Disappointment? 

Yes and No...

Today: 7 July, 6.30am in Melbourne and obviously, 6 July, 9.30pm in London... must be one of the most upsetting moment for the All-Time Tennis Champion, Roger Federer!   He lost in Wimbledon to his nemesis, Rafeal Nadal.   At least in 5 sets, 4-6, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 9-7.  http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/index.html

He got back from 1 championship point down in during the 4th set's tie break, it would have been a GREAT win if he had won ultimately, unfortunately, I believe he ran out of fuel, but he fought... and I am PROUD of him, my Hero, in Tennis.  Always the best, always gracious in giving credit to his opponent, recognizing their efforts, and applauding their success, in the mist of his greatest disappointment.  I cannot imagine the "mental" strength one need to have to endure through all these moments...

Well, he would have made history once again if he had won, but, he will still be in the history of Tennis for putting such a fight, and taking the Runner's Up title after 5 consecutive wins at the All-England Club.

At least he is not losing to Djokovic, Nadal is more deserving even though his act on court is disgusting (pulling his underwear before every serve).   Guess there always comes a time where you have to lose your glories, it is how you lose it.

.. for that, Roger's effort were commendable.   

Hope people do not overlook the fact that he has already won 5... how many people

 in history had done that?   He deserve a lot of credit for maintaining that record.

Yes, my hero lost, No he is as classy and put a great fight to defend his title, that is the Roger I want to see, hope one day, he'll clinched the French from Nadal or somebody.  

Go Roger... you are the Greatest Player in Tennis History!  You will live a Legend.

Good Luck for the rest of your season.

http://www.rogerfederer.com

Winter is finally here...

June started off with some really nice weather hovering around 12 to 15 degree...just beautiful.   But on 13 June, it dropped for the 1st time to 7 degree and COLD and rainy.  It is amazing how individual acclimatized.  I actually enjoy when the temperature is between 12 to 15 degree!    A little cold but very comfortable when one starts some physical activities.   It's perfect for tennis and golfing!  

Finally had a roun

d of Golf with Hendro!   Yes, played at Albert Park on Queens Birthday, 9 June 2008...  The weather was crappy for once, a taste of real winter... wet, and especially muddy on the course.   On top of that, the real challenging part was the fact that I played 18 holes without grip (the club didn't manage to re-grip my clubs on time)!  My palms were so sore after the game, but I didn't do that badly, especially my irons.  Won't say the same for my woods and short game though... terrible.    

Sex & The City! 

It can't get any better than this:

Watching Sex & the City (2hrs 40 mins), accompanied by a bottle of Sparkling Wine, and dessert, in a Hoyts Director's Suite (similar to Gold Class)... with Laura!  That night (Tues, June 10) we had 2 bottles of wine.  The movie was great, better than I expected, rather I didn't know what to expect, so I thoroughly enjoyed it.   The whole Director's Suites experience was just unforgettable.  The best part was, it was the perfect movie to 

go with!  Real Sex and the City feel!  Inspired by the movie, I worn my 3 inches pair of RED boot (recently acquired at a discount) to work with a black dress... :-> just wanted to feel dressed up once in a while!  The stupid part was, I really couldn't walk too much with it, else my legs will give way.

Tennis

As usual, my number ONE passion and thus, had been quite enjoyable and my confidence did increase after a few wins recently.  Besides, my games, especially volleys have improved. Really happy with my volleys during the 2 matches I played.  In the recent one, I did some nice smashes and touch volleys which obviously won us a few points.   Happy, and my serves weren't that bad, only lost 1 service game throughout the 3 sets.   

In addition, signed up for a series of  Cardio Tennis on Sunday afternoon, organized and coached by a Singaporean. The 2 sessions attended were fun and the bonus is that 

I get to meet different members from Monash Tennis Club. Intend to continue as long as time permits.

Clifton Mixed Section 4 Team, had our season end celebration, for a good season even though we didn't make it to the Semis.   It was a commendable effort, and the best part was, we worked well as a team.  The chemistry is there...we will be moving on as a team in the next season.   Unfortunately not all members were presence but we enjoyed.  That night happened to be the Women Final of the French Open.  We stayed at a pub watching

 part of it and proceeding to my place to finish watching the match, which Ana won the title.  

Imagine this...

You parked your car, and after visiting the doctor and running some errands, you returned to pick up your car BUT, it gone! 

That was what actually happened to me today... I was shocked.  First I thought my car had been stolen, later did I realize that I had parked along a "CLEAR WAY" and my car had been "cleared", basically towed away!   My immediate thought was, "what will be my damage this time?  How much more will I be contributing to the Council's fund?   I know I can retrieve my car, but it's not going to be cheap.   Not knowing where my car is, I had to check with a few passer-by for advice on how to locate my car!   Was advise to call the City of Stonnington, which I did and they provided the collection address, and etc...  Everything was perfectly organized, of course, when it comes to $$.

Took a cab to 34 Cormwell St, and that cost me A$16, sigh.. tough luck.

Signed a A$281 credit card bill in order to retrieve my car, and guess what...

I had another FINE for parking on Clear Way, which will cost me another $110.   Total damage for the day?   A$400...   

How innocent?   I should have read the sign properly... my fault, but this is a very expensive lesson!   I would rather have 4 sessions of tennis or 12 sessions of Golf coaching with that amount!  SIGH.... what to do,  not a very auspicious day for me... definitely not when it is the day when I visited a GP in Melbourne for the 1st time... and he had told me that I am suffering from minor bronchitis!     so, a bad day... 4th June 2008.

To make matter worst... realized my Foxtel is not working... 

Funny, it only allow me to watch the Tennis channel, no matter what I do.   I have been watching tennis a lot, the French Open, but, why should that happened?  What could be the problem?  All I know is, I hope it will not cost me more damage than I already incurred! 

All I can hope for now is a Better Tomorrow. 

"Ming Tian Hui Gen Hau"

A good start already... Roger Federer is in the French Open Semi-Final!   Can't wait for him to hold the Trophy, I will be soooooo thrilled.