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HANDICAP, COURSE AND SLOPE RATING

Handicap It is not about ordering frog legs then watching the frogs being pushed out from the kitchens in wheel chairs. Golf is the only game in the world where you play without an umpire. It has to be honest. It is also the only game where you can ind ulge in with competitors bigger, taller, stronger and more skilful than you that's where the handicap comes in. It is totally and is the most equitable sport. Have a tennis game with Roger Federer, a race with Lewis Hamilton, a race in the pool with Michael Phelps, etc. and you get the picture. A golf handicap is important as first and foremost, in anything that one can indulge in, what is of paramount importance is always safety. Even if you consider other sports like fishing, rock clumbing or bungee jumping. The handicap is also a kind of licence to play the game and at some golf courses determine whether you could just play on a weekday only or including a weekend. It can also help you to get some extra helpings i

World's Best Soccer Players

Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who is the one with the Golden Ball? Once in awhile, comes a genius of a soccer player who whenever a ball is at his feet, you expect something special to happen. I was indoctrinated and soccer crazy when I was at Victoria School since the school A, B and C teams are usually in some kind of semi-finals and finals. We watched our teams played in our very good school field where even the National Team used to train where we watched our famous 1977 Malaysia Cup winning team trained under the eagle-eyed late and legendary Uncle Choo. Then the highlights of the 1970 World Cup "The World at Their Feet" captured my imagination at the time they were ushering the 1974 World Cup. That was where I embarked on a journey of acquiring soccer knowledge with dosiers of Eusebio the Portuguese Black Panther, the world's best goalie Gordon Banks, the great Bobby Moore, the unstoppable and thundering shots of Bobby Charlton, the first and ever world cup h

Movie Review - 300 & Red Cliff

300 (M18) Ratings***** 300 starring Gerard Butler is a spectacular movie with stunning visuals and must not to be missed. The epic graphic novel by Frank Miller spills your screen with the blood, thunder and awe of its ferocious battle violence and a very intense blend of action sequence retelling the ancient Battle of Thermopylae depicting the titanic clash in whcih King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fought to the death against King Xerxes and his massive Persian army.  Rated M-18, it is a battle still being told today of the Spartans fighting abilities, bravery, tactics and how they overcame great odds. All people who aspire to overcome great odds and in need of inspiration for victory and courageneed to watch this movie. While before this historical event, all nations would meekly surrender, they were later inspired by the Spartans and fought the Persians. Such a good movie can be had for only S$6.95 and can be found at Laser Flair outlets if you have not already seen it.