Stranded in a Zombieland

Yes I'm stranded in a Zombieland located at... my office. Well don't take things seriously by going all Last Stand: making barricades or preparing your survivor kit and running to nearby docks to hop off to another island, because the term 'Zombieland' actually refers to couples of zombie flash games that I've been playing over and over this week (yes you read that right, I play the games at my office to ease the stress after finishing a review of February's budget control progress). I'm soooo entirely captivated with those zombie games that I can't even allocate time to write a proper blog post. Those addictive zombie flash games are listed below:

1) Rebuild and Rebuild 2
If you're a softie that's afraid to confront the maniacal undeads directly, it's better to start your journey into Zombieland by playing Rebuild and its sequel, Rebuild 2. Basically the game is about defending and conquering parts of a town that have been infested by nasty zombies (referred as Zed(s) in game). Since foods are limited, you're expected to turn some suburbs into farm or conquer farm at first turn so you won't die of hunger. 

Later you're also expected to recruit survivors that are scattered in parts of town full of zombies to help defend your clear territory and create new chemical composition to prevent your farm from decay or cure 'zombieism' and develop stealth and scouting skills. Beware though, for the hordes will sometimes attack with their full strength before you can collect your food and survivors.

Play Rebuild online here and Rebuild 2 here.

2) Last Stand 2 and Last Stand: Union City
After finishing Rebuild and Rebuild 2 by unlocking two good endings I became bored of the usual conquer games and wanted to put my hands onto a more direct zombie flash game that will pace my adrenaline. Thanks to Google and Armor Games forum, I successfully stumbled into Last Stand series and so far I thoroughly enjoy playing Last Stand 2 and Last Stand: Union City the most. The games are quite tough to finish, what's with crappy weapon during low levels, poor barricades and horde attack in every 90 seconds or so. It's bloody annoying and my character has died multiple times due to unanticipated attacks and ambiguous clues. Not to mention that the ending of Last Stand: Union City is soooo not worth the pain and blood spent to reach the dock and get the boat!

The smooth graphics, nice game play and exceptional plot (leave the ending out of this) triumph every whining though. The cool yet creepy soundtracks also keep my focus on finishing every task efficiently and killing every zombie on sight. Psst, beware of the gore and zombies bringing weapons!

Play Last Stand 2 online here and Last Stand: Union City here.

3) Necronator and Necronator II
If you're an Indonesian to the bone, you'll be proud and happy while playing the game. Proud because the game is produced by locals that are united under a company named Toge Productions and happy to play such refreshing, extraordinary game. I dare to say refreshing and extraordinary because instead of playing all victims and survivors like in the usual zombie/undead games, here we play the reverse: we're the undeads intent on spreading the disease to other people! To be honest I didn't like Necronator (the first) at a glance simply because it's still too 'pixelated' and the graphics are quite awry, making the process of reading the title difficult, yet when I noticed that the games adopted Indonesian cities' name as the areas' name (such as 'Serpong', 'Tangerang' and 'Be'esde (BSD)') I began to 'wow' at our local's great ability in creating flash games that was recognized internationally and enjoyed the game more after delving into higher level with tougher opponents and challenges.

Play Necronator online here and Necronator II here.

Goodbye February, Welcome March!

Got this cute calendar here. The cupcakes' cuteness are hard to resist, aren't they? *squeal*

Finally February has ended and now we're on to the third month of 2012 which is March. Yay, I get older! It'd be really good too if in this month my campus will actually announce the name of lecturer(s) who will become my thesis advisor. Who knows how I've been feeling restless lately pertaining to the anxiousness of waiting. Err, scratch that sentence, I'm totally bluffing lol.

Anyway, here's a short recap of my accomplishments on February, and their impact to my 2012 resolution:

1) Do more writing: DONE!
Just take a look at my February archives. Not only I write longer than usual, my posts are also quite varied and colorful than before. And most of them are totally written in English!

2) Speak more: IN PROGRESS
Theoretically, yes I do speak more... in Bahasa. I know at the moment I write it that this resolution will be the hardest one to achieve since I live in Indonesia, a country that blatantly uses Bahasa as national language. Worst, unlike before, there's no expat working in my new office to talk to (the consultant doesn't count). And somehow anytime I try to make a mental note to join conversation club or lesson, I hesitate or forget.

3) Be healthy: IN PROGRESS
Err, if you count alive as being healthy, then yes, I'm perfectly healthy enough. Starting from January 30th I get healthy lunchbox courtesy of my current company (so much better than the previous company, and to think that the CEOs of each company--old and new--are brothers!) consisting of rice with chicken/meat/fish, vegetables, side dish, chili sauce and crackers. And don't forget the desserts: fruit and a piece of cake. I feel like 'OMG I'm in heaven!' whenever I take a bite of the lunchbox. Totally delicious, and since it's free,  it helps easing my financial struggle (being 'anak kos') a lot!

As for the intention of doing more exercising, totally failed lol. Not that I haven't tried, I have visited local gym but the monthly and registration fee are bloody outrageous, around IDR225K! Well I personally think that my money can be used on something else that's more beneficial, like external HDD.


4) Graduate: IN PROGRESS
To be honest the progress is zip, nada, nothing. Yes I've thought of a perfect title for my thesis, but it'd be pointless without the approval of thesis advisor(s).

5) Get a job with high salary, preferably in a multinational company: NO WAY AT THIS MOMENT!
I totally want to get this job right now what's with lots of vacancies spread through internet, but sadly most of them need candidates who have hold Bachelor Degree and the last time I checked I haven't graduated yet.


Another accomplishment achieved on February is my participation in a blog writing competition held by Axis. The blog entry that I've submitted can be read exactly below (or before) this post. As usual, I write with a touch of my major (Economics, anyone?) and personal experience. If you so far enjoy reading the post, please do leave a review or comment.