Why? Asian Cup Qualifier Where? Al-Shahab Stadium, Dub** What? Illegal immigrants cheering on their old-country when pitted against their adopted land
Verdict: Adopted land won despite steel resistance from the visitors. As usual the referee was the easy meat. The atmosphere was disturbed by chants such as "referee bodo","referee kayu","referee makan babi" etc.
It was a fun nite indeed!
this explains why Propagandhi is an institution
play this full throttle!
A new iron curtain drawn across the 49th parallel. Cut all diplomatic
ties as we expel all American dignitaries, and issue a nation-wide
travel advisory for any others left inside. Nowhere to run. Nowhere to
hide. The burned out shells of south-bound traffic lay strewn across a
cold stretch of would-be interstate. Still visible below their charred
remains: Pax Americana plates. Your stupid fucking laser-punks were
just the start. And while you may stand six full cubits and a span, we
got a shepard's sling and five stories in our hand and the battle of
1812 lives in our heart. We don't care if we're destroyed. We'll never
capitulate. We'll take the whole fucking world down, down with us in
flames. Just a speculative fiction. No cause for alarm. We got a good
15 years left till the United We Stand murals on West Broadway finally
fade and we wave good-bye to such sad, childish refrains. Replaced with
other stupid lullabies like "you can have my guns when you pry them
from my cold dead hands". Just a speculative fiction. No cause for alarm
world’s tallest building after its financial rescuerIt was heralded as Dubai’s crowning achievement but the cash-strapped emirate was forced to swallow its pride and rename the oil-rich neighbour Abu Dhabi bailed Dubai out of financial collapse with a $10 billion injection last month
The humiliating announcement was made by Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum at the dazzling launch of the $1.5 billion (£930 million) Burj Dubai, which will now be known as Burj Khalifa in honour of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the UAE
the ceremony on 4th january was a sublime synchonisation of dramatic fireworks, fountain and lighting effects.
checkout this vid when yours truly activated his paparazzi-mode
parental advisory:
this blog entry will irritate you, reading it while listening to '2009' by The Swellers might certainly help! (click play on the clip above)
so I'd like to raise a glass to 2009, which all in all has been a phenomenal year. A lame recap of whats gone through my last 365 1/4 days or so: CAREER suicide
a vital cog that consumed most of my 24 hours. For the 20th consequtive month, i'm currently based in dubai.
since last january i have been kick-out from the comfy of office spaceship into the hazardous environment of construction site battlefield.
working long hours, 6-days a week, and currently 7-days a week the toughest year yet, profession-wise
(the above might be an attempt to explain why this blog, which i started in 2007, is less frequently updated now...haha) interest: MOVIE - top 3 of 2009
plot:Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of
war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where
everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb
an edge of the seat stuff from the word go. Gut-wrenching, pulse-pounding, tension, just mere understatement description of the movie.
All aspects of film-making are top-notch, from the brilliantly
subversive screenplay through vivid cinematography, masterful directing
and perfectly paced editing, even the famed film critic Mr Roger Ebert listing it as #2 in his top 10 movie of the decade. go watch it
i just wonder weather there would be '500 days of Autumn' after Tom bumped into Minka Kelly (the hottie from Friday Nite Lights) in the end
btw this film talk about architecture and The Smitsa lot...thats quality!
checkout, first the 'Ikea' scene, and then the bank dance(!). Definitely indie flick of the year
everybody is looking for Quentin Tarantino or Brad Pitt goods, but in the end Christoph Waltz aka Colonel Hans 'Jew Hunter' Landa came out with guns blazing.
I wrote about this flick here so i will rest my case
An epic masterpiece, a head above the rest of 2009 release
interest: SPORTS like most hot blooded male on the universe i am into soccer, F1, NBA etc, and yes...i read from the back pages to front everytime i grab a newspaper.
and last january was a particular highlight for me since a team from the Italian Lombardy province, a team that i supported since hi-skool, the only team that i am willing to die for, came down to Sheikh-land for their winter training and a friendly match. Oh, btw the team name is AC Milan.
star-strucked? i got to rub shoulders with my idol, the italian living legend Il Capitano Paolo Maldini along with fellow Rossoneris Kaka, Ronaldinho, Pato, Shevchenko, Pirlo, Beckham etc (blog entry here)
season 08/09 ended with Milan winning nothing (3rd in Serie A). Paolo retires after 20 years serving the club. Kaka became the second most expansive player in history when he was sold to Real Madrid. Allanatore Carlo Ancellotti has moved on to EPL, currently Chelsea boss.
On another front Jenson Button won the F1 title (i barely follow last season championship, the GP coverage here is almost non-existant), Tiger's Wood ran amok(!), Italy easily qualified for World Cup, and after 20 years Bolehland won the SEA games football, thanx to Rita Rudaini!
For 2010, i'm so pumped up for the World Cup in South Africa... and the comeback of the great Michael Schumacher after 3-year absence to F1 fold is a mouthwatering prospect for 2010 season.. he is now driving for Malaysian-backed Mercedes GP Petronas. I foresee a 4-horse race between him, Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) and Jenson Button (McLaren)...Kimi has now moved on to WRC
interest: MUSIC- lets talk about love
I f*cking love music. I love it in the form of punkrock & hardcore music. I listened to a lot
of older favorites this year. I listened to a lot of new stuff. I used to spent a fortune on imported CDs, but like any joe on the planet downloading now is like brushin your teeth.
I hope everyone out there loves music too. Loves it so much it transcends petty bickering and posturing.
Loves it in a way that makes you want to make the world look like all
your favorite songs make it look. And I hope that everyone loves it so much that you
don't take yourselves too seriously.
and this shitty blog talks lotsa crappy music that makes u wanna throw up n wonder whether this guy got any other subject to write about rite? haha
so head here for the best music of 2009, where i am concerned
my mixtape for year 2009
For Collards- SHOOK ONES Dear Coach’s Corner- PROPAGANDHI
X- DEAD TO ME
Light of Local Eyes- POLAR BEAR CLUB
Fatso Goes Nutzoid- TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET Skid Rock- A WILHELM SCREAM
One Million Coasters- NOFX
Sacred- PAINT IT BLACK
I’m Your Opposite Number- STRIKE ANYWHERE Sodom, Gomorrah, Washington D.C- ANTI-FLAG The Slowest Drink at the Saddest Bar on the Snowiest Day In the Greatest City – THE LAWRENCE ARMS
2009- THE SWELLERS
Personal: lets talk about feeling
this reads like a cheap promotion: i am still straight, single and unfortunately available. So girls...you got the clue...and you've been warned...on the downside i will hit 60 soon..hehe
errr...btw did i tell u earlier that this post would irritate you???
pix snapped in between 2009-2010 intersection at barasti, dub** marina
