Sunday, December 20, 2009
Hmm... Well into the holidays now. Oddly enough, I don't quite feel the boredom some of my peers are feeling... Guess I've been too busy with other things to be worried about feeling bored. But I think right now, I'd almost prefer to be bored than feeling what I'm feeling right now... It just feels like depression is looming overhead coupled with a feeling of restlessness.... I'm just holding it all in right now, just wishing and waiting..... Aww well, the negativity should come to pass soon...
Friday, December 18, 2009
Sigh... A lot has happened in the last 24 hours... Us TAS members were planning something nice for someone on their birthday but it had to include pretending that we forgot the person's birthday. That person had been hinting at us for some of the day but we just stuck to our guns and pretended not to notice or remember...
Finally, while we were still busy chatting away in our chatroom at the eleventh hour, the person in question couldn't take it anymore and burst out about it... I, being the softie that I am, was personally feeling quite sympathetic for the person since at least some of us had been giving cryptic hints that we were planning something and it doesn't take much to go from there for the person to at least begin expecting something, the least of which may have just been a little birthday wish from us...
Several ill attempts at pretending we still forgot later, I finally caved and showed the person several messages wishing that person a happy birthday we had stored in the history of another chatroom we were planning to show that person at another time as a surprise.
I mean I know we all meant well, and it was just a joke pretending we forgot, but when someone feels hurt or upset due to that joke, it's not funny anymore... I'm not the kind to just sit there and idly watch either so I felt I had to do something. But whether I should have blown our plan sky-high, I have no idea... And yet after that, several people got directly and indirectly hurt as well, and not just the person in question. In the end, it just made me feeling not very pleased with myself as I felt at least partially responsible for causing several others to become upset by unraveling the whole thing... Not the least, a few of which I consider close to me...
I personally do not blame that person for bursting out, quite the contrary, it's a very human thing to do... We've given the person cryptic hints, the person tried to give us hints on the day itself and yet the person comes into the usual chatroom, searches the history and sees not one mention of the date and all of us were just busy chatting our usual random stuff... Yeah, I can emphatize... Words like 'The person should have trusted us more' can be uttered here but let us not forget that everyone's got their insecurities and worries, from the old to the young, we are not free of it wherever and whoever we may be...
This is indeed an obstacle that's been put in our paths... And it's usually these kinds of obstacles that will make or break us as a group of friends but I am fairly certain we can get through this as a group =)...
On a side note, thought I'd post up a couple of photos from the AFA trip to Singapore. Sorry to those people who do not appear on these 2 I've chosen ^^"... None of these 2 were taken during the actual event though, haha....
It is friendships we form now that can last us a lifetime... =)
Finally, while we were still busy chatting away in our chatroom at the eleventh hour, the person in question couldn't take it anymore and burst out about it... I, being the softie that I am, was personally feeling quite sympathetic for the person since at least some of us had been giving cryptic hints that we were planning something and it doesn't take much to go from there for the person to at least begin expecting something, the least of which may have just been a little birthday wish from us...
Several ill attempts at pretending we still forgot later, I finally caved and showed the person several messages wishing that person a happy birthday we had stored in the history of another chatroom we were planning to show that person at another time as a surprise.
I mean I know we all meant well, and it was just a joke pretending we forgot, but when someone feels hurt or upset due to that joke, it's not funny anymore... I'm not the kind to just sit there and idly watch either so I felt I had to do something. But whether I should have blown our plan sky-high, I have no idea... And yet after that, several people got directly and indirectly hurt as well, and not just the person in question. In the end, it just made me feeling not very pleased with myself as I felt at least partially responsible for causing several others to become upset by unraveling the whole thing... Not the least, a few of which I consider close to me...
I personally do not blame that person for bursting out, quite the contrary, it's a very human thing to do... We've given the person cryptic hints, the person tried to give us hints on the day itself and yet the person comes into the usual chatroom, searches the history and sees not one mention of the date and all of us were just busy chatting our usual random stuff... Yeah, I can emphatize... Words like 'The person should have trusted us more' can be uttered here but let us not forget that everyone's got their insecurities and worries, from the old to the young, we are not free of it wherever and whoever we may be...
This is indeed an obstacle that's been put in our paths... And it's usually these kinds of obstacles that will make or break us as a group of friends but I am fairly certain we can get through this as a group =)...
On a side note, thought I'd post up a couple of photos from the AFA trip to Singapore. Sorry to those people who do not appear on these 2 I've chosen ^^"... None of these 2 were taken during the actual event though, haha....
It is friendships we form now that can last us a lifetime... =)
Monday, November 23, 2009
Exams are over, and I just got back from the AFA down in Singapore with some of the members of the Taylor's Anime Society (TAS) and boy, was it enjoyable.
The trip was a blast almost the entire time, except on the last day when I wasn't feeling very well, had a bit of nausea from the motion sickness while on and off the MRT. I guess I'll do a full post on that in a few days once I get a hold on some photos from the other TAS members since I didn't bring a camera with me.
As for my expenditure on the trip... well, it could've been worse ^^"
The trip was a blast almost the entire time, except on the last day when I wasn't feeling very well, had a bit of nausea from the motion sickness while on and off the MRT. I guess I'll do a full post on that in a few days once I get a hold on some photos from the other TAS members since I didn't bring a camera with me.
As for my expenditure on the trip... well, it could've been worse ^^"
Friday, November 13, 2009
Just had physics paper 1 today... Not completely confident on it though, was a bit tricky. Aww well, can't dwell on it too much. Just 2 more papers to go now, and the feeling that this is coming to an end is starting to affect me ^^. Meh, will just have to stay focused for one more week... just ONE...
On a side note, I just noticed this is the first time I've posted again in such a short time... xD
Normally, I just don't feel the need to post due to me not having any material to post about or just me being lazy, haha....
On a side note, I just noticed this is the first time I've posted again in such a short time... xD
Normally, I just don't feel the need to post due to me not having any material to post about or just me being lazy, haha....
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Alright... It's been close to 4 months of non-posting so I thought I'd get back to posting.
Hmmm... A lot has happened in the past 4 months... I helped out in the organising of the Taylor's Asaban Fest along with the other members of the Taylor's Anime Society (TAS), went through trial exams and now my AS finals are almost coming to a close, with just 3 papers to go...
Overall, I think I did ok during this exam. Some papers I found relatively easy to do, others a bit more of a challenge but still doable. Anyway, I only have physics papers 1 and 2 and chemistry paper 1 left before it's over.
On that note, when it's over, later in the evening on the day of the last paper, chem paper 1, I should be heading out to Singapore with some of the members of TAS. We've planned this as a trip there due to the upcoming anime festival there, AFA(Anime Festival Asia) '09. I can hardly wait for the trip right now, seeing as it's just next friday ^^. The trip's already cost me a lot though... but I'm trying not to think abt that right now xD...
Hmmm... A lot has happened in the past 4 months... I helped out in the organising of the Taylor's Asaban Fest along with the other members of the Taylor's Anime Society (TAS), went through trial exams and now my AS finals are almost coming to a close, with just 3 papers to go...
Overall, I think I did ok during this exam. Some papers I found relatively easy to do, others a bit more of a challenge but still doable. Anyway, I only have physics papers 1 and 2 and chemistry paper 1 left before it's over.
On that note, when it's over, later in the evening on the day of the last paper, chem paper 1, I should be heading out to Singapore with some of the members of TAS. We've planned this as a trip there due to the upcoming anime festival there, AFA(Anime Festival Asia) '09. I can hardly wait for the trip right now, seeing as it's just next friday ^^. The trip's already cost me a lot though... but I'm trying not to think abt that right now xD...
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Ahhh... For some reason I feel like posting again eventhough I sort of had an idea to post only once a month but whatever...
Just finished watching Toradora! anime on thursday. I really really did enjoy it. I'd rate it a perfect 10/10 since I normally rate the anime I watch, purely by the enjoyment factor and how emotionally involved I got. The first well, it was really funny and dramatic, quite different than the usual anime I watch since I normally don't watch romance/comedy genres but I did enjoy this almost way too much once I got quite deep into the plot. As for emotional involvement, haha... Well, let's just say the whole thing was really touching to watch, especially nearer to the end of the series...
Well, the story, it'll be long so bear with me, or just skip this section, lol... It revolves around this guy named Takasu Ryuji who is in his 2nd year of high school. He is often misunderstood by his peers since he has the appearance of a delinquent which he inherited from his father. Many of his peers are downright afraid of him because of this and he has few friends, leading to a lack of self-esteem on his part. Despite this, he is a responsible and self-sufficient guy since he only lives with his mother and even knows how to cook and clean very well, up to the point cleaning is almost an obsession for him. On his first day back in high school, he meets a girl named Aisaka Taiga, nicknamed The Palm-sized Tiger(or Palm-top Tiger, since the japanese term used could have meant either) due to her small stature but somewhat violent tendencies. Unlike Ryuji, she comes from a rather wealthy family and does not have a clue when it comes to household chores and relies on Ryuji to do everything throughout most of the series up to the point she spends much of her time at his house as the series progresses past the first few episodes. Ryuji then learns that she is best friends with a girl he has a crush on, the air-headed Minori(I say air-headed since she almost bordered on insane for me when she was first introduced). It is also quickly revealed that Taiga also has a crush, but this time on Ryuji's best friend Kitamura. Thus, the two decide to help each other win the hearts of their crushes. Throughout this process though, their feelings and relationship with each other begin to change as they spend more time together.
As stereotyped as the setting may sound, I did enjoy the series nonetheless. This is definitely one of my favourite anime at this point, rivaling the Shakugan no Shana series. But the title was kinda a dead giveaway of what was gonna happen in my opinion, lol, but I didn't really mind that. The title, Toradora!, is actually derived from the names of the two main characters Aisaka Taiga and Takasu Ryuji. That's because "Taiga" sounds like "tiger" in English, and the word "tiger" in Japanese is "tora". "Ryuji" on the other hand, literally means "son of dragon" in Japanese, and a transcription of the word "dragon" into Japanese is doragon.
Really sad it had to end though, and with it being based on a light novel that's already ended as well, I just don't see a 2nd season for this anime. This part made me feel a bit emo, lol. I can only hope for some OVAs. Ah well, all good things come to an end. The final episode was very touching though, but at least it was a happy ending =P. I don't know about anyone else, but when a series is this enjoyable for me, I really want a good ending to wrap things up above all else...
Here's a pic of the cast I managed to find,
From left, Takasu Ryuji, Kitamura Yuusaku, Aisaka Taiga, Kushieda Minori and Kawashima Ami(Kitamura's childhood friend but also an important character in the series)
Lol, I've just made an entire post on an anime, maybe I could start doing a review here and there in the blog just to keep it alive if I don't have any other material to type about.
Just finished watching Toradora! anime on thursday. I really really did enjoy it. I'd rate it a perfect 10/10 since I normally rate the anime I watch, purely by the enjoyment factor and how emotionally involved I got. The first well, it was really funny and dramatic, quite different than the usual anime I watch since I normally don't watch romance/comedy genres but I did enjoy this almost way too much once I got quite deep into the plot. As for emotional involvement, haha... Well, let's just say the whole thing was really touching to watch, especially nearer to the end of the series...
Well, the story, it'll be long so bear with me, or just skip this section, lol... It revolves around this guy named Takasu Ryuji who is in his 2nd year of high school. He is often misunderstood by his peers since he has the appearance of a delinquent which he inherited from his father. Many of his peers are downright afraid of him because of this and he has few friends, leading to a lack of self-esteem on his part. Despite this, he is a responsible and self-sufficient guy since he only lives with his mother and even knows how to cook and clean very well, up to the point cleaning is almost an obsession for him. On his first day back in high school, he meets a girl named Aisaka Taiga, nicknamed The Palm-sized Tiger(or Palm-top Tiger, since the japanese term used could have meant either) due to her small stature but somewhat violent tendencies. Unlike Ryuji, she comes from a rather wealthy family and does not have a clue when it comes to household chores and relies on Ryuji to do everything throughout most of the series up to the point she spends much of her time at his house as the series progresses past the first few episodes. Ryuji then learns that she is best friends with a girl he has a crush on, the air-headed Minori(I say air-headed since she almost bordered on insane for me when she was first introduced). It is also quickly revealed that Taiga also has a crush, but this time on Ryuji's best friend Kitamura. Thus, the two decide to help each other win the hearts of their crushes. Throughout this process though, their feelings and relationship with each other begin to change as they spend more time together.
As stereotyped as the setting may sound, I did enjoy the series nonetheless. This is definitely one of my favourite anime at this point, rivaling the Shakugan no Shana series. But the title was kinda a dead giveaway of what was gonna happen in my opinion, lol, but I didn't really mind that. The title, Toradora!, is actually derived from the names of the two main characters Aisaka Taiga and Takasu Ryuji. That's because "Taiga" sounds like "tiger" in English, and the word "tiger" in Japanese is "tora". "Ryuji" on the other hand, literally means "son of dragon" in Japanese, and a transcription of the word "dragon" into Japanese is doragon.
Really sad it had to end though, and with it being based on a light novel that's already ended as well, I just don't see a 2nd season for this anime. This part made me feel a bit emo, lol. I can only hope for some OVAs. Ah well, all good things come to an end. The final episode was very touching though, but at least it was a happy ending =P. I don't know about anyone else, but when a series is this enjoyable for me, I really want a good ending to wrap things up above all else...
Here's a pic of the cast I managed to find,
From left, Takasu Ryuji, Kitamura Yuusaku, Aisaka Taiga, Kushieda Minori and Kawashima Ami(Kitamura's childhood friend but also an important character in the series)
Lol, I've just made an entire post on an anime, maybe I could start doing a review here and there in the blog just to keep it alive if I don't have any other material to type about.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
It's been a week since the King of Pop passed on, so I thought I'd post my thoughts on the subject. I look at all that has happened in the past week and I can't help but wonder, 'Why do people react like this only when someone passes on?', 'Why is it now that millions across the world behave this way once he's gone?'. Where were all these feelings when he was going through some bad times? The tabloids, most of all, decided it'd be their responsibility to report it's own version of his life all over the place.
It all seems to boil down to human nature, we just don't think about these things when the person was alive and well. No, we'd rather listen to every screw up he did in his life, be it large or small, than remember him for what he really left behind for everyone to enjoy.
The image portrayed to the youth of the world, my generation, is one which has been horribly disfigured by these stories. I for one, know that many of us were skeptical of his innocence of that case a few years back and even until today, they still think he was guilty (If you were in the my moral studies marathon classes, you'd know what I am referring to). And why? It's because they were told all sorts of rumors a few years back that it's been drummed into their heads that he really was guilty. Just give him the benefit of the doubt, he was after all not convicted. And to all those who are convinced he paid his way out of the case, why don't you go produce some hard evidence before you go telling others your 'assumed' version of events?
MJ was first and foremost, still human, imperfect and prone to human error. He lead a rather tragic life in truth. You just need to watch/read the stuff on his life to know why all the later stuff happened. I am of course referring to those reports of his strange behaviour during his later years and I'm not going to go into details about that anyway.
Well he's gone now, and the world mourns the loss of a great entertainer. It just seems sad that we humans only appreciate something once it's gone.
Anyway, back from my rant, I have been practicing reading and writing Japanese hiragana writing lately. I think I've gotten a good deal into the reading, I can identify the characters, I just can't do it fast, haha. After this I think i'll move on to simple sentence structure before tackling katakana and kanji. I hope I'll be able to do this by the end of the month anyway.
On a final note, I have finally decided to drop economics as a subject. I made that decision since I figured I should focus more on my core subjects since I had already made up my mind to do engineering after college.
It all seems to boil down to human nature, we just don't think about these things when the person was alive and well. No, we'd rather listen to every screw up he did in his life, be it large or small, than remember him for what he really left behind for everyone to enjoy.
The image portrayed to the youth of the world, my generation, is one which has been horribly disfigured by these stories. I for one, know that many of us were skeptical of his innocence of that case a few years back and even until today, they still think he was guilty (If you were in the my moral studies marathon classes, you'd know what I am referring to). And why? It's because they were told all sorts of rumors a few years back that it's been drummed into their heads that he really was guilty. Just give him the benefit of the doubt, he was after all not convicted. And to all those who are convinced he paid his way out of the case, why don't you go produce some hard evidence before you go telling others your 'assumed' version of events?
MJ was first and foremost, still human, imperfect and prone to human error. He lead a rather tragic life in truth. You just need to watch/read the stuff on his life to know why all the later stuff happened. I am of course referring to those reports of his strange behaviour during his later years and I'm not going to go into details about that anyway.
Well he's gone now, and the world mourns the loss of a great entertainer. It just seems sad that we humans only appreciate something once it's gone.
Anyway, back from my rant, I have been practicing reading and writing Japanese hiragana writing lately. I think I've gotten a good deal into the reading, I can identify the characters, I just can't do it fast, haha. After this I think i'll move on to simple sentence structure before tackling katakana and kanji. I hope I'll be able to do this by the end of the month anyway.
On a final note, I have finally decided to drop economics as a subject. I made that decision since I figured I should focus more on my core subjects since I had already made up my mind to do engineering after college.
