It’s a new land, it’s a new start!
Man, there’s a whole lot of things that I could do in Runescape after getting a monthly subscription. Almost too much. I have no idea what I should start off with – kinda.
So I decided to settle being a tourist for the time being, traveling by ship and foot everywhere around the land of Runescape. The lands that I encountered were much more diverse than the lands that you could travel around in the free to play version. I nearly died of thirst in the desert. Man, you lose like a 5th of your health every half minute just by walking around in the desert…
YAY! WOLVES!!!
I took on a quest which allowed you to summon spirit wolves. Wolves are awesome, and by far my favorite Poké- I mean creature to summon. Too bad I’ll need a higher summoning level to strike up a conversation with my spirit wolfy friend. XP
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Olympics
The performances were awe-inspiring and the choreography was just amazing. It’s mind staggering to understand how the stage could become projected as the ocean, the forests, etc. One of my favorite scenes was the arctic scene with the polar bear. In addition, I liked how the Olympics paid tribute to the First Nations people. Good job.
But…
*moment of silence for Nodar Kumaritashvili*
- How the heck did the Olympics Committee, especially its physicians miscalculated (or even, underestimated) the speed at which the luger would travel? At least put up some warning barriers such as nets to prevent the luger from flying off the course.
- “Uh…we are encountering technical difficulties on the torch’s hydraulic systems.” I mean, c’mon! Seriously. What an embarrassment! And now one of the athletes’ gonna be so disappointed because he or she didn’t get to light the torch…
- Broken Chevy headlamps. Y’know that’s the pickup that Gretzky was riding on while holding the torch. I mean c’mon, seriously. Why would you have a car with a broken headlamp for Gretzky, or any athlete to ride on in the parade? It’s an embarrassment. >>
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I’m leaving on a jet plane…
I’m leaving for YVR, then for Hong Kong in a couple of hours to celebrate Chinese New Year with my family. Chinese New Year starts this Sunday in Hong Kong, which means it’ll be night when I arrive in HKIA. Hong Kong’s weather will be 10C when I arrive tomorrow evening…ouch!
