WELCOME

"Banzai!"

2009-01-11T13:05:00.002+08:00

RONG RIVE THE EMPEHRAH! (Let the music play as the video goes on!!!)

For The Glory of The Imperial Army of Japan!!! from John Martens on Vimeo.

"Go Dream"

2009-01-01T00:00:00.002+08:00

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?

- Marched >24km with FBO
- Learned 11 weapons ranging from missile launchers to handguns.
- Survived in the jungle for 8 days.
- Stayed away from home for more than 2 weeks.
- Went to a sleazy Thai pub. -nosebleed-
- Went to a bad club.
- Went to a good club.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

None of them. Didn't even come close to completing any of them.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

I don't remember. =/

4. Did anyone close to you die?

~~KAMINA!!!!!!!!!~~ Sort of, my Uncle Desmond. He passed away on X-Mas eve, may he rest in peace.

5. What countries did you visit?

NO.

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?

More days off, better fitness, better GAME PLANS and loads more 8-BIT!!!

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

July 11th, 'twas the day I first entered the army. Ah BMT! Good times, good times.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Dodging weekend guard duty for 5 months.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Failing to go for my airborne course by 9 seconds.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Yes, injured my back and permanently injured both my knees (though not deemed serious enough to get me out =< ).

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Probably Super Smash Brothers Brawl and my new DS. (I would've put my AWESOME SHADES here, but my sister bought them for me.)

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

The dudes that went for Mambo on X-Mas eve! "YEAH!!!" Hahaha...

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
MEGA MAN 9!!!! ARGHHHH!!!!

14. Where did most of your money go?

"Donated" about $20-$30 to Starbucks every week.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

LONG WEEKENDS and free time... but mostly LONG WEEEEEEEEKENDS!!! YEAH!!!

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?

心のこり - 多位演出者 (WATTTASHHIII BAKA YOOOO NE...)

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

i. happier or sadder?

A LOT sadder.
ii. thinner or fatter?

BUFFED?

iii. richer or poorer?

Poorer, TAXI... TAXI... TAXI... ect.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?

"Go for broke..."

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?

Sai Kang and PT.

20. How DID you spend Christmas?

On X-mas Eve I went to Zouk for Mambo Jambo!!! X-mas day was pretty much the same for me, dinner with family! =)

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?

Crushes? Loads! Loves? NO BLOODY TIME!!!

22. Did you break any hearts?

Probably not.

23. How many one-night stands?

Nada.

24. What was your favorite TV program?

I STILL don't watch TV. (...on a regular basis anyway)

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

I don't like to hate people.

26. What was the best book you read?

Some army book. Then again, I'm betting it was the only one I read this year.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Chiptunes, 2A03 and 8-bit FTW man!!!

28. What did you want and got?

Super Smash Brothers Brawl and a NDS lite

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30. What was your favorite film of this year?

Wall-E, no contest.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

20. I led my platoon for the day as IC, I made sure nobody knew it was my birthday till we booked out. SAFE.

32.What is one thing that would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Not being in the army... DUHHHHH!!

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?

Sunglasses and leather shoes.

34. What kept you sane?

GURREN LAGAAN, 8-bit, Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Call Of Duty: World at War and GOING OUT.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

CAPTAIN FALCON, he's MIGHTY fancy.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

Sorry, I was busy with army, hardly stirred by anything.

37. Who did you miss?

I know its been like (looks at date....) 10 YEARS, but I still miss my pals from Yokohama, hopefully I'll be able to meet up with them once I ORD LOH!!!

38. Who was the best new person you met?

One of my instructors, a good soldier and an ever better person.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:

"Do it once, do it good!" and "Don't get caught."

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

When skies are cloudy and grey
They're only grey for a day
So wrap your troubles in dreams
And dream your troubles away

Until that sunshine peeps through
There's only one thing to do
Just wrap your troubles in dreams
And dream all your troubles away

"Papa loves Mambo"

2008-12-26T09:46:00.002+08:00

Merry Christmas!!! I know its a bit late, so what? Suck thumb.

Thank the heavens! They let me stay home for X-Mas!!! I had a great time.

Mambo Night at Zouk on Christmas Eve was a blast. Although I still feel a bit guilty for not being at home for the countdown. I'd say we definitely had our money's worth. Danced for hours with only a couple of breaks here and there. Got Rick Roll'd too early I'd say, but Rick Roll'd nonetheless.

On Christmas day itself we headed down to Serene Centre for breakfast and exchanged Christmas presents. Then we just stoned for a bit at Island Creamery, which for once wasn't packed with noisy students.

Then came the traditional Christmas night dinner with my family, which as always was awesome.

"Unnatural Selection"

2008-12-21T16:36:00.002+08:00

ARGGHH! I MUST BELIEVE!!! Believe that I WILL be able to go for the annual Christmas family dinner!!!

-PUMPED WITH SPIRAL ENERGY!!!-

At least I'm guaranteed some kinda fun on the 24th!

Gonna show y'all my moves!

JYEHS!

"Largest Invasion in History"

2008-12-08T15:25:00.005+08:00

This weekend is by far the best weekend I've had ever since I started my National Service.

Met up with Alisa (my awesome French class friend), supposedly for the recent Ben & Jerry's event at Fort Canning but it was way too boring so we headed down to the Starbucks at The Cathay for a drink. I feel so old talking about all those good times at the MOELC.

Then I met up with my BMT mates, played some LAN and dinner. Played LAN again with the usual gang (Ken, Mao and ZS). Left4Dead is awesome.

The next day went to Mao's place for some Timesplitters 2 Virus madness and Brawl. Had dinner at Georges', the chicken cutlet was pretty decent and so were the girls that worked there. =X

And now I'm seriously broke, but it was all worth it!

Oh, and Call of Duty: World at War is so damn fun. RUNNING INTO BATTLE BALLS FIRST JUST TO MELEE THEM ALL!!!

JIYU BANZAI!!!

"Foward to the Past"

2008-12-06T11:04:00.007+08:00

I swear, all the old Mega Man games (Mega Man 9 included @!$@!$) were handcrafted by the Devil himself. I tried them all while I was in "that place I'm usually at all week". While fighting some boss (I think it was Skull Man from Mega Man 4), I counted how many times I had to use the emulator's inbuilt rewind feature to defeat the cheap bastard. 66, SIXTY-SIX TIMES! Need I say more.

And no, I don't suck.

Urghh, so many decisions to make, not much time left.

Rats, I'm already late.

"The Masamune"

2008-11-30T10:09:00.004+08:00

Curses! The fools! They forced me to burn my Saturday away! Grr! If that wasn't bad enough, I wasn't able to go to church with my family this morning. That pisses me.

On the bright side, I've got Tales of Symphonia for my Wii to play with. Though there's not much time to play console RPGs these days. That's where Chrono Trigger DS comes in! =D

This post is way too short. A video review of one of the greatest games of all time.

REVIVE

2008-11-28T23:41:00.002+08:00

-CASTS REVIVEDARGALAFRASHAMOLEYPOLEYGADAGGA!!!-

Alas! I hath returned to this blog. Blogdrive sucks ASS! Oh, and if you haven't already, go check out Chrono Trigger DS!

Ultraman Rocks

2006-04-30T01:24:00.000+08:00

Saded

2006-04-24T14:38:00.000+08:00

    So... I'm sitting here in some computer lab at NYP, blogging. Oh, internet, if you were a person, I'd gve you a great big ninja hug. SOORIYAH!

    Blea, feeling really uneasy typing this crap out, hope my fans appreciate the ammount of effort I've put into typing out this entry. Now to end it.

    SPECIUM RAY! Hockey was great by the way. Wednesday quickly come! I want my internet back. =(

Weirded

2006-04-16T00:36:00.000+08:00

John, you're a real idiot. Whenever a very attractive girl asks you, "Are you available?", you don't just shake your head saying, "No, I'm not.", especially if you still ARE available. John take this dagger, you know what to do.

Indeed, farewell.

Long time no see.

2006-04-14T11:46:00.000+08:00

Sometimes updating this blog can be a real pain in the rear. Well, it was either update or rot till Good Friday service, which starts at around three in the afternoon. Man do I hate good friday, well only that I can't eat MEAT! It wouldn't be so bad if we had some nice Calamari rings to munch on, but no, we don't. All we have is bloody fish, somebody save me!

Tagged again...

2006-03-08T01:53:00.000+08:00

    Holy shit, an update! Not a real one, I've been tagged again. Grrr! Grrrr! Beware for I am angry! Behold my furrowed eyebrows! Grr! Grrr!

    Stupid Rules;the tagged victims list 8 different points of their perfect lover/partner, mentioning the gender of said partner.-tag 8 victims to join this game and leave a comment on the post letting them know they have been tagged. IF TAGGED BEFORE, THERE IS NO NEED TO LIST AGAIN.

    Okay, I'm a male human so I guess I'll be searching for a woman. Now here's my ideal woman.

1) Must have yellow eyes that glow in the dark.
2) Must have blue coloured skin/carapace.
3) Must have silver claws.
4) Must be able to go invisible at any moment.
5) Must be able to create multiple illusions of herself.
6) Must be friendly.
7) Must be able to shoot pink laser out of her silver claws.
8) Must be at least 50 meters tall.

    Okay, I'm done with this tag thingy. Once again being the nice guy that I am, I shall not have any victims. Sayonara mes amigos.

X-mas... =__="

2005-12-26T16:16:00.000+08:00

    Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! I know I'm a bit late, that's just because I was busy with..err.. Christmas! I'm glad to say that this year's Christmas wasn't as boring and dull as the last few, then again I still felt something else was missing.

    Christmas was mostly spent watching Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (*three thumbs up*) and playing Super Smash TV on my SNES emulator (with my new USB controller! W00+!) with Zhong Qi. Damn, that game is hard, even with 49++ lives you could never complete the game. (only THREE levels, yeah, its @#$%ing tough.) Then as usual, went to my aunt's place for Christmas dinner, food was great. Went home after to play that stupid game again. Yup, sort of a cool Christmas for me.

    Now for the stuff I got, ^__^.

- $400 cash
- L'Arc~en~Ciel CD
- Some book about the occult (Harry Potter is Satanic blabla ect. Good book.)
- Electronic Sudoku game
- a FILA shirt that was put into a handphone box (cheat my feeling)
- $20 Borders voucher
- Loads of chocolate and potato chips.
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Arghhgg! I'm a pirate.)
- Dozens of cards

    Yup, some cool stuff right there, now to go off and do something more productive, perhaps new year resolutions? Till next time...

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Not again. =__="

2005-12-13T01:56:00.000+08:00

    I've been tagged once more, this is starting to get on my nerves. Then again, for some odd reason, I enjoy typing out the five things about myself. So here goes the list (again)

1) I like to listen to traditional Japanese music. *Geisha, Koto, ect.*

2) I hate being labled as hip and/or trendy (because I am not and will never be), makes me feel sick inside. I'm cool with cool though.

3) If I like a particular character from a movie and/or video game, I'd try my best to memorize and recite all of his/her/its lines. Yes, weird indeed.

4) I can Para Para dance with my legs. (You're supposed to use your hands.)

5) If I could have my way, I'd like to try voice acting. We'll see how it goes.

    I'm being really nice here, for not tagging anyone. The next time I get tagged, I'll just come up with another five stupid facts. Its rather fun actually.

    Till next time then.

Tagged?!

2005-12-09T21:14:00.000+08:00

Well it seems I got tagged, how unfortunate. Now I have to post five weird random facts about myself and "tag" another five people. Anyway... here goes.

1) I believed that Santa Claus was a real person until I was 14. (Blame my mother.)

2) I occasionally appear in public wearing a complete ninja suit (mask on). (To be specific, once on the public bus to school in Japan, the other time was while I was waiting for my uncle in RJC on Halloween.)

3) I seriously enjoy watching black-and-white samurai movies, espcially those starring Toshiro Mifune.

4) I have approximately ten thousand LEGO pieces. (I love them all ever so much ^__^)

5) If I could, I'd rather live a life without any emotion. (I'd be more efficient =D)

That's it for now I guess, as for the five people, let's just say I don't have enough friends with blogs, another time I guess.

Bored.

2005-11-07T02:11:00.000+08:00

    I've been quite busy for the past couple of weeks or so, went to Kay Hian's place three times last week (going again tomorrow XD), went to Seoul Garden twice in less than a month and I've got a few new (and darn good) PS2 games. Gawd dammit! When will my Yojimbo torrent be complete?! I think it was mentioned in my previous entry too, and guess what folks... 74% only!? Zzz...

    On to what I've been playing (and talking about) for the past few days, Soul Calibur III. I'm not really going to review it 'cause firstly most of the reviews suck, I'd just be insulting it. A REAL STORY mode, a real-time strategy "mini-game", the ever popular versus mode and my personal favourite now, character creation mode. Check out this dude I made;

Name: Hojyn
Class: Ninja
Discipline: Katana and Shuriken

    Yeah, some pretty cool stuff. Not really going to drag on with this topic (it makes me want to play VERY BADLY, even though its 2 in the morning). Just do yourself a favour if you already have a PS2, get this. That and We Love Katamari. Making a small ball grow gigantic just by rolling it around is truly enjoyable, not to mention its superb soundtrack.

    That's about all I have to say, well other than I want to play even more games. I'll be whacking a few Star Wars games soon! Hopefully the force is strong with them.

    Sayonara Mes Amigos (old signature, just for fun ^__^)

The mighty Yojimbo

2005-10-20T23:22:00.000+08:00

    Behold an update! The [not so] mighty Hojyn returns with another post (readers bow). Hojyn rocks! SOORIYAH! ~Asobi no mich- Okay fine, on to the entry!

    I've been watching Samurai/Kurosawa movies every single night of this rather boring holiday. Currently, I'm downloading another one (Yojimbo). Fufufufu (ninja laughter)!!! The power of the internet prevails, though I'd buy it if I see it around. Samurai movies rock! They should write a song about them, featuring Toshiro Mifune (if he was still alive) and the dude from the Segata Sanshirou ads. The tune would be a cross between Gato's song, Imperial March and obviously Segata Sanshirou's song (that song kicks so much ass).

    Other than that, I've been playing Ragnarok Online. I should [but I won't ^^] REALLY stop playing. Its taking over my life, not that I mind, its just that the things people say and do in there. Its just so creepy. The only thing that truly pisses me off is that damn Marriage and Divorce system. I'll give you an example;

Knight_32167: Hey let's get married.
d4nc3r: nO, sry cANnoT.
Knight_32167: y??
d4nc3r: ima alr mArrieD to *~Sasuke~*. ^______^
Knight_32167: icic...
d4nC3r: il divOrce hIm iF u wan, deN we caN geT maRrIEd. u wan?
Knight_32167: err...sure!!! ^^;

    Need I say more?

    The gameplay still gets me going though, pVp, mVp, gVg, training and helping my guildmates and some random players.

    That's it for now, I'll probably be doing some Seven Samurai review next time. Don't expect a Segata Sanshirou post too soon. Sayonara

A Tribute

2005-10-08T20:30:00.000+08:00

    I don't really have much to say about my day. Rather than just blogging about myself and how sucky the week has been for me, I'll be talking about some of the coolest people on earth. Enjoy, or just kill my tagboard with your vile insults, I couldn't care less either way.

Kill Bill's Gogo Yubari

    Basically, Gogo's just your regular Japanese school girl. Only difference is that she moonlights as one of O-Ren Ishi's (some villain played by Lucy Liu) operatives. What's so cool about her? Well, she's pretty cute, has loads of "kawaii" accessories all over her blade's scabbard, is very loyal and she's pretty psychotic. I mean, she killed one of the lesser yakuza working under O-Ren Ishi for fun, she was drunk.
COOLNESS RATING: 7/10

Boba Fett

    **THE BOBA FETT I'M REFERING TO IS FROM THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY, NOT THAT TURD-BAG FROM THE PREQUELS** Boba Fett is a bad-assed bounty hunter that speaks only when it is truly necessary. Not like those faggots going around praising X-Boxes and other demonic things. Aside from that, Boba has got a very cool [Mandalorean] armour piece, along with his "trusty" jet-pack and T-shaped-visored-helmet. Then there's his voice, really suits his character (Darn you Lucas for changing his voice in the latest "SPECIAL" edition!!!), cold and mysterious. The coolest thing about him would probably be that he never took off his helmet [in the movie], Boba Fett without his helmet is like me without a ninja mask. Just plain terrible.
COOLNESS RATING: 8.5/10

KKK

2005-09-28T23:20:00.000+08:00

KKK!? KKK!? Hot dang't! KKK!? WTF's happening!?

Burning Desire

2005-09-17T16:09:00.000+08:00

    Yesterday was really cool, I finally got to wear my ninja suit in public (boots included). For obvious reasons, I didn't wear my mask, wish I did though (what's a ninja without the mask?). So yeah, I walked out of my home in my ninja suit, took the bus to Bukit Batok to take another bus to Bukit Gombak. Surprisingly, I wasn't noticed by anyone.Reminded me of the time I took a bus to school in Japan with my previous ninja suit (mask on), nobody cared.

    I bought loads of sparklers to burn, unfortunately we only got to burn about a fifth of the stuff. Heck, seeing 30+ sparklers bundled up together and being flamed at the same time once was good enough for me. It reminded me of the good old days, when Zhong Qi, Kay Hian and I would go around burning lanterns only to get scolded by our parents. How I miss Springwood and the gang, how I wish I had not moved away. Moving, stupid word. *sticks out tongue*

    Anyway, we were burning sticks at Little Guilin (spelling???), you know... that little "mountain thingy" near Bukit Gombak MRT. Lots of weird things happened there. Ok FINE, only one weird thing, sort of. While we were happily burning our stuff, we heard this voice. As if someone was singing at the other end of the place. Initially we thought it was a few young people that were just trying to annoy us. After walking all the way to the end of the park with Gladys and Eli, we found out that it was actually a middle-aged woman that was training her voice for some opera or something (couldn't really understand the conversation as it was mostly in Chinese). The woman somehow looks like Segata Sanshirou, the die-hard Sega Saturn "otoko", perhaps its the trees and the fact that she was training.

    After that rather fascinating discovery, we went back to find Kenneth who was guarding all of our stuff, (actually its mostly my stuff; that retarded lantern and my explosives). With nothing else to do, we sat down and passed scary stories around. Still can't believe I fell for Eli's cruel idea of a joke, I jumped backwards like how a cowardly cat would do to defend itself. Yes, I'm a coward, not exactly proud of it. For the rest of the night, I was rather easily frightened by mostly anything, especially those weird Ju-On-esque faces. At least I made a few people laugh through my cowardice.

    "Soon", the others came back with Limin whom they had to go fetch from her place, which isn't too far from Gladys' place. It was already kind of late, so I headed home with Kenneth and Eli. Why o why won't my mum ever let me stay over at other people's places even when there's adult supervision =_=? O well, had a nice bus ride home.

    Oh, almost forgot, Ninja boots are meant for forests and castles, two things that are not really common in Singapore, thus I shall not wear them anymore in public. Argh, now my leg's killing me. That's mostly what I wanted to say, everything else can't really be said here. Till next time then.

Pyro Beat

2005-09-14T22:27:00.000+08:00

    Well, today was fun. Went down to Bugis with my friends in the hopes of getting some inspiration for our project. I'll stick to my "camel by the fountain" idea, or maybe I could make the camel puke while eating at that terrible Japanese restaurant (reference; OD entry 'Katsu Gone Bad'). Raw eggs are not meant to be mixed with Katsu Don, not only does it look gross (**RA**; think bukakke), it tastes like turd. Then again, camels might like that.

    While we were at Bugis, I finally got to add another arcade game to my "games to play" list, BeatMania. Indeed, quite a fun game. Also tried this bizarre spinning game, I'll just say that its ...er... different. So yeah, BeatMania, great game. If you're interested to know what its like, you can always try VOS (Virtual Orchestra Studio), which is almost as good as BeatMania. Why almost? 'Cause VOS has 7 key columns (as opposed to BeatMania's 6), and the majority of songs (which are actually midi files [yes you can convert them]) are quite fast, but not to worry, its still playable (if you keep trying).

    That's it for today's episode. Can't wait for Friday, Lantern/Mooncake festival, one of the very few ocassions when I, Hojyn come out in public dressed up as a ninja. Look out for me, I'll be the one setting everything on fire.

The day Cancer struck Grandpa.

2005-09-13T20:00:00.000+08:00

    Its been a long time since I last updated this blog of mine. Anyway, enough of that, I'm here to post nonsense, not give stupid excuses for not updating.

    Finally got a computer of my own, one that is at least fifty times better than my previous "sound card-less", "graphic card-less" and most of all slow computer (16 colours is something I would never like to experience again, its really THAT bad). Once again, I'm playing RO (not that gay shit **X-boxious MRO aka LAGnarok; its a private server), too bad nobody wants to join me. Guess I'll just have to wait for that Zhong Qi to finish his O's.

**X-boxious; meaning atrocious, disgusting, vile, loathesome ect. (e.g X-Box)

    I went to the Singapore Zoological Gardens today, along with my fellow school mates. You'd be surprised to learn that the Zoo has more smells than sights, and I can tell you only two are tolerable (Ben 'n'Jerry's and KFC, the rest smells like, well...you know... like the Zoo).

    What was I doing at the Zoo today? Sketching and studying boring camels. Well, we've got this rather interesting Studio Project thingy. Each of us are assigned an animal and a location, the given task, create an image of the assigned animal at the given location. Camel in Bugis, I was thinking of making my camel scare those darn children away from that water fountain in Bugis. Any other ideas or concepts would be gladly appreciated. No, I'm not going to do Santa and his ReinCamels, that's just sick and wrong (note to self; the day a camel flies, would most probably be the day the world ends).

    Whoa, this is a lame entry. I think I shall add some more nonsensical stuff, for the sake of lengthening my entry. Today I got my highest ParaPara Paradise score ever (47000+++ out of the maximum score of 50000), must be that coffee I had before playing. That's it for now, and I'm off. **raises arms like Superman, pretends to fly**

The 23rd.

2005-07-23T23:59:00.000+08:00

    Happy belated birthday to... ME!!!

    Firstly, I'd like to say this has been the best birthday since my 10th one (My 10th birthday kicked ass mind you, long story).

    Nothing that special, just had lunch with Zhong Qi, Kay Hian and my poly group at Han's Bakery. I am seriously touched, I mean, the card (with the cute ninja behind), presents and the cake (with "Happy Birthday Ninja" on it). If you people are reading this, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

    After lunch, we went off to Orchard Cineleisure where I got to show off my ParaPara dancing skills. I admit, it wasn't great, I didn't even hit 40000 for my total score. At least I didn't look stupid, this weirdo who was playing while I waited to play, kept flapping his hands like some prehistoric creature, I can only hope that I don't look like that. At least some people said I was the best there today...I agree. Oh ya, I played Puzzle Bobble too, while listening to the ringtone on my handphone. Really pathetic, "dieded" at level 8.

    Things started to get boring after we left Cineleisure, well I wouldn't say it was completely boring, conversation was fun. I, being the "genius" that I am, suggested that we go play pool at [not so] Lucky Plaza. It being a Saturday Afternoon, we obviously couldn't get any tables. *Goes into Seiza, pulls out dagger, commits Seppuku*

    With nothing else to do, we decided to go our seperate ways. As we arrived at the MRT station, I came up with another "brilliant" plan, walk all the way to the Esplanade! Only some stayed, too bad for those who went home. Hehe... As we were walking pass Cineleisure, it began to rain, so yeah, we went into Cineleisure...and guess what? We played pool, and yeah it rocked (I still suck at pool, but heck its fun anyway). That fag Kay Hian, hit me in the nuts with the friggin' ball. ^^,

    Had dinner at Burger King (Ack* I hate Minute Maid's Limeade, why do they waste money making such things?! Make more Lemonade, numbnuts!), after which we walked around for a bit and then we finally went home. Phew, boy am I tired [in a good way].

    (IN MEMORY OF A LEGEND; SEGATA SANSHIROU) SEGATA SANSHIROU!!! SEGATA SANSHIROU!!! SEGA SATURN SHIRO!!!

I like potatoes and I'm bored

2005-07-08T00:13:00.000+08:00

Can't be bothered with so many things and coming up with an entry is one of them, here's a survey I found instead.

Full Name: John Henry Rowsing Martens
Where do you live?: Some HDB flat near the church I attend weekly, country Singapore, and it "ROCKS".
If you could shave one thing into your head, what would it be? "Don't F*ck with Ninjas!"
If you could dye your hair one color, what would it be? Purple (tint)
If you could have a tattoo, what and where would it be? The Kanji "Kage" (Shadow in Japanese) on my left shoulder.
If you could turn into an animal, real or imaginary, what would you be? A wolf.
If you could meet one person in this world, who would it be? My special someone, if I even have one that is.
What do you miss most about being a little kid? Having my dad around.
What color is your toothbrush? Green and white.
What color is your toothpaste? Blue, green & white.
Is the glass Half-empty or half-full? Are you blind?! Its completely empty! Morons.
Whats on your ceiling? Nothing.
What's your favorite color to paint your toenails? I don't have toenails *wink*
Pick a song that describes yourself: Urami Bushi - Maeko Kaji (My Grudge Blues)
Which do you prefer - Cool Ranch or Nacho Cheese Doritortz? Neither, I prefer potatoes.
What's your favorite flavor Snapple? Pink Lemonade!!!
Who is your favorite character from The Breakfast Club? Bacon Man???
Which one, Coke or Pepsi? Nope, can't stand carbonated drinks.
What's your sign? *raises THE finga*
If you were a dog, what would your name be? Shadow
How do you eat an Oreo? Bite once, dissolve then swallow.
Which kind of milk is your favorite? Any milk that goes with my Milo.
If you were to kill someone, what would you use? A Japanese sword.
Are you a righty or a lefty or ambidextrous? Righty
Do you type with your fingers on the right keys? Not really.
What is your favorite Leo DiCaprio movie? Hate him, hate his movies. Where's my katana???
What do you wear to bed? "E...E is for pants."
Have you ever been attacked by a big doggy? No, but I frequently get attacked by girls, its scary.
Do you ever save your MSN conversations? Only the ones I like.
Do you eat chicken fingers with a fork? Rarely.
Do you eat the stems of broccoli? Nope, its against my second religion, Potatoism.
If you could be anything in a kitchen, what would you be? The fridge.
What kind of shoe would you be if you had the option to be a shoe? Ninja boots for sure.
If you could do anything to the person that hated you the most what would you do? I'd give myself a really cool Seppuku knife and then i'd stab myself. If I'm lucky I'd be able to chop off my head too.
What's your favorite Jell-O flavor? Is there a Lemon by any chance?
What's under your bed? A bunch of cupboards and a small table.
Who are your crushes? Why in the world would I tell?? Besides, most of them found out and if they ever found out they'd run. That's just me for you.
What's the best number in the world? 22!!!
Nicknames: Ninja, JH, Hojyn, Crazy Guy, Idiot, Pervert.
Favorite Theme Song: The Girl Who Fell From The Sky - Laputa
Favorite Old Songs: Fly Me to the Moon, Singing in the Rain, New York New York, ect.
Future job: Animator??? Game Designer??? Potato Factory Worker ^^,
Girlfriend: Unlikely, but having one would be great.
Friends: Too many to put here. *oops I'm lying"
Best Friends: Again too many.
Friend you've known the longest: Zhong Qi
Friend that lives the farthest away: Nicole
Friend most like you: No one can be as absurd as me.
Friend who gives the best advice: Depends on what kind of advice.
Friend you miss the most: I can't answer this, I just know I'll cry.
Person you want to be like: Some ninja hermit with nothing to live for and has a whole mountain to himself.
Thing you hate most about the opposite sex: I wouldn't know yet.
Recent job: Rogue...we're talking about Maple Story here right?
Do you have a personal phone line? Handphone??? Yea...
Do you have a pool or hot tub?: Nu-uh.
What is your favorite body part of the opposite sex?: Eyes, legs and nose. Sheesh I sound like some guy in a market.
Any tattoos and where and what? None, yet.
Phrases you over use: Pop-quiz! (at home) Yaro!!! (in school) What the 'taters??
Non-sport activity you enjoy: Gaming, Sleeping and Eating
Dream car: Anything that goes "Vrrrroooooomm" and that can run over people very quickly.
Cutest guy You Know: **Points at self** Hehe
Cutest girl You Know: Any girl I fancy is the cutest, mwahahahahahaha!
What is your favorite band or artist: Da Pump, Road Of Major and some other random J'Pop bands.
Your Favorite Gas station: Its a Tie between Shell and BP for me.

2005-07-02T21:40:00.002+08:00

    You can stop spamming my blog, 'cause I'm here to update. It was either blog or continue Mapling (yes, I've given in to Maple Story).

    I'm in deep doo-doo, I've got two assignments due on monday and I haven't finished them. The assignments are really fun, but still its kinda stressful, probably because its going to be GRADED.

    First, I've got this shoebox thing. I'm supposed to design a shoebox such that it portrays me. Made my shoebox look like a gaming console (w/ memory card!). I have no idea what to do with the interior...maybe I'll just leave it black (I do have a black heart...more or less).

    Second, I've got a photography assignment, where I've got to take photographs (black and white) with some sort of visual punch and something else that I can't remember. I need three 4R sized photos, I've only got two, just one more, dang it! After that, I've still got to do the research and the thumbnails. Definitely not fun.

    After those two assignments, I've still got a Comm Skills project. At least that can wait for a bit. Thank goodness for friends, I would die without them. Actually no, not really, I'd just be very lonely.

    As for today, I went to Si Ling Primary for some carnival. Went with Alisa, had some good time crapping with each other as usual. The carnival was kinda kiddish, but what to do? It is a primary school, but still it was kind of boring. Showed off my wonderful ParaPara skills, stupid machine sucks big time. Ate at Long John Silver's and then I went back home. Now I'm trying to do my assignments without thinking about my Maple Story character. Its proving to be quite difficult.

    Until next time, farewell.

2005-07-02T21:40:00.001+08:00

Potatoes will [s]mash you!

2005-06-14T22:55:00.000+08:00

    Arghh! First it started with the Potatoes and the Mushrooms. Now the war's between the Potatoes, the Mushrooms and the newly formed Broccoli. From what I've seen, Potatoes seem to be leading (YOSH!), with the Broccolies tailing behind and it appears the Mushrooms are at a standstill. I can safely say that this war is going to carry on for quite some time unless I can force my enemies to surrender! Go potatoes!

    Now, back to reality where everything sucks, well most things anyway (potatoes don't suck, I can't say the same for mushrooms and brocolli). The sucky thing is that I am SUPPOSED to go for Judo training tomorrow which is, I quote, "not all about violence".

    What the fuck? When I go for training, I want to see bodies fall, bones broken and blood..errr splurting. Nobody signs up for a martial art just to make friends (hmm...maybe enemies/rivals), unless there are cute Japanese girls in it (...then by all means JOIN!). Stupid Judo, seriously considering to skip it, but I promised the girl I'd turn up. Wouldn't want to let the poor girl down now would I?

    Shall stop talking about Judo, 'cause I've got better things to talk about. School today, for example was quite nice today.

    Had drawing, one word, PRACTICE. I need to practice if I want to improve on my terrible "art works" (I don't think its even legal to call it that =X). Then there was Comm Skills, had this really short quiz thing which was pretty easy since I read the passage last night. Reading that passage made me hungry somehow (the passage was about bull penises and rooster testicles being edible), I really think I should see a psychologist. Then again, I can choose not to, so might as well just leave me as I am.

    At the end of the whole school day, I followed my Comm Skills group to one of the computer labs to do some research for our project, Kenneth came along too (said he was a spy, spying on us. We weren't worried 'cause his group and our group were doing different things =_=").

    So yeah, we went there, researched a bit, checked the attendance thingy (WOOT! 100%! Haha, wait till the months pass, I'm sure I'll miss something), and when we finished everything we surfed the net. Unfortunately, most of the websites can't be accessed on NYP's server. I really wanted to show some pretty neat stuff to my group on Newgrounds.com. O well at least there were some things we could get a hold of, thank you NYP for not blocking everthing on your servers ^^,.

    "She kicked my dogg!" Its been such a long time since I first heard that, and its as funny as it was the first time. Well done Jerky Boys, you people have been awarded "The Best Prank Call Award" by me, now bow down to me and say "merci beaucoup". If only there were more people like Kerpal, we'd be living in a better world. Wouldn't you agree?

    **ALE' POTATOES! BE THE CHAMPIONS OLE, OLE~~** (adapted from ALE' JAPAN)

Long time no see...hehehe

2005-06-13T23:59:00.000+08:00

    Eh? What's this? An actual post? Could it be an actual blog entry...by me? The answer is...yes it is. So here goes.

    Before I get down to today, I shall go through some random nonsense that's happened during the rather long time interval between this entry and the last REAL entry (the previous two don't count).

    On my first week of school I met up with a few of my good old friends (if you want names, I'm not going to give them...so there :p). Being with them once again really brought back loads of memories of the good old days and some of the not-so-good, not-so-old days. Thanks guys, for everything (ok, not everything...bleah, you know what I'm trying to say), we'll be meeting again soon I hope.lol

    O yeah, school. Ok, out of the 18 people in my class (I think there's 18), 4 stay in Bukit Batok. So yeah, yay for me, got company on the MRT. Other than that, what I have to say about school? Not much, just stuff about the following: The Club Crawl thingy, The Jam and Hop night and the fact that I have friends in class

    Ok fine, I'll skip that last one just to not sound loserish. About the Club Crawl (some CCA recruitment..err thingy), I signed up for Kendo (HOORAY! AT LONG LAST!), was forced to "TRY" Judo (Quote from REAL MORTAL KOMBAT, Newgrounds.com, "What The Fuck?" - Sub Zero to Scorpion.). No seriously, What the fuck!? I don't want to join, and you people FORCE me(a ninja) to try, shove it up your asses you imperialistic fuck! On a happier note (yes, better than that gay Judo nonsense), I was offered a place into NYP's Chinese Orchestra, the Percussion Section. Well you see, they had this little booth with a television, a PS2, a copy of Taiko Drum Master...and more importantly A DRUM CONTROLLER!!! So, yeah I played, and then they told me, "You have a good sense of Rhythm...blablabla..gay shit..blabla..". Obviously, I'm not going to join. One very good reason, Chinese drums are so different from Taiko Drums, WHICH IS A BAD THING mind you. So yep that's it for Club Crawl.

    As for the Jam and Hop night, not gonna say much 'cause there really isn't that much to say. I went, I danced, I looked stupid, and amazingly I had fun! So what if I looked gay ParaPara dancing in public?! I do that ALL the time! Down with anyone who disagrees (those who are under this category may take out your Seppuku knives, I'll be with you shortly to chop off your head)! Oh yes, almost forgot, Glow Sticks rock!

    And at long last, I've finished my shitload of nonsense, but wait there's more. Aren't you people forgetting that I have an entry for today, as in... its about today? I'll keep it really short, it won't be as long as the previous bunch of text (that's for sure).

    Today, was like any other Monday, starts out nicely with tutorials and ends terribly with the boring lectures. Haix, if we only had those hypnotic pillows that allowed us to learn in our sleep, then we can sleep, skip the lectures and learn at the same time, YAY!

    Good news for today (in a way), I'm going to add a new game to my "games to play whenever I go to the arcade" list, Dance Dance Revolution. Yup, maybe I can use use my cool ParaPara moves. Yeah right, dream on John. Zzz...

Yes, it is I.

2005-06-12T18:19:00.000+08:00

Wheeeeeeee! I've got nothing to post, so here's a little survey I did.

Basics
my name is: John Henry Rowsing Martens (23 characters! Wheee!)
people call me: John, JH, Ninja (Ren Ze), Bastard
in the morning i am: mostly tired.
love is: something I don't get.
if i could see one person right now: definitely my future wife ^^,
i daydream about: Japanese school girls eating potatoes while watching me ParaPara dance *ooo what a lovely dream*
tall or short: Really short. We're not talking about something other than height here right?
school: Currently doing DMD at NYP
college: In a way NYP's a college.
siblings: Elder sister, younger sister, younger brother.
righty or lefty: Righty

have you ever
been in love: Yes, but that was a long time ago.
lied: Nope *wink*
given someone a bath: I've given myself a bath before, does that count?
smoked: Yuck, no and I don't intend to. Same goes for drinking.
bungee jumped: No, I will once I become a Ninja.
broken the law: Yup, I'm a pirate and a jay walker.
skinny dipped: don't think so.
cried to get out of trouble: Ninjas don't cry.
fallen for the wrong girl: Definitely, many times in fact.
cut your own hair: Nope, I would if I had a head shaver though.
been mean: Only if its necessary to get a point across.
stalked someone: I'd be lying if I said no.
been sarcastic: Yes.
talked to someone: Yes, although its against the Ninja code. I'm risking my life talking to all you people!
hugged someone: Yes, but it was forced.
fought with parents: Yes, with lightsabers, man they're tough.
laughed until you cried: Not really, though I've laughed until my stomach ached.
skipped school: Never
kept a secret from everyone: Only when it was truly meant to be kept a secret from evryone.
had an imaginary friend: No, that's just silly.
wanted to hook up with a friend: Nah, but there are times when I want to use a hook on my friends.
cried during a flick: This is the second time I'm saying this, Ninjas don't cry.

opposite sex
what do you notice first: Eyes
turn on looks: That "Japanese girl in (school uniform/ninja suit)" look
turn on-personality: Anything that has nothing to do with lying and deception.
turn off looks: Looking like a guy, on purpose!
turn off personality: Everything that has to do with lying and deception.
hair length: As long as there's hair on the head, I'm happy.
best height: Shorter than me by just a bit would be fine by me.
best weight: What's the average weight of a typical Japanese girl anyway?
best article of clothing: Sailor school uniform and Ninja suit (yeah, I'm weird)

who
last called: Home...according to my phone.
last emailed: Dad
last mailed letter to: Zhong Qi, boy was that ages ago.
last went to the mall w/you: Mum
makes you laugh the most: Its a tie between Zhong Qi and Kay Hian (when they're together...let's just say my stomach hurts after seeing them each time.)
easier to talk to [guys or girls] : It really depends, not everyone is the same.
have you known the longest: My Mum, among my friends, I've known Zhong Qi for a staggering 10 years. Whoa! Even I'm amazed
do you cry with: Dammit! Ninjas don't cry! Sheesh.

this/that
day/night: night
summer/winter: winter
tape/cd: cd
lust/love: love
on phone/or in person: in person
gold/silver: silver
scary/comedy movies: comedy, especially those with potatoes!

favourites
colors: A true Ninja likes black and nothing else!
holiday: Ninja festival! June 6th
shampoo: I don't care, as long as it smells good.
furniture: The couch! Its the first step to becoming a Couch Potato! Potatoes rock!
food: Potatoes and Steak together! Mmmmm..good eatin'!
drink: Lemonade and Milo **Its a tie**
fast food: KFC **In Japan**
school subject: P.E counts right?
animal: I like Ninjas. Ninjas are mammals...right?
sport: Soccer, hockey, floorball and I believe Kendo's a sport in its own right.
band: Da Pump and maybe Road of Major.
flower: Sakura **its a crime to translate it into English FYI**
cartoon charater: Donkey from Retarded Animal Babies, the Shredder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the old series).
book: Coxford Singlish Dictionary **you need it to survive in Singapore**
languages: English, Japanese and French.
weekend activity: Gaming, Arcading **that's so wrong** and eating potatoes.
font: I have a thing for both Comic Sans and Century Gothic, and what kind of question is this?
store: As long as the store has what I currently want/need, it automatically becomes a favourite.

have you.do you.are you.
obsessive: according to many, yes I am.
take a shower everyday: some times a Ninja doesn't have such a luxury.
want to go to college: aren't I in college now? If you're asking whether I still want to continue, I'd say yes.
like high school: Not my cup of tea.
want to get married: Yes, definitely and I WILL have seven children. Mwahahaha.
believe in yourself: Not really, need to work on this.
have piercings: What with swords? Not yet.
get motion sickness: No, I'm strong lad!
have high self esteem: My self esteem's on the low side, hoping it'll go up soon.
get along with your parents: yes.
like thunder storms: love them, especially if I'm playing hockey or have some duel. (okay...too much drama here)
sit on the internet all day waiting for someone special to get on: I sit on the internet, but I wait for no one. Its really fun, you guys should try it some time.
cried because someone said something mean to you: NO! NINJAS DO NOT CRY! DANGIT!
been rejected: Loads of times, heck I've lost count.
rejected someone: I've never been in such a position before.
done something you regret: Yup, heck, I'm beginning to regret doing this.
colour your hair: No, though I would like to dye it purple if given the chance.
ever get off the comp: Yes, Ninjas do need their precious beauty sleep, you can't slay demons if you're half-dead.

more
could you live without the computer: I guess so, Ninjas of the past didn't have them.
how many people on your bl: WTH is that?
sunset or sunrise: Sunset
what hurts more? Someone wasting potatoes right before your very eyes.
last time you slept with a stuffed animal: Eeeewww! That's just nasty and wrong on so many levels!
houses lived in: I've moved more than 10 times, I've truly lost count of this.
schools gone to: Five (PPH, YIS, De La Salle, YIS[again], Swiss Cottage, NYP)
bedroom carpet: Doesn't exist.
would you shave your head for $5000: Whoa! Are you serious!? Let's go right now!
age for marrige: 24-28 I'm guessing.
last film seen in theater: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of The Sith (Dooku: O dear.)
what do you eat for breakfast: Breakfast for me is normally just a Milo Shake, no food.
bedtime: Varies between 2200-0300
best feature: According to some, I have "pretty eyes". I feel so gay all of a sudden.

final questions
i love: Potatoes, Ninja girls, Japanese School girls, swords, Japan and my beloved PS2.
i miss: the good old days, Japan and some people I haven't seen for ages.
i fear: that one day the X-Box will become the gaming console of the next generation.
i wonder: why they don't have many Lemonade drinks in Singapore as they do in Japan.
where did you get the survey: From someone's blog.

2005-06-09T09:30:00.000+08:00

    Whoa, its been a long time since I've updated. I wanted to update many times this past week but I was too lazy to do so. The only reason why I'm updating now...is for the sake of updating.

    NYP's been great so far, the food, the people and some other random stuff that I can't be bothered to remember. The only problem is I'm still my same old anti-social self, bleahx. I hope I'll change soon, it'll be much easier then.

    I'm going down to school today (even though I don't have anything on at school =_=") to check the clubs and ccas (you people should know by now what I want to join [hint:requires a lot of $$$]). After that, I'm going to meet Zili to pass him my Aikido shinai (wooden sword), he needs it for some story board thing, haha.

    I think that's about it for now. I'll probably update again, ranting on and on about how great kendo is or should I insult the X-Box instead?

"19 tonnes?! That's like what...5 X-boxes!"

I love blood =[

2005-05-28T22:10:00.000+08:00

    Today, I was supposed to meet Zili at Liang Seng, Jurong Point, to get myself a mouth guard (to prevent my lips from ever getting cut by my braces again). I ended up meeting Kay Hian for lunch, errr, just realised we didn't eat when we met now did we? Haha. O yes! I remember now, we went to KFC to get Lemonades 'cause I already had lunch you see (I'm such a bastard at times). Lunch [for me] was lovely, I had three steaks and some potatoes (Yumm!), my aunt can cook man!

    So anyway we met Zili at around 2, had some fun crapping along with them. We went into Liang Seng's to see if they had any mouth pieces for losers with braces. Unfortunately, they didn't! Arr, they said I'd have to ask a dentist about it, and that it was gonna cost $200+! What the 'taters!?

    So once again, I go home empty handed but wait...why do I have less money now than I did in the morning!? Bleahx, curse X-Zone and its cursed ability to charm innocent ninjas like myself into its realms! So yeah, we went to X-Zone, period. I think its no longer necessary to blog about my arcade experiences, all of them seem to be rather similar, only difference is that I didn't break any friggin' sensors (Yay! Go me!).

    After all that crap and some other nonsense we decided to head down to Long John Silver's for a snack (that's what Kay Hian would call it I believe). It was hillarious, as we entered Long John Silver's, I rang that stupid down-syndromatic bell a couple of times, and I heard a couple of "thank you"s and "come again"s in the background. My worse fears have come true, fast food restaurants are run by morons.

    However that wasn't the funniest thing, as we were leaving (this is even funnier, believe me), Kay Hian apparently didn't like this boy that was eating something from 7-eleven (don't ask me what it was, 'cause I don't know), so what did he do? He looks at him [the boy] as if he was going to say something and as the sound waves fly from his mouth the boy turns to look at Kay Hian, "Bastard!". We laughed our asses off, literally, and now I can't find it (looks like I don't owe you $12 anymore =b).

    After that we went our seperate ways **cue for really depressing Japanese traditional music**, Zili went to church, Kay Hian went for his tuition class for which he was already late for before we even left Jurong point, and I went home =D.

    One of the better Saturdays I've had in a long while. Ooo, school's starting soon, two more days to be precise. O joy! Finally my time can be put to good use, or at least that's what I believe. I think I'm typing crap, do you? O well, I think I shall stop now before the Crap Police catch me for using up their resources, without paying some more =X(where the hell did that come from??).

Blood in my mouth

2005-05-27T11:56:00.000+08:00

    I wanted to blog yesterday but I was too tired to. Had my first teleconference, found out that both Kay Hian and Zhong Qi have blogs (check out the links below, "sato" and "mIok" respectively). Wait, Zhong Qi has a blog?? Sorry, I still can't get over it. At least his first entry's not too bad. I wanted to post something, but guess what...he doesn't have a friggin' Tag Board!! Arggh! Its only a matter of time before he gets his blog up and running, too bad he doesn't have as much time as myself ='[.

    Anyway back to what I wanted to blog about, I went boxing with Zili again. We walked all the way up to the sixth floor of that carpark building near my place. So yeah, we had our second friendly match. I had predicted earlier on that I was going to get hurt, it seems I'm very good with my predictions. According to Zili, I got hurt pretty bad.

    You see, I got punched in the face and got cut by my braces. It didn't really hurt THAT much. Ooo, there was blood all over my mouth, I enjoyed spitting all the blood out like some terribly injured Samurai. Obviously we stopped our training session, bleah. At least Zili said I'm two times stronger than the last time we fought, just need to work on a few more things. I'm definitely getting a mouth guard before we fight again for the third time, wouldn't want my braces to fall off ($$$!). Hopefully I'll be stronger by that time.

    Yay! School's starting next week, at long last. I've slacked for too long (six months is long, yes?), can't wait for my first assignment. Okaaay, tis official, long hours at home will drive you nuts.

Guns and Strings

2005-05-25T02:11:00.000+08:00

    Followed Zili to Kinokuniya today. It was quite interesting, checking out all kinds of interesting books like the "How to draw manga" books as well as some books about B.B guns. B.B guns are scary, especially that Garrand model (8mm bullets, that's nearly 1cm =X). Thinking about B.B guns reminds me of the time I was jogging at Negishi park back in Japan, people hiding in the bushes wearing all kinds of cool gear and firing at each other. Ah Japan! How I miss thee ><.

    After spending at least two hours at Kino, we went over to Plaza Singapura. We literally ran to Plaza Singapura, not to mention jumping over certain objects on the way, I felt like an idiot once more. There was nothing to do at Plaza Singapura so we went all the way down to X-Zone.

    We played some stupid Samurai sword game which proved to be very tiring. Seriously, swinging your arms under some sensor to kill enemies is no fun. Then we played Jurassic Park 3 and damn, its an awesome game. The game's funny, its the small and lousy dinosaurs that kill you, rather than the big huge ones (thanks to the dodge system). We played that until there was no more money in my MiP card. I wish they had a card that would just let you play for free. I have a feeling they do, but its only meant for the owner of X-Zone I suppose, ZZZ.

    After all that, Zili wanted to go to some other place, I think it was Paradiz Centre or something like that. The place was kinda old and there weren't many shops but I can assure you, some of the shops are really neat. There's this model shop that's completely packed with thousands of models, not to mention that they're reasonably cheap (20% discount (@_@) ). Then there's this comic shop and there's at least two music shops, one of them that was really ace. Zili told me to get a guitar, that would be so cool, too bad I lack the funds. I'm not even sure if I can get my Kendo gear yet, bleah.

    So that's about it for today, or should I say yesterday. O my, its 2 in the morning. Till next time.

The Revenge of The Sith

2005-05-20T12:34:00.000+08:00

    ARE YOU A STAR WARS FAN?

    DO YOU HATE BOTH EPISODE I & II MORE THAN I DO?

    DO YOU LIKE WOOKIES?

    ANSWERED "YES" TO ALL THOSE QUESTIONS?

    THEN STAR WARS EPISODE III: THE REVENGE OF THE SITH IS THE MOVIE FOR YOU!

    Obviously, I've already seen the movie, and it definitely rocks more than both Episodes I & II. Going to make this really short, three things about Star Wars Episode III that made it great.

  #1: The visuals are simply amazing.

  #2: The soundtrack is brilliant, thumbs up to John Williams.

  #3: The story was as great (perhaps even better than episode IV's) as any of the original trilogy movies, seriously.

    Had a great time watching it. The only thing that ruined the day, was this guy who was sitting in front of us (I went with Khian Meng). After the movie, he turned around and said (I might've gotten some of the words wrong, but the message is clear),"If you want to talk during a movie, you should go buy the DVD!". Oh my, he's promoting piracy! Sheesh, if only I had a ______(insert powerful weapon) with me. The crowd at West Mall sucks, there was no cheering when the Star Wars title came up. Bleahx, hopefully the crowd at Lido this Sunday is more fun, I'm going to get my uncles to cheer along with me.

    "Every single Star Wars fan that does not cheer at the opening of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of The Sith is now an enemy of Lucas Film!" - Hojyn, pissed at the locals who didn't cheer along with him (lightsaber drawn)

    Ok, so who am I going to watch Star Wars with next?

    Oh! Just realised its my sister's birthday...XD Happy Birthday!! Like as if she's going to see this.

Bored

2005-05-20T03:26:00.000+08:00

Stupid Quizes...zzz

2005-05-15T13:12:00.000+08:00

You Are "Dizzy and Giddy"

What Japanese Smiley Are You?

You Have Not Enough Minerals

2005-05-15T10:25:00.000+08:00

    Yesterday, Kay Hian and I went to both Jurong Point and Lot 1, and now I'm out of cash.

    We went to Jurong Point first since Kay Hian said it was closer to his tuition place and it would be quite difficult to get to Ginza Plaza from Lot 1. So yeah, we played the drums and I ParaPara-ed a few times. As I played my second ParaPara game with my legs, I accidentally (seriously) broke one of the TaPz card sensors. Kay Hian told me to run, but I didn't. Instead I took the broken off piece and gave it to the X-Zone people at the counter. Thank God they didn't charge me =X.

    After that rather embarassing moment (ooo, I could see so many girls with "WTF?" written all over their faces), we decided to go to Lot 1 since it was still early. We should've gone there earlier, the drums there are much better indeed. Unfortunately, the waiting time to play ParaParaParadise there is crazy, I think I waited for at least an hour to play, and I sucked too. Sheesh, and I played with my legs after that, haha (Don't worry, I didn't break the sensor again).

    Soon after, we went out to get some free water sponsored by KFC. Then we took a train back to Clementi where I [foolishly] followed Kay Hian to Ginza Plaza on bus 189. Thank goodness it came back to Clementi again where I caught bus 106.

    I got a message yesterday, something about playing pool with 0506 and the OGLs next Wednesday, hmmm still considering whether I should go or not (the lack of cash is one thing, saving cash for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith is another).

    Overall it was a great day, would've been better if Zhong Qi came. Then again, him and arcades don't mix, but the three of us certainly do, hehe.

"Let's all catch thumbtacks on our bare eyes! Ready? Whoop! ..wait for it.."-Donkey, Retarded Animal Babies part 5

Dilemma

2005-05-13T01:57:00.000+08:00

Going to Kay Hian's place tomorrow since his exams are over and all. We're going to watch some (7=some) movies then we're going to the arcade on Saturday. Should we go to Lot 1, where there's GOOD drums and guitars or go to Jurong Point, where there are girls that stare at me while I play (according to Kay Hian)?? Bleah, my life is full of nonsense, not that I mind.

Its nearly two in the morning, I haven't packed my stuff and I'm supposed to meet Kay Hian TODAY at Ginza Plaza at 11. Zzz...

**6 more days
**Ooo! Just realised that its Friday the 13th, how delightful ^^,

Bands and Blades

2005-05-11T22:10:00.000+08:00

    Today I went all the way to Orchard Road for a dental appointment, what a waste of precious time and more importantly a waste of EZ-Link money. Now I've got to put on those confounded bands on my braces for 5 weeks, bleahx. Eating potato chips never hurt so bad. =[

    Anyway, after that rather short appointment I went back to Bukit Batok to meet my master, Zili (aka Omega). I refer to him as a master (he's a 1st dan at kendo FYI) because he's been teaching me some Kendo/Iaido and some basic martial arts stuff(mainly the applications of stances and footwork). Today was my very first lesson, I had fun although I only managed to go through three different strokes. Definitely more interesting than Aikido, then again I learnt some basic Aikido moves that seem to be rather important in Kendo, that's what Zili says.

    Bleahx, my mouth hurts =(

A new shadow

2005-05-10T16:01:00.000+08:00

After thinking it through, I've decided to abandon my OD and start a blog here at blogspot (because I think my OD's dull and boring, besides there are so many ready-made templates available for me to use on this blog ^^,). So yeah, that's it for now ><".

**9 more days~