Namco X Capcom

I just got my copy of the game today. And my first impression of it was that the battle system is somewhat reminiscent of Valkyrie Profile. But at the same time it's different. It's pretty hard to explain till you play the game first hand. I can only hope that this game gets an english port pretty soon. :)

Puerto Galera

So, I'm back from Puerto Galera. I should have made this entry the other day but I was far too exhausted to do anything productive. Heck, even my calls from the other day were crappy.

Now, on to business. We swam (some floated away because of the current), we got henna tattoos, went on the banana boat (which does not look like a banana in any way whatsoever) bathed in the sun and everything else in between.

Of course things did not go without a single hitch whatsoever. Because of the high volume of calls from last Sunday, we weren't able to leave the office right away. This force us into renting a van instead of just taking the bus. This messed up the team's budget big time. Good thing I brought some extra cash. Fortunately we were still able to catch the last trip for the trip to Galera. There was hardly anyone else in the boat. Just the team and a handful of people.

The boat ride was about 1 hour long. We took photos, some were anxious about the ride mostly de to sea sickness. Fortunately most of those who were afraid were able to overcome it and enjoy the ride. The best part of the ride was actually when we were about to get off the boat. The cabin attendant who was going to meet up with us had a small piece of white board with the words "PRECIOUS BORJA AND FRIENDS" ROFL!!!! Now if that doesn't tell us who we were going to meet up with, I don't know what will.

The cabin was only a short walk way from the place where we got off from the boat. It's a fairly large room with 4 king size beds, toilet, kitchen facilities, a/c (this is important!) and a TV set with cable. Albert managed to bring his Xbox so we hooked it up to the TV set and we played different games on the system at random times during our stay there. Surprisingly Jimmy got addicted to the system and probably stayed inside the room and played more than any of the team. There were times when I would wake up early in the morning and find him playing NBA.

Several of us got henna tattoos. Namely me, Albert, Prijm, Sheena, Ayie, Cams, and TL Precious. Sheena, Prijm, Cams, Ayie and Pre got their tattoos in the morning while Albert and I got our tattoos in the evening. TL also got another tattoo with us in the evening.

Banana boat. It doesn't look like a banana. Well, maybe it would if it was pure yellow. Anyway it was 20 mins of tossing, tuning and pulling everyone else up. It's very fun although exhausting. Little did I know that the next event would tire me out even more.

Snorkeling. This was something that I was really looking forward to. I enjoy swimming ever since I was taught how to swim. Seeing all those corals and fishes were simply incredible. Words are simply not enough to convey the beauty of the sight that we were ale to witness. Fishes and corals came in just about every color you could imagine. Sheena's quest for the green fishes, Jimmy being swept away by the current, Albert and Bob getting exhausted going after Jim. Now about the current, it was pretty strong near the surface. I was being swept away by the current simply by just floating and not moving. Swimming against the current was no laughing matter either. Going against the flow can easily exhaust someone. My only regret was that the digicam that I brought was not water proof otherwise, I would have taken several shots of the underwater scenery that was right below us.

Nighttime. Some drank liquor, some slept, some played some card games. I slept like a log during the first day of our stay at Galera. I've been awake that time since 12AM and slept at around 9 or something while most of the gang drank. 2nd night was a little bit more different. Some still drank, but the fun part was when we played a rather noisy card game. Mars who was sleeping at the time woke up because of the noise scolded us but joined the game a few minutes later. Who would have guessed that she was actually going to be the noisiest in the group. LOL!!!
The last day was spent buying some souvenirs. I bought some bracelets, anklets and shirts. Shame about the mug. I wanted to buy one but wasn’t able to do so due to time constraints. The boat ride back to Batangas was a major drag. It was sooooooooooo overloaded that the boat was forced to move at roughly half its normal speed. The 1 hour trip to Galera became a 2 hour trip back to Batangas. It was THAT slow. To top it all off, it was raining when we arrived at Alabang. At least I did get back home safe and sound (although I was a little bit soaked)

Those interested with the pics from the trip can check my yahoo photos account:
http://photos.yahoo.com/kamui_18

Oh, and one last thing...

SMALL!!!
>_<

A look at todays society

It's amazing how people are nowadays. Just as I have read somewhere before, we live in a generation of instant gratification. True that it does make things a whole lot more convenient for us, sadly this also has a negative effect. People simply just dont bother looking further, reading or even doing a little bit of research. It never really hurt anyone and you could acutally learn a new thing or two.

Now on to my own furstrations that I just need to let out.
There will always be a time when we will fall. Anyone and everyone can and will be frustrated when such an event happens. So, I keep on fumbling these past few weeks. Some of these were caused by my own mistakes, some where out of my control. I'd like to bitch and whine about it but that won't do me jack. The damage has been done all that I can do is stand back up and learn from my mistakes and try not to fall again.

Today's quote:
Don't ask for it; go win it on your own. Do that and you'll succeed.
- Yeah, so I've been doing it, looks like my efforts at the moment just doesn't cut it.