(Caution: Rare footie posting ahead. My humble apologies to all my non-footie inclined readers, since it’s a momentous occasion, I just have to blog about here. Regular programming to resume tomorrow…actually also depending on the outcome of the match.) It’s the big European Champion’s League Final tomorrow morning. As excited as I am, it’s going to be difficult for Arsenal to beat Barcelona. Difficult, but not impossible. Nothing is impossible in football. When the 2nd round draws were announced at the end of last year, Arsenal were set to meet Real Madrid. When the draw was made, I was confident Arsenal would beat Real. Even in the weeks leading up…

In a few weeks, the [tag]Da Vinci Code[/tag] hype machine is going to take over the whole world with the movie launch. The paparazzi with the book and the lawsuit was bad enough, the movie will probably make it reach Harry Potter meets Star Wars level. Soon enough well probably see the copycat movies, or at least spoofs like these… ‘Da’ Vinci Code – Aw, man, this is da bomb. Movie ‘bout a black brother named Vinci who finds, like hidden messages in [tag]Tupac[/tag]’s lyrics. So this brother, he’s like a total Tupac fan, you know what I’m saying? So he sets on a quest to analyze all of the…

This is an ongoing series of photos i took on last trip to Singapore. The first two parts can be seen via the following links: Singapore: Sign of the Times Part 1 Singapore: Sign of the Times Part 2 The theme is as usual ‘signs‘. Sidenote, I thinking of buying a new digital camera. At the moment I’m looking at a few models, but still not entirely convinced to buy yet. Anyone want to recommend a good one at about RM1200? Anyways, on with the photos… Below: Here’s a good one. I wonder if they’ve ever been threatened with a lawsuit by any UK TV companies? Or better yet, put…

AirAsia has really changed the way Malaysians fly. Before them, everyone flew MAS (and a few on Pelangi Air. Are they still around?) MAS was (and still) is not so cheap. Now, with Tony Fernandez company (their tagline being ‘Now Everyone Can Fly’), people have a cheaper alternative, with their emphazsis of low cost, no frills. That would make MAS not-low-cost, full of frills. Not low cost, full-of-frills – MAS Low cost, no-frills – Airasia. So what if we applied this analogy to other businesses? Not low cost, full-of-frills – The NST Low cost, no-frills – The Sun Heck, The Sun isn’t low cost, it’s FREE. Too bad there are…

Sven, Sven, Sven… He’s finally named his squad, and there’s quite a few surprises in it. Like the inclusion of the teenagers Theo Walcott and Aaron Lennon. But of course he’s sticking with Owen and Rooney, although one hasn’t played much and the other is, like, injured. Enough about that. Either he’s a visionary who’ll bring England to World Cup glory, or a reckless gambler who can’t wait to leave his job. Everything will be clear come Germany ’06. Picture taken from theFA.com Top Ten Things Going Through Sven-Goran Eriksson’s Mind While Selecting the World Cup Squad The thing is that Sven the man always looks serious, like he’s contemplating…

My favourite [tag]German[/tag] blogger Jay has tagged me to do a ‘baton’ ([tag]meme[/tag]), it turned out to be quite fun, actually… Take the book next to you, go to page 18 and quote line 4: “Just Click OK to close it”. (It’s a software handbook, no prizes for guessing correctly.) Reach out as far as you can with you’re right arm – what can you grab? My phone. It’s a pretty small desk. What was the last TV-Show you watched? On real TV, i happened to catch the first episode of the new season on this show called ‘The Bachelor’. I’ve never heard of it, and I don’t know which…

Continuing from yesterday. I’m posting signs I’ve taken from my recent trip to [tag]Singapore[/tag]. (Yes, go read that post. It’s not long, won’t take you 3 minutes. Depending on whether you have broadband or narrowband.) Below: Another sign you probably won’t see in Malaysia. That’s quite interesting to learn, though… Unfortunately they don’t tell you the really important stuff, like how much the price of pork have risen in recent months, which part of the animal do you get ham and bacon from… etc. Below: Reading this, guess what it reminded me of? Those ‘mud baths’ those rich ‘tai tai‘ housewives go to in exotic spas across the city. You…

For those of you who noticed I was away for a few days last month, (yes, all two of you) i actually took a break in [tag]Singapore[/tag] to take in the sights and sounds of the island city. I had a tight schedule on the short trip, didn’t have an opportunity to meet up with some of my relatives and long-lost friends, and some bloggers too (apologies to Ghost! Next trip, i promise…) Anyways, I went to lots of places, without saying where, i think most of you can tell from the photos. Here’s the thing about me and photos. Besides the pics of your family and friends standing together…

My family is one of those that put lots of magnets on the refridgerator. I dunno, we don’t specifically collect them, but we always end up getting freebie ones together when we buy stuff from the pharmacy or supermarket. Rather than throw them away, we use them to stick up shopping lists, important articles, kid’s drawings, threatening letters from our banks demanding repayment of outstanding loans, etc… Some days i come home and there are new ones on the ‘fridge door. Today, i decided to take a pic of them. (bear in mind, this is just after my kid just broke a few of the porcelain ones, so what you…

The [tag]Thomas Cup[/tag] finals are starting soon. Now, now, I can hear you say, “So what?” or “Who cares?” but bear with me here. As uncool as badminton is in [tag]Malaysia[/tag] now, there are a lot of people who would like to see our boys lift that old silver cup. In the age EPL, Tiger Woods, Formula 1, DOTA, that old racket and shuttle game has been perceived to be relegated to a forgotten pastime played only by rural kids and pudgy old men. But for those who can remember the fairytale of ’92 and the great battles in the 60’s through the 90’s, the magic of the Thomas Cup…