What We Did on a Heroes Holiday

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Mark Ian

Last Monday was a National Heroes holiday and I was happy to have my weekend extend to a three day rest. Continue reading →

The Roxas City Trip

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Mark Ian

Hey peeps. This is actually a late post but hey, its better late than never. I just got too busy at work. Anyway, the trip was last Tuesday. After my off from work, I went to Jaro Plaza to meet with my brother who had invited me earlier to go to Roxas City to meet with his childhood classmate. I arrived there earlier and had to wait for about an hour (and also was fighting my sleepiness). He arrived around 7:30 in the morning, rested for a bit and we’re headed off to Roxas city. Continue reading →

Tournament Report: Phil. Open Day 2 – Standard (11th place)

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Mark Ian Alloso

Hi all. It’s been one week since I went to Manila to participate in the Magic: the Gathering Philippine Open 2009, together with the rest of Team Iloilo. To recall, Mao and Oliver got invites to the Nationals and the Phil. Open was the side event. They started well on the Standard part but got the losses on the Drafts. On Day 1 of the Philippine Open which is an Alara Block format, I decided to pilot my friend’s 5 color aggro. I started 1-2 and frustrated, decided to drop early because I wasn’t really comfortable with the deck’s lack of removal. I just went ahead and took some pictures of the Day One happenings and promised myself to get it back on the Standard format the next day. Continue reading →

Magic: the Gathering Iloilo M10 Prerelease Pics

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Mark Ian Alloso

Here are our pics taken during the M10 Prerelease Party here in Iloilo City. It showcased the event area, some game highlights, and the awards segment. To recall, I got into the top 4 (4th place actually) with a 3-1 record. John Paul got an undefeated record 4-0 and got first place and the T-shirt prize. The other t-shirt went to Mao who got 2nd place with 3-1. Better luck for me next time on the shirt.

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Saturday’s Playlist

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Mark Ian

I am not actually preparing for any actual playlist whenever I go Djing at Lanai. I just bring in my new House music album downloads and pick random from them and from my old/crowd favorites.

Here are a few of my picks from last Saturday’s session together with DJ Osiris.
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Magic: the Gathering Tournament Report: Alara Reborn (Pre)Release

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Mark Ian Alloso

Hey guys. Just to keep back on track with updates, I decided to share with you my experience on our local Alara Reborn Prerelease last Saturday. You might be asking why it’s a prerelease since the scheduled date was April 25. It’s because the product shipment was held by the Bureau of Customs. I didn’t know the real reason (and was too pissed to find out) why they did that but that really forced the local retailers to change the schedule a week later. Of course, a lot of players were disappointed with that delay but government crap can’t stop Magic players who enjoyed last weekend. I’m sure most of you too as this was also the schedule for the Release events.