Comments on: A Tale of Two Medals http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/a-tale-of-two-medals/ No-nonsense China Expat & Travel Community Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:53:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Looking to 2014 « Glen Thoughts http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/a-tale-of-two-medals/#comment-16225 Looking to 2014 « Glen Thoughts Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:00:09 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=2439#comment-16225 [...] Yes, I watched the game, even if it started at 4am here.  I wrote a post about the experience over at Lost Lao Wai.  I hope you’ll enjoy [...] [...] Yes, I watched the game, even if it started at 4am here.  I wrote a post about the experience over at Lost Lao Wai.  I hope you’ll enjoy [...]

]]> By: John http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/a-tale-of-two-medals/#comment-15939 John Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:17:40 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=2439#comment-15939 Ryan, You do realize that when you get to Canadian Customs on your next return trip they will deny you entrance and strip you of your citizenship......, heresy, sacrilege, and plain unforgivable! heck I got two kids already and they were almost renamed last Monday! Glen, for '72 I was 3 years old. My point being that '72 just aint a defining moment for my generation, nor dare I say that of yours. Ryan,

You do realize that when you get to Canadian Customs on your next return trip they will deny you entrance and strip you of your citizenship……, heresy, sacrilege, and plain unforgivable!

heck I got two kids already and they were almost renamed last Monday!

Glen,

for ’72 I was 3 years old. My point being that ’72 just aint a defining moment for my generation, nor dare I say that of yours.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/a-tale-of-two-medals/#comment-15931 Ryan Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:07:33 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=2439#comment-15931 Great post Glen. Love the play-by-play. Yeah, I missed it. I regret missing it, but more for the "John" experience than the "Glen" one. Somehow watching it alone in my living room on Chinese TV would not have done the moment justice for me. I was never much of a hockey fan until about 8-10 years ago, and it was really always the camaraderie that made it enjoyable to me. Watching the NYE juniors game with my dad and best friend in a Canadian living room this last December was an amazing experience. I think watching the gold medal game myself in a cold/dark apartment at 4 am would have made it lose something for me I think. Still, wish I had seen it. Cold and alone or not... We should have coordinated -- I have Timmies (and actual paper Timmies cups!). It's "St. Catharines" -- best I know it's not possessed by any saints. What Buffalo TV gave me in good sense about spelling efficiency and letter pronunciation (seriously: B, C, D, E, G, P, T, V -- how can you not pronounce it "zee"), it took from me in making it incredibly difficult for me to understand Celsius and Fahrenheit. Great post Glen. Love the play-by-play. Yeah, I missed it. I regret missing it, but more for the “John” experience than the “Glen” one. Somehow watching it alone in my living room on Chinese TV would not have done the moment justice for me.

I was never much of a hockey fan until about 8-10 years ago, and it was really always the camaraderie that made it enjoyable to me. Watching the NYE juniors game with my dad and best friend in a Canadian living room this last December was an amazing experience. I think watching the gold medal game myself in a cold/dark apartment at 4 am would have made it lose something for me I think.

Still, wish I had seen it. Cold and alone or not… We should have coordinated — I have Timmies (and actual paper Timmies cups!).

It’s “St. Catharines” — best I know it’s not possessed by any saints.

What Buffalo TV gave me in good sense about spelling efficiency and letter pronunciation (seriously: B, C, D, E, G, P, T, V — how can you not pronounce it “zee”), it took from me in making it incredibly difficult for me to understand Celsius and Fahrenheit.

]]> By: Glen http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/a-tale-of-two-medals/#comment-15928 Glen Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:10:02 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=2439#comment-15928 Thanks John! I was starting to wonder if there were any Canucks frequenting this site! (Other than Ryan, but he doesn't count because he didn't wake up for the game, says 'zee', and is from St. Catherine's) Wait a sec...this game tops '72??? Seriously? I wasn't born then, so I've only seen the commercials, documentary, and every other bit of propaganda associated with it. And it's made to be a big deal. But if you were alive at the time and say so, then dangit I believe you! Funny thing about the kids, my friend (who was actually born the day Henderson scored that goal) is expecting twins, and he wants to name one Sidney, and one Crosby. I'm all in favour, but I don't think that his wife is... Thanks John! I was starting to wonder if there were any Canucks frequenting this site! (Other than Ryan, but he doesn’t count because he didn’t wake up for the game, says ‘zee’, and is from St. Catherine’s)

Wait a sec…this game tops ’72??? Seriously? I wasn’t born then, so I’ve only seen the commercials, documentary, and every other bit of propaganda associated with it. And it’s made to be a big deal. But if you were alive at the time and say so, then dangit I believe you!

Funny thing about the kids, my friend (who was actually born the day Henderson scored that goal) is expecting twins, and he wants to name one Sidney, and one Crosby. I’m all in favour, but I don’t think that his wife is…

]]> By: John http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/a-tale-of-two-medals/#comment-15910 John Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:12:54 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=2439#comment-15910 great post Glen, like you the game brought on a fresh wave of homesickness, albeit I was lucky enough to enjoy the game and OT goal with about 200 others (mostly Canadians) at a bar in Shanghai. Im just young enough not to have any recollection about the game in '72, so this game tops it for me. rest assured I guarantee you in about 9 months time there is going to be a rash of boys born and given the name Sidney or Crosby. John great post Glen, like you the game brought on a fresh wave of homesickness, albeit I was lucky enough to enjoy the game and OT goal with about 200 others (mostly Canadians) at a bar in Shanghai.

Im just young enough not to have any recollection about the game in ’72, so this game tops it for me.

rest assured I guarantee you in about 9 months time there is going to be a rash of boys born and given the name Sidney or Crosby.

John

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