Long Live The King

The 15th Crown

Undisputable, Roger Federer is the embodiment of TRIUMPH itself. With his 15th crown (Wimbledon 2009), Roger surpassed Pete Sampras' 14 grand slam record and reclaimed his rightful throne as the No. 1 Tennis Player in the world.

The epic battle for his 15th crown took place on the 5th JULY 2009. Roger took down Andy Roddick in a five setter that lasted 4 hours and 17 minutes. With 77 games played, it is the longest match every played in Grand Slam history. The fifth match alone lasted 95 minutes and is also the longest fifth set ever played.

SCORE: 5 - 7 , 7 - 6(6) , 7 - 6 (5), 3 - 6 , 16 - 14

The king of Tennis kings, Roger Federer, as hailed by Pete Sampras himself, is undoubtedly the greatest player of all time. It is expected of Roger to continue his illustrious career and soar to greater heights. His finesse blurs the line between athleticism and elegance. Roger's brilliance is unparalled, and will forever be like so.

It was with utmost pleasure and pride that I witnessed Roger's golden victory (on TV). There was not a shred of doubt in me that Roger will prevail against Roddick and break through the ranks of chasing records into that of setting NEW records himself. Never again shall there be one who can play Roger's brand of tennis. Of that, I am certain.

Walk with me, dear reader, let us relive the 15 slams of Roger Federer. Etched in my mind, heart & soul, the triupmhs of the great Roger Federer:

Journey To The 15th Crown

P.S: Roger's wife, Miroslava (Mirka) gave birth to twin girls (Myla Rose & Charlene Riva) on 23rd JULY 2009 :)

The Boy Who Lived

Finally, I've seen it. Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince. My verdict?

"Pretty cool. It reminded me of why I devoted myself to Harry Potter."

Fret not. For those of you who haven't seen it yet, I shan't spoil anything here :) Instead, I'd like to look back into my good ol' days of Harry Potter mania. Reminisce with me if you would dear fellow Harry Potter fan (If you're one, that is.)

Infatuated I was. I lived and breathe 'Harry Potter'. There's no other way to describe it, Harry Potter's world was my world. He himself was my world. I remember vividly the days I spent reading the books (over and over) and contemplating it (when I'm not reading the books). My mind was filled with nought except for:

HARRY JAMES POTTER

I was 11 when I first read "Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone". Oh how enlightening it was! My imagination ran wild, racing the words, the sentences painted my world with magic. It was magic alright. Enid Blyton got me to read, but it was Harry Potter that made me dream. I did not know my imagination could fly to such dizzying heights.

Dearest Harry was almost real to me. No, I was not a 'Believer' (Those people who believed that Hogwarts actually existed somewhere, hidden to us Muggles). No. I'm one of the "If only..." type of fan. Meaning, I daydreamt a lot. What Harry Potter fan did not? Haha.

Harry's world was perfectly tangible to me. I felt what he felt, his joys, tears and dilemmas were mine. Harry and I was one and the same. J.K Rowling opened Harry's mind to readers, welcomed them and embraced them. It is an uncanny ability not just any authors possess. She casted a spell with the first page and I was enchanted.

I've even been given a nickname which, in one way or another, binds me to Harry til the end of time; POT. Yes, 'Pot' from 'Potter' of 'Harry Potter'. Why? you ask. It is because I used to lug around a Harry Potter book to school daily since I was 11 til I was 14. Naturally, it caused me some minor injuries. It most certainly is dangerous to read while you walk. Again, you might wonder why 'Pot' and not 'Potter'? Apparently this is because the two syllables of 'Potter' takes too much of an effort to pronouce. So, 'Pot' it is. Who dubbed me with this nickname? Nur Ain Bt. Razali. A very close friend of mine ;)

I shan't elaborate on my nickname anymore. To those who've had the pleasure of addresing with this name, do know that you're the precious people (my family too) in my life whom I'll forever cherish. Now, back to Harry.

SOME say he is nothing much of a hero, merely a protaganist who depends on luck and the people around him excessively. I beg to differ. Harry might depend on the people around him a lot, with a penchant for luck but so do you, and I. He is human. A victim of circumstances. Armed with valor and strength of mind. Harry Potter has chacracter. SOME people tend to overlook his brilliance, they write off his talents in Defence Against The Dark Arts as 'nothing special' as they compare him to Hermione. Ah...no no. I don't want to steer further into these dangerous waters. I'm quite volatile when it involves things that defile my precious Harry.

This is a remembrance of Harry Potter. A celebration, a tribute, to the boy wizard, the boy who lived, the chosen one. To Harry Potter, my childhood hero, my childhood memento. Cheers.

P.S:

I've just found out Warner Bros confirms that Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (the last installment in the series) will be in 2 parts. Part I will be screened next year (2010) and part II in 2011. Fantastic no?

When the doctor becomes the patient...

Look what I found~

YESSS!!! HOUSE Season 6 Promo #1 :D

Wilson: "House?"

House: "Yes. How many other friends you have in the asylum."

(Isn't Wilson just stinkin' cute?!!! Bwhahah)

Season 6 of HOUSE MD will have a 2 hour premier sometime in September this year. Can't wait! *excited as heck*

HOUSE aside, I've been meaning to blog about the oh-so-epic book To Kill A Mocking Bird and Life of Pi by Yann Martel but haven't really go time to indulge. What else? OF COURSE.

I've been meaning to blog about Roger Federer's 15th slam (Wimbledon 2009) !!! I WILL blog bout Roger, SOON. This weekend perhaps~ Speaking of Wimbledon, I did an English essay (college assignment) about it.

The question of the essay being:

"If you can attend a major sports championship game, which would you choose to attend? Why?"

I picked The Wimbledon Championships. It's a pairwork essay, I worked on it with my housemate Fatimah (she sits next to me in class) who's also a Tennis fan. Well, Rafa's fan to be exact haha. I must say, it's a bit weird working on an essay with another person. I do get a teency bit obsessive when it comes to essay, I think I got a little carried away with it. But it's all good. Better be overzealous than unmotivated eyh? Again, it all comes back to CARPE DIEM.

The 5 paragraph and 600-800 word limit annoys me a little though. I simply don't think essays should be limited to a mere 5 paragraphs! But oh well. Not that it matters much I suppose.

What else? Oh yes. I've another Computer Science assignment too, a 15 min power point presentation in which we have to advertise a product. I'm the leader of a group of 5. I'm thinking of advertising GPS shoes, they're pretty new, designed by Isaac Daniels. Not confirmed yet though. Am hoping my team members will give some more suggestions on our meeting next Monday. They'd better rise to the ocassion! I'm not letting other people jeorpadize my 30% carry marks! I'm not much of a group-project-person, so I gotta plan this properly...

Sheesh. Enough on assignments. I'VE MANAGED TO BOOK 6 TICKETS FOR HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE in GSC, Alamanda for this Saturday! WOOOOO. Am gonna watch it with my parents, Adi, nirah and possibly Adila too~ *excited as heckkkkk*

P.S: Did you spot Wilson in the promo? Of course you did~ Ain't he adorable? He sure is~ :P

HARRY POTTER

Need I say more?

15th July 2009

College

I went. I saw. It sucks.

Haha. Nah, it's okay :P Just needs some adjusting to fit in. Nothing much happened, just the usual. Orientation week, nice seniors, new people, new friends, etc. Don't like it much at the moment but I shall adapt to it, not that I have a choice anyways eh? :S

Did I mention that HOME SICKNESS is a DISEASE? Well, it IS. You can get really sick from it! Seriously. I missed EVERYTHING. Kept suddenly ( and constantly) blurring out and find myself at the verge of tears for no particular reason at all! Sheesh, I'm a t0tal wuss. On the other hand, I am SO so SO glad that INTEC is in Shah Alam. Which is sort of near where I live so, I can go back for the weekends.

My iPod kept me alive. Yeap it did. A bit of music before going to bed is very therapeutic. Thus, I would like to thank Abang again for gifting it to me :) and 'To Kill A Mockingbird' kept me sane. That book is brilliant, am lovin' it lots.

P.S: I love my parents. They're awesome people.