Do the right thing

Posted by kenshin03 on Mar 12, 2011 in life, whatever | 0 comments

There’s no excuse! Donate to Relief Efforts:

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The Coldest Winter

Posted by kenshin03 on Nov 7, 2010 in books, whatever | 0 comments

A few years back, a sigh of relief escaped me when I learned that Vincci was to quit her job and go study aboard. After all, people with exceptional qualities and experience could only be chained to a single place and a single lifestyle for so long.

That’s why her latest journal “the coldest winter” was such a blast to read. Every page was overflowing with her optimism, vivid energy and crazy spirit. The meticulous details she gives on her encounters (eg. breaking into the foundry) and her canning ability to capture the essence of the moment with words and emotions is as ingenious as it is entertaining. Furthermore, seeing an old friend coming to enjoy life at it’s fullest again is one of the most rewarding things ever.

It’s good to have you back, Gi.

《卓韻芝奇遇記──最冷的冬天》
ISBN： 978-988-8081-69-1
出版社：明窗出版社

cheap thrills

Posted by kenshin03 on Dec 30, 2009 in travel, whatever | 0 comments

Thanks to this cheap little plastic device that is a FM transmitter, the hours spent drifting through hills and climbing up snowy mountains became so much more enjoyable.

At a mere HKD$60 (with a car charger thrown on top), this little thing performed flawlessly. A real bargain.

Think I ought to include the tracks it helped to pump through also. What guilty pleasures these were!

Uncharted 2: who dares wins

Posted by kenshin03 on Nov 22, 2009 in general, whatever | 0 comments

Uncharted 2 has been universally rated as the game of the year, and indeed, I have to agree after playing it twice (almost). In terms of gameplay, it surpasses even MGS4 as the most enjoyable and engaging single player experience ever. What sets it apart from other run-of-the-mill shooters is its intense attention to every minute detail. The production is so top-notch that there really isn’t anything to criticize.

It’s little things like the twitter integration (above) that shows the uniqueness of the Naughty Dogs team. Imagine the struggle the dev team has to go through to keep this feature in the final build. In a certain software company that claims itself “young”, “the center of the internet” and “speaks to its users”, such an ordeal that adds nothing to revenue would never have gone off the drawing board.

Wouldn’t it be great to get to work on a masterpiece like this, at least once in a lifetime?