of potatoes!

Pinko gets animated! (Y) so ugly they have to censor the eyes

The chimera ant arc has ended, after more than.. 3 years? It doesn't matter, because I'm still here, and anticipating the new arc where Ging has finally appeared. We will leave Gon and Killua alone for the time being. It's not what I want, but I trust that Togashi has something awesome for us fans.

The anime is decent :) and it's going to become soooo exciting!!! Will be a long time before Shalnark appears though~

Emo dream

2011-10-04T16:13:00.004+08:00

In which for some strange reason, my family moved to paya lebah and I wouldn't stop crying. Tears were flowing like a waterfall! -__-

Made me realise how much I love my house-- everything about it. Location, the few buses at the bus stop, the occasional smelly cat pee, ever faulty car park barrier and even the morning sun which prevents me from sleeping in.

Big mother spider devouring a smaller mother :(

An after thought

2011-09-28T22:20:00.006+08:00

When you feel that almost the whole world is against you, stop and think again. Why would they bother?

I accept that you have days when you get easily ruffled, so it's ok. We're only human. I wish I could somehow see from your pov, for just a minute, maybe that'll help me understand better why you behave the way you do, and how I can make things better, at least from my side, for the both of us.

Here's to our never stable relations, as good as it can get!

P.s. It's precisely because I care, that I'm posting this :)

Stage and Screen

2011-09-25T14:22:00.004+08:00

Fell in love with Forest Gump the 1st time I heard SO play it during house party.. Heard it again yesterday-- amazing, albeit not the full piece.

I have been listening to the radio more often nowadays, a song caught my attention and after a closer read on youtube, I still can't figure out the lyrics. RAWRR

2011-09-22T11:42:00.007+08:00

My body is still telling me that I haven't gotten used to all these extra work yet.

edit:

or was it the bubble tea's fault...

Nyan nyan~

2011-09-14T12:26:00.002+08:00

It's drizzling!

2011-09-07T14:43:00.004+08:00

Quite abit of things bothering me.

It's not easy to go about everyday worrying if things will go wrong, and almost every sms i receive is a dread, every mail a new worry.

I'm going to frequently ignore some which I'm not obliged to reply to, or those that get nothing done even if I reply. It is not personal, I just don't have the luxury of entertaining everyone, even if the person is expressing concern. I appreciate your concern, and I will definitely reply at least once to show my gratefulness. But by expecting me to reply to every thing is adding on to my burden, and the unnecessary comments you give when I don't reply is doing nothing but making me angry.

I would like as little extra things to take care of as possible, at least for the time being until things settle down and I get used to the situation. Thanks all for your understanding!! :))

Happy Hari Raya!!

2011-08-30T11:03:00.007+08:00

I'd like to know too!

HAHA Totally!!

I decided that I should blog again before the end of the month. School's fine, I just hate waking up early..

Busy busyy

2011-08-28T19:58:00.004+08:00

Not much motivation to post haha

2011-08-12T22:06:00.003+08:00

I wish my breakfast was like this too, maybe once in a month

Gintama's sort-out-your-rubbish advertisement during blue exorcist anime!! awesome!

My personal favourite. HAHAHA

Hxh has resumed, gobbled down chapter 311. Some of the plot speculations i read online previously but chose to dismiss actually came true =O

From Schladming

2011-07-17T04:41:00.004+08:00

Wonderful scenery, wonderful food, wonderful lodging.

Nice weather, though still warm when the sky isn't cloudy. And kinda dry

Going Austria on Monday!

2011-07-08T00:37:00.004+08:00

Reporting at terminal 1 at 4.30am, you're welcome to send me off HAHA

So busy with packing and doing band related stuff, barely have time for anything else. Mum has gone overseas so i'm kinda on my own now which is kinda fun haha but this means i have no one to send me to the airport..

Hope the trip will turn out well, will take lots of photos!!

HxH is resuming!

2011-07-01T13:23:00.006+08:00

Scenario

Me on death bed: Quick read to me... what happened to Gon in the last chapter of Hunter x hunter..

Tearful grandchild: Ok ahmah! Hang in there!! I will read it to you, "And with that, Gon died"

Me: -passes away in a fit-

Scenario end

HXH is resuming in August!!!! Togashi really left us hanging for more than a year since the hiatus, I really hope he can give us solid chapters this time... at least 20 please..

Interesting way of evacuation-- tie the people up and lug them off

A reflection on these past 3 days

2011-06-27T12:11:00.004+08:00

I realised that working as a promoter does not subject you to the wrath of customers as much as a cashier does. Infact, most of them were really polite in declining my 'advances' and I actually enjoy seeing them smile and say no thanks when spoken to :)))

It was physically more tiring than the cashier job though.. and since my job ended yesterday, I didn't bother drinking honey or barley after work---- had no voice when i woke up today. Horrified and swallowed a spoonful of honey!!! Haha my voice is better already, though still hoarse. Singing is unthinkable right now..

Nothing too interesting happened: very friendly (flirty) cashier, indecisive customers who appear a few hours later to grab alot of products when they said no before, and random ppl reading off the working tag I was wearing O_o At least 2 guys muttered the company name (which was on the tag) when I was walking around.

I think uncles in general tend to do that. Once i was wearing this t shirt with a panda on it, and this uncle mumbled to himself 'xiong mao' when i walked past him LOL

I'm also amazed at the amount of slimming products people are willing to spend on. Those were no doubt the best selling, followed by hair volumizing products.. The skin care products aren't that popular. I myself wanted to try the toner but decided against it in the end cos I like my current one =DD

Overall, the money is good by my standards but I will not, as much as possible, take up a similar job which focuses so much on sales in the future. It's good if customers buy but I can imagine the stress if they don't. This job is tougher than the nivea one (refer to the work tag at the bottom) and has crazy working hours.. Can't imagine working like this long term X_X

and i missed cosfest.

I am a dumb dumb

2011-06-22T20:46:00.003+08:00

I'm so tired and feeling a little down.. Cuz I won't be able to go for cosfest this weekend. It's kinda silly since i've never attended cosfest in the past but I was really looking forward to this year's event, even got a camera with the intention of snapping awesome photos. Disappointment haish..

If i manage to get a nice nice friend to dress up and attend together next year, i'll definitely go as a sweet pretty little gothic lolita :)

Broke

2011-06-14T14:30:00.004+08:00

Cos I kept spending on food urgh.. Tutee tutee quick come back T__T

Nuuuaaaa

2011-06-06T19:00:00.005+08:00

Didn't buy clothes but it was a nice break :D I'm going back to Singapore tmr!

As usual, there's zai zai. The best thing to cuddle when feeling cold!

I made ang ku kuey and lots more!

Look there's an evil dog behind me

Congrats to fishfly HAHAHA Mr Tony must have managed to prove his intelligence somehow, hope he'll live up to your expectations and get 5.00 CAP!

Joker

2011-05-25T20:53:00.005+08:00

I'm falling asleep too easily on the bus/train.. My legs almost gave way cos I was this close to falling asleep on the train standing.

Some thoughtful guy (or joker) actually offered his shoulder cos I kept knocking my head against the window on the bus last week. Totally unbelievable!! But I would need to be both drunk and sleepy to accept such an offer

I can cycle

2011-05-22T00:50:00.004+08:00

Cycle I can! Well.. no photos of me cycling cos I can't cycle and zi pai at the same time haha..

Really a million thanks to the exco for teaching me how to cycle and helping out in so many ways. I had such a great time :DD and I can finally cycle properly! Proud of myself =) It was a shaky start but towards the end I felt rather comfortable with a bicycle.

Thanks to everyone for encouraging me, worrying for me, being so patient, giving advices, helping with the plaster, putting the chain back on the bike.. and much more haha!

That said.. no pain no gain -- Lost flaps of skin from gripping the handles too hard for the 1st hour of cycling, after which I learnt to protect my hands better. I also fell hard on my left knee at a treacherous path and had my right leg trapped under the bike (panic!) LOLLL that was quite embarrassing. Pretty photos are up on fb, the following pictures will only be uploaded here ;)

Look ma, it's a face! :[]

I assure you it's much more vivid and colourful in real life

Smexy legs

Guess it was just the lighting..

Maybe that's why my skin's peeling

2011-05-17T23:45:00.004+08:00

Due to lack of sleep and the horrible weather

I didn't get to learn how to cycle on monday! The crash course on friday will be important then.. Hope I won't fall!!!!

What happened on monday: All ready to counter the sun

But when we got to the bike rental shop....

=((((( Nvm, got my nails done instead wahaha!! Thanks Janiceee!!

Photos of Huiyan's bday party on fb XD

Hot hot hot

2011-05-08T23:36:00.005+08:00

Moshidora wasn't enough so i'm watching Ookiku Furikabutte again XD Infact, I'm so desperate that i'm watching all the episodes in english dub =/ cos those are the only consistently viewable ones I could find.... Really really love the first opening song for season 1! Hoping for season 3 soon!!!

Ahh I want it to get hot, as hot as it can get

No, kidding, that was the lyrics for the opening song. Weather's too hot already, I'm losing a lot of fluid.. Rmb to drink more water

Ohh look here's my new camera wheeee

=D

2011-05-04T13:41:00.006+08:00

Exams have ended, and I had alot of things to take care of. But after settling the urgent stuff, i'm really really bored now. Kinda wishing that my schedule after exams was tightly packed.

Anyway I figured it had been a long time since i tried putting on make up +parents weren't home + I need to practise drawing my eyes for cosfest or any other occasions which require me to look pretty....... I did some eye make up and cam whored =X (edit: forgot to do eyelash and eyebrows -_-)

Abit paiseh to put on fb XD so i shall post them here instead hahahaha the lighting wasn't good though. Curtains up: too bright, Curtains down: too dark. Lights on: Still too dark cos i'm back facing the light.

Eye bags ftw!

No lights +cutrains down..... creepy

Haiz washed them off already cos going library later and I think it's super weird to be wearing tshirt+jeans with this

Pet peeves

2011-05-02T21:58:00.008+08:00

People eating and chewing loudly

This is especially noticeable if the place is rather quiet and when i'm already kinda irritated with that person

Well, i'm just listing the eating loudly pet peeve cos it's an official one. Main point of today's post is this:

People being persistently irritating

This makes sense. Since i'm already irritated, every single thing to do with the person won't sit well with me, even if it's just a glimpse of the person's dp on fb.

To this person/people, I have a rant: No one really cares, at least, I don't. At the same time, I don't wish to offend you but you seem to take my silence as.. i dunno.. enthusiasm??

I'm not a good person, to have these kind of thoughts.. Sometimes when I see a person trying too hard (only in a certain aspect, but shan't mention here cos will become too specific), I feel irritated too. Instead of working to improve what truly matters, the person puts in so much effort into getting superficial acknowledgement....

I know this is such a small matter to get angry over and that it's none of my business, but it irks me so much. Well, whatever turns the person on. Just don't expect me to play along every time =(((((

The same policy applies. You can try to engage me, but don't give me any pressure to respond! I will explode -angry face- =(

Spring season

2011-04-28T11:21:00.004+08:00

Why is a new episode of Moshidora being uploaded every single day? O_O

Hmm actually I should be asking myself why i'm checking the website every single day during the exam period -sheepish laugh-

I've been watching anime.. lazy to take screen shots so no pictures teehee. Gintama is awesome as usual but Hana saku iroha is starting to get on my nerves =( All that predictable drama about crushes and girly quarrels.. yuck =X

Blue exorcist is a typical shounen series.. first episode was cliche ttm but 2nd episode managed to keep me genuinely interested. Extra points for killing off a potentially bad ass character

My craving for baseball anime hasn't really been fulfilled by Moshidora, which is alright because after all, the plot focuses more on team management ): the animation and graphics seem below average though.. Guess I should just rewatch ookiku furikabutte after exams

Highlights

2011-04-20T21:26:00.003+08:00

Following Gintama, A Channel, Hana Saku Iroha and Blue Exorcist. Waiting for Moshidora which will be coming out after 25 april and the next episode of Hack Quantum.

Level E has ended........................ =(

Edit: How could I forget Deadman Wonderland!!! =D

Ahaha

2011-04-17T23:51:00.002+08:00

I had a glass of short island tea at holland v yesterday. Guess 2 glasses of it will be enough to make me unsteady on my feet haha! Hmm.. I've always thought that alcohol didn't have much of an effect on me so what happened yesterday came as a eh.. nice surprise. Then again, perhaps there was alot of alcohol in the drink since I could taste it rather strongly.

Not a particularly wonderful feeling, to be tipsy while on the bus and walking home but I think it's good to test my limits. Maybe with a group of trustworthy friends and not so late at night =D

Picture post

2011-04-16T12:07:00.004+08:00

So it's really bad because it's really bad that's why I say it's really bad although it's really really bad.

No i'm not bored but this picture is hilarious! XD

Reflecting

2011-04-11T22:15:00.003+08:00

Sometimes I wonder what exactly is it that I want to attain from my few years at the university. Mug hard and get wonderful grades, soak up knowledge and be able to apply them to my future job or a fulfilling social life... etc. I also wonder if it's possible to strike a good balance between the different aspects.

Seen so many negative examples and cases of ppl doing it wrong. But i'm even more afraid that even those who are doing it wrong will in the end achieve (by my standards) much more than me, who's simply standing in the middle and not daring to step out.

Perspective, perspective, perspectives.

P.S Though I'm angry, I know that the blame can't be placed entirely on you, and that you're kinda angry too. Sorry things have to end this way, but I'm glad there's finally a closure (i hope) and I know that I will feel much happier after getting over the guilt of being so mean these few weeks. I'm convinced this is the right thing to do.

Whatever guilt you have to get over and however long it might take, I wish the same for you.

It was either one or the other

2011-04-10T12:02:00.003+08:00

But not both........ Start of year cosplay competition or Tanya's concert

I loved the concert! Atmosphere could be better but nevertheless great experience =DDD She sang most of the songs I was hoping to hear (minus a few) but that's okk XD

Saw the photos from SOYC ><> mouthwatering merchandises and pretty cosplays. Still, not much of a point if I don't have a camera.. NVM there's cosfest to look forward to (Y) and time before cosfest to get a camera!

With all these over, I've really got to mug hard. 30th april here I come!

How's life

2011-04-02T19:54:00.003+08:00

GEK chinese literature

IT presentation

Exco election speech +write up

1104 CA

STUDY FOR FINALS!!!!! Can't wait for 30th April to be over!

On the other hand.....

Tanya Chua concert

Liederaband II

Band overseas trip to Austria =D

InTempo 2011

2011-03-25T22:12:00.004+08:00

Performance this coming monday at the esplanade, I hope we sound good!! My 2nd full band concert and 1st time performing a full concert at the esplanade XD

I think I'm a very lucky girl, to be using a shiny new Selmer saxophone during JC and again in NUS whee~ While the new instrument during JC had a very flat C#, the current new instrument I just started using has no serious problems (not even sticky keys), just abit on the flat side. But that's easily solved =D

Level E

2011-03-13T11:30:00.002+08:00

Caught up with news on Japan's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear reactor explosion on cna.. my heart goes out to those who were affected.

AFA and anime news posted status updates for Japanese celebrities, voice actors, mangakas. Well we would be sad if anything happened to them but is there really a need for ppl to express their extreme relief when they receive news that their fave mangaka/celebrity is safe? As if nothing else matters =(

On a side note: Where's my HxH? Togashi you lazy bum!

Just a thought

2011-03-06T22:25:00.003+08:00

I'll never miss wearing the NJ uniform as much as I miss the Hong Zi and the ny windbreaker which became my very good friend from sec 3 onward..

The freckles on my shoulders are still there! =DD

Nus second life

2011-02-27T11:08:00.004+08:00

Taking a screenshot with the ram... ran into some trouble here

Why was she looking down =(

Sho shexy right! XD

Few more days to go!

2011-02-20T15:37:00.003+08:00

I've taken this book off my wish list-- because I found and bought it at Kino one very nice tuesday =D it saddens me that i've not read half the book since buying it.. I used to go 'tsk tks' at people who buy books and leave them to collect dust.. I've become one of them =(

Next book in wish list---- The wise man's fear

oink!

Just for the sake of posting

2011-02-13T10:02:00.004+08:00

Very busy two weeks, can't wait for 23 feb to be over.. but even so, more work might pile in.

-__-

CNY

2011-02-07T21:33:00.004+08:00

Mum dad and me! lol XD

The other zi pais were all fail cos the car was moving most of the time

-LIKES-

SHINee Hello~

2011-01-30T13:28:00.003+08:00

Random post

2011-01-23T12:18:00.004+08:00

I have not been taking screenshots while watching anime.. so please refer to this post for my thoughts on Level E (lazy much XD)

Some pictures of zaizai I uploaded on fb but not here:

It's quite rare that we let zaizai onto the bed/mattress so he treasures every single second he has in the room. Literally had to drag him out when it was time to sleep and he looked so sad awwww~~

Lalala

2011-01-07T21:42:00.002+08:00

I've been slacking alot these days

Sleeping alot too

I should stop being so lazy

See even Onew disapproves XD omg he's so cute

Happy new year!

2011-01-03T11:04:00.004+08:00

To sum up Malaysia....

Things I did: SLACKED BIG TIME

Ate alot

Travelled alot

Slept alot

Bought clothes

Sang ktv

Cut hair

Play with dogs

Made bao

Bidded for module

Things I wanted to do (but failed): Find the name of the wind

Find ookiku furikabutte

Buy a new wallet

Go thailand

I don't want to go home..

2010-12-30T12:11:00.003+08:00

Starring.... Lecy!

Isnt this a polar bear?!!
Hahaha

I was helping my aunt make bao some time last week. Out of over 20 pumpkin baos (the white ones), i made 2

Painfully obvious which were the 2 baos i made...

The smiling bao XD

Zaizai

2010-12-24T10:26:00.006+08:00

I'm not going thailand anymore but that's okay XD will get my shopping done in malaysia.

Was making bao the other day (blog in another post) when i heard a incessant and high pitched mewing. *melts* I saw a cat and it kept replying when I went 'meow~'

How on earth did she get in? And why wasn't zaizai doing his job? Hahaha after awhile the maid carried zaizai to the kitchen and i think he got a shock when he saw the cat (as did the poor cat which immediately shut up when she saw zaizai) the cat quickly scooted up the huge black container while zaizai kept sniffing around the ground LOL he even tried to burrow under the container XD damn cute XD

The cat kept looking down at zaizai =DD

Zaizai: -sniff- where is the cat!!!

Cat: What a dumb dog

HAHAHA =D

My one and only

2010-12-19T23:44:00.005+08:00

Zai zai!!!

He loves to be sa-yanged:

and I love to sayang him!! XD might be doing stuff to my hair.. still undecided. Tired much!!!

Picture post

2010-12-10T23:23:00.002+08:00

=DDD 9+5 = 14

Rikuo's dad ---- Rihan!

Black hair is good... I prefer his hair colour to Nurarihyon's or Rikuo's

LOL at how Shun uses a rice cooker XD

But dude, how are you going to take your hand if I return it?

Paid Experiment II

2010-12-07T11:40:00.003+08:00

So as mentioned before, I stumbled out of the room and went down the stairs in search of a nearest source of food (not human or birds) Got a chicken pie and hot chocolate which tasted not nice at all.

After all that I had been through, I was even more determined to get the money so I went back to that dreadful place for a second round T__T

The queue was as long as ever and while contemplating if I should go straight back to have my blood taken or join the queue, a girl who was having her blood drawn left the chair and sat on the ground, hugging her knees O_O the helper and phebotomist fussed over her, offering her ferrero rocher. I guess that would have been me if I had spoken up hahaha so embarassing cos everyone was looking! Kinda glad I chose to bear with it. But then, no chocolate for me! =(

Anyway to cut a long story short, she poked me once again at the right arm but to no avail.. I was told that they just needed abit more to fill up the purple tube (blue and pink ones already filled from the 1st drawing) so I was encouraged to 'try my luck' with another phebotomist which arrived shortly before I left the room to eat. A friendly china guy hahaha I couldn't help laughing when I heard him interacting with the girl before me cos he said 'shit' when the needle was in the girl's arm and she complained before she left that it scared her alot. LOL

Despite his friendliness and confidence, it was still a failed attempt to get any blood out =( his helper was very sympathetic after seeing the numerous holes on my arms and kept saying that it was ok, that we should stop trying. So I went to get my money and left for good.

Mood: PHEW =D

Time spent: 4 hours

Money collected: $68 -__-

Took a long nap after reaching home and left in the evening to have dinner with J. Only felt better after having a heavy dinner.

I was quite lucky that the bruise only showed up after AFA if not I would have looked abused if the photo happened to capture my right arm. It was a very ugly and big bruise, only at the site where blood was successfully drawn.

Thus I have reached a decision that I will not try to donate blood anymore. Well...... maybe just once more > _<> cos after this experience, I have come up with a few tricks which might make my veins pop up more. Ahh well but my major worry is that I might not be able to receive blood easily if I happen to need a blood transfusion in the future.

A Sore Biochemistry Story

2010-11-26T23:42:00.006+08:00

The story is about a mRNA, who felt lonely. So he pulled over a ribosome to translate himself a protein for company.

He said to the protein: Hi, I'm your template.

"Hi, I'm RNase." The protein replied.

There was silence for a very short while, and the mRNA continued: Never mind, I won't live for long anyway. Why not we spend some time together?

"Ok." The protein said.

Then they stood side by side for a while. Suddenly the protein said: Actually I'm not RNase yet.

mRNA: Er.

Protein: I'm now just a polypeptide.

mRNA smiled.

Protein: But I'll become real RNase very soon.

mRNA: It's ok. Eventually I'll die anyway.

Protein stayed close to mRNA. He slowly began to twist, fold and make up himself. He looked more and more like a real RNase. Meanwhile, the mRNA started to degrade.

Protein: I think I'd better leave, maybe you can live longer without me.

mRNA: Don't, don't leave. I have something to tell you.

mRNA: You know, I used to have a template as well, his name is DNA.

Protein: Where is he now?

mRNA: He has been sleeping for very long time. His promoter was switched off.

Protein: Who did that? Will he ever wake up again?

mRNA: It was me.

And then he smiled: But he will wake up. As long as I'm gone, he'll wake up.

mRNA continued: I remembered the time I was just transcribed, the DNA said to me, hi, I'm your template. I said, hi, I'm mRNA. Then he smiled and said, nice to meet you. Then he slowly fell asleep.

Protein didn't say anything.

"I missed him a lot." mRNA's voice started to fade, "I'm vanishing. If he wakes up, and happens to meet you, would you say hi to him one more time for me?"

And then the mRNA was degraded.

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DNA slowly woke up and saw a little protein standing by, looking at him carefully.

Protein: Hi, I am RNase.

DNA: Hi, I am DNA.

Protein: Hi.

Protein: This second Hi, is from mRNA.

DNA remembered, last time before he fell asleep, he just transcribed a mRNA, but he only said a hi before he fell asleep.

DNA: Where is the mRNA now?

Protein replied without an answer: mRNA said he missed you so much.

DNA smiled: I miss him as well.

Protein: He has already degraded.

…

Protein: But sometimes I would rather be like him.

DNA: Why?

Protein looked at DNA for seconds: Because you miss him as well.

Protein felt wet suddenly; he was crying.....and then he hydrolyzed.

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DNA finally transcribed another mRNA.

DNA: Hi. I am your template.

mRNA: Hi. I am mRNA.

DNA looked at him, softly said: You look like him, actually exactly the same.

mRNA: Who?

DNA: Oh, another mRNA I transcribed last time.

He paused and said: You two look just the same.....why......why am I still missing him so much?.....

DNA closed his eyes again...........

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If we can only encounter each other rather than stay with each other, maybe it's better to just be an intron?

Translation by lanjie, taken from lsm 1101 forum

http://hi.baidu.com/salome_cfiwolf/blog/item/14b219bc062a300618d81fc2.html

Paid Experiment Experience

2010-11-24T21:52:00.004+08:00

Warning: Long ranting post coming up! With disturbing(?) images!! LOL

Out of sheer curiosity and enticed by the high payment, I registered for an experiment which I saw on ivle. Don't jump to conclusion arh, it wasn't to be a hamster for some crazy torturous experiment... In fact, I didn't anticipate any form of pain/ horror. But the 3rd and final stage of the experiment really gave me the worst experience I had in years.

We were warned before hand that a little amount of blood will be taken at the end and I honestly thought it was so cool (having never donated blood before but strangely enthusiastic about it) I was worried, not about the process being painful but whether I would still be paid if they are unable to get the blood hahaha XD see $$$ eyes open

After completing 2 stages of the experiment (just filling in stuff and abit of math X_X) we were told to choose the time slots for the 3rd stage and I chose a slot the next day around 10.30am after my physics test. Now this is where I think the 1st problem came in. I remember checking the website to see what I would be expected to do in the 3rd stage but there was no information whatsoever.

T_____T so imagine my discomfort when I stepped into the venue and saw a group of ppl queuing to have their blood taken.

There were 2 qualified pros taking blood, one was a nurse in her fifties or sixties and the other was a young phlebotomist -- a very pretty lady wahaha. I was like ....... when it was my turn and the nurse was the one who took me. But she took a look at my arms and said 'My eyesight is not that good, I don't want to take risks.' and passed me on to the phlebotomist LOL

I was there feeling squirmish because there was this guy a few turns before mine who couldn't get his blood out and he was looking kinda impatient and upset. Ok cutting to the chase, the lady turned my arm here and there and literally explored the whole of my arm from the wrist to the elbow XD but she was very gentle when pressing to feel for the vein. After quite some time, she finally chose a point and took out the alcohol wipe.

Mood at that time: =DD!!!!

It wasn't painful when the needle went in, neither was it painful when she poked the needle left and right when it was already under my skin. Just painful to look at haha! I was relieved when the blood began to flow into the syringe because that meant success =D Was clenching my fist very tightly even before she inserted the needle cos she said that it would increase blood flow.. and I was rather desperate for the blood to flow XD But after awhile, the blood stopped filling the syringe no matter how she drew =((((((( and I could see that the quota had not been reached yet, oh noesss =( She decided to try the other arm.

The worst thing came when she took out the needle and released the arm band thingy.

The moment the pressure from the band was gone, my vision went hazy around the edges and there was this horrible ringing in my ears. It felt as if sound was being sucked out from my ears because the background noise faded away until I could only hear the guy in charge who was giving instructions to the rest of the ppl behind me.. It was a horrible feeling and I was helplessly scared T___T So frightened that I was going to lose my hearing forever or that I would fall from the chair... That was the extent of how weak I felt

I'm not kidding about how nasty it felt... had an urge to just lie down and sleep off the ringing in my ears.

Wasn't even aware of what was going on in front of me already.. It appeared that she had already moved on to my left hand and was going to insert the needle. I had no strength to clench my fist this time and she had to remind me X_X The pain kinda brought me back.. which was strange cos it didn't hurt at all for my right hand. A bit of internal poking and she took out the needle completely, only to insert it 2mm below the 1st hole O_o that hurt too =XX

Quite funny as I think back now, I was beyond care at that point, would very much prefer that she cut my arm and collect the dripping blood-- faster too. Just wanted to leave the place asap and return home to zzz

Now peeps, don't be like me k. If anything feels wrong during this kind of situation must tell the doctor at once. I didn't speak up cos i felt too sick to even speak and it would be kinda embarrassing if they made a fuss.

Anyway i must have looked really bad cos the phlebotomist stopped whatever she was doing and asked if i wanted to take a break and she said that I look blue -__- I think i simply agreed to whatever they suggested, took my bag and left the room.

The 2 extremely close pokes on my left hand which hurt

The 2nd phlebotomist (when he saw my right arm) 'WAH twilight arh!' XDXD

My 5th and last poke on the left hand

2nd part of experience in part II HAHAHA I have too much to say.. bear with my long winded descriptions k XD

Anime Festival Asia X

2010-11-16T09:39:00.011+08:00

NOTE: Click here for my post on Anime festival Asia 2011!!

Operation Zettai Ryouiki success! ;D

This post is not a review of AFAX nor will it cover any events. Will be writing about my 'adventures' which is of no relevance to ppl who do not know me/ are looking for complete write ups =)))

Anime festival Asia 2010 or AFAX was held in Singapore on the 13th to 14th of november. This marks my 2nd time attending. My attention was more on the cosplayers (especially since HxH ppl were going to show up) and not the exhibitions, which I felt were kinda unexciting. But let's talk about the exciting stuff shall we =D

Note: Extremely detailed descriptions coming up, please don't take me as a stalker. I am but a mere fangirl.

My main goal was to take photos of and with the hxh cosplayers wahaha pretty narrow I admit but oh well, that's me. Kept looking out for the hxh cosers the moment I arrived at suntec but didn't see any. Was at the animax dubbing section when I turned to my right and spotted a dainty figure with silver hair holding onto a skateboard and an unopened lollipop coming my way. Couldn't take my eyes off him, it was too risky lest I lost sight of him among the sea of people.

Inner voice: Killua killua killua killua killua killua

I don't exactly recall what I was doing ie gaping/ alerting janice/ smsing LOL but these were my train of thoughts

Inner voice: Take picture, take picture oh wait, see if he's meeting up with the rest of the group then boomz, take a group photo. Oh wait, start thinking of poses too, you dont want to mess up the photo. And I hope I get to see the rest too---- blablabla

Like some stupid action flick I actually suggested to Janice that we follow him XD

Me: Janice! Follow the white hair guy while I reply a sms

Janice: Usu boss! Who's he?

Me: KILLUA

Janice: Oh, from where?

Me: HUNTER X HUNTER

Now that was kinda funny cos I've been ranting to Janice about how much I wished to meet the hxh ppl and i've been babbling to her about the series on almost a monthly basis for around 5 years? HAHA exaggeration.

Can't remember if I replied the sms in the end cos the opportunity came much earlier than expected when a group of 3 or 4 girls ambushed Killua near the entrance and requested to take a photo with him. Before he picked up his bag to leave, I popped the question too LOL

I got a 1:1 photo with Killua! Hah! Take that, group of girls who beat me to taking photo with him XD

Pretty much in bliss for the rest of the day. End of story. Hahahaha naahh I also saw Shizuku when returning from lunch but she was setting up deme-chan (and blowing her nose -so cute!!-) so i left her alone and went into the hall to see if I could spot other hxh cosplayers. Managed to see Killua again. He was with a group of friends (not cosplaying)

Could have asked for another photo but chose not to in the end because

1. didn't want to scare Killua with my creepy enthusiasm

2. might die from an overdose of happiness if I got another photo with him

No luck meeting Kuroro, went out again to find shizuku =) this time she was ready

Also requested for a photo with the very good looking Ichigo, who was cosing alone the entire time =D he was rather good, I saw a variety of poses from him and he made an effort to change his pose for every photo =) me likey very muchy

Lots of vocaloid cosplays. Beautiful and elaborate costumes. Some Mikus were very sweet looking while others looked ok, but all appreciated=D

Saw Nurarihyon cosplays too haha 2 Nura Rikuos, 1 Nurarihyon (only because the hair was elongated straight to the back and not to the side O_o) and a Zen sama XD

Kuroro was elusive and successfully evaded my spider radar =( Danchou, I will definitely meet you next time! -heads towards the east-

More pictures!

Ichigo XD

Angel beats -- Angel aka Kanade cosplayer looked very pretty

Gintoki and Katsura

Adorable Deme-chan with Shizuku

Zettai ryouiki for AFAX

Thanks to Janice who took all the photos cos my phone cmi XD browse through the album to see all pictures (including our camwhores) on fb! =D

I need to thank Janice again for her wonderful present XD and for transforming me into such a pretty girl during AFA without you, not just my camera, but my make up, would be a disaster hahaha

=D

2010-11-11T14:22:00.005+08:00

Hi all! I had an amazing birthday, received so many birthday wishes and couldn't stop smiling when replying them =D Special thanks to my awesome OG NINJA for the surprise celebration at munchie monkey and the v cute pig XD

Not forgetting this fantastic card with an imine molecule on the envelope wahahaha and what's that peeping out from the corner?

It's Kaito from HxH!!! XD Thanks Darren for drawing it in. Maybe you can be Togashi's assistant and bug him to continue the manga!

I LOVE THIS PICTURE ALOT!!! So i will post it again. Thanks Yuhsuan for doing such an adorable edit to the original photo LOL

So previously I mentioned collecting HxH from bao at PGP.. Here is the new addition =D My birthday present to myself wahahaha~

I'm so looking forward to AFA which is this coming weekend! Please don't let me be too shy to spam photos with the HxH cosplayers X_X Kuroro, Shizuku and Killua will be there! (I heard) XD Please let J recover from fever and cough soonnnnn!!!

=D

2010-10-28T21:51:00.003+08:00

I'm feeling very wide awake right now, and rather happy =))))) I have a long weekend with no labs or lectures tmr!!!

Also achieved a 'mind over matter' state for an issue which has been on my mind for almost a week =D

Tutorial in 2 hours time

2010-10-27T10:58:00.005+08:00

Whee i'm sacrificing my doing report time to blog and post this picture:

Taken by the official photographer on that day, can view my fb profile and look through the album if you like XD

I had dinner with Bao yesterday AND GOT THE HXH MANGA! Thanks bao!!! =D Mum nagged a little and tried to poke me (WTH) to show her disapproval when i got home but that's okay =D

Post Da Capo

2010-10-20T10:43:00.005+08:00

Da Capo was awesome!! I thought the band sounded great =D especially for el cam! Though we didn't manage to sound our best for certain songs it was such a lovely feeling to be playing at that level to so many audience in the UCC

THANKEES TO ALL WHO CAME TO SUPPORT (though i doubt they'll see my message here XD)

I was almost late on that day itself due to 151 taking it's own sweet time and wore my court shoes the entire time, disregarding my poor toe which was unfortunately slashed by my door just a few days before. Bad door! Had dinner with J while carrying a bunch of roses XD (that invited quite a few stares on the bus and when walking around) especially when we held hands HAHA

Ohhh I spied a crack on my reed before the rehearsal but the sound was still alright so i happily went on using it. Approaching the end of the rehearsal, i was totally struggling to produce a sound due to the reed being too seasoned aka too soft? After much hesitation, got a new reed from Hui Mei. It behaved very well for most part of the actual performance until at the last song poet and peasant where I was either too tired to blow properly or the reed shifted or whatever HAHA barely made it for the 2 encore pieces.

-plucks flower petals- should i join next sem? XD

The photos of my full section have not been uploaded yet.. will definitely kope from fb when i see it and post here k!! =D

Aaaahhh the labs are ending.. I won't get to wear the ultra cool lab coat until next semester = sadness. On a positive note, of course, it means no lab reports. I'm going to miss them too.. NOT

I'm feeling more X_X with each passing day

Da Capo 2010

2010-10-09T10:53:00.007+08:00

Band concert Da Capo is coming and it's really the first, full, purely band concert i'm playing in. I never got to perform for Ani anime (was too noob anyway) or Etude in NJ (went overseas) and the band concert was changed to a combined one with CO and other musical groups in the 2nd year.. Went overseas again during band fest -_- Syf not counted and though I finally got to perform at the esplanade for band presentation night, it was only 2 songs. Thus next sunday, 17th October marks (by my standards) the FIRST PERFORMANCE!!!!!!!

Looking forward to it =DD

To you: Look forward to it and get tickets if you haven't already done so XD

On a side note, Occult academy has ended... I thought it was not too bad an ending. Sci fic stuff don't appeal much to me anyways. Started watching Bakuman, Arakawa under the bridge^2 and Shinrei tantei yakumo. Staying tuned to nurarihyon manga, ever pinning for more HxH

I want to be carried like a sack of potatoes.

Like the little baby in the 1st picture of the previous post. Look at those adorable toes!! But i'm too big already =(

Pictures

2010-10-03T14:44:00.003+08:00

Just some random screenshots taken recently.. A lot of reports to do!!!

Legend of the flying head

2010-09-20T11:10:00.004+08:00

So pray, let me write it down before you chop off my head!

Nurarihyon no mago bishounen

2010-09-10T21:50:00.012+08:00

Happy Hari Raya Puasa!!

No 1101 lab wahaha and 1401 report is relatively easier than the previous one =D

Took time to continue reading Bakuman and Nurarihyon no mago. Was too caught up reading, only managed very limited screen shots

This frame totally blew me away... see the baddie? That furry thingy caught in the middle of all that weapons XD yea, that was the target. This amazingly -kyyaa- cool guy is Kurotabou, using his equally cool skill: Anki Kuroenbu

Kurotabou

Here's another bishie I spied.. Shouei, who appeared cos his father died =( He reminds me of Kuroki from Blazer Drive

Of course.. Rikuo himself XD in night form

Not forgetting Nurarihyon, Rikuo's grandpa (when he was younger)

Try not to mix up Rikuo and his grandfather k! His grandpa has cool black markings near his eyes.

Aizen's facepalm

2010-09-05T21:01:00.006+08:00

My room's in such a mess I feel like nagging at myself every time I walk in. I bought new Sony earphones... not much improvement leh. Nevertheless they look sleek and cool XD

Right.. my phone camera doesn't do them justice =(

Recently with the downfall of onemanga, I moved to mangafox to occasionally check for updates and unfortunately they only have code breaker (i think, didn't bother looking too hard). Code breaker is in a lame phase now and I kinda stopped wasting time on it.

Anyway to cut a long story short, I stopped reading bleach for a few chapters and those just had to be the cool chapters =( Saw not just 1, but up to 3 friends on fb posting about the development so I went to take a look. I think I fell just a bit in love with Ichigo at this part..

Firstly: hooray for the longer hair =DD

Secondly: I love his..... seemingly indifferent protectiveness

Also, later on in the chapter, Ichigo made history by giving a whole new meaning to 'facepalm'. Face palm doesn't just mean hopelessness or desperation. It also stands for a very cool way to shut someone up and transport the person to a new location for a battle (against that someone's wishes)

I hope you understand that paragraph-- face palm= Ichigo's palm on Aizen's face, forceful enough such that according to Newton's first law, the stationary object is made to move in the direction of the force (or something like that X_X)

This sums up my reaction after reading that chapter. But Aizen is sure to make a come back.

Central library is good

2010-09-03T12:39:00.004+08:00

I managed to find books previously unavailable at the jurong regional library. MUCH TO MY DELIGHT~ First 3 books from A song of ice and fire saga ftw and interview with the vampire! -does happy dance-

Just need to find the time to read.. should be fine, I'll just sleep a little later each day XD I've also taken to reading Nurarihyon manga and it is awesome. Sorry Code breaker, i'm putting you on reading hiatus. No news of HxH resuming =(

Managed to finish both chem and biochem lab reports.. genetics report will be a big bomb due at the end of all the practicals. Not entirely sure if I should be glad or worried.

Changing impressions

2010-08-23T14:01:00.005+08:00

What I dislike the most about university life is the printing of lecture notes. I know, i know, we can't be given printed notes all the time.. but =(

I also miss my student fare when taking public transport. Gone are the 45 cents rides D: Spending $10 on transport every week even though I live within 5 stops of the school.. Warao.. really not worth the 71 cents!

Currently income-less. Was planning to go for the UCC ushers interview but decided against because I seem to be biting off more than I can chew, with band making up most of the mouthful XD Giving tuition seem to be the best option. Also spotted some psychological testing recruitment on IVLE =DD $9 per hour!!! Sounds great right! Just go there, give your particulars and take some memory test or get some electrodes thingy stuck onto your head. Haha will try to apply the next time I see such a posting on IVLE.

I need a new bag, I need a pair of comfy slippers/sneakers. I need a colour printer.

It's funny how certain things are such a huge turn off that I automatically shut down and lose interest for good when I see that certain event happening. Human beings are really complex creatures-- I can't understand why the both of you are behaving this way.

Then again, it's none of my business! =D

Throbbing thumbs

2010-08-20T12:56:00.006+08:00

My dearest beloved AS, I'm having some trouble with your brother. It's no joking matter when I need to be well acquainted with him for my first public appearance with him in October.

First of all, I must state that I welcome the challenge =D with a smile.

To think of it.. I have been 'playing' the alto for every single day for the past 3 years, even after I left band. Hear a tune, I move my fingers automatically-- transposed to the alto pitch ( it used to be the piano but I have since moved on XD) It has become almost like second nature to me.. and this is what's causing the trouble. I keep getting thrown off by the altos beside me and when the notes being played out do not fit the pitch I have in mind, it's really hard for me to fully enjoy the music haha.. or play smoothly =D still I believe I'll survive!

Transpose problems aside, I lack the capacity to take on a larger instrument, especially after a year of rest. Even when my fingers are moving, my embouchure cmi and starts to leak.

First prac yesterday was a flop for me.. RAAWRR MOTIVATION

The ground is in view

2010-08-15T12:05:00.007+08:00

First week of school, in the midst of settling down but still relatively slack. I really have no idea how the next few weeks of school will be like.. after factoring in band pracs. Yep i've decided to join band! 2 years of saxophone is seriously not enough =D

For the current anime season, I'm watching nothing but 2 series and they are Nurarihyon no mago and Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin (occult academy). I did consider watching Shiki, since it was considered to be the highlight of the season but the 1st episode... kinda struck a discord and I left it at that. Will probably read up on the plot in the future. 12 kingdoms was awesome, so Shiki probably should be too. I just don't like the animation.

Alright! Nurarihyon anime gives off a kiddish vibe, like Keikaishi imo. I've pretty much ignored the manga because of the picture which onemanga used.

It wasn't zoomed in or as clear as the one you see.. and the red monsters at the back really, really, looked like roses to me and I thought it was extremely gay =( As I look back now, I deeply regret not giving the manga a second glance (esp since I have no time to read and onemanga is no longer hosting the series)

Shan't be giving a detailed write up here.. Just a little rant about how hot Night Rikuo is, (picture below shows his grandpa though) among all the other characters XD droopy eyes anime guys are...!!!! Lord Zen too, but he's a bit too sickly for my liking.

That's very hot~ (repeat 3 times)

Check out some more Nura clan bishounens here

As for Occult Academy, it belongs to the science fiction genre which is a big fat 'meeeehh' in my dictionary. Not too enthusiastic but among all the other anime series this season, i'm kinda left with not much choice. I'm in the mood for something more than plain comedy and the other series are totally bs-- too much fan service/ stupidity/ both =(( So Occult Academy will have to do. Well.. not too bad I'd say, not that I was expecting much from it. I especially like the ending song =D Sorry, no pics haha, haven't been taking screen shots.

Just 1 from fruits basket, taken a while ago:

HAHAHA

Building up my tolerance for stress

2010-08-12T23:42:00.004+08:00

Will help greatly if you stop hanging around. Desire for the unattainable depresses me..

Eg: deans list =D

but more specifically: Something...

Time will dilute everything, I'm confident of that ;D this is why I'm able to stay optimistic! GAAHH I owe my ff readers the last chapter!!!

Takes time to lose my tan

2010-08-04T22:00:00.002+08:00

but hey, I'm willing to wait and pile on the sunblock!

You know you've been going out too much and for too long periods of time when you have this conversation with your dad.

Me:-wakes up at 11am and goes brush teeth-

Dad: Eh you're home already? Will you be having lunch at home later?

Me: I didn't go out this morning!

Gosh he didn't realise that I was in bed zzzing.

So flag day is over and I was flagging at Toa payoh for most part of the day and relocated to Chinatown at night. It was hard work, as we all know but I didn't feel like giving up until I started flagging at Chinatown. Nuff said about that =) On to the funny stuff.

Me: Hi, would you like to make a small donation?

Old man: Hmm what's this?

Me: We're from NUS and it's the annual NUS flag day! -blablabla-

OM: Oh my grandson also in nus, studying chemistry (then he proceeded to elaborate, most of which I didn't catch cos it was noisy)

OM: so you want to be friends with my grandson? Heehee

Serious, he really said 'hehe' LOL

Me: Haha so how about a small donation?

OM: I've already donated a lot, it's more meaningful to give a larger sum rather than a few coins like this.

Me: Oh.. ok, thank you for donating!

Yeah so he left without toining a single cent =(

You know you like it!

2010-08-01T23:34:00.003+08:00

But then you can't have it =(

Or rather =() since my lips are unbelievably swollen. The result of extremely cold LTs and me forgetting to bring lip balm to camp. Ahh well, all will pass. Returned generally unscathed other than becoming chaoda (and swollen lips) GO NINJA

I lost a module unfortunately and hopefully i'll be able to find a suitable one during bidding tmr ._.

I've been posting way too little!

2010-07-25T21:39:00.002+08:00

I have been going out a lot recently. School's starting again and all of a sudden, there is an explosion of things I need to do. Camp's starting and I'm not feeling well..

I want the book 'Name of the Wind' by Patrick Rothfuss =D

Anime festival Asia 2010

2010-07-19T13:45:00.010+08:00

Will be held in Singapore!! For those looking for more information, follow them on facebook =D http://www.facebook.com/animefestivalasia

Oh man, can't wait to know the exact date and the singers attending this event!! By hook or by crook I will definitely attend this year's event.

-edit- exact date and venue have been confirmed: 13 and 14th of November, at Suntec international convention and exhibition centre, halls 403 and 404

READ ABOUT WHAT I DID AT AFA HERE ;D

Haven't been up to much this month since my last post, just watched world cup, more anime, read books and updated stories. No news from comics connection regarding the Legal Drug manga I 'ordered' -_- Spotted the 3rd volume around 2 months ago and bought it without thinking too much. Asked if they had the first two volumes and left my contact number at the counter. Technically not ordering but the guy said it'll take 2 weeks for the manga to arrive =( false hopes T__T

Here it is, looking sexy and unopened on my piano.

My current laptop wallpaper =D

Hmms english. Haha

Big Windup! Ookiku Furikabutte

2010-06-24T21:17:00.006+08:00

After completing the first season of Ookiku Furikabutte (Big Windup!), I've decided that it deserves the 2nd place in my favourite anime list. 1st goes to HxH of course XD

It was plain awesome, even for a person who knew nuts about baseball (except that you try to hit the ball with a bat and run somewhere before the opposing team gets the ball)

Story is about this wimpy pitcher, Ren Mihashi, who had been bullied by his middle school baseball teammates, thus under the impression that he's the lousiest pitcher ever. He then transfers to Nishiura High School intending to quit baseball cos he believes he's not good enough to succeed. However, he is dragged into the baseball team by the coach. Assisted by his new teammates, especially the catcher, Takaya Abe, he grows in stature, confidence and skill, helping his team to excel.

Partly taken from wiki, cos summaries give me a headache =l

Anyway, I'm here today to fangirl over the characters and certain aspects of the anime. My favourite character is Abe, because he is so dependable and his droopy eyes are hot.

These screenshots are all from the opening sequence cos I realised that Abe doesn't look very photogenic from the shots I took during the anime hehe.

Next is the adorable main character Mihashi! His mouth becomes a diamond shaped when he's flustered---- extremely cute XDXD looks like a bird! -squeals- though he teared a lot throughout the entire season, I wasn't too irritated cos Abe did the scolding

Sho cute desho?!

As expected of a team sports anime with 99% of the characters male, there are a few of yaoi pairings. The most obvious and popular one being Abe X Mihashi. I don't blame the fangirls, seriously. The subtitles made me cringe at times.. Well, if you don't see anything wrong with the next sentence, I apologise in advance for having a dirty mind -__-

Abe thinking to himself: I want to make him (Mihashi) feel good.

When actually what he meant was to let Mihashi gain confidence and experience the awesomeness and satisfaction after throwing strikes and outing the batters of the other teams. These kinds of misleading subtitles were repeated a few times in the season and in other situations too X_X

This is unlike Prince of Tennis where the relationships aren't always made clear and the animation itself seem to encourage such shounen ai stuff.

Mihashi and Abe.

I mean, urgh. I don't accept shounen ai for this series because the relationships have been stated quite clearly right from the start. Pure friendship, like Killua and Gon in HxH and I'm quite angry with the subs for putting such a thought in my mind. Now I can't look at emotional scenes of Abe and Mihashi without having that shounen ai factor clawing at a corner of my mind. Partly my fault too =((((( sigh

Abe: Hands off my uke please.

Fan girls are free to come up with and like all these pairings and I'm not saying that Oofuki anime doesn't fuel their imaginations in that direction but as someone who simply enjoyed and was touched by the friendship, the subtitles really spoilt it for me. Of course, it might just be me being biased cos I heard that the manga drawings are even more suggestive than the anime =/

Angel Beats!

2010-06-10T15:01:00.008+08:00

I wish Togashi would run out of money quickly, and get back to Hunter X.

Just last week while I was looking around on 'watch anime now' website, I randomly clicked on an episode of Angel Beats! and the video started. The clear and strong piano opening was extremely captivating and I ended up watching the entire opening sequence before clicking on episode 1.

Alas, the video for the first two episodes were spoilt so I jumped straight to the 3rd. Plot was pretty easy to pick up even without any background information. The animation was also good though the graphics look very game-like. I was mainly attracted to the music and luckily for me, the 3rd episode was regarding music (4th episode was on baseball) or I might have stopped watching all together.

Angel Beats! is a surprisingly funny anime with many touching parts. I had cases of goosebumps at the end of most episodes. Never close to crying but the scenarios warmed my heart while giving it a little wrench. Ehh that sounds really weird X_X hahaha but you get what I mean lah.

Just a short series of screenshots from episode 3, showing the ultimate Pi attack and a blooming obvious conclusion.

Battle start!

KO!!!!

Hahaha Many more funny parts throughout the series =D Bishies, action, humour, friendship and a little romance XD Me like!

I've also been entertaining myself with some tear-jerkers. Just cuz I feel like it =/ It started off with Angel Beats! and Hunter X's hiatus putting me in a melancholic mood, so I decided to go all the way. Watched the last four episodes of Wolf's Rain which are also the OVA and cried alot when Toboe died and during the last episode T__T

Next up was Samurai X: Reflections (Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen) which is also the 2nd OVA. I think I've mentioned this OVA at least twice in my previous posts over the years but please bear with me XD

So there I was, watching the sad little tale and preparing to bawl like a baby when suddenly, Gintoki from Gintama appeared! My eyes almost popped out!! I almost thought that I was watching the wrong video and that the whole thing was a Gintama parody.

There! Looks just like Gin-san desho~?!

Of course, on a closer look, Gintoki doesn't wear glasses like that and he isn't as muscular as Enishi (that's the real name of the dude above). The hairstyles are different too =DD But Enishi really does look like Gintoki wearing Midou Ban's glasses XDXD

Yea, that unexpected appearance by the Gintoki look-alike ruined the sadness I was trying to build up since the start of the OVA..........

P.S. Kenshin's voice is too feminine, I'd prefer a lady with a deeper voice to do the voicing.

The first time I wore a dress without shorts underneath

2010-05-25T23:18:00.007+08:00

Right, the title sounds slightly obscene XD I wore a pair of super short shorts at first because my trusty ny ones were too long for the dress (!!!) and to my horror I realised that the short shorts were too loose and kinda dropping off. So off I went to the ladies to remove them.

First day of work as an outdoors promoter was alright, nothing too strange/ interesting happened. Hmm though there are a few things worth sharing--

1. I perspired like a pig despite applying rexona anti-perspirant deodorant all over my back and neck area. Perhaps it only works on the underarms =( Was kinda hoping to use it to keep my sweaty palms in control but I guess it just doesn't work that way.

2. While we (8 of us) were in the blue dresses and sitting at along the grass patch curb along chevron house, a lady suddenly squeezed herself in the middle of where we were sitting and got her husband to take photos. Ahahaa a groups of (pretty) girls wearing the same uniform sitting in a row = instant photo taking spot.

3. I'm really bad at using the silky girl eye liner I just bought.

4. My court shoes still take the skin off the back of my ankles despite the shoes not being new and the area protected with plasters.

There were more people who couldn't be bothered about the product even though I stressed the words 'free trial' and smiled so sweetly. Well, my job isn't to get them to buy so I don't mind cos most of the people were very polite in showing their disinterest. Of course, got daoed a few times too but that's alright =D Thanks to my good attitude. Will post pictures next time. Pictures posted

Halfway through, I suddenly thought about Hunter X going on a hiatus after chapter 310 and that got me a little moody =(

Yes, Togashi is taking a break yet again. Got the info from onemanga forums where forumers credited Koneta as the source of the news. They saw he's a reliable source so... -sobs-

I don't know what's up with Togashi.. taking the easy way out from the resolving the hanging problems in the manga or maybe he has already lost interest in continuing this series. I doubt the second point cos he could have ended it prematurely but he did not.

Most probably, Togashi wants to take his own sweet time to think of the future developments and then boomz! Release the chapters all at a go. Why can't he churn out a chapter once a week like all the other mangakas.. Or at least, publish a chapter once a month, I can bear with the wait. Going on such frequent hiatuses put him at risk of being cancelled from Shounen Jump and what will become of us fans then?

Just don't quit on me now, Togashi, I can't take it ( quoting bella here! Hahaha) but what choice do I have... -resigned sigh-

Thoughts on Hunter X Hunter 307

2010-05-20T13:53:00.014+08:00

Time for some rantings again =(

In chapters 305 and 306 when Gon matured physically in a matter of seconds, I was filled with dismay =( The first thing which came into my mind and triggered the sadness was along the lines of Killua's reaction.

It surprised me that people at the forums after reading those chapters (I'm a lurker at onemanga forums) only discuss the very practical and technical consequences of Gon obtaining such an aura, ie the effects on his future nen usage, his life span, ability to defeat the king blablabla. Only two mentioned Gon's friendship with Killua and how Killua would feel. Even then, no one really picked up on those points T___T

I'm not complaining. Just a little shocked at how people can view the same manga and jump straight to focus on such different aspects.

Then came some spoilers of chapter 307 on the forums which showed bits of Killua and Gon's first meeting after Gon's transformation. Oh man, I couldn't stop my eyes from watering after viewing those disjointed images. It just showed Killua pushing Gon away from something and Gon's blank face (with tears!!). It was just so painful to look at, I tell you =((

Perhaps I was too emotional... because Killua's not going to leave or hate Gon even if he transforms into a demon; their bond is stronger than that. Still, things have changed, and if there is no way to undo what Gon has gone through, won't the difference in age become a constant reminder of how he has failed to save Kaito if Gon continues to be with Killua? Since Kaito's irreversible death was what started off Gon's anger which resulted in this gain in power, Gon is never going to be cheerful or happy ever again. And I can't stand that! I don't want to see Gon with that heart wrenching face anymore.. and think about poor Killua! -Sobs-

I guess this shows that Gon and Killua's friendship make up a large part of the reason why I like HxH so much and any cracks in their bond will affect me really hard. I also tend to become an emotional fan girl when characters who were originally happy and cheerful become permanently emo or angsty (rmb Kenshin and Subaru?)

This picture or Gon looking at his hands and tearing hit me really hard too. I was thinking if Gon was crying for himself (probably not) or for Kaito. Or he was crying at the memory of Kaito telling him to always give a finishing blow to the chimera ants. Does Gon even understand what he has given up! Gon, you baka! T____T

I don't believe Togashi will let Gon die this way. After all, Gon's the protagonist! Killing him off would mean the end of Hxh and there are still too many loose ends to wrap up. Sometimes letting a character live is even more cruel then killing him off and we all know that Togashi doesn't show his characters much kindness. So in a twisted way, we can expect Gon to live.

As for the King.. he won't die either. Neither will he achieve world domination. Komugi does not necessarily have to be the one who stops the King by invoking his memories because the Meyrem is still showing his humane side even during his concussion after the explosion. Komugi has already done her part many many chapters ago. Still, something has to happen.. to make him remember. I'm counting on Pufu or Yupi to do something stupid.

Genai Ryodan. T____T I've not seen Shalnark, my laogong for soooooo long! I don't need or want them to join in the fight (lest more characters die). Just hoping that Togashi draws a short chapter on what they're doing in NGI after the things have died down a bit. Please? Pretty please?

The life of a sick and unemployed person

2010-05-14T10:57:00.003+08:00

is almost equivalent to the life of a... pig? Okay I'm not sure how a pig lives but I have been sleeping more than half my day away and slacking when I'm awake.

Laptop in the morning, lunch, read books, sleep, watch tv, dinner, watch tv and read, sleep. Repeat cycle with some variations between watching tv and reading books. Gaaahh and I still lost weight. I have recovered my voice but the coughing fits and phlegm still trouble me once in a while.

Will blog about HxH in the near future because now is not the best time for me to... produce tears and mucus =( I will get a block nose and if a coughing fit comes then, it's only too easy that I choke and die.

Actually I dread using my laptop these few days. I'm supposed to be updating the fan fiction but i'm not and the longer I drag, the harder it is to get the story out. Doesn't help when the reviewers don't seem to like the pairing I have in mind much =((

Cowardly guy!!

Hunter X Hunter 307

2010-05-06T00:00:00.004+08:00

I wonder if I was the only one who teared just looking at two raw picture scans from the latest chapter.

Elaboration here

Arakawa Under the Bridge, House of the Five Leaves, Hakuouki

2010-04-29T15:20:00.010+08:00

I've taken to watching a few of the anime series in the Spring season. Much as I totally ignored the winter season, I'm not ready to give up totally on anime itself! XD

First on list is Arakawa Under The Bridge-- a comedy with a pinch of romance. It's more funny than lovey dovey. Though the graphics aren't strong, the episodes made up of as many as 5 sub-episodes each are engaging and hilarious!

Ichinomiya Ko, a wealthy guy who lives by his family rule of never being indebted to anyone was saved by Nino, a homeless girl who lives under the bridge. To return the debt, he moves under the bridge to live as Nino's lover, upon her eccentric request. Here's an excerpt of their first date, largely made up of what Ichinomiya thinks a date should comprise-- the guy must hold the girl like a princess. And other stupid things.

Looking good so far, Recruit!

You're doing it wrong!! X_X

Moving to the second series which caught my attention, House of the Five Leaves is an anime set in the samurai era. A slow start with peaceful episodes but not to the extent of boring. Graphics wise, I would say not bad but for this anime it really varies from person to person.

Even in the anime, the art reminds me of Ristorante Paradiso-- this manga I read a while ago about charming waiters in a restaurant. A brief google told me that both series are penned by the same mangaka, Natsume Ono. So hooray for me =D

Ehh ok back to the plot, House of the Five Leaves is about this plain and softy samurai Akitsu (I cant even remember his name) who gets hired as a bodyguard by Yaichi who is quite a handsome guy by the standards of this anime. Akitsu gets invited to join Yaichi's syndicate called Five Leaves, represented by a maple leaf after completing a mission. However, he is unable to make a decision because despite being intrigued, the syndicate deals with shady business, namely kidnaps and getting ransoms.

This is Yaichi-san, the closest we get to a standard bishie in House of the Five Leaves

Akitsu and Yaichi.

So you see what I mean about the graphics, they are detailed, with beautiful backgrounds but the art itself is not the kind that we commonly see. That's what makes Natsume Ono's works distinctive =D

Next up is Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan. It's very obviously a reverse harem, but considered okay I guess.. Not as good as Ouran (which barely touches romance in the anime) or Saiunkoku Monogatari (where the harem factor doesn't throw itself at your face) or Fruits Basket (because sincerity oozes out from every bit of Tohru) but good enough. Bishies aside, there is sufficient action and fights to keep me watching.

Don't get me talking about the bishies, i won't be able to stop XD

Okita Souji, not Okita Sougo from Gintama XD

Saitou Hajime.. He's my favourite out of the male characters. It was love at first sight =D

Nothing unusual for anime series of this genre, Hakuouki is a bit thin on the plot, cliche wimpy female character who only wants to rush into things without being able to protect herself and goes 'kyyyaaaa' at a little blood. I hope more secrets regarding the gone crazy soldiers will be revealed soon, like in the next episode because it definitely takes more than pretty faces to keep female fans engaged.

Right now, still fuzzy regarding the origins of this anime because the graphics look really game-like especially those during the ending song and I'm especially wary of games turned anime series. It is my tendency to stay away from these series no matter how good the reviews are or how gorgeous the bishies..

That's it for this post, will post more about the other series as i watch =D

My hands smell strongly of money

2010-04-22T21:57:00.004+08:00

It has been a crazy two weeks and I'm glad that I will be able to have some time to myself after sunday. Alot of funny things happened, you can read some of them at yuhsuan's blog hahaha i'm rather lazy to do a recount.

After the work at JL ends, i have many options. First is to resume my slacking days of rotting at home though there will also be many things to do ie write fanfictions, pack my manga and re-read X CLAMP, clean the house etcetc

Or I could go back to work at Paya lebah. They're short handed. The work, though boring, pays well and my eye candies are there.

I got introduced to another job-- similar to a sales promoter and I would like to give it a try but mum is completely against it. I'm stuck in between my potential (and encouraging) colleagues and my opposing mum. HELP T__T

At IMM just now, mum spotted a 'full/part timer needed' sign outside Crystal Jade Bakery and pointed it out to me excitedly. Yup so that's another possible job i'll take on.

Haha that sums up my current life and plans for the near future.

A picture speaks a thousand words

2010-04-09T21:34:00.007+08:00

So there, what a wordy entry. Basically, Gon lets out a classified piece of info when confronted by Okita Sougo. This sparks off a series of reactions where some are moved to tears, shocked, or just skeptical. Certain people ie Seishiro and Kyo are obsessed with their own hotness which then confuses Yotsuba. (Ichigo and co are horrified by her distorted looks) Shalnark analyses the insane situation calmly while Zero keeps his positive outlook.