I love the efficiency

I can’t believe this efficiency. I sent the internship request yesterday. ( yes I know I suck for sending so late for an internship to start at July/aug. ) and i got a reply today. Is a turn down saying that the studio is filled till spring term n ask me to reapply again in Oct. But seriously, I sent the email yesterday. Yesterday ok at 2 a.m n I got a reply within 24 hrs. Within 24 hrs. And she replied on her Saturday morning. 8a.m New York time Saturday. Saturday is a weekend she replied me on a weekend. You know how touched I am for receiving a reply so fast even though is a turn down? At least now I know what to do next, not wait endlessly in pain. If u applied for internship n jobs before, you know how painful the wait is.she didn’t make me wait. Is the first time I hear a reply so fast. And there is a system for their internship. Basically all the New york studios have a special email for internships application or at least a section for it. How supportive are they? How nice can they be for poor applicants like us? Is the first time I feel that a place is as efficient as hk ok. Hk can print 300 name cards in a day. New York can reply my email on a weekend. I am so touched. Thanks ahoy for answering my email so fast and not make me wait. I was planning to wait at least 1 week for a turn down ok. And die in frustration as I refresh email every minute. Omg THANKS FOR REPLYING ON SAT MORNING. And is not that I suck and they don’t want me. Is timing issue and they ask me to come back ok. Omg how nice can they be for poor applicants. Just how nice can they get!!!!!

I am the king of the world.

www.chipnchic.com

YES I FEEL LIKE A CHAMPION NOW PLEASE DON’T TRY TO DIMINISH MY PRIDE.

This is so much more satisfying than finishing FYP ok. Because from html css noob I have upgraded to html css basic. You don’t know the trauma I have been through because on Tuesday I recoded everything ok. Anyway, never, never, NEVER USE PHOTOSHOP TO SLICE AND PREPARE FOR YOUR INTERFACE. Just don’t. Because it will generate tables and tables are the most horrendous thing in the html world. If only I was not so lazy to learnt div and CSS. For don’t know how many years I just copy paste copy paste codes without trying to understand them at all. And guess what. It just took me 15 minutes to understand what the heck div and CSS is about. (with the help of almighty technical goddess Karen) And I managed to recode majority of the things within a day, which originally took me 3 days ok. omg. But actually my codes are still damn messy. Because I don’t plan stuff before. Remember kids, coding needs planning before hand! If not you will cry like shit later on! And remember scroll bars, yes scroll bars, look to your right of your browser now, will freaking screw up your alignment! YES SCROLLBARS WILL FREAKING SCREW UP YOUR ALIGNMENT! WHO KNOWS SUCH INSIGNIFICANT THING WILL CAUSE SUCH HORRORS. Because if your page is not “long” enough, the scrollbar will disappear for chrome and firefox. and when the scrollbar disappear, your browser screen size will increase by that few pixels. and when the browser screen size increase by that few pixels, your page alignment will be off. SO YOU HAVE TO FORCE THE SCROLLBAR TO APPEAR NO MATTER WHAT. Omg. It took me 3 whole days to catch that ok. omg.

Anyway I am so happy now that I am done with the site. And i totally love my CV ok. My CV look so clean and sleek ok. After doing so many versions of CVs for different events (eg: exchange application, internship application,  e.t.c)  in the course of this 3 years, this final one, is the most beautiful out of all. If you beg to differ I don’t care because just like what Lady Gaga says, “I don’t give a fuck.”

Anyway her show was splendid. Omg amazing. Totally worth going twice. But that will be another post because right now is going to 5a.m and I need to sleep.

Ciao.

 

 

 

Marvel you are so marvelous.

Call me a loser but right now I am getting the marvel movies, i.e. Iron man, The Incredible Hulk, Captain America and Thor like a pirate. The reason why? because I am going to marathon them. Why? Because Avengers is such an awesome movie that it is just so full of awesome. I can’t help but to watch the rest to have a better understanding of the whole Avengers universe and scream like a fan girl.

Seriously, why is it so awesome? I really can’t think of any other adjectives to describe except for the all American descriptive word ‘awesome’. First of all, look at the freaking special effects. O.M.G.OMG HOW THEY FREAKING DO THE CGI CAN SOMEONE TELL ME??? The scene which iron man gets unsuited as he walk down the balcony, OMG HOW THEY DO THAT??? That part was so awesome that they have to do it twice in the movie from different angles. Is like the different suits parts just glide off him ok. And the high tech touch screens. OMG AND THE SCREENs. When Stark just swipe the screens off from the ipad into mid air…. OMG IS LIKE ZOOM BLING! OMGGGGGG THE TECHNOLOGY!!! IS SO DAMN FREAKING COOL!!! and the alien race, their fish shaped spaceships, OMG THE MECHANICS DESIGN. OMG WHO FREAKING DID THE MECHANICS DESIGN? AND THE ANIMATION FOR IT? Is alive! IS REAL! and when they smashed New York city, IS SO REAL. OMG. And the cinematography. WHO FREAKING DID THAT??? You know when one fights, the next person seamlessly enters the scene to continue and the next and the next. Is such a smooth flow of actions and happenings ok. not jump scenes. IS A SMOOTH FLOW. OMG WHO FREAKING DID THE STORY BOARDING WHY SO GENIUS ? Then the script. WHO FREAKING WROTE THE SCRIPT? WHY SO WITTY! All the lines are so sarcastic and funny ok. Example:

Rogers: Take off your suit and what you are?

Stark: Genius billionaire playboy philanthropist.

And the best part is that the other singular movies, were all build up for this. For the previous five movies,  there were always extra scenes at then end of the credits that hinted the Avengers. And all the story lines seamless merge together ok. They fits so freaking nicely. For what I thought was things from different universe actually came together. And Marvel is so damn freaking smart for doing this ok. They satisfy true comic geeks, give surprises to casual fans, and make everyone hyped up. Plus, since 2008, they have been consistently cashing on the movies. Seriously, who did the marketing strategy planning? who? Why so smart? why? I feel willingly to be cheated by them because it is just so smart.

And the characters, omg they way which they interact with each other. So full of chemistry ok. Not a boring moment at all. They support each other and developed each other ok. Plus the Hulk is so cute. Seriously, I don’t know what other words to use except cute because he is like big and can’t talk properly and angry and smashing but he do stupid comical stuff. He is like the mascot of the team. And why is Stark so full of himself? And the fact that he is so full of himself makes him so charismatic. I know in real life he will be so detestable but in a movie he stands out. Is just that I don’t know what is Thor doing.  I thought he is a demi-god but he is so useless. can’t even fly. and he is so flat. even black-widow is better than him because she has the ass and the boobs.

I am so looking forward to Avengers 2.

 

 

懵懂的愛情最令人心動。

Since I have nothing to do (ok not really. Actually I have alot of things to do but I am procrastinating AGAIN.), I shall blog.

And I am currently out of blogging topics, even though I want to blog. (You know that kind of feeling? Like you want to say something but you dont know what do say. Just like when you are engaged in a small talk.)

So, I shall revisit my favourite topic I will never get bored of.

Gintama.

WARNING! YOU CAN SKIP THIS WHOLE CHUNK TO THE END IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED AND YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND THE FUN OF ACG. I DON’T WANT TO BORE YOU OR FREAK YOU OUT.

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Yes I am so sorry but this is my blog so I have all the rights to repeat and proclaim my love for it. Especially when the recent plot development is so epic to the point that it seems like it is going to end soon. NOOOOO SORACHI PLEASE DRAW TILL THE 10th ANNIVERSARY! I WANT TO SEE ODA DRAW GIN SAN! Anyway I also just watched its movie on Saturday. Bakuchi Dancer is really too catchy and rhythmic to ignore. Omg I am a sucker for such ROCK客 (In the taiwanese slang) songs. GJ Does!

So what exactly about Gintama do I want to talk about? Because there is so many  things about gintama I can talk about. From the Openings to endings to takasugi’s 中二 smirks to parfait to history to sunrise to gundum to warner brothers (Mr. War and Mr. Ner)

So let me talk about my ultimate 萌點 of Gintama. Is none other than my favourite paring, Okita x Kagura.

How did I even start shipping them? I also dont know. Actually in fact when I first started gintama, I find the two of them the most boring characters.  Okita is is so 面攤 and all he does is to bully hijikata which is not very exciting. He has no crazy eating habits and he doesnt go around throwing red bean buns or scream a string of 吐槽. As for kagura, her first impression was not very good because of her over cliche chinese stereotype. As if anyone related to china must wear qipao, knows kungfu and has a huge stomach.  During the short stories which features the both of them, like the beatle story, I just thought to myself, “meh is the usual cliche rival-friend thingy. is everywhere. meh.”

Until I read the manga the second time.

On the second time I revisit the manga, I caught this line by kagura which i missed previously (is very easy to miss lines since the manga is just full of words)

“那小子一定是喜歡我”

?????

Are you sure? Like since when? Why did she even say that? He is such a 面攤  person as if he care such things about love. And this is gintama we are talking about. not kimi ni todoke. But slowly, I begin to notice the extemely mushy, 露骨 and retarded lines by okita

“我要逮捕你，因為你傷了警察先生的心.”

“只有我才能收拾那女孩.”

”有蛋漿從你的大腿間流下來了。 是排卵期嗎？”

and the most recent line

“眼前有豬跌到就會把牠吃掉。”

OMG IS HE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL??? Only a primary school boy will go around saying such vulgar and pseudo-tough stuff to tease the girl and act like he is all grown up but in actual fact it shows nothing besides his childish love for the girl. And he doesn’t know he is showing that. and to make it even better, the girl also doesn’t know he is all over her. That one time proclaim from kagura “那小子一定是喜歡我”  was more like a show of her “I am the queen haha” status, rather than actually meaning it. and she is irritated with him, which is the typical reaction from a primary school girl towards the primary school boy.

HOW INNOCENT AND CUTE CAN THEY GET???

You know usual romance stories are always so dramatic and emotional, and there will be lots of doubts and betrayal and things. But the two of them, are stupid. Their relationship is stupid and childish. But exactly it is stupid and childish, it is so innocent and cute. Is the puppy love that makes you go AWWwwwwwwwwwwww all over the place. And they start reminding you of that one boy or the girl in your primary school days.  (well, at least for me that happens. And yes sorry I was very 少女 during primary school and at that time I had so many crushes.Though i kept quiet for all of them because i was a true introvert. But of course, as times goes by, I can’t even remember how does having crushes feels like. I don’t think I can ever be in a relationship because I am scared of being in one as I have peter pan syndrome. I dont want to grow up and get married and stuff I want to stay as a kid forever.  But that is another story)   So I don’t really like it when some fans start adding mature content to their relationship because NO THAT WILL JUST TAKE AWAY THE 萌點. They are meant to be two kids who like each other but doesn’t know that they like each other because they don’t even know there is such thing called love.

And ever since the discovery of this budding love in a 無下限series like gintama, Okita shot up to become my no. 1 favourite character. And because I love the two of them so much, they made me love all other characters related to them, for example people like kamui. Till now i still cant see why is kamui so popular when he is so naggy and he is a rip off from edward. but the fact that  he is kagura’s brother and he is same height as okita make me like him. And oh well he shares the same birthday as me. or  信女. Yes she only appeared like recently but she became bestie with kagura and together they tortured okita, just like the way primary school girls join forces to bully that poor primary school boy. How cute is that?

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Anyway I just got my own domain and host. Nothing is up yet, but if you want to take a look at that one line “Hello! This site is still in construction!”, you can go to here:

www.chipnchic.com

and you can email me at chip@chipnchic.com.

I know is easy to have your own domain in this technology advanced world but I still feel happy having my own domain and my own email. Is not some random @google.com email ok. is @chipnchic.com. and why chipnchic? because I can’t think of any better name for it. And it sounds cool. Sorry I am superficial like that.

I know there is so many things to 吐槽 in this post. but whatever.

Life is not that bad after all.

Right now I am in a blissful contemplative  mood. Maybe the lack of sleep made me reach another level of conscious mind. I don’t know. But whatever is it, though my eyes are tired, my brain is in the clearest state ever. and I am not feeling sad or depress or nervous. Instead, I feel blissful. I feel at ease and at peace. I feel contentment. Just by observing people, listening to how the little girl called her maid “姊姊“ lovingly, or seeing how a younger sister rush up to her chubby brother in a smile ,makes me happy.

I only have roughly two more weeks to the end of my entire schooling life. It is going to be a new chapter. and every time when I am at a check point in life, I tend to look back at the steps I have taken. Is sort of like a mental closure. And though as much as i have whined and cried and felt so insecure in this past 3 years, is actually, not that bad after all. I actually have to thank Tatami Galaxy for this realization or enlightenment as you may call.

Anyway let me side track a bit first. It has been a LONNGGGG while since I last came across a series like this. In a way it is sort of life changing, because it totally point to me another way to look at things. It impacted me. and the impact is not those flashy high squeals. It is a low deep voice that resonates with your heart. and I won’t call it an anime.

There is a difference between cartoon, anime and animation (well for me there is). Cartoon is for kids. They are happy and light that doesn’t give you any burden to watch. Like, Powerpuff girls is a cartoon. Pokemon is a cartoon. Lion King is a cartoon. Anime is a guilty pleasure. They are flashy and fun and makes me indulge in the dark realms of fandoms fantasies. Gintama is an anime. Lucky star is an anime. Hunter X Hunter is an anime. Animation is nutrient for mind and soul. They are well made, some are even considered art. They make me think, feel and experiences the possibilities of life. Up is an animation. Spirited away is an animation. Tatami Galaxy is an animation.

Anyway Tatami Galaxy is so ingenious. It is so well thought out. Every little thing that happen in each episode are threads that lead to the grand finale. not a second is wasted in all 11 episodes. Really. Everything mattered. Just the way life is. and it really had the best ending song. EVER. It is god-like. And it is not only god-like in the aesthetic sense, it is god-like in a conceptual manner too. I shall not elaborate more because it will spoil the fun for those who want to watch.  It is just pure genius.

and Tatami galaxy really made me rethink my whole university life and made me feel less depress and upset about. If secondary days is the time to formulate your own thoughts and stuff, university days is the time to mature it. I mean, when you are 16 you will try all different sort of things and crazy stuff to be ‘different’. You tend to fall into stereotypes and cliques, because you are trying to find your place of belonging. Is a wonderful time really, because you are a blank canvas and you have all the freedom to paint whatever colours you want on it. And even though fapnote showed me that teenage life may not be all rosy and stuff, I would really regard it as a golden age. I was happy. I had so much happy memories about it. and I was the king of my own world

But when you enter university, you sort of become more or less settled as a person. You sort of start to know what you like, and what you don’t like. And this is when you start to face reality. To get out of your own tiny space and see how you actually fits into the real world. And this, is really the depressing part. Because this is when you become aware how ‘insignificant’ you actually are. You are overwhelmed by the possibilities and larger-than-life state of this world. There are so many people out there. Same as you. Better than you. And you are not that unique after all. And your childish dreams are tested. You are tested. Though painful, this stage of doubt is essential if you think about it. If you are able to go through it and resolve all your inner conflicts, you become more confident as a person. You more certain of your ambition. and this time dreams mature from an imagination to an true aim. I am not sure if i have reach that level of certainty, but I think I am on track.

And to me the best part of university life was really to interact with people. Yes is a pain in the ass. Is the time you actually have to talk to people who are SO different from you.  Cliques don’t really exist in universities if you ask me. People are not separated into different classes of people that are mutually exclusive. In university, it is very possible for an Anarchy-in-the-state Rocker, a Life-is-a-plan Salary Man, a Friendly-girl-next-door and an Otaku-at-heart to sit together to have a meal. Because that just happened today.  You are scared, worried, anxious, whatever. At times there seem to be a break of communication. and that is frustrating. and worrying. Well is definitely more comfortable to talk to your family and friends, people who knows what you think and think the way you think, but interacting with people so different from you open you up to a whole new way of seeing things. and is stimulating. You become aware of things you never knew previously, and you notice how somethings are universal. And there are sparks in this conversations. It is also in university when you meet the weirdest sort of people. Though nerve wrecking, is sort of inspring really. I mean, just by observing others is already so interesting.

And because you begin interacting with so many other people, you start to treasure your closed ones more. You begin to see more value and greatness in them. You understand that to know people on the same channel as you is a blessing. And it is really in university that I deepened many of my friendships. Separation didn’t tear us apart. It bond us closer than ever.

And I like the hobo spirit of university life. Is the time to eat cup noodles everyday, sleep at 6 and wake at 3, get out for a walk spontaneously, watch a movie alone, indulge in whatever you want to indulge in. Because is the freest period of your life. By law you are legal to do all sort of things, there are limited rules in school and home, and you are not burden with much responsibilities. Is the time to be 任性. To spiral as low as you can. (ok there are still moral limits)

I don’t think my tears during these 3 years are wasted. They made me come to certain actualization. And I treasure it.

Ok now is time to go back to animating. And I am glad that I am actually enjoying what I am doing now. Maybe because i have moved  from not knowing a shit about flash to being able to animate some legs and joints. you know, the sense of achievement. Like once you go over the hurdle you can speed up and become faster.

Life is great right now. at this moment.

With love.

I think canada hates me. I just receive the mail from vivi, which was sent on 29 Jan. All my mails from canada is always 3 months later.

Anyway Vivi, I read the book history of love in a park while drinking hot chocolate (me no like coffee). And I have red hair and a mac. Do you hate me now?

 

I know i suck

Right now the guy next to me, on the train, is reading gintama. He is now at the chapter which zura, hijikata and okita first appear. I am seriously refraining myself from reading by the side or smiling or screaming ‘omg you like gintama too!!!’ Because that will make me a creeper.

I need a name for our taiwan trip

青春的最後吶喊

狂歡青春

夏季旋律

Summer 旋律

Maybe I should even start making invitation cards and programme books.

 

 

 

 

春心蕩漾

I was derping around youtube when I came across this old song.

阿信你的帥是一種罪！！！

Omg the moment when he raise his head up to sing the first note, I almost died of heart attack ok. 不要用那種犯規的眼神看我可以嗎！！

omg dont sing  對你深深祟拜　深深迷戀 深深的沉醉 to me!!  in such a voice!!! Now I can’t concentrate on my work anymore omgggggGGGGG

Omg that smile. Someone please arrest him for taking my heart away. Omggg

It has been a long while since  i write such cheesy post. Please let me have fun. While I rewatch the video again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wedding dinners are great places to observe people.

Went for the wedding dinner. I was happy to be in the same table with a cheerful lady who shares her views about the ridiculous Hong Kong work ethics and her overseas experience, two damn 中二upper primary kids who spend the whole night playing with the Ipad and sulking around, acting as though no one in the world can understand their intelligence, and a extremely cute to death 3 year old boy boy who played superhero & villan with me across the table.

Seriously, the boy boy was damn cute. He kept breathing fire and shooting ultraman death ray beam at me, which I managed to dodge with the-cloth-you-put-on-your-lap-during-chinese-meals (I cannot recall what is it call.) During the cake cutting session, he was so excited that he started singing birthday song. He also demostrated to the whole table his 喜怒哀樂 expressions. And when they had some flashing lights to signal the end of the dinner, he was like, “Why no dancing?”  We asked him to go up to dance, then he screamed “I AM SHY SHY!”.

OMGGGGGG  HOW CAN ANYONE NOT LIKE KIDS SERIOUSLY.

And the upper primary brothers, I really cant help laughing inside. Their no-one-will-ever-understand-me expression is so classic. I am quite sure I used to have that expression too. Their attitude is really damn amusing. That is why I really like observing tweens and teens because they have this smirk aura around them which make them so cute. As in, cute in the sense they are still so ignorant of the world so large and they believe they can achieve anything, which in reality of course that can never happen.  Is an admirable thing actually, I mean, i doubt I have the confidence to think that now. I guess that only means I am getting old.