Archive for the 'other' Category
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Japan earthquake and tsunami – how to donate
Hey everybody,
Just a short post about the terrible things happening in Japan.
This people get all of my respect for staying that calm and professional during that condition.
Some pictures from Japan:
Earthquake and Tsunami Pictures
Please take time to donate your money and help:
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Gambling
Recently I had an interesting conversation with a friend about poker. He was so excited about the best online poker websites and told me about how much money he won. I am still wondering about that stuff, never got excited about online poker. Once I tried Black Jack but that’s it. Anyway, it really looks like he makes money with it.Many players like to gamble because “Money won is twice as sweet as money earned”. Everybody know this quote from the movie “Color of Money”. Paul Newman had shiny eyes after he said that and also all the players do when they talk about their big wins. I remember the day I got my first money after winning a tournament(I still have it framed in my pool room).And I for sure had the same eyes after I got it. But I never got into gambling on the pool table or poker. I would be interesting to get some opinions of you guys why you like to gamble and why not (Us the comment function). Maybe somebody of you can get me into the “full tilt poker code“.
Another question: Did anybody of you ever try to play poker pool?
I found this picture on the web and I am curious about how it is played.
The rules would be interesting…..
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Enjoy the photos (Click on the picture to see the gallery):
Saturday, March 5th, 2011
Dream of my home village
Finally my girlfriend and me had time to do a walk on a beautiful day thru my home village.
I wanted to shoot some pictures and get some different views …. just doing something new.
So I set myself some limits…. I took the 50mm lens and tried to shoot everything with 1.4 (I think there is only one picture with 2.8). One of my favorites is the field that looks like the sea and the swan (was kind of tough to get his head sharp with 1.4) enjoy the pictures.
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Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Poker?
A lot of people (for sure pool and snooker players also) have started to play live and online poker. A lot of my friends have told me about big wins and great deals(one has even made a living out of it). They are always very excited about it and it seems like they have a great time. I still haven’t tried it so please let me know if you are a poker winner or if you stick more with pool.
Just use the voting buttons:
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Goodbye Little
After 10,5 years little, our German shepherd passed away.
Our little sweet baby….with so much need for love…always patiently and also playful….laying beside me….sometimes silently barking and moving your legs during your dreams.
That’s how I miss you….
You were a part of our life and we will never forget you.
(Click on the little pic for a tribute)
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
Last day in Beijing
So how was Beijing?
I got a lot of nice meals here, saw the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. We went to a go-kart track….I had there some issues with my body size and the seats 
but it was a lot of fun and I finished second . I saw a lot of pool rooms here in Beijing and all of them were very beautiful. We went shopping and I explored the city a bit by myself….saw nice buildings, shopping malls and a very beautiful park (Tuan Jie Hu Park). Tomorrow I will be on my way home…
But today I wanna say thank you again to Eric Ding (President of Yalin Billiards) and to all the people from top147.com (mr. Liang, mr. Jing Ning, Tai Chengzhe, Neil McLean and two more who helped me with the translation (sorry forgot your names 
) ….I hope I did not miss anybody)
All of you made my vacation here in China something special and I will try to come back as soon as possible (this time not alone )
Thank you again…..
Here are some point and shoots from the last days:
(Just click on one of the thumbnails to start the slide show)
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Impressions of Beijing
Wanna share with my peeps at home some impressions of Beijing….still missing sleep and was to tired to work on every picture in detail. All the guys from top147.com treat me like a king…..thank you so much for being such a nice host in Beijing.
I realy enjoy my time here a lot!!!!!
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Little Monster Brendan Crockett
On US Open 10-Ball day one Brendan Crockett won 9:6 against Jasmin Ouschan.
Just got the news in the middle of the night here in Austria.
(Thanks for waking me up *lol*)
Congratulations Brendan.
I met Brendan and his dad @ DCC 2009 and cant wait to see you guys again.
Can’t wait to play Brendan again…..and for sure I will bring a pillow with me
(I know I will sit for a long time and watch this kid play )
Sunday, April 4th, 2010
Easter 2010
After a good lunch @ my mums house we went for a walk to the Danube and enjoyed this wonderful day.
Click the small picture to open the gallery:
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Flora Mosconi, widow of pool legend, passed away
Just got the news from Jake. I did not know her so I am just linking to his blog. But it sounds like a great woman left us.
http://untoldstoriesbilliardshistory.blogspot.com/2010/03/flora-mosconi-widow-of-pool-legend-dies.html