EVACOMICS BLOG

I originally wanted to draw a "Sunday" comic to imagine how it feels if my strip was on the newspapers. But on a second thought, I think I'd thank all 302 Facebook fans (including me or if there's a sudden new addition) for subscribing to my blog. Among half are my friends who were forced to join after relentless invitations and my shameless advertisements. Thank you for supporting my dream and I hope my comics will bring a smile to your face every time :) 本來想畫一張“星期天”漫畫的。因為記得小時候，只有星期天的漫畫邊幅特別多，所以想體驗一下畫一張星期天漫畫會是怎麼樣的感覺。但是想一想之後，還是決定感謝302名臉書讀者（包括我或萬一臨時有新人加入）。其中一半是被我逼迫或經過厚臉皮促銷之後，沒辦法只好加入的朋友。感謝你們支持我的夢想，希望我的漫畫會每次帶給你們微笑：）

I get negative very easily. Especially the thought of drawing comics and making it big in Singapore is more like a dream than reality. Sometimes I wonder why I chose such a difficult path and envied other comic artists, who had published books and made it as a career. But I don't want to live a normal life and hope to leave a mark somewhere, a little reminder that this person had once lived before. I have nothing much to lose now, only time. Nothing is fair in life, but we all have the same time to do either something we like, or don't like. I like to draw (and complain) so I hope to do this for a long time... 中文版請點（更多）→

I couldn't remember the steps of eating Chazuke (rice in tea), so I eventually poured everything inside the small bowl. The waitress was worried and peeped at my table a few times XD My mix tasted good though~ (photos below)  中文版請點（更多）→

Sometimes I can't stand the vagueness of the Japanese language. It becomes especially frustrating during critical times... Through my studies, I came to realize that this is called a "High Context" culture. But as a fast and furious Singaporean, I prefer "Low Context"!!! 中文版請點（更多）→

I'd been taking these tissue papers from the sales people outside my university. In fact, I had finished using 4 packs of these but still continued to take them whenever I can. However it was only today that I noticed that these tissue papers are from 2 rival schools mimicking each other's design! I wonder how effective they are because the only time that these tissue papers influenced my purchase was when BicCamera had a 100yen coupon attached to it! Will this marketing work outside of Japan? I seriously doubt so especially in Singapore, where we just take them because they're free and don't care about what's written on it! 在我的大學外常常有人發免費面紙，所以我也就常常拿。即使用完了4包還是繼續拿。可是直到今天才發現，原來這兩包面紙是敵對公司的！而且你看吧，設計是不是很像呢？ 不知道花那麼多錢製作這些面紙有多大的效果？因為我唯一一次因為面紙而去消費的時候，是當biccamera附上了一張100yen的折扣券時:P  不知道這種昂貴的促銷在日本外會有效果嗎？我覺得很難，因為例如在新加坡，我們都不讀上面的字，只要是免費的我們都拿！

I can't believe that I'd revealed my secret for the sake of fine arts...  中文版請點（更多）→  

I read that customer calls nowadays in the US are subcontracted to India, but what about Singapore? From my personal experience, they always sound Filipino and address us as "Mam...", perhaps they're  based in Philippines??? Maybe I should ask them next time... yes... when I'm feeling very bored... 中文版請點（更多）→  

Though I'm neither rich nor famous, young nor beautiful... you would really make my day happy if you enjoy reading my comic strips and subscribe to my Facebook for future updates :=) http://www.facebook.com/evacomics - Thank you!!! 中文版請點（更多）→ 

After a Vermeer art exhibition at Bunkamura, Shibuya, my friend and I went to a French restaurant called Chez Matsuo that offered a glass of free grapefruit juice with every Vermeer ticket. Our appetizer's presentation was contemporary and had a great use of color. But what intrigued me was the leaves that looked like as if bubbles were attached to them!? 觀賞在涉谷的油畫畫展後，我和朋友到了一家名為Chez Matsuo的法國餐廳吃飯。開胃小菜的裝扮非常前衛和色彩繽紛。不過最讓我覺得好奇的是...那個好像有很多泡沫的葉子能吃嗎！？<-過後還是吃了！

Basically this scam starts from your friend/s sharing a video entitled "This woman has a orgasm on a roller coaster". Clicking on it will bring you to a YouTube phishing site that requests for a verification code and survey. What it does is actually to obtain your answers to help them earn money, then possibly hacking into your account after you'd done the survey. Of course, it will replicate the link back into your Facebook wall, thereby completing the viral spread to your friends. More details can be found via googling. Take care everyone! 最近有一個英文的臉書駭客活動，標題非常“性感”。點進去後會讓你以為是YouTube。填入認證密碼後，被害者會被邀請填上一些調查，臉書密碼也可能會被盜取。之後網站會把連接發在你的臉書牆壁上，讓其他人也一起上當。所以大家還是要小心！

I like the last panel so much that I'd made it into an individual frame: Do you think like that sometimes? 中文版請點（更多）→ 

Do you like this series Goin NUTZ? Would you like to see more? What do you think about the dog? Should the dog be white? Does color make a difference? Do you think there should be less words? Should I talk less and draw more? Please let me know what you think! 中文版請點（更多）→

So the supposed Judgement day insisted by Christian Family Radio's founder, Harold Camping had been proved wrong. They even put a big ad in my free copy of Wall Street Journal to publicize about their free book. I guess they succeeded in making the headlines. But like the wolf story, they lost all credibility. For the rest of us, life goes on as usual. I think it's important to enjoy life and do things that we‘ll not regret so even if tomorrow is the end of the world, we’re cool with it, right? 又一個世界末日的預言被証明是虛驚一場。那家美國基督教廣播公司還在我閱讀的華爾街日報上刊登世界末日和免費書籍的廣告，真是夠大膽。雖然成功的得到注目，但是有如狼來了的故事一樣，失去所有的信賴。對於我們來說，日子還是照樣過。我覺得人生短暫，最重要是享受人生和做一些不會讓自己後悔的事。所以即使明天是世界末日也就如此吧～？不後悔！

Obviously, my experience with CitiB**k's customer service had been pretty disappointing, but they're the only foreign bank with decent penetration in Japan. Unlike the automated call answering machines that many Singaporean companies adopt for their customer service, Japanese companies usually use real humans to pick up the calls! I was so surprised that I asked the other party if she was a robot... XD 中文版請點（更多）→

With sheer determination and hard work, can we really become whoever that we want to become?  中文版請點（更多）→

Facebook is amazing. I got to catch up with a high school friend whom we had never seen each other since graduation 14 years ago. The first place we reunited? Shinagawa station in Tokyo. The first restaurant we went? Wanofu, a traditional Japanese restaurant located right inside a shopping mall inside the station! She ordered the unagi-don set that cost 1500yen and I ordered the more expensive "flower" set that cost 3600yen, my most expensive splurge on meals on record in Japan! 臉書實在是太偉大了，我竟然能和闊別14年的高中同學敘舊，並約在東京的品川站見面。我們在站內的一間小型購物商場的日式餐廳Wanofu吃飯。她點了1500yen的鰻魚飯套餐，而我點了我在日本有史以來最貴的3600yen套餐！

Thanks everyone from "like"-ing my comic posts now! I'd been a bit busy this weekend so the updates had been a bit slower. 中文版請點（更多）→

Blogger was having some problems last week and it seems okay now. I suspect that it could be the new location widget that they put on our new post function that caused data corruption. Anyway, a few comments were lost so please leave your comments again~ P.S. After showing my comic strips to a new classmate, he was apparently more attracted to colored ones than B&W versions. So I guess from now on I'll do my best to color every single strip. Do you all prefer color as well? If you like any of the strip, please click the "Like" button on the top left to help me advertise in your Facebook, thank you very much and have a nice Sunday! 中文版請點（更多）→

I find that Japanese shops here (particularly skincare like Fancl and L'occitane) love to give out loads of promotion materials whenever I order something from their internet shops. It's interesting to go through all of them because I would found some interesting products that I'd missed out in their internet shop. But at the end of the day, all marketing material will end up in my recycle bin, all except for one piece of paper, that is the one with the discount code :P Would you A) Go ECO and insist that everything is delivered through email ...or prefer B) Receive hard copy promotional materials and magazines? 中文版請點（更多）→

I dislike to see the reflection of my ceiling lights or myself on the monitor so I'd always wished that iMac-s have the matte screen option. Unfortunately, even the MacMatte online petition doesn't work with only 1474 responses so far. I guess you'll need like 100,000 to even get Steve Jobs to think about it. What about you? Do you prefer matte or glossy? 中文版請點（更多）→ 

Ever since my neighbor opposite moved out, her cockroaches had  been forced to look for new havens, such as my room. When times were good, I could kill 12 a day, but when business was bad like yesterday, I could only kill 2 (all nymphs). Ever since their emergence, I'd wrapped up all leftover food and cleared my trash almost everyday, but still they came, hungry and looking for food and water. I complained to the dormitory office and was given 3 traps to lure them to their death. Unfortunately, most of the roaches were smart enough to not get their feet stuck onto the sticky tape and crawled out thinking "which dumbass could have laid this ancient trap". Hence, I returned to the most effective way of smashing them with papers. 自從對面的鄰居搬走以後，她的蟑螂只好轉移基地到附近的房間，也就是我的房間。生意好的時候，殺個12隻是絕對沒有問題的。但是生意淡的時候，像昨天那樣的話，只能殺個2隻而已。因此，自從被這些“強者”侵略以後，我便開始把所有的食物包好，也幾乎天天丟垃圾。但是，他們還是不斷的湧出，所以只好投訴給管理員。投訴後，她給了我3個陷阱。可是那些聰明的蟑螂爬進陷阱後，都不願把腳踩在膠帶上... 它們心理一定在想...會是哪兒一個笨蛋用那麼古老的方法啊...唉～所以，我只好用最有效的方法－用紙去狠狠地捏死它

It's getting a bit warm now in Japan but the election heat in Singapore is simmering down. I'd been listening to radio 100.3 online until the very last result from Potong Pasir was released. I'm happy that the opposition team is making history by winning a GRC but unfortunately we lost George Yeo and Mr. Chiam See Tong. However, a comforting phenomena is that finally, it feels as if the entire nation is concerned about the future of our country!!! Now, we just need to figure out on how to get rid of the infamous bimbo from parliament... Replace Tin Pei Ling with George Yeo in Marine Parade by-election? I do not want Tin Pei Ling in Parliament (Facebook, 43,359 likes currently ) Petition to remove Tin Pei Ling as a MP (Facebook, 36,784 likes currently) Disqualification of the PAP marine parade team (online petition, 4524 signatures currently)  中文版請點（更多）→ 

Friday is cooling-off day, so I shall spare readers from my election rantings to something more heart-warming. Yes, it's time to thank our mothers "officially" again. Unfortunately, I am not with my mum this year to bring her out for a nice dinner, to sit together with her to watch TVB Hong Kong dramas, or to help her look after my nephew. 又到了母親節了。很遺憾的是今年我無法帶老媽出去吃飯，陪她看TVB港劇，或和她一起照顧外甥。（中文版漫畫在下面）

Taking a short break from election, I became lazy to cook and decided to buy bento and listen to online FM100.3 in my room. Above bento costs 498yen, beautifully decorated and tasted good. 呼～假期嘛～所以懶惰一下買了便當和在宿舍裡聽fm100.3。上面的漂亮便當賣498yen，味道不錯:P

I had supported PAP, but did our government take our support for granted by pulling in any fancy parrot they can find? I'm very angry. Angry for myself to have missed the deadline for overseas voter application. Thanks to youtube and facebook, I now see the light. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMW0ZIroCOY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_6x_5J78Rs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adLC3AO-p90 A MP who will stamp her feet when she "don't know what to say" A MP who said that healthcare cost now is "already quite low and manageable in Singapore" A MP who "don't have any specific policies" that she felt "strongly against" A MP who walks a lot and then tells us how much she'd walked first thing in a rally A MP who will be getting $15,000/month for the next 5 years Are we treated like idiots that we have no choice but to choose her team? Guess what? I think she'll get her $15,000x12x5= $900,000 (excl. bonus) and we

I was online today browsing the web as usual and procrastinating to draw or not to draw, when a Taiwanese friend, who we had not kept in touch since I graduated from San Francisco 3 years ago,  suddenly messaged me on MSN. The whole conversation was in Chinese and I had summarized and translated them so it went on like this: 今天上網的時候和往日一樣在想要不要動筆。突然，有一位自從3年前我們從舊金山畢業以後就沒聯絡的台灣朋友MSN我。中文談話內容在下面：

I had been very happy and satisfied living in Serangoon for over 20 years. We have sheltered walkways, multi-storey carparks, MRT right beside us and NEX shopping mall newly added. But after all, my HDB flat is not mine but my parents and I have 3 other siblings. Eventually I would have to buy my own property and move out, but what if I'm still single by the time I reach 35? I can only buy open market HDB or private condominium. But today's cheapest condo prices will be tomorrow's cheapest HDB prices. Property prices had doubled but not our salary. In fact, salary for the digital media industry had not increased one bit over this decade since I graduated from polytechnic 10 years ago. Sure, our government wants to promote Singapore as Asia's digital media hub and had been pouring funds to entice schools and companies to setup here. So we see a lot of new courses, new students, but not as many new jobs. To work in the art and design industry remains a job only for th

I think Uncle Yap's image is quite cute and memorable isn't it? Never fails to entertain me :P 中文版請點（更多）→

I think that the biggest joke in this Singapore General Elections is the 35 seconds late reason for rejecting the application form by Ng Teck Siong's opposition party. Although I'm pretty sure PAP will win Tanjong Pagar even with voting, but this is just too stupid to give it a miss. http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20110427-276004.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8s-WieTi420 中文版請點（更多）→

What if a disaster strikes and water no longer flows? What if you're staying in a dorm where 10 people shares a single toilet!? What if all 10 of them needs to go at the same time? ... Maybe I should have bought that makeshift toilet from Tokyu Hands... 中文版請點（更多）→

I happened to pass by Tokyu Hands on Sunday and spotted a new corner selling lots of emergency goods... as expected, people are more willing to buy these stuff now than before. Since I hadn't finish equipping my important bag, I swarmed in to check out what cool products they have. 中文版請點（更多）→

There are certainly less aftershocks recently but you know, the earth might rattle immediately after I post. Everything seems back to normal in Tokyo, no shortage of food, water or toilet papers. The only remnant of the disaster is the dimming of lights in supermarkets and shops. Water supply is also no longer contaminated by iodine131. However we all have to stay vigilant because experts say that a M8 aftershock might hit anywhere on east Japan this year. On the other hand, my main concern now is insect invasion by 2 bugs: 1) Cockroaches from the opposite vacant room because the previous tenant had fed them too well, now they are seeking new playgrounds. I complained to the dorm manager and she gave me 3 traps to lure them. Currently they are working so-so as many of them were not stuck to the tape. Roaches are much easier to deal with than the one below: 2) Unknown bites caused by either bedbugs or fleas. Not sure which one is it but it seemed to have disappeared after I took my

I returned to Tokyo yesterday and my first dinner was sushi :) I have confidence that the Japanese people will not let highly contaminated food to get into the market. Fish here is definitely fresher and cheaper than Singapore!  我昨天已經回到東京了！第一道晚餐就是壽司^o^ 我對日本有信心，絕對不會讓有危險輻射物的食物出來賣。這裡的魚絕對比新加坡的便宜又新鮮！

I finally finished translating 31 pages of my diary comics drawn last year and serialized on my Taiwanese blog. I kind of liked this series a lot but because all of my old Chinese titles are from right to left, I have problems exporting them to eBook platforms. From now on, my comics will be standardized from left to right to make them more exportable worldwide. Click here to read now! 終於把以前在無名網站的日記漫畫翻譯成英文了！O_O 在嘗試把漫畫放在不同的電子書籍媒體時發現：果然因為都是西方技術，所以都是從左到右，而不是右到左。所以決定為了以後漫畫可以成功轉換成電子書籍，還是統一一律從左到右比較好。 要讀的話請點閱這裡！

MY TABLET IS NOT WITH ME! AH~~~ 我的繪圖板不在我這！啊～～～

For the first time, I'm putting up my short story manga entry that I'd sumbitted into the 4th Morning International Comic Competiton (MICC) back in December 2009. It was the first time that my comic had made it into the initial round of an international contest. It is 34 pages long so it takes a bit of time to read. If you prefer the PDF version, you can download that in the respective links. After drawing 110 pages of 4 short story comics, I must say, drawing them wasn't difficult, it was writing the stories that give me the headaches. Shichiya's Pawnshop had went through so many revisions that in the end of the day, I find that drawing short 4 panel comics was much more enjoyable. Download the manga at my Manga Downloads page!  這是我首次把在2009年參加的第4屆早安“ 世界漫畫大獎賽 ”的作品公開在網上。那是我第一次進入國際比賽的初選。總共34頁，所以需一點時間閱讀。我也有PDF版可下載。 畫了超過110頁，4篇故事以後，覺得繪圖不難，寫故事才是最頭痛的事！七夜的當鋪經過無數次的修改，最後我還是發現畫簡單的部落格漫畫比較舒服。話不多說了，請在 漫畫下載區 下載我的漫畫吧！

List of items for sale: https://picasaweb.google.com/kraystone/GarageSale2011?feat=directlink How to order? Take note of the book title and price. Drop me an email at kraystone-at-gmail.com (replace -at- with @) First come first serve, I'll reply within 24hrs whether or not the things that you want are still available.  After confirmation, your items will be temporary reserved. Collection at Serangoon mrt, NEL ticket entrance. Or arrange another time and central location when both of us are convenient. After the items were paid and sold, it will disappear from the listing. Thank you very much!

My Japanese scholarship association decided to include the theme of "Ganbare Higashi Nippon!" into our quarterly newsletter to motivate fellow Japanese to overcome this series of disasters. Instead of writing messages, I chose to drew up this poster in hope that it will "ganbare" (cheer up) the people in eastern Japan in a more visual way and impact. Although I didn't quite enjoy my stay in Japan, I'm still very keen to research on Japanese indie comic artists in Tokyo. I pray that Japan will recover soon from her unfortunate earthquakes, tsunami and nuclear disasters, and hope that the people of Japan will be able to stand united and strong to restore their nation to her former glory. 我的日本獎學金集團打算在電子刊物中為在東日本避難的日本人打氣。與其寫一些字，我選擇了畫一張小海報來為日本人打氣。雖然我在日本過得不怎麼樣，但是我還是非常希望回東京研究日本自費出版的漫畫家。我希望日本能早日從不幸的地震，海嘯和核能洩漏災害中回覆，並重建往日的風采。

Through some connections from the Japanese University Graduates Association of Singapore, I was linked up for a brief interview on national TV live show Good Morning Singapore. With me was another renowned Singaporean make up artist, who was in Chiba when the quake happened, and a psychologist. The main topic was about dealing with post-crisis psychological management. (Sorry, I don't have a psychological trauma XD) 通過和新加坡日本大學畢業生協會的聯繫，我和另一名著名新加坡彩妝師（那時在千葉）和心理醫生一同在新加坡電視台的“早安您好”節目中接受訪問。主題是有關於災難後的心理輔導（抱歉，東京的沒什麼心理問題XD）。 

I noticed that donation bins are everywhere around the cashiers so I'm pretty sure Singaporeans are doing all we can to help the Japanese recover from this devastating disaster. However I'm concerned that although there is no shortage of food, water and diapers, I wonder if there's enough gasoline and cleared roads to help transport the aid to the stricken areas. Meanwhile, my language school and Waseda university had already sent out notifications to inform about the possibility of delays in school opening due to electricity shortages and reduction of train frequencies. Hence my return date is still...unknown. 回國後發現到處都有籌款箱，可見新加坡人都為這次的日本災害出一分力。雖然日本目前不缺食物，水和尿布，但是汽油短缺和路道破壞仍是救資運輸面臨的一項大問題。另一方面，我的語言學校和早稻田大學院也已經發通告給學生，說下個月的開學日期有可能因為電力短缺和電車減少的次數導致改期。因此我回去的日期仍是個迷... If you can read Japanese, I check out Asahi online news, very reliable and updated as soon as there are any news. Whenever there's an aftershock, I would also check JMA for the intensity: 假如可以讀日語的話，我建議朝日新聞的網站。他們

When M9 happened, Tokyo experienced a M5 force and I truly thought that we'll end up like Christchurch, buried in rubble and dead. There had been M3 aftershocks in Tokyo almost everyday now and it's really starting to irritate me, as if the whole of Japan is moving constantly. Overseas media is probably making it sound as though Japan is covered with radiation and so people are panicking world-wide. But remember that the atomic bomb, which hit southern Japan, did not affect people in the upper region and that Japanese elderly continued to live a long healthy life. So what is with the whole world panicking about radiation spreading to them? I should be more panicking instead! But because of my worried parents, irritating aftershocks and electricity problems, I'll be going back to Singapore tomorrow. Thanks everyone for your well-wishes, see you all again! 中文版請點（更多）→

This is a really terrible photo, but I can tell you that thousands and thousands of foreigners all over Tokyo are flooding into the Immigration Bureau at Shinagawa these days to get our re-entry permit. Most on the queue were from China. Apparently, their media had reported the situation in Japan too sensationally and make it seem as though the whole of Japan is under radiation. In fact, their mentality is to flee Japan asap to save their lives, even resorting to cutting queues. 上面的照片實在不是很清晰，不過可以告訴你的是在東京，上萬的外國人都一窩蜂地湧進在品川的入官局辦理再入國許可證。大多數都是中國人。看起來中國媒體都把這次事件報得特別大，特別嚴重，有如整個日本都陷入了致命輻射似的。很多人都聽起來像在逃命似的，也不管次序隨便插隊。

Empty Shelves 沒新貨 No more toilet papers, facial tissues and diapers. 沒有廁紙，面紙，和尿布了！ No more rice and my favorite Yamazaki bread! There's 2L mineral water, limited to 2 bottles per customer. 也沒米，沒麵包！ 有2L的瓶裝水，但是限制每人只能買2瓶。 Actually there is no shortage of supply within Tokyo, but panic-stricken people are stocking up everything they can, causing a shortage of supplies at the disaster hit zones. Even Facebook's special Japan Earthquake Information notice to everyone told us to stop hoarding the essential items like food and water, as there are actually plenty to go around. However, with the fabled M7 aftershock hitting anytime this week, uncertain radiation, and with the recent appeal to public to conserve electricity, I can foresee that many people will still continue to stock up until M7 and radiation is cleared. 其實東京內不缺任何必需品。不過擔心的民眾還是大量掃購全部的物資，導致災區不足。就連面書的首頁都勸請日本的使用者不要亂大量購買如食品和水來儲存，因為其實這些物資都是足夠的。可是由於傳說中的M7餘震，不清不楚的原子能狀況，再加上政府呼籲民眾節省用電，所以我想大家直到M7和原子能解決之前，還是會繼續儲存物

From 8.8 to 9.0 This morning, it was reported that our earthquake had been upgraded to 9.0 from 8.8. The number of aftershocks occurring after this quake that measured above M5.0 had been the most frequent ever since 1923. Based on the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), there is a high possibility of another aftershock that will hit Japan with a magnitude of 7.0 or above. The possibility of a M7 earthquake happening from 13-16th Mar is 70%, 16-19th March is 50%. My personal take is that this is like predicting whether it will rain next week or not, may not be 100% accurate but it's better to be prepared than caught unprepared. Earthquakes with the same magnitude since 1900 are as follow: 1960: Chili (M9.5) 1964: Alaska (M9.2) 2004: Sumatra (M9.1) 1952: Kamchatka (M9.0) = 2011: Japan (M9.0) Ref (Japanese): http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0313/TKY201103130145.html Situation in Tokyo Train service had mostly resumed but a lot of us are staying at home just in case

I was cooking nyonya curry when it began to shake and I was in dilemma whether to shut the lid and go hide immediately or hide then wait for it to disappear. I chose the 2nd option but the earthquake (Tokyo magnitude 5?) lasted damn long and the thought that we might end up like Christchurch flashed across my mind. I watched the live news afterward and witnessed the tsunami swallowing all the farms near the sea. My god... Till now there are still frequent after-shocks, hopefully nothing big happens Pray that our steel and concrete dormitory is okay. 我正在煮咖哩的時候就開始狂晃。不知道要先關我的電飯鍋還是先躲，結果還是先躲了。腦海有浮現紐西蘭的慘狀，不知道東京會不會也變成那樣，真恐怖。結果雖然搖了很久（東京5級？），不過似乎沒事。看新聞的時候目睹海嘯正在吞食稻田，實在恐怖....  現在仍然有很多餘震，希望不會有更大的>_< 希望我們的鐵筋水泥宿舍沒事。

I passed the non-degree MBA program but it was sure troublesome, because I was their first exceptional case. Contrary to the general perception that Japan is an innovative country, I find that if you're different, or if that you're the first exceptional case that the system has ever accounted, you'll have to do a lot of paperwork and negotiation to allow the system to accommodate you. 中文版請點（更多）→

Finally I have ample time to draw! Though I'm still moody from the interview... Not because that I think I'm not good enough, but because of why did I chose such a XXX university!?!? The results will be out tomorrow and hopefully I'll pass so that I can start learning new things. Otherwise, I would have to either register in some Japanese school again or seek permission to return home for summer due to my expiring student visa. Back to my comics: It's been such a long time since I last drawn any on my blog. I'm not sure what this series is about actually. I'm not even sure if it's funny or interesting enough. Oh heck, I'm not even sure about the title! Maybe I should name it "Going Nuts", "Smarty Dog", "Smarty Eva", "Smarty Pants", "Eva Diva" or just "Evacomics". Any suggestions? Maybe I'll draw more and see. "Going Nuts" sounds pretty suitable to my current situation.

來日本唸書的話，要想得清清楚楚後才來！（中文版在下） I went for an interview for Waseda's non-degree program last Saturday and it went on like this: Professor A: We understand that you'd already passed the entrance for our MBA program, which will start in September. So why are you applying for this non-degree program, which starts in April? Me: I'll be graduating from my Japanese school this month (Mar) and the new MBA will only start in September, so I would like to take some classes during this 5 months period. Moreover, as you know, I come from Art and Design background, so I would like to take some classes first as warm up into the business area. Professor A: (sarcastic laugh) warm up...? ... Professor B: Well, that's your own personal problem, our program is not for people like you . Me: (shocked and disgusted) But I would like to take as many classes as possible... ...

At last! The final installment to my (not so popular) Kyushu series! I shall end it with food and hot spring in the Kyushu Hotel, my favorite part from the entire budget trip. 終於要結束我（不是很受歡迎的）九州系列！整個行程中最喜歡的就是九州旅館的食物和溫泉了！