I Love Mario
if it weren’t for the national debating championships in baguio city, i guess i would have been bored to death what with three weeks of doing nothing. sembreak gives you that lethargic feeling even if you don’t want it and it manages to keep that feeling there unless you try to do something to break away from the spell.
i was sad to leave baguio and along with it, leave behind the teeth-chatteringly cold weather. i missed the ukay-ukay expeds on session road and having to go up 392 steps of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes while laughing my heart out at the same time. I missed going uphill and downhill while keeping my hands warm within my denim jacket.
i’m back home, back to dumaguete where the weather can be swelteringly hot. and now, what’s next? i couldn’t help but feel boredom swell into me, making me sigh for a record number of times. i was desperate to get out of the trap. so depserate in fact that i went to my grandmother’s house to unearth my old family computer and play a good ol’ game of super mario 3.
i missed mario more than any other video game character. mario was a huge part of my childhood and even my preteen and teen years. i would always find myself sitting in front of the tv, joystick in hand as i tried to save my butt from the evil dragon’s clutches. the enjoyment i felt whenever i’d go from one level to the next is something that i find hard to explain in words, probably because the words to describe have yet to exist.
back then, i would devote an entire saturday just playing and shrieking in delight after finally making it to the sky world. i knew i was steps closer to rescuing the princess and that was something that got me giddy with excitement.
it’s been how many years since i last played super mario and i can’t wait to play the game all over again. never mind if i have 2D sprites running across the screen eating mushrooms and feathers, jumping on top of beaked turtles and what not.
it’s been a long, long time and finally, i’ll be back to spending time with super mario.
November 1st, 2006 at 4:47 pm
I love Mario too! It’s prolly one of the few computer games I could play (along with Bomberman and Pacman - pathetic). Anyway, I know what you mean about having nothing to do… At least you guys got to visit Baguio… we were left babysitting High Schoolers (Just kidding. I love them.) Are you enrolled na? I remember, we both had the same sentiment about how crappy our last semester’s experiences were. Maybe this one would be better than the last. Hahayz. See you around campus! Miss you na!
November 1st, 2006 at 6:34 pm
indeed and you and i both know what made the experience worse (remember how they made you look and sound stupid? hehe…). i’m itching to get back to school to at least make up for the mishaps done. but then, i don’t expect anyone to notice my efforts and appreciate them. yup…that’s life. let’s play mario!
November 1st, 2006 at 11:51 pm
ey, i’m really a loser when it comes to mario. But i have the ’super mario forever’. you can have it if you want…
puro kasi ako sims at flight simulator…hehehe
November 2nd, 2006 at 10:06 pm
Ooh… i also know how to play sims diay. Hehe
That makes four computer games! 
And stak, even if you feel nobody appreciates the things you do, that’s absolutely not true. A lot of your friends are proud of you kaya. Just continue kicking ass! hehehe 
Let’s prove ‘em all wrong! BTW, I’m staying the hell away from the school paper. Too much drama. Hehe 
November 3rd, 2006 at 4:26 am
drama, drama, drama. grabe an, it’s not the kind of drama that leaves me sighing day and night. it’s the kind of drama that gets me fuming!
November 5th, 2006 at 7:19 pm
wow! i miss him too… i last played it 2years ago… i was cleaning my room then when i saw my old and damage family computer, i fixed it for 2 hours, buy new joysticks and played for 12 hours having only a little snack break and water drinking whenever my throat runs dry out of excitement!!! yes, its a great game….