Lets get back to Football again.
This Sunday (Aussie time) sees the biggest game of the season, well one of 2. Its my beloved Liverpool against the evil empire that is Manchester United.
No matter what fans of Arsenal and Chelsea, and the media say, this rivalry is the biggest on a worldwide scale. Sure Chelsea are the big pimps of the EPL and Arsenal have been a power the last few season but in terms of the fans and the people, this is bigger.
I think fans of Chelsea and Arsenal see their matches with Liverpool and Man U as being big is primarily because they see themselves as competitors for titles. While that is true I think the intense rivalry between fans and players is higher when ‘pool plays man-u.
Sure last season Arsenal and Man United games were intense but that was the race for 2nd place and after the pizza throwing incident, the return match at Highbury was well built up. Chelsea and Liverpool also had a healthy rivalry last season what with Chelsea victorious in local games, including a final and Pool winning the Champions League final in controversial fashion.
But back to Man U and Liverpool, I believe why this rivalry is so intense is due to the teams being so similar. Both practically neighbours, both teams wear red, both teams have a proud history, both cities are working class.
Man U players and fans will be eager to take on the European Champions while Liverpool will be keen to show they can play well in England.
Hence the game will be a corker. I anticipate the Pool to win 3-1 but the game will be tight.
Friday, September 16, 2005
Friday, September 02, 2005
iPod Gifts
Well I bought Metria a very early birthday present yesterday. An iPod mini! IU knew she wanted one and after I brought it she was all "you should not have bought it, I was only joking". But we men folk know women want stuff like that. Actually all people know, this is a desire we express in some false hope.
So I said to myself, Metria has put up with me and has been nice and puts up with my shenanigans, so why not!
Last night there were a few issues with setting the songs on the iPod but eventually we worked it out.
Her birthday is still 7 weeks away but she is working and can enioy listening to her hindi songs on the train ride to and from work. I just hope she does not get lost sometime and starts singing, imagin one of those high notes being sung in the train carriage.
Enjoy...now can i borrow and put a few songs in there.
So I said to myself, Metria has put up with me and has been nice and puts up with my shenanigans, so why not!
Last night there were a few issues with setting the songs on the iPod but eventually we worked it out.
Her birthday is still 7 weeks away but she is working and can enioy listening to her hindi songs on the train ride to and from work. I just hope she does not get lost sometime and starts singing, imagin one of those high notes being sung in the train carriage.
Enjoy...now can i borrow and put a few songs in there.
Sunday, July 31, 2005
The comeback
Woo Hoo, Metria has just left KLIA and is on here way home. I can not wait for the arrival later tonight.
The 2 weeks she has been away has made me appreciate her and what we have a lot more. It was our first time apart since we got married and I figured out that our joining was the best decision I ever made.
I know she says she misses Jordan more, but she likes to hide these feelings, just to make me suffer more.
Still tonight it will fantastic to hold my baby in my arms.
Plus she has a few items which she has bought for me so that is an added bonus. HA HA
But I can not wait, my baby is BACK!
The 2 weeks she has been away has made me appreciate her and what we have a lot more. It was our first time apart since we got married and I figured out that our joining was the best decision I ever made.
I know she says she misses Jordan more, but she likes to hide these feelings, just to make me suffer more.
Still tonight it will fantastic to hold my baby in my arms.
Plus she has a few items which she has bought for me so that is an added bonus. HA HA
But I can not wait, my baby is BACK!
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Where is the colour?
What annoys me about Australia is the BS about multiculturalism but when you switch on the TV, where is the colour?
The biggest Australian made shows on the TV are Blue Heelers, Home and Away, Neighbours, McLeods Daughters to name a few. All cast and main characters happen to carry the same skin tone. WHITE. On occasion, you see someone with a bit of brown but that's after they return from a summer holiday.
The only time that people of ethnic origin are included in these programs is when they need a bad guy, a terrorist, a drug dealer or someone stupid.
Where are the roles for Chinese, Indian, Lebanese, African and other nationalities. When will a main character of non Anglo Saxon origin be able to take a prominent role on an Australian serial?
Look at the US and ER has a Punjabi doctor, plus characters who are non-white. In the UK, shows such as The Bill have characters of Asian and Jamaican origin.
Why can't Australian television producers start including characters from the wide spectrum of nationalities in this wonderful character. These shows do not represent real life.
When you go to the office, to the shops, to work you encounter people who have originated from all over the globe, except in Ramsay Street and Summer Bay I guess!
The last thing I need to say is the best grossing movie from Australia in 2003 was Fat Pizza. A show with characters from every facet of Australia and mainly Lebanese. Al other movies have not been able to garner this success and it is evident that Australian cinema is not able to develop the shows that Australians want to see.
Its time the movie makers look at the various groups in the fair land and start developing this wasted talent as it appears that people do not want to see movies about "me and be dumb mate".
The biggest Australian made shows on the TV are Blue Heelers, Home and Away, Neighbours, McLeods Daughters to name a few. All cast and main characters happen to carry the same skin tone. WHITE. On occasion, you see someone with a bit of brown but that's after they return from a summer holiday.
The only time that people of ethnic origin are included in these programs is when they need a bad guy, a terrorist, a drug dealer or someone stupid.
Where are the roles for Chinese, Indian, Lebanese, African and other nationalities. When will a main character of non Anglo Saxon origin be able to take a prominent role on an Australian serial?
Look at the US and ER has a Punjabi doctor, plus characters who are non-white. In the UK, shows such as The Bill have characters of Asian and Jamaican origin.
Why can't Australian television producers start including characters from the wide spectrum of nationalities in this wonderful character. These shows do not represent real life.
When you go to the office, to the shops, to work you encounter people who have originated from all over the globe, except in Ramsay Street and Summer Bay I guess!
The last thing I need to say is the best grossing movie from Australia in 2003 was Fat Pizza. A show with characters from every facet of Australia and mainly Lebanese. Al other movies have not been able to garner this success and it is evident that Australian cinema is not able to develop the shows that Australians want to see.
Its time the movie makers look at the various groups in the fair land and start developing this wasted talent as it appears that people do not want to see movies about "me and be dumb mate".
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
JORDAN - super doggie stylez
I would like to introduce you to my main dawg......JORDAN
This wonderfull and fluffy little tike entered our lives in late May 2005. Metria and I used to head down to the RSPCA as she was fond of dogs. To keep her company at home I 'thought' getting a dog would be a good idea.
He is a gorgeous and very friendly dog. Our time together has seen him do a lot of silly things with him. We like to hid and make him find us, Metria is not so easy but me, well whenhe walks in a room he can usually see me straight away.
But I was never a dog person, my family never had a pet but now I have one I can not think of a reason why I would not have one.
Have a look at the dog, he adds another dimension ot the lives of Metria and myself.
Friday, July 22, 2005
TGIF
I am quite bored today, it hard being in the office when the sun is shinning, previously the days have been overcast and cold. While the cool air is still present, the clouds have disappeared and it has inspired a lot of people to try to be out and enjoy the weather. The big problem people face is that by 6pm, the sun is down and it starts getting cold. But hopefully tomorrow the day will be like this and people can enjoy it.
I can not wait for the weekend to come and at 4pm today I will be out of the office and on my way home to relax and chill. This weekend could be busy. Tomorrow afternoon I will be off playing football and then a friend comes over Saturday night.
Sunday, for some outlandish reason, I decided to enter a golf tournament with some of the local community. Don’t know why, I kind of regretting it now as it means for 5 to 6 hours I will be walking around a course, hitting and losing balls. Getting frustrated and my feet will be sore by 1pm.
Oh well, it is something I want to do but just can not get the drive to play 18 holes of golf. Still I shall undertake and let you know how I perform.
But then Monday comes, the weekend is over too quickly. Should we re-organise the week so we work 4 days and have 3 days off. Or make Wednesdays a day off!
Let's start a revolution!
I can not wait for the weekend to come and at 4pm today I will be out of the office and on my way home to relax and chill. This weekend could be busy. Tomorrow afternoon I will be off playing football and then a friend comes over Saturday night.
Sunday, for some outlandish reason, I decided to enter a golf tournament with some of the local community. Don’t know why, I kind of regretting it now as it means for 5 to 6 hours I will be walking around a course, hitting and losing balls. Getting frustrated and my feet will be sore by 1pm.
Oh well, it is something I want to do but just can not get the drive to play 18 holes of golf. Still I shall undertake and let you know how I perform.
But then Monday comes, the weekend is over too quickly. Should we re-organise the week so we work 4 days and have 3 days off. Or make Wednesdays a day off!
Let's start a revolution!
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Connections with fairy tale creatures
Now that Metria has finally read HP6, I can discuss the book, so if you do not want to know what happens do NOT read on......
Well the big thing to come from this book was the death of Dumbledore. I was shocked about it and most fans were. Some people may think its crazy to feel so sad about a fictional character, but sometimes in life and in books, we adopt certain characters because they represent something that is important.
In Dumbledore's case, he represented the wise, fatherly and protective figure in life. His death was sad as he was the one poweful and good constant in the book. Now the onus is on Harry to deal with the adventures in the next and final book.
This plot twists ensures that the next one will require Harry to make his own decisions and see them through. Kind of life, when we are made to go out on our own and make decisions whether we are ready or not. I do admit in most peoples cases, its not about saving the world from great evil.
I wonder what readers would think of this plot twist. People will feel sad but most can not wait for the next one and we can expect that in maybe 2 years time.
The other issue is whether Ron and Hermoine are going to get it on? They have feelings but maybe in the end they will get it on, you never know!
Still, I am looking forward to the next book, Metria wonders if Snape is a double agent and was told by Dumbledore to kill him if he was ever in this situation? I do not think so, as that would be way too much. No one would ever forgive him. But the battle between Snape and Harry is another plot line to develop.
A lot of questions and a few answers for number 7.
In the end, well done to JK, she came up with a concept and now the boy wizard rules the world!
Well the big thing to come from this book was the death of Dumbledore. I was shocked about it and most fans were. Some people may think its crazy to feel so sad about a fictional character, but sometimes in life and in books, we adopt certain characters because they represent something that is important.
In Dumbledore's case, he represented the wise, fatherly and protective figure in life. His death was sad as he was the one poweful and good constant in the book. Now the onus is on Harry to deal with the adventures in the next and final book.
This plot twists ensures that the next one will require Harry to make his own decisions and see them through. Kind of life, when we are made to go out on our own and make decisions whether we are ready or not. I do admit in most peoples cases, its not about saving the world from great evil.
I wonder what readers would think of this plot twist. People will feel sad but most can not wait for the next one and we can expect that in maybe 2 years time.
The other issue is whether Ron and Hermoine are going to get it on? They have feelings but maybe in the end they will get it on, you never know!
Still, I am looking forward to the next book, Metria wonders if Snape is a double agent and was told by Dumbledore to kill him if he was ever in this situation? I do not think so, as that would be way too much. No one would ever forgive him. But the battle between Snape and Harry is another plot line to develop.
A lot of questions and a few answers for number 7.
In the end, well done to JK, she came up with a concept and now the boy wizard rules the world!
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