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[23 Dec 2006|06:29pm] |
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i er... made a new LJ. I won't be updating this one anymore, reasons being, err... well, it's kinda difficult to start blogging again on an LJ that's been collecting dust for the past few months ^_^; that, and i think i'm going to be writing about different things now, more on real life things... not that i've forsaken animanga altogether, i still follow nana/furuba/death note etcetc, but sometimes i feel like writing about other things, and those other things can't exactly fit in to THIS LJ.
i suppose i'm saying i might get a little err, pensive on that other LJ. just warning those who'd rather not read that kind of thing. oh yeah it's gonna be friends-only... this LJ's been made way too public anyway and i kinda need the privacy.
also, i won't write like this on the other LJ (yes, some of you might wonder if i've forgotten the use of the caps lock). i'm just in a bit of a hurry and i'm doing more sms-ing than actual typing these days so the phone habits are a bit difficult to kick off.
my friends' list for that other LJ will be the same as this one, if you don't mind... i still would like to keep up with your various rantings ;p.
it's still 2 days old but i'm going to try to maintain that new one for as long as i can.
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[05 Feb 2006|01:24am] |
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I iz return 2moro Ipoh where got for school start again this Monday. Morning tomolo I did pack not yet for 2 hours driving. I know tomorrow's work iz a lot cut out for me yes.
So will less posting of LJ this point forward from, except weekends maybe.
Heh, not that I was writing much, but you get the idea. OTL And excuse the language, headache again.
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[31 Jan 2006|04:10pm] |
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A very happy belated birthday to Yachiyo! (of course, it could still be the 30th where you are... I forget which timezone you're at :p).
Be happy! xDD
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[31 Jan 2006|02:42am] |
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Title entry is... from the Pussycat Dolls. Don't ask.
Remember Prosperity Burger?
The girl who ran the check-out counter at our local McDonald's drive-thru window laughed when we drove up today yesterday (I keep making posts a day late), asking with faces bright enough to rival my Mother's shiny brassware for "two beef Prosperity Burgers, please". We were late by one, maybe two days. Prosperity Burger promotions have ended. WE WEPT. Well. My sister moaned while I made this shrilly noise at the back of my throat which really didn't impress the check-out girl much. She smiled so much at our mistake, I feel like I should have been less expressive when it came to displaying my despair, or something.
That aside, this post is mainly for me to wish all the other Muslims out there... Happy Maal Hijrah. THIS IS OUR NEW YEAR. I've stayed awake past midnight for three different kinds of New Years in the space of a month.
I do think this is worthy of a mention, heh.
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[30 Jan 2006|03:00pm] |
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Today could very well be the last day McDonald's carry Prosperity Burger.
The next time I ever see them again will be... next year's Chinese New Year.
I.
I think I know what I have to do today!
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[29 Jan 2006|11:06pm] |
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Hi,
Today I watched Memoirs of A Geisha. This would make it my 3rd time watching it. I do not mind it so much because someone else paid for the ticket, and I was there mostly for company.
I spent close to three hours following my sisters all over OU looking at things I wouldn't usually look at. I have to admire the female species' amazing ability to just browse and walk and basically pointedly ignore whatever agonized expression you throw their way, because it is just not in their nature to care when it comes to stuff like that.
Also. I have been nursing a headache for most of today, which might have been brought on by the excessive amounts of barbequed lamb I consumed at a neighbour's open house during lunch today. However, it also felt like one of those headaches I usually get when I try too hard at not thinking (or, alternatively, the very act of trying not to think is really overthinking in itself and hence puts me in a decidedly nasty position) and people usually just regard it as my Ritual Weekly Must-Be-Somber-Mood.
Yes, weekly. I realise I could have various insectile jokes thrown at me but quite frankly speaking, I don't give a damn.
On a very unrelated note, my keyboard is determined to make me angry. My cursor would suddenly be at the beginning of a previous paragraph and I'd have no idea what I did to make it run all the way there. Pray tell, dear laptop, have I done anything to irritate you today? Or perhaps I haven't done something?
That last paragraph kinda reminded me of this old story book where a girl writes, "Dear God, are you there?". OH! There is this Brit movie coming up... Keeping Mum, I think that's what it's called. Looks hilarious. Rowan Atkinson's this priest and the trailer showed him fooling around with the church's microphone, and he said, "God?", whereby he changed his tone of voice a bit and then said, "YES, WALTER?"
Quick! Someone send over a Prosperity Burger my way!! T__T
edit The Book of Daniel, the show, has been cancelled. I... I am sad.
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[28 Jan 2006|09:01pm] |
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Going out in a few minutes to send Mother to the airport. But before that... Happy Chinese New Year Eve xDDD!
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[28 Jan 2006|12:59am] |
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I'm sure I had something interesting to say about Male vs Female Songwriters and why I Find The Female Songwriters Particularly Intriguing but that is writing fodder for another day. Right now I am feeling kind of tired. Not mentally, but actual, physical kind of tired. It's a rare event.
And so. The best news I've heard this week (aside from finding out that imouto finally got what she had been asking for the past few weeks -- a Sony Ericsson W900i phone) is that my elective supervisor thinks my elective report is, and I quote, "very good and well written". I went into 16 kinds of happiness and then relief when I read her e-mail this afternoon. Of course, that sentence was quickly followed by, "... however I have a few comments which would help..." which promptly made me go DDD: and then I allowed myself to be slightly relaxed when she ended the e-mail with "You can choose whether you want to make changes as it is already reasonable". So my report is reasonable. I think I would be happier if she had more comments -- like more in the lines of, "why not do this and why did you do that" -- because I have a feeling that she is setting me up for some kind of trap later on ;___;
(My elective supervisor has this outstanding reputation on campus, so awesome, I just can't begin to talk about it).
Well I may have exaggerated a bit. Moving on.
I am thinking of changing my username. I've got my reasons, they're mostly blah, but I'll update when it happens.
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[24 Jan 2006|12:25am] |
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I... I worry. But I don't know why.
I watched the first three episodes of The Book of Daniel this yesterday morning. I went to bed at like, 8 am? And then when I woke up at noon I spent the entire day doing my elective report.
I still worry.
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[23 Jan 2006|03:28am] |
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Oh. Right. I finished SoC, and not my elective report. I-I think I'm sad. Because of the game's ending. Not because I haven't finished the damned report.
Le sigh.
In other news, I have started reading Interesting Times, by Mr Someone-Called-Him-An-Amateur-Because-He-Never-Writes-In-Chapters Terry Pratchett. I'm so... so screwed in the sense that I know I should stop before going any further but goshdarnit!IKNOWNOTOFAWAYTOCONTAINTHIS -- THIS INDESCRIBABLE CURIOSITY THAT I HAVE WITH ALL THINGS PRATCHETT.
Simply put, I'm stuck.
And I am laughing because hey, there goes my elective report.
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[22 Jan 2006|02:55am] |
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Why are people freaking out over BLEACH 64? It's filler, yes, but it's only been ONE EPISODE. And so far? Not bad at all. Renji in bell-bottoms was the tree-huggers' version of POETIC JUSTICE. wat.
People just love to judge things so quickly T__T WHAR IS ZA BLEACH LAAAARRRVVVEEEEEE!!1!11!1aslkfasf;
do not be so quick as to forsake thy bleach.
for who knows when you will next have to do laundry.
ye gods.
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[20 Jan 2006|11:21am] |
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Gacked from usa_p
Bold the books you have read
Italicize the books the books you intend to read
Strike the books you vaguely recall reading.
Add three
( Book list )
The reason for the numerous strike-outs is because I read most of the older books back when I was still in primary school (aka, grade school, elementary school). So my memory's a bit fuzzy.
I'm adding the following :
528. Exodus, Leon Uris (I read this when I was 13 and the book made such an impact on me, it was almost scary. My father must have been out of his mind when he told me to read this book).
529. The Neverending Story, Michael Ende (because yaoi began here. OKOK I JOKE - As a side note, hemlocke gave me this book as a birthday present xD).
530. The Wee Free Men, Terry Pratchett
531. Pyramids, Terry Pratchett
532. A Hat Full Of Sky, Terry Pratchett
533. Monstrous Regiment, Terry Pratchett (yayayaya I've been reading a lot of Pratchett as of late, so sue me :p).
534. The Season of Passage, Christopher Pike (the best Pike book I've ever read. It's different from his other books).
Wah typing that made me sleepy and I only woke up half an hour ago.
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[20 Jan 2006|01:56am] |
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I've decided to put off SoC until I am done with my elective report -_- By Jove, if I don't get it done by Sunday I'm never going to finish anything.
But before that, here : Shadow of Colossus Intro. Pretty, calming song that is currently looping in my Winamp but may sound absolutely boring to people who have never played the game before.
And something else that will perk up your day : Ashley MacIsaac - Beaton's Delight. Them's fiddle's ZA BOMB.
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[19 Jan 2006|04:44pm] |
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I took a break from SoC to watch BLEACH 64.
It has begun. FILLER ARC. We get to see Renji in bell-bottoms.
( Screencaps ahoy )
Also, remember how people who followed The X-Files religiously used to call themselves X-Philes? Or Star Trek, Trekkies? Well, some people apparently use Bleachies or Bleachers to refer to BLEACH fans. I so humbly beg for the right to say I hate it. It's like how back in high school, we used to refer to ourselves as CBN-ers (which is lame, sad to say. But I also admit that there wasn't any other better name to use anyway).
Heh.
Today is one of those hot days where you don't feel like doing anything, but sleeping the day away isn't exactly a viable option because, well, it's too hot for a nap. Not to mention too bright. Anyway, I have two things to do now : finish my elective report or finish SoC. For the life of me I can't seem to decide which is more important.
edit Furuba final act, what? o_O
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[19 Jan 2006|12:22am] |
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13th colossus defeated!! May I present to you all, a mathematical equation I made.
Riding on Agro x (Arrow action ala Legolas + Leaping in the air to grab hold of flying colossus) (While riding on Agro) / Number of times I lose my grip on the bloody thing = PRECIOUS.
14th colossus defeated!! No formulas for this one -- just a lot of pillar smashing and RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!1!! and the battle's pretty much over.
Now for 15th :d
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[18 Jan 2006|04:21pm] |
Colossi defeated : 12.
Colossi remaining : 4.
My pretty Wandaa's not looking too pretty nemore :( ボロボロでした～ Poor guy's hair is no longer the vibrant red it was in the beginning of the game... it's now a dark red, closer to black, even. His clothes don't look too hot either T__T
On the other hand, Pretty Girl's starting to look as if she just went for a Technicolor Overhaul.
On an unrelated note, I watched Jacob's Ladder this afternoon. Old movie, I know, but Malaysia isn't exactly known for its vast collection of lesser-known movies. I have to depend on the Internet for that.
Blah.
Am so going to go finish the game as soon as I'm done vacuuming my room -_-"
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[17 Jan 2006|08:28pm] |
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I found a "new" game two days ago and I'm having a blast playing it.
Shadows of The Colossus ("Wanda to Kyouzou") - As usual, I make a great game sound less-than-great but that's only because of my writing style.
SYNOPSIS
You play as "Wandaa" (as in, ワンダー), or Wanderer. He brings an unconscious girl to an isolated temple and it was there that The Voice (not Rick Dees' voice, but something else which exudes a kind of Sauron air, or, if you are so inclined, Alan Rickman's Voice in the movie Dogma) says to Wandaa, "Halt! State your purpose! If you are from the local pizza outlet then you are late by 37645 years". Wandaa replies that he knows of the powers that The Voice wield, and ressurection was mentioned in the rumours, so could Mr Voice please help his comatose girlfriend, for she has a cursed fated and being comatose isn't really helping. Mr Voice took all off 7 seconds to consider the outrageous request and stated that, sure, he could help, but on one condition : Wandaa has to defeat the 16 colossi which inhabit the land and in return, Pretty Girl would be up and running again. Wandaa said OK and the game starts from there.
Ok so I'm bad at summaries. My description contained the bare details of the opening, minus the prettiness of the setting and the archaic-nss of the situation -- I couldn't help but glorify it to humorous proportions because... I see The Funny in everything? Perhaps.
Here's a more resourceful website to SoC if you thought my own summary was rubbish xD". Or, the official site itself.
The game's opening took about 15 minutes. It was very pretty to look at, and the music score was awesome, but I could have missed the first 10 minutes and be none the wiser in terms of storyline (because, er, the first ten minutes showed the main character riding through the lands, albeit all wistful-like, on his loyal steed Agro, and with what suspiciously looks like a human bundle propped up in front of him). This guy has no particular name that we could refer him to, but the Japanese game calls him "Wandaa" (as in, ワンダー), or Wanderer. He travels the land by means of a rather well-fed Black Beauty (imouto corrected me and said, "valiant steed, my dear, valiant steed") named Agro, who is built like a Jersey cow and whose mane is so pretty it could incite jealousy even amongst men. The Voice is called Dormin, and there is a whole lot of discussion regarding Dormin in the various SoC forums I've been to, particularly because when you read Dormin backwards you get Nimrod (a Biblical figure). The 16 colossi represent pieces of Dormin. I could go on but that'd spoil the story, so I won't.
SoC is Sony's latest game, the same Sony which put out Ico (PS2) and Legends of The Dragoon for the PS1 years ago. I played Dragoons back in the day and while I have to admit that the gameplay was boring and could induce sleep from me within minutes, the plot was amazing and the cinematography, when it happened, was nothing short of awesome. I loved the game mostly for the story and setting factor, 'cause, ya know, there were tons of dragons, knights, and princesses (this one I could be wrong, there could only have been one, but I absolutely remember there were definitely several fighting girls) and when anything has those three elements in it, they have no right to go wrong.
Except for Dungeons and Dragons (the movie). But one movie out of tons others can only be regarded as a minor blemish on the genre's otherwise rather stellar appeal.
So yes, Shadows is a fantasy/adventure RPG/battle game. What makes it special and unique is that the game can be considered to be a fighting game where you only battle boss characters -- colossi, to be exact -- for there are no minions to go after, and you don't have to do boring menial tasks like level your character or solve puzzles to get to any of the hulking rock beasts. Defeating the colossi require some form of strategy, of course, and a bit of persistance and patience where button-mashing is concerned. You will basically hang on for dear life for a major part of the game, I assure you, and that is always exciting. With the first colossi I fought I took a few minutes to absorb the sheer size of the monstrosity. IT WAS BIG. I remember thinking, "I'm supposed to fight that? But HOW?!"
I did not immediately run for the FAQs, honestly! Most games were made with as much realism as the developers could afford, so I did just that -- apply it to my own reality. If I was a knight such as the guy I play in this game, and I faced-off against a big-ass monster, what would I do?
Well, run around, for starters.
Considering the fact that my character (who is a human guy, a very cute human guy, but human nonetheless) is so very small compared to the colossus, I knew that I couldn't do the ole hack 'n slash with the boss. Somehow, my small size is to be to my advantage. Then I remembered my own allergies, and my suspicion that they were caused by ants. I remembered how sometimes I'd see ants climbing up my leg. Heh, does anyone remember if I ever mentioned being bitten on the tongue by some random ant see the picture I am trying to draw here? I could BE LIKE THOSE ANTS.
Once you've managed to climb up the colossus, it's all a matter of finding its "weak" (or vital) spots and THEN I'd do the ole stab 'n stab. Sounds easy, but the hardest parts are always when you're trying to get on the colossus -- once you find the weak spots it's all downhill from there. And once you've managed to get on the colossus it's not a guaranteed thing that you'll keep your footing, because there is always the chance of you losing your balance and falling off. So you also gotta be quick on the reflexes.
Of course, we could just hang on for as long as we could so as not to fall off, right? Haha, it's not that easy. Realism plays a part again : you have other things like your grip (or your breath, if you're fighting underwater) to worry about. Hang on for too long while the colossus tries to shake you off, and you'd fall off anyway because your hands decided to die on you (your character's hands, not yours -- we could mash the R1 button till kingdom come, aye?). So in addition to being quick, we gotta be smart. Some planning is required, as well as timing. When the situation looks right we might afford to stop gripping for a while and de-clammy-rised (harhar I so funny) our, uh, clammy hands. It's all about the smarts, baby.
My progress in the game so far.
I've defeated 9 colossi at the moment, and am on my way to meet the 10th colossus. Well I've already met the dude but he killed me pretty quick, which is why I'm here on LJ right now. I, er, am doing the whole regrouping and restrategise thing, YAH. To note, the 5th and 7th colossus are interesting, although a bit tiring to defeat -- the 5th flies all over the place, and 7th is a big, electric eel thing. Coincidental it may be, but I did not defeat the 5th and 7th colossi myself : 5th was done by a friend and imouto just basically owned 7th ass. The 10th colossus looks like a major pain too so if I manage to defeat it myself I think I'd be as 1337, if not 1337er, than the two people in my life who killed 5th and 7th =_=".
As a side note, may I just say that Wandaa's girl looks so very pretty? She's prettier than Wandaa, and that's saying something because imouto and I agreed that Wandaa looks like an elven dream come true.
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Overall, the game is FUN. I give the game no justice, obviously, since I write like I'm high on something. The plot's interesting, the battles are fun, the graphics are awesome, and the music is just breathtaking. I'm having trouble finding the soundtrack online T__T
As for What Else Did I Do Today? : I watched Requiem of A Dream and Der Untergang. The first movie was... well, I think I can only watch it once (it's too tragic) and the second, heh, let's just say I love war movies. The End.
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[15 Jan 2006|05:39am] |
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( Which LOST character am I? )
I did not expect that. I am 66% secretive!! I so 1337.
And also? I never thought dared to think that it would never get to this point, but someone actually used the word "bishie" in relation to BLEACH, so naturally I reacted in the most classic way, that is to think "WTF" and mouth it repeatedly, 'cause ya know, I don't usually say the F word out loud anyway, and hey I think I just broke the comma.
*kills*
edit And to think that 4 or 5 years ago, I would have used the word "bishie" freely and non-discriminately. Ich.
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[13 Jan 2006|09:46pm] |
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Taken from pure_trance
A - Accent: None, I should think. I'm from KL.
B - Breakfast Item: Nothing specific. I rarely have breakfast at home, per se.
C - Chore you hate: Anything that has to do with gardening.
D - Dad's Name: Ruslan
E - Essential everyday item: Marker pens. Of assorted colours.
F - Flavour ice cream: Cookies 'n Cream. Strawberry ripple. Nyum.
G - Gold or Silver?: Silver, but there is this suspicion that I'm allergic to it.
H - Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, WP. Petaling Jaya, Selangor -_-" (I keep forgetting).
I - Insomnia: I actually have problems sleeping at the correct time.
J - Job Title: Medical student.
K - Kids: Someday.
L - Living arrangements: Living with parents and two younger sisters. I have my own TV and PC so I can't really complain.
M - Mom's birthplace: Bidor, Perak.
N - Number of significant others you've ever had: Uno.
O - Overnight hospital stays: Never. Except for when I was born?
P - Phobia: Performing or doing things in front of others count as phobia?
Q - Queer?: No, despite my actions indicating otherwise.
R - Religious Affiliation: Islam.
S - Siblings: Two younger sisters.
T - Time you wake up: 7.30 am on school days, noon on off-days.
U - Unnatural hair colours you've worn: Burgundy.
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat: Carrots.
W - Worst habit: Ignoring people.
X - X-rays you've had: Chest.
Y - Yummy: *mind-block*
Z - Zodiac sign: Leo.
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