What Brandon Chen Khin Liong Means |
 You are full of energy. You are spirited and boisterous. You are bold and daring. You are willing to do some pretty outrageous things. Your high energy sometimes gets you in trouble. You can have a pretty bad temper at times. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row. You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace. People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality. You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself. You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily. You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind. A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable. You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are a seeker of knowledge, and you have learned many things in your life. You are also a keeper of knowledge - meaning you don't spill secrets or spread gossip. People sometimes think you're snobby or aloof, but you're just too deep in thought to pay attention to them. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is. You are deeply philosophical and thoughtful. You tend to analyze every aspect of your life. You are intuitive, brilliant, and quite introverted. You value your time alone. Often times, you are grumpy with other people. You don't appreciate them trying to interfere in your affairs. |
Friday, 18 July 2008
What does "Brandon Chen Khin Liong" means...
3 more days =)
Can't wait for college to start! :D
I'm quite excited over what is in store for us in the new semester, though I MAY live to regret saying that, I know ;)
Kinda like how we are excited to finish secondary school and start college. That kind of excitement, I suppose.
Well i got my result for previous semester..
Principle of Accounting - A
Interpersonal Communication - B
Writing Skills - A
Psychology on Human Disorder - A
E-Commerce - B-
3A 2B
GPA - 3.8
CGPA - 3.71
All i can say, being the person who was attended the papers - not bad and i have non to question about my CGPA score which has dropped by 1.0 which is 3.8/4.0 to 3.7/4.0. On this issue, my personal advisory had confronted me yesterday in Discussion Room and articulated all her bombastic English on my face. I left the room after i said "Well, score is amorphous and i tried my best. Plus, my CGPA is still above 3.5/4.0 so i don't think if it has anything gotta to do with me."
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Whatever, who gives the shit..
HOoRay..........
I'm quite excited over what is in store for us in the new semester, though I MAY live to regret saying that, I know ;)
Kinda like how we are excited to finish secondary school and start college. That kind of excitement, I suppose.
Well i got my result for previous semester..
Principle of Accounting - A
Interpersonal Communication - B
Writing Skills - A
Psychology on Human Disorder - A
E-Commerce - B-
3A 2B
GPA - 3.8
CGPA - 3.71
All i can say, being the person who was attended the papers - not bad and i have non to question about my CGPA score which has dropped by 1.0 which is 3.8/4.0 to 3.7/4.0. On this issue, my personal advisory had confronted me yesterday in Discussion Room and articulated all her bombastic English on my face. I left the room after i said "Well, score is amorphous and i tried my best. Plus, my CGPA is still above 3.5/4.0 so i don't think if it has anything gotta to do with me."
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Whatever, who gives the shit..
HOoRay..........
Annoyed, but for the Better
Sometimes I get annoyed by the smallest things.
"Why is this Excel spreadsheet not working as I want it to?"
"Omg - why did the Pudge hook me?"
"Wa liao - why my laptop shut down o slow?"
"Fuck you streamyx"
"Why does class start so late?"
Okay ignore the last one :p
Seriously, sometimes small things, while you are in your "normal" state, do not even put up a tickle to you. You just move on with life. But sometimes, in your very vulnerable state, things can go wary - just like how a punctured gas tank cannot withstand a simple spark, as compared to one that is well insulated and protected. You get all sorts of people - doing all sorts of things - homicides, abuse, drinking, robbing - keeping it closer to home - sulking, ranting, and so on.
My friends from Blueserver would certainly know me as a person who can easily blow up - especially under the stresses of a clan match. In fact the first ever clan match we played (against Clan DvD) was not just a stroll in a park. It degenerated into what I would vulgarly call, a f~k-fest. Tons of that word was spewed out, and for a minute there I thought that even the mighty superpower in the form of "rap", would be disarmed by this seemingly harmless Dota clan match. What is going on?!
To say that "Hey, things just happen. Live with it!", which is the common reply - there is an overwhelming 65% probability that a reply of this nature will appear on a thread in BS Forums, and possibly in everyday life - only showed the sadness of people when it comes to these kinds of things. Does it seem entertaining? Do you even care? It is not the prerogative of the next person to help, but rather it is one's own prerogative to help himself move on - just that sometimes a helping hand extends far beyond what the other person might think it'll offer.
People can get extremely defensive over money issues, that I agree. Sometimes, yes, I am a pretty defensive person over this issue as well, seeing that in reality I dont own any money - my parents do - but sometimes its about how you conduct yourself. Would you think that the argument "hey, im broke for the moment" holds any water for those who just saw you buy a new leather handbag? *snickers*. Or perhaps a Mini Cooper (or two?). Excuse my blatant exaggerations, but sometimes it just has to be done.
Now, the focus of my annoyance, on this issue has basically to do with "saving". Why SAVING?! WTF? Come on, Brandon, surely saving is how we made ourselves so strong - how you came isolated from family, how you were nurtured - and why everyone is still here and not being ready to be sent back because they cant pay their college fees?! No, I am not talking about THAT saving, but rather saving excessively. Sometimes it is important to remember that while peer pressure may seem bad and all, it is important to think of the big picture as well. Simple gestures give away a person's intention on whether he or she thinks of the group, or about him/herself. I am disappointed that sometimes things move the wrong way, but then I tell myself that its the person opinion, and if I do not like it, I simply 1. leave the group, 2. turn a blind eye, 3. tell the person.
Just to note, a friend of mine recently got robbed and was injured badly when he wanted to accompany his "friend" who in turn didn't want to pay the taxi ride from a dodgy place back to hostel. Think about yourself and others, please. >_> ~ Thats about all I can say. Things may look simple here, but in reality, shit can happen. And I while I hope it does not happen, it is important that we take care of any leaks that can cause ignition (not only between us as friends), but also to cause physical harm by external malicious elements.
"Why is this Excel spreadsheet not working as I want it to?"
"Omg - why did the Pudge hook me?"
"Wa liao - why my laptop shut down o slow?"
"Fuck you streamyx"
"Why does class start so late?"
Okay ignore the last one :p
Seriously, sometimes small things, while you are in your "normal" state, do not even put up a tickle to you. You just move on with life. But sometimes, in your very vulnerable state, things can go wary - just like how a punctured gas tank cannot withstand a simple spark, as compared to one that is well insulated and protected. You get all sorts of people - doing all sorts of things - homicides, abuse, drinking, robbing - keeping it closer to home - sulking, ranting, and so on.
My friends from Blueserver would certainly know me as a person who can easily blow up - especially under the stresses of a clan match. In fact the first ever clan match we played (against Clan DvD) was not just a stroll in a park. It degenerated into what I would vulgarly call, a f~k-fest. Tons of that word was spewed out, and for a minute there I thought that even the mighty superpower in the form of "rap", would be disarmed by this seemingly harmless Dota clan match. What is going on?!
To say that "Hey, things just happen. Live with it!", which is the common reply - there is an overwhelming 65% probability that a reply of this nature will appear on a thread in BS Forums, and possibly in everyday life - only showed the sadness of people when it comes to these kinds of things. Does it seem entertaining? Do you even care? It is not the prerogative of the next person to help, but rather it is one's own prerogative to help himself move on - just that sometimes a helping hand extends far beyond what the other person might think it'll offer.
People can get extremely defensive over money issues, that I agree. Sometimes, yes, I am a pretty defensive person over this issue as well, seeing that in reality I dont own any money - my parents do - but sometimes its about how you conduct yourself. Would you think that the argument "hey, im broke for the moment" holds any water for those who just saw you buy a new leather handbag? *snickers*. Or perhaps a Mini Cooper (or two?). Excuse my blatant exaggerations, but sometimes it just has to be done.
Now, the focus of my annoyance, on this issue has basically to do with "saving". Why SAVING?! WTF? Come on, Brandon, surely saving is how we made ourselves so strong - how you came isolated from family, how you were nurtured - and why everyone is still here and not being ready to be sent back because they cant pay their college fees?! No, I am not talking about THAT saving, but rather saving excessively. Sometimes it is important to remember that while peer pressure may seem bad and all, it is important to think of the big picture as well. Simple gestures give away a person's intention on whether he or she thinks of the group, or about him/herself. I am disappointed that sometimes things move the wrong way, but then I tell myself that its the person opinion, and if I do not like it, I simply 1. leave the group, 2. turn a blind eye, 3. tell the person.
Just to note, a friend of mine recently got robbed and was injured badly when he wanted to accompany his "friend" who in turn didn't want to pay the taxi ride from a dodgy place back to hostel. Think about yourself and others, please. >_> ~ Thats about all I can say. Things may look simple here, but in reality, shit can happen. And I while I hope it does not happen, it is important that we take care of any leaks that can cause ignition (not only between us as friends), but also to cause physical harm by external malicious elements.
Sunday, 13 July 2008
A lunch @ Bandar Utama 1 U
1st July 2008 - We(me, my god dad, Ying Jia) went to Bandar Utama. My purpose is to accompany Ying Jia since my God Dad was there to work. I'm damn nice, arent i?.. XD So our first stop at Ikea, Damansara PJ, he(God Dad) bought some furnitures, not sure what were those furniture for.. but the price is quite hostile..
The trip was very monotonous, lacking in variety at first, dull because of nothing to do, only God Dad was busy with his stuffs and me and Ying Jia were like idiots stood there looking around. However the boredom has reached the climax at lunch time whereby undesirable arguments occurred. It was at Oriental Craving, an unknown place for me but listened to my God Dad, this place is known for its hearty and unpretentious home-styled Chinese fare. Oriental Cravings has its regular customers agreeing that dining here is as good as partaking of Mom’s cooking. So familiar are some patrons with the outlet’s offering that they don’t bother with the printed menu.
Okay stop the craps..
We went in, occupied the third seats from left. Lets see, the ambiance of this place is pleasant and comfortable. Haplessly, the workers there disappointed us. How would we went that place if we knew the workers there are dumbos.
The conversation carried like this:
Waitress 1: Yes sir? What would you like to order?
God Dad: Okay, give me this one(chicken) and this one(vege)
Waitress 1: Alright.. Would you like to try our pork?
God Dad: Okay, i take this..(pork)
Waitress 1: For your information sir, we do have new (pork), do you want to try?
God Dad: Okay, i take that then...
(From the sentence above, obviously he ordered the one suggested by the waiter and replaced the one he wanted. Logically, we could actually see that there's no supplementary food for pork, it couldn't be 2 pork meals for a lunch right?)
Continued..
God Dad: Okay last one, this(? forgot lol)
We ordered 4 foods(Didn't notice what those foods called but assured there were 4)
Waitress 1: Alright.. (She signed 5 foods. Without rephrasing the foods and beverages ordered, she ciaoz-ed just like that. It did not comes to our attention because we wasn't know she is a dumbo)
5 minutes later..
Alright, we and Ying Jia were enjoying the awesome dessert/beverages.
10 minutes later..
(chicken) & (pork 2) were served.. Wow it tastes so gooddddddddd..
another 5 minutes later..
Another (pork 1) was served.. We were like "WTF?"
Okay, here comes again:
God Dad: Excuse me, Is this pork?
Another dumbo came
Waiter 2: Err. Yeah, it is, is there any problem sir?
God Dad: We did not order this, so take it away..
Waiter 2: Okay sorry.. (took it and back to the counter)
I was looking at him and he was bitching at the counter pointing to our table. Anyway, i continued eating.. slowly eating..
1 minutes later..
The previous dumbo came
Waitress 1: Excuse me sir, are you sure you didn't order this?
God Dad: Yeah, how possible i'm not sure?
Waitress 1: Because right, i signed your order and i'm sure you did call this.
God Dad: Okay listen, I said i wanted this one(pork 1) and you the one who suggested me (pork 2) Correct?
Waitress 1: Yeah.
God Dad: So.. obviously, i ordered the one(pork 2) you recommended(pork 2) and should've canceled (pork 1), shouldn't you?
Waitress 1: Okay.. sorry..
Okay, peace back.. ^.^
While eating, waiting for the 4th food, me and Ying Jia were peeping at him(God Dad), who were in anger, his face as busuk as busuk tau fu, as red as volcano, will explode anytime.
Okay, time to explode... the Supervisor came. - another dumbo.
Supervisor: Sorry sir..
God Dad: It's ok (He thought the apologize is meant for her dumbos worker.... but.....)
The conversation continued with cantonese, and here's the translation
Supervisor: So what's the problem?
God Dad: It's nothing actually, your staffs misunderstood. I ordered only one (pork) but it came 2 (pork). I said i wanted (pork 1) but she then suggested (pork 2), so i told her, "okay i take that then". In proper regulation, it's impossible we order 2 pork for a lunch right?
Supervisor: okay let me revise your call.
She then back to counter
God dad: Fuck!!!
Volcano Booming...
Me and Ying Jia were scared lol...
1 minutes later
Supervisor: Actually sir, if you couldn't finish the (pork 1), you can take away(da bao)
God Dad: No!!! This is not about we are denying the food just because we noticed that we couldn't finish it. We did not order, so there's no way we deny right??!!!??
God Dad: However, i don't mind you putting 5 foods on check and the (pork 1) included in the receipt payment. I'm your permanent customer, it's up to you how you handle this case.
She then quiet and back to counter.
Volcano boomed....
God Dad: (Strike his palm on the table... BANG), Let's go another place to eat.
Me and Ying Jia were shocked the hell up
God Dad: (Stood up), called "MAI DAN!!!" (payment).. Hand in pocket reached his wallet, took his platinum credit card and threw it on the table flatly.
Impatiently, he took back his credit card on the table and walked to the counter. Me and Ying Jia were looking at each other and then:
The 4th food wasn't serve yet..
Brandon: Lets finish up the dessert.. Don waste.
Ying Jia: Okay...
Argument ended...
The wasted lunch costs more than RM150 if not mistaken..
Disclaimer: There's no exact dialogue because there's no recorder. Some of the words are there/not there. I write based on what i thought but the points are there
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Pasta Zanmai was the place we headed straight away after being caught up in a very very hungry condition. We were famished. Upon entering and scrutinizing the menu, we were spoilt with choices of different varieties of pastas, rice and other Jap dishes. Acknowledged as a fusion of Japanese and Italian cuisine, I got held back a little initially as I thought it was a funny and weird mingle. However, the dishes proved me wrong.
So what we had...
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Punch for beverages(God Dad)
- mixed drink contained fruit juice, random fruits(honeydew, watermelon, lime, orange, apple, and papaya)
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Our foods.
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This was mine
The trip was very monotonous, lacking in variety at first, dull because of nothing to do, only God Dad was busy with his stuffs and me and Ying Jia were like idiots stood there looking around. However the boredom has reached the climax at lunch time whereby undesirable arguments occurred. It was at Oriental Craving, an unknown place for me but listened to my God Dad, this place is known for its hearty and unpretentious home-styled Chinese fare. Oriental Cravings has its regular customers agreeing that dining here is as good as partaking of Mom’s cooking. So familiar are some patrons with the outlet’s offering that they don’t bother with the printed menu.
Okay stop the craps..
We went in, occupied the third seats from left. Lets see, the ambiance of this place is pleasant and comfortable. Haplessly, the workers there disappointed us. How would we went that place if we knew the workers there are dumbos.
The conversation carried like this:
Waitress 1: Yes sir? What would you like to order?
God Dad: Okay, give me this one(chicken) and this one(vege)
Waitress 1: Alright.. Would you like to try our pork?
God Dad: Okay, i take this..(pork)
Waitress 1: For your information sir, we do have new (pork), do you want to try?
God Dad: Okay, i take that then...
(From the sentence above, obviously he ordered the one suggested by the waiter and replaced the one he wanted. Logically, we could actually see that there's no supplementary food for pork, it couldn't be 2 pork meals for a lunch right?)
Continued..
God Dad: Okay last one, this(? forgot lol)
We ordered 4 foods(Didn't notice what those foods called but assured there were 4)
Waitress 1: Alright.. (She signed 5 foods. Without rephrasing the foods and beverages ordered, she ciaoz-ed just like that. It did not comes to our attention because we wasn't know she is a dumbo)
5 minutes later..
Alright, we and Ying Jia were enjoying the awesome dessert/beverages.
10 minutes later..
(chicken) & (pork 2) were served.. Wow it tastes so gooddddddddd..
another 5 minutes later..
Another (pork 1) was served.. We were like "WTF?"
Okay, here comes again:
God Dad: Excuse me, Is this pork?
Another dumbo came
Waiter 2: Err. Yeah, it is, is there any problem sir?
God Dad: We did not order this, so take it away..
Waiter 2: Okay sorry.. (took it and back to the counter)
I was looking at him and he was bitching at the counter pointing to our table. Anyway, i continued eating.. slowly eating..
1 minutes later..
The previous dumbo came
Waitress 1: Excuse me sir, are you sure you didn't order this?
God Dad: Yeah, how possible i'm not sure?
Waitress 1: Because right, i signed your order and i'm sure you did call this.
God Dad: Okay listen, I said i wanted this one(pork 1) and you the one who suggested me (pork 2) Correct?
Waitress 1: Yeah.
God Dad: So.. obviously, i ordered the one(pork 2) you recommended(pork 2) and should've canceled (pork 1), shouldn't you?
Waitress 1: Okay.. sorry..
Okay, peace back.. ^.^
While eating, waiting for the 4th food, me and Ying Jia were peeping at him(God Dad), who were in anger, his face as busuk as busuk tau fu, as red as volcano, will explode anytime.
Okay, time to explode... the Supervisor came. - another dumbo.
Supervisor: Sorry sir..
God Dad: It's ok (He thought the apologize is meant for her dumbos worker.... but.....)
The conversation continued with cantonese, and here's the translation
Supervisor: So what's the problem?
God Dad: It's nothing actually, your staffs misunderstood. I ordered only one (pork) but it came 2 (pork). I said i wanted (pork 1) but she then suggested (pork 2), so i told her, "okay i take that then". In proper regulation, it's impossible we order 2 pork for a lunch right?
Supervisor: okay let me revise your call.
She then back to counter
God dad: Fuck!!!
Volcano Booming...
Me and Ying Jia were scared lol...
1 minutes later
Supervisor: Actually sir, if you couldn't finish the (pork 1), you can take away(da bao)
God Dad: No!!! This is not about we are denying the food just because we noticed that we couldn't finish it. We did not order, so there's no way we deny right??!!!??
God Dad: However, i don't mind you putting 5 foods on check and the (pork 1) included in the receipt payment. I'm your permanent customer, it's up to you how you handle this case.
She then quiet and back to counter.
Volcano boomed....
God Dad: (Strike his palm on the table... BANG), Let's go another place to eat.
Me and Ying Jia were shocked the hell up
God Dad: (Stood up), called "MAI DAN!!!" (payment).. Hand in pocket reached his wallet, took his platinum credit card and threw it on the table flatly.
Impatiently, he took back his credit card on the table and walked to the counter. Me and Ying Jia were looking at each other and then:
The 4th food wasn't serve yet..
Brandon: Lets finish up the dessert.. Don waste.
Ying Jia: Okay...
Argument ended...
The wasted lunch costs more than RM150 if not mistaken..
Disclaimer: There's no exact dialogue because there's no recorder. Some of the words are there/not there. I write based on what i thought but the points are there
=========================================================================
Pasta Zanmai was the place we headed straight away after being caught up in a very very hungry condition. We were famished. Upon entering and scrutinizing the menu, we were spoilt with choices of different varieties of pastas, rice and other Jap dishes. Acknowledged as a fusion of Japanese and Italian cuisine, I got held back a little initially as I thought it was a funny and weird mingle. However, the dishes proved me wrong.
So what we had...1679.jpg)
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Punch for beverages(God Dad)- mixed drink contained fruit juice, random fruits(honeydew, watermelon, lime, orange, apple, and papaya)
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Our foods.1683.jpg)
This was mine-Ebi Tempura no Gomadare Shitate is a serving of prawn tempura rice topped with curry sauce. The curry sauce just uplifted our appetite and it went really well with the white rice. Prawns were fresh, nothing to complain about. Served together with a miso soup and salad.
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Ying Jia and I have been craving for desserts and esp ice cream for such a long time, having this Macha Cha Parfait was a an ecstasy. This elated share was served in a tall glass brimming bountifully with layers of chocolate and vanilla jelly, red bean, banana, cornflakes and scoops of Chocolate ice cream!
~Specially thanks to the argument in Oriental Craving~
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Ying Jia and I have been craving for desserts and esp ice cream for such a long time, having this Macha Cha Parfait was a an ecstasy. This elated share was served in a tall glass brimming bountifully with layers of chocolate and vanilla jelly, red bean, banana, cornflakes and scoops of Chocolate ice cream!~Specially thanks to the argument in Oriental Craving~
Monday, 7 July 2008
Blizzard
I have not been this excited about anything for a really, really long time.
Oh. My. God.
Yeah, no kidding. Blizzard's opened the Diablo III site too, with news and everything =)
If you're anything like me in the gaming world, you'd be high right now. I've been waiting for the release of this game ever since I got hooked on Diablo II, and that was like 8 friggin' years ago. Well I've technically been waiting since I got hooked on the Diablo series, so that was probably like 6 years ago. I was 13/14 years old then.
When a sequel to something is about to be released, I watch/play the movie/game in anticipation for it. This game, for me, however requires about 0 preparation for it. Every holiday season I get myself a game to tie myself to for a while. I think about 90% of these holidays in the past 8 years have revolved around Diablo II. And at the end of every season I tell myself it's over because of how bored I am of it. Only to find myself playing it again, and again, and again. And here I am again at this specific moment, taking a break from the game.
After spending thousands of hours on this game, and another few thousand on other Blizzard games, I don't attempt to question why I get so hooked to them.
The 'official' release of Diablo III has just been announced today, for the 31st of December 2008 (probably the only news I bother to keep up with). They've been working on this game for 3 years but have not announced any news about it until this week, those noobs. XD
But knowing Blizzard anyway, I'd predict it to be released in 2010. But I absolutely love whoever is in charge of these delays.
These delays are what make the game what they are. They can just as easily release Diablo III as a piece of shit tomorrow and still sell millions of copies within the first day of launch. But they don't, because this gaming company (or someone in there who's responsible) has this crazy perfectionist attitude and needs for everything to be perfect before it gets released.
And this attitude never seems to die, and can be seen in the fact that there are still support teams working their asses off to patch, introduce new things and balance games that have been released a decade ago. What's wonderful about this is that the games you play always seem to change, and grow as you grow.
Blizzard Entertainment, you have robbed thousands of hours of my lifetime through your ridiculously addictive games. I thank you for that ^_^.
Oh. My. God.
Yeah, no kidding. Blizzard's opened the Diablo III site too, with news and everything =)
If you're anything like me in the gaming world, you'd be high right now. I've been waiting for the release of this game ever since I got hooked on Diablo II, and that was like 8 friggin' years ago. Well I've technically been waiting since I got hooked on the Diablo series, so that was probably like 6 years ago. I was 13/14 years old then.
When a sequel to something is about to be released, I watch/play the movie/game in anticipation for it. This game, for me, however requires about 0 preparation for it. Every holiday season I get myself a game to tie myself to for a while. I think about 90% of these holidays in the past 8 years have revolved around Diablo II. And at the end of every season I tell myself it's over because of how bored I am of it. Only to find myself playing it again, and again, and again. And here I am again at this specific moment, taking a break from the game.
After spending thousands of hours on this game, and another few thousand on other Blizzard games, I don't attempt to question why I get so hooked to them.
The 'official' release of Diablo III has just been announced today, for the 31st of December 2008 (probably the only news I bother to keep up with). They've been working on this game for 3 years but have not announced any news about it until this week, those noobs. XD
But knowing Blizzard anyway, I'd predict it to be released in 2010. But I absolutely love whoever is in charge of these delays.
These delays are what make the game what they are. They can just as easily release Diablo III as a piece of shit tomorrow and still sell millions of copies within the first day of launch. But they don't, because this gaming company (or someone in there who's responsible) has this crazy perfectionist attitude and needs for everything to be perfect before it gets released.
And this attitude never seems to die, and can be seen in the fact that there are still support teams working their asses off to patch, introduce new things and balance games that have been released a decade ago. What's wonderful about this is that the games you play always seem to change, and grow as you grow.
Blizzard Entertainment, you have robbed thousands of hours of my lifetime through your ridiculously addictive games. I thank you for that ^_^.
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