2011 Year End Entry

Special Feature: FABERRITTANA!!!

So another year has passed by and I lost my motivation to post all about my life. As with my other year end entries, I am forever grateful to the people I'll be mentioning in this blog and some.

Let me start with the highlight of my year, Glee. Ever since I was introduced, I was so engrossed into the series that I don't think I can live a day without thinking about the updates in Tumblr, or the tweets in Twitter. Even the stories at FanFiction.Net! Another epic moment in my life is having a job. I'm not a graduate yet. Working on that, yes, but I enjoy earning my own money that I didn't realize I have probably spend more than PhP 20,000 during the past few months. So Dood, you do realize this is already a special mention to you. Thanks for dragging my ass out of school so I can earn some!

I now list down each and eveyone who made a significant dent both during this year as well as my life. WARNING! Sappy sht coming through.
For my Mum, my Papa, my Sister, my Brother and my Mommy for putting up with my bratty attitude for years and years. And providing with me with life's everyday necessities.
For Daryl, I may have been working my ass off these past few months but I will never EVER forget the best buddy I could ever hope for. Looking forward to another year with you! And we haven't finished building my Epyon yet :P
For Masi, Vyka, ZeeJay and Kim, you are the most wonderful bunch I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. From our random conversations in Facebook to the escapades at night, you guys never fail to amuse me. It's thanks to you guys that I don't feel that much of a pessimist than I was last year.
Dianna Agron, Naya Rivera, Heather Morris and Lea Michele. YOU. ARE. AMAZING. You have ruined my life. Your voices. Your talents. You quirks. Everything! If I could build a shrine in your name, I WOULD! You're practically the reason why I'm able to push through each and every day of work.
el.abstracto, thememoriesfire, ChimFaberry, abgron, G3n3ralRedfield, kabensi, Rebeliz777, astano, Faberry's-Knight, Kendarrr, dare121, petshopgirl80, Just Mine-Erato, SkyWarrior108, VerbalXpression, lps-record, Angel's Fallen Knight, BrioScotty, Carcan, your.kat, THEorangeninja, lonelyrainbow, fiercezucchini, luckypressure, marziiporn, patronustrip and all you other ninjas in the Faberry fandom. You make my life so colorful like multi-colored birds riding on dolphins into the rainbow sunset with flying unicorns.
Cazzu, I know you're somewhere out there, studying for a better future. I just pray to all that is holy that you will catch a glimpse of this. Do your best with your studies. If you need help with Math, I'm more than willing to help you out. And your ballet. Follow your passion. And enjoy life.
Jed, Barry, Kee, JT, Ian, Ate Kat, Mikee, Racso, Rap, Yuki, Ken, Ayra, Ate Anna, Ate Eoty, Migs, Percy, Xav, Jem, Gimoy, Osobear, Carlo, Sarcy, Inno, Goldy, Ruzo, Kuya Jon, Ate Ria, Little Sprongky, you guys are the best guildmates I have ever had. I've known you guys for so long and yet it's your diversity that has kept me in for so long. I know I was but a child when I met you but thank you very much for being with me and giving advice when I needed them. I will forever be faithful to RadiaTa!
Seth, RJ, Yuu, MC, Kaito, Noc, JM, Tatsu, Kinison, you guys are the most I have spoken with amongst all the SH-PH members. I'm really sorry I'm not showing my face these past few months. I'm still a fan of SCANDAL, just not that much anymore since Glee came.
Audrey, my little sheep. Continue on with your many adventures. But not the food adventures. You make me so jealous with your food adventures. I know I'm a bit of an ass to you so many times but thanks for putting up with me.
Kat, you are very much welcome for helping you out in your fic. I tried not to put my style into you but I guess you sort of adopted to it. A job well done, I should say. I can only do so much like spot out mistakes but you'll be on your own apart from that. Never lose your interest. Trolls will come and go but I'm still here to entertain you(and them).
Cy, Albel, Marx, Silv, Ravy, Neil, Mark, thank you so much for being my second family in Grand Chase. I know I'm not the best person within the group and that I've been missing these past few events, dragging Kat in to be my replacement but thank you very much for all the good times. I look forward to a better year with you all.
Vonn, Royce, Gian, Moy, Lean, Kuma, JC, Kristan, Rhazel, Queremit, thank you for an enjoyable school year. I know I promised you pizza but I haven't got time to go out of the house. And hell no will I skip work.
Alex, I know we haven't been talking much but thanks for every piece of information you give out, specially with P4 and Basara.
Dee, you may or may not see this blogpost but THNKS FR TH MMRS.
Boss Jun, Boss Carla, Boss Ayan, Boss Nikko, Dimples, Heidi, Ruby, JAKE, Daddy Om, Louise, Jeff, Daisy, Dats, Lilibeth, Mommy D, Trizh, you make things in the office a little less boring. Thanks for accepting me as your agent and your teammate.

I may or may not have forgotten some people but thanks anyway for being in my life. Have a happy new year!

Digging into History

Wind Chronicles: What Are We Fighting For?

Before anything else, all this is coming from someone who isn't really interested in playing Grand Chase anymore. Additionally, this would include part of my reasons for playing in the first place and quite a few sentiments as well.

What are we fighting for? I presume it's how the game's updates are scheduled right now.

I used to fight for recognition. I had this former friend who introduced me to Grand Chase in early February 2008. My companion was already bored with MyRO so she asked me to try out the game with her. And when I did, my competetive side kicked in. There was no way I will let myself lose, not intentionally anyway. Never to her, no matter what so I trained and trained until I got better.

I used to fight for Genociders. It was my first guild in Grand Chase, suggested to me by my friend. I am aware of that some guilds require pvp matches so I tried honing my skills more. I failed the first test as I used Lire. At my second try using Ronan though, I was accepted and they welcomed me to the group. I made some friends. I went to survivals and team matches with them. By this time, I was already a recognized Aegis Knight user and an even more skilled Thief user. But all that went downhill one fateful day. My friend and I have a fight. A major fight that, up until today, is not yet resolved.

I used to play for fun. Occasionally, I would team up with with my then old guildmates. Time and time again, I get ticked off by something so I leave unannounced. So then I went "lone wolf mode". I would do the new missions on my own or with a random party and have small chat. I was out of contact with my former guildmates already and still holding a particularly strong anger against two people. It came to a time when I was so bored out of my mind that I decided to reform the Jin user group then apply for Shadows of Grand Chase as someone who handles live events for a change.

And where did it leave me now? Here, with nothing to do but wait for DIGMAAN 2011 and hopelessly wonder if that particular fight will still see the light...

So what am I fighting for...? What am I really fighting for...? I'll tell you...

NOTHING.

Welcome to the Internet

Lightning Chronicles: Sorry. We're not Popular.

*pic not unrelated*

READ THIS BEFORE CONTINUING.
Welcome to the Internet!
So sorry! We're not popular! We're just well-known!
I know who are reading my blog entries.
I know who I share them with.
I don't give a fuck about opinions unless you're a friend.
J00 haz jus been trololololol'd.

Hello and welcome to yet another Lightning Chronicles entry. I originally didn't want to do this but seeing the events myself from start to finish, I just had to! What event, you may ask. Why, Engineering's Cosplay Competition of course!

The Event Itself
It was first scheduled on Wednesday. Then they said Thursday but the request was denied. And then finally, Friday. Truth be told, an event should already have a fixed date. Considering the hassles it brought, one could say "it's not worth it." The whole thing is a mess from beginning to end. Well, what can I expect with only a week of preparation. And I quote my friend, "hindi ka na nadala". And I believe *some* people are pissed with the way I was acting all high and mighty.

A Certain Speech
It would have been fine, if not for a certain someone who only says "I. I. I. Me. Me. Me." despite being introduced as "one of the pioneers". Honestly? Leaving out the people who helped you make your plans happen is sure to make them feel anger towards you. Then again, "manhid ka". So all we can really say is, "OO NA! SIGE NA! IKAW NA! IKAW NA PRESIDENT! IKAW NA VICE-PRESIDENT! IKAW NA SECRETARY! IKAW NA LAHAT! NAMO."

The Hosts
Who in their right mind would let someone who has not even the slightest background in animé host in a cosplay event? And did they really have to exaggerate the accent? Are you kidding me? ARE. YOU. SERIOUSLY. FUCKING. KIDDING ME?! "No. He WEARS cosplay." Oh. Right. You call yourself a host when you are standing there in front of such a small crowd stuttering because you feel so nervous? I've been to conventions myself, and not just in the outside mind you. I see they way they host and indeed they have a pull on the audience. But what I witnessed earlier is just a show that they can "host" and the non-popular people cannot.

The Judges
Oh, I have absolutely no problem with them... Except a couple of things. Why let that piece of trash win? No, seriously. Is the "popularity" in play here again? If so, please do tell me. And then, I heard from a reliable source of what happened Last Wednesday. Jia Gold Bustamante was invited to be a judge. And since the event was supposedly Wednesday, she dressed up and was ready. Only, it was moved on Friday. Gee. As a friend had said, "kung ako yun, di na ako babalik." which should have been the case. I guess it's because of a *favor*.

The Popularity Issue
Some may notice that I have been putting emphasis on "popularity" so much. Let me tell you a story. Once upon a modern time, a student was busy with his studies. And then a girl approached him and asked him for help. The student cannot fulfill what he is asked of as he is in a crucial academic stage but nonetheless offered help in a different way. But the girl, who wanted to have her way, only said "Why? Are you popular?" The lesson in this, my dear friends, is that when someone is exposed so much, they develop an uncannily large head that they tend to forget their friends who had helped them one way or another. As I have mentioned a few days back, "popularity over weighs friends". It's so sad to see the way things turned out. And frightening to think about what will happen in the future if this keeps up.

With this, I officially end my blog. Looking forward to more Lightning Chronicles as time goes by~ So slowly~ I hunger for your touch~ *cough cough*

To Dream a Reality

Special Feature: Nendoroid Photography

Hey guys~ I'll be promoting a friend of mine this time. And yes, this includes voting.

Visit http://whl4u.jp/photocon/index.html and find entries Number 109 and 105.
Entry #109 is entitled "Food Chain."(Megurine Luka and Tooko Amano figures) by blastbm.
Entry #105 is entitled "Alone"(Yuki Nagato figure) by daichou.
Both entries are found at the 12th row from the top.

To vote, simply click on the picture then click on the leftmost orange Japanese font.
If you want to vote other entries aside from the two, you still have 3 votes left.

I thank you in advance for your support!

The Harsh Reality

Lightning Chronicles: YOU?! COSPLAY?! SERIOUSLY?!

Wow! First blog entry of the year and it's a Lightning Chronicle(info here)! It seems this year will be a blast! Anyway, I've been tinkering around my albums and hanging out with my friends ever since school started back up. That includes hanging around the boys of Yokoso Japan Society. It seems cosplay still haunts me.

I promised myself to attend any upcoming conventions solely for meeting up with the PH Bunch of SCANDAL Heaven. After almost 3 years, I have finally given up cosplay in general. Of course, I'm still stuck in this mad little world of mine about someone in the cosplay scene but that's another issue. Going back, yes, this will be about cosplay.

See the guy at the farthest right? Yeah, that's Mikko Gusi, someone I regrettably know. If memory serves me correctly, he once donned the Raven Nightray costume... Donned the Raven Nightray costume which belongs to a friend of mine... Donned the Raven Nightray costume which belongs to a friend of mine, lent to him by the former president of Red Shield... Donned the Raven Nightray costume which belongs to a friend of mine, lent to him by the former president of Red Shield WITHOUT MY FRIEND'S PERMISSION!!! Got it? Good!

Making things short, said friend of mine told me he's entering into the cosplay scene. I can only answer, "my god! Present cosplay is shit already!" And the community doesn't need him to spread his 'peace advocacy' crap. Why do I say so? Let's face it. Throw in a pretty face and people will come crowding around them. As my friend had said, "kulang pa rin sa atensyon. Too bad there's someone else would be there to get the spotlight. Oh well. Another reason to quit cosplay."

Yet another reason to quit cosplay is this guy.

Ivan Erudon, or Namikaze Ivan to some, is a wannabe Grand Chase cosplayer. Every time I see him, he always brags about his soon-to-be-finished Aegis Knight(Ronan 3rd job) cosplay. I say, "PVP." That shuts him up everytime. And just last Monday, he said, "hindi naman ako player eh. Gusto ko lang i-cosplay." It was then that I went "WTF?!" For my part AS AN ACTUAL GC PLAYER, that was an insult.

Let's take it into perspective. Lalala~ You're a Grand Chase player. You go to a convention. You see a Mari cosplayer and after taking her picture, you ask her for her ingame. The Mari cosplayer replies, "Ay, wala po. Hindi po kasi ako naglalaro eh." In the back of your mind, you either facepalm, oTL or orz.

Point is, why do you even bother? This isn't any other game like Ragnarok Online where you act as you please because RO's characters do NOT have certain quirks. And I do mean Ragnarok Online as in the game. Not the manwha. Not the animation. What? Because he knows someone who cosplays as Amy? Because he's courting said Amy? Because he thinks cosplaying Aegis Knight is cool? Pa. The. Tic.

So with that I end my first blog entry and first "Hall of Shame" of the year. Ohohoho~ I feel like this year will be FUN!