Dressed up and took the trouble to attend Microsoft party this evening at Pittsburgh Deli Co. in Shadyside. I was quite nervous because I don't really attend parties and feared I would stand alone at the corner. Came in, saw no one I knew and mostly CS people from my batch. Luckily there was Amit, the CS senior, whom I befriended in networks and we talked all evening about comp and his internship with bloomberg. There was free food and beer. =) Booze in midweek.

Everyone's asking me on when would there be a poker game especially James and he's bringing the gorgeous Thai, A, to play who also happens to be good in the stock market. Hassan and Dilo (Irwan) are asking as well. Ken Yu too. The poker set might not be able to cater for us all and I think I might need to get one for myself. Probably I should start a gambling house soon. Practice my skills in organizing events. This would do for a start, right? Maybe one day I can become like Donald Trump or maybe I can open a casino on the Strip in Vegas as well as in Monte Carlo.

There are two books that I want to get now:
a) Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
b) Super System by Doyle Brunson. It's the famed book for poker strategy.

Time for a little bit of jazz and gnite.