Pakcik Gugel Si Tukang Tenung

3 ways to know the future, by Pakcik Gugel.

1) Learn - from kitab2 lama, from orang2 lama. memerhati bintang2.

2) Info - laporan informer, news bird, spy etc.
-jadual kapal, kebiasaan raja dan orang2 besar
-berita semasa, rumor, gosip
-cuaca

3) One decide the future by himself!
or set it up.
contoh : Awang membuatkan tongkatnya patah di tangan Rogus (epilog)

Tale of Swords..

accidentally stumbled upon...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Swords_of_Power

absolute read!
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CoolSword

anyway, I was looking for this Berserk Quote but to no avail. Guess I will make my own interpretations.

'Apa yang hilang dengan pedang, harus diambil dengan pedang'

'Apa jua yang diingini boleh diambil dengan pedang'

'Bagaimanakah asalnya seseorang itu membina kerajaannya dan menjadi raja? Dengan pedang'

another site!
http://thedarkblade.wordpress.com/

Quote on Swords

SWORDS - GENERAL

A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand.

Their sword will become our plow, and from the tears of war the daily bread of future generations will grow.

There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.

Shields were generally made of wood, covered with leather, or some similar substance. To secure them, in some sort, from being cut through by the sword, they were surrounded with a hoop of metal.

A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust.

Caesar had perished from the world of men, had not his sword been rescued by his pen.

Don't leave home without your sword - your intellect.

I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please.

I wear my Pen as others do their Sword.

Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance. Confucius

The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp.

The sword conquered for a while, but the spirit conquers for ever!

SWORDS – GOOD

A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand.

And each man stands with his face in the light. Of his own drawn sword, ready to do what a hero can.

No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody.

The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute.

He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword

SWORDS – BAD

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.

At all events, arbitration is more rational, just, and humane than the resort to the sword.

A good sword is the one left in its scabbard.

Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.

Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession.

The longest sword, the strongest lungs, the most voices, are false measures of truth.

Towers of Adelar

Kel Tereng, Kralnor, dan Raja Adelar bersama satu angkatan kecil menjelajah Menara Aibara dan Menara Lainnya. Berjaya menewaskan penjaga pintu tingkat ke-sekian. Dan yang berjaya selamat kembali adalah tiga orang. Ada riwayat mengatakan lebih daripada itu.

Hikmat Khayalan Seribu Impian

http://www.liriklagu.com/liriklagu_ad/Casey_Seribu.html

lower the resistance
more prone to mind magic
unleash! the hikmat khayalan

di arena malam pesta tahunan pulau
antara awang dan bakal monkuris terhebat
khayalan makhluk alam kubur memenuhi gelanggang

untuk tontonan rakyat jelata
bukan pahlawan berhikmat perkasa
kerana pertarungan hanya satu pertunjukan

Table of Content

TOC : Blood Pledge The First
Kembara Ke Utara

PROLOG : Arden - Sepuluh Tahun Dahulu

INTRO : Pulau Naga Beradu - chat with TT, w/ uncle Gugel, w/Zerakul,
Follow the White Rabbit, Acara Tahunan Pulau, Boat Travel (journey)

BODY 1 : Arden - Arden-old beggar, Giran-richest man, Ivory Tower, WW Castle, Desert Test, Oasis

BODY 2 : Utara - ke utara : lokasi 1, loaksi 2, lokasi 3

CONCLUSION : Separation

EPILOGUE : on the boat to Arden, w/o Awang

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TOC : Blood Pledge the Second
(Kg) Lembah Serigala --> (Alterac Valley) --> Kg Ivory Tower --> Ivory Tower --> [travel to daerah Utara] --> conquer 1st town/castle --> conquer second fort (in short time interval!) --> diplomatic mission to Orc/Elf town --> (transport logistic from 2nd town to Orc Fortress --> abandon 2nd town, keep 1st town, solidify orc fortress --> (dominate elven forest?) --> threaten the next fort/castle --> berunding ke Arden -->second death.

He Said DON'T STEAL

http://iron-fox.deviantart.com/art/Sword-Designs-1-81314858

Sword - FFVII/CC Genesis's Rapier

Cukup Sampai Di sini Sayang

puisi perpisahan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPoph1GDmn4

cukup sampai di sini sayang
relakan perpisahan ini
walau berat di hati
tempuh dengan ketabahan

bukan kita tak saling cinta
bukan kita tak salin sayang
bertemu dan berpisah
itu kehendak-Nya jua
cukup sampai di sini sayang

telah kutempuh jalan tengah
begitulah akhirnya
telah kutempuh jalan tengah
begitulah akhirnya

telah kuselami laut yang dalam
begitulah akhirnya
cukup sampai di sini sayang
relakan perpisahan ini
bersenang dan berduka
bertemu dan berpisah
itu kehendak-Nya jua
cukup sampai di sini sayang

Shirasaya - Katana without Guard

Massa - Patahnya Sayap Malam

PATAHNYA SAYAP MALAM

Kucari cahaya dalam kekalutan warna
Sewaktu malam resah mengibarkan sayapnya
Ku temui dia bayang malam yang terluka
Pesona cintaku pun terbakar

Dan puisi cinta tertumpah tintanya berdarah
Tersingkir dari titian makna yang setia
Tercalar purnama turut sama menjadikan saksi
Luka cintaku yang tak berhenti

Malam yang ku dakap mengerikan mimpi
Malam yang ku dakap telah dinodai
Harumnya bunga cinta di basahi hujan
Sebaknya dihatiku tangisan

Kusimpan kenangan bersama malam kecundang
Patah sayapnya kehampaan

Begitulah aku kau persia di pandangan mata
Setelah kian lama dalam dakapan cinta
Patahlah sayapnya malam yang penuh dengan sengsara
Bagai diriku yang kau perdaya


By Masa

Katana - Pedang Samurai

http://www.aceros-de-hispania.com/katana-samurai-sword.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_swordsmithing

The Japanese Katana is made up of a number of different parts. The main ones are the following:

• 
  Habaki: (Blade collar): Small square metal collar around the base of the blade.
• Hamon: (Edge pattern): Waveform marks found on the edge of the blade resulting from the fire for tempering and cooling during the coating process of clay.
• Hi: (Groove): Lengthwise depression of the blade, used to lighten the piece and avoid the stress of concentrated shock that can break or bend the blade of the sword.
• Mune: (Back): Back edge of the blade of the sword. This is the part of the blade is not sharp.
• Kashira: (Pommel): Pommel or knob found on the bottom of the handle.
• Kissaki: (Point): Rounded tip of the sword. This is the most difficult part to polish.
• Mei: Signature of the dealer, usually on the Nakago (shaft).
  Mekugis: Bamboo pins that function as screws keeping the spike, "nakago" in place under the handle (tsuka). These pins must be durable, but flexible enough not to break the sword when it is struck.
• Menuki: small ornaments or sculptures (usually of animals) on the side of the handle. Traditionally used to indicate the nature of the sword holder.
• Mune: (Back): The back edge opposite the cutting edge.
• Nagasa: Whole blade of the Katana (length).
• Nakago: (Shaft):  Shaft of the sword that goes into the handle.
• Sageo: (Hanging cord): Strap which attaches the scabbard to the belt.
• Samé: (Ray skin):  Tsuka (handle) backing. It used to be made of shark or ray skin to prevent slippage of Tsuka-Ito.
• Saya: (Scabbard): Sheath that protects the blade from damage and protects every person who comes close to the blade. They are usually made of wood.
• Tsuba: (Guard):  Hand guard. It's a work of art in itself made by the clans and dynasties responsible for 'tsuba'.
• Tsuka: (Handle): Handle or grip that is wrapped with a cloth or string: the tsukaito.
• Yokote: line between the tip of the rest of the blade

Pedang Monkuris Sepuluh Nyawa 3

 

gambar hiasan : Shock Katana

When you can build what you want, you want the most devastatingly effective sword ever devised: the Katana. But you want a little something extra, so you add a flexible trigger that can impart....a little extra through its furious blade. Smile as you deliver your surprise.

Statistics

-length: 42 inches or 107 cm 

-blade: 28", 33" long x 1.75" tall x 0.75" thick or 70, 83 x 1.9 cm 

-handle: 4" or 10.2 cm 

-hilt: 6.5 x 1.25" diameter or 16 x 4 x 1.6 cm 

-pommel: [1.75" x 1.5]" oval x 1.75" or [4 x 3] x 3 cm 

No Mask Like Open Truth 2

another situation where open truth is the best deception.

two armies preparing for a big battles, where normally there are 2 or more strategic location for the attacks. the leader of army A, realizing there is a spy in his camp, still allow that spy to report his finding.

the spy reported, for example, army A will attack location X with 10,000 armies. and will send 500 men to location Y.
the leader of army B is no fool (and that is why he is the leader!). he knows that no sane general would allow their strats be known to the enemies. so he decided that army A will actually attack location Y and will use location X as decoy. this is why I can create another saying :

the smarter one is, the bigger fool he is. or,
lebih bijak seseorang itu, lebih banyak dia kena tipu!
(contoh, yang terpedaya dengan skim cepat kaya membabitkan puluhan ratusan ribu atau juta, adalah orang2 'bijak'. sebab tu mereka mampu 'invest' sebanyak itu. kalau org biasa mana mampu nak keluar duit ribu2.)

so, basically army A menang mudah. kerana leader army B tidak percaya akan 'kejujuran' leader army A. another case of No Mask Like Open Truth for me.

ANYWAY.
in my story, the leader of army A believe he would WIN ANYWAY, whether leader of army B moves his troops to X or Y. so it is the truth he CAN AFFORD to reveal.

ah yes, one of the 'syarat' for open truth is, he has to be ready to accept/deal the truth himself.