the world 8-ball open champion continues to post here. heheheheheh*

in the womens world 8-ball championship, it was a joint championship between yeok cheng and myself though =)

the pinnacle of suspense was in the third game, when mr. chiam recovered from lagging 7 balls to 3, to lead with him down to the black 8 ball, whilst i still had 2 of my solids on the table. countless unsuccessful attempts at potting the final ball led up to him leaving the black 8 teetering on the edge of the top right corner pocket, whilst my solid orange lay against the cushion along the top long left side of the table, whilst the cue ball came to rest on the bottom right quadron.

i took a deep breath. took my position. aimed. and cued.

all three of us were silent as the orange rolled and rolled and rolled along the cushion.......and.....YES!!!!!!!!! it tipped into the pocket. the cue ball by then, had aligned itself almost directly with the black 8. and the rest, is history =)

needless to say, there was a very dis(grunt)led looking mr. chiam at the end of that game. and believe me, he really did grunt from exasperation, because it so happened that he had literally also lost his voice that evening...heheh. by then i was leading 3 - 0.

a rematch was demanded, and i lost the last frame.

final score: 3 - 1.

soojin's pride: redeemed somewhat =)

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another championship title has been awarded to "bloke a" of the following conversation (mind you, the version here has passed through two individuals):

bloke a's girlfriend: am i pretty?

bloke a: no. girl b is pretty.

bloke a's girlfriend: am i cute then?

bloke a: no. girl c is cute.

bloke a's girlfriend: then...then...what am i?!?!

bloke a: hrm....you've got a good heart.

bloke a's girlfriend: (gasp*)

bloke a: what? would you rather i lie to you??

i have a nagging feeling that's not likely in the near future though....hrm. =D

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today, i went to the gym for the first time since January 12, 2007.

one small step for my waistline, a giant leap for my will power.

hooray!

(let's see how long this is gonna last....heh*)