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What I am thankful for this year, eSports related.

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RuMCaKe
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States559 Posts
December 14 2011 00:57 GMT
#1
This year I've had my ups and downs like everyone else. Right now I have torn ligaments in my right ankle and have been sick off and on the past month or so. Despite the downs, it's good to consider the ups as well. I've also been thinking lately about what I'm thankful for in terms of E-Sports this year and figured I would write a blog about it.

I'm thankful for getting my start in E-Sports this past year. I've had the opportunity to meet so many amazing people, travel, and see some really great places. I'm also thankful for my teammates that put their trust in me as their manager on a regular basis, that work hard to grow and mature as players and as people day in day out. I'm thankful for having a team owner that puts his trust in my decision making and is always there when he's needed. I'm thankful for all of my new friends that I've made through E-Sports, people like Doa that are there all the time; always able to talk and help with anything they can. I'm thankful for everyone that supports our players and teams, because without them we are nothing. I'm thankful for having a wife that not only puts up with E-Sports, but is becoming a fan. She made the leap of faith and attended the NASL Finals and even enjoyed it! I'm thankful for this amazing community that I've learned so much from since I've started. Both the positive and negative comments fuel me to continue to improve in every aspect of my job.

I'm thankful for some of the great memories that I've gotten from this year. Here's a few of them: The Twitch parties that were put on were always incredibly fun. Moments at Orlando when were teasing each other and Hwang slapped himself. That will be something I will never forget. Watching Gatored play DRG and Strelok on the stream with the crew that was in Olrando for MLG while he was at IEM NY was one of my most fun moments in E-Sports. The amount of emotional investment from all of his teammates in one room was just incredible! Watching WBC type \dance vs mkp on the side stage live at MLG and everyone going crazy when won tae took a game and tied the series up is something I could never forget. Three fourths the crowd had no idea what to think. Getting Korean food for the first time with my wife, HwangSin, GunRun, hero and puma at the NASL Grand Finals was a blast. Having Hwang tell me to try everything and ordering for me was hilarious, and yet another memorable moment.

-GoSuRuM


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LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
December 14 2011 01:29 GMT
#2
Rumcake!!!! Glad to hear you had an epic esports year! Thanks for sharing.
Darkren
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada1841 Posts
December 14 2011 01:36 GMT
#3
Really got to start more foreign events instead of just GSL, if only i had more time in my life.
"Yeah, I send (hopefully) helpful PM's quite frequently. You don't have to warn/ban everything" - KadaverBB
Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
December 14 2011 01:37 GMT
#4
To a better 2012.
Thank God and gunrun.
TylerThaCreator
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States906 Posts
December 14 2011 01:37 GMT
#5
Hope GoSu hits some major wins in 2012

You brought up something that I was very curious about - HwangSin. How is he out of game? I've never really heard much of anything about him other than his playstyle. He seems to be a very funny character.
aka SethN
RuMCaKe
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States559 Posts
December 14 2011 01:43 GMT
#6
On December 14 2011 10:37 TylerThaCreator wrote:
Hope GoSu hits some major wins in 2012

You brought up something that I was very curious about - HwangSin. How is he out of game? I've never really heard much of anything about him other than his playstyle. He seems to be a very funny character.



Hes like a brother to me now, hes an awesome kid with a great sense of humor. He also has some of the nicest/pure intentions out there.
twitter.com/RuMCaKeS
KawaiiRice
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States2914 Posts
December 14 2011 01:48 GMT
#7
<3 its gosu!
@KawaiiRiceLighT
RuMCaKe
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States559 Posts
December 14 2011 01:59 GMT
#8
On December 14 2011 10:48 KawaiiRice wrote:
<3 its gosu!


<3 KawaiiRice and KiwiClone Army
twitter.com/RuMCaKeS
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
December 14 2011 02:03 GMT
#9
MMA training is a hard knock life.

Cheers my MMA brethren.
Keyboard Warrior
Profile Joined December 2011
United States1178 Posts
December 14 2011 04:28 GMT
#10
Really happy for you RumCake! Keep it up!
Not your regular Keyboard Warrior ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
DoA
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Korea (South)599 Posts
December 15 2011 00:36 GMT
#11
Scott's a great manager and a great guy. Those are some cool experiences!
I cast, therefore I am.
thundertoss
Profile Joined March 2010
United States1166 Posts
December 15 2011 01:42 GMT
#12
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Underneath David Kims banelings is another control group of banelings.
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