Oh my...

After my Kuching trip, I had to go to Kuantan for some more work. That was a week ago. The client was a university, and after 5+ year, I had to step back into U (although this time without the lectures and exams...)

It's feels familiar even though it's a different university than the one I took my degree. There was a subtle difference when you're there for work though. I can't quite place a finger on it.

Here's some more news:
I bought Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for the Wii, downloaded Sin & Punishment for the virtual console and pre-ordered Super Mario Galaxy. I think that should keep me busy well into next year... Hahaha.

To those I have talked to, you people know that I'll be on a 2 week holiday trip to Amsterdam. My brother's currently working there, and since I haven't visited Netherlands yet, so why not? The trip will be taking place on the 14th of December and I'll be back on the 31st. I might make road trips to the surrounding countries like Germany or Poland while I'm there. Not sure what exactly is the plan just yet.

As of right now, I am currently divided doing a couple of things (excluding work), mainly getting my Flames of War 15mm Soviet army assembled, painted and prepped for gaming, guitar hero 3, "facebooking" and some other stuff. It should be an interesting finish to the year.

Also, it's almost the end of the year... I wonder how much of my New Year's resolution did I accomplish?

Whoa.

Here's a quick rundown of what has happened recently (or going to happen soon):
1. Been painting my Flames of War 15mm Soviet Strelkovy army (Infantry). I'm halfway done.
2. Friday 19 October 2007: Dinner with ex-office colleagues and former team members of Smart Tunnel at Kelana Seafood Restaurant. Pretty good food.
3. Saturday 20 October 2007: Hectic day. Too many things happening on this day. At 3, was the soft launch of my friend's game shop (it was already open, but this officiates it). There was quite a crowd. Played the Formula DE board game twice. VRooooOooooM!!!! Damn sweet game. Hahaha.
4. Watched the Everton - Liverpool derby match. A few choice words: The referee was BIASED. Enough said. Everton ending up losing 2-1.
5. However everything was okay after that as I joined the rest of the Ex-MAAO guys in the 24 hour comic marathon. About 50 people have to draw, ink and add dialogue their own 24 page comics (one for each hour) from 20th October 12 pm to 21st October 12 pm. It was crazy. Just from the small amount of people I chatted with, I could see the passion and drive these guys have. Gender, race, age, style wasn't an issue. Everyone was suffering (I mean, who doesn't suffer when they have to make 24 pages in one go. Talk about creative drain :P), but they were all doing it together. Cheers to you all, mates! I stayed with them till almost 4 am (security locks up the place), trying to give support. Maybe next year I'll be able to join too. :D
6. Sunday 21st October 2007. Went cycling in the morning. 50km. Pretty good ride. Made it within 3.5 hours after a breakfast stop of about 30-45 minutes. The only bad thing out of it? I got bitten by a stray dog. No bleeding, but I took a tetanus shot just in case. It's gonna bruise for awhile.
7. Oh, and I am flying to Kuching tonight as well. Got some work stuff to do.

Till next time, cheers.

5 Months... Wow!

Hello everyone who still visits here.

Still alive I suppose. I am leaving for Labuan and the South China Sea tomorrow. After being in Pasir Gudang the last 2 weeks, work is taking me to Sabah. Lots of travelling. The money is good though, so I can't really complain. It's just quite tiring and hectic.

Anyway, right now I am playing:
(DS) Etrian Oddysey - A game for OCDs. Good fun.
(DS) Taiko No Tatsujin DS - Rhythm game based on the arcade drum game. Good fun!
(DS) Ouendan 2 - This game never gets old.
(DS) Ouendan 1 - Neither does this.
(DS) Picross DS - Close to finishing normal mode! :D After that, it's hard mode...
(DS) Yoshi Island DS - It's actually a sweet game...
(DS) NES emulation - I'm playing classics! Got the idea when Contra 4 was announced.

As you can see, my gaming time's taken up by the DS. Hahaha. Also, I've been playing a new TCG that's been out for a couple of months based on the Stargate Universe. It's a pretty good game with some funky card dynamics. If you ever get the chance, do try it out. I think there's a free online version of it (you can only select 1 starter) and you can opt to play it online instead. Me? I personally prefer physical cards. try a link from http://www.stargatetcg.com

Gaming news? PS3 price drop in the US? Microsoft to spend USD1.5B on XBox360 failures? Wii selling like hotcakes? E3? check out http://www.kotaku.com

Oh, and in other news, the last book of Harry Potter is out. I haven't read it yet myself. Read from Aimo and Onion-sama's livejournal about Northern Lights, so I might grab that next as my next reading. I wonder if the Wheel of Time has ended. I haven't read any recently.

Oh, and if you ever get the chance, get Regina Spektor's albums. Her songs are excellent! Highly recommended!

I'll try to post more, but I doubt I will be able to for the next 2-4 weeks. As I've said, I've got to go to Labuan and the stay on a barge to commission an oil rig control system. Much fun, but the working hour's 12 hours. Won't be able to bring my handphone along, and I doubt there's an internet connection there. I wonder what will happen when I come back...