Season of Hunting

Chelsea has already signed Marko Marin and Eden Hazard. Both of them are highly rated players and I think they would do well, sooner or later. MU are on the verge of signing Shinji Kagawa, a player whom I think is very much the same as Park Ji Sung, which means it's a good buy b'cause he'll be a very solid role player, coming up big in big matches and down the stretch in games.

Liverpool better do something quick but more importantly, wise!! The most important acquisition for them this summer is a new manager. Based on the market right now, there are a few good names out there. Whether or not we get any of them is an entirely different question. I see names like Guardiola, Benitez, Martinez, Rodgers, Capello, Klopp, AVB all being toss'd ard. I don't like Martinez and Rodgers b'cause I don't think they'll work out. if they are to bring in a more affordable choice, then Martin O' Neill would be great although I must admit, I don't see how far he can bring Liverpool.. at most probably as good as Tottenham is ever gonna be, 3rd place, UCL.

Personally, of course I'd like to see a big name at Liverpool b'cause then star players would wanna join the team. Guardiola is almost impossible but one can dream n you never knw, he might be impress with John Henry's effort to make Liverpool relevant again. A more achievable target would be someone like Benitez or AVB. I fear Benitez 2nd reign would be just as bad as his final season at Liverpool and his relationship with the players aren't always good. With AVB there's the worry tht we might become like Chelsea, although it has to be mentioned tht if we get him, we could possibly get players from Porto and Porto is a good team with good players... Alvaro Pareira, Hulk, etc. 1 manager tht I would really fancy as well is Guus Hiddink. I haven't seen his name anywhere near a Liverpool news report but if we did get him, he'll make us a solid 3rd or 4th place team with our current group of useless players... he'll make them useful!! Then with some new acquisitions we can definitely do a lot better.

But all tht aside, even if we do get the manager, we don't necessarily have the finances to bring in the star players. In tht case, we need to spot players. Well, I'm not one with a lot of football experience nor do I have the eyes to spot a great talent. Tht being said, I think it's fair to say tht the 2nd tier players in a BIG team such as Barcelona, MC, Real Madrid, Chelsea would be great buys, right?

Barcelona - Ibrahim Afellay, Seydou Keita, Christian Tello and if they are willing to spend a more, Pedro.

RM - Esteban Granero, Lassana Diarra, Raul Albiol

MC - Adam Johnson, James Milner

Valencia - Roberto Soldado, Pablo Hernandez

See so many players. I haven't even mention thse from Portugal, Germany, France, Holland. So many more talents out there. Not necessarily superstars but have huge potential to be one. SPOTTING PLAYERS!! but we need to have a good manager or football director who knows wht he is doing.

Hmm, so frustrating. I have a feeling we're gonna get Roberto Martinez from Wigan as manager. The signs are so obvious unless management pulls a rabbit out of the hat. I really hope they sell Liverpool effectively. Pep Guardiola, pls come to Liverpool. Take the challenge, build a team tht is able to challenge for Top 4 without having to spend 30-40 million on a single player.

Guilty Yet Unnecessarily Necessary

So I'm currently in a moral dilemma. For the last 2 years I've been donating to the UNHCR - 25AUD per month. Over this 2 year period, of course, i don't really knw how much 25AUD really worth. Well, actually I do knw, its just tht I see it as donating 1AUD a day. 25AUD is wht, 6-8 coffees?? So, all I had to do was just stop buying 6-8 cups of coffees a month.

The problem was tht I should've realized tht it wasn't really my money to give away. All the money tht I have/spent throughout my uni days were given to me by my parents. I should've known better than to just give it away as tho it were mine. Except, I just thought tht rather than spending it on coffees, mite as well do something beneficial with it, hence, I decided i'd just continue with the donation.

Now, after 2 years, and since I'm sorta earning my own pocket money, I realize tht 25AUD is A LOT!! so you can probably guess where the dilemma is. Thts right, I want to cancel my donation. I feel tht with an extra 25 bux I'll feel less cash strapped. Thing is, when I think abt it, this 25bux will prolly be spent on my other stuff like games and unnecessary meals. So, right now I really am kinda torn. Should I or should I not continue with my donation.

Another thing to consider is that this time, it's really my money tht I'm giving away. So it's not as terrible and taken for granted as the previous 2 years.

In summary, 25bux would be nice BUT I would be spending on unnecessary stuff tht I want. Hmm, dilemma. My brain is telling me tht it would be good b'cause then I have an extra 25bux but my moral consciousness is telling me to continue with the donation. Gahh!!

Let It Begin

So, now that all the formalities are done, this is the 1st official entry for this blog after a LONG hiatus. I wonder what the 1st entry should be abt. Abt my life so far? Yeah, I'll do a brief update.

So since the last entry, of course, a lot has happen'd. I graduated (congratulations to me) and am actively looking for work with no fruits (condolences to me). That being said, I am working as a waiter at The Coffee Club in Chadstone Shopping Mall. So, there is some form of income to sustain my "expensive" lifestyle. X Box games aren't cheap FYI.

Anyways, apart from that, I've been doing nothing much basically. Fred and Jo came down for the last couple of weeks. It was fun.. good to see some familiar faces who aren't living in Australia. Surprisingly, we did quite a number of stuff. We went to Eureka Tower, which is the highest point in Melbourne. The view was amazing - so nice and awesome to see the entire area. Then we had a very nice steamboat session with everyone too. Well, the rest of their visit was pretty much just meeting up with ppl la (1st 'la') and having lunch/dinner. They left this morning.

So now everything is back to normal again. While it's nice that things are back to simpler terms, it is always kinda depressing and emotional when you or someone leaves. It's as though, life is so mundane and lame b'cause for a period of abt 2 weeks, your life was so busy and fun. Then suddenly, it all reverts bck to normalcy.

But, oh well, that's life I suppose. Just take it day by day and eventually things will fall into place I guess. WELL, IT BETTER!!

Moving on, wht else is new. Well, tht really is it, in a nutshell. Everything else would require me to go into details and tht defeats the idea of a brief update. So, this entry will be it for now. In the coming days I'll blog more about my movies and sports. I have a LOT to rant abt.

Cya and keep safe...

New Age Garbage

Hey, everyone! Yes, I'm back!! Back with more rubbish. I thought since it's been nearly 8-9 months from my last entry, maybe I would grace the virtual world with my nonsense. Of course, for my return to be awesome and magnificent, I would need to have a group of faithful followers... and I don't.

Anyway, I figured since this return can be seen as some sort of a "return", maybe it's best I change it a little. So one of the few changes is that I'm gonna try to reduce the number of "la" in my sentences. This blog needs to sound a WEE bit more professional. Actually, it's because on my resume I wrote that I maintain a blog regularly. So, if my future potential employer decides to visit this hole, at least it won't be too difficult for him/her to read.

2nd change would be the content. I read my old entries every now and then and I realize that I can be a little dramatic with my life. Well, this time around, I'm gonna limit the amount of personal stuff on this blog b'cause, well, they're personal. Plus, I have a journal already. It's a little girly to keep a journal but I really find it an interesting way to remember things.

Moving on, the nxt change would be the abbreviations and shortcuts and "...". I will try to limit all of them as well b'cause I think it makes the post really messy sometime and difficult to read. The next change is maybe putting simple tags/labels. I'm intending to write and criticize abt movies, sports, and whatever nonsense, which I think is worthy of blogging. So, some categories will come in handy.

Wht else? I think tht's abt it for now. We'll see how it goes for the next few weeks. See, this entry itself I've already fail'd with the abbreviations and shortcuts. Sometimes i shorten it, sometimes I don't. I also don't knw wht to do.

reinforcements...

Alrite, let me just talk a little more on Liverpool... so far, they've been doing pretty good in the league, 7 of 9 points n 3rd currently... thts really good... KEEP. IT. UP!!... now's not the time to rest... continue pushing...

Anyways, they're transfer activities were very good as well... couldve been alot nicer for the fans if we had sign'd another superstar or 2... but oso kinda disappoint'd in selling Mereiles... but wht can u do... at least we offload'd him for a pretty good price...

Anyways, whts important now is tht they keep this up until January then spend a little more on new reinforcements... i think tht would help them sustain a good run more than anything... here's my view... bring in 2 very crucial players with another 2 tht r optional...

Option 1: James Milner n Adam Johnson (optional: Ibrahim Afellay n Aly Cissokho)

Thinking from Kenny's perspective, this is good bcos it meets his style of football, English/British n are talents with EPL experience... they're solid players too... Milner will provide cover on the right side while Adam Johnson will provide on the left... we need some wingers n i think they both will do a really good job bcos they can deliver... both r oso sort of out of favour in MC, so mite as well strike up a good deal for both players la... somewhere ard the 25million region will be just nice, imo... MC will be a bit desperate to release some players so they'll be willing to look at a deal for sure... even 30million for both i think is still reasonable... then the optional ones r, well, optional... we released Insua recently which means there's only Jose Enrique n Fabio Aurelio at the left back position... so getting Cissokho would be a great addition... somewhere ard the 10million region would do... Afellay is the least important... our centre midfield is pack'd with players alredy... the only reason i suggest him is bcos he'll be a great addition to the team n would add some creativity to the squad... n he's versatile too... furthermore, he's young n would be available for a reasonable price... ard 12-15million... so the total would be ard 50-60million... yes, its alot for a January transfer but just think how much more talent n youth we'd be adding to the squad... plus, Afellay n Cissokho r optional... Milner n Adam would be the important ones, which we should buy, imo...

Option 2: Jesus Navas n Stevan Jovetic (optional: same as the above)

This is the least likely option altho it would be insanely fantastic if Liverpool do decide to splash... the above one is solid n really good... this option is solid n really really good... basically, the difference is tht this pair, perhaps slightly more talent'd than the above pair... Jesus Navas is a contender for a place in the Spain national squad which says alot abt him... he'll have lots to offer... likewise, Jovetic is a real talent n is oso versatile... i'd say 20-22million each for Navas n Jovetic???... cos they r tht good... plus, they're sort of seen as big superstars, so tht would really get the Liverpool fans happy n excited... the slight problem is tht they mite take a little longer to adapt but they're good players... this option is oso the more expensive option but certainly adds REAL quality n depth... this would easily amount up to 70million... but similarly, youth n talent r abundant..

something doesnt feel rite...

Dont worry, nothing massive... just abt Liverpool's transfer system... ok, kinda worrying... i'm just thinking tht i feel they couldve done better in the market... of course, then again, wht do i knw abt buying players n all la... i'm just a fan... but ideally, wouldnt it be great it they went something like this??...

Doni - free transfer... no worries there... good cover for Reina...

Charlie Adam - 7million... oso no worries there... good price for a good solid player... plus, Blackpool playing in the lower league so i dont think any of our fringe players would wanna go there too in a player-plus-cash deal...

Stewart Downing - 20million... tht is just too much la... at most i rate him 12million... fine, inflation... for this player?? i inflate up to 15million only man... but fine, if he's rated 20million, y not lower the cost with a player-plus-cash deal??... we take him, give Aston Villa Joe Cole... thts a good deal???... say 14million n Joe Cole (abt 5million) for Stewart Downing... we get the winger tht we want n release a player tht we dont need...

Jordan Henderson - 16million... at least this one not as ridiculous bcos u can argue tht he's young n has lots of potential n talent to be a superstar... nonetheless, still quite a lot... i rate him ard 10million only... at most 12million... but again, rated for 16million, fine... reduce the cost, player-plus-cash deal!!!... i kne they attempt'd tht with David N'Gog going to Sunderland but couldnt agree... so wht???... other players la like Christian Poulsen and/or Nabil El Zhar... pay 10million n 2 players (Poulsen + El Zhar)... good rite???... we get our players n Sunderland get a veteran with experience n oso a younger winger...

Jose Enrique - 6million... no worries here too... good player for a good price n lots of years left in him... this is a good deal...

see, we couldve saved a total of 12million on Henderson n Downing... with this 12million we couldve bought another solid player... but thts no wht i would target... i would target a superstar... we need more superstar power tbh... some1 like JUAN MATA!!... but he join'd Chelsea alredy... emo... how bout some1 like SANTIAGO CAZORLA!!... cant cos he join Malaga alredy... we're not quick in getting the players we always speculate to bid for...

rite now, N'Gog is prolly gonna leave to Bolton for 4 million, while Krygiakos left alredy, Aquilani almost leaving to AC for 14million, Nabil El Zhar was released, Poulsen abt to leave as well, Joe Cole uncertain, Ayala left on loan, Degen unheard alredy, Jovanovic left too, Konchesky as well, Meireles uncertain...

Aquilani n Meireles r 2 players whom i have no idea y KD dowanna keep... they both a bags of talents imo... Meireles is most certain gonna stay, so thts a good thing... but Aquilani... hmmm... i really like him tbh... but at least i knw he's going to a top club... n 14million isnt too bad a fee...

rite now, its too late to moan on Mata n all... so target the nxt few good ones... Jesus Navas!!!... imo, we need a few more players... Gary Cahill (10million plus N'Gog), Jesus Navas (20million plus Poulsen), n speculated again is Craig Bellamy (free... good addition)...

i can see tht KD is using the old Liverpool system which is getting solid role players n every now n then a superstar... alot of former Liverpool greats were relatively unknown until they join'd Liverpool... so mayb thts wht he's doing... making all these players superstars... i commend him for tht but at the same time, i think we need more superstar power...

bottom line, get rid of the players we dont use often to reduce the wages n get some money back from there... then bring in at least 1 or 2 more players... push for Cahill n i think Bellamy would be a simpler deal...

haih, then in the January transfer, bring in a superstar for crying out loud!!... we spend so much but all we brought in was potential n not real quality...

lagging...

I WANT TO WATCH CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!... gahhh, so desperate to watch movies in the cinema... my opportunities to go cinemas, as i look ahead into my future, is getting lesser n lesser... b4 i came to Melbourne n even during my breaks when i go back to KL, i watch movies very very often... keep myself updated with the latest films...

But recently i havent been watching many films in the cinema except during the recent break in KL (in which i wasted no time n watch'd 6 summer flicks... nice)... but b4 i return'd, i didnt even watch Thor, Fast Five, watch'd X-Men only 3-4 weeks after the release... n now, i wont even get to watch Captain America... prolly not watching Cowboys and Aliens too... this blows... - -'

I used to have kaki to watch films while i'm in Melbourne... well, actually its always been FY only la... n his frens... n once or twice watch'd with my uni mates... but now, all oso watch alredy... all oso dont call... then when i ask, i like damn loner... then when they ask me, i cant say anything... - -' this sucks... haih, i guess i'll have to wait bout 2-3 months after the last showing of any of these films then only can dl la... emo... oh wait, got Natty... mayb she'll be interest'd... sad... real sad... oh well...

this is not how i envision'd my final semester to be... well, actually, last semester was alredy sort of a preview of this sem la... hmm, if i'm desperate enough, mite actually go by myself... W.O.W!!!... thts really sad... i'm not gonna sink to tht bottom... dont even wanna think abt it... @.@

explain to me...

There's this feeling tht i've been feeling since i came back to Melbourne... i can sort of explain it but it doesnt make much sense either... i miss home yet i dont miss home... home being Malaysia... i dont feel tht happy to be back in Melbourne yet i'm kinda glad tht i'm oso back... see, i'm a walking, breathing contradiction...

Its like i miss home yet not to the point tht i'm homesick or desperate to be back home... likewise, i'm a little annoy'd tht i'm back in Melbourne so quick but not annoy'd enough to want to go back KL... i don noe if tht make sense... i'm neither here nor there basically... :| weird... just cant really grasp tht idea but oh well...

Its like there's something reassuring me tht watever it is, it'll turn out fine... but thing is, i don noe wht tht something is... mayB i'm just numb to the idea of traveling from KL to Melbourne back n forth... too used to it alredy... but then again, i've nvr really been tht homesick b4 since i came over to Melbourne... even in my 1st year i thought i handled my homesickness pretty well... mayb cos i got my bro here n oso all my church frens... but tht doesnt seem to apply to my sister n other church frens who came over here...

Yea, mayB its just the time of nite where i'm just feeling tired n therefore thinking every single thing... hahaha... actually its alredy 405am... i keep thinking i'm still in KL, which is only 205pm... u must understand... when i was in KL, i didnt change the time to KL time so for the last 6 weeks i've been reading Melbourne time but minus 2hrs... so now when i look at the actually Melbourne time, i keep on subtracting 2hrs... hahaha, didnt noe y i had to explain tht thoroughly... not tht my readers actually care... IF i still have any readers out there...

Now thts a clear sign of me rambling n tht i'm actually really tired mentally... this is oso a sign, wht i'm typing out... hahaha... time to go to bed... thank goodness i don have classes the nxt 2 days... don noe if thts good or bad but either way... this 2 day break in a week is gonna speed up this semester alot faster... which only means tht i've gotta decide my future quicker... crapp... i don like tht...

22...

This blog is as dead as... wats the dead-est place in the world???... i suppose i can start blogging a little bit every now n then... 1-2 posts a week or something... yea, i think i should do tht... then another 1-2 entries in my journal... tht makes up for 4 posts... should write down the highlites of my life rite???... n then let my grandkids see them 50-60 years from now...

I'm 22 2day... i'm happy i guess... i don noe, cos the last few years, my b'day is ard the same time i'm suppose to leave to fly back to Melbourne... on a couple of occasions i flew back on my b'day too... hmmm, tht was kinda sad... but oh well, u do wat u gotta do... this time i was fortunate to be able to stay here a day longer... well, i didnt intentionally do it... the cheaper flight was on Monday... so u noe... yay for me...

Anyways, its kinda bittersweet this time ard... altho i'm not celebrating it in the air, it is ard the same time most of my frens r gone, including myself... this time its worse bcos it marks the beginning of a long period b4 all my frens n myself will be meeting each other again... Eric n Amir r working ppl now in Malaysia... Mel is going back Sydney soon n most likely gonna stay there during the summer to get a job... likewise Natty altho i believe she'll oso come back to KL a short while... so i guess i'll be seeing her... bsides, she's going back Melb soon... i can see her there... she has another 2 semesters... FY is gonna graduate again end of the year n then return to KL for good... so i'll still be seeing him but not for long... Charles, TY, KL... well, i don noe wats going on with them la... my guess is tht Charles n TY r gonna stay there after they grad (come back to KL during the summer for a little while i assume) n KL... well, he's always absent anyways... Rianne... she's completing her final year... normally she would return during her winter break but by the sounds n looks of it, not this time... her nxt return is prolly nxt June... by tht time comes, if i'm not in KL, i'm in Melbourne working... which means i don noe when is the nxt time i'm gonna see her... likewise for many of my frens... i don noe when i'm gonna see them again...

From now until end of nxt year, this period is gonna be a really important one... cos by the end of nxt year, i'm certain tht majority of my frens will have graduated n looking for jobs... by then we'll noe who we will see every now n then n who we wont see for long periods of time until a holiday comes... in my case, if i work in Melbourne, i can only see myself having a break at the end of the year, December... i don noe wat to make of it... i mean, not seeing my frens for long periods of time... i really cant help but think how our frenships would be affect'd... how will the situation be when we do meet up... awkward???... lots to talk???... like nothing changed???...

Turning 22 should be nice but i really just cant help but think of the near future... every1 wants to work overseas n make something good for themselves... i understand tht completely but wat will become of the frenships???... we'd be reduce n restrict'd to FB, Skype, Whatsapp, MSN... the closest to face-to-face contact is prolly Skype... i wonder if after a period of time, say 5-10 years, will any of us eventually return to Malaysia... as it is, i gotta feeling thts gonna be my path... of course, we wouldnt noe until it happens... but wouldnt tht be cool???... it doesnt have to be KL, any city oso can, but of course, KL is the most likely place considering it is still home after all... mayb after 5-10 years, u've got a great cred in yr field n decide to shift back to KL n start a business or u get transfer'd to run the Malaysian HQ or something like tht...

... there's nothing to do except wait to see how things pan out... hopefully its for the best... hopefully we all will be happy... hopefully we wont all be strangers... hopefully we dont fall of the face of the earth... hopefully we can hang in there...

From now on, every 'hi' n 'bye' we say marks the start n the end of another session between our frens n indicates tht we have 1 session less with out frens... lets make every 'hi' n every 'bye' count n mean something...

Liverpool, i beg u... buy wisely...

so it seems that Liverpool has a workable transfer system now... they're still practicing the sell-to-buy format with the owners, FSG, providing a chunk of the finance... n the other criteria is that they have to be young British (English preferably) players... of course thats not to say young foreign players arent consider'd... i like the SOUND of tht plan... i wan it to WORK too!!!...

Jordan Henderson - i have no idea how good this fella is but since he's part of England's youth team, i say buy because England's youth team is pretty darn good... Sunderland asking for 20m, i say give them somewhere ard 15-17m... he plays central midfield i think... i noe we have many players there, but another young talent wont hurt...

Connor Wickham - so the lights of Chelsea and Arsenal are chasing this dude as well, who's only 16 or 17 btw... so tht means he's really good... i say get him too for ard the speculated price which is nearing 20m as well... he could be a valuable 3rd or 4th striker 2gether with Pacheco n then the future strikers of Liverpool...

Ashley Young - MU is chasing him... he has the talent and quality... he has the pace... he's awesome... get him for ard 15m... but to really bring him over, Liverpool better buy good players to convince him too... he's a winger whom i'm sure can operate on both sides... definitely must get him...

Stuart Downing - he's not my 1st choice left winger but he certainly would be a superb back up and playing under Kenny D could convince him, now tht Aston Villa doesnt even have a manager... get him for ard 10m at most...

Juan Mata - this is the left winger tht i really wanna see don a Liverpool shirt... he'll be fantastic on the left, providing Suarez n Carroll with awesome crosses... i would splash for this dude... 20-22m... will be worth every penny... plus he's only 22-23...

Slyvain Marveaux - i don noe how good he is but since we can get him on a free, y not rite???... if it doesnt work out, sell him lor...

Scott Dann - again, not too sure how good this fella is but apparently he's been Birmingham's most consistent player n he's a central defender... LIVERPOOL NEEDS A CENTRAL DEFENDER... so get him at watever cost... of course, not too much though... 8m seems appropriate...

Gary Cahill - a player i admire alot n would love to see in a Red shirt... alredy an established English defender in the PL, we could certainly have him to replace Jamie Carragher for the future... 10-12m is good for him... pushing up to 15m may be worth it too... he's really solid...

Jose Enrique - not too sure how good this fella really is but i'm guessing he's pretty alrite... plus we really really need some1 at the left back position... Insua isnt tht good... Aurelio is getting old... Konchesky suck shit... Flanagan is too young... Glen Johnson operates on the right... so yea, Enrique, pls come... ard 8-10m would suffice... plus, he's Spanish... we Liverpool love our Spanish players...

Alberto Aquilani - KEEP HIM!!!... don noe how many times i gotta fuss about this... keep him... he will definitely come good... he's super talent'd... its much better to keep him than to try for Diego who's unpredictable both on n off the pitch...

as for the players who needs to leave... Joe Cole (only bcos he's wages is too high to take a bet on him), Milan Jovanovic (he suck), Paul Konchesky (likewise), Philipp Degen (likewise), Christian Poulsen (likewise), David N'Gog (likewise), Emiliano Insua (like Babel, not proving his worth), Fabio Aurelio (we need to move 4ward) n Sotirios Krygiakos (likewise)... if possible, get rid of all these players n try to gain back at least 20-25m along the way... i think its possible...