A whole semester at my uni is coming to an end, but I can't seem to concentrate on things. I'm constantly distracting myself from studying for exams and on top of that, misplacing stuff, like my wallet and my book with thesis notes in it. Sometimes I find I think of too many unnecessary things and end up losing focus on my work at hand.

So, my mini-strategy is to list down thoughts in my head so that I can forget about them temporarily and remember them later, but I enjoy writing things down in abstract meanings (a bad habit) that I am even more distracted deciphering what I thought of earlier. Sheesh.

On a side note, has anybody noticed how weird the official art of Chuck looks? I know he's supposed to be enthusiastic and all, but he really needs to lay off the happy drugs (or roids, whichever works)...

Or more specifically, Bugsy's updated look:

OH HI I AM BUGSY

He looks so enthusiastic, it's kind of creeping me out. I've always wondered whether Bugsy was supposed to be a boy or a girl, and the new Sugimori art isn't really helping. Besides, he had an ambiguous voice in the anime, and was mistaken as a girl in the manga. Weird kid, but still one of my favourite gym leaders from Johto. It's a wonder how he was allowed to become a gym leader when two thirds of his team couldn't really attack anyway.

So they've released the latest info and pics about HeartGold and SoulSilver, remakes of the classic GSC games. I wasn't a big fan of the RBY remakes, but since I became a full-fledged fan of the Pokemon franchise during the GSC days, Gold and Silver hold a certain nostalgic value for me.

So I'm sorta looking forward to seeing how they can jazz up these versions. IMO, Gold and Silver brought some of the most revolutionary concepts to the franchise, especially the introduction of breeding and awesome Dark and Metal types. I thought that the GSC Gym Leaders were the plainest though, but I really enjoyed seeing the RBY Gym Leaders after beating the Elite Four.

Just my two-cents on the remakes. I'll probably draw some GSC art sometime soon. Nostalgia is a powerful thing .

What is dislike about exams is the agonising the day or two you have to spend before the exam itself. My exams are really spread out this time around, giving me ample time to study. And when I have ample time to study, well, I hardly study at all.

To while away the time, I've been reading The Facts behind the Helsinki Roccamatios and Rule of Four. This is a bad sign you see, since I rarely read books at all.

I've also been playing the entertaining Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - until I realised I was playing the wrong game chronologically. So I've been forced to backtrack to play Justice for All first =__=


Boy do I hate sitting for exams.

...the Academy Award winning animated short 'La Maison en Petit Cubes'? I was watching Part 1 on YouTube a few days back but Part 2 was removed before I could finish watching it! (Shortly after all traces of the video were removed due to copyright issues )

It's a really beautiful animation with a storybooklike feel, which stands out from the usual 3D animations. It probably has the best soundtrack out of the 5 nominees for that category as well. If you manage to find a file of it lurking on the web, be sure to watch it! (Oh, and you could be a kind soul and pass it on to me - I would really love to see how the story ends.)