Yet another Naruto Ranting. Whee~!

SPOILERS UP TO MANGA CHAPTER 479.

You have been warned, and I'm pretty sure Manda darling will be pleased since she lost the drive to continue Naruto-ing. :) As for myself, I caught up 30 chapters just today and am PLEASED that the manga is completely filler-free unlike the anime~!! Shippuden from episode 144 onwards is yet another filler (and was just released last week) so if you wanna watch filler-free stuff...



....come back in 3-4 months. (this isn't a paypal advertisement or something~)



YESSSSS~!! I'm a Naruto fanatic!!!

..Alrighty, right down to those thrilling spoilers. YA-HAAAA!

SPOILER GALORE STARTS HERE FOR THOSE WHO ARE ACTUALLY INTERESTED. XD

A quick recap:

So, last I stopped was where Sasuke joined Akatsuki under Taka, hunted for the Hachibi (8th-Tailed Beast) and had supposedly handed over the Hachibi to Madara Uchiha. Meanwhile, in Konoha, Pein came, saw and destroyed but Naruto somehow TALKED him over using his power of persuasion and 'defeated' Pein. An anti-climatic battle seeing how the powerful Pein was so easily defeated! ARGHHHHHH. Defeated by WORDS, who would have imagined that??!!

Anyway, so as to not infuriate me, I shall not go into details bout how Naruto transformed into 8-tails. Or that he met his father, the 4th Hokage in his alter-dimension where the Kyuubi resides. Or the incest that is so evidently displayed among the last Uchiha brothers.

OOPS. I ran out of topic. GAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Yaoi's bad for health! NYAHAHAHAHAHA~

BACK TO WHERE I WAS. Ahem. Right. Pein died, Kakashi is revived, Shizune breathes again, but the 5th Hokage, Tsunade, where art thou??!! Lying deep in slumber after overworking her Kuchiyose no Jutsu to disperse her chakra to injured comrades. Hmm. Danzo takes over, even though Jounins prefer Hatake Kakashi, the son of the White Fang to take over as 6th Hokage. Hmm.

Suddenly these buncha nins came under direct orders from the Raikage, to inform the Hokage that a world-breaking meeting between the 5 Kages will be held for the first time after the end of the 3rd Great Ninja War!! Guess what? Sasuke attacked and 'captured' KillerBee/8-Tailed Beast Jinchuuriki who also happens to be the Raikage's beloved brother!

... In other words, Uchiha Sasuke now becomes a wanted INTERNATIONAL killer.

Danzo, being idiotically think-skinned enough to assume the post as 6th Hokage himself (with backing from Roots and those dumb Elders) set off to the 5 Kage meeting after sending out orders to KILL SASUKE. (Whee~! YAY!) Naruto hears these orders and so... YOU KNOW HOW GAYLY HE WILL REACT. Naruto plans to go meet the Raikage and beg his KNEES off for him to release Sasuke. So he decides to follow Danzo secretly to the 5 Kage meeting.

Danzo meets resistance along the way and POOF! releases his right eye bandage revealing nothing other than the - SHARINGAN!

Danzo-Sharingan!

So, that ends the recap. Pretty long, no?

So the thrilling new bit starts! Sasuke finds out that Danzo is heading to the Kage meeting thanks to Madara's intel. Madara tells Sasuke that the Hachibi he brought in was a fluke! Apparently the Raikage knows nothing bout that. Hmm. So Sasuke, Madara and the sneaky Zetsu leaf guy penetrates the Samurai Land where the meeting will be held.

Naruto meanwhile, meets up with the Raikage together with Kakashi and Yamato sensei and begs his knees off but Raikage just wouldn't budge. Back in Konoha, Sai reveals Naruto's plans about changing the Raikage's mind to Sakura and the gang. Ino cries like a pig after finding out the Hokage's orders to kill Sasuke. However, Sakura suddenly gets this notion that they were all relying too much on Naruto to bring back the Sasuke they love and she decides to take action on her own.

5 Kages

During the meeting, the Kages just couldn't settle their differences and kept pushing blames and pointing out each others mistakes - stabbing at where it hurts most. The Mizukage had a bad past in relation to the last Mizukage being an accomplice of the Akatsuki. The current Kazekage, Gaara, also took jabs from problems caused by the last Kazekage who conspired along together with Orochimaru to 'take over the world'. Plus, many ridicule him as he is the youngest Kage among the 5 great nations. The Tsuchikage is an old grouch who lost himself after his years of administration. The Raikage is too flustered over news of his missing brother.

Danzo, the Hokage, proposed a temporary truce among the great 5 nations to gather their best weapons and take necessary precautions to oppose the growing-in-power Akatsuki. The neutral land, the Land of Samurais was the middle man and chose Danzo as the head of this temporary truce. The Raikage held many suspicions about Danzo's shady past. It appears later that the middle man who appointed Danzo as head was under a genjutsu by Danzo's abilities.

Zetsu appears in the middle of the meeting, informing the Kages that Uchiha Sasuke was here! Zetsu was testing out Sasuke's abilities under Madara's order. The Raikage immediately ensues attacks onto Sasuke, driven by his anger for his missing brother. Since Sasuke's target was primarily Danzo, Danzo fled the scene. Gaara then joins in the fight with Raikage against Sasuke after his persuasion failed.

GAARA CRIED AS HE FOUGHT SASUKE! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Gaara cries!!! I WEEP WITH HIM!!!! *nosebleeds*

Ahem. Anyway, a heated battle takes place, AND I LOVE THE FIGHTING SCENES FOR THIS PART. It's rare to see the great Kages actually try to work together and get rid of just 2 Uchihas. NYAHAHAHAHA~!!!!

Sasuke awakens the Susanoo that Itachi perfected using two Mangekyo Sharingans. But his chakra was all used up. Sasuke ignored the life and death of both Juugo and Suigetsu and focused only on Danzo. He nearly lost, but Madara comes in and saves Sasuke. According to Madara, "A battle with the Kages will improve his skills." WHAT DOES HE THINK HE'S DOING??!! Does he think this is some kinda funky RPG game?!?!?! FUUUHHHHHHHH!

Ahem once again. XD

Meanwhile, Sakura catches up with Naruto... and the UNEXPECTED HAPPENED.

Guess what?

Fill in the blanks, ppl!! HINT? Sakura confessing her love to Naruto!

"YAYYYYYY! No more Sasuke frenzy nonsense!!" is what you may think but it's disappointing that this was all staged. GAHHHHHHH. Annoying, I know! But for the first time in my TWO years with Naruto-chasing, I actually feel proud for Sakura. She acted like a real woman for the first time in her life! Her intention behind this fake confession is that she wanted Naruto to give up on chasing Sasuke. FOR THE FIRST TIME, ppl, I repeat, Sakura isn't gonna rely on Naruto.

Naruto actually did another REALLY unexpected thing: he downright rejected her!

NEVER HAVE I EVER FELT SO HAPPY READING THE MANGA (besides the time when Naruto actually goes ballistic during his fight with Pein when he found out that Hinata 'died' for him because she loves him. :) Whee~!) because I really dislike Sakura. Sorry, Sakura fans, but her attitude, character, looks, and personality doesn't make me like her one bit. Except for this moment when she herself is going to hunt for Sasuke personally and STOP him even if it meant killing her.

...YAY! (In truth, I just want her dead? XD)

Meanwhile, back at the Kage meeting, with Danzo gone and all, the 4 remaining great Ninja Nations confronts Madara Uchiha. Madara reveals his plan to the Kage: the great Mugen Tsukiyomi (Moon-eye). I take this as a letter of challenge to the Kages, ya know? But Masashi Kishimoto interprets it differently. AHAHAHAHA. Well, he IS the boss. XD

Madara tells of the supposedly legendary "10-Tailed Beast" which can actually be accomplished by gaining the other 9 beasts and merging them as one. In fact, what amount of chakra the tailed beasts have individually is just a fraction of what the 10-tailed beast, Jubi, actually posseses. Years and years ago, the legendary Rikudo Sage, a hero worshipped by the entire world, became a Jinchuuriki of Jubi. He possesed immense power to be able to control the largest chakra beast the world has ever since. And since there is no other person like him in the world that could control Jubi, he separated Jubi's chakra into fragments and the sealing jutsu that the Rikudo Sage once knew was passed down until today.

And Madara's true intention? Is to unite these chakra beasts and obtain the Jubi whole again. All that's left is the 8 and 9 Tail Beast. With Jubi's power, and his Mangekyo Sharingan, he will use Mugen Tsukiyomi to cast a genjutsu alike the moon and control the entire world with an illusion. THAT to him: is the true peace that everyone seeks.

However, the Kages refused to buy this ridiculous idea, since a genjutsu is nothing but an illusion. The Kages refused to surrender the Tailed Beasts and hence, Madara declared the start of another great war: THE 4TH NINJA WAR.

The world now stands on the brink of a devastating display of power of the combination of 7 tailed beasts!! YEAHHHHHHHHH!

Madara leaves, and the 4 remaining Kages form a true truce while electing Raikage as their leader. War against Akatsuki! The Raikage is to protect the 8th Tailed Jinchuuriki while Gaara is assigned to let only Hatake Kakashi know bout these plans rather than Danzo. The Kages, in a way, acknowledged Kakashi!! And they believe that Danzo is a traitor!!! Yippee!

Danzo flees. He meets a Mizukage guard meanwhile, who possesses a Byakugan on his right eye! Danzo decided to take the eye for himself. What is he, an eye collector freak??!! Anyway, he fails, and meets Madara later on. Madara lets Sasuke out to take on Danzo.

What stirred Sasuke's anger the most was that Danzo called Itachi a betrayer for all that he had done for Konoha.

Sasuke uses a powered-up version of Susanoo, one who yields a bow and arrow! But what was more disgusting than that ugly Susanoo was actually: DANZO's ARM.

DISGUSTINGGGGG!

AN ARM WITH 10 sharingans! OMGGGGGGGG! A freaking eye-collector?!!!

To make matters worse, he can use Izanagi, the forbidden Uchiha jutsu??!!! The implantation shows proof of Danzo's association with Orochimaru!

END OF SPOILER

And I have no idea what is the end result of the fight YET, but I'm really thrilled I spent my time reading this! It was worthwhile and thrilling enough for me to blog such a long post about it. NYAHAHAHAHAHA~!

Naruto fanatic. Out.

Pandora Hearts

First and foremost: MY DEEPEST APOLOGIES TO PANDORA HEARTS FANS OUT THERE WHO STUMBLED UPON MY BLOG LOOKING FOR A GOOD REVIEW ON THE SHOW. You'll be thoroughly disappointed at what you'll find in this very post. So, um... this is my blog so I SHALL comment as I please..?

SPOILERS AHEAD.

Pandora Hearts: An Utter Letdown!

I'm finally done with it after 3 weeks of an endless hellish experience trying to finish up watching this anime! The 'best' accomplishment I've ever had this year! First time I spent 3 weeks watching a 25 episode show during my anime-marathon-high season! What in tarnation?!?!

(Yeah, I could finish over a 100++ episodes of Eyeshield in 5 days. Ya-HA!! XD)

To be frank, this anime is rather slow-paced with the most COMPLICATING plot I've ever LIVED to witness. HAH! Imagine me, having to say that a non-mecha anime is complicating. XD

If I give Soul Eater a 6/10, I'll give this anime a mere 3/10. 1 point goes to the ever-beautiful bishies and 1 more point is credit for the amazingly creative storyline which is well, uh... creative. Original. Did I mention the BISHIES - the bishies, oh, the bishies... *drools and nosebleeds*

The other point, more IMPORTANT than even BISHIES is of course....

..... JUN FUKUYAMAAAAAAAAAAAA~!!!!!!

*a tsunami of nosebleed*

AHEM.

JUN FUKUYAMAAAAA! Bishies save the day!! Whoo-hoo!!! *nosebleeds*

Allow me time to recollect myself~ XD Surprisingly, all the bishie uproar and EVEN, Jun Fukuyama, isn't even to save me from ultimate boredom. Often, I would find myself asleep past just a quarter of an episode and every time I rise, surprisingly my portable DVD's battery would have run out. The best remedy for sleepless nights!

Okay, let's give this anime some credit. Pandora Hearts started off beautifully with suspense and the exciting thrill of wanting to know what else would come, and what had actually happened. But all that THRILL ended halfway through the 2nd episode, of course.

A speedy recap on the series for those interested.

Everything started off with Oz Bezarius discovering a pocket watch that plays a strange, familiar melody. On that day also was his coming of age ceremony in which he turned 15. He appointed his servant Gilbert - whom his Uncle Oscar had rescued years ago - to clad Oz in a robe that would mark the close of this very eventful ceremony. Gilbert has no memory of who he formerly was and he is the constant unwavering shoulder for Oz whenever he feels downcast with rejection by his own father.

However, a strange group of people known as 'Shinigami' appeared before Oz during the ceremony. In an array of confusion thick with plot, Oz finds himself cast deep into the depths of the Abyss. There he encounters B-Rabbit, a chain who's also known as Alice, who rescues him from the other Chains and forms a contract with Oz so as to escape the Abyss.

B-Rabbit: Alice's form as a Chain.
Supposedly powerful but... HMMM. A letdown, once again.

Alice. Really pretty and cute. Overall, good character development.

Oz manages to return to the real world but THAT is the start of all troubles. By the time he was back, it had been 10 years ever since his disappearance into the Abyss. He was sought after by the Baskervilles, his dad disappeared ever since Oz disappeared, he becomes an illegal contractor... and everyone tells him he's the biggest sinner alive. The complexity of the plot follows soon after with many side characters being thrown out one by one: the Cheshire Cat, the Will of the Abyss, the Pandora Headquarters, the tragedy of Sabrie, Jack Bezarius, Xerxes Break and Vincent Nightray.

Shall enlighten you about why I think this anime was a letdown?

The ending was like... POOF?!?! I didn't even know that it ended! The ending raised a thousand questions in my mind and NONE of them were answered. It is the first time I actually watched an anime to its end and not understand a single thing that happened. (I really dislike watching Meccha anime because my brain refuses to accept robots but I think I could understand Rahxephon a thousand times better than Pandora Hearts.)

AND why do they have to take this Tragedy of Sabrie thing to such a heavy extent? The WHOLE anime centers around Oz leaving the past behind and taking a step forward but EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE PURSUING THE SECRET BEHIND THE FALL OF SABRIE 100 YEARS AGO. What's this? Trying to contradict themselves?!?!

Frankly, I'm not interested in Sabrie AT ALL. I don't see what's the big deal of wanting to find out what made Glen Baskerville just even-more-bad-than-he-usually-is. I mean, he's not a THAT good man you know, for starters?

WHAT is this Will of the Abyss??? For such a powerful being, SHE IS BEING CONTROLLED BY (the gorgeous) Vincent Nightray (*nosebleeds*)?????? IF that's the case, EVERYONE should be afraid of the gorgeous Vincent Nightray rather than the Will of the Abyss! What the heck.

Oh, and this anime is supposed to be rather action-packed, but they used up 24 out of 25 episodes to explain what was actually going on. Great storyline, but hopelessly dull because it takes up too much time to build up suspense or just to understand.

As for the characters: Let's start with Oz Bezarius.



He, the heir to the Bezarius family name... IS THE MOST ANNOYING MAIN CHARACTER IN THE WORLD. He keeps talking about sacrificing himself to supposedly 'save those he wants to protect' but ends up being the biggest FOOL alive. What the hell?! He even needs (the gorgeous) Elliot Nightray (KYAAAAAHHH~!! *nosebleeds*) to wake him up from his useless dying monologue.

Even if he DID change in the last few episodes of the show, it was already too late! My heart has already accepted him for the big idiot he was and still is. In the last episode, I was like... HUH? He fought with his father's Chain supposedly using the 'power of his heart' and KABOOOM! suddenly his contractor mark completes the circle.

I'd completely agree with Oz dying but then there would be no show after that since this whole show revolves around this idiot's 'hidden potential'.

However, Jack Bezarius is the complete opposite of Oz. He is the splitting image of Oz (or rather, Oz is a splitting image of Jack?) but he is barely annoying, and GORGEOUS, to boot. NYAHAHAHAHAHA~!!

Jack Bezarius, beautiful and smart.
Dead yet alive?

Next critic on: Gilbert Nightray.

Gilbert Nightray: a man of vague past and utter uselessness.

His unchanging character throughout the anime speaks for itself. There is no thrill, no expectation from him, no excitement, and nothing new at all about this MONOTONOUS man who's not even half as good-looking as Xerxes Break *nosebleeds*. If you claim yourself to be a real servant to your Master, you wouldn't be fending yourself from fangirls when your Master is FIGHTING for his life against three Baskervilles.

He only looks COOL in the beginning when he appears as a man clad in black garment. Even though he controls Raven, he is utterly useless. He can't even shoot to save a life! And to think that I've never really seen his chain before....? Hmph.

The way he so childishly ARGUES with Alice/B-Rabbit is nothing comical but instead annoying. Admit it, Gil, your hair really is seaweed-ish. XD

I've got loads of complains for Gil. AND yup, it's endless. In short? Poor character development for Gil. Too dull, too bland, too selfish. Not to mention, hopeless.

OOOOH! There is a silver lining behind every cloud though. You know what? This fella's got good points in him too!

FOR THIS:

A taste of yaoi, anyone? NYAHAHAHAHAHAHA~~ *squeals*

Gay sightings!! Whoo-hoo! All GOTs hail yaoi!!! XD XD

Of course there are many other characters who annoy me much, but these two annoy me the most: GILBERT AND OZ. ARGHHHHHHH.

In case anyone is wondering why I bothered to watch this anime to the end instead of giving up halfway like I would usually do (like to the overrated Bleach) IT'S BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE ORIGINAL SERIES FOR PANDORA HEARTS. Yup. Now you understand why I felt this whole 'blogging-to-vent-out-anger' is necessary.

To lighten up the mood...

Presenting the bishies of Pandora Hearts next!!

Since I already mentioned a darling named Xerxes Break, I might as well elaborate on him. To sum it up:

HE'S GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Perfect, completely perfect, albeit the missing left eye!!! BEAUTIFULLY GORGEOUS!!!! SPLENDID!!! Talented, sly, sneaky, humorous, mysterious... everything an otaku fangirl squeals about!!

Xerxes Break: BEAUTIFUL from head to toe~!! NYAHHHHHHH~

Or should I call him Kevin Regnard? Whatever his name is, or whoever he may be, however old he is, despite his cruel mysterious history... Xerxes Break is splendidly perfect~! NYAHHHHH~

I have a thing for silver-haired bishies. HAHAHAHA. Let's not forget red eyes. And Break-kun is a perfect manifestation of my bishie dreams. HIS SILVER HAIR IS LOOOOOOOONG~

Ahem.

Next up would be VINCENT NIGHTRAY. *loses composure all over again*

HE's JUST AS GORGEOUS, MYSTERIOUS, LOVABLE, evil, sly.... (I have to improve my vocabulary on adjectives... HAHAHAHA)

He has a peculiar brother complex, he's beautiful, powerful, a genius behind the massacre. NYAHHHHHH~!!!

BEAUTIFUL VINCENTTTTTTT~!!! *nosebleeds*

Vincent: Close up~ *double nosebleeds*
KYAAAAAAHHH~!!!

Do notice the mismatched colured eys. Most importantly, one of them is RED IN COLOUR. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

And you know what I love most about Vincent Nightray? Not JUST the eyes, the hair, the sly smile or the body language that screams 'SEXY'.

.... it's the sexy, suave voice! The very voice that made me love Lelouch Lamperouge so much more than I already do.

J-J-JUN FUKUYAMA!!!!!!

voices V-V-Vincent Nightray -

- *completely dies in a pool of darkest red nosebleed*

PM: We Can't Stop People From Protesting

PM: We Can't Stop People from Protesting

"Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today said that the government cannot stop people from gathering at mosques tomorrow to protest against a court decision which had allowed the Christian publication Herald to use to term "Allah"."

Source: Malaysiakini, 7 Jan 2010

Is this just a farce to gather support so that the Government can still be the defenders of Islam?

Or did he just indirectly allowed all 27 million Malaysians to protest but will not be arrested?!

I do not know why our esteemed politicians are fanning these sentiments - do they just want to make it clear that they are practicing double standards?! It's so obvious it makes me sick.

To think that the mentality of our politicians have stooped so low to say this - well, guess what? I think I've got 3 words that perfectly sums up majority of the public response...

...WHAT THE HECK?!?!

Beginning of the End

What an interesting way to start off the year 2010, eh? Another amazing display of the lackluster Malaysian governance!

Allah issue: PM urges calm while Govt appeals court’s decision

"PEKAN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak urged Muslims to remain calm over the High Court decision to allow the Catholic weekly, Herald, to use the word ‘Allah’ in its publication.

He said the Home Ministry would appeal the court’s decision and that he would keep the Rulers briefed.

The usage of the word Allah should be decided upon by the process of the law, he said.

"The Government is fully aware of the people's concern particularly Muslims all over the country, judging from various reactions received.

"This is a very sensitive issue and I truly understood the pressing situation which has stoked their feelings and emotions.

"I hope the situation will not be aggravated further and the Government does not encourage any demonstration or gathering to be held," he told reporters Sunday after presenting incentives to pupils in the Pekan constituency who excelled in the UPSR examinations last year.

On Thursday, the High Court allowed the Herald to use the word Allah.

Judge Lau Bee Lan had ruled that usage of the word was constitutional as long as the periodical was confined to educate the followers of the Christian faith.

Najib, who is also Pekan MP, said he would brief Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin on the matter soon and with his consent, the issue would be discussed at the coming Conference of Rulers.

He expressed the hope for the issue to be resolved in an "intelligent" manner through the process of the court.

"After all, there is still avenue to appeal against the judgment through the Courts of Appeal and Federal Court.

"We do not want issue to be blown out of proportion," he said, adding that the Government viewed the matter seriously and would adopt the proper channels to end the debacle.

Earlier, Najib received a memorandum from about 30 representatives of non-governmental organisations led by Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia deputy president Amidi Abdul Manan.

Amidi, who claimed he represented some 20 NGOs, wanted the Home Ministry to file an appeal promptly to allay the anxiety of the Muslims in the country.

He also urged all parties to respect the fatwa made by National Fatwa Council that the word Allah was exclusive to the Islamic religion."

Excerpted from The Star Online

Once again, the simple-mindedness of certain groups in Malaysia throws the entire 1Malaysia concept into a meaningless, hollow phrase that fails to highlight and address to the most pressing issue of the moment: national unity.

Considering the gravity of the situation to certain groups, I believe that our leaders should respond differently to this issue by protecting the interests of all parties at all times! The way the Government responds by labeling this as an ultra-sensitive issue belittles the faith of Malaysian Muslims as so fragile.

Probably politicians need to learn a thing or two about UPHOLDING THE LAW. If politicians themselves don't set an example, who are YOU to ask the public to abide to the Law?

Kudos to Khairy Jamaluddin though, for at least acknowledging the existence of of Catholic sensitivities and called for dialogue between the National Fatwa Council and the Catholic Herald publishers to resolve the issue. (Source: The Nut Graph)

Credit also goes to Marina Mahathir for her assertions that confident Muslims should be unfazed by the buzz surrounding this issue. In her blog, she wrote about an interesting piece of news.

"And here's something interesting. In 2007, the Majlis Agama Negeri Perlis, which is a large majlis filled with people very learned in Islamic religious knowledge, discussed the question of the use of 'Allah' by non-Muslims. Their unanimous decision? They issued a fatwa to say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with non-Muslims using the word at all."

Source: Rantings by MM

The thing is this: is there some political benefit that can be gained by causing this entire uproar? What can one gain from cultivating fresh blood that exhibits a culture of ignorance and selfishness? Or has our present government lost its edge and its sight?

The diminishing light of tolerance, what more, acceptance among the different races in Malaysia is evident. However, misuse of public funds, money politics, crime, heavy inflation of everyday goods and political card plays are greatly portrayed. Truly, we are what defines 'first-class infrastructure, third-class mentality'.

We have hit our lowest following the recent arson attack on churches.

"The actions levied against several churches last night and this morning is very disconcerting, and signals, for me, a symptom of the malady which afflicts us gravely.

We can ask many questions on how this could occur and on who is to blame. We can conclude, we can surmise. Many have informed us on the substantive points of theology and history on the matter, representing concerted efforts to either validate or vilify the recent High Court decision allowing the Herald to use the word 'Allah'.

Over the next few days, there will be cries espousing the will of the silent, and peaceful, majority. But the actions of a few shall determine the lot of many; such is the economy of our passive nationalism.

And sticking out like a sore thumb will inevitably be the growing gap between members of our Malaysian society. Efforts to increase inclusiveness amongst ourselves have led to a defence of traditional exclusiveness. The more we pull, the more they push.

The result is not more so revealed today since the revelation of a struggle for unity lauded by the highest echelons of government.

That we wake to news of ruined structures of faith and worship occasioned by a struggle rooted in the ownership of concepts and ideas of human creation, is truly miserable, and unworthy in the eyes of any judge, earthly or divine.

We have fallen far."

Source: We have Fallen Far, Malaysiakini

The silver lining behind this cloud is that so many others alike me who weep for Malaysia. 1Malaysia, to sum up, is everything spoken but nothing done.

I may be a little too optimistically naive, but perhaps a much needed genuine reform will be established based on our hopes and criticism? If worse comes to worse, probably this is the only way to get things done: PM told to quit over 'Allah' controversy.

For because, this whole 'controversy' is the ultimate test for the governance of BN - in which they have failed TERRIBLY.

It is indeed a sad day for Malaysia.

JOB-HUNTING!!!!

FUHHHHH!! That was the first time I'm actually so serious about finding a job!

Yoke Yee and I walked the whole of Gurney for FIVE LONG HOURS without resting and practically entered more than 30 shops to ask for vacancies. And I, the great, gorgeous gay applied for 11 shops at the end of the day. Which is not too bad of a feat for a first-timer looking for a job, ne?

Yoke Yee and I~

Yoke Yee wants to work in a hair saloon cos then she'll be able to do her hair at discounted rates. HAHAHAHA.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!! BWAHAHAHAHA~

U6Sc2 09 Reunites!!! Or so. HAHAHAHA

The highlight of the day was actually: SIVA AND VIKI JOINING US FOR OUR REUNION. OMG.

Okay, so after a whole week's planning and a whole load of $ spent on inviting our classmates to come, we decided to have it held at 7.30 AM at Town Steamboat Macalister Road for early morning Wednesday dim sum. Yes, 7.30AM. God knows how so many ppl managed to drag their feet up there to eat. HAHAHAHA.

Anyway, arrived there right on time just to realise that... TOWN STEAMBOAT DIM SUM IS CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY???!!!! Should have taken the opportunity to run home and get sleep but somehow ran over to the Dim Sum shop behind Red Rock Hotel instead. Ahaha.

Ate and yacked, ate and yacked BUT - the moment Hime-chan yanked out her spanking new Nokia E71, Vin and I acted like hooligans while checking out the uber-cool GPS system on her phone! (Hahaha sorry Vin, but thinking about the nonsense we did when we saw her phone just made me laugh like nuts. XD) Vin and I immediately set the GPS for directions and the both of us set out on our journey on foot to QUEENSBAY from MACALISTER ROAD. Yup.

But of course we failed judging from how we only progressed at an astonishing speed of 2.5km/h. HAHAHAHAHA

ANYWAY, did I mention that VIKI AND SIVA WERE THERE FOR OUR REUNION???!!! It was shocking! But somehow, all of us were too shocked at that to be smart enough to take photos with them as proof of their presence. ARGHHHHHH.

We miss MingYen, Meiling, Hone-y and Ama who all did not turn up for the reunion. You're forgiven. OUR NEXT REUNION IS AT LANGKAWI AND IT IS COMPULSORY FOR ALL OF YOU TO BE PRESENT. XP (No, I'm not joking~!)

OOH! Another compulsory visit is for us to REVISIT MBS WHEN MIANG YEN REUNITES WITH US. Those present at this reunion know why. HAHAHAHAHA~

Debz suddenly had this crazy idea to go back to MGS and Juju AGREED because she didn't eat enough during dim sum. HAHAHAHA. Don't blame me! I didn't eat her share!! XD So all of us went to collect our 1119 certs (and I amazingly forgot to take mine from HuiMei when we parted. NYAHAHAHAHA~)

Debz then dropped us in Prangin and HuiMei, Vin and I went to walk around since HuiMei's mum SUDDENLY couldn't make it til 2. A lot of things happened but I do not have the liberty to blog it here cos Vin and HuiMei might kill me. BWAHAHAHAHAHA~ Let's just say there was a lot of sneaking around here and there which eventually led to two VERY, VERY tired people. XD

A deader than dead Vin... XD

A tired, worn-out Hime-chan~! XD

Of course I was energetic enough to eat loads more. HAHAHA. Let's not forget Juju who was involved in this mambo-jumbo! GAHAHAHAAHHA~

Well, there's lots more to say bout our Prangin trip but since I'm so distracted with Eyeshield 21 that it took me 4 hours to blog this very short post, I shall say ciao. XD GAHAHAHAHA. Nightz!! (Kakei-kun~!! Akaba-san!! *nosebleeds*)

TECHNOLOGYYYYYYYY...... *angry fumes*

WHY DOES TECHNOLOGY HATE ME SO MUCH???!!! WELL GUESS WHAT? I HATE YOU TOO!!!!


GRRRR. I'M FUMING WITH ANGER. NOT ONLY DOES MANA KHEMIA REFUSE TO WORK (it has tasted my wrath.) BUT NOW MOZILLA IS MESSING WITH MY EYESHIELD 21 MARATHON??!!! JUST WHEN A HOT RED-HAIRED, RED-EYED BISHIE SHOWS UP???!!!


IT RUINED THE FINAL SCORE FOR THE BATTLE BETWEEN DEIMON AND SEIBU FOR ME!!! HOW DARE IT CRASHES AT SUCH A NERVE-RACKING MOMENT???!!!

Lady Luck doesn't stay with me where technology is concerned. GRRRRRR.

TOP 3 DISC MALFUNCTIONS. PU-HUIIIIII!!!!

I CAN'T BELIEVE MY COMPLETE PU-HUI-NESS WITH THESE ROTTEN DISCS WHENEVER I SET MY EYES ON PLAYING GAMES. ARGHHHHHHH!!!! HOW MUCH OF ROTTEN LUCK MUST I ENDURE WHENEVER I PLAY THE PS2??????

Since I'm still a bit cooled down, I shall blog about my super gaming expedition!! I'm DONE WITH ATELIER IRIS 3!!! WHOOO-HOOO!!!Took me exactly just 11 days - 10 days playing, 1 day spent training - to finish it!! Whee~!!! My game time totaled to 55 hours++ and I astoundingly completed it without a single peek at walkthroughs!! NYAHAHAHAHA~ That's a first for me, since for most games, I'll be stuck for 5 days at the same spot if I'M REALLY stuck. HAHAHAHA

And even though I got stuck on certain places because of my horrid sense of direction when I play games, I somehow managed to navigate perfectly through Alterworlds seeking all the rarest stuff (that I didn't even know was rare) HAHAHAHAHA!!! (I only knew this after reading an online guide just minutes ago while waiting for Megavideo to load my Eyeshield 21. XD YA-HAAAA!! I'm on a roll with Eyeshield 21!!! 21 episodes just today!!)

To top it off, I managed to synthesise the most ULTIMATE weapons for my very mediocre characters while maximising their offense!! There's a game plan and battle strategy for every game~! YA-HAAA! XD

For some strange reason, I JUST realised that there was such a thing as a 'true ending' and a 'fake ending' for Atelier Iris 3. NYAHAHAHAHAHA. And WITHOUT realising, I actually managed to get the Key Item Shadow Gem for the 'true ending'. WHOOO-HOOO!! This is ultimate madness! XD

... you CAN'T imagine my reaction when I was going through the guide just now if I'm so hyped up just blogging here. NYAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Since I was done with Atelier Iris 3, (REALLY DONE since there's no more optional boss that I'm yet to battle or anymore weapons to gather) I tried out Mana Khemia since Manda seemed rather excited about the game. XD

To my horror.... *ahem*

THE DISC WAS JUST SO FREAKING STUPID THAT IT PAUSES AT ANY TIME IT WANTS TO PAUSE AND IT TAKES TEN MINUTES TO LOAD FOR EVERY NEW SCREEN YOU ENTER. EVERY CONVERSATION THE HAVE TAKES UP TO 5 MINUTES TO LOAD???!!! THOSE CHARACTERS IN MANA KHEMIA JUST KEEP TALKING AND SO I'M SUPPOSED TO WAIT FOR HALF AN HOUR BY THE TIME THEY ACTUALLY TELL ME THAT ALL I'M SUPPOSED TO DO IS TO SYNTHESISE TWO NICRO CLOTHS???!!!! THE HECK AM I SUPPOSED TO PLAY???!!!!

And now, since I'm feeling all hyped out, I'm seriously gonna complain about the ultimate pu-hui-ness of CD MALFUNCTIONS when I'm playing. HAHAHAHAHA

Presenting: My Ultimate Top 3 List of CD-MALFUNCTIONS PU-HUI-NESS!!!!

At number 3.... none other than...

3. TALES OF THE ABYSS

WHAT KIND OF DISC IS THIS THAT KEEPS JAMMING UP AT EVERY CORNER I TURN???!! IT TOOK ME OVER 90++ HOURS JUST TO FINISH IT WHEN AN AVERAGE PERSON TAKES JUST 40++ HOURS JUST TO COMPLETE IT???!!! ALL THANKS TO THE STUPID DISC WHICH JUST DRIVES ME INSANE BY STOPPING AND JAMMING UP AT EVERY POSSIBLE PLACE!!!!

I'LL FOREVER REMEMBER DAATH!!! THAT ACCURSED PLACE NEVER FAILS TO GET ME STUCK WHENEVER I ENTER OR EXIT THE PLACE!!!! WHY MUST THE FON MASTER ION BE STATIONED THERE??!!! IT'S A PAIN!!! AND THE GAME ACTUALLY CENTERS ABOUT DAATH WHENEVER SOMETHING BIG COMES UP WHAT THE HECK??!!! IT'S COMPULSORY TO ENTER DAATH AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN THE ENTIRE GAME!!! AND 10 TIMES MEAN 10 HOURS.

YUP. IT TAKES 30 MINS FOR THE SCREEN TO LOAD WHEN I ENTER AND ANOTHER 30 MINS FOR THE SCREEN TO LOAD WHEN I EXIT. *&^@*%!!!!


Phew. And now for number 2....

2. KINGDOM HEARTS II

No, the disc didn't jam up at every minute, but it jammed up AT THE MOST CRUCIAL MOMENT AND REFUSES TO WORK ANYMORE PAST THAT POINT. If you need a recap of my mishap when playing KH2, hmph: Press here to see my THEN annoyance which still bugs me til today.

HOW COULD THE DISC JAM AT THE ENDING SCENE??!!! THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR ME!!! I PLAYED SO HARD TO GET TO THE END AND THE ENDING SCENE JUST JAMS UP??!!! WHAT'S THE POINT OF VIEWING THE SCENE ON YOUTUBE WHEN YOU'VE DARN RIGHT FINISHED THE GAME??!!! IT'S RIGHTFULLY OUR BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS THAT RIKU AND SORA ACTUALY GOT SO FAR AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN THE END???!!!

WHAT BUGS ME MORE THAN ANYTHING IS THAT....

....UNTIL TODAY I STILL DUNNO WHAT HAPPENED AT THE END???!!!!

AND BECAUSE THE DISC KEPT JAMMING HERE AND THERE I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE WHOLE KINGDOM HEARTS II STORY WAS ABOUT. YUP. I HAD TO SKIP CERTAIN IMPORTANT SCENES THAT WERE CRUCIAL TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED.

WHAT THE HECK???!!!! THAT'S WHY I HAD TO BUY THE MANGA TO COMPENSATE FOR MY LACK OF KNOWLEDGE!!! I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TIL I READ APEK'S KH2 WALKTHROUGH AND REALISED THAT NAMINE WAS A WITCH THAT HAD POWERS TO RESTORE MEMORIES. I DIDN'T KNOW A THING???!!!

ANYONE, ASK ME ANYTHING ABOUT KH2 THAT I FINISHED AND I'LL TELL YOU I DO NOT KNOW THE STORY. #$@%&*^@!!!!!!!

I wonder if anyone remembered Manda's freaky PS2 mishap at Sandy Bay Hotel. Kingdom Hearts 2. Twilight Town. Sephiroth - SLASH!!! Hotel TV went BOOM. XD

Remember? Remember??

....? Anyway...

And now, on top of my list... if anyone doesn't know what game to expect from this, I'll personally slash you to death because it means you haven't been reading my blog regularly. Nyahahaha

....

Guess what made the top? Of course it's:

1. FINAL FANTASY XII

I'LL KILL ANYONE WHO FORGOT ABOUT MY PHON COAST-JAMMING-STUPIDITY.

6 DISCS AND COUNTING???!!! I WAS STUCK IN PHON COAST FOR MORE THAN 15 HOURS!!!!! THE 15 HOURS THAT STRETCHED UP TO 2 MONTHS OF DISC SEARCHING!!! AS A RESULT, I TOOK MORE HOURS TO COMPLETE THE GAME THAN ANYONE ELSE. I'LL NEVER FORGET THIS STUPID EXPERIENCE OF HAVING 6 FINAL FANTASY XII DISCS IN MY HANDS RIGHT NOW.

IF IT WASN'T FOR MY LOVE FOR BALTHIER AND RPG.... I WOULD HAVE KILLED AND SMASHED EVERY FF12 DISC IN MY SIGHT RIGHT NOW.

*breathes in deeply*

And that ends my very heated pu-hui-ness post. I'll never forgive these rotten discs. I'll never forget these 3 very idiotic experiences I had with these discs. MANA KHEMIA! YOU HEAR ME??!! YOU BETTER NOT MESS WITH THIS GORGEOUS G.O.T. RIGHT HERE OR YOUR PLASTIC FRAME'S GONNA BE RIPPED OFF AND CRUSHED WITH THE SHEER BRUTALITY OF MY GAY WRATH.

(Ya-Ha to Sena Kobayakawa-kun! Ike, Eyeshield 21!!!!)