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[GSTL] A Foreigner's Experience and Guide - Page 2

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Jaeng
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada110 Posts
June 07 2011 13:28 GMT
#21
awsome write up man, looks like you had an amazing trip.
SplashbackFerret
Profile Joined October 2009
New Zealand846 Posts
June 07 2011 13:51 GMT
#22
On June 07 2011 09:41 darksage78 wrote:
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My cheerful for the first visit to GSL




I most definately saw this cheerful being captured on stream.

Just thought i'd share that.
Splashy the Splashback Awareness Ferret
darksage78
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada243 Posts
June 07 2011 23:06 GMT
#23
To answer a few questions, no I was there for only a week and a bit so my travel schedule was packed - I did not go to any Korean concerts. I heard the lineups for Music Core stuff like that can take hours. As mentioned, I unfortunately missed out on the T-ara concert at the finals by just a few days. I did go to a SPAO department store and saw some nice cut outs of SNSD though XD

As the audience faces the stage, the only way I could have gotten a picture of the female audience in attendance was if I walked out front of the first row and got taken out by the staff. But just take my word for it, near 50:50 guy to girl ratio when the audience was full. Starcraft in Korea still has a very balanced fan base.

The great part of GSTL was that in the pre-finals, 4 teams would play each day so all the big names were there. I could have gotten even more pictures if I really wanted. There were simply too many pros and not enough time, I had to prioritize haha

Thanks to everyone for the feedback, I'm about to pick out a DSLR and once I get good at it I'll be able to produce better pictures in any future reports. I know I will probably be headed to Hong Kong at some point either towards Christmas break or my Reading Week, depends if I can squeeze in another Seoul side trip.
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Yami_no_cosmos
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden59 Posts
June 08 2011 18:40 GMT
#24
This thread makes me all fuzzy and warm on the inside! Beautiful images of everything and I feel so jealous .<3

A+++
" Best at what I do, but what I do isn't pretty"
KDot2
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1213 Posts
June 08 2011 18:43 GMT
#25
this is an amazing thread

I appreciate all the time you put into this I'm a huge GSL fan and Iove to see this.
pr0bez
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States50 Posts
June 08 2011 18:47 GMT
#26
Great insight and pictures. A lot of people were probably wondering what the whole experience is like and if it's worth it. I think you cleared a lot of things up! 5/5!!
Ulfsark
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States958 Posts
June 08 2011 18:49 GMT
#27
I am so jealous! This must have been awesome. Hopefully I can make the journey sometime when I am done paying for school.
gg wp
EchoZ
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Japan5041 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-08 19:06:02
June 08 2011 18:59 GMT
#28
Yay, going to SK in about two weeks, cant wait!
Dear Sixsmith...
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10376 Posts
June 08 2011 19:03 GMT
#29
OMG YOU GOT TO BE WITH LIM YO HWAN LUCKY!!!


Omg so cool, I wish I was there and hug Boxer and ask him "what race should I play?" xD
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
serge
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Russian Federation142 Posts
June 08 2011 19:05 GMT
#30
Sweet, sweet article man! You've seriously made me want to go to korea to watch GSTL now.
I am Malkovich.
yawnoC
Profile Joined December 2010
United States3704 Posts
June 08 2011 19:10 GMT
#31
Great write up and Amazing photos.
I am envious of the people who get the opportunity to do these kinds of things
GG - UNiVeRsE is the best player in the WORLD
MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
June 08 2011 19:35 GMT
#32
I'm so jealous >< Nice read !

The game finished and MarineKing just utterly stopped playing, buried his face in his hands letting DongRaeGu pillage his base. A teammate went into his booth to get him out. Despite Prime losing, as they left a studio a trio of girls sniped them with a gift of Ferro Rocher chocolates.
hahaha, this guy just induce cuteness. With Maka+Polt+MKP, you have enough cuteness for 10 lives.
TDN
Profile Joined May 2011
United States133 Posts
June 08 2011 21:39 GMT
#33
Great writeup. I read every single word.

Hope it'll be my turn to travel soon.
TOCHMY
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Sweden1692 Posts
June 08 2011 21:44 GMT
#34
Wow! Sick! Im jelly Im totally going to korea next year! Great stuff man
Yoona <3 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Look! It's Totoro! ☉.☉☂
Qaatar
Profile Joined January 2011
1409 Posts
June 08 2011 21:45 GMT
#35
Holy shit, this is one of the most well-constructed posts I've seen on TL. Awesome!
CroDeadman
Profile Joined March 2010
Croatia76 Posts
June 08 2011 21:49 GMT
#36
On June 07 2011 13:30 Bobbias wrote:
It's write ups like this that make me want to drop everything, spend every last dime, and head over the SK for one of these.


+1
Official bitch of Artanis[Xp]
EndOfTime88
Profile Joined February 2011
Austria259 Posts
June 09 2011 01:21 GMT
#37
Nice write up, and cool pics (lots of makeup in these O_O).
"Time is what we want most,but what we use worst."-William Penn
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
June 09 2011 03:30 GMT
#38
the sign didn't used to be that big ^^ great though
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(Spiff)
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada82 Posts
June 09 2011 03:48 GMT
#39
Holy mol, Amazing writeup man! Makes me want to go and watch GSTL myself
+ boxer and nada!! :O i dont think words can describe how amazed I am at what all goes on over there during the shows.
Congratz!
Now, everyone in my house watches GSL. GO eSports :D
Cryogenic
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada75 Posts
June 09 2011 04:22 GMT
#40
No, I can't believe you had this great experience and yes, I read the whole text. This is fantastic and I feel like I need to go to Korean to watch some GSL or some GSTL.

Thank you!
"If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place." - Nora Roberts .:| Scarlett |:.
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