28 June 2020

Revisiting Diablo II


Sons don't like the games I liked when I was their age.

Attempt to introduce them to classic games like Lode Runner, Bomber Man, etc didn't go well.

Even great games I played when I was a bit older, like Diablo, is also not to their liking.

Oh well. Generation gap is a real thing.

The games they like to play all seem shallow to me. They want instant gratification so anything that needs a bit of effort investment or figuring out is not their thing.

Anyway, I have completed Diablo and is now revisiting Diablo II.

brought back many memories

The expansion classes, the Assassin and the Druid, were those that I didn't played much back in the days, so I decided to play an Assassin this time round. Primarily using trap since that seems to be the least item dependent.

Maybe will try some other classes if my interest holds.


Shortly after re-playing Diablo II, I started to miss Diablo III's stash size and the unlimited skill and stats reset...

I imagine I will still ignore the rune words because of the low chance of getting any decent rune and the need to refer to an external list.

Good game should have everything contained within the game itself without needing external reference. Just my opinion.


Initially planned to take a screenshot of the fight with Andariel as a wrap-up to this entry, but I was too busy chugging potions instead of pressing the print screen key, oh well.

Act 2 here I come!



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25 June 2020

不知所谓


网络上有太多东西,所以也很多垃圾。

常常那些突然爆红的东西都很令人费解。

或许只是令我费解,毕竟我比较迟钝。

最近那些洋人引用《一剪梅》歌词里描述周遭气候的八个字来表示…

唔,其实他们用来表示什么我也不是很清楚,只是觉得疑惑迷糊。

不同的人或网页解说成不同的意思,因为就是那么的不知所谓。

那些洋人的智商真的是「雪花飘飘,北风啸啸」…

哪,就是那样咯,什么鬼意思?!?!!

让我用英文做个对比,就用 《Let It Go》 里的歌词因为蛮相近的:

All I can say about the intelligence of those people is 「the wind is howling like this swirling storm inside」.

真的有够废。



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21 June 2020

The cave beckons


Tired. Just tired.

Of everything.


When life seems meaningless.

Just a drag.


Low on energy. Down on mood.

Like an empty husk.

Nothing inside. All dried up.


I know what all these portend.

The cave beckons.



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17 June 2020

愿全祈痊


复夜劣眠   频醒缺全

熟憩无缘   精疲力倦

梦岂能圆   病何期痊



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16 June 2020

十四年


对不起小天使
爸爸又逾期了
最近爸爸的状况真的是太差了

十四年了…
时间过得真快

你的大弟弟已经是中学生了
就一阵子突然迅速长高
现在家里最高的就是他了
依旧那么的自我

你的小弟弟则越来越胖
贪吃又选食
态度越来越糟糕
不只是在学习时而已

唉…

妈妈很好
不是很爱理爸爸
爸爸就又老又病
总是要去粘妈妈

爸爸心力累倦
工作和休息调节不好
施与受不太平衡吧?

但别担心,我的小天使
你乖乖就好
爸爸会想着你的



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13 June 2020

徒劳无功


昨天去了公司一趟。

工作需要,要和同事们在实验室里做些事。

不然我这怕死的宅男是不想出去的,新冠肺炎啊!

结果去是去了,但进到实验室里后却是一起浪费时间而已。

因为系统有问题,有经验的同事还在设法解决中。

没有那系统就没能做工。

等了两小时后决定放弃,毕竟已经午餐时间,原本计划是十一点就完工的。

本来若是十一点就搞定的话,回程中要帮情人老婆仔买油条(原本昨晚要吃肉骨茶的),然后要去看医生。

结果离开公司时已经是十二点,从实验室出来才发觉外头下着雨,想到要上下车很麻烦,而且也迟了(下午有会议),所以就直接回家了。

老婆仔晚餐换成别的菜肴,我没看到医生所以继续病。

唉…

真的,徒劳无功的感觉。



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11 June 2020

My personality


Had a virtual teambuilding a few days ago, where we had a net-meeting and did the 16 Personalities test together and shared the results.

According to the test, I have the Advocate personality.

is that a wizard?


Percentage wise, I would say pretty prominent on three traits (Mind, Nature, Tactics) and on the fence for the other two (Energy, Identity).

no surprise here...

Meaning I could well be observant instead of intuitive, and turbulent instead of assertive. Or I just have split personalities. =P

I think I am intuitive AND observant =P

On that note, if I skewed towards observant just a tad more, I would be the Defender personality instead.

again, no surprise here. Empathy and Harmony are my strengths after all, according to Strength Finder

Reading through the introduction for the two personalities, I can relate to things in both but I do agree I am more akin to the Advocate.

yup, true

As for being assertive or turbulent, I guess my percentage is on the fence since my stress management sucks, big time.

can relate to all except the stress resistance

So, if you like to know a bit more about me, I encourage you to read at least the introduction of the Advocate personality.

Of course, we can't be categorised in just 16 personalities, we are much more than that, but it's a good baseline, especially when the trait percentage is prominent and not close to 50%.

I just have to end this blog entry with one of my favourite phrases: "You are unique, just like everyone else."



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