sian..

no electricity from 10.30am - 12.30pm.. no tv, no laptop, no fan, wah lao eh... what should i do in those two hours? maybe i should go any AXS station buy tickets for mummy 3...

after three days..

The end result of a hard three days' work, acquiring the match accredition, watching both teams train, watching the match live at the stadium to eventually writing the report and rewatching the whole match on Channel 5's delayed telecast to clear certain details. I present, my biggest Singapore football match report yet (or ever): Selecao Put Three Past Gutsy Singapore More updates on my recent Samba Fever to come soon.

as I ponder

While I am still recovering from the Samba madness that has struck this Lion City over the past week, I am still able to take time off to ponder about the importance of certain things, and one of them is definitely speaking proper English. While I don't really advocate Your Royal Highness sort of English in my speech, I always make it a point to make myself understandable to those around me. In my definition, proper English equates understandable English. You see, we are all Singaporeans and we have not been under British rule for just over four decades now, so it is really almost impossible to see Singaporeans out there speaking standard English casually. But however, I find it funny that Singaporeans have been learning English since primary school, some even from their little playschool lessons and PAP kindergarten classes, yet there are those people who still don't know how to use English properly, even when they somehow manage reach tertiary level of education. I become lost at the point where they managed to go all the way with such atrocious English. I don't mind Singlish. I use it too in daily life. But when the overuse of Singlish completely kills one's understanding, it really calls for some concern. I can't begin to stress how important it is to make your English understandable to those you are talking to, because there may be misunderstandings caused by the wrong use of English. How will we be able to survive as a global nation, when nobody out there understands our English? Like I said, proper English equates understandable English.

the past week

the past week has been really crazy. so many things to do, matches to attend, reports to write, so many people to meet, so many things to see and lots of eye-openers. and yet the best thing to come out of the entire week is you. i finally got to step onto the pitch of the national stadium, yesterday before the singapore selection began their training session, and managed to take the pictures above. today, i managed much more than that. more pictures when i receive them tomorrow night. a longer update later on in the morning, after i'm done with my singapore selection vs brazil olympic team report. if you see this, remind me to write it okay? :P

funny personality i have here

saw these tests on her blog, so i tried them out as well. What is your strongest emotion? Your Result: Love/Happiness It appears love and peace and prosperity is your strongest emotion. You want everyone to be just as happy as you don't want anyone hurt and will do anything to make everyone smile Sadness Hate/Anger Jealousy Fear Guilt/Regret Greed Lust/Attention Whore What is your strongest emotion? Create MySpace Quizzes Which Positive Quality Are You? Your Result: Faith You are Faith. Faith is the belief in better things, in spite of the cynicism and doubt that swirls around us. Faith gives us strength; it inpsires us to move forward and follow our hearts. "Faith tells us what the senses do not." Courage Charity Friendship Peace Love Which Positive Quality Are You? What's Your Best Quality? Your Result: Intelligence Your best quality is intelligence! People like you because you are smart and always make the right decision. Your intelligence also helps you handle tough situations. Loving Personality Ambitious Sense of Humor Out-Going What's Your Best Quality? Take More Quizzes What kind of person do you tend to fall for? Your Result: a person you fall in love with people in general. this really is the best way to be, you don't discriminate against certain types, like jocks, or artsy people, or other catagories, you just follow your heart, and do what it tells you. you're on the way to a good life. sweet-heart/funny character jock/cheerleader skater punk - emo What kind of person do you tend to fall for? Create MySpace Quizzes Which Football/Soccer Player Are You? Your Result: Nesta-Center Back A rock at the back of defence, you will do anything and everything to stop the other team getting through to your goalie, an inspirational defender for the youngsters to look up at. you are also a threat from set peices with your height. David Villa-Striker Steven Gerrard-All Round Midfeilder Cristiano Ronaldo-Winger Danny Alves-Full Back Cesc Fabregas-Playmaker/center midfeilder Petr Cech-Goalkeeper Which Football/Soccer Player Are You? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

apparently

there are people out there in the world who say one thing and mean another there are people out there who are so adamant and persistent of their beliefs, believing that one day they will succeed but guess what, you don't win all the time just like in a football once your opponent puts the ball in your net, if you don't score, you lose, no matter how much you try not to let in another goal in an entire season, if you don't win matches often, you won't finish on top of anyone, just right at the bottom and either just manage to scrape through or be relegated to a lower division but certain things aren't like football certain things won't continue to renew themselves like how everyone begins on level terms again every new football season certain things you just can't win even if you continue to persist because certain things aren't meant to be shared by everyone some people just don't get it

things to do on monday

1) come up with an attendance sheet format for dear.. she doing it already.. 2) buy match ticket for myles 3) attend singapore selection vs brazil olympic team match 4) type match report as soon as i get home

i've got a problem

i've got a serious problem with people who think that a measly amount of money is good enough for big things. and it's not as if they had to pay. they join and then they back out citing bad management. poor, poor ethics.

it's not easy

i haven't blogged for so long because i didn't see a it's really not easy to find people who are willing to act, really. ask me. i know. here's the poster for Masked Rider AgitΩ: The Awakening. which has to be done by October 2008 but i can't find a proper female lead and several other miscellaneous characters. well click on the image to see the big picture. having lunch now while watching Europe's 1986 Final Countdown Tour on DVD. the song playing now is Open Your Heart. been doing lots of shit lately. saturday marche and swensen's yesterday. and i only spent $17.35 at Marche but ate a lot of crap. watched alot of Justice League recently. sometimes even watching certain episodes twice to understand. speaking of JL, i'm heading down to school to get my Dark Knight tickets later. still got a spare ticket in hand! have an ulcer on the inside of my mouth, on the upper wall. thanks to a piece of Snoopy potato chips which i crunched vertically. it's really bugging me a hell lot but i don't care. i'll just eat my potato chips just the same way.