Times are Merry!

Yeah, I’m noticing that I’ve been neglecting this blog for nearly a week.

I’m on a vacation since this Friday, and this vacation is a long one, going all the way to the 5th of January, 2009. I’m pretty much having a great time, clocking a lot of hours in Persona 4, 60 to be exact. It’s a really great game, and you must play it if you own a PS2. ‘Nuff said.

I’ve also gotten a copy of Mirror’s Edge for the X360. It got so much media coverage way before it was released, only to have a lukewarm reception afterwards. I heard some negative feedbacks about it, so I thought I wouldn’t like it. After having played it for 4 hours, though, I must say I’m quite surprised by how much I like it. If you want to know how it plays, think Tomb Raider, but with more running, and more notably, using the first person view. The game is based on the concepts of parkour, which makes it really exciting, because there’s nothing quite like leaping between buildings in high speed. It’s like I’m playing the part of The Matrix where I’m trying to get away from all the agents. 

Yesterday was the second time I’ve been to Fullybooked, Fort Bonifacio branch. The last time I went there was on the free comic book day, which took place some time in August/June - I don’t remember when precisely. Back then I thought that it was huge but didn’t had a very good collection of books, and it certainly did not help its case that I could not find a copy of The Great Gatsby there. I had a change of mind when I went the second time. Why? Because I found Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson, and The Leopard by Giuseppe di Lampedusa. The bookstore just elevated itself to amazing because of having those two. Yes, I’m biased!

Anyway, I’m gonna resume doing all the fun stuff for now. See you soon!