Final Fantasy Experience
Current Leader
FFE: May 25, 2005 - present
"Guaranteed 100% Final Fantasy!"
- Lead FFE to become the top 3 GameSpot union overall
- Lead FFE to become Officially Endorsed by GameSpot

Square Enix Experience
Founding Leader
SEE: December 10, 2006 - present
"Where the World is Square."
- Acquired former toe-to-toe competitor, the old Final Fantasy Union
- Transformed the old Final Fantasy Union into Square Enix Experience

Kingdom Hearts Experience
Founding Leader
KHE: January 31, 2008 - present
"Disney & Square in 1!"
- Acquired former Square Enix & Capcom Union
- Transformed the old Square Enix & Capcom Union into Kingdom Hearts Experience

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• 4Jul 08

  3rd Year Officer @ FFE, Fil-Am Friendship Day, Gaming & What Lies Ahead...

  3rd Year Officer @ FFFE ( UPDATE: 08 July 2008 )

  It's been three (3) years since I was appointed officer at Final fantasy Experience. Well, I guess, I will always be FFE's biggest supporter.

  Filipino-American Friendship Day

  Here in the Philippines, July 4 is celebrated as Filipino-American Friendship Day.

  Filipino-American Friendship Day, July 4, is a day in the Philippines designated by President Diosdado Macapagal to commemorate the liberation of the country by joint Filipino and American forces from the Japanese occupation at the end of World War II.

  The Philippines was a U.S. territory from 1898 to 1942, when it was occupied by Japanese forces, and again for a brief period after the war. The country gained complete independence on July 4, 1946.

  Initially, the nation's Independence Day holiday was held on July 4. Former President Diosdado Macapagal moved it to June 12, the date on which the Philippines declared independence from Spain in 1898. Filipino-American Friendship Day was created in its place, and coincides with the United States' July 4 Independence Day.

  ~Wikipedia

  I'm not sure about the first paragraph. The reason I know (based on my History subjects) for celebrating it is stated in the second and third paragraphs. July 4, 1946 was the day when America finally gave the Philippine Governement total control over the country, but President Macapagal (father of our incumbent President), changed it to July 12 reasonnig that it is the Filipino-gained independence, while July 4 can be described as an American-given independence.

  Anyway, enough of history. Happy friendship day to all my American friends here at Gamespot! (and also to my other friends).

  GAMING LIFE

  My gaming life has been quite slow the past several months. Not that I am not playing videogames at all, but the games I've been playing are too time consuming allowing me to only finish few of it in several months:

  CivCity Rome (PC)
  World in Conflict (PC)
  Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power (PS2)

  CivCity Rome is a city-builder game joining the ranks of Sim City. Well, it is quite nice, though the outdated graphics has taken a lot of its appeal. It is the frist city-builder where you can zoom in and see the insides of the buildings, plus incorporating the technology tree of another addicting game, Civilization.

  World in Conflict on the other hand is a real-time strategy game. It is quite a different from the RTS that I got used to (Command & Conquer, Age of Empires, Empire Earth, Warcraft, etc.) and I think, so far, it is the best one I have played (I still have to try Company of Herores). I haven't beaten it yet 'coz of the game below, but definitely, I am going to finish it.

  Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power is my first Nobunaga's Ambition game. I've been seeing this game since the NES and SNES days, but I'm quite young then so I did not have even just a bit of interest over games with lots of menus and submenus. This game is related to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, which I truly love. Both games are called "Historical Simulations" by its developer/publisher, Koei, with Rot3K covering China's three kingdoms period and NA covering the warring states period of Japan. The gameply is a combination of city/state building with all the military, commercial and diplomatic issues to take care of and strategy battles. While Rot3K features fully turn-based ary-to-army battles, Nobunaga's Ambition features RTS battles... Still, army-to-army, with the option to engage into a kessen. This game has eaten a lot of my time ( my entire June 2008 ) and I'm just half-way through unifying Japan. (UPDATE -July 31, 2008-: Beaten it last night. Whew! )

  I rate those games: CivCity Rome - 5-6/10, World in Conflict - 8-10/10 and Nobunaga's Ambition - 4-5/10

  WHAT LIES AHEAD...

  I am planning to replay Suikoden V. The second best Suikoden for me due to its awesome story. I did not get all 108 Stars of Destiny in my first playthrough and being a big fan of the Suiko series, I cannot accept that I will have a game file that do not have complete characters! So, after Nobunaga's Ambition, it will follow.

  I also planning to continue my Shadow Hearts: Covenant file. I hope I can do it after Suikoden V.

  I feel that I will finally have a Playstation 3 in the enxt two months, so I'm quite excited with that idea.

  Finally, I want to do something else aside from private law practice, so I am going to try my chance to look for a job at the Senate of the Philippines or Fil-Am Life Insurance Company.

  • Posted Jul 4, 2008 5:28 pm PT
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• 28May 08

  Happy 3rd Bday FFE!!! [Also, Pawned In My 1st Team Battle]

  Final Fantasy Experience, a.k.a. FFE (May 25, 2005 - May 25, 2008 - present). It's been three (3) full years since this trusty union first made a way for all enthusiasts, casual and hardcore, of Square Enix' Final Fantasy series here at Gamespot to meet, to discuss, to argue, to play, to be friends and do other things in a place truly dedicated to the series.

  I would want to apologize for the lack big celebration for this another milestone of our community due to some uncontrollable circumstances (signal no. 4 storm, power interruptions and disrupted internet connection) on my part. Nevertheless, I would want to let everyone know that FFE will continue to serve our community to the best of our skills.

  Thank you for all the people who made Final Fantasy Experience what it is today: our founding leader and officers, all who became part of the FFE Administrative Team, all our competitors, all our critics, and most especially to all our loyal members who sticked with us through thick and thin.

  We are not perfect, but we are doing our best to serve this community with all responsibility and loyalty, so I ask for your continued support for all our good works and understanding for our shortcomings.

  God bless us all, and long live Final Fantasy Experience, and the rest of the "Experience" unions!

  Fantasy Gamer
  Leader, Final Fantasy Experience (officially endorsed)
  Founder, Square Enix Experience
  Founder, Kingdom Hearts Experience

  [On a side note, my team in my first SEE Team Battle was second to be eliminated (SymondeZyn said we're first. :S)... I guess the particapant-teams and mercs hate SEE officials. Anyway, I had a great time. Thanks to my teammates, nackopacko and johngebreadman, and to OdinUnlimited and Lady_Bahamut, for doing a great job in administering the 3rd SEE Team Battle.]

  • Posted May 28, 2008 10:58 pm PT
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• 2May 08

  Full-fledged Lawyer, At Last

  Time slips so fast....

  May 2003 - took a special late entrance exam in the College of Law in my university and passed it on the same day; I enrolled late that day

  June 2003 - started my study of law

  March 2007 - graduated Bachelor of Laws

  April 2007 - started reviewing in preparation for the 2007 Philippine Bar Examinations

  September 2, 9, 16, 23, 2007 (AM and PM) - took the Bar Exam.

  March 29, 2008 - results of the Bar Exam released. I made it!

  April 29, 2008 - took my oath at the Philippine International Convention Center.

  May 02, 2008 - signed in the Roll of Attorneys, given Roll No. 55648.

  Now, I'm a full-fledged lawyer... At long last! A dream come true... It's all worth the wait, hardships and sacrifices.

  Thanks for all the support!

  • Posted May 2, 2008 9:25 pm PT
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