Monday, September 29, 2008
MANIFEST 2008@ The University of Melbourne.
Tis' that time of the year again. ^^
The name MANIFEST (which stands for Melbourne Anime Festival) speaks for itself. =P In short, it's a yearly convention held at Melbourne Uni over the last eight years (I think).
(For more information regarding MANIFEST, click HERE)
This was the first time I've ever attended an anime convention. With that in mind, and without realizing MANIFEST has such a strong foothold in Melbourne, I (unfortunately) underestimated the turnout last Saturday. My lack of insight thus resulted in an excruciating 2 1/2 hour wait under the hot afternoon sun. Just to collect my Saturday entry pass which I've booked online weeks before. Geez.
"Le pass". To think I waited in line for a 5cm x 8cm plastic card. I like the little samurai though.Of course my "lateness" have led me to miss a number of key events I wanted to attend - most notably the Cosplay competitions in the afternoon. Some of the anime merchandise I wanted to buy even ran out of stock by the time I got there. (@&%@#!!!).
Oh well. At least I managed to procure a Kon plushie-cum-backpack, with a zipped pouch at his back. To the uninitiated, this is a character from Bleach. Haha. Reminds me of an episode when they fashioned Kon into a backpack. Hilarious! XD
Moral of the story: Collect your passes one day BEFORE you turn up....
Apart from that, the convention was actually pretty good. I was especially surprised by the sheer effort of many who Cosplayed for the event. THEY REALLY LOOKED THE PART. XD
Didn't take many pictures this time around, mainly because I was too hot (from the weather, in case you're wondering =P) and pissed by the "entry glitches".
Some of the photos my sis (Min) took on Sat:
Min with the "One Piece" crew. =)
Min with Roxes (Kingdom Hearts 2) and Tidus (Final Fantasy VII X)
(Edited) A character Scorpion from the game Mortal Kombat taking a shine at a rather gargantuan Moogle. =P
And a few photos taken by a professional at MANIFEST ^^ (to view his picture gallery click HERE):
Erm, don't know where did they come from.... although the character in red looks familiar. =P Help, anyone? (edited: Freya Crescent and Kuja from Final Fantasy IX)
Don't know this one either. lol. But the costume looks good on her, don't you think? =)Labels: Events, Leisure and pleasure
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Hello peeps!!
Third week into psychiatry, and I think I'm getting used to it. haha.
Anyhow, just yesterday we had a range of psych topic sessions, and a consultant added some really hilarious psych-related jokes into his presentations. So I figured, "why not find them online and share them here?"
The first two were included in my consultant's powerpoint. The rest however were found incidentally on the net, which I found amusing and therefore worth sharing. Enjoy!
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Welcome to the Psychiatric Hotline.
If you are obsessive-compulsive, please press 1 repeatedly.
If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2.
If you have multiple personalities, please press 3, 4, 5, and 6.
If you are paranoid-delusional, we know who you are and what you want. Just stay on the line so we can trace the call.
If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you which number to press.
If you are depressed, it doesn't matter which number you press. No one will answer.
If you are delusional and occasionally hallucinate, please be aware that the thing you are holding on the side of your head is alive and about to bite off your ear.
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Christmas Carols for the Mentally Disturbed: 1. Do You Hear What I Hear? (Schizophrenia)2. We Three Kings Disorientated are (Multiple personality disorder) 3. I Think I'll be Home for Christmas (Dementia)4. Hark the Herald Angels Sing about Me (Narcissistic personality disorder) 5. Deck the House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees and...... (Mania) 6. Santa Claus is Coming to Town to get Me (Paranoid) 7. Thoughts of Roasting in an Open Fire (Borderline personality disorder) 8. You better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll tell you Why (Personality disorder) 9. Silent Night, Holy....ooh, look at that froggy - can I have chocolate? Why is France so far away? (Attention deficit disorder) 10. Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells. (Obsessive compulsive disorder)(Note: The joke above was first published in Marooned, a magazine produced by the Cromwell House of mental health facility in 2007. It was however deemed distasteful by a number of people, and they thus demanded the editors to remove the article. Personally I do not think it has any malicious intent whatsoever. Besides, the editorial board was made up of psychiatric patients and staff from the mental health facility.... so my point is, if they (ie: the patients) found the joke funny in the first place and decided to publish it in their mag, why stir things up? For more details and comments, click here) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Neurotics build castles in the sky. Psychotics live in them. And psychiatrists collect the rent. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------A doctor at a mental asylum decided to take his patients to a baseball game. For weeks in advance, he coached his patients to respond to his commands. When the day of the game arrived, everything went quite well. As the National Anthem started, the doctor yelled, "Up Nuts," and the patients complied by standing up. After the anthem, he yelled, "Down Nuts," and they all sat back down in their seats. After a home run was hit, the doctor yelled, "Cheer Nuts". They all broke out into applause and cheered. When the umpire made a particularly bad call against the star of the home team, the Doctor yelled, "Booooo Nuts," and they all started booing and cat calling.Comfortable with their response, the doctor decided to go get a beer and a hot dog, leaving his assistant in charge. When he returned, there was a riot in progress. Finding his tizzied assistant, the doctor asked, "What in the world happened?" The assistant replied, "Well everything was going just fine until this guy walked by and yelled, "PEANUTS!"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------A psychologist is doing Rorschach testing on a patient. With each inkblot he asks the patient what he sees. The replies follow this general theme: "Two people making love". "Two dogs mating". "Two women kissing." "A man masturbating." And so on... Finally he blurts out, "Oh--That's disgusting! I can't even talk about that!" The psychologist says, "It seems to me that you might be a little preoccupied with sex."The patient replies, "What do you mean? They're your dirty pictures!"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------In a psychiatrist's waiting room two patients are having a conversation. One says to the other, "Why are you here?"The second answers, "I'm Napoleon, so the doctor told me to come here."The first is curious and asks, "How do you know that you're Napoleon?"The second responds, "God told me I was."At this point, a patient on the other side of the room shouts, "NO I DIDN'T!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------After she woke up, a woman told her husband, "I just dreamed that you gave me a pearl necklace for our anniversary. What do you think it means?""You'll know tonight." he said.That evening, the man came home with a small package and gave it to his wife. Delighted, she opened it to find a book titled "The Meaning of Dreams."-------------------------------------------------------------------------------A schizophrenic patient comes in to the psychiatrist's office with another schizophrenic friend. "My friend is psychotic lately, he thinks he is Jesus"After a mental exam the psychiatrist happily concludes: "You are right, I congratulate you on your insight.""I knew it," the patient replies. "He is not My Son!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two doctors, a psychiatrist and a proctologist, opened an office in a small town and put up a sign reading: "Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones: Hysterias and Posteriors." The town council was not happy with the sign, so the doctors changed it to read, "Schizoids and Hemorrhoids." This was not acceptable either, so in an effort to satisfy the council, they changed the sign to "Catatonics and High Colonics." No go. Next, they tried "Manic Depressives and Anal Retentives." Thumbs down again. Then came "Minds and Behinds." Still no good. Another attempt resulted in "Lost Souls and Butt Holes." Unacceptable again! So they tried "Analysis and Anal Cysts." Not a chance. "Nuts and Butts?" No way. "Freaks and Cheeks?" Still no go. "Loons and Moons?" Forget it. Almost at their wit's end, the doctors finally came up with: "Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones, Odds and Ends." Everyone loved it. Labels: Just for fun/Meme
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
86 Created by OnePlusYou - Online Dating Service
Not too bad, since I can't type as fast as some of my peers. =P
So how many can you name in five minutes? Have a go and let me know!! XD
Labels: game
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
Some people can be terribly sick when they're drunk. Take the young man 'cruising' on a red party tour-bus in Central Business District (CBD) with his friends, for example.With a half-filled bottle in his hand, he was disinhibited enough to expose his balls, and plastered himself against the bus exit for all Melburnians to see his erm...."little friend". He seemed to be enjoying himself nevertheless, taunting at us pedestrians while the bus drove by. Or perhaps he's just "out of it". His drinking pals were either not bothered with his action, or were simply too drunk to take notice anyway. Hmmm. Quite an 'interesting' (if not disturbing) sight, I have to say. I wonder if he will remember any of this the next morning. And I sure hope he'll get a really NASTY hangover when he wakes up tomorrow..... A typical sight in Melbourne nightlife? I don't know about the "flasher" bit, but given that many tend to overindulge in alcohol during the weekends.... there will be a rowdy crowd or two on the streets. Labels: Events, Random thoughts
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
So it became a norm, with friends (both old and new) enquiring whether I am currently in a relationship, or if I have ever been in one. Not always, but every now and again.So I tell them the same thing every single time: That I am not seeing anyone. That I am not interested at the moment. That I love the idea of singlehood. What I didn't tell them however, is this: I fear many things that may potentially come with relationships. Rejection, abandonment, of not being in control....just to list a few. In retrospect, perhaps this is why I've pushed many away. From the moment I sense something different - that spark of interest, an onslaught of advances.... I bolt for the nearest door, despite liking them too. As you may guess, my actions have obviously baffled many, and hurt a few. *head hung low*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I know, I'm a complex idiot when it comes to matters of the heart. How will I go about undoing this so-called "mess"? Good question, because I've yet to figure it out. But since it isn't exactly a "life-or-death" situation (although some might beg to differ), I'll leave it to another time. There certainly are more pressing matters at hand than this....right? Labels: Random thoughts
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