Sunday, 20 June 2021

God(dess) Complex

 Hello people in the blogspot space, welcome to my place to rant!

I needed to let this out because I've been bottling up my feelings a little too long.

Let me just get you guys up to speed.

Last year (2020), I became active in Twitchverse and got to know a lot of new people. And one of that people is this girl, lets just call her JANE. Earlier this year (2021), we've grown a little closer because of Genshin Impact. I started to be more active on the game and wanted to ask someone about how things work in game. Therefore, I asked one person at the time who was free about it. I asked JANE (BIG MISTAKE).

We started playing together, talk a lot in the discord personal voice chat. And then suddenly she started talking about how annoying this other acquaintance was, lets call him JOE. I've played a lot of games with JOE, I do understand that he annoys people sometimes with his style of gaming (show boat-y attitude, barks orders, and generally annoying in game). I laughed and mentioned that yes, that's how he is. Not gonna lie, he is annoying but still is tolerable (my way was to not play games with him for a couple of days). She started berating him. Understandable as she plays Genshin with him almost everyday along with other people in her discord server. I told her if you want to prevent yourself from feeling annoyed just take some time off from him. And so, she decided to hang around in my server instead. I was fine with that.

After a couple of days, she invited another person into the fray, lets call him JIM. JIM was also fed up with JOE's attitude. And so we hid for a bit.

We created a group chat just JANE, JIM and me inside. The sole purpose of that is for us to play Genshin together, and probably chat about everyday stuff. Soon, JANE began to be comfortable with ranting in the group, and soon private messaging me. I rather not get into it. It was mostly negative about various things about her dysfunctional and toxic family, her fucked up relationship (with a married guy), and various other people that she hates. It leaks from messaging to voice chats as she gets more and more comfortable.

Honestly, I also have my grievances with certain people in Twitchverse, in which I've also ranted but it was minor and I was just a little frustrated with how things are going (and with Malaysia going in and out of MCO phases, it was annoying as heck). Most of the time though? She fills my ears and message with so much negativity until I was severely affected. I was tired, and whenever I tried to talk about my frustrating situation, she cuts it off and talks about her frustrations. And right after that, she talks about how she is MUCH MUCH better than anyone else, proving that she can pay bills for her mother, she survived the whole year and a half without a job because of her savings, etc etc. It's all about her, her, HER.

One day, JOE was a little harsh to another friend, lets call him CHARLIE, all of us was in the discord voice chat, chatting and playing Genshin/7 Days to Die. Suddenly, JANE turned into the hulk. After that everything went downhill. She took that as initiative to absolutely hate on JOE like he personally attacked her. She recruited several people (and made an announcement in her server) that she hates JOE and will be banning him from her server. She then in turn ask me for a favor and that is to unfriend him in Genshin Impact, and throwing him out from my server. I of course refused. A day later, JOE chats with CHARLIE, and both were quite civil with each other. JOE then confided in CHARLIE about JANE's change of behavior. CHARLIE knows what was going on and asks JOE to confront JANE as he'd rather both of them sort it out themselves.

and you know what? JANE REFUSED TO TALK TO HIM. IT WAS RIDICULOUS!

Another friend, lets call her LING, received a message from JOE, asking for help with his situation with JANE. LING also gave the same advice CHARLIE did, and she also advices JANE to at least give JOE a chance to talk (she blocked him everywhere on social media. she was thorough). She refused, said that he could die for all she cared.

IT WAS ANNOYING AF! The comment wasn't even directed AT HER! The person in question (CHARLIE) already settled the matter. Jane was taking things TOO FAR! She even said that he can take his own life, and she doesn't even give a damn. The guy was only being annoying, it was just a little flaw in his character that he can fix if he was told politely (honestly, he's generally a good guy). BUT SHE DECIDED THAT JOE CAN JUST DIE BECAUSE OF THAT! Can you see the TOXICITY of this BITCH?

I said to her, to calm down, to ask her to at least talk it out. I was fuming inside really. I couldn't stand the drama that was happening in my server. It was harmonious at first but this bitch brings rain and storm everywhere she goes. It was then I freaking realize why her best friend left this bitch. She was that toxic. (She cried foul at the best friend every time the best friend was mentioned.)

This is where it's gonna be all about Genshin Impact, I'm so sorry if this confuses you but please bear with me.

While all this still going on, we marched on until one day. ONE DAY. while I was playing Genshin Impact, it was during Zhongli banner (a limited 5 star character) where most of us were excited to at least get his Constellation No. 1. I was at my soft pity, I got Diluc (another 5 star character), and a few more pulls I've finally gotten Zhongli's C1. I then decided to stop and wait for a week or so to replenish my Primogem. A week later, I rolled around 40 or so wishes, I was quite a ways away from getting another 5 star character, but SUDDENLY a golden star fell from the sky, it was the GEO ARCHON himself, ZHONGLI! I was REALLY excited okay, but I decided to keep my mouth shut. This was in the morning before I go to work.

And so in the evening, after dinner, we all gathered again in my server to play Genshin together. We were doing an in game event together with Ling, Jim, Jane, and me. While playing in the event, I asked politely if I could use Zhongli, as Jane's main is Zhongli. She said okay, she then used Xiao, another 5 star character. After a few rounds of battle in the event domain, she finally noticed that my Zhongli executed a Constellation No. 2 skill. After the battle, she asked me if my Zhongli has his C2. And I slowly said yes. At the back of my mind, I knew she was gonna lose her shit. She did. She ranted, guys, RANTED! I NEVER get the character I want! This always happens to me! Why am I being denied this, that yadda, yadda, yadda. Before I go any further, previous days before this incident, she has been complaining that she got Zhongli's C1 at 80-90 pulls, finished most of her Primogems not getting what she wants. She even mentioned that she cried after getting the worst rolls of her life. I was in the same situation when I rolled for Childe the first time, I didn't even complain. It was all in your luck.

Okay, everyone on the same page now? Right.

She was so upset, she muted herself. Everyone was in awkward silence, you know? Usually our reactions to people who got these kind of thing is like, WOW congratulations, that was AWESOME! I'm so happy for you! But nah, she decided to crap on people's fun. It's like I wasn't allowed to get this. It's just a game though. She freaked out like it was the end of her life. Like WTH?

We decided to just press on, and I decided to just play solo or just play with another group of friends.

Jane decided to ask Jim to take care of her account coz according to her she needed some time off off Genshin. During her time of absence, she gave Jim instructions on what to do in her account, including to roll when there was enough Primogems on Zhongli's banner. She then went on to binge on Korean Dramas. She does come to the voice chat occasionally, not to play Genshin but talk to other friends in the server. I rarely show up coz I needed some time out. During this time, Jim was taking care of Jane's account, and on a night when they were together in voice chat with, Ling, Charlie and a few other friends, Jane tells Jim to roll with the audience. Lo and behold, a golden star appears. Alas, it was not what she wanted, Jean came out. She then ranted again according to Ling. I was really glad I wasn't there. Thank goodness.

A few days later, she announced that she finally bought crystals (a currency to buy more primogems using real money. and with little money she had to buy this WHILE she complains ALL THE TIME that she does not have money to afford this. She bought the most expensive package which was the RM429 one). And with that she finally scores a Zhongli C2! This was probably almost 2 weeks after the incident. She then PM-ed me to finally apologize after she has gotten what she wanted.

This was what she said.

Now, I'd like to apologize for my behaviour last time
I'n sorry for acting like a kid
but I'll be honest
I'm super jealous of your luck
so daripada sa meroyan dpn smua, sa cooldown sebelum join kamu balik
Sorry again, Nifty

this phrase "so daripada sa meroyan dpn smua, sa cooldown sebelum join kamu balik"

basically means, so before I go mad crazy in front of everyone, I need to cool down before I rejoin you guys.

and so yours truly answered.

orait

basically means, Alright.

And so I took a few more days before saying this to her.

also btw sa lupa mo ckp, ko dpt dlu apa yg ko mo baru ko mo minta maaf? doi gia. i dont wanna walk on eggshells around u just because u cant help being jealous. maybe learn to be happy for other people for once.
kalo sedar gaya tu gitu, bagus take the time off utk improve urself. dont hurt other people's feeling just because u din get what you want.
lastly, remove my admin privileges from your server

some of them are in malay, so here goes.

the phrase, "also btw sa lupa mo ckp, ko dpt dlu apa yg ko mo baru ko mo minta maaf? doi gia."

means, also by the way I forgot to say this, but you've gotten what you wanted first then you finally decided to apologize ?

the phrase, "kalo sedar gaya tu gitu, bagus take the time off utk improve urself."

means, if you realize your attitude is like that then it's better you take the time off to improve yourself.

then she sent me a long ass message.

I know you won't forgive me easily, and I'll accept that. Itu la kenapa sa diam2 selama tu (this means, that is why I was really quiet the whole time). I don't feel good about it as well because of how you've treated me and this is how I repay you for your kindness. I know what I did was childish, but I am really sorry.
I was wrong, and I'm sorry. Yes, it was very late to say sorry, but I am sorry for that as well. I know juga (this means, that) that this is something I need to change, that's why I lost friends here and there.
You don't have to walk on eggshells around me at all. I know who you are, even though bukan juga sgt rapat (this means, even though we're not really that close). You're not the type to cover what you wanna say, and I'm ready for that. So, mmg sa bodoh juga (this means, so I know that I was being stupid) but yes, I tried to be happy for you for what you have, but like I said, I was super jealous even though it's just a game. Hence the timeoff from everyone. I won't explain myself any further because what I got was also a kind of punishment anyway, so I'll just be taking all. Ko mau remove sa ka dlm list genshin ko (this means, if you want to remove me from your genshin list), ko mau remove sa d fb ko (this means, if you want to remove me from your facebook), dr server ko (this means, from your server), lari dr server sa (this means, leaving my server), sa terima saja (this means, i acceot anything) because I'll accept my punishment for this. I'm sorry again for my selfishness. But I won't remove your admin rights because I still treat you as my sister. I'm ashamed for my behaviour, therefore this is something I won't do.
This is late, but I'll try my best to change myself, and I really hope I can confide in you again of my personal problems. If you don't want me to do so, I'll stop. And also, I'll lessen my time hanging around in your server if you don't want to talk to me. It's selfish of me to say this, but I don't want to sever my relationship with you because of my mistake. I really wish to mend this with you, but I'll accept if you don't want to. Sorry for being selfish.

I did not respond after this.

A couple of days after this message, I have sat with myself and thought everything through. I've decided that I should leave her server as I feel that it no longer serves purpose. I know I won't be there in the long run. I know how I am. Once I'm done, I'm really done.

I was gonna write a long ass message to her as to why I wanted to leave but work got in the way.

She messaged me on Whatsapp.

Her: I'll remove myself from your server. I've hurt you so much, so I'll go.

Her: Thank you for everything you've done for me. I'm sorry again for hurting you so much.

Me: You didnt hurt me. I just want to be away from the toxicity.

Her: And I'll do so. I apologize, but I'll remove myself from you.

Me: go ahead, no one's stopping you.

All was fine and dandy, I'm fine with her decision to leave. No one's forcing her to stay. Then I got this from a friend.

[name redacted], just wanna inform you that I've made a huge mistake and hurt Nifty really bad, so I've taken my leave from her server so I won't hurt her more than what I've done

tujuan sa bgtau ni so kamu nda mention pasal sa kalau ada Nifty cuz takut dia mengamuk saja (this means, the reason I'm telling you this is so that you don't mention me or my name if Nifty is there coz I'm worried that she'll get really angry) it was fully my fault, so I accept her decision to remove herself from me

Wait what? This irks me honestly. WHY IN THE WORLD do you want to INVOLVE someone else in this drama? This was just between her and me, why can't she just LEAVE quietly. 

This was what pissed me off. THE AUDACITY!

For all the time that most of us had to deal with her lousy attitude, for all the time most of us being patient with her. THE AUDACITY!

If I were to nitpick, there were a whole lot of things that she's done that were MORE annoying than what Joe did but we still were patient with her. The clash between Jane and Joe was what made me feel a ways more uncomfortable with her attitude. And then being a literal ass in later days put the friendships that she made with most of us 6 feet under.

She can hide behind her nice, cheerful self for a while in front of new friends. The inner demons are going to come out sooner or later.

There were countless of times, I advice her to take the high road, to not manifest too much negativity, to be patient, all the positive things. I tried honestly. She said this often times, after losing so many friends, I'm trying to improve myself. It's so hard. 

I'm not one to take on any BS. I'm so tired of people BS-ing my whole life. I didn't need this mental torture.

I am happy that I could finally let this frustration go. I am happy to put this down in writing.

Thank you for reading till the end. Until the next rant.

Ciao my beautiful people, stay safe!


p/s: I would've forgiven a one time thing, it's just that everything escalated so much, it was a lot of things onto another, I just couldn't take it anymore. Also, my husband was relieved that Jane's finally out of the picture. He's such a good supporter and listener. 

pp/s: I found snippets of Jane being... Jane. This was the Joe incident, I was trying to mediate.






Saturday, 23 May 2020

Day 65, 66 & 67 of CMCO

Hiya peeps! I'm back!

Bringing you the super exciting stories of my day to day life during the CMCO! Malaysia is now in Phase 5 of the fight against COVID19. A lot of other businesses are now open! And a whole more people moving about town. Understandable, given that people are mostly trapped at home for almost 2 months.

A little changes in my life since the CMCO was announced, I now need to go to work at least once a week, the rest of the days, we're required to work from home, which was a blessing.

Other than that, I bought a second hand air conditioner from a friend, and just got installed!

I must say, having a wall aircon is so much different than having a portable aircon. I was using the portable one this whole time, and it's never cold enough. It couldn't fight against the heat that was permeating from the ceiling.

And wow, after installing the wall aircon, it was drastically different! My room was cool and tolerable in the afternoon! You guys can tell how excited I am with this prospect, right? lol

Cough. Right.
That's it for my update!

That's it? Really?

What about the games you were playing, you ask? What's going on with that? What's your update on those games, you ask?

Well! Thank you for your interest! I was gonna update you guys with that soon!

But before that, here.
A kitten to make your day! 😄

Okay alright. Game updates!

Just so you guys know, I started replaying another game. I know, I know. I need to finish my previous games first. But I miss playing this game, and I kinda forgot how the story goes for this one already.

What's the game you ask? It's Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy for the Nintendo Dual Screen (NDS).

Yes, I revived my NDS just to play this game LOL

I was actually going through the PSN store to look for something to play, and I came upon this game's trailer. I was thinking of buying it for the PS4, but a friend told me there isn't much difference from the NDS version aside from the enhanced graphics of course.

So, I checked my NDS to see if it's working, voila! Here we are.

Screencaps below!
This is, I think the second turnabout/episode in the game.

Oh and by the way!

since I got my laptop working, I started to draw again! 😁

Okay, that is it for now! Stay tuned for more!

Wednesday, 20 May 2020

Day 38 - 64 of MCO

Hiya peeps! I haven't been posting a whole lot lately. I guess I've lost a little bit of steam on posting here.

Honestly, I doubt anyone reads this.

Though I did start this project at the beginning of the MCO to keep me occupied and inspired, in a way? I guess? Gotta soldier on!

To anybody out there who found time to read this, thank you so much! You guys are awesome!

So onto my main thing. I broke my days down, this is gonna be a lot. Bear with me. Please? Okay? Okay.



Day 38 & 39 of MCO
I actually streamed my playthrough of FFVIIR for friends that don't have the PS4 and the game. I'm quite happy to share my experience with friends. Though I am a bit awkward when I play games in front of an audience. I mostly streamed the playthrough when I'm done with sidequests, I didn't want the audience see me running around (getting lost) doing sidequests. That'll be extremely BORING!

To the peeps who watched the stream, I thank you for your support, you guys literally made my day. I'm not much of a talker when I play but if you talk to me I'll respond. I swear I'm not as awkward as I seem to be. LOL

Here are some screencaps for your eyes to feast on! (it's not a lot)

I love Jessie in the remake, her personality shines through in this one.

Aren't Chocobos the cutest???

Thats Cloud, in a dress.

Top dog in darts, mah peeps!

I wish I had more screencaps to show, but I don't wanna spoil too much of the game.


Day 40 of MCO
Ah, 26th April, I forgot it's already that time of the year.

I am officially 32.

Older and hopefully wiser (and truthfully more of a wise ass). *cough*

Mum and my aunt, who was coincidentally at my house, baked me a cake!

See below!
It's a butter sponge cake with pieces of cheese on top.

I love it! It's so very rustic and simple. My mum does not like baking, like me, she doesn't have the patience to do so. But for her to make this for me from scratch, it was super duper endearing. I told her I didn't need a cake but she still does it anyway.

Mom, even though we butt heads sometimes, I do love you. Thank you for raising me to be who I am today. I was never sad that I never grew up with a dad, I had you and it was enough.

I grew up to be a respecful person, and I never let being raised in a broken home (and those who looked down on me because of that) bring me down.



Day 41 - 44 of MCO
I spent literal hours of my days trying to finish FFVIIR during this time. I spent most of my time streaming my gameplay session and I rarely get to save screencaps during the playthrough LMAO

'twas during this time I FINALLY finished playing the game. I was playing on normal mode for my first playthrough, I thought about playing the hard mode as soon as I get some well deserved rest from the game.

So, here's my review of the game. (solely based on my opinion and my own experience)

The storyline is very close to the original. I love every aspect of it, everytime I looked at the scenery, the cutscenes, the ambiance, etc. It reminds me of the original FFVII, it was a hit of nostalgia everytime I run through the game!

I was a kid (around 12-ish?) when I played the original, and I struggled so much to understand it. The remake however makes the storyline seamlessly jive into the gameplay! I absolutely love the direction! And the battle mechanics! LOVE LOVE LOOOOVE!

BUT.

There's one thing that bugs me. Its small and maybe not important.

It this, the animation when you go to open a chest. Ugh. Cloud just slides, no, glides, to open it. I feel like its sloppy and lazy. I mean the cinematic view is awesome but you can't get the guy to walk up to the chest NORMALLY?

That's the only thing that irks me, the rest was an absolute joy to witness.

Alright that is it for my review of FFVIIR, the next game on my list is Two Point Hospital! I've just downloaded the game after finishing FFVIIR. Stay tuned for that one!


Day 45 of MCO
It's Labour day today! Happy Labour Day everyone!

Alsooooooo.

There was an announcement from the PM of Malaysia today about the state of our fight against COVID19.

The PM announced that on the 4th of May, there will be an ease to the current MCO to revive the economic state of the country. He introduced the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO), where the Government will allow some shops to open for business. i.e. Hardware, Eletronic, Handphone, Gadgets stores, etc.

According to the PM, they had the backup from MOH, and from the stats, we're doing pretty good in containing the virus. Thus, the decision to ease the MCO was made.

PROVIDED that Malaysians are willing to follow SOPs set by the government.

Not all Malaysians agree to this sudden change, most are still afraid that the ease on the MCO will bring forth more new infected cases in the country. And with Hari Raya coming soon, there's no telling what's gonna happen when every one decides to balik kampung (return to their hometowns).

Although Sabah (and some other states as well) CM decided that they will not ease the MCO, for fear of sudden spikes of new cases within the state.

Therefore, I will not have to go to work on the 4th of May.

Thank you Lord!



Day 46 - 49 of MCO
And so continuing staying at home, I've downloaded a new game called Two Point Hospital for the PS4. I used to play something similar on the PC when I was younger, it was called Theme Hospital. If I'm not mistaken.

As the name suggests, it's a hospital simulation game. I'm hooked to be honest. I can't stop playing it till late into the night. My husband could only shake his head as he looks on. (He plays Tekken 7 on the PS4, he loves it so much that he's planning to buy an arcade stick for that)

I wish I have screencaps for you guys. Maybe after this post? ;)



Day 50 of MCO
Ah, the 5th of May, the day the storm hits.

Behold.
A natural pool.

Flooding has been a serious issue in our area, and with the construction of Pan Borneo still on-going, it's making matters worse. I just wish this'll be resolved once Pan Borneo is completed. (I honestly doubt it though)
 
The door I managed to save before it got carried away by the flood.

Mum and I decided to make dumplings (wo tie in mandarin) while waiting for the flood to subside.

A weird coping mechanism, I know. But the Dumpling's good!

My husband on the other hand, caught some baby fish, believe it or not at the same pool of water in the picture above. He was EXTREMELY excited about it too. *shakes head*

The water eventually subsides, it was the most terrifying 2 hours of my life. I'm glad that was over.



Day 51 - 54 of MCO
Okay, I'm gonna be honest here. I'm not done with Two Point Hospital. BUT I saw two new (free) games from PSN Plus. Farm Simulator and Cities Skyline. I immediately added it to my library of games (that most I have not even touched since I've saved it).

Other than that, what have I been up to? Well, I'm replaying Dragon Age: Inquisition AGAIN. Reasons being, I've made changes in Dragon Age Keep, and I'd like to see the changes translated in DA:I.

Here she is!
she's a warrior now, previously I tried the rogue class. Still a human LOL.


Day 55 of MCO
An announcement from the PM of Malaysia.

The new CMCO will be extended from the 13th of May to 9th of June, not surprised to be honest.


Day 56 of CMCO
It was an uneventful day. Just the normal day to day routine during MCO, and dreading tomorrow morning as it's my first day of work after a long while. I remember turning my alarms, yes plural, on, and dread the next morning. Help!

I've also downloaded Cities Skyline for the PS4 and hoped that I know how to play this thing lol



Day 57 of CMCO
It's my first day of work after staying at home! I honestly miss the office.

Here's a selfie of me, at my cubicle. 

We were supposed to go to work Monday - Wednesday & Friday - Saturday, but the executive decision was to only come on Monday for work for everyone's safety.

We then spent the day cleaning and sanitizing the office. After that, we were free to do whatever we want. (watches movies the whole day)


Day 58 - 61 of CMCO
I finally get the chance to go to Karamunsing and the husband tagged along to follow the wife's every whim LOL

My laptop has stopped working all this while and I thought it was time to get it fixed, the husband agrees of course, also he agreed to pay for it. Heeeeheeeeheeee

When we arrived at the mall, we were surprised to see a lot of cars. It appears that there are a lot of people at the mall today despite it still being CMCO. Although I guess people are bored for staying at home this whole time.

Both of us cautiously browsed for a good place to repair the laptop, the husband was so diligent and determined to find a good shop for me. I didn't really mind going to any shop as long as I get my laptop fixed, but he was really into finding the right shop. We prowled the second and third floor for the 'best' shop, and finally found one (his opinion).

After that, we decided to stroll around for a bit coz it has been a while since we gone out to a mall together, and the we went home.

The rest of the days were spent on playing games (Cities Skyline). I promise I'll get the screencaps soon! Stay tuned!



Day 62 of CMCO
Ah, it's Monday again. I suddenly had a Monday blues moment when I woke up. I had to go to work today.

We spent the whole day cleaning the office again. Coz honestly we're at lost as we don't have much to do except doing the cleaning. We vacuumed the carpets, mopped the floors, wiped our tables, cleaned the glass door and partitions, etc.

After around 1 hour or so, we sat down and stare at each other (at a distance). At around 11am, we had a meeting to discuss on the SOP around the office and punter area. That took around 30 minutes. At 12pm, we all went home. WOO!



Day 63 - 64 of CMCO
Okay, I'm getting a little repetitive here. I'm SO SORRY!

On these days, my husband and I decided to binge watch Supernatural. I miss my bois!



We binged watched this till late midnight, I realize I had to wake up early to go to work the next day.

And I woke up pretty late! GAH! I had to quickly do my morning routine and rush to work, and here I am at work right now, updating this blog. LMAO!

Did I mention I get the Monday off next week? YEEEEEES!

Okay that is it for now. I promise I'll make a better content the next post. I know I can!

Ciao!



God(dess) Complex

 Hello people in the blogspot space, welcome to my place to rant! I needed to let this out because I've been bottling up my feelings a l...