SG Speaker Corner

[syko5150]

ive said this 1000 times but when is Sega going to kill off the dumb hedgehog already?....everyone obsesses over how "great" the original Sonic games from 15+ years ago are and that Sonic is so great but yet other then those few games from the 90's there have been sooo many more fail Sonic games then good ones which makes Sonic fail...just ranting to you guys =p

 

[elixirdream]

well...
everyone else here knows sonic fails in the current era!

the problem here is sonic is something like mario
is a name that might still worth something
until its value is totally gone
then you won't see sonic

 

[syko5150]

but mario unlike sonic has kept a good reputation over his entire existence even the bad games were still somewhat fun lol

 

[mrfatso]

well, that's sega for u, even the rpg wasnt really memorable or that fun.

and elixir, i doubt we will see the last of sonic, even if he isnt on a game, he will still appear as a mascot to sega's product, heck sonic will just appeared as cross-overs in worse case scenario.

 

[syko5150]

if you play Sonic & Sega All-stars Racing check out how many characters there are that dont even appear in games anymore lol

 

[mrfatso]

nah, not a fan of racing game, mario kart or nfs.. but knowing sega, it's probably more than what i wish to know or expect.

 

[syko5150]

i dont like racing games that use real cars eg. gran turismo & nfs... but i like the arcade styled racers like Mario kart etc but i prefer Diddy Kong Racing over Mario Kart but the n64 version is superior to the ds version

 

[elixirdream]

i suck at racing games
i share the same taste like syko

i am feeling great for today
still having a little sore throat but i should be good in another 2-3 days

 

[syko5150]

its already 6:30pm and all ive done is sit on my ass all day playing FFXIII ill continue playing tomorrow =p

 

[mrfatso]

darn, i just learn that all those times i have been paying gst and service charge for meals at restaurants, i am not giving a tip to the waiter/waitress... and apparently service charge will just go directly to the boss pocket... what the fish? isnt that contradictory to what a service charge is?

As for me, thanks to my computer refusing to start up till 5pm, i was playing tales of abyss all this time

Thanks to that, i am getting a tad better at the game, but darn it sucks that equipment cost an arm and a leg and all i have to show for that is a sword and a rod, that's all i can afford after grinding for 3 hours..

 

[elixirdream]

service tax is never meant for waiter and waitress

it is a tax that gov't forced the shops to impose!

over here if your shop earn more than a stipulated sum
then the shop owner should collect service tax

 

[syko5150]

and thats where crooked business owners come in and pocket a lot of money and lie to the government haha

 

[elixirdream]

that depends on how they want to lie

unless they fake their total revenue!

this is why i never believe in giving TIP (at least not in malaysia/singapore)

anyway, you got your FF13 ENG version? if so.. how was it?

 

[syko5150]

yes i got it 2 days ago im really enjoying it but its hard finding time to play. I was able to play for about 6 hours yesterday its just that with Angel's family coming over all the time its rude to sit there and play games while they're here and then with planning the wedding and making time for my daughter and helping her with homework its like meh... i cant wait til the wedding is over the planning is nerve wrecking.

 

[mrfatso]

as for me, i always thought that service charge was the tip so i don bothered with tipping them on top of that. So, elixir gona get the english version and replay the whole FF13?

 

[elixirdream]

NO!!!
i am short of fund!

in other words, i don't feel like spending that much!
have been spending a lot!! this month's credit card bill is more than 1000 USD!
so i won't be spending alot until May or June

 

[syko5150]

i always leave a 15% tip to my waiter/waitress well only if they give me good service/are nice if they're a jerk to us i wont give them nothing

 

[mrfatso]

i heard that japan doesnt have any service charge and that tipping is optional, is that true?

@elixir: woah, what did u spend during these 8 days?

 

[elixirdream]

mrfatso,
chinese new year!!!!!!
well, my monthly commitment is already pretty high...

insurance, maid.. is already killing me...

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[syko5150]

as far as i know only at most hotels and 1st class restaurants they do service charge and tipping isnt required but i always tip anyway

elixir i want to get a maid =/ but angel wont let me get one because i want a hot maid lol