an update on everything after a brief hiatus…
October 20th, 2006i haven’t posted anything for 16 days now… just been busy with Ramadan and work. i am on vacation (a mini-vacation really) and have been sick since it started, so i finally got the chance to update the blog. as you can see, changed the theme once more. what else… hmmm..
1. north korea tested a nuclear weapon; welcome to the club. of course, its only fitting a pakistani welcome north korea to the nuclear club, given that Pakistan purportedly gave the communist state the know-how in exchange for missile technology. tsk tsk… what was AQ Khan thinking? dolla dolla bill yall!… haha.
2. the raptors are doing great in pre-season action. 5-0 already. new uniforms, new management, totally NEW PLAYERS!!! this season is going to be something to look forward to with the likes of Bargnani, Graham, Tucker and of course, Bosh and Mo Pete. i think they’ll make the playoffs this season, i really hope they do that is, but i don’t see them moving passed the first round.
3. the leafs aren’t doing that well (3-2-2), which is no surprise really, given that not much changed since last season’s dissapointing finish where the leafs didn’t even make it to the playoffs. the only change i saw was in more ice time given to kyle wellwood, who’s making the most of it with 7 points in 7 games. and congrats to mat sundin on making it to the 500 club. 500 career goals that is. what a way to get your 500th but as an overtime goal. kudos! anyways, first-round playoffs loss for the leafs as well. i’m a little hesitant in even giving them a playoff berth, but that’s just me being an eternally optimistic leaf-fan.
4. i got a message on naseeb (one of those *paying* social networking websites) the other day. here’s an excerpt:
“Also ur pics tell me u have lost some serious weight. Good work. Keep it up!”
… arrrr?!?!?! umm, lose weight? okaaaay. not sure how pictures can tell if someone has lost weight or not but anyway, i don’t really go on that crappy excuse for a website anymore. those guys who run naseeb are making a $hit-load of money off people like you and me. its just too bad i didn’t think of the idea first… sigh. i say everyone just boycott naseeb!
5. tv is going great these days. this new show called ‘heroes’ has not dissapointed at all. on the contrary, its almost my new favorite show. gets interesting with every episode. what *has* been dissapointing, however, is ‘lost’. i’m not sure where they are going with that show. i’m not even sure that they are sure where they want to take it. its gets confusing with every new episode. are they alive? are they dead? who the heck are the others?!?!?!
alright, i’m going back to sleep now. lates…
Domi announced his retirement yesterday at a press conference in Toronto. I think it was more his age that caught up with him rather than anything that prompted it. The guy is like 36 years old, and after 16 years of fighting, hitting, and of course, taking hits, his body just couldn’t produce what low production he had in previous seasons. Another factor was probably that the Leafs management didn’t want him anymore. After the lockout in 2005, the face of the game changed from a more defensive game, to one of more offence, more goals, more penalty calls. And the leafs just couldn’t afford to rack up on penalties, which is what Domi was good at. 3rd in career penalty minutes with 3515 minutes, Domi racked up a good chunk of penalties fighting the biggest and baddest fighters in the NHL, including many bouts with Bob Probert who looked twice his size.
