12/14/10

YEAR-END POTLUCK PARTY!

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.-- Calvin Coolidge

Here are just a few photos from our recent Christmas/Potluck party.  Check out my Picasa album for more photos.  We missed some of you.  Hope you are all well.  Also, don't forget to click on Our Families page (on the menu right above this post).  If you're not in it yet, please catch me at the pool, or send me a recent photo of your family (your Christmas family photo will be great.)














I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow



Merry Christmas, Everyone!

12/4/10

DECEMBER BABIES

Wishing you all a great birthday celebration!
Tyler Tran - 12/13
Anthony Li - 12/16
Tucker Coad - 12/17
Jeremy Huynh - 12/27
Aryana Beher-Senel - 12/31

11/27/10

Happy Thanksgiving 2010

The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts.  No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.  ~H.U. Westermayer
So much to be thankful for.  Hope you had a fabulous celebration and found the time to count all your blessings!

11/4/10

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS!


NOVEMBER
Nicole Chin, 11-11-97
Taliya Behar-Senel, 11-13-97
Ethan Cheung, 11-13-97
Victoria Wong, 11-21-00
Ryan Szeto, 11-21-97
Daria Doubnova, 11-24-97
Isaac Lau, 11-25-99
Amanda Yee, 11-26-98

NOVEMBER ALREADY!

Wow, this year is just going way too fast!

I trust you all had a great October especially with all the excitement surrounding the torturous Giants post-season games.  They did it!  They actually did it.  After decades and decades of heartbreak, the Giants won the World Series Title!!!  Did any of you attend the WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP parade? Did you skip work? School? Wasn't it crazy? I went with David who's the avid fan around here.
As soon as they won the series last Monday, he went to City Hall with Diego immediately after swimming, to celebrate with other faithful fans.  He said it was a sight to behold.  He also declared he's pulling out our kids from school to celebrate the long-awaited win.  But wouldn't you know it, as fond as my kids are of their Dad's Giants, they unanimously declined the invitation.
"We have our priorities."  They did not want to miss school.  David was sad but not for long!
So, it was just me and David off to the parade.  Well, I didn't see much of the parade nor the players.  The place was packed, the temperature was rising, I couldn't hear nor see a thing.  What I did see were dads, moms, grandparents, babies, newborns!  I didn't see anything that tarnished the event.  It was a pretty wholesome family friendly event.
Lots of Giants gears.  Even at Halloween, we dressed up as Giants (except for the kids).  What about you?  Did you wear something spooky, funny or just plain you?

I leave you with what Pablo Sandoval said, and you can apply this in your everyday life.  As a matter of fact, you can apply this in your swimming.  Have a fabulous November!  Lots to be thankful for.


"It's part of the game. One day you do good. One day you do bad. You have to keep the focus." ~Pablo Sandoval



Mrs. Fear the Beard with Mr. Bobblehead

GO GIANTS!

10/1/10

ONE OCTOBER BABY!

Justin Huynh - 10-20

Happy Birthday, Justin.  Enjoy being 10 because next year, you'll be swimming with the bigger boys.

9/17/10

THANK YOU, COACH ANDREAS!

Check out this video/slideshow put together by Peter & Jennie Tran (Taylor, Tyler & Sophie's parents).  So cool. (Thanks, Tran family, for putting it together.)

Coach Andreas' "Last Plunge" Video/Slideshow
We'll miss you lots, Andreas.  Keep us posted of your new life.
~Rossi Manta Rays

9/6/10

MORGAN HILL SWIM MEET • September 4-5, 2010

Regardless of differences, we strive shoulder to shoulder... teamwork can be summed up in five short words:  "We believe in each other."  ~Author Unknown


Rossi Swim Team didn't come first place this year. They came in third.  But that didn't dampen their spirit.  In more ways than one, they came in first.  They are champions.  In unity, in camaraderie, in hard work, in sportmanship.  This weekend, they truly showed their quality.  


Here are just some post-swim meet photos.  And as promised, here are more photos at Picasa - Morgan Hill 2010.
(This photo taken by Pamela Rebitz, Samantha's mom.  Thanks, Pam)

Mr. Woo with the dedicated and proud Rossi parents...


This weekend was also the Coach Andreas' last meet.  The team honored him by throwing him into the pool. It's their way of wishing him well as he "plunges" into a new endeavor. 
{You shall be greatly missed, Andreas. Your contribution to the team will be taking off to the next level.  Please stay in close touch.}
Our team was the last one to leave the premises. They can't seem to get enough of each other.  

Just this Past Weekend...

"I'm DEAD! I'm DEAD!" ~Diego thought he missed his event. AGAIN!


"I'm alive! I'm ALIVE!" ~he muttered to himself when he found out he didn't miss it after all.


Teaching him to be independent is a good thing.  Nerve-wrecking, but a good thing.  Thank you, coaches, parents, swim mates for a great meet.  I hope to post more pix from this past weekend's meet before the week is over. Sorry if I haven't been faithful in doing so.  Summer & the beginning of school have taken me for a wild ride.  I'm sure most, if not all, of you can somewhat relate.  Tell me you can.

If you have any photos you'd like to share, you can either put them on Flickr or Picasa, then send me the link, and I'll direct them accordingly.  

"To be successful, you don't have to do extraordinary things. Just do ordinary things extraordinarily well." ~Unknown

Do things extraordinarily well on this Labor Day.

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS


"September: it was the most beautiful of words, he’d always felt, evoking orange-flowers, swallows, and regret." ~Alexander Theroux

Sydney Leong - 9/4/98
James O'Brien - 9/17/95
Christie Lum - 9/26/01
Selina Behar-Senel 9/26/96
Jenny Szeto - 9/28/95
Audrey Chin - 9/30/00
Brooke Vu - 9/30/00

8/27/10

8/7/10

SUMMER'S END CELEBRATION

“Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” 
~James Beard

Finally posting our potluck party from last August.  It has been a whirlwind of a summer for most of us, and it was gratifying to end it with a celebration.  Thank you, everyone, for bringing delicious food.

"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. 
It's courage that counts." ~John Wooden
Congratulations on your accomplishments.

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” ~Henry Ford
"There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart." 
-Celia Thaxter

Check out my Picasa Album for more photos from that day.

Have a great school year.