Obsidian Blue Moon

"You like to live for the moment and do what feels good now."

2006-09-09T13:42:00.000+08:00


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Extraversion	14
Openness To Experience	77
Agreeableness	14
Conscientiousness	14

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Over the Weekend

2006-06-20T04:43:00.000+08:00

A bit late, but yeah, I went to ToyCon last weekend.

Well, it wasn't really much of a ToyCon in a sense since it was more like your current standard hobby convention with toys, comics, anime, online games. It was both a good and bad thing, but it could've been ironed out anyway if they provided enough space, since they rented out two of the trade halls anyway.
Speaking of which, it was kind of funny that majority of the convention-goers weren't able to recognize the more off-radar cosplays.

Most of the anime merchandise on sale were mainstream stuff, nothing much that's off the radar. The non-anime toys, now there's the good stuff, with lots of bargains and collectibles. I didn't buy any though, since I already spent my money on all 6 issues of Transformers: The War Within. I did ask around for a Soul of Chogokin Dancougar, but was told the restock would be on October. Ah well, enough time to save up then.

Spent the second day with Gani, Alex, Larissa (SP?), MC, Meca, then met Mark and Hervin in the con. I also was able to buy the Beerkada #6, and yeah, you could tell from the cover it was good because it was an Archie comics parody. (But then, I like parodies so that may just have been my taste.) I was able to give Mikko GaoGaiGar eps 29+, and man did he get a sweet deal with a GaoFighGar figure for only 450 bucks.

Anyway, we stayed for for the cosplays but didn't see how it ended. It was still fun and now I'm ever more deluded into planning for a future cosplay. Most likely I'll do a R?tsel(Retsuel) Feinschmecker since he's my fave SRT-OG character. (Not his mech though, since that spot is taken by the Shin Ryuu Ko Ou)

Ah well, we'll see if ever... If ever...

MUSIC: JAM Project - Victory

Ten Things...

2006-06-16T02:09:00.000+08:00

From Gamer Joe's blog, you're supposed to put in ten (10) of your favorite simple pleasures in life then have 10 other people do the same.
Too bad the few people I can ask to answer this wouldn't bother.

Anyway...
1.) Sleep, and the bliss that comes with it.
2.) Food. Good food. Glorious Food.
3.) Tea
4.) Peace of mind
5.) Cold weather, preferably rainy to stormy.
6.) Good jokes
7.) People who laugh at those jokes with me and whom I can share interests with. In a simpler word: friends.
8.) Looking at the clouds and leaving your head up in it. (Oh look, that one is in the shape of a grizzly bear carrying off some human's arm in its mouth)
9.) Watching the night sky, complete with stars and the moon. (Kinda difficult if you're in the city though)
10.) Those rare moments of your day when everything is just the way you want it to be.

Now for the people I'd like to answer something similar... They won't make ten, but these are the only ones who bother with blogs anyway...

Abby
MC
Tack
Chester
Meca

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Okay, on other things...

For the people who knows about Team Shanghai Alice's Touhou Series... My friend MC has finished putting up her Flandre/Frandoll Scarlet Fanlisting. Check it out over at Laevetein.S

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Youtube Stuff
TOUHOU MAD - LAUGH MAKER (song by Bump of Chicken) (Lyrics Here)
HARUHI ED

CURRENT MUSIC: Bump of Chicken - Laugh Maker

Haruhiism

2006-05-13T20:58:00.000+08:00

I should've already put it up some time ago... But no excuses Ultra Director-sama.

Music: Hirano Aya, Chihara Minori, Gotou Yuuko - Harehare Yukai

Just before I leave.....

2006-04-22T17:27:00.000+08:00

... I'll just leave a quick update.

I'll be spending the next week in Las Pi?as as I did a few days ago.

We held my aunt Vilma's funeral yesterday, and I didn't really feel sad and all but that's because she left me happy memories, such as the times me and my cousin Alexie would ride with her on her scooter and go to the nearby mini-mall.

Boring isn't really the word there though, actually it's peaceful. Too peaceful sometimes though, so it can be a bit grating for my tempestuous mood. One good thing though, is I can do a bit of writing there to pass the time, since though they do have computers I won't bother doing much with it as compared to here. Besides, my aunts and grand's won't approve of it anyway and there their word is pretty much the law. -@_@-

Another is that I'd actually be doing quite some travelling there. One sort-of near, just a province away; the other is a bit further, though not outside the country, but it is an island away. x_x
Yeah, obviously I really don't like travelling around, but then if I was living in the fantasy world I want to live in I pretty much would love to travel around.

Pfft, like that would happen.

Ugh... Another thing that's been grating at me everytime I go there is when they tell me to fatten up. Sure, I admit I am thin, but obviously their vision of what is the right body build there is quite the direct opposite of mine. Like hell I'd want to lose this coke-bottle waist of mine! Its damned fine enough as it is for me, and all I just need to do is tone my muscles.

Anyway, I gotta start packing up for the trip back there. I just went home to get some more clothes. If the trip continues, I'll ask for my cousins to e-mail me the pictures and I'll put it up here. I'll see you guys next week then. Matta~

MUSIC: Wild Arms 2nd Ignition - どんなときでもひとりじゃない

Darastrix Session, Go!

2006-03-27T02:43:00.000+08:00

Sundays are usually the only days I go out of the house, to hang around places. Usually those times are with the RPGaming group right after Ngo Cho.

Not a bad day really, finally learned some fundamentals on proper application of "sinking" when sparring. Heck, I even learned to do an armlock that utilizes that parries and the sinking we've been doing with the kata.

Well then, we move to the highlight of yesterday: the Darastrix Campaign.
We finally got to start the first session, which was mostly an enemy encounter to see how our characters would work in battle. Pretty good I must say, even though the session was more or less still a test, since its a good way to get a good feel of the campaign as a whole with the first party interaction as well as the first battle... even if they're just puny humans, orcs, and minotaurs.

Hmm... Lemme see...
Finally got a feel as my character in a battle, and even though he wasn't able to do much I am very satisfied with his Defense Rolls, and without even needing to go on Defensive or use AC boosting spells or effects.
Jed had a lot of fun with his Monk-like PrC, doing roundhouse kick on practically every enemy. @_@;;
Martin's character seemed pretty non-combative but really seemed to be able to do good with support, especially since his character is a Bard type PrC.
Carlo definitely was happy, especially when he dealt over 200+ damage with a single attack.
Dino also tested out his character's equipment, save for the gun. I wanted to see if his character would do that Bravestar thing with the gun (forgot the werehorse partner's name).
Mitch's Corgi Swarm was cool and weird, which the latter part made the former even cooler... and weirder.

Now its pretty much just some last ironing-out of the creases and updating our character sheets for a final and definite decision.
Sure, epic campaigns might not have so much history compared to those that actually started from single-digit levels, but it somehow still feels like it, but instead of facing squads of enemies, we now face armies of them. I'm just hoping we don't get to face something so direly epic immediately this early.

Music: 紅魔狂詩曲 - 紅魔狂死曲 ~ UNknown Girl (Indeed! Touhou Music!)

Ardarastrixrasvim

2006-03-24T16:26:00.000+08:00

Finally done with my hoard, and nearly ended up spending nearly everything set for adventuring equipment budget. @__@;

Still, it's all great. An epic/casual campaign where all PCs are dragons, and the timeline is like real world renaissance era. Everyone's hoping to be able to start this Sunday as well. Currently, I'm working on just a few points on the character sheets, namely weapons. We still need to roll HPs though, for Health & Heroism.

Hmm... No time to play any Touhou games, and man have I been getting rusty. I actually lost all three lives on Perfect Cherry Blossom by Stage 4, before I even got to the Prismrivers. X_X Ah well, I'll deal with it after I finish my character's story...

What else...? Ah, I've decided to study Nihongo again this summer, and probably look for something part-time as well. If there's no choice left, might as well go work in a call center. X____X

Obsidian Pink!!! XD

2006-03-24T16:12:00.000+08:00

Cherry Blossom Season!... Not that I live in a place that those trees can grow though. @_@

Much much much thanks to MC for making the layout.

Ultra-awesome Yuyuko Saigyouji art from Sway Wind also edited by MC.

Under the Moonlight is also down, until I get unlazy and upload a midi there.

See, it feels nice to have something that reminds you of your favorite things right now.

Now on to the normal blogging...

An Upcoming Interview, Bullet Hell, and a Zeon Uniform

2006-01-26T02:34:00.000+08:00

Just found out last night I'm going to have a job interview this Friday. I know it may not sound much but this will be my first one ever, so I have this dreadful feeling that I'm going to come across something bad, or it will come across me.

Still, I should at least prepare myself for the interview, and yes, I'll be imitating a Sim from the old "The Sims" game. I just hope I'll be able to pull this off so I can work out my plans for my life this year.

Okay, enough of the world outside! Now to the things I've been really up to.

First off, I've been downloading Pani Poni Dash. Goodness, I wish I noticed this series much much sooner. It's my favorite kind of comedy anime, complete with a staggering amount of parodies and references to Japanese Pop-Subculture! Sure it may seem like an Azumanga Daioh clone but it definitely gets better and sets itself quite differently.

Next up, I'm still trying to finish Perfect Cherry Blossom without using a Continue. There's just something about this Touhou game that I prefer more to Embodiment of Scarlet Devil and Imperishable Night. Hopefully I do get better at it eventually, although it'll take longer since I do love to be mesmerized by a beautiful danmaku display.

Last, I signed up around a week ago for Shiro's Mobile Suit Gundam RPG campaign (BESM D20). I'm still not done with the full concept but I'll just go fix it when the game will be more concrete, so to speak.

The first month/last month of this year is about to close, but there's still a lot ahead. Guess I'll hang around and watch...

MUSIC: (I've)KOTOKO - Face of Fact

Fate/Stay Night

2006-01-07T17:32:00.000+08:00

Yes... It's finally here.

The first episodes opens up with the final battle of the Grail War ten years before between...

Servant S
Servant A

After which we have a certain priest give a short explanation about the Grail War. Then, a sequence where a certain sorceress summons her Servant.

Now we are treated to a beautiful OP sequence, with probably my newest most favorite version of "This Illusion" which apparently was retitled in a way. (Do take note that the screenshooting was semi-random :p)

The ED sequence was very simple, but the music and animation was beautiful.

Finally, everything feels so perfect, or rather, complete, with the anime of Fate/Stay Night. Original art style, true characterization, smooth animation, beautiful music. Finally something that Studio DEEN had taken really seriously, especially considering how large an undertaking this was.

For next the next episode, I'll finally hear that fateful question...

最終兵器彼女 (Saishuu Heiki Kanojo) Movie!!!

2005-12-14T07:10:00.000+08:00

http://www.saikano-movie.com/

Takahashi Shin's masterpiece now remade into a live-action movie might be disappointing to some, but when I saw the trailer, that expectation of dismay was washed away instantly. Sure I'll probably gripe about it, but only after I see the movie, and that is if I'm able to somehow cling on to enough shreds of my sanity that's been devoured by the impending heart-rending drama.

From the trailer so far, special effects were beautiful and the CGI blending looked quite seamless. I haven't watched enough movies of the cast to know how well they act but I have faith in their abilities.

Definitely, totally definitely, this is one movie I'd go out of my way and order a DVD for.

Failing health

2005-11-30T18:15:00.000+08:00

Lately I've been getting bad colds nearly everyday, which is obviously caused by the change in weather. I usually don't suffer badly for the past years, except I only just realized a few days ago that I've stopped my vitamin (namely C) intake for over five months already.

I suppose it's not so bad now, although I think it did trigger the return of my dormant bronchial asthma. Nothing that serious though, although it would be as I get older and older. It does run in my family after all. XD

Because of that though, I've started to clean my room more, and it is very annoying and inconvenient to have a cold when doing stuff, other than sleeping.

Oh, and I now have an extra pair of eyes. :p Visited an opthalmologist yesterday and found out I was myopic. He prescribed I should start wearing corrective glasses and the condition would recover eventually if I start taking care of my eyes properly.

Not bad really, and I actually wanted to wear glasses someday. It's actually more of a vanity item for me than an actual aid for my vision sometimes.

Hmm... Anything else? Nothing I've yet to find out, so it's not so bad yet.

MUSIC: kukui - Hikari no Rasenritsu

Little Something

2005-11-03T12:50:00.000+08:00

"Do you not see it?!" Taelnor roared. "History is but a wheel going `round, and it is we who must be its movers!" He held out an armored hand to Auvrien, a mad grin on his face. "You," he called out, "You who was the finest of my pupils! Only you could understand the grand design I have for us all!"

"I do understand..." Auvrien replied, "...and that is the reason I shall stand against you!" Gripping the haft of Heskas Nnari, he fell into a stance. "By my vows as a Silvertalon Dracoon, I shall destroy your damnable existence, or perish."

"Come then, my pupil..." the Hellforged Lancer snarled as he swung the Cullhew, "Come and be destroyed, last of the Silvertalons!"

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Just a little something from what I'm writing... Yeah, I started to write random fantasy stories again and I still don't mind knowing that they'll never be finished ever.

Clarity

2005-10-20T21:25:00.000+08:00

Interesting what people, both real and fictional, would go at lengths for to fulfill their visions, ideals, desires. For me, I guess my only adversary was uncertainty. All it would take was a single question, then the pangs of regret would gnaw upon me like miniature gremlins with blunted teeth. It's so silly to worry about something so simple, isn't it? Yet its like the feeling of tensed anticipation that throws you up into the air then lets you fall into a sea of various emotions. In the end, that sea would drain away like that from a cartoon, leaving you feeling only silly. Even more so since she agreed.

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There was no tension, no nervousness, no dread... It was all just casual, which would be the best for it to be.

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A meeting at the bookstore, that was what was agreed upon, and where it began. A short conversation of greetings, as such had always been throughout recent times. "Have you been waiting long?" to which would be replied "Oh no, I just got here," which in my case was true after all since I had arrived not more than ten minutes before her.

A movie, yes, that was what was agreed upon. As to which, I had thought of one already, yet there would probably something better. And there was, in a way. Perhaps because of an unheard whisper from a lady of luck we decided to settle with the fickle mind of a coin. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride it was, for both of us have yet to see it.

There was still time, however, before the movie. A short walk around, conversing along the way about how life had been fared so far. Then to an anime shop that felt empty, as if the essence and glory had faded away ever since relocation to a further part of the mall. It felt empty...

The movie on the other hand did not. I have to admit though that even if it would not hold well to be compared with The Nightmare Before Christmas, the movie felt indeed refreshing and nostalgic. Yes, nostalgic, of times when cinemas were packed with various people, from lovers, to loners, to families. Of times when the steps themselves would be sat on since there were no seats left. Of times when the theater would be flooded with the emotions of everyone within, ranging from the screams for a horror movie, to the laughter for a lighthearted comedy. Of times that are far long past, and probably on its throes of death, a.

Another walk, this time at Cyberzone. A conversation about college life, as to how she had been made to suffer, yet saved at the last moment by a compassionate professor. Illmaterian perhaps, yet all in good fortune for her. Her story continued well until we reached a cafe. It was there we talked yet again, over a "grande" cup of tea that wafted steam like a volcanic lake, and a "venti" of choco frappe that was chilled with a heart of winter.

A longer conversation... That of our own dreams, visions, desires... Of whether it was futile, or fruitful. Of what may come, of what may just be mere musings. Yet it was then I had found peace. As we sat there talking, I felt at peace. Obviously different from the otherworldly peace I sought, it was peace nonetheless. Yet it was also clarity. Of where I had so many thoughts, so many minds, at that time, there was but one. There was only the her I was talking to, and there was only the me that was talking to her. There was no confusion, no turmoil of the inner self. It was as if that small space of two couches and a coffee table became a small momentary sanctuary...

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Thus now, after tasting clarity... It is as if there is nothing but a swirling storm of chaos thereafter. That the blunted-teeth gremlins have turned into a murder of crows feeding upon the remnants of the remains of the confusion that was discarded that day. And perhaps someday, that clarity would become a realized reality within an eternity of madness.

Music: Kamelot - Forever

Juugatsu Soliloquy

2005-10-15T05:42:00.000+08:00

This month has been weird to me... I'm starting to feel alive right at the start of it, but now I feel dismal, as if I dread the coming of something.

That day... That's probably it. The only day of the year that I should feel so important about myself, that I should be with the people I am connected to. Interesting, however, that I don't want to. When I was a kid, I loved all that attention, but now I want to get away from it, for only that day.

It's hard to explain, really. Its as if I want to say that "I want to be in one with the world," but I'm not talking about this world, because this world is the "human world" where every human is the master of each other. Where they see only with the limits of what is the physical, because they live their lives on this world.

Confused right now I take it. To put it simply, I just want to be at peace with what I am. The feeling I want... Its like I want to be sitting on the golden-green grassy shore of a lake sipping a warm cup of tea, beneath a looming tree, merely looking at the pristine crystalline waters with the light of a full moon shining down upon it, and a mild breeze blowing keeping me cool.

Now can this satisfying feeling still be possible to attain. Because that feeling would be nigh-on impossible in this world. Perhaps back then, it could've been quite possible. Back then... Hmm... A past life's reminiscence? Or perhaps life in another world even. No matter, thinking of such, will make me desire of returning to that existence even more.

I can now imagine some friends telling me that I should just get a girlfriend to solve my emotional problems. Preposterous, for to me, the feeling of being in bliss with the world and being in bliss with someone are two entirely different emotions.

Thus in the end, even if other people say that I can attain a feeling close to, or even a feeling better than what I seek, I shall never be able to achieve the feeling that I had yearned for, that peace of oneness I seek with a world that doesn't exist anymore.

Quiz Swipe! XD (WARNING: MANY QUIZZES = MANY IMAGES)

2005-09-10T03:14:00.000+08:00

Tried out the quizzes that MC took, and then some...

Your element is Darkness. You are the truly evil
one with a black heart and no soul. People
avoid you since you cause so much trouble and
enjoy seeing others in pain. You would like
nothing more than to rule this earth and be
hailed by all. Everyone is annoying and stupid
anyway and are a waste of oxygen. You are
probably a cast-away from society and family
and have had a tough life where you learned to
live the hard way. Now you want revenge on your
pain and can no longer feel love nor care. You
do not wish to befriend anyone and you
certainly do not wish to be in love. As a
student of having learnt everything the hard
way, you tend to be manipulative when you want
something for yourself. In your head there is
only you that matters, and why shouldn't it? No
one cares about you so why should you? In
school you probably ditch classes and go
somewhere else instead of sitting in a
classroom. It is not that you are stupid,
because you're probably very smart, but
everyone annoy you. And having to sit in the
same room, breathing the same air as your
enemies is not desired by you. Rate and
message!

What is your element? [with pics + detailed answeres]
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Your word is: Confused. You have reached a stage in
life where you have lost yourself completely.
Identity-crisis is only the first name, and
this is really depressing you. All you want is
to be yourself, but how can you, when you know
nothing? Others can not help in this situation,
only you can find yourself again and become
whole once more.

What Dark Word Represents You? [anime pics]
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~*~Result nr 3~*~

Your power is: The ability to fly

Explanation: This powers speaks pretty
much for itself. Though you don't need wings
for this power,you can fly anyway. Some people
may consider it as telekinesis since they can
also fly, but you can't make material things
move like they can. This ability could be a
relaxing activity when you want to get away
from everyday troubles. Also it is good when
sneaking upon an enemy since it makes no sound.
When going over to the "dark side"
the power could be used to harrass and break
into building through windows etc.
You are quite similar to this power since you
like to have your head in the clouds.
Supernatural things amuse while ordinary life
does not. If your daydreaming has gotten a
little too far you might be zooned out all the
time, even when you are having a conversation.
Your desires and/or goals tend to be
unrealistic even if you know those would
probably never happen. Travelling is something
you would be interested in doing since seeing
exotic scenery fits with your fantasies of
escaping your plain life. You can also have
some creative ability (writer, playing an
instrumen etc) that interests you.
Negative aspects: The whole reason you
may be escaping life could be fear of being let
down by it. So if that would come to happen,
and an important dream had been crushed you
could get depressed.

What Power is Compatible With You? [beautiful anime pictures + 12 detailed results]
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The Lone Wolf

This is the Hero you are: the outcast, the loner,
the hermit. Perhaps you are a fugitive.
Perhaps you are the line that divides Good and
Bad. Whatever the motivation, you serve as the
driving force of the plot. You are not
necessarily nice or honest, but you do have
your own brand of integrity and justice. You
are the anti-Hero. You are overused by Marvel
Comics. You are almost always a one-man army
going up against an impossible force. Your
victory lies through intellect, strategy,
stealth, cunning, and plain raw nerves.
Stalking your prey gives you a sick thrill. So
do one-hit KOs of unsuspecting enemies.

Being this sort of Hero leaves little space for
supporting characters that are allies. Good
for your fame, but bad for marketing. You also
tend to be one-dimensional or very predictable
in terms of character arc but oh well, it's
what you like. Besides, you dominate
storylines of games, and that's not bad at all.
As this Hero type, you will have little to no
love life or friends in the plot, but you were
probably aware of that.

Some examples of The Lone Wolf: Solid Snake from
Metalgear Solid, Lain from Serial Experiements
Lain, Ayame and Rikimaru from Tenchu, and
Invader Zim

Go forth. Fate is in your own hands.

What kind of an Anime Hero are you?
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You would be best in the kingdom of Shu. The
Kingdom of Shu, founded by Liu Bei, is located
in south-eastern China. You're mission is to
restore the Han Dynasty to its former glory and
create a kingdom of virture that will last the
ages.

Which of the Three Kingdoms Would you Fit in Best?
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You are the God KELEMVOR! A dour Greater power,
your portfolio covers death and the dead.
Sombre and a little scary, you tend to alienate
others.

Which Forgotten Realms (D&D) human deity are you? (COMPLETE!)
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You are Drizzt Do'Urden. Tall, proud, stern and
silent, wise but always learning. But hey, take
your eyes off the female human and be sensible!
Do you know how many female dark elves there
are prancing around that -don't- worship
Lolth?? Sheesh. But you go slightly crazy when
you fight, so that's neato.

Which of RA Salvatore's Characters are you?
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Sensei-san's Translation of Unlimited Blade Works

2005-08-30T22:01:00.000+08:00

I asked Rosa-sensei-san (Bottle Fairies reference XD) to check my romaaji of UBW in the previous post. Looks like I still have a long way to go... :p

体は剣で出来ている
からだ は つるぎ　で できている

血潮は鉄で　心は硝子
ちしお　は　くろがね　で　こころ　は　がらす

幾たびの戦場を越えて不敗
いく　たび　の　せんじょう　を　こえて　ふはい

ただの一度も敗走はなく
ただ　の　いちど　も　はいそう　は　なく

ただの一度も理解されない
ただ　の　いちど　も　りかい　されない

彼の者は常に独り
かれ　の　もの　は　つねに　ひとり

剣の丘で勝利に酔う
つるぎ　の　おか　で　しょうり　に　よう

故に、生涯に意味はなく。
ゆえ　に　しょうがい　に　いみ　は　なく

その体はきっと剣で出来ていた。
その　からだ　は　きっと　つるぎ　で　できていた。

Karada ha tsurugi de dekiteiru.
Chishio ha kurogane de, kokoro ha garasu
Iku tabi no senjou wo koete fuhai
Tada no ichido mo haisou ha naku
Tada no ichido mo rikai sarenai
Kare no mono ha tsuneni hitori
Ken no oka de shouri ni you
Yue ni, shougai ni imi ha naku
Sono karada ha kitto tsurugi de dekiteita

Lastly, her own translation:

"My body is my weapon
My blood is made of iron, my heart is made of glass
My invincibility is caused by crossing the battlefield countless of times
There was a time when I fled
There was a time when I didn't understand
That Man is always alone
My sword's victory is intoxicating
In that I find life's meaning.
The body truly became the weapon."

Domo arigatou Sensei-san! XDXDXD

Current Music: KOTOKO - Amethyst

One of the things I do when I'm bored...

2005-08-27T00:09:00.000+08:00

...is translate stuff.

Here's something that a "corrupted" enough TYPE-MOON fan should recognize:

Karada ha tsurugi de shutsu kiteiru.
Chishio ha tetsu de, shin ha garasu
Ikutabi no senjou o koete fuhai
Tada no ichido mo haisounaku
Tada no ichido mo rikaisarenai
Kare no mono ha tsune ni hitori
Ken no oka de shouri ni you
Yueni, shougai ni imihanaku
Sono karada ha kitto tsurugi de shutsu kiteita

Current Music: COCCO - 繧�繧上ｉ縺九↑蛯ｷ霍｡

Hollow

2005-08-25T20:18:00.000+08:00

"The act of the fate goes up again.
It is promised four days."

Had a taste of Fate/Hollow Ataraxia, thanks to Beast's Lair Forums and paper2k1. (Good thing I decided to register instead of continuing to lurk for months)

It was really nice to see the servants actually living normal lives, as well as having some characters being alive. The new system actually made it look like that of a renai game though, but I do like it considering it does make the game more fun to play, and we also get to see everyone in chibi mode! XD

Sadly, the release date's about two months from now so I'm left thirsting for more. I do hope though that online J-stores do stock up on so I can order one when it gets released. :D

Current Music: Fate/Stay-Night - infinity - 繧ｨ繝溘Ζ -Zero Mix ver.ﾎｱ-

You'll have to hit a wall with your name on it eventually

2005-08-02T19:32:00.000+08:00

I think I've already hit it before I noticed, and I just kept going forward... in place.

I've decided to stop for a while and try to look at the world a different way for now.

Emtpy words of re-encouragement are useless.

The decision's been made. There's only following it til the end.

Music: Fate/Stay-Night - 邏�譚溘＆繧後◆蜍晏茜縺ｮ蜑｣ (foorai arrange)

Looking at a blurred mirror...

2005-07-28T04:56:00.000+08:00

People say that I'm the carefree, lazy, epimethean, and happy-go-lucky escapist. I guess they don't notice me much being aloof, detached, gloomy, and contemplative. Its amazing what you can find looking at yourself through the eyes of others...

You guys are probably wondering why I'm being a tad dramatic right now, aren't you? I'm not so sure why as well, and maybe its just that recently I've been thinking far too much with what I've been doing to my life. Then the more I think about it, the more I regret living in this current world; the more I regret living in this current world, the more distant I want to be from it.

With every passing day, I feel the innate "Bounded Barrier" [sic] around me growing.

Interesting that the "Bounded Barrier" was taken from TYPE-MOON but I got the idea to call it that because of the honest thoughts a friend gave me. Come to think of it, I think she was the only one who told me what was really on her mind.
What she told me that I had this shield around me that automatically goes up whenever someone actually tries to make a connection with me. A shield that seals me away and severs the forming connection between other people.

... In the end though, I didn't even bother to try to prevent it from "activating" itself anymore.

Now I'm back to how things go for me... Drifting in a sea of thoughts, emotions, and ideas that will never happen because it just is impossible in this world. In the past though, I anchored myself to something whenever I came across one. This time however, I'll drift a bit longer, and see if I can find some more answers before coming ashore once again... Or decide to remain in my Phantasm world forever, behind the Obsidian Moonlight Barrier.

Back to Tabletop RPGs AT LAST!!!

2005-07-05T09:53:00.000+08:00

We had a sample battle encounter for our Black Jade: Rewind campaign last Sunday and it pretty much went well. Although obviously we have to coordinate with each other more, like say having to move at the best segments for each of us, as well as utilizing properly the skills we and our Emulator partners have. Also, I did some tweaking with some character skills and decided to take two levels of the Talented: Minor advantage for Tactical skills. Yep, I'm going to be playing the tactical guy in this one. Now if only our GM gives clearance for the two levels of Talented: Minor...

Joe also decided to turn his character's blog into the Squadron Blog for all of us playing the campaign, and possibly the GM who's running it as well.

Yesterday as well I went with Gamer-Joe to meet up with Adrian and Vic of the A.E.G.I.S. (Alliance of Eclectic Gamers and Interactive Storytellers) which is a gaming circle composed of various gamers, some of which may have been possibly around in the RPG scene since the first D&D. They wanted to check out Joe's old house as a venue for the monthly Open Meet, and after some discussions and planning, its been sort of settled already. Now just a few stuff needed like say people who'll help fix the ground floor up. Now its actually easier for me to get to Open Meets since there's now going to be a fixed venue for it.

Also, they told us about the "Houses" in A.E.G.I.S. having their own planned herald/banner/crest/mon/whatever symbol for representation for which "House" they belong in. Joe made asked me to think up of one, then if the concept turns out pretty good, we'll have Adennyd draw it, then possibly we save a bit to actually have one made.

Hmm... But all this speaking of Role-Play Gaming is making me think again about how our type of gamers are in a way dying out... But I'll go rant about it on my next post instead. :p

Dream Theater - Surrounded

Songu Cheenji~!

2005-06-30T16:53:00.000+08:00

Decided to change the song just now...

As you can see its now a song in English. I've been listening to Power and Symphonic Metal recently, and Axenstar has been one of the bands that really caught my ear. This is my second favorite song of theirs, tied with Infernal Angel. My fave's Far From Heaven, of course, since I 'feel' that song quite personally. -o_o-;;

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In empty words the truth is spoken
Caught in a web of lies the silence is broken
Believing all just take it for granted
Deep down within your mind the seeds they have planted

You live your life but you cannot see, cannot hear, cannot believe
How can I explain to you these thoughts you have to gain
Trying to be free but you are forced to live a life in misery
Now tell me who are we to blame

It's the blind leading the blind
Twisting our minds, won't be the ones that are left behind
Through all lies I see our demise
Waiting in line, til I'm blind leading the blind

Break free from your lives as minions
Experience the thrill to have your own thoughts and opinions
Until the day you're liberated
You're a slave to this curse the masters have dictated

You live your life but you cannot see, cannot hear, cannot believe
How can I explain to you these thoughts you have to gain
Trying to be free but you are forced to live a life in misery
Now tell me who are we to blame

It's the blind leading the blind
Twisting our minds, won't be the ones that are left behind
Through all lies I see our demise
Waiting in line, til I'm blind leading the blind

To lead or to be lead, which path do you tread
The will to rise above must be alive
Choices that we make, promises we break
These are the secrets... of a life

It's the blind leading the blind
Twisting our minds, won't be the ones that are left behind
Through all lies I see our demise
Waiting in line, til I'm blind leading the blind

A Last Moment

2005-06-29T18:09:00.000+08:00

Just to say this blog is still alive, I'll make a post. Although I have to admit this isn't anything new (actually a bit old), it was one of those things I just thought of writing with a spark of inspiration and a thick fog of boredom.

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A Last Moment

Pain wracked his whole body, his teeth gritting while trying to shrug it off somehow. His bed shook due to his constant trembling. The town healer had told him he did not have long, but he did not actually expect it to end already.

Lyre came dashing in to his room with a worried look on her face. She immediately tried to hold him down; tears already welling up on her eyes. She had dreaded this moment, ever since that accident with a small dose of nightshade extract.

After a few more convulsions, Ramm finally started to settle down; all the while Lyre kept holding his hands. She immediately took a towel from a drawer and dipped it in a small basin of cold frostspring water, then placed it upon her husband窶冱 forehead.

Ramm slowly opened his mouth, finding great difficulty in doing so. 窶廚-call muh-my窶ｦ窶� he stammered between labored gasps, 窶廴mm br-bro-uther.窶�

Lyre opened her mouth to speak against it, but she could not. Slowly she stood, and tried as she might to dash out the room to call Naer, Ramm窶冱 brother. A few seconds and Naer came running onto his brother窶冱 bedside.

But he was all too late窶ｦ

Ramm wasn窶冲 even able to say his last words to his wife nor his brother. Lyre fell down to the floor on knees, crying all the tears that she had kept inside. Naer merely knelt in silent prayer for his brother窶冱 soul, tears silently rolling down his cheeks.

He knew what his brother would have made him promise to do. But he will not fulfill it. He will find someone who will love Lyre as his brother would have. All for the love that he bore for Lyre even before she and Ramm were married. All in atonement for his poisoning of his brother in a fit of jealousy.

Tonight, he will tell her. Tomorrow, he shall leave for his search.

Music: Axenstar - Blackout

File Categorization...

2005-06-15T04:23:00.000+08:00

Guh... Need a break from all that file sorting, otherwise I'll get myself some temporary penalties to my INT and WIS.

Basically what I do is save whatever I get from the net into a single folder. Exceptions are the ones from p2p since they go in another folder. From there, I just move them out whenever I feel like sorting those files. Apparently I only felt doing that an hour ago, so I had over 600+ files being moved to where to their proper folders. Most of which were anime stuff from various imageboards, and the rest were installers and archives.

*sigh* I still have lots more to go... Now to sort all the Type-Moon images, and after that D.C. ~Da Capo~ and after that KimiNozo and after that......
Thank goodness for milk tea and power metal music to calm my nerves.

Music: Sonata Arctica - Wolf & Raven

Blogmeet v1

2005-06-14T17:15:00.000+08:00

Hmm... Stuff might come up but what the heck. I'll go when I can.

When you order a drink, use your blog's name so you can be identified by your fellows. If you plan to go, use this URL to post it on your own blog, so you can help spread the word around: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/shirow0217/bmeet1.jpg
See you there.

Woodlands and Warlockcraft

2005-06-09T15:26:00.000+08:00

Its been some time already since I last posted here about one of my dreams, so today I'll post about one of my earlier dreams.

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The bus rocked lightly as it went up the rocky mountain road, giving few of the passengers inside a slight nausea. One of them was Daryl, and by experience he decided to stand up and walk around the uncrowded vehicle. Alex stood up and made way since he was the one sitting in the middle seat while Daryl was by the window's.

When Daryl got to the aisle, he noticed that Rogelio was asleep while Gani was with the girls having a nice chat about the mountain resort we were all going to.

****Shift to next scene****

Everyone had already gone inside the two-storey mountain cabin save for Daryl. He was still outside sitting on a tree stump admiring the rising full moon cast its reflection down upon the lake below.

****Shift to next scene****

The bus had already left but without Daryl, Gani, and Alex. Halfway down the mountain road, Alex and Gani only then realized that Daryl had disappeared behind them. Making their way up the mountain road again, they caught their wayward friend in one of the mountain campsites cooking something in a pot.

"I'm making something that will help us get home faster..." said Daryl with a sinister chuckle.

"What the heck is that this time?" remarked an irritated Alex. "Another one of your strange magical concoctions?"

"It smells really weird," Gani blinked as he rubbed his nose with his handkerchief.

****Shift to different scene****

As Gani and Alex were getting further away before him, Daryl immediately ducked into the woods, then started stalking an unidentified prey.

At his left Daryl sensed what he was hunting for: a chubby boy who had obviously gotten lost, most likely because he had strayed too far from his guardians.

Daryl drew a small knife and crept to the tree nearest to the child. As the frightened boy passed, Daryl leapt at him with deadly grace and slit his throat at the same pass.

"His fat will make a good flying potion for Gani and Alex..." smirked Daryl as he began to cast a spell that will help extract the boy's fat.

Music: Hayashibara Megumi - Get Along

The Heart and the Moon

2005-06-02T06:05:00.000+08:00

Once, there was a child who so loved the world and saw it as a wonderful place to live in. He would go outside to laugh and play with the other children. He did this everyday, with children around his age.

But soon, the other children grew up, and so did that child. But the child didn't want to grow up because he knew that if he did, he would lose his love for the world. So the child decided that even if his body grew, his heart wouldn't.

The child who didn't want to grew up continued to laugh and play, but the adults avoided him because he was like a child, and the children avoided him because he was like an adult. But the child who didn't want to grow up, who knew that he was now alone, didn't mind. Because he always believed that if he grew up, he'll lose his love for the world.

Years pass and the child who didn't want to grow up was now very old. He knew that he will die soon, but he didn't want to lose his love for the world. One night he decided to watch the stars in the sky when he saw that the moon was full and shining.

Suddenly he had an idea of how he could be able to save that love for the world. He threw up his arms to the air and knelt. He pleaded to the moon to save take his heart and the love that was in it and give it to a child who did not have any.

The moon looked down and heard the child who didn't grow up. She then took pity on him and took his heart. The child who didn't grew up smiled with a sigh, and died.

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Once, there was a child who did not know how to love, and the moon saw this child and took pity. The moon called the child and gave him the heart of the child who did not grow up. The child was very happy for the moon's gift and kept it.

But this child, also knew how to hate, and thus the heart was tainted. The child then realized it and decided that so he would not destroy the heart, he locked it away inside him. Until now that heart is kept locked inside, never to truly hate nor love, and the child was back to how he was before...

Music: Nightwish - Fantasmic

WAII~!!!

2005-06-02T05:53:00.000+08:00

Great great thanks to Diwa for hearing my pleas and spending her time and troubles just to make me a blog layout.

Yes, this is still Obsidian Blue Moon, hence the colors and header. However, as you can see on the right, there seems to be a picture now. That's Saber from the graphic novel Fate/Stay-Night, and also probably one of my most favorite heroines.

Now let me just have breakfast and I'll post an update about my life. :p

My Classic Story Role

2005-05-31T13:43:00.000+08:00

You Are The Key Character
"It's what I was meant to do."
You are the true enigma. No one knows much about you, you do not understand much of yourself, and your life seems to carry no purpose. Yet regardless of everything around you - everyone knows that you are here for some reason, even if no one yet knows what that is. Things seem to simply fall into place for you. Almost as though some force is working either through you, for you, or around you. No matter your troubles, ou have been sent here to unlock something. This is your destiny.

Which Classic Story Role Do You Play?
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Just a quick post...

2005-05-24T22:58:00.000+08:00

This blog's still alive, just in a coma. I'll probably be posting more often once I get its own template ready, whenever that will be.

Damnation...

2005-05-02T17:10:00.000+08:00

The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Seventh Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Level	Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)	Very Low
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)	Very Low
Level 2 (Lustful)	Very High
Level 3 (Gluttonous)	Moderate
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)	Low
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)	Very High
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)	Low
Level 7 (Violent)	Very High
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)	Very High
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)	Very High

Take the Dante's Inferno Hell Test

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Hell's Judgement aside, the mice are gone now. They fled to the kitchen, but got killed by the stray cats sleeping there every night. So far I haven't seen any pests in my room.

Meh, they'll probably respawn soon enough.

Music: Rie Fu - I So Wanted (English Version)

Sasoridai vs the Mice

2005-04-20T02:00:00.000+08:00

Yep... Got mice in my room again. Seen a couple of them so far. Funny how there seems to be a spawn point somewhere in my room for these critters.

Ah well. They're not destroying stuff anyway.

Minor changes

2005-03-30T08:54:00.000+08:00

I did some minor stuffs on my blog, and most noticeably would be the song playing right now.

The song is 繝ｩ繝包ｽ･繝｡繧､繧ｫ繝ｼ (Laugh Maker) by Bump Of Chicken. I really think its on par with their possibly most famous song 螟ｩ菴楢ｦｳ貂ｬ (Tentaikansoku), and my favorite song K.

Mercury isn't -that- fatal...

2005-03-29T10:35:00.000+08:00

... but it can give you an annoying rash. XD

*Daryl sees the thermometer and decides to check his temperature*
*Daryl then takes the thermometer and shakes it moderately*
*Thermometer snaps*
"Ack! Hmm... I wonder if there is a lot of mercury here..."
*Daryl holds out fingertips to broken thermometer*
*Poro. Poro. Poro.*
"Gack!!!"

A more detailed D&D class test...

2005-03-19T20:23:00.002+08:00

Thief
You scored 37 Holy, 68 Tactful, 90 Natural, and 40 Arcane!

You are the master of tact and guile. So much so that you rely upon little else to get you through this world. What good is a sword if you can't find your target? What good is a spell when your spell book is missing? These are questions the unfortunate ones that arouse your ire end up pondering moments before you do something horrific and irreparable to them. You are probably the best planner/schemer in your group, but unfortunately, nobody has listened to you since that time your plan involved not telling the barbarian about the pit-trap so that the villain would think his plan had worked and come out of hiding (even though Rothgar or whatever his name is was fine after a week's rest and the villain DID come out of hiding... geez). People get a rubbed the wrong way when you start (inevitably) thinking of them as pieces on a chess board.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 52% on Godliness

You scored higher than 84% on Tact

You scored higher than 90% on Harmony

You scored higher than 56% on Arcane

Link: The Which D & D Class am I Test written by effataigus on Ok Cupid

Raised from the Dead...

2005-03-15T23:34:00.000+08:00

Whew... I finally got a new monitor. So yeah, technically me and my computer, along with my other online stuff like this blog has been raised. Not much to write though so I'll leave it at this.

The pain lingers longer when you're sick.

2005-02-18T13:42:00.000+08:00

Lemme see...
- Pricked my finger on a needle.
- Stubbed my toe on the my fridge's stand.
- Bumped my elbow against the handle of a file cabinet.
- Slipped and hit my knee against my bedpost.

So after all that I'm still up... Well its not like I'm unable to lie down and sleep but with that road construction going on right outside my house, I'd be more likely to pass out and then sleep sometime later. XD

Ah well... The chills are gone anyway, so I guess that'd make it easier to sleep even with that racket outside. *shrugs* Might as well try...

Quiz time again~

2005-02-16T04:18:00.000+08:00

What Anime Stereotype Are You?
Hosted by theOtaku.com: Anime. Done right.

Depressed / Outsider

What anime stereotype are you?
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What's with the stereotype quizzes? Well after reading a topic about stereotypes in Hongfire, I got into thinking how much I fall into their category. Only difference would be that I don't look like the stereotype. Its not that I'm affected negatively though, actually I'm a bit more proud now that I'm living in a country where such stereotyping of the otaku isn't as bad as the ones in the west.

Blue Rose of Sorrow

2005-02-14T03:46:00.000+08:00

Why are you scared?
What have you seen?
In the castle with the silent roses
I ask again and again

Why are you sad?
What pain are you feeling?
Oh, I ask the rose with its petals of blood
But the rose of blood can't answer me till the end
~ X Japan - Rose of Pain

I guess this one would be your usual 'ronrii barentainsu' post you can come across people's blogs. Its not that I'm really angsting, since Valentine's is pretty much just another day for me. Its not that I'm feeling exceptionally lonesome this Valentine's too, since I had it worse a few years ago. Maybe I just wanted to post something that would convey the current feelings of the Daryl ego and not the Dairyu. Or was it the Dairyu ego and not the Daryl one...?

It probably wouldn't matter who's the persona between the two now anyway.

What else? Oh yeah, my dream. This one was a bit more on the adventurous side.

The stuff I can remember clearly was already around halfway. I was in a class for MS-SQL with some of my friends back in highschool. Why I'm in such a class I don't know since I'm not even taking a computer course. I was reading one of the books when a drop of blood dripped onto a page. My seatmate at my right cried out and told me to get to the clinic fast. To my surprise that seatmate was Enna, a girl a level below us back in HS. From behind I heard Gani's voice saying that we should head for the clinic immediately; he was my seatmate as well apparently.

I remember the building was like a European castle, with overgrown vines and statues and walls in varied states of disrepair. Along the way me and Gani met up with Alex, and he went along to take me to the clinic. Next scene I remember was me in the clinic looking down at the sink with blood dripping from somewhere on my face. I look up and see my face on the mirror. Blood was streaming down my eyes, nose, and mouth. I turned on the faucet and started splashing water on my face. Somebody (the nurse or doctor I think) then handed me a towel for me to wipe my face with.

Next scene was the whole group heading home via some rail transport system similar to that in Japan. Strange thing was the whole place was empty except for us, and another person. The person looked like your stereotypical anime stalker complete with the flu mask, shades, a weird cap, jacket, etc; he was holding a syringe in his hand as well. For some weird reason though, we ran as fast as we can inside, although he was able to get in as well. He went for Gani, then me, then Alex, all the time we're able to avoid him. One of the girls (Meriam I think) kicked him to the side and they (the girls) pushed him out of the window.

Then I woke up...
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Oh well... That's what I get for reading lots of Type-Moon stuff like Tsukihime and Fate/Stay-Night, but that doesn't mean I'll stop though. I haven't had lively dreams like these for quite some time now!

A song about a black cat...

2005-02-12T02:51:00.000+08:00

I've been listening to this song a couple days ago. Its a song by Bump of Chicken, a J-Rock band I'm fairly new to. So far the songs I've heard are quite good, but this is my favorite.

The song's about a lonely black cat who gets found and taken care of by a young painter. Unlike all the other people who only saw the black cat as a bringer of ill omen, the young painter was someone who saw how beatiful the cat was truly and gave it the name 'Hoori Naito'.

The song then forwards to the winter of next year. The painter has fallen ill and knowing he's near his end, made a letter for Hoori Naito to bring to a woman who awaits his return home. The next stanza was about the cat talking thinking about its dying owner and how he kept on drawing pictures of a black cat even though it never did sell.

The cat ran and ran along the mountain road, in the middle of the snow. Even when kids threw rocks and called it the devil's companion, it kept on running. It had a name they won't be able to take from it. 'Hoori Naito'

The cat ran on; covered by wounds and bruises, it ran on. In the last stanza, the woman found the dead cat with her lover's letter in its mouth, buried it in her garden, buried it 'Holy Knight'

Cenigrade-J's up again, so here is the link to the lyrics.
Yeah, the song was so good it made my eyes water. -T_T-

Twenty-four Emotions

2005-02-07T21:35:00.000+08:00

They pretty much mean the same feeling but with just different names. :p
Here they are in no particular order:

Regret
Agony
Sorrow
Despair
Remorse
Pain
Misery
Torment
Woe
Anguish
Grief
Rue
Gloom
Distress
Dread
Fear
Angst
Dolor
Loss
Horror
Terror
Shame
Melancholy
Disgust

I'm making a story series right now, and I'll be using 16 of those emotions to name some of the characters... Hmm...

The 24 Dark Emotions

2005-02-07T06:44:00.000+08:00

Interesting thing I found while rummaging through the clutter in my drawers. Its a pocket notebook from 3 years back filled with poems and other writings. The most notable and memorable were the ones with the titles of emotions, the Twenty-four Dark Emotions.

Unfortunately, I was only able to put to writing only four of those 24 emotions: Agony, Regret, Sorrow, Despair. I'm thinking of picking it up where I left off, but right now inspiration eludes me. Besides, I'll have to remember all twenty-four emotions again and right now I can name only half of that number.

The scent of instant stir-fry noodles and garlic rice...

2005-02-05T04:17:00.000+08:00

Its nearly 4:30 here and I'm still awake. I passed the time by helping a friend since gradeschool make a story outline for a hack-slash RPG they're making as a thesis. Not so bad I might say, but its short since they're only making a short game; three dungeons and minimal dialogue.
Hopefully someday they hit it big and I get to write the story for them again. XD

Hmm... Oh yeah, the title. Yeah, the househelp is up cooking breakfast, while I have a serving of instant yakisoba being cooked. It should probably be done by now though. Oh well...

As with the usual blog...

2005-02-03T06:59:00.000+08:00

...I'll post some quiz results. XD

You are a freeform writer. Individualistic with a
sense for the different and challenging, Walt
Whitman and his poetry lacking meter and rhyme
is just what the doctor ordered. You're quick
to write something that the rest of the world
doesn't accept as poetry, quick to separate
yourself from the average joe. An author with a
true sense of self, you have confidence in your
abilities and aren't afraid to show it. :) GO
YOU!

What's YOUR Writing Style?
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Results kept alternating between Dark and Freeform, but I went for the latter.

Not bad not bad! You know how to play DOTA.... but
you are not yet a master....

Are You a DOTA Master?
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I doubt I'll ever be one. XD

Narrative GM: You like the sound of your own voice
and you talk, talk, talk. Your game is rife
with information - usually more than necessary.
Every detail is verbalized and you love
adjectives.

What style of GM are you?
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Oh and as a final note...
I SOOOOOOOO WANT!!!!!!!

Not-at-all Rude Awakening

2005-02-02T03:49:00.000+08:00

So here I am awake and its nearly 4 am. I've slept for only about 4 hours or so, and now I'm still awake enough that I couldn't just lie down and go back to sleep.

Darn dream had to wake me up...

All I remember from that dream was that I was with this unknown pretty girl walking along a suburban sidewalk. She was wearing a white blouse and skirt, her black hair was down and shining. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see her face.

I think we were going up a slope when she turned to me with a smile on her lips. That when she stabbed with something that looked like an ornamental dagger. She kept stabbing me and stabbing me, all that time I kept on looking at her smile...

Maa, it can't be helped. I'd like to see her face though. I wonder if its too late... I hope not.

Blogging...

2005-01-31T02:57:00.000+08:00

After a long while, I decided to start writing on a blog again. Thanks to Gamer Joe for encouraging me to start blogging again...

Anyway, lemme tell something about myself.
My real given name is Daryl, and I'm nineteen autumns old. (I'm saying autumn since I was born October even though we don't have that season here in the tropics. XD)

Right now I'm pretty much distracted about living my life in the present than getting ready for what's in the future.

I'm a gamer, but I prefer games that are more story-driven than eye-candy heavy. I also like playing pen and paper RPG campaigns, since there's more stuff you can do there than what you have in games as well as the story there can be affected severely. CCGs, I used to play L5R but I stopped since its pretty expensive here.

I really think I fall under the "Japanophile" category. Most of the music I listen to are Japanese. Seldom--no, rarely do I listen to local or english songs. Honestly, I'd say I'm trying to be an anime character as well. My hairstyle, fashion, and the way I talk would be evidence enough for that. XD

Hmm... That should be enough I think. Anyway, I hope I don't neglect this blog unlike what I did with my previous one a year ago.