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Letter to the Sky (Nada)

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  Plexa       Administrator       January 29 2008 21:51.Profile Blog # 
Letter to the Sky

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Before the crisis

2005 had started brilliantly for Nada. Despite losing a bo7 MSL grand final to Gorush in YATGK MSL, he came back to defeat Gorush in the IOPS semifinals and then went on to win the finals over July in a convincing 3-0. Then things started to go wrong.

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A shitstorm was just around the corner


Nada had qualified as a seed for both MSL and OSL and a 2/1 finish respectively meant that he was the heavy favourite to destroy in the upcoming season. But as per the OSL curse, he went 1-2 in his group and failed to qualify for the Ro8 in EVER 2005 OSL. But the real snag came in the form of Savior. As mentioned in my very first blog, the game showed a solution to Nada's SK terran style for Zergs and signaled the coming a tragic year.

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Nada would then lose to Yellow in the loser bracket of Uzoo MSL and to Pusan in the Daum Direct ODT Rnd 2. Thus, Nada would be absent from both major leagues for the next season. But thankfully, he was still around from the Snickers All-Star tournament. On the 16th of July he would fight Yellow for the title, and came up short 2-3 (as written in my blog). But the worst was just around the corner.

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On the 18th of July 2005, FiFo reported that Nada's dad had been killed in a car accident. An intoxicated driver preformed an illegal U-turn and collided with Nada's dad.

Life after Death

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Nada was withdrawn from the P&C roster for the next two months giving him time to come to terms with what had transpired. The funeral service was held on the 20th of July and was said to be a particularly moving ceremony. All of P&C showed up to the funeral in support of Nada.

About 2 weeks later, Nada posted a poem on his fan cafe. The poem was originally translated by SpAnK[eM] and is in the format that Nada wrote the poem in.

Letter to the Sky

hi this is nada~..
hows ur life goin'?
i am drunk today too~
i am living life with drinks nowdays
u know when u drink, u feel better?
i was walking in the rain after having drinks with friend in the cafe

like...

the rain that is...
father's tear..

my dad always wanted to do some business...
had many failures because of those tries...
but before all those failures
he wanted the happiness of our family...
but... he couldnt...
no... because of that 1 guy...

my dad was very healthy...
very healthy... my dad was very strong...
he wasnt skinny like me
he was big..
and strong..
he never lost vs people
and when we were living in the name of poor
my father fought with gansters only with his 2 hands...

oneday my mother came back home with all bruises over her face
my dad grabbed a metal pipe
and gone to the corporation ..
he leaped over the fence to revenge for my mom...
its like that...
thats how much he loved our family
and thats how strong he was...

but.....

the 1 guy .... drinking driving... and by illegial U-turn
dad is in the sky now...
this ...
this isnt a destiny.. its an error of destiny...
an error of the sky...
the error that never supposed to be happend...

ha.........i still feel empty...
but not a long ago... when i walked in the rain...
i felt it..
it was like...
my father's tear

i...nada...
think i have to get brave back...

i talked with my friends in Gumi(state of korea)... alot of talk...
everyone is living a hard life...
i felt it now...

i realized how happy life i am living while talking with my friends...
i realize it now... now... now i realize...

yes i have to wake up again...
having no practice now is killing me...

if i go back to seoul...
practice hard... so no one can beat me...

and for sure... i will dedicate all those winnings and honors to ..
my father...

i..
im going back ...

dont worry...

im going back to the real nada...

so








remember







i will take care of my family dad..






Return to Star

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Nada's first game back was against Nal_ra in ODTR1. He dominated Nal_ra with a pure macro oriented style, lost to Cloud in the winners game, then defeated Nal_ra once more in a similar fashion. Whats important was that even though he had gone through intense tragedy, Nada was able to pull out a win and get through to the next round.

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Unfortunately, Nada couldnt get much further. He slumped badly in Proleauge and lost 0-2 in ODT Round 2 and 0-2 in the 7th MBC Survivor. He finished out the year with a roughly 50% win rate in Proleauge, but there was something more special he did in the last months of the year.

Many of you will be familiar with the 'Make a Wish' Foundation who try to give terminally ill children one day where they can leave their illness behind and enjoy life. Nada, still dealing with the ordeal of his dad's death, did one of the most noble and honorable things a progamer has ever done, he got involved with the charity.

Nada began to work alongside the foundation and helped out their cause by volunteering himself to take some kids out during December of 2005 to treat them to a day of unparalleled joy.

"the experience even though it will be a short one for him, will forever change him. There is nothing more gut wrenching and noble than what he is about to do, he has courage."
- Entropy
Nada was inspired by the death of his Dad to reach out and help other people. When posed with the question about why he wanted to get involved in an interview he said;
"Help before it is too late"

Help others, before they are gone from this world. Like the premature death of his father who was now gone forever from this world. This act earned a lot respect from me towards Nada, it is such an amazing thing to do for the world, especially after a tragedy which could have ruined his life. He turned the negative into a positive, the mark of a true champion.

Nada's dreams come true

Nada started 2006 with a bang - going on a 5 game winning streak and passing the first stage of the 8th MSL Survivor. Then, thanks to an expanded league, Nada defeated Shark and Nal_ra in i-Station Dual tournament to qualify for Shinhan 2 OSL. At the same time he qualified for Pringles 2 MSL - Nada was back into both major leagues.

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Nada's Shinhan 2 OSL run is something legendary. He 3-0'd his group (containing Light, Zergman and Jy). Went 2-1 against TT, 2-0'd Zergman, 3-0'd Goodfriend and found himself in the finals for a Golden Mouse. (Vods are at the end). His opponent? Anytime[gm] - a protoss abusing the legend of the fall to get to the finals.

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After one of the most intense finals in a long time, Nada walked away victorious. He had achieved his goal and won in his fathers name - he had answered his Letter to the Sky.

+ Show Spoiler [Interview] +

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To me, this story remains one of the the most touching in progaming. After stumbling across Nada's poem, i was overcome with emotion and knew that this blog needed to be written for all the Nada fanboys out there. And if you come to my blog for games, i will not disappoint, here are Nada's vods from Shinhan 2 OSL.

Group Stages
vs Light
vs Zergman
vs Jy

Ro16 (vs TT)
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3

Ro8 (vs Zergman)
Game 1
Game 2

Semifinals (vs Goodfriend)
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3

Finals (vs Anytime)
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5

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These are for you, Dad

Last edit: 2008-01-29 21:52:21


****
~ Spirit will set you free ~
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  Plexa       Administrator       January 29 2008 22:06.Profile Blog # 
Im also taking requests for upcoming blogs once again so leave a comment or send me a pm with your request

oh and fuck all the drunk drivers out there =[
Last edit: 2008-01-29 22:07:23
~ Spirit will set you free ~
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 samachking   Bahrain. January 29 2008 22:41. Posts 4949
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Another great Blog
Thank You Plexa for creating all theese blogs
Edit: This story is so sad and moving, Nada T_T
Last edit: 2008-01-29 22:58:34
"And then Earthlings discovered tools. Suddenly agreeing with friends could be a form of suicide or worse. But agreements went on, not for the sake of common sense, or decency, or self preservation, but for friendliness."
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  Harem   United States. January 29 2008 23:04. Posts 9351Profile # 
Wow, that was.....touching. T_T;
[iHs]h8m 。◕‿◕。 저그 보고 싶어요 정은지 RIP aers ㅠㅠ
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 Skye_MyO   Singapore. January 29 2008 23:13. Posts 107
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I must say, this is an excellent blog.
Practise, practise, practise.
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  JensOfSweden   Cameroon. January 29 2008 23:28. Posts 1767Profile Blog # 
A w e s o m e !!

I'm actually gonna read it again since it's just that good


Lee Yun Yeol fighting!
Last edit: 2008-01-29 23:29:08
<3 Nada [On and off TL.net since 2002
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 ilovezil   United States. January 29 2008 23:51. Posts 4136
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Wow...I have tears in my eyes.
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  pachi   Melbourne. January 29 2008 23:58. Posts 5067Profile # 
That was so sad, I'm not a big fan of NaDa but I remember cheering him on in that final. (which was actually the first major sc final that I watched :x)
pachi fanclub http://goto.tl/6DI9 。◕‿◕。
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  fanatacist   January 30 2008 00:57. Posts 10000Profile Blog # 
Great story, great comeback and perseverence, great blog n_n
Peace~
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 TheFoReveRwaR   United States. January 30 2008 00:59. Posts 10265
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Great blog. This story is exactly why nada will, no matter what, always be my favorite progamer.

Honestly, I don't see how you could not be a fan of nada after reading that or knowing that story.
Being healthy, it has been said, really consists of having the same disease as everybody else.
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 trollbone   France. January 30 2008 01:36. Posts 1440
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tear in my eyes
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  fanatacist   January 30 2008 01:44. Posts 10000Profile Blog # 
Anytime vs. Nada coming up...
Peace~
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 o3.power91   Bahrain. January 30 2008 02:19. Posts 5254
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Great Blog. Such a tragedy, Nada's life....
T_T
Last edit: 2008-01-30 02:20:17
Are you for rela?
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 LegendaryDreams   Canada. January 30 2008 03:43. Posts 1324
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more more more NaDa .. He is the true prodigy of StarCraft.
http://www.twitch.tv/legendarydreams/videos
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  LosingID8   Harlem. January 30 2008 04:12. Posts 10373Profile Blog # 
<3 nada
Resident K-POP Elitist
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 Agavond   January 30 2008 04:35. Posts 448
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Thanks for this awesome-ness write up!

And GooD LucK Nada <3
O.oSins Since Op Cal
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  JensOfSweden   Cameroon. January 30 2008 05:14. Posts 1767Profile Blog # 

On January 30 2008 01:44 fanatacist wrote:
Anytime vs. Nada coming up...


indeed!

I can't wait for the game
Last edit: 2008-01-30 05:15:22
<3 Nada [On and off TL.net since 2002
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 Aepplet   Sweden. January 30 2008 06:48. Posts 2908
Profile # 
awesome blog!
nada was practicing with ra, bisu, and jangbi back then, interesting to know.
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 abandonallhope   Sweden. January 30 2008 07:21. Posts 563
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I just fucking love NaDa even more now.
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 joohyunee   Korea (South). January 30 2008 11:37. Posts 1025
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plexa i just LOVE your blog. you should just post ALL these into final edits b/c they're ALL so worth a place in that special section
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