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Extremely RUDE Shell Station Attendant

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:09:00 +0000

I was on my way back from the movies just now, it was near midnight. After dropping my friend off at her home, i swung by the Shell Station at Jalan Kebajikan, Luyang (a station i regularly go to) ; to fill up my tank.

I pulled up at the first empty pump station. If i'm not mistaken it's No#1. Right next to me on another station (i presume it is No.#2), a dude is already parked there. As usual, i pay by cards. As i tried to swipe, i noticed the screen says, "Lift of the Nozzle & Start Filling". It wouldn't go away even after i put my card in. I looked over the other side, the guy already started filling. Puzzled, i lifted, and tried pumping. It stopped at RM5. I fill in V-Power, obviously RM5 is like a tickle of pee for me. Seriously.

Just when i was about to swipe my card, the station attendant ran up to me.

Attendant: "Ei, kau pergi isi dia punya minyak kenapa?" (why did you fill in his petrol)
ME: "Macam mana i tahu. Itu screen cakap suruh angkat & isi" (how would i know. the screen says to lift & fill)
Attendant: "Yang kau pergi isi kenapa? Kamu belum masuk kad. Itu minyak dia kau pergi ambil. Jadi kau bayar lah!!" (why did you use his petrol to fill? You havent swipe your card yet. That is his petrol and you took it. So you pay up!)

I was busy looking at the screen watching the credit card approval, and before i could reply, he ran back to man his counter. To summarize this conversation, he practically accused me of filling up what the other dude (the person next to me) paid for. HELLO? YOU wrongly keyed in that amount into my pump station. Without any apology you came up to me, turn it around and say that it was MY FAULT? How was i supposed to know?! If only he say it nicely; not in such rude sentence, i would let this go. But, there's MORE.

So, after filling up a FULL TANK of V-Power 97 (i just have to stress this), i got in my car and drove up to the counter/main door (as oppose where i usually just put my car to reserve and take the back way home - along Maktab Gaya). This was when the attendant came out and try to block my car as was about to pull up at the counter.

I scrolled down the window to hear him say:

Attendant: "RM5 kau pun mahu lari kah!" (you wanted to runaway with my RM5!?)
Me: "Eh, i sudah park dekat sini. Buat apa mahu lari?!" (hey, i'm parked here. what would i be running away?!)
Attendant: "Sudah isi orang punya minyak lepas itu kau mahu lari tu tadi! Saya sudah panggil kau, kau masih pergi isi lagi" (you filled in people's fuel and after that you tried to run away! i've already called out to you, but you still went ahead & fill up)

Me: "Hello! Mana ada i nampak you tadi? It's your mistake. Kau key in salah kau cakap saya salah. I sudah park dekat sini mahu settle, tak kan you nak i tinggalkan kereta & jalan sini! Saya mahu komplain sama you punya supervisor. Apa you mahu!"
(hello! i did not see you just now! it's your mistake. You keyed in wrongly and you said it's my wrong doing. I'm already parked here wanted to settle this. What? Do you expect me to leave my car and walk to the counter?! I'm so gonna complain to your supervisor. What you do want!?)
Attendant: "Bayar lah!" (so, pay up!)

I was so angry and fucking pissed when he further accused me of running away. For fuck's sake, i fill Shell V-Power 97. Would i be running away just for 5 effing Ringgit?!! You think i couldn't pay for it?! I'm an EDUCATED person, puh-lease give me some credits rather than grouping me with those low-life(s) who would run away without settling it!

In my defense, he DID NOT make a single sound that i can hear to forbid me from lifting the nozzle. Nor he did anything to erase RM5 from the pump in that several seconds i stood there in puzzlement staring at the screen before lifting it up. Plus, i am a girl. No person in their right mind would leave the car and walk all the way to the counter in the middle of the night, so i brought my car up as near as possible in case anything happen.

I gave him my RM50 note. When he came back with my change, i asked for his name several times. He IGNORED me and WALKED away. I have no other choice, so i took out my cellphone to snap a picture of him so i can have proof of such person when i'm complaining to the management the next day (or whenever the offices are open).

Several guys were lining up at the counter queuing at this point. He saw me taking pics and came out to tell me off.

Attendant: " Kau sekarang tak puas hati kah apa! " (are you not satisfied or what?!)
Me: "I tanya nama you tak nak jawab. so i take picture lah!" (i asked for your name, you did not answer. So i'm taking your picture)
Attendant: " *mumbled something under his breath* .... jangan mengada-ada nanti saya tampar kamu baru kau tahu!" (.... don't be a nuisance or else i'll slap you!)
Me: "That's it. I'm complaining to your management!"

After explaining the situation the some curious dude riding bikes who overheard the exchange. I got in my car, slammed the door and made a U-turned back to the road heading to Maktab Perguruan Gaya.

Ladies & Gentlemen,
THIS.
Is the attendant who was being so rude to me.

Description: Short crew cut hair, with facial hair on his face. Speaks B.M.
Time: Around 12AM
Date: Between 7th August - 8th August 2010
Place: Shell Station at Jalan Kebajikan, Luyang.
(Eng Chuan Hing Sdn. Bhd. [26323-P], Jalan Kebajikan Luyang. P.O. 10725, 88807 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)

I do not appreciate being treated this way. Nor will i tolerate such behavior coming from an employee of such well-known oil service company / station who stresses on FRIENDLY SERVICES. Let me quote from Shell Malaysia Website:

You can trust Shell to meet your every need when you're on the road. Our network offers you friendly service, a range of quality Shell fuels and convenience shopping with the advantage of loyalty programmes.

Even though i'm only blogging to vent out my frustrations and anger, i think all of you guys in reading deserve to know this. I'm going back tomorrow morning to see if the person in charge is in. If not, i will come back again and again until my words reach the ears of the management. If it falls to deaf ears, be assured that the local papers will hear about this as well.

Mood:
Pissed Off

Extended THOR Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:42:00 +0000

This was shown during 2010 San Diego Comic-Con.

If you're here reading this, better watch this one fast before Marvel decided to take it down!

Off with their heads!

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:12:00 +0000

Okay that's it. Twilight-ers step aside. Team Edward take the back seat.

You guys need to know that there are other vampire novels/movies/series out there that are waaaaaaay better than the sensationally sort-after sparkling vampires that had the fortunate opportunity to have graced the silver screens world wide and created a craze for an emotionally constipated vampire with bad acting skills.

You wanna know which vampire novel tops my reading list?

#1. Nightworld Series by LJ Smith
#2. Cassandra Palmer series by Karen Chance
#3. Night Huntress series by Jeannie Frost
#4. Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead
#5. House of Night series by PC & Kristen Cast
#6. Sabina Kane series by Jaye Wells
#7. Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurel K. Hamilton
#8. Chicagoland Vampires by Chloe Neill
#9. Blue Bloods series by Melissa de la Cruz
#10. Vampire Diaries by LJ Smith

It's not necessary in that order but it's more or less how i would rate it. Then again, of course there are a lot of other paranormal books i'd love to include in between those lines but they are not vampire-related so i'll save it for some other post =)

Look, don't get me wrong. I love vampires. I do like Twilight. I was equally excited waiting for the books to conclude and movies to come out. But I just don't get Edward Cullen/Robert Pattinson. I used to like Rob Patz in Harry Potter, but i got so turned off after seeing Twilight. Maybe it's his character, make up, his contorted indigestion face - i don't know!

You kids also need to know that Twilight isn't EVERYTHING. There are a number of books i've grew up reading that are BETTER and even PREDATES the Twilight Saga. Take Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicle novels for example, or even LJ Smith's Nightworld & Vampire Diaries, or Christopher Pike's The Last Vampire series - so to speak.

All i'm saying is that there are plenty of other good reads/author out there that deserves as much credit (or even more) as the one Stephanie Meyer is getting for her Twilight sagas. The bookstores in KK doesn't bring in as many book varieties as those in K.L, but one can always check the internet for electronic books that are available for download. Trust me, there are a lot more out there than that little make-believed world in the town call Forks.

Mood:
Predatory

Anita Blake: The Vampire Hunter. Book #19 Bullet

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:21:00 +0000

I know. I haven't been here for ages.

What am i up to? As of this weekend, nothing. I dunno how time flies by so dang fast while i'm online. I'm not even playing any MMORPGs. I'm just randomly jumping between Twitter, Plurk, and Facebook catching up on random people. When there's nothing to catch up, i jump into Pandora Saga to do some more catching up - with the mobs. LOL!

Recently, i've been reading a whole lot. I think i went through more than 50 novels between May - June. There are good ones and not so good ones. But there is one particular book which got me pissed off (yeah yeah i know it's a little late for this but heck, i didn't feel like blogging until now :P). And which novel is that, you might ask? *snort* See title.

I've been hooked on reading Anita Blake: The Vampire Hunter series ever since Rum introduced me to one of the books earlier in the series. Back then Anita Blake is a kick-ass necromancer cum vampire hunter/executioner cum federal marshal. She has attitude, she's stubborn, and hard-boiled with a smart mouth. That's the Anita i know.

But everything starts going crazy roughly around book #12: Incubus Dreams.

Due to an unforeseen circumstances which lead to Anita inheriting the ardeur from Jean-Claude (her vampire boyfriend & master of the city), she became some sort of succubus. That's fine. I can accept her feeding through lust happening 1-2 times in between the pages of the novel. I even grew to accept the fact when she started, how you say... metaphysically & physically doing every single male that came her way and gaining a harem of lovers (urgh). Well, at least when that happens, it is nicely laced in between the important plot of the novel. In which there is STILL a plot to be read and followed.

But in the latest book, Bullet. The whole plot/storyline/character development thing went down the drain. i had to grit my teeth and forced myself to read the whole thing so that i wont miss any important parts. What usually takes me 1 day to read, took me 2-3days coz i had to put it down when things gets .... uninteresting. Or rather, traumatizing in my case. If i wanted p*rn, i will go and download it or something, not read about it! I said p*rn because nearly 90% of the book is about the horizontal mambo taking place in the span of 2-3 days.

Hell, i'm not a prude. i dont have problems reading about those stuff in a book (its unavoidable, if you ask me, unless you wanna stick with teen fiction in what's left of your sad adult life), but nearly 368 pages of whoring herself and describing non-erotic events with a few puny lines towards the end of the book out is just plain too much.

I can be sure that i am not the only one complaining; plenty of other early fans of Anita Blake are outraged as well. Someone should remind Laurel K. Hamilton that a good read consist of a strong plot, a good storyline along with character development, especially for a long running series like Anita Blake. All in all, I had to say that i am highly disappointed after waiting for this book for nearly 1 year.

Hell, did i mention that reading that book left me traumatized ?

Urghh. What is seen definitely cannot be unseen.

Mood:
Thoughtful

運命の人 (Unmei no hito / Destined one) by Fujita Maiko

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:32:00 +0000

It's been a long time since i last blogged. Haven't had the time, haven't had the will nor inspiration to post anything from my life. All i can say is for now, i'll concentrate on my MMORPGs, namely Aika Online, Pandora Saga and Ragnarok Online for now, but i'll put up something here when i get a chance to (:

Til then, do enjoy my favourite song taken from the PS2 Otome Game: 蒼黒の楔 (Soukoku no Kisabi) which i've taken time to translate from kanji/romanji to English coz i can't seem to find a decent translation online :P Its not the best translation coz i never managed to complete my Japanese lessons, and i've stopped watching animes for over 1-2years already. It's direct translation, some sentences doesn't make sense in English, but in Japanese it means so much more.

運命の人 - Fujita Maiko

大丈夫いつも
daijoubu itsumo
(its always okay)
ちゃんと笑ってるよ
chanto waratteru yo
(with this perfect smile)
でも誰といても
demo dare to itemo
(even if there is someone)
何か足りない
nani ka tarinai
(something is missing)

今あなたがここに
ima anata ga koko ni
(even now that you're here)
来るわけないのに
kuruwakenai no ni
(i don't see any coming possibilities)
開けた窓から
aketa mado kara
(through the open window)
見えた満月
mieta mangetsu
(i see a full moon)

鈴虫の声が寂しさ誘うから
suzumushi no koe ga sabishisa sasou kara
(the cricket's voices made me feel lonely)
抑えた気持ち
osaeta kimochi
(this suppressed feelings)
また騒ぎ出す
mata sawagi dasu
(has started to stir)

あなたに会いたくて
anata ni aitakute
(i want to see you)
苦しくなる夜は
kurushiku naru yoru wa
(during those painful nights)
張り裂けそうだよ
harisaki sou dayo
(i feel like bursting)
誰かを思うって
dare ka wo omoutte
(if there's someone who understands)
こんな気持ちなんだ
konna kimochi nanda
(this kind of feeling)
そばにいてほしい
soba ni ite hoshii
(i wish to be by your side)

違うそんなことが
chigau sonna koto ga
(all these wrongful words)
言いたいんじゃない
iitainjanai
(it hurts doesnt it?)
素直になれずに
sunao ni narezu ni
(i honestly beginning)
悔しくなる
kuyashiku naru
(to regret it)
本当は淋しいだけだと気付いて
hontou wa sabishii dake da to kitsuite
(the truth is i'm just lonely, i realised)
強がりすぎて
tsuyogari sugite
(putting on this brave face)
うまくいかない
umaku ikanai
(is not good enough)

たった一人
tatta hitori
(if only one person)
運命の人がいるなら
unmei no hito ga iru nara
(my destined one is there)
あなたがいいのに
anata ga ii no ni
(you will be a good choice)
あなたほど好きに
anata hodo suki ni
(my love for you)
なれた人はいないの
nareta hito wa inai no
(is for no one else)
ねえ見抜いて」ほしい
nee minuite hoshii
(hey, please realise this)

あなたが一緒に
anata ga issho ni
(there next to you)
いたいのは誰ですか
itai no wa dare desu ka
(who is it that you wanted?)
淋しげな背中を
sabishige na senaka wo
(feeling so lonely looking at your (retreating?) back)
重い出すと切なくて
omoi dasu to setsunakute
(i begin to remember and feel sad)

あなたに会いたくて
anata ni aitakute
(i wanted to see you)
苦しくなる夜は
kurushiku naru yoru wa
(during those lonely nights)
張り裂けそうだよ
harisaki sou dayo
(i feel like bursting)
誰かを思うって
dare ka wo omoutte
(if there's someone who understands)
こんな気持ちなんだ
konna kimochi nanda
(this kind of feelings)
そばにいてほしい
soba ni ite hoshii
(i wanted to be by your side)
あなたほど好きに
anata hodo suki ni
(the person you want to love...)
なれた人はいないの
nareta hito wa inai no
(is there no one?)

どんな未来だとしても
donna mirai da to shitemo
(no matter what the future brings)
あなたは私の
anata wa watashi no
(you are my)
運命の人
unmei no hito
(destined one)

The guys from 蒼黒の楔. Yum ^^

New Moon: the delayed review

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:01:00 +0000

As i have mentioned in my previous post, i got tickets to watch NEW MOON @GSC 1Borneo sponsored by The Body Shop + Breeze magazine. And i'm all excited to see this movie because my favourite werewolf in fiction, Jacob Black, is going to have more screen time in this installment compared to Twilight.

Prior to the movie at 9pm, Fara, Serena, Julian and i stopped by The Body Shop to drop our names for the Lucky Draw session and took part in their games and lucky draw sessions to celebrate the launch of The Body Shop's LOVE ETC perfume. Embarrassing moment there, so i'm not gonna talk about it. ROFL!

All of us waited outside the cinema before the movie starts, and i was among the first to rush in the hall with Fara hot at my heels shouting, "Go! Marissa! Cepat!" I went into Cinema 2 knowing that it is THE hall to be (but i had to slow down to double check) while some people went to Cinema 1. Well, that's because i took the liberty to ask Jonathan where its supposed to be before the movie starts... ngek ngek ngek. So there, that is how Fara and i got pretty good seats/row in the Cinema Hall that day :P

Okay, now about New Moon. I wasn't too thrill with the scenes that has Edward Cullen in it. In fact, i find his expressions and emo-ness hillarious. Just ask Fara, i kept snickering and laughed out loud everytime there's a dramatic scene with the overly popular vampire in it. No offence, Team Edward. As you can very much tell, i'm on Team Jacob ever since i read the 2nd book of the saga, New Moon back in 2006 or 2007. I usually side with the vampires, but for some unknown reasons, not THIS vamp! No-uh, no way! So Jacob it is =D

Jacob Black, the great-grandson of Ephraim Black

The movie stuck true to the book - mostly. Some scenes were cut, and changed- just a little. Even some people aren't even mentioned in this movie.

For example, Harry Clearwater IS supposed to have a heart attack, but if memory serves me right, it is NOT from an attack from Victoria. The movie which Mike Newton supposed to watch with Bella & Jacob was supposed to be some sort of sick zombie movie, that's why Mike puked. And Jacob is supposed to drive them there with his fixed up Rabbit and taunt Mike about being a wuss

Plus, they have also failed to mentioned that Jacob promised to take Bella cliff diving on the day Bella went to La Push. But because the whole Victoria situation came up, Jacob had to leave Bella to wander the beach alone while he's out hunting. She's agitated and aching to do something while waiting, which is why she tried to dive off the cliff by herself for a little thrill and the hopes of seeing Edward again.

All that and quite a few more that could have made people understand some situations better. Like this time Alice mentioned that Bella stinks like a wet dog and Jacob wrinkled his nose when he smelled Alice inside Bella's house. It is supposed to be an inside joke that both species think that each other smell terrible (Vampires smell sickly sweet & Werewolves stinks like dogs) and Bella who hung out with both of them were told that she smelled bad by both parties and took offense to it. Hahaha.

On the other hand, i love the scenes with the Werewolves and Volturis. I was surprised to find out that Caius is played by Jamie Campbell Bower (Anthony in Sweeney Todd). You know, that girly-looking guy who sings, "I feeeeeeeeeel you, Jooaaaaaaannaaaa~~~~ i feeeel you~~". Well, yeah, THAT's him. Another familiar looking actor to me is Marcus, who is played by the actor who has recurring roles in Sanctuary and Supernatural - i don't remember his name, but i remember him for the way he speaks.

Overall, the movie is alright. It is not the best (even the book is not the best vampire fiction i've read), but it's do-able and it is better than the first one, nevertheless! For me Jacob is the sole reason why i followed this saga til the end and why this movie and the next 2 up-coming movies are worth watching. 1 word to describe him: H.A.W.T!! Oh yeah, that's my Jacob! - that is, until you got imprinted on a baby.... damn you Twilight pedos!

Last but not least, a HUUUGEEE thank you to The Body Shop for giving out the tickets and Fara for including me in the good stuffs! Weeeeee~~!!

Mood:
Distressed

I got my NEW MOON ticket, have YOU?

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:05:00 +0000

The Cullens

With the launch of THE BODY SHOP's NEW FRAGRANCE, LOVE ETC... , The Body Shop is now giving away 10 tickets to 10 lucky bloggers!

Wanna know more?

The details are in your inbox in Facebook! (provided if you joined the Sabahan Bloggers Group, that is!) Keep a look out for a mail from Fara!

The Volturi(s)

See you guys at the private (so i heard) screening of New Moon next FRIDAY, 9.00PM @GSC 1Borneo!

In case you wanna know, I'm on TEAM JACOB! Hell Yeah!

The Quileutes Tribe

Mood:
Excited

Sabahan Bloggers Gathering 2009!!

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:35:00 +0000

*flutters around dusting cobwebs from the corners of her blog*

Now this is embarrassing! I should've taken better care of this blog! Eh- wait!! *drops the broom* It's Halloween soon! So the cobwebs can stay! *sends her magic broom away & glad she doesn't have to do any housecleaning chores*

And yes, i've been busy lately. Ah, nothing much. The usual online gaming (Pandora Saga) and its revolving dramas concerning players and pk *roll eyes*, and helping out with some design work for the SBG 2009 & HobbyCon 2009 Committee =)

Anywayz, thanks to George Yong for the wonderful pictures and Joanna Lye for the makeup (and not forgetting Dino who arranged for the models), i was able to do a little touching up with photoshop which resulted in these babies!

Rainer as Wolverine

Beverly as Witch

Ki-Chan as moe maido <3

Hmm.. Snow White & the Dark Witch?

Yes! Sabahan Bloggers Gathering 2009 is happening this SATURDAY = 31st October = Halloween! Don't forget to register yourself with Jacq at Caneeliea [at] gmail [dot] com and then gear up in your best costumes for the greatest Halloween Party of all!!

Moving on to Pandora Saga, in my gaming history i had never lost my temper so badly as i did when playing Pandora Saga compared to other online games (namely Ragnarok Online).

The whole story is long, and i'm sick of thinking of it. I'm gonna just repeat a new mantra, " que cera cera ". From now on, i will continue my own life, my own journey in whatever MMORPG i am playing, travel solo and maybe meet some other new friends.

Whatever happens in Pandora can stay in Pandora. Good game. Thanks for the great times and nice knowing everyone. Au Revoir~ =)

Mood:
Sad

My Ragnarok Journey

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:42:00 +0000

I've been digging around the Sent items in my email and guess what i found?

An old email entry to Gameflier Malaysia for a song writing competition for Ragnarok Online Malaysia back in 2005! How could i ever forget about that! Ragnarok Online MMORPG was truly the highlight of my life back then. I'll never ever forget the memories i made, all the in-game dramas that happened and the friends i get to know - and lost at the same time. This song pretty much describes pretty much how i grew in eRO with my character ++FreyRa++ .

That's why I'm gonna share this with everyone after 4years of hiding it in my Sent Folder. If you wanna read one of my older post about my memories in RO, click on this: My Memories of Ragnarok Online. As for now, enjoy!

My Ragnarok Journey

Aim for the stars, Reach out your hand to the light,

Shine like a star, To light even the darkest skies.

Be all that you can, The star of hope shines for everyone,

Reach out your hands to the sky....

I was born into this world,

With my bare feet i traveled,

With my bare hands i fought to live,

With my sweat and tears i knew,

I was gonna be some body one day,

I'm not gonna give it up so easily.

No matter how dark or far the future seems,

No matter how much i tried to reach that dream,

Even when i lost hope,

I just kept on fighting & fighting til the end, to be who I am today...

Look at the stars, There's a sparkle of hope,

Shine like a star, Be the one that surpasses everyone.

Be all that you can, The star of hope shines for everyone,

Reach out your hands to the sky.

The days & months went by so fast,

As i journeyed through this world,

I even met you; my dear friend,

Who fought with me & grew with me,

Together we stood stronger than one alone,

Together we shall fight on till the end of time.

No matter how dark or far the future seems,

No matter how much we tried to reach that dream,

Even when we lost hope,

We just kept on fighting & fighting til the end, to be who we are today...

Look at the stars, There's a sparkle of hope,

Shine like a star, Be the one that surpases everyone.

As we reach the end of the road,

i'll always remember our sweet memories,

forever i promise, i swear

That this journey is my greatest treasure.

Aim for the stars, Reach out your hand to the light,

Shine like a star, To light even the darkest skies.

Look at the stars, There's a sparkle of hope,

Shine like a star, Be the one that surpases everyone.

Be all that you can,

The star of hope shines for everyone,

Reach out your hands to the sky....

Rest in Pieces

Mood:
Nostalgic

"Lunacy"... an old poem

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:30:00 +0000

Since Geocities (free webhosting service) announced that it will be closing soon, i decided to unearth some highschool-written poems from my 10years old geocities website. You can say that i wrote it during one of my emo phrase growing up. Hahaha.

It pretty much sums up my mood nowadays, courtesy of the event(s) that happened last Friday night. I would love to vent, but here is not the place. So enjoy this poor attempt at writing an emo poem at 15 or 16 years old for now =)

LUNACY

Death and depression fills her head,
As she went on everyday filled with dread;
Tortured and tormented she lives on,
Damn those who wishes her dead.

The raging fire within her burns hotter everyday,
Scorching, sizzling, popping her veins,
Yet the untamed fury remained kept;
Deep in a secret place where hapiness wept.

Lunacy, you may call it,
Then Lunacy it shall be,
Because the girl in the poem is not you, nor she....
but ME ...

Mood:
Cynical

All hail the Sheriff of Area 5

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:12:00 +0000

Hell yeah.

My favourite Vampire in True Blood (besides Godric), Eric Northman the Sheriff of Area 5 & owner of Fangtasia is taking over the world! - along with his butt & hands! Too bad this legs didn't make it ~(TnT)~

If you are wondering what this is about, it is the TwitterWall vote for Mr. Twitter held monthly where Tweeps get to vote their fave Twitter guy/girl of their choice. And last month's top runner ups are most of the True Blood casts! W00Ts!

New 乙女ゲーム by MIO!

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:06:00 +0000

What's 乙女ゲーム? That's Otome Game (Maiden Game) for you! The goal of this kind of game (besides the goal plot), is to "develop a romantic relationship between the player character (a female) and one of several male characters". *snickers* Usually this involved several bishies who differs from their personality and behaviors, so it is up to you to choose which you like XD

I started playing my first game by MIO a year ago called "Asaki, Yumemishi".

Hora, here's the OP to "Asaki, Yumemishi".

I'm not done with it yet, unfortunately. I've died 2 times along the way due to a mistake when i was choosing my path. Hahaha! (which is why i have to start all over again coz this game doesn't auto-save for me during the decision making parts). Then, i got distracted to doing something else other than playing that game. But i just gotta say that i simply lurve the OP theme to that game. I got hooked on it for months!

Moving on to that new game i've been anticipating. It is called "蒼天の彼方" or "Souten no Kanata". Click here to be directed to the official website.

The story takes place in the age of turbulence. After the emperor is down with the sickness, the society falls into disorder. Yes, people just want a peaceful world. The main character lost her mother when she was a kid. Her father also passed away several years ago. She just now lives alone in the town. One day, she meets a winged rabbit, a legendary creature that appears when the world is turbulent and settles everything down. When she is at a loss what to do, the rabbit says, "You are the one who will watch the fate of this world to the end...." and disappears into her body. After that, her life dramatically changes....

You know what? This game should be out already by the time this post goes up in my blog. lolx! It wasn't out yet when i started this post about it! hahaha! (Yes, i procrastinated that much). Okay, well now, back to the topic.

If you've noticed, the opening theme is sung in both Japanese and Mandarin. And i have to admit that i fell in love with the historical and cultural settings at the first sight of that Opening Clip. I think it's wonderful that they tried to combine both cultures together. Furthermore, it kinda reminds me of Fushigi Yuugi + Shounen Onmyouji + Saiunkoku Monogatari all in one. Ah yes, moar bishies alert!

Well looks like i gotta try it out first, and then tell you guys all about it (that is, if i ever gotten around to blog about it! lolx!). Oh, just for the record, this game and the one on top are only available in Japanese Language - in short, no English translation! If you really, really wanna play this game, you've got to install Atlas translator and run it together with the game to help you through the conversations ;)

On a side note, I have a feeling that i am going to be fairly busy from next month onwards til the end of the year now due to my involvement in 2 very exciting events that are coming up! So stay tune if you don't wanna miss out! :P

Mood:
Hot (damn the weather!)

Emil Chronicle Online

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:52:00 +0000

As i've stated in my previous post quite some time ago, i WAS playing Emil Chronicle Online (ECO). But they announced the end of Closed Beta 1 or 2 days before it actually ended. Yeah it sucks and not fair, i know. I have some rare items which i won from an event too. sigh~

My Vates @Tiny Island with the beautiful sky & rainbow

Anyhow, let me tell you a little about ECO:

Emil Chronicle Online takes place in the land of Acronia. There exists three races; Emil (human race), Titania (angels), and Dominion (demons). In relation to our understanding of the worlds Tatania is above the world of Acronia, while Dominion is below it.

In the distant future the civilization completely depleted the earth’s valuable resources. In its search for new resources worlds which were never meant to be connected were bridged. Complete chaos ensued between the three races. Humans entered into the heavens and underworlds, realms never meant for them. From the aftermath of chaos was the emergence of a new history. There was a great effort to rebuild and regroup as each race reclaimed their rightful spot in the world..
-source from Wikipedia-

Yada, yada, yada. Basically that's the story of 80% of the world's MMPORGs nowadays. Hahaha. To read more about ECO, you can always go to their official website to checkout the classes and jobs available. You can also check out their gameplay, which is kind of unique and different from other games that i know. As usual, i chose to be a Vates. A job equivalent to a Acolyte/Priest in most games.

At Tiny Island again, this is where players can supposely get cosplay items for their characters, but this was not activated yet during closed beta. Can you see the the NPC is in Digi Charat cosplay?

ECO has this thing called "Possession" and "Marionette", in which one enables the play to possess an item belonging to another player and you both can level up together while you are safetly tucked inside him. This system is good for low vit characters so you won't get hit by the aggro mobs around you while leveling. And as for Marionette system, you can change yourself into a substitute to fight or to vend & pick up items while you are offline.

My Vates with my pet Catty (Apple). She fights for me, she buffs me, she levels up, and she can even RESSURECT me if i DIE! WooTs!!

Leveling up with Eave (a player from Indonesia) @Northern Kingdom

Solo-ing the Undeads

Trying to level up my pet Catty, with enough training.. she can have additional points to her stats. Check out my event item, White Cat Paws(on my hands, duh!)!

Let me introduce to you my newly acquired Kuroshitsuji (black butler), MasterMune
Yes, he is one HELL of a butler! Call me Oujo-sama NAOOO!

Pocessing MasterMune's Necklace to fight our very first mini(?) boss monster on our last day in the server

After Emil Chronicle Online closed beta ended, i moved on to Pandora Saga. Yes, Pandora Saga. It is more challenging than ECO i might say. Heavier graphics too. I shall be playing this while waiting for ECO's open beta to be announced. Let's hope that it wont take long for them to fix and translate the descriptions for the cash items! RAWR!

Until then, enjoy this little comic strip from me!

Powerleveling with FreyRa & Catty!

After running around doing quests, i felt so tired that i colapsed on a nearby picnic table outside Acronia for a short rest.
.
.
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5 minutes later...

*no response*

Notice on top of FreyRa's head:
(in case you can't see)

[ a.f.k ]

Mood:
Tired

Second Life!

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:40:00 +0000

Recently, i started on Second Life and Emil Chronicle Online.

Second Life does not take up much of my time because the game isn't an MMORPG where you have to chase levels, collect items and farm golds like mad. $L or Linden dollar (the form of money in SL) are much harder to come by. It's either you work for it, sell stuffs to earn it, or you camp for it.

Yes, i do mean work. Second Life is like SIMS. It is a "free online virtual world imagined and created by its Residents". In there, you can buy/rent lands and build houses or start a business. Be it in the entertainment line, fashion line, cafes or other virtual goods. If you are too lazy to do all that, you can work for people! That way you can earn hourly wages and earn $L to buy pretty clothes, hair, shapes and many more! You can be a goth, a vampire, a school girl, a doll or simply just another you.

You can also make customization of your clothes, hair, shoes, and even houses! Second Life is build into a software that is a tool based around simple geometric shapes that allows a resident to build virtual objects. That way, anyone at all can try and learn 3d to build/customize objects of their own liking! The more complex 3D objects are the sculpted prims where you can use an external software to create it like Photoshop (clothing textures), Maya 3D (hair/face/body shapes), Poser (animation/gestures), and many, many more!

In short, this game gives you a second shot and total control to create and alternate you in the virtual world! You can interact with players all over the world and visit different places/grids in there. As for me, i'm always at places which has something to do with Japanese Culture or wherever dark and creepy... like the Crypt. Hahaha!

screenshot by Kawa
My Avatar, FreyRa Marenwolf sticking out her tongue @ Kawa Hinchcliffe

~~I'll post up more screen shots of my avatar and alternate when i get home =)~~

At the chat camp @Miyazaki. There's quite a number of regulars from Japan here.

Yeah yeah, my AO(animation overide) doing all the cute poses again. lolx!

Check out my bishie alternate avatar, Drache Moonwall!

Drache in dirty biker outfit camping @Japan Cutie

To read and know more about Second Life what it is about, read it up on Wiki and see the sort of things you can do there! To sign up and have a go at it, visit their official website. Trust me, its barrels of fun exploring new places and chatting up a storm with friendly people from all over the continent!

I'll write more on this closed beta game called Emil Chronicle Online i was playing for the past week on the next post...!

Coffee Bean's Food Tasting for bloggers

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:10:00 +0000

It's that time of the year again where Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (East Malaysia) invites a selected number of bloggers to sample their new products @ their outlet at Waterfront, Kota Kinabalu! Wee~! And this time, i didn't miss it :P So bully for me!

Thursday, 7.00PM

Bloggers who were invited

(L-R) Kanariya, Jna, Dizzy, Edgar, Eric, Julian, Fara, Serena & ME!

At first, there were quite a bit of confusion on Thursday night when all the bloggers arrived at the venue, but the new product did not arrived in time. Nevertheless, we were treated to a round of snacks and drinks for each of us on the house to make up for the inconvience caused. Thank you, Coffee Bean!

Lookie, it's Tuna!

Can you taste that cheese & smoked salmon? *slurp*

*kof*kof* Trying to take an artistic shot here...

Photo by Serena
Fara, Serena, Jna & i with our choice of drinks - Pure Chocolate Ice Blended for me!

*******************************

Friday, 7.00PM

Picture by Kenji (Fara's camera)
Multimedia Department Girls: " We were here! "

After that little confusion we had the day before, finally today we get to take a sip of the new drink and take a bite off more of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's yummy-licious snacks! Sadly, fellow bloggers Edgar and Jna couldn't make it on this day due to prior engagements (hey, don't pray pray. people got social life too, you know), but their empty seats were filled in by Rina Cat! Meow!

First up, we have:

Turkey and Melted Cheese
Cost: RM 12+

Served with a healthy dose of lettuce, tomatoes, turkey ham, melted cheese and flavored by a pinch of chopped parsley lining the sandwich base, this baby is a must-try for those of you who loves that savory taste of parsley herbs and the sticky/chewy feel of melted cheese in your mouth. Served warm, the combination of melting cheese, turkey ham and parsley is simply mouthwatering. Gee, and i'm salivating at the very thought of the taste while writing this! Hahaha! I'd love to order this again when i come back to Coffee Bean for a meal instead of my usual Chinese Chicken Salad.

Tuna Sandwich Panini
Cost: RM 12+

Panini (or panino in Italian) here actually mean a sandwich made from a small loaf of bread, typically a ciabatta. In this case, this particular Panini is stuffed with luscious romaine lettuce leaves, sliced tomatoes and succulent tuna toppings. And i like tuna, mind you. The combination of these ingredient are just right; delectable without being overly saccharine unlike some tuna mixes tend to have.

Chocolate Brownies
Cost: RM8.50

Now this baby is simply scrumptious. Combined with layers of rich chocolate, walnut base, and topped with sugar icing, this is one hell of a brownie. It is not too sweet, but it is definitely rich in taste. That chocolatey sweetness is balanced out by the slightly bitter natural taste walnuts usually have. The texture of this brownie would be describe as very dense and moist... like fudge! Oh YUM!

Coffee Bean's Cappuccino Ice Blended Drink
Cost: RM13

And last but not least, the star of the evening: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's *NEW* Cappuccino Ice Blended drink. The ingredient for this drink just arrived on Friday, making us one of the first lucky tasters to try it out! The *NEW* Cappuccino Ice Blended drink is made blended with a shot of expresso, frothy low-fat milk & ice, and then topped with whipped cream. Oh yes, i love whipped cream on my ice blended drinks - i don't care how sinful it is!

Rina: the unofficial spokesperson for the Cappuccino Ice Blended Drink

I am hardly a coffee drinker, but i've had my shares of imported cappuccinos when i was younger, and i like my coffee sweet (when i absolutely have to drink any). As for this one right here, the creamy taste is just right. For those of you who wants to go for the EXTREME, you can always request for it with the counter staffs.

The only difference between the two versions is that: Extreme version = No milk added. So, you can savour that extreme caffeine kick whenever you take a sip of your drink!

A girl gotta eat too, ya know?

Yummy~ Look at the melting cheese..

And the winner of the night is.......

For me, it absolutely has to the Chocolate Brownies! This sinfully delicious Chocolate Brownie is very, very filling and i can hardly finish my piece! Arrgghhh!! i left part of it for Rina to eat instead! T_T But don't worry, i'll come back for you next time! +_+

Picture by Kenji (Fara's camera)
Serena, Fara & I with our *NEW* Cuppuccino Ice Blended drinks

A HUGE THANKS! goes out to Charles of Coffee Bean for providing us with this chance to sample these yummy goodies by Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf!

Mucho kudos to Julian too for inviting me along! *sotong tribute*

Mood:
Gratefull

So sue me, i'm a bibliophilliac!

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:39:00 +0000

Ha! Looks like i got caught up with reading again this past month! (which explains the lack of daily posts in this miserable blog :P) I think i've went through more books than i've ever read this year in the past 4 years combined.

So, for the love of all things biblio, i am going to recommend you a few titles! So yippee yipeee yay yay~ but bear in mind that the type of books i love to read lately are mostly about supernaturally strong female protagonist with a laser tongue that puts up one hell of a fight when provoked, and a little love-hate relationship with this certain charming, sexy, and not to mention hawt master vampire or alpha werewolf (or anything similiar in that catergory) who's got it hot for her.

So if you like reading novels like Anita Blake: The Vampire Hunter by Laurel K. Hamilton (pre-nympho era) and Nightworld, Dark Visions, The Forbidden Game novels by LJ Smith (for YA readers); then you might like what i recommend here.

Mercedes Thompson Series (by Patricia Briggs)

The Mercedes Thompson series follows the adventures of Mercy Thompson, a "walker" who can shapeshift into a coyote and was raised by Werewolves because she was the last of her kind and her human mother is unsure how to raise her since Mercy's father died before she was born. Mercy is a mechanic who owns an auto repair shop which she bought over from a fae (yes, fae as in faerie), fixes a VW bus own by a Vampire, and lives next door to the Alpha of the Tri-Cities werewolf pack which she has a playfully antagonistic relationship with... and it gets better in the later books XD This series involves Mercy in the fae folks', witches', vampires' and werewolves' politics and struggle for power to maintain their position in the modern world - and also the occasional encounter with ghosts. Oh yes, she can see them alright.

That's what i love about this series. It is everything paranormal rolled into one. I mean, how many novels gives you the combination of faeries, witches, vampires, ghosts, werewolves and shapeshifters all at once?

Night Huntress series (by Jeaniene Frost)

Catherine Crawfield is a half-vampire who is going after the walking undead with a vengeance in the Night Huntress series. She kill vampires believing that they are evil, murderous leeches who view humans for nothing more than a living meal and entertainment source - due to the fact that her mother's life was ruined by one, and Cat is the living proof of the aftermath of that unfortunate incident (which explains her hatred). She then encountered and then captured by Bones, a vampire bounty hunter, and is forced into an unlikely partnership with him. Bones promised to help her find her father, and in exchange she agreed to be taken under the wings of the sexy vampire until she is good enough to take him down with her own battle skills. But pretty soon, not only that he had her convinced about the possibility that good vampires exist, but she is also finding him to be as tempting as the forbidden fruit in the garden of eden...

Oh yes, it is all about ~~Bones~~ Cat. Being the only half-vampire that exists in the world, and everyone is out to get her blood - for revenge and recruitment. Geez, there is always something special bout these female protagonist that everyone like to have a piece of, huh. lolx!

Well, i guess that is all i am able to cough out for now. There are other books, but i'll save it for the next round (whenever that may be) because my mind is painstakingly blank for the time being due to this dire hunger i am feeling now... so much for lunch... hah! If i were a vampire, i'd probably went mad with bloodlust by now (due to being on a plasma diet). Hahaha!\

Mood:
......

今日はいい天気ですね？

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:24:00 +0000

先週の金曜日から、雨が降り続いた。でもいいよ！ぜんぜん暑いくない！

ああ～そうですね、皆さん! このポストは英語でわありません。

初めて日本語でブログポスト書いています! だから、よろしくおねがいします！あのね。。難しいなああ～　。：゜(；´∩｀；)゜：。でも、今日から出来るだけもっとがんばいます！

いよしゃ！日本語の為に！オホホホホホホホオ！！！

じゃ、それで今日までです。おやすみなさい、皆！

Mood:
Jubilant

Dollfie Fate//Hollow Ataraxia

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:39:00 +0000

I'm not usually into female dolls ('cept my ex-infatuation with Barbie(s) due to friends' influence when i was a kid, but that's ANCIENT history), but i guess i'll make this an exception.

I surfed into Danny Choo's blog this morning and saw his posts about the Fate//Hollow Rin Tohsaka's Dollfie and instantly fell in love with it! I'm more of a Saber fan, but i didnt notice Saber until much later...! LOLx!

These Dollfies are by Volks - one of the brilliant makers of ball-jointed dolls in Japan. I'm actually more of a Dream of Doll fan, due to the fact that they produce the hottest male dolls IMO! Hahaha! Especially Duncan! You see, Dream of Doll (or DoD for short), is a Korea-based company as opposed to Volks (among many others) which is from the land of the rising sun.

I have taken liking to this particular version of Saber in Alter mode more than her in her armor.

Pictures are taken from Volks Website

<<>> Saber Alter <<>>

<<>> Saber <<>>

<<>> Rin Tohsaka <<>>

Click on the link below the pictures, and you will be lead to the Fate//Hollow Dollfie site with more close up pictures to see. Trust me, it's beautiful!

You can have the option to get the characters in different set of clothings(in case you can't read Japanese) like Rin in gakuen seifuku set (school uniform), Saber in odekake set (casual clothing), Saber in meigurumi set (stuffed toy) and Saber in meidorosu (maid dress).

But then again, at the end of the day... given a choice, i would still go for Duncan. Homme Duncan. or Elf Duncan. or Black Duncan... if only they weren't sold out or too expensive. sigh~~ :(

Picture taken from DoD website

Mood:
Busy

bakayaro

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:55:00 +0000

It's Good Friday today!

Being the 'good' Catholic that i am, i went to church ~~for the first time in 2009! :P~~ The Good Friday mass starts at 3PM, but my mom & i were there as early as 12PM so that we can get good seats inside the air-conditioned church. Coz there's no way i am going to stand outside under the canvas tent in this insane weather!

With that being said, I was prepared for long hours of waiting. At hand, i had my beloved mobile phone stored with 2 anime series (Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood ep.01 & 07-Ghost ep.01) and an episode of Supernatural which i haven't seen yet. Once those were done with, i have my book to entertain me along with my mp3 playlist. Looks like i wasn't the only one that came prepared, several people around me (when i say people, i meant people around my age & several kids) had their PSP, GameBoy, NDS, books, magazines & music in full-blast while waiting for the mass to start.

In case you didn't know, Good Friday Masses are supposed to be a solemm service. Everyone are supposed fast, sit silently and contemplate about the sacrifice Jesus had made for us by giving himself to the cross. Well... you know the story.

During the service and while waiting for the Holy Communion, mom made a small talk and commented on several things from the air-con near us leaking and such. So, being the good daughter that i am, i replied her every comment in Japanese. Until... she gave me the ultimatum:

" Tensai daiyou, atashi wa~" (i am a genius, you know)
" Haiya, bakayaro."

" Har?! *unsure if i heard it right* Nanda to? " (Huh? What is it?)
"Bakayaro!"

*stupefied* "Waa-? Did you just said 'Bakayaro'?"
*mom looked at me seriously* "Bakayaro"

I just kept on giving her my stupefied look. I was rendered speechless coz i never thought that she knew any Japanese. Moreover, a word like bakayaro. Then, when the fact finally dawned upon me that my mom actually countered my 'being a genius' sentence, i started laughing in the middle of the gawd damn solemn ceremony.... along with mom trying to stifle her laughter behind her book.

Pwned by my mom.

Geez. Parents.

Never underestimate their ability.

Mood:
Content

Vampire Diaries by LJ Smith

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:55:00 +0000

Great news! After such a long time, i went back for a browse at my favourite author's website and found out that her publisher is offering a time-limited browse inside her latest republished books of The Vampire Diaries : The Awakening & The Struggle. (okay, she posted this on her site in March, but i saw it only yesterday :( so kill me)

.:. This feature is only available until April 14th. Then it's gone! .:.

Click on the novel link above to read!

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening
The most haunting love triangle of all. Two vampire brothers, one good and one evil, are in love with the same beautiful girl. Stefan meets Elena, and falls for her instantly. But he swears never to approach her because of his dark secret. On the other hand, Elena has sworn to make Stefan hers or die.

The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle
Damon is haunting Elena’s footsteps; coaxing and coercing her by turns. Stefan desperately tries to protect her from his brother. And Elena is having her blood drawn by two separate vampires. Meanwhile Caroline plots to expose Elena in front of the entire town. Can things get worse? They do, when Elena drives too fast over an unsafe bridge and drowns.

After you are done reading those, with no doubt you would want to continue the rest of the story. Remember to check out this one below:

.:. This feature is only available until April 14th. Then it's gone! .:.

Click on the novel link above to read!

The Vampire Diaries: The Fury
It’s happened. Elena wakens as a vampire. She belongs to Damon, now, and to his world. The town mourns her as dead while she haunts the Old Wood by night. But by the time she remembers that Stefan is her true love, a new and powerful enemy appears. This is the last battle; and the only way Elena can win it is to sacrifice herself.

The Vampire Diaries: Dark Reunion
As a psychic, Bonnie has dreams of Elena in the Other World. But the dreams quickly turn frightening. There is a terrible new enemy stalking Fell’s Church, killing young girls. Elena’s friends call for Stefan and get both him and Damon—but whose side is Damon on? The ending is the most surprising yet for Elena!

These 4 books are available in 2 Omnibus Editions, and is written by the one and only L.J Smith. In my honest opinion, as much as i enjoyed reading the Twilight sagas out of boredom, there's nothing like L.J Smith's writing style that kept me wanting for more! Check out my previous post about her here!

I'm crossing my fingers and really, really hope that the TV Pilot for The Vampire Diaries will go through the screening to be aired next fall! According to LJ Smith, " the CW picked it up to make a pilot, and one of the executive producers (and writers) is Kevin Williamson, who wrote Dawson's Creek, Scream, and I Know What You Did Last Summer."

Woohoo! I hope they cast great (and by great, i mean gorgeous & dangerous) actors for the role of Damon and Stefan! (i adore Damon!). Kyaaa~!! I can't wait!

Mood:

Cheerful like Aidou-senpai!

House of Night by PC & Kristin Cast

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:39:00 +0000

Recently, i started on a new series of young adult novel (i know, i know. i'm supposed to be reading something more my age. but heck, to hell with it. i read whatever i like!) called House of Night by P.C Cast and Kristin Cast. I saw this series once in Times & Popular bookstore months ago, but i was hesitant to pick it up because i couldn't find the 1st book. And, I prefer to have my reads starting from the beginning, thank you very much!

So, i did a little goofu (google kungfu) of my own, and what do ya know, i stumbled upon a couple of House of Night ebooks, which i am instantly hooked on. I am definitely buying this series (if i can manage to find it in the sucky local bookstore!) to keep because i love the covers and the story ;)

Official Website

The series revolves around the development and adventures of Zoey Redbird, a 16-year-old gifted fledgling vampyre who attends the House of Night school where she will eventually change into a Vampyre or die in the process. Zoey isn't the same as most normal fledlings and her difference makes her stand out when she comes to the House of Night. However, her difference has it's advantages and soon earns her acceptance in the House of Night. But all is not what it seems, and soon Zoey realises that along with her individuality comes responsibility and faces many challenges along the journey to (hopefully) becoming a vampyre.

At first, i find this series a little too weird to handle. Especially with my perception of Vampires being largely influenced by all those other novels i read before. And, House of Night has a whole new twist to that whole Vampire concept thing.

For instance, in this alternate universe setting of Tulsa, Oklahoma, i learn that:

a) humans aren't bitten to become vampires. They are marked - with a zap to the forehead by a Tracker (a vampire who 'selects' & 'target' certain individuals to join the vampires)

b) marked humans are called fledlings and not yet a vampire. to become a full-fledged vampire, the marked individuals have to rely on their body's ability to complete the change - not everyone can make it. some might even burn out and die >"<

c) marked individuals are pulled from the normal human school to attend the House of Night school where they are taught and monitored by adult vampires

d) in HoN, vampires/fledlings can cast spells and call forth elemental magick like witches!

e) a fledling/vampire's powers are determined by the intricate tattoos on their forehead & body

As weird as it may seem in the beginning, i'm glad that i kept on reading until something in the beginning of Book 1 perked my interest -a certain hottie caught Zoey's eye! Interesting story indeed! The plot, power struggle, drop-dead gorgeous vampire guys, triangle romances, a lot of danger, drama, dark poetry, angst, and i'm hooked! I hate to admit it, but i'm a sucker for those type of story. So kill me, would ya? :P

I managed to finish all 5 books in record time, and now awaiting the next book, Tempted, which will be coming out in October 2009. Ooohh~ I can't wait! Bad-ass vampire male.... me like! Ah, you can also check out House of Night's YouTube site, they made a couple of official teaser/intro videos featuring the cast from HoN series.

Please note that they are not the actual cast of the movie(which is still in discussion), but rather, models who are selected to portray the characters from the series!

Enjoy this one taken from Book#5: Hunted, featuring Zoey Redbird:

Mood:
Bored

What's your type?

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:09:00 +0000

If you were a Vampire, have you ever wondered how you'd like your food to be? Young and delicate? Hawt & sexy?

If Vampirism is real and legal, and artificial blood were made and sold in bottles (for obvious reasons of course! We wouldn't want our fellow mortals to start vanishing mysteriously, do we?), which type would appeal to you most?

You see, after going through an episode of True Blood (American TV series based on the books The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris), curiousity got the best of me. I soon found myself stumbling upon this synthetic blood nourishment beverage called Tru Blood (as seen in the series).

After taking that little quiz in the website to determine What's my Type..... 'lo and behold:

TYPE A: Light & Delicate
For the artistic lifestyle, Tru Blood's Type A is as creative and precise as they come. Though introverted by nature, the flavors of Type A are paintakingly imagined inducing an overall calmness. Tru Blood's Type A is a bona fide prodigy.

Let the truth be told, i don't mind sharing with you what's my Tru Blood's Type, unlike others out there. Besides, sharing has its perks ;) -you might never know when i need my fix.

Then perhaps, mon chérie, that delicate neck of yours might come in handy when that day comes...

Mood:
Thirsty

I'm back...... for a bit :P

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:21:00 +0000

I sux.

That's right. You heard me right the first time. But i'm gonna say it again.

I sux.

Nothing sux more than the frequency of the updates i do for this blog. Heck, i've been updating my Facebook / MSN / YM status more than the number of vowels i have in this post. lolx.

So what on gawd's glorious earth prompted the almighty me to grace bloggerville with my humble presence? Simple. I finally found the joy in writing all over again! (not to mention my mood is getting better :P) I've read soooo many books (ebooks to be exact) in the past couple of weeks and pented up so much creative juices; ready to explode and no where to go.

I love writing. It used to be a dream of mine to be an author when i grew up. But that dream sort of shrivelled up somewhere during college. However, that didn't stop me from doing what i love the most - reading. I love to dwell in the make-believe world in books. I read relentlessly for hours and let words take my imagination for whirlwind after whirlwind of adventures with each book i read.

Oh. Fantasy, Supernatural & Horror are my favourite genre - just so you know.

So to commemorate my renown passion for writing, i'm going to post something i found lurking in the dark corner of my long forgotten website in geocities. It is a little piece i wrote back when i was 16 for a class assignment - a piece inspired by LJ Smith's Nightworld series.

It was a dark and stormy night, villagers hurried into the safety of their home. For no one was safe outside, especially not in a night like this - a night with no moonlight to guide you through the dark woods nearby. A night, when after all the hustle and bustle of the village in the morning, was all calm and still. A night, where it was perfect for all creatures of the night to come out to play… and to hunt.

Far across the village, a young girl hurried through the woods. She carried only a bag of tiny goods with her. She was ordered by her father to sell it in a town nearby. She had sold little sitting by the sidewalk near a restaurant; calling out to the rich, elegant ladies and gentlemen who passed by. Some bought some things from her, but some just brushed passed her without a single glance.

She tightened her raggy shawl around her and hugged the bag to her chest as a gust of wind blew at her. She shivered from the cold and reach out a hand to tuck a strand of stray damp hair back behind her ears. She quickened her pace to the narrow, muddy path, hopeful to get home soon and snuggle under the comfy sheets of her warm bed.
Suddenly, she felt an eerie sensation of being followed. She froze, trying hard to listen for any other sounds besides the howling wind.
None.
She barely started her journey again when she heard a twig snapped just behind her. She swept around and held up her only guiding light; a lantern, and strained her eyes to look into the darkness. Complete stillness greeted her.

" It must be the wind. It's causing my imagination to run wild!" she muttered under her breath and moved on. The eerie sensation disappears quickly. Too quickly. She had only taken less than a few steps forward when that creepy feeling crawled up her spine again. This time, she didn't wait and see.
She ran.
The frightened girl ran all the way in the now splattering rain, following the muddy path leading towards her village. She was terrified of what might be following her... A beast? A tiger? A wolf? Or just her imagination?

As she ran, she didn't notice the little bumps up ahead. She didn't notice that those little bumps were stones. Some big, some small. She let out a cry of surprise as she tripped on one of them and fell forward onto the mud. She threw out both hands to cushion her fall. Her lantern fell and rolled a distance away. She watched miserably as the light inside flickered and died, leaving her surrounded by darkness.
She scambled to get up, but a sharp pain sliced through her right ankle when she tried to put pressure on it. A swift movement at the bushes nearby caught her eye. She froze, frightened to think of what it might be.
She barely heard it. A whisper carried by the howling wind.

"Lauraaaaaaa ……" It said.

She struggled to limp forward. It was then she heard it again, loud and clear this time.

" I've been waiting for you……"

She felt the hair at the back of her neck stood straight up. Without even bothering to collect her bag, she ran ahead, ignoring the sharp, burning pain on her ankle. She ran and ran, as if her life depended on it.
She felt the creature moved with her, trailing her soundlessly and swiftly. She choked back on her fear and blink back the tears as she ran, and ran. She ran towards the light of her village, which was now visible at the edge of the woods.

" Just a few more steps ahead and I'll be safe...!" The little voice in her head cried. As her village neared, she saw someone dressed in a hooded cloak walking towards her. She scrambled frantically to close up the distance between her and the hooded man.
At last! I'm safe!
" Oh Sir! Please help me! Someone is following me in the woods! I ran away- and- and-" she managed to choke out before dropping to the ground, out of breath from her long run. The stranger knelt down and helped her up.

" Where? I did not see anyone coming out of the woods behind you." He said, looking straight ahead into the dark, menacing woods. He knew his vision was perfectly clear without the help of any lights.
She turned back and stared, not believing his words. "But- Sir! It was there! I heard it...! The whisper-" She was too busy trying to convince him that she didn't see the corners of his mouth curled up in the darkness. He brushed away the hair on her shoulders gently, revealing the delicate nape of her neck.

He leaned in close to her ear and whispered,
" I've been waiting for you……"
Her shoulders stiffened underneath his hands when she heard those words. He pulled back his lips and revealed a pair of lengthening fangs. Before she could utter a scream, he sunk them down onto her fragile neck. Drinking hungrily at the warm, sweet nectar which flows beneath it.
He is so hungry… So- so hungry. I'm sorry Laura... We, the creatures who dwell in the night world need to live. And by living, mortals have to suffer.
He felt her struggled under his hold at first, then the struggle slowly eased as her body went limp in his arms. By the time he pulled away, Laura was already lifeless. Her once tanned skin pale beneath the glow of the moon.
And she never knew what hit her....

Mood:
Creative

M.i.A

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:06:00 +0000

I haven't been posting anything at all lately, and it's all due to these:

#5 Hand sewing a Soul plushie

#4 Hand-sewing a Japanese School Uniform Ribbon

#3 Styling a wig to cover the bald patches & cutting the bangs short with a bit of layer

#2 Making boot covers for my ankle-high platform shoes

#1 Hand-sewing ribbons on to 3 meters long cloth

The most time-consuming thing of all is probably #1 because it too me almost a week to get it done in the beginning @_@" It's a hassle not having a working sewing machine at home. I swear i am not going to touch a single thread & needle for the rest of this year and next! Did you know that i haven't been sewing at all since Form 3? I'm surprised i still had it in me. lolx!

And i discovered that i enjoyed cutting hair and layering it! I almost didn't wanna stop! LOL!

What are these for? Well, i'll probably be leeching pictures from others who has seen it in use, so just stay tune!

Mood:
Groggy

Vampire Knight Guilty #7

noreply@blogger.com (++FreyRa++) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:56:00 +0000

Vampire Knight Guilty episode 07 is SAWAN, i tell you.

S-A-W-A-N !!!

I just watched the RAW on Youtube and i practically sawan-ed on the spot. It's catching up to the manga storyline faster than i had imagined! Oh dear Kaname, doing so much for the sake of Yuki... *screams*

It's practically the crucial beginning moment of the Rido's arc! When i say crucial, i mean C-R-U-C-I-A-L.

The CHANGE, the RECOLLECTION, the RELATIONSHIP, the KISS !

The anime is going to have loads of cliff-hangers from now on. I have to refrain myself from watching further...!! but i cant resist the NEXT SCENE!!

!! S-A-W-A-N !!

Mood:
Horny for Kaname