Playing Myth War Online

I have recently been playing Myth War Online. There wasn't any particular reason behind it; I just I saw the system requirements and was like, "Oh wow! Something that my laptop can run!"


Despite its rather archaic-looking 2D graphics, the game is rather addictive. It's an MMORPG but battles are not real time; you get random encounters while exploring dungeons and the battles are turn-based a la console RPGs. This means that I can surf the net and chat on MSN while playing the game in its windowed mode. There's quite a lot of content, though, so it's not mundane. This is one of those few games where partying is almost mandatory. It's a fun diversion to add to your list of "things to do while sitting in front of the computer". And did I mention it's free? Check it out at: http://mythwar.igg.com/index.php

Sleeping Late Every Night

This week had been all about Priston Tale for me. Hobbes introduced me to a private server for the game at PTNation. I have been playing it together with him, Kraazg and Brainy. I was rather surprised that this five-year old game can still be fun. I played every night and there was even a day when I overslept and missed work. Looks like the game has given me back my insomnia. Playing PT reminded me how much I enjoy MMORPGs. Perhaps it is almost time for me to get a new laptop so that I can play the more recent games.

During one of my late nights, I was surfing around and came across a series of outrageously funny Yu-Gu-Oh spoof videos on YouTube. Dubbed "Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Version", each video is a 4-5 minute parody of the actual anime episodes. The video editting is top-notch, the voice-acting is funny and the jokes are ingenious! Go watch it here (Episode 1; trust me, it gets better). There are 8 episodes out at this time of writing, with a new one being released every week.

Hectic Saturday ~ RT Deferred!

Another delayed post. Saturday was a super-hectic day for me. I was always on the move and didn't have much time to rest.

I woke up in the morning and went to East Shore Hospital to get an x-ray for my foot. I had actually come the night before but the radiology deparment was closed. Anyway, this was my first time visiting a private hospital (I was under the impression that all hospitals were government-run) and it was very 'classy'. The staff were all smiles and very friendly. There was even a 'bellboy' standing at the entrance opening doors for cars, I thought my mother had taken me to a hotel by mistake. I am such a mountain turtle. Anyway, they had x-ray me twice because the herbal medicine in my bandaged leg was showing up on the slides.

They had to remove my bandages so, when everything was done, I had to go get my foot re-wrapped at the Chinese physician opposite my home. After that, I rushed over to White Sands at 1 pm to meet a guy for a deal. I was selling him one of my used games and he actually volunteered to come all the way from Woodlands. Oh, wow.

Meanwhile, Alvin SMS'ed me to invite me out for dinner at Breeks. He said the magic words so there was no way I'd refuse. hehe.

I went home and rested for a while before setting off for Bedok Camp. I went to the Medical Centre at 3 pm to try get my MC from East Shore endorsed. Me and some other guys waited and waited but the MO did not show up. In the meantime, I watched like 2+ hours of Lost on the TV there. The MO finally arrived at 5:30 pm; it turned out that the regular MO had fallen sick (hehe) so they had to find a last-minute replacement. What a waste of time. Anyway, after that, I went to see the 2IC for my RT and, at last, I got my deferment. No further RT until the 10th of September! My poor foot can heal! Happiness~

Once that was settled, I went home and then proceeded to Ang Mo Kio. I met up with Alvin and the rest for dinner at Breeks (Happy belated birthday to Alvin~). Haven't had Breeks in ages; I miss the food.

It had been quite a very hectic day. I still played Priston Tale when I got home after that. Yup, Priston Tale, that super ancient game, but this time on a private server. I have been playing it for the past week with Hobbes, Brainy and Kraazg.

I Wanna Get Better~

It has been a week and my foot has not healed yet. I went to see the MO during RT today and I got an MC for one week. I was thinking of deferring the remainder of my RT to a month later but the evil OC did not approve of it. Instead, he just told me not to come for one week and do make-up later. *Sigh* I hope my foot recovers soon. It is starting to get irritating and inconvenient. I hope my foot will heal by next Saturday. My weekend is burnt. Saturday + Sunday RT~

After returning home today, I started watching Gundam SEED Destiny which I borrowed from Himura. I guess I was in a Gundam mood and wanted to watch it for the sake of completeness. I heard a lot of people say that SEED Destiny was quite a bad show so I shall be watching it with an open mind.

At night, I met up with a guy at Kallang to sell him my SNES/N64 game cartridges. I was trying to get rid of them in bulk and just nice, this guy was interested in collecting old games. I still remember I had the unhappy memory of lugging my games to Cash Converters only to get turned down. I sold over 35+ game cartridges for around $60. This is probably a lot less than Ebay prices but I would've dumped some of the games anyway. Besides, I don't think there is a local market for such old & useless 'antiques'. At least now I have cleared a huge chunk of space in my room. It's quite a good feeling.

Resting for the Week

I have been given off for the whole week because I sprained my ankle. I have been going to see the Chinese doctor across the street and my leg is well on the way to recovering. I imagine that if I went to a private clinic, the doctor will just give me a jab and bandage my foot. The Chinese physician rubs some kind of herbal medicine and massages my foot every session; it's actually very comfortable. =)

Movie: Click

Click is one of those movies that take a mediocre-sounding concept and turn it into something highly entertaining. Trailers for the show seemed to promote it as a mindless slapstick comedy with no plot. The mysterious remote control was like a pseudo time machine (time-traveling movies have been done countless times before) and seemed very lame.

But after watching the show, it was nothing like the above at all. The jokes littered throughout the movie are refreshing, well-written and cleverly thought-out. And beneath all that, there is actually a good plot that teaches viewers the value of life and family. Definitely check this movie out.

I find it coincidental that I watched Click on Saturday and when I got home at night, Anger Management was showing on TV. It was great fun to watch, too. Looks like it was Adam Sandler day for me.

Penguins Don't Just Walk; They Slide on their Tummies

This had been a good month for the PSP. Several new game releases kept me away from my computer so I haven't been able to bring myself to blog for the past two weeks. Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, Tekken Dark Resurrection and G-Generation Portable have been eating up most of my time.

I am now nearing the end of my first month of RT. The next session would be the IPPT itself, but unfortunately, I sprained my ankle during today's training. Some moronic PTI was gonna ORD soon so it was probably customary that he whacked us real hard today for no apparent reason other than for his own enjoyment. It felt like I was being tekan'ed back in BMT again, doing one set of exercise after another for like thirty minutes. My body couldn't take it, and when the exercise was over, my legs gave way like jello. At first, I didn't feel a thing but after I got home, my ankle started to hurt. Gee, my body has suffered so much abuse before and never once did I ever get a sprained ankle. Why now~

I was still good to go and made it to Suntec just to check out the monthly VS PCQ. CKTeacher, Jeffrey and Edward all managed to top-4 for this last Silver Age event. Akira surprised me by showing up; I thought most NSFs liked to sleep at home on Sundays. hehe. After that, it was a simple dinner and we all went home. Anyway, I saw banners advertising next week's WCG Asian event. I wonder if anyone will be going to check it out.

My mother gave me a ride cos' my ankle was now beginning to hurt like mad. She had planned to take me to a Chinese doctor or something, but all private clinics were closed on a Sunday night. Looks like I will have to try again tomorrow.