Being SDU - Get a life
The only enjoyment I had was on Saturdays, when I was given the licence to not study. While other kids grew up with piano, ballet and violin lessons, I grew up playing the arcade.
Every Saturday would be either spent in Hougang SuperFunworld or AMK Funland. I learnt how to fully utilise my allowance and maximise my time spent. I learnt how to play those long games from stratch. In those times, one credit can let me play for a minimum of half an hour. The longest game I played with one credit was 1.5 hours.
Sometimes, Saturdays weren't enough. I remember me and some of my classmates used to bring a spare t-shirt to school every Friday just in case we wanted to go to you know where.
I was so hooked that me and a few friends of mine even formed a team and competed competitively.
Initial D? Nah.
Daytona. Give me a Daytona machine and I can still show you my skills. Its like cycling. Once you know, its hard to forget. It was drilled into me already.
Ok, I'm digressing.
When I was 16, mIRC was still very popular. Outings were organized and I would meet up with some or all of them. We would laze the afternoon at Ray Wilson Starbucks and pop over to Cineleisure and spend the rest of the day at the arcade.
I have no idea how much I've spent on the arcade already. I shudder to even think about it.
Sometimes, the meetups will be at Potblack, behind Forum the shopping mall. That was when I was first introduced to pool. I tried the game and I loved it. I also upgraded to playing snooker, the Ah Beng sport.
When I entered Polytechnic, when I'm not studying, all I ever did was either go to the arcade or play pool. I didn't socialise much. Although there were a few single babes in my class, I didn't do anything. The ratio was 2 girls to 1 guy. And there were only 5 guys in my class. And one by one my classmates' status changed from single to attached. Except me. I was still learning how to be at ease with the other species.
One day, my classmate said something to me jokingly but I still remember what he said word for word.
How do you define having a life?
Having the company of women or always going out with groups of friends?
I had very few female friends during that point of time. I also had no luck in women in Polytechnic.
Does having going out on "outings" and playing arcade games & pool alone equate to having no life?
Its still a life ok... just that its a lonely life.
Till now, I'm still pretty much the same. Old habits die hard. Really.
I got so used to going to the arcade that I would step in everytime I walked passed one. Even now. If I had to wait for a friend and I'm alone, I would go over to the nearest arcade and ask my friend to find me there.
Sometimes when I am alone I would also go play pool at the challenger table.
Or walk around town alone, window shopping and watching the world go by.
Maybe this behaviour contributes as one of the reasons on why I am still single.
I wonder how long will this go on, although things have been picking up recently.
Because of getting onto a bad/wrong start in my early teens, I need to do alot of changes and amendments on my part.
I'm still not there yet.
7 Comments:
Hey, I still play the arcade too. Hopefully you're not one of those who challenge others when they're having a good time alone at youknowwhat. One day I'll go psycho, rip off someone's nuts and put them in his eye sockets. Hopefully it won't be you.
You dictate your own life, you have a life. Everyone has a life. No one can force their definition of life on you.
Arcade? Well you know it dude, I'm still hanging ard those places.
Catch up wif u sometime soon monk. Has been a while. You going down MU on eve? :)
.LuKe.
SB: Haha, the only arcade game that I think I can challenge and win is Virtua Striker 2000. I suck at KOF and all other versus games.
And no, I don't know what the youknowwhat is all about.
Why don't you just spill it out?
Luke: Hey I know man, I still do too. It helps to kill time.
Don't think Im going down this weekend. I'm working. Besides, its going to be another flat $28 cover charge.
After going once during Xmas, I don't think I'll go again. Maybe some overnight pool or snooker.
Daytona was the bomb...remember heading to Far East with their all day long arcade shit? But alas...those days are gone.
In any case, I've changed my identity and a new blogsite as well. What are your real plans for New Years anyways? With Colin? o_O
Oh shit. I'm going in after midnight so I dun think I'll be bringing anyone in wif opening of drink..initially wanted to open Chivas but den...after considering a bit plus timing issues...nope.
Happy New Year btw, Monk.
.LuKe.
long time no blog.. you busy? or caught up in some matters?
Long time no blog? I've been blogging almost everyday leh! Did you hit the refresh button?
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