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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 @ 02:01 p.m.
So much for finishing the artwork yesterday. I only need to do the background for it when last night, mom’s masseuse placed a bottle of oil on it which caused a ring of oil on it. I couldn’t get myself angry because I somewhat blame myself for placing it on the table and well, I’m thinking it gave me a chance/excuse of re-doing it since I’m not satisfied with the colors. I had already finished re-tracing it last night. I’m getting a bit lazy coloring it again though.
I did finished reading all the Bleach volumes I had asked bro-in-law to download for me. I’m missing volume 8-11 and some other chapters, which are corrupted, but I’m thinking that the anime might cover it up. I had been thinking that the anime might finish up when they rescued Rukia unless they might have a filler arc in mind.
The plot really changed from the simple sending off Hollows to rescuing a friend + Dead Soul’s Society’s intrigues. The author is really clever at putting scenes in fights just really make you somewhat like/care the ‘villains’ and just when they were about to be defeated. About fox-faced guy, he turned out to be a villain with that other guy, Aizen. There is something about fox face, I think his name is Gin. There are some flashbacks of him from time to time that I’m guessing that he has a different agenda.
Anyway, the twists are really great. I’m somewhat worried about Ishida losing his powers there. I’m surprised that the cat is actually a girl. The voice actor for it was a guy. It is already revealed why Rukia couldn’t regain her powers while on Earth for her temporary body was a product of experimentation by Urehara, the sandal hat guy. I’m pretty much like Ichigo..very bad at names and faces. Okay, it is easier with faces in manga form though but there are a lot of characters in Bleach lately with the different divisions. I will be looking forward to the new chapters as to what happened next. ^_^ And that will be a two week wait including this week, I think since the last Jump issue was a double issue.
I didn’t get to watch Saiyuki Reload: Gunlock intently since I was busy finish reading Bleach. It didn’t seem that much happened as Hazel and Gato managed to evade Kougaji’s attacks until in the end, Gyojo’s brother stopped him. I felt that is so cliché.
The Skip beat! Chinese translation is a bit late for last chapter and I was thinking that it has something to do with the anti-Japanese riots in China lately. ^^;; It is already up after a three day wait for most members. It became their policy after some people had started distributing and removing their credits for it. Actually, I couldn’t quite see the logic in it. There is already a new chapter and I have read the summary. I will write about it when I see the scans.
In Getbackers, the duo are climbing up the stairs to Beltline. I find it funny as Ban made Ginji as the insurance if they would trust Makubex for the world in Mugenjou has started creating illusions as Beltline try to trespass. Ban had already stupidly wasted a jagan on a camera as those people, whoever they are, goes out to try to finish them. Then, there is this something about another key other than Himiko which Kagami doesn’t know. Kadzuki and Shido are also going there with Rem as their guide.
Thought of the day:
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. ~ Henry Ward Beecher.
 Tuesday, April 19, 2005 @ 01:46 p.m.
I just discovered a blooper in the art yesterday. ^^; There is a strong wind and the grasses are standing upright. Argh, stupid. ^^;; Oh well, I should be careful next time. Currently, I’m trying to color sky and water. Yesterday’s work looked pretty fake and the sky needed work. I guess looking at pictures is different from actually doing it. ^^;
I surfed the net on Saiyuki Reload Gunlock. It’s good that I have only missed a few episodes when Hazel appeared. Whew. I wasn’t able to check up on it when I was in sis’s house. Hehehe..because of being filler filled, I will see if I would watch or not. ^_^;; I had been more or less following the manga though and some new villains are being introduced or well, they are old ones that I had missed.
I’m getting engrossed with Bleach that I even peeked into the current chapter to see who is the villain shinigami and boy, I was surprised that it was ‘him’. I thought he was the good guy and the foxy face is the villain. Guess one should not judge from one’s looks.
I had found the secret entrance to the underground sand cave in Xenosaga 2. ^^; I didn’t discover it first time I was there. The boss there ‘killed’ me and I guess the combination of people I got is not good so I might try a different approach on it.
Thought of the day:
Words, how potent for good and evil in the hands of one who knows how to use them. ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Monday, April 18, 2005 @ 08:40 p.m.
I think I ate something bad for my stomach has been rumbling since last night. Only my mother is fine but the rest of us, are not. ^^; I managed to finish another art so only one more to go and hopefully, I can finish it within this week or less.
DG-man now focused on Kanda’s group. There were many akumas and they were to meet at daybreak. Elsewhere, Ticky got new orders from the Count. As he was walking, he met up with Deesha, a group mate of Kanda. Kanda and Mari only heard of someone saying the killing is fun. They then found Deesha dead. It seemed that Ticky is the executioner of the Count. He is trying to balance his life between ‘white’ and ‘black’. Mmm..now I wonder if Mari would last long in this series. ^^;; Deesha did reminded me of the puppeteer in Naruto but I guess the author just planned him to be a filler character. There would be no Jump issue next week so it will be a two-week wait.
I just read School Rumble vol. 5 except for chapter 68 which is corrupted. The characters seemed to keep on increasing. ^^;; I am having a hard time keeping up as to who’s who. As usual, it is pretty amusing though sometimes I’m stumped at it – I couldn’t connect over what’s happening. ^^;;
I watched an episode of Saiyuki Reload Gunlock. Why? Hazel is already in it. Boy, is he pretty...I like his eyes and face. I’m thinking this is a filler since I don’t remember him and Gato fighting with ah..the red demon guy. I forgot his name. ^^;; I also liked some of the pictures at the closing. Really nice. I still like Sanzou. Hehehe Maybe I’ll buy the continuation of this since I had stopped for some time with just the first volume of Saiyuki Reload.
Thought of the day:
Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation. ~ Michel de Montaigne.
Sunday, April 17, 2005 @ 02:42 p.m.
It turned out that some files are indeed messed up. It plays a different video instead of what it should be. The filename and properties are intact. I couldn’t figure out what’s wrong since they are downloaded at different times and it couldn’t have been a changed name. Oh well, I would have to ask bro-in-law to download them again.
There is also this huge Kyou Kara Maou which is quite old. It is already 70% complete when no one seeds it anymore so does a few chapters or it. I will try to look for different sites if not, I would have to give up on this one since it is quite big that bro-in-law’s hard disk is already quite full.
Things are coming pretty nice at DG-man. Allen beat the gamblers at their own game. Allen was nice enough to give them back their clothes as they went off. One of the guys gave Allen a deck of cards. Then, it was revealed that that guy is actually one of the count’s men. The silver medal he gave the kid was of the general who was killed. He promised the boy that he would give him another one..could Allen and the others be his next victim? Anyway, I hope Allen and Rabi would be a permanent team. I like their chemistry. ^_^
In One Piece, Chopper has found Zoro as Nami went to Luffy. Nami cried out to Luffy regarding Robin’s situation. All of them managed to get on the bridge after getting out of their strapped places. Unfortunately, a wave then came down and broke the bridge. I was thinking that Paulie might use his rope tricks to rescue them.
All three scenes in FMA were left hanging. The first one is on Ed and Al’s father. He was riding on a carriage when there were bandits. They tried to kill him but he was still alive. Okay, that was not hanging. ^^; The next one is on Ling and Lan Fan vs Bradley and Gluttony. Ling is on the defensive as he tries to escape with the injured Lan Fan. They failed and Bradley showed them his ‘eye’. Elsewhere, the Elric brothers are still fighting when they managed to get Scar into a talking mood. Unfortunately, just when Ed confronted him about killing Winry’s parents, Winry was there. Winry was pretty much in shock as she aims a gun to shot Scar who looked downcast and remembered the elder’s words about revenge.
In Skip Beat!, Yashiro asked Kyouko to eat dinner with Ren. Unfortunately, Kyouko had blurted out that Yashiro asked her to so Ren is in his usual ‘fake’ smile. Kyouko was clueless why he is acting that way. After driving her, she noticed that Ren was not looking straight at her and when he did, he quickly goes in his car and is about to go home. Kyouko managed to tell him that she is waiting for his ‘act’ and after Ren left, she was thinking of how to make him fall in love as she plots something for she did asked Yashiro for Ren’s schedule for the next day. Elsewhere, Ren kept on thinking about Kyouko and it does seem that he realized that he is falling for her. Hehehe
Thought of the day:
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. ~ Charles Dickens.
Saturday, April 16, 2005 @ 01:58 p.m.
I’m back home. Last Thursday’s check-up was okay. The blood test is just a bit over but Nii said it is okay as long as it didn’t go over. I will be going back on June, which is longer than the monthly visits. Injections will be every 10 days rather than a week since my blood count is pretty high than before and much stable.
After that, we went to do some errands and grocery. I slept after going back at sis’ house that I totally forgot to watch Girls Bravo 2, which is pretty much at their last episodes. Oh well.
I was suppose to go home yesterday but because of coding and car repairs, I got stranded there. My mother freaked out because she thought I have no medicine for that day and I’m still not going home – we asked a messenger to pick up more meds for me. She calmed down when she learned that I have medicine for that day. I went out with my bro in the afternoon. I bought a couple of PS2 games only to find out today that it only works at bro’s PS2. I told him that he should buy at that store since the games there works for him while mine works at the place were sis tend to bought PS2 games for me.
We picked up the kids at their school and my hair changed so much that nephew didn’t notice me. I had my hair ‘rebonded’ or ‘straightened’ that everyone said that it looked nice though bro-in-law teased that I looked like Sadako. ^^; I don’t know how long it will last but it better last long because it is quite expensive. Anyway, we brought them to their swimming class. At night, we went to this new mall, Gateway. Of all days, it is salary day and there is a concert that there was heavy traffic there. Many had even switched lanes that bro-in-law was asking if we are in Japan. ^^;;
After that, I stayed a bit at bro’s house and played Star Wars Lego with nephew and bro. It is pretty much a kiddie game and I actually bought it to know what happened in episode 3 so much for that since it won’t worked in my PS2. Bro said that nephew was looking for it so I might as well give it to them and play it when I’m there.
Bleach anime is getting addictive then there was a glitch in an episode. It kept playing a different anime as if it was the same and yet the properties are different. Very weird. I am already updated with Initial D 4 up to the 10th episode. It was pretty good before that girl appeared and she pretty much made me cringe. I feel it is weird to call someone ‘darling’ mentally even if she just met the guy and even caressing his car. After that, there is another race, which is pretty good. The lead just never loses maybe except against his father.
Thought of the day:
Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal. ~ Elbert Green Hubbard.
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 @ 12:19 p.m.
I’ m at my sis house since it is again time to go to Nii. I had my blood test this morning and tomorrow, I will go to Nii. I got there last Monday night. It was suppose to be Tuesday but then, it is coding [it is a way of supposedly minimizing traffic by not allowing certain cars depending on the license number to go out]. Yesterday, I just bum around here but it is made easier since bro-in-law has dsl. Hehehe
I had cleaned out the old files that I already got and set up the ones that I would want since bro-in-law doesn’t have the time to do them. It is as if I’m in a rush to bittorrent all the things I would want to see. I got some few new animes for this season like Tsubasa Chronicle, and Elementar Gerad and some which are old though complete like Sukisyo and Tactics which Unicorn is currently watching. I’m just basing on the reviews though the last two were a bit on shounen ai. I didn’t have a review of Tactics if the end is good. I might put this in the last priority. I don’t have the last episode of Sukisyo though or rather, it hasn’t been subbed yet. I couldn’t get FMA anymore since it is really old and already licensed.
I will also get some Korean drama – Snow White/Taste Sweet Love and 1% of Anything which are light comedy, I think. Well, for the first one it is. ^_^ I have to use bsplayer for the first one since the subtitles and the video itself is separate. I think divx player isn’t that stable since it closes down if there is a glitch in the video. Or well, because I only have the free one. ^^;
Having dsl can be quite addictive. I’m pretty much catching up with what is available out there in terms of anime. Hehehe ^_^ Anyway, at least, I’m using their dsl for what it’s worth. This is a really good lure to get me want to go back to their house. ^_~
Thought of the day:
To accomplish great things we must not only act but also dream, not only plan but also believe. ~ Anatole France.
Monday, April 11, 2005 @ 11:19 a.m.
We went to Tagaytay yesterday only to eat at Sonya’s garden. ^^; It turned out that bro-in-law was craving for their salad. As usual, I just take out a chicken burger since I don’t like the food there. It did made me think twice why I went there but then, I did go there just to take pictures. ^^;
Later, we went to Highland just to walk around. I almost got lost since I kept on walking and thought that the others had followed. ^^; Good thing that there are now cellphones so I can call them even though they didn’t answer immediately. ^^;; We later ate some snacks there since they had a P500 consumable extra money from the club.
We got home at around 730pm. Since I ordered something heavy for the snack, I was still full. I’m not in the mood to draw so I just watched Initial D 4th Stage. I had finished 1-7. It is pretty much about racing and I was able to get into it even though I haven’t watched the earlier part. ^^;; I managed to watch this with reviews of better art. Hehehe
The first seven episodes is much about well, racing. Project D group has been challenging different groups and they always win. They even won against a pro racer but then that was just because of luck. The episodes tend to focus on the lead for they only show his races and not the other guy. Gomen, I’m not that familiar with their names. I’m intrigued with the way he brakes in corner..it seemed an odd way to press it. Anyway, one night while driving alone, he got beaten on his own turf by someone. I was thinking that it was his father who has been looking for a new car and has been saying about having his son lose. Anyway, the change of the hood color is pretty nice. ^_^
In King of Bandit Jing ova 2, they had rescued Cassie with the merging of Kir on Jing’s hand. The imagery is nice and a bit scary but then, everything is just a dream. ^^;; It ended with Jing and Kir waking up just like in the first part.
Word of the day:
The principle part of faith is patience. ~ George MacDonald.
Saturday, April 9, 2005 @ 10:49 a.m.
I am in a drawing mood again lately. I’m guessing that my blood count is going up again since I felt ‘alive’ again as compared before when I tend to be in a ‘daze’ or ‘dream’. Hehehe I had relaxed a bit instead of being tense of trying to come up with what to draw for the drawings I have to bring when I meet with Asher this May.
It is somewhat funny that I was the one who suggested the theme then had a difficulty in doing them. Ya, I forgot that I don’t have any sport manga or anything related to sports. So, that pic looked pretty crappy but then, I guess it is not that bad for my mom can guess that the drawing is about sports. ^^; I’m planning to finish all three by the end of the month.
I had also been using the blue pencil Asher bought me before. It is only during this time that I have been using it more frequently ever since I saw in a how-to Photoshop, I think, using blue pencil for the draft then black to draw the outlines. I had also been tracing the forms in scratch paper in the hope that I would get the proportions right. It is still not good enough but not that bad.
In SMT:Nocturne, I finally defeated that enemy by creating a monster that heals the whole party. After going through that maze in the sewers, I finally got to go to Ikebukuro by passing through a cemetery. The place looked like another mall. ^^; I was exploring it a bit and the enemies are a bit hard since I don’t have electricity which is the weak point of these monsters or rather demons. I’ll go to the huge building to talk to some guy who could help defeat the people who caused the world to become like this. I met Thor and I think he just killed the character’s friend. ^^; I stopped there since it is late.
Jump was out early this week. I think it was around Tue or Wed when there are raw scans of One Piece that are already out. Sanji beat a huge guy from CP6 at the carriage and it is still a long way for him to go to where CP9 are. The others are still searching for Luffy and Zoro. Nami went up to see Cocoro, the little girl and the rabbit. The girl shouted to all over there and when Nami did, she saw Luffy stuck between two towers. She quickly ran there as others tried to stop her since the tide is already high there.
Thought of the day:
Keeping up appearances is the most expensive thing in the world. ~ A.C. Benson
Thursday, April 7, 2005 @ 11:33 a.m.
I played a bit of Xenosaga 2 and after watching the ending again, I can safely assume that the white testament is indeed Albedo since at the first part, Wilhelm did mention that it is a shame to make Albedo play such a minor part in the play and here, when asked what to do with ‘him’, Wilhelm mentioned again that he did say it was a shame, didn’t I? So, it is most probably Albedo and I doubt that it is the patriarch since they did killed him so why try to revive him again. ^^;
I found the part which I haven’t gone in SMT:Nocturne. I was going to infiltrate the enemy’s base but got stuck with this powerful enemy. I stopped there since I am going to watch CSI. Hehehe It will be nice if the setting isn’t that dark for I get to travel all around Tokyo. From Shinjuku to this park to Shibuya where there is an underground mall and now going to Ikebukuro. But then, much of it is a wreck. ^^;
I just read that SMT:Digital Devil Saga is out. It is amusing when it was mentioned that it was as if the makers were poking fun of FFX since the setting was somewhat similar to it. From the preview in SMT:Nocturne, it does seem to be some guerilla warfare there. The gameplay isn’t that good but the story is so I might buy this one too.
PSP is out and from a scanlation blog, it cost about 0. Not that I’m interesting in buying it. I guess that some side stories of games would be put in there. Xenosaga:Pied Piper which is about Ziggy’s past is available in a cellphone game only in Japan. I think a side story of FF7 and KH are also in other forms of consoles, too, if I’m not mistaken, FF7 in a phone game too.
Thought of the day:
It is comparison that makes people miserable. ~ Ancient Proverb.
Tuesday, April 5, 2005 @ 01:47 p.m.
In GB, Ban and Ginji are going to Mugenjou with a silly tossing a coin incident. ^^; Everyone is preparing to head off and it ended with Kadzuki giving himself a haircut. This is pretty much the prologue to the last chapter.
While in OP, Nami with Paulie raced to stop Robin from going but they were too late for the train had left earlier because of the aqua laguna. She was relieved though that Sanji got in there and he left her with a snail communicator. Chopper and the others are still looking for those two stuck guys. Hehehe The cliffhanger ended with Sanji getting ‘caught’ as in seen by the marines. The amusing scene here was the pigeon was wearing the same coat as Lucci. Hehehe Actually, what its master wears, it wears. hehehe
In DG-man, Rabi reported to Komui about Crowley. Komui told him that they should bring Crowley with them and that the Count might be ‘interested’ in Allen. Meanwhile, Allen was testing his new evolved eye as he somewhat angst that like an akuma, it has evolved. Then, he called out to Rabi that the train is leaving. Elsewhere, Rinali had a dream of someone – it looked like Allen because of the arm. She woke up to be informed by Bookman that Allen and the others will meet with them in the next stop. Back with Allen, Crowley is depressed after being sent away by the villagers. They told him to walk around the train since it is his first time out of the castle. Later on, it turned out that Crowley was tricked into strip poker. Allen joined the game with his coat as a bet to win back Crowley’s clothes. I won’t worry about him since it was hinted that Allen knows how to gamble. ^_^
Thought of the day:
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. ~ Thomas Jefferson.
Monday, April 4, 2005 @ 02:33 p.m.
Yesterday afternoon, we went to ego uncle’s house for the interview for his daughter’s debut. It was suppose to be at 4pm then they called that it can be done earlier. We came late though since sis would have to drive us there and it is still not our turn. ^^;
Asher gave me an idea of the possible things to say – good wishes and all that stuff. Gomen, but as I suspected it wasn’t asked. It is much difficult since they asked what we thought of the debutant. We are mostly stunned and not able to say anything but generic stuff. My dad kept on saying cute while my mom says kind. ^^;; Geez, they really shouldn’t ask us these stuff since we are not really close to this cousin. We meet only on family gatherings and that’s it.
It was all capped with a birthday greeting. Oh ya, it is a group interview. I suddenly flashed a v-sign then they have to say I had to do it again that I got embarrassed. ^^;;; Oh well, at least that has ended and they will edit it anyway and what might left me just that greeting. Hehehe Only three families in our side were nice/stupid enough to go there. The party will be a strictly formal so it is time to look for those old gowns. Cousin told us to even wear gowns used in weddings before, she doesn’t care as long as it is gowns. Well, we are actually going to do that.
After some chit-chat, we left. My mom went to a mall as we went to church. My mom had already gone go church earlier so did my dad so he went to visit my brother. We all had dinner together later on.
I had played a bit on SMT:Nocturne. I thought the girl would join me in walking around the place filled with demons. Obviously, not for now, I’m stuck wandering around and I don’t know what to do to activate the next scene. ^^; Dante is indeed here. I don’t know if he is playable but I do have a hunch that he is after my character. ^^; I somewhat have a feeling that this might have multiple endings.
Thought of the day:
We exist temporarily through what we take, but we live forever through what we give. ~ Douglas M. Lawson.
Sunday, April 3, 2005 @ 11:02 a.m.
I ended up researching stuff on Xenosaga yesterday. Hehehe The hooded guys are called Testaments and tend to be dead guys. One is the guy in the first part who ate Realians. The other guy is the one who killed Ziggy/Jan’s wife and kid. The red guy is still a mystery and is presumed to be Kevin, the one whom Shion loved. The new white one could be Albedo. It is turning out to be that Wilhelm is the bad guy in this series and together with chaos, they had pretty much lived pretty long already. Both pretty much knows a lot.
Anyway, it is expected that the third part will be really something and well, it would end Shion’s story. It turned out that only chaos and KOS-MOS would be in the whole 6 installment. Xenogears was estimated to have happened around the 5th installment. It doesn’t seem to sink well that most of the characters would be dead by the end of this series. Now, I have an urge to play Xenogears again. ^^; I do think that Jr is pretty much like Billy while well, Jin is like Citan. I can’t believe I still remember their names. ^^; From the first one to the second one, it is about two years. So for all six series, it will take 8 years. ^^; I now highly doubt that it will be still in PS2.
I am still playing Xenosaga 2 for the extra sidequests and has started to play Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. I had reached the story where I had ended before – became a demon after the world’s conception when the world is filled with demons.
Some anime are going into the games world. I have just seen Gantz, Konjiki no Gash no Bell and of course, One Piece. It isn’t really the type of game play that I would buy though. Hehehe I think the other one is Wild Arms 4, I’m not so sure because of the Chinese title but the gameplay is pretty different. But then, I would still probably buy it. I tend to be loyal to certain titles.
Word of the day:
The vigor of our spiritual life will be in exact proportion to the place held by the Bible in our life and thoughts. ~ George Muller.
Saturday, April 2, 2005 @ 11:28 a.m.
I finally finished Xenosaga 2. ^_^ After watching the ending, I was like, huh? ^^; Maybe I’ll watch it again. The final fight with Albedo turned out to be pretty easy since he even ‘safety level’ Jr so that he won’t die. To the story, Jr arrived and had been seeing visions of Albedo’s past – digging graves and hitting Sakura for flirting with Jr. Then, Jr’s demons are enticing him to fight and he almost reverted to ‘red dragon anti-Udo mode’ but was stopped by the vision of Sakura. I’m not too fond of visions of dead people though so I thought it was a bit corny.
Then, he found Albedo who managed to get Jr angry that they fought. It turned out that Albedo has already anticipated this and just wanted to be ‘released’ since he doesn’t want to be alone. He warned Jr about Nigredo regarding Nigredo’s shadow and told Jr to think why Udo doesn’t affect Nigredo. After that Albedo left or rather carried away by those winged maidens, leaving Jr all alone. Jr was depressed that he doesn’t want to leave but again, Sakura appeared as she reminded him of his promise to MOMO about returning and that the others are waiting for him.
Jr hugged Sakura and fainted. Sakura turned out to be a vision made by chaos. He was with Nephilim and talked about giving him/Jr a rest even if it is a short one. I’m wondering how chaos got there. They returned to Durandal and everyone welcomed Jr return especially MOMO. Then, the ark of Abel gated out and took the zohar. Elsewhere, chaos was talking to Wilhelm. Wilhelm called him Yeshua and that he told him before that he wasn’t going to interfere. Chaos replied that he has decided and that he can’t hold back.
The ending credits roll as different scenes were shown. Jr wanted a pet dog named Alby. I guess it is his reminder of Albedo for the dog is all white – an albino. So much for spanking him for what he did earlier. ^^; MOMO’s mother decided to live with her as Ziggy finally accepted to have life enhancements to prolong his life. He will be at the Federation and can be MOMO’s bodyguard if ever there was a need. All of it was courtesy of Jr. Jin is leaving on the Elsa with chaos and the other crew to investigate on Ormus as Shion bid him goodbye and hopefully, he can stay on that job longer than as a bookkeeper. Shion and the others went back to Vector.
In some other place, the hooded people are talking about the zohar – the y-data. They say that it is missing some parts. Wilhelm mentioned about when the Lost Jerusalem appeared, KOS-MOS will awaken. Then, someone mentioned about this other guy in white in what seemed to be a white ES. It ended there. ^^;; It made me think when the next installment will be made. Hehehe Hopefully, it will all still be in PS2. I suddenly have an urge to play the first one again. ^^;
Busou Renkin is okay but it reminded me of YYH at the start and Bleach. ^^; A kid called Kazuki saw a girl being attacked by a monster. He tried to saved her and ended up dead. ^^;; Later on, he was told by the girl, Tokiko that he died so she replaced his heart with the weapon so he can use a busou renkin. He ended up helping her in destroying the homunculi in his school who has a creator wearing a butterfly mask. What is it with butterfly masks? ^^;; Tokiko got infected by those parasite things that make people into homunculi as Kazuki try to help her.
There are only 7 chapters scanlated and to my shock, the Chinese said there are already 72 chapters. O_o; Talk about super delayed that now I’m thinking if I should get the Chinese or wait for the English. Well, maybe wait since it isn’t very addictive yet. I’m amused that the author had used Misao as the basis for Kazuki. He made Misao a boy. Lol. Tokiko somewhat reminded me of battousai Kenshin with those eyes and well, she had a scar across her nose.
The arc regarding Ichigo’s mom’s death anniversary in Bleach was pretty altered in the anime. I like the manga version since there is no vision of his mother appearing and there is no shinigami appearing to help them. Okay, so I like the manga version over the anime. I was thinking, did this really happen. ^^; Before I know it, I’m reading the manga. I am really behind this ever since it was licensed and that I haven’t gotten downloads of it when Rukia was taken back to the Soul Society.
Thought of the day:
Know the true value of time. Snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. ~ Lord Chesterfield.
Friday, April 1, 2005 @ 11:55 a.m.
I just downloaded sis’ pictures from my camera and noticed that the resolution was higher. It was set at high when I used to put in medium. Well, I guess the compact flash card that they bought is really big. It can hold 80 pictures.
I was watching Naruto when the older ones are going to have a showdown as they called out their respective animals. I feel sorry for Orochimaru for his snake looked like a worm in that shot. ^^; I almost thought it is a worm with that color. Lol. It did made me thing why did he hate the village. Maybe I should re-read it in case I miss something. Sasuke is for revenge. His brother is for well, power, I guess to become strong that he would even kill his friend and family for it. What about Orochimaru? Maybe because it is the quest to become immortal that he does illegal practices.
I was showing Bleach to bro-in-law and he didn’t like it without even finishing an episode. The reason is that he doesn’t like ghost stories even if it wasn’t the scary at all. ^^; I was watching part 2 of King of Bandit Jing when there was a short brownout. How nice. It is more on his flashback as a kid when he just found Kir and some fairy is after their girl friend. Jing’s hair reminded me of DBZ hair. ^^; I learned that the tv episodes are episodic and not much on the manga.
I am quite amused that the two bosses I encountered in Xenosaga 2 are much easier than the ones hiding in those yellow lights. ^^; Good thing that I used Jr. in both to have higher levels for later on, I have only him to go to the next part of the story. ^^; Well, they found the zohar and defeated that old man who made Albedo ‘vanish’. Jr. isn’t too happy about it since it is his brother after all and well, he just want to be the one to finish it all.
Then, some hooded guys came and killed off the old man. They also released the zohar from Proto Omega. Ziggy saw one of them to be well, probably the reason why his son was killed. Forgot the name and tried to attack but the other guy used a space distortion to make the missles attack him back. Then, they made Albedo whole again as he dived into the zohar to merge with U-DO. KOS-MOS shielded them. Again, she ordered them to escape as she holds it all back. I didn’t quite notice if KOS-MOS made it back or what. ^^;
Back at Durandal, Jr has been brooding over things as he felt that Albedo is calling him from within the space-time distortion. He was about to sneak out in the ES Asher when MOMO caught him. MOMO just made him promise that he will return and he left. Everyone was not too happy about Jr leaving but I find it amusing if they will really spank him when he returned. I still wonder why he never grew up while Albedo and Nigredo did. ^^;;
Thought of the day:
Indecision is the thief of opportunity. ~ Jim Rohn
Thursday, March 31, 2005 @ 01:30 p.m.
I had finished installing almost everything. ^_^ Now, I can get back to doing the other stuff I’m doing – whatever it was. Hehehe I got the new D. Grayman chapter. Crowley had defeated Eliade who turned out to just want to learn to love him but then, that is not possible. Crowley became suicidal that just when Allen and Rabi had managed to calm down the flowers by saying they love them. Crowley started shouting angry words at the flowers that they all ended up being eaten again.
Allen managed to get Crowley to snap out of it and be an exorcist as reason to why he has killed Eliade. Later on, they asked if Cross came by and Crowley said that he did only to return one of the flowers he borrowed. Poor Allen, he had some trauma taking care of that flower for Cross. Hehehe They learned that it was an innocence and it had ‘merged’ with Crowley so he kills akuma ever since getting it. He told them that Cross has borrowed money and left. Crowley joined them after burning down the castle. They might be heading for China next.
I had started watching Bleach anime. Ichigo’s anime version seemed a bit different and at times, look familiar with some other character. ^^; There are some minor changes but otherwise, it is okay. The songs are somewhat nice. The Naruto ending in the Taiwanese channel is on the girls in swimsuits. Hehehe It shows how the characters are colored. I think it is with Painter. Anyway, I think Sakura’s is the nicest. Is it just me but endings tend to have the female characters in it?
I will be going to ego uncle’s house this Sunday for some video taping for his daughter’s debut sometime in May, I guess. I was thinking if they are going to video about what I can say about her or something when we aren’t that close as in we just meet during family gatherings. It does feel weird...is it the trend now? I mean even relatives to be videotaped and not just the immediate family?
Thought of the day:
The value of life lies not in the length of days but in the use you make of them. ~ Michel de Montaigne.
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 @ 02:23 p.m.
I was looking for the scanner driver but couldn’t find one for XP so I downloaded the one which might work. While browsing over my computer, I found this new folder called scanner. The technician must have put it in. I was surprise to see that it is for XP! Wow, maybe it was really meant for me to go XP. ^^; It worked perfectly. ^_^
I found the codec to play King Bandit Jing ova. I watched the first one and it isn’t that good. He and his pet bird got into a prison to try to still some dream candies from a prisoner. Most of it is just running around in a dream until in the end, they woke up and got caught. They make the sound effects ‘literal’ as in the words are animated out. It reminded me of those old Batman tv shows. ^^; Anyway, Jing is cute even though it isn’t the type that I would want to watch again.
I finally finished reading volume 4 of School Rumble. Some chapters are indeed nice. It is from one misunderstanding to another. The cast is growing and I’m a bit confused with the names. Two of the girls looked the same except for the eyes. Anyway, it was entertaining.
In SB!, it is Ren’s turn to talk to himself while in the dressing room. He was contemplating over what Bou [Kyouko as rooster] had said. Later on, he was interviewed and he was polite as ever even as he denied that he is in love. Meanwhile, Itsumi was talking aloud at the dressing room that Kyouko is better in acting than Ren. Kyouko violently reacted to it and decided to ask Yashiro regarding Ren’s schedule for the next day. Yashiro then asked for a favor in return.
Ren is on his way home when he thought that it was early for he used to do tapings for the drama. Then, he remembered his character-acting problem and stopped his car. As he got all depressed, someone knocked on his window and to his surprise, it was Kyouko. ^_^ Ren then showed his ‘honest’ expression to Kyouko as he asked why she was there. Bou’s words echoed about being in love is when even if you are in pain, if you saw that person, you would feel happy. ^_^
Hehehe, even if this pretty much reminds me of TCP especially Ren’s face shock, I still like SB! I wonder what will happen next. Well, maybe about next week, I would when the raws are out. ^_^
Thought of the day:
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. ~ Samuel Ullman.
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 @ 05:01 p.m.
Finally, the technician came. It turned out that he hasn’t found the driver for my sound card. I remembered that in WinXP that is works so I changed OS. I got my sounds back but then, the scanner driver, I would have to look for it again. Bro-in-law said that I rarely use it anyway so I can just scan at his place. I’m currently busy installing everything back again.
I watched at the OP I recorded and it was cut. ^^; Oh well, just wait for the reruns then. Naruto is currently at prevent the future fifth Hokage from helping Orochimaru. Browsing at other blogs, it seemed that my dream on GSD came true as in the new episodes are becoming better. Hehehe
In Xenosaga 2, I fighting with a giant squid robot. I actually defeated it already but I wanted to do it with no one dying so I repeat it and kept on being defeated. No, I won’t admit defeat. Hehehe I’ll see if I can try again tonight.
Thought of the day:
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. ~ Charles Dickens.
Monday, March 28, 2005 @ 01:11 p.m.
I think the technician might not be able to come here again because he got held up in another job. I would be hearing my mom's 'I-told-you-so' again. ^^;
Yesterday, we went walking around the mall. I just bought a measuring cup. I wanted plastic since it is cheaper but my brother managed to convince my mom to buy glass. I didn't quite hear the reason. Anyway, my mom bought stuff for the kids. A pair of rubber shoes for niece and a jigsaw puzzle of the world map for nephew. My nephew has a thing for pirates and treasure hunting.
After that, we ate at this Korean restaurant which wasn't as good as before. I did notice that there aren't that many patrons here compared to other restaurants but then, not that few as at this other steakhouse. Then, we went home.
The weather is hot but it is still somewhat cold in my room because of the aircon last night. I don't open the windows near the street since the hot air might enter and make the room hot. It is during this type of weather that I just want to bum and not do anything.
I dreamt of D.Gray-man last night. Hehehe..it reminded me to check out if there is a new chapter is out, scanlation that is. I might be checking out Busou Renkin from the author of RKenshin. I think it is about alchemy, too. It is only lately that there are many scans of it.
In One Piece, the new side story is on Miss..forgot her name. The painter with Mr. 3. Sanji saw Robin going into the train then saw Usopp with Franky also being taken in. Back at the city, Chopper is really happy that Robin didn't left them because she hates them. The others with Paulie helped out Sanji and Chopper to search for Zoro and Luffy before the train leaves 11 and it is already 10:30. Elsewhere, Luffy is again stuck at the two towers while Zoro is stuck in a chimney. ^^;
Thought of the day:
The best gifts are those which expect no return. ~ Norwegian Proverb.
Sunday, March 27, 2005 @ 02:08 p.m.
Happy Easter Sunday! Well, our house is still a mess. My drawing attempt yesterday was not that good. No matter how many times I re-drew the head, it still looked large than the body. That is what I get for not practicing side view. I almost got it before after many tries.
I was telling mom about Asher's new pet when she told me that the missing cat was 'cat-napped' by someone. No wonder it haven't come back but then, just as well since I haven't been going to the office since the bad blood test result. I had asked Nii about having a cat and he said that it is preferred not to have one because of the possible diseases they have. I guess it confirms what I have read in the net.
I was only now when I thought of what I should have said as comeback like, I guess having a hubby is also out of the question of the possible diseases he might have. Lol.
I'm do not quite understand the conflict between Shion and Jin in Xenosaga 2. I guess they just don't quite know how to 'connect' or something. Shion keeps shutting him off while he is too scared to do it but then, he does nag quite a lot. Anyway, they got the data from Canaan and learned the real enemy is from Immigrant fleet. Then, there is another Jin vs Marguis fight. Nice swordfighting scene and it was learned that they were both students of a master - Jin's grandfather. I defeated this guy after 3 tries. Hehehe
They got the zohar and 'freed' the sisters by killing them since they are just in life-support. It now reminded me of the US case about removing the tubes from this 'vegetable' woman. Somewhere else, Yuriev shot down the Immigrant spy from Federation. He seemed to be an enemy of Marguis, too. He told Jr. to stop someone from connecting to U-DO. Jr. doesn't seem to be too surprised to see him. Oh well. After that, Nigredo managed to control his body again and saying that Jr. shouldn't trust his words. Uh-oh, does that mean another trap? Anyway, Jr. is off to stop Albedo, after all even if all the things he has done, he is still his twin.
Right now, I'm doing more of those Samaritan campaign. I had finished fixing the roof with a frying pan. That's a silly one. Pressing the O button a lot until finally, doing it all in one minute after a few tries. It sounds pathetic. Off, to rescue a kid from a monster in a toy store. I was suppose to try again today but bro will bring us out so, that's that.
Word of the day:
In Christ we can move out of our past into a meaningful present and a breaktaking future. ~ Erwin W. Lutzer.
Friday, March 25, 2005 @ 02:14 p.m.
I was in Xenosaga 2 lala land yesterday. Hehehe The plot has become pretty interesting. On their way to Old Miltia, they were cornered by the immigrant ship. After destroying it, they were saved by Durandal. Then, a scene on Nigredo/Gaigan is having a headache as he had flashbacks on Citrine and his 'father'. It turned out that he was the one who killed their 'father' and unfortunately for him, they 'implanted' the father in him. I don't think Jr. would be happy about that.
After that, I did some of the Samaritan campaign to make this game longer even though I have a sinking feeling that it won't last for this is after all one of the many series. If I recall correctly, there are six parts. Anyway, they managed to get on Old Miltia which is somwhat sunken in the water. I'm pretty amused that it was Jr. who is piloting E.S. Asher. Not that I'm complaining. My theory was that Jr. just got to get back at Canaan for calling him his old name so he twisted some arms to get his E.S. Hehehe
KOS-MOS' E.S. somewhat looked like a butterfuly with its 'wings' at the back while MOMO's, well, nothing much can be said about it. So, currently exploring that place. The goals are: 1 - to get the zohar back before the enemy does, 2 - get back the data in Canaan's memory and 3 - save Feb's sisters. I guess after doing that, it will be the end of this game. Oh ya, it might seem that Albedo isn't dead yet.
Today, I'm helping mom clean the house as she is re-arranging furnitures and stuff for the nth time. I had somewhat forgot how this house looked like already with the constant moving of things. It is also quite dusty here. That isn't really surprising since I just read that our city is one of the most polluted city in the world. Last night,I get to see a lot of stars which I haven't been seeing lately. I was wondering if it was because most people in the city are out of town.
Anyway, I got my window view back. ^_^ I had some of the bars removed so that it doesn't feel like that I'm in prison or something. I was tempted to remove all of it but then, my mom fear that I might fall of the window. As I clean, the background music is from karaoke bars downstairs. The most dominant is the 'pasyon' which is reading of the passion of Christ. It is Good Friday after all though morning local shows made me feel as if it is an ordinary holiday. Before, there was nothing to watch on tv except for religous themed movies but now, there are even some local comedy movies. Guess times have changed.
Word of the day:
It is not your business to succeed, but to do right: when you have done so, the rest lies with God. ~ C.S. Lewis.
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 @ 11:04 a.m.
I got treated to a pretty nice eyecandy last night. Shion managed to get on the ship with Allen. Then, at space, they were attacked by some unknown ships with a pretty huge mecha. KOS-MOS came to their rescue and made their ship into her E.S. Cool. ^_^ The other mecha/E.S. if it was one, managed to escape. It would have been perfect if only I wasn't that bothered with KOS-MOS' body which looked bulky. ^^;
They joined the others in Elsa as they are going to Old Miltia. Elsewhere in Vector, the head of Vector had already anticipated Shion's 'stealing' of the ship and well, it turned out to be for KOS-MOS. It isn't just a coincidence. I wonder who he meant by the 'knight' and 'enemy'. The red guard he has with him reminded me of Star Wars. ^^;
I had been reading School Rumble manga. It is okay. Some of the chapters are hilarious while the others are ah..not so good. The characters are okay though the sister of the lead somewhat stands out for me. I had finished downloading the first volume of Super Gals. It is still not quite the same in the anime but then, I did tuned on it pretty late.
Thought of the day:
Gift giving should not be a form of competition, an exercise in one-upmanship, but rather the sincere gesture of a loving heart. ~ Andrea Garney.
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 @ 01:27 p.m.
After following up and with my mom's help, I can finally change my primary email which has been spammed by too many spam mails. ^_^ At least that is one computer problem being solved. I would check if the new one is activated later on.
I really have a feeling that Xenosaga 2 is way too short. I'm already at disc 2! That was fast. When they finally are about to get to the root of the problem, Albedo pulled a fast one on them. That was pretty clever - a trap within a trap within a trap. Momo had shut herself down to prevent the leakage of the Y-data. Albedo used Jr. and well, 'played' with him a bit. ^^; Then, it made Momo connect again but then, that enabled Albedo to get the Y-data. At his mecha, Albedo had opened the abyss which is linked to old miltia and he disappeared. Jr. had sensed it. Mm..Albedo died just like that? ^^;
In disc 2, it started with a narration that everyone is trying to stop the enemy from entering old miltia to get the zohar. Jr. is now joined by Canaan and Jin. Why didn't they changed Jin's clothes? ^^; He is still wearing a kimono while in the ship. Okay, maybe he likes to stand out. ^^; Anyway, I'm not sure if chaos is with them or I had forgot. hehehe Shion is having dreams of Nephilim and Feb telling her to save Feb's sisters in old Miltia. Shion with the help of Allen, tried to sneak out of Vector to get down to Miltia.
Thought of the day:
When eating fruit, think of the person who planted the tree. ~ Vietnamese Proverb.
Monday, March 21, 2005 @ 01:46 p.m.
Just my luck, the technician couldn't come today and will come next Monday since it is their last day today. My mom is telling me, I told you so. ^^; Sigh. The changing of username might also be delayed since the fax is blurred. I might have to go there myself. Baka, I knew I should do something there when I was at the mall last week.
Anyway, I had a anime dream - GSD to be exact. My brain created a scenario. Hehehe It was pretty entertaining and then, I found myself in a theater and busy texting Asher to tell her that the new episodes are great now. Hehehe Too bad it was just a dream.
I have downloaded a few pages of Super Gals manga. Is that how Ran met Rei? Talk about first impression. I also browsed over the first chapter of School Rumble. Boy, that was hilarious. Now, I'm contemplating about getting the anime.
I'm starting to get bored with FMA. There is more theories formation again about Al as to how he would looked like when he gets his body back. Then, together with Ling, they tried to bait Scar out. The brothers fought him. Gluttony and the General appeared but Fan was no match for the General as he slashes her. I somewhat felt that this is like a rerun of the other almost got killed characters. The author is using it again as a cliffhanger. It is not as detailed since I'm just guessing with my poor Chinese. The scanlations had stopped since it is licensed.
In KnGB, Takamine and Gash were at a tie against the African hunter and his panther. The next episode is about Folgore's 'monster' being taken to the circus. Boring. In OP, it is start of the fights in Skypiea. Luffy is so cute walking around the forest with his walking stick. They dubbed his singing. hehehe In Yugioh, it is another filler about a competition is Kaiba land or whatever amusement park he has.
I had passed over that difficult boss in Xenosaga. I just got the wrong characters in the first few tries. As usual, it is Jr. and KOS-MOS that are quite useful while Chaos is good for those infected URTVs. It is more on trail and error. Anyway, it was shown that Albedo realized that he can regenerate and it made him change. Jr. told the others that they were cojoined twins and after separation, their powers somewhat changed. Looking over the walkthrough, this seems to be a short game much like Suikoden. I'm still at following the phantoms as I get to learn more about Jr.
Thought of the day:
The person who succeeds is not the one who holds back, fearing failure, nor the one who never fails...but rather the one who moves on in spite of failure. ~ Charles R. Swindoll.
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