Thursday, February 23, 2006
Was watching this sport on TV this afternoon. I think it was the Winter Olympic Games that is going on in Torino, Italy. It looked like a very cool game but there is no way that I would get to play it in Singapore I guess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling#Origins_and_history
http://www.worldcurling.org/
Curling is an extremely complex sport based around a very simple idea. Slide a stone down a sheet of ice and have it stop as near the centre of a set of rings (called house), the problem being that your opposition will do everything tactically to stop you from achieving this goal. So the game contains elements of great skill, strategy, finesse, exertion and endeavour and we promise you that the perception of a slow-paced game is just that, a perception.
The game itself is more than 500 years old and its' true origin is hidden in the mist of time, but it was in Scotland the game evolved during the centuries and also where the mother club of curling, The Royal Caledonian Curling Club was formed in 1838. The game has of course evolved through the years and the latest change on how the game is played was introduced in 1990 when the free guard zone rule was introduced.
Fairness is an important part of the game and you shall not be surprised if your opponent will point out to you that they have broken the rules so just to make sure that no advantage is given.
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Had a great day in school today!! We played a very good game of Captain's Ball during PE!! I really enjoyed playing with my classmates! Azzimah makes a very good defender. LC makes a very good "goalie" just that I think she got very traumatized by Amanda, LiPing etc while they tried to prevent LC from getting the ball. Shaz and I were screaming non-stop for no rhyme or reason. Wells, I think everyone agrees with me that we had a great time on the field today!! =D
We had a wonderful lesson during Compass aka PCCG. We were sorted according to our personality profiles test result. (I am ESFJ). We got to know more about ourselves and the kind of career options suiting us. Quite useful i should say.
Shall get down to doing my econs homework...*bleah*
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~Rach~ Cloudy sky, moody mind...
looked thru life at 5:38 PM
