A National Service First

You buzz-shave your head in preparation for National Service. Check

You brought enough underwear to last you the week in National Service. Check

You've mentally prepared yourself for 3 months of being away from home. Check

You've said your goodbyes to heated showers and a comfortable bed. Check

You've said goodbye to the life you're about to leave behind for 3 months. Check

You're looking forward to experience military life. Check

You've double-checked all the necessities you need to bring to National Service. Check

You've arrived at the pick-up point at the stadium on the day itself. Check.

You're about to hand over the bus ticket to board the bus. Check

The authority refers me to the Secretariat after seeing my medical reports. Check

The camp commander looks at your medical report and says, "I won't accept you. You are hereby rejected from the camp. Now go home! No need report for National Service".

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WHAT THE HECK????

Lol. And thus was the tale of a guy named Nathaniel Sia who reported himself in for National Service only to be rejected instead by the big bad bear named Lieutenant Colonel Rahamen.

XD XD XD XD

Not too sure I should be happy or sad. Most parts happy but a little sad cuz' I was already looking forward to go.

So, I've got three whole months ahead of me doing nothing. Anyone can recommend a part-time job somewhere or if anyone is hiring?

P.S: Those that want to see me bald, you're in luck!

LAN Parties are AWESOME!!!!

Just to clear any doubts off those technophobic readers of mine (lol, Luddites!), LAN stands for Local Area Network. Basically, in layman's terms, it's a series of PC's linked up to one network. Correct me if I'm wrong yar~

Anyhoo, just a week ago, I brought my PC over to Bryan Kho's house (BK for short) for a little LAN party/sleepover together with him and his brother. With the release of so many hotly-anticipated games over the holidays, naturally, gamers like him and I planned a little LAN party for us all to enjoy.


So, we ARE NOT, I repeat, ARE NOT, having a LAN exclusively for DOTA. That would be soooooo lame. Before you guys come over here and murder me, please kindly read on.

With bajillions of new games out there, most Kuching-nites are only interested in one game, Dota. Not too sure why la. Hence, Dota players, take no offence reading this yarr. The game ain't lame. It's just lame dat ur all still playing only one game when there's so many out there. Don't you feel like your missing out?

Among the games that we were eager to try out were of course:

Left 4 Dead (the hottest online co-op game EVAR!)


Grand Theft Auto IV (hurray! Now you can commit crimes without the guilt!)


Gears of War (wanted to finish up co-op nia)


Call of Duty: World At War (It's World War II! Bring friends~)


Ehem, my main focus here will be, of course, Left 4 Dead. Arguably the best online co-op game to hit the shelves, it deserves an exclusive review~~

Left 4 Dead. It's the zombie apocalypse. And a good thing too. Left 4 Dead places you in the shoes of one of four survivors caught in a god-forsaken city where zombies (The Infected) roam free.

Zombies: Check. Eerie setting: Check. Happy thoughts: Yeah right.

Your objective in all four available campaigns is to survive as you make your way to the designated rescue points. However, your chances of making it out alive are greatly hampered by the many shitloads of zombies that lie between point A and point B.

With a variety of locales to play from, Left 4 Dead makes for a unique experience as each zombie spawn points as well as weapon pick-ups are random thanks to the AI director. Therefore, although you'll be playing the same four campaigns over and over, the AI director makes each playthrough a different experience altogether.



These ain't your ordinary, run-of-the-mill zombies that lethargically lumber towards their prey. Instead, you have those that can friggin' RUN. And they usually bring friends too, so, more often than not, you'll be left fighting off hordes of them at the worst of times.



And to add insult to injury, there are these Special Infected too that are thrown into the mix. Hunters stalk their prey and pounce on you before clawing your guts out. Smokers pull Survivors long distances with their uberly long tongues. Boomers vomit bile onto you, clouding your vision and attracting hordes of Common Infected. Worst of all, are the Tanks; giant meatballs that dish out massive damage and a shitload of bullets to kill.

Zombie, meet Shotgun. Shotgun, meet zombie~

Never before has a game blended teamwork and communication so well until Left 4 Dead hit the shelves. Covering each other's backs is what Left 4 Dead is all about. Let a Survivor wander off alone, and chances for survival will greatly diminish.

Healing, shooting and distributing health supplies to wounded team-mates are vital in your on-going quest for survival. Action is intense as there is most probably only time for split-second decisions that can differentiate life or death. Difficulty level is also ramped up depending on the survivors' condition, all thanks to the AI director.

Survivors that are faring well will find fewer health pick-ups and the spawning of multiple hordes of Infected become more apparent. Those down on their last few legs will expect to run into less resistance and come across more health and power-ups.


Instances like saving a team-mate from the clutches of the Special Infected, reviving a downed character and healing them as well as switching strategy on the fly to tackle the oncoming hordes of zombies all makes for a truly, rewarding and intense co-op experience unlike no other.

Hence, communication here is vital, especially during the grand finales in each campaign where waves after waves of zombies endlessly flood towards you whilst you wait for your rescue. After each campaign is completed, you are rewarded to a cheeky, movie-esque credits sequence that detail your gameplay stats.

However, this game is best played with friends. Sure, you can take on each campaign with an AI-controlled partner but you'll lack that sense of interaction when played with friends. When having friends as your team-mates, you'll have that sense of urgency to look out for them as well as a feeling of improvisation and strategizing to get out alive.

Haha, take it from me and Bryan Kho. The whole night of our LAN party, we were hollering and yelling over the gun-fires and zombie howls, barking orders to each other, pointing out health, explosives supplies and the location of the Tanks.

And that concludes the review. Back on track, we'd also finished up co-op for Gears of War before heading over to Reening's place for a little Gears of War 2 action. Thanks, dude! We really owe ya one!




And what can I say, Gears 2 is every bit as awesome as how its predecessor is. Blood, guts, guns, and gore....ohhh add in super-uber testosterone action basically sums up Gears 2.

A little Grand Theft Auto IV multiplayer was also played and boy, was it a side-splitting experience. Can you imagine, soccer moms as hired contract killers? Cold-blooded mafiasos hitching a ride on a broken-down scooter, mowing down random pedestrians? If it's one thing Grand Theft Auto IV that did right, it was the multiplayer action, no doubt.

And that concludes this final post before I head on out to National Service. Expect this to be the last update before this blog undergoes a three-month long hiatus.

Till then, cheerio and game on!

I'm Popular!! Nah, not really......

Just yesterday, I went over to the RTM radio station for a live broadcast on DJ Jennifer Lau's Red FM radio show!

It was awesome, I tell ya! Courtesy of best buddy, Derrick of course.

*No pictures arrr. Just so happened that my brain had diarrhoea and I completely forgot to bring my camera. Arghh! Now my brain constipated liaw with all the frustration and rage. XD*

This was not really something new to me though, Derrick had invited me several times already to the RTM radio station for several Christmas and Chinese New Year jingles. Still, words fail to describe how awesome it was!

Joining me was several returning faces like Rick and Ralph. Joshua, Melvin and John Paul; the noobs also joined in on the fun. XD XD

Derrick made an awesome co-anchor to temporarily replace DJ Jennifer Lau. Several questions were asked here and there and POOF! We're done! Walao eh, 45 minutes of live broadcasting just went up and away liddat ar!

So, yeah, it was awesome.

Just thought it was something I need to get off my chest and also, wanna update this blog a bit mar....

Anyhoo, please excuse me while I go scare myself shitless playing Dead Space. Cheerio!

Jealousy. Makes. Me. Wanna. Eat. Cake

Like, oh my gosh, why is everybody making me so kek tiok that Gears of War 2 is not out for the PC?



And like, why didn't I just get off my lazy ass and earn money to afford an Xbox 360?

Effin' Cliff Blezinsky.

May you eat unsalted pickles for every hamburger you take a bite into.

Ignore the rambling please and thank you~~

As an added side note, Call of Duty: World at War


and Far Cry 2 was UBERLY AWESOME!!!!


Can't wait to sink my teeth into Dead Space, Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead.

Freedom. Is. AWESOME

Ehem. I know it's a little too late to be declaring this but WOOHOO!!!!

SPM's finally over!!!!! Bluek XD XD

So, why am I not updating this blog of mine? You see, I've been giving my much-neglected computer some tender loving care of mine. Now now, don't ask questions you don't want the answers to.

Anyhoo, us 5A-ians threw a farewell party a day after the EST papers (last paper marr...but not for me. Curse you all, Prinsip Perakaunan!!! I say, let the heavens above SMITE you with their mighty wrath!)

Venue: you guessed it.....Hartz Chicken. Where else la, duh?


The whole idea thing was of course, courtesy of Jeremy Lim's uber-awesome brainwave and it was us little minions of his that helped organize it. Reception was fantastic. The whole class practically turned up.

Eager diners waiting to pounce on the buffet table. AND gain 5 kilos in the process

Lo and behold, the mighty doors of Hartz Chicken swung open and ushered us all in. First stop, buffet table (duh, there's a reason why it's called Hartz Chicken Buffet, ya know XD)

Oh food! Mighty glorious food! Nom nom nom nom~~~

Tried telling Pei Yin to watch what she eats, but no....... She goes like, "Like, let's not listen to the health-conscious guy and binge AND then throw up later on cuz' it's so totally hot." Lol, just joking but seriously, the binging part was true.

I thought the pic below was cute. Lol, poor Yvonne lining up for chicken wings behind the carnivorous, meat-craving guys.

Chicken wings fat goes where? Them BOOTIES of course!!

Once everybody settled down and got munchin, things quieted down a bit. But as they say, it's the calm before the storm.

Soon after, everybody was all full and then, all hell broke loose. In the form of cam-whores, of course.

Before we delve deeper, allow me to introduce several key figures that our class all knows and loves.

Akasyah and Aneesah. Gals with spunk and attitude. Also voted most likely to first appear in a bootylicious hip-hop music video coming to you real soon.

Akasyah (left) and Aneesah (right)

Then there's of course, the iconic "V for Peace" figure that every class ought to have. Wendy Chan was undeniably the person that fit those shoes. Unfortunately, she couldn't make it. So, treat yourselves to some random substitute for her.

Melvin Yeo; our class's pretty boy

Not forgetting the "Fire and Ice" duo that every class is well-known for, are Rachel and Carrie. Rachel's the calm, cool and collected one. Carrie is instead the high-spirited, fiery and hot-headed one.

Rachel (left) and Carrie (right, who is ironically eating ice-cream XD)

Then, you have those pairings that are simply just eccentric and weird. Eccentric is epitomized by Eunice (right); who has a time-lag before laughing at a funny joke. Weird is represented by Yvonne (left); a master of one-liners and impersonations.

Eunice: Eh, it's spelt E-U-N-I-C-E ar.....Must remember!!
Yvonne: Uhh, you lost me at 'E'..
Eunice: Haiya, cannot spell what for sign autographs for me!
Yvonne: Eh, you forgot ar? Famous people are usually-
Eunice: Oh yar hor!! They all dumb dumb wan....(short pause)
Both: (giggles like rabbits on crack)

Behind every good class, there must always be a good treasurer a.k.a along. And that's why Joan and Pei Yin are here to do the dirty work! These two know their money better than their own names. XD XD

Money money money~~~~~~~~

Group photos ahead!!!

I look like David Archuleta in this pic~~

You'd think with girls outnumbering us guys 3 to 1 in the class, I grabbed a few pics with the last remaining testosterone-raging guys in the class.

Guess what, you were right!

From left to right: Ambrose, Dennis, Bernard, William and Me
Sitting down: The uber-awesomely, super-kawaii Wei Yei

Me with the frat boys

Here's another example of why Eunice's flies south when it ain't winter, if you know what I mean. *wink wink* *nudge nudge*

Eunice no likey guys that are better-looking than her

We endorse Barrack Obama and Hartz Chicken to be the next President of the United States!

And amongst all the havoc....we apparently had a killer on the loose. Poor Ernest. Anybody willing to donate an extra kidney, liver and heart to the poor guy?

*insert cliche horror movies one-liners like, "Look out! Behind you!"*

Not to forget! I grabbed a pic with the leading lady of that night. Our very own Angelina Jolie-esque, sizzling hot Angeline!

Damn, the guy that she's gonna wind up with next time is one lucky bas****! So, word of advice, you'd better treat her right cuz' I know where u live. That's right! You who is reading this post right now! Treat her right!

She's smokin' hot in that dress!

Pic below is a reminder of the ill-fated quartet that still has to sit for their Prinsip Perakaunan test in the next 3 days. Oh, cursed fate!!! Why?????

The last remnants.....

Urgent news: *we are sorry to inform you that the blogger has suffered from a slight case of diva moment-ism and he will resume posting immediately or after he finishes crying. Whichever comes first*

Ehem, as I was saying.....more group pics!


And as a special request to a certain friend, I've decided to put up a little advertising for the business that he's about to take over one day. So remember, if you ever desire toilet wares or just a comfortable toilet bowl for your butt-cheeks to call home, United Fusion is the place to be!

If you're shopping with a mission, look no further than United Fusion! XD XD

Me with the proud heir to United Fusion

As the saying goes, "All good things must come to an end," and this was indeed the penultimate end to my secondary school life. Man, am I going to miss those good times I had with my friends back in Form 1 till Form 5.

Oh well, for every end, there must be a new beginning. This is one chapter of my life that has now ended and I happily look forward to beginning a new one in this much-cherished book of mine that I call "My Life".

I pray with all my heart that my friends will find success in life and hopefully we will cross paths again wherever fate might take us. Till then,

Farewell!

*To end the night off with a happy note, I didn't go home empty. No siree, I definitely didn't go home empty, if you know what i mean. Hee hee =D