Team Japan: Worldcup 2010

Japan made it into the final 16 very convincingly this year in the tournament but was ousted from the final 8 by Paraguay in a very tight defensive game. Nothing could be decided in 120 minutes (0-0) so it went into penalty shoot-outs where both sides were scoring and the keepers weren't keeping anything out. The turning point was when Japanese defender Komano went up for the shot. Komano placed the ball down and was going high for his shot but kicked the ball too hard and it hit the crossbar and out. This proved to be the game decider and the end of Team Japans run in Worldcup 2010. It's too bad. I really wanted to see Japan and also an Asian team make it into the finals. Hopefully it happens in my lifetime. Now I don't know who to cheer for.

Ice Breakers are 09-10 EIII NCHL Champions!

I forgot to post about this when it did happen (March 30, 2010) but after a gruelling round of playoffs we became the NCHL EIII division Champions for Fall/Winter 09-10!

Our first playoff game was against Out of position which was an easy win and lead us to the semi-finals against Scared Hitless. Against Scared HItless we were winning convincingly throughout most of the game until the last few minutes where we gave up a few goals and barely scraped through. I believe it was in this game that I nutted the guy after he slew footed me and he wasn't wearing a cup. He went down lack a sack of potatoes as soon as I made contact with the tip of my stick to his sack (haha). After this huge win we then went on to a best of 3 final against the Ninja Squirrels. We managed to sweep them in 2 games. The first game was definitely a nail biter that went into overtime shootouts and we didn't win it until the 4th or 5th round (can't remember)! The 2nd game we won way more convincingly because they were super tired and we gave it our all.

That was probably the most I have given to any sport I have participated in (since TKD) and my body definitely paid for it. That second game my lower back was hurting, my IT band was killing and my ankles were shot from a fat guy falling on me but in the end it was definitely worth it.

It was really awesome that as a team we all bought into the systems that I implemented. Dumping and pumping, back checking, forechecking and d-zone. It was so awesome.

I definitely can't wait for the Fall/Winter 10-11 to start up, should be great fun.

Youtube & the Vuvuzela horn

I think its absolutely brilliant that people at Youtube added the obnoxiously annoying buzz of the vuvuzela horns on their youtube videos (its to the right of the resolution and looks like a soccer ball). Now you can enjoy ANY video with the ever so pleasant buzz of the vuvuzela!

Twisted my ankle!

The last time I twisted my ankle this badly was back in the summer of 2000 playing some outdoor basketball. 10 years after I managed to do it again, this time playing flag football. In that 10 year span both my ankles have suffered reoccuring injuries but never this bad. Looks like I will be out for 3 to 4 weeks (hopefully 3) and my workouts and sports will be sidelined for the time being. It sucks but nothing I can do now but rest it up and hope it heals fast.

Here are some pics of the damage:

Counting Calories: Update

So after a month and a little bit I am sitting just around 165lbs-167lbs depending on the time of day I weigh myself. I'm pretty happy with the results of losing weight by eating better. Now I think I might actually try for 160 or even 155! I haven't been 155 in over 15 years! But if I do get to 155lbs I'm pretty sure I will be able to see abs. Woohoo!

Garlic Butter Tilapia

I love this recipe. Tried it out a few weeks ago and couldn't stop licking my lips after I was done eating!

Tilapia is a great choice for a low carb diet or any healthy diet.
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
dash pepper
dash salt
pinch dried dillweed or parsley
dash paprika
4 tilapia fillets
Preparation:

In saucepan, combine butter, garlic, pepper, salt, dillweed, and paprika. Heat over low heat until butter is melted and starts simmering. Remove from heat. Brush a little of the butter mixture in the bottom of a shallow baking dish (line baking dish with foil, if desired) then place tilapia fillets on the buttered area. Brush top of each tilapia fillet with the seasoned butter mixture. Bake at 350° for 12 to 15 minutes, until tilapia flakes easily with a fork.
Serves 2.

Notes:
-Added hot pepper flakes to it for a spicy kick.
-Instead of just brushing the sauce on the filets and then cooking I poured the entire sauce over the filets and baked (Do this if you aren't really worried about calories, use brushing method if you are)
-takes about 10-12 minutes per inch of fish to cook in the oven.