Gentle breeze

Have you ever wondered why is breeze gentle? Why is breeze always associated with deep thoughts, tranquil setting and mystical touch?

F1

Bravo to ppl who brought F1 to Singapore and double bravo to people who made F1 a success. I was initially very sceptical about having F1 in Singapore with all the road closure and mess to traffic and the likes. However, after watching it live on Channel 5, I was so emotional, about to jump up and down and scream my support for Kimi. That was not true, of course.

What is true is I was gently impressed by how our roads can be turned into a race track. The night view was simply breath-taking and unprecedented (since its the first night race for F1). It has won me over hands down! I sat through all 61 laps of it and like the night race for F1, it was a first for me. Good job!

On a similar note, being a partisan tennis fan, I would like some rich fellows to bring a WTA or ATP tennis tournament to Singapore. They have it Thailand, Indonesia and China, why not Singapore? I believe if we can do that, we can truely assert ourselves as the sports hub of SEA.

Imports

Of late, there have been many happenings with 'imports'! First and foremost, there is the imported economic bear-run, as a result of toxic debts stemming from unregulated banks.

Next, there is foreign imports! Imported talent helping us win an Olympic medal. Strangely, there is no apparent reports of any imported para-olympians...

Next, there is imported crime! The Yishun triple murders, where the alleged perpetrator and victims are from China. We import crime to our shores...not that we dun export crimes overseas...so all is fair and square.

Next, what makes me really ruffled is the imported melamine tainted milk products! It is ok according to food science experts who tested the amount of melamine in the white candy sweet and the likes with melamine levels lesser than the guidelines set by American standards. But, why is melamine, an industrial and agricultural raw material doing in dairy products in the first place? Apparently, to trick the detection system into accepting that the diluted milk contains sufficient proteins since melamine and proteins contain nitrogen and nitrogen is used as a detection indicator for proteins. I believe that if rats contain high levels of nitrogen, they would grind them and put them into the milk if not for the processing of the fur and tails!

It totally jolts one's confidence in purchasing ANY products which are even remotely linked to China. I mean, I have no prejudice against the before-mentioned country. However, my fears are not unfounded. Look no further than 2007. There was the luncheon meat scare, then the toy paint scare, and now, the milk product scare? What's next?...perhaps the can of soft drink or even the cheap t-shirts u got from pasa malam could be emitting toxic yet odorless fumes from dyes under the hot sun!

Recruitment Talks

I have been attending recruitment talks as though they were lectures. Firvously! The similarity does not end there. I have been consistently dozing off like how I would in lectures, missing chunks of important stuff (or is that so?) Some recruitment talks were extremely engaging such as BP while others were down right annoying, no thanks to the host who uttered more "actuallys" than I did the whole of last year.

Other interesting observations made were the familiar faces. I do not know them at all, but through the various recruitment talks, the sense of familiarity is hard to miss. One wonders their motive for attending these talks. Some were genuinely there for the talks, while others were quick to leave the lecture hall for the FOOD. It does not help when the general perception of these people are already bad to begin with. The act of rushing for free food and piling the plates are revolting. Gross. It just exacerbates their already impoverished attitude and social etiquette. ( I am saying this because I couldn't rush out quick enough to get the free food..nah...I.was kidding...)

Anyway, it suddenly dawned upon me that I will be entering the next phase in life in the not-so-distant future.

Feeling smart?

1 smart fella, he felt smart...
2 smart fellas, they felt smart...
3 smart fellas, they felt smart...
4 smart fellas, they felt smart...
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continue to 10 smart fellas and do it quickly, what do they have in common, or rather what did they smell? lol...

Durable Champion

US Open Champion 2008...

In 2007, Serena remarked that she will regain the no.1 status. Many questioned her confidence. With the US Open trophy in her hands for the 3rd time in 2008, she has regained the no.1 status. Why is this success so special and why it makes her a great athletic?

Firstly, she became disinterested in her sports mid-way, disappeared and grew out-of-shape. Her ranking fell off to outside 100. She worked hard, got into shape, and blasted her way to victory in the 2007 Australian Open, trashing Sharapova 6-1, 6-2 in double quick time in that finals. She was no.81 and Sharapova, no.1 then. From then on, she became more motivated, more focused. All this while, many pretenders particularly from Serbia and Russia, seized the opportunity in the vacuum which Serena and Venus left, rose through the rankings. A few managed the no.1 spot even!

One wonders are they truly deserving of the no.1 spot? I have my doubts. These few pretenders have been passing around the no.1 spot like potatoes out of the oven. Serena is durable, so is her sis. Both are destined to achieve more grand slam success given the current field of dismal players. Many uprising starlets tried to xerox their style of play, powerful strokes from the baseline. However, they could only achieve scant success. The thing with the Williams sis is that the tournaments are there for them to lose. Not much depends on their opponents.

Many players are like supernova, they shine brilliantly, but briefly. The William sis are like stars, they glow for a long time before dying out. Serena won her first slam in 1999, Venus in 2000. Both won slams in 2008. My point exact. Except for 2006, at least one of them have featured in a slam final every year since 2000. Between them, they have 16 slams, 7 more than the combined slams won by all the other active players...On regaining the no.1 spot, Serena has stamped her authority and regain the supremacy she once reigned about a decade ago. Ana who? Jankovic? huh? No impression...

On this day, Serena taught her pretender how to play tennis, the Williams way!


I hoped that I have not bore non-tennis readers to death. This post is a tribute to my idol...how we can learn from her. If you really want something, you have to have the desire and the mental toughness to work towards it.

Only If

Only if? Reflective or Regretful? There are many times when you want to do things differently after the consequences are felt. Only if you think...only if i can continue this post...haha...hit a mental block...