I think I have been playing too many Sudoku puzzles in the last two weeks.When I arrived at the first floor of KLCC Suria I saw the above view.Previously,I saw the beautiful scenery of the lake surrounded by the garden, but this time around, I saw numbers 1 to 9 filling themselves in the squares/rectangles formed by the aluminium wall frames.I have to physically shake my head; then the numbers started to disappear virtually from the view.I exclaimed to myself."Oh My God, I am seeing Sudoku games on the glass cladding of KLCC Suria!".Now, I better stop playing the games before I began to start imagining things and/or hearing strange voices.Remember John Nash in The Beautiful Mind? When our minds are too much engrossed in something,they tend to have illusions and some weird thing may happen...Not likely to happen to me because my mind is not as beautiful as his;-)
Now I better delete the software my friend beamed to my Treo last week before I become "squared" by the addiction of playing Sudoku.
For the information of regular readers of my blog,please don't get worried.I have not reached the level to claim not guilty on the ground of insanity.As a proof, I can still count 1 to 9-forward and backward.
By the way,please don't ask me how many possible squares and rectangles are there in the photo.If you still want to know,just do it yourself and tell me.Free Sudoku software here.
the same thing happen whenever we play snake or pairs on handphone..tidur malam pun terbayang2 ular makin panjang..
Posted by: traveler | Monday, March 13, 2006 at 12:58 PM
Games is a great pastime as long as it did not take control over you.
Every game can lead to addiction and compulsion. You may be quite near there ...
Posted by: Maverick SM | Monday, March 13, 2006 at 11:24 PM
Maverick,
Thanks for the reminder...but last night I got to play it again when my son challenged me to beat him.Of course I lost.He did it in 6 minutes and I took about 10 minutes.
Posted by: Adib | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 03:23 AM
Too much gaming and distraction coming from the japanese quarters nowadays and addicting the children to a point of compulsion. Somebody need to put some brake on this landslide.
Posted by: Gukita | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 09:36 AM
I am that person who beamed the sudoku to you adib and I am not quite mad about it, I try to do about 2 a day at most. I download the daily puzzle from sudoku.org.uk and then send in the solution and I try to do one of the 365 found in the penguin sudoku that I bought recently. It is fine to get addicted but it gets a bit frustrating to try and solve a diabolique, after staring at it you get fed up after a while.
Posted by: labokin | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 07:36 PM
Dear labokin,
Actually,I still keep the software you beamed to me;-) However,I play less now.Currently,I dared to try only the easy and moderate puzzles only.
Posted by: Adib | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 10:43 PM
i also tried the puzzle on my n9500. me feel it is harder to do it on paper compared on the device.
Posted by: mhi | Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at 09:26 PM
Pak Adib, have you ever standstill at one spot in KLCC shopping mall and felt its somesort of vibrating? Is it normal or i'm just hallucinating?
Posted by: maas | Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 01:53 PM
Maas,
It is for real and you are not hallucinating.I felt the same thing. Btw, have you been to the bridge that connects the two towers? I have been there and I could see the bridge sways horizontally a few inches...
From my limited knowledge of structural engineering,the twin towers are stiff and strong enough to take horizontal and vertical movements.
To avoid the feeling,don't stand still too long...just move around.Btw,a few days ago I have chaw kwai Tiaw at Little Penang Kafe and sat there almost one hour and I did NOT feel any vibrations.
Btw,where did you stand Maas?
Posted by: Adib | Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 02:08 PM
I was at the walkway on level 3 where the concourse is visible.
Posted by: maas_aa | Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 03:34 PM