Study Sunday

Back at Le Pain Quotidien~ pretty quiet for a Sunday!

Sunday was dedicated to reading all these pre-assigned case studies for school. I figured to get a head-start with the articles over at La Pain Quotidien since I knew reading these documents at home wouldn't be so productive (knowing myself, the comfort of home would tempt me to just sleep all day in bed on a Sunday). I was expecting a mini-crowd there... but well, to my luck there weren't much people.

I actually don't like reading articles off a computer screen~ I prefer jotting down notes and highlighting key phases that stand out... but unfortunately I missed that narrow deadline for the Print-on-Demand service at school. And so, the e-version it was. After reading all articles that afternoon, I was tired. So, I figured to play a game for a while~

In 20mins I managed to finish Infinity Blade (screen capture from my iPad~ from Chair's successful iOS game)

Infinity Blade is an amazing game by Chair Studios that allows you to play the role of this knight-looking character. In the game, you're pitted against mean-looking monsters, evil knights and grotesque creatures which are 1.5 to 4x your size. You can dodge, block or parry their attacks by making the necessary movements from your iPad. It's a really great game with beautiful graphics, an awe-inspiring soundtrack and a really simple / catchy game-play mechanism. In the 20 minutes I played the game, I finally managed to finish it without a hitch. I felt so accomplished. Now back to studying~

Oh, in case you're wondering why spend my free time like this, I actually read an article from Newsweek that suggested that playing violent video games helps raise your IQ. Playing adrenalin inducing video games apparently helps you cope with stress better. Interesting, isn't it?

IE is also open on Sundays. The school is open til 3AM~ apparently according to popular demand by IE students. I guess it won't be long til I find myself in a similar situation!

I went school to print out the documents I read from my iPad. I figured it would worth going back home and highlighting a few things & making some notes since the articles were at least 20 pages long. When I reached IE, I saw a number of students in group discussions, reading case studies or others using the free Internet to go on FaceTime with their loved ones. From the school's LaunchPad (an open area on the ground floor which serves as a public study area / cafeteria / space for events), I printed my case studies and headed up the 2nd floor to print 'em.

That was life up until 830PM (yes, the sun is still shining here). Now it's time to continue highlighting stuff again~