i didn't think he could top last year's white blazer suit () as a way to highlight his self-importance and snobbishness on the court, but this year Federer came up with a limited edition cardigan.  he is the only one wearing it.  apparently it only costs 260 GBP... 

the cardigan has 5 buttons commemorating his 5 Wimbledon titles... nice touch...  blehh!

The inscription on the five buttons refers to his five victories: a self-congratulatory refrain that is deeply unattractive in a tennis player.

ok, but on to the main topic at hand...

in continuation of my Federer-haterer ways i have post about Rafael Nadal beating Roger Federer in the greatest match ever at the Wimbledon final :D

a screen capture of the tv makes it official ;)

i would like to see this kind of picture more often:

just like on clay

some things Fed said afterwards:

"It's rough on me now, obviously, you know, to lose the biggest tournament in the world over maybe a bit of light."

excuses, excuses...   Nadal was obviously out on the same court at the same time under the same conditions..

"I wasn't happy the way I was playing break points early on, no doubt," Federer said after losing 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8), 9-7 in a Wimbledon classic on Centre Court. "Except the one I made. It was fantastic."

good job Fed!  that one break of serve was indeed fantastic.  you did it!

ah haha, i'm so happy! :D   now, onto the US Open!

nice cardigan!

it has been a good couple of weeks for the hater in me :)  specifically, i am a Roger Federer, and Kobe Bryant HATER haha.

first, i was super satisfied that Rafael Nadal gave Roger a complete spanking (6-1, 6-3, 6-0) in the French Open final :D


 

then Kobe Bryant and the Lakers got spanked 131-92 in game 6 of the NBA Finals and lost to the Celtics






by far my favorite moment of the entire series was when Ray Allen blew by Sasha Vujacic for a wide open layup in crunch time in game 4, during the Celtics' monumental come-from-behind victory:

i love how Sasha is almost in tears during the timeout!  man, why am i such a hater!?

on the love side tho, i'm really happy that KG finally won a championship.  i've always been a fan of his so i'm happy to see him solidify his career and turn back all the doubters - damn haters! :p

coming up this week is Wimbledon where i am hoping, rooting, and wishing for Roger Federer to break his streak of 5 consecutive wins and LOSE to someone - preferably Rafael Nadal :D    if Roger loses i think i would have fulfilled my h8er quota for the next couple of years!    hmm... ok, maybe months...  ;)

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now some random photos

i went to visit my nieces in LA in May.  

the sisters :)

Stella found this little toy boot somewhere, and she wanted to put it on haha

she'd get so happy when it was on, then get upset after it fell off after taking a couple of steps :D

eating gelato:

playing with the camera case

petting the puppy

Hannya being a baby :)

went to see the Takashi Murakami exhibit the in the Brooklyn Museum

there was a piece named "Miss Ko2" :)  they wouldn't let me take a picture of it tho.  i need to get better at sneaking photos paparazzi style like some people i know... ;)

ran in the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge last week:

i'm not much of a runner.  it was fun tho, and i would do it again :)

wow.. it has been a while since i posted something on here.  does anyone read xanga anymore?    i guess facebook took over the scene...  but i don't mind so much.  i rather post stuff here than on facebook cos on FB anyone and everyone can read what you wrote. here, only the people that know about your blog can read.   at this point, i'm using this space just to document things for prosperity's sake.

Snowboarding

since i bought snowboarding gear during the summer this was supposed to be the winter when i finally learned how to snowboard.  i have been snowboarding on and off since college, but i have never gone enough times during any one season to actually learn.  every year i've had to start from scratch. 

this year i went 3 times, and that was juuust enough to finally pick it up!  the 3rd time was this past weekend and i was actually having fun, carving, and going a decent speed by the end of the night.  snowboarding is finally a hobby, and not excercise on physical pain :) 

it helped that i had a snowboarding master to give me pointers :D

i think i learned enough to actually make long distance snowboarding trips worthwhile.  what's the point of going to tahoe just to fall a bunch of times, u know?  next year i want to check out the mountains on the west coast.  mammoth, here i come!

Family

while clicking through the pages of my blog i noticed that the posts i like the most are the ones about my family, and especially my nieces.  pics of my nieces are really one of few inspirations to make new posts nowadays.

Halloween 2007 in LA:

my sister hosted a piñata party.  the kids didn't dress up at this party.

Stella in orange :)

Hannya doing her homework...

she's so funny :D

Stella wearing traditional Korean dress:

Hannya sword fighting with her nonna Anna

mom and dad and their new granddaughter

they are wearing orange!  =P

an email i got from Hannya:

date Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 8:40 PM
subject I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING........

 
Dear Enri,

At school there is something called Fall Festival it's for Halloween.
I am probably going to be a vampire.
This year I am going to play the clarinet the band teacher let me borrow her's.
So I can see if I can play it !!!!!!!!!!
But I still play the piano.
Well I have nothing else to say so I guess goodbye!!!!

A big kiss Hannya.

:D

Messing around at Chao's house warming party on Feb '08:

making sure the cookies don't overcook.  despite my efforts, they still came out overcooked :/ 

remember: the cookies continue to cook even after taking them out of the oven...

a friendly discussion among friends...

just posting a bunch of photos that have been living in my phone cam for a while.  they are in reverse chronological order.


two of my sister's pieces on display at an art exhibit at 14th st at 6/7 ave




my halloween photos.  pre party at my apt.  i didn't take too many pics.

this is the cab driver who ran over my ankle.  he also drove me to the ER.  this is when i found out i have a super power.

apple picking in MMaassaacchhuusseettss.

bbq in the deck of Pete and Janet's condo in the Boston suburbs

pics from my visit to LA

Hannya and Stella

it spells "Italy"

Hannya and her nonna Anna

lunch at a biker joint in Malibu

La Vie - a show by former Cirque de Soleil performers. 

some bonus halloween photos from Cynthia:

Edward giving a haircut

west siiide