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sometimes even grown men cry…

Posted by cris on 22 February 2009, 7:48 pm
for most canadian hockey fans february 21st (yesterday) was a day when an ex-captain return to take on his old team. the vancouver canucks visited the toronto maple leafs, in the toronto…bringing with them a ‘small’ and ‘insignificant’ figure…by the name of mats sundin. a player that spent 13 years in toronto, and was their captain for the last 10. the implications of this match go a bit more beyond the return of the maple leaf captain…given the canucks also brought with them a guy name wellwood…and the leafs just recently hired the last two vancouver canucks’ gm’s…thus the implications between the two teams can be stretched…

however, to put matters in perspective…last year sundin was asked by the leafs to wave his ‘no-trade’ clause and give the team a chance to pick up some new guys in order to re-build…he refused and then eventually signed with vancouver. all that being said, it caused quite a bit of stir in the city…and he was accused of going for the green (given vancouver offered quite a nice pay-cheque for his ‘autograph’ on the dotted line).

this is not quite that unusual, that a player leaves a team where he’s a fan favorite and moves over to an opponent, or even worst a rival. for short, for some football fans (yes football…not soccer), remember figo’s move from barcelona to real madrid? what about ashley cole’s move from arsenal to cheslea? and ronaldo’s ‘in-direct’ move from barcelona to real madrid (given he first moved from barcelona to inter milan then to real madrid). they all received boos on their return to face their old team.

the anticipation of last night…was significant…sundin had a few interviews to share his views on the move, the game…essentially everything. it’s quite safe to say, the media yet again played this for ever cent. however, was the old captain going to get boo-ed or cheered as he touched the ice? for the ones who watched the game, he did get boo-ed (minor boos that is), but during the commercial break when a video in his honor was shown…the crowed gave their captain a standing ovation…which did bring tears to the ‘small forward’s’ eyes.

so, boo or not boo? a player that refused to ‘help’ the team grab some much needed young guns, only to leave for nothing…and return to eventually score the shoot-out winner? keep in mind, the leafs don’t have anyone wearing a ‘c’ this season. he spend 13 years wearing the team’s jersey…he bleeded countless of times for the team…and he lead them each and every season. i don’t think they could have asked for a more stand up guy…so no, even though he left the way he did…the fans did the honorable thing and gave him a standing ovation, for what is most likely the last time they will see him playing on the air canada place ice. the fans that boo-ed him, should recall the countless times the player lead their team in the playoffs, the countless of times he stood up for the community in toronto…and what he meant to the team each and every game…

from the canucks’ point of view, it’s nice to see how well sundin was received, for the most part, in his return…thus one can only hope that he will play with the same fire for his new team…as he did for his ‘only canadian home’ team…

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valentine’s day

Posted by cris on 13 February 2009, 6:57 pm

as many of you are probably aware of, the 14th of february is approaching…yes, valentine’s day is yet again almost knocking at the door. the day when we’re told that we should wake up in the morning and proclaim our love to that special someone. although it is quite admirable to carry your heart on your sleeve and be willing to share your feelings with that special someone; but being told that you have to do it on a specific day? yet, millions of ‘lovers’ will wake up on the 14th, purchase (if they haven’t already) some sort of a gift and use it to ‘show’ their ‘love’. without getting into a discussion of love and how would one show it…i have a bit more of an issue with doing it on one particular day because a consumerist society dictates it.

let’s put it this way on one extreme, if 364 days a year one doesn’t acknowledge their feelings towards that special someone…then how would it matter if on the 14th of february one purchases something to represent their ‘love’? would you call that ‘love’ or ‘affection’? then again, if one does acknowledge their feelings and does show his/her ‘love’ towards that special someone the other 364 days of the year…then the 365th one won’t be different…because that person would find a way to show that special someone how much they mean regardless of the date.

arguably due to busy schedules, stress, etc., most will fall somewhere in between the two options stated above…however, the date, or the endless ‘valentine’s day’ commercials, should not be the reason(s) as to why one should acknowledge their affection towards that special someone. being able to share the feelings, show that special someone that you are thinking about them regardless of the time, day, date, will have more significance…the only reason required to share one’s feelings…are one’s feelings…

one might argue that tomorrow is simply just ‘a celebration as a couple’…fair enough…however, shouldn’t each morning be a reason to celebrate because one gets the chance to see the smile of that special someone…one gets yet another chance to hold and touch that special someone? shouldn’t every day be special because one shares it with that special someone? so yes, one should celebrate ‘valentine’s day’, but one should celebrate it because they get to share it their loved one as they should enjoy and cherish each and every other day…not because it’s the 14th of february or because of the name the western society gave it…

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a new morning

Posted by cris on 4 October 2008, 3:21 am

as all things come, they come based on an idea. an idea developed during random and usually mention-less actions. this, came rather while browsing through some pictures and a post on a blog. a morning, usually hated by most publicly, loved by all secretly. morning, the beginning of a new day. a new day in which you can do it all over again, regardless if you got it wrong the day before. a new day when all the mistakes from your previous tries can be forgotten and replaced with euphoric memories.

morning brings a new day, when you can cherish something for the n’th time yet not be repetitive, a new day when you can feel the rays of the sun as if they are saying ‘good morning’, a new day when you can tell the person you love ‘i love you’ yet again and feel as if it’s the first time, a new day when you can look in your loved ones eyes and get lost in their eternity as if tomorrow won’t come. don’t waste the morning, it’s the perfect time to say the ‘little things’, to tell her you love her and to tell her you she’ll be in your arms tomorrow morning when she wakes up.

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