Thursday, January 31, 2008

last friday night was super. i went laser-tagging with my dorm. it's a game where you wear black vests with four laser sensors - on your stomach, back and two shoulders - and carry a laser gun. you're let loose into a dark room with various walls forming a sort of maze, and then it's each man for himself. every time you get shot, the display on your laser gun shows the codename of the person who shot you, and where they got you. then there's some downtime after you get hit - you can't shoot anyone but other ppl can still get you.

that was my first time playing laser tag, and it was great fun. the running around left me dripping sweat cos i rather unwisely wore two sweaters into the room. since i was a noob among laser tag veterans, i got pwned and ended up at no.33 out of 36 people. but it was still cool. if only it wasn't so expensive ($8.50 per game) to play.

after the intense and super competitive laser tagging i decided to try out the relatively tame DDR machines. turned out to be more difficult than i expected, primarily cos my pirated DDR mat at home is really easy to master. but i still think i won the two people who played with me (:

this week has been rather busy. been rushing assignments and papers, and considering taking up a position as a research assisstant in a psych lab. so far i've met a grad and a post doc student who're looking for helpers. i'm rather interested in the face recognition study that the post doc is doing. it's cognitive psych and has a lot to do with neuroscience, plus the post doc seems really friendly. he spent 40min explaining his research to me. i'm waiting to meet with another researcher on friday, whose study is about how people choose to spend their money over their lifetimes. then i'll make my decision.

side note: i was clumsy while cycling to class yesterday and fell off my bike cos i turned too sharply. luckily the bike's fine, and i escaped with only 2 bruises on my right knee and hip. it was oddly comforting that a guy in my class had also fallen off his bike earlier yesterday.