August9
Wisdom is in the trees and not the glass windows
- Jack Johnson
Humans… It’s in our nature to relapse, build and get stronger; we cannot go through life living stage-by-stage in a linear fashion and expect to be happy, after all we live on a finite planet that keeps throwing new challenges at us. Some challenges are worth taking, some aren’t … When in doubt about a challenge and feel like the walls are closing in on you it’s your queue to move onto something that can make you happier. For me, I’ve always thought about packing up and vagabonding my way across the big ball, when I was young I used to day dream about stuffing some belongings in a cloth that is tied to a stick and be off… this is it, I’ve finally quit my off-the-shelf lifestyle to see more of the world and it’s all by choice and very spontaneous planning.
“I don’t have money to travel”… my 2 cents: you don’t need it! no, really, and I cannot wait to prove it! A little restructuring life can go a long way, for example I’ve decided to stop spending money on all unessential commodities and start focusing on learning new things. It’s easier said then done, a lot of people happily spend all their money and even go into debt for luxuries each week.
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April22
Rented an apartment in Barcelona a couple of weeks ago and got inspired with the some furniture it had, simple and easy to build. As soon as I came back to Malta I started building this Scandinavian style shelving unit, was done in just over one night. Perfect temporary solution until I get real furniture in
1) Dismantled and de-nailed pallets, sawed them to size and sorted out the wood
2) Assembled the shelves using dowels and wood glue
3) Left the glue to dry for 3 hours
4) Attached the legs (again, with dowels and glue)
…Voila
Total cost : An upcycled piece of very solid furniture for less than $10!
January6
Over the past week the Chili production team has been working meticulously for the WPT Marrakesh event which will start on the 12th of October. We are a small team with a passion for work; Eric Boisson leads and manages the team, Steven Lloyd is the guy who takes care of most of the front end graphics and newsletters, Jean Paul Stivala is the SEO and marketing expert and Ian Cremona is the Flash and animation expert (unsorted order) . At least those are the titles we go by, the line that divides our job roles is often very hazy. We have lots of skill! The WPT Marrakesh Live is a good example of our recent work. Here is how it is broken down: The Twitter Tracker – Follow all WPT Tweets This module scans the Internet searching twitter feeds related to the WPT event live! It is set to refresh instantly, so you know you’ve got the latest news as it happens. The Blog Tracker - Follow all WPT posts This part of the page will keep you updated with Benjamin, Olivier, Romain, Sébastien, Simon and Will’s impressions up until the 18th of October, which feeds directly from http://wpt.chiliblog.com/, Featured Hand – in detail Here’s a comprehensive view of the featured hand, which is updated frequently WPT Radio Clubpoker – hear WPT Marrakesh Get first hand experience in hearing the event live Chipcounts – Top 10 A frequently updated chart with the top 10 players Photo Coverage – Our Archive We’ve set up a flexible system that can cater for the staff, bloggers and journalists as the event plays along Video Coverage – Best Moments Captured in Motion This corner captures the memorable moments on video brought to you by madinpoker.com
WPT Marrakesh Live 2009
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