Red Insomnia

Haiz... can't really sleep now... thinking bout the 2 points lost today... or rather 1 point won. Argh.... really regret suanning the Liverpool dudes on their 1-0 result yesterday..... Read on the net that Fergie was so cross he refused to give any media conferences (which he normally doesn't anyway...) Think this pic more or less encapsulates what he's feeling now man....


"Even I can do f*cking better!!!!!!!"


On a slightly sadder note though, Sir Bobby Robson's been sacked by Newcastle. I know it shouldn't be affecting me, but i feel really sad for him... he's one of those genuine football personalities who lives and breathes the game and this just isn't the way for him to leave the club... Guess it was the players that really let him down and he had to take the fall for it.... oh well... hope Jo gets over this soon though.. and i'm really gonna miss his interesting and witty match quotes and comments.... Good luck with the new manager!! (Who who Houllier?)

Down Under... revisited....

Was talking to a few of my friend this week and found out that a couple of em are going down under this week. Mindy from Pwc, will be leaving on Sat, while Aifeng, soon to be PwC, will be going down to Perth this Fri....

As i was trying to help out by sharing some of my experiences at Perth with Aifeng, the memories of that wonderful week in June last year all started coming back to me!!! In fact it got me thinking so much that i decided to have a look at those nice pics again.... realised that it was really a wonderful wonderful trip... with the 4 other crazy dudes: Chris, Peiwen, Zhanwen and Celia.... my photo taking and captioning really sugged then though... hahaha.. but it doesn't detract from the fact that these are still pretty good pics!! Still some way to beating them NZ ones though... hehe.. Click on this link to remininsce with me!!!



"How Now Brown Cow?"

BLADE!!

Yes.. Blade... no not talking about the Vampire movie starring Wesley Snipes, but rather the new hobby i've taken an interest in... Rollerblading!!! Never ever gave much thought to picking up blading before but last Sat, Wen and Jo jioed me down to East Coast to give it a shot and i gladly obliged..... I must say after putting on my blades, i felt like a baby trying to learn how to walk again... really looked absolutely ridiculous just getting off my seat and trying to get on the track!! However, once i got onto the track and managed to keep my footing, it became quite easy to move... well.. forward at least. Think it's the experience from my ice-skating days, which was years ago.... After getting into the groove, moving wasn't a problem, but i must say braking and turning is really really hard... even ran myself off the track and fell into a grass patch just to avoid 2 dodo U-turning cyclists!! Argh!!! Amazingly though, that was my only fall of the afternoon....

I must say blading is really fun though... it's very very relaxing gliding by (when you're confident enough not to look at the road of coz...), and u get to see many people walking their dogs, families having picnics, babes blading along too, and many friends along the way too!! Managed to spot Cherlyn (my Mambo buddy), Jamie and Dionne (my hall seniors)... all in all it really felt great just blading along the route.. even if it was up and down the track. I'm quite positive i'll be back there again, although i'm not sure if i'm as crazy as Wen to go and buy a pair of blades for 3o0 bugs.... Jo's starting to get good too.. can't let him get THAT much better than me... hee... Who knows though, this rollerblading stuff might add another aspect to my one-dimensional soccer life! :P


Soccer Stuff
On the soccerfront though, it's not been a really good weekend for me... haiz. First of all, on Saturday, United almost (and i mean almost as in by the skin of their teeth) lost to Blackburn. United put in a good performance, creating chance after chance, but an inspired Brad Friedel managed to keep everything out... everything except Smith's 94th minute goal of course.. and i'm, not gonna talk abt Saha's handball assist!! The way we wasted chances made it more and more obvious that Rooney HAD to come... i'm still having my doubts abt him though honestly, and i'll save my comments for when the transfer is confirmed.. IF it is of course. On a brighter note for the Saturday though, I won $8 in the Fellowship. Mel looks like he's contributing lots man.. but big big winners this time was Tyco Stan and "2-1" GYC.


Then of course, there was the Bank Holiday fixture today between United and Everton. Really thought United could close the gap on their title rivals today with 3 easy points but alas... it was not to be. The team in red were really really REALLY lost today, despite playing at home... and with Fletcher and Kleberson conspiring to give the ball away often in crucial areas, we were made to look really less than ordinary and this doesn't bode well, seeing Arsenal literally cruise through their first 4 matches. The dour and unexciting match ended 0-0, with United really lucky not to have given away a penalty when Silvestre decided to repeat Saha's weekend volleyball heroics in his own penalty box. Luck was on our side but seriously, United need more than just luck if they are to prove themselves of being capable of winning anything this season. The only plus points i can think of from today's game though, is Smith's never ending commitment and running (he almost scored again), and Jonathan Spector. Now this is a dude who really looks like he's gonna make the grade... doing so much better than O' Shea and Silvestre (who had a stinker today) on the left of defence.


"Now THIS is a position you don't see in the Kamasutra..."


As a fan, it really really hurts, not just when you've lost points but more importantly, when you see your team playing crap and losing it on the pitch. I know they are capable of much much more and i really hope this 2 week break will wake up their ideas. Whether Roo comes is another matter altogether, coz they've really got to put in more effort and spirit in the next few games. No matter what though, i'm still behind em all the way.... all teams go thru rough patches... and this is one i'm sure we'll get out from soon enough.


Oh yes, by the way, LnE rocks. Life in the office is goooooooooooood....

Mr Bourne??

Oh yes!!! It's back to the weekend again!! This week passed by really quickly coz i was mostly on AT, TOIL and Snake Eating, so time just breezed by me... anyway i managed to catch quite a good movie today. The Bourne Supremacy which i watched at Great World... still think that THAT is the best place to spot good looking people, as most of the dudes and dudettes that hang around there dress really nice and are mostly babes and hunks.... (including Sharon and me of course...)

Ok ok about the movie, i must tell you first, i caught The Bourne Identity on DVD a few weeks back and i must say it had quite a good story but the movie felt abit flat. However, with all the good reviews i've read the past week, i decided to give the sequel a go. Where the first movie was about how Jason Bourne dealt with trying to find out who he was and why he was a target, this sequel goes a step further with Jason already understanding that he's an assassin and he uses these skills to his own advantage when the odds are stacked against him. The plot thickens here, because in the first movie Jason and his girlfriend were supposedly out of the CIA's reach, but inevitably somebody somewhere has found out where he is.

This second installment builds on the first with Matt Damon showing more of his hitman skills and specialties. This makes it a bit of a wonder to watch, although i wonder why people are comparing Bourne with Bond. If you ask me, Bourne is in a league of his own, and the reason why i like this movie is because it doesn't fall into the James-Bond-who'll-never-get-shot category of film. We get to see Bourne with real situations, real emotions and in real pain, which makes him alot easier to identify with than James Bond. The action here is great too, much better than the first i felt, especially the car chase scene which i'm sure alot of you all will like! Many of these scenes are reminiscent of Taxi (the French movie), and with lotsa wham bam bumper car action....

I must remind you though, that many of the scenes are Blair Witch style... shaky-camera effect, which on one hand lets you feel like you're part of the action but on the other hand, makes you feel a bit nauseous at times. Also, Sharon thinks that the show is a little too long, although i felt it was ok, save for a few fake endings at the end that DID make me tire out a teeny weeny bit.

All in all, i'd say it was a good movie to catch! Needs a fair bit of thinking but not too much to stress you out.. but mostly it's the espionage action that gets the adrenaline going...


"My name is Bourne. Jason Bourne."


Tim's Movie Rating - The Bourne Supremacy ====> 4/5
Jason Bourne. After he gets his identity in the first film, he now literally gets supremacy as he takes his enemies for a ride all around the world. Great action with a smart storyline for a spy flick. Matt Damon may not be the next Bond, but he's still the best Bourne.


Weekend Football
On a sadder note, my weekend may just burst in flames.... coz Starhub and ESPN have not settled their differences yet as of now. What this means is that if no agreement is reached as at tomorrow, no more EPL football will be shown on Cable... and this means i can kiss my weekend social life goodbye. Now THAT is pretty much a nightmare for me....

Why is this happening now? Why are us football fans the ones who might have to pay... when all this is only about money? Haiz... if only they were all as smart as a certain SOMEONE who mentioned this to Sharon: "Money is NOT important...."

Hoping and praying for weekend football then....

"Natural beauty at it's finest"

The above picture was not edited in anyway, and it can only mean one thing. Album 2 of my New Zealand trip is finally out!!! Yea it took longer than was planned to complete, but i'm sure you all will enjoy it. Lots more brilliant pics to add to album one, so take your time looking through them yea? The link is here.

Anyway i can't believe i'm rotting at home on a Wed night, especially when i've got half day TOIL tomorrow. Supposed to be at Zouk right now partying away but didn't manage to gather the Fellowship this time... oh well hopefully next week would be better... don't have much on in office so i think i should be able to make it!!

The week has been really relaxed so far.. with so many of the PwC asses on AT (just like me...). Think we're all getting fat coz we're going for regular breaks everyday and doing nothing but sitting around in office... ok we get a little bit of work done, but it NEVER incorporates exercising. Gotta hit the gym more man....

Lastly, tonight is the night Man Utd have to ensure progress to the Champs League. I can't imagine any other scenario, so i really hope it all goes to plan. I'm sure Smith wants to prove himself on the european stage wearing Red so he'll be on top of his game, while with the return of Ronaldo and Fletcher maybe, i hope we'll look solid tonight!! Go go go United!!!

Wasted Warrior....

Whoa... haven't been blogging regularly for the past weekend... and i think i know why.... Too many things were going on for me during this period of time, and i totally TOTALLY had no time at all to blog at all.. (this has NOTHING to do with me being lazy of coz.. :P) Lets's see, what happened during the weekend? Here's a short recap....

Friday night:
Played Billiards and Pool with Wen the shen, Rey the gay and many others. Think it's one of the rare times i've joined them in the game but i found it pretty fun... especially since i felt i've improved after my 3 weeks on... err... reservist training! (i still sug though...) Played up till 2am before going for supper and reaching home 3 plus... amazing....

Saturday:
First of all, met up with Yee Chung, Yew Han and coincidentally, Lee Han to play Winning 11 8 at my place!!! Managed to get the game a week ago for 5 ringgit and we've all been addicted to it quite a bit these few days. This kept us busy for a couple of hours until we went to play soccer for the Orange Team, minus Lee Han of course. What was supposed to be a straightforward game, turned out to be a real dud, as our opponents didn't have enough players, and we had to provide em with a few, including Yee Chung. We got well raped then, and lost 2-0... but the worst humiliation was letting Yee Chung score the goal of course.. hahaha.. hope our next outing will be much much better...

Of course, as with every normal Saturday, the Fellowship met us at Victoria Food Centre again. Big big loser of $14 this time was Ivan, who got played out by Charlton's last min goal, and Yew Han ended up winning $16, with the other 5 of us paying $0.50 as we were tied at 7 pts. Wonder if Ivan will be back next week, or whether we've scared him away. Good news for the weekend of course though, was United's first 3 points after winning 2-1 against Norwich!! An excellent volleyed goal by Alan Smith topped a good display, although the defence yet again looked suspect when they pulled a goal back.


"Smith's taekwando lesson paid off on Saturday..."


To top the night though, Jo, Yee Chung and Soon came over to my house to play Winning 11 the whole night long. I did tell you we were addicted didn't i?


"Winning Eleven 8: Bad for health....."


Sunday:
Of course, after playing Winning 11 till 630 in the morning, we were all wasted.. but somehow or rather we still managed to play morning soccer. Had another fun session although by the end of it all, i was really feeling lethargic, and as i got back home and had a good bath, i was totally knocked out till 8pm. I wouldn't call it a nap, as NO nap should last that long....

After dinner though, i did get a surprise from my Sharon. She came over to see how i was doing coz she knew i was knackered out, and it really made my day to see her!! Having her around was the best way to cap a wonderful weekend.... The downer of it all though, was Arsenal's ridiculous come-from-behind win against Boro. Shan't go in to detail, but all i can say is, they really don't look like they're gonna lose it this year... but i'm keeping my fingers crossed though.. :)

ASS Jay Ai...

Very nostalgic day today.... met up with 3 of my good SJI friends from many years ago... 9 to be exact since our graduation year. It's been a long time since we've met up like this, and seeing all of us together made me feel a strong sense of nostalgia.... haiz... Anyway here's the lowdown on the 4 of them:

Leon Wong - Been same class as me since Sec 1, never afraid to show his feelings (ie. telling our form tutor Mrs Seah that he doesn't like her face), sometimes moody, but most times crazy. Kinda explains why he does Mass Communication and is a copywriter now.

Kelvin Lim - Ok a lot of my friends know this dude. With his outgoing personality which never fails to charm both guys and girls alike, he's never far from contact with me. Studying 2 degrees in the US has made him the person that he is now and is already on his road to success in the near future.

Ignatius Ma - Close friend from Sec 3 & 4. Used to watch chinese MTVs (Charilie Yeung!??!) and Man Utd together. Best known as the "linkman" between me and my first ever crush, Melissa Thng. Good to see that he's doing well now.. in insurance.. although seeing him in a shirt and tie never really looked rite. Eh wait a minute... tts what lotsa people say abt me too.....

And so, the 4 of us went to eat at this Porridge place at The Oasis (Kallang). Nice oriental style place with tasty dishes to go with free-flow porridge!! After eating and catching up, we decided on the next item on our agenda.... watch a movie!! (Just like the good ol' days...)


AVP
Yes... that was the movie we decided to catch. Went down to Plaza to get 930 tix, but as today was the opening day, only 2nd row seats were available!!! Everyone was hesitant then... but me, being the stubborn person that i am, managed to convince them into it. In the end we got tix for 2nd row SIDE seats.... almost made us feel like we were watching someone else's flat-screen TV from the side!! Argh!!!

Anyway, regarding the show, i guess it was quite a big disappointment. I'm sure many fans of Aliens and Predator out there were waiting anxiously for this show to finally hit the screens.. but the movie turned out to be a bit of a dud if you ask me. Firstly, the show is pretty short... slightly over 1 1/2 hours if i can remember correctly... and the first part of it was showing a group of "supposedly" intelligent people making their way to an underground pyramid. Why SUPPOSEDLY u ask me? Well.. as we saw in a recent episode of Friends, Joey would call people like these Dumb Smart People. Haha... people who are seemingly intelligent but spout alot of nonsense at the wrong times... (take for example: "The enemy.. of my enemy... is my Friend?!?!?!?") Weird....

Fighting scenes were pretty ok.. although Predator looks a little inflexible if you ask me... some of the bullet motion techniques were used again here for a little bit of drama with the face huggers but that's about it. Funny thing though, for a monster action movie like this, the crowd sure found alot of comical scenes to laugh at..... I'm telling you, there are really certain scenes which are either so cheesy or corny that u have no choice but to break out in laughter.. seriously!!!



Tim's Movie Rating - Aliens vs Predator
====> 2/5 (as an action film), 2.5/5 (as a monster comedy)
The great battle of our time... Aliens vs Predator... with human beings being whacked like tennis balls in this see saw match up. It's not a bad action movie if you try to forget about the dumb humans, the wussy Predator, the excellent comic timing, the cheesy script, erm.. well.. pretty much everything... except the Aliens of course. They still rock!

SusiLOST?!?!

Olympics
Well... alot of you Singaporeans would have known by now.. our only hope for an Olympic Medal, Ronald Susilo, has fallen at the hands of the Thai Quarterfinalist. Haiz... was walking around Suntec, and saw a whole bunch of people gathering at a TV at Carrefour all just to support him! Guess we're all disappointed, but we should also keep in mind that he's got to keep his chin up! He may not have won a medal, but he has made headwaves by getting to the quarters and beating a world no. 1 along the way! Let's all be proud of him yes?? Coz he really deserves it!!


I, Robot



Also managed to catch I, Robot today... part of the free movie thing again. I'm sure alot of you know i was supposed to catch The Notebook, but as Sharon and i went in the cinema, we had a gut feeling that I, Robot would be a better bet (but mainly coz we were tired and preferred an action flick.. haha). Will Smith, as usual, turned in his typical style of mixing humour and action. Very much like his roles in Independance Day and Bad Boys, where he finds himself in tough situations.... this however, about robots running amok in the country, seems more Matrix-ish than anything else if you ask me. The plot runs eerily similar to The Animatrix's "Second Renaissance", except that this has a proper ending of course.

What i can say about the show though, is that its actually quite enjoyable... despite all the negative reviews i've got from some of my friends. True, the story seems a little cheesy at first, but as the story progresses and with Will Smith carrying the movie on his own, you find that it gets quite interesting with twists and turns plus lots of action. Graphics aren't too bad too, and it's not just for sci-fi fans as the plot is well written (i mean.. even SHARON likes it.. ahhaah).

Tim's Movie Rating - I, Robot ====> 3.5/5
Will hates robots. Robots hate will. Will fights robots. Robots then kill.
Simple enough? Well there's alot more to this show than that... watch for the smart twists in the story and fun action, which make it more than just an average popcorn flick!



Last but not least, i was shocked to find a guest at home today.


"Spot looks old for his age while i look young for mine."


My cousin Jamie and her family has left for Thailand and Spot here, feeling lonely at home, knocked on our door this afternoon and my parents were more than happy to take him in for the week. Really cute dude although he looks a bit mature for his age (7 months).

Blue Monday!!!

On Mondays, when you're dragging yourself to work, dreading the rest of the week ahead... have you ever thought that someone out there, might just be having a worse Monday than you? Well top this for a Monster Monday:

1) Not playing the routine Sunday Soccer the day before.
2) Playing for PwC and getting my ass whacked 5-2.
3) Man U losing to Chelsea.
4) First day of work after 3 relaxed weeks of reservist.
5) Going back to the horror job you just left, with a horror manager.
6) People in office seeing my braces for the first time.
7) Bad hair day.

Yes... an evil cocktail to bring even the best of us to our knees.... BUT... i must say, i'm feeling much much better now than the early part of the day. Why? Well firstly, the horror job didn't turn out to be too horrible after all, TNP didn't slam Man Utd and recognised they DID play well altho their attack sugged, and lastly, i just caught another episode of Friends!! Was just telling a friend that Friends is always a good picker-upper... no matter how sianz u may be feeling, the antics of Joey, Chandler and co. will never fail to bring a smile to your face...

Anyway, more on the new soccer season... now that the first weekend is up and running, so is our famous fantasy football league!!! Not too bad a start for me.. seeing that i'm lying rite smack in the middle of the table. Biggest upset so far though, is defending champ Ricky ending up bottom of the pile! HAha... guess the new pts system and format is leaving a lot of us scratching our heads and i'm sure this'll be another exciting season for us!!

ASS-League III (Week 1)
Rank Team Points
1 Kamasutra FC 84
2 cH3L$ht 76
3 footbo team 74
4 nefeux 11 72
5 Defending Champion 70
6 Babyfacegyc 69
7 TouchGlobal 67
7 bitchtits 67
7 Kopman 67
10 MarvinChestEr 64
11 Melphis 62
12 Ah Gu Football Club 61
12 Reuke 61
14 opTIMists - Back and Better!! 60 <-------
15 Joseph Seah Boon Yong Team 56
15 [WoShi]Tootie 56
17 ThE SmuRfz Bo0s 50
17 angelived 50
17 Neo... 50
20 Pooler 49
21 dermano 48
22 Fresh@ir 43
23 arsenal_fc 0
23 Dared3v1l 0
23 Giggsy11 0

For weekly updates please go the link on the left of the page... and join my league if you're not in!! It's never too late to join in!!

I must say though, for the past 3 years, fantasy football has changed the lives of many of my friends and me. EPL has become more of an obsession now, which stretches way waaaay further than just supporting our own teams. Here's why:

Tim's Top 10 Signs You're Addicted To Fantasy Football
1) You log on to the website at least 5 times... every half hour.
2) You don't just see goals in a game, but rather shots, crosses, tackles, passes intercepted... etc.
3) At work or at play, you keep thinking about players you should be selecting.
4) You read up on soccer news regarding players like Alan Shearer to Zat Knight.
5) While people are talking about EPL League Leaders, you talk about Yahoo League Leaders.
6) Your maths starts getting better (3 pts for SOT, 1 pt for SC, etc), yes, even for Jo.
7) You stare at match updates more than the live game being played.
8) When you sleep every friday night, you wonder whether you've made the right selection.
9) When you talk to your girlfriend, the initials MWG, SPG and SOT keep popping up. (Oh yea you can forget about Scoring.)
10) When you play field soccer you start calculating how many points you'll get.

And so it begins....

The first weekend of the new EPL season is finally over... just caught the United - Chelsea game so really not in the mood to say much.... All i can mention so far is that Arsenal still look disgustingly good and their 4-1 away trashing of Everton should be the battle cry to all of the Championship wannabes this year...

Chelsea 1-0 Man Utd
The game wasn't as exciting as most people expected it to be... with only a handful of shots on targets (none for United if i can remember correctly). All it took for Chelsea to win it was an error from Fortune and Drogba's nicely headed pass allowed Eidur (dun wanna spell his last name) to easily lob Tim Howard.


"Keane's tackles always sent people flying..."


United weren't really overawed by Chelsea's superstar team, and managed to get quite a fair share of possession in the 2nd half. However, what really disappointed me was the fact that they really really looked devoid of ideas upfront. Lots of nonsense crossing and redundant passing into crowded areas resulted in us not getting even the slightest hint of a goal. Not a good start, not a good result, not a good performance, more people will be jumping on the "United-is-gone" bandwagon, but i'm still positive it'll be a good season for us. A loss on the opening day doesn't mean it's all over, with 37 more games to play for man... we'll see how we fare next week against Norwich!!

Plus Points from the game
- Smith's holding-up ability, although he disappeared a bit toward the end.
- Liam Miller looks pretty confident although he still needs a bit of polishing.
- Keano bringing a bit of calmness in the defence.
- Neville's overlapping runs and crosses.

Minuses
- What attack?!
- Fortune's misfortunate judgement that resulted in the goal.
- Tim was too easily beaten.
- Fortune's crossing.
- Losing to Chelsea when they weren't even playing well.
- Ryan Giggs is balding.


PS: To top it all off, PwC was trashed 5-2 today, and i played the whole game, so the only person i can blame is.... Yee Chung.

What a sad day....

Beating around the Bush...

Quite a sad day today man... my reservist is finally over!!!! 3 weeks just flew by me man... my days of canteen breaks, sleepy elctures, pool and midday naps are gone!!! Haiz... it's not gonna be easy for me to get my working momentum back but i'm gonna have to try.. starting with Monday's trip back to Agere!! Hope the people there remember me man.. despite my braces.... Anyway, looking back on my past 3 weeks, i must say that i have learnt quite a bit from the course, mainly about Medical Support Planning.. which an MO mainly doesn... feel that i can read maps even better than i used to and can even help with ops planning should my S3 ever ask me for help! hahaha....

Review Of Fahrenheit 9/11
I'm sure alot of you have heard about this movie.. coz the hype is pretty heavy regarding this flick! The first winner at the Cannes Film Festival, with a 20 minute standing ovation from the crowd there, it must mean that it's really good rite??
Finally caught the film myself today though, and i must say, it IS quite a masterpiece in itself. Those of you who have caught Bowling For Columbine will know how Michael Moore does his documentaries.... hidden facts from here and there that are less exposed in the media, adding a certain style and humour in the film, and finally, giving a punch that viewers will feel after watching it. Fahrenheit here does just that, except to an even higher level this time. Armed with a whole lot of political ammo, this film may be slightly harder to absrob than Bowling, but it's still pretty much understandable... and what you will find out from the film can be pretty groundbreaking, considering that Mr George W. Bush, the protagonist, is STILL President of the US!! This film takes us places we've never gone before, gives us info the media never wanted us to know, and opens our eyes to the many lies that we've all been fed in the past 3 years.

Of course, like Supersize Me, it is very very skewed, especially since Michael Moore is quite an avid Bush-whacke, and veerything and i mean, EVERYTHING in this show literally goes out to making Mr Bush look like a fool, a liar, an ass, a lazy bum, and a President... not necessarily in that order of course. However, the strong point about this film is that much of these facts were truly covered up... what's more, you get to hear interviews from people who have been directly affected by the war (ie. families who have lost people in the Iraq war and Iraqi families), and it does get quite emotional especially in the last phase of the film. Moore drives his views at us with passion and i would think all of us, whether we are bothered by the US Presidency, will be forced to think about things and how the running of the highest post in the world could be done with such slipshoddiness.....



Tim's Movie Rating - Fahrenheit 9/11 ====> 4/5
How good can a documentary be? Well catch this movie and be amazed.. i'm pretty sure the subject content might bore some of you guys but if you bother, it really is a good film as it gets you thinking. Bits of humour are complemented with emotional scenes, all of which are intertwined with things you never knew about the Bush Presidency. All i can say is, watch it and be amazed!!

Totally Tired...

Argh... really feeling wasted from my last 2 days outfield man... What was suposed to be 2D1N of fun and laughter turned out to be a bit of a hell session for most of us!! First of all, knowing that we would be having a BBQ for the first night, everyone thought our exercise would end by7-8pm but it turned out that our Course Commander kep t us going and going up until 12mn... wt which time most of us were pretty zonked out from the lethargy and tiredness of the day man. True we were doing mostly medical planning and deployment of tentages, but it was kinda tiring for most of us coz we were all in reservist mood... our past 2 weeks were really relaxed and right up till the field camp, we thought everything would remain that way..

Of course, life had to go on, and we DID continue with our Mission BBQ at the end and we all had great servings of Chicken Wings, Satays, Sotong Balls, Marshmallows, and much much more. Although many of us were just about ready to sleep after the strenuous activities, the smell of the food kept us awake for just enough time to finish most of the food. Kudos to the people who helped in organising this BBQ man!! Won't ever forget this field camp...

Today was also a shiong one.. as we woke up to thunderflashes at ard 6 in the morning, and had to do BCS casualty play... in our semi-conscious state we still managed to put up quite a show, and thankfully, we had a very good and long break after that. This pattern continued for the rest of the day, but inevitably, it was time to return to camp as everyone (including the Course Commander of coz..) was itching to go home after a long.. well... 2 days.. haha..

Managed to get home at 9pm and it felt absolutely GREAT to have a nice shower in the comfort of my bathroom. Tomorrow's gonna be our graduation ceremony so i'm gonna post some of the pics to show the many reservists friends i have made whilst in camp. For now though, it's an early night for me.... zzzz....

National Day!!

Happy National Day to all you Singaporeans out there man!!! Yes it's coming to the end of the day but it's never too late to celebrate right? Haha... on a more serious note.... the Long Weekend is over!!!!! Back to reality man... haiz....

Morning Soccer
The morning of course, started with our weekly soccer session at NIE in NTU.... nothing too diff about today exceot that we finally got to see Mr Ho Kee Hoe again!! It's been some time since we've seen his injury-prone ass man... hahah... Sadly, due to his presence there were a few bust-ups which i felt was waaaaay Out-Of-Point. Qunwei the brave somehow managed to get in a scuffle with Kee Hoe and got so hot that it almost seemed like a fight was gonna break out.... Things did settle down after talking to Qunwei but i felt that as friends playing with each other every week, there's really no need at all to get so touchy about fouls and stuff as we all know we aren't going out to hurt each other right?? Anyway the game wasn't the same after that as we all took precautions not to provoke him anymore.... took alot out of the game and i really hope it doesn't end up like that every week man....

NDP Parade 2004
Of course, next up after my soccer session was the NDP parade!!! Sharon's colleague managed to get tix for the both of us... if she's reading this, THANK YOU!!!! We met early, about 3pm and went to try and get good seats. Sadly, the seating usherers were just too good (now THAT'S a first...) and we were forced to comply and sit in an orderly manner filling up the available places first... meaning that we couldn't choose to be nearer to the action even though we were pretty early. Still, our view wasn't too bad and we got to se most of the parade quite clearly!

I have to say that being at the parade, i really felt very very patriotic. For those of you who have not been to the parade, you should try your best to get ur hands on the tix and go at least ONCE in your life. Never knew myself as the patriotic sort but being at the occasion, soaking in the atmosphere, seeing the uncles, aunties, grannies and gramps getting all excited at everything... it makes you feel really proud to be a Singaporean. Of course, being a Singaporean isn't about going to parades only, but the fact is that being there makes you feel like you're part of something special... and if you think about it, you really ARE. Isn't Singapore a great place to live in? Think about how far we have come... your way of life..... your education...your parents... your friends... all these shouldn't be taken for granted. There aren't many countries in this world that can consider themselves as sophisticated and civilised as us... so give it a thought right now.. and thank your lucky stars that you're in a really great country.


"Red Hot Couple."


"Sharon's friends: Those wearing the red/white caps. Errr...."


"Alien invasion during NDP 2004"


"No NDP is complete without fireworks!"

BUT.....
Talking about civilised, i almost died after finishing with the parade. After all the good natured singing about harmony and such, after the fireworks and everyone feeling proud of their country, it was BACK to the Ugly Singaporean. It was back to jostling, shoving and pushing as everyone tried to make their way out of the stadium and to the MRT. Took me a painful 1 and a half hours just to walk that short distance, and along the way, i could see inconsiderate people barging their way around and making noises and complaining whenever we had to stop for traffic lights! Argh... i guess Singaporeans will never change..... it's a characteristic trait which i feel will always be there...always thinking about oneself first instead of others.... oh well... STILL, i love my Singapore!!!!

*New Blog Update
By the way, my good friend Jo has come up with a blog of his own. For those of you single women/men/gays who might wanna know this self-proclaimed intellectual, you can check out his blog. The link is on the left of my screen. Really interesting guy and it'd be good to find out what goes on in that weird brain of his..... 8 years i've known him and i STILL don't.

Mini Zhibo....

This is me in the Go-Kart. And for some reason Zhibo looks like Mini-me.
(Rest of the pics will be up very soon...)

Believe in Charity...

Haiz.. what a lousy Charity Shield... waited 3 months to see United in action again and they were outplayed by Arsenal today.... Starting of the game wasn't too bad, with both teams finding their touches, Arsenal being that little bit quicker in reacting, although United did get better as the half wore on. After half time though, the game sprang to life... a cheating 3 on 1 goal finished by World Cup Winner Gilberto put Arsenal in the lead and minutes later, Alan Smith finished with a beautiful volley that curled right into the net. Things were looking good then, until United's CHARITABLE defense let in 2 goals from schoolboy errors. Reyes (whom i must admit is looking WAAAAY better than last season) scored one while the 3rd was scored by... erm.... Silvestre. Told you they were charitable rite?

Plus points to take from this game... Alan Smithy is starting to look like he's been a Man U fan all his life.. seeing him run himself to the ground... didn't really expect such a spectacular goal from him though.. hope it wasn't a fluke! Scholesy looks better than what he was doing for England at Euro '04 and Giggsy still looks great... although i must say his hairstyle sugs. STILL, i dun like losing a game.. even if it's the Charity Shield.. kinda gives those anti-United guys lotsa ammo to fire... but the result is there for all to see. Now to look forward to Wednesday's Champs League game... i'll be outfield though.. shit..


MAMBO NIGHTS
Interestingly, there was a large article on Zouk's Mambo nights today. I'm sure those of you who know me also know how much i love going to Zouk rite.... haha... Not too bad an article, talking about how the Legacy of Zouk lives on after soooo many years.. and even classifies those regulars as Mambosexuals... now THAT's a word of the day. There was even a step-by-step guide on the moves to Belinda Carlisle's Summer Rain by the one and only Legend!! He's the dude who's always on the platform everytime i go to Zouk.. seemingly he's been there every night since he was 18!! (which makes it 9 years now... he's already 27...)




For myself though... why do i like going to Zouk? True enough... there are lotsa young kids there and i do feel old sometimes... but its the atmosphere and the music they play that i really love... Retro music consists of soooo many familiar tunes... sooo many of my favorites songs from years ago... and that's why i get this nostalgic feeling which gets me in the mood on the dance floor. It's all about having fun and enjoying myself whenever i'm there and at least i have kakis that agree with me on this!! The Mambo Fellowship: Jeremy, Cherlyn, Jessica, Lih Soon and me.... speaking of which it's been some time already... maybe i should go next week.. or the week after... or.... we'll see. :)

Go Karts!!

Wow.... a blink of an eye and it's Sunday evening already... HENG tomorrow is a public holiday man... makes Sunday feel so much more relaxed!! Quite a hectic weekend for me so far... went Go-Kart Racing over the weekend! A Go-Kart Fellowship of 6: Sharon, Zhibo, Mel, Wen, Jo and me......

We went over on Saturday afternoon.. took us a few hours to negotiate the heavy traffic but we got there eventually, and left our stuff at an apartment which Zhibo owned! Really dusty but beggars can't be choosers yea? After that it was off to shopping!! Went to do a bit of DVD hunting and came back with Trainspotting and Braveheart... yea i know.. really old shit but it's GOOD shit too! Also managed to get some PS2 games.. about time to work out that old PS2 of mine once again... the rest of the dudes bought lotsa snacks... especially Zhibo who went crazy and bought a shitload... thinking we were gonna eat alot at night!! How wrong he was man.... We feasted on seafood for dinner, eating power stuff like Stingray and the absolutely delicious Butter Crayfish!!! By the end of the meal we were pretty wasted and this lasted all the way till when we got back to the apartment... where i pretty much fell asleep immediately.. not sure what the rest did.. although i DO know that we didn't touch the snacks at all! hahah

On Sunday though, we did what we were supposed to have gone to JB for.. Go-Kart Racing!! At RM$30 for 10 mins, it was quite a steal... especially since the cars were exceptionally fast.. compared to those i tried at Batam and Desaru.. we all thus went for 20 min runs, except for Sharon, whose baby kart was so slow, safe and steady that she didn't really find much kick in it and only went for 10.


"Don't be fooled. All our cars look at least 10 years older than this."


Once we had our fun though, it was time to go home.. and for me it was time to rush off to a match with the Orange Team..

Despite the stoopid Causeway jam, Zhibo and his amazing driving skills managed to get me home 10 mins after kick off, and as such, i made it to Marina in time for the second half! Played against a group of dudes who weren't really too good and we scored early in the second half when Eugene headed in a freekick from Captain Seh Guan!! After that both teams didn't really get many chances... and 5 minutes before time, Mervin the keeper got chipped (btw this is the 2nd time he kenna this from the SAME team) when their striker beat our offside trap. Demoralised we were, but who was to know, just 2 mins from time, a surging run from ME was spotted by Seh Guan and his through ball was neatly trapped and finished off by me! (ok to be honest i almost blasted it over...) Our joy was however, cut short when a few players started arguing over me being offside and even handling the ball!! (How could they doubt me!?!?) Words turned ugly and Seh Guan got caught in a scuffle with a paikia wanna-be.... the game was abandoned then and there and we had to separate the 2. Haiz.... a good goal by me, ruined by the ending... oh well... hope our next game will end better.. at least today was a win though! :)

For now though, i'm getting prepped up for the Charity Shield... where my beloved Man United will be taking on Arsenal... think both teams fielding weak sides, but it's still good enough for me.. been starved from weekly EPL action for toooo long. Ok will update the score later.. in the meantime, United all the way!!!

Long Weekend!!

Oh yes!! THe National Day Weekend is finally here.. with Monday being a public holiday next week, i'm sure everyone out there has lotsa plans for this brilliant weekend.. including me! Well anyway i just got back from camp... so sianz to go back yet again on Saturday.. but then again its my last coz next week Saturday training has been cancelled..... woohoo!!!

Didn't get to blog last night coz i was staying over at Sharon's place... made more sense to do so coz i had to go back camp this morning, and because we watched a late movie last night. Caught this Tom Cruise flick called Collateral! Yes yes i know.. i was supposed to catch Fahrenheit 9/11 one... but the movie was so hot that Sharon couldn't get tix online even though she tried before lunch! The hype that this movie is generating is really crazy man....

Back to Collateral... it's a really interesting flick about a hitman, Vincent (played by Tom Cruise) who goes around town doing "his job" and an innocent taxi driver, Max (Jamie Foxx) who's unwittingly roped into Vincent's world. The film focuses on the situations that these 2 find themselves in, and there are many nice comedic moments that blend well with the suspenseful ones whereby you never really know what's going to happen next. The helpless Max reminds me alot of Denzel Washington in Out Of Time, where he has to find means and ways to weasel himself out of impossible situations....

All in all, Collateral is a good show, with a good riveting plot, but made even better by the acting of Tom Cruise (he finally looks old with the aging hair and stubble) and Jamie Foxx (who's pretty much a natural comedian)... in case you didn't know, Jada Pinkett (Will Smith's wife) is also in on the show. Vincent's character is really well-played by Tom Cruise, whos gives him that "cool-murderer" look (Almost like Christian Bale in American Psycho). Flaws that the show might have, well there are some scenes that take just a tad bit too long.. so it might seem a little draggy here and there.. but these mostly lead to the interesting stuff like gunfights and stuff, so there's not much to worry about it being a boring show.



Tim's Movie Rating - Collateral ====> 3.5/5
Fun and witty show with a little suspense thrown in for good measure. Tom Cruise fits the bill well as a hitman and Jamie Foxx as the taxi driver who gets him around. Make sure you catch Tom Cruise finally acting like an old dude, yet displaying the quick reactions of a 20-year-old. Amazing.


"Old yet stylish... Tom Cruise for you."

Oh my gaaaaaaaaawwd....

Was gonna sleep when my good friend John sent me a link to some pics of MediaCorp actresses doing a bikini run through town. This one literally blew me away:


"Fiona always underestimated her bikini size... *DROOL*"

Enjoy.

My Fantasy....

Yes yes yes!! The new season is almost beginning again.. and for many of us it'll be back to the stressful, intense, anxious routine of Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football!!! It's been the most popular thing amongst me and my friends for the past 2 years and i can foresee that this will be another good one... with a few amendments here and there and many many new players!!!

For the benefit of those who don't know what Fantasy Football is about, it's a game whereby you are given credits to buy players and you score points whenever these players score a goal, make a shot on target, etc, in Real Life... of course, points get deducted when your player gets carded, lets in goals, commits fouls and other stuff.... so this is a game based on reality! It's really suspenseful every weekend watching your players go at it no TV, with you and your bunch of friends looking carefull at every move the players make in the match! All of us swear by it so for those of you who might be interested, just let me know and i'll make space for you in my personal league (the link can be found at the sidebar on this webpage). We ain't got no professionals... just crazy people trying to have a bit of football fun.. so join in when you can! Best of all... it's all FREE!!!!!!


Anyway, tomorrow's gonna be a tough day.... gonna have a NDP Observance Parade in the morning.. the worst kinda thing in the SAF! Think the last parade i ended was waaaaaaay back in my NSF days man... not looking forward to it at all... Silver lining for tomorrow though, is Fahrenheit 9/11! Gonna get tix and watch at 840pm, so watch this space for the review tom.... In the meantime, let's get ready for the weekend!!!!

Brotherhood...

What a taxing day i've had... of the 9 hours i spent in camp today (830-530), half of it was spent either eating, pooling, sleeping or going online. Very taxing coz it's not easy to bum for almost half the day man... but of course, i'm not really complaining am i? Haha.... Sharon and I managed to catch Chris and Peiwen for dinner today at Cafe Cartel at City Hall. Peiwen was only back just last week from a 3-week business trip in China, so it was great to see that she's still looking the same as before... although she might just be a little more cheena-pok now... I have to say that the Pork Chops, Spare Ribs and Tandoori Chicken there really rocked!!! But the stuff that i ordered.. a Cartel Fiesta Pizza (or something like dat...), was just ordinary stuff. Really jealous looking at the food on their plates....

Sharon and I did a fair bit of gobbling though, as today was our Free Movie Day!! As such we rushed off to GV after dinner and made it for today's show, a Korean one called Brotherhood! Heard from a few friends that it was quite a long and touching show.. but i had to see for myself to be sure.



As some of you might already know, it's a tale about two brothers caught in the Korean War in the 1950s. We see how their brotherly love (which actualy looks gayish if they weren't brothers... i mean they actually SHARE an ice cream!!!) gets tangled in the brutal realism of war and we follow their journey throughout the war, which takes them into many life-and-death moments, enemy lines, crossfires and pretty much everything else u would expect in a war flick. Now, i must say, for a Korean movie, this show really had quite a good deal of war-time effects that could match the best hollywood has to offer... however, some of these battle scenes were overly long and didn't serve much purpose and this kinda made the momentum drift away a little bit compared to the beginning when the whole story seemed to be shaping up really well.

The idea of 2 brothers being needlessly and helplessly caught in the war was more than captivating actually, as there are many situations they find themselves in which question what they are fighting for and to what avail. More than a few tears were shed throughout the course of this movie, which had it's fair share of dramatic moments. In my opinion, it's quite a nice show, altho it has its flaws as mentioned earlier, plus the editing seemed a little bit slipshod at times.... in summary though, it's a film worth catching.. espicially since there aren't many nice movies at the moment!

Tim's Movie Rating - Brotherhood ====> 3.5/5
Interesting war movie with a nice underlying tale of brotherly love. Don't get too caught up in the fighting scenes though... and i think lotsa gals will dig Won Bin.


*Braces Update
Been a week exactly since i first put on the braces. Initial pain of having something cold and steely in my mouth has already been overcome.. but i'm still having problems eating solid food which requires alot of biting. These includes stuff like nuts, beef and crab... that's why i have been losing quite a bit of weight the past week. Argh... on a plus point though, my appetite is picking up, with me having an average of 5 meals a day since i have lots of canteen breaks nowadays!

Sharon, Soccer Shen.

Hmmm... was going through some of my old digicam pics since i was clearing some space on my hard disk, and i came across a few really interesting photos... You know what they say about how couples start to behave, act and even LOOK the same after being togetehr for some time? Well being the Super Shen of Soccer that i am, i'm sure alot of you are wondering how good Sharon is at soccer!! For starters, she supports a really great football team... and i respect her for that. :P


"Did i tell you Sharon LOVES wearing a Man Utd jersey?"


Of course, soccer isn't always about supporting a good team rite? You also need to have the skills to show the world that you're not just another glory hunter who knows fug-all about football (ie. Liverpool fans.). Thus, the following photos, which have yet to be released in public, are now EXCLUSIVELY available here on my blog. Try your best not to be stunned... she's MY girlfriend after all.


"Through on goal, Sharon aims for the top right-hand corner..."


"... and it hits the back of the net!!!!!"


"The dejected look on Soon's face said it all."


Okok please close those gaping jaws of yours... now u know.. after 8 years of pure drills and training, you girlfriend CAN be a Soccer Shen too!!!


On to something more serious though, i got a summons on Saturday at Sharon's place as i parked my car down at her block. Really no joke coz it was a $100 fine!!! Can u imagine?!!? Being the nice honest person that i am, i wrote a letter to appeal against the summons and today, i got an email saying it was waived!! Woohoo!! I would really like to post my letter here but something tells me that it's quite a dumb thing to do... so for those of you drivers out there who want the template for an appeal letter, just msg me or something and i'd be glad to send it to you!! For now though, it feels just like i've won a mini lottery!!! :P

Night Training / Geylang Rampage...

Hah!! Why am i not surprised?!?! Today's night training was over by 645.... now i know why people loooove going back to reservist training. True, it was kinda tough today, with me having to wear my SBO + helmet and get hot and stink, but it was well worth it. I mean.. u can't possibly spend ALL of your time eating at canteen breaks and playing pool rite?! Haha.... and our night training... simulated in the dark cloudy time of 530pm... sure took alot of imagination from all of us but i don't think anyone there was complaining!! Anyway that's the toughest item i have for this week so it's back to slacking for the rest of the week liao...

Headlines on the newspaper for today and yesterday were in regards to the Geylang Rampage. NO... it's not about a horny dude going at it with the many prositutes there, but rather it was about this drunk driver who managed to knock his car into 9 vehicles while coming out of a carpark and kill 2 of his friends at the scene... even running over one of them TWICE. Really really sad if you think about it. On the newspapers this past 2 days, it's been all about how the accused managed to do what he did and the alcohol test that he failed... most of Singapore would be condemning him already, including me... but amazingly, the family of the victim, whom i would have thought would be baying for the driver's blood, have already forgiven him and even went out of their way to console him as he attended the funeral. The victim's wife has mentioned that there's no point being angry as what's happened has already happened and bearing grudges would be making things worse.

True, the fault clearly lies with the driver for drink-driving and what he did cannot be condoned. However, looking at the reaction of the family, and of the driver who almost broke down crying, it all tells us how powerful forgiveness really is and why less and less people are willing to do so. This family, in the most extreme of circumstances, have acted very graciously, keeping in mind that the driver was a very close friend of the victim. Why can't there be more people who would act in this manner and realise that revenge leads to nothing?

"To err is human, to forgive, divine." - Alexander Pope


Note: I do hope that this incident serves as a reminder as to how dangerous drunk-driving can be, so for those of you who DO drink and drive, please do not forget your responsibility on the road as the lives of others are very much in your hands.

Karaoke Ok?

I'm really amazed at how fast this Monday passed by. Most Mondays are really slow days, where time seems to stand still and u don't seem to wanna do anything and the day just drags by.... but for some reason today's lessons were really fast (maybe coz i'm sleeping) and 5pm came before i knew it! Of course the pool sessions in between lessons with Marc helped to pass the time too but i'm not gonna emphasize anymore on it....

This all left me with a pretty free evening, and thus i decided to spend it by going to Karaoke! Partyworld was the agreed place, with Shumiin doing all the necessary arrangements, and the others who joined in the fun were Sharon, Apple, Wenhong, Christine, Thomas and of course, the one and only, Goh Yee Chung who rushed over from work....



"An all-too-familiar sight: Yee Chung crooning to an oldie."

We sang from 6-10, and i even sacrificed an episode of Friends. Shumiin obviously didn't feel the same way about her real Friends and left us early just to go back and catch the episode.. haiz.... It was quite a fun session though, with us singing our same old favorites. I have to say though. Christine's boyfriend, Thomas, really has quite a voice! Think he might have a chance if he joins a KTV competition or something....

Anyway Sharon was telling me about some of her office friends, who seemed to be shocked that Sharon actually could Karaoke (actually i am too.. haha)... seems that they've never been to KTVs before or maybe they've not been to em often enough. I know of some people (including my parents) who have the traditional idea of KTVs, and that they are in some way connected to alcohol and erm.. girls... think they've got it confused with what some of us might call, LAP-SUP-Bars rite?? Well to those of you who still have that idea about KTVs, u really should go out and give it a try especially since there's so many around rite now (K-Box seems to be sprouting like McDonalds in its prime)..... I for one feel that it's a great way to relax and enjoy with friends, whereby you leave all your pride behind and pretend to be the Next Big Thing with a mic in front of the TV. Nothing beats singing your favorite song, sounding nowhere near the original, and yet having your friends cheer for you man.....

Ok that's it for the beginning for the week... wats in store ahead? All i know is that tomorrow i've got BCS training which lasts till night. Sounds liek a bummer but i think its sTILL beats being at work so i'll just milk it for all its worth... for now its back to finding my helmet and SBO liao.. argh.



PS: Remember the play, "Private Parts", i was telling you about a few posts earlier? I managed to spot the poster today at Heeren. Kinda creepy shit and made me think back about those days in NTU. Aaaahhh... i STILL don't believe it.


"It might have been me on the poster."

Convocation again.

What the hell!! A blink of an eye and ANOTHER weekend is gone!!! Here i am.. feeling totally wasted from the weekend's activities, and getting ready to go back to camp tomorrow... haiz. Ok let me see, what have i accomplished in this very weekend?? Firstly, on Sat, Yee Chung and I accompanied Jo to Queensway to get his new Newcastle Nicky Butt jersey and not surprisingly, i ended up spending my fair share of money for my club.


"United's new big signing for the season."

Again, i shall not reveal the price, as a certain someone is already quakign in her shoes and getting ready to scold me liao. Anyway, the new jersey's really kinda small compared to the previous season's... think it's meant to be figure-hugging (ie. NOT my type) and that's why i bought a size bigger. Oh yea anyway, the pic above has been intentionally blurred to cover my damn braces. The rest of the saturday was then spent in church with Mel (Christ the King is STILL an amazing church if you ask me...), swallowing a Mentos and having dinner with Sharon, Mel and Ailing at Hougang! Cheap and affordable curry fish head... my tongue was screaming in pain but the delicious assam gravy was just too irresistable....


Sunday then.... the morning was spent playing soccer as usual, and making me feel totally drained for the rest of the day. Interestingly though, i met up with my friends today for a convo photo-taking session at the Esplanade!


"Spot the care-leh-fare Contest" Clue: There are 2. 

Yea it's been one year overdude for me but it's still kinda of fun, especially for the REAL graduates of 2004: Joseph, Shikai, John and Melvin... Congratulations to these unlucky asses who now have to face the Real world.. of working... Argh.

Sharon and i had to leave the photos session halfway though, as we had arranged to watch the Fireworks Extravaganza at Esplanade!! I have to say the number of people there was really ridiculous though.. whereby people had to squeeze through the doors of the Esplanade and struggle to find spaces to sit along the bay, even though it was raining!! Keli and Kelvin plus Ais and Shumiin came over to join us too... and in the end, the wait was worth it as the fireworks we saw were nothing less than brilliant!!


"Fireworks: A new Terrorist tool."


Sure as hell trashed the ones we saw at NDP for the last few years... so if any of you are interested, this Fireworks thingy will be on for next Sun and the Sun after. Try to catch it at least once, but of course... be prepared for the crazy crowds man...

Alrite... now that i've brushed and flossed my metal chewers, it's about time to turn in. Can feel the Monday blues sinkin' in liao... Let's try to have a gd week ahead then....


Tired Tim signing off....