AxisofOddity Land

Some people are endowed with brilliance. But, brilliance does not always equal wisdom.

Even evil people can do good things, because perhaps one day they will turn to God.

However, no one is perfect, neither even "angels".

When you are blessed with a gift, do not look a gift horse in the mouth. Because, if you steal, then what if someone "else" is able to take it back?

Do not become drunk with "power". You have been warned.

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Warning to those who are not as "blessed":

Freedom is when people are free.

Wars may be waged by physical weapons, but they may become waged by words.

In this day and age, "Those who control the present, control the past." "Those who control the past, control the future".

Information spreads, but what if it is the wrong "kind" of information?

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Tips to live a free life on the net:

A: You can lie about your information when filling out a "free" email or user account. That's because it's for anonymity.

B: If it's a paid account, you "should" be truthful. That's why, children under 18 should never have a paid account, because someone else can hack, and find all of you.

C: It's recommended not to let a kid under 13 to have a user account. They're not yet mature to "converse" with elder people (13+). They could fall to pedophilia, stalkers, murderers, etc. Or they could become one.

D: There are a lot of sites that don't require an account, where you can leave anonymous messages, usually for "kids", or adults, or both. But, pronvincial governments should be keeping a tab on those sites, for the kids and for the adults (for everyone). You get the picture. No allowing pornography, violence, etc. Try following the gamefaqs.com system, or what it was before.

E: Think for yourselves, and for the future generations.

F: Do not use the same sites over and over, and rely on only one or a few specific sites to receive information, or in using the net.
1: Specification: There are a lot of sites that "start" out good. But, like many companies who have come and gone, they become a "monopoly". Suggestion is: Visit as many different sites as possible to get or teach information. Also, remember that sites that have "changeable" information can "change" the information again. Do not believe everything the "media" tells you.

2: Teach each other to "free" up the flow of information. Do not rely on only one or a few sites to search for information. Remember what happened with "elgoog"? "Power corrupts". Find as many different forms of media, and do not mock the ones that seem "radical". Question reality and the stereotypes that are created. Stereotypes are not only created by physical actions, but by words and "thoughts".

3: Think for yourselves, everyone. Because, when "someone" starts thinking for you, it is...TOO LATE.

http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/09/117_51866.html

Oh, man, I am hooked to both.

Seon-Deok Yeoh-Wahng (선덕영왕) is about an ancient female Queen of the Silla Dynasty. Queen Seon-Deok is known to be the first unifier of ancient Korea.

In the drama, Seon-Deok is Deok-Mahn, a young girl who wasn't aware that she was the twin sister of a current princess of Silla. Pretending to be a boy, she befriended who she'd find out was her twin, and was conscripted into the army.

So far, at episode 22, it's been revealed that Deok-Mahn is the twin sister of the princess. The reason why she was sent away when an infant was that during that time, there was a stigma towards twin daughters. Due to superstition, it was considered bad luck or a bad omen. That's why the princess having a twin was kept secret, even from the princess herself.

The drama is awesome so far, or at least addicting.

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Yureka (유레카) aka ID_Entity is pretty interesting as well. It is a Korean manhwa (manga), that began in 2000, about MMORPGs. Just the recent volume (volume 31 in Korea) was terribly depressing. In brief: Poor Piriyang.

http://www.gamerstyle.com/forums/lounge/19832-pokemon-coma-theory.html

Just...whoa.

For the price of 70,000 WON (55$ or so), I thought it wouldn't function as well when buying it. However, having brought it home and checking out its features, I'm excited!

Though the screen on it is small, there are so many wonderful features to it. It plays MP3s (of course), but with the ability to toggle playlists, genre, album, artists. There's also a recording feature and radio availability.

I'm not quite sure what brand it is, but it is SamSung, and I am very glad at finding it. Getting this was worth the stress, and I have that feeling that I will be less stressed later on while using it. ^^

I just started playing this game yesterday, and I am slightly ambivalent, leaning towards enthusiastic about it.

The battle system is terrible, but it can be overlooked somewhat. Basically, when you want to use a spell or attack, you have to be able to press a certain combo when you're approaching an enemy or ally. It's playable, and you eventually get the hang of it, but I think the game would've been loads better if there was another approach to the battle system.

The characters are basically gorgeous, though for awhile, I thought a certain character, Azel, was female. I found out otherwise by hearing his voice during a cutscene. That was pretty surprising.

I think this game is story-driven, simply by experiencing the first few hours. It's important to talk to NPCs so that you can extricate what's going on and get a better idea of the environment given by the game.

So far, that's my first impression of the game. I have that feeling it will get better, but I read somewhere that the game may feel or get stagnant until a certain plot point is reached. Hopefully, I'll be able to play and enjoy this game thoroughly.

I won't spoil any of the events, or divulge much of the details, but Evan Almighty (sequel to the movie Bruce Almighty), was a wonderful movie to watch. To me, it was nearly perfect and had many poignant moments.

The only thing I am particularly disappointed with related to this movie was the reviews it got on Imdb. It deserves a higher rating by far.

If you haven't seen this movie, nor know anything about it, I suggest you WATCH the movie ASAP and not read any spoilers for it before doing so. You'll enjoy the movie as much as I had.

Anyhow, this is dreamnt, signing out.

Well, before I bought Suikoden Tierkreis off of Auction.co.kr. So far, I have not regretted the purchase.

The game is VERY different than previous Suikodens, but is phenomenally good.

I won't go into details right now, however. That I will wait for until I finish the game and write a review.

In other news, Roh Moo Hyun, the former South Korean President, died last Saturday of apparent suicide. It was shocking and unexpected.

Some other thing that's going on just now: North Korea tested yet another nuclear weapon or something. On a message board I frequent, people are basically calling NK a real life troll.

Another news I read of: In China, there was this guy standing on a ledge contemplating jumping. So, this other guy goes up there and pushes the guy, noting that it's bothersome that the would-be jumper guy was stopping traffic or something. Luckily, no one died from it. Apparently the pushing guy had a history of mental issues.

That's it for now. I realize I haven't posted here in months, so...See you around.

Well, okay, NOT trash, but in the recyclables area. Today was recycling day, after all.

Some great finds I got:
-Honggane - Hwang Mi Ri - (1-11 completed)
-Last Kiss with You - Han Yu-Rang - (1-9)
-A Love in 100 Days - Hwang Mi Ri - (11)
-Nodame Cantabile - Tomoko Ninomiya - (17)
-Gintama - Hideaki Sorachi - (12)
-Legend - Kara / Woo Su Jung - (2-5)
-Kyou Kara Ma no Tsuku Jiyuugyou! - Temari Matsumoto / Tomo Takabayashi - (3)

I started reading through Honggane, and had a lot of fun. I'm aware that Hwang Mi Ri is a prolific artist (and that I didn't enjoy her Legend of Nereid story), but I really like the direction she took with this particular title.

Additionally, this afternoon was quite interesting. I recited the song lyrics (that I was required to learn) nearly perfectly, which was a plus since I only took a day to remember it. Though, I'll digress (don't want to seem too arrogant).


Only one bad thing really happened, and that's the price of Suikoden Tierkreis in Korean won. The dealer I wished to buy it from raised the price from 59,000 WON to 62,000 WON. It's worrying me. Hopefully, the price won't get any higher than that anytime soon. Tierkreis was my one reason for getting a DS. I just CANNOT miss out on that game.

Today, someone noted that it is important to keep a diary. Also, it was remarked that great writers/thinkers like Lee Soon Shin, Roald Dahl, and Tolstoy all kept diaries. I guess I'll try to do so as well.

There's really not much else to say.

I've filled myself with excuses,
Simple-brained, simple minded I became,
I was counting you on being the same,
In realization of my ugly, terrible self.

To find you deep as a canyon,
Furthermore, to find you looked ahead,
And to see you replace my ugliness with beauty instead,
Simply to discover your warm heart...

You saw beyond my faults,
Though you were nowhere blind,
Focused on the depths of my mind,
My mirror-shattering looks forgotten.

Even my dreams could not conjure you,
For I never imagined such an angelic guy,
To come from somewhere other than the sky,
To which I wonder if I haven't yet woken.

You notice me looking in the mirror,
Ready to berate myself yet again,
And when I turn away right then,
Your eyes match mine and you smile.

So different you are from the many I've met,
They who see my awkward appearance plain and clear,
And yet from you, never any mean words I hear,
When instead you call me a pretty girl.

So uplifting to me you are,
That sometimes I feel myself floating upon the air,
Without a concern, no worry, nor care,
A little cloud placed under each of my feet.

My dear, you have brightened my life,
And turned me away from my daily sorrow,
Giving me each day a reason to wait for tomorrow,
And making life a bit more bearable.

Imagination for me hasn't been this kind,
For I could never think to bring such a person down,
But you never give me a chance to frown,
Reassuring me that I can be yours without regret.

Even if for awhile,
Should our time be only a short time to allow,
Just being with you as we are now,
Is a blessing I can not revile.

Happy Valentines Day!!!

So, it's been a whole day since I finished reading Breaking Dawn, the 4th and last book of the Twilight series, by Stephenie Meyer.

Since then, I've discovered that the author's name is spelled "Stephenie", rather than "Stephanie". Learning that solved my problem of searching book sites and not being able to track down the series. Also, I've found that the author may be writing Edward's point of view for the series, though I have little desire to read his version. Something else I discovered was on the last page of Breaking Dawn, an advertisement for the Twilight Saga Guide, which is coming out in December 30th, 2008, a must-have. I'm hoping either Kyobo or Aladdin will have it.

Twilight is...an interesting series. I understand quite well how it drew in so many fans, mainly female. It's fun, and has a nice storyline. Many argue that it's poorly-written, but at least it doesn't detract someone from reading through to the end. I've found that unlike many books, it keeps the reader going until its end.

I still don't get the "Team Edward" and "Team Jacob" rants. I was hoping that reading through the series would explain that, but I guess it's just some mantras made up by the fans.

That's it for now. Just having a bit of fatigue set in...

I came home from the cinema with some awesome movie pamphlets, including the one for Twilight the Movie, which is coming out later this month. Though, I have no plans to watch Twilight until it appears on DVD or on cable.

Anyhow, a lot has happened lately. First off, Barrack Hussein Obama has beaten John McCain in the election for US president. Also, the world economy is or has getting/gotten quite terrible, and local prices have gone up for goods. Oh, and it's just started feeling like Winter this past Monday.

Luckily, I've taken my Winter clothes out, and I feel much healthier these days.

My main concerns that I can list are mainly around entertainment mediums. I'm hoping to get Star Ocean 3 eventaully (which I've wanted for 4 years now), and I'm waiting with bated breath for Suikoden Tierkreis for the Nintendo DS. The English version of Tierkreis is coming out next year, and it's my main reason for getting a DS. Another plus is that a lot of good RPGs are heading towards a DS port.

Twilight, the book by Stephanie Meyer should be coming soon. I had it ordered off Kyobobook.co.kr (Kyobo Books) yesterday, so it should be here shortly. It's quite funny reading the praise/criticism for it. I guess I'll finally find out why it's so good/bad.

Anyhow, about my being healthier...I really am improving, though I can't describe just how (that's private). It doesn't seem like I'm dying anytime soon, so I feel like I have a future. I do recall that one of the last times I wrote about it, I seemed...clueless, but even now I am that also. I guess I've just learned to be more close-mouthed about it. There are just so many ways I can seem like a jerk.

I think after I finish Suikoden 3 again, I'll type up a review of it.

Perhaps I've been busy. I guess I've been a bit too preoccupied to post any more on this journal.

Last week, I was awfully sick. On two of those days, I'd wake up sweaty, have to change clothes, go back to sleep, wake up sweaty, have to change clothes, and so forth continuously. Not a pleasant time of being sick. I wasn't sick for no reason, however. I'd received an Influenza vaccine a few days before getting ill. At least I won't get heavily ill during the coming winter, I guess...

Lately, my at-home hobbies have been reading and playing videogames. The last entry of linking to goodreads.com kind of stemmed from being bitten by the bookworm bug.

Books I've enjoyed in the past month? I'd say, Dune (Frank Herbert), A Long Way Down (Nick Hornby), World War Z (Max Brooks), Jumper (Steven Gould), and Robotech: The Macross Saga: Doomsday (a 3-part book). There are some others I read as well, but the ones mentioned in this paragraph are the best.

Games? I finally played through and finished FFX-2, and loved it. The "1000 Words" fmv/cutscene was exceedingly good/emotional. Also, I've begun playing through Suikoden 1 again, in hopes of getting the special "perfect 108 Stars gathered" scenes that I wasn't able to get when I last played it.

Music? I've been listening to basically the same artists. Jang Nara's CD which I acquired a few years ago is pleasant to listen to. Dashboard Confessional's "Dusk and Summer" CD is alright, but not as exhilarating as their older one, "A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar" was. Also, I tend to listen to either Bugsmusic's online radio stations, or Winamp's Sky.fm Hits station. The same few artists come up every once in awhile.

Ah, and back to the subject of games, I'm hoping to get a Nintendo DSLite soon, with none other than Pokemon Diamond as my first DS game. I'll be waiting about 2 weeks or so...

News around the world as of late? The US election is coming up, and I have no idea who will win, nor who I would want to win. I say, leave it up to the US public/voters to decide what's best for them. I just hope whoever's elected can restore the world economy which is doing quite poorly as of late.

News locally? There's a lot of news about the economy. (Surprise, surprise...). Prices of foods and goods have gone up considerably. Dokdo comes in and out of the news, as does the situation with the North (of Korea). Ah, I guess something in particular that stands out is the condition of Kim Jung-Il of North Korea. Apparently, his health isn't good, and the leaders up North are hard-pressed to find a suitable new leader. Can't help but feel a bit sad for him, I guess.

Movies? Well, I finally watched Eragon last week, and was heavily disappointed. It was just too different from the book, and gave me the doubt that there would be a follow-up to it, like in the Inheritance Book Series (which consists of three books so far). Perhaps it was made too quickly, and hence quite sloppily.

I guess I'll finish this post here. Perhaps I'll write something original, like a poem or story. I've finally got computer time right now...

www.goodreads.com

You can make lists of the books you've read or are reading. The community in this site is terrific. There are groups you can join pertaining to various subjects.

Another plus is being able to look up any book that's in English. Some available functions are the lists people have made of books for many different themes, be they sci-fi, fantasy, etc.

It's some close person of mine's birthday. RIP, anyhow...I've been told to not think of it too much, as in basically not to be too depressed. It has been many years, after all.

;_;

I just made my green-haired avatar on this site: http://www.moeruavatar.com/index_en.shtml

Also, I made various character images for my story series, Club Fusion: http://eofusion.googlepages.com

Another thing to announce is that I've finished the third part of that Club Fusion story. I've realized that I'm writing it for myself, in that, I'll just write and write until I can write no more. Hoo hoo hoo.

I've decided to make a new site, basically for my new series of Club Fusion.

The reason I'm putting the stories (as they're slowly, but surely written) on a small new website is to keep a record for myself of what I've written, and for anyone who may want to waste a few minutes of reading time. Maybe until fixing the plot/story/writing, I'll put the entire story on fictionpress for review. Until then, I'm going to write the series for myself, and hopefully for some who might end up liking it.

Here's the link: http://eofusion.googlepages.com

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Mr. Dell Mason was the type of teacher who was bored with the subject he taught. Instead of focusing on teaching, he's put the lesson plans and daily homework assignments on the board, leaving the class to its idle chatter and private work. Students tended to refer to him as "Dull Mason" when talking about him outside class.

There was only one thing that kept him from retiring early, and that was the "Fusion Club". The few who met him in the club had found that he was in fact, alive, energetic, and passionate...about entertainment and games. Perhaps if he had been younger, he'd have been found working at the local GameCastle.

"Fusion, today, we're not watching 'SailorFlume'," said he to a group of at least 50 members. More than 40 of them began moaning in disapproval. Mr. Mason took a bundle of papers and materials out of what seemed to be a big trash bag.

"Instead, we are going to make Dream Catchers!"

Calling out a sophomore named Damien Eve, Mr. Mason noted, "Damien, will you please hand out these instruction papers?" Damien got up and began handing the papers out.

Mr. Mason had Kelly Vanguard pass out the extra materials. It's while the papers and materials were given out to the Fusion Club members that some were quietly voicing to each other about how they had wished to watch the animation movie instead.

Though while the school day was in session, Mr. Mason usually ignored the possibly negative comments made about him, it was during Fusion that he was quite alert. Rapping a random magazine on the front table, he called the class to silence.

"Now, Fusion, I know you're mostly skeptical about today's project. But, according to 'Strange Stuff Magazine'..." Apparently, the magazine Mr. Mason had mentioned had been the one he was calling the club to attention with.

It was while Mr. Mason was beginning to trail off that Timothy Cole immediately raised his hand, to which Mr. Mason paused and noted, "Yes?"

"Mr. Mason," said Timothy Cole, "Dream Catchers are for the superstitious. Aren't they basically ineffective, like horoscopes?" It had been a few weeks ago that Mr. Mason had announced that horoscopes were useless, after getting a very wrong prediction from one of them. Apparently, Mr. Mason had bet and lost a few grand on a horse that had supposedly been advised of from one of the horoscopes he had near-religiously read daily. His disposition towards horoscopes had soured from that to the point that he banned the reading of them during his classes, and subsequently in Club Fusion.

"Ah, but Timothy, this specific Dream Catcher we are to each make follow a certain formula different than any other one that's been constructed to date," said Mr. Mason, whose lips had shaped into a smile. He continued with, "Take a look at your instruction papers."

The Fusion Club students looked down at their papers that had been handed out by Damien. On them, in bold print at the top were the words: "Catch a Dream, or Be Caught by One".

As Mr. Mason had expected, or at least hoped for, the Fusion Club members began to diligently construct their Dream Catchers. Around one and a half hours later, all had nearly or finally reached the last words on the instruction paper, to which some became confused.

Quartz Diamond was the first to ask Mr. Mason, "What does it mean by saying, 'Perhaps while dreaming, you will wake up.'?"

The teacher replied to her, "That's what I wish our Fusion Club members to find out." Mr. Mason seemed to be smiling while answering with those words.

It's from hearing those words that Ivan Evan raised his hand. Being nodded to from Mr. Mason and allowed to speak, Ivan asked, "Mr. Mason, have you tried the Dream Catcher out yourself?"

Mr. Mason shook his head, and began to speak. "No, I've been waiting a few days to try it. I figured it would be a positive experience if all of us in Fusion began using it at the same time."

"So, tonight, I advise you all to put the dream catchers over your heads, and for you to go to sleep." Mr. Mason then turned his head to a Fusion member named Paul Tress. "You too, Paul. No all-nighter tonight." Paul was known to be somewhat an insomniac.

That day's Fusion Club meeting had adjourned. And it's that evening that everyone began dreaming.


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Oh, WHOA! I just received a free copy of Beck volume 32 from Chance magazine. It was what, months ago, when I sent in the form for my prize...?! I gave up on hoping for it to come awhile back, and it just arrived, today!!! Whoo!

Quite eye-opening: It notes that the US military has done tests on medications that enhance a person's body when the person is undergoing sleep deprivation. Also, that the pharmacies that US soldiers have access to are full of sleep-related medications. Another noted thing is that US soldiers are being taught or experimented on to possibly sleep like giraffes do, which are for 1.9 hours a night.

http://www.slate.com/id/2195466/

The ending words in the article are: There you have it: To make the world safe from sleep reduction, we're working night and day on the world's most advanced program in sleep reduction. You can rest easy, knowing our troops are wide awake.