Dah kawen dah member aku ni..

Semoga berbahagia ke anak cucu. Back L-R: Smq, Ipe, Atoy. Front: Jeg, Lenoq, Jonet, Shu, Sani.

Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal

Tomas Rosicky made his Premiership bow in the City of Manchester Stadium but saw his wasteful side succumbed to a 1-0 defeat no thanks to Joey Barton's thunderous penalty that rattled the bar before touching the back of the net. Justin Hoyte, 21 who replaced want away England star Ashley Cole conceded the penalty by lunging on the back of the impressive Trevor Sinclair. A natural right back, Hoyte found himself a torrid time playing particularly coping with the pace and intelligence of the experienced cultured midfileder Sinclair.

Meanwhile, Arsenal were deemed to be punished as the final whistle was blown having their skipper Thierry Henry missing four great chances. Lively forward Robin van Persie saw his effort hit inside of the post before Henry squandering another chance. Arsenal should have been 4-0 up at half time but Joey Barton's spot kick settled the score for the home side.

Although I'm a loyal fan of the Gunners, I still believe there is a need to not to be impartial when evaluating performances of the gaffer and the team. The ongoing saga of Ashley Cole has been prolonged and has since unsettled many players including Thierry Henry who suggested that we keep Cole. And then came the Reyes issue. The Spaniard has been of an inconsistent player since arriving from Seville and I don't think he has the correct mix to become a star in the London side. As for Cole, I am suggesting we do a swap deal with Chelsea with versatile defender William Gallas joining the team and Cole going to the opposite direction. However it is preferable if we could negotiate a swap plus cash deal since Cole is only 25 and Gallas only has a few years in his professional career.

Both however, are arguably top defenders. If not the best in the world.

Arsenal: Lehmann 7, Eboue 7 (Flamini 6), Hoyte 4, Toure 8, Djourou 6, Rosicky 7 (Walcott 7), Hleb 9 (Adebayor 6), Henry 6, Fabregas 8, Gilberto 7, van Persie 7

Life without sponsorship

It was since many years ago, 10 to be exact, I was blessed with sponsorship. There was the all-free secondary school KYS under the Yayasan Saad Foundation, later KMYS (KYUEM) and UiTM under PNB. Today, I start to be feeling the heat. I start to realise how the FAMA people coping with finance. I'm under serious pressure, if you like.

Look at that money flowing like cry me a river! RM33,420 gone just like dat. Note that the amount RM3000 was for my mom's PUSPANITA Bangkok Trip. Well, to be fair I'm glad I don't haveta pay RM88,000 for breaching the contract with PNB since they gave me a deferment for a year. But I still feel the high immense of pressure. I cant even think well to write here to be honest.

Went to Wisma MCA to settle my Visa. Not settled yet. Have to come back tomorrow. Haveta admit there were so many young hot executives working in that area. Citibank marketeers maybe. Oh have I mention there was this lady at Maybank Kelana Business Center who's got a body to die for? No, not being a pervert here but I was shocked to see that kinda body ever exist in Malaysia. Malay some more! So thumbs up for the lady. But the face so-so je lah.

She musta been taking care of her health quite well. Lookie me.. skinny and buncit. Ask the guys if you dont believe me....

And I was at the Wisma MCA when I bumped into familiar faces of KYS. They were just married. Thought of stopping for a chat but I dont think we had the time. Coz I said "hi" and "selamat pengantin baru" and voila! We got back to our businesses.

Like I said, I didnt get to settle the VISA. That guy who's at the counter said, "it's advisable o get the correct document (conditional/unconditional offer letter) but I wont stop you if you still want to submit the application".. I was like.. hey dude, if you guys reject my application that would be another RM633.. dah lah aku tgh pening pasai duit nieh.

Today I took a cab from Tmn Bahagia (penat) and had a chat with the driver. A nice Indian guy who told me he's got three sons who completed their studies and doing pretty well now. They were not sponsored, took bank loans, to support their study. One of them is a doctor in Australia. I bet they've been through all this thing with hardship.

Lets just hope the sun will shine!

Quotes: 1. Nak lepak Khamis malam ke Jumaat malam? Mana la tau Jeghui nak baca Yaasin.

2. O.K (Tan Sri jotted down the word on the proposal of deferment)

Fin

"Eksekutif... Pelatih"

I received a phone call Friday last week from PNB regarding duty report on the 15th of August 2006. Still trapped in limbo, I was not that enthsiastic to even get the details of what was going to happen that Tuesday. All I could say is "O.K" and that very Tuesday I reached Level 35 Menara PNB 6 minutes late. (8.06 a.m)

Kak Amy (the officer responsible fot the day) arrived a few minutes later. A short brief about the itenary for that day, one which caught my attention was the Gleneagles Trip (Medical Check-up) . I was having a nightmare with a certain high-level of perspiration that morning! Somebody gimme a doctor!

It was a rare situation though. Being a skinny guy, and sweat only comes in the 80th minute of my football game. Then came the time where we had to sign the contract and make our pass-tags. I had a torrid time covering my armpits when the Pakcik took the photo for the tags.

However, I decided not to report to the doctor in Gleneagles because I dont think it was a serious issue. The LRT is packed even in the wee hours of the morning for crying out loud. I also thought I should not follow the lads for the medical checkup since it is not required in the Student VISA application, according to Fit. In addition, it is stated in the contract (in which I havent signed yet) that I had to pay for the expenses including the Training Programme fees (Medical Checkup inclusive) if I were to breach the contract at anytime.

So I made the decision, to go AWOL (Absent Without Permision). MIA (Missing in Action) if you prefer. I went home to renew my passport. I think that's a better thing to do rather than loafing around in the hospital checking out the ladies cey ceyy abis baik lah tu!

Unfortunately, kelam kabut punya pasal, I forgot to inform any of the officers about my absence to renew passport. Abis kena marah. I didn't know what to counter but I admitted my mistakes and will return to office the day after. I planned a showdown with PNB this time bringing along a superior - my dad. Haha.

That will be discussed later.

Kuantan Trip in Pictures

Sohai control seen here with Medek, Jeg and Eidy. Location: Rumah tepi laut Mat Diyah

Models kereta Waja and Iswara. Eidy (left) and Kebau.

Berlenggang perut bermain bola sepak pantai. From left: Maradiyah, Robbie Rampage (Savage) and Jegotcha?

The Hare's Method: This is a very-very effective idea. Mind the percikan api though.

Helmy the Dewa Api, Jeg, Medek the Raja Ayam, Pooyen the Vice President Ayam and Sohai the 'hangpa-dok-bawah-kipaih-aku-dok-luaq-bakaq-ayam' maestro.

Dig-in lads. Pasnih start tournament Declare and Raja Ayam title menanti.

The actual result. What have we become?