WRU ANIME!?

It has been too long since the fansubs have stopped producing subs for the anime I am following... sigh. The problem is that they leave no messages or any signs if they are actually going to continue doing them. This is what I hate about following fansubs that are new. I would have no idea of their quality and their consistency. The problem is also existing and established subs do not perform them. Argh this is frustrating... I am deprived of my lovely ladies of the anime world...

Head Knowledge

So you think reading books equate to you being smart and educated and stuff?
Pffft... reading just makes you exposed to more elements just like how watching tv makes you exposed to more elements. Just like how surfing the internet makes you exposed to more stuff. I used to think that people who read books were by default smart, wise, educated and all that jazz, the person being refined and supposedly better in terms of personality and maybe even deeper than normal.

I was dead wrong. I know people who supposedly read lots of books but are obnoxious and some even think that reading makes them super smart and shit so they deliberately force themselves to read books. After reading a few books they think they are all that. They tend to run their mouths off with their opinions believing that they are right even when they do not have compelling reasons.

I say to you now, the knowledge you gain means jack shit if you still are unable to interact with people appropriately. As long as there is no human touch. As long as there is no warmth, as long as there is no sincerity and pure caring. You are just another prick which knows too much for his/her own good and is absolutely useless to anybody.

Simple minded people though they are not as intelligent as most common people can be wiser and still be better souls compared to those who only use their gained knowledge for selfish intentions and vanity. You may be older than me, you may have had more and higher education than me, you may have more experiences in life than me. However you will be nothing to anyone if you treat them likewise. It is just like scoring straight A's in your exams but not being able to do any job right or let alone get a job at all. The next time you think you are better than somebody, think again how many more people out there are better than you. How would you like them to treat you. Nobody likes being treated like shit especially for no good reason.

The Obviously Ironic Thing Happened

I cut myself with the knife last night while trying to close it with one hand. Not a good idea with spring loaded stuff. Sliced the skin on the right side of my right hand's fore finger nail. Blood came out really fast and yeah it hurt like hell. Reason why it hurt more than wounds in other common places is because the fingers are extra sensitive for like you know, letting you know you burnt yourself when touching hot stuff.

While waiting for my finger to stop bleeding, ever pulse that was pumping blood in my finger not only caused pain, but an adrenaline rush which acted as form of pain suppression and even made me feel good.

Do not worry, I am not going to cut myself on a regular basis. Though I can take a certain amount of pain, I do not enjoy it.

A Productive Weekend

I decided to give up precious sleep time in the morning on Saturday to help my friend Shawn out in cleaning his apartment. Unfortunately I was not able to do much at that time save for collecting all chunks of debris and sweeping up whatever that was left of the place. There was no point in cleaning it totally because the place was not fully complete yet. The air conditioners were not installed as well as paint stains that have not been removed by the renovators.

We stopped for lunch at Uptown. Prior to that we went to a couple of shops to look for a few items for the new place. We went to this DIY shop and to my amusement, I saw a crossbow, a normal bow, daggers, hand axes and even a Japanese ceremonial knife on sale there. Being myself I could not help but comment about it to Shawn. The man who looked like the owner of the shop upon hearing me, proceeded to introduce me to a flip knife which was on clearance. I was laughing because I did not believe that he would actually try to sell me that. A weapon. Well I guess it supposedly was used for non-malignant purposes but yeah the first thing that comes to mind when I see that kind of knives were for stabbing people. It was really at a low price so I bought it.
I am having fun flipping it open and close, since its a spring loaded knife which is activated by a button and also has a safety lock on it.

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Aside from that day, I spent a great deal of time in World of Warcraft running around farming gold as well running some instances(dungeons) with a newly made friend in the game. Apparently he has night shifts where he's from so he's awake during my evenings which works out pretty well. He is very resourceful being able to find other players to form a group to run the instances. I also managed to get new armor pieces for 2 of my characters; new shoulder armor for my hunter and new head armor for my rogue.

Hopefully within two weeks time I will be able to amount enough gold to be able to by an epic flying mount for my paladin and speed around like mad. An epic flying mount in the game is like a luxurious sports car in real life. You do not really need one, but if you have one, it goes very fast and it just makes life easier in getting from point A to point B.

It Is Evil Enough

...when good people do nothing.
Ignorance is only blissful to that who is ignorant. The world still spins. Life still goes on as the ignorant remains stagnant.

If you think just because you live your life trying not to offend as many people as possible is leading a life of righteousness, you have no idea.

Sitting on the fence so as not to take/offend either sides shows that you are in fact choosing to be useless as well as disloyal to either sides eventually making you shunned by either. It is the same concept as the fact that eventhough you do not say anything in hopes of not telling a lie, but not wanting to tell the truth either, it is still regarded as dishonesty because the decision has been made not to speak the truth when the situation arisen.

If you are one not to wanting to get involved, people will choose not to involve you in the future as well.

Hell even when you die, you still will not be doing 'nothing'.

This Month is Crawling!

I do not know if it is just me, but I feel like this month seem to be going really slow. Also, I cannot wait for the end of this month for another pay cheque!

My cousin told me that Colin McRae passed away and I thought he was joking. Apparently it is real. My condolences to the rally driver who's name was used to produce various rally racing games.

I deserve to get beaten up badly for this but I just cannot keep it shut. Now I find the latest game with his name on it very ironic. Get smart a bit and find out yourselves.

http://motoring.reuters.co.uk/reuters/vocmain.jsp?lnk=101&id=2390

Electrifying!

So... This has happened to me and it has affected a lot of people many times as well.
Everytime when somebody comes in contact with me I shock them with static electricity. Last Tuesday while walking around 1 Utama with Marcus, I shocked him 3 times! And once on Afzal later that night.

This is not the first time where I experienced such repeated phenomenon. Sometimes I shock myself when I touch metal objects as well. Fear my powers!

Agonizing Addiction

Why oh why do I do this to myself!?

So there is this anime I am following called School Days. So far its about this guy who keeps seeing a girl on the train he rides to school everyday. He starts to have this infatuation from watching her everyday in the train. He tells his classmate about it and she decides to help him get her. Eventually the guy and the girl from the train end up together thanks to the guy's classmate. What they did not know is that the classmate also likes the guy.

So with his now girlfriend, he gets all horny and tries to do stuff with her which she is not really too comfortable or crazy about. He gets annoyed and disappointed. However she tries very hard to understand him and make him happy by forcing herself to allow him to do stuff to her. She also tries to be more affectionate with him hoping to do things with him like couples would. For some strange reason he does not like it and thinks its troublesome.

Over time he tends to realize that his classmate was better to be around with and they soon hit it off and start having an affair behind his girlfriend's back. Now another character in the background gradually emerges claiming that she likes the guy as well since they were from the same middle school. So far the guy's affair had been going on too far and sure enough he gets caught by his girlfriend without knowing. That is all for now and I am waiting for the new episodes to be available.

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She is everything a guy could want. The guy sees her everyday in the train and decides he wants her and his classmate friend helps him get her easily. He does all kind of shit to the girl and she lets him because she wants to make the relationship work out with him. She has been trying very hard to do lots of things to please him which just gets brushed aside. He does not even help her up or at least look worried when she trips and fall while they were walking together. He does not appreciate all these and has the nerve to cheat on her.

I feel so irritated by that guy's character. I feel like killing him. Good job for the creators of the anime in making animated character I genuinely hate. Every episode I watch, I feel sad for the girlfriend. You might be thinking, if its too much to take why not just stop watching altogether? That is the problem with me. Nobody how bad a story is to me, I have to finish it. It is my nature of having to finish something so that I have closure. I need closure! I am the type of person who needs to see things to the very end. A sense of completion is necessary for me. However I am not a masochist in a sense that I most likely might not rewatch the series again. I have some stored anime with very sad endings which I dare not watch again for fear of being saddened by them. Pathetic I am. The same applies to books I read as well.

Anime is my fantasy land! My form of escape from the everyday drudgeries of reality. It is my place to be happy with something that I know will never exist in the real world. Because the real world is full of shitty people!

Logitech Love

While surfing the web for ideas and inspiration on designs at work. I came across not one, not two... but three new Logitech products. I think at least one out of three of them have already been released but I doubt it would be available in Malaysia yet.

They are... *drum roll* the
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Logitech G15 Keyboard
Logitech G51 Speakers

Let us start with the mouse.


It is awesome! Why is it awesome? Because it has incorporated all the cool features of previous Logitech mice into a single product. Thank God I did not rush to buy the MX Revolution. Its main features I am going crazy over are the 'free scroll' function, the ability to add more weight to the mouse, its scroll wheel being able to 'scroll' horizontally and the feature of adding on a different type of grip. Apparently you can add/remove a 'grip' which adds to the width of the mouse which alleges more comfort. Removing it simply makes your mouse the slim/normal form for those people who dislike bulkiness.

Now on to the keyboard.


Well I am not sure why I was interested in the first place. The more I think about it, I realize it is not that much different from my current G15 v1. Firstly it does not have blue illumination anymore so boo. They also did away with the dial for controlling volume which I think was cool. They replaced it with just a volume up and down button respectively. Also it does not have a flip open LCD screen anymore, rather just a screen embedded on top of the keyboard. I guess they want it to be less bulky and more space conscious. I can totally give this a miss.

Finally the sounds!


Initially I do not prioritize sound quality. Or rather it was never high on my list. Until I got my X-Fi soundcard. Also being exposed to my dad's hifi stereo system. As hard as I try to adjust the settings for my X-Fi going through my old Logitech 6.1 speakers, there was just something not quite right. The speakers was just not adequate enough to provide the sound quality I desired. I have keen sense when it comes to details in graphics and sound. A factor to being able to play music by ear efficiently. Reading about the new upcoming G51 made me go "that will be what I am replacing my currents speakers with". Each of its satellite speakers seem to have a high and low sound transmitter as opposed to the previous generation speakers having only one transmitter, like mine. What really made me excited was the front middle speak being able to be mounted on the monitor like the new webcams that were made to clip onto flatscreen monitors. Woohoo! About time somebody thought of that. My current middle front speaker is designed to be placed either on top of a monitor with a wide surface or on the floor.

Why you may ask that I got this 6.1 in the first place? True story. While I was in Melbourne, I needed speakers for my computer there, so I went to a nearby store. I wanted to get a simple 2.1 set when I saw its price being quite ridiculously expensive. Then I saw this 6.1 that the store was trying to get rid of, which was 1/3 the price of a new 2.1. To me it sounded like a great deal. After a couple of years of experience only now I realize that you really do get what you pay for and more speakers do not necessarily mean better. However I needed speakers anyway because I blew up the speakers on my Sony mini hifi system right before I left for Australia. If I ever get my hands on these G51... I will give the 6.1 to my dad and hook it up for him to the dvd player or television. Of course he will repeat that my 6.1 is never a match for his stereo hifi system. Durh. However I use my speakers for other things than just listening to music. So you cannot really make comparisons like that. I do admit though when it comes to music sound quality, it still is somewhat unsatisfying. May the mouse and speakers be birthday and Christmas presents I get for myself!

[Images were linked from nordichwardware.com]

Fuck you all for stealing my thunder!

Urgh... Eat and Sleep

So I could not sleep last night. Whole night tossing and turning... no more stuffing myself shortly before sleeping. I even had weird funny ass dreams which I cannot remember. I have no idea how some people can just knock out after stuffing their faces.

Don't you just hate it when you wake up few minutes before your alarm clock rings. You're thinking 'Hmm I woke up a little earlier than needed. I guess I'll go back to sleep until the clock rings.' Riiiiing! 'WTF!'

It has been happening too many times as of late. I wonder if my body has adjust itself to preemptively respond to the alarm or maybe I just am not really at ease to be able to fully rest. Whatever it may be, sleep has become a precious commodity when one has to work the following day. I even spend a fair amount of time during the weekends just sleeping to make up for the insufficient rest during the weekdays. With my working hours on weekdays, it makes up for more than a half working day on weekends. I am not complaining though. A job is a job and I thank God everyday for it. Hopefully He will reveal greater plans for me soon enough. Hopefully plans which involves earning more! I promise I will use a percentage of the income for good works!

My readers shall be my witness! Heck I will even buy my readers a meal!

Iron Guy!

So I just watched the trailer for Marvel's upcoming movie, Iron Man. The trailer looks interesting as always and I am sold in watching the movie when it comes out which will be sometime in May 2008. They got Robert Downey Jr. to play Tony Stark. Seems that he has put on weight in this film.

Marvel must be making loads of cash by turning their comic characters into movies one by one. I wonder what will be next... I guess it would be impossible to get a story on Venom or even Carnage.

Early Birthday Bash at Chili's

Just came back from dinner at Chili's, celebrating Shawn's birthday. Technically his birthday is 5 days time but I know that everybody would have other plans on a Sunday night especially since it is the night before having to go to work after the weekend ends.

I skipped lunch today in wait of dinner. No offense to those who are older than me, but I feel the aging effects as well. I cannot eat as much as I used to. I absolutely cannot make buffets worth the price anymore.

While waiting to be seated I noticed that a new games boutique will be opening soon right beside Chili's. What a perfect combination these two would make. They advertised Wrath of the Lich King and Starcraft 2 on their shop saying that they will be opened soon. How optimistic they were. Wrath of the Lich King is rumored to only be released sometime late next year. I doubt they would even be selling that in Malaysia seeing that Blizzard does not have Malaysia as one of their official countries to distribute the game. Thank God for Shawn's connections which helped us get Burning Crusade.

Tonight's event was rather special for eventhough I was not the birthday person. The thing is usually the plans I organize which include friends always fall flat on their faces. There will always be circumstances where people coincidentally will not be able to make it. Which is why I was rather happy that friends could get together today. The people attended were our closest friends. Afzal whom we know from since college, Ian who shares a long history with Shawn and Marcus whom Shawn and I play World of Warcraft with, who is also my close friend since high school. It was a great time. Ian as usual never fails to crack up the group with his awesome humor. Pity we could not get Shawn smashed as he needed to drive home and also work the next day.

And... now I am too full to sleep. I am going to suffer tomorrow at work for lack of sleep.

Sleep and Decay

So after a week of getting sunburnt from the trip I had with a bunch of friends at Gopeng, Perak; my skin is finally peeling or shedding. I am glad to say that I got a tan as I had planned despite the place not being a beach. I am still lightly sauteed. Well a small step but still better than being pale due to being in Melbourne for around 2 years.

During highschool days, I would walk around the city and major shopping areas just to kill time because back in the day, there was no broadband and I was far from having a power computer to play games on. So I would walk around under the hot sun. My roaming grounds consisted of Petaling Street, Ampang Park, Bukit Bintang and KLCC. Just walking around made me feel satisfied it provided me time to think about all kinds of stuff. I used to be so dark that people would mistake me for being a Malay. It was cool, they would speak to me in malay and I would converse with them likewise till they take a while before realizing that I'm Chinese. Muhibah yo!

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I hate it when I get stuff stuck at the back of my teeth. It gets lodged in so deep that I think there is something wrong with my gums or teeth themselves. Especially when it takes a few days to get it out. It is like an itch under your skin which you cannot relief. Took me two whole days to get it out. Force did not work. Eventually it was a fine maneuvering with finesse of my tongue. Hehe.

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Lately I have been getting insufficient sleep. I blame it on imageboards. Those things are so addictive. I feel compelled to click the next button until it ends.

YHGTBKM 02

I felt an impact towards my body. It was full of force yet soft and light. A sensation which I felt that I had to embrace it. I looked down to see what it was and to my surprise, it she hugged me. Her body against mine, radiating her warmth all over me which made me feel relaxed and at east. So much so that I felt ready to drift into oblivion, feeling nothingness and a sense of completion altogether. My arms were compelled to reciprocate in holding her. Welcoming what just happened. Accepting her affection. Acknowledging her feelings. She held onto me tightly which ironically made me feel safe and secure despite me physically being the one covering her as if sheltering her from the evil of the world.

No, this was not right. How could I accept her feelings which is not for me? She gives to the 'celebrity', not me. I knew it was wrong but yet it felt great. That was all I cared about. It was like finding an item which was meant to be for someone else but that person was nowhere to be found. In this case, did this person she looked for ever existed?

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I brought her to a nearby coffee joint to have her settled down. I wanted to know how all of this began and maybe find out why she thinks I was who she thought I was.

"I am sorry, it was a lie..."

What? What did she mean that it was a lie? What was a lie?

"I made it all up. About thinking you were somebody famous..." She confessed as she looked away trying not to have eye contact with me. A numb ripple went down my spine, causing me momentary lost of feelings in my entire body. I heard no sound, saw nothing within that moment.

Getchur Game On

A few gaming titles that are worth looking into will be the upcoming Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath. Yeah it's an expansion supposedly featuring new units and new subfactions like how you were able to have specialized factions in Generals: Zero Hour. It will also bring you back in time to bridge the gap between Tiberian Sun and C&C3. You know the one with James Earl Jones as General Solomon of the GDI.

Another one which sparked my interest was SimCity Societies. I cannot believe that they actually managed to make another one. Apparently this one will have your citizens influencing the entire appearance of your city. Or was it the other way around.

I am forever waiting for Ragnarok Online 2. I have very high expectations for that game seeing that it is taking quite a while for them to develop it. But easy does it. We do not want another RO1 where it was known for exploits of imbalanced mechanisms, where the Wizard class was king.

World of Warcraft is set to have its second expansion sometime next year with a new heroic class to unlock. Everybody and their mothers are going to create a Death Knight. Sigh...

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In other news, technology to be precise, Apple has officially announce two new iPods being the new iPod nano which looks like a stunted iPod video which now features video playback as well. The other is a tempting iPod Touch. The simplest way I can explain its features and looks is that it is an iPhone without the phone. These touch screens worry me. What if anything buggers up and the touch screen loses it's sensitivity? Personally I would rather go for the Creative mp3 players as they offer more compatibilities of audio/video formats and have FM tuners. Sure it does not have the sophisticated touch navigation. Sure it does not look as cool as an iPod. My only beef is that they only manufacture useful accessories for the iPod and nother other mp3 players. The one which I would really go for would be the device where you connect to the iPod enabling your radio, especially the car's radio to pick up the frequency of which your iPod would be transmitting your played songs. I heard that it has a considerable wide radius of transmission that even cars adjacent to yours will be able to pick up the signal. Imagine if you and your friends were on a convoy driving outstation. You could very well be the DJ broadcasting your songs to them! What iPod will not openly reveal is that their color display actually is inferior in terms of color count compared to other mp3 players.

Oh ladies should check this cool iPod accessory!

What A Way To Start A Day of The Month

So I woke up earlier than usual today in preparations of going to work early with full of enthusiasm despite my ever present fear of not being able to produce quality work which the clients would like. I arrived more than half an hour before I was to start work at the office. True enough (again) that the office was still close and no sight of my boss or CEO anywhere. I waited about an hour outside for somebody to actually arrive . The intern at the company joint me waiting towards the end of the approximate hour.

After getting in, I said to myself "Okay, you're finally in, get to work!"
Fifteen minutes later the office blacked out. We were sitting in the dark and heat(absence of air conditioners). My boss decided to head over to the building's management office to find out what was up. Apparently a circuit board, thing burst into flames and affected a few blocks within the building and we were one of them. The management had no idea when their contractors would arrive and be able to complete repairs. My boss upon hearing the situation, decided that we all should just go home and work from there as he did not expect the power to be back up anytime soon and even after repairs, they would require time to test and ensure everything was running properly.

So I am at home now. I will have to find my installers for the softwares needed to continue my work from the office. In all honesty, I hope we 'will not be able' to work at the office tomorrow as well but yeah that is just wishful thinking.