October 30th, 2007 at 12:53 am (Articles, Miscellaneous, Take)
Halloween stirs imagination in costume-loving Japan - Yahoo! News
You know, sometimes I wonder if there is a similar occurence of associating Halloween with childhood escapism. Well it would seem that my thoughts were heard.
Funny how costumes became a symbol of freedom from restriction of attire. 
October 29th, 2007 at 9:54 pm (Miscellaneous, Take)
I decided to kill time by going to one of my favorite bookstores here in Manila. At first, my intended priority in going was to check up on that book I inquired about just last month. While waiting for the request to be processed, I then turned my gaze towards the “Graphic Novels” section, which just happens to be facing the counter and being covered by the opaque wall , displaying the book-of-the-week opposite it.
Taking a peek on the shelves of mangas, a few of them in tankoubon form, I noticed the demography of buyers as they browse through the huge selection of titles, from the obscure to the more familiar ones. I then noticed a small sign plastered in the middle dividing shelf. It read, “Do Not Open or Browse Through“.
It is then that I recalled a similar discussion surrounding bookstore policies being revised for the benefit of customer service and book quality. As it seems, the issue isn’t just relevant to those in the other side of the Pacific, but seem to be in occurence here as well. Imagine that.
And to think that this is merely a coincidence. Or that the bookstore I went through is just a local branch of an international chain of bookstores.
October 25th, 2007 at 6:20 pm (Articles, Miscellaneous, Take)
Twins Sent to Jail for Extorting from Akihabara Otaku - ANN
Haha. And they thought we could be entrapped by money. We not stupid.
Typical law students.
October 24th, 2007 at 1:43 pm (Anime, Blogs, Miscellaneous, Take)
You know, if there is some issues that I cannot fathom in the anime fandomverse, it’s the point and intentions of those nitpicking “fans”. (I’m looking at a particular elitist with a JLPT1 under the belt)
Why do they do this?
What do they expect to gain in return for their actions?
What are their reasons behind their decision (and consequent action) to pounce upon those within the lower ranking of understanding Japanese (or better yet, foreign) culture?
We look into this “dorama” here at PPP.
October 24th, 2007 at 9:01 am (Miscellaneous)
Me thinks I’ve just (though at a really late time) realized why the delay in page refreses during my comment moderation sessions.
And it’s sort of a server hiccup.
Things have been moving along slowly than I expected. As you can see, I’ve been posting albeit at a slower pace. And this is not due to my thesis experiment, which is by the way going along smoothly. It’s just that I have too much on my mind lately, with exams going left and right my way, so I haven’t got enough time to think about what to post on a given day, on a daily preset basis.
Apologies. ^^;;
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:13 pm (Articles, Take)
Family Honors Anime Fan Killed While Serving in Iraq - ANN
19-year-old Private First Class Christian Neff was killed in action in Baghdad on September 19. Because Neff was an anime fan, his family hung one of his figures from the newly dedicated tree.Here’s something that I think is worthy of a tribute, albeit on a war as pointless as where it’s been fought.
October 19th, 2007 at 9:09 pm (Miscellaneous)
Lately I’ve been experiencing connection time-outs as I was moderating comments as spam and I have no idea at the moment as to the cause, and as such I’ve planned to telling Maestro about it.
Has anybody been experiencing these brief intermittent time-outs as well?
October 17th, 2007 at 10:21 pm (Articles, Miscellaneous, Take)
Heisei Democracy - Modern Visual Culture Digest » Protoculture News: “moe” propaganda book goes on sale
Seriously, wtf?
…Frankly this concept is bound to get trashed. It may not be tomorrow, or even next season, who knows. I mean, seriously, moe as propaganda? I bet the guys who thought of this stuff don’t have a clue as to how they could represent the overall concept of moe in “sexy miko in lingerie”, for instance.
the book’s content includes such themes as “the reason Japan hasn’t been invaded until now is the presence of the JSDF and the US military”, “there are other righteous wars that should be fought beyond wars of self-protection”, “in order to be accepted as a trusted, normal member of the international community, we must amend the constitution”, “rational countries such as Japan should possess nuclear weapons”, “are there any other countries beyond China, North Korea and South Korea who object to devotional shrine visits honoring our war dead?”, and “sexy miko in lingerie”.
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October 13th, 2007 at 11:13 pm (Anime, Blogs, Miscellaneous, Take)
9rules’ New Rules at BasuGasuBakuhatsu Anime Blog
You know, looking at the slew of comments left by ex-members, as well as those who have “jumped ship”, I’m having mixed feelings on where 9Rules is heading.
At one point, when they announced the whole “you have been invited to join the 9rules network” invitation, I was post haste interested in joining, as I’ve never been in a “community” as big as 9rules is (or was, I mean). Looking at my partipiation rate at the Animeblogger Forums and the Anime Nano forums made me that interested. I really want in.
Then again, some community do “devolve” into elitist orgs when they list down additional “rules”, such as this:
If you feel you are contributing by your entries being shown only, 9rules is no longer a good fit for you, decline the agreement (or do not respond), please remove the leaf from your site and we will remove your site from displaying on 9rules.This made me want to spit in their faces and tell them, “Screw you. I suggest you step in our shoes, or better yet, ask yourselves if you have lives.”
October 10th, 2007 at 10:40 pm (Anime, Miscellaneous)
Apparently for some reason, other than the fact that today is Moé Day, here’s the finalized list of what I will watch for this Fall Season thing: