However, it was also around late July that I received a very good news - that my wife was expecting our first child. While it was definitely a very good news, it meant that I had to leave her alone at home in her early stages of pregnancy. The thought left me with a very heavy heart but I am glad she was still supportive of me attending the tourney.
July was spent completing my mournfang and 40 gnoblars, as well as lots of practice sessions, about 16 hours of practice per week.
Finally, August came and the time forETC 2012 had arrived. The team consisted of some of the best players Singapore had to offer, including Justin, Lam, Andrew, Gee Hwan, Chee Kiong, David, Jon an myself as the least experienced.
The tourney was held over 3 days, with two games per day. To summarize, my scores were as follows:
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| Battle-Standard |
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| ETC Team Singapore 2012 |
However, an unfortunate incident en route home spoiled the trip and from August on, I have almost completely stopped my hobby activities.
In September, I did manage to paint up 3 ogres I procured from Titanforge as replacement for my maneaters.
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| Pirate Maneaters |
However, my wife's pregnancy meant that I could not do any painting or gluing when she is around and that severely hampered the hobby. She started giving me shit when i was gluing up my Ogre Thundertask and Stonehorn.
So there you have it. My summary for 2012 is complete. A very satisfying year largely due to participation in ETC 2012 but slowed down towards the end of the year.
Unfortunately, I am not looking forward to 2013, in terms of my hobby as:
I have expressed my withdrawal from the ETC 2013 team.
Lack of time/space for hobby due to new baby.
Stopped buying armies due to space constrain
Final year of studies
I am hoping for the best.