In computer games, most computer-controlled foes have a low degree of artificial intelligence. Were we to peer into their skulls, so to speak, we will see that their random spellcasting and erratic movements are not unpredictable at all. The first step, then, to victory is knowing your opponent thoroughly. Unfortunately for you, doomed reader, I am no cyclic automaton and, perhaps, by now you've realized how completely useless this preface is after all.
Culture
I was born in Manila, capital city of the Philippine Islands. I daresay I was raised by my parents fairly well. I studied at a private Catholic school and enrolled at a state university. The people I have met, the life I had experienced and the side quests I have achieved all made me into what I am today and gave me whatever items or equipment I might have in my Adventurer's Bag of Holding.
Growing up in a country where the staple food is rice, it is no surprise that I do have rice in most of my meals. I do eat bread, though, or noodles, during the times I don't care much for rice. Aside from a voracious appetite as a consequence of my high metabolic rate, I also have a sweet tooth. To be more accurate, I display an affinity to flavors with unnatural extremes of sweetness and saltiness. I also would have loved to eat mollusks, crustaceans and, probably, fish, were it not for the tedious ordeal I have to go through just to get at their meat. Shelling seafood is fine but I have a particular distaste for de-boning fishes, unless, of course, they have large bones easily separated from the flesh.
When it comes to music, I do enjoy different kinds of music. I like listening to an assortment of genres, like alternative, classical, j-pop, pop, punk rock, rock or wave. However, I do find myself enjoying the works of The Corrs, The Cranberries, Enya, Michelle Branch and Tchaikovsky. I also listen to Britney Spears' songs but it is due to the lively beat that sets me dancing and not the immensely profound (sic) lyrics.
While I am mostly a happy and gay individual nowadays, I, by no means, am a proponent of rainbow colors or any profusion of discordant hues in clothing, unless, of course, it were to be used for carnivals and fiestas. You can see me wearing dark-colored clothing, if I feel like dressing up for someone or something. Most of my closet, however, is occupied by white tees, which I usually wear whenever I am not in the mood to carefully choose my attire. No, I don't wear drag, or women's clothing, unless I am paid a suitable price for it.
If, at bedtime (which ranges anytime from 1PM to 5AM) I am still not sleepy, I am in the habit of opening a book and reading til my eyelids feel droopy. I also read books whenever I am not doing anything particularly useful like when I'm waiting, travelling, sitting on the loo or talking to a boring person. I do appreciate books for the stories they tell, not for the prestige (sic) that comes with owning a book by a famous writer. More than anything, I detest people who use books just as a means of showing off; don't judge a book by its cover... or its author.
I may seem like an exaggerated individual to some, especially those who were acquainted with unsavory anecdotes of my childhood. However, allow me to borrow a quote from an advert by the Philippines' Department of Tourism: "... and if we sometimes seem to overdo things, just imagine what it's like to be our guest."