I woke up an hour earlier then Jonas did today. I was excited for one reason and it was the opportunity to go on a train ride to another city from Stockholm. I have been visiting Sweden on and off for about a year and half now and this is my very first time traveling in this manner. In the end all the excitement I had was all for nothing. Jonas and I dropped our stuff off at IO so the guys could pick it up in the car. We also stopped by Jonas’s place before we headed to the station where we would take the train. I didn’t know it at first but there were two stops before we got to our destination which was in Jonkoping.
The subway ride wasn’t all that bad and I realize, no matter where you are in the world, when people stare they definitely don’t do it discreetly. The very first train ride we had was not what I expected. We didn’t get the same seats and the two girls we sat by never closed their mouths the whole way. I don’t think I have ever met anyone who just kept talking and talking. It’s like the Energizer bunny, it keeps going and going. Jonas tried sleeping most of the way but with all the noise around, I doubt he got a good sleep. The girl sitting next to me was pretty rude as well. She had her bag on my table and didn’t even bother to move it! We didn’t sit in our seats for long though. I don’t think I could have survived the ride so Jonas and I decided to change to our seats. After the change, it was smooth sailing.
During the last stop before reaching our final destination, we stopped by some small town. Since there was not much else there and we only had about 40 minutes before our train came we decided to grab something to eat. We went into a bar/restaurant type place and it was pretty dead. No one was there except a weird couple who laughed at me twice. Both times were after I took a picture of this scary ass Santa Claus they had put up as a display by the bathroom. The other was a handicapped guy who barely ate his food. I think he paid more attention to us then he did his food to be honest.
When we got to Jonkoping, Vilden and Fisker were waiting for us. It was really cold and windy so I was glad we didn’t walk too far to meet up with them. When we got in the car, we were told by Vilden the event is delayed because they had some problems with the computers at the event. The drive wasn’t too far to the hotel where we stayed and when we pulled up, there was a girl standing out there. I didn’t know who it was at first but when the car approached the front door, I saw a slight smile come from her. When Vilden went out of the car he put his arms up and went to hug this girl and gave her a kiss. You guys guessed it, it’s his girlfriend! I didn’t think Vilden would ever find a girlfriend but alas he has. I don’t know about the other guys but it was a weird feeling on my part to see Vilden be affectionate like that!
Fisker, Jonas and I shared a room together. Our room was pretty nice, at least to me anyways. I took some pictures of how it looked (unlike the picture we separated our bed later). Vilden left with his girlfriend and Allen and Snajdan shared a room together. Since everything was delayed and SK.swe didn’t need to be at the event yet the guys decided to take a short nap. I ended up falling asleep for god-knows-how-many-minutes but I was so tired. All of us were woken up by Vilden’s call after awhile. He was getting ready to pick us up so we can head to the event.
I swear, the minute you walk into the venue it was HOT! I had a turtle neck long sleeve on but had to take it off at the Chinese restaurant where we ate at. It’s almost like night and day over here. Outside it is cold and windy but inside it is warm and in some areas pretty humid.
The tournament are was upstairs (you have to take escalators) to get to it. It’s actually the very first area you will see once you reach the top of the floor. It’s really small though but I thought the set up was pretty good as far as separating the teams who are playing together. Teams sat on opposite sides of each other. They’re separated by walls so the teams don’t hear each other or see each other unless you walk all the way around.
I tried to get an interview with either Fisker or Jonas before the match to ask them questions but none of them wanted to do it. I tried to get Allen too but what can I say if they don’t want to or feel like having a video interview done at the moment. I am certainly not going to nag them!
Once we were there a lot of people left the area. I didn’t see anyone from a team I recognized so grabbing video interviews were quite hard. I decided to take videos (there are a lot) of Sk.swe setting up and them playing during the three matches they had. Although I didn’t get video interviews of their thoughts before or after the game, I can tell you from speaking with the guys prior to game play they were not nervous. They shouldn’t be anyways. Sk.swe ended up winning the three matches they had today. By the time they were done playing and after Jonas had the short interview with Fragbite we left the venue at midnight.
We met up with Spawn and ins by the car. Two girls from MyM were there and another member from Seules. The only girl I recognized was aNNa. After some introductions I asked the girls if I could take a picture of them. Of course they said yes but I thought it was funny after I took the picture. I told them, “It will be posted on SK Gaming tomorrow” and they went, “Oh that’s something to look forward too.” LOL thought that was pretty funny. I found out from aNNa there was a party at the Scandic hotel and that’s why they were there. At first I didn’t recognize ins, for the first time he wasn’t wearing his hat he always wore. His head was completely shaved!! SpawN also gave me a hug once he saw me. It was great to see him again. He looked really happy for some reason and I still remember the funny moments we had when he was in SK.swe.
I didn’t know it at first but later on I found out from zet, Spawn and ins were at the hotel earlier along with aNNa and another girl getting ready for the party hehe. When I asked zet why he didn’t go party like the other guys he said they barely got any sleep so he’s really tired. (We met up with zet at our hotel by the way). Zet also told me they won all of their matches today as well (tomorrow) they are free for the whole day so he will just relax at the hotel.
Once the boys chit chatted for awhile we all called it a night. After we said our goodbyes to the guys in NiP we all decided to pack into Vilden’s car for the ride back to the hotel. Unfortunately Fisker rode in the trunk because there was no room in the car. I was in the front passenger’s seat on Jonas’s lap. Snajdan, Allen and company were in the back seat. It was pretty crowded and in that instant I was reminded of earlier this year at Krangparty. We all packed into Ahl’s car and they couldn’t close the door, it was hilarious! Check out the pictures for the picture of Fisker in the trunk, it’s really funny. LOL
Everyone was really tired so instead of writing the blog and posting pictures. I decided to just wait until morning to do it… and so here it is.
At the end of the day all three of my batteries for my camera were exhausted. It takes literally ages for my batteries to charge and as of right now I only have one full battery (charging second one). I hope I have enough to take pictures and videos for today (the second day).
I didn’t take too many photos on the first day because most of it was videos. I had no idea but taking videos totally eats up my batteries so I think pictures would be better. There wasn’t much to take of though since most of the gamers left by the time SK.swe got there. I walked around and took a few pictures of displays I thought was interesting but my camera isn’t good enough to take pictures from a far distance or in the dark.
On a more serious note though, I can only take so many pictures of SK.swe sitting down playing their matches right?. I’m sure you know what I mean. I want more pictures as I love taking them but I don’t want them to be boring! You guys will have to wait for videos though. It will give you an overview of what the event is like and they are so much better than the pictures hehe.
Today SK.swe will be doing a lot of promo stuff so I will be busy taking pictures. Note to self for today is, less videos and more pictures.
I also heard there was a party tonight. I am not sure if we are going to it or not but if we are, I want to save up some battery to take pictures and videos of course. Love to see those gamer girls and gamer guys drunk yeah? Heh..