*Reality world*Now that I'm over 18, school's (I agree with ya
Nhant)becoming more of a big priority and next year will be my last for being homeschooled since I was 5, so I want to make it through as much as possible. I'm also busy helping with important duties for home, homework, and other issues. so it's tough nowadays to get a hold of a duel (Which is why I haven't been active lately in both HAM and KCVDS).
Other than that, I have two female pets: Duchess; 13 yr. old long-haired cat, and Jenna; 5 yr. old American Eskimo dog.
Smooth Jazz music has been a best friend to me because I like relaxing to friendly moody tune and it’s not too exaggerating either. If I need a Jazz-It-Up type of Jazz song, then I’d like to dance with it. ^_^ I thank my grandparents for it when they introduced me to Jazz at age 12.
Personality: Old-Fashioned.. Very.
Basics of reality (How I got started with Duel Monsters):Well, it happened on July of 2003 at age 11 when my mom had surgery. Later, we stayed at my grandparent's home until she recovered. During our stay, I grew bored watching the news in the living room and thought what else is on in the guest room. I kept flippin' the channels until I hit the Kids WB station (Used to be that station, but it's long passed since 2005?). It was then I saw for the 1st time the duel of Yami against Pegasus. At first I thought, "Ah, well.. Maybe a couple of minutes. This Yami guy is cool so far." But those couple of minutes turned into half an hour, and from that point, I checked on the TV guide for the next episode. My dueling days began..
The next day, I went shopping with my grandmother for my 1st dueling deck: Yugi's Structure Deck (From the moment I saw Yami/Atem, he became my favorite character, so I made this deck pick a good choice). As the years pass, I kept using the original D. Magician and another D. Magician (In gold text) from a booster pack, which became my confidence card. So whatever I can find in collecting Yu-Gi-Oh! Merchandise whether it’s by stores, malls, conventions, fairs, to yard sales. Some are not too easy to find nowadays, acting as Eagle Eye for any traces and get it if I could.
The good old dueling days:I played duel monsters close to home at a little book store at the plaza, which is about ½ mile away from home, every Sunday; easy enough to ride my bike. This book store was when I once played Pokemon before Yu-Gi-Oh! took over. No matter what outcome I end up, I still enjoy each duel no matter what. A few wins here and there. ^_^ “Do you trade?“ guys ask me, but my answer has always been “No” because I never wanted to trade, not even to trade my cards that are like missing pieces to a combo. I do eventually find the card(s) I’ve been looking for later in weeks/months/years. So I stay patient. And besides, every card I have is considered special; doesn’t really matter what it is.
One deck I’ve used for a looooooooong time, was my Darkness Deck #1 (It also has a brother: Darkness Deck #2, but it’s not as strong). Later on I decided to make it into a Spellcaster Counters Deck since the Spellcaster’s Command deck was released. The dueling results improved by a lot. There were a lot of times when I get my opponent to surrender if he either has no card in their hand to save them, set Spell or Traps, or I choose not to attack when I use my “Wall Of Revealing Light” trap card. lol
How I came to KCVDS:Just this year, after nearly 8 yrs. of playing duel monsters at the book store, I came by and saw that the playing area was completely deserted. As I parked my bike, a friend of mine, who owns the store (Also known him for years during my short Pokemon months and long Yu-Gi-Oh! years) came out to tell me that nobody’s coming to play Yu-Gi-Oh! anymore. I couldn’t believe my ears, I’ve asked “Why?”; Nobody purchased enough Yu-Gi-Oh! merchandise to keep the support of having the game go on every Sunday.
But what else I found out beforehand, one of the guys told me that a new rule was to stop trading cards, and I think maybe it sounded too… Well, disappointing to the traders. I dunno. But I can’t explain how upsetting it was when I came to find out. Another guy (Before the sad news), filled me in on the details about where to duel online, and that’s when I heard about KCVDS.
A few months later, I stopped by the book store and saw that went out of business. I was crushed, but I won’t forget those fun times I’ve come to play Duel Monsters.
Academy to Academy:Kk, so I made my first entry into Battle City (Now called Kaiba Corporation). Then Aster (Through HAM) asked me to join Light Duel Academy. And finally, DanceJonDance asked me to join his new academy, which I was more than happy to join and hang out and about with you guys. ^_^ I may not be active in KC, but I’m around for both LDA and TDA.
Accomplishments?:1) Since I was 9, I studied Aikido (Japanese defense martial arts and when I met my best friend on my first day) for 7 yrs., and currently have a 1st degree black belt. Also the 4th girl in dojo history and to have my name recorded in Iwamma, Japan. At the moment, I’ve been absent for some time due to other matters, but I will come back to train again.
2) I volunteered to foster cats and kittens at home from 2005-2008 (Age 13-16). Jenna looked like a cat to some of the kittens and they enjoy playing with her. On the other hand, Duchess couldn’t care less and doesn‘t want to have any involvement whatsoever. She was mad at me for 1 month! XD
3) Won 2nd place for Hobby collecting Yu-Gi-Oh! (Only the first wave! Hope to do a 2nd wave collection in the future). Also won 1st place for a mixed media (Not by computer) drawing of Atem from the front cover of Duelist Volume 10; I added my own anime character next to him. ^^ Two 2nd place drawings: One mixed media of Atem from the front cover of Duelist Volume 23 drawn in B&W, and the second one of Atem from the back cover of Millennium World Volume 5 drawn in mixed media. All this at a county fair.
Another drawing I’ve done at an anime convention won 3rd place: Center perspective of three feline heroes ready to fight using their magic.
Recreation: 1) Once in a while, I’d go to my grandparent’s vacation home to fish (Lots of Blue-Gill), take a spa, jetski, and relax in the living room listening to Jazz music while I’m either drawing, or typing up stories on my laptop.
2) Record VHS tapes of Yu-Gi-Oh! Episodes as much as possible on Saturdays. Well, so far, I’ve recorded the 1st season, Capsule Monsters, and several of the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s series.
3) Watch famous movies, old & new with my mom. Does anyone know John Wayne? Gene Kelly? William Holden?
Kk, switching to modern time; Tom Hanks, Nichols Cage, Johnny Depp. Lol ^_^
4) I’ve been to a few anime conventions in the last couple of years. Each one, I’d wish to relive them again.
One anime store I won’t forget: There was an anime store 5 miles from home and I’ve only been there ONCE. When I looked around, I came across an Atem doll that was $20. I couldn’t get it then, but I remembered that there was this convention this store will attend to. So I decided to save up and got to the convention. Sure enough, that same doll was there the store brought and finally was able to get it. A couple of months later, I’ve asked my mom to take me back to that anime shop and when I got there, it went out of business too. >_< But I was lucky enough to get the doll. I think I had the feeling that maybe it won’t be too long before the store might not stay around and I might not get an opportunity; I made haste to get that doll ASAP and was successful.
Future dream: One day publish my own series of manga books and I hope for Shonen Jump to approve of it. I’ve been writing/drawing this Story since July of 2005 at age 14. I won’t mention the total, but I’ll only say I have more than 9 different stories sharing the same title goin’ on. At the moment the process is slow. Still needs heavy work, have lots to learn, but I won’t give in. It’s what I’ve been wanting to fulfill. I wanna have my heart and dedication set on it. Even when I was a little kid, I’ve shown some hidden potential for art, so I guess I might’ve found my strengths as time passed. Later, I found out what I want to do in the future when 2005 came along.
After I graduate high school, I hope to find a supportive job, graduate college, find some art/anime/illustration classes, and focus my dream towards publishing my manga Story. All I want is to stand on my own two feet and say, “ I did it.”
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