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Wo Ai China, China Ai Wo

August 25th, 2008

China has had its ups and downs throughout its history as have I, but strangely enough, the past decade has led us to grow into a intertwined life path - unexpected, yet seemingly destined.



The Olympics Need Some Doping

August 21st, 2008

The Olympics stand as the undisputed biggest event in sports. Part tradtition, part politics- it is in essence a celebration of humanity on the largest of stages. This years Olympics promised to be one of the most important Olympics in history, and backed by 40 billion dollars and a intriguing host, it has most certainly lived up to the hype. However, behind all the glitz and glory, these Olympics have once again revealed one major flaw in the Games’ design - the overall competition for medals is seriously flawed.



Euro 2008: Turkey Ready to Shock the World

June 5th, 2008

Football fans: its time to forget about Portugal, there’s a new Champ in town.



The NBA Finals

June 3rd, 2008

The NBA Finals that everyone and their grandads wanted (and expected for oh..about the last 4 months) has finally become reality. The two most recognizable franchises of the NBA (Boston’s Leprechauns and the Laker Girls), the two most gifted players of the last decade (Lamar Odom and Ray Allen- not even kidding about this one), and the two ugliest humans living creatures on the planet (Sam Cassel and DJ Mbenga) will square off battling exclusively in a “how-Kobe-Bryant-will-be-remebered-throughout-history” 7 game series. Let’s have a look at some of the more hidden keys that will decide the outcome of this series.



2008 NBA Playoffs - First Round Preview

April 16th, 2008

The time has come for the most intense and entertaining annual 2 months in professional sports – the NBA playoffs. This year we have around 10 teams who could legitimately end up in the NBA finals! Drama is higher than its even been, hype is not something that we will need TNT and ESPN to fabricate, and its set to be the most entertaining Playoffs in recent memory. Let’s have a look at what’s on the agenda shall we?!



Chris Paul no match for Kobe Bryant

April 14th, 2008

“As the minutes passed and both players displayed exactly what they had to offer on the grandstage - it was then that it became clear that this game would indeed seperate the two, but not exactly in the way everyone had envisioned.”



Internet Piracy - Hope for humanity

April 3rd, 2008

What is the reason for this recent phenomenon - is it that people think music/video should be free, is it that its just so damn easy to steal stuff on the internet, or is there perhaps a deeper layer to this ‘crime of our times’?



MVP Fallacies

March 18th, 2008

Today I will list the most common fallacies that people make when talking, writing, and thinking about the MVP race.



A Message to Time Travelers: Stay Away!

March 10th, 2008

With the possibility of Time Travel slowly crossing over to the non-fiction realm, it is time for us to take a serious look at what its implications for us could mean.



NBA Mid-Season Thoughts

February 11th, 2008

Thoughts and ramblings on the NBA season prior to the All-Star Break.