Something about Cosplaying

WARNING: No insult or ridicule is directed to any particular person in this post. This post is merely for comic and entertainment puposes.

When I was browsing the net for anime pictures (being the nerd I am) the other day, I came across several picture showing some cosplayers portraying some of my favourite anime characters. Well, they were my favourite characters until I saw those pictures. I never had much love for cosplaying in the first place but man those picture suck on whole different scales. Here are some of those pictures I found:

First off, We have Natalia from the ever popular Tales of The Abyss:

Alright, for those who never seen the actual character, here's a picture for you to compare.

Next on the list, Luke and Asch also from Tales of the Abyss:

And Here's how they should look,

So all I can say is that Mr Luke wannabe needs to gain a six pack and lose that big barrel and Ms (yes,MISS) Asch wannabe should take some calcium. (PS: Asch is a BOY, one more thing, the cosplay costumes above seem very good but the cosplayer just don't have the shape.)



Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that all cosplay suck, there of course very good ones. And I do mean very good. Take the following cosplay of Tifa for example,(well, I think its Ok but my friends say its very good)






OK, I think its 'bout time I wrap it up. Some people may think these people have no life but hey, that's what they think 'bout me too. So, it just shows that you do not need to cosplay to have no life. Wait, did that come out right?

Nothing to Say but A Song to Play

I have no story to tell but I have being enjoying some new songs lately and here's the lyrics to one of my favorites. It's a song by a famous J-pop singer called Trickster, Nana Mizuki from her latest album of the same name.

Original / Romaji Lyrics
kimi ga "daisuki da yo" tte itsumo mujaki na koe de warau kara boku no wa ga mamana tokei wa hora, ugokihajimeru kowareta omocha narabe jibun no risou no shiro tsukutte daremo ga motomeru shiawase ni kokoro ubawareteita
"daijoubu" to kagi wo kakete kakushiteta takusan no kotobatachi saa tokihanattemiyou
kimi no tsumugu monogatari boku ni oshiete yo sore wa, dono hoshi yori utsukushiku hikaru tatoe ima* ga kako ni nurikaerareta toshitemo ano hi kara tsuzuku yume no motto saki e mayowazu shirisu yo boku dake no SCENARIO
kimi ga "heiki dakara" tte itsumo massugu ni mitsumeru kara boku wa shirazu ni ita hontou no kimochi ni kizuketanda
"kawaranai mono nante, nani hitotsu nai kara" to shinjiru to iu koto nimo akirameru kuse ga tsuiteta
kawaita sora MOUPU no kiri ni tsutsumareteiku haruka tooku kimi no uta ga kikoetetanda kotae no nai PEIJI darake datte ii kara hisoka boku no naka mebaeteta QUEST ni takaraka ni sakebu kowai mono wa nai to
buini osou kodoku wa ne Level up e no signal dakara
kimi no tsumugu monogatari boku ni oshiete yo sore wa, dono hoshi yori utsukushiku hikaru tatoe ima* ga kako ni nurikaerareta toshitemo ano hi kara tsuzuku yume no motto saki e mayowazu shirisu yo boku dake no SCENARIO
boku no tsumugu monogatari kimi ni tsutaetai sore wa, owarinaki hoshi no inochi no hajimari

English Translation
Because you always say "I like you"in that innocent voice Look! My selfish watch (feelings) has started to move. Arranging broken toys, building my ideal castle. Letting my heart be snatched away by the happiness that everyone wants
Try to release the true feelings (words) that have been locked up While saying "It's alright"
Tell me the tale that you have spun It shines more beautifully than any legend (star) Even if the present is repainted with the past Right to the very end of the dream that has continued since that day Without getting lost, I'll record it The scenario that is mine only
Because you always look straight ahead saying "Because it's fine" Unknowingly, I was able to realise true feelings
Saying "There's no such thing as something that doesn't change" I've taken to giving up in the act(fact) of believing
The parched sky is getting wrapped up in a fog of mobe Your song, from faraway, could be heard. Because it's ok to be strewn with pages without answers Call out loudly "There is nothing to be afraid of" To the QUEST that is budding somewhere within me
For the unforeseen, loneliness Is a signal to Level up
Tell me the tale that you have spun It shines more beautifully than any legend (star) Even if the present is repainted with the past Right to the very end of the dream that has continued since that day Without getting lost, I'll record it The scenario that is mine only
The tale that I have spun, I'd like to tell it to you That is, endlessly, the start of a legend (star) 's love (life)

Finally Back in the Mood to Post

Well, I'll admit that I've been way lazy lately .Lazier than I usually am at least. It feels like an eternity since I last entered this site.Part of the reason for my inactivity was becoz I was stuck in the hospital for more than one month deprived of all things internet. I noe,Inoe, I haven't post anything new for more than two months but the truth is when I got out of the hospital and got back online I just can't seem to think of anything to write.Actually, I do't really have much to write about right now.Well, there is the gathering with my pals from secondary school the other day but it was rather uneventful for me at least but that doesn't mean it was not a heck of a good time. It was a blast , seeing friends that I haven't seen for a while definitely felt great. Hell, I was positively estatic thinking about it.

Oh yeah, I saw something interesting in penang the other day (I noe, this is random, so sue me but I just gotta show this to ya). And (drum roll....) here's the pcture:

FUN??

Well, the date for my surgery is set and preps are underway. I'm to deposit 2 pints of blood in the blood bank as a precaution for imminent blood loss during the surgery and that may not be enough so blood from donors will probably be used. Well according to Ms Lim (the surgeon) this is a major operation and I have to be sent to the ICU after the surgery and I'll have tubes all over my body (sounds like fun................not!!!). On top of that, I have to miss my trip to Russia this year, which BTW is the part I dislike most. And I thought I can graduate early (-_-).





Anyway, every cloud has its silver lining. In this case it would be that I get to go back home earlier and for a longer period of time before I leave for Russia (yes, I'll still be leaving for Russia just a bit later than originally planned) but I'll be sporting a new hairstyle when I go back. It probably look something like this:

HEART

Guess what, we go to see a cow's heart and eye being dissected the other day (1 July 2008 to be exact). Too bad we didn't get to do it ourselves but hey, better something than nothing. The heart was huge and I mean HUGE. It was about 5x the size of an average human's heart and we could see the parts very clearly. Well, different people had different opinions about the heart (its smell,looks etc). I personally think it was kinda cool, made me a bit hungry for some pork liver soup (which is something impossible to obtain around here) but cool nevertheless. Some on the other hand lost their appetite and didn't take dinner. Weak stomachs I guess, but hey they'll thoughen up sooner or later. After all, we can't have a doctor throwing up while operating on a patient (FYI, the heart was clean of any blood). Anyway, here are some pics of the heart, don't throw up now, ya hear.

3rd Sem?!!

OMG, its the 3rd Sem already. Whao, talk about fast! I mean just enrolled a while ago and all of a sudden its the 3rd Sem already! Time flies huh, it passes by without us noticing and before we know it, so much of it has gone by.

There will be 13 weeks for 3rd Sem including study week and exam weeks and the 1st week has just passed. All in all, the week was rather uneventful, its just like any other week --> B-O-R-I-N-G. Its just wake up, go to college, getback to hostel,sleep, and then let the whole cycle repeat itself. There is one thing different about this week's routine though, but it still boring.......That is I had to go to the hospital to discuss with the surgeon 'bout my upcoming surgery.

Honestly, I really dislike doing that.Why? Simple. One, I have to miss class ; Two, It seems to me everytime I talk to the doctor, the risk of the operation increases. First, it was blood loss. Then, infection and now I might even end up losing my left eye if something goes wrong. Although the good doctor says that this is unlikely,it is still scary coz unlikely doesn't mean impossible. Jeez, talk about irritating! As if that doesn't suck enough, I might not make it in time to fly to Russia this year.

Just thinking about it makes me feel like my head will explode so if you all hear about some terrorist attack in Penang, you can call up the gov. and tell them not to worry coz its probably my head (this a joke so if you took it seriously, you should get your head checked).

Vestige

You grasped your strong fist and smashed it
Wishing for blood to flow from your palm
Forever, these wings and chains will be the same
With this weight I can't go anywhere

I'm only losing these childish eyes
I feel that I can't regain these stars

Raising each light of life so they can bloom
Carrying them because it's our destiny
Everyone engraves radiance into the gentle scar of time.....

Ending the crying and replacing
Has it all been forgotten... ?

Tomorrow a feather will fall from the sky
It'll awaken painful dreams but...

I'm in a trance while wounded, it's called "living"
Don't go out you're the only truth
Leave this dazzling place momentary, I will stay here...

Raising each light of life so they can bloom
Carrying them because it's our destiny
Everyone engraves radiance into the gentleness
I'm in a trance while wounded, it's called "living"

Don't go out you're the only truth
Leave this dazzling place momentary, I will stay here...

This is the translation to the song "Vestige" sung by TM Revolution as an insert song for Gundam Seed Destiny. It's a nice song, hope ya'll like it, I know I do.

Life is a roller coaster ride , it goes up , it goes down, it loops, it dives , it moves at a snails pace at times, then all of a sudden it moves so fast that it gets ur adrenalin pumping just to come to a stop at the end.

Well, that's how life is for most people anyways. As people riding this ride, we must make the best out of it and not be scared of it. After all, roller coasters are meant for ppl to hv fun whether going up, down or around. We also hv to remember that we only get one ticket for this ride and we will never and I do mean never gonna get another chance to ride it after it stops so we must always treasure this ride that is like no other for unlike other roller coasters, the one called life does not hv set turns , loops, or anything of such and we also don't know long will the ride last so every moment is precious.

Remember this, a roller coaster will hv ups and downs as long as it doesn't stop but once it does stop , it will be the end.


Alright , alright, this is beyond cliche but many of us don't realise this fact and plus, I had nothing better to write. Well after reading this, I hope your roller coaster will go up if it was heading down.

Why So Sentimental?

This is my 3rd month here so I'm quite used to things here but lately I've been thinking,"what am doing here?",Studying for the future,to become a Doctor?If so, why then?Well when other students here are asked about the reason they want to be a doctor, they can answer without any problem. Some of them would say that they want to do so because they want to save lives, Some would say its their interest, some would also say that they are following in someone's footstep but there also those who simply want the honor and the respect that comes with the title 'Doctor'.I on the other hand have not a clue as to why I want to be a doctor.I don't really want fame and fortune, I mean it will be nice to have those but its fine with me if I can't have them as long as I can keep myself and maybe enjoy a little.If I were to say that I want to be a doctor because I want to save lives, it may not be true either because I doubt I am such a noble person.If I say I want to be a doctor because of interest, I think I will probably be telling only part of the truth because although I like Biology but the urge to become a doctor never even crossed my mind before coming here so can anyone out there tell me why am I here? What am I thinking huh? Of course no one can tell me that so I guess I just have to find out by myself one step at a time.If you have read this I would like to thank you for sparring your time because it gives me some sense of relieve that I can't explain or even understand for that matter but thank you anyway.

What to do?

I never really liked moral studies but I have always gave it my best shot, and yet what I have to show for what I've done in the end? A extremely annoying and not to mention depressing B3 for SPM . As if thats not crappy enough, my MPW lecturer told us that none of us in this batch were able to get result any higher than B- for our Moral Studies in the Finals for Sem.1 . Its like painful whack in the face, I mean , c'mon, what are the chances for me to receive bad news for the same subject in one fothnight.Because of that stupid B3, I am unable to even qualify for a JPA loan and thanks to the Moral Studies here, it just got a heck lot tougher to get a CGPA of 3.0 (as if it wasn't difficult enough in the first place).But bygones are bygones,what can I do about the past?Nothing but forgeting bout' it.I guess just have to look foward and do my best ,rite??

Nolstalgia

Its been a while since I've seen a familiar face that I've faced so many times for so long and I do hope to see that face once again and maybe I'll stop cowering and face up the truth and admit it for chances will not be easy to come by again