Kinda dead

This blog is officially suspended and won't be revived until further notice. I got tired posting at 2 places and the lack of a message board system that Multiply offers.

The message board function really makes my life easier, keeping track of the posts of my contacts and replies to my posts.

However, blogspot does has it's good points. Somehow, Google results favour Blogspot posts more compared to my Multiply posts. So, I will be keeping this site alive, in case some people tries to Google "Lim Han Wei".

Therefore, for more updates in my life. Please visit my multiply site. The site that I started to use for blogging, and always will be.

http://limhanwei89.multiply.com

Thanks for the support!

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Ichigo 100%

Ichigo 100%

Yeah, I know my Nagasarete Airantou review is still pending. Will work on that soon enough. Life's been busy nowadays, with my trials looming just around the corner, as well as the barrage of interviews I had this week (thank god its all over), there's just so little time to blog, as watching anime remains a primary past time. Of course, add in the occasional DotA game on GGClient, or the manga reading, and also Stepmania songs. By the way, I find myself improving alot in Stepmania after seeing a pro play. Hero manages songs in Oni Mode easily while I'm still stuck at Heavy mode.

More Ichigo 100%

12 Episodes of Ichigo 100% done and I find it a little too short. Where did the other 2 years go? Ichigo 100% manga spanned all 3 years of the casts' High School life. The anime only covered the first year of their High School life. Where did all the drama, romance and comedy go? Guess the anime didn't fare as well as the manga, and a season 2 wasn't worth making. Ichigo 100% had been on my to-watch list for a long time. Its a 2005 Anime after all and I've heard of it ages ago. The manga was always a favourite and I sticked through all 17 Volumes of it. Through online reading though, cos I didn't buy the manga.

Junpei is a lucky bastard

The manga focuses more on the romantic development between characters, inner conflicts experienced by them and also the occasional ecchi. The anime is a little generous when it comes to fan service, but overall, it didn't capture much of the series. If only more episodes were made, then it would be very good. For those who want a good romance manga, read Ichigo 100%. I enjoyed the manga alot and still read back once in a while to refresh my memories.

The Anime didn't went far enough to introduce the front 2 girls

Time to finish up the last 4 OVAs of Ichigo 100% and then get it archived in my Hard Disc. To be honest, I'm quite a disappointed fan in this case. Why didn't Studio Madhouse produce another season? Sigh, at least the manga is still there if you can't get enough of the girls surrounding that lucky bastard Junpei.

On a side note, stumbled upon this gem a while ago. And it happens to be the reason I clicked on the "Post" button in Multiply. Death Note + Spongebob = ? Watch to find out more! I totally laughed my ass off after watching this.

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GACC 2008

GACC 2008 Event Poster

Even though its just a little bit, I am regretting the fact that I missed out on GACC. I tried talking Hero into driving down to Melaka for the event but it didn't work out I guess. I missed out on the live performances, cosplays (Lol), and Guilty Gear tournament! I'm also interested in seeing the star of the event, the seiyuu of Kurosaki Ichigo from Bleach. And MMU is like an hour and a half by car only. Hopefully I can make it to GACC 2009?

For those interested in reading up about GACC, visit here for an introduction on what it is.
Kurogane wrote very detailed reports on the event itself, worth checking out for the photos and videos!

Day 1 Ends
A Photo and an Autograph
Motteke Sailor Fuku performance by Hard Gay and Commander Chaos (MUST Watch!)
Day 2 Event Report

Btw, Nagasarete Airantou rocks! Just finished all 26 Episodes of it. I want moar! Gonna review it if I have the time.

Ikuto makes pitiful guys so jealous of him. Lol.

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Australian Access

Sydney Opera House?

Phew. I'm damn tired after being in a confined space for nearly 4 hours, and the large amount of CO2 released by hundreds of people isn't helping much. In fact, its helping me develop claustrophobia.

Studying for University?

Actually, I was attending an Australian Education Fair at IDP Subang Jaya during that time period. You know the drill in these Education Fairs. Its always, queue up > wait for turn (boring...) > talk to university representative (interesting) > fill in forms (sien...) > photocopy documents > pay application/processing fee.

And a mere 5 universities took me nearly 4 hours just to settle the application. Now I appreciate the convenience of tertiary education in UK. UCAS makes things so simple where everything is centralized. However, the limit of 4 Universities for Medicine is a let down. Irish Education Consortium adopts a same system as UCAS, but there's only 4 Universities to choose from anyway in the first place, unlike the 30+ in UCAS. Competition in Medicine is really tough nowadays, I foresee Medicine being a post-graduate-only degree in the near future. And University of Melbourne will start this post-graduate only degree for Medicine in 2009. Why not 2010? Like that I can enroll for Melbourne already... In fact, 2010 is a nicer number right?

To be honest, I'm quite pissed off after filling in so many forms. Now the part I hate most about University Application is filling in forms. And the worst part today is getting bank drafts for processing fees. I ran all the way to Maybank and tried buying bank drafts in AUD. But then, today just had to be my lucky day. With only 1 last International Bank Draft remaining in the bank, I had to choose between sending in my Adelaide application or UWA application first. Sigh, another trip to the bank on Monday again. Hopefully the conversion rate from RM to AUD remains the same or drops instead of rising up. At 3.0, the currency exchange rate can really make a hole in my pocket. Still, this is nothing compared to the 6.3 of Pound Sterling or 4.7 of Euros.

This is how I feel when I fill up Forms...

All that's left is dropping my application to UWA at IDP on Monday and I'm almost done with Australian Universities. I would had preferred settling everything today but then, the bank just had to hate me so much. Ugh... Tough luck today. UNSW is a little fussy, requiring some additional forms to be filled in (again?) and JCU wasn't present today. Will get to that soon but I will be quite busy in the following week. With another 2 more interviews coming up, I have much to prepare for. At least I'm more experienced with Medical Interviews now, since its like my 4th Interview this time around. I'm a Lvl 4 Hero already! Compared to my noobish stats in the first few interviews. Hopefully its a double kill this time around. (Excuse the DotA talk)

Time to sit back and relax as there won't be any education fairs I need to attend anytime soon. All that's left is to fill up a few more forms by June and I'm all done with my university applications. By then, its already time for my A2 Finals,. Speaking of that, my trials is coming soon and I'm so unprepared. Looks like I'm gonna flung my trials (again? same goes to AS Trials).

Yawns. LHW Out.

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University Application

On a side note, rejection normally equals to depression. In this case, its rejection to university access. Bah, I went for 3 interviews and I more or less had a rough idea about my application state. Getting called up for interview means I'm good enough on paper, but in person? That's another story though. All applications were for access to A100 5 Years Medicine course.

Despair?

Application to University of Nottingham didn't made it through the first stage. Guess my B3 in Biology during SPM was the cause. They put a lot of focus on Biology at Nottingham.

Queen Mary London's interview didn't went that well compared to the other 2, its my first interview after all and I'm not THAT prepared to answer these sort of questions. In fact, I wasn't sure what to expect in the interview that time. I wasn't dressed properly too before that, lacking a cotton pants and leather shoes. Thankfully my cousin lent me his. But then, the "Unsuccessful" message was still a let down. Sigh...

Up next was University of Southampton's interview. Being more well prepared was of course 1 thing, but my "whatever" attitude led me to my downfall. Everything went smoothly until I was asked about the Placebo Effect. Reading a passage on this before in a Thinking Skills paper, I had a rough idea what it was. And I had to go ahead and say stupid things that made them think I don't handle ethical situations that well. What a bummer... And I was putting in high hopes for Southampton.

Last one was University of Liverpool. Looks like 3rd time's the charm. Indeed it is. Interview was held at Taylors College Subang Jaya. So, no worries about transportation! Dressed up formal for class that day and attended the interview after class. The people from Merseyside were friendly and I was even more prepared this time, since I was aware of my lack-of-ethical-awareness problem. As usual, the greeting, the answering, the questioning and the interview is over.

Come March 1st. The 3rd and last time I'm gonna see this e-mail has arrived.

On previous occasions, this e-mail led from anticipation to dejection. Hopefully this time around, things will be different.

Tsukasa's feeling anxious too



OMG! Yeah!!

Conditional Offer from University of Liverpool. Yeah baby, now that's what I'm talking about. Looks like I need to push harder for Biology and then maintain grades for other subjects, and then I'm all settled to go watch Steven Gerrard in action. But then, London isn't too far away too, I could still go watch Van Persie in action too.

Thank god all those efforts weren't wasted. I might have a few more interviews coming up soon. So all those preparations will not be put to waste. But then, at least a place in UK is secured. 3rd time's the charm!

Happy~

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