tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537538181660789092024-03-19T15:08:50.272+11:00Doni's journalMy experiences and other interesting postsdonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-70732137714105648212008-11-13T01:54:00.002+11:002008-11-13T01:56:39.512+11:00Funny Spoof Ad on Ra-faI will like to share this video about a funny spoof ad on the pronunciation of Rafa Nadal.<br /><br />I can't post it here, but here's the link however<br />http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/video?id=3695015<br /><br />Enjoy!donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-33448859524150296432008-11-11T01:52:00.002+11:002008-11-11T02:16:23.805+11:00Trying too hard is sometimes a turn offThings are nice and good when they are sufficient and in the right amount. However if you over-supply a certain quantity of something, it starts to get annoying and a rather turn off. I'm referring to Singapore.<br /><br />First, we look at the country down under with their landmark icon - The Sydney Opera House, and decide that Singapore has to have a landmark building. The Esplanade was built, a building also known as the Durians.<br /><br />Then Singapore looks at their ex-colonial masters and saw a beautiful thing known as The Eye - a gigantic ferris-wheel. So we built one far larger and call it The Flyer. Now we've outdone them!<br /><br />Then we look over the causeway at our neighbour who sells us our water and notice that they are doing well with their one casino - Genting Resorts. We shall have TWO! That's when the Marina Bay and the Sentosa Integrated Resorts begin their construction. Yes, we win the battle of the Casino.<br /><br />Oh wait a minute, they have a Sepang circuit for the F1 Grand Prix! That is way too hot in the heat of the day. Let's have a night circuit in Singapore. Oh space constraint. Let's make it a street circuit and put it in the city. That will definitely attract the crowd! And we can cordon off all the streets and make it difficult for Singaporeans to travel into this area. If all else fails, there is the ERP. Beep! That will be $2 deducted from the cashcard in Hamilton's car. Yes that was an international success.<br /><br />The F1 did well, now let's get the MotoGP into Singapore as well. That will certainly put us head and shoulders above our neighbours!<br /><br />Wait a minute, F1 and MotoGP is not enough, how about introducing the World Rally Championship here as well. Now the fans can't complain we are not "Fun" enough.<br /><br />For goodness sake....sometimes, more is less. Please do not try so hard.donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-24122297996891989902008-11-08T00:04:00.002+11:002008-11-08T00:31:18.472+11:00My Christmas Wishlist<span style="font-size:130%;">It's already the 7th of November, and Christmas is just around the corner! Well a couple of</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> corners actually, but we'll get there, soon.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.slipperybrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/ipod-touch1.jpg"></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I present to you here my Top 5 Wishes for Christmas for the year 2008:<br /><br />5. Barack Obama as President of the United States of America! (Oops, just realised it has already been realised.)</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Okay a new no. 5.<br /><br />5. A new high-paying high-flying job<br /><br />4. An Ipod touch<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.slipperybrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/ipod-touch1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 252px;" src="http://www.slipperybrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/ipod-touch1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />3. The global economic recession comes to an end<br /><br />2. Winner of <span style="font-weight: bold;">$500k</span> in the gameshow "<span style="font-style: italic;">Don't Forget The Lyrics</span>"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/lyrics-background_l7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 155px;" src="http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/lyrics-background_l7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />And...............*drumrolls*<br /><br />Numero Uno.....<br /><br />1. A new right leg<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.smallcombe.net/IR/Marine/Right%20Leg%20Outside.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 247px;" src="http://www.smallcombe.net/IR/Marine/Right%20Leg%20Outside.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a></span>donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-30759710097360815332008-11-07T03:14:00.002+11:002008-11-07T03:33:34.333+11:00Super Bo Liao StuffWhen you are bored and looking for a laugh, one of the best sites around is stomp.com.sg<br />And I can tell you why. Because most of the contents that people post up on it are so bo liao (boring, rubbishy, nonsensical) that you feel like laughing through your gritted teeth. Well there is a small fraction of the stuff on it which are really funny though.<br /><br />First I come across this really popular post about some guy who refuses to give up his seat for a pregnant lady on board the train. http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=41059<br />Is it necessary to take a photo of him and post it online?<br /><br />And then there was this other one about the neon lights blowing off, leaving the original words "Hougang Plaza" becoming "Gang Plaza". http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=41175<br />Come on, this is So Super Duper Bo Liao...<br /><br />Tons of other bo liao stuff in there, ONLY check out when you have nothing better to do. I just happened to pass by, I have tons of better stuff to do. lol.donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-15215132652386203182008-11-03T16:18:00.003+11:002008-11-03T17:03:40.145+11:00Sports around the worldHave been catching up a lot on sports recently since I started having the Sports Channel as an addition to my cable tv channels. It's expensive to subscribe to the Sports Channel, but given a big sports fan like me, it's definitely worth it (except for the Golf Channel)!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2008/07/20/LewisHamilton2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 162px;" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2008/07/20/LewisHamilton2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />First, on motor racing. In the F1 motor championship, Lewis Hamilton has become the youngest champion in history, albeit barely. He cruised home in 5th position in the Brazilian GP at Interlagos, just what he need to beat closest rival, Brazilian Felipe Massa, by a single point. Hamilton became the first Briton to win the title since Damon Hill in 1996.<br />Ferrari won their 8th constructor's championship in 10 years, garnering 172 points, ahead of their rivals McLaren which managed 151.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20081031/0013729ece6b0a74ae421a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 178px;" src="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20081031/0013729ece6b0a74ae421a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />In tennis, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga claimed his 1st masters series title at the BNP Paribas Paris Masters with a 6-3 4-6 6-4 victory over David Nalbandian. Buoyed by the 15000 home crowd, he played a tight game against the Argentine, who is the defending champion for the title when he beat Rafael Nadal last year at the final. The win gave JW Tsonga a place at the prestigious Masters Cup Final at Shanghai.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01106/rug2get_1106093c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 171px;" src="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01106/rug2get_1106093c.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />In the Rugby League World Cup, a faceoff between Australia and England turned into a pummeling for the English as the Kangaroos thumped them 54-4. It was an awe-inspiring display by the Roos, with Greg Inglis and man-of-the-match, Billy Slater, claiming 3 tries each. It is a really embarassing result for England. Australia is hot favourite for the title after the win, following their 30-6 win over neighbours New Zealand in the previous match.<br /><br />In football, there were numerous shocking upsets by the small clubs over the big boys in the English Premier League over the weekend. We saw the bottom club, Tottenham overcome the top team, Liverpool 2-1. It was the first loss in the league for Liverpool this season, and only the second win for Tottenham. Credit to Harry Redknapp for the miraculous turnaround.<br />Then Stoke beat Arsenal 2-1 to set alight "crisis talks" at Arsenal, following their 4-4 draw to Tottenham previously.<br />Hull City fought bravely but still succumbed to Manchester United 4-3.<br />At Bolton lifted themselves off the bottom of the table as they defeated the latest nouveau riche club, Manchester City 2-0.<br /><br />These are the latest sports which I've been catching up on, and although I did catch parts of the Iskandar Open (golf) which took place over the weekend in Johor which was won by Retief Goosen, I am not so passionate about the game.<br /><br />Signing off, from Doni Sports Centre.donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-31726902664095388652008-10-22T02:15:00.002+11:002008-10-22T02:33:43.873+11:00Still stuck on crutchesYeah still stuck on crutches despite almost going on to a month now. About slightly more than 3 weeks actually. Went to see the doc today and he said I damaged my anterior cruciate ligament as well as tore my right meniscus. Well now I have something similar to Roy Keane. He damaged his anterior cruciate ligament before. Take that Alf Inge Haaland!<br /><br />Well the doc says that I have to go for Physio treatment to get my leg straightened and fully mobile before he can fix my ligament. So that's another 3 weeks before I see him again, and he has given me a 21days MC. Well I'm not sure whether that is good news or bad news, but it seems pretty bad. And I'm not sure what my boss and colleagues might think, especially now is busy season.<br />Guess I will be stuck at home for the next 20days, or maybe more.<br /><br />On another note, I am totally engrossed in the Discovery Channel series: Man vs Wild, and Bear Grylls is absolutely awesome, gross and mad. Check the series out if you haven't, cos I think it's a series that every REAL MAN should watch. It teaches you survival techniques when you're lost somewhere, and these tricks can come in VERY handy when you are in the same environment. So far, the environments that I have seen him in are the Sahara desert, the snow covered lands of Siberia, the forests of Zambia, and many others. How do you survive in all these harsh conditions without the right knowledge and techniques? Boy this guy is reallllllll good.<br /><br />However, the kind of stuff that he puts into his mouth, well almost 99% will think that it's real wild, mad and disgusting, but maybe put in the same situation, you will go for it anyway. Well this guy eats larvaes, scorpions, salamanders, yaks, yak's liver, yak's eyeballs, and tons of other stuff.....RAW! He even rips the meat from a dead gazelle a la leopard style! Just imagine.<br /><br />Well I will recommend it to everyone to watch this show if you haven't already. It's Awesome!donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-49666396608636250862008-10-14T01:58:00.003+11:002008-10-14T02:18:23.097+11:00Fan Chan<span style="font-size:130%;">Watched a real wonderful movie on tv yesterday night, screening on filmart on</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> Central. The title's Fan Chan (My Girl). It's a 2003 Thai movie about the life of a young boy.<br /><br />This boy, Jeab, lives on the other side of the street, away from where the other boys live, and hence they wouldn't allow him to play with them. He then hangs out with the girls and becomes best mate with Noi Nah, this young girl who is his neighbour. The actor and actress for this 2 characters are real cute and good looking!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Yeah so this story goes on about the kind of games they play, and the growing up life of these children. It is a real heartwarming and feel-good movie complete with some humour as well as tear-jerking scenes. Hate to admit it, but I was moved to tears. And to top it off, the theme songs were real catchy and nice as well, with lyrics which were quite relevant to the movie. Ahhh....it really brings you back to those days when you were young and innocent, and you really wished you can travel back in time to relive those wonderful days.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Look for it if you can find the movie (with subtitles) and hope you enjoy it.<br />Ah, gotta get Prasart to find that dvd for me!<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images-cdn01.associatedcontent.com/image/A2095/209559/300_209559.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 380px;" src="http://images-cdn01.associatedcontent.com/image/A2095/209559/300_209559.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://st17.flashecom.com/dvdasian/synopsis_img/18401.7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://st17.flashecom.com/dvdasian/synopsis_img/18401.7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-68778119891443984312008-10-11T15:02:00.001+11:002008-10-11T15:02:54.487+11:00Breathe - Telepopmusik<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/JdUpxch4F8M' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/JdUpxch4F8M'/></object></p></div>donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-1889588957282549692008-10-07T14:57:00.002+11:002008-10-07T15:01:19.519+11:00On a weekday morning...Oh how nice... it's raining cats and dogs (and cows with melamine milk too) on a tuesday morning right now, and here I am sitting, not at the office, but at home!<br />Yeah how great it will be when you can take a day off some time during the weekdays, laze around at home, and just enjoying the peace and tranquility...Ahhh.....<br />Now for that specialist appointment I have at the hospital this arvo....donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-9345986321782684882008-10-05T16:59:00.002+11:002008-10-05T17:25:35.611+11:00CrutchWas having a game of tennis with Niankai as usual on a fine Saturday when I do not know how exactly but I injured my right knee. So with his help and an ambulance, I was sent to Changi General Hospital, which is about 3 min from my house. That's near....<br />After having an X-ray, the doc said that he is unable to tell the problem, and I have to return to see the orthopaedic on Tuesday. Meanwhile I just have to hobble around with a pair of crutches.<br /><br />Now with the pair of crutches, it is possible to see kind/helpful people as well as other not so nice people around.<br />Nice people are like my colleagues who offer to help me buy lunch, offer to carry my bag, or some strangers who offer me seats while I'm waiting for a cab. Wow, I get special privileges!<br />Not so nice people are like those who quickly rush to enter the elevator and press the door-close button when I hobble up to the elevator, to have the door close right before me. Great people aren't they!donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-83565677132909916652008-09-08T00:28:00.002+10:002008-09-08T00:45:16.638+10:00Revisiting "Noble Palace"<span style="font-size:130%;">Tonight my family had dinner at this small cantonese restaurant at Eastpoint shopping centre, which was near my house, and I was swept by a feeling of nostalgia, a "Noble" nostalgia if you know what I mean. Haha.<br /><br />It was a small to medium size restaurant serving cantonese food. Getting in was not so much of a problem even though it was crowded. We ordered a few dishes and waited.<br /><br />Well the first problem appeared. We had this pot of chinese tea, and after it emptied, what you usually do is tilt the lid of the teapot so as to inform the waitress to refill it with hot water. One waitress came over and brought the teapot away to be refilled, but it didn't come back. Instead it ended up on the next table. So my father had to inform them about this, and the waitress was still laughing heartily about how she had fumbled up this easy task.<br /><br />Then my father was quite irritated that the food was served quite slowly, and the portions were quite small. There was no option for large/medium/small, all the dish portions were a standard, small.<br /><br />And then as encountered before in a far far away place called Noble Palace, the dish which I ordered did not arrive! We were almost done with dinner but there was no sign of the dish. And the thing was, the waitress cancelled out the dish on the receipt to symbolise that the dish had arrive, even though it did not. Anyway, my father indicated to the waiter/waitress 2 times about this but still it drew a blank.<br /><br />I was smiling to myself as I recalled this incident some time last year which ended in some drama. Hence I was keeping my cool while watching my father sweat over this. I wanted to tell him to take it easy but I thought that maybe it was better to just keep quiet, lest the tea ended somewhere else.<br /><br />So he stood up and went to the cashier to foot the bill before the dish arrive, with a great feeling of displeasure (this is an understatement). Anyway, I was at least glad there were no big dramas. Haha, what a "Noble" feeling!</span>donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-56775007633949464172008-08-12T00:36:00.000+10:002008-08-12T00:37:35.935+10:00the dark knight<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Finally had a chance to catch the Dark Knight on the big screen yesterday before it ran out. Was anticipating much from it, after Barney highly recommended it to me. And other heard good reviews from some others too.<br /><br />I feel that the performance of Christian Bale was pretty ordinary, but it was the villains who shone brightly. Of that, Heath Ledger gave a stellar performance in the role as the Joker. Absolutely brilliant, although the make-up department was not fully functional I guess. The make-up of the Joker looked much better in the previous episodes, and it seemed like they had not much budget to apply sufficient make-up.<br />However, the emotions, actions, words and.....in fact the whole performance by Heath in the Joker was pretty brilliant and he really made you feel frightened by his appearance.<br /><br />The guy who acted as Harvey Dent aka Two-face, can't remember his name but the same guy from Thank You for Smoking, was quite brilliant as well, not to the standard of the Joker, maybe cos he only had half a face left, but still a stand-out nonetheless.<br /><br />And I did notice that the actor who played the Mayor of Gotham city was actually the leader of The Others in the series, Lost. I kept picturing him going to eliminate some people with gas attack or rifles or something like he did in Lost, but then he didn't.<br /><br />Sorry no mention of Bale's performance as I didn't think great of it. But the movie was great nonetheless.<br /><br />And a side note. Was at a kopitiam with my colleague for lunch today. So while we were eating, the har gow he ordered arrived and was served by one freak-head woman. He put it, oh sorry, she put it on the table and left. So my colleague wanted some chili sauce to go with it, and he quickly turned to her and said "excuse me, can I have some chili?"<br />And the woman turned back sharply and shouted "WHAT?!"<br />we were both stunned for a second.<br />But luckily I was wearing some amulet that could shorten the stun-time, and recovered and shouted back to her "Why So Rude?!"<br />And she went "what" again and widened her eyes and marched towards me, with my colleague looking at me with his eyes that seems to be telling me "Wahhhhhh..........you are a winner"<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-59094711665590240572008-08-04T23:15:00.002+10:002008-08-04T23:25:52.465+10:00Work is tiringI had been resisting for 3 weeks to follow in my friend's footsteps in making a blog post to complain about how working life is tiring, but still I succumbed to that favourite SG habit - complaining!<br /><br />Oh well, it's tiring!<br /><br />Basically, I wake up at 7 every morning, wash up, read the paper while I have breakfast, and leave the house at 7.45am. Reach workplace at 8.25am, then work until 12pm+ then go for lunch. Arrive back in office at 1pm+ and continue working till 6.30pm+ or sometimes around 7pm+, then reach home 7pm earliest, or usually about 7.30pm. Rest for a bit, then have dinner, then rest for a longer bit, maybe watch some tv or like right now, do some blogging, and then go to sleep at 11pm.<br /><br />I practically don't really have as much freetime as I used to have, to do whatever stuff like watching movies or playing pc games. Sigh...<br /><br />Hey those of you reading this and sniggering away, it'll be your turn soon! Watch out man, I only started some time before you, but hopefully, fingers crossed, I can end this routine earlier than you!<br /><br />Yawnz......donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-4102834030544757482008-07-20T20:24:00.002+10:002008-07-20T20:55:00.209+10:00No Space for Complains<span style="font-size:130%;">Ever had this scenario, when you complain about some matter and you are shut out of your complain by someone? I shall talk about mine.<br /><br />I have these nice REAL Polo Tees by Ralph Lauren [Just a side story: After you go travelling in Bangkok, people tend to assume that whatever branded stuff that you own, are counterfeit products, especially with the large variety of fake Ralph Lauren Polo Tees in MBK Centre. That's why the stressing of the 'REAL' at the beginning of the paragraph, just to tell you it's not the 199baht, which you can bargain to 180baht, products selling in Bangkok.] Anyway, so back to the main story.<br /><br />I put this one particular Polo Tee together with the rest of the laundry to be washed. My father usually does the laundry at home. So today I was doing the ironing of clothes, which is usually done by me, I noticed that there was a small purple spot at the front of the Polo Tee. Okay it's not too obvious, so I thought it should be ok. But horror of horrors, when I turned it to the back, I saw large purple spots on it, and I fainted! WTH! I don't know what caused the spots but I suspect it might have been the softener. [Side story again: This has not been the first time that my laundry has appeared with spots of other colours on it, and strangely enough, these spots seem to appear only when my father does the laundry, and they seem to only "attack" my clothes! Or maybe they do stain other clothes but that I do not pay attention to.]<br /><br />So I was pretty resigned to fate that my nice expensive Polo Tee was going to be stained for the rest of its life, maybe something like the life of a rich man who suddenly committed an offence and was put behind bars, and suddenly find himself with a stain on his life. So later on, I complained to my Mum, and as you may know, complaining is one of the favourite pastimes of a Singaporean. So the conversation goes something like this:<br /><br />Me: You know, I found a large purple stain on my Ralph Lauren Polo Tee!<br /><br />Mum: 你这么厉害,你自己洗啦![translates as: If you think you are so good, why don't you wash it yourself!]<br /><br />Ok, Short & Sweet. A big full-stop to my complain.<br />So is there no room for me to complain in my own house?<br />Sometimes we are not trying to blame anyone for anything, but we just try to speak out our hearts so as to feel more comfortable, and that was certainly no relief for my comfort at all.<br />Well my Mum's next sentence was a heart breaker too.<br /><br />Mum: Is it a fake Polo Ralph Lauren? [which explains why I told my first side story]<br /><br />Sigh................</span>donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-89350758439697497392008-07-08T02:09:00.002+10:002008-07-08T02:40:38.292+10:00The latest commoner's woe: ERP<span style="font-size:130%;">That's right! After the recent hike in food prices and oil prices, and the 7% GST last year, the emotionless Transport ministry had to join in the fray and pile more misery at this gloomy time on the people by activating more channels of income - activating 5 more ERP gantries and raising the ERP charges. Hey Transport minister, Thank you very much! *sarcastic tone included*<br /><br />I think this is ill time to be doing this, and no doubt do many Singaporeans think the same. Even while many people question the motive and are really doubtful of the claim by the LTA (Land Transport Authority) that car speeds in particular roads are really slow, they inputs are ignored. Well, first of all, the include waiting times at traffic lights into the calculations, and in this country where we can claim to be Numero Uno in the most number of traffic lights per mile of road, this would definitely be so! Come on, use your brain!<br /><br />Then in the papers, there was a guy who worked in the clarke quay area who did his own recording of car speeds in the area, and took pictures of the roads at peak hours, and his study showed that it was completely unnecessary to raise the ERP charges at that area. Even his submission of his study to the LTA was unable to retract LTA's decision. "Disappointing! " I say. "Elitism!" Others claim.<br /><br />Then what about the business of surrounding areas? This decision definitely would affect them, Big Time! At a time of rising inflation and stuttering economy, this ERP decision will put off people into travelling downtown, and hence reduce the business of the shops in the area. In the long run, these business will go Kaput! All that will be left are food stalls, and maybe only the popular ones, and perhaps some other shops which are a necessity. Shops that sell stuff that can be found somewhere else, well I think it's time to say goodbye! In this sense, retail will suffer, and hence tourism too.<br /><br />In so many years as a Singaporean, this is the first time that I feel that many big & bad decisions have arise in such a short period, particularly pertaining to transport. The people feel irked by these things, and it is not hard to hear criticisms from the news to the coffeeshop. I think Mr transport minister should come out to explain these decisions, from the hike of public transport fees, the erecting of gantries as and where, and the raise in ERP charges. We need a proper and reasonable explanation.<br /><br />"Disappointed & Upset!" I say, falling short of calling for his replacement</span>donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-47494498247833038442008-07-04T15:08:00.002+10:002008-07-04T15:26:33.707+10:00politically motivated?I just shifted to a new apartment, and though the facilities and environment aren't as great as the previous one, at least I don't have to sleep in the living room anymore, and it's near to the mrt station. Gets a bit noisy though with the sound of trains running by, and of buses (my old place was quite a distance from the bus stop so I couldn't hear any buses). Well, pros and cons.<br /><br />Well lots of interesting news recently, but still no news of Mas Selamat. One that made the headlines was that of Anwar Ibrahim being accused of sodomy, once again.<br /><br />Was this a politically motivated action? Some, or rather many, believe that this is so due to the timing of the accusation, just as Anwar is about to compete in an upcoming by-election. Even the US believes so, and has one of its spokesperson warning the government not to make politically motivated arrests. This has definitely not gone down well with the ruling government, who now appears to be trying to eliminate its strongest opposition through underhand means. This particular case brings back memories of Anwar's first arrest due to sodomy charges which he has maintained his innocence, and many still believe it was a set-up.<br /><br />A parallel can be drawn to a scenario in Taiwan during Chen Shui Bian's second presidential election. As he was riding down the street during a campaign, he suffered a gunshot wound from a mysterious assassination attempt, but survived. This gained him many sympathetic votes, and drew many conspiracy theories about the assassination being staged. Well the Malaysian situation may not be exactly the same, but this event can be similar scenario for Anwar who can gain many sympathetic votes out of this situation, if he survives another prison sentence.<br /><br />This can be an interesting development to be observed.donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-91250504679824972702008-06-20T14:16:00.008+10:002008-06-20T15:28:29.289+10:00An Ant's Life<span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This is an interesting story about ants.<br /><br />In a laboratory, there is a colony of black ants. The queen (purple) only produces black ants. They live peacefully within the colony.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgq2v8k6Aw0WxpWbQLurX46XjoPfRqdcD3o0cMJSzxiY90wjRQClUeXWHoE6nTAk-XBfrLQWXC7qI7RlVO6kNY8JBxV4TsUYzGNhKHcae2o5JTuBMnmB8h5uTnSfYjz_dz2HsJd6f0Ew7/s1600-h/ant+colony.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgq2v8k6Aw0WxpWbQLurX46XjoPfRqdcD3o0cMJSzxiY90wjRQClUeXWHoE6nTAk-XBfrLQWXC7qI7RlVO6kNY8JBxV4TsUYzGNhKHcae2o5JTuBMnmB8h5uTnSfYjz_dz2HsJd6f0Ew7/s400/ant+colony.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213815781390590194" border="0" /></a><br />Then one day, the scientist in charge of this colony introduces a red ant into the colony. This red ant is aggressive and strong. As part of nature, the black ants are inclined to repel the intruder. But as this red ant is aggressive and strong, it is able to repel any attacks easily.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhussc4Si9BgfIAiEvvn5IBpo_fU5ibLWpbFrMnPuIA5rCGtiyv7bmB-DDr65rRlsTbqmx-Jzyz0HVO9Wyr9gjAfuG2ynjZwG6Xdj8TtLQ9I_S2hECkYltPgTwz88dFLkvoRddz7PdVn9ur/s1600-h/ant+colony2.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhussc4Si9BgfIAiEvvn5IBpo_fU5ibLWpbFrMnPuIA5rCGtiyv7bmB-DDr65rRlsTbqmx-Jzyz0HVO9Wyr9gjAfuG2ynjZwG6Xdj8TtLQ9I_S2hECkYltPgTwz88dFLkvoRddz7PdVn9ur/s400/ant+colony2.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213817886635420706" border="0" /></a><br />Very soon, the red ant feel very comfortable about its new home. There is ample food for itself as it did not need to fight for every small bit of food which it used to do back at its red ant colony. It can easily bully the other black ants for food, and it earned the favor of the Queen ant as the Queen felt that this red ant is a foreign talent (FT). So the Queen granted the red ant a space in the colony.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWRpZE0xJu_UJvVSTjkjeqg1cBDXdAnY5S9FkKhhuHG6AGwPY1mWqy5Xh6NLqTUN5xqd9ACsFXPdpt5zkeW5r3W2zcqP2hMT6ulEc6zUXTRpO5mdA_YWHMIaNhrXcOJwihzWzaug4VjqU/s1600-h/ant+colony3.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWRpZE0xJu_UJvVSTjkjeqg1cBDXdAnY5S9FkKhhuHG6AGwPY1mWqy5Xh6NLqTUN5xqd9ACsFXPdpt5zkeW5r3W2zcqP2hMT6ulEc6zUXTRpO5mdA_YWHMIaNhrXcOJwihzWzaug4VjqU/s400/ant+colony3.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213820963118605618" border="0" /></a><br />One day the red ant disappeared. All the black ants are very happy that this intruder who had come and take away their "shine" is gone. Life can be back to normal again. But they are sadly wrong. The next day, they got a rude shock.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn3ALBK0RiZDqGJpswaTi0l6EWP_RdseqNiBx0DMo3FIh3vLlKSMJSnusCmsT1_NaKI9N3SyR5bE4CJ2pVRESLUH3EkBjQ2da_DLynGIzA0Fx429pwowlW9_b83V0bx2cPc_VVkrATgrh/s1600-h/ant+colony4.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn3ALBK0RiZDqGJpswaTi0l6EWP_RdseqNiBx0DMo3FIh3vLlKSMJSnusCmsT1_NaKI9N3SyR5bE4CJ2pVRESLUH3EkBjQ2da_DLynGIzA0Fx429pwowlW9_b83V0bx2cPc_VVkrATgrh/s400/ant+colony4.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213822980136835954" border="0" /></a>The red ant came back with two other red ants! Being part of nature, the black ants decide to repel the invaders. But as before, the red ants swiftly thwarted their attack, and left the black ants bruised and battered. The Queen is very glad however, as she feel that these new ants are strong and talented. She welcomed them with open arms, and decide to grant them a bigger space for accommodation. The black ants are naturally dismayed that not only do they have to work harder to find more food, they have to sacrifice some space for these red ants in a colony which is already very small.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-bTbrPrN6Pp7Hb4dOdbZdRod7h9xlqw-1F4c_EN01J4oadthyp5mn8fMxsWFjJ6oQAGRecMpB3drPvA36hZVSW8yESl_BQifu1gybgx7adFzxK4lkS22k69wsKugJnP3u9rhZTMtvzcK/s1600-h/ant+colony5.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-bTbrPrN6Pp7Hb4dOdbZdRod7h9xlqw-1F4c_EN01J4oadthyp5mn8fMxsWFjJ6oQAGRecMpB3drPvA36hZVSW8yESl_BQifu1gybgx7adFzxK4lkS22k69wsKugJnP3u9rhZTMtvzcK/s400/ant+colony5.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213826233591901474" border="0" /></a>The next day, even more red ants entered the colony and made themselves comfortable in this new place. Naturally, the black ants are unhappy and decide to repel these new intruders. But there are just too many of these strong and aggressive red ants that the black ants feel they have no chance against them at all. So they decide to launch a complain to the Queen about this, but it was swiftly put down by the Queen who praised the red ants as FT and are integral to their colony. Some of the black ants become disappointed and decide that it is time that they leave this colony to find life elsewhere as this colony does not belong to them anymore.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcpGsmxDNfhNY3l_cCNVmIa611GeSoj-PvMX3uG_xtJKOld26bQNLo0mpWzt7HP3K8t-jzJ9Pz19kP8hMaNqB7ewNcSHjRSYvFsx5m7reUslxs2szA7NN1zqnogiz68P0m4WO0ImItud2/s1600-h/ant+colony6.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcpGsmxDNfhNY3l_cCNVmIa611GeSoj-PvMX3uG_xtJKOld26bQNLo0mpWzt7HP3K8t-jzJ9Pz19kP8hMaNqB7ewNcSHjRSYvFsx5m7reUslxs2szA7NN1zqnogiz68P0m4WO0ImItud2/s400/ant+colony6.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213829692499859874" border="0" /></a><br />The next day, the Queen woke up to find almost half the black ant population gone, only to be replaced by red ants. And she wonders why. </span>donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-43858762042140874702008-06-06T12:31:00.002+10:002008-06-06T12:53:55.765+10:00A case of too much, too soon<span style="font-size:130%;">Malaysia yesterday raised the prices of petrol nationwide by 40 percent and resulted in widespread unhappiness with the BN. This move is supposed to help Malaysia save billions every year in terms of subsidies which had kept Malaysian oil prices one of the lowest in the world. However, no doubt, this is a move that will incur the wrath of the common folks who felt they had their carpet pulled from under their feet. And at a time of rising inflation in all sorts of goods, having the price of this important commodity raised by 40 percent at one shot suddenly is like getting hit by a cyclone after getting hit by an earthquake.<br /><br />This will no doubt be a big risk move by BN following their recent election loss, and in the short term, it will seem to be a outright suicidal move that could see a bigger shift in popularity to the opposition. However, if the central government is able to pull this off, I foresee that Malaysia's economy will do really well as the move will save it billions of dollars which can be put into its reserves to strengthen the economy and propel it to a more prosperous future. Otherwise, the situation can end up like the one which threw Indonesia into a turmoil about 10years ago, and most likely, "some heads will roll".<br /><br />This makes me wonder why didn't the Malaysian government implement this in tiers instead of raising the entire 40 percent at one go? What I mean is that they could have raised the prices of petrol by 10 percent for a few months, and then another 10 percent and so on, instead of making citizens feel the full brunt of the price hike at one go? Or could this imply that 40 percent is the first tier, and further hikes are still on the horizon? This could be logical considering prices of petrol are still cheaper than in Singapore, and Singaporeans will still be willing to make the tour across the causeway to get cheaper petrol from the kind Malaysian government which has scrapped the plan to ban Singaporeans from buying petrol within a 50km radius from the border. Nonetheless, this was a necessary move that would become unsustainable as there seems to be no quick end to the rising oil prices.</span>donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-83260489235062662402008-06-03T00:48:00.003+10:002008-06-03T01:09:10.368+10:00Recent Happenings<span style="font-size:130%;">Today is (today is not over yet, so I should use the present tense) a dark & gloomy day for Singapore football as it was humiliated by Uzbekistan 7-3 in the world cup qualifiers. That exposed a really leaky defense in Avramovic's team, but at least it showed that the attack was in existence as it managed to put in 3 goals against one of Asian football's giant. We'll just have to pull ourselves together in the next few matches to get a spot in the world cup. And meanwhile, we're like approximately 5days away from Euro 2008!<br /><br />Got my university exam results a few days ago, and I am more pleased than I can ever be. Had a few mini-shocks actually. First was that I expected an A for my honours thesis, but only got an A-. Damn! But was really pleased with the B+ and B for Macro 3 and Econometrics 3 respectively, so I am really happy because the exam was so f*cked up that I thought I was going to get a C. Screw those foreign lecturers who can't teach properly, teach very little but set very difficult exams. Poor attitude I must say. They should have a screening procedure to eliminate bad lecturers, and send them home or maybe back to training school where they belong.<br />Haha I'm blasting them even though they gave me a much better result than I expected, but then I would have scored much better had they taught much better, and set exam qns which requires more intuitive thinking rather than qns that require you to memorise stuff and do simple but long & tedious calculations. Who the hell wants to calculate the roots of a time series equation manually when you can use a computer nowadays?! Geeez...<br /><br />Oh and some days ago I saw this lady, no offence to her but is she brainless or is she trying to commit suicide? I couldn't figure, cos she brazenly stepped in front of an approaching double-decker bus to pick up a coin she dropped on the road. C'mon lady, I am not prepared at that moment to witness some bloody horror scene, and she made me had that urge to run forward to grab her off the road. But where're the brains I wonder. This reminds me of an analogy used by my lecturer, Tim Higgins, "picking up pennies in front of the bulldozer", a phrase he used to describe the guys from Long Term Capital Management (LTCM). Well LTCM provides for some interesting read if you search them up on Wikipedia. But I can now figure why that seems rather familiar at that moment....</span>donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-79324105541928901282008-05-25T23:14:00.002+10:002008-05-25T23:30:26.093+10:00Fund RaisersSingapore's mediacorp has a fund-raiser for China's Sichuan earthquake this evening. This is admirable, but when you consider that a disaster has struck Myanmar as well, and Myanmar is a much poorer country than China and hence requires financial aid much more than China, holding a fund-raiser for Myanmar would seem like a more reasonable thing to do.<br /><br />So why is it that they hold fund-raisers for China instead of Myanmar? And we see that the total amount of funds raised through all sorts of events for the China earthquake is much more than the hurricane that hit Myanmar. If you look at it, China is right now such a prosperous nation, that if their citizens were to each donate $1, they would have $1.1 billion! That is much more than the single-digit million that Singapore raises.<br /><br />I suspect that this has to do with relations. Having more contacts and business relationships with Chinese clients is, I suspect, one of the main reasons for holding such fund-raisers. This is to let their clients know that we care for them. This is similar to businessmen sending gifts to clients to make them happy. Whereas there may be less business dealings with Myanmar, and hence no such need to hold fund-raisers for Myanmar. This is a realistic world, we must understand.<br /><br />Also, one can suspect that as Myanmar is controlled by the military junta, funds raised by various organisations may not reach the people in need, but end up somewhere in the coffers of the junta. This could be a reason that put people off donating sums to Myanmar.<br /><br />Nonetheless, I feel that to be fair, Mediacorp should have a fund-raiser for Myanmar as well, as they really need the funds, much more than their Chinese counterparts.donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-79980974433063130082008-05-13T13:04:00.002+10:002008-05-13T13:11:36.149+10:00My Tennis KakisMy usual Saturday past-time, having a game of tennis with my kakis. Had a real good set of tennis doubles match last saturday which Niankai and I won 6-4 3-6 6-3. Great times!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N6YRSmsmbNgOWMlB1ezvEPdULOvUZ-kpNnhsqfZA9mKonTV1sUn5QifJUJXkLoxAVtu_Tkk-dZ9toIP8abdGQg1Sr_czx7ouUtY33CESr__PCAk2XiFTpidj9OhQrTR1i8Ih9uNB4IWK/s1600-h/eP5100007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N6YRSmsmbNgOWMlB1ezvEPdULOvUZ-kpNnhsqfZA9mKonTV1sUn5QifJUJXkLoxAVtu_Tkk-dZ9toIP8abdGQg1Sr_czx7ouUtY33CESr__PCAk2XiFTpidj9OhQrTR1i8Ih9uNB4IWK/s400/eP5100007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199693966834919426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Me, the poser. Ha...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLlt9oBuT-QvmybwseeQyuvMlH4XPV9OEaji47kgXz6OIdnFFDPlKIq0qP20TesObRfpZDaaFZwSdEeKIRA1bVELd7ZPX0Cpuir2oQRxN8PK5ag4k7NDetyQgRNJ6tq1ErsWzLER_HxRe/s1600-h/eP5100008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLlt9oBuT-QvmybwseeQyuvMlH4XPV9OEaji47kgXz6OIdnFFDPlKIq0qP20TesObRfpZDaaFZwSdEeKIRA1bVELd7ZPX0Cpuir2oQRxN8PK5ag4k7NDetyQgRNJ6tq1ErsWzLER_HxRe/s400/eP5100008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199693971129886738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The Doubles Team!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IL1b-dxeQV1KgrifLgDbMdVmRKXHKgNqaIOqdCMVo2QTRxdhGjvHLTwryrK-lz9oVoypxnw-7ntnaqvUrqNIVWl6MmyWASJeILTOnzl02sPsiHm4DjLH5D-LDAlaEMunBl2I1jQCdU_X/s1600-h/eP5100009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IL1b-dxeQV1KgrifLgDbMdVmRKXHKgNqaIOqdCMVo2QTRxdhGjvHLTwryrK-lz9oVoypxnw-7ntnaqvUrqNIVWl6MmyWASJeILTOnzl02sPsiHm4DjLH5D-LDAlaEMunBl2I1jQCdU_X/s400/eP5100009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199693971129886754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">JR and his super sliced serve!</span><br /></div>donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-56561344497642661502008-05-13T12:54:00.002+10:002008-05-13T13:04:19.182+10:00Champions of England once againManchester United is crowned the champions of the English Premier League once again. It was an emphatic victory, made sweeter by the fact that we did not end level on points with the hated Blues, which only managed a paltry draw with Bolton while Man Utd managed a sweet 2-0 victory over Wigan. The victory was never going to be in doubt, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a penalty and Ryan Giggs, the one and only Ryan Giggs, wrapping up with a second. And all the Blues are going home with, are sad faces and a broken shoulder for Captain John Terry.<br />Bye Bye Terry, take all the time you need to recover, and we'll take the Champions League trophy from you meanwhile...<br /><br />On the other hand, I was really upset with Inter Milan for failing once again to wrap up the Scudetto with a simple win over Siena at home, by drawing! Fans have high hopes you know. And holding such a big advantage, they had to let it go down to the wire in the last match. That is pathetic. They were so dominant throughout the match and should have done more to seal up the win, which was REALLY disappointing. With all the home fans out with banners and flags and champagnes ready, they had to go out and not win this easy match. Now, a bad and familiar feeling is overwhelming me as I remember a few seasons back when Inter was the leader, but was pipped at the last day by a loss to Lazio which allowed Juventus to grab the title. That really sucks. I do hope history is NOT REPEATED.donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-82932056232913780652008-05-10T02:21:00.002+10:002008-05-10T02:32:55.766+10:00Unbelievable UpsetsI just ended watching the match between Radek Stepanek and Roger Federer, where Stepanek won 7-6 7-6. Ouch! What an upset for the world number 1. Sad.<br />And the other match I watched 2 days ago also saw a MAJOR upset with the clay court specialist Rafa losing to Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5 6-1. Subsequently, Ferrero lost in the next match.<br />Also Nikolay Davydenko lost to Tommy Robredo whom he had won against for the previous matches, but this time on clay, the spaniard proved to be superior. It was a REALLY tight match, 4-6 6-2 7-6(7-4). The spaniards seem to be better on clay??<br /><br />A player whom I see who has potential is Simone Bolelli, a 22 years old Italian player. He was the finalist in the Munich open but lost to Fernando Gonzalez. Watched him play against Andy Roddick, and although he lost and made many stupid mistakes, but he seem to be able to progress far in future.<br />Without the number 1 and 2 players in the competition, will the number 3: Novak Djokovic win this tourny? hmm...donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-52763057320024851472008-05-04T02:57:00.002+10:002008-05-04T03:05:18.653+10:00Man Utd 4-1 West Ham!!!<span style="font-size:130%;">Woohoo! What a wonderful result that now puts Man Utd 3 points ahead of the much disliked Chelski. Now I hope K.Keegan & his Newcastle team can halt Chelski's run. If they don't, it will be next week's match against Wigan which will be the decider. Let's do it and win the double!<br />We have to make Chelski pay for the FA cup by winning the Champions League in Moscow. SWEET VICTORY!<br /><br />And Another match that I'm keenly interested will be the Milan derby tomorrow. 3 match to go, and Inter are currently 6 points ahead of roma. But if Inter can get a winner tomorrow against the rossoneri, we can seal up the title! So this is a very crucial match, one of the most important derbies. For milan, they want to win this match to stay in the race for a 4th spot for Champions League qualification against Fiorentina, BUT seriously, who cares whether they get a 4th spot anyway! I hope Inter win tomorrow, and Fiorentina extend their lead against Milan to boot them out of the UCL. Forza Inter!</span>donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353753818166078909.post-1075561032892082362008-05-02T21:11:00.001+10:002008-05-02T21:11:08.152+10:00Jeon ji hyun NEW ASIENCE Ad<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/4lwxaEtWtiY' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/4lwxaEtWtiY'/></object></p><p>This latest one has more scenes of her, and is gorgeous!</p></div>donihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556239319344861288noreply@blogger.com0