what they meant to me

I'm a casual gamer by society standards but I do get sucked in pretty badly if it's really good or a genre which I like very much.

I had played some really good ones. Diablo, Planescape Torment, Advance Wars series on the nintendo and the most devastating of all, World of Warcraft.

I have officially stopped WoW and most other form of video gaming since early June and it's been slightly more than a quarter of a year now. not that I missed gaming very much and suffering cold turkey but I keep having thoughts of them again especially today. all the sweet memories of kicking ass and the virtual achievements keep flooding my limited brain.

I learnt a lot from gaming. knowledge, strategizing, perseverance and even interacting with people hundreds of miles away can be enriching for me. I made friends from across this very world and learnt teamwork (albeit virtual settings), words and wits that can't be taught in school or texts.

but what at the end of the day? virtual friends come and go. virtual achievements are just. but the time spent would never come back again. memories, all they are but I look towards a better life. a real one, with God. and my wife.