Every WOW player I know says they are casual… trust me, they are except…

T: I am casual, I am not chionging level 80, I just want to hit level 77 so I can fly instead of riding… (and he is level 74 now)

J: I am casual, I just level slightly faster than you… (And that’s close to half a level we are talking about…)

A: I am casual, I just level my new Death Knight to 70 within a day or two (bear in mind, DK starts at level 56…) And I also have a level 70 warlock, shaman, mage, priest, hunter, druid waiting to be leveled to 80…

And well, I am definitely casual… I am only at level 72.5 after close to 5 days release of the expansion… 450 for Skinning and 405 for Leatherworking…  And some achievement like 150 Quests done at Borean Tundra, Exploration in Borean Tundra and so on…

So I am definitely casual…

I must be real bored on the server maintenance nite… lol

I guess everything comes to an end at times…  And the end is not “The End” but rather a new beginning…

Looking at my previous post and apparently that’s like more than a year ago…  Right before I jumped into an alternative life aka World of Warcraft…

After one year and still going strong, especially after the release of the new expansoin “Wrath of Lich King” in Singapore on last Friday.  The bar has been raised and the maximum level has been raised to level 80, more achievements, more quests, more continents to roam around, more skills to learn and more things to spend gold on…

Couple of us went queued up at 11:45 in the morning and it took us 2 freaking hours to get our copy.  The queue looks like never ends and it just gets longer and longer…

Once everybody gets to Northrend, all of us are busy learning new profession skills, doing new quests, exploring and leveling…  Reminds me of all the fun time we had…

We are a small and close guild on a PVP server, some how the allied seems to be nicer nowadays to avoid large scale war… lol…  We took turn to kill named mobs with allied, not to kacau each other… altho there are ninjas lurking around but so far I have not came across a big PK war at Northrend…

I will post more screenshots and more stories that I came across subsequently…

First cute npc that I came across in Northrend: Unu’pe Turtle Rider from Unu’pe…

After my old PC decided to die on me once in a while, I decided to get a new replacement before he finally gave up…

Did some planning and I decided on the components even tho it is slightly over my budget that I wanted to spend on… but since I only get a new PC once after few years… I think I will just pay for it once and for all instead of upgrading it later…

Inside the new Coolermaster Mystique 632…

• Intel C2D E6600
• Gigabyte P35-DS4
• 4 X Kingston DDR2-667 1GB RAM
• Western Digital Caviar SATA2 250GB/500GB
• MSI RX1950 Pro
• Samsung SH-S183A 18X SATA DVD Writer
• Coolermaster 450W Real Power PSU (with the front panel)
• Thermaltake CL-P0401 V1 CPU Cooler
• Sony 9-in-1 card reader

Now just need to wait for a while more before I get Windows Vista 64bit to enjoy the full 4GB RAM…

Was at Esplanade last evening and came across this Visual Art exhibition on our way home…

Its called Superstring, the whole image was done in a single, continuous line… Amazing…

The exhibition started from 7 April to 1 July 2007… Make sure to take a look if you are nearby…

After htc has announced for the WM6 upgrade for their devices and they will also work with their partners to realized the customized WM6 upgrades for their devices, I have been waiting for Dopod to make their official announcement as well…

And today, I saw it… quoted from Dopod web site,

Dopod International Offers Windows Mobile 6 upgrade
838Pro, D810, P800W and U1000 to be upgradable free

SINGAPORE, 3rd May 2007 – Dopod International (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a leading PDA phone and Smartphone provider, today announced its support for existing users of 838Pro, D810, P800W and the recently launched U1000 to migrate from the Windows Mobile 5 operating system to an improved platform, Windows Mobile 6. This can be done for free and is applicable to all current owners of these devices.
From July 2007, Dopod International will offer current users of these devices a free download of the upgrade code which will enable users of these devices, currently running on Windows Mobile 5, to upgrade to the Windows Mobile 6.

“This upgrade from Windows Mobile 5 to Windows Mobile 6 will enable our users of 838Pro, D810, P800W and U1000 to enjoy improved usability, and for our business users to better manage their business information which is based on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. This will also allow our customers to continue to stay connected through our innovative and powerful products,� said Jack Tong, CEO of Dopod International Corp.

All upcoming devices will continue to reinforce Dopod International’s commitment to let users to truly Enjoy Mobility and will continue to cater to the demands of consumers looking for powerful yet stylish devices to enhance their mobile lifestyle.

I am happy Dopod user now…

Came across this on the web… Its soooo cool…

Get your own Ninja Text Generator from here…

Video games, anime musics are are always my favourite, and it all started since I played Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI when I was in Uni.

And I always thinking about attending a concert that plays video game musics, be it symphony, orchestra, singing, jazz… and yes, video games music are being made into different kind of performance… And finally…

PLAY! A Video Game Symphony… IS coming to Singapore in June!! The following are some of the programs they will perform during the concert:

• FINAL FANTASY^®
• SUPER MARIO BROS.^®
• CASTLEVANIA^®
• SUPER MARIO WORLD^®
• METAL GEAR SOLID^®
• BLUE DRAGON^®
• LOST ODYSSEY^TM
• SONIC THE HEDGEHOG^TM
• ACTRAISER^TM
• SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS^TM
• THE LEGEND OF ZELDA^®
• HALO^®
• PREY^TM
• CHRONO TRIGGER^TM
• CHRONO CROSS^TM
• WORLD OF WARCRAFT^®
• APIDYA^TM
• KINGDOM HEARTS^TM
• SHENMUE^TM
• SILENT HILL^®
• BATTLEFIELD 1942^TM
• THE ELDER SCROLLS^® III: MORROWIND^TM
• STELLA DEUS^TM
• BLACK^TM
• DAYTONA USA^TM
• THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK^TM
• THE ELDER SCROLLS^® IV: OBLIVION^TM

Saw the ad at Gamescore forum in March but didnt get the tix then cause the early bird promotion ended on 15/04 and I havent decide whether to watch it with friends, friend or just myself

Not surprising, one and half month went by pretty fast and I missed the early bird discount, and shit, the tix are fully sold out at Sistic!!

Then I got panicked… How can I missed such wonderful concert when it is first time perform out of Japan… I start to search HWZ and other sources and finally, I found out Gamescore still has the tix for Friday nite (15/06/2007). Immediately I went down on that evening and got the wonderful center seats with 20% discount!! And you stand a chance to win 10 limited edition posters and booklets.

If you missed the booking just like me, dont hesitate anymore, quickly get ur tix from Gamescore while they still have some left, they are located at Funan #05-05, contact number 68373248.

How I wish Nobuo Uematsu, The Black Mages, Yuki Kaijura/FictionJunction Yuuka will have performance here as well…

Seriously, you dont want to miss this…

Noticed this on my way back from the museum…

Looks like Sing Post is changing the face of the Post Box… artistic, unique and I like it…

Can you recognize what is this?

Yup, the Mystery Men, Finds from China’s Lost Age exhibition at Asian Civilisations Museum. Wanted to see it since beginning of the year but didnt make it til yesterday.

The entrance to the exhibition hall…

Let me upload more photos and add the histories behind the Mystery Men later…

Mean while, please read here for some details and the exhibition is going to close in a weeks time (15/04/2007), get down to Asian Civilisations Museum if you interested…

Finally remember to put these together for a photo before anyone of them go hospitalized again…

My Motorola V3xx, Dopod 838 Pro and Palm Treo 650… My Treo 650 has been serving me loyally for 2 years plus, and since there isnt much upgrade path along the way (No, Treo 680 is NOT an upgrade) I decided to jump into Windows Mobile for some test before Jeff Hawkin’s new baby coming…

As for Motorola V3xx, it is a replacement for Nokia N73 which I sold a while back. N73 is not bad for a phone but I dont like its bulkiness though it has a much superior camera. V3xx is so slim that it is barely there… though the feature has nothing to shout about, it is slim that I like to carry on weekends or weekday nights when I am out.

After using the Dopod 838 Pro for close to a month, I am slowly adapting to it. It still does the similar things I do with my Treo, ie Scheduler, Contacts, reading ebook, etc, the bigger screen is definitely a welcome… Of course the trade off with slight bulkier and longer dimension…

And imagine I was having problem using my Treo when 838 Pro was hospitalized!! Human are such habitual animals…

Just two things that I still cant get over now… threaded sms and individual sms/ringtones…

And imagine I hate outlook so much previously, and I still dont think it is a user friendly application… why cant we do right click and copy an appointment?? It really puzzles me… But it is a savior to me now as it is the my main data source that I sync to all my 3 devices…

I guess every lousy things will come in handy at times… haha…