The Mrs Birthday!

It has been a wonderful week of celebrating the Mrs birthday. Food food food galore!!!..
hahhaaa... yesterday being the actual day, we had a small dinner with jus the two of us.

After the italian, japanese, chinese etc... meals that we had for the week, I had to come up with something special to outshine the rest of the choices.

Out pops Doong Ji Korean Restuarant at East Coast Road. Wonderful is the word... or shd i say awesome...

The starters were great, the drinks great and I must say i like the chosen Ginseng chicken soup and Bimbibah.... We ate so much for 2 ppl (haha.. maybe 3 with baby).....

Check out the photos below:

Quote of the Week

Human beings are like Angel fish....
They start to bite when they reach puberty.....

Is it time for Wenger to deliver?

With all the pressure building over the past four years for Arsene Wenger to deliver a trophy, Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has upped the stakes by saying that the board expects a trophy. And they expect it NOW. This season!No more buts or “great potential” talk. So is it time for Wenger’s team to deliver? Or rather, is it time for Wenger to deliver?

The potential in the current Arsenal team is never in doubt. From the young Vito Mannone at the back to the equally young Theo Walcott up front, coupled with the even younger Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsay in midfield, nobody would openly question the talent that has been showcased over the years. The question has always been: “Will all this talent translate into trophies?”

The last pieces of the puzzle seemed to be fixed this season when Wenger sold the troublesome Emmanuel Adebayor and bought Andrei Arshavin (last January) and Thomas Vermaelen.
Then Wenger stunned everybody by selling Kolo Toure too! It seemed like a mystery, but the general consensus is that Wenger chose William Gallas and some cash over Toure to achieve peace in the dressing room.

Mind you, the team started the season well enough with an amazing 6-1 win at Goodison Park and decent wins until the two Manchester weekends rocked the confidence of the young team.
They have since steadied themselves with the last win sealed by a fabulous Fabregas performance in the 6-2 demolition of Blackburn Rovers.

Having said all of this, does this team have what it takes to last the season and win some trophies? The answer is a resounding “YES”. The time is now! The team deserve it.
Mannone has displayed his maturity and is a candidate to challenge Manuel Almunia for the No.1 jersey ahead of Lucasz Fabianski. The defence is in great form with Vermaelen proving to be an astute buy by Wenger.

A stunning return of five goals have made the Dutchman the top scorer in the team. With Gallas, Gael Clichy and Bacary Sagna providing the stability from previous season, this is a defence that can hold out for the title.

In midfield and attack, Wenger has employed an exciting 3-3 formation not unlike the one used by Barcelona. With Cesc Fabregas liberated from defensive duties, the likes of Robin van Persie, Arshavin, Walcott, Nicklas Bendtner and Eduardo take turns to torture different teams into submission.

No doubt, this formation will require a very hard-working defensive midfielder, a job filled by Alex Song at the moment. Song is a raw diamond but I believe this will be the season when he steps out of the shadow of a certain Patrick Vieira.

Finally, the return of the wily and experience Czech midfielder has given us a cool head to deal with things. Tomas Rosicky dictates the play whenever he has the ball and gives Fabregas so much support that it is a true joy to watch them play together.

If this team stays injury free, I believe we will be able to grab a few trophies.
Go Gunners!

Starhub vs Singtel; Who suffers?

The scoreboard points to a Singtel Victory. But who actually suffers?

For those in the woods on what I am talking about, the recent winning bid in Singapore for the television rights for the BPL games were won over from cable providers Starhub to Singtel. As many of us are tied to long term contracts with Starhub, it may be necessary to install two cable boxes in our houses.

Competition should bring improvements and also to slash prices for the consumers at large. Instead, this competition has led to more inconvenients and most likely more expenses ($$$$) to the innocent consumers........

Plus the tie up in also mobile phones and internet connection, the loss to a starhub subscriber may also include the loss of discounts from hubber club benefits.

Battle of the Goliaths... and Davids suffer......

Arsenal vs Blackburn

We host Blackburn this Sunday with hopes that Walcott will finally make his appearance for this season.Blackburn arrives in Ashburton on the back of an impressive win over Villa. The good news is that the Emirates Stadium is not a happy hunting ground for Blackburn Rovers. The Lancashire side have conceded 12 goals in three Premier League appearances here.

Big Sam may have wave his magic wand with Bolton but the wand seems a bit malfunction (hope it stays like this) at the moment with Blackburn. Nonetheless, they are solid at the back and David Dunn will be their man in the middle.

We should have Walcott and Bendtner back in the team. However, we have lost Eduardo to a groin injury suffered during the Greek CL game. Nasri and Fabianski continue their recovery from injuries.Man of the match-Mannone will once again deputise between the posts as Blondie is still out with his mysterious virus.

I expect a tough game with us finally winning after many crunching tackles to win 3-1.

GO Gunners!!!

Foreign talent in Singapore

I had my Ikea delivery of a Chest of drawers yesterday.......

The first 2 delivery man were Singaporean Malays. Once the packaging was opened, the top shelf is found to be dented and one corner chipped. i asked for a new one but the delivery guy insisted to fix it up. He said no problem sure can change. Just hold on to this for a few days.. yaddar.. yaddar...... yadddar..... all sorts of excuse andd talk cot to get it over with and move on....... regardless of my views.....

When they finished, the other guy asked me to sign the delivery form which i firmly refused. He just went,"ok, dont sign, dont sign.. its ok..." with a very sickening attitude.... I was deeply appalled at his attitude and just managed to keep my cool and sent them out.....

Once they are gone, I called the delivery team and got to speak with a very nice lady named March. Not sure where she is from (i certainly hope she is Singaporean!!) but after some ding dong, she managed to get another delivery within the same day so that I need not be at home for another day...

2 hours later, a very polite CHINA chinese guy came knocking at my door. He was very polite and very efficient. He explained to me what he is going to do and reassured me that it wont take more than 10 mins. With well polished efficiency, everything was settled within 5 mins. I was totally impressed. I thank the young lad and was of course super happy with my brand new perfect looking chest of drawers.

After the dusk settle, I asked myself, " Is this why we need foreign talent?" Is this the reason why we as Singaporeans are too contented and lazy that we have fallen behind? sad but true?
I wonder, wonder ,,,... wonder......................

Quote of the week

Love your past
Feel your present
Embrace your future.....

:)