Gamer 101: League of Legends World Championship Season 3

I hardly play computer games because if I do, I don't sleep. I get mesmerized and won't stop till I finish all levels or get the highest possible score. And yes, I do not sleep even with SIMS. That's how bad my relationship is with games. But N is a hardcore gamer. And he bought me a ticket to watch the League of Legends (LOL) World Championship Season 3 with him. I had no choice. The ticket has been paid for and it's not cheap at all.

We hurriedly drove towards Staple Center as N was worried that we might not be able to make it on time and that finding a parking slot will be a challenge. But we easily found one at a crazy price of $20! It's valet parking though so we thought it was a good deal until... a few steps away, there's a parking area that has valet too for just $5! Lesson #1: Be patient.

There's a line before you could get in and waiting outside wasn't so bad as I was busy taking pictures of the crowd and a handful of cosplayers.

Inside, we got our first loot bag filled with cheering gears and a shirt of the Championship. Mine's XL though. D:

And most can be found on ebay now.

We also got codes for new skin for Thresh and a Pulsefire Ezreal statue! It's pretty cool. (Oh no, am I transforming?)

Before heading to our seats, I bought a cinnamon pretzel from Wetzel's Pretzels. Still the fat showered with cinnamon fluffy pretzel I remember. And N enjoyed it too!

When we got to our seats, we still had to wait for almost an hour before the main show starts and it gave me ample time to blow my inflatable cheering sticks and decide on who to root for. I chose SK Telecom T1. 

Again? Maybe not.

It’s my favorite month in a few days. I just love Valentine’s Day and of course, my birthday (hihi). So in preparation for the day of L-O-V-E, two of my friends and I thought of giving each other something. I decided to order online as there’s an enticing promo that I just have to get it! Hey, it was 30% off.

Most of my friends know that I am not a fan of online transactions as it scares me. I only did it once and tried buying something for N but it ended up… wrong. *sigh*

So when I came across this promo, I chose to pay in cash. Since the order won’t be delivered till the 14^th, I made sure that I ask for a receipt just in case. So let me narrate my online shopping experience.

It was the typical process of choosing what I want, entering the details, choosing your preferred payment method and wait for an email or call for verification. Smooth. Easy. Convenient. Well… not really.

The delivery company called me three times.

One was to confirm my order, billing address and that I have to email them again the delivery address and my little note as it was cut in their system. Not much of a hassle.

Call number two was to tell me that the price on their site was discounted and final and that I need to pay on or before February 1 to get the special rate. Sure, no problem. I told the sales representative that I could pay the following day but I will need a change for PHP1500 as I might be out of change. She noted that.

Call number three was to confirm the best time to get the payment and I said on or before 11 a.m.. She confirmed by saying that their guy will be in my office at 10 a.m..

So, “the following day” came and no one came to get my payment. No call. Nothing. I was a bit busy too that day so I wasn’t able to call to follow up.