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hiatus

2009-05-08T14:41:00.002+08:00

it's been almost half a year
since my last post
safe to say
this blog is on hiatus

i'll just rattle my thoughts
into sandy's ear
;)

& dedicate my bloggin' days
to spansolina cufc
albeit underappreciated by many

techno nono

2008-12-23T09:57:00.004+08:00

*sits back & goes: aaahhh...
last day of work
it's been a whirlwind of a year
i only remember bits & pieces
of how my last sem in NUS went
which probably spoke volumes
of whether i should have tried for honours

i know i know
the glory of the word "honours"
attached to a degree
as small a firm in i'm
& however minuscule my work matters
you can't replace workin' experience
& pay demands
with an extra year in school
cynical but true

most people end each year
with a 'best of' or 'worst of'
i'm followin' the norm
so here's my:
'5 techno temptations i'm relieved i didn't give in to in '08

1. iphone
tempting
especially with my CPF rebate
which i blew on god knows what
will still get it someday i believe
waitin' for apple/singtel
to make it worth my while

2. that set of speakers
with the new house
it was definitely tempting to pimp my room
with a good set of set of speakers
for my friday night lights, how i met your mother, etc
i even contemplated $500 bose speakers
brought it down to $99 altec lansing ones
but workin' for my dollar
made me realise i didn't need them

3. that porn account
i'm coming out to say it
when you watch those brilliant videos
they give you 1-3 minute snippets
cuttin' out the good stuff
& askin' you to pay for the full shit
i get tempted for a second
& go on another search engine
there's just too much free porn
to justify payin' for any

4. PS i love you
xbox360 is awesome... wii rocks...
fuck that & that
SNES
sega
they're like puppy love
PS1 is that lover you never forget
i've opted to us the PC (which is failin' me)
for my winning 11 fix
because it's free & easy to patch
but i'll always have PS in my heart
that is something other consoles
can never replace
unfortunately we had to end our affair at 2
because PS3 is just that high class chick
we always look at but can't afford

5. nds lite
was a fad in my home
with my bro gettin' it for his gf
& sands all over it
was toyin' with gettin' one for her
but the extra set we got at home
is on the bench
for the position as a paperweight
nuff said

i'm sure there're other tech temptations
that slipped my mind
& through my grasp
anyhows
to all my holmes
have a good one this x'mas
& let's have a spankin' 2009

p.s. p.s. you are my PS

money no good enough

2008-12-04T16:31:00.004+08:00

i haven't seen every film made in 2008
but its safe to say
money no enough 2
is right up there with the worst

i'm no local/jack neo movie basher
money no enough
i not stupid
that one not enough
all hit the right notes
but money no enough 2
is appallin' (to be kind)
i couldn't bring myself to finish it
& duly dumped the DVD
it wasn't even worth keepin'

the nauseous endorsements for
mitsubishi
OCBC
mio TV
even regular TV ads
couldn't pimp those products more

the god awful plot
i'm not kiddin' myself when i say
i can come up with better
health supplement/mlm-like fiasco
en bloc fever
the ERP bit at the beginnin' was decent
but turned out to be the only bright spot
of a horrendous excuse for a movie

jack neo has come up short
on all fronts this time
his probable thought process:
"you know, people are complaining about ERP,
crazy about en bloc so let's put those in,
& recycle the health supplement story,
people will still watch it no matter what LAH"

if money no enough 3
miraculously surfaces
after another 10 years
just think that shit happens

"and i quote..."

2008-11-20T10:23:00.006+08:00

why i don't miss school
other than the luxury of sleep:

work provides non-fictional everyday problems which can be solved & actually make a difference
whereas
school provides fictional problems which are a pain to solve that keep coming everyday

mean girls

2008-09-26T09:57:00.016+08:00

i know i know
a double post
within' minutes
but it's F1 race week
every company out there ain't givin' a shit

after a sinister post
here's a pleasant one:
'chicks i would marry at a drop of a hat (& i'm sure you would too)
& i don't mean: "man, i wanna hit that"
but: "i wanna hold your hand, long walks down the beach, the works etc"
so in order of marriage...

5. sienna miller

instantbeauty.wordpress.com
if she hadn't screwed up so much lately
(after gettin' screwed over by jude)
this english rose might...
hell
i'll still marry her

4. jessica alba

aolcdn.com
got to be the hottest milf in the world right now
or maybe ever
she would probably be 3rd
if not for the fact she's actually married
but i'll still be a happy stepdad nonetheless

3.kristin kreuk

l.yimg.com
*aaahhh... kristin
how can you not love her?
*aaahhh...
how can you look at her & not think:
"i better not fuckin' screw this up, i need to marry her"
*aaahhh...

2. keeley hazell

theworldsbestever.com
before you say it's all about the boobs
i'm more smitten with her british accent, angelic face etc
okay, okay & her body
if i was joe cole
i'd dedicate every goal and stepover to her
it was worth gettin' beaten up over her eh joe?

1. lindsay lohan

topnews.in
before anyone gets on my back
hear me out
i've always had a thing for lindsay
it was the same with tara reid
who would have been a contender
if not for the massive shit she did with herself
hey i don't mind the rehab
just not relentless botched up surgeries
back to lindsay: i love you
but seriously
she looks gorgeous with any hair colour
and she's a lesbian
top that

special mention: cheryl tweedy & kate beckinsale

*disclaimer
all the chicks on this post have been chosen
based on the fact i'll never get them
if i somehow manage to
i shall be absolved of all blame
for the things i would do to accomplish that fact

please mtv, give me a ride

2008-09-26T09:32:00.005+08:00

you've done it
i've done it
we've all had our moments as ugly singaporeans
cutting queues, chopping seats and other glorious antics
my rant today: who dares wins (or gets on the train)

i used to think who would want to drive to work
petrol, parking, erp (it has come to the point where they are buildin' gantries for fun)
but after startin' work
mrt rides instill fear in me
of unleashin' the ugly singaporean hidden within
unless i'm lucky
i miss an average of 3 trains
because i can't bear to push & shove my way in
and risk gettin' sliced by the closin' doors
*beep beep beep* doors slicin'...
maybe they should build erp gantries on train doors
to control traffic
that would be groovy

but like today
after like 4 trains passed me by
& 1 muthafooker who stepped in front of me
i decided to force my way in
& shit i hated that
how can people bear with this
& not want to buy a bike/car

even if i'm stuck in traffic
definitely beats havin' my face plastered to the door
& thrusted by some fat dude's belly
or a ginormous (this is an actual word now) bag

& for those people readin' a book
or "i can't read my free Today/mypaper some other time"
when the trains are at their brims
i hope the train comes to a sudden halt
and you get sliced by your book/paper

please mtv, give me a ride

because some things can't be taught

2008-09-25T11:45:00.002+08:00

got to check this website out: Uncoached

especially where he jacks the myspace profiles

chore of the century

2008-09-08T15:55:00.009+08:00

a) Answer the questions below, do a Google Image search with your answer, take a picture from the first page of results, and do it with minimal words of explanation.

b) Tag 5 other people to do the same once you’ve finished answering every question.

1. The age you’ll be on your next birthday

1. The age you’ll be on your next birthday

2. A place you’d like to travel to

3. Your favourite place

4. Your favourite food

5. Your favourite pet

what i want but won't get

6. Your favourite colour combination

7. Your favourite piece of clothing

le shorts

8. Your favourite TV show

9. First name of your significant other

10. The town in which your live

near my bus stop

11. Your first job

12. Your dream job

13. A bad habit you have

i admit it. how about you?

14. Your worst fear

blind as a bat

15. What you’d like to do before you die

newcastle 5 man u 0

dirt belongs in the trash. (mustaffic, 2008)
classic

i'm not taggin' anybody to do this
because this is a chore
that's why I got sands to do it
;)

the day football died

2008-09-05T09:39:00.006+08:00

a sad day in football
for newcastle football at least
kevin keegan has left the building

while i didn't agree with king kev
over retainin' joey bastard
& 12m for james milner was too good to say no
bein' undermined by incompetents like ashley, wise & jimenez
was seriously, how shall i put it...
fucked up.

if wise takes over
i will seriously consider stop supportin' newcastle
& switch to fulham (same team colours, jimmy bullard etc)
wise couldn't even coach a team
out of league 2
how can he face powerhouses stoke & hull?
he wasn't much of a player
just a thug
maybe joey bastard would be the new skipper

i read that the players are ready to slap in
transfer requests in jan if kev leaves
go ahead lads
& sign for fulham
or man city (next favourite club for football fans i.e. spain fans)

a moment of silence
for football owners in the EPL
who have a director of football

resurrecting the champ

2008-08-07T18:47:00.011+08:00

another wonderful afternoon nap
i almost forgot how good it felt
to have one
a decent week & a half into my off
although our planned cambodia trip
would need a reschedule (sorry mudd)
before i officially become THE full timer
on 18 august

last week was a blur
just the euphoria of TSE's first gig i guess
brazil olympic team VS singapore
unfortunately on the grander scheme of things
it didn't live up to the hype
but personally i got PATO's signature!!!
okay maybe just 1 '!' because
the euphoria for that has died down too...
some highlight pics courtesy of sands truly:

anderson-son, better than kleberson-son

went balloting for my nephew today
(ohhh... last week i was at primary 1 registration)
15 places for 41 applicants
i'd like to think as 1 of the 5 "parents"
who went up to tikam 3 names each
i managed to get his
because the bugger got into sajs
so he's pretty much set on his way
to sajc
of course cjc kicks other jc ass

the new pad is almost move in ready
maybe another weekend
the mess which is my room right now
good times, great taste @ balestier's...
but i guess it's time to move on
& i quote:
"you need to find a new house before you can move house"

welcome back arzick
and do you want to come back mustaffic? haha
cheers folks

dong dong dong, 1 2 3
happy 1 year sands!
:)

the right side of life

2008-07-10T22:31:00.007+08:00

steamboat session with the boys
its never about the food
steamboat just keeps us seated much longer
catchin' up is little
we always seem to bring up the same stuff
enjoyable nonetheless

as THE graduates
we obviously talked about NUS
i didn't feel proud to be associated
at least not as much as before
i guess at the end of it all
it wasn't all it cracked up to be

of course as usual
its the friendships that made the days
but the education was a let down
seriously
lecturers who couldn't cut it
but stayed in their roles nonetheless
did they really care? for the lesser students?
it was all about the "superstars"
i'll stick my neck out
& say 80% of those lecturers in NUS
can't cut it as "educators"

they tried real hard to look
out of the box
but truth be told
cunnin' foxes in the boxes
who were just tryin' to look bombastic

i give the impression that
i feel strongly towards foreigners
not
but honestly only towards those who don't try hard enough
i know if you DO stay
your kids will assimilate perfectly
& compete with my kids haha
that's fine though
but at least try to speak english now
don't just concentrate on gettin' As

that's another reason why NUS is a letdown
don't claim to be an international university
when you accept 95% of 2 nationalities
& the remainin' nationalities each make up the 5%
agree or disagree with me
its all over now eh?

enjoy down under nazri!

p.s. "punto" means "dot" in italian
useful to know when callin' italy
& askin' for e-mail addresses

THE graduate

2008-07-06T23:44:00.003+08:00

euros are over
epl season seems to be light years away
every futsal place on every day 8-10 pm in the universe is booked
still writin' fantasy proposals for work
& i'm graduatin' on tuesday
which marks the end
of every 'successful' singaporean's educational blueprint
i hate the gown & shit
& the fact i have to pay 30 over dollars to dress like a clown
because someone decided
we can't just graduate in shirt & ties

had a friendly match on saturday
hammered 5-1
no consolation that i scored the last kick of the game
but consolation that we had a 15 player turn out
(even though the opponents had 11)
hopefully we can build a core
& eventually challenge the chung cheng 'A' team haha

got news today that
we can formally move in in september
a real bummer
so hopefully the place is class
when its done

2 weeks of my internship left
permanent signin'?
i'll be adebayor
& let my company show me some love first
before i decide

happy 11 months sands!
enjoy hong kong noodle!
:)

from russia with love

2008-06-22T12:04:00.002+08:00

ronaldo
modric
sneijder
deliver when it matters boys
like arshavin, andrei arshavin

ricky martin

2008-06-21T14:06:00.003+08:00

okay
france is out
ribery is out (i said he would finish top scorer cos i wagered a tenner on him)
but i'm still backin' my dark horses russia tonight
time for the oranje to taste some russian love

4 weeks of bein' THE intern
another 4 weeks to go
been discussin' a permanent move with the 'gaffer'
it boils down to personal terms
but i fancy what i'm doin' so far

on the footy front
more observations
a sneaky feelin' ronaldo ain't gonna move
ronaldinho is playin' the waitin' game for a bigger club (than man city)
barry will join pool (alonso to juve)
bentley is tricky, he will move but to where... i'll say chelsea
podolski to an italian club
& who wants to come to newcastle?

hopefully the new pad can be ready by mid july
& hope you're enjoyin' euro arzick
you lucky deutsche bag

spansolina this friday please...

made of honours

2008-06-07T23:47:00.005+08:00

3.48
cast in stone
no honours
i made a faint appeal
"er... because nus said 3.48 is not 3.5, and you need 3.5 to do honours..."
that's why it's called a fuckin' appeal

oh well
bein' THE intern this time around
isn't as bad as when i was with SMRT
i'm actually doin' real work
sales can really take the wind outta ya
but at least i'm dealin' with sports
so i'm headed in the right direction

sands is back in hong kong

maybe on one of these junks
so i'm catchin' up on my shows
CSI finale
LOST finale
& startin' up with

euro kicks off like... now
i pick france to win
& ribery to win the golden boot
you heard it here first

close your eyes & imagine...
england at euro '08...

from russia with love

2008-05-22T05:38:00.001+08:00

oh john you broke blue hearts

ronaldo you lucky sonofagun

let euro banish this sick memory

into the wild

2008-05-20T12:52:00.008+08:00

been barely 3 weeks
since my last paper
feels longer
probably because i started relaxin' way before exams

pretty relaxin'
managed to squeeze in
the odd game of footy
chung cheng pride
hammerin' arzick's indian mates
@ the cage

overtaken
rather than caught up with my shows
havin' to wait for new episodes or seasons
but its given me time to watch movies
watched hitman last night
jeevs overhyped it
a decent flick
which could had a lot more promise

the night before
a must watch
for us money faced hussies
wished i had the courage
to leave society's predetermined notion of success
& live life the way he did
but i think thailand is the furthest i'll end up

instead i've become a corporate snake or intern
at a sports slash entertainment brand agency
from down under
startin' its operations in singapore
pressure to do well
so i can have "a future"
as depicted by society

results out pretty soon
hope i have a say in doin' honours
or at least let me
do the rejectin' this time eh?

go chelsea!

have you met calv?

2008-05-12T13:24:00.006+08:00

exams are over
no sure if i doin' honours
epl is over
no footy to play
new house isn't ready
no one wants to hire me
runnin' out of shows
no $ to travel

looks like bum bum bum
for the summer
exam results will be out pretty soon
19 days to be exact
honours could be decided for me then
which means i have to look for a job
but the market looks pretty much like faeces
at the moment

cambodia is on the cards
sounds affordable
just hope we can get enough peeps
to go along

let's just see how this week pans out...

please walk alone

2008-04-30T04:39:00.006+08:00

please chelsea
don't let it be
liverpool vs man u
as champions league-ish you think you are pool
you simply crumble in front of man u
even derby put up a better fight

i hate to say it
but wes brown was the man of the match
nani played like a pussy (again)
park has 4 lungs
henry looked like earnshaw
messi's feet are unreal
barca needed ronaldinho
missin' that final bit of magic

all to play for

2008-04-27T00:56:00.003+08:00

what a game
all the elements
of a fantastico matcho
vidic gettin' socked in the head
chelsea takin' the lead
league's best defender passin' to rooney
who scores & can't celebrate
ballack & drogba bickerin'
87th min carrick handball + penalty
cashley & shevy clearin' off the line
hargreaves behavin' like a pussy
nani playin' like a pussy
park lookin' ready for sex is zero 3 in his shirt & tie

kudos to avram grant
i was a detractor
even mourinho wouldn't have it easy
all to play for
come on you blues
down with the arrogrant red twats!

& i thought that é commentators were biased

2008-04-25T00:46:00.005+08:00

Comment: Ron will have last word

Paul Hince
24/ 4/2008

A GALAXY of stars gathered at the impressive Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona last night but none twinkled as brightly as that of Cristiano Ronaldo.

This Champions League semi-final was billed as the clash of the titans between Ronaldo and Barca's Lionel Messi.

It was nothing of the sort. Messi is a wonderful player of that there is no doubt. But he's not in Ronaldo's league.

Remarkable Ronnie is a genuine 24-carat genius.

You could see the fear in the eyes of the Barcelona defenders from the opening whistle. Ronaldo on the ball equalled panic stations.

Mind you, playing in the all- white strip of Real Madrid - obviously one of Fergie's mind games - was enough to give Barca the collywobbles before a ball had been kicked.

Inside the opening seconds, Ronaldo was scythed down twice by the cynical Spaniards - a sure sign that they were running scared.

A minute later the United whiz-kid should have netted with a fierce header only for defender Milito to brush the ball aside with his arm for a blatant penalty.

This surely was going to be Ronaldo's 39th goal of an incredible season. But even geniuses are fallible.

For once, the kid's nerves let him down as he chipped the ball over the bar. In the circumstances we can forgive him for that.

The terror campaign on Ronaldo continued. Eight more fouls against him by my count in the opening 15 minutes.

You began to wonder whether the lad would finish the match on a stretcher. But Ronaldo has brilliance and bravery in equal quantities. And like a heavyweight boxer he just kept coming back for more.

And his courage should have been rewarded in the 24th minute when he was clearly upended in the penalty area by Mexican international Rafael Marquez.

This time the match official decided to turn Nelson's eye on the incident. Who could blame him with 100,000 baying Catalonians glaring down balefully from the stands?

As the Reds sat back and soaked up the Barcelona attacks with consummate ease, Ronaldo remained their only goal threat. Again another magnificent surge as half-time approached led to yet another cynical foul to halt him in his stride.

A free-kick from a dangerous spot. Again Ronaldo was brave enough to step up to the plate. Another sizzling free kick that whizzed past the far post without the Barcelona keeper moving a muscle.

Of course this semi-final tie is only at the half way stage. The match will be decided one way or the other at Old Trafford next Tuesday.

But that won't be influenced by Messi or even Thierry Henry if he's fit to play. Take it from me, United will reach the Champions League final and it will be Cristiano Ronaldo who takes them there.

system 7

2008-04-23T15:17:00.002+08:00

you can't beat the system
at least i thought i had
if i didn't get caught yesterday
$120.80
for what i tried to save on parkin'
& duly got clamped

funny how things fell into place:
met my friend in the com lab
who was e-mailin' the prof to extend the project deadline
i told her it was ridiculous
prof announces in class the extension
so presentations get pushed to readin' week
i park for free until school's out
drove to school for presentation
wham clamp thank you m'am
120 smackeroos please!

the system just creeps up on me
few weeks in the makin'
at least i wasn't the only sonofagun who got nabbed
& to be honest about honours
i'm probably not doin' it
so what a last day to remember eh?

good one on ya riise
come on barca!

fly me to the moon

2008-04-13T12:30:00.003+08:00

happy birthday sands
a great day of
eatin'
shoppin'
sleepin'
watchin'
&
flyin' with you

love you :)

you'll never walk alone

2008-04-02T12:51:00.001+08:00

ahmad albab
you'll never walk alone
we're just a phone call away
when you need us
love you bro

no 'we' in team either

2008-03-26T01:07:00.003+08:00

aaahhh...
the long awaited blogpost
for my friends @ least
i shall bestow it the "fuck busy period"
to explain my lack of posts

began all so brightly
less lesson hours
post champs league weds to sleep in (& go out with sands after)
enjoyin' my epl & my shows
which quickly turned into a nightmare
flooded by meetings, presentations, deadlines
in no particular order as they all hit @ the same time

team spirit
has turned into team bitchin' instead
against certain individuals
rather justified nonetheless
not the best group dynamics this sem
lot of people talkin' the talk
& walkin' away

a little recap
for the reason behind the chaos
social work 3000 word group report
social work 1500 paper individual reflection
biz policy presentation (where i fluffed my lines)
"world's best ideas no.6: read presentation notecards in the dark"
all on the same day

before this week
had become all a blur now
career hunt ain't a peach so far
which makes honors all the more important
unlike past sems
where i could tell roughly how i'd fare
this sem
hmm...

anyways
newcastle won (& i won $14)
i know you all don't give a shit
about my team
if only they could be like my master league team on w11...
but liverpool
you played like fools
overhypin' ur arse & chokin' again
soton could have beaten you
no, i'm serious
kudos to mascherano
a real team player
like some individuals in my groups

thanks sands
for bein' so understandin'
ignore me when i act like mascherano
:)