it just comes to my mind today. i've been a member of gamespot for 6 years and i just bought my ps2 back then. i even remember that i used to skip my afternoon work just to play Final Fantasy X. When i think about it today that's just too silly right. Just to finish a game. even my boss told me not to skip work anymore and i just realized that i need the money to buy games so i go back and work straight and play games when i got home. I used to fight with my father because i still want to play and he wants to watch tv. yeah i lived with my parents. we are all like this in a third world country because our family culture is very closed and intact. And another reason the salary is too low to get our own condo or house. we have a small house that's why even if i wanted to buy my own TV i will have a problem where will i put it. that's why when my elder brother move out (finally) i have the top floor of our house all for myself. whew. it's been too long 2006. I started from ps2, building my own gaming PC. My wife bought me a Wii and now PS3 and Xbox 360 here while working abroad and away from my own country and family. This hobby, it never gets old. Game On!!!