WTF!!!!!
Damn boring Italians in the quarters????
OK, so I have no love for the Italian team, like that's not to be expected...But let's check out the top 8, shall we?? (No, I will not entertain any negative responses here...haha)
Germany VS Argentina - Toughest yet most open of the 4 quarter matches, the host surely has form and the Argentinians have....flair??Class?? Whatever it is, both deserve to be in last eight (Yes, Mexico may disagree) and this should be a tough game. The Germans have strikers on all cylinders, and a Ballack that's pulling all the strings in the middle. The Argentinians don't have a similar midfield general, Riquelme may pass well, but boss the midfield?? However, they do have wide men and strikers who have excellent eye for goal and score them. I say 3-3 all the way to penalties, and Germans win.....OK, a little too dramatic. It'll probably be a 1-1 draw and penalties won by the Germans....
Italy VS Ukraine - No prizes for guessing who I am to diss here. Amongst the most boring(st) teams in the WC, Italy has a couple of red cards, unimpressive attacking, a scandal back home and the prettiest defender in the world. So if it was a catwalk competition, surely the Italians will win it. But it ain't, so no amount of ooze from Cannavaro & Buffon will keep them in the WC. Ukraine, new they may be, at least play better and have less first team players out. I say Ukraine win 1-0...If Ukraine does fail to beat the boring(st) Italians, then I hope they break Cannavaro's leg, get Buffon red-carded (since he's so distraught by Pessotto's mishap) and have Totti miss a penalty....Twice...(how that will happen truly beats me...haha)
Franze VS Bracil - Old guards VS older guards..Despite all the flair, skill and technique up for display with Henry, Ronaldo, Zidane, Ronaldinho, Ribery, Kaka, Viera, Robinho, etc...(No, I will not put Roberto Carlos' name with them....He's just speed and power...haven't seen him score from free kicks in ages...Please, please, please let Chelsea take him....haha!!) I expect this game to be dirty and boring...Expect some cards from the Frenchies, and some faked injuries ala Rivaldo from the Brazilians...Wait, Henry did the same thing to Puyol in the last match...Match made from Heaven?? Ok, ultimately I expect the Brazilians to win because, well, Vengence awaits in the Semis......
England VS Protugal - (C) Ronaldo wants to play in Real Madrid? By all means. That way Man U keeps a no longer performing Ruud Van N. (can't spell, you see) and sells the other attacking option...Man U out of top 4?? About time!! OK, the Portugese have been playing well, with Figo deciding it's his last chance to be somebody other than the one who got phased out by Beckham...But hey, look, it's England, ok.. With Rooney, Gerrard...wait, with Gerrard, Rooney & Lampard (who hasn't scored a single goal, btw....) How can England lose??? (If you haven't noticed that I'm an England Fan, I Have 2 Words For Ya....(Google for DeGeneration X)). England will once again bore the viewers to death with yet another unconvincing victory, but a victory no less....1-0...Or 3-0, if Gerrard feels like it...If fact, simply because he's there, England can afford to be 3-0 down in first half and still win it!!
WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST EIGHT INSTEAD:
1) Australia....They deserve it more than Italy...
2) Switzerland..... Ukraine who??
3) Spain.....Franze are old...OK...
Friday, June 30, 2006
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
The grass may be greener on the other side....
But you've got roses on your side, so surely yours won't be green....
I wrote this while trying to explain that sometimes when you're not happy with what you have, you get lectures to be happy where you are, so they go something like this:
Sometimes you don't know what you've got is good,
And you always wish things were better,
And while all you need is shelter, clothe and food,
You want more, you want trend setters...
So you'll dream of better things,
And build a plan to fly away,
So in order to get those wings,
You'll sacrifice what you have today...
Now you've made you dream come true,
You're finally where you want to be,
The grass is green, the sky is blue,
And life is good, well, so you see...
Then you look back at where you were,
and realise you miss your home,
But all has change since you were there,
What was once Jerusalem, is now Rome...
And thus you finally see the truth,
That what you had was just as good,
In front of you were all the proof,
But you were blinded, you were fooled...
So now you lie in your new world,
And see what it really is,
All the warmth has now turn cold,
And the past is all that you'll come to miss...
Corny ain't it...haha
I wrote this while trying to explain that sometimes when you're not happy with what you have, you get lectures to be happy where you are, so they go something like this:
Sometimes you don't know what you've got is good,
And you always wish things were better,
And while all you need is shelter, clothe and food,
You want more, you want trend setters...
So you'll dream of better things,
And build a plan to fly away,
So in order to get those wings,
You'll sacrifice what you have today...
Now you've made you dream come true,
You're finally where you want to be,
The grass is green, the sky is blue,
And life is good, well, so you see...
Then you look back at where you were,
and realise you miss your home,
But all has change since you were there,
What was once Jerusalem, is now Rome...
And thus you finally see the truth,
That what you had was just as good,
In front of you were all the proof,
But you were blinded, you were fooled...
So now you lie in your new world,
And see what it really is,
All the warmth has now turn cold,
And the past is all that you'll come to miss...
Corny ain't it...haha
Monday, June 19, 2006
WC 2006
In case you haven't noticed, I'm a football fan. No, it's not called soccer, you American @%^@#!!!
And World Cup 2006 in Germany has just passed the 10 day mark... What's transpired thus far:
1) England is out of sorts. Sure, it has qualified to the second round, beaten Paraguay & Trinidad & Tobago, but really, did you watch them play? (no, I don't really expect all of you to have watched...) It's like they didn't know how to play with each other. They don't exploit the flanks. They don't take up each othe's runs. They don't see players in empty spaces...When they did, Crouch scored from Beckham's cross, and Gerrard found space to blast a long-ranger... But Rooney's back, and bar a repeat performance in Euro 2004 (more specifically the injury against Portugal), England should go far. It had....Better.....Go....All.....The....WAY!!!!
2) If England was out of sorts, at least they've got 6 points..1998 Champs France looks like the Netherlands of old. Gifted with all the world class players you could ask for, in the likes of Henry, Zidane, Gallas, et all, it's currently the oldest (average age) team in the Finals. Not to mention it has drawn 2 matches thus far, with the Swiss and the (south) Koreans. Looks like their in for a repeat performance of WC 2002. The team seems to have lots of issues amongst players; Between captain and experience players, between keepers, and the sheer lack of coherence when attacking. Defensively their fine, but going forward.....I could almost say I can do better....Almost... (almost can still be anywhere between 1% and 99.999% difference...It's all about point of views...)
3) Czech Republic whooped USA 3-0, only to then go down to Ghana 2-0..Obviously an off day for the Czech...But their last opponents, the Azzuri....Who incidentally couldn't finish of the USA with a 1-1 draw, but did beat Ghana 2-0.... This group is wide open...And I hope the Italians fly back after the first round....
4) Ronaldo of Brazil (not the kid from Man U) looks more and more like a schoolboy footballer...Random moments of skill, but insignificant when you review the overall Brazilian performance.. Wonder if he'll be the fall of Brazil???it would be so easy if he gets injured, then the coach could actually pick Robinho to start...But Ronaldo's taknig good care of himself these days...avoiding tackles, run less, sprint less....So he should come out of the WC in tip top condition...what ever that is...Real Madrid would do well to let him lead the B team, haha!
5) Argentina on the other hand is off with flying colours..A 2-1 win over Ivory Coast, and then a 6-0 trashing of Sebia & Montenegro showed that they've got what it takes to claim the trophy this year...But since it's a WC i Europe, chances are it's going to be a EU nation that wins it...Sorry Argentina...
6) Germany has also qualified to the second round, but currently in Group A it's Ecuador that's stealing the headlines. A 2-0 win over Poland, and then a 3-0 win over Costa Rica put's them at top spot in Group A, and that wil be decided by the final match between Germany & Ecuador...But I like Ballack, so I'll still root for Germany to nick it. Besides, that makes it easier for England to avoid Germany in the second round....
7) Other notable mentions include Netherlands, who have also qualified by beating S&M 1-0 and Ivory Coast 2-1. Top of the group clash with Argentina next up.. Portugal also through to second round and Spain did a 4-0 over Ukraine and looks prime to go through tops.
What's bad about WC 2006...
1) Business worldwide other than FIFA would be less productive for a month.
2) Health of most football fans deteriorate over the tournament. Heart attacks and depression will be higher, especially when popular countries get knockout; England, France, Brazil, Argentina....
3) People who don't gamble will wager on somethnig during WC. I don't understand why, but that's the simple truth...Hell, even I have had a wager...Luckily I won...But until when??
And another 20 days to go...Have you the fever???
And World Cup 2006 in Germany has just passed the 10 day mark... What's transpired thus far:
1) England is out of sorts. Sure, it has qualified to the second round, beaten Paraguay & Trinidad & Tobago, but really, did you watch them play? (no, I don't really expect all of you to have watched...) It's like they didn't know how to play with each other. They don't exploit the flanks. They don't take up each othe's runs. They don't see players in empty spaces...When they did, Crouch scored from Beckham's cross, and Gerrard found space to blast a long-ranger... But Rooney's back, and bar a repeat performance in Euro 2004 (more specifically the injury against Portugal), England should go far. It had....Better.....Go....All.....The....WAY!!!!
2) If England was out of sorts, at least they've got 6 points..1998 Champs France looks like the Netherlands of old. Gifted with all the world class players you could ask for, in the likes of Henry, Zidane, Gallas, et all, it's currently the oldest (average age) team in the Finals. Not to mention it has drawn 2 matches thus far, with the Swiss and the (south) Koreans. Looks like their in for a repeat performance of WC 2002. The team seems to have lots of issues amongst players; Between captain and experience players, between keepers, and the sheer lack of coherence when attacking. Defensively their fine, but going forward.....I could almost say I can do better....Almost... (almost can still be anywhere between 1% and 99.999% difference...It's all about point of views...)
3) Czech Republic whooped USA 3-0, only to then go down to Ghana 2-0..Obviously an off day for the Czech...But their last opponents, the Azzuri....Who incidentally couldn't finish of the USA with a 1-1 draw, but did beat Ghana 2-0.... This group is wide open...And I hope the Italians fly back after the first round....
4) Ronaldo of Brazil (not the kid from Man U) looks more and more like a schoolboy footballer...Random moments of skill, but insignificant when you review the overall Brazilian performance.. Wonder if he'll be the fall of Brazil???it would be so easy if he gets injured, then the coach could actually pick Robinho to start...But Ronaldo's taknig good care of himself these days...avoiding tackles, run less, sprint less....So he should come out of the WC in tip top condition...what ever that is...Real Madrid would do well to let him lead the B team, haha!
5) Argentina on the other hand is off with flying colours..A 2-1 win over Ivory Coast, and then a 6-0 trashing of Sebia & Montenegro showed that they've got what it takes to claim the trophy this year...But since it's a WC i Europe, chances are it's going to be a EU nation that wins it...Sorry Argentina...
6) Germany has also qualified to the second round, but currently in Group A it's Ecuador that's stealing the headlines. A 2-0 win over Poland, and then a 3-0 win over Costa Rica put's them at top spot in Group A, and that wil be decided by the final match between Germany & Ecuador...But I like Ballack, so I'll still root for Germany to nick it. Besides, that makes it easier for England to avoid Germany in the second round....
7) Other notable mentions include Netherlands, who have also qualified by beating S&M 1-0 and Ivory Coast 2-1. Top of the group clash with Argentina next up.. Portugal also through to second round and Spain did a 4-0 over Ukraine and looks prime to go through tops.
What's bad about WC 2006...
1) Business worldwide other than FIFA would be less productive for a month.
2) Health of most football fans deteriorate over the tournament. Heart attacks and depression will be higher, especially when popular countries get knockout; England, France, Brazil, Argentina....
3) People who don't gamble will wager on somethnig during WC. I don't understand why, but that's the simple truth...Hell, even I have had a wager...Luckily I won...But until when??
And another 20 days to go...Have you the fever???
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Time for Change
I no longer subscribe to Friendster......
If you were to ask why, the excuses are:
1) I don't own a digital camera, thus have no materials to post in Friendster. Something I notice everyone on it likes to do. "Look at me, I'm R&D"........have no idea where that came from, but who cares? Besides, putting photos of me online is dumb. The world's got enough eyesores to have me add to it...
2) I have no friends...Hmm, to some extent that's true, but then again it varies with definition. Some people have millions of friends (check out their Friendster links, and you'd agree), but wonder how many would visit him/her when they end up warded? Others have no 'friends', yet when in need, find their whole world chipping in. Oh, note difference in their whole world and the whole world....
3) I'm too shy to use it as a tool to meet new people......Ok, this may not be so much of an excuse....haha..
The reason why I quit Friendster is because I joined for a purpose, and that purpose no longer applies. As a result, staying connected that way no longer serves me any good, but in fact, does me a whole lot of bad....
Sorry, if those who saw the heading was hoping for something more positive...It still is to me...
If you were to ask why, the excuses are:
1) I don't own a digital camera, thus have no materials to post in Friendster. Something I notice everyone on it likes to do. "Look at me, I'm R&D"........have no idea where that came from, but who cares? Besides, putting photos of me online is dumb. The world's got enough eyesores to have me add to it...
2) I have no friends...Hmm, to some extent that's true, but then again it varies with definition. Some people have millions of friends (check out their Friendster links, and you'd agree), but wonder how many would visit him/her when they end up warded? Others have no 'friends', yet when in need, find their whole world chipping in. Oh, note difference in their whole world and the whole world....
3) I'm too shy to use it as a tool to meet new people......Ok, this may not be so much of an excuse....haha..
The reason why I quit Friendster is because I joined for a purpose, and that purpose no longer applies. As a result, staying connected that way no longer serves me any good, but in fact, does me a whole lot of bad....
Sorry, if those who saw the heading was hoping for something more positive...It still is to me...
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