Sunday, December 21, 2008
When age gets the better of you...
It's 2 am and I'm still up hanging around with my virtual avatar at Playstation Home. Sometimes I think of myself as pathetic when I seek for this type of escape. Instead of the real thing, I somehow feel as if I'm more at home on the online world. Perhaps its because of the sense of anonymity and hiding behind something you think is your ideal persona. A dear friend once said that I am totally different online than in real life. I'm beginning to agree as well. Some people have recently commented that I'm more bold online than in real life. Perhaps its because I would like to avoid senseless confrontation in real life? Perhaps its because I don't want to have to explain every little detail to everyone that I don't have to be a conformist to survive in this world? Or perhaps its because I just want to avoid people who think too highly of themselves and that gives them every reason to trample on everyone else's feelings? Whatever the reason, I firmly believe that my voice is louder on these blogs than in real life. Maybe one day I may be able to talk like the way I write on my blogs and stop hiding behind a facade of feelings and emotions.
In case you are wondering, that's a picture of Sackboy (the main character and star of the PS3 exclusive title, LittleBigPlanet). He was supposed to be given away as a prize but unfortunately, only a few people know about LittleBigPlanet here in the Philippines and platform-gaming isn't too big here unless you count Super Mario. Anyway, that picture was taken while we were on the bus on the way to Libis. Hid3o my good friend and buddy ordered this directly from Japan and thanks to him for this wonderful prize. Too bad no one claimed him, but for now, he will be on Hid3o's shelves waiting for another day, another time until he can be adopted into a home. ^^
It was a tedious yet fun and fulfilling day yesterday at the Eastwood Plaza mall. I'd like to blog the details but I'm too tired and lazy to remember them all. We were lucky enough to be able to use 3 TVs, We had a Tekken Tournament and an LBP Race Event. Sadly no one registered for LBP but a ton of people entered the Tekken Tournament. This just goes to show you that fighting games, along with FPSes and MMOs are the Filipino's preferred genres. It was a lot of fun. Urbandub was there for the final act, we had a blast interacting with people, and a few of us were interviewed by a few TV stations. I was interviewed by an odd guy who is one of the hosts of the TV show called Pinoy Gamer by the Makisig Network. I was really into it though the bright light flashed at your face while staring at the camera was a bit distracting. Also, I don't get why the guy who interviewed me cracked those wierd non-sensical jokes. Anyway, others were interviewed by Net 25 and Hero TV.
Of course thanks are in order. Thank you to Playground Magazine, for being patient with us and for continuing to have us included in your events. Thanks to Jam 88.3 who was there to spice up the entertainment and promote the show. Thank you to Gamehopper/Brico for lending us your 3 wonderful 37" HDTVs. I'd recommend that you guys try out their TVs. Our games on the PS3 looked crisp on those screens.
I'm still jobless at the moment. I've gotten word that Teletech is trying to stabilize its call operations before it goes to a full blast hiring. I'm still hopeful that I would get in but you can never be too sure. Just in case, I've got 2 other backup jobs waiting in line but they're a bit farther from home. A compromise I can live with.
I've also gotten a lot busy doing stuff at church. A few days ago, I repaired some of the Network lines, setup a Wifi zone and assembled a new computer for one of the elders. I'll be doing more probably tomorrow since the new LCD projector has arrived. I need to setup one of the newer laptops for that LCD. Of course aside from my IT stuff, I'm back to playing the guitars (lead, rhythm and bass) for worship service with the church band. I'm a bit dissapointed though on how they treated my guitar when I lent it to them. There are scratchmarks on the red paint plus I noticed a chip on the wooden body. If this were an acoustic guitar the sound would have been ruined. I really wanted to donate a new guitar to the church, but seeing how they treated my guitar, I might think over it first. I'm also graduating from Bible Study Leading by January if the schedule permits it. My Pastor says that there is now an even greater demand for Bible Study leaders so we need to train hard, right and quick. I'm still not sure if I qualify for the job since I've been through a lot, but the Pastor says that I'm ready and it should be no problem for me since I've gone through the School of Workers for church doctrine twice already. I pray to the Lord that he tells me what to do and helps me decide which path I should take from here on.
The year is almost to an end. 2008 has been an eye-openner in many ways. It may be perhaps one of the most influential years of my life. I've experienced joy, happiness, saddness, loneliness and anger. I've stumbled here, recovered there but I do believe that some things will never change. What those traits may be, I don't know. But as ZT always used to say, "You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both, and there you have. The facts of life..."
Labels: age, big, emotions, little, littlebigplanet, planet, playstation, ps3
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