Big 2.5 or the so-called Cho Dai Dee

It’s almost a week now since the ADP department officially announced it’s first semester break of the year. Us ADP students parted our ways, make full use of these 3 weeks to do the things we like and to separate ourselves from the “hectic” life of college. At times, we arranged outings so that we could have fun together.

I guess, what we really miss now are the times we had together where we gather round at KPDE level 1, playing the one and only game that united ADP, Cho Dai Dee. Not even a week of holiday has gone by and I believe that we are already itching to get back to college and get the game started. Well, if you are dying of boredom at home and you just can’t wait to hear the ecstatic cries of joy from our very own CDD members, do consider looking up or click as it might change your current mundane life. =)

Or if you are just too lazy to scroll up to the top, there’s an upward-pointing arrow just like the one above on the bottom right-hand corner of this lovely page. Click on it and you’ll be transported straight back up!

Yes! There’s a “CDD” tab above, in which if you click on it, it’ll link you to Viwawa. Viwawa is a sort of online gaming site where you could meet up with players all around the world to play. The site offers such games as our ADP favorite pastime CDD game, Mahjong, Sushido, Stwack, and you name it. It’s really fun and addictive because through that site, all CDD members could gather round in a little room and play our hearts out without being interrupted by any “HELP Authorities.” With Viwawa, you won’t feel alone because our spirits live on there.

Some of you critical thinkers might think that playing without seeing each other would not be as fun. Hey, here’s where the famous online chatting program, Skype comes into play. Signing in to Skype and holding a conference call with 3 others, you can actually play CDD with them in Viwawa and chat as normal in Skype. Isn’t that wonderful and brilliant? The joy and laughter you miss would be played to you through the speakers of your computer and at the same time, as you talk through the microphone built-in or connected to your computer, others would be able to hear you well.

Why not put a halt to your day-dreaming and sign up to Viwawa now? Set a meeting place in Viwawa and kill a day with the game you really crave for.

However, there are some drawbacks you have to take into account. The rules of Big 2.5 in Viwawa may not be exactly the same with the rules that we usually conform to. Triples are not allowed as Viwawa only permits 1,2 or 5 cards on the table. Bare in mind that Viwawa allows its players to end with 2s except for the Big Dee, which is the 2 of spades

. Besides that, straights A, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 are allowed in the game. The last thing you have to consider is that do not hold any 2s in your hand when someone wins, because that might lead to a heavy penalty on your experience points. Yes, your character will level when you collected a certain number of experience points.

Now that I have given you enough advices, go and indulge yourself in that game!

Boredom Kills

Is your holidays getting dull? Getting bored with all the mundane activities and daily routines of your life? Well, it's time to start doing something different.

Here's a suggestion from me that might be able to lighten up your life a little - Sudoku. Some of you, the sudoku haters would think that this is an awfully bad idea.

There are two things about sudoku that makes people dislike doing it.

1. You don't know how to solve the puzzle.
2. You think it's too easy and boring.

Either ways, the reasons are still not good enough for you to avoid doing it.

For newbies, you can always check out Edwin's blog for the instructions and the solutions for sudoku. Or you can google "Sudoku" to find out yourself. It's a simple game.

If you still think that the game is incomprehensible or the information from the web is not enough to clear your doubts, feel free to consult me :)

As for those professionals/masterminds who think sudoku is too easy for them, try doing hypersudoku, one of the variants of sudoku. Hypersudoku is not only challenging, it is very logical and of course, solveable. An example :-

Not to worry. It's not diabolically hard that one puzzle itself can digest your entire brain. Try thinking of it as an entertainment and an exercise to kill time and to reactivate your rusty mind during this holiday. Here's the solution :-

But if you are too smart to the extent that you still think hypersudoku is nothing challenging, try nonomino sudoku and samurai sudoku.

Those two variants of sudoku will definitely be able to blow your brains into bits. Here are some examples :-

Nonomino Sudoku

Samurai Sudoku

Good Luck with that.

Tata~

Sean

Appreciation

The black antique grandfather clock hanging in the living room strikes 12. There was an almost deafening silence in the house that the chiming of its bell could be heard audibly.

For the past 20 minutes, I sat in front of the computer, hearing nothing but gunshots and the cocking of revolvers. Peering down at my Swatch, the needles were indeed positioned vertically, pointing at the number 12.

Reluctant to go to bed, I walked on, soon to realize that bloodshed awaits me at the other side of the wall.

"The night is still young," I always told myself. Nevertheless, if this continues, my health will be in great danger.

Expecting another dull and unexciting day to come, I preferred lying down on my warm single bed every morning, letting 1/5 of the day to slip away.

Yesterday, I went to SS2 with Khy Li, bringing along my sister with me. Sat down at Hailam Kopitiam, ordered drinks and chatted. It's yumcha, as we called it. I shined brightly that day, you get what I mean. 2 hours flew away just like that.

This morning, my mom came into the house, holding a pile of letters while she called out for me.

As expected, I got a letter from my friend, Michelle. It was only 2 days ago when she asked for my house address.

I still have the first package received from you in 2006 with me. Thanks a lot. Appreciate it.

Two years later, today. I receive something from you again, but I have not sent you even a single letter. Sorry. SMS can? xD

A Christmas tree from Michelle, counting down the days for Christmas :) Thanks again

There Goes the Break

Hello people. I believe that everyone is frustrated because time doesn't wait for us. I will be going back to college and start a very short semester, which is going to be merely one and a half months long on the coming monday. It's good to crack up my brains and work hard once again on my assignments and quizzes after being rusty for the entire three weeks of holiday break. So, I'm actually looking forward to getting back to college rather than staying at home and bore myself to death. You can say that i'm bizarre. I won't mind.

Anyway, let me tell you how I spend my holidays. Of course, surfing the Internet and chatting using Instant Messaging systems like MSN as well as playing online games (what else besides Cabal and viwawa?) are the "necessary" things for me to do during the holidays. Do you realise that these "necessary" things are radically related to computers? So, I'm being exposed to too much harmful radiation. My usual long hours usage of the computer have been greatly shortened (by parents of course). xD

I read a book about economics called "Freakonomics" recommended by my father. Try reading the book if haven't read it. It's an interesting book about how economists do analysis and research on weird weird stuff like 'why do drug dealers stay with their mothers under the same roof' etc. It will definitely be able to widen your knowledge and perspective in the economical field.

Just to let you know, I'm not a nerd. I do hang out with friends and shop at shopping malls during the weekends. xD Don't mess with me. But I seldom watch movies in cinemas and if I do, most of the time are with my friends, not with my family. So, it's no doubt that I had missed myriad nice movies. *sob sob* Who cares. I watched the latest movie (actually not the latest now), "Ironman" with my friends.

This movie is super cool. Love it so much that I won't get bored watching it many times. I really wish to own that iron suit. It's like the perfect suit ever that has so many cool gadgets and functions. Unfortunately, Tony Stark doesn't even exist. Ok, no more dreams, back to reality.

I also watched the movie - Run Papa Run with Chuan Chuen. I was totally speechless after watching that meaningless movie. What the hell. Wonder why would the director be so useless and brainless to produce such movies like that. Yet we couldn't blame everything on the director and the movie itself. Actually we were both driven by desperation to watch a movie then. xD And this Chuan Chuen was so updated that he had watched all the newly released movies. We were left with no other choice and finally made the wrong decision.

Ah Long Pte Ltd, a production of Jack Neo is a much better movie I think. The movie is quite funny because his jokes aren't that lame after all. Mr Bean is lame. He likes to include political and social jokes in his movies, which is a very effective way to attract the attention of the viewers. He also chose the right actors to portrait the accurate characteristics of the characters in the movie. So, don't miss it. I mean you already missed it unless..