9:47:00 PM
psychic
wow. i think i really did it this time.
read the fulham crap article i wrote.
i said "what if bullard is injured"?
omg. bullard got injured yesterday.
wa.
anyway.
im still reeling in pride =)
after months of frustrating thrashings at the hands of michael, i have gotten revengeeee =)
REVENGEE!!
i beat him TWICE in training!
TWICE!
hahahahahaa.
i shall gloat.
i dont feel like talking abt it now cos this old laptop is on hot demand by my whole family of 6! We 4 kids have RESPONSIBLY left our homework to the last day, and since the other laptop keyboard jammed, and the new com isnt here yet, everyone wants a piece of me!!!!!
and the laptop hehe.
wheeeeee finished philo at last wheee i shall waste ppls time now lets go check my 12 emails (ok fine i have more than 12 but i just forgot all the passwords :) )
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9.9.06
10:22:00 PM
Fulham in 18th?
More play-acting sports journalism with yours truly whee lets try and have some fun :)
CHRIS COLEMAN & COOKIE-CRUMBLE CRAVEN COTTAGERS COLLAPSE INTO COCA COLA CHAMPIONSHIP.
by Me, like who else.
CRAVEN COTTAGE (LONDON) - Fulham fans weep in anguish as their hometown club sinks into their inevitable fate of relegation. Many a time these hardcore supporters have frequented the famous Cottage, sparing neither their money to purchase Club merchandise, nor their throats. Screaming out for the players to hustle when behind, letting out shrill catcalls when opponents get a penalty in their favour; all this will be a rare sight once the new season begins next year.
Fulham's opponents on Matchday 1? Division One's seemingly permanant residents, Derby County.
Why? Many fans might look back to reflect on the past season; was the manager to blame for bad decisions? Were the players just not up to standard? Or was it just a shortcoming on their part to favour this part of London? Were Fulham meant to be up there with London rivals Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham?
Maybe not.
The Fulham team boasts many big names. In goal sits The Flying Finn Antti Niemi; an impregnable fortress defense between the sticks; acrobatic, agile and a fantastic distributer of the ball. In defense, USA defender Carlos Bocanegra has both experience, strength and a defensive mind; key attributes for a defender. The midfield hails names such as Jimmy Bullard, Niclas Jensen and even Papa Bouba Diop, who, if one can recall, score the only goal on opening night of the World Cup in the Senegal-France match.
With all these big names, how can a club go wrong? Chelsea are high and flying with 2 successive Premiership trophies in the cabinet, and Manchester United currently is putting up an equally strong showing.
However, one little hitch in the "big-name" theory is the language barrier theory.
Yes, the players all speak one language; football. But isn't it amazing how people speaking the same language misunderstand each other? A person in America with an ear for only precise English can have no idea what a Singaporean is saying, for instance (no offense to either Countries). This is because the "English" we have here is not identical! Similarly, "football" as a common language is not any reason for perfection.
Take the ManU-Fulham match. Ian Pearce messed up his communitcation with Niemi in goal, and the ball sailed right through his own net. Many a time, Fulham messed up in communication aspects. Simply because, the star-studded side all come from different parts of the huge spinning globe of ours!
Niemi is from Finland, Bocanegra is from the USA, Bouba Diop is from Senegal, Christianval is from France, just to name a few. Mixing and matching players with talent doesnt assure an instant gel-together of the individuals, and this seems to be the Fulham exco's POV looking at the current situation and his transfers.
Another point for concern is their lack of instinct in front. Collins John has been unreliable and inconsistent, Heinar Helguson seems to be closed down by defenders too quickly, and with no other option up front, no goals seem to come in. Jimmy Bullard has been working his socks off to get the goals especially against Sheffield Utd, but in the event of an injury? Who will take over? Jensen, Pembridge, Rosenior, Brown; none of them can replace Bullard.
Over-reliance is a bad thing.
And what about the rojak defense made up of an Irishman, an Englishman, an American and a Frenchman seems to be as tight as the Titanic's bottom. Many holes needed to be plugged desperatly from Fulham sinking into Division1, and with the closure of the transfer market, fans can only sit back and hope.
Chris Coleman better get packing, cos fans go after manager's heads once relegation comes a knocking. Also, he better get an ironing board ready at his new club because fans would be dying to give him a chily farewell.
His suit is cold.
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walao dam tiring zzzzzzz
2:08:00 PM
IM BACKK
wheeee.
im back im back im backkkk
1 week without access to any computer is almost pure torture lol.
my old fujitsu e-series laptop has been shipped off to the 老人院 hehehe. apparently the "L", "K", ";", ",", "F1", "F6" AND "F7" keys were all jammed!! argh! at least some very good consolation is that im getting this really ownage computer, 1GB RAM WOOT wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
ok anyway, kernchoong is a little incredulous at my EPL predictions but heres why the teams are where they are.
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Wigan:
I predict: 17th.
Heres a short rundown of the Wigan 1st team as far as my memory goes:
(4-4-2)
Chris Kirkland, Arjan De Zeeuw, Fitz Hall, Emerson Boyce, Paul Scharner, Denny Landzaat, Luis Valencia, Andreas Johansson, Sveltoslav Todorov, Henri Camara.
hehehe lets try my hand at Paul's ultimate fantasy, sports journalism..
Presenting:
WIGAN IN FOR A WOEFUL EPL CAMPAIGN
by like.. me who else could write such crap?
Last years goal haul and massive premership campaign came due to a equally massive goal haul between left back Pascal Chimbonda, midfielder Jimmy Bullard and strikers Jason Roberts and Henri Camara. The quad has since seperated, with Chimbonda, the attack-minded defender leaving for Tottenham, Midfield beast Bullard leaving for Fulham and Jason Roberts leaving for bitter rivals Blackburn. Also a cause for concern is Henri Camara, who failed to find his form ever since returning from the African Cup of Nations midway thru the 05-06 season.
Paul Jewell has brought in gifted ex-Portsmouth upfront terror Svetoslav Todorov, and unknown striker Dave Cotterhill, but neither have been very effective in the first few matches of the season. In fact, Wigan have only picked up 3 points out of 3 matches so far, recently only edging out a plucky Reading; a team with neither top class players, nor a very charismatic Manager in Steve Coppell. A narrow scoreline of 1-0 was not a reflection of Hahnemann's heroics in goal, but the lack of finish in front of it by the waning strikeforce of the Latics.
No goals means no go in the EPL, and wins only against the teams at Davy Jones locker of the EPL means a lack of precious points; points that can and will steer the Latics out of the relegation depths of the dangerous ocean of Coke.
Nobody wishes to be exiled from the prestegious EPL to the wilderness of the English Coca Cola Championship, and that is where Wigan seems to be headed.
Their only saving grace is the creativity and vision of long serving Lee McCulloch, Experienced fullback Arjan de Zeeuw, and the equally commendable Chris Kirkland who has come back from injury which has hindered him at both Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion, his two former clubs.
Wigan will finish 17th, just above the relegation zone, after a very roller-coasterlike season with many bad results and a very spirited charge out of the drop zone at the dying moments of the season.
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bleah.
2.9.06
9:54:00 PM
emulating undead mushrooms
woot.
ive taken a leaf from the undead mushrooms in ant tunnel.
ive just made this blog UNDEAD.
kk im being lame again.
some vital statistics:
# this is the 112nd post!
# it has been 9 days since ive last posted!
# my new template is NOWHERE NEAR COMPLETION.
yay me.
lol.
anyway.
lol ive just increased my mp3 count to like.. wait lemme check.. aiyah 90something or 100something. hmm.
lol. ive been deleting tracks that are poor quality (hehehehe where am i getting my music hmm?) or those that i hardly listen to.. some casualties include some simple plan songs that my little p4 sister induges herself with =) hehe evil..
christina aguilera's latest album is nice contrary to what ppl think. esp aint no other man, the "main attraction". hahaha mebbe i shud link it here so ppl can illegally download now! =P
anw.
i have alot alot of things to complain about the school's utterly poor facilities.
# BLEAH DINING HALL FOOD MAKES ME WANT TO PUKE. especially the (most probably) genetically modified yellow clayey soil which is then compressed to resemble rice. eww.
# ASTROTURF IS LIKE A DRY DRY DESERT. see the effects of deforestation? after they blocked off the field, there was no mroe water from transipration hence causing the astro to go dry. I think they should plant some cacti. Ok, if i can dive on the astro and get a big knee injury theres something problematic somewhere. =.=
# eh. harlo. can install some fans in the atrium anot? GROWING BOYS NEED FRESH AIR.
lol and more just that it isnt politically correct to say that xD
ok find im bored.
lets make this a long long post to make up for lost time.
ohya.
time for my great great soccer predictionsssssss =)
EPL:
1st: Chelsea
2nd: Man Utd
3rd: Tottenham
4th: Liverpool
...
17th: Wigan (whew)
18th: Fulham
19th: Watford
20th: Sheffield United
DIV 1
1st: SOUTHAMPTON. (auto promotion. pleasepleaseplase)
2nd: Sunderland (promoted)
3rd: Wolverhampton Wanderers
4th: Ipswich
5th: Leeds Utd (promoted)
whee.
