it was a crazy, crazy ride.....

the one week holidays was boring, and just when i thought it was gonna be a complete one week of boredom, Eric calls, and the next thing i know, i am behind the wheel of a car, on public roads, without supervision, and......DRIVING TO MUAR AND MALACCA! how crazy is that?

you guys wont ever believe it, but boy, was it great! i had a chance to drive an automatic transmission car, and boy oh boy, did I ever grab that chance! it was so effortless and easy! i enjoyed my time during the trip! we wanted to drive to Port Dickson, but settled for Muar and then Malacca for our 'impromptu' trip targets. it was great fun, and at least i can say that i had REAL fun during the(mostly boring) one week of hols. i really hope to have another trip. eric, you reading this? ;) :P

day 1 without Muffin

it is the first day of being without (the late) Muffin, and boy does it feel 'less fun' at home. i miss that guy walking in and out of the house through the wrought-iron gate, sleeping under the coffee-table in the living room, sitting under the dining table and waiting for 'scraps' of food from me, and lots more funny (and irritating) things. boy, it sure is different without Muffin ):

R.I.P Muffin (2001/ 2002? - 2010)

if i was to say that i wasn't sad(despite me not shedding tears), it would REALLY be THE understatement of the year. i am sad over the passing of my beloved dog Muffin, who this morning, i discovered dead on the floor of my bathroom. i couldn't believe it, but then again he had been sick ever since i came home from Australia. it wasn't a surprise, but i wish God could've given him more time to spend with me on Earth. now i am sure he will be taken care of in 'doggy heaven'. rest in peace, Muffin. i will DEFINITELY miss you. =(

fast food, fast blog post

had dinner at the mcdonalds outlet beside carrefour at around 8. it was the first time having mcd as a 'full meal' in a long while! was happy! :D

swiss roll disaster

sorry! yesterday i was too busy, therefore i didnt blog about baking class! oops!
yesterday we baked swiss roll. what was supposed to be swiss roll turned out to be a brownie instead! i dont know where we went wrong, but it turned out to be so hard that we couldnt roll it! hilarious! anyways we just cut it up into small pieces and distributed it. shame that it didnt turn out nicely, but if you dont succeed now, try again! haha! thats all for now!
my thanks goes out to my team leader Jacinth. also to my other members: Elwin, Chun Yue, Peter and Jeffrey.

basic biscuits, basic taste

today was baking class, and basic biscuits was the order of the day. at first, when i read the ingredients i expected it to be a tasty biscuit. yet, it turned out to be so literally basic that it was an acquired taste. no offence to my other members on the team, but it wasnt what i had expected. :P

anyways the class went well, everyone in the team had fun, and overall it was an enjoyable day(despite me missing the first half of school due to driving exam!)

my thanks goes out to my team leader Jacinth. also to my other members: Elwin, Chun Yue, Peter and Jeffrey.

finally..... :D

WOOHOO!!! i have passed my JPJ test!!! i have FINALLY gotten my driver's license!!! :D

first, i was told to take the three tests. it includes the hill test, parallel parking test, and the three-point turn test. i passed all of them with LULUS on my JPJ paper. :D
next, it was the on-the-road test. this was the defining moment! i couldnt get 4 or more wrong, or i would fail(the passing mark is 16/20 btw). so i just kept my cool and strated driving as usual. in the end, i got the all-clear from the JPJ guy, and i passed with the score of 17/20! wow! i was ecstatic when i read the paper! :D

of course, i have to thank God, for granting me a favourable JPJ tester. i prayed for that, and He granted me that wish. without His help, i wouldnt have passed my QTI and JPJ tests! and a special thanks to all who encouraged and supported me throughout the (almost 4 months) of hardship, which was the driving lessons. without your kind words and support, i wouldnt have been able to continue with the lessons. man, it has been a long and arduous journey, but here i am to say that i have finally CONQUERED all, and i am gonna get my license soon (maybe next week!) :D


*happy happy happy!!!* ^^

a day of quirky quirks

ha! to think that i condemned this day to be a boring day! i truly regret it! a few hours after i posted that i was BORED on my blog, i was soon on my way to City Square to watch the spy/action thriller Salt. i went to watch it with Wun Kang and Paul. the movie was fantastic! it was actually 50:50 la. the beginning and middle parts were good, but the ending left a lot to be desired. maybe this ending goes to show that there will be a sequel...? who knows? stranger things have happened. hehe. anyways the movie was good, and i totally enjoyed myself!

*P.S. i got myself a new pair of high-tops canvas sneakers! her name is Isabella, and she is gonna be a work of art soon! i plan to draw and colour my sneakers, so watch this space! heh heh (:

bored.....

boredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredboredbored.........................................

rock buns!

once again it is Wednesday, and you know what day it is! its baking day! hehe. we baked oatmeal bread today, and instead we got rock buns! it must have been the water. it might have been too hot that it killed the bacteria in the wheat. so happened that the flour didnt rise. the bread was hard, but nonetheless delicious! (:

thank you to my leader Jacinth. and to the others too, namely Elwin, Chun Yue, Yong Han, and Jeffrey.

iYiYi

Every minute every second
every hour of the day
Iyiyi
Every hour of the day
Iyiyi
Everytime that I'm away
Iyiyi
Missing You

Every moment that is stolen
it can never be replaced
Iyiyi
Even if it's for a day
Iyiyi
I'm a text you up to say
Iyiyi
Missing you


this portion of lyrics was taken from 'iYiYi' by Cody Simpson. its playing in my head 24/7! it is totally addictive and i cant seem to get enough of this song :P

August 1 2010: rainy day

its already the first of August! wow...time does pass us by quickly indeed!
ok. what happened today? erm, for one, it rained...HEAVILY! in the wee hours of the morning it rained, and in the process screwed up me plan to go to S'pore in the morning. chimps! stuck at home now, and with nothing to do. ):

oh well... i am looking forward to next Tuesday! futsal day! :D

saying of the day

''Do not look back in anger or look forward in fear, but rather, look around in awareness.''

Hyundai Veloster

what do you think? should i be the next designer for hyundai? :P

finally...

finally i passed my QTI test! dont know what it stands for, but it is a 'pre-test' for students to pass before they take the final test, which is the JPJ test. after failing it the first time last month, i took it again today and voila! i am free to go on to the final!

*i dont think you would be reading this, but to my QTI instructor Sam, thank you for allowing me to pass the test despite two engine 'die-outs'! and of course special mention goes to God, for answering my desperate prayers! thank you God! =)

GINGERBREAD GAGA!

its Wednesday again, and its baking day! we baked gingerbread today, and thankfully this time nothing caught fire or went awry! class went smoothly, and the image you can see above is the end product of our 2 hours+ hard work! (:

my thanks goes out to my leader Jacinth, Esther, Elwin, and Jeffrey.

BMW Z4 racing version

this is a racing version of the BMW Z4 cabriolet car.

KATY PERRY PORTRAIT by Munkiie

this is my first drawing of her. hope i have done 'justice' to Miss Katy Perry! :D

busy day (Saturday, July 24, 2010)

apologies for a delayed post! these photographs were taken yesterday, but i only had time to upload them past midnight, hence the Sunday post.


the barbeque at East Coast Park, Singapore. the food was yummy! (:


my, what BIG feet you have! taken at the walking path at East Coast Park, Singapore.


this was taken in the AirAsia office in Danga Bay Festive Mall. notice the grammar errors. what an embarrassment.


this photo was taken at the Danga Bay car park. no, Dad didn't break the rock with the rear tire. it was already broken.

single sketch

drawings

saying of the day

''live like you're dying.''

burnt crap

if you think the image above looks like sh*t, it does. but if you think it IS sh*t, sorry to say that it isn't, but it is an example of a 'chocochip' cookie that my group baked today. we actually had many of these 'weird' shapes to be baked, but the final batch was ruined by 'excess' baking paper that unfortunately caught fire while in the oven for less than 5 minutes. shame, but at least the lesson has been learnt(hopefully!)

baking class didn't go smoothly for my group today, but we make mistakes and learn from them. my thanks goes out to my leader, Jacinth, Esther, Elwin, and Jeffrey.

marble cake mania!

see the cake above?^ that's what we baked today. today was our third baking class and we baked marble cake! it was fun and exciting as we mixed all the ingredients together! i wish baking class began waaaaaaay back earlier, rather than stupid art classes. i want to thank my team-mates in the baking group: Jia Yee(leader), Esther, Elwin, and Jeffrey. (:

saying of the day

munkiie says, ''in order to s**t, you need to eat.''

OLE OLE OLE OLE......

Spain 1-0 Holland


see that scoreline above?^
all hail the La Furia Roja, or simply translated, RED FURY! Spain ARE the winners of the 2010 edition of the World Cup after defeating The Netherlands by a single goal thanks to Andres Iniesta, who struck home a sweet 116th minute winner past Holland goalie Maarten Stekelenburg. in the beginning the game was dreary, with both teams playing quite defensively (in my honest opinion), giving away needless fouls, and true to its cause, the game ended in the 0-0 scoreline at the end of the regulation time 90 minutes. the first half of extra time saw a few shots at goal by both teams, but thanks to their respective goalies the scoreline remained the same. then enter the Iniesta moment. a cross by Fernando Torres was cleared away sloppily by a Dutch defender, and when the ball landed at the feet of Iniesta, the whole world knew that the trophy would go to Spain. Holland played well, but did not last the full game. Holland's disciplinary woes continue, as they picked up nine yellow cards and a red card, shown by Howard Webb to John Heitinga for a foul on Iniesta.


OVERALL - congratulations to the Spanish for perservering despite the long match. truly deserved winners, they. Holland, on the other hand, can take heart in this defeat as they showed that they are back to business playing in finals again.

Thoora?

looky here! my blog is covered on a website Thoora.com. i dont know if its a website for all blogs, but to see my posts there makes me happy! XD

VIVA SPAIN!

Spain are in the final of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. i am still digesting this piece of great news. i cannot believe that, when i woke up to switch on the TV for the results, that Spain could have upset Germany, possibly the better of the two teams. but that's what Spain did, with none of their strikers scoring but Carles Puyol, the defender. it was a great header, i must say. Spain will now need to work extra hard to prepare for the final. they cannot rest on their laurels yet. as for the Germans, it will be another four years till their next chance will come.

2010 World Cup Final - Holland -VS- Spain

BROWNIES!

you read it right: brownies. why would i post something about brownies? because it was the sweet treat that my friends and i baked today during baking class. today was the 2nd 'official' baking class, and it was fun fun fun as usual. the recipe was not exactly accurate, but common sense prevailed and my group's brownies turned out reasonable fine. to those in my group who are reading this: Jia Yee(de facto leader), Esther, Jeffrey, and Elwin...i thank you for your cooperation in making our 'brownies project' a success! (:

one and a half hours in 3-D

see the picture? those 3-D glasses was the one i used to watch 'Despicable Me' yesterday. though the movie isn't opening in theatres around Malaysia till the 8th of July, i got to watch it in advance thanks to complimentary tickets by The Star newspaper. the movie was in Jusco TebrauCity, and it was just a marvellous experience! it was the first movie i watched in 3-D, and boy did it impress me! i thoroughly enjoyed my movie.


P.S. the little girl Agnes, in the movie is just UBER-KAWAII!!! :D

saying of the day

''The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long.''

world cup 2010 quarter-finals results

Uruguay 1-1 Ghana
(Uruguay win 4-2 on penalties)


Holland 2-1 Brazil


Germany 4-0 Argentina


Paraguay 0-1 Spain

saying of the day

''Humans are the masters of masquerades. Often there's a sword behind every smile.''

saying of the day

''It's better to burn out than to fade away.''

saying of the day

''Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.''

blank page

A person who has lost his or her memory,
Should not start anew by referring to themselves as a 'person who is as clean and pure as a blank page'.
Because, the fact is, they really aren't.....
Instead, they have only forgotten what was written on the blank page.

monkeys in a barrel

Barrel of Monkeys is a toy game first created by Lakeside Toys in 1965. Today it is produced by the Milton Bradley Company. Milton Bradley's editions consist of a toy barrel in either blue, yellow, red, or green. The barrel contains 12 monkeys, their color usually corresponding to the barrel's color. The instructions on the bottom of the barrel state "Dump monkeys onto table. Pick up one monkey by an arm. Hook other arm through a second monkey's arm. Continue making a chain. Your turn is over when a monkey is dropped." In addition to these basic instructions, the barrel also contains instructions for playing alone or with two or more players.

how cute! wish i could get a barrel of 'em monkeys to play with! can someone help? (:
*preferably for me birthday* =D

Round Of 16 results

here are the results from the Round of 16 matches:


Uruguay 2-1 South Korea

USA 1-2 Ghana

Netherlands 2-1 Slovakia

Brazil 3-0 Chile

Argentina 3-1 Mexico

Germany 4-1 England

Paraguay 0-0 Japan (Paraguay win 5-3 on penalties)

Spain 1-0 Portugal

World Cup 2010 (GROUP E, F, G, H last matches)

GROUP E

Denmark 1-3 Japan
Cameroon 1-2 Netherlands


GROUP F

Slovakia 3-2 Italy
Paraguay 0-0 New Zealand


GROUP G

Portugal 0-0 Brazil
North Korea 0-3 Ivory Coast


GROUP H

Chile 1-2 Spain
Switzerland 0-0 Honduras

World Cup 2010 results

GROUP F

Slovakia 0-2 Paraguay
Italy 1-1 New Zealand


GROUP G

Brazil 3-1 Ivory Coast
Portugal 7-0 Korea DPR


GROUP H

Chile 1-0 Switzerland
Spain 2-0 Honduras


GROUP A (last round of matches)

Mexico 0-1 Uruguay
France 1-2 South Africa


GROUP B (last round of matches)

Nigeria 2-2 South Korea
Greece 0-2 Argentina


GROUP C (last round of matches)

Slovenia 0-1 England
USA 1-0 Algeria


GROUP D (last round of matches)

Ghana 0-1 Germany
Australia 2-1 Serbia





*sorry for the short posts. school's back, and i dont have enough time to report on the matches.*

sniper Sneijder

Netherlands 1-0 Japan

the second round of matches for Group E saw the Netherlands defeat Japan by a single goal. the goal was scored by Inter Milan hitman Wesley Sneijder. it was also partly a mistake by Japan goalie Eiji Kawashima. Japan defended well, but ultimately succumbed to the solitary goal. OVERALL - the Netherlands need to be more fluent in attacking. credit to Japan for matching their much stronger rivals for most periods of the match.


Cameroon 1-2 Denmark
in the other Group E encounter, Cameroon were defeated 2-1 by Denmark. Denmark hit back from a goal down to beat Cameroon 2-1 and give themselves a great chance of reaching the last 16. Things looked bleak for the Danes when Samuel Eto'o fired Cameroon into an early lead after a mistake by Christian Poulsen, but Nicklas Bendtner turned home Dennis Rommedahl's low cross to level matters before half-time.
And the impressive Rommedahl curled home a fine second to take the Danes level on points with Japan - who they face in their final, winner-takes-all Group E clash. OVERALL - a major boost for Denmark, who finally got a win after the first game defeat. as for Cameroon, it is over for them.


Ghana 1-1 Australia

the second round of matches for Group D saw Ghana hold Australia to a 1-1 draw. the Aussies struck first blood by scoring in the 11th minute thanks to Brett Holman, who scored off a Mark Bresciano penalty. Australia held off attacks from Ghana, but in the 25th minute Harry Kewell was adjudged to have handled the ball in the penalty area and was promptly sent off. it was a harsh red card, but there was no mistake from Asamoah Gyan's penalty. both teams had chances at either end to win the pulsating encounter, but none took their chances well. OVERALL - it is looking grim for Australia now. they have to win their last group match or face an early flight home.

confident Yanks, toothless Lions

result from the GROUP C clash between USA and Slovenia: 2-2.

What a comeback from the Americans after going 2-0 down at the break! Landon Donovan initiated the comeback with an unstoppable shot and Michael Bradley made it 2-2. the Slovenians took the lead through Valter Birsa, who curled home a fine opener in the 13th minute and Zlatan Ljubijankic beat the offside trap to add a second before the interval as the US struggled to handle the World Cup's smallest nation. but in the second half the US ran riot, and were rewarded with the two fine goals to get a point. OVERALL - superb comeback by the US, who at one point looked like they were headed for defeat. Slovenia will look back and wonder how they let those two extra points go down the drain.



England 0-0 Algeria
another result from GROUP C saw England only managing a 0-0 draw with Algeria. there is nothing to say about this match that can justify the scoreline.

Germany stunned by Serbs

Group D: Serbia 1-0 Germany

in this second round of matches, GROUP D saw highly-fancied Germany taking on Serbia. the highlight(or lowlight) of the game was the sending off of Miroslav Klose as they lost 1-0 to Serbia. Milan Jovanovic found the net for Serbia as he claimed the only goal of the game. Germany had many chances to score, and the biggest culprit was Lukas Podolski, who missed a second-half penalty to top off all his other wasted opportunities. Die Mannschaft attacked and attacked, but Serbia held them till the final whistle. OVERALL - a shocking result for the Germans, who, for most of the match seemed to be the ones headed for victory. credit to the Serbs for outdoing themselves and getting the precious three points.

French toast

Group A: France 0-2 Mexico

in the second round of matches for GROUP A, Mexico took a significant step towards qualification and hastened France's early exit with a 2-0 victory. Just nine minutes after coming off the bench, Javier Hernandez who will officially move to Old Trafford from Chivas in a £7million deal next month, sprang the offside trap to race on to Rafael Marquez's pass, round goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and coolly slot home. Veteran striker and cult hero Cuauhtemoc Blanco sealed victory with a 79th-minute penalty. It was Mexico's first win over France at senior level and no less than they deserved after a performance full of vigour and attacking invention. France just lacked creativity and pace. A draw against Uruguay on Tuesday for Mexico will put both sides through and send France home, irrespective of their result against the hosts. OVERALL - Mexico played so well that even they can be outside contenders for the trophy. France, on the other hand, are sadly on the way home.

a Greek party

Group B: Greece 2-1 Nigeria

in the second round of group matches, GROUP B saw Greece take on Nigeria. these two team were winless on their opening day, and both teams were desperate to get their campaign back on track. Kalu Uche broke the deadlock for Nigeria, only for them to be 10 men down after Sani Kaita got himself sent off following a tussle with Vasileios Torosidis. Kaita showed his studs to the defender and was immediately banished to the dressing room. Nigeria were finally breached a minute before the break when Salpingidis scored the equaliser, his effort deflecting off a defender after Konstantinos Katsouranis had played the ball into his path. the winner came when Vincent Enyeama failed to deal with a soft shot from Alexandros Tziolis in the 72nd minute.
The rebound fell to Vasileios Torosidis, who toe-poked the ball home to give Greece victory. it was Greece's first win in the World Cup finals. OVERALL - both played badly, but Greece got the slight advantage in luck.

too strong

the second round of matches for GROUP B began with Argentina taking on South Korea. Gonzalo Higuain scored a hat-trick as Argentina scored an impressive win. Argentina took the lead as early as the 17th minute as Park Chu-young scored an own goal. Higuain then doubled the advantage after 33 minutes, but a lapse in concentration from Martin Demichelis on the stroke of half-time allowed Lee Chung-yong to give his side hope. after the restart South Korea pressed on for the equaliser, and boy, did they play better than the first half! Yeom Ki-hun should have drawn his side level after 55 minutes when he was put clean through on the right following a quick break, but found the side netting after opting to use his left foot instead of the right. it proved to be the last of the best chances for South Korea, as Argentina attacked more after that. chances dried up, and Maradona threw in Sergio Aguero for Carlos Tevez. The moved proved a hit with the Atletico Madrid forward playing in Messi on the left - his initial shot was blocked by Jung and the rebound shot hit the base of the left upright and fell to Higuain for a simple tap-in. That was in the 76th minute and four minutes later the Real Madrid star completed his hat-trick after nodding in Aguero's cross at the back post. but the star of the match was Lionel Messi, who, desperate to open his account in South Africa, had many shots but wasted them. OVERALL - a good performance by Argentina, who are showing their critics that they too can be serious contenders. S.Korea meanwhile have to get focused for their third match and not let this mistakes repeat again.

not much of a surprise

in the second round of group matches, GROUP A's South Africa took on Uruguay. the game was one-sided as Uruguay ran out 3-0 winners over a 10-man South Africa side. Uruguay's Diego Forlan scored twice as he helped his side get their first 3 points of the tournament. he scored a stunning long-range dipping effort and converted a penalty. Itumeleng Khune was sent off late in the match as he was adjudged to have fouled Luis Suarez in the penalty area. the South African side had a few chances too, only to miss the target all the time. Uruguay have almost secured a berth in the last 16 whereas South Africa have to beat France in their next match to keep their hopes of going through alive. OVERALL - a one-sided match, but Uruguay have shown they have what it takes to match the bigger teams. South Africa still need more work, especially cohesiveness, if they are to qualify for the next round.

Spain shocker, Swiss stunner

here are the results for the final group(GROUP H)



Honduras 0-1 Chile
Jean Beausejour scored the only goal as Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their group H opening match to secure their first World Cup victory in 48 years. despite the pressure by Chile, the South Americans failed to kill the game off, and at times the Hondurans looked dangerous on the counter-attack. Honduras are still looking for their first World Cup win. OVERALL - very little to separate these two teams, but Chile had the goal, and that is what made the difference in this match.



Spain 0-1 Switzerland
Switzerland pulled off possibly the biggest shock of the 2010 World Cup so far when they beat European champions Spain 1-0. it was their first-ever victory over Spain in 19 games. a scrappy goal by Gelson Fernandez against the run of play was enough to see the Swiss get all three points. OVERALL - Spain had most of the possession and goalscoring opportunities, but did not make the most of them. credit to the Swiss, who persevered against a stronger side and were rewarded.

big three teams struggle

first round of matches (group G) results.



Ivory Coast 0-0 Portugal
on paper, it was supposed to be a great match, with the world's most expensive player, Cristiano Ronaldo versus Didier Drogba, one of the most lethal strikers ever. the match was boring, simple as that. nothing much to report about. OVERALL - it was a waste of my 90 minutes. i was better off watching paint dry or grass grow.



Brazil 2-1 Korea DPR
Brazil: the World Cup's highest-ranked team. Korea DPR: the World Cup's lowest-ranked team. but despite being 'mysterious', Korea DPR are actually rater highly rated! coaches of other teams who have come up against the 'Chollima' have regarded the defenders as being 'tireless' and players as strong. so how did they fare against 5-time champions Brazil? they held Brazil to a 0-0 draw in the first half. but in the second half, Korea DPR 's defence finally was breached, and Brazil finally overcame their slow start to take the lead through Maicon. his goal has got to be one of the best in this tournament, in my opinion. Elano added a second late on. despite Brazil leading by two goals to nil, Korea DPR never gave up. they got a late consolation goal through Ji Yun-nam. OVERALL - Brazil made a meal of what was supposed to be a stroll in the park for them. Korea DPR might have lost, but at least they gave some fight.

a point to prove

here are the results from the first round matches of Group F.



New Zealand 1-1 Slovakia
Slovakia, who were making their World Cup debut as an independent nation, looked set to top the group when Robert Vittek met a diagonal cross by Stanislav Sestak and scored with a powerful header from 10 meters. the weather conditions in the stadium were cold and windy. Slovakia had more chances, but New Zealand's good organisation enabled them to stay in contention. towards the end it looked bleak for the All Whites as time was ticking away until an innocent looking cross was swung into the Slovak penalty area and up popped defender Winston Reid, who rose the highest to score the equaliser. OVERALL - disappointing result for Slovakia. they should have defended better and not have allowed NZ to get the stoppage-time goal. credit to NZ for persevering till the end.



Italy 1-1 Paraguay
Paraguay, who defeated Brazil and Argentina in qualifying, surprisingly held reigning world champions Italy to a 1-1 draw. the Paraguayans took the lead through Antolin Alcaraz in the 39th minute. but despite that opening goal, Paraguay made repeated errors in set pieces, squandered their chances, and gifting Italy their equaliser. Italy, meanwhile, levelled in the 63rd minute when a Simone Pepe corner sailed past goalkeeper Justo Villar's flailing fist and Daniele De Rossi stuck out a foot to steer the ball into the empty net. OVERALL - the reigning world champions should play better. credit to Paraguay for making things tough for Italy early on in the match.

more pain for Danes; joy for Japan

here are the results from the first round matches of Group E.



Holland 2-0 Denmark
it wasnt the prettiest of football matches, but Holland held on for a fortuitous win over Denmark. it began drearily like all the other first round matches: long balls, strong defending, and keeping possession of the ball for long periods. but the deadlock was finally broken by guess what? an own goal. Robin van Persie left Dane goalkeeper Thomas Sorenson stranded away from the goalmouth and crossed the ball, only for Simon Poulsen's header to hit team-mate Daniel Agger's back and dribble into the unguarded Danish goal. the Danes tried to find the equaliser, but when Dirk Kuyt made the game safe for the Dutch by slamming home his 85th minute effort, the Danish players looked tired and wished the referee would blow the final whistle ASAP. OVERALL - not the most convincing performance by Holland, but the determination was there. Denmark need to give a good showing in their next few matches to show that they deserve to go through to the last 16.



Japan 1-0 Cameroon
ah, Japan. serial underachievers on the international stage. somehow coach Takeshi Okada strangely insisted his side can make it to the semi-finals, but recent performances have shown that his Japan side are not capable of scoring goals and defending well. will his team improve and prove him right, or will Japan fail to get through to the last 16 and make him eat his words? well, this first game against Cameroon was not exactly the easiest match, but if Okada can boast of making it to the semis, he must surely have the tactics to counter the African side that includes players like Samuel Eto'o and Alex Song. true enough, Japan's defenders roughed it out and held back attacks from Cameroon and were rewarded for their hard work when, in the 39th minute, Keisuke Honda smashed home a near range shot to score the only goal in the match. in the second half though, it was dominated by Cameroon, but they just could not prise open the tough-as-nails Japanese defence. OVERALL - a good showing by Japan to prove their doubters wrong. it was their first victory on foreign soil. Cameroon need to be more cohesive in attack.

complaints = Serbia and celebrations = Germany

here are the results of the Group D first round matches.



Serbia 0-1 Ghana
vuvuzelas. THAT is the name of the loud object that the Serbian players claim made them lose control of the World Cup ball, loss of concentration, and the main focal point: they blame the vuvuzelas for making them give away the 'stupid' penalty that cost them the game. well, at least that's what the players think. but coach Radomir Antic had a different gripe. he claims that what turned the game was the 'harsh' dismissal of Aleksandar Lukovic in the 74th minute. nine minutes after that setback, substitute Zdravko Kuzmanovic's raised arm struck a ball hit across the area to give away the penalty that put Ghana ahead. the penalty was coolly converted by Asamoah Gyan. whatever the case may be, Serbia weren't setting the football world alight, and they paid the price for poor football. OVERALL - could have been better. Serbia need to up their game in order to make it to the last 16.



Germany 4-0 Australia
''Australia not the banchmark. there will be more difficult opponents to play. so this was a good warm-up. we will be happy about this win.'' that is what Germany coach Joachim Loew has told his players after the match. whether the Aussies take that comment as an insult is another thing. back to the match, Australia were totally outclassed by a relatively youthful German squad. in fact, it is Germany's youngest squad for three-quarters of a century. either way, the fans didnt have to wait long for the goals to start coming. Lukas Podolski opened the scoring in the 8th minute, the second by Miroslav Klose(26), the third by Thomas Mueller(68), and rounded off by Cacau(70). it was just a beautiful display by Germany. Australia, on the other hand, were just underwhelmed. the defence was exposed and when going forward, there was a lack of creativity or ideas. talk about rubbing more salt into the wounds: Australia were forced to play with 10 men for the last half hour after Tim Cahill got his marching orders for a horrific tackle on Bastian Schweinsteiger. OVERALL - superb display by Germany. they are the first team in this tournament to score more than two goals in one game. disappointing display by Australia. more was expected from them, but they let their fans down with that shambolic display.

Hand of Clod(s)

sorry for the late update on results from the World Cup! have been down with flu, so recuperating is more important! hehe. okay, here are the results from the first round games played in Group C.



England 1-1 USA
the hype surrounding this team has been huge, and if anyone expected England to win the World Cup anytime soon, this year couldn't have been a better time. under the strict coaching of 'Don' Fabio Capello, the team have been disciplined and compact in playing style. the first match between England and the USA was supposed to be a sure-win match, but sadly, despite a breeze in the qualifying rounds en route to the 2010 World Cup, England were lucky not to lose the first game. surprisingly, 'Captain Marvel' Steven Gerrard put the Three Lions ahead in the 4th minute with a sublime strike past Tim Howard. England were then cruising and preserving their slender lead till USA striker Clint Dempsey unleashed a 'soft' strike at goal in the 40th minute. England 'keeper Robert Green was expected to catch that ball, and instead let it slip out of his hands and let it roll into the back of the net. this said, it definitely goes down as one of the worst goalkeeping howlers of the World Cup of all time. after that incident, England had a few chances to try winning the game but none took their chances well. OVERALL - it was a disappointing game. more was expected of England, yet they let their fans down time and time again. more improvement must be done if they are to win the trophy since 1966. but credit to USA too, for defending brilliantly, and also shackling talismanic England striker Wayne Rooney for most periods of the match.



Algeria 0-1 Slovenia
what are the chances of two teams in the same group committing a similar goalkeeping error? i could hardly believe it too, but that's exactly what happened to Algerian goalie Faouzi Chaouchi. Algeria had just been reduced to 10 men when Chaouchi fumbled a harmless looking 79th minute shot from Slovenia captain Robert Koren, allowing the ball to squirt through his arms into the bottom left hand corner of his net. six minutes earlier Algeria substitute Abdelkader Ghezzal was sent off for handball having already been booked. the attacking midfielder was only on the pitch for 15 minutes. both teams struggled with them much-criticized Adidas Jabulani ball, but Slovenia hung on for a fortuitous win. OVERALL - scrappy playing from both teams. shame about the howler. if not, Algeria could have gotten a point.

2010 World Cup in South Africa

yay! the World Cup is finally here! after four years of waiting, the biggest show on Earth is on! sorry that this post comes two days after the opening matches, but what the heck! i have been busy, and finally i have the time to blog about it. here are my comments on the earlier matches:



(Group A)
South Africa 1-1 Mexico
the hosts South Africa took on Mexico in the first match of the 2010 WC. the match was few and far between, but despite Mexico's stunning amount of possession, they only drew 1-1. to rate SA, they played poorly in the first few minutes of the game, but surprisingly they took the lead through Siphiwe Tshabalala. they were on course for a shock win until poor defending allowed Rafael Marquez to equalize for Mexico late on in the match. SA did have two chances to win the match, but the chances were spurned by poor finishing. OVERALL - it was a good performance by both teams. not bad, but not good either.


France 0-0 Uruguay
in the second match, France wasted the chance to kill off Uruguay despite Uruguay being reduced to ten men in the latter stages of the match. nothing impressive from this match, save for brilliant performances by Frenchmen Yoann Gourcuff and goalie Hugo Lloris. despite the sending off of Nicolas Lodeiro, France just didnt take the slew of glorious chances to seal a late win. OVERALL - it was a dour match.



(Group B)
South Korea 2-0 Greece
South Korea played brilliantly once the whistle blew, and were rewarded when Lee Jung-soo volleyed home Ki Sung-yueng's free-kick with the Greek defenders only watching on helplessly. Greece tried in vain to get the equaliser, only to be dealt with a sucker punch with Park Ji-Sung taking full advantage of a defender's mistake to slot home SK's second goal and seal the three points. OVERALL - Greece were second best, and SK was top class.


Argentina 1-0 Nigeria
Diego Maradona relished this match, as it was his first game in charge of Argentina at the World Cup. Lionel Messi finally showed that he can perform on the international stage as well as he does with his club when he struck terror into the heart of the Nigerian defence time and time again, but was unlucky not to score a goal. the winner came from a header by Gabriel Heinze in the sixth minute. Nigeria had chances of their own, but somehow wasted them all. Kalu Uche was the biggest culprit, lashing the ball over the bar when he was unmarked inside the box. OVERALL - a good showing by Argentina that they are finally worthy to challenge for the trophy.


more results will be posted as i continue blogging about the tournament.

BRRRRR.....!!!!!!!

why such a topic? it was because i just returned back from Melbourne, Australia. and boy, was it COLD! the strong cold winds just kept blowing in my face! i was not used to such a super cold weather, so i didnt really like the cold weather. on a brighter note, the trip was totally exciting! it was my first time overseas, so it was definitely exciting. i stayed in my uncle's apartment, which was just a short walk to the city. i visited many places and was just exposed to the 'gwai lo' culture. the most interesting highlight was getting to meet up with Alicia. my my my, she has definitely grown taller! ha! it was great seeing her again. mmmhmm...what else? oh yes, i did go for the Great Ocean Drive, which is a long and windy journey past cliffs and mountains, and boy was that interesting! i even visited a small town called Warrnambool! the scenery around the grassy plains and farms were very beautiful.

overall it was a great experience, and i really enjoyed my stay there. thank God for protecting me and my family while overseas. :)

boring day

today was boring. yes, B.O.R.I.N.G! didnt go anywhere exciting, not unless going grocery shopping in Giant is counted as ''exciting''. sigh. watched 8 episodes of Glee Season 1, but thats about it. as i am typing these words now, i am starving. no food for dinner. hope to fill my empty stomach soon. =(

disappointment

i am disappointed with myself. why? for not trying my best in whatever i do. first of all, today was badminton and table tennis tournament, and i took part in both sports. badminton was first, and i participated in the singles and mixed doubles events. in the singles, i was defeated in the first round. crap. and then in the mixed doubles, i lost in the first round again. double crap. =(

then in table tennis, i went all the way to the final without dropping a set. i faced Grace in the final, and guess what? yup, no prizes for guessing who lost. me again. triple crap! sigh. gotta improve myself for future experiences. =)

*ouch*

at the time of posting this, my right big toe is hurting a lot. reason? muffin bit my toe. ooooh! it all started when i was online, and my folded leg was put down on the ground. i didnt notice muffin beneath me, and got bitten just because he thought he was being attacked. oh well. lesson learnt then. never blindly put your leg down. haha :P

being who i am

''i dont want to be a 'clone' of someone else. all i want is to be comfortable being who i am and not who i want to be. I ♥ BEING WHO I AM!''

for those who have checked out my Facebook profile, this post will be familiar to you. the reason why i have posted this is because i hate having to live to people's expectations and having to emulate a certain person's traits and qualities. i just want to be who i am, but for years i have been under delusion. until today i still am not sure of who i really am. i hope that by God's grace i will one day be able to be who i am...

in pursuit of gratefulness

i just realized that, every morning that we wake up to, we hardly thank the Lord that He has given us another day on earth to live. if you are like me, and have never thanked the Lord, please do. we have to be grateful for all the little things that God has done in our lives. i am trying to change, and so should you all. :)

reasonably good weekend

i personally think that life is all about peace and serenity( or tranquility) whatever the case, living life without shouting at each other, arguing, or fighting should be the way, and that was the case at home this weekend. i was surprised that my dad (usually having quite a bad temper) was very calm, and nice to me this weekend! shocking! :-O anyways, i am just thankful that i had a reasonably good weekend :-)

rise and rise again, until lambs become lions

i went to catch the latest movie in cinemas, Robin Hood, at CS yesterday. the movie was not bad, but not good either, but well worth the admission ticket :)
the main story of the movie is about what Robin Hood did before he became an outlaw. overall it was exciting and a bit gruesome. haha. the topic of my post is one of my favourite lines in the movie. :)

P.S. for those who have not yet gone to watch Robin Hood, i strongly recommend it.

a happy day

yay! i have finally gone to get meself a futsal ball! the last time i bought a football was about mid-2007, so its been a while. i got an adidas europass sala (size 5) ball, and it looks great as it feels great :)

another boring day in my life

today has been a very boring day. nothing much happened in school, and i think that tch Sia is quite 'mad'. dunno what is wrong with her these past few days. the moment tch Gan leaves, she acts this way. sigh... :( btw i just went out to play basketball and i learnt that i need to improve lots! >< lame, but its true. *happy* :D gonna buy a new futsal ball soon. then i can play during PE~ :P

good to be back

wow~ i have only been 'AFK-ing' for a month or so, and i have missed so MANY things online! haha~ happy now^^ just had my CPU repaired after a few niggles, and voila! i am back online again :-)

by the way, here's a sentence that i think really is quite cute:

''Take care of Mother Nature, and she will take care of you.''

the (4)numbers game

why that title? good question. the last two or three weeks has been numbers, numbers, and MORE numbers for me, hence the aptly-named title. okay...now to describe what has been going on in my life that was relevant with these 'four' numbers.....


#1 - the number of goals scored by Liverpool against Manchester United. Fernando Torres got the only goal for the Reds in the 2-1 defeat to the Red Devils. its the 10th defeat in the Premier League... *depressing* the season of misery for Liverpool continues... sigh...

#2 - the computer booth that i was assigned to during the first two(failed) attempts at the undang test. it certainly wasn't my 'lucky' number... =S

#3 - the number of times i took the undang test. though i failed the first two times, i finally passed it on my third attempt. looks like the saying 'three times the charm' really DID work! =D

and finally...the last number...

#9 - two reasons: 1: 9 was the number on the 'successful' booth that i took to pass the test. and 2: its the number of Fernando Torres, who scored a sweet header past Van der Sar (the Man U 'keeper) in the 2-1 defeat to Man U.


all in all, i want to thank God for helping me pass my test. if not for prayers, i think i would have flunked it for the third time. thank you to all who prayed for me. =)

*btw i passed my test with a 42/50 score. that was the minimum passing mark, but a pass is still a pass. hehe XD

words of (wisdom)?

WOMEN: men can't live with them. but men can't live without them either.

quote of the day

''If you judge people, you have no time to love them.'' (Mother Teresa)

quote of the day

here is a gem unearthed from one of the many quotes from the late Mother Teresa. enjoy this quote:


''The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.'' (Mother Teresa)

quote of the day

'the future is only the past with the lights on.'

happy (but boring) day

reason why i thought out a title like that? its because...... i finally went for my KPP class! i signed up at Institut Memandu Bunga Raya (IMBR) in Permas Jaya. though it was delayed by one week i am still thankful that i finished it without hurting my brain (i think...). the class was alright (though it was damn long and boring and some even fell asleep!) i reeeeeeeally have to read up for the E-Service test which is probably next week. gotta do my best! hehe (:

whew! happy day, but tired xS

can't help but smile when i see your beautiful smile

whenever i see your smiling face
i have to smile myself..... because I love you...

you have such a beautiful smile... so smile more, k? :)

heaven knows

She's always on my mind
From the time I wake up
Till I close my eyes
She's everywhere I go
She's all I know

And though she's so far away
It just keeps getting stronger everyday
And even now she's gone
I'm still holding on

So tell me, where do I start
'Coz it's breakin' my heart
Don't wanna let her go

Maybe my love will come back someday
Only heaven knows
And maybe our hearts will find a way
But only heaven knows
And all I can do is hope & pray
'Coz heaven knows.

its back to school......

the CNY holidays are coming to an end in a few hours time...and i am *surprisingly* looking forward to being back at school! i am not sure why, but i guess staying at home does have its downfalls (being lazy, being lazy, and being lazy) time to get focussed for school, guys! :)

go Liverpool!

my liverpool team will go head-to-head with unirea in tonight's europa league round of games. hopefully we can win this match, and kick-start our season! go Reds!

lonely...

*sigh* today is the 3rd day of chinese new year, but something's missing... i feel quite lonely, actually... no one smsing, calling, or ajak-ing me out for any outing... really sien... ZZZ =(

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR AND HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

i want to wish all my friends (and anybody random) a happy chinese new year, and a happy valentine's day! it is strange, having valentine's day coinciding with the festivities of chinese new year! whew! i am totally bushed by all the 'spring cleaning', and i wanna sleep now. anyways, have fun going out to collect as many angpows as possible, people!

2010 Lotus 1Malaysia F1 T127 Formula One car

here are photos of the new Lotus F1 car. this year's challenger will be piloted by Jarno Trulli (car No.18) and Heikki Kovalainen (car No.19).

2010 Force India VJM03 Formula One car

here are official pictures of Force India's latest 2010 challenger, the VJM03. this year's drivers are Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi.

quiet day...

today has been a strange day. for the first time, i have been quiet in school. i guess the saying ''silence is golden, speech is silver'' is true. better to keep your mouth shut and avoid trouble, than open your mouth and get in trouble.

randomness

i couldnt help but post this photos. very random stuff (i know), but just for the heck of it =)

this is my pencilbox, and here i have Mr. Funny and Mr. Messy as decorations. cute, aren't they?

yesterday + today was 'spring cleaning' time! CNY is just next week, so while clearing out old stuff, i chanced upon this old Bata school shoes box. this really brings me back to those primary school days where we wore these shoes. classic box, this one. sadly, it was discarded, (along with other junk), but that few minutes of reminiscing about the good old days brought some memories back :)

2010 Virgin Racing VR01 Formula One car

here is the Virgin Racing Team's Formula One car, the VR01. this year's drivers are Timo Glock and Lucas De Grassi.

funny picture

see a girl riding a bicycle in this pic? yeah, i'm sure you do. but before you think that one-glance-is-enough and turn away, study the pic carefully. do you spot something odd about the pic? feel free to leave your comments =)

its FEBRUARY!! :)

wow... time does indeed fly, and look at where we are now. its already the 1st of February! hmm..... CNY is just areound the corner, and i am looking forward to a short break... LIFEPACS? they can wait... but not too long, as they must be completed and not left to gather dust. its gonna be one busy month ahead of us! power to the people :D

2010 Renault R30 Formula One car

these are official photos of the 2010 challenger from Renault, the R30. this year's drivers are Robert Kubica and newcomer Vitaly Petrov.

2010 Scuderia Toro Rosso STR5 Formula One car

these are official photos of the 2010 Scuderia Toro Rosso STR5 Formula One car from testing at Valencia. the drivers are Sébastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari.

2010 Mercedes GP MGP W01 Formula One car

these are official photos of the 2010 Mercedes GP MGP W01 Formula One car from testing at Valencia. the drivers are seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher and teammate Nico Rosberg.

its one month down, and eleven more to go...

sigh... *sighing with a pang of regret* january is coming to an end, and i am not plased with myself entirely. why? for instance, the whole of january i think i have only completed one or two lifepacs (and that's waaaaaaay too little). now that we're gonna enter february 2010, i can't help but look back at january and wonder how i could have changed things =( but CNY is just round the corner!~ XD

but let's all be positive and cheer up =) february's just beginning, and ther is always room for improvement, so let's all work harder this year! this is my last post for january, so take care and God bless ppl =D

*quote* Karyn: GOOD BYE JANUARY; HELLO ANG POWS!

2010 Sauber C29

here is the 2010 Sauber C29 Formula One car. the drivers this year are Pedro De La Rosa and teammate Kamui Kobayashi.

2010 McLaren MP4/25 Formula One car

here is the 2010 McLaren MP4/25 Formula One car. the drivers this year are reigning World Champion Jenson Button and teammate 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton.

its FUN-DAY!

wahhhhh! cant remember the time i posted back-to-back entries on my blog! == lame i know, but its been a crazy week for me! today didnt really begin well. i woke up kinda on the late side, reached school late (obviously), the school computer didnt work, and my lifepacs were on the slow side. but come 3 pm, a group of friends and i went to City Square to catch the movie 'Legion' and boy, did i know it was gonna be a great time we were gonna have! the movie was not that bad, and not that good either. nothing much to write home about, actually. we stayed on at CS later to have dinner together, and went home about close to 9 something. after that, i went to Karyn's house to have a chit-chat session there, and i absolutely love her house! its so NICE! hahaha xD overall it was a fun day... whew! tired now... sayonara ppl! till next time, take care and God bless :)

2010 Ferrari F10 Formula One car

here are first pictures of Ferrari's latest F1 car, the 2010 Ferrari F10. this year's drivers are Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa.

birds of a feather, flock together

ahhh... was just thinking of which photo of last week to post when i stumbled upon this. this photo was taken in front of Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Tebrau. on Sunday Eric, Ryan, and yours truly went cycling, and we had this mad plan to cycle all the way from Serene Park to Sri Tebrau. so we did, and i couldn't help but snap this photo. so happened that as we reached the side gate of the school, a flock of birds (probably crows) all took their respective places on the telephone wire, and therefore THIS gives new meaning to the phrase ''birds of a feather, flock together.'' =)

finally...

what's it been? 24 days since i last posted something on my own blog? wow... ok... been quite busy these past few days... lots of ups and downs (especially when i had my phone taken away by my parents two weeks ago ==) that WAS a downer, but praise the Lord! i just got it back! HALLELUJAH! hehe xD... i must really thank God for protecting me these past few days, and i really hope He will continue to take care and watch over my family too... ahhh... nothing else then... till next time, adios!

its 2010 !!

hahaha! 2010 is finally here! two more years, and the world will come to an end! so just enjoy life, ppl. nah just kidding kidding! heh heh... okay... i am really looking forward to this new yaer, and the beginning of a new decade. erm, i dont have much to say, but just let it kick in... i mean the new year... hehe XD.. take care and ciaoz...