Weird mix of tennis, international relations (IR), news and current events and pop culture.
Sep 30, 2012
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.
Sep 23, 2012
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.
Sep 16, 2012
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…I already celebrated on Twitter but .... I'M STILL SO HAPPY FOR ANDY! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
— eleanorpres (@eleanorpres) September 12, 2012
Sep 9, 2012
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.
*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:
*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.
Asked if there was moment when she doubted herself, Ana Ivanovic laughs. Replies: "There was not a moment. There were many moments." #usopen*That was the money quote of the interview. Self-deprecating humor for the win!
— James Henry (@olerafa) August 28, 2012
*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.
Sep 1, 2012
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...
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