----Man, I feel like a ghost now.... (/=~=)/----
Ever since WoW came to my life, life has become like a roller coaster. And right now I'm trying to prove myself as a deserving individual.
[So many changes I haven't seen! Oh my, it's becoming more friendly.. :3]
Wow!!!! More than a year since I last post. Anyhow, I'm still alive, kicking, and it's tough to let go of WoW. But good thing I was able to let it go when I had to do my obligations (i.e. my capstone project/thesis).
Anyway, I wish there's something else I can do to quit WoW. It's a little surprising that I barely had failing grades for 3 quarters since I started WoW (again, but this time in a private server), until on the 4th when I failed a single subject. That time, I was able to play at very minimal rate, even not playing for days, weeks. But after that I started again. And now with my college life is about to come to an end, the remaining subject I have is Capstone Project, so it's not necessary for me to go to school, unless called upon like meetings and seminars. I even restricted myself from spending "lavishly" like buy unnecessary things, Starbucks with friends, etc. since my dad has been retired for almost a year now. That's why I'm somewhat in a hurry to finish my thesis, and I'll do whatever it takes, even partner up with some of the people I'd never expected to be grouped with, and even do some simple, plain, boring system project in order to get this done quickly, which I agreed with.
As for my life with WoW, on the server I'm playing it's still on Wrath of the Lich King, so I got my 1st 80 character in 2 months. Dunno how some people get to 80 way faster than I did. Since 80, I get to farm a lot of stuff for equipment, study roles the hard way, making new friends, doing dungeon raids,....... it's like constant communication and joy inside my 4-wall room. But sometimes especially late night runs are taking a toll to my priorities, attention, and even patience. Good thing when I'm pissed I'd vow not to play for a while, which I did. However, with nothing else fun to play, it's probably the only thing it keeps me playing. Until recently I get to play my retail account of WoW in Battle.net, but with the drawback of levelling up to 20, having limited money and features, so I had to pay to play like I want. Even with the short time of playing it, it's fun. But I can't believe how much Cataclysm is so much screwed when it comes to talent build and skilled. The lore is somewhat interesting though.
It's also a good thing that there are several ways for me not to play the game. First of all, the population of this server is declining. Where's the fun without so much people? Second, I get curious around the lore so I was able to download some comics and novels (pdf files) regarding the game. I find it pretty interesting, but it somewhat a shift from where I usually read (yes, Manga). But I read the Sunwell Trilogy first, so at least it's similar to manga. Then I DLed some comics while spending my time as an intern in an office near the school (office internet is sooooo awesome. :D) I gotta say that got me hooked, and while it's pretty hard to search for every volume, there's wiki for me. When I have the random spur of the moment, maybe I'll try to find again. I saw some issues, and prices are terrible here... some are even hardbound. Maybe when I get rich.... I find some characters interesting. As I read a few more short stories and a couple of more novels, I got interested with some of the Alliance's characters. Such a shame that Thrall's going somewhere. It's funny when I read The Shattering I read only the parts that include Anduin Wrynn. The kid's calm, collected, adorkable sometimes, and pretty wise for his tender age. Why I got interested in him is when I LoLed how he lectures his old man, then his mentor. So I drew him a quick crappy drawing of him:
Since I saw artworks of him with his recent appearance, I find them horrible and I made my own version. XD
Third, I cosplayed as Rem Tokimiya from Final Fantasy 零式 (Type-0) for a few occasions. I did it because I wanted new cosplays, but something simple but not too mainstream. I imagine already that Rem is easy to do and a lot with dress as her, but not so much as Ace from the same game, or Lightning Final Fantasy XIII, and the overused Cloud Strife. Good thing I had some stuff that were nearly identical to the uniform, plus some laces I bought a long time ago. I thank mom for supporting me this.
Fourth, I wanted to hone my skills in drawing and coloring, mostly the digital part. I didn't want my skills to waver, and I feel I still suck though I must also say that I've improved very much. ^^ I kinda blame my new interest with Persona 3 and 4 for this as well.... Here are some of them:
When I got the game's artbook, I saw an artwork of Ace I haven't seen before, thought it's quite small. I tried to draw it on a bigger scale. :3
A fail attempt on some style I try to do by Nomura and some other artists.... One of my friends in WoW who saw my bday gift to the GM (which was some drawing of the chibi version of his often-used avatar), so she asked me to draw something with elves, and not too anime-y. XD
Lastly, in the hope that I'd receive my "bragging rights" and diploma by August of this year, I must work hard to finish my goal, and to start anew -- find an awesome job that applies to me and fly to Japan to get a more awesome job. :3
I apologize for the long post (like anyone's gonna read here anyway LoL). -xykojo out (wtf 3:15 am)
[So many changes I haven't seen! Oh my, it's becoming more friendly.. :3]
Wow!!!! More than a year since I last post. Anyhow, I'm still alive, kicking, and it's tough to let go of WoW. But good thing I was able to let it go when I had to do my obligations (i.e. my capstone project/thesis).
Anyway, I wish there's something else I can do to quit WoW. It's a little surprising that I barely had failing grades for 3 quarters since I started WoW (again, but this time in a private server), until on the 4th when I failed a single subject. That time, I was able to play at very minimal rate, even not playing for days, weeks. But after that I started again. And now with my college life is about to come to an end, the remaining subject I have is Capstone Project, so it's not necessary for me to go to school, unless called upon like meetings and seminars. I even restricted myself from spending "lavishly" like buy unnecessary things, Starbucks with friends, etc. since my dad has been retired for almost a year now. That's why I'm somewhat in a hurry to finish my thesis, and I'll do whatever it takes, even partner up with some of the people I'd never expected to be grouped with, and even do some simple, plain, boring system project in order to get this done quickly, which I agreed with.
As for my life with WoW, on the server I'm playing it's still on Wrath of the Lich King, so I got my 1st 80 character in 2 months. Dunno how some people get to 80 way faster than I did. Since 80, I get to farm a lot of stuff for equipment, study roles the hard way, making new friends, doing dungeon raids,....... it's like constant communication and joy inside my 4-wall room. But sometimes especially late night runs are taking a toll to my priorities, attention, and even patience. Good thing when I'm pissed I'd vow not to play for a while, which I did. However, with nothing else fun to play, it's probably the only thing it keeps me playing. Until recently I get to play my retail account of WoW in Battle.net, but with the drawback of levelling up to 20, having limited money and features, so I had to pay to play like I want. Even with the short time of playing it, it's fun. But I can't believe how much Cataclysm is so much screwed when it comes to talent build and skilled. The lore is somewhat interesting though.
It's also a good thing that there are several ways for me not to play the game. First of all, the population of this server is declining. Where's the fun without so much people? Second, I get curious around the lore so I was able to download some comics and novels (pdf files) regarding the game. I find it pretty interesting, but it somewhat a shift from where I usually read (yes, Manga). But I read the Sunwell Trilogy first, so at least it's similar to manga. Then I DLed some comics while spending my time as an intern in an office near the school (office internet is sooooo awesome. :D) I gotta say that got me hooked, and while it's pretty hard to search for every volume, there's wiki for me. When I have the random spur of the moment, maybe I'll try to find again. I saw some issues, and prices are terrible here... some are even hardbound. Maybe when I get rich.... I find some characters interesting. As I read a few more short stories and a couple of more novels, I got interested with some of the Alliance's characters. Such a shame that Thrall's going somewhere. It's funny when I read The Shattering I read only the parts that include Anduin Wrynn. The kid's calm, collected, adorkable sometimes, and pretty wise for his tender age. Why I got interested in him is when I LoLed how he lectures his old man, then his mentor. So I drew him a quick crappy drawing of him:
Since I saw artworks of him with his recent appearance, I find them horrible and I made my own version. XD
Third, I cosplayed as Rem Tokimiya from Final Fantasy 零式 (Type-0) for a few occasions. I did it because I wanted new cosplays, but something simple but not too mainstream. I imagine already that Rem is easy to do and a lot with dress as her, but not so much as Ace from the same game, or Lightning Final Fantasy XIII, and the overused Cloud Strife. Good thing I had some stuff that were nearly identical to the uniform, plus some laces I bought a long time ago. I thank mom for supporting me this.
Fourth, I wanted to hone my skills in drawing and coloring, mostly the digital part. I didn't want my skills to waver, and I feel I still suck though I must also say that I've improved very much. ^^ I kinda blame my new interest with Persona 3 and 4 for this as well.... Here are some of them:
When I got the game's artbook, I saw an artwork of Ace I haven't seen before, thought it's quite small. I tried to draw it on a bigger scale. :3
A fail attempt on some style I try to do by Nomura and some other artists.... One of my friends in WoW who saw my bday gift to the GM (which was some drawing of the chibi version of his often-used avatar), so she asked me to draw something with elves, and not too anime-y. XD
Lastly, in the hope that I'd receive my "bragging rights" and diploma by August of this year, I must work hard to finish my goal, and to start anew -- find an awesome job that applies to me and fly to Japan to get a more awesome job. :3
I apologize for the long post (like anyone's gonna read here anyway LoL). -xykojo out (wtf 3:15 am)