Joshua on May 14th, 2009

Whoa. I just had an eye-opening experience. I was reading a typical Korean shoujo manhwa (Korean comic  aimed at teenage girls – usually featuring one ordinary but pretty girl caught in a love triangle between two guys. Best-known example would probably be Goong/Gung/Princess Hours.) In this case, the manhwa My Girl was about a sports-loving [...]

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Joshua on May 11th, 2009

It’s a very minor accomplishment, but I’m happy all the same. Anime News Network is probably the most well-known and professional anime news websites on the Internet. I wrote an answer in reply to a regular column, “Hey, Answerman!”, which is basically a Q&A session between the staff and readers of the website. The question [...]

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Joshua on May 5th, 2009

Warning: Heavy use of foul language. I’m writing from the perspective of a criminal who grew up in a ghetto, after all. Having said that, I’m moderately proud of this chapter. It’s kind of long, but I think it sets the world up quite nicely. Episode 1 – You’re In the Army Now The officer [...]

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Joshua on May 1st, 2009

May Day, Labour Day… the first day of May, and the beginning of what I think of as my holidays. The NUS students are through with one week of exams, and have one more week to go before the term officially ends. My marking has been completed, my lecturer is preparing to submit them now, [...]

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