Celtics Vs Lakers ...

Blackhawks (Chicago) won the Stanley Cup (NHL). Flyers, I must say, played very well in the last two games. The whole team tried very hard and therefore, they did not lose, they are actually No.2 of NHL and Flyers should be very proud of themselves. The last game is superb!

When I said I would also like to support Celtics versus Lakers, I did not expect that Celtics is going to take the lead against Lakers. As of this evening, Celtics indeed is leading 3 to 2 games and in the last two games, they actually played very well. On the other hand, it is clear that other Kobe in Lakers, the rest of the team are not even on par. So, let's hope Lakers players can rethink their strategy and reorganize their game plan, otherwise, we may witness another history in NBA that Celtics to win the game this year. And if you have watched today's game, you would say it is definitely the case! (And I would need to think seriously if I am going to support Lakers, as what I usually do, in the next game! Hahahah!)

FIFA 2010 finally started two days ago (11th June, 2010). I did not really watch the games, but selectively, I picked a few games and try to watch through them while I am doing something else (also called multi-tasking). Honestly, I did not really feel them as good as before, or may be like they say, "It's still too early!" I feel the pain when Argentina only scored one against Nigeria and I feel embarrassed when England could only match 1 to 1 with USA. I certainly hope they would have played better than what they did. Anyway, may be it's true that "it's too early" and they would play better at later games.

Life is filled with accidents and things that should have happened may not happen, while things that should not have happened ... happened. I don't know why (and may be I am just plain stupid), I seldom ask "why", and I usually would proceed to the next stage of "how to resolve" the issue. I usually find this approach at least can lead me to the "solution" much faster, as at least I can save the time in struggle "why". Don't get me wrong, I may still ask "why" at a later stage, or better rephrased as "to see if anything I can learn from the incident". But it's more of a priority to deal with the issues as promptly as it happens (and to reduce the pain)! Or like they say "Life is too short to complain, as life is for enjoyment!" I obviously agree with this notion! Hahahah!

You will never be able to unturn every stone. But in life, you should continue to walk tall forward and certain risks we will have to take ... whether you like it or not!

A Step Forward - Normalization!

A lot of things happened these two days and I am making good progress towards normalization of daily life. There are quite a few things that I have not done in the past three months, and quite a few things for the first time in the past three months, i.e. since the time when I was hospitalized and diagnosed with my cancer. It's both memorable as well as an indication of the improvement that I have made.

Last evening (22nd May, 2010) was Esther's Chinese Dance performance in Michael J. Fox Theater in Burnaby. It's organized by the Chen Ling's Dancing Academy, and standing in the middle is her teacher, Ms Zhang Jun. The show overall is a success and it's my first time to attend a public performance show, where I set for 3 hours. A record of my continuous sitting time. I also took a lot of photos and HD movies.

This morning, with the plan to normalize my daily life, Sunday breakfast gathering is set in a local restaurant and three other families joined to chit chat on various things. Although the gathering was short (about an hour as usual), the feeling was very nice and especially a step towards normalization. I zipped the "milk tea" (Hong Kong style) and it's nice although I have not tasted it for over three months!

Then, Esther, Leo, Olivia and myself attended the 12:00 noon Mass at our Parish. The 12:00 noon Mass usually are filled with not so many people and the atmosphere is quite relax. We met with a few friends and Parish goers, and both Father and Sister recognized me almost instantly and congratulated me on the progress I made, or at least I am able to attend church myself after 3 month's time. Thank you for all the prayers by our Parish families, I am so glad that at least today I am able to attend the church by myself and I shall continuous to work in this direction. Leo later collected the Parish photo album and it's really a joy reading those family photos inside the album. They are all very nice and well taken. It's an album and a record for the Parish, and it's filled with smiles, happiness and joy.

The Black Hawks (Chicago) won the Game 4 against the Sharks (San Jose) and entered the final of Stanley Cup. They are likely to meet with the Flyers (Philadelphia) unless miracles happens to the Canadiens (Montreal). Then later today will be the NBA Western Conference to watch how Lakers (Los Angeles) are going to perform today. Last but not least, the TV series LOST, being the Season Six and having the Finale (2.5 hours) this evening, it's going to be very enjoyable to watch and a certain kind of "lost" feeling afterward. Consider it's been six years that Leo and I have been watching this TV series, we developed a certain kind of feeling with them (the characters). Six years is a long time! Or at least six years is NOT a short period of time!

Life is so good and so enjoyable! Let's all live an enjoyable life!

That's It! Blackhawks 5, Canucks 1.

Last evening, it was Game 6 of Second Play-Off between Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks. The first 20 minutes were going fine, but then starting the second period, like they said, the game was unbearable to watch! I even felt Luongo's heart aching when Versteeg scored only 36 seconds after Brouwer's first score of the evening. History seems to repeat itself, as vividly remembered in last year, Canucks exactly lost to Blackhawks also in the Play-Off. There must be something that we can learn and there must be something we can improve. This season is now done for Canucks, if the management of Canucks is serious about making improvement in the team's performance, they really need to think critically how to assign their resources. They have some of the highest paid players in NHL but yet everyone (including the CEO of Canucks) has difficulty in finding values in them, while there are quite a few younger players which were not provided of opportunity to grow and mature. At the end, the name of the game is about allocation of limited resources and maximization of efficiency and effectiveness!

Just like the weeds in your garden. They are very clever plants. They grow well on the surface of the soil. They grow very fast and usually can reproduce themselves within a very short span of time. They grow in any space that they can find and they can rely on very limited water and sunshine. On the other hand, the traditional plants were not as efficient as they are and rely heavily on you, the gardener, to help protect them, as it is clear that the weeds compete consuming the same nutrients as your plants, the plants that you would like to see them grow and prosper.

The weeds in my garden grow so well and strong, the stems are 2-3cm in diameter (no kidding as you can see from the photo) and about 2 to 2.5 feet tall. After the walk this morning, without a second thought, I decided to take out those big and strong weeds (and there are a lot of smaller weeds still in existence).

We need to seek improvement everyday and we shall not hesitate in making changes, as well decision shall come naturally and promptly. Risks (and costs) are always there attached to a decision, but some of the decisions are so obvious that you will never regret making them! Like taking out the weeds from your life ... just take them out and you will be fine! Hahahah!