Amanda’s shoeBox

On Saturday night, I was invited to go to Cage aux Sports with Alain and his brother Oscar to eat supper and watch the hockey game of the Habs vs the New Jersey Devils. It’s been a good almost 10 years since I’ve watched a complete hockey game like that, and to my great surprise, I really enjoyed it!

The last time I watched hockey, I had a really bad experience which just made me leave that realm for good. I was still in elementary school back then. One night, my dad brought me to a hockey game at the Molson Center (now called the Bell Center) to watch the Habs versus the Boston team. Somehow, watching the game live seemed 10 million times longer than watching it at home on television and I soon started to be impatient. The fact that the crazy woman sitting in back of me kept stridently screaming “GO HABS GO!” non stop really annoyed me too. We lost that game 9 to 2. By the end of the game, that crazy woman was cheering for Boston instead because the Habs were just doing too bad. As for me, I had lost interest in hockey since then.

Showing off a little bit of Montrealer pride! Go Habs Go!
(Logo of the Habs taken from Habs.com)

Watching the Habs winning 2 to 1 against the Devils on Saturday night sort of reawakened my interest in hockey. The Habs’ first goal was spectacular!~ It was a great experience to watch a lot of people gather up and cheer together. It was funny to see the table sitting behind us with a huge tank of beer as well; they were already so drunk at half of their tank emptied!

Lesson of day: what you gave you gave long time ago might deserve a second chance! It’s nice to always keep your doors open for new things, but also for old things! I use to hate tomatoes when I was a kid; now, I can’t get enough of them! And didn’t we all once, as kids, feared cooties from the opposite sex, and then grow up to find them damn fine? ;)

It is not the first time I witness someone refusing to help another in need; but this time, I just need to share it with the world to at least lessen my frustration.

I was just coming back home about 10 minutes ago, and encountered a desperate old lady with a parked car on the road asking for directions. She asked the car that passed by for help, and they just left her there. Then, she stopped me and asked me if I knew where such and such streets were. With my absolutely great (not) sense of direction, I tried my best to guide her. Sadly, she obviously found my directions more confusing than ever so thanked me and let me go. Then another car came by, and the brave old lady walked in front of it to stop it. (Kind of crazy, buuut…) The man in the car barely slowed down , snobbishly scanned the old lady from head to toe and sped away. Seriously, what on EARTH is that sort of reaction? It’s cold outside; it’s dark; an old lady is lost. Can you believe that the man just drove away heartlessly like that!?

It is all great that more and more humanitarians organizations and volunteers come in help to those who need it. However, it’s horrifying to see that some people (and they are still quite numerous sadly) are still not willing to lend a helping hand and are still so selfish. Never mind the Christian parable of the Good Samaritan, you don’t need to be religious to help and to love those around you. It doesn’t take much, just a heart and a bit of your time.

Hello world!

I’m Amanda (aka Amz to those who know me) and welcome to my shoeBox! This is my third attempt at blogging and this time, I’m going to be committed. The reason I called the blog “my shoeBox” (notice the special spelling) is because I have a habit to store memory-rich things in shoe boxes. Thus, posts in my blog will be worth remembering for me, and hopefully for you as well. :)

I will mostly write about dance, music, fashion, world news and cultures, but my blog will not only be limited to those topics, because I may occasionally run off and talk about myself as well (of course). As this world is so huge, so many many things can be of interest! If there are three things you should know about me, it would be: I am a passionate swing dancer; I love singing; and I dream to travel around the world.

I wish good luck to all those who are in their final exams! Ne lâchez pas la patate!

Cheers! :)