2010 World Cup Adidas soccer jerseys are out!

They're out! They're out! I can't wait to get my hands finally on a Spain jersey. A while ago I managed to get a Netherlands jersey and that was pretty sweet. Now a whole bunch came out from http://subsidesports.com/ and I think I'll be buying a lot very soon.

If you're like me, and want to get your hands on some quality team-wear from your favourite national teams, hurry onto Subside Sports!

Trust me, that site's items run out fast...

UPDATE! Click here for Adidas's Federation page for more graphic novel inspired awesomeness.

Operation Christmas Child

This is something that my family does around this time of the year - packing a shoebox with toys, clothes, and anything else and we bring them to church to be sent off.

It's something extremely simple and quick, and I encourage anyone reading this to do the same and pack a shoebox full of gifts just so some kid who wouldn't otherwise have presents can experience some joy in his or her life come Christmas Day.

Click here to find out how.

Oldie but a goodie

I remember watching this years ago, it might or might not have been during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

DHL was smart to jump on that momentous occasion that captured worldwide attention since soccer really is the most widespread sport in the world by combining their love of delivery with their proclaimation of love for the sport of soccer.

Another funny commerical

This one's from Adidas - pushing their Predator boot and featuring Steven Gerrard and Michael Ballack.

I've got to say that I did not expect what happened in the second commercial and it made me burst out laughing a little. Catchy and light-hearted bit from the marketers at Adidas.

Obsession with Reality

Seems like we don't get enough reality from our own lives these days and we have this insatiable need to look into the "real" lives of anyone on camera, even if we have no clue who they are. Jon&Kate plus 8, Cake Boss, Hell's Kitchen, Big Brother, and countless others, when you really watch the shows, you realize that they're all the same - nothing really happens, really; at least that's my take on it.

It's smart though, the marketers and producers know that we can't get enough of gossip and dirt and everything related to that stuff. We watch whatever they churn out - provided there's a lot of "drama" and "suspense" - and they make tons of money.

Anyways, the latest in line (at least to my knowledge) of reality TV is this show called Over The Bolts - which apparently follows the "Epic Journey" of the Canadian snowboarding team. Now I'm all for snowboarding, but isn't the term "epic" kinda really misused nowadays?

I watched one or two episodes of this new show and in one of them two guys on the team sat in a hot-tub with two girls that they just met and eventually went back to their hotel room and began pouring alcohol down the throats of the girls. Soon after the girls had to leave and one of the guys said to the camera, "They used us man, they used us".

Epic?

Over the Bolts on MTV

Shouldn't everyone be able to have water?

We take it for granted - living in this privileged country. We wake up, put the kettle on, make some coffee, take a shower for ages, and brush our teeth without thinking about it. We buy water in bulk from Costco or Loblaw's or any other supermarket.

The UN reports that 1.1 billion people around the world are in shortage of clean drinking water. The absence of water leads to many health issues including eye disease. That's not something that should happen.

That data came with the latest newsletter that I just received from A Cup Of Water Internationl Inc. I've been following this missionary-based organization for a couple of years now, and it's bittersweet every time I receive news - encouragement comes from knowing that another village now has a new water source but there are still many more that are in need of outside technology and help. Going on my own missions trip last summer in rural China also made me appreciate clean water and how wasteful I usually am with water. I just hope that I can remember these people every time I turn on the faucet.

Pink!

Such a simple colour, but the message gets through instantly. October is CBCF's breast cancer awareness month. By combining the efforts of all four MLSE teams - Maple Leafs, Raptors, Toronto FC and Marlie, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation's aiming to boost awareness and funds for the organization. If you flipped on the TV this weekend, you might have seen the players of Toronto FC sporting their flashy pink jerseys.

I think it's a great way to spread awareness - getting a bunch of guys to wear pink for a weekend or two. Now where did I put my pink jumpsuit?