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WC 2010

Well for the weekend I was given pretty much a lot of reponsibility. With my mom and grandma in Vietnam and my dad taking care of my grandpa, I've been tasked to take care of the twins, although they don't actually need a lot of my guidance when it comes to eating, bathing, sleeping and such. Just buying the meals, driving them around, and looking after the car. Reluctant to go for outings because of that... Sorry Jon.

Haha and then now its my turn to take care of my grandpa, so I'm with him at my grandparents place, just chilling, using my aunt's laptop (she's in Vietnam too), and just pretty much keeping him company. My dad has flown off for work for 2 days, and the twins are alone at home, but they'll manage haha.

I know it seems simple and stuff, but this is pretty much the first time this much reponsibility has been thrust in my hands. I enjoy it, but at the same time its pretty daunting. After all, after God family is my main priority, and to be given such a big role in it is amazing. So this is what being 21 is all about: mega big responisibility.

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World cup ends... Spain are champions! But like a true neutral, I'm rueing what the sport has come to. The first half was filled with players hacking at each others legs. The second half was a little more exciting, but the hacking never stopped. To a fan supporting either side, I'm sure they must have been angry at the referee (and players of the opposing team), but I think he did an amazing job in a match that was so rough. So for this world cup as a neutral, I'll give the kudos to New Zealand! The only country not to lose in this world cup. 2 1-1 draws and 1 0-0 draw as one of the lowest ranked sides in the competition is great.

And so Mueller gets the golden boot for 5 goals 3 assists. Congrats to him, he's deserved it. And congrats to Paul the octopus for his predictions being right. Well in terms of probability and mathematics, the probability of him getting all the 7 matches right is 1/128 (half to the power of 7), which is a whole lot easier than striking 4D, which loads of Singaporeans can do anyways. Well the logic behind the comparison is flawed, but who cares haha. Paul just isn't psychic all you mislead people!!! Pardon the randomness.

The world cup comes to an end. Need more sleep.

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