After 7 christmas, the lineup is still there...

Getting a box of this AJs was probably one of my bigger Christmas highlights this year. on Dec 27th, the long & anticipated Air Jordan Countdown Pack(CDP) was finally out. every die-hard Jordan fan is desperated to get one and every mouth-watering reseller already have their new markup price tags ready. I have been wondering about this pack since the beginning of the year.... just how can I possibly break thru the crowd & sneak one to my closet...hmmm.....

my story began on a chilled saturday afternoon where i got stoodup by my friend on a lunch date. i called up my buddy cousin who had absolutely nothing to do to join me witnessing the journey. knowing Nike is going to lottery it between 8-9pm at only two locations, i got to MK WanKee at around 8:15pm and the lineup was just crazzzzzzz. it went around few corners and my rough estimation that there were at least few hundred dudes: some real users, some c9, some 潮童, & of course many more 水貨佬. lining-up to get a ticket wasn't so bad and i actually thought it was quite organized.
at 9:45pm, we finally got our Tickets, not the Shoes, just the Tickets. I got mine '215' and cousin got his '216' ticket. the Nike dude told us to come back 10:30pm for the actual lottery... YUP, the line-up was just the first part.
timing was awkward coz there wasn't much time for a sit-down dinner. so, just went for some quick snacks & came back around 10:10pm. at this point, i was tired & exhausted and felt pretty much done with MK but u know, have to suck it up...

typical MK Crowded......like HELL



don't know why we can stand right at the front...




it was just 20mins before they open again for the real deal. before coming here, i was actually not expecting anything. in case i couldn't get the shoes here, i am sure i could get it somewhere else, probably with a little premium... but for some reason, the excitement started to grow.

Gate finally opened. we went in along with maybe 80 other people to a small, airless & dark nike store. don't forget the hundreds gathering outside the street as well. my thought: when lottery started, they call out 1st number 215, and 2nd number 216 and i can call the mothership home, nice. of course, lottery didnt' start until another 20mins. just a little statistics, i heard there were less than 100 pairs serving over 300+ hungry fans, only 10-15 pairs per size.

I am not going details on the draw.... just disappointed that both our numbers didn't get called when three quarter of the shoes were already taken. what the hell am i doing staring at the front person's back hair for one whole hour? the nike staff aside were talking shit to me, 'dont worry, u will get it for sure...' it was 11 something and i wanted to leave so bad....
AND out of nowhere, they call out 216.... at first, we both didn't react at all until the same nike staff woke us up.... man, still couldn't believe it. i think i took the 3rd last pair of size 9. we were then asked to go to the front & get the shoes. i told cousin it feels good to wait around cashier while other 'not so fortunate' are stilll hoping for miracles.

i think my real joy didn't reach me until i got home & opened up the box thinking & enjoying the 3 hell hours we went thru that night. cousin kept telling me it was quite an experience, waiting in line for a pair of jordans in HK. memory came back to both of us that 7yrs ago, during that same christmas time, we were also doing the same stupid thing at Metrotown, waiting for that precious pair of AJ 11 white/black retro. at that time, we swore we will never ever line up for shoes again.
man, time flied.

Cousin's lucky 216




really classic...


not bad either...




One happy family...



Same shit happening at the other nike store at TST but even worst. heard there were over 500 people...

They always eat the cabin boy...

These 4 cases are examples of 'Murder' excuses. although they all satistified the 2 core requirments of homicide: intention to kill + the actual killing itself, only one case is considered guilty as charged. does 'Necessity' justify a lawful legit excuse to murder?


Case 1


This happened over 120yrs ago. a shipping yacht had experienced a thunder storm in the middle of no where and crew members had to abondon the vessel onto the lifeboat for survivals. only 4 did make it: the captain, c0-captain, a cabin boy & someone else (notes didn't say). yet , they only brought minimal food and no fresh water with them. over the next 10days or so, everything was consumed and the poor dudes did not manage to catch anything in the sea. seems like every dying seconds, captain made a suggestion to have the weakest killed & served his 'fresh' as food. if u are going to die anyway, why not in a meaningful way, the captian thought. to make the story short, they killed the weak cabin boy who had no way to defend and the 3 fed on his body in the next 4 days, and finally got picked up by a pass-by fishing ship. are they murderers or explainable legal kills?


Case 2

In 2000, a twin babies were born with an unfortunate conjoined body. doctor & parents had to make an important decision whether to seperate them or not. without the proper surgical operation, both will die 100%. certainly if we were to proceed the operation, the weaker twin will die in saving the life of the stronger one. the doctor in this case seems to perform a lawful kill, or is it? why nor a murder case though? of course, the operation was performed and stronger twin survived. the sacrificed twin was weak but it doesn't mean he won't survive over the stronger one. who is to judge here?


Case 3

2 experienced hikers/mountaineers were once again challenging some 'tops of the world'. in the safety preparation, they linked up together with rope so that one can help out the other in case of accident. on a steeper climb, u know, shit happened. the lower climber accidentally fell, and with his rope attached to the upper guy, here's the dilema: top climber could only: cut the rope or not cut the rope. he knew he cannnot possibly pull the other guy up all by himself. if he is to hang-on, he may be dragged to dealth. eventually, he did cut the rope and witness his companion's death. murder or legal kill, you decide?!


Case 4

This is a hypothetical case, as we all know the facts of 911. if US government were to find out the terrorist's plan a little earlier and did have some time to react to the attack, what would they do? one quick thought would be shooting down the plane before it hitted world trade centre, and let's say US milliary were determined enough to launch a bomber to shoot it down, all the passengers in the plane would have no chance of survivals. on proportion wise, casualties were greatly reduced but was it morally fair? why lesser of the two evils? how do u justify who to sacrificy?


Upon all four cases, we were to ask ourselves, when it comes to 'Necessity to Kill', who is to judge?

Let's do some Christmas Carol too...

It's that time of the year where u hear Christmas Jingles just everywhere. the idea of doing one on our own came up from nowhere and as long as andy's in, we r half way there. i can edit it so that we dont look that stupid.....nice!

chk out Sheed & his gang


Sheed's so funny.

check out another one from the Rockets...


cousin, i think u will play Mutombo good.

It happens once a year... again

Yes, our annual event is coming soon again...

Every year some time in december or so, our 6th sense just comes together thinking what the hell r we doing for christmas.
Problem quickly solved depnding on our financial situations.
This year, I proudly present....

The Tsunami Pack Christmas Party 2008

as Ben has posted on fb, Dec 26 my place...
no 300 bucks turkey, $68 soya sause chicken uncut will do just fine. along with fry rice & chicken chow mein, who said christmas dinner has to be expensive, as long as it's not cheaply presented, no worries. food maybe just 'B' graded but we guarantee to make it up in the rest of the evening...
u know what i mean la.

remember what we did in 2006...

part 1

part 2