Be Thankful...Always...

A friend of mine used to say “Do not complain when you have no shoes, think of those who have no feet”. Those words haven’t made more sense to me now than it did before.

I was having a conversation with the usual gang recently, and I was telling them how some kids have it so good. I was saying how during extra class in primary school, a lot of parents brought their child lunches just before lunch break, while it’s still piping hot and all I got was food stored in a thermos flask to which a couple of my mates (Serene & JunShi) exclaimed; “You had a thermos flask!!!!????”…hahahahaha, lesson learnt.

So kids, next time you’re having warm chicken soup with bread slices that your mom painstakingly prepared since morning for you to bring to school for lunch…be thankful, it could easily be soggy ham and cheese sandwiches…

Anyway...here are the top stories (in sports in the past week)

The renaissance of Celtic and Lakers Basketball. Both teams reach the conference finals this week. Fingers cross that they'll reach the NBA finals...although I'm rooting for a Pistons and Lakers final...either way...it's going to be good...

One of the all time greats in women's tennis; Justine Henin announced her retirement effective immediately...she cited burn out and a loss of motivation as her reasons for exiting the game...she will be sorely missed...her career has been marred by controversy and personal conflicts...but really started to take a turn for the better these couple of years...she will be sorely missed...I always liked her...she proved that little guys/girls can be ballin' (I know, it's techinically a basketball term)

Roger Federer...will he ever beat Nadal on Clay?? From todays scoreline...it looks improbable...Looks like the pundits prediction that Nadal will be in a Funk this time around were sorely mistaken...having said that...only count out Federer on your own peril...as he have proven time and time again in his career...

Anyway...here's something totally unrelated to my post so far...of all the big men in the NBA during the 90's I've always been a big fan of David Robinson...OK that's not really true, it was Hakeem 'The Dream'...but David Robinson was always a class act on and off the court...his persona and character has always been refreshing in a day and age of rich, overpaid athletes who cares about nothing but numero uno...so enjoy...

Serving at 3 in the Morning

Life here has been getting pretty monotonous and routine…I realized that I have really nothing much to talk about these days aside from work…which to me…really really sucks…I hate it when life becomes rather predictable…like knowing exactly what I’m going to do next…Hence, I decided to take matters into my own hand…armed with a can of Dunlop tennis balls and my trusty Wilson Hyper Hammer, I took to the courts at 3am in the morning…it was dark, but fortunately for me, these was some ricochet light from the lamp post…fueled my desire to break from my routine I set a personal goal for myself…“Don’t leave this you get your serve to hit your sweet spot”…It was tough, I had no idea where the ball was heading or even where my ball toss was, coupled with the frustration of hitting too many framers…but I persevered…tweaking little things like my grip, posture…etc etc…until “Pop!”…by golly (who says by golly anymore), I think I did it…I hit couple more just to make sure it wasn’t a fluke…I retired to my room after that, rewarding myself with some milk and cookies for the task I've just completed…Man…life is sweet again…