DAVENPORT RECLAIMS HER TITLE
Sunday, September 16, 2007
by Barry Wood

Few people probably expected it was possible, but Lindsay Davenport re-captured her Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic title with a hard-fought 6-4 3-6 6-2 win over second seed Daniela Hantuchova.

In winning the title, Lindsay has what is probably a unique record in Bali, because she has never left without a title. It is doubtful that she has done that anywhere else, and certainly she couldn’t think of anywhere. On her first visit in 2005 she won the singles, last year she claimed the doubles, and now she’s won the singles again.

Having not played for a year, having given birth in June, was she surprised to win in her first tournament back?

"I’m a little bit in shock," said Davenport. "It’s just overwhelming and exciting. Obviously, playing my first tournament back I was unsure physically how I would respond, and I swear this is probably the first tournament I’ve played in four years where I didn’t have anything wrong with my lower extremities."

It wasn’t the greatest of matches to be honest. The pair are too evenly matched, even though the American has now won all seven of their meetings. There were a lot of baseline rallies and some decent serving from both, but no real flair, nothing spectacular, nothing that made you go ‘Wow!’

There wasn’t much to separate them in the first two sets, with Davenport earning the first break for 2-1 but allowing the Slovak to level in the following game.

Hantuchova then held a break point to lead 5-3 but made an error on her forehand, and Davenport took advantage of the let-off by breaking in the next game by making a good return that forced Hantuchova to mis-hit a forehand.

The second set was decided by just one break of serve for 3-1, and the final set turned on a one-sided period when Davenport won 15 out of 17 points.

"I was definitely getting tired there in the second set but was able to re-group and get a second or third wind for the third set," said Davenport. "That was important and I don’t know exactly where that comes from, but I definitely felt a little bit fresher in the third than I did in the second.

"I finally got a lot of confidence and was able to break her to go up 3-1. She threw in a couple of errors and I hadn’t broken her in so long and that really gave me a lot of confidence and momentum. That relaxed me a little bit more in my service games and I was able to make some more first serves."

Hantuchova received treatment for a blister on her right heel when down 4-1 and she played more positively after that, but it was too late.

"It was just a blister, nothing serious. There’s no excuse," said Hantuchova. "I was trying to do the right things. I think I had the right tactic, which was to move Lindsay around to make her play that extra shot, but all credit to the way she was playing. She was serving great. She got out of trouble a lot with her first serve.

"But I had a fantastic week. I’ve really enjoyed it, coming here after the US Open. I was just looking to get some matches under my belt and didn’t really expect to be in the final so it’s really a good one for me."

The doubles was won by Chinese pair Chunmei Ji and and Shengnan Sun, who defeated American Jill Craybas and South Africa’s Natalie Grandin 6-3 6-2.

Lindsay Davenport defeats Daniela Hantuchova to win Bali Open in her return after 1 year out
September 16, 2007

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) -- Lindsay Davenport defeated second-seed Daniela Hantuchova at the Bali Open on Sunday to claim her first singles title after an absence of almost one year.

Davenport, the 2005 champion, stopped Hantuchova 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

Earlier in the tournament, she defeated No. 3 and top-seed Jelena Jankovic and eliminated fifth-seed Eleni Daniilidou.

The 31-year-old American played in her first singles tournament since having a baby in June.

"I'm a little bit in shock," said Davenport. "It's just overwhelming and exciting. I swear this is probably the first tournament I've played in four years where I didn't have anything wrong with my lower extremities."

Davenport, who was teamed with Hantuchova in doubles, withdrew from the doubles semifinal Friday because of a left forearm strain.

The Chinese duo Ji Chunmei and Sun Shengnan defeated American Jill Craybas and Natalie Grandin of South Africa 6-3, 6-2 to claim the doubles title.

Davenport had not competed on the WTA Tour since reaching the Beijing quarterfinals in September 2006, when she lost to Amelie Mauresmo. She gave birth to her first child with husband and former tennis player Jon Leach -- a son named Jagger -- on June 10.

Davenport had the first break for 2-1 but allowed her opponent to even it in the following game.

Hantuchova later held a break point for a possible 5-3 lead, but made a forehand error, and Davenport responded by breaking in the next game when a strong return forced her opponent to mishit a forehand.

The second set was settled by a break for 3-1, and the final set turned one-sided from 2-1 when Davenport claimed the next three games at love.

"She threw in a couple of errors ... that really gave me a lot of confidence and momentum," Davenport said. "That relaxed me a little bit more in my service games, and I was able to make some more first serves."

Hantuchova's lapse was explained when she summoned the trainer for attention to her right heel, but the Slovak refused to blame a blister for her defeat.

"It was just a blister, nothing serious," Hantuchova said. "I was trying to do the right things ... but all credit to the way she was playing. She was serving great."

It was the first title since winning Zurich nearly two years ago for the American, who became the second mother this year to claim a title, alongside Sybille Bammer of Austria.

Davenport has reached No. 1 in singles and doubles and won three Grand Slams and a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

11:50 PM
sadikin

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she's back!

haha, not talking of Britney again. that's last week's news. i'm talking about the ever-so-sweet Lindsay Davenport! (: one of the world's best tennis players, and my most favourite. followed by Henin of course.

after initially announcing her retirement from the sport shortly after her pregnancy, she's decided to return. and indeed, what a fine showing it has been from her in the Bali Open, having beaten Jankovic to reach the finals against Hantuchova. yay.

news from the official website:

DAVENPORT AND HANTUCHOVA REACH BALI FINAL
Saturday, September 15, 2007
by Barry Wood

She’s done it again.

Lindsay Davenport continues to defy the odds, and in her first singles tournament in 51 weeks she has reached the final of the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic and earned the chance to re-claim the title she won in 2005.

"It’s amazing," said Lindsay after beating Italy’s Sara Errani 6-1 6-3. "You always hope and you want to do well, but each time you come back from whatever you always have a bit of self-doubt. Just three months after having my son and having major abdominal surgery, It’s pretty overwhelming."

Hantuchova had been anxious all week to make up for her disappointing opening match defeat last year, so her 7-5 6-1 win over Romanian qualifier Sorana Cirstea was especially satisfying. Now she’ll bid for her second title of the year and the third of her career.

Both players had their problems, although they were minor. Davenport began strongly, but then her serve began to desert her. She double-faulted to drop her serve as she served for the first set, and then double-faulted twice more as she gave up her serve again at the start of the second. But she broke back to level at 3-3 and finished by winning the final five games.

"Towards the end of the first set and the beginning of the second I just felt that I had a little bit of a lapse," said Lindsay. "I made a few quick errors and double-faults and got down early in the second, but I was able to get re-focused and I played well again. I thought it was a good match for me to play. I was in control of a lot of points and could be aggressive."

Hantuchova struggled to make the most of her break point opportunities against Cirstea, holding five before eventually breaking to lead 3-2. Then, after working so hard for the lead she lost her own serve in the next game, and needed a further four break points to break again to lead 6-5 and serve out the set.

In the second set, she needed a further five break points to break for 1-0, and that cushion allowed Hantuchova the cushion to be more confident and aggressive.

"I was trying to find out what she’s doing the first few games and settle down a little bit," said Hantuchova. "Then once I got my rhythm I went for my shots a little more and was really glad for sure the way I played the second set."

"I only got broken once and it was the first time in the tournament, so I didn’t pay much attention to that. More important was that I did struggle a little bit on the break points. Sometimes I think I was a little bit tentative and didn’t go for it enough and let her come back into the games and made things difficult for myself. So definitely that’s something I have to improve."

So who will be the favourite in the final, world number 234 Davenport, or world number 12 Hantuchova? Well, they’ve played six times before, and Davenport has won every time, although three of the matches were three-setters. Should be interesting.


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and from Yahoo! Sports: Davenport tennis comeback hits a peak with dream Bali finals

(:

2:58 PM
sadikin

- Friday, September 14, 2007

ass-elle-yee-yee-pee

it's been a most tiring and exhausting week. but of course, rather fulfilling one as well. basically, it's been a good week. (:

and i really need the SLEEP, but i just don't wanna. haha. the conflict between mind and body. xP

OH, and let's hope the evilness in me has been suppressed. really, i'm surprised at how plain mean and nasty i got throughout the week. but well, at least i realise it. yes, that's a redemption point there.

and the decision has been cast in stone. and the jury has come to accept the judge's verdict, since afterall, it is his court, and whatever happens will ultimately reflect on and affect him, more so than the jury, which term comes to an end with the conclusion of the trial.
well, we can just hope that the decision made is indeed the right one. and it'd better. (:

have a great weekend, guys!

and mine starts with an ushering duty at the Youth Science Conference at SingPoly tmr morning. how exciting, i know.

11:19 PM
sadikin

- Wednesday, September 12, 2007

deviance

i am not impressed. period.

Social Deviance module was highly disturbing. the way it was presented was nothing short of cheap and dirty. maybe he was trying to get the attention of the students, in which case, i'd say he tried way too hard. well, he was focusing so much about sexual deviance, that it eventually became the main content of the lesson. we seriously needed to know the normatic and deviant sexual positions. and it really didn't help that not all of us in the room are mature enough.

anyhow, he already lost me with this (which was around um, 15min into the lesson):

"if you want to have a good sleep tonight, you can read the readings. else, if you sleep better after a jerk-off(!?!!), you can... (i didn't bother to hear the rest of it)"

o.O

relevance? zilch. oh, and by the way, he's doing an 'unconventional and radical' thesis paper on basically, religion and its truth. yeah, deviant much. -.-"

Shakespeare module was quite enriching. it just like any other Mrs Albar lesson anyway. and Macbeth is certainly an enjoyable literature read, more so than Swift's Gulliver's Travels. (:

oh, and today's last RIPB interview session was fun and interesting! (: well, since there was no one able to help out in the waiting room, i decided to place myself there. and myohmy, the sheer retardness (haha!) and nonsense from the prefectorial candidates certainly kept me alive. haha. xP so i guess the interviews concluded on a rather good note for me, and it wasn't so bad afterall.

haha, alright, out for the day!

and to all Muslims, have a blessed Ramadan. (:

10:25 PM
sadikin

- Tuesday, September 11, 2007

sara

the morning downpour was really refreshing. (: anyway, since assembly was cancelled, i spent the time lazying around in the sickbay with dean for a good half an hour. haha. what a way to start the day!

the History through Movies module was quite fun. well, it's no wonder considering the fact that it was conducted by the oh-so dramatic Miss Valerie Keh and her contact from MOE. watched scenes from Pearl Harbor, which yet again, didn't fail to captivate me with the really impactful scenes of the surprise attack from the Japanese. and of course, its really touching ending.

and the Huntington's Disease module was certainly much better than expected. in fact, it's one of the better DMP modules thus far. thank god we had Mrs Tan in a good mood. oh, and we're doing a role-play of sorts for the next lesson, based on a case study of a family with a historyo of HD. and Dean and i are twins - Lauren and Sara respectively. haha. cool.

after school, had another session of RIPB interviews for the Secondary 2s. which was um, like the previous sessions as well. exhausting, but in a sense, meaningful.

and when all seemed well and settled after much debate and deliberation, we are still back to square one. or rather, the judge is rethinking the jury's decision, and is bent on overturning it. and the judge's verdict is certainly not going down well with me. and that sucks. =/ blah

anyway, on to a night of Macbeth.

"fair is foul, and foul is fair" - how apt, perhaps.

10:23 PM
sadikin

- Monday, September 10, 2007

of hook-ups and blind dates

and so term 4 week 1 wasn't so bad afterall.

perhaps with the exception of having to walk in the rain in the morning, since i did not have an umbrella with me, and the front gate had already been locked by 9+am. -.-" what an unglam way to start the term huh. yeah, basically, i felt pathetic, but for some reason, i was pretty happy and high. must have been the coffee.

oh, and all through the Philosophy DMP on Business Ethics, i was being a total devil. just ask Yao Guang. i just had to get all the witty, sarcastic and nasty remarks off my chest. haha. in the words of a fabulous (haha!) friend of mine, word vomit. but really, i felt so evil, darn it.

and certainly, the shocker which was the day's talk in the institution. well, what can i say other than that he's really brave, and i salute and respect him for that. let him be comfortable in his own skin, yeah. and let's not discriminate. (: at the end of the day, you've gotta stay true to yourself, right? you're free to disagree with me of course, but really, let's all just respect his decision. ultimately, it's his life, y'know.

alright, out.

oh, and Britney's comeback performance at the VMAs wasn't as strong as expected. and i heard she was probably affected by the highly insensitive remarks made by Sarah Bitch Silverman prior to her performance. poor Britney. but hey, at least Gimme More's currently well-received. and the stripper style was just wrong. -.-"

11:04 PM
sadikin

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official match report

Fabulous Federer Wins Fourth Straight Crown
Sunday, September 9, 2007
By Matthew Cronin

Roger Federer might soon own every record in the sport, but he put a huge one on the board by winning the 2007 US Open title with a dramatic and hard-fought, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory over Serb Novak Djokovic that might not be broken this century: going back-to-back-to-back-to-back at Wimbledon and the US Open four consecutive times.

The great American Bill Tilden, who won the U.S. Championships five times in a row from 1920-25, couldn't even do that.

But leave it to Federer, the cool-handed Swiss, who might constantly look self-assured but, when pushed to the wall, responds like an alley cat.

“New York has definitely grown on me the last few years,” he said. “I think especially since that famous final against Agassi here a few years ago I started to really love this tournament. I realize actually what kind of a big-time event this is, you know, with 24,000 people in the stadium, the city. Just the difficulty to win here. I wasn't aware of it in the very beginning when I came on tour really. For me, the US Open is the second biggest one we have on tour. To have won those two the most times, it's just incredible for me.”

Djokovic held five set points against the great Swiss in the first set and another two in the second, but the 20-year-old played nervously, while Federer knew that, if he could ride the upstart's waves, his chances would come, too.

They did, and Federer cashed in, winning his 12th Grand Slam title.

Throughout the match, Djokovic matched Federer off the ground, served just as effectively and even pushed him off the court. But Federer never allowed the Serbian to get completely comfortable, as he hammered his forehand and did a fine job with his approach shots and closing out points at the net.

The Serbian broke Federer to 6-5 in the first set when the Swiss missed a forehand. It appeared that Djokovic would seize the momentum and race away in to the second set, but, admittedly, he began to rush.

Federer whacked a forehand cross-court winner on Djokovic's first set point, but then on his next three, Djokovic missed two backhands and a forehand. On the fifth one, Federer crushed a forehand return winner.

Djokovic defaulted and then double faulted to hand the break back to 6-6.

In the tiebreaker, Djokovic fell apart at 3-3, when he double-faulted, erred on a backhand and then saw Federer crush a service winner. Federer committed a forehand error on his first set point, but Djokovic then double-faulted to hand him the set.

“I was quite nervous, a lot of pressure, and I knew that I had to make some shots,” Djokovic said. “Obviously that was mistake because I just needed to calm down and wait for my chances, which I didn't. I made a lot of first-shot unforced errors in that game. I think that was pretty crucial. I think I was mentally weaker today on the important points than he is mentally stronger. So I think it was my mistake and my weakness today. It was my first Grand Slam final for me, 23,000 people, and everybody expected a nice match. So I had quite a lot of pressure. But I enjoyed it. It was an amazing experience for me.”

Djokovic put himself in a prime position again in the second set, when with Federer serving at 6-5, he held another two set points. Federer ripped a 126-mph ace on the first one, but on the second, Djokovic missed a forehand winner by a millimeter. He challenged the call, but was turned back.

“I cannot believe it,” Djokovic said. “I was asking the crowd what I need to do. Nobody could give me any advice. I could continue by my own.”

Federer put it into fifth gear in the tiebreaker, contesting one of his most impressive sudden death's ever.

He won six of the seven points with winners, including four service winners that Djokovic barely get his racket on, and ended the tiebreaker with an inside-out forehand winner and backhand down-the-line pass.

Djokovic courageously battled throughout the third set and even held three break points in the fifth game, but the writing was clearly on the wall.

He served to stay in the match at 4-5, but on the final point of the contest, his attempt at a drop shot fell lazily into the net.

“My next book is going to be called, '7 Set Points,'" the delightful and crowd-pleasing Djokovic said. “I'm joking.”

After winning the match, Federer slid to his knees and roared.

With his 12th Grand Slam title, Federer passed Bjorn Borg and Rod Laver and tied Roy Emerson. Next up is American Pete Sampras, with 14. By this time next year, Federer might have already tied that mark and could go into Flushing Meadows looking to break it.

“I think about it a lot now," said Federer, who in his last four US Opens, has beaten Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and Djokovic for the title. “In the beginning, I felt pushed a little bit in the corner, put under pressure about the situation because you don't win Slams like that, it's just too tough. I feel these two-and-a-half weeks, it's so draining. I'm exhausted in the end. It's a great relief, just to finally maybe have a good night's sleep without thinking about the upcoming five-setter I have to play. So I know how tough it is. So to come so close already at my age is fantastic, and I really hope to break it.”

9:01 PM
sadikin

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third set: 6-4

and Federer claims the third and final set of the match, emerging as the US Open 2007 Men's Singles Champion, which is also his fourth consecutive win at the Flushing Meadows. hence, increasing his total Grand Slam haul now to 12, just 2 Grand Slams away from Pete Sampras' record of 14.

anyway, it was a good play from Djokovic, really. the two tie-breakers clearly proved it. (:

alright. gotta scoot and get ready for school!

7:18 AM
sadikin

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second set: 7(7)-6(2)

and Federer claims yet another set.

a pair of tie-breakers in the finals. how much more exciting can that get. especially since the set started seemingly one-sided to Djokovic's favour. guess it wasn't meant to be.

on to the third.

6:34 AM
sadikin

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first set: 7(7)-6(4)

ah well. Federer eventually claimed back the first set. (: no wonder he's the defending champion at the Flushing Meadows. and plyaing right now in a bid to claim his fourth consecutive title.

oh, and his all-black ensemble is really cool, in my opinion. compared to the uniform donned by the Djokovic camp. haha

5:45 AM
sadikin

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tight

it's been a tight Men's Singles Finals so far. and really, it's anybody's game. pretty much a game-for-game play. and now, the score stands at 6-5 in favour of Djokovic.

i'm rooting for Federer though, but it is still too early to tell. and right now, it seems like Djokovic is actually taking the first set. ohwell.

an interesting final, indeed. unlike the Henin-Kuznetsova match.

okay, i shall focus on the match now.
till its conclusion. (:

5:27 AM
sadikin

- Sunday, September 09, 2007

gimme more

haha. would have loved to write the first line of the song, but na-ah! clean content on my blog, pls. (:

anyway, that's a rehearsal clip on the MTV website. and if you haven't known by now, Britney (Spears, if you've forgotten her surname) is set to open the VMAs later tonight. 9pm from The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. well, i guess i'll just have to count on Dailymotion and YouTube. i've got MTV on Starhub CableTV, but it's the Asia version. riiight.

anyhow, from what i can see, Britney's really back, yo! and actually, i am looking forward to her new material. afterall, she is Britney.

alright. and the sound on my computer is back on. yay! apparently, it's a device clash/conflict/whatever.

nights!

10:03 PM
sadikin

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official match report

Henin Wins Second US Title By Stomping Kuznetsova
By Matt Cronin
Saturday, September 8, 2007

She might not be the tallest or strongest player on the planet, but No. 1 Justine Henin is the mightiest and showed it by devastating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3, to win her second US Open title on Saturday.

Working her way through a super tough top half of the draw, Henin played standout tennis all the way to the title, becoming the first player to step on Serena and Venus Williams in the same Grand Slam and then go on to win the title.

“I'm really proud not being that tall and I can compete and be the best player in the world,” the 5-foot-6 inch Henin said. “Not a lot of people really thought I could do it, and that's why I'm really proud of it because probably [my coach] Carlos [Rodriguez] has been the only one that told me every day, 'You can do it, you can be the No. 1 player in the world.' Not a lot of people thought I could win this Open with the draw I had, and I did it. It's amazing for me.”

Henin didn't drop a set during the tournament, showing off a whizzing forehand, high variety backhand, significant serve and amazing foot speed. She took care of her points around the net when she needed to and teed off on her foes' second serves. While she admittedly got nervous at times, she was still able to close the deal, which is why she's won three of the last seven Slams she's entered, reached three other finals and one semifinal.

“It was important to me,” said Henin, who also won the 2003 US Open. “I was feeling confident when I arrived in New York because I proved a lot of things this year and I've been very consistent and I knew that Serena and Venus were going to be dangerous, especially Venus. I think she was the other big favorite. And we proved it with the match we played because it was a high-quality match. That gives me a lot of confidence like four years ago: I won two the French and US Open. But I did everything the same like four years ago. I went to Niagara Falls after Toronto . It's been the lucky thing. I felt great during these last two weeks. I hope I can keep a lot of confidence from this tournament. Because beating Venus, Serena, then to win this way today, must give me a lot of confidence.”

The match was never really in doubt from the outset, as Henin broke Kuznetsova with a forehand winner in the opening game, broke her again to 3-0 on a forehand crosscourt and broke her a third time to win the set when she forced her into a forehand error.

Kuznetsova brought a higher level into the second set as she began to work Henin over with her forehand and charge the net, but she was still way too inconsistent to hang in the match.

Henin broke the Russian to 3-1 when Kuznetsova erred on a forehand. She then fought off two break points in the next game, the second one with a backhand crosscourt winner.

The Russian went down fighting, holding two break points in the final game, but was unable to convert and Henin won the match with a short forehand volley.

She then fell to her knees and later climb up to the Friends' box to share a hug with her longtime coach Rodriguez.

“She get a little bit like a break or something, I think she's getting more relaxed and she plays better,” Kuznetsova said. “This is very tough. She plays pretty unusual game. I didn't play nobody like that in this tournament. All the girls I play totally different tennis. Justine, she's No. 1. athlete. She deserves it.”

Henin had a rough start to the year, as she separated from her husband, Pierre-Yves Hardenne and, as a result, skipped the Australian Open. But she came back more determined than ever and a more mature player.

After racing to her fourth Roland Garros title, she looked like a good bet to win her first Wimbledon title after she took down Serena in the quarters, but then was shocked in the semis by France's Marion Bartoli. But that loss taught her a big lesson.

“It was disappointing for sure in Wimbledon,” she said. “But I could accept that I lost against a better player that day. Did I do a mistake? I don't know. I was pretty tired emotionally, physically. It's not easy all the time to push yourself and be at your best level. Sometimes you have to accept that you have downs. I could take a lesson from that. A lot of humility also. That's very important, because I have a lot of respect for my opponents.”

In winning her seventh Grand Slam title, Henin passed Venus, who has six and now is just one behind Serena, among current players. There will be a long, extended foot race to capture first place in the history books over the next few years and the Belgian cannot be counted out at finishing on top. If nothing else, she's determined to improve and she showed at the 2007 US Open that she loves the battle.

“Who knows what's going to happen in the next few years?,” she asked. “When I was a little girl, I was dreaming of winning just one Grand Slam in my career, and I won seven. It's still hard to believe that I did that. All these numbers that are talking to me, that give me a lot of confidence. It's more than a dream. I gave everything for tennis for 20 years, and it's going to be like that for the next few years. Just going to try to enjoy a lot my game on the court, win as many matches as possible, and just staying healthy. We'll see what's going to happen.”

1:29 PM
sadikin

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last of the lasts

as i read through the RIPB Inform for Term 4 Week 1, an upcoming event caught my eye:

2 Nov (Fri)
Secondary 4 Graduation Ceremony; Last day of school (tentatively)

which simply spells out liberation. (: the latter one, of course. and the former will certainly be one to be remembered.

but well, let's not forget these two significant events prior to that:

5 - 12 Oct
EOYs

31 Oct (Wed)
GCE 'O' Level HMT Exam

=/ haha. oh, and American Inventor is such a creative show. interesting, innovative, but at the same time, emotion-filled.

12:17 PM
sadikin

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well, she did it again

and as expected, Ms Justine Henin emerged victorious in the US Open Women's Singles Finals against Ms Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 to capture her seventh Grand Slam title.

yay! (: though it was really a one-sided match throughout, save for the last few moments when Henin was committing bad serves and double faults, Kuznetsova did attempt to turn the game around, bringing the second set from 4-1 to 5-3. (refer to match stats here) but Henin eventually secured her win with a classy championship point. which i had feared was too risky. but well, she knew better.

oh, and what was with Kuznetsova looking so glum during the prize presentation! at least be happy that you reached the finals unlike Sharapova and the Williams sisters. but yeah, i understand her disappointment.

anyhow, yay! Henin won again. (: i simply love her, despite her rather simple fashion sense on the court. haha.

on to the Men's Singles Finals tomorrow - Roger Federer versus Novak Djokovic.

10:29 AM
sadikin

- Friday, September 07, 2007

it's my life

i wanna sleep!!! but i don't wanna end up getting way too much sleep such that it messes with my body clock. and that's disastrous. BUT, i've got Lit essay-writing clinic later at 10am, which i am determined not to miss. haha, unlike Monday, which i practically slept through. -.-" so i guess i'll make this quick.

Monday was good. having missed Lit lesson in the morning, which really got me very pissed at myself, the interviews for MCC EXCO 2007/08 made the day not so bad afterall. not exactly the candidates or the stuff they brought to the interview, and definitely not discounting that of course, but it was more of the accomplishment of drawing up the next Jawatankuasa. (: and certainly, Hairspray at PS with Faizin ended the day on a good note. you can't stop the beat!

Tuesday was draining, but interesting lah. interviews from around 9am till 3pm, which translates to around 6 hours of pure energy-draining, brain juice-sucking activity. but as i said, it was quite interesting and a refreshing experience lah.

Wednesday was day out with childhood friends. more specifically, primary school friends lah. Ratatouille was fantabulously fantastic. anyone can cook! (: with great company. though The Cathay was bo-ring. walked around Orchard till eight or so, and we left. basically, it was a great day! (:

Thursday was second gruelling session of interviews, this time from 8.45am till around 3.15pm, which is about 6+hours. was okay lah, better than the first one. i guess i got used to it? yeah. then off to Geylang to Dean's house to do some work for RES-L three-panel poster thing till around 9.30pm or so. and home it was.

2 movies in 4 days - i am a happy Rafflesian! haha

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and the exact same feelings i had barely a year ago came flooding back. gosh. but it's ending anyway. and i hope the feeling will die, soon.

12:58 AM
sadikin

- Monday, September 03, 2007

we are family!

eldestsis, bro, me, sis, mum, dad (:

eldest sis and i

bro and i

sis and i

family is love. (:

1:54 AM
sadikin

- Saturday, September 01, 2007

liberation

teachers' day went fine. i'm just very glad that the efforts of the comm paid off. so yeah, well done to them. (: and that marked the end of a rollercoaster Term 3. much relief.

as usual, went back to see the primary school teachers and the friends.

irene, yajie, weena, me, qamarul

well, what else can i say other than that it was really great. (: and spent a good two-and-a-half hours at BK bedok catching up with omar, aminah, yuss and aisyah. quality time with quality friends.

and RIGE concert was um, a-okay. i shan't comment further. =D

anyway, SEPTEMBER HOLIDAYS ARE HERE!

and what a great way to begin it with a family dinner with the maternal relatives later tonight. (:

3:25 PM
sadikin