Kept you waiting huh?

Afterwards I am going to the bank to settle the instalments of my car and my personal loan. Sad thing CIMB cant accept transfer from Maybank 2 u, so I have to drag my lazy ass to the brick and mortar bank to actually transfer the funds. sighs.

Ok, I am 110% in charge of Sime Darby Energy now, besides Plantations. Habibah, the old team leader left. The lady is paid a hefty 7ks per month, but still, she cant handle the pressure. Me? I honestly dont know. All I know, I have been bending too much and that makes me an easy target for a 'mass slaughter' should anything goes wrong. People do not respect me or my team, so now I have to become a bitch to stop further damage. Last week I had a bit of a drama with the snobbish Payroll team leader, where they claim my people is not competent enough to handle the data resulting in wrong payroll result and they had to rerun the damn thing several times. So I, being a bitch countered back that we need another layer of checking and not some whiny old people that deserves to be beaten up in the car park. In the end, my boss agreed with my proposal and he wants payroll team to check my team's data. I WIN. The thing that was making me pissed is, in actual fact, my team finished their input on Wednesday, but the assholes ran the payroll on weekends, so when crap happens, they want us to be on stand by at the office. what the fuck. What happened to the 2 days while we were all in the office? The reason they want to run the payroll on weekend is they want to claim over time and call back allowance. This is downright robbery. And some people do not want dirty money, like one of them who just come to the office on weekends to claim this payment, he is not actually working but busy surfing EPL's result. No wonder his wife left him. I told them that I do not permit my team to go to office on weekends. Anything, I am the god damned DAM. They will have to go thru me first. I want my team to have a good rest and spend time with their loved ones. So, am I a bad boss because of that?



Isn't that just awesome? No seriously. Its fucking awesome. And this is for PSP. PSP. PSP. Its not even in HD. Damn. I blame Bill Gates on why its not coming to next gen console. Kojima is afraid, his bosses will succumb to the almighty dollar in porting the damn game for a DVD. Look at what happened to FFXIII. No towns. Who do you blame? DVD. This is the age of Blu ray. Sorry folks this is the truth. If its in DVD, Kojima might as well port it for PS2. LOL

This Sunday I will finally re-buy PS3, Slim this time. Cant wait. And with that, goodbye Facebook.

The Best Metal Gear Solid game

Ok, lets kill time before I repurchase my PS3 slim. If only Finance folks use their goddamned brains to pay my travel claims on time, I would have not written this piece, instead I am sure I would be playing Final Fantasy XIII now. Pricks.

Anyways, here is my pick, the best MGS game in the series. For me, its , Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater *clap clap* Ok. Let me give my points.

1. The story

MGS3 tells us the story for a lone olsider that travels to Russia to extract one defected Russian scientist, only to find out that he must also eliminate his mentor. Melancholic. The plot really reminds me of old Bond movies. Also, lets not forget, this game's setting was in the 60's. And, in Russia. Past Metal Gears (in Sony's console) happened in the future, but not this one, and MGS, being a game that is incorporated with real life army tech, tried to fit the 60s flavour, the guns, the vehicles, the people and the fashion. I really like the ending where Eva said,

"No she is not a traitor, far from that. She is a hero, and everything she did, she did for her country"

Fricking sad if you ask me. And, Naked Snake, being a man, is so strong to discover he was a tool for the Philosophers. I love how he was injured and tortured and 'brought back to life' to face his fate. And, The Sorrow's prediction that he was going to be killed by his son is totally wrong..HAHA. Big Boss in MGS4 dies of Foxdie. NOT by the hands of Solid Snake.

2. The food system

Okay you are basically a commando. And was dispatched into a vast jungle to accomplish your mission. You have a normal army gear, not those sneaking suit that is so damn tight and burns calories slower. You gotta eat. And that is what Naked Snake is doing in the vast jungles. The different effects of the food, the poisons, the rotten food. Awesome. You can even defeat one of the bosses by simply feeding him rotten mangoes. How awesome is that? And the term Snake Eater is actually a real term used to describe US Rangers.I was only wondering, why cant we eat dogs and the vultures in the game?

3. The tech/weapons

I like how the suppressors deteriorate after extensive usage. And we have a whole range of Cold War weapons. TNTs, etc. Awesome research by Kojima Production.

4. Close quarters combat

This is the meat of the game. This is the FORTE of the game. I really like the fact that if we are caught in the ALERT more, we can CQC the hostiles instead of running away. This is Big Boss GODDAMNIT!! And Big Boss never runs from the battlefield. Try playing MGS1 or 2, just imagine they had this inside the game, then I'd give MGS2 the Best MGS series ever. Seriously.

5. The Cobra Unit

Okay, we have here, THE COOLEST line up of villains in video games history. Before them, it was the Foxhound. But since Cobra has the Sorrow, who is practically a ghost, it was an easy win for them. A fricking ghost.The Fury, The End, The Boss, The Sorrow, The Fear and The Pain. Awesome.

6. Camo system

Soldiers = camouflage. As simple as that. I really like how the choice of the camo really affect the gameplay. With the correct camo, you can be, INVISIBLE. And to get those boss' camo, you need to defeat them with non lethal attacks, drain their stamina. Each camo has its own ups and down. But my personal favourite is ..

You gain this from defeating The Sorrow, well, actually just walk to the end of the canal of death. You can practically absorb the soldier's fatigue and your footsteps will be muffled as long as you wear this. Awesome. Perfect for holding up the hostiles. But one comment, changing the camo to the suitable one is a bit tedious. You will have to go the system menu to equip different camo. This is where octo camo wins. But nevertheless, the feeling of getting an enemy to get by pass you unnoticed is sweet.

7. Boss @ The Joy

The Mother of US Special Forces. Led US to victory in the WW2. And the mentor of Big Boss, hence the name. How she sacrificed herself to save US and how she went down in history as a war criminal, but not to Big Boss. The master of CQC. He charismatic character and her sacrifice plays a pivotal role in the game. One of the best characters Kojima ever produced.

Well, those are my points. True, MGO started with MGS3. But the game is fince without that mode. The best MGS ever.

RAGEE!!

Well, I was supposed to buy my new PS3 slim today. Since Finance folks told me that my travel claims should be banked in by today. I contacted them back today, and it turns out that it will be only be banked in next Friday. What the fuck. I asked them what happened, apparently they were 'overwhelmed' by the number of claims that they had to processed. Is that even an answer??!!!!!!!! So I asked them, if we HR folks delay your pay, are you okay with it? Silence all over. Stupid bitches.

Who's that?

Whatever happenes, life goes on...LOL

Well, I got to know that switching motherboard is useless in my PS3's case. So now, I dont want Wetfusion to waste his time on my PS3, pity the guy. Thanks Wet, eventho mission failed, I hope you had fun. So, no choice for me but to buy a new Malaysian PS3 Slim. And, the games that I owe myself.

Now, my role is back with Plantations team and, Energy team. Yep, two in one. I met the HR people there, and boy are they nasty. Engineers, what can you expect. They will not fix things that are not broken. So I promised them to get things back on track in 3 months time. That will be my mammoth task.

I noticed something, people tend to be nice to you when they want something. There was this incident that required me to ask help from my trusted business partner, to my surprise, she responded..
"I dont know, please dont involve me. I dont care, its your problem"

Holy cow. And last few months I helped her housing claim, even though she submitted way past the cut off. This really taught me a good lesson. Ah well,..

This week I should be getting my travel claims. I will be getting a brand new PS3 Slim and a 500gb hdd to go with it, in one shot. Amin..

Fission Mailed, but that is just a speedbump!

According to Wetfusion's blog, the mission has failed. Its due to the fact that the RSX chip had another metal connector on top of it, so to REALLY pull the thing out, we need a decent reballing machine. So in this case, he managed to pull the little bastard out but its damaged. No worries Wetfusion, the normal friend of success is failure, what seperates the winners from the losers is losers stopped trying, while winners will try until they succeed. He suggested me to get a new mother board for my PS3. I thought to myself, in my PS3's HDD, they are a lot of memories that I cant get back no matter what I do, my wedding pictures, my wife's and my graduation pictures, not to mention all those memories we picked up along the way. So I said, so BE IT. Change the motherboard.So its ROUND TWO!

I need your prayers

Please refer to Wetfusion's blog

Apparently the other people who re-flowed my PS3's mother board didnt do a good job, tidy at least. The mother board is in a really bad shape, according to Wt, there are traces of white liquid on it,what, that the fuck was the people doing to my baby!!!!!White fluidd>>>??!! The HELLL!!!!

This is a brake or make project, and like what I told Wetfusion, I dont mind if cant exorcise the demons that possessed my PS3. I dont mind being a lab rat. All the best Wetfusion!

It only does everything, including self repair

We've apparently made it through the worst of the storm, friends. We've received a number of tips informing us that the internal clock bug that was affecting non-Slim PS3s for the past 24 hours has been fixed, rendering all games playable once more. We tempted fate shortly after receiving these reports by testing out a few of our PS3 Phat units and can confirm that they're running games just fine. Additionally, our "lost" Trophies appear to be properly re-synced to our PSN accounts.

The extent of the damage incurred during the bug-out is unknown, but will likely surface in the next few hours. No Joystiq staffers lost any of their hard-earned Trophy data, but we're an awfully small sample group for a problem that affected every living being on Earth.

Update: PlayStation Blog confirms that PSN service has been restored and all PS3 systems should be operating normally.

Click past the jump for additional information.
Q. Is it safe to turn on my PS3 now?

A. You bet! The PlayStation Network is online and fully functional for owners of PS3 Phat models, and games appear to be running problem-free.


Q. Do I have to download a firmware update?

A. Nope. The problem should just fix itself automatically, whether you're online or not.


Q. My Trophy data for [insert game here] is gone! (I know, I know -- that's not a question, but still!)

A. If you lost any Trophy data over the past 24 hours, there may be a way to salvage it. Launch the game for which you're trying to restore Trophies and it should automatically recreate a Trophy data set on your PS3's memory, which you can then sync with the PSN server (just by opening up your Trophy list in the XMB). Our Heavy Rain Trophies had vanished, but this trick brought them back from the ether.


Q. The time and date on my PS3 are wrong. How do I fix this?

A. Under Settings in the XMB, then under the Time/Date settings, you should be able to set your console to automatically sync the time and date via the internet.

From Joystiq

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Well, basically Sony did nothing. Apparently PS3 cant accept the fact that there is no such date as 30th February. Well, all well ends well. Just an update, Wetfusion received my PS3 just now, so he has already launched the correct effort to save the poor lad. Godspeed.

+update = just look at Wet's blog!!!! YAY!!!

PS3 Phat Internal Clock Disaster

A wide rash of game-crashing errors is spreading among the PS3-owning community at the moment, most of which can be chalked up to a 8001050F error code. This has led to a variety of unfortunate side-effects for those affected, including corrupted trophy information and an inability to access the PSN. When combined, those two issues prevent players from launching certain games, such as Heavy Rain, without being kicked back to the XMB.

We've contacted Sony to find out what's causing the issue, and when we can expect to get back to chasing down the Origami Killer. He might just be able to make a clean getaway while we suffer through this downtime.

Update: Sony has acknowledged the issue, and is "looking into it." We've yet to hear an official word on what the problem is, though it seems to be a bit larger than just the PSN. Owners of PS3 Phats are reporting that the date on their console has reverted to 12/31/1999, which is likely the cause of the data-corrupting errors. Some Phat-owners have reported receiving the errors while their console was offline, which is upsetting, to say the least. We'll let you know when we hear official word from Sony.
Taken from Joystiq

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Well basically phat PS3 internal clock is failing. It cant consider leap year and year 2010. The symptoms are lost trophies (oh noes), failure to launch games etc. Lucky for me, my ps3 is still on the operating bed. But since this is a hardware issue, I wonder how Sony is going to pull its head out of its ass this time. Major console recall? With 24 millions of phat sold world wide? I dont think so. The next few days will be ..EXCITING.

PS3 is ready to be reballed

That is my PS3, packed and ready to be shipped to Wetfusion Enterprise. The postage fee was freaking RM40!!! Damn expensive, but not to blame them, the thing weighs about 6.2 kgs. It should reach him in Kuantan tomorrow. He should reball the thing and that is my last resort to repair the poor thing. We went thru a lot. Fought so many monsters, killed so many terrorists and PMCs, stopped the nuclear threat so many times, won so many pink slips. Ah, I hope her 'surgery' goes okay. Amin.Wet, I am counting on you buddy. Work your magic!!!