Active again

While waiting for the Maple server patch to be finished, I have some time to update this dusty blog with some events and happenings over the past few weeks....

News@Today
Bought PS2 games, FFXII, FFCerebes and Gundam Seed. Had to go down to exchange the faulty ones but the graphics for FFXII blew me away. Its been almost 1.5yrs of not touching PS2 ever since I started Mapling and doing so daily. One thing sad about working life is that you only have enough time for one activity after work; be it reading, sleeping more, mapling or PS2ing.

Mapling-wise, I have reached lvl 104 and still going on strong. Even my pig is reaching 1 yr old soon in another 2 mths time. Now currently trying to get to a billionaire status inside. Oh I learnt one new face which my brother invented

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means Vomit blood, notice the tongue? Haha my sms language and short forms have just lvled.

BadEvent@last2weeks
This happened last week. Collegues went for an e-gaming session as a whole group activity. The game designated for play was CS (counter-strike) And as many would know, I had played that in my JC days about 6-7 yrs ago. Havent touched it in a while. So when the game began, after 10 mins of adjusting, I was able to reach a decent lvl of gameplay. As a chiongster, I just went ahead and killed as many opposition as I could find. Fortunately or unfortunately, I used my name and was the No 2 fragger. And those whom died under my gun were collegues, many who used presuedo names which I dun know, including the boss. That day itself was quite fun cos we went to a hip and famous lan centre and it was my first time there. The faciliites were great but the rates were quite expensive. And it was fun for me cos I played a game I hadnt touched in a while and it brought back some good memories of killing, also we watched some others playing some cool xbox games. After that session, a few of my collegues hung around and shopped for an hr. Quite okay outing for me.

The aftermath came the next day. The boss in the starting few sentences of the meeting, said something along the line that I was a good shooter from behind, wording it such that there was no mistaking the malice. The boss said something along the line of good at shooting from behind, hope is not a back-stabber in real life. HUH? What has my gameplay got to do with real life back-stabbing? The connection is illogical. One is a reaction & strategy whereas the other is devious planning & personal attack. It caught me very off guard that I had nothing to say but to have a look of disbelief on my face. If it was meant as a joke, it was done in very very bad taste.
The brief smiling-it-off-apology of using me as an example the next day did little to remove the bad taste and mistrust from those words. Am staring to 'see' the real one behind the mask. The actions starts to betray the real face behind the masks. Cos that week, beside being very tiring, was also fraught with enough of such examples. Nvm that I will think about that after the holidays.

Stopped struggling? Getting used? Giving up struggling?

The previous week has been a hectic one, where there is final last minute revision to squeeze in as many topics as sanely possible within the last few days b4 the exams, followed by invigilation duties during lesson, followed by more revision. Shortly after it progressed to early morning exam marking, followed by invilgilation, followed by revision and lesson as per normal.... It took a toll but I am still glad its over. Phew wonder whose the real one being TESTED?

Thereafter came the adminstrative duties, complete EPMS, key in attendance, key in dunno what character report, remarks and more. Moreover I am hampered by the lack of Token, a usb thing necessary to allow one to login to all the key accounts. DUH!

So during the weekends, just stayed home. Mapling a bit, during my normal timing. Surprising right? A family friend passed away so there were alot of changes of plans for the weekend. It is also the last week of jap holiday. SOBZ... i was starting to enjoy my free saturdays. So Sat was spent going to the dentist, a bit of mapling, watching tv? Hardly went out. Dunno how the hours flew. Sunday we went to the funeral wake, then later dinner. Hmm followed by mapling. Then the weekend is almost over. Luckily i got one day off this coming week in liew. May go out to VIVO city? or Maple 24hr 2xp? or laze and sleep? or wake up early like usual, go for breakfast, then watch and gloat as the working crowd rushes by... while I enjoy my morning coffee? Hmm hope I can wake up....

Therefore 9 more days to end of teaching duties, looking very forward to it. So I dun have to think of ideas to occupy them. Things like Mental sum bingo, teaching Sudoku, or even giving maths puzzles to Online Maths games. Its tiring to have to think up things for them, given I am a boring person.

So far how's my status of "My-life-suck-and-I-want-to-bum" state? Well somehow the feeling receeded a bit. Maybe I am starting to 'fit-in' or am too busy to think about it for the past month or I am starting to accept the "I-have-to-work-to-support-myself-cos-nobody-is-going-to-support-me" truth...

Subaru Challenge?

The Subaru Challenge started once more. Why dun they hold it during the Dec holidays? Then I believe many disillusioned Educators may try their luck to win one. I maybe among them, pressing my palm fervently and hoping to outlast all the rest, all in the name of Freedom. Currently cannot take any leave for any reason unless is for death or maternity-related. So after the kick-off on Fri, the competition is going into its 3rd day and yet there are still pple. Which means it will eat into Monday, which is a working day. Sign... its a conspiracy, to set the event on weekday so tat Educators cant participate.

Well nothing much else to write about, so chiow until next post.