I should get a notebook to organize my thoughts. Random stuff happens all the time, and most of the time, I forget to blog/post it. It’s not really interesting, just a way to get it out of my thoughts. And you should wonder why this post is in the “Random Rants” category. You see, even my sentences doesn’t make sense. It’s all random, I tell you. Random #1

• Already finished 4 of 7 J-doramas I’m currently watching. By tomorrow I should finish Proposal Daisakusen.
• Is Yamashita Tomohisa (山下智久) that popular actor in Japan? I’ve already seen him in four J-doramas. That includes (1) Kurosagi, with Horikita Maki, (2) Nobuta wo Produce, again with Horikita Maki, (3) Proposal Daisakusen, and (4) Dragon Zakura. I should ask the girls that question.
• I feel frustrated about not being able to play Audition Online. I haven’t been able to play that game for a couple of days now. And just yesterday, I applied another major patch but my game won’t run. I guess it’s a way of telling me to quit playing.
• I haven’t acquired the three badges from PMOG to which I’ve already complete the requirements in more than a month. And I also lost the alpha badge.
• I’m thinking of getting a 4×4x4 Rubik’s cube or a 5×5x5 Rubik’s cube. Since I’ve already mastered the regular 3×3x3 Rubik’s cube, it seems too boring to solve it. And now almost everybody can solve it, of at least trying to. I’ve seen people from all ages in different places holding a Rubik’s cube. The 5×5x5 cube costs around 600 php at National Bookstore, and as for the 4×4x4 I haven’t seen one yet. There’s also that 2×2x2 cube, for around 200 php.
• And what’s with people hanging stuff around their neck. If you are one, don’t flame me for this post ok. There are more and more people hanging cellphone around their neck. Small ones are somewhat acceptable, but not large smartphones. You, yes you the guy/babe with a N90 or SE P990. This reminds me of a time while I was walking towards the gate at our subdivision. I saw a guy (definitely a guy) with a cellphone dangling around his neck. His phone was small, which is ok, but the worst part of it is his phone’s keychain. It was a bear, not just an ordinary bear, but a bear larger than the phone itself. I tried to keep my poker face as I passed by him, and said to myself, “WTF was that”.
• Oh and don’t even think of hanging your PSP or Nintendo DS. I’ve seen a few of this roaming around malls. Don’t try bragging you have a unit that cost around 11k, you just look stupid with a sign, please make me a victim of a hold-up. Oh and while your at it, why don’t you hang your laptop too so you will look like a pabitin.
• I’m also wondering where are all the traffic from my 2nd most commented post coming from. But I’m not complaining, thanks guys and gals. I think the commenter’s there are mostly girls, based on the replies.
• Playboy is already here in the Philippines. Yey! Playboy Philippines. It’s much more tamer than FHM. Boo! What’s the point of calling it Playboy, if it isn’t Playboy.
• Philippines TV hostess and soap actress Ira Eigenmann has a leaked nude photo scandal. That’s according to various adult related sources which unfortunately I couldn’t link here. How come I always read news like this first from an International source, when I’m already here in the Philippines. I’ve already seen the photos, and I can rate it to a scale of 8.5/10.
• And lastly. How come I wasn’t born in Japan? Answer to that in the next post.

N2S: I should get a notebook or anything to write on. And a good pen too.

Ciao.

Tags: Audition Online, J Dorama, N2S, PMOG, random, Rubik's Cube, thoughts

Free time is an opportunity for me to have fun. In short, play games. I’ve already outgrown most games, and I seldom play anymore. I’ve un-installed, packed, and stored most of my game CDs. But still, on my free time, I manage to play a game or two.

Audition Online

The only ‘big’ game (1.4 GB) installed in my PC, until now, is Audition Online. Take note that it is a casual game, and no long hours of playing or quests is needed. It is an online dance battle, wherein you just dance to win. The game is very simple, you only have to follow the arrows with a key press, then make your move. It’s simple to play, but it’s not that easy.

Here is a sample screenshot of the game. This is choreography mode with 4 keys, meaning 4 directional arrows. Also this is not my main character, since I use a female avatar.

I took the screenie while on replay mode.

I usually spend an hour playing this game, and a max of up to 6-8 hours during weekend when I don’t do anything. And yes, after that long straight hours, my hands are shaking from exhaustion.

PMOG

If I calculate the most hours I spend in a day, or even a week, my top activity would be browsing the Internet. And while using my favorite browser, Firefox, I’m actively online on PMOG. Yep, the online game that uses your browser and the websites you visit as a game. If you don’t know what is PMOG, you can read my post at Tambayan.ph.

Ok, so my current status on the game:
After playing PMOG for 22 days, ryman, who is keeping his or her particulars a secret, is a level 2 Pathmaker with 2508 datapoints and 2308 datapoints earnt.

Right now, I only need 692 datapoints to reach level 3. That means I have to visit nearly 700 websites, or about half of that if the website I go to is a top level domain.

I’ve already have 6 badges, and by tomorrow I should get another 3 because this is my fourth week in visiting the required websites to get it. I’ve also made 1 mission, since it’s required to level up. I’m still trying to become a seer, since I want that affiliation. I don’t know why my association keeps changing.

If you want an invitation to PMOG, I can give you one, just post a comment here and leave your email.

Tongits

Another new game in my PC is Tongits. Read my post regarding Tongits at Tambayan.ph and how to get it.

If you like playing card games in your PC then try Tongits. The opponent’s AI is well-balanced. You won’t know if the cards you get will make you win, lose, or worse get burned (sunog). I have to warn you though, the game is addictive, and I can’t stress this enough. I mean, when I’m writing a blog post or just reading my RSS feeds, I keep alt-tabbing to the game. The longest time I’ve played it straight is almost 4 hours, without saving or quiting.

The game is fun and the outcome is sometimes surprising. Even if you have a good set of cards you can still lose, and vice-versa. The only draw-back about the game is, it uses a lot of memory. Although it’s not really a problem because I don’t notice any slow downs, the memory jumps from 1mb up to 70mb. I’m thinking maybe because it uses Adobe AIR.

I also gave my friend a copy of the free trial game. I know he too will get addicted. Haha.

Rubik’s cube, Quartet, puzzles

Besides computer games, I’m also into puzzle games. Two of my puzzles have already been solved. I’ve already mastered the 3×3 cube, no more notes and my hand is a little faster. But not as fast as those speedcubers. I have yet to beat my 3 minutes (that is using a hard to rotate cube).

I recently saw a 2×2 and a 5×5 version of the cube, and was thinking if I should get one. Another challenge eh?

That’s the games I spend most of my free time. Not to mention the 1,000+ Java games I have here waiting to be installed on my mobile phone.

I’m also waiting for (my most favorite game) Grand Theft Auto 4 to arrive. My trigger fingers are itching to kill, maim, and run over the peds.

Tags: Audition Online, free time, games, gaming, PMOG, puzzle, Tongits