Back Down to Earth

Aha take that Hull! MOTM Frank and co absolutely blew them away at the KC Stadium yesterday with an impressive 3-0 victory. Frank chipped the ball past Myhill to open the scoring in the 3rd minute while Anelka and Joe Cole added the second and third to bring Hull crashing back to Earth in a cruel reality check. However, the horrible Reds are still top after beating Pompey 1-0. C-Ron scored a brace against the Hammers while Stoke beat Sunderland 1-0 after Fuller headed in another of Delap's outrageously long throw-ins. Goes to show you need Craig Gordon huh Mr. Keane? But the match of the week was undoubtedly the North London derby which saw Aaron Lennon score at the death to draw 4-4 at the Emirates, and continuing a remarkable revival under Harry Redknapp. Can't wait to see it!

Developments

Ahh....and so was written another twist to the circus that was Tottenham Hotspurs. Manager Juande Ramos was sacked on the eve of the game (interestingly, exactly one year later after Jol was unfairly dismissed...karmic ain't it!) against Bolton and guess who came in? Well, of all people, 'ole Harry Redknapp of Pompey! Well well well. An ole Harry here took 24 hours to do what Ramos failed to do in 3 months: win a league game. Tottenham beat Bolton 2-0 at WHL, their first league win in about 3 months, which still leaves them bottom of the table on 5 points but it was nonetheless, a very much needed morale-boosting 3 points. I haven't watched the game (and I doubt I will) but reports say the team played like a new 11, with Luka Modric looking like a new signing. But the real acid test comes tomorrow at the Emirates against Asenal. Can Mr Redknapp engrave his name in the hearts of the WHL faithful forever by emerging with all 3 points? We await and see. But then again, perhaps it's not so surprising that he left Portsmouth. They're up for sale, have no money for transfers, reportedly almost bankrupt and may have to sell some of their big name players like Crouchie and Defoe to raise in enough cash just to keep the club afloat. Redknapp definitely wouldn't want to embroiled in this sort of financial turmoil within the club, and since Damien Commoli has also been cleared out, why not? Wish 'ole triple chin all the best!

But wait...just read that he may cash in and sell Bale to those vultures United and Liverpool come January. 10 million pounds is a 'double-your-money' offer for him and reports say Harry just might be tempted to sell him, seeing as he's been so injury-prone lately and just might decide to rake in a good profit on him. Do that Harry and I swear I'm gonna hate you for life...sell him to our worst enemies? Never! United and Liverpool have already stolen Keane and Dimitar, what more do they want? Bale as well? Jeez. But cheers, he's returning for the North London derby tomorrow! I thought he was suspended for 3 games after seeing red at the Brittania last week.

Went to Sunway Lagoon with my family yesterday. Dullsville seriously. But then again, I was bribed with the possibility of getting a new camera, a Canon camera of the IXUS series worth about RM 1250. Or at the very least, RM 899. How could I refuse?

Ate O'Briens with Fei Ni and Lucinda today. The sandwiches there are crazily expensive but we had loads of 'buy 1 free 1' vouchers so it was reasonable...but even then that measly wrappo I ordered cost a shocking RM 15.50!! I had the 4c wrappo: Chicken, Chicken Crisp and Cheddar hot wrappo which comes with red peppers and capsicums while Fei Ni had the Chicken Cranberry which came with cucumber and lettuce eew. Luckily I didn't order that. Hope we can go there again before the vouchers expire next week...

Tomorrow:-

Arsenal vs Spurs
Chelsea vs Hull
Man Utd vs West Ham
Sunderland vs Stoke

Predictions:-
My Blues to bounce back, Roy's boys, Devils and Gooners to all win big.

Defeated

And so the day came when our proud record at Stamford Bridge was destroyed by f****** Liverpool. Xabi Alonso's 10th minute strike which took a deflection of Bosingwa was enough to wreck our record run of 86 unbeaten Premier League matches. We fought back, but it was not enough. The stinking Reds are now the new leaders of the table, and we're level on points with friggin HULL. Another team I despise. God. I never thought this day would come. Dissapointed? Any Chelsea supporter would be. Never mind. It's not as if this is a title deciding encounter. We haven't LOST the league yet, this is a...setback. And our run had to come to an end someday anyway. And I prefer going down nobly to the likes of Liverpool rather than getting creamed by Hull or something. Hope we can bounce back with the next game on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Thankfully, Sunderland won 2-1 with Kieran Richardson sealing the 3 points with a thunderous free-kick past Shay Given to make up for his dissapointment at the disallowed goal last week. And Fellaini totally rained on Roo's party, snatching a point of the Devils at Goodison after Utd had taken the lead. Roo got booked and substituted after infuriating fans by kissing the Utd badge on his shirt. He had hoped to mark a century of goals by scoring his 100th at Goodison, where he had first launched his career but no such luck. Better luck next time sucker. Bad luck is Craig twisted his ankle in training on Friday..no news when he'll be back. Got a shock when I saw Fulop in the tunnel before kick-off!

And today I drove! Mr. Chua taught me the three-pointer (not very good at it though) and after about three times, I drove home! With his guidance of course. But I must say it was really traumatic..I was totally not ready. My heart was pounding, and I refused to go faster than 40 km/j. Got honked once but no matter.

Weekend

My dad went to Petaling Street and bought a bouquet of flowers as an extremely belated birthday present last week. Since it was my first bouquet, they insisted on taking pics LOL.

Yay on Sunday I'm going to start my first driving lesson! Hope I don't screw up xD

Champions League Results:-
Man Utd 3 Celtic 0
Chelsea 1 Roma 0
Arsenal 5 Fenerbache 2
Liverpool 1 Atletico Madrid 1
Juventus 2 Real Madrid 1
Barcelona 5 Basel 0

Tomorrow there's supposed to be SASA training...but I'm really fed up of all these workshops and meetings and stuff which frankly are a waste of time. I attended the last 2 SASA meetings and it was quite useless. The last one which was supposed to be from 2-4 was actually from 2.30-3 pm and they didn't even take attendance, sheesh! They say they're going to take disciplinary action...but they can't revoke the scholarship! They're under contract not to..I think.

Tomorrow:-

Liverpool vs Chelsea
Sunderland vs Newcastle
Arsenal vs West Ham
Man Utd vs Everton

Predictions:-

Blues to nick it by a goal, Gunners and Devils to triumph. Sunderland to either draw or win.

Oh and happy 18th birthday Hui Fen :)

Crush by David Archuleta

I hung up the phone tonight
Something happened for the first time
Deep inside it was a rush, what a rush
Cause the possibility
That you would ever feel the same way
About me
It's just too much, just too much

Why do I keep running from the truth
All I ever think about is you
You got me hypnotized, so mesmerized
And I just got to know

Chorus:-
Do you ever think
When you're all alone
All that we can be
Where this thing could go
Am I crazy or falling in love
Is it real or just another crush
Do you catch your breath
When I look at you
Are you holding back
Like the way I do
Cause I'm trying, trying to walk away
But I know this crush aint going away, going away

Has it ever crossed your mind
When were hangin, spending time girl
Are we just friends
Is there more, is there more

See it's a chance we've gotta take
Cause I believe that we can make this into
Something that will last, last forever
And ever

Chorus:-
Do you ever think
When you're all alone
All that we can be
Where this thing can go
Am I crazy or falling in love
Is it real or just another crush
Do you catch your breath
When I look at you
Are you holding back
Like the way I do
Cause I'm trying, trying to walk away
But I know this crush aint going away, going away

Why do I keep running from the truth
All I ever think about is you
You got me hypnotized, so mesmerized
And I just got to know Do you ever think

Chorus:-
When you're all alone
All that we can be
Where this thing can go
Am I crazy or falling in love
Is it real or just another crush
Do you catch your breath
When I look at you
Are you holding back
Like the way I do
Cause I'm trying, trying to walk away
But I know this crush aint going away
This crush aint going away
Going away
Going away
Going away
Going away
Going away

In Between

My com crashed, just when I needed it most. And within a month of repair! Curses. All my files are lost, and I have to install the bloody camera and printer drivers AGAIN. Not to mention my Windows Live Messenger and stuff. I couldn't open my email inbox on Sunday so my A-Voice assignments were all late, and this person here was frantically finishing them 2 hours ago. Thank God for college coms! And praise the Lord the assignments were finished in a record 2 hours :) And thank God for thumbdrives. For one horrible moment I thought it was infected because a security warning popped up and it couldn't function when I used the Level 9 coms, but it thankfully it worked fine in the library. And to heap insult to misery, I was drenched through today walking to Accounts class from Wisma HELP to KPD E because I forgot to repack the umbrella sigh.

Spurs suck. Seriously. Losing to the likes of Stoke, they deserve to be classified with the likes of those kind of sides. My fav player Gareth Bale got sent off for a clumsy foul, and gave away a penalty in the bargain!!! That means he will miss the North London derby next week, sigh. Two red cards (Michael Dawson also saw red), 2 penalties given away (Fuller was unlucky to hit the crossbars at opposite ends, the rebound was fired by Delap high over the top), wayward free-kicks by Jermaine Jenas, a shambolic defence and Vedran Corluka knocked unconscious after a clash with Gomes summed up a miserable afternoon for the North London outfit, who were hustled by an extremely physical Stoke team hell-bent on getting the three points. But Stoke too had their share of bad luck when Hutton's boot grazed keeper Sorensen, who left the pitch with a bloody head.

And more bad news. It appears old *Red-Nose* wants to bring the very versatile Bale to Old Trafford to strengthen his left side of defense. Despite signing a new contract at WHL 2 months ago, SAF has sent Old Trafford scouts to monitor Bale. SAF missed out on the Welsh wing-back last year as Bale rejected a move to United in favour of first team football at Spurs. Stupid Devils. You already have Berbatov, leave Bale alone! Since Liverpool and Utd are now in a race to sign him, maybe the Blues should join in. I would have no complaints if he joins us...XD. Though the idea of Bale in blue...hmmm....

Oh, and Frankie was among the 30 footballers shortlisted for this year's Ballon d'Or award, joining the Chelsea duo of Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba. Of course, C-Ron will probably win it but who cares...

Champions League:-
Man Utd vs Celtic
Chelsea vs Roma

Way Back Into Love sung by Hugh Grant and Haley Bennet. OST from Music and Lyrics.

Girl:-
I've been living with a shadow overhead
I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I've been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past I just can't seem to move on.

Guy:-
I've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need them again someday
I've been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind.

Chorus:-
All I wanna do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
Whoa oh oh

Girl:-
I've been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I've been searching but I just dont see the signs
I know that it's out there
There's gotta be something for my soul somewhere.

Guy:-
I've been looking for someone to shed some light
Not somebody just to get me through the night
I could use some direction
And I'm open to your suggestions.

Chorus:-
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it true without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I'm hoping you'll be there for me in the end.

Girl:-
There are moments when I don't know if it's real
Or if anybody feels the way
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation.

Chorus:-
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it true without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to you
I'm hoping you'll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I'll be there for you in the end.

Utter Demolition

Frankie tussling with two defenders (looks like Grounds and Taylor) during Chelsea's match at the Riverside

What a great display. I thoroughly enjoyed what turned out to be an exhibition match by my beloved Blues (and Frankie!) at the Riverside where Boro were trounced 5-0, Kalou scoring a brace and Lamps a diving header which was Chelsea's fourth while Juliano Belleti scored an absolute cracker from 25 yards out into Ross Turnbull's (who sucked big time) top corner. Top notch. Turnbull was also embarassed later when he failed to collect an Anelka shot which rebounded off his right post and which was turned in neatly by Florent Malouda. After an interesting first-half utterly dominated by Chelsea, Boro started the 2nd half in determined fashion and were starting to find their feet a little. Just as they began taking the game to Chelsea, up pops Belleti with that wonder goal which totally changed the sentiment of the game. Forced to come out and attack, gaps began to open in the already porous Boro defense and the results were 3 goals in quick succession within 20 minutes. Game over by 67' minutes but Chelsea never let up, instead turning on the firepower to maybe score a 6th but Anelka's shot was ruled offside. No matter, we won and Stuart Downing and co were humilated big time. Andy Gray commented that it wasn't that Boro played badly but Chelsea were so good that it made them look bad. True, true. And with an almost reserve team with 7 first teamers missing, including Ballack, Carvalho, Cech and Ashley Cole. Scolari even had the luxury of giving the newly returned Deco and young Scott Sinclair some pitch time at Teeside.

Elsewhere, Liverpool came from behind to win 3-2 against Wigan at Anfield with Dirk Kuyt their saviour again, reminiscent of their come-from-behind win at Man City a fortnight ago. Sunderland were left to rue a controversial refereeing decision which cost them three points at Craven Cottage while Bolton, Portsmouth, Villa and Rovers all played to goalless stalemates. Arsenal also overcame a jittery start to defeat Everton 3-1 at the Emirates.

Tomorrow:-

Stoke City vs Spurs

Hull City vs West Ham

Prediction: West Ham and Spurs finally to win.

PS Treasure Hunt cancelled. Goody, just in time with mocks coming up.

I had a freak accident today. I woke up in the morning to find a thread attached to my earring, and I didn't realise it at first until I realised that the intense pain from my ear was due to that stupid cushion dangling by a thread from my earlobe! I had to hop all the way outside with the huge cushion hanging from my ear and as I opened my mouth to shout for help, the thread unhooked itself. Then I realised the stud was lost. Never mind, but then to make matters worse, after I came out from the toilet and looked in the bathroom mirror, my earring fell out. Jeez! I guessed it had probably fell into the toilet bowl! Luckily my mum had a spare sapphire stud which we used to prevent the hole from closing.

Then I went for my amali session at SDC. After a 3 hour lecture, I finally got behind the wheel. I was really nervous at first and the horrible instructor kept on calling me Ah Moi and was kinda insulting and impatient. Lol. But I eventually got the hang of it and my steering control improved. Kinda fun to be cruising along slowly around the circuit up and down the slope in the little Kancil! Even if I can't remember when to let go and press the clutch and brake and stuff like that. Hopefully I'll learn.

Oh, and the stud and earring were found after all, praise the Lord.

Random Quizzes

Thanks to the EU's major $1 trillion bank bailout plans, investor confidence returned with a vengeance as stock markets all around the world surged to record highs. The Dow leaped 936 points, London's FTSE 100 went up 164 and Nikkei 225 up 1171. Superb. However, the mood of investors remained one of caution amid bullishness.

What Su-Wen Means

S is for Serene U is for Unreal - is for W is for Worldly E is for Enjoyable N is for Neat

What Does Your Name Mean?

What Your Soul Really Looks Like

You are a warm hearted and open minded person. It's easy for you to forgive and forget. You are a grounded person, but you also leave room for imagination and dreams. You feet may be on the ground, but you're head is in the clouds. You believe that people see you as larger than life and important. While this is true, they also think you're a bit full of yourself. Your near future is all about change, but in very small steps. The end of the journey looks far, but it's much closer than you realize. For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust.

Inside the Room of Your Soul

Of Scandals and Outrages

Republican nominees John McCain and Sarah Palin

Scandal: Sarah Palin, Republican Vice-President Nominee Abuses Power

When John McCain named the little known Alaskan governor as his running mate, millions around the worlds were stunned into temporary speechlessness. Prior to being Alaskan governor, Palin had only been some small-time *moose-hunting hockey playing* mayor and had virtually no experience in foreign diplomatic issues and national security. Nonetheless, McCain's risky move looked to have been a masterstroke. Palin's election as a VP candidate sparked a revival for the Republican camp by injecting some life and energy into what had looked like and dead or dying campaign for McCain, triggered massive donations for the Republicans and help boost McCain's ratings on public opinion polls and narrowing the gaps (in some cases, even pulling away) in some swing states where McCain had been trailing badly to Obama. In short, the *pitbull in lipstick* had been McCain's ace up his sleeve in wrecking what had looked like Obama's unassailable rush to the White House and derailing (albeit temporarily) his plans by choosing a very unlikely candidate as his running mate. Palin charmed her way through interviews, diverting attention from the obvious flaw that she had little knowledge on national security and diplomatic affairs as aforementioned, and won over many white previously Democratic women into siding with the Republican camp. As one woman put it, simply because "she's a woman." McCain's obvious intention in selecting Palin had been to woo Hilary Clinton's supporters; those who resented Obama for winning the Democrat nomination by giving them what they wanted: A woman for president. Or more accurately, vice-president. Everywhere she went, the adoring crowd chanted, "Sa-rah! Sa-rah! Sa-rah!". McCain had to contend with the ignominy of hordes of people leaving whenever he got up to make a speech (after Palin had made hers) and TV commercials being played after she wrapped up her speech. Sarah Palin had become a nationwide phenomenon, outshining the Republican nominee himself.

Fast forward 3 weeks later and the once beloved (well, at any rate less beloved now) Palin finds herself staring at accusations of abuse of power and breach of state ethics. The Branchflower Report released by the Alaskan Legislative Council states that Palin and her husband, Todd Palin greatly pressured Walt Monegan, Public Safety Commissions Officer into firing Trooper Mike Wooten; whom they apparently harboured a grudge against since his acrimonious divorce from Mrs. Palin's sister. When Monegan refused, he instead was given the axe. Besides that, it has also been claimed that Todd Palin was allowed to attend board meetings with his wife despite not actually holding a post in office, and Sarah Palin allowed her husband to have a room in her office and actually use office resources.

Dear oh dear. Because of this scandal, McCain and Palin's ratings in opinion polls have dropped vastly and yesterday, it was reported that Obama had opened up a double-digit lead (11%) in the nationwide polls. Others have come forward and criticised Palin's Alaskan adminstration as "amateurish". What looked to have been a brilliant move seems to have backfired as as of this moment, Palin looks more like a liability to the party rather than a "reliability".

Outrage: Shah Rukh Khan awarded Datukship

Come on, any sane Malaysian can tell you this is plain ridiculous. Bollywood hearthrob Shah Rukh Khan is awarded a Datukship for what? Because he shot a few movie scenes in Malacca? Some Malaccan Datuk or minister claimed it was a publicity move to promote Malacca. Yer right. As Penang CM Lim Guan Eng said, "Then Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones should also be given Datukship for shooting part of their movie Escape in the Twin Towers." Absolutely. And it was plain to see that many Malaysians were very disgruntled and disapproving of the move. SMSes sent in to the Star said, "I doubt he even knows how to find Malacca on the map" and "Like that Jackie Chan should also be given a Datukship, he has done more for Malaysia than SRK". The general notion was also that local artists were more deserving of the award. The horrible irony was that the two local artists who were nominated only received the Darjah Pangkat Mulia which does not carry any title. Go figure.

WCQ Results:-

England 5 Kazakhstan 1

Wales 2 Liechenstein 0

Scotland 0 Norway 0

Italy 0 Bulgaria 0

France 2 Romania 2

Holland 2 Iceland 0

Spain 3 Estonia 0

Croatia 0 Ukraine 0

Poland 2 Czech Republic 1

Alarm bells should start ringing for France, they were very poor against Romania who deserved to get all three points but were denied by a superb French equaliser.

Wednesday:-

England vs Belarus

Germany vs Wales

Holland vs Norway

Portugal vs Albania

Italy vs Serbia

Love is blind, it knows not sight

Knows not what's wrong or what is right

Eyes see what your heart hath behold

And listens not what others told.

The Week that Was

Oh and here are the two bookmarks I received for my birthday. The peach one from Fei Ni the white one from Cassie.

And the medal I received from my brother, modelled by *Small One*

The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made
Nine bean rows will I have there, a hive for the honey bee
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,

Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings

There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow

And evening full of the linnet's wings.

I will arise and go now, for always night and day,

I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore

While I stand on the roadway; or on the pavement grey
I hear it in the deep heart's core.

Okay forget that momentary distraction. I just feel very kindly towards this poem at this point in time.

It's been quite a busy week. On Wednesday (or was it Thursday?), Pak Lah announced that he would not be defending his post as UMNO President during the March elections next year. No surprises there, he had already come under a lot of pressure from the firing line from all sides calling for his early resignation. His successor, Datuk Seri Najib has since then received lots of support from the UMNO grassroots in relation to this earlier than planned transition plan. Meanwhile at the other camp, Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has set a new takeover plan which is said to be before the end of the year.

And yesterday, armageddon had come for financial markets all over the world. The news coming in just got scarier and scarier. The Dow Jones plunged approximately 527 points as a selling spree continued in all stock markets over the world. The Hang Seng, Nikkei, FTSE 100 all reported big drops while the Australia market crashed in it's biggest single day drop for like godzillion years. Back home, the KLCI dropped below the 1000 bench mark again but only lost about 3.8% as our market was not very exposed to the global credit crisis. Currently, the Aussie dollar is about 2.3 against the ringgit which led to my father cheering that maybe it would drop to as low as 2.1 or (dream on, 1.8) so that he can lock in some money in the form of Aussie shares so that by the time I go to the Land Down Under in about 2 years, the money would have appreciated in value and he would be able to give me some extra pocket money lol.

Tonight was my brother's birthday dinner (his four classmates came along) at the Palm Court Coffee House at Tropicana. Sorry to say it was dullsville and the food wasn't very good. Above are some random pictures taken because I was so bored.

Oh and I nearly forgot:-

This weekend WCQF 2010: Scotland vs Norway

England vs Kazakhstan

Wales vs Liechenstein

Before I forget: Tuesday we sat for our second Accounts test. Friggin hard!! T_T. The name Gill and Hameed seemed very familiar, it was as if I had seen the partnership question before! Turned out we had been doing May 2007, shock horror!

Wednesday: 43.5/68, highest in the class. 64%. I'm so *proud* lol. Totally screwed the theory part up.

Friday: After lab, me, Fei Ni, Carynn and Brian were walking up the slope towards Wisma HELP from KPD E when this girl in front of us dropped all her books. *Kind* souls that we were (:P), we all helped her pick up her stuff and she gave us a shy, *grateful* smile. A minute later, another girl came up to us and said:

"Hi, we're from the Bachelor of Psychology Department and we were conducting an experiment on human behaviour. Would you mind telling us why you helped that girl pick up her books?"

All of us: WHAT? We were SET UP??? *groans*

Me: Erm, we just helped her pick them up because her books fell down...?

Fei Ni (later): I wonder what they would have said if we hadn't helped her pick her books up.

Brian: Maybe they would have asked "Why DIDN'T you help her pick up her books..."

Out Of Jail

Fate is cruel. Really cruel.

I just finished watching Arsenal vs Sunderland live at the Stadium of Light minutes ago. And what a truly dramatic finish to the game! After a tense, tight affair for about 85 minutes, Roy Keane puts on Grant Leadbitter as a sub for Steed Malbranque. I was a little surprised, because I thought Keane would throw in Chopra to give the attack a little more bite since it was still scoreless. And seconds later, Leadbitter scores this fantastic goal into the top right corner! Wow. I swear the stadium almost exploded with the noise the home fans made. But then, stupid Craig Gordon completely misjudged van Persie's corner and Senor Fabregas kindly heads home from close range. What a shame. And with only 30 seconds left in injury time. Blasted keeper was having a shaky day. But the driving rain and howling winds probably didn't do him any favours. I totally thought the Mackems would hold on just a bit longer for a precious three points against the Gunners. I love the Gunners, but I alway support Sunderland when they're playing because of Craig Gordon. And the idiot spoiled everything! That late, late, late goal left a really sour taste in my mouth especially after that absolute screamer from Leadbitter. Idiot did not come out for any crosses, did not punch away any corners and utterly deserved to get a slaking from Keano for a performance that did not vindicate his 9 million pound price tag at all! It was a cruel blow, especially as Sunderland had been really well organized and really took the game to Arsenal and deserved to take all three points off them. But credit to Fabregas for "bailing them out of jail", again, as in so many other occasions, to quote the commentator.

He'd so better play well for Scotland during the international break next week to worm his way back into my affections lol.

Tonight: Man Utd vs Blackburn
Tottenham vs Hull City

Prediction: United to nick it by a goal or two. I'm gonna be brave and go for a Hull win against a Tottenham side that went through to the UEFA Cup group stages by the skin of their teeth by beating Wisla Krakow 3-2 on aggregate.

And yes, finally! The US Congress has passed the $700 bil bailout plan after initially rejecting it. As a result, the Dow plunged like what, 778 points? However, that obviously served as a wake-up call and the bill was passed and has been endorsed by George Bush. This plan is the biggest bailout plan by the government in US history since the Great Depression.

Post-Birthday Celebration

Post-birthday celebration at 1U with Pooh and Fei Ni today. Or more specifically, October 2, because I'm typing this post at midnight.

No pics, because as aforementioned, camera is probably languishing in a tomb with mummies or cruising down the river Nile at this very moment.

11.40 am: House phone rings. Ignore it, turn over and let lamb answer it.

11.42 am: Brother comes running into room and holds out phone.

Su-Wen (me): *groggily* Hello?

Carynn: Hello, Su-Wen? Still sleeping ar?

Me: *mumbles* Erm kinda la...I went to sleep at 2 something yesterday...

Carynn: Huh why? Anyway, you want to go out today right? Fei Ni and I messaged you but there was no reply. So I guessed you must still be sleeping....

Me: (thinks) Hmmm good guess.

12.40 pm: Carynn comes and picks me up. Poor girl got lost on the way though.

1.15 pm: We're rounding and rounding and rounding round the new wing and the worst part? Her fuel gauge is nearing 'E'! The red light is already on. I start to sweat. Curses happy shoppers who have no intention of leaving and vacating their parking spot.

1.20 pm: By a great stroke of luck, we find a parking spot on the rooftop at the old wing.

1.30 pm: Meet up with Fei Ni and try to book tickets for 'Eagle Eye'. Only 2nd, 3rd and 4th row left. Best seats are all reserved. Fei Ni looks at clock. At 1.40 pm, they will start selling the reserved seats because tickets have to be collected 45 minutes before the show starts. (2.00 pm). We scuttle back into queue. Btw, Fei Ni surprised me by giving me a cool MPH RM 20 voucher and another bookmark, which is the same brand as the one Cass gave me yesterday! Coincidence? :)

1.40 pm: We approach counter no. 2 at precisely 1.40 pm. But the horrible man refused to sell us tickets, saying the management does not allow reserved tickets to be sold at all! Wth? However, luckily after consulting with his colleague, he gives in and we happily got three middle seats 3 rows from the back! Am absolutely starving, so I buy a cup of corn and share the Ice Lemon tea combo with Pooh.

4.00 pm: Movie finishes. Plenty of thrills, chills and suspense. Personally, I thought the plot was quite ingenious eventhough I only began to fully understand it towards the end. Not too much great chemistry between Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan though.

4.10 pm: We head towards U-Parkson where Pooh is going to forge her mum's signature for the first time. Spot Joanne Chen and Keith Khoo together as well as Wendy and Michelle Tan in quick succesion. Pooh makes a big fuss after that because she apparently forgot a 't' in her signature.

4.15 pm: We go bargain hunting at Padini because Pooh is looking for a sleeveless black top she saw a few weeks ago. There were some great tops and bags there but I was kinda lazy to try them on eventhough they were 50% off. However, our efforts was fruitless as the top could not be found. It was probably sold already.

5.00 pm: Go PS 2 game hunting for my brother's birthday gift. After visiting two shops who both quoted me the same price, I went back to the first shop and bought one Premier League 08/09 and one FIFA International game. Hope he likes them.

5.30 pm: Pooh and I head back home.

5.50 pm: Stupid brother has already discovered the PS games! Jeez! All my trouble for nothing! But at least I don't have to wrap his present now.

Managed to compose a few more bars on my two new songs. With luck, they may be completed next week.

Must really start studying for Accounts test on Monday and read Econs. Am already totally lost in Unit 4.

17

Dream cake? :)

Finally. I thought the day would never come. I'm finally 17. Now, I can take my amali and L license. No more talking about "that day when I come of age la!"! I'm just like dying of envy because everyone at college has their license already and I'm always totally lost whenever they talk about driving and stuff.

However, it was a pretty sad and mundane affair.

As with almost all the previous birthdays for the last 5 years, I stayed at home. Unlike last year, thankfully without the urgent need to study for SPM.

But still kinda sad right?

With no birthday cake.

Or parents. Well, they're in Egypt. And they did wish me.

No friends. Well, Pooh and Fei Ni were supposed to take me out today but Fei Ni wasn't free.

But other than that, my handphone was obsessively busy today beeping with birthday messages!

And the irony? The people I most wanted to wish me did not wish me. I doubt they even remembered that it's my birthday today. I won't name names, it's not PC.

I won't hold it against them. After all, I don't expect them to remember my birthday. It's not mandatory.

But it kinda shows what kind of person you are. Well, maybe because I regard birthdays extremely highly and try to wish people if I can. To me, it represents a cardinal sin if you forget your good friend's birthday because what kind of friend are you? Shows that you don't think of them.

Only 10 more minutes to midnight. I better hurry if I want this post to be listed under 1st October.

Some random facts: 1st October is legally Children's Day in Singapore and El Salvador. It is also officially Hari Warga Tua in Malaysia. When I hit 50, I'm going to have a double celebration hehe.

But most importantly, thank you so much to the dozens of people who wished me today, you guys really made my day!

SMS: Wen An, Cassandra, Avinaash, Rui Zhen, Carynn, Brian, Jia Ern, Fei Ni, May Suen, Felicia, Ai Ling, Xin Wei; thank you all for taking the time out to remember me. And even Grace, all the way from London!

Facebook: Hun Yin, Wan Joo, Sen Yi, Cassandra, Avinaash, Sahil, Ru Jiun, Farahin, Chrystal, Brian, Pei Fang, Karmen, Saranya, Pik Yen, Andrew, Ai Rene, Vanitha, even Mr. Yap from CMD! Love you guys XD

Others: Avin and Joanne Gan (love the virtual birthday card, I'm so adding that app to my profile, could come in handy!)

And to my little brother lamb, for giving me two awesome presents and a cool birthday card! Thanks for being the only one at home to celebrate with me! And of course, special thanks to Cassie for your lovely pressies! Gosh that rhymed! The earrings and card are super cute, and you're an absolute godsend for giving me a bookmark just after I threw my old one away!

And a fantastic present from Kickette for posting a picture of a topless of Gareth Bale. A little obscene, but a post that was received extremely well.

Since camera is in Cairo now, pictures to come later!

Today I've turned seventeen
But presents are few and far between
And all my friends laugh and jest
Because I'm still not legal yet!

Bad verse, but the best I could come up with.

Toast to the new year ahead!

PS Villa, Chelsea and Utd won while Arsenal crashed to a shock defeat by Hull (*curses*).

Arsenal whipped Porto 4-0 in the Champo League however. More on that later.

And last but not least, since it is the first day, Selamat Hari Raya dan maaf zahir batin to all Muslims all round the world! Enjoy the feasting! :)