Australian Open 2010

I haven't watched any matches, and so far my update has been cursory glances on Yahoo Tennis but all is good right now. :-) I hope that:

Roger surpasses Pete's record for most Grand Slam won, and that....

Justine Henin have a spectacular comeback to the world of tennis. I really didn't expect her to make a comeback. I suppose you can thank Kim Clijsters for that. Plus, boring lah if the winner is always a William sister or another one of the Russian girls. Hope I manage to catch the finals this weekend when I have the time.

Have a good weekend, people!

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Finally!

"Tears of joy"

After numerous attempts, Roger Federer completed the Slams and equalled Pete Sampras record of most Slams won after conquering the French clay. I think those who say that he won just because Nadal lost is talking a lot of BS. He won it fair and square. And what do you mean "his tears of joy are 'uncalled for' "? Hmm, you try dominating the tennis world, winning tournaments consistently, staying out of injuries, training like hell and finalling subduing doubters who say you could never win French Open! Nadal or no Nadal, that was one fantastic feat. In my book, he's always 'the greatest ever', no doubts about it.

Congrats and well done, Roger Federer! I think the picture says it all... :-)

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Bits and pieces...

Here are my random bits and pieces, for this week:

1. Domestic chaos

Just moved into my hubby's place. We are still arranging things, and just managed to put the bedroom and the wardrobe together. I watched while my hubby flexed his muscle, sweated profusely and did all the hard work (and all in good humor OK!). He he he. Things are still a bit haphazard though, we still have a lot of organizing to do and the odd bits to put together but everything should be done by end of this week. I was surprised at being a bit emotional at leaving my parents and the only home I know for almost 30 years; but we have to let go sometime right? And I am so happy that hubby is not a TV freak, I can watch all the TV I want now! Ha ha ha ha ha.

2. Mid term week ensues
Only two kids did not show up for quiz 1 and I already scared them good and proper so they would turn up for the mid term. Short semester leaves me no option, I have to get everything done within 8 weeks only and since I was not around for two weeks, things are more hectic than usual. Most of them are OK, I only have one kid who seemed to be problematic. He does not say much but his indifference (being late to class, not paying attention to lectures, asking for notes when he knows that I do not give them out, turning up 1 hour late for class) can be misconstrued as arrogance. And he's far too laid back most of the time, as if he does not care what happens to him. Lantak ko lah asal tak menyusahkan aku sudah!

3. Winds of change
There seems to be one coming pretty soon, so it seems at least from the top management point of view. This might affect my Phd plans so I am crossing my fingers and hoping for the best. They were supposed to call me for an interview soon but it has yet to happen. Will update this section as soon as possible! Please pray for me!

4. Dare I hope?
Nadal lost today; his unbeaten streak on clay finally broken by an unheralded opponent. Could this be finally Roger's Slam? I Dare Not Hope Too Much. Roger, take your chances and run like hell with it!

5. Wishes to...
Congratulations to my dearest friend Wani on the birth of her second child, Safiah Nadira. I hope she is as cute as Firdaus, and will be a blessing to both you and your hubby. Kalau ada masa kami datang melawat. I also want to wish a speedy recovery to Jiah. Anything please update us, and I pray you will be in your best health soon. To Joey and Kak Mimi, enjoy the coming summer. Hope we can join you guys in Fall. :-P

Till my next scribble; be good people!

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It's number 13... and he's back!!!

Yeah, that's the way to go! - Roger falls down and screams in jubilation

If you've been following my previous blogs, you would have noticed I wrote a lot about tennis. Once upon a time, I even had play by play (well, at least some matches of interest!) review of Grand Slam tournaments. Now, I simply don't have the time, and I've run out of things to say because Roger was going through a slump this year.

Now that he has recently won his 13th Grand Slam tournament, I can safely say: the Fed-Ex is back!!! He now only has to win one more tournament to match Pete Sampras's record of most grand slam tournament won. In this final, he beat Andy Murray. He should have thanked Andy though, coz he got rid of one Rafael Nadal in the semis.

So far this year, he has been in three Grand Slam finals (lost two of 'em to Nadal) and managed to reach the semis of another. Pretty good record for any tennis player, but bad for him because he set such high standards and because he is so used to winning everything. At 27, when he was going through this slump (starting from the Aussie Open this year) everyone thought he was going downhill and would not live to win another Slam. Well, they all thought wrong. This is exactly the boost that he needs. Congrats, Roger and keep up the good work! :-)

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