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Blizzcon 08

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:06:08 GMT

Guess where i'm going this weekend? That's right! I'm going...

For what possible reason would I want to do that?! Oh, just a little convention known as...

What do I hope to accomplish by being there this weekend? Hopefully see a lot of ...

Let the good times roll.

jl out

Back in the County of Oranges

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:09:36 GMT

But why am i not happy about this? Has living in taiwan for 3.5 years really changed me all that much? Or do i just know the truth because I lived the true taiwan life and realized that it doesn't hold a candle next to living in Clean-cut suburbia-ville. Or is it all the bad memories and haunts of the past that still linger..

I really don't know, I haven't felt at peace since i arrived here. I kept thinking to myself "this doesn't feel right, this is so totally wrong, wth are we doing here.." But regardless of what i feel, I am Back in the OC.

No plans for ANYTHING. Just a lot of Finding out what to do. In short: in a week we must find

a. a place to live. Like LIVE. for my mom, sister and I.
b. Find cars, one for now, but eventually 2.
c. Open all appropriate accounts (banks and stuff)
d. Apply for my sister's schooling.
e. Look for a job (OMG HELP)
f. basically get settled in asap

Oh forgot to mention, Budget is totally limited. Why the heck are we here when we can't even afford it. Seriously. Caution to the wind, huge risk, taking chance, adventure..time .. thingy.

Anyways, Let our family be a witness to God's ability to pull clutch. Cuz we're going to need it. I think we'll be pretty screwed with out some incredible, supernatural encounters and arrangements. seriously. so keep us in your thoughts and prayers =p

you can reach the only cell we have right now (being shared amongst all 4 of us, but will be remedied in a few days)..1 425 4437145

jl out

Why So Serious?

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:10:30 GMT

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Smile

jl out

Cinderella Story of 光華 Market Place

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:57:20 GMT

Anyone who claims to be in the know when it comes to computer and electronic stuff know
Guang Hwa is the only place to do all your shopping. Those who shop at the NOVA near the train station = fail.

Guang Hua market place was originally a humble (shady) place tucked away beneath an expressway on ramp near the zhongxiao xinseng. It wasn't incredibly hospitable but damn it, if you couldn't find it there, you couldn't find it anywhere. The place, to be honest, was pig disgusting in terms of cleanliness. But like all things Taiwanese, the more ghetto a place is inversely the more uber it becomes. This is especially true of places to eat for some reason.. It was cramp, dark, damp, but the walls were lined with just about anything you needed. Haggling for cheaper prices was expected. Something you just don't do at a formal establishment.

Before the MRT was built, getting here was a huge pain in the butt if you didn't know the bus routes or have personal transportation. But all that was going to change really soon.

The ever speedy expanding construction of the Taipei Metro reached this part of town first and plans for the tearing down of the on ramp were in order. What was to become of Guang Hwa now? The relocation of the Epic market place did not sit well with the customers new and old but the decision was final. It didn't take long for them to erect a temporary holding area for these stores as metal shed like things were constructed not too far from the original location.

*The tearing down of the overpass*

*the shoddy refugee camp that housed Guang Hwa for 3+ years*

The 光華鐵皮屋 is probably what most people know as Guang Hwa Market but look carefully in the background. A new monster lurks and quietly bides its time...

Anyone who's been to this Guang Hwa during the weekends (heck even the weekdays) knows that it's an insane shopping experience. Hundreds and hundreds of sweaty shoppers squeeze in and out of the crowds like toothpaste trying to get to the next store. Along the way you'll be asked "Can i help, do you need anything, if you need something please ask us" at least 9000 times. But experienced shoppers have developed immunity towards their advances. The less able shoppers can opt to wear earphones to ignore them without seeming like a huge prick.

But this is what 光華鐵皮屋 looks like now:

Metal gates locked and forgotten, trash strewn everywhere. Not a soul in sight. Abandoned. What in the world happened? Well, readers, its time to unveil the new mothership. I present to you:

oh, yeah, gee thanks! Open this epic structure while i only have 3 weeks left in Taiwan.

jl out

/end rage

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:28:09 GMT

Ok. I'm done fuming. It does not change the fact that i'll still be buying the game.. I should be happy even, that i can choose which platform i want to buy it on. I mean, i have all 3 after all, right? But josh has a point regarding the game's quality. Also:

"I will admit at first i was pretty pissed when I heard the news because, for some reason, i thought that SE betrayed me. Once the dust settled, i was like, "wait, I still get the game..." and my anger subsided a bit. It doesn't piss me off the the xbox fanboys get an amazing game, it's that I'm gonna have to wait longer to get it BECAUSE the xbox is getting it. I would have no problem with Square porting it to the 360 AFTER the ps3, but by making a simultaneous release in the States means that we are going to have to wait until the ps3 version is done in Japan, THEN wait for it to get translated for the ps3 AND get ported to the 360. THIS is what is a kick in the balls to all the loyal Square fans who have been waiting since the ps3 was announced to get this game. I could care less that xbox is getting it, just give it to us without FURTHER delaying this game."

-jpneiswi @ Kotaku

pretty much said what i wanted to say. Anyways. whats done is done. Exclusivity is dead. All hail multiplatforming. *cringe*

jl out

Where Is your god now?!

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:53:30 GMT

That's right, you better run.

I sense a great disturbance in the force as if millions of voices cried out in anger and were suddenly BETRAYED.

Squeenix, i hope you know hundreds and thousands of angry loyalists are ready to crucify you for the blasphemy you have announced.

In the end, it's all about the money isn't it. Whats finacially viable is it? True fans and elitists can go screw themselves right? Nothing but pawns in your game.

Who's dick did microsoft have to suck THIS time to make this happen? Or did squeenix whore themselves out to MS instead? Oh the travesty... It is a sad day in PS3town.

jl out

iPhone 3G

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:33:01 GMT

It's out. Does anyone care?

Are those with first gen iPhones going to go out and get this one? At the expensive of breaking contracts? Is it really that big a deal after adding 3G while other phones have been using it for months if not a years by now?

Personally i'm a little dissapointed with apple on the 3G iphone. All they did was add on what should have been on the first gen. It was an attempt at playing catch up and although they did catch up, they should have could have gone well beyond the status quo. I mean its apple for fricks sake.

Anyways it's a good thing that they dropped the price like a steamy sack of poo cause if they were going to charge the original iphone's price.. let's just say not a very good idea yeah?

suppose this post is more geared for the peeps in the US. Since they were the first to get iphones. Novelty might have worn off by now. The rest of the world is going b-a-n-a-n-a-s over the 3G. I saw some pictures of Japan's 3G release event and the line was rediculous.

Anyways, debating if i should pick one up when i move back. Will be needing a phone anyways. What iPhone alternative would anyone suggest me to pick up? i'm all ears.

jl out

The voice of innocence is Dead

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:24:58 GMT

*CONTAINS SPOILERS*

No one like its when someone dies. Having to deal with the loss of someone is grievous and confusing. But what about death in a movie, in a book, in a game, or in this case in anime? Does it make it any less easy/hard to accept, swallow, move on knowing the person was never really there?(unless it was based on a true person of course.)

What is the difference between the death of someone you know, and the someone you just know from reading/watching about them. How are the connections made during the 20 mins each week any different that those made with lunch dates with friends on the weekends? A lot. I'm sure you'll tell me. Actual human to human interaction. A two way street you might add.

Then why does it hurt just as much when someone who isn't real is suddenly taken away. How do you justify these tears that flow for a fictional character. How can one deny the connections made regardless of who or what it was with?

I've watched you grow for 2 years. Life was so unfair to you. Yet you never harbored any hate. You finally had your moment in the sun, but even that was but a short burst of light.
May your death not be in vain, Shirley Fenette. Your innocence is what kept you whole, your love which kept us all sane. You will be missed, but not forgotten. We love you. Rest in Peace.

jl out

Oh hey look, it's Diablo III - WAIT WHAT??

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:13:16 GMT

Thank you Blizzard. You are the bestest.

jl out

old snake sneaks into stores and breaks street date.

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:15:39 GMT

Ah yeah. I'm happiest when i'm smothering stuff in your faces. =D

Played for about a day now. Haven't gotten very far cause I spent too much time messing around in game, but if i had to give it a score based on what i've played, i'd give it a 9.0 for starters. The score will rise or fall as i continue to play through story mode!

Kagami approved!

jl out