yoanm5 ([info]yoanm5) wrote,
@ 2006-12-04 03:28:00
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Current location:Beijing, China
Current music:The Beatnuts - Watch Out Now

Why not update now~
It is 3:30am, we are Monday 4th December, I wrote my last entry on the november 22nd before going to play Moon, That same morning i went to have Breakfast by myself, i had the traditional Korean Barbeque aka Sam Gyup Sal, but i couldnt order it by myself since you have to be 2 at least, so i ordered still but had to pay like 17$ just for me .... I still ate all the meat i was so hungry and didnt wanna waste any food .. i was so full. After that i went back to the hotel and played a few mores games before Crystal came and picked me up to bring me at the Coex to get ready for my game.

I had to go there pretty early, not sure why xD I used my own computer so there was no matter of hardware issue, but the lights in front of me were blinding me. I had a ladder account with like 24/0, i played on it 2 warmup games and lost both of em .... There can be no coincidence i didnt feel comfortable with the setup, i asked them to turn off those lights and it took a long time and alot of negotiations to finally get it half done.

Shortly after, the series started on Echo Isle, where i won rather easily and surprisingly after rifle pushing him.
After this game finished i asked if i could use the restroom and i was asked to wait 1 more game to do so. But during the game i felt the urge to go and played like in a hurry making alot of mistakes since you need alot of patience to play Warcraft, in the end i lost alot of units and decided to just call it gg, so i could reach the restroom on time not for a drama to happen xD
3rd game started on TM and to my surprise he went for some bs strat mass balista .... too much cockyness or i dont know why he would do such a crazy thing, but anyway i won.
4th game on TS, Panda first for him, expo for me then some good harass, i had huge advantage, at tier2 he added pitlord and started massing dryads, at one point he had alot of units damage both heroes half hp and almost all his wells empty, he was at 40pop, i was at 50 with 1500 gold, without production buildings , nor shop or farms, i guess thats pretty much why i lost , gave him too much time while if i just made alot of units and towered his expo there was nothing he could do.
5th game on EI, went for expo this time and didnt play particulary good again making alot of mistakes and so, i lost logically to someone who practice plenty more than me and wanted to win alot more.

Overall im not disapointed at all for losing this, and im even pleased with winning 2 maps i didnt expect this whatsoever.

The day after the match i went to club with Rekrul GiYoM and 2 of their Korean friends, it was pretty fun but i had to fly the next morning and went to the airport without sleep and with a pretty bad hungover xD

Luckily i was flying with Korean Air this time and that flight might have been the best ive had in my entire life! So many movies on the personnal screen i got, could Fastforward pause, do everything, i watched Fast & Furious Tokyo Drift for the first time, aswell as John Tucker must die and Clik with adam sandler =)

As i arrived in Sweden there was a cab driver who had a paper with my name on it, drove me to the hotel where i met SaSe in the lobby, dropped my luggage in my room and went to eat at the macdonalds where i met GlaiVe for the first time. Went to sleep shortly after that, had to wakeup early the next morning.

Next morning had breakfast with some players, was at same table as the Bulgarians, we joked around alot like always with DIDI/Inso.
After that everyone headed to Inferno Online in a couple of cab where we met the ESL crew and got to setup our stuff.

My first game was against Hum4nic i won pretty easily 2/0 as i expected to.
Second vs Insomnia i think it was, won 2/0, i played excelent those games and was myself surprised by it , especially as i almost never practice Human vs Human.
Third game vs DIDI, dropped a map which really pissed me off by the way i lost it, played pretty good and lost hardly .... but i guess Elf is Elf :D
Fourth and last game vs Shocker won rather easily 2/0.

So i was through, i was pretty tired this evening and was the first player to leave back to the hotel (alone) to go to sleep.

Next morning same story, wakeup , breakfast. While going downstairs to eat breakfast someone told me i had to play vs DieSeL this morning, i was surprised because all i knew from the previous evening ( thx to SaSe's sms ) was that i was gonna have to play vs the winner of DieSeL vs Duck.
I thought i was gonna have to face Duck tbh , and prepared alot of counters to his herofocus strat in my head... ! But now .. i had to play Elf ... xD

dropped a map vs him too, just like vs DIDI8, really got me angry, cant even remember if it was the first game or second... I erased those games off my memory unconciously because my mind can't take the pain :D

Anyway won 2/1 and advanced, was top 4 already which means i'm qualified for the global finals.
Played vs Insomnia next and lost 1/2 then lost to Grubby 1/2, which makes me rank #4.

Everyone went to eat together after that except me who was too tired again and slept early, the next morning i went to Gothenburg by train with SaSe, and in the Stockholm's train station i recognized a guy i often get to see at tournaments, it was NiP-ins going home from a stay in Stockholm, chatted for a bit before the train arrived, funny coincidence :)

Arrived in Gothenburg finally, on our way we had tried to book our tickets for 2 days after to fly to Beijing but had failed due to a rather weird service provided by the company we used !
As i got off the train which was like an outdoor subway we took in Gothenburg i saw a blond girl walking by and smiling and thought wtf~! Turned around to Kim and he said "that's my sister", i was surprised, didnt know he had a sister and didnt know she was this pretty! :)

Anyway his mom picked us up at the station and drove us to his home where we stayed like this 2 nights. I setup my comp in Kim's room during my stay and we both practicing a bunch, i also caught up to PrisonBreak and Heroes, had missed the two last episodes of each show


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What you've read above was the part1 of this blog, in the part 2 i talked about everything until now but something bad happened .... i wrote for like 1h30 in a row after part1, and suddendly my comp restarted ... i looked down, i had pushed the power button accidentally with my foot, it was 4:30am i got mad and went to sleep. Dont feel like re-writing everything so instead im just going to provide you with alot of pictures i have took from Italy/Korea/China =)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yoanm5/

I also will try to post more replays in the future in this blog if i can.

Cya for now :)




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(Anonymous)
2006-12-03 08:05 pm UTC (link)
HaHa!

Take the first floor, then sit down and read it!

--Satine

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-03 08:44 pm UTC (link)
Merci pour l'update des que tu poura il faudrait que tu donne un peu de detail sur la chine ;) ! bonne chance pour l'IEST et prend du bon temps

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-03 08:48 pm UTC (link)
- -b French, who can translate it? help~~~

--Satine

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-03 08:59 pm UTC (link)
The translation is: Thanks for the update! As soon as you can, please give us some details about China. Good luck for IEST and take oyur time!

- aYaTolLah

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-04 01:45 pm UTC (link)
and have a good time !!

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-06 05:14 pm UTC (link)
Thank u aYaTolLah.
i thought the comment has something to do with me,but i know it was said to Yoan.:P
--Satine

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wOisChEr
(Anonymous)
2006-12-03 10:34 pm UTC (link)
hi yoan i'm a big fan of you could u give us your ladder account with which u warmed up


fighting tod.

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-03 10:51 pm UTC (link)
Tell us more about Sase's sister :)

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-04 01:16 am UTC (link)
Haha "five us more details about sase' sister" :)

Pretty good article with some details... Hope that u'll enjoy (again) ur stay in China

Belrhiti 'Sanji' R.

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GL ToD!
(Anonymous)
2006-12-04 06:20 am UTC (link)
GL ToD!

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Good stuff !
(Anonymous)
2006-12-04 11:06 am UTC (link)
Pics of the cute blond girl only thing wanting in this blog post !

Great to read about the rest haha and keep updating sir with pics of China!

==kage

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-04 01:44 pm UTC (link)
ohhh putin sa fait plaisir une nouvelle news ;)

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oh,oh,oh~
(Anonymous)
2006-12-05 12:10 am UTC (link)
As i got off the train which was like an outdoor subway we took in Gothenburg i saw a blond girl walking by and smiling and thought wtf~! Turned around to Kim and he said "that's my sister", i was surprised, didnt know he had a sister and didnt know she was this pretty! :)

very good!very good!

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Kim's pretty sister :)
(Anonymous)
2006-12-05 02:09 am UTC (link)
haha,now i really want to see Kim's pretty sister : D
jjni

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Bon voyage~!ToD~
[info]zuomei
2006-12-05 07:17 am UTC (link)
Forget all the unhappy things and wish u be moooooooooooooooore happy and lucky in China!

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Professionalism.... or lack off
(Anonymous)
2006-12-05 01:26 pm UTC (link)
I was intruduced to the Wacracft pro scene by replays of your clan mate Grubby. His in game abilities amazed me but what impressed me even more was his behabior oustide the game. He conducts himself with poise, integrity, proffesionalism and gives the Warcraft pro circuit a great image. Its not suprising that most most people that follow Warcraft are Grubby fans on some level. After reading up on Grubby, I learned that he was part of the 4Kings association which housed other great players such as yourself. Expecting the same high caliber talent and classy behaviour displayed by your clan mate, I began following your matches as well.

I watched a few of your replays and was pretty impressed with your play style. I started following your career a bit and the initial awe and respect I felt towards you soon turned to disgust and repulsion.
After reading a series of your blogs and your WC 3 interviews I have realised that A:you always have an excuse or a derogatory comment about the conditions or the opposition B: you seem to complain frequentely about negligible tournament issues and act like spoiled child C:You paradigm on most things seems petty and negative.
Every time I finish reading your blogs, I feel lethargic and meen spirited in a cat kicking way.

You need to stop behaving like a child and acting like a paid proffesional. Look no further then your friend and clan mate Grubby for advice on how to conduct yourself. Your in the big leagues, act like it.

A dissapointed fan

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Re: Professionalism.... or lack off
[info]yoanm5
2006-12-05 05:51 pm UTC (link)
Feel free not to keep on reading my blog pal :)

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Re: Professionalism.... or lack off
[info]28thvoodoo
2006-12-07 08:28 am UTC (link)
1 dissapointed fan for every 10,000 happy ones isn't too bad.

GO TOD! Keep your voice heard, and your attitude genuine!

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Re: Professionalism.... or lack off
(Anonymous)
2007-05-01 05:12 am UTC (link)
While tod might not be composed or contribute to the image of the warcraft 3 scene, you can't expect him to carry that on his shoulders. Tod has achieved as many wins as he has because he does things to his preference. He may not be the happiest person out there, but he is where he is because of what he does. To change how he acts in public, or how he thinks, simply to provide a subtle pleasantry to the scene would be a mistreatment of himself.

Do I like the way tod carries himself, not really, but on that note it's not up to me. I've never met tod, the only thing I know about him is the fact that he parties a lot, and kicks more ass at warcraft 3 than a pro wrestler hopped on steriods killing a kitten. I for one, wish you the best of luck tod, and hope you find a little more joy in life. I also admire your tough skin as I'm possitive you get a lot of people saying, zomg stop complaining.

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-05 06:25 pm UTC (link)
haha raped n1 tod

sure tod complain but u need to keep in mind when he give his opinion (his true opinion) he say everything grubby just say its nice cuz he probably dont give a shit or dont want to give his opinion but its not always perfect but mb tod seem like a whiner but in fact hes the only one who have the nuts to say what is good n bad

desRow

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[info]pandachamploo
2006-12-05 07:02 pm UTC (link)
thanks for the pictures :)

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Reeeplays!
(Anonymous)
2006-12-05 10:09 pm UTC (link)
Hello tod, your my favourite player and i admire you alot, but i have a question. Are those replays published at all? Id like to see them but they are no where -_______-'.

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-06 04:42 pm UTC (link)
Keep up the good work, I appreciate the time you put into writing these articles ^_^

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KEYBOARD
(Anonymous)
2006-12-06 07:49 pm UTC (link)
Yoan, what is the model of this keyboard http://www.flickr.com/photos/yoanm5/315021746/ ?
just choosing a new one :)

yeah]kas

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-07 12:09 pm UTC (link)
Replay feed please :)

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GL
(Anonymous)
2006-12-08 10:02 am UTC (link)
IEST group B looks harder than any group we've seen before.
Good Luck, ToD Fighting ~

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-08 09:43 pm UTC (link)
Good luck @IEST
Show us what you can do !

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Good job
(Anonymous)
2006-12-09 10:38 am UTC (link)
Like always...thx 4 update, nice to see ur doing ok...gl in iest

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ToD Fighting
(Anonymous)
2006-12-09 05:33 pm UTC (link)
Gl ToD in all of ur upcoming matches, oh and btw dont listen to tht disappointed fan of urs, ur hair is so much better than grubby's so u give a much better image to the wc3 scene ;). Gl in WSVG

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Re: ToD Fighting
(Anonymous)
2006-12-09 05:34 pm UTC (link)
my bad, got confused talkign bout grubby, gl in IEST*

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GO TOD
(Anonymous)
2006-12-09 07:23 pm UTC (link)
Best of luck at IEST man, I'll be rooting for you all the way.
FIGHTING !

-YseoG

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you almost dominated Sky on EI
(Anonymous)
2006-12-11 07:51 am UTC (link)
i was very impressed with how badly you outplayed him. if you had tp-ed out in time with your AM, you would've saved both heroes and had a huge army/economy advantage. you should've won 2-1.

you are obviously at the top of your game. with just a little bit more luck, you would've beaten sky...and moon earlier (you could've had the TS game). considering that sky and moon are both the scariest players currently, that's saying a lot.

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Re: you almost dominated Sky on EI
(Anonymous)
2006-12-12 02:49 am UTC (link)
Hey ToD,

In case you read this. I'm one of the casual fans of the game, who thinks that you've got the potential to be the top player in WC3.

After watching several of your games, my impression, which you can take or ignore as you wish, being that you're a pro-gamer and I'm not, is that although you practice a great deal and as a result, have a lot of the in-game mechanics and skills mastered, you do not focus as much practice into strategy development, as say Sky does. This is the key advantage I see Sky having over your style, because much of his practice goes into preparing strats that takes full advantage of the map, and he thinks about what the typical response by his opponent to his gameplan will be and plans for it in advance, by either building the appropriate defense, or causing enough offensive distraction to buy time to complete his strategy.

Your style, I've noticed, is more flexible, and less scripted, which although it can be a strength, it can be a problem when you're up against other top players, and haven't planned for what they are most likely to do. That's the missing piece I've noticed after observing a lot of your games, and while you're often able to get by with elegant gameplay, I believe you can do so much more with a little more strategic planning.

Just two cents from a fan who enjoys watching your replays. Keep working at it.

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-12 11:12 am UTC (link)
Get revenge @NGL One please :)

Btw great games in IEST vs Sase and Sky !

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great job~
(Anonymous)
2006-12-13 04:25 am UTC (link)
I enjoyed your pictures and the journey of pro-gamer. I've been following your replays for some time and I wish you the best for future endeavors. I'm so jealous that you've been to Korea so often, as I am korean american bound. hehe ^_^

Keep up the good work!

phatdragon (azeroth)

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-13 08:14 am UTC (link)
though many dont think so, i think you are more innovative and talented than sky, and as a result, are a better player. on both ts and ei, you dominated him, until u made that bad mistake in sky's base and didnt tp fast enough :( anyway, i think you deserved to win, and i wish you good luck in the future. next time, own sky (cheater) please!

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