I think it's time to change ZS layout. Actually, the appropriate term is to do an overhaul on it. It will take a long time, yes, but I'm thinking of a way to make the process as fast and as painless as possible. I'm also trying to find an idea on the layout. Has any of you notice the common trend in RK websites? I don't surf other RK websites very often, but I do check out my referrers and most of them actually look alike. (I get a lot of DB websites as my referrers too, I don't know why... what's the link between RK and DB? And surprisingly, the DB websites' trend is similar to the RK ones'). For one, table is the most popular format. Images are usually located on the top, usually a collage of several different images. The style is usually a bit futuristic with many lines and box-y shapes. They usually use only one color, eg. blue, but with different shade variations of it. Navigational menus are usually on the left, made out of graphic images with rectangular shapes. During one night of surfing them, I confused one with another. At one point I even wondered whether they're all made by the same person. The contents are pretty similar too, but I think that's rather inevitable. How do I make ZS look different from the rest? *ponders* For one thing, I can't escape from my frames. I'd rather die than adding table codes into 100+ files again.

My regular anime supplier has updated his collection with YnM 6, FB 5, and Shaman King 4. *crows happily and starts copying* I just -love- him. If I knew who he is in real life, I'd gush my appreciation all over him when I do get to meet him. LOL. I only know which hall he lives in and which faculty he is from (not mine!)

I'm being hyper today, I know. I'm blaming it on an all-night festival of watching Dharma & Greg episodes, my faithfull canned of Nescafe, Bebop songs, and my Vivaldi CDs @.@ Off to watch anime now!

hyper hyper hyper on Thursday, October 18, 2001, 03:22 p.m.

F2s.com is down >_< And I'm having difficulty to d/l Cowboy Bebop songs from AudioGalaxy. Some of the Cowboy Bebop songs couldn't be downloaded due to copyright issues, which is strange, because usually Jap songs (esp anime songs) don't have this kind of protection. Anyway, songs that are bugging my mind now (not Circle of Life, thankfully!) : Bebop Movie ost's Pushing The Sky ("Don't wanna be the one to pop your cherry, girl..." - seriously, Bebop songs' lyrics are a bit on the bad-taste side sometimes, but the music still rawks XD), Shawn Colvin's Never See a Blue Like That (I didn't know Shawn Colvin was a woman *gasp!* I'm so out of touch with the music world, I know - during Cultural Nite, the Inspire people sang this song and I fell in love with it when listening to them rehearsing while hanging around in the backstage), and Utada Hikaru's Final Distance.

Catherine kindly told me that in Summer moon I wrote "Summer Rain" instead of "Summer Moon" a couple of times. Whoops. I honestly don't know what got into me. Maybe because it rains almost everyday nowadays LOL. Thanks for telling me, dear!
Anne, the Kenji picture actually look more like Battousai, especially his clothes. But the Sony website did say explicitly that it's Kenji so Kenji it is, I guess.
As-chan, tashika ni log ga okikaetta, kono address ni? atashi no nihongo wa mada heta desu yo...... *_*

Tomorrow's my free day but I have project meetings from 10 am to possibly 6 pm >_< Tasuketeeeeee.... Thankfully, school will be over in another week and a half. So next week, the last week, will be my deadline week (or rather, DEATHweek) with 3 projects, 1 assignment and 2 presentations o.0 Must do research and prepare for tomorrow now. Oh damn, my blockhead just icq-ed us to remind us about the senior's supper tomorrow where I'm supposed to make a mudpie. It's an easy thing, but I have to prepare it hours before the supper and I don't think I have time *frown* I have the hall production publicity push from 6 pm onwards. Errrkkk.............. *frown frown frown*

never saw blue like that before.... on Tuesday, October 16, 2001, 11:00 p.m.

The storyline somehow mirrors the world's current situation. It revolves around the plot of bio-terrorism. Or rather, nano-mechas masquerading as biosubstances. I'm not that familiar with the city of New York (never been there, yo!), but the city setting looks very New York and I think I saw two towers that eeriely looked like the two WTC towers. Prolly Americans won't find the movie entertaining though.......

I want to make a review for the Club!!! *emails webmaster*

Urm, yeah, I'm a huge Cowboy Bebop fan XD XD

(just gotta knock a bit harder on heaven's door...) on Tuesday, October 16, 2001, 01:50 p.m.

I found Cowboy Bebop Knockin' on Heaven's Door file while looking for the newest Gravi episodes just now. Yippppeeeeeeeee----!!! Yeah, assignment first >.<

guestbook has a new layout! on Monday, October 15, 2001, 10:32 p.m.

Before I forgot again, I updated ZS' OVA 2 page a few days ago after a kind email from someone to inform me about something she found in the Sony website. Go take a look at it XD

Steph, Garion, thanks for the comments on Summer Moon. The series is based on an actual historical event and Amakusa is a real historical figure and he's quite famous, so it's no wonder that the name appears often in anime/manga/games/whatever. The background section of SM has a bit of history explanation, if you're interested =D
Kenchan, I'm glad you did well. You shouldn't be too surprised, though. With that amount of stressing and studying, don't you think you should at least get good results?
Yin, *glomps* Thanks for the comments, dear!!!!
Toshi, aww... Serangoon is so far. If I lived near, I'd come and buy some bubble tea from you XD
Mika, I love the layout! Noir layout has really been appearing everywhere lately.
Ah, Ashley has a new layout too. Ashley, I think you're really pretty *_* I like your hair.
Elyse, Elyse, I hope you're alright. Do be alright!
April! I just saw this new layout! I like the colours! =D And I just watched the first part of MR yesterday... yet to finish it ^^; Oh and BTW, can recommend me a nice fantasy book? I'm feeling like reading fantasy and I don't know what to read.
Laura-sedai, your humble sister seeks your advice on worthy fantasy books to read too. Pray, give a suggestion =D
Rei-chan, your address seems familiar. I think my brother might have lived on the same street. Isn't that scary? 0.o (don't worry, he's in SF now hahaha...)
Noeru, miss ya =)

i wanna go to hogwarts! on Monday, October 15, 2001, 12:12 a.m.

Survey snatched from Mia's LJ. Because I'm waiting for my laundry to dry.
1. Song that reminds you of waking up in the morning: I Love the Way You Love Me by Boyzone. Used to be the song that woke me up every morning because it's the 1st song in the album. The orchestral intro is beautiful. The cello always succeeds in waking me up.
2. Song that's best to drive to work/school to: *sigh* I don't go to school by car anymore. I *live* in school. When it was high school, it used to be the radio, though ^_^ Prambors 102.3 FM
3. Song that's best to drive home from work/school to: same as above.
4. Song that's best on Sunday afternoon: 0.o Sunday afternoon? What's so special about Sunday afternoon? Church hymns lah! (coz Sunday afternoon I'd be in church hahaha..)
5. Song that's best to listen to at night driving: errhh.. *thinks* I don't drive? Besides, when I'm in the car, it's usually the radio station which is on.
6. Album that's best to listen to at night at home: Cowboy Bebop's Adieu. End of Evangelion's Thanatos. Bjork.
7. Song that reminds you of your childhood: shoot! my childhood? *blink, blink* any classic folk children song.
8. Songs that are best for sex, or reminds you of sex: definitely R&B tracks... Destiny's Child and so forth
9. Song that's best for when it is raining: Ooh! Yoko Kanno's Bells for Her from Arjuna OST and this particular short piano piece from KareKano soundtrack. Maaya Sakamoto's Lucy album songs.
10. Song that reminds you that you're in love: errr.. *sweatdrop* never been in love so how should I know?
11. Song that reminds you that everything is wonderful: Faye Wong's Eyes on Me. It was the most famous song on the happiest moment of my life, 3rd year of senior high. (And it was also the period where everyone was playing FF8, school hours were just a time to discuss and exchange tips LOL). And FF8's Breezy.
12. A category I add myself = Battle mode songs : Hahaha.. I have loads of this. Noir's Salva Nos. RK OVA's Battle of the Last Wolf. FF7's One-Winged Angel.
13. Song that makes you cry: some religious songs, sometimes ^_^
Music Groups
1. Favorite music group: The Corrs, Boyzone
2. Favorite music group when you were 13: *thinks* I don't think I have a particular one then. Take That, maybe?
4. Music group that you still like after years and years: The Corrs, though I don't like their latest album. Boyzone in their 3rd album. Neri Per Caso's earlier albums.
5. Music group that you are embarrassed that you like: hhahaha... none!
Singers
1. Favorite male voice: Ronan Keating, the guy who sang Mystic Eyes, my friend Andrew who is a tenor XD
2. Favorite female voice: Maaya Sakamoto, my friend Icha who is a soprano, my friend Astrid who is an alto, my junior Ingrid who is the BEST alto I've ever heard.
3. Most annoying female voice: Mariah Carey, high-pitched Jap singers
4. Most annoying male voice: those rock band-ish screamings
5. Male singer's voice that makes you cry: 0.o no lah
6. Female singer's voice that makes you cry: erk... nah.
Your current top ten albums [in no particular order]:
What I have is mostly in mp3 *sweatdrop* But that's a secret, okay? XD
1. Bjork's Vespertine
2. Maaya Sakamoto's Lucy
3. Rurouni Kenshin OVA soundtrack
4. Vivaldi's Sacred Music - Gloria RV 588 & 589, Beatus Vir, Dixit Dominus, Magnificat
5. Sting's A Thousand Years
6. Noir OST 1
7. Noir OST 2
8. Maaya Sakamoto's Easy Listening
That's all I'm listening to right now.

Do visit Summer Moon! *plug plug plug* Don't forget to give some comments =D

BBS + survey + plug on Saturday, October 13, 2001, 12:33 a.m.

Time for dinner now. Will BBS later.

Summer Moon is open! on Friday, October 12, 2001, 07:34 p.m.

Yesterday was the Culture Nite, and it was a huge success. It was much better than previous year's, I think. Bohemian Rhapsody went well for us choir although the lead Rockers singer was still so not l33t =P The Dancers were great too. When I was watching them I felt a bit of regret to have quite from the group, but I feel this is for the best. I am still sort of struggling with it now. I am still technically a Dancer member and I've told everyone I've no intention to perform anymore but I can still perform if I want to in future events.

Hope everyone's doing well ^_^x It's almost time to start concentrating on my studies soon. I'm lagging behind my own schedule *sigh* And JLPT 2 is still looming *sweatdrop*

$|_|94r |-|19|-| on Friday, October 12, 2001, 12:30 a.m.

I think yesterday was my ultimate sloppy day. During the midterm exam I actually used two sheets of paper. The first one was full of mistakes so I used the other one to copy everything down, minus the mistakes. But THEN, I turned in both sheets of paper and I didn't even realized it until I was eating lunch and wondering why the first sheet wasn't in my bag. It's not a big deal, since the first sheet doesn't have my MCQ answers, and I've already emailed my tutor about it. But I should've realized during lunch time that with that kind of carelessness, I had left my specs on the chair as well!!!!!!

:( I hope I can find it soon. I love that spectacles' frames, damn it.

=( on Tuesday, October 9, 2001, 08:40 p.m.

Today was the tech-run for Wednesday's cultural nite. Remember Bohemian Rhapsody? Well, the choir's singing it with the Rockers, but the problem is, the lead singer ain't Freddy Mercury. He's making life difficult for the choir by changing the keys coz he can't reach the high notes in the original key. And THEN, he can't even catch the notes properly. At one point he even had THREE people singing the notes in his face for him to catch while the rest of the band were blasting away. And sometimes it's the choir who clued him on where to sing and what the notes sound like. I guess I should feel a bit sympathy for him. He's trying hard, yes, but he doesn't have any discipline or professionalism. His mobile phone keeps ringing in the middle of practice, an annoying tune that just ruins his (and everyone else's) note and he always picks his calls. He also doesn't seem to notice that there are over 40 people *standing* in one small dusty dirty room waiting for him to get his act going. We have to stretch our vocals above the guitars and drums while he happily sits on a special chair with a mike in front of him, singing all the wrong notes and asking everyone to do it "just one more time".

Anne-nee, I mean, demolish AND rebuild. I'm going to get a space for my own personal library after it's rebuild. Muahahaha. But I can't get a room with my own bathroom :P
Mads, cool layout! But the text is a bit difficult to read on one part. I sent you a couple emails today, BTW.
Kara also has a new spify layout!
Sarah, hi there. Thanks for linking me!
Toshi, a new layout too? 0.o You like red colours, ne? XD I like how you always use not-so-well-known charas for your layout! And, um, yeah, lend me your YnM mangas? XD
Laura has a new layout too. Okay, 'tis rather old but I keep forgetting to say something 'bout it. I love love LOVE it!
Fuuko, sorry I wasn't in front of my 'puter when you MSN-ed me. I had a busy night.
Pei-yi, I would love to join the clique XD I'm a fan, yay. Oh and doesn't Nanba has the hots for Julia? ^_^x
Mia, damn, I just read your The Corrs concert account. You lucky girl. I want to watch The Corrs concert too! On several occassions where the concert is canceled here in Singapore, it has always been a sold-out. I have never been able to get the tickets. *pouts* Life just ain't fair!

Time for bed. Oh, BTW, if I spray insecticide on a lizard, will it have any effect on it? The one I sprayed right now promptly ran away from my room. I hope it won't come back.

kimi ni ai ni ikou =D on Tuesday, October 9, 2001, 01:14 a.m.

I guess I have been sorta out-of-balance lately. It's a busy time of the semester and there hasn't been anything particularly *good* to actually brighten me up. Not that there are bad things happening... but well, life just feels very monotonous now. *sigh* Basically I just run around from one place to another, doing the things I have to do, things that I just don't enjoy as much anymore. The boredom can't be help, actually. One just learned how to deal with it, I suppose. One more month... shikariiiiiii~~! Damn, I so need to shop badly....

Anne-nee, I forgot to message you back this afternoon. The reason I asked is because my house is about to be demolish next week, but it's okay, I'll ask them to keep a look out for it. Thanks again XD
Toshi, I'm sorry about your grandmother =( Be strong, okay? Hope you're okay now....
Isabela, the locker incident is creepy, alright! A paranoid like me would totally freak out and put about 8 different locks on it ASAP ^_^x
Kee, happy birthday! Cheer up, girl. Don't let a guy (who, from your previous rant, sounds like a loser) ruin your day for you. Hope you're feeling better now *hugs*
Rei-chan, what's wrong, dear??? *worried*
Steph, I forgot to BBS you back on this one, although I've read it in your LJ. I hate Yukito too, BTW, because Touya is MINE! *maniacal delusional laugh* But Yue is cool XD XD And HanaKimi drama is wonderful. I can never look at Oscar without remembering how Koyasu sounds like in it ^_^
Fel, I guess it depends on the quality of the fanfic itself. Some fanfics can be very accurate and true to the original work that you are happy to know something you don't get from the original work. As for bad and out-of-character fanfics, well, they're not worth reading anyway =)
Tin-chama, I figured you'd be here XD Hope rd.net will be up soon! Where did you get X ep 1, BTW? Me want!!!!! *scours network for signs of it*

I think I remember some people talking about the X calendar. I think I saw the poster at Kino a couple weeks ago. I think it was an order notice or something. Or did it say they were already selling it? *scratch head* Sorry, I told you I've been rather out-of-balance lately. It results in memory failure, you see. Can't remember the poster, but I remember thinking it looks very nice and it definitely caught my eyes (and made me drool for one full minute in front of it).

OK, I couldn't find X 1, but things I did find and want to copy and watch: Pretear 1, X-files season 8 episodes, Charmed episodes (please, we're hostelites who are too poor to buy a TV), CCS Memorial video 3 (which is only 4 minutes long @.@), A Knight's Tale (Heath!! *drools*), complete Miyu episodes, and One Piece the movie. *starts deleting files to make space to copy them all* And I haven't even finished watching AL and Noir yet. I get sidetrack easily. *splutters* Shaman King 3! *copies* Hmm.. where's that guy who has South Park and The Simpsons episodes.... *looks around*

Have a bloody headache and blurred eyesight. I guess I'll sleep early again tonight. Err, yeah, after I watch some anime ^_^x

evening repose on Sunday, October 7, 2001, 09:31 p.m.

Tsukarete. Been singing for 8 hours straight, first leading praise and woship for ISCf service and then straight to hall choir practice. My throat feels dry and parched but I have the urge to sing again and again because my voice sounds so nice now ^_^x

Too tired to blog about anything. Have 8 am class tomorrow and some articles to read for tomorrow's project meeting and I'm feeling slightly light-headed so.... logging off now. I have another full, packed day tomorrow (and it's Saturday). Gimme my weekenddddddd! *wail*

Oh P.S. : I hate Bohemian Rhapsody XP It just ain't my kind of song. Phooey.

mamamia let me go!!! on Saturday, October 6, 2001, 12:44 a.m.

Today was also the Anime Club's Graphite manga art competition prize giving ceremony. It was a small affair, but we comm members needed to bring so many heavy things and it just so happened that no guys were around because they all had classes so it was us 6 girls moving up huge display boards up 4 flights of stairs and carrying an amazingly heavy tray of bee hoon across campus. I have no idea bee hoon can be that heavy. My arms are about to fall off now. Anyway, the 1st prize went to our publications chief, whose work was AMAZING. It clearly stands out from the rest. The theme of the competition was "gift" and his work is a picture of a guy and a girl kissing, done with watercolor. The three judges are local comic artists, whose comments on all the pieces were very entertaining to read, as they were filled with many illustrations and SD charas XD I had to miss my Bible study today because I was too busy preparing for the ceremony though =( Ack, bad bad bad.

Thank you all for the comments on the layout! Yin thinks the layout looks Evangelion-ish and Yue looks like Kaworu 0.o Hmmm....... maybe a little, I guess.

Kiara, I didn't even noticed the Halloween theme until you pointed it out! We don't really celebrate Halloween here... so it didn't come to my mind that it's almost Halloween =) I'll be waiting for your next new layout ^_^x
Isabela, another blue layout with a different scenery! 'Tis pretty!
Yukimi, welcome back!
As-chan, CLAMP ruined my entire day, nay, my entire WEEK with AL manga ending. Why why why why why why?? Life is so unfair. Thanks for the Salva Nos lyrics! XD
Mika, As-chan here has all Noir lyrics =D
J! Where have you beeeeeeeennnnnnnn? I'm sorry you don't like Philo class XD I'm taking Philo this sem too and it's my favourite class hahaha.... figures you're a science gal after all... LOL

I am going to die of exhaustion one of these days. *looks at tomorrow's schedule and doesn't feel like waking up tomorrow at all* And my computer has Nimda virus *disgusted look* All because I full-access-shared my folder so I could do my paper from my friend's room to hang around with her. I'll just clean it tomorrow. *sigh*

happy mid autumn! have a mooncake & enjoy the moon! on Friday, October 5, 2001, 01:10 a.m.

Today was pretty much a packed day, although I have no classes at all. Had a project meeting and a little bit of conferencing with the tutor, who gave us useful tips so now we finally know which way we're supposed to be heading. I should say that I thought my group mates seemed to be intimidating at first, the 3 guys and one tough-looking girl, but they actually turned out quite okay. One of the guys was my partner in Econs last sem but somehow I never got to know him that well but today we had a chance to talk a lot and it strikes me how he reminds me of my elder brother. He just has this elder brotherly attitude, always cracking up corny lame jokes and giving me looks of exasperation when I questioned his logic. And it turned out that he does have a younger sister after all. He seemed to think I need a boyfriend, though I really don't LOL

Ah, I'm glad things seems to be moving smoothly in here. Nice to meet everyone, especially Tien and Mika!
Kee has a new layout from Shaman King *sparkles sparkles*
Tin-sama, rd.net is not letting us view the pages!
Zeruel, yes, hi =D Uh, well, I enjoy reading your log and I love the layout so....... ^_^x
Kiara, hi to you too!
Anne-nee, I was beginning to wonder where you've gone. I actually fell for Oujirou the first moment he appeared in the anime ^_^ Has the manga ended, BTW? I only have until vol 3 and I just started reading the series because I'm watching the anime too and I'm getting the storyline mixed up....
Toshi and Pei-yi, jia yu!

BTW, does anyone has the lyrics to Noir's Salva Nos? All this time I'm learning it just by mumbling or humming @.@ I think I better learn Canta Per Me first.....

feeling orange on Wednesday, October 3, 2001, 09:09 p.m.