Mr President
Sadly, I won't be talking about Shizuku Tsukishima in this post. Yet. Anyway, feel free to visit my secondary blog, Mutsukabezaka (or Thus Spoke Wilson Liew, Mutsukabezaka in full) and spread news about it. It is best viewed with Firefox. So that's quite a bad thing as I am using Opera and I can't see my own BG. Oh well. What matters most isn't me but my viewers anyway. As a warning, do not use Internet Explorer to visit Mutsukabezaka (from now on I will just refer to it as MKBK) ... using Sharon as my lab rat, turned out that NOTHING can be seen. Kevin's test with it turned out positive with his Firefox. I am yet to try it out with Safari. My phone has it, but maybe
another time. Soon I will start pumping more works of mine onto MKBK for public reading. By the way, unless you have a writing blog yourself, don't bother asking me to link you on MKBK ... I will only link writing blogs, but feel free to link your own blog to MKBK ^_^! Blogs of any type other than writing will only be linked at LGI. Period.
Let's go all-out with manga! I will hereby prove the supreme greatness of ... manga (specifically, the JJBA series).
I think, I can relate to Bucciarati's (Stand: Sticky Fingers) resolution during his battle with Diavolo (Stand: King Crimson). I for one with a family complex would obviously burst when I see a father who is trying to kill his own child. Trash like that doesn't deserve to live. Trish has done nothing wrong, she's never even seen her father before, and yet tried to
like him. However ...
The fight is seriously isn't in Bucciarati's favor. Though he's quite impressive to hold out long enough to survive an encounter with the arc's main antagonist. As you can see (corny words coming right up ... you have been warned), manga allows us to learn the needs of sacrifice, responsibility, et cetera. Aye. By the way, the thing within Bucciarati's suit isn't a bra or something. To be frank I thought it was some female undergarment myself.
But then again Bucciarati is a male and he never acts the least bit flamboyant ... so I suppose it's something else. His suit's design maybe based on sperms though, I'm not sure. Though I do like Araki-sensei's fashion tastes. Really unique, hip and retro.
Aye, this is Arc 6 of JJBA - Stone Ocean. The battle at that time was a 3-on-1, namely Jolyne, Hermes and Emporio VS Rykiel (Stands, respectively: Stone Free, Kiss, Burning Down The House, Sky High). Hermes with her finger rotting (as shown above) isn't nothing compared to Emporio urinating blood. Basically, Rykiel's Stand, Sky High can control these creatures known as rods/skyfishes, creatures little known to mankind capable of moving at 200 km/h. These creatures feed on heat, so Rykiel directed them to feed on a particular spot of the protagonists' bodies, making them very susceptible to ailments. In Emporio's case, he assaulted the kidney, disrupting the blood circulation to interfere with the urinal stream. With Jolyne, he attacked her hypothalamus, resulting in blurred vision. Rykiel's most fatal move is to attack the neck, as if it loses all heat, same goes with the brain, and the victim will drop dead instantaneously. Of course, fortunately he did not manage to do this. As a further explanation:
Yeah, at first glance, most people will think of what Araki's perception of rods is modelled after. Anyways, forget that. The main thing here is to see how informative manga is. Rather than playing stupid online games (for mostly stupid people, no offence) which so far none has proven to have gameplay that isn't repetitive, job classes that AREN'T cliched, quests that AREN'T stereotyped, servers that AREN'T cramped up with stupid people ... and much more
stupidities that I cannot draw the slightest scent of profit from. Boo. BOO! So I suggested researching these rods/skyfishes for our class's Science Fair, but since we can't bring a model of it into school, Ms Jade rejected the idea. So my group went with the ideas of making a makeshift volcano and making invisible ink instead. The latter was obviously more interesting. Derrick's group did something on clouds (resulted in thin films of vapor instead), Dawn's on sanitary pads (Whisper's best), Jocelyn's on chemical explosions and whirlpools (quite disappointing actually, despite me expecting their projects to be the most interest-piqueing) and finally Jack's on weight support (sadly I didn't witness them carry it out). Overall, our Science 'Fair' wasn't much. Tsk tsk tsk. I wish I study in Japan. Japan doesn't have Willie, but I suppose that's okay. I could've been born to a better father in Japan that I don't need a dream father anymore. Nyohoho (guess whose trademark laugh this is ...).
Wow, if only I'm like Shujin/Takagi. Saying 'no' directly to a teacher's command. Hot damn, that's cool. It's time for roleplaying. Sento kaishin!
- Scene 1 -
Cammy: "Wilson, what have you been doing last night? Wake up!"
Wilson: "No."
Jocelyn: "Eee, Wilson's scary."
- Scene 2 -
Siti: "Eh, pagi-pagi ni pun dah mengantuk. Bangun!"
Wilson: "Tidak mahu."
Siti: *twists Wilson's ear*
Eh ... I still prefer Cammy all the way. As you can see, I'm too lazy to create scenes with other teachers. But I do not mind if it's a game of ..... RATE! THAT! TEACHER! Anyways, it IS the end of the year. Though this will be a no dicer, if it reaches the ears of the staff room committee. Boo. Let's commence.
1st Round: Joey Tan (Homeroom Teacher) VS Camillus Choo (Homeroom Teacher)
I'll give this one a draw, kuma! Ms Joey gives us the '5 Questions' privilege, tells stories and plays games at the end of the school year, however she loses huge chunks of points with the extreme level of punishments (which I never received, thankfully) and tough pop tests. Camillus loses a lot of points himself by garnering plenty of student
hate (which thankfully is diminishing ... gradually) throughout the year for being such a jerk (collected opinion of 2A students ... exclude me please, thank you very much), but I tossed a plenty of positive points in his tally because English is my fav subject, he shows us a lot of movies (most importantly, introduced us to Mind Your
Language) and generally he's quite nice to me. Though yeah, he's quite the stingy one with marks. Boo.
2nd Round: Elaine Chung (English) VS Camillus Choo (English)
Ms Elaine wins through the sheer fact that many different incarnations of her are brought into my stories. Added to the fact she's kawaii, pretty and hawt. Though she could have given less homework. But she has a better taste for writing IMO, I got 1st with writing when she was teaching. Not to forget that Elaine is a pretty sweet name.
3rd Round: Joey Tan (BM) VS Siti Aishah (BM)
Ms Joey beats Ms Siti easily ... her popularity among students is quite an obvious thing. Also, she doesn't suffer from the same thing that ails the latter ... having contant mood swings (CMS). CMS isn't fun at all, it's so annoying and gets on my nerves so much that the teacher isn't handling his/her job professionally. Fret somewhere else please, don't spread the virus of moodiness. Seriously, I fall asleep most of the time she has her CMS.
4th Round: Kenny Leong (Maths) VS Emily Jong (Maths)
Mr Kenny is more fun! He's popular among the students (girls especially) and is very nice to everyone. Emily Jong wasn't too bad for the first few weeks, then she started changing for the worse, with CMS and all. Once during the Merdeka practice, she was sulking over me not telling her that I was over at the principal's office. Since I was already in the PRINCIPAL's office, shouldn't that mean that I am in a Safe Zone with permission!? Why the f*** should I go tell you when I've already asked the DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL and I am in a place where no car can hit me, no murderer can kill me and most importantly, no moody teacher can bore me!? And I've even arranged everything by asking Sharon to go tell her about that; with the extra service that she can call me whenever I'm needed, because after the previous few practices, I was so frustrated. Being pushed around, bickered at, doing nothing at all and wasting the time of my life. So it is so natural and wise of me to insted choose to read Tokyo Cancelled than slaving around in the hot humid hall doing virtually nothing. There. I've said it. She's quite hysterical with laughing too, which made me recall of a certain freak ... *cough* Amy Tan *cough* the b****, not the writer *cough*. The other day when we were watching Mind Your Language in the Lecture Theatre, she let out an extremely high-pitched, shrill laugh akin to that of a witch's. I was actually convinced it was a witch ... I
even thought that we are finally leaving the uber boring land of reality into a new fantasy world with witches and wizards. Bummer, it's just Miss Emily.
4th Round: Jade of 2007 (Science) VS Jade of 2008 (Science)
Draw. I can hardly notice a change. I've even forgotten the look of Ms Jade in long hair, I can't even begin to compare the two through looks. Though I think I'll prefer the long hair.
5th Round: Joseph Mong (PE) VS Anthony Goh (PE)
Big-time draw. Both are as epic. No more words.
6th Round: Nelson Tan (IT) VS Arthur Wong (IT)
I'd personally prefer the former. He's nicer, more tolerant, fair and wasn't too strict on us. Arthur Wong prefers girls. That makes him a normal man but not a normal teacher. Also, IIRC it was him who suggested for IT to be in the SPM public exam.
7th Round: Joanna Wee (Geography) VS Normi Sawawi (Geography)
It's a tie between the two dullards.
8th Round: Henry Wong (History) VS Lim Cher Kun (History)
Ms Lim beats Mr Wong hands-down ... duh. She's got flair, consistency, reliability and efficiency in her teaching that overshadows the capabilities of Mr Wong. Not to forget, she's funny, espcially with her practice of self-flattery.
9th Round: Chai Fook Vui of 2007 (Art) VS Chai Fook Vui of 2008 (Art)
Virtually no noticeable difference. So he's kinda plain and all, but at least he isn't one of those annoying teachers.
10th Round: Bibiana Tang & Co (Business & Commerce) VS Joanna Wee
(Business & Commerce)
The first one please. Actually ... personally I'd prefer Ms Lina, who replaced Ms Joanna for a brief period this year. She's nice, patient, pretty and generally better with teaching. One thing for sure is she doesn't have CMS. Ms Joanna likes to scream (and the scream is awful) and looks worse. The other boys
also prefer Lina because of this reason, though others say it's because she has big breasts. I never really notice breast sizes unless they're so big you just can't NOT see it ... like Raven-Symone's. That's just plain freaky. Why are big breasts so ... attractive (to other boys) anyway? So, let's say that there's a girl who has super gargantuan boobs but her face is as fugly as sin, has a bitchy persona, and is uber phat. So, um, that's likeable? Scary. Boobs = NOT everything of a woman. If you read the manga Asklepios, the 3rd Chapter (A Woman's Value) is supposed to teach readers that breasts aren't all there is to a woman. Grow up, boys/pervs.
11th Round: Zurainy Ehsan (Civics) VS Emily Jong (Civics)
The first one! Her classes are more fun, she's really into the subject and though she gives plenty of notes and work, I think she's far better in teaching Civics. On the other hand, Ms Emily treats Civics lightly as a filler subject. I don't think she's even trained for it. I bet the authorities just like, dumped the job on her, and left her to do it without training. For notes, we just copy stuff from our textbook. That's it. We just copy, and sometimes she gives us extra notes to paste into our notebook. She never actually teaches the subject. Then why does she even bother to take up the subject!? Seriously, she doesn't pitch in the slightest bit of effort. Political stuff are toughies to comprehend to begin with, yet she doesn't even try to make it easier to absorb. Tch tch tch. *wags finger, Muhammed Abdul-style*
I guess ... that's all?
Anyway, about a week ago I burned a new CD! Tracks, in order:
1. Aqua - Barbie Girl
2. Aural Vampire - Economical Animal
3. Coldplay - The Scientist
4. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
5. EXILE - Summer Time Love
6. L'arc en Ciel - Lost Heaven
7. Newboys - Live In Stereo
8. Simple Plan - Grow Up
9. Simple Plan - Shut Up
10. Jump 5 - Spinning Around
11. My Neighbour Totoro - The Path of Wind
12. Smash Mouth - Pacific Coast Party
13. Spice Girls - Wannabe
I like the first four most. The others were fairly lackluster, except #10, #11 and #13. The previous CD was better IMO. Anyway, talking about music, these days I've been trying out quite a few minor singers/bands. First off we have Norah Jones, whom I first saw in a magazine. The mag branded her as 'Jazz Diva From NY' ... so being a jazz fan myself, I was quite titillated. Sadly, I find her songs dull and monotonous. Good lyrics are crap when paired with crappy music. The music is so low and has nearly no beat to it at all. Despite being jazz, it shouldn't be THAT quiet. What a waste of the good voice and pretty face. Then I tried out a few indie bands, starting from The Ting Tings. They're awesome. I like the vocalist's voice and the music. Now I hum along with Shut Up And Let Me Go nearly everywhere ... though Great DJ isn't bad itself. After that, I received my first dose of Rilo Kiley with the song Bulletproof. Later I got myself two songs of theirs which are really stellar ... Silver Lining and Under The Blacklight. The latter gave me a good load of
Steambot Chronicles nostalgia. Rilo Kiley's music is a must-try for the modern ear. The other day I saw Sara Bareilles on TV with her Love Song MV. It was so good I just had to download it. It wasn't a disappointment at all, though I believe I'm quite slow to just know about it now. Well, I've really been delaying this update, so I'll just speed through the rest. Try out DJ Tiesto's Insomnia, Jack Johnson's Better Together, Black Kids' Listen To Your Body Tonight, Kate Nash's Pumpkin Soup and Amy Pearson's Don't Miss You. They say Amy Pearson is the next Mariah Carey, and yeah, I love her raspy voice. By the way, there's a song called Willie. Serious. I like it. It's by Cat Power, a song about a couple - Willie Deadwilder and Rebecca.
Next up: E-gallery.