The Weekly Penguin Report

Oh, no. I haven't updated all week. Basically, I have been experiencing half-day days since I wake up at around lunchtime. My eyes have been hurting a lot, probably from staring too much at the computer screen; so what else is new? I am glad there is still Optrex sitting in the bathroom.

i. Mario Kart (NDS)
I have been playing this game a lot recently. I bought it because it was the NDS' first online game. I may not have a wireless router at home, but I am able to detect the connection of several neighbors using my laptop so I thought I could piggyback on theirs. Little did I know that, upon getting the game, I forgot that the NDS' wireless range was only around 10 meters, so it could detect anything. Argh. Oh, well. At least I can play online at Chris' shop, using an unknown connection belonging to someone else. I even made a little 32x32 penguin logo (with the help of a program, of course) to be used as my online emblem. Wee.


While on the subject of emblems, some people have mentioned that there are a lot of obscene emblems used online. I am fortunate not to have seen any myself yet, but here is a little comic strip to illustrate my point: VG Cats 176 - Pimp Your Ride. (VG Cats is one of my favorite web comics that parodies video games; updates every Monday. Wee. Perhaps one day, I'll write about the web comics I read.)


ii. Regular Weekend Stuff

Nothing much to say. Just the usual card & arcade gaming at AMK.

On Saturday, I drafted VS and then watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It was pretty good but super long as it lasted from 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm.

On Sunday night, some officers (not the police, though) took down our names for playing cards and our NDS/PSP at McDonalds. It was so lame; I told the McDonalds staff that they'd better put up warning signs for such things, though I wish I had been more forceful about it cos' I bet they won't do anything about it. Hey, if I can't play cards or video games at McDonalds, then no one else can.


iii. Finally, Some News
I have been waiting anxiously since my interview last Tuesday, hoping to hear from CareerTrends. I told myself to give it a week before I start worrying, and to my surprise, they did call me exactly seven days from last Tuesday. This time, he asked for some additional information about myself and told me that the company might arrange for another interview with me either this week or next week. Wow, I am now pretty deep into this job application; I hope that I will be finally landing the job and it'd be the end of my hunt.


iv. Darrell's Goodies
Darrell lent me his external hard drive full of various cartoons/anime goodies. My lost comics were also inside, too! I have begun watching the Justice League (wow, 4 seasons), skipping over some episodes that I've caught on Kids Central before. There is also Gundam SEED Destiny but I am hesitant to watch it since a lot of people say it is not very good. I was surprised to see that there was USA YuGiOh GX and I had a good laugh at how lame it was by watching the 1st episode; the card images were screwed up (censorship and localization) and Chronos was butchered till he is no longer funny or entertaining. Anyway, I believe this goodie stash will keep me occupied for a couple of weeks.