What a great week it was for the Toronto Raptors.
Although I am not a huge basketball fan (my boyfriend is the one who's secretly trying to make me fall in love with basketball..), it was such an exhilarating experience to be a part of the crowd when Rudy Gay (#22) had made the winning-shot [on Feb 12th when the Toronto Raptors were playing against the Denver Nuggets].
My boyfriend got us amazing seats as one of his Valentine's Day surprises for us. You can see him in the crowd when Rudy makes the shot. I was sitting on his left (blocked by Rudy). I'm glad that he was the one who got to be in the frame instead of me, he definitely appreciates it a lot more than I would have.
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Then less than a week later, rookie Terrence Ross (#31) from the Toronto Raptors takes home the trophy for winning the 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. He slam dunked while jumping over a kid, and did another one with a tribute to Vince Carter. Sooooooo Sick.
Come to think of it...I think bf's secret master plan to get me to love basketball is somewhat (because I don't quite LOVE it yet) working.
When we first went to the Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors game in LA, I thought to myself that being at a game was pretty fun but I still didn't enjoy watching the game itself. I loved the pre-game (the dancing, the hype, the energy), the half-time, and all that entertainment jazz. I also got a pretty decent picture (of a picture on the screen) of Kobe.
;)
Then this past week's raptors game I really... actually... enjoyed watching the game. We had amaaaazing seats. The game was so close the entire time because the teams kept tie-ing all the way until the end, and how amazing was it that we were on the side of the net where Rudy Gay had made the winning shot! One big thing that made the game enjoyable was that I could finally root for my city. I had no idea who to root for in LA :s
I really appreciated the fact that my bf could have brought any of his close basketball friends, but he wanted to share his love for b-ball with me. <3 (His friends were insanely jealous and said to him that he should take someone who actually cares about bball HAHA..I felt so bad because it's true that they would actually appreciate it more)
ANYWAY. SICK....... GO TORONTO RAPTORS :) Make us proud!!!
I hope every had an amazing Valentines! <3 (or just an amazinggg day if it's another ordinary day in your books :D)
Valentina
Although I am not a huge basketball fan (my boyfriend is the one who's secretly trying to make me fall in love with basketball..), it was such an exhilarating experience to be a part of the crowd when Rudy Gay (#22) had made the winning-shot [on Feb 12th when the Toronto Raptors were playing against the Denver Nuggets].
My boyfriend got us amazing seats as one of his Valentine's Day surprises for us. You can see him in the crowd when Rudy makes the shot. I was sitting on his left (blocked by Rudy). I'm glad that he was the one who got to be in the frame instead of me, he definitely appreciates it a lot more than I would have.
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Then less than a week later, rookie Terrence Ross (#31) from the Toronto Raptors takes home the trophy for winning the 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. He slam dunked while jumping over a kid, and did another one with a tribute to Vince Carter. Sooooooo Sick.
Our vote counted in that 58% :)))) ... I hope. There was 10 seconds left when I remembered to vote lolll
Come to think of it...I think bf's secret master plan to get me to love basketball is somewhat (because I don't quite LOVE it yet) working.
When we first went to the Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors game in LA, I thought to myself that being at a game was pretty fun but I still didn't enjoy watching the game itself. I loved the pre-game (the dancing, the hype, the energy), the half-time, and all that entertainment jazz. I also got a pretty decent picture (of a picture on the screen) of Kobe.
;)
Then this past week's raptors game I really... actually... enjoyed watching the game. We had amaaaazing seats. The game was so close the entire time because the teams kept tie-ing all the way until the end, and how amazing was it that we were on the side of the net where Rudy Gay had made the winning shot! One big thing that made the game enjoyable was that I could finally root for my city. I had no idea who to root for in LA :s
I really appreciated the fact that my bf could have brought any of his close basketball friends, but he wanted to share his love for b-ball with me. <3 (His friends were insanely jealous and said to him that he should take someone who actually cares about bball HAHA..I felt so bad because it's true that they would actually appreciate it more)
ANYWAY. SICK....... GO TORONTO RAPTORS :) Make us proud!!!
I hope every had an amazing Valentines! <3 (or just an amazinggg day if it's another ordinary day in your books :D)
Valentina
thats so sweet of your bf!! i hope you do love basketball (as much as your bf :P) coz imo it's actually a really great sport.. much better than like golf or cricket.. coz idk how people watch that >.> HAHAHA, just rub it in yout bf's friend's face that although u may not LOVE the sport yet, at least you're finding appreciation for it & you saw the winning goal ^^
ReplyDeleteLOL! I used to have to play cricket in grade school >.> It's fun to play but yes I agree I probably wouldn't watch it, considering how much effort it takes for me to watch basketball already lollllll! B-ball IS really a great sport and it's so different to actually watch it in person!
DeleteI stumbled upon your blog by accident and now following you :) Fellow-Torontonian here :) I read post of your grandmother and boy, I just couldn't hold my tears. My mom's back in my home country so I could feel the helplessness.
ReplyDeleteFinally, I can't help but to throw out this comment. You totally look like the female version of an Asian pop-star haha... here he is in case you're interested :) http://tinyurl.com/a5duada
omygoodness that celebrity! LOL I sort of do look like him I must admit. I used to watch taiwanese dramas and he was in a few of them I think (it's been so long lol!).
DeleteThank you for reading and commenting, I really do appreciate it <3