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♥ Quotes from Kuroshitsuji
"How arrogant." "Do non-arrogant people exist?"
"Because you hold great power, you gradually fail to understand the importance of things that cannot be recovered"
"Justice in this world is just a bunch of principles made by those with power to suit themselves"
"Don't cry so shamefully. Crying won't change a thing. The world is not kind to anyone"
"As long as they don't know the truth, everyone is always praising me on how wonderful they are."
"As far as society idiots are concerned, there's no such thing as success without sacrifice."
"Things once lost can never be recovered"
"Stealing the stolen, and repeating your reasons over and over again"
1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before? I did translation? And I tried talking to teachers that I never talked to before when I was schooling and surprisingly, it was nice to chat with them ^^
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? No, I'm still chubby. I will make more and keep them!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Nope, I'll be surprised if she (can't be a he right? XD) did.
4. Did anyone close to you die? Definitely but seeing death is part of my everyday life so I'm not as depressed as before
5. What countries did you visit? Let me think....
6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010? I would like a better figure and better make-up skills! I hope to speak Japanese more fluently and move to Japan? More merchandise, more money, oh dear, I fallen to one of the 7 deadly sins!
7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Many dates, I can't recall though, haha, looks through blog
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Seeing myself on the tv screen. Oh wait, that is an embarrassment -hides- Translation I guess, I do like practicing Japanese through this way and I had learnt plenty about script writing!
9. What was your biggest failure? Many, it makes me depressed.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Yup
11. What was the best thing you bought? Static Art Ciel!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? No one, we all are naughty XD
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Claude. Faustus.
14. Where did most of your money go? Anime Merchandises, argh, must you remind?
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Kuroshitsuji! I still miss our weekly Thursday party!
16. What songs will always remind you of 2010? Shiver
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: i. happier or sadder? It varies, on my daily life, I feel sadder but when it comes to Japan and stuff, I feel happier because I came to know many amazing people, anime fans especially! ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter, I put on a couple of weight. My aim is to get my weight down to 38kg! iii. richer or poorer? Poorer...
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? I wish I had studied harder in the past (that's years ago, but still) and I wish I had studied more Japanese
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Play less? I'm just a slacker
20. How did you spend Christmas? I'm not sure too, just like any other day? I can't think of anything special
21. How will you be spending New Year's Eve? Sleeping :D
22. Did you fall in love in 2010? Yes, I fell in love with Sebastian and Toboso-sensei!
23. How many one-night stands? Never!
24. What was your favorite TV program? Many
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Yes but the feeling is diluted now
26. What was the best book you read? Many, I wouldn't say best because all books cater to different audience and taste, and I happen to love them all! But do check out Child 44 or Ma no!
27. What were your greatest musical discoveries? I can sing!
28. What did you want and get? Ciel Static Arts
29. What did you want and not get? A butler! I do have helpers, which you can call them meidos? Sounds weird!
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Once again, many!
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I don't know...I'm forever 17 (twilight reference)
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? To be able to draw/paint better and speak Japanese (along with other languages) better
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010? Victorian and feminine (toboso-sensei is powerful >.<)
34. What kept you sane? My friends!
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Kim Jeong Hoon!
36. What political issue stirred you the most? China! Awake sleepy dragon!
37. Who did you miss? I miss many people, I do wish they can just appear beside me now!
38. Who was the best new person you met? There's alot, some ex-classmates, people from the anime fandoms, yup!
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010: Live without regrets
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: This world may have failed you, It doesn't give you reason why.
41. What was your favorite moment of the year? When that ordeal is over ^^ And when we were watching a horror movie yesterday, I deliberately act as if I was hiding my head behind the cushion, making sure my friend saw my doing so. Then I screamed at the climax before the girl (who was supposely supernatural) showed her face. It scared the hell out of her, and I laughed to no end.
>>> Lesson #1001, never watch a horror show with Liesel <<<<
42. What was your least favorite moment of the year? When I broke down just before the ordeal
43. Where were you when 2010 began? At some Party in town
44. Who were you with? Family, some celebrities and the general public T.T
45. Where will you be when 2010 ends? Back home
46. Who will you be with when 2010 ends? My family
47. What was your favorite month of 2010? I love them all!
48. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2010? No
49. Did you do a lot of drugs in 2010? Yeah, everyday. What? What were you think?! I meant medicine! They're called drugs!
50. How many people did you sleep with in 2010? Just me, I'm a loner :D
51. Did you do anything you were ashamed of this year? Pretty much so, like writing the wrong translation
52. What was the worst lie someone told you in 2010? That I can go to a certain place but turns out I cant
53. Did you treat someone badly in 2010? hmmm....
54. Did someone treat you badly in 2010? Yup
55. How many concerts did you see in 2010? 5 or 6?
56. Did you have a favorite concert in 2010? all the same
57. How much money did you spend in 2010? Thousands
58. If you could go back in time to any moment of 2010, what would you change? I will make sure I'll change my future to a brighter one
59. What was your proudest moment of 2010? When I saw myself on TV!
60. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2010? When I wrote the wrong translation >.< And saying the wrong things at the wrong time
61. What are your plans for 2011? To speak better Japanese, earn more money, find someone like Sebastian? Haha s
Weebo: Kyaaa! Did u liek, c that new episode of ____~? KAWAAIIIIDESUU~!
Otaku: Yeah. It was okay. But it wasn't a new episode...
Weebo: Really?! I'm so baka! Thanks! Aishiteru~! KYAAAA! DESU!!!
Otaku: .... Whatever. Please go away.
Weebo: But I love you desu!!! Aishiteru! Anime!
Otaku: GO. DIE.
Found here: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=weebo It's hilarious, I've yet to see someone like that in real life though online we sometimes do that intentionally.
I'm definitely not a Weebo, nor an otaku (I think).
Otaku has a more ambiguous meaning. In the past, Otaku meant people obsessed over electronic products, then it is used for people who love anime and manga and now its other meaning is a degradatory term for people obsessed over anime and manga. Maniakku is a less offensive term than otaku.
I used to say that my bunch of animanga friends and I are otakus but it kind of changed when otakus became a term that is targetted to extreme animanga obsession, like the guy who married his Love Plus girlfriend and the guy who married his. Fate (from Nanoha) pillow. Even though I love Sebastian so much, to the point of obsession, I don't think I'll marry him publicly (nor privately!). It's just ... we're living in a different world. These characters are created and not real ^^
Sometimes people feel that Weebo are annoying and are causing their reputation as real Japanese fans to sink but I do feel that it's just a phrase people go through. Remember the time we are so obsessed with certain things that we can't stop talking about it? Yeah, I think of it that way.
I don't think being a Weebo or Otaku is anything to be ashamed about, I do like Japan, animanga or not, and everyone has something they like and are obsessed about. It's just whether how open the people around us are. That's all.
This is totally Japanese unrelated but I totally love this guy here!
He's got the looks, the voice and the brains! (his intellectually smart alright!)
The nice background and the girl's really pretty! My latest song craze now!
I was spending the last few days toying with Hayate's Karaoke room. Since she refuses to let me take a photo of the room and upload it here (one day, I really will put the photo here!!)
It's rather like a bar room, with all the red wine and wine glasses.
I guess this is the best google search picture? Minus all the many tables and chairs
And thus, I was singing my voice away. I sound horrible but I'm glad it's sound proof. There were songs in different languages available but obviously, I can only choose English, my Mother Tongue, Japanese. I did try Korean ( "Nobody" plays in the background) but my pronunciation is weird for I had yet to grasp the language well.
I'm lucky that the windows didn't break from my singing.
These few days, I was watching Prince of Tennis till 3am. Which lead to everyone in the household to scream at me to go to sleep. But I really want to continue watching! I'm now at Episode 33 which means another 100+ episodes.
I really wished I re-watched it earlier! Maybe, it might help in a particular sport that I play (not tennis but still it's relevant!) I don't think one would really study it when watching for leisure.
Finally, I stopped getting depressed over the weird Kuroshitsuji II ending
I wonder if any bb.net members were there >.< my kuro obsession is getting pretty bad. I just checked that all the animes, dramas and movies that I watched so far are....gore and horror -whistles-
In any case, let me say a few words about AFA-X!
It is fun but this year they implemented this 3 ticket rule! - $8 - $12 - $15
seriously...that's all for profit... and no free entry for cosplayers! Someone tell me why hadn't I cosplay last year?
This year seems quite boring? i don't know, it's like...there's nothing much to do? Or maybe I'm too intent on finding Kuroshitsuji stuff, which makes up less than 1% of the merchandise, or even less than 0.0001%, that I get frustrated or something.
There's a vocaloid machine but you have to wait 60mins. Yes, 60mins and they even wrote it there. Hence I didn't play. It's like stepmania or ddr except with your kawaii vocaloids.
Hmm, i see lots of figurine stores but no way am I going to spend money on them. Again. I'll seriously be hacked if I spend money on them as one can easily cost up to S$200. (there goes my money!)
I do like the dubbing! It's so nice to see seiyuus who pour their heart into their job. it becomes not just a job but a passion, I see her sniffing her tears during the ending of Angel Beats.
Mind block now, shall add more details and photos later~ Ja~
Just someone who happens to like Anime and Japan. That's all.
Don't come ranting on how I mistranslated the dialouges, I treat this as a way to improve my japanese as well as a passion. Even if you are thinking that I'm a bad translator, I do know that too.
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For Kuroshitsuji translation, I would advise for those reading to open a smaller screen and place both side by side so that you can read and watch simultaneously. If you do not like watching on a small screen, maybe you can read first, and watch and read again to get the full idea
♥ Thursday, December 30, 2010 @
1:14 AM
`2010!
1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before? I did translation? And I tried talking to teachers that I never talked to before when I was schooling and surprisingly, it was nice to chat with them ^^
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? No, I'm still chubby. I will make more and keep them!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Nope, I'll be surprised if she (can't be a he right? XD) did.
4. Did anyone close to you die? Definitely but seeing death is part of my everyday life so I'm not as depressed as before
5. What countries did you visit? Let me think....
6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010? I would like a better figure and better make-up skills! I hope to speak Japanese more fluently and move to Japan? More merchandise, more money, oh dear, I fallen to one of the 7 deadly sins!
7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Many dates, I can't recall though, haha, looks through blog
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Seeing myself on the tv screen. Oh wait, that is an embarrassment -hides- Translation I guess, I do like practicing Japanese through this way and I had learnt plenty about script writing!
9. What was your biggest failure? Many, it makes me depressed.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Yup
11. What was the best thing you bought? Static Art Ciel!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? No one, we all are naughty XD
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Claude. Faustus.
14. Where did most of your money go? Anime Merchandises, argh, must you remind?
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Kuroshitsuji! I still miss our weekly Thursday party!
16. What songs will always remind you of 2010? Shiver
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: i. happier or sadder? It varies, on my daily life, I feel sadder but when it comes to Japan and stuff, I feel happier because I came to know many amazing people, anime fans especially! ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter, I put on a couple of weight. My aim is to get my weight down to 38kg! iii. richer or poorer? Poorer...
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? I wish I had studied harder in the past (that's years ago, but still) and I wish I had studied more Japanese
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Play less? I'm just a slacker
20. How did you spend Christmas? I'm not sure too, just like any other day? I can't think of anything special
21. How will you be spending New Year's Eve? Sleeping :D
22. Did you fall in love in 2010? Yes, I fell in love with Sebastian and Toboso-sensei!
23. How many one-night stands? Never!
24. What was your favorite TV program? Many
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Yes but the feeling is diluted now
26. What was the best book you read? Many, I wouldn't say best because all books cater to different audience and taste, and I happen to love them all! But do check out Child 44 or Ma no!
27. What were your greatest musical discoveries? I can sing!
28. What did you want and get? Ciel Static Arts
29. What did you want and not get? A butler! I do have helpers, which you can call them meidos? Sounds weird!
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Once again, many!
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I don't know...I'm forever 17 (twilight reference)
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? To be able to draw/paint better and speak Japanese (along with other languages) better
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010? Victorian and feminine (toboso-sensei is powerful >.<)
34. What kept you sane? My friends!
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Kim Jeong Hoon!
36. What political issue stirred you the most? China! Awake sleepy dragon!
37. Who did you miss? I miss many people, I do wish they can just appear beside me now!
38. Who was the best new person you met? There's alot, some ex-classmates, people from the anime fandoms, yup!
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010: Live without regrets
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: This world may have failed you, It doesn't give you reason why.
41. What was your favorite moment of the year? When that ordeal is over ^^ And when we were watching a horror movie yesterday, I deliberately act as if I was hiding my head behind the cushion, making sure my friend saw my doing so. Then I screamed at the climax before the girl (who was supposely supernatural) showed her face. It scared the hell out of her, and I laughed to no end.
>>> Lesson #1001, never watch a horror show with Liesel <<<<
42. What was your least favorite moment of the year? When I broke down just before the ordeal
43. Where were you when 2010 began? At some Party in town
44. Who were you with? Family, some celebrities and the general public T.T
45. Where will you be when 2010 ends? Back home
46. Who will you be with when 2010 ends? My family
47. What was your favorite month of 2010? I love them all!
48. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2010? No
49. Did you do a lot of drugs in 2010? Yeah, everyday. What? What were you think?! I meant medicine! They're called drugs!
50. How many people did you sleep with in 2010? Just me, I'm a loner :D
51. Did you do anything you were ashamed of this year? Pretty much so, like writing the wrong translation
52. What was the worst lie someone told you in 2010? That I can go to a certain place but turns out I cant
53. Did you treat someone badly in 2010? hmmm....
54. Did someone treat you badly in 2010? Yup
55. How many concerts did you see in 2010? 5 or 6?
56. Did you have a favorite concert in 2010? all the same
57. How much money did you spend in 2010? Thousands
58. If you could go back in time to any moment of 2010, what would you change? I will make sure I'll change my future to a brighter one
59. What was your proudest moment of 2010? When I saw myself on TV!
60. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2010? When I wrote the wrong translation >.< And saying the wrong things at the wrong time
61. What are your plans for 2011? To speak better Japanese, earn more money, find someone like Sebastian? Haha s
♥ Tuesday, December 28, 2010 @
3:10 AM
`Late post?
I have not blog for a long time! Now it seems all the feelings bottled up is going to explode.
Firstly, gomen to Ciel-chan! I didn't dedicate a post to you on your birthday so this post shall be for you along with other stuff
I created a fanart especially for Ciel-chan, not sure if he likes it ^^ below
RESERVED SPOT TILL SCANNER IS FIXED
Oh wells, I shall blog more tomorrow? ^^
♥ Saturday, December 11, 2010 @
10:43 PM
`Weebo
Conversation between a Weebo and Otaku
Weebo: Kyaaa! Did u liek, c that new episode of ____~? KAWAAIIIIDESUU~!
Otaku: Yeah. It was okay. But it wasn't a new episode...
Weebo: Really?! I'm so baka! Thanks! Aishiteru~! KYAAAA! DESU!!!
Otaku: .... Whatever. Please go away.
Weebo: But I love you desu!!! Aishiteru! Anime!
Otaku: GO. DIE.
Found here: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=weebo It's hilarious, I've yet to see someone like that in real life though online we sometimes do that intentionally.
I'm definitely not a Weebo, nor an otaku (I think).
Otaku has a more ambiguous meaning. In the past, Otaku meant people obsessed over electronic products, then it is used for people who love anime and manga and now its other meaning is a degradatory term for people obsessed over anime and manga. Maniakku is a less offensive term than otaku.
I used to say that my bunch of animanga friends and I are otakus but it kind of changed when otakus became a term that is targetted to extreme animanga obsession, like the guy who married his Love Plus girlfriend and the guy who married his. Fate (from Nanoha) pillow. Even though I love Sebastian so much, to the point of obsession, I don't think I'll marry him publicly (nor privately!). It's just ... we're living in a different world. These characters are created and not real ^^
Sometimes people feel that Weebo are annoying and are causing their reputation as real Japanese fans to sink but I do feel that it's just a phrase people go through. Remember the time we are so obsessed with certain things that we can't stop talking about it? Yeah, I think of it that way.
I don't think being a Weebo or Otaku is anything to be ashamed about, I do like Japan, animanga or not, and everyone has something they like and are obsessed about. It's just whether how open the people around us are. That's all.
♥ Tuesday, December 7, 2010 @
2:10 AM
`Songs
This is totally Japanese unrelated but I totally love this guy here!
He's got the looks, the voice and the brains! (his intellectually smart alright!)
The nice background and the girl's really pretty! My latest song craze now!
I was spending the last few days toying with Hayate's Karaoke room. Since she refuses to let me take a photo of the room and upload it here (one day, I really will put the photo here!!)
It's rather like a bar room, with all the red wine and wine glasses.
I guess this is the best google search picture? Minus all the many tables and chairs
And thus, I was singing my voice away. I sound horrible but I'm glad it's sound proof. There were songs in different languages available but obviously, I can only choose English, my Mother Tongue, Japanese. I did try Korean ( "Nobody" plays in the background) but my pronunciation is weird for I had yet to grasp the language well.
I'm lucky that the windows didn't break from my singing.
♥ Monday, December 6, 2010 @
3:48 AM
`I was screamed at afterall
These few days, I was watching Prince of Tennis till 3am. Which lead to everyone in the household to scream at me to go to sleep. But I really want to continue watching! I'm now at Episode 33 which means another 100+ episodes.
I really wished I re-watched it earlier! Maybe, it might help in a particular sport that I play (not tennis but still it's relevant!) I don't think one would really study it when watching for leisure.
Finally, I stopped getting depressed over the weird Kuroshitsuji II ending
♥ Sunday, December 5, 2010 @
1:13 AM
`Prince of Tennis
I'm quite in love with it now. Passion renewed? I'm rewatching the whole series again!
As we all know, Japanese seemed to have flawless skin and big eyes
Eyes (image is not mine)
With contacts, you can increase the size of your iris, therefore the proportion of your eye to face would be larger.
(image is not mine)
The fake eyelashes do the same job too ^^
See the difference! (image is not mine)
Concealers are used to cover flaws like pimple scars and the likes before foundations are used
(image is not mine)
Lip gloss is used to bring out the fullness of the lips, seductive!
Hope it helps, in cosplay or casual makeup ^^
♥ @
2:29 AM
`AFA X!`
This is such a late post but...
I went to this
Image heavy! Caution!
I really will upload them as quickly as possible!
I wonder if any bb.net members were there >.< my kuro obsession is getting pretty bad. I just checked that all the animes, dramas and movies that I watched so far are....gore and horror -whistles-
In any case, let me say a few words about AFA-X!
It is fun but this year they implemented this 3 ticket rule! - $8 - $12 - $15
seriously...that's all for profit... and no free entry for cosplayers! Someone tell me why hadn't I cosplay last year?
This year seems quite boring? i don't know, it's like...there's nothing much to do? Or maybe I'm too intent on finding Kuroshitsuji stuff, which makes up less than 1% of the merchandise, or even less than 0.0001%, that I get frustrated or something.
There's a vocaloid machine but you have to wait 60mins. Yes, 60mins and they even wrote it there. Hence I didn't play. It's like stepmania or ddr except with your kawaii vocaloids.
Hmm, i see lots of figurine stores but no way am I going to spend money on them. Again. I'll seriously be hacked if I spend money on them as one can easily cost up to S$200. (there goes my money!)
I do like the dubbing! It's so nice to see seiyuus who pour their heart into their job. it becomes not just a job but a passion, I see her sniffing her tears during the ending of Angel Beats.
Mind block now, shall add more details and photos later~ Ja~
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Tarot card of the week
THE HANGED MAN
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A man hanging by one foot from a Tau cross - sometimes from a bar or tree. His free leg is always bent to form a "4," his face is always peaceful, never suffering. Sometimes his hands are bound, sometimes they dangle. Sometimes coins fall out of his pockets or hands.
Basic Tarot Story
The Fool settles beneath a tree, intent on finding his spiritual self. There he stays for nine days, without eating, barely moving. People pass by him, animals, clouds, the wind, the rain, the stars, sun and moon. On the ninth day, with no conscious thought of why, he climbs a branch and dangles upside down like a child, giving up for a moment, all that he is, wants, knows or cares about. Coins fall from his pockets and as he gazes down on them - seeing them not as money but only as round bits of metal - everything suddenly changes perspective. It is as if he's hanging between the mundane world and the spiritual world, able to see both. It is a dazzling moment, dreamlike yet crystal clear. Connections he never understood before are made, mysteries are revealed.
But timeless as this moment of clarity seems, he realizes that it will not last. Very soon, he must right himself, and when he does, things will be different. He will have to act on what he's learned. For now, however, he just hangs, weightless as if underwater, observing, absorbing, seeing.
Basic Tarot Meaning
With Neptune (or Water) as its planet, the Hanged Man is perhaps the most fascinating card in the deck. It reflects the story of Odin who offered himself as a sacrifice in order to gain knowledge. Hanging from the world tree, wounded by a spear, given no bread or mead, he hung for nine days. On the last day, he saw on the ground runes that had fallen from the tree, understood their meaning, and, coming down, scooped them up for his own. All knowledge is to be found in these runes.
The Hanged Man, in similar fashion, is a card about suspension, not life or death. This is a time of trial or meditation, selflessness, sacrifice, prophecy. The Querent stops resisting; instead he makes himself vulnerable, sacrifices his position or opposition, and in doing so, gains illumination. Answers that eluded him become clear, solutions to problems are found. He sees the world differently, has almost mystical insights. This card can also imply a time when everything just stands still, a time of rest and reflection before moving on. Things will continue on in a moment, but for now, they float, timeless.
Thirteen's Observations
Neptune is spirituality, dreams, psychic abilities, and the Hanged Man is afloat in these. He is also 12, the opposite of the World card, 21. With the World card you go infinitely out. With the Hanged Man, you go infinitely in.
This card signifies a time of insight so deep that, for a moment, nothing but that insight exists. All Tarot readers have such moments when we see, with absolute clarity, the whole picture, the entire message offered by a spread. The Hanged Man symbolizes such moments of suspension between physical and mystical worlds. Such moments don't last, and they usually require some kind of sacrifice. Sacrifice of a belief or perspective, a wish, dream, hope, money, time or even selfhood. In order to gain, you must give. Sometimes you need to sacrifice cherished positions, open yourself to other truths, other perspectives in order to find solutions, in order to bring about change. One thing is certain, whether the insight is great or small, spiritual or mundane, once you have been the Hanged Man you never see things quite the same.
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