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Just a little something before I call it a day.

Thanks huntherx17 for the message at your blog. Yes, I am finally playing Final Fantasy VII. Makes me think.. how did I get started with playing videogames, let alone RPGs(role playing games)?

Hmm.. let’s see.

When I was younger (and I mean lower school, aged 10 below), I did not have much patience to play videogames as did my brother. We did own an ATARI console during my “formative” years. What games did we have? There was… Asteroids, Defender, E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark, Space Invaders, … I can’t recall the names of the other games. Then came Nintendo’s “family computer”. There I remember my favorite to be Kage, Contra, Super Mario Bros. and the Legend Of Zelda. I never finished Mario, mainly because it took so long to play, and I did not grow too fond of the princess being abducted over and over again. I remember my cousins playing it to the finish.. I lost interest. I think I finished Zelda, and I am sure I liked it better than Mario.

Time passed and I never played in another console. High school came and went, and all I had was a glimpse at a Donkey Kong game on SEGA in one of our first visits to Baguio at the AGnP company house with family. I enjoyed watching other people play, but not actually playing. It became a boy’s thing. And obviously I’m no boy.

After college, I was enticed to buy a sony playstation. I read about RPGs on the internet, being talked about by techies and enthusiasts. I wanted to know what the fuss was about. Some time before that, silverh got me into playing PC game slike Diablo and Battle Realms. He got me back into the gaming thing, one could say.

It wasn’t a big deal at first,… (wait there’s pizza.. brb) Ok back. The first games I was able to get were not so fun. Then I found a copy of FInal Fantasy VIII. That was it.. I got hooked. Now I bought myself a playstation 2. What games have I played as of today? Ok, in the past year since I started, Final Fantasy 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10 ( I’m playing 7 right now.) Xenogears, Chrono Cross, Chrono Trigger, Saiyuki, … hmm.. I’ll see if I left out anything tomorrow. For now I gotta pack up. Ciao!

I’m finally getting around making those websites for my family. They aren’t any fancy… I hope there’d be someone to do it, but seemse everyone’s too busy. Well, anyhow, here’s the link for Rafi. And here’s the one for our family webpage from before… just needs improving. Wish I had more time to learn the stuff to make things like these look better.
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I’m helping out silverh with his bluebooks. I would probably need a couple more hours to finish them.

What is it with culture that dictates that a woman should have nonflabby arms and a trim tiny waist to be considered “attractive”? One week left before Marla’s wedding. The gown better make me look good or I am officially denouncing culture. Mainly tubes.
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This next week I am reserving for thesiswork. This weekend’s trip to Anilao was moved to the end of October. Much awaited camera-clicking would have to wait.
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Tomorrow is the first year death anniversary of my fraternal grandma. Time flies past so quickly.
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Dido
Life For Rent
White Flag

I know you think that I shouldn’t still love you
I’ll tell you that
But if I didn’t say it
Well, I’d still have felt it
Where’s the sense in that?

I will go down with this ship
And I won’t put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I’m in love and always will be