E-Games, Shaping the Future.

Imagine this, you've come up with a new sport, drafting up the rules and regulations and how it should be played.

You've invested hundred thousands into the industry and response from the public is enormous. Players from all over the world are embracing it with open arms.

Everything was going on a smooth sail for years, until suddenly, the Authorities decided to shut down your business entirely, including all your outlets supplying any services related to this sport.

How would you, and your players feel about this?

Quoting from, http://www.usj.com.my/bulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=22139,

"Anyone here owns any EntertaimentOutlets,Cyber Cafe, Massage parlours,Foot Reflexlogy Centers

Well i use to own 3-4 Cyber Cafes and the moment we rented a Shop The 1st thing on our mind was applying to get the licence! I would like to share My painful and sad experinces here! We got Raided,Saman and Worst We been bully! (We only offer Online Games and Lan Games Strictly NO GAMBLING)

We applied, waited and until we closes shop Licence still tak keluar!!!



I m not sure about others licences and i ll guess its the same huh! Look at Subang area NO pubs licences,Foot Reflexlogy has been issue out! Subang Mentari Area Worst!!!! Pub are everywhere without Licence but still running!

What I m trying to point out is UNLESS U know somebody to protect u Or u slowly Die....Just my 2 cents


Suggestion to the Subang New MP and MBSJ: PLEASE...

Update The RAKYAT :



1. Have a better Meeting Rooms with Business owner whom about to Apply some sort of Licences! Train Officers to answer our problems on new outlet business

2. List out quartely Which and What Businness is currently Not allow to have in our Subang Area

3.Do we have to really wait for any Licence Example Coffee Shops or Restaurant and Pub for 6Months to be approve???Please Wake Up And We beg U to proceess it ASAP as most of the new business had paid the Advance rental,Agreement Sign and renovation only needs 1 Months MAX

4.During The critical period When the licence is Not out Yet Business are very prom to get saman from POLICE,MPPJ,MPSJ,DBKL and even Jabatan Imigresyen(for thoese are applying for Overseas Workers(waitress,Cooks)"

For the past few weeks, the E-Games community has been attacked and invaded. The sudden actions from the authorities sent out mysterious and suspicious motives among gamers.

It started out with Damansara Jaya, and then Subang Jaya got totally wiped out. Not a single cyber cafe was spared at that area.

The Authorities do not comprehend the seriousness of this matter. This is a huge stumbling block to the progress and future of E-Gaming, IN Malaysia.

Just to share some interesting information with my readers,

Did you know :-

There are currently 2 renowned tournaments in Malaysia,

WCG (World Cyber Games) and SMM (Sendi Mutiara Multimedia).

SMM is offering a grand total of RM150,000 cold hard cash to winners of the competitions.

The world's renowned competition ESWC (Electronic Sports World Cup) is offering a total grand prize of USD300,000 *That's 1 Million Ringgit, mind you*

Just base on this few observations, the world is slowly yet surely setting their eyes on E-Gaming and how it would shape the future.

I plea to those who are gamers at heart, you play not because you're addicted, you play because you passion burns for the game.

Parents always shed negative light on E-Gaming. Nothing but a waste of time?

In every sport, there is always the good sides and bad sides. Basketball and soccer has their own good and bad sides. Snooker and Golf has their own good and bad sides. So is it fair for individuals to just focus on the bad sides of E-Gaming and ignore the good sides?

Gone are the days where gangsters and tai kors lingering around cyber cafes. Trust me on that, I've been there for almost 5 years now. What are parents to tell us something that we know of crystal clearly while they are at somewhere else instead of the cyber cafe? If they want to judge, please come by for a few days and have a good look, do you see drug addicts and gang fights occurring at cyber cafes?

I wish to represent on the behalf of all gamers in Malaysia to the Authorities, do you want to create a conducive environment for gamers to grow or become a stumbling block to our growth? On the global scale, we Malaysians are trying hard to reach up the international standard of gaming and all this isn't helping a single bit.

Would continue to touch on this topic over the next few posts.


Thanks for your time.

God bless, cheers.

Parenting #02

Which parent likes to admit they have weaknesses?

Which parent doesn't want to display the "ideal" role model of being a good citizen and being that successful person in life?

It's okay for them to interrogate you and present all your weaknesses and negative traits but it's not okay for us to point out theirs?

Gary always emphasize to me the importance of "mutual understanding".

Be it pampering you with a silver spoon or giving you an endless period of torment, if there's no mutual understanding, true communication cannot take place.

I read an article quite some time back. It was mentioning about parents who does not have some sort of institute or school to teach them what a standard parent should be. They do not have a manual that falls from the sky which guides them what a parent should do and should not do. But for those who are not believers of Christianity, isn't life's like that?

Individuals learn through experiences and knowledge obtained in life. But every individual have their own unique perspectives and thoughts. What may seem precious and valuable to you might not be the same for the other.

Certain parents ensures that their children takes over their ambition due to the fact that they could not achieve it themselves. But we are exposed to the content of the media that creates an awareness that children shouldn't be chasing your dreams, they should be chasing theirs. Furthermore, they need every aspect of support they can get from the parents - be it emotionally or financially.

Of course, I've heard a fair share of stories and tales from other friends of parents who upset them but they also show their weaknesses and ask their children to forgive and understand them. From what I see, it's an initiative.

Parenting #01

Host of the party:"What time you've got to make a move to home?"

Guest:"It has to be before 11p.m. Any later than that and i'm screwed."

Host:"Ah, okays. By the way, will Andrew be able to make it today?"

Guest:"As usual, his parents don't let him come out. Don't have to invite him anymore la.. don't say party, normal simple outing also like end of the world to their parents."

Host:"True.. but I heard that he curi curi climbs out of the house and lie big time to his parents if he were to get caught. Susahlah, his parents."

If this discussion was held back when I was 15 or 16, by all means, I can still comprehend.

Thing is, discussions like these are still occurring around me today.

Would a parent calling you up to find out where their son/daughter went while you're 20 years old seems rather exaggerated to you, or it happens to you all the time?

People say, the key issue about parenting is - Trust.

Once the child breaks it, even while very young, the parents find it hard to buy their words. On a personal aspect, I broke that trust. I lied to go to cyber cafe when I was only 13, but everyone else was going and it was so much fun going there. Ever since I became a Christian, through God's guidance, I managed to heal that crack of trust between me and my parents.

It took me time, but it did earn their trust. To let them know what sort of friends I'm mixing with and the activities that I do. It's far from drinking, smoking or taking drugs. Everything else was least of their concern.

After 17, the word "curfew" don't exist anymore in my vocabulary. But it's until I meet certain friends who bring up that word, I was appalled.

"You've got to be kidding me, curfew?"

Filler Post

The weather ...


is so hot .. you can literally see mirages in your living room.

is so hot .. the minute you sweat, it becomes salt immediately.

is so hot .. until genting, becomes a lowland.

First the extreme pouring of rain .. and now the extreme merciless heat.

Updates.

For the past 3 days, i watched Prince Caspian twice.



And after watching it twice, it still hasn't portray the epic feeling compared to L.O.T.R. I haven't read the book yet, by C.S Lewis.

About writing a full review on it, i think i'll reserve my energy on that. After discovering that my readers are frightened after reading my "warning", I'll just let them be the judge for themselves.

Oh and yes, for those who really wants to know the song title for the second last song at the end of the movie, you can find it at my juke box, the first song that is being played. "The Call" by Regina Spektor.

And I must mention this, my gf has the tendency to over react to element of surprises. The scene where Prince Caspian and Peter clashed at the first time in the woods, the sound effects was so overwhelming, she flung her hand so hard in the intention to wrap her arms around me that it knocked the starbucks she bought earlier into the cinema which was placed at the drink holder spilled all over me.



I practically smelled like starbucks throughout the movie until i got home..

On the business aspect, me and gary decided to divert our focus into an industry that we truly feel passionate about.

We're planning to change not only the local scene but the whole world's perspective towards the gaming industry. I'm still trying to be inspired for the logo of the company while working on a few things about the idea.

And i've made my first video with camcorder. Thing is, I can't seem to upload it to Youtube. 400mb is the entire size of the video.. It's about the tournament held in Tbun, COD4 (Call of Duty 4) was the game.

That'll be it for now.

Thanks for your time.

God bless, cheers.

Blog Upgrade?

Did some upgrades to the blog.. May it enhance the reading experience for my readers(hopefully not otherwise).

Next post will be coming up soon. I appreciate your patience and diligence.

Thanks for your time.

God bless, cheers.

How much it takes to amuse you?

Have you even pondered, for every individual, what degree of humour or excitement it requires to amuse them?

"Daryl, that's really really subjective .. Everyone has their own interests in different fields,"

My point is, the "degree" of any interest or any field.

Would this amuse you?




Or this?





Movies like this?


Or this?




Cars like this?




Or this?



If you relate to all the comparisons above to wealth issues, how about the following comparisons,


Biscuits like this?




Or .. this?




Affordable clothes like this? (No, i'm not related to him.)



Or this..?




A haircut from an Indian barber?



Or at a decent saloon? (And yes, he's not my friend either.)



It can be very surprising to sometimes discover, the degree of excitement and thrill for others to
be amused. What really influence the overall factor of the audience amusement degree bar?

It's all subject to discussion. Please share your thoughts.


Thanks for your time.

God bless, cheers.

Motivation?

Hikaru No Go! That's the name of this Japanese Animation. Been watching it with my gf for the past few weeks despite the fact that I've already watched this anime before a long time ago.

"What's it about?"

It's actually Japanese Chess, named "Go".

"-_-' Chess? An anime about chess..?"

I'm not sure how many of you have actually watched this anime before, but the crew behind this anime sure did a good job. It appeals to me as I'm impressed to witness the passion and dedication of the characters in the anime towards a game of Japanese Chess.

Of course, there's always a main character. Hikaru's his name and he met a spirit that committed suicide thousand years ago when he used to teach the Emperor to play Go. This spirit will guide and mentor Hikaru to become Japan's best Go player.



Don't mind the english dub. The japanese one is much better.

The anime has its fair share of humour, seriousness and thrill.

I wouldn't demand that you must watch this anime, just that how's it related to me in my life is that I never get to actually commit myself to a certain sport or field that requires me to have that much dedication and focus. Somehow or another, it always turn out to be an all-rounder.

This anime would keep pushing you subconsciously, "Go Pro!". As in keep yourself focused to become a real professional, where others acknowledge you and respect you for your passion in whatever you're doing.

Oh btw, the anime actually belongs to Hazren, so credit goes to him. Borrowed it since form 4..


Thanks for your time.

God bless, cheers.

Updates

Business Aspect :

Working on some recipes especially on the beverages. Manage to have some interesting concepts to attempt. Meanwhile, a shop lot right behind my house is available for renting. It used to be some film editing office. Anyhow, seems like an opportunity for the business to have some proper rooting.

Personal Life Aspect :

My very first camcorder. IS COMING SOON! Now I can really start on enhancing my blogging experience. I hope it'll be likewise for my audience.

Nothing too fancy, yet I've couldn't ask for more. RM2500 at Digital Mall. Comes with batts, pouch and a RM200 worth tripod.

Last Saturday, went for Yoke Yan's early bday party. It was good to meet up with some of the du'rians. My apologies, no images was taken then. It'll be rather odd for me to draw out my phone and start snapping pictures over there anyways. A personal gratitude to Yoke Yan for the party. Those who were present was, Jonathan Teoh, Han Tsong, Jin Min, Sam, Chee Seng, Edwin Loo, Nelson Wong, Jon Ming (& his girl), Janning, Ee Lyn(hope i spelled her name right..), Madeline, Kar Yan, Chong Xian, Yoke's College Mates .. (can't recall their names).

Those who didn't turn up was ..

Bleach Aspect :

WHY GOT FILLERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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As if Bountou wasn't BAD enough ..... who are these people .......


The worst part was, during the introduction of the episode, they state that after Ichigo defeated Grimjow, he successfully saved Inoue .... I have no idea how are they going patch up all these huge loopholes they're digging.


Thanks for your time.

God bless, cheers.

Movie Review : Iron Man

Plot/Storyline : 7/10
Flow of movie : 8/10
CG (Computer Graphics) : 8/10
Scripting : 8/10
Acting : 8/10
SFX/Background Music : 8/10
Drama : 6.5/10
Action/Choreography : 6/10
Humour : 7/10
Inspirational/Influential : 7/10

Overall : 7.5/10

Warning : This review might be perceived as a spoiler to you. I will not hold any responsibility of causing any detrimental effects on your entertainment value towards the movie.

Allow me to break this down in brief points.

Plot/Storyline - This section will be judged base on the reality of the plot as well as how wide the spectrum of audience does it appeals to.

7/10

Tony Stark, a multi billionaire, taking over his father's empire of "Stark Industries", the world's largest weapon manufacturer, got kidnapped by an anonymous terrorist and demands him to build his latest invention of destruction but only ends up building an armoured suit to escape from captivity. He later on designs the final structure of the suit and would utilize it to defend the innocent and redeem his past actions.


Review : As well all know, Iron man the comic from Marvel has exist since a long way back. He is the familiar figure in the midst of the audience and people identify him as a superhero. The reality of the plot in our lives does has its fair share of relevance. Technologies beyond imagination exists in a billionaire's life, furthermore of having avid interest in technology himself. The moral values of the plot as well as its other elements of the movie would suffice to attract majority of movie-goers.


Flow of Movie - This will be judged base on the flow of the entire movie, from the introduction until the end. The purpose of conveying the plot as well as avoid stirring confusion in the audience. Keeping the audience glued to the screen without making the audience feel that the movie is monotonous would score high in this section.

8/10

Review : The trailer did a good job on conveying the plot of the movie and there were no difficulty in grasping the idea of the plot. The mysteries that were displayed at the introduction was clarified clearly at the end and it wouldn't require an expert to decipher or interpret on how they revealed it. Personally, I felt entertained throughout the movie as the humour, action and drama fits in well. It didn't feel jumpy, draggy or disturbing.


CG (Computer Graphics) - Judged base on the animation skills and how well the animation fits into the scenes of the movie.

8/10


Review : For a movie that has many animated scenes, I must say, I'm impressed. Although this may be coming from a non-animator individual, I have no complaints of, "Wah, that was obviously animated .. ". The animated effects really build the hype of watching him in the suit instead of the man himself. Other scenes such as during Tony was utilizing his gadgets and computers in his lab, it was animated so well, it was as if you could purchase one of those and put it at your room. Well, of course, if you would take a closer look you can tell that the scene is animated and hence it's given a 8/10.


Scripting - This section is judged base on the script of the characters and the relevance of the script with the character.

8/10

Review : By far, the script to each characters did a good job in portraying who they are and didn't sound weird when they uttered every word. Each script also fits into the scenes and I had no problem comprehending or interpreting their script and how it tells the story.


Acting - Judged base on the acting skills of the actors/actresses in the movie.

8/10


Review : World renowned actors such as Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts and Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes, one would expect no problems of the actors and actresses in portraying their character well in the movie. Extra credit goes to Gwyneth as she met my expectations of her high profile in the Hollywood industry. A job well done!


SFX/Background music - This section is judged base on the relevance of the sound effects and the background music along with the scenes.

8/10

Review : No complaints about this section. All sound effects and background music fitted in well. However, there is always room for improvement.


Drama - Judged base on how dramatic the entire movie is.

6.5/10

Review : Besides the earlier part of Tony Stark with his new found friend during captivity, this movie wouldn't be teary through out. Of course, certain scenes can be dramatized but it all depends on the intention of the director.


Action/Choreography - Judged base on action and choreography of the fighting scenes.

6/10


Review : You must be thinking, "6 out of 10? It's Iron Man.. Not Peace Man, what's up with the score?" Fred not, Iron Man is still super cool. The choreography during his first encounter with his final design with the enemy was really good. Enjoyed every single second. After all, they built so much anticipation about it, I strongly believe every audience open their eyes wide just to grasp every single second of it. "Then what's the problem?" The problem is, the final showdown, was a letdown. After the long break of non-fighting scenes in between, the least they could do is a full fledged battle between Iron Man and the boss. It could definitely have a much better choreography in that final battle scene. Hope they would redeem it in the next sequel!


Humour - Judged base on how funny/hilarious the entire movie is.

7/10

Review : Well, this movie's humour is mostly slapstick and would make the audience laugh with most of its jokes. After all, any movie that can make Ean Jay Chan laugh, definitely has a good sense of humour in it.


Inspirational/Influential - Judged base on how much the movie would inspire or influence the thoughts/actions after watching the movie. Also judge base on how long would the effect last.

7/10

Review : *Raises up arm and aims it at a car.. * Well, due to the hype from the publicity for many months, this movie would stick into the audience's head quite a while. In terms of inspirational value, it has its fair share. Issues about what money can do to a person and regaining one's conscience after so many events and actions as well as having your trust towards the people around you.


Conclusion : A must watch! I wouldn't say that this movie would make you go for a round 2, but it's subjective. As for me, if a friend has not watch it yet and would want to watch it with me, I would go for a "yes".


Thanks for your time, hope that this review would help you in deciding whether to watch this movie in theaters.

God bless, cheers!