[kisstherim]

Originally posted by Mr. Roger's Cardigan!
http://www.nba.com/news/pow_050207.html

wow,what next?Play of the month,MVP??

From Houston Chronicle

McGrady became the first player in Rockets history to win the Player of the Week award twice in a four-week span. He also earned the honor for the week of Jan. 10-16. Moses Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon and Steve Francis are the only other Rockets to win the award multiple times in a season.

[Yao Mania]

Was shooting around at the local park today since it was a nice day, usually no one's at the park 'cuz it's just a half court hoop at a pretty isolated place. But just so happens there was a black guy shooting around there today (there's very very few black guys in Vancouver, our local university team consists of no black guys ). So we played some one-on-one, I lost all 3 games... he's a 5'11" black dude and I'm a 5'6" chinese dude, but I tried my best

But anyway interesting thing was that it just so happens that the guy's from Texas, and Houston to be exact! He's in town visiting his gf and may stick around for school here. This is actually the first person I ever met from Texas, so thought that was pretty cool

[kisstherim]

Originally posted by Yao Mania!
Was shooting around at the local park today since it was a nice day, usually no one's at the park 'cuz it's just a half court hoop at a pretty isolated place. But just so happens there was a black guy shooting around there today (there's very very few black guys in Vancouver, our local university team consists of no black guys ). So we played some one-on-one, I lost all 3 games... he's a 5'11" black dude and I'm a 5'6" chinese dude, but I tried my best

But anyway interesting thing was that it just so happens that the guy's from Texas, and Houston to be exact! He's in town visiting his gf and may stick around for school here. This is actually the first person I ever met from Texas, so thought that was pretty cool

didn't u realize he was just Mr. Roger's Cardigan?also from Houston, same height, and Mr. Roger's Cardigan hasn't been in this board for 1-2 days.

[Mr. Predictable]

Originally posted by kisstherim!
didn't u realize he was just Mr. Roger's Cardigan?also from Houston, same height, and Mr. Roger's Cardigan hasn't been in this board for 1-2 days.

Could be valid, except I'm not black and I don't have the commitment to maintain a relationship with a girl all the way in... Canada.

[Cometsbiggestfan]

Originally posted by Mr. Roger's Cardigan!


Could be valid, except I'm not black and I don't have the commitment to maintain a relationship with a girl all the way in... Canada.

lol

[Cometsbiggestfan]

Did anyone else get to see Yao on The Simpsons?

[Yao Mania]

Originally posted by Cometsbiggestfan!


Did anyone else get to see Yao on The Simpsons?

Yao says "I'm sorry, I don't speak English" in Chinese

Lisa: Wait a minute, I read somewhere that you speak fluent English!

Yao: Shut up kid, I have a good thing going on here

pretty good episode, I cracked up during the part with Mario coming off the bus

[kisstherim]

wrong post

[Mr. Predictable]

The seven-figure salary. The high-powered agents. The commercial endorsement deals.

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has all of the above. But one fashionable hallmark of the superstar-athlete lifestyle is missing: the eponymous restaurant or sports bar.

Michael Jordan has The Steak House N.Y.C. in Manhattan. Former Rocket Clyde Drexler has Drexler's World Famous BBQ & Grill near the Toyota Center. And don't forget Mike Ditka's Restaurant, operated by the Chicago Bears' former coach in that city's Tremont Hotel.

Come Monday, the doors will open at Yao Restaurant and Bar, a $1.5 million Chinese eatery and sports bar at 9755 Westheimer.

The owners are Yao's parents, father Yao Zhiyuan and mother Fang Fengdi, who own a home near Katy.

But the son's mark is evident. The chairs in the VIP room fit his 7-foot-6-inch frame.

The doorways are about 10 feet tall, so he or other NBA players won't need to duck.

The walls are plastered with photos of Yao in action.

The menu will feature Yao's favorite home-cooked dishes, as well as contemporary Chinese creations from co-owner/chef George Phou, founder of Houston's Fu's Garden.

"The Yaos love to cook. Peking duck is a real favorite of theirs," Phou said. "Their son loves it, too, so we've hired a chef who will do nothing but Peking duck.

"Once the restaurant opens, Mr. and Mrs. Yao will be here every day to greet guests and help them make their selections."

Yao has a penchant for his mother's soups, including the featured slow-simmered chicken soup with shiitake mushrooms, and pork and shrimp wonton soup.

"There will be other dishes from Shanghai, where the Yao family is from, like sautéed baby shrimp with snow pea leaves," operations manager Wendy Ju said.

Yao's restaurant is on a commercial stretch of Westheimer, just west of South Gessner.

The area is peppered with such established restaurants as Amazon Grill, Churrascos, Kasra Persian Grill and Benihana Japanese. The eateries draw from an eclectic mix of neighborhoods, from upscale homes along Memorial Drive to more modest dwellings near Beltway 8.

Houston's booming Chinatown is about three miles away.

The restaurant will seat 440, with private dining rooms and the super-sized VIP room.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory...bk/bkn/3043849

[Yao Mania]

Originally posted by Mr. Roger's Cardigan!


http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory...bk/bkn/3043849

I'd go there just to take pictures w/ Yao's parents!

[kisstherim]

[kisstherim]

Originally Posted by Cometsbiggestfan

Did anyone else get to see Yao on The Simpsons?

i downloaded it and watched it but didn't find it very funny,maybe just cuz i haven't watched any simpsons episodes before that

[Cometsbiggestfan]

Why do they have the ugly toy Rocket logo as the Rockets avatar?