Feb
11
by Katrina Lim
There you are! Haven’t seen y’all in a while! Lots to report…
My first ever cruise to the Mexican Riviera was a blast! With stops in Cabo, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta, I was having so much fun lookin’ for souvenir magnets while enjoying some 88 degree sunshine too. The brief escape from the rain was nice, but I’m glad to be back in the real O.C. enjoying the current thunderstorms. I had the best ever Mexican food at El Patio in Puerto Vallarta…a quaint lil place next to the famous La Jolla de Mismaloya hotel. It was cool to stroll the town’s cobblestoned streets too. I definitely wanna go back! And no one ever told me the infinite amount of food on cruises!!! So awesome!! Sure, I’ll have some pizza at 3:30am…and cookies fer dessert!! Uh, I was obviously exempt from my diet on my vacation. Man, I love cruising now and I would go just for the food!
Of course I also got my poker fix on the cruise even though they only had one automated table. It was good enough to play some $1/$2 NLH. My first time ever playing on an automated table. I also entered the poker tourney they held onboard and yours truly won it. So, I won myself a 7 night Caribbean cruise for 2 in December…where I will also play in their grand championship event which boasts a $100k prize pool. Cool! Going heads up, I was a 6 to 1 underdog too, but was able to chip away and remain patient, thus allowing me to come back and take it down! Uh, I also earned a couple of nicknames that I can’t decide whether they’re good or not: Hurricane and Dragon Lady. I’ve heard peeps call me Hurricane before, though. I can live with it. But Dragon Lady?! That sounds a bit too janky to me. Can’t wait to cruise again! Get to play poker and eat! My 2 favorite hobbies! Life is good!
2010 has been a great year for me thus far! Later today, I’ll be heading to Commerce to play LAPC Event #23…their first $1065 event. Hoping to take my win streak with me just by having my hands continue to hold up. Hoping the prize pool will be decent too. Thus far, entries have been lower in other events. Understandable given the present economy. Oh, I got a job offer yesterday too. Back to corporate America? Wouldn’t mind it…it’s a great opportunity and so close to home! If I do the 9-5 grind again, I will still play part-time and grind it out on weekends and evenings. Supplemental income never hurts!
Yesterday I discovered the greatest video game ever!!! And no, it’s not COD: Modern Warfare 2. It’s the game that beat Modern Warfare 2 for 2009 game of the year: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for the PS3!!! OMG, this game is the absolute greatest!! The graphics are astounding and the most impressive I’ve ever seen!!! The game play is so awesome!!! I am absolutely hooked! Not only that, it has an awesome story line and plot and the voiceover acting is really good!!! I’m currently on Chapter 9 and try to play 2 chapters each evening. It’s like I’m in the video game! That’s how realistic it is! I’ve been all over my 360, but now it’s all about the PS3…not gonna touch anything else until I finish Uncharted 2! Absolutely amazing!!! I still have to watch “Inglorious Basterds” too before I start the first season of “True Blood”.
Other than that, been laying low. Not much else going on. Good luck in the Premier League, Phil! Should be a cakewalk fer ya since I’m not playing! Bwahahahahaha. If you’re in the LA area, check out the LAPC. Maybe play the tourney? Come get you some!