STUDY HARD! PLAY HARD! RAGNAROK!!!

        In memory of my only online game that i devoted my time to:

It all started when i was reading the July edition of K-ZONE, a kiddie mag which was a hit when i was in grade 5, which featured an article about Ragnarok. This what-the-hell name was one of the first MMORPG( Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), but i believed it was the first and eventually the BEST! Only curiosity killed the stupid feline which apparently was me. Oh damn. I went to the nearest mall which was apparently a newly opened SM Sucat ( i was still in Parañaque then ). Inside i went to ARX ComShop and logged on quick! I went to all the red tape and then BOOM! My first view of the apparently new game to me because i had doubts that it would just be an ordinary game like my fave Starcraft. Apparently i was wrong 'cause it was a helluva game. I played like a kid on a amusement park who seemed like enjoying the moment of his damn early life! That period was not it. Believe it or not it reached until my Junior years in Quezon City!

       Indeed it was an addiction. I played pRO, one of the game's nickname, everyweek, but not everyday. My saturdays were devoted to this, and i can assure you that i was bewildered by the seemingly wonderful graphics. I didn't notice if it was a 2D or 3D game - who cares!

     Friends were with me at this time. They were my classmates and fellow
Ragnarok players. I met a lot of them - friends in-game. Good to know that
they're still there. It was fun playing this game.div>

- Le' me discuss the title of this post. The motto of a Ragnarok player is "Study Hard, Play Hard". Truly it was my motto too aside the "Practice makes Perfetct" and "Lux in Domino".

     Grabe tipong bawat tagumpay mo sa laro ay sinasabayan ng pagkuha mo ng napakataas na marka sa paaralan. Aba'y bibihira ata iyon sa panahon ko! Nasusubaybayan ko ang bawat oras na ginugugol ko sa pag-upo sa harap ng kompyuter habang inaalala at tinutupad ang tungkulin ng isang mag-aaral. It became my lifestyle - study then play. Later on, it became "play then study" and suddenly it became "play then play, study tomorrow". I didn't notice it at all. I substituted a lot, namely: time, friends, money, knowledge, opportunities, tasks, clear sight and MOST IMPORTANTLY TIME with MY FAMILY! Damn, i had a difficult time. Everyday i was scolded about my excess time in front of the MF computer. Mind you, i was a consistent achiever since i played, but IT REMAINED until my 3rd year life. What the hell? It's a wonder to be held! Ang Ragnarok 'tol, gamot ko na yan. 'Yan ang teknik ko sa pagiging matalino. Truly i looked at it that way.

     August 19 ,2007 -

This was the day i vowed to myself to PERMANENTLY QUIT PHILIPPINE RAGNAROK ONLINE. I had no hard time doing this because i had the 'inner fortitude' to stop! Unfortunately i officialy quit this addiction with another lustful addiction on September 7, 2007. The whole Ragnarok Game went into the Recycling Bin. It just passed liked swift breeze - hardly noticed.

Today, it seems i'm dying. Why? Nawala na gamot ko eh.

    You take away my "prescription", i die. Apparently, it appeared true. I was losing the STUDY HARD awards. I lost my winning streak in all LT's and Quizzes. Coincidence? I think NOT!

     Alanganin ako sa lahat ng asignatura. Lalung-lalo na sa Pilipino at Ingles. Yarian na!

I don't know what to do. Do i get a CD of pRO or just change my motto to: "STUDY HARD" only?

"Nokorimono ni wa fuku ga aru. " -There is luck in the last helping.