I have been visiting Facebook (www.facebook.com) alot recently. I used to access maybe once a month back then. Not anymore, after I added my cousins to my contacts and got invited by one of them to play some games. Hooked, though I hate to admit.
1.Pet Society
So what got me hooked ? I got invited to this game Pet Society, where you create a pet that you like, with various combinations of fur color, eyes, eyebrows, nose, forehead, and mouth. Its hard to find your pet similar to someone else's. Then you are given a house with just a sofa and tv. Your neighborhood consists of a food store, furniture, stadium, clothes, and houses of other pets raised by your friends (in my contacts).
So everyday (yes, every real day) I (I mean, my pet) visit the stadium for 10 hurdle races (this is my favorite). For each race won, some coins and points will be rewarded. Coins are used to get stuffs like clothes, food and furniture (for the pet's house). And points are accumulated to get to the next level.
Then I visited every pet to either dance, kiss, fight, tell a joke, watch tv, or hug them. They may be hungry, unhappy or dirty as shown individually on their RGB bars. In this case, I will either feed them, play with them, or bath them. And I get coins and points in return. I could also change the clothes and accessories of my pet too.
At first it was pretty interesting, you get to visit your friends' pets house and see how they done up their virtual house. After a while, it gets boring. My cousin who started out earlier than me is quitting the game. And he gave me alot of furniture including my favorite bathtub (its red!). How I wish they were real. This game gives me the freedom to experiment with different furnitures/wallpapers in the house, trying out bold ideas. And I kind of feel I am closer to my cousins who are in the same game. Its funny that we only meet each other once a year (during CNY), don't really talk much, but we "see" each other every day here.
2.Mafia Wars
Another game I am playing (yes, still in Facebook) is Mafia Wars, where I started out as a small thief, and work my way up. I am given a number of jobs to complete, upon which rewards like cash and experience points to upgrade to the next level, will be given. Use cash to buy weapons, armors, and properties.
The fun part about this is you need a big mafia team, so you start to invite your friends to join you. Having a big team means you can attack and win fights easily, and fend off attacks from other players too. My team size is only 9, which is still too small. I was told I could invite other gamers (perfect strangers to me) to strengthen my team. But I am still not too comfortable to do this though.
Well, sadly I am starting to feel I may not be suitable for this game, cos I get pissed (forgive me for the language) when I got attacked and robbed, and I can't do anything. Fighting back causes more damage to myself than the opponent, who usually has a larger group size than me. This drives me crazy to the extent that I almost invited ALL my contacts to join my team. Nearly. Lucky I got the better of myself, "Its just a game". So now I am contributing more as a team member than an individual. Yap, I am slowly letting go.
And I am glad I did. I will use Facebook probably for a couple of quizzes, and get updates of my fellow friends and families in SG.
Alright, back to my not-even-half-done-resume. Haiz...
Click here for link to Pet Society
Click here for link to Mafia Wars
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