情意结 I

有很多事情不了解的人永远也不会尝到事情的甜酸苦辣。人，总要经历过，感受过，才能真正了解。就像不是马来西亚人，就不能了解“初恋红豆冰”里那种小镇情怀，也不能了解“Sepet”中阿龙和Orkid的感情那样。这就是身为马来西亚人对自己国家的情意结。不管你多么不满马来西亚的政治格局、社会百态，那个对自己国家的情意结还是无法磨灭的。

就像我对吉兰丹的情意结一样。刚到吉隆坡时，真的很诧异。在大家眼中，吉兰丹真的很不堪，大家都好奇的问我是如何生存的。在他们眼里，一个没有电影院、在超市付钱还要分男女、九成九居民都是马来人的地方，这么可能还会有像我这样的华人？吉兰丹对他们的印象是保守的、孤僻的、封建的、落后的。我很失落。解释也是枉然的，他们就是不能相信吉兰丹是个好地方。我很爱吉兰丹，不仅仅是因为她是我的故乡，更是因为我觉得这是全马种族关系最融洽的地方了。

就像我对Pokemon的情意结一样，也没多少人能了解。大家的第一反应通常是“好幼稚哦！”“你几岁啦？”“我的小弟弟、小妹妹才玩的！”“显死了，关眼睛都可以赢啦”老实说，会这样讲的都是业余的。你真的认为那么简单吗？你认为掌握17种不同属性，600++种不同的Pokemon，近千种的绝招那么容易吗？当然解释也是枉然的的。

 

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Japanese and English Name for Starter Pokemon

Names are important where it will determine how well can the fans recognize you.So in my opinion,starter Pokemon’s name should be simple and yet interesting.Some of the English names given are good but some of their original Japanese names are way more memorable.

Let’s start counting down following the Gen I Pokemon from the Kanto region.

KANTO

Grass	Fire	Water
English :Bulbasaur Japanese:Fushigidane	English:Charmander Japanese:Hitokage	English:Squirtle Japanese:Zenigame

Bulbasaur and Charmander are way better than their Japanese name.But I prefer Zenigame compared to the name Squirtle.

 

JOHTO

Grass	Fire	Water
English :Chikorita Japanese:Chicorita	English:Cyndaquil Japanese:Hinoarashi	English:Totodile Japanese:Waninoko

Both the English and Japanese name for the Grass Starter are good (since they are quite close,with only slight spelling differences).Cyndaquil definitely sounds cuter and Waninoko is just a little better than Totodile.

 

HOENN

Grass	Fire	Water
English :Treecko Japanese:Kimori	English:Torchic Japanese:Achamo	English:Mudkip Japanese:Mizugorou

Kimori is way cooler than Treecko.Achamo?Not so.Mizugorou?Too long to remember.Mudkip is more catchy.

 

SINNOH

Grass	Fire	Water
English :Turtwig Japanese:Naetle	English:Chimchar Japanese:Hikozaru	English:Piplup Japanese:Pochama

Turtwig is more descriptive and relevant name for Grass Starter.Hikozaru is cuter and more memorable (Ash kept calling it in the anime).Pochama is the better name because it is way more easier to pronounce.

 

UNOVA

Grass	Fire	Water
English :Snivy Japanese:Tsutarja	English:Tepig Japanese:Pokabu	English:Oshawott Japanese:Mijumaru

The English names for the Gen V starter are really really disappointing. Snivy?Tepig?Oshawott?Especially Oshawott are bad bad names.Their Japanese names are way more cuter,catchier and cooler… OMG!!!Can they still change the names???

 

All the images are courtesy of Bulbapedia,the Pokemon encyclopedia.

郁闷

昨天早上下大雨没出门。楼下气氛还是那么的沉重，呆久了真的会忧郁死。还好房间是在楼上，至少那份忧郁飘不到那儿。整个早上就看戏、打电动，过得不错，但还是很闷。

本来打算中午出门，但天公还是不作美。老妈跟姑姑出门，老弟睡午觉，老爸也在书桌上半睡半醒中。楼下还是呆不下去，只好继续把自己关在房里。老爸问我怎么一直躲在房里？没有回答，但我觉得他从我眼中应该也看出些端倪来。外面雨下得好大好大，冷风拼命的从窗口吹进来，真的很冷。冷到我也搞不清，究竟是天气冷，还是我的心更冷。

像这样把自己躲在房里老半天不出来已经不是第一次了，也不会是最后一次。楼下太忧郁了，太沉重了，所有的快乐似乎被吸走了。本来计划好利用这段休息时间做的事情，现在也完全提不起经来。来得真不是时候…一直告诉自己不要埋怨、不要摆臭脸、不要表现的懊恼，但真的做不到。剩下的就只有把他透明化，不去多想。

还想说乘这次假期再搞一次全家旅行，看来是没机会了…

Official English Name for Gen V Starter

According to Bulbapedia,the official English name for the Gen V starter had been announced yesterday.

The Grass Starter will be called Snivy (Snake+Ivy)

The Fire Starter will be called Tepig

The Water Starter will be called Oshawott

And instead of Isshu,the new region will be known as Unova.

Pokemon Black and White will be released in Spring 2011 and will be available in Malaysia around March 2011( I guess)…

Looking forward to it!!!

囚鸟-彭羚

最近都比较喜欢听一些比较有年纪的经典老情歌，像这首彭羚的“囚鸟”就是当时很红的一首歌。十一郎写的歌词相当细腻，描绘一个寂寞女人无助的心情，想离开却又放不下的故事，很悲切。

歌曲一开始的那句“我是被你囚禁的鸟，已经忘了天有多高”描述被困在一段感情里的无奈感，写得相当贴切。此外，副歌部分更是把无奈、无助的心情形容的很棒。

歌词如下，希望大家也会喜欢哦！

囚鸟   词：十一郎    曲：张宇

我是被你囚禁的鸟
已经忘了天有多高
如果离开你给我的小小城堡
不知还有谁能依靠
我是被你囚禁的鸟
得到的爱越来越少
看着你的笑在别人眼中燃烧
我却要不到一个拥抱
我像是一个你可有可无的影子
冷冷的看着你说谎的样子
这撩乱的城市
容不下我的痴
是什么让你这样迷恋这样的放肆
我像是一个你可有可无的影子
和寂寞交换着悲伤的心事
对爱无计可施
这无味的日子
眼泪是唯一的奢侈
我是被你囚禁的鸟
已经忘了天有多高
如果离开你给我的小小城堡
不知还有谁能依靠
我像是一个你可有可无的影子
冷冷的看着你说谎的样子
这撩乱的城市
容不下我的痴
是什么让你这样迷恋这样的放肆
我像是一个你可有可无的影子
和寂寞交换着悲伤的心事
对爱无计可施
这无味的日子
眼泪是唯一的奢侈
我像是一个你可有可无的影子
冷冷的看着你说谎的样子
这撩乱的城市
容不下我的痴
是什么让你这样迷恋这样的放肆
我像是一个你可有可无的影子
和寂寞交换着悲伤的心事
对爱无计可施
这无味的日子
我的眼泪是唯一的奢侈

Battle Factory (Gen IV Version)

Had been playing Battle Frontier in Pokemon Heart Gold A LOT,lately.In my opinion,much more fun and challenging compared to the Gen III stuff.

My favourite facility,Battle Factory.Don’t get me wrong,my own Pokemon are awesome and capable of sweeping entire team with an ease,but using rental Pokemon is fun too.You can used those Pokemon that you haven’t had the chance to battle and their movepool are so fascinating.Besides that,it is really a true test on your strategy arranging and your knowledge on different Pokemon.

Between Lv 50 and Lv 100 rental Pokemon,it is hard to choose which one is more fun.Using Lv 50 Pokemon,the risk of one hit KO are much lower and Supporting Pokemon can set up a lot of status affecting moves.Lv 100 means more legendary Pokemon to be use and prediction is really really important.Single battle is all about trashing your opponent as fast as you could.Double battle will need a little more patient and strategy building.

Here are some of the interesting Pokemon I had used in my many many battles:

 

Shuckle

Movepool:

1. Substitute
2. Power Trick
3. Gyro Ball
4. Double Team

Shuckle had the highest Special Defense and Defense of all Pokemon.Moves which are not super effective will barely scratch it. With good prediction and luck (no super effective moves),you can basically swept a whole team.First,substitute.Then,double team for a few times to make sure your opponents attacks miss.Next,power trick which switch your attack and defense (making your low attack base to rise to the highest base among Pokemon).FInally,gyro ball your opponents (Gyro ball hits more the more you are slower from your opponents,which is ideal for Shuckle which had a base speed of 5).I even KOed a Dragonite using this strategy.

 

 

Porygon 2

Movepool:

1. Ice Beam
2. Psychic
3. Tri Attack
4. Thunderbolt

Porygon 2 is surprising bulky.It can take 3 STAB Earthquake from Nidoking without fainting.Not very fast Pokemon,but it can be a great Special sweeper.Tri Attack hit many Pokemon and have potential to KO them(STAB+High Special Attack).Ice Beam will take care of Dragon,Ground,Grass etc.Psychic is so effective against Poison and Fighting.Thunderbolt will kill all those Water (especially the dangerous Gyrados) and Flying types.

 

Metagross

Movepool:

1. Meteor Mash
2. Zen Headbutt
3. Earthquake
4. Explosion

Metagross is a pseudo legendary Pokemon and yes it is strong. STAB Meteor Mash and Zen Headbutt hit hard.Earthquake will deal with other Steel types.If Metagross is fainting,Explosion will take down your opponent (expect Ghost Type).

RuRu-美丽心情

最近这一首歌一直在耳边旋绕着。以前很喜欢这首歌，也很喜欢RuRu这位歌手，不知现在她还有唱歌吗？

美丽心情，也是我最近比较缺少的。近来，一觉睡醒，走到楼下看一看，好心情就会突然消失了，取代的是一种厌恶感、无奈感。好想逃离，却又不知道该逃到哪儿。

歌词中有写到“多雨的冬季总算过去，天空微露淡蓝的晴”，我的心情何时才会像那样，恢复晴朗呢？我要何时才能找到属于自己的美丽心情呢？

美丽心情
演唱：RuRu
专辑：《跟我说 Sweet Talk》
作词：姚谦
作曲：中岛美雪

多雨的冬季总算过去
天空微露淡蓝的晴
我在早春清新的阳光里
看着当时写的日记
原来爱曾给我美丽心情
像一面深遂的风景
那深爱过他却受伤的心
丰富了人生的记忆

只有曾天真给过的心
才了解等待中的甜蜜
也只有被辜负而长夜流过泪的心
才能明白这也是种运气
让他永远 记得曾经有一个人
给过完完整整的爱情

那曾经爱着他的心情
有一股傻傻的勇气
那深爱过他却受伤的心
丰富了人生的记忆

只有曾天真给过的心
才了解等待中的甜蜜
也只有被辜负而长夜流过泪的心
才能明白这也是种运气
让他永远 记得曾经有一个人
给过完完整整的爱情

只有曾天真给过的心
才了解等待中的甜蜜
也只有被辜负而长夜流过泪的心
才能明白这也是种运气
当我安安心心地走在明天里
有不后悔美丽的心情

 

The Top 3 Fictional Reading Materials

 

The fictional reading materials I meant here are those that existed only in the fictional world of television. They were written by fictional characters in those fictional universe.

No.3:

The Artifact Manifest

Author:Erm…Unknown?An agent of the warehouse?The caretaker?

Origin:SyFy’s Warehouse 13

Brief Summary: A manifest of all the artifact found in Warehouse 13.

Reason why it is in the Top 3:Come on,who doesn’t like to know more about those weird artifacts?The origin,the function,the story behind the artifacts are such fascinating.

 

No 2:

Deep Six:The Continuing Adventures of L.J. Tibbs

Author:Thom E. Gemcity a.k.a Timothy McGee

Origin:CBS’s NCIS

Brief Summary: As the title mention,the continuing adventures of L.J Tibbs and his team (Tommy,Lisa,McGregor,Amy Sutton,Pimmy Jalmer) to solve murders for the navy.The aftermath of one of his hair-raising investigations finds L.J. Tibbs right in the middle of an unspeakable crime that cost a young woman her life. Tibbs finds himself trapped in the underworld of a local crime syndicate which has a need to administer a terrifying revenge on the family members of a rival family.

Reason why it is in the Top 3:I love NCIS,McGee is a character that I can linked myself to (minus the computer genius part).Murder-solving is one of my favourite genre and because the characters in it are so damn cool!!!

 

 

No 1:

"The Attraction Equation"

Author: Prof. Charlie Rppes

Origin: CBS’s Numb3rs

Brief Summary: A decision theoretic approach to relationships.Will tell you the best way to tackle relationship issues,logically.

Reason why it is in the Top 3:For someone with quite low level of social skills and always fail in maintaining a relationship,this book will definitely be a great help. Besides,those theory parts in the book will make more sense to me compare to those abstract,meaningless craps in most relationship related books.

 

Carbonated drinkholic

Many people are addicted to alcohol,so we call them alcoholic.

Many people are addicted to drugs,so we call them junkies.

How about people like me, who is addicted to carbonated drinks?

Carbonated drinkholic?

I am very quite a good and honest boy man.I don’t smoke,I don’t gamble and I don’t consume liquor. However,I had an extremely soft spot for carbonated drinks.You name it and I like it.Pepsi Twist,Vanilla Coke,Miranda Orange,7UP,100 Plus,Rootbeer…

My mum will always say,you study science you should know how bad are carbonated drinks to your body.Yes,mum!I know!I know that carbonated drinks will cause diabetes,brittle bones,infertile,obesity,toothache…But I just can’t help myself.

Especially when I am all alone.At my hometown,I am able to control myself and only had one bottles every few days.I will sneak to any shops nearby and get a dose.Then,I will finish it of on my way back home.I enjoyed those moments.

However,during my Uni life in KL,let’s say that I am a little out of control.KL is a great place where there are 7-11 and shops everywhere.Hence,there are unlimited supplies of carbonated drinks,not to mention the great variety.As a result,most of my pocket money are spend on buying carbonated drinks.I almost drink a tin/bottle per day.My friends will always say: “Wow,you want to die earlier ah?” My standard answer will be: “I can’t control lah!!!”

 

I really want to stop!Not stop entirely but cut down the amounts as low as I could (May 2-3 tins/bottles per month).I really do but as I mention I can’t help myself.Everytime I see shelves filled with carbonated drinks,I can’t stop my hand from grabbing one…

How can I resist a temptation like this???Argh!!!!

Stephen King once said:

“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”

For me,I will be:

“Pepsi are refreshing, and Coke are sweet too. They live inside me, and always, they win”

你不知道的事-王力宏

 

并不是王力宏的超级歌迷，但不能否认他的有歌还蛮不错的。

就像这首他的新歌，听说还是他的电影主题曲：你不知道的事

蝴蝶擦几次眼睛 才学会飞行 
夜空洒满了星星 但几颗会落地 

我飞行 当你坠落之际 
很靠近 还听见呼吸 
对不起 我却没捉紧你 

你不知道我为什么离开你 
我解释不能说放任你哭泣

你的泪滴想倾盆大雨 碎落满地
在心里惊醒 

你不知道我为什么很小心
可现在你看不见的高空里
多的是 你不知道的事 

蝴蝶擦几次眼睛 才学会飞行 
夜空洒满了星星 但几颗会落地 

我飞行 当你坠落之际 
很靠近 还听见呼吸 
对不起 我却没捉紧你 

你不知道我为什么离开你 
我解释不能说放任你哭泣

你的泪滴想倾盆大雨 碎落满地
在心里惊醒 

你不知道我为什么很小心
可现在你看不见的高空里
多得是 你不知道的事 

我飞行 当你坠落之际 
噢噢~
你不知道我为什么离开你 
我解释不能说放任你哭泣

你的泪滴想倾盆大雨 碎落满地
在心里惊醒 

你不知道我为什么很小心
可现在你看不见的高空里
多的是 你不知道的事 

报考华文

在帮老爸处理明年中四报考华文的名单时，很遗憾的发现到偌大的SMK Dato Mahumud 1,只有区区的43位华裔子弟报考华文。43位！整个中三应该有差不多100位华裔生，报考华文的还不到一半！

为什么呢？

很难拿A+？

会把整体成绩搞垮？

朋友不拿？

父母不鼓励拿？

很难？

上课时间在星期五？

 

都是什么烂借口啊！！！不是每间中学都有华文班。既然有老师教，为何不拿呢？如今华文有多重要应该不容置疑了吧。那么为什么不拿呢？身为华人子弟，不拿华文，像话吗？在一间有教华文的中学上课，不拿华文，这么对得起那些想拿也不能拿的学生呢？

拿不到A+又怎样？拿完全部A+就一定能拿到政府奖学金，JPA或者是Matriks吗？

无可否认，要拿A+确实不容易，但这正是能够证明我们实力最好的方法啊！90分拿A+难道不会比50分拿A+更能令人满足吗？90分拿A+才是真正的优秀，真正的有实力啊！难考代表水准高~是好事啊！

语言和文字都是民族的根！把根插得扎实，文化才能传承下去！所以报考华文绝对是我们身为华人子弟的使命！不要再给自己诸多借口了！

爱华文，就要报考华文！！！

The beginning of the monsoon season?

It had been raining since Saturday night,non-stop.Sometimes it is cat and dog,other times the rain is pretty heavy.

The downside of the non-stop rain are:

1. can’t go out
2. clothes won’t dry
3. “Service currently unavailable” is what we get from Astro
4. always hungry
5. the dogs will be howling whole day (They just don’t like this weather)

The benefits of the non-stop rain are:

1. sleeping will be most enjoyable
2. save electricity and money (no need air cond and sometimes even fan)
3. cold weather is always good for reading+a cup of hot coffee on bed.

Came out this morning and the road is filled with water.My house is kind of becoming an isle in isolation.Although the drainage system had been improved but it doesn’t help much.If the rain still doesn’t stop,no doubt there will be flood again.

So the most important thing to do now is stack lots of food at home and just enjoy the cold cold weather.