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Skyrim Vs Fallout: Las Vegas

2012-01-25T19:26:00.003+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Had my chance to play both RPG recently... While I onli 1/2 thru in Fallout: Las Vegas, here my potshot on both games.

Excellent RPG both... But if I had to pick, common... Sexbot, The F word, Ghoul, Rangers, Paladin, Soldiers, Legions, Guns and Lasers, Super Mutant, Las Vegas... Bring it on, Fallout: Las Vegas.

A rough comparison on both games... Both games has a huge world map... It really feels like your transported into another island or world. Skyrim has I feel the bigger world map, it feels the size of Selangor. However this does raises one problem, too much empty figures. Not everything has a quest or etc, hence these houses, statues, NPCs, etc are just there to make up this virtual reality world. While I feel in terms of interaction, Skyrim has more things to interact with, but in terms of quality Fallout has more interesting interaction.

Skyrim uses Radiant AI to try to make their NPC more "alive". NPC in Skyrim not just stand fixed at one spot... They will move around, they will eat, sleep, drink, hunt, etc... More "alive" but still fails to simulate as if these NPC are real peoples. Fallout however takes a slightly different approach to make the NPC "alive". Fallout NPC has way less AI, usually limited to stand at spot X and when night, go bed to sleep. Fallout however tries to bring these NPC to life with better voice acting variation, unique model face and creative dialog script. A problem in Skyrim is alot of NPC reuse the god damn same face model! I can't really recognize who da f*ck is who due to this. The usage of voice elements like slang and tone, can really give a feel that your really talking to a life person. Hence the f*cking reuse of voice for the NPCs, reminds you that you really playing a game.

As for quests, both games are after all RPG and suffers from "Go A, Go B, Go C" feel. However it's the cover story which hides this issue. Skyrim quests are perhaps abit boring in my opinion... Too serious perhaps? Fallout quest story however has a touch of sarcastic humor which leads to a better gaming experience. For instance there's a quest in Fallout which requires you to pimp for 3 exotic prostitutes. A cowgal ghoul, a suave man that can provide a "boyfriend" experience and a sexbot!? Imagine getting rob by 3 grannys wielding "baking bat" dressed in a summer dress... A nutcase Caesar wannabe that after killing his foes, booby traps the place so "someone" (which is you) gets a nasty surprise when one loots the death body.

As for combat, Skyrim 3D approach still SUX... Fallout is 3D but adds VATS elements into the fray... Still sux however, sux less onli... Inventory however is overload for both games. Skyrim continues it's tradition that everything (almost) is an item practice. From books, bread, barrel, plates, spoon... F*CK! Fallout however has less of this crap. However after playing for a while, the inventory management tend to be a very tedious task. Quest items mixed with your weopon, armour, etc and throw in the loot items... My philosophy in inventory management is if you're not using it just sell it away.

Besides combat, there is also sub skills in both games. You can in simple layman language "create item". Skyrim wins in tis aspect as you can create potions, enchant item, up weapon and armour, cook new items, etc... The combination is pretty huge, as you can really create a unique weapon or armor. In Fallout however, items tend to stick to a template item. You can add some customize, but it's rather limited in my opinion as these customization items are rare and expensive to purchase.

As for gameplay feel, Skyrim is the ancient knight and mage feel while Fallout is more post apocalypses modern highwayman feel. Overall, I based my verdict on the simple fact, I had more memorable moments in Fallout compared to Skyrim. I mean, getting f*cked by a sexbot really makes you LOLed...

Relationship Status: It's Complicated

2012-01-17T01:47:00.004+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Watched alot of nice mobies lately... Tis is a great local one I just watched....

Acting was acceptable, theme interesting and script awesome....

"When historians of the future look back at the 21st century there's no doubt in my mind that social networking will be one of those great inventions that they will claim changed the landscape of civilization. They will look at viral marketing and say how it changed the landscape of advertising. They will look at Obama and talk about how it won an election. They'll look at Egypt and comment how it overthrew a government. The act of sharing information on facebook & twitter has changed the way we communicate with each other. And by doing so, it changed the way we form relationship with one another as well as how we react when those relationship dissolve. Take the relationship status in facebook for example, we can tell the entire world whether or not we're single, in a relationship, engaged, married, divorce, widow or whatever we want. We can even tell the world it's complicated... But here's my question, isn't every relationship complicated?" - David, Relationship Status

Tis is awesome writing in my book... Anyway, wat I like about the movie is besides the script is the issue on how modern day relationship has been affected by social networking. It raises some valid point on both the pros and cons of social networking. Midway through the film it raises a question:

"When a relationship is ruined due to social networking... Can we really blame it on social networking?"

My thought was perhaps rather inline with the conclusion of the movie... Which is social networking is just a platform/technology/tool. If there's one to fault, the first one we should look at is our self.

I also like is while each character has their own relationship story, they were sorta linked to each other indirectly like a social networking web (A fren of a fren etc). Sorta cool since it's after all a film on social networking.

While I sorta think the movie could be better with some better cinematography (Some really odd camera angles). Overall a great and steady movie. A recommended watch.

2012-01-13T23:41:00.000+08:00

About Today

2012-01-10T22:56:00.004+08:00

Dear bloggie,

My paling suka punya song in the movie "Fighter"...

About Today - The National

Today you were far away
and I didn't ask you why
What could I say
I was far away
You just walked away
and I just watched you
What could I say

How close am I to losing you

Tonight you just close your eyes
and I just watch you
slip away

How close am I to losing you

Hey, are you awake
Yeah I'm right here
Well can I ask you about today

How close am I to losing you
How close am I to losing

When this song played during a scene, it really heighten the emotion the scene is trying to convey... Probably the most dramatic scene in my opinion...

Interview with the director...

Warrior

2012-01-07T14:16:00.006+08:00

Dear bloggie,

An rather awesome movie in my opinion. The story was okay, but the MMA fight scene is highly entertaining.

Brendan, a physics teacher that is forced to return to the cage to compete in MMA competition "Sparta" to save his family from bankruptcy.

Tommy, a ex marine that enters the "Sparta" competition for the $$$ to aid his RIP marine "brother" family.

Paddy, a trainer whom's alcoholism problem leaded to his shattered family relationship.

So here comes the complex part of the story... Paddy is the father of Brendan and Tommy. Each has a forgiveness issue... Paddy from his 2 sons, Brendan from his younger brother Tommy and Tommy from himself... Half of the movie focuses on the these 3 characters with their estranged relationship. Their inability to forgive is perhaps the part which builds the drama element across the movie. The other half, on the "Sparta" competition where we get some awesome MMA fights. We even have a guest appearance from Kurt Angle!

It boils down to 2 brothers, settling their differences in the cage... Fist and body... Sometimes when words fails, the physical body is a amazing way to communicate...

The 100 - Day 7

2012-01-02T21:41:00.004+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Resuming my dues...

Day 7:
14, 18, 14, 12, 12

At my limit... Failed the last 2 sets... My 2 weeks off has affecting my performance.

Heavy Rain

2011-12-31T20:33:00.010+08:00

Dear bloggie,

How I wish I got a PS3...

Why u ask?

To play tis game:

From the preview I seen, I can best summed up tis game as... "Indigo Prophecy V2". This game has no connection wat so ever to Indigo Prophecy in terms of storyline, but in terms of gameplay... one can say it's a polish version of it. Yea, the buttons mashing, the heavy storyline, the colorful characters and the mundane tasks when playing the game... However in terms of graphic, well... it been almost 5+ years since and the graphic have come a long way. Almost like ur watching a movie instead of playing a game... From wat I collected, another c00l feature of the game is the storyline is not linear. Meaning, what u do now will have an impact in the storyline ahead... Hence the replay value and not to mention the unique playing experience (What I experience is different from ur). The storyline is quite dark from wat I gathered...

A rough sample gameplay:

Amazing really... Wish they were more tis kinda games. I just wished they make a PC version but I think by the heavy graphic specs, I doubt one will come out...

#Update

HOLY SH*T!!!

MY GAWD!!!

2012 Resolution

2011-12-31T03:31:00.003+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Here are my 2012 resolutions:

1. Clock a 50 min for 10K run
2. 100 pushups
3. Tryout 3 new hobbies
4. A far away vacation
5. SCJP
6. Start investing
7. Reduce fat to 12%
8. Read 5 books/ebooks
9. Learn a foreign language

100 - Week 2 Exhaustion Test

2011-12-29T11:33:00.003+08:00

Dear bloggie,

28... Not bad, last time around managed 26 onli... Still a far cry from my 100 goal...

Health or wealth?

2011-12-29T01:27:00.011+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Health or Wealth?

Perhaps one question tat we all asked ourself atleast once, noes? Do we want to be healthy or wealthy? My personal observation is most of us (people tat I know) would probably tend to choose to be wealthy rather then healthy... Their logic(I think) is when ur wealthy u can buy health...

Is this logic right or wrong, I think I would stand on the fence on tis one... But I do agree it's hard to be healthy when u dun have $$$... But I do think we dun necessary need to be "too" wealthy in order to be healthy. Mostly to be healthy I think, requires "knowledge" & "discipline".

Knowledge... as they say dun play hard, play smart... Simple things such as eating a more balanced diet can have a tremendous affect on one's healthy... Good sleeping habits... Good hygiene habits... Effective and time efficient exercises... Proper posture... Knowledge is perhaps the best thing one can invest in to get a great healthy...

As for discipline, what is the use of knowing, when we don't practice it? For instance, I may know all best exercises that take just 30 minutes to do, but if I'm too f*ckin lazy to drag my @rse up the sofa to do it, all is for naught noes? What is the use of knowing the best healthy food if we don't eat it? So what if I know drinking just a can of beer a day would result in me gaining 7.5kg of fat in a year, when I can't resist the temptation to not drink it?

So I say... "Knowledge" & "Discipline", essential to be healthy (also applies to a lot of other things)...

Still, coming back to the the main question... I think the answer to this question can be found in another question which is:

"What do u want from ur life?"

You want to live long? You want to enjoy the riches of the world? It really comes down to each person... No right, no wrong...

As for me however if one was to ask me what I would choose, I would probably say "50-50" (I'm after all a believer of the middle path). After all, why do we want to be healthy and wealthy in the first place? So we can live a happy and fulfilling life noes? How can we enjoy our life when we are rich but always ill? Or vice versa? Hence I think both elements are essentially important... But I have to admit I'm leaning towards healthy more as I believe, we still can be happy when we are healthy but not wealthy... After all, the best things in life are free... Noes?

2011 Retrospection

2011-12-29T01:08:00.004+08:00

2011 in a nutshell...

Dear bloggie,

It been a rather normal year for me... Nothing really notable...

Well, except joining my 1st boot camp, climb up batu caves, visited bukit tinggi, ran 42K... and learn a lesson or two on unrequited feeling...

So here is my 2011 resolution and how I fared...

1. Run 3 10K
Yupe... Orange Run, KL Marathon and KOTR (Actually 16K)...

2. Clock 10K in < 55 mins
Nay, best time was 1 hour 4 minutes... Sad :(

3. Run 1 half marathon
Putrajaya Nite Marathon...

4. Run 1 full marathon
Penang Bridge International Marathon... The highlight perhaps of my running career...

5. Muscle gain 2.5kg
I don't really think I hit this goal... My weight after my marathon has taken a sudden dip to around from 66kg+ to 65kg level... Maybe due to fat loss, but I think the marathon took it's toll on me...

6. SCJP
NATO

7. Tryout 3 Hobbies
Only tried out 1 new hobby, bowling...

8. Need clothes inventory
Yea, nothing really notable here...

9. Ask "her" out
Yes, asked her... a few times to be exact... Rejected...

100 - Day 6

2011-12-20T07:43:00.003+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Day 6:
16, 17, 14, 14, 12

Failure for last rep...

My Song - Blue Rose

2011-12-17T07:43:00.000+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Hulk Bash! Hulk Gay!

2011-12-13T21:23:00.006+08:00

Dear bloggie,

OMG HOLY SH1T!!!

Hulk Hogan is gay!?

Yet again, isn't wrestling about 2 sweaty muscular macho man running around in just their diapers trying to TOUCH, GROPE, FORCE, MOUNT each other? Tat sounds rather gay...

Wat'cha gonna do? Wat'cha gonna do? Wat'cha gonna do, when Hulkamania run gay on ya?

100 - Day 5

2011-12-12T20:47:00.003+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Day 5:
14, 16, 12, 12, 17

Egg

2011-12-11T17:37:00.004+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Inspired by Ramsey... I got my hands dirty to do tis dish...

Made so modification to the recipe due no smoked salmon, replaced with canned salmon spread instead.

Screw up the egg... My egg dun look rich, delicious, sumptuous, luxurious... LOL... Too much heat I think.

But the toasted croissant... Fuckalicious! Very great way to turn a normal/lousy croissant to something else.

100 - Day 4

2011-12-06T22:52:00.001+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Day 4:
14, 14, 10, 10, 15

100 - Week 1 Exhaustion Test

2011-12-03T18:04:00.001+08:00

Dear bloggie,

20... Crap, Week 1 onli managed 20... WTF!?

100 - Day 3

2011-12-01T22:13:00.002+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Day 3:
11, 15, 9, 9, 13

100 - Day 1 n 2

2011-11-28T20:50:00.005+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Rebootin my 100 pushup in 6 weeks training...

Day 1:
10, 12, 7, 7, 10

Day 2:
10, 12, 8, 8, 12

Running Goal

2011-11-24T22:48:00.005+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Having achieve perhaps, one of the most respected achievement a runner can do... ie: finish a marathon... I have been pretty unmotivated...

Sure, my mind is still in cloud 9 and my body is still under "Repair"... But I been thinking on what's next on my running list. So after some consideration, I decided it's time play something more into my alley... Between speedster or stamina monster, I would say my natural ability leverage more towards speedster. After all, I excel more in short distance fast runs instead of long slow runs since my high school days.

Since running short distance like 100M is outta the question, I decided I would aim for 10K (a balance between speed and stamina run) for the whole of next year. My ultimate goal... 45 minutes. A bit too ambitious I think, but the goal is just a destination... It doesn't matter if I managed to reach there, it's just a point which I built my starting point from. However my 1st sub goal perhaps is beat the 10K time of an old classmate of mine (49 minutes).

Result PBIM 2011

2011-11-23T17:03:00.004+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Name : Kor Yat How
Category : Full Marathon Men Open
Bib No : A00961

Event Results
21KM Check Point : 2:49:11.75
33KM Check Point : 4:51:19.94
Chip Time : 6:19:26.21
Gun Time : 6:20:53.15
Ranking : 696/1190

Ranking damn char, bottom quartile... LOL... but heck... I finished it...

I survived...

2011-11-22T01:19:00.009+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Cum sing along with me...

~Did I crumble
~Did I lay down and die
~Oh no, not I! I will survive!
~Oh and as long as I know how to love I know I stay alive.
~I've got all my life to live, I've got all my love to give.
~And I'll survive!
~I will survive! Hey, hey.

Physically torn...
Mentally exhausted...
Spiritually depleted...

I'd fried my calves...
I'd hit the wall...
I'd dehydrated myself...
My feet hurts each time I land on the road...
It took me a LONG 6 hours 23 minutes...
I'd probably shorten my lifespan...
But I managed to drag myself across the damn finish line...
I'm a PBIM 2011 42K finisher...

PBIM 2011 Here I come!!!

2011-11-19T00:56:00.005+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Just less than 24 hours to go...

Will be heading for the greatest run of my life. I hope to be able to see the limits of my heart...

I aim for a 5 hour 30 mins finish... But I really unable to predict my timing, possibility may end up 6 hour + finish. Most important goal however is to finish my virgin marathon...

I'm very nervous... Alot of questions is in my mind... Had I train enuff? Had I carbo load enuff? Can my body take it? Can my mind take it? Do I have wat it takes to cross 42K?

Ultimately, it comes down to one thing... Trust in myself... And if I could not do so, then I must trust in what I have endured, survived and overcome through my life... And should I am not "strong" enuff to cross the finish line, I can onli go down fighting with a "BANG!"

Walau eh

2011-11-14T21:22:00.004+08:00

Dear bloggie,

Ever wait 1/2 year for a episode of Gundam? Well, seems like the release for each episode Gundam Unicorn is 1/2 a year!!?

Am I happy? No...
I'm f*ckin addicted to it...
It is gonna be worth the wait? Most probably...

The animation, direction, plot, pace... For me, it's a level up above all other Gundam series I seen so far...

And the idea of a Gundam equipped with a NTD (New Type Destroyer) system is simply creative.

I just wishes they had tis in Gundam Seed, I so want to see Kira's face when his f*ckin spam funnel attack kena hijack...

Anyway, episode 4 looks VERY promising...

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