Black Virtuoso

Pediatry Day 6

2010-07-29T21:21:00.002+08:00

Today is the hell day. The day where we have 三伏贴. I got up at like 5.30am. I actually got up before my alarm clock rang. How? I dreamt of my mother screaming at me to get up..... =_=|||

So I dragged myself to the hospital to start work and almost the entire morning I helped to make the medicine to stick on the patients. And one very irritating thing happened. Someone who was not supposed to be in pediatry came to help out and she could actually do the sticking, but not me. And her friend said do not disturb her. One person must do it otherwise will get confused. Oh so what about others? Apparently they never gave others a thought.

I managed to do some in the afternoon and the DJs told me that my teacher was seeing patients. She told me I was supposed to do the sticking the entire afternoon. So I went back to help her. After it ended I sticked one of the med on myself too. Haha!

Overall it was pretty ok, only that dormant pests decided to come alive again. Can someone please allow me to use pesticide please?

Pediatry Day 5

2010-07-28T20:54:00.002+08:00

A full day of work on Tuesday. I am supposed to be free in the morning, but someone had to be at the children's tuina. Therefore I went. Oh hell. I so love tuina. I had 4 patients that morning but the amount of stress and tension it had on my muscles seems like I had worked out for an entire day instead of just 3 hours. What made is worse was the incessant crying of the children. Some just cry and cry and cry for no reason. And when a child starts to cry, the other also start to cry. Ok, it may be a little painful but please, do not scream and cry for no reason at all..... I was supposed to do it this morning but luckily I was relieved of my duties.

In the afternoon I had to follow my teacher again. This time it was bad. Why? Because after half and hour, I had to fight off Mr. Sandman who was sprinkling, no dumping sand into my eyes. My fight lasted for half and hour and all the time I was trying to do everything to keep awake.

My intern ended on time so I went home. I rested the entire day today and now, it is time to get ready for my descent into hell for the next 3 days. 12 and a 1/2 hours of continuous work. Bless me.

Pediatry Day 4

2010-07-28T20:47:00.002+08:00

A bit back-tracking but.... Today, or rather Monday is the first time I have night shift. I woke up in the morning for their change of shifts and left before 8am. Wow.

Anyway, after spending time at home I reached the hospital again at 4.18pm to find that my teacher had already started. But hey, I wasn't late! It was supposed to start at 4.30pm! There weren't a lot of patients at that time and my teacher disappeared somewhere to be replaced by another doc.

At around 5+ the doc asked me to have dinner. I went to have dinner to see my teacher lying on the bed. Wow. So I ate dinner after microwaving it and got back to work. I never saw my teacher at the doc table again.

The number of patients slowly increased as night came and it got a little busy. The doc asked me to go back home at 8.20pm. Night shift was in all, pretty ok. And I managed to get some materials for medical reports too, which was a good thing.

~Milestone~ 2010 Natsu no Jin, Beijing

2010-07-25T16:05:00.004+08:00

After all, I managed to go the the anime music event. I ran to the market to buy 2 onigiri as I guessed that I would not have the time to eat a proper lunch. Then I went home for a while to put some stuff down and rushed the the mrt. On the way back home, I was thinking about writing a 包子的日记, detailing how a 包子 would feel like in a 蒸笼 for that was exactly what I was feeling!!!

I made my way to the appointed place and waited for my CS/China friend and she brought along with her a fellow couch surfer Carlos, who is from Mexico. She told me another friend would be joining, Chris and American.

So we walked a long long way to MAO, the place where it was held. Since we had to walk a freaking long way, we were late and missed the first song. Awwwz...... But then I realised Carlos didn't know any J-songs at all!!!! He was there just cos Selita was bringing him around! Anyway, the place where the concert was held was totally, totally STUFFY!!!!!!! I went in and felt asphyxiated!

But I have to say besides the asphyxiating atmosphere, the singers were pretty good! Except for a male singer who tried to pull off a male jap singer style and so totally failed!!! Plus there were lots of otakus around, real otakus. Now I feel that I am only a half-otaku....

Just one thing, sometimes the singers sing the wrong lyrics! They are singers....at least remember your lyrics???? There were some really, really good singers especially a girl who has a very high vocal range. Her version of Just Be Friends was beautiful and she sang another song which was very good too. I didn't like the one who sang Akatsuki no Kuruma though. Her voice was a little too cutesy for the song and she actually sang the last verse totally wrong!!!! I was so, so disappointed.

Due to the overwhelming stuffiness, we went out for breathers very often and ended up missing some songs. But hey that can't be helped right?

Overall I think that it was pretty ok, but my main aim is Animelo Shanghai!!!!!!!

After the live, we went for a drink, had some chit chat then went for dinner. And after that I stayed on cos Selita told me that they were going to meet other Csers so I just tagged along. We went to a small bar and I drank nothing but free water. Hahaha!!! Had a small Spanish lesson with Carlos. Now I have to learn how to roll my R's properly!!!!!

They were going for karaoke the entire night....... At first, I wanted to go K too. But after hearing that they were going the entire night and with the exorbitant price, I kept saying that I had night shift and I really needed rest.

I walked to another subway station to get home and hoped it was my direct line home. And so it was! Just that I walked for around 20mins and my slippers gave way. Damn you cheap slippers.... So that concludes the tiring Saturday. All in all, it was fun talking with people from all over the world and I realised that I really want to sing jap K!!!!!!!!!

Pediatry Day 3

2010-07-25T15:17:00.002+08:00

It really sucks to have to wake up early on a nice Saturday morning, drag my heavy feet and equally heavy eyelids up and plough through the merciless sweltering heat and goodness-knows from where humidity to the hospital for my intern day 3. I was already sweating buckets by the time I set foot in the hospital.

Today, actually yesterday, I had specialist intern. Surprisingly, it was not as busy as friday and after that my teacher said that she didn't know why there were so little people today too. Anyway, her "little" is 30+ people..... I wonder how many patients our gps get in one day, much less a morning. Well, I guess when you compare the population of China and Singapore, it makes a lot of difference.

I was really busy today too and the grad student...well he was a bit more friendly than the grad student the other day but he was really erm...blur? He was making mistakes all the time and I once got implicated in it. Man I was so totally innocent. It got better in the end as I tried to act busy and acted like I was trying to learn and did the best I could. It was the guy who got a bit of black face from my teacher. Haha! In all it was a pretty good day, just that I ended the latest and I didn't have a complete medical report. My teacher is always just too busy......

After I was released, I ran off for I was going to attend an anime music live event! Heehee!!!

Pediatry Day 2

2010-07-23T21:52:00.002+08:00

And comes the much-awaited (?) day 2 in pediatry. I was a bit scared. After all I am paired with the head of pediatry. And it all started.

The morning was filled, I mean CRAMMED with patients! 50+ patients for the entire morning!!!!!!!! At first I sat there, feeling a bit useless and copying useless stuff for a medical report that obviously could not be borne from what little information that I have. Then I got a bit of jobs, giving them the papers for blood tests and stuff. Then the grad student beside me asked me to copy the results of the blood test onto the book. I was like "Copy wad?". And she just copied it herself.... Ok......

At least it was a bit better in the afternoon. But there were some time we just sat silently, the teacher nor us saying anything. Then I made some mistakes with the papers and what not. Yeah, I may be forgiven now but not in the future.

That concludes Day 2. I have morning shift tomorrow and my teacher told me to go for some training in the afternoon. I hope she totally forgets!!!! Cos I still wanna go for my anime music live!!!!!! Please forgive and forget!!!!!

Intern - Pediatry Day 1

2010-07-22T12:52:00.003+08:00

I am paired with the head of pediatry. Wow. Is that good or bad? Anyway its her off day today, so after a morning of checking the patients, I am back at home. And I really needed to, for I am so going to cram the entire pediatry textbook into my head. I got traumatised today by the teacher who brought us to the beds. If she were to ask me, I would just go "huh?" and give her a blank look. But in all, it concludes day 1 of my intern. Day 2.....is a full day........

The End......

2010-07-22T12:48:00.003+08:00

Goodbye my save data for Taiko no Tatsujin and Tennis no Oujisama...... Sigh...... I thought that the .sav file is the same no matter which nds menu you use.... apparently not..... I'm no longer a Tatsujin......... and I have to replay both games...... Sad............... Cries...............

Anyway, I have started intern today. And I feel that it might be the end for me too.... My teacher is the head of pediatry and she might have mood swings.... I'm so dead....

From today onwards I will be blogging about my internships everyday hopefully and also start my gaming diary!!! That is the only solace I get from having to replay my games.........

ProblemsX3, and I am just tired of everything...

2010-04-09T13:20:00.003+08:00

Problems, problems, problems... Just problems everywhere...
My applications and stuff, at least they are done and I have heaved a huge sigh of relief. Acceptance or not, I have done it. As my dad said, the Masters will always be there, it is only when I want to take it.

It is not so much of a big problem anymore. The thing is now, the landlady's daughter (not the landlady) wants to sell the house. And that is actually not that bad, the bad thing is that you have loads of people coming to see the house and as my friend put it, when are ATs polite?

Many things happened when the people came to view the house. Somehow when we came here, we gained the knowledge that ATs do not take off their shoes in the house. Why? I don't know. And if they were to view someone else's house, the least the agent should do is to bring shoe covers. Its just like a plastic bag! It is not heavy at all!

Well there was this case where an agent didn't bring any shoe covers and I requested them to remove their shoes. Wth didn't he bring any in the first place? I was studying and he asked me to show them around, while stepping into the region where no shoes were allowed. Wtf? I was so tempted to tell him off. Plus I had to do his job for him. Oh, how responsible of an agent.

There was another one which pissed me off. The AT viewing the house wanted to know which direction the house faced. No one knew so what did he do? He stepped on my books with his smelly socks up to my ledge and opened the window to look from there. In the end? He said he couldn't tell which direction the house was facing... TMD. The point is, there was a balcony which overlooks the same place and which he could have went to see! wtf wtf wtf

The latest one caused all the problems. The ld (landlady's daughter) called both of us both but my housemate's phone was on silent mode and I was grocery shopping. And I think many people know by now that I am don't pick up the phone frequently because I can't hear it or it is in silent mode because I was too lazy to change it. Or I was even too lazy to switch it on. So no one answered and my housemate was very much surprised when people arrived to view the house. And I went home and was also very much surprised to find that people were viewing the house. The thing is, they happily wore my slippers without permission at all. I am a cleanliness freak, and I absolutely abhor people wearing my clean slippers with their dirty feet. And when they left I realised something, one of them wore my pair of slippers that I use to wear out of the house and walked around the whole house with it. Rejoice! My housemate had tried to stop them in the first place, but the agent was talking on the phone. I was so pissed that I had to clean the entire house. My housemate messaged the ld and she apologised etc. However, we then realised she is now sending people to view the house without asking us at all. So we have people suddenly coming to view the house without us knowing beforehand.

Seriously I think that it is too much. The point is, the landlady doesn't seem like she wants to sell the house but the ld wants to sell the house desperately. So we are pulled into the silent protest and war waged by the landlady.

If I wasn't waiting for my application results, I would have moved out asap. Yes the house is nice and everything, but it is too mentally taxing to have random ATs coming in and showing their AT manners.

Tired, tired, tired...

But no, I am not going to break under this. Absolutely no way. No way are ATs going to get the upperhand over me. Just you watch ATs!

Merry Christmas!!!!

2009-12-25T22:01:00.003+08:00

Merry Christmas everybody!!!

It didn't snow today...but the winds were super strong... Orhz... Well there is always next year!

There is no Christmas trauma today luckily, but I felt that it wasn't that bad after all. Looks like I am being protected from above! Haha!

Went to eat Sizzler today and it was much better than Tasty Steak!!!! The salad bar is free after all. Lol!

I bought another cake from 85 degrees although I haven't eaten the other one I bought on Christmas Eve! Well, I think it will be gone tomorrow! Hahaha!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!

Merry Christmas Eve!!!

2009-12-24T22:32:00.002+08:00

Ok it has been a long time since I updated my blog. I know of some people who want to read my updates (yeah you Amanda!) but... I'm really busy with schoolwork and the fact that Blogger is blocked in China does not help...

Merry Christmas Eve! Another hour plus and it will be Christmas! I really hope it will snow tomorrow but I doubt it. I spent my X'mas Eve eating Tasty Steak. That's the name of the restaurant, however it doesn't live up to expectations.

Anyway I hope tomorrow doesn't become Christmas Trauma day. Please no...Please!!!!!

A year older, in a different place

2009-09-24T22:28:00.002+08:00

So I am a year older. I can feel my youth quickly being discarded unwillingly by me through the ruthless progression of time. 22. It seems like just yesterday that I was still a teenager, thinking that the future is still so faraway. In no time, I will be a old grandmother!

This is the first time I have spent my birthday abroad. A very big thank you goes out to all my friends who celebrated my birthday with me! Thanks for the presents, cake and the very enjoyable lunch! And also to Amanda, thank you for your card, although I have not received it yet. Lol! The postmen in China must be slacking away!

1 year older should signal a year of maturation for me. However, I think that I still harbour the childish thoughts I had many years ago! Haha! When will I ever grow up?

I am not in a hurry to grow up so...time! Spare me!

09/09/09

2009-09-09T22:05:00.002+08:00

09/09/09, the last repeating set of single digits in this millenium. I guess many people around the world ar getting married today, especially the Chinese who consider 9 a lucky number. However, it is the seventh lunar month, therefore the number might not be as high as expected.

I got an early birthay present today!!! Very early in fact. Lol! I wanted to buy something warm and fluffy to put on my ledge so that I can sit there and study, look out of the window or do something else. I haven't found a satisfactory one. I wanted one that is easy to wash, warm, nice to touch and has a nice design. I don't know where my friends found it but it really fit into my criteria! Thanks Carolyn and Mei Ching!

Now that I have a furry ledge, I am so tempted to buy another cushion again... I bought one as a seat cushion and 2 toys as bolsters... I think my parents will totally freak out when they see how many toys I have!!!! My room is almost complete...almost. What is the missing thing? Anime merchandise.

Oh yeah, what is the room of an otaku without anime merchandise? Toys, figurines or whatever, I definitely want my room to be anime-fied! Long live otakus! I have a Doraemon clock though. That should contribute a bit.

One Night in Beijing - Is too much

2009-08-30T13:59:00.002+08:00

And then I come, unravelling a new chapter in my life. Welcoming it? To be frank, I don't think so.

I am put off by the huge amount of stress that I am predicting will be coming to haunt me everyday, every night. There are also lots of things that I really do not like, really a lot. Listing them out one by one will take up a lot of my energy. I wonder if I really have to live with it for 2 years.

Where can I go? What can I say? Where do I let everything out? Seeing some things really gets on my nerves.

Goodbye wisdom tooth

2009-08-12T23:29:00.001+08:00

Goodbye wisdom tooth. Sorry to say but I won't be missing you.

I will definitely not miss the pain you have caused me, nor would I miss the huge hole you made in my pocket. The pain and misery you put me through was something new but not welcome. However, you were still a part of me and I felt that I have to say goodbye.

I don't know how long you have been inside of me but you have been laid to rest yesterday, finally relieving me of the pain. You still have two comrades within me and they will join you in a matter of time.

My dentist showed me how you looked like. What a curly root you have! Just like my hair! Why that shows that you are definitely a part of me that I unfortunately would not like to possess. You had to cause pain of all times...but at least you let me leave for China in peace.

Goodbye wisdom tooth. Bye! :)

Meteor Garden vs Hana Yori Dango vs Boys Over Flowers - Part 2

2009-08-09T22:58:00.005+08:00

The second part of this comparison series. It's time for the female leads this time!

MG vs HYD vs BOF: Makino Tsukushi

VS VS

Looks
Looks alone:
Well again, this is comparing the actresses on their look alone with nothing to do with their HYD roles. I had some problem with this, not knowing how to compare. Should I compare how they look outside of their drama or in their drama? Anyway, this is my final decision:

1: Koo Hye Sun
2. Barbie Hsu
3. Inoue Mao

HYD scores the lowest on the looks again...but it is not Mao's fault. She is just not pretty enough as compared to the other two. Hye Sun, I have to say, is the luckiest out of all of them. The other two have to endure being "uglified" to a certain extent while she is able to stay pretty. Maybe the lighting does a part as well. I chose Barbie over Mao because I am sort of biased. Barbie, in real life is truly much prettier than Mao or Hye Sun, therefore I placed her at 2nd even though her character was pretty unglam.

Suitability to role:

Since beauty is not the main thing about Tsukushi, the ranking would most definitely be different here. The ranking for looks alone has been the same for both the male and female leads. However, there will definitely be differences here.

1. Inoue Mao
2. Barbie Hsu
3. Koo Hye Sun

As I said, Hye Sun is the luckiest out of the three, her Tsukushi being able to stay pretty. However, it is exactly that that makes her look the most unlike Tsukushi. When I saw Inoue Mao in HYD, my reaction was that she looked every bit like a commoner which was perfect for the role. I'm also guessing that is why she was picked from possibly thousands of hopefuls who wanted their big break seeing how successful the Taiwan version was. Barbie Hsu was also made to look more like a commoner although her features do not suit Tsukushi as well as Mao did. Therefore Mao wins this! (Is that a compliment or not?)

Acting

Yep, the most important part. As I said before, I totally despise pretty faces with lousy acting who seem to get more and more famous for reasons I do not understand. (Yes I am complaining about the Nonya girl again.) So here goes!

1. Inoue Mao
2. Koo Hye Sun
3. Barbie Hsu

The 3 actually act pretty well. However, Mao wins in this category again. Like MatsuJun, she portrayed Tsukushi well, although I think that MatsuJun is really unbeatable in his acting. Her genkiness, determination, ability to stand up each time as well as her struggles between Tsukasa and Rui was brought out really well. The way she cried in front of Tsubaki was totally epic.

Hye Sun won over Barbie was due to the genkiness factor. Tsukushi is supposed to be a character that holds a positive outlook in life, however, perhaps due to the scriptwriters or something, it was very much lacking in that defining quality. Barbie's Tsukushi didn't smile as much or is as cheery as the other two. In fact, I think that Hye Sun's is overly cheerful! In conclusion, in terms of acting, Mao wins it!

So that concludes my review on the female leads. Next up will be the supporting characters!

Meteor Garden vs Hana Yori Dango vs Boys Over Flowers - Part 1

2009-08-08T21:29:00.005+08:00

I have been wanting to do this for some time. However, due to the spirit of procrastination and heavy schoolwork, I put this off for a very long time. Now its up due to a friend's request! So here goes!

MG vs HYD vs BOF: Doumyoji Tsukasa

VS VS

Looks
Looks alone:

This is comparing the actors just by their looks alone, nothing to do with their roles in their respective HYD versions. I think the result is pretty obvious here. Here is my ranking:

1. Lee Min Ho
2. Jerry Yan
3. Matsumoto Jun

Unfortunately, the verdict was pretty obvious from the start. MatsuJun was destined to lose, being much shorter and less handsome imo than his compatriots. I think he can be categorised as "cute" instead of handsome. Jerry and Min Ho are both tall with handsome features. I chose Min Ho over Jerry as he has better defined features. Plus I can't seem to get over Jerry's get up in MG, that hideous bandana and curly hair that they decided they could not keep up after several eps. Therefore, Min Ho wins the crown for the most handsome!

Suitability to role:

This is not how handsome they are, but how suited their looks are for the role. Sigh...considering the fact that Tsukasa is supposedly rich and handsome, I guess the results aren't very different...

1. Lee Min Ho
2. Jerry Yan
3. Matsumoto Jun

Once again, MatsuJun is not tall enough or handsome enough... That is the biggest flaw in his portrayal of Tsukasa...but he can't grow another 10cm and change the genes he inherited from his parents right? Jerry and Min Ho have the looks and height for the role, but in the end I chose Min Ho over Jerry. This is because I felt that Min Ho is able to put on a colder and angrier look over Jerry. Jerry's anger and iciness that Tsukasa develops over different parts of the show gives that subtle difference that lost him the crown.

Acting

Ok, here comes the most important part, acting. A show might have lots of eye candy but lousy actors while another might have fantastic acting but not-so-good looking characters. Which would I watch? I would say the latter. I cannot stand watching a show with lousy acting if I really want to watch the show. If the show isn't important I would be happy to just see the pretty faces and hot bods, which will never be true for me. Think Jeanette Aw. OMG. I would totally give up watching a show to save my eyes from her lousy acting, think Little Nonya.

So how would this turn out to be? Here is my ranking:

1. Matsumoto Jun
2. Lee Min Ho
3. Jerry Yan

Yayy!!! MatsuJun is top at last! This was the category I had to do the least thinking for number 1. MatsuJun may not be as handsome as the other 2, however I can see why he was casted in the role. I would have to say he is the living portrayal of Tsukasa. He totally brought the character out of the manga to reel life. Tsukasa's goofiness and stupidity (think the stupid grammar mistakes that made us rofl), his violent and angry side to his determination, coldness and tenderness towards Tsukushi, MatsuJun brought it all out perfectly. His acting, I would have to say, is undoubtly the best out of all the Tsukasas. He deserves the crown in every way.

Min Ho's acting and Jerry's acting are not that all bad, but they cannot be compared to MatsuJun. Min Ho wins over Jerry because I could actually feel more tenderness in his portrayal than Jerry's. The goofiness in Min Ho's Tsukasa was also not properly brought out, therefore making him look "cool and smart" which is not a defining quality of Tsukasa. MatsuJun, in terms of acting, wins hands down.

So that was my opinion of the male leads of MG, HYD and BOF. Hope you liked it Amanda! :)

Malware

2009-08-08T20:55:00.002+08:00

Ok, I stupidly opened an mail with an attechment. The subject was fotos 27/07. It is a idiotic malware that will continue sending the malware mail to people on your contect list. So if you received it, DO NOT OPEN IT!!!

If you clicked on the attachment like me, follow instructions from this site: http://johnhemming.blogspot.com/2009/08/fotos-2707-email-virus-hotmail.html .

To check if you have the virus, check your sent mail folder on hotmail. To be doubly sure, restart ie or your computer and check again. Another way is to check your task manager, under processes if it has winnt. Also, if you have the malware, remove it then send mail to everyone on your contact list to inform them!!!!!! Very important!!!!!

I hope this helps many people.

Irritated

2009-07-21T22:50:00.002+08:00

Irritated and angry. That was how I felt when I got a phone call this morning. I felt as if someone had dropped a bombshell on me. I thought my mum had booked the tickets to China yesterday. Then the phone call came this morning. She berated me on why I didn't tell her that the promotion for the ticket was only until yesterday. I didn't know anything, I didn't know anything at all! So just for the difference of 1 day, I had to pay and extra $50. I was so, so mad! I could have saved the money to perhaps buy a jacket or something! I was furious the entire day and even refused to speak to her when she came back home. It was her money, she said, but so? Wouldn't it be better if we could save money? The $50 could be used for a nice meal for all of us!!!

Grrr!!!! Anyway it is over. But I am still bitter about it. Plus, the fantastic NTU admin is happily ignoring my mails again. I desperately needed that mail from her, but after waiting the entire day, a reply has yet to be received.

I just wish everything and everyone stop dropping bombshells on me. Things can get really bad when I am irritated and angry. Its times like this that I realise I need a punching bag or a baseball bat and a baseball practice ground.

Back to Backstreet

2009-07-19T23:38:00.002+08:00

I wonder why, but I have returned to listening to BSB.

It's not that I have forgotten about them or my like for them have waned. I will always love BSB no matter what. This actually proves something, that they actually have the substance! Where is N'Sync now? What is N'Sync without Justin Timberlake?

I listened to Millenium all over again and I realised I know how to sing every single song... That shows how much I loved the album and them. They may not be boys anymore, but their music is always great. I have grown from a teen who listens to teen pop to a person who listens to good music and only good music. I don't care what they look like or who they are with. It is just like I love UVERworld but I don't know exactly how many people there are in the band... I only know takuya...

I realised by chance that Ikuta Touma is also a fan of BSB! And he managed to watch their recording for a music show in Japan! Urayamashii!!! I guess the only regret I have is never being able to watch a BSB concert or BSB live, with all 5 of them...

Goodbye MJ, Goodbye the King of Pop

2009-06-27T21:13:00.003+08:00

Goodbye Michael Jackson, goodbye, the King of Pop.

I had a shock on Friday when my mother told me of the news of MJ's departure. It was so sudden I didn't even know how to react.

Memories of my childhood came back to me. I remember fighting over the casette tape of Bad and Dangerous with my brother. I also remember listening to his tapes all day long, hearing him belt out numbers like Bad, Thriller, Black or White and Heal The World. Everyone was into MJ in those days and it included children like us. Young as we were, we knew how to sing his songs and that knowledge remains in me until this day.

We were so into MJ I remember my brother and I playing a MJ arcade game at Genting Highlands. Somehow or other as we grew up, the MJ fanatic in us died down but I always remembered the King of Pop.

Just a year before or so, I showed a younger cousin of mine who was not born into the MJ era a Youtube clip of the legendary Moonwalk. At that time, I was marvelling at how smooth his moonwalk was and that nobody could ever take his place as the King of Pop. His slick dance moves stay etched in my mind after all these years.

Who can forget his music videos. I vaguely remember Bad and Thriller, but who can forget Scream, the most expensive video in history? For many years, I was seeing this video top the list on Most Expensive Videos on MTV.

Then came all the bad publicity. Child molestation, the infamous Neverland and what not only increased his appearance in the media. For people like me, I was grieving the fall of the King of Pop and was inwardly sighing how fame could have corrupted a person.

I actually wished that he will not release another album again. I was afraid it would become a failure it would taint his reputation. I wanted to be left with the best from the King. However, I certainly did not hope he would leave behind his legacy like that.

Time will pass and people will probably forget about MJ. But I know I never will.

There is just one word to describe him.

Legendary.

Goodbye Michael Jackson.

Goodbye the King of Pop.

What hurts the most

2009-06-13T22:27:00.002+08:00

Most of the time, people hurt others with clear intent. It may be painful for a while, but knowing it was on purpose makes it easier to get on with. What hurts the most if when people hurt others without knowing how much pain they are causing.

Not knowing what they are causing others and happily go on like nothing ever happened, the hurt is even more intense. If only they knew. But even if they knew, would it change anything?

Yes, things would change, but not in a good way. The relationship would now become awkward and in time, look all superficial and hypocritical.

Relationships are fragile and easily broken. After going through so much, I wish that relationships were not so important in this world. AS-syndrome would seem normal to me now, seeing how much pain can come out of relations.

It is all about superficiality and money

2009-06-12T21:56:00.003+08:00

I wonder if the world is made up of these same things, superficiality and money. Everything is money, money, money. What is loyalty? Not even worth a dime, or should I say, a cent, if it makes it easier to understand.

Cristiano Ronaldo happily waved goodbye to Man U for Real after a world record bid. All that nonsense about him staying with Man U and become another Giggs. I knew from a long time ago his loyalty wasn't with Man U. I knew it. I kind of expected this to happen, only not that fast. To be frank, I wasn't a single bit surprised. He has finally shed the angelic mask he put on all this time while salivating for the offer from Real. Fergie groomed him from a relatively unknown player then to a superstar today. What loyalty is there? Just superficiality and money.

I am kind of glad he is gone. Apparently he doesn't show much respect to Fergie. Fergie is the one that keeps the club going, disciplining his players and letting them grow up to become better players and better men. I hope he also doesn't forget that players that move from Man U to Real at the prime of their careers do NOT do well later. With his eye for money and pretty women, I can pretty much imagine what will happen down the road. Man U now has 80m for new players and I daresay they are going to rebuild their team and make it much better than the one with him in it.

It saddens me to know that loyalty can be bought and some people view everything in financial terms. The magnitude may be different in the 2 cases, but I have to say that I am sorely disappointed. The big M drives the world as well as corrupts the world. I have seen my fair share of those being corrupted by money and I am tired. Very tired. One thing after another, and it all concerns money.

If loyalty and friendship can be bought with money, I rather not have any of those at all.

This world

2009-06-11T22:56:00.004+08:00

I am starting to become afraid of this world. Very afraid. I know this world isn't such a simple place, but I wanted to believe some things are just strong enough to go against the tide.

My belief was shattered and now I stand, disappointed and afraid. For I have seen, with my very own eyes how people have fallen at the mercy of the hidden arms of sin of adulthood, tainted and soiled to the point beyond recognition.

I wonder why things have to turn out this way. How it came to this point is a mystery to me. All this while I believed some things will never change. This trust has been broken and the bond that holds the most important together is on the verge of damage beyond repair. Disappointment may be too meagre a word to describe it all. No matter what I do, I can't forget about it, and I think I never will.

I'm scared, because I have seen with my very eyes the tainted innocence. I'm scared that one day I will succumb to it all. When that day comes, won't it be hypocritical that I am writing this?

The only fortunate thing out of this is probably the fact that I have seen and experienced the undesirable so it will all act as a very important lesson for me. So that it serves as a reminder for me not to turn out that way. So that I will remember not to put my trust so easily in someone.

Parodies galore!

2009-05-20T11:56:00.004+08:00

Parodies are used in a large number of anime nowadays, especially comedy animes. The real reason is to increase sponsors or to keep the editors happy? I don't know, but what I know is that it definitely piles up on the comedic value!

Yakitate! Japan is probably well-known for its parodies. I can remember a few.
- During the Monaco Cup arc, the Japan reps suffered from dehydration after competition on the island. The doctor that attended to them in the anime was the main character, a vet from Running Wild. In the manga it is Doctor Blackjack.
- Godzilla appeared in the Pantasia Newcomers arc where Kazuma made his turtle bread.
- A parody to the Gundam series appeared somewhere...
- Lord of the Rings also made its appearance with "Biwa no Monogatari". In Japanese, Lord of the Rings is known as "Yubiwa no Monogatari". Biwa is Japanese for loquat.
- At the end of the manga, Kawachi becomes Dhalsim and goes on a training journey with Ryu and Ken, all characters from Street Fighter... (to be frank, I think this final parody is stupid...)

This is just listing a few of the parodies in YJ. If I had to list everything, it would take me a real long time...

School Rumble also has its share of parodies.
- In the 2nd or 3rd episode, Harima dodges Tenma's arrow Matrix-style.
- In the beginning of an episode, when Harima's manga is shown, he becomes something like Goku in Dragonball. His hair turns blonde and becomes spiky as he gathered up his power to fight evil lord Karasuma.
- When Tenma and Harima both thought of cycling to school to be closer to their crushes, a car resembling that from Initial D (the one with Fujiwara Tofu Ten, although it is named differently in SR) is shown.
- From what I saw on a site, the Ginga Ensen part is actually a parody of Galaxy Express 999.
- SR Nigakki has a ep where they had a survival game to decide what to do for the cultural festival. It resembles Battle Royale.

I only managed to catch 1 parody for Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu.
- In the ep where the boys (apart from Sousuke) tried to peek on the girls in the hot spring, one of the boys (the bespectacled one, I forgot his name) went into berserker mood, or SEED mode, an obvious parody of Gundam Seed.

Talking about parodies, who can forget Gintama! Gintama has full of parodies of other Jump comics.
- Gintoki keeps talking about bankai, obviously from Bleach. Ichigo even appears in the beginning of an ep!
- In the ep where Shinpachi was hospitalised, there were obvious parodies from drama Shiroi Kyoto.
- Yamazaki was dressed as Ryoma when he was spying, although he was regarded as a hentai by the other civilians next to him.
- Gintoki dresses as Eyeshield 21 when they were training Sadaharu.

I think that there are many more parodies in Gintama, just that I couldn't catch it. Well, not everyone knows everything right? Onwards to more Gintama!

Scary coincidence

2009-05-19T22:00:00.002+08:00

One of the longest conflicts in South East Asia, the civil war between the Sinhalese Sri Lanka government and the Tamil Tigers have finally come to an end. It is good that the violence is over but will repression of the minority still exist?

It is quite scary to think that Gundam 00 has just ceased its official broadcast in Singapore just about a month ago. In the anime, the Celestial Beings ended the long running conflict by making both sides back off. I was thinking then the civil war will not end so quickly. Yet just not long after I have watched the show, which I also found to be pretty tragic, one of the resolved conflicts in it is actually a foretelling in reality. It is a good thing after all however, that the conflict does not stretch on for another 100 years as in the Gundam 00 timeline.

I remember this topic on Sri Lanka came out in my O Level exams. I guess they have to change many things in the textbook now to include the road to the end of the conflict.

D-technolife

2009-05-18T16:57:00.003+08:00

D-technolife (Kanji)

癒えない　痛み　悲しみで　キズついた　君よ
消せない過去も背負いあっていこう　生きる事を投げ出さないで

つないだ君の手を

いつか失ってしまうのかな
薄れていく笑顔と君を守りたいから
響く僕を呼ぶ声さえ枯れ
時に沿う風にかき消されたって
君を見つけ出す

癒えない　痛み　悲しみで　キズついた　君
もう笑えないなんて人嫌いなんて言葉そう言わないで
見えない未来に起こる事　全てに意味があるから
今はそのままでいい　きっと気づける　時が来るだろ

錆びきった人のように

重なり合うだけが虚しくて
一人で生きて行けるって言ってた
ありふれたやさしさ言葉じゃ
今はもう届かないほどに君は疼きだす

つないだ君の手は　　なにげないやさしさを求め
Do you remember
痛みを知る事で　　人に優しくなれるから
Drive your Life

癒えない　痛み　悲しみで　キズついた　君
もう笑えないなんて人嫌いなんて言葉そう言わないで
見えない未来に起こる事　全てに意味があるから
今はそのままでいい　きっと気づける　時が来るだろ

How can I see the meaning of life
消えてくyou’re the only…

こわれないようにと　離れていく　君
もう笑えないなんて人嫌いなんて言葉そう言わないで
今はby and by見えなくったって　全てに意味があるから
消せない過去も背負いあってこう　生きる事を投げ出さないで

You’d better forget everything. Remember… your different life?
You’d better forget everything. Remember…戻らないけど

歪んだ記憶のような　時の中でいつか解りあえるから

D-technolife (Romaji)

ienai itami kanashimi de kizu tsuita kimi yo
kesenai kako mo seoi atte ikou
ikiru koto wo nage dasanai de yo

tsunaida kimi no te wo

itsuka ushinatte shimau no kana
usurete iku egao to kimi ni mamoritai kara
hibiku boku wo yobu koe sae kare
toki ni sou kaze ni kaki kesaretatte
kimi wo mitsuke dasu

ienai itami kanashimi de kizu tsuita kimi mou
waraenai nante hito kirai nante kotoba sou iwanai de
mienai mirai ni okoru koto subete ni imi ga aru kara
ima wa sono mama de ii kitto kizukeru toki ga kuru daro
sabikitta hito no you ni

kasanari au dake ga munashikute
hitori de ikite ikerutte iteta
arifureta yasashisa kotoba ja
ima wa mou todokanai hodo ni kimi wa uzukidasu yo

tsunai da kimi no te wa yo
nanigenai yasashisa wo motome
DO YOU REMEMBER
itami wo shiru koto de hito ni yasashiku nareru kara
DRIVE YOUR LIFE

ienai itami kanashimi de kizu tsuita kimi
mou waraenai nante hito kirai nante kotoba sou iwanai de
mienai mirai ni okoru koto subete ni imi ga aru kara
ima wa sono mama de ii kitto kizukeru toki ga kuru daro

HOW CAN I SEE THE MEANING OF LIFE
kieteku you’re the only

kowarenai you ni to hanarete iku kimi
mou waraenai nante hito kirai nante kotoba sou iwanai de
ima wa by and by mie nakuttatte subete ni imi ga aru kara
kesenai kako mo seoi attekou ikiru koto wo nagedasanai de

YOU'D BETTER FORGET EVERYTHING
REMEMBER YOUR DIFFERENT LIFE
YOU'D BETTER FORGET EVERYTHING
REMEMBER modoranai kedo

hizunda kioku no you na toki no naka de itsuka wakari aeru kara

D-technolife (Engligh)

Injured with pain and sadness, the you that cannot be healed
Shoulder the burden of the past that cannot be erased; don't throw away your will to live
Your hand that I held.....

Will we lose it someday?
I want to protect you and that disappearing smile
The ringing voice that calls me dries out
Even if it gets erased by the wind along time
I will find you

Injured with pain and sadness, the you that cannot be healed
Don't say words like you can't smile or you hate people
Everything that happens in the unseen future has a meaning
So stay like this, there'll come a time when you will realize
Like a rusted person

It felt so hollow to just pile atop one another
You said you could live on your own
Just with the usual kind words
You ache to a point where I cannot reach you
Your hand that I held searched for some simple kindness
DO YOU REMEMBER?
By learning pain, you can become a person who can be kind to others
DRIVE YOUR LIFE

Injured with pain and sadness, the you that cannot be healed
Don't say words like you can't smile or you hate people
Everything that happens in the unseen future has a meaning
So stay like this, there'll come a time when you will realize

HOW CAN I SEE THE MEANING OF LIFE?
Disappearing.....
you’re the only…

So you will not break, you distance yourself from me
Don't say words like you can't smile or you hate people
Now it's BY AND BY, even if you cannot see, there's a meaning to everything
Shoulder the burden of the past that cannot be erased; don't throw away your will to live

YOU'D BETTER FORGET EVERYTHING. REMEMBER YOUR DIFFERENT LIFE?
YOU'D BETTER FORGET EVERYTHING. REMEMBER.....though, we cannot return

Like in times of warped memories, we can understand someday!

Manchester United are champions of England again!

2009-05-17T21:23:00.002+08:00

It took a goaless draw against Arsenal for Manchester United to defend their EPL title. Yayy! Man Utd are champions of Europe again!

I am not a true blue football fan but I have been a Man U supporter for years. Why? When the people around you are all fans of Man U while you are growing up, you will somehow become one too. I don't watch football, but I feel sad when I hear of any loss of Man U. I remember hating Chelsea when they suddenly became rich and started buying players and how they pushed Man U away from the title. I was gloating when they lost the next season. Bwahaha!

For all I can remember, Sir Alex Ferguson has been the manager of Man U and is the most successful one to date. I will always remember his outbursts as well as rivalry with Arsene Wenger. I mean how can anyone born in that era forget all about it?

Man U has borne some of the most successful players of its time. Remember David Beckham? To be frank, I am not a big fan of his. He started out in Man U then dumped Man U only to have his career spiral downward. Call it the Man U curse but it will probably happen to Cristiano Ronaldo if he ditches the club that brought him all the glory he has today. And the reports on teammates not happy with him for showing disrespect to Fergie? I think he deserves it.

I just had the urge to watch old Man U videos again yesterday. They were my favourites and probably the few matches that I have memories of. Who can forget 1999, the year history was made with Man U winning the treble. I watched over and over again the 2 comeback goals from the super subs, Teddy Sheringham and ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich. Then I watched the Great Dane Peter Schmeichel save Dennis Bergkamp penalty in the FA Cup semi final replay and Ryan Giggs running the entire length of the field to score the winning goal. Who can ever forget it?

10 years have passed and yet I still can't forget about it. Timeless classics. I would really mourn the day fergie retires...

Wisdom....Tooth

2009-05-15T13:33:00.002+08:00

My wisdom tooth is out. How did I find out? Yesterday after lunch, I felt like there was something, perhaps a vegetable stuck right at the back at my teeth. My friend and I entered a shop that had mirrors and I used the chance to see what exactly was there. And lo behold, I saw and extra tooth!

The tooth is halfway out of the gum and strangely, is not painful at all. It just doesn't really align with the rest of my teeth that's all. It does not hurt but I think I may have to remove it. I did my research and got info that if the tooth grows into the tooth in front of it, it has to be removed so that infections don't occur. This is because there will be an area where food debris will get stuck but not cannot be cleaned off...

I'm pretty pissed actually. If I have to extract it, I will have to have porridge for an entire week!!!! Grrr....

I haven't been posting lately due to fyp and also because my layout is totally out on my laptop. Therefore, I spent my free time trying to get layouts and customising them. I found some pretty good ones but somehow they don't appear well on Blogger. And I have no idea on how to operate external style sheets on blogger so...I'm back to using blogskins...

Someone help me with css!!! Why can't it be easier to understand!!!

The end of school + to Bangkok!

2009-04-29T22:37:00.003+08:00

Finally, exams are over and I can finally rest, not too long though, because there is FYP coming up.

I visited Bangkok on the 24th to the 28th. Bangkok used to be a shopping paradise. Well it still is, but to a lesser extent imo. The things are getting expensive and you have goods sold in Chatuchak that are also sold in big departmental stores in the city! Except probably my baby milo stuff. I love baby milo, but not many stores are selling them already. Sigh... I guess I have to get some from Singapore.

I realised on this trip that my parents are getting old. They can't walk as much as they did before. It's sad really, when the unforgiving blades of time strike right into you. I guess I can enjoy Bangkok with my friends... Oh I am looking forward to a friends-only trip! I'm guessing it will be quite fun!

Perhaps I will blog some more when I am not so tired. Contrary to popular belief, not everyone gets enough sleep during a holiday.

闇の中

2009-04-10T00:11:00.000+08:00

人はみんな孤独だ。。。だろう？

なにをするも、誰もきにならない。。。
誰も。。。

なにを掴まりたい、なんでもない。。。誰もいない。。。

小さな希望をもっている、なにかを望んでいる。
望んで、望んで、そして壊して。全てを。

偽りの笑顔は嫌い、同じ偽りの笑顔をもっている私は嫌い。

届けたい、届かない。静かに叫ぶ、誰が聴ってをほしい。
ほしかった。　本当。

探している、その一つの優しい光。あるか？　本当にあるか？　
分らない。信じたい？　分らない。

その孤独は、胸に溢れて。なにもできなくて。なにも追い掛けなくて。

真っ暗の前だけ見てた。その黒さ、その闇、どんどん全部を包み込む。
妬み。悔み。憎み。

嫌い。嫌いになった。この世界を。この全てを。　

IT fair + a day in school

2009-03-13T21:40:00.004+08:00

The only reason I turned up for school today was because I had to meet a professor. That's all. I had no intention of going for internship but since my friend could only meet me at 1pm, I decided to go for internship.

I feel bad about not being able to stay for 鲁老教授's lesson. But I really needed to go to the IT fair today. I will be a 乖宝宝 next week I promise!

So I skipped off during lunch to collect the prizes I won for the NTU AnimeWorks Guess The Anime Song thingie. They told me that I could choose 3 prizes and asked if I wanted to add on points by doing today's questions. I accepted and did it. In the end, I was entitled to 8 presents!!! Bwaha!

I did it all out of fun actually, and the presents are just an added bonus. There wasn't much variety left and I had to pick 8... Ellyn didn't want any so I decided to take a Naruto one for my friend who I was meeting later. I could always remember the "omg" looks the booth people gave me, especially when I asked for a plastic bag to put all the toys. I even overheard them saying that I (I think) was in second place overall. So maybe I have a chance to win the Sennheiser headphones? It's just something extra. I am already pretty happy with the toys I got.

I especially liked the Chopper toy. It was probably one of the cutest. I reckon all the Ichigo ones are already gone, for I only say 1 ugly Rukia one and a Hitsugaya one. I got 2 KKM toys, Yuri and Wolfram in maid costumes! An Asuka (from NGE) toy that I knew was her only until later (I picked it out in a hurry because it was pretty cute. Asuka was in a bear suit!), Shikamaru in a deer suit and Taka-san as a cafe waiter! In the end, I was picking out things in a hurry and happened to dig in a box to pull out Hattori (the pigeon on Rob Lucci's shoulder).

Hattori is together on top of the lists of my fave toys that I received today. I realised at home that a bandage was given so that it can be put on his head! Kawaii!!! And super funny.

IT fairs are squeezy... But I finally bought a laptop. I had so much problem bringing everything home... It seems like I liked the prizes more than the notebook. Lol! Well, maybe tomorrow I will feel more inspired to write about the fair.

Selfishness is always a part of people

2009-03-07T21:31:00.003+08:00

People are selfish by nature, some show it more outwardly while some hide it.

I have told myself so many times I should not harp on it but I just can't get it off my mind. Someone has portrayed her selfishness on the outside and I can't stand it. Probably because it affects me directly so I am so disturbed by it. However, if I were to put myself in the shoes of an outsider, I would probably feel the same way. People who are selfish and pushy at the same time, do they always get their way? If it is so, then I am really disappointed.

Take things in my stride, that is how I am trying to convince myself now. After all, it is not the end of the world. I still have many other choices to take and they may not be bad after all. Telling myself everything will work out, I hope this psychology works on me.

The sky is huge and I am just a little bird in the vast horizon. Somehow I may find that certain portion that fits me.

EMPTY96 - UVERworld

2009-03-05T21:50:00.004+08:00

Being the lame person I am, I decided to do something I got tagged on Facebook over here again. It's stupid, but I have to admit, it is quite fun...

1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag 10 or more friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got it from.

I can just freaking ignore the "tag" part. If I have to tag, then I tag everyone on my links list! Which is only 2 btw...

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Bokutachi no Yukue (Our Whereabouts) - Takahashi Hitomi
Yeah, find me first and I will tell you in person.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Shining Ray - Janne da Arc
I need that "Shining Ray"

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Atarashii Kisetsu e (To the new season) - Lead
I want better weather!

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Sincerely ~ever dream~ - dream
I'm sincerely dreaming

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
It's Just Love - Relena Peacecraft
Can be read in 2 ways.

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Super Duper Love Love Days - Card Captor Sakura
??????

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Night Flight - w-inds.
They don't like taking the night flight...

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Kokoro no Chizu (Map of The Heart) - BOYSTYLE
I'm thinking about my map, where I wanna go...

WHAT IS 2+2?
Jounetsu (Passion) - Kinki Kids
You need passion to solve this question.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Make My Days - Kuraki Mai
My best friend has to make my day!

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Truth - Twin Signal
He has to speak the truth?

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
The Biggest Dreamer - Wada Kouji
I'm just a dreamer...

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
True Light - Piano Solo
I want to be the true light? The other time I did this I got Bible!

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Trust - Salia
Trust is important in a relationship.

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Shiawase Neiro (A Happy Timbre) - Orange Range
I'm a happy timbre?

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Cloud 9 - Sakamoto Maaya
It's not really a dance song, but I guess it fits the context of the question.

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
October - Atobe Keigo
Cos I'l die in October?

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Ningyou Hime (Puppet Princess) - Tanaka Rie
Manipulating people! BWAHAHA!

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Taiyou Yori Atsui Kimochi (Feelings Hotter Than The Sun) - Shiina Hekiru
Hmmm..........

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
~Asterisk~ - Orange Range
???????

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Pinch ~Love Me Deeper~ - Chinen Rina
I will die when someone loves me so much that he/she pinches me and causes a lot of petechia....

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Cross With You - Atobe Keigo
I regret being angry with you...

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Moving On! - AiM
Hahaha?

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Kimi ni Makenai You ni (So that I won't lose to you) - Yamano Satoko
I think this make me happy...

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Sabashii Nettaigyou (Lonely Tropical Fish) - Tezuka Kunimitsu & Sanada Genichiro
I guess that sums everything up...

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Namida wa Shitteiru (I Know Tears) - Suzukaze Mayo
The fact that I know tears??

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Moon Clock - w-inds.
Somebody explain to me....

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Dearest - Hamasaki Ayumi
Erm...what dearest thing should I change?

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Waku Waku MAX (Excited MAX) - Tanaka Rie
??????????

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
EMPTY96 - UVERworld

NTU stabbing: Something just waiting to happen?

2009-03-03T20:54:00.003+08:00

I believe by this time many people has already got wind of the case surrounding a NTU student stabbing his professor. As a matter of fact, I only knew the entire story this morning when I caught sight of the news on the front page of the newspapers.

I was taking a blood test at NTU Medical Centre yesterday when a nurse came into the lab and told the person who was drawing blood from me that there was a stabbing case and that she and the doctor had to go and handle it. At first, I didn't think much about it, thinking it might be a rift between construction workers or something like that. Never would I have thought that it was between a student and a professor.

With all the stress in Singapore universities, this is something that might have just been waiting to happen. The FYP grade is essential for the type of honours that you will get. No matter how much you have worked for the first class honours, a B grade is enough to pull you down to a second class honours. And it can be very devastating for a student. (I shall shut up about my personal 'grievances'.)

But can we help it? In Singapore, a drop in your honours grade would be equivalent to getting less pay and less chances in your job. All the pressure to perform as well as the stress of having his scholarship revoked from him probably drove the student to the edge.

Many people say that results are not everything, however we are brought up to believe that results are everything. Many people just get over it and hate their university/professor for life and look back thinking how stupid they were in the past to hold on so tightly to that. If only he could move on. The disappointment and fear must be too much for him to handle.

We have been there, done that, seen that, felt that. To be frank, his feelings are not totally that difficult to understand. It is the way that he let it out that led to such tragic consequences. It may also be important to note that not everyone has someone to talk to, to pour out their worries, especially him being a foreign student.

I just have to say, it is such a waste of a precious life.

Valentine's Day!

2009-02-14T23:19:00.003+08:00

Happy Valentine's Day!

So here's a cupid Fuji to celebrate Valentine's Day! His butt is pretty round. Hahaha!

How was today spent? Just like any other day. Valentine's Day is only good for getting treats! Lol! Our Valentine's Day was postponed 2 weeks later because my mum isn't feeling too well today. Oh yes. What am I going to get as my treat... *snickers

These 2 weeks have been extremely tiring. Tests, exams and then there is the FYP thingie too. I hate it. Really. This isn't the first time I have regretted my choice entering into this course... To be frank, if I could turn back time, I would have made another choice. I wonder what possessed me at that time.

Wikipedia has become a harmful site. Bwaha!

2009-01-31T22:37:00.003+08:00

How did that happen? Is Wikipedia actually supporting malware?

For those who use Google as a search engine (everybody does nowadays), type anything in the search bar. The first to appear is usually a Wiki link. However, now there is a "this site might harm your computer" link at the bottom that redirects you to a warning page when you click on the link.

What is wrong exactly? Did Google and Wiki fall out or something? I reckon this will be fixed sometime soon and it might be due to a glitch somewhere. However, it is not so often that I see Wikipedia being labelled as a "dangerous site" and therefore, is pretty funny to me.

I wonder how many people catched it. Probably lots, unless Wikipedia doesn't have the search query in their list. Bwaha!

UPDATE: It happens to every search query on Google. Hoohoo! So its a Google glitch then.

Chinese New Year!!!

2009-01-26T22:03:00.003+08:00

Happy Chinese New Year everybody! 新年快乐！万事如意！

The first day of new year was well...normal... Just went to visit a few of my relatives and got some red packets and exchanged new year greetings and oranges. I got to see 2 of my married cousins and their wives. It is really strange when you are getting red packets from relatives of the same generation as you. They are indeed older than you, but not that much.

And I spent the rest of the day doing my own stuff. That is pretty much it. THe only difference is that we had a steamboat and bbq at home. It was nice! Just that the cleaning up was a bit... I don't like the cleaning up part. You feel energized after having a nice meal but regain all the fatigue when doing the cleaning up. I wonder if the restaurants will be packed with people too lazy to do their own cooking and cleaning up.

During festivals when I am in Beijing, I think that I will just pretty much ignore the festival. Lol! The young people these days do not really care about festivals and tradition that much. It is sad that the traditions that have been passed on from our forefathers will be gone just like that. But with the modern way of thinking...it just cannot be helped. And I am guilty of the crime too.

The year of the ox may not be that good as it is "lacking in the fire element", but I hope everything turns for the better. With a better economy, everyone will definitely be happier!

我在这里祝每个人能牛转乾坤，财源广进，心想事成！

Lunar New Year Eve!

2009-01-25T21:36:00.004+08:00

It's Lunar New Year Even today! Everyone is thinking of a fun-filled reunion dinner and gatherings with friends and family. That's the norm for 除夕夜. But is it really so in every case?

Guess how I spent today? Not exactly cleaning the toilet though, just cleaned lots of other stuff. And with that, the day is gone for me. Gone gone gone. I didn't even touch my books in the long weekend break!

We are keeping the house spick and span just to accomodate the people coming to our house although I think that no one is coming in the first place. Its probably my mum's excuse to get me to clean the house. I mean, I have seen houses that I am even too afraid to enter their toilet... I think that it will be much worse in their houses.

Tired tired tired. That is all I have to say. And my reunion dinner only consists of 3 people. Not that I am complaining though. This way I have the time at night to do my own stuff, and that includes blogging. :P

At least I don't have to go visiting everywhere this Lunar New Year. The only reason I like Lunar New Year is because of the break, and not because of all the visiting I have to do. (And I even remember a year I was reprimanded for not wanting to go visiting on the second day of the New Year although my mum agreed with me. -_-; )

I don't care. Someone just give me my break. My new year blessings will probably come tomorrow. The new year atmosphere gradually fades as one gets older...

CNY weekend

2009-01-24T22:55:00.004+08:00

This is what I found when I searched on photobucket for Chinese New Year pictures. I think it looks ok...just that the Japanese do not celebrate Chinese New Year, and we do not wear kimonos on the occasion too. But still, it looks fine!

And of course we have the signs of the zodiac. Its a little big to fit within the dimensions of my blog but...at least its cute!

Then and anime girl I wanted to put here just for the glitter effect. :P

This new year weekend is an exceptionally long one for me, as it started on Friday. I took up a job assignment for a day on friday. I did what I did on the job when I first took it up in December: daydream. I daydreamt most of the time and did the occasional work when someone showed up. A few good things came out of it though. I got paid and I managed to break every single high score on the game in my phone. Great. Bwaha!

The only thing that is probably stopping me from properly getting into the New Year mood is my swollen eyelid. God, it hurt like hell yesterday! To think I even put ice on it before I went to sleep! Well, it got slightly better today. The swelling has subsided a little and it is not painful anymore. This has got to be due to my drinking of chrysanthemum in water and the popping down of Yin Chiao tablets, lots of them.

Swelling swelling go away! I wanna eat my new year goodies! This is probably the only time of the year I can get to eat my favourite pineapple tarts!

Why do I like Chinese New Year? Apart from the pineapple tarts and red packets, I like the fact that I have free time. That is, if I do not have to go visiting. I know its impossible but...at least let me have a new year's dream?

Finally, I get to have a DS!!!

2009-01-16T22:05:00.003+08:00

My DS was confirmed last weekend! My brother called from Tokyo to ask me what colour I wanted. He told me that over there, they are only selling the DSi and there are only 3 shops that are still selling Nintendo DSLite.

I always wanted a limited edition DS. Did I say that I was a sucker for limited editions? That explains the kitties I own although I am not a big fan of Hello Kitty. I buy them because they are limited to that certain area in Japan. Anyway, I didn't manage to get a limited edition one unfortunately. The latest limited one was a Mario red one that I thought was available. The one I really wanted was the Bape one and I really liked the Zelda gold one too. However, I have to be happy with my silver DS.

I'm just thinking of the games I can play! Bleach, D.Gray-man, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, Taiko no Tatsujin, Prince of Tennis... OMG! I can't wait for my DS to be back!

Of course, I have to control myself not to be hooked on the DS!

BOYS & GIRLS

2009-01-10T20:48:00.007+08:00

BOYS & GIRLS (Kanji)

Boys & Girls be ambitious
Boys & Girls keep it real
Boys & Girls be ambitious
Boys & Girls keep it real

教科書通りの毎日のなか飛び出した
君は男の子
大人になれずに
でも子供でもいられない時もあるだろう
誰もが急ぎ足で過ぎて行く世界で
僕らは流れ星に立ち止まった

ゆずれないものを一つ
たった一つで強くなれる
こわがりな君の手を引いて歩いて行く
勢いを増した向かい風の中を

無邪気な笑顔で恋に恋して夢を見る　君は女の子
誰にも言えずに　独りで抱えた悩める事もあるだろう
誰もが愛想笑うモノクロな世界で　描いた夢に嘘はつけなかった

ゆずれないものを一つ　たった一つで強くなれる
こわがりな君の手を引いて歩いて行く
勢いを増した向かい風の中を　もう邪魔するものは何一つないさ

手を伸ばせばいつかあの星に手が届くと本気で思っていた
誰もが急ぎ足で過ぎて行く世界で　僕らは流れ星に立ち止まった
祈るように。。

ゆずれないものを一つ　たった一つで強くなれる
こわがりな君の手を引いて歩いて行く
勢いを増した向かい風の中を

迷いながら　戸惑いながら　それでもかまわないさ

ゆずれないものを一つ　たった一つ
勢いを増した向かい風の中を

Boys & Girls be ambitious
Boys & Girls keep it real
Boys & Girls be ambitious
Boys & Girls keep it real

BOYS & GIRLS (Romaji)

Boys & Girls be ambitious
Boys & Girls keep it real
Boys & Girls be ambitious
Boys & Girls keep it real

MANYUARU doori no mainichi no naka tobidashita
kimi wa otoko no ko
otona ni narezu ni
demo kodomo demo irarenai toki mo aru darou

dare mo ga isogi ashi de sugite yuku sekai de
bokura wa nagare boshi ni tachi domatta

yuzurenai mono wo hitotsu
tatta hitotsu de tsuyoku nareru
kowagari na kimi no te wo hiite aruite yuku
ikioi wo mashita mukai kaze no naka wo

mujaki na egao de koi ni koi shite yume wo miru
kimi wa onna no ko
dare ni mo iezu ni
hitori de kakaete nayameru koto mo aru darou

dare mo ga aisou warau MONOKURO na sekai de
egaita yume ni uso wa tsukenakatta

yuzurenai mono wo hitotsu
tatta hitotsu de tsuyoku nareru
kowagari na kimi no te wo hiite aruite yuku
ikioi wo mashita mukai kaze no naka wo

jamasuru mono wa nani hitotsu nai sa

te wo nobaseba itsuka
ano hoshi ni te ga todoku to
honki de omotte ita

dare mo ga isogi ashi de sugite yuku sekai de
bokura wa nagare boshi ni tachi domatta
inoru you ni

yuzurenai mono wo hitotsu
tatta hitotsu de tsuyoku nareru
kowagari na kimi no te wo hiite aruite yuku
ikioi wo mashita mukai kaze no naka wo

mayoi nagara
tomadoi nagara
sore demo kamawanai sa

yuzurenai mono wo hitotsu
tatta hitotsu ikioi wo mashita mukai kaze no naka wo

Boys & Girls be ambitious
Boys & Girls keep it real
Boys & Girls be ambitious
Boys & Girls keep it real

BOYS & GIRLS (English)

Boys & Girls be ambitious
Boys & Girls keep it real
Boys & Girls be ambitious
Boys & Girls keep it real

Because of you I've escaped my undone life,
though you look like a boy,
And you can't grow up,
But there are times you can't act like a child.
We were watching our lives pass us by,
But then we were stopped by a shooting star.

Now if we will find only one thing to believe in,
With that one thing we can become stronger,
So I will take your trembling hand and bring you with me,
And we will grow stronger by walking against the wind.

Yearning for love innocently
You are a young girl.
Even though you don't say it,
But you have problems too

In this monochrome world where everyone ridicules
Drawing out dreams isn't a lie

There is one thing I can't give up.
With just this I can become stronger
I lead you,who are afraid, by the hand and walk
Through the fair wind which raises our spirit.
Those blocking our way, are all gone now

I stretched out my hand towards the star, and thought, when would I be able to reach it

In this world where everyone is rushing in a hurry
We stopped upon seeing a shooting star to wish

There is one thing I can't give up.
With just this I can become stronger
I lead you,who are afraid, by the hand and walk
Through the fair wind which raises our spirit.

Even though I am lost and puzzled, it doesn't matter

There is one thing I can't give up.
Through the fair wind which raises our spirit.

We are voluntarily jumping into a sea of fire...

2009-01-07T22:16:00.002+08:00

Yup, that fully sums up my feelings after today. Having the seminar about the BMS Club and stuff really made me wanna scream. This made me truly realised that the BMS course is based on nothing more than ideals with no realistic actions. The professor who started this whole course imo has no idea how to go about doing things! It made me feel that I am really cheated and I have wasted 3+ years of my precious youth doing something that is not relevant and has no practical use at all.

From some of my friends, I have gathered info that our seniors are really struggling in Beijing. Exams every 2 weeks? Who can take that?! Plus, the minimum mark to get the degree is 68! What if you fail? Just go die or something?

Seriously, no one is doing anything for our course. We are just left to die, what's more, in a foreign country. The courses are so packed it is almost impossible to learn anything at all! What is the use trying to cram so much into us if we can't take it in the first place? It is called dead memorisation, not using your brain!

Apparently to study TCM, we have to be those kind of people with "no life". Unfortunately, I think that it is very sad to become someone like that. It is just like we are born on this earth to slog our lives out.

I'll soon be jumping off...

First post

2009-01-01T21:57:00.003+08:00

2009 came quietly, well came quietly to me at least. To me, nothing is special about 2009, just that its a new year. I grow a year older, a new school term starts, and basically everything just repeats itself.

Pretty sad for a first post in 2009 eh? With the recent events, it is almost definite that it would not be a good year at all. If only new year wishes would come true.

Pessimistic for the new year outlook. Oh yeah, I have become pessimistic after going through so many things. This world is just...

Last Day of 2008

2008-12-31T22:18:00.003+08:00

2008 is ending and 2009 is just hours away. When I look back on 2008, it was full of memories, both bad and good.

To be frank, I don't want the new year to come. School is one thing, choices are another thing, going somewhere faraway is also contributing. Everything just comes like a mad rush and suddenly you notice that time is flowing away through your hands. There are so many things you wish you change by going back in time. Unfortunately, it doesn't happen. Immersing yourself in fantasy may help in relieving the symptoms, but then you are made to face the future.

2009, what will it bring? Will my luck change? I don't want to face it but I have to face it.

27

2008-12-29T22:24:00.002+08:00

I am Tsuna right now. Truly. For 3 years, I felt what he had been feeling for 14 years of his life. I need to be like Tsuna, to be pulled up from the depths of cowardice and helplessness. The only thing is I don't have a home tutor named Reborn, nor do I have the Vongola Famiglia with me. I'll need to get through everything on my own, to get out of the nickname "Dame-Tsuna".

A Reborn would be very important to me, so would the X-gloves. If only I had these things to pull me through. A dying-will bullet would be very much appreciated too. It would only help to strengthen my resolve.

I know what Tsuna feels, I really do. All I can do now is to become Tsuna, take on his role and achieve what he is able to. The Tsuna breaking out of his shell, that is what I really wanna see.

As I see the sky, I think of it as Tsuna, and as me.

Some quality at last!

2008-12-27T21:59:00.002+08:00

Ever since the Odex saga hit Singapore anime fans, we have wondered where to get our anime. Singapore is seriously deprived of anime, although there is a significant number of people who are anime fans. Even though Odex is not doing anything to fulfil its promises and is probably using the money it got to keep their company afloat, at least we can get some good anime on Okto!

Showing on Okto now are Basilisk Kouga Ninpou Chou, Casshern Sins, Code Geass, Toradora, Skip Beat! and Gundam 00. Many of these are also the latest eps from Japan and it only makes it better. Basilisk, although I really hate it and the plot, is based closely on an award-winning manga and is animated by Gonzo. Surely this is quality, disregarding the fact that I really don't like it when the main plot is two groups of people killing each other. Casshern Sins is a little boring IMO but probably is deep?

I absolutely love the rest of the animes! I have always wanted to watch Code Geass because of its popularity, character designs are by CLAMP and that it seems interesting. I could understand what the reporters were thinking when the entire place was silent for a minute then huge applause after the screening of the first episode. Even I was taken aback. Code Geass would surely be on my favourites list!

My first impression of Toradora was that it would be a silly, high school romantic comedy. I was proved wrong. Although it may be romantic comedy, it is different from its counterparts, showing slice-of-life bits as well. I look forward to every episode on Thursday!

Skip Beat is one of the funniest anime I have seen this year! The anime is just hilarious! Gundam 00 is action-packed and different from its predecessor. Although the storyline is totally different, it has caught me just like how Gundam Seed got my interest.

I would have to say, I am so looking forward to Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights!

Moyashimon Review

2008-12-26T21:47:00.003+08:00

Sawaki Tadayasu, a first-year student at the Tokyo Agricultural University, has been able to see microbe since young. The only reason he came to Tokyo was so that he could escape life at home. And therefore begins the story of Moyashimon.

The anime was short, consisting of only 11 episodes. They managed to squeeze quite a number of things into it, but as it was only 11 eps, it left me wondering what would happen next. The way the microbes are portrayed are really cute! However, that is what is so dangerous about it.

When browsing the list of award-winning mangas, I happened to see Moyashimon and in my mind, I thought it belonged in the children's section. I was proved wrong, really wrong. Re-checking wikipedia, Moyashimon belonged to the general manga section, which explains greatly why the not-advisable-for-children elements are there. The cute microbe designs are popular with children, but the story isn't.

I should have known by episode 5 or 6 that Moyashimon is not for children. Wouldn't it be scary if your child suddenly asked you what is an aphrodisiac? Then there is yuri/shoujo-ai and possible yaoi/shounen-ai in it too. The conclusion of the aphrodisiac episode shows 2 girls naked in bed after being stuffed with it, albeit accidentally, then drinking. Both expressed great shock though. Then came what dealt the greatest shock to me about this anime, Yuuki Kei, Tadayasu's childhood friend crossdresses as a gothic lolita...

I have expressed my shock in a few posts before, and I still can't get over it. I presumed Moyashimon would go on with Tadayasu using his ability somehow or other, but it seems that it would also focus on slice-of-life too. The slice-of-life part really got me... Seriously I can't predict what would happen next.

Overall, Moyashimon is a very entertaining anime and the cute microbes are absolutely my favourite! How I wish to own a microbe plushie! However, just don't get as shocked as me when you reach the slice-of-life part!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T21:24:00.003+08:00

Merry Christmas!!!

We spent the day dining and shopping at Orchard Road. There was a place at the basement of Takashimaya that my mother always wanted to try since I mentioned about how nice the food was. My mother loves fried stuff, and the place sells deep fried Japanese-style breaded pork/chicken cutlets. I liked it actually, for I thought it was fried pretty well. She commented that it was fried very well, but when we went home, she told me it wasn't that nice. I was like "?!". But anyway...

One fantastic thing happened today: I got to walk in the middle of the road! Bwaha! The road for cars was sealed off due to a concert scheduled to be performed tonight. Therefore, I was happily walking in the middle of the road where I would be usually run down by cars if I did that! Hahaha!!! That was probably the most kimochi ii thing that happened today. Bwahaha!!!

We just shopped for the rest of the time there. Nothing much. Just walked around a bit. How I wish everyday was Christmas! This way, everyday is a public holiday!!! Bwahaha!!!

Merry Christmas Eve!!!

2008-12-24T22:12:00.005+08:00

It's December 24th! Merry Christmas Eve everyone!!!

It has been pretty rainy today, therefore if it were to be translated to snow, I guess we would have a white Christmas? Not that I am particularly looking forward to a white Christmas, but I think we will probably have it next year. The thoughts of the cold are really putting me off... I feel like just walking out in a space around myself where it is air-conditioned...

Watched anime in the morning, went out in the afternoon, and watched anime in the night again. This is how I spent my Christmas Eve. It's really nothing actually. Anyway, Christmas to me is just a public holiday with lots of sales going on in a fully decorated Orchard Road. Bwahaha!

I watched the last episode of Hime-sama Goyoujin today and is at the 2nd last episode of Moyashimon. I will probably do a review of Hime-sama Goyoujin sometime. Moyashimon was getting on fine for me, until out of no where, the main character's best friend, a guy, is revealed to be gender dysphoric and may have feelings for him. Imagine my shock. Not that I am discriminating or anything, but the sudden turn in events is truly... I thought it would just go on with the main character being able to see microbes and probably something happens, that's all! I always thought that Kei's disappearance was due to him undergoing training in brewing sake or something, but then I was totally took off-guard.

Yes, I am still in shock, just after watching that episode nearly half an hour ago. I guess well...Merry Christmas Eve! *phew

Happy Birthday to our dear Echizen Ryoma!!! :D Mada mada dane!!!

Post Office on Monday

2008-12-15T22:27:00.001+08:00

I went to the post office today to post my letter to Japan. I was expecting the post office to perhaps be a little crowded, but it was filled with people! However, I was pretty patient so I waited in line. There were about 10-20 people in front of me I suppose.

Only 2 counters were open in the morning. I mean, shouldn't they like open more to handle the morning crowd? Everything was going ok until this old woman brought her grandchildren in. The first thing is, they were extremely noisy. I would have been happier if the PO was quiet, the noise just irritated me so. I was pretty patient today, but the woman behind me was not. She kept complaining and complaining and clicking her tongue I actually covered my ears so that I would not have to listen to her complaints! Her complaints and her noisy grandchildren irritated the hell out of me!

Then it was my turn. The person at the counter didn't explain much, but just gave me stamps and a customs declaration form and expected me to know how to do everything. I just blurred my way through everything. My letter better be sent properly, otherwise I will be the one making the complaint!

This and that

2008-12-14T23:13:00.000+08:00

Today, we treated my uncle's family to dinner at Sushi Tei. We stayed at their house for 3 weeks and Australia and therefore, this is just returning the favour. The food at Sushi Tei, as usual, was great! I could tell. The ikura was different from that of Waraku's. The ikura at Waraku had a very strong fishy smell to it that even I, a lover of ikura, found it to be too overwhelming. However, the one at Sushi Tei was just nice! I wouldn't mind going back to Sushi Tei again, but I would still like to try other stuff!

I finally finished the stuff I wanted to send to Japan to my host family! Gosh, I hope they do not think that I have forgotten them as it has been some time since they sent me a snail mail. My bookmarks were nice imo, but they are a little too thick. Well, it is the thought that counts, I hope...

After catching up with Kyou Kara Maou, I am continuing Katekyo Hitman Reborn. KHR is really getting nicer and nicer. The first few episodes were a bit... As someone I know said, he didn't know how he got through the first part of KHR. Now that I look back after watching KHR for so far, I wondered how I got past it too. First, there is a home tutor named Reborn who shows up at Tsuna's place. In actual fact, he is part of the mafia and is under orders to train "Dame-Tsuna" into the 10th boss of the Vongola family. Then he shoots a "Dying Will Bullet" from a gun transformed from his chameleon-like companion at Tsuna which transforms Tsuna into "Dying-Will Mode". When he is "reborn", his clothes is torn into pieces, leaving him only in his underwear.

I thought that the entire anime would continue on like this, comedy with the occasional fights against enemies. I was hoping for it to continue this way too, with the right mixture of humour and action. KHR got more and more interesting, especially the Varia arc. I was watching episode after episode with such zeal I didn't want to go to bed without watching the Sky Battle between Tsuna and Xanxus! Then the anime was back to its humour again, which I appreciated. However, it began to turn angsty from there.

The current arc is the Future arc where Tsuna and gang are transported to the future. We are then shown a future where the Vongola have fell and Tsuna was asassinated. I couldn't take it when Tsuna woke up in his own coffin. With such a bleak future, it really breaks my heart to keep watching, but I can't stop, bnecause I want to know what happens! My guess is that KHR will probably end after this arc, for it is the most serious and largest plot change in the entire series. Perhaps the future will be changed and it will end when everyone is back in their own times. Then probably as an epilogue, Tsuna will be shown well and alive as the 10th Vongola Boss in a rather peaceful mafia world.

If Tsuna dies...I will really hate the mangaka. Not that Tsuna is my fave character, but I love the cool Tsuna in Hyper Dying-Will Mode!

Reversed roles?

2008-12-13T22:15:00.000+08:00

There are so many reversed roles in anime. I thought of this some time ago when I was watching One Piece and the thought resurfaced lately when I watched Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

In anime, it seems like the stereotypical bad guys in real life turn out to be good guys in anime. For example in One Piece, certain pirates are actually good. As I was watching the Enies Lobby arc, I was thinking that the Marines are actually worse than the Straw Hat Pirates. Luffy (I think) said the same thing a few episodes later... Well, the Straw Hat Pirates are not exactly your conventional pirates but in One Piece, pirates are the protagonists while the Marines are the antagonists...

Similarly in Katekyo Hitman Reborn, the protagonists are the mafia... Mafia are actually upholding justice! However, their opponents are worse mafia so it makes sense? But I wanna know how the Vongola family is surviving. Since they are mafia, they can't be doing a proper business? Shouldn't mafia, rob, steal, do illegal trafficking etc?!

The birth!

2008-12-08T20:34:00.000+08:00

Oooohhh!!! My blog is finally open!

After all the trouble with the CSS and HTML, which I finally figured out, I managed to get it all done!

My layout is from D.Gray-Man and features a picture that I like. I believe there is another version of this picture though, where the person standing in the middle is Lenalee. I saw the picture in the ending credits of the song Antoinette Blue by Kitade Nana.

My blog will feature lots of nonsense that I wanna write, as well as lots of anime stuff. Of course, since I'm a proud Otaku!

I will also feature a Song Of The Month, with lyrics and translation. For the month of December, it is Everlasting Snow, a fitting song for the snowy season. I changed the translation a bit, because the translator didn't seem to know what he/she was doing for some parts of the song. Seriously, I was looking at the Kanji and going "What?".

Selamat Hari Raya Haji to all Malays!

Today, I went to AMK Hub and dined at Ichiban Sushi. The food was so-so, not really that fantastic, but not really that bad either. The only thing I couldn't stand was the waiter, who kept asking us if we wanted drinks. If we didn't want drinks, we didn't want drinks!!! I got so irritated that I swore I would snap at him if he asked us that again. Of course, Ichiban Sushi is the only place in Singapore (I think) where tea costs $1 per person. It is free in other places, for eg Sushi Tei. To be frank, I rather have Sushi Tei anytime rather than Ichiban Sushi. The quality of the food is better and at least the tea is free.

Everlasting Snow (English)

2008-12-05T11:34:00.000+08:00

When I looked at you, your sight warmed me
“I believe in you”, were the words I etched on to the window
In the midst of this falling snow
I walk alone, in search of you

All these couples walking around town
They seem happy, don't they?
I am heartbroken at the sight
As they remind me of us, back then

If there’s something that I can do
If it’s for you, I’ll do anything

Even if I am unable to say "sorry"
I'll hold on to the only courage I have
To be there together with you

If this voice can reach you, please come to me right now
As the shining snow melts on the palm of my hands
That love still hasn’t disappeared yet
It continues to fall in my heart

I look up to the white Christmas tree alone
We once held hands at this place
Memories of your smile came running back to me

I want to hear your voice on lonely nights
I would still feel you even on those days when I cried
It was no coincidence that we met
I was able to overcome anything
Because you were there for me

When I looked at you, your sight warmed me
“I believe in you”, were the words I etched on to the window
In the midst of this falling snow
I walk alone, in search of you

Even if it’s only a small fragment of light
I won't be able to forget about it
Where are you now...I wanna convey them to you

If this voice can reach you, please come to me right now
As the shining snow melts on the palm of my hands
That love still hasn’t disappeared yet
It continues to fall in my heart

I will always remember the layers of the fallen snow
In this city where the seasons
connected

Maybe if I spread my arms
The eternity falling before me
Will reach you in your embrace

Everlasting Snow (Kanji)

2008-12-03T19:16:00.000+08:00

目をみつめたら
すぐあたためて
信じてるガラスにがいた文字
今降り注ぐ　この雪の中
唯一人探してる

幸せと歩いているね
町中の恋人たちは
あのころの二人のようで
胸が苦しくなる

私に出来る事があるかな
あなたのために何かしたくて
“ごめんね”さえも
いえなかった
ひとつ勇気を持てば
あなたと居られた

もし叶うなら
すぐ会いに来て
他の日まで　溶けてく光る雪
あの愛しさがまだ消えないよ
この胸に降りつづく

真っ白なクリスマスつり
見上げてる私は一人
この場所で手をつないだね
笑顔を思い出す

寂しい夜は声が聞きたい
涙の日にも強さ感じた
出会えてことは偶然じゃない
いつも乗り越えられた
あなたが居たから

目をみつめたら
すぐあたためて
信じてるガラスにがいた文字
今降り注ぐ　この雪の中
唯一人探してる

小さな輝きの一粒も
忘れる事なんて出来ないよ
どこに居るの今｡｡｡伝えたい

もし叶うなら
すぐ会いに来て
手のひらで　解けてく光る雪
あの愛しさがまだ消えないよ
この胸に降りつづく
ずっと覚えてる　そう雪が降る
この町でつないで温もりを
まだ届くから
手を差し出せば
降り積もる永遠が
目をみつめたら
すぐあたためて
信じてるガラスにがいた文字
今降り注ぐ　この雪の中
唯一人探してる

幸せと歩いているね
町中の恋人たちは
あのころの二人のようで
胸が苦しくなる

私に出来る事があるかな
あなたのために何かしたくて
“ごめんね”さえも
いえなかった
ひとつ勇気を持てば
あなたと居られた

もし叶うなら
すぐ会いに来て
他の日まで　溶けてく光る雪
あの愛しさがまだ消えないよ
この胸に降りつづく

真っ白なクリスマスつり
見上げてる私は一人
この場所で手をつないだね
笑顔を思い出す

寂しい夜は声が聞きたい
涙の日にも強さ感じた
出会えてことは偶然じゃない
いつも乗り越えられた
あなたが居たから

目をみつめたら
すぐあたためて
信じてるガラスにがいた文字
今降り注ぐ　この雪の中
唯一人探してる

小さな輝きの一粒も
忘れる事なんて出来ないよ
どこに居るの今｡｡｡伝えたい

もし叶うなら
すぐ会いに来て
手のひらで　解けてく光る雪
あの愛しさがまだ消えないよ
この胸に降りつづく
ずっと覚えてる　そう雪が降る
この町でつないで温もりを
まだ届くから
手を差し出せば
降り積もる永遠が

Everlasting Snow

2008-12-02T22:59:00.000+08:00

me o mitsu metara sugu atata mete
shinjiteru GARASU ni ka ita moji
imafuri sosogu kono yuki no naka
tada hitori sagashiteru

shiawase to aruiteiru ne
machi chuu no koibito tachi wa
ano goro no futari no you de
mune ga kuru shiku naru

watashi ni dekiru koto ga aru kana
anata no tame ni nani ka shitakute
“gomen ne“ sae mo ie nakatta
hitotsu yuuki o moteba anata to irareta

moshi kana u nara sugu ai ni kite
te no hira de toketeku hikaru yuki
ano hito shisa ga mada kienai yo
kono mune ni furitsuzuku

masshiro na KURISUMASU TSURII
miageteru watashi wa hitori
kono basho de te o tsunaida ne
egao o omoidasu

sabishii yoru wa koe ga kikitai
namida no hi ni mo tsuyosa kanjita
deae takoto wa guuzen jaanai
itsumo nori koe rareta
anata ga ita kara

me o mitsu metara sugu atata mete
shinjiteru GARASU ni ka ita moji
imafuri sosogu kono yuki no naka
tada hitori sagashiteru

chiisana kagayaki no hitotsu bumo
wasureru koto nante dekinai yo
doko ni iru no ima tsutaetai

moshi kana u nara sugu ai ni kite
te no hira de toketeku hikaru yuki
ano hito shisa ga mada kienai yo
kono mune ni furi tsuzuku

zutto oboeteru sou yuki ga furu
kono machi de tsunaida nukumori o
mada dono ku kara te o sashi dase ba
furi tsumoru eien ga