A trip down memory lane

Four year old MSN chat logs tend to do that. I'm surprised I even have these. I was such an organization freak back then, to the point that I had the logs sorted by month and year. So I've been going over logs that date all the way back to 2001, and damn do they bring up some old memories, both good and bad. Memories like....

The old Counterstrike games on dial up. And the time I first got DSL.

10th grade ICSE boards/finals, and the day we got done with them. That was really something... at least until 11th grade started, leading directly to two more years of hell.

Quake III with the old gang. It's never been the same since we lost Kevin and Dominic. (RIP guys)

x3dfx, back when it wasn't a forum full of moronic bigots. Okay, so maybe it isn't that bad but it's just not the same. And hey, I did 'meet' a few people on there that I still talk to, some more frequently than others.

Pre-11th grade high school. That's when I made some really good friends I still keep in touch with (shout outs to Anish, Mrinal, Rishi and the old dog).

UNASCO and 'the letter'. You know who you are.

Unreal Tournament! All those 'clan matches' and online 1v1s with the Pacemaker. Oh, and the time my brother beat Rishi. I'll never let you forget that, and you had better believe it.

The Australia/New Zealand trip. I've never had so much fun in one summer, and needless to say I WILL be going down there again sometime.

The time I got hit in the face with a swinging hockey stick. That left a small but permanent scar above my upper lip, and broke one front tooth. Have to love implants.

Being the middleman in a highly unstable relationship between my neighbour and his girlfriend. Manipulating people is fun.

Installing a remote access app and FTP server on said neighbour's computer.

F1! It's not as much fun as it used to be back then, what with all the anti-Hakkinen and anti-Montoya hatefests (though yesterday's race in Imola just might change that).

Cricket, back when it was actually worth watching.

All the squash. There's something I haven't given up completely. (Yes Mrinal, I WILL kick your ass this summer - start practicing)

NFSCheats, and all the people I used to know from on there, like Matt, Rob, Jeroen... haven't talked to them in years now.

And lots more. So much more.

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