Comments on: Magic The Gathering World Tournament in Rome http://rinaz.net/2009/12/magic/ Diary of a Singaporean in Rome Wed, 23 May 2012 23:55:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brad F. http://rinaz.net/2009/12/magic/comment-page-1/#comment-155710 Brad F. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:49:54 +0000 http://rinaz.net/?p=1961#comment-155710 Hm. Didn't realize that. Nice to know. It's interesting how in the US it's become such a big part of popular party culture that I just assumed it was an American drink. It's typically mixed with vodka there I think. I never drank it with alcohol. Seemed stupid to me to mix an upper and downer. But... anyhow, the detrimental effects listed on that page are crazy. Think I'll make a blog post about it. Hm. Didn’t realize that. Nice to know. It’s interesting how in the US it’s become such a big part of popular party culture that I just assumed it was an American drink. It’s typically mixed with vodka there I think. I never drank it with alcohol. Seemed stupid to me to mix an upper and downer. But… anyhow, the detrimental effects listed on that page are crazy. Think I’ll make a blog post about it.

]]> By: rinaz http://rinaz.net/2009/12/magic/comment-page-1/#comment-154155 rinaz Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:49:43 +0000 http://rinaz.net/?p=1961#comment-154155 <b>Brad</b> I think that the Red bull originated from Thailand then they were customised and produced in Austria for the foreign market - there is more from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull" rel="nofollow">wiki</a> if you'd like to see it. As far as I know, I don't think its a Coca Cola brand. Anyway blue cans are very different compared to the gold cans. The gold ones are stronger and sweeter compared to the weak blue ones. To me the blue cans taste like carbonated waterered down fizzy versions of the gold one. Suffice to say, I don't like it. <b>Mintea</b> You're right! The gold can red bulls are the original ones! No blue cans for me, those are weak! Anyway if you're interested to learn how to play, maybe I can try to coax Cart into teaching you? We can hang out at geek terminal or something :D Brad

I think that the Red bull originated from Thailand then they were customised and produced in Austria for the foreign market – there is more from wiki if you’d like to see it.

As far as I know, I don’t think its a Coca Cola brand.

Anyway blue cans are very different compared to the gold cans. The gold ones are stronger and sweeter compared to the weak blue ones. To me the blue cans taste like carbonated waterered down fizzy versions of the gold one. Suffice to say, I don’t like it.

Mintea

You’re right! The gold can red bulls are the original ones! No blue cans for me, those are weak!

Anyway if you’re interested to learn how to play, maybe I can try to coax Cart into teaching you? We can hang out at geek terminal or something :D

]]> By: Mintea http://rinaz.net/2009/12/magic/comment-page-1/#comment-154075 Mintea Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:18:59 +0000 http://rinaz.net/?p=1961#comment-154075 I always thought that the gold can Red Bulls /were/ the original ones, from Thailand. I myself prefer the gold can but only on ice. It's too sweet to drink on its own. On MTG, I never played it but it looks interesting. If anyone wants to teach me how to play, I'm game. I always thought that the gold can Red Bulls /were/ the original ones, from Thailand. I myself prefer the gold can but only on ice. It’s too sweet to drink on its own.

On MTG, I never played it but it looks interesting. If anyone wants to teach me how to play, I’m game.

]]> By: Brad F. http://rinaz.net/2009/12/magic/comment-page-1/#comment-153955 Brad F. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:28:53 +0000 http://rinaz.net/?p=1961#comment-153955 The U.S. has the blue and silver can for Red Bull like what's pictured on that car as well. I think it originated in the US right? So that's the original can. I remember the first time I saw the gold can Red Bull I thought it was a cheap China knock-off and I still don't trust it. I have found and bought regular (blue canned) Red Bull here in Singapore, so I'm still not sure what the difference is. I think it's a Coca~Cola product though and they change the taste of Coke to match the region they're selling it in, so maybe they changed the can design to appeal more to Singapore and whatever other country that design is sold in? I played MTG for about two weeks with my brother about 13 or 14 years ago. I remember thinking it was a lot of fun, but at the time we didn't have a lot of money so we couldn't build a deck like you're supposed to. So, we gave it up. I've always been interested in swords & magic type stuff though. Right now I'm reading the original Conan the Cimmerian stories by Robert Ervin Howard. ^_^ The U.S. has the blue and silver can for Red Bull like what’s pictured on that car as well. I think it originated in the US right? So that’s the original can. I remember the first time I saw the gold can Red Bull I thought it was a cheap China knock-off and I still don’t trust it. I have found and bought regular (blue canned) Red Bull here in Singapore, so I’m still not sure what the difference is. I think it’s a Coca~Cola product though and they change the taste of Coke to match the region they’re selling it in, so maybe they changed the can design to appeal more to Singapore and whatever other country that design is sold in?

I played MTG for about two weeks with my brother about 13 or 14 years ago. I remember thinking it was a lot of fun, but at the time we didn’t have a lot of money so we couldn’t build a deck like you’re supposed to. So, we gave it up. I’ve always been interested in swords & magic type stuff though. Right now I’m reading the original Conan the Cimmerian stories by Robert Ervin Howard. ^_^

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