Life after World Cup...

Damn... for the first time since last month, i felt so bored... nothing much to look forward to and everything seems so boring... I guess this is what they refer to as post world cup syndrome... sigh...

World Cup - part 11

Congrats Spain... you took your chances well and come out as winner...

Holland, you had your chance but at the end of the day, it's the goal that count...

With this, Spain will surely rank as no 1 in FIFA ranking, they are not only the world champion but also existing European Champion...

This is a first for Spain and also the first Europe team who win world cup outside their continent...

At this stage, they have a complete package i.e. good coach & well balance good player in every department including reserves... This is the part I missed out and only realised during final when they replace Xavi with Febregas... Imagine Arsenal star player as reserve in Spain...that speaks how much depth they have in reserve...

Congrats Spain... hopefully I'm still around to write on world cup again 4 years from now...

World Cup - part 10

Ahah... last night the Germans showed me again why I choose them as one of my favorite team... played with more enthusiast, purpose & organised... kudos to them for 3rd placing... they prove me wrong by still wanting to be 3rd instead of 4th...

Uruguay, particularly Forlan, you guys are great but at times, luck do played a part as prove in 92 minutes... anyway, it is still a great achievement for the team to reach that level...

The focus now will be on the final... both are not my favorite team, but my pick will be Spain if they can play the way they play German's in the semi...

Hope to see explosive final & may the best team win...

World Cup - Part 9

3rd & 4th placing game will start in 2 hours time... both my pick for the final but instead now fight for 3rd & 4th... what a pity...

Whoever win will depend how fast they recover from their shock defeat... Uruguay may be more interested to fight for 3rd placing because it is an achievement for them to get 3rd placing whereas Germany only aim is the world cup itself... based on this, Uruguay will play their heart out and win the game...

But deep inside me, I would love to see German win as they are definitely better...

May the best team win...

World Cup - part 8

My...my...my... Germany? What had happened to you?

You did not play the way Germans play, the whole team looks like too casual, no spirit to win and no urgency... You let Spain dictate the pace & hardly fought for the ball... what's going on? Too tired with your win over Argentina? It's 360 degree change compared to your quarter Final game...Shame on you guys...

Thinking that German v Holland is boring, now, Spain v Holland will be worst... for the first time, I did not look forward to final game... whoever win, win lah... Both Holland and Spain are almost the same, so chances are 50% - 50% even though Spain is more experience & had higher ranking than their opponent... Good luck...

I need a ‘space’ too...

Some people simply don’t get it...

There are times we need a ‘space’ to ourselves... but they keep on 'loitering' around and ‘hanging’ around you... when you show your displeasure, they still didn’t get it... so you got to tell them off... being me i.e. blunt and direct, it really got to my nerve when they still don’t get it even after you told them off...

Yes, there are times we want you by our side... there are times, we want you to be close... but there are also times we need to be alone... so, please read in between the lines... be smart/alert when we need you around and when we need to be alone... after all, I never disturb your privacy, so please respect mine too...

Lastly, I hate people who intrude into my privacy blatantly... surely they won’t like it if I did the same... so please stop being busy body reading other people messages & ears dropping other people calls... I simply hate this... even when I was schooling, my parents had showed me respect by not reading my letters or ears dropping my call etc... these I value very much till now...

So, if you value your privacy & freedom, please respect mine too...

Summon & Government...

Seems like the 1Malaysia Government finally show that whatever money/fund they promise to Rakyat is actually taking back from the Rakyat too...

I'm amazed whenever the PM makes so many promises as to how is he gonna fulfil the promises as we in business world is well aware of the financial situation of the country... our kitty is almost dry & yet the PM still 'throwing' money where ever he visit...

So now guys...

- if you got summon, pay up coz you're now blacklisted & you wont be able to renew your licence & road tax.

- if you got outstanding on utility bills, pay up coz those GLCs are now making their round in collecting the arrears

- if you have yet to update your income tax, do it fast coz those tax guys are looking for you

- if you drive, drive slowly coz you will see speed trap & road blocks all over places even during peak hours

- if you mod & tint your vehicles, get back to standard coz JPJ guys would love to bump into you

- if you default in house assessment, local council summon etc, pay up fast coz those guys now suddenly recognise you

Old tricks but with a bit of 'show', presto... we Rakyat got fooled again...hahaha

World Cup - part 7

As expected... Holland beat Uruguay... so it's gonna be all Europe final... i.e. boooooorrriiiiinnnnggggg.....

Anyway, whoever win in the final will be the first Europe team win a world cup ourside their continent...

I'm now rooting for Germany to win the semi & be the eventual champion for this edition... Go German!

World Cup - part 6

Interesting.... I got 2 right & 2 wrong predictions...

Uruguay v Ghana
Even tough Uruguay wins (as predicted), but I'm rooting for Ghana through out the match... I'm sad because they deserve to be in the semi instead of Uruguay... but then again, they did not capitalise on the opportunity they had... to me, this boiled down to experience...

Holland v Brazil
Brazil played well in the first half... but they start losing focus after playing with 10 men and paid the price... Congrats Holland...

Argentina v Germany
Both my favorite team & I had mixed feeling on the result... As mentioned in my earlier posting...this game will depend on how they perform during the game itself as I rate 50% - 50%... Germany played exceptionally well by mark-out Messi & employed a fast moving game... as a result, Argentina caught back pedalling most of the time... the score line is expected in such circumstances... Sorry Messi, you're still in the league of Maradona...

Spain v Paraguay
Nothing much to say, it went as predicted...


So now we gonna see Uruguay v Holland and Germany v Spain... Instead of possibility of seeing all Latin team in the final, we may end up seeing all Europe team final...

My pick, Uruguay v Holland... I would love to see Uruguay win but my bet will be on Holland based on quarter final performance... Uruguay fate will depend on how Diago Forlan perform...

Germany v Spain, it will be Germany if they can keep up with the kind of performance displayed against Argentina... Spain is a good team but it will be tough for them due to their dependency on few individuals as compared to Germany team work...

Anyway, the ball is round and anything can happen...Let's see...

Exam Result...

This morning went to my daughter school to see her teacher on her exam result & overall performance...

No wonder she insists that I go instead of her mom... she got 1st in her class with more A's this time around...

Even though she got more A- than A+, I'm still satisfied with her overall performance... especially when listening from her teacher about her conduct and discipline in the school...

Aimi,

Abah may have been very strict on you & you hardly heard me praising you too... This is because I've set a very high standard on you & want you to excel in your life... I may not say it often, but I always proud of you & love you, no matter what... It is not than I don't want to praise you, but I'm more worried you get complacent like before...

Personally, education is not 'THE' main thing but it is indeed VERY important... Not the straight A's that I'm looking for coz I've seen most successful people are not the straight A's student anyway, most of them are just average... so for me, even though I set 85% as your min benchmark, but as long as you get around 75% - 80%, I’m happy enough...

My other concern is also on your religion education because with strong religion foundation, you can move far... Religion includes your moral, discipline etc... To be successful, you must have a balance between education & religion foundation... The challenges in future is far more complicated for you, hence, you need to be strong to face them...

Mama & I will not be there for you forever, so you must be strong to face whatever comes in your life...

Whatever it is, I'm still proud of you & love you always...

50th Anniversary

Wow... next month, we gonna celebrate my parent's 50th Anniversary... this year gonna be special & we gonna had big do in Alor Setar...

Mom had planned everything, from doa kesyukuran the night before till tea party the next day for 500 guests consists of family, relatives & friends...

As for me, I need to look at 500pcs of door gifts... she wanted a mug for each guest... hmmm... gonna check this weekend of any good bargain...

Anyway, their marriage had always be my guide in my own marriage... hopefully, we can last that long too if our health permit...

Now... nak cari mug...nak cari mug... nak cari mug... nak cari mug...