the end

championship manager

I've never really been into PC or video games since I was young. It just didn't appeal to me as it would to most kids. Emulating the Malaysian team that won the Thomas Cup way back in 1992, that I rather be doing.

That was until I picked up a copy of Championship Manager. I went ballistic. I could play this game 24/7, even with drooping eyelids at 4am in the morning, knowing I have to be up at 6am for school the next day.

You don't know how emotional you can get over a game, till you've played CM. To "walk off the field", dejected. To know you lost because of that last minute sucker punch. You sigh with relieve with each win. You shout, scream, curse, swear. You clench your fist, tear your hair out and you get mouth ulcers.

You would scour the internet for cheat codes, hot picks, teenage prodigies and tactical strategies. Winning every trophy available made you King of the game. Retaining all of it the next season would elevate you to god-like status.

Trust me, it wasn't just a game. It was life. And it screwed me, over and over again. All the way, right through secondary school. Life's mission wasn't getting past PMR, SPM or STPM. It was building your dream team.

This one started it all. The mother of all Championship Manager setups.

This edition didn't quite pick up. Things weren't much different, except for the introduction of newer leagues. Gameplay got monotonous, but still addictive enough.

CM4 exploded with a huge bang. Better player statistics. Fantastic graphics, even though it was just little dots running around a 2D pitch. This one really gripped me tight. Screenshots here!

Well, it was all more or less over the moment Clinical School started. CM took a backseat, and soon, slowly disappeared out of sight. It was good 2.5 years break.

But now that I'm done, and with too much time on my hands, it comes back to haunt me. Heck, in a brand new form too.

Apparently Eidos & Sports Interactive had a major fallout. Looks like Sports Interactive was the smarter one, by retaining the player codes and gameplay. So now, we've got a all new Football Manager instead. And its already in their 3rd edition! Once a CM fan, always a CM fan.

So, excuse me, while I rot my brains away once again.

5 years

Believe me when I say, I'm not exactly fond of everyone in the picture. Really. Seriously. Honestly. No kidding. Damn.

But 5 years is a long time. With the right people, its been fun. Its been good.

Cheers to us, and to the many people we'll end up killing the 1st week of work.

pop! goes my heart

Yeah, I like the "cheesy" 80's sounds.

So, sue me.

*bang*

Somebody shoot me ...

Anybody ...

closure

One last look.

Surreal. Lost. Weird. Hollow. Dream-like.

Not one last look at Batu Pahat. But one last look, knowing that this phase of life comes to an end soon. Only God knows what's next. Its been a good 2.5 years, one way or another. Good friends leave their mark. It goes on. Deceitful, back-stabbing ones are easily forgotten. Thrown away like trash. Lessons learnt about life. Lessons learnt about love. Lessons learnt about growing-up. Mostly learnt the hard way. Yea, its been a crazy but one heck of a ride.

A tribute to the people who have kept me sane, or insane, for the last 5 years.

Blanket-sharing, ass-grabbing & crotch-squeezing housemates, who would introduce me to the art of being gay & japanese dramas. The original "urban" from Subang, who would introduce me to mid-day starbucks, late-nite Otai burgers and heroically saves my car tyre's ass in the sunshine or rain.

Only good times.

All I need now is to pass, damnit!

labour room

When all you have for breakfast, lunch & dinner are bloody and half-torn vaginas ...

... you know its time for a change.

cartoons nostalgia

I grew up with He-Man, Thundercats, Voltron, Saber-Rider & The Star Sheriffs, Smurfs, Care-Bears, Captain Planet, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, BraveStarr, Dinosaucers, Danger Mouse, Ghostbusters, Gummi Bears. Heck, even Scooby-Doo rocked my socks off.

But to see this on the big screen will just blow your brains out.

Now, if only someone would make a movie about "She-Ra: Princess of Power".

good times

Good Food.

Good Wine.

Good Music.

Good Company.

Good Times.

high school drama

I miss high school ... and the day-time telenovas that kept me awake.

A loved B. And B loved A. But it was hard. Cos soon A found herself falling for C too. B was devastated. But he loved A. A still loved B, and C. B soon fell in love with D. But it was not to be. Cos D was also in love with C. E was in love with D too. But he wanted A as well. And F. F did not want E. She wanted B. And C. Soon, B fell in love with F too. So did C. E was stuck.

1 year later and it was full circle. Everyone got a taste of everyone. It was like the public toilet at the nearby park.

7 years later, they're all fat, ugly and single.

Sigh.

I still miss high school.