I think Nintendo Family computer is heaven sent. I grew up spending a big chunk of my afternoons in front of the TV playing computer games. My favourite (and still is) is Super Mario, the classic one. No matter how many times I play that game, I still am psyched of saving the Princess. After awhile though, I mastered the game then I would time myself how long will it take me to finish til 8-4. I would play alongside my cousin and we’d have a contest, who finishes first. Then came the Gameboy. The first tape I bought, Super Mario of course. And I still have it at home! When Brandon was old enough to get his own Gameboy, I just had to brag that I had that toy first. I searched for mine and smiled when I found it with my tape still stuck in it. As expected, my Gameboy isn’t working anymore but the tape does work on those new colored ones. Although it displays as B&W still.
I feel like living the Super Mario game and Mario as me. Mario had a goal, to save the princess. There’s no exact strategy how to do that. It changes each time you play. Along the way he picks up coins, 1ups and flowers so that he’ll become better equipped for what’s ahead. He encounters different sorts of ‘enemies’. Some easy to deal with, others difficult to get rid of. But it doesn’t matter coz he can always come back to life and try again. He just needs to keep on trying. Of course, the journey is made easier because of the ‘helps’ he has acquired.
That’s how I see life, at least mine. I just have a goal. As to how I reach it, I leave it to daily experiences to help me. In my journey, I meet people, visit places and learn new things. I have even found myself in a crappy situation. But like Mario, I just try again and things work out fine. Never burn bridges, they say, coz you’ll never know you might need this ‘help’ someday.
So while this heart is beating, ‘game over’ is something you won’t hear me say.
About Me
- Ann
- I am a restless individual. I can't be in something for too long. At some point, I'll be bored. A feeling I'm not comfortable hanging around with. I've always wanted to be a writer. But I can't write as often as I want. And sometimes, words are not that good to me when I need them to be. So now, I tell my story through my photographs. I have a secret love affair with photography. There are things that are just best seen than told. I am independent. I don't appreciate people influencing or telling me what to do/say. I can decide and speak for myself, thank you. I am a traveler. I am constantly somewhere else, either in reality or in fantasy.
