Saturday, October 13, 2007

Stan vs. The Machine

The Battleground: Euro Fun Park


Weeks ago, some European guys decided to bring in their mean machines to challenge whimpy Malaccans to ride on them. So after celebrating a friend's birthday we went to the place to test our mettle.


We're not here for the p*ssy rides. Well if you are, go home and lick your cat.


Ferris Wheel. The must haves in parks like these.

Next up we have...

The Coaster. Seen that, done that, so boring.


Some lame contraption and bad photography.

After walking around surveying the rides, we came to this.

Now this is what I'm talking about. It looks like a trebuchet.


Medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones. But instead of stones, the one we saw that night, hurls humans.
The final showdown...


The Challenger: Fear me...


This machine is a real bad-ass. Once it hurls you into the air and spins you around. You wished it ends faster. It packs you up with so many G-forces that all the weeks of exams stress gets gushed out of you instantly. Believe me, this is the real deal.

After a furious battle, i pwned the Challenger and came out unharmed.
That concludes my epic journey at the Euro Fun Park. :)

Thursday, October 04, 2007

Lone Wolf

My favourite childhood book- Lone Wolf by Joe Dever.



It was 10 years ago, when i first stumbled upon these books. It was in the old library of my city where i used to stand and read these books. Sadly, the library had only a few of the complete series. Back then the library only had:

Flight from the Dark(1)
The Kingdoms of Terror(6)
The Jungle of Horrors(8)
The Prisoners of Time(11)
The Masters of Darkness(12)

I never completed the series, because the series they had in the library wasn't in sequence and most of the books in the series were quite torn.
Ever since then i never saw the books again.....

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General Plot: The story focuses on the fictional world of Magnamund, where the forces of good and evil fight for control of this planet in a final showdown. The protagonist is Lone Wolf, last of his caste of warrior monks known as Kai lords. The book series is written in the second person and recounts Lone Wolf's adventures as if the reader is the main character. As Lone Wolf, you make choices at regular intervals throughout the story which then change the course, and the final outcome, of the book
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A decade later,while surfing the wave of the Internet i found this:
Project Aon - Free downloadable Internet editions of the Lone Wolf gamebooks.
I went euphoric for a moment. It has the whole series! It felt like holding up an old toy.

For those of you that never had toys in your childhood, I pity you.But there's a chance to redeem yourself. Scroll down and click the map...The journey awaits you!

I know this sounds geeky, but try it out. * Chuckles geekishly*


Enter The Realm of Aon Here



Equip yourselves with this weapon*: Sommerswerd

* It's actually a tool designed electronically to aid you in keeping your stats.