Just came from a Studio Ghibli info site. Howl's Moving Castle is due to be released here March 10th, 2005.
I can't wait!
On the other hand, the crazy westerners that we know as Disney studios are realeasing Nausicaa, Porco Rosso and the Cat Returns as a 2 disc DVD set. Dubbed, needless to say. I don't know why these people can't just leave the anime as it is, do they like to spend time and money getting voice actors and suchlike? I mean, what's wrong with subtitles?
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Had a damn good December this year. Am happy.
However, hormones running wild in my bloodstream did cause a little chaos (see previous post), though nothing irreparable.
So please don't worry, if I were really in shit I would call. But thanks for caring.
Am sticking this here for anyone who cares to read this journal and for my own reference.
Ours is the wisdom of Solomon,
the magic of Merlin,
the fall of Icarus.
From countless ages we have dreamed,
from endless worlds we have beckoned,
from infinite choice we have suffered.
The world chokes under stifling conformity,
hopes crumble in the fire of mediocrity,
heroes die in the snare of pride.
Armageddon is at hand.
Reality is a lie.
The truth is Magic.
Open your eyes
and Awaken.
-Taken from the back of the out of print Mage gamer's handbook.
Also for reference, I will never even consider choosing boys over a game. Especially if it's a blood bath.
However, hormones running wild in my bloodstream did cause a little chaos (see previous post), though nothing irreparable.
So please don't worry, if I were really in shit I would call. But thanks for caring.
Am sticking this here for anyone who cares to read this journal and for my own reference.
Ours is the wisdom of Solomon,
the magic of Merlin,
the fall of Icarus.
From countless ages we have dreamed,
from endless worlds we have beckoned,
from infinite choice we have suffered.
The world chokes under stifling conformity,
hopes crumble in the fire of mediocrity,
heroes die in the snare of pride.
Armageddon is at hand.
Reality is a lie.
The truth is Magic.
Open your eyes
and Awaken.
-Taken from the back of the out of print Mage gamer's handbook.
Also for reference, I will never even consider choosing boys over a game. Especially if it's a blood bath.
Monday, December 27, 2004
Decided to go back to good old tagboard. For some reason I got rather attached to it, heh.
Just popped by to jot that down. Had a good day at the cosplay convention yesterday, but had a bad day today. So bad that I would like to cut my hair again, but there's not enough to cut.
I just need to simmer, I suppose. It's nothing serious.
Just popped by to jot that down. Had a good day at the cosplay convention yesterday, but had a bad day today. So bad that I would like to cut my hair again, but there's not enough to cut.
I just need to simmer, I suppose. It's nothing serious.
Friday, December 24, 2004
Monday, December 20, 2004
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before? Take a hiatus from the choir.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I never make resolutions...
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yeah, older cousin.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No.
5. What countries did you visit? None, sadly.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? More gaming~ Yey, I want to do V:tM!
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? 23rd November. Last day of the bloody O's.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Getting through the bloody O's without killing myself. And singing at VCH, of course.
9. What was your biggest failure? Letting my voice go down the drain. Or possibly coping very badly with emergencies.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? None significant.
11. What was the best thing you bought? Oh that's an easy one, the Sandman.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? That's a good one, I don't know?
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Several people, really.
14. Where did most of your money go? Much of it went to KKnM, at last count about $100 worth of renting. The rest was random rubbish, lah.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Gaming! And the end of the exams!!one11!
16. What song will always remind you of 2004? None in particular.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder? Most definately happier. I don't have to do any homework now. And have lots of gaming!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Studying, I suppose.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? I don't know? Difficult question, that.
20. How will you be spending Christmas? At mass lah. And with loved ones.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004? Yes, Sota~! No, I'm joking. No love, only lust.
23. How many one-night stands? None.
24. What was your favorite TV program? I like CSI, and anything funny, like Who's line?
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Yes.
26. What was the best book you read? I generally like most books, the proper question would be which was the worst?
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Nothing in particular. I keep waiting for someone to throw me Satriani or Vai but it seems that it's the cannot-leave-house stuff. Hrm.
28. What did you want and get? The Sandman. Not the whole thing, but still...
29. What did you want and not get? To go for Fiddler's Green, in the states.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Possibly Casshern? I generally like movies.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 16. I slept. My mother did not allow me to have a life.
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Mm, having one foot in and one foot out of choir.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? Anything comfortable, though I was in uniform most of the time.
34. What kept you sane? My friends. Particularly the ones who give a damn.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Sota lah.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Lee Hsien Loong being elected the new Prime Minister.
37. Who did you miss? My sister, and Eldred.
38. Who was the best new person you met? Too many! The gamers, cosplayers, Hika people...
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: If you can't help yourself, no one can.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: Life is a rollercoaster, just gotta ride it!
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I never make resolutions...
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yeah, older cousin.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No.
5. What countries did you visit? None, sadly.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? More gaming~ Yey, I want to do V:tM!
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? 23rd November. Last day of the bloody O's.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Getting through the bloody O's without killing myself. And singing at VCH, of course.
9. What was your biggest failure? Letting my voice go down the drain. Or possibly coping very badly with emergencies.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? None significant.
11. What was the best thing you bought? Oh that's an easy one, the Sandman.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? That's a good one, I don't know?
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Several people, really.
14. Where did most of your money go? Much of it went to KKnM, at last count about $100 worth of renting. The rest was random rubbish, lah.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Gaming! And the end of the exams!!one11!
16. What song will always remind you of 2004? None in particular.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder? Most definately happier. I don't have to do any homework now. And have lots of gaming!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Studying, I suppose.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? I don't know? Difficult question, that.
20. How will you be spending Christmas? At mass lah. And with loved ones.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004? Yes, Sota~! No, I'm joking. No love, only lust.
23. How many one-night stands? None.
24. What was your favorite TV program? I like CSI, and anything funny, like Who's line?
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Yes.
26. What was the best book you read? I generally like most books, the proper question would be which was the worst?
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Nothing in particular. I keep waiting for someone to throw me Satriani or Vai but it seems that it's the cannot-leave-house stuff. Hrm.
28. What did you want and get? The Sandman. Not the whole thing, but still...
29. What did you want and not get? To go for Fiddler's Green, in the states.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Possibly Casshern? I generally like movies.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 16. I slept. My mother did not allow me to have a life.
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Mm, having one foot in and one foot out of choir.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? Anything comfortable, though I was in uniform most of the time.
34. What kept you sane? My friends. Particularly the ones who give a damn.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Sota lah.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Lee Hsien Loong being elected the new Prime Minister.
37. Who did you miss? My sister, and Eldred.
38. Who was the best new person you met? Too many! The gamers, cosplayers, Hika people...
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: If you can't help yourself, no one can.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: Life is a rollercoaster, just gotta ride it!
Friday, December 17, 2004
To hell with crappy people and shitty situations. I will not let this get me down. No, am not talking about my sister, contrary to popular belief she is actually decent.
Yes, have not posted regularly since the hols started, only use this as an outlet for stress and I have not been stressed in the least since the O's finished. Ok, maybe just a bit during Christmas shopping, that I completed already, for both friends and family.
Have been spending lots of time with my sister since she came back. Finished DNAngel with her, she's fascinated with the main character's familiar and wants to get the plushie but production has stopped and it costs a bomb. I don't believe she prefer DNAngel to FMA...
I love gaming~! Trying to find those nonsensical coloured character sheets but can't get my hands on them. But now have a modified sheet for rogues ie. very very long list for skills. If you want to print out official or custom character/ship/monster sheets, go to www.rpgsheets.com.
Going for the cosplay at the Science Center tmr, as Death from Gaiman's Sandman, of course. First cosplay, am quite excited. Even if it is a simple costume and I won't look like any particular anybody.
Ok, my tags are horribly outdated, so let's start here...
Hey Steph, dropped by your blog the other day. Are you aware that your tagboard's wonky? Anyway, I hear that you're working? Can I pop by and say hi?
No Ed, that's just something we call her. By the way, when you come back and if you go boy watching, can I come along? Oh, and I can't wait to taste your lamb!
Hallo Adam, Merry Christmas! You take care too~
It's very much of a change from my previous hair, Amanda. Not that short, as in Halle Berry. But still pretty short lah. And is terribly messy when I wake up. I mean, it needs claying, what do you think?
Off to chiong FMA on my sister's laptop now. I like to take advantage of it, can watch anime in my room~
Yes, have not posted regularly since the hols started, only use this as an outlet for stress and I have not been stressed in the least since the O's finished. Ok, maybe just a bit during Christmas shopping, that I completed already, for both friends and family.
Have been spending lots of time with my sister since she came back. Finished DNAngel with her, she's fascinated with the main character's familiar and wants to get the plushie but production has stopped and it costs a bomb. I don't believe she prefer DNAngel to FMA...
I love gaming~! Trying to find those nonsensical coloured character sheets but can't get my hands on them. But now have a modified sheet for rogues ie. very very long list for skills. If you want to print out official or custom character/ship/monster sheets, go to www.rpgsheets.com.
Going for the cosplay at the Science Center tmr, as Death from Gaiman's Sandman, of course. First cosplay, am quite excited. Even if it is a simple costume and I won't look like any particular anybody.
Ok, my tags are horribly outdated, so let's start here...
Hey Steph, dropped by your blog the other day. Are you aware that your tagboard's wonky? Anyway, I hear that you're working? Can I pop by and say hi?
No Ed, that's just something we call her. By the way, when you come back and if you go boy watching, can I come along? Oh, and I can't wait to taste your lamb!
Hallo Adam, Merry Christmas! You take care too~
It's very much of a change from my previous hair, Amanda. Not that short, as in Halle Berry. But still pretty short lah. And is terribly messy when I wake up. I mean, it needs claying, what do you think?
Off to chiong FMA on my sister's laptop now. I like to take advantage of it, can watch anime in my room~
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
I am very, very angry. The world is full of crappy people.
Fortunately, I also have very nice friends whom I don't deserve who cheer me up very effectively. Nick loaned me a ton of books, including the second installment of the hunter's trilogy, "the lone drow" that I still have not read, due to the bloody exams. So basically am gloriously buried in books, also have to catch up with manga at KKnM. Not to mention the amount of burning I have to do, from all over the place (Dawn, Tora, Jenny, Orion?).
Whoever said that the period after exams is boring is sorely mistaken, as have been doing something pretty much everyday. Trying to get Christmas shopping done this week, not sure if I can get everything to fit, including coffee/lunch with misc. people and gaming as well.
I chopped off all my hair! Now it's shorter than my dad's, have to use clay to style it in the morning. Clay's better than wax or gel, it's re-mouldable. So very fun to mess with. Haircuts make me cheerful for at least a month, which is oh hell just the thing I need, dammit.
I know I haven't been updating, got no time lah. Half the time when I'm on the com it's to watch anime. Or my sister's hogging it.
See? She wants to use it now, will come back later lah.
Fortunately, I also have very nice friends whom I don't deserve who cheer me up very effectively. Nick loaned me a ton of books, including the second installment of the hunter's trilogy, "the lone drow" that I still have not read, due to the bloody exams. So basically am gloriously buried in books, also have to catch up with manga at KKnM. Not to mention the amount of burning I have to do, from all over the place (Dawn, Tora, Jenny, Orion?).
Whoever said that the period after exams is boring is sorely mistaken, as have been doing something pretty much everyday. Trying to get Christmas shopping done this week, not sure if I can get everything to fit, including coffee/lunch with misc. people and gaming as well.
I chopped off all my hair! Now it's shorter than my dad's, have to use clay to style it in the morning. Clay's better than wax or gel, it's re-mouldable. So very fun to mess with. Haircuts make me cheerful for at least a month, which is oh hell just the thing I need, dammit.
I know I haven't been updating, got no time lah. Half the time when I'm on the com it's to watch anime. Or my sister's hogging it.
See? She wants to use it now, will come back later lah.
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
TOR:
I've got so much work to do but am too sian to do it. I can't believe I'm burnt out already! But then considering I did 5 essays in one month on top of all the Jessup research I had to do which was equivalent to doing one essay per week-- that's only to be expected. And I'm feeling all relaxed, even languid this morning because we had a really nice dinner last night too at Ubon by Nobu. The super-ultra-hyped-up Jap restaurant that all the Canary Wharf investment bankers frequent for a working sushi dinner before heading back to the office at 10pm for more bloody-minded ball-breaking deal-making.
What exactly I was doing there, I don't know. It was my friend's 21st so I thought, might as well, she doesn't turn 21 everyday, plus Nobu is meant to be famous and we should splash out once in a while just to say, we've tried it and it's crap. As it turned out, it wasn't crap at all. I had grilled scallops for a starter, creamy spicy prawns for main then green tea ice cream. I must say it was delicious, but probably not worth S$100. Don't tell mummy. Neil Gaiman's favourite dish, black cod with miso, turned out to be ok (birthday girl tried it) but not worth S$68. Besides, I think I can cook cod just as well. (I don't dare say better)
Anyway, here I am, S$100 lighter and not feeling up to tackling the mound of research stuff I have to read, sift through and bash into an award-winning argument. And I still haven't packed. But here I am, blogging away irresponsibly, and all I can think is the celebrity's favourite line: Get me out of here!
I've got so much work to do but am too sian to do it. I can't believe I'm burnt out already! But then considering I did 5 essays in one month on top of all the Jessup research I had to do which was equivalent to doing one essay per week-- that's only to be expected. And I'm feeling all relaxed, even languid this morning because we had a really nice dinner last night too at Ubon by Nobu. The super-ultra-hyped-up Jap restaurant that all the Canary Wharf investment bankers frequent for a working sushi dinner before heading back to the office at 10pm for more bloody-minded ball-breaking deal-making.
What exactly I was doing there, I don't know. It was my friend's 21st so I thought, might as well, she doesn't turn 21 everyday, plus Nobu is meant to be famous and we should splash out once in a while just to say, we've tried it and it's crap. As it turned out, it wasn't crap at all. I had grilled scallops for a starter, creamy spicy prawns for main then green tea ice cream. I must say it was delicious, but probably not worth S$100. Don't tell mummy. Neil Gaiman's favourite dish, black cod with miso, turned out to be ok (birthday girl tried it) but not worth S$68. Besides, I think I can cook cod just as well. (I don't dare say better)
Anyway, here I am, S$100 lighter and not feeling up to tackling the mound of research stuff I have to read, sift through and bash into an award-winning argument. And I still haven't packed. But here I am, blogging away irresponsibly, and all I can think is the celebrity's favourite line: Get me out of here!
I've been woken up four times today, by the bloody phone. Five, if you count the fact that one person had to call back twice.
The next time anyone (not including Jenny and the Rosen Kreuz) wants to call at some unearthly hour of 7-11 in the morning, please don't. Just drop me a msg and I will get back to you, yes I do check my phone when I get up, even if I'll not be able to walk in a straight line.
And to answer everyone's damn question, my sister is not back yet, she'll be arriving this Friday, in the evening. Which also means that you'll not see me online as much, it'll depend on what time she sleeps.
Off to have lunch now.
Thanks Althea, you looked good too. We didn't get a photo together, I think. Not sure, have not got the film developed yet.
The next time anyone (not including Jenny and the Rosen Kreuz) wants to call at some unearthly hour of 7-11 in the morning, please don't. Just drop me a msg and I will get back to you, yes I do check my phone when I get up, even if I'll not be able to walk in a straight line.
And to answer everyone's damn question, my sister is not back yet, she'll be arriving this Friday, in the evening. Which also means that you'll not see me online as much, it'll depend on what time she sleeps.
Off to have lunch now.
Thanks Althea, you looked good too. We didn't get a photo together, I think. Not sure, have not got the film developed yet.