Saturday, September 23, 2006
as it draws to a close...
manutd dropped points against Reading!!! damn! i sure hope it's not a repeat of last september, where we dropped points like crazy and spoiled the perfect start to the campaign.
it was pretty unlucky for manutd last night. we were dominating in terms of possession and shots at goals. yet they took the lead through a penalty. we equalised 17minutes before time, but Reading started playing a survival game, comparable to putting eight bodies in front of the penalty box. and crap, we had to settle for a 1-1 draw. we created countless chances up front, but there wasn't any leading striker to convert them. starting with 4-5-1 and playing wazza as lone striker was disappointing. bleearrgh. let's wish fergie signs someone like Torres come January :D
the weekend has been pretty uneventful. redraft of philo essay,looking up resources for atomic bomb project, mugging for math test next wednesday. and of course, reading Revolution, which took up the bulk of my time heh. oh and tomorrow's voting day already!!! X)
watched a vcd called Glory Road yesterday. a film about this basketball coach who took over a certain Texas West College's basketball team. this team was a total unknown in college basketball, and very few highly-rated players were willing to take up the proffered scholarships. so the coach, Don Hasten, started offering the basketball scholarships to skilfull black streetball players who were not given an equal chance to play in other colleges (this story took place in the 60s, where was still a great deal of social stratification between the whites and the so-called coloured people) so these players went all the way and clinched the position of National Champion.
interesting film, and a good way to spend 2 hours after some "mugging" xP. and this story (which is a true story, by the way) was dubbed the emancipation proclamation of the 60s.
aarrggh. i really have to return to my mundane chores now. ><