Just a short entry to show that I'm still alive haha.
Glad that it's about halfway through the exams. And hurray to those who have finished theirs. =)
This morning I woke up and was surprised to see my parents at home. At first I thought I've mistaken a Sunday as a Friday. (Oh I fastforward 2 days ahead of time?!)
Things are still realistic - days and hours will still have to pass no matter what. Despite being told before, I had totally no awareness, anticipation or whatsoever about this public holiday. This is probably a reflection of student's life, where the impact of school holidays or exam periods override national holidays. On the other hand I'm sure most working adults look forward to this long weekend.
The only time when I really anticipated and was truly aware of public holidays much in advance was during NS...haha.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Servbot? What's that?
As you guys have already known, my online nickname is 'servbot'. I've started using it since almost 10 years ago when I developed a liking for servbots. This entry can probably tell you why I chose to use this nick, and how servbots are such lovable 'creatures'. I don't really see them as robots since they are so animated, and have a mind (though simple) of their own.
But first of all, play this video and pause to let it load first. No need to watch the entire video since I'll be referring to certain parts only.
So basically servbots (aka servant robot or legoman) originated from a video game called 'Megaman legends'. You know Megaman? That blue-armored boy. The game shown in the video 'The Misadventure of Tron Bonne' is a spinoff from the Megaman series. Used to love playing these games. ^_^ In 'Megaman Legends' Megaman faces a group of villains called the Bonne family. Within the family, there is a girl named Tron Bonne, who has the image of a spoilt girl - keeps complaining and such.
The Bonne family specializes in creating gadgets and machines, to deal with Megaman of course, as well as to fulfill their evil plans in taking over towns and cities. To aid in their efficiency, they developed minion robots as assistants that will help out in several aspects, from missions to maintenance to even household chores. This is how servbots come about. =)
Servbots work for everyone in the family (actually only 3 siblings) but are mainly managed by Tron Bonne. Servbots call her affectionately as 'Miss Tron'. Tron isn't a very kind and patient master but the servbots don't seem to mind at all...
Now back to the video:
At 0:15, you can see the headquarters of the Bonne family. Fully operated by servbots. Tron just has to give them instructions for various tasks. There is even a gym for servbots to exercise?! As if they have muscles to train and fats to burn...
At 2:33, it shows the full list of servbots available. There are 40 in all, and each of them has a serial number. Furthermore each has a different personality and vital statistics (attack, health, etc). Somewhere in the game I was asked to choose my favourite servbot, and I chose #28. I remember he (it) works in Tron's bedroom and has a good caring personality. =)
3:30 - Mission briefing. You can bring up to 6 servbots along for the mission. In this case the plan is to rob a bank haha. So sad that servbots belong to the bad side.
4:20 - The servbots made a blunder and were scolded by Tron. In fact the servbots are often punished by Tron because of their silly mistakes. Sometime I feel they deserve to be scolded too haha. But it can't be helped since their brains are too simple. What I like about servbots is, at the next moment after being scolded they become cheerful and motivated again. Really short-term memory I guess...
This shows that scolding servbots are useless actually, since they don't really mend their ways haha. I'm sure Tron knows that too. Just that sometimes she needs to vent her frustration. In some cases she doesn't even know how to respond to their brainless actions.
4:55 - Mission Start! To command servbots to investigate something, you have to aim at that object (or place) and shoot something called the 'beacon bomb'. Look at how the beacon bomb is used to send servbots to rob the houses. Upon stealing something, the servbots will cheer happily while scurrying and delivering their loots back to Tron (inside the mech). How cute. =p
Later in the mission the servbots will make another blunder. (And get scolded again). But this time they could think of a clever idea to save them from the situation...
So that's all for my introduction to servbots. Hope you all find them adorable too. =p Watching this video really makes me want to play the game again! (Though this isn't a very good time to do so...)
But first of all, play this video and pause to let it load first. No need to watch the entire video since I'll be referring to certain parts only.
So basically servbots (aka servant robot or legoman) originated from a video game called 'Megaman legends'. You know Megaman? That blue-armored boy. The game shown in the video 'The Misadventure of Tron Bonne' is a spinoff from the Megaman series. Used to love playing these games. ^_^ In 'Megaman Legends' Megaman faces a group of villains called the Bonne family. Within the family, there is a girl named Tron Bonne, who has the image of a spoilt girl - keeps complaining and such.
The Bonne family specializes in creating gadgets and machines, to deal with Megaman of course, as well as to fulfill their evil plans in taking over towns and cities. To aid in their efficiency, they developed minion robots as assistants that will help out in several aspects, from missions to maintenance to even household chores. This is how servbots come about. =)
Servbots work for everyone in the family (actually only 3 siblings) but are mainly managed by Tron Bonne. Servbots call her affectionately as 'Miss Tron'. Tron isn't a very kind and patient master but the servbots don't seem to mind at all...
Now back to the video:
At 0:15, you can see the headquarters of the Bonne family. Fully operated by servbots. Tron just has to give them instructions for various tasks. There is even a gym for servbots to exercise?! As if they have muscles to train and fats to burn...
At 2:33, it shows the full list of servbots available. There are 40 in all, and each of them has a serial number. Furthermore each has a different personality and vital statistics (attack, health, etc). Somewhere in the game I was asked to choose my favourite servbot, and I chose #28. I remember he (it) works in Tron's bedroom and has a good caring personality. =)
3:30 - Mission briefing. You can bring up to 6 servbots along for the mission. In this case the plan is to rob a bank haha. So sad that servbots belong to the bad side.
4:20 - The servbots made a blunder and were scolded by Tron. In fact the servbots are often punished by Tron because of their silly mistakes. Sometime I feel they deserve to be scolded too haha. But it can't be helped since their brains are too simple. What I like about servbots is, at the next moment after being scolded they become cheerful and motivated again. Really short-term memory I guess...
This shows that scolding servbots are useless actually, since they don't really mend their ways haha. I'm sure Tron knows that too. Just that sometimes she needs to vent her frustration. In some cases she doesn't even know how to respond to their brainless actions.
4:55 - Mission Start! To command servbots to investigate something, you have to aim at that object (or place) and shoot something called the 'beacon bomb'. Look at how the beacon bomb is used to send servbots to rob the houses. Upon stealing something, the servbots will cheer happily while scurrying and delivering their loots back to Tron (inside the mech). How cute. =p
Later in the mission the servbots will make another blunder. (And get scolded again). But this time they could think of a clever idea to save them from the situation...
So that's all for my introduction to servbots. Hope you all find them adorable too. =p Watching this video really makes me want to play the game again! (Though this isn't a very good time to do so...)
Friday, November 13, 2009
Japanese shows are so interesting =)
Lai lai lai, come and watch stuffs that you probably won't ever get to watch in Singapore TV.
Frightened Cub
I know it's a bit sadistic but the little bear cub is really cute. Anyway the zookeeper has already apologized for such unethical treatment but then this clip is still being well-watched by many people. (Look at the poor monkey at the end...)
So much effort for so little work
This programme focuses on unique domino projects created by various teams. I think this is one of the better teams (set up in a school compound). The dominoes will pass through several zones with different themes, and it gets more interesting towards the end. What a grand finale!
Here's another good one. Such mechanism only works once and that's it lol.
You can try it at home
Some useless but amazing trivia:
- Obedient Ping Pong
- Ballet Garlic
Goodbye Pan-kun
Due to ethical reasons, Pan-kun has to be returned to the zoo. So this is the last episode of the variety show featuring him. In this episode Pan-kun will get a parting gift for his owner. He will also attempt to take a photo with the bulldog James for memory sake. When Pan-kun was reminiscing about the good old times he had with his owner, something happened...
Quite touching at the end when Pan-kun was so reluctant to leave his owner. Some of the guests even cried.
Frightened Cub
I know it's a bit sadistic but the little bear cub is really cute. Anyway the zookeeper has already apologized for such unethical treatment but then this clip is still being well-watched by many people. (Look at the poor monkey at the end...)
So much effort for so little work
This programme focuses on unique domino projects created by various teams. I think this is one of the better teams (set up in a school compound). The dominoes will pass through several zones with different themes, and it gets more interesting towards the end. What a grand finale!
Here's another good one. Such mechanism only works once and that's it lol.
You can try it at home
Some useless but amazing trivia:
- Obedient Ping Pong
- Ballet Garlic
Goodbye Pan-kun
Due to ethical reasons, Pan-kun has to be returned to the zoo. So this is the last episode of the variety show featuring him. In this episode Pan-kun will get a parting gift for his owner. He will also attempt to take a photo with the bulldog James for memory sake. When Pan-kun was reminiscing about the good old times he had with his owner, something happened...
Quite touching at the end when Pan-kun was so reluctant to leave his owner. Some of the guests even cried.
Friday, November 06, 2009
Like that also can?!
Probably some of you have already seen this popular video which was circulated some years ago:
This genius monkey, Pan-kun, will face another challenge - cooking. This time its 'pet dog' is not involved though. With a little more training, I think Pan-kun will be able to become a chef haha. Hmm, I wonder how the udon will taste like... Would you like to give its cooking a try?
Many other video links about Pan-kun and the bulldog can be found in Youtube. You guys might want to take a look (if free and interested). No, you don't need to know Japanese to understand these videos...
This genius monkey, Pan-kun, will face another challenge - cooking. This time its 'pet dog' is not involved though. With a little more training, I think Pan-kun will be able to become a chef haha. Hmm, I wonder how the udon will taste like... Would you like to give its cooking a try?
Many other video links about Pan-kun and the bulldog can be found in Youtube. You guys might want to take a look (if free and interested). No, you don't need to know Japanese to understand these videos...
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