Almost done

In 2 weeks time, I'll be finishing my industrial training at Computer Protocol. To be exact, it's on the 19th March. One of my seniors, Savisha asked whether I could teach her VHDL or not. VHDL stands for Very High Speed Hardware Description Language. Like C programming, it has it's own syntax. It's mostly used for logic design (combination of Gates like NOR, AND) and etc. Had to refresh a little but was so not confident in teaching cause I forget most of it. Meet up in Westin Hotel then went for lunch around bintang walk area.

Bintang walk?

In Westin Hotel's lobby

Had diarrhoea for the past 2 days. Damn HL Milk, haihz. Suffer like crazy when you don't obey simple instructions like 'Do not consume if seal is broken'. It happens like this:

1. The bottle of HL Milk was not sealed. So, I wanted to taste the contents to verify that it has really gone bad. Taste only!
   
2. Before I gulp it down, the milk taste was fine. It's like any other milk with no sour/funny taste. Since it seems alright, drink ni la!
   
3. As a result, the following day I diarrhoea. So basically, the milk contents has gone bad even if it doesn't have the sour taste.

Lesson to learn:
When they say 'Don't consume if seal is broken', they really mean it... :(

Gaming life - How it ended

It's been years since I played computer games. They were my 'best mates' most of the time especially during primary - high school. I would rush back home just to complete my campaign or to day dream about how I could come up with a strategy which would allow me to pass this level. So how long have I been playing? Let's say about 9 years? One of the earliest games I played was:

The 1st Red Alert game

Diablo I

When it comes to online gaming, Ragnarok Online was my very 1st MMORPG that I enjoyed most. Malaysia's server (Iris) was the main server hosting players across Malaysia. There were about 1000 players during my time and back then it was free. One of my best friends introduced me to it. Allow me to explain my experience in R.O. I would -

1. Spend approximately 6 hours of gaming everyday just to level up
2. Play both servers (Iris & Sakray) for the fun of it
   
3. Sneak out to the cybercafe at 12.00am - 6am in the morning
4. Sacrifice sleep so I could train my character & hunt for items
   
5. Throw RM9.00 for 3 hours of gaming in Cafes like Inferno/Global Net - SS15
   

When R.O started charging its players with prepaid cards, I moved on to other alternative computer games such as Red Alert, Hercules, Seven Kingdoms or my PS1 games like Final Fantasy 9, Crash Team Racing, Twisted Metal, Digimon World and etc... Health was affected, studies were pretty screwed up & I could not concentrate in class. Couldn't care less since I was an addict without notice...

Final Fantasy IX - Zidane Tribal

In high school, I was still gaming. It was another era where I would game because I love the companionship + addiction. Games such as DotA, Warcraft & Counter Strike were still the hottest in year 2003. When it comes to DotA, BlueServer was the best game hosting server of all times. Just download the client and you're ready to play with your friends online. My 1st char was Drow Ranger, followed by Bone Clinx. I was still an addict, spending approximately 8 hours on Blue Server just to get rid of my noobness. "**** you! You wait la, I'll pawn you in 3 months time" lolz.

Thinking that R.O would be the end of my MMORPG, private servers from around the world have already developed their very own private servers. That's when I started R.O all over again from scratch. XileRO was one of my longest server ever played since year 2003. The commitment wasn't there...and hence the not-so-strong characters of mine. The server is located in California. So if there would be any W.O.E (War of Emperium), I would wake up at 4am just to assist my guildmates.

Realized how much time I've invested in games, I decided to take charge of my life. Knowing that games would not bring me further in life. Therefore, I decided to stop them one at a time. Starting off with R.O - A server which I've configured myself for UniMAP, and slowly moving into DotA and C.S. Till now, I've successfully stopped the addiction of playing DotA and Counter Strike. Worst, the only game I play now is L4D2.

There is more to life than just gaming. What happens if I become a professional gamer? What could I achieve by having all characters of level 255? What's so great about pawning everyone on the battlefield and boasting about it? Nothing. Simply to feed my ego is something I'm not willing to sacrifice for the rest of my life. To game as a hobby is good, but to spend hours on it is so not worth the price you're gonna pay.

Reasons to stop:

• Spend more time in improving oneself
• Time waits for no man. Spend it on gaining knowledge/experience which can be put to life such as reading or experimenting.
• Have a healthy life. No addiction = Sleep early = Healthy life + love your liver
  

I am not implying that you should 100% stop gaming because it brings no life benefits to you. What I'm trying to say is that you shouldn't spend so much time on it/become an addict.

Signs of addiction:

1. Taking your food to your computer & multitask
2. Ignore help needed by others. "I'm gaming...later dude!"
   
3. The moment you wake up, 1st thing 1st - Game!
4. As you sleep, you think about strategy, ways, solution for your characters
5. Playing after 2am. You should be sleeping else lethargic following day
6. You asked your parents to 'tapao' food for you while you're busy playing

Some might think that "Owh I have a passion for gaming. I love it, and who cares? I enjoy doing things I love most". If gaming is all that you dream of in life, then so be it. You have your say. You determine the way you wanna live your life...no one else does. Ask yourself one question. What is your testimonial to your grandchildren/friends in years to come by? End of the day, I suggest that we gamers should be a healthy gamer. Know your limits, balance time between friends and virtual ones, and most important of all...family. The clock is ticking...

Sneak Peek

Been sleeping for the past 2 days. Was so darn tired and I didn't had enough sleep cause I was hanging out with Sidharth and all. Edwin left to Aussie ytd and Sid is starting his new sem tomorrow. The end of your summer holidays dude!

Nothing much for the day. All I did was sleep sleep and continue sleeping. It's more than 10 hours of sleep if I'm not mistaken. That is a total payoff for my lack of rest throughout the week. What else? Tomorrow is the 1st day of March. Any resolutions for the month people? As for me, I'm still good with my resolutions except for the bible reading part haha. Commitment commitment!

Internship ending in 19 days. Counting down! I can't wait to finish my diploma. Degree another 3 more years which sums it up to 6 years to obtain a degree in Computer Engineering with Honours. Sad though cause it's freaking long. Close to studying medicine don't you think so? Tht's all for today :)

Hard Rock Cafe

Went to Hard Rock Cafe at KL for a band performance by Sher Ree's bf. Getting there was tough! The journey was even worst with Sher Ree & Mandy! They refused to sent me home. There's a valid reason behind it. Meet up with some of the band members at Sunway Hotel then headed straight to KL. Simply follow the routes:

1. Get into NKVE from Sunway
2. There will be two routes diverged after the toll. Take the one on the right which shows "KLCC"
3. Take the smart tunnel
4. Get into Jalan Ampang. Take the same route you used to get to Zouk. Hard Rock Cafe is located at the same row of Zouk, maybe just a little further.
   

When we reached there, Sher Ree and I wanted to have dinner since our stomach were crying out loud. It was bad! The nearest restaurant/hawker stall is located about 10-15mins from HRC. Guess what happen? We actually went to Caltex and maggi mee instead =.='''. Epic la seriously..
Wanted to post some of the pics but guess mebe not...for now :)

Once Upon A Time, There Was A Sausage Named Bob

Their performance was awesome. Vocalist was fantastic and so are the rest of the band members. They composed their own songs and most of their lyrics are random! I kinda liked that 'Stupid Monkey' song of theirs. The crowds were enjoying it as well. So basically, this is not your ordinary "High school ciplak band" that just came out of no where and hitting the streets. Amazing. It does remind me of Fried Chikin... haihz nostalgic

Sher Ree and Mandy brought their Nikon cameras. It's fun to have one. But to think of a good DSLR which costs about RM3k is unaffordable for now since I am not generating any cash from anywhere. Should start a small business.

Though I love snapping pictures, there are times where noobness reached its maximum level when one have not properly hold a DLSR before.

"Give me some time. I'll get used to it"

When everything is alright, there's always room for some alcohol when you're coming into places like this. Given a choice between coke/beer, which one would you choose?

Have a toast! Of course we didn't down that =.='''

Left HRC about 12pm cause Mandy had to go home early. I hope you're not reading this :P One thing! The event girls are like O.O. 5 stars. Better than your pub/club/bar anytime haha. Ok, HRC did not pay me for promoting their girls in hopes of getting more customers.

Reunion

Planned a small reunion dinner with Edwin, Bertrand and some friends yesterday night. At first, I wanted to call it off cause of the family dinner with cousins which is held on the same night. But since I planned it, I could not afford to ffk last minute. The plan was simply to have dinner at Taipan Sin Kong (Tai Chow) but Yao Huang suggested another place - Ayam Penyet Ria.

The chicken was awesome, but the sambal is omg! Super hot spicy like never before. It knocks all that Nandos's spices, sambal belacan, cili kering or whtsoever. Spiciness at its maximum level. But, it was just damn funny cause we made lotsa lame jokes about the Ayam Penyet. From hot chicks passing by, till Lindley's father driving honda city banging Sidharth Pillai. LOL!

Sidharth, Yao, Me, Lindley, Edwin & Sye Kit

Although the stomach had to digest all those spicy stuffs, the Ayam Penyet is definitely something different & worth the taste. Sk described the ayam penyet as:

Take the chicken. Flattened them and marinate so that it is able to absorb all the spices

Later, one of them suggested L4D. So, how are we supposed to L4D when we have only 7 players? Lindley goes: "4 vs 3 la!". See that steadiness! If only we had more girls like Lindley, then these Multiplayer online games will be damn nice.

Lindley, Bertrand & Edwin @ FTZ.Asia

Choices

Plans, they keep on coming. It came to a point where I even made plans which I shouldn't have. It's like having 2 dinners on one day. Sadness, my brain is not serving me well. Should have bought the book 'How to keep your brains alive' in MPH. Well, so here are the plans for this week;

• Wednesday night - Reunion dinner with friends. Clash with CNY Reunion dinner with cousins.
  
• Thursday night - Party at Euphoria with Mandy since it's her birthday. But I'm running out of cash.
• Friday night - Party at Maisons. Ohh gosh this is so not good. Else, I'll be heading down to Mid Valley to meet up with my uni mates since UniMAP organize a trip to Genting for all ex-facilitators for the 2009/2010 intake.
• Saturday - Genting till evening/night depending on plans.
  

I've gotta make up my mind before 12pm. Wish me luck lolz.

Update!

Been really busy last week till I really had no time blogging. Lecturer En. Zul came to Computer Protocol to check on my Industrial Training and progress. My presentation was clear, though some of my facts and information are not concrete enough. Supervisor Mr. Sheeva helped me out in almost every single part he could. Thank goodness. He really did save my neck! Later, felt a little guilt in myself for not being able to demonstrate my knowledge and understanding. Sometimes, I realize that my ego/self-confidence is so darn high that I assume I know almost everything. Gotta fix on that asap.

What I am happy about:

1. Presentation is over. Tensions gone for now. Proceed with Industrial Training for the next one month.
2. My supervisor for being so helpful. Am really grateful to have him.
3. Computer Protocol is a great company as described by En. Zul. I chose a pretty good place to do my internship where I've adopted the knowledge and experience on VoIP.
4. Supervisor gave me 85/100 for his overall assessment of my performance.

Went to Danica's party at her house on Saturday night. Thank goodness I managed to get her something that she likes. It's a key chain with her name engraved on it and a four leave clover. Get to meet up with some of my primary schoolmates such as Marvinder & Preet Kamal. :)

Bryan, Mel, Danica, Charis, Shee Ree and I

On Sunday, I had another birthday party to attend and this time it's Jessica Lim Chen Chen. Went to her house and makan, lepak, played games, mingle and etc. No gambling/drink sessions at all. Decent aren't we? :D Played some party games which are just so darn funny. The best part is to laugh at their facial expressions which are filled with blurness like Rafferty & Brian!