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by now you should have known that south korea won the 2010 uber cup. i dont usually watch women's badminton but i had to watch all the matches this time after wang yihan lost the first tie. all in all, the badminton wasn't breathtaking but the tension and drama on court was ridiculous ( Read more... )

1. murray's crosscourt forehand is the worst among top 10 players.
2. murray ferrer has got to be one of the worst matchups (for murray).
3. murray needs to play tennis smartly, not nicely. mixing up the game with slices and then missing with them is unforgivable.
4. murray needs to practice his attacking shots, esp on the forehand wing.

its not about the destination.
its not about the journey.
its not even about the experience or the things learnt.
its about the attitude.

for those who arent aware, i am currently teaching english in vietnam. in many ways, the experience has been very rewarding thus far. i am happy to be here and to have 3 more weeks of lessons before heading home.

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1. a few days ago i decided to stop playing mousehunt and ghost-trappers. i still play facebook games but i limit myself to scrabble and scramble now ( Read more... )

有时候，我总觉得心里既空洞，又是十分急促。整个人精神充沛，不想赖在床上，但也不想读书，玩游戏或出外散心，最后只是在屋内不断徘徊。有时候生活就是这样，不仅使你觉得烦恼，纳闷，也给你一种不知所措的感觉。

When I was still in school, I thought that National Service was a waste of time. I thought that people like me should not be required to serve 2 years of military service, for couldn't we better contribute to Singapore in other ways? Spending 2 years in the army will necessarily mean spending 2 less years of our prime outside, 2 less years to study ( Read more... )

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