Jarod’s Den

5 Signs You’re Stressed Out

Heard this over the radio. I find it funny and at the same time relatable.

5 signs you’re stressed out:

1. You can skip without a rope.
2. You scream “Stop touching me!” even when you’re alone.
3. Trees start chasing you.
4. You start chasing trees.
5. You’ve been queueing at the bank for hours.

After I finished laughing, I was compelled by the powers that be to compile my own list. Here’s 5 signs you’re stressed out according to Dr. Jarod:

1. You start pulling your hair… even when you’re bald.
2. You yelled “Move it!” at the car in front of you while you’re parked.
3. You wanna shoot Barney the purple dinosaur (WTF is that anyway?).
4. You try to use force lightning.
5. “You jump I jump” no longer applies. Instead “You jump, good riddance” sounds better.

Feel free to share your list.

Everybody is exercising!

Everyone around me suddenly seem to have caught the fitness craze. Recently a lot of fitness centers are sprouting everywhere in the Klang Valley. We have Clark Hatch, Fitness First, Sweat Club, California Fitness and the new True Fitness. We also have the not-so-well known like Les Studios, Gold’s Gym KL and Techno Flex Fitness Club. Of course we have plenty of the not-worth-mentioning fitness clubs too.

A lot of my friends became fitness conscious recently and a lot of them having been signing up with various fitness centers. As for me, I joined Fitness First at USJ. I started out with zeal, setting goals and a schedule for myself. I know it would not be easy but I was determined to get fat. Yup, you heard it right. F-A-T. Fat. I wanted to gain weight and tone my body. So I signed up for personal training.

My trainer Kee is a pretty nice guy… when he’s not training me. Otherwise, he’s the drill sarjan from hell. After the first training session I was convinced that I’ve been to hell and back. The second session felt like a train just ran over me. The third session had me dread getting out of bed and entering the gym. By the fourth session, it was bearable. The fifth session was a lot better. Maybe because it was also the last session. But, it does make a difference to my body. I felt more alive, more energetic and vibrant. By the way, I’ve gained 5kg. 5 more to go. 65kg is my ideal weight. At least that’s what the doctor told me.

Gym is not a club house. You need discipline, motivation and determination. Every other day I had to make a conscious effort to drive to gym after work. I haven’t got the will power to wake up early for gym yet. But I’m working on it. I should be able to muster up enough will power by 2020. Now that I have gained some weight, my next immediate goal is to get my six pack. Right now my six pack are all-in-one.

Anyway, after seeing this picture posted at the gym, I’m convinced fitness is for everybody.

Initially no salary… Full Time… Need full commitment!

I really pity this guy.

He’s trying to start a new start-up creating a new MMOG but he obviously has no experience nor exposure to either. He posted his recruitment drive on the Malaysian chapter of IGDA and has been bombarded with questions and ridiculement. He even made it to the thedailywtf.com

Worst is that he’s refusing/ignoring the advices given and still persist on continuing with his own methods. He hosted his website on geocities. I wonder if he realised the kind of credibility he’s portraying to readers.

Elders Scroll: Oblivion & Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

I just got Elders Scroll IV: Oblivion and Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (I know, I know… but better late than never). Had both installed and started playing with both. Crazy, I know. That’s why I didn’t get far. I started with Sands of Time then half way through I had to try out Oblivion. Now I’m torn between which to finish first. I guess it’s the season for sleepless nights again. Haven’t been doing that since WoW. Had months of withdrawal symtoms but I survived! Let’s see how well I cope this time round.

World of Warcraft rest day

World of Warcraft servers is down. At the moment there is no ETA on the uptime. I guess this is the best time for all the WoW players to take the rest which they (will obviously deny) they needed. I used to play WoW and have 2 level 30+ characters in 2 different servers. WoW is no doubt the most engaging and addictive MMORPG I’ve ever played. I managed to stop playing with sheer will power. The fact that my boss threatened to fire me if I keep coming to work late helps too. But while players are fuming over the lost of play time, I can’t help wondering what’s happening in Blizzard. I’m pretty sure the programmers are working their wits off to get the servers up. So those of you WoW players out there, take a rest and let them do their work. Meanwhile, you guys go catch up with the real world.