So.. yesterday,
I finished my class at 6 p.m. And I had to drive home after that. Our class ended later than usual, so my expectation was that I will reach home later. Usually I reach home an hour or so later due to the traffic. My expectation for that day was that I reach home 1 hour+ later, just a few minutes later than my usual time.
How wrong I was.
I made a mistake by turning in to the shop lots. While the distance traveled is shorter (around 400-500 meters before reaching the highway) compared to another alternative that I could have taken that day, there were multiple intersections. There was a severe bottleneck effect (many lanes from other intersections squeezing into one lane) before reaching the exit to the highway, and I was driving at such a slow pace that the time taken for me to walk the whole distance was 5-6 times faster than the time taken for driving at that moment - I took half an hour to drive past that area.
That whole experience made me rage.
I normally do not go into an enraged state when I get caught in a jam. Sometimes, these jams are unavoidable because all major towns and cities in Malaysia, cars are everywhere. If a family has 4 members and 3 of them could drive, it's most likely that the number of cars they own is greater or equal than 'n - 1', where 'n' is the number of family member who can drive. Heck, my family has 3 cars - we have 3 people who can drive.
Back to the main story. While I don't normally rage when stuck in a jam, it did happen before once prior to this second rage story. It was when I was in college, and I had to drive to college that day. Unfortunately for me, there was this thing called 'Federal Territories Day' in Kuala Lumpur, and there were rehearsals the wee hours of the morning. Only thing is that morning, the rehearsal ended later than usual, which coincide with the working/going to school crowd.
I was stuck, everyone is. I could even put my car on 'P' gear and it would be fine. I was trapped long enough to drive me to a rage. I just had to release my anger I guess. I was late for class- as expected, by almost an hour. But I wasn't the latest though. My friend was later than me. All in all, I did not want to experience something like that again, but I did.
Flash forward to yesterday, I was so pissed. I realise I made a mistake using that route but it's too late. I kept knocking my head at the headrest. People who saw me could see I was trying to lighten up the stress and annoyance they're facing. Then when I got closer to a smooth journey, F-bombs were released. The closer I was, the more were dropped.
Craploads of swearing below. I you can't strong language, then try to. What I'm gonna type might be hilarious to some.
The reason why there was a bottleneck was other cars from other lanes going to other roads were jumping queue. I do admit that I do that once a while, but that mostly occurs when I'm not familiar with the road and realise that I'm in the wrong lane and therefore have to cut in in order to go to where I wanna go. But those sunovafucks! I shouted Fuck anytime I see anyone driving like a douche. I called those who cut my lane a 'Fucking Fuck', because calling them a 'Fucker' is not enough since those Fucks are a fucking piece of fuck. Of course I yelled all this with my car windows winded up, cuz if one of those fucks have their windows winded down and heard what I have to fucking say about what they fucking did I'll be fucked since I'm stuck in a jam and I can't fucking escape.
Yeah, I swore so much that I could make Eminem's dirtiest song sound like a nursery rhyme. But this pissed and raged part of me only exist temporarily. As the moment I got off the car, I was back to normal.
In the end, it took me half an hour longer to reach home. I was fucking exhausted. I haven't eaten anything in 6+ hours. And I really was sick of driving for the night.
Moral of the story: Learn more ways to go home, so you won't be pissed if one can't be used. Also, pick the best one for the situation. I knew 3 main roads back with multiple ways to enter the 3 main roads. But I picked the wrong one, and I got stuck.
Friday 31 August 2012
Saturday 25 August 2012
A lot of Assignments
Wow,
I have so many assignments and stuff to do that at one point, I have 10 things pending to be completed.
It's not because I'm procrastinating or anything, but I do get a lot of tasks.
For this semester, I take 4 subjects (or units as they call it in my uni) - Bio, Chem, Biotech, and Stats.
Lets get a rundown on what I have to do as of today:
1. For Biology,
-I have a weekly online quiz due tomorrow night, yet do be done
-A biology lab report due on Monday evening (done halfway yesterday, could be completed soon)
-An essay on Cholera due 3 weeks from now (I just started doing it today, finishing the introduction)
2. For Chemistry,
-An online quiz due on 3rd September. Can be done anytime, just that I'm not doing it, yet.
-I need to study for a Tutorial Quiz on this Tuesday. I heard it's either open book, or discussions between classmates are allowed. Either way, no worries for me (I hope).
3. For Biotechnology,
-A tutorial quiz to study for, but it's multiple choice, so I think I can do it.
-An assignment/essay regarding Stem Cells due 2 weeks from now.
-Designing an A3 poster talking about a product made from Biotechnology due somewhere in October.
4 And finally for Statistics,
-I have a group assignment due 2 weeks from now (we have completed some parts of it).
I'm not complaining or anything, or saying my life sucks because of this. It's more of a self-realisation that I'm in university, and if I procrastinating, piles of assignments will appear in front of me.
But do I think I'm procrastinating? Maybe a little bit, but not entirely. Some of the stuff listed there are a weekly thing, so it could be counted as 'homework' as if I was in secondary/high school and are usually completed by me during the weekdays. And the quizzes on the list can be counted as a 'Pop Quiz' or a 'small test', depending on whether it's done in class or online, I'll prepare myself for it, someway or another.
As for the long term assignments, those are the pain in the ass. I'm never really a fan of assignments like these, mostly because I need to find someone's work as an example to give me a rough guide on how to do it. No, I'm not intending on plagiarising people's work, I just want to know the format of the task given to me. But this doesn't always happen in uni, so I have to depend on my own most of the time.
A thing I hate about these assignments is that I constantly worry that I break the uni's law on plagiarism, and they're very strict about it. And I sometimes worry whether I cite the sources correctly in the form of the Harvard Style Citation of Reference. All that aside, I don't really mind doing these assignments.
Right now, I think I'm at this point where I could only choose 2 of 3 things. And I've chosen the same thing as I did in college - and that is Having Enough Sleep, and Good Grades/Good At Studies. Yeah, I think I have to neglect Social Life again, not that I have one.
I have a good 7 hours of sleep on weekdays, and 8-9 on weekends, and that makes me a happy guy. And I'm already stressed about assignments, which are only due 2 weeks from now. A normal person would be thinking I'm kinda insane to be worrying so soon. But those are just mere fools. Worrying later and goofing off now will cost both my sleep and grades in the near future as future me will rush it at the last minute.
Social Life? Who needs it. I'm a science student after all. The only social interaction with people other than my family that I have is either with my uni mates during classes or breaks, and sometimes on the phone discussion on assignments, and the regular chat with some friends on Facebook. No going out or watching movies unless I'm really free or there's a movie I wanna watch.
So until then, I'll be staying in 1 of 2 places - my house or my university. My god, I sound like a boring guy
I have so many assignments and stuff to do that at one point, I have 10 things pending to be completed.
It's not because I'm procrastinating or anything, but I do get a lot of tasks.
For this semester, I take 4 subjects (or units as they call it in my uni) - Bio, Chem, Biotech, and Stats.
Lets get a rundown on what I have to do as of today:
1. For Biology,
-I have a weekly online quiz due tomorrow night, yet do be done
-A biology lab report due on Monday evening (done halfway yesterday, could be completed soon)
-An essay on Cholera due 3 weeks from now (I just started doing it today, finishing the introduction)
2. For Chemistry,
-An online quiz due on 3rd September. Can be done anytime, just that I'm not doing it, yet.
-I need to study for a Tutorial Quiz on this Tuesday. I heard it's either open book, or discussions between classmates are allowed. Either way, no worries for me (I hope).
3. For Biotechnology,
-A tutorial quiz to study for, but it's multiple choice, so I think I can do it.
-An assignment/essay regarding Stem Cells due 2 weeks from now.
-Designing an A3 poster talking about a product made from Biotechnology due somewhere in October.
4 And finally for Statistics,
-I have a group assignment due 2 weeks from now (we have completed some parts of it).
I'm not complaining or anything, or saying my life sucks because of this. It's more of a self-realisation that I'm in university, and if I procrastinating, piles of assignments will appear in front of me.
But do I think I'm procrastinating? Maybe a little bit, but not entirely. Some of the stuff listed there are a weekly thing, so it could be counted as 'homework' as if I was in secondary/high school and are usually completed by me during the weekdays. And the quizzes on the list can be counted as a 'Pop Quiz' or a 'small test', depending on whether it's done in class or online, I'll prepare myself for it, someway or another.
As for the long term assignments, those are the pain in the ass. I'm never really a fan of assignments like these, mostly because I need to find someone's work as an example to give me a rough guide on how to do it. No, I'm not intending on plagiarising people's work, I just want to know the format of the task given to me. But this doesn't always happen in uni, so I have to depend on my own most of the time.
A thing I hate about these assignments is that I constantly worry that I break the uni's law on plagiarism, and they're very strict about it. And I sometimes worry whether I cite the sources correctly in the form of the Harvard Style Citation of Reference. All that aside, I don't really mind doing these assignments.
Right now, I think I'm at this point where I could only choose 2 of 3 things. And I've chosen the same thing as I did in college - and that is Having Enough Sleep, and Good Grades/Good At Studies. Yeah, I think I have to neglect Social Life again, not that I have one.
I have a good 7 hours of sleep on weekdays, and 8-9 on weekends, and that makes me a happy guy. And I'm already stressed about assignments, which are only due 2 weeks from now. A normal person would be thinking I'm kinda insane to be worrying so soon. But those are just mere fools. Worrying later and goofing off now will cost both my sleep and grades in the near future as future me will rush it at the last minute.
Social Life? Who needs it. I'm a science student after all. The only social interaction with people other than my family that I have is either with my uni mates during classes or breaks, and sometimes on the phone discussion on assignments, and the regular chat with some friends on Facebook. No going out or watching movies unless I'm really free or there's a movie I wanna watch.
So until then, I'll be staying in 1 of 2 places - my house or my university. My god, I sound like a boring guy
Sunday 19 August 2012
Awesome fighting game stuff that happened less than 2 days of my 3rd Strike post
Yeah, if you can't tell by the title, then let me explain. Since I posted about how I can't beat Gill in 3rd Strike, 3 fighting game related stuff happened in just a span of less than 24 hours. It's not worldwide events or whatever, maybe more of a personal kind of thing. Anyways, lets get down to the stuff that happened.
1. I defeated Gill for the first time in 3rd Strike
Yeah, for some of you its no biggie, but for me it is, even on default difficulty. You see, I did it on my second try, and by second try I mean going to Stage 1 to Final Stage all over again to face him and beat him, not by continuing over and over and over again since he's difficulty will get easier for each continue.
I can say I was lucky. First round, I loss, and I was like 'Well shit! He has an almost full meter in Round 2!' And guess what? Seraph Wing at the beginning. But I was somehow able to defeat him. And then Final Round. Both of us were below 50% but he has a full meter. I really don't want him to use resurrection. Fortunately, he used the meteor-like super and that made him lose.
That was the only time I beat Gill. I tried to fight him 2 more times later, I lost. But I'm not gonna give up. I'm gonna make sure I can consistently beat him.
2. There is still a fighting game community in Malaysia, and I met some of those guys
Yeah, I didn't know that until a few months ago actually. I went to one of the malls in Penang, a pretty rundown one if you look at it from the outside. So being me, the first thing I do whenever I go into a mall is to check whether there is an arcade in there. And arcades are usually in the highest floor, so that's the best place to go.
So there was an arcade there, a pretty awesome one. Full of Tekken and Street Fighter machines. And the guys there pretty skilled.
Then I went home. On one day I got bored, so I use Google to check is there a fighting game community in Malaysia. Turns out, there is one (duh). And there's a group of people who plays fighting games in a little area behind the anime/manga shop of one of the malls I go to once in a while. And I was like 'Holy crap! I've been into the anime store for so long and I did not realise that the door there actually leads to a place where fighting gamers hang out!'
I went there yesterday, and the internet didn't lie. There were 8 guys taking turns playing UMVC3. I was quite amazed and happy. I managed to chat with them, and being a fighting game fan/player, I know my stuff. And they know theirs too. Unfortunately, as much as I wanna try UMVC3 I can't. I've never played it before, and if I were to fight them I'll get my ass whopped before I even learn anything, so I declined. But I will play it someday.
It's good to know that some people play Marvel around here.
3. The Street Fighter IV arcade machine in another mall that I go to once in a while got upgraded to Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver2012.
The titles just get longer and longer. So, there's this mall that I don't go to often, but when I do, I go to their arcades. Their arcades are quite extensive for fighting games, from Virtua Fighter 4, Tekken 6, TTT2, MvC2, 3rd Strike, and previously Street Fighter IV.
I went there today, and I noticed the SFIV cabinets looked a bit different. Then I saw the opening animation. It looked like the SSFIV opening. I put my coins in, 'SSFIVAE2012' appeared, and I was so damn ecstatic.
The arcade doesn't have the BP card system like in Japan, but what they have is an option to chose arcade or beginner mode. Arcade mode is the usual arcade stuff. Beginner mode is when other players can't challenge you until you reach stage 4, that's the difference between the 2 modes.
I felt the difficulty got toned down a little. Or maybe Seth is just much harder in SFIV. Or maybe the difficulty setting in the arcade cabinet was lowered. Either way, I beat the arcade with Zangief twice - once on each booth, just to check how good the controls were, and they were fine.
So yeah, 3 fighting game related stuff that happened within 2 days.
But for now, I have to focus on my uni stuff.
Friday 17 August 2012
The 3rd Chapter of Street Fighter III
I've always liked fighting games since I was a kid. The first one I played was Virtua Fighter 2, and it was great. While most people grew up with Street Fighter an other 2D fighters, I was raised in the 3D-Polygonal fighters like Tekken 3.
It was fun, cuz it was simple to pick up. You could just button mash 3 4 with Eddy and own people. Tekken 5 was even fun. But then after that, I didn't liked Tekken that much. That was when I found out that there is this juggling mechanic in the games.
While the combos were flashy I guess, I didn't really like how it made no sense (in their juggling mechanic). It was like you try to make your characters as realistic as possible, but you gave them a fighting mechanic that defies physics in a way that Julia can scoop a heavy guy like Marduk off the ground and then follow up with combos that send him to Julia's shoulder height. When characters jump in this game, they're subjected to normal gravity, but why does it seem so floaty when they fall or are being juggled.
That's when I started playing Street Fighter. But I was rather late since I started with the SFIV/SSFIV series. It took me a while to understand the basics and how to execute specials and supers and stuff, but now I could play the game knowing what I'm doing (even if its just a simple combo since I'm just an average player).
Even thought Street Fighter has attacks that makes no sense like the Hadouken and Guile's Sonic Boom, I can still accept it. Their jump heights are absurdly high, but it's alright since for me, there's little logic behind how the characters can do a Hadouken or Raging Demon and how no human (for now) could do it. So when they could jump twice their height, seems legit. Juggling seems fine as the gravity the characters are subjected to while being juggled is the same gravity they are subjected to while they're jumping.
Anyways, now back to the main point of this post (yeah, quite a rant I made didn't I). Street Fighter III 3rd Strike seems really nice, and has a gameplay mechanic that have stood the test of time, but I've never played it before. So I was able to practice on it recently, and it was hard.
I've only just recently been able to reach Gill (the final boss for those who don't know) after playing several times on the default difficulty since I have a habit of not continuing, and he didn't even need to use any of his supers on me cuz he whopped my ass. I was using Ken, and my rival battle was with Urien. I thought by fighting him I could learn a bit more on how to face Gill, but then I realise that some of Urien's moves that were unsafe were safe when Gill is using it.
It's a hard game, but I kinda enjoy it. The style and the music is amazing, but unappreciated. I could practice with it, hopefully my SF skills can improve greatly. But I need to think of a strategy on how to fight Gill. Oh, I learned how to parry projectiles with ease, unless they're quick 2 hit ones like the Shakunetsu Hadouken.
Time to master the 3rd and one of the best installments of the Street Fighter series gameplay wise.
It was fun, cuz it was simple to pick up. You could just button mash 3 4 with Eddy and own people. Tekken 5 was even fun. But then after that, I didn't liked Tekken that much. That was when I found out that there is this juggling mechanic in the games.
While the combos were flashy I guess, I didn't really like how it made no sense (in their juggling mechanic). It was like you try to make your characters as realistic as possible, but you gave them a fighting mechanic that defies physics in a way that Julia can scoop a heavy guy like Marduk off the ground and then follow up with combos that send him to Julia's shoulder height. When characters jump in this game, they're subjected to normal gravity, but why does it seem so floaty when they fall or are being juggled.
That's when I started playing Street Fighter. But I was rather late since I started with the SFIV/SSFIV series. It took me a while to understand the basics and how to execute specials and supers and stuff, but now I could play the game knowing what I'm doing (even if its just a simple combo since I'm just an average player).
Even thought Street Fighter has attacks that makes no sense like the Hadouken and Guile's Sonic Boom, I can still accept it. Their jump heights are absurdly high, but it's alright since for me, there's little logic behind how the characters can do a Hadouken or Raging Demon and how no human (for now) could do it. So when they could jump twice their height, seems legit. Juggling seems fine as the gravity the characters are subjected to while being juggled is the same gravity they are subjected to while they're jumping.
Anyways, now back to the main point of this post (yeah, quite a rant I made didn't I). Street Fighter III 3rd Strike seems really nice, and has a gameplay mechanic that have stood the test of time, but I've never played it before. So I was able to practice on it recently, and it was hard.
I've only just recently been able to reach Gill (the final boss for those who don't know) after playing several times on the default difficulty since I have a habit of not continuing, and he didn't even need to use any of his supers on me cuz he whopped my ass. I was using Ken, and my rival battle was with Urien. I thought by fighting him I could learn a bit more on how to face Gill, but then I realise that some of Urien's moves that were unsafe were safe when Gill is using it.
It's a hard game, but I kinda enjoy it. The style and the music is amazing, but unappreciated. I could practice with it, hopefully my SF skills can improve greatly. But I need to think of a strategy on how to fight Gill. Oh, I learned how to parry projectiles with ease, unless they're quick 2 hit ones like the Shakunetsu Hadouken.
Time to master the 3rd and one of the best installments of the Street Fighter series gameplay wise.
Saturday 11 August 2012
My Top 3 Favourite Anime
So as you know, I like watching anime and reading manga. Today I'll tell you my 3 favourite anime of all time.
Just a note. This is not a countdown. I like these 3 anime a lot, and I can't decide which anime is my favourite among the 3 of them. Also, this is my opinion. So hating me for not liking Bleach, Naruto and/or One Piece is a retarded thing to say since this is a favourite anime list of my favourite anime. Oh, and I don't watch a lot of anime since I'm rather picky and need some time before I find a show to marathon.
Before I begin, here are the honourable mentions:
Cowboy Bebop - One of the greatest dubbed anime ever. Also, one of the coolest shows around.
Baccano! - A 13 episode masterpiece (with 3 bonus episodes)
FMA Brotherhood - A remake of the FMA anime that closely follows the manga.
So here's the 3 anime:
Slam Dunk
Slam Dunk is an anime, with basketball as their sport (if you couldn't guess it). It has a high school setting but fortunately they focus more on the sports. It's all in the game of basketball.
I'm not gonna summarise the anime since you could just google it. Even though this is a sports anime and I not a sports kind of person (unless you consider e-sports), I really love Slam Dunk. It has really likable characters, it's really informative on teaching basketball to the audience, and it has a really great story in my opinion.
It's an amazing anime in a way that many Asian boys started taking basketball because the anime, that's how powerful its influence is. In fact most of the friends I know took basketball because of the anime. As an anime, it's a classic; As a sports anime, it's legendary.
It also has some action in terms of fighting since the main character has a gang and they fight senior bullies of the school who are trying to provoke the school basketball team into fighting them and ultimately preventing them from entering the inter-prefecture basketball tournament for getting involved in a fight (yeah, complicated story, but not too complicated as I can assure you).
So if you want some, action, sports, comedy, this show has all of it. Watch it, it won't disappoint.
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
TTGL is the kind of brilliant masterpiece where you need to shut your brain from all logic if you want to enjoy this show to the fullest. It's over the top and sometimes, things can go really insane.
I always like seeing giant robots fight each other, minus the stupid thing in the middle known as politics in mecha anime. TTGL does that by having very little politics that only happen for a very few episodes.
The animation is amazing, with the finish move being one of the most well animated attacks ever in my opinion. Also, there's this badass guy called Kamina, if you've heard of him who it so manly and epic that his motivational speeches will inspire you even though it makes absolutely no sense.
They also have a good concept for their primary weapon of the mecha - that is the drill. I can never look at the drill the same again. The show are also full of catchphrases that are well known in some parts of the internet.
This show is the definition of the word 'Epic', which is an overused word in the internet that lost it's meaning. It's so epic every episode tops the previous ones. And the TTGL movie - which is a summarised version of the anime in 2 movies with better animation and newer scenes - has a finale that even tops the finale of the anime, which was already pretty damn epic on its own.
For an epic masterpiece has really good action and some awesome moments, watch Gurren Lagann.
The Digimon series (most notably Adventures)
As a kid, I spent a lot of time watching Pokemon and Digimon. Needless to say I love Digimon more than Pokemon (as an anime) cuz no matter how many episodes of Pokemon I watch, I can never get attached to the dumbass protagonist who set free many of his best Pokemon and not 'be the very best' trainer long time ago named Ash.
Digimon is an anime that will always have a place in my heart because it has a lot of nostalgia value in it. The characters in the anime are likable and the Digimons are really cool and badass (in comparison to Pokemon). As a kid, I watched Digimon in multiple languages (English, Malay, and even Cantonese). It was only during high school when I rewatched Digimon in Japanese and realise what an awesome anime it is.
It's a anime meant for kids, but it has a lot of mature themes and a really awesome fanservice moment in the form of LadyDevimon vs Angewomon. It teaches a lot of moral values and the kids in the show have character development. The Digidestined also faces issues that other kids can relate to.
While I did not watch all the Digimon series, I think Xros Wars (season 6) was really nice. It gave me a Gurren Lagann feel to it whenever I see Shoutmon DigiXros. Xros Wars Hunters however, not so nice. Too much filler with little plot (all the plots were squeezed into the last 3 episodes), but it has a really amazing fanservice moment.
Digimon, the other-mon that has a better anime than Pokemon will ever have.
I will do some anime reviews soon (for the animes that I've watched, including those 3 above). But I'll try my best not to be biased. Also, I can assure you that my ratings for my 3 favourite animes are not a perfect score since there's some flaws in each anime.
Just a note. This is not a countdown. I like these 3 anime a lot, and I can't decide which anime is my favourite among the 3 of them. Also, this is my opinion. So hating me for not liking Bleach, Naruto and/or One Piece is a retarded thing to say since this is a favourite anime list of my favourite anime. Oh, and I don't watch a lot of anime since I'm rather picky and need some time before I find a show to marathon.
Before I begin, here are the honourable mentions:
Cowboy Bebop - One of the greatest dubbed anime ever. Also, one of the coolest shows around.
Baccano! - A 13 episode masterpiece (with 3 bonus episodes)
FMA Brotherhood - A remake of the FMA anime that closely follows the manga.
So here's the 3 anime:
Slam Dunk
Slam Dunk is an anime, with basketball as their sport (if you couldn't guess it). It has a high school setting but fortunately they focus more on the sports. It's all in the game of basketball.
I'm not gonna summarise the anime since you could just google it. Even though this is a sports anime and I not a sports kind of person (unless you consider e-sports), I really love Slam Dunk. It has really likable characters, it's really informative on teaching basketball to the audience, and it has a really great story in my opinion.
It's an amazing anime in a way that many Asian boys started taking basketball because the anime, that's how powerful its influence is. In fact most of the friends I know took basketball because of the anime. As an anime, it's a classic; As a sports anime, it's legendary.
It also has some action in terms of fighting since the main character has a gang and they fight senior bullies of the school who are trying to provoke the school basketball team into fighting them and ultimately preventing them from entering the inter-prefecture basketball tournament for getting involved in a fight (yeah, complicated story, but not too complicated as I can assure you).
So if you want some, action, sports, comedy, this show has all of it. Watch it, it won't disappoint.
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
TTGL is the kind of brilliant masterpiece where you need to shut your brain from all logic if you want to enjoy this show to the fullest. It's over the top and sometimes, things can go really insane.
I always like seeing giant robots fight each other, minus the stupid thing in the middle known as politics in mecha anime. TTGL does that by having very little politics that only happen for a very few episodes.
The animation is amazing, with the finish move being one of the most well animated attacks ever in my opinion. Also, there's this badass guy called Kamina, if you've heard of him who it so manly and epic that his motivational speeches will inspire you even though it makes absolutely no sense.
They also have a good concept for their primary weapon of the mecha - that is the drill. I can never look at the drill the same again. The show are also full of catchphrases that are well known in some parts of the internet.
This show is the definition of the word 'Epic', which is an overused word in the internet that lost it's meaning. It's so epic every episode tops the previous ones. And the TTGL movie - which is a summarised version of the anime in 2 movies with better animation and newer scenes - has a finale that even tops the finale of the anime, which was already pretty damn epic on its own.
For an epic masterpiece has really good action and some awesome moments, watch Gurren Lagann.
The Digimon series (most notably Adventures)
As a kid, I spent a lot of time watching Pokemon and Digimon. Needless to say I love Digimon more than Pokemon (as an anime) cuz no matter how many episodes of Pokemon I watch, I can never get attached to the dumbass protagonist who set free many of his best Pokemon and not 'be the very best' trainer long time ago named Ash.
Digimon is an anime that will always have a place in my heart because it has a lot of nostalgia value in it. The characters in the anime are likable and the Digimons are really cool and badass (in comparison to Pokemon). As a kid, I watched Digimon in multiple languages (English, Malay, and even Cantonese). It was only during high school when I rewatched Digimon in Japanese and realise what an awesome anime it is.
It's a anime meant for kids, but it has a lot of mature themes and a really awesome fanservice moment in the form of LadyDevimon vs Angewomon. It teaches a lot of moral values and the kids in the show have character development. The Digidestined also faces issues that other kids can relate to.
While I did not watch all the Digimon series, I think Xros Wars (season 6) was really nice. It gave me a Gurren Lagann feel to it whenever I see Shoutmon DigiXros. Xros Wars Hunters however, not so nice. Too much filler with little plot (all the plots were squeezed into the last 3 episodes), but it has a really amazing fanservice moment.
Digimon, the other-mon that has a better anime than Pokemon will ever have.
I will do some anime reviews soon (for the animes that I've watched, including those 3 above). But I'll try my best not to be biased. Also, I can assure you that my ratings for my 3 favourite animes are not a perfect score since there's some flaws in each anime.
Sunday 5 August 2012
GG to both
Last night, the badminton men's single finals show two of the best players in the world duke it out for the gold medal. For our national hero Lee Chong Wei, a lot is put at stake for him.
Malaysia, a country that has been formed 55 years ago has not win any gold medal in the Olympics since its debut in 1956 (yeah, a year before we gained independence).
While Lee Chong Wei, who suffered an injury a while back, tried his best to push himself through the men's badminton round after round, and he did. Even during the his semi final match, you could world number 3 Chen Long is in a way different skill level than him - he's good, but compared to the world's number 1 & 2, he's got a long way to reach their level.
That said, Chinese world number 1 Lin Dan was in top form. No one has ever come close to beating him. The final match between Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei is the repeat of the Beijing Olympics 4 years ago, where Lin Dan got gold and Chong Wei had to settle for silver. But not this time for Chong Wei, he's eyeing for gold this time and wants to defeat his nemesis to earn it.
It's pretty amazing that these two guys are the same two guys in the finals 4 years ago. It just shows that they're so good, that even 4 years later, no one could match their skill at their best form.
As the final match commenced, both of them were neck in neck. Eventually Chong Wei was able to widen the gap and he took the first set. In the next set however, the Chinese coach found out Chong Wei's weakness and was able to ask Lin Dan to exploit it. Chong Wei, knowing that it would take a lot of his stamina to catch up opt to lose the second round so that he could save his stamina for the final set.
The final set would be one of the best matches played. Both of them were neck in neck till the end. Chong Wei got a 2 point lead at 19:17 at first, but Lin Dan managed to make it even. In the end Lin Dan scored his 20th point, and the shuttlecock hit by Chong Wei that landed out of the court made Lin Dan the defender of the Olympic Gold medal.
It was an amazing match, but sadly Malaysia would not get their first ever Olympic gold medal this year. Lee Chong Wei was upset, but he shouldn't be. He did well, he tried his best, and most important of all, he united us of different races to support him as he played the game of his life. He brought us closer than anything 1Malaysia has ever done, and for that we salute you.
Hopefully next time, Chong Wei will end up coaching the player that will bring us the gold for our country. We know he can, and we believe in him. Until then, congratulations to you, Lee Chong Wei, for getting silver for the 2nd time in the Olympics despite you just recovering from your injury and just practicing weeks before the Olympics.
Malaysia, a country that has been formed 55 years ago has not win any gold medal in the Olympics since its debut in 1956 (yeah, a year before we gained independence).
While Lee Chong Wei, who suffered an injury a while back, tried his best to push himself through the men's badminton round after round, and he did. Even during the his semi final match, you could world number 3 Chen Long is in a way different skill level than him - he's good, but compared to the world's number 1 & 2, he's got a long way to reach their level.
That said, Chinese world number 1 Lin Dan was in top form. No one has ever come close to beating him. The final match between Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei is the repeat of the Beijing Olympics 4 years ago, where Lin Dan got gold and Chong Wei had to settle for silver. But not this time for Chong Wei, he's eyeing for gold this time and wants to defeat his nemesis to earn it.
It's pretty amazing that these two guys are the same two guys in the finals 4 years ago. It just shows that they're so good, that even 4 years later, no one could match their skill at their best form.
As the final match commenced, both of them were neck in neck. Eventually Chong Wei was able to widen the gap and he took the first set. In the next set however, the Chinese coach found out Chong Wei's weakness and was able to ask Lin Dan to exploit it. Chong Wei, knowing that it would take a lot of his stamina to catch up opt to lose the second round so that he could save his stamina for the final set.
The final set would be one of the best matches played. Both of them were neck in neck till the end. Chong Wei got a 2 point lead at 19:17 at first, but Lin Dan managed to make it even. In the end Lin Dan scored his 20th point, and the shuttlecock hit by Chong Wei that landed out of the court made Lin Dan the defender of the Olympic Gold medal.
It was an amazing match, but sadly Malaysia would not get their first ever Olympic gold medal this year. Lee Chong Wei was upset, but he shouldn't be. He did well, he tried his best, and most important of all, he united us of different races to support him as he played the game of his life. He brought us closer than anything 1Malaysia has ever done, and for that we salute you.
Hopefully next time, Chong Wei will end up coaching the player that will bring us the gold for our country. We know he can, and we believe in him. Until then, congratulations to you, Lee Chong Wei, for getting silver for the 2nd time in the Olympics despite you just recovering from your injury and just practicing weeks before the Olympics.
Friday 3 August 2012
Week 2 of Uni is done
So there was this thing called C&S week this week, where a number of clubs would set up their booth and convince people to join their club.
There was a few clubs that I wanted to join, notably the uni's Anime/Manga Club, Debate Club, and Toastmasters Club. Unfortunately I didn't join the Anime nor the Toastmasters Club for the same reason - timing issues. The meeting time for the clubs are 6-7pm on Wednesday and 6.30-7.30 on Tuesday respectively, and my class ends early for these 2 days. I would not want to wait 5-6 hours for a meeting, so I'll pass for this semester.
As for the Debate Club, I didn't join it because of a bad first impression they give. While most clubs decorate their booths quite nicely, the Debate Club's booth wasn't all that impressive (unless you count using internet memes as a creative idea). Also, they were hardly people waiting for registration in their booth. And even if there is, they don't look enthusiastic or full of spirit. Needless to say, I did not register for it at all.
I wasn't thinking of joining any club, until I saw the Comics Club. When I saw it at first I was like 'Hmmm... A comic club'. After my first class and I returned to their booth, a new poster was up saying 'Comic/PS3 Club', and that caught my interest. Then another poster stated that their weekly activities are 'Playing PS3, Reading Comics and Eating Pizza', and I was like 'Wow that seems fun'. And then the final poster mentioned that some of the PS3 games they will play are Call of Duty, FIFA, Street Fighter X Tekken and Marvel Vs Capcom 3, and I was sold.
Seeing 2 fighting games in their list of PS3 titles that they play and I signed up immediately. Unfortunately, the meeting time of their activities are not confirmed yet. Hopefully it will be on a Thursday or a Friday as I end late on those 2 days. And if this do happen, I'll get to play MVC3. Yeah, I don't own a PS3 nor a 360, so I really look forward to playing it since I've never played it before and I really want to try it.
Long Live Fighting Games!
There was a few clubs that I wanted to join, notably the uni's Anime/Manga Club, Debate Club, and Toastmasters Club. Unfortunately I didn't join the Anime nor the Toastmasters Club for the same reason - timing issues. The meeting time for the clubs are 6-7pm on Wednesday and 6.30-7.30 on Tuesday respectively, and my class ends early for these 2 days. I would not want to wait 5-6 hours for a meeting, so I'll pass for this semester.
As for the Debate Club, I didn't join it because of a bad first impression they give. While most clubs decorate their booths quite nicely, the Debate Club's booth wasn't all that impressive (unless you count using internet memes as a creative idea). Also, they were hardly people waiting for registration in their booth. And even if there is, they don't look enthusiastic or full of spirit. Needless to say, I did not register for it at all.
I wasn't thinking of joining any club, until I saw the Comics Club. When I saw it at first I was like 'Hmmm... A comic club'. After my first class and I returned to their booth, a new poster was up saying 'Comic/PS3 Club', and that caught my interest. Then another poster stated that their weekly activities are 'Playing PS3, Reading Comics and Eating Pizza', and I was like 'Wow that seems fun'. And then the final poster mentioned that some of the PS3 games they will play are Call of Duty, FIFA, Street Fighter X Tekken and Marvel Vs Capcom 3, and I was sold.
Seeing 2 fighting games in their list of PS3 titles that they play and I signed up immediately. Unfortunately, the meeting time of their activities are not confirmed yet. Hopefully it will be on a Thursday or a Friday as I end late on those 2 days. And if this do happen, I'll get to play MVC3. Yeah, I don't own a PS3 nor a 360, so I really look forward to playing it since I've never played it before and I really want to try it.
Long Live Fighting Games!
Wednesday 1 August 2012
My hobbies
It's funny. On my first post I said that I'll post stuff about my interest on my blog, but I have yet to mention what do I like. So for this post, I'll just let you all know my general hobies.
A thing that I do almost daily is watch Youtube videos, usually videos from things I subscribe to, which are things that I like, which I'll get to soon. Watching videos if a great time waster, and it doesn't take much time, depending on the videos so I could finish watching the videos in a whiff.
But when I do have time, I spend it on one of two hobbies, depending on which one I feel like doing. The first hobby would be watching anime and reading manga. As of now, I rarely watch anime because sometimes I don't feel like it, and I can be rather picky with my anime selections. I currently read 2 mangas, Beelzebub and Fairy Tail, and that is all.
The other hobby of mine is playing video games of course. What genre I play the most? Fighting Games. Even though I'm just average in these games I enjoy playing them a lot. But I do play other stuff like strategy games, the Pokemon games, the Megaman games, and some others.
So I will post stuff about anime/manga and video games in my blog. Maybe stuff like anime reviews, and video game talk and other stuff.
A thing that I do almost daily is watch Youtube videos, usually videos from things I subscribe to, which are things that I like, which I'll get to soon. Watching videos if a great time waster, and it doesn't take much time, depending on the videos so I could finish watching the videos in a whiff.
But when I do have time, I spend it on one of two hobbies, depending on which one I feel like doing. The first hobby would be watching anime and reading manga. As of now, I rarely watch anime because sometimes I don't feel like it, and I can be rather picky with my anime selections. I currently read 2 mangas, Beelzebub and Fairy Tail, and that is all.
The other hobby of mine is playing video games of course. What genre I play the most? Fighting Games. Even though I'm just average in these games I enjoy playing them a lot. But I do play other stuff like strategy games, the Pokemon games, the Megaman games, and some others.
So I will post stuff about anime/manga and video games in my blog. Maybe stuff like anime reviews, and video game talk and other stuff.
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