Touché: Pokemon Go superfan says virtual game offers life lessons


  • Living
  • Sunday, 27 Jan 2019

“What?! You’re still playing that game?” My husband was astounded when he spotted me trying to catch (virtual) creatures while at the shopping mall one weekend. Yes, I admit that I still do play the infamous Pokemon Go game.

It all started back in July 2016 when the game arrived in Malaysia. A week after the game was launched, I was on my way back to Kuala Lumpur from Perak after an assignment. In the van, my travel companions (the organiser and other members of the media) were busy on their mobile phones – busy catching something, that is.

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