14 February 2009

HAPPY VALENTINE'S everybody. I am not one who celebrate this day but hey, there's nothing wrong with getting into the spirit. Anyway, my best friend Belinda, gave me a champagne for Valentine's Day together with a pretty pink Valentine's socks, a red valentine's heart and a very thoughtful Valentine's card. She knows that Ed and me don't celebrate but she doesn't want me to miss out on anything. Isn't she thoughtful and kind?

Anyway, Sam couldn't go bowling this morning coz she was aching all over after playing dodgeball at school yesterday. I think she was already aching yesterday after school and in the evening, she went for bowling training and that probably made it worse. This morning, she can't even lift her right arm. I had to put some ointment and gave her a massage and put on some hot/cold therapy plaster on her arm and back. She's now resting in bed, afraid to move anymore muscles, hahaha.

As for the SAP Open, it is so cool to be there. I watched 4 matches. The 1st was a doubles match between Huss (AUS)/Hutchins (GBR) vs Ginepri/Rettenmaier (USA). The Huss/Hutchins pair won. The 2nd doubles match was between Bryan Brothers vs Bopanna (IND)/Nieminen (FIN). The Bryan Brothers lost. It was a close 2nd set as it went to a super tiebreak of 10 points (they lost the 1st set 4-6). The 3rd was Mardy Fish (USA) vs Juan Martin del Potro (ARG). Fish won in straight sets and the last match I watched was between Sam Querrey (USA) vs James Blake. Blake won.

I attended the Ladies Day Luncheon around 11.30am in the midst of the 1st doubles match. The luncheon was at The Grill restaurant. The food consisted of salad, bread, wine unlimited (white & Pinot Noir, courtesy of Brassfield Estates Winery), main course of chicken with french beans and rice and a generous helping of chocholate cake with raspberry and cream for dessert. But the highlight of the day was when Ginepri, Rettenmaier, Hutchins and Huss came to our luncheon, poured wine for us and took pictures with us. I was ecstatic and couldn't help feeling on top of the world. They were all gigantic in height as can be seen from the photos below:

You can see from the photo that I was not just happy, but ecstatic to be photographed with Robby Ginepri (he's now ranked 66th in the world).

These are the ladies who are from Club Sport Pleasanton. My good friend Belinda is on the far right front row.This is Ross Hutchins from GBR. He was playing with Stephen Huss of AUS in their doubles match against Ginepri/Rettenmaier and won to book a place in the semi-finals.This is Stephen Huss from Melbourne, Australia. He has boyish good looks doesn't he?Ths is Travis Rettenmaier (USA). He was Ginepri's partner in doubles. Too bad they lost.