The adventures of an elite gamer, along with some misadventures too of course…
Because, beyond these 4 walls, no one will ever know what transpired.
I gave up almost everything just to risk it all, but in return – all I’ve been shown is selfishness. To a point where I ask myself, “Is it worth giving that much when that someone makes you a second-class priority?”. People lose interest over time, people get complacent, and people take things for granted when they think things will always stay the same way.
No one will know how it feels, because that’s just me.
7 Years. It’s been 7 long years since I started writing. I can still get a whiff of the innocence from times past. Time has been cruel and I have indeed felt the pain of feeling old. This notion wasn’t exacerbated until my very recent trip to Cineleisure in Orchard, where it finally hit me like a break – “Damn I AM old!”. That aside, I initially started writing to pen down my thoughts, and as a sort of nostalgia alley for times like now. Truth be told, I’ve already cancelled the subscription for this domain. It’s not like I’ve been putting it to proper use either. I have been lazy for the longest time, this place has pretty much began to rot ever since I enlisted into the army.
That being said, I have about 200+ days left to put this place to proper use, that is if I actually keep to my word this time. My penchant for writing has seemingly died down over the years, I can’t seem to type as fast as I used to, and I get stuck or writer’s block if you will. The flow’s just gone, if you catch my drift. I’m pretty surprised however that I still get an average of 300 views monthly for the past 6 months even though I’ve never written a single post in ages. Must be the accumulated goodwill i accrued over the years with those ‘help and troubleshoot’ and informative posts. I will definitely try to give back to society more with good prose, writing or just help in general – that is if I actually do remember and not let the lazy side take over me.
There’s really being a paradigm shift in my thinking, I used to log in every single night without fail and write a post. Lest my OCD tendencies take over me and make me feel uncomfortable. Anyway, life has been pretty hectic as of late. I’ve been working part-time at Qisahn for the past 4 months through my last trimester. Studying and working at the same time really drains you, I’m just lucky that I have the energy and capacity to do so and still make it out with some rather good grades. The second trimester has just started for me and I’ve met some new people. Whether wonderful or not, I’ll soon know in the future.
That’s about the latest update I’ll give, I’ve really lost the knack for writing and…talking about your own life is pretty boring.
Hello world!
How long exactly has it been since I last blogged? Ages, probably but fret not. ORD is around the corner and I magically seem to have more time to do the like, at least that’s what I believe it to be. I’ll be taking undergraduate studies at Murdoch (the Kaplan branch) this coming September. Actually, my first bridging lesson starts today.
Like writing, studying has been left on the shelf since the Polytechnic days. It’s funny how time flies, how I was whining and moaning for everything to end. 1 year and 6 months quickly becomes a year, 6 months quickly turn into a month left. When we least expect everything to end, it does. I only have a good half a month left in my stint at RSTA, and it has been a pretty good one if I was to be honest.
There’d be no other place I rather be than with the elite of infantry. Although I might have problems with the duty roster and have problems with a select few people from time to time, things are generally peaceful around the company. As with any other thing, I’m starting to cherish time more at the company as it’s drawing to a closure. Funny how human nature is.
I’ve been reading more these days instead of playing games. But that is usually reserved for the free times in camp. It’s still pretty hard to pick up a book and read at home when there’s so many other things to do, if you catch my drift. I’ve recently finished Seth Godin’s Linchpin and Josh Kaufman’s The Personal MBA. Both of which have given me great insight into the world of business with the former being more of a self-improvement book. I’d recommend both anyway and you’re free to borrow if you’re interested. The pass 5 books that I’ve read have all been non-fiction, I’m kind of moving away from the whole fantasy-fiction genre as a whole but that has to change when I’m back to school. It does get dreary sometimes when you’re reading an uninteresting business article. I want to return to my roots and hopefully resume writing, which I haven’t actually done since what, 2007?
I shan’t dawdle around here any longer, I’ve said my year’s worth of peace and I have to go for my business law class soon. Good day to everyone and god bless.
Castle Crashers. All I can say is that it’s heaps of fun. Easy to pick up for everyone and a tinge of nostalgia for anyone who has ever played any type of side-scroller beat-em’-ups. For people in Singapore, we’re more exposed to the arcade beat-em’-up based upon Romance of The Three Kingdoms, not sure what the title is, nut that game has taken much of our population’s 50 cent coins. Castle Crashers has several RPG elements infused into it, which makes it better for me of course – seeing how I adore RPGs so much. Me and my sister (who usually doesn’t play games with me), were having such a blast playing yesterday. Makes me wonder, “Gee, I should have more co-op games lying around”.
After all, most of my games are usually just single player, or competitive games. Life is as it is, only 9 months left to ORD. Yeah, I used the word only, so what? It’s been a strange long journey so far, over a year since we conscripted into the army. Well, I’m most definitely looking forward to this year’s festive season as I’ll be heading to Japan with my family and girlfriend. Yup, that’s my first trip overseas in over a year, I can’t wait to get out of here. And please, if you live in Bukit Panjang and find yourself having to walk alone along a dark corridor in the wee hours of the morning, arm yourself with some pepper spray or a jack knife. Another good solution is to run immediately upon contact of any people carrying foiled objects. No, they aren’t going for a barbecue in the middle of the night, and yes there’s a parang in there.
Alright, alright. I know I haven’t posted in a god-damned long time. I’ve been busy. 1. I got into a relationship with my best friend (which is awesome I might add), 2. I just completed my recce commander course and am going to be a sergeant in 2 weeks time. 3. Been playing SC2 like a maniac since the day it came out (When I have free time that is..).
Well, that’s what happened in the last 3 months. Apart from celebrating the birthdays of one of my best friends – Terry. We had a blast last week with the BBQ over at my place. I’m having my off at the moment since i just finished the course, my off is due to last until Wednesday but I got to do some Artillery fire shit over at AI thanks to me missing it due to HFMD. Yes, I contracted HFMD, but thankfully I did not get thrown out of course.
Apart from the SCII madness, I’ve been playing my PSP a lot since many great titles (RPGs) are coming out on the little machine. Good thing I didn’t get rid of it yet. I’m also selling several of my PS3 titles, if anyone wants they can approach me. Well I guess that’s all for the update, I don’t know what else to say ;p.
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