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%. ( ◡‿◡ *)
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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.
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.
Back on the court! Hooray! It’s been a while. Dai Bee has been practicing with his teammates off the court (every weekend at neighboring park). He has improved so much since last year when he just picked up the sport. His teammates are so patient and supportive of him. I’m so proud of him and his progress.
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 – 
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 1
Game 2
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.
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!
So excited for Dai Bee last night as he took on a new role as the head coach for one of Ah Lo’s teams. The actual coach and most of his teammates were in Hawaii for vacation/tournament. Our team’s manager initially asked Mr. Piggy whether he was available to coach the team. I said “no way!” I suggested Dai Bee for the position. So tonight – his first coaching gig!
Though they took home the loss, he enjoyed it very much. It was difficult to begin with since he didn’t have a full roster and his experience (or lack thereof) didn’t help. After the game, he reflected on the things he should have or not have done. I can see his passion in this area and hope he has more opportunities to do it again in the future.
A Friday ritual.
A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week.
A simple, special, extraordinary moment.
A moment I want to pause, savor and remember – {this moment}
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