Monday, November 26, 2001
hit what's close to basketball nirvana/unconscious-ness yesterday...
=]
2nd game out of the two pick-up games i played at the UW IMA, i managed to score a whopping 11 of our team's 15 points, en route to a 15-13 win. i think i nailed 7-9 or 8-10 fr. 3 point land...
definitely nice to put up those freakish numbers every once in a while...
er, excuse me..."positively" freakish numbers. whereas someone who commits 8 [!] turnovers in a game is constituted as freakishly negative...
not that i've ever...really, no...never 8. 6, yeah...but i'll spare the elaboration. =]
=]
2nd game out of the two pick-up games i played at the UW IMA, i managed to score a whopping 11 of our team's 15 points, en route to a 15-13 win. i think i nailed 7-9 or 8-10 fr. 3 point land...
definitely nice to put up those freakish numbers every once in a while...
er, excuse me..."positively" freakish numbers. whereas someone who commits 8 [!] turnovers in a game is constituted as freakishly negative...
not that i've ever...really, no...never 8. 6, yeah...but i'll spare the elaboration. =]
Saturday, November 24, 2001
it's 3am right now...and here i am, on-line...
it's amusing to me, the times when i find myself inspired to post something on his blog, which are...quite rare. i admit it, i've been kinda reluctant to post here the everyday nuances of this life i'm living, and i'm not sure exactly as to why. thinkin' about it, i suppose it's a combination of things...
writin' from the heart...i think that's the main thing i struggle with. i think w/ many people, i feel pressured to put on a facade, as if i was only revealing half of my being. i don't think it because i'm a "bad" person necessarily for doing this, as some people might interpret "goin' only half[way]" as being attached to "conniving." i think i really over-exert myself in trying to protect the core of my being, and the components which comprise this core...my soul, heart, the apprehensions, ambiguity and uncertainty of the future...
well, i think this morning i'm finally gonna conquer the last ones which have a concurrent theme...the theme being "ambiguity." in these months leading up to graduation fr. the UW, i guess i feel so much ambiguity. it's an interesting word because the word itself is ambiguous. one of its meanings is synonymous w/ uncertainty, and the other one which has to do w/ "a thing having more than one meaning." i suppose i fall within the tenets of both meanings of the word, since sometimes i find myself plagued w/ what at times feels more uncertainty than i can bear, and an persistent ambivalence which i feel about certain things...
during these times, it's the Lord who bails me out, bailing me out fr. selfish-ness, the self-centered-ness, the greed that is the unquenchable thirst for things in this capitalist society. even though at times it feels like i don't deserve to be bailed out...He has provided.
right now, i would pray that i'd continue to find solace in the Lord during these times...the Lord, the unwavering entity who provides me w/ the gear to weather the torrential storms and downpours of life...
the Lord, who is a parka which has impenetrable properties when it comes to the cold, insulating me fr. what at times feels like
the -55F wind chill factors which try to infiltrate the warm n' pristine core...
the Lord, the immense discipline, intelligence, and innate drive it took Ichiro to enjoy such an overwhelmingly successful "rookie" year which culminated in acquiring AL MVP honors. He's equipped me much like that...enabling me to effectively face every 12-6 Sele curveball, nasty 95-mph Johnson slider, and 98 mph Rivera cutting fastball which life chucks at you...
the Lord, the radar and Codec in Metal Gear Solid 2...like Solid Snake, i always know where i am, my strategic positioning, and the objectives i need to accomplish...
Lord, i thank you for using me as an instrument to proclaim your holiness...thanks for the love of family n' friends this Thanksgiving...thanks for allowing me to celebrate the holiday in the four different capacities you've provided...all quite special in their distinct-ness, but tied together w/ the single prevailing theme... of love. Amen.
it's amusing to me, the times when i find myself inspired to post something on his blog, which are...quite rare. i admit it, i've been kinda reluctant to post here the everyday nuances of this life i'm living, and i'm not sure exactly as to why. thinkin' about it, i suppose it's a combination of things...
writin' from the heart...i think that's the main thing i struggle with. i think w/ many people, i feel pressured to put on a facade, as if i was only revealing half of my being. i don't think it because i'm a "bad" person necessarily for doing this, as some people might interpret "goin' only half[way]" as being attached to "conniving." i think i really over-exert myself in trying to protect the core of my being, and the components which comprise this core...my soul, heart, the apprehensions, ambiguity and uncertainty of the future...
well, i think this morning i'm finally gonna conquer the last ones which have a concurrent theme...the theme being "ambiguity." in these months leading up to graduation fr. the UW, i guess i feel so much ambiguity. it's an interesting word because the word itself is ambiguous. one of its meanings is synonymous w/ uncertainty, and the other one which has to do w/ "a thing having more than one meaning." i suppose i fall within the tenets of both meanings of the word, since sometimes i find myself plagued w/ what at times feels more uncertainty than i can bear, and an persistent ambivalence which i feel about certain things...
during these times, it's the Lord who bails me out, bailing me out fr. selfish-ness, the self-centered-ness, the greed that is the unquenchable thirst for things in this capitalist society. even though at times it feels like i don't deserve to be bailed out...He has provided.
right now, i would pray that i'd continue to find solace in the Lord during these times...the Lord, the unwavering entity who provides me w/ the gear to weather the torrential storms and downpours of life...
the Lord, who is a parka which has impenetrable properties when it comes to the cold, insulating me fr. what at times feels like
the -55F wind chill factors which try to infiltrate the warm n' pristine core...
the Lord, the immense discipline, intelligence, and innate drive it took Ichiro to enjoy such an overwhelmingly successful "rookie" year which culminated in acquiring AL MVP honors. He's equipped me much like that...enabling me to effectively face every 12-6 Sele curveball, nasty 95-mph Johnson slider, and 98 mph Rivera cutting fastball which life chucks at you...
the Lord, the radar and Codec in Metal Gear Solid 2...like Solid Snake, i always know where i am, my strategic positioning, and the objectives i need to accomplish...
Lord, i thank you for using me as an instrument to proclaim your holiness...thanks for the love of family n' friends this Thanksgiving...thanks for allowing me to celebrate the holiday in the four different capacities you've provided...all quite special in their distinct-ness, but tied together w/ the single prevailing theme... of love. Amen.
Tuesday, November 20, 2001
after finding out he's won the MVP award, Ichiro responds...
"For the 2002 season, I hope we could eat rice balls together again."
LOL
"For the 2002 season, I hope we could eat rice balls together again."
LOL
Friday, November 16, 2001
Metal Gear Solid 2...the reviews i've read thus far on gamespot.com have me on the verge of salivating...
however, i'll have to put off having no life for a week until after the upcoming midterm this monday...
however, i'll have to put off having no life for a week until after the upcoming midterm this monday...
Friday, November 09, 2001
i have to wake up for work in five hours, and here i am still on-line..."argh."
Sunday, November 04, 2001
chillin'...
feels good to just chill this weekend...after the depressing debacle of Friday. the timeline:
9:30am-- got graded midterm back...did much worse than i'd anticipated. ended up dropping the class an hour later...
12:45pm-- did presentation for Articulation...ran way over the time limit, and didn't get a chance to close up properly because of this...
3:45pm-- flag football on the IMA fields...the team i'm on is in the process of gettin' systematically pummeled. our team ends up forfeiting the last two minutes because of the mercy rule. at the moment the rule went into effect, our team was down 48 to...nada.
6:45pm-- didn't perform too well in two pick-up basketball games. feet still felt like they were slippin' and slidin' on the football field mud...
11:15pm-- falling asleep, i'm filled with the impending dread that work starts in about six hours...
well, despite all of this, the day did have a handful of highlights. one of which was finding out that a girl that usually sits next to me in one of my classes is on the Sonics dance team...and what's more, her name is "Brittany Spears." haha...
feels good to just chill this weekend...after the depressing debacle of Friday. the timeline:
9:30am-- got graded midterm back...did much worse than i'd anticipated. ended up dropping the class an hour later...
12:45pm-- did presentation for Articulation...ran way over the time limit, and didn't get a chance to close up properly because of this...
3:45pm-- flag football on the IMA fields...the team i'm on is in the process of gettin' systematically pummeled. our team ends up forfeiting the last two minutes because of the mercy rule. at the moment the rule went into effect, our team was down 48 to...nada.
6:45pm-- didn't perform too well in two pick-up basketball games. feet still felt like they were slippin' and slidin' on the football field mud...
11:15pm-- falling asleep, i'm filled with the impending dread that work starts in about six hours...
well, despite all of this, the day did have a handful of highlights. one of which was finding out that a girl that usually sits next to me in one of my classes is on the Sonics dance team...and what's more, her name is "Brittany Spears." haha...
