Game of Tennis (doubles)

The blog is about my last week tennis game. I played once in week in tennis courts just inside my housing complex. I play there with bunch a people that been playing for a long time and way older than me. I started playing with them about 2 years ago from my uncle that plays with them. When joining them, I had a decent forehand and need much improved backhand and serves (now, I am better due to better technique, practice, and equipped). But still, when it comes to game time, playing with those older guys were never easy. Even though they play each other every week or even twice or more, the idea of loosing is just not there. At first it is all mental, I mostly lost but now it is about half of the time. And every week it is just different, you play with different partner against different opponent. How they react can just get under your skin.

The key for playing double is playing solid and that is the goal, winning comes second. The strategy always comes to who your partner and who are your opponent. Have to understand your partner as well as your opponent. Some like to play two up front or one front-one back. And when it comes to playing double, avoid the net player; go loop when pushed but needs it to be a good one. And one other thing, breathe.

Remember in game of tennis, even the mighty can lost to an inferior opponent even when already leading.
#tennis #doubles

Sony A6000

So i bought Sony a6000 few months ago for photographing daughter traditional dance at school. The camera came with retractable lens (i dont like retractable lens due to power usage etc). Comparing to my other camera Canon G15, this mirrorless camera is bigger; you need camera bag for sure, cant just dump it in the bag. (continue)

2022 update: bought a used longer lens too

Braces

Starting Jan 2nd week:
So i had lower braces (teeth) installed - at the time of writing also has quad helix expander (tell you later). The first few days wearing braces were grueling. I had saliva issue and end wire poking cheek, it was truly painful. Plus the dentist applied two molar bands for upper jaw to make way for the expander. After a week it gotten so much better, chewing better felt like jaws had adjusted. I had a ceramic type, looks better and not noticeable since they were on the lower only.

Update 4th April 2018:
Moving the premolar is very slow, it might pull the molar to the premolar. It might be a string premolar or other condition. The quad helix is not showing any major improvement, it has been almost three weeks after last adjusment and total 5 weeks installed.

Update 25th April 2018:
The premolar moved, a bit but it moved, yay. The QH showing some signs but real real real slow. No upper braces yet. Had missing band, so need to be back after a week.

Update September 2018:
Been a while, upper braces, had a tooth from lower pulled out, upper jaw further than lower now (teeth perspective); may need to take expander out (how human can get comfortable after period of time with such equipment in mouth is astounding).

Pic from 2021: