Off To My First Job Part 2....

A continuation of this post...

Maybe he didnt meet this kinda people, but I did....(PS, we are NOT not NOT not working at the same restaurant...lol)

7.) Don't-worry-I-can-handle-it-...-maybe costumer....

One group of 5-6 ppl comes in, leaves one alone to order the food....and that guy has to carry 2 trays, which also means I have to help him take the second one....while the others slack...

8.) Free-Wi-Fi-Date costumer...

Couple comes in at 2pm, goes out at 8 pm, supposedly dating, but they are on Wi-Fi....theres also the kind that comes to play facebook using their laptops during lunchbreak...

9.) Hey-its-raining-eh-got-fast-food-restaurant costumer

This kind comes during the rain, walks around dirtying the floor, orders a small fries or wedges to be polite, then leaves....leaving a trail of wet, black footprints...

10.) Hey-I'm-Blind costumer

Ignores the "No Outside Food and Drinks" sign and brings cakes, and canned drinks inside...

11.) The-couldnt-care-less costumer

Doesnt matter whether you smile, greet or nod your head, they just would bother, ignoring you all the way....I find this irritating...

12.) What-was-this-thing-that-I-ordered costumer

This kind seems to have short term memory, they forgot what they ordered, so we have to check their receipts to find out...or they thing they didnt get that thing listed in the receipt, but that thing was actually already on their table...

13.) the-maybe-Im-a-costumer-maybe-not

This kind sees you at the door, and pretends they want to enter, and in the end they didnt....so you end up with a half open door and acting like a fool....

The Bitter and Sweet of Work...

The Bitter -
1.) Sometimes it's very demanding, especially when you're working alone and the place is filled with costumers....
2.) My gramps is very worried about me, seeing as Im the only son of the only son and the only male of this generation bearing my surname this side of the sea...he even went thru the trouble to tell me about his hardship when he was younger, stating that he didnt want his descendant to go thru the same process....even told me how a CM actually help my aunt get into UM....
3.) The above led me to be able to work until a certain time, causing some disturbance and was even "scolded" by my "boss"..."" because according to my mom, it doesnt count as scold...
4.) Stare in awe when my other classmates are working in Sg and another works as a sorta like a geologist....
5.) Fried Chicken everyday....horrible....

The Sweet -
1.) Observed a lot of different fashion styles, hair styles, facial expression that may be useful when I begin to draw my manga...if it happens...
2.) Learn a lesson or two about the hardships of life...
3.) Learn a thing or two about the habits of Sarawakians....and their manners...table or otherwise...
4.) Learnt the power of a single smile....
5.) Salary of coz....

Not sure if I missed anything....but I dont really care anyway....

Mangas, mangas, mangas....

Naruto -
just when I thought it couldnt get any worst...what the heck is Itachi doing there...Im hoping its genjutsu, Tsukoyomi probably...since Sasuke has used Amateratsu and Susano'o....*fingers crossed*....that right hand of Danzo is freaking me out...and testing the strength of Danzo with Amateratsu and Susano'o....has Sasuke become a dunce since "killing" Itachi...those inverted comas are my hope that Itachi is dead....

One Piece -
Haki is back, not too soon, just in time to save Ace, and please, end the war already, I don wanna see Okamas running around talking in Russian slangs...Hancock is an idiot, really, and so is Pseudo-Kuma...where did the other Shichibukai go? I tot Mihawk was somewhere battling some guy with a sword and Ivana or watever the Okama queen's name is is fighting Doflamingo...maybe my memory's a bit rusty... Im still torn on whether Whitebeard should die or not...but I think its better off that he dies...more surprises this way....

Bleach-
OMG, did Tosen just "spontaneuos burst-a-part"? Or was it some skill of Aizen?? I thought that Shinji was using his shikai....i mean which shinigami battles with Bankai without releasing Shikai first???? Though it's ability is nice...no wonder Shinji is always hanging upside down in the air...btw...how did Kensei's battle go again...remind me, Ive forgotten.... Yea...one thing to celebrate about, Ichigo is B-A-C-K, back....though Im more concern about Inoue and Ishida, I mean, they did go to Hueco Mundo to save Inoue, and Ishida is still looking for his hand....(lol, bad joke)....

Happy Boxing Day!!!

Well, Happy Boxing Day to all...though we dont celebrate it here...I wonder why they call it Boxing Day...maybe Boxing was found on this day, or maybe they created boxes on this day, or maybe somewhere along the way, Boring Day was mistaken as Boxing Day...since the day after Xmas is boring, considering cleaning up after Xmas party, going back to work and such stuff...

Well, its also Day 2 at work for me...to think that my mom had the heart to drag me out of bed at 8.30 just to go to the tailor's shop to make pants...and worst still, they werent open when I arrived...had to wait for a while...even saw Michael Kuek, my form 3 KT teacher, at the foodstall...haiz...

So back to work...it wasnt as hectic as yesterday, though the soreness and fatigue of yesterday quickly catched up...I was down 5 minutes into work...jk,jk...about 4 hours into work...yup, it was when I was working the job alone...imagine running up and down to serve food, clear plates, wipe table, throw away leftovers with a left shoe that has it's "mouth" open wide....thank God it was for just about an hour...

i dont really look forward to tomorrow, since I have to work until closing....sheeesh....but then again, the stuff that we do before we go home are now sharedly done...there are however, several extra jobs that needs to be done at closing...to think Im gonna go sleep after writing this post and the next...haiz...work is tough, but the rewards at the end of the month..."Sweet" doesnt being to describe it...

Worst Christmas Ever

This is officially my worst Christmas ever!!!

Why??

1.) I crashed my car into the drain!!! Shit man...now the repay cost is about RM200...there goes my pay... I was trying to put my wallet into my pocket, but my trousers were to big, so I had to pull the pocket below the seatbelt to use put my wallet into it..in the mean time, my right hand, which was grabbing the wheel turned when I tried to put the wallet into the pocket, and the car turned as well and bamp, into the drain.... I blame the pants, really....

2.) I started working today, seriously, who WORKS on CHRISTMAS??? Even Santa Claus works on Xmas eves....and he's suppose to be the symbol of Xmas!!! So what did I do?? I joined a fast food restaurant, and worked my ass off...I did everything except cook, prepare the meal, and as a cashier...that's a lot you know, cleaning, wiping, washing, serving, opening, changing, throwing, arranging, sweeping, moping.... urgh...

Put on the bright side, I gt Xmas presents.... My family decided to buy each other presents...so really, I just lost around RM40 on that...sheesh, but then here are the presents....

I wont tell you who gave which, but here's my thoughts...

Nice...but Im not really lacking on these, and Im a Chelsea Fan...


Hehe...now I have 3 wallets to use...make they 4, er 5...(no, this is not sarcasm)


Time for a nice bath...relaxing shower for after work stress relief....


Ah, Sasuke-kun...fits well into my collection....


There...what cute brothers, Itachi and Sasuke....

PS...Ignore the reflections, Im too tired to take a second picture....

Kampfer

This is Kampfer, a manga based on a light novel. The story is about Seno Natsuru, a boy who is changed into a girl when he is selected as a Kampfer. Since as a rule, all Kampfer are girls, he is unwittingly changed into a girl. Kampfer are fighters who are chosen by Moderators to fight each other, they usually have messengers in the form of deformed stuff animals (Natsuru's a disembowled tiger), which are all given to the respective Kampfer's by Sakura Kaeda, whether on purpose or not it is not known.

Natsuru is a Blue Kampfer (the thing on his wrist that marks him as a Kampfer is blue) and he is to fight a Red Kampfer. What makes it more difficult is that the Student Council Chairperson of his school, Sanguo Shizuku, is a Red Kampfer. Natsuru finds his ally in the form of Mishima Akane, a quiet librarian who becomes a loud mouth, obnoxious, violent girl when in her Kampfer form.

Kampfer are divided into three types, a Zauber(magician), a Gewehr(guns) and a Schwert (melee weapons). Kampfer who are divided are erased from existance...Shizuku is plotting a sort of rebellion against the Moderators, since she finds it meaningless to fight without proper reason. But until then, she intends to fight and defeat all Blues she sees....

Overall, Kampfer is really funny, and unlike other "girl fights" manga, it does not have too much fanservice, or at all, really... Natsuru is also in love with Sakura, but Sakura somehow falls in love with the female Natsuru (Kampfer form) and thinks the male Natsuru as his love rival... WHY DO ALL MANGA/ANIME have HOMOs OR BIs???

So anyway, here are a few scenes which I find extremely funny...

Manga

Naruto-
Crappy as always...Im beginning to loose interest in Naruto...seriously, I mean Naruto hyperventilating? Danzo's hand is full of Sharingans? Though I am kinda interested in that fight as well as how the village is gonna accept Kakashi as Hokage...

Bleach-
So Tosen is finally dead, oh well, he was the most expendable Shinigami Traitor anyway. Come on, Gin and Aizen are way, way more important than him... So he at least revealed his "resurrecion" and was able to see for a while...It seems weird that this is the first time he's using it...Odd though, I thought he would at least train with it...Tosen and Komamura's past seems much more complicated that I thought....

One Piece-
I never recall Luffy going down, so why does he need the hormones? And all those "strong" Squad Captains injured just because they lost concentration...one is enough but two??? We also get a little bit of Ace's history here and there...oh yeah, Captain Buggy the "Great" has been revived!!!

The Hunt Continues

Thats right, Im currently hunting for temporary jobs, possibly able to work until next March, so might as well earn some cash to buy the electric guitar, amplifier and external hard drive I want so much...that I fix my CD-Rom, it would seems that it is extremely spoilt, since watching movies can end up in serious fustration, and anger, since its pause, play, pause, play, jammed.... And its extremely noisy, like the whole thing's gonna blow apart everytime I use it.

I've went to three different "companies", so far no luck, hope I get one soon, since December has almost end....

GTA: Chinatown Wars

This latest addition to the GTA Franchise is concentrated on Huang Lee, the son of a murdered Triad boss, and the affairs of the Triads. Huang Lee comes to Liberty City to return his father's Yu Jian, a sword "heirloom" that was to be presented to Hsin Jaoming by his uncle, Wu Lee. However, Huang Lee is robbed, beaten half-dead, minutes upon arriving in Liberty City, and left behind, thought dead by the robbers. The Yu Jian is lost and so is his uncle's standing in the Triads.

Throughout the game, Huang works with Wu Lee, Chan Jaoming, and Zhou Ming, the three main contenders as the next Triads boss of Liberty City. He also works with Hsin when he is suspected of being a rat. He ends up murdering Chan and Zhou on being suspected as the rat, and finally Wu for being the rat. His uncle was the one to kill his father, and rob him of the Yu Jian because he did not want a position under Chan. Huang ends up as the new Triad Boss.

There are also Rudy D'Avanzo, Wade Heston and Lester Leroc among other employers. There are also random characters providing some extra mission as well as the Drug Trade minigame.

Graphicwise, is more like a comic then a GTA Game, the camera is also dodgy, since you cant see directly in front of you, but there is also no chance of someone sneaking up behind you. You see the game through a bird's eye.

Overall, I would say this is one of the more appealing game in the GTA. It gives a fresh look to the GTA series. When you steal parked cars, you need to either hotwire, break the alarm system or just jam a screwdriver into the ignition switch. Weapons are bought online and send directly to your nearest safehouse. That means no more traveling around to get your guns. Earning cash is easy with the Drug Trade minigame. And there is also the neat GPS system that sets a route to your next destination, it is the shortest legal route around, though not necessarily the shortest. You lose wanted level by smashing up cop cars, something that would have earned you more stars in previous GTAs.

Well, Im off to try and get a 100% completion...

A New Beginning

Ah....finally I get to blog after a month of break....

Well, not necessarily a break, but whatever, so, I m so glad SPM is OVER, FINISHED, DONE, BYE BYE, SAYONARA, ADIOS, WHATEVER WAY YOU CAN SAY GOODBYE...not that I did very well, in fact, and have a nagging feeling I failed Chemistry due to an unlucky diarrhea spell, I blame the timetable...they just had to scatter the exams all over...so 11 subjects gone, and Im homefree, as Dickson says, "I am a FREE MAN!!!"

So after SPM, comes the much awaited hols...and now that Im there, I feeling quite bubbly...hyperactive even...but I think that will be over in a week, and is down back to boredom...MAFIA WARS AND TRIBAL WARS RAWK...Im doing that, trying to start off a Warcraft Map, though my friend who is the only one I know personally who can make a spell is still in SPM.... Im reading HMS UNSEEN, and playing GTA: Chinatown Wars, and not to mention blogging... Im trying to do several Fairy Tail Posts for the other blog.... Talk about multitasking.... Also, Saturday will mean a trip to Swinburne and the result to whether I can work over the hols, which will mean a Les Paul!!! Or maybe just a brandless Electric Guitar....as long as I have one...

Oh yeah, not to mention I wanna try to write a novel and draw a manga....not the best thing for me since I have zero skill in drawing...but hell, it's worth a try. Novel...argh...I dont even have an idea where it's headed...

Christmas is around the corner, and Xmas shopping is beginning...this year, my family decided to buy each other a present, since me and my mom arent working, the limit is set at RM5-10...Im gonna end up broke after this...

This week is honeymoon week, I will play and enjoy myself non-stop, no map-making, no manga-drawing, no novel-writing and definitely no housework...I have to paint the house next week, that and wash the drain...argh....and I just finished SPM, I still suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress...haha...

Until next time, which would either be a review on Chinatown or HMS or Fairy Tail or maybe something else, adios....

Prefect Dinner Memories

Er...wat is Ong doing?


Is he shooting at Wendy??


Formation of a new band? (check out the mike)


Looks like somesort of band/movie poster


the arrival of the stars..


looks like a wedding...everybody gathered to shake hands


Stardom...


this actually looks nice...especially the two standing on the right...


Wendy and her obsession with sepia...


er...oh...look at that nice handphone..(out of ideas)


trying to act disappointed...EPIC FAIL


Group cam-whoring...

Prefect Dinner

On the 16th of June, the annual Prefect Dinner was held...this time, it was we were "retiring" and the new generation where officially "sworn in" as the prefects...

So whatever, it was held in Kuching Park, not the best of places, but better than last year, since they at least refill the buffet food...entertainment was scarce...all we had were 3 performances and the lucky draw, though this year's lucky draw seemed to have a lot of prices, since a lot of people got prizes...most tender number got prizes, talk about the chances!! 099, 088, 077, and the sort all got... I wanted to get 132, but ended with 130, since it was taken...and 132 got a prize!!

So the performances...a guy reciting a poem about prefects...a guy singing "21 Guns" and jamming on his electric guitar, and 3 girls singing "I dont noe wat song since I wasnt paying attention to the name but quite nice to listen to"...and that was it, the rest of the time were occupied, and drawing the numbers...oh the first hour was occupied by speeches and videos...Speeches by the out-going head boy, and the principal (I got principal right here X3..gt it wrong in mock...) and a video about Bush, Hu(Who), Yassir(yes,sir) and Kofi (coffee)...

watever...

nw on to us...

we went there on Ong's car, with ong driving...nearly gt into accident three times...one when he reserve, he wanted to brake, he accelerated, once when going into the roundabout, once when turning a corner, nearly hit a bike...

so we arrived fashionably late...due to Mr Liew's driver...and immediately felt like stars...seriously, we were taking photographs before we even found a place to seat...some of us even had to say "wait ar...taking pic here..." the flashes hurt our eyes, until we were seeing bright lights the entire night...we wonder how the A-list celebs survive...

through out the night, they were mostly cam-whoring....hardly anything worth mention, so above are the results, hey, a picture is worth a thousand words, no?

Love Hina Kawaii

Keitaro watching Motoko cutting leaves in mid-air


Motoko making a weird face


Kaolla up to the usual mischief


Doesnt so many toys staring at you look creepy?


Kaolla testing some burnt food


Weird faces...

Love Hina Anime

Seriously, it was disappointing. it was nth like the manga, though the first few episodes somewhat followed the story, but later, it took a drastic change and that was the final straw..seriously, it was disappointing...

watching the characters "come to life" is one thing, but for the story to change so drastically does not bode well with me...the stories about Keitaro becoming an Archaeologist, and him marrying Naru, and Maeda Ema (whos name to and fro are pronounced the same) does not appear, neither do Keitaro's sister...and they made new characters, and new stories...why when they already have a plot to follow? why the extra work??

stuff like Naru becoming a pop idol are really not needed, it really just spoilt the entire thing...i just cant see her giving up on Todai even for a day...

so anyway, if you've read the manga, dont watch it, but if you've watch it, read the manga...the manga is ten times better

Mock Exams

So mock exams are over...and the results are out...

I have to say, it was better than I expected in some subjects, but overall, its a total let down. For me who seldom study in preparation for exams, I would say I did way more than my usual amount of studying...especially Sejarah, I was memorising all those crap about the Khalifah, the Kabilah, the Kafilah and the Khulafa...arent the words just too similar? And all the things about the Prophet Mohammad, and then the early Islamic Kingdoms, plus the steps of Malaysia's independence... And sejarah ended up as my lousiest subject...

Add Maths was understandable, since I was sneezing and suffering a major headache, Chemistry was my all-time enemy, which I scorned and usually avoid...I ended up forgetting a bunch of things I once remembered...and what the hell is wrong with the MoE? In Chemistry, you have to give an exact value for your prediction, in Bio, you cannot, its wrong to predict an exact value, so why dont they just make it the same???

EST and Moral were subjects I never expected scoring A...not to mention 1A...I've had problems with Moral since Form 1, its my No2 enemy...so it came as a surprise I ended up with an A. Same goes with EST...I still cant quite believe I wrote 5 pages in 20 minutes...crazy...

Physics and Biology are still the same level, though Paper 2 has dropped drastically, only saved by Paper 3. Maths and English were my aces... so that leaves BM and BK, I have decided to strenghten my BM by reading the KOMSAS notes(which I have never done before). BK also came as a surprise that I got a B, since I was thinking it would be satisfactory if I passed, since last year I got just 40 marks...

so less than a month less to SPM, I've decided to:

1.) Ace BM through KOMSAS
2.) Ace Bio and Physics by tackling Paper 2
3.) Ace Add Maths by doing all the exercises the teacher is giving, and maybe do a survey on the questions..
4.) Ace Sejarah by reading all the stuff I dont know...
5.) Work harder on Chemistry and BK to get at least a B3....

thats all for now...adios...

Warriors Orochi 2 PSP

Yeap, its the new Warriors Orochi...its newer than the PS2 version, and contains much, much more items than in the original one...its mostly based of the PS2 Warriors Orochi Z...

First of, we get new characters..in Warriors Orochi 1, we get Da Ji and Orochi as the new characters, the other characters were taken from SW 1 and DW 5...
in Warriors Orochi 2, SW 2 characters are added into the roster, as well as 2 DW 3 (Fu Xi and Nu Wa), and a whole bunch of new characters (Sun Wukong, San Zang, Benkei, Yoshitsune, Taira, Gyukki, Dodomekki, Taigong Wang, Himiko and of course Orochi X)...San Zang and Benkei are new to WO2 in PSP, but are found in WOZ

in WO, 10 proficiency was the maximum, and there were unique items for each officer...
in WO2, 50 proficiency is the maximum, and there are treasures, used to upgrade weapons (kinda like orbs in DW6:Strikeforce)

in WO, unlocking officers are fun and challenging,
in WO2, finishing all 5 story modes unlocks all officers, except 3 (Dodomekki, Gyukki and Orochi X)

in WO, all officers can perform jump while riding,
in WO2, only SW officers and certain Others 2 officer can jump...their jump ability is substituted with a charge attack, although spammin TRIANGLE, can sometimes cause a bug, allowing DW officers to jump..

in WO, officers had only 2 costumes...
in WO2, officers had only 3
in WO2 PSP, officers have 4, the fifth being their DW6 costumes (nt sure if there is a fifth(maybe fury?), or what SW chars get..)

in WO, there were Gaiden stages..
in WO2, it was replace with Dream stages...

in WO, there were 4 story modes (Shu, Wu, Wei, Samurai)
in WO2, there is 5, adding an Orochi, which serves as a prequel to WO...

there are now CG cutscenes to watch...

you can change the speech language to Japanese...which is a relieve...I kinda hate how they pronounce the Ce in Sun Ce, the Nu in Nu Wa, and stuff like that...in Jap, they speak the Japanese versions of the name, which I can identify due to reading Ikki Tosen...

otherwise, not much is different, gameplay is largely the same, stories are of coz different than WO, either than that, all bear too much resemblance to WO2, thank God for the new chars...especially San Zang...she can literally fly...

Vampire Knight

Yea, this is actually a shojo(teenage girls) anime, and the first of the kind i've seen...yup, its kinda dull, not in the boring sort of way...i cant explain...its just everything is sorta predictable, so if you just watch without using your head, you're just find...

comical moments in Vampire Knight are funny, and cute...scenes like Yuki climbing up the wall to avoid a mob is memorable...not to mention the soundtrack of Vampire Knight is quite nice...and as I've said before, the ending, Still Doll by Kanon Washikawa?? is superb...dark and with a phantom of the opera sorta feel...

so now to the story...

Yuki and Zero are the only two prefects of Cross Academy, their job is to protect the identity of the Night Class from the Day Class...naturally, the Night Class are the Vampires... Zero slowly turns to a vampire due to being bitten by a pureblood 4 year prior to the series, Yuki allows him to feed on her so that he doesnt sink into a Level E, a vampire with nothing but blood cravings, something like a zombie, I guess...

Kuran Kaname is the dorm president of the Night Class, he is also a pureblood...he was the one who saved Yuki 10+ years prior to the series..it is later review, he is the ancestor of the Kuran clan, and resurrected by Rido, using Yuki's brother as a sacrifice. Yuki's parents than took him in to replace the son they lost...by the way, Yuki is Kaname's fiancee, apparently purebloods wed their sibling...Rido, jealous for Juli's love kills her and his younger bro, her husband...Kaname, being summoned by Rido is unable to kill him, he destroys Rido and saves Yuki, sending him to Cross Kaien, the Vampire Hunter known as the Vampire Without Fangs...

Zero soons start duty as a Vampire Hunter, hunting vampires along the way...in the end, Yuki's blood is awaken, and she remembers her pass just as Rido attacks the school after recovering from his injuries (talk about coincedence)...the anime ends with Rido's defeat (very, very fast defeat, like in 2 seconds..) and Yuki departing with Kaname...

the manga has yet to end...

why do they keep doing this?? If they want to make an anime, they should completely follow the manga...thank God OP, Bleach and Naruto follows closely, except for a few changes here and there (especially middle fingers) and fillers...

Vampire Knight Kawaii

Yuki surprised...


Relieved...


Trying to escape a mob of angry girls


Kaien entering Zero's room after Yuki went bursting out..


Not so sure what happened


This one either...


My facebook pic...x3

Love Hina

Yea, this is also one of the other mangas I have read recently...

So Love Hina tells of the story of Urashima Keitaro, an accident prone guy who accidently stumbles into his grandmother's inn, not knowing that it was now an all-female dorm. Clumsy as he is, he ends up unintentionally touching some one's breast, or stumbling into the hot spring, or even pulling down their pants...

Keitaro is a 2nd year ronin, he has been taking exams to enter Tokyo University (Todai) for 3 years, failing twice, and this is his third time taking it. He wants to enter Todai to fulfill a promise it made 15 years ago to a girl whose name he doesnt even remember. Naru is trying to enter Todai for the first time, all seems well for her as she got national first for the practice exams...

other characters include Haruka (Keitaro's aunt), Kitsune (a freelance worker), Motoko (a kendo girl), Kaolla (a princess of Todai(country in Pacific, nt sure if real)) and Shinobu (usually the "maid" of the house),

overall its a fun experience reading the manga, the girls sooner or later develops affection for Keitaro, whether consciously or not, other non-tenants, including Mitsumi and Konnako also falls for Keitaro (typical manga...X3) the later being the adopted sister of Keitaro...talk about weird...that's how Japanese are really, they get all sorts of weird ideas...to think they invented the toaster...

what probably affected me most was Naru, and later Keitaro's efforts on studying....i sure wish i had their drive, both target Todai due to promises that they made, and they strife to keep the promise...the way they study is real..how to say...it really sorta challenged me to out do myself...it made me wonder why i should work hard for my SPM and I thought, its my last chance to get a straight A, so might as well try my best and not regret it...though i wont go as far as them to actually study 48 hours non-stop, reading flashcards on the train..that I think is lifeless...

The Lost Symbol

the newest addition to the Dan Brown novels are everything like the previous novels...

Listed as Da Vinci, Angels and Demons, Digital Fortress, Deception Point and Lost Symbol

two faced character: Leigh (Da Vinci), Carmelengo (A&D), the commander (Digital Fortress), the NSA Director (Deception Point), and Lost Symbol's very own, Ma'lahk..
victim: Jacques Sauniere, Leonardo Vetra, Takedo, -, Peter Solomon
female lead related to victim: Sophie Neveu, Vittoria Vetra, -, -, Katherine Solomon
assassin: Silas, Hassassin, deaf killer, Delta Force, Ma'lahk

and the list goes on and on...it's basically the same plot being reused...minor tweaks and changes...

what captives Dan Brown readers is the wealth of knowledge that each book hold..and wouldn't go into that, but read and you'll know...

so back to topic...the novel begins with the Masonic ritual, a man being accepted to the 33rd degree, the highest in the order..

and then Langdon gets called to make a speech in Washington Capitol only to find out he's been duped, and his mentor, Peter Solomon (suspiciously absent in the last two books...I mean honoured mentor and this is the first time he's mentioned??) right hand...tattoed to form the Hand of Mysteries. This hand eventually leads to the subbasement in the Capitol in to the vault and the discovering of the Masonic pyramid, a key to unlock the Ancient Mysteries, thought to contain the secret to godhood...more or less..

so between this and that (not much action compared to the other two Langdon books), they finally discovered that the Ancient Mysteries is actually the Bible...Yup, apparently they think the Bible teaches you to become God...and the Koran, and the Torah, and the other Holy Spirituals..It is kinda weird...really weird..

the most interesting thing in the entire book was probably the architecture of Washington D.C in model of ancient Rome...apparent the founding fathers built D.C. to look like Rome, once the capital of the world...and the the Apotheosis of Washington is nice as well..not to mention the Magic Square...

Noetic Science is really weird, but is it considered actual science? I know the transmitting positive thoughts can form prettier ice crystals. but the thing about 9/11 uniting the people and random things become less random...did they forget the Al-Qaede? I doubt they were crying... Why was the Kryptos only mentioned briefly when the clue in the cover of Da Vinci promised it play an important role in it?

So overall, moderate, but I still suggest getting one. Its nice to read, but not exactly on par...

Bamboo Blade Kawaii Moments...

Group photo...



Sayako cheering up Kirino



Kirino and Sayako running...



Azuma, the fifth member

kidnapping Satori Azuma to join the Kendo Club



After being informed by teacher that Azuma is not allowed into the Kendo Club



Having a break...check out Tama-chan (left)



Kirino after consuming some chalk



Tama-chan's hand is hit by a shinai...

Bamboo Blade Review

Yea, this review is way, way overdue, but as I had promised, so I shall deliver my promises...

Bamboo Blade tells of a high school kendo club advisor, Kojiro, who made a bet with his senpai. If Kojiro's girls team can defeat his senpai's he will earn 1 year's worth of free sushi. Did I mention that Kojiro is damn broke? So of course he took the challenge..

Here comes the troubles, Kojiro's kendo consists of 4 members, 2 guys, 2 girls. Kirino is the captain, and Sayako is her best friend. The former is totally devoted to Kendo, and is the only one seen attending the club at the beginning of the series. The latter is a totally random girl who upon failing to write a novel, decided to be a guitarist.

Face with such a problem, Kojiro begins looking around for new members. Joining the team are Danjirou and Yuji. Both boys. Dan-kun, as they call him, is a very short, very round boy. Kojiro gets the idea to get their girlfriends to join. To their surprise, Dan-kun brings his gf Miyako Miyazaki, a pretty girl with a foul temper. She smokes in the manga...

One of Kojiro's first target is Kamizoe Tamaki, a cute 1st year, who is a kendo expert. Though she lacked interest at first, circumstances involving "Justice" brought her into the club. As she said, she joined the club "to protect the weak from the evil"...probably some Blade Braver (her favourite anime) quote... Somehow or rather, they got back Sayako and the team heads out for the match...

WAIT!!! a normal kendo team consists of 5 persons, the Vanguard, the Second Vanguard, the Center, the second-in-command, and the General. so obviously they cant play, however, Kojiro's ingenius plan helped the team through and they won the match..

the series continues from here, adding the 5th person, Azuma and joining the regionals and nationals...I think...not sure whether it was regionals or nationals.

the series is fun, cute and lovable...a 5 star rating and a must see...too bad it's finish...maybe they'll make a second season?? who knows...

Manga

Naruto - what the hell is going on?? whats all that crap about Moon's Eye, ten-tailed beast, and all the bjyuu being part of it...seriously, its getting complicated...I preferred the "older" naruto...the one where they fought Zabuza and stuff...this bjyuu thing and eye transplanting is getting old...and Madara is just damned...he is ruining Naruto for me...

Bleach - nice...a Vaizard bankai...Kensei has released his Bankai...and it seems Hiyori and the "hornet" Vaizard is in serious trouble if Orihime doesnt get their in time...Aizen seems to be on the move...maybe he will fight next chapter...

One piece - I must say, Hancock is pretty...er...airheaded.. i mean, a hug=marriage??? sheesh...and Kuma is now officially PX - Zero.... no more old Kuma.... and Mihawk seems to be targeting Luffy... so anyway, the battle rages on...

Just Dropping In...

seriously, SPM is taking a lot of my time...my sweet time...that and the recent addiction to Mafia Wars... though the Mafia Wars addiction will come to end next week, since yp "tarik balik" my license to go online using my laptop...yup, tat's right, she's removing my password...evil...prob about her assignment or smtin...donoe...gud chance to curb my recent addicitions...

so anyway, tat aside, life goes on without much care...

so to make things short, i recently read Lost Symbol by Dan Brown, planned to do a review, like all the other animes and mangas i've read and watched, but each time i begin, i gt lazy, so some time soon, maybe the end of this week, i'm gonna do a mega review...

so till than, i read a very nice phrase somewhere, it maybe in Lost Symbol, but not sure.

"An amateur built the Ark, but a group of professionals built the Titanic"

it really just mean that being skilled doesnt make everything you do perfect, neither does being unskilled make everything you do imperfect. Noah built an Ark that survived the worst thunderstorm in history, professionals built the Titanic which sank on its maiden vogaye...

adios amigo...lol...

Busy Lately

This is the post to end all post, i think...for this month....

So what was I busy with??

Er...let's see...Mock Exams (still is), Raya, Watching animes and reading mangas among others...

So Mock Exams still have
1.) Bio (3 papers)
2.) Physics (3 papers)
3.) Chemistry (3 papers)
4.) EST (2 papers)
5.) Maths Paper 2 or was it 1 (the objective one)
Seriously the top three are killer combos...I mean 1 after the other...sheesh, what was Zon A teachers thinking?

Animes I have watched recently
1.) Bamboo Blade
2.) Vampire Knight
3.) Vampire Knight Guilty
*I must say Vampire Knight's ending songs are nice...got the orchestra feel there...

Mangas
1.) Love Hina
2.) Rurouni Kenshin a.k.a Samurai X
3.) Ikki Tousen [I read this because of its relation with Romance of the Three Kingdoms and realise it was ecchi (more so than Rosario)...sans that, its actually quite interesting with the magamata thingie and the Wu, Wei, Shu thing....not to mention the inner dragons and the Hyakusomething swords...]

well...watever...adios...

Manga and Anime

Naruto (Anime) - yup, the pace is definitely picking up, only to be crushed down by next week's filler....damnit....

Naruto - oohhh....is that Susano'o...i wonder it it has the Mirror(yagami?) and the Sword(totsuka)....but i doubt it, since Raikage easily punched through Susano'o...what it it anyway, a summon? As for Madara, all I can say is, he's a badass....

Bleach - So two Vaizards have released their Shikais, and Starrk's real power has been shown. Apparently, he can divide himself into a lot of wolves....he and Lilynette that is.... Together, they are the Primera...so I guess Lilynette is not really his Fraccion.

One Piece - on holiday...what can I say??

Human Stupidity....

Thief Identified Through his Shit...

Here's a new way of extracting DNA: Poo.

Detectives in Valencia County, New Mexico identified a possible suspect when the thief took a dump and left it there at the crime scene.

"He ate their food and drank the drinks they had," said Valencia County Sheriff Rene Riviera.

The thief used the bathroom and left his solid waste on display for the homeowner. "It's more of an insult right there. It was a big slap in the face," the homeowner said.

That same type of evidence was found at several different burglary scenes. The detectives on the case said they used the thief's calling card against him. The feces went into evidence and the state crime lab extracted DNA from it. "We ended up getting a hit," Rivera said.

Haven't these amateurs learned nothing from CSI? Never leave any trace which could lead back to you. Duh.

As Albert Einstein said,

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."

You Hold Me Now - Hillsong United

This song was released on May 9 in Australia, I was surprised that our church sang it last week...that was fast...

VERSE 1:
On that day when I see
All that You have for me
When I see You face to face
There surrounded by Your grace
All my fears swept away
In the light of Your embrace
Where Your love is all I need
And forever I am free

PRE CHORUS 1:
Where the streets are made of gold
In Your presence healed and whole
Let the songs of heaven
Rise to You alone

CHORUS:
No weeping no hurt or pain
No suffering You hold me now
You hold me now
No darkness no sick or lame
No hiding You hold me now
You hold me now

VERSE 2:
In this life I will stand
Through my joy and my pain
Knowing theres a greater day
Theres a hope that never fails
Where Your Name is lifted high
And forever praises rise
For the glory of Your Name
Im believing for the day

PRE CHORUS 2:
Where the wars and violence cease
All creation lives in peace
Let the songs of heaven
Rise to You alone

BRIDGE:
For eternity
All my heart will give
All the glory to Your Name

Naruto Anime Picking Up Pace..and Mangas

Naruto Anime is picking up it's pace...very fast...Episode 125 is 2 mangas worth of story. Maybe more. Next week will be Itachi's Legacy to Naruto and the "Naming of 4th Hokage".... Its really has picken up its pace...

So anyway, Madara's voice is drastically different from Tobi's...its sounds...well...old...and more serious... and I seriously thought Pain was gonna sound like Pa-in or something...but it sounded like Pain...

Now for the mangas,

One Piece - battle continues...not much to say about it really, its just action...and Garp trying to...er...help Ace I guess...in a way...oh yeah, and Luffy has arrive, in a dramatic entrance... The shichibukais are on there move, at least Doflamingo is...

Naruto - well, its getting confusing...what with Rinnegan being a mutation and Sage of the Six Paths's successor, who are ancestors to Senju and Uchiha, and indirectly Naruto and Sasuke. Well, I guess Kakashi was right about Sasuke and Naruto's battle at the Valley of the End, and their fates are the tied to the previous battle's people. Hashirama and Madara....