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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:14:54 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Blog</title><subtitle>Blog</subtitle><id>http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2010-06-22T05:34:21Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>If Only Man Can Live on Beer Alone...</title><id>http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/11/2/if-only-man-can-live-on-beer-alone.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/11/2/if-only-man-can-live-on-beer-alone.html"/><author><name>Amos Ngai</name></author><published>2008-11-02T13:38:14Z</published><updated>2008-11-02T13:38:14Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://s3.media.squarespace.com/production/501699/5729378/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/gwn-300x287.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-401" title="gwn" src="http://s3.media.squarespace.com/production/501699/5729378/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/gwn-300x287.jpg" alt="Welcome to Canada, eh?" width="214" height="204" /></a></span></span> Sometimes, I am just a little embarrassed to be Canadian.<br /><br />Besides sharing your country with 2<a href="http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/const_en.html#langues"> official languages</a>, and one of those provinces continues to lobby for <a href="http://www.linksnorth.com/canada-history/quebecsep.html">separation</a>, it's like airing out your dirty marital problems on an international scale.&nbsp;]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Walk of Shame</title><category term="Calgary"/><category term="Shame"/><category term="Working"/><id>http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/11/1/walk-of-shame.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/11/1/walk-of-shame.html"/><author><name>Amos Ngai</name></author><published>2008-11-01T13:23:51Z</published><updated>2008-11-01T13:23:51Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[There are accepted norms in society.&nbsp; You have to wait in the emergency room, government workers gets automatic tenure, you should workout more so that you can eat McDonalds.&nbsp; And a while ago I wrote up my thoughts on underachieving in life after reading <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Underachievers-Manifesto-Accomplishing-Little-Feeling/dp/0811853683/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1225308368&amp;sr=8-1">The Underachiever&#8217;s Manifesto</a> by Ray Bennett but below are some pictures I have taken this week with my iPhone (so excuse the crappy quality and lack of zoom) that truly characterizes underachievement to the next level.
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Social Ineptitude</title><category term="Ineptitude"/><category term="Social"/><category term="Story"/><id>http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/10/6/social-ineptitude.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/10/6/social-ineptitude.html"/><author><name>Amos Ngai</name></author><published>2008-10-06T17:21:00Z</published><updated>2008-10-06T17:21:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">Let me tell you guys a story about a little squirrel.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This little squirrel has grown up with his community of squirrels and was generally well liked and accepted.&nbsp; Over the years, he developed in to a contributing member of the group and was even given some responsibilities in leading the younger squirrels.</p>
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Happy Anniversary</title><id>http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/10/1/happy-anniversary.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/10/1/happy-anniversary.html"/><author><name>Amos Ngai</name></author><published>2008-10-01T14:41:00Z</published><updated>2008-10-01T14:41:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been just over one year since I started this blog and lots have happened since then.&nbsp; There&rsquo;s been a controversial Halo opinion, a GTA4 head to head, and my most treasured addition &ndash; the podcast.&nbsp; I&rsquo;ve tried to keep the updates regular and mostly they have been so, but lately it&rsquo;s been slacking again.&nbsp; The podcast takes quite of planning since I don&rsquo;t have a co-host (of which I&rsquo;m still working on) but it&rsquo;s still a lot of fun to do.
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Sad Truth</title><id>http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/9/3/sad-truth.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/9/3/sad-truth.html"/><author><name>Amos Ngai</name></author><published>2008-09-03T23:04:00Z</published><updated>2008-09-03T23:04:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[I was given some horrible news today.  One of my wife's co-workers just had a baby not long ago, less than a year to think of it, but the little girl passed away on Monday night.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Holy Mother of Ikea!</title><id>http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/8/29/holy-mother-of-ikea.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/8/29/holy-mother-of-ikea.html"/><author><name>Amos Ngai</name></author><published>2008-08-29T07:50:00Z</published><updated>2008-08-29T07:50:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Hey readers and listeners, my sincere apologies for letting my updates totally slide.  Firstly, I've taken up a part time gig helping a friend finish up some decking and fencing work he has here in the city while I'm gainfully unemployed.  This is keeping my days pretty busy but I still am trying to keep up with the blogging and podcasting.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Tuesday Update</title><id>http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/8/19/tuesday-update.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/8/19/tuesday-update.html"/><author><name>Amos Ngai</name></author><published>2008-08-20T00:33:00Z</published><updated>2008-08-20T00:33:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Yeah, I know.  I'm late again.<br /><br />Trust me, it's not all been fun and games this last week.  There was a bit of personal stuff I had to deal with right away so the blog has be slightly neglected.  But it's sort of back on track now so here's a quick update.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Monday Update</title><id>http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/8/11/monday-update.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/8/11/monday-update.html"/><author><name>Amos Ngai</name></author><published>2008-08-12T04:53:00Z</published><updated>2008-08-12T04:53:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Hello Superfans!<br /><br />This Monday update is going to be short and sweet.  I'm going to be covering a lot of topics on this upcoming podcast and its corresponding show notes will have lots of the info I wanted to talk about as well.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Monday Update</title><id>http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/7/28/monday-update.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/7/28/monday-update.html"/><author><name>Amos Ngai</name></author><published>2008-07-28T16:54:00Z</published><updated>2008-07-28T16:54:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[I'm going to start a new regular segment on the blog with this post and that's going to be a weekly Monday Update.  Since the podcast is somewhat irregular (hold the bran jokes!) the Monday Updates will keep the blog full of fibre goodness!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>And Here We Go Again</title><id>http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/7/15/and-here-we-go-again.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gamerwok.com/blog/2008/7/15/and-here-we-go-again.html"/><author><name>Amos Ngai</name></author><published>2008-07-15T15:04:00Z</published><updated>2008-07-15T15:04:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[A new job has started for me.  This is the second day and it's going pretty well so far.  There are some surprises but mostly what I was expecting. <br /><br />The biggest change for me has to be the drive into work.  As discussed earlier and during the first episode of the podcast, I am driving 40 KM each way.  It's a lot to drive but I'm grateful that the car isn't a piece of junk. <br /><br />It's a bit early to tell if I am going to love it here or how long this time will be but I am truly hoping that it will be a while.  I'm tired of moving around so much!<br />]]></summary></entry></feed>