Did we brush past him in the blink of an eye? Did we forget ourselves in the long river of history? Did we forget today's joys and sorrows in the busyness of tomorrow?
Use fragments of your life to record your existence, collecting the beauty and sorrow that slip through your fingers. Thus, the "database" was born—a repository that records the traces of life in this world. A database that belongs to you, a database that filters out information unique to you from all things in the world, imprinting your name on the nameplate of the data.
My library is basically complete. I'm doing the final touches these past two days while the school is having its sports meet. It's expected to go live on the 31st, and I hope all my friends and family will visit it then.
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Let's not talk about that anymore. Today, Greentown beat Shaanxi 2-0, re-entering the race for AFC Champions League qualification, but that's not the point. The point is that Shandong drew with Nanchang, securing the Chinese Super League title two rounds early. Maybe people aren't interested in that or don't feel anything about it. But I still want to talk about this match; I'm very disappointed and angry.
In the second half, Nanchang scored first, but Shandong launched a full-scale counterattack to equalize. The story then unfolded from there. Entering the 80th minute, Shandong began to play passively, passing the ball around in their own half for nearly 10 minutes. Nanchang, desperate to avoid relegation and aware of their inferior strength, chose not to press forward, opting for a draw over a potential three points. But for Shandong, the newly crowned Chinese Super League champions, to abandon attacking for a single point—what else can be described as cowardice?
This inevitably brings to mind the pragmatic, results-oriented nature of Chinese football. Sacrificing everything for a result, a championship that renders a team devoid of any attacking desire—can such a championship still be convincing? They could have secured the title four rounds earlier, but they dragged it out until today, and then won in this manner. Even as a neutral fan, I feel utterly humiliated. I wonder what the Shandong fans watching the game were thinking. When will this mindset change?
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Original author:Jake Tao,source:October 27, 2010
