2008-10-06T18:57:00Z nocturne.noctalis.com http://nocturne.noctalis.com/

I note with interest every once in the while that blogs bleed into the mainstream media. This has happened with an increased frequency in the past week or so.

2008-10-06T23:51:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?The_Straits_Times_for_Free_Speech

Part II of our Guide to SPORE, Archetypes and Superweapons.

2008-10-06T23:19:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?SPORE_Archetypes_and_Superweapons

In the first of what will be our many part SPORE guide, Allying the Grox.

2008-09-29T23:46:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?SPORE_Allying_the_Grox

SPORE is awesome.

2008-09-10T23:38:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?SPORE_is_Awesome

I haven't tried looking very hard, but there seems to be a dearth of opinion on Georgia in Singaporean blogs of the political ilk.

2008-08-31T23:46:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Georgia_Blues

We are taking preorders for SPORE (PC/Mac), the latest game from Will Wright, creator of The Sims and Sim City.

2008-08-30T21:21:21Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?SPORE_Galactic_Edition_Preorders_+_Our_Latest_Releases

More information on SPORE and SPORE Galactic Edition.

2008-08-28T21:21:21Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?SPORE_System_Requirements

More Kristen Bell and the Dark Knight Returns (maybe).

2008-08-29T23:06:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?The_Dark_Knight_Returns+_Or_Not_Kristen_Bell_as_Harley_Quinn

Against my Better Judgement-

2008-08-28T20:20:20Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Following_My_Better_Judgement+_Ari_Ki_Ki_Ki

An Olympic medal is bling for countries. Countries, like people, need to have status symbols, so that their posh friends don't look down upon them, and so that bullies won't pick on them, dragging them into alleys, beating them up and taking their South Ossetia.

2008-08-27T16:16:16Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?BBAP_Better_Buy_a_Panda!

Game trailers are usually pretty epic, but the one for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning hits a tiny peak of awesome, particularly the Elf vs. Dark Elf part. It's very good vs. evil, male vs. female, barely-dressed female.

2008-08-26T23:36:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Warhammer_Online:_Age_of_Reckoning

Olympic closer post.

2008-08-25T23:41:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Beijing_2008_Olympics_Girls_Who_Didnt_Make_It

More Olympic goodness.

2008-08-20T20:20:20Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Beijing_2008_Olympics_Girls_Kissing

Yeah, well. I've gotten into a strange fascination with vector graphics, and am trying to vectorise a Panda.

2008-08-19T23:59:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Crowdsourcing_Captioning_III

While the Olympic Games started on 080808, Russia was invading Georgia, where Bigfoot was found (and later turned into an Opossum).

2008-08-19T19:19:19Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Georgia_on_my_Mine

Turns out I'm not the only one who feels the National Day Rally Speech should have been postponed, because it was. The ISD might be reading this after all, summarizing my views for someone who'd summarize a bunch of views for someone who'd tell PM Lee, "eh, postpone speech lah."

2008-08-18T16:30:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Beijing_2008_Olympics_Silver_Linings

I think we should kick out all the Foreign Talent. There's no pride in someone winning something for our country when she was talent scouted at 14, trained here for 13 years, and represented us for three Olympics. She's only doing it for the million dollar paycheck. This is so unlike the natural-born Singaporeans, who prove they are doing it for national pride because, when they receive million dollar paychecks, donate the money to charity.

2008-08-17T17:17:17Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?+Living_in_Sin+_Made-in-Singapore

WE GOT A MEDAL!

2008-08-15T18:18:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Beijing_2008_Olympics_WE_GOT_A_MEDAL!

The Olympics totally rock. There's Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Tennis, and, of course, Beach Volleyball.

2008-08-15T11:11:11Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Beijing_2008_Olympics_Sports_is_Awesome

 

2008-08-14T07:00:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Feeling_Misunderstood+

I support gay marriage. I'm a liberal when it comes to individual rights. The reason I never speak up for the gay cause (except to bash those bashing gays) is that the social liberal value I hold higher than most social liberal causes is respecting other people.

2008-08-13T17:00:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?CULTure

Small breasts should have their status as boobs reinstated, leading people have said.

2008-08-12T22:00:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?A_Cup_Breasts_Are_Boobs_Too

It'll run for a week, then a week for voting. After which, whoever wins, well, wins.

2008-08-11T17:05:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Crowdsourcing_Captioning_II

I resisted calling this a "blog" for the longest time. One of the things about "new media" is, being new and shiny, people like to make up new words for old things, to create some buzz and a touch of elite cool by using jargon.

2008-08-10T17:15:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Genre_Blogging

In the apocalyptic "black out" that started this latest storyline, there's been an eradication of kindred in city across city, including three Justicars by a diablerised and returned Methuselah, which paved the way for me to take a vacated seat. There is also an evasive 5th gen bitch and a Force of Nature (or several).

2008-08-10T17:55:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?+jills+_Settlers

In the spirit of the Olympics, which start today, and our own National Day, tommorow; celebrate diversity!

2008-08-08T08:08:08Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Cultural_Diversification

I'm slowly becoming a PETA convert - my animalistic feelings have been undressed from apathy to ambiguity. While I'm still not sold on their message, I have to say they use a damn good medium. Most recently, the message comes in the Olympic Gold Medallist form of Amanda Beard.

2008-08-07T11:00:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Naked_PETA_Ads+_Amanda_Beard+_Eva_Mendes+_Joanna_Krupa

More information on Roogoo (PC/Xbox360).

2008-08-08T23:04:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Xbox_360_Roogoo_Achievements_List

I came across this old ST Forum letter on Piper's, and it had this delicious line -

2008-08-07T03:16:00Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Dear_John_3:16

I deleted a comment by Grievous apropos the current crossover political discourse, which I later reinstated.

2008-08-06T18:01:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Comment_Policy

Was going to do the NGAHfather, but I got bored.

2008-08-06T15:51:15Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?+jills+_The_NGAH_Factor

Via Lvmberiax - The Path of Least Resistance

2008-08-05T22:00:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?+jills+_Moving_Up_in_the_World

The story goes, as I recall, that TT Durai really wanted to join the PAP. I can't recall the details, but he had a burning desire to ascend in the ranks of the Men in White. For years and years, he tried and tried. He simply couldn't. Perhaps they saw what turned out to be true, that, in spite of what he has achieved (and the scandal should not overly diminish what he has done), that there is a fundamental flaw in his character.

2008-08-05T19:05:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?+Living_in_Sin+_The_Opposition_In_Real_Life

So I have three readers. As we all know, three's a crowd. Hence, it's particularly apt that I'm crowdsoucing content to the three of you. Incidentally, two's company. Which means that all the call-centre companies in India have two guys and lots of phones.

2008-08-04T23:53:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Crowdsourcing_Captioning_I

A few nights ago, it was the Demasque Birthday Drinking Event Function Party Outing Gathering (yes, it's that happening). Of course, with the DEFPOG being such a prestigious, invite-only, closed door pow-wow, I couldn't very well not make a rare appearance, and had to leave the Happy Bubble of My Insulated Life™.

2008-08-04T18:45:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Fruits_and_Nuts

I didn't always feel this way. I tried to deny it for the longest time. But, again and again, I keep seeing these muscular men, sashaying around. I wanted to be normal, but these feelings were building up inside me.

2008-08-03T16:55:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?+Living_in_Sin+_I_Cant_Fight_This_Feeling_Any_Longer

Turns out Ian was the one who plurked the plurk that got Grievous to post the post. Now Ian has responded. Is Grievous man enough to reply? Or will he cower into a corner?

2008-08-02T23:10:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?+Living_in_Sin+_Politics_and_Immigrants

Grievous has demolished my standard anti-anti-PAP arguments in an anti-anti-anti-PAP post. He is, of course, wrong; but elegantly wrong. Generally, when I can't find an opening for attack, you've created a complete argument. Kudos. 7UP for Closed Circles.

2008-08-01T16:00:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Fair_Points

I've been watching So You Think You Can Dance, Season 4. I've found that it's not so much the favourite dancers as it is the favourite choreographers that make the difference for me.

2008-08-01T00:01:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance+_Season_4

So there's this new ad in the cinemas, for some bottled drink that isn't Yeo's or Pokka or the other good people who put good things into good bottles. The ad goes like this -

2008-07-31T23:27:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Bottled_Pussy_Juice

My personal gossipgirls - who are trying to get me to blog more by raising my traffic by giving me things to blog about - have informed me of this latest scandal. This is their cumulative summary. I'd write about it, but it's really rather dull, in spite of the lurid summary.

2008-07-31T15:00:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Samantha_Poh_vs_IcyQueenGoddess_over_Kenny_Sia

A few weeks ago, I arose from sleep with a line in my head. And I thought to myself, Wow, you're a bleeding genius, you are. I was all enthused and going to write it down and bask in the glory that is self-satisfaction.

2008-07-30T23:05:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Worthy

Thanks to a so-called "friend", I got rickrolled into the video of Miley Cyrus's 7 Things (lyrics right below, if you haven't heard it).

2008-07-29T21:30:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Miley_Cyrus+_7_Things

2008-07-28T16:00:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Hallelujah

Localisation.

2008-07-27T10:32:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Localisation

Blogging a dead horse.

2008-07-25T23:06:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Lord_of_the_Pings+g+:_The_Musical

A friend was telling me that too much of my last post was pontification. And, here I was, just starting to warm up to my theme.

2008-07-25T23:19:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Drawing_the_Line

This is where I leave the train.

2008-07-24T07:54:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Ping_There+_Done_That+

The thing about subtlety is that not everyone gets it, and there's no way of telling if they didn't get the hint or got it and chose to ignore it. But, either way, a fair warning's a fair warning. And fair warning has been given.

2008-07-23T16:30:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?The_Alfred_Kong_Challenge

Try to be Thankfull all da time!

2008-07-23T02:56:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Alfred_Kong_and_me!

So King Kang Kong updated again and someone cutpasted me the summary from ping.sg. I recall it was something along the lines of "You have fallen into my trap and become confused. Hahaha. You have lost your dignity and credibility by replying. Hahaha."

2008-07-22T17:09:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Nocturne_vs_KKK

I miss Political Apathy.

2008-07-22T05:00:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Political_Apathy_Goodbye+_Old_Friend

Sweet Mother of Mercy! This King Kang Kong is amazing. After I wrote a post in TOTAL AGREEMENT with the post he wrote which was in TOTAL AGREEMENT with a line I wrote from a post I wrote, he wrote another post in TOTAL AGREEMENT with the post in TOTAL AGREEMENT with the post he wrote which was in TOTAL AGREEMENT with a line I wrote from a post I wrote.

2008-07-21T23:31:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?King_Kang_Kong_Killed

Dum di dum.

2008-07-20T23:28:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?The_in-group_is_ELITE+_talented_and_creative

The major downside of flaming is having to deal with the morons that spring out. One guy wrote a blog post that was a perfect gem of clueless idiocy. But, first, let me get the comments out of the way.

2008-07-20T23:44:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Responses

Daphne's statement, and Uzyn's implicit support of her, has woken up my idea.

2008-07-19T18:44:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Pre-Emptive_Farewells

Yes, pre-emptive flaming. Yes, I'm that good. Some people were put on earth to make little girls cry; I'm the one who makes those guys cry.

2008-07-19T17:55:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Pre-Emptive_Flaming

I was going to respond with something akin to "better than being 100% bitch," but, you know, she's Hello Kitty and oh so cute, and of course she doesn't mean it in a bad way. How could she? She's Hello Kitty and Oh. So. Cute.

2008-07-19T17:12:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?My_Apology_to_Daphne_Maia

I was pretty much done with this - and I've never written anything after a "Last Writes" before, so consider this as an exorcism. Those who have started the "healing process" are saying that both sides have apologised.

2008-07-19T17:11:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Daphne_Maia

This is going to be self-indulgent (more so than usual, anyways), and I'm going to talk about my past. Those who know me for over a decade will identify.

2008-07-18T20:22:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Same_Ol_Song_and_Dance

I'm trying out a new not-rubbish form of blogging.

2008-07-18T17:55:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?How_much_do_you_save+

As a side-effect of clearing the backlog, I got 7 posts in the ping.sg Top 10 today.

2008-07-17T23:59:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?The_Ping+sg_Top_10_Game

After one of my posts and Wendy's follow-up, lots of people have commented, through various means, their ponging patterns. One dude went so far as to create a new blog to state his position. Let's review.

2008-07-16T23:40:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?One_Ping_to_Rule_Them_All_One_Pong+

I'm sure a lot of you want to vote for the ping.sg awards, but simply don't know who to vote for. You simply can't be bothered to read all those posts to decide. I understand. Why should you not read the posts when I can not read them for you?

2008-07-16T23:28:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Ping+sg_Awards_Who_You_Should_Vote_For

While I don't expect to win a ping.sg Anniversary II Award, I do expect to, at least, skew the results, like the Gogglebots have been doing to my polls.

2008-07-16T23:23:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?ping+sg_Krisandro_is_Evil

I wrote this before the whole Xiaxue Dawn Yang fracas. You will note it has the similar theme of "Bloggers are Fake" that permeated my post on Xiaxue/Dawn Yang. Thusly, while, for me, this was what inspired that; for you, this would seem like an expansion of a previously mentioned subject.

2008-07-16T23:21:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Camwhoring_in_Bed

Much has been said about the contrary demeanours of MM Lee Kuan Yew and PM Anakin Lee during the Chee hearings. As an authority in the emerging field of Political Science (Fiction), I would like to add to the debate.

2008-07-16T23:25:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?+Living_in_Sin+_MM_Lee_vs+_PM_Lee

Remember Magibon? The YouTube stare-at-the-screen living anime doll? Meet Lucymisser. She's a sort of reverse-Magibon, in that she's normal. Also, instead of a white girl speaking Jap, she's a Jap girl who speaks English. Also, she's naked.

2008-07-16T20:45:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?The_Naked_Chick_and_Other_Videos

Shigeru Miyamoto actually had quite a large part to play in the development of the Wii Fit.

2008-07-16T19:50:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Shigeru_Miyamoto_Interviews_on_Wii_Fit

Amazing.

2008-07-16T19:23:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Dawn_Yang_Upskirt

It's been going on for a while now, not exactly starting from, but highlighted by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero and big names from Chinese cinema making their way to Hollywood (then discovering they cannot make it), but it's been a deluge of late, hasn't it?

2008-07-16T18:30:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Chink_is_the_Black

Some of you have been wondering about me, and I think it's time to pull back the veil, and tell the story of my life, briefly.

2008-07-16T17:31:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?About_Nocturne

Some situations from the latest Jills arc. In-character speech is in italics. Noob1 has played a session before with us; Noob2 just happened to be there that day. They've played V:tM before, they've just never played Jills.

2008-07-16T15:01:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?+jills+_Fruit_Bat

Not being able to sleep at night and being awakened early in the day has me extremely enervated. I intended to clear the backlog, but I'm not in the mood to do serious edits on the wordy posts nor the pictures for the non-wordy ones. This is a collection of micro-blogs.

2008-07-15T23:39:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Singlish_Sexy+_English_As_It_Should_Be_Spoken

I think most of us can agree that we don't like guys who sleep around too much. I think even the girls who sleep with them aren't all that fond of them in general (though, obviously, rather fond of those they sleep with in particular).

2008-07-14T23:40:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Gender_Warfare_Stringers

If I ever stop blogging, it's going to be because, in looking for images, I keep finding statues that I absolutely must have (besides ennui, lack of appreciation or legal complications - sian, suu, sued).

2008-07-13T23:19:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Homage_to_Boobage_Power_Girl

Ian, over on the dot, asks a very interesting question, which I'm sure many of you are pondering as well, "Can Someone Tell Me Why We Are Selling Our Power Plants?". Sure, I can.

2008-07-12T13:11:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Power_Plants

nanashee commented -

2008-07-11T23:52:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?The_Nipple_Count

And now, back to our regular pogrom.

2008-07-10T23:45:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?To_Be_Inspired

The Daphne post, which I scrubbed, is one of the highest hit pages on this blog right now.

2008-07-09T23:05:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Staring_at_the_Sun

Dave Teo Ming (whom I shall call B1), last mentioned way back in February, was sentenced to nine years and two months jail and 18 strokes of the cane. Ten years jail is simply too short for someone unhinged enough to steal a gun.

2008-07-08T23:46:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?+Living_in_Sin+_Stolen_Rifle:_What_Would_Jesus_Do+

I'm thinking that a number of people might be speculating about Dawn's willingness to, say, facilitate a visit to her uterus for the appropriate fee, and, if so, exactly how much would that be?

2008-07-07T23:25:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Help_Me_Experience_Fucking_Dawn

This wins the ultimate in WTFness (WTFity?).

2008-07-06T23:17:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?I_Like_This_Post_I_Like_This_Post_Last_Writes:_Ping+sg_In-Crowd

DK wrote a long post about how he's given up on the community and such, how much work he put in, and how aggrieved he is. He promptly got banned. Uzyn and Daphne both wrote posts about the subject. Oh, and the "in-people" tagline in pink (in my last post) was quickly removed, so I'd like to point out that it wasn't an edited screenshot.

2008-07-05T23:52:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Last_Writes:_Ping+sg_In-Crowd

I have some non-ping.sg readers now, so I'll briefly explain what ping.sg is. Ping.sg is an aggregator.

2008-07-04T23:04:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?ping+sg_Awards+_the_In_Crowd+_and_the_Outcasts

Just doing what we do best, answering questions that really don't need answering, much like philosophy. Turns out, an apple and Darth Vader really have much more in common than one would expect. Who knew?

2008-07-03T23:34:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?An_Apple_vs_Darth_Vader

Xiaxue wrote a post turning the sugar and alcohol that is Dawn Yang into a nice flambé. Dawn, presumably because she didn't like her newly-caramelised taste, sued her. Xiaxue removed her post.

2008-07-02T23:41:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Xiaxue_vs_Dawn_Yang

Matter to me at, least.

2008-07-01T23:05:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?A_Quick_Guide_to_How_Much_Your_Opinions_Matter

I was in a taxi on the way to our V:tM game and the driver was telling me about the high cost of living. I generally don't mind indulging in a little tête-à-tête vis-à-vis the generalised gripes about our government and the raising cost of everything - and, yes, inflation is of particular concern what with America's downward spiral and OPEC's upward climb - but - lack of sleep, perhaps - I just got increasingly annoyed. I didn't let it show, and I let him ramble on (me, confidant to transport providers, had learnt that he had had less sleep than me). Even so, ye gods, I wish he would just shut up.

2008-06-30T23:43:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Time_is_Money_Inflation:_It_Happens

As you all know, I have a long and public feud with Google.

2008-06-27T23:37:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Fucking_Robots_II

And, finally, we come to the exciting conclusion to my epic three-part post on two books I bought - Journey to the West and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In this thrilling finale, I actually talk about boobs books.

2008-06-26T23:17:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?The_Classical_Novels

This is Part II of an epic three-part series about two books I bought.

2008-06-25T23:50:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Your_Name_in_+Foreign_Language+

During my last trip to China, we visited Xi'an (Chang'an), the capital of the Tang dynasty, where Tang Sanzang began and ended the Journey to the West, and Chengdu, which was Liu Bei's capital. Aptly, I managed to get the Foreign Language Press editions of Journey to the West and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in English. I like the Foreign Language Press editions because they come in a nice box, and use unabridged translations.

2008-06-24T23:01:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?The_Forbidden_Kingdom+_Three_Kingdoms:_Resurrection_of_the_Dragon

I have three readers, being the sum total of the people who voted in the last poll. I actually feel a sense of obligation towards my small little constituency, being the upstanding and deeply moral person that I am. Thusly, in spite of original intentions, with two out of three votes, I give you...

2008-06-23T23:05:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Flavour_::_Alice+_Child_with_Dreaming_Eyes_2+0

I've come across many comparisons of the two versions, even heard it discussed on BBC radio, and I must say that everyone is doing it wrong. They ponder whether The Incredible Hulk is, in fact, a sequel, and, if so, a sequel to what, the first movie, the TV series, the comics, which comics? They talk about plot, pacing, the vision of the director, the fidelity to the source material, verisimilitude, and other such, as if all that had to do with question at hand.

2008-06-21T23:01:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?+NSFW+_Ang_Lees_Hulk_vs_The_Incredible_Hulk

And then there was this, from paced -

2008-06-20T23:07:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?John_and_Jean_Went_up_the_Hill_II_Fetch_a_Pail_of_Water

I didn't want to write this before, because attacking a girl who had been molested seems in rather poor taste. I'm not exactly sensitive (except if you know where to lick), but now that this issue has made the front page of Wanbao and The New Paper, it's fair game.

2008-06-19T23:43:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?John_Reached_Down_and_Rubbed_His_Crown+_and_Jean_Cried_Out_Right_After

Sheylara is turning out to be quite the freak magnet. Most recently, this dimwit, Solomon Yeow, messaged her on Facebook. Controversial! Go read the thing now, I'll wait.

2008-06-18T23:02:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?The_Smiley_Test_Sheylara_Pwns_Solomon

If you're wondering whether to get Wii Fit for your girlfriend, and aren't one of the 3.5 million viewers that "Wii Fit Girl" racked up in the four weeks since the video was posted, here's the convincing.

2008-06-17T23:31:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Playboys_Jo_Garcia_Does_Wii_Fit_Girl

Say you enjoy a superhero series, in any medium. After some time, the protagonist will encounter a bigger, badder version of themselves. This leads to a climatic fight wherein the hero has to face his deepest fears, a what-if scenario, where the opponent represents all that could have gone wrong had the hero chosen a different path. A dark mirror.

2008-06-15T23:26:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Evil_Twin_Syndrome

My readers are a pretty passive lot, every time I ask them to do something, not one of them will ever bother. I could be dying from massive organ failure (though not without blogging about it first) and not one of them will step forward with a kidney or liver (it's not like it has to be their kidney or liver). However, I am nothing if not hopeful, so I shall spoon-feed you with reasons why I should be nominated for ALL the ping.sg blog awards, except "Best Audio/Video Podcast", which doesn't count, seeing as I'm not fond of whales.

2008-06-13T23:30:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Why_I_Should_Be_Nominated_for_ALL_the_Ping+sg_Blog_Awards

It turns out they're "rebooting" Strawberry Shortcake, turning her into a manga, moe version in a "fruit-forward" world. Because, as we all know, a character built around sweet confections in candy land just lacks relevance in our organically grown, ungenetically-engineered, unsupersized world. The emphasis has shifted from "Shortcake" to "Strawberry".

2008-06-12T23:52:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Strawberry_Shortcake_2+0_and_Other_Fanciful_Fruits

nanashee left the following comment on my Legends of Rock post -

2008-06-09T23:54:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Flutes+_Clarinets_and_the_Many_Uses_of_the_Pinky

While I am, of course, an exponent of Men being Men (and displaying such traits as fighting terrorists, aliens and robots, defending the social order and conquering new planets), I have to state that it's okay, under certain, restricted circumstances, for a man to cry.

2008-06-07T23:14:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Clannad_It_Takes_a_Real_Man_to_Cry_Like_a_Little_Girl

More information on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

2008-06-06T23:05:01Z http://nocturne.noctalis.com/codex.cgi?Guitar_Hero_III_System_Requirements