hi! long time no post, I completely forgot I have a blog… haha… It’s the 1st week of June and start of classes was moved to June 16… I have 8 days before this school year starts! But before going into superior acad mode, I have to recall everything that happened during my wild summer experience!

Things I was addicted to:

1. Facebook Apps!

- Restaurant City! i now have a nice big restaurant (I am now in Level 23)…^_^ The game is really really simple but very addictive. Trading ingredients with friends,  I enjoy designing the place and myself, completing the recipes and competing with each other is indeed very addictive

- Pet Society.  This is like a bigger version of tamagotchi… you have a pet that you feed, clean and play with… although everything about pet society looks cute, it’s very hard to obtain money to buy stuff, hence my addiction is set to a minimal amout just so I could maintain an acceptable rank with my friends…

-Know-it-all plus other quizzes in fb. I have answered a number of crazy and educational quizzes in fb! ^__^v

2. MyBrute

- i got a lot of brutes: poporin would be my first and my best brute (now in level 8). baby-rin would be in 2nd…. while the others(pretty_rin, crazy-rin, sebet_95) are sadly ignored… Fight my Brute!!!!!

3. American Idol Season 8

This season must be my most anticipated one in American Idol! I downloaded all the songs of Danny Gokey and Kris Allen and some of Matt Giraud’s. I liked the results since I don’t like Adam’s style of music at all! 

places I went:

1. PI 100 Banahaw Field Trip

- I crossed 3 caves… I jumped 10m high to a body of water… I sat at the roof of the jeepney… I walked a lot… I fell a lot of times too… I had scratches on my legs… I smiled at the cameras… I ate a lot… I slept less than 3 hours… I had fun…

2. Subic Highland

- This is the continuation of the SME camp where me and xinia came along to deploy our first drifter! Kuya Marky, Ate Grace, Ate Tin and Kuya Cris were also there! Although the drifter was not working properly (GPS and GSM module sucked big time!), we still had a lot of fun swimming, eating, and just hanging around the beach and in our room… How i wished i was able to play the swing..

3. Talent Show somewhere in Laguna

- Have no pics here… Enjoyed the show… A lot had amazing talents and I am happy to see them become new members of ERG… there was 40+ new mems!!! As usual, I struggled learning to swim…

4. SM Bowling

- with kat s, mic, manu, jet, aro, and aaron… my 2nd time to bowl(tenpin)… I got a nice score… Thanks Aaron for the treat!!!

5. ABE “where good friends dine”

- Bonding with my empcot buddies…  it’s an expensive Filipino resto with unlimited rice…

6. Somewhere in Alabang

- We had a Graduation Tribute for our co-scholars in YuSung! First time I experience eating many many Korean Food!!! Thanks mr. chung!!! and congrats to kuya gary, ate leian, ate megan, kuya roy, kuya joshua and kuya jason!

7. IECEP sem planning…

- at Roz’s…. I Love the food! Enjoyed it even if I had less than 3 hrs of sleep… go IECEP!!!

8. Somewhere in Katipunan to play RockBand and SM the Block to watch Angels and Demons

- Watched with Xin, Roz, Franz, Kuya Andrew, Kuya Earl, Kuya Robin and kuya PJ… First time to play RockBand… I don’t know the songs they were playing except for paramore but I just went with the flow… 

Some stuff that happened:

1.  Bought a new camera!!!

- a Canon A480 worth 8k inclusing the case, screen protector and memory card… The camera is user friendly and takes nice pics… It’s simple and is just what I need… Thanks alvin for helping me look for a cam!!!

2. Gossip Girl, Chuck and Heroes Finale

- Finished their season… I have nothing to watch anymore!!! I have to wait til August 31 for the GG’s 3rd season!!! waahhh.. one shout for blair and chuck!!!!  ^_^

3. Had a great PI100 class! Sir Siao is really nice… I learned a lot about Rizal… I did a lot of reflecting….I got a 1.25…

4. I watched a movie in the cinema thrice this summer: X-Men, Startrek (both with alvin) and Angels and Demons…. All 3 were great but decreased my money big time…

There you go, I had a crazy summer! That was my last summer as an undergraduate and I feel that I made the most of it… now I have to get ready for the big thing, THESIS year!!! God Bless to me and to my eee-mates!!!

Hurray for this game!!! This comic-based rpg game is worth the christmas break! I’ve always wanted a game like this one… It was very entertaining story with amusing characters and villains! I don’t know much about Penny Arcade but this game really caught my attention… The graphics are okei and the gameplay is very time-based… so timing and fast decisions are very important keys to the game. The enemies also have their weaknesses and strenghts that  must be understood to put their attributes to our advantage. It was a fast game but I am not sure what time I finished it.. It was also easy.. I could defeat the boss countless times! sadly I didn’t complete the upgrade case since I am 100parts short for Gabe’s Level 3 Knuckles… Yey! I’m so happy I finished another game!

The Picture Higher than this one above me is my character which I will pretty much continue using for the next episode..

Next is a screenshot during my battle with the final boss…

Last is a trailer for the next episode which is already available… I am very excited to play again, but… I have academic work again… *control myself*

Hello 2009!

haha… I was really bum this vacation.. I finished honey and clover I and II then completed the first season of Chuck …  Then I thought what to do next??? Obviously, I’m looking for options so I won’t go studying!!!

Checking the top PC games of 2008 gave same results which is World of Goo created by 2D Boy… Good thing It’s not some first person shooting game that requires a lot of memory space. It’s actually a simple game of applying the knowledge of physics or maybe just common sense to strategically use  “goo” balls to complete a certain task. Bloggers were right about it being addictive! It was a very unique game which had a simple user interface with amusing graphics…

I finished all the chapters of the game but it doesn’t end there… I’m still on the goal of obtaining Obsessive Completion Distinction (OCD) Flag to every level… Furthermore I’m still on that goal of building the highest Tower of Goo I can possibly make!

Hurray for World of Goo!!!

^_^

Happy new year!

Happy Birthday Niki!

I have been playing crack attack for almost a year now. The first time I tried it was during the engineering week  2007 where it was considered a mini-game called Crackeng’g handled by UP ACM.  With little time to familiarize the game I was able to go pass by the elimination round with scores around 80 but was far from the two other contenders. Their scores ranged from 800 to 1000+. It looked like they have been playing all their life.  I was amazed. Ever since, Crack Attack became my natural time waster. Reflexive games come and go but Crack Attack was different. Crack Attack is a simple game where blocks of the same color are put together to eliminate them. This game needs speed to battle time and skill to obtain consecutive bonus points. So far my highest score was around 1200 (not extreme).

Here’s a video of how it is being played:

This Engineering Week 2008, ACM again handled Crackeng’g and to my dissappointment my 1 year experience was put into waste. Oh I had a higher rank than last time but apparently there are three super players of the same organization that was unreachable gatting the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. x_X

*sigh*

Although I improved, I guess everybody improved with me.

I have always wanted to win one for my organization. Well, I have one year left.  This is my last chance. AJA!

One of the highlighted game consoles today would be Nintendo’s Wii but my knowledge about it is very limited. The first time I saw the popular technology is at Toy Kingdom(It’s been a long time if your asking) and to my surprise they weren’t using game pads but a sort of stick to play virtual baseball! How cool is that? not quite if you can’t get a hold of it.

Then I went to CD-r King and noticed that they are selling add-ons for Wii. WTF?! Don’t get me wrong, the ground breaking technology is hands down brilliant and the design of making it perfectly clean and white is so attractive. It’s not that Wii have disturbing features but personally the technology is very expensive. Imagine 30,000 pesos for a home video game console and another 3,500 for a game.  Well, I’m not sure whether piracy is present but still i still can’t compare it to the 50 pesos game for the playstation and free downlaod gba roms for the gameboy. It’s like comparing the tuition fee of Ateneo to UP! I am somewhat bitter since because of Wii’s rise, every popular game sequel (Harvest Moon, Fire Emblem) levels up to Wii forgetting those consoles that we, middle class people have and could afford like gameboy,playstation 1 and 2.  The name itself means “revolution”, but this revolution is leaving behind massive number of people including me! It’s just pitiful to think not everbody could get a hold of something wonderful as Wii. Nevertheless <with full of confidence and passion)>!!! I am inspired to work harder so when the time comes that I have plenty  of money I’ll be able buy the things that I wanted to buy in the past !!! bwahaha! and that also goes for the Gameboy DS and PSP.. I’m gonna buy them like I’m buying fishball here in the streets..>___<

Fire Emblem: sword of seals chap11-14

All walkthroughs for this game stopped after chapter10 so i decided to make my own unprofessional walkthrough just so I could be of help to other gamers. But if you have seen any walkthroughs after chapter 10, please let me know!

Chapter 11
First up, Elphin will join you at the start of the chapter. While the possibility of Geese to appear at the house on the bottom of the map depends on your previous chapter. In my case, he appeared so I made sure Roy would go down and talk to him. As Geese appears pirates will come from the forts. Be sure to bring a number of sword-users in your party. Bartre on the other hand will come out after some round at the upper-left corner talk to him with Fir. For my opinion if Fir is weak, Bartre is not worth getting (already Promoted characters are a no no for me) but if you are a ‘completist’ then do so. When you are ready to battle the boss, be careful since enemies will come out the base from time to time. To make your life easy, a powerful character (in my case dieck) in your party should battle the boss using an armorslayer for one hit kill.

Chapter 12
This is an easy chapter for me. First, be sure to include magic users to your party since they will be the only ones who could damage the boss, a light brand user is also considered.. The real boss would be a mamkute which is using a flame stone, but don’t fret since it does not attack. A thief of course is needed to get the treasures. Ray, A shaman, would be in the corner be sure to talk to him with Lugh or Chad. Cath will also appear at the top stairs so be sure that your thief is placed at the other group so Cath won’t get the treasures first. If you are able to talk to Cath with Roy she will at last join your party. But if it is a hassle to catch her then it is best to kill her instead just like i did. Reinforcements will appear after some time. A group of wyvern riders at the upper right corner and mercenaries+hero at the front. That’s just about it, just be sure that you step on the stairs at the area of the boss so reinforcements won’t appear.

Chapter 13
This chapter involves a lot of cavaliers/paladins/troubadors so don’t forget to equip yourself with a horseslayer. Milady, a wyvern rider, will join your party after some round. Percival on the other hand can be obtained by talking to him with Elphin. However, you have to do this fast since after the 8th round he will retreat. If it is too much of a hassle for you, better leave it behind since you have another chance to get Percival at chapter 15. Also after the 8th round reinforcements (horse users) will appear at the left. This will happen twice so finish them off first before going to the boss. The boss is a wyvern lord so a wyrmslayer or bow-users would do.

Chapter 14
Adjusting with the sandstorm is the challenge for this chapter. Include in your party magic-users and winged-users and avoid horse-users and armors since they will be completely useless. Sophia and Cecilia will join your party at the start of the chapter. Always limit your step since you’ll never know when a mamkute(3) or a wyvern lord(2) is behind the sandstorm. Use your thief wisely in exploring the map and move your characters every now and then even you don’t have to since you’ll never know when you’ll get an item below the sand (I got a silver blade, guiding ring, sleep and warp.. ^_^). One big hassle would be the axe-users (tons of them!) that will appear at the lower-left corner, use your sword-users to block them. As for the mamkutes, you have to kill them with one round or else somebody’s going to die. I had to surround one mamkute with 3-4 magic-users before I could kill it, that is tough. As for the boss, he will be using a light brand so I guess a lance user would do the job or a powerful hero.

I’ve uploaded the GBA rom for the translated Fire Emblem game. It also includes my current game saved. ^_^

Here’s the link:

http://www.esnips.com/doc/9bc0f516-542c-41a1-94bd-d9855f8d2c6c/Fire-Emblem-Sword-of-Seal

I’m far behind the ending, hopefully i get to finish this before classes start this june.. Aja!

after finishing the first english fire emblem game for the game boy advance, I am now playing the older version fire emblem 6: the sword of seals which was also played in gameboy advance except that the language is japanese.. but luckily, some avid gamer translated it. hurrah! So Fire Emblem 6 is another chapter after the story in Fire Emblem 7. The son of Eliwood  is the main character while he is partnered up with the daugther of Hector and Lyn.. And the villain Nergal, who was once defeated by the three lords, had miraculously able to possess another body in the name of Prince Zephiel. Interesting? Well, after i finish this game i would then go to fire emblem 8 which is another whole new story i think.. ^_^

Here are the pictures finishing the final boss… career documenting. hihih

**crap there is something wrong in uploading** i’ll update this some time next weekend.. sigh..

anyway this is the cover of the game

and here is some clips of fire emblem blazing sword. starring, lyn, kent, and sain

and here is the upcoming fire emblem for the DS!!!

Lastly, fire emblem: rediant dawn for Wii

can’t wait to try the latter two… hopefully that time will come..

about 4 hours ago i’ve started playing a new dash game from reflexive arcade, burger shop. Now, i have finished all 60+ levels of its story mode.

This game is somehow more confusing and brain boggling since the type of hamburgers look alike and just one wrong move will make a definite mess that you have to adjust with. But, I am disappointed of it’s level of difficulty. Even though i know i suck at certain levels, i still manage to get the goal. Anyway, it was still worth the hours i have spent. My fingers are still trembling from the game but i can’t help to write another accomplishment. hehe…

yes! i am proud to say that at this time, i have finished the strategy game that i started playing at the start of the summer vacation and continued here during summer classes! finally i could concentrate with my subjects with no more temptation whatsoever! haha.. i’m still thrilled just thinking about my accomplishment! Imagine, the hours that i played this game compiled to more than 1 day! haha,.. anyway, it was simply great.. i captured some screenshots of my final battle with nergal and the fire dragon and the epilogue but the post will have to wait most probably up to tomorrow since i’m completely tired.. and to think alvin and I visited a total of 6 malls today, that’s another story to be written..

But my rank in the game was only C.. hmm.. why so? i don’t care.. i’ve finished tha game and that’s all there is to it… clap clap for me.. a great game! but still second to the very first game i finished: “Vandal Hearts 2″.. yupidooo!!!!!!

PS: wow wordpress had some maintaining done.. nice work!

time to go to sleep and do something academically productive! required!