Date : 11/2
Time starting : 6.20 p.m
Idea I am pursuing : The change in us as we grow up
Time ending : 6.35 p.m
We all have that one moment where we will look back at our past and sometimes wished there is something we should do or we should not have done. In fact, most of us actually found how we act, how we talk, how we present ourselves in the past can actually be a funny experience where we often will shake our head in shame and embarrassment. Perhaps the transition between our past young age all the way toward our current adult form had changed us in a way even we could not quite put our fingers on. Sometimes, we just be like "hey, since when I actually stopped doing that?. I had always liked doing it since I was a kid." or "I used to do that a lot in the past, when I was a kid, you know?. Now, not so much. In fact, I can't even remember the last thing I did it,".
Maybe this is what it meant to be an adult, to grow out in this world. As a kid that is oblivious to the world around us, we had lived our earliest lives with no care for the world. We spent time without any worry nor responsibilities. We are simply being ourselves back then. However, as time passes, the shackles of adulthood soon slowly enchained us. We stopped being so carefree when we realized the responsibilities we will bear. We stopped acting like how we always wanted to in order to present ourselves in a more formal, mature manner. We stopped being a kid because we want to be acknowledged as a full-fledged adult. We forsake the parts of ourselves that we deemed unnecessary in a mature individual in order to climb the stairs of adulthood.
Even I, myself is not an exception to this unspoken "rule of time". I remembered how I was so obsessed back then about becoming the best in everything I do. I always wanted to be the first student in the dean's list of achievement back in my primary school. I considered myself to be someone that was gifted in academics and took it upon myself to make sure everyone knew that by achieving the best academic results. Well, as I grow up, I realized that it is nothing more than a childish dream. There will always be someone that is far more gifted than myself out there. In fact, I felt normal, that there is nothing special to me as I grow accustomed to the world. Now, I simply is trying my best in anything I do without striving to be the best in whatever thing I am taking part in.
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
Tuesday, 1 November 2016
Writing for 11/1
Date : 11/1
Time starting : 9.34 p.m
Idea I am pursuing : Why video games can actually help the player in question
Time ending : 9.49 p.m
Time starting : 9.34 p.m
Idea I am pursuing : Why video games can actually help the player in question
Time ending : 9.49 p.m
Video games are a form of entertainment which revolve around the individual role-playing as the main character in a virtual world on a device or console Most popular video games use English as their main form of language. At the same time, it is safe to say that mastering English proficiency is a matter of importance especially toward non-native English speaker for English is a widely used language all over the world.
This is true especially in the case of games that involve a ton of reading in order to proceed further into the story-line. For example, the “Civilization” game series revolve around building an empire from the beginning of the stone age all the way toward the futuristic era. Trying to progress through those kind of game will involve plenty of reading as well as English knowledge since some of the words used are quite sophisticated and rarely used in daily conversations.
There are multiple types of video games such as first-person shooter, open-world, massive multiplayer (MMO) , mobile games on smart-phone or strategy-based games. Strategy-based games are video games that are related with making tons of choices that will affect how the story-line of the players progress. These sort of games will always involve reading more and more texts of English words before a point where the players have to make a choice which might lead to different endings.
One of the type of video games that are heavily classified as decision-making games are “Light Novels”. Light novels, as their name imply, is basically a novel but with animation, pictures as well as voices of the characters. Usually, a player will assume the role of the protagonist of the story in the novel and make decisions in the story-line that will affect the fate of himself as well as the side characters involved in the decisions made. These concept of game will help people to learn English if they found that reading novels through books being tedious or tiresome. It is like killing two birds with one stone as the player is technically playing games but are still reading English vocabularies at the same time.
Sunday, 30 October 2016
Writing for 10/30
Date : 10/30
Time starting : 8.29 p.m
Idea I am pursuing : A narrative about an anime called "The pet Girl of Sakurasou"
Time ending : 8.44 p.m
For today writing, I will be narrating about one of my all-time favorite anime (Japanese cartoon) which is called "The pet Girl of Sakurasou" or Sakurasou no Pet no Kanojo. The title itself sounds pretty cartoon-ish if I may describe it that way. However, speaking from my experience after finishing the whole series, it is a roller coaster of ride filled with everything ranged from comedy, drama, sadness and slice of life. At first, the story seemed nothing more than a depiction on how high school boys and girls go about their daily lives in a comedic manner but as the story goes on, the "heavy" part of the plot creeps in where the viewers are exposed to some harsh reality that everyone will face as they grow up.
As of why I liked this story in particular is due to the main character in the anime aspiring to become a software engineer as soon as he graduates. Though, more specifically, he is trying to become a software programmer for designing games and the story soon revolves around the hardships he had faced and went through in order to achieve his dream. The story is 24 episodes long and in this period of time, all the way from the start to finish, the main character had been rejected twice during his work interview. His failure in landing a job is due to the fact that the interviews describing his game as something that is "unique and creative but is not what the stereotype audiences will like". Simply put, it is due to his intent of producing a new form of game never before introduced to the public being the reason he is declined from getting the job. The company thought that it is much better to employ people that will stick to the basic and create games that are already published in the market.
Even worse, the main character felt respite toward one of his female dorm mates, namely Mashiro due to their total difference in what they had to go through. Mashiro, being a natural and gifted artist, was offered to work as a professional artist but she turned it down simply because she only wanted to draw manga (or comics, in American). This is where the main character learned how a stark difference between a normal born individual can never measure up to a gifted individual. In the end, a fight broke down between the two due to some misunderstanding. Only by the end of the series, they made up.
Time starting : 8.29 p.m
Idea I am pursuing : A narrative about an anime called "The pet Girl of Sakurasou"
Time ending : 8.44 p.m
For today writing, I will be narrating about one of my all-time favorite anime (Japanese cartoon) which is called "The pet Girl of Sakurasou" or Sakurasou no Pet no Kanojo. The title itself sounds pretty cartoon-ish if I may describe it that way. However, speaking from my experience after finishing the whole series, it is a roller coaster of ride filled with everything ranged from comedy, drama, sadness and slice of life. At first, the story seemed nothing more than a depiction on how high school boys and girls go about their daily lives in a comedic manner but as the story goes on, the "heavy" part of the plot creeps in where the viewers are exposed to some harsh reality that everyone will face as they grow up.
As of why I liked this story in particular is due to the main character in the anime aspiring to become a software engineer as soon as he graduates. Though, more specifically, he is trying to become a software programmer for designing games and the story soon revolves around the hardships he had faced and went through in order to achieve his dream. The story is 24 episodes long and in this period of time, all the way from the start to finish, the main character had been rejected twice during his work interview. His failure in landing a job is due to the fact that the interviews describing his game as something that is "unique and creative but is not what the stereotype audiences will like". Simply put, it is due to his intent of producing a new form of game never before introduced to the public being the reason he is declined from getting the job. The company thought that it is much better to employ people that will stick to the basic and create games that are already published in the market.
Even worse, the main character felt respite toward one of his female dorm mates, namely Mashiro due to their total difference in what they had to go through. Mashiro, being a natural and gifted artist, was offered to work as a professional artist but she turned it down simply because she only wanted to draw manga (or comics, in American). This is where the main character learned how a stark difference between a normal born individual can never measure up to a gifted individual. In the end, a fight broke down between the two due to some misunderstanding. Only by the end of the series, they made up.
Saturday, 29 October 2016
Writing for 10/29
Date : 10/29
Time starting : 10.24 p.m
Idea I am pursuing : Night time
Time ending : 10.39 p.m
There is 2 general part in our everyday lives. Our day time as well as our night time. I do not know for sure if there is any scientific reasoning as of if any of the two parts hold significant advantage over the other. However, speaking from myself. I had always preferred night time much more than its day counterpart. Perhaps it is due to my native country where day time is practically nothing more than a period of suffering where I have this incredible amount of heat trying to melt me all over and only when night crawls in, then the torturous experience will end. For me, night time is simply more than a time for rest. It is time where I can find peace and comfort, a brief moment of serenity before dawn breaks in,
Day time is simply the moment where I will allow myself (both willingly as well as unwillingly) thrown into all my worries, troubles, responsibilities as well as everyday norms. I wake up everyday, looking forward for night to breaks in, the period of time where I loved the most. I think my mind works best after dusk settles in simply because my feeling says so. That does not in the least meant that I am going through my day time in an overly "whatever as long as I get things done" manner. What I am trying to imply is that I work simply much more efficient and productive during the night than the day. Is it due to some personal preferences or perhaps it can be explained by some research but as long as I can benefit from it, I could not care less.
Night time is also associated with "alone" time where we can finally open the "mask" and "facade" that we put on in order to go through our everyday lives. There are simply moments where we can not be ourselves due to certain constraining circumstances, forcing ourselves to talk and act like someone completely different. But, when we are alone. where most of us probably are during the night, we can finally get rid of all these tiring fake expressions we put on and simply be ourselves. Coincidentally, I just realized somehow that 90% of my daily writings are written during the dusk or at night.
Time starting : 10.24 p.m
Idea I am pursuing : Night time
Time ending : 10.39 p.m
There is 2 general part in our everyday lives. Our day time as well as our night time. I do not know for sure if there is any scientific reasoning as of if any of the two parts hold significant advantage over the other. However, speaking from myself. I had always preferred night time much more than its day counterpart. Perhaps it is due to my native country where day time is practically nothing more than a period of suffering where I have this incredible amount of heat trying to melt me all over and only when night crawls in, then the torturous experience will end. For me, night time is simply more than a time for rest. It is time where I can find peace and comfort, a brief moment of serenity before dawn breaks in,
Day time is simply the moment where I will allow myself (both willingly as well as unwillingly) thrown into all my worries, troubles, responsibilities as well as everyday norms. I wake up everyday, looking forward for night to breaks in, the period of time where I loved the most. I think my mind works best after dusk settles in simply because my feeling says so. That does not in the least meant that I am going through my day time in an overly "whatever as long as I get things done" manner. What I am trying to imply is that I work simply much more efficient and productive during the night than the day. Is it due to some personal preferences or perhaps it can be explained by some research but as long as I can benefit from it, I could not care less.
Night time is also associated with "alone" time where we can finally open the "mask" and "facade" that we put on in order to go through our everyday lives. There are simply moments where we can not be ourselves due to certain constraining circumstances, forcing ourselves to talk and act like someone completely different. But, when we are alone. where most of us probably are during the night, we can finally get rid of all these tiring fake expressions we put on and simply be ourselves. Coincidentally, I just realized somehow that 90% of my daily writings are written during the dusk or at night.
Thursday, 27 October 2016
Writing for 10/27
Date : 10/27
Time starting : 9.05 p.m
Idea I am pursuing : The magic of talking
Time ending : 9.20 p.m
I believe all of us have been through that one time where we are feeling really down with the gloomiest expression we ever made are painted upon our faces. Speaking from a personal perspective, I had been through this sort of miserable experiences countless times and the best way I found to cope with it is by talking it out with my friends or my family. For some reason, it just lighten the whole pressure even though they might not provide me with the best solution for all the troubles that I went through. I know there is a saying that goes as follow : "Don't tell your problems to other people. 20% are glad that you have them while the other 80% do not care". I know how well we, as an individual can not be bothered to hear or meddle with other people problems but simply lending our ears just to hear them out is simply more than enough to ease the whole burden.
I believe this magic is due to how humans find comfort in other people. I, for instance does not know how someone can live in solitude simply saying because they prefer to be alone. Maybe some people are born that way where they feel comfortable living only around themselves but I am not among those kind of individuals. I need to talk to someone, anyone on a daily basis. It can be about anything ranging from "how's life?" to the more friendly "bickering" and chitchats. It is simply fun to do so because there will be new stories to tell and hear everyday which I never get bored of. That is why the term "dying from loneliness" is a possibility from my perspective even though it is nothing more than a literal term.
Perhaps it is because I am weak in will and spirit. They often say only weak people need to trouble other with their worries and problems. In my opinion, sharing our problems with other is a natural thing to do. Well, "sharing" might not exactly be the term. Maybe, "telling"?. If we can tell something that make us smile to other people, then why not do the same for thing that makes us down?. It is fine if they make it really obvious that they could not care less about your worries as long as you did not keep it to yourself. There might be some stuff that is too personal to share with your friends. In that case, try family instead. The bottom line is, the more troubles you keep to yourself, the harder you will feel to cope with it.
Time starting : 9.05 p.m
Idea I am pursuing : The magic of talking
Time ending : 9.20 p.m
I believe all of us have been through that one time where we are feeling really down with the gloomiest expression we ever made are painted upon our faces. Speaking from a personal perspective, I had been through this sort of miserable experiences countless times and the best way I found to cope with it is by talking it out with my friends or my family. For some reason, it just lighten the whole pressure even though they might not provide me with the best solution for all the troubles that I went through. I know there is a saying that goes as follow : "Don't tell your problems to other people. 20% are glad that you have them while the other 80% do not care". I know how well we, as an individual can not be bothered to hear or meddle with other people problems but simply lending our ears just to hear them out is simply more than enough to ease the whole burden.
I believe this magic is due to how humans find comfort in other people. I, for instance does not know how someone can live in solitude simply saying because they prefer to be alone. Maybe some people are born that way where they feel comfortable living only around themselves but I am not among those kind of individuals. I need to talk to someone, anyone on a daily basis. It can be about anything ranging from "how's life?" to the more friendly "bickering" and chitchats. It is simply fun to do so because there will be new stories to tell and hear everyday which I never get bored of. That is why the term "dying from loneliness" is a possibility from my perspective even though it is nothing more than a literal term.
Perhaps it is because I am weak in will and spirit. They often say only weak people need to trouble other with their worries and problems. In my opinion, sharing our problems with other is a natural thing to do. Well, "sharing" might not exactly be the term. Maybe, "telling"?. If we can tell something that make us smile to other people, then why not do the same for thing that makes us down?. It is fine if they make it really obvious that they could not care less about your worries as long as you did not keep it to yourself. There might be some stuff that is too personal to share with your friends. In that case, try family instead. The bottom line is, the more troubles you keep to yourself, the harder you will feel to cope with it.
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Writing for 10/25
Date : 10/25
Time starting : 5.27 p.m
Idea I am pursuing : Money and how we spend them
Time ending : 5.42 p.m
Even though they say money is not the most important thing in anyone's life, I believe it still holds a deep influence toward our lives in general despite anything else. Having no money at all is certainly a troubling prospect for anyone. Ironically, having too much money does not necessarily mean that a rich individual will be freed from all of his troubles. In fact, he might have more trouble with that much money but that is just a wild guess and a baseless assumption. We will never know until we personally ask someone that is in that particular position and still, there is no way we will be able to know hoe much truth there is in his words.
What I am going to write about today in particular is regarding how we use our money, the results of our hard-earned efforts in order to make a living which might not be the case for yet-to-be-workers such as myself who is still leeching off my parents. But, it is still pretty obvious that the things we spend our money on might be viewed as a waste of hard-earned cash by some parties and that will never change. I mean, we all have that desire where we really want a certain something where we are able to go to extreme lengths by cutting down the money used for basic necessities just to save money to get that very thing we wanted. We, humans are often weak to our desire and we can never hope to sate these desires unless we fulfill them.
If I am to have a position in this matter, I will say that it is wise to spend money on the thing you really wanted because that is what you hoped for. As long as this thing you are dying to have is not the same thing that will end up unused after just a week, then it is fine to get it. I am also one of those individuals that like to spend my allowances on having a good, fulfilling meal. I am quite the picky eater myself and I can spend quite the sum of money in order to eat out at least a few times a week. My mother always say this to me since she started giving me allowance ; "When it come to food, never be stingy with your money." From her perspective, she would not be mad whenever I spent like 50$ for a meal but if I spent 10$ for games (which she considered as "useless" stuff), then I am in for some nagging and lectures. In my opinion, the money we earned is rightfully ours (despite I am not in the right position to say so) and how we spend them is up for us to decide. We should not let other people dictate how we spend our money since that is our personal rights.
Time starting : 5.27 p.m
Idea I am pursuing : Money and how we spend them
Time ending : 5.42 p.m
Even though they say money is not the most important thing in anyone's life, I believe it still holds a deep influence toward our lives in general despite anything else. Having no money at all is certainly a troubling prospect for anyone. Ironically, having too much money does not necessarily mean that a rich individual will be freed from all of his troubles. In fact, he might have more trouble with that much money but that is just a wild guess and a baseless assumption. We will never know until we personally ask someone that is in that particular position and still, there is no way we will be able to know hoe much truth there is in his words.
What I am going to write about today in particular is regarding how we use our money, the results of our hard-earned efforts in order to make a living which might not be the case for yet-to-be-workers such as myself who is still leeching off my parents. But, it is still pretty obvious that the things we spend our money on might be viewed as a waste of hard-earned cash by some parties and that will never change. I mean, we all have that desire where we really want a certain something where we are able to go to extreme lengths by cutting down the money used for basic necessities just to save money to get that very thing we wanted. We, humans are often weak to our desire and we can never hope to sate these desires unless we fulfill them.
If I am to have a position in this matter, I will say that it is wise to spend money on the thing you really wanted because that is what you hoped for. As long as this thing you are dying to have is not the same thing that will end up unused after just a week, then it is fine to get it. I am also one of those individuals that like to spend my allowances on having a good, fulfilling meal. I am quite the picky eater myself and I can spend quite the sum of money in order to eat out at least a few times a week. My mother always say this to me since she started giving me allowance ; "When it come to food, never be stingy with your money." From her perspective, she would not be mad whenever I spent like 50$ for a meal but if I spent 10$ for games (which she considered as "useless" stuff), then I am in for some nagging and lectures. In my opinion, the money we earned is rightfully ours (despite I am not in the right position to say so) and how we spend them is up for us to decide. We should not let other people dictate how we spend our money since that is our personal rights.
Monday, 24 October 2016
Writing for 10/24
Date : 10/24
Time starting : 9.45 p.m
Idea I am pursuing : Thoughts about online game (Dota 2)
Time ending : 10.00 p.m
Defense of the Ancients 2 or more popularly known as Dota 2 is probably one of my most played online game ever. My real-time statistics on the game shows that I had spent more than 4000+ hours in it and still have not gotten bored of it. So, what is this game about?. It is a MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game which consist of 2 teams with 5 players in each team respectively. These 10 players will then proceed to pick the characters that they wanted to use in the current game. There are over 100 unique characters to be chosen, each with their own special traits, strengths and weaknesses. The objective of this game is to destroy the opponent "ancient" which lies deep in the heart of each team base, hence the title "Defense of the Ancients".
Some of the characters in the game are derived from ancient myths such as the Father of all Gods, Zeus as well as the infamous Gorgon, Medusa. It is really the same map that I played over and over again but truth be spoken, it never gets boring. Well, sometimes I do get bored and will leave the game untouched for few days before somehow magically started playing it back again. In the game, the most important thing is communications between the teammates. It is perhaps not exaggerating to say that cooperation is the most critical aspect to secure a victory. While outstanding personal skill might help the team to a degree, a synchronized, well-organized team always triumph over any individual star. There is this one saying in the game that I really liked which sounds as follow, "You already have 5 enemies that you are facing. Be careful not to make more". A constant bickering between teammates are an early sign of the inevitable lose.
However, the most appealing thing about this game is when it is played with friends. I admit sometimes it might get too "hot" since the game itself is pretty competitive in nature. We can spend the whole game blaming each other if everything goes wrong and yet tomorrow we will still play together like nothing happened. If anything, it makes the bonds between me and my friends deeper through just a simple game. Occasionally, we will enjoy having simply a fun game where we are able to laugh heartily despite losing the game. It is also a fun place to vent some stress and frustration where you can just throw out all the anger by whipping your opponents to oblivion. Therefore, despite my overwhelming amount of time spent playing this game, there is still more for me to learn and I doubt I will stop playing it anytime soon.
Time starting : 9.45 p.m
Idea I am pursuing : Thoughts about online game (Dota 2)
Time ending : 10.00 p.m
Defense of the Ancients 2 or more popularly known as Dota 2 is probably one of my most played online game ever. My real-time statistics on the game shows that I had spent more than 4000+ hours in it and still have not gotten bored of it. So, what is this game about?. It is a MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game which consist of 2 teams with 5 players in each team respectively. These 10 players will then proceed to pick the characters that they wanted to use in the current game. There are over 100 unique characters to be chosen, each with their own special traits, strengths and weaknesses. The objective of this game is to destroy the opponent "ancient" which lies deep in the heart of each team base, hence the title "Defense of the Ancients".
Some of the characters in the game are derived from ancient myths such as the Father of all Gods, Zeus as well as the infamous Gorgon, Medusa. It is really the same map that I played over and over again but truth be spoken, it never gets boring. Well, sometimes I do get bored and will leave the game untouched for few days before somehow magically started playing it back again. In the game, the most important thing is communications between the teammates. It is perhaps not exaggerating to say that cooperation is the most critical aspect to secure a victory. While outstanding personal skill might help the team to a degree, a synchronized, well-organized team always triumph over any individual star. There is this one saying in the game that I really liked which sounds as follow, "You already have 5 enemies that you are facing. Be careful not to make more". A constant bickering between teammates are an early sign of the inevitable lose.
However, the most appealing thing about this game is when it is played with friends. I admit sometimes it might get too "hot" since the game itself is pretty competitive in nature. We can spend the whole game blaming each other if everything goes wrong and yet tomorrow we will still play together like nothing happened. If anything, it makes the bonds between me and my friends deeper through just a simple game. Occasionally, we will enjoy having simply a fun game where we are able to laugh heartily despite losing the game. It is also a fun place to vent some stress and frustration where you can just throw out all the anger by whipping your opponents to oblivion. Therefore, despite my overwhelming amount of time spent playing this game, there is still more for me to learn and I doubt I will stop playing it anytime soon.
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