Raise II?

Well well. Looks like I left this for dead once again.

Took up Japanese for 3 weeks now. I'm on the 4th, and I believe, the last for the basic course. No more long boring bus rides! Seriously, I fell alseep on the bus on the first day, and well, ended up somewhere else. Ahaha...

So days before Christmas last year, a whole bunch of friends came back to FFXI. And once that happened, naturally, I started playing more of it. Xeo came back after quitting for months or something, maybe a year. Made some new friends as well while leveling Blue Mage and Ninja.

It looks like I might have a chance to join an end-game LS for once, after nothing for 2 years. First Jakal asked me to apply in Anduril, but I read the reqirements and stuff and it said that bards needed at least CoP8-2 and above. I'm on 2-5, and completing 6 CoP chapters anytime soon is fucking impossible. Another one was introduced to me by Deathseeker. This one well, he gave me the site, but I couldn't access it... which brings me to right now. Bills didn't get through for the month, so I can't log in at all. I can't ask anyone anything.

Hmm... I just realized that the two people mentioned above are huge enemies in Ballista, so it seems.

The new "Salvage" thing was pretty fun. Kinda like Dynamis and Limbus, people say, but I don't know I've never done any of those. You are thrown into this area for like 100 minutes. They seal off all of everyone's job abilities, sub-jobs and magic, and also strip you of your equipment, lower your stats and HP/MP. So basically all you have at the start is to use H2H to attack... which makes Monks really useful in there. Of course, any other job with H2H skills work, like THF for example. Oh, and healing items like Hi-Potions are absolutely vital.

As you fight through the area, some of the mobs drop items which unseal a given part, like say, one unlocks the usage of magic, and another unlocks body equipment, stuff like that. Some mobs also drop the items needed for the new awesome Salvage gear. I don't know much after that, cause we didn't make it far with only 6 of us. We got booted in the area where the Flans were.

I've been leveling Puppetmaster as well. It's kinda fun, cause it's one job where I didn't need to rest once up till the 10s. Just fight, and automaton cures when on how HP, then activate Dark Maneuver so that MP is refreshed. Well that's how it goes for the most part. I do use Stoneskin and Flash and other maneuvers like that.

Well anyway, I need my content ID reactivated...

Before I die, heh.

Change

FFXI isnt like what it used to be.

It feels different. I don't know is it because of the drop in population, or the fact that my friends list is dead. The linkshell is so damn empty. The only people I see in there are mostly Schinn and Nadia, for the last couple of weeks. Sure, I ballista'd with Schinn about two weeks ago, but where the hell is everybody else!

I don't really want to quit anymore. I spent way too much time on it to just throw it away like that. At worst, I'm just gonna leave it there as it is, without deleting it. What a fool I am.

Then, boom. I suddenly feel dizzy and am unable to type further.

omgwhatareyoudoingstopthat

No Suitable Title

Yay for revival post. It's been more than a month since I touched this thing. And who cares anyway. It feels more like I'm talking to myself than actually letting other people read this. I don't even know.

But anyway, I'm bored and just want to put down whatever thoughts in here.

So I went to Australia and back and find myself bored again. There's going to be fewer and fewer new games to play on my PS2 since the PS3 is here, which of course I'm not going to buy. The price is insane. On the bright side, the DS has a couple of good games which are gonna be released. The remake of FFVI is one of them.

I'm surprised Willis actually bought me one of the pillows' albums 'GOOD DREAMS' from Japan. I mean, being that I can't find any of their albums here, and I spent like a year looking for one, to no avail, I just hinted to him to help me look for it. He didn't respond to it. But he bought one anyway, and I'm thankful.

Okay, what else.. thank you Steini for sending the song by Destroyer. It's a nice song.

And, a gathering yesterday with some P6 classmates. Some of us ended up watching Eragon. I was fooled because I didn't know it was part of a trilogy. I know it was a book, just not one part of three. So the ending.. well, it'd be how you'd feel if you thought it was one complete story. And what that is, I don't know.

And just because everyone in the world is asking how're the exams, I'd say I did okay. What can I say anyway, I'm gonna get full marks? Piece of shit. I didn't even study.

I'm trying to keep myself busy so as not to go insane with boredom. So I've bought some books, leveling on FFIII, and taking up Japanese soon. And I'm also trying to figure out Swimming, a song by Sunset Rubdown, on the piano. Seemingly fiendishly difficult, but I try.

I think that's about it. My mind's blank right now.

School Ends

Farewell assembly.

So, it's goodbye, eh?

I never knew this day would come so quickly.

Not like it matters though.

The friends I have are next to nothing.

Well anyway,

"Forgotten, but not lost"

Yeah, from Kingdom Hearts II.

What?

Damn haze. And the watchamacallit virus outbreak in my school.

They closed the canteen for the rest of the year, and gave us biscuits on the very first day they did that.

We're not kindergarten children! And it was those biscuits that caused me to get a fever.

And now the haze. My sore throat ain't going to recover.

Also Sprach Zarathustra again

Hmm? About damn time I type something...

Really impressed with Xenosaga Episode III after completing it again, only this time in English.

The voice acting was awesome. Maybe except Kevin, who sounded a bit off to me at first. Canaan sounded a little too emotional for a Realian.

Upon further listening, Forgotten Sacntuary ain't all that bad. And Outrageous as well. I liked the version which was played during the Erde Kaiser Sigma fight.

I've been neglecting my chocobo in FFXI for four days now. Heh, at least there's basic care programme to take care of it. Or him, should I say, for it's a male. Quick grow up so I can ride around!

Can't think of anything else. >_>

Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra

Well, I finally bring myself to type something here because... it's been more than a month.

Xenosaga Episode III is impressive, after the rather mediocre episode II. The battle system is a huge improvement from the previous game. The story, well... I don't know much of it cause it's Japanese. Just bits here and there. But judging from the cutscenes alone I guess it's good. Only thing that wasn't up to my standards was the music. The battle themes are okay, except maybe the E.S. ones. Some other themes were taken from the older themes in the last episode.

At this point I'm only done with disc 1, so I don't know how it'll progress yet, but from what I've seen so far, I dont' think disc 2 will disappoint.

I watched Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest yesterday. Why I watched it, I don't know. I didn't even watch the first of the series.

Well then, dinner awaits...

In the Sky

Finally. Third day of the Conquer 'O's, and also the second last day. No more waking up early, at least for the next three weeks.

Been playing Grandia III for the past week. I only say it's good because the only other Grandia game I played was Xtreme, and it was kind of lacklustre. The only thing which compelled me to complete it was the amazing battle system. Yes, it was the only good thing about the game. And Xtreme is a dungeon-brawl more than anything else.

Well, enough of Xtreme. Grandia III started out rather strong, because I was really drawn into it for the most of the first disc. The initial party members were also very interesting. I'm talking about Miranda and Alonso here, haha.

But on the second disc, the story seemed to have less of an impact. And the final area didn't amaze me much. The villains weren't established properly. You don't even get to know his name until the last few cutscenes of the game.

Yet, above all, the battle system is really great. It is what makes Grandia III fun.

Helped Shadowwolf get some of his Blue Magic spells. Some were seriously a pain to get. I guess it all comes at a price. Since they're all free, SE can't make it easy to learn.

Oh yeah, for today's composition test, my mind was rather blank. Until I got an idea from the story of Grandia III. Heh, sometimes game ain't all that bad.

Right now, tired as hell. Night.

Er... Whatever

Day off yesterday, so I practically devoted the entire day to FFXI.

Woke at 7AM, and by 9 I was already in a TP Burn party. Shortly after it ended, I joined a Manaburn party. Got 74, and we disbanded. And then it was lag time in Besieged. Another one happened shortly after. 2 more TP Burns after that. By then it was exactly 12 midnight.

All that for a total of about 64,000 exp.

Good. It's the last day of school tomorrow. Minus the Conquer 'O's and whatnots, that is.

Verklempt... XD

Electrolysis is such a wonderful topic.

I mean, seriously, I don't understand a damn thing about it. As for the test, I can safely say that I'll get less than 5, over 25.

Today one of my friends was like... I'll ransack your bag since you're ransacking mine. Don't even ask why I was ransacking it. And he found the book I hadn't returned to him in months. All of a sudden he's like, WTF did you do to my book!? I stared at it for a while, and was thinking, "eh, it's just the bottom corner of the spine, you know, when you place it in your bag for too long and the edge starts crumbling a little..." So yeah, whatever. He just got mad, really mad. And exclaimed "You shall not be forgiven!", and left.

Right, I see...

No honestly, I don't get it. Like maybe he developed an emotional attachment to the book or something, I don't know. Whatever it is, right now, I don't give a damn. I just want to rant, and then forget about it. >.>

The new Digimon Savers looks pretty good. I like how the anime begins. It looks promising. Heh, it should be, after all the people did to make Bandai continue the production with Digimon. I signed the petition too.

Ah, just the other day I recall standing outside of the classroom during English lessons. Obviously, it's a punishment, but I liked it. It's more breezy and airy. And we don't have to sit in the dreadful room, listening to the teacher go on and on with a boring teaching method. But I doubt this so called punishment is any worse than what some of the others had had.

Right now, bored. Logging into FFXI in a while, I guess.

Later.

Nocturnal

I wanted to take a nap in the afternoon today after returning home from school, but I ended up sleeping...

Until 9P.M.

Bah, now I can't sleep.

I missed lunch, I almost missed dinner, and even then I didn't eat much.

Heh, can't be more excited when SquareEnix has officially announced Final Fantasy XIII for PS3. It's still a long way though.

Wanted to add a link to that, but this Blogger server doesn't seem to work well right now. Had to refresh 5 times to get to the sign in page, and another 10+ just to type this. Now I wonder if it'll even get through. >.>

Peace.

The Past and Pending

Been busy leveling Blue Mage lately, no time to get on here. Haven't gotten very far though. Still at 23, because it's hard to get a party with the shit loads of blue mages on the server. "Blue-burn" works, but I never liked to be the one who starts a party. But well, it's a fun job.

Partied with my bard for the first time in like 5 months. Kinda messed up the macros at the beginning, but gradually got the momentum. We camped at moon, but the EXP. wasn't too good. It was a nice for a start though; no deaths and all that.

Martin logged on for the first time in months. Was sure glad to see him. Too bad the new expansion is not released in Europe yet (according to him).

Biology test tomorrow, but I don't feel like studying. Just came back from piano masterclass, and my mood is just not there. >.> Actually, I don't even feel like doing anything. <.< Bah.

Off topic, The Past and Pending by The Shins is a really good song... =D

Sanctuary

Changed the lyrics. It's none other than Sanctuary by Utada Hikaru, used in the game Kingdom Hearts II.

Oh yeah, about the game, I finally completed it last week. Seriously though, I could've dragged on for two or more weeks, but I forced myself to just see the ending at least once before going back to complete all the optional stuff. Just a while back, I was finishing up on all the GummiShip routes. And thanks to the "doughnut ship", was able to defeat the final boss of "Assault of the Dreadnought" without much trouble.

Sephiroth is so much easier than in KH, at least for me. His defense has seemingly dropped. At least, Fenrir was worth it. Might I add, hooray for his clear pronounciation. Descend, Heartless Angel!

And I guess, in a way, I've decided not to entirely quit FFXI. It's not really because of the expansion, but more of a personal choice. Feels kind of wasteful to put it down now, even though it may be just as stupid to continue. Whatever.

Well, it's not long before the expansion is released. *Starts another countdown*

K for Kingdom, H for Hearts

Finally got the game four days after its original release date. I'm currently at the part before the 1000 heartless battle. Ah, 1000... that's a shitload, I must say. Still, with the nifty Reaction Commands, it'll make it faster.

Also, I got the guidebook today. Feels kinda like a waste of money, seeing how I managed to get this far without one. But, I just had to have it. The guidebook's extremely thick. I think it even surpasses Star Ocean: Till the End of Time.

The final thing to mention is that I finally watched V for Vendetta. Heh, it's a nice movie. Just look at that whole building go KABOOM while Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture(is it?) plays in the background.

Well, too tired to talk about anything else.

POTION

Ah, at last. I've finally decided to try out the new Final Fantasy XII POTION drink. According to some website, it's supposed to taste like Royal Jelly with some other herbs. Personally I've never taken Royal Jelly, so I don't know for sure. Though what it tasted like for me, was a "honey orangy lime" taste. (Ugh, don't really know how to say it, but meh whatever.) And yeah, there's a slight herbal taste to it. It's a little sour and bitter at first, but the aftertaste is kinda sweet. I guess the more important thing is the sweet, refreshing aftertaste, so the initial strange taste doesn't seem so bad after all.

Well, that was how it tasted, at least, for me. Unless my tastebuds are failing me or something.

Hope they'll sell the normal bottle here soon. Can't wait to drink more of it, heh.

5 more hours to the release date of Kingdom hearts 2! (Ignore the fact that shops don't open at midnight.) I don't think I can sleep tonight...

Shadow Hearts: From the New World

Ugh, stupid Purgatory. There I was at floor B6 preparing for the last boss before Envious Jealousy. Unequipped the Warning Device right before heading into the boss's room, and the moment I got out of the menu screen, boom, got an encounter - surrounded by the enemy. Naturally, the damn mobs double-comboed me to death. 3 hours worth of playtime gone just like that. Sigh, should've known better.

Oh well. 2 more days to Kingdom Hearts 2...

Dead Fingers Talk

Yes, the battle theme for the first half of Shadow Hearts: From the New World. I hated it when I first heard it while watching some gameplay videos. But out of the game, on its own, it's really good. Definitely something which surpassed the last two games.

Final Fantasy XII actually got a perfect review score by Weekly Famitsu. Hmm... so it really is that good. Well, 6 more days to its release, so I'll wait till then.

18 more days... (I don't need to say what it's for anymore...)

Ah, finally. It's the weekend. Well, sort of. A mere week of pathetic holidays...

Time to hit the sack.

Keep Tryin' - Utada Hikaru

Nothing much has been going on lately. I wouldn't consider school as part of the "something new", I mean, it's the same routine everyday. For me, at least.

Okay, well, I changed the lyrics. This time it's the ending song of the main storyline in Tales of Legendia. Some people hate it. Sure it may be the typical love ballad found in RPGs, but I like it.
I just started on the Character Quests part of the game. Nerifes was really difficult. ><>< Oh well.

Oh, Final Fantasy XII will be released next Thusday. (Japanese one, duh) Frankly, I'm not that interested. I don't really like the new battle system, and it's not that I'm not used to it. Everyone could cast magic in the demo version. Where's the "every character is unique" factor? Seems like there would be weapon skills, but I prefer limit breaks or just a unique battle command. Hopefully it isn't like that in the game itself. Can't form any conclusions when the game hasn't even been released. I'm guessing that the story is a good one.

Sigh... Where's my Kingdom Hearts II... Argh, 21 more days!

Waiting , waiting...

What!? Final Fantasy XII is going to be the last of the series? Someone posted that in a forum... is it for real?

I doubt that, though...

Oh, and 27 more days to the release of Kingdom Hearts 2!

Blah blah blah

Approximately 31 days until the release of Kingdom Hearts II.

Grandia III seems nice, but I know I won't have time to complete it by the time KH2 is released.

Sigh. School is so hectic, nothing to say about it. Except maybe our class play, which turned out much better than I thought. Okay, well, looking at the script, it was quite okay, but the acting part is a totally different story. As in it was really good.

Right. I'm running out of things to say, so goodbye.