I think I've visited the north once when I was a small child. I haven't been there since so I haven't been able to evaluate the food there with my current standards :(

He was on Breach. Maybe he's destined for duelist...

CN Kickoff Group A Elimination: NOVA Esports vs TYLOO

NOVA Brief Information: NOVA surprised me and probably a lot of other people. They weren’t completely garbage as many had anticipated and actually showed some moments of brilliance. Very cool strats from 24K.

TYL Brief Information: First game jitters or whatever, but they got demolished hard by TE. Had some ideas here and there but failed to make any significant plays. This might be the end of the line for TYL.

NOVA Players to Watch: GuanG wick is going to GuanG all over the place.

TYL Players to Watch: Not a single one of the players stood out to me. Ig just look out for alphabet bro again.

Prediction: NOVA could actually take this 2-0 if TYLOO does what they did again.

CN Kickoff Group A: Trace Esports vs Funplus Phoenix

TE Brief Information: Produced a dominant Ascent and demolished TYLOO on Sunset. They had several good trap plays and have reinforced their stature as one of the top CN teams.

FPX Brief Information: NOVA gave them a run for their money but they came out victorious in the end. Autumn played duelist on both maps and Life moved to play the Chamber. Lysoar was great on Lotus and AAAAY tried the Gekko again (it was alright).

TE Players to Watch: FengF is always interesting to watch, he’s a great player. Kai continued to be hyper aggressive (which proved to be good in some situations).

FPX Players to Watch: AAAAY is great, I also liked what Lysoar showed against NOVA especially on Lotus.

Prediction: FPX should look to take this 2-1 but I'm expecting a highly competitive series.

Barcelona for tapas and Valencia for paella 😋

Spanish food is so underrated imo. Favorite dishes have to be paella and tapas (too many good ones to name).

German food is very interesting imo. Big fan of Schweinshaxe and Currywurst, sauerkraut is also pretty nice but I know many people who dislike it. Only bone to pick with it is how salty some of the dishes can be.

As for Vietnamese food, I've never had it in the country itself but I've been to some "authentic" restaurants recommended by local Vietnamese people in Paris. Quite refreshing to say the least. Rice paper rolls are amazing.

For sure.

It really wasn't a competition at all

It only gets harder from here, but thanks nonetheless!

It's meant to annoy casters

TYLOO had some good ideas but failed to capitalize on anything tbh. Lots of jitters and they were quite nervous. Hopefully this changes in the future but props to TE for being great.

Best Skin - PRX
Wost Player Card - ZETA

ZETA is getting barbecued

I'll buy the TL one (and maybe a CN one) within half a year

That's why it's the most entertaining region!

I'd probably rank my favorite foods/cuisines:

Chinese
Italian
Japanese/Thai
Spanish
French/German/Viet

Never really tried Indian

Production value in China is insane🔥

But then they can't have neveR...

I think FPX/DRG card is going to go hard. Also, istg if JDG has that dog thingamajig...

The font throws me off.

I look forward to any conversations we may have Congo1!

Yeah I haven't been very active as of late... Still here though!

Unfortunately Spring will probably get Duelist duty...

Masters Columbus would be wild

Yeah I'd place them higher but I haven't seen them play after roster changes.

I am sixteen years old.

Happy birthday Obelisk! May your 19th year be filled with nice things. 🥳

Yeah, Rito wouldn't host a LAN in Somalia anyways.

I think the US of A is definitely worth visiting. It really cleared up/confirmed a bunch of conceptions I had about the country prior to my visit.
The Masters locations this year are also worth visiting. Both Madrid and Shanghai are really nice cities.

Are you implying that the United States of America and Turkey aren't worth visiting?

China production should be pretty neat

That would be absolutely atrocious.

It's nothing, really.

Yeah, perhaps you're right.

Yeah from what others are saying that's what it seems.

Thank you

Definitely check out 91 Days, I could write an entire essay on it regarding deep philosophical questions.

He was always on decent terms with me, so I have a positive outlook on him. I haven't really seen any "woah this guy is a jerk" moments so I can't really judge.

Do I really? My classmates tell me that as well but I've really been trying hard to not sound like one.

I hope you are doing well, Toaster. It's important to have compassion and care for others but it's even more important to know how you are doing yourself.

FrenchToast, if you're reading this by any chance, or just anyone going through something, just know that I wish you the uttermost best.

We're all going to have good days, bad days, electrifying days, exhaustive days, "I'm awesome!" days, and of course, "just flipping kill me..." days. Maybe it's because I'm too naive/inexperienced in life, but I encourage us all to be positive.

It doesn't mean that we have to strive for happiness 24/7 or anything of the sort. It just means that even when we're having harsh times, we can acknowledge that those bitter experiences are part of life and that there will be better ones in the future.

I might be saying a bunch of nothing, but I really do see life as a piano performance. White keys are the happy moments while black keys are the sadder ones. You need both to play a song, and how the melody flows is ultimately up to you. Just never give up in the middle of the score, there's always someone in the audience waiting for you to continue.

I'm just happy that people still care for others. Thank you Toaster_In_Bathwater. And please do talk to me/someone if you need it.

I thought it'd be funny to take inspiration from Subreezy's comment lol

You might be reading a bit too much into it...

I love Subreezy though!

I miss yoyo

He made the name to be challenging to pronounce. “I hope that everyone pronounces my in-game name letter by letter. That’s what I had in mind from the beginning, to pronounce it all the way through.”

🫡

How did it go?

I am not in a romantic relationship.

Love y'all ❤️