Today feels like a different day...
"Starvation and the hunger, the suffering and the pain
The agonies of all-out war, when will it ever end?
The struggle for the power, a tyrant tries again
Just what the hell is going on? When will it ever end?
No hope, no life, just pain and fear
No food, no love, just greed is here "
Childhood's End by Iron Maiden
Sunday 29 July 2007
Sunday 8 July 2007
Of Sport
As with most weekends over the past month or so - this one was also meant to be a sporty one. Unfortunately, I missed two key events - the Wallabies-Springboks test and the Federer-Gasquet match. I am extremely upset about the former in particular, particularly considering the dismal levels of rugby available on TV. I did catch the Wallabies-All Blacks test last week and it was a great match. Unfortunately, the Wallabies won it thanks to a sin-binning. If they had to win it, I would have preferred to watch them do it against 15, than 14. Gregan and Larkham have played their last tests at home, which means I've also missed the last opportunity this season to listen to 100,000 people singing 'Waltzing Matilda'. I'm hoping I get to catch the return leg of the Bledisloe next Saturday - the Haka must suffice.
Venus has completed her demolition job of women's tennis. Henin might have made it a good match, but...
Federer-Nadal: You can't not admire Nadal. A born clay-courter getting through the draw twice on the cow's grass (Lendl said that, not me). Unfortunately, it also tells you a great deal about how slow the grass has become. The Rafter-Ivanesevic match, I think basically marked the end of serve-volleyers. We don't see 45 aces a match anymore, and it's far more entertaining to watch players slug it out in long rallies, (call me a stickler for tradition if you must) but then we may as well play Wimbledon on Rebound Ace. What's the point of putting green grass on Centre Court? Mario Ancic, Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi (plus Henman of course) are probably the only true serve-volleyers in the top 100. Its a real shame - it's such a beautiful game...
This is from Iron Maiden's latest offering, and while they played it in B'lore, it was a while before I read the lyrics in detail: this stanza is incredible...
"More pain and misery in the history of mankind
Sometime it seems more like
The blind leading the blind
It brings upon us more famine, death and war
You know religion has a lot to answer for"
For the Greater Good of God by Iron Maiden
Venus has completed her demolition job of women's tennis. Henin might have made it a good match, but...
Federer-Nadal: You can't not admire Nadal. A born clay-courter getting through the draw twice on the cow's grass (Lendl said that, not me). Unfortunately, it also tells you a great deal about how slow the grass has become. The Rafter-Ivanesevic match, I think basically marked the end of serve-volleyers. We don't see 45 aces a match anymore, and it's far more entertaining to watch players slug it out in long rallies, (call me a stickler for tradition if you must) but then we may as well play Wimbledon on Rebound Ace. What's the point of putting green grass on Centre Court? Mario Ancic, Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi (plus Henman of course) are probably the only true serve-volleyers in the top 100. Its a real shame - it's such a beautiful game...
This is from Iron Maiden's latest offering, and while they played it in B'lore, it was a while before I read the lyrics in detail: this stanza is incredible...
"More pain and misery in the history of mankind
Sometime it seems more like
The blind leading the blind
It brings upon us more famine, death and war
You know religion has a lot to answer for"
For the Greater Good of God by Iron Maiden
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