You know you are old and a geek when...
Corbett | July 17, 2004 5:30 PM
...your wife needs an hour to do her nails or something, and the very thought of sitting there reading gossip mags or watching TV for an hour is horrendous, so you run off to a wan ka [internet cafe] around the corner (which you thought was out of fashion already) to check up on the Tour de France, and when you walk in you realize this is why no one rides bikes anymore, or goes to record stores, or plays ball, or hangs out a burger joint, or polishes their scooters, or work, or visits their grandma, or whatever it is that teens are supposed to do. They are all here. All five floors are PACKED with gamers (85% male 15% female), each just like me with their wallet, mobile phone, and keys stacked to the left of the monitor.
Category: Mr. Asia
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