March 31

Shadow of the Tomb Raider | Weekly Post #50

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Hello everyone!

Today, I’ll be reviewing a game I’ve played over spring break called Shadow of the Tomb Raider. It is the sequel to Rise of the Tomb Raider and although I didn’t play that one first, I still really enjoyed playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider. 

Game Contains Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language

A Little Brief Summary: You play as Lara Croft, a twenty-one-year-old treasurer hunter trying to take down a Christian militia called Trinity who is trying to recreate the world.

Instead of climbing the shivering mountains of Siberia in Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of the Tomb Raider takes place in the humid jungles of Mexico. Lara sets out on a journey. 

The game’s graphics are nothing short of beautiful. Sometimes, just walking around the jungle or climbing in a cave, you just have appreciated the beauty that the creators put into every single detail to the fur of a capybara or the makeover Lara Croft and Jonah got. 

The gameplay was amazing with the different tools you could use compared to Rise of the Tomb Raider. It made things more challenging like when you’d reach a dead end while climbing rocks and you’re like “What do I do?” when you’d just lower yourself with a rope so you can swing to the next wall. 

The puzzles were probably my least favorite part because say if you’re solving a puzzle and your climbing on top of an ancient structure, and since it’s Lara Croft (everything breaks when she’s around so the possibility of the structure breaking is 99.9% accurate). Then, you’re just struggling to quickly climb up onto the next structure before it crumbles into the abyss below.

My favorite part of the game was when you would have to take out the guards and sneak around. The idea of using mud to conceal your visibility better was a pretty clever idea. I liked how the guards could find you in the vegetation. It took a lot of brain power to plan out how I was going to take out the guys without another guard seeing and where I was going to move. The suspense when all the guards would be surrounding the one bush your concealed in is pretty nerve-wracking but exciting. 

I’d just thought I should bring up the Yaaxil and the Jaguars. 

I wish there were more things to do once you would finish the game instead of challenge tombs and quests. Since I really enjoyed the game, I would like to do more things instead of doing quests in Paititi. 

Overall, 10/10 game and I’m going to play it again after I finish Rise of the Tomb Raider. I’m really excited for the next game coming out. I hope you enjoyed my post. Bye. 

 

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March 31

A Guide To (G)I-DLE| Weekly Post #49

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Hello everyone.

Today, I’ll be introducing you to (G)I-DLE. I really enjoy their music and fluffy personalities, so I hope you enjoy. 

(G)I-DLE consists of six members from Cube Entertainment and debuted with LATATA on May 2, 2018, so they’re pretty new to K-Pop world.

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POWER VOCAL

Starting with the eldest member and my bias, Cho Miyeon. Her positions are Main Vocalist and said she was striving to become the Main Dancer. Her birthday is on January 31, 1997, and she was born in Korea.

Facts:

  • Used to be a trainee for YG Entertainment and was supposed to debut with BLACKPINK, but she left in 2015 due to dating issues.
  • Her father helped her develop her love for music.
  • Is apart of K/DA, a group formed by League of Legends.
  • Can play the violin and piano
  • Close with Jiwon and Seoyeon, members from Fromis_9
  • Favorite color is green

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(Minnie is the last member on the right. I couldn’t find a picture of her)

ATTRACTIVE VOICE

Second eldest member, Minnie or Minnie Nicha Tontararak. Her positions are Main Vocalist. Her birthday is October 23, 1997, and was born in Thailand. 

Facts:

  • Can speak Korean, English, and Thai.
  • Has twin brothers named Mic and Mac.
  • Likes shopping.
  • Friends with CLC’s Sorn and BLACKPINK’s Lisa.
  • Fan of Super Junior and Troye Sivan.
  • Favorite color is pink.

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PRETTY SPRING GIRL

Dance machine, Seo Soojin. She is the Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, and Vocalist. Her birthday is on March 9, 1998, and she was born in Korea.

Facts:

  • Nickname is Cherry
  • The “mom” of the group
  • Was the fox girl that appeared in multiple of Soyeon’s MV
  • The shyest member of (G)I-DLE
  • Used to date Pentagon member, Hui

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LEADER OF (G)I-DLE

The leader of (G)I-DLE, Jeon Soyeon. She is the Leader, Main Rapper, Lead Dancer, Vocalist, and Center. She was born on August 26, 1998, and was born in Korea.

Facts:

  • Likes watching anime, especially “One Piece”
  • Likes tangerines and corn
  • Hates vegetables
  • Used to do ballet
  • Was homeschooled
  • Composed and wrote the lyrics for many songs
  • Favorite color is yellow

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(G)I-DLE’S CUTIE

Song Yuqi is the Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, and Face of the Group. Her birthday is on September 23, 1999, and she was born in Beijing. 

  • Can play a Chinese cithara called guzheng
  • Nominated for Most 100 Beautiful Faces of 2018 
  • Can speak English, Korean, and Chinese
  • A fan of Super Junior and her bias (favorite member) is Ryeowook
  • Likes dancing and rapping

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VISUAL MAKNAE

Yoo Shuhwa also known as Yeh Shuhua is the youngest member of (G)I-DLE. Her birthday is January 6, 2000, and she was born in Taiwan. 

  • Can speak Chinese and Korean
  • HyunA is her inspiration
  • Hates strawberries
  • Likes chocolate and Soojin
  • Participated in auditioning because of her friends
  • Aspires to be like HyunA

Check out their music and funny videos:

Credits

(G)I-DLE Profile and Facts

March 20

Japan’s Vending Machine Craze| Weekly Post #48

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If you go to Japan, you’ll notice the abundant amount of vending machines everywhere. But why? Why are there so many vending machines in Japan compared to America?

After doing some research and watching a Vox video called “Why Japan has so many vending machines” (which gave loads of information and explanations)

One reason why is because Japan’s labor market is expensive, so vending machines are basically robotic 24/7 store clerks.

Japan also is very advanced and has a fascination with being automatic/robotics. It’s to make things simple and easier such as ordering a meal and/or opening a door to a department store. But they are stores that still do things handmade.

Since Japanese apartments are very small and 93% of the population lives in them, they wouldn’t open a store that cost double their apartment’s rent. They’ll just buy a vending machine and gain a decent amount of profit.

Vandalism is also rare in Japan, so they can have vending machines without getting broken or spray painted by people.

Japan’s currency has an abundant amount of coin and everything is mostly cash based. So it’s easy to use extra change to get a drink or snack from one of the ten vending machines lined up on the street.

I hope you enjoyed learning about Japanese vending machines. And if you’re going to Japan, be sure to get orange flavored water. It’s really refreshing. Bye❤︎

Credits:

Why Are There So Many Vending Machines In Japan? – Oydessy

‘Why Japan Has So Many Vending Machines’ via Vox