welcome, elters!

i know i should be working on the events report but i'm just so hooked up to this new game that i've just started on sat: aikaSEA~!

if you don't already know, i play mapleSEA and rappelz, and aikaSEA is like a combination between these two. it has rappelz' 3D and pvp gameplay but cuter graphics, like mapleSEA! and guess what? aika online is by gpotato (rappelz) and aikaSEA is by asiasoft (mapleSEA). i wish i had starting playing earlier.

there are six classes - warrior, crusader, sniper (rifle), dualgunner, night magician and priest. NO ARCHER! :( so i chose a smexy dualgunner instead.

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elters (as players are called) can also have prans, which are little...things that follow you and give you extra help. fire prans are offensive, water prans defensive, and air prans aid in mp/hp regeneration. you can see from the red wisp there that i got myself a fire pran. =)

(this is one of the reasons i started playing this.) once the wisps fairies reach level 5, they can transform into child-prans! here's mine straight after transformation...

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...and after some makeover.

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she's like a human child so you have to feed and talk to her. but she has passive and active skills that aid in battle, so bo bian!

gameplay is more quest-based instead of grinding, which i prefer. only thing i don't quite like is the travelling here and there to return quests. also, it takes SUPER LONG to level up. i've had like, 10 hours of gameplay, and i'm only at level 14. i could probably go higher in maple or rappelz. boo!

file size is barely 500mb, so you can download and try. it's free! lols. and once i tire of this, i'm trying out rohan! :D

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what's wrong with bus drivers nowadays?

I know i've blogged about this plenty of times before, but i'm still going to blog to get it off my chest.

whoever said bus services have improved must be sleeping. or dreaming. or plain lying. because it hasn't! i think it got worse. -_-

they (bus drivers) seem to have this penchant for abrupt braking or jam braking. don't they undergo training? don't they still train with a cup of water on the dashboard and try not to spill it? well based on the horrible standards of today, their cups must be empty at the end of it!

just today, on my way home from school, i was unlucky enough to not get a seat. with one arm hugging my heavy book and the other one at an awkward angle trying to hold on to the handle. the fker chose to jam brake, hard, for nothing. and i was sent crashing into the guy beside me. who looked at me as if i've done it on purpose.

does this look like intentional?

wtf. :evil:

(thankfully i've seen enough of people stumbling on buses to feel paiseh about my loss of balance. it's not our fault!) and at the end of the journey, my calves and arms were aching from the constant need to grip tight and keep my balance.

shall i even touch on bus punctuality and arrivals? or rather, the lack of. i waited a freaking 30 minutes for 855 to arrive. crap!

AND after all this shit they put us through, they still have the bloody cheek to raise fares. *shows finger* (damn hope the approving body rejects their application for fare increase.)

how to fail: first, you piss people off by increasing ERP, COE and oil prices to reduce number of cars and encourage people to take public transport. second, piss even more people off by reducing service standard and increase fare prices of public transport. there! receipe for perfect failure.

but SBS has something to be happy about. maybe it's just me, but i feel that SMRT sucks way more in terms of driving stability and bus arrivals. too bad both 859 and 855 are from SMRT. =(

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i thought school would make me happier than work. it did. just that everything else didn't.

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just to share

we got back our DISC results today, from the test done 2 weeks ago. here's mine:

S's are stable and shy types. they do not like changes. they enjoy pleasing people and can consistently do the same job. secure, non-threatening surroundings are important to them. they make the best friends because they are so forgiving. other people sometimes take advantage of them.

they need to be stronger and learn how to stay 'no' to a friend who wants them to do wrong. talking in front of large crowds is difficult for them. they are motivated by sweet and sincere opportunities to help others.

so NOW you know. if you need my help, just act sweet and sincere! rofl. :P

we did the MBTI test before that so here's mine:

protectors (ISFJ) are patient, modest and diligent. they show great compassion and support for others - often by taking care of the day-to-day practical details. they are not particularly interested in logical or technical things, preferring a more personal touch and they enjoy being helpful, persistent, organized and thorough.

this is just the summary so it doesn't seem very true. but the breakdown is like, damn accurate lor. in fact, i think both tests are. what do you think? true??

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how i decide on dinner/supper: if someone presses the bell for the kopitiam stop, then i'll buy food. otherwise i'll just head straight home. problem is, that stop is where majority of the passengers get off. so i suppose i'm stuck with fatty dinner/supper for the rest of school life. sobs.

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