Saturday, May 05, 2001  

After the exciting escapades in the last update--where our hero (or, as I like to call him, "me") foiled a potential terrorist act, made a dramatic television appearance, dodged MI6 security and played a lot of GBA--it was time for more peaceful sightseeing. And where better to go than Windsor Castle? (Well, I can think of many more places, but let's keep that quiet.)

Once you step out of the tiny train station into Windsor Town, you feel like you've been thrown in a timewarp. Everything's quiet. The shops are all small, local places (like John's Fudge Factory... mmmmmm, fudge...) and everything is dominated by the massive Windsor Castle. Looks like this is really some rural backwater then. So we set out towards the castle, and as we hit the last turn leading into the castle itself, suddenly the beautiful face of capitalism revealed itself. Small mom-and-pop shops and cafes disappeared and made way for a strip of roadway with McDonalds, Haagen-Daz, Pizza Express, Pizza Hut, Bella Pasta, Burger King... all the comforting sights of the world in one convenient place. You knew they were hiding somewhere.

Aside from my jaunts to various sightseeing spots in the UK with my mother and boring bits of school and revision, I've been sinking my teeth into my latest game... Gran Turismo 3 for PS2. It's a hyper-realistic driving game with over 160 real-life cars and it's a LOT of fun. It also looks so good that comes close to blurring the lines between the game and real races--indeed, some people here have mistaken the replay mode for TV programmes...

That's all for now, more soon.

Currently in my...
Consoles: Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec (PS2), F-Zero Advance (GBA), Chu Chu Rocket (GBA)
DVD Player: Toy Story
Toilet: EGM, Economist

Posted at 10:21 AM

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