Why so rude?

People have both bad side and good side, we all know that. But to say a person is good or a person is bad.. I think it's not determined by what they have inside their heart. So I think it's not quite right if someone said "You're such a nice person!" Because they aren't; what's nice is their action, not the person literally. So I conclude that, people are bad or good--rude or nice--based on their action. Whether it's sincere or not.

Kinda confusing right? Let me get you some example.

"I hate you because you're annoying but I smiled and greeted you like everybody else because I'm nice." is still what I called a good person.

I don't agree with people who says that these kinds of quality are hypocritical, because it's not. It shows that they don't let their personal opinion affect on how they treat other people. It shows that they're fully aware about their feelings and thoughts and they can control it so people don't need to be bothered by it. It turns to be hypocritical when this person said: "No, I'm being nice because I like you." when they don't. And to be honest, I think most people (or most people I have come across.. or some sort) are nice because they think that it's just natural to do so. That it's an obligation, bound by morals and norms; or maybe because that it's what their parents or bosses told them to.

At the same time, there are people who don't hold grudge or anger toward other people but still annoy them to death and there are people who love a person really bad, but treat them like a trash. Despite their feelings, they are what I called a bad people.

See? Being good or bad is not a matter of heart. That's why you also can't expect nice people to be pure and innocent, and you can't judge a rude people as despicable and immoral. This is a false assumption. Nice people can be rotten inside as much as a rude person can have gold for a heart.

And it leads to this: being a good or bad person is entirely your choice. You can't control what you're feeling or what you're thinking, but an action is something that mostly done with full conciousness, so you CAN be good. You can be nice. In fact, being nice is easy! What's hard is knowing what leads you to act nice; because anybody can be nice when they want to, but not all of them for a good reason. Of course, it applies too if you chose to be bad.

Still.

We can be nice! Why don't we?

Devil Orange: You should tell Cucumber his mother's a pickle!

Orange: (laughs) Good idea, Devil Orange!

Angel Orange: Oh, no, Orange, you can't tell him that!

Orange: I can't?

Angel Orange: No! You should ask Cucumber..."Why the long face?"

— The Annoying Orange, Cruel as a Cucumber

Give up? Let go?

Hahai. There's this funny story. Remember what I said about being sick? And hospitalized? Apparently between those times NTU ADM emailed me to inform that the documents they needed had arrived but the CD was cracked and I have to send them again before 26 December 2010. I read the mail... some time in 2011. Can you imagine my reaction? Only a few gasp. After that I feel like: this is fate, man. This is technically not my fault (directly), or the postman's (they don't know there's a CD in there), or NTU's and I think maybe this is a sign or some kind. I told my mother and father, they say I should say something about my sickness and the fact that I was unable to go online at that time. But you know what? I hate excuses. I hate it when people (especially me) say that they can't do something they have to and blame it on circumstances. Okay, I don't really mind if people say that to me, but for me? It's unacceptable! I can imagine what they say: "You know what? That's your problem; what we need is the CD, and you can't give it to us in time, so be it. End of story."

My friends said so too. But they said something about NTU being nice and such, it lit my face a bit and I can't help hoping that I might have a chance. Might. So I wrote a reply: lalala I apologize due to some circumtances I was unable to check my email for several weeks lalala and such. I notice that there are some new mail for me as well, one of them is from one of my favourite children books author, P.K. Hallinan, about his new books. Guess what the title is?

"Try, Try Again!" He said: In my 66 years of life, one thing I have noticed is how important determination and persistence are for those people who want to succeed at something.

It was like a slap in a cheek. Or a punch in a jaw. Man. It really hit me. Bad. I think what I did back then (before replying the email) was an act of letting go; a genuine feeling, thinking that it was meant to be. But it wasn't letting go; it was giving up. There's a thin line between them. You let things go when those things are some thing that cannot be changed. Something about 'you already did your best', or 'I've tried but failed' or something about 'it's in a past and there's nothing we can do anymore'. In one side, you give up when you are too lazy to move forward, to persist, to give more effort. You think you can't do anything about it anymore, even before you try, and something along the lines. Hey, people give up some time in their life whether they realize it or not, surely you experienced it, right? You know what it means to give up. Hah, smartass, aren't I?

Back then I convinced myself that I did that because of my pride; that I won't beg for second chance; I won't use lame excuse to defend a fault; and it's my fault, I deal with it. But you know what? When you're trying too hard, you might as well miss the important part. I just realize that this so-called pride is a lame excuse itself: an excuse so I don't need to go through all the trouble to mail the cd once more; so I don't have to reply the email. Hahaha.

I think I can use the word irony for this case.

"Just cheer up, and never give up hope!"

-Never give up hope, Wakko's wish

There She Is!!

The sheer emotional impact and cuteness of its art, plot, and message can not be adequately explained with words. Having taken five years to complete, 'There She Is!' is still considered one of the best flash series on the internet. A must see flash series that ought to be mandatory to watch. - Tvtropes.org

Old. It's about a girl bunny who falls in love with a guy cat. And believe me, it's better than it sounds. Only five episodes, 3-6 minutes each. Created by SamBakZa.

Really good. Seriously. Watch here. Go, click Play movie.

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Edited 23.09.11

apparently the link I've given was down, so go here for Step 1 and change the number in the link to 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Suggestion: If you want to read this, read after you watch'em.

So, after some (somewhat) consideration, I want to continue this post! For, I dunno, my heart is totally taken by this series. I don't know how to say this... Its art, plot, message, symbolism, music, twist and the series literally really blew me away. As it said above, it can not be adequately explained with words. So, I'm just putting some characters random facts and some random interpretation of a few scenes. Well, since it has no dialogue, some people might didn't catch some of the things happened in the series, right? Some people like me.

Characters

Left to right: Nabi and Doki

Nabi is a cat. Doki is a rabbit. Doki has many pets; she gave them green ribbons. Nabi is a paperboy. Cool one. It looks like that Nabi has some skill in martial arts, or maybe not, probably because he IS a cat; it's not surprising that he got some balance and pretty good at running, or dodging things, or jumping, or climbing trees. If I'm not mistaken, Doki is a nurse.

Left to right: Jjinta Set (Sam-ho, Il-ho, Yi-ho)

Got the names from Wikipedia. Il-ho's a nice guy, he was kind of mad at Nabi at first because he thought Nabi was being pushy towards Doki, but we all know he's not. Sam-ho is kind of dumb. Both of Yi-ho's eyes are still intact, he probably uses eye patch just for a show. Oh yeah, Il-ho's the oldest of the three. And they're brothers. Not that you can't tell.

Left to right: Gray Rabbit, Pizza, and Hana

Pizza is Hana's bodyguard. Loyal and dedicated. Hana owns a band.... or maybe she's just their manager or some sort. Once upon a time, she was a singer. Gray Rabbit is an electrical engineer. He likes Hana. If I'm not mistaken, he stalked Hana.

Left to Right: The Band (Red Eyes, Moon, and Pi)

Pi is a keyboardist. Moon is a guitarist. Actually, I'm not sure whether Red Eyes is in the band or not, but he's an artist. Oh, and Pi is Yi-ho's love interest.

Easter Eggs

Step 2 - Cake Dance: Click the flying fish

Step 3 - Doki&Nabi: Before it starts, click the top right corner for an alternate intro.

Random Facts (Or Opinions. Or something)

1. Doki tries to catch Nabi with Poké Ball.

2. Nabi's scarf faded since the beginning of the Step 4 - Paradise. It fades further after he saw Doki in the hospital. Turns gray altogether after mourning in his apartment. The rest of his scenes turns into grayscale. Poor thing.

3. The anti-interspecies romance sign (or something akin to it) is shown in every step.

4. In Step 2 - Cake Dance, Nabi, Doki and their friends were thrown out of the cafe because Doki (and Nabi)'s public display of affection.

5. Nabi (kinda) likes his carrot juice

6. They kissed in the end of Step 3 - Doki&Nabi. (It's just the silhouette, so... we can never be to sure)

7. Doki is a big eater.

8. In Step 4 - Paradise, Doki's collars turns gray after she called Nabi and got no answer. She lost hope (or something) because she thought Nabi doesn't care about her anymore, while the real reason is because he was arrested (with Il-ho).

9. Doki's hedgehog died.

10. In (some countries in) Asia, tying a ribbon to a tree and making a wish is how you pray to the gods. It (probably) represents Doki's hope of their love.

11. In the end, the tree with Doki's green ribbons before, changed into real leaves. Probably means that their hope/dreams become reality. Aw.

12. In Step 1 - There She Is!!, Doki imagine a few things about Nabi with horse, Nabi danced with her (or something) etc., and it came true in the Final Step - Imagine.... well.. kinda. See it here.

13. Paradise is a place where a cat and rabbit can be together. Not... literally paradise where people go after they're dead.

14. The music for Final Step, Imagine by Brunch, is somewhat related to John Lennon's Imagine.

15. There's this rabbit guy that showed up in Step 3 with an anti-interspecies romance sign and showed up in Step 4 as a pro-interspecies romance. Either it's a change of heart, or the frame he used in Step 3 is the kind of frame you used for dead people.

16. It's happy ending!

Source: Tvtropes and Wikipedia. Youtube. Check'em out yourself.

"Now let the turtle and the dove,

Let the lion and the lamb,

Let the owl and wolf and ram embrace

Across the countryside.

Fur and feathers, Makin' love;

Paws and claws and jaws and beaks,

Let the song go on for weeks and weeks,

To bless this boy and bless this bride."

—Children, Children, from Bat Boy: The Musical.