ManMeng's Lifepad

The Gaming of Doom

Alrite, this is just probably another rant you’ll see from me regarding the issues on PC gaming. Why? Because it’s a neverending cycle it seems. Newer technology, newer Directx, new graphic card, that leads to new cpu, new monitor, new ram, new mother…fucker…

I’m pissed not because I’m just a whiner, but I couldn’t just look and accept the fact a piece of plastic costs R.M. 2,500 for gods mother sake to play computer game that ought to give you BSOD at any time. I mean, you can see that everything seems to go down the drain where you can’t see any innovative game that makes you go wow omg. But instead, well, for the price you pay for an original game does not justify for its quality.

See the point?

It’s all set back to the point where it’s not about good game-play anymore but to brag about how an engine can perform to simulate physics, I guess this good old custom starts strongly from around the HL2′s era, well, that’s what I think. I was strucked and had this strong to post and whine about this when I heard there’s rumour circulating about possible announcement of Starcraft. Well, I’m not sure if I should be happy or sad, since there are still more than half of the starcraft lover wouldn’t want the legend to be spoiled by a lame sequel. I mean, is there any game that carries the name that people remember for more than 10 years? Starcraft is here to come. Do not count Warcraft since it’s already on its third instalment. Half Life you say? They barely made it. Though I thought they would took away the long lasting fame that starcraft had for so long.

It’s dying away so badly I can see. Looking at how it seems, the heat is not at hot like how Half Life did previously where mods surfacing like mad cow diseases with no end, continuously creating more legends of FPS games like CS, DoD and more which most of them end up as a standalone game, opened a whole lot of possibility and chances to small game makers. Far Cry since then, took the cake from HL2, and Source Engine…what?

Besides of Crysis taking up the hype for next-gen pc gaming, I couldn’t any other game that could catch up with the wind. Or is there any? C&C which is pretty much screwed up after Westwood are ruined down the drain. And that’s a good reason why Starcraft is still inside the list of WCG tournaments. Need For Speed? It has always been arcadish, so there’s not much to be discussed. Even without any reason, DotA which has always been the most over-played game today in PC gaming are chosen not because of it’s graphic but the idea of the gameplay behind which has constantly evolving. From a map up to a level which is to be used for tournaments.

I’m not sure if these game makers really get what we really want. Or just want to squeeze out more cash from us. Online game has its own piece of fantasy world, that just seems to evolve on its on world. Doesn’t fit me in. Still the same, slash slash slash level level level buy card buy card buy card farm item item item item and bot bot bot bot.

I guess I hated the fact when I knew this is all screwed up by the Steam which ruined most of the experience that you won’t see as much of servers surfacing like how it did last time. I mean, for anti piracy’s sake, it’s understandable, but being ignorant towards how much hassle a game lover has to go through playing a game, logging in and out a retarded system, it’s stupid. Looking at all the fact that when I mean there’s no innovative game for PCs besides bragging for faster and bigger resolution game, AA, AF, i mean, fuck this. If there’s anyone to care to pay for R.M. 10,000 for a machine that would last for only like, what? 2 month? And then they announce that, “oh, sorry, we’re announcing our latest ground breaking technology which will be some omgbbqlolwtf–ZTX form factor” and all of your hardware you bought will be obsolete realizing that all the while the technology they’re researching on are on the wrong side.

Talking about white mice experiment, who’s to blame?

The trend’s changing, more and more gamer are shifting back to consoles which they hope that the good hard earned money spent will last them for another 5 years like how Sony did for their previous 2 consoles the psone and ps2.

Gaming in PC? Tell me, how many time in your life as an average joe, which always hope to play the latest omglolwtf game without a lag and random restarts? With hoping so much that you at least would run probably Crysis in the next half year. You’re looking at games like, build build build destroy destroy destroy, yay win. level level level level kill kill kill item item item yay win. shoot die shoot die shoot die. What else?!

It’s connectivity that counts at this time. Wii comes out as innovative like no one else, but the hype soon dies off sooner than everyone had thought. A sad cause, but I guess gamer still wants a piece of an online gaming feature. 360? It’s bang for the buck now, but the reasons been holding me from purchasing is the replay value since of some many weird problem plaguing the console itself.

It’s not a privilege to play games anymore, it’s a stress. I’ve lost faith in gaming. Till then.

In search for the perfect host

Look at NoUptime if you want to have an idea at the worst host ever?

Past, Present…Fu…what?

Been so long since I’ve get to rant and whine back here. People even asking me if i’m still alive, literally. But well, I mean, life has gone pretty down the drain for me lately,  doesn’t seem like everything has been motivating i think, mentally. Physically I still have to do what I needed to do. What is left the strength to drain from me.

Watched a lot of movies and tv shows lately, weird that i can be such a movie junkie lol.

Oh which one got me hooked? HEROES. Watch it if you’re still a human, lol, joking, well, it’s a good watch if you like sci-fi with a twist of humanity. Prison Breaks starts for me after I’m done with my projects, literally. Been so overwashed throughout the start of the year, wondering what is the thing that made me so tired.

Sneak Preview

A look at the behind-the-scene ranting.

Everyone was…inside.

And some felt bored. Lol. Anyway, this project should be done by this month, or die. Good luck to me and everyone else that is involved.

Looking at the otherside of life.

Interesting combination of food that doesn’t really makes sense to me.

COLTH :s

IKANO super-POWER centre

After few years of searching, realized that FRIENDSTER cafe is located on the otehr half of the earth, not in Hartamas, that’s to lame.

Sunny darky day, but recently, even on 8PM, you will still see the skies as bright as noon.

In search for the perfect MAC…service.

An evitable journey afterall.

Down to Damansara Plaza

Which looks much so like alien of a place to me. Everyone’s not working onSaturday, but hell, I still go there. For the fun of it.

And the big brother Dentsu is located here. Hmmm…

Found them, no ones home. No one’s listening to me. No one’s there for me. And yet my macbook are still intentionally scratched. That’s so…incivilized.

While walking back home, peeking through the window…

Dentsu is such a big company it seems.

Chap Goh Mei / White Valentine

And that’s how part of the Chinese in this globe calles it, I have no idea why, but on the last very day of Chinese New Year (15th day of the celebration), everyone will have to gather as a big family for a reunion dinner again. Well, for the elders, it really does mean a lot to them than money. For me at least, I can see it meant a lot for my parents on that very day this year.

Of course on the other side there are a lot of grandfather story behind this very interesting day. One of it is where singles will go out near the river to search for the other singles. You see, BUAYA in the river. Then what happens? People (females) will usually take oranges and write their name/phone on it dump it into the river, normally shore nearby port. And the guys, i mean, desperate ones, will look for it in the middle of the night. Lol, that must be crazy you say, but I guess that’s what happened when we does not have Email or SMS in the old days.

Now let’s come back to the main topic of the day.

As you can see from the screens, there will be a round table (usually) where most of the family members will have their reunion dinner, served with massive porks, and porks. There is one small short ceremony where Chinese on every part of this world will celebrate is the ‘Human Day’ on the 6th day of the Chinese New Year. And it’s believed on that day itself, all humans are borned into this very earth. So to accomodate that, people will usually gets a package of ‘Yu Shang’, which literally translates to Raw Fish that does not makes any sense for you, but it is actually a symbolism of prosperity , health, wealth, and luck. The usual stuff you see nowadays are actually edible but not that healthy i guess lol, a lot of junks will be mixed with oils to be then ‘mixed’ manually by people surrounding the pot of Raw Fish.

Trying the untried

Well, curiousity kills, and that kills your money even more. Being internationally imported this to our shore, this tastes…different. But it will be bestserved cold, I froze few of them, and it tasted better than I first ate it. RM3 each. :O

Looking at something different

Creative advertising, i mean, guerilla advertising.

And also, some sneak preview of one article on Coke.    Stay tuned.

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This is malaysia.

Does it reminds you of any London-ish place? But by the way, the picture on the right might look good as it is, but the river smells like a dead shit. Seriously.

zzz…

What do you know?



An exhibition that will be running for a total of 2 weeks.

Packets.

This is Malaysia. Total awesomeness of traffic jams

And I never had an idea why the hell there is so many people here during the weekend.

This is…living.

This is the new… thing.

Undressing it makes me feel ashamed of the other displays out there.

And indeed, widescreen DOES makes a difference.

God.

I feel so next-gen.

WTF

wtf is this kind of ad?

Has the world gone so low?!

Just want to whine

Where the FUCK is my MACBOOK!?