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July 30 Pls Redirect After much consideration, I've decided this space will no longer be updated. You can see my latest posts following this address http://xyillusion.blogspot.com/ For now the above link is accessible from China, if not, pls use proxy to get there, or you can just wait till it's accessible again. Hope it won't be too difficult for you. Thank you for your interest. July 07 The Greatest Match EverYesterday around 8.30 pm, I was already sitting on the sofa waiting for the Wimbledon men's final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. I hoped Nadal could win to stop Federer's winning streak on grass and take away the trophy Federer had possessed for the last five years. Wimbledon has a new king. Rafael Nadal dethroned Roger Federer after a five-year reign by winning the longest-ever Wimbledon men's final. The consistently heartstopping 6-4, 6-4,
6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7 classic began at 2.35pm and thanks to a
couple of breaks for rain (surely necessary for the spectators to catch
their breath), it ended at 9.15pm with the 22-year-old from Mallorca
dropping to the ground with his arms outstretched in celebration. Watching
the four hours and 48 minutes on-court action, from the vantage point
of the royal box, was Centre Court legend Bjorn Borg. Nadal had matched
the Swede's fantastic feat of winning the Grand Slams of Roland Garros
and Wimbledon back-to-back and had also prevented Federer surpassing
the five titles in a row he collected between 1976 and 1980. Conditions for the latest duel between tennis's two finest players could not have been more demanding. The rain, which delayed the start for 27 minutes, eventually cleared but the chill, gusting wind which accompanied it persisted throughout the match, blowing winning shots off course and making life even more difficult for the two competitors. That they coped so well spoke volumes for their skill and adaptability. With the five-time champion looking less than his authoritative best, it was Nadal who struck the first heavy blow, capitalising on successive Federer errors to break for a 2-1 lead. From the start Nadal concentrated his battering-ram attack on the Federer backhand, aiming every serve and looping forehand in that direction and it kept the champion in an unaccustomed position - on the back foot. Federer prospered more when he switched to net-rushing but he could not block Nadal's inexorable advance towards the first set. The Spaniard managed to fight off a break point to stay 3-1 ahead and he needed to avert two more as he served for the set, which he clinched on his third set point after 48 minutes, courtesy of another brace of ground stroke errors from Federer. It was the first set Federer had dropped since the final of the French Open, when he was routed by the same Nadal. Federer's counter-attack was immediate and it rushed him into a three-game lead which he extended to an apparently commanding 4-1 with his sixth and seventh aces, only for the irrepressible Nadal to bounce back with some thrilling, all-action stuff. To Federer's visible anger, his serve was broken as a stretched volley flew out of play and Nadal pulled level at 4-4 as Federer squandered yet another break point. Now Nadal was in full, thrilling flow, breaking Federer again to lead 5-4 with another huge forehand and celebrating with pumped fists. As he was serving for the second set, Nadal received a warning from umpire Pascal Maria of France for taking too long between serves. Clearly unsettled by the timing of that censure, the Spaniard permitted Federer another break point on a wind-caused error, but in typical fashion dug deep and clinched the set when Federer once more mistimed a backhand into the netting. So, having swept five games, Nadal was in the driving set, two sets ahead. Nadal's authority suffered a scare in the third game of the third set when he slipped in making a sudden change of direction and called in the trainer to check on his right knee. No time-out was requested by Nadal, though his speed around court appeared to be affected for a while. He was at full stretch
in the next game, fighting off two Federer break points and, as dark
clouds began to mass over Centre Court, the champion went flat out to
recover a set and get back into the match. But four more break points
went begging as Nadal held for 3-3 before wasting three break points of
his own which would have put him 4-3 ahead and perfectly positioned to
win. It was late, very late, but not too late for the coronation of a new king to begin.Instead, with Federer leading 5-4, the expected downpour set in and play was held up for one hour 20 minutes. On the resumption it was Federer who dominated when a tie-break was needed to resolve the set, hammering four aces to take it by seven points to five. The fourth set did not contain a single break point for either man and when the second tie-break of the match arrived it was a sensation, with Nadal first leading by five points to two and then reaching, and missing, two Championship points before Federer levelled at two sets all when a Nadal backhand error left him the winner by 10 points to eight. Another downpour drove the players off court for half an hour with the score at 2-2 in the final set and when they returned the light was fading. But the spirit of both finalists burned bright as they hammered the ball at each other just as eagerly as they had done when this marathon first began. At 3-4 Nadal saved a break point which would have left Federer serving for the title. At 6-6 Federer saved a couple of break points. Finally, in the gloom, the Spaniard broke to lead 8-7 when Federer struck a forehand too long. So Nadal served for the match again, getting to his third Championship point only for Federer to hit an incredible backhand service return. Deuce once again, but Nadal moved to his fourth match point with a big serve and, with the crowd going wild, Federer finally cracked, dumping a forehand in the net. [Match Reports: Nadal nicks title after five-set thriller, Sunday, 6 July 2008, Written by Ronald Atkin] July 02 Christopher EcclestonDate of Birth16 February 1964, Salford, Lancashire, England, UKHeight6' 1½" (1.87 m)Mini BiographyBorn in Salford, Lancashire. He often returns there to fight for local issues and is a patron of the arts for the area.
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Mini BiographyChristopher Eccleston trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and first came to public attention as Derek Bentley in Let Him Have It (1991). However, it was a regular role in the TV series "Cracker" (1993) that made him a recognizable figure in the UK. He appeared in the low-budget thriller Shallow Grave (1995) and in the same year won the part of Nicky Hutchinson in the epic BBC drama serial "Our Friends in the North" (1996). It was the transmission of the latter series on BBC Two that really made him into a household name in the UK. TriviaIs a supporter of Manchester United soccer club. Was the first actor to play the title character in a "Doctor Who" story to be born after the show first commenced in November 1963. He follows in a long line of distinguished actors to have portrayed the character of Doctor Who on screen. William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy all played the role in the television series, while Peter Cushing and Paul McGann took the part in spin-offs from the show. He has retained his Lancashire accent. His earliest memory of watching "Doctor Who" (1963) is Patrick Troughton in the black-and-white episodes of the late 1960s. Cast in Terry Gilliam's 'The Man who Killed Don Quixote', but didn't film any scenes before production closed down. In the documentary _Lost in La Mancha_ (2002) his photograph appears on a pinboard featuring photos of the cast. Emailed old friend writer/producer Russell T. Davies and asked to be put on the list of possibles for the title role in the revival of "Doctor Who" (2005) series. He has claimed in interviews that he was not a fan of the original "Doctor Who" (1963) and was really attracted to take the part because of his admiration for Davies as a writer. The BBC has recently admitted that they announced his departure too early. It was agreed back in January that he would only do one series and a Christmas special. The announcement of his depature should have be made about halfway through the new series run. [April 2005] Turned down a role in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1998). Is one of three "Doctor Who" actors who portrayed The Doctor on TV to appear in an episode of "Casualty" (1986). The others are Colin Baker (I) and Sylvester McCoy. He is a vegetarian. He passed his driving test in January 2004 but is only qualified to drive an automatic. Of the ten actors to play the Doctor in "Doctor Who" (1963) and "Doctor Who" (2005), he is the only one who has never worked with Nicholas Courtney, who played Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart in the former from 1968 to 1989 as well as in numerous Big Finish audio dramas. A very keen runner. Younger brother of twins Alan Eccleston and Keith Eccleston. Uncle of Peter Eccleston and Rebecca Eccleston, who acted with him in Let Him Have It (1991). Often collaborates with Phyllida Lloyd on stage.
Personal QuotesI wasn't always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we all at one time had it rammed down our necks at school, which tends to take the edge off it. A year later, and I'm average again. Any horror element is as much psychological as special effects. Culturally we've always felt it important to express the life of the country, and working class comes into that. I came out of school in '79 when unemployment was really starting to bite, went back and redid my O-levels, there was a play going on and I was corralled into it. I care more about telly because it made me an actor and there's a much more immediate response to TV. You can address the political or cultural fabric of your country. I'm different from the other Doctors in that I'm northern. All the others spoke with this RP accent [received pronunciation] - maybe it was that that put me off. I think that it's good that we teach kids that people who speak like that can be heroic. (On starring in "Doctor Who" (2005)) My bony face is like a car crash. I haven't got good looks, just weird looks, enough to frighten the fiercest monster.
Where Are They Now(March 2004) As of March 20, 2004, officially announced as the newest actor to play the classic television character "Doctor Who" for the 2005 BBC revival of the series. (November 2006) Joining the cast of Heroes. His first episode will be broadcast on 22 January 2007. March 09 自主招生Sun Jan 13, 2008 这么烦的东西在父母的威逼利诱下我竟然参加了。连班主任都鄙视我报中大自主招生。 但我还是去了笔试、面试，搞得我一个周末不得安宁。 笔试时监考的2个人比较严肃而搞笑。 面试真是很奇怪。首先要等半天，别的组的都花费比较一致的时间，我在的那一组出奇地快。我战战兢兢地进去，坐下，自我介绍、答问题，我想考官可以看得出我丝毫没有作准备。我支支吾吾说不出话来，心想肯定衰到贴地了。我尽量认真作答，可令我感到最不舒服的是，在我讲话的时候考官也喜欢互相交流议论，不知道是否所有的考官都这样，还是我太敏感了，我觉得自己似乎没有得到足够的尊重。 Anyways，一切烦人的都完了。中大选不选我都不重要了。 Sat Mar 8, 2008
今天看到了成绩。
语文真恶心。还不知道到底有没分加。希望不大吧。 Sun Mar 9, 2008
原来3月7日自主招生录取名单就出来了，我今天才看到。
网页打开得很慢，可能因为浏览量太大，等了半天，好紧张，大脑想着自己不介意，心脏却咚咚地跳。网页打开后，慢慢地往下滚，看到了自己的名字，还有很多同学的名字。
结束了。 February 29 Feb.29th 2008纪念一下这特别的一天。 二月份发生了很多事。 月考、放假、提前开学、继续奋斗，感觉高三就是没停过。 开学后的一个星期，我18岁了，悲喜交加。虽然知道拥有了不少新的权利，但没有长大的感觉，反而一下子老了不少。 今年学到的东西比前两年之和都多。唉，无法避免的高考，硬是把许多东西塞进我脑袋，可恨又可悲。 Jason Kidd 来到了小牛，意料之外。虽然我曾有过这样的想法，Dirk Nowitzki+Jason Kidd=Unbeatable=Champion，没想到等式左边在All Star之后成立了，希望右边快点实现！！！ 离高考<100天了，奋斗！ February 06 Virgin Territory----Funniest film of 2007Virgin Territory is crap, yet the funniest crap I've ever seen. Hayden and Mischa must have been out of their minds to act in this film, and they did it the most terrible way which earns them a great deal of criticism. And of course, poor Matthew Rhys was in it, but he wasn't awkward, he was just pure fun. Matthew Rhys, Tim Roth and the guy playing the 'priest' handled their parts very well, presenting the story as it should be-a crazy funny one. The following lines were the beginning of my laughter during the film: Gerbino[Tim Roth] and his men chased down Count Dzerzhinsky[Matthew Rhys]. Gerbino sent one of his men to kill Count Dzerzhinsky with a sword. As the man was approaching Count Dzerzhinsky, he was shot by Count Dzerzhinsky and dead. Then Gerbino said to his men, "What's that? You see that? Fantastic! I want that! Get me that!" Then his men rushed to Count Dzerzhinsky. Then I realized, gun was an advanced weapon at that time. There are also other funny lines which can be read here Memorable quotes for Memorable quotes for Virgin Territory . February 01 幸福最大化8条使幸福最大化的方法： 1、好事一起享受不如分开享受 2、坏事分开忍受不如一起忍受 3、大好事小坏事分开经历不如一起经历 4、大坏事小好事一起经历不如分开经历 5、好事晚说不如早说 6、坏事早说不如晚说 7、静止的好事不如变动的好事 8、变动的坏事不如静止的坏事 ——摘自《科学世界》2008年第1期 January 30 FinallyI think I've had enough of these crazy exams. And I don't care about the results anymore. Go to hell! The saddest thing on earth is that I only have 7 days off, not enough for everything I want or need to do. Music, movie, tv, magazines, books, sports...all of them gave me endless joy I just couldn't have it all. This school year has been the worst one of my life. I've never hated school as much as I do now. Unfortunately, everything sucks. Far far away from a 'fabulous 2008'. December 30 Dinner Outside最近有太多出去吃饭的理由了。冬至、考完试、元旦、过年......陆续有来。在外面吃得多了，外出吃饭的兴奋也消失得无影无踪。 冬至时兴致勃勃地到金满城，想着好好美餐一顿，谁知去到那里狼吞虎咽了约1个小时，便"仓皇而逃"。我们不幸地book了第一轮，5.30-7.30，可我去到已经6.30，没多久周围的人陆续离开，服务员紧张地收拾桌子准备给第二轮的客人。虽然是美食，硬塞进肚子也感到一丝不安。 今天轮到万寿宫。时间充裕，可点菜把爷爷给急坏了，用他的话说，就是"大家都吃不到一块儿"。幸好艰难地搞定菜单后，食物还是比较令人满意，于是开始和经理客套，拉关系，要折头......看惯了，也就觉得没啥了。我感觉比较好的是，那里的厕所重新装修了，自动冲水，乃一大进步。 讲到这个题目，顺便列举一下我经常去／去过的吃饭地点： 家庭聚餐：金满城、今甘万寿宫、重庆小洞天、有骨气食坊、香岛酒家、鹅胜、手拉手、食为先。 学校附近：OK、7/11、M记、KFC、海渥寿司、绿茵阁、黑暗餐厅、佰家乐、一家香、清真xx、饺子店、阁楼店、沙县小吃、多满分、强记鸡粥、后门大饼店、酸辣粉、华师饭堂。 得闲再补充。 December 14 敬仰的人今天是我敬仰的人——学识渊博、风趣幽默的"罗百科"罗碎海老师的生日。我昨天中午去9班时看见9班的同学非常有心思地在剪Hearts，得知今天是碎海老师的生日，真是很想和9班同学一起祝他生日快乐。今天见到碎海哥2次，但我都没能抓住机会表达我的祝福，真是遗憾，只有在这里说了：希望他身体健康，他教的班的成绩蒸蒸日上，11班的人多点挖掘他的魅力。 据说罗碎海老师有个哥哥叫罗大海，"碎"在他们家乡是"小"的意思。无意中，成就了这个非凡的名字，也造就了这个非凡的人。 December 01 Sherlock Holmes and HouseToday during the English period, I watched about half an hour of one of the Sherlock Holmes detective stories, "The Red-Headed League". It reminded me so much of House, and of course Wilson, and this
article "福尔摩斯行医记" I read about a year ago. It's a rather brilliant coincidence. November 16 Problems I'm Facing1. Have no idea what my dream job is. 2. Have no idea what I want to study in university. 3. Have no idea what my life aim is. 4. Constantly decreasing test scores. 5. Distant relationship with teachers around me. 6. Fantasy of earning lots of money without having to work. ...... Reality is cruel all the time, especially now. Pressure Brings Me DownI did bad in my third monthly test. I kept making stupid mistakes that I would never make when I'm doing regular exercises. Almost in every subject, I fell behind while others enjoyed their achievements. I guess pressure is bringing me down. I can't be like this anymore. But where could I find the solution?
November 13 CrushToday as I was leaving school when I kinda ran into our vice headmaster just at the school gate. He was coming in and I was going out, chatting with my friend. At once he captured my eyes. I wasn't so sure if that was him. I confirmed by taking another glance and was immediately attracted by his... I don't know how to describe it. And I looked right on his face before he realized he was watched by someone. Then he looked at me, I looked at him. Right at that moment, I knew I was supposed to greet him but I couldn't say a word. It felt like when I tried the 跳楼机 for the first time, I was so moved by the beautiful scenary I saw in the sky. I didn't scream and I wished to stay in the sky for as long as possible. I guess he could have felt something strange about me.
I think he's the handsomest among the leaders in our school. He was realistic, and humorous, more of an inside person. I attended his classes when I was in senior 1. He would come to the classroom early and play classical music using the laptop before beginning lesson. He would talk about his hobby including hi-fis and collecting Chinese acient teapots during class as examples of some economic phenomenon. I enjoyed pretty much every minute of it. Recently I noticed he changed his dressing style. He casually leaves the bottom part of his shirt out of trousers, unlike most of the teachers in our school. He looks more comfortable and charming now. I like this change. November 12 DreamsPart Une One night in last month, I had a dream which I experienced death in. I was on a geographical study tour organized by school with teachers and friends walking in the street of Hong Kong. The street was in chaos, I believed, and we called the police. The police's reply was that under the special circumstances like that, the police force couldn't help us. We were on our own. Then the camera moved to another stage where the group of us were walking up a slope. Suddenly a grenade-like object fell from the sky and I yelled 'Everyone get down!' but nobody listened until a few secs later it exploded. I was on the ground covering my head while some of my friends got injured. Not long after that, men in black jumped out of all the vans nearby and pointed their gun at us. We had no option but to do as they said. We were taken to the basement of an abandoned building. They told us to line up and sit down. We all followed their instruction. Then they began to shoot us, one by one. My friends died in front of me. Out of nowhere, my hand grabbed a gun. I was almost lying on the ground when I tried so hard to shoot the bad guys. What I did was in vain. Finally a bullet went through my heart and I was dead. That was when I woke up, shivering. I was so afraid that what I dreamt might actually happen one day. Then I went back into the dream to see if there was a slightest chance to turn things around. Although my body was dead, I was conscious. Things went on as the movie The Butterfly Effect. I tried to pretend to be a doctor and said I was of value to them. I even dressed the leader's injury. Nothing went on. Then I jumped to the scene when I was running after my teacher. He was supposed to protect me and we were supposed to get out of there together. We ran from the basement to the top of the building. Apparently there was no way to go any further. My dream stuck there and ended. Part Deux A few days earlier, I had another weird dream. [The maths teacher who taught me during senior 2 is called M. And now my maths teacher is called G.] M's baby was born a couple of months ago so M had been taking vacation to look after his wife and baby. But he returned one day to teach us. We had been taught by G ever since we were senior 3. We didn't know that G was a substitute for the period. But the problem was that we(more specifically, I) like G very much and I hate M. M was old, boring and annoying. But my memory flashed back to the first day G met us. His words suggested he was not permanent. It was then did I know M was to teach us instead of G. As I was thinking about it, M started his lesson and G was sitting on the right side of the classroom. G was smiling, quietly paying attention to M, like M was his teacher. We were angry about M teaching us again. So once we had the chance, we laughed at him. We expressed our dissatisfaction in every possible way but M still wouldn't go away, G was still smiling gently. That was when I woke up, asking myself "R U out of ur mind?". I don't know what I think about later. I just put it behind. October 12 I'm back, occasionallyI haven't been here for almost a year, I guess. Seeing the improvements here makes me a little bit want to maintain my space. But it's undecided. Life's now kind of rush. I'm always running out of time, always forgetting to do something only for myself. Read about an article today, sounds interesting. Maybe we all have the same problems. 41 Reasons Why Your Blog Probably Sucks October 20 PsychologyPsychologyFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPsychology is an academic and applied field involving the study of the human mind, brain, and behavior. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including problems of individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental illness. Psychology differs from anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology in seeking to explain the mental processes and behavior of individuals. Psychology differs from biology and neuroscience in that it is primarily concerned with the interaction of mental processes and behavior, and of the overall processes of a system, and not uniquely the biological or neural processes themselves, though the subfield of neuropsychology combines the study of the actual neural processes with the study of the mental effects they have subjectively produced. However, biological psychology, the scientific study of the biological bases of behavior and mental states, is a subfield of biology and psychology which deals with this mental effects. The word psychology comepsyche ("soul," "mind") and -λογία,s from the ancient Greek ψυχή -ology, "study"). |
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