naturally impervious

For reference.

2009-10-04T20:12:37Z

baseballidiot @ 2009-09-26T13:21:00

2009-09-26T05:21:14Z

So! Neil Gaiman (insert swoon here) is coming to Singapore for the SWF (... to be honest, I'm not quite sure if it's the Singapore Writers' Festival or the Singapore Writing Festival, but I suspect it's the former)- he'll be talking about his books on 31st Oct and 1st Nov, as I'm sure some of you already know, as well as co-chairing a panel(?) with Amanda Palmer on the 31st.

WELL, THE POINT OF THIS POST IS, I'VE GOT TICKETS TO SEE NEIL GAIMAN. And since they gave out tickets in sets of two, I have one left over - it's for 31st Oct, 3pm. Who wants to come?!

Eeeeeee so cute!

2009-09-08T15:18:51Z

....yeah, I'm just posting these as and where I find them XD

So you know that Hetalia RP that I'm involved in?

2009-09-08T01:35:34Z

Here's the more or less accurate relationship map. XD

Naturally, I wasn't the one who drew it; our Yao did. And she'd appreciate it if you checked out the rest of her gallery too XD

Of course, this is subject to changes as the RP develops XD

So I decided to post this

2009-09-07T13:47:46Z

for no reason at all XD

Pre-orders = Y/N?

2009-09-05T14:50:20Z

I thinking of pre-ordering one, maybe two of these three calenders... which one should I pick?

KHR (A), KHR (B), and Hetalia.

Opinions?

....I'm not ded.

2009-08-14T13:32:10Z

Really.

I seriously gotta remember to log into my account when checking my f-list orz. I think I've missed a lot of people.

...why do I never check my f-list anymore, you don't ask? Because I've become obsessed with a Hetalia RP which I am a part of. Problem is, they're ALL AMERICAN. So you can imagine how difficult it is for me to meet up with them orz. Recently I have taken to getting up at 7am just so that I can meet them online orz. Such is the depth of my obsession, and then I RP from 7am to 2pm EVERY. FUCKING. DAY. ...I don't know whether to hope that they'll resume school soon or not. ...yes, every single one of them are younger than I am. The youngest is 12. I suddenly feel like an old old person.

Bribery tiems!

2009-07-18T17:38:26Z

As I anticipate needing errand ~~boys~~girls tomorrow, peoples who turn up early (abt 5:30pm) will get tamagoyaki? I'll only be making one roll - about 4-6 slices worth depending on how you cut it. They'll also get to light the fire for the BBQ! (Yes, I am a pyromaniac - well, a reformed pyromaniac. I no longer light so many things on fire. That's why I consider getting to light the fire a form of bribery.) They can even cook things if they want to? XD

Errands, meaning, like getting ice, maybe baguettes, things like that. Being the drinks person, setting out plates, things like that.

Note to self: Buy metal wire mesh type thing, bring foil, sweet potatoes?, juice, plastic cups, plates, bamboo skewers, forks, half watermelon, charcoal, charcoal tongs, tongs, fan/plate, knife!, meats w/ marinade, lemongrass stalk?, garlic, pineapple, green peppers.

Menu: Devilled chicken wings, chicken kebabs, hoisin salmon, orange pork, sausages?, grilled tomatoes, grilled corn-on-the-cob, garlic bread, baked sweet potatoes?, chocolate cookies, watermelon, choco banana!, juice, maybe ice-cream from the Big Splash. Too much?

oooooh... Choco banana.

2009-07-16T11:06:32Z

So last weekend was Cosfest VIII: A Very Happy Event. And oh, how HAPPY it was. XD

There were tons of Kuroshitsuji and Hetalia cosplayers instead. Interestingly, there were at least two Kokuyou gangs there, and Lili's friends cosplayed the TYL!Varia. And on the last day itself there was at least a Colonello, a teeny tiny Squalo, a TYL!Ryohei and two TYL!Mukurous XD

The first day was a lot less crowded - mainly what happened was the karaoke contest and the winner got a wide-screen TV omg. She was really good though - she got the nasal Japanese way of singing down pat, and she was very bubbly and friendly on stage. And the song got stuck in my head for at least a day after the whole thing. XD

Like I said, tons of Kuroshitsuji cosplayers. There were at least 2 different girl!Ciel cosplayers on the first day alone, and 3 normal Ciels. There was a whole set walking around too (Ciel, Sebastian, Madame Red, Grell and the Undertaker) but I didn't manage to take a photo of them.

Liechtenstein and Canada (who?)

Aren't they just the most adorable set of brothers EVER? ♥♥♥

This was just the perfect ninja photo op - Kuroshitsuji and Hetalia side by side XD

A very nice Kokuyou gang.

Zura- I mean, Katsura and Elizabeth on the left, Okita and Hijikata on the right XD That blur is Gintoki moving too fast for the eye to see XDDD

Or wait, maybe this is the most adorable set of brothers ever XD

And here's the TYL!Varia! Unfortunately the Squalo got grounded D:

This is a pair of epic cosplayers whose names I have forgotten (orz) cosplaying as Kaito and Hatsune Miku ♥

And here's Kei, Chris and Sarah cosplaying as Azula, Ty Lee and Katara. (Fiona was supposed to cosplay as one of the Kyoushi Warriors - Suki, I think - but signals got crossed and, well, things happened.)

So Fiona cosplayed as Badou from Dogs on Saturday instead. (orz for horrendously blurry photo) Unfortunately I didn't catch Fiona on the second day ;A;

At the end of the day, an EPIC BATTORU ensued XD

The Group and Solo cosplayers competition was held on Sunday and the Macross Frontier duo got to go to WCS in Japan! They were really good, too - it was .. well, you had to be there to witness the ultimatee-ness of the cosplay.

Then there was the HILARIOUS Alex Louis Armstrong from Fullmetal Alchemist (who did the same cosplay for both days, but it was so EXTREME that we all forgave him XD) who was recruiting young boys for the Young Alchemist Oomph Institution - he even did a recruitment song and dance to the tune of Y.M.C.A XD

Psst. This isn't my photo - if you'd like me to take it down just comment!Naturally, he won the solo cosplayers competition, which was a ticket to Japan on .. ANA, I think.

Can you imagine? He was even giving out recruitment posters and stickers for Y.A.O.I! XD

Among the solo cosplayers there was also a guy who cosplayed as one of the guys from Princess Princess - and REALLY crossdressed as a girl XDDD Unfortunately I lost sight of him after he got off the stage.

This is the stage full of group cosplay competitors.

Zeph cosplayed as Yuji from Shakugan no Shana XD I always thought of Yuji as a bit of a dame-dame character but she made him quite kakkoii XDDD And their entry got into the finals for WCS entry! ♥ Too bad they lost to the Marcoss Frontier group though.

And Xiang Wen's friend was the Watanuki in the top hat XD That xxxHoLiC team had such a good skit XD And they even had the theme music down! ♥♥♥

The Code Geass team was also epic and so sad ;A;

There were also Gundams

Well when I say were, I meant was - there was only one XD But it was fantastic. I had to stretch up all the way on my tippy-toes and with out-stretched arms to take that photo XD SO EPIC OMG

I have no idea who this is, but this is truly another EPIC cosplay - I mean, the TV looked totally real! It looked like it would hurt if you banged into him XD

And this is Lili-chan as crack!Sakura XD She was cosplaying the comatose Sakura but in this one she nommed poor Mokona XDDD just for me XDDD

And now, presenting my loot for Cosfest ♥ 2 Hetalia doujin which came with 2 postcards each, a YamaGoku postcard which is so cuuuuuute, some KHR stickers, and a Grell with a Sebas-chan doll XDDD

And then I had Choco Banana Pocky~

There She Is (from SamBakZa.net)

2009-06-07T19:44:33Z

The series is finally done!

Have pop-ups.

Two very eventful days.

2009-05-02T17:39:57Z

I have just spent two very eventful days haha. Well, first off was the kimono/yukata outing thing on Friday, then the AWARE EGM today. But I am very tired now, so I shall just leave you with

# Belated reporting they left the mike on after all. The meeting was declared closed about an hour and a bit ago. - http://tweet.sg about 2 hours ago from TweetSG

# The new old exco just came back and announced that they're stepping down. Then they shut off the mikes and chased us out. - http://tweet.sg about 4 hours ago from TweetSG

# I reserve comment about the rapidity of the election. - http://tweet.sg about 4 hours ago from TweetSG

# Wow vice president is Choo Yee Jin. - http://tweet.sg about 4 hours ago from TweetSG

# We are electing the new exco. Dana Lam is the new president! - http://tweet.sg about 4 hours ago from TweetSG

# It's a complete walkover! - http://tweet.sg about 4 hours ago from TweetSG

# The current exco has resigned! - http://tweet.sg about 4 hours ago from TweetSG

# The 'new' exco seem to have run off and are not contactable. It's a walkover? - http://tweet.sg about 4 hours ago from TweetSG

# We are being entertained by being made to laugh? XD - http://tweet.sg about 4 hours ago from TweetSG

# Boo they never resigned. - http://tweet.sgabout 4 hours ago from TweetSG

# They have just been politely asked to resign. And they just asked their legal advisor to advise them. - http://tweet.sg about 5 hours ago from TweetSG

# The whole hall is chanting 'resign!' - http://tweet.sg about 5 hours ago from TweetSG

# For 1st resolution 1414 yes 763 no, 2nd resolution 1412 yes 762 no and 3rd resolution 1419 yes 755 no. So it's a total vote of no confidence about 5 hours ago from TweetSG

# Finally the voting results are out! - http://tweet.sg about 5 hours ago from TweetSG

# The new exco and TSM just got completely and utterly owned. - http://tweet.sg about 5 hours ago from TweetSG

# And yes the meeting is still on-going! - http://tweet.sg about 5 hours ago from TweetSG

# The new exco really don't know how to run AWARE wtf. They can't even respond properly to the questions asked of them! - http://tweet.sgabout 5 hours ago from TweetSG

# Lol the new exco are being difficult. And they are making up articles in the constitution re. the lapse of posts on the new exco entryabout 6 hours ago from TweetSG

# So much epic fail from the guys from that church - http://tweet.sgabout 6 hours ago from TweetSG

# It has just been asked that the legal counsel hired by the new exco justify their expenses and how voting should be carried out.about 7 hours ago from TweetSG

# You were the ones who started speaking about homosexuality first how can u say that we can't talk about it - http://tweet.sgabout 7 hours ago from TweetSG

# Rough estimate of expenses of the new exco is $90,000 in the last month when they're only allowed to spend $20,000 a month!about 7 hours ago from TweetSG

# Way to go speaker! The new exco are really not passionate about AWARE. - http://tweet.sg about 7 hours ago from TweetSG

# How the hell does the addition of a male chapter not help? And why was its addition not legal? - http://tweet.sg about 7 hours ago from TweetSG

# The new exco is covering their asses. And i agree that men have a role in promoting women's rights - http://tweet.sg about 7 hours ago from TweetSG

# What the fuck epic fail the meeting just got trolled by a guy XD he just violated the 3 mins rule - http://tweet.sg about 7 hours ago from TweetSG

# The new exco is just spouting complete and utter bullshit trying to justify their actions. Excuses and more excuses. - http://tweet.sg about 7 hours ago from TweetSG

# They can has violated the constitution! XD - http://tweet.sg about 7 hours ago from TweetSG

# And they also added another $5000 for the other hall. What the hell man. - http://tweet.sgabout 7 hours ago from TweetSG

# This meeting is beginning to remind me of Lord of the Flies. And apparently the hall costs $18,000. - http://tweet.sg about 8 hours ago from TweetSG

# Hrm. Why so many amendments to the constitution? And answer the question 'how much have u spent on this' - http://tweet.sg about 8 hours ago from TweetSG

# Right insubordination of the old centre manager? And hiring of the member of Church of Our Saviour? - http://tweet.sg about 8 hours ago from TweetSG

# And why was the older subcommittee heads not reappointed? - http://tweet.sg about 8 hours ago from TweetSG

# Why did the nominated president quit? That is very suspicious. - http://tweet.sg about 8 hours ago from TweetSG

# 28th march was AGM. Lau is claiming to not know anybody on the new exco. And is not answering any questions. - http://tweet.sg about 8 hours ago from TweetSG

# Also old guard is asking the new guard to reply 2 all the opinions and questions that were raised since ballots are being countedabout 8 hours ago from TweetSG

# But they refuse to accept that we should vote on that by show of hands. - http://tweet.sgabout 8 hours ago from TweetSG

# Proposal has been stated to adjourn the meeting for voting on the amendment to the constitution. - http://tweet.sgabout 8 hours ago from TweetSG

# Right. A supporter of the new exco just called all the people here hooligans. - http://tweet.sgabout 8 hours ago from TweetSG

# Recount dammit! Woot! - http://tweet.sg about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# Finally they will proceed with the vote. - http://tweet.sg about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# If we are not interested why the fuck are we here? - http://tweet.sg about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# TSM your 3 mins are up - http://tweet.sg about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# Thio Su Mien demands our respect but she does not deserve it - http://tweet.sg about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# Lau you yourself have broken the house rule about not interrupting speakers what right have u 2 not be interrupted - http://tweet.sg about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# What book about strong women was Thio Su Mien in? Right. - http://tweet.sg about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# Yes, homosexuality is not wrong, anymore than being asian is wrong. What is wrong is trying to change people to be who u think they should be about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# Who says women don't want power? - http://tweet.sg about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# I mean ignoring the hand held out to you from a professional social worker? What kind of social help group are you? - http://tweet.sg about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# Hear hear! Where is the diversity in the new exco? - http://tweet.sg about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# Finally! The expression of doubt because of the use of the christian pulpit in campaigning for the new exco! - http://tweet.sg about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# Like the founders have said, if the goals of this group do not match yours form your own group. Do not change our foundation. about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# The confidentiality of the people who turn 2 AWARE for help has been compromised by the installation of the cctvs. - http://tweet.sg about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# Oh so turning off the mikes = free debate according to the new exco? - http://tweet.sg about 9 hours ago from TweetSG

# For claiming the achievements of the old AWARE for themselves. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Irene Ang is here and against the new exco too. And Constance Singham is speaking up and questioning the claims of the new exco 2. about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Some of the new members are for the new exco. Purportedly because they want to support women who were abused? - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Woot! Whole hall is in uproar! - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Ooh conflict of interest issue. The husband of one of the exco was the one who counted the votes for the previous AGM. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Much applause for old exco who have extended hands to new exco. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# New exco has rejected discourse with old exco? True. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Speaker from the floor says that we are all here for one purpose only and that there is no confidence in the new exco. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Voting has started. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# The lawyer cited article 9 that the members are the ones who carry the society not the president. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# A practicing lawyer has objected to the opinion that the censure motion has no legal effect. If the issue goes before a judge the judge has the final say about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# A censure motion aka the vote of no confidence will not be legally binding. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# An analysis of the bylaws however do not allow 4 the removal of the new exco by the EGM. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# There is also the removal and replacement resolutions of the new exco. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Hall has burst out in applause in bringing up point 3 of the agenda which concerns the vote of no confidence. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# What open door policy? You guys changed the freaking locks! - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Just glossing over the background of your exco? And how u are un-diverse in your choice of church? - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# More bullshitting from Lau. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Membership has spiked by at least 20 times after that AGM - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# How are you going 2 counsel lesbian women? And women who want 2 abort? Stop hedging and come 2 the point! - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# How is a lesbian not a woman? Does this mean that you will not support them? - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# How have the new AWARE not been anti-homosexuality? - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# The more u try 2 suppress us the more we will fight back. And there has been no apology 4 the order. - http://tweet.sgabout 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# There is dissent among the ranks. - http://tweet.sgabout 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Some people have been escorted out including the media. - http://tweet.sgabout 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# We have just been ordered 2 shut up and sit down by one of the new exco - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Haha they just cut her off at 3 mins. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Lau is just bull-shitting and not getting 2 the point, oy. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# They finally opened the mikes? And have insisted that Lau keep her speech 2 3 mins cos floor speakers are kept 2 3 mins. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Josie Lau has totally lost my confidence. She can't even tell what is important and what is NOT. - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# Josie Lau insists on having her President's Address but the first item 4 the EGM is the vote of no confidence - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

# At Aware EGM now so hilarious it has devolved 2 a high school meeting in a space of 10 minutes - http://tweet.sg about 10 hours ago from TweetSG

I am actually kind of bothered that the timing is so vague like from 10 hours ago and things like that, so I hope that since I've opened my Twitter account to the public again, LoudTwitter will do its work and update the whole feed according to time XD

Will go into more coherent and concise description/blogging tomorrow when I wake up. Night~

Happy Birthday, Takeshi!

2009-04-24T22:16:11Z

I know it's kind of late, but I made this especially for you. (and also you)

Yes, I know the eyes look weird, but I didn't have smaller scissors ;A;

Close-up!

A view of the contents! Although I frankly think that this would just be a side-dish for Mocchan (considering how much Ichinose ate for lunch [as seen on the Ichi-style DVD]). I made the tamagoyaki, and I had a hand in making the shitake and tofu dish, but the achar was a gift from my mom's friend XD who made it when my mom mentioned that her daughter loved to eat achar. Eh-heh.

What the bento box looks like closed. Yes, it's a bento box. Yes, the corner there says it's by Lube Sheep. No, it didn't cost an arm and a leg. I got it at Daiso! XDDD

Another angle of the closed box. It's really tiny! I mean, the whole thing stands as high as my palm, and the other dimensions are in the same region! But apparently that's what a person of my height and physical exertion is supposed to have per meal. I have heard reports that it actually is rather filling, so I am heartened.

And this is the bento box with the bento band. Don't want the contents of my bento falling out!

I need to remember to recharge my camera orz. As you can tell, all these photos were taken on a phone camera so the quality sucks. OTL

I was going to finish a fic for Mocchan as well, but this bloody thing took up so much of my time that I didn't manage to finish it. Shall try to do that tomorrow.

And I am never ever doing another charaben again until I can find small but durable scissors, a scapel, and a pair of ~~tweezers~~forceps. I mean, seriously!

Now I shall hie myself off to bed, wherefrom I will awaken in 2 and a half hours' time. ;A;

SQUEE!

2009-04-19T14:03:29Z

I found a Japanese baseball blog in English!

I have seriously spent the last one and a half hours reading through a very small portion of her blog - it is HUGE and totally qualifies her as a fangirl! XD

Also, must remember this site. I can't believe that I didn't come across it earlier - maybe my google-fu wasn't strong enough back then.

baseballidiot @ 2009-04-14T18:38:00

2009-04-14T11:09:46Z

From tokei
[x] Both of your parents are from Asia
[x] You were born in Asia
[ ]You use the term "Azn"
[ ] You think DDR is cool
[x] You watch anime
[ ] You obsess with TVBI
[ ] You like Korean dramas
[x] You have stuff hanging on your phone
[x] Your parents want you to marry within your own race - Well my dad does; my mom's slightly more open-minded.
[x] You eat rice almost everyday
[x] You drink lemon tea

X's so far: 7

[ ] You style your hair - Straight hair every day FTW! Just comb and tada!
[x] You have a xanga/bebo/myspace/friendster Ohgod, Friendster.
[x] You speak languages other than English
[ ] Your parents are strict compared to other REALLY asian parents
[x] Your parents have high expectations of you - Really high expectations. T_T
[x] You always get A's/B's on your report - Well, I used to. Until I decided that I couldn't be bothered anymore because it wasn't worth it. Now I have to pull my sense of self-worth up again, dammit. Someone teach me how to love myself again?
[x] You do Chemistry/Biology/Physics/Accounting
[x] You know your multiplication table
[x] You play badminton or table tennis - Badminton. Tennis too. My dad is the one who luuuuuves table tennis.
[x] You've seen the Asian version The Ring/The Grudge - I was so freaked out that I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep.

X's so far: 15

[x] You go/want to go to a university and would NEVER consider an apprenticeship - No point lah, for the career that I want to pursue.
[ ] You/parents own an Asian car (Honda, Toyota, Suzuki, etc) - Strangely, they USED to.
[x] You're not the only child
[x] You've gotten little red envelopes around February
[x] You know the difference between kung fu, karate and tae kwon do
[ ] If you're a girl, you prefer white guys over asian guys, or if you're a guy you prefer asian girls.
[ ] Your mother tries to bargain even though the product is already discounted - My mom's too nice, and consquently I don't know how to bargain either ;A;
[ ] You can do the rubiks cube
[x] You have a box of noodles somewhere in your house
[ ] You play video games - Parents refused to buy video games for me when I was young, although I have the sneaking suspicion that my dad may have played with them when he was younger.

X's so far: 20

[x] Everytime you're going out your parents ask you where you're going and what time you'll be home
[x] You have karaoke at home - Kind of.
[x] You have have heard of BoA, Gazette, Ayumi Hamasaki, Gackt, Andy Lau, LeeHom Wang, Jay Chou, Twins, or DBSK
[ ] You've been to a LAN party more than 3 times
[x] You have incense sticks/moth balls in your house
[ ] You own a gaming console
[x] You play a musical instrument
[x] You don't wear shoes in your house
[x] You can use chopsticks well
[x] You get nothing if you do well in school

X's so far: 28

[x] Your parents won't let you go out if you have school the next day
[x] You have Asian songs on your computer/iPod
[ ] You don't like football
[ ] You have a curfew
[ ] You know what ulzzang/tb means
[x] You know what purikura is
[x] You like bubble tea
[x] Your parents bought you clothes many sizes too big so you can "grow into it" and wear it for years to come
[ ] You've played final fantasy
[ ] You believe in fortune cookies

X's so far: 33

[x] You know what bok choy is
[ ] You've heard the song "Got rice?"
[x] You have/had a tutor - Well, for half a year, and for Chinese only. Otherwise, no.
[x] You've had pocky/yan yan before
[ ] When you seek for your mother's permission she replies "Ask your dad" - When I was waaaay younger. Like, before I was 12.
[x] You like to save things in case you need them later, even if you never use it
[x] You have tasted durian
[x] You hope to be employed in something practical, like medicine, law, accounting, or engineering
[ ] You will eat anything that have their back face the sky.
[x] Everyone thinks you're at least a year younger than you actually are - People think that I am 4 years younger than I am, okay. ;A;

X's so far: 39

[x] You call your adult family friends "Auntie" or "Uncle"
[x] You have or have had a bowl cut
[x] Your parents enjoy comparing you to their friends' kids
[ ] You eat everything with chopsticks
[ ] You hang your clothes out to dry on a line attached to the window of your flat and the window across from yours - Bamboo poles, lol.
[x] You are applying to an ivy league college - Well, I applied. Does that count?
[ ] Your parents or relatives have tried setting you up with someone - They wouldn't dare.
[x] You eat for breakfast what is considered food unfit for breakfast - Eh, what's food unfit for breakfast?
[ ] You scored higher on the math than you did on the verbal on the SAT - Wahaha I actually scored higher for Verbal lol! And I bested the entire school. Wahahaha. My friend was so amused because the second best was in her class, and she didn't really like him. Furthermore, the teacher who was announcing it to the class got my gender wrong and said that another guy had bested that guy XDDD
[ ] You always cheer for the Asian athlete on TV

X's so far: 44

[x] You love shopping at Costco because everything's cheaper when buying in bulk, even if you don't need so much - Local equivalent should be Carrefour or Giant, I suppose.
[x] You buy rice in 50lb sacks at least - I guess so?
[x] You have had to wear hand-me-downs - I think I got hand-me-down baby clothes. But other than that, no. Privilege of being the firstborn.
[ ] You get two of the same thing but one is better because it's free
[ ] You fight for the bill because of face and pride, even though you don't actually want to pay for such an expensive meal - More like I fight to share the bill, lol. I'll pay my share but I'm equally happy to have you pay for it XD Although I'll feel a little guilty.
[x] You make things yourself because it's cheaper, even though it takes more time. - Lol, definitely.
[x] You own a huge butcher knife but it's actually called a "vegetable knife"
[ ] You own a lot of Tommy Hilfiger or Calvin Klein
[x] You can down cups of tea like water and not feel the caffeine effects because you're used to it
[x] You love steam pot - Steamboat.

X's so far: 51

[x] You make your rice without butter, spices, or salts
[x] Your parents are especially loud on the phone - My dad is; it's EXTREMELY embarassing.
[x] You always take home the leftovers from a restaurant
[x] You try to force others into taking the leftovers if you're eating with company
[x] You give fruits as gifts
[x] You will waste extra gas to find cheaper gas/other things
[x] You are smaller in size/height compared to the Caucasian population
[ ] You have relatives in Canada
[x] The number 8 is an extremely lucky and important number to you - Well, not to me personally.
[x] The number 4 is an extremely unlucky number to you - Again, not to me personally.

X's so far: 60

[x] Every big event revolves around food
[x] You have gotten used to the smells of herbal medicines - Well not really but kind of, I guess.
[ ] You are stick thin and want to keep it that way - I wanna be thinner. ;A;
[x] You try to save money on everything you buy
[ ] You eat a lot but it doesn't add much to your weight
[ ] You care a lot about staying in fashion with the rest of Asia
[x] School is always the number one priority in your family - Sad to say, yes.
[x] You care a lot about honor and saving face
[x] Your parents expect you to do everything right
[x] You mix languages up constantly while thinking and speaking

X's so far: 67

Multiply your total score by 2 and put the subject as I am x% Asian!

So what - I'm 134% Asian? WTF.

baseballidiot @ 2009-04-02T01:04:00

2009-04-01T17:10:38Z

OH. MY. GOD. I finally got my hands on this

I mean the YamaGokuTsuna one. AND AND AND OH. MY. GOD. IT WAS WORTH. EVERY. F&#KING PENNY. ♥♥♥ Thank you so much, my dear Lili-chan!

They are the TYL versions, btw. In case you couldn't tell. XD /Goes off to squee some more.

edit for cellardoorsky and queen_qing: This was the Xanxus!Moyashimon (or Moyashimon!Xanxus) I was talking about XDDD

Also, is it just me, or does Lussuria/Lissuria sorta kinda maybe resemble AJ from the Backstreet Boys? Shades and kooky dress sense-wise, I mean.

Another fic rec?

2009-03-28T08:48:39Z

The World Keeps Turning. Gokudera, Lambo. A kind of OOC Lambo in the sense that he's ...kind of not whiny at all. WARNING: Angst; implied pairings (8059, RL) may not be to your taste.

edit: IGNORE THE EXTRA SISTER.

It's time to get serious.

2009-03-25T19:59:04Z

edit: In reply to half_sleeping's initial comment, THIS is what I would post if I were doing the OTP thing.

Just because.

2009-03-22T09:04:55Z

*glomps thelovemafia*

I blame Ghis.

2009-03-21T19:20:58Z

For keeping me up with OOTS.

Your result for The Alignment Test...

Neutral-Good

Plane of Existence: Elysium, "Blessed Fields," "The Happy Hunting Grounds". Description: The plane of peace. Notable Inhabitants: Guardinals - noble immortal humanoids with bestial features.

Examples of Neutral-Goods (Ethically Neutral, Morally Good)

Cloud Strife (FFVII)

Boogenhagen (FFVII)

Mother Theresa

Ghandi

Sidhartha Gautama (the Buddha)

Gandalf

Bilbo & Frodo Baggins

Samwise Gamgee

Indiana Jones

The Dali Lama

Ben (O-Bi-Wan) Kenobi

Luke Skywalker

Harry Potter

Hermionie

Dumbledore

Often goes along with the laws and desires of the group as being the easiest course of action, but ethical considerations clearly have top priority. May pursue quite abstract goals. Often aloof and difficult to understand.

Will keep their word to others of good alignment

Would not attack an unarmed foe

Will not use poison

Will help those in need

May work with others

Indifferent to higher authority

Indifferent to organizations

Neutral Good "Pure Good"

"Benefactor"

A neutral good [person] will obey the law, or break it when he or she sees it will serve a greater good. He or she is not bound strongly to a social system or order. His or her need to help others and reduce their suffering may take precedence over all else. Neutral good [people] do good for goodness' sake, not because they are directed to by law or by whim.

This alignment desires good without bias for or against order.

Other Alignments and Tendencies (Tendenices are what you would more often sway towards; esp. for Neutrals):

40-60% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: True Neutral

Take The Alignment Test at HelloQuizzy

AASDLKHSDVLINHUSD;LJ

2009-03-20T17:33:41Z

is my reaction after reading the translation of the latest KHR chapter. I am only posting this here because it is an ungodly hour and I do not want to bother other people with my ASFLIIMSDVFLMHHSGF;LJAS at this time.

ALSO. People on my flist who also have theprerogative as a friend (which is basically EVERYBODY), get your paws on the March 30th issue of TIME magazine ASAP and TURN TO PAGE 44. (For the moment, certain capital letters are making me nauseated because they remind me of certain parasitic plants which are able to bore through cement so just imagine that I have typed my most favourite emoticon and that that is approximately what my face looks like right now.)

Happy Birthday to you~

2009-03-17T18:35:35Z

Happy Birthday theprerogative you crazy person you!

Will try my best not to forget correlation between your name and your face - I have a good eye for faces but not the best memory for names XD

...I'm kidding. You're Unforgettable~ that's what you are Unforgettable~ though near or far

...Why are my weekends busier than my weekdays?

2009-03-16T15:57:38Z

I can't believe that I was gadding about all day last Saturday and Sunday. Well, no, I can but yeah. I mostly don't go out because I never developed that habit - I spent all my formative years Doing Productive Things by order of the parentals.

half_sleeping, thelovemafia, tokei and I went to court.

Okay, so that was a horrendously lame pun. Actually, we went to the Supreme Court Open House very briefly where Chris showed us around. They actually allowed cameras into the courthouse that day but as I am no photographer - nor am I stricken with impulses to take photographs unless I am alone - I didn't take any photos at all. Chris basically said that actually everything was open as well on regular weekdays, just without the simulated trial business and the explanations by guides and tours and things. And comic panels on the walls.

Then we went to Aston's for lunch where Ghis showed us the plot for her next fic... which was cliched in an amusing way. Whaaaaat. I said that the plot was cliched - I never said anything about the writing. Then we had a kind of discussion about how "bad" writing was like soap powder (Ghis's opinion), or just a different kind of cuisine that you don't like (Chris's opinion). But... at the end of the day, bad writing is just bad writing - somedays I feel sucked in, like watching a really bad train/car wreck while somedays I read the first line and close the tab (my opinion). Hilarious fact: Ghis and her mom debated how to pronounce the name of the restaurant we (were going to)went to, but Ghis had mistakenly read it as Anton's in my text, so said discussion was moot.

After that we went to watch Watchmen ~~(Who watches the Watchmen? We do.)~~. It was. Extremely long. Rorschach's narration irritated me a little bit in the beginning, but it ended up serving as a useful giant blinking arrow. The title sequence was AMAZING and utterly blew me away - I think it might be worth buying the VCD (if they still make those XD) just for the title sequence alone. I WANT TO GO WATCH IT AGAIN. ~~And I just may do that tomorrow. I'll see if I have time and the inclination to do so.~~ XD Or should I just wait for the DVD to come out? Hmm. Decisions, decisions. Augh. I think DVD it shall be because I have this need to press pause whenever I see something interesting. The movie is so complex! I still don't see how Rorschach's mom is related to the Watchmen besides being a mother of a Watchman. Or if she's even related at all. And now I feel like getting my hands on a copy of the comic book, but unfortunately the libraries have them all out on loan, poo.

thelovemafia fangirled all over it and tokei gave a bulletpointed account of what happened the whole day here.

And when I say we, I mean cellardoorsky, queen_qing and stelf plus me.

I was so worried that I was going to be late, but it turned out that I was the earliest there XP ~~unlike certain other times I could mention, ehehe~~. I hadn't been to the zoo in a long time so when ~~Fifi~~Fiona said she wanted to go to the zoo to get some references for her work I jumped at the chance. We were there bright and early. Stef, being the usual failboat, wanted to put her bag in a locker so that she wouldn't need to carry it around but there was no such service XD And all the animals refused to be photographed by Fiona - they kept showing her their butts. But Qing got some very cute shots of an otter line all looking at her cutely XD and a squirrel who was showing some attitude.

Interesting facts that I have learnt:
1) Qing loves white tigers, ligers and snakes (especially poisonous snakes).
2) Fiona is deathly afraid of buayas (aka crocodiles) and wax figures.
3) Stef loves all sorts of tortoises and turtles but is afraid of snakes and lizards.
4) Qing is really quite scary. XD
5) They are all enamoured of horses, ponies, big cats and big buckets of water splashing out.

I unfortunately have already learnt all the zoo can teach the public, and it was all I could do to only go :/ at the fact that they spelled 'hyena' as 'hyaena' (unless that is some new spelling that I have not heard of).

We also rode a horse carriage (cheap thrill FTW XD) in the new Kidzworld area and there was a mini water park there. Definitely bringing my kid(s) to the zoo, if I have any.

There were actually a few shows that we wanted to watch but our timing was always off, but the one show we caught was hilarious (and spawned ideas for new zoo-related icons XD) ♥ manatees and Philip the seal.

Then we were ambling past the polar bear exhibit and sitting down for a bit of a rest when it started raining sporadically, at which point we decided to go home before it became a TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR.

Sometimes I forget we're living in the region where it's mostly tropical rainforest. XD

After that we went back to Woodlands to let Stef, ahem, use the facilities and parted ways. BTW, the Woodlands Interchange is one you have to take a look at - it looks totally different from the rest of the bus interchanges here - in fact, it looks like it belongs in Malaysia or something. I was so exhausted when I got home that it was all I could do to sprawl all over the couch.

I am really looking forward to those zoo icons XD

Something that scares me: I am seeing bits of myself in Ghis and Fiona; it's just that I am a lot less fashion-savvy than those two, and possibly nicer/less mean, as well as being less artistic. XD

Observation: Rain seems to be coming in 20-hour periods.
Prediction: Next rainstorm will be at approximately 10am tomorrow morning.

Ahahaha so late again.

2009-03-10T21:14:12Z

I really don't know what I'm doing up so late when I'm going out at 11 tomorrow. And yes, it's 11am.

Anyway, went to watch Slumdog Millionaire with tokei \o/ It was quite a nice story, and showed me another culture that I haven't probed yet. (haha, probed) I think I might have been a little showy-off again today, but I KNEW THAT THE ANSWER TO THE LAST QUESTION WAS ARAMIS. Because I have read The Three Musketeers. XD Well, granted that it's the abridged edition, but what to do when you live in a household who doesn't really know what kind of English books to get children?

Come to think of it, I won't know what Chinese books to get my kids. If I have any. I'll probably just get them the standard: Dream of Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margin and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, haha.

Also, when to KKnM after the movie and it was Yamamoto cushion cover get! I haven't opened it yet, so have a ghetto photo of it.

Jo and I passed by cellardoorsky's school today, and wondered if she was there XD

Also. Argh. So torn D: Sorry zoo-goers ;A;

Memeage again?

2009-03-08T11:14:23Z

LOL got this one from argentum_luna.

1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me!"
2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will post the answers to the questions (and the questions themselves) on your blog or journal.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions. And thus the endless cycle of the meme goes on and on and on and on...

1. What's the nastiest thing you've ever eaten?

...I don't actually make it a point to eat nasty things, so I guess it'd be something along the lines of liver or egg yolk? I just don't like the squishy mouthfeel... which actually makes me mal-adapted to eat the more atypical Japanese dishes.

2. Do you play any sports?

I used to swim a lot; I used to play netball and touch rugby and water polo and throw the javelin. USED to.

3. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE VIRUS OMG XD

Hmm - I used to like the human respiratory syncytial virus but after a bad experience, I think I might like the human metapneumovirus better.

4. What started your interest in Biology? :D

When I was in Primary 3, the teacher assigned us to "study a mealworm and draw your observations". That's where it started, as far as I can pinpoint it.

5. Why do you like Yamamoto?

I dunno actually, haha. Maybe it's because I empathize with him the most? XD

So, who wants to do the meme? XD

Memeage: reloaded.

2009-03-08T04:52:27Z

Okay, so the first one is in thelovemafia's journal, but here's the second one.

Haiku² for baseballidiot
out it's just a synonymous phrase for i want to do is shake
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Created by Grahame

... okay?

Haiku² for baseballidiot
up chrise ended up being the one hair that sticks out is mariazell
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Created by Grahame

Haiku² for baseballidiot
and the uni then i almost squeed when i saw it in italian
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Created by Grahame

Haiku² for baseballidiot
so many win things happened today that i shall set them down so
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Created by Grahame

I like this one XD

Haiku² for baseballidiot
who shall be henceforth known as adorkable or a cake he wouldn't
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Created by Grahame

PFFT. In case you don't know, I used adorkable to refer to Ghis (in the context of an adorkable!Xanxus) although she is growing less so by the day.