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Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
October 16 2012 06:31 GMT
#1
I never thought I'd be writing this blog, but here I am, at LAX getting ready to board my flight to Korea for the first time. As someone who loves Starcraft and has since I was 10 years old this is almost like a dream. I like to think that I'm "old school" and things don't really phase me, but it has sort of hit me that this is something I've wanted to do for over a decade.

I'm the last of my friends and peers from the BW days to make a trip here. I don't know what to expect and have never been to Asia, but I'm really excited. Plus, IntoTheRain was my childhood hero and Azubu just hired him as a coach, which is awesome.

Random note... Hotshotgg, a famous LoL player apparently, is on my flight. Small world, I just saw him at the LoL world championships hah.

I'm kinda sad that I will not be able to stay for the GSL final but I'll try to check out Code A if I can. I will try to write some about my trip and post pics and such. Also if any TL folk are in Korea maybe we can say hi.

This is really like a dream for me and I hope to make the best of my trip and this experience.

PS, everyone go check out cstarleague.com and register for the new season!!

****
twitter.com/xerislight -- follow me~~
Ack1027
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States7873 Posts
October 16 2012 06:36 GMT
#2
HF enjoy your time.
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28094 Posts
October 16 2012 06:38 GMT
#3
That is awesome. Have a great time in Korea, it should everything you imagined
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Drenez
Profile Joined August 2012
United States7 Posts
October 16 2012 06:47 GMT
#4
Hope you make the most out your time and have fun.

Looking forward to your next post.
kierpanda
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States757 Posts
October 16 2012 06:54 GMT
#5
Enjoy and have a safe trip!! :D I expect tons of pictures.
I cook things! :3 | Twitter: @kierpanda | www.eatgamelive.com
MysteryMeat1
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States3292 Posts
October 16 2012 06:58 GMT
#6
sweet share ur pictures with us when u get back.
"Cause ya know, Style before victory." -The greatest mafia player alive
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
October 16 2012 07:07 GMT
#7
First thing I notice : a large majority of flight attendants on American flights (over 90%) are over the age of 45. Every single flight attendant on this plane is a young, attractive/reasonably attractive woman. Also theres a white guy with a super thick bushy mustache sitting next to me.
twitter.com/xerislight -- follow me~~
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
October 16 2012 07:10 GMT
#8
Also they seem incredibly inefficient at filling the overhead bins. They've had to do tons of rearranging of bags amd stuff. Blap
twitter.com/xerislight -- follow me~~
rauk
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States2228 Posts
October 16 2012 07:17 GMT
#9
On October 16 2012 16:07 Xeris wrote:
First thing I notice : a large majority of flight attendants on American flights (over 90%) are over the age of 45. Every single flight attendant on this plane is a young, attractive/reasonably attractive woman. Also theres a white guy with a super thick bushy mustache sitting next to me.


i assume you're on like korean air? that's what happens when asian countries don't give a fuck about discriminatory hiring practices
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51506 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-16 07:36:58
October 16 2012 07:36 GMT
#10
On October 16 2012 16:17 rauk wrote:
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On October 16 2012 16:07 Xeris wrote:
First thing I notice : a large majority of flight attendants on American flights (over 90%) are over the age of 45. Every single flight attendant on this plane is a young, attractive/reasonably attractive woman. Also theres a white guy with a super thick bushy mustache sitting next to me.


i assume you're on like korean air? that's what happens when asian countries don't give a fuck about discriminatory hiring practices


korean air + asiana air attendants hnnfff.

on my flight home i had a guy next to me who looked like jaedong when he was 15.
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ImbaTosS
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom1700 Posts
October 16 2012 07:38 GMT
#11
Go watch the Sonic Starleague while you're there! :D
EleGant[AoV]
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
October 16 2012 07:46 GMT
#12
Have fun Xeris!
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
Zerg.Zilla
Profile Joined February 2012
Hungary5029 Posts
October 16 2012 08:27 GMT
#13
Maybe some day i'm gonna visit Korea to :z hm...just have to keep dreaming.
Anyway have fun!Looking forward to seeing some photos
(•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) ~Keep calm and inject Larva~
i.of.the.storm
Profile Joined April 2009
United States795 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-16 09:02:34
October 16 2012 09:02 GMT
#14
On October 16 2012 16:07 Xeris wrote:
First thing I notice : a large majority of flight attendants on American flights (over 90%) are over the age of 45. Every single flight attendant on this plane is a young, attractive/reasonably attractive woman. Also theres a white guy with a super thick bushy mustache sitting next to me.


I think it's like that on pretty much all Asian airlines, or at least all the ones I've flown on (4 or 5) (regarding flight attendants, not white guys sitting next to me ). GLHF in Korea!
Maru - The Terran hope is alive!
Temerarious Trout
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
174 Posts
October 16 2012 09:24 GMT
#15
Best of luck in Korea Xeris! I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours. Try to recruit some people for Team Light! :D
Feel it first, think about it later
Cedstick
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada3336 Posts
October 16 2012 09:37 GMT
#16
On October 16 2012 18:24 Temerarious Trout wrote:
Best of luck in Korea Xeris! I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours. Try to recruit some people for Team Light! :D

Bring us back some Korean souvenirs huehuehue
"What does Rivington do when he's not commentating?" "Drool." ~ Categorist
ZERG_RUSSIAN
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
10417 Posts
October 16 2012 10:24 GMT
#17
Have fun and say hi to hotshot!
I'm on GOLD CHAIN
GohgamX
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada1096 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-16 14:19:52
October 16 2012 14:18 GMT
#18
Hotshotgg is the man (Canadian)! Have a ton of fun brotha, see you when you get back!
Time is a great teacher, unfortunate that it kills all its pupils ...
docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
October 16 2012 14:53 GMT
#19
Good luck Xeris, though what is this for? Are you just going to Korea for fun? Also make sure HotShotGG doesn't rage too hard at the attendents that he tries a 2 man baron again .
User was warned for too many mimes.
beg
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
991 Posts
October 16 2012 17:24 GMT
#20
On October 16 2012 17:27 Zerg.Zilla wrote:
Maybe some day i'm gonna visit Korea to :z hm...just have to keep dreaming.
Anyway have fun!Looking forward to seeing some photos

why dream? get a job, safe a few thousand dollars, enjoy asia. you can do this twice every year with a regular job easily.
KawaiiRice
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States2914 Posts
October 16 2012 17:38 GMT
#21
Wow another random masters posting a blog about going pro/going to Korea. Cool story bro!
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@KawaiiRiceLighT
hipaul
Profile Joined May 2009
United States274 Posts
October 16 2012 17:43 GMT
#22
Have fun, Xeris!! Please drink everyday in order to fully experience korea :D
SAMSUNG KHAN | tensai[ra] on iccup | Stork, Jangbi, Roro, Shine, Reality, Turn | Miss you Grape even though you failed in pvp and Brave the King of Chain Reaction
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25990 Posts
October 16 2012 18:01 GMT
#23
Good, have fun. Try to get out of your comfort zone.
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StarVe
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany13591 Posts
October 16 2012 21:01 GMT
#24
On October 17 2012 02:38 KawaiiRice wrote:
Wow another random masters posting a blog about going pro/going to Korea. Cool story bro!
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He has the big tournament experience already, though, I remember Fnatic even sent him out for some ace matches in clan wars over Sen and Fenix back in the day.
Depetrify
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
978 Posts
October 16 2012 21:54 GMT
#25
Is Stardust going to be at your house alone?! O.o
KawaiiRice
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States2914 Posts
October 16 2012 22:33 GMT
#26
On October 17 2012 06:54 Depetrify wrote:
Is Stardust going to be at your house alone?! O.o

Son is usually alone in the house anyway, since Xeris goes to work most of the day
@KawaiiRiceLighT
LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-16 22:41:05
October 16 2012 22:39 GMT
#27
On October 17 2012 02:38 KawaiiRice wrote:
Wow another random masters posting a blog about going pro/going to Korea. Cool story bro!
+ Show Spoiler +


Xeris went pro years ago, he beat a 13 year old lastshadow once in wcg 2006, I saw the tau cross rep it was a rape.

but seriously this is awesome, have fun Duran! This must have been relatively last minute for you otherwise I would have expected to hear about it sooner.
Xenocide_Knight
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Korea (South)2625 Posts
October 16 2012 22:40 GMT
#28
Nice! I hope you have a good trip, I'm so jealous >.<
What part of Korea are you going to? Do you speak any korean?
Shine[Kal] #1 fan
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
October 16 2012 23:57 GMT
#29
#_#!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I'm at the Azubu team house atm, it's pretty cool
twitter.com/xerislight -- follow me~~
Depetrify
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
978 Posts
October 17 2012 00:47 GMT
#30
On October 17 2012 07:33 KawaiiRice wrote:
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On October 17 2012 06:54 Depetrify wrote:
Is Stardust going to be at your house alone?! O.o

Son is usually alone in the house anyway, since Xeris goes to work most of the day


Wow, thats a lot of trust. If I was in his position I would just masturbate on EVERYTHING.
ROOTIllusion
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1060 Posts
October 17 2012 03:15 GMT
#31
MY GREATEST RIVAL IS IN THE SAME COUNTRY AS ME?
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