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This post is plaining for the fact that I'm pretty pissed of about myself and I'm pissed of at being pissed of by myself.
In other words, this is a 'pour it out' post.
This morning the IPPT trail was supposed to be a gauge. I'm confident for the gold, I just want to know if I'm really there this time. Having a chance that the fact that this time I won't be the first runner back(the first runner's timing is 9:12), I know I got someone to pace me this time.
However I ran the wrong route the first round when someone else over took me and ran the wrong route as well. He was disqualified for running the short route. I was timed running and extra small round. Although the result was still pass for the whole IPPT, I'm pretty pissed of by the fact that I ran the wrong route and the road marshals didn't stop me.
I'll take that as a serious lesson that I'll never run the wrong route again, and I will train for my gold award. Case closed.
Still I'm pretty happy that I was able to hassle during today's basketball game at the new court at ZHCC. There was no layups that went 'board only' or neither were there any air balls. Still, I think that I can do better and we're feeling the hype of playing with each other.
For everything that I do, I have a vision, and a gauge for achievement. It can be day to day, hour to hour, but if I want to achieve it, I will strive for it. It's my live motto. Still, I know that life is not perfect and there are always mistakes bound to be made, and making them is only a fact of life.
I have placed many things to achieve in the near future, and scheduling the impossible has become my current mission.
Let me list it down.
Sometimes I think that I have too many things in my life that I want to achieve, but man IS HORRIBLY GREEDY. I am not an 18 year old that would slack my life away and hope that things will happen to me.
Let's just see if I can do the a/m by next week.
Monday, March 26, 2007
From http://www.nba.com
L.A. Lakers 115, Golden State 113
LOS ANGELES, March 25 (AP) -- Kobe Bryant's 50-point streak is over. But the Los Angeles Lakers' season-high winning streak lives on.
Bryant scored 17 points in the first nine minutes Sunday night, but cooled off after that and finished with 43 in the Lakers' fifth straight victory, a 115-113 triumph over the Golden State Warriors.
Bryant had scored at least 50 points in four straight games to become the second player in NBA history with such a streak, joining the late Wilt Chamberlain.
Chamberlain scored 50 or more in a record seven straight games in December 1961. He also had a five-game streak and three four-game streaks during the 1961-62 season, when he averaged a record 50.4 points.
Lamar Odom had 24 points and 19 rebounds to match his career high, and Smush Parker scored 13 points for the Lakers (38-32), who won their fifth straight and eighth in a row over the Warriors.
Monta Ellis matched his career high with 31 points to lead the Warriors (33-38), who lost for just the third time in 11 games. Al Harrington added 23 points, Stephen Jackson scored 16, and Andris Biedrins had 13 points and 12 rebounds for Golden State.
Bryant shot 15-of-33 from the floor and 9-of-11 from the foul line. He also had nine rebounds and no assists. He had seven of the Lakers' season-high 25 turnovers.
Bryant began his 50-point streak on March 16, scoring an NBA season-high 65 points in an overtime victory over Minnesota. He kept it going against Portland (50), Memphis (60) and New Orleans/Oklahoma City (50).
"It's kind of exciting, he's on such a roll,'' Golden State coach Don Nelson before the game. "It's good for basketball, it's good for the league. I'm not sure it's good for the Warriors tonight.''
Bryant has scored 50 or more points 18 times in his career to rank third on the NBA list. Chamberlain had 118 games of 50 or more points, and Michael Jordan accomplished the feat on 31 occasions.
Bryant began his streak following his team's seven-game losing streak - the longest of coach Phil Jackson's career as a head coach.
A 3-pointer by Baron Davis with 27.1 seconds to play drew the Warriors within one point, but a foul shot by Bryant and two more by Odom made it 114-110 with 18 seconds to go.
Jackson's 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds remaining made it a one-point game again. Bryant made a free throw one second later, but missed the second. The Warriors got the rebound and called timeout with six-tenths of a second left. Harrington took the inbounds pass and tried a 3-pointer that missed, but it came after the final buzzer.
The Warriors scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter for a 95-85 lead. It was 98-90 when Bryant made a 3-pointer and a long jumper, giving him 36 points and triggering a 14-0 run that gave the Lakers a six-point lead with 5:05 left. They were on top the rest of the way.
The Warriors never led until a 13-1 run put them ahead 78-71 midway through the third quarter. Bryant had only one point in the period before converting a four-point play with 3:34 left, giving him 26 in the game and trimming Golden State's lead to 80-79.
"Give me 50, Kob,'' a fan yelled a few minutes later during a lull.
Bryant had 31 points entering the fourth quarter, and the Warriors had an 88-85 lead.
Bryant came out firing, making his first four shots for nine points in the opening 2:04 as the Lakers took a 12-2 lead. He went 7-of-14 for 17 points in the first quarter, which ended with Los Angeles leading 35-25. His teammates shot 7-of-9 in the period.
The second quarter was a much different story, as Bryant shot 2-of-4 for four points to raise his total to 21 at halftime. The Lakers led 48-29 before the Warriors rallied to move within four points at the break.
My Personal Comments
Although I'm in no position to talk about Kobe with regards of his basketball skills, but I personally think that he's seriously SOLO. Look at the stats I highlighted on top. NO ASSISTS.
He's just trying. He might have a few big games but thankfully Lakers didn't lose on this one. Look at how close it's been.
He went 7-of-14 for 17 points in the first quarter, which ended with Los Angeles leading 35-25. His teammates shot 7-of-9 in the period. He shot more then his whole team on the floor and made just the same points!
We have to see what Kobe is up to next season, if he needs to prove it, he has to do it fast.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Pardon me for my absence in basketball this weekend was I was learning to fish!
Yesterday, we went to Sembawang Park to fish, and well, it was quite horrible. In the process of fishing, we lost a lot of items.
And all that was because of the jetty's design! It was planked up all the way in and the slot of the plank cause a disaster! Everything went dropping down in the dark!
The night throughout will 0100. we didn't managed to catch any fish, but we took quite a number of photo, unfortunately it's in my GF's camera. Still we did have exciting events, ie
Then it rained at around 2335, and we geared up with Ron's disposable poncho! It was quite a bad day and we decided to call it a day and went back to rest!LABADOUR JETTYThis morning, Ron, Shaun, Lun and me went to Labadour Jetty to fish. I didn't managed to catch any fish, no, not even the small ones. I learned how to cast far and straight today as I did casting (weight only) with my rod and I cast, and casted for one whole hour!
Ron managed to catch some tampans though. We went back and feasted on our (or rather, his) catch.
A whole day's catch
Tampans and the Ikan Gunung (Last One)
Ikan Gunung
Tampan
Ron slices the fish!
YUM!
That marked my weekend. And I'm looking forward for a weekday fishing trip soon!
Anyway, my Girlfriend was so sweet, she posted a post on STOMP's - "Why you are my valentine" and she says we got a pair of GV Gold Class Tickets!
Take a look!