I'm finally back home. I missed all of you guys... As usual, I'm feeling a lot of things right now.
We won, first place, in the Regional Ozone Quiz held in Bangkok... After a close fight, we got on top, and stayed there until the final round ended, and we won! We won about USD 1500. Of course, as you already know, half of it goes to the school, and half of it is further divided between Lawe and me. So, after applying math, I get only USD 375. Well, that's not so bad. But still...
It was really fun. Being away from school for a few days (but not too much), being with new people, and making new friends as well. It really was a unique experience that I would always treasure.
We're going to go to Montreal in September. I'm very excited. I mean... it may not be fun or something... I could picture myself sitting in a conference room, being bored to death by overly long speeches and other legislative processes, while having to be presentable because I am a representative... Still, in spite of all that, it's a new place to visit. New experiences... Anyway, back to immediate reality now... I'll have to get my ACET moved, if possible. Hopefully I won't miss much this time. I might miss the Sayaw Interpretasyon, though. Ma'am Cion will just assign me to do something else. Go GLUON!!! RARR RARR RARR!!! You (not we... wala naman ako dun eh...) can do it! Don't worry; manalo man Gluon o hinde, libre pa rin sa birthday ko...
I'm a bit sad right now... My grades have fallen short of what I expected them to be. Physics is okay... Econ is only 1.25; I needed 1.0... And there's Pinoy... I can get a 3... I feel... different somehow. My friends console me, saying that it's okay... we did win an international contest... but still, kung hindi man ako maka-DL ngayon, i'll be a bit depressed. Don't worry though, hindi naman ako ganun ka-emo or pathetic na magpapakamatay ako dahil lang sa grades... Still, as I said twice or thrice already, I'll still be a bit depressed.
I'll just look forward to the future. There is still hope. There are still the people I love, who will care for me and always be with me. Of course, I will be there to care for them and be with them. There is still a life to live. There is still a future.
Now for the less serious part... I'm just going to spend my time talking about, well, new stuff. There's a lot of new things coming...
Before I die, or kill myself (joke) I would like to play StarCraft II... We've all been waiting for it... and finally, it is coming!!! New units for the three races... and favorite units will be back as well. Still, there is something... People are all arguing about the new Dark Templar - about how it looks. Some people want it to look more like the original one. Some dislike the weapon. Some dislike its concept art. Isn't that just stupid? I mean... what's supposed to matter is the unit in-game. If it's still similar to the old dark templar in terms of usefulness, then that's good. Because, otherwise, it would die to a Colossus, maybe even an Immortal, and to a Planetary Fortress as well.
Finally, to all of you who don't like "the new Dark Templar", what can you actually do about it? Complain like hell to Blizzard? You can choose to skip out on everything else in StarCraft II, but that's not Blizzard's problem. There are a lot of people who would still play StarCraft II, even with the new stuff they don't like.
That keeps StarCraft II going. Whatever happens, I'll try to save up for it. Even though it's most likely that my current PC can't handle it, I'll save for it so that I can upgrade my PC...
There's also Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of The World. Yes, I know most of you are already sick of RO. Well, I'm looking forward to it anyway. It's going to be a nice game, I know it... Just you wait... RO2's going to be a lot different. In RO1 news... there are already 3rd classes! I mean, they're already planned for existence when Episode 13 comes. According to, well, Gravity, 3rd jobs will continue from 2nd jobs, AND NOT TRANSCENDENTS. Transcendents still have an advantage over them though. Well, I don't know what exactly that means, but I am so very excited!
Finally, please comment on the new archetype in Magic - the Planeswalker! Most of the people seem to say that it's so f'n wrong. Yes, the duelists are supposed to be the planeswalkers... Yes, planeswalkers just can't summon planeswalkers; that doesn't sound right. Yes, planeswalkers were never made into cards because they were beyond being mere Creatures. But then, what can you do? You can choose to not play Lorwyn. You'll be missing out on the rest of the set, though.
Still, I'd like to think of how Planeswalkers are to be different... here's a little sample that Joel and I sort of thought up. It's not in any way real...
sample card
Venser - 2UU - 2/2
Legendary Planeswalker - Human Artificer
Blink (At any time, you may remove this card from the game. Return it into play, and enchant it with all auras previously enchanting it, if any, and put on it all counters of any kind previously on it, if any.) [A sort of ability that all Planeswalker cards have, which Planeswalkers are known for... that is, all cards with Planeswalker archetype immediately have this ability]
3, TAP: Put an artifact card from your hand into play tapped.
...Well, wala lang. Just a product of the imagination... If Urza was ever into a Planeswalker card, Joel thought, he would have something like "All Lands are Urza's Power-Plant, Urza's Tower, and Urza's Mine in addition to their types." Well, I'm still excited about Lorwyn.
Now is a great time to be alive... WIth so many new things coming our way... And, it's more than that.
We're friends again... Still, sometimes, I can't believe it, but we're friends again. It's like everything is back to normal. He even trusts me again. I'm so thankful... I'm so grateful for having another chance at this friendship... I won't intentionally do bad stuff this time.
Thank you, [you know who you are]. Thank you so much. You even console me in my grades dilemma and stuff... Thank you for trying to make me feel better. I'm happy for you, that you're doing well in life. I know that things will turn out okay, because you're there for me all the way. Of course, I'll also be there for you, to help you if I can... to console you if you need to. I'm sorry if I'm a bit paranoid about you treating me as though nothing had happened. It's just... too good to be true. Still, I believe now... I trust you now when you say that you're my friend again... Thank you so much...
I'm glad you're my friend again.
Oh, and as for all the personality tests out there.
I belong in Limbo. I'm mostly dependent.