11.11.09

Write a blog post titled “If I’m a NINJA ASSASSIN” and share with us how would you look like by posting up your picture in the post. (this sounds like an exam essay question!)

'If I am a Ninja Assassin'
by alvinkei

first and foremost, i believe that as an assassin, there isn't any need to cover up your face. (why? don't i need to hide my identity?) well actually, as a highly skilled and effective assassin, you would be smart enough to act swiftly, discreetly, and complete your job. which means, you would attack the victim when he's alone, vulnerable, and finish him off straightaway.

so if no one could actually see your face (the victim who 'saw' ur face is alredy dead), why would you need to wear a mask? if wearin a mask u'd stand out more in a crowd, so being a ninja is about blending in, not just blending in with the background,


spot the ninja hiding!

but also blending in with the culture and community. so therefore, being a ninja doesn't require you to dress like one that you see in comics, or even having turtleshells on your back, but you just need to dress like any other normal person. that's good camoflauge wei!

my weapons: cards, small kitchen knife, and a scarf

alright here are my weapons of choice.

1. CARDS

as you know, traditional ninjas use 'shruikens', which means 'sword hidden in the hand'


a shruiken used by ninjas

in the modern context, getting a shruiken is deemed illegal without a license (probably here in our country), and by utilising my 'modern' arsenal, throwing cards could be as effective as shruikens, and if you see the video below, you will understand why. this is a movie i used to watch as a kid, and after watchin this movie, i started pickin up poker cards and learnin to throw it hard and fast so that it could slice a banana, or if i'm more skillfull, it can even slice a person's neck!


'conman in tokyo' starrin nick cheung & louis koo


2. SMALL KITCHEN KNIFE

secondly, ninjas use smaller knives called 'tanto' for close hand combat. you would ask "why use a small knife, when u can use a huge ass blade, or a long katana like the samurais?", but being a ninja is about being practical, and blending in. tell me, how the hell are you gonna hide that long katana or huge butcher knife in public??


a 'tanto', used by ninjas and samurais as a secondary weapon

here, i'm using a normal kitchen knife. a very small one probably about 15cm long. like i said earlier, this knife is very practical. i could use it to cut oranges and apples when i'm not on the hunt, and i could also use it to slit my targets' throats so quickly that they wouldn't feel a thing!


my battle stance


3. SCARF

and lastly, the 'scarf'. i was inspired by one of the street fighter characters, which is 'Rose', who uses a sort of 'radioactively charged' scarf which she uses to drag opponents to her, or even damage/whip them from long range.


Rose from Street Fighter


with this scarf, it's made from cotton and bought from topman. it's fashionable as well, and i could wear it around my neck when i'm not using it to drag the victims closer so that i could slit their throats with my kitchen knife. =D


cool ninja costume, reminds me of snake eyes and storm shadow from GI Joe

lastly, i would assert again that as a modern ninja, apart from having a strict code of conduct, speed, skill and trustworthiness, there has to be a change in the ninja's 'costume'. the traditional days of having a costume are long gone. if you're an adept ninja wearing normal clothes and blending in the community, it would be less obvious and you could carry out your work more effectively without arousing any suspicion from the local authorities! therefore in conclusion, practicality overrules 'costume cool-factor' in this modern ninja world. =)

1 comment:

seon said...

nice one..AH COOL fly card...