Superal Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Hey lads! Were you attracted by this fantastically fantastical topic title? If not, get the hell outta here, because owls ARE cute. That was a sidenote, but I had to clarify this once and for all, but I'm not here to talk about those wonderful beasts right? ^^ I'm Superal, a belgian freshman in interpretation/translation in Mons' university in English and Dutch. That ain't difficult to understand, is it? Basically, I'll study how to translate a text from those two languages into my native language which is French. Sounds boring?~~ I discovered Visual Novels at the end of July with the well-known Katawa Shoujo and I quickly felt in love with this kind of... book/game (don't hit me, but are VNs considered as books or games, or none? (or both? )). I've kept playing some other VNs before -OWL- finding Fuwanovel (which is so far my favourite VN-oriented website by the way, gratz to the webmasters ). I'm currently going through Key's games (this is classic I guess) and I played some other great VNs such as 999, Clannad, The way we all go, etc. Then, I thought: Okay, how about registering on this forum, that sure would be great to meet people having the same hobbies than me... ^^ And eventually, here I am. I'm currently a translator from Pure Ribbon Studios' first Visual Novel named "Yamasaki no natsu". You should check out our thread in the "Ongoing projects" category, that'd be great! What about my hobbies then? Imma make a list, that would be much easier to read for you (Gosh I'm so kind): 1) Languages and words Yup, that's a hobby! I pretty much love anything related to words and languages, and that could lead us to the next 2 points (but not now). I speak French, English and Dutch fluently already and I've been learning Spanish for two years as well as German for a few months. I'm also in the process of learning Japanese to be able to read much more Visual Novels than I currently can... ^^ Words, then? Yeah, I think that reading "The way we all go" made me realize how important the usage of proper words is for the well-being of human sanity (No kidding). Languages are rich, and despite that it's really hard to express exactly how you feel using words. An emotion is some kind of a mix of other emotions and circumstances that is surely too difficult to express using -OWL- mere words. That's harsh for the lovers of words like me to admit, and that's why I strive to widen my vocabulary every day in order to be able to render my emotions as words as faithfully as possible. (much "as", very wow) 2) Reading That's the second point I was talking about, when you hear "words" you certainly think about reading, don't you? That's it, I love words so much that I need to enlarge my vocabulary, and the best way to do so it to read, a lot... That's why I try to read a few books per month as well as playing a few hours of VNs per week. Let alone the newspaper and the articles I read on internet, of course. ^^ 3) Music That's such a common hobby that I sometimes feel bad about saying it. Have no clue why... My favourite genre is EDM (which stands for Electronic Dance Music) that regroups Electro, House, Progressive, Nu Disco, Drum n' Bass, Dubstep, Drumstep, Chill, etc. Yeah, that's wide. I do know by heart a few thousands of songs from this category (listening to 5-10 new songs per day, choosing the best ones and listening to them the whole day). Then comes Nightcore. It's a genre that basically stands for "sped up pop songs", even though in the arcanes of nightcore you can only found Euro dance music sped up. -OWL- Originally, pop songs sped up can not be considered as nightcore but I don't know where to regroup them otherwise... After all this technical shit, yeah, I love nightcore Finally, a genre that I discovered a few months ago is Japanese Pop/Rock. That surely convinced me to learn Japanese as well. My favourite group is DIAURA and so far I've loved every song they wrote and composed. ~ 4) Video Games I've been playing video games for the major part of my life. Could not list them here, but I'm really into Trackmania (1&2) in which I'm playing for the Belgian National Team and for zero eSports, which stands in the 50 best teams in the world. (Yup i'm bragging ) I love League of Legends as well. And some other games, I'm too lazy to talk about 'em now That's basically all I could say about me. I hope you -OWL- did enjoy your reading (and I'd be glad if you read the whole topic ^^) PS: I hid 4 "OWL"s in my topic in order to apologize to master Rooke the utterly benevolent. Sorry senpai I failed to deliver (I ain't a pizza-guy though). Greets, Sup' Quote
Life Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Welcome to the party! You seem like an interesting person. Owls are awesome. Hmm.. so what is your favourite visual novel from those you have read? Quote
Superal Posted September 13, 2014 Author Posted September 13, 2014 Thanks! Yep, owls are awesome, no doubt about that! My favourite... I'd say Katawa Shoujo because you always remember your first times (and I feel nostalgic, even though it was one and a half month ago xD) But so far I've really loved clannad as well, looking forward to playing Rewrite when I'm done with Clannad ^^ Oh, and my favourite genre is Nakige, I guess ^^ Eroges are fun to play as well inbetween two sad games. Haven't played any utsuge yet though ("The way we all go" could be considered as such if you don't manage to get a good ending ) Anyway, hope I'll love the time I'll spend here Quote
Darklord Rooke Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Were you attracted by this fantastically fantastical topic title? Yes. Apparently my self-restraint was no match for your malevolent and cunning mind…Owls :3 1) Languages and words Yup, that's a hobby! I pretty much love anything related to words and languages, 2) Reading That's it, I love words so much that I need to enlarge my vocabulary, and the best way to do so it to read, a lot... That's why I try to read a few books per month as well as playing a few hours of VNs per week. Let alone the newspaper and the articles I read on internet, of course. ^^ Quote
Superal Posted September 13, 2014 Author Posted September 13, 2014 Hello rooke, My god you're funny xD I'm afraid I restrained myself too much by not putting enough owls in my wonderful and complete description and I apologize if I offended and disappointed you in any manner. Anyway, I hid for you 4 "OWL"s in my first topic, so if you ever want to look after them you should head back right now at the top of the page. Have fun! Quote
Mr. Meogii Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Welcome to fuwa. You seem like a great person. Love your personality. Would you like a signature ? Quote
madvanced Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Welcome to the forums fellow Fuwan. You seem like a pretty upbeat person, you would be a great addition to the Fuwanovel's Skype Group. Quote
Flutterz Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay! You can make a list of the VNs you've read at http://vndb.org/ and you can even link to it in your profile. Have a moe: Quote
Superal Posted September 13, 2014 Author Posted September 13, 2014 Ohhh kawaii desu! Thanks everyone, i'll take note of everything you said... ^^ @Mr. Meogii: I sure do! I'll pm you my favourite picture. Thanks for the nice words, I try to be as enjoyable as possible as a person ^^ @Emi: I could make an album with my favourite owl pictures if you want? Just gotta find the time ^^ @madvanced: As said above, I try to be as optimistic and fun as possible Feel free to add me on skype, it's mentioned in my profile @Flutterz: Thanks for the pic, I'll make the list as you said, that sounds great and easy Quote
Desert35 Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Welcome to fuwa, you seem to be pretty fun and a good person (I admit I came on this topic at first because of the title which made me laugh but don't get me wrong I think owl are cute too ) I think we can become good lads as our hobby are pretty similar (that is to say languages, reading and video games). But again welcome to the forum and I hope to see you again in some topics Quote
Superal Posted September 13, 2014 Author Posted September 13, 2014 Thanks a lot, or rather merci beaucoup Looking forward to talking with your guys ^^ Quote
nohman Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Welcome to the community, Superal. Enjoy the time you spend here and I hope to see you around the forums. Quote
Monmon Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Osu!Osu! welcome n have fun enjoy a pun and a pic Motel operators never die, they just check out. Quote
Superal Posted September 13, 2014 Author Posted September 13, 2014 Hi monmon, Thanks for the pic, I kinda like it ^^ (Don't mind the "kinda", it's just that I can't put my finger on whether I like it or not ) I'll write down you favourite VN, i'll read it if I have time ^^ I didn't know there was an owl café in Japan, sounds great I'll have to visit that if I ever go in this country, thanks for sharing Greets, Sup' Quote
Monmon Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Hi monmon, Thanks for the pic, I kinda like it ^^ (Don't mind the "kinda", it's just that I can't put my finger on whether I like it or not ) I'll write down you favourite VN, i'll read it if I have time ^^ I didn't know there was an owl café in Japan, sounds great I'll have to visit that if I ever go in this country, thanks for sharing Greets, Sup' Quote
Heizei_koukousei Posted September 14, 2014 Posted September 14, 2014 Hello fellow owl lover! I love Noctowl, its actually a helpful member of my team on PWO (And I was quite fond of building owl jars when I was into ceramics) You're fitting in well with the community, it seems like you have a lot in common with many of us And you are already contributing to the cause. Good luck on the Pure Ribbon project! Quote
theboxcarracer Posted September 14, 2014 Posted September 14, 2014 Hey, I'm fairly new,too, welcome to the forums! Quote
Superal Posted September 14, 2014 Author Posted September 14, 2014 Hello guys! Happy to see I have a fellow pokemon lover I don't play on PWO though, I may try it out if I find time Looking forward to spending time in this great-looking (hope it's just not only an impression ) community ^^ Quote
Darkshine Posted September 14, 2014 Posted September 14, 2014 Hey there, welcome to fuwanovel. So nice to have ya with us here at the forums, hope you enjoy yourself. See you around and here's an OWL. Quote
Superal Posted September 14, 2014 Author Posted September 14, 2014 Thanks! That owl is funny Hope to see you around as well... =) Quote
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