Episode 2...

Its done... Here's the long overdue Episode 2...


The YTBN Show : Episode 2

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Up... Down... Up... Down...

Relax... I've not turned into an econonomist overnight... I was not talking about share prices but rather the fact that I have been driving up and down the highway for the past two consecutive days... its been two hours down south and two hours back up north per day and I must say that its gotten me a little worn out... the thing that's a kick in the pants is, I get to do the same thing again tomorrow... Hooray (not)!!!

Jeanie will be driving up and down the highway as well over the next couple days as she has several events arranged up north...

The quality of services in my area has been going up and down as well... take the internet and postal services for instance...

Internet at home has also been spotty at best... didn't manage to connect at all last night but it seemed ok this morning... Managed to download the two news maps for GOW and the accompanying theme before I left for work, got both downloads (98 mb + 4 mb = 102 mb) done in about 10 mins... hopefully it holds up tonight so I can get some gaming done... I also need a connection to the internet tonight as I need to pay some bills online... Well you might think that its wrong to bitch about the internet connection in light of the recent earthquake but let me assure you fellow readers, earthquake or not, the ISP I use has to step up their game and offer a service that is on par with its subcription charges...

Postal services have been crazy as well, I've not been getting any mail for the past two weeks (which is weird because that when I normally receive my bills every month)... I just hope that the postman doesn't come over one day and just dump a whole pile of letters outside my door because he finally decided to get off his arse and do his job...

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PWAH!!! Power!!!

Pwah!!! I just found out that Mr Brown... the most browntastic blogger in Singapore plays GOW as well!!! Much respect Mr Brown... not only are you a model father, but you do enjoy your dosage of virtual violence as well... Once again much respect... Hopefully we would have a couple games eh???

Lots of interesting things on the web today...

Firstly, there is an interesting piece by LiveScience.com on a blind man having déjà vu (this is interesting because some dudes in white coats have thought that a déjà vu occurs when the image of a scene through one eye arrives at the brain before the image from the other eye)...

Secondly, Major Nelson, confirming that they are indeed checking XBL logins to determine their country of origin...

Lastly, a hilarious hokkien camera ad on Mr Brown's site...

Lots of things happened off the web as well...

My N93 went KABABOOM (general hardware fault, please contact manufacturer)... so much for getting what you paid for...

Jeanie flew off to Beijing for a couple days, so I guess its I'm gonna have dinner with my 360 tonight... I sincerely hope the rest of you are not eating alone...

Finding out that one of my the man-li-est (is there even such a word???) people I know has just come out of the closet with massive support from his family... kudos to you my friend for having nuts of steel and being true to yourself...

Getting a message from a friend that goes, "Hey man, there is this girl here selling real good sucks for RM15. Do you want any? I'm getting 2" (For the love of my sanity Gabes, please read your smses before you send em)...

Finding out that the hotel next to my office is one of those establishments that rents rooms out by the hour... Argh... what would people think when they see me park my car in front of the damn hotel???

Maybe I should stay at home where its safe???

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Help With COG Tag Locations...

Was surfing the net when I stumbled upon more help with the COG tag locations... SeiferSeven was kind enough to post the location details on the Xbox Forums... Click here to view his post...

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Tactics!!!

As we all know, GOW in essence can be considered a tactical shooter... although not in the same vein as Ghost Recon or Rainbow Six, it is still a team based tactical shooter... therefore tactics are required to clear out the hostiles while keeping the casualties at the bare minimum... then and only then, will your team come out on top...

Hiding like a coward behind a van on gridlock when you are the only one left alive (to force a draw) however, is not being tactical... its being a pussy... yes its true... hate to break it to you but the reality is, that is about the lowest you can get...

So imagine my surprise when the person in question was actually applauded by his team for being tactical... What is wrong with the world today??? Since when was it the norm to celebrate cowardice??? I don't mean to sound overly critical but, why are you guys celebrating the fact that your team mate left his balls somewhere else??? Is this one of those new age things which I don't get???

Before you start with the "discretion is the better part of valor" speech with me, take into consideration that the person in question is nothing more than a coward... yes you heard me... nothing more... being tactical would translate into sneaking off to gain an advantageous position to pick off each memeber of the opposing team until you emerge victorious... guerilla tactics... not hiding behind a large object praying that the timer counts down...

Its refreshing to note that come girls have more "cajones"...

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Pictures... Lots Of Links!!!

If you're having trouble finding all 30 COG tags in GOW don't despair... A helpful joe by the name of nismojoe was gracious enough to snap all 30 tag locations!!! Credits to him/her for a job well done...

Here are the links for the tags in ACT 1, ACT 2, ACT 3, ACT 4 and ACT 5... happy hunting!!!

Note: Gabes... I guess I have to disagree with your SMS... I think its easier to find all 30 COG tags, than to find a pretty girl with big tits in your office...

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Locust!!!

Finally got my hands on GOW last night, and it was every bit as exciting as it was at X06!!! Started off playing hardcore because casual just doesn't sound right... besides if you unlock a hardcore achievement, it will also unlock the corresponding casual achievement, so why do it twice???

Speaking of achievements, it is important to note that if you switch difficulties between checkpoints to progress the game (i.e. if you get stuck at a checkpoint on hardcore and you switch to casual just to play through that one checkpoint and revert to hardcore after that checkpoint), you will only get the lower achievement... So right now I'm kicking myself for playing the junker sequence on casual when the rest of the Act was played on hardcore... not only did I lose out in achievements... it also makes me look girly...


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Its Ironic Isn't It???

GOW will be available at Gamer's Hideout after 12.00 PM today... the thing that is a kick in the pants is, I won't be around to pick it up... Lovely... just lovely... Good thing that Marauderz will be able to pick it up for me... Imagine how pissy I would be if someone at the store "accidentally" sold my copy... You can never be too careful these days...

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Emergence Day My Ass...

In case you haven't heard, Gamer's Hideout will only be getting their supply of GOW tomorrow... so there goes my evening of hedonistic violence... don't even get me started on COD3... in all fairness, its not their fault... Really it ain't... But it still doesn't change the fact that it ain't here when it ought to be... Sigh... Can't be helped I guess...

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Emergence Day???

Gears of War (GOW) will be available at Gamer's Hideout after 5.00 PM tomorrow (Emergence Day in Singapore) in both flavours!!! Best to rush there to get your hands on the coveted limited edition or plain vanilla version to avoid disappointment... Personally I can't wait to get my hands on it as playing the demo at X06, got me hooked and in need of more of its tense "pop and cap" gameplay... I think GOW will keep me busy for the coming weeks... That is until I get so sick of it that I never want to see it for months (ala Enchant Arm)...

Call of Duty 3 (COD3) will also be available at Gamer's Hideout tomorrow... More WW2 carnage and slow as a snail tanks!!! Sigh... nothing blowing up stuff with old school grenades...

So many games so little time... I'm not even halfway through my SCDA or MUA yet... Hmm I wonder if anyone is up for a little MUA action tonight... Jeanie will be working late so I can game as soon as I finish dinner...

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