Okay, I guess it’s official. The decision to send my PC for repair was the worst trade deal. Like this has been the worst trade deal in the history of trade deals, maybe ever. The reason why being that a freak accident resulting in the hard disk drive becoming a vegetable due to gentle concussion. In technician speak, it’s called contaminated heads if I remember it right.
Tomorrow, my sis will be holding the last family dinner before she gets married. Basically, this means two things.
1. There’s a very good chance of me buying a new PC since my cousin-in-law will be coming (hopefully) and he’s the expert in this kind of stuff. After all, he worked for the Mr Bill of the tech world before. Well, sorta since Microsoft got offices and stuff all over the world.
2. This family will be officially screwed unless I end up being the next Sima Yi in the same way the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew was the second Zhuge Liang.
In other news, without spoiling the first episode of Game of Thrones, Samwell Tarley actually got his Don T moment. And it got nothing to do with size.
Speaking of Brother Sam (because he’s too young to be called an uncle), I ended up seeing an accidental similarity between Daenerys Targaryen and Sarel Aphros. As if accidentally linking the second earliest vital female character in my story with Farnese de Vandimion wasn’t bad enough, I ended creating a possible pyromaniac via two proven pyromaniacs. If you don’t know what I’m talking about here, that’s because I don’t want to spoil it for you. It’s already bad enough that someone was trying to one-up Rocket Raccoon by upping spoilers and causing a global meltdown capable of making Thanos looking like a harmless Harambe.
https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/03/29/avengers-endgame-directors-dont-want-you-or-us-to-spread-spoilers/
Speaking of Rocket Raccoon, I realised I have been a Rocket Tanuki at times for the past 7 years or so. Ever since I started blogging, I began to do it less like Xiaxue and more like an obnoxious furry.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NSJe0wIv718
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hF1SVNYs23U
Of course such a critter will eventually have to make a choice between turning nice or continuing being a salty furry. Recently, I realised that I have to make this kind of choice sooner or later. Maybe even sooner rather than later. And it didn’t help that I might have displayed a Tanuki attitude towards the likes of Park Shin-hye, Emilia Clarke, Taeyeon, Aragaki Yui, He Ying Ying, etc. Thankfully, none of them has the ability to track down a furry Rocket Tanuki. That is unless something catastrophic is going to happen.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-w_FZAk11tc
In other news, I have to decide between which one to do first. Part 2 of my “racist” post involving East Asians or the next part of Johnny Chinese. I’m currently inclined towards the former. But that’s because I made a terrible mess out of something I shouldn’t have tried in the first place. Most likely I’ll just progress straight into my personal observations to end the whole story. At the same time, I need to decide whether or not to cease using nicknames altogether (note that every Trump is included here. Which makes me hypocritical in this post).
I won’t be surprised if the day will come for me to cease being a Marvel furry and start being a yellow furry. After all, Ryan Reynolds is less saltier than Bradley Cooper unless they happened to be in the same universe. In this case, that’d be rated M18. As for my brand of humour, I doubt this is something I can change. So all I can do is to try striking a balance, make mistakes in the process, and learn from them as a result. After all, I’m no university graduated crook spending time in the Changi Slammer. Dude, I’m sounding like Liu Bang here even though I have no plans to unify a chaotic world.
However, I don’t see myself quitting on A Requiem From Winter Past. The reason why being that I’m too familiar with the dark side of human nature. While I don’t see myself pushing this brand of cynicism to the max like Emiya Kiritsugu due to the fact that not everyone is cursed with Hitler’s circumstances or Stalin’s situation, the morality of man cannot save the world. More moralistic doesn’t mean moralistic. I recognise how precious trust is, but my nation’s brand of morality doesn’t mean a thing to me beyond the practical need to prevent a greater hell.
https://mothership.sg/2019/04/eusoff-hall-pervert-peeping-tom/
I’m not going to apologise to conservative Crusaders for having a natural inclination towards the dark and grim because I wasn’t given a choice when it comes to identifying victims of hypocrisy with myself. As for the liberal Saracens, I’m not going to do the same as well over my desire to create a fantasy world where God doesn’t exist from a pre-modern perspective. And if you think I’m calling myself a saint, I’m sorry to say that I’m more of a Kiritsugu compared to an Apostle.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6wyk5tGYTjY
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p1UEtoI3rT8
Disclaimer: Views are of the blogger's own and does not (necessarily) reflect actual common-sense.
Sunday 21 April 2019
Tuesday 16 April 2019
Semi-drifting 15/4/19
Seriously, it’s a miracle that I managed to do a longer Semi-drifting post last night despite being ill since Friday. Right now, I’m still in the state of recovery. In other news, my PC is still under the 14 working days status. Anyway, this post will most likely be quite short.
https://republicofotters.blogspot.com/2019/04/semi-drifting-12419.html
The reason why I’m plugging the first part of my A Requiem From Winter Past semi-drift isn’t because I want to prove myself against Mediacorp. Yes, I might have angered the Winnies by using Winsome Her as a weapon to make fun of human objectification below.
https://republicofotters.blogspot.com/2019/04/semi-drifting-14419.html
But trust me when I say I’m more of a Nightcrawler or Iceman instead of an actual Loki when it comes making fun in the name of having fun. Needless to say, I’m no Remy LeBeau even though my past weirdly resembled his.
Causaceans:
Let’s admit it, my fellow local Singaporean guys. When it comes to the SPG culture, we’re always jealous of our white counterparts. While the debate on local machismo versus local materialism will never see the end of an endless MRT tunnel, we have no choice but to examine ourselves first. I’m pretty sure that the HardwareZone forum is now abuzz with statements involving last night’s cleavage.
Okay, enough about others because this is about my brand of creativity minus the hope of getting noticed by the likes of G.R.R. Martin and Neil Gaiman. I’m going to break down this section into 3 parts. Namely, the 3 types of Causaceans in a world where God doesn’t exist.
Causacea can be seen in two contexts. The continental and physical. Continental refers to the namesake continent no different from the West minus North America and Australasia. Physical wise, that’d be the Kalarans, Teutonians, and Slarvs.
Let’s talk about the continental aspect first. Now when it comes to the facial shape, Causacean type ranges from squarish to oblong. It’s not that hard to imagine since we don’t need the Foreign Talent Scheme to supplant Hollywood. This is for males. For females, the shape takes either a roundish or a fuller oval look. While they do look like the typical white person, there are certain interesting details setting each apart.
The Kalarans are inspired by the Romans. Hence, I intend to use the olive complexion typical of the Mediterranean type. When it comes to height, they’re roughly the same as the Teutonians but shorter than the Slarvs. Which means the male height can go from 1.75 to slightly over 1.8. For the female height, that’d look like 1.65 to 1.75. Physique wise, they can range from ectomorphic to mesomorphic. The eye colour varies from brown to blue. Hair colour can range from black to blond.
For the Teutonians, they have a peach complexion. While the eye colour is the same as the Kalarans, the hair colour tends to go from auburn to pale blond. Male height would be around nearly 1.8 to slightly over that. Female height wise, they tend to be around the 1.7 range. Like the Kalarans, their physique ranges from ectomorphic to mesomorphic although the men have a higher chance of the latter while the women are mostly ectomorphic or endomorphic. Interestingly, Teutonians don’t tan and burn easily. Which in turn makes them more recognisable than otherwise imagined.
The Slarvs are tall. Men and women share the same height range of 1.8 to 1.85. Out of the three people, the Slarvs are the fairest. They don’t tan easily and they can get sunburnt easier than the other two. In fact, the Slarvs are the only Causacean people with blond hair and blue eyes on the racial scale. At the same time, Slarvs are ectomorphic.
When it comes to the eye shape, Kalarans have a higher chance of having downturned eyes while the Teutonians have a higher chance of getting rounded eyes. For the Slarvs, it’s a higher chance of getting hooded eyes.
For the nose, Slarvs have a narrow nasal bridge while Kalarans and Teutonians have either the wide or medium width. Unlike the Yaguryeo and Tamurians, Causaceans universally have taller noses.
Height of their womenfolk:
I’m going to explain the female height for the other races done so far except for the Sudhlits and the Causaceans.
For the elves and Relentless Ones, they tend to be only half a head shorter than the men. For the Tamurians, the women are slimmer but nearly as tall. For the Yaguryeo, it’s either half a head or one head shorter.
Special mention:
At this point in time, I need to say something about the Histalonians. So are they Kalarans, Teutonians, or Slarvs? Maybe let’s see things this way. The Kalarans weren’t exactly the luckiest people to begin with. When things happen and the situation goes to ground zero, every nation needs every help it can get. That’s how Singapore do things post-independence and that’s how Japan managed to recover post-war. It’s down to where you get the help. The Slarvs don’t need much infrastructure because they’re nomadic. The Teutonians might have gotten outside aid. For the Kalarans, they needed friends. Which would explain why they have a darker complexion. Just don’t ask me how the early Histalonians got themselves into trouble in the first place. I’m still trying to find that out.
https://republicofotters.blogspot.com/2019/04/semi-drifting-12419.html
The reason why I’m plugging the first part of my A Requiem From Winter Past semi-drift isn’t because I want to prove myself against Mediacorp. Yes, I might have angered the Winnies by using Winsome Her as a weapon to make fun of human objectification below.
https://republicofotters.blogspot.com/2019/04/semi-drifting-14419.html
But trust me when I say I’m more of a Nightcrawler or Iceman instead of an actual Loki when it comes making fun in the name of having fun. Needless to say, I’m no Remy LeBeau even though my past weirdly resembled his.
Causaceans:
Let’s admit it, my fellow local Singaporean guys. When it comes to the SPG culture, we’re always jealous of our white counterparts. While the debate on local machismo versus local materialism will never see the end of an endless MRT tunnel, we have no choice but to examine ourselves first. I’m pretty sure that the HardwareZone forum is now abuzz with statements involving last night’s cleavage.
Okay, enough about others because this is about my brand of creativity minus the hope of getting noticed by the likes of G.R.R. Martin and Neil Gaiman. I’m going to break down this section into 3 parts. Namely, the 3 types of Causaceans in a world where God doesn’t exist.
Causacea can be seen in two contexts. The continental and physical. Continental refers to the namesake continent no different from the West minus North America and Australasia. Physical wise, that’d be the Kalarans, Teutonians, and Slarvs.
Let’s talk about the continental aspect first. Now when it comes to the facial shape, Causacean type ranges from squarish to oblong. It’s not that hard to imagine since we don’t need the Foreign Talent Scheme to supplant Hollywood. This is for males. For females, the shape takes either a roundish or a fuller oval look. While they do look like the typical white person, there are certain interesting details setting each apart.
The Kalarans are inspired by the Romans. Hence, I intend to use the olive complexion typical of the Mediterranean type. When it comes to height, they’re roughly the same as the Teutonians but shorter than the Slarvs. Which means the male height can go from 1.75 to slightly over 1.8. For the female height, that’d look like 1.65 to 1.75. Physique wise, they can range from ectomorphic to mesomorphic. The eye colour varies from brown to blue. Hair colour can range from black to blond.
For the Teutonians, they have a peach complexion. While the eye colour is the same as the Kalarans, the hair colour tends to go from auburn to pale blond. Male height would be around nearly 1.8 to slightly over that. Female height wise, they tend to be around the 1.7 range. Like the Kalarans, their physique ranges from ectomorphic to mesomorphic although the men have a higher chance of the latter while the women are mostly ectomorphic or endomorphic. Interestingly, Teutonians don’t tan and burn easily. Which in turn makes them more recognisable than otherwise imagined.
The Slarvs are tall. Men and women share the same height range of 1.8 to 1.85. Out of the three people, the Slarvs are the fairest. They don’t tan easily and they can get sunburnt easier than the other two. In fact, the Slarvs are the only Causacean people with blond hair and blue eyes on the racial scale. At the same time, Slarvs are ectomorphic.
When it comes to the eye shape, Kalarans have a higher chance of having downturned eyes while the Teutonians have a higher chance of getting rounded eyes. For the Slarvs, it’s a higher chance of getting hooded eyes.
For the nose, Slarvs have a narrow nasal bridge while Kalarans and Teutonians have either the wide or medium width. Unlike the Yaguryeo and Tamurians, Causaceans universally have taller noses.
Height of their womenfolk:
I’m going to explain the female height for the other races done so far except for the Sudhlits and the Causaceans.
For the elves and Relentless Ones, they tend to be only half a head shorter than the men. For the Tamurians, the women are slimmer but nearly as tall. For the Yaguryeo, it’s either half a head or one head shorter.
Special mention:
At this point in time, I need to say something about the Histalonians. So are they Kalarans, Teutonians, or Slarvs? Maybe let’s see things this way. The Kalarans weren’t exactly the luckiest people to begin with. When things happen and the situation goes to ground zero, every nation needs every help it can get. That’s how Singapore do things post-independence and that’s how Japan managed to recover post-war. It’s down to where you get the help. The Slarvs don’t need much infrastructure because they’re nomadic. The Teutonians might have gotten outside aid. For the Kalarans, they needed friends. Which would explain why they have a darker complexion. Just don’t ask me how the early Histalonians got themselves into trouble in the first place. I’m still trying to find that out.
Monday 15 April 2019
Semi-drifting 14/4/19
Okay, this post will be all about my plans for more races after this one below.
https://republicofotters.blogspot.com/2019/04/semi-drifting-12419.html
Interestingly, this day is the day where the Star Awards 2019 is currently being held. Those who are familiar with Mediacorp will know this awards ceremony is... well, for the ethnic majority. This has got nothing to do with racism but rather the way the TV channels work. Just don’t ask me whether a sexily dressed He Ying Ying is part of the culture I’m talking about. Anyway, could it have been worse? Well, Singapore doesn’t have a Montgomery bus boycott throughout 53+ years of independence. So yeah, I have to admit the ideal of a perfect government is forever an unattainable dream. It’s not as if reality is like the hidden ending of Realta Nua.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aShk40wOGQc
Note: It wasn’t my fault that someone switched on the TV because it’s my mother doing that.
Tamurians:
The reason why I started with my version of the Malay race instead of my own race is very simple. You see, there are two aspects to Aeravor’s status of an anti-heroic protagonist. Namely, the Relentless Ones and Tamurians. The former refers to his official ethnicity, the latter refers to his mother inspired by Shamhat in Epic of Gilgamesh. Well, sorta...
Now, the Tamurian skin colour is clearly that of a Malay. You can call it brown or you can call it dusky if you want to impress that pretty Malay girl in your workplace. But you get the idea.
Their facial features is definitely something I need to plan carefully. It’s very easy to tell me to use the actual Malay face as the template. However, my plan is to try doing something more homogeneous rather than something more interracial. This is not me being racist even though I belong to the racial majority in Singapore. Rather, it’s called an un-Singaporean brand of creativity where the main character is a POC instead of someone blessed with a fair complexion.
A convenient template would be the Jomon model. To be fair, the Jomons originally lived in Southeast Asia before moving up north to the most dangerous cluster of islands apart from Indonesia. While this doesn’t deny the fact that the Japanese as we now know them are like 20-30+% Jomon, it doesn’t take anything away from the fact the Jomons originally lived in Singapore before it’s called... well, Singapore. As for the Yayoi people moving in during the 300AD, not only did they end up forming the bulk of the Japanese DNA, they’re the same kind of people as the Chinese and Koreans. But please note that the Yayoi were never a part of the southern regions in China where global immigration came from.
Now back to the Jomons. It’s possible that I’ll go for a mix of the sharper Jomon features and the softer Malay type. The male Tamurian face would have sharper cheekbones, roundish oval face, large nose with proportionally smaller nostrils, medium to large sized mouth, and a squarish chin. The female Tamurian face would have shallow cheekbones, more delicate features than the men, and a sharper chin. As for the eyes, there’s an actual term called the Jomon look where it’s a case of deep-set eyes with a shape closer to a roundish rugby ball than an almond.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-considered-a-Jomon-look-or-a-Yayoi-look-in-Japan
Size wise, I plan for them to have the average height range of 1.8 with the physique type ranging from endomorphic to mesomorphic. From the female perspective, this gives them a more voluptuous image than the elves. Just don’t ask me about any comparison with He Ying Ying. From the male perspective, this makes them look more macho than the Relentless Ones. Then again, it doesn’t matter to a pseudo-elven race with the power level of Fenrir. No matter what, however, they need to live out the image of a mountain dwelling human race no different from the Qiang and Di ethnicities in the modern day Sichuan-Chongqing region.
Yaguryeo:
Previously known as the Cinha, Yaguryeo sounds way better because it sounds way cooler. At the same time, I need to strike a balance between the so-called Big 3 of the Northeast Asian culture. Physique wise, the Koreans are taller/bulkier than the Japanese. This is where I get the idea of the Yaguryeo height ranging from 1.7 to 1.8. As for the physique, that’d be from ectomorphic to endomorphic.
Looks wise, they’re Japanese. Because the Japanese are second only to the Koreans when it comes to being homogeneous, it’s not that hard. At this point, allow me to point out the fact that homogeneous in this context refers to the majority. As much as some Japanese would like you to believe in, the nation has two indigenous races living there. The only reason why we never noticed them is because you don’t get to see Ryukyuans and the Ainu under the Foreign Talent Scheme.
As for the Chinese aspect, it’s called infrastructure.
Sudhlit:
This is the fantasy version of a South Asian. If you want to know what a real South Asian looks like, please understand that the foreign construction worker should not be your only source of information because that’d make you look like someone in ABC’s Dumb, Drunk, And Racist series. After all, Shrey Bhargava is no foreign construction worker.
This Tamil looking race (but that’s because Sudhlits and Tamils are two very different words) lives in the only desert region available. Like Arizona, it’s at the southern end of one big landmass worth two and a half continents since I don’t know whether to classify Tamuria as some sort of Australasia. Unlike Arizona, white people don’t live there.
Looks wise, I’m gunning for a mixture of southern Tamils and the northern Indians. Why I say northern Indians instead of names like Sikhs and Punjabs is because the northern Indians are very likely the result of West Asians migrating towards the east. That’s why there may be moments when we actually confused a Pakistani for an Afghan. Minus the Taliban connection, of course.
Male and female Sudhlits have deep-set eyes of the protruding type. This is not some kind of Spielberg ET movie but actual genetic science. Trust me when I say I’m no dumb, drunk, and racist Singaporean Chinese.
As for facial features, male Sudhlits have a sharper face of the oblong type. The nose is large and sharp with the nasal bridge higher than the Yaguryeo and Tamurians. Female Sudhlits have rounder and softer features with a rounder nose. However, they also have a high nasal bridge like the men.
Physique wise, they’re ectomorphic. When it comes to the height, there’s a large contrast between two genders. The male height goes from 1.8 onwards although they rarely hit the 1.9 mark. Women rarely reach the 1.7 mark with average height spanning between 1.5 to 1.6+.
P.S: I forgot to mention any height differences between the male and female gender for all races so far except for the Sudhlits. And that include the elves and Relentless Ones. Sadly, I’ve yet to get back my PC. Which means Apple+Safari.
https://republicofotters.blogspot.com/2019/04/semi-drifting-12419.html
Interestingly, this day is the day where the Star Awards 2019 is currently being held. Those who are familiar with Mediacorp will know this awards ceremony is... well, for the ethnic majority. This has got nothing to do with racism but rather the way the TV channels work. Just don’t ask me whether a sexily dressed He Ying Ying is part of the culture I’m talking about. Anyway, could it have been worse? Well, Singapore doesn’t have a Montgomery bus boycott throughout 53+ years of independence. So yeah, I have to admit the ideal of a perfect government is forever an unattainable dream. It’s not as if reality is like the hidden ending of Realta Nua.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aShk40wOGQc
Note: It wasn’t my fault that someone switched on the TV because it’s my mother doing that.
Tamurians:
The reason why I started with my version of the Malay race instead of my own race is very simple. You see, there are two aspects to Aeravor’s status of an anti-heroic protagonist. Namely, the Relentless Ones and Tamurians. The former refers to his official ethnicity, the latter refers to his mother inspired by Shamhat in Epic of Gilgamesh. Well, sorta...
Now, the Tamurian skin colour is clearly that of a Malay. You can call it brown or you can call it dusky if you want to impress that pretty Malay girl in your workplace. But you get the idea.
Their facial features is definitely something I need to plan carefully. It’s very easy to tell me to use the actual Malay face as the template. However, my plan is to try doing something more homogeneous rather than something more interracial. This is not me being racist even though I belong to the racial majority in Singapore. Rather, it’s called an un-Singaporean brand of creativity where the main character is a POC instead of someone blessed with a fair complexion.
A convenient template would be the Jomon model. To be fair, the Jomons originally lived in Southeast Asia before moving up north to the most dangerous cluster of islands apart from Indonesia. While this doesn’t deny the fact that the Japanese as we now know them are like 20-30+% Jomon, it doesn’t take anything away from the fact the Jomons originally lived in Singapore before it’s called... well, Singapore. As for the Yayoi people moving in during the 300AD, not only did they end up forming the bulk of the Japanese DNA, they’re the same kind of people as the Chinese and Koreans. But please note that the Yayoi were never a part of the southern regions in China where global immigration came from.
Now back to the Jomons. It’s possible that I’ll go for a mix of the sharper Jomon features and the softer Malay type. The male Tamurian face would have sharper cheekbones, roundish oval face, large nose with proportionally smaller nostrils, medium to large sized mouth, and a squarish chin. The female Tamurian face would have shallow cheekbones, more delicate features than the men, and a sharper chin. As for the eyes, there’s an actual term called the Jomon look where it’s a case of deep-set eyes with a shape closer to a roundish rugby ball than an almond.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-considered-a-Jomon-look-or-a-Yayoi-look-in-Japan
Size wise, I plan for them to have the average height range of 1.8 with the physique type ranging from endomorphic to mesomorphic. From the female perspective, this gives them a more voluptuous image than the elves. Just don’t ask me about any comparison with He Ying Ying. From the male perspective, this makes them look more macho than the Relentless Ones. Then again, it doesn’t matter to a pseudo-elven race with the power level of Fenrir. No matter what, however, they need to live out the image of a mountain dwelling human race no different from the Qiang and Di ethnicities in the modern day Sichuan-Chongqing region.
Yaguryeo:
Previously known as the Cinha, Yaguryeo sounds way better because it sounds way cooler. At the same time, I need to strike a balance between the so-called Big 3 of the Northeast Asian culture. Physique wise, the Koreans are taller/bulkier than the Japanese. This is where I get the idea of the Yaguryeo height ranging from 1.7 to 1.8. As for the physique, that’d be from ectomorphic to endomorphic.
Looks wise, they’re Japanese. Because the Japanese are second only to the Koreans when it comes to being homogeneous, it’s not that hard. At this point, allow me to point out the fact that homogeneous in this context refers to the majority. As much as some Japanese would like you to believe in, the nation has two indigenous races living there. The only reason why we never noticed them is because you don’t get to see Ryukyuans and the Ainu under the Foreign Talent Scheme.
As for the Chinese aspect, it’s called infrastructure.
Sudhlit:
This is the fantasy version of a South Asian. If you want to know what a real South Asian looks like, please understand that the foreign construction worker should not be your only source of information because that’d make you look like someone in ABC’s Dumb, Drunk, And Racist series. After all, Shrey Bhargava is no foreign construction worker.
This Tamil looking race (but that’s because Sudhlits and Tamils are two very different words) lives in the only desert region available. Like Arizona, it’s at the southern end of one big landmass worth two and a half continents since I don’t know whether to classify Tamuria as some sort of Australasia. Unlike Arizona, white people don’t live there.
Looks wise, I’m gunning for a mixture of southern Tamils and the northern Indians. Why I say northern Indians instead of names like Sikhs and Punjabs is because the northern Indians are very likely the result of West Asians migrating towards the east. That’s why there may be moments when we actually confused a Pakistani for an Afghan. Minus the Taliban connection, of course.
Male and female Sudhlits have deep-set eyes of the protruding type. This is not some kind of Spielberg ET movie but actual genetic science. Trust me when I say I’m no dumb, drunk, and racist Singaporean Chinese.
As for facial features, male Sudhlits have a sharper face of the oblong type. The nose is large and sharp with the nasal bridge higher than the Yaguryeo and Tamurians. Female Sudhlits have rounder and softer features with a rounder nose. However, they also have a high nasal bridge like the men.
Physique wise, they’re ectomorphic. When it comes to the height, there’s a large contrast between two genders. The male height goes from 1.8 onwards although they rarely hit the 1.9 mark. Women rarely reach the 1.7 mark with average height spanning between 1.5 to 1.6+.
P.S: I forgot to mention any height differences between the male and female gender for all races so far except for the Sudhlits. And that include the elves and Relentless Ones. Sadly, I’ve yet to get back my PC. Which means Apple+Safari.
Friday 12 April 2019
Semi-drifting 12/4/19
Well, if I’m lucky enough, I may get my PC back by early next week. That’s way faster than expected. Of course there’s a chance that I’ll need to get a new PC since the current machine is already 6 years old. Which means when I bought it, that was during that year which I pulled off the dumbest deed in my entire life.
Recently, I visited the official Neverwinter site for the actual date when everyone will be going under the mountain. Given that the gamers will be having a catch-up event lasting until 23rd April, I won’t be surprised if that very Tuesday would be the day where Undermountain will reach the surface world after a period of underground testing minus all the Kims except for Taeser Kim, Agent Kim, and other Kims belonging to the southern half of salty Korea. In fact, it’s already some sort of a given that new mod releases for Neverwinter always popped up on Tuesday. Until the new mod comes with all the changes, I’m not going to play the Tales of Old event due to tactical reasons involving my main. And yes, the Chosen (wood elf) of Kelemvor remains my main. Truly a case of “Never my god and never my people” indeed.
So what will this post be all about? Basically just some rambling involving the facial features of the individual races of my fantasy world where God doesn’t exist.
Elves and Relentless Ones:
We all know the typical deal. Sharp angular facial features, a height no taller than 1.7, and the typical East Asian three sizes where the women are concerned. So how typical are my elves?
Otherwise known as the Homm’Nua, elven men and women share the same average height. While they’re no six-footer version of the giants in Norse mythology, the range would go from 1.7 to 1.75 or so. But definitely never 1.8.
Build wise, they are what scientists would call an ectomorph. While ectomorphs are lean in frame and have difficulty building muscles, they are also known to have a higher level of endurance, flexibility, and agility. These three physical advantages are exactly what elven warriors are made of. Of course, this would mean the objectified definition of sexy won’t apply to both genders. No Magic Mike and no Mythical Vergara. If you want any of that, the world defining A Requiem From Winter Past is not for you. Better luck in the Japanese 2D world, I’d say.
When it comes to the facial features, the elves do have the typical type we see in the Witcher games starring Geralt of Rivia. The visuals are stunningly real and you don’t need to play the uncensored version to know that. And besides, you can’t buy that version in Singapore anyway unless you do that illegally. However, there are two notable changes.
One, you have the ears. Because I blame the Record of Lodoss War anime aired during 1995, I decided to opt for the Japanese anime variation.
Then you have the eyes. Now while the Asian almond shape is still there, the alignment would be straight rather than slanted. Quite contrary to the dumb, drunk, and racist moments involving people pulling up the outer corners of their eyes, my observation skill revealed the truth about the Asian almond eyes. They’re not always slanted. This isn’t my truth or the Asian’s truth. It is the truth and I don’t have the willingness to deal with post-modern idiots disagreeing with me. And besides, not all Asians have the almond shape eyes. I, for one, have eyes closer to the commonly known version of the West Asian shape. Just don’t ask me how I got it because I don’t want to speculate whether my parents adopted a kid with Ainu blood. Okay, I am digressing here. My point is very simple: The Homm’Nua do have straight almond eyes instead of the slanted version. And it’s racially universal.
When it comes to the eye colour, pure blooded elves always have the emerald green eyes. But if we’re talking about half-elves, their eye colour would reflect that of the non-elven parent.
For body and facial hair, I decided to go for the typical aesthetics. In other words, no hair apart from that on the head. And it’s racially universal. No, I’m not being racist. I’m just being politically incorrect in a nation known for being politically correct.
Now onto the Relentless Ones. The only differences between them and their elitist brethren would be the hair and eye colour.
The hair would be white. Like dark elves if you get what I mean.
As for the eye colour, it’s always blue. Azure to be exact.
P.S: I have to end things here. I don’t have to repeat myself when it comes to the sins of Apple and Safari. So I’m going to end this by upping a meme. Actually it’s intended to be placed in the middle of the post if not for the transgressions of those two brand names.
Recently, I visited the official Neverwinter site for the actual date when everyone will be going under the mountain. Given that the gamers will be having a catch-up event lasting until 23rd April, I won’t be surprised if that very Tuesday would be the day where Undermountain will reach the surface world after a period of underground testing minus all the Kims except for Taeser Kim, Agent Kim, and other Kims belonging to the southern half of salty Korea. In fact, it’s already some sort of a given that new mod releases for Neverwinter always popped up on Tuesday. Until the new mod comes with all the changes, I’m not going to play the Tales of Old event due to tactical reasons involving my main. And yes, the Chosen (wood elf) of Kelemvor remains my main. Truly a case of “Never my god and never my people” indeed.
So what will this post be all about? Basically just some rambling involving the facial features of the individual races of my fantasy world where God doesn’t exist.
Elves and Relentless Ones:
We all know the typical deal. Sharp angular facial features, a height no taller than 1.7, and the typical East Asian three sizes where the women are concerned. So how typical are my elves?
Otherwise known as the Homm’Nua, elven men and women share the same average height. While they’re no six-footer version of the giants in Norse mythology, the range would go from 1.7 to 1.75 or so. But definitely never 1.8.
Build wise, they are what scientists would call an ectomorph. While ectomorphs are lean in frame and have difficulty building muscles, they are also known to have a higher level of endurance, flexibility, and agility. These three physical advantages are exactly what elven warriors are made of. Of course, this would mean the objectified definition of sexy won’t apply to both genders. No Magic Mike and no Mythical Vergara. If you want any of that, the world defining A Requiem From Winter Past is not for you. Better luck in the Japanese 2D world, I’d say.
When it comes to the facial features, the elves do have the typical type we see in the Witcher games starring Geralt of Rivia. The visuals are stunningly real and you don’t need to play the uncensored version to know that. And besides, you can’t buy that version in Singapore anyway unless you do that illegally. However, there are two notable changes.
One, you have the ears. Because I blame the Record of Lodoss War anime aired during 1995, I decided to opt for the Japanese anime variation.
Then you have the eyes. Now while the Asian almond shape is still there, the alignment would be straight rather than slanted. Quite contrary to the dumb, drunk, and racist moments involving people pulling up the outer corners of their eyes, my observation skill revealed the truth about the Asian almond eyes. They’re not always slanted. This isn’t my truth or the Asian’s truth. It is the truth and I don’t have the willingness to deal with post-modern idiots disagreeing with me. And besides, not all Asians have the almond shape eyes. I, for one, have eyes closer to the commonly known version of the West Asian shape. Just don’t ask me how I got it because I don’t want to speculate whether my parents adopted a kid with Ainu blood. Okay, I am digressing here. My point is very simple: The Homm’Nua do have straight almond eyes instead of the slanted version. And it’s racially universal.
When it comes to the eye colour, pure blooded elves always have the emerald green eyes. But if we’re talking about half-elves, their eye colour would reflect that of the non-elven parent.
For body and facial hair, I decided to go for the typical aesthetics. In other words, no hair apart from that on the head. And it’s racially universal. No, I’m not being racist. I’m just being politically incorrect in a nation known for being politically correct.
Now onto the Relentless Ones. The only differences between them and their elitist brethren would be the hair and eye colour.
The hair would be white. Like dark elves if you get what I mean.
As for the eye colour, it’s always blue. Azure to be exact.
P.S: I have to end things here. I don’t have to repeat myself when it comes to the sins of Apple and Safari. So I’m going to end this by upping a meme. Actually it’s intended to be placed in the middle of the post if not for the transgressions of those two brand names.
Tuesday 9 April 2019
Semi-drifting 9/4/19
To be honest, I don’t know what to say here. Because my PC requires some soldering, it means 14 more working days. Which brings the total period of computer cold turkey to an impressive 2 days short of a month. And that excludes weekends. And no, the IPad doesn’t count because there’s a conspiracy hatched between Apple and Safari.
Now if I can get my way, Saturday may well be the day I can to watch the most Christian movie in recent years and perhaps beyond. No, it’s not Noah even though Dr Emma Watson remains one of the prettiest and brainiest girls in Hollywood and beyond. No, it’s not about Moses even though they managed to feature Baleman as the national hero of Israel.
I’m talking about Shazam! where there’s no such thing as perfectionism in word and deed. A movie where someone like Billy Batson is chosen by a higher power despite his worthlessness. If there’s a movie best suited for Singaporeans, it won’t be Crazy Rich Asians or anything done by Towkay Jack Neo. Singapore may not deserve Shazam!, but the same can be said about Billy Batson when it comes to the Singaporean Way. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-oD7B7oiBtw
And yes, I know Saturday is also known as the Sabbath.
One thing I realised about the phone charging scene is the fact that something happened to Samsung before. It’s actually quite similar, just that it’s more nuclear.
The reason why I’m talking about Samsung is because for some funny reason, Taeser Kim will visit Japan from April to May. Why I find this interesting is because that period includes the 10 public holidays running from 27th April to 6th May. Considering the possible double entendre controversy surrounding Reiwa and Abe Shinzo out to emulate Nobunaga no Yabo, will Taeser Kim switch on the TV during 30th April and 1st May? I don’t know tbh. Also, I actually knew about it because I got nothing better to do in the first place.
And progressing from Taeser Kim to the nation known for the Justins, Prime Minister Bieber decided to write a love poem to his beloved Hail! Baldwin. Hopefully I won’t create a Hitler Swift moment here. Anyway, his poem flowed quite well. It sounded like a mixture of free verse and the traditional type. Given his current struggles, moving backwards from the stage to behind the scenes may well be a possible moment. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung weren’t exactly 21st century blokes. Just ask Amanda Bynes and Lindsay Lohan.
Which now comes to the last part. After all, Apple and Safari hate me. In A Requiem From Winter Past, it has always been my plan to use poetry as a substitute for words spoken in Harry Potter. The inspiration came from Unlimited Blade Works, be it Archer’s version or this one.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x_CjygdKQs8
The idea is this: I’m planning to pilfer a few numbers from Hebrew numerology. Namely, three, five, and seven. These numbers indicate the three types of poetry: Those with three lines, those with five lines, and those with seven lines.
The three-line type would unveil the relevant Relic if the effect is offensive based. The five-line type deals with the defensive. As for the seven-line category, it’s effectively a Reality Marble although I need to do some modifications in order not to get sued.
Now if I can get my way, Saturday may well be the day I can to watch the most Christian movie in recent years and perhaps beyond. No, it’s not Noah even though Dr Emma Watson remains one of the prettiest and brainiest girls in Hollywood and beyond. No, it’s not about Moses even though they managed to feature Baleman as the national hero of Israel.
I’m talking about Shazam! where there’s no such thing as perfectionism in word and deed. A movie where someone like Billy Batson is chosen by a higher power despite his worthlessness. If there’s a movie best suited for Singaporeans, it won’t be Crazy Rich Asians or anything done by Towkay Jack Neo. Singapore may not deserve Shazam!, but the same can be said about Billy Batson when it comes to the Singaporean Way. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-oD7B7oiBtw
And yes, I know Saturday is also known as the Sabbath.
One thing I realised about the phone charging scene is the fact that something happened to Samsung before. It’s actually quite similar, just that it’s more nuclear.
The reason why I’m talking about Samsung is because for some funny reason, Taeser Kim will visit Japan from April to May. Why I find this interesting is because that period includes the 10 public holidays running from 27th April to 6th May. Considering the possible double entendre controversy surrounding Reiwa and Abe Shinzo out to emulate Nobunaga no Yabo, will Taeser Kim switch on the TV during 30th April and 1st May? I don’t know tbh. Also, I actually knew about it because I got nothing better to do in the first place.
And progressing from Taeser Kim to the nation known for the Justins, Prime Minister Bieber decided to write a love poem to his beloved Hail! Baldwin. Hopefully I won’t create a Hitler Swift moment here. Anyway, his poem flowed quite well. It sounded like a mixture of free verse and the traditional type. Given his current struggles, moving backwards from the stage to behind the scenes may well be a possible moment. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung weren’t exactly 21st century blokes. Just ask Amanda Bynes and Lindsay Lohan.
Which now comes to the last part. After all, Apple and Safari hate me. In A Requiem From Winter Past, it has always been my plan to use poetry as a substitute for words spoken in Harry Potter. The inspiration came from Unlimited Blade Works, be it Archer’s version or this one.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x_CjygdKQs8
The idea is this: I’m planning to pilfer a few numbers from Hebrew numerology. Namely, three, five, and seven. These numbers indicate the three types of poetry: Those with three lines, those with five lines, and those with seven lines.
The three-line type would unveil the relevant Relic if the effect is offensive based. The five-line type deals with the defensive. As for the seven-line category, it’s effectively a Reality Marble although I need to do some modifications in order not to get sued.
I don’t have much time now because Safari is getting really very nasty with me and I don’t own this Apple device. So...well, here it goes.
Mocking death itself my answer calls
Before the foes my blade beckons
Demons and mortals not a god is seen
A realm of ice and the force of storms
An arrow’s flight or a fatal swing
Lashing back in a single stroke
One man standing and a world sundered
A/N: Above poem belongs to Aeravor and is a legal property of Kuok Ming Hui. Please do not steal just because I am too poor to afford a lawyer. And yes, this statement also applies to the PAP and high SES folks.
P.S: I’m going to plug Shazam! one more time before my attempt to watch it this Sabbath.
Thursday 4 April 2019
Semi-drifting 4/4/19
Okay, so my funny fellow Hokkien guy called me just now. Thanks to his feedback, I realised why I have to fight the lag like an Archer. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=14ax9TL7GZM
In other words, I’ll need to wait for 2 more weeks. After that, I’ll have no choice but to test whether bandwidth gluttony in the family is still at Gilgamesh’s Chaldean level.
In other news, I’ve gotten sick and tired over trying to navigate the obstacles Safari and Apple chuck at me when it comes to scrolling down after getting shot back to the top. The futility was like trying to reason with a random nihonjin from the Nippon Kaigi where actual differences between Jiken and Bōsō are concerned. You know it’s not going to work. Shikata ga nai. So what I’m going to do is trying to write posts without shifting text alignment as much as possible.
Now before I begin, I need to apologise for a moment of misinformation. In one of my previous posts featuring the Ainu and illogical photo taken with a Japanese tourist, I failed to mention the Ryukyuans. Despite Aragaki Yui being an Okinawan, just because she looks like the typical Japanese doesn’t mean Ryukyuans don’t exist. They do exist and they did suffer under Japanese imperialism like China, Korea, and Southeast Asia. The Battle of Okinawa was morally wrong in ways more than one. Google search for that and you’ll know why we need to see the Ryukyuans as fellow brothers and sisters in history. If unborn lives and black lives matter equally much (and they truly do unless you’re a hypocritical activist), then no one should say Ryukyuan lives are made in China. #RyukyuanLivesMatter
This post is about the most sensitive topic of the year. Namely, the controversy surrounding Reiwa. Not some company in Australia (although positive PR is currently needed in Australia right now), but rather the new era name. In this post, I’ll try dissecting it.
Firstly, what is Reiwa? As we all know by now, Reiwa was inspired by a poetry work recorded in the Manyoshu. Worries of nationalism were bound to happen since Manyoshu was effectively Japan’s very own Epic of Gilgamesh. Except that no flooding was recorded. Now the problem with the era name isn’t as simple as a conflict between two sides of the same story.
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3004304/when-japans-emperor-akihito-steps-down-will-his-pacifist
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/04/8185e2949929-japan-says-name-of-new-era-reiwa-translates-as-beautiful-harmony.html
The controversy is more about whether a double entendre was smuggled in. If a pacifist PM was to pull this off, the rest of Asia wouldn’t be calling for him to be crucified. As it turned out, Abe Shinzo’s socio-political stance is always there for all to see. At this point, only time will tell whether he’s willing to be more opportunistic and less idealistic (a trait I suspect Koizumi Junichiro of having despite doing the very same things his senpai-tachi and kohai-tachi have been doing since the Potsdam Declaration declared Japan’s damnation).
This comes to a potentially embarrassing episode where Abe might have to deal with his dis’Abed moment.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/04/national/reiwa-added-list-candidates-japans-new-era-final-stage/#.XKXvRxpGShA
To understand the severity of the episode, one must understand the history of the Japanese press. No, not some kind JAV technique inspired by the Kamasutra but the Kobun incident which made a kombu out of a news media giant of its time.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/01/national/look-reiwa-picked-kept-wraps/#.XKXxwhpGShA
I admit to having a schadenfreude moment while reading this last night. After all, I’m blessed/cursed with a sense of humour like the Brothers Grimm. The only moment topping this would be Heisei 84 listed below.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/01/21/national/media-national/emperors-abdication-highlights-inconvenience-behind-countrys-imperial-naming-system/#.XKX1ExpGShB
The insane manner of divine intervention couldn’t be more evident. An embarrassing moment for Abe Shinzo may not be enough for him to rewrite the post-war Constitution (actually, it won’t), but a prank pulled off by a whimsical Susanoo might just have a better effect than speculations involving Emperor Akihito’s abdication intending to delay Abe’s ambitious vision of a truly abled Japan.
Which now comes to my next point. Such a speculation is no different from speculating whether the Ainu and Ryukyuans will form a terrorist coalition to overthrow the government. In other words, it’s nonsense. Because Safari and Apple are declaring war on me again, I’ll cut this short in point form.
1. The desire to abdicate was effectively a challenge to a law prohibiting such an act in the first place. Simply put, Emperor Akihito’s declaration could carry serious consequences for the government. This was why there were analysts believing that a mutual compromise would be the likeliest outcome.
2. As a result, the entire National Diet got itself into an awkward situation. Approve the abdication and you’ll have to change the law. Say no and you’ll run the risk of disrespecting the Emperor. Remember that Japan isn’t Singapore where doing what I’m doing right now won’t get you into trouble.
3. Was it an overkill to force a delay in this manner? The correct question should be whether it’s practical. This is the most important part. Ask me and I’d say no. Delay merely means letting your firstborn son carry the burden for you. Emperor Akihito has always proven himself to be a shrewd man when it comes to maneuvering in circumstances. That’s how he earned the respect of the world. The courage of Achilles is needed, but you also need the mind of Odysseus.
P.S: I suspect Emperor Naruhito may just be the nationalists’ worst nightmare instead of his father. His courtship of Empress Masako was the stuff of romantic legends before G.R.R. Martin invented the tale of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark.
In other words, I’ll need to wait for 2 more weeks. After that, I’ll have no choice but to test whether bandwidth gluttony in the family is still at Gilgamesh’s Chaldean level.
In other news, I’ve gotten sick and tired over trying to navigate the obstacles Safari and Apple chuck at me when it comes to scrolling down after getting shot back to the top. The futility was like trying to reason with a random nihonjin from the Nippon Kaigi where actual differences between Jiken and Bōsō are concerned. You know it’s not going to work. Shikata ga nai. So what I’m going to do is trying to write posts without shifting text alignment as much as possible.
Now before I begin, I need to apologise for a moment of misinformation. In one of my previous posts featuring the Ainu and illogical photo taken with a Japanese tourist, I failed to mention the Ryukyuans. Despite Aragaki Yui being an Okinawan, just because she looks like the typical Japanese doesn’t mean Ryukyuans don’t exist. They do exist and they did suffer under Japanese imperialism like China, Korea, and Southeast Asia. The Battle of Okinawa was morally wrong in ways more than one. Google search for that and you’ll know why we need to see the Ryukyuans as fellow brothers and sisters in history. If unborn lives and black lives matter equally much (and they truly do unless you’re a hypocritical activist), then no one should say Ryukyuan lives are made in China. #RyukyuanLivesMatter
This post is about the most sensitive topic of the year. Namely, the controversy surrounding Reiwa. Not some company in Australia (although positive PR is currently needed in Australia right now), but rather the new era name. In this post, I’ll try dissecting it.
Firstly, what is Reiwa? As we all know by now, Reiwa was inspired by a poetry work recorded in the Manyoshu. Worries of nationalism were bound to happen since Manyoshu was effectively Japan’s very own Epic of Gilgamesh. Except that no flooding was recorded. Now the problem with the era name isn’t as simple as a conflict between two sides of the same story.
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3004304/when-japans-emperor-akihito-steps-down-will-his-pacifist
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/04/8185e2949929-japan-says-name-of-new-era-reiwa-translates-as-beautiful-harmony.html
The controversy is more about whether a double entendre was smuggled in. If a pacifist PM was to pull this off, the rest of Asia wouldn’t be calling for him to be crucified. As it turned out, Abe Shinzo’s socio-political stance is always there for all to see. At this point, only time will tell whether he’s willing to be more opportunistic and less idealistic (a trait I suspect Koizumi Junichiro of having despite doing the very same things his senpai-tachi and kohai-tachi have been doing since the Potsdam Declaration declared Japan’s damnation).
This comes to a potentially embarrassing episode where Abe might have to deal with his dis’Abed moment.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/04/national/reiwa-added-list-candidates-japans-new-era-final-stage/#.XKXvRxpGShA
To understand the severity of the episode, one must understand the history of the Japanese press. No, not some kind JAV technique inspired by the Kamasutra but the Kobun incident which made a kombu out of a news media giant of its time.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/01/national/look-reiwa-picked-kept-wraps/#.XKXxwhpGShA
I admit to having a schadenfreude moment while reading this last night. After all, I’m blessed/cursed with a sense of humour like the Brothers Grimm. The only moment topping this would be Heisei 84 listed below.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/01/21/national/media-national/emperors-abdication-highlights-inconvenience-behind-countrys-imperial-naming-system/#.XKX1ExpGShB
The insane manner of divine intervention couldn’t be more evident. An embarrassing moment for Abe Shinzo may not be enough for him to rewrite the post-war Constitution (actually, it won’t), but a prank pulled off by a whimsical Susanoo might just have a better effect than speculations involving Emperor Akihito’s abdication intending to delay Abe’s ambitious vision of a truly abled Japan.
Which now comes to my next point. Such a speculation is no different from speculating whether the Ainu and Ryukyuans will form a terrorist coalition to overthrow the government. In other words, it’s nonsense. Because Safari and Apple are declaring war on me again, I’ll cut this short in point form.
1. The desire to abdicate was effectively a challenge to a law prohibiting such an act in the first place. Simply put, Emperor Akihito’s declaration could carry serious consequences for the government. This was why there were analysts believing that a mutual compromise would be the likeliest outcome.
2. As a result, the entire National Diet got itself into an awkward situation. Approve the abdication and you’ll have to change the law. Say no and you’ll run the risk of disrespecting the Emperor. Remember that Japan isn’t Singapore where doing what I’m doing right now won’t get you into trouble.
3. Was it an overkill to force a delay in this manner? The correct question should be whether it’s practical. This is the most important part. Ask me and I’d say no. Delay merely means letting your firstborn son carry the burden for you. Emperor Akihito has always proven himself to be a shrewd man when it comes to maneuvering in circumstances. That’s how he earned the respect of the world. The courage of Achilles is needed, but you also need the mind of Odysseus.
P.S: I suspect Emperor Naruhito may just be the nationalists’ worst nightmare instead of his father. His courtship of Empress Masako was the stuff of romantic legends before G.R.R. Martin invented the tale of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark.
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