Get your game on!
My first taste of computer gaming was with the Nintendo family computer. I used to take turns with my eldest son, who was about six years old at the time, on the castoff unit from my sister, who had upgraded to the latest version. We had game cartridges for Mario, Galaga, Bomber Man and such. The cartridges themselves upgraded to the point where multiple games were housed in one cartridge. I got hooked on the thing to the point of waking up in the middle of the night and creeping downstairs so I can sneak in a few games before the household woke up.
I suppose you could say I levelled up with the introduction of the Personal Computer into our household. This was the time when a PC didn’t have a hard disk, and that you operated with two floppy 5.25″ drives; one for the DOS and one for your computer program or game. When we finally got a hard disk it was a whopping 128mb (yes you read that right, 128MB) which had enough room for a higher version of Windows 3.11, Wordstar and Prince of Persia.
When I started on a regular job I’d lost touch with the latest innovations in video gaming. It was only recently when I actually saw a PSP and what it could do. My co-worker had brought his to the office and showed it to me, and I just looked at it, I didn’t even touch it, as if I was wary that I might break it. I asked my 16 year old son if by chance he was interested in one, just so I’d know what to save up for come Christmas, but he said he didn’t want one, he’d rather have an iPod shuffle.
So it looks like there’s no pressure. I can be a kid again and take the time to review all the handheld systems guides and video games guides on my favorite wiki website, SHOPWiki. There’s no better place to learn about the latest in video gaming technology.
Go and get your game on!
Nabosesan by Bienvenido Lumbera
I first met Professor Bienvenido Lumbera in 1985, when I attended the UP Writers Workshop in the summer of that year. That was 23 years ago. As with most well-loved teachers, Prof. Lumbera possesses the rare gift of wearing the years well. He looks exactly the same in this video as I remember him then.
This video was taken during a Lecture on Poetry and Politics that he gave on the 17th of May 2008 at the Ateneo de Davao University.
Tamagochipig
I found this widget on a blog on one of my entrecard hops. I’ve put it here for Maia to play with when she’s on my blog.
You can play with it too if you like.
The last say
A life insurance sales rep, an administration clerk and their manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.
They rub it and a genie comes out in a puff of smoke. The Genie says, “I usually only grant three wishes, so I´ll give each of you just one.”
“Me first! Me first!” says the admin clerk. “I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.” Poof! She´s gone.
In astonishment, “Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.” Poof! He´s gone.
“OK, you´re up,” the Genie says to the manager.
The manager says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.”
Moral of story: always let your boss have the first say.
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