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Halo 2
Posted on November 9, 2004 by Ching under Games.
Needless to say, Brian got his way. He got Halo 2 today. I won’t see him again for another two weeks!
And to think he texted me earlier today to say he was horny. Well, now that Halo 2 is in the picture it’s buh-bye Stanley!
How sad my life is!
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Can’t Go Back to Sleep
Posted on July 1, 2004 by Ching under Games.
While I shouldn’t stay up to late, now that I work days, I shouldn’t go to bed too early either. I wake up in the middle of the night and I can’t go back to sleep. I think my body is used to only four hours of sleep and once that has been reached, it thinks I’ve had enough.
The last couple of nights have been horrible. Brian and I went to bed around nine on Tuesday night. At around two o’clock in the morning we awoke to the incessant ringing of his phone. His reps have a habit of drunk-dialing him in the middle of the night. I’m glad that he is well-liked by his work group but I would actually consider this type of behavior inappropriate.
In their drunken stupor they figured that since they all (Brian included) didn’t have to work on Wednesday they could come over and hang out with him. Brian told them not to come because I had to go to work early the next day.
After that, I could not go back to sleep. It was already four or five in the morning before I finally zonked out.
Last night, I went to bed early again. Only to wake up around midnight because of the light coming from the TV. Brian was nice enough to wear headphones but it didn’t keep me from waking. He was watching Die Another Day (James Bond) and, when that finally ended, he began to watch Quantum Leap (one of his favorite old shows, go figure). It was then that I finally put my foot down and decided to do something. No one should have to endure an episode of Quantum Leap.
He finally turned off the TV and we both went to bed — only to wake up an hour later. I couldn’t sleep and Brian was kind enough to keep me company in the office. We ended up playing a couple of rounds of gin. I won both and he got frustrated and quit. I think I was more alert than he was at that point.
We tried to play Rise of Nations but he said his computer would not work. I think it is a poor excuse because he is afraid that I’ve actually improved my Rise of Nations strategy. The last time we played he suffered a horrendous defeat. Only made worse by the fact that he was actually the first one to attack.
Anyway, that’s why there are two blog entries from the middle of the night. Mom and dad (and Jen for that matter) are probably thinking that I should work on the gala pictures tonight if I suffer another bout of insomnia. They’ve been hounding me for it almost everyday for the last couple of weeks. My next day off is Sunday. I will try to get them done by then.
Well, it’s time for me to head to work. Until next time.
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Update
Posted on January 9, 2004 by Ching under Games, Life.
I didn’t think it had been that long since my last blog until I got a message from mom last week via the send-mail form below asking why I haven’t been blogging. “I miss your blogs,” she says and then adds “Where are our pictures from new year’s eve?” Aha! The truth comes out! She’s just looking for the pictures..
My track record with processing (when I say processing I’m not talking about working in a darkroom or anything of that sort, I haven’t touched my 35mm in years; by processing, I mean downloading the images from my digital camera into the computer and then uploading the pictures from my computer into this website, my parents’ website, Ofoto or some other place on the internet where they can be viewed) pictures has always been impeccable. The pictures I take are usually available for viewing on the internet within 24-48 hours from when they are taken. Given this track record, I can understand why my mom would be quite antsy when the pictures are nowhere to be found six days after the event. But, I figured, that’s just mom. When dad finally asks about the pictures on their tag-board, I knew there was something seriously wrong with me.
The pictures are now available , by the way — minus all of the unflattering pictures of me that were taken by Brian naturally. Speaking of which, I don’t think I ever shared the Christmas photos so before I forget completely they are available here. Anyway, I know it’s late and I know that I have expressed a deep loathing for “stale” pictures but, hey, it’s still January (some people haven’t even taken down their Christmas trees, lights and other decorations) so get off my back already! Kidding aside, I have not been myself lately and I feel as though I owe the rest of the world (perhaps not the entire world, just my corner of the blogging community) and, most of all, my parents an explanation.
(1) I have been sick and haven’t felt like doing much of anything (this includes blogging) lately. Just ask Brian! I have been remiss even in my wifely duties. This has been remedied though but I shall spare you from the gory details as I’m afraid I have shared way too much information as it is. I don’t feel quite 100% yet but I’m getting there. I’ve just been so unbelievably sluggish lately. I mean, would you believe I turned down the rare opportunity to eat munggo at mom and dad’s on Saturday? This isn’t sarcasm mind you, I really like eating that stuff (who am I kidding I like eating everything, that’s my biggest problem).. I seriously must not have been feeling well because, if not, I need my head examined.
(2) Brian and I have been preoccupied with Ratchet and Clank 2: Going Commando, a PS2 video game that I got him for Christmas. I think it’s one of the best games of 2003. I mean, with all of the violent crap (trust me, Brian owns most of them) that they are coming out with these days, it’s hard to find a good, clean, fun video game. RC2 delivers all the way. Remember how obsessed we were over the original Ratchet and Clank game? RC2 is ten times better! But don’t worry (with my awesome coaching abilities) Brian finished the game last night so I can’t use it as an excuse (for not blogging) anymore. We get so wrapped up in it, you’d think it was an olympic sport or something. But you know what they say, “the couple that plays together, stays together.” Honestly though, I’m stuck watching and coaching Brian as he plays because it’s a single-player game and he is such a game hog!
(3) For a while there I was totally wrapped up in Friendster and SFACS BATCH ’94 Yahoo! group.. Now it’s less of the latter and more of the former. Mhyke just promoted me to moderator (yay for me) so I’m doing my best to be active in all of the goings on in the group. That and I’ve noticed I’m spending more and more time on Yahoo! Messenger chatting with my old schoolmates. And, as everyone knows all too well, when you start chatting time just flies by so you don’t really get much of anything done.
I guess that pretty much explains where I have been the last couple of weeks. I’m still here, just not blogging as much. I will try to but, with the semester about the start again, I can’t make any promises.
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Bowling on the 3650
Posted on December 20, 2003 by Ching under Games, Toys.
On the way home Brian was telling me about this bowling game in his 3650. He was bragging about his 204 high game and his 533 high series. As you know, I’m a much better bowler than he is in real life so I felt very confident that beating his high scores would be a piece of cake.
He gives me a run-down of the controls and I play the game all the way hom. He’s only more than happy to let me play because this gets me out of his hair as I have this tendency to supervise as he drives which, it turns out, is very annoying to men and Brian is no exception.
It takes me a couple of games (not frames, mind you — there are ten frames to a game, and it took me two games) to get the hang of the limited controls. Once you get the hang of it, though, it’s not too bad. Nothing like real life, but not too bad considering it lets you move the ball from the left to right, adjust the speed/strength of your throw, set the aim and put a spin or hook before you throw. The challenging part is that all of this is donen through one button. LOL! It’s not that bad really.
Anyway, we get to the house and I still haven’t beaten his score. He’s laughing at my persistence and egging me on by saying I should just give up because I will never beat his scores. To add insult to injury, the phone beeps “low bat” on me. If you think this is the end of it, think again. It takes more than this to stop a determined person such as myself.
I get home, plug the phone in and continue playing. An hour later, sweaty palms and everything, I’m still playing. A lesser person would’ve given up long ago. But no, not I. I finally bowled a 226 toppling his puny 203 game. Thank God for it too because my thumb was getting really tired and my back was starting to ache for being hunched over for so long.
“You’ve yet to beat my high series!”
“I bowled a 226 game! Beating your 533 high series, should be chicken feed.”
I play a couple of games to no avail. I tell him, calculate the average per game for a 533 series so I at least know what I’m shooting for. He does and it’s a meager 177. This boosts my confidence and sure enough within ten minutes I produced a 535 series. It’s only two pins more than his high series score but it’s good enough for me. I can rest now.
I suppose you could glean from what you have just read that stubborness runs in our family also, but there are more positive qualities at work here; like perseverance and determination and hard work.. Â Man, I really need a life!
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Donna’s Birthday
Posted on September 14, 2003 by Ching under Family, Games.
My apologies for not having had any recent updates to Golden Sushi, The Repository, Just Some Pics Fotolog and all the other sites that I maintain. I’ve been way behind in posting pictures here too. It’s been really difficult lately, with work and school and sleep consuming every bit of time I have. I haven’t even had a chance to log in some hours on UB and spend some quality time playing Rise of Nations, my new favorite pc game. I’m so behind, that I just now noticed some neat new Blogger features. You now have the ability to upload files and change the date/time stamp on messages. Both features were not available before. Anyway, enough about how behind I am.. Here are some pictures from Donna’s birthday brunch at Legend (this is the second year in a row that we’ve celebrated her birthday there), located inside the Airport Hilton. The event was last Sunday, September 7, although her birthday is actually on September 9. Yes, I know. I’m behind! No need to remind me!
P.S. On the upside, I’ve been doing a really great job of remembering to leave my webcam on 24-hours a day. So even though nothing else is getting updated, you can pretty much rely on a fresh camgrab.
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