SAF - SEVERELY AIMLESSLY FUCKEDUP

The Great Singapore Sale starts today and already I got a big bargain, the army called me at 9am while I was still sleeping to inform me that I have to report for some armour run training tmr at Pasir Ris park 8am. This is the kind of news that wakes me out of bed instantly and I mean instantly. I retorted that it was last min and asked why this was so and the clerk said that I should have received some letter a few weeks ago which I didn't. Son of a bitch, thinking back I shouldn't have picked up any unknown number, that way I can claim ignorance.

To be honest I don't mind running to train fitness but to be informed in this manner on the eve of the run is totally unbecoming of the army. The army is trying to reinvent itself as some world class organisation. I say the administration is world class horseshit. And report at 8am tmr somemore! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! This is what I hate about the Army, controlling the time you do things, what time u wake up and sleep and eat. To pre-enlistees out there, do not be fooled by the advertisements on TV, 'if your life was a dream, would it be a good one? ' I can answer a big NO!, it will be a living nightmare.

True to Giggs word, The Prestige is a great show, pretty impressive I would say and I would recommend it to anyone who hasn't watched it yet. It has entered my hall of must watch movies fame. Christian Bale carries himself off very well, he is very charismatic and suave. He is very cool in his acting just like in Batman Begins. In the Prestige he finally shows his class. In fact he was my choice for James Bond when they were still deciding who to cast.

I am running out of movies.....

Like true Italians, Milan did justice for themselves when they absorbed all play and deliver the sucker punch to Liverpool. With three British clubs in the semis, all talk was of at least one of the British club winning the champions league but AC Milan taught them a lesson in football. Age was said to be the weakness for Milan but they have shown that class and composure are all it takes to win in football. The British clubs may be more adventurous and physically stronger but they were never gonna match the sublime passing skills of kaka and Pirlo. Mascherano and Carragher have impressed me for Liverpool while Maldini and Nesta both showed that old vintage still has its value.

My Ippt test is due in two more weeks and so far so good I have done jogging for the past four nights and I can feel my legs getting more solid. Hopefully my hamstring will not give way this sunday, heard its gonna be against some Myanmar team so I expect another tiring game.

GSS starts tmr!!!

After watching the good shepherd and the illutionist, my respect for Matt Damon and Edward Norton has risen up a few notches, Norton has acted many roles which I think not many actors can do, most in my opinion are stuck with one role, say for example Aston Kutcher, Sean Scott Williams and Ben Stiller, all of them are sort of condemned with funny guy roles.

Yet so far the only movie that has impressed me is Turista, a Brazilian movie with a surreal storyline. I am hoping the Prestige will at least match it for after that I will have no more movies on my laptop.

In my opinion, while both sides played cautious football, Manchester United had the more clearer chances to finish off the game and have the FA cup trophy written with their names on it but full credit to Michael Essien who time and time again denied them with last min tackles, no doubt deserving to be the man of the match. I'll bet my last dollar anytime that he will win player of the year or at least African player on the year someday. He is the only player other than John Terry and Petr Cech that I ever will respect in Chelsea. Compared to his fella African counterpart Drogba, a man with stature of 1.9m height frame and at least 80kg, Drogba falls down to ground easier than Kate Moss would if she had been pushed. A few seasons ago Jens Lehnman was my vote of wanker of the year but no doubt in recent years Drogba has been the absolute unanimous choice for wanker of the year.

Rooney had a storm of a game especially when he single handedly ran past the chelsea defenders with ease before last min ditch tackles prevented him from scoring. Just like two years ago when Man Utd played much better football than Arsenal and still lost, they were left to rue their chances when they conceded a sucker punch from Drogba but there is no shame in the way they played and they can hold their chins up high. Another day will come.

Last night's episode of survivor fiji island was interesting. I call it a caught with your pants down moment.

Yau Man who had ealier won a car in a reward challenge a few weeks ago offered to give it to dreamz on the condition that should they still be around at the final challenge and should dreamz win the immunity, he would have to give it to Yau Man instead.

When it came to the final reward challenge, Dreamz did indeed win the immunity and attention shifted to whether he would honour his word. Yet when they went back to camp, he suddenly told everyone that if he were to really give up the immunity to Yau Man he would most probably be the one voted out and started to talk about strategy instead of living up to his word.
When it came to walk the walk, he went back on his word and to add insult to injury, not only did he not give the immunity to Yau Man, he voted him off as well.

When it came to the final voting by the jury, the jury were allowed to ask the final contestants questions before making their decision on their vote. Basically Dreamz was a dead man walking right from the start with everyone accusing him of betrayal and lying throughout the game. True enough survivor is a game where backstabbing is inevitable and majority of winners had to backstab someone to climb to the top. Dreamz argued that in the real world, backstabbing and deceit are just part of life. Fair enought but I bet he did not saw it coming when Boo asked him a simple question. "Dreamz, when you went back on your word and decided not to give the immunity to Yau Man, were you at that point playing the game as a Christian or just part of your strategy? " Dreamz then went on to explain how those two cannot be linked and that the game blah blah blah..... Boo then slammed him by saying that the devil in him had tempted him with money and he was an immature Christian.

I personally believe that if you are a Christian or a believer in any religion, you should live life with honesty and integrity, all the talk about playing it as a game is plain horseshit. If you can't accept it, then don't boast around about how God or Jesus is almighty and Holy, I for one do not subscribe to any religion so if people wan to accuse me of cheating and backstabbing, go ahead, I am not perfect. I find it interesting when Christians like to link all the postives in life to God helping and making it happen but when shit happens there is a long silence. They tend to conviniently block out of the negatives in life and when good things happen, "praise be to the lord". Wankers!!!

Of course this does not apply to all christians quite simply for the layman fact that some christians give themselves a bad name or should I say some people pretend to be Christians for some oblivious reasons, the weatherman might attest to this fact. Case closed.

CHAMPIONS!!!!

I will be perfectly honest to say that today I played poorly by my standards. Bollocks as the British would say. I haven't reached the same standard since playing for Helmi, been playing too much 'relac' football ever since then. Worst of all, my niggling hamstring problem has resurfaced again.

Been watching Championship division one football on tele, I think WBA will be promoted looking at their quality, feel tempted to bet again. Also managed to borrow the autobiography of Ashley Cole from orchard library, interesting to read his opinion of Van Nisterooyl, habits of Rio Ferdinand and Thierry Henry and his version of the tapping up incident. I enjoy reading soccer players biographies because it offers a deeper insight of what acutally goes on behind the scenes in the dressing room and training ground. Ashley Cole offered some clues as to who threw the pizza on Alex Ferguson in the famous Battle Of Buffet at old trafford when we ended their 49 unbeated run. He was gracious not to mention the name but said that it wasn't an Englishman or French so that should narrow it down.

Tmr will be the first day of work. Right now I have the sudden craving to eat tau huey. Oh ya and I found out that the army has called me up again, making it three time I have to go back this holidays, they do really know how to waste tax payers money. Well fuck it for now.

I am pissed off right now because I've just received another msg telling me that I have been called up again on the 27th july at Pasir Ris camp, which means I have to report for reservist twice this holidays on top of my one week ICT in early june. Army damn free, got nothing better to do must call me up to waste my time. Fuck!

Now I have a dilemma, last sun I agreed to play for wengfai team this sun. Then later on I got an email from my cousin regarding my niece's one month birthday this sun, then later on Ben ask me to play for his team this sunday also. Ideally I should play for Ben's team, the match is at Tanglin which makes it closer for me to the lunch at Farrer park, besides the field condition is superb too but then Leung just informed me that including me this sunday there will be only eleven players so technically should I stun him and throw smoke now, there will not be enuff players and I will be a hypocrite. Though its at Jurong, somehow I am more inclined to play for them. Ever since I joined his family team, I have also felt part of his family too. Decision to ponder again.

When all hope seems lost, when all hope seems vague, I have to thank Hoegaarden beer for being there for me always as it is for me now. Damn it, just when I was about to have another sip, Doreen just stunned me wif another mind game sms.....Fuck!

In the end after all the talk I landed up playing for Ben Chen team today, lost to the ACS(i) team 5-2. Chen scored both goals from one on one and a free kick. They had many subs while we only had one and on top of it I couldn't continue the game after I cramped my calf muscle. However I felt that his team had no structure and organisation. I may be responsible for the second and third goal but overall I think my performance was still better than most of his teamates. The defenders beside me gave me a nightmare for most periods of the game, understand that they were last min call up but still..... After so long away from soccer, I was struggling with some of my touches, could see that RongXing was having the same problem. To conclude, Chen u man of the match still la, what are u waiting for, go join the S-League and kelong!

Yes finally Manchester United are itching closer to the EPL trophy. To think a few months ago, Mourinho had the audacity to say that United wouldn't last the race as there was no depth in the squad. Mourinho ah Mourinho, kiang tio ho, mai gei kiang.

Anyway sorry Ben for all the talk on msn, me and Rong Xing deciding not to play for ur team later today in the end. I shy la, scared cock up for ya team, somemore playing against acs school team after three months exile, I sure pangchek. Anyway glad to know u have been playing soccer regulary for ur sunday and Sim team, training under Lee Man Hon somemore. I think next year u can overtake Cristiano Ronaldo for player of the year award. Keep it up!

Before the exams, I promised myself to train hard for the coming IPPT after my exams were done and I did the exact opposite of it. For the past two days, I spent a lot of money in Geylang, no not on that kind but on food food food. Thurs was to catch up with friends and to relax in the swimming club. Yesterday was an impromtu decision to go Geylang and eat tau huey. Then Mr kok suggested going into some laup saab bar which played ah beng techno, it was funny seeing old uncles dancing away and flirting with the xiao jies. I think one of the uncle I saw yesterday is actually my block neighbour, shd have taken his photo and blackmail him. Hahaha. The itinery for next week is also gonna blow a hole in my pocket, shall be going to a lesbian pub and to another laup saab bar in Joo chiat. Venkat, you may be right, the beer might get in my way. I might also try the pub called Lucas which my secondary school fren recommended to me, it is a cantopop pub but with a supposedly "Thai Girl show" environment. And according to him must put tips in their 'chest' when they walk around. Anyone interested to join me juz give me a shout yea.

Next Sunday is my cousin's first born child one month birthday. Welcome to the world Ariel, you r gonna have fun. I bet my whole life u will get brainwashed by my Aunts and prob my Mom to believe In God and Catholism all those stuff. I know how it feels though. But with ur Father and Mother both a dentist, you will grow up smart.

Just had a run and boy am I panting like a dog. The exams totally turned me into a weakling. For the past two months I have either stayed in hall or just travel back home. Today when I went to NTUC to purchase ice-cream, when my turn came to pay up, the cashier stared at me for quite awhile. I looked at the auntie and I was thinking in my head what did I do. It turned out that she was expecting me to pass her a plastic bag to put in my goods otherwise I would have to make a 'donation' before NTUC would use their plastic bags. That is how long I have been out of touch with reality. This is part of a plan to encourage Singaporeans to recycle plastic bags and reduce plastic bags wastage. I totally forgot about it even though I read about it in the newspapers. I readily support the move, shall have to bring my own cloth bag along from now on.

Earlier today Shujing mentioned that my face look very pale and white. I agree with her, no I am not sick, I have been hibernating in my room for the past two months and haven't been under the sunlight for more than 30mins straight. Gone are the days when I played soccer regularly and had to put sunblock lotion to avoid becoming chao ta. Now I have to bask in the sun to look like a normal person. While bathing today I looked into the mirror and examined my arms and skin, I look like a fucking white chicken. From tmr onwards, I shall embrace the lovely sunlight!

News just came in, Kangli caught my neighbour (the very wuss one) bringing a china girl into his room and then off the light. Guess he needed to relive stress. He looks like a nerd and doesn't look like those kind. I suppose what Kim Hock say is true, people who talk about sex openly are the normal ones. Those who look very innocent are the ones that are actually very hiong. But I now abit scared of my neighbour. While walking to put my stuff in Cheewee room today, I turned behind and caught him spying on me then he pretend not to see me and quicly walk away. Dun noe what he up to acting so weird, thank God I now move home. Kangli wish u gd luck, "lock" the door properly tonite.

Finally after today I have left just one more paper to go on wed. I feel so happy as the papers go by. I have oreadi drafted in my mind plans to celebrate the end of exams. Thurs when I go home, I am going to buy choco mint ice cream, milo and lots of potato chips. I will then go either Attar or chomp chomp for supper. Miss the hokkien mee and sambal stingray there. Fri I will go Holland V or clark quay and cheong the night away. Sat I shall pay a long overdued visit to the national library and along the way shop for clubbing clothes. Yea its been a long time since I check out the clubbing scene and its high time to start during the holidays. For now, I shall take a nap, last night only slept 3hrs to prepare for today's paper. Nitez everyone.

Glory Glory Man Utd,
Glory Glory Man Utd,
Glory Glory man Utd,
and the reds goes marching on on on!

A few hours back, I caught the most awesome kelong match ever seen so far after the AC Milan-Liverpool 2005 champions league final. Yes that is my favourite team Manchester United vs Everton. They were down 2-0 but fought back to win 4-2. It was a cosy ride the moment the goalkeeper turner spilled the ball nicely for O-Shea to tap in the first goal for United. I know its his first game for Everton but no one was putting pressure on him and yet he easily 'swee swee' drop the ball nicely for O-Shea. Eating money ah Turner. The second goal was even nicer, a scramble in the penalty box led to ex-Man Utd player Phil Neville to somehow clear the ball into the Everton net. From that angle, even my mother would have decently cleared the ball away better but what to do, as an ex Man Utd player, I am not surprised after the game his brother Gary Neville and Alex Ferguson give him a big ang pow. Not a bad deal, help Manchester United win the game and Premiership title and share the prize money. From then on, there was only going to be one winner with Rooney and Eagles rounding up the score. Great fightback from a soccer fan perspective but bad acting today from the Everton players, want to kelong also must put up a better show mah.

To Chelsea and Mourinho who earlier this season mentioned that United wouldn't last the pace, eat ur words and jerk off ur wankies in Stamford bridge.

Anyway check out this link Daniel send me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wk51lfLfIQ

This week I lost a bit of my discipline, I ended up playing poker on tues and yesterday night. But not bad I won about 18 bucks. Just awhile ago I lost the discipline again but this time I won 54bucks. Thanks Yixin for bringing luck to me, muz call u down sit by my side next time again. Sorry Mr Kok I will treat u to milo peng when u come back.

I decided to reward myself with spaghetti for dinner. Initially I boycotted the western stall at can 13 because his portion is getting smaller and smaller compared to last sem. Today after they made me wait for 20min, I have thus decided to add the western stall to my list of condemned stalls together with the vietnamese. They make me wait, I make them wait long long for me to buy food from them.

Back to mugging.....

Last night's game against AC Milan for me has entered alongside my all time favourite United games.

1) 1999 champions league final against Bayern Munich 2-1
2) 1999 2nd leg game against juventus 3-2
3) 1999 2nd game replay against Arsenal 2-1
4) 1999 3rd Round Fa Cup against Liverpool 2-1
5) 2004 League Match against Arsenal 2-0 ( Ended Arsenal 49 winning game streak)
6) 2005 League Match against Chelsea 1-0
7) 2007 Champions league semi final against AC Milan 3-2
8) 2003 Champions league quarterfinal against Real Madrid 4-3

The game deserves special praise because Manchester United played well with a makeshift fringe defence against a very technical Milan side. Henize did well in the absence of Vidic and Ferdinand while Fletcher somehow seems to shine in Midfield centre. And of course Rooney for a superb performance. Scholes and Carrick held the forte well and it was also an honour to see Kaka play with such elegance. Nesta also treated everyone with an eye display of what world class defending is about.

Of course the 3rd goal which Rooney scored one and a half min into stoppage time looks very suspicious to me. With 30 more seconds to go, the Milan player should have pumped the ball into the corner to waste time. Afterall they had a 2 away goal advantage but instead the defender who I think was Otto or Janvuloski swee swee fall down and "pass" the ball to Ryan Gigss who then went on his run to release the ball to Rooney and score the winner. Dida an experienced Goalkeeper who should have covered his angle to the post also swee swee stand in the centre and if to invite Rooneyto shoot into the far corner of the goal which he did. During the game and after there were so many hi-fives between both team players and I am not surprised that the Italians have(as usual) eaten the bookies money again.

I think I shoud be an ESPN pundit.

I read with great interest about the article regarding kelong in Singapore soccer in yesterday's Sunday times. A player reported that an S-league player offered him $8000 to get himself sent off. Ex-bookies revealed tactics on how they lured soccer players into fixing a match. The whole kelong business in soccer though not transparant is pretty obvious in my eyes. Last min dramatic goals are the norm in S-league nowdays, defenders who should and normally easily clear the last ditch balls somehow miskick it to the opponents. Vague effort is made to tackle or close down the attackers and it seem to me that it their minds they are trying to say to their opponent "quickly score la, I already make the path so easy for you, you want us to earn the money anot"

I don't blame the soccer players for taking bribes. The average age a player has to retire is prob about 34. Afterwhich he retires what else can he do for a living? Malays form the majority of the players and lets not kid ourself, almost all of them do not have education higher than ITE. They come from poor families( usually large ones). The easiest way out for them is to throw a game and use that extra income to feed their families.

If I had honed my skills when I was in primary school I might have made the grade to become an S-league player. I would definitely throw away matches and bet through my friends. Ben Chen, ur skills not bad, you should give it a try and if you make it pls let me know, I will fix matches through you.

3 papers down 3 more to go...

I was checking my IPPT results which I took last june on the ns portal.

Situps - 40 (5pts)
Broad Jump -234 (4pts)
Shuttle Run -9.7s (5pts)
Pullup -12 (5pts)
2.4km run -10.56 (4pts)

Overall - Silver

Basically the only thing standing in my way for gold and $400 is the 2.4km run which has to be run under 9min45s. For the past two weeks, I have starting running the 199 and 179 route to condition myself. After my last paper on the 2nd may, I will begin an intensive running and swimming programme everyday and hopefully by june I can be ready for IPPT. I think the last time I ever did such a crazy programme to train fitness was in secondary 3 when I was preparing for the national youth taekwondo tournament. I remember running every single day and doing drills which almost made me close to vomiting. My instructor was a psycho and his mantra was simple, when you puke it means u have given 100% effort, otherwise if not u must continue training until u puke. Glad I am now in a more civilised environment.

If anyone wants to take IPPT let me noe. I will be taking with Zhan Rui at the end of May.

Wish me luck folks! And all the best for the exams to everyone!

So the titanic battle is set for the 19th of may when Manchester United faces Chelsea in the FA cup final. On top of that, both sides could possibly face each other in the champions league final. There is also the premiership encounter on may 9 when United travels to stamford bridge.

Througout the season, many people have tipped Man Utd for the treble. Of course with so much hype, United could also easily lose the plot and win nothing at all in the end. Even if they were to end the season empty handed, they would still get my respect and support for the breathtaking displays they have put in this season. Compared to Chelsea's squad, United's squad look meagre in comparison and it will be sweeter if Manchester United fridge squad can beat them in the trophy's hunt. Manchester United have battled the odds this season, Ronaldo fighting the boo boo boys, Ryan Giggs and Scholes showing that they still have the hunger, Alan Smith showing his fighing dog spirit etc. In terms of depth, balance and money budget, Manchester United are winners in my eyes already this season. People talk about Ronaldo and Rooney but for me, the player for this season is Nemanja Vidic, no nonsense defending from him. His absence have shown in the last few matches and the next few matches will determine how badly they will miss him. I wish him a speedy recovery.

Back to moment area and virtual deflection. Damn can't wait for the exams to end.

While taking a break in between studying, I went to youtube to search for the videoclips of the recent Asean federation cup semi-final match between Singapore and Malaysia. Singapore drew that match and later went on to win on penalties. On closer look and replay, I noticed a few keilong moments. When Shi Jiayi took his kick, the ball went directly to the Malaysian keeper but somehow the keeper punched the ball backwards into the net. Afterwhich he sat down and smiled. When Jiayi jogged back, Alam Shah was pointing his finger at him as if to say "lucky the keeper help you punch the ball in otherwise today we cannnot get our money". It is simple mechanics, when the ball strikes towards your hand, the ball will rebound back, but in this case the ball went backwards in the net. There was also an instance when Alam Shah high fived with the Malaysian keeper. I couldn't believe that it was so friendly considering the rivalry we have.

Finally, when Malaysia took the last penalty, the kicker took a tame shot and Lionel Lewis saved the kick which enabled Singapore to win. The Malaysian captain put his arms around the player who missed the last kick and was smiling away. I can't see how a team captain can smile after a loss unless he has money in the pocket given by someone to throw the game. U gotta watch it to believe it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxbIuDJTWFI