My EPL Prediction... And Balls To Carrick

_ Here is my unbias prediction for the English Premier League 2006/2007.

Teams that will be in the top 5:

Arsenal
Chelsea
Liverpool
Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur

_ These teams will still be in the top 5 due to their spending powers, players purchased and progressive methods of running their clubs. They also have excellent scouting networks and youth systems which enable them maintain a high level of consistency.

_ Teams that will be in the 6-10 range:

Blackburn Rovers
Everton
Fulham
Newcastle United
West Ham United

_ These teams will do pretty well because they have strenghtened their squads and did not lose important players - except for Blackburn which lost Bellamy to Liverpool. All clubs, except for Newcastle, have very promising managers.

_ Newcastle is here just because they have the spending power of top 5 but lack the people to run the fishbowl club.

Teams that will be in the 11-15 range:

Bolton Wanderers
Manchester City
Portsmouth
Reading
Wigan Athletics

_ These teams are here because they either have lost important players or they have lousy manager. Reading may become a surprise package like West Ham last season.

_ Teams that will be most likely relegated:

Aston Villa
Charlton Athletics
Middlesborough
Sheffield United
Watford

_ Aging players, inexperienced managers and instability will hurt these clubs. Bad. Most in danger will be Aston Villa and Charlton. Aston Villa inability to buy players and bad management are their downfall. Charlton's squad is very weak and a new manager whose record speaks for itself.

_ So, that's how my unbias prediction goes. My bias prediction will see Tottenham go second behind Chelsea with Liverpool and Arsenal coming in at third and fourth respectively. Newcastle, Bolton and Portsmouth will be relegated in that same bias prediction. Bwahhahahah!

_ And regarding Michael Carrick, here is an article that says it all for me.

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Rage Against The Machine

_ Gramophone at Scotts is having a moving out sale. Albums going as low as $1.00. Actually, only one album was going for $1.00. Wu Bai and the China Blue.

_ I bought 2 wonderful Rage Against The Machine albums, one Led Zepplin and one Eason Chan.

_ More on RATM later.

Masuk Come Down To Millenium Walk

_ I will be manning a peranakan food store at Millenium Walk over the weekend for Flavours N Spices from 11am to 9pm.

_ The food is bagus! Fan-tas-tic! There will be nonya kuehs, mee siam and the Penang laksa. Aiyo! I only had the chance to savour the kuehs while only can listen to people raving about the laksa and the mee siam.

_ Come down and try it out yourself lah kawan. The nonya kueh sells fast! Masuk lah! So come early lah. Kamsiah!

Fart: 8 Days? There Are Only 7 Days In A Week Jackass!

Blood censored to achieve a PG rating.

_ When I was still in adolescence, 8Days the magazine was my Mother Superior of entertainment news. I read through it religiously. Cut out the pictures I want. Stick it on my walls and/or ring folders. File it on my shelf according to release date.

_ Then, I stopped.

_ Although, I admit it was never entirely. I did, within the last ten or more years, bought a few copies still - I am sure it was less than ten. However, I wasn't sure why I stopped enjoying 8Days until I bought one yesterday.

_ Please-put-a-fist-through-me Faces. There are too many Please-put-a-fist-through-me Faces in the pages these days. Too many.

_ Examples? Hmmm...? Let's see: The entire Singapore Idols? Especially, the Twohill guy. He has a Please-Please-Puhlease-put-a-boot-through-me Face. A few pages later, this Hsu Chun-Mei got herself a whole page dedicated to her. I mean she has a fist put through her face literally. Yet, understandably, I am unable to sympathise her.

_ Now that I got the Borders discount coupons I wanted, I am just going to quickly pass it along to someone else.

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Entry style inspired by Maddox. Finally, he UPDATED!

Movie Quote: Jerry Maguire

Maguire: Towel?
Tidwell: No, I air-dry.

Man In A Chicken Suit

_ A man doing direct marketing in a chicken suit was suffering from abuse by the public, so he decided to fight back.

[Link]

_ Why would he get abused? Maybe it is because of these Family Guy episodes!

This One Is For Myself

2001 and beyond..!

_ Every now and then, I like to look back at my life and see how I am holding so far. And when a question like... say... how long does it take to get over someone? gets thrown into your face, you kinda think: It is that time again.

_ The answer I gave was six mths which was a psycho-reflex action. The actual fact is I don't know. It has been over two years and I haven't got over that someone.

_ I have never seen anyone with that much positivity in my life. I have learnt so much from her in a very short space of time. Although, we went out for a few dates, we were never together. I had way too much pride then.

_ My experience with her has brought forth a new perspective in life for me. A need to look at my past and to understand how it has formed me. It sure hell wasn't pretty. It sure hell wasn't exciting. It sure hell felt that I haven't lived at all.

_ However, I have come to terms with my past. I looked through it and still managed to learn from it. I have also come to terms with life. I don't question what life has to throw at me anymore. I embrace it. I embrace the changes and the challenges.

_ My greatest aim in life is to be able to have nothing and still be happy. Very much like a man living under the bridge and spents his days laughing at everything. That is the greatest aim.

_ Now that I have truly answered the question, I can see I am holding out just fine. The reason I haven't got over her is because I think there are still lessons to be learnt from the experience and to remember who I was before.

It's Tough Being Me Final

_ I am mostly a happy person and will always be no matter what is gonna happen. I have not been living a life without experiencing or learning. Therefore, I know exactly what's the score.

_ I take any other emotions as a part of life, as aquaintances, and I know they will come and go. Regrets are the only enemies. So, I try to do whatever I want to do. The only thing I don't want to do is to hurt anyone.

_ So, I think it is tough to be people like me. Yes, I am not silly to think I am so unique. I try to tell people that they can be like me. But, you can only be me when you see through the eyes of the people like me and that's almost impossible. Likewise, it is hard to put myself in others' shoes.

_ I am Jack's relieved bladder.

_ I am Jack's lovin' it spleen.

_ This is to all my friends who are feeling a little down lately. And to paraphrase Steven Tyler of Aerosmith from their song Amazing: The light at the end of the tunnel... IS you.

_ Ah. The day, as always, is beautiful and, baby, I am going to have a cuppa o' java. A nice cuppa o' java.

Leisure Run Club

_ Here is a short list of incidents during my fourth ICT:

01>> Leisure Run Club
A Club formed by Me (President), Kang Xu (Vice President) and James (Treasurer). Rule #5 of Leisure Run Club: Friday is a No Sweat Day.

02>> Sin Chiow Donald Chua
After two years of MIA, we welcome back Donald, reverted him back to sin chiow(newbie) status and dua him to become S3 signaller.

03>> Choo Got Punk'd
A prank that was one year in the making. Yes, Sergeant Choo!

04>> Choo And Sugu
A wonderful romance blossomed between our ITI Signal Trainer and our Samuel Choo.

05>> Late Night Sex Talk
From Lorong 1 to the Lorong 40. Anyone interested, please contact our tour specialist Liao Lang (aka Yogery)

06>> Me And My Disposable Underwear
'Nuff said.

07>> Mahjong
'Nuff said too.

08>> James The Kleptomaniac
What we need, we get. Thanks to James.

Ichibutt Returns

_ I have returned to civilisation after 5 days of Mahjo... I mean In Camp Training. I must say it was an enriching experience.

Ichibutt Does Tanjong Gul Camp

_ Don't cry. I will be back in five days. I promise.

_ oh, like anyone cares.

_ Anyone?

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_ Ah, but before I leave, I will leave with a link to a movie trailer for the movie The Science Of Sleep. Directed by Michel Gondry and starring Gael Garcia Bernal.

_ Michel Gondry seems to have a thing with dreaming/sleeping. I love Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, his Radiohead music video, Knives out, his Lego music video with The White Stripes and Bjork's Bachelorette.

_ Gael Garcia Bernal is the new Pacino. He was fantastic in The Motorcycles Diaries.

_ Please go watch the trailer!

[Link]

It's Tough Being Me Again

_ Sometimes, I just want to be close and take it slow. You know, just chill. I find that going through processes are fun. The ride is the real thing.

_ But it is tough when I already know what I want. Fast forward damn it!

_ Idealistic nut.

_ Impatient douche bag.

_ Ah. But then again it's late and it's the secret wasabi in the sushi talking, baby. The fucking secret wasabi in the sushi.

The Eraser By Thom Yorke

_ A new album, called The Eraser, is out from Radiohead minus everyone except Thom Yorke. Here's Thom performing one of the songs from the album, The Clock:

It's Tough Being Me

_ It really is.

_ I love myself too much to sacrifice for others. I want that moment where I can gather the strength to put others before me. However, I know I won't want to lose face.

_ Chicken shit.

_ Self-conflicting shit.

_ It's late and it's the half a shot of the vodka speaking, baby. Half a fucking shot of the vodka.

What Happened To The Dog?

_ Being one of the first Singaporeans (Thx Glenn!) to watch Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - easily the best blockbuster of 2006, I am going to let you in on something. Stay on to finish the credits if you want to know what happened to the dog!

_ Okay lah. It's no big deal. It's just a 2 second scene. But, I still am not gonna tell what happened! End of entry.

Want Unwanteds

_ If you have nice unwanted magazines, such as Wallpaper*, or nice coffee table books to throw away, please contact me first. Thanks.

I Should Stop Mahjong Or Start Winning

_ I am not doing well at mahjong. It isn't much of a problem when I still had a regular paycheck. Also, I can't expect the guys to be playing ten cent/twenty cent all the time. Stakes have to be raised to make it more interesting.

_ Here is the deal. I like the game and it allow me to meet my friends on a weekly basis which is great. So those are solid reasons to continue playing. But, beside not winning any money, I am losing them through cab fares and the titbits that we buy for the session. That is not good.

_ So it's time to find another activity which allow me and buddies to meet regularly or start WINNING!

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Update: HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH... I fucking lose again!!! Stupid Chiok and Seah Mu Lan

Grandmas

_ Old pal Kiefty's Grandma just passed away a few days ago.

_ My Grandma just got admitted to the hospital yesterday.

_ It is not a good time for grandmas.

Singapore Not First

_ And that is a good thing. We came in second last for frequency of sex. Just behind Japan, the least sexually active country in the world.



[Link] Via Tokyo Times

Bridgestone Tires = Less Dead Heartbroken Dogs

_ That bitch said she loved me!

_ Ah. Commercials like that, only in Thailand.

Disoriented

_ This piece sums up my time in school for the last two weeks. I was listening to Nelly Furtado's and Keane's new album, Loose and Under The Iron Sea respectively, while putting it together with my X-acto knife and adhesive.

Lost

_ There are moments when me and me mobile phone separate ways due to unforseeable circumstances. When this kind of misfortune befalls on us, I am the one who is lost and not the mobile phone.

_ You see, the above situation is what I would consider an emergency and me mobile phone is the one with all my emergency numbers. I couldn't even call home. That's how lost I am.

_ Okay, my failure to memorise my home number is my own downfall BUT...! Waitaminute, I don't really have any excuse for that. How can one not even remember their home number. Oh well, maybe I get a tattoo of my home number next time.