Progress: beat the final boss over the weekend, now backtracking to work on the sidequests.

The plot of the game is actually kind of...stupid. The gameplay is decent, though the battle system requires quite a bit of attention, especially if your level is low. I remember dying quite often during the middle of the game, and the more I ran away from the enemies because I was not at a high enough level to defeat them, the harder the game became. Anyway, it's definitely not the type of game where you can button mash all the way through!

One thing that I really really enjoy about the game is Lightning. At the beginning, I was quite surprised to find who I thought was the main male character does not have some kind of romantic relationship with Lightning, though it made sense since Lightning really doesn't look like the type who would have a relationship with anyone. But I changed my mind in the middle of the game - there is definitely potential between Hope and Lightning. Obviously, now they are just like brother and sister, and I would be horrified otherwise, but I can really see them together a few years down the road, with Lightning who is completely oblivious and Hope trying to make a move while still being very very respectful. :3

Next on the list: KH Birth by Sleep

I know this is sad, but...

I WANT TO WATCH THE YUGIOH 10TH ANNIVERSARY MOVIE!

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

When I first read about the plot I was like time traveling WTF, but nonetheless this is a guilty pleasure of mine. I'm definitely getting the Jap DVD/blueray when it comes out, but I hope I'd be able to get it from bittorent somehow soon...Oh, and there is no way I will watch it in dub UNLESS there's some sort of promotional cards. :P

P.S. I've been going around Jap websites/blogs and reading people's comment - some of them are hilarious! - seems like Aibou is quite a beauty in this film (even if the sites I go to all share a certain bias)! XD Seriously, when the animators make up their original plotline, Omote-kun somehow becomes the heroine of the story. XD Though I guess in such short period of time (I mean the length of the movie) and and with no female character (Yubel doesn't quite count?), someone has to take up that role...*dies*

Muahahahahahahahhahahahahaha.

I love how they have to bring back Yuugi (and Yami no Yuugi, of course) every once in a while even though YGO as it centers around Yuugi is officially over. Though really, YGO would not be YGO without Yuugi.

Obviously I have been watching the trailers, and the fangirl in me squeed when I saw how the three main characters interact. Loved how Judai and Yusei treated Yuugi with so much respect - with the -san suffix and keigou and all that jazz. From watching YGO, what I have been used to seeing is Yuugi's friend treating Yuugi as a normal person, and Judai and Yusei speaking in plain form most of the time, so I'm really loving the idea of Yuugi (but for some reason, not so much Yami no Yuugi) being placed on a pedestal. And, I've always been a sucker for keigou. (I was basically squeeing the whole time when I was reading/listening to the Slaver's Series!)

Briefly on the casts: when Shunsuke Kazama spoke normally, I was so surprised that he sounded nothing like either Yuugi or Yami no Yuugi. He just sounded...normal. There is just...no distinguishable quality in his voice that I can identify! Though that may be because I don't know this particular seiyuu well enough...

I'm having a major girl crush on Lightning. <3

And I have finally found a name worthy of my laptop - while the name won't be Lightning, the laptop will be named after her. :)

Currently in Washington along with my school friends.

I'm too tired to update anything now. To summarize, the trip is going fine, though I think I'm going through more of an emotional rollercoatser than I care for. I can't say it has nothing to do with the trip itself, but it has been on-going issue for quite a while now. I don't like what's happening to me now but there is very little I can do about it.

I'm doing some preliminary research for my Research Paper (which deserves to be capitalized because I need this paper in order to graduate), and let's just say I've completely forgotten what undergraudate textbooks look like - with expensive paper, wide margins and lots of colourful pictures. But I'm not complaining; it's definitelly easier on the eyes.

I've been having a meat craving for days now, but up until now I still haven't consumed any red meat, thanks to my mom's cooking. She has been making chicken, veggie dishes, fish, but just no meat. And it's driving me crazy.

I will do something about that tomorrow. Watch me.

Okay, I need to stop sleeping 10 hours everyday. It's probably not good for me.

I'm looking at my wardrobe, and I'm really surprised that half of my wardrobe is now either business causal or business formal. The problem is that I probably would still have to invest more in work clothes because it still feels like I was always wearing the same thing to work...but that can wait until next year I guess.

I actually haven't spent much money over the summer on non-work related stuff. I've gotten a nice black leather purse, a pair of heels because my only nice pair was falling apart, and spent a lot of money flying back to Vancouver for the interviews, but otherwise I wasn't really in the mood of shopping at all. I'm sure I can remedy that once school starts - not sure if that's a good thing, though.