Fussball 2006

Tomorrow is D-day for France and Italy. Will the Azzuri be hungrier for the cup as they try to remove the stench of the game-fixing scandal back home? Or will the Les Bleus give Zizou a great swan song? Since England was tossed out, I've switched my allegiance to "The Blues." (I was so tempted to root for Portugal because of Cristiano Ronaldo...) Here's to being able to watch the finals 4 years from now live in Johannesburg!

The month passed by quickly and I suddenly realized today that I am set to leave Pinas again. Was it just yesterday that I was enjoying the sights of Hong Kong or watching the first games of the World Cup? Time flies period. And not just when you're having fun.

The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!'

John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)