Roger Federer crying

It was good to see Roger Federer showing his feelings after winning at the Roland Garros championships in Paris. It shows he's human despite his amazing tennis ability. I tried to imagine what it must feel like to be in such a position which is hard to do but if you use your imagination you can do anything, even win Wimbledon. Talking of Wimbledon let's hope for a repeat of last year's cracking final with Roger coming out on top this time.

Thomas's swimming lesson

Today we went to watch Thomas's swimming lesson at the Hospitalet Nord swimming pool. It was a bit tricky to find, but we got there eventually after a bit of a walk from the tram stop. We didn't have to pay to go in and we were able to see Thomas through the glass but we couldn't talk to him. He did eventually notice us and pointed us out to his friends. I was surprised that he didn't spend much time in the water but with so many small children to watch it was a bit difficult for the monitors. We did see him swim and he didn't seem to be afraid of the water which is great. I hope he'll be able to swim better than me.

Barça - Manchester United

Is it just me or wasn't it a pretty boring match last night. I mean apart from the 2 goals nothing happened. Deadly! I'm sure football used to be more lively with a lot of goalmouth action but now it seems to be like chess with the ball carefully passed around between the players but everybody afraid to take a chance and attack the goal. Is it because of the money involved or are the players just not as good as they used to be? And the commentators talk a lot of twaddle, don't they? They never stop, on about this or that tactic but I suspect they haven't got a clue what they're talking about and just like the sound of their own voices.

Love and happiness

Without love there is nothingness, emptiness, sadness. With love there is happiness, fulfilment and substance. When you love and are loved in return you feel whole. Love is what makes living worthwhile.

Isn't it amazing how things work?

When we go to the supermarket there's food for us to buy. When we turn on the tap water comes out. When you think about it, all this is really amazing. The coordination of people required for these things to happen is incredible. And there are always people willing to do those shelf-stacking jobs or repairing the plumbing when it goes wrong. Does it all happen by chance or is there some greater force coordinating it all? I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions.

I planted a tree

Yesterday I planted a tree for Thomas. I collected a seed from the park and planted it with the geraniums on our balcony. Then I watered it and hoped for the best. We'll see if it germinates. Maybe I should pray!

Guanqiong

Yesterday we went to the Glories shopping centre and met Wang Guanqiong who is 5 months pregnant with a baby girl that she calls Nini. I'm not sure where that name comes from but it must mean something to her. If it had been a boy they were going to call him Nemo (nickname).