"Amplifire:Risky but Fun"

"Amplifire:Risky but Fun"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

Amplifire seems like a risky proposition. With a 1/1 for a 4 mana costing element it seems like a simply shock could ruin your plans. 

Of course I am not going to look at the plans being spoiled but at the probability that you could create something monstrous and get to be someone in the head with it.

So I have a Xenagos EDH deck that is full or really really big creatures and with both the god and Amplifire in play I hope to pull off the following sequence:

1) Amplifire let's you reveal cards from the top of your library to reveal an Emrakul...or as my friends and I call it Newrakul(because the oldrakul is banned in EDH). Amplifire now becomes a 24/24 GIANT Elemental!!! 

2) When you attack and use Xenagos's ability on the 24/24 GIANT Elemental!!!(Why am I yelling?) It then becomes a 48/48 SUPER GIANT Elemental!!! (Still yelling). 

3) And just when your opponents think you are done. You cast Fling to throw your massive Amplifire to hopefully finish off an opponent.

And yet this might not happen with a well timed Lightning Strike or Shock.

Well a guy can dream.

"Searching: It pays to know your daughter's password"

"Searching: It pays to know your daughter's password"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

Plot:

A Father finds himself in a desperate attempt to find his daughter after she does not come home from a study session.

In a race against time he must trace back the actions that his own daughter took using social media and other applications that she was one. 

The Good:

The story is pretty much told by a computer screen and it is quite creative that the story of how the family started with one profile on a computer then ends up with just the Father and daughter after the mother dies of cancer.

Shown through video clips , google searches and profile pages one bit of a time. And I guess a lot of people could relate to this content as more and more stories can be gleaned by the things on one computer.

There is also a lot of foreshadowing used in these pages.One that gave me a sick pleasure of noticing and gave me the right answer to the question: Is Megan Alive?"

The Bad:

Debra Messing plays a serious role her as a Detective who volunteers for the investigation in the hopes that she could cover up the sin of her son. While I understand the mothers love part she still became the baddie of this particular film.

The Ugly:

Social Media. And People who have no idea of what the hell they are saying.

There was a scene when the news broke out of Meghan's disappearance of people blaming the father because "This kind of thing starts at home". Some even produced a meme of the Dad as Father of the year in sarcastic comment that he could just let his only daughter go missing.

Then there are those pathetic attention seeking types who all of a sudden hold , Prayer Vigils , Cry on Vlogs that Meghan is their best friend and those who join in the search for her "Because it seemed like the right thing to do." All for the likes and approval of others on social media. They do not do it out of the goodness of their own hearts but to increase their stock in social media goodness. The proof of this is that when they are asked about Meghan earlier in the film they all go  "She is not really my friend" or "I don't really know her that well."

Conclusion:

Searching is a unique movie with a wonderful presentation that has a great pace as all of the clues are pieced together to finally find what the father was searching for.

"3 things I have seen this week March 2019:Returning to Summoners War Edition"

"3 things I have seen this week March 2019:Returning to Summoners War Edition"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

It has been awhile since I last played this game. I have grown tired of it and eventually deleted it from my phone and moved on to other games. I have put it more than 3 years in this account and I never thought that I would play it again. One of the things that frustrated me in the game was my progress in it. I felt that I was stagnant. And was not able to continue with my changing situations and priorities. 

1) From Pauper to King!

I had to start from the beginning and for awhile I did not want to log in since I thought that I would deleted my other account associated with my social media account.

I continued till I was comfortable with my progress but it was slow going despite knowing what monsters to keep and what monsters to feed the other to grow stronger.

I finally got the guts to log in and lo and behold got access to my old account with it's 100 strong monsters , most of whom were Level 6 or more. Millions in Money , Crystals and Runes. From Struggling to have complete teams again. From Pauper to King.

2) Continuing Progress

One of the things that I checked on was the reason for my lack of progress and saw that I have not been able to maximize the things that I should have. Runes that were still stuck in level 12 or 13. Incorrect Rune builds for creatures that would have helped me. The none priority of buff buildings using Glory points.There was still ways to go. Monsters to level and runes to acquire. It gave me a renewed zeal to play.

3) Elation of Trials

In my quest to go beyond level 50 of Trial of Ascension I have poured in money(in game money only) to build my current team and it paid off since I was able to automatically go past beyond 50 and thus another hurdle has been passed. 

It is on to automatic 70 but this time I know what I need to do. There is much work to be done but now there is a direction to all of it.

"Changing his mind"

"Changing his mind"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

V stood in the middle of the crowd and he could not help but think about these humans that were racing past him. To school , to work , to their deaths. All sped on without knowing that their lives sooner or later would not matter in the greater scheme of things.

He entered the convenience store and wanted to choose a drink. For some reason the door of the shelves holding the drinks seemed really massive today. He had his choice from Alcoholic beverages to Coffee. From Children's drinks to drinks from other countries that he had not tried before. He wanted to reach out but found that making a choice seemed overwhelming. He stood there for a minute until a polite voice asked him to move.

"Oh.I'm sorry. I was wondering what to get today."

The owner of the light voice smiled. It depends on what kind of day you are having I guess. Is it a good or bad one? Or both or none?"

"A little of the 4." V said amused that this person who didn't even know him was able to ask those in quick succession.

"Well. I have the thing just for that." 

And V watched as the girl took out 2 Banana Milks and handed one to him. 

"It might not lighten your mood but this usually does the trick for me when I am in the same space."

V took the Banana Milk and thanked the girl who turned around to go to the counter.

"Don't bother paying. I got this one. But if you want to pay me back I can be here tomorrow again. Same time."

"Uh...Ok then. I promise to choose something for you tomorrow then. Thanks."

"It is ok. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day for you. I better go on ahead or I'll be late."

"Wait. I didn't get your name."

"Maybe if you aren't spacing out tomorrow I'd give it to you. Till then. See ya."

V was left in the store looking at the Banana Milk in his hand. Maybe Someone can make decisions that leave lasting marks after all. He took a sip of the drink and looked forward to being here tomorrow.

"Momoland - I'm so Hot MV reaction:Still Momoland"

"Momoland - I'm so Hot MV reaction:Still Momoland"

by:

The Vole

Momoland recently came back with I'm So Hot and it features horns. Lots and lots of horns which is going to be the same formula they will go for probably for a couple more come backs in the future.

The formula of Horns , danceable tunes , wicked raps has worked for them so far and there is a huge following that will eat up this particular product from Momoland.

This comeback JooE is still taking the center spot with the promotion of the now much prettier Hyebin who is finally allowed to support longer hair. Yeonwoo looks even more lovely and taller with her shorter hair. Nancy has kept visual charms but I expect more from this maknae who seems to have not improved. And there is a big need for her to be more than she was last come back. There are rumors that the other girls have been given more prominent roles because Nancy did not lose weight before this come back.

Who knows but the black on her seems like an indication that they want her to be a bit slimmer in the MV. However they did a close up In and Out version of this song with them changing into various outfits and Nancy seems fit to me. Or maybe they want her to be as skinny as the others.

I expect I'm so hot to be heard all this summer in the jeepneys of Manila. Momoland is sticking to their formula and it might just prove more successful than they think.

"Usbong"

"Usbong"

ni:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I

Hinahabol ang hininga sa ilalim ng araw

Tumitingin sa mga bagay na di naman mahahabol

Nagdarasal sa kanya pero wala naman mga tugon

Nakikinig na lang sa hangin at ang kunyaring bulong

II

Di kinakaya ang init at ngayon ay pipikit

Isasauli ang sarili at di lang sa saglit

Panandalian lang dito ang sabi ng iba

Doon na , doon na sa ibayong yun ako pupunta

III

Di na aasa sa mga pangakong dinala ng hangin

Nahawakan lang saglit pero parang buhangin

Naglaho ang sabing aahon sa lahat ng dinaanan

At ngayon lugmok pa din sa pait ng nakaraan

IV

Tumigil ang taas baba ng dibdib dito sa init

nawalan ng buhay at unti unting lumamig

Nagpaalam sa mga di nakikitang tala

Niyakap ng mga taong nakita lang sa ala ala.

UHG QC. Central Ave. QC. March 22 2019. 6:26am

"Everglow - Bon Bon Chocolat MV reaction:Something old and borrowed yet totally new"

"Everglow - Bon Bon Chocolat MV reaction:Something old and borrowed yet totally new"

by:

The Vole

Everglow has been catching my interest since they came out with several dance videos before their debut. Source Music has done a good job of promoting the rookie girl group ,some of which took part in Produce 48. 

Everglow and Bon Bon Chocolat is an addictive mix. It is true that Kpop is always a blend of potent music and Stone Music has done a great job in creating this catchy song. All at once you can hear familiar RnB , Trapbeats and EDM. While my daughter has been kidding that it has the same timing sa Black Pinks Ddu Ddu Ddu I can hear a little bit of Izone as well and there is that bridge part at the end where the girls sample a little bit Arianna Grandes sync vocalization in Thank you next. That part layered with the beat drop going all to the end is one of the best parts of this song.

I guess I am too old and there are several moves in this the choreo that remind me of other groups like LoonA and Itzy. That Crown move for example and even some elements of Oh My girls dances incorporated here. I am not saying that this is plagiarism in fact one of the things that I like about this song is that I can predict it and it follows the things that I expect it to (Or at least in this genre of music).

Everglow is talented. Their Visuals , Song and Dance should be able to get them the attention that they need. They actually have another addictive dance track called Moon that is both pleasing to the ears as well. It  also helps that they have a Chair choreo in it that is Reminiscent of Oh My Girls Real World dance. Only I think this one is more daring and refined.

I will be watching for Everglow and I hope that Source Music will continue to promote them properly.