my ajumma notes

There was a girl There was a boy If they had met they might have found a world of joy... I was looking in my mum's kitchen cabinet and I found my Donny and Marie Aladdin flask! Ha, does anyone still have their Aladdin flasks from the 70s or 80s? I was so pleased my dad got this for me to bring home stuff from my Home Econs lessons. It is now sitting in my kitchen cabinet. Go back in time here... Donny and Marie singing a medley of their songs ... They sure look different and Donny is like twice his old size, I think. He looked like he could hardly move on stage. I found out that Morning Side of the Mountain was a 50s song by Tommy Edwards. Listen to him here and enjoy the corny pictures that go with the lyrics...

I have recovered from being temporarily at a loss for words. (Wonder who they were rooting for) So, who would have thought that it would be someone other than Federer winning the USO? Come to think of it, who would have thought: 1. it would be someone other than Federer winning the AO? 2. it would be someone other than Nadal winning the FO? 3. Andy Roddick would put up such a worthy challenge at the Wimbledon final? 4. Andy Murray would make it to none of this year's Slam finals? 5. Kuznetsova would win the FO? 6. Kim would come back? 7. Kim would win the USO? and so on... Well, although I wish that some of this year's results were not what they were, it's nice to have some unpredictability after years of highly predictable and boring results. Good to have healthy competition in the mix. Maybe there will be more surprises post-USO. After all, the year end stuff in the past did throw up unexpected matches like Nalbandian beating the top three, Gilles Simon beating Federer,...

Gasp... the big joke happened in the men's side, too. And, of course, there is no need for Federer to cry anymore.

Well done, Kim Clijsters! Here's one for all working mums, ha ha! A very, very big hand for Caroline Wozniacki, too. I'm glad she did not wither in the spotlight or against a Big Name. Either way, I would have been happy for the winner. This year had quite a few outbursts and meltdowns and these two distinguished themselves by remaining cool to the end. And they both look happy most of the time, too, which was really quite welcome, after the many frowning and stressed faces on both the men's and ladies' sides.

Well, well, the women's draw proved itself to be what everyone was saying it was - down in a very deep dump. But never mind, it has thrown up some teens who may be the ones to look at in years to come. And Kim is back!! But it will be a very big joke if any of these ladies wins the tournament. On the men's side, if Federer beats Djokovic in their semi (likely, no?), it will be all too boring if the other person in the final is anyone other than Nadal. Though the prospects of Federer-Nadal being a very exciting match are not that great, with one pai kah and rusty and the other on the roll... Sigh... No unexpected teens there. Only Cilic, 20 years old. All pics from the USO site.