Miguel Antonio N. Lizada, in his April 17, 2007 SunStar Davao Kuya's Table Column, appeals in behalf of the English language: What irks me however is how the language of text messaging has taken the so-called compromising of the English language to a new level; not only is spelling compromised but pronunciation and capitalization as well. I am talking about this new language which I call the "eLow poE" language. To read the article in its funny entirety, click here.
Month: April 2007
DoTA: Mirrormatch Experiences
About a month ago, I watched a 3 vs 3 mirrormatch game with Barathrum, Alchemist and Drow Ranger as the heroes... and I thoroughly enjoyed it. As in!!! Then, about a week ago, I saw another 3 vs 3 mirrormatch game with Krobelus, Lich King and Barathrum (again). It was so surprising to watch how a relatively better team lost against a supposedly inferior team. The "inferior" team won through a clever strategy which even entailed sort of copying part of the other team's strategy. Haha!!! Moreover, the inferior team had a very, very, very superior Lich King who bullied the other Lich King. Also the "inferior" team players seemed to know the perfect time to Charge, Silence and Chain Frost the other team. Thus... the supposedly inferior team won. Last Friday, my cousins -- Andrew and Gwing -- and I played against each other with our other DoTA friends -- Jan Jan, Dodong, Abdul, Dino, and Seth -- played a 4 vs 4 mirrormatch game. It was I, Dino, Seth, Dodong on one team, the rest on the other team. All I could remember was I and Jan Jan were Pugna, Gwing was Omniknight, and Andrew was Gondar. Early…