Sudeki

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It's been a while since I updated my blog.

I guess shopping frenzy has made me unwilling to share further exploits with the retail industry.
Not that there were anymore, it was just some mini shopping purchases of a few CDs and an indulgent buy of a T-shirt.

Yes, you heard me right, I'm buying copyrighted music.

In addition for the past few days, it is casual lounging around the TV with my girlfriend.

Yes, you heard me right, my girlfriend.

She's a little black box that flashes green lights and entertains me so well for hours, putting me on a high now and then.

Yes, my Xbox. And I'm bestowing it with a female status.

And I've been playing the best game in the world on it.

Being a closet gamer for a while, I'm not really active in the gaming industry because I always like to stray away from tech trends.

When everyone is playing like Counterstrike or Diablo, I often play lesser exciting games like Tic Tac Toe or Yahoo! Games.

My specific genre is with Role-playing-games, as I've been at it since 1998 since the Heroes of Might & Magic series.

The game for me NOW is Sudeki.

The graphics is amazing. The storyline is magnificent. The characters are well thought out and it is just THE BEST GAME IN THE WORLD for me.

Hence, you didn't see me blogging lately because of Sudeki (Note: the Mature rating, but have no worries, there is no soft porn from the enticing posture of the cover girl).

I've been kinda of a social recluse because I'm kinda spell-binded by the game. And I'm like stuck at a stage where I'm reloading every saved game because the robotic boss is SO damn hard to defeat and I have NO patience.

I've even decline ice skating session with frens to just stay at home. Ah the wonders of gaming.

Personally, I don't "game" that much but I guess the recent boredom has got to me lately.

On other news, my other recent splurge was giving my family a feast from my salary (which isn't much).

Hence, we headed to Carlton Hotel (1 of my clients) for dinner. I HAD to let my father try to Frutti Di Mare because he loves seafood.

The rest had buffet and overall, I felt I didn't get my $$$'s worth. Btw, the bill chalked up to $150 plus.

Photos (Lighting was dim & awful, hence yellow orange resin like pics)

The Frutti Di Mare dish. I particularly like the Bamboo clams but I think I had too much seafood for my liking.



My bro & I. We so don't look alike.



Pauline's cousin that tagged along. Who's the cute one haha?



My parents. My momma was so enthu about taking pics.

The meal was a trip. Especially to my wallet. And to the toilet.

Lastly, some personal insights to some thoughts of mine lately.

As I'm counting down to D-day at Tekong, I've been wondering a few matters about army.

- Will I "click" with anyone there?
- What if the friends I have there only listens to Techno & Trance? OMG
- Will I be able to take the discipline and rigidness?
- How is it like to be cooped there without internet?
- Do they provide newspapers there?

Argh, so many questions about what ifs and will I's.

Our gahmen make army sound so holistic when in reality, it is a waste of time when men can be out in the field (in the car, secluded park or Hotel 81) increasing our human population which is what's needed at this point of time rather than drowning inside fish tanks or having a hand blown off from a faulty grenade.

Sigh, I'm confused, bored and jaded while awaiting enlistment. I just want to get my 2 years over and done with.

I need answers and I want to move onto other important matters of my life.

Cynical teenage angst-sy citizen-about-to-be-recruit,
Benjamin