Since I like the way this blog is created, I'm going to change it from a simple Murdoch Blog Assignment, to something I can just rant onto. Ranges between something thought provoking, controversial, to downright trivial like what I did throughout the day.
I have a tendency to piss people off in my previous blogs and if I did piss you off in this one, let me know and show me the errors of my ways in a civilised abstract thinking manner.
Cheerio!
Disclaimer: Views expressed in my postings are my own personal opinions, not my dad's, not my granddad's. So don't pull that law of tort on me. Capish?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
S8 - Facebook Games Are the Future
You know what is annoying? Getting those invites to play Facebook Games such as Farmville, Mafia Wars, Pet Society and all those stuffs.
Don't these people know that not everyone is as obsessed as them, which eventually made me to ponder ponder and ponder.
You see, when I was growing up, I played a lot of computer games and that really made my school grades suffer. Why should I care, I'm so good at what I play i can even call myself a God that invokes my wrath onto heretics! Yeah that was me ten years ago.
Speaking of being obsessed and lame I was sucked into playing a few Facebook games that made me wake up in the wee hours to collect gifts (in terms of game money or game weapons) that appear every six hours.
I'm not the only doing this at that though as there are millions and millions of users or facebook 'gamers'. So one day I had an epiphany to stop playing and delete them right off my account (I was caught by my Manager you see, and funny thing was I then caught him playing the game too. HAHA)
Anyway, the way the pattern goes, I can safely assume that Facebook games will be the future of gaming. Why? Look at Farmville - over 80 millions users in that game and for Mafia Wars - a whopping 350 millions of users in it. Now with that crazy amount of users from of all shapes and ages, big, small, tall, short, male, female, transsexuals, straights, gays, from the age of 5 to 60 could be playing it.
Don't believe me? Look at who bought over Playfish (developer of a lot of popular Facebook games), EA. EA is one of the biggest players in the traditional gaming industry and now they are focusing on raking in the profit from these online social networking games.
Don't these people know that not everyone is as obsessed as them, which eventually made me to ponder ponder and ponder.
You see, when I was growing up, I played a lot of computer games and that really made my school grades suffer. Why should I care, I'm so good at what I play i can even call myself a God that invokes my wrath onto heretics! Yeah that was me ten years ago.
Speaking of being obsessed and lame I was sucked into playing a few Facebook games that made me wake up in the wee hours to collect gifts (in terms of game money or game weapons) that appear every six hours.
I'm not the only doing this at that though as there are millions and millions of users or facebook 'gamers'. So one day I had an epiphany to stop playing and delete them right off my account (I was caught by my Manager you see, and funny thing was I then caught him playing the game too. HAHA)
Oh Violence - We love thou!
Anyway, the way the pattern goes, I can safely assume that Facebook games will be the future of gaming. Why? Look at Farmville - over 80 millions users in that game and for Mafia Wars - a whopping 350 millions of users in it. Now with that crazy amount of users from of all shapes and ages, big, small, tall, short, male, female, transsexuals, straights, gays, from the age of 5 to 60 could be playing it.
Don't believe me? Look at who bought over Playfish (developer of a lot of popular Facebook games), EA. EA is one of the biggest players in the traditional gaming industry and now they are focusing on raking in the profit from these online social networking games.
Crazy thing.
S8 - My Story
It's the year 1437, I was involved in a raid on a nearby human camp. In that raid I killed two unarmed fighters and my wife killed two other priest when they were resting.
It has been two days and I'm still very troubled. I am damned and have to walk this with shame. My wife Eleanor seems not to share this guilt as she claims that they provoked the attack when they tried to invade our Elven Moon City of Silvery Light. She told me to get a grip because as an Elf, it was our duty to protect our forest and kill those who defiles it.
I tried reasoning with her and she ended it with the edge of her sword through the palm of my hand. I lost a lot of blood but with the help of the elven priest at the temple, he managed to heal my wounds. I now know what must be done. I must kill my beautiful but bloodlust wife to redeem apart of my soul.
How am I supposed to kill my own wife, am I crazy to think th..."wait..Ma! I'm writing the memoir about my character on War of the Old Republic! OKAY I'm coming down now, geez..."
"Hey Silvrin, I gtg, mom's bugging for dinner and forcing me to go to the mall. Will talk to you later when I get back and we'll go on a dungeon raid alright!"
*Black Bull Logged Off*
Lame.
It has been two days and I'm still very troubled. I am damned and have to walk this with shame. My wife Eleanor seems not to share this guilt as she claims that they provoked the attack when they tried to invade our Elven Moon City of Silvery Light. She told me to get a grip because as an Elf, it was our duty to protect our forest and kill those who defiles it.
I tried reasoning with her and she ended it with the edge of her sword through the palm of my hand. I lost a lot of blood but with the help of the elven priest at the temple, he managed to heal my wounds. I now know what must be done. I must kill my beautiful but bloodlust wife to redeem apart of my soul.
How am I supposed to kill my own wife, am I crazy to think th..."wait..Ma! I'm writing the memoir about my character on War of the Old Republic! OKAY I'm coming down now, geez..."
"Hey Silvrin, I gtg, mom's bugging for dinner and forcing me to go to the mall. Will talk to you later when I get back and we'll go on a dungeon raid alright!"
*Black Bull Logged Off*
Lame.
S7 - My Friend Bob
I've got a very good friend. His name is Abdul Rahim Morshidi. He likes to make funny jokes. He like to show me some inappropriate jokes on the net. He does that to crack my brain.
Alright enough with the nine year old sentence structuring. You see, I envy him for being able to use his Blackberry in class (when nothing important is happening) He could tweet, he could check Facebook and even BBMessage other people in class.
I wished I had the same privileged to cool my mind off when I'm feeling sleepy and perhaps read some funny dead humour in class and unexpectedly laugh and make a fool out of myself.
Alright, now for some dry humour!
Alright enough with the nine year old sentence structuring. You see, I envy him for being able to use his Blackberry in class (when nothing important is happening) He could tweet, he could check Facebook and even BBMessage other people in class.
I wished I had the same privileged to cool my mind off when I'm feeling sleepy and perhaps read some funny dead humour in class and unexpectedly laugh and make a fool out of myself.
Alright, now for some dry humour!
S6 - Mobile Tech has got us really happy :)
Ever thought on how you could help catch criminals? Easy, pops up your phone that has video recording capabilities and record the act. While you're at it shout at them, "oi lovebird, smile!"
And don't forget to run after that, straight to the police station, or you'll be the lovebird's next target :)
Or how bout this, record yourself doing something erm, exotic with a partner and leave your phone on the table of Starbucks coffee and wait for 10 minutes.
The experiment should be successful and the phone will be gone. Now, wait for, say two months and check the erotic stress relieve websites for your video(s). Now, that can make us all happy or yucky depending on the quality.
And don't forget to run after that, straight to the police station, or you'll be the lovebird's next target :)
Or how bout this, record yourself doing something erm, exotic with a partner and leave your phone on the table of Starbucks coffee and wait for 10 minutes.
The experiment should be successful and the phone will be gone. Now, wait for, say two months and check the erotic stress relieve websites for your video(s). Now, that can make us all happy or yucky depending on the quality.
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| A mocking picture to say bye bye to your reputation if the experiment went well! |
S6 - Love Thy Soul
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| Brick Phone Anyone? |
You don't go into the net when you're driving.
You don't tweet when you're in the toilet bombing omaha beach.
You don't facebook stalk when you're out having a cup of "Teh Tarik" with your mates
You don't ebuddy, pingchat or bb messaging anybody when you're having dinner with your family, or your boyfriend or girlfriend or spouse or mistress (that's a recipe for disaster my friend)
You don't store naked photos of yourself or you partner (I'd laugh at you if you do and lost it)
And most importantly, you're not obnoxious and mean when you look at people who use lesser phones, like me.
And if you are all of the above, congratulations you are worthy of having a smartphone. See you on the other side when I feel I can discipline myself and finally buy one to join the gang.
S5 - Read and think before you believe
Google is alot of wonderful things. Yes you know that, and I've been talking about that alot but what most people don't ponder upon much is, how truthful is the information gathered?
We are all childrens of the information age and being overloaded with that, we sometimes (if not most of the times) Google stuffs and hold true to the first few findings.
What we should remember is that, the first of all findings are based on hits and popularity and not about truth and relevency. Sometimes we could find untrue stories and actually believed them.
So don't really believe what you read, go to the library, or buy a newspaper or two and read the traditional way. It might not be true too but hey, it's got some credibility to it right?
We are all childrens of the information age and being overloaded with that, we sometimes (if not most of the times) Google stuffs and hold true to the first few findings.
What we should remember is that, the first of all findings are based on hits and popularity and not about truth and relevency. Sometimes we could find untrue stories and actually believed them.
So don't really believe what you read, go to the library, or buy a newspaper or two and read the traditional way. It might not be true too but hey, it's got some credibility to it right?
Ooopss!
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