30 July 2011

The Many Types of Women Guys Should Know

Okay, this was written purely on my observation on girls.I may have 1.75 Astigmatism but when I reeeaaaalllyyy look at people I watch them like a hawk.

So guys, Im sure you have wondered if you should date that one girl who caught your fancy.

Well, here are some of the few types that I have seen exist.

1. The Unmotivated Type


Nothing piques the interest of this girl. She just lives her life like a zombie. Sometimes, people tend to forget she exists. What you can do is...get her to start on something. Bring her to places to ignite her interests. Also here's a secret...she's an absolute FREAK in bed. Sigh, it's always the quite ones, is it? It's the repressed emotions I tell you! XD

2. The Special Snowflake Type


Nothing satisfies this girl. NOTHING. She would demand 1001 things from others and still think she deserves better. As far as she's concerned, she's the center of the universe, she deserves gold coins to drop at her feet and by jove, God Forbid if she doesn't get what she wants. You will have hell to deal with. The thing about this girls are that most of the time, they're good-looking. They use their good looks to charm suckers into doing their bidding. My advice, just use girls like this for arm-candy, dont marry them.

3. The Princess

She is the twin sister of Special Snowflake Girl except that she is very much self-absorbed in her beauty. God Forbid if she wakes up with a small bump on her face. She would go on and on about how ugly she is. She will have cosmetics worthy of a beaute store! The Princess type is very vain, have low self-esteem and needs constant assurance that she's pretty/beautiful etc etc etc. Like the Special Snowflake Girl, she expects you to be at her beck and call but she retaliates her dissatisfaction by giving you the silent treatment. Like her twin sister, dont marry girls like these, but if you are the type who likes 'trophies' then up to you. But mark my word...she's high maintenance and WILL suck up all your money.

4. The Warrior


This girl is tough to the core. She strong, driven, confident, independant and is not afraid to kick ass(literally). The downside is that these girls have low self-esteem due to their insecurities because most guys doesn't show interest in them due to their strong nature. She makes a fantastic friend and a great lover, just need a little push to show her full potential in romance. Sadly, these are the very same misunderstood women where men are too intimidated by their driven nature. Grow some balls guys, she wont eat you. Not in that sense at least.

5. The Whiny Type(also known as the Damsel in Distress Type)

 This girl will lament, moan and whine and repeat the whole process and irritate the life out of you. Be prepared to hear a lot nasally voice. She likes to pretend like she's the damsel in distress and would involve everyone in her problems with her incessant complaining. She's dependent, a little stupid and most likely will ask you to do everything for her because she's 'too scared'. My advice is, FORCE girls like this to stand up on their own 2 feet. Make her solve her own problems. She needs to know that should anything happens, not everyone would be willing to pick up after her.

6. The Bitchy Type(also known as the Smart-Ass Type)


She's unbelievably smart. She's knows the answer to everything. Anyone less intelligent than her is deemed unworthy of her respect. This woman doesn't like to lose. Her high sense of pride is top priority. She must have the last word in an argument. She doesn't admit her mistakes. In reality, this woman is just extremely insecure that people will find out the truth about herself and make fun of her. She is likely to have been bullied in school and therefore the scars from past made her to unconsciously create a barrier that protect herself from further hurt. My advice is, when she tries to be a smarty pants, irritate her by counter-arguing with her. She hates it when someone does that.

29 July 2011

Hakuouki Shinsegumi Kitan & Hekketsu-Roku Review

 Pretty much all the characters. Ones I wrote about and ones I did not write about. =) A lot of minor characters, that's why.

If there's an anime with crowning moment of awesomeness then this is one of them although I must warn you beforehand that this is one of those anime's that truly embeds in your hearts but dont get too attached thought it doesn't have a happy ending. =|

Story is set in 1862 where there's a struggle of power between the Shogunate and the New Government controlled by the Emperor.

My understanding is that ever since The Shogunate took over as the ruler of Japan, The Emperor and his family is shooed aside retaining only their title and power.

At this era, the New Government have joined forces with the Emperor to regain their rightful place as the ruler of Japan. And story revolves around this particular shogunate forces called the Shinsegumi which are like special police force organization.

And one more thing, this anime is based on the real historical events that took place. So characters and storyline have been heavily anime-fied but the backdrop is these people really existed and the battles and wars and conflicts you would see throughout this anime is real. It HAS happened.

Character Introduction:

*PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT THESE ARE THE CHARACTER DESCRIPTION OF THE ANIME NOT THE REAL PEOPLE INVOLVED!*

~*HIJIKATA TOSHIZOU*~


Calm, powerful, an excellent leader. He doesn't show his tender side often but all that changed when he met Chizuru. He died while fighting with this archenemy Kazama Chikage. His death was also quickened when he consumed the Ochimizu where it turns one into blood thirsty vampire-zombie like creatures that uses their life force as a substitute for their invincibility when Ochimizu is consumed. Age: 25-30

I must give it to him, he really is good-looking. Just like he was implied in the anime.


 ~*ISAMI KONDOU*~


The leader of the Shinsegumi. A good-hearted man who acts as a father figure to everyone. He took in many of the Shinsegumi captains and treated them like his own sons and they in return serve him faithfully. He died acting as a decoy so his comrades can escape from the enemies cluthes. It's is implied that he is executed in the prison for traitors. Age: 30-40

 The real Kondou-san. I wouldn't mess with this guy. O_O'


~*SANNAN(ALTERNATE READING OF HIS NAME IN JAPANESE IN KEISUKE )YAMANAMI*~


Vice Captain of the Shinsegumi who acts as Kondou-san's second-in-command. He appears as a delicate, graceful man with polite disposition. He is also a brainiac who does a lot of research on the Ochimizu's side effects. A scientific man, more than a fighter. He too died together with Heisuke due to overusing the power of the Ochimizu. Age: late 20's to early 30's.

*unfortunately I cant find the picture of the real historical figure*


~*SAITOU HAJIME*~


One of the best swordsmen the Shinsegumi have. It is implied that he's of nobility and he was disowned due to a misunderstanding between him and his father. He is reserved, taciturn and a very analytical tactician. He is the master of the left hand sword technique. My favourite man in the anime. Did I mention that he is a good cook as well? =) Age: Mid 20's.

Either one of these pictures are said to be the real Saitou Hajime.


~*OKITA SOUJI*~


Another fantastic swordsmen Shinsegumi have. He is very jovial, often picks on Hijikata-san much to his annoyance and doesnt show his true feelings. He died from tuberculosis in the series and the real one did too. He took the Ochimizu thinking it would cure his illness but it backfired and killed him instead, slowly. =( Age: Early 20's.

The real Okita Souji who had truly died from tuberculosis.


~*SANOSUKE HARADA*~


A tall man wielding the spear and not often the sword, he is best friends with Nagakura and Heisuke. He is very friendly, playful and sweet to the ladies. <3 His has a fierce rivalry with Kyo Shiranui later calls it truce with him to defeat the imitation Ochimizu creatures that's out of control.
Age: Mid 20's.

*unfortunately I cant find the picture of the real historical figure*
 
~*NAGAKURA SHINPACHI*~


A brash and loud young man who's sort of vain about his impeccable physique. A heavy drinker and womanizer, he often sneaks out to out to bars and 'fun'. Hmn... =|. His strong points is that he has high sense of honor and is very protective of his comrades. Age: Mid 20's.


 The only existing picture of Nagakura Shinpachi...as an aged man.


~*HEISUKE TODO*~


A hyperactive young man who is close friends with Chizuru due to them being the same age. He is a 'sleuth' swordsmen due to his small frame and short height. He is said to have lighting speed in his swordfighting. He died from overstressed due to the effects of Ochimizu. Age: Late teenager.

*unfortunately I cant find the picture of the real historical figure*


~*YAMAZAKI SUSUMU*~

Doesnt he look a little like Gaara from Naruto? @@;

The official doctor for the Shinsegumi, he too was close friends with Chizuru. He is also a talented ninja-like fighter who often goes on errands for the shinsegumi in disguises to collect information. He died protecting Hijikata from Chikage. Age: 20-21.

*unfortunately I cant find the picture of the real historical figure*

~CHIKAGE KAZAMA*~

This is how he is in the anime: elegantly dressed and impeccably smart in appearance. I have 'fantasies' about him. A fictional character made for the anime.

The main villain of this anime. He is a pureblood royal demon who wishes to make Chizuru his wife(who is also a pureblood nobility demoness) to produce more pureblood demons babies/offspring. He is terrying once he unsheaths his sword. Has a relaxed demeanor and condescending attitude towards humans. He is later killed by Hijikata. Age: Mid 20's.

~*AMAGIRI KYUJU*~

Fictional character made for the anime.

A powerful demon who seems to dislike fighting unnessarily and shows a lot of respect to his enemies. He even warned Saitou to leave for a safer place when a violent rebellion is about to unfold. Age: 30's.

~*KYO SHIRANUI*~

 Fictional character made for the anime.

A cocky and arrogant young man who dresses flamboyantly. His weapon is the gun and he can kill anyone with it in any range. His rivalry with Harada Sanosuke is later resolved. Age: Early 20's.

~*YUKIMURA CHIZURU*~

Fictional character as well.
Her twin brother, Kaoru. Yeah, he cross-dressers as a female.

A pretty much useless heroine who stands around acting pretty and useless and brings the boys tea. Most of the time. It is implied that she can wield the sword. She is the love interest almost all of the boys and Chikage who wants to bow-chicka-wow-wow with her. She is a pureblood nobility demon whose clan is extinct. She and her twin brother Kaoru is the last remaining Yukimura descendants. Her twin brother Kaoru is killed by Kazama.

My rating? 10/10 for awesome storyline, soundtrack and animation.

21 July 2011

Anime Review ~ Wolverine


So in all honesty I have been watching this anime by pre chance of stumbling upon it and I must admit. Although it is Marvel's very own anime production...IT IS VERY BAD.

The storyline is this.

Wolverine is in New York with his lover Mariko(a Japanese woman, seriously?) when all of a sudden bad guys attack and kidnapped her. Well, her father did so she's in good hands no matter how you want to look at it.

One year later, Wolverine is seen getting attacked by some creepy bad guys in white tightsuit turning invisible. he rescued Asano, his friend who came to New York from Japan to look for him.

Well now the only reason Asano came looking for Wolverine is because Mariko is engaged to a mad scientist creeper and *not so coincidentaly* she's the daughter of a feared yakuza. So this Mariko bitch is pretty much in 'double shit' situation and who else would jump at the opportunity to be the hero? Logan a.k.a Wolverine.


This sexy bastard.


Well, there are cool fighting scenes to go through and lots of hot babes with exposed cleavage so props for the male species. |=\

Last time I remember, Wolverine was a ruthless blood thirsty devil(even when he joined the X-MEN). I dont like it that he's being portrayed as a lovesick puppy. Logan was more interested in fighting, not falling in love.

The ONLY good thing about this anime is that it's spectacular artwork. Last time I checked for that style of artwork was the anime version of Devil May Cry.


Rating:

Storyline: ONE. Terrible plot, almost cliched.
Artwork: 10. Wolverine would be shirtless most of the time so who doesn't want to see Wolverine in hot ripped abbs!!!
Soundtrack: BADASS. Full 10. Heavy Metal have never been cooler.


Overal rating: 3/10. Only because it's Wolverine. *hmph*

15 July 2011

Contact Lenses

How many of you here have wondered about the origin of contact lenses, raise your hands.

*bunyi cengkerik bergelumang di atmosfera*

Okay...that's a start! @___@'

You know, color lenses seem to have existed since forever right? Well, we all know how glasses came about but what about contact lenses? Who invented it? When was it invented? Fret not, I'll answer those!


The earliest draft for contact lenses was made by none other than Leonardo Da Vinci himself, the creator of the infamous Mona Lisa portrait.
His idea for the contact lenses was not to correct faulty vision but to see how well the eye can accomodate to foreign object if it came in contact to. The actual person who actually manifested this idea to be used as a vision corrector is Adolf Fick in 1888 that were made from blown glass. Back then, contact lenses were anything but confortable.

 Adolf Fick


Admit it, glasses aren't the best for the human default peripherals it's hard to check that hot guy(or girl for boys) when the rim is obstructing our view. For a good number of years, contact lenses were uncomfortable to the wearer thus rendering them unpopular among the visually challenged. It wasnt until the creation of new plastic material known as polymethylmethacrylate (abbreviated PMMA) is that the popularity and production of contact lenses boomed. Kevin Touchy is the first man ever to create soft lenses in 1948 and these soft lenses were a great relief of those who could not wait to abandon their glasses and opt for a natural look even with faulty vision. As an astigmatism sufferer for 10 years, wearing contact lenses were Godsend. I wore glasses since the age of 12 to early 21. Sometime of April this year I got my first contact lenses and I have been hooked since.

Some gallery for you:

Earleir packaging of soft lenses. As you can see the brand is Acuvue.


Earliest contact lenses made from blown glass. As you can the top three are scleral lenses and the below two are pupil-sized.

Different between soft scleral lenses and normal pupil soft lens(worn by majority)


The more colorful variety that allows a person to fulfill their fantasies. Eye color fantasis that is. C'mon, we all at one point wanted ridiculous eye color. I still want green eyes!

 Scleral lens fills the whole eye. Normal lenses just covers the pupil.

SFX lenses that give the eye an other-worldly look.

My own collection:

Original eye color.

Very first contact lenses. Freshlook Colorblends Green.


Second lenses. FreshLook Colorblends Grey. I didnt like this very much.

Blincon Sweetie Blue. I received many compliments from wearing these lenses and it was my favourite. 


Blincon Jazzy Summer Brown. I hate this color. Mum chose for me.




Maxim(Blue Box) Violet. I bought this secretly. =P Not very comfortable in my opinion.

My Little Pony ~ Friendship is Magic

Okay, I have been a MLP(My Little Pony) fans since FOREVER. Yes, I am a Brony!!! Not ashamed...BLOODY PROUD THAT'S WHAT I AM. So the latest installment is the 4th generation of My Little Pony where the ponies are somewhat slimmer, chibi-fied and more colorful and with a much more distinguishable personality.

The basic story is this:

Twilight Sparkle(our heroin) is a gifted student whose mentor is none other than Princess Celestia, the ruler of Equestria. Equestria is where ponies live by the way. Twilight Sparkle is studious to a fault. She is so extreme in her studies that she deemed frienship and any form of socializing unimportant. But one fateful day when she read a prophecy that an evil banished queen is set to comeback for her revenge. Princess Celestia is kidnapped and Twilight Sparkle is the only one who knows how to find the Princess. Together with her friends Spike(a baby dragon), Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, RainbowDash and AppleJack embark on a journey to find clues about the princess' whereabouts. When Twilight Sparkle finally defeat the Evil Queen Luna who kidnapped the Princess, she realized that if it wasn't for the help of her friends she wouldn't have found the Princess and restore Equestria to peace once more. The Princess then on gave a mission to Twilight Sparkle that she is to have a break from studies and have lessons about friendship with her new-found friends instead. =D So the whole 26 episode of the first season is about Twilight Sparkle and her friends learning important lessons on friendsip. =)


Character introduction time!!!

*note that I have used the PonyMaker and PegasusMaker from DollDivine.com to depict a more realistic version of the ponies so you guys would get an idea of they would look like in real-life. Somehow. Anyhow I had much fun in making the ponies so enjoy! First chibi-type version are the ones that appear in the animated series. The second pictures are the PonyMaker/PegasusMaker counterpart. They might not match accurately especially their cutie marks so bear with me.*



~:::TWILIGHT SPARKLE:::~

A gifted student of Equestia that Princess Celestia personally mentors, she lives in a tree that's actually a mini library. She drowns herself in books with her assistant Spike with the occasional break to have adventures with her friends. Twilight Sparkle is a unicorn pony.


If you would see that I added a trail of leaves on her flight I am tying to tell you guys that she's flying above the forest much like her picture above.

~:::FLUTTERSHY:::~

A mild-mannered, shy, demure, kind, gentle, elegant and compassionate pegasus pony who have a passion for animals. She seems to be the oldest of all the ponies as she sometimes nurses sick animals and rears farm animals. =) She's my favourite of all the ponies.


~:::APPLEJACK:::~

A Southern Belle who works in her family's apple orchard. She's a good athlete, very hard-working and most calm and collected of all the ponies. Extremely supportive of her friends yet have a deep sense of pride. She's an earth pony.




~:::PINKIE PIE:::~

A bubbly earth pony who always has a smile pasted on her face, she runs a bakery where is hosts parties and makes delicious confectioneries. She often breaks out into meaningless songs, much to the embarrassment of her friends. She's more than meets the eye and can be a tad annoying with all her hyper-activeness. She doesn't trot like a pony, she hops instead. (so cute in my opinion).



~:::RARITY:::~

A beautiful and stylish unicorn pony with sophisticated mannerisms. Kind of vain, she can come off as a real drama queen but she's one tough cookie who CAN protect herself in times of danger. Loves being the center of attention and primping herself. She runs a boutique where she makes really stylish clothes.



~:::RAINBOWDASH:::~

A pegasus pony who's loud and boisterous can come off as a show-off at times but she's very loyal to her friend and often puts herself at risk if any of her friends are in danger. She created the SonicRainboom TWICE(a rainbow formation caused by lighting-fast flight from the higher to lower atmosphere).

And everyone's favourite 'matron' Princess Trollestia, I mean Molestia! God Donut, CELESTIA.

~:::PRINCESS CELESTIA:::~

A graceful unicorn-pegasus pony that rules over Equestria with charm and grace of a poised beauty. She is patient and kind and very regal. She comes as a motherly figure to Twilight Sparkle and her friends.


If I were a Pony, I would LOVE to be called MoonDance. My cutie mark would be the Moon and my special talent would be predicting the future. =D

Say hello to my pony counterpart of myself, people!

If you fellow bronies are to be pony-fied, what would you look like and what would be your cutie marks???

ANSWER MEHHHHH!!!

Review ~ The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza

  I'd give this 3.5 stars. It's his first book so there's that.  The plot ran smoothly with realistic dynamics between character...