Ok, I know I said that woulda been me final blog, >_> but ohwellz. DT has tagged me for his quiz so I'll be making this exception >_>
7 things that scare me:
1. Rejection from others. >_> Yes, I'm paranoid too >_>
2. Heights.
3. Pure darkness (If it's even the faintest I'm fine o_O)
4. Dogs >_> (Not as much now)
5. Huge figures (Singh >_>)
6. Gross-looking stuff
7. Normality, and the failure to escape it.
7 things that I like the most:
1. Philosophical discussions
2. Accomplishment and Compliments
3. Writing/Blogging
4. Being with my bro'
5. Gaming
6. Helping out others with advice
7. Silence and tranquility
7 important things in my room:
1. iPod Mini + Creative Jukebox
2. All ze plushies & other soft toys >_>
3. My PS2 and game collection
4. My anime figurines and mecha models (All G-Seed >_>)
5. Wooden Sword of antidoom
6. Important things from the past (Pin Collection, Letters from IYE, etc.)
7. My Manga >_>
7 random facts about me:
1. My P2-P3 after-school time, not anime, brought me into ze violent self I am >_>
2. My fear of dogs started from Prince, the dog owned by Peopleofthefuture.
3. Between Gid, Yu Min and I, we used to call our sisters Mephisto (Gid's), Diablo (YM's), and Baal (Mine). At least I think that's the order.
4. 1/4 of my game collection was borrowed from Cleon.
5. My cat's been with me since I was P2. =)
6. I can play Arcade Shooting, Fighting, RPGs, DDR, Parapara (But I'm not good at it. Yi Le is TEH PROZORZ), Racing, but I just can't do FPSs or Strategy >_>
7. The thing that got me into Philosophy was a game o_O. It's Xenosaga Ep. I: Der Wille Zur Macht (The Will To Power, Nietzsche's first book). I got curious about it and checked up GameFAQs, and eventually my interest in Philosophy started. Btw, this is also why I know more about Nietzsche instead of other philosophers.
7 things I plan to do before I die:
1. Get a PhD in something I LIKE
2. Beat SZ in Guilty Gear / Win a tournament in any game (IMO the 1st is tougher >_>)
3. Write a book, or at least finish one of my amazingly-long stories. >_>
4. Get married and have kids. >_>
5. Travel around, and live for some time somewhere else. Japan? America? Aussie? Who knows. =)
6. Proudly proclaim myself King of RPGs or King of Anime, either of them.
7. Make my mark in the world.
7 things I can do:
1. Write prose (not poetry)
2. Play games (Shooting, Plane Simulator, DDR, PPP, Fighting, Racing. More than most people =)
3. Sit back, relax and ponder the world.
4. Make fun of others >_>
5. Be spontaneous/Random (In ways similar to Zhang, yet different)
6. Sing (Pretty decently. Not considered good though)
7. Play Badminton.
7 things I can't do:
1. Laugh at 90% of jokes (I get them, I just don't laugh)
2. Cry most of the times that I'm sad (;_;)
3. Get my pimples squeezed by my mom without wincing in pain and agony (>_>)
4. Roll my Rs for Ibarrrrrrrrrrrrraki
5. Not feel guilty for being evil to my friends (Not mean or teasing, that's easy >_>)
6. Play DDR/PPP while actually looking cool >_>
7. Chinese Homework. Ok, umm, be cool despite my bro constantly making fun of me (I get annoyed really easily by my bro >_>)
7 things I say the most:
1. Rarrrrrrrrrr.
2. *Mad laughter here*
3. How about no (>_> Blame Gid)
4. Randomblabberrandomblabberrandomblabber (Suggested by my bro, since I mumble alot o_O)
5. >_> and o_O (Do they count?)
6. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH
7. LIES!
7 celebrity crushes: Inapplicable. >_>
7 people who could do this:
1. Jun Yi
2. Sheu Zhi (MUAHAHA)
3. Mel
4. Gwin
5. Zhang Quan
6. Tucky
7. JK
If non-bloggers were counted (SZ exception)
1. Ferdiequek
2. LCE
3. SOO
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Ok, back to mugging >_>
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Monday, September 26, 2005
My Final Bloggah!
This is my last blog before the exams start. Which basically means yeah, no more blogging till next-next week. Everything kinda depends on this final exam, doesn't it?
I haven't been doing too well in terms of studies and revision, and my Term 3 Report Book results have been anything but decent (Who likes an overall C6-C5 score?) so this is my only chance to redeem myself and get into IB. It's worse on some others, I know, but to me I've done so badly in my T3 I'm really scared I'll get kicked out of IB (More than some of you at least.) It's down to these last days, I suppose, before the feather is thrown up, slowly descending to the floor while the fight goes on. (If you didn't get that *100% of you*, that's a reference to Rave Bk 16/17 where Haru first fights Doryu and gets thrashed before the feather lands.)
I dunno, but I still haven't grasped one or two concepts. It kinda worries me >_> that and my Algebra still isn't too good (Though I must admit I've improved significantly from when I started this year), but I think I can handle it somewhat. I still hate drawing quadratic graphs, but well, that's 'cause my drawing stinks >_>
For English I think I can handle writing, but comprehension, XD compre = instant phail >_>
Lit. LOL. Fission Mail'd >_> I die at writing, I mean, HOW THE HECK DO YOU WRITE 3 SIDES IN SUCH A SHORT TIME GID?! >_>
Geog and Hist I think I can handle it, no A1 or whatever but at least I can get a B4/B3.
Lsc. Umm, good luck to me? I need to get 60+ to get a B4. >_<
Art. Should do decent. B4-B3. >_>
Psc. If I can remember all the values correctly I should have no problem. Possible A1 I guess.
HCL. Good luck to me >_>
Jap. Aah, should be able to do it just fine.
Well, seems like that's what's going to happen to me. Doesn't look too bright, does it? Haha, maybe that's my fate. Who knows? Maybe I may get kicked out after all.
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Zhang's been through his angst-phase and been over with it. Now it's Kev's turn. I helped Kev a bit, I suppose, and I think he's better now. I guess everyone's been cheering him up someway or another. But anyway.
Guess who's next? Who knows? Maybe it's me. >_> The stress is beginning to get to me, I may actually become angsty after such a long time. >_> Let's hope I don't reach that phase, eh?
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Kev told me yesterday that usually people use 'what' or 'thing' or some other immensely generalized word when speaking of stuff they are not capable of immediately associating a word to, so the brain just uses 'what' or 'thing' to make up for that so as not to compromise speed. Well, guess I'm wrong about that one.
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風が 寄せた 言葉に
泳いだ 心
雲が 運ぶ 明日に
弾んだ 声
月が 揺れる 鏡に
震えた 心
星が 流れ こぼれた
柔らかい 涙
素敵だね
二人手をとり 歩けたなら
行きたいよ
キミの街 家 腕の中
その胸
からだあずけ
宵にまぎれ
夢見る
風は 止まり 言葉は
優しい 幻
雲は 破れ 明日は
遠くの 声
月が にじむ 鏡を
流れた 心
星が 揺れて こぼれた
隠せない 涙
素敵だね
二人手をとり 歩けたなら
行きたいよ
キミの街 家 腕の中
その顔
そった触れて
朝に溶ける
夢見る
I haven't been doing too well in terms of studies and revision, and my Term 3 Report Book results have been anything but decent (Who likes an overall C6-C5 score?) so this is my only chance to redeem myself and get into IB. It's worse on some others, I know, but to me I've done so badly in my T3 I'm really scared I'll get kicked out of IB (More than some of you at least.) It's down to these last days, I suppose, before the feather is thrown up, slowly descending to the floor while the fight goes on. (If you didn't get that *100% of you*, that's a reference to Rave Bk 16/17 where Haru first fights Doryu and gets thrashed before the feather lands.)
I dunno, but I still haven't grasped one or two concepts. It kinda worries me >_> that and my Algebra still isn't too good (Though I must admit I've improved significantly from when I started this year), but I think I can handle it somewhat. I still hate drawing quadratic graphs, but well, that's 'cause my drawing stinks >_>
For English I think I can handle writing, but comprehension, XD compre = instant phail >_>
Lit. LOL. Fission Mail'd >_> I die at writing, I mean, HOW THE HECK DO YOU WRITE 3 SIDES IN SUCH A SHORT TIME GID?! >_>
Geog and Hist I think I can handle it, no A1 or whatever but at least I can get a B4/B3.
Lsc. Umm, good luck to me? I need to get 60+ to get a B4. >_<
Art. Should do decent. B4-B3. >_>
Psc. If I can remember all the values correctly I should have no problem. Possible A1 I guess.
HCL. Good luck to me >_>
Jap. Aah, should be able to do it just fine.
Well, seems like that's what's going to happen to me. Doesn't look too bright, does it? Haha, maybe that's my fate. Who knows? Maybe I may get kicked out after all.
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Zhang's been through his angst-phase and been over with it. Now it's Kev's turn. I helped Kev a bit, I suppose, and I think he's better now. I guess everyone's been cheering him up someway or another. But anyway.
Guess who's next? Who knows? Maybe it's me. >_> The stress is beginning to get to me, I may actually become angsty after such a long time. >_> Let's hope I don't reach that phase, eh?
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Kev told me yesterday that usually people use 'what' or 'thing' or some other immensely generalized word when speaking of stuff they are not capable of immediately associating a word to, so the brain just uses 'what' or 'thing' to make up for that so as not to compromise speed. Well, guess I'm wrong about that one.
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風が 寄せた 言葉に
泳いだ 心
雲が 運ぶ 明日に
弾んだ 声
月が 揺れる 鏡に
震えた 心
星が 流れ こぼれた
柔らかい 涙
素敵だね
二人手をとり 歩けたなら
行きたいよ
キミの街 家 腕の中
その胸
からだあずけ
宵にまぎれ
夢見る
風は 止まり 言葉は
優しい 幻
雲は 破れ 明日は
遠くの 声
月が にじむ 鏡を
流れた 心
星が 揺れて こぼれた
隠せない 涙
素敵だね
二人手をとり 歩けたなら
行きたいよ
キミの街 家 腕の中
その顔
そった触れて
朝に溶ける
夢見る
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Trivialisation
*I suddenly realize it's a very good thing you can't see my titles, since some of them are completely irrelevant to my blogpost XD*
Some time ago: (Not in exact words, perhaps not in exact statements either. The gist is there though."
"Zhang, how'd you feel about IYE?"
"I felt damn sad."
"..."
"But I'm sure you felt worse because of that thing (I remember quite clearly he said 'thing'."
Quite sad, isn't it? Trivialisation.
Since when, have in our entire lives, have our feelings been trivialised, bastardized, distorted into THINGS? Has an exposure of one's feelings towards the outside world via the blogosphere resulted in everyone taking things so important such as feelings as for granted?
The blogosphere has in a sense became a voice for the people that cannot have their own opinions in real life. Also, it's become a vent of feelings for the people who cannot express them in real life.
Look at what that's got us.
Imagine this conversation between two people (Context being the past)
"...I feel so damn depressed, Herr."
"Yeah, I know, I read on your website."
That would've been an alien conversation in the past. Now? Replace 'website' with 'blog' and suddenly it doesn't seem weird in the least bit.
Feelings, in the past, have been considered precious and important to us. People treated them with quite a level of respect, but why? Because back then, you needed to be friends with someone before you actually could get 'access' to his feelings, and the best of friends knew exactly how the other felt at that point of time. What about now?
The blog, while giving us a 'shortcut' to voicing our opinions and expressing our feelings, has also inversely given EVERYONE else a shortcut to knowing your opinions and understanding your feelings.
When people have such ready access to material things, they generally take it for granted. Also, when people have such abundance of immaterial things, they also generally take it for granted (Use faith as an example. Look at all those Christians out there who can say clearly that they will go to Heaven. How clear IS it that this is so? Perhaps this is not too good an example, but I'm sure you readers can consider a few others.)
Now, with the blogosphere's easy accessibility, one's feelings has become one of those immaterial things taken for granted. Now feelings are some sort of everyday thing. Unrespected for and eventually trivialised. Sad, isn't it?
I suppose, this is the result of exposing your feelings on the blog, just like those who got arrested for exposing their opinions on their blogs.
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Nevermind, onto something more towards us, and less generalized.
More recently (On Kev Low):
KW: But I never thought of it that way, that people liked him only for his humour?
Me: The 'having people liking me for my humour, and not for who I am', is pure paranoia, that's why you've never thought of it that way.
Me: If you don't believe it's paranoia, ask Jun Yi. >_>
KW: Hmm, but who he is _is_ humour...
KW: To an extent, isn't it...?
Wow, first the reduction of feelings to things, now the reduction of humans into things. But that's not my main concern. >_>
Y'know, maybe the reason why Kevin Low has the opinion that people like him because of his sense of humour and not because of whom he is,
is kinda because you've given him that opinion?
Everyone can go on about how they treat their friends as true friends and not as mere entities subject to their manipulation, but geez, prove it by things apart from words, dangit! *That said, conversation technically counts as something more of an action than words XD*
Haiz. Go ahead. But if you only talk about all of his qualities, and not just humour, when he's sad that you only view him in terms of humour, chances are that you'll revert back to viewing him only in terms of humour once he's fine again, and this will repeat. Ad Nauseum, ne?
Some time ago: (Not in exact words, perhaps not in exact statements either. The gist is there though."
"Zhang, how'd you feel about IYE?"
"I felt damn sad."
"..."
"But I'm sure you felt worse because of that thing (I remember quite clearly he said 'thing'."
Quite sad, isn't it? Trivialisation.
Since when, have in our entire lives, have our feelings been trivialised, bastardized, distorted into THINGS? Has an exposure of one's feelings towards the outside world via the blogosphere resulted in everyone taking things so important such as feelings as for granted?
The blogosphere has in a sense became a voice for the people that cannot have their own opinions in real life. Also, it's become a vent of feelings for the people who cannot express them in real life.
Look at what that's got us.
Imagine this conversation between two people (Context being the past)
"...I feel so damn depressed, Herr."
"Yeah, I know, I read on your website."
That would've been an alien conversation in the past. Now? Replace 'website' with 'blog' and suddenly it doesn't seem weird in the least bit.
Feelings, in the past, have been considered precious and important to us. People treated them with quite a level of respect, but why? Because back then, you needed to be friends with someone before you actually could get 'access' to his feelings, and the best of friends knew exactly how the other felt at that point of time. What about now?
The blog, while giving us a 'shortcut' to voicing our opinions and expressing our feelings, has also inversely given EVERYONE else a shortcut to knowing your opinions and understanding your feelings.
When people have such ready access to material things, they generally take it for granted. Also, when people have such abundance of immaterial things, they also generally take it for granted (Use faith as an example. Look at all those Christians out there who can say clearly that they will go to Heaven. How clear IS it that this is so? Perhaps this is not too good an example, but I'm sure you readers can consider a few others.)
Now, with the blogosphere's easy accessibility, one's feelings has become one of those immaterial things taken for granted. Now feelings are some sort of everyday thing. Unrespected for and eventually trivialised. Sad, isn't it?
I suppose, this is the result of exposing your feelings on the blog, just like those who got arrested for exposing their opinions on their blogs.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Nevermind, onto something more towards us, and less generalized.
More recently (On Kev Low):
KW: But I never thought of it that way, that people liked him only for his humour?
Me: The 'having people liking me for my humour, and not for who I am', is pure paranoia, that's why you've never thought of it that way.
Me: If you don't believe it's paranoia, ask Jun Yi. >_>
KW: Hmm, but who he is _is_ humour...
KW: To an extent, isn't it...?
Wow, first the reduction of feelings to things, now the reduction of humans into things. But that's not my main concern. >_>
Y'know, maybe the reason why Kevin Low has the opinion that people like him because of his sense of humour and not because of whom he is,
is kinda because you've given him that opinion?
Everyone can go on about how they treat their friends as true friends and not as mere entities subject to their manipulation, but geez, prove it by things apart from words, dangit! *That said, conversation technically counts as something more of an action than words XD*
Haiz. Go ahead. But if you only talk about all of his qualities, and not just humour, when he's sad that you only view him in terms of humour, chances are that you'll revert back to viewing him only in terms of humour once he's fine again, and this will repeat. Ad Nauseum, ne?
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Anime/Games
Not much of a blog at this point of time. Just more of a... reality check? XD
Animes I've watched completely thus far:
Chobits (Manga) (<3)
Cooking Master Boy
Dragon Ball
Dual! Parallel World Troubles]
Eden's Bowy
El Hazard (Manga + Anime)
Excel Saga (o_O)
Flame of Recca (Manga + Anime)
Fruits Basket
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu!
Fushigi Yuugi
Galaxy Angels
Gatekeepers
Gensomaden Saiyuki
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Grander Musashi / V
Groove Adventure Rave (<3) (Manga + Anime)
Gundam SEED
Gundam SEED Destiny
Hellsing
Juuni Kokki
Kiddy Grade
Last Exile (<3)
Legend of the Condor Heroes
Pokemon
Ranma 1/2
Ragnarok Online the Animation
Rurouni Kenshin (<3)
Sakura Taisen
Shaman King (<3)
Shin Hakkenden
Slam Dunk
Vandread / 2
You're Under Arrest / 2
Total: 37 (More, but they were in Chinese so I don't know the Jap names)
Animes I've incompletely watched:
Beyblade
Cardcaptor Sakura
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Gundam Wing
Hikari no Go
Inuyasha
Love Hina
Kindaichi
Kodomo no Omocha
Mahou Sensei Negima
Naruto
Niea_7
Now and Then, Here and There
Star Ocean EX
Steam Detective
Strange Dawn
Super Yoyo
Total: 17
Anime Movies/OVAs I've watched:
El Hazard OVA
Fushigi Yuugi OVA
Naruto - Daikatsugeki! Yukihime Ninpocho Dattebayo!
Rurouni Kenshin - Reminiscence
Rurouni Kenshin - Requiem for the Restoration Royalists
Vandread OVA
Total: 6 (?) (I think there's more. >_>)
Anime I'm currently watching:
Chrno Crusade
Hamtaro
Peacemaker Kurogane
Scrapped Princess
Sonic X
Total: 5
Anime I want to watch:
Azumanga Daioh
Bottled Fairy (Kawaii~ <3)
Total: 2. Anything else? Saa. >_>
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RPGs I've completed / darn close to completion:
Chrono Trigger
Disgaea
FE7
FE8
FFIV
FFV
FFVI
FFVIII
FFIX
FFX
FFX-2
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Legend of Mana
Romancing SaGa III
Tales of Eternia
Tales of Phantasia
Secret of Mana
Seiken Densetsu 3
Shadow Hearts
Star Ocean
Star Ocean 3: Till the End of Time
Suikoden II
Suikoden III
Xenogears
Xenosaga Ep. I: Der Wille Zur Macht
Total: 26 o_O Less than I expected. >_>
RPGs I haven't quite yet managed to complete yet:
FFTA
Phantom Brave
Star Ocean: The Second Story (>_<)
Sword of Mana
Unlimited SaGa (Meh >_>)
Total: 5 (There's got to be more >_>)
Games currently playing:
Riviera: The Promised Land
Total: 1 (>_>)
RPGs I want:
Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana
FF XII (Hmm >_>)
Kingdom Hearts II (>_< MUST!!!!)
Tales of Legendia (<3)
Tales of Rebirth (?)
Tales of Symphonia (<3)
World of Mana
Xenosaga Ep.II: Jenseits Von Gut Und Bose
Xenosaga Ep.III: Also Sprach Zarathustra (MUST END SERIES >_<)
Total: 9 total, 6 not out yet >_>
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I HAVE TEH OWNAGE in terms of Anime >_> Watched 54 (37 complete) or 42 (37 Complete, 5 current), >_> Bet none of you can beat that. Actually it's 60+ if you count in all the Chinese anime I've no idea the names of >_>
WHO DARES COMPARE WITH MY RPG PLAYING AND MY ANIME WATCHING??? MUAHAHA (Games does not count if you're Cleon Wong >_>)
Animes I've watched completely thus far:
Chobits (Manga) (<3)
Cooking Master Boy
Dragon Ball
Dual! Parallel World Troubles]
Eden's Bowy
El Hazard (Manga + Anime)
Excel Saga (o_O)
Flame of Recca (Manga + Anime)
Fruits Basket
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu!
Fushigi Yuugi
Galaxy Angels
Gatekeepers
Gensomaden Saiyuki
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Grander Musashi / V
Groove Adventure Rave (<3) (Manga + Anime)
Gundam SEED
Gundam SEED Destiny
Hellsing
Juuni Kokki
Kiddy Grade
Last Exile (<3)
Legend of the Condor Heroes
Pokemon
Ranma 1/2
Ragnarok Online the Animation
Rurouni Kenshin (<3)
Sakura Taisen
Shaman King (<3)
Shin Hakkenden
Slam Dunk
Vandread / 2
You're Under Arrest / 2
Total: 37 (More, but they were in Chinese so I don't know the Jap names)
Animes I've incompletely watched:
Beyblade
Cardcaptor Sakura
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Gundam Wing
Hikari no Go
Inuyasha
Love Hina
Kindaichi
Kodomo no Omocha
Mahou Sensei Negima
Naruto
Niea_7
Now and Then, Here and There
Star Ocean EX
Steam Detective
Strange Dawn
Super Yoyo
Total: 17
Anime Movies/OVAs I've watched:
El Hazard OVA
Fushigi Yuugi OVA
Naruto - Daikatsugeki! Yukihime Ninpocho Dattebayo!
Rurouni Kenshin - Reminiscence
Rurouni Kenshin - Requiem for the Restoration Royalists
Vandread OVA
Total: 6 (?) (I think there's more. >_>)
Anime I'm currently watching:
Chrno Crusade
Hamtaro
Peacemaker Kurogane
Scrapped Princess
Sonic X
Total: 5
Anime I want to watch:
Azumanga Daioh
Bottled Fairy (Kawaii~ <3)
Total: 2. Anything else? Saa. >_>
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RPGs I've completed / darn close to completion:
Chrono Trigger
Disgaea
FE7
FE8
FFIV
FFV
FFVI
FFVIII
FFIX
FFX
FFX-2
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Legend of Mana
Romancing SaGa III
Tales of Eternia
Tales of Phantasia
Secret of Mana
Seiken Densetsu 3
Shadow Hearts
Star Ocean
Star Ocean 3: Till the End of Time
Suikoden II
Suikoden III
Xenogears
Xenosaga Ep. I: Der Wille Zur Macht
Total: 26 o_O Less than I expected. >_>
RPGs I haven't quite yet managed to complete yet:
FFTA
Phantom Brave
Star Ocean: The Second Story (>_<)
Sword of Mana
Unlimited SaGa (Meh >_>)
Total: 5 (There's got to be more >_>)
Games currently playing:
Riviera: The Promised Land
Total: 1 (>_>)
RPGs I want:
Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana
FF XII (Hmm >_>)
Kingdom Hearts II (>_< MUST!!!!)
Tales of Legendia (<3)
Tales of Rebirth (?)
Tales of Symphonia (<3)
World of Mana
Xenosaga Ep.II: Jenseits Von Gut Und Bose
Xenosaga Ep.III: Also Sprach Zarathustra (MUST END SERIES >_<)
Total: 9 total, 6 not out yet >_>
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I HAVE TEH OWNAGE in terms of Anime >_> Watched 54 (37 complete) or 42 (37 Complete, 5 current), >_> Bet none of you can beat that. Actually it's 60+ if you count in all the Chinese anime I've no idea the names of >_>
WHO DARES COMPARE WITH MY RPG PLAYING AND MY ANIME WATCHING??? MUAHAHA (Games does not count if you're Cleon Wong >_>)
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Blogging, itself.
Haha, I just really rarely seem to blog these days, do I. >_> Heh, sorry, considering that I get like almost 20 (non-unique, dang sitemeter limitations >_>) visits a day. >_> Oh well, sorry people XD
I've been looking at all our blogs recently. Has anyone noticed how much they've changed since last year (Or the start of this year, for people like Kev.) My blog started one day after my birthday, 1st Aug. Back then, the only people with blogs/LJs were Gid, Zhang, Mike, Eka, Jun Yi and maybe one or two others I don't remember. Take a look back through the archives. Gid's, Zhang's, Mike's, Jun Yi's, Kev's, Mine. Ever notice how much difference there is in content from the past year till now? Notice the huge difference in style? (Maybe not mine, I seemed to be rather long-winded since my blog's creation XD) People change over time, their thoughts change over time, their actions change over time, but all of that can only be kept as memories. The only thing material that they have, always changing over time as well, are their blogs.
Their layouts can change, their sitemeters reset, their links removed, their audience grown and departed, but what they have written, what their thoughts were, their chronicles, their feelings, that shall never change (Unless blogspot servers get shutdown and blogging goes out of business, >_>).
Blogs are like diaries, but also vastly different in ways as well. To some, it is a realm for one to speak their thoughts and feelings. To others, it is a congregation of gossip on the latest cool thing, the cute guy at the other end of the corridor or side of the road, the hot girl down the line of shops at Plaza Sing, or more. To another group, it is an area to venture, a cyberworld where you may do whatever you wish. And to another, it is a spotlight, a glamourous shine upon you, where all know the public you, the you that you always wanted to have the attention of all. To yet another group (A rather large one at that), it's lyrics heaven. >_> But to few, it is a treasured area, an inner circle, where few enter. It is a realm of discussion, of understanding, and ironically of peace in conflict.
The purpose of a blog has never been clear-cut, since after all it's your blog, not others. But I kinda wonder. Is it your blog if you only blog about what others want to see? No, right? That's a blog they want to see from you, ne?
A blog, to me, is similar to one's mark on the Cyberworld. Albeit a small one as compared to the mark made by those in popular forums. But a blog is different from other 'marks' in such a world. A blog has feelings. Hate, love, joy, indifference, ANGST >_<, and so on. It has your thoughts, and even at times your sublime messages.
Even if your feelings change, your blog is still there, is it not? The blog is something you created. It's an obligation of yours to continue it after it is created, right? Look now, and look back. This is what you've been writing all this time. Are you pleased with it? Do you look back with nostalgia, with hate, or with more angst?
Xi Min wrote this on his nick last time: Don't make a blog. It turns fools into angsty fools.
Does a person define a blog, or does a blog define a person? Some argue the former, some argue the latter. But truth is, both do, right? It's stupid to find out which affects which more.
Just as true, is that both change each other in various ways. Much like a pet, a friend or a hobby, no?
Ironic, isn't it? A person changes the blog, but over the course of time, the blog changes the person. And different kinds of blog resuts in different changes in the person (Angsty blogs for example can make a person feel better or worse). However, it's wrong to say that therefore a person is changing himself by force of will. Why? Because the reason why a blog can change a person is because the blog is not controlled by the person alone. That's the power of comments.
Amazing, isn't it? Just by commenting on another person's blog, you can change his perspectives on things, and make him change his mind and such. Be it flaming, enlightening, or even a simple "Hi, nice blog", a "Hey, cheer up, k?", a "Thanks." or even a "Hiya.", it still manages to change a person in such a way. Words are amazing, aren't they. Just a 'Hey', and the blogger is instantly proven that his blogs have not been in vain. People still remember him. He is not just a nobody blogging about himself in vain, for it wail not be seen by others. It makes his day, doesn't it? In ways the Sitemeter which says 20 visits a day cannot.
A blog is indeed quite an amazing thing, isn't it. Just like every other thing associated to a person: His friends, his pets, his hobbies, his sports, his games, his behaviour, his habits. Guess what? Now there's his blog. =)
I've been looking at all our blogs recently. Has anyone noticed how much they've changed since last year (Or the start of this year, for people like Kev.) My blog started one day after my birthday, 1st Aug. Back then, the only people with blogs/LJs were Gid, Zhang, Mike, Eka, Jun Yi and maybe one or two others I don't remember. Take a look back through the archives. Gid's, Zhang's, Mike's, Jun Yi's, Kev's, Mine. Ever notice how much difference there is in content from the past year till now? Notice the huge difference in style? (Maybe not mine, I seemed to be rather long-winded since my blog's creation XD) People change over time, their thoughts change over time, their actions change over time, but all of that can only be kept as memories. The only thing material that they have, always changing over time as well, are their blogs.
Their layouts can change, their sitemeters reset, their links removed, their audience grown and departed, but what they have written, what their thoughts were, their chronicles, their feelings, that shall never change (Unless blogspot servers get shutdown and blogging goes out of business, >_>).
Blogs are like diaries, but also vastly different in ways as well. To some, it is a realm for one to speak their thoughts and feelings. To others, it is a congregation of gossip on the latest cool thing, the cute guy at the other end of the corridor or side of the road, the hot girl down the line of shops at Plaza Sing, or more. To another group, it is an area to venture, a cyberworld where you may do whatever you wish. And to another, it is a spotlight, a glamourous shine upon you, where all know the public you, the you that you always wanted to have the attention of all. To yet another group (A rather large one at that), it's lyrics heaven. >_> But to few, it is a treasured area, an inner circle, where few enter. It is a realm of discussion, of understanding, and ironically of peace in conflict.
The purpose of a blog has never been clear-cut, since after all it's your blog, not others. But I kinda wonder. Is it your blog if you only blog about what others want to see? No, right? That's a blog they want to see from you, ne?
A blog, to me, is similar to one's mark on the Cyberworld. Albeit a small one as compared to the mark made by those in popular forums. But a blog is different from other 'marks' in such a world. A blog has feelings. Hate, love, joy, indifference, ANGST >_<, and so on. It has your thoughts, and even at times your sublime messages.
Even if your feelings change, your blog is still there, is it not? The blog is something you created. It's an obligation of yours to continue it after it is created, right? Look now, and look back. This is what you've been writing all this time. Are you pleased with it? Do you look back with nostalgia, with hate, or with more angst?
Xi Min wrote this on his nick last time: Don't make a blog. It turns fools into angsty fools.
Does a person define a blog, or does a blog define a person? Some argue the former, some argue the latter. But truth is, both do, right? It's stupid to find out which affects which more.
Just as true, is that both change each other in various ways. Much like a pet, a friend or a hobby, no?
Ironic, isn't it? A person changes the blog, but over the course of time, the blog changes the person. And different kinds of blog resuts in different changes in the person (Angsty blogs for example can make a person feel better or worse). However, it's wrong to say that therefore a person is changing himself by force of will. Why? Because the reason why a blog can change a person is because the blog is not controlled by the person alone. That's the power of comments.
Amazing, isn't it? Just by commenting on another person's blog, you can change his perspectives on things, and make him change his mind and such. Be it flaming, enlightening, or even a simple "Hi, nice blog", a "Hey, cheer up, k?", a "Thanks." or even a "Hiya.", it still manages to change a person in such a way. Words are amazing, aren't they. Just a 'Hey', and the blogger is instantly proven that his blogs have not been in vain. People still remember him. He is not just a nobody blogging about himself in vain, for it wail not be seen by others. It makes his day, doesn't it? In ways the Sitemeter which says 20 visits a day cannot.
A blog is indeed quite an amazing thing, isn't it. Just like every other thing associated to a person: His friends, his pets, his hobbies, his sports, his games, his behaviour, his habits. Guess what? Now there's his blog. =)
Monday, September 05, 2005
Cosplay
Ok, it's my 2000th visit, and ALSO my 100th blog post (This being 101), so I guess I've absolutely no choice but to blog again >_>
But what am I going to do on this unspectacular occasion? Torture you.
With?
Cosplay muahaha.
Now,
in no order of horrendousness,
let us begin:
http://norbert-x.com/rock/userfiles/Kishi/rockmancosplay.png
Rockman from the Rockman EXE (Which is E-X-E despite what Kids Central tells us >_>). ph33r him with gr8 ph33r!~
http://unangelic.org/stupidlogic/uploads/b0x_mgs.jpg
OMG! It's TEH BOX FROM METAL GEAR SOLID OH NOEZ WHAT WILL I DO o_O
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/7082/je6sambendcp89188qc.jpg
Devil really May Cry. 3 times in fact. >_>
http://images2.cosplay.com/photos/85/85000.jpg
MAKE WAY FOR BLANKA OR HE WILL SHOCK YOU MUAHAHAHA
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/6493/bestcosplayev4r7es.jpg
Oh noez! I have been spotted!
"Snake? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKEEEEEEEEEEE!"
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5804/omgwtf1lm.jpg
It-sa mee! Mariooo!
http://www.foulmag.com/images/image_70.jpg
IT-SA MEE! MARIOOO!
http://www.cosplaylab.com/events/megacon/2003/images/Megacon2003-097.jpg
ph34r t3h FIRE3 MUAHAHA
http://www.fancydress.ws/animals/sonic.jpg
>_> So much for Gotta Go Fast.
http://img132.exs.cx/img132/891/crossplay2dh.jpg
1,000 words alone cannot describe the pain and nausea I feel when seeing this.
http://www.final-fantasy.it/Cloud_cosplay_memento_side.jpg
ZOMG TEH PINK
http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~cpvilcsak/pics/cpcats.jpg
All j00r base r belong to heem!
http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/godfather/378/cosplay/squall.jpg
Wth cardboard Renzozuken
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4156/whm2ad.jpg
...So much for racial stereotypes.
http://www.washu.ch/cosplay/awa07/awa07-002.jpg
Wrh cardboard hair
http://amethyst-angel.com/cosimages/sun_az2004_3.jpg
I'm thankful I don't play Dynasty Warriors.
http://digilander.libero.it/thebetmark/Cosplay/SubZero.jpg
FINISHERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v44/ForsakenFiles/gamecube.jpg
http://nikon.bungie.org/images/xboxcostume.jpg
ITZ ALIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
http://jannone.org/tetris_cosplay.jpg
...blockheads.
Friends, it is not a sin to kill bad cosplayers! It is a way! To the kingdom of... good cosplay >_>
Yeah, whatever, I can't quote Kingdom of Heaven correctly. >_>
New replacements for Christina Aguilera's (sp?) music to torture victims.
But what am I going to do on this unspectacular occasion? Torture you.
With?
Cosplay muahaha.
Now,
in no order of horrendousness,
let us begin:
http://norbert-x.com/rock/userfiles/Kishi/rockmancosplay.png
Rockman from the Rockman EXE (Which is E-X-E despite what Kids Central tells us >_>). ph33r him with gr8 ph33r!~
http://unangelic.org/stupidlogic/uploads/b0x_mgs.jpg
OMG! It's TEH BOX FROM METAL GEAR SOLID OH NOEZ WHAT WILL I DO o_O
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/7082/je6sambendcp89188qc.jpg
Devil really May Cry. 3 times in fact. >_>
http://images2.cosplay.com/photos/85/85000.jpg
MAKE WAY FOR BLANKA OR HE WILL SHOCK YOU MUAHAHAHA
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/6493/bestcosplayev4r7es.jpg
Oh noez! I have been spotted!
"Snake? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKEEEEEEEEEEE!"
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5804/omgwtf1lm.jpg
It-sa mee! Mariooo!
http://www.foulmag.com/images/image_70.jpg
IT-SA MEE! MARIOOO!
http://www.cosplaylab.com/events/megacon/2003/images/Megacon2003-097.jpg
ph34r t3h FIRE3 MUAHAHA
http://www.fancydress.ws/animals/sonic.jpg
>_> So much for Gotta Go Fast.
http://img132.exs.cx/img132/891/crossplay2dh.jpg
1,000 words alone cannot describe the pain and nausea I feel when seeing this.
http://www.final-fantasy.it/Cloud_cosplay_memento_side.jpg
ZOMG TEH PINK
http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~cpvilcsak/pics/cpcats.jpg
All j00r base r belong to heem!
http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/godfather/378/cosplay/squall.jpg
Wth cardboard Renzozuken
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4156/whm2ad.jpg
...So much for racial stereotypes.
http://www.washu.ch/cosplay/awa07/awa07-002.jpg
Wrh cardboard hair
http://amethyst-angel.com/cosimages/sun_az2004_3.jpg
I'm thankful I don't play Dynasty Warriors.
http://digilander.libero.it/thebetmark/Cosplay/SubZero.jpg
FINISHERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v44/ForsakenFiles/gamecube.jpg
http://nikon.bungie.org/images/xboxcostume.jpg
ITZ ALIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
http://jannone.org/tetris_cosplay.jpg
...blockheads.
Friends, it is not a sin to kill bad cosplayers! It is a way! To the kingdom of... good cosplay >_>
Yeah, whatever, I can't quote Kingdom of Heaven correctly. >_>
New replacements for Christina Aguilera's (sp?) music to torture victims.
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