God works in mysterious ways... huh...

Recently finished watching Chrno Crusade and it really has sparked my anti-God sentiments again. Stupid "God works in mysterious ways" bullshit! The time is set in 1928 and the place is America.

First, the Sinners (demons who stray away from their original motive of existence) are planning to unite Heaven and Earth, so that which is imperfect can be perfect. The churches are fighting like mad to stop the Sinners, but what was He doing? He was watching... not watching over, just watching!

Second, the protagonist, Rosette suffered so much just to bring down Aion, the leader of the Sinners. She lost her best friend; lost her brother and soon found him again, but he was crippled for life; her love was seriously wounded till the day he died (took him 1/2 year). Then, she lost her mind and started helping Aion spread his madness. After finally defeating Aion and preventing him from further corrupting humans, what did she get? She had her life shortened to only 1/2 a year remaining. This was God's reward for her, so she would not need to see the results of her actions (Recall the worst events that happened during and after 1928).

Third, God sent an angel to aid the churches and Rosette, but for reasons unknown, the angel was declared a fallen angel the moment he landed and was never told what his job was, except that he was supposed to watch. He was given eternal life and he was there to witness every horrible event that happened in history (He was there for the assassination of Pope Jean Paul).

Fourth, Aion did not die. Instead, he too was given an eternal existence on Earth and, just like the angel, would be there at every horrible event in history. Obviously, he was the cause of every one of those events.

So, in the end, what the hell did the heroes fight for?! The heroes died young, and one of them cursed to see the dark side of humanity. But the bad guy got eternal life and was free to do as he pleases. What !@#$%^&* was that about!? The ending showed a nun saying, "God works in mysterious ways, huh..." Yeah, real mysterious, you damn hypocrite!

Creepy...

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Scary, huh?

Reminiscing

Exams suck! So, I'm gonna just gonna remind myself of the 3 greatest anime/manga I've ever watched/read.

1. Tsubasa Chronicles



Topping the list is a manga. CLAMP's greatest work in my opinion. Something about this series just charms me. I can't say what, but it is there. The plot basically revolves around Shaoran in his quest through dimensions to collect feathers, which contains the memories of his love, Sakura. Accompanying him is the greatest ninja in his dimension, Kurogane; and the runaway magician, Fye D. Flourite. Basic plot, but it gets better as the story progresses. Events are linked together as they keep emphasizing on the "There are no coincidences, only certainties" philosophy in the most unexpected ways possible. Unfortunately, the anime doesn't live up to the manga's standards. The anime has a great soundtrack, but it includes too much extra storyline that wasn't in the original manga. PLUS, Yume no Tsubasa (above) is the best song I've known!

2. Fushigi Yuugi



Second on my list is a romance anime! It earns the most points for its wonderful soundtrack! But the plot is also pretty good. Basically, Miaka is a schoolgirl who gets sucked into a book. There, she becomes the Maiden of Suzaku and is protected by Seven Warriors (among them is Tamahome). Their mission: summon Suzaku. It emphasises on the romance between Miaka and Tamahome and it is one of the few romance tales that have ever moved me. "I know now why I exist. I exist because of you, Miaka!" Man, that line was just so touching.

3. Shin Hakkenden



This anime was among the best ever made. Unfortunately, this anime wasn't famous. It was only famous in the Philipines and SEA countries where there was AXN. It was the second anime to get me interested in anime (first being Gatekeepers). It's a tragic story, where all the heroes and heroines actually give their lives to complete their quest, something most other titles never emphasize on. AND, it has one of the best opening themes. (Full version above)

Status Report

Well, I did better than I had expected in Physics Paper 2. There was one question which only successfully understood last night.

I think I made a mistake in Mathematics Paper 1. Well, whatever anyway.

General Paper sucks! No good topics to write on! Me and Winger chose the same topics again. Freaky... but at least he could write them well. I couldn't! So, I punched the ground and got a bruised knuckle. But I made a dent in the ground. (Exaggerating)

My dad got me weights recently. Two 11-lb weights. Great! 20 push-ups and pull-ups a day with extra 10 kg to my weight. After that, I tied them to my arms, so I can train while I study. Imagine an additional 50N of force just to lift one arm, a total of 100N just to lift 2. And I still have to maintain them above ground with nothing to rest on!! Dammit! They're heavy!

Lastly, I'm gonna throw in lyrics for The World before I end this post.

The World - Kajiura Yuki

You are here alone again,
In your sweet insanity.
All too calm, you hide yourself from reality.
Do you call it solitude? Do you call it liberty?
When all the world turns away to leave you lonely.

You are here alone again,
In your sweet insanity.
All too calm, you hide yourself from reality.
Do you call it solitude? Do you call it liberty?
When all the world turns away to leave you lonely.

The fields are filled with desires.
All voices crying for freedom.
But all in vain they will fade away.
There's only you to answer you, forever.

In blinded mind you are singing
A glorious hallelujah.
The distant flutter of angels.
They're all too far, too far to reach for you.

Dreaming in the land of twilight.
We are in the land of twilight.
Dreaming in the land of twilight.
We are in the land of twilight.

I am here alone again,
In my sweet serenity.
Hoping you will ever find me in any place.
I will call it solitude when all my songs fade in vain.
In my voice, far away to eternity.

Dreaming in the land of twilight.
We are in the land of twilight.
Dreaming in the land of twilight.

P.S. If you believed me about the weight tied to my hands thing, then you are really gullible!

Watch these videos

And tell me what you think. Don't bother about the talking. Listen if u want, but I just want y'all to watch the fights.









These are all fight scenes from .hack//GU Trilogy. Great, weren't they?

That's so slow!

Sheesh! The Star's OtakuZone is damn slow! Only now do they start showing the Spring Anime Guide! I've already watched half of them! Also, they left out another half of this spring's anime!

They left out:
1. Special A (one of the best this spring I might say)
2. Zettai Karen Children
3. Neo Angelique ~Abyss~
4. Kyou Kara Maoh! 3rd Season
5. Amatsuki (another good one!)
6. Nabari no Ou (this one rocks!)
7. Monochrome Factor (pretty weird but good)
8. xxxHolic Kei (SWEET! More Yuuko!)
9. To Love-RU
10. Kanokon
11. Glass Maiden
12. Allison and Lillia
13. Soul Eater (Pretty good)

That's about all I can think of now...

Yay! Mana Khemia completed!

Well, that was a simple game, but it's the end of the PS2 era anyway, so I didn't expect much. The English voice-acting was really really off, so I'm gonna replay with the Japanese VA! I got the Muppy ending, which is uhh... well... just plain stupid. I'm gonna replay the game 7 more times to get all the endings! Just kidding, only a non-gamer would do that! I'll just make an extra save file at the ending to choose the endings.

Next up: Persona 3: FES

Of all the places to build a nest...

I've been hearing knocking sounds on my window for several nights now. The next day, I would find grass all over my window. I've been searching all over the outside of the window to find the darn thing responsible and I finally found where it was. Guess.

It was in the hole in the wall where the pipe of the air-conditioner goes out! And what's more! It's very deep inside! Practically right behind my air-con!

Great! How the hell am I supposed to reach it!?

Chemistry Practical

Anybody who takes 9701/31 will understand what it feels like. The pain of not being able to finish in time. About 6 marks gone because of blank answer. I'll have to depend on luck for the rest of the paper, not that I believe luck actually helps. I heard there was an easy paper and a hard paper in the practical. My practical was relatively simple. Time was the only factor. So... hehehe... to those who take practical 9701/32... I wish u luck.

Then, there was quarantine. Seems like I was the only one "smart" enough to bring cards. Chor Tai Ti for 2 hours. Carol won a lot. I won a lot... after Carol left. I suppose the same will happen for Biology practical quarantine. Anyway, whatever...

Ugh...

Ate too much... My stomach hurts...

Note to self: Never drink soft drinks after excessive lunch. It promotes defaecation...

Voice in my head just went radical...

Now, before I begin, I would like to state very clearly that this is not a lie, joke, made-up etc. etc.

Let me give you a brief description of him (based on what I remember). The voice in my head, as I recall, is about 3 inches tall and has no definite form, but he usually takes the form of a gray or brown hairball with limbs and eyes. He has my voice. He CAN manipulate my dreams if he wishes to (I think). He appears only when I switch off my alarm and try to go back to sleep. He'll wake me up within 5 minutes if I go back to sleep.

e.g. Friday morning (09/05/08)
After my alarm rang, I turned it off and thought, "Just 10 more minutes..." And I fell asleep again. Then, the moment I almost blacked out, I heard the midget saying, "Hey, dude. They just don't mass produce enough 10 minutes anymore, you know." And I woke up.

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Normally, that's what he does to wake me up. He either shouts at me or bombards me with reasons to wake up. Sometimes, I ignore the little guy and start dreaming. In the dream, the little guy will appear in his physical form and start messing with my dreams e.g. my magic staff becomes a snake which bites me or my dragon turns against me and sends me a blazing inferno.

Yesterday morning, I went to sleep again after the alarm sounded. This time, the midget didn't even talk to me. I just went straight to the dream and saw the midget on a damn jackhammer landing on my face. Well, anyone wanna guess what happened next? I woke up with a damn headache. Blast that midget!! Good thing today's Sunday and no alarm for me!

Any questions, comments or concerns may be given consideration. Comments on me being insane will be ignored completely.

OMG! OMG! OMG!!!!!!!

I can't stand it! No way in hell! Most shocking twist in Tsubasa Chronicles ever!!! And I thought all that clone stuff was shocking! And "poof!" comes a whole new surprise!!!

SPOILER! (Don't read if you want to know it yourself!)




























The Shaoran in Tsubasa Chronicles is the SON of Li Syaoran and Kinomoto Sakura from Cardcaptor Sakura!!! And Sakura of CCS traded her magic wand to let Shaoran of TC to go help Sakura of TC.






















SPOILER END


WHAT THE HELL!!!!!????? ARGH!!!!! CLAMP! YOU ROCK!!!!

05/05/08 (Go no Go)

Another day of the year where the same odd numbers repeat. A day where good and bad spirits are at their peak of activity. Whatever...

Anyway, Adrian invited us along for lunch. Went to Temple of Fine Arts. Oops... closed on Mondays. Went to several other places... they were either closed or, according to Winger, they suck. In the end, we settled for Pulau Tikus market.

Talking, talking, more talking...

Then, I found out Adrian is a gamer! A PS2 gamer too! Oh yeah! Finally, another game freak in Disted! But darn, he's already completed Shadow Hearts. I ought to buck up and quickly complete it too! I ain't gonna lose to anyone!

Top 5 Greatest Couples

All you guys who don't know me, you'll probably not think much of this post (except maybe for some disagreements to the list). As for those who DO know me, you'll probably think I've lost my mind. I don't deny it, since I'm not certain. I may have lost it, but then again, it may be because I'm running out of topics.

Anyway, the following are the best 5 couples I've ever encountered (most, if not all, are fictional):

1. Yang Guo and Xiao Long Nu (Legend of Condor Hero)

Jin Yong proves his genius once again! In this martial arts fiction, he focuses the theme on love. I ain't gonna tell y'all much (not that I can without filling half the page), but these two young lovers had to face A LOT of impossible challenges (seriously, any of you couples out there go through what they went through and y'all would rather not be a couple) in their love life. However, for all you people who don't appreciate or understand much about Chinese traditions and way of life, y'all would probably not understand the significance of this tale.

2. Squall Leonhart and Rinoa Heartily (Final Fantasy VIII)

Okay, I admit it. This one is a little bit biased since I'm a Final Fantasy fan. Their love was full of classic damsel-in-distress cliches. Squall is another one of those emotionless protagonists and Rinoa is the bubbly, light-hearted little girl who will open his heart. HOWEVER, what Squaresoft did with all those cliches was just great! In fact, this couple makes all those cliches almost non-existent. The one scene that truly made this an epic tale was the scene on Ragnarok where Squall finally opens up to her. And with "Eyes On Me" in the background, I'd say it was perfect. I have to say, no list would be complete without this pair.

3. Shuyin and Lenne (Final Fantasy X-2)

Now, this one is NOT biased. Their love was truly epic. It was saddening and I have to admit that it did make me tear. Lenne was a singer, but she was sent to war because of her summoning talents. Shuyin was a Blitzball (soccer underwater) player. To prevent his love from being sent to war, the guy tried to unleash the ultimate forbidden weapon. He sneaked into the enemy capital, got into their underground base (imagine sneaking into CIA HQ) and reached the weapon. When he tried to activate it, Lenne came to stop him (beats me how she got there). In the end, they were both shot dead on the spot. Shuyin's frustration prevented his spirit from disappearing and it became the main antagonist of this Final Fantasy. If you wanna get a clearer image, click here.

4. Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater (Titanic)

If you're 16 years or older and you don't know this pair, then y'all must be really, really ignorant. Similar to Romeo and Juliet, except that the heroine does not die. Two people from different classes falling in love, their love challenged by mainly Rose's fiancee. All in all, a classic tale of true love, which, I do say, really amplifies the grief caused by the sinking of the Titanic.

5. Romeo and Juliet (uhh... Romeo and Juliet?)
Uhh... what else do i have to say? This IS the greatest work of romance in Shakespeare's time. Two people from warring families falling in love. Their love challenged so much until they both had to end their lives in a very melancholic conclusion. This is perhaps Shakespeare's most renown work which has inspired many other tales, spawned many box-office-hit movies and even an anime (Romeo X Juliet).

Once again, another reeeeaaaally long post which most people will have no patience to read. I typed this as a post and not as a list on the sidebar because I know one day, I will wonder what madness drove me to type this nonsense. So, hopefully this'll disappear from the page before that happens.

Questions, comments and concerns are acceptable this time. They will be given consideration before being deleted... I mean, replied to.

A Tribute to Cubix

Cubix, your "bedtime" story was hilarious. Now, allow me to plagiarise it.

Once, there was a cube. I threw it to the ground and it was broken. Then came the Lord of Cubes in search of revenge. The Lord of Cubes challenged me and messed up its colours. I was confused, confounded, utterly lost. I could not solve it. And amidst the confused state of my mind, I threw the Lord of Cubes (still messed up by the way) across the Grand Canyon. I searched for its remains and it was found at last among mule excretion. I mixed it with the dirt of the canyon and burnt it in a furnace. A vase was made, and I do say, the finest craftsmanship was applied. I admired its perfection. To think this was what the Lord of Cubes became after its departure. A mallet was produced and brought down upon the vase, and continuously so for 5 minutes. Whatever happened to the shards I shall not say, but the Lord of Cubes was never forgotten, not by night, not by day. You may now leave or die on the floor, 'cause that's all there is, there isn't anymore.

A GREAT Week of Meeting Devoted Christians

NO, this AIN'T one of those I-hate-Christians posts. I ain't gonna try convincing y'all that Christianity sucks or anything. In fact, it doesn't. Just that some of the worshipers suck! The following are some examples of these annoying ones. After meeting them (all within one week), I LOVE Christianity alright... I just LOVE them.
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This happened during a week in May 2005.

Monday (exact date unstated)

(It was about 7pm in the evening, and a lovely evening it has been, not that I really cared anyway. I was walking back from the park behind me house after a quick jog. I have to keep in shape to keep up with the other Scouts, after all. Suddenly, some random guy in the park walks up to me.)

Jogger: Hello, boy. Do you have some free time? Would you please listen to what I have to say?

Me: (Suspicious) Uhh... sure. Okay...
(I glanced around and saw quite a number of people around. Some in the tabble-tennis court, some in the tennis court, some jogging. And they can all see us quite clearly. He wouldn't try anything in a place like this, right?)

Jogger: Do you know what Heaven is like?

Me: Nice dead people go up there...

Jogger: That is partly true. But, there is something else that you have to do to get up there. You have to be a Christian.

Me: (Losing interest) Oh... Okay. But I'm not interested in...

Jogger: What? How can you not be interested in going to heaven? Heaven is such a wonderful place. If you go up there... (blah blah blah)

(I don't really remember what he said, but it's just a looooong, boring lecture about how... uh... heavenly Heaven is.)

Me: (Impatient) Eh... uncle... Sorry but it's getting late. My mom will scold me. I have to go liao.
Jogger: Oh, sorry for taking up your time. But, remember that God will bless you. So, go home and think about it. Tell your family and friends also.

(I already left.)
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Thursday (same week)

(I was waiting outside TanMart for my mom to finish buying her stuff. Then, some guy walk up to me.)

Guy: Hey, boy! Do you know how to go to Heaven?

Me: Yeah. But, I'm not interested.

Guy: Then, do you know how to go to Hell?

Me: Oi, uncle! I...!

Guy: Sorry ah... Didn't mean it that way. But, I'm sure you don't want to go to Hell, right? So, let me tell you the way to make sure you don't go to Hell...

Me: I've heard about it from somebody else already, uncle.

Guy: (Wasn't listening) ...is to follow the teachings of the Lord. Let me tell you about the Lord, boy...

(Another loooooooong lecture on Christianity. Why can't God or whatever just come down and get him now?! Then, I saw my mom coming.)

Me: My mom come already. Sorry, uncle. Have to go.
Guy: Ask your mom to listen also lah.

(Cabut!)
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Saturday (Still same week!)

(I went to Gurney Plaza. Yay! Check out video games and books. I walked past the Religion section. And you guessed it, another bastard came walking to me. He was holding a damn Bible or something like that. It was a Chinese version by the way and the bastard spoke Hokkien.)

Bastard: Ay, boy! You want to go to Heaven or not?

Me: (Thinking) Oh... shit! Another one!?

Bastard: If you want to go to Heaven, then pray to Jesus and God and you shall be forgiven of all your sins (something like that.).

Me: Look, uncle! Two other uncles have already told me a lot about going to Heaven and stuff like that. I'm not interested! So, I don't want to listen.

Bastard: See, boy? The Lord is showing you a sign. He has sent three people to enlighten you. He is offering you a chance to be forgiven of all your sins. You have been given so many chances, more than most of us. So, start praying, boy. Pray to...

Me: (thinking) Yeah, I see the damn sign! I'm a destined atheist! (stop the bastard in mid-sentence) Look, I'll think about it, alright? So, just let me go now.

Bastard: Smart boy! May the Lord... (whatever he said, I wasn't listening)

(Outta there!)
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And that was it! Three encounters with the "Messenger of God". I am such a LUCKY guy! REALLY, REALLY LUCKY!!

Now, here's something to all you preachers out there!

Get the hell away from me!

Note: Just in case some people don't understand, the words in capital represent sarcasm.