A fun weeknight…

My sister took her girls, Ah Lo and his cousin to a Warriors game vs. Minnesota Timberwolves at the new arena. Though it was on a weeknight and both boys have basketball practices, but we just couldn’t pass on this opportunity! We had to arrange for it to happen. The last time we took the boys to the game (not at this arena), we had the nosebleed seats. They were much younger then and weren’t that much into basketball. Tthe boys had a blast and I’m sure they won’t forget this memorable experience!

Thanks again Auntie 2!

A day of basketball…

Two games today in East Bay, only to be watching Ah Lo playing half-arsed. Drove across the bridge, sit through hours but disappointing to watch games when he wasn’t giving his 100%. ( ◡‿◡ *)

A busy Saturday…

Now that most of the businesses are re-opening, we’re back to the busy weekends. Today, Ah Lo is playing 4 games, 2 from his AAU league and 2 from his school’s summer league. Traveling from northeast to southeast, our driver (Mr. Piggy) worked just as hard as Ah Lo. Though he has a lot of work on, it’s a delight to watch him improve along the way.

A passion…

Couldn’t get Ah Lo to wake up any earlier during the entire school year, or couldn’t get him up without having more than one person pounding on his door every morning. As I was worried how he’s going to manage summer time, I learned he was invited to his school’s basketball summer league. Practices for summer are pretty intense, and it’s on a daily schedule. He’s been going to practice since last week every day, sometimes twice a day. Even the day we got back from camping trip, he went straight to the gym without any complaints. Workouts are early in the morning from 8am or 9am, depending on the day. Every morning he gets up on his own, bikes to the gym by himself, and comes back to repeat in the afternoon. He would also stay behind when practices are over to continue to hone his shooting skills.

I guess this is what passion is about. If you enjoy something, you would want to work hard and better yourself. I’m glad he found his passion.

A playoff…

This is the lat year Ah Lo will be playing for CYO (5th Div). Dai Bee is also the Assistant Coach to the team. Their goal coming to the season is to win the championship, even recruited his cousin to join to the team. Tonight was play off and they played hard. Unfortunately, it didn’t go as planned. That was perfectly ok, as they both learned some things from the coach and one of their teammate. It was an exciting game and thought everyone tried their best.

A battle of the cousins…

Today Ah Lo and his cousin are going head to head (competing for their own school) for the first time. This is the game we’ve been waiting for since the first day of  the season. Either my son or my nephew wins, it’s a win-win situation for me. LOL.

At the end, Ah Lo’s school didn’t make the cut. Because of this loss, the school will not have a seat at the playoff. It was pretty wild to watch him play this season. He has his ups and downs, but super proud of him for not giving up, for working hard, and for proving to himself and his coach that he deserves to be one of the starters.

Even though they didn’t take the trophy home, everyone goes home with a cookie!

A weekend of basketball…

This weekend Ah Lo played three games in the Asian league. He did very well, and I was super proud of him that he finally accomplished his goal of scoring 15 pts in one game.

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3 – 

A basketball weekend…

Ah Lo played 2 games today and did very well. I am super proud of him – not only has he up his game but that he played with heart is always exciting to watch. I hope he keeps this momentum and continues to give his all on the court.

Game 1Game 2

Another day at the gym…

Another day spent in the gym! 1 day, 2 wins, 3 games. I need to plan ahead so we don’t have to eat fast food as lunch all the time.

A game with two boys…

Since we missed the first game (2 weeks ago) when the boys played together in the same team, I was excited to watch them play this time around. Dai Bee has been practicing with Ah Lo’s team this summer. Like last time, the team didn’t have enough players (due to vacations and so forth), Dai Bee subbed in to play. He received some (harsh) feedback from the coach last game, he stepped it up. Both boys played well this weekend and took home champion medal! Both boys played the entire games (lack of players) and seemed to enjoy their time on the court. Dai Bee admittedly said he played better this time because he took the coach’s comments to heart and did what was told. Good job!