I shall be posting today because my ego has been totally fished (replacing all profanities with fish). Also because today was totally weird. In case of any other weird days happening after this, I put a 1 after it. The fact that I'm posting is weird so just read.
Fish the swimming meet. Fish the swimming meet. Fish the swimming meet. Fish the swimming meet. Fish the swimming meet. Fish the swimming meet.Fish the swimming meet. Fish the swimming meet. Fish the swimming meet. Fish the swimming meet. Fish the swimming meet. Fish the swimming meet. Fish the swimming meet.Fish the swimming meet. Fish the swimming meet. Okay that's enough. You get the idea.
Anyway... after the meet I went to play LAN with some people... and at the LAN shop... we met the seniors who went for training today! WEIRD. As usual I got trashed (kinda) at DotA. We also played some funny anime game which I died the moment I entered. After that I went to eat lunch with CK at KFC. Got lost though =) but still managed to find it in the end. HUNGRY. Then at KFC we met ZZH and JW. WEIRD. Everyone likes KFC...
At 6.30pm I went for swimming class (took 154). I fishing forgot to bring my float and cap so I had to swim without them. It was tiring kay?? Doing float training I had to swim the same thing WITHOUT the float (with slight amendments). Two HCI fishes came today and trashed me. As though my ego wasn't badly damaged enough... I was half drowning trying to pace them. Beat them at butterfly sprints though =). Cheated a bit though... did a cross between a breaststroke kick and a dolphin kick and pulled as though I was doing chinups. It's damn tiring but it's only 25m after all... After that my arms ached very badly.
Then I went back. Walked with her for awhile and I'm seriously happy about that. Whaa her sister loves saying bye to me for some reason. Well... when she was saying that I saw my bus passing and I fished out. Did a 300m sprint (roughly) to the bus stop worthy of track standards and I reached in time!! Yesss I have officially outrun a bus =)... with the help of a traffic light but never mind. However... I reached the bus stop to find out that the bus was 156, not 154. FISH. I need to get my eyesight checked.
So I waited. And waited. And got very fished. The buses came in in this order: 156, 285, 174, 14, 52, 174, 14, 52, 285 and FINALLY 154. Prepare yourself for the weirdest thing that happened today: The bus was the same one as the one I took about 2-3 hours back! Even the bus driver was the same! WEIRD.
Anyway, after reaching the bus stop I ran another 1km back home. THE END.
Saturday, February 23
Tuesday, February 19
Risk game (modified)
The beginning of the Risk game was characterized by mutterings and whisperings. The players in my group, Dilshan, Nico, Hasif, myself and Gregory, were choosing the continents we would take.
Dilshan started first. Being the greedy person that he is, he started off by taking parts of Asia, the largest continent. Nico chose Africa, an average-sized continent which he thought he could handle. Hasif colonized both North and South America, intending to outweigh Dilshan and I chose the last uncolonized continent, Australia. Because I had spare turns, I colonized the southern parts of Africa as well. Gregory, left with nothing left to colonize, centered his troops in Siam in a desperate attempt to secure for himself a continent, Australia.
Gregory was exceptionally lucky the next round, gaining half of Australia with minor casualties. I, however was not so lucky. Not only did I fail to defend Australia, I also was failing to get a strong foothold in Africa, suffering heavy casualties. Strangely, I was the only one being attacked. Hasif and Dilshan were expanding with little resistance. I realized I had little chance of survival if I kept up what I was doing, so I decided to ally with Gregory, whom then allied with Dilshan and Hasif, to crush Nico’s territories and divide the spoils. Since I was the weaker party, joining the alliance required me to give up Australia to Gregory and transferring my troops to Africa to prevent Nico from gaining the whole of Africa while they struck at his states.
The attacks were largely successful, but Nico held out, conquering some of our own states. Meanwhile, while they were busy fighting against Nico, I quietly expanded into North America, hoping to push Hasif back into South America and claiming North America for myself. By that time, the red armies were almost all gone and the third round, the one where attacking each others’ home states was possible, was almost about to begin.
When the third round began, I had already claimed ownership of half of North America, with the other half belonging to Hasif, who already conquered most of South America. Nico, who was still resisting our efforts, had begun to push back despite the odds. Gregory and Hasif decided to gang up on Nico’s home state, so as to end things quickly. They were successful and soon both of them had grown almost twice as powerful, carving up Nico’s troops and lands among themselves. Dilshan, the unrivalled colonizer, decided to trade his state in South America with Hasif’s state in Asia, making them both own continents. I was the only one without a continent. Hasif was also unwilling to exchange his three states in North America for my Madagascar.
With nothing else to do, we started to get restless. Dilshan struck at my home base, the weakest one, in an attempt to wipe me out from the game. However, he failed miserably and was soon backing off, justifying his actions by saying that he had never allied me, only Hasif and Gregory. This temptation to conquer my home state was caught on by Gregory as well, who met with more success and almost succeeded in wiping me from the game. I took the point and started pulling all my little troops back to my home state. With my outer states left weak, I left the lands free for the taking so no one would want to attack my home state anymore- a heavily guarded state where you would gain only one state by attacking.
By then I was regarded as a passive state whose only intention was to survive the war. Dilshan and Gregory shifted their focus to Hasif, who had the weakest home state at that time. They failed to conquer it though, and soon Hasif was also moving many of his troops back to his home state, leaving them for Gregory and Dilshan to take. This caused Hasif to be in the same plight as me.
Suddenly, the teacher announced the end of the game. Gregory narrowly won Dilshan by a few states and Hasif and I were still happy that we had survived the ordeal, unlike Nico. Overall, I felt that it was an immensely interesting game with many things to learn from, like forming trustworthy alliances, being wary of everyone and planning attacks carefully.
Looking back, I feel that I should have concentrated my power in Australia and not be greedy and expand out to Africa. That would have gave me a chance against Gregory and possibly wipe him out early game. I do not regret forming the alliance with the stronger party though, as it was safer than joining Nico, as that would mean I would be outnumbered and possibly annihilated as well. However, if I had successfully subdued Dilshan, Hasif and Gregory with Nico, the chances of my victory would be much greater.
Dilshan started first. Being the greedy person that he is, he started off by taking parts of Asia, the largest continent. Nico chose Africa, an average-sized continent which he thought he could handle. Hasif colonized both North and South America, intending to outweigh Dilshan and I chose the last uncolonized continent, Australia. Because I had spare turns, I colonized the southern parts of Africa as well. Gregory, left with nothing left to colonize, centered his troops in Siam in a desperate attempt to secure for himself a continent, Australia.
Gregory was exceptionally lucky the next round, gaining half of Australia with minor casualties. I, however was not so lucky. Not only did I fail to defend Australia, I also was failing to get a strong foothold in Africa, suffering heavy casualties. Strangely, I was the only one being attacked. Hasif and Dilshan were expanding with little resistance. I realized I had little chance of survival if I kept up what I was doing, so I decided to ally with Gregory, whom then allied with Dilshan and Hasif, to crush Nico’s territories and divide the spoils. Since I was the weaker party, joining the alliance required me to give up Australia to Gregory and transferring my troops to Africa to prevent Nico from gaining the whole of Africa while they struck at his states.
The attacks were largely successful, but Nico held out, conquering some of our own states. Meanwhile, while they were busy fighting against Nico, I quietly expanded into North America, hoping to push Hasif back into South America and claiming North America for myself. By that time, the red armies were almost all gone and the third round, the one where attacking each others’ home states was possible, was almost about to begin.
When the third round began, I had already claimed ownership of half of North America, with the other half belonging to Hasif, who already conquered most of South America. Nico, who was still resisting our efforts, had begun to push back despite the odds. Gregory and Hasif decided to gang up on Nico’s home state, so as to end things quickly. They were successful and soon both of them had grown almost twice as powerful, carving up Nico’s troops and lands among themselves. Dilshan, the unrivalled colonizer, decided to trade his state in South America with Hasif’s state in Asia, making them both own continents. I was the only one without a continent. Hasif was also unwilling to exchange his three states in North America for my Madagascar.
With nothing else to do, we started to get restless. Dilshan struck at my home base, the weakest one, in an attempt to wipe me out from the game. However, he failed miserably and was soon backing off, justifying his actions by saying that he had never allied me, only Hasif and Gregory. This temptation to conquer my home state was caught on by Gregory as well, who met with more success and almost succeeded in wiping me from the game. I took the point and started pulling all my little troops back to my home state. With my outer states left weak, I left the lands free for the taking so no one would want to attack my home state anymore- a heavily guarded state where you would gain only one state by attacking.
By then I was regarded as a passive state whose only intention was to survive the war. Dilshan and Gregory shifted their focus to Hasif, who had the weakest home state at that time. They failed to conquer it though, and soon Hasif was also moving many of his troops back to his home state, leaving them for Gregory and Dilshan to take. This caused Hasif to be in the same plight as me.
Suddenly, the teacher announced the end of the game. Gregory narrowly won Dilshan by a few states and Hasif and I were still happy that we had survived the ordeal, unlike Nico. Overall, I felt that it was an immensely interesting game with many things to learn from, like forming trustworthy alliances, being wary of everyone and planning attacks carefully.
Looking back, I feel that I should have concentrated my power in Australia and not be greedy and expand out to Africa. That would have gave me a chance against Gregory and possibly wipe him out early game. I do not regret forming the alliance with the stronger party though, as it was safer than joining Nico, as that would mean I would be outnumbered and possibly annihilated as well. However, if I had successfully subdued Dilshan, Hasif and Gregory with Nico, the chances of my victory would be much greater.
Monday, February 18
This post shall not have a title
I have hoped before. I have been denied before. I am a narcissist. I am human.
What have you ever wished for that actually came true? Nothing impossible. But then nobody knows what impossible means. Like "perfect", "impossible" is a perception- a barrier to try and overcome...but fail. Hope is a glimmer of light, as easy to reach as a star in the heavens. It is still there... just keep hoping. Look up and stretch out. Tell me when you succeed. I have hoped before. Have you?
This post is unlike the others. It came after realizing yet again, what I have realized before. I warn myself before I get into anything which empowers me with hope. As usual, I am lying to myself. Something which can never happen will never happen. What happens when a person gets stabbed over and over? It dies from excessive blood loss. Face it. Miracles do not happen. This is life. I have been denied before. Have you?
I love myself. I have come into a bondage with mirrors. No it is not that I am arrogant- it is just that I am glorified with the symptoms of schizophrenia. Who can help you in times of crisis? Times when you are alone. All alone. People say that schizophrenic people are those with a crazed childhood. I would fit right in. Yes, I talk to myself. I'm doing it now. It is how I came up with the ideas for this post. I realize that argueing with myself is unnecessary so I just put up what I think and let you decide. Love is generated through years of unwavering trust, guidance and closeness. Only I give that to myself. That is true. I am a narcissist. Are you?
Ask youself- can you fly unaided? No. I answer that for you. It is impossible currently. Currently. All who read this are people. Mortals whose minds will die eventually. I believe in something called a soul. I do not believe that your mind is part of it. People are different to a certain extent. Some can read minds... some can write crazy stories... some can run and keep running. You are born with the potential to do certain things. Not others. I am human.
Do you accept being one?
Okay that's sufficient emo release for weeks =). Happy now.
What have you ever wished for that actually came true? Nothing impossible. But then nobody knows what impossible means. Like "perfect", "impossible" is a perception- a barrier to try and overcome...but fail. Hope is a glimmer of light, as easy to reach as a star in the heavens. It is still there... just keep hoping. Look up and stretch out. Tell me when you succeed. I have hoped before. Have you?
This post is unlike the others. It came after realizing yet again, what I have realized before. I warn myself before I get into anything which empowers me with hope. As usual, I am lying to myself. Something which can never happen will never happen. What happens when a person gets stabbed over and over? It dies from excessive blood loss. Face it. Miracles do not happen. This is life. I have been denied before. Have you?
I love myself. I have come into a bondage with mirrors. No it is not that I am arrogant- it is just that I am glorified with the symptoms of schizophrenia. Who can help you in times of crisis? Times when you are alone. All alone. People say that schizophrenic people are those with a crazed childhood. I would fit right in. Yes, I talk to myself. I'm doing it now. It is how I came up with the ideas for this post. I realize that argueing with myself is unnecessary so I just put up what I think and let you decide. Love is generated through years of unwavering trust, guidance and closeness. Only I give that to myself. That is true. I am a narcissist. Are you?
Ask youself- can you fly unaided? No. I answer that for you. It is impossible currently. Currently. All who read this are people. Mortals whose minds will die eventually. I believe in something called a soul. I do not believe that your mind is part of it. People are different to a certain extent. Some can read minds... some can write crazy stories... some can run and keep running. You are born with the potential to do certain things. Not others. I am human.
Do you accept being one?
Okay that's sufficient emo release for weeks =). Happy now.
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