lborgia88
Gatchamaniac
I am a Condor.
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Registration Date: 27-06-2007
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Teenagers are horrible. As soon as I graduated from high school, I went to a university where no one else from my school was going, as far away from home as I could feasibly go! I've blocked a lot out over the years, but when I really think back, I can remember the insecurity and the constant effort to not do anything that would draw any attention my way.
In grade 11 English class, we had to write a series of poems, and my teacher wanted me to submit mine to some literary journal for the high schools in the county, and I flat-out refused, horrified at the thought of any one else reading them (except the teacher -I trusted her). The thing is, looking back now I wish I'd done it, but I know that there was no way I would have done it then -I would have been too afraid of being laughed at.
I only really started to find enough self confidence to speak my ideas once I got to university, especially after I changed majors from chemistry to history. Then, it became hard to shut me up. I felt like a dam had broken inside me and years worth of stuff I wanted to say was pouring out!
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08-09-2008 05:36
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saturn
Boardie
I am a Swan.
Registration Date: 21-05-2008
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Wow, I couldn't make the time to visit the internet cafe for just 1 day, and already there had been so many replies with quite wide-ranging topics in this thread, . Blame it on my ISP,which has not settled its network problem until now. I am still depending on the internet cafe until now, but no biggie,logging on this board is always worth the trouble and has always made my day.
Firstly, to Hinotori & Gatchgirl, glad that you like the pictures.Can you believe that all of the pictures are actually hand-drawn and the artist only uses special software like Adobe Photoshop for some finishing and digital effects?Pretty remarkable, isn't it?
To TJ,GG,LB
It is nice to know that you all are trying to involve your families and close friends with Gatchaman. I have tried to do the same thing with my DH and families. unfortunately,DH lost interest after a few episodes (He is not really much into anime anyway, still very supportive though, he actually paid for my Gatchaman DVDs and OVA.A very sweet "eagle" indeed, ). As for my brother, he is more into current anime like Naruto & One Piece, and I don't actually have any friends here at my place that are gatcha freaks like me. That's why I am hooked on this board,
To Springie
I think it is a fantastic idea to introduce fanfic writing to students at the early age.Kids are usually pretty creative anyway, and you as a teacher will definitely be amazed of what students are capable of writing nowadays,
Dear CD
Sorry to hear about your bad experience in high school.It had to be a traumatic experience for you.The positive side is that I think that you are in the right place now, as I can see in this board, most people are very supportive and motivating in terms of their evaluations of another people's works or contributions.So, perhaps you will not be so fearful anymore of sharing your personal thoughts, especially in this board.
Speaking about bad experience in essay writing,I did have one in my English class in high school. The teacher asked all the students in my class to write a book review of an English book. As we were not familiar with book reviews, almost all my friends chose simple English book, like children's storybooks, but I chose English Classic "Wuthering Heights"by Emily Bronte.I have read the novel so many times before, and I really loved the novel and wanted to write a review on it.So I wrote a book review on that novel, and guess what, the teacher accussed me of plagiarism, because she said that it was impossible for a high school student to read such heavy literature and even wrote a fine review on it (that's what she said). I had to strongly defend myself, and even proved to my teacher that I did read the novel from the beginning until the end.She finally relented and gave me the A that I deserved.
This was not the end of the story though.I later found out that she actually sent my book review to a literary journal and used HER name as the writer. I did not want to make a big deal out of it.I had been happy enough that I could write a book review of one of most favorite novel, and this experience had also give me more confidence to write in English.
In any case,in relation to this board, I am still not confident enough to write any fanfics though,so I will leave the fanfic writings to all the professionals in this board, !
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This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by saturn on 08-09-2008 at 09:27.
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08-09-2008 09:25
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Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
I am a Swan.
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08-09-2008 13:29
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lborgia88
Gatchamaniac
I am a Condor.
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quote: | Originally posted by Transmute Jun
It took me years to figure out how to come out of my shell and make a friend, and for that I can thank... yup, the internet. |
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Finding that first true friend really does make all the difference, doesn't it? For me, it was this crazy, unconventional girl who was taking one of the same history classes as me, who had a big personality and was completely unafraid of doing anything she felt like doing. Me, I was born to be a loyal sidekick, so we bonded and then went on a spree...
Best year of my life, in many ways. Funny thing, she's the one who is married and has two children now.
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08-09-2008 14:56
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