Just enjoying life...

This morning was typical one of the first autumn days. I always enjoy them. Even thought sun is very bright it gets quite chilly. Reminds me of my own old school days and cold days when I was living in Japan. I also have to think about how leaves will be soon covering all the ground and I would have to find best spot for the walk. Of course, I will have to collect a lot of red ones just as every year. And most of all - I start thinking about Christmas. People might say that it is too early, but Christmas is one of my most favorite time of year and I have always loved it. I already start thinking about presents I will give and to whom.

I have always found that September is one of the months when everything is starting and energy is all around after the lazy summer. Never get that feeling any other time of year, not even New Year.

I even started my WoW account again. My old guild has moved from one name to another, but still all old people there and they still all remember me (even after I haven't played for almost year). Kinda enjoy it, but I still wait for Cataclysm as it will provide more new content. It is boring to know everything in WoW and there is not much left to do.

Funny & Unique comic

Another manga left me laughing loud. I love good comedy, but this one - I just can't imagine where did author got his idea. In short it is about Buddha and Jesus living on earth in small Japanese apartment in 21st century. They get in one trouble after another and is really funny. This is must read.

New Year resolution 2010

So its 2010 and I have to decide what I gonna achieve this year. My bf says we have to give this year to ourselves. We were in so much worry due to all stupid recession last year that our own life went into background. This year we want to get it back.

Lazy person like me saying how I want to spend my time this year? For me the best thing I can imagine is all day sleeping and reading manga... lol... right? Well, I probably shouldn't go so extreme, but I do sleep more than before (9-10h per night).

Anyway - here is few things I wanted to do so I gonna write a small list for ya to read:

1. Write blog more often. I have topics what I have to write in my head all the time, but I don't really write them. E.g. I want to explore more about different hair colors in animes and the blood type that gets mentioned every time some character is described.
2. I want to write one of my stories in separate blog. Spend 10 min every day to rewrite what I have on paper already. Will see how this goes... But if it works out then there are two good things about it. First - I can rework what I have written and improve, second - I can finally show them to my bf (I have been too shy so far). Honestly I'm afraid to put it on web too, but I have to get over it at some point... Go easy on me (^^)
   
3. Get girl friend. This motive I have already for few years. While I know a lot of people business-wise or from game, I don't have any girl I can go drink tea with or party with. Sad. (o_o)
4. I want to get level 50 in Aion. My assassin Sugarlady (on Perento server) is around level 31 now and I want to see end-game before the membership ends. If the end game is boring, I gonna switch back to WoW. I sometimes become nostalgic when I remember quests and maps on WoW...
   

Comedy manga

It's very hard to find good comedy manga. Even thought there is lot of commedy mangas on OneManga, only few of them I find really funny. By really funny I mean - where I really laugh loud reading them. So this is my latest finding - Shiawase Kissa Sanchoume (I'm not really sure how title is translated).

Its one of those cooking mangas, a bit similar to Addicted to Curry. And I actually found that cooking mangas are very few, but they all are good! Makes me hungry every time \(^o^)/

So what do I like about it? Funny characters with well thought through personalities - small girl that's strong, boy fells asleep anytime and wakes up if given sweets, another boy that loves cooking. And its easy to read manga, just as 1/2 Prince (I still can't wait for the chapter 39 to appear on OneManga).

After reading it I thought that I really should try and cook Strawberry Mousse. I even found recipe for it on Internet. But it does seem a bit full of fat...

Can anyone suggest me manga similar to Shiawase Kissa Sanchoume or 1/2 Prince? I really want to have more laugh...

News from December

Unfortunatly I have to say that Aion was disappointment. Even thought I had to pay for game and subscription (and buy new computer as well), it got boring pretty fast. Same zones, same content, same mobs, almost impossible to level up to max level unless you grind day and night.. well, you get the point. Except the nice graphics, game isn't worth what I paid for it.

I was thrilled to hear that Icecrown citadel patch came out in WoW. I will wait till my subscription with Aion runs out and buy subscription for WoW again. I still have few characters there waiting for me and my lovely guild as well. Also I can't wait for the big patch that might come out next year - underwater battles and remap of starting zones - that is quite thrilling.

While I'm bored out of Aion and still hasn't bought WoW subscription, all I have left is manga. And nice surprise here too. OneManga.com launched Beta.OneManga.com, that allows to save mangas I like and it even saves at the last read manga chapter too. I'm in love with this interface - bye, bye my old bookmarks and hello to onemanga account :D

Here screenshot from my account. Cool, ne?

Where is the 37 chapter of 1/2 prince?

I got hooked in 1/2 Prince manga at the start of September (read it all in one night of course), reread it again like week ago... but why, oh why, they are releasing chapters so slowly? It should have been released monthly, but it is more than one and half-month since last chapter and its still not up. I'm quite disappointed.

While waiting for this manga I found one pretty funny manga called Minami Ke - it kinda reminds me of Lucky Star. It involves 3 sisters high-schooler, middle-schooler and elementary student living together and their school friends. It doesn't have so much thought into it as Lucky Star, but its full of misunderstandings.

Another news - I finally ordered computer (and actually paid for it) where I will be able to install Aion on. This means there is very little left till I will be grinding Aion with my own character.

Big companies bureaucracy

Sometimes I wander about all the procedures around the big companies such as banks, tax offices and energy suppliers. It seems as company grows, it takes more time for you to get what you want from them. Here is 3 real stories from what had happened in last month with them. I'm just getting mad that they waste so much of my time

1) Energy supplier.
They sent me out cheque to my old address. I never received it. Asked to send them again. After 1 week it appeared they still haven't sent it. We made a lot of noise around CEO and he made sure cheque is sent. And of course it wasn't sent for the right amount so now I have to bang on them again.

2) Bank.
Wanted to do quick bank cheque lodgement from one bank to another. Went to bank 1 they said they might do bank draft, but it will take 5 days to lodge so we should ask bank 2 how to lodge it faster. So I went to bank 2 who said that they can't lodge it faster and maybe we can do interbank transfer that might take quicker. I went back to bank 1 which said they need "collection" letter from bank 2 so that cheque would be lodged from closest branch. I went back to bank 2 and asked for this letter. They said that it is not after "bank procedures", but said they will sent it anyway. I went back to bank 1 and ensured that they know what to do when that letter comes. Next day called them and the money was "reserved for withdrawal" but didn't appear on account till evening.

3) Tax office.
I needed to get tax clearance certificate quick. Their main office is out in the country so I kept calling guy from there to ask can I get certificate if I go to office in my city. After 5 calls and 2 mails between their own employees they agreed to that. So I went to office today and in reception got person on call who promised to send somebody down. After some wait fire drill training started (which happens only once per year and I was just lucky to get there for it). So just as all employees I was sent to the nearby park. Meanwhile I met guy who came here from other tax office to give back jacket he accidentally took last time. He introduced me to 5 other people, who was very eager to help and all heard my story of what I need. They all said that they will sort it out as soon as we get back. I felt a bit famous when I got back to their office. I spent another 20 min talking with person who was responsible for my tax clearance certificate. Now I have to wait till Monday and call them for that certificate number.