Much Ado About Nothing

SIGH. I can't really seem to honor my palabra de honor of updating this blog every week. It's been ages since I last had the initiative to even click the "post" on the upper right corner of the monitor.

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MY gaming instinct once more taking hold of me last Monday, I followed my whim of finding yet another private server of Ragnarok Online (yeah, I know it's illegal and all). So bringing up trusty google, I searched for some and found a cool one with super high rates- 20k. That means killing a cute, little, harmless poring would shoot your level to 40+. Talk about forgetting to level up in Payon Dungeon or GH.

THERE I was, excited and giddy like a four-year old to play for the nth time that antiqated online game. Of course I did know that it'll take another millenium for the 1 GB download to finish, even with a fast web connection, but I was prepared to brave the numerous sermons that abound about the rising cost of electricity and, more importantly, the arduous, brain-numbing, tear-jerking (ok, that was exaggerated) waiting time.

So I waited...

...and waited...

...and waited yet another day...

...and wai...zzz...

PRESTO! (for space considerations, I'll fast forward and skip the boring parts) BitComet's all-delighting beep, which signals the completion of a download task filled my ears. Hands wet (yuck, I know), I grabbed the mouse and instantly fiddled my way to gaming euphoria. That was a hot, enervating Friday afternoon, so, least to say, I was tired. I knew that another dreaded downtime is about to occur because of the installation process, so I scooped up some clean clothes from the closet and took a nice, refreshing bath.

REJUVENATED- albeit hungry-, I quickly went down to one of my favorite spaces in the house, the space in front of the computer (yech, what a computer geek I must be). And, yes, the installation was finished. WOHOO! Finally, after 5 days (they weren't really whole, mind you) of waiting for the download to complete, I can play!

Click...

Click...

Click...

Nooooooooooo! (no...no...no...[echoes resounding]) "What the heck is a gravity error?" That stupid, ******* error that forbids me to cherish the fruits of my labor (well...not really mine, but more of the computer's)? Alas, after alloting time for frustration surges, I came to rationality. I then scrounged the forums and read every bit of letter there was in the "Help" Thread, followed it, downloaded whatnots, and it was still all for naught.

MORAL of the story: Don't get your expectations too high. (See, there's still something to learn from such a trivial experience.)

Seriously (Writing)

I've said in the past that I'll be starting to update this blog of mine since it looks so...empty. Sadly, Guild Wars and a plethora of other online games prevented me from doing so- due to obvious reasons (more on that later ).

However, I've recently heard on the radio that playing such games- and most other games for that matter- isn't good for one's health, both mentally and physically. One, it was reported that blood pressure shoots up during playtimes because of the sheer excitement and adrenaline-pumping action those games give; and two, more importantly, there was an observed loss in mental capacity on those subjects of the said research. No wonder I can't spell/read well anymore.

So I then decided to "quit" playing for the time being. I surely can't just leave the world of GW, but, Christmas break's long enough so hopefully I could make the most out of it. The logical question to follow is: "What else to do?" Aside from watching all sorts of TV programs and renting dozens of movies in VCD format- courtesy of Video City-, I suppose updating this ancient relic known as a blog could be done.

Therefore, I do conclude (insert the three dots symbol from Trigonometry, whatever that's called), I'll be seriously updating this blog.

Updatin`

Now that I've gotten my fill of Guild Wars, with my char at level 20, and realized the importance of excercising my writing hand- typing hand for that matter-, I'll start to update this ancient blog every week, hopefully.

Yay. : )