Haomen Qifu de Chuntian (The Deserted Woman) Manhua - Pendapat

Baca sebab saja la nak tau tapi... makin lama baca, makin menyampah pula dengan watak utama cerita ni, Kate Hsiao. 

Mula-mula kurang cerdik, faham la, sebab semua orang pun macam tu. Tak ada orang lahir-lahir terus faham semua. Tapi ni sampai bab 156 pun tak cerdik-cerdik lagi, apa ke hei?

Pertengahan cerita, tiba-tiba terbongkar rupanya kau lepasan undang-undang dan seorang peguam konon nak kata watak utama ni pandai la cuma terlalu jujur sampai senang terpedaya je. Masalahnya... peguam kot. Kau kata kau peguam tapi asyik dikenakan orang je. Macam mana jadi peguam? Bukan peguam patutnya lagi pandai belit ke? Atau sekurang-kurangnya pandai la bab-bab nak elak daripada kena belit. Tapi tak, dari mula sampai akhir kau tak habis-habis jadi mangsa.

Paling tak boleh blah, tak reti nak bagi penjelasan. Malas ya amat nak jelaskan keadaan sebenar konon pendapat orang lain tak penting sebab kau gembira asalkan anak kau selamat dan bahagia, lepas tu buat-buat nada sendu konon tak ada siapa nak dengar apa yang kau nak kata, berlagak macam orang lain jahat sangat tak ada kerja lain memfitnah je.

Agaknya yang ni la spesis yang orang panggil White Lotus tu ⊂•⊃_⊂•⊃

Kalau kau boleh berterus-terang dari awal, rasanya cerita ni tak la berleretan macam ni. Silap-silap 50 bab dah habis dah.

+A No Tachiichi Manga Review

Hi! I haven't write a blog post in English here for a long time but there are too many comments of people hating the ending of this manga and none of a positive one so I thought those who thinks differently should make it known to balance the view.

And so, here it is.

Before that, here is the link to the last chapter:
https://chap.manganelo.com/manga-fl89405/chapter-13

Ok, first thing first, it's an isekai. The main character is a young teenage girl from the modern Japan who accidently got summoned to another world with one of her school female idols. Unlike most mangas who feature ugly and average female main character, she really looks her part.

For example, there's no taking-the-glasses-off magic to make her a hidden beauty. Her dressing style is not better or worse than others so you can't blame the clothes either. Neither can you blame the title on acne, scar, or anything health related concern because she doesn't have any. However, with the way she is drawn, one would immediately notice she is not as beautiful as others, nor as graceful. We may not think she looks as ugly as the manga says she is BUT the description is not out of place as that description could be a synonym to someone who just doesn't fit that particular place's beauty standard and that's exactly what she is. As such, to most people, she is either average or ugly. And the best part is, she is at peace with herself and retains her original look at the end of the series.

I really like this point because unlike most mangas with this kind of female character (or so they say) I can truly relate to Satoki as I have the same experience as her. I've been considered beautiful, average, or ugly, by different people. I know how it feels to be treated not as kindly or plain ignored just because you don't fit someone's beauty standard especially men. It hurts. It hurts a lot. But, you get used to it, and you remain rational and happy because you accept yourself as you are.

Still, a lot of the readers hate most of the characters in this manga and rightly so. The guys especially, freely say and act however they want like she is not a fellow human with feelings. They are only sweet with her beautiful friend. Even so, even if the readers are angry at them for their careless attitude, it's hard to classify them as a bad person because they have lots of good points too and they still somewhat care for her. After all, if it's not for that particular attitude, they aren't that different from her new friend. She doesn't do sweet, with anyone, except when acting as the fake priestess.

The main character's way of thinking and attitude is on point too. I don't know about you but I can confidently say most of us, especially the truly average girls who don't expect much from others due to our looks, we are not going to fare any better if we are in her place. It can be depressing but this is also refreshing from a manga perspective because it's extremely realistic.

Just because you suddenly have a new power, doesn't mean the way you think, the way other people treat you, your personality, and the insecurities you have, are all going to suddenly change or disappear as well. For example, the main character (mc) does not expect anyone to save her. Why should she? As the reader, we know her master and the fake priestess cares for her, a lot, only because we can see everyone's point of view. But to her, all she can see is what's happening in front of her eyes and that is they casted her aside like nothing, none of them openly say or show that they care for her, and she's constantly barraged with careless remarks and attitudes.

So, all in all, the new world is full of potential but by the time her master is trying to be more honest, it's game over. With nothing to feel secure about and no one to make you feel safe and wanted, it makes sense to want to leave as soon as possible in a good note. Hence the "unsatisfying" ending.

Had she have the open supports as her friend has, the ending could be totally different. But as it is, they don't deserve her, and this ending is perfectly realistic considering everything.

By the way, many readers say she's just making excuses not to take charge of her own life even though she has the magical power to do so. I say, their heads are in clouds. She's young, average middle class, straighforward, no acting and political skill, no fighting skills, zero knowledge about the new world, no mentor to help her to live on her own in the new environment, she has no connections, she has no idea how to go home... so like, aren't you expecting too much from her here? Even if she manage to run, what else is she supposed to do after that? Be a homeless, scavenge for food, run away everytime she sees a soldier? Even if she use the absurd magical weapon to fight, she still needs to sleep and as she's not sporty at all, it's just too easy for her to be recaptured.

TLDR: I like it. A 5 out of 5. And, I wish the author would make a spin-off with a different ending where she is treated better and continued to live there forever because I kind of ship her with either the master or the battle-crazed demon <3

Anda diberi kebolehan untuk mengeluarkan sebarang cecair dari setiap jari di tangan kanan anda sepanjang hayat anda. Apa 5 cecair yang anda pilih?

Saya terjumpa satu soalan di Quora.

You are granted the gift to expel any liquid from each finger in your right hand for the rest of your life. Which 5 do you choose?

Lepas baca jawapan-jawapan dekat sini, rasa macam teruja pula nak buat senarai untuk diri sendiri... https://www.quora.com/You-are-granted-the-gift-to-expel-any-liquid-from-each-finger-in-your-right-hand-for-the-rest-of-your-life-Which-5-do-you-choose

Antara cecair yang saya rasa menarik:

• Air masak (untuk minum la, apa lagi. Air tak ada, boleh mati woo. Tapi air yang boleh diminum dengan selamat cuma air masak, bukan sebarangan air. Sebagai senjata. Untuk mandi. Untuk cuci kereta. Hahaha.)
• Minyak petrol gred RON95 (sebab kereta NIM pakai minyak tu)
• Air garam (untuk cuci luka, untuk tujuan pembersihan, untuk bagi masin apa-apa, senjata)
• Madu (untuk kesihatan dan untuk bagi manis apa-apa)
• Darah O RH Null (untuk derma darah, boleh diterima oleh sesiapa termasuk yang ada darah langka dari sistem Rh. Darah O- untuk yang ada darah bukan langka sahaja.)
• Susu kambing (untuk kesihatan, untuk masakan, bahan untuk keju, mentega, yogurt, dadih, dan krim)
• Jeli lidah buaya (untuk kulit, dan gatal-gatal)
• Susu coklat (sedap untuk diminum)
• Air cuka epal (untuk cuci tangan, untuk mandi, untuk basuh baju/pinggan)
• Air sabun (untuk cuci tangan, untuk mandi, untuk basuh baju/pinggan, untuk cuci kereta)
• Insulin (untuk pesakit Kencing Manis)
• Cecair Oksigen (akan terus meruap menjadi gas walaupun dalam cuaca sejuk, boleh selamatkan nyawa)
• Susu ibu manusia (semua khasiat yang diperlukan daripada makanan ada dalam susu ibu, selamat dan sesuai untuk keperluan manusia sepanjang hayat)
• Susu ibu kucing (untuk anak kucing)
• Bisa kala jengking Deathstalker (hehehe.... nak kaya beb. Cecair paling mahal di dunia)
• Darah belangkas (untuk jana pendapatan juga. Cecair ke-4 paling mahal)

Tapi kalau fikir balik, kebolehan ni boleh dikatakan ialah kuasa sakti atau ajaib setaraf Harry Potter, Aang, Korra, Aladdin (Magi), Avengers, dan X-Men. Ye lah, kalau fikir guna akal, kebolehan ni adalah mustahil kita boleh ada.

Macam mana jari yang boleh keluarkan peluh sahaja, atau darah apabila terluka, tiba-tiba boleh keluarkan susu goyang (milkshake) perisa coklat apa bagai?

Memang tak boleh la, tapi, tak salah berangan, kan? :P

5 cecair yang NIM pilih:

• Ibu Jari (Air)

Bukan air biasa-biasa tau. Air bersih. Air yang selamat untuk diminum. Tapi bukan air yang kosong, yang tak ada apa dalamnya. Itu air suling orang panggil. Air yang tak ada apa-apa khasiat. Yang NIM nak ialah air yang selamat untuk diminum dan berkhasiat, dan telah dimasak. Berkhasiat maksudnya ada la bahan galian (mineral) yang diperlukan badan dan tiada hidupan yang berbahaya kepada manusia dalam air tu. Selalunya air macam ni, kita panggil "drinking water" atau dalam Bahasa Melayunya, air minuman, hahaha!

Tujuan utama memang untuk minum tapi air bersih kan ada macam-macam kegunaan. 

Ye lah, kalau kebolehan ini ialah kuasa ajaib, maksudnya kemungkinan besar boleh kawal berapa banyak dan berapa deras boleh dipancutkan dalam satu-satu masa. Jadi, nak guna untuk mandi boleh, untuk cuci pinggan mangkuk dan baju pun boleh, nak basuh kereta pun boleh, untuk sembur dekat kucing yang nak gaduh boleh, untuk pertahankan diri daripada serangan pun boleh!

Cuba bayangkan air deras yang tukang cuci selalu guna untuk pancutkan air laju ke kereta untuk bersihkan kereta, atau untuk bersihkan bangunan. Cuba bayangkan air tu dipancut ke manusia atau mana-mana makhluk hidup. Sakit oi!

• Jari Telunjuk (Air Garam)

Air garam, bukan air laut tau. Air garam = Air bersih + Garam Himalaya. Bukan sebab apa, walaupun air laut pun boleh dikira sebagai air garam, air laut tak selamat untuk diminum. Dalam air laut, ada banyak hidupan yang berbahaya kepada manusia. Lagipun air laut di seluruh dunia semakin tercemar dengan bahan plastik mikro (micro plastic).

Kenapa pilih air garam?

Sebab air garam pun banyak kegunaan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Nak cuci luka boleh. Untuk kumur bersihkan mulut boleh. Untuk rawat luka di mulut boleh. Kadang-kadang, bila tak sihat, minum air garam dapat membantu. Tapi jangan minum banyak la, nanti penyakit lain pula datang 

Lepas tu, nak buat mandi pun boleh. Ramai orang suka mandi air garam sebab air garam dapat bantu sembuhkan penyakit kulit.

Oh, dan untuk masakan. Kalau pergi mana-mana, tak payah pening sumber garam untuk masak dah.

Hmm... bila fikir balik, air bersih memang boleh guna untuk pertahankan diri tapi dalam keadaan tertentu, mungkin air garam lebih berkesan. Ye lah, kalau masuk mata, pedih ya amat.

• Jari Hantu/Tengah (Darah O Rh Null)

Tahu tak, darah jenis Rh Null ialah antara darah yang paling langka di dunia, kalau bukan yang paling langka? Langka tu maksudnya jarang-jarang ada. Kalau ada darah jenis ni, kalau tak silap NIM la, kita boleh derma kepada semua orang, tak kisah darah apa. Tapi darah dari sistem ABO + Rh je la.

Selama ini, kita ingat darah O ialah darah yang boleh diderma kepada semua, tapi rupanya bukan. Kita ingat jenis darah yang ada cuma A, B, AB, dan O, tapi rupanya bukan. Semua itu cuma penerangan yang telah sangat-sangat diringkaskan dan dimudahkan.

Untuk penerangan lanjut, boleh baca https://mosaicscience.com/story/man-golden-blood/, https://transfusion.com.au/blood_basics/blood_groups/abo_rh, https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/blood-types.html, https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/blood-types/ab-blood-type.html, https://www.popsci.com/blood-type-rare-cancer-transfusion/ atau Google.

Tapi ringkas yang tak berapa ringkas dia macam ni... Sistem darah yang orang biasa tahu ialah sistem gabungan ABO dan Rh tapi sebenarnya semua sekali ada 35 sistem darah. Sistem ABO dan Rh cuma 2 daripadanya.

Untuk pastikan jenis darah, pakar akan tengok antibodi dan antigen (bahan dalam darah kita) apa yang darah kita ada atau tak ada. Antibodi dalam sistem ABO ada 2. Antigen, semua sekali setakat ni ada 342. 61 daripadanya dalam sistem Rh. 2 dalam sistem ABO.

Sistem ABO, ringkas je. Samaada darah kau A, B, AB, atau O. Itu sahaja.

Tapi pernah dengar atau tengok tak, orang tulis, darah A+, darah AB-. Ha, yang + atau - tu merujuk kepada sistem Rh. Tanda + tu, baca dia, Rh positif. Tanda - tu, baca dia, Rh negatif.

Dalam sistem Rh, setakat ni ada 61 antigen tapi yang selalu diuji cuma antigen D. Bila ditulis, darah A+, A-, B+, B-, AB+, AB-, O+, dan O-, maksudnya darah A, B, AB, atau O tersebut telah diuji ada atau tiada antigen D. Kalau positif tu maksudnya ada lah. Kalau negatif, tak ada. Kalau nak tahu 60 antigen lagi tu ada ke tak, selalunya kena jumpa sendiri pakar, bayar untuk mereka uji.

Untuk kebanyakan orang, cukup untuk kita tahu yang darah cuma boleh diderma atau diterima daripada darah dalam kumpulan yang ada huruf yang sama. Contoh, A boleh derma ke A dan AB. B tak boleh terima A atau AB. + cuma boleh derma ke +, - boleh derma ke + dan -. Contoh, A+ tak boleh diderma kepada A-, tapi B- boleh diterima oleh B+.

Pengecualian kepada AB dan O. AB+ boleh terima daripada semua darah + dan -. AB- boleh terima daripada semua darah -. O+ boleh derma kepada semua darah +. O- boleh diderma kepada semua darah + dan -. Oleh itu, AB+ ialah penerima sejagat (universal ), O- ialah penderma sejagat (universal donor).

Tapi ini hanya benar untuk darah bukan langka sahaja lah. 

Macam mana nak tahu darah tu langka?

Tengok kekerapan. Kalau darah tu ada antigen yang kebanyakan orang tak ada, atau darah tu tak ada antigen yang kebanyakan orang ada, kira langka la tu. Selalunya kurang daripada 1 dalam 1000 orang akan ada darah tu.

Macam pemilik darah Rh Null, di seluruh dunia ada lebih kurang 50 orang sahaja. Ambik kau. Seluruh dunia tu! Macam dimaklumkan tadi, yang selalu diuji dalam sistem Rh ialah antigen D sahaja. Dalam sistem Rh ada lebih daripada 50 antigen. Rh Null ni ialah apabila pemilik darah tak kisahlah A, B, AB, atau O, tak ada langsung antigen dari sistem Rh ni termasuk antigen D.

Masalah orang yang ada darah langka ni, kalau jadi apa-apa, memang sakit. Kalau kemalangan ke apa, pening nak cari penderma darah. 

Sebab tu NIM nak darah O Rh Null. Sebab kalau ada darah ni, boleh derma kepada semua yang ada dalam sistem ABO dan Rh ni, termasuk darah langka. Walaupun itu tak bermaksud darah O Rh Null ni boleh sewenang-wenangnya diderma kepada darah dari sistem lain macam Bombay, tapi sekurang-kurangnya, secara umumnya, darah ni sangat membantu kepada mereka yang mempunyai darah langka dari sistem Rh. Yang paling penting, sangat membantu kepada NIM dan orang-orang yang NIM sayang. Setakat ni kami semua biasa-biasa sahaja. Tak ada yang ada darah langka.

Memandangkan kebolehan ni datang daripada kuasa ajaib, maksudnya tak ada had jumlah darah yang boleh dikeluarkan dalam sehari. Bayangkan kalau boleh derma dengan banyak dalam satu hari kepada tabung darah seluruh dunia... berapa banyak nyawa yang boleh diselamatkan?!

Hehehe... teruja pulak rasa.

• Jari Manis (Susu Ibu Manusia)

Yang ni sebenarnya... macam tak nak. Ye lah, NIM bukan ada anak. Kalau ada pun, anak kucing. Kalau ada anak angkat, lain lah. Tapi... tapi... kalau la tersadai di pulau terbiar ke, tiba-tiba jatuh miskin tak mampu langsung nak beli makanan ke, susu ni berkemungkinan boleh selamatkan nyawa.

Sebagai manusia, susu yang paling sesuai untuk kita ialah susu ibu daripada kalangan manusia juga. NIM tak ingat baca mana tapi dikatakan susu ibu adalah makanan yang paling lengkap. Jadi dalam keadaan terdesak, susu ibu mungkin sumber makanan yang paling sesuai untuk jangka masa panjang.

Kalau ikut NIM lebih suka susu kambing. Sebagai seorang yang dah dewasa, berapa kerap sangat lah NIM minum susu? Tak kerap pun, kecuali kalau susu tu dah diolah jadi keju ke, yogurt ke, susu coklat ke, mentega, dadih, gulai, atau lain-lain. Susu ibu ni jarang la orang olah macam tu.

Tapi NIM pernah baca, ada ibu-ibu yang suka mencuba sesuatu yang baru. Mereka guna susu mereka sebagai ganti susu biasa. Berjaya. Sebab tu NIM akhirnya pilih susu ibu.

Oh, lagi satu, susu ibu dikatakan rasanya manis. Jadi, boleh juga guna sebagai sumber gula untuk makanan dan minuman.

• Jari Kelingking (Darah belangkas)

Kalau ikut senarai https://beyondtype1.org/the-10-most-expensive-liquids-in-the-world/, cecair yang paling mahal ialah bisa kala jengking Deathstalker. Haha, ni skim cepat kaya ni. Tapi kenapa akhirnya NIM pilih yang berada di tempat ke-4 dalam senarai?

Sebab... bila fikir balik kan... 4 cecair yang NIM dah pilih, air bersih, air garam, darah O Rh Null, dan susu ibu manusia, semuanya selamat dan tak bahaya untuk dipegang. Kalau terminum air bersih, air garam, susu ibu manusia, tak ada masalah. Darah manusia toksik kalau diminum tapi dalam jumlah yang kecil, tak ada masalah. Kalau termasuk mata atau terkena pada luka, cepat-cepat cuci tak ada masalah. 

Tapi kalau bisa kala jengking?

Cuba bayangkan, bisa kala jengking tu keluar dari jari NIM. Dia keluar tu, dia pergi mana? Bukan ke macam mana pun akan menitik ke jari NIM? Mungkin tak bahaya tapi mungkin juga menyebabkan gatal-gatal ke, rengsa ke, tambah kalau terkena luka..

Lepas tu kalau tumpah, kucing jilat? Kalau tersapu atas luka orang lain? Kalau tersembur masuk mata? Kalau menitik masuk minuman? Seram bak hang. Tak pasal-pasal NIM masuk penjara sebab membunuh tanpa niat.

Sebab itu lah akhirnya NIM pilih darah belangkas.

Bagus juga. Selain tolong orang, tolong belangkas sekali. Sekarang ni dianggarkan lebih kurang 50000 setiap tahun semasa darah mereka diambil oleh manusia. Malah ada yang disenaraikan dalam senarai hampir pupus. Malah ada yang menjangkakan belangkas akan pupus dalam masa 10 tahun!

〜(￣▽￣〜)(〜￣▽￣)〜

Ya Rabbi, kenapa la saya suka buang masa macam ni? Hahaha...

Is it a real cheat for My Tribe?

I put one of the villagers onto the food pile and once his/her status changed to 'eating', I give him/her Star. The skill that would be improved would always be Agriculture. I've tried this a couple of times already but not continuously so I don't know if I'm just lucky or what. Either way, this helps me to solve the Unhealthy Bush problem quickly. So yeah... you guys might want to give it a try.

I'm following http://www.casualgameguides.com/games/guide/game_guide.cfm/My_Tribe-Walkthrough/Cheats-1/game_id-3657/ for tips but it doesn't mention about this. I'd like to experiment just to make sure of the result but... that would require me to 'waste' my Stars. I don't need another Agriculture Legendary right now so... yeah. Not at the moment.

I wonder if there's similar trick to create Science Legendary and Construction Legendary. I'm on my way to solve the Big Red Rock puzzle.

P/S: By the way, if you have no idea what My Tribe is, well... it's a PC game similar to Virtual Villagers.. http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/4460/my-tribe/index.html. It's quite fun. Try it :)

Bayar balik hutang main permainan komputer cetak rompak

Saya rasa main permainan komputer (computer game) versi cetak rompak (pirated or illegally downloaded) ialah perkara biasa terutamanya dikalangan orang lelaki atau para pelajar dalam bidang IT. Saya sendiri pun pernah terjebak tapi sekarang dah insaf (hohoho).

Semenjak dah ada gaji tetap ni, banyak duit saya letak sebelah untuk bayar balik hutang-hutang lama. Yelah, perkara biasa pun, kalau dah salah, tetap salah. Main permainan komputer versi cetak rompak ni sama macam mencuri sebab kita pakai tanpa membayar kos yang sepatutnya kepada penjual. Bayangkan kita bekerja macam nak gila tapi gaji tak dapat. Seronok?

Nak beli permainan yang dah puas main memang rasa sikit... uh, tak seronok. Yelah, dah beli tapi lepas tu tersadai je sebab sebelum ni dah main puas-puas sampai sekarang dah tak lalu nak main. Tapi saya dah bertaubat, tak nak jadi pencuri dah, jadi nak tak nak, terpaksa la beli juga @_@

Banyak permainan seperti...

• Alice Greenfingers 2 
• Artist Colony 
• Bejeweled 2 Deluxe 
• Bookworm Adventures 
• Bookworm Deluxe 
• Cute Knight Kingdom 
• Diaper Dash 
• Diner Dash Flo on the Go 
• Farm Frenzy 2 
• Home Sweet Home 
• Miss Management 
• Mushroom Age 
• Nanny Mania 
• Nanny Mania 2 
• Party Down 
• Plants vs. Zombies 
• Ranch Rush 
• Virtual Families 
• Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children 
• Virtual Villagers: A New Home 
• Virtual Villagers: The Secret City 
• Wandering Willows 
• Westward III 
• Youda Sushi Chef 
• Zuma Deluxe

.... saya beli je di BigFishGames.com. Boleh bayar guna kad kredit, kad debit atau PayPal. Setiap satu permainan, harganya dalam USD10 atau lebih kurang RM35 tapi kalau jadi ahli, harga jadi USD7 atau lebih kurang RM25 sahaja. Ok la tu... Sama harga macam sekali atau dua kali makan di KFC atau PizzaHut atau beli satu atau dua helai baju atau tudung. Setiap bulan beli satu permainan pun jadi lah. Tapi kalau nak lagi murah, kumpul duit tunggu musim perayaan. Selalunya nanti ada tawaran beli 1 dapat percuma satu atau dengan kata lain RM12.50 je setiap satu permainan :D

Tapi permainan macam Kudos, Speedy Eggbert, Age of Empires, Age of Empires II, Age of Empires III, Age of Empires IV, Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Worms Armageddon, The Sims, dan The Sims 2 tak ada la di BigFishGames. Nak cari siapa yang masih jual pun susah. Harga? Er, kalau The Sims memang ratus-ratus k. Yang lain tu kalau tak silap harga macam tu juga :/ Sabar je le...

Eat.Pray.Love is The Best Movie Ever!

Last Thursday, me and my mom watched a movie. We didn't know which movie to pick but am I so so glad that we had chosen to Eat Pray Love. I think it's the best movie I've ever watch!

The sceneries are gorgeous. The food is yummy! The dialogs are funny :D And the best thing is, what she feels, I feel it! I actually cried in that cinema.

Um, yeah, I probably shouldn't say this but.. I wish I could be as passionate as her and her final lover could be... *blushes* It seems so warm but so unreal. I don't think I've ever seen any couple like that before.. I love how she said "You're much cuter than Ketut" :) I mean it's so ohhh..... it's a lovely scene....

I love how she enjoy her food.. It makes me damn hungry... *chuckle* And, she looks so happy, it's like she's playing with the spaghetti! I enjoy it very much :D

After watching it, I have a hard time to stop smiling....

She definitely deserves her happy ending.

Eat.Pray.Love (Take Two)

What is so great about Eat Pray Love anyway?

Sure, the sceneries are beautiful, the food is terrific,

Eat Pray Love is about a woman taking a journey to find herself. It's a common practice

Have you ever look around and marvel at the sceneries? It's odd at how gorgeous the sceneries are in this film. Everything is so beautiful, I wonder if we live in the same world at all. But then again, even our non unique house looks so beautiful too when viewed in the camera. I wonder if it's just a trick of light or I just didn't take my time to enjoy the view properly. I'm glad that I can still enjoy the experience by watching this film.

Mercun, Bunga Api and Bunga Api?

Interesting terms I found while researching about firecracker are firecracker, sparkler and firework (aka aerial firework).

In Malay, firecracker is 'mercun', sparkler is 'bunga api' and firework is.... 'bunga api' too?

I'm sure you know what firecracker is. It is small explosive thing but very capable to injure us. There are many unfortunate accidents that can attest to this every Ramadhan in Malaysia.

[Source: about.com]

Sparkler is the long stick you can hold while producing bright showery light:

[Source: about.com]

And lastly, firework is the beautiful display you often see during festival that light up the sky:

[Source: publicdomainpictures.net]

Does anyone know the correct terms for firework and sparkler in Malay? It seems like both are known as 'bunga api' in Malaysia.


Reference Sources: www.howstuffworks.com

Elfen Lied is So Gory... I Love It!

Mood: I just feel like writing review today. So yeah.. :) Warning, might contain spoilers.

It's really gory with cute girls and lots of violence and rape scenes. I haven't got a clue why I like this kind of story but it makes me wanna scream of the unfairness of the world. I am not a passionate person and most people would say I'm a boring person (I think). So I guess that's why I love stuff that can makes me feel strongly about something.

The arts are easy on the eyes with lots of suspense, violence and blood in every chapter. I love it!

However I really don't understand something. I'd like to think that the artist just exaggerating things in this manga but I don't know for sure because I have limited experience about violence and nastiness. It seems to me, most people in Elfen Lied are incredibly hateful and hostile or very nice.

*spoiler alert*

Bullying

The main character, Lucy, is an orphaned girl born with small horns on her head. She used to live in an orphanage and got bullied daily because of her horns. She was unhappy but retain her sweet self until one day, she found a pet cat. She kept the cat in secret because she was afraid of what the other kids might do to the cat but someone found out.

The girl however promised Lucy to keep the secret from the other kids. They became best friend. Lucy (and I) didn't expect the girl to betray her at all because the girl was shy and really nice to Lucy and her cat. They even spent time and take care of the cat together.

When the other kids found out, they TORTURE the cat in front of Lucy. Of course Lucy tried to stop them but they restrain her, and hit her. After they are done torturing the cat and torturing Lucy mentally and physically, the kids actually KILL the cat!!! Okay, so on that day, Lucy lost control and unleashed a hidden unnatural power and KILL all the other kids.

So what I don't get is how the kids can be so cruel to others? How can they have such hateful intention at such a young age? How can they torture and kill without mercy? Excluding Lucy in rage, kids during wartime or kids that live in unusually dangerous living area, is it possible for kids to be THAT nasty? It's hard for me to process that because I used to be a bully and be bullied too but it certainly not that serious.

I mean, we were just kids and from what I can remember, we do not have such underlying cruel motive for ganging up on others. It just happens that we're teasing at the same time. We don't even physically hurt each other, okay, actually we do but it's just a poke here and there, pulls hair, things like that. So like I said, it was not serious.

True Experience #1 (I was the bully)
I had this female friend in primary school. She was tall and awkwardly big, does not talk very much, always staring at us and wiping her nose. So whenever she picks up her nose, or walk too slow, or does anything that is weird, I call her on it because I want her to stop it. She never talks back and I never talk to her as friend. We just don't walk in the same circle. I don't hate her at all.

True Experience #2 (I was bullied)
I had this female friend in kindergarten. She's very clever, beautiful and the teachers adore her. She's the star pupil. For some reason, she always tug on my hair or pinch me for no reason at all. Even if the teachers saw her do this, I'd be the one they're mad at. It still confuses me to these days. Anyway the point is, I did not sense any malicious intention from her. Nor does she have any such evil face when she's bullying others. It's more like she's trying to attract attention and test her boundary. She does not hate me.

I get how teenager's bullying is different from the kiddies' one but that exactly it. Lucy and her friends look younger than 13 years old, maybe about 7-10 years old? So are kids really capable to feel that much hate just because someone look different compared to them?

Is kids' bullying level in Malaysia that different from Japan's? Or am I just happen to be very lucky to have such innocent and nice kids surrounding me?

Rapes

It seems like rapes and violence to women are normal things to happen in Elfen Lied. It's everywhere and almost every character has at some point or another been tortured and raped. I'm like, are you serious? Are most guys really that sick? It seems very very unbelievable to me. Or am I just lucky for being born in Malaysia?

In conclusion

Elfen Lied is way too unrealistic for me to connect it to the real world and that's one of the main reason Elfen Lied is very interesting to me. Otherwise, I think I'd be depressed after reading it instead.

Oh, I love the fight scenes in the manga too. They're AMAZING!!! 8D

How *Adult* View Pokemon

Video Title:
The Birds and the Beedrills (a song integrating the 151 pokemon as sexual innuendos)

This video was uploaded a few days ago (1 August 2010) and already got 498056 views!

I thought it's a game guide or review (because it has Pokemon game cover!) or just a big joke (looking at the title) so I didn't get around to view/listen to this video until today. And that's only because I was really really bored.

At first, I didn't really get it. It's a fast song and doesn't make much sense to me. I do realize it sounds kinda lewd though. The rap and the beat is really catchy. It's a fun song.

After looking at the lyrics.... well, let's just say it's really really lewd! But that's only at the beginning. Unlike other porno-like song, this one actually got some juice AND story.. Warning, the lyric is actually not as upbeat as the rhythm... The ending is really sad... :(

And, what makes it even sadder is that the story might actually be true. White Licorice, the uploader, posted this on his User Profile:

Influences: Failures and sexual deprivation

Considering that this is his first video.... I think that 'failures and sexual deprivation' refers to the creation of this video. Life goes on and you make the best you can with it.

5 stars for the creativity, coolness, geekiness.. and great story..

Lyrics by White Licorice (Brandon Daley)
Music by Sad Panda (Brock Chart)