"TOUCH to START"

Every time somebody gives me money, I always immediately put it in my wallet. So yeah, I just got money and immediately put it in my wallet. There are some cards in my wallet. I saw that card; the card that I have not used for quite a long time, the card that I used to insert to that machine to have some fun. I took it out and stared at it for a while. Well, it really has been a long time I guess..

I think I was so addicted to the game that I spent lots of money for it. It was a game that was really haunting me. Thoughts of the game filled up my brain. There was always a sight of note patterns and moving timeline that I could not sleep. I didn't mind spending five bucks a day for several rounds of game. The music from the game kept playing on my mind. My fingers tapped on my desk as if I was tapping on the machine screen. 

It was really haunting. 

But it wasn't just an ordinary game. I have lots of memories about it. I met a lot of people; the game has introduced me to so many people. I found love; the game has once showed me my love. I made friends; the game has connected many people. I was hurt; a song from the game reminded me of my love--well we eventually broke up. It was the game that somehow changed me, changed my life. Back then I was so cold as a person that I rarely greeted and smiled at other players, but the game introduced me to so many great, friendly people that the ice in me melted and I started to open myself to them, later befriending them. The game showed me how people are different to each other; they are unique in their own way. The game taught me how to accept defeat and how important it is to be down to earth while winning something. The game reminded me that there's always someone better than me. The game reminded me that everything needs process; how I was so proud of a friend's improvement as he tried hard to nail one hard song. The game never smashed me back when I smashed its screen. It somehow reminds me of my piano; it never hits me back when I hit its keys so hard. 

Now I can say that the game has 'died'. But no, it is not dead. It's alive here in my mind. The memories of it will always linger on my mind. The music of the game will always play on my mind. I can say that those times when I played the game--when I became so addicted to the game--are the times that I have to be grateful for. 

Auf Wiedersehen, Technika