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hello

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Wow, been a while since I updated this page

thanks to all that messaged and favourited me, I apologise for not responding to all the messages, but sincerely thank you guys for making the time to comment :D

My trip to Japan was AWESOME!

Work's getting busier.

Ummm... that's it I guess. I'll be uploading my dojinshi as soon as I finish it as well.
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Bleach-o-rama

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PenCafe finally has it's own devart page, it's :iconpencafe:

Took me bloody ages, but it's worth it, please go check it out! :)

Also, we're reselling our Bleach doujinshi (entitled Bleach-o-rama). Details here

PenCafe
:iconpencafe:

Members:
:iconanyima: :iconcarlbunkle: :iconchisa: :iconcugi: :iconcwutieangel: :iconcyberhell: :icondeshk: :icondevilhart: :iconmoogri: :iconrisachantag: :iconshadowarch: :iconcollin-kerr: :iconzafu: :iconmelelel: :iconrallamajoop: :iconzzzzing: :iconyiji: :iconwredwrat: :iconjadedmandarin:
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Zard, the famous Japanese singer has died.

mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/enterta…

this sucks, it's really sad that when such a talented artist goes so early. I absolutely loved all her songs, and her music was one of the main reasons I ever got into Japanese music to begin with (not to mention she's cute too T_T). It's absolutely terrible that she's gone :(

PenCafe Members
:iconanyima: :iconcarlbunkle: :iconchisa: :iconcugi: :iconcwutieangel: :iconcyberhell: :icondeshk: :icondevilhart: :iconmoogri: :iconrisachantag: :iconshadowarch: :iconcollin-kerr: :iconzafu: :iconmelelel: :iconrallamajoop: :iconzzzzing: :iconwredwrat: :iconjadedmandarin: :iconyiji:

Senseis
:icons2ka: :iconcwutieangel: :iconrisachantag: :iconshadowarch:
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PenCafe Stuff
PenCafe has expanded with new members! Congratulations to :iconzzzzing: :iconwredwrat: :iconjadedmandarin: :iconyiji:! We're very pleased to have you guys on board. We hope you guys enjoy your stay with us and look forward to many successful projects with you!

The club has started on our doujin projects and they seem to be finishing up nicely. We're doing a Capcom vs. Snk doujinshi with :iconcugi:, :iconcollin-kerr: and myself as well as a Kingdom Hearts doujinshi by :iconcwutieangel:, :iconrisachantag: and :iconyiji:. I'll be posting up some of the finished work for my end as well as links to the other members products, so look forward to it soon!

I'll need to start buckling up soon for Waicon 2007 (a West Australian anime convention). As this coming up soon, it'll be good if I actually lived up to my president title and actually not do any last minute planning this time ^_^

A lot of recent events made me wonder where I'm heading the club in terms of its direction. The club was started with the goal of eventually becoming a viable manga artist studio, if it wasn't for the gentle plodding of some of my trusted CM I would'nt even have realised that I've lost focus and just concentrated too much having fun. I'm sorry guys, I've been saying that we're gonna get serious, and it's time I've lived up to my words and responsibilities.

PenCafe Members
:iconanyima: :iconcarlbunkle: :iconchisa: :iconcugi: :iconcwutieangel: :iconcyberhell: :icondeshk: :icondevilhart: :iconmoogri: :iconrisachantag: :iconshadowarch: :iconcollin-kerr: :iconzafu: :iconmelelel: :iconrallamajoop: :iconzzzzing: :iconwredwrat: :iconjadedmandarin: :iconyiji: :iconnekomiao:

Senseis
:icons2ka: :iconcwutieangel: :iconrisachantag: :iconshadowarch:



Personal Stuff
I once read an interesting quote that difficulties in life is simply life's way of telling you you're off-course, and that some adjustments need to be made. Another way of thinking about it is that these challenges and difficulties are opportunities in disguise, if not at the very least is an opportunity to change oneself for the better, so that one can be ready for the next big challenge life throws at them.

Of course, it's easy to say but the execution can be quite difficult. I used to think I had this philosophy down pat. Since last year, I resolved to take responsibility for everything in my life. Got screwed out of money? Learn to be smarter next time. Got verbally abused by some racist jackasses? Learn how to present myself in a way that encourages them to pick on someone else. Got bullied at work? Learn to fight back.

However, I haven't fully gotten the picture.

I used to think I'm taking this responsibility thing well. I mean, if I got verbally abused by racists, for example. I'll take responsibility for being bullied, i.e. I'll accept the fact the way I've presented myself makes me look like a target, and I'll go about changing it so it doesn't happen again. But while I'd take responsibility, I don't blame myself (after all, bullies are screwed up people, they're a problem, not me)

But it doesn't hit me that sometimes, I'm actually in the wrong. Not wrong as in "you should've made sure you're not a target", but I mean wrong WRONG.

What happens if I was actually the bully? What if in some circumstances I was actually the manipulative bastard?

I've always took responsibility, but in my eyes in all these difficult periods I WAS NEVER WRONG.

I never even considered that I could actually be the guilty party sometimes.

Anyway, the events this week has been a very, VERY fine wake-up call. Obviously I'll be making steps to change my attitude and mindset, and shifting mindsets like these is never easy. once in a while I will still get voices telling me "Of course you're right! Otherwise why do you feel so miserable? The other party is to blame!". It's so easy to blame others, but dammnnn is it hard to actually admit you sometimes can be the very kind of person you hate.

It's hard to be appreciative to wake-up calls I get from life (I'm not sure how appreciative I should be right now too...) but hopefully these lessons sink into my think skull eventually.

wish me the best,
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PenCafe has lost 2 good members in the last few months, due to them having to go back to their home countries.

I guess in hindsight this sort of thing can kind of expected, but it's always a sad affair anyway (especially if one member leaving was totally out of the blue)

To Jane and Des, it's been a tremendous honour to know you two people. You two helped make PenCafe into the fantastic club that it is today, and the club would always be a lesser without you guys :(

Jane, you've been a wonderful committee member and a great friend. It would be impossible for anyone in PenCafe to forget you (considering that at the very least you came up with our group's name ^^). Your presence in PenCafe would be very, very sorely missed, not just by me but from everyone else in PenCafe :(

Desmond, I'll always miss the fun you bring into PenCafe, as well as your stories of your wargames that you've been too. The character designs you've done for the 'Chaos under heaven' manga looks gorgeous, and I'm really looking forward to the time you become the next Hyung-Tae Kim in Asia ^^

From the bottom of my heart, I wish you guys all the best. And remember, like our mantra says, you guys will always be one of us ^^

PenCafe Members
:iconanyima: :iconcarlbunkle: :iconchisa: :iconcugi: :iconcwutieangel: :iconcyberhell: :icondeshk: :icondevilhart: :iconmoogri: :iconrisachantag: :iconshadowarch: :iconcollin-kerr: :iconzafu: :iconmelelel: :iconrallamajoop: :iconnekomiao:
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