1. The 'mo defies gravity.
2. I look like I ate porcupine skin.
Good cause, good cause. Sigh.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Movember 14th
Two things I'm coming to learn about myself:
1. The 'mo defies gravity.
2. I look like I ate porcupine skin.
Good cause, good cause. Sigh.
1. The 'mo defies gravity.
2. I look like I ate porcupine skin.
Good cause, good cause. Sigh.
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Obama Wins!
Barack Obama has won another term in the White House.
I guess I'm happy.
Watching the elections on Bloomberg at home on a lazy afternoon was quite exciting.
Nothing much that would impact us international folk other than continuity in the US's foreign policies, cheap Dollars and possibly a greater push for peace globally.
Romney would probably have been a warmonger IMHO, but I think what finally lost him the vote were his "47%" comment and his lack of specifics as to carrying out his policies during the 2nd and 3rd debates.
I guess I'm happy.
Watching the elections on Bloomberg at home on a lazy afternoon was quite exciting.
Nothing much that would impact us international folk other than continuity in the US's foreign policies, cheap Dollars and possibly a greater push for peace globally.
Romney would probably have been a warmonger IMHO, but I think what finally lost him the vote were his "47%" comment and his lack of specifics as to carrying out his policies during the 2nd and 3rd debates.
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Movember 6th
Argh. It's starting to look patchy. Like this is the maximum length it's gonna grow. Just hope it doesn't look too unsightly. Plus it's only the beginning of the month!
Damn I gotta huge nose!
Damn I gotta huge nose!
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Manchester United 2 Arsenal 1
One goal in each half from RVP and Evra secured a comfortable 3pts. Top of the table for the next two hours at least!
1. Missed the opening 15mins of the game. But if it was like the other 75, then I didn't miss much. Overall it wasn't a poor game nor was it very exciting. It might have been because we were playing Arsenal so we weren't so confident going forward.
2. Our defenders had a very good game today. Ferdinand and Evans were decent, Rafael was lively as usual and Evra had one of his better games, with a goal to top it off.
3. It's once again our midfield that had problems. I can't really complain about the Carrick and Cleverly midfield pairing because they largely kept the Arsenal midfield in check. But they weren't brilliant, with alot of misplaced passes and Cleverly slowly disappeared from the game as it wore on, rightly replaced by Ando afterthat.
4. The wingers weren't much better. Ashley Young is crap. I've said this many times before but he really possesses more clumsy feet than skill. Valencia had an off-day even though it couldn't have been worse than Young, so I'm perplexed at the decision to substitute Tony V with Nani. Moreover he was getting the better of Santos all afternoon. Young just sucked. All game.
5. Rooney played in the attacking midfielder role right behind RVP and he did it really well. Was also very willing to drop deep to help shore up the middle. The only disappointment was his missed penalty which would've calmed some nerves.
6. RVP has reached 10 goals in 13 games. That's an amazing stat and the manner with which he scored was amazing. All he needed was one chance and one touch. Keeper had no chance.
7. De Gea hardly had much work to do. I only remember one save he had to make all of the second half, but with virtually the last kick of the game Cazorla curled a beauty which he could do little about. A fairly good game he had otherwise.
8. For a home game I had expected Man U to be more enterprising and attack-minded. We also had the bulk of the chances but didn't really capitalize on many of them. Thankfully Jack Wilshere was red-carded. The guy was gonna hurt someone soon.
9. Did anyone notice how many yellow cards were shown? It must have been a record.
10. Onwards we go! That's two tough fixtures we've won back-to-back now. Hopefully we'll continue our winning streak. I think we need to sell Nani and buy another winger to replace Young next January.
GGMU!!!
1. Missed the opening 15mins of the game. But if it was like the other 75, then I didn't miss much. Overall it wasn't a poor game nor was it very exciting. It might have been because we were playing Arsenal so we weren't so confident going forward.
2. Our defenders had a very good game today. Ferdinand and Evans were decent, Rafael was lively as usual and Evra had one of his better games, with a goal to top it off.
3. It's once again our midfield that had problems. I can't really complain about the Carrick and Cleverly midfield pairing because they largely kept the Arsenal midfield in check. But they weren't brilliant, with alot of misplaced passes and Cleverly slowly disappeared from the game as it wore on, rightly replaced by Ando afterthat.
4. The wingers weren't much better. Ashley Young is crap. I've said this many times before but he really possesses more clumsy feet than skill. Valencia had an off-day even though it couldn't have been worse than Young, so I'm perplexed at the decision to substitute Tony V with Nani. Moreover he was getting the better of Santos all afternoon. Young just sucked. All game.
5. Rooney played in the attacking midfielder role right behind RVP and he did it really well. Was also very willing to drop deep to help shore up the middle. The only disappointment was his missed penalty which would've calmed some nerves.
6. RVP has reached 10 goals in 13 games. That's an amazing stat and the manner with which he scored was amazing. All he needed was one chance and one touch. Keeper had no chance.
7. De Gea hardly had much work to do. I only remember one save he had to make all of the second half, but with virtually the last kick of the game Cazorla curled a beauty which he could do little about. A fairly good game he had otherwise.
8. For a home game I had expected Man U to be more enterprising and attack-minded. We also had the bulk of the chances but didn't really capitalize on many of them. Thankfully Jack Wilshere was red-carded. The guy was gonna hurt someone soon.
9. Did anyone notice how many yellow cards were shown? It must have been a record.
10. Onwards we go! That's two tough fixtures we've won back-to-back now. Hopefully we'll continue our winning streak. I think we need to sell Nani and buy another winger to replace Young next January.
GGMU!!!
Friday, November 02, 2012
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Movember
Guess what? It's Movember!
No I didn't spell it wrong. It's time to grow a mustache for a good cause.
Read all about it here!
Just the thought of a month-long unshaven face is scary enough! Luckily Halloween is over!
If you're interested to donate to the Movember cause, email or drop me a comment!
No I didn't spell it wrong. It's time to grow a mustache for a good cause.
Read all about it here!
Just the thought of a month-long unshaven face is scary enough! Luckily Halloween is over!
If you're interested to donate to the Movember cause, email or drop me a comment!
Monday, October 29, 2012
Another One Rides The Bus
Always sad to see old friends go.
There's this feeling like I don't want to be the last to leave.
There's this feeling like another batch of fond memories have been detached and archived from this chapter of my life.
There's this feeling like the tide of new is finally overlapping the tide of old.
There's this feeling like the fun we had is slowly but surely disappearing.
There's this feeling like everyone is moving on with their lives.
Sigh.
There's this feeling like I don't want to be the last to leave.
There's this feeling like another batch of fond memories have been detached and archived from this chapter of my life.
There's this feeling like the tide of new is finally overlapping the tide of old.
There's this feeling like the fun we had is slowly but surely disappearing.
There's this feeling like everyone is moving on with their lives.
Sigh.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Manchester United 4 Stoke City 2
A win is a win as I always say. Even if we played poorly. 3pts in the bag is always better than one or none.
1. Overall I thought we had a so-so game, but I guess we can use last week's internationals as a hangover excuse. Didn't feel all that pumped especially with Chelsea and Man City winning their games as well.
2. Our back four of Ferdinand, Evans, Evra and Rafael look like its the set four this season. They didn't have a bad game, but those two goals conceded really should not have been.
3. Rafael in particular looks to be going from strength to strength making the RB position his own. And definitely one of the few who consistently plays with urgency and a seeming want to go for more goals.
4. We started with Carrick and Scholes again and to be honest, while Scholes is pure legend, he can't be relied on for 90mins nor to start games. We saw that when he put himself in potential card trouble with 3 rash tackles. Still his passing and vision are unparalleled. Carrick is just Carrick. Sideways, backwards, short forward passes, reliable as always, if not unspectacular. We still need him to stabilize the midfield.
5. In the wings we had Welbeck and Tony V, both of whom were the poorer performers today IMHO. Valencia just hardly showed up, while Welbz really needs to work on his finishing. But at least he has very good energy and his header was sublime (even if it took 10 tries). Both were substituted to no surprise.
6. Rooney was having a hangover surely. But a 50% Rooney is still better than most anyone in the league. He lacked urgency, had quite alot of stray passes, plus his first own goal, but he made it all up with his finishing and a few sublime touches. How can you leave him out like that?
7. RVP is the man to count on when you need the goals. I think it's 8 goals in 7 games now. The guy is just one crazy scorer that is proving his enormous price tag is a bargain in disguise. Instinct is preciously in short supply in the league and this guy is oozing it. Could've scored more if he weren't such a team player.
8. Lastly we had De Gea in goal and he really kept us in the game. I thought against Stoke Lindegaard might've been a better option, but DDG, while looking uncertain as times, made up for it with several instinctive saves. He looks ripe to be our no1 shot-stopper. We'll need him against Chelsea away.
9. Substitute-wise nothing much to mention other than Nani, Ando and Hernandez getting a runout. Next up is Chelski at Stamford Bridge. Last season we came back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3. Looking at Chelski's amazing frontline, I'm not very confident we will come away with any points. But still we must believe. They crushed Spurs away 4-2 last night with Oscar, Hazard and Mata in spectacular form. Thankfully they also have Torres.
10. Rio Ferdinand chose not to wear the Kick It Out racism tshirts during warm-up yesterday after SAF said his whole squad would. After the game SAF said he was disappointed and he would deal with him. Hope it does not turn into another Jaap Stam.
We got UCL action with Braga midweek and then Chelski away at the weekend! Hope we win them both!
GGMU!!!
1. Overall I thought we had a so-so game, but I guess we can use last week's internationals as a hangover excuse. Didn't feel all that pumped especially with Chelsea and Man City winning their games as well.
2. Our back four of Ferdinand, Evans, Evra and Rafael look like its the set four this season. They didn't have a bad game, but those two goals conceded really should not have been.
3. Rafael in particular looks to be going from strength to strength making the RB position his own. And definitely one of the few who consistently plays with urgency and a seeming want to go for more goals.
4. We started with Carrick and Scholes again and to be honest, while Scholes is pure legend, he can't be relied on for 90mins nor to start games. We saw that when he put himself in potential card trouble with 3 rash tackles. Still his passing and vision are unparalleled. Carrick is just Carrick. Sideways, backwards, short forward passes, reliable as always, if not unspectacular. We still need him to stabilize the midfield.
5. In the wings we had Welbeck and Tony V, both of whom were the poorer performers today IMHO. Valencia just hardly showed up, while Welbz really needs to work on his finishing. But at least he has very good energy and his header was sublime (even if it took 10 tries). Both were substituted to no surprise.
6. Rooney was having a hangover surely. But a 50% Rooney is still better than most anyone in the league. He lacked urgency, had quite alot of stray passes, plus his first own goal, but he made it all up with his finishing and a few sublime touches. How can you leave him out like that?
7. RVP is the man to count on when you need the goals. I think it's 8 goals in 7 games now. The guy is just one crazy scorer that is proving his enormous price tag is a bargain in disguise. Instinct is preciously in short supply in the league and this guy is oozing it. Could've scored more if he weren't such a team player.
8. Lastly we had De Gea in goal and he really kept us in the game. I thought against Stoke Lindegaard might've been a better option, but DDG, while looking uncertain as times, made up for it with several instinctive saves. He looks ripe to be our no1 shot-stopper. We'll need him against Chelsea away.
9. Substitute-wise nothing much to mention other than Nani, Ando and Hernandez getting a runout. Next up is Chelski at Stamford Bridge. Last season we came back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3. Looking at Chelski's amazing frontline, I'm not very confident we will come away with any points. But still we must believe. They crushed Spurs away 4-2 last night with Oscar, Hazard and Mata in spectacular form. Thankfully they also have Torres.
10. Rio Ferdinand chose not to wear the Kick It Out racism tshirts during warm-up yesterday after SAF said his whole squad would. After the game SAF said he was disappointed and he would deal with him. Hope it does not turn into another Jaap Stam.
We got UCL action with Braga midweek and then Chelski away at the weekend! Hope we win them both!
GGMU!!!
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Looping Apps
Hate those iPhone apps that require you to wait for tokens to be generated before you can play again. Am currently addicted to 3 particular apps that are turning into a looping sequence of play that could stretch on forever.
Simpsons Tapped Out
Scramble With Friends
Mousehunt
It's just a matter of playing one of the apps at a time, earn coins/points, then jump to the next app and do the same. Only for Scramble is there real skill involved.
Such a waste of time. And yet I'm addicted! Aiyoh.
In other news, I watched the movie Looper last night which was really good!
Simpsons Tapped Out
Scramble With Friends
Mousehunt
It's just a matter of playing one of the apps at a time, earn coins/points, then jump to the next app and do the same. Only for Scramble is there real skill involved.
Such a waste of time. And yet I'm addicted! Aiyoh.
In other news, I watched the movie Looper last night which was really good!
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