Passion for Video Games

Many people may not know it but I'm actually a big fan of video games. To be honest, I've already finished quite a number of games since Family Computer era.

Some of the classics that I played was Sky Destroyer, Twinbee & Battle City. God I miss those!



Then the era of Sony's Playstation came in. Some of the games that I conquered in Playstation 1 were:


Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Chronicles
Legend of Legaia
Legend of Dragoon
Valkyrie Profile
Parasite Eve 1 & 2
Resident Evil 2 & 3
Alundra
Bravefencer Musashi
Suikoden 1 & 2
Silent Hill 1
Tales of Destiny
Lunar 2 Eternal Blue
Dino Crisis 1 & 2
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
Diablo I
Metal Gear Solid 1
Syphon Filter 1
Army Men Air Attack 1
Chrono Cross
Clocktower
Crash Bandicoot
Digimon World
Einhander
Rival Schools
Tales of Eternia
Tekken
Xenogears

I didn't get the chance to have a PS2 so the next console that I got was an Xbox Original. There aren't as many games in Xbox as there are in Playstation. Those few that I played were:



Need for Speed Underground
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Castlevania Curse of Darkness
Ninja Gaiden
Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas
Prince of Persia The Sands of Time
Project Zero

It's true that I did not have a PS2 but I did get a chance to play NBA Live 2008 against my friends. My team at that time was always San Antonio Spurs and we actually had a draft of players for each team and I hate being always the last to pick a player. It sucks. We have Team Standings, bets and at times we just played for honor. :))

Up Next: I got a PSP! Here are some of my favorites in PSP:



Final Fantasy Dissidia
Crisis Core
Silent Hill Origins & Shattered Memories
Final Fantasy Tactics War of the Lions
Star Ocean First Departure & Second Evolution
Tales of the World Radiant Mythology
Monster Hunter Freedom United & Portable 3
Killzone Liberation
God of War Chains of Olympus
Dante's Inferno
Virtua Tennis 3 & 4
Bomberman
Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce
Bravestory - New Traveler
Yggdra Union
Jeanne
Patapon
Monster Kingdom Jewel Summoner
Twisted Metal
Tekken 6
Dissidia

Then I bought a PS3 to kill time here in Singapore. Here are the games I chose to play in exchange for my sleep. :))



Final Fantasy XIII
Star Ocean the Last Hope
Demon Souls
Atelier Rorona the Alchemist of Arland
Valkyria Chronicles 1
Castlevania Lords of Shadow
Resident Evil 5

I forgot to mention the PC games that I played:

Plants vs Zombies! :))
Lord of the Rings Battle for Middle Earth
Red Alert: Yuri's Revenge
Counterstrike
Left 4 Dead 1 & 2
02Jam
Pirateking Online
Cabal Online
Warcraft III/Dota
Battle Realms
Diablo II
Starcraft I
Wedding Dash
Supermarket Mania
Restaurant City
Cityville
Farmville
Neopets
Dragon Ball Online
Duke Nukem
Grandia II
Mortal Kombat I

Whew! that was a long list. Who would've thought I wasted that many hours of my life. Well it's like reading a book for me and I learned a lot of things. :))

Quitting

Other than free tasting in malls, cutting classes to play Counterstrike, copying wrong answers during exams, I like to do a lot of things, things that at first, I thought would be my forte..

I once enrolled in Aikido and I thought I was the best at first but then came other people who were actually better, stronger, faster and I found myself quitting..

There was a time when jj (my gf) and I enrolled in Dancing classes. At first we were actually excited, we bought shoes, we even performed in the Recital but then I saw many kids and people same age as mine who were actually better.. not better, they are actually the best.. and I found myself quitting again..

I remembered when I was in High School I joined CAT to become an officer but then after all the push ups, sit ups, duck walks and squats for 5 months, I quit again..

Until now I still don't know where to focus, that I still want to do everything... Sometimes I feel like being a wedding musician with my violin.. other times I feel like training to be the best in Badminton and Table Tennis and join tournaments... but then with what I'm seeing in youtube and in Tampines stadium, there are so many people above me.. there are so many people who are better if not the best.. I feel like quitting again...

But no! I'm not quitting again.. I wanted to do these things because I like doing them. Not because I want to surpass everyone else but because I like them. I'm not quitting again..

It's fun to play with the strings of the violin, it's fun to smash the shuttlecock, it's hard to hit the pingpong ball, it's hard to be a pointguard, it's fun to look for free tastes in malls, it's hard to copy someone's answer, but it's harder to copy if what you're copying is wrong haha, it's hard to strategize in Chess, it's cool to be a biker, a swimmer, a dota player, a writer, a lover, a blogger, a programmer, a listener, a video editor, and most of all, it's not cool to be a quitter.

When everyone is smiling at you ;)

Be it the Pinevale gardener, the Pinevale guard, a chinese neighbor walking her dog, the bus driver, even the kind old Indian woman on the bus who keeps on talking to me even though I can't understand her and my earphones are plugged into my ears, the auntie who keeps our pantry clean, my colleagues, etc.

How I wish everyday would be like this. What a great day.

Smile can take your stress away. :)

Naruto! Just another fan's point of view. So fun to watch!

I've watched & followed this Anime Series for quite a while now.. hmm. since College? I barely remember. Hehe. Anyway, I admit that these series ate up a huge amount of time in my life :))



Those Akatsuki Ninjas are so cool they even have unique and cool powers too. Now I'm talking like a kid! :))



Not only the Akatsuki but the Tailed Beasts also known as Jinchuriki are also fun to watch. What a creative mind the writer of this Anime has. Unbelievable.



I advise that you watch this Anime if you want to kill some time. Great one!

A year at Pinevale Condo, Tampines, Singapore

Our contract will end on June 2011 here at Pinevale and I guess I'm going to miss this place.. I stayed at Blk 10, Unit 01-01 with the swimming pool right beside our unit. I'm gonna miss playing Tennis and Billiards here as well as using the Sauna as Endurance Tests with Khoi & Mark (stupid activity where you continuously pour in lots of water so that the temperature will increase to the point that your skins will burn ad you'll die because of dizziness or dehydration). God I will miss that! :))



I will miss our Tequila sessions here in our Living room just 10 steps away from the pool.

Meet Hershey!

Our family's cute and adorable Japanese Spitz!



She's so witty she knows how to follow commands, SIT, UP and ROLL! I will post a video when I have the chance. ;)

In Singapore with my lovee ;)

It was March 3 to 6, 2011, that my ever gorgeous gf visited me here in Singapore. :) We went to so many places and I really missed her so much!

First Stop: Ion Orchard



Next Stop: Marina Bay View



After we went to Orchard road and City Hall, We ate lunch at food republic, snack at haagen dazs, then dinner at glutton's bay.

River cruise



then Singapore flyer :)



Next Day: Universal Studios!

The thing that I liked so much here is the Battlestar Galactica roller coaster ride. A very highspeed ride with 2 options to choose from. The Human (red) where the seatbelts are just fastened in your waist and the feeling that you will fall and die is absolutely exciting, and the Xylon (blue) which will twist and spin your souls like there's no tomorrow.



Knocked out at the end of the day.