This way to the stars

Holy *German* *Football* Cows

I really must congratulate the German football team for making it this far into the Euro qualifiers without losses, and for scoring 18 goals in just 3 matches! I wouldn't be surprised at all to see them rise to the top of the heap at the final tournament. Joachim Low is definitely doing very well as head coach; the German team coached by Klinsmann disappointed at the last Euro Cup, though they did redeem themselves very well at the World Cup. :) I really can't wait for FIFA '10!

As for the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen maintains their spot at first place with 20 points, with Stuttgart only two points behind them at second place. It'll be interesting to see how things turn out; If Stuttgart wins at the match vs Hamburger SV (which they might, since it's at the bottom of the league), they could challenge Bremen for the top spot. Thus, Bremen's gonna have to win against Nuremberg to maintain their standing. Bayern Munich drops to third place (from second) after having a draw with FC Schalke, with whom they are ahead of on goal difference.

I'd really like Timo Hildebrand (Stuttgart's fancy-haired goalkeeper) to play on an international match sometime. After King Kahn retired from the German team, Jens Lehmann naturally took up the No. 1 jersey, and Hildebrand moved up from third-choice to second-choice goalkeeper. Poor him, being perpetual benchwarmer and understudy to two famously temperamental players despite being very good himself. Bet he can't wait for Lehmann to retire, hehe.

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The upcoming sem promises to be a killer. Every day starts with an early class, dammit, for which I'd probably accumulate a dangerous number of lates. I suppose I'd better start cursing Mondays, which start at 8:30 in BELL (of all places) and end at 4:30 with a four-hour lab session, with only one hour break in the morning to last me the whole day. Tuesdays are worse, which start at 7:30 and end with another four-hour lab session, but with only two thirty-minute breaks before and after PE, which unfortunately is in between the two very pleasant-sounding subjects Histology and Organic Chemistry. I guess I'd better prepare to starve! Haha, I haven't even started, and I'm complaining already!

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Playing a Santana song is exhilerating. The man is a genius for composing expressive solos, no two of which are same in one song, which make them hard to memorize. I'm about a third through Smooth, and I wanna get on with finishing it. The dance-y song is so addicting to play! I could play it till my fingertips bleed.

Still, I wonder what it'd be like to play a Steve Vai piece. Kuya Benjie says I could have those next if I wanted. Must be both torture and thrill at the same time, eh?

posted by steph @ 2:07 AM