Wrong Prediction

One of my French Open winner has gone awry! Serena Williams lost 4-6,4-6 to Katarina Srebotnik in the third round. Venus is gone too. Looks like my money is on Ana Ivanovic to win. Alize Cornet is a must watch cause she can give Sharapova a run for her money (looks-wise...but have to wait coz she has been eliminated too).

Happy Birthday

Thank you everyone who helped make my birthday and everyone's farewell dinner last night a blast. Had so many cakes, 4 in all. Tiramisu, texas sheet cake, peanut butter and pineapple chocolate...

Been through 2 cycles of the chinese zodiac cycle. It's so fast...But this day won't be as special anymore since last year...

French Open 2008

So delicious...Nadal takes a bite off his 2007 French Open Trophy...

Roland Garos, aka The French Open begins today, 25th May. Will it be him (above) again or will it be another him?Defending champion Rafael Nadal seeks his 4th consecutive French Open title while hot on his heels are Roger Federer and Djokovic.

Federer, arguably the best in his generation chases the only grand slam that has eluded him. He owns a remarkable 12 slams. Novak Djokovic seeks his 2nd grand slam title after winning in Australia in January.

On the ladies side, defending champion, Justine had retired. This has open up chances for a whole lot of people. Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, the William sisters and more. Sharapova has an outside chance and like Federer, seeks the only grand slam that has eluded her. She is but just 21!

My prediction: Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams.

Legoland - 19 May

Legoland

Food for the day...by bl

Mr Photographer...

A380...Largest commercial aircraft...SIA is the first to use them...

Real me with mini Nyhavn (CPH)...

Amalienborg Castle...Danish Royal Residence...

Mt Rushmore...

Shall find out what this is...

Statue of Liberty...

White house

underwater theme...

Pictures of Legoland...Nice place...but too expensive...worth the money? Maybe? Bought souvenir as usual...this time...40 pieces of lego...real cheap...got it @ 4.75DKK...it was 59.95DKK for 100g of Lego pieces...

Legoland @ Billund

Went to Legoland @ Billund on 19th May. It cost us a whopping 548DKK (>SGD150) just to get there. Entrance was a further 249DKK. The trip was not as exciting as I would like it to be becoz it was too expensive for the type of rides they offer. It was too kiddy…no death-defying rides…The closest was just a mere roller coaster and it isn’t even quite as scary! I could’ve fall aslp during the ride…Haha…Robotic arm was the best but it nearly cost me my aging MP3. It fell out of my jacket pocket as the twists and turns were so violent. Fortunately, it survived with a long hairline crack…ouch..

Testing

Testing testing 1,2,3...Is my blog post in Windings or issit not? Please do a kind thing by telling me...Thanking you...goodbye....

Justin Henin

The world bids farewell to Justin Henin from competitive tennis yesterday. Arguably the best player in her generation, Justin's sudden announcement of her retirement stunned the tennis world. More shocking is her decision to quit right when she is still ranked No.1 in the world. She follows her compatriot, fellow Belgian, Kim Clijsters in retiring at a young age. Kim Clijsters retired last year at 23 and Justin is only 25.

Having amassed a handsome sum of nearly USD20million, money is not an issue in retirement. I suspect she wants to follow Kim in settling down and doing things which she have never dreamt possible during her time in the tennis tour.

Her single-handed is second to none in the world, past or present, in my opinion. Graceful as it is, it is always delightful to watch especially when she rips one so hard and deep past opponents a foot or more taller than her. Small in size, she lacks nothing in stature.

Cold Weather ... again

Just when you thought summer is coming, winter comes back again. Off goes the berms and Hawaii polos. Back comes the woolen jackets and coats. It is 4 deg C in Denmark in mid-May! No kidding! It was 23 deg C just last week and now...Unpredictable weather...Anyway, highlight of the weekend was our completion of a report and cakes! Tiramisu, chocolate, yorkshire and cheese cakes.

Wimbledon

Real Trophies...

Miniature Trophies...

Sharapova's Shoes...read below...

Hugh serves...

Court 1...No centre court coz a retractable roof is being built...

Court 2...infamous for being graveyard of champions...

Ground works before the tournament begins...

Court 18...

Visited SW19 on Saturday while the rest went to see a soccer stadium. Being a soccer nuts, Wimbledon was an obvious alternative. Couldn't catch the centre court as a retractable was constructed. Was not quite pleased becoz we weren't allow to walk freely. Spent GBP 39 at the souvenir store buying nonsense...haha...mouse pads, cookies, giant tennis balls and keychains...nway...was quite an eye-opener nonetheless...Eating the Wimbledon cookies suddenly gave me an aura of tennis charm...haha...what nonsense again...

100 Years - Five For Fighting

One of my favourite songs. When you only got a 100 years to live? That's a very very long time. Not many of us get to live that long. Quality of life is very impt. According to some statistics, Singaporeans live an average of their last 8 years suffering from poor health. Diseases are inevitable but the triggering can be avoided from young. One can learn to let things go and look on the bright side, not bottling their emotions or negative feelings. Also, one can take things in his stride despite the crumbling world around him, growing stronger as a person against a backdrop of trying situations. From my personal encounter, I have kinda draw a conclusion that older folks tend to let go more easily of things that would have caused them sleepless nites in their yesteryears.

BaCk from England

Back from London trip. The road setting is very similar to that of Singapore and I actually thought that I was back home. It was right-hand drive and the buses resembled those in Singapore; red, double-deck, air-conditioned.

The MRT equivalent in London is the Tube. It is a network of underground rail lines which criss-crosses one another. Nowhere is too far away if you travel by the tube. Impressive stuff. Wimbledon was abit disappointing as far as the entrance fee is concerned. Too much for too little things seen. Stonehenge, Windsor and Roman Bath were great, however, it was quite rush. Pictures shall come soon.