Sunday, October 18, 2009 - A day before the flight :

As usual I woke up late in the morning due to yesterday night late rest. After getting brunch, I was watching storm chasers on discovery channel, eat, packed my stuffs for wallaby, before I left home for an exciting day.

Chin Yong was asking me what time I would be leaving, which I did left my area at around 12. On the way there, I called up Gerald Tham, and happen to know that he would be at Kinokunya. Thus when I reached Orchard, I went up to find Inuran and Gerald together. After some shopping, we went over to Orchard Central, a new shopping centre in the area. Browsed games and toys at Funz Center, one of the shop at level 5, before we head over to somerset MRT. By that time, another Gerald, Gerald Wong, message me that he is already over at Sunshine Plaza TCG waiting.

Seeing that he's already there, I left the couple and went over to Sunshine as soon as possible. When I arrived over at Sunshine, and went over to the shop The Card Geeks, it was already full house. Seeing so, and Chin Yong was not there, Gerald, Takuya, a bunch of other guys and me went over to Ishi Mura, a Japanese foodcourt over at Paradise Center.

At Ishi Mura, we had a few card matches. I vs Doggyfong, one of the players, and he was trying out his new deck formation, mainly about Archer and Rin combo. Interesting especially he keeps on destroying my characters along with his, which I had to pay 3 to encore while he just need to discard one character card I think. But overall both matches we had, I won. Next I asked those guys around me on how to form a Komari deck. Got all my info and i was thus happy to write them down, hoping I could form it before I reach.

Also I had a WS duel with Gerald, and finally he won. He was damn happy, well thats good for him. Hopefully he will win more when the competition comes in a weeks time.

Chin Yong arrive not long after, and was considering if he would get a 2nd booster box. After deciding, and also I needed to get another Little Busters! EX deck for a certain trial deck card, he went over to the ATM, drew cash and went over to TCG to buy. Apparently we bought the deck, which I think it was the last one, the nanoha booster box, and also some card protectors.

Back again to Ishi Mura, and we saw Gerald with his friend Yihao and another guy heading over to the lan shop to play starcraft. We walked alot today. At Ishi Mura, we opened all the booster packs, and to our luck, One Ace of Ace Nanoha, One FOIL AOA Nanoha, one riot fate, one vita RR, and so long and so for. It was a damn lucky pick, and the tension was building up against me cause I had chose that box. STRESSFUL.

Deciding not to stay longer due to the crowds coming in, yet again we head back to TCG. The Phantom Trial Deck competition was still on, thus me, Takuya and Chin Yong went over to the Wanton Mee Shop, ordered a drink and we start forming his deck. Apparently with the amount of cards he have, he manage to almost form finish a Nanoha Fate deck. For Hayate, he still lacks a considerable amount of cards, which he has to find. We formed his deck over a long time until Gerald call us said we are ready to go.

Obviously go where? To Gerald's place of course! Took a bus down to his house, and went over to a food centre. There, Chin Yong finally found his 2 dollar Fried Rice. It was damn nice when I had it over at Gerald's home. We later walk all the way back to his house.

Alarmingly, he has a dog. I was afraid that it would bite, but instead learnt that the dog was more of excited than angry. The fun is next. After dinner, we played WS and Blazblue. As a newbie to the game, I had no idea on how to play, tried a few combos, learn something new, got trashed, and I retired to WS instead. Chin Yong was playing with me WS on training and he gets to know his card more. I could tell he was wearing out with all the combos in his brain.

There was this match though, quite a close call. I had 3 hp left, which is left 3 empty slots in the clock. He used a climax, which adds 1 soul and 1k attack power. He did an attack to me, and it was 3 damage. Triggered card gave another soul, thus 4 soul, 4 damage. As I flipped the 4th card, it was a CLIMAX. The tension was so high that both of us broke out into laughter and I was screaming for joy. Next turn, I did 2 damage, he canceled, and 1 damage for another and he died.
It was seriously the most fun match ever for today.

I also had a match with gerald, which he also killed me. Finally he won me twice. It was also very memorable due to both of us being level 3. Too bad I did not flip any climax as it was very far from what I could reach. Went to BlazBlue, random mashed Noel, and killed his Tager once. Everyone was shocked and screaming no game plan! Interesting though. Finally at the end of the day, which was already 11pm, I left a card for Gerald in for bringing Good luck and fate to him for the upcoming competition which I expect him to win.

After a long and tiring day, a walk to the bus stop, as I hear the roar of the bus from the distance, I knew, this day is over, and its time for me to go home, prepare, and head towards Australia.

I seriously enjoyed my day, and never once I did regret spending cash, money, just to enjoy with friends. I long to be back, get back my card from Gerald, play more WS with both Gerald and Chin Yong, and with new friends I made. Also not to mention, form my Komari deck first.

Some target cards already in my mind. So lets pray hard, do well, drive safely, and stay happy.

P.S. Gerald TAKE CARE OF THE DRAWING!

gtsfrost blogged at Sunday, October 18, 2009