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Summertime Woes: How to Cure that Sunburn

Summertime Woes: How to Cure that Sunburn

Goodbye April, and hello May. It’s the middle of the summer season here in the Philippines and as the trends would suggest, many are planning company and summer outings and looking where to go.

Naturally, resorts and beaches would be the obvious choice when planning such events. After all, who doesn’t want to take a dip in a cool pool of water or a relaxing nap by the seashore? Not sure where to…

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History of the Everyday Soap

History of the Everyday Soap

You ever get that feeling that your location might just be situated just a few meters away from the Sun and the rest is facing the moon? Yes it is hot today cause it’s summer. And I’m quite sure here in the Philippines; you’d be taking a bath more than usual compared to the month of January.

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I’m sure you’ve heard of this one before and if you’re not sure what it is; let me translate it to a more recognizable name: Networking. For the ones who are aware of what it is I’m sure you’ve had your own experiences that you’ll never forget, and experiences to share.

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Here in the Philippines this is a fairly common “business” and it’s not just limited to the purveying of cosmetic wares, but also jobs such as data encoding, E-loading, captcha typing and more (I’m looking at you Plan Pro Matrix). But the common one here is the scheme that involves cosmetics and these are the kind that would sell you glutathione soaps such as Luxxe white (Looking at you too Frontrow).

One arsehole actually wasted my time back then and I’ll get to that in a bit. I gotta hand it to these folks; they really think of everything just to make a quick buck.

If you’re not the type of person that likes reading long articles; here’s my takeaway:

If someone invites you to a “seminar” and it smells like it’s an offer that says you’ll make money and is really intent on getting you on the hype train. It’s a damn scam. And if they shell out products for you to resell. That’s the red flag.

Moreover you’ll see these commonly on facebook and some other blogs owned by these folks:

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Why the hell should you drop so much money just to be a member? Trying to sell you glutathione products that way or recruit you into selling them? That’s the laziest method of trying to sell something.

If you’re gonna buy a whitening soap, don’t buy from these poor fellows; they should wake up and realize that they’re just wasting time there.

I know there are readers from around the world reading this too and I thank you for following our blog. If anyone is going to buy a Glutathione Soap here in the Philippines; do it in supermarkets, drugstores and reputable sites. Not from someone that is really pushy with offering a product.

Ignored the hook, cut the line, detached the sinker

You’d be flummoxed on why these scammers exist and how do they even proliferate with such a shady way of doing business? Where does it start and that’s what we’re gonna talk about so let me show you my experiences to make it clear how they work and how to avoid them.

My first run in with these people is from a simple innocuous message I got from a “friend” in Facebook and that was in 2011. She was asking me if I’d like to join a seminar around Robsinsons Supermarket. But why suddenly? I thought there was no harm in it so I was really considering to go. What do I have to lose yeah? I was just fresh outta high school and trying new stuff.

But I was a lazy bum so I just stayed home without saying a word if I’d really go. The next day I saw her post that there’s a guy in there who was talking to a bunch of people, but I saw a pile of soaps behind him but never bothered to question why. Little did I know that I just dodged a bullet labelled as “networking”.

Fast forward to just a year back; we were looking for a job. A member from a company called “Frontrow” was hiring through a Facebook post that says

LOOKING FOR PART TIMERS

WE ARE HIRING 15-20 PEOPLE IN PULILAN AREA

MUST BE 18-25 YEARS OLD MALE OR FEMALE EARN PHP 2000 A WEEK

PM ME FOR DETAILS

Okay so my pal did send him a message and asked him to invite friends too if possible. Hell we didn’t know the job detail as it only said “Part timers” and I was really getting skeptical but my buddy insisted so we tried it. Again; at Robinsons Supermarket Pulilan.

Meeting time was supposed to be 11 am but the host wasn’t there yet so we took time to play a game of 20 questions. I started to ask them what the seminar is about and they insisted to just wait instead. I had a strong feeling that it was a pyramid scheme so we decided to push them further. I tried to jest with them so I asked “Are you networkers?” And oh ho! They girl I just asked snapped back with a plethora of defenses. I was right.

This is how it looks like and this one is recent

Well shit; they just wasted our time. So much time to spend on another interview rather than that stinkhole. Phe-ew. Thank Goodness we saw right through it.

And the very last run in was with Emma. She was looking for a job just a year ago. I landed a job first so we decided that she could try a home based job. Hello PlanPro Matrix, I surely didn’t miss you.

Emma wanted to try Data Encoding and Captcha Typing to earn some but I really protested against it. She was desperate though so I thought “Alright; if it’s for the benefit of the doubt.” we paid the broker 450 php for a membership fee (Another red flag) and when we tried it. The application won’t work. It needs NET Framework 3.0, and it’s slow as hell. We tried the captcha typing and one mistake had us banned. It was really a scam. Emma felt bad about it so I kept reassuring her that she’ll land a job soon. And she did.

Then it had me thinking; why do people fall for these things? The answer I could come up with is desperation and the high cost of living. Many are unemployed, many wants to earn a living. Problem is some want quick success and it is that naivety or gullibility that gets a victim caught up in their web of deceit.

Most of these recruiters are victims too who just held onto it thinking that eventually they can turn things around. But I do feel sorry for them. The referral and invitation system requires them to sell their souls and humanity and be a persistent and shameless drone. Not gonna mince words here. I know there would be an offence taken.

Wake up networkers! No amount of cognitive dissonance would save you from it. There’s no dignity in trying to dupe another person into joining or selling glutathione soaps.

Yes you might argue with me that you might be selling well, but hey; you’re buying too and it isn’t cheap.

That’s just lazy and unethical business from the one who thought of the scheme.

There’s no real money in it. Your money is just going to the head honcho. You’re working for their sake, not yours.

See; you’re not selling the products. No my good man, you are the product.

And that; my dear readers is what we call the pyramid scheme or networking. A duplicitous type of business that seems harmless to the uninitiated.

Studies say that we Filipinos are very gullible users of the internet, sounds harsh yes;but it is quite true. Why else would our people believe satire and even the promises that tells you of earning a huge sum of money in just a snap? It’s time to wake up and be smarter than this. Learn from mistakes, be investigative.

You want an even better you? Those products won’t do any good. You want to make a living? That is not the answer.

How about you? Any experiences to share?

Pyramid Schemes: Glutathione Soaps, Captchas, Referrals, and Lies I'm sure you've heard of this one before and if you're not sure what it is; let me translate it to a more recognizable name: 

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“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” -Elbert Hubbard

If you ever had 3 am thoughts on who coined that; now you know who coined the expression. This was an expression of optimism and if you got lemons at home; no we won’t make lemonade today but; make something very practical like a whitening body scrub that we could actually use.

If you don’t know what’s a body scrub then I’d be happy to explain what it does.

A body scrub is usually done in a spa and is sort of like a facial for your body. It exfoliates your skin, hydrates it and also it’s very relaxing but no we’re not here for that. This is more of the at-home application which isn’t quite as effective as the spa treatment but is easy to do as you can make the body scrub product at home and at your leisure.

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What you’d immediately notice with a body scrub is the abrasive look and feel to it. That’s because it’s designed to be use with the rougher parts of your skin and it shouldn’t be used when you’ve got a sunburn or any other irritations. The abrasive quality would just worsen it. And as the name implies which is “body”; never use it on your face.

How to make it

Now that you know what it’s for; I’d wager that you’ll want to know how to make one for yourself. It’s organic and it nourishes the skin and fairly easy and cheap to do. Alright, we’ll get right to it!

In order to produce one; you’ll need these:

Mixing bowl or anything similar

Teaspoon or a drizzling spoon

Wooden Spoon

Cheese grater

Pint jar or a similar one with a lid

Orange, and its zest

Lemon (Extract)

Coconut oil (almond or olive oil is fine)

Sugar

A bowl for mixing

Drizzling spoon or a teaspoon

Wooden Spoon

Cheese grater

Pint jar with a lid

3 cups of sugar

half a cup of coconut oil (can use olive oil or almond oil if you got em)

1-2 tbsp of lemon juice (so yeah you’ll need lemons of course)

A teaspoon of orange zest

You got it all set? Great job! Now we’ll create the lemon powered body scrub!

We’ll do it in just a few steps so it would be easy to follow.

Extract some lemon juice suitable enough for 1-2 tablespoons and do remove the seeds. Place it in a cup.

Prepare the orange zest by grating it and it should be just about enough for a teaspoon. Set it aside on a small platter.

Mix sugar and the oil of your choice in a bowl. Easy on the oil and apply a bit at a time. The consistency you’ll be looking for should be moist but not too liquefied.

Drizzle the lemon juice over the mixture and add up the orange zest.

Mix it up with a wooden spoon so the zest and lemon can be distributed throughout the mixture. Note: Unlike a metal spoon, a wooden spoon wouldn’t react with acids.

Transfer the mixture in a jar and close the jar.

Enjoy your homemade body scrub!

  How to make a Whitening Body Scrub using Sugar and Lemon in 7 steps "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade" -Elbert Hubbard If you ever had 3 am thoughts on who coined that; now you know who coined the expression.

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How Should you Use a Whitening Cream?

How Should you Use a Whitening Cream?

I’m back again for another article! In the last article E.E has written; She has shown everyone where she buys her products and you’ll see that most of it are for removing blemishes, and some are facial scrubs and lotions. I use those products from time to time too but what do I really use it for?

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Hi! E.E. here and I’m baaaack! I just got landed a new job! Hooray! I just became a part of the monitoring staff in a casino. Sorry I didn’t have much time to write for the past week. 😦

I was busy with job hunting and that cute bear of mine; Althie (Altheon) was searching for jobs and helping me review whenever he can so I put him in charge with this blog. As you can see there’s are a few changes regarding the site domain (Did I say it right?) and also the site title and a new header image! Hope you like it! \(^o^)/

Now that I’m back; I wanna tell you guys that I’ve been trying new products recently. One being a charcoal mask and also I’ve ordered a facial scrub straight from Korea

(I don’t have it yet so let’s hope it arrives in time!)

Here’s the charcoal mask I bought just a few days ago and yep I’ve also tried the charcoal mask already! And the other one is the facial scrub that will arrive in a week.

PureDerm Botanical Choice Charcoal Peel Off Mask

Cereal Pore Facial Scrub

So if you’re wondering where I buy my skin care and whitening products here in the Philippines; I’d be happy to show where.

The first one which is the charcoal mask and I’ve used it for just two days since it gets my acne all worked up! Althie told me to stop using it since my face turned all red but it did remove some dirt on my face… some.

Boo!

You would NOT believe how much it hurts to pull off, and well a strand of my hair and some of my eyebrow got caught in it. Althie was laughing but also trying to help. It wasn’t funny y’know!  \_(=3=)_/

I just bought the PureDerm Botanical Choice Deep Cleansing Peel off Mask at SM Manila in Watsons for Php 180 so you can be sure that it’s readily available. Maybe I applied it wrong or maybe it’s because of my acne?

And the facial scrub I ordered via facebook. Shipping would be 3-5 days so I’m still waiting for it. It wasn’t cheap though as it costed me a whopping Php 890 so it better be worth it!

So yes, I buy my stuff either locally or via online depending on whether or not the product I’m looking for is available or not. I don’t usually buy anything too expensive but the foam scrub is something I gotta try. The rest of the products I use can be found in supermarkets and drugstores. I’m not too picky about it but my boyfriend (Althie) keeps a close eye on the ingredients list for me. (such a sweet guy <3)

How about you guys where do you get your products? Any product recommendations? I’d love to see what you’re using! \(^_^)/

  Where do I buy my Whitening Products Hi! E.E. here and I'm baaaack! I just got landed a new job! Hooray! I just became a part of the monitoring staff in a casino.

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G’morning folks, it’s currently Monday here in the Philippines and it’s quite hot. I do dislike Mondays mind you because well… Monday. But fret not; I’ve decided to do something productive today and let me tell you that sometimes I like doing things on my own. This is actually the first detailed instructional article that I’ll be making and today we’ll be making our own Papaya Soap!

Since this is a DIY project, you’ll need ingredients of course and that means it could cost more or cost less depending on the availability of the ingredients you’ll be using.

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You can of course; get a Papaya soap in the Philippines for cheap. So if you’re interested you can order for one or in bulk online. Hm? Don’t look at me, I’m not selling. If you need any, you can check it on Amazon, Lazada PH or even Shopee. Living here? Check your local supermarkets.

Most homemade papaya soaps I’ve seen mostly use essential oils. We’re skipping that one because I made mine without it. Ah and the papaya’s homegrown too!

And nope; we’re not gonna lye. I mean… not gonna use lye.

Here’s what you’ll need

Mixing bowl or anything similar

Wax paper

White (possibly unscented) soap

Mystery fruit (might be a Papaya)

Tin mold

Grater than, but not less than

Double boiler, double the fun

Wire whisk

Kitchen knife (take your pick)

Distilled water

Double boiler

Cheese grater

Wire whisk

A bowl for mixing

Unscented white soap (good for 20 oz)

Distilled water (1 oz)

Papaya (I did not expect that) (Good for 1 oz)

Optional: Contents of one Vitamin E capsule

Wax paper

Soap mold, small cardboard box, tin box or flan container (Anything that could be used as a mold)

Knife (How else would you slice it)

How to make the papaya soap

This is pretty simple to do really, but it takes time to cool. Prepare all the necessary ingredients and let’s get started.

Grate 20 ounces of soap

Mix it with 1 ounce of distilled water (I needn’t say it; but do place it in a bowl.)

Mash an ounce of papaya into a puree, use a whisk to take care of the irregularities. and mix it in the bowl

Add the Vitamin E capsule’s contents in the bowl as well

Melt the mix in a double boiler (Yes, until it melts)

Put wax paper on the mold you’ll be using

Once everything is hunky-dory (all good), place it into the mold

Let it set for 2 days (48 hours)

Remove from the mold and slice it up as necessary

Let if cure for 3-4 days in open air or just do what I did, set up an electric fan and turn on oscillation and let it be. It’s summer after all.

  How to Make Your Own Papaya Soap G'morning folks, it's currently Monday here in the Philippines and it's quite hot. I do dislike Mondays mind you because well...

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Why You Never See Whitening Face Creams That Actually Work

Why You Never See Whitening Face Creams That Actually Work

Have you ever tried products that was promising that it’ll make your face lighter in complexion in just a week or two and also in an effective manner but fails to live up to its claims? Not only is it disappointing but it makes you want to buy more just to see if it is really working or making you think it’s really your skin’s fault or your own fault. But in reality it’s not.

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Is your skin whitening product safe?

Is your skin whitening product safe?

Thinking of buying a whitening cream later or tomorrow? But before buying; hear me out first. Have you checked the composition of the cream that you’re buying? Do you know the substances well enough to consider it safe? Think about that for a moment.

Products for skin whitening are usually advertised as something that works well enough for you to think about buying it ASAP, you see ads over the…

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Things You Must Know About Kojic Soaps

Things You Must Know About Kojic Soaps

In the realm of beauty and of course; skin care, you’ve surely seen tons and tons of kojic acid based soaps by now. Along glutathione soaps you’ll see these also being sold in buy and sell groups, online beauty marketplaces and even local stores.

People are saying “This is the most effective kojic soap that you can use” or “try this kojic acid soap and see good results“. Lots of promises I know,…

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Interesting Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Anti-Aging

Interesting Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Anti-Aging

We’ve all heard people make claims about anti aging products, techniques and even the aging process in general. It permeates the internet, you can see it in social media. commercials, and even hearsay from friends and family.

X claims that this product can slow down your aging process!

Do this trick to look younger!

Try this homemade method to have that anti-aging effect!

You wouldn’t believe…

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Reducing Acne with Facial Wash

Reducing Acne with Facial Wash

Disclaimer: With or without acne you can look wonderful. I’m not trying to lure everyone into a skincare practice that they don’t want to try.

I know there are most teens struggling with acne, and to be honest it’s a source of insecurity for some and yes it affects both men and women. It’s those times when people poke fun at someone that has acne and calling names. Pretty much the root of…

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Summertime Outing PSA: Bring Skincare Products With You

Summertime Outing PSA: Bring Skincare Products With You

It’s summertime here in the Philippines and it sure is hot compared to last year averaging over 34-36 degrees at most this week. Since it’s this hot; I know most of you would be in the mood to go out somewhere. May it be malls, beaches, resorts and any cool place you like. But wherever you are, and wherever you go; don’t forget that you should keep out from direct sunlight and stay hydrated.

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David Bowie Predicted the Internet Right

David Bowie Predicted the Internet Right

There’s a Starman waiting in the sky, he’d like to come and meet us but he thinks he’ll blow our minds.

Blew my mind he did after stumbling into his interview that you’ll see in the video below

The internet was pretty mind-boggling back then when I was a kid during the year 2000. We had limited access and I also remember when I first used a computer wherein as a kid; I was used to being offline…

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Surviving Summer Brownouts: Battling the Heat

Surviving Summer Brownouts: Battling the Heat

Boy oh boy is it sunny out here in the Philippines today. It’s April and you’d know it’s summer when Siri says there would be a high of 36 degrees Celsius. Hell that’s hot enough. Well there you go; it’s summertime!

Have you ever noticed that this is the season wherein blackouts are rather frequent?

It’s not just you who notices it. There’s a perfectly good explanation why this happens.

Do you…

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Hello beautiful people! Remember this body lotion I reviewed one and a half month ago?

Gluta-c skin whitening lotion

Yes this one. Well if in case you don’t remember, it’s time to tell you about the results I got from testing it. It’ll be reaaaal quick. I promise. 😉

So is it an effective skin whitening lotion? We’ll see about it in a bit.

So yeah, I’ve been testing skin whitening products last time since I’ve had my old Jergens lotion replaced. The result was getting this Gluta-C bottle which I found on a brochure and in a Savemore supermarket just over a month and a half ago.

I decided to give it a go and results will be shown below. So down here is what it looked like the first time I tried it out. You could check out my previous article if you’re curious about it:

  SEE ALSO:

Product Review: Gluta-C Intense Whitening Original Body Lotion w/ SPF 25

  It kinda looked like this when you put some on:

Didn’t see any residue no? That’s pretty nice for a fairly priced lotion. Now let’s talk about the whitening part. I’m not really buying into any claims that any skin whitening product can actually whiten fast. There would be modest results but beyond that, I always set my expectations low.

So the result after a month and a half?

Not much in terms of whitening though it did give me a moisturizing effect, it looks whiter on the right but I think that’s due to the lighting, maybe a bit of fairness I guess. You be the judge. I can’t exactly tell because I see it daily. Though the feel is soft and smooth.

It’s showing nice results so I might use it again once it runs out. Though I was right to set my expectations low. Don’t get me wrong though, it wasn’t disappointing, it did its job fairly well but it’s nothing extraordinary. The good part here is that it didn’t cause me any irritations on the first try.

Rating:

Price- 3 (Fairly affordable)

Whitening– 3 (Neutral for now, might need more testing, SPF’s a bonus)

Moisturizing– 4 (Skin feels soft and smooth)

Feel– 4 (No residue, not so sticky at all and no irritations)

Fragrance– 4 (Smells subtly nice, not too much fragrance, mild)

Overall: 4 out of 5

For that price I could get another lotion without any whitening effect. If they’re telling me about intense whitening which got my attention in the first place; that means I should be able to have that effect quick. But that may be just my skin type or idk. The moisturizing effect and sun block is a bonus, it doesn’t feel sticky at all, and it’s easily absorbed by the skin. I like it, might buy another bottle once it runs out.

In other words; I’ll give it another shot since I can see some potential. Will update again if any remarkable effects is achieved.

If you want to check out Gluta-C’s other products, you could check them out here:

http://www.gluta-c.com/product/

Tip: Get it if it’s on sale on supermarkets, can get it online via Sampleroom.ph

So have you tried it before, how is it for you. Did it perform better or worse?

Please leave a comment!

Until next time!

Gluta-C Intense Whitening Original Body Lotion w/ SPF 25 Results Hello beautiful people! Remember this body lotion I reviewed one and a half month ago? Yes this one.

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With the release of console and PC ports of games like Fortnite and PUBG; this is a clear sign that mobile shooters have come a long way, and this also shows the continuing and rapidly rising significance of mobile gaming. Graphics evolve as does requirements and games that are accessible for all of us and some games manage to raise the bar. But there’s something that’s been more of a hit or miss in the mobile scene…

Controls

Yes it’s the controls. With the lack of physical buttons, of course the touchscreen has got to make it work. And existing touch controls is more or less a game changer or a deal breaker. Of course there would be wireless controllers but what if you don’t have access to a controller?

Then that means you’d have to stick with touch controls. I observed that for most games it’s manageable for single player experiences usually, but for multiplayer wherein reflex and precision controls are necessary; it’s rather clunky as the standard is like what you’ll see with most games like NOVA 3, Modern Combat 5, Dead Trigger 2 and so on.

Modern Combat 5

N.O.V.A. 3

PUBG Mobile

There’s something similar with the controls no? Right here you could see the touchscreen standard layout for shooter games which places the fire button usually on the right or activated by double tapping. That’s also where the aiming or camera control is including the majority of functions such as jumping, reloading and more.

Sure there are gyro controls but not every phone has a gyroscope. Accelerometer based aiming is wonky too and you’d know it when you’re commuting; things get shaky. Some have lived with it but you can agree with me here that it could be better right?

What we’re waiting for here is a breakthrough or a revolution like how it was when FPS games on the PC were reliant on keyboard only controls until one guy reinvented the control scheme by using WASD and mouse aiming at a Quake tournament. How is that possible?

SEE ALSO:

How WASD became the standard PC control scheme

via PC Gamer

Control Customization

I have to give credit to devs that thought of giving players the freedom to rearrange buttons layouts. It’s a damn good idea if you ask me and it’s a step to the right direction. Why is it? Button customization can give birth to a new standard.

It gave you the freedom to change the default keys. And that freedom spawned us the WASD control scheme which is synonymous with PC gaming. It feels natural.

Now in the mobile scene, I could say that it will only be a matter of time when somebody uses an unusual control scheme and makes it popular because it works so well and from then on; it would be the next control layout standard for mobile shooters.

My personal quest for a good layout

I can really say that I’m not the type of person that finds a default control method that makes me more or less a cripple fun. Whereas in a console or PC version I’m a killing machine. It really takes so much out of the experience.

So yeah, this quest of mine started two years ago when I got a new android phone. An Acer Liquid z530. I was pretty stoked because I’ve been dying to play the mobile port of Counter Strike 1.6 (Yes it exists) and I also got a gamepad to boot.

Look at that horrible control scheme

Knowing CS 1.6 you’re damn sure that it’s not optimal to use a physical controller because it was designed for a keyboard and mouse. I tried anyway and yes you’ve guessed it right.

It sucks as it lacks button even if I used the touch controls to have extra buttons for other commands. And the analog stick aiming is rather imprecise so I usually get killed off. I did notice the touchscreen is as responsive as a trackpad or mouse so I gave it another go. This time; no controller.

The Experience

Initial experience was a total chore, it’s hard to aim and shoot at the same time or moving and firing at the same time. Both of which are essential when things get hairy.

Then I thought; “Good, I can customize the controls now how the hell would I make it feel natural?” I fiddled with the controls and noticed that the touch aiming is really precise if the sensitivity is set right. Now how about the firing and the other buttons?

I remembered Monster Hunter Freedom Unite on the PSP, back then to control the camera it was common to see a dedicated player to use their index finger and form a claw to press the directional buttons.

Now you’d ask, “how the hell is an ARPG game related to my search for a nice custom control scheme?” Simple. It’s the clawing.

Here’s how I set up my controls for CS 1.6

Nice and easy

You can see that the fire button on the left is prominent and there’s also the secondary fire button and the use key

The reason I set it up like this is that it lets me focus my right thumb on aiming and other actions and doing it just like I was using a controller. It feels intuitive.

The shooting takes a little while to get used to but after a few rounds it started to feel very right. My benchmark? Being able to fight bots mano a mano. It was quite an achievement. Even a real player online accused me of using a mouse and keyboard. It was pretty flattering to be honest.

Winning that chicken dinner on mobile

Just a month ago, when PUBG mobile was announced I was intrigued, but I lacked a decent phone to run it and I just had an upgrade just over a week ago. Fortnite was also in but I found the lack of l custom controls disturbing. That said; I just started playing PUBG last Saturday.

I scanned the settings first and I found out that custom controls are possible. I wasted no time configuring it and made it look and feel like my own control scheme in CS 1.6

These are all three configurations I used and improved over the course of three to four games.

The results:

Not bad at all isn’t it?

There might be bots sure, but as a first timer and a new initiate to PUBG this is quite a feat that this control layout gave me.

I held my own great on solo mode too. They fire at me, I fire back while moving to cover. That way I won’t be an easy target.

In case you were wondering how I hold my phone, check my uploaded image on Imgur .

So far so good

This control layout I’ve been using is working wonders for me and it had me looking forward for more competitive shooters on the mobile. And I do hope that customizable controls would be a thing for future mobile shooters.

I encourage you to try this out and tell me what you think. Have fun while at it.

So, do you think the old two thumb layout is obsolete? Should button customization be a thing for upcoming multiplayer mobile shooters?

Opinions? Do leave a comment below!

Mobile Shooters: The Quest for the Perfect Touch Control Layout With the release of console and PC ports of games like Fortnite and PUBG; this is a clear sign that mobile shooters have come a long way, and this also shows the continuing and rapidly rising significance of mobile gaming.