hmmm, found this interestin website which allows us to put music on our blog, basically lets WMA files stream. i always hav this prob of not bein able to pick one single song. i usually end up changin every week or so. but i dont wanna do tt.
so i'll list the songs i selected n see which one would b gd. i wanted somethin tt fits in well wit the dark settin of my blog, but still cant pick on one. whaddya guys gotta say? help me out. pity they dont hav anythin by goo goo dolls, if they did, it would hav made my job much easier.
audioslave - like a stone
busta rhymes - gimme some more
coldplay - the scientist
coldplay - god put a smile on your face
craig david - walking away
lifehouse - everything
notorious b.i.g. - hypnotize
stacie orrico - stuck
zero 7 - destiny
in my opinion, the clear cut dilemma lies between lifehouse - everything and zero 7 - destiny. but im not sure.
not many would have heard of zero 7, so tentatively i would put up tt song in the blog until change is deemed necessary.
Saturday, January 17, 2004
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now he's gotta b the most goodlookin player in newcastle united, period. i always thought tt he resembles mike, phoebe's bf from the sitcom, friends.
anyway, who's he?
21 year old portuguese winger, hugo viana. apparantly to boost his chances of bein in the portuguese squad for the upcomin euro2004, he wants to go on a loan, or if possible, leave to play somewhere. well, we cant say anythin to tt, but talk to the gaffer, instead of goin public to the press. i mean we've got one of the nicest manager around.
okay, got 7 months worth of contact lenses to last me, considerin i dont tear or throw em away before their lifespan, a new bag, for both travel n college, a new shoe for running. spent quite a lot in the past few weeks, gotta watch my other expenses. dad got himself a trekkin type shoe for the winter and a new facsimile to replace the one we had previously which broke.
i was at shaw towers, between bugis junction n suntec city. got my bag there. spent most of the time shoppin there. we went to coffee bean for a while, i didnt notice cheryl goh workin there, i was orderin without lookin at her face, then she was juz standin infront smilin, i took like few seconds to realise who she was. saw reuben there later as well.
man, everyone should hav seen my dad nagotiate wit this really irritatin watch shop dealer who tries to sell us somethin every single time we go there. i wanted to clap when the deal was sealed. i dunno y my dad keeps goin there tho, dealer's so irritatin. anyway since tomorrow's my parents 24th weddin anniversary, he saw this nice watch for my mom so he thought of gettin it. startin price, 399. the dealer gave us a 'special' price, 287. my dad still wasnt impressed. then the guy started talkin a lot of cock like usual, wastin like an hour of my day. or more actually. its like this every single time we go there. luckily there was a movie memorabilia store opposite the store, so i went to see lotr stuff. they got the 1/5 replica of the narsil for 70 bucks. its v impressive. they got 4 more swords, but gotta order. one of frodo's, one of the ringwraiths, one of i think it was the elfs, the other one, i forgot. they also had that shards of narsil too. tt was 90 bucks. n tt cool return of the king poster for 35. i was so tempted to buy the poster, the drawin is so awesome. spend a while talkin to the assistant about how to obtain the narsil, coz tt was the only one, mayb gotta order. i might get the short swords keychain sometime in the future. back to the store, my dad was still half listenin to the fella, who gave us a price of 587 for two watches. after some more negotiation n waste of more time, while my dad insisted a non negotiable price of 500, he gave up, offerin us final price of 530. imagine, tt price for two watches wit a combined startin price of 800+. i was like, wow, tts gd. my mom's quite happy wit the watch, since its quite impressive n all.
k i'll try not to get anymore things for the next few months. well, except for some necessities. but i really want the sword replica n the poster. urrrgh....
i was at shaw towers, between bugis junction n suntec city. got my bag there. spent most of the time shoppin there. we went to coffee bean for a while, i didnt notice cheryl goh workin there, i was orderin without lookin at her face, then she was juz standin infront smilin, i took like few seconds to realise who she was. saw reuben there later as well.
man, everyone should hav seen my dad nagotiate wit this really irritatin watch shop dealer who tries to sell us somethin every single time we go there. i wanted to clap when the deal was sealed. i dunno y my dad keeps goin there tho, dealer's so irritatin. anyway since tomorrow's my parents 24th weddin anniversary, he saw this nice watch for my mom so he thought of gettin it. startin price, 399. the dealer gave us a 'special' price, 287. my dad still wasnt impressed. then the guy started talkin a lot of cock like usual, wastin like an hour of my day. or more actually. its like this every single time we go there. luckily there was a movie memorabilia store opposite the store, so i went to see lotr stuff. they got the 1/5 replica of the narsil for 70 bucks. its v impressive. they got 4 more swords, but gotta order. one of frodo's, one of the ringwraiths, one of i think it was the elfs, the other one, i forgot. they also had that shards of narsil too. tt was 90 bucks. n tt cool return of the king poster for 35. i was so tempted to buy the poster, the drawin is so awesome. spend a while talkin to the assistant about how to obtain the narsil, coz tt was the only one, mayb gotta order. i might get the short swords keychain sometime in the future. back to the store, my dad was still half listenin to the fella, who gave us a price of 587 for two watches. after some more negotiation n waste of more time, while my dad insisted a non negotiable price of 500, he gave up, offerin us final price of 530. imagine, tt price for two watches wit a combined startin price of 800+. i was like, wow, tts gd. my mom's quite happy wit the watch, since its quite impressive n all.
k i'll try not to get anymore things for the next few months. well, except for some necessities. but i really want the sword replica n the poster. urrrgh....
Friday, January 16, 2004
theres some error in my html codes.. the yellow caution sign doesnt escape my eyes. mayb gotta skim through the codes later on n hope to rectify the error. most prob its coz of the klink message thing. actually i should remove that since ive got tag board. since then, noone has left any message on my posts. ahh, heck.
anyway, i finished readin jhumpa lahiri's v interestin novel, 'namesake.' it was the one featured in TIME. n if ever someone asks me which book influences me the most in the next 10, 20 years or so, i think this is it. the story is more or less like my life. the book describes of a couple who go to boston from calcutta after arranged marriage. then they hav a son, who grows up to be an ABCD (american born confused deshi) and he starts questionin the way his life is n all. he basically grows up like any american, but his family is pretty much still backward, always remainin as immigrants.
i can identify with the boy's problems. i dont necessarily fit into my so called community, i still get the feelin they think im a modernized outcast in a way coz i dont speak bengali properly, dont practice my religion wit heart, etc. so readin through the book, i was totally immersed in their environment coz tt was more or less my kinda environment, n i might b settlin down in the new england area, so that was another thing.
picked up certain views n points to note from this journey. now i dont feel so bad not bein able to identify myself or not knowin where i belong to n all. i am who i am, doesnt matter how screwed up i can be. besides, the place i am goin, people are goin in n out on a daily basis, i think i would fit right in. as for a lot of private thoughts that ive been speakin to my very close friends about, well, its no more a worry, coz my mind is crystal clear right now. i feel so much better after readin this book n it has been v insightful.
well, considerin she won a pulitzer for her first book, i think this is a v gd next step tt she took.
i will embrace this novel for quite some time to come. u guys should try too.
anyway, i finished readin jhumpa lahiri's v interestin novel, 'namesake.' it was the one featured in TIME. n if ever someone asks me which book influences me the most in the next 10, 20 years or so, i think this is it. the story is more or less like my life. the book describes of a couple who go to boston from calcutta after arranged marriage. then they hav a son, who grows up to be an ABCD (american born confused deshi) and he starts questionin the way his life is n all. he basically grows up like any american, but his family is pretty much still backward, always remainin as immigrants.
i can identify with the boy's problems. i dont necessarily fit into my so called community, i still get the feelin they think im a modernized outcast in a way coz i dont speak bengali properly, dont practice my religion wit heart, etc. so readin through the book, i was totally immersed in their environment coz tt was more or less my kinda environment, n i might b settlin down in the new england area, so that was another thing.
picked up certain views n points to note from this journey. now i dont feel so bad not bein able to identify myself or not knowin where i belong to n all. i am who i am, doesnt matter how screwed up i can be. besides, the place i am goin, people are goin in n out on a daily basis, i think i would fit right in. as for a lot of private thoughts that ive been speakin to my very close friends about, well, its no more a worry, coz my mind is crystal clear right now. i feel so much better after readin this book n it has been v insightful.
well, considerin she won a pulitzer for her first book, i think this is a v gd next step tt she took.
i will embrace this novel for quite some time to come. u guys should try too.
Thursday, January 15, 2004
started the first leg of my meeting-friends-before-i-dont-see-them-again-for-at-least-5-years thin yesterday. first off, was supposed to meet up wit latheefa n anna but latheefa fell sick, so juz met anna instead. havent met her for like a yr, last time bein when she hosted the PESA finals. caught up on eachother's lives durin the past yr, but basically both of us hav been bummin around while others are workin. she hopes to get into NUS, if not mayb move to aussie. she's still the same, people dont really change much in a yr. talked a lot of shit n some weird observations n all. i never knew causeway point was such a mega place. i always envisioned tt place at a mid pt between singapore n malaysia n i tot it was juz residential area or somethin. that place has everythin. n a huge library to top it off. it was all done after SAS (this time, its singapore american sch, not st andrews sch) moved to woodlands n the expatriate community's houses built near the area. it was pretty impressive, really.
met hazril later on at west mall. he suggested we watch return of the king, but i told him i dont think i would b able to last 3++ hrs after bein out the whole day. so we watched sch of rock instead. he n his gf generously got me the return of the king score, but he had mistakenly thought that i was leavin 5 days' time. nono, not tt fast.
thinkin of droppin by to queensway for probably my last time, say hi n bye to teachers who r still there n to those juniors still in sch n all. winfrid, comin or not? aisha might pop down, depends on her work too. poor paulina's havin such a torrid time organisin n makin sure everythin's gonna go fine, but sec sch orientation isnt so much, she has not much to worry about really.
next wk, full of meetin ppl. some ppl i still hav time to fix on, but should b ok.
damn, my CM4 season's goin nutz. my precious players hav decided to try their luck in the higher division or retired. i lost like 4 integral members of the first team squad. was hopin to press for playoffs, but instead, languishin somewhere in lower-midtable. the board has told me to reassemble the squad n begin anew, thus not expectin any final positions. well, because of the cup successes last season, i got the money to consolidate my weaker positions, but like chelsea, they need time to gel. got a fab striker on free n got central defenders who hav excellent potential. but as i said, they need time. my contract runs out end of the current season (05/06) thinkin whether i should take up a new job or stay on n rebuild. been wit this team for 2 seasons already, this team is one of those teams which will stay pretty much the same over a long period of time. still early on in my career, so i need to raise my profile. some offers from 2nd divisions pop in everynow n then, but they're stuck pretty firmly in relegation battle, i wouldnt wanna take charge of em only to play in 3rd div next season n face my former team. i'll see how it goes. about 4 more months till end of season.
met hazril later on at west mall. he suggested we watch return of the king, but i told him i dont think i would b able to last 3++ hrs after bein out the whole day. so we watched sch of rock instead. he n his gf generously got me the return of the king score, but he had mistakenly thought that i was leavin 5 days' time. nono, not tt fast.
thinkin of droppin by to queensway for probably my last time, say hi n bye to teachers who r still there n to those juniors still in sch n all. winfrid, comin or not? aisha might pop down, depends on her work too. poor paulina's havin such a torrid time organisin n makin sure everythin's gonna go fine, but sec sch orientation isnt so much, she has not much to worry about really.
next wk, full of meetin ppl. some ppl i still hav time to fix on, but should b ok.
damn, my CM4 season's goin nutz. my precious players hav decided to try their luck in the higher division or retired. i lost like 4 integral members of the first team squad. was hopin to press for playoffs, but instead, languishin somewhere in lower-midtable. the board has told me to reassemble the squad n begin anew, thus not expectin any final positions. well, because of the cup successes last season, i got the money to consolidate my weaker positions, but like chelsea, they need time to gel. got a fab striker on free n got central defenders who hav excellent potential. but as i said, they need time. my contract runs out end of the current season (05/06) thinkin whether i should take up a new job or stay on n rebuild. been wit this team for 2 seasons already, this team is one of those teams which will stay pretty much the same over a long period of time. still early on in my career, so i need to raise my profile. some offers from 2nd divisions pop in everynow n then, but they're stuck pretty firmly in relegation battle, i wouldnt wanna take charge of em only to play in 3rd div next season n face my former team. i'll see how it goes. about 4 more months till end of season.
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
n continuin from the previous post yet again...
woke up at 0730, coz i needed to get to eunos by 0830 to meet allan n run at east coast. i was gettin read to leave when my mom told me to clean my room n put the winter clothes all neat n stacked under the bed. i couldnt say no so as a result, i had to leave pretty late. by the time i got the bus it was 0830. n worse, the area was havin rush hour jam. but luckily the train was more frequent n faster coz of it. managed to reach eunos by 0915 n met allan. we travelled by the usual way to east coast n then started runnin. he said the total distance would be about 10km if not near that. i was like, wat... couldnt believe i'll run tt much, but after runnin, for about 30-40 mins, it seriously didnt feel like it. he said the distance was parallel on the map from eunos mrt station to tanah merah mrt. tts 4 stops! i was quite amazed. my toes were givin me probs from yesterday n it was really painful, so i had to stop couple of times yet again. n since i didnt drink enough, i had to stop for a drink when we came across water stations. but it was a gd run. i shall hav to continue this myself. thinkin of runnin from my place to botanical gardens, then turn in to places where a lot of embassators stay n come out near SMU, near serene centre n run straight back home from there. wonder how much the distance is.
yea, after tt went to parkway parade, kinda popped by evelyn's workin place. she works at this bird nests shop. she looked rahter unusual in formal office wear, but nothin could compare tt to allan when he shaved his hair off for NS. i was the first one to see it. but he looks gd for sure. we decided to hav lunch wit evelyn but she could only go off at 2 plus coz she was the only one around at tt time. so we went around places to look at stuff to kill time, lookin at a toy store tt brought back memories of those japanese tv heroes n all. we went to pizza hut n ordered this huge meal, which was v fillin. but wat was funny was the way allan reacted to the waitress, she juz kept laughin n all. i swear she could hav mistaken tt allan was flirtin wit her or somethin, but tts juz allan's friendliness. she was askin whether we would like to change the drink in the pitcher n allan was sudddenly like, huh? can change pitcher? n all of us were like laughin like nutz. whenever the waitress came to clear our plates or somethin allan would react in some comical manner n evelyn n i were wonderin if he was doin it on purpose or somethin. after lunch, evelyn went back to her work n allan n i headed to city hall area. we took a look at some bags coz i needed some new ones. then we walked all the way to suntec n juz popped our heads outside ralph lauren where fiona worked. she was quite surprised to see allan's new hairdo.
then we walked to shaw towers to look at some more bags n then headed to bugis to look at books, comics n action figures. both of us were quite tired n all, so we juz went home from there.
got back, wanted to sleep but couldnt. so was on the net, checkin up stuff n went to sleep. wanted to watch se7en but knowin i would fall asleep durin the show, i decided not to.
woke up at 0730, coz i needed to get to eunos by 0830 to meet allan n run at east coast. i was gettin read to leave when my mom told me to clean my room n put the winter clothes all neat n stacked under the bed. i couldnt say no so as a result, i had to leave pretty late. by the time i got the bus it was 0830. n worse, the area was havin rush hour jam. but luckily the train was more frequent n faster coz of it. managed to reach eunos by 0915 n met allan. we travelled by the usual way to east coast n then started runnin. he said the total distance would be about 10km if not near that. i was like, wat... couldnt believe i'll run tt much, but after runnin, for about 30-40 mins, it seriously didnt feel like it. he said the distance was parallel on the map from eunos mrt station to tanah merah mrt. tts 4 stops! i was quite amazed. my toes were givin me probs from yesterday n it was really painful, so i had to stop couple of times yet again. n since i didnt drink enough, i had to stop for a drink when we came across water stations. but it was a gd run. i shall hav to continue this myself. thinkin of runnin from my place to botanical gardens, then turn in to places where a lot of embassators stay n come out near SMU, near serene centre n run straight back home from there. wonder how much the distance is.
yea, after tt went to parkway parade, kinda popped by evelyn's workin place. she works at this bird nests shop. she looked rahter unusual in formal office wear, but nothin could compare tt to allan when he shaved his hair off for NS. i was the first one to see it. but he looks gd for sure. we decided to hav lunch wit evelyn but she could only go off at 2 plus coz she was the only one around at tt time. so we went around places to look at stuff to kill time, lookin at a toy store tt brought back memories of those japanese tv heroes n all. we went to pizza hut n ordered this huge meal, which was v fillin. but wat was funny was the way allan reacted to the waitress, she juz kept laughin n all. i swear she could hav mistaken tt allan was flirtin wit her or somethin, but tts juz allan's friendliness. she was askin whether we would like to change the drink in the pitcher n allan was sudddenly like, huh? can change pitcher? n all of us were like laughin like nutz. whenever the waitress came to clear our plates or somethin allan would react in some comical manner n evelyn n i were wonderin if he was doin it on purpose or somethin. after lunch, evelyn went back to her work n allan n i headed to city hall area. we took a look at some bags coz i needed some new ones. then we walked all the way to suntec n juz popped our heads outside ralph lauren where fiona worked. she was quite surprised to see allan's new hairdo.
then we walked to shaw towers to look at some more bags n then headed to bugis to look at books, comics n action figures. both of us were quite tired n all, so we juz went home from there.
got back, wanted to sleep but couldnt. so was on the net, checkin up stuff n went to sleep. wanted to watch se7en but knowin i would fall asleep durin the show, i decided not to.
continuin from the previous post...
i woke up at 0830. i tot i would go to sch by 10 plus. but when i called mr mannan, found out the paperwork wasnt done. i was quite worried coz i know tt i would hav to send these stuff pretty soon, if not my application process would b jeopardized. i was gonna meet allan to start runnin n get fit, so we decided to meet at 4. i had to send some stuff to san jose for junwen's gf, so went to his place to pick up the package n headed to hv to send. got back, played cm4 for a while, since i was quite pissed, well, i kinda screwed the season. scunthorpe could hav finished 9th or 10th, but coz of my heckcareness, ended up 14th in the end. then went to sch. handed more stacks of paper to mr mannan n he told me it should all be ready by wed, since now all tt was required was projected grade n recommendation. check it out, he managed to get me a ACC! tt works out v well for me, i might b able to ask for few months off, maybe two or three. but freshman would probably be quite straightforward anyway, so wouldnt make too much diff. but mayb i need tt courses to up my GPA... urgh, worry bt it next time.
yea, then went to run wit allan around sch area. didnt seem like 4+km, but he said it was. since i wasnt runnin for a long time, n without excersize, i was havin pain on my foot, so had to stop couple of times on the way. but i guess tts a start.
this wasnt part of the plans but i decided to join in the cricket trainin, since i was in sch n all. i feel quite sorry for peter, he seemed quite pissed tt we couldnt do the simplest of stuff durin trainin. could b coz of inactivity for so long.
left early wit allan to hav dinner at adams road food centre n then later at black canyons for coffee. he was still reelin from the drinkin last nite, he had a minor bloodshot eyes n was drinkin helluva water. he asked the waiter for like 4 glasses of water n the waiter was caught by surprise, like duh. then we juz started laughin n all.
i was quite tired by the time i got home. got myself a light dinner n went to sleep.
i woke up at 0830. i tot i would go to sch by 10 plus. but when i called mr mannan, found out the paperwork wasnt done. i was quite worried coz i know tt i would hav to send these stuff pretty soon, if not my application process would b jeopardized. i was gonna meet allan to start runnin n get fit, so we decided to meet at 4. i had to send some stuff to san jose for junwen's gf, so went to his place to pick up the package n headed to hv to send. got back, played cm4 for a while, since i was quite pissed, well, i kinda screwed the season. scunthorpe could hav finished 9th or 10th, but coz of my heckcareness, ended up 14th in the end. then went to sch. handed more stacks of paper to mr mannan n he told me it should all be ready by wed, since now all tt was required was projected grade n recommendation. check it out, he managed to get me a ACC! tt works out v well for me, i might b able to ask for few months off, maybe two or three. but freshman would probably be quite straightforward anyway, so wouldnt make too much diff. but mayb i need tt courses to up my GPA... urgh, worry bt it next time.
yea, then went to run wit allan around sch area. didnt seem like 4+km, but he said it was. since i wasnt runnin for a long time, n without excersize, i was havin pain on my foot, so had to stop couple of times on the way. but i guess tts a start.
this wasnt part of the plans but i decided to join in the cricket trainin, since i was in sch n all. i feel quite sorry for peter, he seemed quite pissed tt we couldnt do the simplest of stuff durin trainin. could b coz of inactivity for so long.
left early wit allan to hav dinner at adams road food centre n then later at black canyons for coffee. he was still reelin from the drinkin last nite, he had a minor bloodshot eyes n was drinkin helluva water. he asked the waiter for like 4 glasses of water n the waiter was caught by surprise, like duh. then we juz started laughin n all.
i was quite tired by the time i got home. got myself a light dinner n went to sleep.
okay... lets recap the last few days...
sunday... jaime's farewell b4 he went into army... i had confused the message winfrid sent me, so i was led to think that ill meet the clique then meet council to watch soccer at a pub. he was referrin to me as part of the council, which i misunderstood, so didnt get to meet the council guys in the end. i called like 7 of the councillors and none of em picked up the phone, so i couldnt do anythin about it could i. so i came a lil too early to meet, so i went up orchard mrt to look at some comics. im still lookin for back issues of gambit and truth, so was quite delighted to find em, only to be told that the prices were not actual prices. they had the complete set of truth, but since i hav like 4 out of the 7, y buy the set right? even gambit's ones... i juz want the last issue of the gambit & bishop collabo, but they only sell by set. so i was quite pissed. then i found bishop's first issue. it was only for 3 bucks, so i tot i get it. i had a budget for the evenin, so i couldnt cross 5 bucks. then the guy looks at it n says, 'sorry, this is first edition so its actually 8 bucks.' so i was like 'huh... forget it then, i'll buy it next time.' juz left the place.
then i met denise, winfrid, jaime, zhengwei, adeline, andrea and allan. lem joined us later. after some discussion we decided to go to marche for dinner. was a gd time, winfrid tellin us some weird stuff tt happened to him few yrs back n the general cock by allan. im kinda confused as how i ate 20 bucks of food, but i let tt pass. ice cream waffles is macro-orgasmic, period. haha.
initially tot tt council ppl would wanna go to a pub n watch soccer, since i couldnt contact em, i juz followed the clique along. they wanted to go to denise's place n drink, playin tt circle game. then iskie said tt council most prob wouldnt go, so i tot, fine, i'll watch it at denise's place. they bought drinks while i ogled at maxim's january issue. never thought michelle branch would do tt kinda shoot, considerin she's been squeeky clean throughout her career. well, til now tt is. she's got a bod, tts for sure. anyway, we headed to denise's place from there, we stopped by jaime's place to get some of his drinks. then surprise surprise, fungi joined us n he was drivin. it was kinda funny when we couldnt find a way to denise's place by car, but knew by foot. so we made some wrong turns n all b4 finally findin tt place.
shortly afterwards, the game started so my eyes were fixed on the game while the others drank n got drunk. allan's face was juz red. winfrid was goin nutz. by the time match ended it was like 2 plus. i was thinkin of a way to get some. initial plan was to share a cab wit zhengwei n winfrid. then winfrid started worryin bt how fucked he would b if his parents found out n all. another surprise. when we all got ready to go, fungi suddenly offered all of us a ride back. never thought that would happen. he seemed to hav changed a lot since he left sch. zhengwei thinks its coz of his gf. so feelin rather bad, we all chipped in to pay for the fuel. nice gesture fungi. yea, so by the time i got home, it was 3, i was too tired, but i knew i had to get up early coz i had to go to sch to meet mannan.
sunday... jaime's farewell b4 he went into army... i had confused the message winfrid sent me, so i was led to think that ill meet the clique then meet council to watch soccer at a pub. he was referrin to me as part of the council, which i misunderstood, so didnt get to meet the council guys in the end. i called like 7 of the councillors and none of em picked up the phone, so i couldnt do anythin about it could i. so i came a lil too early to meet, so i went up orchard mrt to look at some comics. im still lookin for back issues of gambit and truth, so was quite delighted to find em, only to be told that the prices were not actual prices. they had the complete set of truth, but since i hav like 4 out of the 7, y buy the set right? even gambit's ones... i juz want the last issue of the gambit & bishop collabo, but they only sell by set. so i was quite pissed. then i found bishop's first issue. it was only for 3 bucks, so i tot i get it. i had a budget for the evenin, so i couldnt cross 5 bucks. then the guy looks at it n says, 'sorry, this is first edition so its actually 8 bucks.' so i was like 'huh... forget it then, i'll buy it next time.' juz left the place.
then i met denise, winfrid, jaime, zhengwei, adeline, andrea and allan. lem joined us later. after some discussion we decided to go to marche for dinner. was a gd time, winfrid tellin us some weird stuff tt happened to him few yrs back n the general cock by allan. im kinda confused as how i ate 20 bucks of food, but i let tt pass. ice cream waffles is macro-orgasmic, period. haha.
initially tot tt council ppl would wanna go to a pub n watch soccer, since i couldnt contact em, i juz followed the clique along. they wanted to go to denise's place n drink, playin tt circle game. then iskie said tt council most prob wouldnt go, so i tot, fine, i'll watch it at denise's place. they bought drinks while i ogled at maxim's january issue. never thought michelle branch would do tt kinda shoot, considerin she's been squeeky clean throughout her career. well, til now tt is. she's got a bod, tts for sure. anyway, we headed to denise's place from there, we stopped by jaime's place to get some of his drinks. then surprise surprise, fungi joined us n he was drivin. it was kinda funny when we couldnt find a way to denise's place by car, but knew by foot. so we made some wrong turns n all b4 finally findin tt place.
shortly afterwards, the game started so my eyes were fixed on the game while the others drank n got drunk. allan's face was juz red. winfrid was goin nutz. by the time match ended it was like 2 plus. i was thinkin of a way to get some. initial plan was to share a cab wit zhengwei n winfrid. then winfrid started worryin bt how fucked he would b if his parents found out n all. another surprise. when we all got ready to go, fungi suddenly offered all of us a ride back. never thought that would happen. he seemed to hav changed a lot since he left sch. zhengwei thinks its coz of his gf. so feelin rather bad, we all chipped in to pay for the fuel. nice gesture fungi. yea, so by the time i got home, it was 3, i was too tired, but i knew i had to get up early coz i had to go to sch to meet mannan.
Monday, January 12, 2004
Final Score from Old Trafford;
Manchester United 0
Newcastle United 0
I'm quite surprised that we drew, considering manures have been on form. We should have had a penalty, and they scored but i dunno why it was disallowed. didnt see too much nudgin. but we drew at their turf. im happy wit tt. here's a interestin review of last nite's match...
Toon on the rise by Soccernet.com - The Insider
The aggrieved: Shearer and Silvestre (LaurenceGriffiths/GettyImages)
'Make no mistake, this is a massive season for us.'
The words of Newcastle United chairman Freddie Shepherd on the eve of the 2003-4 campaign.
After spending £43million in the last two years and securing fourth and third placed finishes in the Premiership, the Geordies hoped they would force their way into the top two.
It became apparent by mid-September that this just wasn't going to happen. In fact, until the start of October, Newcastle were sitting with the sides hovering around the relegation zone.
A bad run of injuries and alleged antics off-the pitch - surprisingly none of them involving that paragon of virtue Lee Bowyer - didn't help. But that didn't prevent a recent blast from Shepherd, who accused the team of putting in Mini performances for Rolls-Royce wages.
Those words may well have had an effect today as Newcastle earned a deserved 0-0 draw at the home of the title holders to keep their Champions League aspirations very much alive.
Since their mauling at Chelsea on November 9, Newcastle have grown steadily in confidence and moved steadily towards fielding a full-strength team.
That confidence - and composure - was in evidence at Old Trafford. This was a frustrating afternoon for the champions, who looked tired at times.
However, Newcastle deserve much credit for their belief, defensive discipline and a doggedness which was required when the champions threatened to score the decisive goal during second-half pressure.
The fact Liverpool, and not Newcastle, remain favourites for the fourth Champions League spot should not deter Sir Bobby Robson. If his team play like this consistently, they have every chance of securing what will be the last Golden ticket available, with the top three surely all-but decided, in whatever order.
This affair may have been committed but the respect from both sides towards each other was clear from the moment Sir Alex Ferguson and Paul Scholes were presented with their manager and player of the month awards for December prior to kick-off - one of the 67,000 fans applauding was fellow knight of the realm, Sir Bobby Robson.
The two managers are not only friends but gentlemen - two of the old school whose respect and warmth for each other is very clear.
As for the match itself, it focused on two incidents which both managers commented fairly upon. Newcastle had valid claims for a penalty when Tim Howard caught Alan Shearer after 25 minutes but referee Paul Durkin didn't award a spot-kick. Shearer possibly didn't help his cause with a slightly over-theatrical tumble.
It was also difficult to see why Mikael Silvestre's 65th-minute goal was disallowed. As with the penalty claim, TV replays suggested the official got the decision wrong as well.
Ferguson said himself that the goal should have stood and that Newcastle should have had a penalty.
Praise Mr Durkin though, who generally officiated the match well and, in keeping with the encounter, had the honesty afterwards to explain his decisions to the television cameras - admitting he probably should have awarded the visitors the penalty that Shearer was adamant they should have had.
That aside, the first half belonged to Newcastle, although chances were few. Two long-range efforts by Laurent Robert never looked like troubling Tim Howard but were a measure of the visitors' confidence.
Nol Solano and Tim Howard in battle (MikeEgerton/Empics)
Gary Neville and Mikael Silvestre made important blocks to stop Jonathan Woodgate (who makes a big difference to the Newcastle rearguard), while the luckless Andy O'Brien twice had to receive treatment for head and facial injuries and did well to soldier on.
Although Howard had to block and intercept other moments of danger, Newcastle could have gone unfairly behind on the stoke of half-time, although Ryan Giggs should have done more than direct a free header straight at Shay Given following Kleberson's pinpoint cross.
The Reds had played with composure of their own during the first half and after the re-start upped the tempo, although they did miss Giggs who failed to re-appear after sustaining a back injury. Although Jermaine Jenas hit the bar with a header, the champions were doing most of the attacking after the interval with Given making a number of important, if often straight forward saves.
Ultimately, honours were even with Ferguson's men finishing the day a point ahead at the summit of a title race which looks set to go down to the wire again. Whether this point apiece proves costly for one United or invaluable for another come the end of the season, only time will tell.
Man of the match: Jonathan Woodgate. Newcastle are a much better defensive unit when he plays.
Moment of the post-match: Referee Paul Durkin appears on TV to explain why he didn't award Newcastle a penalty and disallowed Silvestre's goal. A refreshingly honest approach and one applauded by Sir Bobby Robson.
Atmosphere: Cracking. Arguably the best two sets of supporters in the country.
Insider comment: Shearer came across a little bitter when interviewed by Sky after the match. Although he says otherwise, perhaps he realises he made the wrong decision in snubbing United for Newcastle seven-and-a-half years ago.
Copyright © 2001 ESPN Internet Ventures
Manchester United 0
Newcastle United 0
I'm quite surprised that we drew, considering manures have been on form. We should have had a penalty, and they scored but i dunno why it was disallowed. didnt see too much nudgin. but we drew at their turf. im happy wit tt. here's a interestin review of last nite's match...
Toon on the rise by Soccernet.com - The Insider
The aggrieved: Shearer and Silvestre (LaurenceGriffiths/GettyImages)
'Make no mistake, this is a massive season for us.'
The words of Newcastle United chairman Freddie Shepherd on the eve of the 2003-4 campaign.
After spending £43million in the last two years and securing fourth and third placed finishes in the Premiership, the Geordies hoped they would force their way into the top two.
It became apparent by mid-September that this just wasn't going to happen. In fact, until the start of October, Newcastle were sitting with the sides hovering around the relegation zone.
A bad run of injuries and alleged antics off-the pitch - surprisingly none of them involving that paragon of virtue Lee Bowyer - didn't help. But that didn't prevent a recent blast from Shepherd, who accused the team of putting in Mini performances for Rolls-Royce wages.
Those words may well have had an effect today as Newcastle earned a deserved 0-0 draw at the home of the title holders to keep their Champions League aspirations very much alive.
Since their mauling at Chelsea on November 9, Newcastle have grown steadily in confidence and moved steadily towards fielding a full-strength team.
That confidence - and composure - was in evidence at Old Trafford. This was a frustrating afternoon for the champions, who looked tired at times.
However, Newcastle deserve much credit for their belief, defensive discipline and a doggedness which was required when the champions threatened to score the decisive goal during second-half pressure.
The fact Liverpool, and not Newcastle, remain favourites for the fourth Champions League spot should not deter Sir Bobby Robson. If his team play like this consistently, they have every chance of securing what will be the last Golden ticket available, with the top three surely all-but decided, in whatever order.
This affair may have been committed but the respect from both sides towards each other was clear from the moment Sir Alex Ferguson and Paul Scholes were presented with their manager and player of the month awards for December prior to kick-off - one of the 67,000 fans applauding was fellow knight of the realm, Sir Bobby Robson.
The two managers are not only friends but gentlemen - two of the old school whose respect and warmth for each other is very clear.
As for the match itself, it focused on two incidents which both managers commented fairly upon. Newcastle had valid claims for a penalty when Tim Howard caught Alan Shearer after 25 minutes but referee Paul Durkin didn't award a spot-kick. Shearer possibly didn't help his cause with a slightly over-theatrical tumble.
It was also difficult to see why Mikael Silvestre's 65th-minute goal was disallowed. As with the penalty claim, TV replays suggested the official got the decision wrong as well.
Ferguson said himself that the goal should have stood and that Newcastle should have had a penalty.
Praise Mr Durkin though, who generally officiated the match well and, in keeping with the encounter, had the honesty afterwards to explain his decisions to the television cameras - admitting he probably should have awarded the visitors the penalty that Shearer was adamant they should have had.
That aside, the first half belonged to Newcastle, although chances were few. Two long-range efforts by Laurent Robert never looked like troubling Tim Howard but were a measure of the visitors' confidence.
Nol Solano and Tim Howard in battle (MikeEgerton/Empics)
Gary Neville and Mikael Silvestre made important blocks to stop Jonathan Woodgate (who makes a big difference to the Newcastle rearguard), while the luckless Andy O'Brien twice had to receive treatment for head and facial injuries and did well to soldier on.
Although Howard had to block and intercept other moments of danger, Newcastle could have gone unfairly behind on the stoke of half-time, although Ryan Giggs should have done more than direct a free header straight at Shay Given following Kleberson's pinpoint cross.
The Reds had played with composure of their own during the first half and after the re-start upped the tempo, although they did miss Giggs who failed to re-appear after sustaining a back injury. Although Jermaine Jenas hit the bar with a header, the champions were doing most of the attacking after the interval with Given making a number of important, if often straight forward saves.
Ultimately, honours were even with Ferguson's men finishing the day a point ahead at the summit of a title race which looks set to go down to the wire again. Whether this point apiece proves costly for one United or invaluable for another come the end of the season, only time will tell.
Man of the match: Jonathan Woodgate. Newcastle are a much better defensive unit when he plays.
Moment of the post-match: Referee Paul Durkin appears on TV to explain why he didn't award Newcastle a penalty and disallowed Silvestre's goal. A refreshingly honest approach and one applauded by Sir Bobby Robson.
Atmosphere: Cracking. Arguably the best two sets of supporters in the country.
Insider comment: Shearer came across a little bitter when interviewed by Sky after the match. Although he says otherwise, perhaps he realises he made the wrong decision in snubbing United for Newcastle seven-and-a-half years ago.
Copyright © 2001 ESPN Internet Ventures
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