Vancouver Giants vs Prince George Cougars

Jade, Ronggie, Tracey, Eli and I got free tickets (courtesy of Jade's mum!) to watch the Giants beat the Cougars 5-1 at the Pacific Coliseum. Fun night!

Vancouver Whitecaps vs. New York Red Bulls - May 28, 2011

Happy birthday Steph:)

Steph and I had been looking forward to this match for months! We were really excited to see Thierry Henry play. I've been a fan of his since High School and he's one of the main reasons I support Les Bleus. Mais malheureusement, it was not meant to be. Henry got injured so he missed the trip to Vancouver.

This is the first time I'd seen the Whitecaps play since they entered the MLS and the first time I'd seen them play at the Empire Field. I was in total awe at the size of the crowd. When I first moved to Vancouver I lamented the fact that people in general didn't like soccer here. Well, things have obviously changed! It was such a great environment to watch the game and my disappointment about Henry not being there left as soon as the game kicked off.

We were awarded a penalty.

Some guy went up to take it

He scored! And my fantastic camera captured the moment:)

Cue the celebrations

It ended up being a tied game (1-1) because the ref was clearly on the Red Bull's side (*bitter post!*) but I had a great time:)

Hockey Game!

I Can't believe that I've been in Canada for 9 years and I've never been to a hockey game! Thanks to Jade, I got a free ticket to watch the Vancouver Giants take on the Medicine Hat Tigers at the Pacific Coliseum. The Giants won 3-2. Great game!

Montreal 2010

I love Montreal! This is one place I can never get tired of. There's so much to see, it's very culturally-diverse, the people are friendly, the food is good! I heard the winter's aren't too great though. While I was there I read an article about Montreal (and Malawi!) having some of the happiest people on Earth! I can totally believe that.

Jean-Talon market is the friendliest, most colourful and interesting market I've ever been to. If I lived in Montreal, I'd shop there all the time. I found the most interesting things there such as mango honey, beeswax and lavender flowers.

On our second day we met the nicest couple, Hisami and Joel, who took us on a tour of Chinatown, Vieux-Port and Vieux-Montreal, finally culminating at a really cool mussel and beer restaurant! We had a great time:)

The next day we went back to Vieux-Port and Vieux-Montreal.We went to see the beautiful Basilica de Notre-Dame which is almost like a museum! It's so beautiful!

We also managed to see Montreal from Mont-Royal although we got a bit lost on the way. It was worth it once we got to the top.

In the evening we watched a soccer match; Vancouver Whitecaps at Montreal Impact. I wish fans in Vancouver were this loud! It was a lot of fun though it did feel weird to be an away fan, though there were a few of us there. There's a great view of the Olympic Stadium from Safeco Field too.

Vancouver won 1-0. Very muted atmosphere in the stadium after that!

Yay, Ghana!!!! (World Cup)

Congratulations to Ghana for beating the USA 2-1 yesterday to reach the next stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup! My heart was beating so fast during the last 10 minutes but luckily they had a good ending. Go Ghana! On to Uruguay next!!!

2010 South Africa Soccer World Cup!!!!!

Only one more sleep until the first match!!!! I watched the kick-off celebration concert today and it was fantastic!!!!!!

For the record, I'm rooting for France, Spain and all the African teams!

Vancouver Whitecaps v. Montreal Impact - May 15 2010

Thanks for the tickets, Takashi! It was my first time actually going to a soccer game, even though I'm a big fan. It was a little weird at first not hearing commentary or seeing replays but I had a great time!