A Week Later..

Sigh~ what a celebration... kinda unmemorable.
This year, without grandpa who was the center of very gathering, was not very lively. Heck, i didnt even see some relatives who were always show up every CNY. Kinda dismay, really.
No ang pow this year too b'cos it was a taboo since we still in mourning period (i only know of this a couple of days b4 CNY)

Anyway, the only good thing this year so far is that we finally got ourself a PS2. Yeah, the console is dated since PS3 came out recently. Heck, who wanna fork out thousand + for console with limited games. Besides, PS2 still shines among the gaming world with hundred of games to choose from. A bargain too with just RM 500 ++. Well, actually my bro the one who brought it. Now he can play every Final Fantasy (his fav game) that came out on PS2, 'cept of course the online one- FF XI. Anyway, at least i got my share of playing too "snigger"

Um, as for me, i still jobless as usual. Actually i kinda lost at what i should do now. Sigh~

Post Valentine Post

Hey there. Sorry for being MIA for more than a week now, here is not really convenient to go out to a cyber cafe. Anyway yesterday was Valentine. And i was terribly bored, just like the days before in the past week. Lonely and bored. What a way to celebrate Valentine. Well, just like recent years.

Well, thanks god i have the the good old tv to keep me company. With added channels from Singapore and if the day's good i'll get 2 more from Indonesia- not that i'll watch anyway. My schedule went like this almost very day- Wake up at 2 pm, have lunch my mum made/tabou'ed before she goes to work. Read newspaper and watch tv till dinner. Then watch tv again, have bath and continue watching tv till 3-4 am before bed. And if the night still early, read something from my library of comics before i finally go meet Morpheus (aka God of Dream)
Haha, i know. Live like a pig. I even gained weight i'm sure.

Speaking of pig, CNY is just a few days away and my two bros will be back tomorrow for the holidays. Good for them anyway since they dun have to help out spring cleaning this year which i did the whole last weekend. Anyway things will be much merrier later then. Looking forward to it :)

Happy Chinese New Year 2007

So here is the time again. Time sure run fast considered i still remember clearly the same time last year. Yeap, another reason to spent money after Christmas after a couple of months of saving and celebrate (not that i have any *sob*) So, in less than 2 weeks from now, we will celebrate Chinese New Year, again. But still i may have to go back hometown 2morrow hence this early post.

Forgive me for not in a joyful mood. For me, Chinese New Year had lost its appeal as i grow older and when things changed. Plus i dun fancy people parade in from of me in their new clothes when i still wearing the same t shirt/jeans for years. Hey, dun get me wrong, i like to wear unfashionable old clothes and i rather spent the money on something else (like a new motherboard or camera). Unless i have a family of my own, CNY will be just the same like any other holiday as well. And yeah, dun even get me started on all those CNY songs blaring from everywhere. They even more annoying than listening My Heart Will Go On a thousand times straight...

But then again, it a special occasion nonetheless, and i made a resolution to do an artwork for every big celebration especially CNY. Hey, there's something to look to after all.

Rendered in Photoshop CS

Anyway dun let my problem damp the mood. To everyone else who's celebrating CNY, enjoy it to the fullest. Maybe i will too. Gong Xi Fatt Choy~

Gempak Manga Review

Yeah~ some books reviews. It's been a long time since. Well, obviously whatever i review are usually either graphic novels, manga, anime or movie.. lol. Okay, here I got 2 new lovely graphic novels done by 2 local-grown talents respectively.

The 1st one up is "The Plague" by Puppeteer. This is his third graphic novel after "Evolusi Identiti" (2003) and "Velositi" (2005). The story sets in a post-aplocalypse city (like most his previous works) which seem to be ruled by military power. A young mechanic, Troy was worried for his girlfriend who works in a air naval base nearby when a plague (hence the title) of winged half-human creatures suddenly appeared and killing cityfolks. As the young man investigate deeper, Troy found out that there's a connection between the creatures and the air naval base where his lover works at.

I can say Puppeteer's artwork has improved greatly especially his coloring skill (used a lot of earth tone) and his mechanical design (though the some aircraft designs looks like ones from Last Exile anime). Storywise, it have lots of action and some gore with a decent plot. Too bad bout its main villian who looks promising at the start. He can be given more depth. Anyway, his great artwork alone is enough reason for you to get The Plague.

To those who are saturated with all the action and gore and in need for something sweet and funny, look no further than "Kaoru's Cake House". With a number of graphic novels under her belt, this Kedah lass is the local Princess of Manga. Like her previous works, her stroke and style is very much like her far-eastern counterpart (even the sound effect is in japanese O.o) but with her very own flavour. Clean, simple and sweet :)

"Kaoru's Cake House" is divided into 2 main parts. One is the story of the title's cake house run by 3 guys and the owner (all are pretty boys) and their funny ways of handling and helping their respective customers' problem with love and hope. And another part is the collection of Kaoru's recent love stories from Gempak comic magazine. All sweet and funny, lol. What's great here is her comic timing and the variety of her love story and the characters within. Nice. I have a good time reading. Too bad in my copy some of the pages are damaged (i think from the printing process) when i brought it a few days ago *cries*

So for those who love comic and manga, i really suggest you buy these two books even though the books only come in Malay language. Nice artwork and good story. What's more reason to support the local comic industry.

P.S. Really wish to replace my copy.. Huhu T.T

New Household Additions

Woot! Third bro Ah J. had brought himself a Pc recently using his study loan. Reason: he need a pc to do his university homework. Well, that not reason enough to buy a powerhouse. Why I say powerhouse? That's b'cos his pc is way better than mine currently even comes with a LCD monitor, dual core processor and a DVD burner. Why one who dun really play pc games and only use microsoft office for homework need a pc this high end. Hell, i kinda envious since i really need to upgrade my old "sayang" to todays pc standard. Being jobless doesnt help *sob*

Anyway, he not the only only one on a spending spree. Second bro Mark brought himself a nice cheap 21" TV and an entertainment rack plus an indoor anteanna yesterday night. We went to Subang Carrefour (look around) then to Courts Mammoth (cheap TV), near PJ State and back to Subang (rack and anteanna) again. Phew~Sigh~ so envious of people that have money to spent. At least i have free TV to watch *grin*

Since i'm the only one free this afternoon, i clean the living room up, making way for the new Tv. Too bad the reception here is quite bad, i can only have a decent (below average =.=") viewing of 3 channels out of 6 (useless anteanna). Maybe later we should move the Tv to a new corner. Now if only we have a PS2....