My God!

               Last summer I was busy with my ToR(Transcript of Records) because my mother wanted me to transfer at Informatics Caloocan on the next school year. When I applied for my ToR, I was required to have 2 ordinary mailing stamps, a documentary stamp, Birth Certificate(NSO), and a clearance from our Dean. The requirements must be submitted as soon as possible because the process for the ToR reaches for about 8 days or more. So the following day, before I go to the Registrars Office I went to SM Manila to buy some of the requirements and have breakfast. I've decided to go at the bookstore first and have my breakfast afterward.

               At the bookstore, when I was busy searching for the stamps that I need. Luckily, I saw my ex-girlfriend, Katrina. At first, I was hesitant to ask her because I'm not sure if she was really my ex-girlfriend. She was very different compared to the Katrina I knew. From top to toe everything has changed. While I was thinking and looking at her at the same time, I think she noticed me. Then she asked me, "Baby ikaw ba yan?"(Baby is our term of endearment way back then). So I replied immediately, "Kat? Baby? Uy! Ikaw nga! Namiss kita alam mo yun?". And that is the start of our conversation. We asked soooooo many questions to each other. It is very obvious that I missed her very much. And I can't deny it. Katrina is my first girlfriend. She thought me a lot of things in life. We shared many ups and downs during our time. But that relationship didn't last long because she had to leave for work in Dubai. It was weeks after our 4th monthsary when she left. On her 1st month we were still good. In terms of communication. Until we became tired of each other. So I decided that we end our relationship. She respected my decision. After that we haven't had contact to each other.

               While we were talking, my stomach is filled with butterflies. I became hungry. So I asked her to have breakfast with me. This time its my treat. Because when we're still together, she's the one who pays the expenses every time we go out. So we went to the food court and while we were eating, she opened to me her love life. She told me that she's already married to a guy she just met on Facebook(I said to myself, what a lucky guy.). I became upset when I heard that. Because when I saw her I was hoping that we can re-live the old times. Oh well, that's life. I have to accept it and be happy for her.

I really wanted to talk with her a little longer. But I still have requirements to submit. And she had to go too. So we had our sweet goodbyes. She gave me a kiss, a friendly kiss. I didn't expect that kiss. But it felt so good or maybe it's just I missed her kiss.

               On my way to school, I'm still thinking about what happened earlier that day. And said to myself, "My God! Sayang siya!".

Defense of the Ancients

What is DotA?
                       DotA stands for Defense of the Ancients. DotA is a map on the game Warcraft III : The Frozen Throne. It was developed by Icefrog since 2005 up to the present he's still working on the improvement of the game. The latest version of the map is 6.68c. And players are waiting for the upcoming version, 6.69 because it is rumored that there will be a lot of changes in that version due to the bugs found in the latest version.

                        Since DotA is a real-time strategy game, players must have strategy in order to win the game. It played by two teams known as The Sentinel and The Scourge. The match can be 1vs1, 2vs2, 3vs3, 4vs4, and 5vs5. The goal of your team is to destroy the base of the opposing team. But it's not as easy as it sounds. In order to do this, you have to kill subordinates of your opponent, which is called the creeps and as well your enemy heroes. By killing either of these two you will earn gold that can be used for buying items that can improve the abilities and attributes of your heroes. You will also gain experience(EXP) to improve your level and unlock/improve your skills. The max level is 25. And at the start of the game the game host is required to key in codes that will serve as the mode of the game. The most popular mode of the game is All Pick(-ap), in which you can select from all the heroes in the tavern. And a standard game last for about one hour.

Heroes in Version 6.65

As of now there are 101 heroes which is divided into 9 taverns and 119 items that can be found on 11 different item shops.

Items in Version 6.67

Each heroes have different abilities and skills. Though latest released heroes have imbalanced skills. There are 3 types of the heroes in DotA. These are Intelligence(INT), Agility(AGI), and Strength(STR) heroes. Each type has attributes that give bonus to the heroes. But these bonus may vary depends on the main attribute of the hero.

             Intelligence - Intelligence increases a hero’s mana regeneration and maximum mana points. Each time a hero gains 1 intelligence his mana is increased by 13 and his mana regeneration is increased by 1. Heroes with intelligence as their primary attribute increase their base damage by 1 for every 1 intelligence gained.
             Agility - increases a hero’s armor and attack speed. Each time a hero gains 7 agility his armor is increased by 1. Also for each 1 agility gained, attack speed is increased by 1% and adds 1 base damage for agility type heroes.
             Strength - increases a hero’s maximum hit points and hit point regeneration. Each time a hero gains 1 strength his maximum hit points is increased by 19 and his hit point regeneration is increased by 1. Base damage of strength type heroes are also increased by 1 for every 1 strength gained.                                                                                                                                                      

Credits to:
http://mydotaguide.blogspot.com/2007/11/dota-heroes.html

                       INT type heroes are usually long range heroes. They also have high mana so they can "spam" their skills without worrying about mana shortage. Now let's go to the AGI type heroes, most of these heroes are mid range(somewhere between long range and melee). But their attack speed is very high, that's why I can say they are the most dominant type of hero in the game because they can take out a single enemy hero in an instant. And the last is STR type heroes. These heroes are the melee types. They are good in hand-to-hand combat and they have high amount of HP so they are the ones who usually last on a clash.

                        Depending on the hero used, players can have different roles. In my experience these are the roles I know and played.
The Noob - these players are usually new to the game. They are still on the process of learning.
The Tanker - a tanker is usually a melee type hero with high amount of HP that can take a number of damages without getting killed. Usually the tankers are the one who is in front of the team during a clash.
The Killer/Hitter - are players that uses heroes that are weak in the early game and their potential only shows in the late game.
The Ganker - are players that roams around the map and they can kill the heroes that will come in their way.
The Supporter - from the word itself, it is the one who support its allies in the game. His skills and items usually gives HP, mana, and different buffs to a hero or to the whole team.
The Stunner - a stunner is a essential member of the team because his stuns can disable some enemy heroes during the clash. Stunner can also be a good starter of the clash.
The Warder - any type of player can be a warder, actually it is not needed in a public game, but in tournaments a warder plays an important role. All they have to do is scatter wards all over the map so that the whole team can have sight on a certain part of the map where the ward is set. And with this they can easily wipe out a enemy hero that is on solo.

Tiny The Stone Giant

My Favorite Hero
                  On the first month of my playing DotA. There is only one hero that I use every game. And that hero is Tiny, The Stone Giant. The reason why I use this hero is because of its name. I find his name very cute so I used him :) Tiny is a strength type hero that has a good combination of skills. In addition to that he is a high damaging hero. Good for fast kill. The only problem is he lacks mana sometimes so I use INT type items to him. And because I used him for a long time, I can say that I'm a pro when it comes to Tiny. When I use him in a game it is possible that I can be GODLIKE!



DotA is not that hard to understand. If you just play many games, your skills as a player will be getting better and better.

USEFUL SITES:
OFFICIAL DOTA WEBSITE:

http://www.playdota.com/

OFFICIAL DOTA DOWNLOADS
http://www.getdota.com/

Changes in my Life

                The only constant thing in this world is change. As the world turns, every little things change. From the direction of the wind, the stock exchange, waves of the ocean and the position of the clouds. Just like these things, though we didn't notice even us as a human being change. From our height, weight, appearance and attitude. We change from time to time. And we call this growing-up.

                 I remember when I was a high school student, I was just a boy. A very small boy that is always on the front of the line during flag ceremony, when I graduated I was only 5-feet tall and now I'm in college there was an improvement in my height. I now stand 5-feet 6-inches tall. I didn't expect that I will become this tall. But even I became taller my body is just the same. During my high school days I was very playful, I love to do childish things with my friends. I can still recall when my mother always questioning me about my maturity because I'm his eldest son but the way I react is like that of my youngest brother. And my childishness is the reason why in most of my past relationships, I always get attracted to older girls. I thought that them being older than me can help me to become a matured guy. In my relationships I faced many problems and challenges. We had our own ups and downs. It helped but still not enough.

                 And when I entered college, on the first 4 years I was very irresponsible and I don't know my goals either. So the result is I always fail my subject every semester. Until my mother became tired of my attitude. She gave me an ultimatum, she told me that if I'm not able to pass my subjects the next semester. She will send me to the province and live with my Grandpa. That didn't alarmed me. I still continue my "study habits" and didn't listen to her. And so at the end of the semester, as usual I got a failing grade. That's the time when my mother send me to the province. I stayed there for one whole semester. During my stay there, I asked my Grandpa to ask one more chance to my mother. And after a couple of months, my mother decided to give me another chance, one last chance. This time I was very cautious with my every move. I lessen my time for other less-important things. And I dedicated most of my times in my studies.

                  Now, at the age of 20, I can say that I had changed a lot. I said that because now I am more concerned not only with my life but also with the things around me. Though there are things that is still the same. Like my childishness, I guess I'll always be like that :). 

Young Criminals

"Youth is the hope of our nation."

That is how our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal described the youth of our generation. But what we see today is the contrary of what Dr. Rizal said. Most of the youth today are engaged into no. of crimes at a young age. So we ask ourselves how these young individuals became delinquent. It doesn't happen only in the Philippines. In other countries, especially in America this is one of their majority problem. Because the youth of today are aggressive, fearless, and very outgoing.

 Earlier this year, the capture of Jason Aguilar Ivler became a hot topic on the news. Ivler is a Fil-Am taking his vacation here in the Philippines. Until he is engaged in a car accident while he is driving on C5 Road last August. And he was also the suspect for killing Renato Ebarle, Jr. And it was discovered that Jason Ivler was the suspect for killing the former congressman of Manila, Nestor Ponce, Jr. Because his family can afford bail. He got out of jail immediately. And after that, Ivler is nowhere to be found. Until the NBI agents found out that his mother, Marlene Aguilar-Pollard was hiding Jason Ivler on their house in Quezon City. At first Jason exchanged gunshots with the NBI and wounded two of them. Until he received a shot in his intestine. And because Marlene hid him for a long time, she was charged Obstruction of Justice and Ivler is now on jail.

Ivan Padilla being interviewed hours before his death.

        And lately, on the news we heard about the carjacking group led by a 23-year old Ivan Padilla. This group has lots of victims throughout the Metro. They use beautiful girls, collectively known as Ivan's Angels to lure their victims. And their other modus operandi is to snatch a vehicle and use it in another carjack operation. Until their group meet their end when the leader, Ivan Padilla with some of his group members were killed in a shootout in Makati City on August 2. Some say that what happened to Ivan Padilla was overkill. But in my opinion, the Makati City Policemen just did their job whether Ivan initiated the shootout or not. If the Policemen did not shot him maybe one of them will be shot by Ivan's group. I hope that Ivan Padilla's death will serve as an example for young criminals who's still on the loose.

There are many reasons why these young individuals do this kind of things. One of these is their families. Just like Ivan Padilla, his parents were in jail because of drugs. So we can say that he do these things because of depression or there is no guardian that looks after him. Another reason is their childhood, many children today suffer from child abuse from their parents. So when they grow up they seek revenge not only with their parents but also with the people around them. And the last reason that I think the most influential are those violent computer games like Counter Strike, Grand Theft Auto.

Isn't this issue very alarming?

So before it's too late we must teach our children what is wrong and what is right. And if they started doing illegal things we can send them to rehabilitation to put them on the right track.

PRINSESA

When I saw her I wanted to be her friend,

My Inspiration

And now I want her as my girlfriend.

To others she's just a girl with the eyeglasses,

But for me she's more like a princess.

If I don't see her, I could not call it a day,

It's like no swimming on the month of May.

She's the girl I always miss,

and I want to feel her kiss.

Every time she flashes her smile,

the hands of time stops for a while.

But she doesn't see that I'm crazy over her,

so I'll just sit on the corner

and hope that she realize that I'm the guy who will not give her lies.

1ST POST

Good day!

This is my first time in blogging, so there's still a few things that I don't know when it comes to blogging.. Actually, I'm not into blogging because I'm not good when it comes to composition. But since my classmates and I are required to have a blog in one of our subjects and compose something, it depends on the topic that will be given by our Professor.

I think the start of our first topic will be next week. So starting today I have to read some blogs to get some ideas, styles, and techniques in making a blog post. I'm expecting that my next post will be our first topic. And I hope that Sir Alan will give us an easy topic. :)