Life is but Animated Pictures

595: FTWter

2010-01-07T12:12:18Z

Gradient-ed out are the ones I'm not watching.

Sora no Woto (holy crap the actual name is nigh impossible to type) was a late addition, I got pulled in by the supposedly rave reviews of its potential and how the girls look like previously seen K-ON moeblobs. The OP is by Kalafina (!) so it helps.

I have high hopes for Ookami Kakushi due to it being one of Ryukishi07's works. He's the creator of Higurashi and Umineko, both of them belonging to the group of "shows I absolutely 100% SPARKLING adore".

The middle three, Baka Test, Vampire Bund, and DURARARARARARARARA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (couldn't resist) are supposedly good light novel/ manga/ light novel, so.

Katanagatari is by Nisio Isin, Bakemonogatari's writer, so it should be good.

The rest are like, srslylolwutthefuck.
I mean, CHU-BRA (underwear club in school) and Qwaser (breast milk POWA)?? And also, standard-looking harem show Omamori Himari..

594: darling, darling, end everything

2010-01-02T17:38:22Z

-Went gym today, finally

-Finished Modern Warfare 2 in one sitting, will probably sell it off. What an ending, Modern Warfare 3 nao ples

-Finished NEEDLESS in 2 days, wish it followed manga instead of original anime ending

-Really need to start spring cleaning

-Duty later, will probably start on Zero no Tsukaima to pass time

593: a collection

2009-12-28T09:37:26Z

This month

17th:
Got my FF13 Lightning PS3 and the game itself. LOVE! Spent the next few days spamming it, but it is currently loaned out as I have a truckload of other games to play (Dragon Age: Origins, Assassin's Creed 2, God of War Collections, Modern Warfare 2..)

Watched Avatar (opening day)
Graphics 10, it was billed as the mother of all 3D movies, it certainly and indeed is. I am vehemently dissuading people from watching it in 2D. However, Story/Script 7, it's just a cliched Invaders vs Natives plot, and things that you can see coming from a mile away.

24th:
Watched Sherlock Holmes (opening day)
Yea we're crazy, catching back to back opening movies :P
Story is a 9, the script is measured and crankily funny. A couple of things to criticize about is that there should have been more thought-fighting from Holmes (in which he plans out the entire fight, including the reaction of opponent, in his brain before executing said plan o_O) and final showdown could have been much more exciting.

27th:
NHPS Gathering LOL. Saw lots of faces that I haven't for a long time.

Also:

SINGAPORE FEATURED IN SEITOKAI NO ICHIZON.
Literally OMGWTFBBQed when I saw this scene. DEEN even drew in Mr Merlion with his constant stream of saliva-spit
o_O o_O o_O

592: space warriors

2009-12-15T07:15:08Z

太空战士

is Final Fantasy translated to Chinese. Weird, yes!? I never did understand.

On the other hand, it looks like I won't be getting the R2 (japan) version of this, it'll be R3 (asia). Makes it difficult to swallow, for collector's like me, but I should be happy.

BECAUSE IT'S SAVING ME APPROXIMATELY 300-400 BUCKS.
But why do I still feel unsatisfied? -________-

591: graces

2009-12-10T09:04:35Z

BoA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

590: hola amigo, me is killing machine

2009-12-09T14:16:38Z

Today I Went To ViVocity To Watch Ninja Assassin With My Friend. She Wanted To See Joon Act As The Younger Version Of Raizo, The Ninja That Rain Acts As.

The Whole Show Was So Bloody, She Kept Saying She Didn't Want To Watch It. It Was Quite A Stupid Show Actually, Most Of The Time It Was In Darkness Because Ninjas Take Out The Lights Before Assassinating Their Targets, So The Fights Were Done In Inky Blackness. Occasional Flashes Of Light Only Served To Reveal Gouts Of Blood Spurting Left And Right. What The Hell.

After The Show We Went To This Place Called Serenity To Eat Tapas, Apparently It Means Snacks In Spanish. I Had Croqueta de Pollo Which Is Spanish Chicken Croquet, And Peras Al Vino Tinto, Which Is Pear Poached In Red Wine Served With Vanilla Ice-cream. My Friend Refused To Take Photos Of My Food So I Got No Pictures To Show. Sucks.

My Friend Was Angry At The Waiter Because She Thought He Thought She Look Old. Then She Thumped The Table And Exclaimed, "I AM A KILLING MACHINE!"

English Is Not My First Language That Is Why I May Sound Like A 5 Year Old Child. Am I Doing It Right?

589: Can't Fear Your Own Sword

2009-12-06T07:36:30Z

(yes blatant Bleach reference)
My figurine arrived yesterday, and photos were duly taken. Enjoy my novice photography skills, hampered by time constraints too!

FATE TESTAROSSA HARLAOWN in True Sonic Form. (she is massive)

Bare handed:

with Riot Zanber: (had no time to attach the energy trails linking the two blades together)

with Bardiche Assault Riot Blade: (giganto sword!)

Close ups:

588: i love you. r smile

2009-11-17T14:27:42Z

6th February, Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu (Disappearance), 150 mins. MOVIE TO MAKE UP FOR ENDLESS EIGHT'S TRAVESTY.

God good, I love this arc, because of what happens to Nagato Yuki. Can you tell what, from the picture? =D

587: villainous denizens

2009-11-11T06:29:04Z

For Resident Evil: Afterlife (The 4th film)

This guy, of famous jail escapades:

is going to play as this guy, of famous bioterror escapades:

No striking resemblances? Maybe their older variations are much more comparable.

I really, REALLY, want to see Wentworth Miller training his arms to Chris Redfield's impossible bulging proportions.

586: blitzrosa

2009-11-06T10:59:39Z

December, I can't wait!

585: "in my brand new eyes, you're as cute as a button"

2009-10-28T14:54:48Z

when my eyes are button~

Coraline is one of the better shows I've seen recently. Damn near accurate portrayal of the (graphic) novel, only difference is the inclusion of a new character.

Definitely not a show for kids, even though the beginning may be somewhat sugary and princess-like, the twist (which you can probably see a mile away) takes the audience on for a far darker ride. WHEE SENTENCES LADEN WITH CLICHED PHRASES.

Well-worth the 10 bucks for the 3D.

on the other hand, I think I'm getting a fever.
And I bought this:

Paramore, ❤

584: tinge

2009-10-25T14:29:35Z

do i even mean anything to you? you give me this sense that i'm not really that significant afterall.

Final Fantasy XIII OST Limited Edition!
Pre-ordered!!!~~~

583: sunshine daisy

2009-10-24T18:13:19Z

Can you say, one of the most beautiful smiles EVER?

Mamiko Noto is really ❤

582: paper airplanes fill the sky

2009-10-19T14:39:37Z

I'm pretty glad I'm watching Kimi ni Todoke. It's one of the, if not THE, most heartwarming shows this season. Everything just totally has this feel-good vibe, occasionally teetering into the "almost too good to be true" territory.

Basic premise is our main heroine, Kuronuma Sawako, nicknamed Sadako (cute horrifying ghost from The Ring) because of the uncanny resemblance. For some strange reason her face and demeanor appears, to almost 99% of any living thing around her, to be scary/ creepy. She greatly admires Kazehaya-kun from afar, he is "100% refreshing" and is able to draw in people with his personality. She yearns to be like him and makes lots of friends, whilst being able to lead a normal school life. Her motto is "Do one deed of kindness everyday!"

Unfortunately, that's where her inherent scariness is hampering her.
However, she's gradually managing to "affect those around her", according to the synopsis.

Look at this scene from episode 2.
The class is changing seats during one homeroom period, and everyone is terrified of being placed next to Sawako due to several rumors ("I heard xxx-kun fell sick for one week after sitting next to her!" "xxx-chan grades dropped horribly sitting behind her!").

Here's where the "feel-good" comes in. Sawako is assigned the 2nd window seat from the back (WHY DO MAIN CHARACTERS ALWAYS GET THIS SIT!? I must grab this position next time) and everyone is scrambling to see whether they are placed near her. Seeing this, Kazehaya picks up his table and carries it to right beside her. Also, Yano and Yoshida, two girls who warmed up to Sawako in the first ep, elected to not pick their seating places and instead, went over to sit around her. Yoshida actually wanted to sit behind her, thus completing the "circle", but that bald guy behind was adamant in keeping his seat (and it was funny how Yoshida tried and failed to convince him to switch).

Me describing this scene isn't (as usual) doing it any justice. The emotions awakened just watching this is simply amazing, how the 3 of them opted to sit around her. Having friends like this... would make anybody's day. Obviously, you get shots of Sawako's face and eyes welling up with tears.

Also, Sawako gives them cookies. LOL!

581: mortal stampede, goldenslaughterer

2009-10-09T13:40:00Z

<Odin> Women are fundamentally amplifiers.
<Odin> Anything you give them expect to get back multiplied
<Odin> give them money you don't have in the form of a credit card, expect a huge debt
<Odin> give them a little love, and they'll give you a lot of love back
<Odin> give them a little DNA in the bedroom
<Odin> and they give you a baby
<Odin> So if you give them crap, you'd better be ready to recieve a ton of shit

580: to learn the strength to protect

2009-10-05T15:46:40Z

I want to get a Wii just to play Tales of Graces... xD
it reminds me how I borrowed a Gamecube last time just to play Tales of Symphonia

579: kthxbye

2009-10-04T12:54:41Z

Wow. For anyone who watches anime: just like how Singtel Mio is monopolizing the soccer channels, gg fansubs is subbing almost every single show that has not been licensed by Crunchyroll.

This is wtfh4x. Also, I am trashing Sunderland over and over with Man Utd JUST BECAUSE.

578: once more we give

2009-09-29T14:46:10Z

I AM IN LOVE!!! :D

577: pick your mouth off the floor

2009-09-24T16:05:24Z

I DUN BELIEV THIS WHAT IS THIS I DUN EVEN

If I attempt to get this, and succeed, it will be the FOURTH ps3 obtained.
I'M CHANGING PS3S LIKE PEOPLE ARE CHANGING CELLPHONES.

576: and they all fall down

2009-09-17T15:01:48Z

About bowling:

I love how I can go into the 5th frame with something like

0 -, 1 1, 4 5, 2 3, 2 7
resulting in a total of 24 points, last place in my lane, due to a complete lack of interest and desire to end the game so that we can go home earlier,

and because of constant ribbing and niao-ing,

I got fed up and went on with

Strike, Strike, Spare, Strike, Strike 7 -

and end up with around 130 points and first place in my lane.

It was funny to see some jaws drop.

575: the man with the machine gun

2009-09-11T14:43:05Z

Suntec Convention Halls yet again, this time: COMEX
With an actual goal in plan (read: speakers), I sallied forth.

Lugged home the following loot in limbs

Look at the size of the satellite speakers!

Slightly larger than a a tennis ball.

Creative Presents InspireTM S2 Speaker System – “Big Audio with Dynamic Bass”

http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.php?id=14388&cid=2

BTW, I counted 24 people trolley-pushing printers around today (running gag xD)
Comex 08 post: http://drgnfirez.livejournal.com/199816.html

574: the hollow forest

2009-08-30T04:36:00Z

The one critical flaw of my own person is being mired in this neurotic mixture of regret, indecisiveness and second guessings of what-ifs that more often than not is will sapping.

I'm sure that I'm not the only one, nor will I be the first or last to worry about whether there are certain choices that I could have made with regards to my personal well-being (not exclusive to actual physical health, but in fact more pertinent is the social aspect). There's this conflicting need to be alone and yet to be in need of people's attention (shamefully to admit, even for the pettiest of reasons) that wracks me at times like this, late night, with accesses to distractions completely cockblocked (e.g. my PSP is charging right now I CAN'T PLAY DISSIDIA)

The ravenous bordering on obsessive hunger for more, not merely just knowledge, more on a highly metaphysical level also bothers me to the edge of sanity (not saying I'm going mad, but I'm afraid I might eventually). Put it simply and singaporean-ly, I am DAMN kaypoh (it doesn't quite sum up how I feel but it feels apt... maybe not I think it's horribly indescriptive, thou I'm at wit's end as to how to go about airing this grievance). I just feel this compulsion to be aware of as many facts and truths as possible in areas of my interest (which interestingly has grown to include cooking I AM SUDDENLY NOWADAYS LOOKING OVER MY MOM'S SHOULDER WHEN SHE COOKS IN THE KITCHEN -_-).

Contradictions arise from such, as devoting time to something restricts the amount to be spent on others, easily exemplified by the me currently wasting much seconds on DISSIDIA for the past 15 days, resulting in having utterly lost track of... alot of things, mildly put. There is absolutely no chance of being able to satisfy myself other than having the ability to stop time, accumulate more time, or go back in time. TIME, is my mortal enemy.

To summarise, I'm afflicted by a terrible disease, which is the incapability of penning down my exact feelings, but am still doing it in the hopes of disemboweling the nauseating monster gnawing the back of my mind and allowing it to rest in ~~piece~~ peace until its next feeding.

This is not making sense at all (as usual) I'm going back to playing DISSIDIA. -wails-

P.S. Certainly hoping that anyone bothering to read this does not lower their opinion of me.

P.S.S. A quiet prayer to the victims. Our world be a better place to live in.

573: the luxury escapade ~GODDESS guitar solo~

2009-08-23T11:08:10Z

Saturday was spent on A.C.M.E. (A Certain Magical Event) held at NAFA.
Today was spent on Library Sale @ Expo.
The weekend felt strangely fulfilling.. A case of Retail Therapy?

Stuff I bought
ACME
1) K-ON! desk mat

2) Megami 10th Anniversary Magazine

(credits to thedisjointedzone for picture)

Library Sale
I think I picked out over 20+ books (and had an eye on 20 more!) but in the end, due to the restraint I had already placed on myself, bought only 5 books. There were so many more that I wanted!

1) Number Ten by Sue Townsend
2) Nothing for you, Love by Helen Muir
3) Year's Best SF 9
4) Exile's Return (Book 3 of the Conclave of Shadows) by Raymond E. Feist - FINALLY I can complete this darn series.
5) Barry Trotter and the Unnecessary Sequel by Michael Gerber - what can I say. ELL O' ELL =D

572: Velvet purple-Grape

2009-08-19T10:31:36Z

I've neglected this for more than a month! Slightly. Partially due to my monitor finally cracking and running screaming and blinking into the graveyard around 2 weeks back. Which means I didn't use the Internet for around that amount of time. Woe is me.

The good news is, it doubled as a catalyst for my purchasing a brand new, component hand-picked spunky funky computaahh. My old one was spluttering, feeble, and it showed when I tried to watch almost anything.

So now this new kid on the block can let me watch wide-screen, 1920x1800 full-high-def (!!!), without pausing a single bit in its stride for more A-goodness! Wa, ka, ka. Plus I can maybe play a few games that aren't too taxing (I didn't really get a up-to-date GFX card). I think I should be able to game Diablo III when it comes out without swapping any parts.

Really now, it runs like a dream after having used my DELL for SEVEN years. Emphasize on DELL AND SEVEN YEARS.

for showandboredom, screenies?

Hmmm I resized them to 800x600 but they look kinda small... =S

571: I've an excellent idea about Hagrid's tonight

2009-07-17T12:19:16Z

One giant-hippogriff of a messy adaptation!

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince gets a 2/5 for me, having read and re-read the book itself OVER 9000 times.

Yes the directors of the Potter movies have been taking some liberties with the story, but this was OTT, the very best example being changing the entire scene where Harry visits Ron's house for Christmas.
Book: Rufus Scrimgeour and Percy make an appearance, Rufus trying to coerce Harry into revealing the discussions between himself and Dumbledore.
Film: The perimeter of the abode is engulfed by bright orange flames, as Bellatrix and Fenrir lure Harry (and the oh-i'm-so-gonna-snog-Harry-soon inflicted Ginny, following our hero for mentioned reason) out into long willowgrass ala Signs (starring Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix) and attempt to kill him by sniping with shiny white bursts. Then they burst through the Weasley house and cause it to explode, making everyone pull long sad faces.

WTF!?

Anyway, smexy parts of film for me.
-Ginny hugs Harry.
-Ginny ties Harry's shoelaces (the suggestions are convulsing)
-Ginny makes oogling eyes at Harry o_O o_O o_O o_O
-Ginny feeds Harry a pie with "Open up, you." (:
-Ginny snogs Harry in the cluttered but empty Room of Requirement, instead of in the midst of euphoric everybodies right after Quidditch Final. Which means they could have done so. much. more.
-Ginny makes more bedroom eyes at Harry

Whatever, just watch the show.
Also, to spoil the film. THERE IS NO CLIMATIC FINAL BATTLE.
Harry chases the Death Eaters in deathly silence. The only loud volume is Harry uttering "FIGHT BACK! YOU COWARD, FIGHT BACK!"
WHERE THE HECK IS PHOENIX GUARD + KIDS VS DEATH EATERS!?
WHERE THE HECK IS DUMBLEDORE'S FUNERAL? Blasphemous =(