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Which Fruits Basket Character Are You?
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I thought I've long lost interest in taking online quizes but apparantly not. I don't think I will ever be able to either. XDD
I'm not childish or innocent and I'm certainly normal. Please. = =;;; When Slitting My Wrist Is No Longer Enough..
You represent... insanity.
You're quite a quirky little creature. Your emotions are varying. You may appear childish and innocent, but you have a tendency to freak out. You're incredibly random, but it's good to be unique. People know you're an odd one, but you certainly don't mind.
What feeling do you represent?
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I feel punished. Why? I'll tell you why..
As some of you may know, I was in a deep depression state the past 2 months. More like I was obsessedly depressed, trying to bring back what has definitely become a gone phase.
You know the things people do when they're obsessed. They can't think rationally and they just kept rushing to do tons of things thinking that it's compulsory. That's what I had been.
I've walked out of my mobbing though. Thank you all the kind souls who have helped me greatly in waking up from my stupor. You know who you are. ^_~ I've returned to my original state already. And what is my original state? Being lazy and procrastinating. =__=
I'm not doing my studies at the pace I should and I kept delaying the online stuffs I intend to do too. Seriously, I should stop going extreem. Now, I'm punished. How? Following up..
First, I missed 4 Physics lessons because, well, narcolepsy attack. -_-" Knowing how being behind-the-pace can be a big problem, I still laze around just doing nothing but.. daydream. Yes, I daze off into empty space
How else am I being punished? A whole damn lot.
I have cancelled the Fanteraction project. And I don't intend to meddle with the FFN fics other than for my own personal reading. I can still save all my favourite fics in my comp if I'm afraid that I won't be able to read them on FFN someday. It's for my own reading only.
Now, I feel one amazingly sarcarstic joke is being played on me. Fanfiction.net is now being put behind restriction for Singnet users like me who has FOL along with the internet plan. Adding to the impact, I was still able to access FFN just 2 days ago. I have an account there for crying out loud. And there goes my chance of reading the fics there.. along with MediaMiner, AFFN, FanDomination and FictionPress.
I understand it's hard doing online projects and services like FOL and FFN. And I know that to try is better than doing nothing at all. But if it proves that you're not doing a good job, either improve or just stop doing it already. ~_~" Too tired of the usual criticisng of FFN, I'll rant my discontentment on FOL.
FFN is soooo explicitly lemon-free now, I feel that I can just die if not for the quality fics there that are not NC17 or the likes. Yet, FOL filter the site out. Why? Because there are homosexual contents in FFN? Oh, ok then. Here's what FOL supposedly aims to provide:
"Our aim is to promote good Singaporean values, and to raise Singapore's standard of living."
Ah.. so good Singaporean values include being homophobic or intolerant of homosexuals? Wow. I thought Singapore's pledge includes justice and equality? I know many Singaporeans tend to be square-headed, but I don't know they are shallow to the extent that they don't think being intolerant of homosexuality is the same as being racist. I thought Singapore promotes racial-harmony? "Hypocrisy" that spells blatantly across.
I like the idea of fanlisting. It means more than the silliness shown on the surface. I don't see how a Matsushita Youko Fanlisting can be of offensive or sex-promoting. -__-" It's a fanlisting for a mangaka. Her manga may contain yaoi hints but the fanlisting holds no explicit stuffs at all.
The Fatal-Tragedy domain itself may have hosted sites that may certain hentai contents (which I can't confirm thanks to FOL). Just because of that, FOL takes the easy way out and filter the whole domain out? Ah. Shallow, narrow and lazy. Yet that's what quite a number of Singaporeans insistantly deny themselves of.
Now, FFN and Matsushita sensei fanlisting being filtered out is more than enough for me. What's next? There's something more? Yes, there is. AnimeSlamDunk.com is banned by FOL too.
Frankly speaking, FOL's standard of filtering makes me feel that they are either blind or simply more paranoid than I am. Even if they're not blind and not as paranoid, it may just be the case that what they see just don't reach their body's central control system - the brain. Oh. They have brains? I don't know, seems like they don't. Even if they do have brains, they don't seem to be using them.
It's not like Anime Slam Dunk[dot]com is a must-have site for me to get infomations and resources everyday, but that doesn't mean I see the need of it being filtered out. -_-" Somebody please tell me, what exactly on ASD.com is/are rated as explicit adult content? It's a website about one anime that revolves around basketball.
Like hello?? Basketball = hentai? There are tons of broken links on ASD the last time I checked but, nope, no explicit hentai contents there. Shounen-Ai, yes. But since when is Shounen-Ai hentai?? For all I know, FOL will be banning my own blog that hints Shounen-Ai.
They are supposed to filter out pornographic sites to prevent users from viewing them, aren't they? Well, then is it that they don't know what they're doing or they are simply powerless in compete with online hackers and squatters? I still get annoying pop-ups, which include some pornographic ones ~_~", and I still get redirected to sites that got hacked or sqooted or whatever, making them obviously porn vending.
Funny how I still get sites I have zero interest in yet my rights of viewing many general sites are being robbed off from me. Isn't FOL supposed to help browsing on the net easier and more carefree for the users? ¬_¬;
I am bitching. Because I can't unsubscribe from FOL which seemingly has an attractive title of being the hero protecting the well-being of online browsing but yea.. nice pretty title with rotten core and
My mother is in-charge of the whole internet plan thing. How am I supposed to ask her to unsubscribe from FOL? It's a service that supposedly filter out undesirable websites. Thus, on the surface, asking to unsubscribe a service like that just seems to mean I want viewing offensive websites enabled. ~__~"
Explain the whole problem to her? I can explain but I doubt she can understand my situation. *deadpans* Sites she browses are mostly proffesional business stuffs. It's very unlikely she will care if I am able to access sites of my preference, like Graphics, Anime, JRock, FanFiction and general fan sites, or not.
Which reminds me.. FOL filtered out about 3 websites that are about the grasslands of Chile and Argentina. I'm doing my own research on the Pampas Fox. So just great, what convenience FOL is sarcarstically providing for users like me.
On the side note. ^^; People, do check out about the Pampas Foxes when you're free. They're really cute. And they are rather small and slow-moving compared to other foxes. I never like foxes, but I actually like the Pampas Fox. XDD
More on the solemn side of the "punishing" topic. I'm not angry towards the following matter at all. Just sad and worried.
The Crytal-Wings domain has been suspended for some reason. There are some lovely sites hosted there which I like a lot mou. T_T
Sachiko's blog is hosted there too. I can't drool at the beautiful layouts created by the talented hands of Sachiko now. T_T
I'm pretty worried for the webmasters. Hope the problem can be resolved soon. Promised
Here comes the big pluggings I've promised. I'm really late though. Really sorry. *bows bows*
First up - the nice and dedicated Jessica!
This version of her weblog, Radiance, features Tetsu of L'arc~en~Ciel! *hearts*
Jessica's currently away on her trip to Italy and won't be posting in her blog until she returns. But it's still a site worthed
Do visit her beautiful Sendoh Shine too. Genius!
My eyes glitter when I see pretty layouts. But when I see really handsome layout, I go all fly-high. Yes, your eye's aren't playing tricks on you, I meant Handsome. Handsome layouts are more kakkoi than pretty. They have this really cool edge that's just simply addictive to me.
I've always wanted to do layouts like that.. but all my end results just turn out.. wrong. Not the wrong wrong but just not what I wanted.
Filoscuro has the talent which I yearn for. *envies* Her layouts are just soooo handsomely addictive! *dies*
Filoscuro's weblog is one very good example. Visit Dynamic Rain and see for yourself!
The layouts for her fanlistings are equally amazing:
- ((Fight!)) Shohoku FL
- {smile!} Sendoh Akira FL
Last but not least, the friendly and passionate Hallie!
*LMAO* I just realised she's now a fellow GakuHai fan. XDDD I'm nosebleeding at the piccies. And I'm nosebleeding in bliss~~~~ Gomen! I'm Late. T_T
It's been 16 days since I last posted! =o=|| Time really does flies. Sheesh.
Thank you, Persh, for reminding me to get my lazy cells to start working again! *glompzes*
I'm supposed to have my new layout up on last Friday, but I'm procrastinating again. ^^; Gomenasai~! I will try to have the layout up by tomorrow or Wednesday. The graphics are all done, it's just the codings that need some editing.. Ah.. That's what I dread most. ¬_¬
Anyway, Blogger's making changes all of the sudden again. How many times have I been experiencing all this? I moved from Pitas to start using Blogger since early 2002. That's almost 2 years now and I'm still not accustomed to its constant alterations.
I prefer it if Blogger stick with its original posting format. The more it changes, it only gets worse for me. T_T I don't need the "Compose" format, also known as Rich-Text Editing in some other places, at all. But I guess, many applicants will like the new setting na. *sigh* I feel old. T_T
Many times I feel like moving back to Pitas. In my opinion, out of all the free weblogs hosting, Pitas is still the best. It may be quite old and its members' control panel may not look as posh as Blogger's, but it is the most dependable and user-friendly one.
I stick with Blogger througout these years and I don't intend to move away from Blogger too. That's mainly because, well, I just can't bare to do so. Something like "Can't live with it; Can't live without it" but not as serious and dramatic as it sounds la. ^^;;;
And I've almost totally abandoned Xanga. Everyone I know of seems to be doing so too. ^^; Actually, I find Xanga nice. It's pretty user-friendly.
I've always wanted to set up a quiz blog or something using my Pitas account, but.. eto.. usual procrastination. ¬_¬
Ok. Enough of my ramblings. Plugging in my next post! XDD REAL LIFE and INTERNET Belong Together
I visited a blog of someone, whom I do not know of, a few days ago. And I forgot to bookmark that blog in my favourite list or note its URL down somewhere. T_T *whacks myself*
I'd post a long entry about the blog's owner but I'll just keep it short la. =p
I'm really amazed by her. She's a 34-yr-old doctor working at a government hospital. She's married and has a 9-yr-old son now. That's not what amazes me though. It's her online works!
She has her own domain. (She's a doctor, rich, can pay the fees.) And she has quite a number of ANIME FANSITES. O__O!!! I'm like, GAARH??!
Her funny blogging antics shouts Anime and Yaoi to me too. xDD Well, of course, there're some mature blog entries which I don't understand at all. Like cars, housing and stock-market. ¬_¬; Her brother-in-law is buying stocks, I think.
She's constantly updating the sites and said that she'll keep the sites up for as long as she lives. O__O She said she may even propaganda her kid into taking over and maintaining the sites for her. LOL~!
She has fansites like Sailor Moon (^^;), Clamp X and Angel Sanctuary. I forgot the others. ¬_¬; She mentioned, her interests come and go very quickly and easily. But if her interest left and RETURNS, that means that it'll be permenantly staying. That's just sooo like me. ^^;;
She's keeping the sites not just because of her feelings for them, but also because she wants to let the future generations have the chance to know animes that are brilliant in her opinion. She wants them to be able to see the fanworks too. Fanfics, Fanarts, Wallpapers, AIM Icons, LJ Icons, Winamp Skins etc.
Fansites actually play a very important role in the fandom and getting the subject, which the site's made for, more known to the world. That's what I think la.
Anyway, I was sort of in a depression-cum-nostalgy period awhile back. Doing useless struggles.. Haunting many "old" fansites etc. But now, I'm freed.
I really have to thank that lady. She's a stranger to me. I don't know her. But she made me realise the most important thing which I'd overlooked.
I kept looking back. I always tell people to live now and look in front, or you'll just bang into a wall or something. But I made the same mistakes that I've reprimanded people for making. ¬__¬
TIME FOR ME TO WAKE UP! I always use excuses like my health, hectic real life bla bla bla to push away my "responsibilities" online.
But actually, Real Life and Online Life are TOGETHER. They shouldn't be viewed or treated differently. Well, for E-generation people like me anyway. Real Life and Online Life both belong to my life together. Both are important factors.
Actually, there's no Real Life and Online Life. -__-" Online Life IS real and alive. When I'm blogging now, I'm not being sent into another dimension, am I? I'm typing here, REAL and ALIVE. Commenting on my personal views as a real living person.
There's no difference between Online Life and Real Life, because they belong together. ^_~ That lady made me realise this.
Another thing the lady made me realise is the "looking back" part.
I'm depressed over the fact that some fandoms had cooled down A LOT compared to before. I'm sad that many fansites had gone bye-bye. And I just sobbed and sulked. Sulked and sobbed, While TIME IS STILL TICKING BY.
Haven't I learn from my lesson? Time don't wait. The environment won't just freeze there while I mob over the inevitables. Every second counts.
Instead of crying (and wasting time) over the past, why not create something now? Some sites had died. SO WHAT?? I can make one myself if I really want to! It's way better than doing nothing but grumbling.
Gosh. I can't believe I made those mistakes. I'm really very grateful for the lady for indirectly slapping me awake na. xDD I feel so free and boundless now!
Ok. I still ended up posting a LONG entry. But that's all la. Matta na! ^^v Going On!
Ok. My area was affected on the 29th too. Totally pitch black. I'm typing a loooong email which I had not sent before the electricity totally went out. =__=|| And the file I'd been downloading for about 40 minutes was ALMOST completed too before my comp just go -plop-
Yesterday's Master Tokiya's birthday! Yes, I'm enslaved to this too-kind-and-helpful-for-her-own-good master. I could only wish her a belated one though. T_T Bad slave! Bad slave!
Gosh! Everyone around me is so damn nice! I feel like trash. *bangs head* Rivers-nee is the best onechan I ever have!! She has her studies to cram for yet she kept helping me satisfy my Yaoi fetish.
I'm sooooo happy and blissful now, I'm unable to sleep for at least 2 days. xDDD But yeah.. I feel really guilty for distracting nechan all the time. T___T
By the way, I've joined several new fanlistings. I'm added in most of their list already too. I think there're still one or two in pending.
I'll be setting up a new FanListing page with more fanlistings to come. Meanwhile, please do visit and support THE FANLISTINGS if you have the time ne. ^_^