World Stage Malaysia 2010

That's right people, an amazing friend of mine got me a free ticket for the show last night, and it was definitely a night to remember.

It rained heavily +
There were super long delays between each performance +
Everyone was hyper +
It lasted till after midnight +
The performances were top class +
The crowd was top class +
The Ayamas burger was delicious +
Had a good time with my friend =
A GREAT TIME
There's not much to be said really, Bunkface made us proud, Wonder Girls danced well, Tokio Hotel rocked out, Katy Perry got all the guys definitely going gaga over her!

There was also a surprising array of cool pyrotechnics set up for everyone, The Wonder Girls had firework shooting guitars!

Here're some pictures to show my readers just how much fun the night was, enjoy!

Say Cheese!

But cheese isn't all fun in Nantwich, Cheshire, and it certainly wasn't on Wednesday when the Palme D'Or (International Cheese Awards), a dairy product equivalent of the Oscars, kicked off.

A recent surge in interest of local Brits in this event have tipped experts to estimate that a rough 30,000 people would attend the festival. The sudden high level of interest has been possibly due to the big influence TV chefs have had on the local chefs and housewives!

Weird as it may seem, there is even British Cheese Board (BCB) set up for all cheesing purposes! A study carried out by the board have concluded that he British consume some 600,000 tonnes of the product each year, or 10kg per person - but this is still only about half as much as consumers in Germany, France, Italy and Greece manage to put away!

The UK are currently the world's major cheese-producing country and with cheese forged previously practically in the backyards of the British, they're now looking forward to catch up in the cheese market! An estimated 700 varieties of cheese are being produced in the UK!

With more that 3,000 entries from 24 different countries, the judges certainly have a lot to do.

A winning cheese is determined by its consistency, good texture, and an even balance of flavors.

Who would've guess cheese is becoming such a serious business these days, hmmm maybe its about time us Malaysians took something forged in OUR backyards more seriously too, Ramly Burger competition anyone? :D I'd love to be a judge for that :D!

That could just be the winner right there!

Source : BBC NEWS

Oh Snap! Fergie!

No not fergie from Black Eyed Peas, I'm talking about Sir Alex Ferguson!

Is the man getting old and loosing his mind or something?

First take a look at this, Manchester United impressively beat Celtic 1-0 in Toronto, Canada and proudly claimed that the victory was due to his new breed of youngsters which he quoted saying ‘They will eventually be the next Manchester United.'

Yeah at first thought being an Man Utd fan myself i was happy and delighted over the fact that Fergie still has it and isn't becoming an old grumpy man and the future of Man Utd still looks bright under his control!

BUT...well there's always a BUT...

then Man Utd lost to Kansas City Wizards 2-1 in a match which to me on the screen looked as if it was played on a toy playground...everything looked so tiny and toy-like! FYI the match was played in Arrowhead Stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri.

back to my point, now i go to ESPN SOCCERNET
and my eyes suddenly stumble upon THIS.....okay I'm having trouble resizing the picture so i'll just put what i saw in words...

Ferguson blames youngsters for shock loss

Now come on Fergie, what is your stand?

"I thought the inexperience of the defenders showed in the first 15 minutes." he said in an interview after the match.
"Our possession of the ball today was ragged at times. Normally we are much better. That will come hopefully with the games.'' also he said.

I'm pretty interested in his claim that "Normally we are much better"
Reason being he is right if the WE referred to Ronaldo, the young Giggs, the fit Ferdinand, the long-lost Tevez...and i believe the current situation seems to be far away from the normal WE.

Well i guess the old man had to loose it some day and i guess today was the day! Or maybe he had lost it all this while, when he decided to sell RONALDO, and became a miser and bought MICHAEL OWEN....well i things certainly look bleak for Man Utd and with a pretty elusive owner like Malcolm Glazer i believe there's plenty more upsets that Man Utd will reveal this coming EPL season and Rooney might just have to live in a trailer next year.

THEY DID IT!

Hip Hip Hooray !! Hip hip Hooray!! Now let me hear u say it, HIP HIPP? =D

you may be wondering, Who did What right? Well Malaysia beat Korea 1-0 in a friendly just hours ago in a wet, drench and pretty much empty Bukit Jalil Stadium!

Its a big deal, hell YES!
For the past years Malaysian football has received tremendous amounts of scrutiny from basically every single Malaysian, everyone questioned why is this happening , who caused this, what is the problem...well put those questions aside because we're shining brightly right now and thanks to Safiq Rahim we can celebrate again! :D

I only saw the only goal of the match and well the wetness of everything did play a part but Safiq really played the ball well and managed to get past two Koreans in such a tight space and got the shot off well

Skeptics might claim that you know, the Koreans didn't field their World Cup squad but hey so what? Malaysia does not even have any World Cup experienced players to field at all, thus making this a pretty fair encounter.. but but oh the weather was against the Koreans! More crap, as if it doesn't rain in Korea....

And thus the MAXIS World Cup advertisement that showed the little kids playing in the rain and mud really made its point on this rainy day =D

For those who don't know what I'm talking about, its this ad right here

MAXIS WORLD CUP AD

So i guess its congratulations and celebrations for this young and potential filled Malaysian team!

Its historic but i hope it goes on a long long way from here and doesn't stop here for Malaysia! And I'd love to see us fans support the team more!

All the best team :D

And i love this Nike ad, i know its old but it fits the occasion :D

Jaguh Kampung

When it comes down to sports i must say i am relatively proud to be a Malaysian..lets see what has happened in the Malaysian sports world recently...

1. Datuk Nicol Ann David - Squash -2010 CIMB Malaysian Open Squash Championships
She beat Camille Serme of France in only under 30 minutes to qualify for the semi finals against Alison Waters of England.

2. The Malaysian national hockey team - friendly / practice
In a somewhat thrilling hockey match, the Malaysian team beat Australian club champion West Australian Thunder Stick 3-1! To be honest i first thought the lost 3-1...but after realising the truth i felt this rush and pride for our nation (something that rarely happens to me). This visit to Perth was to prepare the Malaysian team for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and the Olympic Games in London...well i would like to wish our team GOODLUCK!

3.Malaysia vs Republic of Korea

Date: 25 July 2010, 5.15pm (kick off)

Venue: National Stadium Bukit Jalil

Wow...pretty nostalgic eh?

Yes its happening this SUNDAY!

Its difficult to deny that Malaysia now have lost the once fear they put in the hearts of fellow Asian football teams but this Sunday's clash would be a good chance to claim glory for the lads..

The malaysian squad recently were impressive in their 3-0 victory over S-League club Beijing Guoan Talent FC that took place in preparation for the big one this Sunday..

Well its fair to say the Malaysian team does have a chance as the Koreans will not be having the players that played in the recent South Africa World Cup...so all we can do is hope and pray that Malaysians after a long time be proud of its nation's footballing team once again!

The local squad would definitely have confidence for this Sundays match as they got Gold in the recent Sea Games and also with a home advantage, I must say the odds are really with them this time and it would be disappointing to see them fail and I'm sure it would make the previous great national team which beat the Koreans to venture into the Olympic Games just as devastated...maybe I'm being too harsh but its time for us to buck up! =D

SO, I hope to see Malaysia climb up the ladder towards a much anticipated success, with that its goodbye and goodnight from sporty-feet =)

Joe Cole LIVERPOOL

Ahhh....old king cole...this is probably the big story in the run up to the upcoming EPL season....well with an already down the hill career i guess its no better place to make it WORST than in Liverpool...he couldn't have decided on a better team to prove that he's another english flop...but who knows...new manager Roy Hodgson probably has something to prove bringing him in and that old king cole might help the wreckage left behind by Benitez....

Roy Hodgson does have a lot to do with this Liverpool side and its pretty tiring being a Liverpool manager too

I know i'm being biased doing this but lets list down the issues Hodgson has to deal with here this season based on Rafa's experience:
1. Plenty of hairloss...Rafa never had hair...
2. Gain in weight...well Rafa was never thin either...
3. Not being able to smile anymore
4. Reducing Kop FLops..

Well we will never know the reason for these Kop Flops isit a curse? or isit something that won't end till the fat man sings?

Nevertheless, i bid a good day to you all with hope that Liverpool can pull off a few new tricks next season :D