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Never Lupus..?

Hecko X — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:17:22 +0000

Never Lupus..?

Most of you readers will most likely know of 9gag.com.

I’m probably one of the root causes that it has spread in my circle of friends, since I always posted stuff from there on Facebook, and the reason I know of it is because Henryacores did the same.

I recently made and posted the image of Conspiracy Keanu, seen on the right, talking about Lupus in the show House, M.D. Thus far, the results have been crazy.

Within the last 30 or so minutes, my image has gone from a mere 59 likes and 2 Facebook shares (one being my own), it has exploded to 1295 likes and 38 Facebook shares, and still climbing.

Thanks to whoever was the third person to share it, since it seemed to have happened after that!

I somehow feel a bit proud and taken aback, seeing that it’s the first thing I’ve made that’s gotten passed 60 likes. It would be a cool Internet achievement, if it was to make it all the way to the front/hot page 8D

Cats in Water

Hecko X — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:28:14 +0000

Because it’s funny and cute ♥

Lolwut Busy

Hecko X — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:09:44 +0000

Source unknown

Sup? As you’ve all noticed, I haven’t update for a long time. Life has been a mess of exams, work, issues, and work, so I haven’t really had time or motivation to update M Dash.

Right around the time I had written the Chinese New Year post, a member of my family, who had suffered a stroke and subsequently slipped into a coma, passed away in his sleep. Having been a father figure to me throughout my childhood and teen years, I was ‘feeling down’ to say the least. Right around the same time, I was having relationship issues with Nashayla (we eventually worked things out though).

Additionally, I’ve been working a 9 to 5 job while also studying for two exams; one I’ve passed, the other I have yet to get the result of. Furthermore, I’ve been working on a webshop for a company owned by two of my friends. It’s in beta mode, but if you’re interested in cosplay and anime/manga merchandise, please go have a look.

But needless to say, all unnecessary stuff, like updating this blog, has been kept on the backburner while I try to organize my life. I’m just happy that I have my momz, my lovely girlfriend, and my friends keeping me busy, cause otherwise, I might have gotten crushed by the sheer weight of it all.

Happy Chinese New Year 2012

Hecko X — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:31:01 +0000

This video goes out to all my Asian friends; hope y’all had an awesome new year.

The art in the video was drawn/painted by marydoodle, an absolutely amazing artist whose videos you should subscribe to right fucking now.

I’m waiting…
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Close enough – enjoy.

P.S. Yuan, you still owe me committee cakes, FFFFFFFFF.

The Golden Age of Video

Hecko X — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:31:17 +0000

An ‘old’ song (by pop standards) made up of various famous film quotes that I re-discovered some weeks ago and have been listening non-stop to since.

The song was created by Ricardo Autobahn with the video being edited and produced by Diva Schematic.

2011 Stats and a Happy New Year!

Hecko X — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:59:16 +0000

Source: http://purrduedvm.blogspot.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I hope y’all have had an awesome year 2011 and will all safely enter 2012 with your friends and loved ones!

I decided to make a 2011 stat post like Idid back in 2008 and 2009 (the 2010 one was deleted…).

General Stats

Up-time: Since January 1st
Total amount of visits: 31,061
Total amount of unique visits: 29,112
Total amount of pageviews: 43,081
Highest amount of visits in a day: 198 (January 7th)
Lowest amount of visits in a day: 0 (January 19th – Februar 8th; site down)
Highest amount of pageviews in a day: 273 (January 7th)
Lowest amount of pageviews in a day: 0 (January 19th – Februar 8th; site down)

Top 5 Most

Amount of Visits from a Country

United States of America: 7,836 visits
Indonesia: 2,427 visits
United Kingdom: 1,807 visits
Brazil: 1,604 visits
Canada: 1,391 visits

Viewed Articles (amount of visits, main page not included)

How to Make Fried Noodles: 4,753 visits (Post)
Grand Fantasia: 3,394 visits (Review)
Robot Unicorn Attack; Play It, But Not Too Much…: 2,379 visits (Post)
Doubt: 2,378 visits (Review)
Koka Noodles: 1,377 visits (Review)

Viewed Articles (time on page)

Fan Art and Gifts: 01:28:14
Music of the Moment #8: 00:26:44
How to Make Fried Noodles: 00:20:20
Grappler Baki Chapter 8: 00:15:41
Fut-Fut-Fut Freestylo: 00:14:59

Visits from a Source

google: 25,000+ visits
(direct): 2,771 visits
facebook.com: 518 visits
yahoo.com: 350 visits
mangaupdates.com: 336 visits

Merry Christmas 2011!

Hecko X — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:21:34 +0000

Photo of Nash on my desk

A very merry Christmas from M Dash!

I spent my Christmas with Nashayla and her family, having my first Danish Christmas since childhood, when my grandparents were still alive, and trying certain foods for the first time ever! :D

The day consisted of us going to church, singing, coming home, eating a feast of a Christmas dinner, singing some more, and then opening some presents.

I got a gift certificate for 10,000 Japanese yen (for books) and a framed photo from Nashayla of herself, which is now sitting on my work desk ♥

CAESAR THE GUARDIAN KITTY!

I gave a lot of gifts this year, totalling roughly 2,000 DKK! owo

I gave my mom a “best mom in the world” medal and money.
I gave Nash’s dad the album Flash Gordon by Queen and two beers from Sarajevo.
I gave Nash’s mom the book 1Q84 (the first one in the trilogy).
I gave her sister a pair of breakfast bowls, since she recently moved out.
I gave Nash two pairs of white gloves and a joke gift.

Our presents were well protected by the guardian cat of Hell’s gates, Caesar! >:3

All in all, a pretty awesome experience, and I’m really grateful that they let me take part. Apparently, it’s a first for her parents to let outsiders join ^^’

Nash's joke gift: hat and gloves of Tony Tony Chopper from One Piece; her favourite character

1 Year Anniversary

Hecko X — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:43:25 +0000

'Sup, brah? Whatchu lookin' at?

Not much to say; it’s our – Nashayla and I – one-year anniversary today, the day before Christmas Eve~♪

I had wanted to take her out to her favourite restaurant, but it was unfortunately closed for the holidays, so we went for a sushi place where I’ve gotten in good with the owners ;P

We then came home and exchanged gifts – she gave me a penguin game and I gave her a penguin sweater to keep warm during winter – and watched the animated Pixar film, Ratatouille. She fell asleep halfway through while hugging me, it was so adorable ♥

So yeah, short post, but I just wanted to share my happiness for tonight ^-^

December Updates 3: Geocaching

Hecko X — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:13:13 +0000

Hecko and Eutaku finding a cache during late-night stroll

First, for those who don’t know what geocaching is, here’s a short explanation provided by geocaching.com:

“GEOCACHING is a real-world outdoor treasure hunting game. Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using GPS-enabled devices and then share their experiences online.”

So, a few days ago, I was watching the news on TV, and they had this exposé on geocaching, which was the first I had ever heard of it. Loving treasure hunting and solving riddles, I decided to look further into it online, and discovered just how vast this game actually was.

I decided to give it a go, registered as a free user on geocaching.com, and downloaded the free, open source application, c:geo, for my Android phone (apps for iOS, Symbian, and Windows exist as well, just Google them).

It’s a pretty good app, but my phone’s battery life is shit, so it dies after only 3-4 hours of caching… I wish I had a proper GPS though, so I wouldn’t have to worry about my phone dying, but I make due for now.

To date, I’ve been geocaching for 5 days and I’ve found 6 caches (follow my progress here and on my Twitter). I think the low number of finds are directly related by me still being a greenhorn and because I’ve only been searching after nightfall, which makes it pretty difficult as well, due to limited visibility. On the other hand, there’s also less of a chance of being spotted, so…

A giant Winnie the Pooh we got to see thanks to GeoCaching

It’s good fun though, and a great excuse to get away from the computer and get some mental and physical exercise, and it’s easier to stick to than the elephant thing I tried, since I don’t have to take pictures.

Another great thing about it is that you get to experience new, interesting places, even in your own neighbourhood, that you might not have know existed. I, for instance, found a bunch of new playgrounds and saw beautiful artworks and fun stuff I never knew was so close to where I live ♥

But since I like geocaching so much, I’ve been trying to get others into it too, which I’ve managed to do with a moderate degree of success. I’ve even suggested it to Eutaku as a publicity scheme for Genki; spreading out 5-10 caches with a wristband in each as a “First to Find” prize, giving them free entry to the convention.

Anyway, I hope to one day go on a crazy cache hunt with a bunch of friends, so if this sounds interesting to you, please do give it a try ^-^

Funny Japanese Fanta Ads

Hecko X — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:09:54 +0000

This was shown to me by Usk. To understand some of the references, enable annotations.

December Updates 2: Scanlations

Hecko X — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:55:06 +0000

WTF happened to scanlating?

As most of you must have noticed by now, I haven’t released a scanned chapter of anything for a solid five months. The reason for this is quite simply that I’ve ‘quit’ the scanlation business – major groups as well as my own thing – due to lack of time and motivation.

This is not to say that I’m not still working on a minor project, it’s just that I refuse to start releasing chapters of it until it’s almost done. So to those of you who’ve been kind enough to send me drawings for credit pages, don’t worry, I’ll use them eventually! OTL

Also, for those of you who have been reading Grappler Baki: Thanks for the support! The manga has been taken over by the people of U Mad Scans, so keep an eye out for it there. Fair warning though; they also have +18 releases, so pay attention to what you click.

December Updates 1: Food and Candy Reviews

Hecko X — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:28:02 +0000

I keep failing to update my blog, which is horrible. However, while I don’t update, I have actually been working on a few review posts, but they’ve just been a long time coming.

Noodle reviews

My basket was overflowing

Some time ago, I decided that enough was enough; I wanted to try brands of noodles other than my regular Xing Fu chicken flavoured noodles, to see if something could beat my favourite noodles.

So, determined to try what else is out there, I went to Asia Town in the heart of Copenhagen, and bought noodles for crazy amounts of money. The dude behind the register gave me a discount, because I bought more items than he cared to count.

I’ve bought both cup noodles and noodles in packets of various brands and countries of origin, so I look forward to trying them all. I even bought a bowl specifically for this purpose.

Candy reviews

Candy from KAIKI

I have a ton of candy reviews in the making as well. I bought a bunch of random Japanese candy on eBay some time ago, though not all made it to Denmark unscathed (1/5 became inedible). Nashayla’s dad also recently returned from Japan, where he bought me two types of candy, which I was pretty happy about.

Additionally, KAIKI gave me a delayed birthday present of 500 grams of assorted Asian candy that she bought for me while she was in China. It has like 50+ different candies, so it’s gonna take me forever to review.

I’ve been considering taking candy reviews a bit more seriously, and making a different blog for that exclusively, where each post will be about a single piece/type of candy, but I doubt I will have time for this, which is a shame. I barely update this one as it is, after all.

Fail Haircut

Hecko X — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:50:51 +0000

Finland is a character from the web comic Scandinavia and the World, which property of artist Humon.

NSFW Google Game

Hecko X — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:34:33 +0000

A few years back, just for the lulz, I made the ‘hypethesis’ that if you added “asian girl” to any single search term, regardless of what it was as long as it was a common noun, you’d find at least one pornographic image on one of the first three pages. From then on, it would become a game to try to think of a search term that WOULDN’T result in a pornographic image appearing.

I recently remembered that game, so I figured “Fuck it, I’ll share it with the Interwebermernet“, and made an image thingy with rules explaining the game. I updated the rules a bit since Google’s image search has change over the past few years. So, well, here:

October Update 2: Work

Hecko X — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:15:30 +0000

Pimped Comic Party website

Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, it’s off to work I go~ ♫
Or not really, I work from home, LOOOOOL!

One of the main reasons for me not posting here so often anymore – other than plain meh – is because I am prioritizing work.

Right now, I’m trying to finish translating and typesetting 170-ish pages by the end of the month, which is a bit FFFUUUUUU- since I also have an exam coming up soon, not mentioning the paper due Friday /whine whine whine

ANYWHO, other than the usual Comic Party work, I’m also now doing a weekly post (in Danish) over on the Comic Party website, hoping to get more traffic to the site thus creating more buzz and hopefully more customers, so I won’t be out of job.

The Banana Cosplay site

In addition, I recently got a job as the webmaster over at bananacosplay.com, which is a site for cosplay merchandise. They ship internationally, in case some people out there are interested!

Why am I working so much, you may ask? Because I need the money, duuuuuuur. I’m trying to save up for summer, so I can fiiiinally take a trip to Osaka in Japan and be all OM NOM NOM NOM on their food.

October Update 1: Relationship

Hecko X — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:31:41 +0000

Intense stare of teh sexy /ay caramba

See that really hot Asian chick on the right? That’s mah sexy señorita~

Since the last update, we had some… turbulence… in our relationship, but we managed to work past things and have been together for 10 months today :D

These last few months with her have been AAAAWSUUUUUUM! We’ve been going out a lot, having good times, hosting events for friends (like the mahjong thing), and playing Tekken; AAAAAAAAAAAWWW YEEEEEEEEAH!!

So guys, too bad, she’s mine! And considering she went through the trouble of getting me a 110 cm tall inflatable penguin, you’ll have to pry her from my cold, dead hands if you want her!! D8<

Okay, not really, I’m not that creepy… BUT IT WON’T BE WILLINGLY!!

Penguin of fucking awesome!! Nashayla on the right, Tux in the middle, Nash's colleague on the left.

Awesome Frog

Hecko X — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:09:06 +0000

I so imagine the frog just shrugging it off and be awesome.

We’re on a Horse

Hecko X — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:35:36 +0000

Imitation, flattery, and all that pizass.

Old Spice commercial (original)	Puss in Boots (homage)

The History of English in Ten Minutes

Hecko X — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:03:32 +0000

10 funny, short animations about the history of the English language made by The Open University.

Chapter 1: Anglo-Saxon	Chapter 2: The Norman Conquest

Chapter 3: Shakespear	Chapter 4: The King James Bible

Chapter 5: The English of Science	Chapter 6: English and Empire

Chapter 7: The Age of the Dictionary	Chapter 8: American English

Chapter 9: Internet English	Chapter 10: Global English

Nyan Cat Goes Bollywood

Hecko X — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:07:20 +0000

Remember Nyan Cat? Well, shit just got real…