Arrived in Melbourne Wed morn after a redic long flight and 40+ hrs of travel and loving the place already. Had a good scout round yesterday just generally finding my bearings and checked out the Crown Casino. Off to St Kilda Beach today to catch some rays and then got tickets to Watch the Aussie Open Tennis on Friday. I know a few RTR and Blonde fish are out here atm so if anyone fancies meeting up for a few tinnys and some bush tucker or summat PM me or email me your mob no. I'll probs make more detailed blog posts in the future compete with a few pics, laters.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Follow Me On Twitter
Link me up fish! http://twitter.com/Amatay. I've only just got involved with this Twitter stuff last night, its quite addictive actually. GG to another couple of hrs a week of my life, sigh.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Summing Up and Moving Forward
I feel like i need to make a post summing up the last 6 wks or so before i can move on and continue writing this blog again in the way that i used to so here it goes....
I'm actually not sure where to begin tbh that's the main reason why i have been poor at updating this blog. Fuck it, been staring at this screen for 15 minutes and i still cant bring myself to write a well constructed post, i dunno where to start, i dunno how to write it?? Its partly because i can't be bothered and partly because i just can't, i have some sort of a writers block. However, like i said i need to get some shit off my chest before i can write more current blog posts so fuck it I'll just provide the cliff notes.
Spilt up with girlf Kels, the relationship had turned to shit and it was kinda a mutual decision to call it a day. She put the final nail in the coffin but at the time i wasn't overly bothered.
Realised i had really isolated myself from friends recently, its easy to do in my line of 'work' and i have been a knob
Got pretty depressed and down on myself for about a wk or so and realised i was gutted about Kels.
Started to go out more with alot of mates again, had some comedy nights out. Kels had provided me with a social outlet and that combined with poker and unsociable hours had meant thati had neglected them waaay too much. I wasn't a billy no mates btw, i just hadn't been myself for a good few months.
Started to be more disciplined playing poker with a decent schedule. Made about $10k in 6 wks but could probs double that if i really grinded hard.
Grinded a morning schedule which started about 6am and finished about 3-4pm most days Mon-Fri. It was perfect and something i should have been doing all year.
Moved back into the P5 uk top 100 ranking, no biggie but reflected my increased work rate and made me realise i was capable of getting alot higher.
Last 3 wks gone off the boil again pokerwise and barely played a hand, partly because of piss ups over chrimbo and new year etc and the inevitable hangovers i get and partly because i just got lazy again and didn't stick to the morn schedule, sigh.
Regularly started to spk to Kels again and spent a few nice days/nights with her. She's my soul mate and i love her to bits, she is probs almost perfect for me. We'll see what happens when i get back from my travels.
Been sorting out loadsa shit for my 4 month trip to Oz n Nz, i leave in one wk, weeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Really happy atm, my life is incred. I have good friends, the best mum and dad ever and i'm a very lucky fishay.
Right that will do. Award for the gayest post of all time?? Yes, but i don't care.
There is a real good post somewhere involving all of the above stuff but i just can't find it atm. I've said it a few times before but the most important attributes in any poker players life are balance, control and discipline. Its tough and sometimes i think i have been in a constant battle with myself in trying to adhere to these three rules. I do ok and better than most full time fish imo but i can still improve alot. Its not just about BRM and all that bollocks its more about how you combine and manage poker with life stuff. Anyways, enough of this utter bollcocks, life is good :-)
I'll leave you fish with this link to a very relevant and well written blog post...
Be grateful Jones you Mug!
I'm actually not sure where to begin tbh that's the main reason why i have been poor at updating this blog. Fuck it, been staring at this screen for 15 minutes and i still cant bring myself to write a well constructed post, i dunno where to start, i dunno how to write it?? Its partly because i can't be bothered and partly because i just can't, i have some sort of a writers block. However, like i said i need to get some shit off my chest before i can write more current blog posts so fuck it I'll just provide the cliff notes.
Spilt up with girlf Kels, the relationship had turned to shit and it was kinda a mutual decision to call it a day. She put the final nail in the coffin but at the time i wasn't overly bothered.
Realised i had really isolated myself from friends recently, its easy to do in my line of 'work' and i have been a knob
Got pretty depressed and down on myself for about a wk or so and realised i was gutted about Kels.
Started to go out more with alot of mates again, had some comedy nights out. Kels had provided me with a social outlet and that combined with poker and unsociable hours had meant thati had neglected them waaay too much. I wasn't a billy no mates btw, i just hadn't been myself for a good few months.
Started to be more disciplined playing poker with a decent schedule. Made about $10k in 6 wks but could probs double that if i really grinded hard.
Grinded a morning schedule which started about 6am and finished about 3-4pm most days Mon-Fri. It was perfect and something i should have been doing all year.
Moved back into the P5 uk top 100 ranking, no biggie but reflected my increased work rate and made me realise i was capable of getting alot higher.
Last 3 wks gone off the boil again pokerwise and barely played a hand, partly because of piss ups over chrimbo and new year etc and the inevitable hangovers i get and partly because i just got lazy again and didn't stick to the morn schedule, sigh.
Regularly started to spk to Kels again and spent a few nice days/nights with her. She's my soul mate and i love her to bits, she is probs almost perfect for me. We'll see what happens when i get back from my travels.
Been sorting out loadsa shit for my 4 month trip to Oz n Nz, i leave in one wk, weeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Really happy atm, my life is incred. I have good friends, the best mum and dad ever and i'm a very lucky fishay.
Right that will do. Award for the gayest post of all time?? Yes, but i don't care.
There is a real good post somewhere involving all of the above stuff but i just can't find it atm. I've said it a few times before but the most important attributes in any poker players life are balance, control and discipline. Its tough and sometimes i think i have been in a constant battle with myself in trying to adhere to these three rules. I do ok and better than most full time fish imo but i can still improve alot. Its not just about BRM and all that bollocks its more about how you combine and manage poker with life stuff. Anyways, enough of this utter bollcocks, life is good :-)
I'll leave you fish with this link to a very relevant and well written blog post...
Be grateful Jones you Mug!
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