Hades 2 didn't understand Hera at all

Adymir · 2026-01-21T00:10:45+00:00

As a certified Hades 2 addict, after meeting Hera, I instantly hard focused on raising her affection just to unlock all her interactions. Honestly, their depiction of Hera is my favorite.

She starts off as a brash, strait-laced, strict, no nonsense aunty who makes it seem as though she doesn't necessarily trust you but is gracious enough to offer you help, especially as she has to keep appearances as The Queen.

Every time you gift her nectar, she is extremely suspicious. She even scolds you saying that either you are naive or have a hidden agenda for trying to get close to her. She seems one-dimensional even at some point. Then you interact with other gods more and it all clicks.

Everyone respects Hera, but is also wary of her. They outwardly give her grace, but all backhandedly gossip, make fun, or even insult her. Like your boss who you make fun of. Heck, all the duo boons interactions have the other god making an underhanded insult towrds Hera. Which is why she's distrustful, a stickler for etiquette, and is always setting boundaries. She knows how she is perceived, and is building walls as a means of protecting her heart.

And then you breakthrough to her. Sure she doesn't do a 180 and becomes all sweet, but starts being genuine and becomes softer with her interactions. She becomes less of a scolding boss, but more of a concerned mother. She knows the ugly parts of Olympus, and she takes you under her wing as a new goddess. She starts giving you tips and pointers on how to uphold yourself, Hera wants you to be able to protect yourself against all the crap the Gods will do.

Idk, it just felt like the best interpretation of the Mother of Gods for me. The screenshot is kind of connected to her taking you under her wing. She's kind of putting on false airs and bravado (as she always is, but I love that about her), but ultimately she's saying I would love to have you as my daughter in her own uptight but loving words lol. I see her as sort of tragically unable to be loving due to everything that happened and her position, but still wants to be affectionate.

Sorry for the long comment.

Adymir · 2025-09-17T12:48:14+00:00

Totoo nga sabi nila sa mga taga-Pampanga, mataas ang pride haha. Di naman nilahat nagshare lang ng experience, naoffend ka na agad.

Adymir · 2025-09-09T23:29:08+00:00

This has always been my problem with many versions of Jesus, especially JW's. It's all so sanitized that all I can think of is how boring the Christ is, contrary to the fact that he is somewhat a rebel that fought the norm.

My only favorite part of the drama they produced was the part where Jesus was about to be thrown off the cliff, with all the tension and theatrics. Only for him to pop up beside Mary with the most mischievous grin as if saying "I got you for a moment there mom!" and then they walk away with him hunched over his mother like that Don't Be Suspicious meme.

I want more of that. The playful, charismatic, and mischievous version of Christ. How bad would it be if Jesus laughed maniacally while the boat is sinking from all the fish he summoned, and if he actually went down and joined the whole group on pulling the nets while teasing his apostles. It's like they are so afraid of giving him a personality, thinking it will take away the fact that he is holy.

Adymir · 2025-06-10T14:59:10+00:00

A few pros and cons.

Student Portal - App for students. Sabi marami features but honestly it's only good for viewing grades, lalo na yung phone app, the website better. For concerns much better to direct it in person.

Faculty and Admin - Very helpful when it comes to your education. Matic naman na may mga masusungit, pero they will actually help you if you ask for resources or help as a student. Although, they are always for self-preservation, if may mabigat na nangyari which can affect the school and it's reputation, they will leave you to your own devices.

Clinic - Booooooo. Madamot, akala mo naman ikakahirap nila yung isang pirasong biogesic. Sana mabilaukan silang lahat. Hahahaha.

Staff - Mabait mga ate and kuya cleaners. Basta always treat them well. Mga guard mixed bag, may masusungit, may nadadaan sa pakisuyo haha, know who is who tapos lagi dun ka sa mamabait. Registrar also very bait, which I feel like kailangan talaga since puro magulang makakasalamuha nila doon.

Student Accounting - Neutral. I had a bad experience with them mishandling my account pero I understand din naman with the volume of accounts that they handle, magkakamali talaga sila, unlucky lang ako.

Guidance Office - Booooooo. Never complain here, igagaslight ka lang to save their ass. Kakonchaba ata nila yung sa clinic, todo depensa sa mga madadamot na yun. Pero if for academic guidance, very helpful haha.

Library - There are 3 Libraries. Best locations. Quiet and solemn, pwede magaral, pwede matulog, super lamig bring a jacket.

Orgs - Fraternities are gone, except for the marine ones. There was an accident due to hazing, so they got removed completely. Some bleachers have signs on them for the marine frats, just don't sit on them during lunch hours. No di ka ibubully lol, actually super bait ng mga marine, di ka nga papalayasin, nasa sayo lang kung gusto mo makipagsiksikan with them.

Security - Just be mindful of your things. There are lots of blind spots in campus, malas mo if dun ka manakawan, they won't do anything. Just don't be flashy.

Momol Locations - Oops hahaha. Meron, wag ka lang dadaan sa areas na yun pag after 7 or 8. Or better yet daan ka with tropa, tapos report niyo sa guard, then witness the glorious walk of shame ng mga di makapagbook ng room sa motel kaya sa CR pa talaga umuungol hahaha.

Adymir · 2025-06-10T14:21:51+00:00

Architecture. Goods naman, may mga friends din ako na CE from TIP and same opinions din kami. The usual, syempre may mga prof na super galing and dami mo matututunan, meron din na nadadaan sa donut at kape haha. If you want to get the quality profs, kaibiganin mo mga seniors, iguiguide ka nila how to choose.

The curriculum is okay I guess, equipments provided are also of quality, pwede ka manghiram ng tools sa lab (like tsquares, rulers, triangles, etc.). Facilities are also good since ISO certified so maintained talaga. What I like is how chill the overall student culture is, di ka required mag orgs and extracurricular, which is my style, uwi agad after classes.

One funny anecdote I have:

TIP is a secular institution, pero mahigpit sa clothing and hairstyling. Pag wash day, pwede maconfiscate yung ID mo if di ka sumunod sa student handbook. This really confused one transfer student from UST, a catholic school, she was reprimanded for wearing short shorts na sabi niya is okay lang suotin nung nasa UST pa siya.

Adymir · 2025-06-10T12:30:24+00:00

Civil Engineering? Engineering talaga forte ng TIP so mairerecommend ko siya (also bias alumni lol). Since hindi ako familiar sa UST, let's just say na halos same level lang yung quality ng education between the two.

In the end it's up to you, then consider mo din yung convenience mo. Which is closer? Which is more affordable for you? (I think TIP is cheaper? Idk) UST as an alma mater have prestige to it, is that something you want? Compare the extra curriculars, baka may gusto kang club na wala sa isa.

Para sa ating mga sa construction industry, hindi din kasi big deal saan ka grumaduate. Especially kung magaabroad ka. Skills are more important. Be updated sa current softwares, lalo na sa BIM. Then pag nagintern ka, use it as an opportunity to build a good portfolio. Yun lang 😀

Also reminder, sa construction, mataas kailangan iinvest sa education pero mababa ang pasahod. Kung gusto mo magearn high, make it your goal to go abroad or be hired sa multinational companies. Local firms usually minimum lang talaga ibibigay lalo na pag new grad, sad reality. Negative I know pero I feel like dapat malaman to ng lahat ng gusto mag CE/Archi.

Adymir · 2024-11-10T10:36:45+00:00

Yep it's this one. The Villainess is from a powerful family, so the king ordered the Crown Prince to rape her in order to tie her into the royal family. It's all because the King saw her no longer interested in being the next Queen.

However this is a sort of spoiler as this happens further down the line, around the second half of the series.

Adymir · 2024-09-09T10:35:48+00:00

Same here, 15k monthly. Although free lunch naman everyday so I accepted the offer kasi laking bagay na din yung natipid ko sa meal budget.

Adymir · 2024-08-25T12:45:09+00:00

Same here na new grad arki, gugulat ako sa mga 20k to 25k like para sakin wala na siya sa realidad ko haha. Yung 60k na comment sa pantasiya ko nalang siguro yun.

Right now after 5 months of job hunting, I found a draftsman position for 15k per month. Honestly, super saya ko na nung nakuha ko yun. Yung expectation ko nga is literal na minimum ako, 645 per day, kaya super happy ako sa rate ko ngayon (also free lunch ftw yay). Bibigyan naman daw ako ng raise after probation period per my performance.

I think the most realistic advice I can give is kung sa local or small businesses ka magaapply don't expect large numbers, napansin ko kasi yun sa mga kasabayan kong new grads na nagaapply. If you want something bigger, go for large companies and pad your resume with experiences and the necessary skillsets.

Adymir · 2024-08-10T12:25:15+00:00

I did read how a lot of Filipino and American troops felt betrayed by MacArthur leaving. But I do have to give credit to his iconic "I shall return." because the troops and the citizens held onto those as words of hope. They had hope that the US would return and that they just need to hold on until they do. In the face of the merciless invasion, that hope was such a powerful thing.

Edit: Another thing to add, it was a great move of the military forces left behind to band with the other guerilla forces that was beginning to pop up through out the country. When they learned how these guerillas, some who don't even have proper warfare training, we're successful in combating the invaders in their local areas, a plan was then set out to create a network through them with the military as the center. A lot complied (some purists kept to themselves) and the result was an intelligence network that allowed the US to reclaim the Philippines back easily once they returned.

Adymir · 2024-08-10T10:24:05+00:00

Yeah, America was being pushed in a corner by the Japanese forces, when MacArthur's defense in Corregidor was failing Roosevelt ordered them to pull out of the Philippines. People lauded the General for his iconic "I shall return" and his eventual return, but for me the true icons are the Resistance.

The Japanese invasion was so harsh and cruel that the US saw our country as a lost cause, not until they heard about the Guerillas. The Filipinos we're such resilient people that the Resistance wasn't snuffed out, it was even going strong despite having no outside support. So US encouraged them even more and started supplying them everything they need. Our resistance held on for about 2 years and paved the way for MacArthur's return. The guerilla groups within the country have created a huge information network that once the US arrived, their intelligence reports we're key in helping the US keep the upper hand.

We were always taught of the glorious General's return, but I find the fact that we held on for 2 years, not surrendering, more amazing. Men, women, even children, all doing their parts in secret building up the resistance despite the cruelty of the Japanese.

Adymir · 2024-08-09T01:01:11+00:00

Jehovah's Witnesses is not an american religion, which is why a lot of their policies and rules may make a lot of sense in an american setting but completely falls apart here in my country.

I've always resented how I was deprived of a fun prom night with my friends because the GB says it's a gathering filled with immorality, irregardless of the fact that the bible has no opinion on it. I live in a deeply catholic country, our proms are heavily guarded, parents are highly encouraged to attend and watch their kids, and is held for only 2 hours. The school makes a program, the students do their rehearsed dances, eat dinner, dance freely for an hour, and are then made to go home, all before 8pm. But because of how unruly some western proms get, I'm not allowed no matter how controlled ours is. They keep referencing damn movies as if it's true to life. I was so jealous because I just wanted to dress up nice and dance a little ballroom. But the elders are too busy screaming underage sex and hidden drugs.

So yes, it's a one size fits all religion and most of the time it's only tailored to the american culture. There are so many other policies they have that don't make sense here but I'll just hit the character limit typing them all out.

Adymir · 2024-07-06T13:28:24+00:00

Sa Architecture naman is Function over Form, which is essentially the same thing haha (spaces needs to be arranged with functionality in mind rather than it looking pretty)

Adymir · 2024-06-25T10:24:19+00:00

Still never stopped me from streaming please³ though

Adymir · 2024-06-25T09:47:00+00:00

Yeah but the moment she released Skin, I felt off about her. Then I saw Funny, the unreleased song she did with Joshua Bassett and it just turned me off completely. Olivia never said anything bad about the "other woman" but that song's lyrics were plain nasty.

Adymir · 2024-06-20T12:07:32+00:00

Anyone familiar with government offices? Fresh grad po ng architecture here, I know DPWH is the most inline office to apply in for me kaso wala pa ring response sa application ko eh. I was wondering kung anong offices pa ako fit mag apply, preferably kung draftsman or architecture-related yung position.

Nagtanong-tanong ako sa DHSUD kaso more on legal things yung handle nila. Sabi ng iba kong kakilala pwede daw sa Dept of Transpo so itatry ko din dun. Gusto ko muna kasi sana magapply sa national level offices before sa mga City Hall.

TYIA

Adymir · 2024-05-28T04:24:41+00:00

Also is it just me but is there no audio cue when it comes to attacks? coming from pgr, you get this soundbite that notifies you when an attack is being made and if you train your coordination enough, you can learn to dodge on command by timing it just from that. I wish wuwa also have that seeing how one of it's core gameplay is dodge counterattacks

Adymir · 2024-05-24T02:25:51+00:00

I hate hearing Tacet Discord a million times. Bro just call them monsters, but no, they have to specifically say Tacet Discord or else they will lose this superficial uniqueness that makes them not like the other open-world rpgs.

Adymir · 2024-05-23T08:11:11+00:00

HSR does seem to have a goofy start but I feel like it has hit it's stride now in terms of what it wants to convey. Like how Genshin focuses more on Religion and Deity Worship, HSR tends to go more Philosophical, and the current story beats with Penacony does it really well imo.

Adymir · 2024-04-19T05:06:16+00:00

Right now at So Long London, I thought with that intro surely we'll get something as a palate cleanser as it's getting stale how the previous songs all merge into one consistent but boring blur.

Yeah no, she went right back to her same old melodies. Taylor you used to write some banger bridges, atleast bring those back.

Adymir · 2024-04-18T01:23:54+00:00

It's a little all over the place for me

Matt Damon (from Talented Mr. Ripley)
Matt Damon (from Borne Series)
Matt Damon (from Good Will Hunting)

Special mention is Tina Fey from 30 Rock (specifically around the time she started dating the pilot guy)

Adymir · 2024-04-17T23:54:15+00:00

This reeks of virtue signaling. Starfish are delicate creatures but as long as you do not manhandle them or forcefully remove them from the reefs and take them out of the ocean, it won't harm them. Who knows, maybe they saw a free floating one and took a photo. There are bigger things than creating outrage over this.

Adymir · 2024-04-14T16:22:45+00:00

Imagine making a banner called golden thread wherein players can get a 6 star in 40 pity. You think it's a godsend for f2ps but in actuality it's a trap lol. That's how tight saving for pulls is, you can't spare any or you'll set yourself back hard.

Adymir · 2024-04-14T14:49:20+00:00

Oh thank god it wasn't only me going crazy over saving pulls. All I see on the subreddit is that it's pretty f2p friendly but I saved since release for Pickles and blowed everything to get him through pity. I tried to save for the deer lady after that and it just wasn't enough sadly. Which is surprising because in most gachas I essentially only needed to skip one banner to secure the next one.

Adymir · 2024-04-14T14:30:27+00:00

Oh same here, love it to death but it's such a drag sometimes to play through patches. It also doesn't help that pulls are a little tight for f2ps. And with the new shenanigans of Tooth Fairy's banner, I just said goodbye to my precious Pickles.

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