Aloha Readers!
It’s been awhile. I know, busy busy! So for those that do complain I haven’t been writing enough (I mean… common, my writing is terrible :x), you better let me know you read it by leaving a comment. lulz (which I doubt anyone would, ahem Jackblck!). I wonder how many people even check this anymore lolz!
Regardless, lets get on with some updates.
the StarOnion Website Revolution!
the StarOnion Version 5
If you haven’t already notice, I’ve reshaped Mai blog. The attractive banner is of course, done by Karla/Otak/Lurazeda [1] (Mai girlfriend, yes I am not gay with Istari). I hope it is a lot pleasing to read (and hopefully, win the Kaeko eye-candy award again [2]). Of course, stuff on the StarOnion is never friendly to 56k and I hope you know that by now.
One thing that took a lot of my time is by far the way I’ve decided to use the “tagging” system. Instead of tagging what I’m writing (which is what category / search is for), I’ve used it to tag players. If you exist in my writing even for a brief second, in a screenshot or video, you will be tagged. Yes, I went through all my 600 posts and tag everyone. If I miss you, just leave a comment and I’ll add you back in =) And yes, I did play with a lot of players it seems. My tag list is like amazingly long, but you’ll have fun scrolling them. You might even recognize a few names =)
There are still minor improvements, such as implementing RSS Email subscription etc, I’ll slowly get on with those.
This time around, I’ve implemented a flickr. I will be uploading all my screenshot that I’ve taken to that account. Feel free to browse my old-school screenshot. They are quite enjoyable to click around :D classic alliance for Mission 2-3 lolz! I might even have shouts when people were selling “Raise” back in Kazham/Yhotar Jungle.
When in doubt, use the search located at the top right corner. It searches everything =)
I know :( it could still be better, but then meh, I didn’t major in computer science lolz! This is just Mai hobby! :D
PS: Navigating this version should be same as before, I kept a lot of things unchanged :D for the most part.
Twitter Kills Blogs!
I honestly think the recent hype of Twitter just kills blogs.. hands down. I mean those that used to blog a lot like Kimiko Furball [3], Calaera [4], Etain [5], now just completely stop, hell even Otak [6] stop = =. They didn’t quit, they just don’t write due to twitter (their twitter: Kimiko Furball [7], Calaera [8], Etain [9], Otak [10]). As you see, they obviously still play FFXI (half and half for Etain ._.). Well can’t blame Twitter for being so accessible. You can tweet literally anywhere (maybe through payphones soon). Even those that don’t have smart phone can tweet via text messages. You could probably tweet while in shower soon via voice yelling to your neighbors. I believe Twitter activity and Blog activity are inversely proportional. =) Sucks for FFXI blog community but meh :x!
I vote for TaruTaruTweets-Online.net soon!
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Otak’s Taru Figurine Collection
TaruTaru Trading Arts/Figurine
Its now on the market for real. I know Otak got it >.> /jealous. It actually looks pretty awesome :D Here’s some pics (Source [12])
- TaruTaru Collection – 9 Figurine Box Set [13]
- Lay them out nicely! Group Picture! [14]
- Lets Open a Box! Oww, bad AA TaruTaru! [15]
- Lets assemble it! [16]
- Completed AA Taru Assembly! [17]
- Star Sybil TaruTaru Figurine assembled! [18]
- Shantotto TaruTaru Figurine assembled as well! [19]
- Group picture time! [20]
Now that’s the cool stuff. Now the emo part is, you can’t tell which figurine is inside that box. They cost roughly 10 bucks USD per figurine. They also come in a box of 9 (like this [21]), but lol people who buy that also have a chance of not getting all 5. So lol… But then, its how Square Enix deals with figurine collection so… I guess welcome to figurine collection.
I’d say the best idea is to buy it with a friend, and try to mix/match the missing pieces.
Yes ^^; FFXI-ing, I’ll update it with SS at another time!
Interesting Things!
Just click on related video if you like it, you’d find a couple more ;)