a meandering stream of thought

Liverpool trounched Singapore XI 5-0 during their friendly yesterday evening at the National Stadium. I was expecting the Singapore side to put up a better showing after Thailand held the same opponents to a 1-1 draw a few days ago. and besides Liverpool have not won any of their previous pre-season matches. but Singapore were undone by lack of discipline at the back, and a lack of forward thrust. The Liverpool keepers were hardly troubled all night.

Manchester United on the other hand outplayed Hangzhou Greentown 8-2 to record their biggest win of the pre-season.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been a flop so far in the two matches he played for Real Madrid. He has failed to show anything close to what forced the hand of Real to pay 93 million euros (£80m)for him, making the most expensive player of all time. For what he is valued he should be scoring a brace in every game and influencing matches. if it is any consolation, it seems his presence in the Real Madrid squad has galvanised the rest of the team,especially Karim Benzema who cost Madrid a 'mere' €35m, a pittance for what some consider the next Zidane and he has been largely impresive in his displays so far for the Los Blancos.

my prayers are with Felipe Massa and his family.

'In the second round of qualifying in the Hungarian Grand Prix Massa was struck on the helmet by a suspension spring that had fallen from Rubens Barrichello's Brawn, on a high-speed part of the track. He subsequently crashed head on into a tyre wall. He was moved to the trackside hospital and Ferrari's team principal later stated that Massa was in a stable condition and would not participate in the race on the following day. It was subsequently announced that he had suffered a fractured skull and brain concussion, as well as a gash on his forehead, and that he had undergone successful surgery on his injuries at the AEK hospital in Budapest.His condition is currently described as "serious but stable".'

the way I see it his F1 career is effectively over. get well soon


Plans are afoot to watch the latest installment of the Harry Potter franchise next weekend. And then there are plans to bring back our bicycles and to cycle next week as well. We shall see how things go.
Other movies I plan to watch are G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra and G-Force.

Plan to upgrade my phone soon. the battery of my current one can barely last till evening. good thing I have a charger in the car as well. and the motorola also freezes up sometimes so I can't read messages or use the phone until I reboot it (i.e. open the casing and remove the battery, then putting the battery back). I am eligible to upgrade my phone now, so why not?
I was leaning towards a blackberry storm, but the price, $648, is prohibitive.
the other phone I have my eye on is the HTC S740 (Rose)which would set me back $268.

looks like any other ordinary phone...


...but it can be opened up to reveal a QWERTY board!

also considering whether it be wise to go back to Singtel. as much as M1 has been good to me, Singtel still seems to offer more options and competitive pricing.

forgot to mention:
I am on MC today on tomorrow. been having a bad case of the flu since saturday.

we are still 'planning' to take a short holiday in september. tba.

the back feels better lately.which is always a good thing.

I still have 17 days annual leave from last year. not to mention 21 days for this year. not sure what I am gonna do with it. I could take them piece meal until december. or I could take a short trip some place near, as some people have been suggesting. but I rather not travel alone now that I am married and have a wife.

Agnes has her piano exams on the 31st of next month. In between she has 2 practise sessions at the music school/studio. Agnes said paying for the practise sessions 'heart pain'.