Spot the problem!

Youngblood and I went to watch X-Men Origins: Wolverine today, right after I finished work. Anyway, this is a scanned copy of my ticket. Try to find the problem. Anyone with a keen sense of observation and the simplest form of logical deduction can figure this one out in a snap.

Courtesy of the Kirby 5 Star forum

I found some nice videos. Most of them are annoying and retarded. And some of them may only make sense to a gamer, but still... enjoy!



Funny, I can actually picture the cast doing stuff like this.



Ehh... I lol'd the 1st time, but not the 2nd.



FALCON PUNCH!!! If you don't understand the significance, then you're not an old-school gamer. The anime is corny as hell, so don't bother. The only great thing about it was Captain Falcon's epic *fireworks* FALCON PUNCH!!! *fireworks*



I thought this was gonna be comedy material, but boy, was I wrong!



This was an epic and unforgettable example of how bad the Japanese language was translated in many video games. And yes, it is annoying.



If there's a camel up a hill...



Screw WiFi, just send it to anyone you've ever beaten in a video game!

Finally! Something!

After 1 whole month of delay, ichibanzai.blogspot.com has posted their first update about Ichibanzai 2009.

I was tired of waiting! Hopefully, there'll be more attendants and definitely more cosplayers!

Office drama

Yesterday, a salesman from supplier A and the boss of supplier B came to our shop. The salesman came to deliver products while the boss came to collect broken products.

Both suppliers sold similar things.

Two people that were not supposed to meet (in my shop) have met.

The salesman was like a submachine gun, firing sentence after sentence and cracking 3 to 4 jokes every minute. I had problems catching what he said. And what's worse is that he spoke in Cantonese.

The boss, however, was like those cool bishonen characters. He said at most 3 sentences every 5 minutes and normally just 1. However, each sentence was enough to shoot down the salesman's 6-7 sentences.

I totally do not know what they were saying since the whole conversation was in Cantonese, but I did enjoy watching them argue and shoot each other down. Even if I didn't understand what they said, watching facial expressions was information enough.

I do so love it when the salesman shuts up for 10 seconds after every sentence by the boss.

The bad thing was, they dragged our closing time to 7.30pm because of their squabbling.

Source

My job may not pay as much as Youngblood's, nor does it offer as much privilege as Youngblood's, but I still love where I work!

Besides what I've said before about food, anime and games, the shop is also frequented by people who will be great sources for many things.

Mr. Ravi is in the packing industry, so I finally found someone I can buy a solid polystyrene cube from. Every other shop I've been to only sells flat polystyrene boards which are useless for making thick weapons and armour.

Jackie is the first tailor I found who actually declared that he will make any form of clothing if he is capable. Unfortunately, he lives quite far, but I still intend to ask for his help regarding my gloves and probably my shirt.

Robert specialises in making coats, both fancy and formal. I can get him to make me something nice for Malaysian Night in UCD! And if I ever need a coat for cosplaying, there's my man!

PMC students and even lecturers frequent my shop quite often too. Heck, PMC has a customer file! And it's actually quite thick. Hah, now I can establish some connections with seniors and lecturers for future purposes, although I doubt they'll let me off if I submit my assignments late.

Ah Meng is a man in his late-twenties with a heavy responsibility, tight schedule and an undying love for anime. When his friends gave up anime to enter the rat race, he entered the rat race with a TV and a stack of anime DVDs. Okay, I'm kidding about the DVDs, but he does still enjoy anime. He just doesn't have sources anymore and he doesn't have the time to be one. He's the only salesman in charge of all five companies ran by the same boss. Others are only in charge of like 2 or 3. But he handles them all in Penang and some in Johor! Oh, and he is the only person I trust will be there for Ichibanzai 2009!

Iwasaki-san is currently my Japanese coach (haha, game title). He isn't officially though. I just get some practicing done with him. What's more, he comes to my shop almost everyday for the weirdest reasons. Day 1, designs for printing. Day 2, collect printed things. Day 3, forgot his helmet and came back. Day 4, more printing. Day 5, error in design, requesting reprint. Day 6, Collect reprint. Day 7 etc. etc. I don't get many chances to talk to him, but whenever I do, I use them fully to train. And I think I'm getting better!

The above are some of the more significant people I've met at my workplace. I'm hoping for more people like them to come.

Kalafina

Hime-sama was right. Kalafina really did some pretty good songs. No, I am not referring to Kuroshitsuji's 2nd ending. That one wasn't really nice.

However, Kalafina is responsible for the ending themes of every Kara no Kyoukai movie, from 1 to 7.

If you like slow songs, you should like Kalafina's songs. Alright! I'm gonna go check out more of their songs!

And I am REALLY gonna start chasing the anime!

On second thought, they're not as great as Hime-sama described, but still, very nice songs.

I can't believe I'm doing this...

I'm actually staying up till 12.35am to watch Tears To Tiara.

For those who didn't know, Tears To Tiara is being shown on our Animax channel at the exact same time as Japan. No, I am not kidding.

The series is being shown weekly on Sunday nights at 12.35am (well, it would actually be Monday) in full Japanese audio with English subtitles. Unbelievable? Believe it.

Also, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is being shown on Friday at 8.30pm. However, it is only being shown in the same week as Japan and not at the same time like Tears To Tiara. It is, of course, completely in Japanese audio with English subs.

Well, gotta get going. The show's starting.

Edit: What!? Malay subs for Tears To Tiara!? That sucks!!

Hahaha!! Ow, my guts!! Gahaha!!!

Take a look at this forum post I found on my friend's (Pikaby) website.

http://kirby5star.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=129272&p=3&topicID=26885016

I think I'm gonna get a sore throat from all that laughing.

And no, Pikaby does not own the site. It was created by him and his Union members from Gamespot in honour of their favourite character, Kirby.

P.S. If you don't know who Kirby is, know that I call him the "Pink Ribena" and know that you are seriously NOT a gamer.

Damn Imeem!

Gendou's back! Phew... it's a good thing I only noticed its disappearance several days ago. Or I'd be ripping my hair out trying to look for songs.

On the other hand, Imeem is now being stupid. If you haven't noticed, all songs posted on blogs have been shrunk to only 30 seconds long. You have to go to the webpage to listen to the whole thing.

I thought they got rid of that last year. Who knew they'd put it back again!

P.S. I curse Hime-sama for forcing me to play Pokemon! And you're not playing Advance Wars! I want an opponent! Pikaby!! ...But your COs are just too damn strong with their skills...

Kusari - Kawakami Akiko (Disgaea)

aoi hibi ga meguru hoshi de
toki no ruupu mezametara
chigau kokoro motta mono atsumareba nanika ga okiru yo

yokubou de umeru no ka?
ai wa hito no tame ugoku no ka?
docchi datte kamawanai yo
suki ni yaru dake

hikari to kage kono sekai de subete ga imi aru egoisuto
hitotsuhitotsu no kakera wa sou baransu wo ninaiikiteru
kimi no negai boku no negai zetsubou to kibou no hate demo
ima wa onaji sora no shita bimyou na inryoku kanjiteru
Chain React

akai tsuki ga noboru hoshi de
koe no naifu sakendara
dare ka no tame nureta me ni yawarakana hitomi ga mieta yo

aijou de kowasu no ka?
shihai ga hito wo tsuyoku suru no ka?
docchi datte kamawanai yo
suki ni yaru dake

hikari to kage kono sekai de subete ga imi aru egoisuto
hitotsuhitotsu no kakera wa sou baransu wo ninaiikiteru
kimi no kokoro boku no kokoro itsuwari to shinri no hazama de
ima wa sukoshi yurenagara nijinda ashiato kanjiteru
Chain React

yuuyami no naka tooi kioku muimi na mono ga sugitetta dake

hikari to kage kono sekai de subete ga imi aru egoisuto
hitotsuhitotsu no kakera wa sou baransu wo ninaiikiteru
kimi no negai boku no negai zetsubou to kibou no hate demo
ima wa onaji sora no shita bimyou na inryoku kanjiteru

omou no mama kokoro no mama ni... ima wa onaji sora no shita hikari to kage wa kurikaesu

Kimi no kokoro boku no kokoro zetsubou to kibou no hate demo
ima wa onaji sora no shita sukoshizutsu kizuna kanjiteru
Chain React

Me and my big mouth

Customer: This mounting board is huge! Where am I gonna find a cutter for this!?
Me: You don't need a cutter. A normal penknife will do.
Customer: *looks at me pleadingly-ish* Oh, then can you do it for me? I'll come collect it tomorrow at lunch, yeah? Bye.
Me (smiling): Okay... *smile slowly inverts to a frown* .........Crap.

---

Yep... Really, you can just use a penknife to cut it. A ruler will help keep the line straight. And it only takes 3-4 slices on the same line to completely split the pieces. In fact, I can do it in 2-3 slices.

BUT, the mounting board is huge. And she wants me to cut the whole thing into several smaller pieces. I counted and found that I could up to 14 pieces, which means 14 lines, totaling up to 28-42 slices.

Sure, that's not a lot, but I'd like to remind people that mounting boards are hard and thick. I have to press hard on the penknife to do it. Just 7 slices is already enough to give me cramps and aches.

Sigh... I guess I'll do it first thing tomorrow morning when I get to the office. And my cosplay is so screwed. I just found out that the tailor near my place can't make wool or cotton gloves, or even gloves made of cloth... Great...

urgh...

I still can't make the words. In fact, every time I try to put them into words, not only do I lose them, I get a massive headache. And after that headache, it feels like I just lost some of that knowledge.

Since it seems to be dangerous to continue thinking about it, I'll just let it come to me when the time comes.

And Winger, every explanation you placed in my Chatbox prior to this post isn't what I'm trying to say at all. You're the person who should least understand what I'm trying to say. I'm not putting you down or criticising you, but it is so.

Anyway, I ate something bad... So I'm gonna go watch some anime to forget the bitterness.

This is wrong, completely WRONG!!

No matter how many times I read my post, it just doesn't sound right! The idea is there, the explanations and examples aren't incorrect, but it just doesn't feel like what I realised yesterday. I didn't get that shock (kind of like when you discover the solution to a puzzle you've been working on for years) I feel every time I think of it. Either I'm incapable or the meaning is just too hard to convey with words.

To me, and probably to everyone else, it just sounds like I'm saying I'm immature because I get angry at insignificant factors. That isn't all of it! There's something more than that, but I can't seem to expand any further than what I've said. It's not writer's block, it's more like no such words exist inside me for what I'm trying to say.

The way all of you replied me is proof enough that what I'm trying to say isn't what I typed in that post.

Youngblood said through MSN, "Since when did you become so mature?"

That response was already way off track from what I meant in that post. I'm not mature at all. If he understood what I realised yesterday, he wouldn't have said that. Something more along the lines of "You're right. Me too." would have been a little more appropriate, but that isn't exactly how he should have replied either.

chengyee said, "You sound like the old me."

That is wrong too. Anyone who realised the same thing I did yesterday couldn't possibly have reverted to a childish self. That realisation should have been a strong barrier against immaturity, like a 10cm thick adamantium wall preventing the way back. Unless if you meant that you've matured even more since then and have understood much more than me now. But (Don't take this the wrong way) I highly doubt it. I really didn't mean that in an insulting way.

Winger said, "Now, you can shake hands with him and kick my shiny ass."

That means what I wanted to tell him didn't get to him as well. He should have been affected the most if he understood what I want to say. I don't exactly know how, I just have the feeling that it will. Besides, I've already clearly stated that I'm not picking sides this time. I'm not going to take part in a fight where neither side is right.

Darn... I understand what I learnt. I can even grasp the whole idea with my whole being. So why can't I put them into words? Could this possibly be one of those life lessons that can never be taught to others? Such lessons are just not fair if you ask me, but I guess they have the strongest effect on anyone who learns them.

Sigh... I'll try working on getting the message out more clearly. In the meantime, I'll go check how much (not many) people have misunderstood my previous message.

I just understood. *Please read this, though y'all might hate me for this*

I get a lot of time to think when I'm cutting sales dockets. Normally, I just come up with new stories, but today, my mind wandered to Jade Curtiss's many quotes.

"You're all still young." was something I never did understand. Everybody was angry at Luke then because he was being arrogant and selfish. In fact, he deserves that anger. I was also on the verge of yelling at Luke when Jade just pops out and said that phrase. My thoughts were the exact same as Guy's statement. "How did the guy pull out something like that at a time like this?"

Much later in the story, Elder McGovern said, "When people are as old as Jade and myself, we don't have the time to get angry at people we don't care about."

I understood what that meant, but only in my head. Until today, I finally gave it some more thought and learned how young and immature I really am, and it's not just me, but a whole lot of people out there too. My friends, my enemies... Heck, almost everyone I know.

Looking back at the entire history of my life, especially the majority of last year, I've hated many people. I'm angry about what they do, how they behave, that I met them, that I knew about them, that they even exist. I couldn't care less if they were holding onto a branch on a 1000-foot cliff. I'd be glad if they would just fall and disappear from this world.

Today, I just realised how immature that thought really is. I hate them so much, enough to wish for their extinction, so why should I care about them? I don't approve of their actions and their character, so why not just walk past them like they're just shadows? Why kill my own nerve cells for people who likely won't change any time soon or even in their lifetime? My time would have been better spent doing something I can accept or making friends with people whom I can like.

Look at my parents, look at your own parents, how often do they get angry that their neighbours throw rubbish into their backyard? How often do they get mad at someone who laughs at the sight of other people suffering? And for how long, really? Dump rubbish into our backyard and we just build our fence/wall higher. Laugh at other people's misery? We'll just help the suffering while you make yourself an enemy of their friends and relatives. They don't waste much time or brain cells.

Look at us, we shout at a guy for accidentally dropping crumpled paper on our heads. We punch someone for smacking our heads with a wooden pole because they didn't see us when they turned around. Just to name a few extreme yet true examples, of course.

We teens and young adults keep screaming that we want to grow up or already have, but we don't even understand this. "Getting angry is hurting yourself because of someone you hate." Haha, I thought I understood it, but it seems like I just did.

Now, I feel like I understand why parents always want their kids to apologise whenever they hit someone or yell at someone else even if their kids weren't wrong. It's not because they think that their kids are wrong, it's because they don't want their kids to torture themselves over someone they hate. Perhaps even the parents don't even realise it, but their message was probably something like this, "Don't go troubling yourself over someone like him. He can go ahead and grow up to be a bad person if he wants, but we don't want you to do the same thing."

During the spammer incident last year, I joined Winger and the others to bash both the spammer for being an asshole and also Wai Kit because he falsely accused Winger. Now that I think about it, it's just stupid. The spammer was bashing Wai Kit, so why did we get ourselves involved with him? And Wai Kit was blaming Winger, so why didn't we just calmly demand proof and make him eat his own words? Instead, we hated him, badmouthed him and completely tore our chances of an alliance against the real spammer. I never realised it then, but Niresh was smart to have realised that much sooner by apologising to Winger and working to find the real culprit. I feel like a total idiot now compared to him.

Now, there's the Henry Koay incident. Almost everybody in the Fellowship are already bashing the guy even if they don't know him. I, myself, feel the urge of joining the fray just because Winger is my friend. Realising what Jade meant made me reconsider that thought and seriously, that just doesn't sound like my style at all. I'm supposed to be calm and collected, choosing the side that IS right from an outsider's point of view.

(This is where you people might start hating me for.)

My opinion now: Winger was wrong for bashing the guy for no reason other than dislike. That is just plain cari pasal. Henry was also wrong to have responded in such an extreme manner. Quoting Anonymous, "People say you one sentence and you bash people with a whole post."

My verdict: Neither side is worth helping. I gain false pride and a new enemy for helping my friend and I'd be a total backstabber if I sided Henry.
Perhaps I don't sound mature pointing out only your flaws and I'm sure you can see a lot of mine, but I am working on growing up. My first goal would be to stop holding contempt against people whom I dislike but can't do anything to change. If I don't like the guy, I either make him change or just pretend he doesn't exist. Since the former would be almost impossible considering my current self, I'll build up on the latter. It sounds simple, it may even BE simple to do, but will I really be able to completely eliminate the guy from my mind? I'll just have to wait and see.

I kind of envy the old me. Back in high school, I used to be able to tolerate my classmates' lack of discipline. I'm referring to acts of wrestling in class, littering in class, avoiding the duty roster and throwing the responsibility to other etc. Heck, I'd just ignore them and study or something. But that seriously changed in college. I always feel like wanting to yell anyone who does something disapproving, especially when it comes to defending my friends, even if neither side were actually right. People grow up, but I became less mature. I really, really feel like an idiot.

To think Jade actually taught me something. I guess Luke wasn't the only one who benefited from the guy. Jade, you may hate teaching, you may not take apprentices and you may not impart knowledge, but, as Luke has said, I'll just steal them from you.

Winger, I'm going to hurt you one more time, but that's because I care. Grow up. You hold more contempt against others than any other people I know and care about. I'm not asking you to change your personality (That's mostly the reason I'm friends with you), but you REALLY should stop picking a fight with your enemies. If you've made enemies, fine. That's natural, but don't go starting the fight. Someday, you may not have us to help you.

P.S. The first half of the post was planned, but the second half, starting from the spammer incident part was written as they came to mind. I did doubt typing the final paragraph but I figured I should give Winger my first piece of beneficial advice to him since we've met.

When you're lazy, you don't type titles.

Anyway, I'm getting addicted to these songs. Heck, I play them at my workplace everyday!

1. Ana (Clannad)
Y'all should already know why.

2. Chiisana Te no Hira (Clannad ~After Story~)
Such a warm song. It kinda gives off a tear-jerking feel. A song representing the innocence of a young child, just like Ushio. I'll definitely sing this and Dango Daikazoku for my child/ren.

3. Dango Daikazoku (Clannad)
A remake of the song above. This one presents a much happier tone, representing a happy family built completely on warmth, love and care. This will be another song I sing to my kid/s.

4. Aishitageru (Disgaea)
This song has Disgaea written all over it. It sounds serious yet also displays a hint of wackiness and naughtiness. I can just picture Etna singing this song. And I absolutely love the piano solo at one point. It reminds me of all those old cartoons of pianists in bars. Sinful Rose from Disgaea 2 was nice, but it didn't scream Disgaea like this song does.

5. Kusari (Disgaea)
It's amazing how I never found the Disgaea anime songs nice when I watched the series. Now, I'm hooked to them. Anyway, this song doesn't scream Disgaea, but it did make me shout "Woohoo!" in the shop when the singer went to those high notes. The song is more or less like country rock/pop. I can't really be sure since I don't listen to them. The only part that sounds awkward is when she says "Cherry Eyes" or something like that. It sounds out of tune.

6. Destiny (Tamaki Nami)
I love this song again! It was my first fast song. Although I can easily sing it now, back then, trying to catch up with the singer was like trying to beat Sephiroth with only one party member using only Attack. I wonder why I haven't listened to this in a while...

...

I wanted to write something. I was 90% done but I gave up when writer's block arose.

It was actually a list of top 10 songs I like during my first 2 years as an otaku. I'll just list them down without explanation. Note that game music aren't included because FF songs would take up the majority of the list.

#10 Kyou Kara Asu E (Gatekeepers)
#9 Destiny (Tamaki Nami)
#8 Crystal Energy (Mai-Otome)
#7 Butterfly Kiss (Rave)
#6 Kimi ga Suki da to Sakebitai (Slam Dunk)
#5 Being (Shakugan no Shana) (I knew this song before I even knew the anime. Got it by random chance.)
#4 Alone (Gensomaden Saiyuki) (but I only added this song to my collection much later)
#3 Yume Mite Iyou (Sakura Wars)
#2 Memories (Shin Hakkenden)
#1 Scarlet (Ayashi no Ceres)

Note that Tsubasa Chronicles, Fushigi Yuugi, DotHack and MAR songs were added when I actually became a serious otaku, even though they were among the first songs I downloaded.

Icanspeakchineseicanwritechineseicanwritemynameinchineseicanwritestayhealthyinchineseicanspeakchineseicanwritechineseicanwritemynameinchinese

Yep, she came back like she said she would. She had a girl's name so she definitely was a woman. This time, it went like this. And like before, the entire conversation has been translated into english.

Woman approaches counter (me).

Woman: Please take out your RM10 notes. I want to exchange.
Me (thinking): Here we go again...

But seeing as how she had only a few bills in her hand, I thought I might as well just satisfy her. So, I took out some new RM10 notes and showed her.

Woman: No, I want old ones.

What surprised me then was that I was hardly surprised when she said that, but I did ask. I just thought, "Oh, so she wants old ones today."

Me: Why?
Woman :I want to open box. (She said, "Wah ai iong lai kui ah..." or something similar.)

I didn't pursue the matter further since I knew I wasn't gonna make any sense anyway. So, I just gave her some old RM10 notes (I'm happy to get rid of them BTW).

Woman: Now, I want old RM1 notes.

I didn't even say or think anything this time. I just picked out the old RM1 notes and gave her. There wasn't enough in the counter. For some reason, I felt the urge to laugh.

Woman: Do you have old RM1 notes with you?
Me (smiling, holding back from laughing): Sure... *Exchanges RM1 note*
Woman: Jimmy, do you have old RM1 notes?
Jimmy: No. Go ask someone else. *leaves shop*
Woman: KC, do you have any old RM1 notes.
KC: No. Go ask Jimmy. *leaves shop*

I almost laughed when KC said that. Jimmy would probably have killed KC if he heard that. It's a good thing they had customers to visit before they went back home.

Woman: NK (the Malay girl), do you have old RM1 notes?
NK: No. *walks to back of shop to check stock*
Woman: *goes to the back* Mr Tan, do you have old RM1 notes?
Mr Tan: No. I'm busy. *continues talking to customer*

Damn did I REALLY REALLY want to laugh then. But that would've probably cost me my job. Well, she came front back before long. I had some binding to do, so she just stood there staring. In fact, my customer immediately left the shop, saying that she'll come back for her books later.

Woman: What is your name?
Me: I'm (y'all know my name!).
Woman: My name is Lilian.
Me: Your surname?
Woman: ___ (I can't divulge further info)
Me: Oh, how do you write that?
Woman: In Chinese.
Me: ...okay...
Woman: Are you from Chinese school?
Me: Yes.
Woman: I am from English school.
Me: Oh, you're from an English school.
Woman: No, I'm from an English school.
Me: ...Okay...
Woman: (myname), nice to meet you. Hao jian ni.
Me: Huh?
Woman: Nice to meet you. Hao jian ni. Nice to meet you.
Me: Ohh... hao jian ni (yes, that was completely wrong)...
Woman: You can speak Chinese?
Me: Yes. (I've been speaking to you in Chinese all this while, and didn't I just tell you I'm from a Chinese school!?)
Woman: I can speak Chinese. I can write my name in Chinese also. I can also write stay healthy (in chinese). I can also speak Chinese. Oh, I can also write my name in Chinese. I also know how to write stay healthy (in chinese). I know how to speak Chinese. I can also write some words in Chinese. I can also write my name in Chinese.
Me: (I've got to change the subject!) Oh, where did you learn Chinese?
Woman: I can speak Chinese and can write some things in Chinese?
Me: No no. Where...did...you...learn...Chinese?
Woman: I learn from TV and a friend taught me. So I can speak Chinese. I can also write my name in Chinese. I also know how to write stay healthy.
Me: Oh... So where do you work?
Woman: In a handicap hospital.
Me (thinking): You sure you're not admitted in there instead!? (I'm not so rude as to say that out loud, but I'm sure all of you would have had the same thought)
Woman: I'm from English school, but I've learned how to speak Chinese.
Me: Oh... (sounding more and more like my I-don't-care self)
Woman: I want plastic bag.
Me: Oh... (not really paying attention)
Woman: Give me the yellow one.
Me: Oh... *reaches out, takes one and gives her*
Woman: No, I want the red one. (Huang and hong sound so alike from the way she said it)
Me: Oh... *Gives her a red plastic bag*
Woman: No, I want that one. The one sticking out.
Me: Oh... *Gives her what she wants*
Woman: I want tissue paper.
Me: Over there... (I probably sounded like the usual me by then)
Woman: Don't have. Oh, I see some down there.

And she took started picking tissue papers from the box on the lower shelf. I couldn't care less. I had binding to do. Lots of them. I hate tape-binding and that customer that left earlier wanted me to do 10. I actually preferred talking to the woman than do tape-binding. Well, I was finished by the time she picked out the tissue paper she wanted.

Woman: Now, I want that yellow plastic bag. That small one. Yes, that one. Okay, thank you. Bye bye, (myname). Hao jian ni.
Me: Yeah, hao jian ni. Bye.
Woman: Bye bye.
Me: Oh...
Woman: Bye bye.
Me: Okay. Bye bye.

And she left. I sighed and went on humming "Hajimari no Kaze". Immediately after that, NK and my boss came back to the front.

Me (thinking): Was I the scapegoat!?

But she was less annoying today. Maybe it's because she left pretty quickly today. But I still don't want her to come back.

---

Oh, and my workplace just got another star. I found a place nearby renting manga and some anime. Yay! Now, I don't have to walk all the way to 1-stop! But they're all in Japanese, so I don't think any of you would be interested.

Let's see. Video game store, manga rental store, good, cheap food, tailor shops (cosplay help!), hardware store (weapon making) and the bank all within 10 minute walking distance. Plus, my shop sells stationery! I guess it gets a 4.8/5. It would get a perfect five if there was a shop selling lots of anime instead of just renting them and if the pay was higher.

That wasn't smart. I played Ana in my office computer and tears started welling up in my eyes. It's a good thing I wasn't handling customers.

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Just another ordinary day at work... or so I thought. At approximately 1830 hours, a person (I have yet to determine his/her actual sex, but I'll assume he's male) walked into my shop asking for name card holders. He carried the odour which suggested hours of sweat-inducing labour and days of avoiding the bathroom.

Me: Okay, sure. Right this way.

The person takes a name card holder, looks at it and puts it back. Then, he takes another identical one and puts it back.

Me: Uhh... What are you looking for?
Person: Boh yow kin. I choose myself. I want new ones.
Me: Okay... *Looks at the entire box of IDENTICAL name card holders*

I left to attend to other business. At 1845 hours, we prepared to close shop. I began counting the money in the cash register. The person approaches the counter.

Person: Can you change this for me? *Shows 10 dollar bill*
Me: Okay. Into what?
Person: Change new ones.
Me: Huh?
Person: Please show me your 10 dollar bills. I change with the new ones.

And we went on changing from one 10 dollar bill to another. At last, the person was satisfied.

Me (thinking): Okay, time to close shop.

And the person takes out 5 dollar bills.

Person: Thank you ah, thank you, ah, sir. Now, please show me your 5 dollar bills. I want to see got new one or not.
Me: Huh? Why do you want new ones?
Person: I want to keep. (He said chiu instead of siu by the way)
Me: ...Okay.

Good thing we only had four RM5 bills in there. The person then walks away.

Me: Phew... Finally we can close shop.

The person appears on my right and holds out 1 dollar bills.

Person: Thank you for your help ah, sir. Now, show me your RM1 bills. I want to change.
Me (not losing my cool): Here. *Shows RM1 bills*

And again.............change one bill for another. I nearly lost count of how many the person took.

Person: Okay, thank you. Thank you, ah. Thank you, ah. Thank you for your help ah.

And then the person walks right inside the cashier booth and starts picking our name cards. Before I even asked,

Person: I want KC's (My colleague) name card.
Me: Here. *Hands out name card*
Person: Never mind. I choose myself. I want new one. Thank you for just now ah.

Once again, I glanced at the small stack of identical name cards bearing my colleague's name. But I already knew 'sense' was hardly present in that person's head, so I just let him be.

Person: I want plastic bag. I take myself. Thank you ah.

And he went on CHOOSING plastic bags. I couldn't be bothered and just left the counter to finish up things in the office. And even from in there, I could hear him thanking Jimmy and KC for who-knows-what.

After I came back out, the person had taken everything he wanted. And she continued thanking me and my two other colleagues who were present.

Person: Thank you, Jimmy. Thank you, KC. Thank you, sir (he/she doesn't know my name). Thank you, ah.
Jimmy: We're going to close now. Please go out.
Person: Okay, I know.

And the person walks out. We shut off the lights, computers, main switch and turned on the alarm. The moment we stepped out, the person was there waving at us.

Person: Bye bye, Jimmy. Bye bye, KC. Bye bye, sir. Bye bye. Bye bye.
Jimmy: Okay.
Person: Jimmy, do you drive?
Jimmy (obviously sensing trouble): Yes, and I need to go to customer's house? Bye.
Person: Okay, bye bye, Jimmy. Bye bye, KC. Bye bye, sir. Bye bye. Bye bye. Bye bye. Bye bye.

The three of us knew the person was still behind us as we proceeded to the carpark since the "bye bye"s never got distant. I walked straight without even looking back. KC reached his bike first and sped off. Jimmy and I went to his car and once again, there stood the person in front of the backdoor of the carpark.

Person: Jimmy, where you going?
Jimmy: Uhh... Air Itam. And it's going to take a very very long time, so bye.
Person: Okay, bye bye, Jimmy. See you tomorrow.
Jimmy: Yeah, see you tomorrow...
Person: Okay, bye bye. Bye bye....

We sped off like hell and Jimy begins telling me abut the person.

Jimmy: He has been into our shop more than 10 times over the past few years. The person is weird so just tell him that everything is the same when he starts choosing. Even the boss is scared of him. My senior once told me, "Remember that guy's face well. Do not serve him or you will regret it." I didn't listen and well...... KC also made the same mistake.

Suddenly, Jimmy noticed a Kembara tailing us VERY closely and continued so for a very long time.

Both of us: Don't tell me he's following us in a car too!?

Jimmy immediately switched to his Initial D driving skills and sped off, dodging cars and drifting corners, all in third and fourth gear. After we gained some distance, Jimmy checked his mirrors again and confirmed that it wasn't the person, but a woman with long hair.

Jimmy: That better not be his sister. If he sticks his head out of the car shouting "Jimmy!", wa kiong kan ee eh !@#$%^& (He swore in a mixture of Hokkien and Cantonese so I didn't catch what he said)

We breathed a sigh of relief when no familiar face popped out of that car.

I am not looking forward to tomorrow.

Ending... or is it?

Finally, after weeks of playing and racking up over 60 hours of gameplay time, I've finally completed Tales of the Abyss.

And I really enjoyed the final 3 boss battles! The first battle was Asch vs Luke Round 2! I fought him once before but I lost then. It actually didn't matter then, but it does now. I have to win, to prove Luke's identity. Asch has every Arte (skill) Luke has plus Fonic Artes (magic) to boot (Asch was trained in the same Albert-style Artes as Luke).

You can skip my description of each boss battle and just head to the end if you want.

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The battle was pretty straightforward. Block and counter. Run when Asch pulls out magic. Simple. But you do have to spend a lot of items healing (since you're alone) and it's also quite weird when both of you use the same moves.

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It took a while, but I'm glad Asch could finally accept and respect Luke. And, though it wasn't as great as Zhao Yun's feat of charging alone into an army of several hundred thousand soldiers and killing thousands of enemy generals, Asch still did well fighting alone against hundreds or thousands of Oracle soldiers. He had already been stabbed through the body thrice but he only died after he killed every last soldier there.

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The second one was against Sync the Tempest. Now, this kid boasts power. He's one of the most annoying characters in the game. He's a whiner like a lot of other villains but unlike the others, his reason sounds completely stupid. He wants to help destroy the world because he is "empty".

Tch. But the kid has looks. He looks exactly like Ion since both of them were replicas of the original Ion, but Sync looks more badass. His fighting style is pretty badasss too. Martial arts with insane Arcane Artes as finishers. And he's one of the bosses that spams his Mystic Artes (kinda like Limit Break in FF) like there's no tomorrow. Beating him cost me about 1/3 of my items and since you can only carry 16 of each item, it really drains your supplies for the final boss battle.

The final battle was, of course, against Vandasdelca Grants. Unlike every other boss battle in the game, this guy has forms. His first form is pretty easy to beat. Just avoid his attacks and counter. The second one is tough. He goes Overlimit right away and keeps charging into your party to use his Mystic Artes. Here, he uses it as frequent as Sync. Usually, a full blast from a Mystic Arte would kill a character. It's a damn good thing his Mystic Artes aren't like Jade's (Jade hits every enemy regardless of position).

And then, just when I thought it was over, he goes and pulls out a third form! WHAT!? And this form fights just like the second, but the damage he deals skyrocketed. I was on the verge of using ALL my healing items. But then, I got lucky and the battle ended with one last hit. It was pretty funny. We both attacked at about the same time. I had 1 HP left when I won. I really heaved a sigh of relief.

Now, the battle becomes weird but pleasant. Tear will start singing all seven Fonic Hymns, totally changing the BGM. And I agree that the Fonic Hymns are nice. I'm getting the song too. And everybody (including Van) will have infinite lives. Just fight, fight, fight until Tear finishes her song and Luke pulls out a Mystic Arte.

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The ending was pretty cliched. Luke volunteers to stay behind to free Lorelei because he was gonna disappear anyway. Everybody else says their goodbyes to him followed by a confession of love from Tear. Frankly, I was expecting a hug or a kiss but I guess I'm an idiot for thinking that Tear would do that.

Anyway, the cutscene style changes into an anime scene. The whole place collapses. You see Asch's corpse falling from a higher floor and into Luke's arms. Lorelei appears to thank and congratulate Luke on chaging the future. Luke's fonons seperate then and he disappears. Before that, you catch a glimpse of Asch's arm moving.

Some time later, you see the group gathered in front of the fallen Hod replica. They were still waiting for Luke to return instead of attending his funeral (classic, right?). As they were about to leave, a man with long red hair appears on the field of flowers and walks towards the group. Everyone turns around and immediately recognises Luke (his hair grew back). Tear ran towards him and stopped in front of him and then here comes a pretty cliched dialogue.

Tear: Why are you here?
Luke: Because it has a nice view of Hod and also I made a promise to someone.

End.

The ending was handled pretty well. It wasn't stupid like Rave's ending, but it wasn't as well done as Final Fantasy 9. Personally, I would have preferred it if both Asch and Luke appeared then. It would have been pretty cool if two people looking exactly alike appeared under the moonlight and among the glowing blossoms. And I do feel sad for Natalia that she will no longer be able to meet Asch again.

Or not...

It seems she doesn't have or know "Yappari Sekai wa Atashi Legend" from Koihime Musou and "Memories" from Shin Hakkenden.

And about Shin Hakkenden, why doesn't anybody seem to know about it? It was one of the best anime that were shown on AXN. The anime wasn't famous in Japan and USA, but it was pretty well-known in the Philipines (thanks to AXN) and Arab (one of the very few anime translated and shown there). I've only watched the last half of the series and it already compelled me to start chasing other anime.

Finally, a possible equal!

At last! Someone who looked at the list of anime songs at my workplace and said, "I have every song in there."

Although I only have like 1/3 of my whole collection there, it's still amazing for someone to know songs from lesser known anime (in Malaysia, I mean) like ef - A Tale of Memories/Melodies, Clannad, H2O Footprints in the Sand, Disgaea and Tetsuwan Birdy Decode.

Yes, I admit I was partly hoping for someone like that to step into the shop one day.

Death has come...

It seems Death is knocking on my door... Sigh...

Well, time to get my swords.

Of playing games and missing anime...

Damn... I've been playing Shadow of the Colossus and Tales of the Abyss for the majority of last month and this month. Now, I've just realised that I missed out entirely on the new anime titles coming out this month! I'm pulling together some last minute info gathering but it's too late. Looks like I'm gonna have to pick whichever ones looks or sound best.

Which is why my first title to chase will be Guin Saga. I have no idea what the story is about, but oine thing I do know is that a prodigy is composing the OST. The one, the only 植松伸夫!!!

Booyah! Even if the anime should suck in terms of storyline and art, the OST should be worth getting. I mean, the guy has proven time and again his composing skills are top-notched and unmatched.

Others that might be nice are 07-Ghost and Asura Cryin' (though people seem to dislike it). Damn, I'm losing out a lot. I should have been able to write out a list by now, but I FORGOT to check!!!

STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID!

By the way, 植松伸夫 is read as Uematsu Nobuo. And it seems that a night's sleep has erased the "Jade speech" habit out of me.

Just for updating...

It has come to my attention that I have not posted a single blog since Saturday. Hence, I will do so now and write up a post befitting of my character...

...

It seems that the way I type no longer sounds "befitting" anyway, but it seems the habit's stuck for the moment. Jade's manner of speech can be rather... contagious after prolonged listening.

Anyway, what topic should I discuss today? Perhaps I should mock someone, or perhaps some whining would be nice. Oh, I know! I'll just speak what comes to mind.

I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind. I'll just speak what comes to mind

... Well, that ended in utter failure. Oh well, I guess I'll just compliment Tales of the Abyss a little more for today.

I do feel sorry for those who watched the anime but did not play the game. The extra scenes from sidequests and the various skits that weren't featured in the anime were quite entertaining.

We got to see so little of Emperor Peony in the anime, but the game offered more interaction with him and boy, is he an emperor who knows his stuff. Neatness and formalities aren't his style, but as far as decision-making goes, he's the cream of the crop. His acts of teasing others are also almost equal to Jade's, perhaps even better if he were given more screentime.

And I do feel SO VERY SORRY for those who didn't get the anime or the game at all. Missing out on all the high quality material this installment of the series has to offer. For those who were uninformed despite my repeated mentioning of the name over several posts, I am referring to the Tales series.

Oh, and Winger, you've been replaced by Hime-sama. I don't know why but I enjoy saying that oh so much.

Rock on, Card Captors!

Woohoo! Li Syaoran and Sakura Kinomoto make their first appearance in Tsubasa Chronicles and they're already wrecking Fei Wong Reed's plans to shreds.

But they're a little too strong to have gone by unnoticed, especially by Fye. I mean, they have enough power to fix dimensions and nobody has ever noticed their existence until now. There's got to be a catch somewhere that will hopefully turn out to be another shocking plot twist befitting that of Tsubasa.

A tag I chose to do (returns)

Everyday has been a repeated series of events for me, so I guess I'll do a tag now just to break the cycle... or not.

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Are you anyone's first love?
- Not that anyone has ever told me.

What have you done today?
- As mentioned earlier, I've been performing the same sequence of actions everyday. Wake up, go to work, game or blog and sleep. Rinse and repeat (except on Sundays).

If the year consisted of only one season, which would you choose?
- Winter. The only season that represents different and even opposite atmospheres. The perfect romantic scene or a lonely death out in the cold. It displays pure, clean beauty and also a cruel, merciless site of death as wolves feed on its fallen human prey.

Who's the last girl you talked to?
- My mom. Non blood-related? Nurul Khairiyah, my colleague.

Someone knocks on your window at 2 AM, What do you say?
- "Take me to a place where wishes come true." (Clannad is still stuck in my head)

Are you open about your feelings or closed off?
- I prefer to be closed off, but I believe I behave the contrary. Why don't you tell me?

The last person you kissed needs you at 3 AM, would you go?
- I will decide depending on the tone of her voice when she conveyed her message. I am no fool blinded by passion.

Do you trust all of your friends?
- "No one should be fully trusted. They can stab you in the back anytime. All they need is a reason." I don't remember where I got the idea, but I'm pretty sure I composed the words myself.

Have you ever woken up next to someone and wanted to puke?
- I have only slept with my parents and my fellow Scouts. None have invoked such a sensation.

If someone liked you, what would you say?
- The same thing I told that girl (I won't say who). "Any girl who likes me within the next 10 years (9 now) will be disappointed."

Has anyone upset you in the last week?
- It would take a lot to upset me that much.

Have you ever kissed an ex after you have broken up?
- I've never had a girlfriend. Hypothetically, no. But will I really?

Has anyone ever told you you have pretty eyes?
- No.

Are you tanned?
- Yes. Scouts being the largest reason.

Do you have any older or younger sibling?
- A younger brother and sister.

What are your chances of getting the person you like?
- 0%. But I seem to have accepted that fact.

Do you always answer your phone?
- Nope.

What's going on between you and the last person you kissed?
- I have yet to kiss anyone.

Last time you had butterflies in your stomach?
- ACGC Gurney 2008. Because of that, I screwed up my cosplay performance big time.

Does any part of your body hurt?
- Physically, no. Mentally, I do feel a certain churning of emotions that I seem to be unconsciously suppressing.

Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with?
- Myself.

What are you listening to right now
- Nothing.

Have you ever punched a hole in the wall?
- Punched a wall, yes. Intentionally, yes. Cracked a wall, yes. Punched a hole, no.

Where were you at 12 am?
- Sleeping.

Where's the weirdest place you've changed clothes?
- None that I can recall, but that's probably because I've never considered anywhere I've changed to be inappropriate.

Do you wear glasses?
- Yes. People say I look smarter with glasses, but I prefer myself without them.

Anything annoying you right now?
- No.

What will you be doing in a half hour?
- Gaming.

Anywhere you'd rather be right now?
- No.

Where did you get the shirt you are wearing?
- Don't remember.

When was the last time you were told you were amazing?
- A few days ago. I hear that often just because I was accepted into a medical school. I'd actually prefer to listen to criticism rather than these hollow and sometimes hypocritical praises. Why can't you people praise me when I've actually done something incredible?!

Do you know anyone that smokes weed?
- No.

Do you smoke weed regularly?
- No

How long does it take you to shower?
- 10 minutes. Give or take 1 minute.

Could you ever be friends again with someone that broke your heart?
- Perhaps, but it would take quite a lot to break my heart. First, you would have to find someone who can actually steal my heart.

Do you chew with your mouth open or closed?
- It depends. I sometimes enjoy watching the disgusted look on my friends' faces across the table.

Is there a difference between love and in love?
- I could come up with a philosophical answer, but would you bother listening to a person with zero experience in the subject?

Do you think age matters in love?
- Once again, another question I cannot answer firmly as I cannot be 100% certain I will stay true to my words.

If any of your friends turned out to be gay or bisexual, would you still be friends?
- Yes. Their behaviours and actions are no matter of mine so long as they don't intrude upon my personal space. They can't help it if they're born that way or if they develop such a character, can they?

Can you sing?
- I like to. But you'll have to tell me if I actually sound good.

Can you dance?
- Aside from Hare Hare Yukai, no.

When was the last time you were onstage (if ever)?
- ACGC 2008. Cosplay performance.

Have you ever hooked up with someone at the movies?
- No.

What do you want more than anything in the world right now?
1. Final Fantasy XIII to be released.
2. Dissidia:Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core and Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep to be released on the PS2, DS or PS3.
3. Konata to exist somewhere near me.

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I brought it back since the font isn't screwed up anymore. But some things have changed since I deleted the original version of the post.

An intro to the characters!

Tales of the Abyss has some of the most memorable characters in both anime and video games, considering that it IS both. So, I'm gonna dedicate this post to introducing the protagonist party. Heck, I might throw in the Six God-Generals since they rock as adversaries.

The Tales series has a number of skits (voiceless dialogues) which also helps character development and they have little impact on the story, though they do offer more explanations on events or people.

Luke fon Fabre
From the very start, they already let you know that he's gonna be a spoiled kid who knows nothing about the world. Who can blame him? He's been trapped in his mansion since he lost his memories 7 years ago. In the beginning, he's obnoxious, selfish, ignorant, reliant on others and is just plain idiotic, but he does occasionally show signs of kindness. However, he soon becomes a completely selfish brat just because he wants to get his freedom. That attitude got him in big trouble, REALLY BIG trouble. After that, he learns his lesson, but he became excessively pessimistic about himself, especially about his own existence. So, I guess I can summarise his character as being a guy who overdoes everything, which is why he usually gets on everybody else's nerves. And that's also why Jade and Anise enjoys picking on him.

Mystearica 'Tear' Grants
She first appeared as an assassin attempting to kill Luke's master, Van Grants (yes, her brother). Things didn't go as well as planned and she and Luke accidentally triggered a hyperresonance (very long explanation) and teleported both of them out of the mansion. Her character has been pretty consistent so far. She's calm, strong-willed and always pushes herself, well beyond an average human's limit. She does like cute things just like a normal girl and that's mostly the only gag we get about her. Her coldness towards many things also tends to be funny since she kills a joke before people can start it.

Anise: You two were alone in a place like this at night?
Natalia: Luke, you never told me you two had this kind of relationship!
Luke: What!? No.. we didn't...
Tear: The very idea is absurd. *walks off*
Luke: ...... Now I'm mad.
Guy: Ouch...

Jade Curtiss
Now this guy is just great. He's the main source of laughs in this game. He's a colonel in the Malkuth Imperial Forces and became the father of fomicry (some theory that would be the equivalent of electricity in our world) at the age of 9. They guy is cool, plainly said. He makes most of the hilarious remarks, whether in scenes or skits. Almost everything character, especially Luke, has been his target of teasing. He seems to know everything, but most of the time waits for things to unfold. He's thirty years old but he never makes up his mind whether that's considered young or old. Heck, he uses either as an excuse depending on the situation. Although old is used more often. Anyway, I am so going to put this guy's quotes on my Quote of the Week.

Gailardia 'Guy' Gladios
Servant of House Fabre and is Luke's best friend. From start to end, he's a very nice person who is always there to cheer his friends up whenever they feel down. He is always capable of seeing the bright side of things since he has experienced much worse things in the past. He has a phobia of women, or rather, physical contact with women but can't remember the reason except that it's related to his family's murder. This phobia is his primary weakness and is often exploited whenever he insults the girls.

Anise Tatlin
As a member of the Fon Master Guardians, she is Fon Master Ion's most trusted companion. She has a passion for money, always trying to marry herself into a rich and powerful family. Too bad she's only 12 and often displays her childish behaviours. It wasn't very obvious, but she also does show signs of romance towards Ion. She also often remarks on Jade's behaviour which often backfires. The both of them will then carry on their conversation by teasing Luke, Guy or Natalia.

Natalia Kimlasca-Lanvaldear
Princess of the kingdom of Kimlasca-Lanvaldear. She is in charge of public and civil services and hence, cares very much for the people of her country. She is also very hardworking and responsible, always prioritising the kingdom before herself. However, she is a little too innocent, often tricked by Anise's jokes (and never does find out). She is engaged to Luke, but shows more affection towards Asch. She has one of the most straightforward personalities of all the characters in the game.

Asch the Bloody
One of the Six God-Generals and the only one who doesn't support Van's cause. He becomes playable only twice in the game, but I'll put him in for kicks. Basically, the guy's a loner, preferring to do things on his own (which is why he is the party only twice). He volunteers information to the party but only to further his own gain. He despises Luke for stealing his home, his family and his friends (How Luke did that is a spoiler), often referring to Luke as "dreck". He does display some affection towards Natalia since they once swore to change their country together. Despite his generally unfriendly attitude, he often aids the party in times of need, especially Natalia. And he seems to be the only one who knows what's going on what needs to be done for more than half the game.

Mieu
I nearly forgot him since his presence was hardly felt throughouut the game... although he appears very often as your obstacle eliminator. The tiny guy has the power to breathe tiny flames, and later gains the power to smash objects and fly for a short while thanks to the magic ring it wears on its waist. Mieu was sentenced to one year of exile from his tribe because he burnt down the barrier seperating the cheagles (prey) from the ligers (predators) and now he follows Luke. Generally, Mieu is honest, innocent and cute. Luke refers to Mieu as 'Thing' and Mieu actually likes it... Mieu is often beaten up by Luke for acting stupid or just because Luke feels like it. Tear (since she likes cute things) often defends Mieu from Luke.

Here's a picture of him:


Okay, I'm done. That was tiring. Next up!

Go get the anime, people!

I'm still playing Tales of the Abyss and boy is the game long. They really know how to drag a story.

Or maybe it's because each random encounter takes about 40 seconds to win. And there are about 3 in a screen.

Whatever the case, if you didn't or can't get the game, get the anime. Heck, I'll probably get the anime too just for the fun of it.

The storyline is quite well done for a fantasy setting, which shouldn't surprise anyone considering that the Tales series has been around for quite some time. It's a pretty popular series to play amongst RPG buffs. And they've made anime versions for several Tales series. Abyss, Phantasia, Symphonia...

I wonder if some of the skits in the game were included in the anime, but they're quite funny. Regular conversations were mostly serious, so I think they should've added some in the anime. I enjoy how Jade and Anise always makes Luke sound at fault even if he did nothing.

Anise: It's not about size, y'know!? Big boobs will start to droop once you reach 30!
Tear: They will... *walks away depressed*
Jade: My, my, Luke. That wasn't a very nice thing to say.
Luke: There is NO WAY IN HELL that was my fault!

Haha...

The game also has an interesting battle system, which most people will miss if you pick the anime. Personally, I prefer the Star Ocean battle system, but this is almost the same.

Okay, gotta leave for work. Ja ne!

P.S. I got me a DS!!!!!!!

It's finally time...

The Clannad series has finally come to an official close. I know the final episode has been released for quite some time, but I couldn't get myself to click on the icon.

I just did 30 minutes ago. And it was a recap episode, though I already knew that from the preview of the previous episode. Still, the recap was great since I got to see the whole cast one last time.

*sob* (Obviously, I'm not really crying)

On the bright side, I tricked Winger today. Yay! Happy April Fool's Day.