Tuesday, April 28, 2009

bitterSWEET

This mixtape never gets old, so I thought I would blog about it. DJ Neil Armstrong at his finest...



Broken into seven “chapters”,Bittersweeet takes listeners through the story of a relationship, from love at first sight, to getting down and dirty, all the way to the sadness of breaking up and getting over someone. As it says in the liner notes, it covers “All things pretty, all the things that are ugly, and everything in between. Bitter and Sweeet.”



"if somebody said it was a happy little tale, somebody lied. 
but let me assure you this like any story worth telling is about a girl, 
that girl..."



"you know what,
you find somebody and it just feels right"

"its like fate"
"exactly it was my fate!
"but it wasnt your fate to be with her.
unfortunately, my friend,
fate has a different plan for you..."


"listen to me,
talkin' about it, and thinkin about it all the time
its depressing, it's no good man."

"i just need a little more time..."



"you know how it is man, its like
you wake up everyday and it hurts a little bit less
and then you wake up one day and it doesn't hurt at all
the funny thing is that its kinda weird but its like, its like you almost miss that pain"

"you miss the pain?"
"yea for the same reason you missed her
because you, you lived with it for so long..."



"she got her own life to deal with
she's a sweet girl and i love her to pieces
but fuck it man you gotta get on with your life
you gotta let go of the past and when you do 
im telling you, the future is beautiful..."



Saturday, April 18, 2009

Costa Rica: Day 5


The day was very hot and sunny. We had a game against Cartagena and ended up tying 2-2. I got an assist on the first goal. The referee was horrible and could not speak english so we basically got screwed over. The referee gave them a free penalty kick basically. Later that evening our team went out into the city of Tamarindo where all the spring breakers go. It was an epic night! HAHA

Cartagena Locker Room








"Let me tell you about my best friend." LOL

The team

blaze. steffen. roland. me. roger.

jack. andrew. brock. me

Me & Brock

crackinnn!

bar hoppin

Club AQUA



Francsesca

adam. steffen. logan. andrew. wilkie.

"Let me tell you about my best friend." Me. Atar aka DJ Tiesto Jr.







Friday, April 17, 2009

Costa Rica: Day 4

We woke up early for another long bus ride to the beaches of Costa Rica where we would stay for the next three days. This was our downtime day. Everyone just hung out at the pool, walked around on the beach, or the place to see what is around us. The hotel also gave us these $5 complimentary cards for each day so some of the guys were up at the casino making that money.

















Costa Rica: Day 3

Another eventful day. First, we went zip-lining through the rainforest, which was a great experience. I was nervous and scared at first especially since I don't do well with heights lol. But after the first couple practice runs I got the hang of it and it was probably one of the best experiences I have had being able to be hundreds of feet in the air overlooking the beautiful view of the rainforest. Later on in the evening we had a game against San Carlos. We won the game 4-0 and I was awarded the Powerade Player of the Game haha. It was a fast pace and fun game to play. After the game the team just hung out for our last night in the rainforest of Costa Rica.


Poisonous frogs, plants, and butterfly area




this butterfly is a crip

Introduction to the zip-lining. How to not die lol












then it started raining...






Me. Kj. A-tar
I look like a Vietnamese Soldier. lol

Pat. Me. Max the Big Giant

the team.

Video footage of the 6th Cable Line...



LMU vs. San Carlos: 4-0 Win

A-tar, KJ, and I were just about to fall asleep when the team invades our loft. 
So we all just kicked it HAHA

Everyone had to do a thizz face. Here is mine...HAHA

Logan's thizz face. LOL

Roland. Max. Wilkie.


Since KJ is from the bay. He was not feeling our thizz faces. HAHA

Chillllleeeeeennnnnn


Monday, April 13, 2009

Costa Rica: Day 2

Another day filled with excitement and fun. We begun the day with some white water river rafting. It was my first time and it was such a thrilling experience. Although it was tiring I won't forget all those people falling off the rafts! HAHA. After the white water river rafting we had lunch at a restaurant on the way back to the hotel. Then we chilled at the hotel for awhile before we had dinner at the Baldi Hot Water Springs. Dinner was delicious and after we all just chilled in the hot springs and soaked it up. 

On the way to the white water river rafting we saw a sloth!
 It was the first time I have seen one. They are ugly and slowwwwww!











































On the way back to the hotel from the white water river rafting we stopped at this bridge known as Iguana Bridge because there are iguanas straight chillen! HAHA it was crazyyy





Baldi Hot Springs for dinner and relaxation!









Sunday, April 12, 2009

Costa Rica: Day One

I was blessed to experience my spring break vacation in Costa Rica! It was my first time out of the country and it was one of the best times I have ever had in my life. Everything we did was very fun and entertaining. A very good team bonding experience. Well, the first day our flight left LAX at 1:00am early Saturday morning. We arrived in Costa Rica around 9am in the morning. It was about a 6 hour flight with a lay over in Sal Salvador. Once we arrived at the airport we were all scared our bags were going to be missing HAHA! Fortunately, all of our belongings made the flight too! First thing we did was travel in our bus to the restaurant where we had our opening presentation and lunch. The opening presentation included a latin dance, which was very entertaining. We spent our first three days in the rainforest at the Tilajari Hotel Resort. The weather was gloomy and would rain on and off lightly and sometimes hard, but it still was pretty warm. The first day we didn't do much except train a little, have dinner, and relax. Here are some pictures from the first day in Costa Rica...

The 3 hour bus ride!

Opening presentation. A little taste of Costa Rican dancing.

Everyone was starving! 

The food was delicious!

Haven't had Pepsi in a bottle for a long time!

World's biggest ox cart!

Toucan Sam!

Our hotel for the first 3 days in the rainforest.

Everyone hanging outside the room

The road to the field of dreams...

Soccer field where we practiced and played.



Tuesday, April 7, 2009

North Carolina - National Champions

"I think if we played as well as we did the last couple games, at least it's a game," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. "The only thing I feel bad for is that it was the biggest crowd to ever see a college basketball game and it wasn't much of a game."

"You've got six NBA players that could be drafted in the first round or early second," Spartans guard Travis Walton said. "You're looking at a team that could probably beat the worst team in the NBA."


University of North Carolina went on to win their fifth national title against Michigan State University. Although I wanted UNC to win I wanted the game to be a little more exciting and competitive. Especially since it was the biggest crowd ever seen at a college basketball game. UNC dominated the game and Michigan State could not seem to prevent the Tar Heels talented players from scoring. What can you do when your opposing team starting line up are all players possibly being drafted in the NBA. The final score was 89-72. A solid year from UNC and a solid win.

 Here is a video of the chaos at the University of North Carolina after they won the national championship.
                                

Many people took part in the bracket of the NCAA tournament with their friends, co-workers, whoever. President Obama created his bracket and had UNC winning the national title. He is a big fan of UNC and visited their practice to shoot some hoops with them too.