durendal

Not particularly excited, or even slightly interested in this. As long as Sentai continues to be popular outside of Japan, and as long as there are sentais to copy from, I certainly feel that the franchise will continue.

What's unique about Naruto is that the main character is not the center of focus in the story telling. It should be retitled as the "legends of the Leaf Village" or something to that effect. I'm impatient so I don't watch the animated version, but grab the latest manga chapter as soon as its released. So far, Naruto has kept my attention, but for Bleach, although I'm still faithfully following the title, I'm starting to lose interest, as the dragon ball effect is starting to be noticeable. Unlike Naruto, in every chapter of bleach, the power levels continue to go up. Sooner or later, they'll eventually reach the Deus Ex Machina. Sure in Naruto, they get much more powerful, but this is due to training and honing their own skills. Not increasing their chakra to insane amounts. Even since the beginning, only Naruto is capable of doing this due to the nine tails power. But for the rest, you really gotta admire the battle strategies being used. Fighting is all about skills and not about power.

I'm not sure, I've already toggled the settings for the keys. They just won't respond, be it short press or long press. It's the keys themselves that are unresponsive. But yes, it's somewhat annoying, since I can't use the task switching (like a windows alt-tab thingy by holding the menu key) because the menu key won't function anymore. The service representative at Nokia claimed that I need to replace the flex cable, which will entail additional cost for me. What really ticked me off was that I gave them my phone with all the keys working and when they return it to me, they're no longer functioning. Later, when I was researching the schematics of the phone, I found out that the representatives at Nokia were BSing me. There is no way that the flex cable would be damage when changing LCD, unless they forced it open. And if the Flex cable were damaged, my phone would randomly turn off by itself. Next time, I'm going for the unauthorized cell phone repairman. At least I get to see what is being done to my phone and I only have to wait for a few minutes to get it repaired.

The one touch keys are the dedicated keys in the front panel, similar to the 4 buttons beside your E63's navigation key. They're the Menu, Calendar, Contacts and Email. I always carry my phone in my pocket and this is the first time that the phone's LCD cracked. Probably because the E66 is a lot thinner than all of the previous phones that I've ever used. The biggest factor when I choose a phone is its sturdiness and it's ability to keep up with me. I was also thinking of switching to a blackberry, but I can't seem to find one that suits my requirements. It's either they lack the components that I need, or doesn't look appealing to me. Besides, my phone can still do the basic functions, so getting a new phone isn't an option at the moment.

I thought I'd revive this thread to rant about something. Recently, my E66 suffered a crack in its LCD. So I was given a choice to either send it to an official nokia care center, or just a simple cell phone repair vendor. The cost is roughly around the same, so I opted to go the Nokia Care due to it's 90 days warranty. I left specific instructions that only the LCD be repaired, and not to upgrade the firmware or touch anything else. After 3 days I got a text message saying that my E66 is repaired. When I tried to claim my phone, I found out that my one-touch keys were no longer functioning. I refused to pay the service fee but the clerk insisted that since the phone has physical damage, some parts might be affected. I was very upset mainly because the clerk and I were talking in circles, and couldn't give me a satisfying answer. To make a long story short, I left the Nokia care frustrated and really pissed. Although the LCD was fixed, my one touch keys were no longer working. To think they have the nerve to call themselves "Nokia Care" when they don't even care about their customers. After this incident, I'm thinking if I'll ever support a nokia phone again. Looks like the sturdiness of every new Nokia phone gets flimsier and flimsier. Starting with my 7110 which lasted 6 years, to my 6260 that lasted 4 years, now my E66 is only 2 years old. I'm clearly not happy with this.

Well, might as well add some shorts: Kids Are Quick ___________________________________ TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America. MARIA: Here it is. TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America? CLASS: Maria. ____________________________________ TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor? JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables. __________________________________________ TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?' GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L' TEACHER: No, that's wrong. GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it. (I Love this kid) ____________________________________________ TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water? DONALD: H I J K L M N O. TEACHER: What are you talking about? DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O. __________________________________ TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago. WINNIE: Me! __________________________________________ TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty? GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are. _______________________________________ TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with ' I. ' MILLIE: I is... TEACHER: No, Millie ..... Always say, 'I am.' MILLIE: All right ... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.' ________________________________ TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him? LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand ... ______________________________________ TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating? SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook. ______________________________ TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his? CLYDE: No, sir. It's the same dog. ___________________________________ TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested? HAROLD: A teacher.

Last Batch for Lee Mi Hyeon:

Here's the highlight on Lee Mi Hyeon:

Last batch of Kim In Ae and Lee Mi Hyeon:

More of Kim In Ae and Lee Mi Hyeon:

Kim In Ae and Lee Mi Hyeon:

Since I have wasted much of everyones time with my pleas for assistance, I think that it is only fair that I update you guys of what happened. I finally fixed the friggin PC. Turns out, the system files were corrupted due to bad clusters in the drive. I retried the repair install method, which was wierd because it gave me an error not being able to read certain files from the CD. I though the CD drive was going bad. So instead, I tried using the recovery console, manually reverting the system restore. To no avail, tried recovery console again, this time, I tried to check the drive with check disk (chkdsk). Turns out there were some bad clusters. Fixed the bad clusters and tried the repair install again. Worked like a charm. PC is now working fine, with the wireless lan card still shot. But at least I managed to make it work again with all the old configurations intact. So I did not format the drive, no reinstallation of any application was done. It just magically returned back to normal. And PC now runs much faster, no thanks to those bad clusters.

I've already used the recovery console and it didn't work, both the Dos prompt and the repair option. And I hate Norton. Like I said many times before, the problem is the OS, not the physical drive. V Guyver, I know you want to be helpful, but the steps you recommend have already been done as I have stated in my previous posts. I really can't thank you enough for the relentless aid and support you have been providing me. But there are times that one must let go and accept the fact that nothing else can be done.

I have more than 2. I have 2 HDD which are SATA, and 4 others that are IDE. But here's the pickle, my Computer uses SP4, and the crashed HDD uses SP3. Can't exactly downgrade my PC just to fix the other one can I? I'm rather frustrated at how often I had to repair that computer which is why I'm not exactly trying my best to fix it. And you know what's funny? That other computer has a higher specs than my PC. What's really, really irritating is that I can use my PC for years without ever having to fix it, while I have to tweak the other PC every other month. I swear, this will be the last time I fix that PC. hot pirate by the way.

Diskwarrior? Isn't that supposed to be a Mac application? And should I require it, I don't think there is any need for me to buy it since I know other avenues of obtaining it. You're talking to a pirate. I don't think I can take it anywhere to repair since what those idiots would do is just reformat the whole thing. Thanks for the encouraging words anyway. I knew from the start that there's no hope. I'm just using this avenue to vent out my frustrations.

Yup, I know the stop code error (which I indicated in earlier an post, stop code 000021a, with 2 different error codes). I set up the PC that it would not reboot upon BSOD, but freeze with the message of the error. This helps me identify the problem and make it easier to repair the PC. unfortunately, the stop error seems to be a general code that has a wide range of causes. And mostly point to error involving system files. This is the reason why I am contemplating copying my system files to the crashed HDD, but the issue of compatibility between SP3 and SP4 is complicating things.

Well, truth be told, I really don't care about the data in that HDD, since administratively, it's not mine. What I am worried about is how I could fix the OS without having to redo all the reformat and reinstalling, because as I have stated many times, I use this as a last resort. And i haven't found a single effective method in the net that could help me with my predicament. Which kinda sucks.

Even if I were to copy all the existing data in the HDD, I still have no idea on how to fix the screwed up OS. I just can't simply copy the system files on my working PC to the crashed PC, as the service pack for both OS are different.

No, I don't think I'll be needing a new HDD any time soon as the HDD was only bought last year. One of the longest lasting hardware I have is the HDD. I currently have a number of IDE HDD (3 I think) which is currently unused. I'm waiting to get an external HDD enclosure so I can use them via USB. Since SATA are now the current standard in HDD technology, new motherboards only carry a single IDE connector to connect your CD/DVD drives, which I am no longer able to use them.

Yeah, but at least we're all assured that the rest of the Straw Hat crew are busy in their own little adventures. It'll be cool when they finally get together and reveal how much stronger each of them have become. I bet they'll even be on par with an Admiral. Hopefully Luffy will be able to control his Hakki by then, and hopefully Sanji and Zorro would learn Hakki.

Thanks V guyver for all the suggestions. Unfortunately, I'm already sick and tired of always fixing that computer. I have already singled out the problem and it was really the driver the screwed up the OS. It probably replaced some important system file which prompted it to show the BSOD. So no matter what I do, it won't boot up using that HDD. What's funny is that the epson is already an old printer and I have been using it prior to the computer's first crash. The only difference is that I couldn't find the installation CD and had to download the driver off the net. Well, serves me right to download off a site other than epson's official site. Well, I guess the only thing I could do is to connect it to my other computer and fix the OS like Ryuki suggested. But my OS is already XP SP4, while I'm not sure of the crashed HDD since I'm not the one using it. I plan on fixing it when I purchase an additional RAM for that PC so the performance improves a little. Of all the things I hate is reinstalling everything, so reformatting is totally out of the question.

Yes, I installed a Printer. Like I said, it's the fricking Epson printer driver. PC gone nuts after I installed the printer.

Kaidou does seem to have an evil aura, so I'm guessing that he'll be causing a lot of trouble. Read the latest chapter, and looks like Luffy has woken up. Backstory of Ace and Luffy seems to be looking quite good. Nice change of pace after all the hubub at marineford. Also, I find it funny how Garp wanted Ace and Luffy to be marines yet let them be raised by former criminals. Well I am glad that Oda didn't use the cliche of making Luffy and Ace face each other on opposite sides, this keeps the story light hearted yet gives off intense emotion.

Last Park Hyun-Sun before I go:

Park Hyun-Sun: