Left 4 Dead & Starting Over

Actually, i really lazy right now to update my blog...so, for this time I'm going to share what I've got this weekend which I just spend below RM50...It quite useful for me because those things are my interest. Let we go through my topic... 

my new collection, bought on Feb. 20, 2010

1. Starting Over, by Tony Petersons

This is the story of how we grow old, how we give up the dreams of youth for something better and how many chances we have to get it right. George Bailey has been given the gift we all dream of which is the chance to live his life again. After suffering a heart attack at the age of 42, George is given the heart of a 19 year old and suddenly everything changes. He is a friend to his teenage son and daughter and not a stern Home Secretary, monitoring their every move. And suddenly he wants to change the world, just as soon as he shakes off his hangover. But George Bailey discovers that being young again is not all it is cracked up to be and what he actually wants more than anything in the universe is to have his old life back.

This book reminds me about the latest post in Exo's blog on Feb. 17, 2010 which he told about Regretting the Pass is Hell. I think what Exo's told was right that we will not change if we go back to the pass. BUT from this book it doesnt told us about we will going back to the pass, it told us about continuing our live after given a second chance. For this, i will agree that we will change. This book cost RM32.31 after 10% discount.

2. Left 4 Dead 2

Down in the bayou of Louisiana, all hell has broken loose in this second entry of the multiplayer zombie-fest. Players assume the role of four new survivors, each with their own personality and new dialog. The game leads them through the southeastern region of the US from Savannah, Georgia through the bayou country, and climaxing in New Orleans' French Quarter.

This co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns. You'll play as one of four new survivors armed with a wide and devastating array of classic and upgraded weapons. In addition to firearms, you’ll also get a chance to take out some aggression on infected with a variety of carnage-creating melee weapons, from chainsaws to axes and even the deadly frying pan. You'll be putting these weapons to the test against (or playing as in Versus) three horrific and formidable new Special Infected. You'll also encounter five new "uncommon" common infected, including the terrifying Mudmen.

This game really interestings and this is my favourite genre, shooting/adventure. BUT i still have a problem to install it in my pc and still keep on remind me that It has an error. I want to refer back to the seller soon. This game cost RM8 only.

In conclusion, i just spent about RM40 this weekend...Lastly, use your money wisely...

Waste of Time

"It's Just Waste Of Time"

That's my friend's opinion on gaming and I won't be surprised if many other people think that way. Playing video games has always been a bad wrap from being an unhealthy addiction to a primary cause of violence. But through the seemly typical lifeless gamer glued affront of his plasma television, there's an exchange of knowledge from the game to the gamerzz. One cannot observe this phenomenon, but only experience it. I don't call myself as a pro gamer(maybe, that would be an insult to real gamerzz anyway) but I'm lucky enough to be brought up with humble gaming interests. For me here's are some reasons why gaming is more than just for entertainment or make time pass by

1. Gaming Improves Hand-Eye Coordination

hand-eye coordinations

I hope u guys understand what i means by the hand-eye coordinations, since its just a simple words and its hard for me to explain because i'm the one who felt it. If you don't know how I came up with that then please. Hold these buttons on your keyboard ALT and F4. Thank you for your understanding.

2. We're Better Prepared For The Apocalypse

zombie

Zombie apocalypse, alien apocalypse, natural apocalypse, or what so ever. Let's pick zombie apocalypse for the sake of simplicity to prove my point. What do you think when you hear the word apocalypse? Chaos? Car alarms going-off and explosions? People running and screaming around the streets? Yes, yes, and sometimes painfully yes. We see this too often in movies but it will become reality just like in the movie 2012. We cant deny those things will happen. That's why we have games apocalypse-simulator like Left4dead, which will prepare you for that horrifying day. On that day, when many people are going crazy and stupid, I will close my eyes for a minute and reflect on the experiences and life-saving tips I've learned through playing Left4dead. A med-kit and pain-killer pills, check. Good chemistry among the 4-person squad, check. Auto-shotgun and dual pistols, check. Ready to survive and kick ass, check. "It just waste a lot of time"? Your life will soon be wasted as food for the zombies if you not prepared. hahaha....

3. Gaming Provides Us 50% Of Our Daily Learning Intake

roller-coaster tycoon

I've tried this game after my bro promote it to me and the true story: I've learned the basic concept of economics through Rollercoaster Tycoon without even knowing the terms for it. The game put you in charge own rollercoaster theme park from setting ride prices to hiring staffs. I learned how everything works; how to achieve near optimal revenue, concept of supply and demand and good placement to effectively utilize assets. It's also true that "it's just a waste of time"?? friend is retarded in microeconomics. I wonder why. Maybe you guys should try Zoo Tycoon also, only the different is you just need to handle with those animals. But its really test your patience with those animal's behavior.

4. Emotional Intelligence

This doesn't only depend to gaming but gaming does involve a lot of emotional control. Online gaming can be stressful because its home to trolls(griefers, asshats, what so ever you want to call them) who feeds off of other player's anger. One moment your team is winning, but the next moment your team ultimately loses because a troll joined your team and decides to do something counterproductive. Sometimes trolls do get to some people who just want to game after a day of hard work. But it's a 24/7 fucking job to keep them from ruining your gaming experience. Props to people who can just walk away from trolls because it's harder than pushing hate back, but for people who unintentionally feed the troll are pure comedy material. hehe..

table test!!!

9.00am in the morning arrived at the place to sit for table test...meet azrul there my friend from smsk...not many people inside..not too crowded coz caman is juz a small city...only about 20 people there and i sit beside azrul there...hahax...i juz need 2 wait the driving agent to call my name...

its about 11.00am already, i havent heard my name being call...aiya...then i go to the driving agent and ask to her bout this problem...i'm very suprised, when she said i havent book for the table test...then i sh0w my receipt to her which state that i've booked for table test on that day...but, she still said, thats not her problem, and she try to help me to book for me...then she ask me to sit and wait...

about an hour waiting for it...i've felt very bored coz i'm alone there...i go to the driving agent once again, and ask again regarding the problem...and she said, still cannot...i felt very upset, and made decision to go back besides i'm going to kuchng tat afternoon...the agent also said to me to come on 31/12 for table test, but need 2 pay once again...#$%^ tat made me angry coz tat not my mistake...then i ask them to pay for me, and luckily she said the company will pay for me...haha...so sucks!!