Thursday, April 30, 2009

Minor update before MYE

As the MidYear Exams draw closer and closer...
...I'm still slacking <.<

I don't know but it seems that its not only me whose slacking..it seems only right to feel pressurized..oh well.

Anyway...just adding a small amount of quotes to my collection for this update. Have fun reading them!

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Love is Bittersweet.

Fools speak of what they know, intelligent people know of what they speak.

As the radius of our knowledge increases, as does our circumference of ignorance.

A hero is a man who is afraid to run away.

He who is brave is free.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.

Don't let school get in the way of your education.

Your best friend is not your girlfriend.

Pain is temporary, Quitting is forever.

Isn't it ironic? We ignore those who adore us, adore those who ignore us, hurt those who love us, and love those who hurt us..

Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life. Do not be concerned with escaping safely - lay your life before him.

Learn the principle, abide by the principle, and dissolve the principle. In short, enter a mold without being caged in it. Obey the principle without being bound by it.

If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.

Never let anyone become your priority when you are their option.

Don't hunt what you can't kill.

I believe gay(happy) marriage should be between a man and a woman.

When you do things right, no one will know you did anything at all.

He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.

Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.

People always tell you not to walk alone, but they never tell you they'll walk with you.

For a minute of your life, I just wanna make a difference.

Diplomacy is the ability to tell a person to go to hell, that he actually looks forward to that trip.
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That's about all :/

I'll do my review on [ Katekyo Hitman Reborn ]sometime later, but just to give my readers a brief PERSONAL summery...

Katekyo Hitman Reborn has the potential to be the next [ Bleach ] and/or [ Naruto ] - except for the fact that it's still underrated.

The characters are great and the flow of the storyline is excellent - unlike Bleach where every fight is a sure-win.

It is highly recommended if you love action genres like Bleach or Naruto.
A great anime to start of with for new-anime watchers as it is not too heavy on the blood with a good storyline.

Not too much romance though.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

List update

3 songs added into my arsenal today :

Aqua Timez - Alones
Aqua Timez - Sen no Yoru wo Koete
Aqua Timez - Ketsui no Asa ni

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Aqua Timez - Alones PV

Truly inspirational



Oreta awai tsubasa
Kimi wa sukoshi
Aosugiru sora ni tsukareta dake sa
Mou dareka no tame ja nakute
Jibun no tame ni waratte ii yo

Izen to shite shinobiyoru kodoku
Uchigawa ni tomoru rousoku
Nigiwau ba ni gouka na shanderia to wa urahara ni

Tarinai kotoba no
Kubomi o nani de umetara ii n' darou
Mou wakaranai yo

Semete yume no naka de
Jiyuu ni oyogetara anna sora mo iranai no ni
Kinou made no koto o
Nuritsubusa nakute mo asu ni mukaeru no ni

Oreta awai tsubasa
Kimi wa sukoshi
Aosugiru sora ni tsukareta dake sa
Mou dareka no tame ja nakute
Jibun no tame ni waratte ii yo

Rettoukan to no wakai wa
Kantan ni wa kanawanaisa
Jiishiki no teppen ni suwaru
Kagami ga utsusu hanabira

Furishiboru you ni
Kogoreta ai wo sakende miru keredo
Modokashikute

Meguru toki no naka de
Kizuguchi wa yagate
Kasabuta ni kawatte iku
Kimi wa sore o matazu
Totemo utsukushiku
Totemo hakanage de

Hagare ochita ato no
Ubuge no you ni
Hi damari no naka de furueru inori
Ima wa muri ni dareka no koto wo
Ai sou to omowanakute ii no ni

Credits
Singer/Band - Aqua Timez
Video - www.youtube.com
Lyrics - http://www.lyricstime.com/aqua-timez-alones-lyrics.html

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" You don’t have to force your smile for anyone else
It’s alright to smile only for yourself "

" “As long as we can swim freely in our dreams, we don’t need the sky anymore. "

Monday, April 20, 2009

Achievement ( based on a true story )

It was the evening of a sweltering hot Monday. I left my house, bringing along my cellphone and wallet with me. I promised to meet Lennard at the bus-stop at 6.00PM but it seems that it would be impossible for me to make it in time.

I quickened my pace as I did not want to keep him waiting. I brisked past numerous traffic lights, structures and people. It was during the peak periods of the day. Some were walking home after a long day's work and others were going out to live the nightlife. Along the way, I met quite a few familiar faces. It was no surprise though.

I thought it must be crazy of me to do this but I went as promised anyway. I went for my first ever real " marathon ". We were joined by Yazid, who was roped in by Lennard.

I was never good in running - even though me and my friend had the same timings, he passed whereas I failed, reason being that I'm always counted a year older ( my bday falls on Feb ).

Among the three of us, I was considered the worst runner. Running was never my forte - I always believed in education and knowledge over physical strength. However, what made me change my heart and mindset was one very special factor - the one that gave me the willpower and the determination to keep pushing myself.

I always had problems with Physical Education - I could never pass a single run ever since I had that fall. Yet, this special factor gave me another chance - to prove myself. What is more is that such an activity benefits me greatly.

We started slow-jogging to a nearby shopping center (Limbang). I had no problems during the first leg of the "marathon" - maybe because I still had plenty of energy stored in me.

I started losing my tempo during the second leg of the "marathon" - my heart was beating irregularly and my abdomen aches maybe because I have not been doing much exercise lately. I started getting worried - I have heard of plenty cases of people dying due to running. It sounds stupid but prevention is better than cure. I started giving up hope and plan to withdraw before the "marathon" could end.

I told my friends I could not make it but I was "brainwashed" by Lennard instead. He told me that they'll be supporting me all the way. He told me that he would not give up on me. He would even treat me to a drink if I completed the run.

I gave in to him. I did not want to be a failure no longer - I just want to get it over and done with. That was my aim. We took a short break at the bus-stop near construction site and resumed shortly after. I swear - I was exhausted even before I could reach the third leg of the "marathon".

We resumed the "marathon" - with me walking in a miserable pace. They started to ran ahead. I was given ten minutes to reach to the destination. It was pure torture - not because that I could not run or the pain was too intense but the most torturing part was to see their sad faces while waiting for me.

Deep in their hearts, they must be thinking that I'm a burden - dragging down their timing with my snail-like pace. I could not take it any longer. I gave up at the third leg of the journey. I took my time and walked towards the fire station. I apologized, and they resumed without me.

...Or so they thought. I did not want to give up - I just needed a short break. I was worried that I would collapse and faint if I continued pushing myself. Although I was deeply encouraged by Lennard's words - I knew that if I continued pushing, I would really faint. What could they expect from a new-comer?

I rested at the bus-stop and caught up with them shortly after at the junction. There were plenty of mosquitoes that prevented me from resting at the bus-stop and so the best way would be actually finishing that final leg. I did not know exactly how they felt when they saw me on my feet again but my guess would be that they must be proud. Their efforts, their words and their sweat were not wasted on me.

Nevertheless, they ran forward and further from me. We agreed to meet at the train station. I was walking again, trying to take in as much air as I could. Then I thought that they must be hiding somewhere just to see if I had really continued the "marathon" but it turns out that I was just paranoid. I played along, and slow-jogged towards the station.

When the station was in my view, my instincts told me they must be already there. I launched myself forward, not wanting to give them the image that I had been walking all along. Unfortunately, it turns out that I could not find them. Was it due to my slowness that they had gone home without me?

No. In fact, they even called me and praised me for making such an achievement. I had reached there faster than them, reason being that they stopped by a shop to get a bottle of isotonic drink. I had completed the "marathon" - and that itself is an achievement to me.

END OF STORY (don't wanna bore my dear readers by giving them a wall of text)

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Thanks to - Lennard, Yazid and that Special Factor.

Signing off - Gene.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Spring 2009 Music list - Review of JAPANESE SONGS ONLY

Now for number 1 on my list - the Primera - Abingdon Boys School - Strength

I absolutely love this song. It instantly became my number 1 the moment it came into my ears.

It's catchy - and it's by Abingdon Boys School - the same band which sang for HOWLING ( Darker Than Black - the first anime that gave me a character to cosplay as )

It boosts my determination and stuff like that and reminds me that I'm fighting a war here - a war with the universe. The universe is against me everyday - constantly being thrown with matters that I cannot discard off ( Olevels, doomsday, Her, stuffs like that <.< ) - and it just keeps coming.

Besides, there is a SUBLIMINAL message to the song title.
I'll give you two (giveaway) clues -
(1)School.
(2)Its definitely does not belong to me - but belongs to someone else.

Maybe only those readers in my school know what I'm talkin about.

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" Even though I lost you
the memories left behind
along with your face
even now
remain here within me. "

I'll...save this for later.

" I wished I would avoid being hurt if we had to meet
The pain of my clipped wings makes me stay by your side while I gently sleep "

I wished.

" Everyone is confronted by their different sorrows and even though they long for tomorrow, you kept your eyes on disgrace and lamenting and, with that strength, broke through them "

I don't know what the hell this means but it sure is awe-inspiring.

==

Alright - I know this review sucks as there are little things to post about this song and it's lyrics - but trust me - for this song, it's all in the heart.

Spring 2009 Music list - Review of JAPANESE SONGS ONLY -

Now for number 2 - Yui Horie - Silky Heart.

I choose this song as REALLY funny things happen when I hear this song. Too many incidents to list. Whenever this song automatically plays - I have this weird feeling that something coincidental is going to happen.

For instance - this song played while I was waiting for the MRT to arrive and I saw an ex-classmate (Tianshu - now in some private school) at Outram MRT station !

Alright alright - coincidence? Maybe.

But thing about this - 1 month later I went for my dental appointment and when I was heading home via MRT, I saw ANOTHER ex-classmate (Izzat - now in ITE) at Outram MRT station. This was the song that I was listening to when I saw him.

Alright - so I'm lucky - that's what.

It does'nt stop there - but I'll stop here.

I WANT MY DEAR READERS TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING LINES ( of the lyrics ) OF THE SONG ==

==

" Although it’s easy to say “I love you”,
when you appear in front of me,
my personality arises and becomes my hindrance. "

" I hope you can understand my feelings.
That’s why I always
give you that side glance
with my greatest courage and love. "

" ...I finally got to meet you and be aware of you,
but I’m unskillful in love…
I’ve forgotten my scars of love,
so suddenly, the pain overflows.
Someday, the real me will say “I Love You”,
I must say it…but today I’ve become too weak {to do it}. "

" If I say I love you, I’ll be at ease,
although I understand that truth,
If I say it, it seems you’ll distance yourself… "

" In what way should I think about it?
Right now, your distance to me
is merely that of friends… "

" It may be a beautiful thing but,
I just don’t want to keep getting hurt.
Why did I just warned myself?
I’m just running away right? "

" This time, if I’m to be hurt again, I’m sure
I won’t be able to love anyone else again…
This sound leading and seemingly breaking my heart
lies under my memories…I’m sure.
I put away and forgot about that day… "


" I finally got to meet you and be aware of you,
but I’m unskillful in love…
Purposely hiding my weakness,
even if I put up a front, I’m sure
one day the real me will say “I Love You” and
properly convey these feelings to you.



Alright - I want my dear readers to pay FULL attention to the lyrics posted above.
ALL of them are DIRECTLY SPOT ON.

=

" That’s why I always
give you that side glance
with my greatest courage and love. "

I know it's weird that this is coming from a guy but <.< ah heck. My false-email user thing ( emotional-pisces? wth? ) already gave 90% of it away.

It's these...feelings that make me shy and all - but I know I still have to do it. Feelings - a double edged sword.

=

" I finally got to meet you and be aware of you,
but I’m unskillful in love…
I’ve forgotten my scars of love,
so suddenly, the pain overflows. "

Only SHE ( if she ever reads my blog ) will understand this. I finally got to meet you and be aware of you - but yeah. Those who know who I'm talking about will know who SHE is.

I admit, I confess - I'm unskillful in love :P
That is why...I went home and bang my head on the wall after that incident.

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" If I say I love you, I’ll be at ease,
although I understand that truth,
If I say it, it seems you’ll distance yourself… "

So true, so true. If I say it, I'll be at ease. If I say it, it seems you'll distance yourself.


=

" In what way should I think about it?
Right now, your distance to me
is merely that of friends… "

I'll skip this.

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" It may be a beautiful thing but,
I just don’t want to keep getting hurt.
Why did I just warned myself?
I’m just running away right? "

Yeah - make it seem that it's all my fault for acknowledging her and making my presence known. Why did I just warned myself? ( or rather, why DID'NT I just warned myself ) - if I did'nt make myself known - things would'nt have been this way - right?

I don't know :/ I honestly don't know.

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" I put away and forgot about that day… "

I put away and TRY TO forget about that day.

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" Purposely hiding my weakness,
even if I put up a front, I’m sure
one day the real me will say “I Love You” and
properly convey these feelings to you "

One day - I will.

I'll stop here. You can figure out the rest on your own.

Spring 2009 Music list - Review of JAPANESE SONGS ONLY

Let's start off with Wada Koji - Fire!!

I choose this song to be number 3 because it reminds me of the past - when I used to be a kid ( 8-11 yo? ) where everybody agrees that those were the halcyon days.

I mean, what's there to worry about in Primary school? ( besides PSLE )
I lived every day of my life in those years to my fullest - who could forget when Beyblades or whatever (I used to own 5! ) were the "hippest" things around - and kids playing Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh! cards at the void deck.

I could never forget those days - never.
Those were the days - where there was nothing to worry about.

Until I moved on to secondary school and got exposed to more serious stuffs like what's going on around the world and stuff like that -- but that's going way out of point.

" from where and to where does time flow?
know, we'll know although the questions will never end
get up'n go!!" - from the english lyrics translation

Yeah - the burning passion ( although I must admit the english translated lyrics sounds funny but we all get the point ) - burn' up and go.

This song blazes my determination and willpower and I'm not lying.
This is - the power of music.

And that is why this song takes number 3.

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BEST - JAPANESE SONG ( 3 choosen )

AND NOW FOR THE PRIMERA OF THE LIST...




NUMBER 1...






I PRESENT TO MY DEAR READERS...




































































Abingdon Boys School - STRENGTH





kawaita kuchibiru itetsuku taiyou ni sarasarete
afureru namida ga shitataru mabushisa de boku wo nazoru kara

tarinai kasho wo tada ume au you ni kimi wo motomete ita
fureau yubi ni tsutawaru setsu nasa dake wo kaki atsumete

kodou no oku ni kazasu negai wo sadame to iu nara
nokosareta kioku to nakushita kimi no
omokage ga ima mo okizari no mama

kasuka na toiki to furueru manazashi ni yurameite
kazureru tamashii wo me wo yuru kirameki ga futari wo tsutsun de

deawa nakereba kizutsuke au kotosae mo nakatta no kana
mogareta hane no itami ni yori soi nagara sotto nemurou

modorenai kara kaerenai kara inochi wo karashite
toozakaru ano hi to nakusu bakari no kono ude ga
kimi no nukumori ni kogarete

daremo ga chigau sabishi sa mochi yotte asu wo hoshigaru kedo
kimi ga mezashita kegare naki sono tsuyosa de boku wo kowashite

koe ni dekizu ni taeta inori wo sadame to nazukete
nokosareta kioku to naku shita kimi no omokage ga
ueta kono mune ni ima mo okizari no mama

English trans :

Your dry lips appear to be frozen, so expose them to the sun
Overflowing tears drip from radiance, they keep following me
I was searching for you merely in the hopes of making up for this meager place
In our touching fingers, we collect only our inherited pain

If the wish I have deep in side my heartbeat is my fate
Then the memories I left behind and your lost face even now, remain as they are…

There is a wavering in my faint sigh and quivering eyes
The eyes of my crumbling soul quake and their glimmering envelops us

I wished I would avoid being hurt if we had to meet
The pain of my clipped wings makes me stay by your side while I gently sleep

My life is spent because I absolutely cannot go back
That day so long ago, I merely threw away my ability
And I yearned for your warmth

Everyone is confronted by their different sorrows and even though they long for tomorrow, you kept your eyes on disgrace and lamenting and, with that strength, broke through them

The dying prayer from my weak voice spells out my fate
Your lost face and the left behind memories that grew within my chest, even now, remain as they are…



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Credits
lyrics: http://blog.sanriotown.com/meikyuubutterfly:hellokitty.com/2009/02/28/abingdon-boys-school-strength/
video: www.youtube.com
singer(s): abingdon boys school

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Even though I lost you
the memories left behind
along with your face
even now
remain here within me.
...

BEST - JAPANESE SONG ( 3 choosen )

FOR THE SECOND MOST FAVORITE AND SECOND MOST VOTED SONG...

I PRESENT TO YOU...






























































Yui Horie -



My Silky Love nijuuyon-jikan zutto
My Silky Love kimi no koto omou tabi
My Silky Love modokashii kono kimochi
My Silky Love tada afurekaetteku

Suki to ieba kantan na no ni
Kimi ga mae ni kichau to
Kyara ga sobie watashi no koto o jamashiteru

Itsumo naraba tsuyoki de ikeru
Sonna seikaku na no ni
Donna ganbatte mite mo kabe wa kuzusenai

Sasshite hoshii…kono kimochi o
Dakara watashi wa itsumo kimi ni
Daisuki da yo to okuru shisen
Saidai no yuuki de!

Yaburesou na shikuku no haato
Kimi ni atte kizuita yatto
Ai ni wa bukiyou dattan datte
Wasurekaketa koi no kizuato
Kyuu ni uzukidashita no kyun to
Itsuka wa watashi rashiku suki to
Iwanakya…ima yori yowaku nacchau yo

Suki to ieba raku ni nareru no
Honto wakatteru no ni
Kuchi ni shitara kimi ga hanarete shimaisou

Donna fuu ni omotten darou?
Kimi wa watashi no koto o
Ima no kyori wa tan ni tomodachi nan darou na

Kireigoto kamo shirenai kedo
Kizutsukitakunai tada sore dake…
Nante jibun ni iikikaseta
Nigeteru dake da yo ne

Yaburesou na shiruku no haato
Kondo, kizutsuita nara kitto
Nido to dare mo aisenaku nacchau
Mune ni hibiku sakesouna oto
Kaban no soko ni aru yo kitto
Ano hi shimaiwasureta mama no
Sooingu kitto ga dokoka ni aru hazu…

Nijuuyon-jikan zutto
My Silky Love kimi no koto omou tabi
My Silky Love modokashii kono kimochi
My Silky Love tada afurekaetteku
My Silky Love nijuuyon-jikan zutto
My Silky Love kimi no koto omou tabi
My Silky Love modokashii kono kimochi
My Silky Love tada afurekaetteku

Yaburesou na shikuku no haato
Kimi ni atte kizuita yatto
Ai ni wa bukiyou dattan datte
Yowasa o kakusu tame ni waza to
Tsuyogatteta to shite mo kitto
Isuka wa watashi rashiku suki to
Kimi ni kono kimochi o chanto tsutaeyou

ENGLISH TRANSLATION :


My Silky Love, all the while, for 24 hours
My Silky Love, every time when I think of you
My Silky Love, my irritating feelings
My Silky Love, simply overflow

Even though it’s easy to say ‘I love you’
When you come in front of me
My characteristics arise and interfere with me

If it’s the usual, I can go on boldly
Even though that’s my personality
No matter how hard I try, I can’t tear down the wall

I want you to realize…my feelings
So I always send a gaze
Of, “I really love you,” at you
With my greatest courage!

When I met you, I finally noticed
My flimsy silky heart
Even if I was awkward at love
The scar of romance that I almost forgot about
Suddenly started to hurt with a twinge
If I don’t say ‘I love you’ like myself
Someday…I’ll become weaker than I am now

If I say ‘I love you’, then I can be at ease
The truth is, even though I know that
When I sound it out, you seem to leave me

I wonder, what do you think
Of me?
At our current distance we’re merely friends, right?

I just might be whitewashing it
But I don’t want to get hurt, it’s just that alone…
Or so I persuaded myself
And I just ran away

If my flimsy silky heart
Gets hurt this time, then I’m sure
I won’t be able to love anyone ever again
The splitting sound that echoes in my chest
Is at the bottom of my memories, I’m sure
The sewing kit that I forgot to put away
On that day should be around somewhere…

All the while, for 24 hours
My Silky Love, every time when I think of you
My Silky Love, my irritating feelings
My Silky Love, simply overflow
My Silky Love, all the while, for 24 hours
My Silky Love, every time when I think of you
My Silky Love, my irritating feelings
My Silky Love, simply overflow

When I met you, I finally noticed
My flimsy silky heart
Even if I was awkward at love
Even if I were to pretend to be strong on purpose
To hide my weaknesses, I’m sure
That I’ll properly tell you my feelings
And ‘I love you’ like myself someday

credits
lyrics: http://atashi.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/toradora-2nd-opening-theme-silky-heart/
video: www.youtube.com
singer: yui horie



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Enjoy ! Stay tuned for the Primera of the list tomorrow !

Friday, April 17, 2009

BEST - JAPANESE SONG ( 3 choosen )

AND NOW...FOR 3RD PLACE...THE MOST RECENT AMONG THE OTHERS...


3RD PLACE GOES TO....





















































WADA KOUJI - FIRE!!




Kusubutteta mune ni nage irero fire!!
Chiheisen e kokoro tobasu nda

Kara mawari no kimochi o keri agetara
Saki ni iku ze Tsugi no furontia

Kanau sa Kanau Hakkaten wa mou sugu da ze
Dekiru Dekiru sa Bakuhatsu shite miseru nda
Burn up'n go!!

Gomibako o tobi koeta saki ni aru mirai
Hikari o matotte get a fire power!!
Giragira to moe agare Hitomi no chikara
Kesenai yuuki de get a fire power!!
Michi ga michiteru furontia e
Hashiri tsuzukeru nda "Kimi o tsurete"

Housoku nante hatsumei surya ii ndaro?
Jibun katte mo tama ni hitsuyou sa

Iu koto kike!! Nige dashita kunaru my heart!!
Hitori datte yara nakyanannai ze

Doko kara Doko e Toki wa nagareteku ndarou?
Wakaru Wakaru sa Gimon wa yamanai kedo ne
Get up'n go!!

Kaidan o kake noboru saki ni aru jidai
Takamaru kodou de get a fire power!!
Giragira to teri kaese Hadashi no taiyou
Makenai atsusa de get a fire power!!
Michi ga michiteru furontia e
Hashiri tsuzukeru nda "Kimi o tsurete"

Gomibako o tobi koeta saki ni aru mirai
Hikari o matotte get a fire power!!
Giragira to moe agare Hitomi no chikara
Kesenai yuuki de get a fire power!!
Michi ga michiteru furontia e
Hashiri tsuzukeru nda "Kimi o tsurete"


ENGLISH TRANS :

throw in the fire into the smoked heart
I'll throw my feeling to the equator

after kicking up the feeling that has been running in circles
we'll go to the next frontier before you

come true, it'll come true the point of ignition is right there
it's possible, it can be done I'll show that I can explode
burn up'n go!!

the future that's beyond the trash can
gather the light and get a fire power!!
burn up, the power of the eyes
with the unstoppable courage get a fire power!!
to the frontier full of roads
I continue to run "taking you along"

rules can just be invented, right?
selfishness is needed sometimes

listen to me!! my heart that wants to run away!!
there are things that must be done alone

from where and to where does time flow?
know, we'll know although the questions will never end
get up'n go!!

the time that's beyond the stairs
with the excited heartbeat get a fire power!!
shine back, the barefooted sun
with a greater hotness get a fire power!!
to the frontier full of roads
I continue to run "taking you along"

the future that's beyond the trash can
gather the light and get a fire power!!
burn up, the power of the eyes
with the unstoppable courage get a fire power!!
to the frontier full of roads
I continue to run "taking you along"

credits
lyrics : http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/digimon/fire.htm
video : www.youtube.com
singer: wada kouji

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Stay tuned to find out tomorrow's 2nd place !

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Signing off - Gene.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Spring 2009 Music list - BEST 3

Alright, I'm doing a review of my 110 songs I have in my handphone right now.

It consists of 89 Japanese-pop, 12 vocal-less/background music, 6 chinese-pop,
5 english-pop and 1 alarm music thingy...(I'll leave this out )

BUT only a small percentage would be posted in this blog as I highly recommend them for this season.

Now there will be 5 genre I would classify these songs into :
Best - ENGLISH AND CHINESE SONGS ONLY ( 1 choosen )
Best - BACKGROUND MUSIC ONLY ( 1 choosen )
Best - JAPANESE SONGS ONLY( 3 choosen )


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BEST - JAPANESE SONGS ONLY

We have...( BEWARE - LONG LIST AHEAD )

To Aru Manju Index
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Mami Kawada - Ame
Iku - Chikaigoto ~ Sukoshi dake Mouichido
Mami Kawada - PSI-Missing

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One Piece
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Hiroshi Kitadani - We Are!
Folder 5 - Believe
D-51 - Brand New World
Ruppina - Faith
Janne da Arc - Shining Ray
The Babystars - Hikari e
Asia Engineer - Eternal Pose

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Shakugan No Shana
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Kotoko - Blaze
Kotoko - Sociometry

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Digimon
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Digimon ( Wada Kouji ) - Butterfly
Digimon ( Miyazaki Ayumi ) - Break Up!
Wada Kouji - FIRE!!
Wada Kouji - The Biggest Dreamer
Wada Kouji - Target

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The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi
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Aya Hirano - God Knows...
Aya Hirano - Hare Hare Yukai

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Bleach & Naruto
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Orange Range - Asterisk
UVERworld - CHANCE!
UVERworld - D-technolife
Ikimono Gakari - Hanabi
Ikimono Gakari - Blue Bird
Pezmoku - Gallop
FLOW - Go!!!
Stereo Pony - Hitohira no Hanabira
Younha - Houki Boshi
RSP - Kansha
Lil'B - Orange
Yui - Rolling Star
Tsuji Shion - Sky Chord
Kosuke Atari - Tane wo Maku Hibi
Aqua Timez - Velonica

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Code Geass R1 and R2
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Orange Range - O2
FLOW - Colours
Access - Hitomi no Tsubasa
Sunset Swish - Mosaic Kakera
Orange Range - Shiawase Neiro
Flow - World End

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Itaruza na Kiss
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AZU feat. SEAMO - Jikan yo Tomare
Go!Go!7188 - Kataomoi Fighter
Motohiro Hata - Kimi, Meguru, Boku

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Yozakura Quartet
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Round Table feat. Nino - Nagareboshi
Savage Genius - Just Tune

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Toradora!
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Rie Kugimiya - Pre-Parade
Rie Kugimiya - Orange
Yui Horie - Silky Heart

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Clannad & Clannad Afterstory
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Riya - Toki wo Kizamu Uta
Riya - Torch
Riya - Kage Futatsu
Riya - Over
Eufonius - Marumero
Eufonius - Megumeru

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Darker Than Black
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High and Mighty Colour - Dreams
Antic Cafe - Kakusei Heroism - The hero without a name

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School Days
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Itou Kanako - Kanashimi no Mukou
Yozuca - Kioku no Umi
Itou Kanako - Waltz

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Kuroshinjitsu
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Kalafina - Lacrimosa
SID - Monochrome no Kiss

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Gundam ( All seasons )
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Stereo Pony - Namida no Mukou
L'Arc-en-Ciel - Daybreak's Bell
Nami Tamaki - Reason
Yuna Ito - Trust You

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Skip Beat!
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Fuwa Sho - Prisoner
The Generous - Dream Star

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Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Kimeru - Overlap
KENN with the NaB's - Wake up your heart
Nagai Masoto - Wild Drive

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Mana Khemia (soundtrack)
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Marie - Sirius
Marie - Nee
Haruka Shimotsuki - Run For Your Life
Yuki Mizusawa - TOGGLE

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OTHERS
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KOH+ - Kissshite
Eri Kitamura - Guilty Future
Yuu Kobayashi - Hanaji
Shinji Kuno - Hikari to Kage
Rie Kugimiya - Say Yes!
Hitomi Shimatani - Stay With Me
Abingdon Boys School - Strength
Aya Hirano - Unnamed World
Kagi no Kokoro - Yoriko
Aki Misato - Life and Proud

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Spring 2009 Music list - BEST 3

Alright, I'm doing a review of my 110 songs I have in my handphone right now.

It consists of Japanese-pop, 12 vocal-less/background music, 6 chinese-pop,
5 english-pop and 1 alarm music thingy...(I'll leave this out )

BUT only a small percentage would be posted in this blog as I highly recommend them for this season.

Now there will be 5 genre I would classify these songs into :
Best - ENGLISH AND CHINESE SONGS ONLY ( 1 choosen )
Best - BACKGROUND MUSIC ONLY ( 1 choosen )
Best - JAPANESE SONGS ONLY ( 3 choosen )


Alright, let's start off with English and Chinese pop ( it's kinda limited )

We have...

Jay Chou - Rainbow
Jay Chou - Im not worthy
Jay Chou - A secret I cannot tell
Jay Chou - My territory
Jay Chou - Can’t Open Mouth
Jay Chou - Excuse
Green Day - Holiday
Nickleback - Savin' Me
Daughtry - Its not over
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Push Play - There she goes again
Time After Time - Yuriko ( original by Cyndi Lauper )

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AND THE WINNER IS...


IS...


IS...

IS...

S....

SAVIN ME - NICKLEBACK








Prison gates won't open up for me
On these hands and knees I'm crawlin'
Oh, I reach for you
Well I'm terrified of these four walls
These iron bars can't hold my soul in
All I need is you
Come please I'm callin'
And oh I scream for you
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin'

[Chorus:]
Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be
Say it for me
Say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me

Heaven's gates won't open up for me
With these broken wings I'm fallin'
And all I see is you
These city walls ain't got no love for me
I'm on the ledge of the eighteenth story
And oh I scream for you
Come please I'm callin'
And all I need from you
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin'

[Chorus]

Hurry I'm fallin'

All I need is you
Come please I'm callin'
And oh, I scream for you
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin', I'm fallin'

[Chorus]

Hurry I'm fallin'

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Yeah, Savin' Me. It struck me bulls-eye the moment I heard it. Sounded very much like my situation. Besides, it kinda reminds me of Death Note - so yeah.
The music is powerful - what's there not to like about it?
Enjoy.

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Alright, I know my English-Chinese song pool is VERY limited, I used to had alot, especially songs from Panic! At The Disco and 30 seconds to Mars ( and maybe a little bit of Good Charlotte ) AND I also know that I'm WAY lagging behind what's playing on the radio.

Can't expect much from my chinese though.

I will increase my English-Chinese song pool in time to come.

Hope you guys enjoyed the music !

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Moving on...

BACKGROUND MUSIC ONLY

We have...

Hitomi - Continued Story
Ken Nakagawa - Hallucinate Bell
Ken Nakagawa - Mansion of Slumbering Wisdom
Ken Nakagawa - Nefertiti ( Vocal-less )
Ken Nakagawa - Repulsion
Ken Nakagawa - The Dream of the Black Cat
Ken Nakagawa - Wailing of the Rain
Masaharu Fukuyama - Vs. ~Chikaku to Kairaku no Neji~ ( better known as : Galileo insert song )

Aqua Timez - Velonica (Karaoke)
FLOW - Colours (Karaoke)
FLOW - World End (Karaoke)
Yuriko - Kokoro no Kagi (Karaoke)

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AND THE WINNER IS...

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NEFERTITI - Ken Nakagawa



( VOCAL-LESS VERSION )



( VOCAL VERSION )

Singer: Izumi Yuuto
Album: Mana Khemia Original Vocal Mini Album "Condition Red"

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I always find this song more fast-paced than the other BGMS. I get the adrenaline rush whenever I hear this song. It sounds very much like a boss battle or something.
Well - it's true ! The boss would be the O-levels exam and I'm the hero fighting the boss - or that's how I visualize it. Very skilled guitarist too !

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That's all for the first part of the review. Stay tuned as the second part would be coming right next !

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Movie review - Shinjuku Incident [N16]

Alright, first off - me, vin, han and sher went to watch Shinjuku Incident yesterday. We planned to watch 2 movies ( Shinjuku Incident and Knowing ) but the queue was too long and also due to the time constrain <.<

So, we had to decided to watch Shinjuku Incident first -

Title : Shinjuku Incident
Genre : 1% action, 99% drama

Why should you watch it ?

If you love gore, blood and gangs - you'll love this show. I've seen people watching this show twice - and I can assure you it's worth your $6.50.

However, don't expect lots of action from Jackie Chan unlike the other movies where he acted. He does'nt seem to fight that much - and he looks aged.

Do note that this movie speaks in plenty different languages - Chinese, Japanese and other dialects.

From wikipedia : The movie was released in early April 2009 in many countries in Asia to favorable reviews.

So yeah :/ I don't wanna spoiler you guys but it's definitely worth the watch. I don't think females would like this show though ( it was ALL guys during the show ) as it concerns gang matters, LOTS OF BLOOD and GORE.

Signin off - Gene

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Self-reference

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.*

Feelings with no partner is a game of chess you played by yourself.*

For me, insanity is super sanity. The normal is psychotic. Normal means lack of imagination, lack of creativity.

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.

First Impressions aren't always important, its how you end it the last impression.

the only way to get rid of a bad memory is to replace it with a good one, you can't forget no matter how hard you try, so now live and replace.

If you lose something important to move on and gain something else, it isn't a sacrifice, it's a trade.

Its the simple things that we often seem to miss... its not that we don't give a shit its just that we don't find the time, we over analyze things and leave the simple things behind.

Its like the story of the little wooden boy who wanted to live the life that every child should enjoy. I've heard it once or twice before. The world is yours for you to explore.

When you love someone you got to let them go. So I'm gonna smile cause I wanna make you happy, laugh so you can't see me cry. I'm gonna let you go in style, and even if it kills me, I'm gonna smile.

When I'm holding a sword to protect you, I can't embrace you. When I'm embracing you, I can't protect you.

When each day is the same as the next, it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.

Give a cookie, make a friend.

As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.

Your misery is my pleasure, I serve to make you happy. Should I ever fail, my existance on Earth is meaningless.

If you can call your friend a retard, you are a good friend. If you can act like a retard with your friend, you guys are best friends.

There are no such things as genuinely good intentions. The only thing 'good' about them is the selfish benefit the action brings the intender.

When there's good, there's evil. There's no point of being good if there's no evil, and vice versa.

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

If you think life sucks and then you die, in the end it still sucks.

Life is eternal. Love is immortal.

Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.

Learn from others mistakes,you don't live long enough to make them all yourself

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system expects the unexpected, is prepared to be disrupted, waits to be transformed.

There is no such thing as a weird human being, It's just that some people require more understanding than others

If all else fails, reformat. It's all about time.

Live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now.

The moment you look in the mirror and like what you see, you've already lost the war.

Life's simple, you make choices and you don't look back.

Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.

Don't let it end like this, tell him I said something.

Do not fear death. Death is always at your side. When you show fear, it will spring at you faster than light. If you do not show fear, it will only gently look over you...

This whole world exist just for cornering you, you have to find your way out.

The whole idea of war is not for you to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his!

The power of imagination is the ability to create your own future, and the power to create your own flow of time.

Righteousness is what has developed between faith and revenge.

The one problem is that you can’t have a perfect society without perfect people.

Someone has to fight, otherwise this war will never end.

Answer me. Why is killing human beings considered wrong?

I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

The hater and the hatred are two in one. When one dies, the other will follow suit soon.

All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon sand.

Love me when I need it least, cause that's when I need it most.

We are never intelligent beings. Halfway in our path, we would have to stop, take a break and carry on.

Sacarsm may be the lowest form of wit, but it may be the best way to convey the message across.

If we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane.

Laughter is a free medicine.

Humour is exellent to make one feel comfortable.

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything.

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.

Do you see your bottle half full or half empty?

I am not perfect. I am not worthy, but most of all, I am not ashamed.

It's difficult to tell which one your giving : Lame or funny?

Wars take many lives away. Humans never forget the grief, but they also never stop the fighting. Streams of blood and tears are only an ornament for their destructive ritual

If you let the fly live, the spider is going to die. You can't save both without one suffering.

If possible, die with a smile.

Don’t use other people as an excuse to die.

Be nice to people who you meet on your way up, cause you will need them on your way down.

You can choose : To use friends as puppets or to use friends as your support. Be warned, I shall not be responsible if you lose them.

It's either you backstab him or the other way round. The one who strikes first always gets an advantage. However, who gets the last laugh is always a mystery.

Yes, there is no Fate for us, only those who are swallowed by ignorance and fear and miss a step
fall into the rapid river called Fate.

I just keep practicing to say goodbye to you.

Those who do not know what love is liken it to beauty. Those who claim to know what love is
liken it to ugliness.

Always have a backup plan, you don't know when or what will come.

Do not envy a sinner; you don't know what disaster awaits him.

We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.

Being famous...having power...gaining wealth...all I aim for. Is that so wrong?

The waters are full of mysterious things, can you imagine draning all the seas, lakes and everything like that and looking what was present?

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

Any man smart enough to understand a woman is smart enough to keep quiet about it.

You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.

Everyone is looking out for themselves, they care about no one else.

I wake up in the morning and i ask myself, is life worth living should i blast myself?

Only a fool fights a battle he knows he cannot win.

The cost of everyday living is high, wish I could say the same for my pay.

There will come a time when you will have to choose between what is right and what is easy.

No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.

No matter how old you are, there's always something good to look forward to.

When all your wish are granted, all your dreams would die.

If you can't be funny, be interesting.

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.

Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.

Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, usually do.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

Man was given an imagination to compensate him for what he could be, and a sense of humour to console him for what he is.

I cried because my shoes hurt until I met a man who had no feet.

Im only smiling because I don't know whats going on.

He doesn't wish for peace. He works for it.

Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.

My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

If we make our goal to live a life of compassion and unconditional love, then the world will indeed become a garden where all kinds of flowers can bloom and grow.

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

Money is not the most important thing in the world. Love is. Fortunately, I love money.

What doesn't kill you really hurts like hell.

What's the use of happiness? It can't buy you money.

A brave man dies once. A coward dies but many times.

Those who talk least hear the most.

A single false move loses the game.

If you think nobody's worried about you or that no one cares whether your dead or alive...try missing a couple of tax payments.

Check out the weak situation, nations war against nations, where did it all begin? Let me say, when will it END?

Those that say it cannot be done should stop interupting those that are doing it.

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

He who hesitates is a damned fool.

If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems. And that's a big mistake.

When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.

Chew before you swallow.

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.

There is happiness for those who accept their fate, there is glory for those who resist their fate.

Just because someone holds you doesn't mean that it's love...just because someone is kind to you doesn't means that it's love!

If you aren't remembered, then you never existed.

The choices we make in life have unlimited possibilities.

This world is far more complicated, rich and full of mystery than people think.

What's necessary in a fight isn't fear. Nothing can be born from that.

The interaction of men and women isn't very logical.

I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was akin to a slow death.

Love Can Kill, but Hate Can Never Save.

History is much like an endless waltz. The three beats of war, peace, and revolution continue forever.

Only beautiful creatures can understand one another.

It takes a couple seconds to say Hello, but forever to say Goodbye.

The heart was made to be broken.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

Always do what is right. This will surprise some people and astonish the rest.

Sometimes the person you really need is the one you didn't think you wanted.

Everyone tells me I should forget about you, you don't deserve me. They're right, you don't deserve me, but I deserve you.

Moving on is simple, it's what you leave behind that makes it so difficult.

Never be sad for what is over, just be glad that it was once yours.

You don't die from a broken heart.. you only wish you did.

You don't realize how much you care about someone until they don't care about you.

The worst way to love someone is to sit next to them, knowing they don't love you back.

You know you love someone when you want them to be happy even if their happiness means that you're not part of it.

Someone should sue Disney for planting the ideas in little kids heads that every girl has a prince and everything ends up happily ever after.

We enter relationships as a somebody and leave them as a nobody.

Let me live my life as I want, for at its end it is I who must die.

Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion.

The saddest thing in the world, is loving someone who used to love you.

The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.

A tragic tale of romance, passion, and a murder most foul!

Life is simple, its just not easy.

Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If you're alive, it isn't.

Time is free, but it's priceless.

You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future.

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.

Time is the justice that examines all offenders.

Vulgarities have been intergrated into the way youths speak these days.

The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to use the stairs ... one step at a time.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

A man can never hope to be more than he is if he is not first honest about what he isn’t.

Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you.

If my hands are fully occupied in holding on to something, I can neither give nor receive.

To follow, without halt, one aim: There's the secret of success.

It is possible to fail in many ways...while to succeed is possible only in one way.

Why be a man when you can be a success?

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.

Live well. It is the greatest revenge.

When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.

The counseller counsels the people, but who counsels the counseller?

Did I ever tell you that I have Schizophrenia?

Rich people can flaunt their richness because they're rich. Poor people should just shut up and stop being jealous.

It is better to make a fool out of yourself than to feel worthless for the rest of your life

If you ask a question, you are a fool for that period of time. But if your never did ask the question, you're a fool for a lifetime.

A critic is someone who knows the way but can't drive the car.

After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box

Don 't sacrifice your dreams because others lack vision.

Trust everybody ... then cut the cards.

When life seems chaotic, you don't need people giving you easy answers or cheap promises.

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.

The harder you try, the dumber you look.

No single raindrop believes it is to blame for the flood.

The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower.

Just because you're necessary doesn't mean you're important.

The greatest justice of in the world is white hair. It will appear even on the head the noblest.

Time is the fairest judge.

Birth, age, sickness and death are the most just jury.

It would be nice if we could put away and throw out
everything except what really mattered, but
reality is just cruel.

On a long enough timeline. The survival rate for everyone drops to zero.

Giving up is part of life.

Don't choose death in order to protect her. No matter what happens, you must live to protect her.

Don't ask for it; go win it on your own. Do that and you'll succeed.

A gun is good, unlike a sword or a knife, it doesn't leave the feeling of a person dying in your hands.

If miracles only happen once, what are they called the second time?

The same way it's impossible to convey how something feels without them
having felt it for themselves.

Death is a gift given at birth.

If evil did'nt exist, justice would'nt shine.

Listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.

I am indifferent to these untrue criticisms; I report to my conscience; and I would not be able to face myself if I knew that there was a wrong that I could have righted but failed to do so.

Both the Bible and Confucius tell us not to treat others in a way that we ourselves would not want to be treated.

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or to lose.

What's the point of living your life for all eternity when you live the rest of your life as a failure?

They say that there are many other fishes in the ocean; but you are the only one for me.

Even if I suffer from injustice and disrespect, some things just aren't worth fighting for.

If everyday was Christmas, nobody would celebrate it.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

One's first love is always perfect until one meets one's second love.

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

It's weird...you know the end of something great is coming, but you want to hold on, just for one more second...just so it can hurt a little more.

If they can’t get close enough to hurt you, they can’t get close enough to love you.

Being hurt by someone you truly care about leaves a hole in you heart that only love can fill.

Everyone makes a greater effort to hurt other people than to help himself.

A few months ago, some elite claimed "we have free speech but with limitations."
...like my house coffeeshop... they have free food, but you must pay money for the food.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what we do, even what we think. We do this because we're afraid. We fear we will not find love, and when we find it we fear we'll lose it. We fear that if we do not have love we will be unhappy.

Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.

People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to.

Anger is just a cowardly extension of sadness. It's a lot easier to be angry at someone than it is to tell them you're hurt.

Emotions are things that can hurt you...and yet you cannot hurt them back.

When the time is right ,i will come for you my beloved ,right now is not the time ,but , i will come back for you one day ,do not fret ... for I love u.

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

CHINESE !

Alright, we all know Chinese is the first O level paper to be tested and we all know that I suck in Chinese.

However, I DO NOT PLAN TO GIVE UP ON CHINESE JUST YET.

I know I've been failing my Chinese from Pri 6 up till Sec 4 BUT I am willing to try methods to improve it.

Unfortunately, I do NOT count as a student. Why do I say that? Because in the eyes of MY chinese teacher, I'm the ONLY person out of 80 ( combined with the other class ) who attended her lesson after school on a perfect Friday afternoon WHO made an effort to attend her lesson and she told be nobody's interested in her lesson.

I don't know...but...what I do know is...getting a C6 for Chinese will get me flying over the moon. ( provided if I did extremely well for the other subjects )

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That said, I plan to introduce myself a litle more ( and save that dying Friendster account )

Previously, I wrote that I'm into the occult and other stuffs you'll most likely find it weird.

You must be thinking : HE'S WEIRD ! HE'S WEIRD !

Aha, I do admit I'm a little eccentric sometimes BUT I do have PLENTY of friends.

Firstly I would like to review a little bit about my alter ego ; World " M " Voucher.

WorldVoucher has been my ORIGINAL online nickname from the start - it's a funny story how I got that name in the first place.
Unique name, you'll never find it anywhere else.

WorldVoucher is mostly used in MapleStory ( I use another alias for DotA, but its unofficial ) and I've made a good name for myself.

I know what you're thinking - MapleStory? Yes, its that game which others label as the players are " Childish, mindless idiots who sits infront of the comp smashing buttons till their fingers break " BUT I beg to differ. Me and my guild are different.

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Try finding me. Photo was taken last year. DO NOTE THAT THEY ARE MY GUILDMATES, OR ONLINE FRIENDS FOR SIMPLE REFERENCE.

I don't have this year CNY photos yet, we went to Cineleisure and watched a movie ( red cliff 2 ) and then went for steamboat at Bugis.

The guild is still surviving and standing tall in MapleSEA ( Aquila ) and I'm sure everybody will be back by then.

That said, I'll leave the rest for next time.

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Maybe I'll introduce some of my family members next - who knows ?

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Signing off - Geeeeneeeee.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Mana Khemia : Student Alliance & Patapon Oath

Lets start with the Patapon Oath :

I hearby pledge to honour and keep my promise to be the Great Leader of the Patapons and help them reach Earthend.

I will not stray from my goal, even in face of death or great peril. Even at moments of weakness, I will keep the beat and feel the rhythm of the earth.

From this point forward, I promise to keep my pledge and take this drum of courage and be the Mighty Leader I was meant to be



Sign here

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The aforemention pledge was NOT made by me - the credits belong to the makers/owners of Patapon and Patapon 2.

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Ok - now for the PSP game review.

Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis (マナケミア ~学園の錬金術士たち~ Mana Khemia ~Gakuen no Renkinjutsushi-tachi~)

Genre - Role Playing

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Firstly, if you LOVE Final Fantasy ( the game ), you SHOULD love this.

This game incoperates the element of Pokemon ( when exploring dungeons ) and takes the Final Fantasy battle-style.

Not only that - Mana Khemia has a unique system of its own - like its name suggest - Alchemy.

There are a total of like 150 items or something that you are suppose to craft from scratch. Gathering the ingredients to make a single item could take you an hour !

Another unique system that Mana Khemia has would be its unique level up system.
In this game - you DON'T level up. Instead, your ability counts on the items you've crafted. Meaning crafting EVERY 150 items or so is very much needed.

Whereas some items would come in plenty, other items are hard to make - however, fret not as you would have some teammates to help you - synthesis, hunt, gather - your choice.

Oh and a personal sidenote - make sure you have PLENTY of time to play games. As stated earlier, gathering ingredients could take up to 1 hour.

However, if you want FLASHY skills and enjoys SPAMMING off your skills to kill the enemy - then hesitate no more.

Lastly. the storyline of this game is not bad itself - with 8 different endings, you could play it over and over again without getting bored.

Overall ranking : 4.5/5

And also, Mana Khemia 2 is coming out of Playstation 2, so yeah, its just a matter of time before it comes out on PSP too.