Okay...i haven't posted in a while. Gosh and i posted a few times within a few hours a while back, didn't i...guess the motivation really does come in bursts.
Well, of note to me was last weekend, when i went with Jac to Singapore's first ever Toys and Comics Convention! It was...rather disappointing, to be honest. Aside from cheap manga and a few cosplayers, there really wasn't anything much to see or buy. There was a huge Nintendo booth which didn't exactly interest me much, and the only thing being featured regarding anime was this booth playing Animax non-stop and Odex VCD/DVD boxes like what the hell. Collectibles were few and far between, and most of them concerned the anime D.Gray-man. Lol like why the f*ck is D.Gray-man so bloody popular when it's not even in my top-20-or-30-anime-of-all-time-list??? >.<
Anyway. I was also quite disappointed, manga/comics-wise. Aside from a couple of ang-mohs, the rest of the comic authors were local and most, if not all of them were into drawing comics that looked a lot like the Calvin & Hobbes or Dilbert or Colin Goh's style of short strips - with easy-looking drawing, mild humour and plenty of "anecdotes" - which totally didn't catch my interest. And you might've noticed that i didn't mention manga authors. Because, well, there were no manga authors AT ALL like what the heck. The only "manga-related" authors at the convention were young people who did manga STILLS. Meaning "single screenshots". Sigh...the local manga industry here is still in the dumps huh...i wonder how my manga's ever going to be a success (if i ever do release it lol).
Hmmm what else...well, aside from that, the cosplay was so-so; i could see that the cosplayers had put in quite a bit of effort, but the quality of the materials and quantity of cosplayers were a little lacking (i'm going to a cosfest thingee with Jac again this saturday so maybe we'll get to see more there). Then there was this gundam showcase thing which was quite interesting. You could buy a gundam set and build it on the spot too, which's a pretty good way for young parents to spend time with their young children. Apart from that, there was nothing else that was interesting...oh wait, there was this customisable doll booth thing which was fascinating, rather sick and a little creepy all at once. Gosh. Anyway, i've a few pictures of the event that i'll upload. It'll appear at the bottom of this post. Don't expect much, though...i'm not a camera-phile after all!
Alright, time to take a short break to make an anime recommendation: BECK! This anime's about a boy who starts out as a weak-ass nobody, but ends up meeting a guitarist and getting involved in a rock band...the story/plot goes on from there, and it's really good stuff! It captured my interest immediately, although the graphical quality of the anime kinda sucks ass. Well, if you like amateur rock music and you're also familiar with the live-house scene, then this anime might just be the one for you.
This week, i've also been spending quite a bit of time practising with a number of NUS Law freshmen for Rag, which's like this little cheerleading nonsense that would've been quite a waste of time if it wasn't so damn fun. I've been spending afternoons with mainly my OG friends, which's cool. Especially since i've got nothing to do at home, anyway...well, apart from clearing that long queue of anime, learning Economics and Japanese, practising my touch-typing, baking bread, etc etc...X)
Yesterday evening, we went to watch a movie as an OG too. Hancock was...erm...okay i guess. The first half of the movie was pretty funny, but things turned rather cheesy later on. A slightly decent movie, but nothing spectacular. I'd rate it below Get Smart, which i watched with my parents last weeked. Get Smart was at least funny all the way, and when the movie had its cheesy bits, you could tell that it was somewhat DELIBERATE. Even then, i can't say that either movie's spectacular...it takes quite a lot of laughing for a movie to overtake Zoolander, still my favourite comedy movie of all time! Well, either's better than
Narnia, in any case.
A random comment though...i would like to say that i am still quite irritated with all the limitations with BGRs that religions have placed on a freethinker/agnostic-theist like myself. As if my toxic mix of shyness, inferiority complex, introverted-ness, ADD and plenty of pride is not enough. *Gaah* i feel horrible right now. And very sleepy and brain-dead too. But mostly horrible. -.-
Okay people, it's time for me to go to bed.
COMICS CONVENTION PICTURES
The only Gundam picture that i took
CREEPY LOOKING DOLLS
COSPLAYERS
I think this's the bad guy that appears right at the end of FFVII: Dirge of Cerberus.
Is this supposed to be Ichigo?? His hair's a little too orange i think...
Two kids doing that rather famous pose from Naruto.
Two characters from Vampire Knight...but i don't watch this show.
AND THAT'S ALL!
