rambling on

Agnes and I are going off to Bintan this weekend for a short trip. We will be staying at Bintan Lagoon Resort. Gonna be lotsa fun. Funny thing is although we been together more than a year already we have never actually gone on holiday together. I have accompanied her on her work-related overseas trips but that was about it. The closest we have come to that was the Batam trip where Agnes had lots of free time that we could spend together. Other than that our Desaru trip was memorable for all the wrong reasons.

Mimi(my hamster) gave birth to 5 more pups. That makes it 9. Buffy also recently gave birth to 3 pups. So I now have a total of 17 hamsters under my charge. Will prob give away some of the pups to friends and members of SHC. Thinking about combining the 2 litters to make one big hamster colony. If possible I could get the mums together. Talk about a matriachial family!

Sunny is overdue for his regular servicing. Last servicing was in december. Poor Sunny, he travels so far and so much with me.And never complains and serves me so well. Gonna miss him when we have to part ways...

The elections came and went. The ruling PAP managed to amass 66.6 percent of the votes which incidentally is the number of the Anti-Christ (6-6-6). The Opposition made in-roads,especially the Worker's Party who have a creditable account for themselves. Looks like they are gonna come back bigger and stronger in the next elections. PM Lee faced a young team from the Workers Party. He had forecasted a 80%+ win but got a 66% instead. Quite remarkable considering he is the Prime Minister and facing him was a relative team of unknowns,quite appropriately called the Suicide Squad. The fact that they managed to garner 34% of the votes and get back their deposits says alot. And how can I talk about the team without mentioning about the shining star and poster girl of the Workers Party, Glenda Han? Met her only once in person, but she came across as sincere and sweet girl out to make a difference. She currently runs a pub and used to own Ig's Heaven chain until she sold it off to new owners. But most importantly she has the vrains and the heart. I expect to see much more of her in the years to come.

Middlesborough crashed and burned in the UEFA Cup finals, falling 4-0 to Sevilla. Quite ominous when you think that their manager,Steve McClaren, is gonna be the next England manager. If he could not motivate his team to win the UEFA Cup how is he gonna be able to perform in the international arena? Liverpool beat West Ham in the FA Cup finals. Was a pulsating match which ended 3-3 at the end of normal and extra time. It then went to penalties which Liverpool won due to the goalkeeping heroics of Jose Reina. Shades of Istanbul there. All that is left is the big one, the Champions League Final showdown between Arsenal and Barcelona. I want Arsenal to nick it as I am english through and through. But admittedly Barcelona have the better team and depth. But Arsenal have done well to get so far. Who is to say they cannot pull another famous victory out of the hat.
And then it is the highlight of the summer, World Cup 2006 in Germany. I pick England to go all the way (see above). Even without a fully fit Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen they still have one of the best England squads since 1966. It remains to be seen how Sven Goran Eriksson plays with the cards dealt to him. But he has made some interesting squad selections which could either blow up in his face or pay off spectacularly. An exciting summer is in the offing...