VGHS and Blue Hair
I’m pretty sure most of you have heard of the awesome that is FreddieW, yes? If not then, egads, you live under a rock. So recently, he and his buddies have been working on a webshow surrounding a video game high school, thus the title VGHS. For a webshow done by a bunch of Youtubers, it is awesome! The story is about BrianD who, while playing a FPS with his friends, unwittingly killed The Law, who is thought to be the best FPS player, and of course, he’s not happy with Brian making him look like such a n00b. From there, BrianD got accepted into VGHS and the story will unfold from there. Simple story, really, maybe a lil cliched, but for a webshow, it is cool. Seriously, as a gamer, I would kill to have a school just like that. If you haven’t watched it already, the first episode is here. The trailer for said show is here:
Moving on, in my moment of boredom (and yes, ignoring the pile of assignments to my left), I… COLOURED MY HAIR BLUE. TADA.
Yes, I was that bored. Haha. No, its not permanent. Far from it. This was done using pastels I had lying around. Saw a video on chalking once, and thought I would give it a go. Its really tedious, and makes your hair brittle but otherwise, it doesn’t do much damage to your hair. So, if you want to up your look for a day without breaking the bank of colouring it in a hair salon, and without the damage it would cause on your hair that colouring would, try this out. A bit messy, I should warn you. My hands looked like I was a jötnar.
I’m off to wash this off, and settle my cravings for Canoodling noodles now. I need em. I need proper nourishments before I attempt at doing my assignments. 
Photo Dump Post
I don’t really have any intelligent post to write/say/bicker/rant about, so I’m just going to dump pictures from the ol iPhone. Also, sulking because soon everyone (or almost everyone) I know will be playing Diablo 3 and I’ll just be withering away on my laptop, clawing my eyes out at the sight of my below average assignments. Ugh.
Anyways, remember Hiddles, the unknown dinosaur? He finally met Franco, the cowardly ball boa.
Yeah, Franco is not a fan of Hiddles either. Heh. Lately, I have no idea why, but Franco keeps falling off his branch. This is especially annoying because he’s nocturnal, thus whenever he falls off, there’s a loud, ‘PUMP’ sound and its loud, and I’m trying to sleep. He’s a lil challenged.
When I was in Singapore, the boyfriend got a noisy R2-D2 for me, which now hangs on my MBMJ bag. Well, the boyfriend’s favourite ‘bald’ headed friend got him Chewbacca. Now they can GRRRR and OWEEE-WEE together.
By far the most expensive ticket I have ever purchased for a show, ever. But it was well worth the money. Russell Peters people!
Its actually been awhile since I’ve touched a DVD, original or knock off. Well, this one is most definitely not original because… Well.
While The Woman in Black is far from being remotely scary, it is NOT a hilarious must see. Its not even a must see. A bit on the hilarious side though.
And this movie is far, far, FAR from a hilarious must see. I mean, what.
Le new satchel. I dubbed it, Sith Happens Satchel in Vader (lol, intelligent no?). In my defense, I actually am in need of a black bag, as my old ones are old and zippers were not working and stuff. I love it. I’ve been thinking of actually getting the Cambridge Satchel for quite some time, but I realized that the buckle closure would annoy the fuck out of me. I’m the sort that needs a bag to open in less than 3 seconds so I can get my trusty notebook, and unless I don’t buckle it (which is ridiculous right?), the Cambridge Satchel would just rot in my closet all pretty like. Luckily, there’s this alternative, which has a magnetic closure instead. And as I have a tendency to attach random objects to my bag, because I know a lot of people will have this design, I attached my Darth Vader pin to it. Now looking for a Darth Vader keychain to go with it.
I should stop reading norsekink novels and continue to soldier on with my really, what looks to be, a below average assignment paper. And I still haven’t applied to any internship. Instead, of doing all these important stuff, I drew art:
Love Psalm
Well, fuck. Honestly speaking, I think the answer is quite obvious. Raccoon City all the way. Mainly because when you compare walking undeads and BOWs to the creatures of your mind coming to life to create your own little brand of hell on Earth, I would definitely take Raccoon City any freakin day. I’m too chicken shit to deal with Silent Hill.
The large difference between the 2 is that if you put Tom, Dick and Harry into Raccoon City, they’ll all see the same shit going on, and be, somewhat sane to some degree. If you put Tom, Dick and Harry into Silent Hill, well, thats a different ball game. Each of them will see things completely different to each other, and really, Silent Hill fucks with your mind. And there, things manifest from your own guilt, fears and tragedies to create your personalized Hell. And only if you’re lucky, and you face your fears, forgive yourself, admit your weaknesses, and really allow yourself redemption, only then could you actually escape Silent Hill. True, Raccoon City has the whole time-limit-gonna-nuke-this-shit-out scenario, but heck, I would take my chances with nukes than Silent Hill by a mile.
Keeping on track with all things Silent Hill, Silent Hill Book of Memories. How should I describe thee? I don’t know much about what Book of Memories is about, but apparently you can create your very own character or something, so everyone will experience something a tad different from another. Interesting. NOT. Thus far, it looks horrible. It looks like Silent Hill for kids. The developers should really not be surprised by this. Youtube it, and you’ll see the rage. BUT though, Book of Memories has a really, really, awesome soundtrack. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, who’s been singing for the series since 3, is still as amazing as always.
Currently, I have Love Psalm on repeat. I am so in love with this song. I should go eat something now… And Russell Peters tonight! So excited! I shall leave you lot with this creepy but really lovely song.
if you could rewrite our life any way that you please
would you tear out the pages of our memories?
would you take back the pain and all the hurt we create?
or could you be satisfied with the love that you’ve made
with me?
So Wet!
I tend to find really funny comic panels of Loki in weird positions/situations. This is one of them. Always makes my day, reading old comic books. They’re just hilarious at this day and age. Yes, Thor, keep that brother of yours wet. If you know what I mean. I’ve been spending too much time on NorseKink and not enough time on my assignments. And I’m excited to watch Avengers again with the boyfriend, Kurt, Iqa, Faiz and Naim. Mmmm Tom Hiddleston.
I have taken the habit of reading Silent Hill wiki, watching some Silent Hill 2 and 3 HD Gameplay (because I am poor and I can’t afford the game right now) AND listening to the Silent Hill soundtrack as of late. In the middle of the fucking night. I don’t know why. I even had a weird ass dream that I was actually in Uni, and BAM the Otherworld appeared for no reason and out of no where and we’re all fucking fucked because the only weapon you can find is either a laptop or a bunch of chairs.
On the lol side, I have this feeling that Lady Gaga is a fan of Silent Hill. The way the nurses moves? Exactly how she dances in Bad Romance. And you know she will eventually have some sort of nurse-like costume. She’s so close anyway.
I should stop this new habit of mine and go back to reading questionable literature in the middle of the night instead. Fucking my brains egads.
Loki Just Gets Me
How I feel today while waiting for the train. By Odin’s tits, some people are just stupid.
If Everything Could Ever Feel This Real
Once, I was in a conversation with the boyfriend and we were discussing all things music. Then Everlong by the Foo Fighters came on, and I told him that for awhile now, every time the song comes up, it tends to really remind me of Silent Hill. I’ve always thought the melody of Everlong has always felt… I don’t know, tragic, a tinge of creepy, a promise and a longing of love. For that reason, I feel like its made for the poor souls that are the main characters of the Silent Hill franchise. Thus, I made this video. Featuring Harry Mason, James Sunderland, Heather Mason, Henry Townshend, Alex Shepherd and Murphy Pendleton (because I know next to nothing about Shattered Memories or Origins) and other characters and creatures from their respective games. I should add that due to the differences of gen, the quality is a bit ngeh. Did this really just for fun and to show the boyfriend what I mean.
I’ve been a fan of the games since the time of the PSX. Randomly bought Silent Hill one day as a wee lil girl, and the rest was history. Though really, the very best of them all, for me and majority of the fans of Silent Hill, will always be Silent Hill 2. Nothing has since beaten this game in overall plot, characterization, symbolism, and just down right mother of all creepy-ness. The very recent one, Downpour, featuring the oddly named Murphy Pendleton (right?) was so close to holding a candle to what the franchise used to be before the current PS3 era. So. Close. Plot and gameplay wise, it was great. But it was missing the most important factor that makes Silent Hill, Silent Hill. Creepy-ness. It was far from scary. And I think the only actual boss fight (if you don’t include the stressfulness that is The Void, supposedly the symbol of Murphy’s Thanatos) is the very last monster. Monsters, was another problem. The lack thereof. They’re just… barely there. And I don’t know, comparing them to Silent Hill 2′s art, its just far from being scary. They look ridiculous. Weeping Bat kinda looks like Miss Martian from Young Justice. And the symbolism of them are rather plain.
Random, I’ve always thought that Henry (Silent Hill 4: The Room) is really handsome. Mmmm.
Heck, I’m actually excited for Silent Hill 3D movie this year! I don’t care what people feel about the previous movie, I thought Silent Hill the movie was actually a great video game film. If you have yet to watch it, watch it!
I can seriously go on and on about this beautiful, wonderful franchise, but I shall stop here. Enjoy the video! And this hilarious screencap of Silent Hill 1. Convenient dog is convenient.
hello
I’ve waited here for you
everlong
tonight I throw myself into
and out of the red
out of her head she sang
come down
and waste away with me
down with me
slow how
you wanted it to be
I’m over my head
out of her head she sang
and I wonder
when I sing along with you
if everything could ever feel this real forever
if anything could ever be this good again
the only thing I’ll ever ask of you
you’ve got to promise not to stop when I say when
breathe out so I can breathe you in
hold you in
and now I know you’ve always been
out of your head
out of my head I sang
and I wonder
when I sing along with you
if everything could ever feel this real forever
if anything could ever be this good again
the only thing I’ll ever ask of you
you’ve got to promise not to stop when I say when
How can you NOT think of James and his wife with this song?
I Feel You Robin
Pfft. You’re one to talk, BRUCE.
Young Justice Invasion and Legend of Korra is seriously turning more and more adult by the episode, and they’re both on children’s network. The latest episode of Korra had sexual innuendos AND Bolin got piss drunk. Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network letting up a bit? Either way, I’m not complaining. Still very much hooked on both! When I’m really bored, I catch the new Ultimate Spider-Man. I like to call his team the Hipster Avengers. Its really odd how they de-aged Nova by A LOT. Oh well, there’s Agent/Principal!Coulson.
Super Simple Zombie Make-Up For Beginners
So, in my previous entry, I mentioned that I was working on a How To: Zombie Make-Up for my video assignment. First of all, I would like to thank my two partners in crime/Warriors Three of uni life, who I would not survive without, Casey and Dorothy, and of course, my ever gorgeous lady friend, Joe, for helping me with my assignment. Phew. Well, that assignment is over and done with, and while I am not entirely pleased by the constraints and the result, I’m just happy its out of my hair. Really, I’ll just be content with a pass. Meh.
Now though, I can proudly show you folks how the make up was done! I don’t claim to know everything there is to know about make-up, let alone FX make-up. This was done for an assignment, and I had to keep it really simple. I’m putting it up here for future reference or if anyone wants a really simple tutorial. The video I uploaded over on my YouTube is not how my video assignment ultimately turned out. This version is minus the ridiculous and silly ‘plot’, and was speed up. Lets talk make-up!
As this is a simple tutorial for beginners like us, all of the things you would need is easy to find. The list of things we used:
1. Maybeline BB Cream
2. Johnsons & Johnsons Baby Powder
3. Daiso Triangle Powder Puff
4. Daiso Brown Lipstick
5. Daiso Black Pallet Eye Shadow
6. Daiso Blusher
7. Daiso Brown Lipstick
8. Eye Shadow Brush
9. Elianto Red Eye Shadow
10. 2 variations of Fake Blood (from Ikano’s party shop)
11. Raspberries
Thank Japan for Daiso. Saved me crazy amounts of money, especially on the powder puffs! Where Daiso is only RM5, Watsons and Guardian had a pack for RM20++. And really, with the trial and error you would face, and the smudging you would do, you need A LOT of em powder puffs. And now the steps! In video form:
Before any shooting could even begin, Dorothy, Joe and I experimented on Casey’s face. She didn’t turned out quite as undead as I had hoped. She looked more like a battered hobo, but oh well. Thanks to Casey, we know what works and what is a total no. The actual colour off camera isn’t as striking as it is on camera though, so just be aware of that and make changes accordingly.
Lets just briefly talk on the steps we took and a few tips. BB Cream works well as a base. It makes your skin paler, and we find that it works really well on your lips to take out the natural pink-ness. This was our first mistake with Casey. With her, we didn’t use the cream. Baby powder for the face and neck after you’re done with the BB Cream. Make sure to get it around and behind the ears, especially if you’re going for ear bleeds! And you would want to put a bit extra around the eyes so the colour of the black eyeshadow comes out more. A proper eyeshadow brush really helps instead of using the tiny buds that normally comes with eyeshadow packs. I cannot stress this enough. It makes a gigantic difference. You would need the brush to apply, and then the powder puffs to smudge. When applying the black eyeshadow, lay it on real thick. Think emo. Daiso’s black is surprisingly really good, though it shimmers. The shimmers does not show off much on camera. So, if you’re going for off camera, perhaps one that doesn’t shimmer would be better. Using the grey eyeshadow, apply it to the hollow of your cheek. Suck it in to have a better guide. Then just smudge with a powder puff. You might want to add it around the bridge of your nose, and parts of your forehead too.
Before you get excited over the reds, cut off the edges of the powder puffs to give it texture. I find it nicer when you put the colours in. If you don’t cut the edge, it would give off this unnatural lines that doesn’t look good. With that, apply a not so red (more towards orange-ish?) blusher with the cut off powder puffs around the edges of your forehead, below your nose, around your neck, around your lips and around your ears. To give it more tone, use a darker red over the same area and smudge accordingly. For this, we used Elianto’s matte red eyeshadow. Elianto has awesome selection of colours you can choose from, and they are non shimmering. More importantly, cheap!
Daiso has a nice selection of lipstick you can choose, from really red to really black. Lipstick is actually to draw in more detail, like veins or cuts. We find that you may or may not need to sharpen them, depending on what effect you’re going for. For this, we picked a brown-ish lipstick to draw in vein-like details across the cheek, neck and forehead.
Now to the blood! Ikano’s party shop (the one at the bottom floor) has 2 different types of fake blood you can choose from. The black tubed one is definitely the one you want if you want to apply on your skin. It is much darker (as you can see from the video) and thicker than the second one we used. Apply it to your forehead, and other areas you want. Its really up to you for this one. I suggest adding to your ears! The second one, the ‘Stage Blood’ tube one, is better if you want to dirty your nails or teeth. Its brighter than the first one, so you might want to use that for the teeth, gums and lips. Finally, raspberries are perfect (and delicious!) to give your zombie a ‘I just ate yo mama’ look. We also smudged it over clothes, arms and neck. Make sure you wear something you don’t mind getting dirtied!
And really. Thats it. Like I said, this is a rough guide you can follow, and you can apply changes accordingly depending on your skin tone, what type of zombie you’re going for and whether or not you’re going to be off or on camera. I think this would be perfect for Halloween or a costume party, non?
I had a blast doing this, though not as much when it comes to the actual submission, but a blast nonetheless. Thank you, Dorothy aka Thorothy, Casey aka AHHHH-QUINTO, Joe aka Madame Joe and the boyfriend, and his band, INSTAKE, for always providing me with an awesome soundtrack. Now, on to my next zombie project! Or better ye-
*CONVENIENT ODINSLEEP*
Water and Blood
Isn’t this artwork really pretty? Done by Dreamworks’ Stevie Ray. Its of my current favourite cartoon and character, Nickelodeon’s Legend of Korra. If you have yet to watch this awesome series since Aang’s adventures, then you, sirs, are missing out! The tone of Korra (as of episode 4) is certainly a lot more adult than Aang: The Last Airbender. And the recent episode had flashbacks of adult!Aang, adult!Toph and adult!Sokka for a few split seconds! Egads. I think my heart will weep when they reveal what was their ultimate fate. Somehow, the way the series is gearing, I think there will be lots of heart ache. Eep.
And I should get back to my video assignment now. Here’s a sneak peak of my ‘How to: Zombie Make-Up’ video assignment:
Personally, I prefer my video with a lil bit more fast forward-ness and more clips of the steps, but alas, the rules says no special hoohas and with a ridiculously short time limit, so I feel like my video assignment is ultimately rather ngeh. I WILL however post up the other non-assignment version when I’m up for it. I rather like it. Following my trend of doing everything zombies since year 1 of Uni. Aaah, memories.
Anyway. Back to the work desk I go!
Because–?
That moment when you’ve read the rules of an assignment over and over again, and you think you’re on the right track, but then after doing buckets loads of work, you re-read the rules, and suddenly you’re like, what the fuck, and you’re panicing and wondering if you’re on the right track or you think you’re on the right track but maybe the track you’re following is leading you straight to a big ass fail and then you’re like fuck, what do I do now, because well, shit, its due this Friday, and you’ve been working on this for weeks because you think you’re on the right track but then you re-read the rules and now you’re second guessing yourself and hey, guess what mother fuckers, its too little too late to do anything about it and thus, you have no choice but to follow Tim Gunn’s advice, MAKE IT WORK BITCHES, and thus, here you are trying to make it work under the ridiculous rules that is this assignment, which by the way, you have no idea why you need this subject as you feel like you should have gotten exempted from it but no, you have to take it anyway, so fuck, if you fail, you’re going to hit the roof because seriously guys, but as mentioned, its too late, and you have no choice to make do and hope they won’t be too strict and you’ll be fine and heck, right about now, you’ll be very happy even for a PASS2.
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