Reah's Crib

Immigrated to US

reah — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:21:44 PDT

I have moved in US since November last year. It is quite an exciting ride. I have a lot of first experiences and have met a lot of people. Now, I am looking for a job!

Got Hired at oDesk

reah — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:19:37 PDT

I have joined oDesk three weeks ago, and I already got a few jobs. Cool. I am glad all my hard work on completing my profile paid off.

Experience Points Needed To Level Up in Farm Town

reah — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:04:43 PDT

Okay. I will do my best to make this my last article about Farm Town. I just couldn’t help myself, when there is still a lot to talk about this popular Facebook App. If you are one of those people wondering why it takes you so long to level up in higher levels, that’s because [...]

I can buy happiness but not people

reah — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:11:11 PDT

I’ve read that sentence often while playing Metropolis, another Facebook App I came across. It’s a game to build your own city. The more people you have the more jobs get filled, the more you earn. Happiness may decrease though overtime if your citizens aren’t happy on the way you manage your city. But you [...]

“Uses of a brick and a blanket” Test

reah — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:15:57 PDT

I am currenty reading the Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. To convey his idea, one of the thing he used was a Diversion Test. What I had to do was write down all the different uses I could think for the following objects: 1. a brick 2. a blanket Since I found this activity interesting, I [...]

A Few Inches Short

reah — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:32:35 PDT

When I was young, I monitored my growth by measuring my height against our kitchen wall. Since overjoyed, I was jumping every time I discovered I grew centimeters taller than the past months. My mother also bought me a vitamin syrup to help me grew taller. In effect, I was one of those who stayed [...]

Ragnarok Online Emoticons and Farm Town

reah — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:52:28 PDT

Did you know I used to play Ragnarok Online? It is an multiplayer online role-playing game from South Korea. Yeah, I’ve been addicted to it in 2005 that even in my dreams I was playing Ragnarok. One time, I answered a phone call while I was half asleep. The phone was ringing just right above [...]

Cost of Upgrading Your Land In Farm Town

reah — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:20:49 PDT

The initial land’s size in Farm Town is 12 x 12. This is enough land when you are starting the game, but as you reach higher levels where more experience points are needed to level up, 12 x 12 land size may not help you anymore. Instead, you may want to upgrade your land so [...]

Stock Investing App on Facebook

reah — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:00:55 PDT

I am into a lot of Facebook apps lately, if you have noticed–Typing Maniac, Farm Town, Mafia Wars, and Word Island. At the same time, I am also into investing books. So, I got curious if there is one app about investing that I could play in Facebook. Perhaps a virtual practice account in investing [...]

Typing Games in Facebook

reah — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:36:33 PDT

You might have tried playing Typing Maniac in Facebook but your computer might not be able to support the Flash game, or it will not load. I have exeprienced that same problem with my old desktop computer. I have upgraded my flash but my screen still sometimes freezes because of the low specs of my [...]