The Crystal Impulse (v8.0 - Shining Star)

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noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:17:00 +0000

This.

Was.

Unexpected.

.....

3rd nendo coming soon ._.'''

Introducing a new member of my nendo family.

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:31:00 +0000

Luka + Tako Luka and Azusa and Azu-nyan nigou~

Azu-nyan!

I guess collecting nendos is probably gonna be my primary hobby. Gonna cut down ID I guess. :)

Speaking of which, I FT'd the 8v -_-

Because I can.

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:41:00 +0000

One week ago, I had 2 SS cards.

This week.....

3rd SS card - Cy*Azusa. Pictured above is my DC2. There is also an AE86 and a Supra in the same card.

:)

Somehow, it just feels real good.

Now it's just Cy*Megumi at A2 to focus on. Tuning cars of course :) The GC8 is about...8 steps away from full-tune :D

Oh, and three posts ago I posted the "Congratulations! SS rank pic" and said it will probably be the only time I see it? I've seen it 4 times now. The fourth being Matt's RINOA card, which I helped to get to SS too >_>

And yet again.....:P

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:46:00 +0000

SS rank for my Cy*Lyn, seen here paired up with my Cy*Kotomi (first SS card I had).

This one took a fair while (5 months), but =D second card in ID5 v2.0 SS'd. Picture says it all.

Now to concentrate on the GC8. >=)

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noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:17:00 +0000

And probably for good reason: spambots.

-_- man, away from the blog so long and this is what happens.

And here I am again.

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:56:00 +0000

It's been a long while since I last updated :D Like seriously, I think at least a year!

Life right now? Pretty busy at work, and at ID. I'm starting to feel that I'm the utility person, having done so many roles over the last 8 months. It's great to learn, but it's been taking a toll on me mentally....it's hard to absorb so much within a short period. But life's like that I guess.

I stopped WMMT3DX. It comes as a shock to some, but the biggest driving factor was the fact I lost my card holder containing my MT cards...the most painful loss being the SS8 RX-7 FD I built up from an S8 rename. I did recover back in time for MT3DX+..with a RX-8 rename (Luka*), but to replace all my cards again..that was never likely going to happen...so, whatever I had left (besides the RX-8), I passed to WZ, who probably used whatever I have left to good effect. I kept the SS5 Luka* RX-8...simply coz I fully dressed it already. It was fun while it lasted but the cost to replace all the cards is too much.

Team affiliation wise, I guess Rouge Vitesse died along with me, as well as Dope and Kenji when all of us decided to quit. It was fun having a team, having our serious and fun moments. Our team managed to go all the way without any enemies or hitches. Sure, we were nowhere as popular, but I think that, we've done well. Thanks for all your support guys. ^^
And to replace WMMT3DX was ID5...2.0. No online though, despite Sega implementing an area code for Malaysia (MYS). I may not like the physics, but the new aura system kept me hooked. I have an SS card now...two different FD models plus the RX-8...as well as other cars but lower ranked. Of course, tuning is way way cheaper now :). Shame that there's only two locations with it. and of course, shame there's no online too.

Probably a one time only thing in my entire ID5 playtime will I ever see this..hence the snapshot. :)

I am thinking to start a Nendoroid collection of my own. Somehow, since the Luka nendoroid I had, I kinda got hooked to it. Feels nice to own one, and have it pose the way you like (restricted, but yeah, still....). Course, the downside is it's expensive, but I guess a nendo or two per month won't kill anyone.

And of course: here's my Luka! :D Tako Luka waves hi too :D

Anyways, its getting real late (12.34am), will update tomorrow with more stuff to rant about. Hopefully this time I will be able to continue my updates regularly. :)

Been a long time.

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:31:00 +0000

Well...it's been 7 months since I last posted here O_o.....

Let me recap on what has happened in this 7 months:

- Finally got a job! :D Working at IBM Bandar Utama. Working life's been tough so far, but I'm holding on...I think? So far, I managed to be good friends with the trio Kelvin, Chuu Yang and Eric. (though lately we haven't been going out lunch much coz we each have our own work to do...). Job satisfaction? I'm okay I guess.

- Had started WMMT3 DX when it came out in December...and stopped in March end when ID5 came along. I need to find time to balance between these two games since I have teams in both games (Rouge Vitesse in MT, @D4 SnS in ID)...but it's not really possible for now. I did manage to hit my preliminary targets for MT3DX though before I stopped, that including getting 1000+ battle stars for my 280HP > 825HP RX-8. I knew the car will come in handy someday :D

As for which game I enjoy more? ID for now I guess. :/

- Picked up Clannad After Story, then K-On! (Mio-chan~~~~) and now Haruhi (yes, she's back....). Haven't been watching others yet, although Yian recommended me Toradora! and Phantom: Requiem of the Phantom, and so far it's been good (only watched the first/second ep tho...).

In the meantime, it's K-On! madness. I'm fairly addicted to the songs "Don't Say Lazy" and "Fuwa Fuwa Time" right now. Feels like it has good rhythm to me (note: personal opinion). Been listening to it non-stop now. (Not as extreme as Kenji's 500+ plays on the same song just yet...)

By the way, Mio is moe. There. I said it. :D

- Got Pokemon Platinum for my DS. Speaking of which, my white DSL's right hinge broke off :( The crystal casing is holding the top and bottom together for now, but more or less, it's near its end life. I wonder if I should invest in a DSi.....

As for Pokemon Platinum...I just love the game...good additions compared to its predecessors Diamond/Pearl such as the Battle Frontier and the Trainer Cafe.

- My laptop...who has been a trusty friend ever since Uni days, is starting to show signs of collapse...seems like if I restart my com...my hard disk won't be detected...I have to turn it off manually and turn it back on. :/ Not sure why yet, but I think I'll have to send this to Dell for servicing....

- In the end, my relationship with my current girl couldn't last. So for the best, we decided to break off...and with her not coming back for a good few years, it'll be hard for "another chance". Still....I guess since we broke off on good terms (still keep in contact with her once in a while)...I guess it's all good.

You know, it amazes me how half-a-year has passed just like that? When I look at my last blog entry (End of October) and the date now (End of May), yet it just seems like yesterday.

Anyways, with work at office now to juggle....unlike previous "mini-revivals", I'm not going to say I'm gonna update this more often because:
1) I'll end up not doing it anyway
2) Work flowing in at a fast rate now.

Anyways, till the next time. ^_^ Cypher, out.

Surprises.

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:15:00 +0000

Well, I certainly didn't expect a certain matter to go to a certain extreme, but when that happens, I can't do anything. I'm abit in disbelief too.

Oh well...shit happens...I just wanna get that one problem out of my system soon..

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Sonic Mega Collection Plus for the PC.

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:28:00 +0000

So I picked this up at Sg. Wang for RM24.90 (that's about...just USD7 at time of post). Not a bad deal....considering it's original. Is this a really good bargain?

The compilation covers pretty much every Sonic game in the Sega Genesis (not including any of the add-ons such as the Sega CD or the 32X). There's also a few Game Gear games in there as well. At first glance, it's a nice buy, and since I'm a Sonic fan, it would be nice to own the collection legit.

Playing the game so far though, it's like playing a game straight out of the Genesis. No graphical enhancements, no sound enhancements. It's the exact same game a decade ago. However, I did notice slowdown with some (actually, most) of the games....and I found out why - apparently the PC version port uses the PAL 50hz version of the games instead of the NTSC version - and this means the game plays slower (and no, there is no way to "fix" it). And having played the games before...the slowdown is quite noticable. I haven't played the game long enough to say if it sucks or not but although it hasn't really messed up my timing in terms of jumps or dash somewhat, it does kill the tempo of the game slightly since the game's all about speed.

The game also comes with a bunch of extras (movies related to Sonic Heroes, comics, manuals etc), which is nice, but really, only for novelty reasons....and to be frank...the movies are the whole reason why the default install is 3.2gb. (Installing just the games, letting the movies run from disc is just 470MB...that's like nearly just 1/8th of the install!)]

So far, this looks like a decent buy, but that's it. The slowdown gets quite annoying...especially when you've played the faster NTSC versions. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty lucky that I seriously didn't pay more than RM25 for this. Nice compilation, but seriously, could be better.

This is made of so much win.

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:05:00 +0000

This is my R32.

And the number of stars it has is...l33t. Woot~ 1337 FTW~

Writers' block

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:41:00 +0000

:/

Can't think of anything to cook up lately. Been stressed too :/

Oh well.

Oh, and congrats to Lee Chong Wei for bringing home a silver medal for Malaysia in badminton. Sure, he got outplayed to hell but all things considered...a medal is already an achievement.

Saluran Olympik anda? Don't make me laugh.

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:27:00 +0000

This is referring to our free TV stations RTM (Radio Televisyen Malaysia) who recently had the rights to air the Olympics on TV. So the unlucky chaps without ASTRO can actually go and watch it. RTM, saluran Olympik anda? HELL NO.

I'm referring to the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics that took place last Friday. It started at around 8pm. Guess what our "Saluran Olympik" was airing?

The national news - till 8.30pm.

Great, first 30 minutes of the ceremony missing. What, you can't air the damn news earlier? This is a once in four years event, not something you see everyday. And hell, you have TWO channels! Use the other one for heaven's sake! It's not like you can't reschedule the news can you?

Then again, maybe you didn't even consider the possibility =.=

Oh and if it wasn't bad enough, we had tons of commercial breaks. In the space of an hour you could probably have five to six commercial breaks. I would personally prefer to watch the opening ceremony UNINTERRUPTED thank you.....this event isn't a medium for your advertisers (in this case, DiGi) to show its yellow man following in the Beijing games. We want to see the damn fireworks!

And ironically, speaking of fireworks....

RTM cut off the last part of the ceremony....abruptly. To make way for the news/other shows/whatever.

The Government speaks of making RTM the best free TV channel in Malaysia. Well..maybe they could start by going the right way, because they are going in a backwards direction =.=...NTV7 or TV3 would have been a better choice to air the Games instead of this sorry excuse of a TV channel.

The color code test

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:11:00 +0000

Your result for The Color Code Test...

Color Code: WHITE: The Peace Keeper

9% Red, 17% Blue, 54% White and 20% Yellow!

Here is the basics: For a more in depth analysis, I suggest you look up the Color Code, and take a more intensive test.

WHITE MOTIVE: PEACE

WHITE NEEDS: To feel good (inside), To be allowed their own space, To be respected, Tolerance.

WHITE WANTS: To withhold insecurities, Kindness, Independence, Contentment.

SUMMARY: Whites are motivated by peace. They will do almost anythign to avoid confrontation. They like to flow through life without hassle or discomfort. Feeling good is even more important to them then being good. Whites need kindness. They resent being scolded. They dislike harsh words. They open up instantly to people who are kind, but Whites recoil from those who are hostile. Whites prefer quiet strength. they enjoy thier quiet independence. This can often be percieved as bullheadedness. Whites like to keep a low profile. They like to be asked their opinions but they won't volunteer them. Whites are independent. Unlike Reds and Blues who want to control others, Whites seek only to avoid being controlled. They don't like to be pushed, and they can be fearsome when they finally "blow up." Whites are motivated by other peoples desires. They want suggestions however, not demands.

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Comments: Interestingly..this test was actually one test that was spot on. Every single line in the whole analysis is very true indeed. But that's me for you. Have always been this way since forever. But I suppose being a peacekeeper is fine for certain situations.

Ever changing....

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:33:00 +0000

Ana (CLANNAD Original Soundtrack)

Lyrics: Ogiwara Yuu
Vocal: Lia

The place changes and goes. Like a wind, like clouds.
Like the traces of the heart, no halt at the places.

The place is so far away. be far apart.
people's hand does not reach,so merely has (the) worship.

The place is a lofty lord. can't meet nobody put on.
We will lose the place.so lofty which changes.

Not all were desired. However, we're never sad.
still, there is still the place.far away. far away.

(The wind) blows through the place. an endless,with all.
Like the ripple float on the water, It blows as it goes.

the place is No make at all. Nothing is shown.
Like the sand clasped by hand, It falls vainly.

The place is (a) profound lord,and wear the vain faint light.
But we will find it in the place.The hut at which it stands still.

if not concerned with all,It will maintain that No dye.
therefore there is still the hut.It's lonly, solitary.

no halt at the wind.it soars to the sky.
Like the verdure (which) meets with sunrise, It grows up as reborn.

The hut has held new one.that's different from all.
like the sand castle of the children,but realized with the mind.

The person is a vain statue.wear taciturnity calm.
still,We will know a huge flow.It is stopped by nobody.

soon,the wind wears the snow cloud. will be dyed to snow-white.
Summer grass will incline.No sunlight,feebly shade.

The place buried in deep snow.like the collapsing castle.
like the head of the shade,figure will be thrown away

The hut buried in deep snow.It sinks in to the flood.
and The "not dyeing" is dyed out,and waits for a oppose one.

Even if all are healed, be gonna no return.
there is still the place.far away. far away.

The place changes and goes. Like a wind, like clouds.
Like the traces of the heart, no halt at the places.

The place is a lofty lord. can't meet nobody put on.
still,there is still the place.far away. far away.
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(Lyrics found from animelyrics.com by the way..nice site)

Don't mind the Engrish...it's still a beautiful song. When this song was played at Kouko's wedding (Ep9) and Tomoyo's meeting with Tomoya in the snow (Ep24), it was perfect for the mood...

...damn I'm feeling sad again.

Gloomy days.

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:09:00 +0000

Lately I feel pretty gloomy.

It's not difficult to explain though. If you gave me this freedom this size I would surely say yes. But now...somehow I think that I am better off without it. Every day follows the same routine now and I've got to get a job soon...and even that's not going smooth. I'm applying by the masses and so far...not going well. This week is a dry spell = not a single interview.

I do know I've got to get a job by September...but suddenly even I'm not sure of that anymore. Eesh....

Besides that?

I feel like erasing myself out of existance for this gloomyness....I'd like to fly away somewhere far away...hmm..I think listening to piano pieces when you're a bit on the depressed side gets to you. Oh, and reading on sad story mangas too (Tomoyo After ~Dear Shining Memories~, I'm looking right at you).

[No, I'm not going to jump off a cliff and die -_-]

Oh well...just got to intensify efforts..before this gets worse.

New layout again....

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:27:00 +0000

Yea yea I know -_-....

In which times are getting harder...

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:03:00 +0000

Been away for abit (and mood's not too good these days)...I'll tell what I've been through lately.

>Friday<
I went for an interview at APL, an international shipping company for a position of Documentation Coordinator at MidValley. At first it didn't seem too bad, even at the interview room. Alas, I closed the door to this job myself (yes, not the interviewer). Here's why.

The pay was not that great. Yes, I'm a fresh grad, I'm not entitled to complain at all about that...but the reason I complained was because I will have to work odd hours. No, I'm not going to be doing some 9am to 6pm work hour, I'll be working at like..shift based hours. Still 9 hours, but I'll be working till 1am (starting from 4pm). However, it's not like I wasn't informed about this BEFORE the interview - so why did I still go for it you may ask?

Simple.

On their website, it was posted that there was two options, first being the late hours (one that I was offered), second was the usual hours (which is fine by me). I hope I could ask for the usual hours, but sadly they aren't hiring anyone for those hours at that point. Now, you could say, just work lah!

I did consider the prospect of working late hours (thats why I accepted the interview in the first place). But by the interview time I've come to realise that it's simply difficult for me. First off I have no own transport (which I should; but that's for another day) - that means going home at 12 or 1 is hard. Second was the fact that I simply can't leave my grandfather alone at night. Sorry, nowadays the world ain't a safe place - especially at night - and I've come to worry about his safety because of that.

If only they had those early hours I would have gone for it....but it's not happening...

The interviewer did point out that my degree entitled me to a higher pay, but they simply couldn't pay me what I wanted since they did have a fee structure to follow (understandable)...the interviewer even said it's better for me to find somewhere else coz of that.

But as time passes by (even now as I type) - I've come to realise that it's getting very difficult to get a decent job with my kind of degree (2nd lowers). I won't regret this - what good does regret does? I just have to keep on looking. And time isn't on my side...

To carry on with my day - I spent the rest of the day in the arcade while waiting for dad for dinner - did play some games but nothing too much..and at around midnight I went for yumcha with Sato, Jimmy and Tracy at some mamak store in Happy Garden (can't remember the name...)

>Saturday<
Usually, Saturdays are @D4's team meetings/outings...this week's lack alot however. Initially, me, IN and Sato were to go to Sunway but parking was impossible (rounded the place for 1/2 an hour) so we head off to IOI instead...IOI was a boring place...and I still don't like those Wangan players...total Osaka whores last time I've been there so this time I don't even bother to accept challengers...because I'm so so so so sick of freakin' Osaka. Geez. There, I only finished by 2nd loop story mode - and my R32 is then 166 games away from S9. Meanwhile IN and Sato used my ID4 card C*-Eve (because they forgot to bring theirs)..and racked up 6 wins to bring my card consecs to 41. Jimmy and Tracy dropped by but left early. I didn't find out why though.

The thing was Sato had to go back home around 7pm (he's heading back to Japan for a week)..so after sending him back...me and IN..had nothing to do..he sent me back and later we were supposed to go out again with Jimmy for another meeting.

...which never happened by the way.

And what wonderful timing it was for Streamyx to FAIL. Lagging connections..and I've read on forums it was nationwide too. Geez TM, buck up your freakin' services...I didn't pay RM99 to surf at dial up speeds.

...Then again, maybe I did.

>Sunday<
Watched the Clannad Ep24 (the Tomoyo-Tomoya OVA)in the afternoon. Will blog more about that later.

I went to MV later in the evening....and I finished the Perfect GT-R arc on my card as well as clearing 7 out of 10 stages on the first Devil Z arc....and from today I decide to just NOT do the 200 ghosts..and finish another story loop (6 games saved)..therefore..I'm 147 games away from S9 on my R32. I also got...something else. But that..remains a secret. Eventually people will find out though. But until then, it's a secret =D.

I came back, and finished all the Generals Challenge for my CnC Zero Hour game...now to uninstall it. That's about it for now...right now, I'm pondering over some things.

That's all for the 3 days - and trust me, the way things are going...the next week is going to be a crucial one.

Fun in Facebook (and other stuff)

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:30:00 +0000

Lately I've been doing a lot of stuff at Facebook..to cure boredom -_- (hey, when you're broke you don't have a lot of options do you?). Among them:

Ace Hockey

Playing Air Hockey against the CPU. Going for a clean tourney, but not happening so far (must remember to not hit the puck into own net -.-).

Nations

Making my own nation >_> titled "The Empire of Cyan Starr" =D.

Description (as of blog post) as follows:
The Empire of Cyan Starr is ordered by Emperor Jason Cheong Khai Soon. In this nation, only those who make large donations to the government are allowed the right to vote. Personal computers are given to each citizen and children are taught to type at the age of 12 months. This nation's advancements in health care has subsequently founded the concept of the 'Medical Insurance Company', allowing more people access to medical care, but further segregating those living below the poverty level.

Life in Cyan Starr is very safe due to the right of the police to randomly search private property. This country sports an impressive military force which operates fully on testosterone-driven body builders which are used to intimidate any adversary. Religious practice and public observances are allowed, but no policies may be created to advance any given expression of religious thought. Education in Cyan Starr is of great importance and vouchers are given to any student who cannot afford schooling.

Huge concerns about the environment have prompted this government to research how humans impact nature and then hire a prominent public figure to exaggerate the information to ensure citizen participation. The free market is allowed to decide policy provided the government is in agreement with any decisions made, and any freedom which a citizen understands should be available to them is made available once it is forwarded to all known acquaintances and posted in their front lawn for the public to review.

The use of baby seals as an alternative fuel has been permitted by Jason Cheong Khai Soon and the defenseless animals are being slaughtered by the dozen.

Marijuana has been legalized in Cyan Starr, but the sales tax has insured that only the rich can afford this luxury.

Jason Cheong Khai Soon has instituted National Citizen Appreciation Day and has made every citizen feel just special enough to quit complaining about the poor leadership of the government.
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Yes, I kill baby seals for an alternative energy source. I'm evil :3

Make A Baby - link here
I made one with my special someone :D
Introducing:

Lili ReiHeart-Crysallis :D Isn't she cute :P Born on 22nd June :p and recently me and Tabitha have been spending a lot of time on her..and well now she's in the "Kindergarten level" :3

Pacman 2.0 - link here.

OLD SCHOOL GAMING! This is when I'm really really bored though, but it's fun when you need to kill time :D

Superpoking.

Although recently I've been poked more :3, I ought to poke people later :S

Giving gifts out.

Giving out gifts is a norm in Facebook. I don't do it alot actually..but sometimes when I'm in the mood (read: free time to click) I'll just give gifts out. Winnie the Pooh is just one of them by the way.

Gamer Social

Being a gamer myself, this app comes in handy to keep track of what I've been playing, what I am playing now, and I can also review games through this handy app. :D

My City.

- Looks like SimCity..but everyday one of my friends (and myself) can add 1 citizen into my town. It's small at the moment (just 33 at time of post), hope to get more soon. :D

And many more,these are just a few of my favs. :D I love Facebook.

And in other news:
WMMT's S class project:
R32 is now 186 games away from S9 (now A3 Ace demo car)[thanks to Lynn for the games..although you didn't really have to help >_<], RX-8 remains unchanged. Hmm....

Purple Fantasy.

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:14:00 +0000

What?! Another blog layout so fast?!

Yes. Unfortunately while the last one was very good (I wanted to keep it too - it's Clannad damn it), the problem was the background file..if the layout fails to load properly (It's happened a bit too often to my liking...)...then you ain't seeing anything without highlighting... :( So I'll change to this...at least if photobucket failed or something you can still see the post. I did keep a backup of the last layout though, in case I need it.

For now though, this will do. This layout looks pretty neat....thanks to LLP for showing this to me that day =D

As for changes to the blog, both Imeem and PA ads are removed. - Imeem because nobody uses it and it loads slowly...and PA..well..no use for now. I still have the codes though, so I might re-add it in future.

Oh and the blue Blogger bar is back. :D

Geez.

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:15:00 +0000

This blogskin seems to malfunction abit...not sure if it's my connection or what but the background doesn't always show, and this ALWAYS distrupts the blog posts (coz the background is dark).

Might consider changing it....it's not even two weeks I think!

Differences.

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:31:00 +0000

Today, I met up with Zackler at Amcorp Mall. It's been a long, LONG time since I've seen him...close to probably a year now. I think the last time I saw him was eight months ago over a chance meeting in Sunway while playing ID4. (I could still remember tuning my 86 Trueno then). Amcorp has truly changed majorly since I was there..sure the ground floor looks pretty much the same..but as I head to the upper floors..the difference was simply too much.

Yes, the cafe is still there. Yes, Uncle Snacks is still there. Yes, the book rental shop is ALSO still there. But man has things changed. The cafe hasnt changed much honestly (I can see the back PCs still using the old stuff). Cheryl's working there now (although just on Thursday apparently)..and that just goes to show I haven't been completely forgotten :3.

Had a walk around Amcorp with Zackler, and talked with him a little over a drink at Uncle Snacks...well thanks mate, I sorta have an idea on what to do next. Hopefully it all just goes well...and if it doesn't, well I just got to keep on moving.

Next up was me going to MV for a bit, where then I by chance met up with a really old friend of mine, Lynn. Okay, maybe I was exaggerating a little but I guess it's been a long time. When I last saw her, she was slightly shorter than me, and now she's the same height :S, and now she's let her hair down completely.

It seemed just like yesterday when we chat about things...somehow it evokes memories of old..she's a whole lot different than before, seriously...before she used to crack jokes at every opportunity but now...she seemed pretty normal, very different. And the way she dresses changed too...it's always been something cute but now its just t-shirt and jeans...but of course, people change over the course of time, so I guess she's just now..different? Well at least she remembers me >_<...considering I don't have a lot of people remembering me :(

But it seems when I asked her the question of how was things with her boyfriend she quickly dodged it...as if she didn't want to talk about it. I was quick to catch on so I quickly changed the topic, but I can very well see she felt very distressed.

Sure enough, as we walked around Metrojaya for a little coz she wanted to have a look around at some things (and I was bored then so..)..it happened. She cried. Not a cry that would attract attention but it certainly got me worried...seeing I never saw her cry before..knowing her as a happy-go-lucky girl - but I guess even THAT changed too.

I'm not going to say what happened between her and her boyfriend (she says it's alright for me to blog about it, but I'd rather not)...but it wasn't a happy story that's for sure. I wasn't very pleased to see how such a happy girl that I know to change to such a pale shadow of herself..all within just 3 years. I told her to go on with life but it seems that she is struggling to get out of the shadow...I wonder what did her boyfriend do to her..seriously...it really hurts as a friend...to see another friend go down like that.

I spent some time with her in the arcade (she's a pretty good Outrun 2 player - and I didn't know she plays Time Crisis 4 too - tagged with her), and she was nice to spend me some games on Wangan Midnight Maxi Tune 3 (didn't want to but she insisted). Then I sent her off to the KTM train home before I made my way back too.

It was a good day in gaming perhaps (25 games to A2 for my R32)..but really, it got me wondering how much she's changed over the years. I guess that one incident really shook her till this day.

That's all for my blog post today.

Hmmm.....

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:56:00 +0000

Initially I wanted to post something here but I forgot.

-_- Oh well.

The plan :3

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:06:00 +0000

I hereby bring forth my WMMT plan to...S class two of my aces. :D

The first one:
Lili★ - Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32) - Rank A3 - Next Generation.

How to get there: 2x story mode (2 rank ups) + 86 ghost wins (1 rank up)
Rank will go in this order: A3 > A2 > A1 > S9
Total games to go as of today: 212.

I'm currently doing this one first as I use this for battle alot. If I feel like it I will also go for another 100 ghost wins for a place in the Level 10 Ghost slot (which then bumps my rank up to S8 :D). As for the title, I hope to change it but I'm not sure to change to what just yet.

The second one:
C★Eve - Mazda RX-8 Type S (SE3P) - Rank A2 - RX-8 King.

How to get there: 2x story mode (2 rank ups)
Rank will go in this order: A2 > A1 > S9
Total games to go as of today: 159.

My pride and joy seeing this is my second car (first was the Evo IX) that I tuned from scratch (and the first to make it through the story undefeated >_>), and stuck to this for some time. :3 But I'll do this one later after I'm done with the R32. As for any more rank ups after S9...that I need to give it a thought seeing I don't do so well in battle with this car (1000 stars - 1 rank up - possible S8 - currently at 651), and if I am willing to do any more story mode/ghost battles - this car is already a Level 10 ghost. As for the title - I'm abit reluctant to change it :p coz it sounds cool :D

Bottom line: Need money first >_>, or this plan won't be completed fast... as for what plans after this two has been done...that's for another day, coz I haven't given it much thought :3

I'm off to sleep -_- hopefully I don't wake up at 2pm AGAIN. -_-

-.-

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:47:00 +0000

Woke up at 2pm again. =.=

This is so not good. =.=

Getting back to business...

noreply@blogger.com (Cyan Starr @ Phoenix_Cypher_K1) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:45:00 +0000

Okay this was what happened yesterday. Bullet points with some elaboration :

- Lunch with a special someone.
No comment :)

- Went out with my @D4 teammates (IN, Alpha, Sato) to Sunway Pyramid.
As usual, like every week. Nothing to elaborate upon :3 but this is the first time IN paid for parking (for an hour at least).

- Met up with Kenji (my fellow RV teammate and also leader) as well as -KS- since they were there too.
Before the day itself, Kenji asked me to join them but I had the lunch going on, but anyways it was fun meeting up with these guys.

- Got ★1588 R32 card like everyone else :3
Not exactly "everyone else" but I guess having connections helps. :3

- ID4 Iro DH Wet 2'45"4 RX-8...just for fun.
Just 2 games. Not pushing it. I'm supposed to be done with this game remember?

- Tuned the -R.V- R32 from Level 40 to Level 42 dressup.
Seeing Kenji was away with -KS- for dinner, I went and helped Kenji tune to the first neon. Ghost Battle Mode is boring.

- Metro Highway Tokyo with my own Lili★ R32, testing 760HP/D, with one big hit, ends at 12'12"014.
760HP/D surprisingly feels nice...but needs a lot of work in C1. I'm losing a fair bit of time there..but for a first try I guess it's pretty nice. And if it wasn't for the one hit at the S turn before the Yoko Down/C1 Out split I would have gotten 11.5..ironically the same time on the card. :)

- Dinner at Cilli Padi (met Jimmy and his girlfriend Tracy here) near Happy Gardens - had Chicken Maryland and 2 scoops of Chocolate Ice Cream.
Chicken Maryland was pretty decent..nothing really special for RM18...but the ice cream was fantastic :D

- Received a note that the the -R.V- R32 card is ready..now to fork out money...
This is R32 number.....5 i have. (6 if you count CY+JA which is with Ricky (@GT2))
- Lili★ - Current one, A3 rank, 1283 stars.
- Lili★ - Second one, given to the special someone, B2 rank but I have it for the moment, 443 stars.
- Lili★ - Third one, but first Lili★ made. Currently at 800HP/DG, Stage 44. No stars. :3
- ★1588 - Pros call this the rubbish car (I think it's just the reputation of that team...)but hey this card is so famous so I wanted one (and those connected to the pros all have one too). I don't remember how many stars this had...6000+? But these stars aren't mine anyways.
- -R.V- - Coming soon. :3 Don't remember how many stars (exactly 300?) but this one comes with a red aura - None of my cars have such an aura :3 - they are all either green or purple.

- Played Outrun 2 at MV...
Heart Attack mode owns. Although to be honest, I can only do so well at the Easy splits..the hard ones I can't do well..especially the blue cone request.

- .....and also played Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 at MV and had a 4 win streak going on.
- Hohoho, the first three wins I was pretty calm..the fourth one in Osaka..I think I spun out of control..my playstyle that is. I think that was the first time I got fired up on instinct...and I don't know why either!

- Finished Story mode 2nd loop for my Lili★ R32 till Stage 20.
Technically, 226 games more till S9 for my R32..provided I don't battle. Can be done by September..but I'll need a job to confirm that (No money = No WMMT)

- Tagged with Sato for Time Crisis 4
.....and found that all enemies still have double HP even when the partner is dead. :( I died at the last section of Stage 3 Area 1 because the double HP really kills my concentration...I needed to dodge more red sights I wasn't expecting (I usually play Solo because of this reason).

- Had a drink with my @D4 mates at Stevens Corner OUG right after...for about like 10 minutes.
Nothing much to say here...

- Posted my teammate's record.
- Needed to do it before I forget the 4 digit key because I don't have it noted anywhere.

That's all. :)