tonight's the night... portugal vs holland.
statistically, both teams are in for a bad omen. holland, in their past 4 competitions, always bowing out in the semis, and as for portugal, the hosts of the past 3 euros always bowing out in the semis as well.
but i hope that hope support prevails over the not so strong dutch.
it seems that the match screening in the theatres is free. gotta ask in the box office, but i guess most of the seats are taken up well beforehand, but i'll try to ask anyway. hazril, if you change your mind about watching the finals on sunday (well, actually monday) just lemme know. i mean i cant force you since its tecnically a monday morning match.
supposed to meet chahat today, but so far, no news. maybe later on.
FORZA PORTUGAL!
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Monday, June 28, 2004
whenever, wherever
as ive said over and over again... it always seems that one of goo goo doll's song somehow always has a personal connection with me.
and for the recent case, these two lines from 'Girl Right Next To Me'
"I made my bed but now I can't sleep at night
I'm tossing and turning, you know, you know it ain't right"
and for the recent case, these two lines from 'Girl Right Next To Me'
"I made my bed but now I can't sleep at night
I'm tossing and turning, you know, you know it ain't right"
clearing the air
sorry if the previous post led to the wrong idea, it has nothing to do with my friends or whatever, i was talking about a certain situation within my family, which some of you might be familiar with.
because this isnt a private blog, i have no idea if any member of my extended family might be reading this. thus, i had no choice, well, actually it was an instruction not to disclose any information here. some of you might know what im talking about, some don't. and if my relatives and extended family gets to know about it, well, we'll be causing them to worry too much, as if us living in two very far apart places and soon three, is bad enough.
sorry if i confused you guys. for the record, the situation is getting better, i guess i dont have that much to worry about afterall.
sidetracking, the czechs beat denmark comfortably. well, i personally thought denmark played well for the first half, but the the first 15 min of second half, they, or should i say the goalie, just faltered.
oh well, with this, czechs are clearly in the front seat for this year's title. i really hope that portugal knocks off holland tomorrow, but i just realized a horrifying trend. the host nation of the past 3 euros have all lost in the semi finals; sweden in '92, england in '96 and holland in 2000. i sure hope the trend doesnt follow this time round.
i havent been feeling too fine recently. with that dry throat, it has led to sleepless nights and from today on, a splitting headache. i have started to get the runny nose and very weak body. i know i should have asked for the antibiotics on friday. i gotta somehow suppress it to get myself a good sleep with some panadols and hopefully drop by to the clinic tomorrow.
i know when i get a flu, its the same old trend. but why oh why now...
oh, Happy 19th Birthday Junli! sorry couldnt meet you today, but hope you had an enjoyable day.
for those who doesnt know it already, she recently made her blog public, so you all can read about her, i've left the link on the right.
because this isnt a private blog, i have no idea if any member of my extended family might be reading this. thus, i had no choice, well, actually it was an instruction not to disclose any information here. some of you might know what im talking about, some don't. and if my relatives and extended family gets to know about it, well, we'll be causing them to worry too much, as if us living in two very far apart places and soon three, is bad enough.
sorry if i confused you guys. for the record, the situation is getting better, i guess i dont have that much to worry about afterall.
sidetracking, the czechs beat denmark comfortably. well, i personally thought denmark played well for the first half, but the the first 15 min of second half, they, or should i say the goalie, just faltered.
oh well, with this, czechs are clearly in the front seat for this year's title. i really hope that portugal knocks off holland tomorrow, but i just realized a horrifying trend. the host nation of the past 3 euros have all lost in the semi finals; sweden in '92, england in '96 and holland in 2000. i sure hope the trend doesnt follow this time round.
i havent been feeling too fine recently. with that dry throat, it has led to sleepless nights and from today on, a splitting headache. i have started to get the runny nose and very weak body. i know i should have asked for the antibiotics on friday. i gotta somehow suppress it to get myself a good sleep with some panadols and hopefully drop by to the clinic tomorrow.
i know when i get a flu, its the same old trend. but why oh why now...
oh, Happy 19th Birthday Junli! sorry couldnt meet you today, but hope you had an enjoyable day.
for those who doesnt know it already, she recently made her blog public, so you all can read about her, i've left the link on the right.
Saturday, June 26, 2004
another case of a penalty
holland broke their curse in penalty kicks in a very tight match, but i really thought that sweden deserved to go through instead. they contained the dutch attack pretty well and even though they lacked in offence, i thought that their defense alone was worth a ticket to the semi finals.
but whats done is done, gotta look forward to a more interesting tie between portugal and holland. at least i predicted 2 out of the 4 semi finalists correctly.
something worrying took place yesterday. i cant disclose the details here, but i was taken aback, even though its not so serious. it just made me realize how things can happen all of a sudden and i am glad that it happened now and not any later, worse, when i was away in america. it would have been more scary then.
i seriously contemplated whether it was right for me to head to adeline's party, but in the end, i did, i dont think i had so much to worry about. met junwen and took the bus 105 to her place. since i didnt know where her place was, i was on the lookout, but the indication was pretty easy to spot. met couple of people i havent met for a while, like victor, maddie, utkarsh, zeeshan, sean, junli and of course the birthday girl adeline. it was a pretty neat gathering, obviously for small talks here and there.
but because of what happened earlier on, i could not fully enjoy. i mean how could i?
i felt an odd sense of uncomfort as i took the cab home.
but whats done is done, gotta look forward to a more interesting tie between portugal and holland. at least i predicted 2 out of the 4 semi finalists correctly.
something worrying took place yesterday. i cant disclose the details here, but i was taken aback, even though its not so serious. it just made me realize how things can happen all of a sudden and i am glad that it happened now and not any later, worse, when i was away in america. it would have been more scary then.
i seriously contemplated whether it was right for me to head to adeline's party, but in the end, i did, i dont think i had so much to worry about. met junwen and took the bus 105 to her place. since i didnt know where her place was, i was on the lookout, but the indication was pretty easy to spot. met couple of people i havent met for a while, like victor, maddie, utkarsh, zeeshan, sean, junli and of course the birthday girl adeline. it was a pretty neat gathering, obviously for small talks here and there.
but because of what happened earlier on, i could not fully enjoy. i mean how could i?
i felt an odd sense of uncomfort as i took the cab home.
Friday, June 25, 2004
au revoir, les bleus
fantastic, just fantastic!
if the greek team were to dispel any suggestion that they performance so far in euro 2004 was unexpected, they have done it with the victory over the holders, france.
even i thought that france would win this tie comfortably, but the greeks held on tight and scored with a perfect set play goal.
i wonder what was the deal with henry and trezeguet though, they didnt have that spark at all!
but its a neat underdog victory story. i love surprises like this. if sweden gets through tonight, then we will be looking at the unlikeliest of the semi finals. and if czech wins, then i guess it will be a semi finals consisting of teams which never won the title before.
right now, the supposed top 5 in europe are gone; italy, germany, spain, england and now france.
lets hope tonight's match is as interesting.
if the greek team were to dispel any suggestion that they performance so far in euro 2004 was unexpected, they have done it with the victory over the holders, france.
even i thought that france would win this tie comfortably, but the greeks held on tight and scored with a perfect set play goal.
i wonder what was the deal with henry and trezeguet though, they didnt have that spark at all!
but its a neat underdog victory story. i love surprises like this. if sweden gets through tonight, then we will be looking at the unlikeliest of the semi finals. and if czech wins, then i guess it will be a semi finals consisting of teams which never won the title before.
right now, the supposed top 5 in europe are gone; italy, germany, spain, england and now france.
lets hope tonight's match is as interesting.
comeback from retirement?
okay, am i seeing right? i saw mase on the billboard charts. and the song name?
'welcome back'
is he coming off retirement to give another shot in the music industry?
this is good. he's a much better rapper than most of the rappers today.
'welcome back'
is he coming off retirement to give another shot in the music industry?
this is good. he's a much better rapper than most of the rappers today.
Portugal vs England
jeez, did you guys catch that match?
just one word; amazing!
i thought portugal was done for, since it seemed impossible to penetrate the english defense, so you can imagine my delight when postiga equalized.
even before extra time, i hoped that it will go to penalty shoot out, since england's been traditionally bad at it, quite obvious from euro '96 and the '90 world cup.
but im happy, they've gone through. they will meet the winner of the tie between sweden and holland, and if they manage to brush things up, i really think they can make it to the finals.
keeping my fingers crossed. who knows, they might even nick the title.
just one word; amazing!
i thought portugal was done for, since it seemed impossible to penetrate the english defense, so you can imagine my delight when postiga equalized.
even before extra time, i hoped that it will go to penalty shoot out, since england's been traditionally bad at it, quite obvious from euro '96 and the '90 world cup.
but im happy, they've gone through. they will meet the winner of the tie between sweden and holland, and if they manage to brush things up, i really think they can make it to the finals.
keeping my fingers crossed. who knows, they might even nick the title.
my dry throat, again...
ive been suffering from a dry patch in my throat, which usually signals that i will be getting a minor flu or fever very very soon. i guess i consumed some drink that contained high content of vitamin c again, should be that carrot juice.
i thought i was safe since i could drink orange juice and have no reactions in naperville, so i guess its the humidity here thats doing something.
so obviously its uncomfortable, i find it hard to sleep during the night, coz it continues to bother me and it was especially bad last night coz when i inhaled, it felt like air particles were scratching my raw throat.
went to the doc, well, it was unplanned, but since my dad's eyes swelled real bad, supposedly allergic reaction to some aspirin he took few days ago, i thought i might as well get some diagnosis. the doc didnt give me any antibiotics which i wanted, since i know that i will get flu symptoms very soon, just that it hadnt shown today, well its starting to show.
so coz of that, my day was practically gone, i had dental appointment at 1030 which ended at 12 plus since i wasnt the only one who had appointments. i tried to look for a euro 2004 portugal shirt for a while but since my dad needed to rush to the hospital, i passed it for next time.
so yeah, basically im under medication, which isnt much.
but yesterday was a pretty good day. i met rachel after quite sometime. i used to see her occasionally in the morning when i was on my way to school or when i dropped by to queensway for some occasions and all. hafiz was away for holiday in malaysia, but we met anyway. though it wasnt planned, we caught the chronicles of riddick.
i dont know how i should describe the movie. its story is messed up, they tried to emulate too much of star wars. but the effects were pretty cool and thankfully we were in a theatre with good surround sound, so we felt the full effects of crashes and other actions.
we walked about and talked for some time, i didnt realize that she was having a bad time with her friends, but as always, its over some stupid reasons, so she has good enough reason not to be worried.
im amazed by how much she has changed. more mature thinking and obviously i was taken aback when i discovered that we shared certain ideals. it was nice having met her after a very long time indeed.
i bumped into prasad, candace and nafis over the course of the day.
i bet everyone must have thought im some sort of the paedophile since rachel looks like she's only 11 or 12. i bet everyone will be shocked to hear that she's 17.
and she tells me she had a modelling stint, where she got paid! even though it was only once, i think its good enough that she had a chance like that.
i should be meeting the clique tomorrow, its adeline's birthday gathering kinda thing.
i really wanna get a simple portuguese shirt. i shall get it tomorrow.
i thought i was safe since i could drink orange juice and have no reactions in naperville, so i guess its the humidity here thats doing something.
so obviously its uncomfortable, i find it hard to sleep during the night, coz it continues to bother me and it was especially bad last night coz when i inhaled, it felt like air particles were scratching my raw throat.
went to the doc, well, it was unplanned, but since my dad's eyes swelled real bad, supposedly allergic reaction to some aspirin he took few days ago, i thought i might as well get some diagnosis. the doc didnt give me any antibiotics which i wanted, since i know that i will get flu symptoms very soon, just that it hadnt shown today, well its starting to show.
so coz of that, my day was practically gone, i had dental appointment at 1030 which ended at 12 plus since i wasnt the only one who had appointments. i tried to look for a euro 2004 portugal shirt for a while but since my dad needed to rush to the hospital, i passed it for next time.
so yeah, basically im under medication, which isnt much.
but yesterday was a pretty good day. i met rachel after quite sometime. i used to see her occasionally in the morning when i was on my way to school or when i dropped by to queensway for some occasions and all. hafiz was away for holiday in malaysia, but we met anyway. though it wasnt planned, we caught the chronicles of riddick.
i dont know how i should describe the movie. its story is messed up, they tried to emulate too much of star wars. but the effects were pretty cool and thankfully we were in a theatre with good surround sound, so we felt the full effects of crashes and other actions.
we walked about and talked for some time, i didnt realize that she was having a bad time with her friends, but as always, its over some stupid reasons, so she has good enough reason not to be worried.
im amazed by how much she has changed. more mature thinking and obviously i was taken aback when i discovered that we shared certain ideals. it was nice having met her after a very long time indeed.
i bumped into prasad, candace and nafis over the course of the day.
i bet everyone must have thought im some sort of the paedophile since rachel looks like she's only 11 or 12. i bet everyone will be shocked to hear that she's 17.
and she tells me she had a modelling stint, where she got paid! even though it was only once, i think its good enough that she had a chance like that.
i should be meeting the clique tomorrow, its adeline's birthday gathering kinda thing.
i really wanna get a simple portuguese shirt. i shall get it tomorrow.
'tuesdays with morrie'
lorraine passed me a book when i went to her place last week, and although i did not start reading the book til few days, i have since finished it.
its a food for thought kinda book. makes you think twice about certain things, which obviously was the reason why lorraine passed me the book.
it was a good read and very enriching, so thanks lorraine, i guess i'll pass the book back when i see you next time.
so now that ive read that, im going back to robin cook's 'vector' after which i will read the 'globalization and its discontents' which i just cant to devour into.
its a food for thought kinda book. makes you think twice about certain things, which obviously was the reason why lorraine passed me the book.
it was a good read and very enriching, so thanks lorraine, i guess i'll pass the book back when i see you next time.
so now that ive read that, im going back to robin cook's 'vector' after which i will read the 'globalization and its discontents' which i just cant to devour into.
Newcastle United Season 04/05 Fixture
the fixture for the season 04/05 was released yesterday.
this will be the last playing year for alan shearer. i have no idea what's happening after that. would he take over sir bobby for the managerial spot?
let's see.
note, this is obviously a tentative plan. with european matches and televising plans, the fixture will surely be changed over the course of the season.
August
14 Middlesbrough (A)
21 Tottenham (H)
25 Norwich (H)
28 Aston Villa (A)
September
11 Blackburn (H)
18 Southampton (A)
25 West Brom (H)
October
2 Birmingham (A)
16 Charlton (A)
23 Man City (H)
30 Bolton (A)
November
6 Fulham (H)
13 Man Utd (H)
20 Crystal Palace (A)
27 Everton (H)
December
4 Chelsea (A)
11 Portsmouth (H)
18 Liverpool (A)
26 Blackburn (A)
28 Arsenal (H)
January
1 Birmingham (H)
3 West Brom (A)
15 Southampton (H)
22 Arsenal (A)
February
2 Man City (A)
5 Charlton (H)
12 Fulham (A)
26 Bolton (H)
March
5 Liverpool (H)
19 Portsmouth (A)
April
2 Aston Villa (H)
9 Tottenham (A)
16 Middlesbrough (H)
19 Norwich (A)
23 Man Utd (A)
30 Crystal Palace (H)
May
7 Everton (A)
14 Chelsea (H)
this will be the last playing year for alan shearer. i have no idea what's happening after that. would he take over sir bobby for the managerial spot?
let's see.
note, this is obviously a tentative plan. with european matches and televising plans, the fixture will surely be changed over the course of the season.
August
14 Middlesbrough (A)
21 Tottenham (H)
25 Norwich (H)
28 Aston Villa (A)
September
11 Blackburn (H)
18 Southampton (A)
25 West Brom (H)
October
2 Birmingham (A)
16 Charlton (A)
23 Man City (H)
30 Bolton (A)
November
6 Fulham (H)
13 Man Utd (H)
20 Crystal Palace (A)
27 Everton (H)
December
4 Chelsea (A)
11 Portsmouth (H)
18 Liverpool (A)
26 Blackburn (A)
28 Arsenal (H)
January
1 Birmingham (H)
3 West Brom (A)
15 Southampton (H)
22 Arsenal (A)
February
2 Man City (A)
5 Charlton (H)
12 Fulham (A)
26 Bolton (H)
March
5 Liverpool (H)
19 Portsmouth (A)
April
2 Aston Villa (H)
9 Tottenham (A)
16 Middlesbrough (H)
19 Norwich (A)
23 Man Utd (A)
30 Crystal Palace (H)
May
7 Everton (A)
14 Chelsea (H)
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