Nico Nico Live! LETS GO!!

Yeh, I'm back. Well not exactly. I'm back for a short update, then I'll deprive myself back into my studies.

Other than that, I've been on Nicovideos and Nico Live for a while during my free time. Other than watching lives on Nicovideo from Gero, Soma, Amu, Limone-sensei, ShounenT and many other's; I was buried under my studies textbook.

Want to know more on NicoNico Live or NicoNico Videos?

The best way is to visit...

MoeMania.com
This website actually shows a brief discription of what is Nicovideos as well as a well thorough guided step on registering. For those who need help in registering, navigating, and FAQs of nicovideos can be found here.


Nico Wiki
English Nico Wikipedia, more like a set of articles to help your way through Nico Live Broadcasting, you can find information on NicoLive Broadcasting in Moemania too, but that's only brief information. This site actually shows you the categories, the internet terms/slangs, connections between community and live broadcasts, and other FAQs. Pretty handy website to visit when you're into watching Live Broadcasts of your favourite utattemita singers!

BACK TO HIATUS STATUS!

Arrghhh, school's been giving me the nudge here and there on my studies yet once again. I'm going to go "pooft" for a few months for now. Look forward to some of the future subbed videos. BUT for now, I'm going to say sayonara minna-san, I'll come back soon enough with Gero+Neru Sacrifice Alice video and as well as another subbed video!

For now...

Sayonara minna-san,
Ja ne!
Mata ne!

No=L? Noel? Who?

How should I say thing, for those who watched the Durarara - Ikebukuro Lovers Video, all the male fandubs are done by the rookie nico singer No=L also known as Noel. He is a superb autotuner and as well as an amazing singer that can imitate practically any voice (well nearly any voice). Well, he did do a mix of random covers with his own style.

Don't know how to describe, he did a relay of wowaka (Genjitsu-touhiP's) song all mixed into one (?) That's if you listen carefully you can hear bits and pieces and lyrics of all of the popular wowaka songs. I'm not sure either, but its best to follow his community and take a look at his mylist whenever you want.

I do agree that he sometimes overuse autotuning, but I guess I can deal with it. You can also find some of his videos and all on youtube by searching "No=L".

His done many versions, and created techno versions as well. So please support him, he needs more attention since his awesome!

Jikoushoukai!

" サリーです (^__________^)"

These sort of introductions are are slightly scary at times, when the broadcaster actually asks each everyone to introduce themselves, everytime I introduce myself I always think that I'm somehow doing it wrong, and I end up getting of nervous because I always think this sort of introduction is a bit rude. Anyways I'll get use to it, although I cant comment in Japanese, I can only comment "8888888" or "wktk" or "wwwwww" the typical english simplified comments.
The rest is of the comments are .. (wakanai! demo... nicovideo live suki!)

Oh, to those who's curious on how nicovideo works and how I ended up watching live you can visit here . This site actually helped me through the process if registering through to watching videos and how communities work. It's a neccessity to visit this site for help on nicovideo.

Anyways maybe I should make a tag that's entirely based on my obsessions of nico nico videos (nico video related)

Double the process, double the bother

It seems that lately my actual PC could not sustain such powerful process of encoding and timing anymore (my computer is seriously lacking RAM and CPU power processing) so everytime my computer gives me warnings when I multitask or bring tasks up while processing the subtitles and encoding it evidently lags. This means whilst encoding I wanted to listen music on my computer while hopping on and off msn and browsing the internet.. my computer insteads lags, at the same time make beeping warnings of my exhausted CPU and RAM through the main system. I could hear my computers pain, I should really upgrade and complement some of the utilities that I need now.

To solve such problem, I ended up having to pull my laptop out, and whilst my main PC is processing the encoding of the videos and whatnot.. I play games, chat, browse the internet, watch videos and listen to music on my laptop, although I dislike my laptop (cheap and REALLY lags)

Therefore lately I've been using my laptop and my main PC for different tasks. My PC must've been yelling at me everytime I nearly killed it when subtitling and and encoding some of the heavy video files (yes I've been working on some 1hr-2hr video files).

Now that I mention about my computer... I should really upgrade the ROM as well as the external memory.

Eh, it seems like my computer has given up on me on encoding large files, so for now I'm going to stick to small files until I've upgrade the computer system.

Gasp, alot of things to do.

Too Bad...

Japan tried their best in the 2010 World Cup, yet they landed with an 'out' from the game.
I have to say I'm proud of them, they've tried their hardest, they've improved their skills, they've gained more experience.

Tough luck, but best of the efforts.

Study or WORLD CUP

Well.. no actually, I know I should stick to studying but.. hey World Cup just keeps popping in my mind. Somehow I've been thinking that I've got World Cup Fever. I've been lacking on my studies due to my world cup addiction.

This morning I'll be having my 4th exam (2nd last exam) before heading into the holidays yet I couldn't resist myself from spending more time in front of the tv and watching the world cup games.

Oh well, I'll just slap myself for not having any self discipline with my studies.

GANBATTE NIPPON TONIGHT/TOMMOROW MORNING PARAGUAY V. JAPAN
Everybody watch it with me to cheer on the Blue Samurais!

Google?

You see.. It's actually a year ago that I went to Google office in Aus. It was actually for an event where they wanted to introduce more Girls to do IT. Therefore enforcing 'Girls at Google' day which I went there for one whole day to experience what they actually do in Google, there was a few people from other schools including me. This happened in the beginning of '09 (last year). Throughout the whole day we got a tour around the office as well as a few insight on the process of how searches are done, how it's programmed, it was actually pretty interesting, somehow I'm interested.

For privacy had to blur my name and everything out, but I did leave my nickname visible "Sa". Anyways we got to keep the nifty Google neck strap :)

Anyways feel's like I'm somehow promoting Google and IT, it was an awesome experience, an experience that I would never forget. That's why thought I'd like to mention it in my blog, even though this event was a year ago I still kept all the freebies I got from Google. Ended up getting like a notepad, sticky notes, a "lego block" money box, anyways overall it was fascinating and fun at the same time.

Thank you!

Ha, I thought I'd like to say a few words about my email host Rose-Colored. It's been atleast probably a year since I've been using their email provider. The owner is absolutely lovely, because I remember one time I had problems with my account, without delay she helped me out.

Back to the main point, I'd like to say thank you for providing me an email, it's really easy to use as it's powered by gmail. Many thanks yet once again.

You can learn or ask to get a rose-colored.net email account here .
Anyways, that's all for today. Look forward to my future posts, it would probably contain a bit of my personal blogging now since that Youtube incident I had with my account.

甘い + おいしい!

Sweet, delicious 'Hello Panda' chocolate biscuits, I'm addicted to it... Who doesn't like it? what flavours do you like? I love my one and only chocolate flavour. Oh and there's a free sticker, I got fencing and running - this is just one of my childish moments of savouring these sort of snacks.

携帯電話 (Keitai Denwa)

I'm now into decorating my beloved mobile... As everyone know keitai refers to "cell". Keitai Denwa is the full reference in Japanese of a "cell phone/portable phones".

Japanese keitai culture has been devloping progressly fast. Some may know that the 'Japanese keitai culture' contains many things that we from Europe, Oceania and other nations don't usually have or isn't seen as often. We on the streets usually see a variety of cell phones, such as flip, clamp, slide, touch or even swivel phones, but 'Clamp' or 'flip' phones are common to use in Japan.

Many of these Japanese phone cultures include decome also known as 'decomail' this is seen as people who 'text' include animated emoticons (emotions) to describe their current feelings.

Another popular keitai culture is cellphone straps. Majority of the Japanese cell phones have atleast a keitai strap. I find it really interesting that this 'fashion accessory' of cell phone straps is supported in the Japanese phone culture.

Jjodonoghue's youtube account has posted an interesting clip in which it shows how keitai straps are used in the majority of the Japan population, whether your old or young, everyone seem's have a little of their own personal keitai strap.
Here is the clip:

I couldn't help but to answer the question posed in the beginning "What does your Keitai wear?"

I guess I'll show how awfully lot of straps I have (although in real life, I avoid to use any at all)

As you can see from above, there's my new phone that I'm so proud of. Many of the keitai straps you see there are either given by my friends or given to me as a present. If I have to count, there is atleast 5 items hanging on my phone. Turtle and son, bear with knitted blue pullover, ribbon/beaded bear with lace, a random girl in green dress wooden strap, and last but not least a bottle of paper stars with a random bell. As you can see most of the strap items I have is blue, since blue's my favourite colour.

In real daily life, my phone does not actually wear such heavy or ALOT of the straps you see there, I even rarely have any on. Anyways it's one-way or another to show off how many straps I like to place on my phone to follow the Japanese keitai culture.

So.. What does your Keitai/cellphone wear? It'd be nice to see some replies once and a while in this blog. Looks lonely.

Another all-nighter

For the first time in a while, a personal blog post...

I've been pulling all-nighters lately... What should I do? Even though I've been pulling all-nighters, I was able to see the sunrise and captured the moment with my new phone.

Yes, I neglected my old phone, Sony Ericsson w800i, and now I own a Samsung F480i (aka Tocco)

Here's a few upgrades in comparison to my old phone.
- Camera is 5 megapixels (instead of 2 megapixels- YATTA!)
- Widgets applications
- Touch screen (Wow)
- Other than that, many of the tools and applications are the same.

Look forward to me spazzing pictures here and there with my new phone.

Feeling a bit lonely

Everyone feels a bit lonely once and a while... but today is a bit different than the usual.
Photography isn't my thing.

Photography by themilktea, using Sony Ericsson's W800i Camera phone.
Props provided by themilktea, bear was a present from a friend, rocks were found in the backyard.
Setting at my bedroom window.
Edited photo using Photoshop and Jasc Paint Shop Pro.

Please note that the only camera I have is W800i c-phone, all my other previous photographs I have taken are all taken by my c-phone. I do not own a professional shutter shot camera, so please don't ask what camera I use, because the only camera I have is w800i c-phone . the Photos were digitally altered to improve the quality... Ah... the power of photoshop.

"Please remember me... "

My Anime "Watching Now" Schedule :)

This post focuses on the previous 'Anime based' post. Like I said I'm watching 5 animes.
( have recently 'stalled' Bleach... It's dragging my anticipation of the Arrancar Arc)

Monday: -
Tuesday: Kimi ni Todoke
Wednesday: -
Thursday: Durarara
Friday: -
Saturday: Katekyo Hitman Reborn, Detective Conan
Sunday: One Piece

This is the actual schedule of when the anime is aired in Japan. I tend to watch with English Subtitles and therefore the sub releases are sometimes delayed (causing me to fall behind the actual aired date). Anyways I'm grateful of the fansub groups that take up subbing all the anime's im watching, even though sometimes they are late in releasing it - I can take up the self discipline to wait patiently for it!

I'm currently working on my Project for school... therefore my time for daily (should I say weekly) blogging will be limited. I announce my hiatus for a couple of weeks (in reality a few days, just said weeks so that I sound like im a studious student)

Failing

ROAR. I know, I know, maybe I should pay attention at school rather than muck around at home. Well, anyways I've been sick yet again - at the same time overly stressed about recent activities at school too.

I mean, with the loads and stacks of assignments thats due this week, I can barely make time to blog one a week. Again, I further apologize for those who requested links for specific videos, It'll take longer than expected to reply to the personal messages I've recieved. therefore I'd be closing requests for now before deleting the replied emails.

Anyways, I won't be freely posting until next week where all the assesments have all been handed in, and at the same time I really do need to pull myself together to catch up the 5 piles of missed work.

Back to the main point, (his blog is slowly turning into a personal thing again)I'm catching hold onto alot of animes and manga. From the previous post.... who knows how to cure anime addiction?

Another feeling - another snap

Ta-JANG! I felt like taking pictures today. Let's see, I felt inspired after I shredded some tissues and at the same time finding my bobby pins in the morning. So I decided to scatter more items around and write the words "Love".
In this I used materials such as:
Bobby pins, coloured 1mm leads, pieces of shredded paper and tissue, unused staples, a random chain, leftover beads from my yr 8 D&T class project. Well, I thought I'd be nice to notice things that you use daily and things you dont use now and everyday. The first attempt in taking this picture blurred a bit, and it;s slightly out of focus.

This attempt is much better, I mean i slightly moved back so it'll become more focused. Except theres a shade of blue light from the shadow. BUT It's still good :)

I was bored, so I was playing around things that I wasn't using anymore, the leftover scraps. This one looks pretty depressing since its in B/W. If you read carefully... it's actually shredded pieces of paper from my english exam notification, the exam that I failed in (60%).

Who would've thought that unused, shredded, trashy (is that a word?) leftovers could look so photogenic.

OP

YAY! I new opening for Katekyo Hitman Reborn anime. I absolutely love it, and it just has to tease us with the new images that's shown.

- Their new released vongola box animals.
- The real funeral wreaths
- Vongala family's uniform is love :)
(notice that Hibari isn't wearing the battle uniform)
- Seems like Dino and Squalo joined in the CHOICE battle, (as well as Basil)
- Seems like new attacks as well as new flame abilities (must've done training), also note that Tsuna's cape somewhat has a shield ability.

I'm absolutely looking forward to the Choice battle arc!!

But the difference from what I read in the manga is that during the "Choice" battle, they (vongola family) use motorbikes for mobility, but it seems instead they'll be using their flames for mobility instead.

Heres the OP:

Video CREDIT:

Addicted

I'm officially addicted to Detective Conan. In the one week I've watched slightly over 160 episodes. I'm planning to atleast reach up to 300 in the end of the holidays.

For those who have commented on youtube or sent me messages, my replies will be delayed until next week, sorry for those who requested the links to Odoroki no Arashi SP's. I will reply to those emails in start of next week.

Other than being addicted to Detective Conan, I'm also favouring alot of vocaloid songs and renditions of those songs. Songs such as "Just be friends", "Melt (meruto)", and "Fire Flower" are pretty good songs sang by vocaloids, but I love the halyosy versions of those songs.

Right now in my WMP,

Results

Yikes. I've recently got some of my exam results, and they're aren't as good as I thought I would get. Overall average was around 70, but my ranks are still the same. I guess I'll just have to work hard on my exams on my final year of school.

Anyways, I cant wait for the Chuseok special of Star Dance Battleof kpop stars (info credit: allkpop). I'm definately gonna catch it when it's aired.

Meanwhile.. I'm 24/7 watching episodes of Detective Conan: Case Closed anime series. Who would've thought classic animes like Conan are pretty good?

At the same time, I'm also watching Bleach and Katekyo Hitman Reborn as both are shonen and ongoing based anime which I myself find it interesting. But the anime I find boring right now is Hanasakeru Seishounen I mean the first couple of episodes were fine, until the next about the Prince and ectetera were all dull and boring. I completely lost interest as soon as it got deeper about the Prince and all.
During this holiday, I'm hoping to atleast reach episode 300 for Conan.
My other aim is to watch Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya and finish it (because I need to catch up on the new releases of 2009

I'm also hooked on a couple of manga, but the one im so addicted to is Dengeki Daisy. Right now it's a cliff hanger, and I cant wait for the new releases.

Hi-Five

YES! New strategic release from Xing Entertainment.
Well, their new MV High-Five wasn't what I expected, but better than nothing.



They also had their music bank performance of their new song release.



Although I wasn't digging in their new song, and that performance on MusicBank wasn't as good as I expected (couple of off-beats and out of note singing) but it was LIVE so that levels everything up. I'm sure to look forward in their future performances.

video credits: satangsweetcandy