Erm...what should I post?

Today I have biotech group presentation, of which my topic was "Recombinant Vaccine", changed from the original title "Production of Recombinant Vaccines" due to some sort of unexpected reason. Even more surprising, my group was selected to be the first out of all 7 groups to present...Yeah I'm a bit nervous, and it eventually didn't turn up quite well for me, even though I still can answer the questions given by the lecturer. Well, that's what I got for last-minute preparation. Really, I only concentrate on doing the preparation yesterday; from reading all the articles, arranging the points and make the powerpoint slides. Well, at least I discover some interesting fact about Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), the background history of the production of vaccine, and recent progress in the vaccine production to prevent HSV.

Before return home, I realize that I didn't have any slot left on my Metroticket, so I went to the post office and bought the tickets, as well as a DVD-R, since I need to burn something in order to store more files in my external HD. Back home, as usual, a couple of DotA, testing Hinokakera and AliBAT, and a bit of nap (I slept for only about 4 hours last night, huhu).

Well, enough of my natter I guess. I need to call it a day, and wake up early tomorrow to watch Liverpool vs Chelsea match. I do hope that Liverpool can go to final, but on the contrary, Chelsea advancing to final would also be great, because I would love to see Man Utd lift the Premiership, League and UCL in front of them, hahaha.

Yousei Teikoku - Gothic Lolita Propaganda

band / artist : Yousei Teikoku (妖精帝國),
album : Gothic Lolita Propaganda
year : 2007
genre/styles : gothic


Track List:
1. Ｇｏｔｈｉｃ　Ｌｏｌｉｔａ　Ｐｒｏｐａｇａｎｄａ
2. ｌａｓｔ　ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
3. Ｖａｌｋｙｒｊａ
4. Ｎｏｂｌｅ　Ｒｏａｒ
5. Ｌａｂｙｒｉｎｔｈ
6. Ｃａｎａｒｙ
7. あしたを許して/ashita o yurushi te
8. Ｖｅｒｍｉｌｉｏｎ　Ｔｉａｒａ
9. Ｆｏｒｔｕｎａ
10. 鮮血の誓い/ senketsu no chikai(Oath of Blood)
11. Ｉｒａ
12. 孤高の創世/kokou no sousei (MIND the Creation)
13. Ｐａｔｒｉｏｔ　Ａｎｔｈｅｍ

::some translation might be wrong. Need to recheck...::

available for torrent here, or direct download here

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Darkness+Cuteness Overdose!! Oh my, one of my favorite soundtrack so far, especially since it's from Yousei Teikoku. Released on 25th April 2007, which is exactly 5 days ago.
I first know about Yousei Teikoku when I bought Mai-Hime Unmei no Kitoujou OST, and I was amazed by Yousei Teikoku song, especially Last Moment. Other great songs in that OST include Kouji Busshita Ether Rinkai, Fortuna and Igyou. This album still mantain the gothic concept, with the popular songs from the previous Mai-HiME game OST are included (Last Moment and Fortuna).

Seishoujo Ryouiki

Title: Seishoujo Ryouiki "聖少女領域
By: ALI PROJECT
From: OP Rozen Maiden Träumend ローゼンメイデン・トロイメント


Romaji

Mada iwanaide jumonmeita sono kotoba
Ai nante hane no youni karui
Sasayaite PAPA yori yasashii TENO-RU de
Ubau kakugo ga aru no naraba

Hyakuman no bara no BEDDO ni umoremiru yume yori mo
Kaguwashiku watashi wa ikiteru no
Dou sureba minikui mono ga habikotta kono sekai
Kegarezu ni habataite yukeru no ka
Hitori mayu no naka manabitsuzukete mo
Suishou no hoshizora wa toosugiru no

Mada furenaide sono furueru yubisaki wa
Hananusubito no amai tamerai
Furete mo ii kono fukai mune no oku ni made
Todoku jishin ga aru no naraba

Hakuba no oujisama nante shinjiteru wake janai

Bibiwareta GARASU KE-SU ni kazarareta junketsu wa
Horobiyuku tenshitachi no shinzou
Mata asu mo mezameru tabi ni hyakunen no toki wo shiru
Nemurenai tamashii no ibarahime
Kuikomu kanmuri hitoshizuku no chi ni
Aa ima ga shinjitsu to omoishiru no

Mada ikanaide tsukiakari no keitai de
Ayamachi ni kizuite shimaisou
Yasuraka na nukumori ni dakare kowaretai
Watashi wa tsumi no onna no deshou ka

Sotto koborete kuru namida no imi sae wakaranai

Mou iwanaide jumonmeita sono kotoba
Ai nante kusari no youni omoi
Sasayaite PAPA yori yasashii TENO-RU de
Donna kakugo mo dekiru naraba

Saa chikatte yo sono furueru kuchibiru de
Mitsu wo tsumu karyuudo no TOKIMEKI
Saratte ii kono fukai mune no okusoko wo
Inuku yuuki ga aru no naraba

Anata tsukamaetara keshite nigasanai youni shite


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English Translation

Please don't say those cursed words yet
Love is light like feathers
Whisper with a tenor that is kinder than papa
If you're ready to rob

More fragrantly than the dream that I have and is buried in millions of beds of roses
I am alive
What to do? In this world that ugly things overran
Can I go and fly unblemished?
Alone in the cocoon, even if I continued to learn
The crystal starry sky is too far away

Please don't let your trembling fingertips touch me yet
A flower stealer's sweet hesitation
You may touch me, if you're confident
That you will reach to the depths of my profound chest

Isn't there a reason to believe in my prince on a white horse?

The purity decorated by the cracked glass case
Is the heart of the fallen angels
Every time when I awake again on tomorrows, I know the time of centuries
A briar princess with a sleepless soul
A crown that eats into me; in one droplet of blood
Ah, now I know the truth

Please don't go yet; with figure of the moonlight
You seem to have noticed your mistake
I want to embraced by and destroy the tranquil warmth
Am I a sinful girl?

I don't even understand the meaning behind my tears spilling softly

Please don't say those cursed words yet
Love is heavy like chains
Whisper with a tenor that is kinder than papa
If you can be ready for anything

Come now, vow! With your trembling lips
The nectar picker's palpitations
You may steal me away, if you have the courage
To shoot through to the bottom of my deep chest

When I catch you, please make it so that I won't ever let you escape


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Kanji

まだ云わないで 呪文めいたその言葉
「愛」なんて羽のように軽い
囁いて パパより優しいテノールで
奪う覚悟があるのならば

百万の薔薇の寝台(ベッド)に
埋もれ見る夢よりも
馨しく私は生きてるの
どうすれば醜いものが
蔓延(はびこ)ったこの世界
汚れずに 羽ばたいて行けるのか
ひとり繭の中 学びつづけても
水晶の星空は 遠すぎるの

まだ触れないで その慄える指先は
花盗人の甘い躊躇い 触れてもいい
この深い胸の奥にまで 届く自信があるのならば
白馬の王子様なんか 信じてるわけじゃない

罅割れた硝子厘(ケエス)に
飾られた純潔は
滅びゆく天使たちの心臓
また明日も目覚めるたびに
百年の刻を知る
眠れない魂の荊姫 くい込む冠
一雫の血に ああ現実(いま)が
真実と思い知るの

まだ行かないで 月光の結界で
過ちに気づいてしまいそう
安らかなぬくもりに抱かれ 壊れたい私は
罪の子なのでしょうか そっと零れてくる
涙の意味さえわからない

もう云わないで 呪文めいたその言葉
「愛」なんて鎖のように重い
囁いて パパより優しいテノールで
どんな覚悟もできるならば

さあ誓ってよ その震える唇で
蜜を摘む 狩人のときめき 攫っていい
この深い胸の奥底を 射抜く勇気があるのならば
貴方 捕まえたらけして 逃がさないようにして

Doujin, doujin and doujin......

This is a "doujin weekend" for me. First I found a bunch of doujinshi, most of them based on Fate/Stay Night, and then on Saturday my pal on Youtube send me a link to a webbie to download tons of Doujin Games.

Seriously, finding a doujin which does not contain H-theme on the internet is very difficult. For example, if you try searching for Final Fantasy doujin, most of the time when you googling you'll only find Yuri/Yaoi/H FF doujin. But luckily Fate/Stay Night non-H doujin are much easier to find. I search at Evil-Empire website and found various non-H FSN doujin, and most of them are great and some are hilarious t read. Among my favorite FSN doujin are "Gorgon Double Flat", "FSN Comic Battle", "A Short Break" and "Unlimited Maid Works". Others doujin titles that I found are non-H Chobits, EyeShield 21 and Valkyrie Profile. Now I'm still searching for oher interesting doujinshi....Like School Rumble, Rozen Maiden or Tri-Ace doujin.

Next the doujin games. I've already a couple of doujin stash in my laptop at the moment, like Fatal/Fake and Fate/Sword Dance (Fate/Stay Night), Eternal Fighting Zero, Super Cosplay War Ultra and Melty Blood React. Then I found a vid in youtube showing a Valkyrie Profile doujin games called Valkyrie Fight Tag, and later got the link to download the game. There're also a couple of other doujin games provided at that site, thus I'm using this chance to download other games wich might be interesting. Most notably, I found Rozen Maiden dojin game "AliBAT", a very popular dojin among RM fan. Other titles that I downloaded include Crista Caelestis, Hinokakera, Fight Tag Magical Match and Suzumiya Haruhi no Gyakuten. Currently I'm enjoying these games, especially Valkyrie Fight Tag, Hinokakera and AliBAT.

For Valkyrie Profile Tag, they're based on Vakyrie Profile Lenneth, with characters vary from Lenneth, Brahms, Freya, and even the einherjar like Yumei and Mystina. The moves are exactly looks like the moves/skill in the original games, with a little tweak at the animation. Well, at least Nibelung Valesti is still there. The main story follows the A path of the game,which leads to final boss against Loki. Darn, unlike the game, this Loki was a real pain to be killed. Even my favorite combo of Lenneth and Hrist can't beat him...Maybe I need to start practice using Nibelung Valesti 2...

Then AliBAT, based on Rozen Maiden. All dolls are present, including the 7th doll Barashuissho. The gameplay is a little bit hard, I don't even have any idea how exactly does the game works. All I know is that we need to collect items to gain power, and use it to hit the opponents. We also can dash and jump to avoid the spell. Overall, the game is nice, but I feel that it lack the story element.

And finally Hinokakera, a 3D dojin based on...I don't know. I need to searchmore infos on this...But the game is pretty cool, with the special effect and smooth gameplay.

To be continued...maybe.

Valkyrie Profile series

The first few weeks of my holiday in Malaysia last December, I spent my gaming time playing a great game entitled Valkyrie Profile Silmeria for PS2. After finishing almost 99% of the sidequests, I move on to the prequel, Valkyrie Profile Lenneth for PSP. There's simply too many things about these games that really attract myself.

The game is mainly based on Norse-Scandinavian Mythology, story about the war between the Aesir and Vanir (and some other races) which involves the world of Asgard, Midgard, Alfenheim and Nifelheim. The lord of the god, Odin ordered the battle maiden valkyrie (Lenneth Valkyrie) to go down to the earth and search for selective human soul to become einherjar to fight for them. It is this plot which was mainly focused on Valkyrie Profile Lenneth (PSP), while the other series Valkyrie Profile Silmeria mainly focused on the conflict within Asgard and the Silmeria Valkyrie itself, and not focusing on the Ragnarok (Well, they're thousand years before Ragnarok).

So what's so special about these games? Firstly, the gameplay and battle system is simply awesome. Suprisingly, both games uses linear gameplay but still clearly manage to depict the 3D environment, a concept rarely used in rpg games. We can only move the character either forward or backward, with the junction in between, and we can jump through obstacles, doing many tricks with the crystal tricks to complete the sidequest. In addition, many sub-elements are added to enhance the gameplay. Just like Shadow Hearts with its unique Judgement Ring System, Valkyrie Profile, particularly VP2 Silmeria adapt a system called Sealstone, which will totally affect our performance in battle as well as in the field, particularly during the 2nd half of the game. These include increase attacks, enhance jumping and even change the gender.

During the course of the game, we are able to recruit ectra characters called "Einherjar", which will aid us in battle, if we chose to use them in battle. Ultimately, Einherjar is subject to be released to the Asgard to serve for Asgard army. However, while in VP Lenneth releasing Einherjar is compulsory, in VP Silmeria it isn't. But, releasing einherjar in VP2 with decent/perfect equipment will grant us very nice items, mostly which boost our stats. For example, releasing a heavy warrior einherjar with Tyrfing, Conqueror Armor, Ether Crown, Red Boots and Wind Gloves will grant us items which will significantly increase STR (strength) as well as Int, Dex, Con and Agi. Not to mention there're 4 heavy warriors, 7 mages, 4 light warriors, and 5 archers. Releasing them with perfect item set, and feed all the stat-boosting items to one character (main-story character) will make the character almost invisible. Therefore, even though it's not necessary, releasing einherjar is still a great option.

Secondly, the battle system. Battle system in Silmeria differs significantly than Lenneth (though the concept is still the same). Each character correspond to their respective button for attacks (square triangle, X, O). I only focus on Silmeria battle system since it is more interesting. In battle, we can rip the enemies apart piece by piece by attacking at the right points (well, luck plays major part in this, as well as attack setup). Bonus will be given if we knock the enemies in air or while it was knocked down. With the right combos, you can also setup some beautiful combos. By this, it means that you can do whatever you want to make it looks cool. You can simply use Rufus' Killing Thorn continuously to score 999 hits, slash and slide like Lenneth, teleport-hit and then blast with various kicks or laser like Freya, or even use archer Aiming Wisp multiple combos, which looks really cool.

Also, one special feature on the battle system is the Soul Crush system (or PWS-Purify Weird Soul in Lenneth). It's like Overdrive in FFX, Limit on FFVII or Mist Knack in FFXII. By continuously hitting the enemies, the "heat gauge" at the left bottom of the battle creen will increase and once it's full (100), characters which participate in the attacks can perform their Soul Crush/PWS. Every hits in SC (Soul Crush) will increase the damage of the next hit by 1%, so if you cumulate 999 hits = 999% increase damage! So of course using the strongest, lesser hit SC like heavy warrior' Soul Evocation will result in MASSIVE damage. Everyone have their distict Soul Crush (except heavy&light warrior and archer einherjars), and by cumulating multiple Soul Crush we usually can kill the enemies in just 1 attack phase (some bosses might survive that). And there's tons more to say about the battle...

Then the sidequests. The game offer, if not vast, great sidequest to complete. Even though it's not as much as that in Star Ocean 3, the sidequest especially Seraphic gate is quite satisfying and challenging. We need to do some trick in order to obtain all treasure chests, then need to beat certain bosses to obtain extra characters, and the best weapon in the game. Not to mention releasing the einherjar itself is considered as part of the sidequest. And once we've beat the 2nd last boss of Seraphic Gate (Etherial Queen), we have virtually obtained all available characters in the game, including Freya and Valkyrie.

Lastly the graphic of the game. The game was beautifully developed, with fantastic scenery and character design. The moves in battle was smooth, and the FMV and Soul Crush also catch my eyes. Well, not much to say here, see them for yourselves in google or Youtube or any official website.

Cool Edition

Title: COOL EDITION
By: Natsuko Kuwatani (桑谷夏子)
As: Ryouko Asakura (朝倉涼子)
From: The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi

Romaji

"yaranakute koukai suru yori mo, yatte koukai shita hou ga iitte iu yone?"
"genba no tokudan de, kyoukou no henkaku wo susumechatte mo ii wa yone?"

yaranai kamo yaritaku naru kamo Breakin'
endo teroppu ni namae sae noranai
inochi no kodou tannaru hakei ni shika omoenai shi
kotaisa nante dou demo ii janai

tsumetai kokoro de yokatta wa datte
mokuteki ga subete... jamashinaide!
yasashisa ni tsutsumaretemo
nanto mo nai no I'm in the dark

"datte watashi wa, hontou ni anata ni shinde hoshiin damono."

jibun no imi wa jibun janakutemo All right
LAST no WALTZ odoru you ni kietai
atsui kimochi waraeru wa suuji ni sureba nanketa?
tsumaranai hodo muki ni naru no ne

kanjiru sekai wo misete agetara
amari no kyoufu ni... hirefusu deshou
bakageteru yume no arika
sonna basho nado shiranai

"anata ga shineba kanarazu suzumiya haruhi wa nanraka no ACTION wo okosu."
"tabun ookina jouhou bakuhatsu ga kansoku dekiru hazu. matatonai kikai dawa."

"ja, shinde?"

kanjiru sekai wo misete agetara
kigou no raretsu ni... nomikomareru
tsumetai kokoro de yokatta wa datte
mokuteki ga subete... jamashinaide!
yasashisa ni tsutsumaretemo
nanto mo nai no I'm in the dark

"itsuka mata, watashi mitai na kyuushinha ga kuru kamoshirenai."

"jaa ne."

English

"They say it's better to regret doing it than to regret not doing it, right?"
"It's okay for me to force a sudden change based on my onsite observations, right?"

I might not do it, but then again I might.
My name isn't even in the ending credits.
The heartbeats of life are nothing but a wave pattern to me.
I don't care a bit about individuality.

I'm glad my heart is cold, I mean,
I can achieve my goals. Don't get in my way!
Even if I'm surrounded by warmth,
I don't feel a thing. I'm in the dark.

"You see, I really want you to die."

My will is not my own, but that's all right.
I just want to disappear like a last waltz.
I could laugh at your passionate feelings. How many rows are those in numerals?
You are boring me with your seriousness.

If I show you the world I experience,
You'll probably be paralyzed by fear.
A place of dreams? How foolish.
I know not of such a location.

"If you die, Haruhi Suzumiya will surely produce a reaction."
"I'll probably get to observe an information explosion. It's an unique opportunity."

"So, please die?"

If I show you the world I experience,
You'll probably get lost in the enumeration of symbols.
I'm glad my heart is cold, I mean,
I can achieve my goals. Don't get in my way!
Even if I'm surrounded by warmth,
I don't feel a thing. I'm in the dark.

"Someday, someone radical like me will probably appear again."

"See you."

Kanji

「やらなくて後悔するよりも、やって後悔したほうがいいっていうよね？」
「現場の独断で、強行の変革を進めちゃってもいいわよね？」

やらないかも　やりたくなるかもBreakin'
エンド・テロップに名前さえ載らない
命の鼓動　単なる波形にしか思えないし
個体差なんて　どうでもいいじゃない

冷たい心でよかったわ　だって
目的がすべて・・・邪魔しないで！
優しさに包まれても
なんともないの　I'm in the dark

「だって私は、本当にあなたに死んでほしいんだもの。」

自分の意味は　自分じゃなくてもAll right
ラストのワルツ踊る様に消えたい
熱い気持ち笑えるわ　数字にすれば何桁？
つまらない程　ムキになるのね

感じる世界を見せてあげたら
あまりの恐怖に・・・ひれ伏すでしょう
バカげてる　夢の在り処
そんな場所など知らない

「あなたが死ねば必ず涼宮ハルヒは何らかのアクションを起こす。」
「たぶん大きな情報爆発が観測できるはず。またとない機会だわ。」

「じゃ、死んで？」

感じる世界を見せてあげたら
記号の羅列に・・・のみ込まれる
冷たい心でよかったわ　だって
目的がすべて・・・邪魔しないで！
優しさに包まれても
なんともないの　I'm in the dark

「いつかまた、私みたいな急進派が来るかもしれない。」

「じゃあね。」

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Im addicted to this song~

Triple Delight for Man Utd

Man Utd got something to remember at gala dinner in London. Cristiano Ronaldo won PFA Award Double for PFA Player and Young Player of the year; Sir Alex Ferguson won Special Merit Award and out of 11 PFA Premier League Team of the Year, 8 of them are from Man Utd. Those players are Van Der Sar, the defence quartet Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic and Evra, Scholes, Giggs and of course, Ronaldo.

Being heavily criticized for his role in the departure of Wayne Rooney in 2006 World Cup, Ronaldo stood up against those criticism and perform sensationally in almost each match, and still mantain good partnership with Rooney on the pitch. This is a quite remarkable achievement for him, considering what he had endured in the pre-season.

Well, it's somewhat fun to read his comment upon receiving the award, his most typical reaction/comment: "Everything is right this season and I am really enjoying it". "At this moment, I am consistent. I am more mature now and I am playing better". You can see this comment in almost all post-match interview involving him.

anyway, the full award list:

PFA Player of the Year

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd)
   
2. Didier Drogba (chelsea)
   
3. Paul Scholes (Man Utd)
   

PFA Young Player of the Year

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd)
2. Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)
3. Aaron Lennon (Tottenham)

PFA Premier League Team of the Year 2007


#edit
Recently he won another award, PFA Fan' Player of The Year, thus making him winning a Treble PFA Award.

Youkoso

Welcome to my very first blog. I'm not really into webbloging, but I feels like writing something, so here it goes.
Nothing much to write right now, but I just finished watching EPL footbal match Man Utd vs Middlesbrough. What a dissappointing match...

Well, to be continued later...