Roger Federer may be a god; but he sho’ ain’t perfect.
My boy Roger lost again to Guillermo Canas, the meth-using Argentine who just came back from a 15 month suspension from the ATP. I remembered Canas as the clean-cut player who captured the Chennai Open some years ago wrenching the title from Paradorn [...]
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players,
They have their exits and entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, [...]
Master Lee is my favorite Singaporean. He’s an 18 year old kid trapped in a septuagenarian’s body; maybe that’s why I immediately felt drawn to him. He was the one who introduced me to Indian food, and it’s him also who educated me on the nuances of Singaporean English or Singlish.
Two days ago, we [...]
He sat at the edge of his chair, feeling his limbs go leaden as he put down the phone. His worst fear has been confirmed. Once again he was denied admission to the program he was applying to.
He dared not breath for fear that his heart might explode from the [...]
