New trance track: "Setback"
Yay, new trance track. =D You can thank the current world pandemic for this. >_> Listen here: https://marwangreencritter.bandcamp.com/track/setback
New SFM animation: Need a Dispenser Here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg1pu_o_JPk Engineer is still being tormented by an old Team Fortress 2 meme. Been quite a while since the last time I uploaded a new SFM video. This one took me around two weeks to finish. I hope it's worth the effort. It's been way too long since the last time I pl…
That Sonic The Hedgehog movie trailer: my own reaction
Right, it's currently a meme now for people to talk even the slightest about that recently-released Sonic The Hedgehog live-action movie trailer by Paramount, so I guess that I'll join the bandwagon, too. Well, here's my own initial reaction: Sonic is OMG KILL IT WITH FIRE!!! O_o Seriously, even be…
Let's talk about the Bechdel Test
Women's Day comes again, so why not I talk about something else that's also related to females again? There's some test on the Internet that purportedly claimed to measure the gender bias and the representation of females in movies in general, which I'm sure some of you may have already heard about…
Live-action remakes of anime and manga
Some 2-3 years ago, I discussed about how Disney are remaking their own animated movies into live-action productions. As a little update, sometime after writing that journal entry, several new Disney "live-action" remakes will soon be released such as Aladdin, Dumbo and The Lion King. Aladdin alrea…
Happy Holidays and New Year Resolutions
Well, I sure hope that you guys had a great holiday. =3 For Christmas, my parents and I decided to just go to our usual favorite mall in Kuala Lumpur, which, on normal occasions, we'd usually go on Sundays. My parents claimed that we're "not really celebrating Christmas", because we're not Christia…
New trance track: "Big Time"
Get it here: https://marwangreencritter.bandcamp.com/track/big-time I also uploaded that new and improved 2018 reworked version of my 2016 track, "Highway". It can be found here: https://marwangreencritter.bandcamp.com/track/highway-2018-rework It was already uploaded on YouTube back in May 2018, a…
New SFM animation: Bullet Balance, and site update
Well, recently, after around 2-3 years of hiatus, I decided to give Source Filmmaker another shot. This animation took only 4 days to animate, including the 3-hour final render. I'm surprised that I could still animate, considering that I haven't animated anything for so long. https://www.youtube.c…
The degradation of cinema as we know it, part 2
Well, this is perhaps a follow-up to my previous journal entry, viewable here: https://www.weasyl.com/journal/119499/the-degradation-of-cinema-as-we-know-it I decided to make this entry after this topic had been banging around in my head for sometime once again, supplanted with much newer stuff, su…
Still looking for another MMORPG to play
At present, the only MMORPG -- or a more appropriate term, MMOTPS -- I've been playing without fail is Warframe. It's currently the only online game I've been playing for quite sometime. I used to also play Final Fantasy XIV a lot. Unfortunately in 2017, without absolute warning whatsoever, Valve d…
I actually have more offensive rants than posted
The truth is that I actually have lots of other stuff I want to rant about in this world, more than what I've already written in my journals. The reason why I do not talk about those here is because, well, I'm abstaining myself from writing about them here, because of how potentially offensive they…
Just a little thought
You know, after being around on the Internet for so long, I get to learn some additional stuff I've never bargained before. Recently, I started becoming interested again with reading about Chris Chan and Sonichu -- don't ask why. >_>;; But in doing so, I also found out some more information regardi…
Will be gone for another vacation
Right, I think it's the appropriate time that I should finally reveal the news. This April next Sunday, my parents and I will be off to another country for our next vacation. Which country we'll be traveling to? Well, that'll be Japan. =3 Specifically, Tokyo, and Mount Fuji. I don't want to reveal…
Confessions of a silent dog lover
Well, I've been meaning to write this journal entry for sometime now. I could just write it straight away on January 1st, but I decided to actually wait until the Lunar New Year, as opposed to Solar New Year, to really hammer my point. As you know, I like dogs. =3 Well, same with every other animal…
Getting older, Halloween, and other updates
So yeah, I'm officially 33 now. ^_^;; Getting older every year... @_@ Well, last Monday, I finally did it: with the help of my parents and those who have given me the Ko-fi donations, I've bought and installed a new graphics card into my computer. You could say that it's my early birthday present.…
So we Malaysians made our own Cars ripoff...
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry. I mean, I've always respected KRU for their willingness to push the boundary of Malaysian cinema and going against old filmmaking taboos. But this? O_o Well, have a look at it yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiuCx-QwK8A One character came into mind up…
When games are taken too seriously
It's not a bad thing to be a gamer, nor it is to be a huge fan of a game series. What's bad is when people take that obsession a little too far. This blog entry was inspired by a... an "incident" that I've experienced while using the Warframe forums. If you know me well, my main Warframe is Ash Pri…
The degradation of cinema as we know it
Has anyone noticed the recent rise of more and more terrible movies that grace the silver screen these days? Yes? No? Well, it doesn't matter. >_> The moment I watched that trailer for The Emoji Movie, I just knew that it's going to be a very bad movie. I don't need to look at the negative scores j…
Favorited by mistake, so she said
This happened many many years back and is mostly a forgotten incident now, but remembering it again bothers me sometimes. So I decided to spit it out and talk about it now. Some many years ago, my DeviantART notifications center informed me that a well-known artist under my watch whom I didn't expe…
Been making a comic, and the experience gained
Alright, I would like to apologize for my inactivity for the past several weeks. To be honest, I've been using this time to start making a comic within Clip Studio Paint which I've been meaning to make since like 10 years ago. That comic is "Di Luar Sana", or in English, "Out There", and it's about…
Child abuse for monetary gain
Update: I've just recently found out that Cody and Emma are now back within the foster care of their real biological mother. They're both safe. Thank goodness for good news for once. I've been meaning to write some two cents of my own regarding a certain controversy that happened on YouTube, since…
A certain Arabic phrase that trolls like to post
By now, some of you are probably aware that some people -- most likely trolls -- would post a certain Arabic phrase anywhere, most often in in the comments section of YouTube videos. Or even in the Twitch chat. That phrase is "Allahu akbar". Now, a mandatory explanation is in order. "Allahu akbar"…
Controversy on one of the Beauty and the Beast's casts
There appears to be a controversy surrounding one of the characters in the live-action remake of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Specifically, one of the characters, LeFou. It garnered quite a discussion everywhere on the Internet right now... I know, I seemed to be overdramatic about it. I just...…
New trance track: "Adventure". Also, a rant.
You can get it here: https://marwangreencritter.bandcamp.com/track/adventure =3 I've been meaning to post this track as my first Bandcamp track ever, but for some reason, I kept being reluctant to upload it. x_x It was already completed in 2016 and only needed a few touch-ups left before it's ready…
Teleportation: science, fantasy and the dangers
Teleportation is a staple of both fantasy and science fiction alike. When applied to fantasy, it's often a stock magic power. A person may have this ability as a stock superpower, and can literally appear and disappear at will. Or it may be a magic spell anyone can learn, or requiring a magical art…
On the issues of gender identity
Last Friday's sermon left quite an impression on me. While our Friday sermons here had almost been about the superiority of Islam and such, the sermon last Friday was thankfully quite different, and a lot more bearable. The imam of that day was talking about issues of gender, gender identity, gende…
My experience with MMORPGs
Alright, the truth is that, for a while, I've been playing this MMORPG called Final Fantasy XIV. One of the reasons why I haven't mentioned about it is because, for one stupid thing, FFXIV is not available in most Asian countries, including Malaysia. I had to seek help from a friend of mine, King T…
New trance track: "Don't Be Afraid"
Actually, two new trance tracks. The first is my original, "Don't Be Afraid". You can hear it here: https://marwangreencritter.bandcamp.com/track/dont-be-afraid Or here: https://soundcloud.com/marwangreencritter/dont-be-afraid The other is my remix of one of JayB's tracks, "Liquid Ice". It's upload…
What the hell is wrong with America
So the Trump Card won after all. =/ To be honest, I don't care who won the presidential election debate. This year's presidential candidates suck. =_= They both are. So it doesn't really matter who won, because America is going to get screwed, anyway. =/ It's just that, here in Malaysia, people are…
When batteries go kaboom
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is an awesome phone. Probably a little too awesome. So awesome, in fact, that it's literally unable to contain its awesomeness. Because awesomeness is volatile apparently, a handful of Galaxy Note 7 users found their phones to have somehow turned into a ticking timebomb wa…
That big rant I said I was going to write
Alright, the truth is that I've been reluctant whether or not I want to write this journal. In fact, I wasn't even planning to write this right on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks; I was planning to post this much sooner than that. Something's bothering me, and it's concerning funny how the…
The "YouTube is demonetizing videos" rant
Yesterday, I posted this animated vlog #3 on YouTube, but forgot to blog about it. x_o *Knocks himself in the head* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooGdBKl75VE Just to clarify, YouTube has since made it clear that they've been demonetizing videos for being "ad-unfriendly" since like a long while no…
My foot is fine now
I'm actually planning to write a big vent journal, which is just something that's been bothering me for a while now, regarding this world's problems and such. However, that is not what this journal is about. To this day, I got several messages from a few friends of mine, still asking me whether or…
So I appeared to have gout
Yesterday, I woke up to experience immense pain around my left foot, specifically the ankle area. I couldn't walk normally, only managed to hobble around. It got worse as the day progresses, and by the time night falls, it reached the point where I couldn't even stand-up. It sucks! >_< With the add…
My animated vlog #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk1scmvGoV4 Was actually hoping to have this uploaded sooner, preferably just before the end of June. Unfortunately, because I had the audacity to also animate it as well, this ended-up taking longer than I had hoped. @_@ I'm not even sure if it's still relevant now…
Right, this has to be said.
"Me, we." That was the immortal quote by Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers ever lived, who recently passed away around two weeks back. Americans mourn for the loss of one of the most influential men in America. But then, just mere days later, the Orlando nightclub shooting happened. Some guy…
New trance track: "Highway"
My newest trance track, "Highway", can now be listened here: https://marwangreencritter.bandcamp.com/track/highway Enjoy! =3
My animated vlog #1
Decided to actually use my parents' microphone for something. And then even went as far as animating it, even though it's unnecessary. https://youtu.be/PLU43shqeZk
It's that day of the year again...
The leap day. Precisely 4 years ago, I did a journal entry: http://marwangreencritter.deviantart.com/journal/29th-of-February-287814510 My opinions regarding this day hasn't changed: I still question its existence, and I hate the stereotype that "leaplings" (those born in February 29th) can only ce…
My Internet is back
Well, it's about time, too. I no longer need to use my smartphone as a mobile hotspot and waste its Internet quota. And I've already wasted a lot, being a heavy Internet user I am. x_x So yeah, just wanted to inform you that I woke up this morning and saw that my house's Internet is working again.…
No Internet
Well... Almost. If I can submit this journal entry, then that means I must've somehow able to access the 'Net to be able to post this. XD I'm using my smartphone's mobile hotspot in order to be able to access the Internet. This connection sucks; depending on the weather, the Internet connection may…
Back from Mecca, and my experiences while there
I was meaning to write this journal earlier, but I felt so worn-out from the pilgrimage that I decided to wait and took the time to instead take a break and let my mind at ease. And then I almost forgot to write this journal. x_x Oh well, at least I've had my rest. Also, I've written strings upon s…
Will be leaving for Umrah tomorrow
Okay, this is it. Tomorrow morning, my parents and I will be taking flight to Saudi Arabia in order to perform the Umrah. Actually, we won't be directly flying to Mecca; the flight takes us to Medina first, because our 10-day program involves visiting some sights and scenes relating to Prophet Muha…
New trance track: "Ping Pong"
My newest trance track, "Ping Pong", is now finished and can be listened to here: https://marwangreencritter.bandcamp.com/track/ping-pong Enjoy! =3 I was actually a little reluctant to post any more journals after my previous one, because I wanted that journal to remain there all the way to the day…
Will be gone to Mecca for around 10 days
I believe it's time I should finally write a journal entry about this early. In 2 weeks from now -- this November 21st, to be exact -- my parents and I will be taking flight to Mecca in order to perform the Umrah. Umrah is like a "lite" version of Hajj, except simpler and less grueling, but neverth…
A hazy situation for Malaysia, and life updates
This was already posted in DeviantART 2 days ago, but... might as well post it here, too, considering that not all of my friends have DeviantART accounts or they have left DeviantART already. Where's Smokey Bear when we need him the most? =( I don't want to post anything about the current situation…
Commissions reopened again
Just as a reminder, I'm doing commissions for a living. Part of the money I've earned from commissions and Patreon payouts will be transferred to my parents, in order to support their well-being. Recently, I decided to clear-out my commissions list once more, make the slots available again so peopl…
Possibility of streaming on Twitch
In another few days or so, I plan to start streaming some game sessions on Twitch. I have a Twitch account now, which I've created like around 2-3 weeks ago after some encouragement from a friend of mine. I'll post a link to my Twitch page once I actually start streaming it. I'm still deciding whic…
My little opinion regarding SEGA right now...
SEGA seems to be one of the most controversial game companies ever these days. I recently read some news about SEGA's sale figures. Long story short, the sale figures are... not as big as they had hoped. In fact, it's hitting rock bottom hard. They're losing hard against giants like Nintendo, Sony,…
Re-add me on Skype?
Well, recently, I've unlinked my main Skype account from my old zanoma@tm.net.my Microsoft account, the e-mail itself pretty much no longer exists ever since my ISP, TM Net, decided to kill their e-mail servers. I did that so that I can link it to my Gmail-based Microsoft account instead. However,…
How does your character originate?
Everyone has to start out from somewhere. No one can suddenly thought-up an original character design on the spot. In fact, I noticed that many original characters were based or inspired from other people's characters, or they originated as fan characters before the creators then make them complete…
New trance track: "Unite"
My newest trance track, "Unite", is now completed and can be listened/downloaded here: https://marwangreencritter.bandcamp.com/track/unite
I will be using Patreon more, part 2
After some advice given from my friend , I realized, I've probably gone a little too extreme with my last journal entry. x_x Sorry about that. So yeah, all I ask for is for more people to donate me on Patreon in order to keep me going, and so I can continue supporting my parents for their well-bein…
I will be using Patreon more
Update: I changed my mind regarding this entire "paywall" thing. Please read: https://www.weasyl.com/journal/90479/i-will-be-using-patreon-more-part-2 Starting from this August, there will be a little change in the frequency of art I upload on deviantART, Fur Affinity, Weasyl, and any other places.…
LOL, egg.
You know, it might be perfect if this new thumbnail system is implemented during Easter. Nice April Fool's joke, though.
New SFM video: How Heavy Stops a Team Argument
Yep, new SFM video I've just finished tonight. Enjoy and stuff. =P https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx4r0jRPiug
Username issues
I've been facing endless frustrations when it comes to registering usernames. First, the incredible length of my fursona's name. "Marwan Green Critter". That's 20 characters in total, including spaces. Very few places actually allow for up to 20 characters for a username or display name. I'd be ver…
Fans of evilness
Villains in fiction aren't supposed to be loved. In fact, there's a reason why writers like to make them as wicked as possible: to make the audience hate them and cheer in rejoice when the heroes defeat them. That said, that still doesn't stop them from still gaining fans. Yes, fans. On TV Tropes,…
I should probaby use Weasyl more often
It appears that some of my friends from Fur Affinity has decided to permanently migrated to Weasyl. So, following this development, I think I should at least try to use Weasyl more often as possible. @_@ Let's see if I'll post more images into this account, as well as set-up some more character bio…
New e-mail address: please read
I just got this warning from my friend, Yuuyatails from deviantART. My current ISP, TM.Net, has recently announced that, effective by this December 1st, it will no longer continue its e-mail service. What that means is that all existing e-mail accounts associated with TM.Net will be deactivated. Mo…
Sorry for the inactivity
Hello, all. To anyone who is watching me or reading this now, I would like to apologize for my inactivity. x_x By the time I finally get myself a Weasyl account, that's also the time I'm being very busy with my IRL life, so I did not have the time to properly set-up my Weasyl page. I plan to proper…