Be A Ma.....

As a sign of respect to E.B.O.F. (and because I fear for my life), I'm not going to finish that phrase. But I do believe, that the ability to distinguish cowardice and foolhardiness is essential in any form to confrontation. To do so will not only do your allies right in battle, but the thing is, the crux of any battle is attrition and to win, you must be able to brave the odds.

Today, I had allies who were like this during normal times.
But come battle, they became thus.
So remember, do your teammates a favour and when you are the f*cking tank, don't let the nukers suffer. The CM will thank you for that by disabling the people who are chasing you the next time.

Note - When the low health spell caster has more kills than someone that is build like a tank (Slardar), the only result is a "/ban XXX condemned!!!!". Sorry for the semi-cryptic in-game reference.

Musings

Spending a week in the wilderness that is Nebraska can really give a man some perspective. Before I start reflecting, just in case there are people out there who actually want to visit Nebraska, here are the things you can look forward to.

1. The speed limit is 75mph for the most part.
2. The skies are really vast and clear and blue (when there are no storms).
3. The clouds can do impersonations.
4. The speed limit is 75mph. (Get out while you still can!!)

Ok. With that out of the way, lets start the ramblings proper.

1. 人生最重要的可能是好友。爱人可以分手，同事可以辞职，好友会终生在你身边。I am really starting to miss everyone already. I think it's a cumulative effect of everyone being far away. Advice can be sought online, but the damn time differences always screw with the best laid plans of men. I'm sure that the safety net that is a cherished friendship will be put to use even more from now on, as most ties with college have been severed. Thanks guys & gals. You know who you are.

2. I think I won't complain about my place as long as I go to Nebraska. The place where I go to makes my current digs look like downtown Manhattan. I guess you make do with what you have and believe that however bad the situation is, you can find a dump that's worse. I know I did.

3. 在我的年龄,我是应该注重职业,可是还是觉得很孤单.甚至在一个繁忙的城市里住也会觉得孤单.这是没办法的吧.做朋友以往是不容易的一件事,但我真的希望能找多几个好友...

4. Bleah. I forgot what I wanted to write about already. So no 5. Not much of a 4. even. My bad.

Hope everyone had a memorable Memorial day weekend!

Pirates is a 3 hour long backstab fest. Leave your brain at the door and empty your bladder for maximum enjoyment.

Videos

A couple of cool videos for you viewing pleasure.

The first is Super Line Rider Bros. And it's amazing the amount of dedication Line Rider-er's put into crafting a course. I tried that a long time ago and never got the hang of it. My loop de loop would result in a suicidal crash after missing the gap by like half an inch...


The second is a little comparision of dance moves in World of Warcraft with their real life inspirations. Make sure to watch Peanut Butter and Jelly Time!


Enjoy.

One for the Road

I just can't enough of traveling it seems. After (finally) finishing with one job last week (Friday), I'm going to another job site 600 miles away this time.

But before I go (leaving at 6am tomorrow), I'm gonna say a few things.

1. It's really the end of an era for the Champions of Excellence as I know them to be. No longer will I hear the cross hallway shouting of explicits during late night Dota Extravaganzas. No longer will I be able to meet most of my friends around a table in the middle of the room and eat/steal other people's potluck food. I will miss those good times (not to mention times when people make a fool of themselves reciting the alphabets).

2. Shrek 3 is a refreshing change from the previous 2 in my opinion. It's not a straight parody of fairy tales anymore and instead tries a different kind of plot instead of just playing off stereotypes. There are definitely less jokes about fairy tales this time and more action/drama elements. I think the best of the trilogy was the first Shrek, but I doubt people will regret spending $8 to watch this.

3. STARCRAFT TWO!! If that didn't sink in, I'm repeating it again. S-T-A-R-C-R-A-F-T 2!! I wonder how many people who have forsaken gaming for other things like "life" or "significant other" will find themselves struggling with that pledge to stay clean from gaming after the release date for SC2 is out.

Ok, see you guys next time from Far Far Away...

When all teams are equal

Equally detested anyways. So now there's nothing left to watch in the NBA playoffs. It's really disappointing this year. All the teams that are left are either lousy (Cavs/Nets), whiners (Spurs, Pistons), arrogant (Suns) or have players who are backstabbers and look like serial rapists (Jazz - Boozer). So no more basketball for me til the Draft. Go Mavs!! Go Bulls!! Go Yao Ming!!

Jerry Falwell is dead. Long live Falwell...NOT!!

Haiku for n00bular

n00bular rests now,
Great pwnage was real fun dude,
M-m-monster kill!

Ok, so I might have cheated on the last line. But still, it's good to see a show of self-discipline. I'm sure you'll find other activities to do, like search for girls for me.

His retirement from the game set me thinking. Why do we play Dota? It's a waste of time to bully noobs so real challenges are few and far in between every time we go on Bnet. But I think it's cos we share a sense of camaraderie when we play together. And it's a relatively easy game to get into AND it's free (so WoW goes out the window).

To me, it all boils down to having fun with your friends and that's about it. If you can derive pleasure from that, I think you can game till you die.

Congrats to the Class of 2007!!

電話こなかったちょっとがっかりしてる。だから、来週またいってみて。なにかあったかな。We'll see what happens.

Since everyone I know has finally finished all their exams... CONGRATS TO THE CLASS OF 2007. You guys were fun and the memories I had with you peeps will probably last forever or till I get Alzheimer's (which ever comes first). I wish all of you the best in whatever paths that you choose and hope that you'll let me wash your car when you have made it big and I need employment! The skies the limit for you and I think the only thing you can't accomplished is to be the Class of 06 (the original Champions). Peace.

How Birdshit Can Be Erased With A Telephone Number Solicitation Event

So, I travelled down to visit the plant site again today. And in the 3+ hour drive down and the 5 hours I spent on the site, my car accumulated a total of 5 direct "hits" from avian bombers. I should try to see if someone can get a Warthog the next time I trade in my car. With it's attached GPMG, let's see if any birds try to mess with the Zu31Gm()b1L3.

BUT, all that animosity and belligerence just evaporated like liquid moisture in a 850 Celsius furnace after the encounter I had in the evening.

I was in the chinese buffet that I've visited a couple times during my time here and was chatting with a waitress that I've talked to a couple times before. And then cos I mentioned that I could be leaving for good since the job is (hopefully) coming to a close, the waitresses started talking to me and asking a lot of questions. Did I have a girlfriend? Did I live around the area? And then finally, the resident 大姐 came over to ask for my number to give the "四大美女" of the restaurant. My head couldn't fit into my car after dinner. And the fact that it's 12.30am and I'm still on this post means that it's probably still inflated. Haha. Life is good all of a sudden. Haha.

陈奕讯's "ADMIT IT" is a relaxing album

Comcast is screwing up my internet, I'm too nervous to follow the Mavs-Warriors game, so I need an avenue to vent. I'm kinda late in adding my $0.02 to this issue, but I think that perhaps an apt analogy would be that governance of a country is like a brain. Even though it contains 2% of the body's mass, the brain demands 20% of the oxygen, and hence the blood supply, that a body receives. I learnt that from Bodyworks. It was too expensive but kinda cool to see innards of a human being put on display.

But anyways, as I attempt to ramble to my point, which is that this arrangement works during normal situations. However, when the body exerts itself, it will reduce oxygen flow to other parts of the body while maintaining the same amount of oxygen to the brain. Hence you get anaerobic reactions when you exercise. A bit of anaerobic metabolism isn't a bad thing. It's a sign of a body at work which would be better (in the long run) than a body at rest. However, when the brain (in one of those mind over body instances) "wills" the body past its limit, the body generates too much anaerobic byproducts that could cause a total system failure. Which means that sometimes when the brain pushes the body to hard, the brain gets bitten in it's metaphorical ass.

I don't think there's a real point in that analogy. But I thought it was interesting. And the Mavs are down 8 at halftime. WTF IS WRONG YOU GUYS?!?!

Haha

“帅哥“といわられた“暗笑“しているぞ！Haha.HAHAHAHA. And it's for me to know and for you to ask.

And Happy birthday to Ah Seng! Almost time to "L,R,L,R" liao loh. Get your BKB ready...