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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...

Folktales from Japan Opening Theme TV Size: Hitori no Kimi ga Umareta to sa - Shoko Nakagawa Lyrics

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http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/mukashibanashi/ Lyrics of the opening theme from the cutesy new anime, Folktales from Japan (Furusato Saisei Nippon no Mukashi Banashi/ふるさと再生 日本の昔ばなし). I couldn't find the lyrics everywhere, even on Japanese sites, and I'm not too sure if a full version of the song is out so for now I just romanized the tv size version. Hitori no Kimi ga Umareta to sa (一人のキミが生まれたとさ) Music and Lyrics by: Tomoyuki Okura (大倉智之) Performed by: Shoko Nakagawa (中川翔子) mukashi mukashi no arutokoroni hitorino kimiga umaretatosa naitewa komarase demowarawase yurikagoga yureteita yagate rippani seichoushite tabinideruto iidashitatosa fuanto kibouwo munenihime isamashiku tabidatsukimi naite umaretakedo namida bakarijanai waraeya okoreya tatakaeya soshite suyasuya nemureya sorewa itsumo doorinohi sorewa itsumo doorinohi

Lamy Safari Fountain Pen 2012 Limited Edition - Green

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Lamy Safari 2012 Limited Edition - Apple Green (I've read somewhere that the proper term to use would be 'Special Edition' since Lamy doesn't produce a limited amount (say, like a thousand or a hundred) of their special edition pens, but most people call it Limited Edition so I'll just go with that) My sister just started buying fountain pens recently, and I liked her 2009 limited edition pink Lamy Safari so much, that I bought the 2011 aquamarine Lamy Safari pen myself. Since The Writing Desk is already selling this years limited edition of Lamy Safari, we decided to get the aquamarine (sadly, now sold out on their site) one there as well so we could combine the shipping. Our Lami Safari fountain pens thus far I love the color green, heck, my bedroom's wall color is lime green, so I was delighted to see the Lamy Safari green in person. Most of the pictures I see online look darker than it really was, but really it's this cute shade of gre...

ZEBRA Mckee Oil-Based Twin Markers

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Zebra Mckee Oil Based Twin Markers It's an oil-based marker with double ended points (1.3 mm and 0.5 mm) that can write on most surfaces. I bought my 12-set pack online for around 300 php (7 usd), but I saw the black Zebra Mckee Marker on National Bookstore, though I haven't seen any local store selling the whole set. The 12-set pack includes markers in the following hues: black, purple, pink, light brown, orange, sky blue, yellow, blue, green, lime green and red. 1.3 mm point 0.5 mm point Sample writing Apart from being able to write in most surfaces (I tested it on wood, plastic and cloth), there's nothing really unusual with these markers. I still think it was a good buy. The colors included in the set are pretty much the basic colors that one would use. It's a twin marker so it's like getting two markers with the price of one. Plus, the set price in of itself is fairly cheap. I would recommend it to students, but not to really youn...

Hainanese Delights

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Sadly no pictures. We wolfed down the food the moment we got home and forgot to take a pic! I love Hainanese Chicken. I would cook it more often, as its recipe isn't really complicated. You just need a bunch of ingredients, and just mainly consists of boiling but it's too time consuming. While paying my groceries at SM Supermarket yesterday, I saw Hainanese Delights from across the cashier and my heart just jumped. When I took a closer look, I was surprised to see that their food is considerably cheap (just 120 php for a serving of Hainan Chicken with rice), plus, they offer unlimited Hainan rice! Too bad it was already late and I live quite far from SM North Edsa that I opted to order a take out instead.  I ordered two Hainanese Chicken for me and my sister, and was a bit surprised to find the take out container for the chicken placed in a plastic container instead of the usual cardboard/styrofoam box in other fastfood/casual dining restaurants. We were given two se...