All these manga people bumping into one another and going, ‘*gasp* this guy… does he like me?!’ and I’m like, are people this sensitive in real life? Do ppl actually have antennas that go up and out whenever they bump into ppl that like them? How come I don’t have this antenna?

Oh wait.

Kuroko no Basket and Kids on the Slope

Watched the first episodes of Kuroko no Basket and Kids on the Slope respectively. First impression of KnB was even better than I expected. Production I.G knows its’ stuff and Kuroko’s Misdirection technique was shown (or not shown?) splendidly. Aaaand the show looks fun. Looks like Production I.G is approaching this the same way like they did with Seirei no Moribito. Need to check out the directors later.

Kids on the Slope, however, blew my mind. Like, fuck whoa. This is animation magic and I literally had to slap myself a couple of times to believe it. Shitriously. Sakamichi no Apollon was a slice of life that could have easily been turned into J-drama, but in the hands of Watanabe Shinichirou (and composer Yoko Kanno) it’s turning to become a huge point in animation timeline. The bright, light-hearted colours, fluid furtive glances between the characters, each muscle flex, transition between frames, camera viewpoint, storytelling- this is the show that is going to make heads turn. And I mean big time.

Uhuks

talking to people through another media; be it the internet, telephone, SMSes and the like- I am extremely uncomfortable with it all. Not being able to see the face of the person on the other line is…difficult for my nerves.

Sometimes it’s good though. Sometimes it’s good. But then you open up a saved message and you’re dragged to the past, back to 25th February, 2009, 3:45pm. But the past is the past, what’s done is done and the conversation is just hanging there! All your past mistakes and glories frozen in a translucent time capsule for you- and anybody else; to scrutinise.

I mean. It’s like. It’s possible to give comebacks to a 3 year old conversation but nobody does that because it’s supposed to be in the past, right? What’s done is gone, right? Except it’s not. It’s right there in the written form, immortalised in some way to haunt you (or just me, paranoid lil ‘ol me) forever.

Maybe it’s because we give so little thought to what we write nowadays. A simple LOL would normally suffice. But does it, really?

Or I’m the one who’s overthinking things. Mmmm.

EDIT: what about blogs?

Just Finished Watching A Show About An Orthodox Jewish Woman Finding Mr. Right

Phew that was a long title. Frankly, I’m surprised, and extremely pleased that al-Hijrah aired it. My surprise is clearly from my own ignorance of the general religious Malaysian Muslims’s perception towards Jews. 

Once, when I was little, I wondered out loud why can’t I be friends with Jews. They are such a mystery to me, I’ve never met one before and if I were to stay cooped up in M’sia I probably never will. I was curious, and I wanted to know. Well, my muses weren’t very well received by a younger sibling. As I grew older and got into university, it seemed to me that this general view has not changed much among the Malaysian Muslims. And they didn’t seem interested in actually getting to know a person who so happened to practice Judaism. A friend of mine would often get teased for liking Benjamin from MGMT, and we’d call her ‘Jewish’ for that.

I don’t think this is anti-Semitism though. I think it’s ignorance in all its cruelest forms, and I get pulled in it because I’m an ignorant prick as well.

My classmates can be extremely thoughtless and insensitive, to tell the truth. I should know. My legs are bowed, which means even if I’m standing straight with my back against the wall, my legs will never touch each other because they arch away from the midline. They used to call me ‘rickets’ because of this, and they still do sometimes because they think that being friends would let them get away with it. It doesn’t. 

Anyway, back to the topic of discussion at hand. I didn’t get to pick up the title of the series, but as the series progressed (I only managed to watch bits and pieces of two episodes though), there were quite a few information on Orthodox Jewish culture, and the main character was even best friends with another Muslim girl. Such a friendship isn’t a new idea to me (thanks, Internet), but to see a depiction of this beautiful friendship being aired on Malaysian TV is extremely pleasant. We’re not that averse to Jews as I thought we were. We’re not that close-minded against the possibility of such relationships after all. 

I have another friend who constantly picks at the way religion is being run here in Malaysia. She’ll think devout Muslims are anti-Semitic for sure. But I’m happy to know that this is not the case. More people on the Internet would probably scoff at me for getting myself so excited about something that should be taken for granted. ‘Jews are still human beings you know,’ ‘How can you be so silly,’ etc etc. Well, good for you who find these things to be a social norm. You’re lucky. And instead of thinking it ridiculous as to why would anybody be so stupid as to believe that a Jew and a Muslim couldn’t possibly understand each other (ie my classmates), I would appreciate it if you could try to understand where they’re coming from. Understanding their ignorance is the first step in getting to know how to teach them something better. I’m naive, yes. That’s why I’m still getting picked on for my legs. 

Oh and, btw, about the ending of the show. They both found Mr. Right through formal wedding interviews (well, the Jewish girl saw hers in a library but only met the guy through a third family party, not so sure how the Muslim girl met hers actually but apparently her parents were with her whenever she met the guy so I’m assuming it’s through the same thing), got married with children and presumably lived happily ever after. Cliched, conservative, the end. 

And there’s nothing wrong with that.

procrastinating so i decided to alter magi wikia’s trivia portion for Amon. it originally said that the name Amon is probably a play on the peaceful Ameen (too many meanings), changing it to Amoon 

but I’ve always been reminded of the Egyptian sun God with Amon, and wordplay on names does not seem in line with Ohtaka’s naming convention, unless it were a translator’s error, case in point Judar and Judal, whereby many a fan threw a tantrum

so that said i edited it.

back to the books. 

There are foxes living in the roof

Not on the roof, but in it. Yes. 

And they’re incredibly noisy, especially at night. I sleep on a high bed so sometimes when their games become too rough, I hit the ceiling and tell them to shut up. Luckily, we don’t have a ceiling fan in my room so I don’t have to worry about the fan falling if the ceiling collapses or anything.

My parents do, though. 

2012 looks like it’s going to be an exciting year for anime

i) Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

ii) Kuroko’s basketball

iii) Kids on the Slope

iv) Zetman (not entirely sure about this, actually, because the manga is just so awesome that ~12 eps can’t possibly compare asdfghjkl)

v) the rest of Ai no Kusabi

vi) Magi? 

A few anime titles to catch up with as well. Eureka Seven, Puella Magi, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, the rest of Natsume Yuujinchou etc. Books to read as well. Games to finish. Exams to pass.  Oh life. It’s amazing.

Terra E…

OH GOD I’M STILL CRYING ALL MY TEARS

Still haven’t finished reading the manga (I’ll have to put the anime on hold on account of exams…actually I’m supposed to put my entire life on hold OTL) but spoiled myself with some AMVs and- and-

WELL THAT SHIT DID NOT SURPRISE ME ONE BIT

NOT LIKE IT’S SAD OR ANYTHING

BAH-KA!

—->Have I mentioned that I like the sci-fi shoujo fluffy feel of the manga? The anime style isn’t that far off, but it’s more modern and omg bishie galore<—-

Remember that Aisha Khan Reblog?

She has been found, safe and sound! Just in time for Christmas and presents, I might add, but that’s besides the point.

Alhamdulillah!

As for the many background noise behind her story…well, who are we to judge. And this may sound a bit cold, but personally, I’m just glad she’s safe.