Saturday, June 21, 2008

   Naruto Chapter 404 + Exam Paranoia
[NOTE: The post I made here is the same as the one I put up on my new World page in theOtaku. If you wish to comment, please click here. Sorry, this is just my personal preference. The comment page there is more pleasing to look at, lol ^^; Stupid reason, I know. But if you insist on commenting here, I'm fine with it :)]

Don't worry, I'm not gonna reveal any spoilers here, but...

I never knew... the Mizukage is... actually... O_o

Okay, it's best not to go on from there, but if you're curious, click here to see the chapter.

I've been using this "online alter ego" (lol) for ages now, but who would've known that he's *spoiler beep*.

Naruto's getting a lot more interesting now. The climax is nearing, but Kishimoto-sensei's killing off too many of his characters... and at such a terrifying rate!

lol, I never knew my first post here would turn out like this, but I just had the urge to say it (my profile page looks kinda empty too). I haven't updated about myself (like what I did in myOtaku) for the past few months, but I guess I don't have the time for that. I'll only write about this month, the past months can wait till I'm free... which is rarely.

My one-month break is gonna be over in less than a week. *sigh* I don't wanna call it a "break", because the mid-year exams will start on the first day of the following term x_x I haven't done much revision either (too many distractions lol), and even though I can stay up overnight to revise, it isn't productive...

This is my first time having a long school break before exams (usually it's the other way round), and it just feels really WEIRD to study during a school break. Sure, I had a one-week exam break before the "O" Levels last year, but that was meant for studying in the first place. College stole my holidays and my much needed playtime!

The government is going bonkers... and it's making us go bonkers too! This is student oppression, dammit!

If you've known me long enough and read my posts regularly at myOtaku last year, each and every one of my posts have a part which has something to do with my boring school life... it's unavoidable -_-

For those staying in the west, have a great summer!

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Friday, February 8, 2008

   Post
I guess I didn't get a chance to rejoice about my "O" Level results after all. I remember mentioning the 2 groups of graduants on my previous post: The one that flips out and the one that cries like there's no tomorrow, but I guess I overlooked the third one: the neutrals... lol. I can say I belong there, since I was stuck between the 2 emotions.

My results... and ain't proud of it...



I was aiming for a single digit mark, but instead I got a disappointing 11 points (note that in our grading system, the lower the number, the better). My friends from my Secondary School generally did a lot better than me, with a couple of 9s and 8s, and that makes me feel kinda left out >_> Overall, I'm far from satisfied with my results and it was REALLY a letdown, but not to the point of depression. My mom went all emo about it, and was on a bad mood for several days, and I think that's what affected my impression of my results the most. My school did insanely well, with an average grade of 10 points, which places it among one of the top-scoring schools in my country. One of the 2 overall top student in Singapore came from my school as well. Now that is a bad thing to me because it simply means that I did worse than my school's average x_x

Fortunately and unfortunately, I can BARELY make it to the college I want with my results. We'll be informed where we're going on Feb 19, so that's another date to fear O_o Because of the fact that I barely fulfilled the minimum requirements to enter that college, there's a chance that I'd be rejected due to the competition for places, so that's why I'm praying every night to make it there. My friends who did so much better than me would have been guaranteed a place, and they'd be expecting to see me there too. *Sigh* If only I got 10 points for my "O" Levels, I need not worry this much... one point makes all the difference...

I know it's hard to get over with it because I have to bear the fact that I didn't score well for the "O" Levels for the rest of my life... but I think I've had ample time to really just carry on with life as it is :) No matter how life-or-death thing the "O" Levels is to me, I gotta believe that it's not the end of the line... yet. Besides, I've got more important things to worry about now: mainly college and the GCE "A" Levels I'll be taking NEXT YEAR (yup, there's ANOTHER one!) College lasts only 2 years for me, so there's no time to waste. By the time I turn 18 or 19, I'll find myself in university, just as everyone else would be =_=

Anyway, I've just wasted 4 long paragraphs on something that doesn't concern anybody here... It's not the appropriate topic to bring up, especially on Chinese New Year :D On Wednesday, we had celebrations in school but I decided on staying home since we have no lessons to miss and CNY celebrations are well-known to be extremely boring. As for yesterday, I received a total of $306 worth of hongbao money from my relatives ^^ It sure is good to have lots of aunts and uncles. To be precise, my dad has 5 siblings and my mom has 6, but my mom's family is in Indonesia, so I didn't get anything from them. On the day itself, we're supposed to visit our grandparents... but since I live with them, I don't have to move my ass anywhere :P My closest cousins amount to 9, but on that day, the place seemed really crowded since my distant relatives came along as well... an extended family all under one roof, lol.

My overly-decorated house... (taken in the morning before the throng came streaming in)









Oh yeah, before I forget, I've got new art up :) Well... it's actually not new in a sense, because I was just finishing something I started. It's the coloured version of the Sasuke pic my friend, Kokkoi-Matoku, requested last year (Procrastinator Alert! O_o)


Sasuke (coloured)
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Only one month has passed and I've already broken one of my New Year resolutions... and that was to shorten my posts... x_x

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

   Anxiety
I think I've contracted a new disease recently >_> It's called the release-of-"O" Level-results anxiety syndrome. And yes, I totally made it up. I can clearly tell from the symptoms: Skyrocketing heart rates, and having butterflies in my stomach whenever the phrase "'O' Level results" is mentioned.

It's been like this since a week ago. Even if it was a week ago, that day seemed REALLY near. I bet every one of my classmates feel the same too, since our expression would basically just change whenever that taboo phrase comes out. Yesterday, our anxiety was at an all-time high, lol. During morning assembly, the principal wished us luck. ALL of our teachers did the same at the end of each lesson. Mobile phone text messages kept coming from friends and even my past tutors wishing me luck. And when our college orientation group went out for dinner, our seniors did likewise, and we'd say "Thanks for bringing it up!" (*sarcasm)

... And not to mention the ultimate purpose of going out for dinner together and have fun was to make us forget about the release of results the next day. For me, it was a fine way to counter the symptoms of that disease, mentioned above.

I remember it clearly. Ever since the day I finished my exams in mid-November last year (I'm sure some of you would remember as well), at almost every single night before I go to bed, I would bring up my "O" Level results in my prayers. Recently though, I was able to picture in my mind the scenarios that might happen on that day, and it terrifies me everytime I do it! @_@ I've been disappointed too many times in school about exam results that it feels like a norm, but I think I can't afford to be disappointed this time because it's not just another common test anymore...

For the last 2 years, our teachers would make us stay back after school during the same occasion to watch the whole scenario of our seniors receiving their results. I gotta say, it was kinda disturbing to watch. There would be 2 groups, those flipping out and suddenly becoming hyper, and those who would isolate themselves in one corner and cry like there's no tomorrow. And the end of it, the teachers would then ask, "In which group would you belong to?"

It's funny how that question only hit me today. As you should've probably guessed already, that day is today. I'm posting this in the morning, and I'm going back to my old school to receive my results at 2 pm. I don't think I'll be seeing any of your comments anytime before that, but I'd appreciate it if you wished me luck anyway :) I'd actually prefer a "God bless" to a "good luck", but that's if you're a Christian ^^ I dunno why I'm even posting this at all, basically ranting about the same thing throughout the entire post, lol. Maybe it's to get rid of the anxiety.

I can imagine my Chinese New Year... my relatives would be more caught up with asking about my results rather than exchanging greetings and hongbaos.

Dammit... the symptoms are coming back... see you guys later!

(... Oh God, please let me be one of those that flips out at that moment, give me a chance to taste the joys of accomplishment.)

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Sunday, January 6, 2008

   2008 - A New Beginning
So... I guess another year has passed, huh? Time really does zip past, especially when you're always the busy type (like me, for example >_>).

This New Year really is NEW to me, being the first year of college and all. New people, new faces, new acquaintances and *ahem* the intimidating presence of MALES in school =_= I've been studying in an all-girls school for 7 years now, and somehow the opposite gender just can't fit in my enviroment, LOL. My bro also used to study in an all-boys Secondary School, and when he entered college, some of his old friends who ended up in the same college as him got themselves a girlfriend on the first day of school! I've always assumed that people who never mix with the opposite gender can't relate very well with each other... but who ever realised that it can go the other way round?! Due to years of being deprived of girls, some guys do get a little excited... damn their hormones...

And why am I already stressed about this after just 3 days of school...?

Orientation at my new college was tiring at first, but on the final day, I had fun, even if it was for a brief moment :) The people there were very humble and friendly, quite unlike the elitist atmosphere in my previous school. Socially, that college isn't bad at all, but academically... that's something I'd judge after some time in there, because I'm not the type who's easily impressed, honestly speaking :P

The college I'm in right now would be a temporary one though (my FIFTH choice to be precise). Once I get my "O" Level results next month, hopefully I'll get into the college I want.

It's saddening that the holidays are over, but at least I had a great time, so no regrets! I've attained 100% completion for Narutimate Accel! xD Usually, for games such as the Narutimate Hero series, I've only managed to complete the Story Mode, but I never knew that I can attain 100% completion! (i.e. complete all D to A-rank missions, collect ALL unlocables etc etc...) The same goes for Narutimate Hero 3, which I completed quite some time ago. Oh yeah, and just after I finished Narutimate Accel, I saw Narutimate Accel 2 in stores the next day! xDDD lol, Now I can't wait for the next holiday to come so I can play it, even if it means having to start from scratch again... *sigh*... I've also beaten [Tenchu Z] on Xbox 360, [Samurai Warriors 2] on the PS2 and [Phoenix Wright: Justice For All] on the DS (that game consists of only dialogue, but it's extremely engaging :D).

I've actually done SOMETHING about this dilapidated site of mine (though there really isn't much of a change at all). Besides the background and avatar, I've rearranged my playlist and added some new stuff in it. I think that's about it... maybe I should change the pictures at the profile screen too (but Nightmare's too cool! xD) I'm planning on discarding that visitor map sometime, it's pretty useless, considering where my visitors obviously come from.

My mom would be staying in Indonesia to help my dad out at the shop most of the time, so I'm pretty much on my own this year. The place I live in right now belongs to my grandparents, but we aren't really on good terms, so they're just there to provide me with my daily necessities. I've already turned 16, so it's about time I become independent and start preparing for adulthood in 2 years, right? >:D

I'll be expecting more privacy and freedom for this year, yay!

New Year resolutions... let's see...

1) Improve my time management skills (I won't survive if I fail)
2) Study harder (I mean much, MUCH harder!)
3) Be more patient with my parents
4) Shorten my posts, make them more reader-friendly :P

Well, let's hear from all of you... what are YOUR New Year resolutions? I think it's about time I start asking questions from my readers as well :D

Oh yes... and Happy New Year!

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Thursday, December 20, 2007

   More anime rants...
I was planning to post on December 5th... but I'm just taking this opportunity to update since I don't have the privilege to go online whenever I can while I'm in Indonesia *coughdial-upcough* And this is about the only time I can wish Merry Christmas to you ^^ I'm sorry again for not visiting you guys, it's all because of the shitty internet connection that pays every single minute, and my dad who only allows a few hours online every WEEK! :(

I've been playing video games every day: Narutimate Accel and Sengoku Musou 2 (Samurai Warriors 2) on the PS2 and Tenchu Z on the Xbox 360. Narutimate Accel is fun, but I realised that the story mode ended at the part after Naruto, Kakashi, Sakura and Chiyo defeated Itachi's clone. Good thing there're lots of extra missions to complete afterwards (although some were troublesome... >_>) I dunno why... but I find myself reading the in-game instructions, manuals and dialogue in Japanese and actually getting an idea of what they're talking about! lol... the wonders of self-discovery and learning... :D I suppose constant exposure to the language is important if you wanna learn. I rely more on reading than listening to the dialogue to understand. That's why I can read a little jap but can't even utter a single sentence in jap :P The manga plot isn't the only story that's in the game, there's a game-exclusive filler arc in there too (the storyline is absolutely cliche as with all of the Naruto filler episodes), and Naruto has a new outfit in that arc ^^ If you get to play it sometime, you'd realise that the outfit is taken from the cover of volume 33 of the manga.

I bought lots of anime to watch too (pirated DVDs, of course), like Gundam SEED, Gundam Wing, Ouran High School, MAR, D. Gray-man, Rurouni Kenshin and Samurai Deeper KYO. I have only less than 2 weeks before college starts, so I guess they'll have to return to the shelves rotting again... =_=

I'm addicted to this series called Tantei Gakuen Q. I almost can't believe I'm collecting the manga for a series other than Naruto and Bleach... Plus, I'm originally not the type who's attracted to mystery stories :/ Too bad it isn't popular here, because it doesn't have a section in theOtaku. But I guess it's more popular in Japan, they even have a live-action drama version of that series, how cool is that? >:D The only thing I'm disappointed with is that the anime ruined the manga plot severely... and when I checked out the director of that anime, Abe Noriyuki, I realised he directed Flame of Recca and Bleach too. That means... he totally ruined both my beloved series Flame of Recca and Tantei Gakuen Q while making Bleach a hit. I guess he cares only for the really popular, "big-shot" series... -_- Both Q and Recca ended only halfway through the manga plot while having facts altered here and there, but I think Flame of Recca took more damage... T-T The conclusion for the anime versions of both series was also horrible and too abrupt (i.e. leaving loose ends untied).

... if only Flame of Recca and Tantei Gakuen Q ended up in another director's hands... :(

Anyway... I won't drag this post on like the last time. I still have drawings to complete, namely the coloured version of my last Sasuke pic for Kokkoi-Matoku, and Hisoka from Hunter X Hunter, requested by Iruka Sensei. I've never seen that series, but I'll give it a try :) Meanwhile, I do have one piece up already.

Recent Artwork:


Grimmjow (pantera)
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