hordes of the underdark has pretty much glued me to this very computer. i was up till very ‘early’ this morning, getting some good progress in chapter 1 and 2.
“what was lost has now been found”.
let’s talk about what really makes this expansion special. item crafting! although my paladin character does not have that particular skill, there are ways to get your equipment beefed up with the right amount of gold. my holy avenger hastes me, and is keen on critical hits. makes me feel downright invincible.
on a different topic, i’ve installed the spamlookup plugin for MT. it works great! all the mad trackback spam has so far been blocked, and since installing 2 days ago i’ve only had to moderate 2 comments. a far cry from the hundreds of trackback spam i had to deal with every single day.
besides the fact that it actually works, this plugin comes with a set of documentation much more complete than the other plugins like MT-Blacklist. at least you get a sense of what the plugin can do.
hopefully i’ll never have to think about spam again. whee!
going out for dinner with the gang soon, so let’s work up an appetite.
avanti, the italian restaurant in sunway hotel, is truly a unique experience. prices may be a bit steep, but you pay for the ambience and class. skip the grill as it is nothing new, but be sure to try the pastas. you’ll never find pasta as rich as the ones served here.
let us not forget the singing chefs that make their rounds every half hour. supposedly they cook at lunch and perform in the evening. somewhat unbelievable, looking at how superbly they sing (they’re philipino btw), but i’ll give them the benefit of the doubt.
ok, now that my tummy is growling, let’s talk about other things.
finally watched batman begins last night. it was great. superb. stupendous. i don’t have to watch batman & robin to say how much of an improvement this was compared to the previous batman movies. very nice.
fight scenes were a bit headachy though. and i keep thinking dawson when i see katie holmes. argh.
i’ve recently cancelled my visa gold card. some dubious net transactions just poppep up on my bill. i remember making some proper ones before, but i wasn’t sure if it was with this particular card. in any case, things like this have happened before. only reason i can think of is that the sites i’ve made payments to were hacked. otherwise there should be no way that anyone could’ve gotten hold of my cvv2 number.
i’ve finished playing the shadows of undrentide NWN campaign. playing paladin is so cool, and the items you can find in the game are unbelievable. imagine finding a holy avenger sword in some unmarked chest. yum.
time to start hordes of the underdark. wish i wouldn’t lose my gear in the beginning though.
a quick shout out to all my friends who graciously went to dinner with me last night. thanks for the food! i really appreciate you guys spending the time and effort.
is a long one. filled with all sorts of traps too. things that lure the taste buds.
it’s friday. 6 days before, my nose wouldn’t stop running. monday came, and i was feeling lethargic, with a superman underwear throat (i.e. bright red). got my mc for a day, which was spent playing shadows of undrentide. i seem to have recovered by nightfall.
10pm. 12am. 2am. was unable to sleep, probably due to the two swigs of ho yan hor tea i took before going to bed. hours passed as i reflected on the stupid things i’ve made in the past, and pondered on the things i need to do in the morning.
only started getting woozy about 6.30am. :/
evening came. i was getting severe stomach cramps. tried to endure, even while driving. i broke down at 5am. relief came 2 hours later.
moral of the story so far: too much tea is bad.
it’s friday. and i still have my flu.
too much work is bad too.
finished playing shadow of rome! sequel sequel, we want a sequel!
finished watching azumi 2! no sequel, just more aya ueto please. 
shadow of rome: nice storyline. interesting plot twists. cool killer moves.
azumi 2: storyline ain’t that great. nice legs. farfetched battle scenes. nice legs.
shadow of rome: violent!
azumi 2: violent in a weird way!
shadow of rome!
azumi 2!
yay!
