Firstly before I go on any further, I wanna thank the following people for their birthday wishes (regardless of Friendster, Facebook, SMS or face-to-face):
Avril, Karen, Estelle, Ryan, Kaileng, Michelle, Irene, Fiona, Audrey, Meiling, Rina, Olivia, Karlyn n Pamela n their 2 friends (whose names i forgot, sorry!), Cherry, Esther, Rachel, Jerena, Delphine, Joey, Qiuting, Syazali, Steph, Ishardi, Kenny, Huixian, Jiwei, James, Cheryl, Jade, Jessica Tan, Ying Tian, Uncle Joe, Benny, Shanwei, Rachelle, Carol, David, Samantha, Liping, Amy, Naomi... the list goes on :-)
Ok now I wanna let you in to something u didnt know yet... on my birthday itself, right after having lunch with my folks and Wendy at Suntec, I went on to buy for myself an-all new PSP Slim N Lite (silver colour)... finally something to keep me occupied during lunch break!! :-D
Link to PSP Slim n Lite: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Portable_Slim_and_Lite
And the game I am currently hooked to is related to one of my fave movie series of all time... STAR WARS RENEGADE SQUADRON!!! :-)
List of locations in game:
Boz Pity (Known as the "Graveyard World" for its impressive collection of large graves and towering ruins of a long forgotten civilization, this plant had a mere mention in ROTS)
Endor (this forested moon was the homworld of the furry Ewoks, and also the final site for the Galactic Civil War in ROTJ)
Geonosis (featured in AOTC, this rocky planet was the first venue for the Clone Wars)
Hoth (featured in TESB, this cold planet was the place where the Empire defeated the Rebelsand caused them to flee)
Kashyyyk (featured in ROTS, this is the homeworld of Chewbacca and the Wookiees)
Korriban (this barren and gloomy planet was the original homeworld of the Sith species as well as the Old Sith Lords)
Mustafar (the hellish planet was best known as the site for the climatic battle between Obi-Wan and Vader in ROTS)
Mygeeto (this frigid cold planet was where Ki-Adi Mundi fell victim to Order 66, in ROTS)
Naboo (this magnificent-looking planet was the homeworld of Amidala, Palpatine and the Gungans. Featured in all Prequel Trilogy episodes)
Ord Mantell (aka The Heart of the Bright Jewel Cluster)
Saleucami (a dim and arid world where Stass Allie got gunned down by Commander Neyo and his lieutenant in ROTS)
Sullust (a volcanic planet, homeworld for the Sullustans, one of them being Nien Nunb, who was Lando's co-pilot in ROTJ)
Tatooine (this desert planet was the homeworld of both Anakin and Luke Skywalker, as well as the Lars family, Jabba The Hutt and the mighty Sarlaac; featured in all episodes except TESB)
Yavin IV (the original Rebel base in ANH)
List of playable Heroes in game:
Old Republic Forces
Obi-Wan Kenobi (one of the most decorated Jedi Knights during the Clone Wars, and mentor to Anakin Skywalker)
Yoda (this little green guy, the oldest member of the Jedi Order, sprang into action for the first time in AOTC)
Mace Windu (the only Jedi Master to carry a purple blade, who could have saved the galaxy from darkness if not for Anakin's interference)
Ki-Adi-Mundi (this coneheaded Jedi was another senior member of the Jedi Council)
Kit Fisto (another Jedi Councillor who hails from the watery world of Glee Anselm)
Confederacy of Independent Systems
Darth Maul (this red-faced Zabrak is the first apprentice to Darth Sidious, and wields a cool double-bladed lightsaber. His legacy was cut short at the tender age of 22 by Kenobi)
Count Dooku (Qui-Gon's former Master, second apprentice to Darth Sidious, and leader of the CIS during the Clone Wars, portayed by the legendary Brit actor Christopher Lee. Later lost his hands and head in battle against Anakin)
Jango Fett (the very person who contributed his DNA to the Kaminoans to create the Clone Troopers. Windu robbed this bounty hunter of the chance to see his creation in action by slicing off his head during the skirmish on Geonosis.)
General Grievous (this half alien, half droid warrior was the most feared Jedi hunter during the Clone Wars, before Darth Vader came into the picture. His legacy was cut short after his stomach got blown up by Kenobi.)
Asajj Ventress (a bald headed Dark Jedi who serves under Count Dooku, and nearly drove Obi-Wan to the dark side during the Clone Wars. The only Hero to never be featured in the films)
Rebel Alliance
Luke Skywalker (son of Anakin and Padme, he was the one who brought hope to the galaxy and founded the new Jedi Academy)
Ben Kenobi (the elderly Obi-Wan who sought to redeem himself through guiding Luke in the ways of the Force)
Han Solo (this smuggler was one of the main leads for the Renegade Squadron, and would later father 3 Force-sensitive children with Princess Leia, twin sister of Luke)
Chewbacca (the trusted Wookiee companion of Han, known for ripping off the arms of any stormtrooper in his path)
Admiral Ackbar (this Mon Calamari general led the Rebel fleet during the Battle of Endor)
Galactic Empire
Darth Vader (the Sith Lord, formerly known as Anakin Skywalker, is better known for his wheezing, stone-cold mask and penchant for black armor. Heck, he's a pop icon!!)
Emperor Palpatine (the badass Sith Lord solely responsible for all this mess. Nuff said.)
Boba Fett (son of Jango Fett, and longtime nemesis of Han)
IG-88 (a droid bounty hunter obsessed with hunting and killing anyone in his path, made a brief appearance in TESB.)
More info on game can be found in these two links...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_wars_battlefront_renegade_squadron
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_Battlefront:_Renegade_Squadron
Oh ya, did I forget to mention that I spotted Ewan "Obi-Wan" MacGregor on the bus that I was about to board on my way to Harborfront interchange (after work of course) for the past 2 days??? He looks so cool... :-)
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