Classical-post #2

Monday not-so blues
Got a lot done today. Go me! To celebrate, here's Gershwin's "I got rhythm".


Have a rhythmic-week, folks. ^^

-tmsh-

Classical-post #1

It's one of those days


Chopin's "Fantaisie-impromptu" adequately represents what I'm feeling right now: mixed up, rush & tumble... at the same time contemplative and hopeful.

-tmsh-

My First Time... errr, Grand Slam

Wow, It's His First



One slam, and a book is out.

.....Hilarious. XDDDDD

Does this mean Roger has to publish 12 of his own 'memoirs' now? ^^;


And what does he mean by "monography"? Is that what a biography's called these days?

And what in the world are "oppenents"? Hahahaaaa...

(No offense to Djoker-vic fans... hehe... I just couldn't resist poking fun at the.. well, funny.) *peace*


Man, this guy is just making me LOL today... ^^

-tmsh-

[Miami] Djoker is OUT

...Crash and BURN

I'm ECSTATIC!!! Novak Djoker-vic just LOST his first round match in Miami!! Which means he loses about 500 points (which is HUGE - about half of winning a Slam), seeing as he's supposedly the defending champion. O_o

This pulls him down even further away from Rafa & Rogi's rankings. ^^ Good job, Kevin Anderson!





PS: There is JOY in the tennis world as testified by the front page of MensTennisForums.com, HAHAHAHAHA~







-tmsh-

[sharing] American Idol Season 7

The Top 12

...and the best of the rest

The AI Phenomenon

Here's a little treat for fellow Idol followers. Be sure to come back for updates every week. Enjoy!



-tmsh-



PS: Sorry, friends, only multiply-ers can access the download links. But it's easy enough (and free) to sign-up and join in on the multiply-cation. ^^

PPS: To avoid copyright infringement, note that these are just the freebie "fan-trial" TV performance versions ripped off from YouTube, not the actual studio-recordings sold on iTunes. If you like 'em, support the singers & buy the originals, k?

Pic-post #1

Family Fun

In Nov'07, in event of Dad's then-upcoming birthday the four of us went to Shah Alam, KL to watch the Roger Federer & Pete Sampras "Clash of Times" exhibition. Fed won (obviously ^^) in 3 sets. Rafael Nadal & Richard Gasquet were also there for a special-feature "Clash of Titans" match, which Nadal won in straight sets.

Odd-lights of the trip include:

1. Trying to hail a cab at Shah Alam Stadium (a.k.a. the middle of nowhere) near midnight, before eventually getting one after walking down the road for a bit;


2. A heart-thumping experience taking down a leftover Fed poster from the parking lot (which took a bit of strategy and cooperation from me & bro in order to go unnoticed by the officials);


3. Weird-tasting breakfast beans at the Zon Park hotel;


4. Narrowly avoiding getting caught up in the Hindi demonstration at Suria KLCC (just in front of our hotel) on the very day we left KL to return to Singapore.

All in all, the tennis was good fun, a rare experience to see some top players live - and on top of that I'm glad we got to go together and enjoy some family-time. ^^

-tmsh-

Brokeback-parody (just for fun) ;-p

...So that explains the ass-picking!

(sorry Raf, this was just too funny) :-p

Here I am, Here we are

Intro: Keeping Up
There's something good about following a so-called trend. It keeps you up to date with the here and now, with a glimpse of what's already happened and what's likely to occur.

For instance, this blogging thing. My guess is that a tidal wave of blogs are getting created every day, from practically every internet-connected country around the world. It's one of the highest-adopted trends, that's being followed by young and old, teen and 'tong' (istilah buat para lansia yg udah kayak "tong" juga - banyak pengalaman buat di-sharing-in), commoner and celebrity alike.

Anyway, what I particularly like about this blogging trend is that it spans horizontally across virtual distances, and vertically from points in time to... possibly limitless other points in time. (At this moment let's choose to ignore its potential negativities, like extreme blogging overtaking reality, for the purpose of this topic.) As a 'trend', it becomes part of self-expression, and also part of everyday life - which is where I'm headed to talking about next.

Carpe Diem
Speaking of everyday life, let's start off with a simple question: How often have we relived the past and looked forward to the future, but forgotten to experience the present?

There was a fictional story I once read that had this little dialogue exchange between two friends:
"What time is it now?"
"It's 9:57 pm, 7th November 2005."
"How many 9:57 pm, 7th November 2005 do you get in a lifetime?"
"Just one. Does that make it special?"
"What makes a particular moment special isn't when it is, but how it was spent, whom it was spent with. And as for the 9:57 pm, 7th November 2005 that just passed, I spent it walking with you."

For most of us (including myself), probably all too often we take those "9:57pm"s for granted. Especially during a not-so-pleasant experience or a period of uncertainty, there's a tendency to want to "fast-forward" our lives to a more 'certain' state ("What will I be doing by year XX?") or to just revel in happy memories ("I wish I could go back to being YY years old, life was so simple back then."). And not to forget, the never-ending "what-ifs" ("I wonder what would have happened if I had done this and that...") that fill the mind in the middle of the night, when you're already exhausted but not quite sleepy yet. Although the body is physically in the "here & now", the mind and heart tend to get caught up in the "there & then".

I'm not saying the past isn't important, and definitely not implying the future should be ignored. But I guess it's important to be reminded that God gave us life to enjoy, to share and to do things NOW, not just wait until the 'right moment' comes, etc. At the end of the day, it's about being effective by way of having a good balance and perspective; hence, the title I picked for this site.

Everything in Moderation
So much to do, so little time. Ain't that true for most of us? Is it really time that we're lacking, or are we trying to do too many things, too much, too fast? Too, too, too - that's the problem, not time.

Essentially, 'moderation' is about making sure things don't go into "too"-land. I'm sure everyone has his or her own idea of the 'degree of moderation', and it's fine. What's important is to consciously do what we choose to do, make the most of what we can do, and know why we're doing it.

For me, keeping things in moderation doesn't mean having a sub-standard goal, or only half-enjoying a meal. On the contrary, it means being able to experience a lot of things by learning something new everyday, going somewhere I've never been, striving step-by-step to achieve my dreams, enjoying the simple pleasures, spending time with the people I love, helping others in any way I can big or small, simply being myself, and serving Him in every aspect of my life. And I guess, that's essentially pretty much what this blog will be about.

Here's to living life to the fullest, no matter what, when, where, and how!

-tmsh-

PS: This isn't meant to be a philosophical blog, but this kind of topic just sort of... gets you in the mood, y'know. ^^ Expect more random, casual, fan-related babble in later posts.

[Indian Wells] QF: Nadal def Blake

Rafa's breaks the Blake-barrier

Rafa needed 3 sets, 75 36 63, to take his first-ever win over Blake in today's QF. This is how he did it.

-tmsh-

Picture source: Official PLO Website

Note: All tennis play-by-play posts are compiled @ my multiply to avoid cluttering things here.

[edited 31.03.08]

[Indian Wells] R4: Federer def Ljubicic

Fed in fitting form
Roger wins 63 64 against a stumbling Ivan Ljubicic. Catch the play-by-play here.

-tmsh-

Picture source: Official PLO Website

Note: All tennis play-by-play posts are compiled @ my multiply to avoid cluttering things here.

[edited 31.03.08]

[Indian Wells] R4: Nadal def Tsonga

Rafa gets his revenge
Here's my play-by-play account of the Rafa Nadal vs JW Tsonga "AO rematch" that happened earlier today. What a 3-set thriller, 67(4) 76(3) 75.

-tmsh-

Picture source: Official PLO Website

Note: All tennis play-by-play posts are compiled @ my multiply to avoid cluttering things here.

[edited 31.03.08]