Tuesday, November 30, 2004

LFC Updates

... splendid performance... if only Liverpool can play like that week in week out... anyway, historical matches are rare, not since Fowler scored against Newcastle in 97' with a resounding 4-3 win... but yesterday... Mellor's goal was simply breathtaking... shook the entire Kop stand. It was just one of dem goals... especially when it was Arsenal on the receiving end.

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

My Sunday Car Wash



Top Row : Entry Point, First Soap Wash

Second Row: Scrubbing, 2nd Scrubbing

Third Row : Car Shower, Blow & Dry.

Mmmm.... my dad would be pissed to know that even with his summer intervention not long ago in asking me to wash my own car, I have continued to be the lazy me but hey, its' winter for christ sake... or rather... errrr... autumn. Therefore as much as I dont want to say this, dad, I am sorry but the car needs a wash and it's just too cold for me to even spend 10 minutes outside when it's almost 5C. However, I have attached some pictures here for your viewing and I hope you understand how cold it is considering what the man was wearing in Picture 1. Enjoy. Ta'.

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

LFC Updates


yay... 3 points in the bag. Plucky win on Saturday against Crystal Palace. Next up... Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium this Saturday. A must win fixture to stay in contention. Good Luck! Hail the return of our very own Stevie G! Exciting times ahead!

Saturday, November 13, 2004

WTF?

Today, I read a rather bemusing and short article in The Star Online stating this:

"GOVERNMENT offices and commercial houses in Johor have been instructed to fly flags at half-mast as a sign of respect for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, according to Berita Harian.
State Secretary Datuk Mohd Razali Mahusin said the order, made by the Sultan of Johor, was effective until Arafat's burial in Ramallah. "

After browsing through much of the Berita Harian Online edition, I still could not verify this news. But having said that, I can only comprehend this much and I thought that flying a flag at half-mast in Malaysia was only reserved for the passing of dignitaries or royals or individuals who are of Malaysian nationality. Therefore, if such is the case, why are Johor's government offices and commercial houses instructed to fly the Malaysian flag at half mast? or was it the Palestinian flag? Even that, flying a Palestinian flag in Malaysia to show respect for President Arafat? I mean, don't misunderstand me as I have plenty of respect for President Arafat and I mourn his passing with the rest of the world as I believe in his cause.

But such incident can only de-neutralise our country's stance to the so-called 'leaning states' if news as such spread. I find it rather disturbing that the Johor state can call for such 'official' stance, espcially when the order was made by the Sultan of Johor. I can't help but think that it has something to do with religion (correct me if I am wrong); especially when in times like these, the mention of religion as a sensitive issue can cause outrage as has been clearly demonstrated by what is happening around the world. Even if it's politically motivated, do you think it's right that such actions should be called for? I don't think so although I do agree that the Middle-East crisis should be on every nation's agenda for the forthcoming decade or so.

Thursday, November 11, 2004

America Still Wallowing

How 'bout this guys... I know its all over now... the elections and stuff but I just cant help but notice this really funny picture and more from this website. Enjoy.

Tuesday, November 09, 2004

Dumb, Dumber, Dumbest

Air Cab

"Flying taxi could take off in just five years at £40 a ride. A flying taxi that can whisk commuters from Heathrow to Central London in just a few minutes for only £40 could be in operation...... (good Lord... makes easy commuting and no traffic! That's great)

Avcen managing director Mike Dacre said: 'We believe that once there is an aircraft that can do these things, cities will make space for it. (and so will terrorists in their destruction plans)

....We know cities like Moscow, Tokyo and New York are crying out for something like this. (so are terrorists)

.... Unlike big passenger jets, the Jetpod would fly at no more than 750ft. It would cruise at 350mph, slower than an airliner but faster than a light aircraft or civilian helicopter. (Terrorists: hmmmm, just the right size and speed for me. This will do!)

....There is nothing like it around at the moment. Each Jetpod should cost about £550,000 and proof of concept flights are due to be carried out in 18 months." (18 months? We have already endured a 911 disaster... dont you think it should be manufactured for security purposes such like Jetpod police patrols rather than for commercial use?)

Hhhhmmmm.... anyway, after Dubya's recent election victory, it's Blair's time to face the wrath of Brits... but will he survive his people's will as Tony Parsons' column (...Daily Mirror) finds out

VOTING BUSH = DUMB

VOTING BLAIR = DUMBER

Nov 8 2004. IF the 59,054,087 Americans who voted for George Bush are dumb, then you wonder where that leaves the British. At least huge numbers of Americans love and respect their Bible-bashing, warmongering, holier-than-thou leader.

As far as I can tell, everybody in Britain despises our own Bible-bashing, warmongering, holier-than-everybody leader. Even his own party. Especially his own party. But will the British kick out Tony Blair at the next general election? Will they hell.

Americans have voted in a President that millions of them believe in. Now you might think that Dubya has the intellectual ability of the rear end of a pantomime horse, and I might agree with you. But next year the British will vote in a Prime Minister that nobody believes in.
Now you tell me - who is dumb and who is dumber?

I blame Kerry's celebrity endorsers. If I lived in some rust belt hellhole and I saw pious millionaires like Bruce Springsteen and Ben Affleck telling me to vote for John Kerry, then it would have been very difficult to avoid voting for George Bush. Get back to your mansions, boys. Another mistake the liberal elite made was believing that the American election was about Iraq. It was for you and me. Dubya's re-election makes a terrorist attack in the city where I live much more likely. But then we didn't have a vote, did we? A Los Angeles Times survey said that most Bush supporters voted on moral issues. Abortion, stem cell research, gay marriage.
Dubya's supporters voted for a conservative agenda because they could vote no other way. The working man cares about his job and the society his children are growing up in. He doesn't give a flying toss about the rights of two guys with plucked eyebrows in San Francisco to hold hands on their special day.

Personally, I have nothing against gay marriage. On the other hand, it is so far down on my list of priorities that you would need a magnifying glass to see it. Kerry, with his undertaker's face and his high-profile celebrity supporters, was always going to be a turn-off for America's heartland. People forget that for the Americans, God is not dead. I once asked a young housewife and mother in the Mid-West what she did for fun on Sundays. She looked at me as though I had invited her to a gangbang with the local chapter of Hells Angels. 'We go to church,' she said. Bush is the Christian leader of what is still very much a Christian country. Blair is the Christian leader of what is now largely a secular country.

Bush has no problem justifying the deaths of 100,000 Iraqis - it is what God wants him to do. Those tortured prisoners, the maimed children - George thinks God wants it this way. Blair - our own simpering C of E vicar - can't hide behind The Bible, as much as he would love to.
That is why we were sold the blatant lie about weapons of mass destruction. Tone knew we wouldn't sign up for a crusade. America is still a great country - generous, exhilarating, gloriously free of anything resembling a class system - and it will still be a great country long after Dubya has slinked off to his retirement in Texas. Assuming he doesn't blow up the world in the next four years. Dubya's supreme lie, and his great crime against humanity, is linking Iraq to the mass murder of 9/11. But I'm not sure we have right to get too sniffy about dumb Yanks. British soldiers are currently dying in Iraq for a cause they do not believe in, their army does not believe in and their country does not believe.

Yet within a year the man who sent them there will almost certainly win a third term as Prime Minister. Now how dumb is that? -Courtesy of Daily Mirror

... but who will govern the country? Michael Howard? Charles Kennedy? Gimme a break!.... but who else?? Is there anyone who is charismatically closer to the compared? We'll see...

And also... contrary to Daily Mirror's front page headline (below), they are NOT dumb!

... because it has been revealed in a survey that a certain pattern emerged when comparing intelligence levels between the various US states and they are listed here. Anyway, the results were NOT shocking but amusing.

Bush..... IQ: 91
Kerry.... IQ: 128


.....Hhhmmmm.... now that explains why.

Wednesday, November 03, 2004

Serenity

.... At the very moment in time as we speak when troubles are brewing again back home, I wish I was here. Picture taken almost two years ago in the Scottish Highlands on the way up towards the Caingorm Mountains (backdrop with snow tops) for our ski trip. I captured this unbelievable moment at dawn and has been one of my favourite pics since... The calm waters of the lake speaks for itself and the tranquility surrounding it is all I need now. GOD... please pray for my family back home....

Tuesday, November 02, 2004

Autumn: The Beginning


Autumn Chill
A picture paints a thousand words. The trees that line the street leave a trail of falling leaves on a cold autumn morning along Faulkner Square. What a sight… a sight that will mesmerize me for as long as I live. This will be my last autumn in Liverpool and it shall never be forgotten.


The sound of rustling leaves from tree tops, echoes the autumn winds that serenades the tranquility of the moment, and leaf by leaf, picked up by the winds, that dances gracefully through thin air... gives me an insight to the peace that I shall seek from within.

Monday, November 01, 2004

Lazy Sunday

Same stuff every sunday... sort this, sort that and voila, the day ends before your eyes and *poof*... there goes your one day honeymoon. But it does make a lot of difference if someone is there (to me that is). Anyway, watched a movie today after much hype about the first one.... guess I was anticipating it after watching the sequels and also previews of what I was about to expect.... non stop edge of the seat horror with 360 rotating heads and non stop exorcism.... ooops... there goes the clue! ....

Well, guess what!?? you can leave it. drop your plans of watching it. Dont even think abt going to the counter and ask for ticket stubs (even if its free) because at the end of the show, you'll be f***ing yourself for f***ing wasting your time to even comtemplate on watching it. Need I say more? Give it a MISS. In fact, you wont be dissapointed. The honest truth is, the movie will bore you to death with unimaginable lack-of-creativity-with-technology shite. Take this from me... spend your £4 wisely (in my case, £8)... spend it on something else because as much as I hate to admit it, I have been duped for believing that this pre-sequel was the best of the best of any horror films ever made. It not only didnt live up to the hype, someone had actually dozed off behind me at the cinema. Ok... enuf said. you judge for yourself.

However, all was not lost. Spent some quality time with me girl and these are the times that we long for after slogging out the week. Tomorrow is a brand new day, a new beginning and I just cant wait for my one way trip back to my homies. Damn... miss those times. Provisionally... I've still got 120 more days... and seriously..?.... I cant wait. Later... Ta'....