Things that wasted my time...well, not really. :)
Alas! My First Blog Update! Woohoo!
Why was I able to?
'Cause I have nothing else to do...Simple reason huh?
Anyway, I opened my pc and was wondering what the heck would I do...surf the net...open my Friendster account...download the latest episodes of Deathnote, Naruto, or Bleach...worst, check my office email, and continue coding my unfinished program (good thing I was able to control myself...lol).
Out-of-nowhere, Ragnarok Online came to my mind. Now, I know what to do...
Check the latest online games available today. Then it came to me, why not update my blog with the things I like doing before? And so, here it goes...
Way back when I was in my junior years in college when I started playing Ragnarok. The addiction...yes...the addiction...I remember those days when I'd rather play than to sleep early, or eat more. That was Bonok's, Ernie's and Bening's fault. At first, I was not interested in the game, I was fighting the urge of getting my hands to that free installer. But unfortunately, I failed. I said to myself that I'll try the free 3 days of the game, and then stop. But, failed...again.
Check this image on the left...See all that Ragnarok related stuff? Those ain't free! (poster and cd's aside...Ü). It cost me thousands, though, I just realized that after quitting.
The one with the blue bar is my character (image below), known as the Priest. He was at level 96 then (3 levels to go)...imagine that...that was hard for a DIAL-UP user who have several characters in two accounts (bitter...lol). Moving on...
I quit playing when I started working in my first and current job. Basically for the reason that I go home late and tired.
Thus, so long Ragnarok.
Oh! Before Ragnarok took all my time and money, there is this thing called "Magic: The Gathering".
Basically, it made me a bum. See the image below? Yes, I still have those cards. I had those since I was in my junior year, this time in High School. I was a little bit obsessed with the game, so, the tendency was I'll buy a complete set known as "Deck" and those seperate cards, known as "Booster Packs", where you take your chance hoping to get a rare card. The thing about me buying those booster packs...I suck. I always end up feeling sorry for my money, but still, I continued buying them. Who knows I might hit a jackpot! I was like a common Pinoy who lines up to buy lotto tickets hoping to hit a major prize. But just like the most of them, it always ended the day with a frown. :(
Next up, console and PC games.
See this image? I bet you know what these are.
The PS2 and PSP. Amen.
Since I was a kid, I am very fond of playing video games. Way back when I still didn't have my own pc to play Keen or Doom 1 and invaded my friend's house just to play for a couple of minutes. Happy and satisfied. Then, PS1 emerged, but still I was not able to own one. So, I once again invaded another friend's house to play. Now, that I have my work, I was able to buy own stuff, and I'm proud of it. Just don't mention to me that PS3, WII, and XBOX 360 exists. ;)
These are/were just some of my simple but, a little bit, expensive hobbies. I just tried to convince myself that every peso that I spent was all worth it.
I'm convinced.
As one ad goes:
Satisfaction. Priceless. :)
** I only used my phone's cam to take the images. So, they are not of good quality.
'Cause I have nothing else to do...Simple reason huh?
Anyway, I opened my pc and was wondering what the heck would I do...surf the net...open my Friendster account...download the latest episodes of Deathnote, Naruto, or Bleach...worst, check my office email, and continue coding my unfinished program (good thing I was able to control myself...lol).
Out-of-nowhere, Ragnarok Online came to my mind. Now, I know what to do...
Check the latest online games available today. Then it came to me, why not update my blog with the things I like doing before? And so, here it goes...
Way back when I was in my junior years in college when I started playing Ragnarok. The addiction...yes...the addiction...I remember those days when I'd rather play than to sleep early, or eat more. That was Bonok's, Ernie's and Bening's fault. At first, I was not interested in the game, I was fighting the urge of getting my hands to that free installer. But unfortunately, I failed. I said to myself that I'll try the free 3 days of the game, and then stop. But, failed...again.
Check this image on the left...See all that Ragnarok related stuff? Those ain't free! (poster and cd's aside...Ü). It cost me thousands, though, I just realized that after quitting.The one with the blue bar is my character (image below), known as the Priest. He was at level 96 then (3 levels to go)...imagine that...that was hard for a DIAL-UP user who have several characters in two accounts (bitter...lol). Moving on...
I quit playing when I started working in my first and current job. Basically for the reason that I go home late and tired.Thus, so long Ragnarok.
Oh! Before Ragnarok took all my time and money, there is this thing called "Magic: The Gathering".
Basically, it made me a bum. See the image below? Yes, I still have those cards. I had those since I was in my junior year, this time in High School. I was a little bit obsessed with the game, so, the tendency was I'll buy a complete set known as "Deck" and those seperate cards, known as "Booster Packs", where you take your chance hoping to get a rare card. The thing about me buying those booster packs...I suck. I always end up feeling sorry for my money, but still, I continued buying them. Who knows I might hit a jackpot! I was like a common Pinoy who lines up to buy lotto tickets hoping to hit a major prize. But just like the most of them, it always ended the day with a frown. :(Next up, console and PC games.
See this image? I bet you know what these are.The PS2 and PSP. Amen.
Since I was a kid, I am very fond of playing video games. Way back when I still didn't have my own pc to play Keen or Doom 1 and invaded my friend's house just to play for a couple of minutes. Happy and satisfied. Then, PS1 emerged, but still I was not able to own one. So, I once again invaded another friend's house to play. Now, that I have my work, I was able to buy own stuff, and I'm proud of it. Just don't mention to me that PS3, WII, and XBOX 360 exists. ;)
These are/were just some of my simple but, a little bit, expensive hobbies. I just tried to convince myself that every peso that I spent was all worth it.
I'm convinced.
As one ad goes:
Satisfaction. Priceless. :)
** I only used my phone's cam to take the images. So, they are not of good quality.
1 comment:
hehehe may pasok ako nun eh... kelan ba ulet yun... friday diba yun.. san ba pag may changes sa sked ko, baka makasama ako. sino sino ba ang mga kasama...?
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