After watching the Russia vs Netherlands match, I can say that Russia play the best football in Euro 2008. Netherlands seemed good with their lightning speed attacking football in the group games, but today the Russians are clearly the better side technically and tactically. Whenever they attack, the players will seem to find the best spot to support the holder. Each Russian player can dribble, pass and shoot well and it's this ability in each of them that makes their possession play so much better to the Dutch.
And the winning Russian coach has to be a Dutch ironically. And the style his team play makes one hesitate and think whether the ones wearing white are actually Dutch players (although it's quite obvious the ones wearing orange are).
Initially, I was quite glad Netherlands managed to get a goal back in normal time (because of a bet with my fren that Netherlands would win), but as I watched the extra time, I became convinced that Russia should be in the semi-finals. I started to love their football. So Russia all the way please go to the finals!
After this Euro, no teams would want to be tops in the group games(Portugal, Croatia and Holland all went out). An Italy win might be the last match to confirm this daunting fact.

Did I tell anyone I'm in a 10 day reservist?? Wow it's quite a breather from work and although I know the work will definitely pile up when I return, then be it. It is quite nice to meet my old friends in camp and catch back some memories. As usual time wasting should substitute the logo in our unit, but we just have to accept it.
So today, I struck $200 with a hell lot of sweat. Wasn't feeling very good these few days due to running nose, and got a knock on the arm while playing games, so did not expect myself to get away with silver for this work year. My legs were already wobbly right from the start of the 2.4 km run, thanks to the sit-up retake due to a lot of no counts. See how computerized systems make you 'sweat'. Sweat bigtime when it malfunctions. Nevertheless, I was able to clock 11.00min for the run.
Yesterday woke up to watch the fierce match between Germany and Portugal. Really wonderful play by both teams, but some mistakes from Portugal really cost them the game. I don't know why this Euro I'm supporting Germany more than Netherlands (used to be my fav team), it might be that I have started to be practical and love to watch teams who lack the flamboyant skills but attack with a self-belief that can't be matched on their day. That has to be Germany. Yes, of course I would hope classic teams like Spain and Netherlands win something after attracting even the neutrals with their play, I got a feeling it might be down to the boring experienced Germany vs Italy. And how much Italy's soccer sucks to me, they always seem to be the unspectacularly blessed team.
Actually soccer matches have really taken up a portion of my life. Some ladies despise the stupid idea of spouses losing their sleep to watch 22 people running around the field with one ball. Some gamblers laugh at fanatics who don't even bet and lose their sleep. But they can never understand how soccer can inspire people's life, and I don't mind exchanging some of my life for inspiration.
Hmm.. anyone free to kick at teck whye block 8 on weekends morning?

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[by:李泽昊]
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照亮这城市的阳光
在地平线远方
让夜不再漫长
受伤它是什么形状
被埋藏在何方
让痛化为了想象

爱如果一切重来
爱如果失去了伤害

再重来
会有什么精彩
还有什么值得期待
已过去的未来
再重来
难道不会失败
若失去跌倒的痛快
前进的方向还存不存在

照亮这城市的阳光
在地平线远方
让夜不再漫长
受伤它是什么形状
被埋藏在何方
让痛化为了想象

爱如果一切重来
爱如果失去了伤害

再重来
会有什么精彩
还有什么值得期待
已过去的未来
再重来
难道不会失败
若失去跌倒的痛快
前进的方向还存不存在

再重来
会有什么精彩
还有什么值得期待
已过去的未来
再重来
难道不会失败
若失去跌倒的痛快
前进的方向还存不存在

Guys, sorry long time never blog. no, no, i'm not sick of blogging.. it's just that I wanna remind silent for a while, at least for the victims of the recent disasters. It's just that it felt a bit out of place to be seeing different people from different areas struggling, and here I wasthinking of what kind of ice-cream to eat to curb the afternoon heat. Well, the only deed we could sow over here is call the infamous 1900-number. Hope everything will be back im place.

These days when I go to work, I will see an man in his 50s, with his hands gripping hold of his wife's tight. The wife seemed to be mentally unstable. Last time when we took the lift together, she would look disturbed and would hid behind his husband. The husband would sometimes reassured her to calm her down.

I often see him bringing her down for strolls, and he always would hold her hand, and talked to her patiently. And indeed she appeared healthier nowadays and could even talk to the husband, although I could only hear muttering. Then I was thinking to myself, some people just amaze me. I could see in his eyes, he only wished to take care of her for life. Really he wouldn't mind, coz you could usually notice the impatience in someone when help is rendered unwillingly.

Suddenly, I have a thought. If we know that our partner would have some problems and would need to take care of her/him this way, maybe not now but in the future, would we step into it in the first place? It's easy to say yes, but it's difficult not to have that bit of grumbliing later on, or rather regrets. But I definitely do not see it in him.

No, I wasn't hooked to the badminton cup held by Indonesia because of the suave Korean youngster Lee Yong Dae, but the 19 year old showed his experience in beating China in the doubles and got my adrenalin rush flowing.
At first, I tuned in to Sopcast with the hope of watching Roma make a final push for the Italian Seria A title, but when I saw the match up of the Koreans against Chinese, I decided to stay at the channel and watch. Gosh, the reflexes by the players were fantastic.
The chinese were strong and tall, and were heading for the victory in the first set when the shorter Koreans kept their hopes alive by going into deuces. And imagine the match was kept "deucing" until the score was 25-25. And all these while the advantage in the deuces went to China. They just could not break the Koreans down with the vital point. Tides turned to the Korean side and the moment they had the advantage, they went on to defeat the China side in the first set. And the 2nd set, it was Korean all the way.
Wow.. long time never play badminton, and as much as I know competitive badminton can be boring (if it's one-sided, and usually it is), I think it's never so when you have met your match in an opponent.


Lee yong Dae with a fan

作词：吴克群 作曲：吴克群

说 说你为什麼
为什麼要走 说你为何要分手
别拖 求你别软弱
求你说出口 分手的理由
但你却 拖 拖 拖 拖到什麼时候
如果要走却又为何停留
请你别 拖 拖 拖 大声的说出口
请你要痛就痛给我个快活
如果说你要走 我不会留
我不去管以后
然后我们说清楚 一句话就够
如果说你要走 我不会留
我不去管以后
多麼痛 多麼的难过
别越爱越难过
然后连话都不说 继续沉默
连朋友都没的作 为了什麼
然后跟别人说你其实还是爱我
就算了吧坏人我来作

They always say songwriters cum singers will never run out of fans. How very true, sometimes I think that if not for the songs market, every singer should write his/her own songs for the album. But of coz, some songwriters can't really sing. Personally, I would love combinations like a songwriter cum singer writing for another songwriter cum singer.

shit.. feel sucky watching barcelona players in their "take their dog to the garden stroll" speed against Man United. And now Liverpool fans are telling me they prefer Chelsea to win, so that Man United will have the slightest chance of losing the final.

Nevertheless, just sit back and enjoy the Champions League final the boring style - EPL teams trying to see who can hit their ball highest because they just love to pomp ball.

Imagine a welfare society wants to build a clinic in a poor neighbourhood and is seeking donations. A really rich guy gives a million dollars. The thought in this person's mind when he donated the money is,"When the clinic is completed, there will be a plaque with my name in the foyer. Other people will know that I'm the chief benefactor of the clinic." That is his motivation. Another person who doesn't much money gives ten dollars. But her motivation is, "It's fantastic that there will be a clinic here. May everyone who comes to this clinic be instantly cured of all their diseases and ailments. May all their injuries heal quickly. May they abide in happiness."
In this scenario, there is one person giving a million dollars with one motivation and another person giving ten dollars with a different motivation. In general society, who do we say is the generous person? The one who gives a million dollars. That person gets so much credit and everyone goes, "Look at him. He is so generous and kind." Others make a big deal out of him and completely ignore the person who gives ten dollars.
But when we examine the motivations of the donors, who is the generous one? It is the one who gave ten dollars. Was the person who gave a millions dollars generous? From the point of view of his motivation, was there any generosity? No, he was doing it for the benefit of his own ego. He did it to gain status in community. He came out looking good in people's eyes, and others thought he was generous. But in terms of the karma he created, it was not a generous action. Meanwhile, the person who did not receive others' acclaim is the generous person.

~Dealing with Life's Issues~