Lalala.

Today while playing squash I saw a young mother pushing her child in a pram, coming to a stop and watching us. Expectedly she told her child, "Look, it's a ball! It's bouncing, it's bouncing! Ooh it came so close!"

So what's so unexpected about it? Well, nothing. But, have we ever considered what the toddler might be thinking?

For all we know, the toddler might be responding mentally with a "Yes you idiot I know it's a ball and I know it's bouncing. Now all I want is just for you to tell me why the laws of physics act in such a strange way on the ball." Maybe now a child points at an Xbox controller. What is he thinking? The mother, bathed in joy that the child is taking an interest in objects, exclaims, "Well, look! That's a game controller! You use it to play GAMES."

"Yeah shut up and turn it on so I can play Halo 2."

"See, this controller has BUTTONS. They help you to..."

"Look, my GamerTag is gonna expire soon if you don't turn it on. I purposely stole your credit card for this so don't waste it."

Yeah, whatever.

Oh my heck.

I had the weirdest meeting online today.

Thanks to the efforts of Si Hui (thank you very much, yes I know you found my blog), I managed to meet Ian. Who is he? An anime fan as well. Albeit one who knows what TYPE/MOON is, has actually heard of Kanon, is interested in Gunslinger Girl, had a passing fancy for Ai Yori Aoshi, has a display picture of Belldandy, likes Shakugan no Shana, and (get this) can draw well.

Besides all this, he lives less than 100 metres from me.

Seriously like wth. I never thought this day would come.

Back for another post that barely anyone will read.

After screening randomly through the various blogs that I link to (I don't actually read blogs on a daily basis), I have determined that the number of people who actually use proper English (read: Full sentences, complete words and punctuation and capitals) in blogs is of a phenomenally tiny amount. Though of course there is no need to actually use it, seeing as how online netspeak has gotten so popular. I, however, still prefer standard English online for some unknown reason.

There is nothing anime-related to blog about at the moment, as Kanon 2006 episode 7 is not out yet, Negima!? episode 5 is still in the wings and chapter 154 of the manga is still being subbed. I guess the majority of the people who actually visit and bother to read are happier at this.

And Key is really, really good. My Planetarian download completed recently and I slowly clicked my way through the kinetic novel over the span of three days (English patches open these games for the masses). Great ending but yes, kinda sad as expected of them. And somehow I am guessing that the majority of the people who actually read this blog do not actually understand any of this.

I need a new hard drive.

Melvin's Weekly Update.

Okay, I'm going to make this short because the computer hanged on me after I wrote a 500-word long essay. Hoorays. -.-"

I started watching Kanon 2006 on October the 6th, when the first sub came out. Now I'm on episode 6, and for the moment it's still looking very good. Compared to the 2002 Toei version, which I will not emphasise on, the character design, animation and backgrounds have significantly improved. The gals are that much cuter and Yuuichi has undergone a makeover. Kyon = Yuuichi, anyone?


Yuuichi is one sarcastic guy.



Shiori is looking much cuter. <3


Is it just me, or does everything look so much better when it's done by Kyoto Animation? Now, Key's material has all been done by KyoAni. Joy. <3

Late now, signing off.

The Boredom of ....

I am bored.

As usual.

I did a fanart of Hikaru no Go and Shaman King for a friend today... turned out pretty well. It's on my DeviantART account at the moment.

This day sucked. I have no reason to stay on the computer because I am freaking bored and have no anime left that I want to watch (or rewatch for that matter). I cannot play games (like wow yay). I am allowed on the computer four hours a day (hey like freakin yay). The whole bloody system is screwing with me and I don't like it (that was just random).

Wilson's RP forum was updated (Wilson from Tao Nan and not the NCO Wilson for fellow NPCCers). I posted too yay. URL is http://s15.invisionfree.com/Alpha_Damage for equally bored parties.

I have started changing my display picture in MSN to a new one every ten minutes because. Just because. I'm bored remember?

There is no spoon (pure randomness).

Heard of this game called "Planetarian ~Reverie of a Little Planet~"? There's a PS2 version out this year called "Planetarian ~A Dream of a Small Star". It's totally in Japanese. But for the PC version there's an unofficial English patch. Key is like so totally pwnage and my torrent download is going at over 20kb/s so I really don't feel like turning off my com anytime soon I hope this seed stays online a while longer.

I hope it won't be so boring tomorrow oh crap it's been ten mins gotta go change my display picture 'kay bye.

Bored.

I'm bored again.

Today was kinda screwy... I can't play tennis. I'm bored of drawing (like wow). My half completed picture is so damn boring to continue. I have no wish to watch any more anime since I don't know what to watch anyway. No one's going out anywhere. I finished all my manga, I think I'm going to go ballistic this holiday since I can't play any games that I'm interested in. My parents only allow me to play strategy games on the computer... of which we have a nice big zero. And I don't want to play chess. Screw it, this holiday is gonna suck.

Does anyone have any anime (or manga) to recommend? I'm done with all of what I have even a remote interest in. I went to the comics shop today and came out after thirty minutes with nothing... If you have something nice, please tag... So far I've watched or read (or do not want to watch or read):

AIR [one of my favs xD]
Agatha Christie [sucks to me]
Ai Yori Aoshi (Bluer than Indigo) [kinda boring]
Bleach
Burst Angel [this kinda sucks to me]
Cardcaptor Sakura [xD]
Chrno Crusade [bah]
Death Note [nice but boring]
Fafner [Is this good? Someone tell me, I saw a bit]
Full-Metal Alchemist
Gundam SEED (Destiny)
Gunslinger Girl [one of my favs]
Hikaru no Go
Initial D [fav cos of the cars]
InuYasha
Kanon [one of my favs too]
Love Hina [one of my favs]
Maburaho [one of my favs as well]
Mahoraba ~Heartful Days~ [my most fav one]
Mahou Sensei Negima [one of my better favs]
Monster [nice but boring]
Mythic Detective Loki [I don't see why it's so bad]
Naruto
Shaman King [Don't really like it]
Slam Dunk [I don't like this either]
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu
The Melody of Oblivion [This is okay but reviews are bad]
Zero no Tsukaima

Most of these I like quite well but I'm not the kind who likes the shonen stuff like huge swords or hugely kickass people. My most favs are zero violence romance kinda stuff (in other words shojo), excluding Gunslinger Girl (which is kinda philosophy, like Monster). Please recommend. (This list is not exhaustive).

Look around.

Totally revamped the layout of my blog. The pictures were copied from ashen-ray, but the layout was done by myself through the use of div tags and whatnot. Now you can stop the music if it can even play since I included a Quicktime controller, but it's not playing for me now. D:

Which layout is better - new or old? Either ways I'm sticking with this one because it took me three hours to complete.

Waah.

I seriously feel like killing myself. D:

All these pro ppl from Singapore who can do art stuff better than me are killing me D:

http://damashii.deviantart.com/ - What's with her bloody CG?
http://nch85.deviantart.com/ - Look at his animation, dammit!
http://mushopea.deviantart.com/ - Connections, connections. Oh and she happens to draw a few hundred times better than me. D:

I should just quit DA until I improve a million times over. D: ||mopes in corner||

And as usual I don't appreciate cynical comments.

Gragh.

Did my first 158 bpm finish move on Monday night. :D Who else Auditions?

There's this really good person on DeviantART who is actually a professional manga artist. Webby: http://www.ashen-ray.com/

Currently trying to burn Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu to a DVD+RW, to no avail. My AVI to DVD Converter is screwing up on me. If anyone has any good suggestions, please post it in the comment box. Thanks.

Negima?! and Kanon 2006 are really good in terms of animation and drawing. For all those non-cynical people who actually like watching anime and don't screw around with people for watching it, this is a must-watch, as the Negima manga is a must-read.

I don't like updating when I don't feel like it. Maybe another update later (if you don't care, you don't need to tell me. I don't care what you think if you don't care what I think).

Exam results are back.

Well, the exam results came back today and yesterday... So far I don't know English and History yet (and I have a feeling I don't really want to know). So far...

Maths: C6
Chinese: B4
Literature: B4
Geography: A2

Well, for a start my parents weren't too happy about the results. So I got a wonderful 45 minute lecture, during which I had quite a few thoughts about the whole education system and everything. Parents say they want their children to study so that in future they can excel in the global market... but has anyone ever wondered why? Is it even possible to excel in a market where everyone studies the same syllabus and has the same knowledge? It's like mass production, a mass production of young students who have never really experienced the joys of life. So what if you don't do so well in school? The reason why people excel when they do is because they have knowledge that nobody else does, like a chef has a secret family recipe, and like a person knows how to repair vehicles. The reason why Microsoft excelled is because of that little knowledge about coding that let the creator create Windows. KFC excelled because it had a secret recipe for making chicken that no one else could. So why would studying the same syllabus and the same subjects in the same schools and getting the same knowledge let you beat the rest? No one has ever considered that. Think about it.

WAAARGH

Hi guys. First things first,

I'M NOT A BLOODY EMO KID. :D

'Grats to HCI and NYGH ppl for passing exams le, gd luk for RI guys urs are just starting >.< Playing whole day, AuditionSEA and MapleStory getting boring... Halo 2 also v. boring le. All my games getting boring... haizz.

So I turn to reading my manga. Currently I'm reading some two series by Ken Akamatsu, Love Hina and Mahou Sensei Negima (if you follow anime and/or manga trends you should know how famous these two are ^^) and looking forward to Kanon 2006... already seen the first episode. The animation's top-notch, fitting of the animation company that brought you SHnY and Inuyasha, and my fav series AIR! ^^;; Go KyoAni! Bring us more quality works in future! (hope they are doing CLANNAD by Key Game ^^) Maybe I'm going overboard here.

There, I updated. Maybe a better update in future that isn't so anime-related. Signing off.

Singapore's screwing up.

Guess what, Pollution Standard Index (PSI) has reached record levels.

The PSI has reached 130 based on three-hourly readings taken based on PM10, the main cause of pollution in this case. People are advised to stay indoors and refrain from vigorous activity.

The smoke is getting in my stomach. >.< If this goes on much longer I don't think my brain can take it, I've been feeling the pressure for quite a while now.

Good luck, Singapore. Indonesia needs more luck now though - if my sources are correct the PSI there is 500.

I can screenie now!

Final post before exams probably.

Exams are here by Friday and ending on Thursday (when I can finally play again). However, that isn't stopping me from surfing the Net and finding various means of evading study which I have done for so long and cannot seem to stop doing. That is because my studying is in all essentiality finished and I have no reason to continue.

In other news, I finally found out how to take screenshots in Windows Media Player. Now I can bring all my favourite anime moments to school for all those blinking idiots to see (I cannot think of any other terms at the moment).

Haruhi Suzumiya is teh pwn.

Halo Wars is coming out!


And that is all for today.

Website.

Today marks the start of a new project: The creation of a website utilizing various mediums to accumulate ACE points for the fulfilment of the Infocomm Studies ACE limit. I will be obtaining the help of various sources, besides the Infocomm Studies teacher, to help us with the fulfilment of this task. This project will be done in conjunction with another student, Justin Salim, and will guarantee maximum ACE for our final grade. This will in turn make our parents enamoured and satisfied. The drafting process has been designated to Justin, proceeding which I will then go through a second vetting process, and then proceed to the final stage of creation, coding. I will utilise a combination of Hypertext Markup Language, Cascading Style Sheets, PHP Hypertext Preprocessors and Javascript, as well as Macromedia Flash, Fireworks and Dreamweaver to obtain a final product worthy of this grade.

I have no idea what the above paragraph means and I have no intention of understanding either. Even though I wrote it myself.

"Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu" is complete. Now for Kanon Tv. 2. :|

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Anyone seen this anime before? It's called "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya", or "Haruhi Suzumiya no Yuutsu" in Romanized Kanji. Also being animated by Key Animation, it was stopped at episode 14 because staff had to be rerouted to the Kanon remake. The first (read: second) episode is already crazy enough; I can't imagine the rest. -___-;;

New background.

Notice the new background for my blog? That's from AIR. It took me all of fifteen minutes to complete it and another fifteen to get around Photobucket's cranky uploading problems. Somehow, I prefer this over the previous one.

Audition.

I just realised I've spent close to a hundred on anime and manga. >.<

Been playing Audition today, I've gotten quite good at it. Sync-8, anyone? :)
Level 9 now, but there's no one to play with... I've been practising Chance and Sync-8, but it's still very screwy (Chance, not Sync-8).

AIR is almost done. Once I'm finished watching it, I might go back to Zero no Tsukaima or Gunslinger Girl. Or maybe both. >.<

Cheerio.

Air.

Spent most of today at home, though I went to school for maths remedial. Simultaneous linear equations however is not really my cup of tea. I basically slacked through the whole of this rather uneventful day, unless you consider watching Air eventful.

Air? Another anime. Made by Kyoto Animation, the same company that is now working on the Kanon remake, it ran from 6 January 2005 to 31 March 2005 in Japan, ending off with the recap episode at the end of the 13-episode series. It, however, has not been released in Singapore. Which is where YouTube comes in. >.< It isn't licensed!

Air has three arcs: the Dream arc, the Summer arc, and the Air arc. Currently I have only seen the Dream arc, which focuses on four people: Yukito Kunisaki, the male lead of this arc, Misuzu Kamio, the first girl he meets and possibly the main female lead, Minagi Tono and Kano Kirishima. Because I highly doubt that anyone actually reading this will want to watch the anime, mainly because it isn't very action-focused but more of a fantasy comparable to Kanon's supernatural elements, and a very weepy anime, I will not write anymore about it until I finish watching it. Wikipedia is your friend. >.<

HWR signing off. Once again, this is highly recommended: I place it up there along with Kanon.

Kanon.

Ayu from Kanon. xD The remake is coming out October 5th or 6th - can't wait. It looks way better than the 2003 version. With an extension from 13 eps to 25, maybe the story can be better executed instead of the 1-episode-per-side-story execution of the original animation.

Animation rights this time have been handed over to Kyoto Animation, the team responsible for AIR. I've seen AIR - this time round I think all those people who were balking at the original's character design will be able to appreciate the story.

A very good plot-driven anime, even though it did come from a Key game eroge dating sim >.< You don't get many plot-driven dating sims around though. Kanon was THE best dating sim when it came out... xD Wiki it. It's still popular with fans of the genre.

Highly recommended.

Misc.

30 questions, stolen from Yi Yong. xD

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
I look tired.

2. When is the next time you will have sex?
*First time. Probably many, many years from now.

3. What's a word that rhymes with "DOOR"?
Four.

4. Favourite planet?
Zalaswe, revolving around Spatius in the Omega star cluster five thousand million lightyears away.

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your mobile?
(no number)

6. What is your favorite ringtone on your phone?
Songette. Loud, irritating, the "wake you up" kind. Also the "will-get-it-confiscated-during-assembly" kind.

7. What kinda shirt you have on?
Tee.

8. Describe yourself in one phrase.
An absolute pain in the ass.

9. Name the brand of shoes you're currently wearing?
Soleofthefoot.

10. Bright or Dark Room?
Very bright.

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?
A great artist. xD

12. If you're alone in a room with two beds, which one do you sleep on?
Both. More mattresses = more comfort. xD

13. What were you doing at midnight last night?
ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

14. What did your last text message say that you received on your mobile?
"Lol wei rong you owe me thirty cents because ring world overdue thirty cents XD" - HZX. I guess I'm not starting Term 4 off too well.

15. Where is your letter box?
Basement carpark 7 floors down.

16. What's a word that you say a lot?
"What". "What the h---", "What the s---", "What the f---", "What the-", "What the f---ing h---", "What the f---ing k-nin-b-ch--c---b-- are you f---ing doing?!" etc.

17. Who told you he/she loved you last?
Look, a yellow-spotted whale!

18. Last furry thing you touched?
An air pistol lead pellet.

19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days?
ENOUGH TO BLOW YOUR F---ING BRAINS OUT.

20. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed?
None, it's the DIGITAL AGE.

21. Favorite age you have been so far?
2 billion because that's when I have more money than Bill Gates.

22.Your worst enemy?
THE PENCIL ZOMG. Or Maths.

23. What is your current desktop picture?
"Gunslinger Girl". Featuring five under-thirteen girls staring into deep space.

24. What was the last thing you said to someone?
"What".

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly?
I'll choose the 150mm Paladin howitzer, magical powers, fifteen billion bucks, Microsoft AND be able to fly.

26. Do you like someone?
"liekz omg wuff u lawl" -Quote. Like I don't know wtf that means zomg lawl

27. The last song you listened to?
"The Light Before We Land" - The Delgados

28. If the last person you spoke to was getting shot at, would you jump in front of the bullet?
If I can move at speeds higher than Mach I, I'd just pick up my mom and run. Then shoot the guy with a Dragunov.

29. If you could punch one person in the face who would it be?
YOU LIEK ZOMG WTF >=D

30. What is the closest object to your left foot?
MY FIVE TOES. OMG IMPOSSIBLE! -_-"