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After watching the GSL live and wondering why other people aren't raving about it after having completely ridiculous nergasms, I decided I would write a little something to try and persuade all of you who even had the slightest hint of desire to be a part of the best Starcraft experience of my life.
(Not in order of importance)
Reason #1.
The Cheerfuls.
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Some of the people that watch GSL are serious artists man.
After they get (or sadly don't) their cheerful aired, they give it to the Gom Staff who post it on the walls. I thought it was just going to be one wall, but the whole frickin place is covered in cheerfuls. Hidden among them are SC memes and jokes, very nice artwork, heartfelt fan messages, etc. I seriously spent an hour looking at the cheerfuls.
Reason #2:
The Photo Gallery
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Second best thing to actually being with the players.
The hall of fame pictures give me nerdchills thinking about the games in their finals. And the pictures with the players and all their fans are seriously so amazing to look at. Also seeing all the players in one place is really, really awesome.
Reason #3:
Free stuff
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Free drinks. ZOMG. Drank so much Pepsi and Mountain Dew.
Oh and the GomGirl laid out snacks at the table, but when I got to it they were gone. :[
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So much paper for cheerfuls, SO MUCH FUN.
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This is tea. And water next to it. And free Gom brand tissues. ^^
DAMMIT I deleted the picture with the balloon boomers, but that was awesome too. The noise they make cannot be beat. I was overwhelmed by how hospitable everyone is. The GomGirl was so friendly, and Cella told me to drink some soda, cuz it was free. ^^
Getting to my fourth point:
Reason #4:
People
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The GomGirl is so nice, and cute in person. She's really friendly. ^^
After I bought a Gom shirt, she asked which my favorite player was, and I said Nada. She went to go get a picture of Nada then gave it to me. They're so hospitable.
I should've asked for a picture with her... Dammit.
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Bought a gom shirt... Apparently it comes with a BoxeR signature, picture and 2 gom stickers. And then the Nada picture the GomGirl gave me. ^^
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qxc drops in when he isn't laddering or practicing. Yep.
Also, didn't get pictures with them, but Moletrap, Doa and Wolf were all there watching. It's really so surreal talking to them. Just talking story, usually about SC, but still, really fun to just chill with them.
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Tastosis are so nice in person. Just wait till after the games and they gladly take pictures. ^^ They can't really talk story when they have to cast though, but even in breaks they'll chat as much as they can. When I approached them before the games started Tasteless thought I was Korean and asked if I spoke English, haha.
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Cella. He's so funny and really welcoming. I was too starstruck to ask Bomber and MMA for pictures so he asked them for me after seeing that I was just staring at them with my jaw open. Then after I asked to get a picture with him and he was really surprised. I guess he doesn't think he's as popular as he is. He was even more surprised when I asked him to sign my Gom shirt. ^^
The Gom staff in general are just so accommodating and nice. They do their best in the English that they know, but you can tell that they try really hard to make you feel welcome, and thank you for coming to watch GSL.
Am I missing something?
Oh right,
Reason #5:
The Players
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I coudl've gotten pictures with Optimus and Genius, but I'm not the biggest fans of them. Esp. Optimus after he beats MMA. >:[
But anyway, HOLY SHIT. If you go early, the players kinda just lounge around before they go in the studio to set up. You can nab pictures with them and even talk to them a little. They're always so welcoming. I was shaking with nerdgasms as they came up the stairs. Throughout the games, they'll walk by you and sometimes wave or just smile. It's a ridiculous nerd dream come true.
It's surreal because the cameras make the studio seem really big... It's not.
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I'm sticking out my foot from a chair in the front row. You're seriously right there. That intensifies the emotion when you're playing. After MMA lost and I saw Cella go in his booth to comfort him I was seriously tearing up...
Notice I didn't mention the games. Don't go just for the games. Sure watching Starcraft is fun, but most of the time you'll just be looking at the players and Tastosis/casters. It's such an awesome experience. Meeting the players... mindblowing.
Watching GSL live. Priceless. Seriously.
DO IT.
 
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I smell an epic blog incoming 
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Nada SC2 Box should have been standard issue wtf blizzard
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oooooooooooh that Jinro one and star wars reference are so good.
5/5 man :D
Did you go today in ro16 day 2 of code s?
1 Day earlier and you could've met with Tastosis! 
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On August 24 2011 22:15 shannn wrote:oooooooooooh that Jinro one and star wars reference are so good. 5/5 man :D Did you go today in ro16 day 2 of code s? 1 Day earlier and you could've met with Tastosis!
I did meet Tastosis!
On August 24 2011 22:12 Mattchew wrote:
Nada SC2 Box should have been standard issue wtf blizzard
I laughed for a good minute after seeing it. Then looked at it again then laughed some more.
So cute/funny.
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If only I had the money to go there! :{
Thanks for the pictures :D
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Do they still raffle out free stuff at the end of the day? (Mouse/mousepads/speakers?)
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God damn, ur so lucky!!!!!
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On August 24 2011 22:48 awu25 wrote:
Do they still raffle out free stuff at the end of the day? (Mouse/mousepads/speakers?)
That might only be for GSTL. :o
I wouldn't know. They didn't do it when I went.
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So much awesome... I need to experience this one day. :o
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On August 24 2011 22:51 mizU wrote:Show nested quote +On August 24 2011 22:48 awu25 wrote:
Do they still raffle out free stuff at the end of the day? (Mouse/mousepads/speakers?) That might only be for GSTL. :o I wouldn't know. They didn't do it when I went.
I went back in January for Code S. They probably got rid of it. It must've cost way too much giving out that stuff every day.
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On August 24 2011 23:00 awu25 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 24 2011 22:51 mizU wrote:On August 24 2011 22:48 awu25 wrote:
Do they still raffle out free stuff at the end of the day? (Mouse/mousepads/speakers?) That might only be for GSTL. :o I wouldn't know. They didn't do it when I went. I went back in January for Code S. They probably got rid of it. It must've cost way too much giving out that stuff every day.
The sponsors probably stopped supplying them.
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FFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU Mizu :D
More pictures needed! Nicely done man :D
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5/5, for awesomeness, really seems amazing to go and watch gsl live. Free pizza would've notched up the epicness even more :D
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Awesome 5/5!
So inspiring I have to make this happen one day.
After seeing them so many times on stream I can't imagine what it would be like to feel them :O
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Great blog! It looks way better than when I went for May GSTL. There were no free cold drinks when I went .
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So awesome! I hope that I am able to go someday. Would be great to be able to get pictures with the players.
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I won't die before i see some live starcraft in South Korea!
nice job man looks like you had loads of fun
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i really enjoyed reading this, very nice writing and pics 
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More people need to take pictures and blog about their experience!
Thanks for the write up!
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You lucky bitch! One day I'll go to SK and bask in glory !!! >.>
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It is very rarely that I actually read a blog this long. Yours was awesome! 5/5 sounds like you had an amazing time and I'm jealous for sure!
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Im jealous, next summer ill go for sure...
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On August 24 2011 22:15 shannn wrote:1 Day earlier and you could've met with Tastosis!
Looks back up....
You are really small or everyone at Gom is gigantic. That picture of you with QXC scared me for a second because of how huge he seemed.
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i died laughing at the "Artosis Hottie" cheerful
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Such a great writeup with excellent pictures. Thanks!!! I wanna goto south korea (
Artosis hottie :D
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On August 25 2011 01:44 Emporio wrote:Show nested quote +On August 24 2011 22:15 shannn wrote:1 Day earlier and you could've met with Tastosis! Looks back up.... You are really small or everyone at Gom is gigantic. That picture of you with QXC scared me for a second because of how huge he seemed.
I'm 5' 6". They're pretty tall. Lol.
And when I met qxc I told him he looks a lot smaller in TV cuz IRL he's a beast.
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Wow! You're so lucky ! 
Hope you are enjoying your time in Korea ^^
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Wow now I really want to go... maybe when I'm done with school..!
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man I love these pictures, that smile in each and every one of them :D
make time to go there again and ask for a picture with the gomgirl ^.^
hf and gl in school later and again; have a great time over there!
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On August 25 2011 03:08 onlinerobbe wrote:
man I love these pictures, that smile in each and every one of them :D
make time to go there again and ask for a picture with the gomgirl ^.^
hf and gl in school later and again; have a great time over there!
I was soooooo excited to be there. :D
Hopefully I can go back for GSTL or Code S finals. ^^
Thank you!
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this, my next international holiday might just have to be to Korea, Hmmmm.... What an idea.
Great blog post man, and great pics!
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If you can make it, definitely do it, if even for a day. Completely worth it. ^^
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Great pictures :D nice to see you're enjoying yourself over there
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Haha awesomeawesome blog. Was not aware of how hospitable gom is. Looks like you had tons of fun too ^^.
Needs to be spotlighted!
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On August 25 2011 14:17 ketomai wrote:
Haha awesomeawesome blog. Was not aware of how hospitable gom is. Looks like you had tons of fun too ^^.
Needs to be spotlighted!
They're seriously so awesome. Gom staff rocks. They talk starcraft. Not sure who I was talking to, but I think he was pretty important, we were both cheering for MMA and talking strategy. And how we both thought Nestea was gonna win. (shucks)
HuK's Korean name is... 크리스. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
All of the staff members there are really so friendly, it's awesome. ^^
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Nice pictures!
You're lucky I wasn't there, I'm super unfriendly.
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It's a post like this that makes me want to leave everything and move to Korea today. Thank you. Thank you so much for making the GSTL in the next hour that much better.
You're the best fucking poster of the week.
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Amazing writeup, I really plan on getting some tickets to go to Seoul once I get my move to Japan finished. With all the Gom hate I see it makes me happy to see that they make it such a great place for fans to be.
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Great post! Went in June but without my camera, definitely an experience~!
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Sigh ... I so want to go right now especially since there's a flight special and round trip from where I live is $800, NUUUUUUUUUU SO JELLY! Epic Blog. 5/5
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On August 25 2011 17:49 kOre wrote:
Sigh ... I so want to go right now especially since there's a flight special and round trip from where I live is $800, NUUUUUUUUUU SO JELLY! Epic Blog. 5/5
Don't you wanna get some signed gomshirts you can sell too? :DD
Go go go go go go
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Hey there,
I'm in Seoul now on vacation with the wife who has decided to rest up at the hotel, leaving me free to go out, so thought I'd try to go watch SC2 matches live. Do you where there are live games tonight (sat 27th - that is, in the next few hours)? I definitely don't play as much as I used to, but it would be pretty cool to catch a live sc2 matches.
TIA
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Great pictures, thanks for the writeup
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Amazing blog :D
Really wish I can go one day :o
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On August 27 2011 17:54 tnim wrote:
Hey there,
I'm in Seoul now on vacation with the wife who has decided to rest up at the hotel, leaving me free to go out, so thought I'd try to go watch SC2 matches live. Do you where there are live games tonight (sat 27th - that is, in the next few hours)? I definitely don't play as much as I used to, but it would be pretty cool to catch a live sc2 matches.
TIA
I feel bad for you to say that there are no matches on saturday/sunday unless there's a grand finale.
Instead you now have time to go do some sightseeing then :p
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On August 27 2011 19:02 shannn wrote:Show nested quote +On August 27 2011 17:54 tnim wrote:
Hey there,
I'm in Seoul now on vacation with the wife who has decided to rest up at the hotel, leaving me free to go out, so thought I'd try to go watch SC2 matches live. Do you where there are live games tonight (sat 27th - that is, in the next few hours)? I definitely don't play as much as I used to, but it would be pretty cool to catch a live sc2 matches.
TIA I feel bad for you to say that there are no matches on saturday/sunday unless there's a grand finale. Instead you now have time to go do some sightseeing then :p
Damm, looks like bad timing. It would have been pretty awesome though to catch a live match. No way the wife is letting me do this any other time. lol.
Anyway, thanks for the info.
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Yeah, matches aren't on the weekend. Well I think the STX Master's Cup was? But only special matches are, but I have no idea where the BW ones are.
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