Unlimited Blade Works

Meet the Sorceress

2012-01-16T13:24:00.007+07:00

Thought I'd share an opening bio for one of my story's best main characters, also my ECO main character too. Meet Kirisawa Reika.

(Source from ECO MRB Viewer, pic editing credits goes to my friend, Amanda Ardelia)

Name : Kirisawa Reika
Nickname : Reika, Rei, the Infernal Eraser
Date of Birth : 04/08/1984
Age : 16
Height : 156 cm
Weight : 48 kg
Hair Color : Red
Eye Color : (R)Yellow (becomes blazing red in magic trance) and (L)Green
Blood Type : O
Likes : Cats, winning, natural breeze, sweets
Dislikes : Idiots, losing, big-chested people
Weapon : Staves, wands
Mastery : Fire and Highborne elven magic

“Say what you have to say, then get out of my face”, is probably the impression you get from this girl’s stare when you meet her for the first time.

Kirisawa Reika, an orphan before she even reaches 5 years old, is a human mage prodigy raised by the elves of Highborne after her parents’ tragic death. The elves took her in since she got no other relatives to do so, and the fact that she holds a terrifying power potential also caused her being alienated out of jealousy and fear by her own race. Thus she never really bothered being sociable to them in return.

As the only magister magi candidate with no partner, she became a master of Fire elements and Highborne elven magic, earning the title of “Infernal Eraser”. Stubborn, hot-headed, and reckless in nature, her blazing heterochromatic eyes show all but mercy to her opponents in battle. But even the fire goddess who is said to be able to bring down an entire battleship fleet by herself has some sensitive traits that make her seem quite childish; she is known to be defenseless in front of kittens for one, and don’t you even dare make a joke about her small chest.

Time goes by in her trials of solitude, trusting no other human but herself. Eventually she has to face the truth about who she really is, the reason behind her orphan status, and the ordeals it will bring. Inevitably, the ministry of magic has no choice but not to allow her to travel alone anymore.

She has refused every offer of partner candidates, and not a single bodyguard assigned by the ministry lasted longer than a month. She claimed them to be ‘useless insensitive robots’. Throughout those hassles, she’s still secretly digging out more out of her past connected to the magic world.

As her journey progresses and most of her secrets revealed, she became more aware of the loneliness in her solitude, yet decided to conceal it even deeper. But a blademaster she met on her travel back to her hometown in Japan saw through it, so he arranged with her local supervisor to assign his own apprentice to be her ‘temporary bodyguard’ as long as she is there; ignoring massive protests from the apprentice who had accidentally got on her bad side before, and a blazing refusal – literally - from Reika herself.

And so their story begins…

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Best Big Mistake

2012-01-11T09:18:00.003+07:00

So I installed Skyrim out of curiosity....

The result? Well...
All interest for the other games I've been playing, and I mean ALL of them.

Got FUS RO DAH'd away.

Thanks for the awesome curse Beth, hope you guys get what's coming to you in Sovngarde. >_>

I'm Fucked

2011-12-06T09:00:00.004+07:00

Yep, I am

ECO Report: Lvl 99 reached.

Max level? Nope, at least 11 more to the limit. But I don't have the willpower to go on anymore, at least for now.

CoD MW3 report: Completion.
It only took 2 days of 4 hours/day, kinda broken for a 14GB+ sized game if you ask me. So even now the record for the longest Call of Duty games still being held by the first one.

LoL Report: Getting better (?)
Still need to work up my skills some more, so far I can only do good with Caitlyn. =="

Dragon Nest Report: All chars lvl 32, Acrobat almost full geared.
It was a easier before when the level cap is still 24. But now suddenly everything I need will pop my Gold stash.

BF3 and Skyrim Report: On hold.
Harddisk space factor, I can't put BF3 in unless I do some clean ups.

As for Skyrim..... I fear only God can save me if I play it before I deal with the others first, so I'm not even going to test-play it. I remember my "test-play" on Fallout 3 lasted for 3 days straight. Yeah, I skipped my college classes.

That'll be all for now, too busy shitting rainbows from these swarms of fun. And I still haven't included Assassin's Creed Revelations

Maybe I'm Just too Lazy

2011-10-18T09:05:00.007+07:00

Let's see.... July - no wait, it doesn't count. August, September, October... 3 months of no blogging. o_o

I have no excuses this time, except of playing too much Dragon Nest in my free times. In fact I haven't been writing anything since that month. =="

In case you're wondering what it is (pity you), here's the official trailer of it

And the Japanese version

So, now on to some other stuffs to write.

This month has 2 events on my two favourite MMOs: Hanabi on ECO and Halloween on DN.

Hanabi is an event where you can view fireworks at night (!), complete with the cake shops around the area. Too bad there are no mini-games like shooting gallery and fish catching like IRL.

But I can still do stuffs like these:

The legendary shrine

One Jumbo Takoyaki please :D

Tamayaaaa~

And of course, a date under the stars

As for Halloween, it's the usual stuffs of Pumpkin heads and daily trick-or-treat cookies (that has saved my life once). Nothing really fun. Although...

Finally 1000 Gold!! m(_ _)m

And that's all for today I guess, gonna post something more as soonest on 3rd of November. Don't feel like spamming too many stuffs on one post, makes me look like I'm catching up on purpose. @_@

25 for Life

2011-07-30T22:19:00.005+07:00

Another birthday to the author of this unread blog! Boy, the thought of turning 25 never really crossed my mind. So this is how it feels like to be a quarter of century old. O_o

Today's birthday is quite special, since I'm not celebrating it alone anymore. I have my sweet daughters here for me as well. :3

Thanks girls. ( ^-^)/

You're a Kitty!

2011-07-25T15:50:00.006+07:00

I was on my way to the office's Foodcourt when suddenly...

A Wild Kitteh appeared!

With me being a cat lover, the result was expected: I put down every defenses and call out to it like a little girl talking to her teddy bear. It turned out that the cat was so tame it snuggled itself all over my leg...

SHEWASSOCUDDLYIWASGOINGTODIEAAAAAAAAARRRGG!!1

*ahem*
Anyway, I spent time with her for I don't know how long. All I remember was the warm fuzzy feeling of joy, cat purrs, and the staring of passerbys.

Oh, I haven't told you guys this yet; I'm actually allergic to cat furs, I had a temporary runny nose and now my chin is itchy. But that's not really a notable case to me, for this table below will explain what I - and perhaps, the rest of world's cat lovers - believe about petting a cat outdoors.

I wish I can meet her again in the near future. (>.<)

On the News Today

2011-07-22T09:46:00.004+07:00

Maybe that's the real reason why Transformers 3 is not in Indonesia yet.

Web Life vs Real Life - 1:1

2011-07-21T09:58:00.005+07:00

Went around 9gag today and came across a Derek Sivers' video below.

Since I've been practically living in the internet for quite a while now, I can understand this one completely, and quite personally too.

It's true that people really feel like they just can say anything to anyone because the person they're talking to is not in front of them, this applies to phone and texting as well. And sadly sometimes they can just go say bad things without thinking because they think they're talking to some kind of an NPC who won't feel a thing about it.

Have you ever been in an internet forums? I'm sure most of you have, since the fact you're reading this shows how capable you are in the web life, and usually those kind of people have at least one forum as their shelter.
But have you attended its gathering event? If you do, I'm sure you notice how some people you usually talk casually there behave; shy and don't talk as much as they do there. XD

I remember my friend said that, "conversation between lovers usually don't end up well in messengers or sms". And I experienced it myself during those 2 years I had with my ex.

I've been trying to treat people over the web as a real person, I even became some kind of life counselling center for some of my friends because of that. But there are times I forget how talking to other people should be, and made a mess out of it. I really hope I never make the same mistake again. :<

By the way, you might want to look at the rest of the videos on YouTube. They're quite heart-warming and made me realized stuffs I usually forget and/or not paying attention in life.

A Few Months Later...

2011-07-15T10:06:00.004+07:00

Okay, now to post for real!

How are you guys doing??

I'm sorry for not posting as frequent as I used to these days, I guess the stress from my past final project really made me want to tell stories to people. (Hence the movie o_O)

Anyway, here are the late updates:
-I'm employed now at PT INTI. The same place I went during my trial period back at college; which means,
-I'm living at Bandung, again
-I still don't know jack about electrical engineering, though this is no suprise to most people who knows me D:
-I gained 1 kg!!

And as the last but might be he most important one, because this is one of the main cause on my lack of posting: I'm playing ECO Indonesian server \o/

For those who don't know what this game is, it's a Japanese MMORPG developed by SquareEnix (!) that is filled with cute girls (!!) and other stuffs that will take forever to mention. @_@

You should go and read about it in the net for more details, or you can just play it. It's fun. o/

Activate the Über Defibrillator!

2011-06-30T15:34:00.004+07:00

Finally got myself writing back here. @_@

I've been thinking, this blog is the first one I have that has been running for 2 years, despite the lack of posts. I can't let it die!

Gonna need a medical assistance to revive this blog again, preferably from a mad doctor

Don't worry my dear blog, ribs grow back!

Nakano

2010-11-11T08:49:00.003+07:00

To the cutest kitty yet:
Happy birthday Azu-nyan. \^o^/

Heyoo!

2010-11-09T19:55:00.001+07:00

God, it's been soooooo~ long since I came here... Is everyone ok?

Sorry for not updating the blog up till now, got A LOT of.. err, "homeworks", to catch up. Been playing a whole lot of stuffs since I earned my temporary freedom. Mainly Starcraft 2, Fallout New Vegas, Borderlands, CoD Black Ops, Medal of Honor, etc etc.

See, I got a lot of homeworks. @_@

And it didn't stop there, I got a new homework thanks to my brother who introduce it to me in the first place. Now I also play Team Fortress 2 to boot.
There goes my normal daily life I guess. XD

Well, I kinda forgot what I want to write now, so I guess I'll end it here for the time being. Be seeing you guys later.

The End of the Beginning Nears

2010-10-20T23:31:00.004+07:00

Three days before graduation day..

I never thought I'd reach this phase after 6 years.. All those time of being fed by things I don't want to know, all those time of faking to the world showing "I'm okay" face, all those time of merit-less efforts knowing that I won't use anything out of those so-called knowledge in real life..

Yet I have to admit, I regret none of it.

It was said that God will answer your prayers in ways you might never comprehend, at least for a few years. This is just His way to answer some of mine, although I frankly had forgotten a few of them.

But I know that I have at least became a better man than I used to be.

So, by all means, thank you God.
And thank you to everyone who had prayed for me to reach this final moments..

I'll Be Brief

2010-09-23T22:53:00.003+07:00

Don't have anything to write anyways.

ARENA 01: Shana [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 02: [Nagato Yuki] Suzumiya Haruhi
ARENA 03: Isurugi Noe [Yuasa Hiromi]
ARENA 04: Suminoe Ako [Suminoe Riko]
ARENA 05: [Morishima Haruka] Tanamachi Kaoru
ARENA 06: Faye Valentine [Kusanagi Motoko]
ARENA 07: [Kino] Fujioka Haruhi
ARENA 08: Asahina Suzuka [Sakurai Honoka]
ARENA 09: [Maka Albarn] Yōko
ARENA 10: Belldandy [Honda Tōru]

The Rookie Goes BOOM!

2010-09-23T13:03:00.002+07:00

My last votes for ISML DE Winners' Bracket 3 was like this....

ARENA 01: [Misaka Mikoto] Akiyama Mio
ARENA 02: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Hirasawa Yui
ARENA 03: [Saber] Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 04: Himeji Mizuki [Shimada Minami]
ARENA 05: Inami Mahiru [Taneshima Poplar]
ARENA 06: [Busujima Saeko] Kumashiro Maya
ARENA 07: [Isara Gunther] Skuld
ARENA 08: Index Librorum Prohibitorum [Shirai Kuroko]
ARENA 09: [Primula] Seto Sun
ARENA 10: Princess Sapphire [Abstained] Yumeno Sally

But it appears Mio survived to the final round, with 5318 votes compared to Mikoto's 4626... D:

There's still hope though, if she could pull through from Losers' Bracket 6 they'll have another rematch.. But it would mean that she'll be going against either Shana or Azunyan..

Guess I'll go with Mikoto to the end then. Sorry girls, but IMHO she had a rougher life than the two of you.

It's Not Like I Got Nothing to Write...

2010-09-19T23:45:00.004+07:00

But I just forgotten what I wanted to, so here's my ISML DE Losers' Bracket 4 votes instead

ARENA 01: Shana [Katsura Hinagiku]
ARENA 02: Aisaka Taiga [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 03: [Saber] Hirasawa Yui
ARENA 04: Sakagami Tomoyo [Sanzen'in Nagi]
ARENA 05: Lala Satalin Deviluke [Sairenji Haruna]
ARENA 06: Soga Keena [Umenomori Chise]
ARENA 07: [Kirishima Shōko] Kannagi Noël
ARENA 08: Nogizaka Haruka [Tsukamoto Yakumo]
ARENA 09: [Akashiya Moka] Maaka Karin
ARENA 10: Clarisse [Lum Invader]

Freelancer Alpha 1-1

2010-09-17T17:08:00.004+07:00

I was trying to find information about being a freelance reviewer.

No, it wasn't an idea out of the blue, I've been thinking about that ever since my 3rd year in college.

It's just that... I like to write. I always said that I'm a better writer than a speaker, even though my speech skills have improved dramatically since last year. I just feel like I could say anything in written words, even the most embarrassing things.

What will I review? Well, I was thinking about stuffs like websites, articles, movies, games, animes, or whatever else. I'm quite confident with my analyzing skill.

I've been asking around as well to my friends, I hope they got the information that I need.

Because I really despise the idea of being "a professional engineer" or any other similar bullshit. I mean, can't they see that I've been suffering for 6 years just studying it?? How in the hell could they think that I would have even the slightest spark of interest on continuing it for my own living??

But of course I'll be continuing my networking job as well, that's the only way I could achieve my completely-ridiculous-for-normal-people dreams.

Curfew in Your Own House = Ridiculous

2010-09-17T00:15:00.003+07:00

Before going to bed:

ARENA 01: [Katsura Hinagiku] Nagato Yuki
ARENA 02: [Aisaka Taiga] Suzumiya Haruhi
ARENA 03: Hiiragi Kagami [Fujibayashi Kyō]
ARENA 04: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 05: Hayase Mitsuki [Suzumiya Haruka]
ARENA 06: Yasuri Nanami [Yukimura Chizuru]
ARENA 07: Celty Sturluson [Mina Tepes]
ARENA 08: Lacus Clyne [Sakihata Rimi]
ARENA 09: [Minase Akiko] Kamio Haruko
ARENA 10: Kuronuma Sawako [Shindō Chihiro]

Kthxbye

Trigger-happy Public Speaker

2010-09-16T13:16:00.004+07:00

This morning I found that my nose still got blood in it, and it's black colored now to add.. :(
Well, at least it doesn't annoy me like it used to.

My father asked me to talk to a Toyota car dealer from Auto 2000, something about having leather for the seats. If it was the old me, I wouldn't even know what or how do I ask it. Now I can even ask stuffs like how long the guy's been working on his profession without him feeling awkward. :D

I wanna rest for a bit, been playing TF2 on some Unlimited score 2Fort map for 4 hours++, made some friends too. Feels nice sitting on the 2nd place of the scoreboard with 400+ score - with some crazy guy on top with 1000++. God knows how long have he been playing. O_o

But before I go, I'd like to announce an outstanding news:
Mikoto defeated Shana on the DE Winners' Bracket Round 2 of ISML!!!

Azusa got eliminated by Mio, but I do believe she'll come out ok. I even have faith that she'll face Mikoto in the final round.

That's it for now, gotta go and do my afternoon prayer. Cheers, mate.

DE Winners' Bracket Round 2

2010-09-15T08:11:00.003+07:00

It's been a while since the last ISML match that made me walk around the house for more than 10 minutes just to pick a vote.

I did say that I'm supporting Shana, Mikoto, and Azusa for the Tiara. It became really hard to pick now that it came to Shana vs Mikoto match. -___-a

In the end I decided to vote for Mikoto, since Shana had already won 4 necklaces this year. To win the Tiara as well would be an overkill, don't you agree?

Anyway, here are my votes

ARENA 01: Shana [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 02: Akiyama Mio [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 03: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 04: Sengoku Nadeko [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 05: Asakura Nemu [Shirakawa Kotori]
ARENA 06: [Amano Tōko] Nino
ARENA 07: [Erza Scarlet] Lisanna
ARENA 08: [Chii] Sōseiseki
ARENA 09: [Amamiya Yūko] Himemiya Chikane
ARENA 10: [Ichijo Eika] Shinguji Sakura

Well, I guess it would have been a lot more harder should it was a Mikoto vs Azusa match.

The End is the Beginning

2010-09-12T17:52:00.005+07:00

Ta
Dai
Ma~!!

It always feels good to be back home, no matter where you were from. This year's Idul Fitri was fun as well, thanks to my cousins who came along, I really don't know what will happen should none of them were not able to.

Here's why:
1. Those silly cats from last year were not there (damn shame indeed... :( )
2. It rained nearly every single night, which didn't really helped anything to the cold weather
3. The only entertainment I got before they arrived was my brothers NDS, which he also used to play as well. Well, at least I got my books to kill time.
4. The cookies ran out pretty fast :(
5. We hardly went anywhere, thanks to the weather and the traffic.

So, yeah, the whole vacation would fall to pieces should none of them came. It would have been perfect had Rissa and Iman were there - especially on the 'laugh-at-the-radio-shows-for-hours' part, they couldn't go because their father was ill. I really hope that he'll get well soon.

I do earned some achievements there though, lessee.... Ah yes, I beat Fire Emblem - Shadow Dragon.

I also continued Castlevania - Order of Eclesia from where I left it long ago.And finally kicked the karate-kicking-maniac-laughing Dracula's butt.

And I finished the "Magic of Thinking Big" book again.

I really recommend all those three activities for you to try them out as well. :D

But something bothered me though, when we were arrived on Padang, my head got so screwed up because of the pressure from the landing that I got 2 days straight of headache. And on the next day I got a semi-permanent nose-bleeding, which lasted for a few days. Today the blood has stopped flowing, but it's still there; I still spit in red/chocolate sometimes.

Well, that's all for now guys, my trigger-finger's itchy..

Homeward Bound Part 2

2010-09-03T21:28:00.005+07:00

I'm going home to Bukit Tinggi tomorrow!

Gotta admit that it would feel a little bit lonely without Leno-chan around this year, but this time we won't be going home by ourselves, some of my cousins will come as well, although they'll be coming 4 days after we do. I really hope it will be more fun this way.
We'll be leaving tomorrow morning after sahur, I hope it won't be so chilly, I don't want to catch the morning cold.

Now I need to find someone who could fill my ISML votes for me while I'm away, can't miss the double elimination period, especially with a certain flame-haze dominating around.
My votes for this year's Tiara are for her, Mikoto, and Azusa, I hope one of them wins.

By the way I just watched K-ON!! episode 22, even though I already what will happen since the manga had covered this part already, the anime made it more touching, as usual.
And since I've graduated as well, that episode felt a little bit more personal to me. Nice going, girls.

Now, it might be a little bit too early, but I might not be able to say it when I got home, who knows what will happen. So, I'm going to say it now, in Indonesian (I think it's starting to become a habit, but whatever).

"Selamat hari raya Idul Fitri, minal aidin wal faidzin, mohon maaf lahir dan batin"

To you, my readers, thank you for your support by reading this blog up till now. I hope you have a good time with your family as well this year!

Let's see if those silly cats from last year are still around back home.

A "Leek"y Birthday

2010-09-01T11:01:00.004+07:00

Leno-chan was finally down since a week ago, her LCD broke... Again...
This is the third time already, just what is wrong with it?

It's still kind of sweet to think that she was able to hold on until I finished my final project. Now she had a track record of graduating two people from ITB, one of which was my friend who had graduated around a year ago, he borrowed her for presentation since he had forgotten his laptop.

Well, I gotta tell you, even though my brother had a PC that's almost as good as Cobalt would be next month at home, it's still troublesome without Leno-chan around.

For example, I can't keep track of important birthdays since there's no NeoBirthday (a birthday reminder program) here. Hence, I forgot that yesterday was Miku's birthday.

So, without delaying it any longer..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HATSUNE MIKU!!

I'd also like to take this chance to thank you for filling my playlist with your songs, and I hope that more people will like your songs as well.

That's all for now, I'll update more before going back to Bukit Tinggi on Saturday.
Cheers.

Oh by the way, is there anyone out there who got some weird cellphone problem like being unable to contact anyone due to some memory card virus?

To the Drummer

2010-08-21T18:29:00.004+07:00

It's 21st of August now, which means that it's the birthday of Ho-kago Tea Time's drummer, Tainaka Ritsu!

She might be one of the least popular K-ON! cast, which is a contrast to her own best friend, Mio, who took the most spotlight, but that doesn't change the fact that she still got her own fans out there.

I personally admire her high-spirit attitude whenever she do what she likes, and tomboy girls are always a welcome sight.

Otanjoubi omodeto, Ricchan! Hope you'll stay as energetic as always! ^_^

Independence Day

2010-08-17T21:57:00.005+07:00

Or so people think it is.. I just can't seem to find the meaning of the so-called "Independence" whenever I take a detailed look to this country's condition..

Anyway, I'm not here to rant about the inadequacy of the country's government nor to blabber about the idiocy of some of its people, I'll leave the judgment to you. I'm just here to celebrate the day.

It has been 65 years since the big guy declared the proclamation of independence. Time sure flies when you're not paying attention, huh?

Now I'm not your patriotic guy who'd do anything for the country. To be honest, sometimes I kinda hate this place. But there are also times that I'm proud being an Indonesian, in ways that even I could not comprehend myself.

Especially when I come to think of the fact that there was once a time when thousands die to fight for this country. That's why it pains me to see the imbeciles in the government whose only purpose were to satiate their own welfare.

Since I'm not the kind of guy who'd attend flag-raising ceremonies out of the blue, I'll do it here.

With that said, I'll do this in Indonesian language:
"Selamat merayakan hari kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia yang ke 65, semoga di tahun ini negara kita akan menjadi lebih baik lagi."

Cheers, mate.

Family Time

2010-08-15T17:45:00.006+07:00

There are times that you would have an impressive premonition skills, the times that you already know what will happen after you completed an event, ages before you even do it.

For example, you already know that there will be people asking for a treat after you graduate, even before you do your final project.

As for me, the first wave came from my lab friends. I honestly had a half-hearted plan to sneak back home after my presentation and treat them some other time, but they were actually waiting for me outside the conference room, there's no way I can say no after that.

The second wave? Well, it's from my cousins back home. This one's inevitable since I was the one who proposed it myself anyway. After some discussion we decided to watch a movie and grab something to eat before going home.

At first we considered watching The Expendables, but all of the seats till the night shows were full. We decided to watch Salt instead. It turned out great in the end, as expected from the so-called "female Bourne". No reviews guys, I don't want to spoil anything, heh heh.

Here are some pictures from that day.

Ah, my dear family... By the way, the one with the red polo shirt is my big brother, not a cousin, I did say that I have one somewhere in this blog didn't I? I was the one taking pictures, so I was not in any of them, too bad.

Speaking of pictures, Rissa told me that some guy asked around about her to her friends in Microbiology, he even claimed that she's a campus celebrity. Since that anonymous guy was an Electrical Engineering student of my year, she suspected that I was the one spreading such rumor.

Well, I for one have no memory of doing such thing. Although I do remember that there were times that I have to explain that she's my sister (or cousin, I said this quite a few times already) whenever someone saw her picture, especially the ones with me in there.

I hope the cause of the rumor wasn't because of this blog, since there are pictures of her as well here. Still, if that was the case, then this blog actually have readers, which is a good thing.

But seriously sis, even if you were, in fact, really a campus celebrity, I'd say you're qualified in every aspect. ^_^

I also found something interesting:

I thought Nasi Goreng Gila was already weird enough for a dish name, now there's this Nasi Bego, or Idiot Rice, or Baka Gohan, or whatever you might want to call it. Does this mean that when you eat it you'll be an idiot? I don't know, maybe I'll try it out when I get the chance.

That's all for now, I haven't taken a bath yet (Which is actually a normal thing for me since it's the fasting month). Cherio.

Today

2010-08-12T16:47:00.002+07:00

No other video can describe today but this one

Even after all those 6 years of suffering, the war is won, at last.....

D-Day -1

2010-08-11T16:50:00.005+07:00

I will begin this post in Indonesian language, since I believe that all of the people who follow my blog (if there is any who actually would) speaks Indonesian. Therefore:

"Selamat menjalankan ibadah puasa di bulan suci Ramadhan ini, mohon maaf lahir dan bathin"

And a little fun fact before we continue.

Moving on.

I realized that I haven't posted anything in these days.. It's not that I don't have anything to write, but the mood was never there.

I guess I'm always like this whenever I'm tense, or maybe it's simply because I got fed up on typing thanks to my final project report.

Well, tomorrow's the big day. At 1500 hours, my final battle after enduring a 6 years of suffering as a college student, will commence. I have never been beaten by a final boss in every RPG I played, I really hope that this would also act like one of them..

Anyway, personal rants was never an interesting topic, so I'll give you guys a news flash:

Congratulations to Shana for winning the ISML Diamond necklace!!

Which means that she got 5 necklaces up till now, 3 of which taken from this year match. That's some serious record.

Frankly, I was hoping that Arturia would get it though. But I guess it's only natural that the flame-haired burning eyes hunter could pull this through; she's one of the, if not THE best loli-tsundere ever lived.

Good luck for the double elimination rounds Shana-chan, you're going to need it!

Well, with that being said, I guess it's time to go back to work. I need to prepare some more for the final battle. Wish me luck as well guys!!

[P.S: I'm hungry.... +_+]

12.08.10

2010-08-05T22:40:00.002+07:00

I'm hitting the sack early again, just so damn tired today... Getting my final project report signed, getting approval from the would-be-judges for the presentation, and other stuffs...

Yeah, my final project was finally signed, and I'll be doing the presentation of it next week.

The final battle begins on August 12th 2010.

Well, with that said, I'm off to bed now. But before that, ISML votes ahoy:

ARENA 01: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Nymph
ARENA 02: Fukuji Mihoko [Sakagami Tomoyo]
ARENA 03: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 04: [Sengoku Nadeko] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 05: [Sakurano Kurimu] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 06: C.C. [Saber]
ARENA 07: Haramura Nodoka [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 08: [Shiina Minatsu] Akiyama Mio
ARENA 09: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 10: Asahina Mikuru [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 11: Fate Testarossa [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 12: Takamachi Nanoha [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 13: [Hirasawa Yui] Hiiragi Tsukasa
ARENA 14: [Izumi Konata] Saten Ruiko
ARENA 15: [Nakano Azusa] Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 16: Furukawa Nagisa [Katsura Hinagiku]
ARENA 17: Minami Chiaki [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 18: Ichinose Kotomi [Shana]
ARENA 19: [Misaka Mikoto] Akaba Chizuru
ARENA 20: Ibuki Fūko [Kawashima Ami]
ARENA 21: [Shiina Mafuyu] Ikaros
ARENA 22: [Aisaka Taiga] Maria
ARENA 23: Furude Hanyū [Holo]
ARENA 24: Louise Vallière [Tōsaka Rin]
ARENA 25: Furude Rika [Illyasviel von Einzbern]
ARENA 26: [Iwakura Lain] Rakka

Once again, got no clue on the exhibition match competitors.

And that's the wrap for today, g'nite!

YES, Thank You!

2010-08-05T18:44:00.005+07:00

This post is dedicated to one of the best anime music soundtrack I've ever heard:
"NO, Thank You!" from Ho-kago Tea Time of the Sakurako keionbu (K-ON!!). Enjoy.

Vocals: After-School Tea Time (Toyosaki Aki, Hikasa Yoko, Sato Satomi, Kotobuki Minako, Taketatsu Ayana as Hirasawa Yui, Akiyama Mio, Tainaka Ritsu, Kotobuki Tsumugi, Nakano Azusa)
Lyrics: Omori Shoko
Composition: Maezawa Hiroyuki
Arrangement: Komori Shigeo

Japanese Lyrics

NO, Thank You!

Howaitoboodo de hishimekiau
Rakugaki jiyuu na negaigoto
Houkago no chaimu yuuhi ni hibiite mo
Yumemiru pawaa disurenai ne, ainiku

Let’s sing motto, motto, motto koe takaku
Kuchibiru ni kibou tazusaete
Waado hanatsu sono tabi, hikari ni naru
Watashi-tachi no kakera

Omoide nante iranai yo
Datte “ima” tsuyoku, fukaku aishiteru kara
Omoide hitaru otona no you na kanbi na zeitaku
Mada chotto…enryoshitai no

Kokoro no nooto maakaa hikimidarete
Osareru to nakisou na pointo bakka
Itami yorokobi, minna to iru to
Mugen no ribaavu de sasaru, fushigi

Let’s fly zutto, zutto, zutto kanata made
Kauntodaun matenai yabou oikaze ni
Biito kizamu sono tabi, purachina ni naru
Watashi-tachi no tsubasa

Yakusoku nante iranai yo
Datte “ima” igai, dare mo ikirenai kara
Yakusoku hoshigaru, kodomo no you na mujaki na zeijaku
Mou tokku ni…sotsugyoushita no

Itsu made mo doko made mo, kitto kikoetsuzukeru
Eien sae iranai no ni naze nakusesou ni nai
Our Splendid Songs

[BRIDGE]

Let’s sing motto, motto, motto, koe karete mo
Kuchibiru de kono toki tataete
Ruuto onaji chizu mochi meguriaeta
Watashi-tachi no kizuna

NO, Thank You!

Omoide nante iranai yo
Datte “ima” tsuyoku, fukaku aishiteru kara
Omoide hitaru, otona no you na kanbi na zeitaku
Mada chotto…enryoshitai no

English Translated Lyrics

NO, Thank You!

We all crowd up around the whiteboard,
Scribbling down our unfettered wishes
Even if the after-school bell echoes into the sunset,
You can’t diss the power to dream. Too bad for you!

Let’s sing with a louder, louder, louder voice
Carry hope on your lips
Every time you release words, they'll turn into light
They're our fragments

I don’t need any memories
Because I’m strongly, deeply, in love with “now”
Getting immersed in my memories is a sweet, adult-like luxury
But not yet… no thank you!

In the notebook of my heart, the marker draws in confusion,
Just making points about getting pushed and then wanting to cry.
We live with pain and joy and everything else
In endless reverb, those words pierce me. It’s mysterious…

Let’s fly on forever, forever, forever to the other side
On the tailwind of ambitions that can’t wait for the countdown
Every time I mark the beats, they turn platinum
They’re our wings

I don’t need any promises
Because no one can live beyond “now”
Desiring promises is an innocent, child-like frailty
I’ve already long since… graduated from that.

Into any length of time, into any distance, I’m sure they’ll continue to be heard.
Even though I don’t need eternity, why does it seem like they can't be lost…
Our Splendid Songs?

Let’s sing more, more, more, even if our voices wither
Praise this moment with your lips.
We met each other because we held maps with the same route.
They're our bonds

NO, Thank You! I don’t need any memories
Because I’m strongly, deeply, in love with “now”
Getting immersed in my memories is a sweet, adult-like luxury
But not yet… no thank you!

Credits for the lyrics goes to Atashi-san and Gendou anime musics, thank you for the lyrics! I can finally sing it for real this time! ^_^

You Stand Before the Final Dimension, and I am the Darkness of Eternity...

2010-08-03T22:06:00.003+07:00

This is it, I'm facing the end boss.

Now all I gotta do for tomorrow is to complete my final report to the last bit, and prepare for the final battle.

Guess I'll go to bed now and get an early riser, I found that I could write with a clear head in the morning.

My ISML votes beforehand:
ARENA 01: [Akaba Chizuru] Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 02: Haramura Nodoka [Tōsaka Rin]
ARENA 03: [Hirasawa Yui] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 04: Ikaros [Sengoku Nadeko]
ARENA 05: Ichinose Kotomi [Takamachi Nanoha]
ARENA 06: [Fate Testarossa] Furude Hanyū
ARENA 07: [Izumi Konata] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 08: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 09: Konjiki no Yami [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 10: Asahina Mikuru [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 11: [Misaka Mikoto] Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 12: Nymph [Holo]
ARENA 13: Kawashima Ami [Saber]
ARENA 14: Saten Ruiko [Sakagami Tomoyo]
ARENA 15: Hiiragi Tsukasa [Sanzen'in Nagi]
ARENA 16: Sunohara Mei [Senjōgahara Hitagi]
ARENA 17: Hirasawa Ui [Sakurano Kurimu]
ARENA 18: Louise Vallière [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 19: C.C. [Shiina Minatsu]
ARENA 20: [Katsura Hinagiku] Kushieda Minori
ARENA 21: Okazaki Ushio [Shiina Mafuyu]
ARENA 22: [Shana] Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 23: [Nakano Azusa] Minami Chiaki
ARENA 24: Maria [Furukawa Nagisa]
ARENA 25: Furude Rika [Akiyama Mio]
ARENA 26: Kiki [Sheeta]

Who are those in the exhibitional match...? ._.

The First Ironic Birthday...

2010-07-30T12:30:00.004+07:00

Happy birthday to me,

Happy birhtday to me,

Happy birthday, Happy birthday,

Happy birthday to me!!!

Thank you very much! Especially to everyone else who remembered, can't express my gratitude enough to you guys. ^^

I made a list of the people who went out of their way and congratulated me first in the morning.

So here are the first blood awards:
- First, ever = Dieta Febriyanti (around 12am, Australian time)
Well, can't be helped about that, you were like 5 hours earlier than anyone else, sis. Oh, since you won the "first, ever" award, the others will go to the people right after you.

- First on Yahoo Messenger = Adithya Kirana a.k.a Henshin (01:01am)
The cup goes to my baptized-nephew, the first (2nd after Dieta) one to go and congratulated me on the messenger. Thanks a lot. :D

- First on Facebook = Alissa Ully Ashar (around 12am)
Now here's something quite unexpected, the first (again, 2nd after Dieta) one who congratulated me on Facebook was a generic beauty from the Electrical Engineering 2009th generation. Thank you again Icha. ^_^

- First on phone = Auntie Inet & Ryan Adriansyah (somewhere around 05:30am)
My closest auntie and my brother (cousin) who is a member of the 'baka quartet' in the family (me included). Thank you very much, love you both.

- First on SMS = Auntie Indri (03:55am)
Also known as "Mama I" (no, she's not from MI6 or MIB), another member of my precious family. My auntie who's the mother of my dearest sister. Thank you and a big hug too. ^_^

- First in person = My mother (04:00am)
THE most precious member in my great family, the one who gave birth to me, the one who I'll love for eternity, my own mother. Thank you mom, I swear I'll return the favor. =)

It's supposed to be a great day of the year, really.. But this birthday also came with a very bad news...

Another one of my uncle passed away around 05:00am today... And, yet again, there was nothing that I could do to prevent it happening...

And he was on the phone with my mother last night too, and even claimed that he's all fine and healthy yesterday...

Dear Allah, please... Forgive every wrong that he had made, and guide his soul to be on Your side... Amen...

Well, gotta go again to the campus, I haven't settled the score with El Padrino for today. Let's hope that this will be the last time that I have to go around and make repairs to my final project report.

Oh, and here are my ISML votes that I made yesterday

ARENA 01: [Shiina Mafuyu] Maria
ARENA 02: [Sunohara Mei] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 03: Sanzen'in Nagi [Shiina Minatsu]
ARENA 04: [Saten Ruiko] Furude Hanyū
ARENA 05: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Louise Vallière
ARENA 06: [Tōsaka Rin] Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 07: Ichinose Kotomi [Fate Testarossa]
ARENA 08: [Nagato Yuki] Nymph
ARENA 09: Kushieda Minori [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 10: [Aisaka Taiga] Ikaros
ARENA 11: Fukuji Mihoko [Katsura Hinagiku]
ARENA 12: [Konjiki no Yami] Hiiragi Tsukasa
ARENA 13: Kawashima Ami [Sengoku Nadeko]
ARENA 14: Hirasawa Ui [Shana]
ARENA 15: C.C. [Senjōgahara Hitagi]
ARENA 16: Ibuki Fūko [Sakurano Kurimu]
ARENA 17: Holo [Illyasviel von Einzbern]
ARENA 18: Haramura Nodoka [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 19: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Akaba Chizuru
ARENA 20: [Saber] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 21: Minami Chiaki [Akiyama Mio]
ARENA 22: Asahina Mikuru [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 23: Hiiragi Kagami [Furukawa Nagisa]
ARENA 24: Furude Rika [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 25: Takamachi Nanoha [Sakagami Tomoyo]
ARENA 26: Kinomoto Sakura [Maehara Shinobu]

We're Doing it Live, People

2010-07-29T20:39:00.006+07:00

Do you know those kind of feeling in RPG games whenever you're sure that you're on the last floors of the final dungeon, and you know that you'll face the end boss real soon?

Well, I'm feeling it now; My final project report now only lack the length. I'm adding some more explanatory stuffs so El Padrino will (FINALLY) be satisfied tomorrow. Let's hope that I'll make it....

As for tonight's news... Well, apparently there's a rat running around in my crib, showing up and hiding periodically.

I also updated my blog design a little bit, it looks better now I think.

And for the big news:

Completely Harmless, the epic short-indie movie that me and my friends made, is now on Youtube.

I've officially condemned our idiocy to public view now. I guess when you're about to turn 24 you'll do something crazy, huh?

That's all for now, back to work, back to work. Oh, don't forget to vote for ISML tonight.

Meng'kebo'

2010-07-28T18:23:00.007+07:00

I've never thought that I would see the day when I actually encounter this peanut brand.

So I was at my friends' lab on campus, and they opened a plastic filled with gift snacks. And one of them was.. this..

Okay, there's nothing wrong about the grammar, but since it was a completely obvious copy of "Dua Kelinci" from my homeland, why not go with the "Two Rabbits" title? Well, in the end we came to a conclusion that it was meant to be a sequel for the Double Dragon.

The title says "Roasted Menglembu Peanut". This really sparked our interest to find out about this.. Menglembu.. Seriously, it was a new vocabulary for all of us there.

One of my friends was genius enough to describe it as "a Malaysian slang for 'Kumpul Kebo' (an act of cohabitation)", we laughed our asses off. Here's the man responsible.

Now I know some of you people might be confused as to why "Menglembu" can be translated into "Kumpul Kebo". I'll do my best to guide you through your confusion, despite being so damn sleepy myself...

First off, let's take a look at the word itself, "Menglembu". In Indonesian, words that starts with "Meng-" are a verb. So if we use that analogy in the word, it basically means "Doing Lembu", or "Doing Lembu stuffs".

Second, let's take a look at the "Lembu" part. "Lembu" in Indonesian basically means a cow. And as you may have known, cows reminds you of buffalos, and vice versa. And a buffalo in Indonesian is a "kerbau", which usually pronounced "kebo" in a casual way by most people.

In case you haven't met any cattle in your life (pitiful you..), here are some pictures. This is a Lembu

And this is a buffallo

Now if we put those two analogy together, "Menglembu" can be described as "Doing Lembu stuffs", which can also described as "Doing Buffalo stuffs"... And with a little bit of creativity, could be refined into "Mengkebo", and finally into "Kumpul Kebo"..

Some neat play of words, huh? Well... Not exactly...

There's still something else that bothered us though, on the back of the package, there is a French translation for the "Roasted Menglembu Peanut". Yet, on the distribution list, there's no indication that it was sold anywhere in France. Hmm...

Hell, whatever. *dundundun dunnnn dunnn dunnnn dundundun dunnnn dunnnn dunnnn*

Oh, if you're like me and had absolutely no clue on what in the nine hells is a Menglembu, you can check it out here. Though some of you might want to search it by yourself on google, there's a quite nice picture in the search results. =p

[Author's note: Now can anyone tell me why cohabitation is called Kumpul Kebo in Indonesian?? 'Cause even up 'till now I don't understand why]

Moezzzzzzz.......

2010-07-27T22:48:00.001+07:00

Since I'm going to bed, I'll be brief. Just want to post my ISML results

ARENA 01: [Nagato Yuki] Furude Hanyū
ARENA 02: [Shiina Minatsu] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 03: Haramura Nodoka [C.C.]
ARENA 04: Ikaros [Furukawa Nagisa]
ARENA 05: [Ibuki Fūko] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 06: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Shiina Mafuyu]
ARENA 07: Saginomiya Isumi [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 08: [Maria] Minami Chiaki
ARENA 09: Fujibayashi Kyō [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 10: Konjiki no Yami [Shana]
ARENA 11: [Takamachi Nanoha] Hirasawa Ui
ARENA 12: [Misaka Mikoto] Louise Vallière
ARENA 13: Okazaki Ushio [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 14: Asahina Mikuru [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 15: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Kawashima Ami
ARENA 16: Hirasawa Yui [Tōsaka Rin]
ARENA 17: Kushieda Minori [Sakagami Tomoyo]
ARENA 18: Fukuji Mihoko [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 19: Holo [Sengoku Nadeko]
ARENA 20: [Akiyama Mio] Hiiragi Tsukasa
ARENA 21: [Katsura Hinagiku] Saten Ruiko
ARENA 22: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Furude Rika
ARENA 23: [Saber] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 24: [Ichinose Kotomi] Nymph
ARENA 25: [Nakano Azusa] Sakurano Kurimu
ARENA 26: [Bernkastel] Lucy

That's all for now. Signing out..

Tra Vita e Morte

2010-07-27T18:58:00.003+07:00

I got some serious scolding by el padrino today... so much that I don't feel like to go on any longer....

I really want to forget everything and be done with it.. I mean, how could anyone expect a perfect work that could explain every detail to the professors from some academically idiot person who, even until now, have no idea why he decided to enroll in this hell, all by himself??

But I know quitting right now would be the dumbest shit that I would ever do in my 24 years of living, even dumber than falling in love to my own best friend during 2nd year on senior high which results in the end of our friendship for good.

Especially I've also made a promise to my dearest sister that I'll graduate no matter what... And she was also the only one of my siblings to actually encouraged me directly... Failing now would be a total insult to her...

Dear God, I don't want that...

So please.. I'm begging You... Give me strength to overcome this final nightmare.... I want a happy ending where everyone can smile and be happy..

Almost Done....

2010-07-25T22:19:00.004+07:00

The post title refers to two things:

1. My final project report is at it's final trimming. If El Padrino won't accept this again, I don't know what else would happen.

2. ISML is starting its Diamond Round. Posting votes now.

ARENA 01: [Akiyama Mio] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 02: [Hiiragi Tsukasa] Furude Rika
ARENA 03: Saginomiya Isumi [Konjiki no Yami]
ARENA 04: Furude Hanyū [Kawashima Ami]
ARENA 05: Shiina Mafuyu [Katsura Hinagiku]
ARENA 06: [Holo] Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 07: Haramura Nodoka [Nymph]
ARENA 08: [Nagato Yuki] Hiiragi Kagami
ARENA 09: [Saten Ruiko] Kushieda Minori
ARENA 10: [Louise Vallière] Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 11: [Illyasviel von Einzbern] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 12: [Hirasawa Yui] Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 13: Sanzen'in Nagi [Shana]
ARENA 14: Suzumiya Haruhi [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 15: [Shiina Minatsu] Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 16: Okazaki Ushio [Ibuki Fūko]
ARENA 17: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 18: [Sakurano Kurimu] C.C.
ARENA 19: [Sengoku Nadeko] Akaba Chizuru
ARENA 20: [Nakano Azusa] Maria
ARENA 21: Izumi Konata [Furukawa Nagisa]
ARENA 22: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Saber]
ARENA 23: Ikaros [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 24: [Fujibayashi Ryō] Minami Chiaki
ARENA 25: [Aisaka Taiga] Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 26: [Cross Yūki] Tsuchimiya Kagura

May the best wins. ^_^

Oh, and, by the way.....

Never thought I'd come this far in blog-writing. =D

If anyone (if there is any) complains that the picture was taken from someone else's blog, then I'm sorry. I currently don't have time to make my own.

I promise that I'll make one myself for the next commemorations after everything's over.

Guess It's Still Easier Than Finding a Water Chip in the Middle of Nowhere

2010-07-25T12:32:00.004+07:00

Haven't posted anything for a while now, sorry.

I'm nearing the end of my currently-active main quest: Complete your college period. The quest that has been delayed for more than 2 years, because there are so many side-quests and level-f**k mobs along the way.

Right now, this quest took me to Petrochina, Jakarta. My uncle suggested that I seek some help from one of his employee. So, here we are, in a midst of understanding a shitload of algorithm in hopes that I can finally be able to translate them to human language.

Let's hope that everything will turn out for the better afterward, ok?

Well then, back to work now..

Only My Rubygun

2010-07-20T19:25:00.004+07:00

Why. Is it. So. Hard. To write. A final project report..??

Seriously, I do believe that with what I already known up 'till now, I could teach a total n00b on how to recreate it. Why should I go over the details that much?

If I'm going to teach someone else on how to do it, I really don't believe that they will even care about the details on what I've done, as long as they could do it as well.

I mean, the guys that made the references that I used also DIDN'T go over the details so much. Hell, if they did, I wouldn't be so dumbfounded for nearly a year..

*Sigh*... Ah, well.. When El Padrino says otherwise, I guess I could only do it with no questions asked huh..

Anyway, that's all for the bad news. I want to skip that backup-overwrite-original accident on my final project report that occurred this morning, because this one's grand.

Here goes.....

JAN-JAAAAN!

Congratulations to Misaka Mikoto for winning the Ruby necklace!!

You've really shown those other girls what can a thundere ojou-sama do, eh biri-biri? Keep it up, there's still the Diamond necklace and the Heavenly Tiara to grab! I bet every single one of your sisters would be proud for you. ^_^

So, with whom are you going to celebrate this victory with now, hmm?
Your family? (including your 9000++ sisters)
Your usual gang? (might want to take and aphrodisiac antidote, just in case Kuroko's at it again)

Or...

A proper date with that special 'baka' of yours? (try to be honest this time around, kay)

Well, whatever you going to do, be sure to have some R&R, that was a really tough match you had back there. Anyway, congratulations again, wish me luck with my own battle as well, will ya?

Ah, that's right. I forgot something... I haven't taken a bath since morning.... D:

Signing out now, cheerio.

Ode to My Family

2010-07-19T08:58:00.006+07:00

There's a saying that I believe everyone of you have heard at least 2 times in your life: "You don't really know what you got 'till it's gone"

I realized I've wasted my time during my first year, and I'm paying for the consequence these past few months, quite dearly I might add.

But I also realized something else: A loving family...
My parents, my uncles, my aunts, my sisters (or cousins, like I said on previous posts, whatever makes you happy)... Nearly all of them wished me for the best so that I could pass this final moments of college...

I never told anyone of them, but... when they cheered on me.. I hid and shed some serious tears... Part of the reason is because I know that up there, my uncle that we've lost, also wishes the same thing...

God.. I don't know how to thank you for giving me this family...

I won't let them down again this time. I'm going to end this 6 and a half year war, once and for all.
(yes, I know there will be another war right after this, don't worry)

Now, as a parting gift for today, my ISML votes

ARENA 01: [Furukawa Nagisa] Illyasviel von Einzbern
ARENA 02: Ikaros [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 03: Akiyama Mio [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 04: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Holo
ARENA 05: [Nakano Azusa] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 06: [Akaba Chizuru] Kawashima Ami
ARENA 07: Nymph [Konjiki no Yami]
ARENA 08: [Asahina Mikuru] Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 09: [Shiina Minatsu] Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 10: [Okazaki Ushio] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 11: [Sunohara Mei] Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 12: [Sengoku Nadeko] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 13: [Sakurano Kurimu] Shiina Mafuyu
ARENA 14: Saber [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 15: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Nagato Yuki
ARENA 16: Saten Ruiko [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 17: Saginomiya Isumi [C.C.]
ARENA 18: [Louise Vallière] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 19: Sanzen'in Nagi [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 20: Furude Rika [Maria]
ARENA 21: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Hirasawa Yui
ARENA 22: [Shana] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 23: [Kushieda Minori] Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 24: [Minami Chiaki] Furude Hanyū
ARENA 25: Hiiragi Kagami [Tōsaka Rin]
ARENA 26: [Hakurei Reimu] Izayoi Sakuya

Now this is some serious match... O_o

Some Stupid Thought

2010-07-15T23:18:00.006+07:00

....

..Tomorrow night is the night for the guys who got graduated this month..
What? Ah, naw... I'm not one of them... Not yet..

I still have to do the presentation of my final project before I could even think about it.. Which, I doubt that I will get the go code tomorrow..

You know, people have been wondering whether I graduate this month or not. It was all thanks to me hanging around with my friends that do..

A junior of mine thought that I did as well, because she met me when I accompanied them during the photo sessions.

I also caught a spotlight in a video-cam meant to take scenes for the graduation day documentary when I accompanied my friends to Sabuga to do some rehearsing for the graduation day. I hastily shook my hand and mouthed, "No, not me, it's not my turn yet"..

(Speaking of Sabuga, it really felt awkward being there without the sight of people in suits and all those Mercedes and BMWs...)

Wonder why I did that... I mean, why did I even bother accompanying those guys anyway? I could have just go home, do reviews for my final project, not get my legs dead tired, and convert those useless time spent into something more productive.

Really, it's not like they're going to do the same to me when it's finally my time.. They'll have more important things to think about by then, right..? I mean, why would anyone do that to someone who were 'Just a friend' anyway, right...?

Guess it's because I know that I would be graduating with a lot of people that I don't know.. Guess I just want to have those final moments with them before they go..

Guess it's because that by the time everything's over, I'll be fighting in a world where not a single one of them dared to enter.. And I'll be alone again..

Or maybe it's because I just have the knack to do completely useless stuffs whenever I can, I don't know...

...

Ah, to hell with it. It's not like it even matters, right? I've always been the red dot among the blue field. When you've been alone in the crowd for as long as you have remembered, you won't feel a thing on this simple occasion, right?

And really, it's not like anyone is ACTUALLY following this silly blog and read it, so whatever I post here won't make any difference, right?

So let's just forget the stupid gloomy thought that have no meaning at all for humanity by posting something else that is a lot more worthwhile: My votes for ISML.

ARENA 01: Furude Rika [Fujibayashi Kyō]
ARENA 02: [Hiiragi Kagami] Hirasawa Ui
ARENA 03: [Akiyama Mio] Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 04: Ikaros [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 05: [Konjiki no Yami] Hirasawa Yui
ARENA 06: [Holo] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 07: Furude Hanyū [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 08: [Shana] Akaba Chizuru
ARENA 09: Sunohara Mei [Sengoku Nadeko]
ARENA 10: Ibuki Fūko [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 11: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 12: Minami Chiaki [Sanzen'in Nagi]
ARENA 13: [Nagato Yuki] Maria
ARENA 14: [Illyasviel von Einzbern] Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 15: Saten Ruiko [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 16: [Katsura Hinagiku] Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 17: [Hiiragi Tsukasa] Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 18: [Aisaka Taiga] C.C.
ARENA 19: [Fate Testarossa] Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 20: [Saber] Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 21: Shiina Minatsu [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 22: [Saginomiya Isumi] Kawashima Ami
ARENA 23: Nymph [Sakagami Tomoyo]
ARENA 24: Fujibayashi Ryō [Shiina Mafuyu]
ARENA 25: [Sakurano Kurimu] Louise Vallière
ARENA 26: [Echo] Lafiel Abriel

Go Mikoto! ^_^v

Yerrrrrr Desssshhphicabllee.....

2010-07-14T08:23:00.004+07:00

So said Daffy. But really, this month has some movie that is... well, despicably surprising; Despicable Me.

At first, I thought it would be just another animated movie that wouldn't be as entertaining as to, at least, what Dreamworks made.

And boy, how wrong I was.

I gotta admit that I already know what will happen in the end, since it's quite a typical main plot. But the whole movie made it really entertaining to the end.

I really recommend you guys to watch this, I'd give it an 8 out of 10.

Well, I already stated before that I'm not the guy you should look up to when it comes to reviewing a movie, so I'll end my review right here. 'Sides, I don't want to spoil anything.

Anyway, here are my (late) votes for ISML

ARENA 01: [Shiina Mafuyu] Saten Ruiko
ARENA 02: [Fujibayashi Ryō] Holo
ARENA 03: [Louise Vallière] Hiiragi Kagami
ARENA 04: [Shana] Furude Rika
ARENA 05: [Akiyama Mio] Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 06: Konjiki no Yami [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 07: [Misaka Mikoto] Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 08: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Furude Hanyū
ARENA 09: Saginomiya Isumi [Katsura Hinagiku]
ARENA 10: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 11: [Nagato Yuki] Kawashima Ami
ARENA 12: [Hirasawa Yui] Hirasawa Ui
ARENA 13: Fate Testarossa [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 14: [Sakurano Kurimu] Nymph
ARENA 15: Furukawa Nagisa [Fujibayashi Kyō]
ARENA 16: Minami Chiaki [Tōsaka Rin]
ARENA 17: Haramura Nodoka [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 18: [Aisaka Taiga] Kushieda Minori
ARENA 19: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Saber]
ARENA 20: Ichinose Kotomi [C.C.]
ARENA 21: [Sengoku Nadeko] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 22: [Izumi Konata] Ikaros
ARENA 23: [Maria] Akaba Chizuru
ARENA 24: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 25: Takamachi Nanoha [Shiina Minatsu]
ARENA 26: [Asakura Minami] Ayukawa Madoka

So many same-series matches, I'd say..

El Padrino Pulpo

2010-07-12T04:10:00.001+07:00

'Nuff said

Moe and World Cup are Two Different Things

2010-07-11T22:35:00.004+07:00

Gonna hit the sack early, tomorrow is the World Cup final.

But let's vote at ISML beforehand, shall we?

ARENA 01: Hiiragi Kagami [Shiina Mafuyu]
ARENA 02: [Asahina Mikuru] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 03: Sakurano Kurimu [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 04: [Katsura Hinagiku] Holo
ARENA 05: [Minami Chiaki] Furude Rika
ARENA 06: [Kawashima Ami] Ikaros
ARENA 07: Konjiki no Yami [Shiina Minatsu]
ARENA 08: [Saber] Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 09: Furude Hanyū [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 10: Nymph [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 11: Sunohara Mei [Maria]
ARENA 12: [Shana] Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 13: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 14: Izumi Konata [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 15: [Aisaka Taiga] Hirasawa Yui
ARENA 16: [Ibuki Fūko] Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 17: [Furukawa Nagisa] Hiiragi Tsukasa
ARENA 18: [Takamachi Nanoha] Saten Ruiko
ARENA 19: [Saginomiya Isumi] Hirasawa Ui
ARENA 20: Okazaki Ushio [C.C.]
ARENA 21: Suzumiya Haruhi [Sakagami Tomoyo]
ARENA 22: Fukuji Mihoko [Illyasviel von Einzbern]
ARENA 23: [Nakano Azusa] Akiyama Mio
ARENA 24: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Sanzen'in Nagi]
ARENA 25: [Louise Vallière] Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 26: Amamiya Manami [Onda Aka]

Gomen Aka-chan, I promise I'll support you for the next match >_<.

Magnet

2010-07-11T15:44:00.003+07:00

Just wanted to post the translated lyrics of Magnet by Megurine Luka & Hatsune Miku. I must say, It's really beautiful.

A slender flame burns at the edge of my heart
Without warning, it spreads into a burning passion
My butterfly, flitting around it chaotically
Scales dropping into your hand

I am wrapped around your finger from the lips to the tongue
Even if this is something that cannot be allowed the flames jump higher still

I want to embrace you, I want you to tell me
That you don’t think this is a mistake
I want you to kiss me, I want you to remake me
I want to drown in this moment of captivation

Every moment, it’s harder to restrain myself
If this is love, I want to wear it on my sleeve
The “strange feeling” turns into an unbearable longing
I would follow you to the end of forever

If my heart goes astray I will be easily relieved
as if we had no time to feel tender each other

That dream has never come again
There is no chance in our reality
If we touch, I know we can never go back and that’s just fine…
You are everything in the world to me

Anxiety arrives with the dawn to find me still crying
When you whispered “it’s all right” did I hear tears in your voice, too?

I want to embrace you, I want you to tell me
That you don’t think this is a mistake
I want you to kiss me, I want you to remake me
I want to drown in this moment of captivation

I am drawn to you like a magnet
Even if I left, we would find each other again
I’ve touched you, I can never go back and that’s just fine.
You are everything in the world to me

Magnet (translated) - Megurine Luka & Hatsune Miku

Beat it

2010-07-09T23:10:00.003+07:00

Well, this is not the first time it happened.. But I'll tell you something, no matter how obvious it will be:

Taking a travel shuttle from Bandung to Jakarta at Friday nights is a wrong thing to do.

I'm so going to bed right after this... +____+

Stupid, Stupid Humans...

2010-07-08T22:34:00.005+07:00

I mean, what's all this Octopus Oracle hype thing? A certain boy who lived with his philosopher's stone was one thing. But this??

Seriously people. It's a bloody octopus!! And so far it only has "predicted" world cup results! I really, really, hope that you lot won't go as far as to make a temple for it in the future.

And I bet it can't even do branch predictions, hah...! ............!!
[Trauma switch ON]
...Gyaaaaargg....!!!!

*ahem*
Germany defeated England because Germany played a lot better than England did. And Spain defeated Germany because they also played very well and used every single opening they could find.

Not because that a so-called force-sensitive cephalopod mollusk said so.

By the way, I'd rather have this octopus instead to predict things for me, thank you.

800% more adorable, yes?

Anyway, I'm hitting the sack now... Better to sleep early and read more shits in the morning. Besides, I was already sleepy since before 9pm...

Forced myself to stay awake while reading the papers 'till 10 just so that I could vote on ISML.. Here are my votes.

ARENA 01: [Shana] Minami Chiaki

ARENA 02: Haramura Nodoka [Akiyama Mio]

ARENA 03: [Nakano Azusa] Ibuki Fūko

ARENA 04: [Nagato Yuki] Ikaros

ARENA 05: [Shiina Mafuyu] Takamachi Nanoha

ARENA 06: [Saber] Fukuji Mihoko

ARENA 07: [Sakurano Kurimu] Asahina Mikuru

ARENA 08: Fate Testarossa [Furukawa Nagisa]

ARENA 09: [Aisaka Taiga] Nymph

ARENA 10: [Hirasawa Yui] Saginomiya Isumi

ARENA 11: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Sengoku Nadeko]

ARENA 12: [Kushieda Minori] Holo

ARENA 13: [Hiiragi Kagami] Ichinose Kotomi

ARENA 14: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Hiiragi Tsukasa

ARENA 15: Konjiki no Yami [Louise Vallière]

ARENA 16: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Maria

ARENA 17: [Saten Ruiko] Okazaki Ushio

ARENA 18: [Misaka Mikoto] Hirasawa Ui

ARENA 19: [Sakagami Tomoyo] C.C.

ARENA 20: Suzumiya Haruhi [Shiina Minatsu]

ARENA 21: Fujibayashi Ryō [Katsura Hinagiku]

ARENA 22: [Tōsaka Rin] Furude Rika

ARENA 23: [Sunohara Mei] Furude Hanyū

ARENA 24: [Izumi Konata] Kawashima Ami

ARENA 25: Akaba Chizuru [Sanzen'in Nagi]

ARENA 26: Asagami Fujino [Abstained] Kamura Reiri
(Who the hell are the exhibition contestants..? They're scary...)

Shana, Mio, and Nagato had it easy.... ~_~
Hope Mikoto make it to the top before the Ruby finals..

Nyoro~n Hamtutu-tan

2010-07-08T12:12:00.005+07:00

If you're reading this, then first of all I would like to say that I'm sorry sir, but I just have to do this. I still can't find one that is understandable in human language.

Also, this is merely a stress reliever.

Q: Hey, you got time doing this, why not do something productive instead?

A: Yeah? Well, you try reading +200 pages of papers that are complete strangers to your brain, and try to understand them all in a matter of days. I'd like to see how 'normal' can you be after that.

It's 10 Past Twelve, and I'm Still Stumped. A Random Post is Needed

2010-07-06T22:22:00.005+07:00

ISML votes ahoy.

ARENA 01: [C.C.] Hirasawa Ui

ARENA 02: [Akiyama Mio] Louise Vallière

ARENA 03: Furude Hanyū [Saber]

ARENA 04: Ikaros [Akaba Chizuru]

ARENA 05: [Fate Testarossa] Furude Rika

ARENA 06: [Nagato Yuki] Sunohara Mei

ARENA 07: [Katsura Hinagiku] Okazaki Ushio

ARENA 08: [Izumi Konata] Holo

ARENA 09: Kushieda Minori [Shiina Mafuyu]

ARENA 10: [Aisaka Taiga] Saten Ruiko

ARENA 11: Ichinose Kotomi [Fujibayashi Ryō]

ARENA 12: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Ibuki Fūko

ARENA 13: Tōsaka Rin [Sakurano Kurimu]

ARENA 14: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Asahina Mikuru

ARENA 15: Haramura Nodoka [Maria]

ARENA 16: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Senjōgahara Hitagi]

ARENA 17: [Hiiragi Kagami] Saginomiya Isumi

ARENA 18: [Sengoku Nadeko] Fujibayashi Kyō

ARENA 19: Kawashima Ami [Sakagami Tomoyo]

ARENA 20: Minami Chiaki [Takamachi Nanoha]

ARENA 21: Nymph [Shiina Minatsu]

ARENA 22: Hirasawa Yui [Nakano Azusa]

ARENA 23: Fukuji Mihoko [Furukawa Nagisa]

ARENA 24: Hiiragi Tsukasa [Shana]

ARENA 25: [Misaka Mikoto] Konjiki no Yami

ARENA 26: [Erurū] Suzumi Tamao

Hope there will be a shocking results after round 2. Get it? Shocking. Heh.

That's all, just wanna say something before hitting the sack. Tha2.

And I just realized I haven't clicked 'Publish Post' yet since 10PM, damn.

How Many Dust Particles Did You Inhaled? OVER NINE THOUSAAAAND!!

2010-07-06T14:23:00.006+07:00

I met my professor again this morning. And as usual he still gave me a no-go code, since I still don't know shit about the basics my final project. ("Learn how to haxx, dood")

Anyway, once I'm done with el padrino I went upstairs to my friends' lab, I got an appointment there with my buddy. A 'yo-I-want-to-leech-some-anime-because-I-am-too-lazy-to-download-lol' kind of appointment.

It turned out that it was supposed to be a clean up day for the lab. Hell, I don't have anything to do while waiting for the download to complete, so I decided to play the good ol' samaritan and help them out.

Hey, this not the first time I got this kind of 'appointment' anyway, so I guess it's just fair.

It was all good and all, the usual move-the-tables, vacuum-the-carpet, clean-the-shelves, ~~throwing-out-used-condoms~~, manage-the-junks kind of thing.

Then I saw it, right before I was going to move the books from the shelves.

Some picture..

Some REALLY familiar picture....

.....

....WTF ?!!?!?!?!!1

Thank God I've learned the zen of peaceful mind, else I could have broken a few PC.. Oh, It's not that I really mind anymore, it's just... umm.. some normal reflexive reaction. Yeah, that's it

Once the download was done and the files are copied, I went straight back home. The dusts were killing me... +_+

Oh, don't forget to vote for ISML tonight! And watch the world cup while you're at it!

P.S: To those who can't tell what that picture is, it's my ex+her family and his boyfriend

It's Moe Past Bedtime

2010-07-05T00:05:00.003+07:00

Just want to post my ISML vote before going to bed.

ARENA 01: [Saber] Sanzen'in Nagi

ARENA 02: Fate Testarossa [Nagato Yuki]

ARENA 03: Haramura Nodoka [Fujibayashi Kyō]

ARENA 04: [Aisaka Taiga] Hiiragi Kagami

ARENA 05: Hirasawa Yui [Shiina Minatsu]

ARENA 06: Furude Hanyū [Ibuki Fūko]

ARENA 07: [Saginomiya Isumi] Saten Ruiko

ARENA 08: [Izumi Konata] C.C.

ARENA 09: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Konjiki no Yami]

ARENA 10: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Akiyama Mio

ARENA 11: [Ikaros] Nymph

ARENA 12: [Tōsaka Rin] Akaba Chizuru

ARENA 13: [Shana] Shiina Mafuyu

ARENA 14: [Louise Vallière] Kushieda Minori

ARENA 15: Furude Rika [Sunohara Mei]

ARENA 16: [Sakurano Kurimu] Ichinose Kotomi

ARENA 17: Fukuji Mihoko [Fujibayashi Ryō]

ARENA 18: [Misaka Mikoto] Sakagami Tomoyo

ARENA 19: [Hiiragi Tsukasa] Kawashima Ami

ARENA 20: Okazaki Ushio [Asahina Mikuru]

ARENA 21: Suzumiya Haruhi [Katsura Hinagiku]

ARENA 22: [Nakano Azusa] Furukawa Nagisa

ARENA 23: Minami Chiaki [Hirasawa Ui]

ARENA 24: [Takamachi Nanoha] Holo

ARENA 25: Maria [Sengoku Nadeko]

ARENA 26: Eve Neuschwanstein [Kagurazaka Asuna]

Facing a tough opponent right off the bat eh, Mikoto? Don't worry, you'll be fine!

I Would Also Like a Proper Interview After Everything is Over

2010-07-04T18:19:00.006+07:00

Humans tend to do silly things when they're bored or being cornered by something they dislike..

Which explains why I'm even posting this silly questionnaire taken from another blog.. Thank you, by the way.

Well, here we go to the contents.

1. Two names you go by?
Lessee.. Ilham, Bl4ckh4nd, Hamtutu, Bleki... Oh wait, it's 4 already? Whoops.

2. What four things are you wearing right now?
Polo shirt, batik trousers, aura energy necklace, and underwear... What? It's perfectly normal to wear an underwear.

3. Are you in a relationship?
Well, it depends in which world did you meant to ask. If it's in this "common" world, then, no.

4. Have you ever been given a rose?
Yes I have, and wipe that surprised look off.

5. Have you ever licked a photo?
Nope, but I've licked a photo-box... Sike!

6. Have you ever been in love?
Since some part of me is still normal human-like, yes.

7. Do you believe that everyone has a soul-mate?
Well, I always believe in the term "fated meeting", so yes.

8. What's your current problem?
Final effin' project.

9. Have you ever had your heart broken?
Well, yeah. I mean, that's how we grow up, right?

10. Do you have a crush?
Nope, though I'll literally crush the next idiot who asks again.

11. How many kids do you want to have?
Never really thought about it. Though if I really have to answer, it's 2.

12. What is/are your favorite colours?
Red, Blue, ~~Yellow, Silver, Gold, Ruby, Sapphire, Leaf Green, Fire Red, Diamond, PearlTHIS IS NOT POKEMON!~~, Black, White.

13. Have you ever found it hard to tell anyone you like them?
Don't it ever.

14. Imagine you're 40 & your spouse just died, would you get re-married?
For now, I guess I'd say no.

15. What song do you want played at your wedding?
Magnet - Megurine Luka & Hatsune Miku

16. Do you like/love anyone?
Currently? Let's see... I love my family especially my mother, my cousins, my aunts and uncles, my computer, and.. Ah yes, I also love Setsuna. ^_^

I'll shoot the first dumbf*ck who laughs.

17. Do you think the person(s) you like/loves love/likes you back?
Lemme think... Yeah.

18. Have you ever wrote a love song/poem/letter/note?
Would you kindly find a pillow, or a plastic bag? Because I'm going to say yes.

19. Do you want to get married?
Now this is a million dollar question that I don't have the answer for.

20. Are you a shy person?
I'm a shy and an easily embarrassed person before you know me. Once you do, you're the one who'll get embarrassed by me. You've been warned.

21. Did you have a good day today?
As long as my final project is not finished yet there can be no peace.

22. Where did you just get back from?
Sleep.

23. What are you thinking about?
What the hell am I doing.

24. If you could change something about you or anything what would it be?
My ~~overly masculine look that made every other puny male cry~~ laziness.

25. Would you ever go back to any of your past relationships?
Nah, I'd rather not. Besides, sometimes to love someone also means to let them go.

26. Who's the closest person/people to you?
My mother, my brother, my dearest cousins, and the idiots I always hang out with.

27. What's the thing you love about the person you love?
Well, to name a few, she's a beauty, has a kind of cute personality, she's strong, she knows how to wield a sword really well, and she has a pair of white wings dammit.

Oh, and she got those beautiful eyes, and her smile is also adorable.

Desho desho?

That's all there is to the questionnaire, time to return to reality... God please help me out for tomorrow..

In This World of Mine, a Magnetic White Dove Flies Inside the Miracle Painting

2010-07-03T10:15:00.008+07:00

Remember my previous post about Miku?

Well, out of curiosity, I read a post from the blog of a certain guy out there that contains more about this particular vocaloid. He claimed that he never really liked the vocaloids' songs before, and frankly neither do I...

...Before I listened to his favorite ones that he posted...

Long story short, ever since then I have a total of 21 songs in my drive, most are in my playlist. And nearly all of them are from Miku, with the others being with Luka/Rin, just Luka, or a duet of Rin & Len.

Guess what really sparked my interest was the fact that they even made it to PS3, and they got their own live performance in Japan.

Here are my favorite ones:

Miracle Paint

Hato (White Dove)

World is Mine

And Magnet

The first two are from the Dreamy Theater, and the last two were taken from the live concert footage, obviously.

Guess I'm a fan now then? Yay..? >.<

Well, putting that aside.. I'm currently studying for the last vital step of my final project: Final presentation.

Seriously, it's really troublesome when you were finally able to do something that you don't really understand, and after all that you have to explain what you have done to made it happen....

Wait, what? I haven't told you guys that my final project was finished? Ah, well.. Sorry 'bout that, things just came around recently and I keep forgetting things.

Anyway, that's that for now. Make sure to watch Germany vs Argentina tonight!

Kick den Argentinischen den arsch!

She's On Fire!!

2010-06-30T12:54:00.007+07:00

This post is dedicated to the achievements of the most adorable tsundere ever walked the (animated) earth, Shana.

She's the winner of Aquamarine necklace on 2008, Sapphire on 2009 and 2010 as well.

And now...

She won the Emerald necklace too! She's on fire!!

Err... a little bit too literal there, sorry. Oh, try not to enjoy the lava bath for too long, Shana-chan.. I don't know if it's good even for you.. ^^;

Mikoto got whacked during the last two rounds by her and Yuki, too bad there... It was so close..

Now, now, there's still Ruby period, you can still have at it, biri-biri! I'm cheering for you here, show them your thundere charm! ^_^

(Nope, thundere is not a typo, in case anyone asked)

England Nach Hause Gehen

2010-06-27T22:55:00.005+07:00

Nice going Germany!!

Oh, have you guys voted on ISML yet? Go do that if you haven't. Here are my votes:

ARENA 01: [Sunohara Mei] Ikaros
ARENA 02: Takamachi Nanoha [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 03: Ibuki Fūko [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 04: [Misaka Mikoto] Akiyama Mio
ARENA 05: Furude Rika [Furukawa Nagisa]
ARENA 06: [Tōsaka Rin] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 07: [Hiiragi Tsukasa] Minami Chiaki
ARENA 08: [Nakano Azusa] Sanzen'in Nagi
ARENA 09: Haramura Nodoka [Konjiki no Yami]
ARENA 10: [Nagato Yuki] Aisaka Taiga
ARENA 11: Saginomiya Isumi [Ichinose Kotomi]
ARENA 12: [Shiina Mafuyu] Izumi Konata
ARENA 13: Suzumiya Haruhi [Sakurano Kurimu]
ARENA 14: Kawashima Ami [Maria]
ARENA 15: Nymph [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 16: [Fujibayashi Ryō] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 17: [Furude Hanyū] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 18: Sengoku Nadeko [Senjōgahara Hitagi]
ARENA 19: Hirasawa Ui [Louise Vallière]
ARENA 20: Hirasawa Yui [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 21: [Katsura Hinagiku] Saber
ARENA 22: Holo [Sakagami Tomoyo]
ARENA 23: C.C. [Illyasviel von Einzbern]
ARENA 24: [Shana] Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 25: [Shiina Minatsu] Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 26: [Nijō Noriko] Rebecca Miyamoto

Bloody hell, why does Mio have to be Mikoto's opponent on the finals when she's on a pinch already.... T___T

Ray of Hope

2010-06-17T15:07:00.004+07:00

Just want to update my final project condition. Currently, it can be represented by his picture.

Let's hope it will be even brighter after this huh?

D:

2010-06-16T21:11:00.005+07:00

My buddy, the author of one of the few awesome blog out there, has reached the end of his long academic journey today. (A happy birthday for him too)

And another one would be on his way as well tomorrow.

As for me? I think this picture would suffice to describe the feeling that I have for my final project.

For the love of God, can someone with a great knowledge of C language come and help me out over here?? All I got left are just this goddamn program modification, and a little bit of writing, then I'm done!!

Facepalm'd

2010-06-15T19:17:00.005+07:00

So let's review this day.

-I planned to go to Bandung at 05.30, but the whole family overslept so I had to take the 06.30 travel.

-I went to my professor in hopes for enlightenment for my thesis. What I got was some "Lol n00b, DIY" response.

-Thought I'd ask my friend instead. What I got from him was some "OMGWTF iz dis haxx0r shit" response.

-Decided that there was no further use staying around any longer, I went to my (rented) crib. Thought I'd stick around for a bit and check out my siblings there...
Only to find that one is still in deep sleep while the other was about to go out.

-Thus my business at Bandung was (prematurely) done by 10 o'clock, so I headed out with my sis and went separate ways so I could catch the 10.30 travel..
Which turned out that there were no travels for 10.30 & 11.30, so I took the one for 12.30.

-Thought I'd kill some of those 2 hours by walking around Ciwalk. I did expected it to be empty, but not as desolate as I found out.

-Went to check out new movies at XXI, thought I'd pass some time at the arcade along the while... Yet it was still not open yet, so no access to the arcade as well.

-Had enough, I went back to the travel pool. Accompanied by light, passionate rain.

-It was raining cats & dogs along the way to Jakarta, so it was pretty cold.

-On my way back home, my path was blocked by flood, so I had to take a detour. Which was far enough to sweat me from the top to the bottom.

Fukou da...

At least things got better since I was back at home though.

By the way, don't forget to vote at ISML. 2 hours remaining.

Oh, and NZL vs SVK: 1-1. Nice one eh NZ? First goal in world cup, ever.

Whose Birthday?

2010-06-14T19:06:00.011+07:00

Some totally random post:

I was checking my mail to see whether my professor sent me another e-mail to help me out with my thesis (yea, I know, it's a little bit too hopeful on my part). And the only thing I got was this

[Author's note: Behold my K-ON! desktop accessory & the bad-ass winamp skin, hur hur hur]

Not only that it was just a notification from a certain social network which popularity died away a long, long time ago, it's apparently a reminder for Godzilla's birthday.

So there you go Japanese folks, Godzilla was born somewhere around June. You might want to prepare some sort of celebration, like Gion Matsuris or..

..Nah, maybe not.. D:

[Note: I never opened that site anymore, so I seriously forgot who it actually is. No offense to the owner of the name, this post it purely made out of boredom]

Ilham Inawel no Yuutsu

2010-06-14T12:24:00.004+07:00

Well, it's been 2 weeks and counting on this month.. God I really hope it works this time around..

I just want to get this over with and forget everything and get back to work...

By the way, Germany won by 4-0, hell yeah. Eat the Panzerfaust. >=)

Here's my ISML vote results while we're at it

ARENA 01: [Nakano Azusa] Akaba Chizuru

ARENA 02: [Kushieda Minori] Konjiki no Yami

ARENA 03: Hiiragi Tsukasa [Illyasviel von Einzbern]

ARENA 04: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Minami Chiaki

ARENA 05: [Misaka Mikoto] Shiina Mafuyu

ARENA 06: Shiina Minatsu [Sakurano Kurimu]

ARENA 07: Sanzen'in Nagi [Nagato Yuki]

ARENA 08: Tōsaka Rin [Furukawa Nagisa]

ARENA 09: Furude Rika [Furude Hanyū]

ARENA 10: [Saginomiya Isumi] Okazaki Ushio

ARENA 11: Maria [Izumi Konata]

ARENA 12: [Aisaka Taiga] Suzumiya Haruhi

ARENA 13: [Akiyama Mio] Sakagami Tomoyo

ARENA 14: [Louise Vallière] Kawashima Ami

ARENA 15: Sunohara Mei [Ibuki Fūko]

ARENA 16: Takamachi Nanoha [Sengoku Nadeko]

ARENA 17: [Shana] Senjōgahara Hitagi

ARENA 18: Ichinose Kotomi [Hirasawa Yui]

ARENA 19: Haramura Nodoka [Hirasawa Ui]

ARENA 20: [Asahina Mikuru] Saten Ruiko

ARENA 21: [C.C.] Holo

ARENA 22: Hiiragi Kagami [Katsura Hinagiku]

ARENA 23: [Fujibayashi Ryō] Ikaros

ARENA 24: Nymph [Fukuji Mihoko]

ARENA 25: [Saber] Fate Testarossa

ARENA 26: [Eve] Hazuki

(Silently cheering for Mikoto)

The Withdrawal..... So Painful....

2010-06-13T17:18:00.004+07:00

I feel you now Mafuyu-chan, I really do.... T__________T

Aaaarggg, blasted final project.....!!!

Pyua Pyua Time?

2010-06-08T14:41:00.011+07:00

Nothing in particular to post, I just wanna thank Ho-kago Tea Time, especially Mio-chan, for singing this peaceful song to keep me company under the pressure barrage from this "To Aru Zankoku no Te-ze" of mine.

Dakara, arigatou minna~

Pure Pure Heart

Romaji

Atama no naka Omoide ippai
Afuresou na no Chotto shinpai
Toriaezu HEDDOHON de fusagou♪
（Don’t stop the music!）

Hoshii mono wa hoshii tte iu no
Shitai koto wa shitai tte iu no
Dakedo ienai kotoba mo aru no
（Can’t stop my heartbeat!）

Ikinari! CHANSU tourai
Guuzen onaji kaerimichi
Wow! Fukuramu Mune no fuusen
Kyuu ni ashi ga chuu ni uku no
Joushou kiryuu ni notte

Tonde icchae! Kimi no moto he
Watashi no PYUA PYUA HAATO♡
Uketomete kureru nara Kowaku wa nai no
Kono kimochi ga Taikiken koeta toki
Kimi wa mienaku natteta Michi no mukougawa
AI ☆ Don’t mind

Ai no kotoba chiribameta
Uta wa sunao de ii yo ne
Nanigeni kuchizusande arukou♪
（Don’t stop the music!）

Watagashi yori amai MERODI
Hanabi yori mo atsui RIZUMU
Suki na kyoku wa suki tte ieru no ni
（Can’t stop my heartbeat!）

Fuiuchi! PINCHI tourai
HAMINGU Kikarechatta kamo
No! Hajimete Me ga atte
Ureshii kedo Hazukashikute
Nigegoshi na no yo Doushiyou

Tsuppashicchae! Michibata de
Furueteru PYUA PYUA HAATO♡
Doko made mo toumei na ano sora takaku
Umaretate no Hitsuji kumo no kimochi yo
Kimi wo oikaketai no Shingou wa aka ne
AI ☆ Don’t mind

Ah BORYUUMU wo agete
Hora Tokimeki sagasu yo
Mata kono basho de nando demo
Aesou na ki ga suru yo

Tonde icchae! Kimi no moto he
Watashi no PYUA PYUA HAATO♡
Uketomete kureru nara Kowaku wa nai no
Kono kimochi ga Taikiken koeta toki
Kimi wa mienaku natteta Michi no mukougawa
AI ☆ Don’t mind

English Translation

My head’s filled with thoughts
I’m a little worried that they’ll spill out
For now I’ll just plug it up with my headphones♪
(Don’t stop the music!)

I say I want the things I want
I say I want to do the things I want to do
But I also have words that I can’t say
(Can’t stop my heartbeat!)

Suddenly! My chance arrives
We just happened to take the same way home
Wow! The balloon in my chest swells
Suddenly my feet are floating in the air
Riding the updraft

Go fly! To where you are
My Pure Pure Heart♡
If you accept it I won’t be scared
When these feelings passed through the atmosphere
I lost sight of you from the other side of the street
I ☆ don’t mind

Studded in words of love
Songs should be honest
For no reason I hum and walk along♪
（Don’t stop the music!）

A melody sweeter than cotton candy
A rhythm hotter than fireworks
Even though I can say I like the songs I like
(Can’t stop my heartbeat!)

Surprise attack! Trouble has arrived
Maybe you heard me humming
No! This is the first time our eyes have met
I’m happy but embarrassed
I’m getting ready to run away – What should I do!?

Run quickly! Onto the roadside
My trembling Pure Pure Heart♡
Somewhere high in that clear sky
Are the feelings of the fluffy, newborn clouds
I want to chase after you but the traffic light’s red
I ☆ don’t mind

Ah, turn up the volume
Look, I’ll search for what makes my heart throb
We’ll be able to meet here again and again
That’s what I feel

Go fly! To where you are
My Pure Pure Heart♡
If you accept it I won’t be scared
When these feelings passed through the atmosphere
I lost sight of you from the other side of the street
I ☆ don’t mind

Note: Lyrics thanks to Honya-san

Ah yes, congratulations to Shana-chan for winning yet another ISML Sapphire Necklace by the way. Here's hoping for Mikoto to climb up the ranks from Emerald matches and after, I'd really love to see her win the Tiara.

Unlimited Thesis Works

2010-06-03T01:04:00.008+07:00

I am the bane of the engineers

Procrastination is my body, and ignorance is my blood

I have slept over a thousand classes

Unknown to curriculums, nor known to GPA

Have withstood pain to study many textbooks

Yet those shits have never taught me anything

So as I pray

Unlimited Thesis Works

Yes, I made it up, a little bit based on the infamous Unlimited Essay Works, purely out of stress.

My thesis, which is only 50% completed now, have to be done by the end of this month... or bust.. So, yeah, my insanity trigger has just been switched to a permanent mode.

Well, putting that aside.. Don't forget to vote at ISML my fellow otakus, help Mikoto out a little.

It's Fast and Furious

2010-05-17T00:54:00.006+07:00

Today was... No, wait, it's already Monday.
*ahem*

Yesterday was a great day, despite the exhaustion. I got so burned up that I forgot when was the last time I felt that way.

Now here's the reason of it, one of the most beautiful car I've ever seen, BMW Z4:

No, it's not because I found the picture in the net, it's because I've met AND touched one yesterday. But since the picture I took with it was like this..

I thought I'd rather post a clear picture of it.

That ride was just so damn sexy that I thought I might get an orgasm just by sitting in it... By the way, special thanks to Mr. Andry Liyanto for giving me the chance to take that picture before he went home.

Anyway, enough about that beauty for now, I don't think I can control my drool any further. Here are my votes for the final round in ISML Amethyst period:
ARENA 01: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Hirasawa Yui

ARENA 02: Nagato Yuki [Saber]

ARENA 03: [Ikaros] Okazaki Ushio

ARENA 04: [Louise Vallière] Haramura Nodoka

ARENA 05: [Furukawa Nagisa] Asahina Mikuru

ARENA 06: [Shiina Minatsu] Furude Rika

ARENA 07: Hiiragi Kagami [Nakano Azusa]

ARENA 08: [Fujibayashi Ryō] Sunohara Mei

ARENA 09: Suzumiya Haruhi [Tōsaka Rin]

ARENA 10: Sengoku Nadeko [Shiina Mafuyu]

ARENA 11: Minami Chiaki [Konjiki no Yami]

ARENA 12: [Izumi Konata] Sakagami Tomoyo

ARENA 13: [Kawashima Ami] C.C.

ARENA 14: [Saten Ruiko] Fukuji Mihoko

ARENA 15: Akiyama Mio [Shana]

ARENA 16: [Katsura Hinagiku] Aisaka Taiga

ARENA 17: [Hirasawa Ui] Hiiragi Tsukasa

ARENA 18: [Illyasviel von Einzbern] Takamachi Nanoha

ARENA 19: [Sakurano Kurimu] Fate Testarossa

ARENA 20: [Misaka Mikoto] Fujibayashi Kyō

ARENA 21: Holo [Senjōgahara Hitagi]

ARENA 22: Kushieda Minori [Maria]

ARENA 23: [Saginomiya Isumi] Akaba Chizuru

ARENA 24: Ibuki Fūko [Ichinose Kotomi]

ARENA 25: Nymph [Furude Hanyū]

ARENA 26: [Natsume Rin] Hoshino Yumemi

Go Shana go!! ^w^v

Palm-top Reading

2010-05-06T22:31:00.003+07:00

I went to a health seminar yesterday, the speaker was a great Chinese doctor who could tell your illness just from the look of your palm. Seriously, I'm not joking, it's a real deal.

No wonder he's one of the top 20 doctors from China. @_@

From what I've learned, I figured I need to watch my Liver from now on, on top of all things..

Well, time to go back to work now. Oh yes, here's my previous votes for the past 2 rounds on ISML:

Amethyst Round 3

ARENA 01: [Fate Testarossa] C.C.

ARENA 02: Fukuji Mihoko [Misaka Mikoto]

ARENA 03: [Louise Vallière] Sunohara Mei

ARENA 04: [Hiiragi Tsukasa] Okazaki Ushio

ARENA 05: Kawashima Ami [Sakurano Kurimu]

ARENA 06: Hirasawa Ui [Nagato Yuki]

ARENA 07: [Shiina Mafuyu] Akaba Chizuru

ARENA 08: [Aisaka Taiga] Haramura Nodoka

ARENA 09: [Konjiki no Yami] Furude Hanyū

ARENA 10: [Izumi Konata] Asahina Mikuru

ARENA 11: [Maria] Hiiragi Kagami

ARENA 12: [Akiyama Mio] Nymph

ARENA 13: [Katsura Hinagiku] Minami Chiaki

ARENA 14: [Ibuki Fūko] Holo

ARENA 15: [Ichinose Kotomi] Suzumiya Haruhi

ARENA 16: [Saginomiya Isumi] Sengoku Nadeko

ARENA 17: [Tōsaka Rin] Kushieda Minori

ARENA 18: Takamachi Nanoha [Sanzen'in Nagi]

ARENA 19: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Shiina Minatsu]

ARENA 20: [Saber] Ikaros

ARENA 21: [Nakano Azusa] Furude Rika

ARENA 22: Sakagami Tomoyo [Furukawa Nagisa]

ARENA 23: Saten Ruiko [Fujibayashi Kyō]

ARENA 24: [Shana] Fujibayashi Ryō

ARENA 25: Hirasawa Yui [Illyasviel von Einzbern]

ARENA 26: [Enma Ai] Miyu

Amethyst Round 4

ARENA 01: [Illyasviel von Einzbern] Nymph

ARENA 02: [Asahina Mikuru] Minami Chiaki

ARENA 03: [Saginomiya Isumi] Haramura Nodoka

ARENA 04: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Suzumiya Haruhi]

ARENA 05: Sakurano Kurimu [Shana]

ARENA 06: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Hiiragi Kagami

ARENA 07: Saten Ruiko [Maria]

ARENA 08: [Katsura Hinagiku] Izumi Konata

ARENA 09: [Shiina Mafuyu] Sanzen'in Nagi

ARENA 10: [Aisaka Taiga] Sengoku Nadeko

ARENA 11: Kawashima Ami [Fujibayashi Ryō]

ARENA 12: Fate Testarossa [Sakagami Tomoyo]

ARENA 13: Holo [Saber]

ARENA 14: C.C. [Sunohara Mei]

ARENA 15: Nagato Yuki [Tōsaka Rin]

ARENA 16: [Ibuki Fūko] Fukuji Mihoko

ARENA 17: Konjiki no Yami [Furukawa Nagisa]

ARENA 18: [Takamachi Nanoha] Furude Hanyū

ARENA 19: Hiiragi Tsukasa [Ichinose Kotomi]

ARENA 20: [Hirasawa Ui] Furude Rika

ARENA 21: Hirasawa Yui [Akiyama Mio]

ARENA 22: [Akaba Chizuru] Louise Vallière

ARENA 23: Okazaki Ushio [Shiina Minatsu]

ARENA 24: Kushieda Minori [Ikaros]

ARENA 25: [Nakano Azusa] Misaka Mikoto

ARENA 26: [Andō Mahoro] Hoshino Ruri

Poor Aka-chan got paired up with Shana... ;_;

Some Random Thang

2010-05-05T03:09:00.007+07:00

Some totally random post for today. Just feel like sharing these with you guys; some disturbing picture for toilet doors..

So, whaddaya think.... @_@

Oh yeah, the 3rd round for Amethyst period will begin in 20 minutes now. Here are my votes for the 2nd round.

ARENA 01: [Ichinose Kotomi] Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 02: [Shiina Mafuyu] Furude Rika
ARENA 03: Holo [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 04: [Shiina Minatsu] Minami Chiaki
ARENA 05: Fate Testarossa [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 06: Nymph [Furukawa Nagisa]
ARENA 07: [Katsura Hinagiku] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 08: Hirasawa Ui [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 09: [Illyasviel von Einzbern] Suzumiya Haruhi
ARENA 10: [Aisaka Taiga] Hiiragi Tsukasa
ARENA 11: [Saber] Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 12: C.C. [Ikaros]

ARENA 13: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 14: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 15: Okazaki Ushio [Akiyama Mio]
ARENA 16: [Asahina Mikuru] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 17: [Sakurano Kurimu] Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 18: [Nakano Azusa] Izumi Konata
ARENA 19: Louise Vallière [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 20: Fujibayashi Ryō [Maria]
ARENA 21: Kawashima Ami [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 22: Furude Hanyū [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 23: Sengoku Nadeko [Tōsaka Rin]
ARENA 24: Takamachi Nanoha [Fukuji Mihoko]
ARENA 25: [Shana] Saten Ruiko
ARENA 26: [Fujino Shizuru] Re Mii

Guess I'll eat something while waiting then

Days of Awesome

2010-05-02T22:30:00.004+07:00

I must say that, even though these past 2 days haven't gone the way I wanted them to, they're great nevertheless.

First off, let's talk about Friday, the day when once again, I witnessed God's omnipotence.

I'm talking about how He could grant mankind an unlimited source of imagination, about how He has allowed us access to many technologies, be it from mankind themselves or through aliens, i don't give a damn.

I'm talking about the Iron Man 2 movie.

I am most certainly not someone who could give a thorough review about a movie, unlike a certain someone I know, but I could at least say this one thing: Watch it. Or you'll die in regret.

Overall score: 12/10

Anyway, that's it for Friday, no other significant thing happened back then. Now it's about Saturday and Sunday.

My roommates-dash-cousins' parents came to Bandung yesterday, and they're staying 'till tomorrow morning. Oh, and they're quite a wealthy family.

Now ANY sane, living, college students know what will happen when this kind of event occur, right? Yep, it's time for a major nutrition fixing!!

To wrap things up quickly, I'll just go with the summaries. Here they are:
Saturday Afternoon - 2 chickens, rice, and cassavas
Saturday Night - Some serious combination of Sushis, not to mention that it was the day when I ate Sushi for the first time, ever.
Sunday Morning - Normal breakfast
Sunday Afternoon - Beef Cordon Bleu
Sunday Night - Some awesome collection of Sundanese foods.

Well, actually eating those kind of food all the time is not healthy at all, save the sushis, thank God I still got some of my immunity enhancer left. Still, needless to say, I'm currently full, won't be able to accept any other food 'till 9-10am tomorrow.. -__-

Anyway, this also made me wish that I'll be able to repay their kindness some other time. I really hope that time will come in 3-4 years later..

Now, let's end this post with my ISML Amethyst period voting results:

ARENA 01: [Akiyama Mio] Suzumiya Haruhi

ARENA 02: Kawashima Ami [Saten Ruiko]

ARENA 03: [Nakano Azusa] Takamachi Nanoha

ARENA 04: [Tōsaka Rin] C.C.

ARENA 05: [Illyasviel von Einzbern] Okazaki Ushio

ARENA 06: [Nymph] Hirasawa Ui

ARENA 07: [Louise Vallière] Furude Rika

ARENA 08: Hiiragi Kagami [Shana]

ARENA 09: [Haramura Nodoka] Fukuji Mihoko

ARENA 10: [Aisaka Taiga] Fate Testarossa

ARENA 11: [Saber] Sakagami Tomoyo

ARENA 12: Maria [Sakurano Kurimu]

ARENA 13: Sengoku Nadeko [Ichinose Kotomi]

ARENA 14: Ibuki Fūko [Konjiki no Yami]

ARENA 15: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Katsura Hinagiku]

ARENA 16: [Akaba Chizuru] Hirasawa Yui

ARENA 17: Holo [Furukawa Nagisa]

ARENA 18: Sunohara Mei [Kushieda Minori]

ARENA 19: [Asahina Mikuru] Furude Hanyū

ARENA 20: Minami Chiaki [Ikaros]

ARENA 21: Shiina Minatsu [Izumi Konata]

ARENA 22: Nagato Yuki [Shiina Mafuyu]

ARENA 23: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Fujibayashi Ryō

ARENA 24: [Saginomiya Isumi] Hiiragi Tsukasa

ARENA 25: [Misaka Mikoto] Sanzen'in Nagi

ARENA 26: Nakajima Yōko [Presea Combatir]

Sorry Nagi, Misaka is just more moe for me than you do... >__<

International Saimoe League

2010-04-25T23:46:00.003+07:00

Well, I was never into this ISML thing. But seeing that it won't hurt anywhere in paying attention to this, so I don't think it's a bad thing to start right?

Anyway, here are my votes for the final Topaz period. To those with different opinion, please don't flip.

ARENA 01: Maria [Saginomiya Isumi]

ARENA 02: [Sunohara Mei] Hirasawa Ui

ARENA 03: [Saten Ruiko] Minami Chiaki

ARENA 04: [Saber] Akiyama Mio

ARENA 05: Hiiragi Kagami [Izumi Konata]

ARENA 06: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Shiina Minatsu]

ARENA 07: Fate Testarossa [Hirasawa Yui]

ARENA 08: [Sakurano Kurimu] Senjōgahara Hitagi

ARENA 09: [Tōsaka Rin] Shiina Mafuyu

ARENA 10: Asahina Mikuru [Akaba Chizuru]

ARENA 11: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Holo

ARENA 12: Hiiragi Tsukasa [Nymph]

ARENA 13: Louise Vallière [Ikaros]

ARENA 14: [Aisaka Taiga] Fujibayashi Kyō

ARENA 15: Furude Rika [Takamachi Nanoha]

ARENA 16: C.C. [Ibuki Fūko]

ARENA 17: Furude Hanyū [Fujibayashi Ryō]

ARENA 18: Sakagami Tomoyo [Nakano Azusa]

ARENA 19: Kawashima Ami [Ichinose Kotomi]

ARENA 20: [Haramura Nodoka] Okazaki Ushio

ARENA 21: [Konjiki no Yami] Fukuji Mihoko

ARENA 22: Nagato Yuki [Shana]

ARENA 23: Kushieda Minori [Furukawa Nagisa]

ARENA 24: Misaka Mikoto [Katsura Hinagiku]

ARENA 25: Sengoku Nadeko [Suzumiya Haruhi]

ARENA 26: [Alisa Bannings] Hinaichigo

It was kinda hard choosing between Kagamin and Kona-chan.. >_<

[EDIT]
Congratulations to Taiga for winning the Topaz Necklace by the way. ^_^

Sayonara...

2010-04-22T23:04:00.005+07:00

This will be the first mourning post...... ever......

My uncle passed away a few hours ago, and... God, I was just... devastated..

You wanna know why..? Because I feel responsible for his death.. God gave me the way to cure many people, be it hypertension, diabetes, stroke, cholesterol, cancer, osteoporosis, whatever...

Yet I wasn't able to save my own uncle... If only I pay more attention to my family's health, I could have at least tried to prevent this.. If only I haven't wasted those 4 months and focused on my job more, I could have done more for him...

Innalillahi wa innailaihi raji'un.. Rest in peace, my dear uncle.... May God smiles upon your return to His side...

Now, I'm going to say this to those who still looks down at what I'm doing, don't feel like doing it due to laziness, thinking that it's a stupid thing to do, or God knows whatever damned reasoning you have, hear this:

I've lost a member of my family, and I know that I could have done something more for him if only I was aware and more serious in doing this current job of mine. I may not be able to save his life, because it's God's decision, but at least I won't feel this much guilt..

If you still stick to your cursed idealism and still saying that you don't need my help in anyway or saying that you don't need to think about health at such young age. So be it.

But if THIS happened to you, the only one to be blamed would be yourself, and you no longer have the right to say "what can I do?"...

How to Train Your Cellphones

2010-04-10T20:31:00.002+07:00

Around a month ago I bought another cellphone, it was a j105 Sony Ericsson. I named it Erika.
This means that I got 2 cellphones now, the other is my good ol' Nokia, Nocchi.

If you still have a problem with me naming my stuffs, then I do believe you haven't read my previous entries.

And I do believe I am not the only one experiencing problems when using them in turns. I still feel a little confused whenever I switch cells, since the keypad functions are quite different from each other, especially when I type messages.

Ah well, I believe I'll get used to it after another couple of months.

Oh, this post was not meant just to talk about that awkwardness. I also would like to talk about this movie

A quick review list:
- It was awesome
- The morale of its story is very nice
- Highly recommended for everyone out there, especially those who loves a light but cool animation movie
- A solid 9 out of 10
- Toothless is just so adorable that I would like a plushie of him

That's all for now folks, now please leave some cookies before you go if you don't mind, I'm a little bit starving right now

Stumped

2010-04-05T08:58:00.002+07:00

Okay so I got Leno-chan back at March 27th, and right after that I pummeled through every shit I could use to help my final project.

And I got nowhere.

Seriously, I find it a lot more easier to study elvish language than trying to understand this final project of mine. Though I think the reason is mostly due to my lack of interest on it.

Hell, I don't have any interest in my major ever since I entered anyway. =_=

I find My Lack of IT Disturbing..

2010-03-25T11:30:00.003+07:00

It's really tough living without any computer, be it PC or laptop.... Trust me, it's not easy doing your daily stuffs when you've gotten used with those kind of things around.

Especially for gamers... It's almost like experiencing drug addiction withdrawal..

Ah, to hell with it, I got a future to attend to anyway. No time for these kind of thoughts.

Spare Me The Details

2010-03-09T22:49:00.001+07:00

Look, I'd like to apologize for not coming around for a very long time, but spare me the questions right now, 'kay?

Because.....

It's so damn dark right now... Goddamn blackout....

The Wings of Happiness

2010-01-17T11:36:00.005+07:00

Alright everybody, let's sing together now for my dear waifu

Happy birthday to you

May all your dreams come true

And this year will be better too

Happy birthday to you!! ^_^

Happy 21st birthday, Secchan. :)

You're always welcome honey

Communication Disabled

2010-01-06T11:33:00.001+07:00

I will start this with an apology for anyone who tried to contact my cellphone from yesterday up to until now.

Here's what happened: I accidentally dropped my cell from my bed, from the side that faces the wall. It produced shattering sound when it hit the floor...
I quickly look for it under my bed... To pick up parts of my cell. The back case was open, the battery was few centimeters away, and the SIM Card a bit further from it.

Now you might be as confused as I was back then, it was only a short distance fall but it crashed to pieces like that..

I put everything back together and turned it on. It went on, but the SIM card couldn't be detected. I picked out and reinsert the SIM card again, still the same.
Since I got an appointment in a few hours, I left my cell as it were and departed.... Only to see that the appointment was canceled without me knowing.

So I returned home and retried the reinsertion method on my cell, still didn't work. I turned it off in the end. Then at night I turned it on again, but nothing seemed to improve, so I turned it off again.

And sometime before posting this, I came up with a plan. After consulting with my friend, Iman, I decided to do it. The plan was quite simple: Since this happened because of a hard impact, I'll just give it ANOTHER impact.

That being said, I threw my cell to the floor, praying. It shattered again, and I put it back together......
It came back alive like it used to be.

Joy!

I thank you God for returning Nocchi to me safe and sound...
Oh, here he is by the way, my 5 year old cell phone, who has endured a lot things with me

Ah yes, I forgot to tell you guys. I lost my camera sometime before... But fear not, he has returned to me, and no harm done as well!!

I hope we will never be separated again Eksu-kun...

Happy Belated New Year!

2010-01-03T08:58:00.002+07:00

Hey guys, what's goin on?
I'm currently typing this on my way back home inside the travel car, gonna post after I arrive there.

Well, as the post said, happy belated new year people! Hope things will be better. A year has passed so suddenly that I forgot to post it, a shame really, but it's not like my new year's eve was a blast anyway, altough it wasn't a boring one - I spent the last night of 2009 playing Counter Strike with my buddy.

Lame? Yes.

But it's worth noting because I appreciate the fact that I at least did something fun, compared to others who won't even try to enjoy the night. Could be because they don't know what to do, or they are sick, or they were mourning on something instead, or...... they are working? (I REALLY pity these guys).

So if anyone reading this laughed at how lame I spent the new year's eve, please to the world a favor by looking at how lame did YOU spent it first.

Have you got your resolutions for this year? I got quite a lot, but describing all those will be quite tiring right now, so let's save it for later shall we?

So anyway, the story for today would be... a hypothermia.

Why? Well, when I was on my way to the travel car pool that will take me back to Jakarta, it started to rain. A small one at first, then it periodically gets bigger. So big that the street was flooded.

It was a two-lane street, and it's a shopping centre, so I bet you got the idea on how crowded it was. The traffic won't move an inch, the people sheltered themselves under anything they could find, and the flood didn't help anything.

But wait, it gets better. The angkot that I rode on decided to make a detour from his route, and the passsengers that needed to go to places on his usual route were forced to get off in the middle of the rain, this includes me. The reason? Because it would be useless for him to endure the traffic because he won't find more passengers within his time limit, yes the inhuman act was all because of money.

Oh, and we still have to pay. So I gave him his money and cursed at him. I yelled quite loud, hope he heard it.

And there I was, in the middle of the storm. Shelterless and without umbrella.

I. Was. And. Currently. Still. Freezing.

Typing this took a lot of effort you know, right now I can't feel my legs and my hands are numb, moving my fingers is not an easy matter as well. It's all thanks to my drenched clothes & pants, wet sandals, and the bloody air conditioner. My body won't stop shivering.

May God rain eternal misfortune on that cursed angkot driver.

I REALLY wish for a hot chocolate....

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Now I'm at home, I was too tired last night to post this, and I had a small chat with my mom as well. So here it is, a story that I had yesterday.

Me? I'm perfectly fine, even after all that. Thank you Allah. ^_^

Duel of the Fates

2009-12-23T08:00:00.004+07:00

4 hours before the killing..

There will be no mistake today, I am prepared...

The only thing I could do now is to make some last minute preparations, and pray that everything will work out smoothly..

"The righteous stand before the darkness, and the Maker shall guide their hands"
-Leliana-

You're Not In Kansas Anymore, People

2009-12-18T09:24:00.005+07:00

Sorry for breaking my promise, I was completely busy from Monday to Wednesday that I can't even think what to write. And writing this took 2 days because of work.... Well, there are other things worth writing, but I keep forgetting what they are since I'm preoccupied by my tasks. At least I'm not alone, 2 of my best buddies, Iman & Richard, are also on the same web, so we decided to do those together.

And finally, after 3 days of madness typing in front of my laptop, a few readings of human anatomy slides, unknown number of chocolates, insufficient sleeps, a few hours with Mary and Max, two seasons of Star Wars: Clone Wars - The animated series, and some of your random wackiness, it was all over on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.

Surviving those days without anything to look forward to is very difficult. As for us, our goal was this

Avatar,the premiere was last Thursday. And we decided to watch the one at 1430 hours.

I finished my test at around 10 o'clock on Thursday - twice, since I have to do a follow-up quiz as well - and I rushed straight home after that, because I haven't eaten anything and I haven't taken a bath on that time.

At home, after finishing everything I needed to do, I tried so hard to stay awake because I don't want to miss the show, and playing games didn't help much since I fell asleep even in the midst of Torchlight chaos. -_-

Time goes by, and at around 2pm, Iman & his brother, Fandi, picked me up - turned out HE fell asleep, lol - and we rushed ahead to pick up another passenger, Dewe, on the way. Normally we could reach our destination within less than 30 minutes, but the traffic didn't help at all..

It was already 1425 hours, and we haven't reached our destination. Things started to get really tense in the car, Dewe started spouting about the late pickup, Iman feeling guilty, Fandi annoyed by the traffic (he's driving).

I tried to calm the tension by telling them that the movie won't play on time, there will be commercials and trailers for other movies, etc. Iman could only praise my "ridiculous optimism" and keep on grieving.

We arrived at 1440 hours, me & Dewe rushed out to the theater door to wait for the others to give them their tickets. To everyone's relief, the movie haven't started yet. As for me, I already know this will happen, so it was nothing special.

After some ticket giving, popcorn grabbing, and more waiting. Me & Richard was late for around 5 minutes while everyone else has already went inside the theater. And we put on our 3D glasses, sat comfortably, and hoped that our hopes for this movie won't get let down.....

And God help us, Avatar SURPASSED everything I looked forward to.

The story was nice, although you can find those in other great movies. However, the graphics were so great that at some scenes I was unable to move with popcorn in mouth, dumbstruck. At some point, my eyes even became watery because of the outstanding scene.

The floating mountains were awesome, they reminded me to Final Fantasy's floating continents. The forest during nighttime made me speechless, it was really beautiful. The CG animations were so perfect that I can't complain at all.

This is the first movie that made me finished my regular sized popcorn after 2 hours. And I was thankful for it, because I can't even think of doing anything else during the last 30 minutes. I could only sit there and stare at the screen, with mouth open.

We got out of the theater amazed, everyone's excited and kept talking about the movie until we got out of the mall. And to myself, Avatar carved deeply into my brain that I can't watch any other movie for the time being.

I won't spoil anymore stuffs, you should watch it yourself, 3D highly recommended.

Avatar - should God decided to make a movie, this is the one closest to it next to Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings.

First Post, Bad News

2009-12-12T12:42:00.003+07:00

Never got into the writing mood lately, although a lot of stuffs happened...
Especially when my net broke down for 5 days or so..

But I guess from now on I'll write more, just to get off my gaming doses..

Anyway, let's start with the most recent news shall we..

No, I'm not going to talk about my legs, it's the shoes..
They were stolen yesterday by some Godforsaken person who-knows-whom..

The shoes that have accompanied me everywhere.. Ah yes, we have our own memories together..

I hope wherever they are now, they will be okay.. And may God lay eternal peril on the person who separated me from them..

Dream InVader

2009-11-02T08:57:00.001+07:00

Okay, maybe it's because I haven't posted anything up till this month, but I had a ridiculous dream last night. I was taking a stroll on a plaza with Darth Vader and we talked about various, daily stuffs. And he was quite a friendly guy there, he even tell jokes. Yes, it doesn't make any sense, I know.

Well, putting that aside, today is my sister's (or cousin, like I said before, whatever makes you happy) birthday. Let's wish her a happy birthday everyone!

Happy birthday Ririn, wish you all the best. ^_^

Oh by the way, yesterday I met Mrs. Ferawaty Hartono at Paris van Java, the wife of the greatest Indonesian billionaire that I'm familiar of and one of the richest Indonesian woman, we shook hands and talked quite casually. Honestly, I feel honored. =D

Here's her and the family

I really hope my family life can be like theirs. And I will make it happen, just watch and learn, and please don't get in the way for your own good. =p

EGamesBox Gathering, October 17th, 2009

2009-10-18T19:32:00.004+07:00

Hey everybody, sorry for the lack of post, been busy lately. No seriously, I was.

Two days ago I went home to Jakarta to attend the EGamesBox gathering at Taman Anggrek Mall at Saturday afternoon. I thought I'd take my best friend and my junior along, since they're still members, although not the active ones. Hey the more the merrier, right?

The next day, my brother decided to tag along, since he got something to do there. And my junior said that he'll catch up later after he's done with his class. So the three of us - me, my brother, and my buddy - departed together from Kodam.

It was an awkward situation on the way there, my brother is not the kind of person who'd easily talk to strangers, and neither is my buddy. I tried to ease the situation by talking to one of them at a time, it was quite an effort, really. ~_~

Still, everything was cool until we arrived at Taman Anggrek Mall. The bus stopped to drop passengers, in the middle of the road, we started to get off the bus right then. A passenger got out, then my brother, 2 more passengers, then me... and the bus started moving and accelerated at high-speed.

See, my mind was set on getting off the bus, and I fear that the driver won't stop until the next "station", so I did what any crazies with a frantic mind would do: I jumped off.

I landed on my right foot, a VERY bad move. My left leg tried its best to balance my body, but it failed. I tried to avoid a face-first impact on the asphalt, so I turned my body during the fall.. A little to far. I landed ass-first on the asphalt, and was lying on the ground for about a second... Then a motorcycle went past my left side, missing me for a few centimeters...

My brother came back to help me get up from my NDE (Near Death Experience), all the while my legs were shaking and my hands felt so far away. But I didn't experience any fear until the next thing happened; My vision started to darken a bit by bit 'till it was near pitch black, and my ears felt like being covered by sound-dampening earmuffs.

I tried to reach out for my brother and grabbed his backpack, sticking close to him as we cross the road in my blinded, trembling state. I knew we have crossed the road when I no longer see fast movements in the dark and the fact that we no longer walking fast. Sometime after we walked further, my vision started to return bit by bit, I let go of my brother when I could at least see images of people in front of me. I leaned on my buddy while trying to stabilize my legs, after a while my vision returned to normal, although my ears were still feeling muffed.

By the time we entered the Mall, my senses have returned, although the pain were still there. We separated from my brother and went to 4th floor, where the rest of EGamesBox members were waiting.

We arrived at the meeting place, greeting everyone there. And then we just lounge around and talk about various stuffs while waiting for the rest of the members to arrive, mostly about RF Online or Point Blank. Once we waited long enough, the moderators officially opened the event.

First off, we did some kind of test to see how active we are on EGamesBox, and then we were sent off to find the moderators who scattered around the 4th floor. Once all that were done, the official event ended, and then we went outside the food court to take a picture and went to Timezone. Yes, the events during the gathering were only a few, although the gathering lasted for around 5 hours, but it's still fun nevertheless, and the last part before we got home was simply too hilarious to miss.

I learned 2 things that day: The first one is how I have made so many friends up till now, regardless of their backgrounds. This realization is really exciting and interesting at the same time, I used to be the shy guy of the class, now I could walk up to someone I never even met before and talk to them.

The second is my NDE, I realized that God haven't taken my life even after that because I still got a reason to live in this world. I'm not really sure, but I think now I know what His reason is. Let's just hope that my hunch is correct, then everything will turn out fine.

That'll be all for today I think, my body is so beat-up that I can no longer hold the aching and the sleepy feeling... Oh, by the way, if you want to look at the pictures, it's all here.

Good night everyone, oyasuminasai.

Mysterious Strangers?

2009-10-01T11:10:00.003+07:00

First post of the month!!

I got nothing to talk about right now. Or rather, forgot what I wanted to write. =="

Although there's something noticable here. You see, I planted that visitor counter below just out of curiosity, because I always thought nobody reads this blog but myself.

Well, whaddaya know, the counter goes up by itself sometimes. No, no, it's not because I opened the blog myself, I left this blog when I went to my hometown, and the visitor count raised up to 20 points. And it's still adding up, though not frequently.

So with this post, I just want to tell you, whoever you people are, that you are always welcome to visit anytime, and please don't be shy to leave any comments or messages in the chat box, especially if we already know each other.

Or you could continue window-shopping like usual, it's alright. But it won't be as much fun don't you think? ^^

I (Almost) Can't See the Stars...

2009-09-26T21:54:00.002+07:00

It's so small.. It's hidden and lonely, just like me..

A Poem of Hate

2009-09-25T06:48:00.006+07:00

I spent a full week without you
Right then I realized my world was so peaceful without you

It was a whole chilly week, and you're not around
I don't really mind, for we are not bound

Now that I'm back home, you return to me
And you pester me again the way you used to be

I have no idea why God blessed you with life
For you are so annoying, I want you out of my life

So I scream in my heart, leaving echoes
Get the fuck away from me, you goddamn mosquitoes

The View of the Te Nori Taiga

2009-09-24T18:06:00.006+07:00

As I have promised on my last post, here's my review of Toradora!

It was really great, I mean it. The story plot is nicely made, the romance is neatly flavored, and some of the comedy parts are too hilarious not to laugh at.

And it's also one of few animes I watched that made an impact on me. I started to look at life in a different way now, with more optimism and confidence. I decided to stop running away from my problems from now on.

It's also one of those that actually made me cry.. No, really, I cried on episode 19 and 25.. And it wasn't just some simple drop of tears on episode 19 by the way, I actually broke down and had to cover my face with my hands to make sure that those who were sleeping around me don't wake up from my sobbing.

So, in the end, after applying some minuses on stuffs that you would understand why after watching it yourself, I'm giving it a 9.8 out of 10.

Conclusion? Well, if you're a fan of high-school life dramas, or should you even have the tiniest drop of otaku blood in you, and you haven't watched this or even never heard of it: Go watch it. Now. Quickly.

"Even if the sky is pitch black, with nothing to see, there will be stars shining somewhere out there. If I keep shining brighter and brighter, I'll definitely look better to people."
That's why, I won't run away anymore. I have to change. I have to accept everything. I will be proud of myself.

- Aisaka Taiga

Tadaima, Minna~!!

2009-09-24T17:15:00.004+07:00

Ta
Dai
Ma~!!

We're finally back from Bukit Tinggi!! God I really miss the internet... >_<

Many things happened back home, a lot of them are interesting. However, I don't think they'll fit in if I write them all here, would they?

First thing first, here's my grandma's house.

And here's the panoramic view from there.

And here are the creatures that filled the days we had at home.

As you can see, they don't really care about our own well being =="

We also went to some places, though most of them are our relatives' houses, which you might find not interesting, so I won't spill it here. But, here's a panoramic view as a freebie.

Ah, I also watched Toradora! from beginning to the end while I was there, review will follow after this post.

Well, I think that should be all for the short review of my homevillage visit. For those who are interested to know more, feel free to chat with me whenever I'm available at Yahoo Messenger.

Cheers to all. ^^v

Homeward Bound

2009-09-17T05:54:00.002+07:00

I'm going to my home village today at Bukit Tinggi, West Sumatra. So I won't be able to get online till at least next Thursday.

Boy, it has been so long since my last visit there, wonder how many things have changed after all these time.

It might sound odd, but today's departure worry me a bit. Don't know why, maybe I just miss being inside an airplane

Oh, and this will be the first time for Reno-chan (my lappy) to travel overseas, I do hope she won't get vertigo or nausea on the way.

Ah, by the way Rissa, my sis, asked me to bring her the Gadang clock tower. Can't wait to see her face when I get home. =D

That'll be all for now, hope to see you all again next week. Bye-bee.

Poetic Exhibition

2009-09-16T18:15:00.005+07:00

Ok, I might carve utter disbelief upon your mind, but I wrote a love poem today.

You wanna see? Well, here goes

It’s been years since we first met
Since all those time that we have spent
All the while, I thought you were just a friend
Now I realize you are something more instead

The beaming light from your smile, so fair
The radiant presence of you fills the air
You’re always there for me whenever I wish
This bond we share shall never perish

You are the chime of warm breeze,
The moon that glows through the trees
And within the luster of evening
Your aura echoes in the surrounding

Some say perfection is unattainable
For most things that's explainable,
But in your arms and with your heart's affection
I have found a brief moment of perfection

Time has healed our many wounds,
But has not erased the memory of us
But we'll hold on, we'll stay together
We will get through this, you and me forever

You always understand me truly
I wish we could be together completely
But it is a transient dream went cold
For we came from completely different world

However, the fact remains that this feeling is true
I can’t even find any further reason to argue
That I’m in love with you for real
Claes Cobaltine, my dear

Well, this is actually an improvement from a poem that I wrote for my novel (which is quite to my liking), but I modified it to be used in a movie which me and my friends are planning to make. I changed the name that comes in the last line so that it meets the requirement.

Oh, and for your information; Claes Cobaltine, or in short, Cobalt, is the full name of my computer.

The Fashion Day

2009-09-15T21:32:00.002+07:00

"Lebaran sebentaaar lagi...."
..So they say. Well, it is coming soon.. But that's not the main point here.

I bet I'm not the only one complaining about the trend that happens every single time we, moslems, celebrate Lebaran; The never ending madness of fashion show-offs.

My parents pointed out the reason of why people always buy new clothes for the big day as "To show how much we care about our children and to show respect to the people we visit".

It's still sounds like brahmin dung to me. I mean, if you go so far as to buy new clothes with hundreds thousand of rupiahs, simply to show that you care for your children to other people, wouldn't it be considered merely as to "protecting your pride as a parent"?

And if you want to show respect to the people that you visit, you don't need to use freshly bought clothes, all you need are tidy clothes that reflects your sincere motive of maintainin silaturahmi with the people you visit. Wouldn't using freshly bought clothes every year for your visit could mean you showing off your wealth?

On top of it all, there is no such saying from the prophet Muhammad that "you should buy new clothes for every Lebaran".

I have no idea when this trend started. It feels like the "chocolate giving" trend in Valentine's days

Eiii, Whatever

2009-09-05T11:27:00.003+07:00

Sometimes I get this feeling that this blog is not being read by anyone but me. Due to the nearly straight zero comments from all of my posts, or the chat box where you can hear the sound of a falling pin.

Hell would I care, I'm gonna keep talking anyway, lol. :))

Ok, today - at 2pm to be exact - I'm supposed to do some speech practice at my public speaking school. And because I fell sick since 2 days ago, I haven't wrote anything for the outline, so up till now I don't know what should I talk about.

I know the topic theme though, which shouldn't be so hard except it's supposed to be a 10 minutes long speech, when my longest record was only 7 minutes.

Heh, I hope I'll get through just fine. Fear is but an illusion of mind. I can do it.. I can do it.. >__<

Well, back to the outline planning then. See ya.

Flame Hazed

2009-09-04T08:04:00.006+07:00

Just finished watching Shakugan no Shana first season yesterday. I know, I know, it's something that I supposed to watch like 2 years ago.. But two years ago I didn't have this much interest in anime yet.

Okay then, my review; it's not an oh-so-awesome anime, as many people has pointed out as well, probably because of the story's complexity, but.... it's really, really, worth watching it, trust me.

However, if you're not into animes that require some thinking to keep up with the story, you might want to pass this, it'll be quite confusing for you puny folks. =p

Now if only I didn't delete the 2nd season by mistake years ago.... ;_;

Anyway, here's Shana's pic as a freebie.

Very cute huh? ^_^
Now, thanks to her I would love to know what a melon bread tastes like..

Well, I guess what my kouhai said a long time ago is true; maybe I do have a fetish to cute/beautiful sword-wielding girls... >_<

Side story:
I had ANOTHER dream about me going to junior high again, at this same age. So I enrolled college and junior high at the same time. And the scene changed to a pool where.. Shana was throwing pocky-sticks at Kagami as though they were kunais... Then the scene changed again, I became Yuji and was being carried by Metamorphosis Sydonay, with Shana on his back trying to save me.

I woke up after realizing the dream had gone too weird. =="

That'll be all for this time then.

Day One

2009-08-22T21:35:00.002+07:00

Yo yo yooo, first day of fasting is ooovaaahh!! How y'all doin out dere?

So, anyway, putting aside the DJ style, I got stuffs to tell today.

First day of fasting; My version:
-After our early meal today I went to bed after our morning prayer.
-Woke up at around 10 in the morning
-Surfing the net till around 11
-Played Lineage 2 till around 1
-Doing miscellaneous stuffs till around 4
-Played Lineage 2 again till around past 5
-Broke the fast at around 6, and there you go.

Not so productive huh? Who cares, I can tell you're simply envious.

But there are noticeable things worth mentioning. First off, the spamming of religious shows on TV. I'm okay with the actual shows, but they even made some stupid soap operas in the name of commemorating the Ramadhan.

Second, I went to do taraweh this night, and boy it was cramped. Can't wait to see how it will develop after 2 weeks or so, will there be more people or even lesser? Who knows.

And there's the firecrackers, no I'm not going to complain anything about it, it's not bad at my neighborhood. It even looks fun actually.

That's it today I guess, gotta go to bed soon. Cherio.

It has Begun, Again

2009-08-18T13:06:00.004+07:00

First day of college... When I'm supposed to be working and earning my own money..
Anyway, nothing much has changed, really. Let's do some review:

-Administration : Still a mess, our study cards are not out yet, even though they're supposed to be due now. And there's still the fee payment problems as well, a lot of people got into trouble.

-Management : My morning class, which I came to quite early thus sacrificing my sleep time, which was supposedly for less than 20 people, was completely crowded by 70s. No one in the management section did anything about it? Come on...

-Attitude : Checked my campus' forum, looking at the new students around the campus, and I could simply say that the arrogance of the students are still hot in the air around them. Showing off GPAs, saying a subject is a piece of cake to someone who is troubled by it, smoking in public. Seriously.

So, nothing is really interesting. Except for the part when I met sister to see how she's doing on her first day, and also this one:

Yes, you didn't see it wrong, that girl passed away. I heard it was due to some rare disease that I don't know about. And she was about to graduate as well... What? No, I don't know anything about that girl up till now, but it's just too sad to hear.. I mean, I bet she got a bright future waiting for her, and that face just shows that she's a cheerful girl.

God, You're just so picky sometimes..

A Dream So Real that It Hurts

2009-08-14T18:46:00.003+07:00

I dreamed of milady again last night, just like most of the times. But this time, I could even still feel it..

In my dream, she returned everything I gave her before, including the consumable ones. And she told me that she was sorry to have made me wasted the near two years time that we spent together just to get separated like this...

I was speechless then, and broke into tears. I hugged her tightly and told her that those times were not wasted, they were in fact the most precious ones that I had spent so happily in my entire life. I also apologized for not being able to fulfill her wishes in the end, and pray that she would be happy forever...

I can't remember the rest of the stuffs that happened there..

But I do remember I woke up with tears still shedding, and I could still feel her softness even up till now....

Dear God... Please make her happy...

It is Useless to Resist the Writing Mood

2009-08-11T22:10:00.003+07:00

Have you guys ever stopped and thought about the number of students that suffers from depression, be it from academic issues, social issues, or even family issues?

If you are a parent, have you ever looked at your children, acting like there's nothing wrong with them just so that you won't worry, because they care about you a lot?
Or simply because they're afraid to be scolded for not being a perfect child like you expected them to be, so much that they pretend that they're okay while deep inside they're torn apart?

Have you ever considered anything else about them, other than their school and their grades, important? Have you ever listened to them at all?

Seriously, what's wrong with people these days?? There are uncountable parents out there who, force their children to go to schools or colleges that they don't want to go just so that they could brag about it to their friends, scold them too far or hit them just because they got low marks even when the child had done their best, and restricted them from going out with their friends if not under constant surveillance (a phone call every half an hour and a go-home-or-no-food call after 2 hours).

What, you think I'm exaggerating huh? Well open your eyes, short-sight. I've read news, I've seen living proofs, I've BEEN a living proof for some cases.

I've read news about students half my age attempted suicide, what the hell happened in that family?? And their parents stories would be, "I don't know, he/she never talked to me about his/her problems". Well, maybe if they allowed their child to tell stories other than their school or grades, or at least be interested about it, things might gone better.

And 10-year olds doing drugs? High percentage of free sex at junior high? For God's sake, where are their parents when they're still learning about social ethics?? Offices? Saloons? Arisans??

Incidents on children while playing with their friends because they were imitating WWF moves, children involved in criminal activities so far that they shot people because they play too much GTA. Grown-ups will simply decide "It's the show's fault, we should ban it from TV", or "It's the game's fault, video-games do nothing but destroying our children".... IDIOTS!!

If they were imitating WWF, why don't we recall its show time... dead midnight.. Why in the world did they let their child stay up late, watching TV, on that age?? Do they actually care about how they would grow up to be?? I don't watch WWF, I don't even like it, I'm just pissed by the dungheads who blamed it.

They play too much GTA... GTA is rated M for Mature, so officially it's for 17 years above, practically it's for 15 year olds who can tell the difference between a game and reality. If the parents can't even explain that to their child, they should get their child adopted by more competent parents.

Because it's either that they're just too damn dumb to do that, or they don't care anything about their children as long as they got good marks at school so they never even communicate about daily life stuffs, which makes games as the closest "friend" that the children could ever have at home, even more so if they're restricted from outdoor activity due to academic reasons.

On a side note, believe me, I've seen and heard this with my eyes and ears, accompanied with my brother; We were looking for a game DVD at a store, and we overheard a kid around 8-10 years old talking to an adult (probably his dad or uncle) about what game should he buy. Well, the adult recommended GTA San Andreas, holding it to the kid. I could no longer foresee the bright future of the upcoming generations.....

Those are the extreme obvious effects from a wrong home education, the subtle ones are just as dangerous. Ever seen people these days became so arrogant to other people simply because they are smarter or richer? Wearing trousers inappropriately? Cutting through a line of queue with no respect to the person who got there first? Throwing trash anywhere they want shamelessly? Yup, those are the products of mannerless home education.

I have a friend, who's still a first grader in senior high, and his life at home hurts me. I always thought I had it bad on my days, well this kid got a lot worse I can't even start to explain it. As a result, now he's a pessimistic anti-social otaku who can't even talk to a girl from a normal real world, jeez.

Not taking it too far, I got a friend at college who can't even talk to a shopkeeper when he wants to buy stuffs that he don't understand, and he's not allowed outside of home unless when he goes to campus. Yes, he's 23. Good Lord...

So don't be surprised if children these days will do this even if the old man didn't told them to, I know I did.

Sorry for the rant, I suddenly got in a mood of writing, I even continued my novel project...

Huh, what? My Final Task? Ah... well.....
.....
..eetoo...
..That's all for today logging off tha2.

I Ask You, are You My Figurine?

2009-08-09T21:54:00.004+07:00

I went to Cihampelas Walk yesterday with my friends to watch G.I Joe. It's quite a nice movie despite me forgetting everything about the cartoon version (save Snake Eyes), and some inappropriate things. A lot of stuffs happened too, and some are just too funny to not laugh at (e.g car 'suspension', some certain scream of terror, leaving people behind, etc).

Before we watched the movie, we stroll around the mall. Ate dinner, looking around at the pet shop, buying stuffs from the market.. And that's when I saw something that caught my eyes so tight that it won't let go; A Saber figurine holding her lion doll!!

I thought about getting it while we walked around a bit more, then I decided to go for it. It's also cheaper than it looks, for 35k I got a nice figurine of the second anime girl that I actually fell in love with.

Here's her standing on top of Cobalt

I wish they got Setsuna's or Hinagiku's... ah well, I'm thankful that I could get this one without any fuss anyways.

Oh Dear...

2009-07-29T23:36:00.003+07:00

So here's the deal; We, my brother and me, decided to watch Up! together on this weekend. And I suggested right away that we should take our cousins too. He left me with the arrangements, inviting, checking the time schedule, those stuffs.

So I was looking at the movie schedules on the XXI theater. And here's what I saw

Yep, those are the core of genuine Indonesian movies... Horrors..
But it's not the theme that I'm worrying about as you can see..

For God's sake, can't they at least get a better title for them?? =____="

New Widget, Another Step Closer on Becoming an Otaku.. >_<

2009-07-24T15:45:00.002+07:00

Hello2, long time no see.

Sorry for the vacuum, lately I always don't know what to write, yet my head is filled with stories...

Which are mostly related to my dream-novel..

Anyway, see that cute girl on the right? Bet some of you know who she is.

Yup, she's Hatsune Miku, a vocaloid character.

Hm? No, I haven't actually heard any of her songs, expect for one demo song that I'm currently listening. A really peaceful melody, I must add.

I'll be writing something else anytime soon, I'm quite in a mellow mood these days anyway.

Before the Crisis

2009-05-28T00:34:00.005+07:00

Testing new communication link....
..Done..

Sorry for the vacuum, I had relocate my crib for quite some time actually, and the network here is... well, to be honest... Kinda lame..

I'd love to stay and tell some more stories, there's so much that I could talk about.. but I have two exams tomorrow (no, wait, it's today now). So I need to get up early, and I won't be able to do that if I sleep late at night, no?

"But why are you here posting then?" You might ask. Well, it's simply because I found something that I might forget if I wait 'till afternoon.

It's the birthday of my anime-twin-sister!

Happy birthday Kona-chan!!

Well, with that done.. time to fall back to bed now......

FAQ time:
Q: "Why didn't you post about Secchan's birthday like you did Kona-chan's? You're supposed to be her fan"
A: "And let her get surrounded by those perverted wolves out there? Hell no. 'Sides, we celebrated it privately <3"

I Find Your Lack of Faith.... Amusing...

2009-04-30T09:09:00.003+07:00

Well, I don't know about you guys, but I find this too much to handle

:))