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+ + February 28th, 2005 (Monday) + +
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--Feeling?---|---Tired--
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Apparently my body really dislikes water when it's not needed. Tried drinking a little more today (well... I was thinking since I happened to remember, I should at least try managing to down about half a normal person's intake; most of the time I drink much, much less). Then my body rejects the extra fluids through my nose. -_-; Somehow I knew it would happen, like so many times before.
Stayed up till 7 this morning redoing part of my holiday homework; 200 pieces of animation, of 4 sports (free to choose). I had to be a smartass and try doing equitation (jump). Hell was it a challenge; had finished 4/5s of the animation sequence when I realized something very wrong (size and proportions of horse, plus variable height wasn't there) and had to redo the whole thing till, well.... this morning. On the other hand, I learnt a LOT from that little experience alone, that will definitely come in handy. Maybe I should do horse-racing as the 2nd sport...
.... and I am extremely tired now. Had only slept an hour before going to school for that group meeting.
Back on some post I made about politics (not government kinds...), as I recall, neutral, all-round friendly parties normally get taken down quickly because some side (or all) are paranoid about them becoming the enemy, so eliminate em to while they're alone and vunerable. Prevention better than cure? Still, that won't stop me from staying where I am.
My Lil Sis resents my old man a lot too. Unlike me, she's a social butterfly and goes out (or wants to) a lot more. That isn't sitting too well with my father. Last I heard he forbid her to go to church; she's not the religious kind; I believe she only went there to socialize, influenced by her Christian friends. I personally never approved of it (since I know one day they'll try converting her), but wouldn't go to the extent of barring her from the place altogether. She's a teen. I mean church isn't half as bad as some other places. -_- Then again Dad hates any form of religion. Mom was lamenting that there 'isn't any happiness' in our family. I disagree. All 3 kids adore Mom, and we're all pretty happy with her. Dad... heh, he barely communicates with us (I wonder if he even knows HOW to). The only thing he asks us constantly is, "How's school? Is everything alright?" I'm sure he genuinely means it, but his concern kinda stops there... He doesn't know what we do / did in school, or what we even study.
^^ Indeed. Beneath it all we are the opposite of what we aim to become.
"You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle."
- Bill [William Jefferson] Clinton (1946 - )
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 09:10 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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+ + February 27th, 2005 (Sunday) + +
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--Feeling?---|---Curious--
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*Shakes head* I'm constantly surprised by the behavior of some. Then again the world would be boring otherwise.
Didn't go down to that horse place this morning. Packed up everything the night before, but woke up and concluded it was just too cold and windy to go down. I'd just be wasting my time and money standing in such horribly freezing conditions, unable to draw with numb fingers. Turned out to be a wise decision. Noon and it's still feeling like December.
¦D I will say it again: Bleach (manga) is funny. I can see why the fans love the main character~
My light was flickering, so went down to the front desk to ask for a replacement. Got one, then also asked for a ladder; the ceiling is high. They sent a person with me to change the light. o_O People, I know how to do it myself; the stuff these days are made almost idiot-proof, you wouldn't know how to fix em only if you suffer from true stupidity (somehow I get the feeling a lot more females suffer from this while attempting to do handiwork than guys), or if you come from somewhere that hasn't seen bulbs, OR you simply refuse to use your head and try it out for yourself. I only needed the ladder. Already did it one time before (well that time the light that died was just within reach if I stood on my table, but this time, no), so I find it quite ridiculous they insisted the guy go to my room. Either they're paranoid about me abducting their ladder, or they think I'm too incompetent to change get the job done. Oh well. On the bright side, the spoilt light was disposed of by the guy, so that saved me a wee-bit of trouble.
Taking too many afternoon naps... -_-;;;
Bayu-chan suddenly called me on my house-phone (he always contacted via cellphone) and pretended to be someone from the telephone company. This is the second time an accquaintance has tried pulling this off on me (I wonder why males like to do it o_O). But there's no mistaking Bayu-chan's voice, so I got him to go straight to the point (for some reason he seemed surprised I figured out so quick ―_―;). Aside from testing if his line was okay by calling someone, he asked if I was interested in a sukiyaki buffet~ :o~~~~ YESH! I hope there's plenty of beeeeef! Tuesday at noon. Hope he doesn't come late...
"While one has every right to experience an emotion such as anger, it's
what manner of action taken afterwards that tells what you truly are."
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 11:43 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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+ + February 26th, 2005 (Saturday) + +
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--Feeling?---|---Blahed--
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Went down to Shinbashi to meet Mom's friend (and get the stuff she carried off him). He was being a gentleman and bought me a drink at a cafe, then a 6,123 yen lunch later... o_o I appreciate it, but the price was just ridiculous... Heck I even felt bad about eating. The only thing that seemed properly priced was the pufferfish set-lunch thing (shared between us 2). I've finally tasted pufferfish (pufferfish porridge, pufferfish skin in salad, fried pufferfish...~ :ώ~~~) But everything else was.... normal... Oden, yakiniku and sashimi... o_O Truly overpriced... I'm even more surprised that friend of Mom's can actually spend his money (or the money he received from his company for his business trip) so.... uncaringly.... Ah well. None of my concern anyway. Just to note... the best part of the meal, in my opinion, was a side of raw cabbage (came with the yaki-tori) that was so crunchy and sweet. :X Adult talk is BORING.
Finally gave in and bought the rest of the Bleach volumes (9 at one shot). The theme; big association that's basically there to watch other the well-being of the meek, but after generations of rule passed down, now has coruption, vice and malice running amock among the leaders, this theme reminds me of a current situation I'm in. Politics and thirst for power has rendered most wary and forced them into sides, only to be blinded by biasness, losing their focus of the cause while tearing up enemies who are supposed to be allies... Currently I'm busying myself with what the group was originally formed for: keeping the peace of the lesser. And I simply refuse to get involved in any politics with ANYone, and will not give them any reason to drag me into this silly game. A few have come forward confiding in me (or bitching about others to me) but I have remained much like a wall and not said anything for or against any party. I wonder how much longer I'll last. I've stuck around since the beginning, and though good with what I do, have distanced myself with others of the same rank, preferring to mingle with the commoners. Feel a lot less guarded and tensed, and I don't have to keep watching my back. But when they rise in rank, they immediately seem to get dragged into sides and there you go, more politics.
"Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity."
- Vera Brittain
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 09:34 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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+ + February 25th, 2005 (Friday) + +
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--Feeling?---|-----
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My left eyelid is STILL twitching. It's been like that for... what, a month? Acts up the most whenever I get agitated (mostly with crowds or just people in general) or after I sneeze. I'm getting quite annoyed.
Got my Alien Registration card updated finally, and sold off some comics for a total of 800 yen.
T_T I love NZ.
OMG OMG OMG!
Paku Romi is going to be appearing as a guest on NHK BS-2's programme on Hagaren come 3rd of March (Thursday) at 11pm!!! O_O *Fangirls for a bit*. If I forget it, I'll go smash muh head into the wall thank you~~~Didn't report that one to FMA.com... seems no point since most of the people there can't see the program. *Wonders who the other guest is...* A name I haven't seen before...
And honestly, I'm getting awfully familiar with the Japanese langauge. Just watched an episode of Inuyasha without subtitles (most of the clips I have include subtitles) and I understood it perfectly fine, even didn't notice it lacked subtitles at all; I hate subtitles (distracting) and can't seem to ignore em, so read while also taking in the audible Japanese (hence I notice all the weird changes in the translations and keep getting duhed by em).
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 11:25 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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+ + February 25th, 2005 (Friday) + +
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--Feeling?---|---Calm--
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o_O So no wonder I was feeling it a little more chilly than usual... it's snowing like crazy out there. No surprise if I wake up tomorrow to find a meter of snow everywhere. Please let it snow throughout the day too (even though I'm supposed to get errands done that will be impossible to carry out if this goes on, but SNOW!!!!!!) It just looks so peaceful and quiet out there now.... ^_^ It's times like this I just want to sit down by a window and stare out dreamily at a vast landscape, with a hot cup of cocoa in hand~ I would do that, had the view out my window been less ugly. If the day is kind, I'll take a nice slow walk around and snap some pictures. ^_^
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 01:07 a.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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+ + February 24th, 2005 (Thursday) + +
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--Feeling?---|---Thoughtful--
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Woke up this morning. took a look at my left arm and thought the lower part of it was swollen or something. No... turns out my muscles just grew larger. Again. At this rate, yeah I'll be THE new female bodybuilder. Why don't I just follow all these steps here and give slender, whimpy guys here a run for their money too.
Wooo.... the Bleach manga's funny. XD And as with most series, a lot of details were never shown in the TV series... I think this is one series I'll continue reading. ^^ Gotta go sell off some old mangas to make space.
Had a group meeting today (upcoming animation project) and Miyo-kun was talking about another group which is currently undergoing a lot of internal friction due to one member; Takano-san. She's the type of person who speaks her mind straight without watering down on harshness. For all those who don't know, Japanese are extremely paranoid about hurting the other party's feelings with what they say, so they tend to tone down their opinions to sound less subjective/ direct. You could call it being hypocritical to a certain extent. Hence Westerners find it extremely difficult to dig out any real opinion from them that doesn't sound like 'sitting on the fence'. Japanese might find Westerners harsh with their words, too frank, and unsympathetic to other people's feelings while Westerners would find Japanese round-about, indirect, hypocritical, and bland. Anyway, Takano-san, though Japanese, voices her thoughts much like an American would, so her other group members seem to be taking a disliking to her. Hmm. Back in Polytechnic, all group members spoke their minds and critiqued everyone's ideas openly, and we learnt to appreciate it. Japanese are too timid to offend, hence they don't say much I guess. My course manager has mentioned before that he wants to change that, but with the whole frigg'in country like this for ages, I don't see that happening anytime soon. I mean, you gotta credit them for sparing a thought for everyone they talk to, but at least for the sake of work (animation)... speak out! We need all the crits we can get to make it better and better!
Me? I'm frank to those I think can take it. So if you're someone I know personally, and happen to see me with my Japanese classmates, don't be surprised to find my attitude 180 degrees the other way round. I still give them my opinion (can't stand not voicing it on projects I'm involved in), but in the same, wishy-washy way they do. For now I'll play their game, but I do hope to change their ways slowly when I have my own company.
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 08:21 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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+ + February 23th, 2005 (Wednesday) + +
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--Feeling?---|---Happy--
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Kuchiki Ruka is so cool. ^_^ Didn't know her seiyuu also did Victoria Celes in Hellsing... But anyway, a few negative points of her's (and Shinrei's) I share.
I still do NOT understand what's so funny about this video. I really don't get it even after it's gotten this big. *Scratches head, totally lost*
I love fisssssssh.... I could live on it all muh life~~~~ (the love of beef is still there, but I can continue eating fish and not feel bloatedly sick).
Maybe I've just not listened to American English for too long. Every time I hear any of it I just think go thinking 'random surfer dude'. This isn't good at all. Especially when I just heard sound clips of one of my favorite cartoon series, SWAT Kats and thought the voices were extremely cheesy. Then again it might not be that bad if I had graphics to be distracted with. NEED. SWAT KATS. EPISODES. BADLY. I loved that cartoon... T_T Why was it cancelled... ¬_¬ Sure had a lot of potential. Maybe, just maybe... I could suggest a remake in Japan when I get into the industry.... maybe.... T_T Need... to... rewatch... series... T_T
While on the topic of cartoons (not anime), Silverhawks, MASK, Transformers are also among my favorites of the old-school.
For some mysterious reason only a few people around me have even heard of Sliverhawks at all. ^_^ I had a lot of figurines from the series, but mostly only cared to play with the animal ones (I recall there being a few robotic birds in the cartoon itself, and some bull-enemy...). Really, I only ever wanted animal toys. The human figures just happened to have them so my parents had to buy the set.
M.A.S.K.... another classic. ^_^ I liked the fact everyone's ordinary-looking vehicle could do cool things (especially that flying car of the leaders!!! WAHA! GIMME! ). Even owned quite a number of them myself (red flying car, orange truck / boat, huge container truck that kinda resembled Optimus Prime's transformed state, villain's black truck that could turn into a helicopter etc). ^_^ Had quite a number of episodes on VHS up until 1995 (tapes finally sprouted mould -_-)
Transformers... Mmmmm Transformers. ^_^ The first, original series was what I grew up with, then a few years back I got a look at Beast Wars and kinda got disappointed. Why? The animation (3D) wasn't as dynamtic as the 2D. Everything animated in 3D action-wise looked so.... soft, gentle and too perfect. I still dislike 3D animation to this day. Ah well. Back to the classic! Starscream never did learn to shut up, can't believe he made it to the Beast Wars series too. XD DINOBOTS!!!! ^____^ Dinobots!!~ "Me Grimlock no nice Dino, me bash brains." Awwwwww maaaan~! ^_^ Grimlock!!!! I was never one for mechas, but Transformers were different. They weren't being 'driven' by pilots, they were the characters themselves. And each one so unique though their physical expression never really changed much. of course their biggest selling point was that they were 'robots in disguise'. I never bothered much for that part, unless it came to Dinobots. Oh yes and Soundwave was cool in that aspect too! Don't let this clip spoil the mental image you've got of him though~ Not that it's badly made (great animation actually)... just... a mean bad Decepticon doing the woogie woogie?!
On the other hand, popular stuff like G.I.Joe, Thundercats never caught my eye.
Now that I think about it, most American cartoons, made for kids, have very simple, common plots. Bunch of heros with super powers/ super equipment. (bunch of) Villain(s) with big cheesy name. Bunch of heros get to know about villain(s) very early. Heros spend almost all cartoon eternity (well.... 9/10s of the series) fighting villain(s). Sometimes heros die, but they never seen to stay dead. Lesser villains die, but the big bad one that is behind all things bad NEVER dies. Odd thing is I've barely ever seen the conclusion to any series. Either it gets cancelled suddenly, or ends hanging, or it just goes on forever (take a look at X-men, Spiderman, Superman, Batman, etc etc...). I know this is the underlying plot for almost evey fantasy/ action series in the world, but the US cartoons, for some reason never bothered adding anything else to spice up the story, so this part of it sticks out in my head most.
.... Wait, what I mentioned above can also be seen in Inuyasha...
Aaaarrrrgggggh wanna see all them classics again... x_x
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 07:33 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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--Feeling?---|---^_^ Smiley--
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Went to get my VISA done again (suddenly had to fork out 4,000 yen... they didn't mention it in the letter *mumbles*. Thank goodness I had enough. 4000 yyen just to get a sticker on my passport. Ridiculous) and of all people, I met Bayu-chan and the other 2 Indonesian girls there. o_o Freaky coincidence. Nonetheless I was happy to see them~ Detty was saying she has NEVER seen my around the dorm (she lives here too). Hehe, I keep to myself too much. Bayu-chan seems to be doing fine, and he now seems to share the same view as I on Japan; it's not great, but it is interesting, MORE interesting than our home countries. He even mentioned he'd like to further his studies/ work here. Woo. Not too long ago he was cursing this country lol. Ah yes, and halfway through our conversation, a Korean girl from the foreign echange program I attended 2 years ago walked up to greet me. Forgotten her name (I'm sure she doesn't remember mine either), but she's graduated and is now working. Seems happy~ ^^ Amazing who you meet at the Immigration office. o_O
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*Munches on fresh strawberries* ^___^ Now all there's left is to get my Alien Registration Card updated. Yes you saw right. Alien. Why? Ask the Japanese government. Maybe they don't want foreigners in the same league as them. *Shrugs* The name of the card sounds a lot better in Japanese though.
|ΜBΰpt Complete Best won at the Japan Golden Disc Awards... Wooo Not to mention there's going to be a rerun of the TV animation series in central, Kantou and Kansai areas starting April. Too bad the reruns are after midnight though. They'd get a lot more viewers if they showed it earlier. Oh, speaking which... nKϊΗ (Radio Hagaren Program) had Fujiwara Keiji (Hughes) over as a guest this month and every broadcast, they do reviews of each Hagaren episode, and receit the most popular lines from it. Yesterday's happened to be episode 25, so you can guess which line they made Fujiwara-san act out. XcXeLIHeartbreaking, but since it was just that line without the music and graphics... Next month's guest, Yamaguchi Mayumi (Envy)~ I can just see Paku Romi giving up in exasperation (they're good friends, but Yamaguchi-san is a little... off). XD
"In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature
of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this
respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars."
- Richard [Milhous] Nixon (1913 - 1994)
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 05:07 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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--Feeling?---|---Tired--
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O_O Too many people queuing for the lastest episode of Bleach and Samurai Champloo... Rather, too many people to trade with. ―0―
Stayed up till 5am painting (poster colors) that assignment (self-designed cottage with picturesque scenery in the background). =_= I ended it rather disappointed with myself for screwing up the lighting big time, and taking forever to map out every single brick and block, moss and algae area on the cottage... slept for an hour then rushed off for school freezing. When I took a look at most of my other classmates' pieces though... o_O Their cottages looked made outta plastic.
Last day as a first-year student. It's spring vacation from now till the 18th of March. The lecturers took the opportunity to give us a briefing on that other animation group project. This time though, they told us to get into our own groups (within the class) of about 10 people. I stuck with Mio-san's bunch; although she doesn't have much skill in drawing, she does prove a good leader with pretty far-out ideas. I volunteered for character designing & keyframing on top of inbetweening. Would be a lot more active, like being the leader/ sub-leader if I could convey ideas across better, but oh well.
Time to design a dog, pheasant and monkey character for the traditional Japanese Momotarou story...
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not
bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man."
- Mark Twain [b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835 - 1910)
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 11:45 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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--Feeling?---|---Pleasant--
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Just had a nice long chat with Mom about home and the rest of the family. ^_^
My little brother is a gentle giant indeed. He's soooo kewut!!!! *&$*&!$^ *Imagines pinching his cheeks*. Lil Sis is adorable too. XD I'm really glad us 3 kids turned out loving towards Mommay~ Dad? Er. We try to get along... Quite a peaceful family considering all of us aren't even the slightest bit rebellious towards our parents as teenagers. In that sense, I'm really grateful for them. Though I'm still wondering why Lil Bro wants to take up Business Management when he enters tertiary education... that decision just seems to contradict his very personality. oo;
Also heard that one of my cousins wants to go for a sex-change operation (is that even avaliable in Singapore???). That's no surprise to me (was expecting it for a long time), but what did make me widen my eyes was that my mother was extremely liberal about it. O_O I LOVE MY MOMMAY. But after that discussion about that cousin, Mom then asked if I was intending to get one too (jokingly, but lol). She seems intent on thinking I behave mostly masculine. XD I answered I look to both sides of the scale and seek a balance of both and none in myself@(much more interesting that way~). ¦ þ Somehow I don't think she buys it, but I still love her~ Ύ©η±»yΙ΅Δ °½’ρΎ
Mom's sent something to Uncle Ho. He's staying at some really high-class hotel at Shinbashi... Said he wanted to give me a lunch. o_O Kinda feel a little bad about it. It's my side that asked him a favor (deliver stuff) and he still offers to treat a meal... I suppose I should go along with it. I mean I've not had the time to meet up with him the last 2 times he came bringing my stuff (school hours... : | ), but that's not counting the time he came with his family, I entertained them. One thing about that hotel he's staying in though... Why in the world is the reception on the 24th floor?! Been there once and was completely disorientated. Gotta grab a picture of the place the next time I go.
I LOVE NZ ^_____________^
"If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself,
tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call it forth its riches."
- Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 09:04 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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--Feeling?---|---Drowsy--
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Meh, woke up early for that horse place filming thing, but walked out and found it raining heavier than yesterday. In a way, you could say I was hoping for that... Kinda need a day off before school again tomorrow to complete my background homework... So yeah, I'm awake now... at 8:15am... on a Sunday... ―o―
Eh, haven't been watching ANY anime (cept for Bleach)... nothing's interesting anymore. Naruto is draggy, Tennis no Oujisama is boring, Meitantei Conan I kinda grew sick of... Gundam Seed Destiny is f**king lame as hell, One Piece has gotten stale... Hmmm yeah... ¬_¬;
Just remembered I haven't finished watching Chrno Crusade and Wolf's Rain even though I have the DVDs... must've lost interest...
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 08:47 a.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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--Feeling?---|---Sleepy--
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Oh yes, walked around yesterday afternoon with my jacket off (I didn't think it felt that cold) so made my way home in a short-sleeved thin T-shirt and cargo-pants attire with people staring at me like I grew an alien tail or something. ¬_¬ For heaven's sake, schoolgirls wear them short skirts around all winter and no one thinks its strange, so why stare at me? σν©ρΛ₯―ΎΊ
Today... went down to Shibuya to go look at the seniors' works on show. Since I've not walked around in Shibuya at all, plus the fact the train station is bleed'in huge and messy, and it was raining (Sycia was also fighting against the wind half the time) it took me half an hour to get to the place. I was just blown away by one person's game animation sequence; a girl using several types of weapons against enemy robots and monsters. That was a beautiful piece that looked better than some game stuff advertised on TV anytime. Sorta like... Square-standard? I swear, the animation, fight sequence was so dynamic, every shot not wasted with absolutely beautiful choreography... I guess there are geniuses in my school. That game piece seemed better than all the animation majors' put together... Wish I could grab the CD of it to show friends...
Was supposed to meet Joyce at Shinjuku at 1pm, but I kinda misread one letter at the busstop and ended up on one headed towards Shinbashi. Silly me. -_-; Panicked and jumped off at Roppongi where I found a line back to Shinjuku (most expensive subway line around; money can't buy time, but it can get me a faster train back). WCX²ίρΘ³’I >_<; Had lunch, bought the first volume of the Bleach manga, then she came over for a bit. Wish she could've stayed longer though... had plenty of stuff to show her.
I didn't ask for anyone to teach me how to use the DV-camera I borrowed from school, so I just fiddled around with everything an hour ago. Amazed at how its so easy to use. Filming tomorrow.
Talked to Sis some last night. ^_^ So glad she's sounding happy~ Busy, but at least not bored (seemingly..????)
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 11:31 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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--Feeling?---|---Inspired--
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Yay~ presentation is finally over... It's odd... after it's all done and stuff, then we (group members) can actually take several steps back, detach ourselves from our work, and critique it as we would to other peoples'... There are still quite a number of things that could use fixing, but what I felt was the biggest problem would be that there wasn't much consistency within our individual pieces of work when put together to produce a single whole animation. Scan sizes and positions that differed, inconsistency of lighting and color, yeah... I actually brought the issue up to the leader a few times, but it seems I just couldn't get my message across well enough. *Sigh* ΏεΑΖSΧ’ € Hell we even got told we were too serious about the animation (I know that's a trademark of me, but the whole group?!). In any case, it still made for a great learning experience. I got to play around with the school's Macintosh G4s and its animation software (was only familiar with using it via Windows until this), and because I was given the task of animating the ending credits, I got to recall all my long-forgotten Adobe After Effects skills. I went down to Takeda-sensei and asked him to critique my work as an individual piece (not the entire group's). First thing he said upon seeing my character, "Is that pikachu?" oo; Commented it was cute, that the wind could be 'felt' in the animation, and the segment where it was just hovering there was nice, but the part where the character (called Puririn, by Kyowa, so I gave that as its name : þ) gets blown away wasn't animated up to par as the rest of the parts... I have to agree... was having quite a hard time thinking of how an airborne creature would be blown away... In fact I still wonder how to animate it properly... oo;
Also borrowed a video camera from Takeda-sensei. oo; We can just borrow important stuff like that without leaving our cards down or something (unlike during Polytechnic days). I only had to leave my name down without anyone looking on. He's a helluva cool course manager. Hell, I think most of my lecturers rock. The principal himself is a liberal guy. Love this school so much.
Currently in a dilemma on what to pick for next term's modules.... I'm definitely going for 2D animation, but I'm torn between Illustration and Backgrounds for the second choice.
Have to go down to Shibuya tomorrow and watch the official senior's works being publicly shown. Baaaaaah.... I've already sat through 2 session of that in school, and slept during the first. -_-; Why do we need to go a 3rd time... I've got to film horses on Sunday, sheesh what a weekend before spring vacation. Got another DV tape, and was about to whine about the cost of stuff over here to myself, then I remembered I am receiving the money FOR my education, so complain not.
Haha a real Death Star indeed.
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 10:17 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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--Feeling?---|---Amused--
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Uh... too tired yesterday.
That group animation project is finally drawing to its close. Presentation's tomorrow... Hmm. Also gotta borrow a video camera from school~
I seem to love contradicting myself... Science and fantasy. Logic, and magic. Good, evil. Meat... vegetable. Okay, I'm steering too far. Anyway. They don't seem that far apart. Wait, I've mostly been a person who sees things black and white, yet I know there are a billion shades of gray. Oh there you have it. Contradicting myself yet again. -_-; This is why I hate thinking. *Throws brain out to wander the skies instead*
You are most compatible with the Sovereign Rune. You highly value autonomy and independence. You are also a leader, and are often concerned with leading others to the best of your abilities. You have a very strong will, and are not easily controlled or used by others, at least without your consent. The last owner of the Sovereign Rune was Head of the Scarlet Moon Empire, Emperor Barbarosa. He embeded the rune in his Dragon King Sword. He was protected from the Sorcerous Windy's hypnotic magic unbeknownst to her, but chose to go along with her schemes, because he felt that he loved her. He used the rune to transform into a three-headed dragon to fight the Resistance. After he was beaten and reverted back, he grabbed Windy and jumped off the balcony of the palace, presumably killing them both.
Which Suikoden True Rune Are You Compatible With?
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Three headed dragon? *Thinks of some golden monster from Godzilla...*
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 11:32 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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Oh yes... I saw a wolf on the train yesterday. He seemed unware of himself...
The illustration Sensei kept mentioning I work hard to other people... Don't know what she's getting at, but it does make me a little uneasy.
Re-shot them animation cells after class, and ended up missing Bleach. Oh phooey. Don't want to download it that much., but I guess I'll have to so I won't get lost next episode.
Static... shocks... getting... worse... Already I'm having them 6 times a day on average, but the intensity seems to be increasing too. I just touched the metal backing of my chair and nearly shot my radio (which was half a meter away) to hell. -_-; Though one good thing about strong shocks would be me snapping outta dreamy-mode on cold mornings. Heck even my portfolio-file (something I carry with me almost everyday) decided to bite back just now.
'Complete Psycho' PLEASE VOTE!!!
What Type of Lunatic are You?
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I upgraded from Sadistic Psycho... to this..?!
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 08:58 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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--Feeling?---|---Rushed--
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Surprise surprise... the convenience store near my place, though it doesn't have enough stock of weekly comics (Jump, Magazine, Shounen Sunday), carries enough GanGan ones. So I go my monthly issue just not. Not much time to go over it again, but I did look anyway. Transition is the prime word here~
Had gone down to the immigration office to get my Visa renewed, but hell I waited 3 bleeding hours just to hand up my documents for them people to check together with the forms, and have them tell me they'd send a letter to tell when it'd be ready for me to collection. ................................. )(&U!(*&(*!&@%*( @!&^%*&^!%*&^%*^!%*&! %^(@%^(%^!(^%(!*%( !&%(*!@&%(*&@ I was even doing my homework there on my lap after I gave up trying to sleep.
.... on the bright side I did get to see Rainbow Bridge at night and it was a purdy sight. Ports / harbors are beautiful when it's not day. The office is located somewhere over there. Oh, and I had a nice lunch. ^-^ Steaaaaaaak.... lotsa buttteerrrr~~~
Very very busy. -_- Damn group project suddenly had some shitty problems crop up and now time for my homework's trimmed. Guess I'll be without much sleep for the next few days.
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 09:22 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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I really wish I could be there to see Sis off like she did when I left... : | *sigh*
*Wails and glues virtual self to Sassin* >_<
Here's to wishing you all the very very VERY best, my bestEST pal from nursery school days... T_T
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 11:58 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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My family's Chinese New Year was rather pathetic, it seems. Old man isn't around, so it'd be inappropriate to go visiting his side of the family. Mom was spending the whole time baking cookies and cakes for sale (I have NEVER heard of anyone NOT liking my mom's confectionery) during this festive season. And she had to take all her 3 children's red packets to pay for the house. I seriously don't mind it, but it does seem like quite a sad situation. On the other hand, Mom's side of the family insists on getting together, partying through this period so I hope that lifts her spirits. Also, Mom managed to gather together $3,700++ from her confectionery. I'd like to tell her that's good, but not when it's taking a toll on her health.
Somehow, thinking about it gives me strength to work harder...
Head down to that horse place yet again this morning. Why is it everytime I go the wind that day HAS to be especially strong? I wouldn't mind that in summer but in winter... x_X Fingers... frozen... There was an equitation competition going on today, so jockeys were up and about getting their horses ready everywhere. On days like this it's a lot easier to get a closer look at the animals, so I hung around the stables quite a bit. While sketching, some old guy came up to me speaking in old Japanese (o_O I thought I was speaking to some retired samurai) and asked if I was drawing them horses for an exhibition (_ίηκ½Μ©H) Told him I was doing observation for an animation project (he didn't understand 'anime' so I said 'douga'). ^^; I don't think he knew I'm not local. Would've loved to stay longer, but I hadn't known about the event, and made plans for afternoon already. *Goes to note down all other events for this year*. Oh, and already my third time down to the place and the lady managing the canteen recognizes me. ^^; ±κ©ηζ£ιΌI I'm thinking of cycling to that place when the climate warms... Can't be spending 420 yen everytime I go back and forth just for the bustrip... *Goes look at map on how to get there* Looks fairly straightforward (that place is located along a main street), but it is kinda far... Approximately 4 - 5 km from my dorm. I guess I could try one of these days~ I love cycling any way. Sycia thinks the bicycle should be made to replace bleeding cars, trucks & motorcycles.
Remind me never to eat at a family restaurant again for lunch. Full of screaming babies I'd love to cut up with a butter knife.
And is it just me or does Narita Ken sound like Inoue Kazuhiko when he speaks normally...
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Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.
13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.
20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.
30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!
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Think I've said it before, I don't consider myself an adult (aka the boring grown-ups whose dreams have been replaced by boring day jobs). It's important to keep oneself mentally young. I'm not about to weigh myself down but looking at the world through black-stained glass just because shit happens (which does quite often, but good things occur in great numbers too).
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 08:01 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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oo; The piece of translated news spread really fast (even though I took 3 dreadful hours to do it x_X); like... within half an hour of me posting, it already went here. Wonder if I'm the only one doing this in the fandom world. I mean fansubs & scanlations come out as quick as lightning, but magazine translations aren't actively done... Someone even removed all the words on that picture I slapped English one. Gosh he could've asked for the raw... would've made his job a lot easier... o_o Gosh I feel I've got to live up to very high expectations now. *Hides*
Apparently my relatives are under the impression I will gladly go back to Singapore to work after my studies are done to get a job. What the hell made them think that way? I do not ever recall expressing even a hint of that to anyone. Or do they just decide such a thing themselves. Feh.
Amusing shit~
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 11:12 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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ARGH my head hurts after intensive translating... Χ_Χ It really does. One FULL page cramped with an entire interview and I'm just dazed.
Latest News from Japan:
From Animage's March edition:
*Translated
An interview with the story editor was also included:
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Interviewer: The movie starts 2 years after the end of the television anime series: Fullmetal Alchemist. Have you (story editor) thought of what kind of man Ed would have grown up to be?
Story Editor: Personality-wise, he'll surely still be the same. However he's being unable to use alchemy, in a place with no friends, being away from his father, and still not achieved his goal... Even after 2 years of scientific research on how to return to his world, he's been denied a solution. He'll be starting to think it's a distant dream he's trying to chase... Kind of like, "What am I doing..?"
Interviewer: So he is still trying to return to his world..?
Story Editor: Well, yes. But having no means to achieve that is probably the most painful thing. For example, having a dream like "I want to work as a (---)" and finding out how to actually go about doing it. Not getting any clue on that... well you'd work hard for about the first 1 or 2 months... Read books, meet people and all that, but you slowly lose focus. You'd gain more self respect, but being in that sort of helpless situation, one wouldn't really know what to do. Ties with other people would weaken and even you yourself would slowly stop expressing your inner feelings. Especially for Ed, since he knows this isn't his world, would think, "I'm not one of this place, so it's best not to get too involved with people here"and would avoid getting too close to people to have good friends or even someone he likes, and keep out of politics so he won't get distracted.
Interviewer: He must be lonely...
Story Editor: Well, how Ed thinks makes sense to himself, but to the other people of the world he's in, they probably think he's out of touch with reality. Then again, there are plenty of people out there who think they're from a completely different world from everyone else. People who keep themselves from getting involved with other. I think there are lots of young people out there who are like this. The TV animation series was written with a rather fantasy-like feel, but I intend the movie to be closer to reality.
Interviewer: There's a new character who's together with Ed now. Alphonse Haidelihi (Translator's note: I'm not sure what his last name is supposed to be in English so directed translated it from Japanese)... who looks just like Al... *laughs*
Story Editor: Hehe yes, he's a guy one would think is a grown-up version of Al. At the end of the TV series, Ed 'bumped' into a young man who looked exactly like himself, and it was pointed out by his father (Hohenheim) that, "Somewhere, there's probably an Al of this world". Aside from looking just like Al, Alphonse Haidelihi also shares the same name. Ed would want to be in his company, hence them being together.
Interviewer: So they share a brotherly relationship?
Story Editor: Ed probably can't help but see him as a brother. He even told Alphonse Haidilihi a little about his own past, "I'm from another world, and have a brother there who looks just like you". However, Alphonse Haidelihi doesn't know if Ed's story is truth or lie. He'd definitely be going, "What's this guy thinking...?" So being treated like some guy's brother all of a sudden is a little inconvenient, and vexing. He might even have to try to live up to Ed's expectations.
Interviewer: What kind of character is he (Alphonse Haidelihi)?
Story Editor: He's a youngster of German origin who was studying under the father of modern rocketry (Hermann) Oberth. That's where Ed met him. He wants to prove the worth (scientific) of his fellow countrymen after their defeat in World War I, along with other young people. That's his aspiration; by achieving a rocket that can actually be ridden, Germany's pride and honor will be restored.
Interviewer: In theTV series, Ed was shown to have matured gradually. Will the movie show him even MORE grown-up?
Story Editor: The "to return to my world, I'll do ANYTHING" sort of reckless attitude should be gone, so you could say he's changed some. On the other hand, he might become contented because there's a person with him who looks just like Al. To live like this, in a sort of dream for the rest of his life would be tempting, as long as it doesn't cause hurt to anyone else. Whether that's the kinda of maturity he's always seeked to gain though, is a different issue. In other words, the "have I really grown up?" theme is about the same as in the TV series. Hmmm but if he actually got taller, I don't know *laughs*.
Interviewer: I'm beginning to wonder where that positive-thinking Ed of the TV-series went!
Story Editor: Actually, what happens to Ed in the 2 years before the movie won't really be touched on too much. Ed is confronted with an event close to him, and it's from there that the movie really begins.
Interviewer: Ed's lost some focus of his goal, and isn't as cheerful as before. To have an incident that would actually get him going again... what does it all mean?
Story Editor: Well, it's just that; After getting caught up in something, Ed will return to his old self. At the same time, the goal he's been losing faith in all this while will present its chance, a clue on how to return home, to him again. That's what makes Ed climb back up on his feet again.
Interviewer: Does that mean Ed will be able to return to his world?
Story Editor: Well that will be the main theme. There are, of course, other factors. To return, there will be the mysterious factor; something like the Philosopher's Stone in the TV series. Rocketry (that Ed is studying) will also play an important role.
Interviewer: So will the other characters of the Hagaren world appear? (Wnry, Al, the millitary people)
Story Editor: That... is still a secret *laughs*. In any case we've got Ed and Alphonse in this world, so we COULD not have the other characters appear. Although in the trailer, there was Al in his armor form. What does that mean? You'll have to wait to find out.
Interviewer: So if Ed sees Alphonse as the Al of this world, does this mean other characters, like a Roy of this world will appear?!
Story Editor: Yes, there is always that possiblity. Also, if originally Homoculus humans are around, in the same manner as Al (and Alphonse Haidelihi), people who'd look just like Lust or Gluttony would also exist. On second thought though, what happened the Homoculus who actually went through the Gate.... There're a lot of possibilities to explore there *laughs*. The TV series left a lot of questions. We'll be answering them bit by bit, so don't worry too much. But we'd be happy if everyone waits anxiously for any news/ information on the movie~ The movie itself is a continuation of the TV series. That is a promise. It can also be enjoyed by those who have never seen the TV animation series. Do bring friends who never watched 'Hagaren' down to the cinema. If you've seen the series, the movie will prove 10 times more fun.
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Sources
Animage 2005, March >> link (jpn)
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*Translator's notes:
- Please let me know if you find any grammatical errors
- :D I'm pretty excited after learning THIS much.
- *Flops over* I'm tired from this... x_X
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.............. ARGH I HAD TO CUT MY MAGAZINE UP FOR THAT SCAN!!!!!! Oh well.
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Oops, forgot.... illustration yesterday was good. I managed to paint out the morning sky out in poster-colors right. What a relief. I kept procrastinating on it just because I couldn't find the courage to begin. What? Coloring the sky (especially with morning/ evening) is hard on paper. Especially when you're trying to blend yellow to blue without it turning green.Sure it's easy with the computer, but I'll just take it as a challenge. ^_^ ζΆΰ uζ£ΑΔιΛcv ΖJίΔκ½` Then again I wouldn't have been able to manage that well without Sensei's tips....
Drawing today was also with poster-colors, and I feel myself gaining confidence little by little. Phew...
Friday's a holiday~ #^_^# A pity I missed this week's episode of Bleach.... the white-haired chibi should've appeared... : | Had to go for some orientation thing which was more of a threat-session to us foreign students. Bleah.
Also, some things (reflections) I wanted to post here, but thought twice and decided otherwise... I shall keep those to myself.
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 11:44 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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Hmmmm? I just called my Godmother to thank her for a Chinese New Year card, and voila, the entire family (aunts, uncles, my family included) was over there for reunion dinner.... o_O I didn't know it's the eve of Chinese New Year. Okay, I might have suspected after seeing a HUGE China flag up in the common canteen, with people preparing food and drink. Anyway, the phone was passed around quite a bit. Apparently I had caught them right smack in the middle of dinner. o_O Opps? Everyone sounded quite... 'you poor thing..!' when I said dinner had been at McDonald's.... lol
Found out my old man isn't in Singapore so my family went over to Godmother's place (all my life reunion dinner was only with immediate family). Odd. He usually insists on carrying on the tradition of Chinese New Year. Heh, so this is how bad it's gotten. Who knows? He might be celebrating it with his other family. With such bad financial problems, that stupid male has the nerve to try for 2 families (I don't care which one came first, but the whole idea is plain dumb in every aspect). Heh.
... sorry. Putting that annoying topic that no-one would give a damn about ASIDE, fansubs are strange. o_O There's the moderate and the really weird. At least, when it comes to ’ι³. Lines translated with their meanings reversed, insults translated as attack names... o_O Yeah I'm duhed. It's hard to get raws for the series, so I have to settle for subs (ERGH).
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o_O Okieee.... I keep too much in my head (wondering, thinking) and speak out on them outta the blue too often I throw people off. Habit? Or just a quirk...? Whatever it is I do enjoy the stunned look on most peoples' faces when I do this. ^_^; Poor Joyce had me knocking on her door at around midnight going, "Have you ever felt worldy love?" XD She just stared straight at me in silence for about a minute lol. Was walking withSassin along after visiting the anime store, when outta the blue I said, "I wanna get my ear pierced." right in the middle of a anime/ manga conversation (my mother had been trying to get me to pierce my ears since I was a kid, then suddenly I just went to do that, at 21 years old). Spur of the moment thing..? I only got my right lobe pierced though.
Hmmm... gotta get my VISA renewed here.
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Hmmmmm Kiki's Delivery Service redone by Disney? I would like to see how it turns out, live-action film or animation. But please, no singing in the middle -_-;
Lunch yesterday with Joyce was a little queer:
*Shakes her head*
 (expand) Here are a couple of pictures of the 2 horses I observed. Hover for descriptions. I went into the place as soon as it opened, and these 2 horses were obviously happy to be let out into their little enclosure (well they spent the whole night in the stables). They were jumping and frolicking, rolling in the dirt, trotting and cantering about... Purdiness. Perhaps I'll borrow the school's video cam to record their behavior and transitions from gait to gait. I'm not only looking at them, I'm also trying to analyze their relationships and how they communicate.
Once a month there's a special day (expand) when the general public can interact with the horses kept in that place (though to what extent I don't know), so I'm intend'in to go down then too. I'm planning to do my observations every weekend, but heck, waking up at 7:30am on a Saturday is tough. ¯o¯ ζ£κIII I only wish there were more horses WITHOUT riders. I still want to go down to farms to look at free-roaming horses, but in Tokyo, hell none. And since I don't drive, it's kind sort of difficult to get to the farms in the other prefectures that are right SMACK in the middle of NOWHERE. Thank goodness I purchased 2 good books from Amazon Japan that will help in filling up for that unfortunate gap...
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x_x I am.... x_x
Woke up early and rushed to observe/ sketch horses from 9am to 12:30pm. The wind was blowing strong today, and standing out there drawing wasn't very nice. Had to retreat indoors and warm myself up with hot milk tea 2 times. ^_^ Horses are beautiful though. Kyaaaa~ One of the 2 I watched seemed to like my pressence; kept trying to reach out for me~ Even when she was led out by a someone else she wanted to come over~ Awwwwwww~ Will post pictures of em tomorrow.
Didn't expect the bus to Shibuya to take 30 minutes and landed up 10 minutes late in meeting Joyce. Got her tickets, had a great lunch, sat and caught up on times, walked around a little getting supplies, then relished a superb Thai dinner. :o~ Real Thai food! Spiciness~!
Note: Joyce was once again freaked out at how large my arm muscles have gotten. o_O Indeed they look huge now. The result of hauling paints and everything to go with it all the way down to school, and carrying a 3kg box of paper back home... (?) At this rate people are going to be thinking I do steroids by summer.
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o_O I have a feeling people think that last post was from a depressed person... No~ if anything I'm annoyed. My left eyelid is STILL twitching & my vision is half jumping up and down sometimes. ―o―
Gosh... with Sis going away in just 9 days... oo Who knows when we'll ever see each other again... Best pals for so many years, yet it's strange that we're in completely different places altogether now.... *Grabs Sassin by shoulders* >_< *Hugs* ^_^ Have a great trip and keep me updated if possible~ :P *Seriously wonders when we'll ever meet again....*
Despite all of what I've said, some just can't seem to accept the fact I don't seek something like marriage. Feh.
Had sushi again this afternoon at my usual place. There wasn't any other customer when I entered, so I got into a little conversation with the guy behind the counter making me sushi~ He was dotting away for about half a minute after he found out I wasn't a local (I had to mention it), like he was trying to digest the truth, then exclaimed he wouldn't be able to tell if I hadn't told him so. :P He then proceeded to make me an extra large roll sushi~ arigatou~~~
Sycia doesn't like to think. She wonders.
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:o Episode 162 was just golden. So schweeeeet~ Episode 160 was too darn cute. Couldn't stop laughing~
Finished coloring all my animation cells this afternoon (combating drowsiness all the way too) and tested the color out on a TV monitor... It came out much lighter than on the computer screen, but I can handle that~ Tomorrow shall be spent composing the animation and ending, plus rendering. Hopefully I can end it early.
Humans are naturally social creatures. Hence they band together for protection, warm, comfort and support. It's been a while since I've last felt a true stranger to the rest of the population, but it's coming back. Not that it's a bad thing though; nostalgic reminder. Walking alongside people, yet in a completely different, seperate world, looking at the rest of them from another place. Hmmm yeah. That's the best I can describe it...
And in the end, people try to be the total opposite of what they truly are. Sparks of what lies beneath shows through ever so rarely. Most of the time these little points go unnoticed, but to those with a sharp emotional eye, it's quite apparent. I've caught glimpses of some people's. Some I liked and allowed them closer, others I simply despised and left out of my life.
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*Laughs* Cripes I will NEVER forget the look on my classmates' faces this morning for the rest of my life. XD Crap.... all I asked was one single question that just left them nonplussed and gaping....
Continuation of yesterday's BL issue. I was curious on how the regular Japanese female sees BL.... so I just asked the group I'm mostly around, "akΑΔ½H" (I know what it is, just that I figured it'd be better to use that as a conversation starter) EVERYONE just stopped everything they were doing and just STARED. XD In the end, Mio-san explained everything to me (very humorously), and I roughly got the idea on what's BL to the Japanese.... Yeah... it's for Japanese girls who don't like the idea of their favorite male seiyuus being 'snatched' away by female seiyuus (even IF it's just fictional stuff)... o_O. Turns out Mio-san is one of those girls who's big on BLs... o_O; I had asked that question in the morning, and until class ended at 4:30pm, she didn't stop talking about BL stuff... o_O Hell we even talked about it to the scenario Sensei (who said he wrote the screenplay for one before O_O *freaks out*) Duuuuuuhhhhh this place is UBER weird. Mio-san got so excited she even offered to bring some for me to listen to. O_o
Daaaaaarrrghhhhh so much homework. =_=
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Class today, yet another nude model to sketch. I'm beginning to wonder why the school won't hire models who look more like normal human beings. All we've had so far are walking skeletons with some skin pulled over tight. Sure, knowing which bone sticks out where's useful, but I don't want to be shading out the shape of people's pelvises protruding all the time. Fleshier models PLEASE.
Wooo.... Naruto took a big leap in time. I'm anxious to see how Naruto and Sakura are now, after 2 years of intensive training. Also can't wait to see Orochimaru/ Sasuke... wonder what he'll look / be like now.... :D
And wooooooooo a particular white-haired CHIBI is going to appear in next week's episode of Bleach... Though other than that, I'm not enjoying the show one bit. The pacing is just... -_-; Too many still cuts, apparent short-cuts to the animation, and sometimes the performance of the seiyuus are just too good for the expression of the characters / vice versa. Deleted all the episodes off my computer. It ain't worth keeping anyway.
... *shivers* Hearing dog-ears go all girlish and flirty in Kyoto-ben freaks me out BIGTIME (#65). Yamaguchi Kappei really.... IS talented... O_O; Reminds me of when he was at that live seiyuu performance crossing roles.. Inuyasha suddenly turning into Usopp (One Piece), then Kaito Kid (Detective Conan). XD And him comparing his 'Kaze no Kizu' (Inuyasha) to fish market auction calls. I really enjoyed that show... ^_^ A pity Takayama Minami and him only performed a LITTLE bit. Kinda liked that original scenario put together specially for the show for the random seiyuus from various series (Doraemon, Anpan-man, Inuyasha + Detective Conan) as their respective characters, living together in one house. I recall it being Inuyasha accusing Jaian (from Doraemon) of stealing one of them Shikon shards, so all the other characters had to help look for it, and finally Conan (from Detective Conan) came in to solve the case (though I don't remember how because I was too amused to listen), with Kaito Kid suddenly popping outta nowhere to end the performance. That was gold~~~~~ Yamaguchi seems a pretty fun guy himself. Looks like he really enjoys his job~ ... but I REALLY wonder how male seiyuus can do those BL dramas with one another... *shivers* The last time I searched up some entering Yamaguchi's name while innocently looking for radio talk shows, I found BL dramas with Yamaguchi Kappei x Narita Ken (think dog-ears x fluffay). That pairing seems the most popular for any of Yamaguchi's... o_o; Downloaded one by accident some time back when I didn't know what 'BL' was... and till today, the very image of dog-ears and fluffay is still very very very much scarred by that experience. o_O Is this some sorta teaser to yaoi fangirls who like dog-ears and fluffay together, even though the 2 seiyuus play totally different characters in the BL dramas!? It looks that way... because hell I even found one with Yamaguchi Kappei x Narita ken x Morikawa Toshiyuki (dog-ears x fluffay x naraku) wtf......... Yaoi fangirls scare me. Even better that my classmates discuss it kinda openly. *Sweatdrops* Well.... the guys have porn... the girls have BL.............. >____< This is a weird place.
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~ ~ ~ Sycia soared the skies at 11:44 p.m. (GMT +9) - lj ~ ~ ~
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