For the love of the game - Part 1

Slouching Tiger Hidden Talent

Image taken from : http://www.nikefootball.com.my/NTK/index.html

Malaysia was once a dominance force in Asia especially in South East Asia. As a respected football giant in Asia, Malaysia was home to one of the oldest football event in the Asean region like Merdeka Tournament. The said tournament was organized in conjunction with Malaysia independence in 1957. Malaysia maintains its dominance in 1950s until 1970s and early 1980s. The success of the Malaysian football includes qualifying for the 1972 and 1980 Olympic.

Malaysia Cup originated from Malaya Cup in 1921. The original trophy was presented by the officers and men of a British battleship of HMS Malaya. The competition was renamed the HMS Malaya Cup in 1933. A new trophy was introduced in 1967 and was renamed Malaysia Cup.

However, the Malaysian football glory is a distant memory. FIFA ranking at the time of this paper is written is 170. To rub the salt to the wound, the said ranking is lower than Chad, Lesotho and Swaziland. According to Rizal Hashim, a veteran Malay Mail sport journalist, state teams are basically run by person connected to the states. The whole set up being run by the state secretary, it can be said that the Malaysian football performance can be attributed to the poor management.

For the last Asian Football Confederation Cup held in Malaysia in 2007, Malaysia was seeded lower than war torn Palestine, Island State of Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, cricket mad nations of India and Sri Lanka. The embarrassing strings of defeats in Asia Cup were dubbed as ‘national disaster’ by the Malaysian public.

Based on the Aljazeera report, the FAM president had refused to step down but instead had fired full cylinders to improve the performance of the Malaysian football team. The Malaysian main stream newspaper, The New Straits Times had invited Malaysian to give our views on how to save Malaysian Football and to react to that invitation, we say; why don’t we commercialize the Malaysian football?

P/S: Kudos to the geniuses in Nike Malaysia. You really boiled up my patriotism.

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My first TAG ... please don't TAG me anymore ... malas la menjawab

7 Ciri Wanita Idaman Anda :
Mommy Aurora yang ...

1. Loyal
2. Smart, not necessarily genius but definitely not a Bimbo
3. Love me for who I am unconditionally.(thanks to you too Sayang for loving me that way)
4. Tidak dengki (not associated with jealous)
5. Mentally stimulating.(so we don't end up being boring to each other.) RECYCLE POINT
6. Supportive n loving. ANOTHER RECYCLE POINT
7. Siti Shahana Abd Khalil

7 Wanita yang tak pernah anda minati sepanjang hidup

1. Lazy
2. Tak boleh tolak ansur langsung
3. Perasan or POYO
4. Jumud
5. Bodoh sombong
6. Arrogant
7. In denial

7 Perasaan anda sekiranya keluar dengan orang yang diminati
p/s: sama haa ... recycle but with modifications

1. Happy
2. Angry
3. Happy again
4. Sad
5. Tired
6. Happy again n again....and
7. ada angry jugak sikit2 kalau teralit tak tengok Tich

7 tempat istimewa yang ingin dilawati bersama pasangan anda

1. Mekah (definitely)
2. Alor Star (best ooo ... ada family and nasik zam2)
3. The US (cool ...)
4. UK (mommy kata nak pi visit wan chu)
5. Tour Europe (can it be a reality in not so distant future?)
6. Living abroad 4-5 years (US/Canada or UK)
7. Cabin by the lake (I always fancy Tasik Pedu as my retirement place)

7 barangan/sesuatu istimewa yang akan anda hadiahkan kepada si dia

1. My heart and soul.
2. My unconditional love and devotion.
3. My undivided attention.(except with Tich.)
4. Promise and hope
5. Grow old with me
6. Batrisyia Mutalib and many more to come InsyaAllah
7. and all the thing money can buy or if cannot Mastercard can buy

Tajuk lagu yang akan anda nyayikan untuk pasangan anda
I always sing "Kucing Lekat Tulang" or "Vespa Pak Aji Samad" from Pak Ku Shadat
but the theme song is "Apabila Isteriku Tertawa" by Suhaimi Meor Hassan

Rakan yang anda tag dan mahu mereka buat 7 PERIHAL ini. wajib!!!! mereka perlu diberitahu akan hal ini.
CUKUP SAMPAI KAT SINI ..... LETIH OOOO MENJAWAB .....

Gracias and Thanksgiving

Thanks for all the wishes.
I am blessed to have everybody; family & friends
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery
Today is a gift .... present!
May this coming year brings us great health and wealth,
A very happy and prosperous future to everyone!

It's the Thanksgiving Weekend again, a very special holiday, last Thursday of November every year.

FYI,
Thanksgiving is not a religous celebration, it is the day to commemorate the peace treaty between the colonies and the Indians, celebrating the coexistence and sharing, and the tradition of having turkey as the maincourse (legend says the Indians cooked this during the fiesta few hundred years ago) . But, Mommy Aurora said that the turkey is too big for our oven. (Indirect of you need to buy me new oven first before we can roast that bird!)
Supposed to mark the first snowfalls as well, but it's summer all year long here. Hehehe ... (Indirect of no vacation until winter next year).
And the following Friday is the big discount day a.k.a. Shopping Day (they called it Black Friday)

I am very connected with this holiday, since it always falls on my birthday week! Feels like some sort of a special big celebration for me ...

Tagged By Achik

Alamak dik... TAG ni tak sesuai tau... Tapi akak jawap la gak.

1. 7 Ciri Wanita/Lelaki Idaman Anda :

p/s: Dah dapat pon....

• Inteligent.
• Pandai Maths (sebab I'm terified of Maths, so klu hubby pandai maths, dia bleh ajar anak)
• "Above me"(so it's easier for me to respect n to avoid me becoming "isteri yang pijak kepala suami".)
• Love me for who I am unconditionally.(thanks hubby for loving me that way!)
• Reasonable n generous(my hubby knows when to say no n when to give in.hehehe...)
• Mentally stimulating.(so we don't end up being boring to each other.)
• Supportive n loving.( I believe a wife can do anything if being supported by the husband. Thank hubby for all that. I love you.)
  

2. 7 Wanita/Lelaki yang tak pernah anda minati sepanjang hidup

p/s: Pon dah dapat...kuikuikui. nak wat canner. He comes in a package.

• Bossy.(but he's getting less bossy everyday...ok la kan.)
• Lazy.(sometimes bila dtg angin malas dia, dah macam ular sawa telan anak lembu dah... Pikir sendiri la kan...hahaha...)
• Mulut jahat.(my hubby kalau tak berkenan something, bleh tahan gak la mulut die.)
• Cakap banyak tapi takde substance. (takde kena mengena ngan my hubby.)
• Bodoh sombong.(pon takde kena mengena ngan my hubby)
• Arrogant.(takde kena mengena ngan my hubby... ye ke? kena check balik ni. ehehe...)

3. 7 Perasaan anda sekiranya keluar dengan orang yang diminati

p/s: soalan ni skip bleh? mana bleh kuar ngan org diminati dah. Hubby je bleh... hehehe....

• Happy
• Angry
• Happy again
• Sad
• Tired
• Happy again n again....hehehe....
  

4. 7 tempat istimewa yang ingin dilawati bersama pasangan anda

• Mekah (teringin sangat nak pi lg sekali yang. Nnt bawak I n Tich yer.)
• The US.(Nak pi tempat2 yang Hubby kata best sangat.)
• UK.(Saja nak pi...)
• Canton(Aunty Nita kata best shopping.Hahaha....)
• Tour Europe
• Indonesia(Jumpa adik-beradik...)
• Morocco ke, Dubai ke,Mesir ke... cam best je tgk dalam Globe Trekker tu.
  

5. 7 barangan/sesuatu istimewa yang akan anda hadiahkan kepada si dia

• My heart and soul.
• My unconditional love and devotion.
• My undivided attention.(except with Tich.)
• Promise that I will be with him come what may.(We've been tru a lot together...Kan sayang..)
• Perfume.(Among the few things I can afford to buy for him... Yang lain die suke, tak mampu nak belikan...hehehe...)
• Cufflink n Neck tie.
• New Matching Ring with our names engraves inside it.
  

6. Tajuk lagu yang akan anda nyayikan untuk pasangan anda

Still the one- Shania Twain

7. Rakan yang anda tag dan mahu mereka buat 7 PERIHAL ini. wajib!!!! mereka perlu diberitahu akan hal ini.

• Kak Maria
• Hubby(Jawap yer sayang!)
• Anyone who interested in doing the TAG.
  

Happy Birthday Sayang!

How do I begin to tell you how honoured I am

To have you in my life?

I'll start by saying it was a dream come true

The day you became my wife.

You're my best friend in the good times

And my rock in times of sorrow.

You're the reason for sweet yesterdays

And my promise for tomorrow.

I never thought I could feel this loved

Until you became my wife.

You made this year and each other year

The best of my life.

Love always,

Hubby

Happy 28th Birthday Sayang