Well, if you have not heard about it, then you probably should because there is war in Manchester. For the first time, Sir Alex Ferguson acknowledged the strength in City, saying that this derby is even bigger than the ones against Liverpool. There has been so much change since the Arab transformed Manchester City by spending about a billion on transfers.
The battle is crucial in deciding the title....a battle of strength among the rich and the Champions...it's amazing to see how the Red Devils will stood up against Manchester City....Joe Hart as the strong and firm goalkeeper for City, with an amazing line up of defence lead by Kompany...and the creative midfield with Nasri, Silva...and the strength in the attacking force with big names such as Aguero...not forgetting the dramatic return of Tevez..
It's also a battle of wits between the Scots and the Italian...and in the boardroom, it will be interesting as the Arabs face the Americans....
One thing is certain: it is not just an ordinary game...it is a game that decides who is the regional and national champions....the English champions...
I'm going to support my favourite team....Manchester United!!
The other day I was thinking that maybe it is time to get a new laptop or maybe the ultrabook. I have been reading a lot of good reviews about these ultrabooks....at least these notebooks will be much more useful than buying the tablets. Tablets are cool but basically it's just for leisure...work purpose not too useful, at least when I was using the iPad 2, it felt more like a portable books and web browser to me.
Anyway, just when I was looking for a good ultrabook, I come across a lot of the latest details regarding Windows 8 and I think it is definitely worth the wait for the coming OS from Microsoft.
Anyway, just when I was looking for a good ultrabook, I come across a lot of the latest details regarding Windows 8 and I think it is definitely worth the wait for the coming OS from Microsoft.
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| Windows 8 will change the ultrabooks... |
It was unbelievable...down to 2 goals and 10 men initially, Chelsea clawed back into the game to draw against Barcelona and go through on aggregate...
A moment of madness from Terry seems to end the Blues' hope when he knocked down Alexis Sanchez...a straight red card and who can complaint except that Barcelona's players exaggerate about the seriousness of the kick... |
| It's a RED CARD! What madness get into you, Terry! |
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| John Terry pleaded his innocence |
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| The skipper was shown the red and Cech lead the way...come on! |
A thumbs up to Ramires because it was his first half goal at the 45th minute that ensure Chelsea is still in the game and something to believe in...and he did in style...a brilliant chip after an amazing pass from Lampard kept their hope alive in the first half...
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| The goal that kept Chelsea hope alive |
Another moment that you couldn't believe...a penalty for Barcelona and somehow Messi missed it...hit the bar...and that seems to seal the fate for Barcelona...
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| Somehow the wizard missed it in the penalty... |
Attacks after attacks by the Barcelona wizards in passing and one touch football yet Chelsea hang on...Drogba was brilliant, Ramires was, Bosingwa for some reason played exceptionally well...and Ashley Cole...they played as one...
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| The goal that made all the difference for Chelsea... |
And the 80+ minute come and Torres was on for Drogba...it was obvious what De Matteo wanted...a fast pace counter attack to kill the game...Torres defended rather poorly in comparison to Drogba but Chelsea hang on and just when the opportunity arises at the injury time, Torres raced all the way from the half field to pass through Valdes and scored the goal that ensured Chelsea is in the Final...what a moment...what a goal!! Fernando Torres scored, Messi missed the penalty...an unbelievable red card by Terry, and Chelsea came back from 2 goals down to draw at Camp Nou...no question about that...they are in the Final!!
Chelsea goalkeeper quoted after the game:
"We scored an away goal, and I think that was the key. What can I say? Twice we scored goals, we fought for 90 minutes twice. We did what we could, what we did was fantastic and we've got the reward for that. Everybody played 150% and we tried to survive. We all believed."
April 24, 2012
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Manchester United will respond against City
It is quite frustrating to be watching Manchester United leading with 4-2, going for a win but ended up with a draw. This was the case when Everton kept going forward to make it a draw. At times, I felt like screaming at the defenders for not going all the way at the final minutes. Anyway, the past is the past...and it was still great to see Nani back to his usual self, skillful, scoring goals and assisting to his teammate.
While Manchester United might be downbeat and disappointed with the manner of their results against Everton, Nani is confident that United will rise on the occasion against City.
Sir Alex Ferguson labelled this coming game as the "title decider" after the draw against Everton. Somehow, it makes the game at the Etihad stadium extremely important given that City will leapfrog United should City win (goal difference superiority). Even Ferguson was stunt at the defensive lapses, all the more since United has keep six clean sheet from their last seven games before that.
It is important that United respond against City in Etihad....well, the best team will win and I'm pretty sure Nani, Rooney....United will win it in the Etihad stadium...looking forward to the game...
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| Nani scored but the result is still not encouraging at 4-4 |
Sir Alex Ferguson labelled this coming game as the "title decider" after the draw against Everton. Somehow, it makes the game at the Etihad stadium extremely important given that City will leapfrog United should City win (goal difference superiority). Even Ferguson was stunt at the defensive lapses, all the more since United has keep six clean sheet from their last seven games before that.
It is important that United respond against City in Etihad....well, the best team will win and I'm pretty sure Nani, Rooney....United will win it in the Etihad stadium...looking forward to the game...
Well, it all started with the futsal game on Friday night...this time around, we have Clement in the team. I had lost a lot of stamina in comparison to the past...couldn't be running at the same pace for the whole game any more.
Anyway, we played until about 1am....
I was playing with my running shoe as I left the futsal shoe in Ipoh...here is the consequence of it...my shoe in terrible condition now...(emo!!)
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| The hole is pretty obvious from this angle.. |
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| This is from the top view...still can see the shoe in awful condition... |
Then, my company has an event on Saturday morning which starts at 8.30am....
I was up early that day and by the time the event was over, my brain was half sleeping...
Since Clement was hanging out with us in Cendana Apartment, we decided to go for a movie after I was back from work....LOCKOUT. Honestly, the movie was pretty amazing but I think I doze off for a while when I was watching...
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| If you haven't watch it, please do so... |
We didn't do much until at night where we went to have fun and watch football...guess what? The victory for Real Madrid sums up the fun I have throughout the day...
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| The goal that makes all the difference...Cristiano Ronaldo!! |
And football does not stopped there...these bunch of guys played game until the morning...
it's all about having fun here...
Sunday is more like the end of the weekend fun...fetching some of them back. I did meet up with Meng Hui for a drink after a long time....it was good to catch up...
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| Austin Chase is where we went to but I definitely prefer Starbucks |
and I managed to spend some time studying in Starbucks...I think I doze off for a while also when I was in Starbucks...zzzz...
(And I just realized that the BCard helps me to get 18% discount for my drink...)
I guess that's all for now...
The other day when I went out with my housemates, Soon Aik and Tom to The Curve to look for the 70% discount items, I saw a t-shirt that wrote:
I find it to be really cool and that's exactly what I wanted to tell people that try to bro me when they hardly know me.
I didn't buy the t-shirt as I felt the quality of the t-shirt was quite bad but I managed to google something similar from the internet...
"Don't bro me if you don't know me"
I find it to be really cool and that's exactly what I wanted to tell people that try to bro me when they hardly know me.
I didn't buy the t-shirt as I felt the quality of the t-shirt was quite bad but I managed to google something similar from the internet...
It has been quite a while since I believe that technology helps us to improve our work. I am probably not a good example given the "distractions" that I have given to "social network"....Facebook, Twitter and other "notifications" on my iPhone.
In my working place, I also learned that if the system does not support and simplify, it is a disaster even though more files may be created. All of these create uncertainties in the data and complicate things when we zoom into the data that we are dealing with.
Here is what I believe can help one to focus on goals and stay productive:
1. Create a system that supports, not merely simplify or even complicates:
The idea is simple. Technology aims to support...that is what the beliefs Apple has all these years..and it must help even those who are not good in technology. Well, if you are doing work using technology, you must create a system that supports and while it can be complicated, it must not be overcomplicated that it confuses.
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| Distractions from the social world... |
In my working place, I also learned that if the system does not support and simplify, it is a disaster even though more files may be created. All of these create uncertainties in the data and complicate things when we zoom into the data that we are dealing with.
Here is what I believe can help one to focus on goals and stay productive:
1. Create a system that supports, not merely simplify or even complicates:
The idea is simple. Technology aims to support...that is what the beliefs Apple has all these years..and it must help even those who are not good in technology. Well, if you are doing work using technology, you must create a system that supports and while it can be complicated, it must not be overcomplicated that it confuses.
Well, there is nothing much that I'm keen on doing lately but since YenLeng is around the weekend as she had her examination in UM on Saturday, we spent quite a lot of time walking around in shopping mall, makan and chit chat.
She came on Friday night and we ate nearby our place. We did not do much as she has her exam on Saturday afternoon. She studied during the night while I busy with my own work.
After her exam on Saturday, we went to Midvalley for a walk. She wanted to eat rice and so we decided to go to Room 18.
This is what I had...Beef Belly Noodle set...it's suppose to be a Weekday WOW meals...about RM18.80 with a meal, soup and dessert. Add another RM2 then we'll have our drinks as well. Both of us take the set meal and spent about RM50 for the meal. (after including taxes) Well, nothing really special about Room 18 actually but somehow, the food were served pretty fast.
We spent some time looking at the magazines in Borders then we had a takeaway Starbucks....we had the JavaChip and Mocha Paraline.
After feeling tired of walking, we went back. She slept for a while before we go for dinner...drivethrough McDonald's with Tom as well.
After that, we went home for a movie: Man On A Ledge.
The movie was pretty interesting and we had some good time watching the movie.
Today, we went to Midvalley again because she would be taking the 2pm train back to Ipoh....Midvalley would be nearer to KL Sentral...we went there and she bought this for herself...
Then, we had the Subway lunch...we used this voucher from The Star newspaper...
It was pretty cheap as we only spent RM15 on our lunch with a cup of Coke...not bad huh? So if you happen to have this voucher, don't forget to use it. (valid until 18th April only)
Anyway it was good to spend a weekend together in KL.
She came on Friday night and we ate nearby our place. We did not do much as she has her exam on Saturday afternoon. She studied during the night while I busy with my own work.
After her exam on Saturday, we went to Midvalley for a walk. She wanted to eat rice and so we decided to go to Room 18.
This is what I had...Beef Belly Noodle set...it's suppose to be a Weekday WOW meals...about RM18.80 with a meal, soup and dessert. Add another RM2 then we'll have our drinks as well. Both of us take the set meal and spent about RM50 for the meal. (after including taxes) Well, nothing really special about Room 18 actually but somehow, the food were served pretty fast.
We spent some time looking at the magazines in Borders then we had a takeaway Starbucks....we had the JavaChip and Mocha Paraline.
After feeling tired of walking, we went back. She slept for a while before we go for dinner...drivethrough McDonald's with Tom as well.
After that, we went home for a movie: Man On A Ledge.
The movie was pretty interesting and we had some good time watching the movie.
Today, we went to Midvalley again because she would be taking the 2pm train back to Ipoh....Midvalley would be nearer to KL Sentral...we went there and she bought this for herself...
Then, we had the Subway lunch...we used this voucher from The Star newspaper...
It was pretty cheap as we only spent RM15 on our lunch with a cup of Coke...not bad huh? So if you happen to have this voucher, don't forget to use it. (valid until 18th April only)
Anyway it was good to spend a weekend together in KL.
Before I started my university days about 3 years back, I always wonder how people manage to move into a place to stay for a few months during their interns or how some students managed to rent their place for a few months during their term breaks or holidays. Well, being in University Malaya and now working in KL on my own has given me an experience in looking for short term rentals. I believe that most people in my generation are looking into the internet as the source for most things and this is one of them. I have come across a lot of websites such as iBilik, iProperty and many others. I always thought that most house or apartment owners rent their places to students or fresh graduates myself as this is the case in Kuala Lumpur.
However, the other day when I was chatting with my brother on the rentals in Penang, I realize that most tourists look for homestay in Penang through iBilik as well.
That is when I start to understand why there are advertisements like the one on this photo. It helps the tourists to see these advertisement while they are on the public transportation. No wonder there are so many buses or cabs with such advertisement on display.
Personally, I prefer using iBilik to search for homestay as it helps a lot. The interface helps us to navigate the pages easily such as looking for the right location, category and others. One could easily find for hot locations such as Bandar Sunway, Cheras, Ipoh, Langkawi, Golden Triangle and others. The main options available are simple and easily helps tourist to look for their homestay in Penang. One could do that by clicking on the short term rentals option. These short term rentals also help the tourists to see the maximum allowable people to stay in the apartment.
It is also convenient for people who are either budget constraint or prefer popular bookings as it could be sorted easily. Most of these rooms and apartments available are also in good condition and suitable for tourists.
The information available on iBilik is also clear and the description shows important information without over elaborating. The photos shown on most of these rental places are clear and resemble the actual condition of the place. There is also a map or directions that help tourists to find the place easily. While Penang might be a small state, the roads are quite confusing especially for tourists. The map goes a long way in helping tourists to determine if the location is suitable for their trip.
There is also a calendar that shows the availability of the place, which is very convenient. One do not have to waste time calling for each houses or apartments but could focus only on those available ones. When you book a place for your homestay in Penang using iBilik, you will be instructed to insert a date. It shows the accuracy and reliability of the system on iBilik websites. The guest reviews also help tourists to determine if the place is good or not. While one cannot trust and rely entirely on the online reviews, it helps to project a general idea of how the place looks like.
For the tourists who might have found certain apartments that are good and comfortable, they could easily search for the availability of these apartments or homes by using the search feature on the website. It definitely looks helpful to me if I were looking for homestay in Penang and hopefully it works wonders for you as well.
For others who might be interested in becoming the investor and house owner instead, one could make use of the features here to help them promote their places to the tourists as well as the locals.
However, the other day when I was chatting with my brother on the rentals in Penang, I realize that most tourists look for homestay in Penang through iBilik as well.
That is when I start to understand why there are advertisements like the one on this photo. It helps the tourists to see these advertisement while they are on the public transportation. No wonder there are so many buses or cabs with such advertisement on display.
Personally, I prefer using iBilik to search for homestay as it helps a lot. The interface helps us to navigate the pages easily such as looking for the right location, category and others. One could easily find for hot locations such as Bandar Sunway, Cheras, Ipoh, Langkawi, Golden Triangle and others. The main options available are simple and easily helps tourist to look for their homestay in Penang. One could do that by clicking on the short term rentals option. These short term rentals also help the tourists to see the maximum allowable people to stay in the apartment.
It is also convenient for people who are either budget constraint or prefer popular bookings as it could be sorted easily. Most of these rooms and apartments available are also in good condition and suitable for tourists.
The information available on iBilik is also clear and the description shows important information without over elaborating. The photos shown on most of these rental places are clear and resemble the actual condition of the place. There is also a map or directions that help tourists to find the place easily. While Penang might be a small state, the roads are quite confusing especially for tourists. The map goes a long way in helping tourists to determine if the location is suitable for their trip.
There is also a calendar that shows the availability of the place, which is very convenient. One do not have to waste time calling for each houses or apartments but could focus only on those available ones. When you book a place for your homestay in Penang using iBilik, you will be instructed to insert a date. It shows the accuracy and reliability of the system on iBilik websites. The guest reviews also help tourists to determine if the place is good or not. While one cannot trust and rely entirely on the online reviews, it helps to project a general idea of how the place looks like.
For the tourists who might have found certain apartments that are good and comfortable, they could easily search for the availability of these apartments or homes by using the search feature on the website. It definitely looks helpful to me if I were looking for homestay in Penang and hopefully it works wonders for you as well.
For others who might be interested in becoming the investor and house owner instead, one could make use of the features here to help them promote their places to the tourists as well as the locals.
The run of form for the Blue side of Manchester seems to stop with another 3-3 draw against Sunderland, and it was thanks to a brilliant performance at the last 10 minutes. Other than that, Sunderland seemed to be the team to get the 3 points. Rather than 2 points drop, it looks more like a point gained for Manchester City.
Being a Red Devils' fan, it is pretty enjoyable to look at the scoreline when Sunderland were leading 3-1 at one time. Manchester City looks like a team that is so disorganized when there seems to be an argument between Balotelli and Tevez. Both players have been pretty much a troublemaker for Manchester City.
With Aguero not in the line-up due to apparently a "silly injury", according to Mancini, Manchester City just couldn't perform the usual sharpness and accuracy of their game. If this were to continue, Manchester United could easily lift the 20th English Premier League title without even a contest. (that is depending on the result against Blackburn though).
Anyway, I'm optimistic with the current situation and I'll be placing my bet on Manchester United when they take on Blackburn Rovers.
Being a Red Devils' fan, it is pretty enjoyable to look at the scoreline when Sunderland were leading 3-1 at one time. Manchester City looks like a team that is so disorganized when there seems to be an argument between Balotelli and Tevez. Both players have been pretty much a troublemaker for Manchester City.
With Aguero not in the line-up due to apparently a "silly injury", according to Mancini, Manchester City just couldn't perform the usual sharpness and accuracy of their game. If this were to continue, Manchester United could easily lift the 20th English Premier League title without even a contest. (that is depending on the result against Blackburn though).
Anyway, I'm optimistic with the current situation and I'll be placing my bet on Manchester United when they take on Blackburn Rovers.
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