I’m an addict
For the whole two weeks, I was an addict…with SimCity 4! I have been playing it on and off since five years ago. It was introduced to me by my high school math teacher. He made us compete for our grade through computer game in the last two weeks of the school year (when we finished all our lessons). It was a method of learning… and boy, do I agreed! It taught us how to manage our time (anyone remembers The Sims?), manage our money (Railroad Tycoon and SimCity).
Anyway, due to this introduction, I’ve been playing it on and off whenever I am between games. I usually played a few weeks and then stop, but this time, I was so addicted I couldn’t think of anything but. I would like to blame this on Simtropolis: Online Community. It was because of them that I download so many B.A.T. (Building Architect Tool) into my city. It made my cities so diverse and colorful… I can’t stop playing! Those people over there are so creative and have eyes for detail. I envy them. But more importantly I am very grateful for them to put their time and efforts to make the game more enjoyable.
For the first time, my friends start to notice of this addiction of mine. They mentioned that maybe I should major in Civil Engineer instead of Business Management. I was a bit dumbfound by it because of all these years, I never considered it. Maybe I should because all my cities are blooming…nevertheless, I won’t. My interest in building cities only taget through video games. It doesn’t require politic-speaking-saviness. Nope, I will stick to management, thankyouverymuch!
Since I couldn’t get the game out of my head and all my free time were devoted to it, I thought to myself, “is this addiction a bad thing?” Of course, being an addict is never a good thing. Too much of anything is bad. But!…What if it doesn’t interfere with my school work and social life, it should be okay right? Sure, when I close my eyes to go sleep, my brain actively thinks of how I should build my next city and what name should I give it, but I still get my sleep! And when in the future, I will introduce it to my children, nieces and nephews. It has no violence like most games (Grand Theft Auto) my brother tried to get me into…well except when I get mad I usually sent some UFO and natural disasters to wreck havoc the city. But they are life lessons, no matter where you live, you shoudl always be prepare. Most importantly, It’s an educational game…that’s my stand and I am sticking to it. I might go out for a nicotine pad for this addiction if it get any worst, but for now, I like this addiction.
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