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Sonic Chronicles - The Dark Brotherhood

Sonic and his friends band together to defeat a menacing new enemy in a distinctly new game that includes combat, skill, collectibles and puzzles, exclusively on the Nintendo DS™. For Sonic's premier debut in the genre, leading RPG developer, BioWare (Mass Effect, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic) has created a slick blend of strategy and speed with fast-paced battles, character and party customization, and the ability to collect and trade items via DS wireless. Players will need to keep their wits about them at all times, as they will never know what will get them through the next challenge. With an engaging storyline, lightning fast attacks, high production values and impeccable visuals, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood™ allows gamers to experience Sonic in a whole new way

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Australia Walkabout

It was a few years back when I and my wife visited Australia for our vacation holidays. We really love Australia and the memory it brought us was pleasant. The best tour we have at that time was Hot Air Ballooning Tour in Australia.

With air tickets now dropping for Australia, I will be bringing my family back to Australia once again but this time with my Kids who has ever been there before. This time I will be bringing them to the East Coast of Queensland, Gold Coast.

It will be fun where the kids can have breakfast with the cartoon characters at Warner Bros Movie World and then proceed to the different shows and exhibits in the theme park. The best activity will be taking pictures with all the cartoon characters which my wife ad kids will love it. Another place for the family to rest and relax will be the Gold Coast Beach. Parents like us would have a good glass of cocktail on the beach while the kids play on the sand and indulge in the water activities offered at the Beach. I addition, a visit to the nearby National Park to let them feel the nature where we will never get to feel it in Singapore. Soak in the night life of Australia where you get to dine at restuarants with budgets for all kind of travellers.

Another city that we would like to visit is Melbourne which is full of fun and surprises. Queen Victoria Market is a place where we can get close to Australia and get to sample tasty local food and deliacies. We would like to explore the city with all the latest attraction as listed on Australia.Com that must be visited. The greatest walkabout we would like to try is to take a balloon flight over Melbourne but prices is quite expesive and so we will not do it this time round.

We will goig on free and easy as it allows us to explore all the attractions in Australia at our own paces. Joining tours is good but there is always limited time on see the attractions. It is not easy to get good prices online for family travelling but easy for singles. We also look for a Australia Specialist Agent in Singapore to get the best prices for flights and accomodation. 

PAP Kindergarten Chinese Lesson

I have agree with Mentor Minister Lee K Y on the importance of learning Chinese. We are a bilingual speaking Family and therefore teaching Chinese to our child is still manageable. But after my child, Amelia entry to Primary School, I start to realize that her Chinese Foundation during her Kindergarten days were weak. She can speak fluently Chinese but when it come to writing the Chinese Characters, it become her weakest part. This maybe due to the reason that she has not been teach to write the Chinese Characters frequently during her Kindergarten days. This may also be an oversight by myself and my wife. The review of my child performance in Kindergarten also stress less on the mother tongue but more on English, Maths and other Soft Skills. In addition, there is only one or two Chinese Teachers at the PAP Kindergarten in Admiralty.

We have started to correct this mistake by personally teaching her to write the Chinese Characters. Now we need to ensure, we do not made the same mistake on our second child, Brian. My wife will be looking to let Brian joined another Pre-School run by the RC Centre as they emphasized on both Mother Tongue and English.

MouseHunt Walkthrough

There are many FaceBook Users who love the MouseHunt Game. I find a few walkthrough made by the gamers itself. This will shorten your learning curve on the game. You can also avoid mistake that other games have made.

The first walkthrough is a simplified one and easy to understand. It will help you to proceed through the game. It is done by FaceBook member, John-Paul Sanggaran (Australia).

Click here to the MouseHunt Blog>>>

The second walkthrough is a more detailed guide and help you to made decision on what trap to use in playing the game. You may follow his guide on playing the game but you may lose the fun of playing as the solution is there. Or u may use it when u are at odds of how to proceed to the next level. This Google Document is done by Sean D'Hoostelaere (Austria).
Click here to the MouseHunt Google Docs>>>

Panasonic Retrenchment in Singapore

Panasonic Semiconductor has official retrenched staff from its Ang Mo Kio Plant in Singapore. The retrenchment exercise was carry out yesterday and today. 132 staffs are expected to be affected in this retrenchment exercise. All staffs will get the full compensation according to the industry standard. Staff working over three years will get one month for every year of service. There is a possibility of a second round of retrenchment if sales does not improve.

It is sad to see our colleagues left this place where we have worked together for the past few years. The economy crunch has greatly affected the electronics sector and Japanese Companies can not be spare also. Panasonic has already announced the Global Retrenchment of 15,000 staffs worldwide by 2010. 

Malaysia plant has a much better compensation package than for the Singapore staff. They are being paid for compensation but if your service duration is below 5 years, you are likely only being paid a 3 months salaries. If your service year is over 5 years, you may get a one month to 1.6 months compensation rate. Malaysia already has one plant closed in January 2009 and you can read more about it by clicking here.

Catacombs FAQ

FAQ:
1. What am I doing in the Catacombs?
Your objective is to catch all the new mice, make gold, collect loot, craft traps and climb the leaderboard.

2. What is the best trap to use?
ACRONYM

3. What is the best base to use?
Polar for a rounded effect, Explosive to create more stale cheese, Dehydration for a higher attraction rate.
4. What is the best cheese to use? Ancient cheese or Radioactive Blue cheese.
5. Is it possible to catch Forgotten/Shadow mice using normal cheese? Not really. The attraction rate will be very very bad.
6. Where is stale cheese sold? Stale cheese is obtained when the cheese on your trap goes stale. It is no longer dropped as loot.
7. How is RB sludge obtained? RB sludge is obtained when RB cheese goes stale on your trap. RB cheese does not become stale cheese.
8. What is the use of RB sludge? It's use has not been discovered.
9. Where to obtain Obelisk Parts? Use the Hunter's Hammer on your Obelisk of Slumber. This will smash your OoS and you will no longer have an OoS trap.
10. How to re-craft the OoS trap? You will need (1)Obelisk parts + (1) Bead of Slumber. The Bead of Slumber is available from the Catacombs General Store for $2,000.
11. Where are the blueprints sold? Catacombs General Store. Once you use it for crafting you are unable to sell it back to the General Store.
12. Is it necessary to return to the Cartographer to pick up the restored map? Yes. To check it's progress, click on Shops, then Cartographer.
13. How long does the Cartographer take to restore the map? 5 days.
14. What do I do for 5 days? Go to the Lab and stock up on RB potions.
15. Can I go to the Mousoleum whilst my map is being restored? Not unless you have a second Mousoleum map.
16. Is it necessary to craft the OoI? No.
17. Craft OoI or wait until ACRONYM? Wait until ACRONYM if you already have the OoS.
18. Do the Ambush/ZLM/SnoB/FF/DB/DDB/

SA traps work in the Catacombs? No.
19. Which is better, OoS or BG? OoS.
20. Can I use my BG/Sinister/Ambrosial till I have all the parts for the ACRONYM? Not a good idea.
21. What are Forgotten mice? Scavenger, Keeper, Golem, Spider and Ooze mice.
22. Is it a good idea to use an Arcane trap to catch Forgotten mice? Yes.
23. Where can I catch the Forgotten mice? In the Catacombs.
24. Why does it say "my weapon appeared to be ineffective"? You are using the wrong trap.
25. Why does it say "my weapon was very effective"? You are using the right trap.
26. How effective is very effective? Very. Much more than ineffective.
27. No coal/scrap metal dropped for days, is this a bug? No just bad luck. Patience is needed.
28. How to obtain scrap metal faster? Catch more Scavenger mice.
29. Is it possible to craft the OoS from the OoI? Yes by smashing the OoI. However you will lose all your other parts.
30. What to do with the extra scrap metal/coal/RB Sludge? Keep it in your inventory.
31. Can scrap metal/coal/RB sludge/RB/potions/blueprints/traps/Obelisk parts be sold to other hunters? No. Why? Because the Developers of Mousehunt has not developed such a trade system.
32. Where do I find more people to join my hunting group? Look for various Add Me lists instead of creating multiple Add Me lists. Feel free to add me.
33. Why can't I access the Catacombs? You need to be at least Legendary AND your map needs to be fully restored by the Cartographer.
34. I have not caught anything for X hours, am I doing something wrong? If you are using an Arcane trap and RB or Ancient cheese you are not doing anything wrong. You are just having a bad run.
35. How do I get to the Catacombs? You will need to get your Tattered Mousoleum Map repaired at the Bazaar Cartographer.
36. How to catch mice in the Catacombs? By using RB or Ancient cheese and an Arcane trap.
37. Can Ancient cheese be dropped? No you need to craft it.
38. Should I use my Corrupted RB potions? Yes it will save you the trip to the Lab.
39. Should I buy X or wait till Ronza comes? Ronza's visits are rare and far between. Up to you.
40. What might Ronza by selling? I don't know. We can only speculate.
41. Lootless Scavengers? Not all Scavengers drop loot.
42. How do I get Scrap Metal? It is dropped by Scavenger mice.
43. How do I get Coal? It is dropped by Keeper and Scavenger mice.
44. How much gold / points can I make in the Catacombs? Averages about 200,000+ gold /points per 120 hunts, before cheese costs. Net profit is about 2,000 gold / points per cheese.
45. Where is the Catacombs? It is under the Mousoleum.
46. Which cheese should be used to make Stale cheese? Cheddar on Explosive base.
47. What is after the Catacombs? We do not know yet.
48. Is Plankrun's Front cover still available from the Keeper mouse? Yes. It is rare, therefore patience is needed.
49. Do I need Plankrun's Front cover? No.
50. I can't find the Onyx stone? You need to go to the Pinnacle Chamber and catch a Master of the Dojo mouse using Rumble cheese.
51. Where is Super|brie+ sold? Click on the blue Donate button, or go to Friends, then Trade Super|brie+. SB+ can be bought in any location.
52. Does donating increase luck? No.
53. What happened to the Acolyte? It was accidentally released and has been caught.
54. I do not have enough gold to buy X, where can I get gold? Please be patient and save your gold from catching mice. It is not recommended that you create a thread especially asking for gold.
55. I do not have enough Super|brie+, where can I get free SB+? Download the MH toolbar and obtain 3 SB+ per day from doing searches. It is not recommended that you create a thread especially asking for SB+.
56. This list is not comprehensive enough and my question is not answered here. Post your question(s) and someone will reply.
57. Where to find more detailed information on Mousehunt? Mousehunt Wiki. Located under Lore, then MH Wiki. http://mhwiki.hitgrab.com/wiki/

Catacombs Walkthrough

Go to the Cartographer in the Bazaar and get your Tattered Mousoleum Map restored for $160,000. This will take 5 days.

After 5 days collect your restored map from the Cartographer and head to the Catacombs if you are Legendary.

Cheese:
1) Radioactive Blue Cheese
Collect as many RB potions as you can in the Lab. You will need a continuous supply of Radioactive Blue cheese in the Catacombs.
When RB cheese goes stale it becomes Radioactive Sludge. This is automatically put into your crafting inventory.

2) Ancient Cheese
Crafting recipe: (6) Ionized Salt + (3) Stale Cheese = (3) Ancient Cheese
Crafting recipe: (3) Magic Essence + (6) Ionized Salt + (3) Stale Cheese = (6) Ancient Cheese
Stale cheese is obtained when Brie, Swiss, Marble, Cheddar or White Cheddar goes stale on your trap. It is automatically put into your crafting inventory.
Ancient cheese has a better attraction rate than RB.

Arcane Traps:
1) Obelisk of Slumber (OoS)
Buy the Obelisk of Slumber trap in the Catacombs General Store for $316,350. Alternatively use the Bottomless Grave or Sinister/Ambrosial traps until you can afford the Obelisk of Slumber. These shadow traps are not advisable for the long term in the Catacombs.

2) Obelisk of Incineration (OoI)
Crafting recipe: (1) Obelisk of Incineration Blueprints + (1) Obelisk Parts + (1) Coal+ (2) Scrap Metal + (3) Splintered Wood
Buy the Obelisk of Incineration Blueprints from the Catacombs General Store for $45,079.
Obtain the Obelisk of Slumber parts by using the Hunters Hammer on the Obelisk of Slumber trap. (Do not smash your OoS until you have 1 piece of coal and 2 scrap metal. This may take some time.)
Coal is dropped by Keeper and Scavenger mice.
Scrap Metal is dropped by Scavenger mice.
Splintered Wood can be bought from the Training Grounds General Store.

3) Arcane Capturing Rod Of Never Yielding Mystery (ACRONYM)
Crafting recipe: (12) Scrap Metal + (1) Onyx Stone + (3) Magic Essence + (1) Obelisk Parts + (1) Mysterious Blueprints

Buy the Mysterious Blueprints at the Catacombs Trapsmith for $632,700.
Obtain the Onyx Stone from the Master of the Dojo in the Pinnacle Chamber.
Obtain Magic Essence by using the Hunter's Hammer on Super|brie+.
The ACRONYM is by far the best trap to use in the Catacombs.

Loot:
The Front cover of Plankrun's journal is dropped by Keeper mice in the Catacombs

Extracted info from Amy Wong on MouseHunt [email protected]

Ronza's Traveling Shoppe Open

Ronza's Traveling Shoppe anchored near the Town of Gnawnia in the Gnawnia region during MouseHunt's Birthday Giveaway You may travel to his Shop for the special items at 50 Gold only. All hunters elseway, please travel to Ronza's Traveling Shoppe via Town of Gnawnia which cost 50 Gold. 

No points needed for purchasing the following items
Hit grab Horsey for 15,850 Gold
Birthday cake base for 12,350 Gold
Party Hat for 15,000 Gold
Swiss Cheese 100 Gold

90,000 Points required for this purchase.
Polar base for 59,550 Gold

Splintered Wood for 175 Gold
This wood is harvested from the northern forests of Furoma, where the trees almost seem to fight back against the hatchets. Perfect for building combat apparatus. You will need this if you are going to build the dehydration base.

Please do not depend on Pooflinger's for route to the Ronza's Traveling Shoppe at this moment as it has not been updated yet.

Birthday Mouse on MouseHunt

Birthday mice were released on 5 March 2009 as a precursor to MouseHunt's 1st Birthday on 7 March 2009. I have caught one and got the loot of one Birthday Gift and Fancy Birthday Gift. You can open your Present by going to Inventory Tab and select Misc. I got 1 Birthday Cake Base and 2 Scrap Metal. Some users got bigger present like the Polar Base.
What is your Birthday Mouse Presents?

 

MouseHunt on FaceBook Tips 2

Your rank in MouseHunt should be Master by now and have access to Laboratory, Town of Digby and Mousoleum. You will be working hard now to gain the next rank of Grandmaster. Your goal now is to obtain the Shredded Furoma Map Piece so that you can move to the Training Grounds in Furoma when you are promoted to Grandmaster. The Shredded Furoma Map Piece can be obtained by catching a Lycan Mouse from the Mousoleum or occasionally a Mole Mouse in the Town of Digby. Not every Mole in the Town of Digby or every Lycan in the Mousoleum carries this map piece.

It is not easy to catch a Mole Mouse in Town of Digby and moreover it must carry the Shredded Furoma Map Piece. It is best to use White Cheddar to catch the Mole. You need to craft the White Cheddar with 1 salt and 1 Curds and Whey. The ingredients can be bought at the Harbour General Store. Go to Crafting and combine both items to get the White Cheddar.

If still not suucessful at getting Mole with Shredded Furoma Map Piece, try to move to Mousoleum to catch the Lycan Mouse. You can catch the Lycan Mouse using the Shadow Weapon like Ambrosial Portal or Sinster Portal and you need to use Radioactive Blue Cheese or Moon Cheese as bait. I have caught the Lycan Mouse in the Mousoleum with the Shredded Furoma Map Piece.