conquering new heights (translate: DOTA)

a lot of you people know me as a girly girl who loves to dress up and creates a canvass out of a girl's face... but a fewer people know that i have a tough side to me... for example, i'm an avid wwe (wwf in the homo sapien days) fan... i practically grew up to hulkmania, rock 'n sock connection, austin era, dx domination and even the more recent rated rko and evolution dynasty... i also pride myself in being a capable basketball player (though no formal training) and i specialize in, yup, you guessed it, free throw (i'm serious)... i was also commended by ms. carbon (bring on the bragging rights) as a FIERCE defense player (i think what triggered the commendation was my incredible ability to use my upper body as brick wall against the player i was guarding) and she even commented "kung tumangkad lang yang si dulay naku patay kayo dyan!"... at least that was how i remembered her words...

ok enough about my boyish side and let's move on to the topic... as i was saying, beneath the girly-girly facade, i do have a rugged side... that's why i couldn't say no to an offer to play dota with my boyfriend, chibi... i've been wooed for several days now by chibi to play with him but i got apprehensive since i don't play pc games that much and the last time i played a pc game was back in highschool when i was still a counterstrike addict... but i realized, what the heck? i'll be playing with chibi anyway... i'm sure he wouldn't judge my ability ti handle kardel (which i've proven right)... so we teamed up and fought a.i. (since i didn't want to compete with others yet)... guess what? WE WON! yup, we won... and we won without my help... haha :p chibi did most of the killing (i think i killed one of the scourges and a few creeps) and dominated the game while i was most of the time lost in the woods looking for the way to the battle or being killed time and again since my touchpad managed to bring me a little too close to the main scourge that i couldn't escape once my lifeline was decreasing...

regardless of my poor performance, i had so much fun! i had a great time teaming up with chibi and being protected by him during my "lost-in-the-woods" phase and his encouraging words and advices whenever i was being targeted by the scourges... the game made me realize that i don't have to be a master of the game in order to have fun or excel in it eventually... by committing my countless mistakes, i was motivated to search for the solution to those mistakes and improve my game... you just have to be brave enough to tread new waters and embrace whatever's waiting for you in the new island...

like my venture into dota, i will soon be treading new waters if circumstances will permit it... i am scared, i admit that but i'm excited as well as i see this as a chance to reinvent my career, a much needed break from all the stress i've been having... so, wish me luck because i will be needing it... :)