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Skane's Journal  Fellow anime junkies will most probably be surprised that it took me more than five years to watch Gundam Wing after watching Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz. For more than five years, Endless Waltz struck me as somewhat of an enigma. Now that I have finally finished watching Gundam Wing, along with a refresher course view of Endless Waltz, I feel I can be justified in saying one thing. All the characters are certifiably BATSHIT INSANE.  In no other anime have I had such a hard time sympathising with any one faction at any one time. The number of backstabbing, defections, temporal alliances, etc... in this anime became so ludicrous that I just rolled my eyes everytime the Gundam pilots declared someone to be bad, because the bad guy would eventually become a good guy, and then the good guys become the bad guys, and so on and so forth. I also do not blame Heero for wanting to kill Relena. Seriously, that girl has serious stalker issues. It would be enough to drive any guy into paranoia. Not to mention that the girl is mental, falling for a guy that threathens to kill her. One of the positive aspects of the TV series though, is that it reaffirmed my choice of favourite pilot, Trowa Barton. He made an impression on me in Endless Waltz( to the point where the only 1/100 scale Gundam W model I bought was his Endless Waltz Heavy Arms, the rest were confined to the 1/144 scale), and he impressed me more in the TV series. I mean, come on! He managed to master the Zero system on his first try! Admittedly after some difficulties, but at least he did not collapse into a puking fit like Heero or Duo. The only other person to do better was Wu Fei. Total pacifism, bah. ~~~~ ~~~~ In more recent anime, Canvas 2's ending was SOOOO OMGWTFBBQ! It shocked me, really it did. It was like seeing Dave bed April in College Roomies from Hell!!! The mental whiplash was so big that I was in state of daze long after the episode ended. The writers were also very sadistic about tricking the audience into thinking that Tomoko died... DAMN YOU BASTARDS! FOR TOYING WITH OUR FEELINGS! AND I LOVE YOU FOR IT! Now when the community looks back on the past speculations of Canvas 2, it is kind of hilarious. Ever since Ep9, the vast majority of anime junkies were given the reasonable impression that Elis was out of the running, and that we would be seeing the pairing up of Hiroki and Kiri. Who could blame us? I myself was rooting for a Hiroki & Kiri pairing. To quote some, "Canvas 2 is going to be boring, since the competition is out." "Sigh, what is the point of watching Canvas 2 when we already know who he is going to choose?" "Watch 15 episodes of Hiroki and Kiri? No thank you!" The best was probably when one animeblogger used Elis as his poster girl for his top ten list of biggest losers in love in anime on the eve of the last episode... The dramatic irony was delicious. This was like divine manna for us literature folks. And yet... And yet I did not feel cheated. Why yes I am sad that Kiri ended up the loser, but I was not unhappy. Reflecting upon the past 24 episodes, the clues were all there, and it all just converged in the last episode. It was brillant! Exquisite! An excellent twist that should satisfy all but the petty sore losers. This is quite possibly the first time I do not feel murderous, when the girl I was rooting for fails to get the guy. DIE NEMU DIE! Bravo to Canvas 2. Current mood:  amused.
Today I am a free man, or at least I think I am. Having collected my national Identity Card today, I cast off the shackles of military life, only to put on new ones. The burden of unemployment made me ponder. Up until now, my life has been very structured. You went to school, then you enter the military. It is only now that I can choose to chart my own course, but am I truly free? Society dictates that in order to become a responsible adult, I need to get a proper job. Should I fail to do so, I am to be considered a failure at life. All my life I have wanted nothing more than to earn just enough to have shelther above my head, a bed, a computer and the rest on my modeling hobbies. I have no aspirations for five-digit salaries, nor a driving license, I just want a homely life. I can get a job easily... but I am expected to get a good job, which is harder. ~~~~ ~~~~ ( Anime Stuff ) Current mood:  apathetic.
It would seem that I have become a masochist lately... when it comes to watching anime. ( Air Spoilers Ahoy! ) Going to be watching Gundam Wing next... I need a break from drama anime for a while and get some action fix, least I turn into an emo. Current mood:  depressed.
Right, first off, Happy Lunar New Year to all my fellow Chinese men and women. With that out of the way... ~~~~ ~~~~ I just finished watching the whole season of Chrno Crusade and I am feeling rather wretched right now. I have never read the manga before, so I have no prejudgements for the anime. Emotions aside, I just loved the anime soooo much, even if the last few episodes did induce bouts of mental anguish from sympathising too much with the characters... "No! Not the Butler! Argh! Satella, noooo! *gurgle* Chrno... Rosette... *waaaa*" True... viewers were already warned well in advance that it was not going to be a happy ending, what with Rosette's melodramatic remark in episode four that she would never live to 30( she died at 16...); but still... my heart was silently hoping that she would be somehow saved... even though my brain said that it would mar the overall quality of the anime. ARRGGGHHHH! Last episode... so wretchedly heartbreaking... It has been a long time since an anime manage to emotionally drain me so... Da Capo season one was close- "ANYONE BUT NEMU! ARRGGGHHHH! WHY NOT KOTORIIIIIIII!" - but Chrno Crusade really takes the cake. It gets more and more tragic, but one cannot stop watching. It is like watching starcrossed lovers on a burning plane in the middle of the ocean. You know that they are going to die, but an irrational part of you suggests that they will still somehow get to live at the end... *sniff* Too depressed to watch any of the more serious anime now. Catching up on the more light-hearted ones like Karin to cheer my anime heart up. It also shocks me to see people viciously tear apart the anime version of Chrno Crusade. While I can understand the need to compare an adaptation to the original, it seems to me that they tend to go overboard in their negativity. On the bright side, it has made me, one who has never read the manga before, curious enough to try and check out how good must the manga be if it can make people say petty stuff about the anime( which is very good in my opinion). *sniff* So beautifully sad. ~~~~ ~~~~ Current mood:  sad.
Happy New Year! Current mood:  hopeful.
Happy Birthday To Me... I'm Now Twenty-Three... Three Months To ORD... Happy Birthday To Me... Current mood:  cynical.
Tagged by lin_chan, who posted thus.Five songs that I really like, in no significant order. 1) Bodies - Drowning 2) Everything I Do - Byran Adams 3) King Nothing - Metallica 4) Point Of Authority - Linkin Park 5) The Knights Come Marching In - Some Game I now tag five others, aurora77jamiecotcjohnforstermai_lisartan0
Current mood:  okay.
After some self-enforced sleep during my off day and copious amounts of water drank, I finally feel much better. Throat is still sore, but at least the fever is gone. The lack of sleep recently must have taken its' toll. 'Thanks' to the new RSM, I now do 15 armed details per duty instead of my usual 12-13. Urgh... I can't wait to receive the October new guys and start desk duties. As it is, it is nearly impossible to take leave, because the gap left by your absence will have to be borne by those left behind, and it is a heavy burden. As a soon-to-be IC, I have to plan out our details and I am feeling a lot of pressure because I cannot help but pity the poor sods who are the lowest in the team hierarchy, and hence with the most and worst details. I am trying to ease their pain, but with our lack of manpower compounded by the seemingly absurd demands from our RSM to INCREASE our details( hello! Lack of manpower! Couldn't you just wait until the new batch comes?!?!), I find it hard to do so without annoying the old guards who demand to only do clean details and end early. Sigh... just three more weeks... just three more weeks to the new batch. ~~~~ ~~~~ I have registered for the local E-Bay, and 'discovered' Yahoo Auctions. Their listings of MISB ZOIDS are like a siren's call to me... I can feel the money flying out of my wallet. I cannot help it, some of the deals are just too good to refuse. One person's sudden disinterest in ZOIDS is another person's gain. Man oh man... if only I had more cash on hand now. ~~~~ ~~~~ Just received my ZOIDS DVDs from Amazon. :) I plan to complete the collection by December. ~~~~ ~~~~ I HATE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING! Current mood:  indescribable.
From LCARS, Current mood:  weird.
I have been promoted, and thus my service has been extended by four months to the 1st of April... So much for celebrating my birthday as a civilian. Current mood: Upset.
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