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There was something funny going on with one of my scripts.. I hope that's fixed. If not.. *sigh* Well, that would be more time sifting through code..
Oh yeah, being raised in a middle class family, I remember not getting everything that I wanted. That doesn't mean that I got nothing, but there were some things that I didn't got, which I still remember quite distinctly. One of those was a console system. Two actually. When I was young, I really wanted to get an Atari 2600. Later on, I really wanted to get a NES (which just about everyone had at that time). I didn't get either machine. Mind you, I couldn't really justify getting either one since.. well, it was only for entertainment purposes, and I really should be studying for Chinese school (oh gawd), or piano, or.. the list goes on and on.
I guess it's a good thing that I didn't get everything that I wanted. It's made me look hard at the items that I want to get, and deciding whether or not it's worth purchasing or not. I won't say that I'm a very careful buyer, I do go on buying binges sometimes (especially in a grocery store when I'm hungry), but I won't go out and grab something until I'm sure I really want it. I held off on buying an APEX for that reason. Looking back, I'm glad I didn't. I don't have any DVD's, and I don't foresee getting any anytime soon. Mind you, it was basically a once in a lifetime deal, but *shrug* something better will come along.
It also means that I don't need very much to be satisfied. Looking at my stuff, I realize that I've been living quite a frugal life, but would my life be any better if I bought all the stuff that I wanted? *thinks* Maybe. But I'm enjoying life now, and as the saying goes,
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Oh yeah, about those game systems that I wanted when I was a kid, so many people I knew already had one that I could visit just about anybody and get my fill of mind (and thumb) numbing entertainment just about anytime I wanted anyway.
One more thing, I remember trying to transcribe songs to the piano when I was a kid. That was.. holy, a decade ago? I wonder where all that energy went?
Saturday, August 05, 2000 at 09:46:19 (UTC)
Woo! Atari! I really wanted one to play that tank game - loved the "bouncing bullet" option. Sadly, my parents were unconvinced.
(Having no anglo-saxon equivalent to Chinese school (other than school itself) meant I was able to mow lawns to get my NES.)
++mike
Monday, August 07, 2000 at 03:44:20 (UTC)
Of course, I was one of those kids that actually owned the 2600 and had all my friends over to play on it.
Went through a lot of joysticks.
Hwan