Radiation...

OK, now I know that I've spent too much time on gaming. I've been experiencing headaches, loss of appetite, dizziness and tiredness since last night. Either that, or its the 11-hour non-stop studying I did yesterday. Well, either way, I'm still gonna game. If it really is radiation and I fall sick from it, it means that I have done my duty as a gamer, although I would be disappointed that I succumb to it so soon. For now, Chaos Wars!!!

P.S. Thanks for the birthday wishes yesterday. I'm so happy that I declared today and tomorrow a holiday!! Thank me!

I blame you, Winger!

I've been continuously grinning for the past 2 days and still am. If I held back a little less, I'd be laughing everyday since Monday.

What!? You don't remember why? Well, I guess you wouldn't, since I've been saying the same thing myself, except that you added a little something extra. Still can't remember? Fine. I'll tell you.

On Monday, we were gathered at our usual "hideout". Once again, we were talking about screwit's life. And she was shouting at the rest of us (other than Winger and herself). "I hate you people! Why don't any of you have a relationship?" She looked at everyone around her.

Either she fixed her gaze on me or something (I forgot), Winger suddenly said, "Because no one can beat this guy. His perfect girlfriend is Konata!" (or something like that) And obviously, 'this guy' refers to me.

Sure, I didn't think much of it at first. Then, for some reason, after college, I couldn't get that statement out of my head. "His perfect girlfriend is Konata!" kept ringing and ringing until I started thinking about it. Since it's in my nature (and probably too much Phoenix Wright), I started looking for flaws in what Winger said.

2 days later... AND I'M STILL LOOKING!! In fact, I'm almost about to give up. He's right... OMG! HE'S RIGHT!! Konata fits every detail of my dream girlfriend perfectly!

- She's a gamer.
- She's an otaku.
- She's a cosplayer.
- She's independent and strong-willed, especially when she has a goal (She got a job to buy anime/games/trading cards. She studied overnight to get the reward her dad promised.)
- She's passionate in things she likes, namely gaming and anime.
- She's smart, but she's a slacker (Kinda like me. We both burn the midnight oil during exams and still score as well as those who do regular studying. Hah!).
- She has long hair.
- She's witty.
- She's honest about her thoughts, even the bad ones.
- She's a very good daughter and gets along very well with her dad. (Her mom passed away.)
- She's left-handed. (I don't know why, but I have good feelings towards left-handers. Probably because my best friend is one.)

I could go on and on, but I'd probably fill the whole page, and besides, I've forgotten quite a lot of things over the course of 2 days. And during those 2 days, realising that she fits the place so well has made my life a living hell!

Now, I'm worried. My perfect girlfriend exists, but she's an anime character! And now that I have a clear image of my perfect girlfriend, there's no way anyone could fit that image anymore! Great! I'm now one of those psychos who fell in love with an anime character! I don't know whether to laugh or to cry! Damn! Damn!! DAMN!! DAMN IT!!

WINGER!!! I blame you for all this. Why did you have to let me realise that fact!? WHY!!?? You are guilty, Guilty, GUILTY!!! I'll make sure GUILT takes over your heart, you hear me?! I pray that my burning fury will materialise into blocks to crush you!!! If you dare resist, I'll send a whole unit of Neo-tanks and Mega-tanks to blow you to smithereens! And I'll send Shiva, Ifrit, Bahamut and Eden after you too. I'll hire the whole SeeD Academy to come hunt for you. I'll... I'll... etc. etc.

金庸全集十大绝招

金庸除了武侠，最多不过的就是各家各派的武功招数。本人未曾读过《碧血剑》、《连城诀》及《飞狐外传》，因此在此讲不包括以上三本的招数。

#10 辟邪剑法
剑法要旨：快与狠。一共72招。招数需接连使用。用完了72招就得重新使用。因此，此剑法极容易被人识得来龙去脉。若不在72招内战胜敌人可就不妙了。好处在于此剑法神速无比，对手极难抵得上10招便已毙命。另外一项坏处是使用者必须先自宫方可修练。因此，此套剑法算是邪派招数。

#9 乾坤大挪移
与棉掌及太极拳的要旨相似，但比它们还要厉害。此招不但能够把敌人招数转移方向，也能将毫无动静的重大物体移走。想要杀伤善用此招的人可能会大量地自食其果呢。

#8 化功大法
邪门招数最阴毒的招。乃北冥神功的枝叶招数。招数专门吸走对手内功，并化为本身功力，实在狠毒无比。化功大法虽然不大能夺人命，但也能造成对手变得死不死、活不活的。

#7 默然销魂掌
杨过创此掌法不久竟然与周伯通的空明拳打个平手。掌法摘集于各家各派招数，并自创出新的掌法。若欲使用此掌法，心里必定要带有极重伤感。使用者越伤心，掌法越显威力。别家招数若带着伤感使用未免会出乱子，但这掌法的原则却倒反了。

#6 太极剑
又是一套无招剑法。要旨不在剑招而在剑旨。重点在于以慢克快，以柔克刚。轻灵缓慢，攻守合一。不只在武侠小说中，在现实世界也精妙无比。若配上太极拳，则将成为上等的厉害招数。

#5 玉女素心剑
情侣之间最适合的剑法。一人使全真剑法，另一人则使玉女剑法，形成一套威力无穷的上乘剑法。弱点在于两人需能心意相通，也需能以同等待遇对待伴人，否则剑法将太慢或太单方向，因此被情侣使用最为适合。小龙女习会双手互博后，就能一人使用此招，威力虽失，速度却倍增了。杨过与小龙女利用此招战胜了比两人强十倍的金轮大师，显然是金庸全集里最强的双人剑法。

#4 降龙十八掌
天下掌法第一。丐帮帮主必有绝招，但仍准外传。此掌法威力无穷，只求以掌力一决雌雄，不希罕花花招数。别派掌法虚虚实实，降龙十八掌不管它是真是假，一掌过去直逼对手抵挡。但若对手掌力不够强，手臂大有可能就此失掉了。不愧带有“降龙”二字。

#3 九阴真经
此经有两种练法，一法是正门练法，先练内功，再练招式；另一法则为快速练法，单纯地练招，因而成为邪派功夫。创者希望能以此招破解各家武术，但此真经能破解的乃当时存有的武功，新代招数则未必便胜。

#2 独孤九剑
天下剑法第一。要旨于“无招胜有招”，这套剑法成功地破解了天下各门武术。一套九招，一招三百余式，成了天下最简单却又变化无穷的招数。独孤求败曾以此招称天下第一，至死未曾一败。

#1 六脉神剑
武林各家各派绝技中唯此套神功似乎未能被独孤九剑破解。六脉神剑以上乘内功化作剑气，并从手指各穴道以闪电速度发射而出。段誉虽然无法自由控制此招，但连鸠智摩与慕容复这等经验丰富的武学高手都被打败了。这可显得六脉神剑威力实在无边无界。

10 best fighters

To entertain those who lack proficiency in the Chinese language, I shall make a list of 10 best fighters. Fighters meaning people who fight by dishing out techniques, not by raw power alone.

#10 Lu Bu （吕布）
If it weren't for his arrogance and lack of knowledge, he would've conquered China during the 3 Kingdoms era. Many fans of the book agreed that if he had Kong Ming's intelligence, he would have been the greatest warlord in Chinese history.

#9 Shinomori Aoshi (Samurai X)
IMO, the 2nd strongest in the series. Using illusions and an insane shortsword technique to boot, he should have totally been able to whoop anyone he's met. Frankly, I was sad when he lost to Kenshin and Shishio. And I was even sadder to find out that he would no longer play a part in the story after the Shishio Makoto arc.

#8 Haseo (.hack//G.U.)
In the beginning, he was known as "The Terror of Death", beating every PKer he's ever met, except Tri-Edge. By the end of the game, he was voted strongest character in The World. His skills were equivalent to Cloud's, except that Haseo could wield more types of weapons. The reason he did not rank higher is because he's a game character and his fighting skills were already set by the game system. Of course, it takes a pretty smart kid to control his character up to that level of technique and power.

#7 Himura Kenshin (Samurai X)
In my opinion, the greatest samurai to ever roam Japan. He was a balanced fighter compared to his foes, whom were skewed towards certain attributes. But his Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu placed too much pressure on his body and before he reached his 30s, he was unable to wield a sword again.

#6 Xiao Feng （萧峰）(Jin Yong's 《天龙八部》)
At age 30, he leads the biggest union in China, the Beggar Union. He and another were considered as the strongest of the younger generation of martial artists, although Xiao Feng later easily defeated his so-called equal during their first match. He stood his ground against several thousand warriors once, defeating even the best of the older generation. If he did not commit suicide for his country, he might have been the best in the Jin Yong series.

#5 Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
Heralded as the greatest villain in gaming history, he certainly earns a spot on my list. He was the best SOLDIER and the greatest hero of all time... before he went insane. Sending a meteor crashing onto the planet to absorb the planet's regenerative power, killing anyone who stands in his way. A true villain and a truly powerful warrior.

#4 Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII)
He inherited the skills of the 2nd best SOLDIER. After many events in the game, he successfully took down the best SOLDIER and the greatest warrior in the FFVII universe. Plus, Cloud carries a sword which is a combination of 8 swords.

#3 The Lone Swordsman (独孤求败）(Jin Yong novels)
With his technique that counters every weapon (including fists and Qi gong), he certainly deserves the nickname "The Seeker of Defeat". His wish was never fulfilled as no one during his lifetime was powerful enough to beat him.

#2 Son Gohan (Dragonball series)
As a half-Saiyan, he surpassed the power of regular Saiyans. Thanks to the former Kaioshin, Son Gohan managed to unlock his full potential. However, he was still not powerful enough to take on Majin Buu. Somebody else did and was successful, though, and that person places 1st!

#1 Son Goku (Dragonball series)
Who else can blow up planets and disintegrate cells into non-existence?

Okay, truthfully, I need more time to review all the other fighters I know to actually set up a list, but the top 3 are definitely there!

独孤求败 - 群雄之最

说到金庸就会让我想到《神雕侠侣》，因为金庸全集里本人最爱读的就是那一本。接下来会令我想到的是独孤求败，因为《神雕侠侣》正是第一本有提到独孤求败的金庸作品（其二为《笑傲江湖》）。

此人虽从来没在任何一本金庸作品里出场过，但他在故事里持有相当大的角色。《神雕侠侣》里，他是神雕的前任主人，也是玄铁重剑的原本使用者。独孤求败虽然未留下徒弟（或者弟子没出息），但神雕却领悟了独孤求败的最佳剑法 - 独孤九剑，并传给了杨过。杨过也因独孤求败的生平故事而不再感到气馁。《笑傲江湖》里，令狐冲学到的独孤九剑及“无招胜有招”的道理均乃独孤求败创出来的。

独孤求败的名字可说是解说了他的生平的一大半。“独孤”说明了他一向独来独往，只有神雕为伴，因而最终孤独地死了。“求败”则说明了他武功造旨。二十岁以利剑闯江湖，三十以重剑战胜天下群雄，四十以木剑胜铁剑，后来以无剑胜有剑。从此天下无敌，因此渐渐地对胜利感到无趣，到最后竟求人家打败他，可惜愿望无法得逞，最后含恨而终。我读到了他这样的生活，心里与杨过一样的深感敬佩与哀愁。

独孤求败自创一套“独孤九剑”被认为是天下第一剑法。剑法一共九招，可说是天下最少招数的武功。但此剑法依照约有三百六十式，是天下一招里最多招式的武功。独孤九剑的九招即为“总诀式”，“破剑式”，“破拳式”，“破鞭式”，“破刀式”，“破索式”，“破气式”，“破枪式”，“破箭式”。独孤九剑乃无招剑法，而是根据对手招式而变。因此，此剑法是遇强而强。

本人列独孤求败为五大剑士之首，十大武人之第四。本人最仰慕的十人中独孤求败也有位。当然，排名不限于金庸武侠以内，其中包括了动画与漫武士。

“王八蛋“之意

自小以来，“王八蛋”这三字已经听得惯了。想来现在的孩子也懂得喊出来。但是，我问过许多小孩，甚至中五学生也问过了，他们几乎都不懂“王八蛋”到底是什么意思。今早刚听到一位中二的学生说：“我不是王八蛋！我不是王，也不是八，也不是蛋！” 听了当真是 swt!

因此，本人左右无事，就在此让大家增广见识吧！间说，我很无聊！

“蛋”这一字大家应该懂得意思，但“王八”两字就不见得有许多人明其意。 “王八”乃“乌龟”之意。“王八蛋”就是在骂人是乌龟的蛋。

从前，人家喜欢骂别人是“畜生，杂种”。不过，这些骂法不大能显出其得罪之意。因为老虎等威猛动物也算是动物。因此，人们便该骂人为“龟儿子”！这骂法也不灵，因为被骂者可以说：“我不是你的儿子！” 这样，自己反而变成了乌龟，自然是比龟儿子更惨！最后，人们便创出了“王八蛋”这个骂人的词。这样，如果想用对付“龟儿子”的方法就不能了，除非被骂者甘愿承认自己是蛋。

如此，华人这句传统粗话就诞生了。大家来为“王八蛋”这三字喝彩吧！

注：本文乃自创之作，并非经过历史研究。因此，自然不可过于相信。

Sigh.........

I'm not even gonna talk about it. For those of you who know what "it" is, you should know how I feel. And you should know that bringing it up without my permission will lead to death due to serious haemorrhage.

So, I'm gonna talk about something else. Weiqi society meeting today was boring! Brannon didn't go, Youngblood didn't go. There weren't enough boards to play, so I ended up sitting there teaching a noob how to play against a veteran (whom I can't beat either). Anyway, at least we won, but mostly thanks to Eric (pro and strongest player in the society).

Right... that's about it. See ya.

5 stupid things I did today (04/08/08)

1. I ran from the cops and called 911 for help.

2. I sold my car for gas money.

3. I asked my friends to drink my "Special Heath Improving Tonic" (S.H.I.T.)

4. I mimicked Spongebob and challenged my friend to a "Find a hay in the needle stack" competition.

5. I shouted "Allah vs God!" as loud as I could in my house. Behind my house is a masjid. In front of my house is a church.

Why the hell am I doing this? It ain't even funny anymore.

August anime report!

I could've done this in July, but I was too lazy.

1. Tetsuwan Birdy Decode (Rating: 6/10)
- Moderate art, but good animation.
- Storyline not as dramatic as I had expected. Space alien accidentally kills kid, so space alien borrows kid her (alien's) body. Ittai nishin （一体二心）.
- More wacky, less serious. Shouldn't have trusted the screenshots.
- Conclusion, not as good as I had hoped, but still fine... I guess.

2. World Destruction - Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokunin-tachi (Rating: 7.5/10)
- "There are two types of heroes. One who saves and protects the world, and another who destroys the world." And the protagonists are the "destroy the world" heroes!
- Above average art, animation quite well done, although too little action from the lady who carries a huge double-edge blade.
- Storyline... What storyline? They're just following a little black orb!
- Overall: Despite what I've said, something about it is interesting. Can't wait for more!

3. Koihime Musou (Rating: 8/10)
- Well, I'm angry at the fact that they're parodying the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a great Chinese classic. And they turned EVERYONE into girls and converted their names to Japanese! Guan Yu became Kannu, Zhang Fei became Chouhi, Zhao Yun became Chouun. I have a mind to behead the producers with Guan Yu's Blue Dragon Blade.
- But they did do a good job at displaying their characteristics. Guan Yu is calm, but rash and hotheaded at times, and so is Kannu. Zhang Fei is violent but loyal, equivalent to Chouhi's brattiness, rashness and love towards her sworn sister (Kannu). Zhao Yun is always calm and quick witted, Chouun is more or less so, but a little more spiteful.
- The heroes' martial arts skills were exaggerated, just like Chinese martial arts novels, so that's good. But their weapons are just too fancy.
- I like the ending credits.
- Animation is nice. Art is nice... well, it is bishoujou.
- Overall: I guess I'll let the producers off the hook.

Well then, I'll go after Sekirei and Ryoko's Case File now!