Indoor soccer

So I played my last game of Indoor Soccer at Tempe. It wasn't a particularly good game by my team, but we managed a respectable score of 4-7. The season has been a long one, and I joined the team a few weeks after the start.

The team was originally pulled together by one of my friends - Eric. The level of competition is very high, and way beyond what the team was capable of. So, that plus the fact that for some reason, for this competition, you did not pay upfront, meant that everyone on the team pulled out after week 3.

So, captain Eric, with all that he can muster, started calling through all his friends. His girlfriend eventually contacted me and that's how I joined the team. All the other team in the competition have uniforms. We just rocked up in whatever colour we wanted to wear. We're the rainbow team. In the number of games I've played, we have gone through at least 15 different players over the season, and this is for a game where there are only 5 on court at any one time.

All the games I played were in good spirit, and despite losing almost all games, I had a lot of fun. I have learnt a lot through this competition, and I have no doubt my skills have improved. I am now looking forward to another season to play somewhere, but I am finding hard to find competitions that are still open and accessible, maybe I'm just not looking in the right places, but it sure is a lot harder than finding outdoor games. Hopefully I will find a competition at a good level and gather a team to participate before the start of the next out door season.

Catch of the Day or something

There are plenty of online stores out there, so how would one go about attracting business? Recently I discovered a website that has an interesting concept. The website is called Catch of the Day. This is an Australian website with a difference - they sell one major discount item per day. This way, they keep their inventory costs low, while providing an incentive for visitors to return. They don't always have new stock though, and sometime they recycle old stock that didn't sell as well. The more popular items - like LCD monitors and portable hard drives - sell like hot cakes, and are usually gone by mid-afternoon. They update their listing each day at noon, so it pays to check each lunch time.

I recently bought a set of Philips stereo bluetooth headphone and a pair of Doro cordless phones from them. Payment was done via PayPal, so it is fairly secure. The items were delivered about a week after placing the order. The thing is, some of their prices are just amazing. I ended up paying less than half of the cheapest alternative for the cordless phones. I don't even know how they can source their stuff so cheaply.

Tomorrow, they will have a birthday sale, and some of the items posted on the site are real bargains. For example, they're selling the popular Nintendo Wii for just $199, and 4GB Ipod Nano for $99. That's huge! So, if you're in the hunt for some bargains, I really recommend this site! Happy Fishing...