{"id":1119,"date":"2007-11-01T19:34:06","date_gmt":"2007-11-01T23:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.IreneEng.com\/2007\/11\/01\/62-again\/"},"modified":"2007-11-01T19:34:06","modified_gmt":"2007-11-01T23:34:06","slug":"62-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=1119","title":{"rendered":"6:2 again"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tennis season came to a close after an over all win today.\u00a0 Coach set next week for a party.\u00a0 Pumpkin\u00a0n Co\u00a0won theirs 6:2 again.\u00a0 The school system ranks each player at beginning of the season and form it singles and doubles teams with a ranking.\u00a0 During the season, the lower ranked players can challenge the higher ups.\u00a0 But the high and mighty don’t have to\u00a0take the challenge.\u00a0\u00a0For example, Ace Sharon\u00a0isn’t ranked #1 in singles.\u00a0 When she wanted to challenger her way up, the higher ranked player\u00a0told her that she wasn’t available that day,<\/p>\n

“I’ve baby sit my bro”.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The bro is a year younger and Sharon said she saw the bro on the tennis court that afternoon.\u00a0 So, I’m not sure the challenge mechanism is fair.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is Pumpkin’s first season.\u00a0 She said she’ll do it again next year (not swimming), which is fine.\u00a0 Whichever she wants.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I was perhaps bit over confident in the beginning .. .. the club is helping me a lot ..”\u00a0 The way she and her doubles partner\u00a0consistently winning\u00a0in landslide fashion, perhaps they should have been a higher ranked team than what they’re now.\u00a0 But it’s a learning curve.\u00a0 She’ll know what to expect and to do next time around.\u00a0 Learning the system is as important as the talent itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I can’t help but to think Denzel Washington’s line in the\u00a0corrupt cop\u00a0he\u00a0portrait in the movie Training Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“He learned [worked] the\u00a0system .. so .. he deserves to go free ..”\u00a0\u00a0(Something like that) when they discussed a criminal in a restaurant.<\/p>\n

A great season and good start.\u00a0 WTG baby.<\/p>\n

During the match, I cheered for someone who hit a great shot.\u00a0 Pumpkin reminded me, “mom, you’re not in front of the TV..”\u00a0 Ok, I got it.\u00a0 I bet if I ever get to go to the Giants, they’ll let me cheer, correct?\u00a0 :))\u00a0 The first singles played a remarkable match, both girls were great, fair and consistent.\u00a0 I was impressed. .. .. K, it’s my time to go play.\u00a0 Last week John and I had a great win over Fan and Charlie.\u00a0 It’s very tough.\u00a0 But at the end, we prevail.\u00a0 Not sure my serve was good, Fan didn’t take it and called it in.\u00a0 Hope he didn’t let me win it.\u00a0 I did play well though.\u00a0 Fan is soon going to leave for few month, getting married back home, won’t return till after Chinese New Year.\u00a0 Big Steel magically show up for work for the past\u00a0week!<\/p>\n

P.S.<\/p>\n

\"2009-07-18\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy to report that the middle shcool has finally fixed the courts. The new tennis courts are so inviting than the old rundown ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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