KelvinKoh

人情味

2011-01-31T00:32:00.001+08:00

一个人在一间小店吃着热烘烘的拉面，外面下着大雨，突然想起朋友前几天对我说过“新加坡没什么人情味“。。。当时没想什么。。。现在想起有些许道理吧。。。是因为是大城市的关系吗？还是城市化的后遗症？

还是因为自己的关系。。。可能两者都是吧。。。我想这可能就是每次我都说不出来新加坡到底缺少了什么的那个什么吧。。。

这句话是一个从新加坡到了中欧工作的人对我说出来的。。。临走前还特地叮咛我记得要有人情味些。。。有道理！！找到了知音！！

生活又增添了些许方向！！

102kg!

2010-03-11T18:55:00.003+08:00

kannasai...london boss come + eat one week + knee injured = 2 kg in 1 week! pui4!

but knee getting better..hope will be able to run by sunday...

Today's Quotes:
Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which waits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.
- Henri-Frédéric Amiel, 1821 - 1881

very true!!

If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of iron about you.
- Margaret Thatcher

depressed...

2010-03-01T18:30:00.000+08:00

another knee injury...6-8 weeks out...sad...

Today's Quote

2010-02-17T23:06:00.001+08:00

Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.

Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn't like to do.

Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the one thing that he can’t afford to lose.

Of all my inventions, I liked the phonograph best. Life's most soothing things are sweet music and a child's goodnight.
All from Thomas Edison, 1847 - 1931

back to work

2010-02-17T22:15:00.001+08:00

back to work today..doesnt seem to have any motive/objective today...maybe still getting used to working..haha...let's start small first....be on time tmw...

Confirmed trips!!

2010-02-08T18:30:00.001+08:00

april - langkawi
june - mount kk

next in the pipeline - ipoh food trip/shanghai world expo...

body seems like giving some warning sign...keep needing deep breath...started sleeping earlier nowadays...what is wrong...dont know...

under 100!

2010-02-03T12:17:00.001+08:00

finally under 100!98-99 now...2 weeks before end of target..more to go...next target is 90-92 by 18 june...

Today's Quote

2010-02-02T13:50:00.001+08:00

If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough.

With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice.

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.
Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

I couldn't kill myself. I would be afraid the minute I did it; something really good would happen and I'd miss it.
All from Oprah Winfrey

sometimes timing just isnt right, or maybe we just cant always get wat we wanted...such is life...

2010-02-01T16:24:00.002+08:00

in business/personal life...guess both the same...u wanna do a deal, it is important u go in at the right time. u met a gal, if she is attached...then wrong timing also...haha...

too bored in office...started thinking nonsense...

BYEBYE Quarter Life Crisis

2010-01-31T21:45:00.002+08:00

should have said this sep/oct last year...but neva too late! 31 Jan 2010, BYEEEEEE Quarter life Crisis...the world is too big and time is too little to bother about this crisis...

to my 30 or soon-to-be 30 classmates...hehe...i m gonna enjoy my last 20s...

cleaning up in progress...

2010-01-31T11:30:00.001+08:00

blog cleaning in progress...back later...hm...last post 2006..damn! time flies...

Dark side

2006-01-18T12:28:00.000+08:00

tat mood is here again...hopefully no one is hurt...

The cows....

2005-11-22T16:26:00.000+08:00

from my fren...Evon
The cows....

DEMOCRATIC
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
You feel guilty for being successful.
Barbara Streisand sings for you.

REPUBLICANISM
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
So?

SOCIALIST
You have two cows.
The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.
You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.

COMMUNIST
You have two cows.
The government seizes both and provides you with milk.
You wait in line for hours to get it.
It is expensive and sour.

CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows.
You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.

BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows.
Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk the
other, and then pours the milk down the drain.

AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one.
You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised
when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating
you have downsized and are reducing expenses.
Your stock goes up.

FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.
You go to lunch and drink wine.
Life is good.

JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and
produce twenty times the milk.
They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains.
Most are at the top of their class at cow school.

GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent
quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour.
Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.

ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows but you don't know where they are.
While ambling around, you see a beautiful woman.
You break for lunch.
Life is good.

RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have some vodka.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You have some more vodka.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have.

TALIBAN CORPORATION
You have all the cows in Afghanistan, which are two.
You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts.
You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to
milk production but use the money to buy weapons.

IRAQI CORPORATION
You have two cows.
They go into hiding.
They send radio tapes of their mooing.

POLISH CORPORATION
You have two bulls.
Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.

BELGIAN CORPORATION
You have one cow.
The cow is schizophrenic.
Sometimes the cow thinks he's French, other times he's Flemish.
The Flemish cow won't share with the French cow.
The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow's milk.
The cow asks permission to be cut in half.
The cow dies happy.

FLORIDA CORPORATION
You have a black cow and a brown cow.
Everyone votes for the best looking one.
Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote
for the black one.
Some people vote for both.
Some people vote for neither.
Some people can't figure out how to vote at all.
Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is
the best-looking cow.

CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
You have millions of cows.
They make real California cheese.
Only five speak English.
Most are illegals.
Arnold likes the ones with the big udders.

My High School Biology Teacher

2005-11-22T16:06:00.000+08:00

http://www.sinchew.com.my/content.phtml?sec=864&artid=200511111312&sdate=

教育是精神事業
updated:2005-11-11 16:43:58 MYT

退休3年了，在獨中32年的教學生涯，可說無怨無悔；雖然現在兩袖清風，但在精神上卻感覺到很 “富貴”。我在北馬、中馬和南馬都執教過，甚至回到同一間學校；該校的校長挖苦道：“好的教師，應該是從一而終。”，同事也譏笑道：“好馬不吃回頭草！”，我只能抱著：“難行能行，難忍能忍，難捨能捨。”的心理；一直教到60歲才自動宣佈“退休”，後5年是我的養老金。

在我能行、能看、能聽的情況下，我該享受一下“黃金年華”呀！乘搭火車有特別的優惠，心情好時，我一鎮又一鎮去溜躂，欣賞鄉鎮的山河景色。過一個“自在與自我”的人生；我沒機會去過陶淵明的“悠然見南山”的田園生活，也沒能力去效法李白的“莫使金樽空對月”的瀟洒過一生；在獨中執教，除了奉獻一切外，仍然要為華教“犧牲”再“犧牲”。

在這3年的旅途上，卻出現了許許多多的奇遇：在小販中心進餐，時常會遇到有人替我付錢，想要向他們道謝一聲也沒有機會；有一次留宿在一家旅店，第二天想付房租時，管理員說：“有人給你付了！”這人是誰？我一點也沒有頭緒；在旅途上遇到一點風寒，向一家私人藥房求診，拿藥的小組說：“醫生說免費”，這醫生到底在那間獨中我教過？在候車亭等巴士，時有在面前停下一輛私家車，車主伸出頭說：“老師要去哪裡？我載你去。”這一切的一切都是別人不能感受的喜悅。

我最喜歡在淡季時，乘旅遊巴士上雲頂，在雲霧中“打坐”，感受生命，欣賞生命和享受生命；去餵“老虎”機，也是一種“養生之道”，20元的金盾是最大的 “布施”，一粒一粒去餵，每吐一次，就發出歡悅的聲音，聽了心情特別開朗，總是餵多吐少，最終面對著“老虎”機在發呆；有一次在旁觀玩的陌生人，送我一杯金盾說：“老師！送給您去玩。”想要看清楚是誰？他走了。

只要你認為教育是一份良心工作，你才能發覺到：“教育是一種精神事業！”

星洲日報／副刊‧文：韓金井‧2005/11/11

Success DaVinci Style

2005-10-27T12:42:00.000+08:00

check the following, whether in agree o not is another matter...depends on how one views it...some could say putting a time limit on something will limit the creativeness/efficiency, but i do believe that watever u do, u cant just drag on it...

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Success DaVinci Style

Just like baby ducks learn to survive by following and imitating their mothers, Leonardo DaVinci believed that a key component to being successful is to imitate or model successful people. We humans, unlike any other species, can choose whom to imitate. DaVinci felt that throughout our lives and all of it's stages we should learn to consciously choose models (not the Cindy Crawford type unless you aspire to be a fashion model) and to replace the ones we outgrow. By doing this you will begin a positive adventure toward your worthy goal. For example, if you want to become a better golfer, study Jack Nicklaus. If you want to become a leader, study Abraham Lincoln (he never quit) or Margaret Thatcher. Should you aspire to become a true renaissance man/woman, you may want to study the great Leonardo Da Vinci, the original renaissance man!

Michael Gelb who wrote the book "How To Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci" writes, "It would take an encyclopedia to begin to do justice to the full scope of Leonardo's accomplishments." I agree! Da Vinci had visions. What set him apart is that he acted (took massive action) on his ideas. His ideas and creations covered art, invention, the military, engineering, and science. What's most fascinating is the fact that Da Vinci had a "system" he invented and followed religiously every time he began a new idea. It's a very simple system you can use to help you achieve your goals. Da Vinci called it the "Smart System", S M A R T, being and acronym for:
S - Specific: Define exactly what you want.

M - Measurable: figure out how you're going to measure your goals.

A - Accountability: Commit to being personally responsible for achieving your goals. If part of a team, be sure that accountability is clear.

R - Realistic/Relevant: Set goals that are ambitious but achievable. Make certain your goals are relevant to your purpose.

T - Timeline: Set a clear time line for the achievement of your goals.

Wow, isn't that great! From a very easy to remember word, "SMART", you now have your very own "ACTION PLAN". I'm sure you know that Da Vinci created such timeliness creations such as the paintings, "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper". But did you also know that he created the parachute, bicycle, helicopter, folding chair, alarm clock, and the first comprehensive drawings of the human anatomy!

I'm absolutely convinced that when you use this system which still applies today after nearly 500 years, you will achieve your own personal goals. To quote Leonardo Da Vinci, "Your brain is much better than you think, just use it!"

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※ 我們老得太快，卻聰明得太遲

2005-10-16T23:37:00.000+08:00

正所謂活在當下
珍惜眼前所擁有的
可惜我們總是好高騖遠
忽視了眼前的一切
反而失去更多…

※ 我們老得太快，卻聰明得太遲

學長去年喪妻。這突如其來的事故，實在叫人難以接受，
但是死亡的到來不總是如此？
學長說他太太最希望他能送鮮花給他，但是他覺得太浪費，
總推說等到下次再買，結果卻是在她死後，
用鮮花佈置她的靈堂。這不是太蠢愚了嗎？
等到......、等到.....，似乎我們所有的生命，
都用在等待。

「等到我大學畢業以後，我就會如何如何」我們對自己說
「等到我買房子以後！」
「等我最小的孩子結婚之後！」
「等我把這筆生意談成之後！」
「等到我死了以後」

人人都很願意犧牲當下，去換取未知的等待；
犧牲今生今世的辛苦錢，去購買後世的安逸。
在台灣只要往有山的道路上走一走，就隨處都可看到
「農舍」變「精舍」，山坡地變靈塔，
無非也是為了等到死後，能圖個保障，不必再受苦。
許多人認為必須等到某時或某事完成之後再採取行動。

明天我就開始運動；
明天我就會對他好一點；
下星期我們就找時間出去走走；
退休後，我們就要好好享受一下。

然而，生活總是一直變動，環境總是不可預知，
在現實生活中，各種突發狀況總是層出不窮。
身為一個醫生，我所見過的死人，比一般人要來得多。
這些人早上醒來時，原本預期過的是另一個平凡無奇的日子，
沒想到一個意料之外的事；交通意外、腦溢血、
心臟病發作等剎那間生命的巨輪傾覆離軌，突然闖進一片黑暗之中。

那麼我們要如何面對生命呢？

我們無需等到生活完美無瑕，也無需等到一切都平穩，
想做什麼，現在就可以開始做起。
一個人永遠也無法預料未來，所以不要延緩想過的生活，
不要吝於表達心中的話，因為生命只在一瞬間。
如果你的妻子想要紅玫瑰，現在就買來送她，不要等到下次。
真誠、坦率的告訴她：「我愛妳」、「妳太好了！」
這樣的愛語永不嫌多。
如果說不出口，就寫張紙條壓在餐桌上：「你真棒！」
或是「我的生命因你而豐富。」不要吝於表達，好好把握。
記住，給活人送一朵玫瑰，強過給死人送貴重的花圈。
每個人的生命都有盡頭，許多人經常在生命即將結束時，
才發現自己還有很多事沒有做，有許多話來不及說，
這實在是人生最大的遺憾。

別讓自己徒留「為時已晚」的空餘恨。

逝者不可追，來者猶未卜，最珍貴、最需要即時掌握的
「當下」，往往在這兩者蹉跎間，轉眼錯失。
人生短暫飄忽，包得有一首小詩這樣寫：
高天與原地，悠悠人生路；
行行向何方，轉眼即長暮。
正是道盡了人生如寄，轉眼即逝的惶恐。
有許多事，在你還不懂得珍惜之前已成舊事；
有許多人，在你還來不及用心之前已成舊人。
遺憾的事一再發生，但過後再追悔「早知道如何如何」
是沒有用的，「那時候」已經過去，你追念的人也已走過了你的生命。

一句瑞典格言說：「我們老得太快，卻聰明得太遲。」
不管你是否察覺，生命都一直在前進。
人生並未售來回票，失去的便永遠不再。
將希望寄予「等到方便的時間才享受」，
我們不知失去了多少可能的幸福。
不要再等待有一天你「可以鬆口氣」，
或是「麻煩都過去了」。
生命中大部分的美好事物都是短暫易逝的，
享受它們、品嚐它們，善待你周圍的每一個人，
別把時間浪費在等待所有難題的「完滿結局」上。

找回迷失的生命

死亡也許是免費的，但是，卻要付出生命的代價。

勸君一席話：把握當下，莫等待。

My Home Town

2005-10-10T23:22:00.000+08:00

Courtesy of Evon

Kluang
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Kluang is a town and district located roughly in the middle of the state of Johor in Malaysia. Kluang lies about 110km north of Johor Bahru, east-southeast of Batu Pahat, west of Mersing and south of Segamat. The population of Kluang district now exceeds 250,000 residents and the town itself has over 140,000 residents.

History
The name Kluang derives from the Malay word 'keluang' which means a type of flying fox or rather a type of fruit bat. These used to be plentiful in the district decades ago. They have almost completely disappeared due to the combination of hunting and destruction of their natural habitat (deforestation).

Kluang was founded in 1915 as the administrative capital for central Johor[1]. The main railway line linking north to south Malaya was built passing through Kluang and this helped in its growth. Roads were built to link Kluang to Johor Bahru towards the south, to Batu Pahat towards the north-west and to Mersing towards the east.

During World War II, the town of Kluang was captured relatively uncontested by Japanese forces advancing southwards as it was abandoned by Allied forces retreating towards Singapore. General Yamashita moved his headquartes forward from Kuala Lumpur to Kluang on the 27th of January, 1942 as he advanced southwards. [2] The Japanese later used the airbase in Kluang to launch air attacks on targets ranging from Singapore to Sumatra.

Agriculture
Kluang initially grew as a rubber planting district. Rubber planting has, however, since then taken a back seat to other types of crops. Kluang now boasts large tracts of oil palm plantations as well as pineapple and tea plantations.

Industry and commerce
From its early days as an entirely agricultural economy, Kluang has developed various industries including paper, textiles, ceramics and electrical products. Most of Malaysia's major banks have branches in Kluang. In the last few years, several stock brokerages have opened shop in Kluang.

Infrastructure
Kluang is served by a district hospital, a district police station and fire station. It has numerous primary schools, several secondary schools and a public library.

Tourism
It is said that the small coffee shops in Kluang, including, in particular, the coffee shop in the railway station, serve some of the best local coffee in Malaysia.

Gunung Belumut and Gunung Lambak are popular with jungle trekkers. The area of Machap (on the road between Simpang Rengam and Air Hitam) is well known for its pottery and porcelain.

Also noteworthy is an authentic coffee shop located in no. 56, Jalan Lambak by the name of Tong Fong Cafe (a.k.a. Eastern Cafe) which was very popular with the British soldiers during the heydays when Malaya was still under British rule. The operator is the 2nd generation of the owner and the coffee shop has been in business since 1954. Good coffee amidst nostalgic environment where orders are still being shouted from patrons to the back of the shop where each cup of beverage is being concocted the old traditional way, retaining the original flavours. Coffee can still be 'doggie-bagged' via used milk tins with a raffia string as loop for the dainty finger. Worth a visit for visitors and regulars.

Quote of the day

2005-10-10T08:10:00.000+08:00

"Since light travels faster than light, isn't that the reason why some people appear bright until they speak?"

have some fun!!

2005-09-23T23:58:00.000+08:00

from my fren tedsta...
1. Load a Google homepage in a new browser/tab
2. Type the word “Failure” and click.. I’m Feeling Lucky
3. Have a laugh
4. Return back to Google page
5. Retype the word “Miserable Failure” and click I’m Feeling Lucky
6. Have a laugh

FUNNY!!!

been a while

2005-09-23T23:45:00.000+08:00

it has been a while since i last posted......i guess i am kinda still alive for those who accidentally reading this...been trying to colour up my life...trying to "Live life to the fullest"!!...yeah..been a while since i use tat phrase...but i am trying...job wise still the same..but got an interview coming...hopefully it will bear fruit...been trying to apply some scholarship for master course as well...hopefully few years down the line when i am reading this post...i would have been successful in wat i am doing...no shit...

bored......really bored......in cyber cafe now...think should apply for the crap broadband soon...means got to be hungry at times.....haha...

nice one...haha...

2005-07-29T13:48:00.001+08:00

"什么是神？神也是人，只是他做了人做不到的事，所以就被称为神"......"神有时也要做人做的事"......"神とは何だ？神もまた人間、ただ人間ができないことが出来るだけで、だから神と呼ぶ"

Quarter-Life Crisis (Essential for the Twenties-Somethings)

2005-06-30T13:58:00.000+08:00

They call it the 'Quarter-life Crisis'. It is when
you stop going along with the crowd and start
realizing that there are many things about
yourself that you didn't know and may not like.

You start feeling insecure and wonder where you
will be in a year or two, but then get scared
because you barely know where you are now. You
start realizing that people are selfish and that,
maybe, those friends that you thought you were so
close to aren't exactly the greatest people you
have ever met, and the people you have lost touch
with are some of the most important ones.

What you don't recognize is that they are
realizing that too, and aren't really cold, catty,
mean or insincere, but that they are as confused
as you. You look at your job... and it is not even
close to what you thought you would be doing, or
maybe
you are looking for a job and realizing that you
are going to have to start at the bottom and that
scares you.

Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what
others are doing and find yourself judging more
than usual because suddenly you realize that you
have certain boundaries in your life and are
constantly adding things to your list of what is
acceptable and what isn't. One minute, you are
insecure and then the next, secure. You laugh and
cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel
alone and scared and confused.

Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and
cling on to the past with dear life, but soon
realize that the past is drifting further and
further away, and there is nothing to do but stay
where you are or move forward. You get your heart
broken and wonder how someone you loved could do
such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder
why you can't meet anyone decent enough that you
want to get to know better. Or maybe you love
someone but love someone else too and cannot
figure out why you are doing this because you know
that you aren't a bad person. One night stands and
random hook ups start to look cheap.

Getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to
look pathetic. You go through the same emotions
and questions over and over, and talk with your
friends about the same topics because you cannot
seem to make a decision. You worry about loans,
money, the future and making a life for
yourself... and while winning the race would be
great, right now you'd just like to be a contender!

What you may not realize is that everyone reading
this relates to it. We are in
our best of times and our worst of times, trying
as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out.

Send this to your twenty something
friends....maybe it will help someone feel like
they aren't alone in their state of confusion.....

GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF US!!!!!

Have a look

2005-06-16T15:47:00.000+08:00

Can guess wat kind of photo is this?

The answer is the scratches on the wall of a classroom by a few struggling primary students in China in a flood.scary pics......to even manage to leave scratches on the wall..imagine how much they struggle...

another one

Today's Quote

2005-06-02T12:25:00.000+08:00

Buddha: "Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."

That Night in Istanbul

2005-05-27T09:08:00.000+08:00

it seems i am still not over it yet.......
the following is one nice story...maybe that night in Istanbul, as it has been called now, will be made into movie several years down the line.......as story lines go...

"I watched a film last night. It was one of those football movies, where a team of proud Englishmen, underachievers and blunderers, somehow get to the Cup Final, only to find themselves being well beaten by the best team in the competition, thanks to the opposition efficiency, the oppositions fouling and a dodgy ref. As one would expect in a stereotypical football film, all seems lost, but the English captain with the lionheart rallys his troops and somehow the team finds themselves back on the status quo.

At this point in the film, there is always a courageous defender who will be running through pain to stop the opposition scoring, while the blundering keeper redeems himself by producing a save that isn't actually possible in a proper football match due to the laws of gravity, before further redeeming himself by saving penalties, with the unwanted substitute scoring the penalty that confirms the victory.

The film was enjoyable, and I'm not bothered that I don’t know what it's called, but I thought that I'd just like to say that I wish film makers would make football films more realistic, as this sort of thing never happens in real life."

RED IS THE COLOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2005-05-26T08:09:00.000+08:00

OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE..............................................

LIVERPOOL IS THE 2005 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh my god...what a match!!!3 nil down at half time...3-3 at full time!!!!!AGAINST AC MILAN!!!!!! you could not imagine the diff expression of my face when i switch off the tv at half time and on again on the 80th minute and saw the "3-3" scoreline.......'AM I DREAMING'????????to come back from 3-0 down at half time?against AC Milan??????????3 GOALS in 6 MINS????????????????? OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this game has almost everything...near misses (all the time), 1ST MINUTE goal!!!, missed penalties, penalty denied, GREATEST COMEBACK!!!, PENALTY SHOOT OUT!!!, EUROPEAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR MISSED PENALTY!!!!...........OMG....I still cant believe it..........

Credit to Rafael Benitez...he who dare to sub an injured kewell very early in the game with a player already leaving the club in the offseason, he who dare to start a keeper on the way, he who DARE to play Stevie G at RIGHT BACK (essentially a license to roam free)...he who STARTED BAROS (he should neva leave) (but he also started the stupid kewell who injured in the first five mins)......credits to the liverpool team who fought back......but pls RAFA...sell DJIMI TRAORE...pls pls...

MATCH REPORTS
from www.football365.com
AC MILAN vs LIVERPOOL
No wonder Liverpool walk on with hope in their hearts after Rafa Benitez's side completed the most remarkable comeback in the history of European finals to write a glorious new chapter in the club's already rich history with a penalty shoot-out win over AC Milan.

Carried on the back of Steven Gerrard, their inspirational and defiant captain, Liverpool somehow recovered from a 3-0 half-time deficit with three incredible goals in six breathtaking minutes.

It was simply unbelievable. But they were not finished there, with Jerzy Dudek producing two amazing late saves in extra-time before denying both Andrea Pirlo and Andriy Shevchenko amid the drama of a penalty shoot-out.

In 1984, they had last won the European Cup on penalties, with Bruce Grobbelaar's wobbly knees and Alan Kennedy's decisive strike.

This time, it was penalties again and Dudek dancing his way to hero status on the line, but that did not even tell half the story of a truly unforgettable night in Istanbul.

Rafa Benitez's side had seemed down and out after Paolo Maldini's first-minute strike was followed by two goals by on-loan Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo.

Many fans were even feeling sorry for themselves, having been harshly denied a penalty for handball at just 1-0 down, only seconds before Crespo's first goal.

However, that was reckoning without a tactical half-time masterstroke by Benitez, the talismanic qualities of Gerrard or the reactions of the often-doubted Dudek.

Given licence to push forward by Dietmar Hamannn's arrival, Gerrard headed his side's first goal on 54 minutes to restore belief and won the penalty for Xabi Alonso's third goal six minutes later.

With Vladimir Smicer having scored in between, Liverpool were now level and Serginho missing from the spot, while Shevchenko and Pirlo were both denied, Liverpool's players danced with unrestrained joy.

And so Anfield has a new crop of legends after surely the most improbable success of their five European crowns.

This was when even Manchester United's dramatic late comeback against Bayern Munich was eclipsed and few had imagined that could ever be possible.

But having confounded the odds to beat Juventus and Chelsea, a Liverpool side that had finished just fifth in the Premiership defied their underdog status once again.

It had all started so differently. Benitez may have made the bold move of starting with Harry Kewell, but his side were behind after 52 seconds as the anticipated chess match between two supposedly cautious sides was turned on its head.

Pirlo's free-kick was met with a volley by Maldini, which struck the turf but still flew past Dudek, who was seemingly unsighted until the last moment.

Liverpool were stunned and struggled to recover their poise, with Kewell limping off injured amid jeers to be replaced by Smicer.

Still Milan pressed, with Garcia clearing off the line and Shevchenko harshly denied when his 'goal' was ruled offside.

Liverpool were nevertheless also foiled as Garcia turned inside Alessandro Nesta, who looked to have handled the ball, but referee Manuel Gonzalez waved play on.

Within seconds, Milan had scored, with the superb Kaka sending Shevchenko hurtling down the right channel and his cutback teed up Crespo to tap home from close range.

It was a harsh blow, but Milan's class was evident as Kaka played a pass of such exquisite perfection that Jamie Carragher was left stretching in vain as Crespo burst through to score.

It seemed all over. Not to Gerrard, however, and not to those in the Liverpool end who defiantly chanted 'we're going to win 4-3' as the teams re-emerged after the interval.

Few others believed them, but Benitez shifted his side around to near-magical effect at the break.

With Hamann on for Steve Finnan and three changes in a defence that effectively now became a back three, Gerrard was finally given the stage upon which to perform. And how he performed.

Dudek still had to produce a superb save from Shevchenko but Liverpool had an ace up their sleeve in their irreplaceable captain.

From Riise's cross, Gerrard looped a header past Dida before turning to exhort the crowd to follow his lead.

If some were still uncertain, those doubts were blown away when Smicer let fly from 25 yards out and Dida allowed the ball to slip through his grasp inside the far post.

Surely it was not possible? But Gerrard somehow forced his body forward onto Smicer's pass and was clipped on the back of his heels by former Rangers midfielder Gennaro Gattuso. Penalty.

Up stepped Alonso and although Dida flung himself to parry the spot-kick, the Spaniard smashed his follow-up effort into the roof of the net.

Milan rallied again but Liverpool were defiant, with Traore clearing off the line and Carragher producing last-ditch tackles on both Shevchenko and Kaka, while Jaap Stam's header also flew wide.

And so to extra-time, with Djibril Cisse by now on for Baros and Gerrard now effectively at right wing-back as Benitez countered the introduction of winger Serginho.

Even there, Gerrard was still immense, but bodies were being stretched to breaking point at the end of an arduous season, with Carragher playing through the pain barrier.

Liverpool were hanging on, but Dudek rescued his side with two amazing reaction saves from Shevchenko at point-blank range to force penalties.

Liverpool had hardly practised spot-kicks but neither, it seemed, had Serginho, who blazed the first effort way over the bar.

A German - Hamann - was rather more reliable before Dudek denied Pirlo but while Jon Dahl Tomasson scored, Riise's effort was saved by Dida.

Smicer nevertheless struck a superb penalty, setting up Dudek to crown a night of unbelievable drama in Istanbul.

After a 21-year absence, Liverpool are back at the pinnacle of European football. Surely UEFA cannot stop them defending a trophy won with this much drama and determination?

heavy rain...

2005-05-25T18:29:00.000+08:00

still stuck in the office....heavy rain outside......sigh......today just finish my research report....tmw onwards nothing much to do already plus soon-tobe-leaving manager taking 2 days leave for singapore to look for job......sigh...probably will make me even more wanting to quit

been a while

2005-05-25T13:53:00.000+08:00

It has been a while since i last post...hm...wat have i done for the past week...nothing much....except for having 3 consecutive offdays bcos of weekends and public holiday. went to see a newly opened indoor football stadium..seems a bit expensive with the pitch not looking new...

weather has been gloomy since i came back to KL...certainly not good for my nose and all those 'sucking' sound in the office...irritating...

wonder if i should go back to kluang again this weekend...as i still have no plans for the weekend...maybe i should just stay here and send out resumes (as the effort of looking jobs continues endlessly)...if i go back this weekend, it will be the 5th consecutive week that i go back and with next week's extra holiday as well......gosh...many ppl will probably keep asking me y the hell i kept going back?....i wonder as well...but since i have nothing much to do here with not many companions who wanna go outdoor (shopping?nah...once a while maybe...not every weekend) and no car...might as well go back...at least i can play basketball there with frens and watch tv....haha...pathetic......i gonna start looking for clubs to join...at least i got to know more ppl (and lenglui!!)......

My Devil

2005-05-17T13:37:00.000+08:00

http://www.ffoundation.com.tw
according to the above website i am this devil:

D級魔鬼濕婆

你這個人乍看之下似乎無毒無害，平常看起來也一付道貌岸然的模樣，但是只要踩到你的地雷、刺中你的要害，那麼你很可能就立刻翻臉不認人，馬上抓狂起來，情緒的落差太大，讓人怕怕啊！

關於濕婆Siva或Shiva

種類：破壞神

出處：印度

印度教的至高神之一，與毗濕奴、大梵天（或梵天）齊名。原本為暴風神樓陀羅（Rudra），是司掌破壞之神。將一切徹底毀滅，然後重生。
濕婆有許多別稱，當中，強調濕婆最恐怖一面的名字是「跋伊羅婆」（Bhirava）。有一天，大梵天與濕婆爭論，誰是宇宙的創造者，兩人互不相讓。終於，濕婆被激怒，全身被憤怒所包裹著。眾神瞧見濕婆這個模樣，稱他為跋伊羅婆（恐怖的殺戮者）。濕婆一怒之下，砍下梵天五首之一。成為現在梵天四顆頭顱的模樣。
其他的別稱還有，象徵濕婆是世界終焉「毀滅萬物者」的「訶羅」（Hara）、司掌死亡時刻的「伽羅」（Kala）；將埋在墓地死者的屍體燒成灰，塗在身上並「帶有一串顱骨者」的「迦婆羅摩林」（Mundamaaraa）；「惡魔之王」的「菩提商波羅」（Buuteeshuvara）等眾多恐怖的別稱。

（本文摘自奇幻基地《惡魔事典》）

Friday the 13th

2005-05-13T13:29:00.000+08:00

friday the 13th...in may...in year 05

Today's Quote

2005-05-10T17:10:00.000+08:00

Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily; and why older persons, especially if vain or important, cannot learn at all. -Thomas Szasz, author, professor of psychiatry (1920- )

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2005-05-05T17:05:00.000+08:00

At 5 mins past 5pm this afternoon, yr digital clock will read 05:05, 05.05.05 this will never happen again in our lifetime!

King Carra!!!

2005-05-04T10:07:00.000+08:00

GoGoGo Liverpool......Carragher is the King!!!finally beaten Chelsea and marching into the Champions League Final!!!

shit...damn sleepy......slept 1.5 hrs then wake up to watch then sleep 2 hrs then come work...sad... struggling to keep awake...

Entertainment...

2005-04-26T08:56:00.000+08:00

dont know since when watching Champions League in the middle of the night/morning (3am) has become my main entertainment in my life in KL recently...such is my boredom here...haha...wonder wat else i can find to watch in the middle of the night after the CL final...

FIT

2005-04-19T10:18:00.000+08:00

do we usually try to fit ourselves into our job or trying to find jobs tat fit our basicself......i couldnt make myself like the industry i am in...i m not in good efficiency...i might quit soon

y...

2005-04-14T15:07:00.000+08:00

i just realized i havent lead a happy life since few years ago...since then i havent really felt really happy...how do i put it...i dont know how to express it in words...i guess i just have to view life as simple as possible...

very sad day...

2005-04-14T13:49:00.000+08:00

very very sad day......just got rejected by SIA.......very sad day......wat else can i hope for?

neva give up hope? so wat?then wat?...sad...only myself to blame......

no mood to do anything at all......my only current hope of leaving this company is GONE......i am tired of looking for jobs.......is this how i am gonna end up in my life?.......

Nearly Robbed!!!

2005-04-14T09:52:00.000+08:00

While eating dinner yesterday and smsing the same time at a roadside restaurant...some guy snatched my mobile which i had just put down on the table after finish smsing and wanting to have my both hand grabbing food (=P)...he grabbed and run....he was already 3-4 steps away when i came over my sense and gave chase...and shouting at him...after a 50m chase...a scooter speed past me with a chinese and indian on the motor...with another motor coming in another direction...after another 100m (i think so...) and leg gradually giving way......the chinese guy manage to get close to the ROBBER before he throw the phone on the road and run for his life...

was very thankful to those who gave chase...even though i didnt get their names...

side note:
while chasing...all i care was of those contacts and sms in the phone...not the phone itself...this might just get me to try to get all the phone nos record down physically...somehow... sms?a hard one...well,...i think i can forget about the smses...

i thought about the incident later on...couple with the life experience i am going through...which means...:
- neva give up, there's alwiz hope----i.e. GIVE CHASE!!!...even though my leg gave out at the end...haha...
-人间有情 ----->不要一竹竿打翻一船人

thanks again for those who helped......hope u hear my thanks again somehow in ur dream/head....

Stomach ache........

2005-04-07T12:47:00.000+08:00

s%^T F$%K......help...........still got half a day to go home.........gosh.............

demoralising

2005-04-06T11:27:00.000+08:00

not much to do still...very demoralised...y on earth they employed and paid me to sit here do nothing and watch me do nothing and still dont kick me out...even though i sat beside my boss!!sad company...

time flies...

2005-03-31T09:32:00.000+08:00

time really flies...just beginning of this week i was thinking i just came back from kluang and started a new week...now is thursday already...have i done much for this week?for the passed 3 months in work?guess nothing much...

business...

2005-03-30T09:43:00.000+08:00

i am intrigued by the business world...how the world move around with economics...yet i studied engineering...i am not regretting as i believe i still am interested in engineering...i am conducting a study about palm oil market now...it just seems to me tat everything tat happens on the world stage would have some how or rather something to do with ur business especially if it is a multinational business...but think about engineer job...especially a starter...i wouldnt have care about wat happen elsewhere...it will have a minimal effect on wat i do...

take example on the Texas BP's refinery explosion...does it have much to do with me in my engineering job? i am not talk about life...but just job...not much...unless i work in the construction company...

so i am torn between getting a engineering job or continuing my current employment......

FIRST BLOG

2005-03-29T17:02:00.000+08:00

My First Blog!!!...........