Hooray for New PC!

Debi says...

It's been a while since my dad gave me a gift for my birthday. It was a desktop computer, and until recently have I managed to replace it with something more powerful. Heroes of Newerth is a breeze, not to mention the fresh clean slate of 320GB. I'm still using a 15" CRT monitor though, so I'll have to wait next payday for a new LCD monitor as well.

Anyway, I'm just satisfied that I can now buy my own things. :)


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After quite some time...

Debi says..

Hello once again everyone! Whew~ Our blog has been stagnant for quite some time now, and we haven't got the chance to post due to our busy work weeks. :( This time, however, we'll manage to post new stuff, and to go back and developing Adobe AIR widgets to share. Hope you guys and gals still visit every once in a while, and we promise to entertain you more. :)

Also, we have plans on moving to Wordpress, but we have to backup and other things to do, lots of stuff. Maybe we'll stick around here for the meantime.

Anyway, here's a really cool video of K-ON! ED song "Don't Say Lazy" played by...
From Wikipedia:
A microcontroller (also microcontroller unit, MCU or µC) is a small computer on a single integrated circuit consisting of a relatively simple CPU combined with support functions such as a crystal oscillator, timers, watchdog timer, serial and analog I/O etc.


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BANDAI's "Regal Baby"

Debi shares...



Damn, Bandai is so aggressive lately. Now an MG Gundam Exia?! Well, as some would say, beat the recession by buying stuff! :D

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Gundam 00 OST

Debi sings..

(or should I not sing? LOL). Title is: World Peace. Anyway, here it goes...

Flowers sway in the wind as if dancing
So that the rain moistens the earth
Even though this world is alive, coming closer together
Why do people hurt each other?
Why do partings come about?

Even if you go far away
You're still always right in the middle of my heart
While they remain completely buried by that kind smile

Even if I feel pain
In fragments of you that I held, because we're still connected
I believe that we can meet again
I'm waiting for your love

I love you, I trust you
I want you to share your loneliness with me
I love you, I trust you
Even in light, even in darkness
Because we're together, we're able to believe in each other
Please don't leave anymore

Who saw the end of the world?
Who announces the end of the journey?
Even though it's a long night and the answer can't be seen now,
I want you to move on on the road you believe in
Because from this point forth, the light is waiting for you

Even now, the song you taught me
Still remains within my heart
And echos along with that friendly voice
The overflowing tears of my feeling
Run over my warm cheek
Become strong, ne
Believe!
If we connect with each other
I'm always by your side

I love you, I trust you
The tears I shed are for your sake
I love you, I trust you
You taught me love
I love you, I trust you
No matter if you walk on the wrong path,
I'll be beside you!

Waiting for your love
Always by your side
Youre the one that I love
Youre the one that I trust
Youre the only one

I love you, I trust you
I want you to share your loneliness with me
I love you, I trust you
Even in light, even in darkness
I love you, I trust you
Even in sadness, even in happiness
I love you, I trust you
I want to protect you completely

No matter if you're walking on the wrong path
I'll be beside you!
Because we're together, we're able to believe in each other
Please don't leave anymore


It's a pretty nice song too if sung in Japanese.. By Ito Yuna


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Points to ponder

Cody says...

Points that will make you think twice... or even thrice..

Practice makes perfect.....
But nobody's perfect..... .
so why practice?

If it's true that we are here to help others,
then what exactly are the others here for?

How come "abbreviated" is such a long word?


Success is a relative term.
It brings so many relatives.

Never put off the work till tomorrow
what you can put off today.

"Your future depends on your dreams"
So go to sleep

"Work fascinates me"
I can look at it for hours

The more you learn, the more you know,
The more you know, the more you forget
The more you forget, the less you know
So.. why learn.

and the best one is...
A bus station is where a bus stops.

A train station is where a train stops.

On my desk, I have a work station....
what more can I say........

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PSP Emulators

Cody says...

I've been searching on the Internet on how I could play Super Mario Bros on my PSP. and wow, thanks to my friend, he gave me this game.rar file that contains all the emulators for PSP. (hooray!) After I've downloaded the file, he also gave me NES Games which contains Super Mario Bros 3, Adventure Island, Castlevania, and a lot more. And then I remembered all the games I played before... Circus Charlie, Twin Bee, Battle City, Mappy... oh my, it's been more than a decade now since I last played these games. I so missed it! And while I was searching for more NES ROM, I saw this..

BEFORE:
AFTER:

**click the link to download files.

It really improved a lot (well, of course, it should be!). That's it for now coz I'll continue playing my Mario game. Ciao! :)
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DotA 6.60

Cody says...

Finally! The long wait is finally over. After 4 months of re-visiting the Dota All Stars Blog to read the updates and the release date of 6.60, the map that we've been waiting for is finally released! Everyone was so excited that when you visit GetDota right now, it's forbidden. It is either everyone wants to download it right away or it is experiencing some problems on its server.

MUST download NOW
.

Debi and I are excited to test this map (MUST play later). Here are some of the highlights of the new map:
  • New heroes like Batrider and Tauren Chieftain,
  • Improved Razor (aaah! my favorite), viper, vengeful, medusa, etc.
  • New items.
  • Reorganized heroes into taverns
  • Reorganized all the recipe shops
  • New game modes such as CaptainsDraft (-cd), Randomside(-rs), -random Agility/Strength/Intelligence.
  • New Hero kill sounds for 4x and 5x kills. (i wonder what it is)
  • and of course, bug fixes.
I'll post here the newly improved razor.
Strength: 17 +1.9
Agility: 22 +2.5
Intelligence: 19 + 2.2

Attack Range: 475
Movement Speed: 295

Plasma Field:
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Razor releases a wave energetic plasma which grows in power as it extends outwards. Deals damage to units both on expansion and on contraction. The further the plasma is from razor the more energy it has.

Unstable Current:
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Passive. Increases the movement speed and reflects a static charge whenever targeted, dealing damage and purging the unit briefly.

Static Link:
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Taps into the energy of a target hero, creating a charged link between Razor and his foe. As long as this link is maintained, Razor will continue to steal damage from the target and adds it to his own.

Eye of the Storm:
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The Lightning Revenant calls upon a powerful storm of crackling energy, which strikes weakened enemies with deadly bolts of lightning. The storm is charged with Razor's malevolent will, and will seek out only the most injured targets for its armor shattering blasts.

aaaaaaah. for sure, it will be much harder to enter rooms on gArena later. so there, dota players abound, let's play laterrrrrrrr!
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dcBrowser - web browser

Cody says...

Hi readers! it's been a while! *we've been busy lately*. Anyway, if I may ask, what web browser are you using? Is it consuming too much of your computer memory? Or do you have any ideas that you want in a browser?

Debi and I are planning to release a web browser named dcBrowser, a lightweight and simple web browser that you can use. We are still finalizing and fixing some bugs, but we plan on releasing a beta version soon. Hope you guys, will download it and help us improve this browser by e-mailing us your suggestions and reporting bugs, or any suggestion you might want to throw in.

We're actually developing small apps for Adobe AIR to see where we can go from here. From small-memory browsers to productivity apps, we're looking for desktop widgets to develop to make our lives in front of the computer easier.
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Occupational Hazard

Debi says..


 : I just had an occupational hazard being the host in our DotA games.
Cody : Halaaa, what?
Debi: I just typed in the Search window of Eclipse "/find _modSession"
Cody: Lol WIN!


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Cody conversion!

Debi says

Cody visited the house last Saturday to eat dinner @Mall of Asia with us. But before that, I was busy with my gunpla-ing. A bit annoyed, she asked if she could try painting some parts. And boy, is she really good at it! Must be from her manicure/pedicure skills.. Haha!


Some pics..







And here results.. Yellow part done by me.. PHAIL. X(


Pretty neat huh? Next time I build a new one, I'll ask her to come buy and paint some parts.. saves time! :D

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moar!

Debi says..

Before my long overdue Gunpla making gallery, I present to you the Gundam that really got me into watching the Gundam SEED Destiny, and the following Gundam series..


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Reality Bites!

Cody Says....

It's April Fools Day today everyone, so BEWARE of all the pranks out there.. May it be issues, news, stories, etc.. I remembered the last time I read the La Sallian newspaper, way back 2006.
There's an article on using La Salle ID as LRT pass. It's like LRT pass and ID in one. When I read it out to my blockmates who usually rides the train, they were amazed and excited about the news. They almost believed it, when we saw the month issue. APRIL. We all looked at each other, and laughed out loud. We were fooled! hahahaha! so, beware, ok? =)

Going back, here are snapshots of reality to open our eyes in our current situation.. A simple reminder..

We usually drink coffee to socialize and have a lifestyle even though the weather is HOT.

Because of the current economic crisis and recession, almost all graduates are having a hard time looking for a job. Our country is like a desert, that we all want to quench our thirst for a job, instead of water. =p



This one shows how selfish we are, sometimes, when it comes to money. As a son/daughter, our parents are very proud once we graduate, because they work very hard to be able to send us to school and have good manners. Isn't giving them a share on your salary is just a way of appreciating their hard work for us?

Anyway, enough of this. Time to share to you these miniature landscapes. How I wish I could do something like these.

At first glance, it kinda look real.. right?

That's all for now! and Holy week is fast approaching.. Have a great (although short) summer vacation! =D

EDIT: Wasn't able to post in the morning, so yeah, April Fools is probably yesterday already. :P


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TAGCOM!

Debi says..

Hooray for toys! I remember back in the day when I attended my first anime event, which was the 1st NCC or the National Cosplay Competition. Sure there were a lot of cosplayers in all their glory, but there were also display stands of really cool model kits and toys from collectors. I really liked Gundam kits back then, but never got the chance to build one. But now that I can manage to squeeze one kit every now and then, and it's all good.

Recently I attended an event dubbed TAGCOM 3rd Strike: Toys and Hobby Collections at the Robinsons Midtown Mall last Saturday, March 1. It was a 2-day event, but I only went on the second day to see the cosplayers, which is always a welcome sight in any otaku event. Arrived at the mall around 2pm, and managed to snap some pictures while looking around for some really neat stuff.
















Saw this section of the place (which is by the way pretty small than all the events I've been to) where these really cool RC cars were drifting. Here's a vid:



loved the part at 00:14 :P

and like all new collectors, it's hard to resist to see a limited edition model kit on sale. XD



Hooray for new dev! Now I am excited for Ozine Fest 2k9. :D


EDIT: Goodies from Japan just arrived, and another hooray + woot woot for these!



Codi's gonna kill me. ^^;
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Love is all around you..

Debi says..

February, the month of love, has already whizzed by past us. Some of us were lucky and had a good time with our special someone during the love month, some were not so lucky, while some preferred to be alone and have fun with our own families and friends.

My message for today is for those who weren't so lucky, and might as well to everyone who might be a little lost in finding love.

"We can always find love in the least expected places or situations."



This was taken along the walkway just outside of PS Bank Center, parallel to Paseo De Roxas, Makati. Not a lot of people actually see it, but if you happen to pass by, it's just right in the middle of the walkway.

So whenever you're feeling down and lonely, always remeber that love is never lost, and is always around you. :)
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Collection and Hobbies

Cody says...

Everyone wants to collect something.. may it be Hello Kitty stuff, Gundam, Tamiya 4WD, Barbie collection, etc. etc. So, what have you been collecting lately?

Ever since Debi shared me this Saber Lion nendoroid picture,


I found all other nendoroids to be cute, and me wanting to collect all of them. The size of each nendoroid is more or less 3-4 inches. So I looked for other nendoroid pictures on the net (while i'm not doing anything at the office) and I found out that it costs around Php1,500- Php 5,000, depending on its quality and number of extra features thrown in. I must say, it's a bit expensive for me. >_<



THESE are our collection of stuff toys caught from the Dream Catcher machine at Timezone. They all have names, [from left to right] Froggy - the frog, Fifi - the giraffe, Octet - small octopus, Peach - octopus, Crabby - crab, Bububear - bear, Nozzy - dog with big nose, Weee - dog with big ears and Toitoi - the turtle! :)

When we want to de-stress from everything, we go to Timezone to play, and as much as possible bring home at least one toy.

And for office decoration :D, I created a lot of cubeecraft toys to display it on my workstation.

Tux, Stewie and Kirby

1up, Barack Obama, Mushroom

Hey! it's easy to have that cubeecraft models, you just need some a4 paper, scissors, and cutter, and visit cubeecraft site and print out their cool patterns. Simple right? You don't need any paste/glue to put them all together.

I've been watching Gintama series for a few months now, and I was really happy when Debi accompanied me to Toys R Us - Rob Galleria, to show me these Gintama Gashapon Collection.

Okita

Shinpachi and Hijikata

Kagura and Gintoki

And now we have Kagura and Okita. 3 more to go!!

If you are also fond of GunPla, you can visit Debi's gundam site for his works-in-progress. He's just starting, so be easy on him. ^_^;

Oh, by the way, if you are interested in gadgets, toys or hubby stuff from JAPAN, send Debi an email along with the picture to inquire about it.

Ciao!

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MUST try restaurant

Cody says...


Looks delicious huh?


Last week, Debi and I tried out a new restaurant located in Diosdado Macapagal highway named Yakimix.


It's an EAT-ALL-YOU-CAN, DRINK-ALL-YOU-CAN and DESSERT-ALL-YOU-CAN restaurant with two types of cuisine to choose from, either Japanese or Korean.

We got there around 11:15am and there were still no food served, so to take some time off, I took a photo of the place.


Cozy ambiance eh? Around 11:30, they started to bring in the food.

I had a hard time choosing what to get first. So I took one, for each food served.


They have the *to grill* section,


soup section (no pic), cooked food section,


vegetable salad section, sushi and sashimi section...


I'm not yet satisfied until we got some DESSERTS!

Cakes...


Ice cream toppings...


tarts...


strawberry shortcake! my favorite! :)


and.. fresh fruits!


and for the price? For us, we think it's very affordable.
  • Eat all you can - P580
  • Children below 4ft. - P299
  • Drink all you can - P55
These prices are applicable during holidays (lunch and dinner) and when you eat there dinner time.

Here's the CATCH! When you eat during Mon-Sat (Lunch) it will only cost you P499 with eat all you can + drink all you can.

but, be sure that there are no left overs for it will cost you P699.

Thinking of where to treat your date this Valentine's day? Or maybe you want to try out a new restaurant? Or maybe treat yourself? Try it out!

TIP: If you are planning to eat there during dinner time, make sure you call them first and have your seats reserved because there are many people eating there.

Before I forget, here's there phone number, 3878-120 or 3878-112.

Oh! Before we go home, we tried to talk to the manager to get some photo of the foods they served, but sadly, he didn't allow us. But I managed to sneak some pictures beforehand. hihihi.

Enjoy!
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DotA Hero Ultimates.. explained!

Debi says..

I'd like to share some DotA knowledge regarding some of the cool hero ultimates and how they actually work. Warning: very wordy, but if you're a player, it's quite cool to know how these simple skills are put into motion. Read on! :)


Vengeful Spirit's Nether Swap
Based on Forked Lightning (dummy).

When the spell is casted, a trigger checks for the place where Shendelzare is, if it is not a walkable terrain, then issue a stop order to Shendelzare and display the name of a unit called "Cannot Use Netherswap here" (n03B).

When the skill goes into effect, save the X and Y coordinates of both Shendelzare and the target unit, then creates a timer that expires after 0 seconds have passed (aka instantly). When it expires, the units each get moved to the position of the other (if it matters, Shendelzare is first moved to the Position of the target). Then the lightning (aka the special effect) is added, and then all trees that are in a 300 Square AoE from both Shendelzare and the target get destroyed.

This skill when used interrupts all issued orders of both Shendelzare and the target unit, also interrupting channeling spells. While this skill is a blink like spell, it does not share the "Blink dodge", so using it while a Storm Bolt is flying towards you will not make you evade it.

Crystal Maiden's Freezing Field
The base spell of this skill is Channel, with a follow through time of 4 seconds (aka 4 seconds channeling).

When the effect of this spell is started, create a new trigger (1) with both a periodic timed event every 0.1 seconds) and a End Spellcast event, then "Hero" and "Level" (which is the level of Freezing Field or the level+1 if it was casted with Aghanim's) are saved to the cache.

(1): Recovers "Hero" and Level" from the cache, then count all enemy nondummy nonstructure alive noncycloned nonancient (except spirit bear) unit in a 655 AoE from Rylai and for each one of them: Create a dummy unit (e00E), give it a Slow ability (A10T) and tell to use it the enum unit. Now, create an angle random real between 0-90 or 90-180 or 180-270 or 270-360 (depending on which iteration it is, creating a cycle every four), a distance random real between 125-635. If the trigger was called because Freezing Field has finished casting, this trigger is destroyed (why isn't this check at the beginning so it's not that confusing?). Now, show the special effect in the angle and distance from Rylai that was randomly generated, then count all enemy nondummy nonstructure alive non cycloned nonancient (except Spirit Bear) in a 214 AoE, and for each of them make Rylai damage the enum unit for 105/170/250/310 ammount with Attack Type Spells, Damage Type Fire.

The slow is being constantly reapplied to all units in the Freezing Field AoE, not only the units that are "hit" by the skill. It slows for 1 seconds giving -30% MS and -20 IAS.

Earthshaker's Echo Slam:

The base of this spell is Fan of Knives, which provides the initial 165/230/285 damage. Note that the skill tooltip says this skill does 200/275/350, and that's because every unit is also affected by its own echo.

When its effect is started, the trigger counts every enemy non structure non dummy unit in a 500 range from Raigor (note that the trigger does not care if the enemy unit is alive or dead). Then, for each of those units, create a dummy unit on top of the enemy, give them a Fan of knives ability with its level equal to that of Raigor's Earthshock and make the unit cast the spell.

The Fan of Knives the dummy units have does 35/45/65 damage in a 500 AoE. Remember: This skill can Echo of bodies. If an enemy is spell immune when this happens, only the 165/230/285 damage will happen and the other damage will be prevented.


Pretty wordy.. Juggernaut's Omnislash:

The Base Ability of Omnislash is Storm Bolt, with a 0.01 seconds duration at all levels.

1.-When the ability's effect is started, the ability level of Blade Fury is stored in a variable. Depending on the level of Omnislash, a variable is assigned with 3/5/8. Now, if the player has leveled BladeFury, make BladeFury unavailable for that player. Now, make the player deselect Yurnero (this is only if it's the owner of Yurnero). Make Yurnero's vertex 255,255,255,125 (this one is to make him look like he does while Omni), disable his pathing and make him invulnerable. Then the Hero and the Target are stored in the game cache. And a timer with 0 seconds is done.

2.-At the time out of the timer, this new function is done which recovers the Hero and Target variables from the cache, and call another function:

3.-This new function takes the Hero and Target, then creates a random number between 0 and 360, the Hero is now moved 50 units away from the target in the random real, making him face the target and force the Attack Animation, show the Blink Caster effect on Yurnero then make him damage the target for a random number between 150 and 250 with Attack Type Hero and Damage Type Normal. He's then told to attack the target.

4.-We now return to the first trigger. Now it saves the following variables to the gamecache: Hero (Yurnero), Limit (Maximum number of slashes), BFLevel (Blade Fury level, to know what level regive Yurnero later), Counter (2), FX (the Phoenix missile which is attached to Yurnero's weapon). This trigger now creates a new trigger with 2 conditions, one is a timed event every 0.4 seconds and the other is if Yurnero is selected.

5.-This new function recovers the variables Hero Limit BFLevel and Counter. It firsts sees if it was called because Yurnero has been selected, if it is it then checks if it was the owner of Yurnero, if it was him, make him deselect Yurnero. If it was called because of timed event, see if Counter is higher than Limit, if it is, check if BFLevel has been leveled and make it available once again. Restore Yurnero's Pathing, Vertex, Clear the selection of the owning player then add Yurnero to the selection of him, and finally the trigger is destroyed. If the counter is lower or equal, then Raise the counter once, call a new function:

6.-This new function counts every visible non ancient (except Spirit Bear) non dummy non structure enemy unit in a 575 AoE, then picks a random unit in that group, and if there's a unit call the Damage Dealing trigger said above (number 3). Now, we get back to the function one line before here (number 5).

7.-Now, if there was no unit to blink to in Omnislash, check if BFLevel has been leveled and make it available once again. Restore Yurnero's Pathing, Vertex, Clear the selection of the owning player then add Yurnero to the selection of him. Then destroy the trigger.

The first slash of this ability always happen before the ministun hits, while the second slash may happen before, depending on the fact if you casted Omnislash at full distance or not.


Beastmaster's Roar:

Based on Storm Bolt, which provides the Stun and Damage to the main target.

When it goes into effect, it first saves to the gamecache "g" (an empty group now), "Angle" (the angle between Rexxar and the target), "x" and "y" (Rexxar's position) and create a timed periodic trigger every 0.025 seconds (1). Now, three dummy units (o00Y) are created at 50,250,450 distance from Rexxar at the angle discribed before. Then for all three dummy units, give them a timed life of 1 second, give them a thunderclap ability (A0NY) and tell them to use it, then count all enemy non-ancient (except spirit bear) non dummy non structure alive not cycloned and adds them to a group (do note that this is the same group that was saved to the cache earlier). Then for the group created by counting units from a 250 AoE from the dummy, make Rexxar damage the unit with 100*PrimalRoarlvl Attack Type Spell, Damage Type Fire.

(1): Recovers "Angle", "X", "Y" and "G" from the cache, sees if it has been run more than 16 times (0.4 seconds), if it has then destroy the trigger. If it hasn't, make each unit of the group G make the unit's position be 15 units away from the angle of Primal Roar in a 90º angle. Then in 0.3 seconds later, make the unit face the Primal Roar. Finally, put the Ancient Protector missile animation on their feet.

Note that since the ThunderClap has 250 AoE (hardcoded) and the trigger counts units in a 250 AoE (triggered), there's a slim chance to the units be slowed 50% but not moved away or receive the secondary damage.


You can also read more of it here. Hope you have a DA account! :)
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How bully are you?

Cody shares...

these bullying games with the kids and the elders, that was also shared to me by Debi.
Here's my score with the 5 year olds..



and with the 90 year olds?


and Debi's score? SAME as mine! booooo! We both have the same strength. bwahahaha!

Let's see how many you can kick ass! Share your scores with us! =)
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