When I can do music I can't do lyrics...

So this is lyrics in progress.....haha...Yes, I have nothing better to do...



I'm trying to find out,
What my life is all about,
Yet everywhere I turn,
I only crash and burn.

So now I'm standing still,
Though much against my will,
Fear has kept me from moving,
Despite while here I'm dying.

I really want to fly,
To feel the wind and cry,
For once my body feels,
And know that this is real.

I'm still at where I stand,
I just can't understand,
Why don't I feel alive,
Why do I feel deprived.

I know it's in my mind,
Look harder, I will find,
The solace that I seek,
And not all is so bleak.

I really want to fly,
To feel the wind and cry,
For once my body feels,
And know that this is real.

One day I will know that I have lived despite I'm dead,
Until that day I'll keep on breathing,
And when the time has come for me to face that which I dread,
I wish with me is just but one thing,
you....

History unrepeated..

For the past 2 years history repeated itself....

In June I would have the time of my life, by July I would feel like shit...

Coming to this June I was worried it might happen again, so I somewhat made conscientious efforts to avoid that from recurring. I did as much as I could to not find something overjoyed for (World Cup wasn't really all happy for me..England got kicked out by the undeserving Portugal, remember?)

I still won myself a Wrestling tournament at the end of June (which I have done for the past 2 years, if anyone noticed..) but I didn't win this time because i was lucky (which is one hell of a source of joy) but because I.........Cheated...

Ok, so 3 years after I became the all-righteous Magic:the Gathering judge I am now a player who'll cheat to win..Blame the late Eddie Guererro on that please. Like he said, "if you didn't lie, you didn't try.." Ok, so that sentence can be intrepreted in many other context. I didn't like do a Mike Long (edited accordingly) and kept some cards under my thigh. Nor did I have more prematches than I should, carefully interchanging them as required...I simply chose not to highlight the obvious, which many who have played Magic with me would agree. i like to state the obvious, when other forget about them..

I still do that in real life, you know, telling others obvious things when their common sense eludes them. Not many people can accept it, but I do my part in making life simple and straight forward..I don't do it with my words, but my actions are relatively straightforward...Choose to read between the lines (of my actions, not my words.. My words almost always have double, if not more, meanings) and you'll miss my true intention...

Back to not having history repeat itself, so the lack of sources of elation has resulted in no need to be in anguish due to the lack of it in July..And come August, please, please not have another shitty Thursday...Let it pass without event nor encounter, which is fine by me, but have easy on me...Don't give me more headaches and heartaches... (wait a minute...Not's like the 'person' who decides this would read me here, would 'it'? haha)

So life goes on...And hopefully I'd scraped through the rest of the months in relative safety.....

I can't help it! ( Conspiracy Theory ahead!!)

With all this talk about why Zidane decided to head butt his way to a red card and a World Cup Finals' Final send-off....I just feel compelled to tell my side of the story (haha, like I was there to have a side of the story..)

Why Zidane Head Butted Marco Materazzi:

At half time Zidane was in the dressing room when he called his publicist.

Zidane: Hey, I don't think I can win this for France. But since the whole world knows I'm retiring from foootball, I won't have a chance to make my mark in football history if I don't do something great now..
Publicist: Look, you can always come out of come out of retirement. Euro 2008 is just 2 years away...
Zidane: I can't..I don't think I'm up to this level of football anymore...
Publicist: Look, it's level now, you 've got another 45 minutes to be the man...
Zidane: And what if I fail? It's not like my teammates will step up to the plate...
Publicist: Hey, you're a smart man..Use your head. You'll think of something to be etched in World Cup History...

And so Zidane ponders how is he going to make that happen...After the match ended 1-1 in 90 minutes, with Viera out, Zidane is even more concerned he's losing out on making WC history..." Must find a way...Must use my head...."

1st half of extra-time sees Trezeguet subbed in and Henry subbed out (not for each other). Zidane is extremely anxious now as he doesn't have henry to pass to and everyone knows Trezeguet had score for nuts in World Cups...Zidane realises he must, more now than ever, take the game in his own hands and make a mark for himself..

An opportunity arises and he gets a free-header with a thundering shot on goal. But Buffon was up to it! "Your head is not good enough!" Shouts Buffon as he recovers from palming away Zidane's bullet header. Zidane is running out of ideas.." My publicist says to use my head..And I did..But it isn't working!!" Zidane thinks to himself..." What else can I sue my head for?? (we all know the end result, but stay for a moment, ok..)

Then came the EPIPHANY....Marco Materazzi decides to 'molest' Zidane and as Zidane looks back at him, Zidane thinks " hey, that chest looks tough..Wonder if I could..." ( Of course, what Zidane says isn't what he thinks.. MM decides to insult Zidane further and finallt Zidane gets it " I'm suppose to use my head..Yeah, that what I'll do!!" Zidane turns around, headbutts MM in the chest and MM goes falling like a Flair Flop...Must have had some Sports Entertainment training...

And after that is history..Zidane makes a mark for himself in WC history..People talk about him as much as they talk about WC winners Italy...And as far as his publicist is concerned, all in the name of free publicity and Zidane did use his head, as advised!!

If I haven't indicated my hatred enough...

Out on her royal yacht the Queen was enjoying the sea air when she spied a man in the water off the port bow - clearly being menaced by a very large shark. Through her binoculars she could see it was Cristiano Ronaldo, struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of a 20 foot shark! The Queen ordered the captain to change course to try and save the poor man, but she knew the yachts top speed would never get them there in time.

At that exact moment a speedboat containing three men wearing white England shirts sped into view. One of the men took aim at the shark and fired a harpoon into its ribs, immobilising it instantly. The other two reached out and pulled Ronaldo from the water and, using long clubs, beat the shark to death. They bundled the bleeding, semi-conscious Ronaldo into the speedboat along with the dead shark and prepared for a hasty retreat, when they heard frantic calling ....... It was the Queen calling them to the yacht. On reaching the yacht the Queen went into raptures about the rescue and said, "I'll give you a knighthood for your brave actions. I thought the England team would hate Ronaldo after the World Cup. But I see that the England team are true heroes and should serve as a model for sportsmanship to other countries." She knighted them and sailed away.

As she departed Rooney asked the others, "Who was that?!" "That," Beckham answered, "was our Queen. She rules the Commonwealth and knows everything about our country." "Well," Rooney replied, "she knows F all about shark fishing.. How's the bait holding up Frank?"


Yes, I hate that prick!

Semifinals - WC 2006

Actually, no..I'm not going to discuss my incorrect predictions....I'm not going to discuss what's on show for the semifinals......

I just want everyone who feels the same way to join me in visualising ( I don't pray, so that option isn't available) Cristiano Ronaldo's face when he breaks both his legs during the semifinals match VS France...

That prick! Say whatever you like, any player that goes to the referee after the whistle blows due to a foul is trying to instigate the ref into booking a player....I don't know what he said to the ref, and in what language, but it was surely a language he wanted Rooney to understand..he probably wasn't expecting a shove from Rooney, but the end result is he had a hand in getting Rooney sent off..

Ok, for those who didn't see the match, this is what happened (IMHO):

1) Rooney fouls some Portugese player near the centreline...
2) Referee spots it and blows the whistle. He then proceeds to the spot where the fouls was committed.
3) The prick then walks up to the ref and says god knows what to the ref, with Rooney inches away..
4) Whatever the prick said made Rooney unhappy and he got a shove by Rooney. Ref, being just in front of them, immediately signals Rooney to him...
5) by some stroke of magic, the ref pulls out a RED CARD and sents Rooney off....The prick looks pleased...

There are reports now that the prick winked at the bench when Rooney got his red card. The ref, in his post match discussions with Sven (the dumb England Coach who should have been sacked and not allowed to leave peacefully) insist that it was the initial foul that warranted a red card....But everyone knows it was the shove that make him decide he's seen enough of Rooney for the day...

Ok, so Rooney's at fault too. He shouldn't react so physically. When will footballers learn to just let the ref do whatever he wants and focus on the game instead?? Don't they ever learn that protest never got them anything but bookings??? So Rooney's fault is 15%...

The ref. One wonders how a shove is equal to a red card....Or even when followed by the foul before...it's not like the prick was injured in the process....he was still in excellent condition after the shove.... Obviously the ref felt he needed to show Rooney who's the boss, and thus a red card was shown instead of the correct yellow...Ref is thus 10% at fault..

So we have it. 15% Rooney, 10% Ref, and the Prick is 75% responsible to getting Rooney sent off and Portugal's eventual penalty victory (yes, Ricardo did excellently during the shoot-out, but if England had 11 men, there wouldn't have been a penalty shootout..).

Somebody break that pricks legs...He should sit out next season's EPL watching Rooney play every MU match...

One wonders if the Portugese have an effect on Refs by getting them to flash cards...

As for the Semis, I hope France kick Portugese butt...Ok, not all Portugese butts, just that prick's...As long as he gets a permanent disability, I don't mind Portugal winning...

Really.....

WC 2006 Quarter Finals

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...

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

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???

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...

Nothing to write...

So will just blabber a few lines and count it an entry. For those expecting a proper update on my life, sorry...

Recently I have come to realised that I have found little interest in songs today. Back 12 months, I would generally chose a song every 2-3 months to learn up (the lyrics only, btw) as an effort to increase my repertoire. However, since Evanescence (and even this is an album like 3-4 years ago), I have found little that interest me. And this despite me going to work in a car nigh daily, having the radio on for 45-50 minutes each day...Sad, isn't it?

Erm, looks like I'm running out of ideas...(better check what i've already written...)
Sob...I have nothing to wirte about..

I'm bored!!!

A little Ego Boost...

2 comments, another via email.....

It's nice to know I'm not the only person reading my own blog...Yes, I know, it's sad to say that i ma my own reader...I actually quite enjoy reading my own blog, mostly because of the memories I associate with the entries. And yes, I do have a lot of memories & emotions associated with my blog entries.

So for those of you who are reading, do feel free to comment. I may not respond to them accordingly, though maybe I should, but it's nice to know someone out there reads my silly rants. Sometimes not so silly, but most of the time, truly silly.

Back to work.

Weekend Wedding

Most recently I have been troubled by my biological clock. However, since the beginning of the week, I have ceased to have these crazy thoughts and well, safe to say I'm temporarily cured. Whoever that said that men don't have their, ahem, monthly cycles lied. We just don't have them in such a scientifically reseached manner.

I was at a Malay wedding last weekend; Actually took the trouble to drive 3 hours/300KM just to be at a dinner reception that lasted 2 hours.. The main attraction was the supposed appearance of the crown prince of Pahang (that's a state in Malaysia) as well as the Sultan himself. Guess what? They both no show....Sad. The highest ranking person was the second son of the Sultan of Pahang.

The wedding took place in a hall, with a capacity of about 1000 persons. While the decorations were truly remarkable, candles, gold, silk, etc...The food was......common. Unlike the standard Chinese weddings, the food was displayed on each table wrapped in plastic so that people don't eat until the time is right (which is about 9.45pm???) And since there's only so much space in a table of eight, you can imagine how much food and variety is available. For those who are imagination challenged (can't seem to get this right), we had 1 chicken, 1 beef, 1 Acar (preserved vege), 1 vegetarian curry and desert. That's it. Thank god I didn't go all this way for the food.

The only consolation would be that being in Kuantan, I had the opportunity to buy really nice salted fish for my mom, and somewhat fitting for a Mother's Day present?? (Yes, call me El' Cheapo)...

Pissed with...

myself..

Been feeling rather bad about myself as I am seeing many others in my company, less senior than me, overtaking me in the corporate ladder. Pissed because I am progressing slowly, more pissed that I am pissed.

OK, not making much sense, I know, but I've always accepted that I am not up to this corporate ladder clombing. Don't like the politics, don't like the lies. (nothing against the money though, haha!) So I have been through this myself, over and over again, how I am not ready for this progression, at least in a people leader function. So I shouldn't feel bad that others have progressed ahead of me because of this. I shouldn't.

But I am. And that pisses me off. If anyone who ever knows me were to tell me I need help, I agree. But shrinks are just to expensive for me. So maybe one day my alternate personalities will finally manifest, and take over....At least I can then blame myself for my own shortcomings (not that I'm not already doing so.).

Ah, feeling sorry for oneself...Such a nice thing to do....Back to work....

Age is catching up on me!!

I even asked some friends if they wanted to go Karaoke today. They didn't reply, though, so I'll be trudging back through some really nasty Friday traffic only to go home and eat, sleep, and play PC games....Did I mention I'm 28???

I tell you, eventually I might actually ask random people to movies!! Now, if ths was done by someone in their late teens or early twenties, it shows boldness and courage. At my age, it shows desperation!!!

Arrgggghhh.. Why am I writing this???

Ok, so it's becoming increasingly obvious that my biological clock is pushing my limits..I know i'll crack eventually, just hope that when I do, there's actually someone there that's worth it...

He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...He he...I'm going cuckoo...

About Conspiracy Theories...

For those who have read my Blog before, you'd know tht at some point I coined a conspiracy theory with reference to my workplace.

I'd like to say now that the conspiracy theory has failed to materialised, and that all components to the theory were accurate only until half way. Since then, I have moved jobs, some other guy has taken over my role, and the girl who's supposed to be the 'preferred' choice is now poised to join another team. No more powerpoints to run for you....

I'm glad I was wrong....Maybe not that glad, but still...I mean, of the 2 persons who were suppose to benefit from this 'theory' both are now still doing ok....So no harm really done...

So now it's time to move on to another conspiracy theory....Now, where's my black book?

Redang's over

And boy, was it BBBBOOOOOORRRIIINGGGG....

Ok, so there were girls in (not less than) bikinis...Beach was sandy white and crystal clear waters....

But the group I went with didn't have the...."factor" so I ended up sleeping early at night. I also forgot to bring a recorder, which would have entertained me for a couple of minutes....haha..

I also couldn't snorkel properly since my nose kept on getting water (even with the mask) and I still had problems with large body of water....

All it needed was that certain someone....Holy shite....My clocks screaming like hell and I'm still not in any position to provide.....

Lightning strike me down!!!!! Save me from my misery......



On lighter note, what's life without (false) hopes and (unachievable) dreams???

Tomorrow....

I shall travel to Redang...

While it is a company trip, I don't fancy myself enjoying too much. No, I have nothing against sandy beaches and lovely corals, but the sheer thought of spending such quality time with 'strangers' and not....

Hmm, maybe I should try to regurgitate my whole experience? I don't expect much to happen, as I'm sure I'll be bored stiff and end up all by myself (due to my un'happening' character)...

In any case, someone's B'day is today and I hope he scores....And I mean well, you punk..

Another person's B'day is tomorrow and I hope she has a good time after clearing her taxes...

In any case, your birthdays could not be worse than mine!!

Singapore, 5th March and beyond (should be conclusion)

Ok, ok, it's been 1 month already and I haven't finished this story...So let's move straight to where we left off.

So the tourney is over, and we decided to go for a little snack..So where do we go to snack?? Burger King of course!! I decided to go for the 3 burger for $10 Sing combo, while the other 3 shared the combo (yes, my snack cost me RM 25).... Then we proceeded to go to the hotel and slept...Guess a day of wrestling can be rather tiring....

Later I woke up about nine and we decided we should go do some snacking, and later the rest of the gang wanted to go cybercafe...Some of us seems to have important things to do online...like update Fantasy League teams!

So Sunday night was almost like nothing happened.....Wait, let's think for awhile.....Actually Loco went to meet up and hang out with friends, me & Dawn slept, and Azmin went cybercafe after we returned from the tournament...Then Loco returned and we started to return back borrowed items....And Dawn showed her promo card, the Atomic Powerbomb Suplexbuster Piledriver Bulldog DDT of Doom.......And me and Loco began a bidding/pleading war for Dawn to sell/give it to us...We didn't succeed, of course..Then we went mamak and after that....The next morning....

Woke up about 7am and everyone started packing up. We decided that we'd look for the closest bus stop and get a ride across the causeway and then get a ride from JB to KL...Unfortunately we left rather early on a Monday, and no shopping complex opened yet...Oh, Oh, (see, memory failing me), we actually wanted to take the MRT to the last stop that let's a get a bus across the causeway, but no one remembered which train it was and how to get there. So we stumbled to the nearest MRT station, Bugis, I think and was advised by the counter person to take a bus across instead. So here we have, 4 persons with heavy bags over our shoulder, being directed to the bus station behind the church around the corner...Piece of cake, right?

Wrong. We got back up (the station was underground) and lo and behold...what church? Just outside the entrance was a bus stop, so we thought this must be it. Only to find out that no buses really go across the causeway from here, and Azmin's 1st attempt to get directions was a failure as he ended up asking a (what i think is) Vietnamese....After further enquiries with other locals, we were finally shown the way and had to walk another 10 minutes before finding the church...Even then, we had to make another enquiry (what would we have done without Azmin asking random strangers) before realising the bus stop was behind the church....

Actually, I saw the bus stop behind the church, but who would believe me??? Ok, so we found the bus stop, got on a bus that crosses the causeway, corssed the causeway, had no problems with Immigration, and finally reached the JB bus station. After resisting bus operators hoping to get us to hop on the next bus out to KL, simply because we were hungry (haven't taken breakfast) and I still had stomach issues, we stopped by McDonalds. Once we have had our meals, and Azmin & Loco having another 'eye' experience, we got on the bus and head back to KL....

And there rest is now history....Sorry it took so long to complete this story, but I'm glad it's finally finished. I'll be back, Singapore, stronger than ever and I promised, next year, I'll make top 16. Else, I'll retire......




NOT!!!

Singapore, 5th March

OK, by the way, Liverpool has since scored 18 goals in about 4 matches....

It's now Sunday morning and as usual, someone else' handphone alarm went off (not mine), but I woke up first....So we freshened up, got ready and left the hotel by about 8.15am. The cool thing this time was that we booked for Sunday night as well, so no need to lug around our whole travel bag and stuff and look like nomads at the tournament (last year that was what happened). Breakfast was unfortunately not Burger King.....Since we were somewhat late (by my standards, anyway, we were there early), we had to go to the venue first, scout around and then decide to have breakfast near the venue.

Breakfast for everyone was similar to KL, Roti Chanai, Fried Meehon and Wantan Mee for myself. No pork though, damn. After a quick (like 15 minutes?) breakfast, we returned to the venue where I proceeded to find some trade opportunities. Dawn made some moves on some Adrian she met last year, though it's intentional here to mean something else, when it actually wasn't. Who am I not trying to confuse here??? Moving on..

Trading didn't go very well in the beginning, probably because everyone was tense over the looming round one...In any case, let's see if you notice anthing about my next seven matches...
Oh, in case you forgot, I'm playing Face Your Freakin' Hero

Round 1:

Edge (Superstar Value(SSV) 3)

Was actually quite confident I'd nick a win, simple because I didn't know any better. Prematches that included Fan's love an Underdog, and I'm an Underdog, sent my SSV sky high and Edge having a handsize good for Road to Victory(RtV). However, due to my lack (none) of practice, I played like a noob( amatuer) and let Edge smack me silly and call me.....I of course, lost....

0-1


Round - 2: Rob Van Dam (SSV 3)

This is actually a kid that Dawn had to rematch with, after (not sure who) they decided to play wrong opponents for round 1. Dawn won the match, got incorrectly paired down to play me, and thus her opponent met me instead (Swiss Round rules....Don't know about it? too bad, haha). Being a kid that he is, he wasn't very confident of his deck and thus by sheer maturity, I won. (yes, me the bully...)

1-1

Round 3: Big Freakin' Machine (SSV 3)

Yet another kid, but this one knew how to play the deck. The moment he dropped the Throwback (TB) Inferno Match, I knew I was doomed. Before we even started the match, I had lost about 20 cards to overturn..Safe to say, I killed myself this match.

1-2

Round 4: Shelton Benjamin (SSV 3)

Aha! My namesake, and a 'tou tai' (student) to my SuperStar....Unfortunately my lack of playtesting meant that I was yet again bashed to bits, and My Freakin' Hero was freaking out due to the number of losses that I have. At this point I was truly contemplating dropping...Wonder why I didn't...Oh, I had a trend, i wanted to know if it would continue...

Round 5: Chris Jericho (SSV 3)

This is by far my best matchup, simply because locally I have a "jericho" player who does nothing but say "Dis-card...a-card..." every turn. Knowing how this SuperStar worked, I manage to do the unthinkable....I Victory rolled this basta@^@^@^@@^!!!!!!!! fyi, this is what the local guy does to win..(you know who you are ,you pirate!).

2-3

Round 6: Junkyard Dog (SSV 3)

Who the hell is this??? His ability was that all his grapples are -7F...Which meant a lot of the big grapple manuevers can be thrown at me from the start. Couple that with him playing Hell in the Cell, I was doomed. I was actually trying to save myself, but my last ditch effort with Do You Live By the 3 I's to shuffle back 7 face/heel cards didn't save my ass and I lost in the end. ( I also cheated by shuffling It's True! It's True! which isn't a face/heel card for me....)

2-4

Round 7: John Cena (SSV 3)

See the trend? I did.. This John Cena player probably played this guy for fun, because he idolises Cena, or he doesn't have any deck and was given Cena to play with. Cena is actually very week in the meta game, and therefore even without my playtesting, Cena lost....A clear indication he was just as ill prepared as I was...He didn't dicard my backlash card at all, and he had about 15 fortitude....

3-4

And so goes the ex- 6-1 performer to a meager 3-4 result. I should be ashamed of myself...Actually I am....NOT!! (lie)

So what did Benjamin Lam learn from this fruitless venture to Singapore?

1) Who needs a backstage signature when all your opponents were SSV 3? Reduce their SSV so that they could Underrated SuperStar???? I tell you, SSV 3 SuperStar rocks now!

2) Don't go to a tournament unprepared, thinking that theory is suffice. My indecision cost me lots of games, if not all, and my lack of playtest as well.

3) Have burget King for breakfast, lunch and Dinner, no matter what your other travelling mates say...Else, what else have you got good to remember by??

Oh, I also failed to mention we did end up having Burger King for lunch.. While they shared a set for 3, I had my own set...But that's not the main story....

Oh, time to go home, last part coming next!!

Singapore - 2006 Quick Note

(Writing this has been harder than I thought this year. With the slowing down of blogging amongst people I know, as well as my own laziness, coupled with my stresses at work and home, this is going to take me quite a while to finish..But I will finish it, albeit very slowly.....And with loads of memory losses)