All Roads Lead to Rome…

When i began writing this blog i wanted it to be interesting, funny, and more importantly, relevant.. somehow its not such an easy thing to do.. i have a newfound respect for the bloggers who hold a full time job while blogging as a source of income.. somehow managing to find time and discipline to sit down and come up with interesting posts..

anyhow.. Tonight!!(well tomorrow morning in Malaysian time) is the night i’ve been waiting for in a long while!!.. the Champions League Final!! Manchester United vs FC Barcelona in the eternal city of ROME!!.. gonna wake up at 2.30..prepare my drinks and snacks & hopefully watch Man Utd tear Barca apart..

Here is my biased & irrelevant prediction on tonight’s much anticipated match..

barca will line up with a 4-3-3 formation while united will change between a 4-3-3 when they have the ball and a def 4-5-1 whenever we lose the ball.. picture below is of who i think will play tonight..

Barcelona

Manchester United

with-ball

without ball

Keepers

Both keepers are usually solid and reliable.. Valdez has got superb reflexes while van der Sar is capable of leading the defence due to his immense amount of experience.. having said that, both are also prone to the occasional blunder valdez  more so than van der Sar..

Defence

Nothing much more can be said about United’s defence, 14 matches without conceding a goal is amazing and its been a big factor in United’s 25-match unbeaten run in the Champions League. Rio & Vidic can be confident of handling Eto’o and O’shea has been outstanding recently and an ageing Henry, though still a magician, should not be too much of a handful. Evra is up against Messi again and although he handled him admirably the last time these 2 met, Evra has had a rocky return from injury but has shown recovery in the past few weeks.. Barcelona on the other hand will be without 2 key defenders in Abidal and Alves. Puyol should be deployed at right back to deal with Rooney cutting in from the left but im pretty sure Rooney will be asked to track back much more than he goes forward to double team Messi with Evra.. Down the right Park’s boundless energy and direct running will cause a makeshift leftback in Keita some problems and keep Keita from getting forward too much.. Pique and Yaya Toure will be down the middle to deal with Ronaldo although both do lack a bit of pace..

Midfield

Barcelona have enormous creativity in the likes of Xavi and Iniesta(although i hope he doesnt play).. Iniesta has been in excellent form this season and makes Barca tick, when allowed to play his game, he’ll punish any team as Chelsea found out.. I think key in Barca’s middle is Yaya Toure playing at centerback, because he is always the one who cleans up in midfield and protects the back 4, allowing Xavi & Iniesta to get forward.. if Utd can hassle the young midfielder Busquets then Barca will be in big trouble.. Andersons power and penetration paired with Giggs’ dribbling while Carrick picks out his passes can control the midfield..

Forwards

Statistically the best forward line in the world, Barcelona’s trio of Henry, Eto’o and Messi are a frightening prospect, but as long as Evra & Rooney team up well on Messi, and Anderson sticks to Iniesta like a Siamese twin then Barca’s frontline will be rendered useless without its supply.. Ronaldo if he plays anywhere near as well as he did against Arsenal in the semis, Pique and Toure are going to be in for a long long night.. Park and Rooney will provide ample backup on the counter-attack for Ronaldo..

Conclusion

Biased as I may be, the combination of United’s style of football, discipline and experience should provide too good for Barcelona’s free flowing brand of football.. if Abidal and Alves were playing then Barca will be much more of a threat as Rooney & Park will have to play in a 4-5-1 the whole match to counter their forays down the flanks.. My Prediction 3-1 to United!!

Glory Glory Man Uniiiiited!!

My Country…

Short Talk : please help support kenny sia’s effort to raise money for children suffering from cancer.

boy oh boy its been almost a month since my last entry.. GonG Xi GonG Xi to everyone.. Happy Prosperous Niu Year ahead for all hopefully..

sorry for the lack of updates recently.. not very sure what to write anymore.. i don’t want this to become a emo blog with stories about my inner feelings and stuff like that.. so today i’m going to write something somewhat controversial.. The political case in Perak going on right now(hope this doesn’t get me into any trouble, well not many people read this blog anyway)..

So here goes my thoughts into this.. im no expert in politics by any means but i think neither are 70% of Malaysians.. looking in from the outside, to me it looks really bad(fishy kind of bad)..

Bad Jumping Fish..

First thing that came to my mind is they were paid by someone to either to crossover or become independent, how are people to think otherwise. Two of the involved are being charged with corruption while another just joined PKR from BN not long ago giving these 4 reasons in his press release.

1. Saya amat yakin dengan kepimpinan Parti Keadilan Rakyat yang mempunyai iltizam dan idealisme yang kuat untuk memperjuangkan hak-hak dan kepentingan rakyat yang terdiri dari pelbagai kaum di negara ini.
2. Saya yakin Parti Keadilan Rakyat akan tetap menjunjung dan menghormati hak-hak yang termaktub dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan khususnya dalam kedudukan Bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa rasmi kebangsaan, kedaulatan Raja-Raja Melayu dan kedudukan Islam sebagai agama Persekutuan.
3. Saya percaya Parti Keadilan Rakyat dan rakan-rakan dalam Pakatan Rakyat mampu untuk menjadi sebuah permuafakatan komponen parti-parti yang lebih baik demi kepentingan rakyat seluruhnya.
4. Untuk membolehkan saya menjadi ADUN yang lebih berkesan dan memberi khidmat terbaik kepada penduduk setempat memandangkan Pakatan Rakyat sudah pun menubuhkan kerajaan di Negeri Perak.

My malay is a little bit rusty but i think its quite easy to understand most of what he meant to say above. Does he really have the peoples interest at heart?? If he does then he should insist that the BN hold snap elections soon so that the peoples true choice can be made, but we all know this will not happen because by taking over in such a manner, the BN have virtually guaranteed that they will lose the next elections whenever it is held.. talking about changing the perception of the citizens towards them but still doing things the same way, keep it up BN, we all know what they say about tigers and their stripes..

Lastly i would just like to thank all the parties involved, personally i dont think the economy is that important, its not in bad shape enough.. this event, the ‘politicking’ and the protests that are bound to happen, is just what this country needed to help spur our economy on downward and instill more confidence in everybody to invest in this beautiful country we call home..

Memories…2008..

How many of you out there think 2008 was a bad year?? wish you could just forget it all?? all the bad experiences, failures, expectations and sadness.. well on thursday, one of my best friends did just that.. forget 1 whole year.. OMG!!.. no, i kid you not.. he suffered a mishap in the toilet, fell down and hit the back of his head.. none of us could reach him till saturday when he smsed me asking me to go to the selayang hospital because he had something important to ask me.. seriously i was wondering if he was playing a trick on me.. when i reached his ward, he asked me if he owed me anything because he thinks he does(he owed me for air tickets i bought for him earlier) but he had already paid me back in actual fact.. then he told me that he cant remember the whole of 2008..serious.. the WHOLE of 2008!! he cant remember where he works & worked, where he celebrated xmas & new years eve.. the worst thing is, he forgot his gf…sob..sob.. i really feel so sorry for her as she is far away now and not even able to see him now.. she must have felt that he is just making up excuses to break up.. but i think now she knows that he seriously cant remember a thing.. we’re trying to help him gain back his lost memories but so far to no avail.. this episode seems like something you see in a chinese drama, but its all so real.. he was in a coma(well i think it was a coma) for 1 day, he said there really was a light(operation theater light) and a girl far away which he could not reach(he’s a bit ham sap) then people making lots of noise and slapping him(haha..doctors trying to wake him up).. a bit like Grey’s Anatomy don’t you think…hehe..

well its all a bit funny now, since he’s not seriously hurt but thinking about it.. if it happens to any 1 of us.. what are the memories that you will remember?? what is the 1st picture that would come to your mind?? now think about 2008 again.. do you really wish to forget it??

p.s: if u wish to try this method of forgetting a few years drop me an email we can arrange a time in his toilet..

Puppy Love…

Few days ago my little sister suddenly decided to take a jog in FRIM.. as fate would have it..she noticed something moving in a drain as she drove past.. at first she just past it off as nothing but then she thought it looked like an animal.. so she forced jeremiah to make a quick u-turn.. there it was..a cute little angel.. a poor puppy was in the drain alone, so she decided to bring it home.. we have 2 cats already mind you.. poor thing looked so scared and helpless, very quiet the whole day..

Then what looked like an angel, turn out to be the devil in disguise..Here he is..presenting, Snoop Dogg!!

Damn cute right.. how not to love something sooooo cute!!.. juz a little info, i like all animals.. well except for rabbits(they taste gud stewed though), oh and hamsters..i dun like dumb animals that don’t come when you call..back to the subject, here are a few more shots of the cute little monkey..

about to sleep in the garden

with his bone on the couch

but he pees all over the house and bites everything he comes into contact with..ask you la, where got dogs that pee like 2 minutes after they drink water.. come back from work, i spend the rest of the day cleaning up his pee and poo..but he’s too cute.. so its ok for now..hehe..

Make A Difference...

Last week I received a package in the mail..something that made the start to this year super special!! this small thing makes me feel that although times are looking hard, this year can be great..

I got a package from World Vision Malaysia!!

I've been assigned(not sure if its the appropriate word to use) a child to sponsor!! I'll be making a difference to at least 1 person on this planet!!.. Its a boy!! wait wait..let me show you a picture!!

 

Suriyapong Jankana, 8, Thailand

he looks rather angry though.?.? hehe.. but im helping him grow up.. making his life easier!! i cant describe the feeling.. but its one of my greatest dreams to help all the less fortunate children in the world(yes, i have a plan on how to do it, maybe one day i will reveal it).. although i cant help all now, but even just this 1 child is making me feel so happy.. i will continue to update you guys on his progress in life as i get them.. ^^,