verses read: Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
prayer: 10 minutes
Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore stand in awe of God. – Ecclesiastes 5:7
To me, that verse says a lot. To stop dreaming and just stand in the awesome presence of God. When we make a vow, fulfil it. Don’t delay. Better to no make a vow than to make a vow and not fulfil. So I have to be resolute in what I am doing.
Feeling a lot better now. Got a big load of my chest yet I’m sad that I had to do that. But it’s better that way, better for everyone involved. Life must move on, even after the thrill of living is gone. But I feel much better now. For the first time in a while, I’m feeling a little more relieved. My heart is not so burdened. At least for the time being. School won’t officially start till like the third week of January, so going to work on my thesis and my midterm progress talk, to take my mind of things.
But even that is going to be a problem now! Been wanting to get a GBA or a PSP to accompany me on the long rides to NIE in the second half of the year. And it helps that some really old games are being re-released soon. But then I began thinking about my project and thought, “not a good idea to get one now, will delay my progress!” And after all, I may not make it to NIE anyway!
So I decided to delay getting the GBA or PSP till after the exams, or at least till my submission, or till I’m accepted into NIE. But then, I began to get a little too nostalgic, and began to reminisce about the old games I used to play on NES and SEGA genesis. Games like Legend of Zelda, Megaman 2 and 3, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Sonic and of course WARSONG!
So I went online and began checking out storyboards to these games and all. That’s when I found out that some of them were being re-issued to GBA. (Imagine, in the past you will need a TV set and the console to play the game, now the very same game can be played on a handheld device.) That’s when I downloaded the NES and GENS emulator. (Oh oh!)
So, now I have Megaman 2 and 3, TMNT and Warsong! Retro eh?! And I realise that they are really small files, less than 300KB each. Graphics aren’t fantastic, but then they are all 15 year old games, so I’m not complaining. Although interfacing with the games can be tricky, basically programmed parts of my keyboard to have the same feel as an NES or GENS controller.
So I ended up playing Warsong till 4am last night, or this morning. Was really fun; sure a lot more fun than WCIII or Diablo2. Not played those since I gave up my gaming days at the beginning of NUS life. But more than a game, it was a trip back to my days back in Amber Park.
Back when we would go around each other’s houses and borrow games or play them at each other’s houses themselves. It was so much fun then; the interaction and all. It was so much simpler back then.
Going to get my NIE application done soon; then I will have some fun to accompany me on my long train rides to the other side of the island.
