Words from Miao

How you feel about yourself now (Temperance)

You feel a need for harmony and balance in your life and indeed are starting to feel that some peace has already been restored. If you have been through some tough times, such as a break up of a relationship or financial problems, peace will be restored. However if you are still experiencing problems, this is a time for calm, careful control and patience and you will soon have a sense of normality again.

What you most want at this moment (The Magician)

What you most want is a new love in your life, and when The Magician appears, a new love affair or perhaps a rekindled affair is at hand. All things new are possible, the result is up to you - its all dependent on just how much you want it.

Your fears (The Tower)

You are afraid your world is falling apart, you're experiencing sudden changes and disruption and you don’t quite know what to do. Perhaps subconsciously you’ve wanted a solution to an issue but didn’t quite expect things to have turned out as they have. Use this change as an opportunity for a new beginning. If you have been planning to move home you will be experiencing setbacks.

What is going for you (The Lovers)

New love and commitment will enter your life, even if there’s no one on the horizon - be prepared for a surprise. Throw caution to the wind and expect joyous and happy times ahead.

What is going against you (The Devil)

It's like you’re in a drug-induced haze - it feels great and always leaves you wanting more. This is addiction pure and simple, whether it's an obsessive sexual relationship, money deals that are too good to be true, materialism at any cost or recreational drugs. Take care - it won’t lead to a happy ending.

Outcome (The Empress)

This is a truly creative and fertile time. Expect the best if you are considering having a child, creating a new job or business opportunity or starting a creative project. The Empress symbolizes abundance, joy and happiness, and reassurance - a firm foundation for future progress.

Just thought of posting a tarot reading i did :D

How you feel about yourself now (The Lovers)

You want love or a new love in your life and a new relationship is in the offering. Even if you are not thinking about love, you’re in for a surprise. If faced with a choice this is an important one and could affect the rest of your life.

What you most want at this moment (The Chariot)

The cards suggest Miao Ming Hong, that what you most want at this time is success, to win and not give up the fight. You are successful and assertive in most things, or if you haven’t quite got the success you want, you will get it. This is a time of movement and change - expect a journey relating to work, or if you want that car you’ve been looking at, go get it.

Your fears (The Tower)

You are afraid your world is falling apart, you're experiencing sudden changes and disruption and you don’t quite know what to do. Perhaps subconsciously you’ve wanted a solution to an issue but didn’t quite expect things to have turned out as they have. Use this change as an opportunity for a new beginning. If you have been planning to move home you will be experiencing setbacks.

What is going for you (The High Priestess)

All lines are open in your telephone exchange with your intuition, and there is no better guide than your intuition. Listen, listen carefully and the secret you want revealed will be shared with you.

What is going against you (Wheel Of Fortune)

A run of bad luck here, perhaps already evident or certainly signs that things are not going your way. The responsibility of important decisions weigh heavy with you where there are choices to make. Trust your intuition, and even if you have to make the painful decision to give up something in order to move on, then have the courage to do it. Trust that The Wheel of Fortune constantly turns and whilst it may be against you at the moment it will in time turn and bring you good fortune.

Outcome (The Star)

This is a time of good luck and fortune, perhaps after a period of struggle and heartache. Good health, possibly after a time of illness, and good fortune that will give you a new zest of life. If considering a new love affair, new job or career, or travel, then go for it. You may also receive a gift or gifts!

Omg, go download Opera 10, it's fucking fast.

It's only been the first day of FYP. And i'm fucking hating it. Not that i have much to complain about, but the mundane chores that we are assigned with and the fact that we have to stuck with that for 12 weeks seem like a very harrowing and depressing thought for me. Falling asleep on 2 occassions doing my research while waiting for the slowassed computer. Wtf.

I just hate my life, hate my course. I so should have stuck to bioengineering at RP, but it's all too late now.

Meh.

Tennis was kinda a bad mistake, playing after FYP helped me de-stress abit but it made me super tired and i just died right after dinner.
I woke up at around 1.45am and can't get back to sleep. I guess FYP made me realise that i would NEVER want my life to be like that in the future. Just made me hate engineering more.

I guess the thing that bothers me the most is the constant thought of the deadline always looming and rearing it's ugly head at you. The super fucking i have no idea why so long hours aren't excatly helping also. (8.30am to 6.00pm EVERYDAY fucks up your life in ways you can't ven imagine). To make matters even better, we can't even facebook or msn. Like, wtf? It's not as if we're going to facebook or msn the whole day. The very thought of our freedom being snatched away like that just saddens and depresses and stresses me to the point where i can't be even bothered to type in a fun to read manner, i just had to rant to someone, anyone, even if this blog is long dead.

Oh, a final note, the class chalet sure LOOKED fun. Too bad i didn't go.

No one told me there was one.
Thank you so much for being my friends.

I swear you can literally SEE the cobwebs on this blog.
Good lord, in like, 4 hours? It will be EXCATLY a month since i last posted something.

>.>

Tomorrow's my only worry.
Damn you GP-asses and GS-Menses.

But it's also one of the last 3 papers that actually have a certain degree of importance i will ever have to take in a long, long time.

I also got this nice, pink/red looking letter from good ol' MINDEF.

Telling me to book my MEDICAL date.
Wtf, then there's also a scheduled IQ/Intelligence test after that >.>

.....

I better go settle this quick, me no want go to jail.

I want to lose my tummy before that dreaded checkup! >:3
Ohm-nom-nom.

Defensive Baseliner

A defensive baseliner, or counter-puncher or retriever, returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes. He/She has consistent shots, makes few errors of his own while making it difficult for opponents to hit winners. The game of the defensive counter-puncher has more to do with physical endurance and determination to retrieve un-retrievable balls as well as mental stamina. They tend to make relatively few errors because they don't attempt the complicated and ambitious shots of the aggressive baseliner. But that doesn't mean they don't ever attempt aggressive shots. A counter-puncher must have speed and agility to cover the court. He/She is a fighter, and has to have willingness to chase down every ball to frustrate opponents. Especially offensive baseliners who naturally have a fiery attitude and flair, returning every aggressive shot which they do will just encourage their aggressiveness and thus encouraging errors and mistakes. Usually, the defensive counter-puncher frustrates their opponent so much that their opponent might actually try to change their game by either coming to the net in which case they can just execute "Passing Shots" down the lines, or by attempting to also be a defensive counter-puncher.

Counter-punchers often excel on slow courts, such as clay courts. The court gives them extra time to chase down shots and it is harder for opponents to create winners. Counter-punchers are often particularly strong players at low-level play, where opponents cannot make winners with regularity.

On rare occasions players have been known to use a style that has not yet been named. It is mainly used by players that do not have strong backhands so they switch hands the racket is in to make their non-dominate hand their forehand. This allows for a longer reach on balls that would normaly be unattainable from a normal backhand and it frustrates their opponent due to the change up of styles.

Great counter-punchers of all time include Mats Wilander, Björn Borg, Ivan Lendl, Guillermo Vilas, Michael Chang, Miloslav Mecir, Chris Evert, and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Active players who employ this strategy are Lleyton Hewitt, Guillermo Coria, Rafael Nadal, Gilles Simon, Andy Murray, Jelena Janković, Gaël Monfils, Zheng Jie, and Anastasia Myskina.

Lol?