Metanorn Team & Aniblogging
A sneak peek into Metanorn’s Team and their aniblogging habitat. Oh we know, we are very international~ ^^
Distance knows no bound and we are united off borders and for forever~! Please don’t make me write such cheesy lines… Oh but I did. FFFFFFFU– Ahem, anyway! How are you all doing this fine morning?! Over the Monday blues or is it just starting? I’m over mine and damn, it was not pretty! Though, forget about my lousy day and come to the thick of things as I bring you something totally fresh off the METANORN press.
Behold the new Team picture! Yes, this took forever to make…! 4 hours to be exact. The idea of it came to me while browsing TYPE-MOON images and four of my favourite characters framed one after the other. A light bulb went on and I emailed my team to select an anime character that majorly defines them and find me their profile poses. Some I used but some I couldn’t and had to actually scourge for so that it fit well with others. I love the colour black so no wonder, it’s the main background. All staff names are highlighted in their chosen colours, while the beaded font for the heading signifies the fact how closely-knitted we are, just like a beaded chain.
I’ve been brewing this collaboration for some time now (months to be exact), but for one reason or the other it kept on being delayed and then Fall came and everyone went busy or MIA. Anyway, my purpose for this post is to give you a sneak-peek into the dens of Metanorn writers, what they feel about aniblogging and our Winter 2011 Plans. What makes us click, if you will because we are definitely bent on sharing the fandom love. We are spread around the world and even time differences do not matter. The following picture actually seems like the ones found in any MNC corporate site, under “Contact Us”, mapping all regional offices. Though, this is where we currently reside atm. And plan to take over the world soon. XD
Before, we showcase our hideouts, just a quick list on what to expect episodics-wise from the team, starting this week (this does not include the carry-over titles from Fall and OVA/Movies):
Now on to some amusing RL pictures:
Hato-kun
Aniblogging Habitat & Desktop~
Extra Sneak peek
Now, aniblogging is an interesting thing. There is a certain style to it, as does any sort of writing. If you’d have asked me for an anime review at the beginning of the year, I would’ve been stumped. I couldn’t have done it. If you’d have asked me to write another sort of review, be it game, film, book, music, play, now that I could do. But not anime. The audience you write for is different. Thankfully, Metanorn helped amazingly with that. Thanks to all my fellow writers and our amazing hybrid writer/god, I can write a decent anime review. They aren’t half bad, and wouldn’t you agree? I’m ani-blogging, because it’s a challenge. While I don’t find it easy, per-sé, it’s not difficult because I enjoy every second of it. Bottom line is, Metanorn is awesome. And that isn’t going to change anytime soon.
Overcooled
Aniblogging environment
Current Desktop
The original reason I took up aniblogging was because I realized that my anime rants to my friends weren’t going anywhere since most of them don’t like anime. Tired of getting blank looks and zero discussion about what I was watching, I decided to actually get INVOLVED and try out for Metanorn. People will catch things that I missed, provide insight from the manga, or have a completely different view of things that makes watching anime all the more immersive. I guess you could say aniblogging is all about the communication between the reader and the writer, and seeing things through other otaku’s eyes. Of course, sometimes I simply just DON’T agree with people, but that’s a given in life. =P Also, it’s fun. I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t like it (unless I got paid). I get to flex my writing skills – something I rarely get to do anymore since the only writing I do for school is lab reports – and become pseudo-famous for it. I enjoy doing it, and hopefully you guys enjoy reading it. That’s all there is to it~
Will
What I like about aniblogging… wait a sec, I’m not aniblogging at all. *Cough* *Cough* What I like about being a webmaster/web-hoster/epic-Linux-user/programmer/you-name-it is the fact that I’m the guy who’s giving life to crazy and awesome ideas (new metanorn and JuStChat) and that I’m the guy everyone is relying on. So far, Metanorn is my biggest project in terms of hits/views and the Chatbox is the longest and most complex program I’ve ever written, this really gave me a lot of exp. points in general programming, so much that I leveled up ( XD ). That’s a really gamer way to put it, but anyway. Every time I tell people that I’m a webmaster and web developer, they ask me “Are you paid for that?” and the answer is always the same: “Of course… not”, then they go “WHAT! You should be paid for that!” and I just say that I don’t mind, since this is what I love, whether I’m paid or not won’t change a thing.
The big question here is: How did I ended up being a webmaster/programmer/…? and on top of that: How did I end up on ani-blogging sites?
Well, I don’t really know, it just happened. My friend, that everyone knows, TSRL, decided to start a new podcast, the DDD, with some people from the RRFDP or something like that. To be honest, I don’t know (and/or remember) the full story. Anyway, so they started out on an ugly Blogger site, so I proposed myself to make them a stable and beautiful website and to also host them (in my epic basement server that is). Then on November the 12th at 4:14 AM local time, I received the e-mail that changed my life (same thing as in The World God Only Knows XD), I’ll let you guys guess from whom that e-mail was *cough*Kyo*cough*. Then came the whole Metanorn migration hell, the reprogramming of it’s theme et cetera. And that’s pretty much it, that’s how I got involved in aniblogging related sites.
My epic basement server (WilliSite + JuStChat):
Specs: 1GHz AMD Athlon, 512Mb RAM, 80Gb HDD and 1000Mbps D-Link NIC
My epic basement server’s desktop (text only XD):
Last login: Wed Dec 22 22:33:37 2010 from 192.168.0.100 Have a lot of fun... will@server:~>
My epic basement network (1 router and two 8-port switches… all full… 16 devices plugged in):
From left to right: NAS of 2TB (mainly holds backups), Cable modem (15Mbps down / 1Mbps up), D-Link Gigabit Wireless N router, two 8-port D-Link switches.
My dev environment:
And finally, Current Desktop:
Hoshi
Aniblogging environment
Current Desktop
~Whenever I tell someone, anyone, about the fact I write for an anime website, the first thing they ALWAYS ask me is, “Oh, so do you get paid?!”. Of course, being a poor person who can only afford one fandom at a time, I answer with an “I wish!” but I always smile and continue with “I love it though, so I don’t really care.” Why do I love it? I don’t know myself, but when it comes down to it, I guess it’s because I don’t have anyone else to rant about it to. In the States, especially in my town, typically people only watch things in English, have things American-made, and such, so there is a very small percentage of people who like anime. Yet, even when I do find someone who likes anime, they typically default to mainstream anime that they play late at night, and prefer English dubs *shudder*. I don’t get along well with these people, and my friends aren’t into as much as I am so I’m left alone to fangirl. Not to mention I’m a very shy person (if you couldn’t tell) and sometimes I can’t even bear to talk to some anime-lovers.
When the opportunity came up to take a position here, I took it, despite the whole day it took me to write my example episodic, and I don’t regret it. It makes me happy to think that finally an opinion from that really-quiet-girl-with-the-fetish-for-Asian-stuff-who-sits-by-herself-in-the-classroom is getting out. So when people tell me I’m crazy for putting something like this as my first priority when I get home from school, I just smile and imagine some chibi of myself in my head laughing insanely. I’m really just so happy to be here, and meet not only Kyokai and the other writers, but all the people who visit our site and fangirl/rant along with me! I’ll keep trying my best on both my posts, and my breaking out of my shy shell so I can actually converse more.
I have to say, getting into anime is probably one of the best things that could have happened to me, despite the weird glances I get at school and at home as I sport my Kuroshitsuji t-shirt, Bleach sweater, and binder full of chibi drawings. I’ll keep on fangirling! Who said I had to be normal anyways?~
Foshizzel
Aniblogging environment
Current Desktop
Why I like to aniblog? Well, I find it fun to share my ideas and thoughts on anime in general. At first I thought it was really silly, but as I got used to taking screen shots and visiting other blogs, I really got super interested in trying it out! Then I observed how others kind of poked fun at shows, and that seemed to really catch my eye. So, I tend to do that with my posts and pictures.
When I submitted my application to Metanorn, I never thought I would get picked but after finding out I got accepted, it made my day. I found several blogs that had more than one or two writers and always thought to myself that it would be awesome to join a blog with several writers and anime fans, who want to have a good time together. So being part of Metanorn is both exciting and awesome! Filled with lots of friendly people, who are online most of the times, I hope we can do lots of great things together.
Captain
Aniblogging environment
Current Desktop
Metanorn is an awesome place, with an awesome team, who can somehow tolerate Captain’s irresponsible and lazy behaviour. The people who comment on Metanorn are also awesome, being very awesomely welcoming and very nice to the new blood and their reviews as well. Being part of Metanorn is like, well, awesome. In all sense of the word. It’s not a very good way to explain it, I know that, but I never thought I’d ever be part of an aniblogging site – really!
Aniblogging has always been something Captain has wanted to do. Ever since being introduced to Kokidokom and various other aniblogs. The idea stayed, and grew like a little plant, until Captain finally decided that she could no longer take it and decide to get closer to the actual team of Metanorn, submitting an application to be part of the new blood! Never would she have thought that she would be accepted, but in the end, aniblogging has now made it onto the list of Captain’s top hobbies.
Sassy
I am a filthy college student, so for your benefit, I’ve taken great care to preserve the state of my natural habitat before taking a picture of it. The following are pictures of my NC base, which is where I spend most of the year. I had to clean up before leaving for the winter, but here is what my desk normally looks like:
Some items of note: 1) My awesome pot for cooking noodles, NOT ramen! 2) Empty coke and orange juice bottles, 3) A stack of CDs, props to anyone who can identify the CD on top, 4) Solo bowls for noodles, 5) Another CD with a gross video of an ankle replacement surgery, email me if you wanna see~ 6) Yes, that’s my toothbrush and toothpaste over there, 7) My awesome yellow music stand. But wait! That’s my desk, so where’s my computer? It’s actually over here:
8) My laptop, can anyone tell what page it’s open to? 9) Empty coffee cans for power writing papers, 10) Altoids, curiously powerful mints. Most days I sleep with my laptop on my bed, which is sooo bad, but what can I say? I’m awful.
Current Desktop
Admittedly, I’m not as well-versed in anime as some others since I’m relatively new to the fandom. I’ve only started getting really into it in the last few years or so, so there’s a lot of stuff I’m not familiar with. I’ve been told from some friends and also read here and there that recent anime suck, but you know what? I completely disagree! I don’t know how recent seasons compare to the last decade or century or whatever, but there’s definitely stuff that I love. And love is what aniblogging is all about! I never did any aniblogging before joining Metanorn, but I sure love to talk about what I love, be it anime, games, music, or whatever else the topic of the day might be. As long as you have that love, you’ll always have something to say. And when a lot of people who love the same thing gather in one place, the excitement never ends! This is what Metanorn is to me, and I hope the same goes for you, too.
Ness
Hello all, Ness the Trap of Metanorn tuning in. So yeah, you get a good look at my desks that are only cleared before and after a school term. The desk on the far left has my laptop which is mainly used for reading online manga and playing games. Basically it’s just a gaming laptop that’s collecting dust for now until I upgrade some things. As for the desk on the right, it’s my main desk used for just about everything else. As you know, I’m a Graphic Design student so I have my cutting mat, inking pens and a cool HQ printer to help save money from horrific trips to the craptastic FedEx Kinkos. I’m not as cool as Captain or Fosh because that tablet on my desk was just a loaner until I get myself one, hah. But anyways, I’m running a OSX Mac with CS4 for my school work and Setsuna F. Seiei is in the background heating things up because it’s cold in my room.
Current Desktop
Aniblogging to me is a hobby but also a sort of other world that leads to this community of people who have the same interests as me on a wider scale of information and geographically. Aniblogging lets me share my own experiences, interests and opinions with others. This is why I decided to enter the aniblogging community and being part of Mentanorn is like a doorway to letting me do such things. As well, I get to enjoy anime/manga/games, etc. with others and I get to make new friends in the process. I think it’s very cool to be able to converse with someone around the world and see their views and opinions on things that interest me. Even though I might not always agree, it’s even better when there’s a mutual likeness.
Metanorn to me is like a big playground where us kids can hang out and have fun (which means Kyokai is the Goddess bestowing us with blessings and Will is… still Christ :3). Being part of the Metanorn staff is a pleasure and great experience. I’m happy to be able to work with my fellow Metanorn teammates and get to know them in the process. Each member is really interesting and cool, as well are the visitors who comment on posts. Also, writing for Metanorn has given me a chance to not only learn the process of aniblogging but be able to put to work my hobby of writing that I have not been able to put much thought into. So with that, thank you Metanorn and those visitors who have given me supportive comments.
Hime
Aniblogging environment
Extra showcase~
Current Desktop
I blog from a computer station in the corner of my room, usually there are cans and empty glasses littered around, little notes scrawled on paper or a candle or two, if I’m writing late into the night. I’ve tidied up somewhat for you guys, since I don’t want to look like a slob. 😛 (I totally am, lazy bugger through and through), I also got a sexy new laptop for Christmas, so chances are I’ll be doing posts with that, as well.
I didn’t know what to expect when I got into anime blogging; there were a couple of hiccups I had, mostly with the formatting and technical stuff, but after overcoming them it was just a pleasure. It’s so much fun writing about anime, good and bad, and getting to chat with like-minded people who are enthusiastic about their fandom. It’s an interesting experience to interact with other Metanorn writers and commentors alike.
The On-Hiatus crowd didn’t have time to comment but you can always look at their systems and go waaah!
Flags
Aniblogging environment
Current Desktop
Ryuuko
Blogging Environment~
Masu
Aniblogging and Gaming zone~
Kyokai
I can finally say that it has been around a year that I’ve blasted into aniblogging and it has been one helluva ride. I think back of the time I stumbled across Metanorn in my search for more animu reviews and seeing that “writers wanted” announcement. I don’t know what Kanzie saw in the corporate blog I maintained or even my very formal writing style and decided to give me a go. I could never have imagined that I would be running the same site in a few months’ time. Life is quite strange and same for different experiences; I took Metanorn as a challenge once I found out that the founders would not continue due to pressing RL and studies.
Running a site is not new to me as I already ran a major Harry Potter site back in the day, when the books were still releasing and my current work pretty much revolves around everything Digital Marketing (from Website building to Mobility solutions, Content, Social Media Marketing, Online Advertising and the works). Having such a busy work and social life, I quickly realized that I would not be able to shoulder Metanorn content alone and that is when I put up announcement for new writers. In the end, I have amassed this team (who are full of amazing potential and awesomeness), to actually dish out varied thoughts rather than few people talking about the same thing. For a reason, I always liked diversity and see working wonders for Metanorn.
I have two aniblogging habitats: office and home. I’ve almost abandoned my desktop, now only used by other family members so that’s not featured here.
Yep, half of my weekday is spent here. Also note, I am backing up my anime on my 1TB drive :3
A colleague actually captured my super-fast typing~
On left, my department’s piggybank, a dog named Sensei (of course, I named him) and on right my comfy, homey place for relaxation and aniblogging
Current Desktop
To me, aniblogging is all about having fun while doing it because if I treat it as work, I’m going to get sick of it soon. The plethora of friends I’ve made in the animanga community is what makes it even better, because I love discussing the stuff I’m watching/reading with like-minded people, who actually understand what I’m saying. Many twitter and on-site conversations (via chatbox and comments) are the things that make my day. So, chat with you soon and thanks for hanging around with us. ^^
Before I take your leave though, some much needed shout-outs:
- To our faithful Readers and Commentors, WE LOVE YOU!!! You are an inspiration for ALL of us. <333
- Sekijitsu! Welcome back, Bass! As I usually say, they need LOVE, LOVVVEEE! xD
- The DDD Podcast – Because we love making fun of them and vice versa. The same guys who I can talk with for 8+ hours… 0.0
- Zkage from Metal Seinen for keeping up the local beats! ^^
- Hellomotto for getting into Yale… Like wow!
- Vucub for thinking up SCCSAV (Standing Committee for the Coordination of Simultaneous Anime Viewing). I just wish, I could catch a show. >.>
- Ruby, for being just plain awesome.
- Anime fandom, thank you for continued existence!
Alright, this is all for now. Hope you had fun reading about the FABULOUS TEAM of METANORN. Till next time, Ja ne~
About Kyokai
The Boss lady of Metanorn, who makes it all happen. An animanga enthusiast, who watches/reads almost anything that strikes her fancy. Just beware of her Death Perception and always keep her happy. Regularly found at @KyokaiTM & #[email protected].
POWUH: Metanorn Lover with 222 comments
..Oh dear lord, if Fosh really is Gintoki then I am forever in love with Fosh. Because I am forever in love with Gintoki *shot* This is SO wrong, seeing that I put myself as Kagura up there..
Is my desktop really that cute? Haha! I waste a lot of time customizing it >u<;;
POWUH: Meta Resident and Yōko Fanboy with 1246 comments
How did you customize it Captain!?! It’s really cute~ ^^ What program did you use? (Vista or 7?)
POWUH: 500-599 and The Trapolicious Treasurer with 599 comments
That looks like windows 7 and you can change the icons of things easily.. how on it, we’d have to wait for Captain to reply hahah
POWUH: Meta Team and The Mad Scientist with 5525 comments
I…actually think I used to have the same icon pack LOL. What I did was download an icon set from a site, then they usually have instructions how to change which icons you use for which folder types/file types. :3 It’s not too complicated.
POWUH: Meta Resident and Yōko Fanboy with 1246 comments
oh~ I see, what about that transparent calender? I looked through all the gadgets for Windows 7 and I couldn’t find that app T___T Captain, what’s the link to the icon set your using? I’ll take a look at the site and try to find any others nishishishi~~ Or if anyone knows of these icons sites, please tell me!!!! D: My Windows 7 is SOOOOO plain… T____T
POWUH: Metanorn Lover with 222 comments
Ah! Most of the food icons are from http://www.pixelgirlpresents.com/ ~ The icons on the desktop, are by a person known as Raindropmemory on deviantART, that is, if I recall correctly! And yup! I’m using Windows 7 :>
The transparent calendar is known as Rainlendar~ It’s not a Windows 7 gadget, it’s something you have to download! Plus I downloaded the skin as well, there should be instructions on the site..
Hopefully you’ll spazz up your Windows in no time!
POWUH: Meta Resident and Yōko Fanboy with 1246 comments
LOLS thanks captain, sadly they don’t have any K-ON icons T___T I use Rainmeter for my desktop (which I started using 2 days ago after realizing how plain my desktop is compared to everyone else) It’s really useful ^^ I think it’s the same as the Rainlendar skin but BETTER~~ =P
POWUH: Meta Resident and Yōko Fanboy with 1246 comments
CAPTAIN!! How come when I finish downloading the Rainlender, the calender is still different to the one you have Dx What skin did you download to make your calender all white with no borders? x3
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 126 comments
Thanks Captain! <3 now that you exposed your secret, we all can have the exact same looking desktop! 8)…(lol kidding! XD)
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Lol I was like omg its Kagura! so awesome shes my other favorite from that series so strong. Its cool no worries xD if your Kagura you would own me anyway lolol.
Cool so just customized windows nice I have vista here it came with my computer.
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
such great cool and funky, cute and awesome aniblogging environments…aww man, so envious!!!
and sassy, do i see mangafox open??
lol!! i’m in love with that site!!!
POWUH: Metanorn Lover with 234 comments
Yeah, mangafox is where I go when I’m looking for new stuff to follow. I liked toshokan better, but most other big sites have closed 🙁
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
yeh, toshokan has fast updates.
another one i would recommend is mangable.
it doesn’t have as many series, but the quality as just as good as any mainstream one.
it updates more of the popular ones.
mangastream is another i use quite often as well.
if your really into bleach and naruto and one piece and such, like the really top-rated (over-reated sometimes…) ones, then this is definitely good site!!! its always the first to release scans as soon it is released.
it is quite a few sources. haha 😀
since my home broadband has a limit, there’s not much anime i can download or watch, so i read. 🙂 i am a quite a fan…..cant believe i just typed so much….-_-“
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
You guys should check out the All Mangas Reader App for Chrome. It is AMAZING and loads chapters in one frame so that you don’t have to painstakingly go next, next, next. I’m reading manga faster now just because of it.
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
OMG!!!THERE WAS SUCH AN APP?!?!?!
I CANT BELIEVE IT! OK…HAVE TO CHANGE TO CHROME IMMEDIATELY!!!
KYYA!!!
yeh….the constant nexting does kind of bug me sometimes…-_-…
but i just gave up on doing something about it since that was how everything operated.
thanks so much Kyokai!!
you’re are the best ><
POWUH: 1100-1199 and Meta's Evil rice-flour Product with 1137 comments
Yo kyokai, can u put up a poll on who has the best aniblogging zone? :3, except hime is going to win hands down, ITS SO PIIIINK
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Whaaaaaattt…. No C (for competition) in Team, boy~ ^^
POWUH: Meta Resident and Yōko Fanboy with 1246 comments
This is out of the blue but can I also quote: There is no ‘I’ in team but there is ‘me’ in team~ ^^
POWUH: 1100-1199 and Meta's Evil rice-flour Product with 1137 comments
she’s right…there is no c in cooperation…oh wait…awkward
POWUH: 1100-1199 and Meta's Evil rice-flour Product with 1137 comments
i think the boss lady is scared of the pinkness
POWUH: Meta Resident and Yōko Fanboy with 1246 comments
I second that
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
What?! Do you see that Versace bag?! =P
POWUH: Beginner (20-35) with 22 comments
Will = Call me Kuristo (angel beats)
*__* I love all your rooms xD !
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Thanks!! Woooooooo!!!
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
Awww…..Ryuuko is the only one from Australia?
that such a shame.
hi, Ryuuko!! i’m from Sydney. 😀
exciting to see someone from Australia aniblogging!! ><
POWUH: Meta Resident and Yōko Fanboy with 1246 comments
I’m from Melbourne~!! WOOT!! xD
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
hey Tofu!! 😀
i wonder if anyone else is from Australia here.
amazing what the net can bring together, huh. XD
POWUH: Meta Resident and Yōko Fanboy with 1246 comments
True that xD Oh Dan-go is from AUS as well but that’s all I know ^^ You can ask him about it
POWUH: iLurker with 2 comments
Hey Captain, which part of Singapore do you live at?
POWUH: Metanorn Lover with 222 comments
Jurong Kechil~? :> Why do you ask?
POWUH: iLurker with 1 comments
hoshi i was wondering.. where did you get your headphones from? 🙂
because i didn’t know where to order it from.. with the counterfeit ones and stuff..
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 83 comments
Such interesting aniblogging environments! Awesome post!
For some reason I find it funny that all the north american metanorn bloggers are either on the west or east coast and that the rest lives in places that forms a diagonal line.
Considering your locations, that means all of you guys except 3 can speak a language other than english? Canadian bloggers/tech dude with french, American bloggers with Spanish,Captain with Chinese,Kyokai with Urdu,and Hato-kun, Ryuuko and Hime with awesome accents 🙂
Wow, and I thought you guys couldn’t get any cooler.
*bows down to epic awesomeness*
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 83 comments
Since I take French, English and Spanish at school and I’m Canadian-Chinese (though I’m losing my chinese a bit o.o ), I just gained WAY MORE people I can FORCE to edit my assignments MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
PREPARED TO BE OVERWHELMED BY UBIQUITY OF TEXT WHEN THE TIME COMES!
Now I’ll just need to get hold of your msns and emails.
*enters stalker mode*
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 83 comments
….
Captain-I apologize for not reading the TEAM page before commenting…
but the technicality still stands 😀
Now I have more questions; Captain, do you think Chinese is very similar to Japanese (both calligraphy and oral wise)? (Chinese has the – / V \ pronunciation system, does Japanese have a similar one?)
What do you think of the Chinese language if you are learning it? Ever chewed gum in the streets of Sinapore?
I apologize for both my massive amount of questions and huge curiosity
POWUH: Meta Resident and Yōko Fanboy with 1246 comments
YESSS~~! More Chinese peps in the house! xD I didn’t know Captain can speak Chinese :O Starburst, don’t lose your Chinese side *glares* Although what type of dialect are you asking for to be compared to Japanese? I speak Cantonese and I know that Cantonese and Japanese ain’t the same at all besides some of the written characters while I’m not sure on Mandarin and the rest ^^
Captain! Starburst is patiently waiting, hurry up with a reply xP
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 83 comments
CHINESE PRIDE!
I speak Mandarin (Mandarin orange is a relative to the Japanese Mikan xD lol random.),the reason I’ve been losing is because I’ve been in Canada for numerous years but only have been in China until grade 2.. So the foundation wasn’t set as firmly..so now I can’t write that much, I can read, but not all the characters, and orally..chinglish, though I can get way better if I’m put in an environment where I have to speak it.
I actually don’t know if Captain is learning Chinese or not, she’s only studying there, so I just thought I might ask xD
Personally, I think Japanese and Chinese pronunciation systems aren’t that similar because chinese characters have a specific sound..different pitches you have to sound. A lot of characters can have the pinyin NA, but to distinguish them you need the pitches – or / or \/ or \
Japanese is like english words with characters. You can read the romanji and get it, but if you have chinese pinyin, you need the pitch accents. WESTERN EASTERN FUSION!!! (wow, made me flash back to Andou-kun in Yumeiro Patissiere and his sweets (anyone know what I’m talking about?))
AND YES, I AM PATIENTLY WAITING, SO REPLY CAPTAIN.
nah, take your time, it’s not like i visit the site every 3 minutes to see if someone replied to my comments xD
or do I?
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 126 comments
Starburst your Canadian-Chinese?! me too! except I’m not full Chinese~ where do you live? o.o Yay me and Tofu can understand Canto! ^_^ sadly I duno much Mandarin >_< and I'm losing the ability to read Chinese words since I don't go to Chinese school anymore :O
Captain is the most most mysterious, loved and popular person out of all the Metanorn members so I don't blame you for wanting to know more xD
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
WOOO!!!
CHINKS IN THE HOUSE, MAN!!
hope you dont mind me calling us chinks guys.
i think it was that before it was an offense to call the chinese ‘chinks’….or at least that’s what my sister told me…So if i had hurt anyone, it was not intentional. 😀
Starburst-chan, are u currently learning jap?? coz i ma at school and i’m loving it!! ><
i do Kendo as well!!! KYAAAA!!!! u have no idea i love it!!! XD it makes smile just thinking about it. ehehehe 😀
so glad our school has jap. we're also going on a school trip to Japan next year for ten days….
omgomg……hyperventilating……cant breathe……haahuhaahuhaaahuhaahu….I'M SO EXCITED!!!!1 XD XD XD
but yeh, like u, think i'm losing my chinese-ness as well…..i go to saturday class, but its not much a class…i know?
i'm thinking sometimes 'OMG, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY LITTLE KIDS AH!!" AIYAAH!! OH NO AH!! WILL THEY SPEAK ENGURISH TO ME AH??!?! AIYAAH!!!
LOL…i can think like such a granny sometimes..haha!!
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
btw, check out my blog 😀
it’s got some pics of a recent kendo championship at a sydney university in Australia which my friend recently took. che….too bad i couldn’t go…T-T….
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@ YVOON
I don’t do Kendo :S (was that question directed towards someone else?)
Anyways, I’ll just keep speaking to my mom and keep going back to my homeland every two years and hopefully i don’t lose my chinese.
as for my kids? I’LL JUST LET MY MOM BABYSIT THEM – PROBLEM SOLVED.
I don’t take Jap, but i do take spanish, french along with the mandatory english at school.. and it’s funny how I’m taking two extra languages even though i’m not gonna be going into languages..in fact i’m more interesting in science..
AND WOW I ENVY YOU FOR TAKING JAPANESE AND GOING TO JAPAN FOR TEN DAYS. I demand you put those pictures on your blog so I can photoshop my body into them and pretend that i’m there! (No, that would be weird)
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@Ruby: Oh how I totally understand ya mate ^^ I can’t read or write chinese at all T____T faceplamed! But I can speak fluently. HA! I flunked out of Chinese school at year 7 (7 years into studying if anyone didn’t understand O_O) but I started at year 5? SUCH A LATE START! Dx I actually adore Japanese people and when I found out Captain is japanese I went kyaa~ xD Restrictions are in place no worries
@Yvoon: WOOT! CHINKS! xD If only Baku was here… To me it’s not an offense unless you think it’s an offense ^^ Oh how I want to learn Japanese so bad~ Dx Anyone got good sites where I can learn from? My school doesn’t have Japanese but my little brother is going to a school that DOES!!! T____T J-J-JAPAN!?!?!??! I went China for 3 weeks but JAPAN as a school trip!?!??! KYAAA~!!! You lucky- (I won’t say ^^) But China as a school trip was good too! ……………….. I also think like that when referring to my future kids ………………… DISGRACE!!! Dx
MSN anyone? Mines [email protected] ADD ME CHINKS! xD (anyone else, feel free, I won’t bite ^^ The more the merrier~~) Seriously… I need more people on my contacts…
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@tofu: http://study.u-biq.org/english.html?gclid=COryr5Py4J8CFdx05QodJDzrGQ
@Yvoon: i’m sorry to interrupt here, but…seems like i’m not the only one study japanese! 😀 i self-study though xD
POWUH: Meta Team and The Mad Scientist with 5525 comments
Oh God…Jumping in here all of a sudden to say HEY GUYS, I’m 1/8th Chinese, does that count? LOL. Are you going to shun me for being a mixed breed? Oh, and I speak French and a little Japanese. I went to Japan a few times and knew enough to get around so…XD
ZOMG SOMEONE ELSE WHO KNOWS HOW TO USE WEAPONS! I don’t do kendo, but I occasionally practice with a sword at my karate dojo. I’m more the martial arts type who prefers using their fists, but hey, SWORDS ARE PRETTY DARN COOL.
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
@annaga, good on you!! awesome, man. 😀
i tried self-studying korean one but that went down the drain miserably..-_-“…
i did not any of the alphabet words. they all sounded the same…
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@OC: lol OC, you have a western skin, so i’m not sure if that 1/8 chinese blood in you is actually showing/working or not xD but we love you the way you are <3 :3
but how did you get 1/8 chinese exactly? i'm pretty sure i'm pure indonesian, and i live closer to china. and you live in canada, but you're 1/8 chinese? how is that possible!? O.o
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@Yvoon: really? i think korean is better. it’s just squares and circles lol. you have to study hiragana, katakana, and kanji for japanese D:
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Hell yeah Korean ;D
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@anaaga Yeah, it doesn’t show much and it’s hardly worth mentioning but…Hey, it’s part of me XD My dad is 1/4 chinese (and my mom is full Scottish) so I end up being 1/8. Where I’m born is something else entirely. So yes, Canadian is my nationality but my ethnicity is really mixed? XD
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@Tofu – omg really? me too! I dropped out at like year 6-7?(don’t remember xP) but yeah it was those lame Saturday classes that are 4 hrs long and the teacher was like some old fart woman who’s glued to her chair while flies are flying around her, it was soo boring! and waste of time haha at least I remember how to write my Chinese name XD
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@anaaga wow your self learning Jap?! that’s amazing! I’m 1/4 Jap and I still find it hard to learn the language (well I haven’t actually tried yet xD), so inspiring! I’m gonna do the same thing and try to learn myself <3
@OC 1/8 Chinese? thats so cool! now we all have chinese-ness in us haha XD I always thought you were Mexican! lol and Korean is hard to learn, it's not only the letters but having a accent is a MUST!
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@sassy: KORAN FTW! them squares and circles 😉
@OC: that’s pretty cool, you’re all mixed. and you’re scottish! i’ve never seen any scottish in my entire 16 years of life. i finally was one! w00t!
@ruby: i think it’s better if u have someone to tutor you, because you’ll get reeeeeally lazy if you study alone ^^;
or maybe that’s just me :p
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And also, yes! I’m learning Chinese! Can’t miss out on that!
If you need to know, I am fluent and can write in 5 languages xD Japanese, English, Chinese, Russian and Malay.
I’m so sorry for the late reply! Ahh! >n< I don't care what you say! It's two days late!
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Well, to be honest, Chinese is pretty different from Japanese. As you know, Japanese has Hiragana, and even though some of the Kanji share the same meaning as the Chinese character that it’s derived from, a LOT of them do not. Also, no, we don’t have the pronunciation system – there’s only one way each sound can be pronounced. It really depends on the individual accent of the person :> For me, it’s the city accent.
..and yes, I have chewed gum in Singapore. It’s not that I didn’t now, but more like I thought that it was a stupid rule. But after I got so many dirty looks from the other people around me, I stopped. I haven’t since then xD
POWUH: and Yaoi Fangirl~ with 2320 comments
ah, really? i never knew that. thank god there’s only one way of pronunciation. but sometimes some of the words are similar in pronunciation right?
LOL u chewed gum in singapore! i admire your bravery to do that. i was too scared to chew a gem there >.>
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YAY more stalkers on msn! Wooooooooot!
Thanks for the comments good stuff 🙂
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
LOL!!
ADD ME GUYS!
[email protected]
just give me ur name so i dont think its some suspicious old man from somewhere who can talk gangster really well!
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
oh yeh, and Foshizzel,
ur old blogger friend Ruby added me to her awesome blogs list!!
kyyaaa!!!!
i’m so happy!! and i just started out too!!!
read her old post about how you left there to aniblog here. Great to hear that you got accepted..even though it was a long time ago…but anyway….congrats!:)
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Both added! 😀
Don’t you guys just love how our ethnic background brought all of us together xD
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Lol awesome news good luck to you 🙂
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Oh man! This is awesomeness! I didn’t know I had so many Chinese readers but woo~ I’m glad you guys found each other through Metanorn! :3
Btw, Starburst-chan~ I can speak Bengali and Hindi too so pretty much speak 4 languages fluently. XD Also, Captain is on hiatus right now. Some internet and studies issues; however, I’ll tell her to respond to all your queries when she returns after a month or so.
@Yvoon, that kendo looks like srs bsns! Also, you can always speak your local language with the family to keep the beats going. :3
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
how did we get from talking about aniblogging communities to creating a chinese community??? HAHAHA!!
oh well, thats cool!!
@Overcooled, anyone with a SHRED of chinese-ness in them is welcome. 😀
@foshizzel, what nationality are you??
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
lol!!
yeh the kendo thing was directed to anyone really!!
its a shame ur not doing language…well, at least i think so cause i’m just in LOVE with language!! LOL
i never was much of a Science person…got so bad in school…aiyaah….please do not let me near science…i’ll probably kill a person during operation even after 15 years of training..-_-“..
POWUH: and Yaoi Fangirl~ with 2320 comments
question: who is that on ur gravatar? is it max changmim? or i’m wrong?
awesome, you do kendo! i’m planning to do kendo, archery, and continuing my taekwondo if i get the time :3
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The avatar looks like Aerith from Final Fantasy VII~
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
@anaaga: yeh thats right!
its aerith from final fantasy VII at one point i was so in love with it, now that i look back it seems so scary and hardcore.
now i just like the picture.
btw…who is max changmim..?
@Ruby: thanks for adding my blog to your awesome blogs list!! it makes me feel really honoured!!! :3
thanks so much! XD
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max changmin is a guy from a kpop band called DBSK. they just have their comeback last week/this week so i’m kinda obsessed with them right now. that picture reminds me of their first mv, that’s why :3
but ofc nobody here knows dbsk because they DON’T LISTEN TO DBSK D: my inner fangirl is crying right now ;___________;
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@Yvoon Np =) I like bloggers who are talkative and full of energy~ have fun and don’t burn yourself out 🙂
@anaaga I used to be into DBSK last year! I just got over them XD but I still have a bunch of their songs on my ipod, my favorite was the leader guy and micky! so cute <3
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YAY DBSK fan!! i <3 yunho (the leader) the most <3
last year? so u stopped listening to them? D:
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
awww!! awesome, man!! i would really like to do archery as well, but i have too much stuff going on and i don’t even know if there any archery classes around let alone near where i live.
you should definitely continue taekwondo.
lol, i have always thought if someone came to u and tried to attack you and you actually went to them and yelled at them in the face u and got in your ready stance and high-kicked him! hahaha, that would be the coolest thing to see! XD
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btw, that comment was for anaaga. 😀
and i’ll also mention the first time i swung a kendo sword.
it wasn’t in a dojo, but my friend was just teaching a few basic strikes. We did i few swings, and then were called in to have a break and play a game of cards.
the next i know, i’m using all my energy just trying to lift my cards . my arms were so weak i could barely lift them off the ground!! man…i was like wth?? so for the whole game, i was practically just flashing my cards!
so warning for all!! the stick may seem light, but it does take quite a bit of arm muscle to keep them up. your arms will be just a pair of extensions hanging on either side of you for the first few lessons, but dont worry!
another thing, i feel my reflexes and reactions have also become quicker.
THE BENEFITS OF KENDO PEOPLE!! DO KENDO!! XD
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
if anyone wishes to see some kendo pics, i have uploaded some on my blog.
its my seniors that were photographed.
i’m not in them; I’ve still got another year to go before i can compete. (sigh) 😀
POWUH: Meta Team and The Mad Scientist with 5525 comments
I USED TO DO ARCHERY TOO!!!!!!! Do you use a compound type bow or recurve or something else? XD
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Taekwondo sounds awesome, anaaga. I’ve always wanted to try other martial arts styles but became too attached to my own dojo. I’m so glad there are other Metanorn people who do dangerous sports XD COME ON GUYS, LET’S SPAR! 8D
I did archery for quite a while and it’s a great mental sport. It’s very detail oriented, and you spend a LOT of time just fixing your form and doing focus exercises. But it’s worth it for the sexy-looking bows. Aww yeah. Lucky me, we had archery at our school XD
Kendo is hard for me, I’ll stick to karate XD The swords really are ridiculously heavy…Yvoon, become pro with a sword! Then you’ll have crazy strong arm muscles! 8D
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
OMG!!!
OVERCOOLED, YOU’RE SO LUCKY!!
ARCHERY?? AT SCHOOL?…aww man…our school p.e. staff is whacked…all of these wierd sports that they make up sometimes that no-one even wants to play…che…
lol, the bamboo stick isn’t as heavy as a real sword.
my friend had bought a real sword, like it was actually cut(and he has TWO~) and i held one and it was like DROP…..oops, almost make a hole in the floorboards.
it was quite heavy.
and recently i had also gone on camp. it was really sunny and being the idiotic me, i forgot to put sunscreen on at the middle of the day when the sun was strongest….so when i got back i had like massively red arms where it just cut off from my original skin colour.
to make it worse i put pawpaw cream on, so my arm were all shiny and oily.
my sister walk in on me putting the cream on and she fully started cracking up….omg….
my arms looked like that the boton half had been screwed off and a pair of really muscly and dark-skins man arms was just screwed in place….
sigh….not i can wear any singlets during summer…T-T
at least it a BIT better now -_-”
che…
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Chinese Kung Fu… that’s all I’m gonna say
POWUH: Meta Team and The Mad Scientist with 5525 comments
Yeah, not a lot of schools have archery. Even our archery equipment was super cheap and falling apart…=P I hate when the PE department is biased and give all their money to weird things…XD
Real swords are heavvvyyyy. Just practicing for half an hour with one and I was like “…Okay, I’m too tired to teach the next class now…” XD
LOL aww, take care of yourself! Muscle-y arms are good…sunburnt ones are not. It’s a miracle you didn’t get heatstroke. Tsk tsk.
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@OC: LOL sexy-looking bows. they’re like SO SEXY THEY GOT MORE CURVES THAN HUMANS!
man, at least you got PE in your school. my school has no PE AT ALL D: the only things they have are volleyball, soccer, and basketball. i only do basketball, and i’m not even so good at that >.> they don’t have the things i’m good at D:
i remember when i first did taekwondo, my whole body was actually hurting for around a week. and i did taekwondo twice every week, so basically i just got more pain. but then i got used to it, and my body didn’t hurt so bad anymore. except everytime i do double-turning kick and flying kick. i have to strech and push my feet to its max, it hurts so bad everytime i’m done. it’s like someone’s stretching it non-stop. and i have a hard time actually jump and then kick in the middle of the air because of gravity. the push-up was hell, the split practice hurts D:
lol i complained a lot but i actually love it. i miss it. i will continue it and get the last two belts so i can get my black belt! :3
i never know how heavy a sword is since i’ve never held any, but i think it’s gona be as heavy as a normal gun? guns are pretty heavy. at least the one i held was heavy
so i don’t know how these people in anime/movies could shoot with one hand only >.>POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
@anaaga LOL!!! GOT MORE CURVES THAN A HUMAN!!
OH, THATS A GOOD ONE!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!
ahhh…i’m sorry, i just tend to find ordinary jokes really funny…aahahaha!!
thats cool.
and you’ve held a gun before??
thats awesome!!! was it a rifle?
i went to a shooting range in korea once and got a score of 85 out of 100!! XD 9wait i think it was a 75…maybe)
it was a small gun though. i fell back on the first shot.luckily they had the strings attached to me so o wouldnt fall. though it was only a stand, but the backfire was SO STRONG! O_O
my friend was like, hmm….let me introduce you to the army
POWUH: Meta Team and The Mad Scientist with 5525 comments
Yeah man, bows are hot. I still have arrow lube in my basement, it feels so dirty asking for lube in the middle of shooting LOL.
Taekwondo sounds intense. Good luck getting your black belt, then you get to teach, right? XD And teaching means MAKING MONEY!!! That’s what I do, ahaha. …And no matter how fit, push-ups are hard for girls ._.
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@ OC: LOL i imagined you asking one of your fellow club members for a lube. my dirty mind~
Really? phew! i thought i was the only one who sux at push-ups ^^; i never really like it in the first place anyway. kinda give me bigger muscles at my hand, and i don’t think it looks pretty ^^;
@Yvoon: it was a normal gun. i went to the shooting range with my dad, and he panicked when i carried it (i was 11 yrs old or around that age that time), and i didn’t get any chance to try it out^^;. but it was heavvvyy, so i’m kinda grateful that i didn’t try it. god knows where the bullet might land >.>
lol if you actually went to army, your friend probably won’t recognize you anymore. you’ll come back with all the muscles on you xD
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
HOSHI!!!
I SEE KUROSHITSUJI!!!!
GIMME!!! GIMME!!!
OH…but already i have a Kuroshitsuji Calender for this year..
OHOHOHOHOHO!!!!
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