Why I love the game

So this morning I woke up again at 3am to watch a football (soccer) match. It was a special match for me to see because my home team the USA were playing the #1 ranked team in the world Spain. It was a semi-final of the Confederations Cup tournament in South Africa. It's basically a warm-up to next years world cup in South Africa. Anyway, all the writers, pundits and so called soccer know-it-alls, gave the USA absolutely no chance to beat the Spanish. The Spanish were on a world record 35 game unbeaten streak. The last time they lost was in 2006. So basically the Americans had absolutely no chance.

So I woke up at 3am like I usually do for games. I have never seen so much heart and effort being displayed in my life. The American players were absolutely brilliant. I felt so proud of them. I've always been proud of them, even when they lose. Well to make this story short USA won 2-0!!!! They played so great. So now they will play in the final on Sunday afternoon in America (3am Japan). I really hope this makes Soccer a much more covered sport in America. Sure American sports are good and all. But when you succeed in Soccer, the WORLD watches. It's the best sport on Earth! If you are interested, please watch this highlight of the match.

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peace

vince

Company Health Check!

Yesterday at work was company health check day. A mobile hospital comes to the school and checks all the teachers and staff at the school. I like this idea because it makes it much easier to get a health check. Anyway, we had to check our urine, height, weight, eyes, lungs, (blood for 30 and older) and an x-ray. The best part is I didn't have to pay for anything. I think everything was good with me, and I am fit.

Today I finalized my new apartment. I had to pay over $1,000 today! The good thing is that includes rent for July. The next step is moving all my stuff. I will also have to buy many appliances for my apartment. I am looking forward to the new place. It's going to be a simple and clean place.

Last night I played futsal with my friends. I play every Tuesday at the outdoor covered futsal pitch. Football is so fun, it is the best sport in the world. There is nothing like playing out there with your friends working hard. I feel so good after I play, I don't want to stop. Anyway, I went to buy some football socks at the sports shop before we played. I need some because the ones that I brought from America are already getting beat up. They only had up to 27cm size. My feet are at least 30cm, so I wasn't able to buy some socks. I think I will have to buy some on the internet. The humidity is really starting to pick up over here in Osaka. I felt much more tired earlier than I usually do. I was literally panting like a dog by the end of the 2 hour session. Usually I am a bundle of energy at that time. I think it's just going to take a few weeks to adjust to the humidity. Unfortunately I don't know how much we will play this summer. Many people go on vacation, therefore we cannot field enough players. Hopefully this won't be the case. If so, I will just play at my school in the gym and practice my touch.

This is a picture of the futsal place we play at.

I'll be back soon with another post. Talk to you soon!

peace

vince

Advertising works!

Well I went to eat at a pizza buffet tonight. It was really good, and in a typical American fashion, I over ate! It was delicious though! :) When I was walking home, I saw a GIANT advertisement for Terminator 4 that comes out on June 13 here in Japan. I snapped a small photo with my cell phone.

a four story Terminator 4 ad, epic!

As I dropped by the convenience store to grab a soda, I found a very interesting Coca-cola product. Green tea flavored Coke. Actually, I just finished taking a few sips of it. It is quite tasty, and has a very very mild green tea flavor. I like it! I just thought I would share a picture of it with you. I'll be back soon with some stories!!

how about some green tea coca-cola?

peace

vince