January 30, 2005

• Friday

  After work, I picked up Esther and we decided to eat at Gardena Bowl.  Jen and Wayne came by later and we opened up a pool table.    Shane showed up later on.   I really suck at pool.   Not to say that I was good, but I used to be better than how I play now.  

  Saturday

  Esther came by and we headed over to Hollywood Park for the Click2asia Texas Holdem tournament.    Shane, Jen, Wayne, Mimi, Connie (Mimi's roommate), Charles and myself all entered.    Charles and Shane made it to the second round while the rest of us didn't do so well.    .  

  In case you're wondering, this is how my last hand went, I had a queen and six of diamonds.   The flop comes Qc 5d 7d.   I raised all-in and the guy next to me did the same.   Then, the guy two seats down called.    The guy next to me had a king and nine of diamonds and the guy two seats down had a Qh and 10c.    I was pretty much beat on both ends because if the flush came, the guy with king had me beat and if nothing else came, the guy with the queen had a better kicker.   In any case, I was out after a hour.     The highlight of the tournament had to be seeing John Juanda.   This really won't mean much to anyone if they don't know about professional poker players.

  Once everyone was eliminated, we went to Denny's and had dinner.    After we all ate, we went to 501 for a night of karaoke.     The first hour was pretty fun but then there was all these technical difficulties afterward.    To make matters worse, they charged us for seven people when there were only five of us singing.   We never had these kinds of problems before but you can guarantee we won't be going back again.   From now on, we should either go to Ju Ju (located just minutes from my work) or Elvis (located in Fountain Valley).  
  

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  I finally finished all the training I need to through for the company I work for.   In case I never told any of you, I work at ING Direct.   If you're not familar with the company, you can check the website out here.   Anyway, I'll be working a pretty funky schedule but fortunately it changes every quarter.   Right now, I'll be working Sun-Thurs 12-9.   I really enjoy the work environment at ING.   All the people I come across are really awesome and easy to talk to.   

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