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. 

Let’s Salsa!

We were planning to go to Hollywood but for some reason, we ended up in Santa Monica. And boy, was I glad.  

“Hello Santa Monica!” we said while being greeted by the cold breeze coming from the beach nearby. 

We were tired from all the walking and the intense heat from Beverly Hills when we decided to move to Hollywood to grab lunch and roam around the Walk of Fame. However, the GPS failed us and we ended up in chilly Santa Monica. 

Our grumbling tummies did not let us roam around further and we found ourselves warm and comfy inside La Salsa, one of the many food places in the area. 

They have a pretty good array of Mexican comfort food from tacos, nachos, to burritos. I had my eyes on the taco salad but for some reason, I decided to go for Tacos La Salsa ($5.85) instead thinking that it was a heavier meal. My aunts decided to go for the Taco Salad ($5.25) and the Three Pepper Fajita ($8.49).

What I loved about the place was that there were several dips available. There were avocado, salsa, and even mango dips. It was a feast!!!