Blog Summary # 1

I have come to realize my understanding for leisure consists of activities that I truly love engaging in. Those leisure activities are playing basketball, collecting sneakers and partying. I believe when I'm involved in my activities I experience a lot of positive satisfaction when playing basketball with my friends and my brother. And collecting sneakers allow me to meet other people on the net and partying with friends. A perfect example of me in the past few weeks, I continued enjoying my leisure habit because of the reasons behind are a bit different than when I was younger. When I was young I did it because there was no a true meaning I did because everyone does it. As I'm growing up I realized that I like to have conversation with people and I discovered that socializing it's very good for me when I'm engaging in my leisure activites. It actually provides me a meaningful value of life and it's also keep me connected with my friends and other people that I care about.

I have noticed that I'm very intrinsically motivated when I'm engaged in my leisure activities in which I can become socially connected with my friends and other people. For instance, I play basketball to stay active but I'm motivated by the fact that I know that I will experience enjoyment with my brother and friends. Another example, I don't like to watch reality TV show but I get to spend quality time with my girlfriend. And not least and last, I get to party with my good buddy and other friends, I'm even anticipated for that experience before I do experience it.

I'm not a hundred percent sure that I will be able to get my hands on those Nike Air Penny II retro next month due to my financial constraint. I definetely want to be in possession of those sneakers but my school fees have to be cleared out before I can buy them. For now, I can only talk about and day dream about those sneakers when I look at the pictures of the upcoming release.

In order for me to be leisure educated, I would need to be able to make the connection with the theories learned and associated with my experience toward leisure using methods, programs designs and solutions to solve leisure constraits and hopefully able to help others in search of leisure.

Sunday night basketball

Yup, tonight it was basketball and I almost go there late because I had to pick my brother from his work because he comes to play with me and my other friends in local sports complex in Kirkland. That keeps me and brother close and I get to spend time with him. No serious competition just some clean and friendly pick-up games that we play. We make two and sometime three teams depending on the number of people showing up. I had a great run and I got a very good workout from running up and down the court and I get to spend time with my brother and socialized with my friends, what do I need to ask for more! After basketball, some of us when to hangout at Tim Hortons, I know I'm there for sure...! and we sat a bit and chill and talk about our week. For me playing basketball is very different today as compared to when I was in high school or Cégep. That was my leisure besides collecting sneakers. I sleep and breathe basketball and I was very competitive but now in the present time I play basketball to stay active and to be able to spend time with my brother and my friends which means to keep my social life active.

My friend's birthday party...

Last night, we celebrated the birthday of my good friend Daniel's, he turned 24. We did it in lounge bar in the old port of Montreal which called Melee. Very nice place and modern, you know how the old port looks like... It was more a surprise party, all our friends and my girlfriend also attended the celebration. It has been so long that I did not have the chance to experience a party of that kind since my days in high school. Now when it comes to someone's birthday that I know, I usually hit the restaurant thing, pretty much like old folks. Time has changed... I had a couple of drinks, not a lot only two because I was driving and we were dancing and everyone seems to be enjoying the moment and even though I found the place to be a bit hot, obviously we were around 23 people gather in a small lounge bar. I had a lot of fun to be able to relive the old time of high school party which was leisure in that period of my life. At this moment my leisure life's a bit different than before but that night made me experienced leisure.

Nike Air Penny 2 retro is back...

For those who knows a bit about sneakers and basketball. You must remember Penny Hardaway who played for the Orlando Magic with Shaq in the mid 90s. Well, here is a peace of history from the past that is coming back to the present day; the Nike Air Penny 2. The first colour way, Black/Varsity Royal-White will hit stores sometimes in October and the following with the White one in November. Suggested retail price will be listed for $140 us and most likely around $200 can. So shoe lovers like me, start saving up your money because if you don't they will be gone like the first original release back in 1996. I know if I don't get them as soon as possible they will be soldout but first I need to make sure to payoff my school fees before I can put my hands on them.

Happy to spend time with my girlfriend...

During the week, I do not see my girlfriend a lot beside on the weekend because we both have to deal with our own busy lives. We usually keep in touch over the phone. I said to myself that I'm going to see her and spend some quality time with her. The only day that she's free is on Wednesday night and she stays home to watch some TV show called Dog The Bounty Hunter on A&E, some kind of cops show thing... I'm not a big fan of cops show or reality TV. When I arrived to her place she was getting ready to start her show and I ended up watching the show with her. It was pretty cool! Family cops that go chasing after fugitives in Hawaii... Even though I'm not a big fan of reality TV shows, it did not stop me from spend time with my girlfriend because I was intrinsically motivated to see her and while I was watching the show with her I experienced leisure.

My definition of Leisure

I define leisure as freedom from our daily obligations and it enables me to do whatever I feel like doing without any restrictions. It also provides me a positive state of mind during the moment I experience leisure.

Introduction

Hello ALL!

This is my first posting hope you will all enjoy checking out my blog!!

Have a great semester to all of you!