Manga online

I started reading manga online about 3 years back when I started using celcom broadband. before that my manga access is by buying kreko, arena komik and manga books published by Comics House and Tora Aman. I first read manga online at Onemanga and then switch to Mangafox and some other websites. The good things about manga online are they are free, there are more options and readers have the privilege which to read and you need not to go to shop and then find places to locate your books and magazines. Moreover, there are updated. The bad thing is when the manga got licensed, the manga will be pulled off from the website. But still you still can browse through the net and if you are lucky you can find it elsewhere. Before this, I noticed there are debates whether manga online is legal or not, about the copyright, piracy bla bla bla, but i don't go deep into it.

However this morning when I want to take my drugs ( well, manga that is), I found something is wrong with the website. this is how mangafox appears. i tried several times, but still no access.

Then i tried onemanga, the website is still alive but there is message appears

"It pains me to announce that this is the last week of manga reading on One Manga (!!). Manga publishers have recently changed their stance on manga scanlations and made it clear that they no longer approve of it. We have decided to abide by their wishes, and remove all manga content (regardless of licensing status) from the site. The removal of content will happen gradually (so you can at least finish some of the outstanding reading you have), but we expect all content to be gone by early next week (RIP OM July '10).

So what next? We're not really sure at this point, but we have some ideas we would like to try out. Until then, the One Manga forums will remain active and we encourage all of you to continue using them. OMF has developed into a great community and it would be a shame to see that disappear.

Regardless of whether you stay with us or not, on behalf of the One Manga team, I would like to thank you all for your unwavering support over the years. Through the ups and downs you have stuck with us, and that is what kept us going.

As a certain Porky was fond of saying... That's all folks!

Time for me to go lay down and let this all sink in.

- Zabi"

I was like IS IT FOR REAL?? It was like a death penalty to me. Good thing mangatraders is still alive. Seems like i will have to download top mangas that i haven't read. Maybe i will switch back to Kreko and Arena komik (which cost me at least RM5 each) for some time until this chaos will get better (hopefully) and if i were to buy english manga at borders it costs me at least RM40 each!!. Oh my, i really need these drugs (mangas) or i will get really really really depressed....................................
Damn it! Damn it! publisher sucks!! Grrrr (gritting teeth)

Oh My 3X

I was just watching a must see which also a mustn't see Korean movie.. Oh my gosh. the storyline is so beautiful beyond words, it is so twisted.. I myself don't know which side should i be. the bad thing is, too many unneeded scenes. i must say if one wants to watch this movie you HAVE to have a very very high tolerance towards something that is so taboo in your life. You may feel disgust at the middle of the story and towards the end you will feel sad, to me at least.. It is very recommended to read the synopsis first, if you think you can endure, just go ahead.. Oh my gosh, Tikah, what movie are you giving me???

Title: A Frozen Flower
Synopsis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Frozen_Flower

boycott, motherland

1) BoycottToday is a month and a day after humanitarian aid ship, Mavi Marmara and her six vessels were attacked by the rogue state, Israel which killed at least 9 and injured many others. Israel received spontaneous condemnation from the world except from her very close ally, U.S. Israel is fast in diverting public opinion by alleging the ship as a hate ship, not a love ship. As it is hard to digest by logic, Israel insisted to run her own investigation on her own crime but nothing is impossible since Israel is always above the law. The Jewish state seems invincible because the economy, politic and media are controlled by them. as Mahathir once said, "Jews rule world by proxy". Thus as a human who wants justice, who refuses to let my money to be used in killing and hurting others, i would like to call again and again to boycott products from Israel and from companies who support them. I admit that their products quality is so good and no other products could surpass theirs yet, but we won't die if we don't buy them but people will die if we do. And I really hope the boycott is not temporary but long lasting. Please remember the faces of those who are dying in Gaza when you feel the urge to buy the products. They need us..


2) Motherland

I don't know whether I'm the right person to say this. Whether I'm qualified enough to speak about it. I am a daughter of an immigrant and a local couple. I am classified by constitution as Malay who is Muslim and practice Malay adat. I'm not good in politic. Hell i will avoid to discuss about it. But even so, I still feel sad, I feel threatened. I feel that in no time this land will no longer be ours, the land will be snatched from us right in front of our eyes. I'm not sure who the snatchers would be, maybe the people from inside, maybe from outside. Who knows. Geographically,in south east Asia, there are only 3 countries where the majority are Muslims, namely Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. But we are not in a good term with our neighbors. For me it's important if we could maintain this because Muslim minority in all over the world are suppressed and I feel lucky I could practice what I believe freely without fear in this country. But who knows will this be the same in the future?
Call me pessimistic, call me negative, but I fear that this country will end up like Palestine if we keep on sleeping. I know Malaysia is not part of the promised land but still, the land is precious to us.
If that happen, will i blame the evil snatcher?
No, i will blame the weak us, the sleeping us, the lazy us. The us that like to fight each other for power and money. The us that like to bribe and be bribed. The us who fail to recognize who to fight and who to befriend. The us who cannot walk without walking stick. The us who cannot stand without somebody to pull. The us who cannot move forward without being pushed. I hope I can break free from the curse that entangle us..

Lirik Anak Kecil Main Api (Versi Lama)

Anak kecil main api
Terbakar hatinya yang sepi
Air mata darah bercampur keringat
Bumi dipijak milik orang

Nenek moyang kaya-raya
Tergadai seluruh harta benda
Akibat sengketa sesamalah kita
Cinta lenyap di arus zaman

Indahnya bumi kita ini
Warisan berkurun lamanya
Hasil mengalir ke tangan yang lain
Peribumi merintih sendiri

Masa depan sungguh kelam
Kan lenyap peristiwa semalam
Tertutuplah hati terkunci mati
Maruah peribadi dah hilang

Kini kita cuma tinggal kuasa
Yang akan menentukan bangsa
Bersatulah hati bersama berbakti
Pulih kembali harga diri

Kita sudah tiada masa
Majulah dengan maha perkasa
Janganlah terlalai teruskan usaha
Melayu kan gagah di nusantara
Melayu kan gagah di nusantara
Melayu kan gagah di nusantara