Life In Taborea: The World Of Runes Of Magic

I guess we never really grow old dreaming of faraway places and magical worlds. I’ve been traveling for a while now, dreaming of life in certain places that have a different lifestyle than the one we are used to.

This time, we travel to Taborea. Taborea is the name of the area where the game “Runes of Magic” take place. I would prefer to stay in Ravenfell or Elven Island. Now, to be honest, I have no idea what the game looks like really, but from the looks of the map, both places should be ideal to start at.

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If I lived in Taborea, I would most definitely be a Rogue. I imagine myself to have long hair, awesome body (toned and fit), and wearing skimpy clothing. No, I HAVE to be wear skimpy clothing in robes and boots with plates and a bustier of sorts because I have to be quick and stealthy. If I wore a lot of armor, my movements would be restricted and I do need to move fast enough to escape … escape those who I just fooled. I used a character generator to come up with what I would definitely look like while in Taborea:

I call myself “Anja”

I want to have a home or some kind of headquarters up on the treetops. That way, I can spy on people moving about, and perhaps scout my next prey or victims. Oi, I know I would not harm anybody! Besides, Rogues are not that well built so it would make sense if I stayed in a home on top of the trees so I could escape from others as well. Think of it as a defensive-offensive location.

I prefer to use two ninjaken (ninja sword) because these are light yet still quite effective. And I lurk around corners and alleyways while trying to go through my day. I do have friends who are not Rogues. I have a good friend who is a Mage, and another who is a Priest. Both of them disapprove of my lifestyle but they do lend a hand every now and then especially when I get into serious trouble with some Knights.

Still, a Rogue’s gotta do what a Rogue’s gotta do to survive, so I stick to what I know. Yes, I may be sneaky, but life in Taborea is never easy. There are these monsters, right? And we do need to deal with them.. It’s just that sometimes those who are in a group with me often do not trust me because I have this reputation of being a bit sneaky.

Ah but Taborea is definitely a wonderful place to stay at. So many interesting people to talk to and meet. At the same time, my life is never boring because I do have all these quests to finish. From afar, Taborea looks so small, but the more I think about it, that is just a whole lot of land for a Rogue to travel – and so many people I can cheat meet! LOL

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Thanks for going on my small imagination trip to Taborea. I do adore Rogues. At every chance I get of trying to be a Rogue, I would most definitely take it. LOL

If you were to live in Taborea, what would you be and what do you reckon you would be doing there? Oh do tell! Or you can check this out: READ.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians short movie review

I have been dying to see this movie at the Dumaguete Robinson’s Place  cinema. Unfortunately, I lack funds to afford myself the luxury of a movie at the mall, so I had to resort to other means just to see the movie.

As of the moment, I really have not finished watching the movie, but I think I have seen enough to make a bit of a review.

You have to understand that this may be a bit of a biased review because I read the books already before I saw the movie. I did, however, hope that directors would learn from the mistakes of others and make a book-to-movie that would more or less have the same appeal as the movie “Angels and Demons.” In that movie, book was still not the same as the movie, but I reckon it was understandable because the book was a bit long and rather complicated.

In Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, I must say that my friend, Ehn, was right. :-s I think the movie made a very simple book become even more simple. Dude, the book was simple and entertaining, and for a mythology enthusiast such as I, I believe the biggest lure of the book is in the manner of which the author managed to portray gods in modern times.

IMHO, the quirks of the book were lost in the movie. It was like looking at pictures chopped and strung together. I still have the book in my mind, and I know the parts that I liked, but the movie just took everything away.

Now, I will not spoil everybody’s fun. So I guess all I can say that it was not what I was expecting, and I was expecting something much better.

My complaints:
* I imagined riptide to be bigger and more…uhmm… awesome
* I imagined Grover quite differently… more on bumbling rather than cool
* I did not want the Annabeth-Percy relationship to be focused on right from the start
* I was thinking more of a summer camp setting not really a boot camp.. but what do I know?
* I was thinking the cabins should have been more.. summer camp like – like the cabins in the Jason Vorhees movies.
* I’m sorry but Pierce Brosnan, for me, is the suave gentleman, not wise centaur type. :-s
* I was missing Clarisse right from the start..
* I felt that Percy – in the movie – was a bit on the confident side, even if he kept saying that he was a loser

… I have more to add, but nevermind.

Oh oh oh aaaaaaaaaaaaand.. I love the book!

A book review will follow because I am still finishing up the fifth novel.

The Secret Blog

I’ve taken to my secret blog to shout all my frustrations in life. I cannot do that here because so many eyes are focused on this one. If you do find that other blog, I hope you will just shush about it. Okay?

This secret blog feels like a void where I could pour out all emotions. See, I am the type who needs to write things out – musings, anger, hatred, jealousy, love, and all other colors in human emotion. I need to. Why so? Because I need an outlet.

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Admiring La Limar Resort in La Libertad, Negros Oriental

Last week was one of those weeks where the perks of working at the Pristine Asylum were placed on the table. By this I mean that we get to go on road trips to certain places in Negros Oriental – or even to other provinces.

This time around, I joined some of my colleagues on a check up trip to Jimalalud, Tayasan, Ayungon, and Manjuyod. We were there to do some troubleshooting, minor training, and a bunch of other crazy things. We also had to talk to the Mayor of the Municipality of La Libertad for some concerns regarding our work.

Now during our talk with the Mayor, we were fortunate enough to meet him at La Limar Resort. You have to understand that I have never been to La Limar before this experience, and to say that I was awestruck by the beauty of the place would be an understatement.

Okay, so I know that there are other fancy resorts in Negros Oriental, but there was just something about La Limar that took my breath away. From the outside, it doesn’t look that sosy or something because it looks like our regular beaches – not exactly “resort material”. Boy was I surprised when I felt the cool breeze and saw the wonderful infinity pool.

Here, check out some of the pictures that I took from the resort. It’s quite affordable with its Php. 50.00 per adult head for a day of swimming (Php. 30.00 per child), or Php. 1,400.00 for an overnight stay – good for 6 people. That’s quite a steal already, yes? Anyway, here you go.. I keep stalling.. LOL [WARNING: LOTSA LOTSA PICTURES AHEAD!!!]

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Flying to the Moon

Last week got me treating myself to a nice Stress Buster Shake at the Dumaguete Robinson’s Place Moon Cafe. I read some reviews about Moon Cafe from other Dumaguete bloggers and photo enthusiasts so I decided to check it out as well.

I loved the ambiance of the cafe, and since I was there after work, the sun was still a bit high but at the same time it was just beginning to set. Seated at a shadowy and inconspicuous part of the cafe, I was able to take shots of this and that at the same time play observer (its a habit) of the people going about in the cafe.

The colors of all around me were wonderful, but I honestly wished the same could be said about the food. Well okay maybe the food was not THAT bad, but it was definitely not THAT good either. I did love the Spaghetti Bolognese that I had, plus the Stress Buster Shake that busted my stress!! LOL Unfortunately the other munchies were not to my taste.

Here are some shots of the foodie and goodies I spotted at the cafe [WARNING: LOTSA PICTURES UP AHEAD!!].

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