Quote Of The Day

"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

(another) new phone. such a surprise!

YAY!!! i just got a new phone! mom and dad bought me a Samsung Galaxy S2. so surprised and happy...! oh, what have i done to deserve such a good slice of kindness? haha... won't worry too much about that, cos i heard that when someone pays you a compliment or does anything nice to you DO NOT ever question WHY they're doing such. just enjoy the moment and give thanks for what you've received. i didn't ask my parents why they suddenly bought me such an expensive phone, cos i rather just leave it that way. haha...

*so happy*  =]

(domestic) problems

it's my first post for June. i know, i'm very excited for this month because of EURO2012, but i'm not going to post anything about the games. no time for all sorts of stuff.

got a problem hanging over my head like a dark cloud: i'm totally hating my life right now! i don't get one thing in my life. MY life. mine. the thing that is bugging me is, WHY the hell are people always good to me at first, only to avoid me or shit after a certain time? huh? is it because i'm too gullible? too naive? too trusting of people? too nice to people? could be all that i've listed here. man, this is so tough for me physically and mentally. i'm trying my best to be nice and kind to my housemates/classmates, but they don't seem to share the same point of view. what's the situation, that they're ignoring me? let's just say i don't really know. i am sharing a room with a guy from 'a far away place' (who shall not be named), and just recently we don't see eye-to-eye. not sure why. he just suddenly stopped all manner of conversation or contact with me. we see each other everyday, and he just walks away whenever i'm near him. not that i miss communicating with him or whatever, but i just find it strange that, ever since he stopped talking to me ALMOST all of the classmates that are staying in the same house also ignore me! sheesh... i've asked myself the question many times, "what have i done to deserve this?", but now i know.....no point asking myself that. for me, i just move on with my life like normal. i'll try to avoid as much contact with the said mutinous bunch as possible, only talking to them if needed to. sigh...

this guy from 'a far away place' (who shall not be named), he seems to be the most 'likeable' guy among the housemates and in class too. don't get it. why the hell is he likeable? just because he goes out a lot with the others? just because he's from a far away place? what gives? by the way, just yesterday one classmate returned from his hometown with a new puppy. he actually brought it to the apartment in which we're living in right now, to stay with him. keeping a pet here, when there is already a cat and a hamster to contend with! bloody hell! so i just talked about this situation with another housemate (a girl who studies somewhere else, but rents a room here), and the bastard from 'a far away place' happens to walk by and happens to overhear the conversation too. what happens next is shocking for me. this bastard goes on Facebook to post a status which obviously is targeting me. his status: The door is open for you to move out .. we will be so glad.. Teeheeee !! :) #can'ttoleratepeoplewhocomplainsalot... i mean, i may just be over-analyzing this status, but i sure as hell know it was targeted at me. using FB status to criticize me...i sure as hell have just lost a HUGE chunk of respect for that bastard... *as if i have anymore respect for him.....*

well, after all's said and done, i don't give a shit anymore lah. whatever happens, happens. if not for the fact that we stay in the same room, same house, then i wouldn't give a care about him. but the sad truth is that i have to stay with him for a while more. so no point griping about it. but i just needed to release all this somewhat. if not i'd surely explode! grrr..... makes me pissed off just looking at his smug ass face everyday, while talking big around the other guys (who presumably look up to him more than they do to me), eat so little and go to the gym, thinking he can lose weight, drinking protein shakes... what an asshole. fucking bastard always used to say i was emo, i always 'merajuk', when in fact it is him! that bastard fuckface is the one who 'suka-suka' one day talk to you, one day don't talk to you. i'm not self-promoting myself here to look good against him, but HONESTLY if you know me well, i'm a genuinely nice guy who just happens to like a joke or two (or more). i don't always wish bad to people, but only when pushed to the limit. this guy has totally pushed me over the limit. gets on my nerves, just talking about this bloke...

but at the end of the day, what can i do? what can i say? it seems like all of the guys from my class who stays here are jerks, assholes, bastards... i could go on and on, but i guess i'll just have no choice but to move on with life, act nice in front of them... keep up the act, Marc, keep up the good act... someday they'll meet with a grisly end..... TO YOU, FUCKERS: GO FUCK YOURSELF! i'm not going to be too kind or nice to you people anymore! i'm going to do whatever i like, whenever i like. i'm not going to give a fuck about whether you like what i do or not. i've had it with pleasing people with every single thing i do. NO SIRREE! it's time i lived my life without having to care about every single fucker's feelings! i'm only answerable to my parents and to God. simple as that. thank you.

Chelsea Football Club = champions of Europe 2012

once again, it has been another few hours of sleep sacrificed for a night of exhilarating football by both Chelsea and Bayern Munich. both played well, especially Bayern, who in my honest opinion dominated the entire match. but they just couldn't find their shots on target to materialize into goals. in the first half alone Bayern kept making shot after shot at the goal of Petr Cech, yet couldn't break the 0-0 deadlock. it was only late in the second half that the game came to life. Bayern's Toni Kroos curled in a cross from the left and Cole seemed unaware of Muller's presence behind him at the back post as the Germany international's header bounced down and over Cech before going in off the underside of the crossbar. it was 1-0, and ADVANTAGE: Bayern Munich. i was upset, but i knew somehow Chelsea would take the game to Bayern, and boy oh boy did they put up a resistant fight! Bayern brought on Daniel van Buyten in a bid to shut the game down, but were punished with two minutes left when Chelsea's Didier Drogba powerfully headed home at the near post from Chelsea's first corner of the game. it was now 1-1, and GAME ON! but after that goal neither team managed to score a late winner, so it went to extra time. and just when i was hoping for Chelsea to score a winner Drogba seemed to go from hero to villain three minutes into extra-time when he tripped Franck Ribery in the box, but Cech spared the striker the blushes as he kept out former team-mate Arjen Robben's poor penalty. so, it ended 1-1, and the decider would have to be by a penalty shootout, reminiscent of the 2008 final, where Chelsea lost to Manchester United in Moscow. at the Bayern end of the stadium, Cech faced the first one from Lahm and got a hand to it but couldn't keep it out. Mata then shot too centrally and had his saved by Neuer. Gomez found the bottom corner to make it 2-0 to Bayern but David Luiz scored his powerfully and it was 2-1. to the shock of everyone (at least at the cafe i was at) the Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer took the next one, and beat Cech low to the left so it was 3-1 to the Germans. Lampard roofed his to bring the score back to 3-2 before Olic had his saved by the outstretched arm of Cech and Cole drew the scores level at 3-3 with a crisp strike. now, it was all to do for Bastian Schweinsteiger to keep his team's hopes alive, and the pressure told as he hit the post, with Cech possibly getting a finger to it. So it was there for Drogba to win it and this time there was no slipping on the turf by the final taker as he rolled it into the corner.

celebrations were not so wild as i had imagined it to be after the last penalty by Drogba was converted, but nevertheless i'm sure the Chelsea players, backroom staff, and whole team would ensure the celebratory mood will go deep into the night. such a massive night out for me till late in the morning, but it was all worth it. been out till the wee hours of the morning for two days in a row already....so good morning peeps!

Invictus

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the foul clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

by - William Ernest Henley

City City City!

Manchester City 3-2 QPR (City are the 2011/12 Premier League CHAMPIONS)

YAY! Manchester City finally won the Premier League title after being at the top for most period of the season 11/12! the finale was SUCH a nailbiter! City took on QPR, who were battling relegation versus Bolton, while Man United took on Sunderland, who were already secure and had nothing to play for. obviously i watched the MC game, which was so dramatic it could've been written by a Hollywood scriptwriter! to cut things short, City struck first blood going into the break, but so was United. as it stood at half-time, if both teams held on to their respective scorelines it would've meant City pipped United to the title. but in the second half, City were certainly not prepared for what Mark Hughes' side would dish out for them: goals by Djibril Cisse and Jamie Mackie gave QPR a 2-1 lead over City! United (who would end up winning 1-0) fans simply could not believe that the old adage "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" was about to haunt City again! at the same time QPR's Joey Barton (former City player) got himself needlessly sent off as he hit Carlos Tevez in the face and kicked out at Sergio Aguero. with only 10 men, QPR were still harnessing City seemingly without breaking any sweat. as events unfolded live on ESPN HD, i watched in horror as City had so much possession yet couldn't break down a resistant Rangers side. the match seemed to remind me of the Barcelona vs Chelsea Champions League match where Chelsea were only playing with 10 men, yet resolutely defending for their lives against a Barcelona side teeming with the best players and with huge amounts of possession, who also kept attacking like crazy, but could not get the goals. City were doing exactly the same thing, and as QPR kept their remaining 10 men in their own half to do the defending City's goalkeeper Joe Hart had nothing to do and was a spectator for the last half hour of so. he was so isolated that when there were throw-ins for City in their own half he came out to take the throws! with time ticking away furiously, QPR finally crumbled. in the 92nd minute of what seemed like City's 20th-odd corner David Silva delivered a perfect cross to meet the head of Edin Dzeko who proceeded to nod the ball home to make it 2-2. for the City faithful who had been in silence for the longest time, they now were one vociferous force, urging their team on to try to get the third goal to win the match and secure their first title since 1968. and boy oh boy, did Sergio Aguero rise to the occasion. in the 94th minute, after good work by Mario Balotelli in the middle of the penalty box he fell but managed to pass the ball to Aguero, who delightfully smashed home the winner. Aguero didn't care about the yellow card that was to come his way after he took of his jersey as he celebrated wildly with his teammates. i too, celebrated wildly! any team by United IS the motto for me. the Etihad crowd simply could not believe all that was happening! i bet the United fans also couldn't imagine their "noisy neighbours" could pull off such a dramatic ending to one of the best Premier League seasons in years. City 3-2 QPR: JOB DONE. QPR may have lost the match, but they will live to fight another season in the top flight as Bolton drew 2-2, which allowed QPR to stay up and resulting in relegation for The Trotters.

for me, the best moments of the match was Aguero's winner and the scene of captain Vincent Kompany lifting the Premier League trophy. United may not have gotten their 20th title this year, but sooner or later they will surely get it. i can't wait for season 12/13 to roll around. i hope it's as exciting as this one!

Heartbreak in Wembley

FA CUP FINAL: RESULT - Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool

Another trip to Wembley, another win? That's what I was hoping! But Chelsea had other plans... It's heartbreak for the boys at this same stadium where a few months ago they celebrated a win (an unconvincing one) over Cardiff City in the League Cup. Today though, it was altogether different...

Hmmm...where do I begin? Reina's inability to dash out of his goal to stop a player from scoring past him in a one-to-one situation? Or Andy Carroll's 'goal' that was disallowed? Either way, I watched my beloved Liverpool take on Chelsea in this season's FA Cup, and left feeling pretty deflated. To be honest, Liverpool just didn't get in the game. They were abysmal in the first half, with all of the players running around like headless chickens, and also going into the break 1-0 down, thanks to a nice goal from Ramires. This is where I am frustrated: why was Reina left stranded at where he was standing? Why couldn't he rush out to try getting the ball? Not the first time he's been in such a situation... Sigh. And the header by Carroll that didn't result in a goal, despite it 'crossing the goal line'. What the heck??? The football governing bodies are always talking about implementing goal line technology, but until now has failed to provide a decent technology that can be used in games such as this. Now, here's a dilemma, and the referee and linesmen can't prove anything. Seriously, this is all a joke. Football's being run by nutcases. Sorry for straying away from my personal review of the Cup final. Overall, it's been a decent cup run for my Liverpool this season. Premier League form has been atrocious, but I'm pretty confident next season will be a big change. No point dwelling on this defeat. There are always bigger things to look forward to. Here's to success next season. YNWA!