Thursday, December 10, 2009

Refresh Button.

It had been the 500th times I pressed the refresh button for logging into my UTAR Online Course Registration account. I sure some of you press over 5000 times. But fear not. I will help you to log into the website without the need for signing in and by passing the system itself.

It is wise that each UTARIAN needs to wake up early to register their course or else you will be suffering bad timetable for the rest of the semester. OR even worse for student that cycles you will need go for 6 PM class due to your late registration. But fear not, all will be solved with my method.

Steps
1. Get mozilla. If you wanna get IE make sure you will know how to save your password with IE
2. Save your password if you manage to successfully log in the course registration system. IT is best to save your password during the timetable preview.
3. After save, you will just have to wait until the day the course registration started.

Okay here comes the fun part.
First, you open Firefox.

Click history tab, then Click show all history.




Look for the link that I am pointing in the black line.
In case you can't see the link is.
unitreg.utar.edu.my ..../index.jsp
Put an effort to look for it. Too ease your finding click the Tags Tab above. And beside of Name tab. After locating it, and clicking the link. You will get something like this by passing the signing in system.



That's all and you successfully logged in without signing in.

Now worship me or press the refresh button for like 50000 times and still fail at registering the course. I am just kidding. Ok, off to study.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Greatest reason to ban a game.

Mosaics? Blurred image? *beep* ? Not released in your country?
Today post featuring the most akward and common reason to ban a game.

*Warning! Might not be so awkward and common to certain individuals.*

Australia gaming controversy and gatekeepers for the gaming industry are very hardworking indeed. They have over 20 games being censored for the last few years.

The famous Post-Thermonuclear apocalypse title Fallout 3 was edited because in game drug use.
True, in the game, you venture as a lonely wanderer with nothing but rocks, dirt, radioactive goons and critters that always wanted a piece of you. Most of the time to keep yourself alive and cleansing radiation. Drugs were introduce. Although there was no actual footage of you taking the drug and all you did was clicked or pressed the shortcut button to consume the drug, you will get MA15++ Fallout 3.

Not only it did get banned in Australia.
You might have guessed it was also banned in Japan due to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki incident during World War 2.

Harmless data game, Football Manager 2005 was banned from China for recognizing Tibet as an independent country. This is very weird... can someone kindly explain to me why they ban it because of recognizing Tibet as an independent country?

What about Command Conquer Generals? They do portray China as a neutral being...
Unfortunately, yes, they joined the club as well... "smearing the image of China and the Chinese army"........ Does it mean they are all the way evil? or all the way good?

How bout Nazis reference game? Do they get banned in Germany? Yes. They did.
Wolfenstein 3D was banned.
FATALITY! Mortal Combat was also banned for explicit violence in Germany. Although there no Nazi reference. Just for shattering a frozen enemy earns you a title of a violent game.

We have Europeans, Chinese, Japanese.... How bout Islamic country like Saudi? Yes they banned Pokemon. I am serious, no joke, the reason they gave because it is promoting Zionism and gambling." But not the game, just the trading card though. I don't see the difference maybe because i didn't play the game. Just Saudi though. And I have no idea how can it be related to Zionism because Japan invented Pokemon? Or am I wrong? Maybe I am wrong.

Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare will never be seen in the shelves of Arab Saudi too. Because of a Al-Asad pulling trigger to President Fulani's head I suppose?

That's all for now. Hope it entertains ya. If you guys are wonderin'.
Resident evil 5 is missing from the list. It has tons of gory scenes.
So does Metal Gear Solid.
Where is GTA? It is damn obvious that why the game is being banned I never state the obvious.
Where is WOW? IT HAS alot of explicit language directly or indirectly.
GAME ON!

Monday, November 30, 2009

Left 4 Dead 2? More like Left None Alive, 0.

We heard all about it.

Although 2 hours of non-effective gameplay in the Cyber Cafe could not be considered as a professional review of a mere FPS game, I know Left 4 Dead so well, I can even walk backwards from the starting point to the Safehouse. Okay a bit of exaggeration won't kill. But I am familiar with the prequel and so are my friends.

I assume anyone who reads my blog know what has been added and retained in Left 4 Dead 2. I even assume most of you already play the game as well.

My Review once again has evolved into simple minded point form phrases more than long essays style.

Weapons

Let me see. Unlike the predecessor, we have a huge options of weapons; from a handgun, magnum to axe and chainsaws. The biggest add is the melee weapons that delivers a one-hit kill towards any infected except for bosses.

To be honest, the melee weapon is overrated. If anyone can give me 3 good logical explanations that why we must pick melee over range or even having it in your slot I will and shall waver your opinion.

I'll give you 3 good logical explanations:

1. Killing everything it touches, it inflicts area damage.
Yes, the motion's of wielding one weapon is very damaging. Killing everything that is infront of your monitor. Hell of an experience for the first 20 minutes or until you find out bullet is always the better way.

2. We don't have melee in L4D 1.
Once again, as a true gamer thy shall question thyself. Do thy really need a melee weapon if a zombie apocalypse is happening?

3. Because its かっこうのいい (cool or stylish)or (kakko-u-no-ii) use it my beautiful readers.
Bloods will splattered all over your screen if you manage to kill them in close range. Which can be both a nuisance that blocks one view and looking realistic at the same time.

Believe me, I love being a melee player in any FPS or RPG. I eventually suck at shooting except for sniping.

Applying only a single or double motion of wielding into every melee weapon?Yes?No? Sorry for my high observational skill. Is it my fault that I noticed the axe can only swing from my left to the right? So, its like mouse 1, left to right, zombies die, mouse 1, left to right, more zombies die, mouse 1, same animation again , come on, you know the drill. Katana has only 2 swings from the left to the right and then vice versa. But its quick at least you feel good and hyper until a boss type infected arrives. Youtube it and look for yourself for the swinging motion of the axe and katana.

But its not a big of a deal right? We have guitars, machete, baton and even the chainsaw. They were so many. Yeah but they are all melee, they all feel the same. Might as well just give us a sword or a knife for the whole game. Sure it gives you a refreshing feeling from the start but on the long run.... you will still prefer a gun. Weird quotes that I heard, " Guitar the Charger ! Chainsaw the Jockey! Why don't you frying pan the Hunter just now?" This is getting ridiculous.

Another one of the biggest issues. IMBA.

On the blue corner, we have 4 epic survivors prepared to be chewed by the infected. Survivors can equip guns, medipack, painkillers and a throwable weapon. They have 2 legs that cant sprint and a plenty more gadgets such as limited incendiary ammo to assist them and chemical weapons.

On the red corner lies the boss infected where they come into 7 types and each of them have their unique abilities. I assume you know each of everyone of them. Charger, a mini tank which can't be knockback has 600 HP it charges and pummels the survivor to the ground. Spitter, an infected that spits acid through the mouth that causes area damage and lives a puddle of acids when it dies. Jockey, an infected that will jump to the back of your shoulders and pull you away from your team into dark alley corners. That sums it all.

And what do the survivors have?
Anything new other than guns? Yes, you can play melee and get eaten more quickly. New characters? Laser sights? More guns?
We must have 4 survivors or else we will have to change our game title.
I can now imagine how will the team being slaughter by a Boomer, Charger, Hunter, and a Smoker. Boomer explodes, cause confusion and takes away your vision, Charger rams survivor 1, Smoker pulls survivor 2, Hunter pounces survivor 3, all other infected gangs up at poor no.4 or replace Boomer anytime with a Jockey if lucky and just mount, pounce, pummel and choke all four of them into the ground, instant KO.

What's even worse are the normal infected seems like they are coming from everywhere.

3. Artificial not so Intelligent. (survivor)
Throughout the game, as the host, I have being targeted by Infected bosses all the time. I am the key victim. Since we are short of 1 player. We were force to have 1 A.I in our team. Unlike the L4D 1 they do not freaking get in your way and line up infront of your crosshair. But this does. Yes, sure they do heal. They do shoot. At one time at Autrium I get my ass kicked by a Smoker while I was picking up gas can. A.I was infront of me and he did freaking nothing to save me. I swear to god he was grinning ear to ear while I was being rape by the Smoker. It looks like a freaking human player now. DAMNATION.

4. Artificial almost too intelligent. (Infectos and Steven Spielberg or Michael Bay)
Trust me. They are smart. I know it from the bottom of my heart The Director has been enhanced. One of the most challenging part of the game is the constant incoming attacks from the hordes. It just never stops sometimes or maybe perhaps we are moving too slow. Boomers never stupidly appears anymore, so as other infected, they really do sit and wait for their chances to come.

However, L4D2 is still consider one of the best game and it is highly addictive if you have a bunch of friends to play. Playing with the A.I did not really unleash the full potential of the game, not to mention that we do suffer from spikes, lags and hanging.

Nevertheless, Valve still indeed care for their gamers and customers by providing more maps, more guns, more zombies, and more enhancement in the sequel. It is a good game and the best of all it still does retain the gameplay of L4D1.

Left 4 Dead 2 is still one of best game out there but don't expect much from the sequel unless you have friends on both sides of the team.

Conclusion, I give this game a 7 out of 10.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Call of Console Duty. Modern Warfare 2.

Could Infinity Ward had forsaken us?
Although the Gameplay was good.
I am always always trying to be professional but under these circumstances. No.
Although this time my writing requires more substance, I promise I shall do it on the next post.

- It has no dedicated servers.

- They changed the lobby of the Multiplayer.

- I swear I was playing Halo at that one second.

- Console style lobby. We can never select or choose any game servers made by player that we feel like it.

- 18 players max. Nuff said. You'll be killing the 9 people over and over again. Yes I am so happy.

- Due to the removal of the feature "LEAN" , which is popping out heads on the end of the wall to minimize exposure and the risk of getting shot, I have knife the wall thus revealing myself to the enemy dozen of times when I was going right and flashbang myself when I was going left. I shall name this event as "Phantom Lean." It's like having your arm being amputated and you still feel the pain. It's like you swear to god you press the lean button and it freaking pops out a flashbang. You are playing MW 2 . Hoorah. My . Ass.

- You were given a list of game mode. TDM, CTF, DOMINATION. ETC. But you were not given the list of servers you choose to join.

- I feel like playing Halo on the Xbox 360


- LEFT 4 DEAD 2 is the future all hail, Valve.

- Borderlands FTW

- Team Fotress 2? Can Malaysian just forget about COD and switch to TEAM FORTRESS 2?

- Blizzard Activision better not fucked up Starcraft 2 nor Diablo 3. I have major faith in the BATTLE.NET. Hell if they tweaked it into console mode. I will fucking join the game industry after I finish my degree and kill all of the son of bitches who have involved in the development of downgrading the service of battle.net.

- I will try to be fair. Without further hesitance, the skill, the perks, the additional new allocades, emblems, titles and level were done SUPERBLY. Yes. No sarcasm. It is really well done. Having you to kill with the same perks over and over to gain an upgraded version of that perk really amazes all of us.

Should all of us adapt? or should all of us protest?
Is the key to future gaming? I without a doubt certainly disagree with the action of IW.
I am always trying to be fair. I am always try not to be bias. The gameplay isn't that bad, but they twitted with the multiplayer too much.

It has lost its flexibility, convenience, friendliness( too Noob friendly), and freedom.
I gave it a five out of ten. Five for improvement and a minus of five for murdering the multiplayer mode.

On the altar of the Gods of FPS Gaming. For the moment, there will be a blank spot on the altar.

PS. Ah Yia, don't be disappointed. I feel your pain of knifing the wall.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

R.I.P Yoshito Usui.

In the evening of September 20, Gunma prefectural police recovered the body that had been found at the base of a cliff face on Mount Arafune. The body has been formally identified by family as Yoshito Usui, author of popular series "Crayon Shin-chan" who had been missing since the 11th.

It is understood that Usui-san (51) was heading towards the mountain to go climbing and contact could not be made to him by family. On September 20, police recovered his body by helicopter. It arrived at Shimonita before 4:00pm. An inquest was held by police after his family confirmed that the body was that of Usui-san. Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding Usui-san's death.

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I will always remember how you've bring happiness to your readers.

I will always remember how Shin Chan make fun of everything.

I will always remember how you try to deliver the moral values of Japan's society.

I will always remember how it affects my thought, my actions, and my mood when reading this book.

I have learned countless values towards life by reading this manga.

I will always remember how it was the best in Japan.

I will always remember Shin Chan.

My view towards life: Everyone dies, it is one of the stage that everybody must go through.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

You know you study too hard when.......

Answers all questions.

Question 1

a) What is MMO? Explain the culture and theories of "grinding".

(6 Marks)

b) LUK is the most misunderstood and complicated stats of all in the perspective
of RPG and MMO. Do you agree ? Argue in Malaysia gaming cultural context.

(24Marks)

Question 2

a) Define and explain the term "Tanker" in common gaming world.
(5 Marks)

b) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answers.
" I am blind, _________ " Illidan Stormrage.
" I am a magic man __________ " Kael'thas Sunstrider
" ________________ ARE ONE " LICH KING

(5 Marks)

c) Define a player that is lower level compare to you but has an
equipment that can apprehend most of the gameplay.

(Marks will only be given if you are able to answer the next question.1337)


Section C

Explain the system gameplay and mechanics of FALLOUT 3, Warcraft 3: FROZEN THRONE, Neverwinter Nights and CALL OF DUTY : MODERN WARFARE and QUAKE III. You were required to

- state the developers.
- Gameplay mechanics
- History of the game.
- Their previous predecessors.
- The Railgun (QUAKE III only)
- Frostmourne (Warcraft 3)
- The N00B tube ( Call of Duty 4)
- The Undead ( Neverwinter Nights)
- VATS system ( Fallout)

(100 Marks)


Reminder : Suitable marks shall be given to the student if they were able to answer Section C.
The maximum mark for this paper is still 100.

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This is what you get for studying 5 hours straight, revising the same thing over and over again.

And it has been proven Ziwen inspirations meter will shoot over the scale if he was put under stress. Yes. I've reached a new level of epicness.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Goddess of Examinations and Patrons of Four Flats Please Forgive Me.

I was informed that it is best to edit this article that I wrote to make it more funnier, ridiculous and way beyond unreasonable... I hope one day, a savior will rise and build this type of higher education institute for our younger generation. All I can do is to live long enough to see that day actually happen. in which I deem, almost beyond impossible to happen. Laugh it out readers.


Semester 1:

Introduction to Computer Gaming.
Students will be expose to the environment of gaming. They will learn on how to differentiate Single Player mode, MultiPlayer mode, campaign, and other options. They will be taught on the purposes and the objectives of Computer Gaming, along with their pros and cons of the aspect. Students were required to pass one of their Gamer's Stamina achievement of the newbie section.

Newbie Handbook (will be continue on next post).
Achievements (Gamer's Stamina)

Play Hard - Students must be able to withstand a basic 16 hours of CyberCafe gameplay.
Hardcore - Students were able to withstand 72 hours of punishment of gaming.
IAMGOD - Student excel in both mental and physical fitness. To be evaluated after the finals.
ALLYOURBASEBELONGAREBELONGTOUS - Cheated in the Final Exam and escaped with it.
Student will not be penalized but will have to take up an extra subject called " Ethics and Social Responsibility of Gamers."


Console Gaming (I)
They will learn to define what is a console, what makes a console, and how to create a concept of the best consoles as a gamer. They will be educate from joysticks to A/V video wiring. Not to mention, they are also learning why the X BOX 360 fails.

One of the respected syllabus of this subject course.
1. Red Ring of Death
2.
Controls.
3. The player.
4. Player's Behaviour.
5. Player Communication Process.
6. Violence Video Gaming.
7. Portable Handheld devices.

History of Games and Creators.
Who created the rocket launcher? How DOOM became famous? John Carmack? Will Wright? This is the subject for gamers to know what they should know as a gamer. In this subject, students will learn who, how and why creators developed a game. The secret of the railgun has already been discovered and why Duke Nukem failed to finish will be included inside the syllabus.

Syllabus of the course.
1. Valve.
2. Blizzard.
3. FPS.
3. Team Deathmatch.
4 Weapons of Choices.
5. Turn based strategy.
6. Godlike Game Creators.


Effective Calculation Techniques of Drop Rates and Criticals.
Learn how to program a critical calculation, using complex mathematical techniques to complicated calculation of drop rates. Students were emphasize on how to multiply their criticals and calculating drop rates for a certain items. This subject also heavily emphasize on the calculating movements, maps, skill timings. Balancing is the key of this subject.

Syllabus of the course

1. Descriptive Statistics
2. Mathematical Techniques of Brilliance.
3. Critical guide to balancing.
4. RPG calculation.
5. Algebra of Upgrading Equipments.


Introduction to Principles of In-Gaming Economics.
The studies of Game's Economics. Demand and supply for potions, weapons and NPCs.
How does one item affect the whole economy? Will easy items will always be cheap? Is the item a complimentary for quests or is it just a useless item to be sold for the merciless NPC?
Sketch the Demand and Supply Graph to figure out what will happen to the current economy. Profit Maximization!

Syllabus of the course

1. Demand and Supply of E- Cards and packages.
2. Monthly Prepayment Cards supply.
3. Achievements and Trophies.
4. Amount of time in game minus reality time.
5. Loss and Minimizing Loss while Maximizing Profit.
6. The Law of Quest givers and Quest takers.
7. Output of PVP deaths and entrants.
8. How bots and hacks affect the IGE?

For the Goddess of Examinations and Patrons of Four Flats, please forgive my humble desires and actions. I am bored of reading for examinations but I will always hope that all of you will open the gates of Distinctions or Merit or Pass for your humble servant. A -men
Good job, I gotta fail my real life and start leading a second life. GOOD JOB ME. Back to study....

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

The Many Reasons Why PC GAMING RULES.

1. LAN Parties.
We celebrate LAN Parties in CC as always. However, in the near future, I will have plans regarding LAN parties. Touche, it is one of the best reasons for PC Gaming.

2. Emulators.
Legally, you can't. But, Internet is a free realm.

3. Mouse and keyboard.
Best micro/macro devices ever created for PC gaming. Developing countless headshot possibilities.

4. Team Fortress 2.
Achievements! Constant updates from Valve made gamers stayed up all night to just finished downloading the patch.

5. DUAL MONITORS.
Can you watch TV and play games at the same time?

6. ~ (tilde)
For the win key, it brings out the console on almost all games.

7. Laptops.
It is meant for working. But we always end up installing games anyway. Civ 4 is a good game. Low spec, addictive, and fun.

8. DOOM
we have DOOM !

9. Overclocking.

Voids warranty, heck, I'll vote for extra frame per seconds.

10. Build your own!
Under RM 3000(USD 800), you can play almost any game on the market and putting them all together is stupidly simple.

11. Appearance Modding.
Every metal case has it's story and colour to go by and extra cool lights.

12. John Carmack.
Rockets, rockets and Quake and the discovery of deathmatch.

13. The Railgun (editor's choice)
The flashing light of death. Nuff said.

14. Horadric Cube.
Formulate more effective pots with disposable pots.

15. Ravenholm
Nothing beats a car dropping on a zombie.

16. Expansion Packs.
You ask for more, you got more.

17. Bondage Queen, feel the heat, only 17.
Hiring Bondage Queens in Dungeon Keeper series. Sado Machoistic.

18. Headshots.
Nothing is more rewarding.

19. Sid Meier.
Is he from the future?

20. Will Wright.
Is he god? He created The Sims.

21. Wall Penetration.
Self explained. Half Life, anyone? (Reminiscing the days where I have a good time with Yia, Ben and Guan, and Psycho. =). They all love to keep me from getting it.

22. Pro Gamers.
Because they can. A occupation where hardcore gamers really hoped and wished for. Getting paid while playing your favorite game. Damn those Koreans earning over 500,000 USD per year.

23. Fallout.
Super Mutants! Bomb in the middle of the city. Radioactive wastelands. What can you ask for more ? Nuka-Cola bottle cheers.

24. Break the limit.
Show your jaw dropping skill. Install Fraps and start recording.

25. Red Alert.
What can I say more? Good job. MK-II

26. Co-op
Operation Flashpoint and Armed Assasult allows you to join over 40 ++ combined players. WOOT.

That's all for now. XP

Monday, August 24, 2009

Blizzard Convention 09: Diablo 3 New Class Revealed

*WARNING* There is an actual footage of the gameplay. Kindly scroll down till the end and load it while reading. Thanks.

After announcing Starcraft 2 will be arriving on early 2010. I don't feel surprise, Blizzard is being Blizzard, they will always have bloody good reasons to delay a game. We had waited for almost 8 years, don't really have much to lose anymore ain't we?.


Demon bashing galore, Diablo 3, announced it's fourth class. Tribal Witch Doctors and mystical oriental Wizards had been introduced almost a year go, we've seen how they decapitate, dissect, dismember with aspiring destructive magics and brutal violent strength.


Before we go deeper, this class emphasizes on speed over strength. They rely on their knuckles and kicks, deadly combos and flashy martial arts moves. Once again, we will have a chance to fulfill our needs of saving The Sanctuary with nothing but bare hands...and a bald head.

Monk
Introduction
First impression.

ss90
What do players really care about is the character itself, which is the image and the skill trees. The image of the monk, which was wearing large beads around the neck and red dots on the forehead, perfectly portrayed it as a wandering monk or an outcast. Not to mention, the nicely tone muscles and the masochistic beard.


Automatically, without hesitant, we ruled this character as melee when we first saw him.


The character later position itself as a tough fighter, however, different from the Barbarian. Barbarian is a heavy tank that crushes everything with overkill firepower, while the Monk is like a versatile vehicle that can take out any target with swift and quick maneuvers.
Combo system was mentioned during the convention, just like the previous Diablo II, Assassin, the Monk could execute combo moves but not in the same way as the Assassin.


Skills and Moves

Way of hundred first. 3

Esploding Fist


"The more explosions there are, the better." - Blizzard dev team
One word to describe the Monk's moves and styles. Flashy.
Exploding palm? Way of the Hundred Fist? Crippling Wave? A skills that deflects fireball if it was activated? What more could you ask for?

Way of hundred first. 2

Way of hundred first. 1

Do a huge step in.

Way of hundred first.

Land a barrage of fists into the enemy’s face.

Esploding Fist


There was one move called Seven-Sided Strike that the monk could knock the living(or the dead) lights out of everyone(or demonic entities). The skills resembles the overused skill called Chain Lighting.

So, were they capable of striking lighting out of their first you ask? No, don't be silly. The only difference between Chain Lighting and Seven Sided Kick was you were the lighting.

Monk Seven Sided 1

Monk Seven Sided 2

Monk Seven Sided 3

Monk Seven Sided
In other words, in a split second once the skill was activated. He vanished into thin air, striking multiple enemies randomly with blinding speed.


Be rejoiced as the Monk was capable of ripping and tearing out demonic hearts and limbs of your enemies in matter of seconds. Exploding Palm, which was self explained, allows the Monk to strike his enemies' vitals, causing them to explode in seconds and dealing damage to other nearby enemies.

Pow

Esploding Fist 2

pow 2
Another remarkable display from the Monk is a skill known as Impenetrable Wall. The Monk spins and rotates his staff forming a round barrier that can deflect any incoming missiles back to it's castor. I wonder if it can deflect arrows.

Monk Imprenetable Wall

Monk Imprenetable Wall 2

Monk Imprenetable Wall 1

Ironically it strikes the resemblance of a Flamethrower. Heh.


A fantastic new class to begin with. Bare knuckles has always been one of the melees' player favorite. It shows a sense of manly masochistic when you are punching. What is better than punching hellish demonic beings with your fist? Watch the videos that I had uploaded for you guys. Enjoy. It might take a while to load.


And this is the end of the introduction of the new class. Game On!

Monday, August 17, 2009

I can feel something is slowy cracking inside me.

Definitely something is flowing out from the depths of my heart. I wonder what is that.

Something that is going to explode soon I think.

If you are facing trouble, only two options are always open. Coward it out or face it.

"Why must you do something?", "Can't you just stand and watch?", "It's none of your business anyway." and for every fucking time, every exact fucking time, I choose to face it. And it ends up being for better or worst.

I've changed. Once again. During my Diploma, I don't even give a damn about other people's comment or ranting towards me. I realize it today, I still have much to learn from my stupid yet petty mistakes. I have much to learn. I am too naive actually, I never really do consider other people's feeling. Wait... why don't I consider other people's feeling?

Does it even matter? Should I be a tank and run down every obstacles that get in my way? Or an ambulance? To only stop when it's necessary. Damn...life is like a traffic full of highways. Shit. I mean, highways full of traffics.. geez... my grammar.

But always in the end, I will choose to walk slowly towards my goal, crushing everything and carrying everything I can at the same time. Hell yeah, I am greedy.

......... .......... ......... ............ ..........emo

Fuck it, after giving it some thought, fuck it. If I have time to think of something like that, I might as well focus on my goal and have fun. To hell with people that against it, I am destined to be struggling all the way. I will always expect my friends to support me all the way and all of them to have a certain goal in life.

Thus a gamer's life revealed, quoted by Ah Yia.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Assasins's Creed. E3 2009




I will not be posting videos in this blog. I think pictures is a much way better medium than a 64 bit small resolution video streaming website.

The Rundown.

Goodbye Altair, Hello Ezio.Another one of Desmond's ancestor.

1486, Venice. Looks like a night parade is going on. Music, dance, fireworks... too bad you can stay to enjoy.One of the NPCs inform Ezio a machine is ready and located on top of the rooftop. A guard stopped, peeks under Ezio's hood. "It's you!-", he stabbed his guts with a hidden knife and killing him silently without anyone noticing despite the large crowd.

You are the best at what you can do, stealth killing and climbing the gorgeous architecture of Venice. Ezio walks down to the crowd and start climbing to the roof. In this sequel, we will be playing a nobleman of Florence by the name Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Ubisoft mentioned that Ezio is driven by vengeance, thus leading him into becoming an Assassin with the help of friends(one of them goes by the name Leonardo da Vinci.)


Guess I have to live without the glider for the moment.

Ezio hops into the glider, soaring through the air like an eagle, until the guards start shooting fire arrows volley by volley. Ezio evades the arrow and land a kick on one the guard face. Ubisoft added that the purpose of this device is not only for transportation but also creates a diversion.


Shall I pull him into the water and stab him or shall I stab him first?


Unfortunately, one of the wings caught fire. Ezio has to jump. I wonder did Leonardo charge him for any damages done towards his invention...never mind that since he is going to upgrade your weapons for you in the game, you'll be seeing him for quite a few times.

Ezio has been enhanced compared to his former self during the crusades, Altair. He can now kill two target in one move with his blade hidden beneath both of his sleeves.

A pile of petty haystack will not save you this time. Ubisoft has deployed an A.I that specializes in searching for anything suspicious. It's ftw I'll tell you. From what I've heard some are specialize in combat, while some are excellent at chasing, some are just good at sniffing Ezio out.


Will I ever had enough money to pay Leonardo for his inventions?

Ezio combat capabilities surpass his former ancestor, Altair. He can wield any weapons and since he is an assassin disarming weapons is one of best traits has to offer. Be rest assure as weapon varieties ranges from a dagger to a spear.

Ubisoft introduced smoke bombs for you to make a quick escape, that's neat.And they gave you an ability to swim, double neat.


The roof is mine! Buzz off.

No matter what it does, Assassin's Creed 2 promise gamers that it will be a huge improvement than it's predecessor. Until next time. Game on.

Monday, August 3, 2009

Alien Versus Predator. E3 2009

The Rundown.

Coming soon in early 2010
It will be released on the PC, XBOX 360 and PS3.

Made by the same development team of he last AVP, Rebellion.



What you looking at right now is the Demo on E3.

As far as I know, you will be given a campaign mode with 3 races to choose from.
A new addition has been added in the gameplay, which known as "Trophy Kills" when you are playing Predator.

In my opinion and my past experience, this should be a trophy/achievement system made by the developers. Which is always a good thing in Multiplayer and Singleplayer. Trophy and achievement allows players to change their ways of gaming according to the situation.

In other words, you have been given a choice other than racking up numbers into your kills.

Anyways back into the gameplay video,

The graphic looks astounding, the green mossy tree bark that you held and climbed on, the falling leaves and sun rays that hit forest trees and rocks. Not to mention, the effect of the plasma gun after it's been fired has been done in absolute detail and remarkably gorgeous.

As always, Predator has 3 major vision, Alien vision, thermal vision and normal vision. Not only does it allows you to spot the enemy easily, it allows you to check on what weapons are they carrying, what types of enemies are they, most importantly it allows you plan your attack before moving in for the kill.

When it comes to first person shooter, explosive is a must, the bigger, the better. Second is blood, the redder, the better. Melee attack in AVP is extremely rewarding. Other than it allows you to accomplish a trophy kill, the moment that the Predator grab the prey on his neck and watches the prey's expression fill with fear following with a scream of his final moment. It thrust it's wrist blade up his neck and brutally tear the prey's head off with it's spinal cord still attached to it's head as the blood gushed out like a broken high pressure nozzle.

Aliens are definitely terrifying, the claws, the tail, the freakish speed and the bloody blood acid that takes away health are annoying as hell in a fun way. Trophy killing against alien is indeed more satisfying.Watch it struggles like an insect with his teeth sticking out and shooting blanks. You know the drill after that.

Jumping has been enhance, unlike the ancient horizontal jump in every FPS. There will be a cursor indicating where you will be landing. Jumping has been made easy, so no more running into trees like George of the jungle anymore. Touche.

Okay. Until next time. Game on.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

I am always thinking.

If i don't type out something into my blog. I can't sleep. It's fucking hell 5.15 AM and I can't get a decent sleep.

1. Future
I've been trying to hard. Accomplishing this, doing that, making this, chasing those. What the hell am I doing? Chasing after something which is unseen, untouchable, nonexistent?

2. Computer
I want a new com that can last me at least 5 years in the upcoming future games. Which is too much to ask I know.

3. Studies.
I did not do well in Mid terms except for some subjects. I realized that I am never good at studying or understanding through words written in sheets of paper. I learn from pain, past experiences, battle-flesh wound, scars and people.

4. Attitude
I understand myself the most and it always backfire on me.

5. Drawing a line
The weak shall perish beneath my feet and the strong shall join me as comrades.

6. Drawing double lines
There are only four consequences in every choice you make when you are in trouble. You will either get in Trouble, Deep trouble, Beyond trouble, Beyond reasonable trouble.

7. Smart is something, hardworking is everything.
Self explained.

8. I devour the weak to conquer the strong.
Or else how do we become strong.

9. There is only one competitor in my life. Myself.
I do everything for myself not the sake of others.

10. Whatever I do, it is always from the heart.
Nothing is above my heart. Conscious, is my greatest enemy. Rule no.1 never fight a losing better.

I will never do something that I am never confident with.

A Tribute to Dice, Dungeon and Dragons

Nothing could be more fundamental in the field of modern gaming than Dungeons & Dragons. Dating back to times of old, when boards are orphans and there are only 4 variations on your graphics card: Jack, Queen, King and Joker. The time before pixels exists.

D&D defined gamers in pop culture: scruffy, nerdy, clumsy, socially and physically inept. Compare the actual gamers of today (WoW players don’t count this time) and you’ll find that the media has been lying to you. Well it’s slowly changing of course but it is not quite there yet thanks to MMORPGs.

Does Pong, Monopoly, Pinball or Backgammon have a storyline? A basic premise at most and that is all. D&D has always been story oriented, as source of escapism being a major attraction of games. Like a shining beacon to the downtrodden and the oppressed. Gathering outcasts like moths to a flame. Where said moths can play the roles of stronger, magical, prettier and more agile moths, Moth they could never be.

To the uninitiated, D&D rules are like the insufferable teachers of their favorite subject. They either find something to like about the asshole, find a new subject to like or get the teacher fired. Where other genres would just hand you a weapon, show you where the trigger is and tell you to knock yourself out.

D&D would like you to have a valid identification, know how to take your weapon apart, submit an application, suffer through the waiting period and only then you’ll be able to shoot em up. The complex rules are there for a reason though, it requires an intimate knowledge of such rules to properly play the game and build a nice character. And yes, there is a possibility that the rules could change, there are also learning aids to the game such as the webcomic, Order of the Stick.

There are 2 drawbacks to playing D&D, one major and one minor. Minor one is that you won’t get good graphics, no beautiful 3D rendering of Sword Coast or the Ten Towns across the Spine of the World. Which is somewhat of a blessing, you don’t have to share it people (read magpies) who don’t know appreciate game play that are only attracted to pretty polygons.

Major drawback of D&D is there is not enough games to go around, since its adaptation the current electronic form, there are roughly a dozen game D&D titles (not including expansion sets). The solution, include the development engine into the game with the release of Neverwinter Nights. Which is fairly easy to use but let’s face it, not everyone could write a fantasy tale and enjoy a game where they know it like the back of their hand. This is due largely to the licensing difficulties of the D&D system. Where the intellectual rights rest largely in the hands of TSR and Wizards of the Coasts.

If there is a game system that could be integrated into reality look no further than D&D. Need to get a certain item from a person? Steal it from under his nose, kill him to get it, rough him up then make him surrender it to you, blackmail it, seduce him, buy it from him or do him a favor to get it.

Take your pick all the options are available. This how my love affair started with D&D, Stealing reward from a priest of Talos, ran errands from him and finally killing him, all in the name of loot and experience. The rules could also stray into reality, fell out with a friend is called conflicting alignments, lied successfully to parents is like rolled 19 bluff check against a DC check of 17. Feel intoxicated to easily, low constitution modifier.

“Those who loved Dungeons & Dragons never really stopped playing it.”

Lev Grossman

I’ve been playing D&D ever since, hopefully my intelligence roll beats your DC check for this article.

Postscript: I did and might still qualify as an outcast as stated above.

In the loving memory of:

Gary Gygax (July 27 1938 – March 4 2008)

&

Dave Arneson ( October 1 1947 to April 7 2009)

Written and prepared by

The last dungeon monster, Psycho

****Editor’s Footnote:

Most of you have suspected, perhaps already knew that the writer is not me to begin with since we have different styles of writing.

This is made by one of my college mates back in diploma years. He promised to do a guest write for dungeon and dragons.

Now, living in solitude beneath the cold dungeon and drowning himself with liquor due to the death of his final comrade being humanified by chicks. He is known as the last dungeon monster, Psycho.

Drop your comment on what you think about his work.

Friday, July 31, 2009

I hope it's for real.

I received a brilliant news.

Our heart piercing, back stabbing, mouth rotting, mind fucked, problematic face Mr. Anus is going to leave us.

Hey! Don't give me that look. I am completely innocent.

Although I admit I am a brilliantly ruthless cold heart(yet good looking) ahem* man.
I have nothing to do with this. Okay perhaps a little... but what I just did was kicking him out of the network and switching off the wireless. Life without Internet is harsh.

After the pop up ad incident, he is not the same Mr. Anus that I knew anymore. He said he still hear ghost cries at night. I guess it is echoing inside his head.

I asked a few friends and families of mind.

Dad said, "There is a ghost when we live at the village near Ampang LRT. But the cry is nothing so simple as you described to me. The scream was fierce and loud and it travels through the whole village like an angry gale. That is the first and last time I ever encounter the sound."

Hypothesis.

The more you think about it, the more it is likely to exist. Except the fact money don't grow on trees.

Okay, i will respect him for once by calling his name once. His name is Roy. So not the flame alchemist himself.

I wish him three things for the journey he is going to embark.

1. Good Luck. He really needs it.
2. I wish the place he stayed is not near to any supernatural related object or entities.
3. I wish his best friend do not kick him out of the house after 2 months.

Although there is no point to say this since he is moving away, I will say it anyways. His action are getting very annoying but I don't own the house I rather chose to be silent... but it doesn't mean acceptance.

1. Now, he is pissed off as me because I zeroed his connectivity to the internet.
2. He stays at the living room on the dinner table (which is our only table) and loaf around whole day by watching .RMVB movies over and over again.
3. He refuse to enter his room due to his so called "imaginary friend" is inside with him
4. He don't come back to sleep anymore. If you are wondering where do he sleep.

I felt pity for him in a way. He's been mindfucked so bad.

Well, perhaps I am not in the position to say this... but what my advices for all of you guys who lives outside of your house.

1. Avoid trouble.Think for yourself and the others at the same time. Don't trouble others.
2. No matter what happen, if you are going to live outside in a certain period amount of time, do not always jump to supernatural conclusion. There are a lot of explanations for everything.
3. Do please make yourself at home only when you enter your room.

Tha's all for tonight. Thanks.

P.S tonight is one of my most relieved day in my life.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The best dreams are the unattainable ones.

some of my close friends already know that I would like to rule one of the mass media industry through gaming magazines. Yes, it was stupid I know. Today, I met one of my marketing lecturer and I told him about my crazy idea, which he replied,

"Good! Keep it up,the best dreams are the unattainable ones". He continued and gave me a few guidelines.

"Before you venture into the unknown, all you have to do is prepare for the worst outcome."

Reasons that the Gaming Magazine will cease to work.

1) The market.
2) The team.
3) The people.
4) The situation.
5) The trend.


The market basically implies on the social/community network in Malaysia. Gaming magazines were meant to target gamers, specifically. And the mindset of gamers, were more on the "product" side. Make a good game, they will remember the title. Make a bad game they will remember the title and the developers.

So, in order to market gaming magazines, either start with a price dirt cheap/ low quality or normal/high quality. It all depends actually. The impression of "price" is really a factor here. Set too low, it will be considered cheap, setting it too high will be considered "not worth the price."

The team, to be honest. I wish I could work with Ah Yia, Rachel, Ben, Psycho and Guan. They had a lot knowledge in games. Especially Ah Yia, with his FPS knowledge, Psycho with his Dungeon and Dragons and Guan with data games and Ben with his photo shooting technique. Then again, they have their own dreams to pursue and their own path to choose. It's just a hope.

The people, since it is a multi-racial country,in order to win the heart of the market. The Magazine must be in at least two languages, which is our Chinese language and English. Of course, English will be the primary language.

The situation, they are 2 major gaming magazines in Malaysia. Gameaxis by Singapore and PCGamer by the United Kingdom. Both of them, were gaming magazine but on different target markets. THEY ARE NOT COMPETITORS because their target market and contents were completely different.

And we have to know that Malaysia, is an unexplored market. Especially for something this new, or perhaps we should raise our kids as elites Starcraft or Warcraft players like Korea.

The trend, most of the countries is focusing in the east. Due to the rise of China, it was inevitable, that one day the developers and producers will be targeting them in the near future. I will see Call of Duty 8, in chinese language.

Prediction: Singapore will be market leader for games in SEA. The Chinese will keep coming up on MMO that has hideous graphics.

In order to succeed, a strategy model must be created to ensure success.

How Gameaxis rule the market? How PCGamer goes International?
They are a bunch of questions that I really want to know....

Am I really capable of doing this?
Am I driven by passion or money?

I had really no idea.

I had been studying both Diploma Mass Communications and Degree in Business Administration. And trust me, everything is relate to one another.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

it's proven that dishes are best serve cold.

Games that I am anticipating this year. Perhaps I am not able to play one of them. Let's not say anything about about my old dated PC shall we? it's time for an upgrade mom! if you are reading this.

What is better than Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare? The simple answer is Modern Warfare 2. No introduction needed for this game. What I wish for it? Better Multiplayer, better Campaign and we obviously need more guns that packs a punch.

It is without a doubt, Modern Warfare 2 will once again suppress my hunger for good games.
Talk less, more action. Roll the videos please!




Keywords for the game? A sequel, your name is persistent, and a snow mobile chasing gameplay. How can I not play this game?


Next stop,

What game relates to Venice, Leonardo Da Vinci, and an Assassin. In case you really don't know, it's Assassin's Creed 2.



Once again, you will be scaling the roofs, jumping from an edge to another, falling from heights, killing your targets in fashionable ways and wield tons of weapons like an axe, warhammer and a mace.

The dev team of Ubisoft claimed that this will be a major improvement from Assassin's Creed. Yes, they manage to solve the repetitive issue of AC. Do it.

Next!

"Where's Zoey?" this is the first reaction...
"Where are the others?" my second reaction.
Which lead to ...

"Oh...New Orleans." So everything goes south now ain't it partner?
But hey? Who cares? New guns, new melee weapons, and 3 new type of boss zombies. Hell yeah. Merry Christmas..So what to expect next Christmas and the other coming XMAS? Yes, a poster of a decaying hand with 3 fingers left.



Last but not least and I just have to get rickrolled by surfing Youtube and while searching for my favorite games. Damn, I am pissed.

Let us not forget Starcraft 2.

Hell, it's about time.....

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Pathetic Entity. and ..........

...Requested by Ben, he wanted a clearer outline on what the hell it's going on...and once again I shall deliver.

Warning: Not for the weak heart.

1.40 AM, Monday, Master Room (My room)

I finally managed to get some sleep until someone knocked my door repeatedly. I woke up and opened door. "QUICK! Go to the living room, no matter what you do don't look to Mr. Anus room."

And here it comes, it was one hell of a bloody tale. I never thought i will ever experienced it. As I walk through the hallway, I peek inside Mr.Anus's room, saw nothing, heard nothing. i just woke up my senses are not there yet.

I walked down the stairs and started to asked what went wrong. They kept quiet... and I am starting to hear a weird moaning sound coming out of Mr. Anus's room.

A sound never meant to be human, it moans and followed up by a constant groaning. I starting to feel the chills climbing up my spines. I asked what the hell it's going on? He explained,

" As I am sitting infront of my laptop a heat suddenly arise from the floor and the moaning and groaning started. Without hesitation, I ran out from the room and starting to knocked on Frankie's door."

The moaning and groaning continues and it get louder and louder.

He is scared shitless. Everyone is. We locked ourselves in one of the housemates room downstairs. The sound continues to grow louder and sharper...

I went up stairs and took my phone, I was warned never to look into his room while I go up. It was nothing, I walked to my room, searched for my phone, and slowly walked downstairs.

In this situation, you were to act it is normal so you don't provoke them. I called the agent, telling him exactly what was going on. He advised me to evacuate the house. Of course, I had to listen but sadly, today, one of my housemates created a poll, said that I am ranked no.3 in the house when it comes to how brave I am. Well, I have to admit at that time I am scared, but not stupid. At least i am calm and I think it is a wise choice to evacuate the house since it is haunted.

PS. At least I am not as scared of MR anus.

Agent A and Agent....A..( Anson and Alvin) arrived at four am and both indeed confirm this house is definetely haunted. They called up a gangster with scary looks.

When he arrived, he walked up the stairs and starting to scan the room. "I feel nothing..."
" Is this your first time?" I replied "Yes". He went silent and he apologised since he cannot do anything. He said we need an exorcist to do a job.

The agent check the speakers. As he switched off the speakers, the sound's gone.....everyone felt relieved and the moment he turned back on. There goes the sound again.

We checked on Mr. Anus's Laptop. And what we saw made me scared until now......

A pop-up advertisement writing

"SCARE YOUR FRIENDS WITH THIS SCARY RINGTONES! DOWNLOAD NOW!"

GOOD JOB LA.

CONCLUSION, and MORAL OF THE STORY.

Mr. Anus had done it again, first he clogged the Internet connection.
Second, he scared the living shit out of everyone.
Third, Saying unnecessary things every time.

This fella is a walking disaster.

I had concluded that I really obviously going to hate this guy even more in the near future.

If you really want to know.

Mr Agent, had a really bad impression on Mr. Anus.

The whole household is making fun of him.

I felt very pathetic. Dad laughed at me, mom said I am being stupid. Epic FAIL!

I came to understand a few things. And I clearly very despise a certain way of thinking.

its 4 am .. I gonna blog about that next time. It's about feeling pity.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Subject Review.

This is not a video game review, due to scarcity of video games in Kampar. I had yet to get a hold of any games that interest me. So, rather than letting this blog die or abandoned it. I will full it with post of my personal life for now.

This blog is still dedicated Video Gaming although it will be filled up with my life rantings for the moment.

Studies...the most hardest job for a student to do. AND I still believe students were one of the most hardest profession.

1) Your salary is your results.
This is what student normally being pay off.. Results....Results...

2) Your salary will only be received after working for4 months.
-One sem equals to at least more than 3 months...okay maybe four, a rough calculation but almost there.

3) Your salary is based on your performance.
-Work hard, good results. Lazy, bad results. Period.

4) Your basic salary is crap, it all depends on your commissions.
-Contradicting with no.3 but still if you only have the basics or the foundation for a certain subject or field. You'll never make it to higher level.

5) If your salary doesn't exceed the requirements given by the company, you will have to pay them with your cash.
-Resit paper needs cash. Cold-heart cash....

6) Your time is too flexible..or inflexible.
- Study for 8 long hours but having a gap time for almost 4 hours is promising. Good Job.
Having an hour break time but having to study continuously for 4 and a half hours. Bloody good job.

Okay. Enough. Perhaps for the one that said only Students could enjoy life, perhaps you are right. Perhaps.

My subjects and how well I think I could perform.

Economics
Graph, Graph, and more graphs. They were so many theories and application for you too read. Still this class requires logic and concentration power. Hell, no business paper requires creativity except for a few subjects. In this paper, I think I could definitely nail it....If my textbook could arrive earlier.

Business Accounting.
Principle of Accounting obviously. But still Trial balance, Balance sheet, and the ledger are nothing for me. What I hadn't learned is the Income statement, Cashbook, and other stupid books that requires you to draw a T. The paper requires FULL CONCENTRATION and principles......AGAIN I NEED MY HOLY BOOK to score the paper.

Cooperate and Business Law.
Varied?Vary?Or Void? Good news I got my four holy statutes, bad news. You need to max at least three skills to ace the paper. Perception, logic, concentration. A very fun subject only if you are interested in how the thing works. I give it a awesome 3/5 I will have a good chance of scoring this paper.

Ps. Today in my class, one of the girl cried during this subject. It appears to be she's completely clueless on what is happening in the class since she is new to law. But why the tears? I don't know.

Quantitative Techniques.
Now I can feel my tears.
Judging on the name you'll already know that the subject is not simple.
1) Addmaths basic skills provide good advantages.
2) My Addmaths is 8E
3) My maths modern is 3B
4) Maths is never my cup of tea

UNTIL.......

My only teacher, which is 5 or 6 year old website. Thanks to the subscribers and teachers that posted their video on , yes you got it, Youtube.
Differentation, Intergration, and other business quantitativecal techniques methods could be found via Youtube.

With youtube I have no fear of any calculation application.

Good chance I will pass this paper and get a B with my abysmal maths. With an addition of past years and tutorial questions good chance I could get higher than B. Hope is there but it's like Icarus with wings. Fly higher happily and fall to mayhem when the wings made together with wax melted by the heat of the sun. In other words, if Youtube teaches the wrong method, I'll die.
Still it's better than the brief lecture notes. If I were to put it into sweeter words.
It's all up to me to determine the outcome.

Principle of Marketing.

Introduction to advertising all over again. But with the different meaning of 4P's and totally different concept. My only hope of passing the paper is reading the case studies and doing the tutorial. Reading the lecture notes is never enough to get a pass since the lecturer tends to wander off in his own dreamland but still it's related. I give it a 3/5 that I will pass ..but not score. I had yet to read the case studies so.... no confidence to pass this paper yet.

Monday, June 29, 2009

This is what I wrote to DSA

Department of Student Affairs.


Comments Regarding Parking Stickers.

The following reasons that the first come, first basis is much more effective than balloting ;-

1) Luck Vs Effort

It is with knowledge that the parking sticker was acquired via balloting. Which involves luck more than effort. If it involves more luck than effort, it will lead to the following consequences :-

IF a student were to choose convenience but at a chance of sacrificing the ticket. The student will definitely queue up and hand in the money up front in the DSA for the parking tickets more than the online application.

If students that really needs to park inside the University but fail to obtain the parking sticker due to luck but not effort. It is certainly not satisfying.

If the students were given a chance for a first come, first serve system, limited amount of parking space, having them to pay on the spot, lining up for hours due to the number amount of applicant but it rewards them by certainty of the parking sticker. They will clearly choose for the first come, first serve option other than submitting online applications but to tell them they failed due to a mere luck.

2) Pricing
Students will rather pay more to extend the sticker's validity. The combination of having a RM 100 sticker with a validity of no more than 4 months would be more efficient if :-

a)There was no balloting involves for every semester.
After four months, students were once again to try their luck to obtain a parking ticket. Which means they will have to through the same procedure all over again and so do the DSA.

b) Extend sticker's validity.
RM 100 per semester with a chance of failing to obtain the ticket after four months is rather harsh for a student. Once again, if the sticker were to extend it's validity in exchange of a higher price, students would rather pay for it than having to try their luck once every four months.

End of comment.

Suggestion.

I would like to suggest the management to further look through this issue and learn to realize that there were so many ways other than balloting for a vehicle sticker.

Apply the First come, first serve rule.
1) Students were given a specific date to submit an application, be it during semester break, or during the study period.
2) The first applicants who paid will be granted the parking sticker on the spot.
3) The others will have to wait for a specific amount of time but receiving the sticker is certain.


As for the sticker Pricing and Validity.
1) Raise the price and extend the validity to at least ONE year.
2) Maintain the price and extend the validity.
3) Maintain the price and maintain the validity and ISSUE more stickers.

End of Suggestion


*********

Yes Ballot a parking sticker.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Mr.Lawful Good/Chaotic Good/Neutral. RATE ME.

Okay.. since this is the third time I have accidentally deleted my Fallout 3 review.....I shall blog about other things.

I want you guys to rate me. Especially the Usual Suspects but if you guys are not free never mind then.

WARNING.
All materials below were recorded literally using blogger. The events below were true, accurate and somewhat bias because it is from my point of view. Please do not eat while you are reading this blog.

Housemates.... other than sharing a house with you what else do they deserve more? Well, in my case if you listen to me and being reasonable while you are staying with me, we happen to be friends that stay together in the same roof.

My definition of a housemate is, happens only to stay with me in an amount/specific time coincidentally.

Now, I have three friends staying together in same roof and one housemate. The friends were treating me well, but being Ziwen I don't know if they like me. If I can't sense they don't hate me, I guess they didn't. Except for one, which is the housemate.

I shall call him ...err...asshole.

You see, Mr. Anus has an unusual way of talking you see, and he leave a deep impression of hate due to his unfriendly face. In other words, yong sui.

Now why I am acting in such a way?. Reason no.1

1. I NEVER accept his ways of thinking and running the house.

- Mr. Anus is very up-tight, unfriendly, hard to negotiate, calculative, selfish, a bastard and talk way too much. Example in this situation: Friend In need of something important

Friend: Anus, can you lend me something? It's an emergency.
Anus: You already know the answer I won't lend you because I am a realistic person.

This my fellow reader, is a fucktard, a fucktard that thinks he is cool talking this way, a fucktard that scared people away not because of his smart mouth but because of his idiocy.

It's a NO. But It's with attitude and stupidly reflects all of your personalities. By just few of these words I could list at least a few bad things about him.

1. Anus. His name explains all.

2. Scrooge. In order to save his few cents of Ink, he chose to hurt his housemates. In my honest opinion, we will be living and sharing together for a year. If he talks like that it will only show that he is.....

3 An idiot. Idiots comes in alot of shapes and sizes but this came from an arsehole. If only he could share his belongings and enjoy the moment of helping someone in need. Now, I am dealing with someone that would rather save his few cents for a good deed. He could sleep in under the highway for all I care. I just hoped that one day he would desperately need my help.

4. Foul Mouth. Just like an anus, his mouth smells like one. " You know I am a very realistic person." Who the hell talks like that. He failed as a chinese, he doesn't even have a skill of rejecting someone.

5. He don't care, he only treats us as housemates.

After a week of his commanding tones and stupid comments. I snapped. I came out with a plan to tame him and evalueate himself all over again. Actually I never really plan but it's shaping out because I can't take it anymore.

Like any other great plan you have to affect someone morale before you strike you see. You need to show them you are not simple. It all happens while I am driving them to dinner.

Anus: Look! Beauties! Chicks! Stop the car, come one let's go down.
Me: Okay but on you are own if you are going down now.
Anus: By the look in your face I could tell you are not going to wait for me right?
Me: Of course! You are nothing but a housemate to me. You are nothing.
Anus: ....

The conversation should have ended during I said "You are on your own." Instead he chose to challenge me. As conclusion, you never mess with the driver especially when he is in a foul mood.

All of you migh have noticed that I am not online for at least three weeks. I shall now explain the situation.
First week of Uni : Apply streamyx with a dealer.
Second week: Pending, Started to panicked due to assignment.
Third week: Went to TM Point susbscribed again and got it 2 days later.

and his status: Not a single fart from the streamyx for the rest 3 weeks.

I clearly draw the line now because anyone that has the Internet now basically has a privileged of calling the shots.

I said staright on his face, I shall not share the line with you because of two simple reasons.
You mentioned you are a leech that keeps downloading stuff non stop.
Second, you use the phrase, "Once I open my download, all of you don't even need to use because I'll used up all the bandwith."

He panicked, everyone panicked It is the third week of assignment but they have no signs or news from streamyx.

Eventually until one of my housemates told me that having to share for 4 people line it's expensive. Something inside me doesn't feel right, I felt that I had cause him to spend more money, and he looks like from a poor family.

So I decided to share the line with my friends along with Mr. Anus. Of course he will eat up the bandwith, but since it's my Internet. I get to lay down the rules. The agreement is,
1. None of you should argue about the Internet if one is slowing the other, we will all close the download.
2. If anyone refuse to listen and still causing ruckus about the Internet. I will take the line and use it on my own.
3. Nothing is above the rules. Even I have to listen.

In order to keep my promise to the housemates eventhough the line is slow sometimes, we have to know our limit because we are sharing more than five here along with the 1 MB line.

So what I am doing now is, tame Mr.Anus and then prove to my housemates that he is an anus.

Since he is in KL right now, and everyone of my other housemates claimed the line is faster without him. Everyone was jumping about happily due to the speed.

Bottom line: All I want to do is to prove that I am not a selfish person who wants to have my line alone. Instead there is someone with his face as thick as his butt is forcing me to do so.

So, what you think?

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

100111001100

My life is complete once again, after suffering for three weeks without the Internet. It's like watching porn ...only it's drawn in stick people. Life without the Internet is meaningless.

I am SO BORED that I took out my tutorial question, finished it, lent it to my course mates to copy the answer. BACK IN TARC I DIDN't EVEN BOTHER TO COPY.

Ok enough bout studies.

How do I exactly feel right now.
I am kinda lonely I guess.
Never really have a time to settle down and think bout it.
Well in this semester I have only 2 major assignments which both of them I fairly experienced in.
Since I am starting all over again in Year 1 Sem 1 again. It will be a loooooonnnnnngggg way.

What the heck i thought I said enough about studies =_=.

Kay' here's some good news for the readers if I even have one now. I now have a brand new PSP 2000, so I will be covering some games on this major selling handheld portable console.

Maybe I will show it off later. Muahaha.

If anyone is curious how's life in Kampar I can tell you it's bloody peaceful.. a bit too peaceful for me actually.

My home and the University takes only 3 minutes drive. Yes. 3 Minutes.
But what sad was due to my shitty luck, I failed in balloting a parking sticker for Linda(car).

An unsuccessful attempt of getting the parking will lead you to the sun's heat and ray mercy. For me I don't really mind having a dark skin.

AND Yes, BALLOT. WHO THE HELL DRAW LOTS FOR PARKING. Do parking stickers looks like wheel of fortune to you? It should be first come first basis, and who the hell needs to queue up and wait for a certification date for certifying your documents. I'll tell you who UTAR does.

Okay everything is new here actually, the frustration, the weather, the studies, the tutors, the lectures, the bikes, the cow dung, and the people.

Good thing in UTAR you don't meet any LALA around but alot of cyclist. Which it's been bugging my mind why does everyone needs to have a basket like aunty that hunt for vegetables in the morning market. Pink colored bike, cycled by a boy, with a basket infront of the stering. It's like kissing a boy. Twice! and being oked in the butt thrice! and eating two hots dogs in a chili dog.

Security Guard in UTAR is err...errr..what is the word.... not PR-ABLE. Ben's usual speech talk won't work in UTAR, it's like him trying to talk to his current Chinese media writing tutor. I had never fail entering any tertiary education insitute and this is the first.

SITUATION:

Me: Mau masuk hantar orang boleh a (smile and showing ID)
Idiotic Guard: Apasal? Tak boleh hantar orang punya. (One of the most hideous expressions that I wanted to punch on)

Me: Apasal tak boleh? I am a student, I hantar orang masuk. Mengapa tak boleh?
Idiot Guard: Sebab I cakap tak boleh, you orang cakap mau hantar orang lepas tu masuk dalam parking.
Me: Kalau you biar kita masuk, then kita parking, siapa punya salah?
Idiot Guard: Saya punya salah sebab I kasi you masuk! ( angry tone somemore, shouted somemore.)

Me: (I Snapped) You are just a fucking guard that guard the gates and stopping tresppasers to park inside the area, I showed you my ID, proving that I am a student in UTAR, and you still treat me like a fucking tresppaser, now what is your problem?
Idiot guard who can't keep up with my english: Okay! okay! Keluar balik nanti.

Me: thank you, drives away and reel down the window while popping out a middle finger while honking. *which is so not true because i dun do that*

...........

Even an own dog doesn't bark at his master. Pitiful. This is the so called "utilities and securities" that I paid for.

Hmm...nothing special here actually. Except for the peaceful lifestyle which is something new and the awesomO three minutes drive to uni. That's all.

I ALMOST FINISH MY REVIEW ON FALLOUT 3 ! Grande!

Usual Suspects: I miss you guys man! Really I cant find someone like you guys. I MISS TBR, I shall be back during sem break! wait me! Anything you guys want?

Friends back at KL: All the best!

PS. I have yet to lost weight. xD

Saturday, May 23, 2009

It is ?

Before entering the main topic, I first apologize for the lack of updates that causes mostly by my stupidity and ignorance. Here were the list that the things I will write for my future posts.

Reviews Updates
- Dawn Of War 2. (lost due to own stupidity, around more than 10 paragraphs were gone.)
- Fallout 3. (Ended in 1032 words. Blackout. No save. GG)
- Zombie Vs Plants. ( Whole page. Gone due to spamming ALT+F4 Key. Forget to save. Good Job)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine ( Still Playing and researching.)

Now... for the main topic.
I will be going to Kampar tomorrow, for the who don't even have a clue. I am sorry that because I always stay low profile, for the one that knew I will miss you too unless you are not.

First, you start with a formal apology and express gratitude to all your friends that you knew from college to highschool, okay.

It's hard to say which is important and which are not for me. Everyone had their own points and opinion that I liked. So, it doesn't really who comes first all of you were important to me.

I apologized to Rachel, Guan, Ah Yia and Mel for not listening to all of you on staying for Advanced Diploma. I know you guys spent a lot of effort for making me staying in Advanced Diploma.

Now here is something personal for everyone.

Rae, for what I know from the last 2 years experience in college with you. You are one of the most wonderful woman I've ever met. Sadly things really didn't work out well as they planned because I flunked my Diploma If not it will definitely be better for the both of us. I am sorry that I cannot keep the promises that we made together. I am sorry...

Bottom of my heart: Rae... I am sorry that I never listen to any of your advices regarding relationship, I know I always make you puke blood, heartache, rising blood pressure, waste of time,... I am sorry. I hate myself for being a loser too but i can't help it. I am sorry for everything especially my ignorance.

Ben, you are good at anything except for girls and hardwork. Believe me, if you put hardwork into anything you could achieve many things easily. So for everything you do, if you have the"passion" you could easily achieve anything you wish for. You are a good friend that I will always remember and thanks for always supporting me for anything.

Bottom of my heart : A Real friend knew what you really want and need. What you want: Money and a bar. What you need : Someone to take care of you.

Ah Yia, although you always mess around and implying innuendos and sometimes extremely perverted verbal language. You are a good friend. I never hated or dulan with you except for your extremely clingy part of calling me to COD all the time. Other than that, I am fine with it.
I think among all of the friends I am the one who can tolerate your touching maybe perhaps I get used to it already.

Bottom of my heart: Stop touching me, because girls are far more comfortable to lay hands on and plan about your future la.

Ah Guan, don't smoke so much, take care of your weight, exercise more, don't be so mean to Melissa, don't sleep in class, don't piss off the lecturers, study well and pay attention on anything you do.

Bottom of my heart: Cut your hair and be nice to Mel.

Melissa, although we are not that close but I have always try to understand what is going on your mind. You are always mysterious to me. But in the end, all that matters is you really are a good friend. You will always be the traditional kampung heart girl that I know you are.

Bottom of my heart: Don't forgive Ah Guan. Nourish the hate, feed it, pamper it, when it turns to vengeance you buy a radiance...no la just kidding. Please take care of yourself and pray that the torment will end fast.

Okay College friends edition complete.. I wonder will any of my highschool friends read about it lol.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

How games evol. A story on Gameplay but it's not fun.

This post is my view on Games and how they evolve. It's my opinion, if you don't like it, you could always leave me a comment. Make sure it has to be logic though.

First let me explain Gameplay.

Gameplay is about everything but for me it is divided into five major categories.
- Storyline
- Controls
- Features
- Audio
- Graphics

Back in those days, you don't really need good graphics to enjoy a game, look at Tetris, 8 bit Famicom cartridge, Wolfenstein. Those are major games but we all have to know that time's changed.

Now, in the 21st century in order for you to be the top of the food chain you have to excel in every aspects of the five major gameplay.

Believe it or not, although now(21st century) people always said that storyline or control comes first, but deep down inside their hearts they would like to play games that have good graphics. Agree?

Well it don't have to be like the PSP 3000 but come on at least it was coloured, at least a Gameboy Advanced color... and of course stereo sound. Mono will do too but at least make it more channels. Okay I am going way off topic.

So, in my honest opinion to make it to the top of, it has to be like this. (21st century)

Gameplay
- Graphics (most Importance)
- Audio
- Controls
- Features
- Plot/Storyline (duh)

Cruel fact but it's true, I think it doesn't really matter if your storyline's a trainwreck because everyone has done almost everything. It doesn't matter if your storyline gets old, it's the way you present them. The way how you show it to the audience.

Imagine.

The heroes kisses the damsel in distress but it only focuses on one angle, black and white, 2D(block of pixels), few pigeons.

Now another,

Same situation but it adds a little music on the background, multiple angles, more colurs but still 2D(still it's square but getting rounder), more pigeons.

AND ANOTHER.

Same situation, but since they can have more things now due to technology. They decide to make the characters into high definition(more round and actually looks like human) edits the music, add in some bullet time while kissing, whole alot of high definition pigeons flying around. Okay that does it, getting way out of hand.

Now you see? The only thing that remains the same is the kissing scene but that doesn't really matters anymore. The important thing here is, how you present them with graphics and audio. So this is why, I've thought of creating a new type of structure that fits my reviews.

It goes like this.
Instead of Five it's Three.

Gameplay
- Presentation
- Controls
- Features

Still, after doing some heavy thinking. You still need a strong cement(storyline) to build a strong platform.

Then you need bricks(graphics) to hold the platform and you need paint(audio) to protect the building from sunshine rays and rains.

As for the controls and features, you can think of them as furniture or housewares. Here is where the game mechanics and controls kicks in.

Now for the definition of control.
The measurement of efficiency on controlling the game's features in a game....too formal.
Actually to put it short and simple, it is how well you can control your in-game features like camera angles, character's action, with your controller pad or keyboard.

Let's see how far has Control evolve.

First, we take a good look at your latest console's controller pads, count how many buttons it has then compared with this.


So we only need two buttons to massacre your opponents and clear the game. Hmm, makes me remember how I clear Super Mario...the good old days.

For the people who do not agree in my opinion that the controllers symbolizes the in-game's features, ask yourself. Can you play Devil May Cry 4 and Metal Gear Solid 4 with two buttons?
And will you mind pressing extra buttons just only to access menus? The answer? No.

Complicated games that requires good maneuverability and accessibility needs a good controller to fully unleash their potential.

That is why the proclaimed abysmal dragon-flying game, Lair, fails, good graphics, good gameplay, good concept but the controls were beyond nightmare.

Another good example is the Capcom's hit title Resident Evil, before Resident Evil 4, you control your character based on set camera angles despite that each room/hallway/corridors/stairs have different camera angles but once you get used to moving around you'll feel much more comfortable (the combat were hectic at first especially being mobbed by a group of zombies.)

Every game has it's own feature be it RPG, Action, FPS, or any other genre. Will you play an FPS that allows you to carry only one gun for the rest of the game? Unless it is stealth game or fill with realism. Or maybe I should ask, will you play an FPS that lets you carry only one weapon and most of your enemies do not die easily. Hell no!

Game mechanics/features must be tweaked, that is why WoW has endless glitchy patches and warlords being nerf by every patch. We have to admit that great games have splendid game mechanics but it needs to be constantly checked, tweaked, reexamined and download. Some patches comes in really large sizes....

Conclusion, perhaps this post is for you to know what I think about games. Those were my points and all of them were based on experience and few dead brain cells. Thank you for your time.