4 posts tagged “gaming”
... Or what is left of it.
Right now, I'm sitting in the school library while waiting for the girlfriend to finish with her research meeting. Realised that I haven't blogged for a damn long while over here and here I am.
Just before this, I was reading GURPS Mysteries, which I happily printed from PDF in the library (saves me so much cost as compared to the paid version.) Yes - Pirate. I know. What really caught my eye was that the writer of the sourcebook actually worked as a criminal defense attorney before she entered into the gaming industry. I mean, how cool is that, to write an RPG book on the sideline based on something that you have passion and the knowledge for? I wish I could do something like that.
Being in Singapore, the big issue has always been the conflict between passion and stablity. It's one of those long standing debates that Andy and I have spent countless hours talking about during our meetups. So I guess it dawned upon me that I should really aim to focus on what I am interested in. The rest will fall into place. I love linguistics, and I intend to dabble in it for a long while, hopefully forever. Who knows - maybe one day I will be writing a book for GURPS - Languages.
Welcome to my geek world.
Fantastic game, with the whole dark and gritty feel of the war. The minute the first scenario started, I realised that I had to storm the beach of Normandy, a scenario Andy and myself knew only too well from our Memoir '44 games. True enough, the bloodbath happened, although I made it up the banks to complete the mission.
Good shit
Hoho. Tried mongolian steamboat today, and loved it. Stella probably won't take too nicely with the mutton (right, dear?), so I guess if I do take her there she'll have to try the beef, pork or chicken. The soup base was fantastic.
Andy's leaving next tuesday for China, and then a couple of other countries in the region for his video shoots. Interesting job I must say. It seems like all the gamer friends I do know are flying here and there around the world while I'm stuck in sunny Singapore.
Two babies actually. One's a table for my roleplaying and boardgaming purposes. Got it for 80 bucks after going to a couple of shops. Quite a good deal imho, and I think it'll show a good deal of usage in the next few years to come.
The other will be a new desktop which I've tasked Jer to help me out with (thanks Jer!). It's scary just depending on the ibook. Despite all the shit about how Apple is 'crash-proof' and all that (which I agree with wholeheartedly), it just takes one crash to leave me stranded without a work platform. I therefore need to have another one just in case.
