Santa has lost his way. Woo hoo

So what is great about christmas? The food? hmmmm. perhaps the atmosphere? hmm.. Or the people who you celebrate it with?. All that i can tell is that everything plays a part for it to magically happen. (hmmm where is the magic anyways?). Christmas is a time for sharing and giving, and all those greedy boys and girls will always wait for something to happen. (hope that santa is not lost or is he having his own jolly and merry holiday break.) Anyways enjoying christmas with family and friends is quite fun and at the same time repetitive. So thats why some time it is ok to be alone and have fun by yourself. (woo hoo more sushi for my greedy stomach).

Merry Christmas to ALL!!!

Dark Knight

“Every move the opposition makes, there is an underlying weakness and strength”

This phrase is my concluding remark on what happened during my previous inter unit chess tournament where brawn meets brain. The tournament has left me with a bitter yet sweet learning experience. It all started with 16 people and ended up with one victor. My preparation during before the contest have started has paid off, the result is a no loss winning streak up to the finals where I faced the toughest opponent in the tournament. My strategy is to play black and try to parry my opponents move. In chess center dominance is a must therefore every player tries to occupy this pristine location with their zealous forces. My battle strategy is to use Sicilian defence and try to gain an exchange in the center. My hope of fortify the center location was foiled when he do his opening move of f2-f4, which is indirectly attacking the center and thus controlling it. As the first game progress I encountered several weaknesses on my part and boom before I know it my location is overrun by his forward marching troops. Therefore in an instant I lost the first round.

The second round is the most taxing of all. Like what people say you learn from your mistakes and so I did. I still continue the same opening but to counter his I moved d7-d5 which tries to take the center e4 by force. As the game progressed I also made a fatal mistake of not prioritizing the king safety by placing it to a castle therefore my location is again jeopardized. The exchanges left me with 1 bishop, 1 rook, 2 knights and down by 5 pawns. His superior troops include 2 rooks, 1 bishop, 1 knight and 7 pawns. And this is where I really try to see every inch of his move, to determine where weak point is. The game overturned dramatically, the reason is either he is overconfident or the proper positioning of my force. I cannot deny the fact the most of my pieces have the greatest mobility than his since I was able to hold on to the center using my 2 knights and thus fishing a fork after an error committed by him. A blunder is paid in causalities thus I earned my first win.

The third round is a do or die situation where the winner brings home the bacon. I have averted from using the same defence by instead I use the center opening. And at a point in time where I spotted his fault, I quickly change from defence to offence therefore pining his queen and king with my unstoppable black bishop along the g1 diagonal, and he resigned thereafter. This earned me the right to be called the champion. And at the end of the day my prize is a one day off from work he he.

The Gate of Hell

A test of Faith!

"Charon ushers you across the river Acheron, and you find yourself upon the brink of grief's abysmal valley. You are in Limbo, a place of sorrow without torment. You encounter a seven-walled castle, and within those walls you find rolling fresh meadows illuminated by the light of reason, whereabout many shades dwell. These are the virtuous pagans, the great philosophers and authors, unbaptised children, and others unfit to enter the kingdom of heaven. You share company with Caesar, Homer, Virgil, Socrates, and Aristotle. There is no punishment here, and the atmosphere is peaceful, yet sad."

The Dante's Inferno Test has sent you to the First Level of Hell - Limbo!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Level	Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)	High
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)	High
Level 2 (Lustful)	Low
Level 3 (Gluttonous)	Very Low
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)	Very Low
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)	Moderate
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)	Very Low
Level 7 (Violent)	Moderate
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)	Low
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)	Low

Take the Dante's Inferno Hell Test

The first stone

Well. This is my first post and it is my first time writing a blog..
What should I write?.. oh.. I think I better first introduce myself.

Hi, everyone, welcome to my blog. The reason of writing this blog is because I want to keep and display my thoughts about the world around me. This encourages me to write blog on line and I thought it was a good idea too. So here I start..