Just some NBA predictions for 2009-2010 season

Eastern Conference Teams to Make the Playoffs (from 1st to 8th):
Celtics, Cavs, Magic, Hawks, Wizards, Bulls, Heat, Raptors

Western Conference Teams to Make the Playoffs (from 1st to 8th):
Lakers, Spurs, Blazers, Mavs, Nuggets, Jazz, Hornets, Rockets

NBA Finals: Celtics over Lakers (even though I want the Lakers to win, I think the Celtics bench is just too good. Celtics will win as long as they stay healthy. If not, then Lakers will win)

MVP: LeBron James
Defensive MVP: Dwight Howard
Rookie of the Year: Blake Griffin
Sixth Man of the Year: Manu Ginobili
Most Improved Player: Aaron Brooks
Coach of the Year: Doc Rivers

2009 MLB Playoff picks (Update!)

So the Yanks and Phils both won their LCS. The Yankees won in 6 over the Angels as I predicted. The Phillies won in 5 over the Dodgers, in one fewer game than what I predicted.

Regarding my playoff picks so far, I correctly predicted 5 out of 6 series winners! =)

Anyway, it's time for my World Series pick. This year's World Series will be amazing. I really do think the 2 best teams made it to the finals. As much as I want the Phillies to win (because I don't want the Yankees to win), I do predict the Yankees to win in 7 games. Alex Rodriguez will be the World Series MVP.

2009 MLB Playoff picks (Update!)

OK, so I predicted 3 out of the 4 series correctly, with 2 of those series ending in the correct number of games! =) Only the Cardinals choked real bad, but you can't get everything perfect, right?

Anyway, here are my League Championship picks:
Yankees over Angels in 6 (still the same as before)
Phillies over Dodgers in 6 (it was Cards > Phillies in 6 before)

And my World Series pick:
Yankees over Phillies in 7 (just changed Cards to Phillies)

Got Jeremy Accardo's autograph today!!! =)

2009 MLB Playoff picks

OK, so I vow to do better than last year! Here are my Division Series picks!

Yankees over Twins in 3
Angels over Red Sox in 5
Cardinals over Dodgers in 4
Phillies over Rockies in 4

And now, my League Championship picks:
Yankees over Angels in 6
Cardinals over Phillies in 6

And my World Series pick:
Yankees over Cardinals in 7

FlashForward and District 9

I came across this new show last week called "FlashForward", and I essentially added it to my list of weekly TV shows to watch that already includes: Flashpoint, Heroes, The Office, The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Family Guy, The Simpsons, and The Cleveland Show. I must say this show has already captivated me like what Flashpoint did (only not as much because Flashpoint is still the best!). A sudden worldwide blackout flashforwards every mind to an event 6 months in the future and causes people to worry about what he/she needs to do in the present to either change or prevent the future from happening. The FBI is in scramble to figure out what caused the blackout and how to prevent another one from happening, but finds out more to the mystery. This show is on Thursday nights at 8pm on ABC.

I also watched District 9 today and found this film to be one of the most challenging films I've ever watched. Honestly, I was a bit bored during the first 30 minutes of the movie as the pace was quite slow. The mock documentary style was a bit slow in my opinion but it was all part of the character and event buildup. This film's themes regarding evictions and racism/xenophobia (specifically speciesism of aliens) were explicitly displayed and really caused me to ponder upon human nature when we come across things or people we don't like. The movie really brought racism and conflicts as an important issue in this day and age. In the end, I really enjoyed this movie as I was pulling for the protagonist to succeed.