To buy or not to buy. That is the question.
It’s been a long time since I last bought a game, so I was thinking of buying one soon. Soon - as in, possibly today, or in the next one or two weeks.
The game I have in mind is “The World Ends With You” by Square Enix, the creators of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts. It looks very promising and the ratings are quite high. Reviews agree that it’s a very nice game. So why the hesitation?
You see, Malay ‘O’ Levels is just a week away, and I do not want to get distracted by the game. Even though it’s Malay, ‘O’ Levels is ‘O’ Levels. Can’t afford to get a low grade. However, this is only if I get the game today because I may be going out later.
Another problem - is homework. I have a couple of Malay homework that needs to be done. I still have tomorrow and Monday to finish them but if I were to get the game today, or maybe tomorrow, I may get distracted and not be able to finish them. This only applies if I get the game today though, and it’s not as serious as the previous.
Third problem, and possibly the main reason why I’m hesitating, is getting distracted from my studies. My one month school holiday has literally been reduced to only a week. Blame remedials. But that’s beside the point. The point is that I need to concentrate during lessons, else my results will not be great. If I were to get the game, my concentration will most likely waver and….yeah. This might continue after the “holidays” and history will repeat itself (referring to my not-so-good grades).
The good thing about buying the game is that I’ll be able to get my mind off things and relax. But if I were to buy the game, when I buy it is also important. I don’t know if I should buy it this week, or wait till at least Malay ‘O’ Levels is over.
The most logical and rational choice, is of course to not buy the game at all. But I really want it you see because this is me we’re talking about. It’s already hard enough to resist the temptation of buying games for the past months. And now that I found another good game, I don’t want to let this chance slip again. It is the holidays afterall, even though there’s Malay and remedials and stuff.
Teachers keep going on and on about how our studies are really important and all, not that they’re wrong, but they need to remember that, technically, we are still young. So we need to rest and play every once in a while. But that’s just part of me talking.
