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| Sunday, November 05, 2006 |
Well, I just wasted the whole of Saturday without studying or doing anything constructive in my opinion. Morning woke up late, went for project meeting. Supposed to start at 2, but started typically at 3. Lasted till about 7 odd. It's been really long since any project meeting that I've participated in lasted so darn long. And it's not as if during the whole time we were making full use of it, we weren't. During a project meeting, the main focus should be the project, while any side talk can be included, but shouldn't take away the main focus. This doesnt seem to be the case yesterday. Whenever we talk about the project, there seems to be 101 digressions. To me, it's extremely tiring having meetings like that. Cos when I come for a meeting, I'm already have the mindset to finish up the work that we have to do, and when digressions occur, especially those that seemingly has no end to it, it wastes everyone's time, especially those who came to do serious work. Honestly, if i have all the time in the world, I wouldn't mind. But it's the exam period, everyone's studying hard now, and I seriously need the time to do some work. I thought that if we can finish by 4 plus or 5, i can go home and study before heading off to the Great Munchkin inquisition. But sadly, it wasn't to be. There was a point during the meeting when i was incredibly frustrated and refused to contribute anymore. Cos my attempts to bring people back into the topic was unheeded and ignored. Well, perhaps they didnt hear it, but still, we lost our focus. That's why i say these meetings are tiring, cos when i try to make an effort to finish up the work efficiently, it seems like no one bothers. Maybe it's just me...is it the way i communicate or what? I really dunno. I'm tired really. And i really dont have the energy to keep on pressing for people to return to our main focus. Just like that, i wasted the whole day. By 7 i was pretty tired. Tired from trying to bring people back to the topic unsuccessfully, tired of trying to shout over the noisy busker who was singing in the vicinity, tired of everything. I was really in no mood to study, and after i finished dinner at 8, i went over to play card games with some other friends. I wanna rant more really, but im tired of ranting too. Now to a happier topic: The Great Munchkin Inquisition! It was the first time i played with 8 decks of munchkins plus their expansion packs. The deck was neverending! But i have to admit, it was a whole load of fun! Even though it last for a good 5 hours a game. I love the unpredictability and the surprises in the game. At first one of the guys was about to reach level 20, the level to win, while everyone else was slogging their way up the ladder. But in the end, he wasn't the winner. The one who was the lowest level for a significant period of the game was the eventual winner. This wasn't the first time i played with him, and this wasn't the first time he won. In fact, most of the times he won. I dont understand why people played with him so many times and yet dont understand his style of play. He always keeps his own cards to himself, psycho the rest to use up their hand and items to stop the other players, and then go on to win the game. IT's selfish, yes, but that's munchkins. It's hard to be like that, and it reflects on one's personality sometimes. And that's why the others in the game find it harder to win. To win munchkins, one has to be schrewd, scheming, backstabbing, and need a douse of luck in order to make it. Well, i dont aim to be like that. It's a game after all, and it's not worth that much effort in order to win it. What does winning give? Satisfaction? Sense of victory? Confirmation of one's worth? To me, it none of those, it just gives me entertainment value. Perhaps the above would mean more to others than it is to me. All i wanna see in a munchkin game is what i told alvin this morning. Haha.....it's so hard to spell it out...i would rather keep it to myself. Meanwhile, I'm extremely tempted to buy more sets of Munchkin, like Munchkin Fu, which we still lack at the moment. More and more of my friends are into the game now......and hopefully the fun spreads to all those around me....Play Munchkins with me!! |
| allie ♥ 3:05 PM |
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