Arrived in Bangkok at the break of day.
Finally escaped the Belgium winter.
Made my way back out here,
into the big wide world....
This is where I’m alive.
This is my place and time.
It felt great to leave Belgian soil behind.
Never shed a single tear for leaving my country. Never will.
Transit in Abu Dhabi, another six hour flight to Bangkok.
No sleep. Great tunes on my iPod.
Overwhelmed with sheer joy and happiness when landing at Bangkok International Airport.
Back in the East.
Fuck, still only in Bangkok. Still only in transit.
But it feels better than any drug could possibly deliver.
Drunk of happiness instead of happy being drunk.
The Far East is where I belong.
Sitting at home, wondering if this whole trip was a good idea
feels silly and plain stupid...
And I haven’t even arrived yet.
Just a few more hours before I’ll board one more plane.
Final destination:
that magical,
marginal,
mellow capital
at the Mekong-river banks...
Phnom Penh
Finally/ again/ at last
Phnom Penh
Almost there...
Singing of,
(all future blog-posts are indefinitely suspended)
A Fish In Water
Monday, January 18, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
PKR Poker on Mac
The look and feel of a video game + online poker = a profitable way of having fun.
It's like playing Mariokart Wii for money against players who have no clue whatsoever...
That's the best part about PKR:
it's where the biggest fish in online poker are...
The level of play resembles a drunk home game (at best).
No one seems to have some sort of plan.
It's very weird (weird but Ev+)
No one seems to have some sort of plan.
It's very weird (weird but Ev+)
VAGABOND
for a cool 100% deposit bonus up to $800...
Good luck at the 3D tables,
make sure to practice your chip tricks
and to wear your coolest outfit!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Hooray for Belgium!
Alas, it must be true what they say...
Small country => small people
Belgium => ...
We have a few dead musicians, a retired bicycle champion and those tennis girls. But, let's face it, there's no greatness in being Belgian, is there?
Get a job, get a wife, get a car, get a house, get a fucking big television, reproduce yourself. Repeat.
Be quiet and stay out of trouble.
Be afraid of anything non-familiar.
Despise the rich, despise the poor.
Oh, average middle class nation!
So it was very refreshing to discover the (Belgian!) AtheneWins-channel on YouTube...
They have been called freaks on the Two Plus Two Pokercast but, really, they do make brilliant over-the-top videos. You just have to keep watching until you get the hang of it. (really!)
Lately they have ventured into the world of online poker...
So, somehow, this dude Chiren and his mom get together with PokerVT-pro Daniel Negreanu and sing 'Bing Blang Blaow' all together... Brilliant!
Big hooray for Belgium!
We need more bad English, shameless self-promotion and this twisted sense of humor over here.
Small country => small people
Belgium => ...
We have a few dead musicians, a retired bicycle champion and those tennis girls. But, let's face it, there's no greatness in being Belgian, is there?
Get a job, get a wife, get a car, get a house, get a fucking big television, reproduce yourself. Repeat.
Be quiet and stay out of trouble.
Be afraid of anything non-familiar.
Despise the rich, despise the poor.
Oh, average middle class nation!
So it was very refreshing to discover the (Belgian!) AtheneWins-channel on YouTube...
They have been called freaks on the Two Plus Two Pokercast but, really, they do make brilliant over-the-top videos. You just have to keep watching until you get the hang of it. (really!)
Lately they have ventured into the world of online poker...
So, somehow, this dude Chiren and his mom get together with PokerVT-pro Daniel Negreanu and sing 'Bing Blang Blaow' all together... Brilliant!
Big hooray for Belgium!
We need more bad English, shameless self-promotion and this twisted sense of humor over here.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Minus Zero (and below)
The year started hot as hell.
But only for a very short moment in time.
Everything dropped below zero.
Quick and nasty.
It's been freezing for weeks now.
(Snow and ice everywhere)
I keep checking my phone but it never rings.
(You have zero missed calls, ten times a day)
I've been losing heavily on Full Tilt for the last week.
(Even needed to drop down to the $36 Sit 'n Go's again)
Everything zero or less.
Somehow the snow and ice annoys me a lot more than my poker losses.
Not so long ago I considered going pro after a winning day
(so skilled at hitting rivers, you know)
and considered quitting
(just another degenerate gambler)
after losing a few hundred bucks.
Nowadays I start to finally grasp the ideas of variance, randomness and 'the long run'.
It's a game of small edges. Suck outs and bad beats are just a part of it.
After about five thousand games I feel confident in my sit 'n go- skills.
Of course, it's hard to stay sharp and focused after losing for days in a row.
But that's what it takes.
Dropped -$1K in a week.
It makes me feel slightly annoyed.
Like a mild headache, nothing serious.
It forced me to abandon the $60-games for now, that's about it.
It will take some time to build up my bankroll again.
But I'll get it all back and more (at least).
Variance is a part of life.
It can be ugly, filthy and 'unfair'.
Either deal with it or sit in a corner and cry.
I made my choice.
I've got a plan, I've got dedication and discipline.
That should be enough to get trough the rough parts.
Going broke is simply not an option.
Get filthy rich or get lost while trying.
But...
If only this filthy, filthy snow would go away,
everything would be almost alright.
Freezing to the bone, freezing to the soul
Whiskey and warm clothes can only do so much.
It's getting to me,
this damned cold, this dirty snow and slippery roads...
Need to get away from this
cold, cold winter...
But only for a very short moment in time.
Everything dropped below zero.
Quick and nasty.
It's been freezing for weeks now.
(Snow and ice everywhere)
I keep checking my phone but it never rings.
(You have zero missed calls, ten times a day)
I've been losing heavily on Full Tilt for the last week.
(Even needed to drop down to the $36 Sit 'n Go's again)
Everything zero or less.
Somehow the snow and ice annoys me a lot more than my poker losses.
Not so long ago I considered going pro after a winning day
(so skilled at hitting rivers, you know)
and considered quitting
(just another degenerate gambler)
after losing a few hundred bucks.
Nowadays I start to finally grasp the ideas of variance, randomness and 'the long run'.
It's a game of small edges. Suck outs and bad beats are just a part of it.
After about five thousand games I feel confident in my sit 'n go- skills.
Of course, it's hard to stay sharp and focused after losing for days in a row.
But that's what it takes.
Dropped -$1K in a week.
It makes me feel slightly annoyed.
Like a mild headache, nothing serious.
It forced me to abandon the $60-games for now, that's about it.
It will take some time to build up my bankroll again.
But I'll get it all back and more (at least).
Variance is a part of life.
It can be ugly, filthy and 'unfair'.
Either deal with it or sit in a corner and cry.
I made my choice.
I've got a plan, I've got dedication and discipline.
That should be enough to get trough the rough parts.
Going broke is simply not an option.
Get filthy rich or get lost while trying.
But...
If only this filthy, filthy snow would go away,
everything would be almost alright.
Freezing to the bone, freezing to the soul
Whiskey and warm clothes can only do so much.
It's getting to me,
this damned cold, this dirty snow and slippery roads...
Need to get away from this
cold, cold winter...
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Movie Of The Month
Last night I watched 'The Lionshare'.Although the first 10 minutes I was really skeptical, it turned out to be a great movie...
Highly recommended for anyone who spends a lot of time online and/or who enjoys the non-Hollywood kind of cinema...
This synopsis is taken from Lionsharemovie.com:
"Nick (Mike Pantozzi) gets his girls the same way he gets his music: online. On a first date, Eva (Jessi Kneeland) invites him to an exclusive filesharing community called ‘The Lionshare’. From there, Nick’s own creative frustration fuels his consumption of pirated music and other media while he produces nothing of his own. Eventually, he finds inspiration in the unlikeliest of places.
THE LIONSHARE is the debut feature from writer/director Josh Bernhard. It was made in the spirit of the independent, do-it-yourself cinema of the Internet age, shot with consumer video cameras at the cost of a few thousand dollars. The latest in a wave of films dubbed “The New Talkies,” its kinetic style and raw performances recall the work of John Cassavetes and the DOGME 95 movement.
Relying on naturalistic dialog and a barebones aesthetic to match the bare honesty of its characters, THE LIONSHARE is a personal look at life and love in an increasingly impersonal world.
Relying on naturalistic dialog and a barebones aesthetic to match the bare honesty of its characters, THE LIONSHARE is a personal look at life and love in an increasingly impersonal world.
THE LIONSHARE is a reflection of how we are living now, as we increasingly relate to each other through the music we listen to and the media we consume; where people communicate through internet memes and pop culture references.
THE LIONSHARE demonstrates how the medium has truly become the message."
THE LIONSHARE demonstrates how the medium has truly become the message."
Download here or find out more at IMDb...
Saturday, January 2, 2010
The Year of Running Hot?
Forty hours into 2010...
(only 7 hours when discounting the time being wasted, drunk, passed out or hung over)
Played twenty $60 Turbo SNG's at Full Tilt,
up a little bit over +$500.
A fine start of the new year...
(only 7 hours when discounting the time being wasted, drunk, passed out or hung over)
Played twenty $60 Turbo SNG's at Full Tilt,
up a little bit over +$500.
A fine start of the new year...
Happy 2010
For the first time in about 15 years my lost sister, (former) attention-whore turned lesbian, decided to let our family enjoy her company for a NewYear's dinner.
She brought her kids and girlfriend.
I just brought a heavy hangover.
Not a good combination.
To make matters worse I just couldn't get the Jon Lajoie song '2 Girls 1 Cup' out of my head. Nursing a headache with champagne, smalls kids running and screaming and disturbing images of lesbian love in my head.
Must be a family New Year!
I suffered in silence and made a run for the exit right after the final cup of coffee.
With the family traditions obliged for 2010,
things can only get better now.
All I need are 7000 Full Tilt Points to unlock my Iron Man Year-End bonus and to hang on another 16 days before leaving the Belgium winter behind...
She brought her kids and girlfriend.
I just brought a heavy hangover.
Not a good combination.
To make matters worse I just couldn't get the Jon Lajoie song '2 Girls 1 Cup' out of my head. Nursing a headache with champagne, smalls kids running and screaming and disturbing images of lesbian love in my head.
Must be a family New Year!
I suffered in silence and made a run for the exit right after the final cup of coffee.
With the family traditions obliged for 2010,
things can only get better now.
All I need are 7000 Full Tilt Points to unlock my Iron Man Year-End bonus and to hang on another 16 days before leaving the Belgium winter behind...
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