The World Cup is Over! Yippeee!

Yep, the World Cup Finals is over and the Chinese have yet again proven that they are the best in the world.  Oh wait!  I hear someone shouting 'China didn't play in the Finals, you idiot!'.  Well, they did win the World Cup that I care about.  I'm a DotA player and to me, ESWC is the World Cup and China did win it hands down.  If you are asking 'Whats DotA?', then you better skip this post.  If you are asking what's ESWC, then this post was a dedication to you.

Let me make it clear, I have nothing against FIFA.  Its a sport that millions love and I'm fine with that.  But lets not forget that we spend around 2 hours a day playing DotA.  Why then aren't we following the DotA World Cup with the same enthusiasm?  Football is a game that we have rarely played.  But DotA is something that we play on a daily basis.  Why then isn't this interesting to us?  Of course there is no Shakira dancing for the theme song of ESWC, but come on..

I think this is why Computer Games are still a childish thing in India.  If the players who play it don't believe in it, then who will?  We see DotA as time-pass, not as eSport.  When was the last time you saw your own replay?  We complain time and again that there is no tournament but how would there be a tournament when there is no competitive spirit?  Sometimes I feel like I'm all alone in a battlefield surrounded by kids instead of soldiers.

Why am I so melodramatic all of a sudden?  Well, its pretty simple actually.  Every time there is a conversation in my office or cafe about some football match, I have to pretend to be interested so that I don't seem out-of-place.  But when I enthusiastically go out looking for someone to speak with about ESWC, there is no one and that really upsets me!  I might get flamed for this, but I'm glad that the FIFA World Cup is over.  But I wonder how long it will take for the buzz to die down.  Coz every time someone mentions the word FIFA, the only thought that comes to my mind is 'Why isn't DotA good enough for you?'!!

Where is my Life headed!

It has been a really long time since my last blog post.  Power fluctuations at night, work, DotA, website, bla bla, so many reasons for why I didn't blog.  But the truth is probably that I was neither enthusiastic about anything nor was I upset enough to make a post and vent my anguish.  Then why post now?  Simple!  Because I'm upset.  Why am I upset?  Reasons are as follows:

No Competitive DotA

Competitive DotA was always something that kept me going.  A chance to learn, to fight, to improve, to work as a team..  Sadly, my team is in no mood to play.  Weirdly enough, they keep blaming each other saying the other person isn't interested/serious and what not.  Nothing better than a team that can't get together and do what they do..

No Help with my Dream

Almost a week ago, I made yet another desperate attempt at nurturing some interest among my mates in my little website.  All I managed to force them to do, was make a phone call or two.  Sadly, I do that every week for the site.  I realized something else.  When I tried to brainstorm about the site, people were throwing out so many ideas and were arguing about how their idea was better than the other person's idea.  In the end, when I asked them to work on it, they just went silent!  Looks like everyone can come up with ideas, but when it comes to working for it and proving themselves, few are ready.  Like Batman said, "Its not who you are inside; its what you do that defines you"

Work

If there was one thing that I didn't want in my job, it was extra work hours.  Well, considering that I'm mostly in the office from 7am to 7pm, I don't think that wish came true.  Hopefully, I'll get better at what I do and so will my colleagues so that we can be more efficient and spend less time in the cubicle.

Power Fluctuations

I reach home around 8pm and I leave at 6.30am..  But from 9pm to 2am, the voltage is so low that I'm not able to use my system.  Whenever things went really wrong in my life, I used to turn to my computer for relaxation and rehabilitation.  Sadly, that too has been taken away from me.

All that is probably just in my head.  I mean, think about it, I'm employed, I have a good bike, a home, a future and what not!  But still, something seems missing..  Oh yes!  A Dream!!  Its hard to Dream alone.  Its hard to work towards a dream when you are lonely in the battle.  I need a fool to share my dream with!!