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Duodecim exploits. I have met Feral Chaos. I failed even with my party at Level 100. I got scared. Feral Chaos was a towering character of profound speech (LOL so profound it's confounding!), and sported a blue-green palette that was a disaster. Buti na lang hindi pa ako nakatikim ng EX-Burst niya. Based on the videos I've seen, the character will be impaled with three swords, then the screen blacks out. NOT GOOD.

So, since it looks like I won't be able to defeat Feral Chaos for a while, I have directed my energies to other things. While I was browsing through the Museum, I found something rather interesting as I was skimming through the Theater:

THIS. I don't know if it's a glitch in the game or if it's Square Enix's way of placing Easter Eggs in Duodecim. Bottom line is: THERE ARE MOOGLES ABOUT, and I didn't even see them appear in this Yuna-Jecht-Tidus cutscene.  When I moved away from this cutscene then went back again, this thumbnail appeared without the moogles. But when I moved away and went back again after a certain time, this version you see up there showed up again. So I'm guessing this is a random thing. 

Other Moogle appearances:

Squall Nyanhart interacting with the Moogle folk. The Moogles seem to like him since they're flying like that (maybe it had something to do with the amount of silver accessories he was wearing, haha!), though their numbers aren't as many as Yuna's above. Maybe Squall got pissed and drove them off.

THIS. I LAUGHED SO HARD. Didn't know Chaos had a thing for Moogles too! Look how serious they all are in here!

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I'm at home now and will be until Monday next week. ^___^ And this is what I love about Holy Week.

But this Holy Week is hardly a vacation. We've got only a few days before the play for Easter, and I am the one who has had the least practice. *facepalm*

Pag may tiyaga, may play. XDDD

For the sake of a frilly costume

So. Easter is *counts* three weeks away, and just like last year's Holy Week, I am once again involved in a play. I have been assigned to do Mary Magdalene AGAIN. *snickerfit* I guess I played the role of a harlot well last year, huh? The play is for all four services. *epicfacepalming*

When I was in grade school, I've often auditioned for plays. It's not bad to wish to bag one of the main roles, right? Well, I never did. *le sigh* Now that I think about it, I only auditioned because I liked the costume of the character. It was always about the costume.

Now, I keep on wondering how I got myself into all this - without even auditioning or even wanting a role. =/ In any case, I'm not complaining because I know I'll have a costume! Shallow reasoning is shallow.




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Last night I defeated Chaos in my first attempt in Duodecim. Needless to say, I was surprised. In Dissidia I think it took me three times at a Level 100 Squall (and that win entailed a lot of screaming, wahahahahahaha!). My Squall last night was at Level...62? Chaos even summoned Shinryu and it didn't even hurt.

Now I know that I still have to face Feral/Desperado Chaos, and that's an entirely different Chaos altogether. I'm not looking forward to it, even at a fully Level 100 party.

Still on the subject of Duodecim, I'm not a fan of the soundtrack. The replacement track for Dissidia's Preparation For Battle isn't as exciting; it was almost like a toned down version  of Preparation For Battle (kahapon pinag-uusapan namin ito ni Mark, and I told him that if Preparation for Battle was Craig David's Insomnia, then the replacement track [which I forgot the title] was like the ugly balladized version of Insomnia done by some OPM cover artist). The other tracks which came from the individual series are good (of course), but it's the Duodecim-exclusive ones are kind of so-so for me.

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Still on the subject of Final Fantasy - Cecil is definitely the girliest-looking man-hero of FF. I mean, LOOK AT HER HIM (whoops LOL). Even with the shade of lipstick he doesn't fail to impress. I am so glad that in the FF world that being prettier than your wife is not subject to capital punishment. Wahahahahahahahaha!

And to think that THIS image here is waaaaaaay toned down already, he still looks pretty -  in Dissidia he got HAIR SPARKLES. Yes he is half-Lunarian and all...but HAIR SPARKLES...WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN?! if that ain't girly enough for a man, then I don't know what is.


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I love it that it's April and it still feels like February on most days. Last year, April was near unbearable because of the heat.

I'll only be home on Saturday. =( That makes me sad. =/

No rest this weekend...

And I'm not looking forward to the work week either. Haaaaaay. :(

But not everything that happened this week is bad:

1. SPECIAL DAY IS A HAPPY DAY.

I was able to collect the crystals for Onion Knight, Tina, Zidane and Bartz yesterday and finish at least half of Warrior of Light's storyline. I'm not much of a gamer, so this for me is a very fine accomplishment. =D

I'm still lamenting over the fact that Duodecim is mostly a repeat of Dissidia made better.

2. Confirmed yesterday for MA at DLSU. I got an ID number, and it's 110 - from ID 10-freaking-2! O__O I also learned that I got exempted from taking the prerequisite courses as well as the Advanced Technical Reading and Writing course, which is great news! Now all that's left for me to know is the result of my scholarship application. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Gadgets, games and Goku/Gohan/Goten

I'm not feeling too good about myself this week. I feel like I'm walking in the desert and God is hovering a huge magnifying glass on top of me...yeah, that's a fun way to put it. Tapos while that's happening you put Desert Song in the background. Ayoowwwwsssss.

In spite of all the drama, I will focus on the good things. There's a lot to be thankful and to be happy for, despite this awfully depressing week.




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One thing that made me happy this week is the acquisition of a spanking new gadget. Lady Murasaki had to be retired after two years of service, and I think somebody out there deserves her now (yes, I'm selling her, but I'll tackle that on a future post).

So, people of the universe reading this blog, meet Dylan, my new Samsung Wave II.

Okay, I name all my gadgets, and when I give a name there's a meaning/reason to it. For example, my Nikon D5000 is Oberon because I thought a big, bulky camera that captures stunning photos should be named after something whimsical yet masculine, and the King of Fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream fit the mold perfectly. My Sony Cybershot DSC-W35 is Cecile, after (yes you guessed it) Cecil Harvey - primarily because it's silver and lightweight. My hard drive is named Theodor (yes, after Theodor Harvey! I've got bromance brewing!) because it's silver and bulky, plus I usually transfer stuff from Cecile into Theodor (thus strengthening the bromance!), before Oberon's time.

Anyway, I digress - after much internal debate and selection of names, I decided on naming the phone Dylan. If you know your Welsh mythology, Dylan is a god associated with the sea (I think his name in Welsh means great tide or something); he was also called the son of the wave. Deliberate naming is deliberate. =D

And as if that's not enough, his first wallpaper is Squall Leonhart. See the connection? Gosh, I'm a geek this way. *facepalm*

The Samsung Wave II was released just last month. When I first saw this in the store I immediately included it in my wish list (along the tier of "good to have but not enough cash", haha!). But lo and behold, I chanced upon a store that had this on sale - with warranty! I still didn't have enough money to pay it in full (hence I had to resort to a little mendicancy), but I was able to pay for way more than half of the selling price.

Needless to say, I'm happy with the purchase. =D All I have to do is to get a decent lawit for it (probably blue), get a screen guard and a jelly case if it finally comes out (it's that new that the stores don't have both yet).

Best feature of this phone so far is THE SCREEN. IT IS SAMSUNGAWESOME.*drool*




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I've been playing Duodecim for two weeks now, and I have a few things to say:

1. Favorite new character - KAIN HIGHWIND. Especially if he's in EX Mode. OH YES. When he's in EX Mode I just stare at him and wonder why couldn't he stay in EX Mode forever...
2. Why did Square Enix decide to repeat the ENTIRE Destiny Odyssey for all 10 original characters?! Yes I know there's Assist now as well as new summons, plus a spanking new world map, but WHY DO WE HAVE TO DO THE WHOLE THING AGAIN? I finished Dissidia at least three times (I didn't find any good games to play in the PSP, okay?!), so having to do it again in Duodecim is a piece of cake anticlimactic. I want new storylines and new character action, but I know that won't come until I finished all 10 characters...AGAIN.
3. Favorite shadow mode thus far is Tidus (you know the reason why), next is Golbeza (you know the reason why too). I'm very happy with the Cecil and Squall shadow forms too. Frioniel's shadow form freaked me out in a funny way. Garland in shadow form looks like Greed in Hagaren. That freaked me out in a not-so-funny way. Cloud's shoes in shadow form are funny. 
4. Most disturbing thing I've noticed in this game: Tifa's boobs still bounce even when she isn't moving. Case in point - her victory pose. I'm a girl, okay...so don't give me grief about staring at pixellized boobs waiting for something to happen. And anyway, even before Duodecim, her jellies already had a mind of their own. Wahahahahahaha!

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The most epic thing happened today. I got the entire Dragonball franchise in Theodor. If this doesn't make sense let me make it clear to you:

Dragonball. Dragonball Z. Dragonball (NOT CANON!) GT. Movies. Specials. 

AYYY HASSS THEMMM!!!

I seriously don't know what to watch first. I think I'll watch the Dragonball Z movies first just to warm up, then start from the very beginning and work my way to the very end. This will take months, I imagine...but I'm not complaining! Mwahahahahahahahaha!