Pokemon NO

Wow, cannot believe how long it was since the release of this epic game that took the world by storm. Or at least, some parts of the world. Hope is rising, with Japan and Hong Kong getting the game. With rumours that the next one out will be in Brazil, in time for Olympics, seems that Singapore has to wait a while more. Not even mad, it will be pretty interesting to see the athletes running around jumping around catching Pokemon. Imagine someone stopping during the 400m race because their egg hatched.

So of course, as one of the sad countries that have yet to get into the Pokefever, some have turned to spoofing location, just to experience the game. To many, it is simply to catch their starter and to lock down their preferred nicknames. But there are those that went a bit further, in the quest to be the very best. I played for a week, got to level 20, caught a few Pokemon. But I guess when the game comes out in Singapore, I will be starting a fresh account, just so I can experience the literal walking to unique places, having the interactions that have been emphasized so much online by other trainers.

In the meantime still playing Ingress to plan out my routes to various Pokestops when the game is out. Not really playing it seriously in that game, but have already got to level 4, and will probably continue even when PoGo comes out in Singapore. Read online that the concentration of XM roughly relates to the appearance of Pokemon. So guess it is a good way to track and map as of now. Might be visiting town that much more often, considering the number of portals there. And there are also 2 portals near where I stay, so makes life simpler once the Pokemon Go app is available.

Oh please, just release it already. Before the hype dies down I hope....

Day 7

It has been 7 days since the release of Pokemon Go... 7 days since the hype began... 7 days since we started scouring the net, looking for ways to play the game before it is released in our country.

1 week doesn't seem like a long time, unless you are waiting for something to occur. And this particular week seems like eternity. I wonder why they have not released it yet. Of course, they will want to let us have the optimal gameplay experience by ensuring the servers are fully capable of enduring the player load. But 1 week is far too long. Seeing all these players in other countries catching hundreds upon hundreds of pokemon, levelling up and unlocking achievements. And here I am still waiting for the release in my country...

Nintendo, please fix this. Niantic, I am so disappointed. I already know how many star rating I am going to give them in the Play Store. 2 and a half. Full marks for the release of my beloved childhood game. But zero marks for not releasing it to us along with the rest of the world.

#TeamMystic

Oh Nintendo and Niantic, wei shen me ni zhe yang bad de? 11th of July 2016, still waiting for the release of Pokemon Go in Singapore. While youtube has floods of videos featuring people playing this awesome game, we are still waiting. While others complain of server stability, we wait impatiently for our turn to have that Pokemon experience. I know that the servers are overloaded, and they will only release it once they are comfortable and all. But seriously, they should know how big a game it will be, and how well received it will be globally. So since this is a given, why did they not prepare for it beforehand? Disappointment is the word right now...

What to do? Even downloading the apk file and installing it will show a map void of pokemon, no gyms or pokestop anywhere. The only thrill is that I was able to try my hand on catching my starter. Waiting is driven me crazy, even to the point that I downloaded the other Niantic game, Ingress, just to try out geo-location games. There has been rumours that it will be out only on the 27th in the other countries, but that is just too long a wait. Hopefully they can give us an answer as to when it MIGHT be available. Not even asking for a confirmed date, just an expected will do, since it beats not knowing when to wait until.

In the mean time, I have already decided on Team Mystic. Articuno has always been my favourite out of the three legendary birds. Already there has been people trying to get together on Facebook to be in the same team to control the same area. This game is going to be so epic in an island country like SG. Really cannot wait sia. Nintendo and Niantic, hope that you will resolve the server issue soon...

After a few weeks

Wow, cannot believe that I am actually missing out updating this blog due to work. Must be a first. Just in case you don't know, my work does not require me to do much, and the pay does not justify me doing more. So yup, the reason behind me being able to update my blog previously was due to availability of time during working hours.

Recently, the bosses want to do so much more. Starting new websites, setting up shopfront, importing goods to sell, even preparing for an event. Problem lies in the fact that they are still not investing in marketing, which is the biggest problem with our website. Without awareness, there is no point pushing for the rest of the stuff they want to do.

I don't get it. Is what we say too alien to them? Do they not understand the words coming out of our mouths? Worst of all, we are the ones on the field, the ones who understand the current situation the company is in. And we are giving our feedback and suggestions, but all falls on deaf ears. It is time to wake up ppl. Time to wake up.