seeing the reaction of the entire prudential center. almost shed a tear. so beautiful.
Showing posts with label hockey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hockey. Show all posts
Friday, May 25, 2012
next stop: stanley cup final
game 6. devils lead the series 3-2. adam henrique scores in overtime and the devils beat the rangers to advance to the stanley cup final.
Friday, December 11, 2009
gift-giving
[songs for christmas! 3 of 4]
so here's the deal, i've picked four songs in anticipation of christmas, and i'm going to have a new one up in each blog entry that i post, the four weeks before christmas. ideally one post a weekend. 3 of the 4 songs are by artists that you know or have at least heard of, but i'm almost certain that you won't have heard any of the songs before. so they'll be foreign but in a familiar kind of way.
this week's song is: baby please come home, by anberlin & various artists. push play!
oh you know it's getting to the good stuff, 'cause anberlin is AWESOME. the first time i listened to this song, i was totally thrown off 'cause i wasn't expecting a Christmas song. LEGIT.
i was never really big on getting people gifts for Christmas.
i didn't think it was silly or not meaningful or anything, but rather, i preferred to simply get people their individual gifts on their birthdays. it made it more sense to me because for me, i feel like it's more special when i remember that people's birthdays are coming up and i get to plan ahead in thinking about what they like and what to get for them and stuff. and also, that way, it's easier to make sure the quality and time spent on their gift/card isn't compromised because of needing to get gifts/cards for other people, as it tends to be for Christmas.
well, how about writing or making cards?
at one point in high school, as people got me cards and gifts and stuff for Christmas, i felt bad that i didn't get them stuff. i think, the year after that, i made cards for my friends, but i remember it just felt odd to me.. probably because i wasn't used to the whole getting-people-gifts-for-Christmas thing, and some of it felt obligatory to me because i knew i didn't put as much thought into it as i would have if it were the present for their birthday.
i feel like, with Christmas comes a certain expectancy from your friends. the difficult part is, i'm afraid of letting people down (even just slightly) if we've only recently become friends and they expect stuff from me because everyone else(?) does stuff for Christmas.
so what now?
i still don't know what i'm going to do in the way of making cards or giving gifts. AND this is made all the more difficult with finals being the week before Christmas, prime gift-shopping time. garrr.
haha, what i actually ORIGINALLy meant to write about is..
when i go looking for gifts to get people, for their birthdays or Christmas or any occasion, i often run into a dilemma.
i find something that's so cool that would be a great gift for the person, but i end up really wanting it myself. a few choices pop up in my head.
1) i'll get it for them and only them.
2) i'll get it for myself, and find them another gift.
3) i'll get it for myself and for them!
on one or two instances, i remember getting the gift for both of us because i really wanted it as well. it felt.. wrong for some reason.
that's when i realized something about myself.
good gifts for other people are the ones i would want myself to have.
and it means more to me if i don't buy it for myself, too.
hmm, something like that. lols.
on another note, i hope the "stuff i like" posts aren't boring you guys. they actually take me a mad long time to write because even though the descriptions and reasons of why i like stuff should come naturally, there are like a million thoughts in my head at once and it's TOO hard to organize them.
well, have fun in this lovely Christmas season, even amidst finals and all that stuff.
i leave you with this video of AWESOME. i get chills each time i watch it 'cause it's so awesome, no joke. enjoy!
[ru you know that]
-i need both of my shoes to have the same tightness when i wear them. sometimes i end up having to tie and re-tie my shoes for a few minutes to get them just right, especially with my skechers, which aren't as squishy and mold-fitting as my sneaks.
-i hate it when i eat chicken wings or something at a restaurant, and then i have to go pee, because when i go into the bathroom, i wash my hands with soap first, that way my hands aren't dirty and i can actually pee, and then have the dilemma of wondering if i should wash my hands again because they still feel squeaky clean. i usually do wash my hands again though.
-the best way for me to fall asleep is to think about something visual that occupies my mind. most frequently contemplated: snowboarding, badminton, hockey, video games. i'm speculating it works in that when i get lost in the thought of whatever i'm thinking about, it removes other sounds and distractions from around me to help me fall asleep. it's also fun to just think about fun stuff. so there's that.
so here's the deal, i've picked four songs in anticipation of christmas, and i'm going to have a new one up in each blog entry that i post, the four weeks before christmas. ideally one post a weekend. 3 of the 4 songs are by artists that you know or have at least heard of, but i'm almost certain that you won't have heard any of the songs before. so they'll be foreign but in a familiar kind of way.
this week's song is: baby please come home, by anberlin & various artists. push play!
oh you know it's getting to the good stuff, 'cause anberlin is AWESOME. the first time i listened to this song, i was totally thrown off 'cause i wasn't expecting a Christmas song. LEGIT.
i was never really big on getting people gifts for Christmas.
i didn't think it was silly or not meaningful or anything, but rather, i preferred to simply get people their individual gifts on their birthdays. it made it more sense to me because for me, i feel like it's more special when i remember that people's birthdays are coming up and i get to plan ahead in thinking about what they like and what to get for them and stuff. and also, that way, it's easier to make sure the quality and time spent on their gift/card isn't compromised because of needing to get gifts/cards for other people, as it tends to be for Christmas.
well, how about writing or making cards?
at one point in high school, as people got me cards and gifts and stuff for Christmas, i felt bad that i didn't get them stuff. i think, the year after that, i made cards for my friends, but i remember it just felt odd to me.. probably because i wasn't used to the whole getting-people-gifts-for-Christmas thing, and some of it felt obligatory to me because i knew i didn't put as much thought into it as i would have if it were the present for their birthday.
i feel like, with Christmas comes a certain expectancy from your friends. the difficult part is, i'm afraid of letting people down (even just slightly) if we've only recently become friends and they expect stuff from me because everyone else(?) does stuff for Christmas.
so what now?
i still don't know what i'm going to do in the way of making cards or giving gifts. AND this is made all the more difficult with finals being the week before Christmas, prime gift-shopping time. garrr.
haha, what i actually ORIGINALLy meant to write about is..
when i go looking for gifts to get people, for their birthdays or Christmas or any occasion, i often run into a dilemma.
i find something that's so cool that would be a great gift for the person, but i end up really wanting it myself. a few choices pop up in my head.
1) i'll get it for them and only them.
2) i'll get it for myself, and find them another gift.
3) i'll get it for myself and for them!
on one or two instances, i remember getting the gift for both of us because i really wanted it as well. it felt.. wrong for some reason.
that's when i realized something about myself.
good gifts for other people are the ones i would want myself to have.
and it means more to me if i don't buy it for myself, too.
hmm, something like that. lols.
on another note, i hope the "stuff i like" posts aren't boring you guys. they actually take me a mad long time to write because even though the descriptions and reasons of why i like stuff should come naturally, there are like a million thoughts in my head at once and it's TOO hard to organize them.
well, have fun in this lovely Christmas season, even amidst finals and all that stuff.
i leave you with this video of AWESOME. i get chills each time i watch it 'cause it's so awesome, no joke. enjoy!
[ru you know that]
-i need both of my shoes to have the same tightness when i wear them. sometimes i end up having to tie and re-tie my shoes for a few minutes to get them just right, especially with my skechers, which aren't as squishy and mold-fitting as my sneaks.
-i hate it when i eat chicken wings or something at a restaurant, and then i have to go pee, because when i go into the bathroom, i wash my hands with soap first, that way my hands aren't dirty and i can actually pee, and then have the dilemma of wondering if i should wash my hands again because they still feel squeaky clean. i usually do wash my hands again though.
-the best way for me to fall asleep is to think about something visual that occupies my mind. most frequently contemplated: snowboarding, badminton, hockey, video games. i'm speculating it works in that when i get lost in the thought of whatever i'm thinking about, it removes other sounds and distractions from around me to help me fall asleep. it's also fun to just think about fun stuff. so there's that.
Monday, November 30, 2009
stuff i like, part 2
[songs for christmas! 1 of 4]
so here's the deal, i've picked four songs in anticipation of christmas, and i'm going to have a new one up in each blog entry that i post, the four weeks before christmas. ideally one post a weekend. 3 of the 4 songs are by artists that you know or have at least heard of, but i'm almost certain that you won't have heard any of the songs before. so they'll be foreign but in a familiar kind of way.
this week's song is: 30 days, by never shout never. push play!
okay, this week's song is the artist that you probably don't know. hope you enjoy it!
yep, winter is my favorite season. by a big margin.
- i don't like greasy things, or fingerprint smudges, and in the wintertime, since the air is cooler, there is less moisture.
- i don't like sweating, also 'cause it relates to the reason above.
- coolness = less sweating.as opposed to the summer, if it gets too cold in the winter, you can simply put on more layers of clothes. in the summer, you'll still be hot even if, well, you're naked.
- i like wearing a big jacket and putting my hands in my pockets.
- since people wear more clothing, there's more room to customize and accessorize ie. with scarves and stuff [not applicable to me]
- SNOWBOARDDDDDDDDDDDIIIIIIIIING AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH TOO MUCH TO SAY BUT IT IS AWESOME MTCREEK KILLINGTON CAMELBAK LET'S GOOOOOOOOO
- CHRISTMAS! the holiday season and everything about it. and the christmas music that starts playing everywhere.
- family and friend get-togethers to be festive and enjoy each other's company.
- gifts?
- SNOOOOOOW. seeing it. throwing it. stepping on it. eating it. riding my bike on it. throwing it down people's shirts. missing school 'cause of it. burying soda cans in it and forgetting about them until spring. winter is the only season that has its own unique form of precipitation. how cool is THAT?
so here's the deal, i've picked four songs in anticipation of christmas, and i'm going to have a new one up in each blog entry that i post, the four weeks before christmas. ideally one post a weekend. 3 of the 4 songs are by artists that you know or have at least heard of, but i'm almost certain that you won't have heard any of the songs before. so they'll be foreign but in a familiar kind of way.
this week's song is: 30 days, by never shout never. push play!
okay, this week's song is the artist that you probably don't know. hope you enjoy it!
i like winter.
yep, winter is my favorite season. by a big margin.
- i don't like greasy things, or fingerprint smudges, and in the wintertime, since the air is cooler, there is less moisture.
- i don't like sweating, also 'cause it relates to the reason above.
- coolness = less sweating.as opposed to the summer, if it gets too cold in the winter, you can simply put on more layers of clothes. in the summer, you'll still be hot even if, well, you're naked.
- i like wearing a big jacket and putting my hands in my pockets.
- since people wear more clothing, there's more room to customize and accessorize ie. with scarves and stuff [not applicable to me]
- SNOWBOARDDDDDDDDDDDIIIIIIIIING AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH TOO MUCH TO SAY BUT IT IS AWESOME MTCREEK KILLINGTON CAMELBAK LET'S GOOOOOOOOO
- CHRISTMAS! the holiday season and everything about it. and the christmas music that starts playing everywhere.
- family and friend get-togethers to be festive and enjoy each other's company.
- gifts?
- SNOOOOOOW. seeing it. throwing it. stepping on it. eating it. riding my bike on it. throwing it down people's shirts. missing school 'cause of it. burying soda cans in it and forgetting about them until spring. winter is the only season that has its own unique form of precipitation. how cool is THAT?
i like hockey.
i didn't even like hockey a few years ago. it was definitely acquired.
i randomly started watching hockey a few years ago because i was so bored that i turned on the television and had nothing else to watch. it seemed like a good mindless thing to stare at.
when i started watching it, hockey was just a sport where players skated up and down the ice, hitting each other into the boards, fighting over a puck that i could never find, and trying in vain to get the puck into a small goal covered by a gigantic goalie.
i think the speed of the game, and definitely the checking, was what slowly got me hooked.
the progression of my obsession:
07-08. i wrote down game times of the devils and the islanders in my planner and watched some games regularly, and watched my first all-star game.
08-09. by now i had decided that while the islanders are a cool bunch, i really only like the devils. i actually set time apart in my schedule to watch the devils games, and i watched the majority of the devils games this season, and also watched my first post-season. i'm glad i got interested at a good time. i witnessed as zach parise became an integral part of the team and also one of the top leading nhl goalscorers (3rd highest in 08-09 season). as martin brodeur became the most winningest goaltender. oh, so many times i had to pick between CCF (God) and the devils. i always found that kind of funny, heehee. i watched the highlights of every game that i missed, though, so it's all good.
09-10. i watch every game that i get a chance to. the devils were on fire with their away games from the start of the season with NINE straight road wins, going into the history books and coming second only to, uhh, the other team that i forget who they were who have ten straight away game wins from the start of the season. even though they've changed some key players (shanahan, GIONTA?!) and got some new faces, the devils are the still who they are, and they still do what they do best .. defense. LOL. okay, i'd be fortunate if even just ONE person understood that joke. but alas, that is how it is with being a fan of hockey. no one knows what hockey's about, no one wants to watch it with you, and everyone at some point in time asks, "you watch hockey?!"
while i'm still learning about and developing my appreciation for the complex and fast-paced sport that is hockey, i'm lovin' every minute of it. every face-off. every goal. every check. every slash. every cross-check. EVERY FIST FIGHT YEAHHHHH.
though i have yet to actually go see a devils game. maybe sometime this season. they even have college nights...
[san guh chi guai dong shi]
-one of my past habits: i used to use the lead of my lead pencil to get gunk out from under my fingernails.
-one of my hobbies: particularly at badminton, i like to steal compliments. when i'm around other people and i hear a compliment given out, i say "thanks!" even if it wasn't directed to me or even if i'm not doing anything.
-sprinkles. when i eat ice cream, i POUR on the sprinkles. ice cream just tastes kind of empty without it. you also kind of have to see to get an idea of what i mean. but i loooove sprinkles. the rainbow kind.
i didn't even like hockey a few years ago. it was definitely acquired.
i randomly started watching hockey a few years ago because i was so bored that i turned on the television and had nothing else to watch. it seemed like a good mindless thing to stare at.
when i started watching it, hockey was just a sport where players skated up and down the ice, hitting each other into the boards, fighting over a puck that i could never find, and trying in vain to get the puck into a small goal covered by a gigantic goalie.
i think the speed of the game, and definitely the checking, was what slowly got me hooked.
the progression of my obsession:
07-08. i wrote down game times of the devils and the islanders in my planner and watched some games regularly, and watched my first all-star game.
08-09. by now i had decided that while the islanders are a cool bunch, i really only like the devils. i actually set time apart in my schedule to watch the devils games, and i watched the majority of the devils games this season, and also watched my first post-season. i'm glad i got interested at a good time. i witnessed as zach parise became an integral part of the team and also one of the top leading nhl goalscorers (3rd highest in 08-09 season). as martin brodeur became the most winningest goaltender. oh, so many times i had to pick between CCF (God) and the devils. i always found that kind of funny, heehee. i watched the highlights of every game that i missed, though, so it's all good.
09-10. i watch every game that i get a chance to. the devils were on fire with their away games from the start of the season with NINE straight road wins, going into the history books and coming second only to, uhh, the other team that i forget who they were who have ten straight away game wins from the start of the season. even though they've changed some key players (shanahan, GIONTA?!) and got some new faces, the devils are the still who they are, and they still do what they do best .. defense. LOL. okay, i'd be fortunate if even just ONE person understood that joke. but alas, that is how it is with being a fan of hockey. no one knows what hockey's about, no one wants to watch it with you, and everyone at some point in time asks, "you watch hockey?!"
while i'm still learning about and developing my appreciation for the complex and fast-paced sport that is hockey, i'm lovin' every minute of it. every face-off. every goal. every check. every slash. every cross-check. EVERY FIST FIGHT YEAHHHHH.
though i have yet to actually go see a devils game. maybe sometime this season. they even have college nights...
[san guh chi guai dong shi]
-one of my past habits: i used to use the lead of my lead pencil to get gunk out from under my fingernails.
-one of my hobbies: particularly at badminton, i like to steal compliments. when i'm around other people and i hear a compliment given out, i say "thanks!" even if it wasn't directed to me or even if i'm not doing anything.
-sprinkles. when i eat ice cream, i POUR on the sprinkles. ice cream just tastes kind of empty without it. you also kind of have to see to get an idea of what i mean. but i loooove sprinkles. the rainbow kind.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
shocking
- the devils lost today.
i've never followed the devils as much as i have this season. i've never been so excited to watch a devils game. and subsequently, i've never been so upset over any sport that i watched. DANG. so this is what sports fans feel like (kind of). i wasn't even at the game, and it was really upsetting. it didn't really sink in for a while, because of how quickly things happened. wow.
i don't feel as bad as i'm probably making it sound, though. it's just shocking and really unexpected.
I LOVE WATCHING DEVILS HOCKEY. i have yet to go see a game. (BUT I WANT TO.)
- do i actually have allergies?
- sometimes i wonder if i miss out on tv shows.
all the while, i always hear so much hype about other shows, and i definitely don't doubt that there are some awesome quality shows out there that i would seriously enjoy. lost, the oc, heroes, how i met your mother, dexter, house, 24, all that kinda stuff. i know that they would take a lot of time to follow, and i feel like a big reason i don't watch them is that i'm "behind" already. and it just takes too much time! however, i do love being immersed in another world, full of its interesting stories with their twists and turns (hence why i love RPG games so much).
my conclusion is, yes, i do miss out on tv shows. but it's okay. because they'll be there. (i actually do have a lot more to say on this topic but if i feel that if i speak more about it right now it'll just be gibberish, unorganized, and not very interesting to read.)
[if i had to pick one, i'd probably watch heroes first, thanks to some people's recommendations.]
- what am i doing this summer?
BADMINTON. hopefully the PAL has lots of flexible court time, and non-ridic membership fees. and hopefully johnny/kevin/raaj don't back out. I'M SO EXCITED TO PLAY. and teach j/k/r, too. rob says he might come down to play with us too! [i'm wondering if i should go crash this year's key club badminton tournament. heehee.]
maybe a job? i don't know how much lawn mowing i'm going to do, but i seriously hope i get to mow lawns again, at least for the summer, since i can't during the school year anymore. it actually makes me sad that i can't mow during the school year anymore. sad sad.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
still alive
hi. i'm still alive. i don't know why i don't feel inclined to blog. i forget about it. i feel like no one reads it. no one comments. i'm too lazy. i need consistency. i'm not interesting enough. or clever enough. or witty enough. i feel like i need to type all grammatically punctuationally and capitalizationally correct. i keep forgetting to type in the present tense.
so, what's been up lately?
the days that proceed are interesting. i walk to class. i walk back from class. i walk to the dining hall. i walk back from the dining hall. and most of all, i feel SO SLOW. i feel like i'm handicapped, and that with every step i'm losing precious time that could be conserved with a faster method of travel. it honestly feels weird. i do, however, get to listen to more music. :]
funny thing is, not even two days later, hilary asks if i want to have "her" bike for me to use. i say "her" bike because it's actually "my" bike. and by "my" bike i mean jordan's bike which i borrowed sometime back in early high school and never returned. just like his scooter. and his ps2.
of course, i immediately agree and once again return to my comfortable throne above a lovely set of wheels.
why is there no way to indent?!
so, what's been up lately?
- my bike pedal breaks!
the days that proceed are interesting. i walk to class. i walk back from class. i walk to the dining hall. i walk back from the dining hall. and most of all, i feel SO SLOW. i feel like i'm handicapped, and that with every step i'm losing precious time that could be conserved with a faster method of travel. it honestly feels weird. i do, however, get to listen to more music. :]
funny thing is, not even two days later, hilary asks if i want to have "her" bike for me to use. i say "her" bike because it's actually "my" bike. and by "my" bike i mean jordan's bike which i borrowed sometime back in early high school and never returned. just like his scooter. and his ps2.
of course, i immediately agree and once again return to my comfortable throne above a lovely set of wheels.
- i'm living in crosby 205 next year!
i wonder what it'll be like. i think of different suites that i often visit, and i can feel that the atmosphere is different in each one, depending on how close and trusting and open the suitemates are with each other.
- i buy killzone 2!
- i declare my major as mechanical engineering!
- devils are in the playoffs!
- i can take linear algebra as a substitute for chem 2!
why is there no way to indent?!
Friday, December 19, 2008
insta-surreal
At Rutgers, I do a fair amount of traveling, whether it's biking to everywhere on Busch, or occasionally taking the bus to Livingston. Now me, I'm not much of an mp3-player listener. For the short trips I'm taking, I find it too hasslesome to bother with getting the headphones out and putting them on, and finding the right playlist to listen to, and all that stuff.
However, I realized something just recently.
Music is awesome when played in the background.
To what? Really, anything.
I love how simply listening to music suddenly enhances the surroundings I'm in. It causes everything to take on this movie-kinda feel. On bus rides, it's perfect for when I'm sitting alone, watching the scenery pass by, especially when coupled with the weather, whether it be sunny or rainy. It's also awesome for biking, creating an entirely different feeling as I'm zooming around campus, watching people go by, taking in the surroundings. One time, I was biking and listening to music as it was snowing at night, and it just felt so cool, for lack of a better word.
Music just makes every setting and every normal activity more interesting, more thought-provoking, more fulfilling.
Works best with punk rock. :P
One time, I was in Newman's room watching a Devils game on his 42" (though there wasn't MSG+ in HD, unfortunately). I was watching by myself, and Newman and Paul were blasting some loud hip-hop kinda music, so I couldn't really hear what was going on in hockey. Right then, watching hockey felt so AWESOME, like, more than it does usually. After a minute or so, I realized this was attributed to the fact that when I watched hockey videos on YouTube, usually of ridiculously-hard-hitting checks, this was the type of music that was played.
Music is great.
Speaking of music, I was just at Menlo Park Mall yesterday with Hilary, and we were in the Sony Style store, randomly checking out stuff. We tried on these Sony headphones, like MDV-700's or something, and the sound quality is ridiiiiiiculous. I didn't know sound quality even got that good. Dang. They retailed for $150.
Speaking of the mall, Brookstone had a sale on these two Tempurpedic pillows, and this one in particular. It was the SupremePillow, on sale for $70. It was a decent sale price. Now, I don't know anything about Tempurpedic stuff except for the fact that they're extremely comfortable, but I really wanted this pillow. Hm..
I'm at home on break now. And really bored. I wanna play Scattergories!
However, I realized something just recently.
Music is awesome when played in the background.
To what? Really, anything.
I love how simply listening to music suddenly enhances the surroundings I'm in. It causes everything to take on this movie-kinda feel. On bus rides, it's perfect for when I'm sitting alone, watching the scenery pass by, especially when coupled with the weather, whether it be sunny or rainy. It's also awesome for biking, creating an entirely different feeling as I'm zooming around campus, watching people go by, taking in the surroundings. One time, I was biking and listening to music as it was snowing at night, and it just felt so cool, for lack of a better word.
Music just makes every setting and every normal activity more interesting, more thought-provoking, more fulfilling.
Works best with punk rock. :P
One time, I was in Newman's room watching a Devils game on his 42" (though there wasn't MSG+ in HD, unfortunately). I was watching by myself, and Newman and Paul were blasting some loud hip-hop kinda music, so I couldn't really hear what was going on in hockey. Right then, watching hockey felt so AWESOME, like, more than it does usually. After a minute or so, I realized this was attributed to the fact that when I watched hockey videos on YouTube, usually of ridiculously-hard-hitting checks, this was the type of music that was played.
Music is great.
Speaking of music, I was just at Menlo Park Mall yesterday with Hilary, and we were in the Sony Style store, randomly checking out stuff. We tried on these Sony headphones, like MDV-700's or something, and the sound quality is ridiiiiiiculous. I didn't know sound quality even got that good. Dang. They retailed for $150.
Speaking of the mall, Brookstone had a sale on these two Tempurpedic pillows, and this one in particular. It was the SupremePillow, on sale for $70. It was a decent sale price. Now, I don't know anything about Tempurpedic stuff except for the fact that they're extremely comfortable, but I really wanted this pillow. Hm..
I'm at home on break now. And really bored. I wanna play Scattergories!
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