I guess I'll have to work on my handshake first

Major props to CNN for this behind-the-scenes look on the life of UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon. Note to people like myself who wants to replace him later on: Work on your handshake.

Quotes: What a dork.

From Ana Ivanovic's Facebook post:

On my way to Tokyo. I recently learnt that foods like sushi and shrimp tempura, which I love, aren't eaten all that often among Japanese people. Relatively speaking, sushi is eaten more often in places like London and New York. Still, I will eat sushi for a whole week, hopefully longer :)

Don't ever ever ever change. 

Why do you do this to him, British press?!

And the prize for the best @andy_murray headline goes to...The Sun. #Genius twitter.com/eleanorpres/st…
— eleanorpres (@eleanorpres) September 12, 2012

I already celebrated on Twitter but .... I'M STILL SO HAPPY FOR ANDY! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The "Must" List: Defending the right to copy-paste

Here's a round-up of a few must read/see/view things that you guys might find interesting.

Asked if there was moment when she doubted herself, Ana Ivanovic laughs. Replies: "There was not a moment. There were many moments." #usopen
— James Henry (@olerafa) August 28, 2012

*That was the money quote of the interview. Self-deprecating humor for the win!

*Nice article from Patricia Evangelista on the plagiarism issue and Sen. Tito Sotto's pathetic attempt to defend his right to copy-paste from blogs for his anti-RH speeches . An excerpt:

The public—and he makes a delineation between the public attacking him and the public who knows him—knows how to perceive right and wrong, and they know better than to believe his attackers.

“Do we know if they are good people? Do we know if they are kind, if they are drunks, if they batter their wives? We don’t know who they are, but they are so good at destroying my name.”

And yet he destroys that name, and continues to cling to his innocence, invoking his position as senator and public figure, placing himself above those he plagiarized, setting up rules for himself. The medium is tainted—a man whose ideas are not his own, whose sources are questionable, whose ethics have been proven false, is a difficult man to trust when he claims moral authority.

*Bond, James Bond, crashes Andy Murray's US Open presser. How do you top this? Maybe we can ask the Queen (aka the new Bond girl) to jump off a helicopter again if Andy wins his first Grand Slam (*fingers crossed*) on Monday.

*She's smart, pretty, has well-toned arms and is married to the president of the most powerful country in the world. Like Angelina Jolie, Michelle Obama is living the life that I want. Isn't she the best First Lady ever?

*Oh, Cristiano Ronaldo. You amuse me so.

Note to opponents: Hit to her backhand

That forehand is, at least to me, the most beautiful shot in tennis. Oh, Ana. If only you could win a couple more Grand Slams...