How I spent (and will continue to spend) my holidays!

It's been three weeks since I started my hiatus from SEGi University College. Do I miss it? No way. I am, in fact, having the time of my life at home. With the help of a Rm300 Portable Hard Drive and very reliable source of entertainment (that means you, Sam), tis' what I've been up to.

1. Anime

12 gigabytes worth of shows including 2 complete seasons of Code Geass - I have been at it day and night for a week and I'm still not done with it yet!

Code Geass is set in an alternate world where a global superpower called Britannia invades and conquers Japan, then renaming it Area 11 (they have conquered one-third of the world, so they don't really have the time to think of nice names). A Britannian college student called Lelouch, through a twist of fate, attains the power to bend anyone to his will. He then creates a secret identity for himself to build an army and seeks to liberate Japan from the Britannian colonizers.

Ingeniously plotted with a fair blend of humor and intensity at appropriate times. To reach his dream of a liberated Japan, he encounters military forces, gargantuan war machines (which look suspiciously like Gundams), classmates, his best friend, and a cat called Arthur.

2. PC Games

The best of GTA, Assassins' Creed and Prince of Persia, all in one game - That's Prototype. Released early June 2009 and with a rating of 8.5/10, Prototype is one of the most addictive games I have played in a while. But if you did not like any of the three games mentioned above - this is probably not your type of game.

Warning: excessive gore. Keep away from younglings.

3. Music

I got tipped off about an *ahem*illegitimate source for music, so I decided to give it a try. Now I am stuck with 7 different albums and I don't know where to start.

One thing I have to say: No one beats Planet Shakers!

4. Books

Four books. One down, three to go. I have a strange feeling that my books are going to outlast my holidays.

If you have not read any books by John C. Maxwell yet, I tell you, you HAVE to get one of it. John Maxwell is undoubtedly one of the best communicators I have seen - presenting truths in a reader-friendly way, without the jargon and absurdly complicated words used by other authors in an attempt to look smart.

I have about 2 more weeks of this bliss left. Gotta use it to the fullest!


Jo