阿Ger's Bigfish Life

the recent hype over starcraft 2 reminded me much about my gaming past.
i wasn't much of a gamer though.
probably just being one of those girls who tries to join in the fun.

it all started with counterstrike...
i was introduced to the term "free frag".
well. by being one.

i was dissed mercilessly... until i fragged some of them.
which brings me to the next word i learnt... "tyco".
it was really fun.
my favourite weapon was the ak47.
the dictionary expanded to include stuff like... "bunny hop", "everglide" and "dua lim gong lai liao"

around the same time, "s.o.j" was often heard.
and it's actually worth money.
loved the concept of d2
tried playing it myself
but just couldn't get past blood raven
i was THAT lousy

then there was the mini LAN game, SOLDAT
didn't really play it, but it was so frequently mentioned that i just couldn't forget it.

finally warcraft 3 came.
my peers ditched cs and wc3 became the next IN thing to play
so it was wc3 all the way...

could still remember some friends of mine would create 3 wisp and send them floating all over the map

+ve
dread lord's sleep ability
priestess of the moon
work work
brilliance, trueshot auras
moonwells
starfall~
agility scrolls

then my peers got bored of the usual maps
and that's when the corridor maps came about
suddenly last hit was so important
which made agility scrolls so popular

then there were tower defense maps
made you realise that not only you've got to build fast, you got to upgrade fast and have a solid maze
that's until you've reached a level where all the aerial creatures just fly past your maze
:- S

and...

oh... my sc2 installation is done. ;- )

Posted by 阿Ger at 09:56 PM

gosh! oh how i have neglected this special space of mine.

well, here are some updates since march.

around late april, went for a comprehensive medical checkup before heading to australia with a couple of girlfriends.
visited mainly cairns, gold coast and brisbane.
pretty interesting experience, considering attempted snorkeling and white water rafting.

mid may, was the follow up of my medical checkup.
the doctor said i am of fairly good health, for now!
so that's good news.

late may, yaris required a car service. spend money.

had a reasonable busy june. and now being july and all... my studies started so weekends are occupied.
bonus came and went.

so did the world cup. happy that spain won!
spend a couple of nights at robertson walk watching matches.

lessons, practical and tutorials are part of my life now.
sent the yaris for repairs. spend more money.

with my newly repaired yaris, i still have many long days ahead...

Posted by 阿Ger at 11:27 PM

written on 21.03.10

somehow i knew that the tree design on the new notepads were smaller. it was pretty funny. i said to myself, "hmm... have they changed the size of the tree? aren't they suppose to be bigger?"

and yes! i was right! plus i am damn smart! well, in general, sales staff just stack the new stock over the old ones. so all i've gotta do is to dig deeper down the stack. and yeah... could now buy the old stock with the bigger tree. i like my tree bigger. hahaha...

hmm... it's kind of pathetic to be amused with such trivial matters. though it's fun, nevertheless...

and goodness... this song from david guetta is stuck in my head. i think the title is called memories. i tried to say out loud, "damn this song... it's so addictive!"

however i just couldn't pronounce the word addictive properly. :- S
adddiii... adiiitiff ahh... ahhdifff... arrrghh!! damn it. GAH! stupid song.

Posted by 阿Ger at 02:14 AM

chinese new year is coming soon. there is just so many things to do.

i am a bit worried, because the time to negotiate starts all over again. sometimes i wonder why i have to do this every year? i am quite tired of this.

so anyway... i was in the baking mood recently... i wanted to have a go at making pineapple tarts.
so i did...
since it was my first try at making pineapple tart, i decided to test with a smaller batch.

prepared the pineapple tart filling yesterday night, and so far so good. looks moderately decent.

will find another day to make the pastry portion and i am done.

and it seems everyone else is also making pineapple tart!
dropped by phoon huat just now, and the queue was horrendous!
while making my way to the end of the queue, i briefly glanced into every other customer's basket and guess what!
almost all of them had butter and pre-made pineapple tart filling in their baskets...

goodness!

need to make a trip to chinatown soon... need to buy my annual door decoration for the year of the tiger...

Posted by 阿Ger at 08:43 PM

i'm dedicating this to myself.

something last minute so something delayed.
something delighting, something amusing, something fun then something rushed.
something straining, something worried but something accomplished!
something proud and something unexpected.

something arranged or... not?
something confirmed, something short, erm... something best not mentioned.
something clear and precise, something crazy and something acknowledged. :'- S

something familiar.
something drove off leaving something parallel.
something handsome, something ordered, something ready, then something eaten.
something messy, something satisfying :- D, something of mine being memorized. :- O

something planned, something changed.
something done at home.
something with special guest, something received, something clipped on hair.

something traveled, something very urgent, something chatted.
something about being tired, something about getting late...
something dangerously avoided X- O, something to learn from and remember
something feeling jelly-like and weak...

something...

Posted by 阿Ger at 03:14 AM