- Watching live television coverage of the US Open men's singles finals match between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in the wee hours of the morning while stretching my left arm.
- Reluctantly had to leave for work just as the third set commenced.
- I remember telling myself years ago while I was still taking piano lessons that if I had the chance to pursue a career in music, I would learn how to play the pipe organ and study sacred music. Those plans were prompted by my piano teacher then who specialized in sacred music.
- A medium-sized (i.e., three inches across) spider has taken up abode somewhere near my bathroom sink. Thankfully it seems more scared of me than I am of it.
- Likewise, a family of five baby lizards have apparently hatched in my bedroom. They're now roaming the ceiling in search of small insects to snap up.
- A maya bird somehow got into our office sometime after 5pm and spent the next three quarters of an hour trying to find a way out. After noticing that it was attracted to our light fixtures (probably thinking they're some kind of opening), I helped it out by turning off most of the lights inside the office. It was quite a relief to see it finally fly out the door we had left open for it.
- Samantha Stosur defeating a tantrum-throwing 13-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams to win her maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open.
- Exchanging SMS texts every three minutes on the average with Joel for three hours in the last hours of the evening. We talk about our work, the ongoing search for a new Chancellor, our parents, music (no surprise there), watching Stomp this October at the CCP and the Symbian OS.
- I reluctantly left for work this morning with Mardy Fish leading Jo Wilfried Tsonga 2-1 sets. I thought it would be over in four sets. To my great surprise, I learned after my 7am lecture class that Tsonga had won in five sets. That must have been one crazy match!
- Caroline Wozniacki coming back from a set and a double break down to defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova. I followed that match listening to the US Open Radio coverage. Yet another crazy match ending around half past eleven in the evening (US Eastern Time of course).
- Left for my 12nn-1pm lecture looking forward to listening to coverage of the Roger Federer-Juan Monaco match. What a great disappointment to find that the match was over when I got back. Roger had cruised through 6-1 6-2 6-0 in a mere hour and 22 minutes!
- Noodle soup, ham and vegetable omelet for breakfast.
- The heavenly sound of Palestrina's masses as performed by the equally sublime Tallis Scholars.
- Finally getting to watch The Triplets of Belleville. Quirky in the true French way but brilliantly rendered. I love it!
- Having a brief Facebook chat with Joel last Thursday evening near midnight. I had noticed he was logged on as well but decided to wait for him to initiate the chat--which he did! He had taken a nap immediately after getting home early from work and had just woken up to eat dinner.
- Bicol express from the COOP canteen for lunch yesterday. It went perfectly with the boiled pechay dish I also ordered to go.
- Hearing the roar of a mid-morning downpour approaching from a distance about a minute before huge raindrops patter on our roof.
