I woke up at 9:30 today, my mother's aim has been fulfilled: it was because of a false alarm that the police were towing away our car (so random!), but I did wake up, and didn't go back to bed. So now I'm fully ready, waiting for 12 o'clock so I can go meet some pals. Like, finally.
Yesterday was a bad day for all us Nadal fans. Very, very bad day. You know, Federer has the style, Federer has the charm, but Nadal is the man who epitomises all that talk of mind over matter, and the power of believing that you can do it. There are countless instances where he picks up shots, or hits shots that you'd never think were possible. Just impossible shots. Just mind-blowing; every single time. It's a common rumour that he plays on two courts when practicing, so he covers double the ground, making a single court look like a kids court. Yesterday also, we saw one man fighting against his illness, fighting against himself, and fighting all the forces that were against him. In the peak heat of Australian summer, he was sweating thrice as much as a normal person, but he continued; he probably knew he was going to lose, but he finished the game nonetheless. Yes, he never going to be second after Rod Laver for his streak of Grand Slams won, but he can surely keep up the number one rank. Kya yaar, aadmi ko aaram se fever hona bhi allowed nahi hota sports mein! :(
Also, I saw The Social Network yesterday. It was a good film, nothing extraordinary though. I also felt that they made Zuckerberg out to be this golden boy, forever cool, never wrong. And Saverin the bad guy. There can easily be made a movie making Saverin look nice and Zuckerberg really pathetic. So I think it wasn't a very neutral film, with emphasis only on the story. Otherwise, pretty decent. And Andrew Garfield is cute, as always.
Anyway, phone calls coming in, friends are arriving, till tomorrow!
Yesterday was a bad day for all us Nadal fans. Very, very bad day. You know, Federer has the style, Federer has the charm, but Nadal is the man who epitomises all that talk of mind over matter, and the power of believing that you can do it. There are countless instances where he picks up shots, or hits shots that you'd never think were possible. Just impossible shots. Just mind-blowing; every single time. It's a common rumour that he plays on two courts when practicing, so he covers double the ground, making a single court look like a kids court. Yesterday also, we saw one man fighting against his illness, fighting against himself, and fighting all the forces that were against him. In the peak heat of Australian summer, he was sweating thrice as much as a normal person, but he continued; he probably knew he was going to lose, but he finished the game nonetheless. Yes, he never going to be second after Rod Laver for his streak of Grand Slams won, but he can surely keep up the number one rank. Kya yaar, aadmi ko aaram se fever hona bhi allowed nahi hota sports mein! :(
Also, I saw The Social Network yesterday. It was a good film, nothing extraordinary though. I also felt that they made Zuckerberg out to be this golden boy, forever cool, never wrong. And Saverin the bad guy. There can easily be made a movie making Saverin look nice and Zuckerberg really pathetic. So I think it wasn't a very neutral film, with emphasis only on the story. Otherwise, pretty decent. And Andrew Garfield is cute, as always.
Anyway, phone calls coming in, friends are arriving, till tomorrow!
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