I’m no longer a Uni student, but this is an example of the things that we can do.

A week ago I had dinner with a couple of friends, and all being gaming enthusiasts, set down the previous weekend as the time when we’d game our asses off with a LAN party. For the uninitiated, a LAN party is where everyone brings their own computer to a location, hook them up together and go head to head in multiplayer gaming bliss.

Well, this was a mini LAN party of sorts, with only four computers and players having the time to actually participate in this mad exercise. There were few problems with logistics, as two computers already resided at the host’s place, so we just needed to supply another CPU box and one other computer. I contributed my Shuttle cube and made a mental note that I’d earn myself a new LCD flat panel as the CRT monitor I carried to my friend’s place was a behemoth (at least there was some transport most of the way there).

While setting the computers up, the four of us were taking turns pounding the AI on the PS2 in Pro Evolution Soccer 4. Playing soccer on the Ps2 is akin to the real thing, as we cheer like fanatics when we score and you can hear the disappointment echo through the room when we miss a good opportunity to score (or let our defense leak a goal as if it wasn’t there to begin with).

There was also plenty of food to go around, with my buying fresh salmon for a side sashimi party. Heh, everyone was so quick to pick off the little pieces of fish that not much was left within a minute of getting the fish on the plate. Also made a tray of nachos (salsa, avocado and cheese on chips), and that went fairly quickly too.

By the time the gaming started, it was already around 1am, and I think we had already ingested a few good number of beers by then. Heh, it was a fun experience, with 2 vs 2 multiplayer on Warcraft III, playing the custom map called Defense of the Ancients (DotA).

We had fun pretty much up until 5+ am, when my friend’s housemate KO’ed on the couch from having had too much beer. I’m not much of an alcohol drinker and usually can’t absorb too much of the stuff but the gaming was so intense, I just glugged it down and didn’t even notice it. This really shows the power of mind over matter.

Heh, it’s been a busy week and weekend.