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Saturday, August 30, 2008
Mr Wee's teacher's day card
this is mr wee's teacher's day. haha created by sze, that super artistic (and talented) girl! so cute right.



(sc) ♥ 6:07 PM
Friday, August 29, 2008
Teacher's day
today had teacher's day celebration. this year's programs hwere better than last year though i skipped the performance last year. haha. the organisation was simply better. thanks council, you've done a great job.

everyone were surprised to see me today. is my reputation that bad?! believe or not, i'm introvert.

stupid lin fang cheat my feeling. she promised to play bridge with me after celebration but today she didnt want to honour her agreement. and where's my drink?! huh?! you want to die is it?!

had lunch with ladyboy, yiwen and brownie. we wanted aijitei but settled at food republic. haha though i had two servings (mince pork noodle plus chicken rice), i'm still not full. food! i need more food! those 2 woman beside our table stared at me, horrified as if they've seen a ghost when i bought my second serving. haha jealous is it?! i wont gain weight no matter how much i eat. ahaha~

ladyboy was saying that those 07s07 girls all look so gentle with a motherly look but i think otherwise. they are not what they seem to be. she also commented that NALLY TAN LOOKS LIKE A CHINESE SCHOLAR (with a smart mugger look). ahahaha~ laugh my head off. lol~
(sc) ♥ 1:58 PM
Thursday, August 28, 2008
A Tribute to Kim Kyong Ah




She's the world's No.1 chopper, the first to attain a bronze in the oympic games.

the first time i saw her was during the athens olympics, when i barely know the significance of the game. i took much notice at her because of her unique playing style. today you dont see much choppers around. not only because its a skill hard to aquire, it is also a rather unfavourable tactics to play against strong attackers.

i remebered her playing doubles with another girl also with the surname 'kim', she was 26 then, retirement age for most of the athletes, but that was probably her first olympic games. watching her playing semifinals with li jia wei, i dont know why but i was cheering for her. i wanted her to win badly. i guess there's this special affinity between us.

she's very resilient, the never give up attitute touched me. although faced with a strong opponent, she gives her all to honour the game.



seeing her again 4 years later was like seeing an old friend. i'm totally impressed by her game play with li jia wei, second time in the olympics. hahaha~ its really heartening to see her controlling the game. but korea lose. she's dissapointed, and so am i. but we can always get it

back, yes in the londons game 2012. i'm looking forward to that.







i thereby proclaim that i'm a true blue fan of kim kyong ah of korea.




G

o kyong ah~ you will always have my support.














































on her wedding day






















Special report featuring Kim Kyong Ah




6/11/2008 奥林匹克运动会,北京,中国




2004年雅典奥运会开幕前几个月的时候,我们曾在泰陵选手村采访过金璟娥。当时她说:"我将每一天提高1%的实力"。在雅典奥运会开幕前不到一个月的时候,我们再一次见到她,当时她给了我们一个意味深长的微笑,"现在已经不剩下百分之几了。"言语中透露出她的自信。在雅典进行的奥运会比赛中,金璟娥取得了出人意料的好成绩,她是历史上首位在奥运会上获得单打铜牌的削球手,同时她还在双打比赛中取得了第4名。比赛成绩证明她在赛前所说的"要发挥出100%的实力"绝非虚言。




"一天一步"地扎实地往前走。金璟娥所说的给我们留下了深刻的印象,她的乒乓球人生轨迹也正是这样。从来没有突飞猛进式的迅速上升,她就是一点一点地、持续地前进。27岁时才第一次成为国家队成员,在几乎应该退役的年龄——28岁时才首次参加奥运会。正是在那次奥运会中,她取得了所有人都没有预料到的好成绩。回想起她赛前所透露的、被人认为只不过是空谈的目标和她那意味深长的微笑,似乎一切都是水到渠成的事情。





雅典奥运会以后的4年中,金璟娥韧劲十足的削球和令人叫绝的反攻仍然在不断地显示着威力。许多球员在大赛之后往往难掩疲惫,失去继续前进的力量,而金璟娥则坚持着她特有的那种"步行者"的脚步,一刻也不停息。金璟娥现在已经成了"大器晚成"的代名词。不知不觉已经32岁的她再一次向奥运会发起挑战。这位"特别的老将"在北京的战场上会再留下什么样的纪录呢?





"雅典奥运会时,事实上我根本不知道奥运会比赛是什么样的,完全是盲目地仅凭着认真的态度去打,但是这一回就不一样了。对奥运会比赛我已经了解了,不会再怎么紧张了。虽然也不是没有弱点,但至少比赛所必要的一切都可以提前去想到,可以有针对性地、高效率地去进行准备。现在我已经感觉相当轻松,可以满怀自信地投入奥运会的战斗。"




事实上,像金璟娥这样特殊的球员在韩国女子乒乓球界是很少见的。在金璟娥之前,具有代表性的韩国削球手是洪顺花,再往前有萨拉热窝世乒赛英雄郑贤淑。不过她们往往都是去辅佐攻击手,更多的是担任"阻击手"的角色。而金璟娥与她们的作用不同,她在相当长的一段时间里一直是率领着韩国国家队的前锋。获得奥运会奖牌,冲到世界排名第5位,作为削球手能够达到这样的高度是非常少见的。




以削球打法在韩国立足




说金璟娥是位特殊的球员,并不仅仅因为她是有代表性的削球手,更重要的是她在艰难的环境下走了过来,并最终成为韩国国家队的王牌。削球打法在韩国乒乓球界处于"没人把它当事,但又不可缺少"的地位,乒乓球界对削球手往往存在歧视,而且这种倾向还相当严重。可以想象,削球打法的球员在韩国乒乓球界坚持下来是多么的困难。




不论哪一个教练,都绝对不能接受自己的队员在比赛中输给削球手。球员们也相信,攻球手在与削球手的比赛中必须要赢下来,为了赢削球手,他们比赛打得非常认真。随着与削球手的比赛越来越多,攻球手对削球手的打法就越来越熟悉,而对于削球手来说,比赛打得越多,就会越来越艰苦。对于削球打法的认识,乒乓球界普通存在着先入之见或者说是偏见,认为削球不是攻击技术而仅仅是一种防守技术。




歧视归歧视,削球打法对韩国乒乓球来说是必须要有的,因为这关系到国际竞争力(特别是针对欧洲)。不过削球手存在的价值仅是作为攻击手的陪练。做这个工作不是一件轻松事。削球手们不仅要与那些攻击手们去战斗,同时还要与偏见和讽刺挖苦进行斗争。在艰难的环境下,每一次比赛他们都是输不起的。




金璟娥说,正是这些困难把她培养了出来。首先,在国内球员们的围攻之下把技术练了出来。其次,因为国家队的需要,可以一直进入泰陵选手村进行训练。在玄静和等一批球员退役以后,柳智惠、金戊校、李恩实、石恩美等那些"强大的"前辈们在国家队的时期里,金璟娥一直担任着国家队的陪练,她得以与这些强手在一起练球。当年洪顺花退役以后,韩国国内找不到实力令人满意的削球手。于是17岁的金璟娥还在上高中时被选为陪练,从那时开始一直到她进入实业队后的前半部分时间里,都是这样度过的。




"坦率地说,因为打法受限的原因,一直到26岁时我都没有认真地去练。不过在这一段时间里,我却形成了一种属于自己的风格。在韩国乒乓球这种特殊的环境下,削球手虽然日子过得艰难,但事实上这种艰难却可以使自己变得强大起来。"




韩国女乒掉出世界前十




金璟娥的球员生涯以参加2003年巴黎世乒赛为起点揭开了第二幕。在已经被称为老将的年龄,金璟娥第一次成为国家队队员,她必须以"雪藏的削球武器"的角色迅速填补前辈退役留下的空白。正所谓"良药苦口",金璟娥在自己运动生涯前半段所经历的残酷磨练,成为决定她命运的一剂良药。在国家队缺乏实力强大攻击手的时候,她能够挺身而出把全队带起来,大概就是缘于当年练就的内功。




然而在今年3月进行的世乒赛团体赛中,她没有出现在赛场上,不得不坐在了观众席上。因削球打法的限制,国内比赛实在太难打,她在国家队阵容选拔中被淘汰下来。令人不能理解的是,在奥运会年里打世界大赛,为什么不能采用考虑世界排名和打法的推荐制。除唐娜之外,韩国乒协却在世乒赛和奥运会中排出了不同的阵容。




早些年,金璟娥曾与另外一名削球手朴美英一起顽强地把国家队撑起来。而在这次世乒赛团体赛中,韩国女队一头栽了下去,跌出世界前十名,这是韩国女子乒乓球50余年的历史上从未有过的事情。新老交替未能成功所带来的弱点,近几年间由两位老练的削球手弥补上了。可是随着她们两人缺阵,韩国女队存在的问题在这次世乒赛中迅速暴露出来。坐在观众席看着她们惨败,金璟娥感到心痛,她总感觉原因在自己身上,甚至觉得自己有负罪感。




"这不是我所认识的国家队。尽管她们的经验不足是一方面的原因,但是她们给人的印象是明显缺乏充分的准备。无论如何,这回是韩国女子乒乓球的真实现状完全地暴露出来了。可是以往我们也都是在可利用的资源不很多的情况下顽强地坚持了下来,而且还坚持得很好。我觉得这就不能理解了。我想现在我们应该做的是把奥运会打好,找到重新冲上去的契机。"




"全世界就属张怡宁打我最轻松"




削球手的比赛是有趣的。因为不论与哪一个对手比赛,削球手都不会轻易地崩溃。对手一拍一拍地连续攻过来的、看起来几乎不可能回过去的球,他们都能顽强地削回去;一旦对手稍露出一点空当,他们就可以发动电光石火般的逆袭,为观众们带来无穷的乐趣。韩国男队的朱世赫成为世界级明星,就是缘于他华丽的削球技术。




金璟娥也是这样。无论与哪一位世界强手对抗,她都不会轻易地败退,即使在落后的局面下,她也经常能够坚持到最后,完成大逆转。在削球手的比赛中,4比3的比分出现得特别多,他们的比赛往往也会形成持久战。




但是,凡事无绝对,金璟娥也有克星——中国的张怡宁。到现在为止,金璟娥从来没有赢过张怡宁一次。雅典奥运会半决赛中,她就是遇到了张怡宁而无法继续前进。当时,金璟娥把在决赛中碰张怡宁作为自己的最大目标。可是因为对阵抽签的原因,她们不可能在决赛中相遇,金璟娥马上把自己的目标修订为铜牌。由此可见,张怡宁是一位多么可怕的对手。金璟娥无奈地说:"全世界打我打得最轻松的就是张怡宁了。"




"她是一位可怕的对手,这是无可争辩的事实。不过有了张怡宁这个最大的目标,对我是有帮助的。在训练中,我随时都想着张怡宁那潮水般的攻势。然后再与其它选手比赛时,相对来说就会感觉比较轻松了。如果以后再有机会与张怡宁交手,我想我会顽强地拼下去,不然轻易地认输的。"




金璟娥的克星仍然存在着。4年前的世界第一,4年后还是世界第一位。今年的奥运会她仍然挡在前面。不过这次我们聊到张怡宁时,金璟娥的表情意外地平静。无数次地削回对手的抽杀、随时瞄准对手的漏洞准备反击,她特有的韧劲已经完全融入那平静之中了。世界最强削球手金璟娥和世界最强攻击手张怡宁的较量,已经在赛场之外持续进行中,难道不是吗?




走向北京




北京奥运会还有几个月就要到了。像4年前那样,金璟娥又开始了"每天1%"的提高实力的过程。为了补充随着年龄增长而下降的体力,她现在的体能训练较以前增加了接近一倍。年龄夺走的是体力,带来的是能力和技术。在不断减少的无谓失误和不断开阔的视野的基础上,年龄倒会带来在技术上的自信感。现在金璟娥所要做的就是提高肌肉量和不断增强体能,有了体能就可以保证她在北京的战场上与各路强手进行巅峰之战。




"经常会感到困难,但我们女子乒乓球会努力地打下去。这次奥运会不仅有个人赛,还有新设的团体战。我会与唐娜、朴美英一起同心协力,争取做到最好。大家不要仅仅盯着奥运会,希望大家一直支持我们。我们一定要用好成绩报答大家的期待。"




(来源/乒乓世界 原载/韩国《月刊桌球》 翻译/王冰)

(sc) ♥ 3:13 PM
A poem for the extraordinary


美丽的女人啊

你来自战火纷飞的国度

穿过枪林弹雨

依然带着祥和的微笑


你平静的双眸里

流溢出奥林匹亚女神的光彩

你的笑,象初升的旭日

弥漫了奥林匹亚山

弥漫了北京


没有奖金, 没有资助

没有官员呵护

甚至听不到祖国亲人的助威呐喊

更甚至 没有一套漂亮的运动服


裹着你的头巾

在北京初秋的微风里

在腥风血雨的恶斗里

在奸诈、名利的角斗中

你圣洁的光

洋溢开来!
(sc) ♥ 2:55 PM
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
A Tribute to Robina Muqimyar
i'm ashamed of what i've said in my previous post. erase that from your mind. and if you are thinking in the same way as i do, please read this post carefully, SHE will change your mind.

dont just fix your gaze on wonders like micheal phelps, she's the true hero in the game. olympics is not just all about glory.





"I'm the luckiest girl in the world to participate in two Olympic Games, and I hope to get to London."


she's Robina Muqimyar, the only afganistan woman athelete participating in 100m sprint in 2008 beijing olympics. despite coming in last out of 85 with a timing of 14.08secs, she touched the hearts of millions. she's simply extraordinary.

she does not have a qualified trainer, she has no sponsor, she comes from a country ruined by war and she grew up under hardline Islamist rulers who would not brook girls playing sport. she only have 2 weeks to train, and despite opposition from the conservative society and even threats from taliban, she went for the event against all odds.

i'm deeply moved by her bravery. she's a woman who have the courage to stand up in a society dominated by man, one that woman are denied of their pursue of freedom and rights. if you ever watched the event and mocked at her for you think even you can do better than that, please be ashamed of yourselve. she ran in headscarve, without proper spikes. how much does she have to scarifice for this moment that lasted for merely 14seconds?

i'll be parying for her, day and night. sincerely hope to see her again in london 2012. i hope i'm lucky enough to be there to show her my appreciation.

for more pictures and updates of my heroine, please click here


like afganistan, china and korea were also societies traditionally dominated by man. blame confucianism, that's the root cause for the gender inequality. if confucian (the so called great man in chinese history) himself was a woman, he would have a totally different perspective. if you are a man, i'm sure you would love to practice polygamy. but would you also like to share your wife with other men?! if you dont, what makes you think that your wife would love to share you with other women?!

i'm sure confucian, that muddle-head old man, capitalised on his influence to satisfy his greed, not for the good of mankind, in creating a society dictated by man. what is it with "man are bread winners, women are home makers"? RUBBISH
(sc) ♥ 4:40 PM
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