Tired from cycling and SIF updates~

Right now, my energy level is currently near zero, after trying to cycle for 2 and half hours straight without much rest to Changi Village which is quite a far bit from my house... This ride can't compared to me going to Pungool End which can be done in an hour or so, depending on my speed...

Took this during my journey to Pungool End!
Top: Pungool End
Bottom: Sunrise Bridge

Maybe I will just try to explore nearby area first before trying for long distances!

Some updates on my SIF:

Originally, I am so close to FC this song called Sweet & Sweet Holiday sang by Printemps.

If only those bad can change to great or prefect...

 After trying for a few times... YES, I finally FC it! BANZAI desu~

Not just this, I also managed to FC Susume Tomorrow and Shiranai Love*Oshiete Love!

Susume Tomorrow- random playing and managed to FC it!-Super happy that one song down!

Shiranai Love*Oshiete Love sang by Lily White(My fave out of the 3 since Umi is inside!) This one was slightly easier than the Sweet & Sweet Holiday.-It took less tries to FC!

However, despite all these songs being FC, there are still some I find frustrating that it is this very one good that disrupt everything!

Though it is normal mode, I still can't FC it...-.- Sigh...Going to try again when it is available in B-side!

Aside from this, my event progress is uncertain...

As it is, I only got 8000++ points!- Still 4000 away from SR Eli and the event is only left with like 5 days? Does that mean 1000 per day??? Ugh... If worse comes to worse, I shall use the gems...

Speaking of gems, I decided to do a 10+1 draws after saving for days and also from Eli's birthday gift of 5 gems.

  I had my doubts on whether to press the 'OK!' button... In the end, I did and...

I gotten one SR but it is from the new update so it isn't that bad though I was hoping for a UR or double SR or something... Seeing as that SR is the guaranteed, it means that if there wasn't any guarantee then I would have gotten all Rs...0.0

But man, this SR has a perfect lock so all my disappointment was gone since having perfect lock is most ideal situation; be it SR or UR! Anyway, welcome to the team, Maki!

Oh yeah, before I forget, for the EN server, the last expert song for this update was out. I decided to try challenging it for that 1 love gem and man, it was a hard one but I managed to survive!

Wonderful Zone Expert- Barely survived with 6 stamina...(Feeling accomplished!)

I suppose that's all then. Oh yeah, this reminds me that Rin's birthday is coming.-May or may not do something for her, depending on my school again.(><) This is Will signing off, ja ne~ 

Dark~

絢瀬絵里, 誕生日おめでとう-Happy Birthday, Eli!

Had already uploaded on DA, pixiv and instagram!

Happy birthday, Eli! Much thanks for the 5 love gems in SIF!

And now, I'll do my best to get you(SR Eli!) Love the 'new' song, cutie panther!

Next up is Rin's birthday which I may or may not do a present since her birthday is near to my exams... Anyway, once again, 絢瀬絵里, 誕生日おめでとう!

EDIT: Extra Info on Eli...

This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~

A certain student's stress and ramblings~

For some reasons despite the fact that the CAs are over for one module that I am taking and I've cleared two modules as well, the amount of things to do did not change but rather it just increased... Actually, it is more like I felt pressured by the rush of work to do in a short span of time... Projects here and there where two of them are due next week... And then, there's presentation on the next week as well!- Stress right now that I'm having thoughts of giving up already...(Bad thoughts!!!)

Well, on the other hand, my calm side is telling me, 'one step at a time' which I won't deny is the best course of action right now; an individual can't do everything- he/she needs to know what are the crucial things to be done and not having the ideal thinking of doing everything... In a way, I felt like I've a lot of things at hand when in reality if I just choose the impt stuff to do first, it won't seem that bad.

Beside that, somehow this year seems to be testing my courage or something... More than once I am face with the decision to be brave and speak my mind out...BUT! I just can't... I mean I do but depending on the situation... In the end, the one that suffered is me... I rmb the phase that it's better to hurt myself  than others which Kaneki's mother(from Tokyo Ghoul) believed and I won't deny that I thought this way as well... If there's any trouble, it's better for myself to burden myself than letting others do or I would choose the 'run away' option to avoid unnecessary burden which sometimes end up regrets that I should have done something...
Hence, I try to act selfless. But that is in the past and now, I realised that humans are selfish; it is in our nature. No matter what we do, there will be a part that we do because of the benefit it brings. As such, I began to act what I think is the 'easy' way out; if I can choose the 'run away' option, I would choose that because if you can't help yourself, how do you even help others; my life is most impt and that's what I believed but you know? Though I believed that and acted this way before, I still can't get rid of the fact that...Deep down I am still one selfless person that don't want to burden the people around me and take up the burden myself, landing myself into trouble that I regretted yet still did it...

It's a conflicting side of me between how I act and what I believed in... I just can't bring myself to burden others if possible because the fear of not being needed is still a big weakness in me... I try to act nice and helpful so that people need me and try not to deny their requests of help so as to not to disappoint even though I know myself that I've no time to help... In a way, I find hard to deny people and it is the core of my regrets afterwards... Sigh...

I suppose that's all for now. Sorry for the ramblings...(Though I think if I am in a persona story, I guess my shadow will be pointing all these out to me...Will I accept then? Hmm...)

Oh yeah, here's a little encouragement(for myself and then to my friends as well):

PS: These two characters are main characters for a particular story that I may be working on for the chance of seeing whether my manga is up to standard...

This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~

War Maki Final Report and chapter 10 storyline...

This post was originally to be posted on Tuesday but due to my mistake of doing-wrong-assignments... The time spent was devoted to 'amending' this mistake and subsequently, I've quite a fair bit of stuff to do, considering that there was two tests this week. And as of today, those 2 tests had ended.-I can't really say if I did alright or not; all I know is that I did what I could, based on the preparation I did. Therefore, right now, I've some time to blog. (Here's a little make-up for the absence...)

Did this while bored from studying...(Will be uploading in DA and Pixiv! Hav already uploaded on my instagram...)

First of all, War Maki Final Report. After a gruesome 10 days of Maki's scorematch, the event comes to an end. It was one of the thrilling yet at the same time, rushing one!-Unlike the other two previous events of Nozomi's and Rin's(I joined SIF late..) At about 7 days before the event ends, my status was near yet still far from my goal of getting Sr Maki card.

I was worried that I may not make it and need to use my love gems...

However, at the 8th day or so, I finally reached my goal!

Welcome to my team, Maid Maki!

Well Maki, that's essentially what being a maid is about!(But I wouldn't want to do that for fear of enraging Nico...)

And, here's my ranking:

I was trying to get into the 4000th rank and above but apparently, that would very much require love gems...

No, no, Kotori!

As a F2P, love gems are precious! I can't just spend without much care! Anyway, I've already achieved my goal to get SR Maki!

Next up, some screenshots of the individual 3-man groups from chapter 10:

Bibi! 

Lily White! 

Printemps!-Unfortunately I couldn't get a single shot of them three in Yukata...

While reading the stories, mental note to myself: not to mess with an upset Nozomi...

Maki's a genius...0.0

Maki, I think you just stepped on a landmine... You should follow Umi:

Giving a somewhat neutral answer...

That's pretty much conclude my SIF update. Following this event will be Eli's event!-Just right for her birthday that is coming in 4 days time!(I may or may not do a fanart...Depending on my workload...-.-)

This post was also supposed to be on some future updates but... I can't really rmb what updates so I will post when I rmb.

This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~

Failure at designing; I should just stick to drawing!

Well, apparently I'm not cut out for designing... Since my T-shirt design is not even selected in the top 5, I'm sure it is fine to post the design then.

My design- maybe I shouldn't make it into a shadow...

Maybe I will just stick to making anime T-shirt design instead! It's hard, considering the fact I am always drawing and not designing... As you can see, if it was a poster design, maybe this design will be a better choice... Or maybe I should have made it into a logo? Oh well. I guess I should focus on my studies until the time there is another art contest or something.

Heads up; Will be posting another tmr on my Maki War final report and some future plans. Before ending off, two great songs to share:

Promise by Chihaya Kisaragi (IDOLM@ASTER)

Sleeping Princess by Chihaya Kisaragi (IDOLM@srer)

I haven't watched IDOLM@STER (Was planning not to until I heard these 2 songs!) Awesome and touching songs by Chihaya- She's official my fave! Maybe going to watch this show after my exams! Seems funny with a slight drama as compared to love live.
Recently, I think I had been listening to anime idol songs and no doubt they are great!-Different from anime opening and ending songs in which a group of voices singing together, blending together to bring out the emotional part of songs, making them powerful that even after much listening, I don't grow much tired of them!
On the topic of music, I will tidy the music playlist, considering that some songs are been taken down by Youtube...(Time for replacement...) Also, I may be making two; one for anime songs and the other for 'idol' type of songs(esp. love live songs though may or may not be able to find on Youtube...Cross fingers!)

That's all then, hope u like these 2 songs as I do! Disclaimer: I don't hold any rights to any of the videos or songs!

This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~

Random story writing...

A day like any other yet it was the day my life turned upside down; before me, my family who was shielding me was killed one by one by the murder in front of me. Not knowing my existence due to the 'shelter' my family brought about, the murder left, 'sparing' me. I couldn't see the murder but I certainly saw a mark of butterfly on his back. It was a mark that I will never forget. That was the day I lost everything and gained something called 'revenge'...

I took up swordsmanship with only one goal in mind. And, it was there I met him. His unique blond hair caught my attention but more than anything, it was his aqua blue pair of eyes that attracted me to him. Those eyes, though they are beautiful, seem to look lonely... I can't help want to know why...Not only his features but his aura... He had this mysterious aura that I can't help feel curious and interested to know more about him. To top it up, he is one anti-social guy who refuse all invitations from everyone and always seem to be alone, staring a far, emitting a sad and lonely feel. Somehow, I've the urge to do something!

I never saw myself as a pestering person but to deal with such type of person, it can't be helped. After 'observing' him for quite a while, I can almost recite his daily routine and thus begin my operation to get that guy out of his shell. He is one stubborn and persistent person but it was no match to me and in the end, my one month of 'pestering' finally worked. He started to talk a little but it was always in riddles that I sometimes find it exhausting to hold a conversation with him yet it was refreshing and fun when I talked with him.

Soon our relationship deepens and over time, it was like his existence was magical; the hatred I gained slowly subsided and eventually got replaced by something strong and overwhelming that I thought I would never experience after that day...Love... It was the first time I felt this way and I grew scared, not knowing what this feeling was at first and how to deal with it. Like what most people would do in this situation, I avoid him... That was the start of a cat-and-mouse game; I would go somewhere where I know he won't be there and he will try hard to find me. Eventually, we (or rather me) grew tired of the game to the point a confrontation is necessary. Running was no longer an option. It was that day I confessed and I wished I hadn't. 

It was also the day the truth was out. Unable to hold it anymore, he spoke(once again) in riddles of how dumb I was to fell in love with him, someone who I shouldn't. It was confusing until he took off his shirt and showed his back to me. I stared hard to the point I may bore a hole at his back. There it was; that mark...That huge mark of butterfly... The memories of that day; the slight, the smell, the feel, everything came rushing back to me. 
"Do you get it now?" I turned to face him, seeing him smirking before me; just like that time.

"Do you now know why I even come close to you?" He asked and only gotten a silent response from me. He continued.

"Don't you get it? I come close so that i could find the right opportunity to kill you!" At that confession, my whole body was trembling so much that I thought 'one more word and you're-!'

"[insert MC's name]! Do you really think I like you? You're annoying; always pestering me that i wished you just-!"

"SHUT UP!" I screamed, charging straight with my sword held tight by my two hands towards him as my tears flow. There was nothing but hatred in me, fueling my anger towards him. And, it was that emotion that blind me from the sight before me. If I had been more calm, I would have saw; a smile on his face as he accepted my sword-thrust into his heart. He fell and I fell as well.

"[insert MC's name]..." He hugged me. His call and his warmth brought me to my senses as I was aware of my surrounding, been dyed in red. Looking at the sword on my hand, stabbed through his heart, I immediately dropped it and wanted to run until he hugged me even more tightly. My body tensed up, all frozen up, unable to move. 

"[MC's name]...[MC's name], look at me..." I couldn't; not after what I had done. He sighed and gently turned me around with his weak hands. Amber meet blue. It was like a connection had established between us; we moved closer before we knew it, our lips met. 

(PS:I'm bad with romance scene so don't think I know how to continue... In the first place, I don't write romance stories...I think those romance fanfics I read just rubbed me off that i actually wrote such genre...-.-)


SAD END: The guy died and MC live in a life of depression before dying.

HAPPY END: The guy died and MC live in a life of depression before dying. After thousands of years, the guy and MC reincarnated. They met with each other and live happily ever after.

A little something: what spur me to write this?- Well, the question of How will you respond if the one you fell in love was the one who murdered your family? spur this story where this story is on a neutral stand but towards the love side... If it is you, which will you choose? Love or is it revenge? This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~

WAR MAKI REPORT: Day 1 and [Just A Dream] drafts are FINALLY DONE!

So, Maki Score match begins in EN server and man, in just a day, some crazy players already have SR Maki. I guess Maki == profit is not a lie... Well, for a ftp like me, I don't spend so I would just slowly climb up the stairs and get my SR...

After the experience with Jap score match, I thought I would never/seldom get first but how wrong I was!

My first few matches:

I think currently, my strongest team is my smile team; with the addition of UR umi and SR Rin from the 11 scouts, the boost in my smile is really huge jump!

Beside that, playing with bots sure is risky! But first thing first, I had no idea there was bot until someone posted in FB love live group. Well, it's easy to spot with their names as something-student...

Lucky, the song was a smile song or I may have lost against that bot.(All hail the smile princess!!!-Haha, I think I said too much~) But look at the bot taking the second place, beating the other two players... Bot isn't meant to be underestimated...

Aside from this, the event really meant 'score match' and not 'combo match'! It doesn't matter whether u FC the songs or not; so long as your score is higher than others! But of course, FC a song will give a higher score than a non-FC song though in the end, it is the members in the team that matter much...

I FC the song but didn't get first...-.- (Oh, kinda sad for the other 2 players who either disconnected or fail the song...)

Didn't FC but gotten first>.<

FC isn't everything; it's like even if your skills are great, you may not be the best without good members...

Can't argue much but man! I actually lost in a smile match... Dang!-Maybe if I had FC the song...-_-' (Was in the match with one of friends[Only knew after the match...] and beat him/her! Haha, it was fun!)

Full Combo all out and I'm number 1!

The fun part about this event is that I can play songs that I do not have yet; like START:Dash! But Jap one will be more fun with more songs in the server. And, I feel that this type of event only select a few songs for players to play with.-I had been playing the same few songs since yesterday...In other words, if the songs selected are what the players are good at then, it will be a huge advantage! Well, I'm just an average player, playing for fun, trying my best to FC songs if possible!

Well, that concludes the day 1 report of the 'who will be the master of Maid Maki' war. I'm still far from my goal...However, I'll slowly but surely get her! Let day 2 commences!

And so, leaving that war report for now, I had finally finish the drafts of Just A Dream! Initially, I wanted to leave it for today but in the end, I just sacrifice a little of my sleep to finish it!(Slept at 0100++...) This is one of the largest projects I ever did!-A total of 40 pages, excluding the character designs and cover page! 'Oh gosh!' was what I thought after counting the number of pages! I guess I just draw unknowingly of the number pages I had done.(Haha~)

The drafts... 44 to be exact with the addition of cover page and 3 character designs...

These many pages just mean more work to do after my exams... No idea if I can finish(Cross fingers~) The story is decent and I go with a slightly happy ending cliffhanger though the ending should be quite obvious; SPOILERS: everyone live(whether is it happily after...Well that depends...) Judging from the amount of work I have on hand, I may or may not do a sequel...or a prequel on their back stories...

This manga project was initially for me to try out some stuff like drawing a 2-pages long scene which if I can, will avoid it... And then, I also used tracing paper which wasn't that hard and saved a lot of time to re-draw the same scene with a slight change like facial expression. In any way, I managed to achieve my objective; now is to complete it.(Sigh~)

That's pretty much all. I will start to get inactive until my exams are over unless I feel like blogging again to pen my thoughts! This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~

Feeling slack...[Just A Dream] manga project drafts to be done tmr(Hopefully~)

I feel like this recess week has been a waste, not doing much but my tutorials... It is like I don't think I have enough work to keep me occupy... And, I feel that I'm not doing much, slacking in the weekend... It's not like there are ten years' series or something; this is Uni I am talking about where questions are set by lecturers- only way to get practice questions is from the Uni pass yr papers which do not have all modules...Sigh... Maybe I should try re-do all my tutorial again. 

Then again, maybe it is because it is the recess week where there r no lessons for a week, thus I could finish my work for next week without worrying much on the next. In a way, I was able to catch up and not rush through my work with this break! Also, I could catch up on stuff that I was lacking behind in the first half of the semester!

Even so, I had been sleeping later and later to the pt it is now a normal thing for me which is bad.(-.-) I need to adjust my time back... Well, just like most high-school or higher educational students, night is the time to do my stuff; sometimes I just don't feel like working in the morning or afternoon until at night, I suddenly feel energised to work till late and end up waking late from a late sleep.-The cycle repeats... Once a daylight creature, now a nocturnal...Sigh... Hopefully, when I come out and work, my routine will change though I doubt so... 

Besides my personal problem, it seems that I managed to have time to work on my current manga project; Just A Dream. As it is, the manga is near its end with a few more pages to wrap things up. I probably can finish it tomorrow with tomorrow being a public holiday! Right now, the manga has a total of 36 pages; quite a load of pages and the first time I drew so much(>.<) This just means a ton of touch-ups to do after the drafts are done...Sigh... Don't worry I will get it done after my exams; for now, once the drafts are done, I will leave it until after my exams.(at least I gotten the story down before I lose my inspiration!) 

Before I end off, EN SIF's first score match will be held tomorrow and it is a Maki's event!- Not much of a fan of Maki but love to get her. However, experiencing such event for first time with Jap server, I've doubts that I can do well... Well, just got to see how is it!- Maki, here I come! 

Oh yeah, regarding the T-shirt design competition I mentioned in previous post, I had finished but it is not exactly nice as I rushed through... Well, at least I submitted something than forfeited it... I can't upload the design until after the outcome of the competition; if(touch wood) my design didn't get selected, then I will upload/post it...

This reminded me that I actually joined a event called Secret Santa, hosted by a DA group(Anime-And-Manga) I am in. And one of the rules is that participants must give his/her partner the gift or else they are banned from future similar events.(Don't know if the member will be kicked out of the group...) This tells me that I have the responsibility as the one who signed up for that particular competition to uphold that responsibility. Thus, I feel that since I myself signed up(or caused this trouble to myself), I should settle it than run away from it by not submitting anything and wait for the deadline to pass...

That's about all my ramblings. This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~        

Work and game progress~

Hi all. It's been quite some time. Had been busy doing projects and tutorials over the week. This week is my recess week; in other words my break for this semester before school resumes next week...Time really pass fast and it is already Friday. (T.T)  There are still many stuffs I like to do but I guess I got to leave it after my exams... Thus said, my plan to finish Just A Dream may need to be on hold again(sign~).

Apparently, I'm one who really does not know my limits. I had entered a T-shirt design competition, organised by my school. Knowing myself, I'm not into design because I'm not good at it yet I went and entered this competition... The prize is attractive but not that attractive to the point I would risk myself to enter but the reason for entering was because my initial thought that nobody or not many enter when the school sent another email to ask people to join... I'm the type of person who can't bear to see something go unsupported and if it is within my abilities, I would try to support it. And that's how I end up in this situation of thinking how to design that damm shirt... The deadline is on the 6th of October so not much time left... Well, I've an idea how to go about designing but the uncertainty of whether it looks alright is a bother to me.
**I love to upload the design but doubt I can, from the regulation I read so...Will see how is it first...

Okay, the shirt design is for a particular CCA that involves giving students(especially graduating students) help in terms of financial aids, discounts, etc. I went and research on how to draw the action of giving something to someone. Normally, my research always went to the anime side  and with considering my current obession...(Can u guess it?*hint: what my recent posts had been about!) It is in two words and both starts with L! Drullroll pls~ It is LOVE LIVE!

Yes and I based my researches on their 4th single! Below are their different act of giving!

Rin verson

Kotori version

Hanayo version

Umi version (UMI!!!!)

Eri/Eli version (Don't get embarrassed now, Eri/Eli!)

Maki version to Nico (Oh oh? *Smirk)

Honoka version

I didn't get Nozomi's version... (I wonder why...) It's not that I dislike her; I just... I think it is because her version isn't that obivous? I didn't get Nico either... Here's a group photo(With all members!):

Sad to say that my current SIF account has not collected all of them yet; left Rin and Kotori plus an unidolised Nozomi...

On the topic of SIF, regarding the recent EN Rin event, I thought I wouldn't be able to get her when I was only at 8000 and the event only left like 4-3 days left... But in the end(smirk), I still managed to get her!

Another SR added to my collection. Currently, I've about 4 SR which may be little but to me, It's a start as a 1-2 month(s) old player!

Having Rin sure is funny with her conversation...

Rin, this event is YOUR event!-You're already in the event...

Patience, Rin plus the story is about u and Hanayo; U don't hav to see...-.-

I wish to, Rin but...You're...Not real while I am real? Oh well, unless u r talking about your voice actor...

Before I forget, I did my first 11 scouts and I wouldn't say it is bad cos I got 1 UR and 1 guaranteed SR!-My first time getting a UR and best of all, it is a UR UMI!!!-All hail the smile princess! The other SR is a Rin. I guess after the event, I managed to get a few Rin here and there.

UR UMI!-And Umi, if only that really works... U had no idea how hot I am feeling right now...Sigh, the life of a Singaporean...

SR Rin- I did play with you but of a different version of you, ha ha~(Right now using the SR Rin I gotten from event as leader!)

Beside that, I also started playing jap SIF. And man, why doesn't EN version have as many characters as Jap version... It would help a lot in collecting love gems... But I think I will only play when I'm bored... Oh yeah, Jap solo scout is not bad; I gotten SR Maki from the previous batch:

First SR in jap!

As it is, I finally full combo(FC) Mermaid Festa vol 1 hard!-Both Jap and En but by using an iPad... That's one song down, leaving those harder songs...(-.-)

Next EN event will be Maki scorematch which I had no experience in it but apparently, it is no longer any token collection but score collection?-I'm worried I can't get Maki... I'm just an average player; can't play expert at all- Doubt I could win against others...Will see how it it...

Moving on, MA progress... Well, with Million Rare out, everyone will be frantically trying to get it and I am not exception. I used all my 70++ gacha tickets and boy am I glad to be one of the luckiest ones to get MR Nimue!

Purple border sure gives a refreshing feel!

Though it is only one, I am already glad to have one! Best of all is that the card has 6X! Killing fairies have gotten much easy with her around!

Lastly, for my Brave Frontier which I long quit, due to the current event collaboration with deemo, I decided to try my luck to get and yes! I got the unit in my first try in level 3!

Fight with deemo!-Never expected the stun effect in her att... 

Welcome, deemo and the girl!

The music OST friction was a great battle music, fighting deemo and the girl! Sad that the unit obtained is a guardian type but at least I got one! And that ends my return to BF... I may come back and play when my phone changes or after my exams...    

That about it then. Something to add on: Lately, I had been reading love live fanfic and thought of an idea of it... It involves magic and along the line some reincarnation... As it is, I think my writing has long became rusty so I can't really continue my original story, Dark Tale and let alone start writing a fanfic... I settle such idea as daydream time to relax my mind as imagine the story idea in my head before a new one come!

 See ya in the next post then. This is Will signing off, ja ne~

Dark~