Take two

On Saturday I went to attend my first pre-release tournament with Jonathan, Matthew, Mr Hsi and Mr Low. And I had the most fun I've ever had playing Magic. It helped that I was lucky to pick up a decent pack to make a deck from. Yea sure I lost 1-3 but heck, I learnt a lot from the people who kicked my ass. One, stay calm. Two, capitalize on your opponents careless errors (yea I made a really stupid play and got my ass kicked because of that). Three, try and cheat your opponent when he doesn't pay attention. Ok maybe not the last one, but I found out after the tournament when discussing my final game with Mr Hsi and Mr Low that I got cheated out of a win because I didn't pay attention. Ah heck. If he wanted the win that bad he should have just told me. It was quite awesome playing Magic with very polite adults and teenagers, unlike the time when I used to play Pokemon cards back in primary school with little brats who like curse, swear and just piss me off. haha.

I spent this morning reading through Eugene's old blog. The entries from back in 2007. haha. The events he catalogued. Like the time when Varun got 1/25 for his economics test. The point of time where Zhong Ting liked to tap and run. :D The retarded lessons with Mr Varella in the 126 (issit? I can't remember) classroom. Haha. Once again, good times, gooooood times.

My sister just finished her first SYF and they got Gold. Listening to her talk about all her experiences during rehearsals for SYF made me wonder how similar it is to our lead up to our tournaments. Maybe it wasn't as physically tiring. But heck I think the mental strain was just the same if not more. The closer our tournament got, the more insane trainings got. We'd start at 4, 4.30 and end at almost 8. I still remember the shock that we all got when Kshitij (coach) nonchalantly went (right after warm-up) "Ok guys, today run 14 rounds." Why 14? "Nice number yaar." Haha. Priceless. We were so unlucky last year. That bitterness still stays with me till today and it'll be there forever. But I'll raise my head high and say that I am proud to have been part of the BEST squad TJC cricket ever had. Trainings were a blast, and it seemed like the more you push yourself to improve, everyone else also improved around you, and the cycle repeated itself. If only we had Kshitij for the whole tournament. Or Sagar. Or Saad like the boys have now. Anyone but Manbir. We'd have made it to the finals. Just that little bit more.


Cheers people.

Quick Update

Hey peeps, quick one 'ere.

I've been too distracted by the IPL. haha. There have been some awesome games especially the one today between Chennai and Delhi where Chennai feel agonizingly short. (Boooooo) If you don't know what the IPL is, go figure. Google is your best friend. Wikipedia is even better. That fakeiplplayer dude has lots of balls. haha. To completely diss his own team while being inside it is quite funny. Once again, if you don't know what I'm talking about, Google it!

I'm going to write a bigger post during this weekend. But till then, its back to watching KKR play the Royals. Go Bazzie! :D

Cheers!

Those Days

I really really miss school every time I go and train with the TJ boys. I miss talking nonsense with the gang at assembly. I miss laughing every time Varun gets OWNED by the teachers. I miss telling Jon to SHUT UP and STOP SINGING. (haha) I miss making fun of Eugene. (XP) I miss taking the long walk to the other coffee shop to get food. (mainly because all the guys wanted to eat ban mian. haha did I spell that right?) I miss trying to run back to school so that we aren't too late for the next lesson after lunch. (once again mainly because the ban mian took so long to come and we had to get bubble tea after. haha) I miss running around like a dog during the 3.00 pm PE period. (yes I do) I miss staying back late for cricket training after that, and only going home at 8 earliest. I miss SMO trainings where I'd sit and STONE with Nikunj because we had no idea what was going on. (and we still got Silver. HAHA) Man I miss everything about school, barring the exams, the report cards and the A-levels.

Those were the days eh?

Training's are back on finally and its good to go muck around with the boys again. Game tomorrow morning at freaking 8am. Probability that GE will win at the rate they're playing?

Zero.

Oh whatever, I'm just playing to have fun.

Cheers people.

ZOMG

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT MR HSI AND MR LOW (the chem one) PLAY MTG.

WOW.

cheers!

Why?

Why do I feel this way?

So depressed, angry, frustrated and plain down. Why?

I need an answer.

Tick...

Tock...

Tick...

Tock...

Nothing.

Zero.

Zilch.

Nada.


Damn.

Lost days

I've had a bad weekend.

Nonsensical game for GE yesterday really ruined my mood. I really don't want to talk about it here, but I think it will suffice when I say that some people just show NO commitment whatsoever. And it irks me when they're on my team. Nuff said.

What's worse is that because of that long stupid game, I couldn't go hang out with the guys yesterday. I especially wanted to see and talk to the guys I haven't seen in a while, like Kenneth, Firdaus, Gavin and Varun. Dammit. Totally ruined my mood for the whole day, and I spent it sitting in front of my TV channel flipping, and never really watching a single show at a time.

I spent today morning watching the Kids Choice Awards hosted by Dwayne Johnson! haha. Or as many kids here would know him, THE ROCK. :D Was good fun, and as usual watching random actors/actresses getting slime-ed made me laugh. Went out to meet Jon later and spent some time talking with him. Man I don't even know what to type after this. Messed up much.

I've still got quite a while here and so much more to do, and I'm already starting to feel like I'm fading away. God dammit all.

Cheers.

By the way

Right I forgot this.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIMIRA ELFRIDA TAMBUNAN. :D

Hope you had a good day!

Cheers.

Yes I'm a laggy boy

Yes I'm a laggy laggy boy. I've had a lot to do. Just shoot me.

The long and tedious acceptance and Visa process has begun. Letters back and forth, bank statements, faxes, emails, housing, and everything else. Tedious and tiring. On top of this is the annoying depression that I just can't understand. Maybe it came with my illness and all, but its been nagging me ever since I ACCEPTED the University of Michigan offer. Link much?

Cricket carnival today was annoying. I didn't do anything exceptional, and my team finished 3rd. Like I said a few entries ago, a captaincy is not a freaking dictatorship. And I don't like people telling me how to play. Don't. Do not. Or like Eugene would say, Do Naught. :D

I've been trying to catch up on some reading. No I don't read fancy philosophical or deeply intelligent stuff. :D All I'm reading is The Scorpio Illusion by Robert Ludlum. Yes he wrote more books than the Bourne series. And yes, the Bourne series WAS A BOOK before a MOVIE. haha. Just in case some people are wondering. I've still got to find The Last Watch by Sergey Lukyanenko, just to finish that series.

Sorry Jon, Ill push the Water Buffaloes post to next week. Till then or earlier,

Cheers people.










"I heard that some of you are getting help with your rhymes.
You're not an emcee if someone else writes your lines.
And rapping over rock doesn't make you a pioneer,
cause rock and hip hop have collaborated for years.

But now they're getting randomly mixed and matched up.
All after a fast buck and all the tracks suck.
So how does it stack up? None of its real.
You want to be an emcee you've got to study the skill."

Update

Wow it's been a while.

I had my second game for GE on Saturday, and I messed up my left foot really badly during the game. I've spent the last few days limping around like an idiot. I played well again though, but I really could not go back in to bowl. Damn.

I've finally been told properly that I should stick to off break bowling instead of screwing around with seam up. Haha. Time to work hard and maybe get somewhere with cricket. Watching the national guys train on Tuesday really put it in place. The gulf is amazing. I really have to work hard on my own. Hmm.

Anyway, I should stop talking so much about cricket. haha. Im losing readers. (Right Dim? haha) I haven't met or talked to the guys for a while. Was supposed to meet Jon for dinner at my place on Tuesday but he had to cancel on me. HMPH. (Just kidding man) Been bumming at home mainly because of my leg, and frankly I'm getting frustrated. Had a good day today because The Meeting That Always Gets Postponed finally happened. HAHA. It was good to meet the two of them.

Well nothing more to add. First cricket game of this season is tomorrow.
DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNNN (HAHA)

Cheers.