I'm nowhere near completing anything today, and I'm a bit bored, so here I am again trying to write something which will probably mean nothing the next day. I still hadn't signed up for any of the ACLE, which was required for the class that I'd miss, and will just probably sign up on Thursday morning (hopefully they still have some slots at that European martial arts thing by UP Euro). I would probably start on that German Hausaufgaben already--just to get something over and done with. My Soc Sci peer group dynamics thing isn't going anywhere--which probably means I shouldn't be an anthropologist.
Enough, I'm tired of all this.
16.1.07
duel
We start the duel
Sitting across a linen-covered table
Under the flickering candlelight.
Not the best place to do battle.
You draw first,
A barrage of
You, her, me
While I dodge, parry,
I, you, she.
And I know we are both experienced players
At this game with unwritten rules
Yet everytime we play
Nothing follows--play by ear.
As expected
With the silence and only the rythmic clinks
Of silverware
It ends.
Stalemate.
Sitting across a linen-covered table
Under the flickering candlelight.
Not the best place to do battle.
You draw first,
A barrage of
You, her, me
While I dodge, parry,
I, you, she.
And I know we are both experienced players
At this game with unwritten rules
Yet everytime we play
Nothing follows--play by ear.
As expected
With the silence and only the rythmic clinks
Of silverware
It ends.
Stalemate.
13.1.07
hope
I recently read this on a friend's blog, and I must say, it's pretty pathetic. 50 reasons to hate the Philippines? Well, I could give you 50 reasons to hate other countries. And 50 reasons to love the Philippines more.
Firstly, there is no such thing as a perfect country.
Looters? Remember Hurricane Katrina. That was far far worse. The police was shooting everyone who they thought was a looter, even innocent civilians.
Heroes? Some schoolkids in America don't even know that other countries exist outside of theirs, and if they do, they don't even give a damn.
Cheap fame? Come to think of it, where is William Hung now?
Corruption? Well, in other countries, corruption exists. It's only much more hidden than here.
More funds for war? Look at Iraq. At least this little Third World country had the balls to withdraw; knowing the importance of one human life. The death toll's now at around 3,000 US troops, more than those who died in 9/11. And that's excluding Afganistan.
And with adding those 8, we've screwed up each other more, didn't we? We may rant about the problem, but that doesn't change anything.
Action is needed. And not necessarily out in the streets: we need to start from within ourselves. Like simply following the goddamn law, whoever the president is. Those little actionos amount much in the long run.And take a look at the GK Villages--the best success story in decades.
There is hope for us, still.
Firstly, there is no such thing as a perfect country.
Looters? Remember Hurricane Katrina. That was far far worse. The police was shooting everyone who they thought was a looter, even innocent civilians.
Heroes? Some schoolkids in America don't even know that other countries exist outside of theirs, and if they do, they don't even give a damn.
Cheap fame? Come to think of it, where is William Hung now?
Corruption? Well, in other countries, corruption exists. It's only much more hidden than here.
More funds for war? Look at Iraq. At least this little Third World country had the balls to withdraw; knowing the importance of one human life. The death toll's now at around 3,000 US troops, more than those who died in 9/11. And that's excluding Afganistan.
And with adding those 8, we've screwed up each other more, didn't we? We may rant about the problem, but that doesn't change anything.
Action is needed. And not necessarily out in the streets: we need to start from within ourselves. Like simply following the goddamn law, whoever the president is. Those little actionos amount much in the long run.And take a look at the GK Villages--the best success story in decades.
There is hope for us, still.
12.1.07
/die
While my period's getting the better of me and playing anything seems immaterial, I'll then write. I've completed a couple of quests and discovered the /die feature, which automatically kills your chara and sends it to the Planeshift Underworld and from which I had to figure a way out. I expect to see more of that Underworld in the future.
Anyway, just seen the Death Note trailer, looks nice, and got myself a widget from the An Inconvenient Truth webpage (which I still have to make a reaction paper on and makes you think that America would be really great again had Gore been at the helm). It's also nice to see that our house is considered pretty environmentally friendly: we don't have airconditioning, we don't have a car, we have energy-efficient bulbs, we don't have a dryer, we recycle some stuffs, and at least our rice is organic. Living simply has its perks, at least for the planet, and it shows that here in this little third-world archipelago, some things that are considered waste in those so-clled first world countries reused and recycled. Probably because people see that recycling is cheaper; just look at all those gin bottles resurrected as patis bottles. That's probably my advocacy for now.
EDIT:
Go and watch God, Inc. too on YouTube. Episode 3 out of 6 is currently playing, I'll go post them later.
Anyway, just seen the Death Note trailer, looks nice, and got myself a widget from the An Inconvenient Truth webpage (which I still have to make a reaction paper on and makes you think that America would be really great again had Gore been at the helm). It's also nice to see that our house is considered pretty environmentally friendly: we don't have airconditioning, we don't have a car, we have energy-efficient bulbs, we don't have a dryer, we recycle some stuffs, and at least our rice is organic. Living simply has its perks, at least for the planet, and it shows that here in this little third-world archipelago, some things that are considered waste in those so-clled first world countries reused and recycled. Probably because people see that recycling is cheaper; just look at all those gin bottles resurrected as patis bottles. That's probably my advocacy for now.
EDIT:
Go and watch God, Inc. too on YouTube. Episode 3 out of 6 is currently playing, I'll go post them later.
11.1.07
lan card
So I'm finally back online on my laptop through a LAN card that I installed myself. *wide grin* If only ComSci had little math I surely would've gotten that course. So the only problem that's left is to look for a cable long enough so that I can have net access back in my room. Tala's done patching, but since there are no new real updates (well, bug fixes count) I'll probably play later and play a bit of Planeshift.
Planeshift is a so-called indie MMORPG: it's not produced by a major company, just a few people--with a very strong emphasis on the RP. The gameplay is unique, too: there are no predefined classes, only races that have almost all skills available to them. The NPCs are also unique: you literally talk to the NPC thru the chatbox, and what you say can trigger a quest, or something. The community is great, too--they really roleplay in-game, which is a refreshing change from all other MMOGs.
It's in alpha phase, though, so it's nowhere near to completion. Only a few classes have available 3d models; and the sole server is also a bit laggy. But that's to be expected from a game that's version .03, and even at .03 it's already intruiging, so if it gets to ver1, that would be nice.
Planeshift is a so-called indie MMORPG: it's not produced by a major company, just a few people--with a very strong emphasis on the RP. The gameplay is unique, too: there are no predefined classes, only races that have almost all skills available to them. The NPCs are also unique: you literally talk to the NPC thru the chatbox, and what you say can trigger a quest, or something. The community is great, too--they really roleplay in-game, which is a refreshing change from all other MMOGs.
It's in alpha phase, though, so it's nowhere near to completion. Only a few classes have available 3d models; and the sole server is also a bit laggy. But that's to be expected from a game that's version .03, and even at .03 it's already intruiging, so if it gets to ver1, that would be nice.
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