Friday, July 20, 2012

Further down the road...

The competitive fever I had for Magic these past few months has kinda died down for me, partly because I have been reminded (again) how it can be a real drag playing here with unsporting opponents and a community who cares about themselves and their cliques, rather than newcomers. I'll just stick to playing casual drafts with the cube or repacks from now on.

Love the new Christina Perri song feat. Jason Mraz, Distance. Her songs are always so hauntingly harmonious and, coupled with Jason Mraz's easy listen voice / songs, this duet is pretty good.

I've finished Max Payne 3 of late, now replaying it on harder difficulties and multiplayer. Its a decent game, I always liked the Max Payne dark storylines and noir setting. MP3 is a departure from noir but it puts a fresh spin on the franchise so I'm not complaining. Besides upgraded graphics and a brighter setting, the game is similar to the previous two, lots of action, bullet-time and blood.

Janice and I planned a 'makan-makan KL' trip together last Sunday. It promised to be really good, lots of touring the part of KL we never go to while tasting some great food in almost exotic locations. Instead, what we got was lots of walking, closed shops and traffic jams (of both vehicles and people). Who closes a food shop on a freaking Sunday anyway?

After lots of walking, we decided to move on to Bangsar to explore the food at Lorong Ara Kiri. We had Char Kuey Teow (not so good), Pork Ball Noodles (even worse), Tom Yam Seafood Noodles (so so) and Sarawak Laksa (very nice - but not as nice as my friend's mom's laksa). Rounded it off with a pricey Caramel Latte at a small outlet. We're going to try again the week after next, maybe go to Malacca this time around since my good buddy will be back to settle her wedding.

Good times to look forward to.

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