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Sunday, January 15, 2006

Escapism - Gaming

I feel like I am forever indulging in the various forms of escapism e.g. manga, gaming, shopping etc. Of the shortlist, gaming is on the top of my escapism list, I suppose. Meaning that every time I indulge in excessive gaming, over and above the usual, I am probably trying to escape from some harsh realities of life. I am simply trying to numb my senses to the problems by beating some monsters or beating some other ppl in the games.

This is probably the reason why I never really had a profound interest in dota. (Unlike WeiLi) Although I play it and at times, excessive, I maintain a certain amount of time playing that game. This is psychological, I guess. Once I played more than this no. of hours, the threshold is breached and I'll just get terribly sick of it. Come to think about it, this is also the case for most of the mmorpgs I took up.

So why do I take on such forms of escapism? I guess it is when I'm faced with problems which I do not know exactly how to react to. It is not about solving the problem. At times, I probably already know the solutions (which may not be the best) but I am stuck in an dilema or something. Then I'll probably just toss everything aside and escape. Of course, I am not talking about those life & death problems but they are issues that hold some importance.

Since we are on this topic, I probably would not indulge in escapism if I do not know of a solution. Maybe I'll just play a game or 2, then I'll think of a solution. But I will not go on continuous gaming.

*Continued. (Actually, I wrote this on Sunday morning but had to stop as I had to go out)

Went to lot 1 to play pool yesterday. I suppose there was a mis-communication in terms of interest. I thought they wanted to meet for pool and they probably thought that it was I who wanted it. Frankly, I was very tired yesterday and I wanted to spend the afternoon napping. Anyway, since I'm saying all these, obviously some irritating things happened. Shall not go into the details.

After pool, we then went to Sharon's place to complete our card for Qin Yi before going over to Qin Yi's party. Shall not go into the details as I was walking around a lot during it. Sorry, Qi Yi.

I think I must really be old. I only failed to go n exercise for 3 weeks (cuz of rain + festive seasons), my legs were aching after the weekend's shopping n walking around. Sigh... Lao le....

The Origin. 1/15/2006 11:54:00 am

quotes

"You know how when you were a little kid and you believed in fairy tales, that fantasy of what your life would be, white dress, prince charming who would carry you away to a castle on a hill. You would lie in bed at night and close your eyes and you had complete and utter faith. Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Prince Charming, they were so close you could taste them, but eventually you grow up, one day you open your eyes and the fairy tale disappears. Most people turn to the things and people they can trust. But the thing is its hard to let go of that fairy tale entirely cause almost everyone has that smallest bit of hope, of faith, that one day they will open their eyes and it will come true." - Dr. Meredith Grey from Grey's Anatomy

'How happy is the little Stone
That rambles in the Road alone,
And doesn't care about Careers
And Exigencies never fears-
Whose Coat of elemental Brown
A passing Universe put on,
And independent as the Sun
Associates or glows alone,
Fulfilling absolute Decree
In casual simplicity-' - How happy is the little Stone by Emily Dickinson

'This is your last chance.
After this, there is no turning back.
You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.
You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.' - Morpheus, The Matrix

'The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Not because you'll get it, but because you're doomed not to want it if you do.' - Unknown

'There are plenty of people with good intentions who take the wrong actions in the end' - Gundam Seed Destiny

'Life is no straight and easy corridor along
which we must seek our way,
lost and confused, now and again
checked in a blind alley.

But always, if we have faith,
a door will open for us,
not perhaps one that we ourselves
would ever have thought of,
but one that will ultimately
prove good for us.' - A.J.Cronin

"Every life has one true-love snapshot
Strangers are just family you have yet to come to know
No life is a waste.
The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone"

"A man can endure alot if he still has hope." - Clyde T. Ellis

" 'Appreciate It.' 2 simple words. A life span of gratitude." - Cinderella Man

"A boxer enters the ring alone. If knocked down, he alone could pick himself up and keep the fight going." - Cinderella Man

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt

"Jame J. Braddock: I know this isn't what you wanted. But I can't win if you're not behind me.
Mae: I'm always behind you."

"People die in fairy tales all the time." - Max Baer, Cinderella Man

"Maybe sometimes people need to see someone do it so they can do it." - Father Rorick, Cinderella Man

"You always got ot figure you're not the best man in the world, there might be somebody better. That's the way it was. That's the way boxing is. The champion don't always stand up. There's always somebody coming up to take him. That's a part of life." - Jame J. Braddock

"If either man falls through weakness or otherwise, he must get up unassisted" - The Queensbury Rules, No. 4

"All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory" - Motto of the King's Guard in Ancient Greece

"With each passing day in a good marriage, the love for your spouse grow stronger than the day before" - Cinderella Man

"I take responsibility" - President George W. Bush

"Sow a Thought, and you reap an Act;
Sow an Act, and you reap a Habit;
Sow a Habit, and you sow a Character;
Sow a Character, and you reap a Destiny." - Samuel Smiles

"Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt - Shakespeare in Measure of Measure

"What does your heart tell you?" - Aragorn, LOTR

"To an outstretched hand we shall respond with an olive branch, but we shall fight fire with the harshest fire ever." - Israeli PM Ariel Sharon

"To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human. " - The Matrix

"Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love thee. Speak the truth, always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong. That is your oath." - Balian of Ibelin, Kingdom of Heaven

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it." - Atticus Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird

"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are... it is our choices." - Dumbledore, Harry Potter

"Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends." - Gandalf, LOTR

"Ohana means family, family means nobody gets left behind. Or forgotten." - Lilo & Stitch

"Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow it." - Malcolm Wallace, Braveheart

"Every man dies, not every man really lives." - William Wallace, Braveheart

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