So the boys want to do a drag party this December.

To prepare for the festivities, we went drag-supplies shopping yesterday. Here we were at the H&M, trying out women's clothes, and nobody even batted an eyelid. Then we went to Dorothy Perkins VN in Gurney Plaza and the sales girls even helped to suggest some suitable frocks. And afterwards, at Charles and Keith, the staff were nothing but helpful.

What really amazed me was that, not even one the staff, or the customers made an issue about us, a bunch of men, trying on dresses and strutting around in the shop in high heels. As a matter in fact, all the employees in all these outlets made us feel really welcome.

Have I blinked and suddenly the world became a little more accepting?

It's things like these that make me really proud to be from Penang.

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有關此字涵義，白宮官員模糊焦點迴避問題，連字典公司「梅里亞姆—韋伯斯特」也答不出來。川普後來又補了一則：「誰可以想出『covfefe』的真正意思？請享受！」把它留給讀者來解他的真意。
White House officials batted away questions about what the word meant and even the dictionary company Merriam-Webster drew a blank. Trump left it up to the reader to divine his meaning, with a follow-up："Who can figure out the true meaning of ’covfefe’ ? Enjoy!"

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今回のアリゾナ旅行の一番の目的は、父とのメジャーリーグ野球の試合観戦でした⚾️
アリゾナで野球といえば、フェニックスのチェイスフィールド🏟
試合前に、父が交流のあるアノ選手や、ダイアモンドバックスの社長さん、メジャー野球の往年の伝説的プレイヤーの方々にお目にかかり、さらにスイートルームで観戦させていただくなど、父が受けたご招待の恩恵を私までちゃっかり😝💕
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何より嬉しかったのは、試合を観ながら父の生解説を独り占め出来たことでした💓😁
プロは、遠くからでも投手の手からボールが離れる前に球種を読み、どのゾーンに入るかまで予測して、打者の構えとタイミングでインパクトと同時に、どの方向に、どんな打球が、どんな勢いで飛んでいくかまでだいたいわかるようで、隣にいる父がまるで数秒後に起こる出来事を言い当てる預言者のような感覚で（笑）ゾクゾクしながら観ていました😆⚡️
子供の頃から、父が所属するチームの試合を観戦したことは何度もありましたが、父と一緒に公式戦を、ましてやメジャーの試合を観ること自体初めてだったので、夢のような出来事をいくつも同時に体験出来て幸せでした😂✨
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The main purpose of my travel to Arizona was watching a Major League Baseball game with my father⚾️
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Before the game, we visited Major League Baseball player who my father has a good relationship.
It was our honour to meet the Chairman of the Arizona Diamondbacks and some legendary players, and also to be invited to their suite room for watching the game!✨ I’m so blessed by my father😁💕
The best thing for me was that I had him as my exclusive commentator😎
He taught me how to distinguish what type of and which zone the pitch will come into right before the pitcher pitches a ball, and how to distinguish what type of and which area the batted ball will be hit right before the batter hits a ball. Of course I couldn’t understand at all🤣 but it was really lovely memorable experience for me.
It was also first time to watch the baseball game together with father although I’ve watched his team’s game in Japan so many times since childhood. This moment was like dreaming...☺️🌈
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本壘板 / Home plate
一壘 / First base
一壘手 / First baseman
二壘手 / Second baseman
三壘手 / Third baseman
游擊手 / Short stop
左外野手 / Left fielder
中外野手 / Center fielder
右外野手 / Right fielder
投手 / Pitcher
投手丘 / Pitcher’s mound
先發投手 / Starting pitcher
中繼投手 / Relief pitcher
換班 / Relief
救援投手 / Closing pitcher
裁判 / Referee (需要移動的)
裁判 / Umpire (站在原地的)
棒球計分表 / Box score
多倫多藍鳥隊 / Toronto Blue Jays
波士頓紅襪隊 / Boston Red sox
得分 / Runs
安打 / Hits
失誤 / Error
打數 / At bats / AB
打點 / Run Batted In / RBI
保送 / Bases on balls / BB
三振 / Strike outs / K
殘壘數 / Left on bases / LOB
打擊率 / Average / AVG
上壘率 / On-base percentage / OBP
投球局數 / Innings pitched / IP
贏 / Win
輸 / Lose
自責分 / Earned Runs / ER
防禦率 / Earned Run average / ERA
波浪舞 / The wave

A couple of misses by Chauncey Billups kept the Philadelphia 76ers the NBA's biggest hit.

Billups missed a wild layup and the potential tying free throws in the final seconds as the 76ers remained undefeated with an 84-82 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Eric Snow scored 22 points, including two free throws that gave the 76ers apparent control at 83-79 with 26 seconds remaining. But Kevin Garnett, who earlier missed two key free throws, made a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to one point with 16 seconds to go.

Snow went to the line again and converted 1-of-2 and Billups pushed the ball upcourt, looking for the tying layup. But he was pressured all the way and threw up a wild shot over Theo Ratliff that was rebounded by George Lynch, who was fouled with 6.6 seconds left.

Lynch, an inconsistent foul shooter, missed both to give the Timberwolves another chance. Billups again penetrated and drew a foul from Snow with 0.9 seconds to play. But the career 87 percent foul shooter missed the first and screamed in anguish.

Billups intentionally missed the second but Tyrone Hill batted away the ball as time expired, giving Philadelphia its sixth straight win.

"It was a tough shooting night and we still had a chance to win," Billups said. "We got what we wanted. It just didn't work out."

The 76ers matched their best start in 21 years. The 1982-83 squad also won its first six games en route to the NBA title. The 1979-80 team won its first eight and reached the NBA Finals.

"All it means is that we're giving ourselves a chance for home court in the playoffs," Snow said. "That's all it means."

"It means a lot, because it's great for the fans of Philly," backcourt mate Allen Iverson said. "It's great that they get an opprtunity to see a competitive team."

Iverson overcame a rough first half to score 18 points for the Sixers, who are joined by Cleveland and Utah as the NBA's only unbeaten teams. Philadelphia overcame 41 percent shooting (28-of-68) and 21 turnovers with a 56-35 rebounding advantage and a 28-9 edge in points from the line.

Garnett scored 24 points and Billups added 20 for the Wolves, which has lost three in a row for the first time since dropping four straight last February. Minnesota shot just 39 percent (34-of-87) as it suffered its second straight two-point setback.

Conversely, Philadelphia again is making a habit of winning close games. The Sixers are 2-0 in games decided by three points or less after going a league-best 17-8 last season.

The fourth quarter featured 10 lead changes and four ties. The largest lead was 74-70 on Billups' 3-pointer with 4:15 to play. Snow answered with a three-point play and Aaron McKie sank a jumper, giving the Sixers a 75-74 edge with 3:29 to go.

"Eric has been great all season," Sixers coach Larry Brown said. "He made some unbelievable plays tonight. He made some big free throws, he had a big three-point play. ... Eric is learning about himself and his teammates have confidence in him."

Garnett had a three-point play but Snow hit a tying jumper and drew a charge from Brandon. Iverson made the go-ahead free throw with 1:16 left and Garnett surprisingly missed a pair 11 seconds later. Minnesota was 9-of-20 from the line.

McKie made another jumper with 48 seconds remaining and Theo Ratliff made 1-of-2 free throws before Garnett sank two, making it 81-79.

Ratliff, Hill and Lynch dominated the paint with 14, 13 and 12 rebounds, respectively. They combined for 25 points and did a credible job on Garnett.

"We definitely wanted to be aggressive on the offensive boards and defensive boards," Ratliff said. "George, Ty and myself just tried to get every single rebound."

"They may be the best offensive and defensive rebounding team in the league," Billups said. "We knew that going in and we needed to get bodies on them."