You're Pro or You're a Noob, That's Life

Hey guys,

I just celebrated my 21st birdthday yesterday night with my buddies!! *Yesh*. No pics yet, because I have again been forced to use my friend's camera. Well, at circa 6.30 pm we rendezvous-ed near school and our drive of the day, Mr. Kin Sing drove us down to the joint he claimed to be 'superb', 'oo-la-la', 'marvelosso' and all that!

We arrived at almost 7 pm and to our amazement (after we took our seats at the best table in the room), the place filled up preeeety fast! I nudged my friends to stop being shy and start ordering. It's not that they were on a blind date or something; just 5 guys hanging out for dinner with the inclusion of a birthday CAKE! <-- Sincerely I never thought they would take the time to go out and order a cake with my name on it. KUDOS!!

We had some pretty decent food: lamb chops, chicken chops, sirloin steaks, escargot (18 units, haha), AAAND --> wait for it, wait for it, sizzling nasi lemak @_@?

Before we sunk our teeth into the food and munch it down our guts, we took pictures of the pure, untouched food that lay delicately on the table. YEP! We did just to boast them around our other friends who could/would/can not show up yesterday.

At the end of it, we took out the cake and planted the fireworks candles (2 long ones and 1 short one, why can't they be 21 short ones tho?). They were so noisy like crows but when it came to part for them to show off their singing talents, more than one of them were too shy. Instead, I had to sing my own song!! The best part: other tables clapped to compensate Ming's (remember this name) lack of enthusiasm. Ming I didn't see you so shy when you gobbled up that Chicken Maryland!

We hung around for a bit and it was time for yours only, Adrian Lai, to cough up cash to pay the bill. It didn't come to much, just RM 120.90 for 5 people! I was never really a scrooge but I'm satisfied with myself ^_^

All in all, everything was great but there weren't any chicks! AHHH that's what you get for making friends with bachelors.

Cheers!

LaD

PS: Pics will be teleported by Wednesday, God-willing

After watching Videograms of a Revolution by Harun Farouki and Andrej Ujica, I was shocked to learn about an historical event that I had never heard of. These particularly violent string of events occured in Bucharest towards the end of Communist rule in the Eastern bloc. The Romanian president of that time, Nicolae Ceausescu, was guilty of 25 years of corruption and apathy towards his own country. After a successful coup, Nicolae and his wife Elena were summarily executed by firing squad.

Moments after watching this eye-opening documentary about the Romanian Revolution of 1989, my fellow coursemates and I were instructed to write about how television played a pivotal part in the week-long bloody uprising. So here we go:

First of all, it was interesting to note that state television was used both by Nicolae and the prostestors as an important media vehicle; a channel used to convey messages and information to their 'receivers', the masses. Nicolae frequently used the TV station as his main tool of spreading socialist propaganda. However, the airing of his last mass rally that was disrupted by the cracks of gunfire by the Securitate, signalled the beginning of the revolution the end of his dictatorship.

Nicolae's last speech on state TV

Eventual leaders of the new regime also utilised television, albeit differently, as a means of delivering the 'truth' and to inform the population that liberation had been achieved. With the old communist government overthrown, the National Salvation Front (FSN) needed the media and the military as important allies to help establish a new order in the country, a democratic one.

People marching in the streets of Bucharest

Besides announcing the victorious march to Palace Square, the occupation of the Central Committee building and the fleeing of Nicolae and his underlings, the dissidents used television as a stage to exhibit the enemies of the state, including Nicu Ceausescu, Nicolae's son and a bloodied man who was accused of trying to sneak into the TV station and assassinate the leaders responsible for the coup.

The protestors

Television crew was also rushed to the scene where millions of people celebrated the fall of Nicolae and the re-birth of their beloved country in Palace Square. In order to assure the millions of people glued to their television screens of absolute victory, television helped spread the cheer to countless households across the nation by broadcasting scenes of people waving the Romanian flag with its coat of arms torn of cut off, not to mention speeches made by the revolutionaries standing on the podium where Nicolae used to make his own.

Victory!

When 'terrorist forces', armed units still loyal to Nicolae attacked the vital points of socio-political life: the television, radio, and telephone buildings, the prostestors holed up in the TV station were quick to react by urging the public not to worry and stated that the 'army will protect us'. When Bucharest practically turned into a warzone, state television aired scenes where soldiers were fighting valiantly against subversive elements with the aid of civilians, thus boosting the morale of countless others who barricaded themselves at home.

The military and the people

After hostilities finally ended on 27th December 1989, the new and improved Românǎ de Televiziune (TVR) run by the new regime took the opportunity to parade their most valuable catches to date: Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu themselves! After failing to flee the country, they were caught by the people and the military and tried in a kangaroo court. After conviction and execution, their corpses were filmed and aired live to every working televsion set in Romania to the delight of everyone who was watching. They applauded the deaths of the infamous couple and hoped that the new year would usher in a prosperous new future for all Romanians and generations to come.

Working together against the enemy

In conclusion, television in Romania during that volatile period was totally different from the one we are used to watching. There were no rehearsed scripts, no actors, no propaganda for that matter. Only the truth was shown the moment communism collapsed in the impoverished state; the moment when that helicopted took off carrying Nicolae and Elena with it. All in all, television gave the opportunity to Romanians to be a part of history and to feel for themselves what it meant to be free once more from the grip of tyranny. For the millions more who did not take to streets of Bucharest, it did not mean they could not sing and cheer together with those who fought and died in the name of democracy. That, my friends, could not have been made possible without the help of television.

Nicolae takes flight

Nicolae on TV for the last time

Hey guys,

here's the draft replays played by my team MtG this past week. Hope you enjoy them as I much as I did playing them. Note: All replays are in 1.21 (but I suspect the CC is finally upgrading to 1.24b very soon!)

Download them here:

http://replay.garena.com/view.php?id=4ab4836dd2a4d (MtG Draft 3)

http://replay.garena.com/view.php?id=4ab484eda5bdb (MtG Draft 4)

Here's a pub with my insane Tinker (bonus!)

http://replay.garena.com/view.php?id=4ab4860d5e68a

Cheers!

LaD

UPDATES: My good friend Eddy has been kind enough to send me replays which MtG lost against his team. You may download them here:

http://replay.garena.com/view.php?id=4ab3c201b0c49

http://replay.garena.com/view.php?id=4ab3bfcfa9cc0

Thanks!!

Just barely a couple of days ago, Garena Malaysia's persistence at introducing the latest patch of Warcraft 3 has come to frution! After much lobbying, heartache and determintation, we have a special gift for ALL Malaysian DotA gamers:

Originally posted by GG.MaRs at 2009-9-17 01:11 PM
Garena September 17th Update

Garena latest update is available now.

You can use auto update to update your Garena to the latest version. Alternatively you can click here to download the upgrade patch and manually overwrite the original files. NOTE: for those who do not have downloading software, right click on the link then "save target as" to download the ftp file.

Change Log:

Fixed Blue Screen issue
Improved anti hack on Blackshot
Freesky now gives exp for players: 2 exp per active minute.
Start to enforce 1.24b in selected Malaysia and Philippines rooms
Garena will ban second batch of the accounts using cracks later today.

If you encounter any problem with this update, kindly reply here with your:

Operating System
Anti Virus program
Firewall program
Any other programs you've installed

Thank you.

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Source: http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=812790


We are glad to announce that some of Malaysia rooms have been updatedinto 1.24b. It means without 1.24b, you are not able to start your game.

Below are the rooms with 1.24b.

Malaysia Dota Clan War ROOM 01(v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA High Level ROOM 01 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 01 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 02 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 03 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 04 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 05 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 06 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 07 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 08 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 09 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 10 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 11 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 12 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 13 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 14 (v1.24b)
Malaysia DotA ROOM 15 (v1.24b)
Malaysia Mini Game ROOM 01 (Fufu United Ninja v1.24b)
Malaysia Mini Game ROOM 08 (Fufu United Ninja v1.24b)
Malaysia RPG ROOM 01 (v1.24b)

News compiled and proofread by Danny and MY.DotAd!d!

YOUR second gift of the day comes from our beloved mapmaker IceFrog!!

6.63 Released

Posted Today at 02:04 AM by IceFrog

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The map has just been released.

We have a new changelog system that should make it easier to see the changes made. It is available here. I hope you guys enjoy the patch. There are some things that might take some time to get used to, but hopefully it improves your gameplay experience in the long run. As always, feel free to give your feedback.

The surprise I mentioned previously on my blog was a new loading screen by Kunkka. He will make a new thread here with a desktop version of the image as soon as he can.

Source: http://www.playdota.com/forums/blogs/icefrog/210/6-63-released/

DOWNLOAD DotA 6.63 here:
www.getdota.com

Here's some snapshots of Warcraft 1.24b and the new DotA map's loading screen!

Cheers!

LaD

Hey DotArds,

Since I work for Garena, albeit voluntarily, I feel that it is my duty and honour to help promote one of its greater projects that is the Garena - Razer Asian DotA Championship; showcasing top teams in Asia facing off against each other for lucrative prizes. Here's a good video highlighting Playweek 1!! Hopefully there will be more coming.

Cheers!

LaD

Hi readers,

I'm sure most of you know Samoans change the side of the roads they drive on. Well check out this funny vid of an old woman changing the side of the car she's 'driving' on! Have fun!

Cheers!

Hey guys, here's a collection of why I think girls everywhere should consider having guys who play DotA for boyfriends.

Great Concentration
1. A man whoplays DotA will pay alot of concentration in the game because he is in love with the game. This is good in the future as they would love their own choice of job. Plus, the sexiest manly moment comes when they are concentrating in doing something so you should find a chance to look at him while he is playing DotA then you will understand what I am saying is the truth.

Dont Give Up Easily
2. DotA players do not give up easily and it's the same spirit like athlete in sports. Besides that, they have the experience to resist failure for example DotA players tend to argue and scold each other noobs if you do not have that positive attitude to resist, you might already given up (applies in real life).
Guys who play DotA do not give up easily in real life too =D.

Gentlemen
3. In DotA no matter how badly you had been pawned and bullied, you must have the gentlemen attitude and accept the truth, game end, defeated, bullied, tortured, yet you have to say GG (Good Game). To be straightforward, DotA players are humble and careful which is a good requirement for choosing a husband =P

Very Patient
4. Extremely Patient-The game doesnt begin with a win, DotA players fight their best to earn a favourable situation by planning, farming, ganking or breaking towers, they need to slowly control the possession with patient n calamity in their mind. So choose a husband that is so patient la.. Can live forever with him peacefully

A Very Good Sandbag
5. Solid defending attitude- Every DotA players surely had been fully skilled and torture by their opponent before and surely had been torment to unavoidable death. Since they already know their fate, they still put on a smiling face. It means that it is great to have a boyfriend that you can scold and hit yet still smiling. So, if you wanna beat your partner, he will let you beat.

Very careful, Very Observant
6. Cause DotA is a game that must observe your surroundings so you can sense what your partner feels la.. and very considerate.

Alert & React Faster
7. DotA players response faster than you think, they are very alert. Their response are obviously faster compare to non-DotA players. So pick a guy that knows how to response spontaneously to be your life partner.. Not necessarily Jet Li or Jackie Chan but pick a guy that is smarter (DotA players =DD)

Good Knowledge In Handling Computers & Internet
8. You can randomly choose a DotA player and he will talk to you 3 days 3 nights from choosing a system unit to a mouse to a keyboard until how to operate it to the requirements required or keeping yourself up-to-date to the recent technology. In the future, surely computer and internet will dominate the world so choose a guy that knows how to operate computer and internet to be a husband else go out laugh by people.

Can Accept Shocking News Or Pressure Easily
9. No matter you are ready or not you will be gank by the enemies. Dunno when you will die out of sudden also. So every DotA players are not afraid of anything that suddenly occur to them. In life we always have problems and problems, if a man give up easily when facing a problem, do you still choose him as your life partner?

Good Planners
10. Knowing what to do every moment is the basic instinct a DotA player should be very good at. Means DotA players should know what to do always in planning, ganking, calculating opponent level and experience, watching their steps where they would appear next, spotting the enemy gathering spot and the way they attack. They will manage their life properly for example next day is your birthday party, should plan ahead and nicely. Next day go buy rice and also remember to buy sauce.

Know How To Earn Money
11. In DotA money is the main source of income, no money equals to no items, no items equals to no matter how you play also wasting time. So every DotA players also got a very good habit, earning money, after farming so hard to earn the money, finally can buy the item they want after saving it for so long, Sacred Relic (3800 gold). So find a DotA player, means finding a man who earn money and save it so your future will be very nice. At least husband earn, and wife spend.

Very Good In Resisting Beautiful And Sexy Gals.
12. When facing beautiful gals like Lina, you wont even give her a chance to seduce you, sending her to her base immediately. So find a DotA player, gals sure no need to worry, they are very loyal.

Teamwork
13. DotA players are willing to sacrifice themselves for the team. Sacrifice their lives in order to make sure their attacker earn money easily in the end. This kind of people in family or in society can think and care of others and do not have a selfish attitude.

In conclusion, not every DotA player can do very well for the points mentioned above but it does not mean they do not have the ability, is you have not discover and investigate the possibility. So give them more time, else you may regret for whole life. DotA is not only a sports or match for testing skills with opponent, it is also one of the important tool for a gal to choose their life partner. Choose a DotA player, it is the way to pursue happiness =DD

Credits: http://godgivetalent.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html

Hey readers,

Don't mind the title above. It's really just a gimmick. Sorry Loda. What I am about to share might seem cool to DotA players who don't know this already. It's pretty new to Malaysians anyway. Well, I'm sure most of you know the -water [red, green, blue] commands which allow players to change the colour of the river as they see fit.

Of course, IceFrog has enabled us to mix and match this 3 basic colours at our will. For instance, if you typed -water red or -water 255 0 255, you will get something like this:

The value you insert will determine the shade of the colour. The value 255 will result in the darkest shade of that colour. You can try the same thing for -water blue / -water 0 0 255 and -water green / -water 0 255 0.

Now for the fun part,

By mixing the the basic colours around, you get loads of cool colour effects. For instance, when I mix red and blue, I get a cool shade of violet ;). That's -water 233 0 233:

You can try playing around with colours yourself. If you're an expert using colour codes yourself, do drop a comment with the codes as I would like to use them during my games. :)

PS: If you don't want ANY colour at all, obviously to code to do that is -water 0 0 0. It's as if there is no water at all.

Cheers,

LaD

Hey all,

Well it seems my blog will be updated twice weekly over the weekends but I promise I'll compensate for that by posting gazillions of entries within a stretch of 48 hours. OK, first of all, I've got not one, not two, but THREE super-duper replays. All of them are in 1.21 so get your Switchers ready.

So here's the first game between The Planeswalkers (MtG) versus Team Nickey!

Download it here: http://replay.garena.com/view.php?id=4aab2862048c1

Comments

It was a really close game with some nice picks on either side. The Scourge (Nickey) had been dominating the game with its massive finishes during team fights. Based on our own experience, we decided to hang back and farm as much as possible and stalling their advances. As Lao Tzu once said: If all hopes of winning the battle seems lost, the wisest thing to do is run until the upper hand is gained. All in all, a really satisfying game for MtG as we won back with a fully farmed Kunkka.

PS: I'm Liliana ;)

Game 2: The Planeswalkers vs Team Invo (whom we lost to many times, I don't know why)

Download it here: http://replay.garena.com/view.php?id=4aab2a159e8d1

Comments

This was pretty much a stomp with us owning all the way with only minor sporadic resistance from the opposing team. We practised our strat alot and there was little room for them to breathe. This further strengthens my opinion that we shouldn't have lost so many drafts previously. Perhaps the draft jitters suffered by my mates back then made a difference.

Game 3: Veno vs Veno

Download it here: http://replay.garena.com/view.php?id=4aab2b8a07e4a

Comments

This is game where 2 different Veno playstyles have 2 very DIFFERENT results. Discover how to play those serpent wards to your advantage and that how fragile Venomous Gale really is.

PS: I'm the Veno on Sentinel

Cheers,

LaD

Hey dudes,

Alas, you got punk'd. Well, to those of you are familiar with Garena or otherwise, here's some JPEGS of Garenatians wear when they go camwhoring, partying, playing or use at pyjamas. So next time you won't feel surprised when you see the big bright G-dragon-like red emblem.

The black one is fan-made. Not OFFICIAL. Credits to babysiaozz for the design.

This is THE official one released by Garena HQ. By now they must have other designs but none were delivered to me =(

Cheers!

Hi readers,

I scored a 3.9 GPA for the past year. I just hope I can continue getting Dean's List for the coming year. This just goes to show being good in DotA doesn't mean your studies have to suffer. Of course I'm taking Journalism but then again Science students usually won't even bother playing the game long term.

I'm just so damn disappointed that I'm still not going anywhere in my quest to be or form a good team in Malaysia. I think I have some decent teammates, but no one is making the effort to be serious as I am, maybe because the payout isn't as grand as other games like CS or SC.

Anyway, my birthday's coming up on the 21st. I have allocated RM 300 to spend with my best buddies in a restaurant, courtesy of my mom. =) Stay tuned for that! Should be a great party!

Okay here's the latest replay for your viewing pleasure; http://replay.garena.com/view.php?id=4aa2083935264

Cheers,

LaD

PS: I yearn for the day I'm recognized for my achievements and get to be on top of that godamn zenith of success one day.

2009-08-31 by La DottA

Hi guys,

Would like to share a game I just referee-ed. It features none other than famed xLo^WenZ|ss which is from Team Excello, probably the strongest team in Malaysia currently. Look out for his sick Anti-Mage in action!

Download the replay here: http://replay.garena.com/view.php?id=4a9b960ca59c1 [v1.24]