Bebot in the Snow
Posted on January 17, 2007 by Ching under Flickr.
This is Bebot’s first winter so I figured that I would take a picture to commemorate it. This photo was actually taken on Sunday. I had to come in to work because we were gearing up for the storm. We thought we would need additional help so we planned ahead. I took the 8 am to 12 pm shift because the rest of my weekend had already been booked. It was nice that Brian offered to drive me. It was one less thing for me to worry about—specially since I’m not particularly fond of driving. I like this weather even less. And I downright hate driving in it.
Brian and I stopped at Krispy Kreme to get two dozen donuts. It was the least I could do for the overtime volunteers. I arrived at work by seven thirty. It was actually pretty slow. I wasn’t surprised because I had read the emails from the previous day. It was slow then, too. I really wasn’t looking forward to a repeat of the 2005 ice storm so it was such a relief that we didn’t experience massive outages. We actually had fewer outages than a typical weekend I think.
Brian came back to pick me up at noon. We braved the road conditions to drive to Philippine Grille. I was craving some sinigang na baboy. It is perfect for cold weather.
We had planned on staying out and just going straight to poker. However, we could not confirm that the Blue Collar Poker Tournament was not canceled so we decided to go home to check the Wichita Poker Review web site (it is the ultimate source of local poker info; where to play, what time, the best places to play, that sort of thing). The web site did not say that the tournament was canceled but the weather still had us concerned. We made a few phone calls. No one knew but the consensus was we’d all still planned on going.
Apparently, Brian and I aren’t the only two hardcore poker freaks in Wichita. The turnout was much smaller than usual but a lot larger than expected given the weather. Over 80 people came to play. A good thing for us because that means we have to battle fewer people for the prize.
I did pretty well, I think. I didn’t win any money, though. I finished 11th and only the top eight places pay. Disappointing but it gives me motivation for next time. If there is a next time. It will be challenging to squeeze in poker time considering that school has started again.
The good news is our friend April (Corey’s girlfriend) took third and won $70. I have to tell you about April and Corey. I have to wrap this up for now, though. I have to get ready for class. Until next time.
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Ching on January 19, 2007
Yes. We will be there!
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Jo Alonso on January 19, 2007
Ching, did you get my message about dinner at my house Sat, at 6:30? See you and Brian