You might have think that i’m giving up the otaku life and going back being a “normal” person already…. well i guess probably.
But what does normal means ? Anyone has any definitions on being normal here ? or rather, what about the “otaku” life that i’m always saying about ? Does anyone have any clue ?
Here’s a little background ; I do indulge myself excessively on my hobby and so much so that i’m willing to show the world the extend of it. So yes, excessively indulgence which is the “norm of an otaku” in these sense. What i mean by “otaku” in my context is that i like all those japanese anime , manga and what nots.
How about if i indulge myself excessively in another type of hobby… say something “trendy” or “hip” or “cool” like branded shoes collection or maybe i like to mix cocktails or DJ , you know somewhere along these lines. Would i be called a geek,nerd,otaku(what ever!) if those were my hobbies instead? Or would that be “normal” ?
A food for thought ya?
That aside , i think i’ve probably gone back being a “normal” person. Especially July , i’ve been going to bars and pubs to drink with a few of my “normal” friends. So much so that currently, i hate to stay up late in the night. So much so that i do crave for some alcohol after 2200hrs. I found out despite my rampant spending as an “otaku” , i can actually manage my money and not over spend(i’m serious). However, my days of pub hopping during july equates to about 3-5 months worth of “intense otaku” spending. Thats really scary. My wallet is crying out in pain, my bank book is bleeding and my atm card burnt out due to the high rate of accessing the atm machine to withdraw cash.
The night life is really expensive to live in. I can easily spend $100 for that night alone! As compared to my monthly manga spending, i don’t even spend that much! A month’s worth vs a night’s worth , a $100 , you do the math.
I’m just really glad that i’m off that lifestyle. I told my “normal” friends that i’m broke and stuff so i can’t hang out that often. I’ll probably not do that anymore anyways but they don’t know that , they don’t even know about this site! 
, but one thing i must admit that owning a website with your domain sounds really cool to some of the “normal” people. I do get things like “Wow , you own a website?” *stares and drools* , feels like a celebrity and fans worship me but then again , that’s just some of them. So fellow otaku, do get too happy ok ? You still need a diverse range of topic to talk about if you decide to “blend” into the surrounding and stuff. L33t speak things like moe, pantsu, technical details of a macross, uguuuu and alike scares people away.
With that out , i believe i still have freaking daicon and street fest and quite a lot of post still on drafts… Let’s just hope no more distraction comes along and let me do out the posts.
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I’ve never been fond of pigeonholing and labels. Coincidentally enough, I do collect (and wear) “branded” shoes and apparel. I also DJ (rarely) and go clubbing when the urge hits. But since I’m there simply for the music, I don’t spend any on drinks (besides the free tabs) or fags, my money is safe.
I don’t care what other people label me as, just as long as I’m happy doing the stuff I love. Why be normal when being abnormal is much more interesting?
Used to be into branded stuff as well, but have switched to the Cospa brand instead mostly these days, which hurts the wallet just about as much if you ask me ^^; Don’t think there’s anything wrong with either though, stuff only seems weird to the side that doesn’t understand nor care to is what I feel anyways so the line between normal and abnormal always seemed subjective to me.
As MrMayat stated, as long as you’re enjoying it, nothing else really matters. Might as well just be a robot or something if we’re gonna have to be so uptight and conform to what “normality” is supposed to be as dictated by others, and it’ll probably be an endless task as well to conform. So in the interest of being lazy, I’ll just do what I like :p
ah yes , conformity …
Well that’s just something i have to let out. Don’t know why but things like this do bog me at times..
Well, the best of us feels the need to conform at one point or the other, it’s always helluva uncomfortable to be different and stick out like a sore thumb. The nail sticking out is beggin to be hammered down as they say. That said, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with conforming as well.
It’s cool to let things out man, that’s always better than keeping stuff bottled up =)
This is why I’m happy being an otaku.. Haha. my money is safe XD. Well such topics don’t really turn people away, I guess when it comes to interacting with people you just got to find a common topic.. and if they’re not in into anime and stuff, don’t talk about it, but quite a few singaporeans would have heard of “anime” one way or another. =P.
well its complicated i guess..