Interview Questions Answered

I saw the following questions from Natalia Pogonina's site same questions I will answer as a chess player myself.

What was the earliest memory of playing chess?
I was a late bloomer.  I played chess at the age of 13.  At first everything was just for fun, but later got captivated by its beauty.  I ate, dreamed, worked, and played chess during my college days for the University of the East chess team.

What is your most memorable game?
It was a game I played at chess.com.  I am playing with a higher-rated opponent but outclassed him in such an artistic matter. Press this link about the game.

What was your worst defeat?
I was on the peak of my chess career and has had performed superbly in different chess tournaments here in Manila but had to stop full-time as I was beaten by this kid at the Divisoria Chess Tournament.  I was chess-struck for I just won a tournament at the same venue a month ago.  The defeat was a tough pill to swallow since I was trailing the leader of the pack by just a full point and currently on the 3rd to 5th place just below my San Beda and University of the East colleagues.  I was happy with my position and I felt that my friends were looking at me in admiration.  I show-boated during the game for my opponent has only few minutes on his time control.  I played with fire and got burned with it.  I lost a winning game.  I was not the same after that.

Which living player do you most admire?I
Magnus Carlsen.  He doesn't stop playing in an equal position.  He squeeze for more and more until everything turns into a battle!

Who is your favorite singer/composer?
Michael V.

Which book would you take to a desert island?
I Will Persist Until I Succeed by Og Mandino

If you could edit your past, what would you change?
The chapter in my life wherein I got madly in love with a girl who dumped me.  I alter that part.  I wish I did not meet her.  I am so devastated.
 

What makes you happy?
Existence

What was your biggest disappointment?
When I lost my first-born child.  So creepy.  I felt I was a tiny form surrounded by the head and foot of a parenthesis.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
There is no second chance.