Uh-Oh Let's Get Back To Work...

Long time no art! sorry for the long pause, i have been practicing to draw really hard lately... i need to "super-improve" my drawing before i get to drawing a manga hehe. i wrote the story during holiday...now all that is left are the designing works and the drawing itself. phew... working alone sure is tough >.<

Oh and i would like to take this oppoturnity to wish everyone a very happy new year! ^-^ may all your wishes come true. How was 2008 i wonder? for me...well it couldve been better. there are some meorable moments. i met a lot of new friends! (not to mention there is a jerk as well =_=;) but nearly all of the new people i met are warm friendly one, thank god! i hope our friendship will last forever!XD

what do i hope for 2009? well lets make a list, shall we? hehee i hope... XD
- Get more figurine!
- Get more $$$!!
- I can drive proper... ^^;;
- Good health and prosper until the next year
- A girlfriend (optional hahaha XD)
- Meet more friends
- Become a better person
- Increase ibadah and prayers
- Graduate

emmmmm what else...i think that is all for now ^^;;
(Looks at the clock) ah! only a couple of hours left! Happy new year!! Best wishes and regards!! ^^

Wait...Another Haul~! XD

Final 2008 Haul?

Presenting the Sony Ericsson XPERIA! XD

like most PDA it comes with touchscreen and a wand, and a 3.2 mpxl camera. to use the keyboard, you'll have to push the screen downwards (or upwards?) depending on where it faces you ^^;; a nice recent feature of sony ericsson phones is that the screen rotates automatically following which side you hold the phone. say you hold the phone horizontally, it will automatically fits into widescreen. nice~!



but the feature i like the most is the high speed internet. you can even watch live TV from all over the world ^^;; on the picture below, im watching animax on the go haha.





the only downside i could find so far is the keyboard...the keys seems to be really small its a bit hard to type on. i have to press using the tip of my thumb to avoid pressing other keys accidentally. but the layout itself is good though~!

Some Witch...I Don't Know.

Long time no blog! sorry...lately there has been a problem with me and blogspot. i had a tough time trying to access the site and posting contents and the picture upload tends to fail. im using the 3G modem so im guessing that the heavy rain lately interferes with the signal and thus creating the problem. i was able to elleviate this matter today by reducing the size of the pic and constantly refreshing and clearing internet files =_=;

but enough about that, here is a cute little witch figure ^^ hmm i bought this fig cus i thought i could use it to learn drawing cute characters...i dont know whsich anime or game it belongs to (if you know please enlighten me..) but in the end, it didnt help at all ^^;;

the head is kinda heavy...so i had to rely on the display base to stand it up properly. there is a great amount of detail though, especially the book shes holding. the printings on the book is very small yet you can still read it. i like the floating effects on the book too.






SEE YOU NEXT DECULTURE!

So Many Bad Things Could Happen In One Day! >.<

I just got back from the police station just now! My friend (Nikolai's brother) got stabbed by a group of thugs in an elevator at Parkson. We were gonna go to an event when we got the emergency call. We rushed to the station right away.

The cop there then gave us a copy of the CCTV recording of the incident:


It appears that the thugs were trying to rob Nikolai's brother. soon as they got into the elevator, one of the thug took out a knife and asked him to hand his wallet and handphone.

after they chased the thugs outside, they managed to give them one hell of a beating before handing them over to the authorities.

It appears nowadays Kuching is not a safe place anymore. there are so many immoralized assholes (excuse my language but im so ticked off) out there. so i encourage all of you to PLEASE BE REALLY CAREFUL WHEN YOU GO OUT. Never go out alone, bring some friends with you. You never know what'll happen.

The Materia Hunter (Thief?)

Ladies and gentlemen...THE EGO HAS LANDED! haha i got this figurine this week. It's Yuffie Kisaragi from FFVII Advent Children Play Arts. the main feature of this figurine is that it comes with over 22 (25 in total!) articulation points at your disposal making it fully poseable any way you want. sounds fun? *silly grin*

the first good thing about this figurine is the packaging. Again, it looks great in the box, making you feel really recluctant to take it out. aww.... so i have to open it really carefully to preserve the box.



(Note: Please pretend you dont see my shirts ^^;;)





Note that after you take her out of the box, you'll need to have her do some "exercise" first to soften the joints. only then it will be easier for you to pose her.



She comes with her cool trademark giant shuriken, 2 extra hands (fisted) and a display base for high-flying poses.



Yuffie meets her senior. and then there was two haha.


MORE WITH YUFFIE...



Yuffie steps out of the box.




Yuffie: "Like this?"
Nida: "Almost, kid. Heheh."




"FORWARD!"




On a mountain of manga ^^;




A classic FFVII pose of Yuffie.




Yuffie: "Man, this is the biggest scale Gunpla i have ever built!"
Nida: "You need help?"




*Special thanks to K-Rule


SEE YOU NEXT DECULTURE!

Deculture!

I just finished watching Macross Frontier last night. Took me a while, courtesy of my sister constantly interfering with my marathon. ( i'm gonna block that Friendster thing one day )
It's been a long time since i last saw a great anime! Macross Frontier quickly fills that empty spot for me. It is now my no.1 anime! ^^ The characters, world and mechas are so well designed and presented.

Some of you might quickly assume that Macross Frontier is just another "Gundam wannabe" anime at first glance... But please give it a chance and soon you'll notice that Macross Frontier is way different than Gundam and it has charms of its own. For instance, Macross Frontier focuses more on the characters, their relations, emotions etc. rather than throw you into a labyrinth of nonsense political blah blah blah situation. It is something that i wish Gundam would've done in the latest 00 series. The plot started of nice and harmonically and it gets more emotional as it heads to the great finale.

I recommend you check this anime out, if you havent seen it. I get inspired a lot by it. I hope there is a sequel soon! My favourite character of the story? Its Sheryl Nome. But i wont tell you why hehe ;P



Sheryl and Ranka joined my list! You can visit their blog. ( For Firefox user, please use Rikaichan plugin to read Japanese. )


SEE YOU NEXT DECULTURE! XD

Nida Gallery

I took Nida to Nikolai's place the other day for a proper photo shoot session.















Whoops! For more photos of what we did with Nida that day, please go to Nikolai's Blog HERE.

Niiidaaaa~~~! <3 XD

Now that my test is finally over i finally got the chance to pick this baby up... (shud've done so 2 weeks ago) ta-daaaahh~~!! meet my new girlfriend, Nida! jk :P i wanted this figurine so bad since i first saw it on dannychoo site early this year... and now shes standing right before me haha ^^



this figure never fails to impress...at first i feel really recluctant to take it out of the box seeing how well and neat the packaging is. but what the hell...i have to take her out to make most of her, right?



she comes with tons of extra parts and she is fully cast-offable. just like any other figurine she is neatly wrapped in plastic seal...to fully remove it i had to separate her into pieces. then, i have to reassemble her again...which is quite a pain since its new, the parts seems so tight. i have to be extra careful and make sure that the "Strike Rouge Incident" doesnt happen again.







after i took her out of the box, then i started to see how detail Nida is...she is indeed amazing! ^^ her face looks so pretty and her uniform and equipment are so well crafted. you can stare at her all day long haha. along with the figurine there are also a character booklet and an audio drama cd...but i'll get to that later.



hmm but not all is perfect, right? Nida does has some issues of her own...the first one that bugs me the most is the rifle. somehow, its really hard to mount it on her hand! her uniform somehow gets in the way! >.< again, looking at the Strike Rouge reminds me never to try too hard...there is a manual but it doesnt help much.

but its not totally impossible though. the only way i can equip her rifle is when i put her alternate damage costume or strip her down to her lingeries ^^; the uniform is also hard to connect but after a while, the PVC kinda soften a little and the problem seems gone.



overall, im super-satisfied with this fig! ^^ its definitely worth the buy. i enjoy having her on my desk haha. and no, i didnt put her on her stand. i prefer her standing with her own two legs it seems natural. it can also avoid leaning. its great that the figure is stable enough to do so.





Oh, and sorry for the poor picture quality! ^^;

I'm Back

Alas comrade, i have finished my 2 gruelling weeks of nothing but exam, exam and more exam.
i survived the hell and finally i could find my way back.

i'll get to work as soon as possible and post some stuffs up here real soon.


yours,

Dissidia Final Fantasy Trading Arts

No explanation is required here, i'll let all the pictures do the talking haha. Recently Square-Enix released these set of collectibles in conjunction with the release of their Dissidia titles onto the PSP. It comes in a set and you cant buy them separately...(bummer!) So, which one do you like? ^^

Final Exam....Oh No!

My final exam is drawing near....im sorry that i havent posted any artworks lately. it seems that education gets the best of me and my time.

Soon as i get these things over with, i'll get back to my good ol' pencil and paper and start drawing again. please bear with me for a little longer.

As you can see in the piccus above, i am studying in the dark. the closer i get to the final exam, the more power failure i encounter in the dorm. I believe studying in pitch black can improve your senses and reflexes. Sort of like ninja training, yes?

Good Games You Never Thought of Playing vol. 2

ZONE OF THE ENDERS : THE 2ND RUNNER





High Speed Robot Action. That four words sum up to ZoE 2 the 2nd Runner. This is a game made by Hideo Kojima and the legendary team behind the famous Metal Gear series.

In this game, you'll gain control Orbital Frame Jehuty, a giant mecha that moves at lightning fast-speed. The animation in this game is very fluid and the anime like visual effects are
jaw-dropping awesome! There are also wonderfully done anime cutscenes in between to narrate the story.







Mecha fans will definitely appreciate this title. Haha for people who just pick it up...i think controlling Jehuty will remind you of Freedom Gundam.

This game promises tons of fun. Sadly though, there are a bit issues that's holding it down. First off, the game is incredibly short. The storyline could last only 5-6 hours and and you can definitely finish it in one seating.

Still, the game make up to this by providing a VS. Mode that you can unlock after beating it once. in VS. Mode you can unlock and play as enemies Orbital Frame and duke it out against CPU or another player.





Another issue about the game is its horrible dialogue... Nothing is wrong with the voice acting i think, its just that the dialogues are so poorly written. When you hear a gruffy old man saying "Dingo, I love you. Come back." you know something is not right here =_=;

However, despite these minor flaws, Zone of the Enders The 2nd Runner is still one of the best PS2 title out there. Mecha fans who havent try this should really pick this up.