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I would think the change was sudden and drastic. From the princely court of Pharaoh to the solitude wilderness of Midian, I am sure Moses was suddenly thrown with many questions and doubt he could not answer at the well.

The scarcity of water source may plague Midian then, as confirmed by the rivalry of the Shepherds and the people there for it. Then, a kind act, on the other hand, provided a bridge to a much more rewarding outcome to Moses, who ended up getting married!

How's that for a twist?

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The seamless weaving of Moses's birth and early childhood sped across the second chapter of Exodus, with us seeing his fearful escape from Egypt after being exposed as an Egyptian Killer. Raised in the Egyptian court, Moses must be a learned man, one who have seen and lived out luxury in the highest order.

Religiously, he was one who, for the large part of his life, been exposed to the worship of heathenish gods and goddesses. Perhaps, her biological mother also had a strong, good influence on him, it is not written. But the act of taking the law into his own hand in his first killing does not support evidence of his conversion then.

The adopted son of Pharaoh's daughter - Hatshepsut, was also seen to have a distant relationship with the royal lineage of Pharaoh, with him being sought out for death upon his first misdeed.

Posted in: Quiet Time on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 0 comments  

In both scenario, you get a unique play environment buried full of evolving quests and story lines. In fact, It initially felt like another run-off-the-mill hack and slash game but it slowly unravels a sequence of "to-do" to outwit and turn conventional "search & destroy" logic upside down!

You simply cannot go head-on with the baddies every turn. So much for my initial assumption that its a simple game. Skills combination, second profession all follow suit thereafter and the rest of the game play appears linear for the first two hours or so.

One no-no I discovered while playing most online MMORPG is this - everyone is busy doing their "rat race", totally ignoring your existence! Very well, you can still recruit henchmen to cover for the lack of team members when the going gets tough. Having said that, what do you expect a 20 year old playing GW to do except being engrossed with the leveling up process?

To me, its more than fulfilling quests after quests but making some real people acquaintance during game play that makes it all worthwhile!

Posted in: Fun on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 0 comments  

If you play it right, with a ton load of patience, without thinking too much about leveling up for the sake of leveling up, you should be able to reach level 6 with a full proficiency with your first character class.

I must admit an online guide or walk-through will help this along quite well instead of waddling on the map trying to make sense what each collector is looking for. Now, if you are like me, who bought the Game of the Year Edition of GW, there is a pleasant surprise installed for you the moment you start.

Well, I discovered this via an online forum - free customized weapons for your character. You get them by simply issuing the "/bonus" command on the dialog box. Voila! Powerful bows, hammer, scepter and axes fully customized for your character.

Cool!

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Talk about a blessing in the disguise of a mass persecution in the camp of Israel! In the intensifying search for male children born among the Israelites, God raised an earthly man so to be called Moses to deliver His people from the slave master - Egypt.

In an attempt to make the basket float, a fair amount of tar and pitch were used to waterproof it. Many say God works best in the midst of a trial but it does take a degree of personal suffering to truly understand this point. It's hard to accept, at times, on how the Lord works in us but you get the point.

This occur the very moment we desire to grow in the Lord. The world that seems sunny just a while ago has suddenly turned gloomy and hopeless! Ever been in such valley before? Many times we shall be in on this pilgrim's journey I would say.

That's how diamond is formed.

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If you have played Dungeon runners or any other MMORPG, you know what i mean...

GW has spent many months perfecting their graphics quality and I guess playing games is almost, always about graphics. Just look at the character creation screens and you would agree with me. I have played quality but free MMORPG in my life and I consider MU Online to be decent. But GW simply blew it out of the water!

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Well, the boxed game I've got comes with two Discs, without a proper naming order inscription. It's anybody guess which is the first one to load into your PC. For convenience, I have tried installing two copies of the game on two of my laptops - one with the Discs and one from an online client. I prefer the latter as its faster.

The game key is the most important piece of information you need to get by your game installation. Keep it safe. Well, of course, GW also provides a few more trial keys to entice you to try out the newed evolution of Guild Wars.

I simply ignored them for the moment...

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Its no longer just a hype but I am led to believe I'd just found a rather entertaining yet non-addictive hobby for a long time since.

You know, being an IT person, gaming seems ingrain in me, with my first experience in using an Intel 80386 PC that costed over $2000! Those were the days of wolfenstein 2D and CGA monitors.

But as it turned out in the 21st Century, online games (which EA is attempting to move into) is the new hype and fire.

Just got a copy of Guild Wars Game of the Year Edition box today at $15. It's kind of game you play on a lazy weekend...and its turning out to be a rather sophisticated game!

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Role - Midwives
Religious Inclination - God of Israel

Incident Date - 1790 BC
Incident Notes - Obeyed God over Pharoah over survivial of male offspring. Was blessed in return with established families. Fear of God described to be in them.

Other Notes - It was noted that the King of Egypt then was probably Sobekhotep III. Putting the Lord first on our top priority of obedience well characterize a blessed outcome despite possible harsh environment

Posted in: Quiet Time on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 0 comments  

So, with the hard effort of the enslaved Isrealites, two cities came into existence in the span of Exodus 1. It may well have continued into the bowel of Exodus's manuscript by Moses.

Some say, these are fortified treasure cities and mega structure dedicated to the Egyptian Sun God - Heliopolis and Egyptian Pharoahs (original term - Ramesses). Ramses essentially translates as 'Born of the sun God, Ra'. The Egyptian culture and religous system runs very deep, and we hope to do a few "archaeological" digging on this blog about this race.

Remember that Egpyt has profited greatly with the last famine on the land, owning massive lands from the commoners in exchange for food, together with an elaborate tax structure linked to the daily produce of the land. Hence, storage cities were very common then too.

Posted in: Quiet Time on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 0 comments  

Our journey begins with the end to Joseph and his peers' influence in Egpyt. Somehow, the rapport of the second generation was absent with the royal Egpytian court and the rise of a new king abruptly ended the cordial relationship of Jacob's heritage with the Egyptian.

The Bible mentions a blessing in 1:7 - of fruitful increase, a blessing that can always open doors to a lengthy process of trials into our lives. The population of the Israelites were estimated to stand at 2 million at the opening chapter of Exodus, implying a much smaller one to represent the Egyptian, who felt very threatened.

Here also, the concept of slavery was introduced, with an attempt to control, shape and suppress the people of Isreal. I believe its here where a nation is born - Descendant of Israel called Israelites.

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