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March 2014

Today is the second day of March 2014. Perhaps it’s the best time to talk about what I’m looking forward in this month. 


In sports, it’s perhaps the return of Formula One on March 16 in Melbourne, Australia. I’m seriously hoping for a good season this year and hopefully, no more Vettel domination. Perhaps this is the main reason I have been away from Formula One for such a long time. Apart from 2012 (I think so!) which Alonso gives a strong challenge to Vettel, for the most of the 4 straight world champions years, he pretty much dominated everybody in the field. I’m no expert in Formula One and certainly in designing high-speed vehicles, but why can’t other teams (I mean not even one team) come up with a better car design and specification to challenge the Red Bull team for the title? Hopefully this year will be a competitive year. The other thing that stands out in Formula One is the return of Kimi Raikkonen to Ferrari. Together with Fernando Alonso, Ferrari certainly have the best drivers in the field and hopefully this is strong enough to defeat Vettel.


The other thing I’m looking forward is the series finale of the long-standing sitcom How I Met Your Mother that will finally end on March 31. After this disappointing season 9, I just hope things will wrap up in a good way. If you are one of the guys like me that followed the show closely, we already knew who the mother is. With the season currently proceeding with Robin and Barney’s wedding (The longest wedding in the world!), let’s just hope Ted will actually be able to meet his true love on March 31. I’m really hoping for a final twist in the remaining episodes that will give me an unexpected ending! (But with the way the season has been preceding, I’m seriously lowering my expectations)


By,
Zhe Xu
2nd March 2014

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