MichiruT the ex-lurker

[Mave]

Been around a few months, now I'm comfortable enough to introduce myself.

I'm an international student studying in the U.S, pursing my Master's in Food science. I grew up in Malaysia, (next to Singapore) in South East Asia. Iif you don't know where Singapore is...erm..never mind, I get that all the time. Just remember, I'm from somewhere the other side of the world.

My country's native language is Malay, but we use English intensively so I rarely face language barriers. However, unlike many Malaysians, my Chinese/Mandarin, Cantonese and Hokkien dialect speaking capabilities are quite pathetic.

A/M Preferences
Anime/manga is common in Malaysia and very cheap. Most of them are subtitled/translated in Chinese though. Bummer. But I love manga more since I use them as references for drawing. I enjoy both shonen and shoujo. Shonen types include Naruto, MAR, Blade of Immortal, Bleach, Houshin Engi, Shaman King, RK, BlackCat, Detective Conan while shoujo include HanaKimi, Penguin Brothers, Imadoki, Invisible World. Animes I do like include Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, KareKano, Fruit Basket, GetBackers, SlamDunk, sCRYed.

I try to be liberal and open-minded in many topics but I'm definitely anti yaoi/hentai/yuri. For other issues, I'm seeking answers and am still deciding on my stand. I do discuss deep theologies and philosophies....ONLY when I can handle it.

Spiritual Background
I grew up in a Catholic family. But right now, I'm denominationless, serving in a semi-charismatic international student fellowship, consisting of mostly Indonesians and Malaysians. That ministry takes up A LOT of my time coz I'm one of the seniors and need to watch out for the younger sheep/brats. It's hard juggling that along with graduate research.

Drawing habit
I drew a lot as a kid, before anime/manga, my style was based on Archie. Unfortunately, my culture somehow celebrates "engineers", "lawyers", "doctors" ooooohhh what a smart child you have! You can imagine my parents' face when I said, "Ma, Pa, I wanna be a comic artist!" Anyway, despite me being in a science field (I do enjoy it too, everyone likes food!), I persisted with my drawing habit and here I am. [insert victory cry] "Hah, thought you could stop me?!! I'll keep drawing until my last breath!!" [/insert]*maniacal laughter follows*

Other interests
Music: Jars of Clay, Avalon, Cowboy Bebop, Maaya Sakamoto/Yoko Kanno, Hirai Ken, John Pizzarellini (can't spell)
Books: Philip Yancey, Sproul, John Grisham
Other comics: Modesty Blaise, Danger Girls, Tomb Raider, random X-Men

Useless Facts:
1) Rants a lot
2) Loves bishonens/bishoujos....aka pretty ppl
3) Procrastinates, usually fails at being punctual or keeping promises, sleeps in classes sometimes
4) Drives like a mad woman should (but no ticket so far! mwahahaha)
5) Hates dubs (except Mononoke Hime)
6) Hates numbers/figures, mathematics, statistics, calculus, engineering stuff, physics...bleh
7) Animal/pet lover

I'm not really used to sarcasm/style of humor here in CAA but then again, I know other ppl have to put up with my yakking/super ranting sessions so we're even... And I appreciate the mods/admins efforts to keep peace here. I know no one likes to submit to authority but it's not difficult once you actually like/trust the ones of authority. [insert cheesy speech] Thanks everyone for putting up with me and encouraging me in my manga drawing efforts. I'm truly enjoying my stay in CAA and look forward to more of it.[/insert]

Hey, I do mean it!

My homepage: Do visit! http://www.kcome.net

Cheers!

[true_noir_chloe]

You already know I'm a big fan of yours Michiru. I enjoyed reading your small biography. You wrote it like a true student. We have similar tastes in anime, manga and music. And, I even know where Singapore is. Do I get brownie points?

I hope you enjoy your stay here and I look forward to seeing you around the boards. God bless.

Here's a gift for an animal lover like yourself.

Howdy!

[shooraijin]

Hajimemashite, official-ku! Or maybe, selamat datang?

I spent a month on Penang, myself, at the Adventist hospital there (and I have been to Singapore, la!). Most of the patient interviews I heard were in Hokkien -- I think there were more in English than in Malay (and after all those Malay books I bought!).

[Razgriz]

cool, nice to know ya.

[uc pseudonym]

Good to know more about you. We really are glad to have you with us.

[Mithrandir]

Hajimemashite, official-ku!

( I would SO grade you down for that one! )


Welcome to the nuthouse!

[Danyasaur]

NUTS!...... ok this is geting old... wellcome!

Hajimetsicalmajig...... never mind, archy

[Tet-chan]

hey there,nice to meet you.
pretty cool website u got there.

[Gremio]

Heya! ^_^ nice to hear more about you, and I love your art! G-d bless

Oh and only idiots dont know where Singapore is, why its....em.....ack *runs to multimap.com* >_<

[Straylight]

Personally I've always thought of Singapore being next to Malaysia ... it's a very small place. I do want to go there though. One of my friends is half-Malaysian.

[shooraijin]

Well, Singapore *is* next to Malaysia ... go up the Causeway and you're in Johor Baru

[Mave]

Hajimemashite, official-ku! Or maybe, selamat datang?

I spent a month on Penang, myself, at the Adventist hospital there (and I have been to Singapore, la!). Most of the patient interviews I heard were in Hokkien -- I think there were more in English than in Malay (and after all those Malay books I bought!).

Terima kasih! [thank you!]




Wait a minute...Eeekkk!! Someone here actually knows Malay and the dreaded "La"! Shoo-raijin, how long were you there in Malaysia and Singapore? You're a doctor? Life is full of surprises.. ]

Djnoz - Singapore is small haha Singaporeans hate admitting it. It has been described that one can cycle around Singapore in one whole day's time. The peninsular of Malaysia is about the size of Florida. And yeah, Singapore is next to Malaysia. It's common for ppl to commute between the two countries.

Everyone - thanks for the welcome! I feel warm and fuzzy inside now!

[shooraijin]

You didn't know I was a doctor, after the Trapper John-sensei, the picture of Dr Tofu as my avatar, and the note in my profile?

I spent a month on Penang Island (more or less in the centre of it), not as much on the mainland, and a few days in Singapore. I had a "local" connection in Singapore, though, and he showed me around town -- the best part was the YMCA I stayed at was right in the middle of the city .... 1 Orchard Road. Can you beat that?

How long did your family live on Penang? Where do they live now (or do they still live there)?

Btw, I did try durian, but I thought it was absolutely revolting. Never mind the smell; the inside tasted like onion custard, bleagh. But I do like rambutan!

[Mave]

EDIT: Eep, double post! now...how did that happen? [scratch head] we need a smilie for that.

[Mave]

[quote="shooraijin"]You didn't know I was a doctor, after the Trapper John-sensei, the picture of Dr Tofu as my avatar, and the note in my profile?

I spent a month on Penang Island (more or less in the centre of it), not as much on the mainland, and a few days in Singapore. I had a "local" connection in Singapore, though, and he showed me around town -- the best part was the YMCA I stayed at was right in the middle of the city .... 1 Orchard Road. Can you beat that?

How long did your family live on Penang? Where do they live now (or do they still live there)?

Btw, I did try durian, but I thought it was absolutely revolting. Never mind the smell]

Gomen gomen well,those hints didn't really register in my fried brain (Trapper John and Dr. Tofu) and I haven't really seen your profile. I really should have looked.

You only stayed for a few days? Wow...oh yeah, my family usually stays in YMCA when we travel. It's been a while since I've been in Singapore. I just might visit when I go home this Christmas. ^^

Hey, durian is not THAT bad. well....ok it does have a unique smell and flavor, if I dare say. I like it though! Westerners usually get disgusted by it and say it reminds them of the toilet. 0.o Another thing that turns ppl off is sambal belacan which I think has shrimp paste and some fermented stuff.

[Tet-chan]

my mom thought me some malay.....
kinda know some

Makan,minum,pergi sekolah,Semenanjung m'sia......
and one i will never forget:bodoh

[Mave]

my mom thought me some malay.....
kinda know some

Makan,minum,pergi sekolah,Semenanjung m'sia......
and one i will never forget:bodoh

Translation just so ppl will know [eat, drink, go to school, Peninsular M'sia............ "baka":sweat: ]

Your mum is Malaysian?? Will be waiting for your entry in Who's who..^^

[Tet-chan]

My mom was born in M'sia but she lived in singapore.
She learned malay when she was in school.


I think i have already posted my entry in who's who

[Tet-chan]

here is the link

http://www.christiananime.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3211

[HondaTooru]

You seem to have a lot of direction... I mean some serious career/artistic goals there! I'm still clueless myself.

[Mave]

You seem to have a lot of direction... I mean some serious career/artistic goals there! I'm still clueless myself.

To be frank, I only had all this figured out about one or two months ago. And it wasn't even my decision. I believe God revealed it to me. I'm very grateful for that. Don't worry, God will show you the way eventually.

[HondaTooru]

Thanks! I sure hope so!

[wiggins]

Cool! I lived in Singapore for a good part of my childhood - K1 - Sec 1 in Singaporean school system! Singlish all the way (Not that proper English should be any less important)!

[shooraijin]

Singlish la!

[cbwing0]

It's nice to meet you officially.

I'm also having some struggles trying to figure out what I want to do with my life. I think the pressure to pursue a pretigious, high-paying career (doctor, lawyer, investment banker, etc.) is pretty much universal. Until I got to college, I was sure that I wanted to be a lawyer, but in recent months (and especially this week), I have been feeling a strong pull towards education. I would be happy doing this, but it would have a host of difficulties associated with it, such as lack of money , and having to tell everyone who expects great things from me that I became a teacher (not to mention the subtle stigma against male teachers outside of college). I don't know if this is God leading me, or just a reaction to increased work in my first semester of college, but I trust that God will reveal the answer in time.

Oh wait...this thread is about you, MichiruT. Anyway, I hope that you succeed as a comic book artist, despite the pressure to take another job that others will like, but that you will hate.