The Day after Yom Kippur

The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur is today & tomorrow at 10.55pm, a stage is set for the meeting of the EPL champions against a Former EPL Champions.

The meeting between the Reds & the Blues.

The clash between a Manager who is celebrating his 21-year service with a Football Club against a Manager who is less than a week old.

Who will Prevail?

Will it be like David against Goliath?

Will Man Utd cash in on the Blues' moments of misery & instability?

Crazy as it is, I'm still thinking of Jose......well really difficult NOT to miss him. I still recall seeing him running up & down the field of Old Trafford in 2004 when Porto crush Man Utd out of the Champion League at the 90th minute. What a CRAZY MAN? He even DID NOT shake Fergie's hand when the final whistle was blown.

But Fergie, Gary & Phil Neville still made it to visitor's dressing room to offer pleasantries. Came to think of it, only Fergie seemed to have quite a good relationship with Jose. Wenger & Benitez FOR SURE DID NOT.

Bye Bye Blue Sky

Actually I tried to cut down on my blogging this fasting month but this latest piece of shocking news made me do otherwise....

Yes, Mourinho is NO LONGER with the Blues. Whether he jumped or was pushed, no one really knows except for Jose himself & his ex-Boss, Roman. But the timing of it all, is a SHOCKER!!!

The world wide world knows of his roller-coasting relationship with his Boss...but until he really left than we know exactly how BAD the whole situation is.

Having said that I will miss Jose. For his outrageous comments, sour-grapes attitudes, Super Cockiness......and can NEVER BORED anyone.

Without him, Chelsea will be just like Van Halen without David Lee Roth.

HOW BORING...

With the Right Posture, U can RULE THE WORLD!!!

Though this blog is NOT a Movie Critic Blog but I'm pleased to note that those who had emailed mentioned that they would check-out this blog to see whether I mentioned any movie in particular & then decide whether to catch that movie.

This afternoon, I watch this new Catherine Zeta Jones movie called, "No Reservations". For those who are into love/family type of movie (like me), this is a movie to catch....especially with Catherine so easy on the eyes. I'm so jealous of Mike Douglas (eventhough he's a Jew? not that really...)

This movie gives us an insight about the life of a restaurant chef and her overly-engrossed in making her cooking so meticulously an art form... thus becoming a Control-Freak...would not let anyone take control of the Kitchen.

Anyway, do catch it. The soundtrack is really good giving you some great the late Pavarotti at his best and make me realized what this world will be missing....

OOps another thing... What really caught my eyes about Catherine is not really her beauty but her posture which is REALLY ELEGANT & Mesmerizing.

For those ladies out there, please get your posture right & with that you can really show the world who you really are.

Come On, Don't Be Lazy!!!

Iraq increasing oil output?

Iraq, eventhough being war-torn & having super-high daily casualties, wants to increase its oil production to 3 million bpd (barrels-per-day). Its current production now stands @ 2.5 million bpd.

In about 10-years, the production can be upped to 6 million bpd. Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Shahristani also mentioned that there are @50 discovered fields still awaiting developments. Wow!!!

So, NEVER let those photos of ravaged cities, people dying and burnt buildings fooled you about Iraq.

It is a RICH oil-producing country with TREMENDOUS WEALTH & POTENTIAL.

Thus no wonder lah, even the uninvited guests want to continue staying there...........to continue reaping the wealth of the country.

As Metallica puts it, "SAD but TRUE".

fake Beard of a Sheikh?

Osama has just released a new video...........and the Western Spin-Doctors quickly made us focus on mundane things like whether he dyed his beard, whether the beard is fake or real...etc

They really think that we are stupid & trying to divert our attention to what the man was actually saying....oh, please..

Hey! We are interested in the message Osama was saying. Yes, apart of the "yankee-doodle" of wanting the whole American people to convert to Islam, he did mentioned the woes of the current world situation.

Here's my take:

a) The whole world must on vigilant in view of the coming 6th Anniversary of Sep 11. Security must be tightened. My paranoia sense likens Osama black beard with an Islamic Prophetic tradition, if I'm not mistaken, the Messenger of God (pbuh) during inspecting his soldiers before going to war, asked the elderly followers to dye their hair and beard to make them looked youthful in the eyes of the enemies. So there must be a signal there as to why that black beard.

b) Osama mentioned the obvious that the Iraq war has failed and now the guilty parties are paying for the mistake. Yes, quite true, right?

c) Osama said, "This is why I tell you: as you liberated yourselves before from the slavery of monks, kings and feudalism, you should liberate yourselves from the deception, shackles and attrition of the capitalist system,"

Quite correct because there are so many lies, deceptions in this modern world that we are almost confused to which one to believe. Capitalism is a problem because 80% of wealth is being owned by only 20% of the population. sad right?

What we can do is to pray to the Al-Mighty for protection for ourselves, families, friends and our beloved country against any terror acts. Having said that, we can help ourselved by being vigilant and stay alert on any suspicious acts. Report them!

happy & sad week

Happy to note:

a) Our beloved Spidey - Mr Tobey Maguire has married his long-time girlfriend in Hawaii.

b) Our babe of the century - Halle Berry is 3-months pregnant - expecting her 1st child.

c) Our Hunk of the decade - the irresistible George Clooney was honoured with the "Chevalier des Art et Lettres" (if my French is correct means Knight of Arts and the Letters) by the French government for his outstanding achievements in cinema.

Sad to note:
a) The loss of the World's greatest tenor - Pavarotti though cancer.

b) Maria Sharapova got kicked out of the US open - thus making me hating tennis altogether.

c) That sick man, Mahathir, bashed Singapore again & being venomous....may be he thinks that he'll live forever. Real Sad, man...

Fatty Bom-Bom - a Thing of the Past?

No more that "before" & "after" adverts in the papers, no more slimming teas, no more liposuction nor lap-banding, no more slapstick jokes............... and no more Moses Lim.

Why?

Because...........FINALLY, the US scientists have discovered that by mutating a gene in the body of a FAT person, he will be slim for life. Funnily, the scientists called this unknown gene as the "skinny" genes.

Until we know more, I just hope that this not just a

FAT HOPE.

The multi-billion slimming industry will never allow this to happen.

No place in the University

S'pore is indeed becoming a Great Education Hub for the region, and hopefully for the World. We want our educational centers, especially, our universities to have the same standing as Oxford, Cambridge in the next future.

Having said that, we also want our youths who are qualified, to be given a place in the local universities. We do not want with the influx of super-smart foreign students, our local kids are squeezed out of the Universities, God forbids.

It is a GREAT shame if our students had to look overseas to get their education when they are not given the chance at home.

NO WAY, MAN........

Tears in Basra

Less than 5 years ago, Basra was a cosmopolitan city buzzing with daily activities of Iraqis doing their daily shopping, meeting friends, trading amongst traders. The normal scene just like say, Orchard Road.

Believe it or not, that was during Saddam's rule....and surprisingly the people then were FREE & HAPPY.

NOW?

After the US & Goons invaded Iraq, Basra's fine condition deteriorated badly & war-torn.

NOW?

The Brits decide to leave Basra.

Why?

Because British election is coming (maybe next month) & the new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown acting on a populist move in order to secure MORE VOTES.

Why?

Because the British public has never really supported their Govt's involvement in Iraq especially when the death tolls keeping ringing with more deaths of the British soldiers. Thus leaving Basra makes Gordon more popular & currently his rating is SKY-HIGH.

So any thoughts of what will become of this City & Iraq as a whole?

Do they really cared?

Basra is now being in such a DANGEROUS situation where civil strife amongst the 3 factions is taking place.

The Militants, Sunnis & Shites.

Please do a du'a for our brothers there. Ameen.

How it's like to be a Mr Magoo

I caused too much stress on my eyes yesterday.

Why?

Went to the movies to watch Bourne Ultimatum. A show that REALLY did not disappoint. Great!!! No sex, no weird innuendos, no naked ladies....BUT PURE ADRELIN-RUSH of excitement & more.....

After that, I had a bite at McDonalds.

Then, continue watching Ratatouille. To me, it is just an OK show. Definitely cannot beat "The Incredibles" which I salute for the original plots & creative story line. Especially, remember, that zany Edna Mode. Wow!! Really creative of Pixar to invent a character like her!!!

After that, I quickly rush home to watch Liverpool & Derby games - back2back with Spurs & Fullham....while waiting for the midnite game of MAN UTD & SUNDERLAND game.

While watching, the Liverpool game...........my head started to spin & I felt really drowsy. So make myself a strong Nescafe & quickly drank the whole cup.

The next minute, I was off....

....to Dreamland...

missing my beloved team beat the Black Cats.