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Team Captain from my state championship winning team topped himself...

SO SO TRUE... Next date will have to be twins then. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction Wrangler!

Expecting Twins....

Bogan... essentially means redneck or hillbilly... offspring of siblings.The rink is located in a place where you would half expect your car to be broken into while you are playing. Yea... he skated past my bench on the way to the toilet. He kept giving it, I just kept giving shit back. Ididnt want to say anything too witty, as he would most probably never understand.I've got my nickname "Nintendo" on the back of my jersey, and he said that Nintendo man China... and I wanted to say that 1) most of his gear was made in China; 2) Nintendo isnt from China, unless you bought the cheap knock off, 3) he was in for an ass whooping if he continued this shit 4) there is a really cute chick named 'China' on another team... but then again, it would have been a waste of breath on someone who obviously thought that scoring a goal in a 9-3 loss was top class. I dont mind getting ribbed for being asian, my team mates do it all the time... but when you hear it from someone you never met before its just plain wrong. Also, my team mate's ex-wife was supporting the other team. According to my team mate she was sleeping around and from the looks of the two kids she had plus the bun in the oven, she obviously did her rounds. Btw, China aint dumb. They buy all the iron ore from Oz, process it and sell it back. I've lived in Australia for close to 6 years and its the first time I've ever heard that.

seriously, the best thrash talk you can muster when you're losing 9-3 is to tell me to 'go back to China'? .... where's your reply when I told you that you must love drinking your own spunk... pointing to the scoreboard shut him the f up as well... dumb ass bogan kid. And btw, China fuels your country's frigging economy and I aint from China...

Nice mount Kanya. How bad are the scuffs? You might be able to get away with a couple layers of duct tape in that area. I love using epoxy, but it leaves a mess in the end and looks shoddy. Perhaps tape up the worn areas with 3-4 layers of duct tape. At the end you could just peel it off and reapply.

farhan, she's a keeper! Been in the US for the past week, and spent 2 days just walking around Chicago drawing in the sights and sounds of the bustling city. Was supposed to hit the Hawks v Pens game, but instead we went for dinner at the top of the John Hancock Building overlooking the city.

The team I was supposed to play for at the big tournament got hammered ...

Trip to US I've been planning has reached so many obstacles. Why can't people just go along with the plan I've got, rather than change it all the time (which means I need to change everything accordingly as I host this trip)... Funny how people want to save a night's accomodation cost by spending 800 bucks more.

Haha... Don't worry wrangler. Am already 36, so its all legal.

I've met quite a number of cute Aussie girls while here in Oz... too bad most of them are about half my age.

Good to hear that man! Hope everything turns out for you.

US here I come... had a real feel good day today, to top it off we've got the all clear to go to the US! Looks like its 24-30 Sep, mainly in Chicago and surrounding towns. Going to see if the boss will allow for me to stay a couple extra days to catch up with some MSH members.

Thanks Saba! Back at you too man! body is starting to feel my age... but you know the saying 'you are only as old as the woman you are feeling' :)

Finally got them all in one pic. Used the Mission L7 in the last season, managed to squeeze a few goals in. Will probably be using the Eraser Pros and the Mission Boss gloves for the next season.

Clams on grill with hockey buds... NICE! Beer ran out, ok not so nice... but at least you got there to chill out with them after.

Dupes, is that RBK's newest top line stick? I like the APX, how does the shaft feel compared to previous Vapor profiles?

Very nice.... love the Penguins as a backdrop. Nothing better than skates that fit. I've spent the last 6 years going thru numerous skates just to get something that is comfortable.

I think as long as they are a composite outsole, they should hold up well. I had a pair of Graf 670 that I converted myself. It had a plastic outsole, and with the sprungs I had mounted it always felt like it was coming loose.

Looks good no matter what. Its the small things (in your case larger projects) that you do around the house that make it your HOME. I've been living in a rental property (actually the 4th one) in the past 6 years. Being posted overseas you dont really buy your own place. Ive been reluctant to even hang pictures and paintings up because we move every year or two. The one thing about moving around though, is that you find out what works and what doesnt. We know that with just the three of us, we cannot afford to have a big house... no $$$ wise, but the effort to keep it clean, especially with a 7 year old who has filthy friends. A small townhouse, 3 bedrooms, a small study and a garage to store my gear is perfect. A small area to either put a basketball hoop or shoot some pucks would be perfect.

Been really hyped up about Nationals, which is basically a State Wars setup with all the different states being represented. Got selected to play in early June, and from what I know we had a really strong squad. State coordinator sends me a message yesterday that we now only have 4 players and no goalie for my age group.

Depends where you are my friend... only a few of them here.

BJB, which part of Oz? I should have asked you to bring some gear for me!

Family came over from hometown to visit, total of 2 Aunts, an Uncle and cousin. Took them to a theme park yesterday along with wife and son. Most of the time I cant do the bigger rides as my son is too young, and wife is too scared. Spent the day just doing the rides etc. Cousin and I got to do the Batman ride, just catapults you about 8 or 9 storeys up in 1-2 secs. Good thing we didnt eat lunch yet. Then we did the Lethal Weapon... basically legs dangling down, full 360 loops and lots of cockscrew turns... and then it was to the moto-show. NOrmally they have a bunch of guys doing stunt driving, but because it was the school holidays they had a full range of stuff, from motorcross guys doing 360 flips and superman seatgrabs, to monster trucks just going over heaps of stuff... To top of the good day, we finally got back at about 7pm... and then everyone went into cooking mode. One aunt was cutting food, uncle on one stove, cousin working the other stove, one aunt washing up, while I was outside on the BBQ grill. Within 30min it was a full on dinner already served at the table. Great stuff when you have an uncle who used to be in the Navy as the ship's chef, so it was basically everything we could find in the fridge into the pot for dinner. Never had pineapple-pumpkin-roastlamb-rice before, but man it was good.

Yup, it was teh Perron thread... plus he had some facial expressions added in