I wish I'm a smoker

I wish I'm a smoker

Sometimes I do.  Every couple of hours they head out the back door for a smoke break.  Breathing the fresh air, hanging out with coworkers, sometimes strangers. I am wondering if the benefit of taking frequent breaks and socializing outweighs the harm caused by cigarettes.  Anyway they seems to be happy when they are outside.  Shall I join them?  If I join them, then I might as well smoke myself, cause the second smoke is several times worse than first-hand smoke.     

Victor is back after two months in Sh...

Victor is back

I took yesterday off to pick Victor and my in-laws from the
San Francisco airport.  They are
arriving from Shanghai, where they spent last two months. Yang is away in the
breadloaf writer’s conference, so I’m fully responsible for the next week to
get they started.

Before heading to San Francisco, I need to drive my parents
to San Jose.  They spent the last
time months living with us, caring for Yang, Oliver and me.  It’s difficult to see them
leaving.  I don’t know when they
can spend time with us again.  The
Friday morning traffic was light but still there are places that were stop and
go.  At around 10:15, we arrived at
the San Jose train station.  They
took the 86 bus.

I arrived at the airport early and had to park the car in
the garage.  By the time I got to
the International arrival place, they were just heading out from the secured
area and I watched them from the monitor above.  Perfect timing!

They had three luggage carts.  Victor was pushing one of them.  He seems to grow taller a bit and more skinny. 

It’s a struggle to get all three people’s luggage into my Acura
TL. We had to leave the trunk door open and tight it with rope.  My car was packed, solidly.

My Mom cooked the meal before leaving.  So by the time we got home, the rice
was still warm and we are ready to have lunch.

Tara Hills Baseball Game 20 (last game of the season)

Date: June 6, 2009 V.S. Team # 6 Team #4 Crockett Auto Body "Auto Bots"

Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 18 – Auto Bots 3

Victor: 2 for 3, 2 singles, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout

Season to date: 32 for 67, 32 singles, 20 RBI's, 5 run scored

The Grizzlies are the champions!

Tara Hills Baseball Game 19

Date: June 4, 2009 V.S. Team # 1 Dr. Gordan's Gators (makeup game)

Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 24 – Gators 12

Victor: 2 for 4, 2 singles, 2 RBIs, 1 popup, 1 strikeout

Season to date: 30 for 64, 20 singles, 18 RBI's, 4 run scored

Tara Hills Baseball Game 18

Date: June 2, 2009 V.S. Team # 1 Dr. Gordan's Gators

Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 23 – Gators 23

Victor: 3 for 4, 3 singles, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout

Season to date: 28 for 60, 28 singles, 16 RBI's, 4 run scored

There are 2 or 3 games left. Grizzlies will won the championship since they are so far ahead of everybody else.

Tara Hills Baseball Game 17

Date: May 27, 2009 V.S. Team # 3 Plumbing Express Giants

Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 19 – Giants 4

Victor: 2 for 4, 2 singles, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored

Season to date: 25 for 56, 25 singles, 14 RBI's, 3 run scored

Tara Hills Baseball Game 16 (makeup game)

Date: May 19, 2009 V.S. Team # 5 Nation's Thunders

Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 11 – Thunders 3

Victor: 2 for 2, 2 single, 1 RBI.

Season to date: 23 for 52, 23 singles, 12 RBI's, 2 run scored

Tara Hills Baseball Game 15

Date: May 14, 2009 V.S. Team # 5 Nation's Thunders

Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 21 – Thunders 14

Victor: 2 for 4, 2 single, 1 RBIs, 2 strikeouts

Season to date:21 for 50, 21 singles, 11 RBI's, 2 run scored

Tara Hills Baseball Game 14

Date: May 12, 2009 V.S. Team # 1 Dr. Gordan's Gators

Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 21 – Gators 14

Victor: 3 for 4, 3 single, 3 RBIs, 1 forceout

Season to date:19 for 46, 19 singles, 10 RBI's, 2 run scored

Game 13

Date: May 9, 2009 V.S. Team # Giants
Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 16 – Giants 12
Victor: 1 for 3, 1 single, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
Season to date:16 for 42, 16 singles, 7 RBI's, 2 run scored

Victor's Tara Hills Baseball Game 12

Date: May 4, 2009 V.S. Team # Giants
Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 13 – Giants 13
Victor: 1 for 3, 1 single, he was called out twice because he threw his bat, 1 RBI from one called out
Season to date:15 for 39, 15 singles, 7 RBI's, 1 run scored

Victor's Little League Game 11

Date: April 29, 2009 V.S. Team #3 Plumbing Express Giants

Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 16 – Giants 21

Victor: 2 for 3, 2 singles, 1 RBI from a single, 1 forced out at the first base

Season to date:14 for 36, 14 singles, 6 RBI's, 1 run scored

Note: The Grizzlies lost their first game of the season

Victor's Little League Game 9 and Game 10

Date: April 22, 2009
V.S. Team #1 Dr. G0rdan's Gators
Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 25 – Gaters 13

Victor:
0 for 3: 3 strike out
Season to date:
10 for 29, 10 singles, 3 RBI's, 1 run

Date: April 22, 2009V.S. Team #4 Crockett Auto Body "Auto Bots"
Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 23 – Auto Bots 13

Victor: 2 for 4, 2 singles, 2 RBI's, 1 forced out at the first base (he drove in a run), 1 forced out at the home plate.

Season to date:
12 for 33, 12 singles, 5 RBI's, 1 run

Victor's Little League Game 8

Date: April 15, 2009

V.S. Team #4 Crockett Auto Body "Auto Bots"

Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 10 – Auto Bots 8

Victor:

• 2 for 3: 2 singles, 1 strike out
  

Season to date:

10 for 26, 10 singles, 3 RBI's, 1 run

Little League Game 6 and 7

Date: March 31, 2009

V.S. Team #1 Nation's Thunders

Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 15 – Nation's Thunders 9

Victor:

• 0 for 4: he struck out twice.
  

Season to date:

6 for 20, 6 singles, 3 RBI's, 1 run

Date: April 2, 2009

V.S. Team #2 Plumbing Express Giants        

Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 10 – Giants 5

Victor:

• 2 for 3: 2 singles, 1 forced out
  

Season to date:

8 for 23, 8 singles, 3 RBI's, 1 run

Note: Grizzlies have 7 wins and no lose to date.

Hiking

It has been a year now already, but yesterday Victor and I hiked the same mountain. This time we went further than a year ago. He still wined a lot but we managed to finished the most difficult stretch of the hike and actually enjoyed the nice view on the top.

Near the entrance

He was not tired yet...

Tired but happy.

Game Pictures

Yesterday was the picture day of Victor’s little league. All teams showed up intheir uniforms. There managers and assistant coaches are also there. The Grizzlies, fresh off a win the day before, were there too.

Victor throwing a ball before an early morning game.

Power Hitter

Little League Game 5

Date: March 28, 2009

V.S. Team #1 Gaters

Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 15 – Gaters 3

Victor:

• 0 for 2: he struck out twice.
  

Season to date:

6 for 16, 6 singles, 3 RBI's, 1 run

yum

yum

Game 4

Date: March 24, 2009

V.S. Team #3 Plumbing Express Giants

Score: Advantage Carpet Care Grizzlies 15 – Giants 5

Victor:

• 1 for 3: 1 single, 1 run, he struck out twice.
  

Season to date:

6 for 14, 6 singles, 3 RBI's, 1 run