Thursday, December 23, 2010

Arsenal vs Chelsea

Come Monday, we will face a severe test of our credentials as title challengers again as we host a chelsea side who is trying to find their form again.

Ancelotti has claimed that Chelski is recovering back to their best form BASED on just 1 half of football against hotspum. So are they really back?

More worrying for us, Drogba is back on the field and he has been superbly lucky when playing us; scoring goals for fun while our CBs are destroyed one by one by his robust style of playing.
With Vermaelen still out, is Djourou or Squllaci or Kolscieny ready for him?

On our part, is Fabregas ready and focus to play? He has only been partly turn on after his injuries. What about RVP? It has been a long time since he turn on his displays in an Arsenal shirt. And our Russian Torpedo has lost his way completely and we have not seen his trademark sensational plays in the past few months.......

We are at home so I expect us to win. With enough losses already at home, we cannot be slipping up against the next opponent, Chelski or West Sham......

So Come on Gunners!! Pull your socks up and work for the win!
2-1 to the Arsenal!!!GO GUNNERS!!!

Friday, October 29, 2010

Importance of safety

Today, I had a humble lesson in safety.....

My little baby has started to crawling around and pushing things out of the way..... dont know how he did it, but he pushed his way out of the barricades when he laid on our big bed. THUMP!! the sound went... and believe me when i say this, it is a VERY sickening sound to a parent....

my heart was in my mouth as i raced out of the bathroom very naked.... i saw ray on the floor crying like there is no tomorrow.... and its really heart wrenching to see that moment.... it still repeats itself in my mind after so many hours...

Thankfully, through miracles and other whatever prayers, nothing was broken nor injured on my little boy body..... Or else, I would never ever forgive myself.....
i promised myself that he would not be left alone on the big bed ever again.....

Going down with him to the car, I saw a huge dent to my car (ah blue) on the left hand back seat..... dont know what and who did it....... Although the pain is there, somehow i felt fortunate that the damage was done to my car and my baby is ok...

Lesson in life... Safety is always first priority...

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Arsenal all the way...

After the last few rounds, it has turned out that it will be Arsenal and Citeh challenging Chelski for the BPL title.

I firmly believe we can do it if we keep our squad fit and healthy.

Go Gunners

Friday, September 24, 2010

Go Gunners Go!!!

With a win in the Carling Cup in the bag, we are ready to rumble!!

GO Gunners!!!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Arsenal vs WBA

This saturday, we host the newly promoted WBA at the Emirates stadium.

With 3 wins and 2 draws, we sit second in the table while WBA is 10th with 2 wins, 1 draw and a loss.
We are 4 points behind chelski and cannot afford to drop any more points. Moreover, we have to build up a momentum to the match against chelski which will possibly decide the leader by Christmas.
Of key issue is the injuries to RVP, Walcott, Fabregas and Gibbs. Although we have cover for these 3 players, it is of utmost importance that we can all our 1st team players back to full fitness for the long run of the campaign.
With due respect to WBA, as long as they do not park the bus in front of their goalmouth, it is going to be an open game and we are going to play our hearts out!
Expect Chamkah, Nasri and possibly Wilshere to grab the goals as we fight to a 3-0 win!

Go Gunners!!!

Sunday, August 15, 2010

BPL season 2010/11

here we go! Our season starts today at Anfield.

Its a tough opening.. but if we win it, it will be a great start!!

Go Gunners!!

My Lasik experience - 5 Aug 2010

On 5 aug 2010, i FINALLY mastered the courage to do something that i procrastinated for years...... i went for my Lasik! :)

the evaluation at Singapore national eye center (SNEC) was just a week earlier and the doctor found me a perfect candidate with thick cornea and not too high 'blindness'. ahahaa... was still hesitant but as fate will have it, there was another candidate 10 years older than me and with astima and lao hua who was also going to do it. He said, " why wait further?" I was inspired.. or rather challenged and felt that i shd just do it. why wait further indeed....

on the day of lasik itself, i was petrified to say the least. I got this problem with eyes stuff lah. never wanted to do anything that may affect my eyes..... but hell, as i was there... not going to back out right? so i endure the kan cheong ness.... and waited for my turn...

within 15 mins of my appointment time, i was urshered into the waiting area of the operating theatres. dripped whatever necessary chemical into my eyes, i was waiting with another patient. She went before me into theatre 1, where they will use laser and cut open a flap in your eyes. She was in and out in a jiffy (5 to 10 mins) and told me happily that it was not painful at all.... i sat with anxiety..... and finally was my turn...

was told to look at green light, red light watever lights and then lying down with my eyes jammed open with a claw, Dr Chan TK operated on my with his laser machine....... zip zip here and there.. and really, i was out in a jiffy....

Round 2.... after the flap is made, the correction must be done in the 2nd theatre... this one took a bit longer.. and there was also the burn smell after they zapped your eyes... I was very tensed and Dr Chan was not able to move my head at all.. hahaaa.. so much for being a brave guy... it took all his experience and all my will power to hold myself in place for the first (right ) eye... the machines did their job after the flap was open. the burnt smell made me wonder if i will ever see again...... but it was fast.. within mins.. it was done..... as they change over to my left eye, i suddenly had a panic attack... first time in my life..was going to scream to ask them to let me go.. then i thgt very pai seh if i do that... so once again, had to muster all my will power to hold myself in place. Claw came, eyeball forced open....flap open.... zap zap zap...... and its done. I am a 6-6 man again!!!!

HAHAA...was a very interesting experience and I am now enjoying the rewards of my bravery. If i may say so, it is really the biggest thing for me in 2010...!! Yeah!!

Sunday, August 1, 2010

2 more weeks to the new season!!

2 more weeks to the new season!

The post season has been dominated by the World Cup news and as usual we have seen little action in the transfer market.

We have 2 great stars in the World Cup final. RVP and Fabregas!! Well done, we are proud of you!! But their exertion may cause us their participation in the early weeks of the season.

We have enough power upfront and in midfield. With the likes of Rosicky, Nasri and AA not in the World cup, that means they are well rested and raring to go.

It is the defence that is worrying as we have lost 100 years (hahah...) of experience in the form of Gallas, Silverstre (thank God!!) and Campbell. With only laurent coming in, we need to buy another or two CBs to really beef up the defence.

No sighting of any keepers yet but we really need a World class keeper. Almunia and Fumbleski are really not solution to our problem. Le Boss!! We need a signing...

IF we get the right signings, we are really up there and will win the league!!
Come on Wenger! Show us the signings!!

GO Gunners!!!

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Arsenal bans Vuvuzela

Arsenal and Birm City have followed the lead of Hotspum and announced that the infamous vuvuzelas will not be welcome in their stadia.

Vuvuzelas were the source of heated debate during the World Cup in South Africa as the droning sound of the instruments became a familiar one throughout the tournament.

"Further to their hugely debated involvement at this summer's World Cup finals in South Africa, Arsenal Football Club has decided to forbid the use of vuvuzelas within Emirates Stadium with immediate effect," a club statement read. "This decision has been taken to ensure the enjoyment and safety of supporters on matchdays, which is of paramount importance to the club."

I totally agree with this ban... :)

Life....

Sometimes i really wonder what's life is all about......

how come you can be so close to someone and yet so far?.....
do we understand the shit that is coming to you before it gets too near?
does the world revolves around some predetermined "higher" beings?

life sucks... but shd you suck life?

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Arsenal signings - 18 July 2010

So far, we have gotten ourselves a CB (Laurent) and CF (Chamkah)

We need to sign another CB and definitely a GK. Almunia is just not good enough...

Hope we will see those signings soon!!


sidenote: Henry has signed on to play in Ameria. Good luck to him!

Sense of loss

well,.... the World Cup is over.... so there is a sense of loss.....

coupled with the loss of a dear fren recently, its tough...

but life goes on...


Go Gunners!!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Disgraceful Italian gets booted out!!

Disgrace!!! what a disgrace..!!
The World Champion are out with a 3-2 loss to Slovakia.

They played slowly and was too arrogant for their own good.

Well, a job well done by Slovakia!!

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Spain 0 - 1 Switzerland

The Swiss (with their sweet cow gals with the cow bells) produced the biggest upset of the 2010 World Cup so far with a deserved 1-0 win over the reigning European Champion.
The Swiss have never beaten the Spanish in the last 12 meetings and were deemed to be thrashing material before the game.

WEll,Arsenal content: There is a certain Senderos that we should considered signing from Fulham. He plays with confidence and is comfortable on the ball. Wonder if he plays the same for country versus for club. :P (sigh... what a big difference a jersey makes to this kid)

Spain 0 - 1 Switzerland

The Swiss (with their sweet cow gals with the cow bells) produced the biggest upset of the 2010 World Cup so far with a deserved 1-0 win over the reigning European Champion.
The Swiss have never beaten the Spanish in the last 12 meetings and were deemed to be thrashing material before the game.

WEll,Arsenal content: There is a certain Senderos that we should considered signing from Fulham. He plays with confidence and is comfortable on the ball. Wonder if he plays the same for country versus for club. :P (sigh... what a big difference a jersey makes to this kid)

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

World Cup 2010

Yeah! The African 2010 World Cup is upon us. 2 days to the opening match of South Africa versus Mexico.

Mendela is attending the game so i guess that will be a big boost for them and I am betting my lot behind SA to win the opening game.

overall, it will be either Spain or Brazil for the title!!

Look forward to an exciting month!!!

Friday, May 28, 2010

The Journey to the HOME oF FootBALL!

On May 21st 2010, I went for my first pilgrimage to the home of football - The Emirates Stadium!


Although there was no stadium tour on that day and no chance of getting into the stadium as there was an exam going on for the nearby university, I felt privileged enough to be happy to be just there to see and hug the stadium.


I started early on the underground and reached the Arsenal underground in no time.


Excitedly, I walked briskly towards the old Highbury ground to check out the remains. nothing much is left and signboards are up for the new developments. I moved on quickly, adrenaline pumping as I near the box office. Happiness may be an understatement but I guess the adjective is about just right as I can feel the ground once i got closer.....



Pass the box office and across the North Bridge, what a great welcome by Tony and Henry! Nice touch on the design of the stadium by whoever did it. Gives you a very homely feeling. :)


Oh, and when you see 'God', you just have to bow to him. Isnt Dennis inspiring?!!?


I went berserk and started taking tons of photos. hahaa.... Oh, and when i reached the Armoury, all hell broke lose... BUY BUY BUY!!! lots of design and stuff not available else where... well, most of the stuff is for my son, as I am proud to say, he is the latest GUNNER in the family!!!












Its feel great to finally touch and kiss the ground that I worshipped...... to complete the dream, I really hope we start filling up the cabinets in the Emirates with trophies in the coming seasons!!



Go GUNNERS!!!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

May 10 2010 - a Shitty day...

It was a shitty day yesterday....

early in the morning, i was nearly banged by a taxi driver. A merc cab: SHD 108 ?
Quite an asshole... after he nearly bang me and i honk at him, he refused to let me pass to his left lane... accelerate and de-celerate with me.... Blody CHINA guy... why do we need them as taxi drivers!!?!?!!?

next up, had a shitty day at work... nothing moved much.. and tons of calls from the stupid box.... sigh..... cant tell u all more about the box or i will get into trouble... sigh...

then, had a quarrel/argument with a very good friend... lasted quite long too... si bei siazn.....

after lunch, a splitting heahache descended on me. result of heat (it was a blody hot day) or irritation? i think the latter bah...... but well it was very sharp on the mind... pain like shit...

and last thing i wanted was for dinner to F$*k up..... sian.... it was the WORST ever Ban Mee i ever tasted in my mind.... to put it simply, its like rubber bands in plain water.... can noodle makers have some pride in their delivery? this is at the Bedok South coffee shop... somewhere near blk 168..... Really really f&*ked up... normally, i will hack care and just finished up the meal... always been taught not to waste food.... but this time, it was really too nasty....

What a shitty day...!!!

Arsenal season...

Its a sad season ending.... we finished 3rd no doubt.. but i believe it could have been more if we did buy some cover for the Centerbacks and keeper.... plus if RVP and Fabregas were injury free....

Come on Gunners!!! Get ready for next season!

Monday, April 19, 2010

Wigan vs Arsenal : The Aftermath

it is a sign that old men cant play together for 90 mins. All credit to Captain for the day, Sol, as he really put in a lot of effort and found some acceleration along the way. Silvestre? No way.. he is a joke and should never wear an Arsenal shirt ever again.

Sagna had a bad game and Clichy was constantly overstretched to cover for Silvestre.

Totally wrong timing to bring on Eboue and Merida as both show they are very weak compared to Walcott and Rosicky. The subsitutions gave them the space to attack us.3 goals in 10 mins? Is this Arsenal or our Arsenalnfriends team?

Come on, we (fans) deserve better.If this does not say BUY, i dont know what else will say so.

Mood: ANGRY and UPSET!

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Another season of emptiness...

Emptiness.... seems to be call for Arsenal for the past few years...

after a shitty lost to the shit heads down the road, everyone thinks it is over... well... 6 points in the last 4 games is a huge gap to recover....

injuries to be blamed? More like a lack of cover for the CB position and a goalie that is not world class.

Back to the drawing board, Wenger.... Come on Le Boss! Buy some players next season..

Friday, April 2, 2010

not very happy...

Fabregas out for the rest of the season.... AA and Gallas out for 3 weeks....
RVP still out...

and Rick Chong is out with a sprained neck.. for god know when... sigh....

What a downer.....

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Sleepy town...

Will be away to a sleepy town for some time..... with no access to Internet...

Good luck to me!! Sleep all the way.....

Arsenal's chance

After the turn of events in the last weekend, it is really our chance to win the BPL title this season.

Manure still have to face chelski. When the two of them draw, we will be there to take advantage. Also, Manure has to travel to citeh and local derbys arent made for the faint hearted.

We can do it. Believe!!
Go Gunners!!

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Hull vs Arsenal

Its our chance to keep pounding and hounding the other contenders for the title.

We must get 3 points tonight!

Go GUNNERS!!!

Quote of the week...

Life rewards you in mysterious ways... but also torture you in other ways...
Maximise the gifts and minimise the pain...

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Fabregas is injured..

after every win, we seem to be losing one guy after another.....

sadly, Fabregas is injured after the 3-1 win over Burnley on Saturday. He is a doubt for our crucial game against Porto on Tuesday night where we need to overcome a one goal deficit to move into the next round of the CL.

hope he can come back in time.

Go Gunners!!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Porto vs Arsenal

Well, its crunch time and we dont have many players to crunch....

Gallas out. Almunia out.... DuDu out! Song Out! AA OUT!!...... plus RVP, Gibbs and Djourou out.. we practically have 8 starters out!!

Really difficult in facing a big match at this point of time.

Hope our young guns really show their stuff and prove everyone wrong.
Still hoping that we win this 1-0 at least.

GO GUNNERS!!!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Goodbye to my saltwater tank....

today (27 Jan 2010), I gave up my saltwater tank.....

An old friend (thank you Derrick), recommended another friend, who came over and pick up Ah blue (little nickname for my one and only surviving fish) and the Live rocks.....

Hope he can give him a better home and more friends than i could.... :)


Tank emptied. washed and space created in my little squeezy house...
one small step some say.. but its a step at least.. hehee..

Monday, January 18, 2010

Quote of the Week and the City Hall Cavalier..

Quote of the week:

Every experience in life adds colour to your character.

The above is damn true.... for good or bad.... everything that happens to you will add more flavour to you as a person.. The worse thing that can happen is nothing happens to you. Then you be as bland as plain water.... so think about it the next thing something bad happened to you..

City Hall Cavalier:

Update so far.. i think i have help 10 people in Dec, but only 3 or 4 in Jan. Time to buck up.


Arsenal content:
GO Gunners!!! WE will be top once we beat BOlton this wed!! GO GUNNERS!!!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Happy Birthday to me and all those born today...

Happy Birthday to ME!! heheehe....

and all those born on today....

So far, i know three friends born on 14th Jan 1976.
Happy B Day to Junita, Sung Boon and Yipin.

Lost touch with Yipin already... hopefully can meet him again one day.

My birthday wish? I hope my family and I will be happy and healthy and all my friends will be too! Too greedy? I hope not....

Ok, and Of course... WORLD PEACE!
:)

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Arsenal vs Everton - 2-2

It was a disappointing end as we scrap a 2-2 draw at home... and it did not really show how bad we played...

The midfield was overran as Fellani won every single battle and bullied all our young guns around. The loss of Song to a stupid African Cup will be more prominent in the next few weeks.... Denilson and Ramsay cant make it yet....

Well, all is not lost as we are 3 points off chelski, manure drew at Brums and we will be getting more of our walking injured back asap.

Go Gunners!!!