A New Grading System!!!

So there will be a brand new anime review coming up on this blog very soon. However, I feel like there needs to be a change in the way I rate anime that I will watch in the future. Rating them with five or three eggs is not enough to justify how I would critique anime. Since it's a brand new year, I am going to change things up a bit.

From now on, I will not be putting a final numerical grade on everything that I will review. Usually, I just decide if the anime is worth three, four, or five eggs (something like a star-rating), but I realized how unfair that was slowly becoming and how this doesn't give enough depth to my reviews. So I will simply tell you if I personally recommend it or not. Aside from that, I will tell you specifically who I will recommend it to the most. Like for Fate/Zero, I would recommend it to anyone who is into mythology and history, along with lots of blood and gore. Or something like that.

I am going to get rid of the hatching scale for the overall rating, and replace it with the Incubator. Here, I will measure it according to how strongly recommend on something that I review. This will still be based on my criteria (Plot, Characters, Music, Art). I have four new different kinds of ratings set for the incubator. The first type of recommendation would be the Tamago Recommendation. Now this means that I highly recommend a certain anime to everyone, because the anime can be enjoyed by absolutely anyone or it is simply the best. The next will be the Hatched Recommendation. This means that the anime is just all right and it will only appeal to a certain group of people. Finally, when worse comes to worse, I would most likely give an anime a Cracked Recommendation. If this comes out, it means that watching the anime that I butchered would be a waste of time and that there are other anime with the same story elements that are even better. Or that you should read the manga instead. If the anime is cracked, then there is a chance that I will definitely not recommending it a certain audience. Rather, I might pull out some other anime recommendations of my own. Anime that I think would be better to watch than the one I gave a terrible review on. Hopefully that will never happen, though.

Although I am not sure if I should push through with this, but I am going to give a numerical grade to the criteria. So the hatching scale will most likely appear when I give three or two eggs to the story, characters, music, and art. This will not completely sway the overall recommendation rating I will give in the end. It will serve as another way for you guys to look at the anime on a different angle, in case my personal recommendation rating (Tamago, Hatched, Cracked) will not be convincing enough. I hope that made sense. Yet again, I will try to incorporate in the first few reviews to see if it will have any effect or significance at all. If not, then I can always remove it.

That is all I want to tell you. Hopefully, this brand new grading system will be more comprehensible and more fair for more future anime reviews that I will be doing here in this blog. If you think there is something faulty with it, let me know on Disqus below. With that being said, please stay tuned for my brand new anime review coming up. If you had time to lurk on my Twitter account lately, then you probably know what I am going to review next. I can't wait to type it because I have a lot to say about this anime. Till the next post~

My Blog Turns 1 + Official Facebook Page

Today is a very special occasion because today marks the anniversary of tamandeggs.blogspot.com!

First and foremost, thank you so much for reading my past 74 blog "fandomized" blog posts. And sorry if I do not have anything awesome to talk about today. However, I do have a very important announcement.

When I started blogging, I didn't really expected anything. I created a blog simply because I wanted to. I've always loved writing and I thought I needed an outlet from my real life, and this blog was my solution. It may seem small compared to most, but I am very happy with what I have accomplished the past year. Even if its quite insignificant right now, thank you for the views.

So, to make things a bit more convenient, I have decided to open up... yup, you guessed it. A Facebook Page! That's right. My blog now has now an official cliched FB page, for the social media addicts in the world. It is now up and running, but so far, I shall be posting only the past five posts I did. But I shall guarantee you that once you like the page, expect my future posts to be featured there.I will also be posting other random things in there, such as the usual memes, announcements, and articles from other blogs or websites.

You may now log on to www.facebook.com/tamandeggs and start viewing it. If you're viewing this from an actual laptop, you can now click on Facebook, which is located on the right side of this site alongside the rest of my social media accounts.

And that is it, please visit my page. Give it a like, And till the next post~

How to Socialize with a 'Fandomized' Friend

As of now, I am convinced that the world's population consist of people who are fandomized. Fandomized meaning, we spend at least half of our time talking about Adventure Time, Sherlock Holmes, or even the upcoming sequel film of the Avengers. We all have our own interests, and the people I know would always go into their fandom phase. Whether they need an outlet or they're bored to death, they will still talk about what's going on with their favorite Kpop group or what just happened in the last episode of Reign. Now if you think you're a very normal person who treats TV and books with average respect and you are trying to talk to someone who will not stop going on about his or her fandoms like its their own limited supply of oxygen, never fear. I am here to help you.

Here are five simple steps on how to interact with a fandomized person. (Note: I decided to come up with the term, 'fandomized' because I am sick of saying fangirls and fanboys at the same time. It's time for equality, yo)

1.) Tolerance. Just like the immortal Gretchen Wieners always says, "You have to be considerate to the rest of the group." When your friend decides that its time for him or her to talk about a John Green book he or she just read, then do what every other normal person would do. Listen. You may not exactly know what Shingeki No Kyojin means in English, but just listen. Surely, a fandomized person would know better and  not pick you to be the listener. However, sometimes when the urge to spazz is too strong, they feel like that they have no choice but to let it out on someone. Irregardless of how fandomized a person is, they just have to scream about why this OTP should get together. And if you're the chosen one, might as well deal with it. You want to socialize with fandom? Then socialize. Learn how to listen.

2.) Ask many questions. When you are especially clueless about the story of Game of Thrones, might as well keep the conversation alive by asking about it. One of the many basic ways of socializing is to keep asking questions. Initially treating your talks like an interview gradually becomes productive and the next thing you know, you two are exchanging numbers and are official friends. I consider myself a fandomized person, but there a lot of fandoms I haven't came across yet. That's when I ask the questions. Who is this character? What is this show about? Why is this fandom awesome for you? Where can I read this? Who wrote this story? How is this romantic? And yes, those questions eventually branch out to many answers and many words exchanged between who I eventually call friend.

3.) Never question. There is a difference between asking what the fandom is all about and asking what can the fandom offer. Never question the taste of a fandomized person. For one thing, it is quite rude. Asking why Arrow is great is like asking why you prefer having this particular calorie-heavy snack every day. And if this person is heavily fandomized, insulting him or her is probably the last thing you want to do. Many say its just all talk, but I'm telling you. The backfire is real.

4.) Be open. For your future conversations to nurture, I suggest you try out this book or movie especially when your friend highly encourages you to do so. That way, you can understand him or her more. Withhold judgment and learn why this person is so fascinated with the world of the Hobbits. It's not exactly a way of wasting time because you are in the midst of discovery. Who knows, maybe you can get a fandom on your list. Beware of the addiction, though. It can get pretty nasty.

5.) Accept. If you can never understand why your friend finds 50 Shades of Grey romantic, then just let it be. Express your opinion about it, but don't try to impose. Humans usually consider this an abomination. This can also ruin friendships because you are basically forcing someone to drop something he or she has been used to. You're simply asking your friend to just move out with no preparation or even a warning. And when it comes to moments like these, there are no warnings or go signals. Telling your friend to stop watching Anime is a major blow or an act of betrayal in your friendship code...unless the fandom life is beginning to engulf her soul. So if she or he she likes this, don't bother to tell her otherwise. It will only cause more complications. And if you can't really deal with him or her talk about the incest sex between the Lannister, might as well back off yourself. Other than that, accept your fandomized friends for who they are because their fandoms actually contributed in constructing his or her well-being.

Till the next post~

Get to Know Me!

I have done 60 blog posts (including this one) now and I think it's time...for you to know me.

And no. Nobody really tagged me. The questions came from this blog I found (click here to check out her blog, it looks pretty interesting). I thought it would be a good idea to this kind of thing. So let's do this!

1.) Are you named after anyone? According to my dad, I was named after some notable female figure in Russia. I'm not sure if she was a princess, a queen or a mere legend, though.

2.) When was the last time you cried? Fifteen minutes ago. I'm pretty good at fake crying.

3.) Do you have kids? No. :)

4.) If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself? How interesting. But I think I will, because knowing me...I do not have much close and permanent friends. Hehe. *heart breaks*

5.) Do you use sarcasm a lot? ...*grins* Yes.

6.) Will you ever bungee-jump? I'm torn, actually. I'm scared of heights, so a part of me really wants to say no and never do it. But the curious and adventurous side is urging me to conquer my fears and do it for the sake of experience, anyway. So I'm not really sure at this point.

7.) What's your favorite cereal? I do not have one exact favorite but I have three; Honey Stars, Frosties, and Milo. Damn, I am craving for cereals right now.

8.) What's the first thing you notice about people? I don't really look at their appearances (and I am able to say that because I suck at remembering names and faces), unless they have one trait on their face or body that really stands out from the rest. But if there's one thing that I will bound to notice, that would be their charisma. I tend to remember the people who are very approachable and confident in the social skills, and I also never forget the ones who are extremely shy or distant, as well.

9.) What is your eye color? Coffee Brown.

10.) Scary movie or happy endings? Scary movie. ;)

11.) Favorite Smells? Freshly mowed grass, the ocean, Jasmine flower, and my current sweet Victoria's secret perfume.

12.) Summer or Winter? Winter because I have not seen that with my naked eye yet.

13.) Computer or Television? Oh. Definitely my computer.

14.) What's the farthest you've been from home? Going to the States when I was less than 5 years old.

15.) Do you have any special talents? I'm good at amateur photography and creating multimedia graphic nonsense. I can draw, sketch, and paint (particularly watercolor), curl my tongue, multitask on my computer, sing terribly, make weird voices, and I am a brutally honest person.

16.) Where were you born? The Philippines!

17.) What are your hobbies? I lurk in social media, I obviously blog, I binge watch series and movies, I read, I fangirl about what I read and watch (hence the blog), I study (believe it), I doodle (I don't have time for drawing serious art now, unfortunately), and I take selfies.

18.) Do you have any pets? Yes! I have a dog and cats. Lots and lots of cats.

19.) Favorite movie? Don't pull that question on me.

20.) Do you have any siblings? Yes. Happy National Siblings Day.

21.) What do you want to be when you grow up? ..... Someone awesome. *nods*

Till the next post~