World Cup 2010 Draw

Singapore have drawn against a group consist of 3 west-asian countries, avoiding the likes of Australia, China, Korea and Japan. And the 3 west-asian countries are Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Uzbekistan. I fancy Singapore's chances for a shot in the 4th round.

The draw was indeed very kind to us as the other groups have at least 2 asian powerhouses.

Group 1 - Australia, China, Iraq and Qatar (Group of Death to me)
Group 2 - Japan, Bahrain, Oman and Thailand
Group 3 - South Korea, North Korea, Jordan and Turkmenistan (both Korean countries to advance, but the match between them look salivating)
Group 4 - Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Uzbekistan
Group 5 - Iran, Kuwait, U.A.E and Syria

As for England, i think the whole world was not prepared for the country that knock them out of the European Championship Qualifiers just recently. Croatia again. Look like England is going to have their revenge sooner than expected. Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Andorra complete the group.

World Cup 2010 Draw Preview

In 2 hours time, all eyes will be glued to the television set when countries from Europe, Asia and Africa will be drawn in to groups to play each other to qualify for a World Cup slot.

Oceania and North America have already started the qualifying competition.

My eyes will be on Asia and Europe as im eager to see who Singapore and England will be group with.

Singapore have create history when they qualify for the third round of the qualifiers first time ever while England is in an all time low when they fail to qualify for next year European Championships in Switzerland and Austria.

Will update again once the draw is finalised.

Miracle survivor

Who can ever survived in this kind of freak accident?? A semi truck literally flatten a car and the driver escaped unhurt..

Weird dream

after much deliberation and hesitation, ive decided to blog why im paranoid over the last few days..

a dream!! even as im blogging right now, the contents are still fresh in my mind..

what freaking me out was the messenger of the dream and the content of the dream..

the message given to me is not reflecting in reality right now.. to let it happened for a third time is not fate liao leh.. is too much to call a concidence.. i donno what that is.. but i have no comments..

the last sentence, "let time run it course.." seem to be telling me that it's more than meet the eye.. no??

the last 2 posts was in relation to it.. can i run away or avoid it??

Ed: im trying a new approach - nothing. let it died down and forget about it. As a saying goes, "if it's aint broken, why fixed it?"

It's been a long time

it's been a long time since i had these activities to keep me sane.. and im planning to have it when the school holidays start..

1. going for a drive aimlessly around Singapore. yes, i know petrol price is rising but is only for one night.. windows wind down and cruising at 80km/h, the natural wind blowing at my face.. just this activity alone is enough to make me relax and to fight again when the school term restart..

2. hanging out with friends. because of work commitments, i hardly have time for them. it's time for a game of pool, time to sit down and la kopi..

3. movies. the last time that i went to see a movie was like in Sep. yes, i have missed out alot of good shows over the last few weeks.

i think im getting a bit of paranoid at the moment.. sigh.. i hope i dont do anything stupid till the school holidays.. to the people around me, pls bear with me.. hahahah..

Hmm...

Am i seeing something that im not supposed to see??

Am i hearing something that im not supposed to hear??

Is my signal picking up the wrong signal??

It seem to make what ive done invalid, useless and void..

Or am i thinking too much??

Hmm.. *rub chin*

3 year old artist

here is a three year old boy that paints in a rather creative way.. or was it his natural talent?? you decide

Can one lah.. Can make it de..

if anyone recall about the cannot make it post earlier on, this post will be all those people who say to me, "can make it de.."

ok, frankly speaking, im starting to struggle with 2 modules and have started to ask people for tutoring.. and of 10 people i spoke to.. 9 say to me, "aiya.. you can make it de lah.."

wait, which part of my question or which part of my face say that i can make it de?? if i could have manage on my own, i wont have ask that question in the first place.. does my face written something on it that i couldnt see it myself?? i look up down left right.. nothing leh..

the last one take the lot.. "aiya, you work so efficiently, finish fast, you work as if you got no problem with it.."

what has work got to do with the modules that im studying right now?? any difference??

maybe i should slouch more, show no interest in it, sleep during lectures or tutorial.. hah..

a friend in need is a friend indeed

over the last few days, my family faced an unforseen circumstance and asked for my help.. so i tried my best and approached friends for help..

to those who know me long enough will know what going on.. and i only ask those who know about it for help..

being in a wits end, i was desperate enough for the help to solve the problem once and for all.. to an extent that i agree to any conditions so long it is reasonable to me..

as the deadline looms nearer, help was still not rendered.. advises was out of the equation by then.. and from there, i know those who have help was indeed a friend that deserved my help in the future..

to some, friendship is soured due to money.. but when faced with a situation like this, who will cared when the need to solve the problem is there.. and i also get to see a different angle of personalities when faced with a situation.. and im quite sadden to see an older person with lots of experience in life, escaped..

a friend in need is a friend indeed..

the problem is half-solved at the moment..

Pain..then Itchy

Last Sunday, i was scalded by hot oil during work. The pain was not intense as i thought, so i just shrug it off and continue working..

But after work, i saw that my arm was having a red mark on it and i thought the mark will be permanent.. the mark was so obvious when my friends saw it, they ask me what happened.. =/

Now the mark is fading and healing in the process, the itch is killing me.. hai, thought i might have a permanent tattoo to show off..

i got take a pic of the injury, but i decided to keep it in my handphone..

Post Reflections 2007

this is a yearly routine that i will blog about how the year have went by, to take stock, did some reflections.. but no resolutions.. and this post come earlier than what i expected as i foresee the rest of 2 months will be just lectures, tutorials, projects, test and exams.

this year, i find it plain sailing as i finally got into poly thru the long route, get to know new friends, widen the circle of friends and get to know the full value of 'networking'.

but what this post is going to be so different from the others is that i going to make a "bare-all" confession..

for the first time in my 24 years of life, i regret doing something that is so silly and stupid that i find it hard to forgive myself. people say its a small matter, but the action that i have done is enough to leave a scar on it.. time maybe a healing factor, but the awkwardness is evident for all to see..

right now, what i can do the very least is to honour what i have promise.. i dont want to give any impression that what i promise will be broken..

Hat-trick

i nearly kana another 4 girls and 1 guy team again.. or else i would have a hat-trick..

first time when i have such a group, it was an Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) module. Being new in school and no classmates to accompany, i just took a seat in the classroom and somehow 4 girls came in and sit beside me. After playing an ice-breaker game and the tutor ask to form a group, we just form according to where we sit. i dont mind at all as i thought it will only last for 4 months.

how wrong am i when it happened again in the new semester. And so i got another group for the second time.

but for the third time, the approach was different. it has nothing to do with the sitting plan or ice-breaker game that we play. 3 girls approached me to form a project group while having tutorial. i was like, "we got 6 guys in class and yet you all choose me first.." i was stunned but at the same time, tell them about the plight that i have gone thru and intend to have another guy to accompany..

heng ah.. if not is a 3 girls and 1 guy team..

Donuts

a few months back, there was a craze going on.. if anyone recalled, donuts was the "in" thing at that time..

at first was a teen who set up an online website where people can order Dunkin Donuts online. i wonder what the hassle when he could have set up a franchise right in Singapore. But then again, capital cost, rent and manpower are out of reach, fair enough.

and in overnight, people decided that this is another pie to grab hold on as its going to be a trend before it fizzles out like bubble tea and coffee bread.

people are willing to queue for 2 hrs just for an associated favour donut. i think now the craze have died down and the queue is now within 30 minutes as there are other shops selling the same favour.. in business sense, supply exceed demand.. prices should have gone down.. even my area also sell donuts at $1 per piece, but no one is buying.. hah, got in at the wrong time..

frankly speaking, i have not tried any of the donuts yet as it just a piece of bread with sugar coated cream.. and when i disturb my friends about getting donuts everyday, this was her reply, "i think i getting sick of it.. im having it everytime since the craze started.. now is very norm and very gilat(sick of eating).."

my prediction for donuts: it will lasts longer than bubble tea and coffee bread, those main players will stay, but for those trying out their luck, i think they will wound up by next apr to jun..

PS: Dont take the prediction too seriously, i could be wrong.