You're The Ruler? Well, I Didn't Vote For You.
Damn, I haven't posted in ages. Lots of things going on.
Let's see, is Finno still here and accounted for? Loves Liverpool- check. Loves classic rock- check. Loves his class- check. Loves Irmy- double check. Righto, here we go.
Part of the reason why I have neglected my poor blog is my growing fascination with political simulator games. Blame it on history classes. When I read about what some of the idiots have done in the past, I feel a burning desire to go out there and take my own country.
Sadly I am not handsome enough to win over the hearts of millions of people and lead a new revolution. Therefore I have resorted to those games to satisfy my curiousity.
For a while I've been using Nation States. It's quite adequate, with very good tongue-in-cheek humour and a nice clean design. You make a nation and decide your position on a number of issues each day and see how your opinions shape your country. I currently have three, but don't tell anybody. My first is a republic where I try to do everything right, my second is a corporate empire straight out of the pages of Nineteen-Eighty-Four, and my new third is a nation dedicated to being as religious as possible. Beautiful.
If you are sufficiently interested, the link is www.nationstates.net. Tell 'em Finn sent you.
But then someone sent me a link to a new game. Now Nationstates is fun enough, but you can't go to war or trade, which is such a waste as you have to make frequent military and economic decision. Cybernations, a new game, has added these features and more. Also it's much more of a challenge because you have to juggle the economy and the environment and military strength and resources available and most important of all, the happiness of your population.
If I like Cybernations enough, I might think of abandoning my nationstates account. Looking forward to the day I get a nuke and use it on someone.
Finn Solomon 10:35 PM
PROFILE
Sulaiman Daud a.k.a. Finn Solomon a.k.a. Dark Solomon, emo boy.
Liverpool FC die-hard. Rafael Benitez is my master.
Arts Student of Tampines College
Fortunate member of the best academic class in Singapore- 06A05
Reporter for the TODAY Newspaper
Fairly liberal Muslim
Technophobe
Quite possibly the biggest Stephen King/Terry Pratchett fanatic in the world
Lover of classic rock- The Beatles, Guns N' Roses, The Who, Led Zeppelin and AC/DCtag
Gemini- This might explain the days when I am insufferably moody. And also the days when I am wildly optimistic.
Dragon- The Chinese Zodiac is intriguingly accurate in its assessment of my character.
Shares a special bond with a special girl from Texas, an amazing woman in Madrid, the erudite psycho of Tampines, an amusing Egyptian and the classy rock lady in Canada, a great friend from the Phillipines, a lovely lass from Venezuela, another one in Sheffield, and the coolest of dudes from Miami, Minnesota and London.
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