Here I Am, Once Again

Finally, it's the holidays! After the pressuring exam, where I am forced to sleep late and wake up early, I can now sleep late and wake up late. It's a win-win strategy for both the morning (or afternoon) me and my night (or midnight) me! Hoorah! Best of all, I have an entire week (most probably less due to procrastination) to study biology paper 3, physics paper 3 and chemistry paper 1, 2 and 3. Which sucks. Oh, and Chinese. Which sorta is useless since we took the main exam already, and our teacher said this was more like an "exercise".

Ah, and for the first three days of the holiday and I am stuck at my 'kampung' already. You know what that means right? Bring out the drumroll, it's... the suck-ass computer of uselessness. Okay, fine, it's not entirely useless. At least there's the internet (even though I can't do much besides downloading things and reading articles), the Microsoft Word's working, and my cousin lets me watch some of his anime in Chinese sub.
 

 

Wait, didn't I destroy you before?

I will reach home in due time, and it just shows how grateful I am towards my computer. Actually, it doesn't, but who am I to argue with the little perfect identity I created myself that stays locked up somewhere inside me?

I also browsed a lot of youtube videos in the lpast few hours/days. Anybody heard of a recent movie called "The Thing" which is a sequel but is actually a prequel of the movie "The Thing". Sounds confusing? It is. Basically, both movies are titled the same, one made in 1982, one made this year in 2011. The movie in 2011, which is supposedly a sequel, is actually the prequel of the 1982 movie. Somehow the alien in the movie gets lower quality textures upon reaching the 1982 movie.

While the movie is quick and a little fast paced, the storyline isn't too bad. A few scientists in Antarctica discovered a spaceship and an alien life form trapped within an iceberg for God knows how many centuries. The scientists then decide to take a tissue sample and make a discovery that will "make them rich and famous", though what it means is actually rather vague.

The alien itself is merely called The Thing, hence the title. It has the ability to replicate the cells of its prey (basically it copies what it eats) and imitate the person to get close to other food sources. In a group of paranoid scientists, this creature does fairly well in causing chaos.

A parody of the movie by Smosh. What a cute little Pokemon.

In other news, I am rather excited for the upcoming Heart of the Swarm, an expansion for the Starcraft 2 Wings of Liberty campaign. New units will be introduced, and the campaign will feature my favorite race, the infamous Zerg.

In addition, a new game will be introduced by Blizzard, titled Blizzard DOTA. Yes, you guessed it, another spinoff! But don't worry, the graphics are amazing, the heroes quite interesting (ranging from various Blizzard games) and hopefully it is a custom game for SC2.

 Sweet, eh?

That's all I guess, for now. I don't think I can continue to use this computer; the keyboards are snapping and biting at my fingers. They are harder than rocks, I say. I'll probably do a post on an anime review, a short one, mind you. I'll also probably post a short story that you guys might be interested (or not) in reading. Basically it takes place in the universe of my own creation, where magic exists and the world is made much more scarier that way. Till we meet again.

YC, signing out.

A New Makeover, and An Endless Nightmare?

As the majority of you readers might have noticed, my blog has undergone a big change, just after around 2 weeks of no updates. A huge change. A total renovation, if you will, and all because of some stupid blogspot advertisement that said, "Hi, we have a new template for you!" And I was like "Oh kay, let's see what's so good."

The thing was, I forgotten my old blog template and had pressed the button without much of a second thought. And so, a new shitty version of my blog appeared. Most of the things were out of order, and the color of words had undergone some changes until you can barely see them on the black background. My fishies are squished into a small spot and the archive corner is pulled so long that Jormungand (Norse mythology, Google it) would be ashamed of itself.

The bad thing was, I couldn't figure out what my old template was. There wasn't an undo button (not that I am aware of) that I could just use to return everything to normal. So I went through their many list of examples and templates to change my blog once again. In addition to taking up more space and having huge gaps between them, there have been a slight change to font and font size. Title is now above the picture as well as white in color.

I also added a section of blogs that I visit once in a while, most of them belonging to anime blogs. There are a few from my friend that I recommend reading. You may find it enjoyable. I also added 3 slideshows just above my fishes, one on anime, on on the beauty of nature and one of games and misc. It was sort of a do-it-in-a-pinch kind of thing, and I hope you would enjoy them. In addition, I added some websites which I use and find resources from.

Also, the reason for my absence in the past few weeks was because of my time spent on games, chatting with friends, facebook and writing stories (in the favor of H.P Lovecraft and his creations, especially Cthulhu). Then there was also my friend Jarren. He just came back from Australia to spend 2 weeks in Malaysia for his holidays. It was fun there, which included a swimming pool, a hair salon, Weeping Angels and Dr. Who. It was a really enjoyable time with him, and he's safely back at Australia now. I hope to see him the next time he comes back! On a side note, do not take your eyes off angels made of stone that moves towards you with their hands outstretched everytime you looked away. For more information, watch Dr. Who Series 5 or Google for more information on the Weeping Angels. You may also refer to the video below.

Go on, I dare you to blink.

THEY WILL COME OUT OF THIS VIDEO!!

On to my next topic, I am currently taking my final exams. Yes, the dreaded, horrible, exams filled with enigmatic and horrible questions, waiting to rend your flesh, feast on your bones and steal your soul. It is not that bad. I make it sound bad. Which means that I am bad.

Pressure, pressure...! So many subjects to study, all before the 10 day holiday (which I plan on focusing Chemistry) and each one the day after the other. Tension's building up, everybody's studying and I'm trying my best. I really do hope I can score. P.S: No RKA day!

Of course, anime for the fall season had to come out at this time. Spending restless time downloading Hunter X Hunter, Shakugan no Shana III, Persona 4, Guilty Crown, Boku wa Tomodachi wa Sukunai, Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon, Mirai Nikki, C Cube, Working Season 2, and last but never ever least, Fate/Zero!

Since when did Caster...

...Became this?

I have been waiting and waiting for that anime since the beginning of the month after getting a whiff of rumor of the anime. Although I have downloaded them, I have not watched them, lest they get stuck in my head and suddenly appear in a subjective question. It might doom me forever!

And lastly, due to exams and all that crap, I'm going to be on hiatus for a short week, and will probably only update it during the holidays or weekends. That's it folks.

Here's a little video for you to keep you through hard times. WARNING: Random alert ahead!

YC, signing out.

Back to Civilization

Sorry, my faithful readers, for I have been on hiatus for the last few days. Or last few weeks, to be more accurate. Yes, I admit that I have been slightly neglecting this blog for a time now, and I am terribly regretful of that.

So, let's start at the very beginning of the list. The coming year-end exam is giving me a headache. So far, I'm not so worried about Additional Maths now, but more of Chemistry and Physics. Those two subjects are giving me hell at the moment. And then I look at the Form 3s and I envy them. My facebook is piled with statuses upon statuses of Form 3s talking about PMR. I mean, compared to Form 4, PMR may seemed like a kindergartener's work. The level is completely different between the two. Trust me, you will miss objective questions once you come to this Form. Form 4's objective are evil, abusive and evil.

In other news, I went back to my 'kampung' in Johor, which is Muar, on the 16th of September. The motive of this trip back to my hometown is because my cousin who has studied in France for 5-10 years (somewhere in between, wasn't really bothered to remember) came back and my uncle is celebrating by inviting most of my relatives over for dinner. It was fun and all, especially with my cousin's daughter and my uncle's son. But my main topic about this is the COMPUTER THERE SUCKS.

First I was like this...

I know, I know. You guys must be saying like, I'm suppose to enjoy being with my family since that is the purpose of that trip. I know that too well, and I do feel a little guilty, but I am a person who has entertainment needs. So, any of you remember the post where I complained about the computer which sucked? Well, guess what? It decided to take the word 'suck' to a whole new level.

In addition to being slow, laggy, prone to hangs and unresponsiveness, the computer decided to add certificate errors to its list of problems. Now I am unable to login to Facebook, go to my Gmail, or even log in msn. Then of course, I couldn't even download anything because Megaupload and Fileserve were unusable. The only 3 download sites which work were Zomgupload, Uploaded and Hotfile, and they weren't the best. At least I get to use eBuddy and chat with several people, so it wasn't all that bad. Ok, fine, it was that bad.

...Then I was like this.

Now, on to the latest news. My best friend has just touch down today, just in the wee hours of the morning! He will be staying here for 2 weeks and I am sure it'll be fun. The sad thing is, my exam starts next month, so I will be a little torn about studying and enjoying time with him. But swimming is definitely in the equation. HOORAH!

Oh yeah, I nearly forgotten to mention. Some dumb barber cut my hair wrong and now it looks like crap. The end.

I laughed so hard.

YC, signing out.

Ulcers are Evil

That's right folks. They hide in secret, plotting ways to bring you down and make eating food above average temperature a living nightmare.

Recently (around the start of this week) I bit my lip, and lo and behold, an ulcer grew. I named him Pain. So anyway, it's white and gross and it hurts like a donkey. It was tolerable, until a second ulcer grew. Just beside the first. And it hurts like a turtle.

It hurts like a turtle. Or in this case, a tortoise.

So I renamed the first ulcer into Not-So-Pain and the new spawn into Pain. I had so much trouble eating that at one point I downright refused to eat hot food (as in high temperature, not the spicy kind of hot). I was about to give up, was about to fall to the ground and cry out, "Let it all end!"

But then, I found my savior, coming in the size of a small bottle in shining armor. White plastic, actually. It is actually a Chinese remedy, mirabitilum praeparatum (quite a mouthful) in English, and 西瓜霜 in Chinese. I have no idea how this powder is made, nor how does it help, but after 2 days of applying it, Pain and Not-so-Pain began to shrunk and disappear. It was like a miracle!

MY SAVIOR!

In other news, this holiday doesn't feel like one. My dad was admitted to hospital (no biggie, don't worry guys) and I had to go to the hospital everyday. I watched the newest Bleach movie on Youtube, and I have to say it's one of the best so far. There was plenty of action, something which the previous movies lack; nice emotional parts showing how much Ichigo cares for his friends and family. Youtube must have taken it down by now, but I can say that was one of the best personal subbing I have ever seen.

Title cover. Guess who's the bad guy.

Promo picture.

Ichigo's awesome hell powers. I have no idea how he gets a new ability every few episodes or every movie.

I am regretting not studying much this holiday. I guess I have to buck up on my studies now before the year end exam. Form 4 subjects have proven to be a major challenge and I do not want to fall behind for the year end exam. Anyways, happy schooling to all!

P.S: For those of you who want a quick way to throw up, eat till you're full to explode, then Google Images "ulcer".

YC, signing out.

10 Things You Might-or-Might-Not Know About Me

I haven't been updating my blog for a few centuries days already (close to a week there), and I decided, why not tell the readers a little about me? These aren't the darker secrets that I harbor, but it'll do. After all, I'm absolutely positive that you do not want to know what goes through my mind.

1) I multi-read/multi-watch
This might not come as a surprise to most of you I think. Apparently, some books are either too long-winded, boring or under some circumstances, not readable at that time (very scary ghost stories are not to be read at midnight), I will divert my attention to another book. At that time, if another event like the ones I mentioned above happens again, I might switch to another book. I can read up to 4 books at once and not get confused at their plot. Of course, I have to frequently cycle through them to prevent confusion in the plot. Same goes with anime and manga. I am currently watching 4 different series of anime and 27 manga series. I know, and you wonder why I always say I am busy when I have that many stuff to read. I wonder as well.

Note: Multitasking may cause the person to grow more than three arms which may or may not be under the person's control.

2) I can't hold a grudge no matter how hard I try
Ok, I might say something like, "You are evil and I don't want to talk to you again," or somehow give you the silent treatment and stuff, but trust me, if I consider you a friend, it won't last, at a maximum, over three days. I just can't keep grudges and stuff. After all, I like making friends. Of course, everyone's not the same and people might not be so forgiving towards me...

3) I think I have slight hyperactive disorder
I can't exactly say for sure, but I think I have SHD (Kids, I made this up). I have several evidence of this and I assure you I am not making this up (except for the name of the disorder). I appear to be unable to sit/stand still while talking on the phone. I will almost always walk around the house, from the hall to the kitchen then to the bedroom where I will make little circles there. Then there is about sitting still. I have a habit of shaking my legs whenever I am sitting down and not using them. Even when I'm doing my homework, my feet will decide to do a little dance on their own. At home, doing nothing unnerves me a lot. Keeping me in one place without anything to do is baaaaaaaad...

I just found this picture rather classic.

4) I have very, very frequent mood swings
First I'm all calm and peaceful; then I start raving about something and laughing maniacally. I could be smiling and being the happiest person in the world, then I'll stare into space or become mad at something minor. All of that is normal, considering me. I didn't really realize this until about a year ago. There was one time when I was doing my homework normally when somebody said a really lame joke and I couldn't stop laughing. And of course I became sullen after that. I wouldn't call it a bad thing, but sometimes it freaks people. I guess this has some relation to me being really, really high most of the time.

Aww, I wish I can have this indicator around.

5) I tend to repeat myself
I usually repeat something unnecessary a lot of times. For example, I found a cool joke/thing/incident somewhere, and I say it to A. After a few minutes, I laugh and say the same thing again to A. Needless to say, A was not amused. In turn, he made me bemused. Therefore, repeating myself is bad. Therefore, repeating myself is bad. Therefore, repeating myself is bad.

6) I have a very short attention span
Unfortunately this is 100% true. I usually to space out when someone is telling me something (usually if it's unimportant), my mind having drifted away. This is especially bad during study or classes. When teacher is talking and my mind wanders towards something else, I will find myself struggling to keep up as the last 10-15 seconds have just flew by. Luckily, when there is something that I am interested in, even slightly, I will not be afflicted by this problem. Say, what were we talking about again?

7) I believe very much in the supernatural
Yes, believe it or not, they do exist. At least, in my opinion. You see, I believe in the existence of the soul and life after death. So, if after going six feet under, where does your soul go? Why, to the afterlife of course! And then there are those who get stranded on the mortal plane and become what you people called spookies or ghosts, ghasts, ghouls or spirits. Then about the yeti, big foot and all, why not? They could be just very rare animals with a certain amount of intelligence hiding in sight because they are extinct. That or I'm a little high right now. As for vampires and werewolves, I have no comment. And aliens DO EXIST! The galaxy is so, so, so vast! Do you actually believe that we are the only sentient being in the universe? In our own galaxy, maybe (a very minuscule chance) but in the universe, no. Never! As for the spirits around us, I can say that I am quite frightened by them, although I am slightly interested in them. Just slightly, a small pinch.

A flying man! What could be the cause for this phenomenon??

8) I'm a person who sometimes do things at the last minute and I am really, really paranoid
I am a lazy person, that I can't deny. I procrastinate a lot, and I sometimes (by sometimes, I mean most of the time) I study just a day before the test (Note: I said test, not exam). As you have noticed in many of my previous posts, I am afflicted most heavily by the sin sloth. Come to think of it, why is it a sin? If you're lazy, you're lazy. It's not like you'll be bad person after being lazy. Besides that, I get really, really freaked out at stuff easily. An example would be: after reading a book titled "The Ways in Which We Go" (A book about how we can die, and how would it feel like dying that way eg. being eaten by a komodo dragon causes excruciating pain, I started having phobia of literally everything. I washed my hands more than 10 times that day. I gotta learn some common sense once in a while. It's not like every disease is out to get me. Right? Right??

9) I have a problem of talking before thinking
I may have offended you all once or twice or maybe more than ten times, that is for certain. I have a tendency of saying something before interpreting how it would hurt the feelings of others, irritate them or just plain piss them off. It's just that I have a rather fast talking speed and the words come out first before my mind can think it through. I often get into arguments with my friends and parents. And due to my rather bad nature, I always tend to think that I am right and just go along arguing. But I will cool down, and if it is my fault, I will apologize. And due to number 2, even if they say something rather hurtful, I don't think I will put it to heart. For those that I have offended in the past, I sincerely apologize and hope that you may tolerate me in the future to the best of your abilities.

10) I am really afraid of being lonely
It may sound very melodramatic of me to say that, but I'm afraid it is completely true. I am afraid to be all alone by myself. I treasure my friends (though I sometimes do not act like it) and am afraid to be left alone in this world. No matter if you're a classmate, a hi-bye friend, my best friend or someone I don't really know, I cherish all of you. I may appear to be selfish, annoying, cold-hearted or just an ignorant person who does not care about people's feelings, but deep down inside, I really do not want to lose any friends (although there are several people that I might not call friends, but that's a different story). In fact, making friends is good, and I, being a worrywart, fear that I do not fit in sometimes. Due to some things that I have done, some individuals might have distanced themselves from me. I don't blame them; it's just me. I do some bad things from time to time, but I hope all of you have the heart to forgive and forget.

Sigh, I guess that was a little dramatic of me, wasn't it? Seems like I'm looking for pity or something, but this is what's deep down in my heart and nobody can change that (except for the guy who lives across the street who has a brainwashing machine). You might understand a little bit more about me now, and in turn, I get to pour out what's in my heart for so long. Just to say, thank you all readers!

YC, signing out.