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Beach Life Virtual Resort: Spring Break - Opening and Editing The .BLE Game Files

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images taken from the game and from the game manual I have an itch to play Beach Life every now and then. The last time it happened, I found a band-aid solution to guests complaining about high prices. I wanted to make more changes if I could but I couldn't find a way to open and read some of the script files. There are some files in the game that are readable on notepad ( GameParameters.pis and the other . pis files on each scenario and sandscenario folder) but when you try to open up the . ble files, you only see random symbols. I've tried tools that I've seen recommended online ( Game Extractor , Ghidra , Offzip to name a few). Admittedly, I did just glaze over them because I know nothing about reverse engineering a game and didn't know what to do. I have an inkling to play it again recently, and I decided to try an idea that has been looming over my head but have been avoiding.... The GameParameters.pis file had a header containing the file name, and I notice...

I miss my hair

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I've always wanted to dye my hair red. And I just found out my sister has also been wanting to dye her hair red. Since I've never dyed my hair I was a bit skeptical about doing this. Well, it was fun thinking and talking about dyeing my hair but I've never really actually think I'll do it. My sister was really excited though, so as not to damper her spirit, I decided to go with it. My sister and I are both lancers, and the minute we got the payment from a project that we both worked on, we decided we'll allot some to be our 'dye' money. I wanted to buy this dye called ' Manic Panic ', but the price for the semi temporary dye was over $20 (price from a local seller) and since we would both be coloring our hair, it would be too expensive. We just settled going to our local HBC store for cheap dye. We were looking at the color swatches in HBC , when we saw this color, ' Flame '. It was really vibrant and sort of like Manic Panic's ...

Sabrina The Teenage Witch

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If you're looking for a light, clean and funny TV series to watch, why not try 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch'? I remember always looking forward to watching it on the telly when I was a kid. The story is about a teenager (Sabrina Spellman), who discovered on her 16th birthday that she's a half witch/half mortal and she has magical powers. She lives with her aunts, Hilda and Zelda Spellman, along with their talking cat, Salem (who was a warlock who tried to take over the world, but failed - he was sentenced to be a cat for 100 years). For me, the first three seasons of Sabrina the Teenage Witch were the best. It doesn't mean that I didn't enjoyed the other seasons. It's just that Harvey was gone for a couple of seasons (his character is funny, plus Harvey and Sabrina looks so cute together), the Aunts were gone in the last season, plus, some really annoying characters showed up. But what the heck, Salem alone makes the whole series worth watching :] ...

Mcdonald's and Jollibee Online Delivery Service

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I've been using Mcdonald's online delivery service quite frequently for the past month. I was working till the wee hours of morning lately, and Mcdonald's is the only fast food chain that offers 24 hour delivery in our area (Malabon). Most of the time, the delivery service was smooth and was on time. Last September 2 (pushing September 3), I wasn't in the mood for Mcdonald's but my stomach is grumbling and there was no food in our house. After placing an order online, we waited for more than 30 minutes for the confirmation call, before my sister started egging me to call the hotline. I waited for a while before I got to speak with a call center agent. I wasn't offered any explanation why they didn't call me for confirmation. After giving me a recap of my order and the total amount, I was told to wait for 30-45 for my order. I went to my room to take a 15 minute nap when I was woken by a call from a staff of the Mcdonald's branch that processes my ...