Decisive Battle! 2nd Scholarsip Interview and Form 6!

Fact #1 Well~ waking up in a bad mood is always detrimental to ur health.

Fact #2 Having a tired body has negative effects on ur chances if u're going for an interview after a 1 hour car trip.

For some reasons for which i will not divulge here, at least for the moment, Uzuki woke up in a bad mood today~ ^_^ and today wasn't any ordinary day~ Today was the day Uzuki was supposed to go for an interview after an 1 hour car ride to penang~

Opening my eyes, my thoughts drifted to the events of the previous day~ Visions which i promptly shook off and proceeded to brew an extra song cup of coffee to ward off~ This however, was a bad move~ as apparently my stomach didn't agree to well with it. I ended up going to the toilet about three times. ^_^

Today, i was going to fight for a scholarship for a diploma course in games technology. By no means the most prestigious award known to man, but certainly one that would ease the financial burden on my family~ and also one that would help fulfill my dream of making games~ Anime lover and manga freak though Uzuki was, his first true love~ (excluding humans, of course) is games~ He loved it then, and he still loved it now. So I now choose to commit myself to choosing this games tchnology thing if i get it. (translation: If i get it, me family agrees and i pack, and i get marooned on campus with limited supplies XD)

But that~ well is the plan~ ^_^

confident though Uzuki is in his skills in charming interviewers, it doesn't hurt to take precautions~ (like a particular rubbery object~ u don't need it, but I'd rather have it and don't need it, than dont have it, and need it~ ^_^ ) On these grounds~ Uzuki's mum~ (happy mothers day mom! XD) has forced Uzuki to register in the national pre U stuff. Form 6.

^_^ not bad for a first day~ i wore extra formal clothes (i had to rush off for the interview afterwards) and i had sort of a publicity stunt. XD I filled in the registration form on an awkwardly placed table~in the middle of the stage~ i could feel all eyes in the hall on me~ and i think i got more attention than the person speaking at that particular moment.Pretty embarrasing~ Not a particularly comforting thought~ ^_^ but nothing the great Uzuki can't handle~ (given his thick skin~ XD)

after that, i was already tired~ probably because of my mood or what i dunno~ but i was already drowsy~ hehe~ ^_^ the waiting room for the college was cold~ brr~ even with my long sleeves, i was shiverin while my 'competitor' was just wearing a thin blouse and a skirt. -_- anyways~ the interview was okay~ they (other ppl) said it was very scary, but i got along fine~ the interviewers said if i were to get the scholarship~ i'd have to do some unpaid part-timing for them~ well~ all's well~ right? like i'm working for my studies~ no prob with that~The campus looked fine~ and i think its definitely better than the earlier deal (engineering)~ (but i was gonna ditch it anyways~ XD) so anwyays~ i left the place doing all i could, only thing left to do is to wait, and if im lucky, i'll be studying games technology by either june or august~ XD

correction: thats not the only thing left to do. Tomorrow, i'll be donning my old sec school uniforms and going off to have some "fun" in School~ hehehe~ (just to kill some time in form 6~ im really waiting for news from the scholarship. ) But that, i think~ is a story for another post altogether~ ^_^

ciao for now~

^_^ hope i survive tomorrow~

Logic is very troublesome, eh?

The Song of a manga character~

Tis' the story of a person,
who's neither real nor fake~

Born of ink and paper,
in a world coloured with screentones~

Where sounds have shape and colour,
and no solid rules apply~

This is where the plot thickens,
where impossible dreams take flight~

He entertains the masses,
often at the cost of his own misfortune~

At times he shows the courage,
and other traits we desire~

Subject to the whim and fancy,
of a temporary godlike entity~

Nevertheless,
By the end of the season,
He almost always pulls through~

His life span eternal,
long out-lives his creator~

Whose splendid imagination,
gave life to this manga character~

So on lives this person,
doing what he does best~

Making people laugh and cry,
until no one remembers why~


I once wrote this poem,posting it on a forum, griping about how manga characters seem to be tortured for the reader's enjoyment.. well, it seems for poor Uzuki, the tables have turned on the mangaka~

"He entertains the masses,
often at the cost of his own misfortune~" ^_^

so to all readers(actually just about 5 T_T), thanks for reading and posting helpful comments~ be sure to read it with all ur heart as I suffer for it~ XD

(nah~ just kidding~ XD )

Just as he thinks he's found salvation, reality strikes! with vengeance! (quote Michael Machel who played a mean star wars theme in Britains Got Talent- "I will be back, With vengeance!")

Though Uzuki (who is currently hallucinating about making a violent game based on TS and an Eroge with Mompuchi as the main character) has gotten an interview for this most coveted course which goes by the name of Games Technology, he is still not at ease and his mind is as confused as ever~

This is beacause now, all is in his reach, yet, he can only chose one to go 100%!

Uzuki's sticky situation can be summarised as follows-

Remember the phrase- "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush?"

In dear Uzuki's case, he has two in the hand, one a meter from him and one in the bush beyond reach~

He has obtained two scholarships (a full one for engineering and the other partial for art), is going to have an interview for a third (the games tech one) this coming Monday, and has submitted an application for one to Singapore. (pending selection, will only be shortlisted for stage one of 2 middle of june- if he waits for that, all others will be lost)

So now, as the dust settles from his initial excitement, Uzuki realises he is still as confused as when he first started~ there are still three forks in the road and he can only pick one~

Thrilled though he is at the prospect that he might be one day making games, the logical side of Uzuki reasons that where he lives now, the games industry isn't flourishing and can be considered non-existant~ as compared to the States, where big time games companies hire high school students for summer jobs~ (drool~) Faced with these odds, Uzuki cant help but question whether he is not destined to lead a life making games and anime?

And there is also the question of Need against Want~

Uzuki's father feels that he should do something people NEED instead of what people WANT~ for example, if the economy falters, the engineer of computer technician will fare better than the games designer or the manga artist~ I too, am swayed by this reasoning~ In Uzuki's ridiculus mind~ "If World War 3 breaks out tomorrow, who will be in need? The communications engineer or the mangaka? "

I understand that you got to take risks for your dreams..

But I don't think I can decide just as yet.

sigh* ^_^

Other than that, Uzuki also has this to ponder~ his family isn't wealthy, and he's the only child~ So it's not like he can throw caution to the wind and do whatever he wants~ Not that I care what my parents think about games, anime and stuff, but I'm just worried I can't succeed in time.

Ah well~ ^_^

(on side note: Due to these events~ The second issue of Uzuki's experimental manga is to be delayed~ sorry guys~)

Rejoice! Has the solution presented itself?

T_T im practically close to tears now.. I just got off the phone.. Apparently I got an interview with another college~ and its for Games technology! If I take that, i wont have to worry about choosing between the two worlds of art and tech~ T_T YEEESS!!!!!!! This 12th of May, I'll have to go down to Penang for the interview.. which means about next week this time i'll be fighting teeth nail and all in a do-or-die interview for that scholarship! XD yeess!!!!If I clinch it.. aww.. yess~ *_* (having delusions of grandeur and hallucinating)

(OMG now recalling that makoto shinkai started out in the games industry ^_^)

sigh* calm down~ heheh~ XD

alas, Uzuki has lived through countless "ordeals".. is his fortune finally changing for the better? XD hahas~ Anyways... this really is going to be interesting...

On the subject.. I think i got a story here to share.. My additional maths was very poor in form 4. (actually still not that good now anyways.) In fact I never passed once in that year. Due to Uzuki's great fortune, he chanced upon a games (electronic entertainment) exhibition in Australia. After asking around, I found that with the grades I had, I would never be in the games industry~ So, upon returning to M'sia, I worked hard to pull me grades up~ hehe~ alas, I got a B in additional maths~ impressive considering I didn't even pass once the previous year... hahahaz~

so, probably i really owe it to myself to go for this course... XD

anyways.. what do you guys think? What are the chances? Which path will Uzuki take? He's got one scholarship in hand, but he's still going after that one.. ^_^

(aw.. why do shows always end with a cliffhanger? so cliche XD)

To go or not to go~ XD

To go~ Or Not to go~

That.

Is the question~ ^_^

Clueless though he is in matters of love and math~ (both are mind boggling subjects, I assure you~ ) Uzuki is brainy and fortunate enoough to clinch a scholarship in KL~ for electronics and communication engineering~ -_-"

While sitting comfortably in his dads car- (his parents obviously don't trust Uzuki behind the wheel~ probably his parents spied on him playing gran turismo or twised metal.. I dunno...) Uzuki got a phone call from the sponsors of the scholarship.. XD needless to say, I was shocked, but glad.. XD I could barely speak.. heheh~

Now~ If you had paid any attention to the earlier posts, you would know by know that poor Uzuki-kun is an avid anime and manga lover~ so he's now feeling kinda reluctant at this unfortunate time... He does like technical stuff, but he fears he will never make an anime or manga.... sob sob sob~

but, that aside, he's also grateful that his days of being a ronin are numbered~ ^_^ as with this development in the "uzuki goes to college" story arc, sooner or later he will have to take that step into the unknown which is college/uni life~ Uzuki was getting kinda bored rotting away, pounding on his run-down laptop~ ^_^

Another thing about this scholarship... If I take it up, I may not see a friend and a close acquantaince (two people i kinda treasure) before I leave... NoooOOooOoo~

so anyways, thats it for now.. Uzuki has to really figure out where he wants to go, and hopefully keep his brain from being fried from thinking too much.

slams head on keyboard* think positive.. think positive.. wuuu saa.... relax...