Argentina 4-1 South Korea

Head Boy
Gonzalo Higuain heads home the opening goal for Argentina

Karate Kid
Cho Yong-Hyung challenges for the ball with Gonzalo Higuain

Close Encounter
Gonzalo Higuain scores his second goal from close range to make it 2-0

Out of the Shadows
South Korea come from nowhere to pull a goal back on the stroke of half-time

Korea Goal
South Korea celebrate their shock goal just before half-time

Face Off
Jonas Gutierrez takes the pain as he goes into a challenge with Yeom Ki-Hun

Going, going Gon
Gonzalao Higuain completes his hat-trick to make it 4-1 and put Argentina out of sight

Team Spirit
Argentina players huddle together at the final whistle

The diverse fans in South Africa World Cup 2010 (Part 2)

The diverse fans in South Africa World Cup 2010 (Part 1)

This young Nigerian fan can't quite see, but he knows how to make some noise.

These fans of South Korea show team spirit.

Who needs beer atop your helmet? This fan wants to be comfortable while making noise to cheer on his team.

Where's the sign for giraffe crossing?

An outfit says a lot about you. In this case, these fans of Mexico are screaming team pride ...

... while hopefully these Australian soccer fans went to the bathroom before leaving their hotel.

All these years later, Diego Maradona still steals the headlines.

If you think this display of face paint is impressive ...

... you ain't seen nothin' yet.

They're dancing in the streets outside Madiba, a South African restaurant located in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

Japan earns first World Cup win on foreign soil with upset of Cameroon

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa - Japan earned its first World Cup victory on foreign soil Monday when Keisuke Honda scored in the first half for a 1-0 victory over uninspired Cameroon in Group E of the World Cup.

Japan's Keisuke Honda (l.) beats Cameroon goalkeeper Souleymanou Hamidou (r.) for the lone goal of the game.

After a sloppy first 30 minutes, Japan broke the tie in the 39th minute when Daisuke Matsui's curling cross from the right drifted over the heads of Cameroon defenders Nicolas Nkoulou and Stephane Mbia. The ball fell to Honda at the back post and the striker neatly controlled it and sent it past goalkeeper Hamidou Souleymanou.

Despite an attack led by Samuel Eto'o, Cameroon never really challenged Japan keeper Eiji Kawashima. The Africans struggled to possess the ball and generate any rhythm up front, and even when they put a few passes together, the buildup usually was wasted by poor crosses.

Japan is tied with Germany atop the Group. Its only previous victories in a World Cup came against Russia and Tunisia in 2002, when it was co-host of the tournament.

Cameroon's first shot on goal came in the 37th minute, when Eric Choupo-Moting dropped the ball at the top of the box for Eyong Enoh. But Kawashima easily handled the midfielder's low drive.

Japan's stiff defense frustrated Cameroon and kept Eto'o in check. Cameroon looked lost in the midfield, and clearly missed the creativity of Alex Song, who coach Paul Le Guen kept on the bench.

Eto'o tried to played a more active role in the second half. Just after the break, the Inter Milan striker deftly skipped through three defenders near the touch line before drawing the ball back for Choupo-Moting. But Coupo-Moting's right-footed shot drifted past the left post.

Defender Stephane Mbia nearly tied it for Cameroon in the 87th minute, but his long drive hit the left post.

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Competition 2010

Malaysia Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010

Construction for the Malaysia Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo began a couple of weeks ago. The 3,000-square-meter pavilion will be like a traditional and high Malaysian hut. The facade of the pavilion will be made from a combination of palm oil and plastic, which will be recycled for other constructions after Expo.

The country will showcase its natural landscape and the solidarity of its different ethnic groups with the theme “One Malaysia — City Harmonious Living.” Malaysia has 47 ethnic groups, who live comfortably together in urban and rural areas. The country would highlight the harmonious conditions and interactivity between cities and villages, Malaysian Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen said.

Visitors will be able to pitch and putt at an indoor golf area in the two-story pavilion. The pavilion would hold lucky draws on key days during the Expo, such as August 31, Malaysia’s national day, and May 31 when China and Malaysia set up diplomatic relationships, Ng said.

By Sebatian J

好話 v.s 壞話 … 只在一念之間

說件 「鮮事」 給您聽──

有個丈夫跟太太親熱，撫摸著太太，很有情趣地讚美：
「妳的皮膚摸起來真細，絕不像四十歲的女人。」
太太笑： 「是啊！最近摸過的人都這麼說。」
『啪！』 一記耳光。
丈夫吼道： 「妳最近讓多少人摸過？妳老實招來！」
太太摀著臉，哭著喊：
「大家是這麼說啊！每個護膚中心的小姐都這麼說。」

這是真事，但是怎麼看都像笑話對不對？
問題是，當你細心觀察就會發現，我們周遭充滿這樣的笑話。

只因為一句話沒說對，就把喜劇變成了悲劇，
把眼看就要辦成的好事變成了壞事。

「話」人人會說，只是不見得人人會說話；
有話好說，只是不見得人人說好話。

不說好話的道理很簡單──因為他沒有多想一想。

舉個例子：
最近我有個朋友，在他新居的後院搭了間工具房。
那工具房是買現成的材料，再自己拼裝的，
專門用來放剪草機、鏟子、鋤頭這些整理花園的工具。

可是我這朋友興高采烈地才拼裝到一半，
他的鄰居竟然隔著牆喊： 「你亂蓋房子，是違法的。」

我這朋友氣極了，跑到建管處去問，
得到的答案是蓋十呎乘十呎以內的工具屋，
不違法；只有超過，才違法。

他回去量了量自己買的工具屋，是十呎乘十二呎，
多了兩呎， 於是拿去退掉，換成合法的尺寸。

工具屋搭好了，他跑來對我說：
「我非要去糗糗我那鄰居不可，我要告訴他中國人不好欺負，
我去政府單位問過了，現在搭的絕對合法，歡迎他去告！」

「你何必這麼說呢？」我勸他， 您何不換個方式，
對他說： 『真是謝謝你，幸虧你提醒我，
不然我的工具屋多了兩呎，
因為違法得拆除，就白蓋了。』
你不是照樣讓他知道你去問過政府單位，
現在是合法建築了嗎？」

朋友想了想，覺得有理，照辦了。
結果不但沒有得罪鄰居，還交上了好朋友。

再說個故事。
有個人 和他 太太為了一點小事吵架，要離婚，
起因居然不但不是壞事，還是好事。

那一天，他太太買到一條上好的石斑魚，
特別打電話到辦公室：
「你離開辦公室的時候，打個電話回來，
我好下鍋蒸， 這石斑魚，
多一分鐘少一分鐘都不成。」

那太太想得很好，丈夫出門，她蒸魚，丈夫進門，正好上桌。

偏偏她丈夫下班的時候，才打完電話，說要出門了，
就碰上個客戶突然造訪，耽誤了二十分鐘。

「糟了！」 送走客戶，丈夫心想，趕緊又撥個電話回家：
「對不起，臨時有事，現在才能走。」

太太一聽，在那頭跳了起來：
「什麼？你還在辦公室？
你不知道魚涼了不好吃嗎？
你知道這條石斑魚多少錢嗎？」

丈夫沒多吭氣，匆匆忙忙開車回去，一路想，一路急，
加上晚了， 餓，胃都急疼了，路上還差點撞了人。

進門沒好氣地說一句： 「魚涼了就涼了嘛！熱熱不就得了？」
太太也沒好氣： 「你是沒命吃好魚，以後給你吃涼的。」

兩個人當然 「吵翻了」 ，拉開嗓子吼，把孩子都嚇哭了，
一條好好的石斑魚，放在桌上，誰都沒吃，還差點離了婚。

你說，他們是會說話嗎？

如果那作太太的，能像我那搭工具屋的朋友，
換個角度說： 「別急！別急！魚涼了，
微波爐熱一分鐘就成了， 開車小心點，我們等你。」

會說話與不會說話，常在那一念之間。

一念之間，他懂得忍、懂得退一步想，
想想壞話怎麼好說， 狠話怎麼柔說，
就可能有個喜劇的結局。

那一念之間，他毫不考慮地脫口而出，則可能是個悲劇的結尾。

雖然許多人讚美我口才好，但是我從不這麼認為，
而且覺得自己年輕的時候總是說錯話。

即使到今天，我每天晚上還是常把白天說的話想一想，
檢討一下，是不是有不妥當，或者「有更好的說話方法」。

正因此，在這本書裡我提出的案例，
都是最真實的，發生在大家身邊的小事。

而由那些小事裡，常能見到大學問；
由那些簡單的話語中，常能觸及心靈的深處。

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有些朋友雖然不常聯絡．．．
卻常常寄一些 E-mail 給您，
一些笑話，溫馨小品，或是小遊戲給您，
這就表示他一直在關心著您的一種表達方式，
他將您放在心裡．．．一種特殊的存在情感。

因此，要時時
? 心存好念！腳走好路！身行好事！

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