Mousehunt ( To be taken in moderation).

Now, this is the first post for 2010. Yes, I know, its February. But I've been busy lately, and here I am posting now. This few days, I'm going to post about the Principal Dialogue subjects which I gave some thought to afterwards and came up with a few questions myself before moving on to the topics of the world.

So, I remember that our old class, 1P1, did a Principle Dialogue session on Mousehunt. Now, for those who do not know what Mousehunt is (Is there anyone who actually does not know what Mo0usehunt is?), Mousehunt is a Facebook application, one where which you catch virtual mice for virtual gold. You get to start a hunt by sounding the horn ( Alliteration), every 15 minutes and catch a mouse, and thus it claims to be a passive game. But people have been known to stare at the screen and wait until the horn appears ( The hopelessly addicted), and those who read the forums and Nibbler( Mousehunt news), and when the horn appears, they click it( Me). Then theres people who use automated scripts, AKA bots, to automatically sound the horn( *Cough* Zhan Rong *Cough*).

Well, the panellists discussed on the pros and cons of Mousehunting. They listed a fell, but as someone who actually does play Mousehunt, I would like to comment on this issue too. Its true that Mousehunting actually consumes a lot of your time, but you can get a number of friends from it too. I, myself, have gotten several new friends spanning several classes because of our common interest in Mousehunt. We now have something to talk about when we first meet, and we can also communicate with our new found friends on Facebook, the platform on which Mousehunt runs on, even though we may from different classes, thus maintaining our friendship.

But of course, there are also cons to Mousehunt. Addiction is one of the problems of Mousehunt, as with every game. Nothing good ever comes out of addiction, unless of course you are addicted to studying, which still may not be a good thing. Anyway, I'm digressing here. When we are addicted to Mousehunt, we may think of nothing but it all day long, and neglect our studies. When we are addicted, we may make use of curriculum time to sound the horn, resulting in grades slipping, or worse, the wrath of the teachers and parents.

And thus, I conclude this post with a quote from someone, :" Even good things are bad in excessive amounts." Or was it " Even good things must be consumed in moderation"? Either way, this post has now ended.

The End.