"No resolutions. Just goals." That was the quote I
started 2012 with. Unfortunately a lot of things happened that prevented almost
all of my goals from being achieved. Personal problems, business problems, and
other things just kept happening one after the other. The main thing was health
problems because they almost factored into everything.
Initially I was going to write a longer entry detailing
these stresses and frustrations (I just deleted 2 paragraphs and there was more
that could have been written), but I think the sooner I leave 2012 behind me,
the better.
There are 2 things I am thankful for that did make me smile
and kept me going through the year; Vampy and The Game Fanatics. Vampy is an
incredible inspiration and she puts a smile on my face with her tweets, videos,
and things she has signed personally for me. I do hope to meet her some day.
The Game Fanatics was what I needed to keep my video producing going. If it
weren't for them I would have had less to do and my editing/producing skills
would not have improved at all. And they properly motivate me, give me recognition
on my skills, and are very ambitious with what they want to do and achieve. I'm
thankful that I'm now a part of that ride.
Of course there are other people that were there for me. I
think I've expressed my appreciation for them in person. If I haven't, then
maybe next time we meet.
I am so glad 2013 is here because I was looking forward to
so many things that are already in place to happen. Win or lose, these things
need to be done. Evolve for the better.
2013 is the retry of 2012. "No resolutions. Just
goals."
Thank you for reading. Be healthy, be safe, be thankful, and
be loved.
I'll apologize now for the negative attitude I'm having while typing this. This is late and it's going to be short. I've been pretty busy and a lot has been happening and were it not for what happened yesterday, I'd probably still have the energy to care about writing what happened in November. All I can really think of that happened was the flash mob and the WiiU launch. I know other things happened, but those 2 stick out and I would just complain because those were both stressful.
And then there's the usual plugs. I know a lot of people don't read this blog, but if you do and you haven't bothered to support me in Royal Flush Media, WingedVoX, or The Game Fanatics then you never will for whatever reason you have that you won't bother to tell me. Thank you to those that do because I really do appreciate it.
I might not do a post about 2012 when the year is over because it sucked almost all year round. If I do, I'll only talk about the highlights which were few and far in between.
Thank you for reading. I apologize again for the negativity. Be healthy, be thankful, be loved, and be safe.
But now that I think about it and look back at Tweets and
what I filmed, not much really happened. So for this entry, I'll try something
a little different and focus on major things I was involved in. I'll end it the
same with the shameless plugs that no one supports. Sorry if I skip on other
important details.
=====The Game Fanatics=====
Honestly, I'm doing so much with these guys and I'm
thankful. They've kept me busy and have been encouraging and have helped me
strive to get better. Thanks, TGF.
I can also post on the site. My first post was the first
episode of season 2 of "The Game Fanatics Show."
I also got involved with their Extra Life event this month,
which I never thought I'd be part of. Although I only filmed a few clips and
had photos taken, it wasn't bad.
And I still have more things cooking for the site. Stay
tuned for that.
=====Parents=====
My parents returned from their month long trip on the 17th.
It feels really good to have them back. Not just because of home cooked meals,
but I kind of have a better sense of time flow when they're around. Don't know
why.
But while they were gone, I at least learned more so than
ever before that I can take care of myself. The worst part was being sick and
alone, but I survived. It did make me wish I was in a relationship so someone
could at least help take care of me. Besides, with my health in probably not
the most stable it has ever been in so many years, it was good to know that I
was okay without my parents around to be a reliable crutch.
=====Gangnam Style Flash Mob=====
So the bulk of my October was spent putting together and
teaching "Gangnam Style" for a flash mob for the Korean Festival in
November. Friends I knew in KASH were excited and we got the thumbs up to do
it. Friends at Soundbox were interested and we collaborated. So every Saturday
, the last to Sundays of October, and the first Friday of November was spent
teaching this dance and working on formations and getting better.
A few had questioned my health and they were right to be
concerned. There was one point after teaching and after most had left that I
had a tiny attack. From the beginning I was planning the whole thing without me
being part of it, but towards the latter half of the month I was confident that
I could hold up. The dance was simple and not demanding so I was okay with
doing it.
I'll do a more complete wrap up about the event itself next
month, but I won't leave you hanging too much. Check out the performance below.
=====WingedVoX, Royal Flush Media, The Game Fanatics=====
I did another month long photo project on Twitter all
October. Did you miss it? Then follow WingedVoX on Twitter. Such a simple
solution.
There was also a tiny delay in a project under this name
that I was hoping would start in October. Hopefully in November so keep tuned
to this name to find out when it does happen.
I did complete a new series of videos that will debut in
2013. The first episode is slated to debut the first day of January.
More Adventures came out and more are to come. I'll throw in
the Extra Adventure here as well. The last few will slowly come out the rest of
this year.
RFM has been filling up with more TGF related work. I'm glad
because there was little to show for a while. We also posted more photos
recently (November) on our Facebook so please check those out and support us.
A great artist I found out through Vampy. I actually bought
one of her daily drawings when her store opened up. It might be the fact that
she's a "Calvin & Hobbes" fan that I'm digging and attracted to
her style.
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is easily one of my top
3 favorite movies. Seeing this incredible figurine of Jessica Rabbit...I almost
impulse bought it. I have really taken in interest in high quality figurines,
but I stop myself from buying them. They are pretty expensive and I know after
I buy the first one, I'll be easily inclined to buy more. Someday I will get
this one of Jessica Rabbit though.
- I'm briefly in this video put together by Soy. Some clips
are from when her sorority came to Houston
for a convention. It was good seeing all those girls again. That was a fun
time. Hope Soy and maybe some of the girls come back to visit sometime.
- SNSD's latest Japanese music video was released. It's
alright. It's safe.
- Thank you for reading. Be healthy, be thankful, be loved.
September/October has been busy. It's crazy. I'll probably
forget some things that happened in September so I apologize.
=====09.01.12=====
It took over 15 years, but I have finally watched all of
"Ranma 1/2." I think a few years ago I might have seen the last
episodes some where because they seemed very familiar. Either way, I'm glad I
saw all of it. I did watch the movies and OAVs again afterwards.
=====09.02.12=====
I celebrated with just 3 friends having dinner and getting
ice cream. We (minus 1) then went to the studio to chill for a bit...and this
happened, ha.
Afterwards, we all went to D&B because I just wanted to
play some games. Nothing big. I wasn't planning to do anything originally, but
a couple friends pushed to plan something for me. I was fine with that and it
turned out to be fun.
Called up a couple friends since I had not seen them for a
while and asked to have dinner and hang out with their kid. It was good
catching up with them and I always enjoy playing with their kid.
On the way back from dinner, they got some drinks and there
was a bunny outside the cafe.
The rest of the night was just talking while playing some
"Wii Sports Resort" with their child. Playing video games with a 2
year old is fun. He didn't want me to leave even though he was tired, aww.
=====09.09.12=====
A nice outing for some dim sum as a belated birthday meal
with 2 sisters and a guy I've known for more than half my life. Dim sum was
good, but the service was blah.
Afterwards, the sisters and I went to get ice cream and we
ended up talking for a very long time about a number of things. And if you know
me, I do just enjoy chilling and talking with my friends. Thanks for the food,
ladies.
=====09.10.12=====
Live on RAW, Jerry Lawler suffered a heart attack. It was an
odd show for the rest of the night as Michael Cole went silent out of respect
and the crowd could tell something not planned had happened. I felt horrible
also and was just hoping the worst had not happened. Thankfully by the end of
the show, we were told that Jerry was transferred to a hospital and was
responding. I think all wrestling fans gave out a sigh of relief.
And believe it or not, two weeks later he was interviewed and
I think we all needed to see that to feel better and be thankful that The King
had survived a heart attack.
=====09.12.12=====
So Soundbox was being renovated (the earlier video was one
of their last official days before renovation began). I found myself at the
studio and was ended up helping with cleaning and more the first day it
reopened. I'm glad though. Got to see lots of people I had not seen in a long
time and it was just good to be around their energy.
I wasn't able to sleep much the night before since I was
going to take my parents to the airport in the morning. They were going to the Philippines for
one month. Not going to lie, but I very emotional when we were saying our
goodbyes to each other. My parents telling me to "Take care of
myself" and "Take it easy" has never meant more than it did as I
dropped them off at the airport. What really sucked was that I got sick for a
week almost immediately after they left. Being sick and alone suuuuuuuuucks.
=====09.14.12=====
Had lunch with a couple of SSF members. One left and me and
the other went to a Game Over. My first time there so I was checking out what
they had. At that point, we were informed that WiiU pre-orders were going to
stop a day after announcing, which was just the day before. So we rushed over
to a Gamestop and I was thankfully able to still reserve a Premium WiiU along
with the new Mario and "ZombiU."
We went back to my place to play some old school NES games
before he left to get ready for work. And then I stayed up a little before
deciding to take a nap. By that time, I had been awake for 40 consecutive
hours. Man, was I tired.
=====09.18.12=====
I had mentioned in the last entry that my internet had been
running slow . Well, we got a cable guy to come out and check out what was
wrong. Thankfully, he fixed things and I can now upload/download at a great
speed. I do have an extra hole in my ceiling, but it was worth it.
=====09.23.12=====
I decided to finally play "Metroid Fusion," which
I got for free through the 3DS Ambassador Program. I was immediately sucked in
and ended up beating it 3 days later. 5 out of 5. Very linear, but a solid game
throughout. Plus having played this after Other M, I read all her
dialogues/monologues in her Other M voice.
=====09.25.12=====
Hung out with another SSF member for lunch again. Ended up
going to Best Buy after to buy "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1."
We watched that at his place and it was fantastic. 5 out of 5 as well. A must
watch for any Batman fan. And I can't wait for part 2 next year.
=====09.29.12=====
So some plans had been formed throughout the month (maybe
starting in August), but I went to the studio to meet up with a couple people
to talk plans. Unfortunately he forgot and we rescheduled for later at night. I
just had to find out what to do for the rest of the day. Ran into BS before
leaving and quickly chatted with her (always good seeing her). I then went to
Game Over hoping to find an SNES. They had one, but it was awfully discolored
(got a normal one cheaper off eBay days later). Then I went to Fry's
because...I don't know...I just had not been there in a while and I couldn't
think of anywhere else to go. Next was the Galleria where I walked around and
played the Technica game that had Kara songs in it. A couple of quinceanera
girls talked to me afterwards since they were Kpop fans and were hoping there were
more than Kara songs on the game, ha. Went back home to rest for an hour before
heading out to meet up and discuss at Tofu Village.
Plans were made and we were set.
=====09.30.12=====
Met with some SONEs who did a bulk order of SNSD's latest
Japanese single. We only met briefly and talked for a bit. That was okay since
I had to set up for some filming later on.
Did some work for "The Game Fanatics." We shot a
short promo, ate, talked about future plans and ideas, and even shot something
new. Can't wait for this new content to be aired.
=====WingedVoX, Royal Flush Media, The Game Fanatics=====
I'm starting to do a lot with this name. In fact, this and
RFM work will be combined in the near future...or have already been. I can't
officially say it yet, but please stay tuned and support me. Not only that, but all my gaming tweets/posts will now be via the WingedVoX name. Also, new
Adventures are up AND I've started a new photo project for October. Please
check all that out.
And as before, most of the latest RFM work has been in
conjunction with The Game Fanatics. I've added some of the commercial/promo
stuff we've done for them on YouTube and Facebook. Hopefully I'll get more
stuff from others to share soon.
Still doing stuff for this group of amazing gamers. We shot
the last episode of "The Game Fanatics Show" season one. Season 2
should be fun when we kick that off.
I'm glad I'm doing work for them and that they want me to do
more with them. Better than before, which was nothing. Show them some love.
=====Final Thoughts=====
- After watching all of the "Cyberia" Super Replay
on Game Informer, I know own this monstrosity.
- I ended up learning DBSK's latest song. It's cool, but not
the same solo. And this one can really tire me out, which is dangerous. I'll
have to limit myself or make sure I'm okay to perform this if I ever do.
- I learned somehow that the Genki Rockets had released
another album and I had no idea about it. I immediately started looking up the
videos I missed and ordered the album. I actually missed that the repackaged
one I got was different from the normal edition so I'll purchase the normal one
later when I get more YesAsia stuff.
- Thank you for reading. Be healthy, be thankful, be loved.
September has been busy already, but here's what happened in August.
=====08.04.12=====
This day marked SNSD's 5th year anniversary.
I also was recommended to a church by DW to do some video work for them. So I went there and filmed some promotional spots for them promoting what the church does as well as stay for the whole gathering to get some additional B-roll footage. I also saw some friends there that I met through DW so that was an added plus.
I ended up making a couple of sample videos for them, but a lack of communication showed that they weren't interested in what I made. Nothing against them not wanting to continue doing work with me, but I didn't appreciate them not saying that they didn't want to. I tried reaching out to them, but there wasn't any feedback. I waited for a month before deciding to delete those videos and officially consider it a bust. Oh well.
=====08.07.12=====
Another podcast shoot for The Game Fanatics Show. We also filmed episode 12 on the 16th. And on the 21st we filmed some extra promotional videos rather than an actual episode. Good stuff, great content. Hope you guys watched what we put out there.
=====08.11.12=====
DC and VC had their baby shower for their coming Dragon Baby. It was great seeing them in such high spirits about the baby. I can't wait for the baby to be born (which I'm predicting might be a week late after the expected due date).
And CoCo the dog was fun to play with. CoCo welcomed me with tons of doggie kisses as soon as I arrived.
=====08.16.12=====
I ordered BoA's new album as soon as it was up for pre-order. The poster actually arrived first, ha. And with that, I had to rearrange one wall in my room.
It was actually on the 16th that the album itself came. It's great (and I'm biased, ha). The music itself is great, one of her better Korean albums. The packaging for the album is worth the price. It came with a large photobook that has tons of great photos of her.
=====08.17.12=====
And from August 16th to the 17th, I stayed awake for 31 consecutive hours. Not only did I shoot the podcast on the 16th, but a friend texted late at night asking for help on the 17th. Since it required us to wake up early, I decided to stay up the whole night instead of just catching a few short hours of sleep. But at least I was productive while I was up and actually finished the podcast in record time.
Then I helped my friend with what he needed and even helped with a few extra errands he needed to do. After dropping him off, I stayed up a little longer before taking a power nap from 2PM (I think) to 6/8PM. That was a damn good nap. Originally I was going to do stuff with others that night, but that got cancelled. Oh well. I needed to recharge anyways.
=====08.19.12=====
I bought "New Super Mario Bros. 2" for the 3DS and then I beat it the next day, ha. Easily a 5 out of 5. Mario and platformers are my thing so I wasn't surprised in beating it so quickly.
Although I kept playing to collect all the star coins and beat all the secret levels. And I also attempted to collect 1 million coins, which was a draw of the game since it was centered around collecting coins (and saving Peach). Here is how my progress of collecting 1 million coins went.
=====08.23.12=====
I made some late plans the night before to shoot a video this day for a friend as a birthday present. Unfortunately since everything was being set up last minute...my health went against me and I had to cancel it. I do want to thank SB for being able to talk to me that night as this was overall frustrating.
I did learn that I cannot plan things last minute if it's something big and important. I will worry about it and get stressed out and my health will be effected.
=====08.24.12=====
BT was leaving for an overseas trip so he wanted to have a nice going away dinner with friends at Buca di Beppo. We always have a good meal there. I sure got stuffed. MP and I left early after dinner so I could drop him off at his brother's place. It was good to see GP and check out his new place as well as meeting his eldest son for the first time. Nice to meet you, amigo.
=====08.25.12=====
The family I helped move in July held an official housewarming party. It was great being around my family. A heartfelt speech was given by the family's dad. It was just heartwarming seeing the emotion in his face, my aunt's face, and my younger cousin's face because they really felt blessed in getting this terrific new home.
Us generation of kids had tons of fun with each other. I got to meet and know my younger cousin's boyfriend, good kid. Of course we messed with each other. I definitely enjoyed playing with their 2 dogs. We also had a family meeting over my grandma's 90th birthday coming up December 1st. It's going to be so fun and I hope a lot of family can make it out to celebrate with us.
=====08.30.12=====
Back in February, I started to grow out my beard and mustache. There actually were a few reasons I couldn't for a while, but I got lazy afterwards and figured to just let it grow. I got a fair amount of likes and dislikes for it, but I was just experimenting with it. 200 days later, I decided to shave it off. Originally I wasn't planning to shave it off, but when I found out the 200th day was coming up I figured that was a good number to stop on. Had I not shaved it, I probably would have gone a full year.
And later that day, I experienced a weird deja vu thanks to a friend and a phone call. It's hilarious, but I hope this doesn't become a new tradition, ha.
I started posting a new series of Adventures videos. 3 are up so far (1 in September). I'm posting new ones every other week. This way I have enough video content to last to the end of the year. I know sometimes the Adventures aren't much, but don't worry, a completely new series will be coming your way next year along with new Adventures and possibly new skits. Please check them out and support this endeavor.
Most of the new RFM content is courtesy of my work with The Game Fanatics. For September, I will be posting up a new review/tech/promo video that was shot for the show once a week. Speaking of The Game Fanatics.
I'm very glad to be working with these guys. It's just a great feeling to be appreciated and wanted for what you do. Not only that, but it's great to be able to be a part of this and help them grow. We wrapped up Season 1 of TGFS (in September) and we've got great plans for next season as well as new content that I'm very excited about. Please stay tuned for that and support us.
- My internet connection has been very on/off this whole month and continues to be throughout most of September. The cable company came out a few times since it wasn't just us experiencing it, but I think a certain family member is hogging up a lot of it for some reason.
- Since September was coming close, I decided to revamp an old video and have it ready to show friends. It took a good 4-5 days to actually put together, render, and export (especially since I did it twice after finding a mistake that was in all of them). It came out to 18 separate videos, a little over 3 hours long, a total of 24.4GB, and took 45 hours to upload them to YouTube. Early in September, I deleted them off of YouTube. No one was going to watch it anyways and all that effort and time I put into it would have made me mad seeing that no one (or very few) would have ended up watching it.
- Game Informer's Super Replay of "Cyberia" was hilarious and torturous.
- After beating the latest Mario game, I went back to Theatrhythm. They're still releasing new DLC for it and I've bought them all so far (meaning I paid for more than double of the game itself). At first I just wanted to unlock everyone. That took a while. Then I wanted to improve a lot of my low score grades, which I did with a few Ultimate ones that still kick my butt. Now I'm working on getting all the characters to level 99. And I'll purchase and play the last few remaining DLC songs that will be released in September.
- And while we're still talking about games, I recently played "Mario Kart 7" with a couple of cosplayers online. One was Elderberry, who is so cute, and the other was Sneko, who I only knew through Elderberry. Elderberry was doing a NicoNico stream and they asked if anyone had a 3DS. Sneko and I exchanged friend codes and we tried playing against each other, but their internet connection was bad (and mine was surprisingly great at that time, ha). So we never got a full game in, but a few weeks later I was able to join Sneko and other random racers for a few games. She was good and so were the other people. Fun stuff. Anyone else with a 3DS, let me know and we can exchange friend codes.
- Speaking of cosplayers, Vampy had announced on her Twitter she "fell in love" AND BROKE TONS OF HEARTS BECAUSE OF THAT. She later revealed this video that explains everything. Silly, Vampy.
- SNSD's new Japanese music video came out early September, but I still want to share it now with all of you. I can't wait to get this new single and their video collection later on. I can't wait to get their latest Japanese single and video collection in September.
- BoA ended her activities for "Only One" early September. Sad to see her not perform it weekly anymore, but it was a great run. There was a lot of great appearances and interviews she did during that time. Thankfully I found a site that does decent subbing for them.
On a personal note, I ended up learning the choreography for "Only One." It's not perfect and I don't have a partner for the couple part, but I feel good being able to do it. I didn't immediately start learning the dance after the MV was released. I thought about it and watched her performances. Then I just started to try it out and was thinking to myself that I had to learn it so that I can gain some confidence back. So I kept on doing it on a consistent basis (or at least every weekend) and I eventually got most of it down. The fact that it was BoA might have pushed me to do this, but I really did need to do this for myself. Maybe one day I'll have a partner for the couple part and I'll have it perfected. Thank you, BoA.
- Thank you for reading. Be healthy, be thankful, be loved.
(unfortunately a virus threat caused me to lose some gifs I had saved up to use for ending these entries, so I had to search for one to use for this)
