Cork, Ireland...

Woehoe!!!!

Just got a call to confirm that I'm going to Cork in Ireland...
The WPA is hosting a World Championship Blackball there!
The 10th of November it will start until the 16th....
Flying over on the 9th and coming back on the 17th...
What can I tell about it?
Honestly?
Not a lot...
Printed out the rules last week when I found out that I might be going to it...
But I've read them a few times now and I still don't get most of it!

I've put some info about the event under here...
This is going to be interesting....

PS.. dont forget about Carl's good cause!
Donate here!!!

This is the info that's on the net....
Event: Blackball 2006 World Championship

Dear Team Managers,
We take this opportunity to present to you the details of the forthcoming WPA World Blackball Pool Championships in Cork, Ireland from the 9th to the 17th (Playing Dates – 10th thru 16th)

Discipline: Blackball Pool

Format: Team and Opens singles events.

5 Person Team Events:
All teams will consist of 5 players plus two reserves
National Team Ladies Team
Juniors Team (under 18 years of age)
Veterans Team (aged 40 and over)

Singles event:
Open Event
Ladies Event
Juniors Event
Veterans Event .

Plus a special invitation to representatives of International forces Teams e.g. Army, Prison Service and Police.

Prize monies:……TBA………………
Date of event:…9th – 17th November 2006……………….
Opening ceremony time and date:…10am – 10th November 2006
Closing ceremony:…20,00 hrs. 16th November 2006

Venue: Silver Springs Hotel & Conference Centre – Cork, Ireland – http://www.silverspringshotel.ie
Accommodation: In Host Hotel @ €70 Per Person Sharing (First Come First Served Basis) – Accommodation secured nearby at varying reduced rates for all delegates, players and supporters.

Players eligible to play: All national members of the Continental membership of the WPA. At this stage we are anticipating 20 participating countries plus individuals from within the WPA Membership.

Television coverage secured:…SKY SPORTS……………

As this will be the inaugural W/C for Blackball Pool we are looking forward to your favourable response to this invitation.

All enquiries regarding the accommodation and event details should be directed to SME Event Management @ stevemartyn@eircom.net

All correspondence regarding the staging of the event should be directed to Martin Kirwan @ irepool@gofree.indigo.ie

Best regards,
Martin Kirwan
……………………..

Martin Kirwan
EBA Chairperson

Carl Morris...

Sorry Carl...
Haven't got any money to help, but I hope that by putting it on here it might help you a bit...
Good luck with everything!!!

Carl Morris:

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: The National Deaf Children's Society will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

I am aiming to become the first deaf person to reach the North Pole by foot and I am undergoing vigorous training in order to achieve this target.

I am also doing 30 pool exhibitions nights for charity, free of charge, all over the UK while trying to juggle this with my IPT Pool career and business which won't be easy, but I think it'll be worth the blood and sweat if I can present the NDCS with a cheque for £50,000.

If you would like to come to an exhibition evening, just e-mail me at CarlHoudiniMorris @ hotmail.com and I will let you know where I am. So far, 2 have been done with another 28 to go.

I am hoping that all of you out there who know me personally can pass on this link onto your friends, as we the more that know about this, the better. In cases like this, a little does make a difference at the end.

I am deaf, and I know what it's like to be a deaf child with a future that looks bleak but I am one of the lucky ones who made it. By doing this I will enable ten deaf children to have a cochlear implant which will enable them to hear again, and thus increasing their prospects of a better life.

Many thanks for your time to read this, and if you've made a donation, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

People..
Please donate something...

Back...

Hi ya...

It's Thursday already.. The past few days went by so quickly...
And what have I done?
I've slept a lot! Had to get catch some of it because of the horrible weekend I've had...
Yesterday, Riley's Leeds.. Finally got my membership card!
Good to see Si and Daz again...
Still haven't touched my cue in a few weeks...
Probably tonight.. If Riggers doesn't forget! ;)
Poolcue I'm talking about for the few people that like to think dirty things!
What more have I done?
Not much..
Been looking for jobs everyday!
Getting more depressed by the day.. ;)
Haha no.. Things are looking ok now..
Send out some applications...
We'll see...

Back to the laundry then...
Talk to you soon!

X

National Championships...

Hi...

Really busy now...
But good news!
Riggers promised to write something about the championships for my weblog..
So just wait and see!! :D:D:D

Phone...

Finally got my phone back!!!
:D
It was working when I was in the store...
Now lets see what happens when I've got it for a few days...
Bought the phone in july..
Didn't work anymore after 3 weeks!!!
3 times to the repairshop..
In Holland!!!
So didn't have a normal to use in the UK!
Had to use Riggers'...
But after a lot of email contact with T-Mobile they gave me a new one!
Finally!
Lets hope it will stay working even in England!

Rotterdam

Hi ya..

Back in Rotterdam for a few hours..
Had to pick up my phone...
Lunch with friends...
Hairdresser and in about an hour I'll be leaving to Deurne!

It's going to be a really tough weekend..
Lots of crying and that kind of stuff..
Just have to keep it cool..
Need all the support that I can get!!

Over...

My life is over...
4 more days and than I'll be done in the poolworld..
At least in Holland..
What about the rest of the world?
Honestly?

At the moment I'm not sure..
OK already told that I wouldn't put my feelings on here anymore..
So I'll keep that for my other blog..
Although I keep writing on it but never publish it..
Scared of what people may think of me...
Or that they are worrying about me..
So up here I'm gonna be an all happy person!


Flying back tomorrow!!!! :D:D:D

Sloganizer...

hahaha somehow I ended up on this site...

It's so funny.. It makes up slogans for whatever you want...


A few examples:

shir - once you have it, you love it.

shir is good for you.

shir - first class!

I trust shir.

shir - your game.

World's finest shir.

shir will do anything for you.
(almost anything!!)

When you say shir you've said it all.

Saved by shir!

Up, up and away with shir.

shir it's a kind of magic.

The Power of shir.

shir loves you.

shir online.

shir rules.

The secret of shir.

Food or shir? I'll have shir.

My shir beats everything.

OK more than enough!!!

Want to have fun too?
Sloganizer
But be careful... It's addicting!

Tuesday...

2 more days...
Thursday.. Early morning I'll be flying back to Holland...
Friday we'll start with the National Championships..
3 days of pool..
Pfffff
Have to do some praparations..
And then I'll be ready to fly off...

More soon!

X

Counter...

Pfff

Finally!

On the bottom..
Yeah.. All the way down there....
You and me can finally see how many people have checked my blog out...
Wanted this for a long time but didn't want to work it out how I should do it..
But now.. I've done it..
And it works..
Too bad it can't count back in time!
But at least I was the first visitor to my own blog!

Monday...

Nothing to say..

All I'm gonna put down for now is that things in the poolworld are looking good for me..
Here in the UK..
We'll see...

Personally some things need to go better..
I'm not getting into it.. But for now I've decided to keep it to myself for a while..

All you can find here are poolthings..

See you soon!

Love you!

Hmmmm

What to put down?
I don't know.. Feels like my head is being screwd of my body every minute a bit more...
Weird huh?!
That how I feel.. Can't help it..
For the rest.. I'm fine...
Doing my thing..
Still looking for a normal job...
Poolwise I can't complain.. Things are looking fine!
I'm not playing as much as I used to.. But I'm still happy most of the time..
Part of me is looking forward to next weekend!
Saying goodbye to some of the players that I've gotten to know so well the last year...
Part of me is not looking forward..
I'll probably be crying my head off...

I'm done with Holland...
All ready to start my new life up here!


So everybody that tries to make my life more difficult!!!
Those that really wants to make themselves ridiculous by talking about me behind my back...
And think that the people they talk to won't ask me about it...
Just Shut UP!!!
Just because I've moved doesn't say that you're free to talk BS about me!

Ok that's all I want to say about it.. Needed to get it of me!

Stretford 2...

Mark Gray won the BPPPA Event in Stretford!!!
First event I've helped as a tournament leader in the UK...
It's so different..
Only had 1 argument.. Not worth mentioning..
People were great.. I had fun...
Too bad I can't be there in Guildofrd...
Have to say goodbye to the people in Holland.. And what better way can you think of than the National Championships?


Next season!!!
I'll be there!

Stretford..

No updates this weekend...

Going to Stretford for the BPPPA event...
We'll be back saturday night... But I'm just gonna put my laptop away for a weekend!!!
Might take a little peek at the Eurotour results

So see you sunday?!?!?!

GO HOOCH!!!!!

PINK!!!

No.. Not the singer!
The colour!
And all shades of them.. Most of them Shocking pink! Great one! Less of the baby-colours!

The people that know me quite well, know that I've got a soft spot for that colour...
Resulting in me buying a lot of things just because of it's colour..
Examples:
Shocking pink umbrella
Shocking pink wallet
Shocking pink hairbrush
Loads of pink things in my wardrobe
Pink letters on MSN
Pink background on my weblog
Even buy shampoo, conditioner, hairspray or make-up just because of the pink package...
Nuts!! I know..
But it's not like I only wear pink, or use pink things.. Not that crazy.. Just to add a bit of colour to my life...

Yesterday Riggers came back from Malta.. Too tanned for words, hardly recognised him!!! His Eyes are even brighter now! Pfffff help!!!
Nick came over so Lee could fix his tip.
Went out for dinner...
And then finally a nice night in!
And I got my present!!! A pink watch!!! :D I love it!!!
But I'm horrible with watches.. Always lose them! But I'll be more carefull with this one!

So.. I've got another item for the PINK collection... Better watch out...

Sy Widlow

OK... I promised...
Sy won the 9-ball league in Leeds today!!!
Against Martin (Chapman?)
He was playing well all night.. 17 people played.. Not me.. Didn't feel like it and D'vali had enough players!
Just wanted to thank Si, PC, Sy and the rest for a great night.. Had fun, I need to stay away from that machine! It's costing me too much money! Cluedo is a lot of fun though...

Thank Si for picking me up and driving me back home again! For the drinks and the laughs. (And for the extra work I think... But at least it will be done now...)
Waiting for your mail tomorrow!!!

And to both Si's.. I'll kick your asses(sp?) saturday if you don't read this and leave a comment!!!!

XXX

PS 16 more hours before my babe comes home!!!

Eurotour Weert 3

Hahaha forgot all about it...
Not much to tell...

Alex Lely won! Did I tell that?
It was a great experience!
But it was difficult..
You know me... I'm a big fan.. Try not to show it!
Have to be a professional!!!

But sometimes I'd just like to show my support to some of the players...
But recently my interest moved to other players..
Hooch will always be my favorite player!!! No matter what!
But during international tournaments I would always support all Dutch players! But now..
Not just because I moved.... But I've always been hanging aroung on those tournament with some of the Brits... I just love them! We just click.. You know who I'm talking about!
But as soon as I got to the venue on of the Dutchies called me a traitor!! :o
Couldn't believe it!
I'm just supporting people that I like as a person...
Whether it's Ralf, Thomas, Oli, Olli, Courtney, Os, Ste, Mark, Im, whoever!!!!
Just let it go!!!
Come on people!!!

Pfff just had to get that of my chest!

Going to bed now because I've not been feeling well all week and Si is picking me up tomorrow for the weekly league in Leeds!!!

See ya!

Two more days...

And then I'll be reunited be with my honey bunny...
Hahaha he hates it when I call him that!!! Sorry!
Miss him..
Can't believe he turned me into a love-sick blah...
Grrrr
I'm a independant (sp?) woman! D*** arrrrgggghhhhh.

Can't wait to get something done!
Got a new assigment (do you call it that?)
So I've got a "To do list"...
Exciting!!!

Just wait!!!! I'll be coming with something you'd never think I'd do!

XXX

(Is it Thursday yet?!?!?!?!!?)

Arrrggggghhhhh!!!!

OK I'm really bored now!!!

this is how my life looks like now:

wake up whenever I feel like it..
(Now Riggers's gone that's around 10.30)

Shower and everything else you'd normally do when you wake up..

Go downstairs (Turn the alarm off, because I'm all alone!)

Boil some water to make me some tea..

Turn on the laptop: check mail...

2 hours of checking jobsites

Check all the other stuff like pro9 and dutch things..

Watch TV, clean the house, prepare lunch...

Arrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh

Thank god that TheDiamond is coming Wednesday to pick me up to go to Leeds for the 9ball league (although i'm not really a fan of 9-ball)

Hahaha any suggestions to keep me busy?