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All the words I write, both fiction and non-fiction. A blog, if you will.
Gender & Self-Identification in Data Gathering This post is an adaptation of a Twitter thread I had written after first seeing this in the feedback form. You may view the original thread here. So PAX Australia put out a feedback survey and, in line with their commitment to inclusivity, had the demographic section ask which …
In an utterly shocking turn of events, rather than running a myriad of games online for Jasper’s Game Day this year, I decided to do something crazy and. . . DM for a streamed charity game?! I was invited through Luke- my good friend, former MelbDDAL admin, and technically some times employer over at Dungeon …
Somehow, people keep inviting me to things! Crazy! This time, it was for Melbourne International Games Week- touted as the Asia Pacific’s largest digital games celebration. (Not sure how they quantify that, but still, cool!) The talk was moderated by Stevie Schafer, the person who keeps letting me go crazy with organising themed Oneshot days …
It’s that time of year again! The convention I have never missed since I got to Australia: PAX! I love PAX because I honestly owe it a lot for bringing the people responsible for getting Melbourne D&D Adventurers League together and introducing me to the community here in Australia! Despite this finally being the year …
“Durnan’s gone missing? It’s up to all our brave adventurers to save him!” Or so the premise of the third epic of Season 8 of Adventurers League goes! Melbourne D&D Adventurers League organized our third epic, Last Orders at the Yawning Portal, with just a little over a month of our second one! Even with …
In September of 2013, when I was more of an ‘activist’, I took part in the Advocacy Forum and Community Consultation for the Anti-Discrimination Bill. I attended as one of the community organisers of PinoyFTM, and was honestly filled with a lot of zeal about this all. At that point in time, I remember feeling …
Yesterday, we at Melbourne D&D Adventurers League organised our second ever Epic, Stardock Under Siege! This 3.5-hour long interactive module saw 65 of our local players scramble into action to protect the asteroid base known as Stardock from falling into the hands of an Illithid army who wished to take over. There were 13 tables …
All great things must start somewhere, I suppose! I’m writing this way after the fact, but I’m looking back on the first ever proper AL event we at Melbourne D&D Adventurers League managed to put together and it feels much like an origin story for us. Before this, we had previously had special game nights …
TAOBAO ▼▼ WHY TAOBAO? ▼▼ I’ve written in length about the benefits of buying from taobao, and even have a tutorial on how to search for items on the site. If you’re unfamiliar with how to navigate taobao, please check my introductory blog on it here. ▼▼ WHY GROUP ORDER? ▼▼ Essentially, I do it because …
She doesn’t remember how it started, or what it meant, but she often found herself huddled in a quiet alcove in a secluded part of the library. Her childhood friend, Joaquina, always by her side. They hid in the Rovira’s Library from time to time to escape the nagging of their family, tutors and servants. …
Dear Ira V. Panganiban (and those who share this way of thinking), I’m afraid to have to break it to you that no, you really do not understand the crux of this issue or the concerns of LGBT people. I can understand it though. You come from a position of privilege that you and most …
Five times Yasuo could fix everything with just a few simple words.
Part Four.
Five times Yasuo could fix everything with just a few simple words.
Part Three.
Five times Yasuo could fix everything with just a few simple words.
Part Two.
Five times Yasuo could fix everything with just a few simple words.
Part One.
SO YOU WANNA USE TAOBAO? Disclaimer: This tutorial was written with Filipino audiences (Or those living in the Philippines) in mind. While a lot of the details are generally applicable to everyone, please note there might be some things that are confusing to international audiences. Please PM me for further questions. What is Taobao? Taobao is …
Ease of Ordering: ★★★★★★★★★☆ (9/10)
Communication: ★★★★★★★★★★ (10/10)
Price: ★★★★★★★★★☆ (9/10)
Over-all: ★★★★★★★★★☆ (9/10)
“What the hell is Amal Alamuddin-Clooney thinking?”
Written for the ManikaManila Weekly Writing Challenge.
Week One: Clothes
A silly idea had randomly popped into my head as I was randomly doodling the other day. And it’s going to sound utterly ridiculous as a premise, but the genre I imagine it falling into is chalk full of silly ideas, so I don’t see the problem. Picture this: what if all the cats in …