On Christmas Day

Something Personal

Sometimes there are things that happen in our lives that we do not understand. In these trying times, i feel like crying and being down.

But things are not the same anymore.

I must be strong, i must be optimistic and i must have faith. I know that God's grace is sufficient for us. He will not give us challenges that we cannot overcome.

Life is not for the faint-hearted...*sigh*

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Where's Christmas?

How come i didn't feel that it's Christmas today? Where's the magic? Where's the awe? It's weird. Is it me? Have i become too logical and numb?

I don't want to become one of those bitter old hags and certainly I don't want to unlearn all the wonderful things that I've discovered in life such as JOUISSANCE (i will forever remember Dr. Leo Garcia) and how about SANTA CLAUS and believing in the goodness of people? Another thing, i musn't succumb to the materialism and consumerism of the holiday season. Christmas should be about love and kindess, we're celebrating Jesus' birth, right?

Have to channel good feelings and lessons from The Nativity story...

Must bring back Christmas spirit!!!

Blog Entry of a SIM Addict

Blog Entry of a SIM Addict

This is the only interesting game I have in my computer and this is what keeps me happy and entertained during the night for the past few days J Oh, the joys of vacation!

If only life and career was as easy as it is in SIMS! Well, it’s only easy in the game because I use the cheats: a loadful of “klapaucius” (a.k.a. rosebuds) and the ambiance is set; basic needs are all fulfilled. Then there’s the career and social life to work for. Climbing the career ladder is the hardest so far for me. It doesn’t seem to end! Both career and social life go hand in hand because you can’t be promoted without having the right number of friends. It’s true, even robbers need a clique. So far, getting to the top is my latest challenge. I have been fast-forwarding through promotions with ‘save and deletes’ and the fast forward button.

The oddest encounter I had while playing the game was the lack of ‘morality’ in the characters. I assumed that when I placed a man and a woman in one house, that they are husband and wife. I even have to work on their relationship for them to be able to sleep in one bed. Then one day, the wife was invited over by a bachelor neighbor. They hit it good and I saw a ‘Propose’ option come up. So I was curious and tried it out… The girl agreed! They got married, moved into the house and her surname was changed! Wow! That was fast! I was just surprised. Why isn’t there a logic in the game that would display a bubble saying, “No, I’m married already” when there’s an crazy bubble saying “I cannot decide on an empty stomach” or “Can’t you see I’m in a terrible mood, your timing stinks” and “Why don’t we do fun things anymore, I want to be able to know that I can have fun here before I consider serious questions”

Well, obviously, it’s all about mood, feeling, emotions. Even two girls can kiss and move in together, not that I have a problem with that, hehe. Basically, everyone can change partners as long as they get on the other’s good side. Heck, I even got a house with a husband and wife and the wife asked a friend to move in. Well, the husband’s a jealous one but it doesn’t stop all three from living together.

Another challenge I’ve encountered but don’t really mind now are the babies! I’m in a stage in my life right now where I’m not super fond of kids that you can’t reason with. So my SIM babies usually get taken by social service! I try and I try but I just can’t seem to get it right. Sometimes, I also get annoyed with the kids. The voice used for kids kinda irritates me, so in one instance, I let a kid drown in the pool. I got an urn and a ghost to boot! I’m not really sure how to make them grow up to be an adult but I vaguely remember that I was able to do this a few years ago….