Cutting the ties off from my mother

I hated her. I hated her ever since I was a child. It's just that I'm actually servevely cutting off the ties from her, since she came from a Vietnamese background.

The problem is, unlike her, the current generation of Vietnamese girls and women, like myself and my older sis, are that more are giving more freedom and have the right to express themselves. Even, if they do not want to become doctors or anything useful, like teachers, it's just that for the first time, I can do whatever I want for my future. My dad seems to be okay with the situation, but never with my mother.

Why? She never experienced what true freedom is like. She doesn't know many current generation Vietnamese girls want to have the same experience as the normal British people and enjoy life. Why the hell does she think I'm going to apply a job at a worthless supermarket with low minimum wage?!

SHE DOESN'T EVEN REALISES I HAVE A SMALL TALENT IN TERMS OF BEING CREATIVE AND APPLYING THAT TO THE CANVAS!!! And doing an art and design foundation course in uni is a good choice, but she never understands! That's why I hate the past Vietnamese women who were restricted in their entire life!

Call me a black sheep, Vietnamese and British girls and women, but wake up! Break away the old society of Vietnamese life and explore the unknown, where your undiscovered talent will unlock yourself and be happy. Stand up to your Vietnamese mothers and tell them that you're not like them!

I've just discovered that the current generation ones are being oppressed, because of thier great talents, so I'm standing up and I'm telling my mother that their old ways of raising the children is too old for the society today and break the boundaries that surround and for once, reaching their favourite dream.

Quote of the moment - "That's a nice way to visualise a peeling banana!" - Some interviewer from Staffordshire University

Another Religious Rant

Yes, that's what the title above says, but I'm getting shocked that according to the Comment over at Wednesday's Guardian, Muslims today hate Jews, even they said that the Holocaust was just a hoax.

As a Catholic person, I find that very sickening and morally wrong that some Islamic countries just shut down Hitler's torture to the Jews. And I can say only one comment to them:

'HELLO! Muslims, especially living in Islamic countries, get over it and stop hating the Jews!'

The Jews suffered more damage in history than your people ages ago. I mean, if Hitler is still alive, would he torture the same people as you are (if you are a Muslim)?

World War II must be accepted to all Muslims as a history they cannot forget, because even Hitler suffered some Catholics as well, not forgetting Pope Benedict XVI (German) left the Nazi party, as he was forced to be in the army. Not just the Jews.

So, in conclusion, if Christian people forgave the Jews and thte Jews forgave the Christians, why not do the same to Muslims forgiving Jews? And I don't mean suiciding yourselves to kill people and proclaim it as 'jihad'.

History is important to everyone and we must not forget the people, especially those who suffered in the Holocaust and one day, we can find peace in the future, without resorting to violence.

Oh, and if you want to read the comment, just click here.

Quote of the moment: '... I get back from holiday and see 147 emails in my inbox...only three of them require an answer.' - Tim Dowling talking about Spam (no, not the compressed meat). From 'Is It Just Me Or Is Everything S**t?

The Vatican is going to ex-communicate me.

After reading yesterday Metro's regarding Pope Benedict XVI's 'comment' that g a y priests should be banned, I find it ridiculous and alienating the minority more than buddhists and Protestants.

Regarding that I'm actually Catholic, I just don't like the way the current Pope is commenting about them. I mean, he says that all people should communicate with each other, regardless of religion, race and relationships, why should he be abusing homos e x u a l people? Is he really a homophobic?

What's next, the Pope banning young Catholic teenage girls writing shounen-ai (Boy's Love) fanfiction or drawing shounen-ai fanart? I wish the late Pope John Paul II could sort this mess out. Sheesh, I feel like I'm being manipulated by the Church, where the freedom of expression, words and the right to crictise have been banned and turning into more communist than North Korea. I'm starting to really worry about the Church's future.

D a m n me, Ratzinger lovers and Catholic extremist people, but let me warn you that times are changing; people are more aware that we need to find the real truth and I found out that we do make mistakes as humans; that INCLUDES the Pope and not even every religion has the ultimate meaning of life.

Quote of the moment - 'Urm...' - me.

It's Official. I'm the only Jin Uzuki Fangirl

Gah! This is just like the same thing as the only Sho fangirl (and if you don't know who the heck he is, go to the below after this blog entry) in the whole universe! After playing a bit, well a lot of Xenosaga II, I love Shion's older brother as:

1. Not only his good taste of colour and fashion (well, I love blokes wearing a Japanese robe for some time)
2. But also his personality and the fact he changes job from a soldier to a doctor to a bookseller just makes me laugh and not putting off from the other characters that a) are a bit annoying b) look too young and c) really popular with the Xenosaga fangirls.

And was shocked and angry that there wasn't a Jin Uzuki fanlisting and the Uzuki siblings in sight and a shrine dedicated to him just wants to make me run rampaging the Xeno fans! So I urge any female (and male) Jin Uzuki fan to:

1. Make a Jin Uzuki fanlisting and a Uzuki siblings fanlistings ASAP so that I can support the charming swordsman of the star cluster.
2. Get me a a link of the Jin Uzuki shrine, so that I can post fanarts of him.

Thank you for your attention to bring him into the Internet!

http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/kurenai2 - The Japanese version of Crimson Sea 2, where I first started as a Sho fangirl.

Quote of the moment - "You're praying? On your Chest? You're playing the drums?" - Jr. from Xenosaga Episode II (No, I do not know how to spell 'Between Good and Evil' in German)

December is going to be Dull

Earlier this morning, I was too busy eating my cornflakes, when on the BBC News Breakfast I had a terrible feeling:

According to the Daily Express, Christmas is banned in South London due to that it offends Muslims. Now, the council wants to call it 'Celebrity Lights' and 'Winter Lights'. This is what my initial reaction is like:

*Gets her 'imaginary chainsaw' and starts 'spreading' the council.*

I know I should other religions, including Islam, since being a Catholic, but this is going too far. This is a Christian (and Catholic) holiday and we're offending Muslims and other religious people? Nonsense. Christmas is supposed to be about coming together as a whole family, NOT decorating Christmas trees, turkeys and meeting Father Christmas (Santa Claus). And most of the time, Muslims, Hindi, Buddhists and other religious people are not really bothered about the Christian holidays.

And I apologise to those sensitive religious people if I offended you.

Quote of the Moment - "Now be a good moogle..." - Rikku from Final Fantasy X-2 (not reallya great game, but also not really bad game.)

My Corpse Bride Photos

Man, what a Birthday! After being ditched by my female counterpart friends, my Hungarian friend and I went shopping to 2 Waterstones Bookstores; we were really lucky enough to see the puppets used in Corpse Bride in the Cornerhouse. ^_^ Well, here they are:



Well, the one on the right is an ugly me, along with Victor and his skeletal counterpart.



^_^ Wow. I've never met with Emily (the Corpse Bride) THIS 'big', despite looking small. Though this wasn't expected as I thought.



If anyone wants to do a caption of the posing Victor, put it in the 'comment' box.



Apologies about the quality of the picture, but the door to the exhibition was locked, so I couldn't properly photographed it! From left, Victoria, Victoria's Dad and Victor himself.

And there are some other pictures that I couldn't even be bothered to post it.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b322/Shosaka/Corpse%20Bride%20Photos/Some_undead_people.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b322/Shosaka/Corpse%20Bride%20Photos/Corpse_Victor.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b322/Shosaka/Corpse%20Bride%20Photos/Corpse_Bride_Concept.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b322/Shosaka/Corpse%20Bride%20Photos/Victor_Concept.jpg

Well, enjoy viewing!

Quote of the Moment - "You should have seen him in fur." - Victor van Dort from Corpse Bride

^_^ My Corpse Bride Birthday

*Sings like an idiot* It's my birthday! It's my birthday-*Looks at the bloggers and viewers. Then, turns into a sane girl.*

Well, uh, anyway, tomorrow's my BIG 18th birthday and that's means going to see the Corpse Bride film, as well as the exhibition in Cornerhouse (actually, the puppets were made in Altrincham, near Manchester). Unfortunately for US bloggers, at least, if you want to see the exhibtion, take the plane to Manchester quick, because it will last, till 6th November.

In other news, my mum and dad gave me a DiMAGE digital camera for my early b'day present, meaning I can take photos of myself, as well as posing in front of the Corpse Bride puppets and send it to the Internet, making jealous to my other friends and Tim Burton fans.

Well, I'm off to my party tomorrow and if you do not believe me about the C.B. exhibition, just click on the website:

http://www.cornerhouse.org/seasoninfo.asp?ID=152

Quote of the Moment - "Practice fainting on cue, especially when a prop head rolls between your legs." - Johnny Depp talking about Sleepy Hollow (1999) Source: Kansas City Kansan

I'm a Vatican Exorcist!

	Culotte You are simple, shy, and a bit naïve. However, you have a courageous streak, and try hard to earn the respect of others. But you might not earn it with a name like "Culotte." Which Nippon Ichi Character Are You?

Uh, not exactly a member of the Vatican Exorcists, but I wished I had. Then I won't be bored by typing this blog entry. *Shrugs herself* Oh, well. BTW you can take this Nippon Ichi Character Test over @:

http://www.tacticalrpg.com

Quote of the Moment - "So that's how I set foot into the world of original doujinshi (fan manga/comic)..." - Kazuki Sendo from Comic Party (Tokyopop manga version)

All-in-one

Last night, well a few days ago, my dad bought an all-in-one HP Photosmart 2610 printer. And why do you ask? Simple, so he can send fax to the companies for his small business stuff and also, my lil sis and I can post our fanart to deviantart.com! Yay! Though the bad news is, he's still keeping that old b******d Desklet 882C printer. I do respect my dad, in terms of general stuff, such as religion and opinions, but keeping old technology while it's on the verge of being broken is beyond my knowledge for him. Oh, he also bought an USB hub, which means I can buy a flash drive that I always want! Yay for me! ^__^ Right, I should stop writing this blog; I've got a physics coursework and UCAS stuff to finish.

Quote of the Moment - "The Bullying Network is alive and well." - Tanpopo from Imadoki! Nowadays (from the creator of Fushigi Yuugi and Alice 19th)

UCAS time! Hurry, hurry, hurry!

Gah! Yesterday, I had to get my UCAS hard copy to my Form Tutor, only it led to more confusion than I ever had. Fortunately, I got it all sorted out and later that night I've asked my dad to pay er, £15 for the application. the only trouble was, neither him nor me knew who is going to be payable for. So, that's why today, I am going to ask my Form Tutor for situation. Now, if only those pesky male Lower School pupils would just leave the computers alone, I would have printed 3 more hard copies for my UCAS preference and signed by my Form Tutor! And if you do not know what I'm talking about, non-UK people, here's the UCAs website to make it more understanding below:

http://www.ucas.com

Quote(s) of the moment: "Waldorf: He says it went terrific but I know how he really feels.

Staler: How's that?

Waldorf: About so high *shows how tall Gonzo now is**Both start laughing*" - Waldorf and Staler from the Muppets Show (GOD! I love that show! ^_^)

'Me playing games? Nonsense, this IS News!'

Recently, (well today) I was in the library and just looking at this RPG info website and when I went to the news section for reading new info about Disgaea, that librarian just went to the schol computer I am working on and shut the site down! >:-( I told her that this wasn't me playing Internet games, like the boys do, but a news article reading about a sequel to Disgaea. However, since she thinks that video games news are just Internet games, she said I'm not allowed to go on a Video Games News site. THIS IS SO STUPID! The newer the technology goes, the older the people will not get it! What's next, the libriarian shutting down blogger.com site for ranting this post that is based on my opinions (not to mention improving my knowledge of Genreal Studies) or shutting down cosplay sites that have a variety of cosplayers dressing up as thier favourite characters from anime, manga, video games, TV, books and Movie? Or even worse, shutting down the contraversional social issues websites that we, the students need for General Studies? This is plain s**t!!! Just look at the facts, Miss librarian! A News webiste can be about from around the world, to video games and Internet games are just webistes that you just play. And finally, a blog is a web-diary that you can post your rants or thought about everything, including video games. So there, I made my point!

Quote of the Moment: "Oro?" - Himura Kenshin from Rurouni Kenshin

>:-( Why I Hate Young, Bratty, Vicki Pollard-A-Like Girls

Grr! I hate them! These stupid, rude, young 3rd Year (Year 9 or 8 in the US) girls from St. Thomas Aqunias High! Recently, these bitches were pulling my younger sister's hair, insulated and calling her names, not to mention pulled my sister's friend's hair in the bus! Because of that, on Wednesday, I'm going to report this to my Headmaster about this complaint! Yes, I know this might be called grasping, but insulating a Sixth Form student, not to mention my younger sister and a role model to the younger students really does send me boiling! If you want to live an easier life, then be polite to other people, regardless of their age and grow more mature, so that when you grow older, get married and have children, for God's sake, set an example to them as your parents did to you!

Quote of the moment: "Remember David Beckham's flask!" - Mr. Martin, my school Physics teacher, since 3rd year.

Yo! and my haphazard mind

Hello everyone! Sho-saka's here and this is the 3rd time (I think I've ever written this post. Well time or it's Xanga and Live Journal). Well, my excuse for writing this is my dad! He's always telling me to do some bleeding revision that I can't be bothered. I know he's wanted to help me, but why can't he just leave me to my devices. I can revise whether I need to, but he's such a traditionalist about school! Well, I better write next time when my mind's botherinf me, so until then ta ra!

Quote of the Week: "Good Morning Starshine! The Earth says hello!" - Willy Wonka, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (20005)