Firstly, yaysome for off duty again this week. And today, our dear Senior Pastor Richard Toh and his wife Pat Shum is here to teach today. This week's topic is "The Lord is Compassionate."
Remember that despite the prophet's plea to convince the Israelites to turn from their evil ways, they still won't listen and was brought to exile to the land they don't know. Well, God is angry with his people, but he always never forget His covenant with Abraham and his love to the people. So, sending them to a land far far away =/= He hates them forever. "For anger and sorrow lasts for the night, but joy and happiness lasts forever."
It goes roughly the same with parents. They may be angry with their kids for wrong doing, yet they never forget their love and ever-growing (NOT lasting) relationship with their kids. For things may go "physically" cold at first, but somewhere, deep inside their hearts, their love for one another is still here.
For reference, Isaiah 54 is good for you. =P
That's all for this week.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Pangya USA random SS
Konnichiwa! Watashi wa Cyber(D:)Dragon desu!
And this is it, my newly made "old" account from A18 to Ntreev USA. And btw, my old name is ~Destiny.Dogma~, but they allowed me to change my IGN for my first login, so I changed into this. =P
Here are some of the SS I take.
Pink Wind -25 3-chip in 18H tournament
Blue Lagoon -26 5-chip in 18H tournament
That's all for now. If there are any new hits, I won't hesitate to post. =P
Monday, April 20, 2009
WoW - Comments on Warlocks and Priests
Well, recently I played an Undead Warlock Affliction-spec (currently level 22 with VoidWalker) on WoWscape, and I must admit, it has some mixed comments between the good and the bad.
Pros of being a Warlock:
- Multi-affliction that can kill a mob quickly (CoA + Corrupt + Immo)
- Having pets along can speed up the process, and sometimes allows you to let your pets do the aggro.
- If done correctly, most Warlocks can solo.
Cons of being a Warlock:
- Low HP, unless you use Imp as your pet to increase HP.
- Low DEF, so survivability rate is low.
- Easy to get PKed.
And the talents:
Affliction comments:
This talent allows you to cast any Affliction skills quicker, and more painful to the mob. So, if you want a fast kill, this is a good build for you.
Demonology comments:
This one allows you to have stronger pets, so if you rely on pets, then this talent build is a nice choice.
Destruction comments:
This talent increases your DPS damage, just like Affliction.
Recommended pets:
Imp - if you want a higher HP for better survivability.
Voidwalker - for mob control, since this pet has high HP and DEF.
Succubus - again, for mob control, but not as good as Voidwalker.
PvP attacking pattern:
Immo > Corrupt > CoW > SePa > CoA when opponent is dying
As for my main, I'm having a level 36 Draneii Priest with Shadow-spec currently in Desolace.
Pros of being a Priest:
- Highly needed in raids/parties.
- High HP with Power Word : Fortitude
- If you are Shadow-spec, you can actually solo most of the times, although healing is still a good need in parties.
Cons of being a Priest:
- Not so strong in DPS.
- Easy loss to Paladins and Warriors unless you manage your Physic Scream timing well.
For the talents:
Discipline comments:
- It allows you to have better DEF and HP, so for high survivability rate, this is good for you.
Holy comments:
- It lets you heal at a higher rate, very highly needed in parties and raids. Your Holy Spell damage also increases.
Shadow comments:
- It strengthens your Shadow magic and gains access to Shadowform, allowing you to solo more often.
My PvP attack pattern : Holy Fire > Mind Blast > SWP > PhyScr > Heal + PWS > Mind Flay > Mind Blast (repeat heal + hit)
Pros of being a Warlock:
- Multi-affliction that can kill a mob quickly (CoA + Corrupt + Immo)
- Having pets along can speed up the process, and sometimes allows you to let your pets do the aggro.
- If done correctly, most Warlocks can solo.
Cons of being a Warlock:
- Low HP, unless you use Imp as your pet to increase HP.
- Low DEF, so survivability rate is low.
- Easy to get PKed.
And the talents:
Affliction comments:
This talent allows you to cast any Affliction skills quicker, and more painful to the mob. So, if you want a fast kill, this is a good build for you.
Demonology comments:
This one allows you to have stronger pets, so if you rely on pets, then this talent build is a nice choice.
Destruction comments:
This talent increases your DPS damage, just like Affliction.
Recommended pets:
Imp - if you want a higher HP for better survivability.
Voidwalker - for mob control, since this pet has high HP and DEF.
Succubus - again, for mob control, but not as good as Voidwalker.
PvP attacking pattern:
Immo > Corrupt > CoW > SePa > CoA when opponent is dying
As for my main, I'm having a level 36 Draneii Priest with Shadow-spec currently in Desolace.
Pros of being a Priest:
- Highly needed in raids/parties.
- High HP with Power Word : Fortitude
- If you are Shadow-spec, you can actually solo most of the times, although healing is still a good need in parties.
Cons of being a Priest:
- Not so strong in DPS.
- Easy loss to Paladins and Warriors unless you manage your Physic Scream timing well.
For the talents:
Discipline comments:
- It allows you to have better DEF and HP, so for high survivability rate, this is good for you.
Holy comments:
- It lets you heal at a higher rate, very highly needed in parties and raids. Your Holy Spell damage also increases.
Shadow comments:
- It strengthens your Shadow magic and gains access to Shadowform, allowing you to solo more often.
My PvP attack pattern : Holy Fire > Mind Blast > SWP > PhyScr > Heal + PWS > Mind Flay > Mind Blast (repeat heal + hit)
Weekly church sermon. April 19th Message
Firstly, apologies for the really late update because my computer went bonkers, and I had to do everything within 2 days.
Anyway, for this week, Pastor Reynold is here to teach (did I mention his 'r' pronounciation becomes something like 'l'? No offense Jeremy.) about "The Lord is at work."
A start to a simple question:
Imagine yourself as a parachuter. You would depend fully on the parachute so that you can land on the ground safely (after like more than 2 km worth of free-falling.) Exactly like what you depend on God. If you feel that you don't need Him, its like as if you pull away the parachute. Kinda amusing, but in practice, its not a very good thing.
Then, he imagines of Cyrus who was a pagan king, but was called on God to do something. But, the purpose is not because of how strong his army is, but is for the sake of the Israelites. In practice, some people may be ambassadors of God themselves. (Hey, maybe they can tell you off too if you do something wrong.)
That's all for this week. Editing to be done soon.
Anyway, for this week, Pastor Reynold is here to teach (did I mention his 'r' pronounciation becomes something like 'l'? No offense Jeremy.) about "The Lord is at work."
A start to a simple question:
Imagine yourself as a parachuter. You would depend fully on the parachute so that you can land on the ground safely (after like more than 2 km worth of free-falling.) Exactly like what you depend on God. If you feel that you don't need Him, its like as if you pull away the parachute. Kinda amusing, but in practice, its not a very good thing.
Then, he imagines of Cyrus who was a pagan king, but was called on God to do something. But, the purpose is not because of how strong his army is, but is for the sake of the Israelites. In practice, some people may be ambassadors of God themselves. (Hey, maybe they can tell you off too if you do something wrong.)
That's all for this week. Editing to be done soon.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
AuditionSEA Season 2 Patch 6064 Review
Dear Clubbers,
There will be a game client patch on 16 April 2009, from 0930HRS to 1230HRS(+8GMT).
- 8 POPULAR SONGS!!
- 100+ New Avatars!
- Winner Room Item
- Messenger UI Upgraded!
- Macro Option Now Available!
Game Client Patch has been extended to 1300HRS(+8GMT).
** Game Service has resumed since 1315hrs(+8GMT).
Well, not really 8 songs, but only 6 are playable, namely:
Wheesong - Insomnia (New Korean song.)
Pussycat Dolls - My Humps
NeYo - Closer
BY2 - (Forgot title ROFL)
Audition - December (V.O.X Remix)
Audition - Move
Of course, no new modes as Korean Audition doesn't have anything new at a moment. (Hey SEA server, are you trying to catch up?)
My FAM leader, -VEN has commented good and bad things.
1. The Winner Item alignment has a lot of mis-alignments. But at least you can invite as many people as you want.
2. The FAM time-left display bug is still there.
Ah well, at least new songs are here, so not a total loss for this patch. =P
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Pangya USA to be opened to replace A18
Albatross18 was closed down more than a month ago due to contract expiration, but most players said that the OGPlanet only cares about money and ignores the players' cries to reshape their ever-plaguing server. For example, they overpriced the Power Meter (something that allows you to set the meter power without a regular power slider.) and hackers are getting more and more rampant.
And now, the new company who took over the management have made this announcement:
And now, the new company who took over the management have made this announcement:
The call has come down from the starter's booth: you have been given a tee time, and it's at twilight rates to boot!
The Pangya Open Beta Begins on:
Thursday, April 16th, 2009 at 7:00 PM PDT (-7 UTC)
Thursday, April 16th, 2009 at 7:00 PM PDT (-7 UTC)
The Albatross 18 Account Migration process will begin on:
Wednesday, April, 15th, 2009 at 9:00 PM PDT (-7UTC)
Wednesday, April, 15th, 2009 at 9:00 PM PDT (-7UTC)
There will be a short Beta Preparation and Migration maintenance on Thursday, April, 16th, 2009 between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM
The Account Migration process will commence again on:
Thursday, April, 16th, 2009 after 7:00 PM PDT (-7UTC)
(There will be a "Recover Account" button on the Official Pangya site. The Actual migration will require a Maintenance)
Servers are opening then and you'll be able to log in and enjoy Pangya in its new home. Starting April, 15th, 2009 at 9:00 PM, you will be able to request recovery of any previous Albatross 18 accounts you may have. The recovery process includes your level, characters, caddies, mascots, items, and gift boxes. Elements such as Pang, records, trophies, guild affiliation, et cetera will NOT be migrated.
The process is simple and will be initiated via the website (http://pangya.ntreev.net/). First, you'll log into your Ntreev USA account (you can create an account if you don't have one yet). Then, provide your Albatross 18 account ID and Date of Birth. Finally, choose whether you would like to keep your old In-Game Name (IGN), or if you'd like to create a new one when you first log in. Please note that if existing IGNs do not adhere to Ntreev USA naming conventions, a rename will be prompted regardless.
Once you have confirmed the transfer, your actual account data will be merged in the next server maintenance.
The first maintenance period scheduled after launch will be held from 12:00 AM ~ 2:00 AM PDT (-7 UTC) on Friday, April 17th
In other words five hours after the game launches. You can play Pangya in the meantime, but please bear in mind this very important warning:
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KEEP SPECIFIC DATA (CHARACTERS/NON-STACKABLE ITEMS/CADDIES/MASCOTS) FROM YOUR ALBATROSS 18 ACCOUNT, DO NOT ACQUIRE THE SAME CONTENT ON YOUR NTREEV USA ACCOUNT!
This means that if you have a set of Medieval clubs fully upgraded on your old Albatross 18 account, DO NOT buy that clubset on your Ntreev USA account! If you do, you'll keep the Ntreev USA version, and the Albatross 18 version will NOT be migrated. The same applies to characters, caddies, masctos, and any other non-stackable items. Stackable items will be merged with your current account, so feel free to buy power potions!
Thank you all very much for your patience during this transition period, we look forward to seeing you all on the greens soon.
Swing for the Heavens!
--Pangya Team
*All dates and times are subject to change, any updates will be announced as soon as possible*
Hmm, interesting note after a month of waiting for this news. Well, I am going to transfer my Junior D account there (Yes, I played PangyaSEA once before it closed down more than a year ago.) and see whether the new company have got what it takes to take on a new challenge. According to some people, they might bring us to Season 4, which can be a good thing.
All we have to do now is wait, and hope that they are doing a good job.
If you want to transfer your account, please create your own Ntreev USA account and wait till tomorrow night (or on Friday morning for SG/MY players) and go to this site to transfer your account after you logged in your account.
Hmm, interesting note after a month of waiting for this news. Well, I am going to transfer my Junior D account there (Yes, I played PangyaSEA once before it closed down more than a year ago.) and see whether the new company have got what it takes to take on a new challenge. According to some people, they might bring us to Season 4, which can be a good thing.
All we have to do now is wait, and hope that they are doing a good job.
If you want to transfer your account, please create your own Ntreev USA account and wait till tomorrow night (or on Friday morning for SG/MY players) and go to this site to transfer your account after you logged in your account.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Weekly church sermon. April 12th message.
This week is supposedly be Pastor Reynold, but Pastor Alexa took over instead. And this week I'm playing piano for worship team.
Normally every last Sunday the children are together with the adults to P&W, but for this week they also do that as today is Easter Day.
The message started with a short 20 min clip taken from the movie "The Passion of Christ". Pastor Alexa explained on the meaning of Jesus' crucification on the Cross and his Resurrection. There are 3 theories which Alexa stomped:
1. The ladies may have gone to the wrong tomb. This is seriously a LOL stuff. If they had gone to the wrong tomb, then the angels would've told them that this was not Jesus' tomb. But in the Bible, they said," He is not here. He has risen from the dead, like what He said." They never even mention about going to the wrong tomb. =P
2. The "swine" theory, where you feel so weak that you went into a state of unconsciousness and then, when no one is around, you finally woke up. Like hello, if Jesus did that, and proclaim to his disciples in a condition like this, they would say," Eh master, you look so weak. Come lets go in and rest." But again, they don't. Jesus only appears to some people on and off, without showing any obvious pain. Another theory stumped.
3. The disciples took Jesus away. Remember that the chief priests asked the Pilate to send the Roman soldiers to guard Jesus' tomb, because they heard that on the third day, he will be resurrected. That is true, because they fear that the disciples will steal his body. However, it is the work of God that made this resurrection possible. Even so, the chief priest tell the soldier to tell Pilate that the disciples stole his body while they're sleeping. No wonder chief priests during Jesus' times are so kiasu and just do for their own benefit, not for God.
That's all for this week's message.
Normally every last Sunday the children are together with the adults to P&W, but for this week they also do that as today is Easter Day.
The message started with a short 20 min clip taken from the movie "The Passion of Christ". Pastor Alexa explained on the meaning of Jesus' crucification on the Cross and his Resurrection. There are 3 theories which Alexa stomped:
1. The ladies may have gone to the wrong tomb. This is seriously a LOL stuff. If they had gone to the wrong tomb, then the angels would've told them that this was not Jesus' tomb. But in the Bible, they said," He is not here. He has risen from the dead, like what He said." They never even mention about going to the wrong tomb. =P
2. The "swine" theory, where you feel so weak that you went into a state of unconsciousness and then, when no one is around, you finally woke up. Like hello, if Jesus did that, and proclaim to his disciples in a condition like this, they would say," Eh master, you look so weak. Come lets go in and rest." But again, they don't. Jesus only appears to some people on and off, without showing any obvious pain. Another theory stumped.
3. The disciples took Jesus away. Remember that the chief priests asked the Pilate to send the Roman soldiers to guard Jesus' tomb, because they heard that on the third day, he will be resurrected. That is true, because they fear that the disciples will steal his body. However, it is the work of God that made this resurrection possible. Even so, the chief priest tell the soldier to tell Pilate that the disciples stole his body while they're sleeping. No wonder chief priests during Jesus' times are so kiasu and just do for their own benefit, not for God.
That's all for this week's message.
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