GSD Fed vs Zaft II

Today I went to Metrotown to kill the half hour between I finished study and go to pick up Pat for dinner. To my surprise, I found the arcade in Metrotown has some latest games, including Time Crisis 4, Gundam Fed vs Zaft II. Both games cost $2, quite expensive, but save me the trouble and gas of driving all the way to Richmond. I used to be very good at TC3. I guess I am lack of pratice, I got KO in the first stage. There are quite a few people lining up, so I only get to play once. Then I tried the Gundam game. It support 2 links, so I won’t be forced to play vs mode like in the Richmond acrade. I can take my time to practice when playing against the CPU. The Gundam series is one of my most favourate arcade game. I have been playing since the first generation. There are some new mecha in the new game, but the general principle is still the same. I am not used to the high speed and the way of fighting in the air, as a result I couldn’t get pass stage 4. I had just discovered a good place to have fun, plus it is very close to home.

30

Today is my thirtieth birthday. I am now officially a middle age man. I can already feel the mid-life crisis shadow over me. I had already start asking though questions, such as meaning of life, self value and the identity problem. I remember when I turned twenty, I had a melancholy for no longer a teenage. It took me quite a long time to get over it. This time, I don’t have the time to feel depress. There are so many things I still want to do and time is running out. I can only prioritize the task and do the important one first. I have to accept the reality that some dreams I will have to give up forever. Looking back the past 10 years in my life, I had accomplished a lot of things. I don’t have any unaccomplished tasks, since I didn’t set any 10 years goal in 20. It seems that life is just like a roller coaster ride, all I can do is fasten the seat belt and hold tight. Looking forward to the next 10 years, I have to ask myself should I set goals to myself. Ten year plan is different from new year resolution. Most of the time, the 10 year plan is just dreams without any action plan. Ten year is too long a time span to plan properly. I don’t even know where I will be, what will I do in 2 years, how can I plan further ahead with no visibility? Maybe I should just sit back and relax, let God or whoever up above plan the best for me.

Keyboard

I have used my old first generation Microsoft natural keyboard for almost 10 years. I bought that keyboard when I first entered university. It has survived 4 computer upgrades and still accompany me. That keyboard is still very solid, except a key fell off from the time I dropped the keyboard, so I have to glue the key back using blue-tac. Today my cousin who worked in Microsoft bought me the 4th generation natural keyboard. I asked her to order one for me using employee price, which only costs only 30% compare to Future Shop. She found out it is my birthday and gave it to me as my birthday present. Thankyou Yan Yan! The new natural keyboard is as good as my old one. The keys on the left hand side is slight narrower, so it will take me a while to accustom to it. The keyboard has many extra functional keys. I thought all the keys are programmable, but I am wrong. Some keys has fixed feature, such as pressing the “My Favorites” key will only pop up an useless menu. Overall, other than those minor problems, the natural keyboard is one of the best and most comfortable keyboard on the market.

Cheap flight

I finally found a good deal on the air ticket to Haiwaii. I am going to Honolulu at the end of September fore merely 3 days to attend my lasalle buddy’s wedding. I have been hesitated to spend over $1000 on airfare for just a few days in Haiwaii. I was reading newspaper the other day while I was having dinner, I saw an advertisement from travelcuts. The deal is pretty good, return ticket from Vancouver to Haiwaii only $550. The only catch is that it is not direct flight. I have to transfer at Seattle on the way out and Porland on the way back. It is kinda stupid flying to Seattle, as it would be faster drive here. It is interested that my friend has a hindsight that I will come to his wedding. He bought one extra stamps with extact postage to Canada, seems like he is expecting me to come. It is always fun to hang out with my lasalle friends. We have known each other over 15 years, we are just so used the group. I guess I have no other group of friend can match my friendship with them.

Return the essay for exam

Today is the last day of the metaphysics class before exam. The professor havn’t finish making all the essays, but he decided to give us back the ones he had marked. He had only marked all paper in the more popular essay topics regardless when the paper is handed in. One student, a fat lady who choose an odd topic, protest for not receiving her essay back in order to prepare for the exam. She said that those students who get their essay back would have an advantage and it is unfair to her because she handed in the essay on time. She is the only one making a big fuss of it. Other disadvantaged students do not seem to care. Technically speaking there is disadvantage having the paper back for the exam, but I doubt how much advantage will it be. The requirement for an essay is totally different from the exam. It is a mistake trying to answer the exam like writing an essay. No wonder she cares so much about marks, she doesn’t even know proper exam technics. Then I challenge her on the fairness. She could have chosen the more popular topic, then she would have the paper back. Everyone student has a fair chance getting the paper back before exam. The professor does not discriminate against her personal nor promise hand back all the papers at the same time. There maybe a slight disadvantage, but it is definitely not unfair. Therefore I dismiss the fat lady’s claim and I think she is just trouble maker in the class.

Wisdom Teeth

Finally, it is the time to say good bye to my wisdom teeth. I thought I could live happily without having them removed. However they start bothering me since a few months ago. It is not toothache, but I sorta feel funny about them. Last week when I have my dental check, the dentist took a X-ray for my whole jaw. He said that I will have to take them out eventually. So I decided it is better to remove them sooner than later. Today I have the consultation session with the oral surgent. It turns out that I can only remove 3 out of 4 wisdom teeth. The remaining bury deep down and contact with my nerves. It could be complicate to remove it. The surgent said there is only a 2% change that teeth will ever have problem. It doesn’t worth the risk. I have scheduled my surgery next Thursday. That won’t be a pleasent experience. On my way home, I just couldn’t stop asking why human has wisdom teeth. I guess wisdom teeth is a perfect counter argument against intelligent design. Why would God design something that bring us so much trouble. Wisdom teeth can only be explained by evolution. Our pre-historic ancestor has better jaws and their tooth wear off easily due to poor dental hygiene, therefore having some extra tooth could be useful.