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Fell sick and back to Maplestory

Author duststar | 21.04.2008 | Category MMORPG, Maplestory

Sick

I was down with cough and flu since Thursday, and it went worse on Friday. As usual, went to visit my family doctor, being asked the same questions, took the same medicine except for varying quantities compared with the previous visit. Right now I am still suffering the “withdrawal symptoms” from the cough mixture and flu tablets though I am recovering well.

Maplestory

So since last week, I’ve picked up the mood to hit back to Maplestory again. I have stop playing Maplestory (SEA) for about 2 months since after Chinese New Year simply because I really need a break.

Some cool screen shots:

Got this level 103 elemental “Thunder Staff” from Mushroom Shrine’s Gachapon.

It was sold for 180 million mesos.
(The reason which prices were high because so far only gachapon drops them)

With the 180 million, I bought a level 103 fire elemental staff for 90 million mesos, and scrolled it myself.

This level 103 poison elemental staff was bought at 80 million mesos, and I passed 5×60% on it.
Fire/Poison (F/P) mage’s equipments are generally cheaper than that of the Ice/Lightning (I/L) mage mainly due to the reason that, there are lesser F/P mages around; lower demand versus higher supply.

This is my new fire arrow (level 30) and meteo (level 1) damage on fire-weak-based monster at level 127.
Compared to the old Pyogo I had, with a total magic attack (TMA) of 139, my damage for fire arrow increased by 2,000 and my damage for meteo increased by 6,000. It is cheaper to get a clean level 103 fire elemental staff than a very well-scrolled pyogo with a TMA of 139.

That’s all for now. Coming soon, I think I maybe providing download mirroring for MapleSEA’s game client and updates if they are not too taxing on my monthly bandwidth. This should helps when the main download site is too busy, and the download speed from my server should be very fast for U.S based players.

Well. See you at next update again.

How to make your own Japanese green tea ice-cream

Author duststar | 13.04.2008 | Category Food, Ice-cream

Do you like Japanese green tea ice-cream, such as those from uzumaki?
Well. This may not be as good, but it’s simple to made and can enjoy conveniently from home.

Ingredients required (For 2 persons):
1 x “Green Tea Ice” (Can get from NTUC FairPrice’s Japanese Food Corner), about S$2.70
1 x Raw Egg Yolk, about S$0.20
150ml of carton-packed milk, about S$0.40

Instructions:

First, prepare 150ml of milk. In this case, I had prepared 300ml of milk, because I’m going to use 2 sachets of “Green Tea Ice”.

Next, is to prepare the egg yolk. Again, in this case, I had prepared 2 x egg yolk.

Now, we have to mix the egg yolks and the milk together, stir them until the mixture become smooth and creamy.

Add in the “Green Tea Ice”, and stir more until it turns green and creamy!

Finally, you can just place this completed mixture into the freezer, or transfer it to any used ice-cream container before placing it into the freezer for 3 hours. (If you place it in the freezer for more than 3 hours, It is advisable to let it defrost a bit if not it will be too hard.)

And we present to you … the Japanese green tea ice-cream!

With courtesy from my girlfriend and I, she made the ice-cream while I snap the photos.
Hope you enjoy the ice-cream as much as we do! Itadakimasu~!

Run, Fat Boy, Run

Author duststar | 12.04.2008 | Category Movie, Run Fat boy Run

A Not-So-Professional Review

The entire movie lasted 101 minutes, with a rating of PG, with some sexual references (There’s some rude and sexual humor, nudity, language and smoking.). Run, Fatboy, Run is a romantic comedy directed by David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg, and starring Pegg, Dylan Moran, Thandie Newton, Harish Patel, India de Beaufort and Hank Azaria.

I watched this comedy at Plaza Singapura last night. It was humorous and moving, even though the plot may sounds simple. I’m not sure about most people but I go to the cinema to feel good; relieve some stress. Everyone of us may be surrounded by problems, and we face them everday. I can accept a bit of escapism. Such as this movie, humorous yet we are talking about real issues - Things we reluctantly to admit we are afraid of, commitment and failure.

In my personal opinion, I will grade the show 7 out of 10. Good scenes. Well written. Nicely directed. Good acting. It’s nevermind If you missed the show as you can buy the original DVD from your local video store.

Synopsis

A poor self-esteem, overweight Dennis (Simon Pegg) gets cold feet and runaway at the last moment of his wedding, leaving his pregnant fiancee Libby (Thandie Newton) at the altar. Five years later, he found out that Libby has been going out with the rich and high-flying Whit (Hank Azaria), a hedge fund manager for a large bank and lives at the prime area in Lodon. Dennis then realises that he still love Libby deeply, and his stupidity for giving her up last time. Therefore, facing a strong love rival, now it is up to him to win her heart back by participating the marathon to prove that he’s not a quitter. To be accepted by Libby again, he has to change. To be a more responsible person, complete on what he has started, and run for Libby’s love.

For more details, please see: Run, Fat Boy, Run [IMDB] or The Wikipedia
Official Website: http://www.runfatboyrunmovie.com/

Tar extracted from 400 smokes

Author duststar | 07.04.2008 | Category Smoking, Youtube

Got this interesting link from a friend of mine.

So you have seen those scary, horrifying warning pictures on the cigarettes’ packing, and let’s not forget those could-be-NC-16 anti-smoking campaign’s commercials on TVs which traumatised some of us. The following video created by the Japanese explains better; less the gore and the nightmares. Imagine all those tar gets into our body! Let’s support a better, smoke-free world for ourselves, and our future generations.

Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon (三國之見龍卸甲)

Author duststar | 06.04.2008 | Category Movie, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon

A Not-So-Professional Review

The entire movie lasted 100 minutes, with a rating of NC-16 (due to some blood splattering scenes), and backed by strong casts from both China and Hong Kong. Andy Lau’s portrayal of Zhao Zilong is as expected, good. So were the rest of the actors, notably Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Han De and Cao Ying. The Zhuge Liang character is a bit comical, and adds some “not-so-serious” touch to the movie.

The turnout at an eastern movie complex is about 70% full on a Sunday evening. If one is expecting the classic “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” movie, then this isn’t the one. The movie tells the life and the heroic acts of a “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” character, Zhao Zilong. The movie is action-packed (30%), dramatised (40%), comical (20%), and with some not-really-important scene (10%). You can tell that most of the audience were touched (here sniff, and there sniff) as the movie gets to the finale.

In my personal opinion, I will grade the show 7 out of 10. It is an inspirational piece of work that should not be missed, and with proper parent’s guidance, I felt that a rating of PG would be sufficient (Parent can take this chance to educate the young ones about consequences of war and provide some extra moral education as well.)

Synopsis

Zhao Zilong (Andy Lau), a commoner from Chang-Shan heeds the call of duty for his country torn asunder by civil war. He became a soldier, rises through the ranks, and became a leader who had courage and wisdom. He achieved independence of his country, liberating the land from the evil warlord even though he was born from a humble background. The achievements of his heroism became a legend because of his remarkable actions, honour and dream of a unified China under ruling of Shu kingdom. However, as years pass on, and the throne changes hands, his brothers in arms died, and the war still rages on. He has aged, and still fights hard. His only wish is to complete what he has started off. As he embarks on his final and greatest campaign, his story is unfold in front of us.

For more details, please see: Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of The Dragon [IMDB] or The Wikipedia
Official Website: http://www.resurrectionofthedragon.com/