I see that I have upset you. Brett, really there is no shame in losing to a kitten. It's not your fault that I am smater than you.

Nike basketball

This commercial is about 4 years old, but is by far the best Nike basketball commercial ever made for the U.S. market.

how to ride the ripstik basic video

Growing up I was big into skateboarding, but I haven't ridden in years. But over the past month, I was thinking of buying a new board and rekindling my days of yester year.

A close friend of mine mentioned she saw some kids riding flexible skateboards (casterboards) in her neighborhood, and they let her try one out. The kids didn't know where their mother had purchased the casterboards, but my friend chanced upon them at the Stadium sports store inside KLCC.

So last Monday I went back to the store with her to check them out; only four left. So we each bought a board on the spot (RM159 - 10%). The Malaysian 'Super Sale' is on; I had to take advantage.

Now that I have spontaneously entered the world of casterboarding, I figured I needed the delinquent advice of teenagers to show me how to ride this thing. Although the guy narrating the video looks like he is in his late twenties - early thirties.

For lack of better words, I just recently acquired this "thing". After doing a web search, I now know that it's called a snake-board, which is a hybrid between a skateboard and snowboard. But unlike a traditional skateboard, there are just two wheels in parallel alignment. The front and back of the board are separated by a tubular axial, that allows the two halves of the board to rotate at a sharp radius clockwise and counter-clockwise.

I haven't had a chance to ride it yet. But when I do, I'm sure my next post will be about how I ended up in Glen Eagle Hospital with both my legs in traction.

LeBron James Makes His Decision: Miami

King James finally made his long awaited announcement on ESPN to join the Miami Heat where he will be casted alongside Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and Coach Pat Riley. Make no mistake; this is a potent collaboration which could lead to a number of ticker tape parades in Miami in years to come. But just because this collage of superstars looks good on paper doesn’t mean they are going to perform well together on the court.

Dwayne Wade has become the heart and soul of the Miami Heat. LeBron James’ role is major, but secondary to Wade’s position as the Heat’s leader. In Cleveland, LeBron's stature was nearly equivalent to the second coming of Jesus. That’s not the case in Miami, and he may have difficulty adjusting to his new circumstances. But I'm sure the wad of cash and scantly dressed oiled bodies along South Beach will make the transition bearable.

In addition, LeBron’s handlers unnecessarily turned the announcement into a long arduous and complex game of ‘guess where’. New York, Chicago and Cleveland are all cities Lebron was rumored to be playing for next season. No doubt basketball fans in these areas who feel misled and slighted by Team LeBron’s mystery tactics will be booing LeBron and screaming f**k you as he enters the stadium in their towns.

U.S. sports fans want to know what and why sooner; rather than later. The child king is about to learn the hard way that fans don’t take kindly to having their chains jerked. A great number of people, who revered him just a few months ago, will now see LeBron as a disloyal, egotistic villain. The majority owner, Dan Gilbert, of the Cleveland Cavaliers certainly thinks so. Check out the austere letter he wrote in response to LeBron’s decision to leave the Cavaliers to play for the Heat.

Of course the cure for all this chaotic hype is to win. Winning has the
power to silence all critics.

Queso Lorenzo, 4 months old

Queso is from a litter of 4 kittens born at Ampang Park. I would often pass-by Queso and his siblings playing outside a karaoke bar on my way home from late evening training sessions.

After weeks of repeating this scenario, I decided to adopt one from the bunch. I would have like to have given them all a home, but I could only afford to have one. Mainly because Remy would have disowned me. I knew he wasn't going to be happy having one kitten invade his space, let alone 4.

Initially, Queso wasn't my first choice, but he seemed to be the most friendly and personable of the four. So he got the nod.

Remy is less than thrilled with the draft choice, but he tolerates the little cheese wedge well enough.

The Art of Defensive Boxing

In boxing, slipping is the art of making an opponent miss punches. No one in the contemporary era of boxing has done it with more panache and pizzas as Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker.

Whitaker is considered one of the best defensive specialist and counter punchers to lace the mitts. He ended his professional career in 2001 with a record of 40-4-1 (17 KO), and having achieved world titles in 4 different weight classes. Five years later Whitaker was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

The highlight video above shows just how bad Sweet Pea could make an opponent look with his stylistic shake, rattle and roll.