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Today is my birthday and I am now 23 years old. I did not really do anything special today because I just celebrated my birthday at home in advance yesterday since it is the only time that is convenient for me and my friends to get together. It was fun and we get to catch up on how each other was doing in the present.  I did get a present from my friend which is the book “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”. It is a pretty amusing book to read to say the least. I’m almost at the half way point reading it.

And now, on to the other things that I should have posted earlier:
Metro Comic Con 2011:

What else can I say about this con? Me and my friend pretty much agree that this con was a mess. What is this convention really about? Is it a comic convention? An anime convention? A toy convention? We would have really preferred if it was just a normal comic convention like in Summer Komikon. Sure there were few people but at least it has focus. You have more selections for comics, indie comics, or manga. Metro Comic Con has less stalls for buying comics and indie comics. It has stalls for anime merchandise and a swarm of cosplayers. Well, I guess cosplayers draw out a lot of people to attend the con but this is a COMIC CONVENTION, right? My disappoint in the con is mainly that there were only a few indie comic groups selling their work. Since me and my friend are working on making a comic anthology for next Komikon, I have gained an appreciation for indie comics. Sure some of it is hit or miss but it has a certain charm to it. What we just did in the con is look around, bought a few indie comics that caught our interest, and left earlier than usual. This con was a disappointment for both of us and also goes to show you that if you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one.

Indie Comics Bought At Metro Comic Con:

Mixed Delight Volume 001 – Uh, I forgot the name of the comic circle who made this but this is an anthology comic with six comics made by six different artists. To be honest, this is pretty much hit and miss. The only comic in the anthology that I liked is the one titled “Makesong Romansa” because it is no holds barred cheesy and campy. (Oh, and the comic is in Filipino so the cheesiness of this story is really high.) Since most of the comics in the anthology are one shot comics, the next volume will have different stories to tell so I will consider buying the next volume as well.

Pineapple Secret (Part 1 of 2) – This one is from the comic circle, Kickbackers. I was actually after another comic made by them (because the cover art is really nice and interested me.) after browsing the indie comic line-up in Metro Comic Con’s website but it got sold out, so I just bought this one. (Just hoping that they reprint the comic that I’m after for next Komikon. I’m so buying it.) This one is pretty amusing and it takes place in a pineapple plantation. My favorite character there is the maid. She is really funny especially the part where she puts on this sad, pitiful act so she would not be fired because she can’t give her mistress pineapple juice and cake made from freshly harvested pineapple since the pineapple harvest is still the next day. Definitely will pick up Part 2.

Euphoria – Again, I have forgotten the name of the comic circle. Sorry about that. About this comic, you know that anime with a school setting and the main character gets bullied in the most exaggerated way? That is this comic. There is another comic made by them which my friend bought titled “Searching For A Better Boyfriend” and after reading it,  I actually liked that one over this one. The art work is really nice though. I say, I’ll give this a chance and buy the next one.  (And if possible, buy the other comic if they reprint it.)

Moemon – Leaf Green And Emerald:

The team that I used in Moemon Leaf Green to beat the Elite 4 a second time.

So, I have been playing Moemon (to those who don’t know, it’s still the same Pokemon game but the monster sprites are changed to moe anthropomorphism of each Pokemon.) for a long time now and I started with Leaf Green. I have played Touhoumon (which uses Fire Red as it’s base game.) so much that playing this is really so easy to me now.  I have beaten the Elite 4 for the first time in under 60 hours and completed the Sevii Island Quest, captured Entei and Mewtwo, and beat the Elite 4 a second time in under 80 hours.

My Present Team (Leaf Green):
Venusaur (Ohana) Level 76
Dragonite (Misuzu) Level 76
Vaporeon (Shiori) Level 76
Flareon (Nako) Level 76
Zapdos (Fate) Level 76
Gengar (Sawako) Level 76

The team I used in Moemon Emerald to beat the Elite 4 for the first time.

After doing almost everything possible in Moemon Leaf Green, I proceeded to play Moemon Emerald. Well, this is all pretty swell. You have a lot of things to do though there is one thing I hate about it. The Match Call System in the PokeNav suck balls! It’s so hard to level up your team let alone change Pokemon for your team. I really missed the VS Seeker as I am playing this.  Already beaten the Elite 4 three times already (They don’t get high leveled Pokemon when you fight them again so it’s easy.) and caught Latias and Rayquaza. Still in the process of catching “The Regis”, Kyougre, and Groudon.

My Current Team (Emerald):
Blaziken (Shuichi) Level 61 (The only male in my team, LOL)
Bellossom (Ohana) Level 61
Ampharos (Nako) Level 60
Salamence (Ruri) Level 60
Metagross (KOS-MOS) Level 60
Walrein (Azusa) Level 60

Some Cosplay Pictures From Metro Comic Con:

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