LeNoir™ and Whiters™ Presents
CHSA DotA Challenge 2008

CHSA DotA Challenge Game Rules

No item limits
3 bans per side
Backdooring allowed other than base towers and barracks (above slope is bd)
No sharing of items / units
60 minutes
Drafting 1-2-2-2-2-1
Marshall's decision is final
NO vulgar languages
NO taunting

Violation of any of the above rules will result in INSTANT disqualification.

Win situations: FT / WT destroyed
If not, highest points win
Disqualifications / Walkovers

Point systems: Hero kills (1 point)
Tower kills (2 points)
Barrack kills (3 points)

Registration procedures: T.B.C.

Registration fees: $35 per team (payment to be made through E-nets / cash / cheque)

Venue: The Cathay, Dhoby Ghaut, E2Max

Time: Teams will be informed about their respective time slots. Please appear on time. Late coming will not tolerated (>10 mins late coming = Walkover)

For queries: Henry Sng (94894336) (holyelvenlegion@hotmail.com)

Ivan Tee (91802263) (whitewight@hotmail.com)

Drowning.

one whole day of stock-taking drained so much out of me. don't even talk about sales. didn't even have the strength to greet customers.

was stupid enough to leave my MP3 player in my bermudas pocket. yep. i drowned its life down the bucket with soap and detergent. there goes my birthday present that hardly lasted for a year. it's gonna be another 300 bucks minimum to get a replacement.

i'm so sorry guys, for i had been careless with the one so precious gift that meant so much to me, one which you guys forked out so much for.

i think it's beyond repair. a great expense incurred indeed.

a short nap in the school canteen felt like heaven for 20 minutes. i'm struggling very badly to simply just keep myself awake during all my classes. i failed half the time for this week already.

why does it seem that there is so much to be done? barely a week and surrounded by a horde of projects.

God. i need Your strength. i don't know how to face this world on my own. please give me a way of escape from the traps of negative attitudes, selective attention, and nonchalance, for they never fail to make breathing difficult for me.

though i can't feel You all the time, let me trust Your heart, and Your guiding light in the dark. Help me to live for no one else but for You and Your purpose. it doesn't matter if i'm alone or in the comfort of company; what matters most is that i've something to do for You every new day.

I love You. In Jesus' name i pray.
Amen.

The Final Battle.

This has been one of the most stressful, yet breathtaking matches i've ever witnessed in my whole DotA life.



The intra-JC finals came to a close on us when we ended up 9 kills behind BoB who had 26. The base was swept clean.

Sigh. No one enjoyed the last match, i would say. No one except the sisters. looks of stress and grim expressions on both the players and spectators, and there they go in their LaLaLand frenzy.

Yea they may be good, but they don't impress me one bit. that kind of "sportsmanship" is just revolting. they just leave me with nothing to describe them already.

Whatever BoB faced during the finals is nothing but our quarter-strength. i'd definitely look forward to a day we fight again full-force, without a single trace of mercy. =)

Looks like i've been taking the back seat for too long. it's time.

But yet again congratulations to Ivan, Hong Jie, Ming Wei, Shem and Jiaming, for the excellent matches you have put up all these weeks. it's not a waste at all to take time off to see you guys improve so quickly. i'm sure you guys will do much better in future competitions, now that you guys know how to draft haha.

That's it for the commentaries on the intra-JC competition.

the inter-JC one is on 8 June i think.

Alright. stay tuned to the next post.

Victory Road.

Today's Semi-finals was really an intense battle. Well i would definitely expect some sparks of thrill to ignite; both teams have 4 players each that are Catholic High students. Literally a junior-senior clash. Indubitably, our alma mater houses some of the best cybergames talents in the whole of Singapore. We're more than just nerds i guess haha.

Finished with a score of 27-18 i guess, won by a timeout at the 60th minute, with their middle barracks swept clean. an unconventional Battle Earthshaker style adopted by Ivan which pounded them into mince meat, but the other team had lots of fun feeding of Hong Jie's dragon meat. -_-

Friday will be the most serious match ever. i encourage all CHSA to come down to NJC and witness the spectacular moment against Respar. They're determined to pin them down this time; ain't gonna finish this by a disqualification, but a true, solid victory.

i believe they can do it.

For glory!

Wishes.

Looking back at drafts, i guess i'll just do this for the saking of doing haha.

i can't seem to post this up on a sidebar (i don't know how actually =p someone help me? heh.)

Daydreaming about:

Someone, something. (like duh.)

Laptop Mouse.

Adidas Microbounce Shoes.

Adidas Jacket.

Adidas Gym Shorts.

BAGS. (can't buy Nike la. their bags rock seriously.)

Oakley Shades.

Watch? i don't really have one.. sigh. people look cool with that.



More Pay? oh well. typical me.

*End for now*



Am i materialistic? guess not. i don't usually buy stuff for myself.
yea to double confirm this, it's just wishful thinking anyway HAHA.

After i settle down with a stable job, i want to open my very own boutique selling only the best of the best of the best brands. lol. sounds ambitious, but guess this hobby of mine is pretty much satisfying to me. feels good to see human mannequins dressed up in what you perceive as nice, and catch the attention of the general public as they carry on through their normal course of life. i guess that's what makes life interesting, something to catch your attention every now and then.

alright. time to do homework.

Headhunted.

The doors of Adidas are wide open.

We are recruiting part-timers now on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Here are the general outlines:
6-month open-ended contract
Basic pay of $5.50 per hour + 1% sales commission
at least 1 weekend (for service lines, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are considered as weekends)
20 hours per week commitment; failure to comply will lead to the waive of your commission for the whole month (it's quite a significant sum of money)
however, if you can hit the monthly sales target of $18,000, this penalty will be waived.

currently, we're looking for people who are available on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

if you need more information, feel free to contact me at holyelvenlegion@Hotmail.com, or make a trip down to Adidas Vivocity, and seek the supervisor in charge, saying that you're applying via the introduction by me. (please don't fake this if you're not even my friend, thank you; i'll get to find out anyway.)

Being in the service sector for 4 years already, Adidas is one of the best companies i've ever worked with. it's definitely a premier choice for those who are in need of a decent part-time job.



while i was serving a Thai family today, one of the ladies approached and gave me her name card; she is a top management staff, if not the boss, of a restaurant down Shenton Way.

She complimented me, and wanted me to serve in her restaurant if i could. =/ that's a really sweet offer by a customer.

Though i'm not really keen in returning to the Food and Beverage Sector so soon, i'd definitely do her a favour by referring people there. haha. Suddenly i've become a recruiting agent huh.

So in the end she left with 2 pairs of shoes for her son (or nephew), and left me with her contact card and a smile on my face. =) truly excellence service comes from both the customer and staff simultaneously.

ok time for bed. don't wanna be late for school again.

The Mediation.

What is going on.

Seriously.

I'm not angry anymore. I left early because i couldn't control it any longer. i had to leave to prevent myself from hurting anyone.

First. Cell Group Outing on MayDay. i have no objections whatsoever to it, for i have consecrated my Thursday evenings to cell group for the rest of my life. but notice that it is a family day - Singapore declared Labour Day is because of the simple fact that they want to promote family togetherness and welfare of workers; if you're talking about cell group meeting that's fine, but a full-day outing? We've all got reasons here and there but the rounding point here is that if it's gonna be a break, go take it. enjoy it. if you want to have a big day, you have to use your common sense, and be wise to choose the right day. If the turn-up rates are going to be an all-time low, just cancel it. a simple lunch or something would be a much more appropriate solution to a major plan that is not going to succeed. it's not like your plans are going to waste; you can keep the mystery letters and other stuff with you first, and implement it when the right opportunity comes. ( June Holidays ) I'm not going to comment anymore on this because it won't go far. we were all there to witness the situation. that alone is enough.

the next thing would be the unavailability of some members. it doesn't matter why they didn't come; what matters more to me is the reason why they are unwilling to come. for those who haven't gone for the little gatherings we had, please take a halt, and ponder over the reason why. please.

if you ask me, yes. i was unwilling to come for the big day. trust me on that when i'm being honest about something. i felt that the date, the number of people coming, etc, are just not exciting me like the way it should. it didn't feel right as how a big day ought to at all. i didn't want to go.

it wasn't just me who felt this way, i can say. those who didn't turn up would say the same. the only thing is that they are more direct in their approach. despite knowing the fact that even the members wouldn't come, i still did. but really today just didn't work out one bit.

we need to restructure things out. our mutual relationships especially. i want unity, growth and love in this cell group. but we can't do this if we do not even know how to breathe - rest comes from God yes, but that means another thing, which is that rest takes up time. we cannot overdo things really.

i'm not blaming anybody.

i implore all of us, who have read this, to take a break. really go get some fresh air. we'll talk more about this the next time we meet. our cell group is small enough, we don't need more killer stress.

God bless all.