Qualy Day

Okay..so we are back from the meeting, and we have a Spain team first.....then WHEN we win that game we play an Italy team. This is for all the Kababayans!!!!
" Filipino! Filipino! "

Moscow, Russia

Made it here late last night at about 11 pm. Finally got to our hotel, because it seems pretty hard to find a legit taxi around here. So we got to our hotel at about midnight-ish, and get to the reception desk and ask about our room, and the lady just kinda looks at me at points to a sign and then the clock. So i look at the sign at it says that the reception desk is closed from 11:30pm till 1:30am. But I just wanted to make sure that we were in the right hotel and we have confirmation on the room, but she just kept pointing at the sign and then to the clock......awesome. So we wait....have a little late night snack, and finally check in. Get to bed, really late and have an 11 am practice scheduled. So we finally get up, eat breakfast, and go out to the front to where the taxi's are. There are about 3 taxis and they all say no to us.....awesome. So we go to the reception desk, and ask them if they can call us a taxi, and the lady says that they only work with the taxis outside. So we tell them, that they all said no, and ask again if they can call us a taxi and they say no.......awesome. So they tell us to go out to the street and look for one...so we do. And some random car pulls up- apparently a taxi- and we get a ride from him. Practice was good, weather is a little cold and rainy. Back in our hotel, going to take a nap.

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Bummin

So we played today at noon, and the sun was actually shining! Still cold, but at least no rain. Our first match was against Czech and we won in two. Our match to get in was against Georgia, and we lost in two. They played a well match and we just didn't. You can never get used to this feeling......it sucks. I hate feeling like this.
So now we are back in out house that we rented out, which is a pretty sweet pad. We are here till Saturday, then we are off to Moscow in Saturday. So plans for the week you ask?..........not quite sure, maybe go on a boat tour/cruise, explore Norway a little, and of course...practice, practice, practice.

Stavenger, Norway

So we finally left Paris today, and now we are in Norway and it is freezing! The weather is suppose to be like this the entire time. Right now it is about 40 degrees, with rain earlier. This is going to be a fun tournament!

HAPPY 30th!

So today is my fiance's birthday. I know, i know, i'm here in Paris and not with him, it's terrible and it sucks. So if anyone who reads this today, and sees him, give him a big fat kiss and hug for me, and say it's from me :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUB!!!!!

Still in Paris

So since Tuesday, we've been running around trying to get our Russian visas, because in 2 weeks we will be in Russia. Been practicing alot, watching a lot of volleyball, eating lots of pasta, pizza, crepes, baguettes, and more baguettes. We leave on Monday for Norway.

Tomorrow

So we just got back from the meeting, and our first round is Ukraine. If we win that, we play the winner of South Africa and Austria. Another grand slam.....another important tourney. Mojo please :)

HAPPY FATHER"S DAY!!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DAD!! and to all the other fathers out there. Hope you have a great day!

Paris

The other day we went sightseeing in Berlin. Took a double decker bus and saw many historical sights, including the old wall, which was pretty crazy to see. The next day, took a train into another city and visited some of Diane's friends. Had an awesome dinner! and the best part was that we were able to DO LAUNDRY! yay! smelly good clothes! That night we took an over night train to Paris, and got here at about 9:15am. Now in our hotels, chillin, watching an episode of 24, and then head to practice. Meeting is Monday night, play on Tuesday.

recovery

Okay, so we lost our last match and didn't advance. Iced and drank liquids all day in our hotel room, a couple of episodes of 24. Getting ready for the grand slam in Paris next week.

New Day tomorrow

Well, we had a rough day today. Lost both of our matches today. We have one more game tomorrow against Austria, if we win that game, then we make it out of our pool. Cross your fingers!

In!!!

We are in! Looking at my swatch watch right now :)

Tough pool we are in though. Tomorrow we play Renata/ Talita ( Brazil ) and then we play Barnett/ Cook ( Aussies ) and then the next day we play Schwaiger Sister ( Austria ). A lot of work cut out for us.

Berlin qualification

We just got back from the meeting, and our first round is against a Japan team, not the same Japan team that we lost to in Poland ( thank god! ). Then WHEN we win that one, we play the winner of Georgia and Germany. This is the big tourney...Grand Slam tourney, if we get into the main draw it is double the points ( oh!! and we get a Swatch watch! ), it will be HUGE for us to qualify. Time to rest, focus, visualize, and get ready for tomorrow.....Good night.

Berlin, Germany

We are now here in Berlin. Got here this morning, left Warsaw at 6:45 am and got here at about 8:30 am. Checked in our hotel, ate some Subway, practiced, grabbed some dinner and now we are back in our great ( not really ) hotel. Both on the internet, our only connection to our lives back home. I don't know what we would do without internet, or better yet, our laptops.

On another note, check this site out. This is the flight magazine for Cebu Pacific, a Philippines airlines. Diane and I did this interview while we were in Hong Kong in November 2007.
SITE

Still here

Since qualifier day, which was Tuesday, we haven't done a whole lot. On Wednesday, we took the day, and pretty much stayed in our hotel room ALL day....we went down for breakfast, came back up, watched a couple of episodes of 24, fell back asleep, at lunch ( in our rooms ), more episodes of 24, dinner, and then it was time to go to bed. Thursday, we lifted, and did some swimming, and sauna room, and watched a bunch of volleyball games. For dinner, the promoter of this event organized a dinner for the players at a traditional looking Polish restaurant, that serves traditional like food- which was very delicious- and also entertained us with traditional Polish dancing! Pretty fun night.....Today we trained in the afternoon, and watched more volleyball, and the promoter had a bbq like dinner for the players with a concert and fireworks, down by the lake. Tomorrow we are headed for Warsaw, stay in Warsaw for one night and depart early in the morning ( 6:45 am ) on Sunday to Berlin.

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S$%*@

Thanks for fingers being crossed but i think that we were half a finger short to get in......:) Lost to Japan in three....damn Japanese! Now we are contemplating whether to stay in Poland till Sunday or get an early flight out to somewhere, and clear our minds.

Qualifier

Okay so we just got back from the meeting....and our first draw is the winner of Australia vs. Poland....then WHEN we win that game, we have the winner of Japan vs, South Africa. Cross your finger guys!!!