I Found An AeriSeph Doujinshi...

...well at least I found one as an online doujinshi. Even though it's in Japanese I found this VERY rare AeriSeph online doujinshi called 'Secret Innocence' and it's set how would Aeris/Aerith and her mother Ilfana (Effulunar in the Japanese FFVII for some reason) escaped the Shinra Building with a help from a certain silver-haired teenager (i.e. Sephiroth), before the 'real' storyling in FFVII kicks in.

Now, before you can go to the link in a moment, here's a warning: If you ARE not an Aeris/Aerith x Sephiroth fan like me, then I suggest you would not click it right now as it would contain some AeriSeph moments. However, if you are an AeriSeph fan, then this is a great read for all AeriSeph fans, even if it's in Japanese.

Click here for the RARE AeriSeph online doujinshi, if you like the pairing.

And if you like artwork, then you click to the FFVII fanart site here.

Now, if only could someone please translate 'Secret Innocence into English (and yes, that involves asking the permission to the original fanartist that created this doujinshi)? I'll pay you with lots of 'money'!

Quote of the Moment - 'I have two themes for Narnia' - Harry Gregson-Williams (Yes, the same composer that gave you Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3) talking about the compsosing of 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' (2005) film.

Coffee + Good Mood = Argh!

Stupid caffinated coffee! Yesterday and today, coffee has just ruined my life. Argh! I'm so hyperactive, I can't even think on where to put the correct number into a sudoku puzzle! Argh!

Well, anyway, this morning, my frined Jenny discussed about men in the virtural world and my video game plan in the future. And for some apparent reason she gave me a good indication on what fantasy men I fancied. Well, I have some good favourite male characters, but the others I am going to mention are just downright bizarre. So, here's the list sample on the 'normal' male charaters that I like:

• Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII
• Rufus Shinra (blonde) from FFVII
• Reno from FFVII

And here are the somewhat downright bizarre that I am strangely attracted to:

• Doctor Octopus from Spiderman 2 (The movie version, duh!): don't really ask me, but his looks is better than the animated series.
• Killy from BLAME!: I have no idea why he is good-looking, not to mention if there was ever any female fans of Killy. Or maybe I must be the only girl in the world to have a liking to him, due to his pale looks and Japanese-type hairdo and other stuff.
• Loz from FFVII: Advent Children: I'm really not sure, if he ever had some female fans, but I like him, because let's just say, he's a big softie at heart and if he was off-camera from Advent Children, he would have bought moogle and chocobo plushies for Marlene (note in during the film, that Marlene is actually behind Loz, making that he's pretty gentle with her, despite kidnapping her for the 'doom' reason or something).
• 'Hero' from Dragon Quest (VIII, if you live outside Europe): The Journey of the Cursed King: Okay, so he doesn't talk, but he dresses good for a person going out to explore and he has a cute pet called Munchie.
• V from V for Vendetta: Why he looks good in a Guy Fawkes suit complete with a Guy Fawkes mask is beyond my understanding, but his personality is strangely attracted to me, if I could side-stepped the explosions.

And that's all could think of. Comment me, if you think the attraction of the characters above mentioned are ridiculously bizzare to any girl's taste.

Quote of the moment - 'Throw in Matrix veteran James McTeigue's flat direction and you have a woeful, depressing failure.' - Jonathan Ross's review on V for Vendetta film over at Film 2006. Great comic, shame its creator, Alan Moore, disown it now that the film came out.

I'm a Depressed Teenager, Now Get Me in Uni ASAP!

I don't know what's been bothering today as I am writing in the School Library ICT Suite today, but lately, I've been depressed over the daunting coming few months that is known as the AS/A2 Levels exams. I know those are important for the future of going to uni, but it seems it's taking its toll now. It's just like the GCSE I did two years ago, where I felt I am going into overkill and felt that I can't take this anymore. But then, in the wise words of my now ex-physics teacher Mr. Martin, this is just only a game. And what's been depressing is the fact that school life is actually very stressful than being in uni.

Well, at least I've got my graphics teacher to cheer me up, when I'm not in such a good mood.

Quote of the moment - 'However, as long as it inherits the Kingdom Hearts title, it needs to have some connection in terms of storyline, so it won't be too distant from the other titles.' - Testuya Nomura-san talking about a possible 'not-really-a-direct-sequel-but-still-a-sequel-regardless-of-the-number' next Kingdom Hearts game after II.

No Common Sense

Stupid Hanh! Thinking that I am an idiot last night, she thinks my intelligence is as low as a monkey's bottom. However, she, herself, is an idiot too, because she always jumping to conclusion rather too quickly, without giving me some time to defend my action. The reason? The Granny Smith Apple Debate. Some years ago, I used to like them as a child, but nowadays, I just felt that sour taste of the green apple wasn't that sour anymore and before I said to my mum about how I don't want to eat them anymore, Hanh just went outburst saying to me whether I said 'yes' or 'no', before calling me an idiot.

Stupid her! She didn't think about the timing of my thoughts and forgets that old proverb: 'Think before you leap'. Or think carefully about your sense, before performing the action. I think she went action first, then thoughts. And then after that, she said that I broke that Lenten promise. HELLO! I did NOT break that Lenten promise! Oh sure, I won't get really angry at her and be nice, but that doesn't mean I can insult softly to her and that includes her actions as well. *Sigh* I just wish she realises what she did was a complete misunderstanding last night and this was al her fault for jupming to conclusions too quickly, instead of me.

Quote of the moment - "Normal is a setting on the dryer; Shadow Hearts: From the New World is not, by any stretch of the definition, normal. " - Some rpgamer.com reviewer comments about Shadow Hearts 3. Now then, how about getting a UK release, then? COME ON KOEI/SQUARE ENIX/SONY/(insert other publishers apart from EA)! RELEASE IT!

RUN...For Charity!

Yestrday was the amazing day for me...running the 5K in Heaton Park all for Charity. Man, my legs are beginning to ache now!

And even today as I'm writing this bloomin' blog, they're still aching again! >_< It's like when I did Race for Life last year.

Well, it's time to go back to reality and doing my Lita from Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana costume and writing Nimbus Exploration (FFVII/KH crossover fanfiction that is AeriSeph) and possibly doing fanart, before going on to the exams. *sigh*

Quote of the moment - "...Tetsuya Nomura, has indicated that the characters will be unable to get around in the world of the Lion King as they are." - Some RPG bloke talking about Kingdom Hearts II from rpgamer.com

UK Young and Old Teenagers and Parents - Hang Your Head in Shame

GO AND BUY 'WE LOVE KATAMARI' NOW, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD/ALLAH/(INSERT ANOTHER NAMED GOD)!!!

Why on Earth you simple-minded people choose rubbish movie and TV licenses, sport titles and Need for Speed? Those games are actually boring and really put me off for ages! I mean that YOU need to cross the new world in video games genres. Even PS2 format magazines, like PSM2 and the Official UK Playstation 2 Magazine, called 'We Love Katamari' the best game with very high reviews. Of course it may have weird visuals and a strange J-Pop soundtrack, the gameplay isn't and the King of the Cosmos s actually such a hilarious character that made me smile! Even my little sister and I have fun in the Select Meadow, where instead of rolling some objects around, we chase each other, playing 'tig' or 'tag' and have such memories that made me smile. So here are my suggestions to you Teenagers and Parents:

1. Please, please, please! Stop buying Need for Speed Underground (insert number)! I had enough of EA (UK publisher of W.L.K) 's game in the UK charts for weeks! It's getting so boring now.
2. NO MORE 50 CENT BULLETPROOF AND GANSTA GAMES! Violence is not so cool any more.
3. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT BUYING A GAME THAT HAS PHOTO-REALISTIC GRAPHICS!!! Because parents, that will drain away your children's imagination.
4. Recommend your children/friends to buy We Love Katamari, even if they say they're not into it!

And that's it. Now go and convert mainstream people into one of the fans to the King of All Cosmos. NOW!

Quote of the moment - 'Naaaaaa-na-na-na-na-na-na, Katamari Damashi-i!' - Me singing a chorus of the Katamari Damacy theme tune.

Symantec = Evil Program that likes to block art

I hate Symantec in school. They've blocked deviantart.com, just because it has excessive amount of questionable words? What rubbish! I know offensive words, like f**k are blocked to keep little youngsters out of trouble, but to block something that you would like to put your artwork to the web is just riduculous. Devianart.com doesn't contain some 'questionable words', but I ever wondered, if Symantec are just a bunch of strict geeks who hate art in all forms and once I've put in, I've wondered if this evil program is going to block the freedom of speech?

And well done to the ministers back at Parliament for rejecting the Religious Hatred Bill. That'll show Tony Blair that freedom of speech is more important than just censoring them.



And here's my fanart piece that was supposed to submit to devianart.com, before Symantec decided that art will be restricted, though sadly Square Enix owns the characters above and this is actually the first time I used digital art, hence some improvements needed for my skills; a good first try on Corel Painter IX (demo version!).

Quote of the moment - "What? Someone just hacked my collection of the Aeriseph doujinshi (fan manga)?" - Me, if I ever had own one.

Proof that Silver-Haired People like Brunettes

Don't really ask me why, unless you're an Aeriseph (Aeris (Aerith)/Sephiroth) fan like me, but I've been making some theories as to why these two FFVII characters would be best for pairings, rather than Aeris/Cloud, Aeries/Rufus, Aeris/Reno, Aeris/Zack and other Aeris/(insert male FFVII character):

1. If you played the original PSOne game before, you would have noticed that Aeris only treated Cloud as just a brother to him, giving advice on some parts than getting romantically involved.
2. Aeris and Zack are just friends to each other, so that might be a reason why he never flirted with her: just talking to each other.
3. Tseng and Aeris are only friends to each other, not pairings, why? Back when Rufus's dad was still alive, she is still a young child and he treated her as a little sister.
4. Rufus and Reno both have little interest into Aeris: The blonde bloke is only interested in other stuff besides her and Reno is just following orders, so what more can you expect?
5. Vincent, Barret and Cid have little love interest with, other than the fact they treated her as a friend. Enough said.
6. Tifa and Sephiroth pairing? Okay, that came out of nowhere, but sadly I think Tifa never liked him, since he killed her dad in the first place. And then there's the Yuffie and Sephiroth pairing: I'm sorry, but that ninja would never be with a guy that has just 'sliced' every one of the Wutanese soldiers.
7. Watch the credits at the end of FFVII: Advent Children and when at the end of the cast section, you should the names of Aeris and Sephiroth apparently there. Perhaps some of the Square Enix staff have a keen interest of Aeriseph.

And that's about it. So, what's next? Asking the director to make another prequel of how Aeris and her mother got involved in the Shinra labs, where young Sephiroth was apparently there in the scene or something.

Quote of the moment - "Love is free; it is not practised as a way of achieving other ends." - Pope Benedict, aka the 'Cardinal formely known as Joseph Ratzinger' talking about love.

My New Addiction - Sudoku

ARGH! Stupid British version of The Times in school! That sudoku is just as addictive as playing many hours of Tetris and now even the UK Catholic newspaper The Universe has added in another sudoku at the back of the page (imagine Pope Benedict XVI playing sudoku in his spare time)! Has the world gone for sudoku mad? Although I'm not really sure if Muslims, Jews, Hindus and other religious groups around the globe has been bitten by the sudoku bug. And now, even the manga industry went mad for sudoku too...this is just getting insane.

Well, I've gotta go now and have an early happy Chinese/Vietnamese New Year as I would say. (Gets off typing the keyboard and starts filling numbers in the Times sudoku (mild version), before curses herself mentally.)

Quote of the moment - '...she [Zella - original character] reached up and placed the flower crown upon his head...Sephiroth had never felt sillier in his life.' - Unspoken, an Aeriseph FFVII fanfiction written by mihoyonagi in Fanfiction.net. Go read it now...unless you're an Aeriseph fan.

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