A few days ago, I downloaded and watched the Starcraft II gameplay videos for the Protoss and Terran races. The Protoss video was cool. They have a lot of new tricks up their sleeves: mobile energy sources, zealots who rush to combat, huge mechanized units and an overly powerful unit called the mothership. But it was the Terran video that totally blew me away! Aside from light but high mobile infantry, they also have a bunch of new air units one of which can transform into a bipedal ground unit. But the best unit has got to be the Thor: A huge bipedal ground unit that’s essentially huge guns on two legs. We ended up so inspired that we played Starcraft. And guess what? It was still lotsa fun. If that’s the case for a game that’s almost 10 years old, I just can’t imagine how Starcraft II will be. Can’t wait!
Month: September 2007
It’s the end of the week and I feel so drained and exhausted. It’s a long tiring week and it is showing. I’m being cranky and irritable. Is this a sign of being burned out? I’ve been working with the company for most three years. Long by my standards. Also, it’s been a hectic year in terms of objectives: MBA, ISO 9001, etc. They left me exhausted, but they were what drove me on. But right now the only thing motivating me is mentoring my unwitting protege. It’s quite ironic since just this morning I asked her if she is having fun. She said she is. And I told her that it’s good since work should be fun. But I’m afraid to ask myself the same question. Maybe a short vacation will fix me.
Val learned about this new restaurant along Morato called Nasilemak. So she, Rose, and I decided to meet up there. I found the place quite easily. It is in front of the McDonald’s at the intersection of Morato and Roces and beside an Office Warehouse branch (Let me practice my French: Il est devant McDonald’s a l’intersection de Rue Morato et Rue Roces et pres de un Office Warehouse branch).
The interior was well done. It is minimalist and Zen-inspired. The furniture is dark and the walls are light. Reproductions of paintings are hung here and there. The lighting is subdued but not too dark. At a corner, I saw Val chatting with the owner and I joined them. After a narration of the history of the place and the menu by the owner, we sat down and checked out the menu while waiting for Rose who arrived a soon after.
We ordered fried rice with dilis, fried fish with sambal sauce, pata tim, and milk tea. They actually come with more exotic sounding names but I just couldn’t recall them. The fried rice was good. The burst of flavor when you bite on the dilis is just great. The fried fish with sambal sauce was also good. The aroma from the sambal sauce is mouth-watering and the fish itself absorbed some of that. The best has got to be the pata tim. It’s a bit salty but it’s still so good I even sampled the fatty stuff :D
It’s a bit expensive but about still worth it for that occasional food splurge.
Rating: 3/5
I awake. Early in the morning. Again. On a Sunday morning. Two things on my mind: Hibernate and OPI3. Work-related issues… puzzles… and they’ve followed me home. Argh! My mind just can’t let go and I just have to research more. But at least I think I’ve found some answers. Good thing the code is at the office otherwise I’d be hacking through it.