If we could rise out of our individual mucks, we would
be just the same.
It is rather funny how people manage to attribute everything as a blessing from God.
Though, of course, no one really bothers about my religious beliefs, so let's talk about Dreamer RO.
New Whitesmith is using MDEF gear, which is kind of gay. Gay in the sense that I have 100 MDEF but everyone other than noob wizzies and profs use Staff of Piercings/Vespers/HWiz Cards. Meh.
Also, his vit is 60, so I have a total HP of 500k. 2 Sac hits and I fall like a rag doll. On the upside, I won't get raped that badly by AD/Thana/IPs. On the other hand, hardly anyone in Training DM uses Thanas.
I don't suppose Cart Termination actually works according to the formula it displays. Since my cart is full (40k weight), I should be doing 66.6 times the damage of my base atk + weapon. Using a +10 mace with a Zipper Bear, Phreeoni, Skeleton and Zenorc, that should be 4800 x 66, or 316,800. Instead, I'm dishing out around 40k damage to noobs with no visible upper, middle, or lower headgear. It's not too much to say they don't have a good armour either. It's quite frankly impossible that they have GR cards, especially not when I do this damage to so many of them.
It's annoying.
The only way I can deal out damage ranging from 100k to 200k++ is to use an Ice Pick. This is annoying because it only works on high defence people. Despite what the description says, it DOES NOT simply deal higher damage to those with higher defence. Forgot exactly how the damage calculation is, but if your total defence is 100, basically there is no extra damage. If your defence is lower, well, it does even lower damage. So this noob stalker threw on a grimtooth and I was dealing 7k damage per CT with Ice Pick. Swapped to my Mace and hit for 40k. Very annoying, though.
Anyway, stopping RO soon.
Satish's personal message:
MJ has passed away, but Samy V still alive. Why? WHY?
Michael Jackson.
I heard the news on Fly FM just as it was confirmed.
The world will most probably never see his like again.
One of the greatest music stars to grace the music airwaves.
Shame he had to become the poster boy of celebrity melt-down. Of course, he will probably end this year as the highest-earning dead celebrity.
I was looking forward to his comeback tour + album so much.
Anyway, undergoing a rigorous psychological self-analysis of my past experiences and feelings. I've gained a pretty interesting insight into the reasons behind several of my actions; most of which boil down to semi-repressed recurring themes.
Off-topic:
The opinion below is that of Ben* (real name altered for fear of violent backlash):
- said (12:39 AM):
*I think her friends are quite the bunch of idiots, really
*Oh, smoking you are a bad Christian
*Bad Christian
*Fuck being a bad Christian
We've had 5 practice sessions. No more after this. Hope Promtay gig works out well. Incidentally, 4 out of 5 times, there were girls at the rehearsals.
Oh, it's almost July, 2nd semester is going to start.
No, I've already finished.
I miss things that are past. It's easy to rationalise and say it's pointless to do so, but nevertheless I can't help it.
I don't like where my self-analysis is going.
Though, of course, no one really bothers about my religious beliefs, so let's talk about Dreamer RO.
New Whitesmith is using MDEF gear, which is kind of gay. Gay in the sense that I have 100 MDEF but everyone other than noob wizzies and profs use Staff of Piercings/Vespers/HWiz Cards. Meh.
Also, his vit is 60, so I have a total HP of 500k. 2 Sac hits and I fall like a rag doll. On the upside, I won't get raped that badly by AD/Thana/IPs. On the other hand, hardly anyone in Training DM uses Thanas.
I don't suppose Cart Termination actually works according to the formula it displays. Since my cart is full (40k weight), I should be doing 66.6 times the damage of my base atk + weapon. Using a +10 mace with a Zipper Bear, Phreeoni, Skeleton and Zenorc, that should be 4800 x 66, or 316,800. Instead, I'm dishing out around 40k damage to noobs with no visible upper, middle, or lower headgear. It's not too much to say they don't have a good armour either. It's quite frankly impossible that they have GR cards, especially not when I do this damage to so many of them.
It's annoying.
The only way I can deal out damage ranging from 100k to 200k++ is to use an Ice Pick. This is annoying because it only works on high defence people. Despite what the description says, it DOES NOT simply deal higher damage to those with higher defence. Forgot exactly how the damage calculation is, but if your total defence is 100, basically there is no extra damage. If your defence is lower, well, it does even lower damage. So this noob stalker threw on a grimtooth and I was dealing 7k damage per CT with Ice Pick. Swapped to my Mace and hit for 40k. Very annoying, though.
Anyway, stopping RO soon.
Satish's personal message:
MJ has passed away, but Samy V still alive. Why? WHY?
Michael Jackson.
I heard the news on Fly FM just as it was confirmed.
The world will most probably never see his like again.
One of the greatest music stars to grace the music airwaves.
Shame he had to become the poster boy of celebrity melt-down. Of course, he will probably end this year as the highest-earning dead celebrity.
I was looking forward to his comeback tour + album so much.
Anyway, undergoing a rigorous psychological self-analysis of my past experiences and feelings. I've gained a pretty interesting insight into the reasons behind several of my actions; most of which boil down to semi-repressed recurring themes.
Off-topic:
The opinion below is that of Ben* (real name altered for fear of violent backlash):
- said (12:39 AM):
*I think her friends are quite the bunch of idiots, really
*Oh, smoking you are a bad Christian
*Bad Christian
*Fuck being a bad Christian
We've had 5 practice sessions. No more after this. Hope Promtay gig works out well. Incidentally, 4 out of 5 times, there were girls at the rehearsals.
Oh, it's almost July, 2nd semester is going to start.
No, I've already finished.
I miss things that are past. It's easy to rationalise and say it's pointless to do so, but nevertheless I can't help it.
I don't like where my self-analysis is going.
Maria Ozawa.
It's weird. Yesterday, I had to hand in my student card - they snipped off a corner and handed it back to me. I returned my last borrowed book (Chaos, Coincidences, and All That Math Jazz), as well as my library card. And that was it.
I guess I hadn't really come to terms with the fact that CIMP had ended.
Oh well.
I'll go back next month. To 'check in on the guys'.
It's weird. Yesterday, I had to hand in my student card - they snipped off a corner and handed it back to me. I returned my last borrowed book (Chaos, Coincidences, and All That Math Jazz), as well as my library card. And that was it.
I guess I hadn't really come to terms with the fact that CIMP had ended.
Oh well.
I'll go back next month. To 'check in on the guys'.
So after we signed the contracts, apparently they're cutting down on the number of songs because they have too many performances. So we're going to do two songs.
Yes, bad news is on a roll.
Yes, bad news is on a roll.
So they came over to watch us. We did pretty badly, to be honest.
Now we get three songs.
So these are our songs:
Meh.
Now we get three songs.
So these are our songs:
- Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
- Running
- Stand By Me
Meh.
Just came back from band practice. Our fourth so far. Or third. I forgot. I think third. The first with Sam, anyway. We will have one full rehearsal tomorrow in front of the organizers, one more practice session next week, and a soundcheck on the actual day.
Yes, not much time.
That's how we roll.
So, to break the silence, here's our Promtay band:
Maka and I pretty much arranged the songs, but everyone's had great input too. Sam just joined today, but look at his contribution:
*band finishes playing the old arrangement of Superstar*
Jeshu - Hey, does anyone play the piano?
Sam - *starts playing and singing Stand By Me*
*Epic 5 minutes or so of free jamming based on Stand By Me, complete with chant-chorus sections and bass and guitar solos. *
That's how we got our fifth song.
We haven't formally practiced it though, so we won't be showing it to the committee tomorrow. If they ask for an encore, however, I will repeat my face-melting clean-channel solo based on the vocal lines of the song.
As it is, here are the current (incomplete) arrangements of the songs:
Meds
Starts off with only Jeshu and I playing for the first verse. At the chorus, Jeshu steps up the tempo and Maka and Sam come in. The second verse is far more staccato-ish and fierce. Then the second chorus comes in and repeats while the momentum is built up. At the end of it, everything cuts off, and I'm left playing a last bar. Yes, it's a very short song made even shorter. Greater impact that way.
Running
The slowest, 'safest' song of our set. The amount of constraint needed to play the song verges on irritating. The verses swell up into choruses but there isn't any epic breakdown there. Until the solo, that is. Planning on a more sparse solo for this one, complete with volume swells and the like. Final chorus is distortion-ed.
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
On our last practice session, we nailed this song. With hammers from the underworld.
It follows Muse's arrangement to a certain extent.
It starts with the same intro chords, then two verses, then the distortion breakdown, and a chorus. Then verse, chorus, then a solo. The first time I improvised the solo, everything fit together perfectly. Having a bit of trouble hitting the same peak now. But it still sounds pretty stellar, especially at the start. Have to work a bit on the timing though. Need to find the best time to come in.
After the solo is a sing-along chorus with only the drums. Half a chorus, that is. Then we play the chorus one last time.
Superstar
We were thinking of ways to spice this song up, since it was a bit too draggy. I'm not sure how, but we ended up with Jeshu and I playing it at two-three times the tempo. Then Sam and Maka joined in.
So now we have a Sonic Youth intro, verse and chorus: desolate, slow, and heartwrenching. Then for the second verse, it changes into a punk sped-up anthem. This continues through the second chorus. And finally we have a soft chorus again. Neat.
So those are the songs.
One of my concerns is that we may not be playing for a long enough time. Oh well. Better to keep it short and sweet.
In other news, I finally completed the Hero Quest with my Assassin Cross. Spent an estimated 900 million zenny.
Other things are hovering around my brain, but I'm keeping them out for now.
Yes, not much time.
That's how we roll.
So, to break the silence, here's our Promtay band:
- Vocals and Guitars: Wayne
- Guitars and Backing Vocals: Samuel Lee
- Bass: Makarios
- Drums: Jeshu
- Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
- Meds
- Stand By Me
- Running
- Superstar
Maka and I pretty much arranged the songs, but everyone's had great input too. Sam just joined today, but look at his contribution:
*band finishes playing the old arrangement of Superstar*
Jeshu - Hey, does anyone play the piano?
Sam - *starts playing and singing Stand By Me*
*Epic 5 minutes or so of free jamming based on Stand By Me, complete with chant-chorus sections and bass and guitar solos. *
That's how we got our fifth song.
We haven't formally practiced it though, so we won't be showing it to the committee tomorrow. If they ask for an encore, however, I will repeat my face-melting clean-channel solo based on the vocal lines of the song.
As it is, here are the current (incomplete) arrangements of the songs:
Meds
Starts off with only Jeshu and I playing for the first verse. At the chorus, Jeshu steps up the tempo and Maka and Sam come in. The second verse is far more staccato-ish and fierce. Then the second chorus comes in and repeats while the momentum is built up. At the end of it, everything cuts off, and I'm left playing a last bar. Yes, it's a very short song made even shorter. Greater impact that way.
Running
The slowest, 'safest' song of our set. The amount of constraint needed to play the song verges on irritating. The verses swell up into choruses but there isn't any epic breakdown there. Until the solo, that is. Planning on a more sparse solo for this one, complete with volume swells and the like. Final chorus is distortion-ed.
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
On our last practice session, we nailed this song. With hammers from the underworld.
It follows Muse's arrangement to a certain extent.
It starts with the same intro chords, then two verses, then the distortion breakdown, and a chorus. Then verse, chorus, then a solo. The first time I improvised the solo, everything fit together perfectly. Having a bit of trouble hitting the same peak now. But it still sounds pretty stellar, especially at the start. Have to work a bit on the timing though. Need to find the best time to come in.
After the solo is a sing-along chorus with only the drums. Half a chorus, that is. Then we play the chorus one last time.
Superstar
We were thinking of ways to spice this song up, since it was a bit too draggy. I'm not sure how, but we ended up with Jeshu and I playing it at two-three times the tempo. Then Sam and Maka joined in.
So now we have a Sonic Youth intro, verse and chorus: desolate, slow, and heartwrenching. Then for the second verse, it changes into a punk sped-up anthem. This continues through the second chorus. And finally we have a soft chorus again. Neat.
So those are the songs.
One of my concerns is that we may not be playing for a long enough time. Oh well. Better to keep it short and sweet.
In other news, I finally completed the Hero Quest with my Assassin Cross. Spent an estimated 900 million zenny.
Other things are hovering around my brain, but I'm keeping them out for now.
Uptight situations.
Woke up early. Put on contacts. Felt like there was something in between my right contact lens and the eye. Was worried that my contact lens had tore like last time. Struggled to get it out. Realized halfway that the pain was gone. Decided it was because of the way I had put it in. Went out. Waited for taxis. None came. Called taxi company. Engaged. Called Adli. Adli picked me up. Went to Sunway college. Azlan, Aliza, and Ayesha were already there.
In a calm, detached manner, I am coming to terms with the fact that my appeal to U of T got rejected. On a different note, I feel like reading what Mr. Tan and Dr. Sharlene wrote. Lol.
We went to Nilai, ate there. Adli called Kennard. They went to take extra clothes. Azlan and I played CS Source in the CC near there. Was pretty dull.
I have one week to get a custodian, thanks to the timing of the YTN and BTN camps.
Then we went to Port Dickson. We put our stuff in the room at Hotel Seri Malaysia. Went down to the beach. Took off my shirt. Put on sunblock. Dipped into sea. Threw a frisbee three times. Walked out, followed Ayesha. Went into some mangrove swamp thingy. The rest followed afterwards. Then we came out. And went back. With collected rubbish. Threw into the recycling bins. Azlan, Ayesha, Aliza and I went to ask about jet skis. They only had banana boats today. Adli came over. We went off. Had to pad the seats with newspapers.
I need to find a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is at least 19, lives near the University of Alberta, and is willing to sign as my custodian. It's only for about 1 month, since I'll be 18 by the 27th of September.
n police won't beat u like that
Decided I'm not going to wear contacts anymore. Which means I'll be wearing specs to Promtay. So be it. Not bothered about projecting some sort of socially pleasant image. I'm going to paint my face like The Crow and refrain from any social interaction. At least it won't be hard to play that part. Oh well.
Wearing contacts is nice once it settles in. You feel like you've suddenly regained perfect vision. It's nice. Nice. Oh well.
Matt Tan: lol, i thought Alberta is in Ragnarok online, lol
Yes, that's where I first heard the town's name.
I suppose it's somewhat appropriate that I end up going there, what with me suddenly starting to play RO again. That's what you get.
Wowthisisfairigothighestaverageoutofthefiveofusigothighestenglishphysicsthirdincimpigotoalberta
Went to eat at 'Mutiara'. My pants and boxers were cold and wet the whole time. Was very uncomfortable. Very, very. Kept thinking about various different problems. Unable to come up with comforting solutions.
94highest90mcgillnotorontono
How's it gonna be?
The only thing worse than a systematically screwed up life is not being able to tell anyone about it.
When you're not around. Cos I don't care. How's it gonna be?
How's it gonna be when you don't know me anymore?
Tell me 1 lie and 2 truths about yourself, and see if I can spot the odd one out.
JUST KIDDING, everyone knows there's no such thing as the truth. Honestly, now. How could you be so gullible?
If you love me, won't you let me know? You don't.
Mistakes of this semester (and the vacant space after that):
Oddly enough, Adli's 'think positive, eat a Big Mac' pep talk has somewhat dampened the mix of fury and disbelief.
Because I'm falling down
With people standing round
But before I hit the ground
Is there time
Could I find someone out there to help me?
Duran Duran - Falling Down
No.
Woke up early. Put on contacts. Felt like there was something in between my right contact lens and the eye. Was worried that my contact lens had tore like last time. Struggled to get it out. Realized halfway that the pain was gone. Decided it was because of the way I had put it in. Went out. Waited for taxis. None came. Called taxi company. Engaged. Called Adli. Adli picked me up. Went to Sunway college. Azlan, Aliza, and Ayesha were already there.
In a calm, detached manner, I am coming to terms with the fact that my appeal to U of T got rejected. On a different note, I feel like reading what Mr. Tan and Dr. Sharlene wrote. Lol.
We went to Nilai, ate there. Adli called Kennard. They went to take extra clothes. Azlan and I played CS Source in the CC near there. Was pretty dull.
I have one week to get a custodian, thanks to the timing of the YTN and BTN camps.
Then we went to Port Dickson. We put our stuff in the room at Hotel Seri Malaysia. Went down to the beach. Took off my shirt. Put on sunblock. Dipped into sea. Threw a frisbee three times. Walked out, followed Ayesha. Went into some mangrove swamp thingy. The rest followed afterwards. Then we came out. And went back. With collected rubbish. Threw into the recycling bins. Azlan, Ayesha, Aliza and I went to ask about jet skis. They only had banana boats today. Adli came over. We went off. Had to pad the seats with newspapers.
I need to find a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is at least 19, lives near the University of Alberta, and is willing to sign as my custodian. It's only for about 1 month, since I'll be 18 by the 27th of September.
n police won't beat u like that
Decided I'm not going to wear contacts anymore. Which means I'll be wearing specs to Promtay. So be it. Not bothered about projecting some sort of socially pleasant image. I'm going to paint my face like The Crow and refrain from any social interaction. At least it won't be hard to play that part. Oh well.
Wearing contacts is nice once it settles in. You feel like you've suddenly regained perfect vision. It's nice. Nice. Oh well.
Matt Tan: lol, i thought Alberta is in Ragnarok online, lol
Yes, that's where I first heard the town's name.
I suppose it's somewhat appropriate that I end up going there, what with me suddenly starting to play RO again. That's what you get.
Wowthisisfairigothighestaverageoutofthefiveofusigothighestenglishphysicsthirdincimpigotoalberta
Went to eat at 'Mutiara'. My pants and boxers were cold and wet the whole time. Was very uncomfortable. Very, very. Kept thinking about various different problems. Unable to come up with comforting solutions.
94highest90mcgillnotorontono
How's it gonna be?
The only thing worse than a systematically screwed up life is not being able to tell anyone about it.
When you're not around. Cos I don't care. How's it gonna be?
How's it gonna be when you don't know me anymore?
Tell me 1 lie and 2 truths about yourself, and see if I can spot the odd one out.
JUST KIDDING, everyone knows there's no such thing as the truth. Honestly, now. How could you be so gullible?
If you love me, won't you let me know? You don't.
Mistakes of this semester (and the vacant space after that):
- Complacency
- Not being able to switch tactics fast enough
- Severe lack of studying time
- Late nights
- Way too much computer
- Me
- Procrastination
- Inability to transfer thoughts to actions
- Naquiah
- Lack of willpower
- Deterioration under pressure
- Emotional attachments
Oddly enough, Adli's 'think positive, eat a Big Mac' pep talk has somewhat dampened the mix of fury and disbelief.
Because I'm falling down
With people standing round
But before I hit the ground
Is there time
Could I find someone out there to help me?
Duran Duran - Falling Down
No.
O YEA YEA
It's fun to make up lyrics for Metallica's older albums. To a certain extent. Before you realize you don't have a custodian and are in dire trouble. DIRE! TROUBLE!
Lol Lerida's friend is having a birthday party at Promtay. How epic is that.
It's fun to make up lyrics for Metallica's older albums. To a certain extent. Before you realize you don't have a custodian and are in dire trouble. DIRE! TROUBLE!
Lol Lerida's friend is having a birthday party at Promtay. How epic is that.
To a certain extent, I miss CIMP.
I'm planning an EPIC mini-novella + soundtrack album that I want to (well, have to, really) finish by the end of July.
Hookworms and shrimp shells.
I have about 4000 unrated songs I have to go through. Hurm. Given an average time of 4 minutes for each, that would take about 266.67 hours or 11.1 consecutive days.
Meh.
I have an idea for the plot. It's going to be a sort of sequel to Project:Alle. I use the words 'sort of' because you don't actually have to read Project:Alle to know what the hell is going on. This is, of course, a bit different from playing Dreamer RO and being surrounded by a hailstorm of Tagalog.
Jejejejejeje
Moving on,
Hayley Williams. =)
I need to read more stuff by Brian Azzarello. Joker and Man of Steel were awesome. Also, he looks like a warlock. A hermit warlock. An unshaven hermit warlock.
Okay, he looks nothing like a warlock.
I like Lee Bermejo's drawing style too.
A couple of other things I wanted to blog about have been ditched.
Spent some time at the Comodo Casino in Dreamer RO and got about 1billion. Which is to say, quite a hefty sum.
Going to Port Dickson early tomorrow morning.
Some stuff taken and edited from Reader's Digest:
Dubai is building a fleet (is that the right word?) of artificial islands, called 'The World' because it resembles the world from space.
The girl on page 36 is pretty cute.
Vincent Oligbo is like Batman. Except he's black, built like Bane, and doesn't wear a costume.
Ben Saunders, on the other hand, is somewhere between epic and crazy.
Very serious problems right now 'cos I'm not 18 yet. Have to get a place in a Homestay program since I can't get a custodian for my Visa. And this is for U of A. There's the same problem again if I'm going to Toronto.
Hurm.
Worst case scenario, of course, is that I can't get my Visa and my scholarship gets cancelled.
I'm planning an EPIC mini-novella + soundtrack album that I want to (well, have to, really) finish by the end of July.
Hookworms and shrimp shells.
I have about 4000 unrated songs I have to go through. Hurm. Given an average time of 4 minutes for each, that would take about 266.67 hours or 11.1 consecutive days.
Meh.
I have an idea for the plot. It's going to be a sort of sequel to Project:Alle. I use the words 'sort of' because you don't actually have to read Project:Alle to know what the hell is going on. This is, of course, a bit different from playing Dreamer RO and being surrounded by a hailstorm of Tagalog.
Jejejejejeje Moving on,
Hayley Williams. =)
I need to read more stuff by Brian Azzarello. Joker and Man of Steel were awesome. Also, he looks like a warlock. A hermit warlock. An unshaven hermit warlock.
Okay, he looks nothing like a warlock.
I like Lee Bermejo's drawing style too.
A couple of other things I wanted to blog about have been ditched.
Spent some time at the Comodo Casino in Dreamer RO and got about 1billion. Which is to say, quite a hefty sum.
Going to Port Dickson early tomorrow morning.
Some stuff taken and edited from Reader's Digest:
Dubai is building a fleet (is that the right word?) of artificial islands, called 'The World' because it resembles the world from space.
The girl on page 36 is pretty cute.
Vincent Oligbo is like Batman. Except he's black, built like Bane, and doesn't wear a costume.
Ben Saunders, on the other hand, is somewhere between epic and crazy.
Very serious problems right now 'cos I'm not 18 yet. Have to get a place in a Homestay program since I can't get a custodian for my Visa. And this is for U of A. There's the same problem again if I'm going to Toronto.
Hurm.
Worst case scenario, of course, is that I can't get my Visa and my scholarship gets cancelled.
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