Can You See Me Now!!!

Starting last May 2009, i decided to keep track of all my Live Poker games and maintain a winning bankroll management.  With that, i played my first Live Poker game when Eric Mana invited me to a 18 player, rebuy Knock out tournament in Makati on May 7, 2009.  The Buy-In was Ph1,500.  Top prize was Php13,500.

What is Love?

There are only a few moments in my life when i have been moved so much that i loose myself in the moment. One of those times was during my sister’s wedding when i was asked to read a passage from the Bible. Keep in mind that i am NOT a religious person and this was the first time that i had a chance to actually read and understand the true meaning of the word LOVE.

This evening, i was chatting with my friend, Rezza, and i mentioned that passage to her and how it moved me and humbled me. I want to share this passage to you now and i want you read it out loud. This is the best definition of Love that i have ever read in my whole life.

To My Guardian Angel… THANK YOU!

When people say that “God works in mysterious ways”, this is one of those moments. You see, i just recently ended a 3 year “complicated” relationship and the weeks that followed were devastating to me for a lot of reasons that i’d rather not go into right now. I found myself lying awake for several nights, feeling empty, and alone. Although i have my friends to support me and give me their words of encouragement and sympathy, Nothing could quell the waves of sadness and doubt that i was experiencing during those dark days.

I am a head person, i think things through and i usually do not let my emotions get the best of me. But for some reason, my emotions are getting the best of me in this instance. I would talk about it endlessly with anyone that would care to listen. One of my friends kept bugging me to go out instead of staying home sulking over my situation. At first, i resisted cuz i just wanted to allow myself to wallow over this, but i realized that i should just take the opportunity to go out and see whats out there. I started going out almost every night for the next couple of weeks and throughout those nights, i was with my NFBFF (New Found Best Friend Forever) as she would fondly call me. I actually liked it. She, at first glance, seems like an unlikely NFBFF for me since our lifestyles are so different, but in the differences, i found similarity.

False Alarm

Last Sunday after i did Yoga for 2 straight days, i was gearing up to go boxing. While i was preparing my gear, i suddenly felt a sharp pain on the left side of my chest. The pain is similar to a fractured rib, wherein it would hurt depending on certain movements. I thought i broke a rib, but i dont remember my ribs getting hit at anytime. On Monday evening, the constant pain was still there and i woke up in the middle of the night because the pain was starting to worsen.  I started to worry and i thought to myself that i may be having a heart attack at this age.

But i felt that it was highly unlikely so i went back to bed. The following day, i went straight to the hospital to get myself checked. They immediately xray’d me to check if i broke a rib. I was hoping that i did. Unfortunately, i didnt break a rib.  This means that it could be something more serious like a heart condition, or lung problem. I was really beginning to worry.

So, i immediately went to see a cardiologist.  He said that he didn’t think it was a heart attack since the symptoms are not indicative of a heart attack. Nonetheless, he recommended an ECG, stress test, and a test to see the insides of my heart.

Based on the symptoms, it seems that i have developed a condition called, costochondritis, which is an inflammation of a ligament that connects the chest bone to the rib, or something like that. No one knows the cause of this, but it is not considered fatal. It will eventually heal itself.

What a relief!!!!

The Day of Bad Beats

Today is just one of those days that no matter what i do, i will lose. its actually frustrating since i do make the right plays but the cards are just not going my way.  I have accepted the fact that if you play enough poker, this scenario will happen no matter what. BUT…. i doesn’t help how PISSED I feel when it does happen. AAAAARRRRGGGHHH!!!!!!

So, here is my rant about my latest bad beats.

My First Date: So Refreshing

I remember one of my first real dates was when i was 13.  I met this girl during our acquaintance party organized by my school and the girl’s school.  It was the first time that i had ever attended a party and, for a 13 year-old kid, this is a monumental event.  I eventually asked her out during our summer break after stalking her for the entire school year.  hahaha… Yes, i went through my stalker phase like every other hormonally charged teenage boy.

I remember that day. it was a sunny saturday afternoon. I rode my bicycle to her place and we walked over to the park grounds inside greenhills west village.  it was a hot day and i bought her a bottle of 7-up while we were walking. We eventually settled on top of slide and just hung out there and talked.  I was so freakin’ nervous cuz it was the first time that we really went on a date.

I was just sitting beside her and was so anxious that i hardly moved.  She then offered me a sip of her drink and i obliged. I put the straw in my mouth and as i was about to take a sip, i suddenly lifted and tilted the bottle over my head and spilt the drink all over me. I paniced and froze until all the 7-up was all over my shirt. I calmly returned the now empty bottle of 7-up back to the girl as she looked on bewildered and wondering what just happened. She asked me if i was ok, and i replied, “yeah. i was just really thirsty.” as i wipe off all the 7-up all over me.

Lost for the moment

I am sure everyone has had one of those days where you were just completely lost and didn’t know what to do, even though you actually had a lot of things to do.

Where do i go from here?

Well, I am having one of those days. Damn! its frustrating, because i actually have a million things to do today.  I started my day doodling and waiting for divine intervention to move me to start working, but it did not happen.  Then i pulled out a blank piece of paper and decided that i was going to write down everything i had to do, and the best that i could do was write down that i have to “email people”.

AAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!! I started walking around the office, procrastinating, and just talking to everyone in the office.  I am sure everyone realized that i was walking around aimlessly like a zombie.  In this particular instance, i felt like i had no purpose.

Can anyone out there please point me in the right direction?  All suggestions are welcome!

Asian Poker Tour Featured on Flippish.com

Asian Poker tour is coming to Philippines once again and its going to be even bigger than the last event.  The tournament is from January 27 to February 1, 2009

check out the feature on www.flippish.com

Here’s the link…

http://www.flippish.com/flippish-special-asian-poker-tour/

HUGE TURNOUT FOR MENSA IQ CHALLENGE AT FULLY BOOKED!

Nov. 30, 2008.  I woke up at 9am that day and got ready to head to Fully Booked, at Bonifacio High St. for my first event.  On my way to the venue, it started to drizzle and i wondered if that would affect my turnout, but i wasnt really that worried since it was out of my hands at this point.

Weeks before the actual event, i called for volunteers and i was so impressed with the volunteer response; So many new members signed up and wanted to help.  We had a volunteers meeting a week before the event and the meeting was suppose to be at 11am.  I showed up at the office at 10:45am to be greeted by Danilo, the Bouncer.  Apparently, he thought the meeting was at 10am and he’s been waiting alone for almost an hour. hahahaha….. WAY TO GO DAN!

Passersby contemplating on the IQ Challenge

THE 1st MENSA POKER TOURNAMENT

Last Saturday, we held the 1st ever Mensa Poker Tourney. We had 10 players compete for the the title of “THE 1st MENSA POKER TOUR CHAMPION”.  The game was organized by fellow Mensan and our official tournament director, Hermie Dela Paz.

mensans enjoying a game of poker