Friday 11 September 2009

Airports are boring!!

I'm currently in the 6th hour of my 15 hour stay at Auckland International airport. We flew up from Christchurch this afternoon and got in at 4pm, our next flight to Hong Kong is at 6am tomorrow morning so we just decided to hang out here instead of going to a hotel. I have to say that airports really aren't that fun! The worst thing is that the computers here won't let me on any poker sites so i can't even grind out the time. My second option would be to get on the source but i'm feeling really groggy right now and the flight is sooooo early. On the up side they do have a number of high quality restaurants to keep me entertained. I've already had 2 Mcdonald's meals and a big plate of chicken noodles. I'm feeling a little full at the moment but i might be able to slip in one more meal before bedtime.
When we finally get to Hong Kong, (12 hour fucking flight!), we have about 30 hours to kill before our flight back to sunny London. Thankfully Juliet has some friends who used to live there so we have a few reccomendations about where to go and what to see etc.
In all honesty i'm looking forward to getting home. I've really enjoyed the last couple of months but there is a lot i'm starting to miss. I also have a ton of cool stuff coming up in the next few weeks that i'm looking forward to. Firstly our trip golf trip to Okehampton should be a lot of fun. I have hardly played this year so i'm really hoping i don't come last. The general banter and gambling should be up to it's high standard though so i'll have a great time even if i play crap.
I think we get back from golf on the 23rd and then i get to play WSOPE main event on the 26th, yipee!! I'vc never played this tourney but am looking forward to it. The structure is awesome and the competitor inside me is loving how tough the field is. In my opinion it's the strongest field on the current poker calender and you really need to play your ass off to go deep in this one, not much dead money out there. Despite this i still think that i can compete and am just hoping to run good for the first time in a tourney this year. Just in case your wondering i have 35% of myself.
After i ship the WSOPE i'm getting staked by gutshot for EPT London. This is obviously another big tourney on the poker circuit and again i'm very much looking forward to playing. Having hardly played recently i'm missing the game loads and can't wait to get right back in the deep end.
I was going to do a quick review of the best things i've done along with the books i have read and the films i've seen on my travels but i think i'll save those for my next blog. I really don't enjoy flying these days and the thought of spending 24 hours on a plane over the next few days is tilting me hard!