The Game Plan

Two days ago, I woke up, sat down in front of the screen, clicked Firefox and typed "Starcraft download".

Ten hours later, I was happily playing the game. Addicted, sort of.

Somehow, I missed the game and was feeling so urging to play all over again. I don't know why.

Apparently, for the past few days, I've been visiting the Starcraft 2 website. The intro trailer just blew me away.



And the artwork trailer....



Ain't the music sounds grand?
Very Star War-ish tho.

Because it is still a "coming soon" product, I will like to refresh my self with the first installment. Plus, I used to play with cheats, every game that is. I am not proud of it. I was still immature and very kiasu at the time k?

Oh well, time to go gun-totting around.

Zhai Zhuan Bian, Tou Huo Jian

While on the way for a job interview in Georgetown, I came across various banners similar to the one below:



















Literally "Keep reinventing, vote rocket".
Courtesy of "Screenshots"

Note that, the above is from Parti Gerakan and the below, DAP.

I must admit that I am laughing my ass out at the strategy. In Sunzi's Art of War, its called "bian hai wei li", literally "Convert unfavourable factors into favourable ones".

Whats more, it rhymes.
The person which comes out with the "brilliant slogan" for Gerakan must be standing at the top floor of KOMTAR now.

Play Tag

Lydia's tag...oh well, its been a long time since kena tag...

LIST OUT THE TOP 5 PRESENTS YOU WISH FOR:

1-A laptop

2-A new mobile phone, preferably a flip one.

3-Lots of cash

4-A watch

5-A girlfriend

LIST OUT THE REASONS FOR YOUR CHOICES:

1-Sooner or later, I'm going to need one. Dont expect to bring desktop to UK. I'll die without a computer in 3 days, never mind 3 months.

2-One that can take at least two megapix of photos and faster func, preceding my current one. And oh, the mere act of flipping is enough to make me go Johnny Bravo.

3-Who doesnt want that?!

4-Desperately needed one. Last one died. Lazy to pull out hand phone to look at time.

5-How easy is life if you dont have to find one...Ding-dong, opens door and you see who you like in front of your door. Unreal.

THE PERSON WHO TAGG-ED YOU is : Lydia
5 IMPRESSIONS OF HIM/HER:

*Outgoing

*Good Christian

*Travel kaki. Bet she knows Penang better than me. Sia sui-nya.

*Definitely independent.

*Loves her family

MOST MEMORABLE THINGS HE/SHE HAS DONE FOR YOU:

Er...i am a very forgetful person. Nonetheless, thanks for anything you had done for me. Being my friend perhaps had been meaningful enough.

MOST LOVED INVENTION (does not need to be technologically advanced):

The computer. Can't live without it.

WHAT DO YOU DESPISE THE MOST? :

Buddha told us to be loving to all. But hey, I am human and I definitely hate people who f***ed with me.

6 PEOPLE YOU WANNA TAG:

Thomas, Denise, Cynthia, Eunice, Victoria and whoever reading this now.

Cina Baru Year Pt3

Day nine of CNY is always an important and eventful day for Hokkien Buddhists. Its the Jade Emperor's B'day. Oh well, nothing biggy. I just kinda like the event. Back then, it used to be us kiddies playing fire crackers and chasing around the praying altar and get scolded. Those were the days. We are all grown up and the dumb-ass authorities are cracking (mind the pun) crackers down more seriously year after year.

But then, its still fun. Pics to guide through:















The altar and the offerings















The praying begins















Preparing for.......
















....the bonfire.
Its actually some money notes for heaven.
















Praying for luck, prosperity and the sorts....















After the prayers, its the feast.















Me and erm..poor porkie.

Cina Baru Year Pt2

Chinese New Year is always the period that you can meet up with most of the friends which are currently scattered/exiled/becoming a refugee all over the world.

Since Day 3 of CNY, friends are making a flood of calls demanding, "Where the heck are you? Want to meet up?". Come to think again and strangely enough, I happened to meet up with friends that I met chronologically, from primary (kindy? I cant even remember anyone of them..) to secondary to college level. Practically, the conversations are pretty much the same, from "What are you doing now ah?" to "Got gf d ah?"...yada yada....

CNY is time of reunion, and reunions are almost synonymously linked to food. So, having gatherings at mamak stores, blood-sucking cafes or BBQ parties are always the norm here. It is no wonder that my "tires" are getting bigger and wider at the moment.

Meeting up and updating our databases once a year is sure a helluva tough job. Not only you have to burn your memory remembering whats, wheres and whos, it also burns your wallet (or pocket). Every damn thing had their prices hiked up and you just wonder where your money's gone so fast by the end of the day. But then again, this is not the main point.

Erhem, as I was saying, CNY is of reunions and gatherings. I am obviously glad that I still had the chance to meet some of them. Then again, they are becoming less and less amount of them coming back to Pg. So, am trying my best to appreciate the moments we have together. So appreciative that I kinda forget to take pictures with them. Bah.

Cina Baru Year Pt1

Happy Chinese Rat Year!



















Nothing much changed over the years for Chinese New Year, save for angpow crisis becoming worse every year. Then again, it is always the heart-warming feeling that I appreciated all these years, especially since I had moved to KL for studies. Chinese New Year is all about reunions, friends and families, and I am glad I still had the chance to do so.

And starting with CNY Eve, the reunion dinner...















All ready for consumption.















Aunts at feast..















Another reunion spot...TV

Then, comes New Year Day One and Two, where you go to shake your fist and say Happy New Year to everybody and receive angpows for that. It was tiring because there are soo many aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, aunt's mother, aunts mother punya mother blah blah blah....that I only see them almost once a year.

And then it is the usual conversations...." Wah, your son big d hoh!!" or "Your daughter pretty d lo!" or "Yours also maa!"......Oh well, courtesy is part of Chinese culture...eventho some pretty cheesy and fake.

Anyways, its glad (and surprising sometimes) to know what your relatives do and they are all well.
















Next part....friend-ly activities....