Monday, December 01, 2003
I picked up Soul Calibur II yesterday. I think it's a pretty fun game once I got the hang of the gameplay mechanics. I'm not too sure, but I think the character Talim is supposed to be Filipino. She's a Southeast Asian girl with a couple of bladed tonfa. The names for a few of her moves have Tagalog words in them. For example: swift espada = swift sword; spinning low hiwa = spinning low slash; tornado assualt kamay = tornado assault hand; twin fang sahig = twin fang floor; inner sipa = inner kick. Even her name Talim is the Tagalog word for "sharp". Okay... technically, the word "espada" is actually Spanish in origin. But anyway, if she's not Filipino, then she's probably Malaysian or Indonesian. I don't know much of their languages, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are more than just a few words shared with Tagalog.
I just had to get the game at a bad time. As if I didn't have enough distractions already. I should be working on a skit or video or whatever for this couples outreach dinner at another church this Friday. I've been having the biggest case of writer's block for the past two weeks. The assignment is to create a short story of sorts as an introduction for the message that night. Now that I've discussed with other people on the presentation, it's just a matter of figuring out how to pull this off given our schedules and the time we have left until then. Haha. Gotta love the pressure...
I just had to get the game at a bad time. As if I didn't have enough distractions already. I should be working on a skit or video or whatever for this couples outreach dinner at another church this Friday. I've been having the biggest case of writer's block for the past two weeks. The assignment is to create a short story of sorts as an introduction for the message that night. Now that I've discussed with other people on the presentation, it's just a matter of figuring out how to pull this off given our schedules and the time we have left until then. Haha. Gotta love the pressure...
