It's been one year now.

Since when had I become this ashamed to be a 腐女 = =||||||||
Like, a very very bad one.

...Ah well. etherealdark and Miche are coming over to game and hang out and whatnot :D:D:D In like, 2 minutes. Honestly I'm still not used to friends coming over to my house just to "hang out" xD;;;

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First of all, welcome back everyone who went to AX! Hope it was fun!

On Friday, hung out with kyraensui, mingmingcheong, and hellmaster05! Tho in the end we didn't watch movie, we played Rock Band Wii at my house. Played all day yesterday too. It was teh awesome. 8D Butchering the vocals is my forte.

Uhm, bought the cosplay magazine Layers, because...



( Haruka4 - Kazahaya's costume!! )

Also bought the Zelda Four Swords+ mangas at an impulse. xD The four five Links are so fun, what with their different personalities... I love Red and Blue's little fights, but Shadow Link's development was the highlight. I need to get OoT vol.1 in Japanese... the one we have is the Chinese version, and I can't find it anywhere else, so I wanna keep it in fair condition.

Let's see, I finished looking over the Geography midterm stuff. I actually enjoy the material for the class a lot. It reminds me one of my earliest passions in elementary school was earth science (somewhat geography then). I remember borrowing so many books about rocks and minerals from the library ^^; Well that is until high school where my academics in science rock bottomed (no pun intended). Actually there wasn't anything in particular I excelled on.

My classes for Fall is still not completely figured out yet, but I'm just keep avoiding it. This won't do... *losing sight*

So. AX has started.

My dad kindly got a new tablet for me, a spare, so I don't need to carry the incoming Wacom back and forth. WHEE. 4.5x5 is actually not bad. Decided to try it out~


Tried on MangaBullet and decided to do something easy first.
And... you know I have to after the Kirby marathon. XD Meta Knight is so awesome watching over Kirby and his friends ♥ Wah... Ep15 was pretty sad ._.

Ike & Link.
More effort this time. How do people draw oekaki so fast, cuz I took forever...
Drawn on ミルクファクトリー's guest board. I LOVE Milkjelly's Zelda/SSB stuff. Prolly the most prolific Link fansite. So much Link crack, gag, pairing, and pure randomness 8D She comes up with something practically every day. Just take this for example, in which Link tries to cheer up/understand Midna. Don't choke on the ending *cracks up* It's her site's 2nd anniversary, and she's been liking this combi lately. Can't believe myself either. *shot ♥*

CRAP. I forgot Link's sword sheathe strap. OH. And sword is in wrong hand... Ohhhh for composition sake. ORZ

ANYWAYS. So. Yay tablet! I'll play around more later. *make a Tegaki E account later... finally*

TO kyraensui, mingmingcheong, and hellmaster05:

We're meeting at SF and watching Wall-E, YEAH?!
I... dunno what's the meeting time. Noon?

I'll be up tonight, and awake by 10 tomorrow. Call me if the plan's otherwise.

I really dunno what I'm feeling these days. SJSU, you phail. I loathe the new logo. ~_~ Recap.

Saturday: Donated blood.

Sunday: Went karaoking with my mom, sister, and cousin for 5 hours. Mom sang mostly older Chinese songs, my cousin sang mostly R&B pop Chinese songs, my sister and I were all over the place. English, Chinese, Japanese. Surprisingly my voice wasn't warn out. GAH karaoking is so fun!

Past weeks: Have been playing Twilight Princess. I'm almost at the end ;_; *looks at the pages left in strategy guide* Now I don't want to finish it so fast... What will I play after? We just finished sledding with the Yeti couple. They're so cute. ♥ Hehe I keep making fun of -out of love- Link having a small frame.

Monday: Finally watched Ironman. Freakin' awesome. Also, chopped 4-5 inches of my hair off. Now I have fringes after 4 years.

Today: Other than class and work, watching Hoshi no Kirby nonstop. XD It's kid show cheezy -not the best blend of 2D & 3D either- but GAHH KIRBY YOU PINK BALL OF CUTENESS! I'm seriously just watching it for the fuzzy cuteness. Meta Knight is so COOL in it tho *__* He's all mysterious and always watching over Kirby like a mentor. AND HIS VOICE. Gah I wish he wasn't dubbed in Brawl. His seiyuu sounds so... for the lack of better word, "bishounen"-ish and suave. Oh he's Sano in the Hana Kimi drama CD. Of course he would. BUT KIRBYYY. CUTE METER BREAKS. "Poyo~" I'm gonna have the OP stuck in my head.

Other notes:
アキレスと亀 {Achilles to Kame; Achilles and Tortoise}
Takashi Kitano new movie. Premier in Japan on September 20, 2008. About a talentless but dedicated artist (Kitano) who continues his dream with his wife despite the lack of success. Man I really can't believe this is supposedly a comedy... the trailer can pass as a tearjerker ;_; Or maybe because it's such a sensitive subject... But Kajiura Yuki's composing the score. *_*

Happy Birthday to hellmaster05♥!! REI I WISH YOU THE BEST DAY EVER AND THAT YOU RECEIVE LOTS OF PRESENTS AND SWEETS AND MUSIC!

Sum of the week. Back to the 5-7 hours of sleep per weekday. Other than weekends. Yesterday was the best 12 hours of sleep ever.

• Mangabullet: My account here. I guess there's no potential harm in registering even if it might be deadly quiet.


• Fall semester classes: Bah, I'm at a lost of what classes to take to fill up the 12 units. Some sessions are full already >__> So far I only know Art113A and JPN25A. I'm keep getting mixed messages whether Art28 was required or not for the major. Chai says recommended, Clapp says required. OI.


• Attempt at public transport to work: Either I save money, or I save time, and I chose money since gas price is rising practically every day. It went kinda like this. ( VTA woez ) =w= Gah, why does CA have to be so dependent on driving... I mean, it takes twice as long to get home, but... Must be eco-friendly!
  


• Geography class: It's actually quite enlightening since it's a merge of history, social science, and physical science altogether. Not much work, so whee :D The instructor shares the same cynical view of the world as me, so I like him. He's keep emphasizing on Dec. 21, 2012, the end of the Mayan "Long Period" calender, the proclaimed "end of the world" date. ( Fact. )
  


• Fall Housemates: ...Of ALL 15 floors, of all apartments in the floor, I HAD to have end up in the same apartment as the one housemate from last year that I DON'T want to room with >___________>!! She's a bit socially awkward and broke down a few times in front of us, saying she felt left out. We were all really supportive, saying she could tell us anything, and I sympathized her since it was her first year in dorms... until she blamed us for her misery, saying "so there's nothing you guys can do." HELLO. We tried, but it's not us who had to change, for we included her completely, but it was her who needed to open to us more. ohgreat.


• Tablet: Just bid on a new tablet. On the contrary, between money and time, I decided on time >___> Screw finding a cheap one. So yeah, finally a 'new' one is on its way, so I can finally do stuff I've missed out for half a year. Like tegaki, pchat, oekaki, etc. I just received another commission, so tablet will help me speed up.


• Movie: Gonna rewatch Kung Fu Panda with my parents and sister, since I know they'll like it to and they haven't watched it yet. It's usually hard to convince my dad to come, so... :3 And the movie's just made of awesomeness.


• AnimeExpo: I'm gonna try NOT to whine. So many good artists. Have fun to all those who are going ;_;!!! I await the SekiToshi reports.


• Random: Em and Vic came over two days ago. Vic commented "I've always thought Link was a girl." We all "..XDDDD!" Oh Vic, WLU. ♥
  

So yeah. The random post of the day. I feel so non-productive, and a month of summer break passed already.

This has got to be the most family events I've had for a weekend. It usually happens a lot for my mom's side. We have distant relatives visiting us from Macau/LA. Friday was family lunch, then family dinner (haha, in the same restaurant too). In which, I left early on Friday night to game.

Yesterday, my cousin Phyllis and I (later Cameron came along) accompanied my distant cousins to shop at the mall. GAH what a mess @D@ ( wrong destination. )

I exit the mall with, not clothes but, a new bag and Muse's HAAAP live CD/DVD 8D ♥!! AT LAST. I'm not exactly a fan of shopping for clothes. The thought of spending hundreds on clothes immediately turns me off, and I'm too conservative in and out. I like to look for other junks in the mall. ♥

( Impromptu's & transportation issues. )

We watched Kung-fu Panda. I was expecting overused slapstick humor, but...HAhahhahaha that movie was surprisingly cute XD!! I had really good laughs, and the music was gorgeous. The animation was beautifully choreographed (did I mention AWESOME sceneries?!). For a Dreamworks animation, the humor actually appealed to both older and younger audience: family movie. A simple plot with the blend of drama and humor executed wonderfully. There are very few pop culture references, so entertainment in its purest form. LOL tho Jackie Chan only had like... 5 lines total in the movie. XD; Jack Black did an outstanding job.

In the end, I stayed at Phyl's room in Concord, sleeping on the floor. Today, Chinese food again with my aunts and grandparents. Tonight, yet ANOTHER large family dinner for my grandmother's birthday. In the long run, I know I'll appreciate the family time......but this is still overwhelming.

OH. If anyone on my F!List wants any clips from Muse's HAAAP live DVD, just ring me a bell over here. I'll extract for you in .avi format.

etherealdark, hikaruno5, holidayblue!

BRAWL TONIGHT AT 9PM (PST)! ♥ Although let's say 9:15, because I have a family event right before in the evening, and I'll be doing my best to get home asap. >_< I'll set up the brawl room then.

CAN'T WAIT! XDDD

Oh right. Just a heads-up. As there can only be 4P, my sister and I will be alternating in the games. xD And highly doubt it, but if you still need my code, it's 0860-2999-7482.

God, it's hot.

/runs

...Just that right now aoi_post planned an EPIC, EPIC SSBB collab.

And we are all giddy over the OOC setting. IT WILL BE EPIC. XD!!!!! EPICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC.

Okay. Ignore me.

...from playing brawl for 4 hours. I was on Wi-Fi with Anyone, and there was this real loyal party of players that I played almost two hours with. It was wicked 8D!
I'm such an addict regardless of the game heat phase.

etherealdark and I are planning to do Friend Brawling on June 20 Friday night. Not sure the time yet, but if anyone's interested, drop a note (and include your code if I don't know it already) ♥

Other notes. In midst of ebay-ing a new tablet.

How long am I postponing the Europe report?

I'm bored out of my mind at work. No projects to work on.

Feels so weird to be back on campus within less than a month.
I don't miss it that fast.

The staffs were all happy with the Swiss chocolate bars from Europe. ♥ Mmm good quality chocolate. They kept saying I'm going to make them fat... HOHO, just from one large bar? They haven't seen the stock at home. I WANT DARK CHOCOLATE NOW.

Now...where do I begin to sort out the 1000+ Europe photos. ¦D....

And I am suddenly sulking not being able to participate in AX, because so many awesome peers will be going.

► Phantom of the Opera in Chinese Live show!

Zhu Hua makes a very sweet sounding Christine ♥ And Fei Xiang (Kris Phillips)... *le faint* Is that guy REALLY in his mid-40's in there?! He's like the epitome of aging gracefully... and and... an epitome of Taiwanese-American mix *_*~ Dominant handsome Asian features, and suddenly gray-blue eyes *__*~~ Exotic~ But most importantly... WAAHHH HIS VOICE IS SO SUAVE, STRONG, AND GORGEOUSSSSSSSSS, easily becoming one of my favorite Phantom voices ever ♥

This Phantom of the Opera heat is due to the fact that we saw the 21st London production during our Europe tour, which I'll talk about later in the ever-so-delayed report~

Today I managed to finish the CG. But dude, it's reaaaallly time to get a new tablet now. I rebooted over 5 times today just to get my tablet to work... and it still phailed. Coloring with mouse kills.

On the way of fixing the subdirectories of my domain after it got hacked 2 weeks ago. >_> Er... I lost a lot of my fanlistings due to the delayed update.

Quick overview of plans for summer:

• Class: Geography lecture + lab~ Damn GE requirement. 4 hours...
• Job: Same part-time on campus. Right after class.
  
• Art: I'll draw/CG as much as I can, and hopefully some from life. Make new oekaki board as soon as I get a new tablet. @D@
  
• Gaming: finish TP and yaa know. Play the few games we have.
  
• Web: revamp domain and sites. Prolly just make the domain my art/personal site. I don't have that many sites left anyways.
• Music: Maybe try to pick up the Gu Zheng again. Not for lessons, not for others. Just for myself ^^ Make the most out of my lack of musical talent.

Huu... sleepy again. Oh yah, my sister found out from the doctor she has allergic reactions to cats.

I go hang out with seki_yumizu tomorrow XD~

Freakin A.

Damn you Cirtex. D:

Happy Belated Birthday to kawachu♥!!

It would seem like the Europe trip report has to be postponed.



Have to finish for Holly's Ruirin artbook ;A; *already 4 days late* And a commission I owed months ago. I'm growing more comfortable (tho it doesn't mean I like it any better) with pen linework... simply manifested by my tablet going out of commission on me far too many times. It proved itself not reliable. *so sad to miss all the good Tegaki-ing T-T*

On the tangent of CG... MOEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. P-PikminLink favorited!? ∑（＊O□O＊；）♥ （昇天!!!）////

Still haven't recovered from jet lag yet. The first two days I couldn't sleep until 5AM, then yesterday I passed out by 10PM. Best 10 hours of sleep since weeks ♥ Huuu... getting sleepy again.

Finally touched Twilight Princess again yesterday, b-but next time I decide to break for 2 months from my file, let it not be in the middle of a temple. I was like, "WHERE AM I @D@;;?" Annnd, I will finally BRAWL to my heart's content this summer... *sneaker* though I wonder how many are still up for it. T-T I'm also itching to draw some Brawl gags I have in mind.

Oh yah. Kinda bummed that artist tables even at Ycon is out... ^^;... ah well. Now I know these things require months of head prep.

//EDIT: MASH meme thing.

		I will marry Matt Bellamy.
		After a wild honeymoon, We will settle down in Hyrule in our fabulous House.
		We will have 2 kid(s) together.
		Our family will zoom around in a purple Mercedes.
		I will spend my days as a cosplayer, and live happily ever after.

MATT! I WISH. And in Hyrule... as a cosplayer? HAHAHAHA. I ♥ the randomness XDD

Back from Europe around 2 hours ago~

A part of me still haven't fully recovered from Fanime or dorm and still thinking 12 days ago. Then a part of me have drifted away back to 14th century as we visited the majestic artworks of Italian Renaissance. But before resonating back together, time has to stop right now for a silent prayer.



To dearest Kiwi, my sister's dearest rabbit, known to us all as our "Little Boy" of the family, Kiwi who departed from us on Friday June 6, 2008 around 1:40 PST. Our last family rabbit... Kiwi followed almost a year after Strawberry.

( Detail. )

So we left our lamenting, our initial tears behind in Rome, Italy. It's surreal, because we weren't present at his last minute (last days even)... and it's this guilt that eats us. What did Kiwi feel when we left him with our aunt and left the door for vacation?

We're all sad for the loss, but it is greatest loss for my sister. If you could give a word of condolence to her ►► here, I would be really grateful.

Tomorrow we go and pick his body up from the vet so we can bury him in our soil... In a way, I don't advice my sister to see his still body, because I remember how hard to bear it was to have Strawberry's body, to have the reality completely tangible, in my arms. But... at the same time, seeing the truth is the only way to accept it. At least Kiwi and Strawberry are together now.

I'll reply dA comments, emails, LJ, and write the Europe trip in a day or two very soon (over 1000 pics to sort out) after we recover and do laundry. Please look forward to it. Jet lag.

Because liek, we have to wake up in less than 6 hours for our Europe tour, I'm gonna make the report rather quick. x_O God this whole month has been lack of proper sleep... Anywho, DUDE, I didn't realize having an artist table is so much fun and hell at the same time XD! hellmaster05 YOU ARE THE BEST ARTIST ALLEY PARTNER EVAR ♥ Here's my debut experience.

( Con Report galore )

And then was pure finishing commissions, mailing them out, and packing for Europe. Due to the lack of sleep, I earned myself a bad sorethroat right now... great timing. Sorry for the rushed report. I had more pics... but T_T; I really need to sleep... waking up in 4 hours.

After this experience, I think it'd be cool to have a table at AX. Tho it's prolly too late now...

HIATUS until June 8th

Next time I decided to cram 13 chibis in a week, let it not be for a con. Maaaan, 4 months of no CG, my coloring has pittbottomed. That, and I rushing. TT;



Zelda, Samus, and Pit left. Ack I might not have time for Marth and Fox ;___; Or Sonic... SOB. I can prolly squeeze in one or two. Or any other characters preferred?

Quick question, you think they should be bookmarks or keychains? I originally planned bookmarks, but...

Less than 24 hours to get this finished & other prints ready.. Ahh freakin a. I'm hardly ready. Need to get up for 'final' at 9:30. So I'll nap for 4 hours right now.

BTW, hellmaster05 and I are TABLE 77! Fellow artists, see you there! ♥