Liverpool, Bollywood and The Oscars

Liverpool, Bollywood and The Oscars. What do these three have in common?

My father mentioned this a moment ago.

Well, my father was watching Sportscenter the other day and they mentioned that the last time Liverpool won the Premier League title in 1990, the movie Gandhi won 8 Oscars that same year. Well, technically, Gandhi isn't a 100% Bollywood film but it's still Bollywood.

Alright. I watched the 81st Academy Award Ceremony this morning and Slumdog Millionaire won 8 Oscars. Again, technically, Slumdog Millionaire isn't 100% Bollywood but still Bollywood also.

So, Liverpool...Premier League title winners this season? =)

Edit: Oops! Gandhi won 8 Oscars in 1982. Liverpool also won Premier League title that year. =D

Batman Began...

It was on the 27th of June 2005 that I officially became a Batman fan. With all due respect to the creators of Batman and DC Comics, I'm not a hardcore DC Comics Batman fan, I was never really a fan of the original comics. I am a Christopher Nolan Batman franchise fan.

It was on the 27th of June 2005 that I watched Batman Begins. I went to watch it with my papa. It was one of the best movies I've ever seen. The way Nolan re-tells the origins of Batman in the movie and how you do not still see Ra's al Ghul as the main villain till the end of the movie is brilliant. Of course, the new Batman insignia was much more modern and cool (I don't know any better way to describe it). The Batsuit in this movie was also better than before. One of the Batsuits from previous film had plastic nipples which George Clooney wore. How 'cool' is that.

One major reason I love this movie so much is of course The Tumbler. The Tumbler resembled much more to a tank than a penis-with-wheels from the previous movies. The chase scene in the movie is awesome, and it ended in style too, by jumping through a waterfall and into the Batcave.

This movie is so awesome, I dunno how many times I've watched it on VCD. My VCD for some reasons went missing and my friends bought me the DVD on my 15th birthday (I have awesome friends).

When they announced that the sequel was to premiere in 2008. I was over the moon. Gosh. I remember it being released in cinemas on the 17th of July last year. I bought the tickets 2 days before. I had to watch it on opening night. I took the bus to MV, the traffic light rosak, caused jam. Stuck in the bus. The thought of me being late and missing the beginning of the movie made me want to jump down the bus and run to MV. Fortunately, I made it just in time.

The Dark Knight introduced the late Heath Ledger as the Joker and Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face. I just don't understand why Nolan wants to destro The Tumbler..........

Both of Nolan's Batman films are just awesome. I don't want to review them (lazy). People should just watch it themselves because it's just so GOOD!

I'm just a huge fan. And I would like to show-off some of my Batman merchandise =D

My Batman Begins DVD, The Dark Knight DVD and The Dark Knight soundtrack. Anyone, please, anyone who can find the Batman Begins soundtrack....please help me...


The Bat Signal Keychain as you can see were given to me as a birthday gift from my friends last year.

I even got a note from Lucius Fox =D


The Joker toy from Koko Crunch cereal. I have a Batman one. Lung Wang, take good care of it ya.


This pathetic looking Hotwheels Tumbler was given to me by Sylvester way back in 2005. Nonetheless, I love it.


I couldn't resist from buying this shirt when I saw it.


This birthday card was made by dear friend Chuen Hoe last year. I dunno how he does it. He's just so creative that he's able to get my initials into the Batman logo and still makes it look nice. Just awesome. Chuen Hoe, you memang hebat. He even had the same thing printed on my birthday cake last year.

I don't know how to explain it. But I really love Batman, and Batman means a lot to me. I love their awesome movie lines which helped me to get through life sometimes. For example Bruce Wayne's dad said "Why do we fall? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up."

"It's not who you are underneath, but what you do that defines you" - Rachel Dawes

Well...Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer wrote the script.

People, if you have the time and money, watch both movies. I know I could write a better entry on Batman...but I just keep having writer's block...

YC supports Nolan to make third Batman film.

My beloved Liverpool FC - You'll Never Walk Alone

Liverpool FC. Ah, just the name of the team makes me smile. A football team recognised worldwide as one of the best football teams in the world. Here's why: 18 times Premier League title holders, 5 time European Champion, 7 time FA Cup winners...and more. Liverpool FC a.k.a. The Reds.

I've been a Liverpool fan ever since I was 10 years old. How did it start? Well my papa is a football fan, and he supports...MU. My brother who was later influenced by him and supports Arsenal. It was the year 2001 when I was 10. My bro kept nagging me to support an EPL team. (I thanked him for that later) Then one night, my papa was watching football and my bro nagged me again. I couldn't take it anymore. So I looked at the tube, saw the team in red and asked my father...

YC "Papa, what's the name of the team wearing red?"

Papa "Liverpool"

YC "Are they strong?"

Papa "Yes, one of the best"

So, that's it. It was from that moment on that I decided to support that team wearing red. Later on, I watched the games they played and noticed a rather small player who seem to be unable to stop scoring for Liverpool. His name is Michael Owen. He is one of the main reasons why I started to support Liverpool seriously. He's not tall for an Englishman, he's swift, he's agile, he has the pace, he has the skills. I began to idolise him. So that's it, Lai Yoong Chieh - Liverpool FC supporter since 2001.

I remember back then, the usual and very consistent first team included a handful of notable players. I remember the amazing moments that Emile Heskey and Michael Owen created as the paired strike force of Liverpool. I remember Sammi Hyypia with the skipper armband. I remember Phil Thompson managing the team while Gerrard Houllier was fighting a heart disease. Patrick Berger was a rather phenomenal midfielder back then.

I am a huge fan to an extent that I would go emo and feel like killing somebody if Liverpool loses a match they shouldn't. But I'm still unable to memorise the full lyrics of the "You'll Never Walk Alone" chant.

MOST NOTABLE and MEMORABLE LIVERPOOL PLAYERS (IMO):

Michael Owen
Standing at a height of 173cm, this chap scored a total of 118 goals in 216 appearances. Unfortunately, during the peak of his career, this bloke left for Real Madrid in 2004. I hated him for doing so. But he returned to the Premier League in August of 2005 to Newcastle United. He's no longer as good as he is. Sad. Sigh.


Emile Heskey
Sold to Wigan from Liverpool. Currently in Aston Villa and still earning caps for England.


Robbie Fowler
A true Kop legend. Robbie Fowler netted a total of 120 goals for Liverpool and scored the fastest ever hat-trick in just 4 minutes 30 seconds.


Dietmar Hamann(left) John Arne Riise
Dietmar Hamann is by far my most favourite defensive midfielder of Liverpool. Currently playing for Man City. John Arne Riise (left back/left midfielder) has the sweetest left foot I've ever seen. The goals he scored with his left foot are lightning and always a good distance away from the goal line. I miss both of them.


Stéphane Henchoz
Which striker wouldn't be intimidated when faced with such a brute looking defender?Not someone to mess with. Definately a factor that contributed to Liverpool's solid defense back then. Retired.


Vladimír Šmicer
This attacking midfielder played his last game for Liverpool in Istanbul, scoring one of the 3 goals that saved Liverpool. Also scored in the penalty shootout.


Djibril Cisse
Why did Benitez sell him away? He's a skilled striker, I enjoyed watching him score goals.


Neil Mellor
Alright, I think this guy doesn't get the credit he deserves. It's because of the goals he scored that Liverpool made it to the Champions League finals in 2005. He also scored a last minute winner against Arsenal in the Premier League. You get my credit, bro.


Harry Kewell
Midfielder from down under. This Liverpool number 7 scores goals with awesome free-kicks. Brilliant in passing. Sorely missed. Currently in Galatasaray.


Jerzy Dudek
Though inconsistent at times, he's my favorite goalkeeper. The Hero of Istanbul. Managed to block off two of Schevchenko's shots in extra time and imitated Bruce Grobbelaar's wobbly legs in the penalty shooutout of the Champions League final to take the trophy.



Sammi Hyypia
Former skipper of Liverpool FC when Houllier was in charge. An awfully good defender. I just love to see him run up to the opponents penalty box when a corner is taken. Love his headers.


Jamie Carragher
Our beloved vice-captain of Liverpool. I dare to say, he's one of the best defenders in the world, though he makes silly mistakes and scores goals for the opponents at times. But I love him. A truly experienced defender who saved Liverpool's a** many times. What is Liverpool FC without Carra?


Xabi Alonso
Ahh, a visionary midfielder. At times, the brain of the team. His passes and thru-passes are sublime, and so are his free kicks. I'm glad you never left for Arsenal.


Steven Gerrard
Our beloved captain. I think, the best midfielder and footballer in the world. He scores goals in open play, he scored through his freekicks. He makes the best passes. The heart and inspiration of the team. He's unselfish in the penalty box. He's calm when we're sitting on our bums biting our nails and cursing the gaffer. He scores at critical times. I love him. Also, a hero who changed and controlled the game in Istanbul - inpsirational, influential, impressive.


Fernando Torres a.k.a. El Niño

One of the best things that have ever happened to Liverpool. My favourite striker. Fernando Torres scored 33 goals during his first season in Liverpool. With his first Premier League goal against Chelsea in 2007. Not just a hero for his club, but for his country as well. Played, inspired and contributed in the team that won the Euro 2008. Currently struggling to maintain form and has scored 8 Premier League goals. I expect more goals from him. Created golden moments for Liverpool when he netted in two goals to beat Chelsea in the last 6 minutes. Torres! Nunca Caminaras Solo!

Robbie Keane

Alright, here's Robbie Keane, just for Gene Wern. I must admit that I love him too. Though at first I did not agree with the amount of transfer fee that Benitez paid to get him over to Merseyside last July. Yes, I enjoy watching him playing for Tottenham and I was a tad excited that he joined Liverpool. Soon, we anggap him as our lucky charm, whichever game he played, Liverpool won. He is a phenomenal striker. Sadly, Benitez never gave him a chance to maintain his form and let him warm the bench. Now he's back in Tottenham as their skipper. I think it's better for him this way. =)


Peter Crouch (the pole)
When Gene Wern told me to put up a photo of him, I immediately thought of this goal of his and wondered if they have a photo of him doing it and thanks to google, I found it. Alright, this guy stands a towering 201cm tall and he's an amazing striker. He arrived in Liverpool in 2005 from Southampton. Yes, his headers are superb, though when he runs, he looks clumsy and I always feel like a huge pole running. I never want to stand beside him. Some of all the goals he scored are fantastic. Unfortunately our Benitez sold him to Portsmouth. But still, cheers to him.

Also memorable to me but lazy to find their photos are:

-Patrick Berger
-Djimi Traore
-Igor Biscan
-Gary McAllister
-Milan Baros
-Steve Finnan



My Fellow Walkers
I'm not walking alone. I'm walking with my fellow Liverpool fans - Sylvester, Ju Vern, Gene Wern and Sean. But come to think of it, there aren't many Liverpool fans among us, huh? Sad la...We need to influence more people. But having only the 4 of you to talk about Liverpool is nice enough. =D

My Most Memorable Liverpool Moment:

Istanbul 2005

I was sitting alone in the living room when I saw AC Milan put 3 pass Jerzy Dudek in the first half. I had a badminton appointment the following morning. It was still the exam period, Seni Paper 2 that day. I told myself, that's it la, lose already, go sleep, you need it. When I woke up, my dad told me...Liverpool won. I said half yawning "what la, don't bluff me la. " He answered "3-3 Liverpool won on penalties."

LIVERPOOL FOUGHT BACK AND WON...and I MISSED the whole things. The good part.

But I was still happy, over the moon and delighted. I remember that morning. The first thing I told Sylvester....He was smiling sheepishly.


My Most Ridiculous Liverpool Moment:

I think this happened in 2002. My family and I were in Taiping, Perak. We were staying in a hotel. No live football telecast. Liverpool to play Chelsea that night. My dad and bro came back to the hotel room with some fake jerseys. My bro bought a Chelsea jersey for fun. That night, the air-cond was really cold, so I put on that darn Chelsea jersey.

The next morning, Chelsea beat Liverpool 4-0.

Since then, I never wear blue before Liverpool plays. Believe it or not.

Liverpool ah...

I've seen Liverpool win the Champions League title in 2005. I've seen them win the FA Cup. I've seen them win the Carling Cup. But I've never seen them win the Premier League title throughout my lifetime as a Liverpool supporter. Liverpool ah...Benitez ah...now we're 2 points behind MU and they have a game in hand ah. Why we draw 5 games? If we won that 5 games...the title would be closer to your grasps!

Come on la, if MU win the title again this season, we'll no longer hold the record for most Premier League titles ah...Sometimes I wanna whack you, sometimes I wanna kiss you. I don't understand the way you manage your team, at times I suspect someone kidnapped your family and threatened you. But whatever you do, I must support, and please, win the Premier League title this season, for me, for us Red fans...You'll Never Walk Alone.

Let's hope this Liverpool squad will win the English Premier League title this season =)

Pre-Valentine's Day Singles Day Out (sad huh?)

11th of February '09

I intended to write this entry on the above date, but I almost got robbed that night, so I wrote the "Sampah Masyarakat...man..." entry. So I'll do it today.

Alright, Lester, Chun Siang, Sylvester, Chuen Hoe and I planned to catch two movies that day. But because Syl was so fashionably late. We only caught one.

We were supposed to meet up at the bus stop located near Telekom Tower at 10.20am and take the bus to Mid Valley. I couldn't make it in time because my auto-gate rosak. So I asked the others to go without me. Sylvester, for some reasons, never joined the others.

My dad fetched me to MV. Upon arriving, I met up with the others at Speedy at around 11am.

11.30am - I went to a photo shop to help my mom develop some photos. Lester went to makan doughnuts. Syl wouldn't answer our calls.

We walked around. Went to Borders book store.

1.30pm - Syl called! He told us to get the tickets first and he'll arrive soon.

Walked in Pets Wonderland.

We then bought tickets for a 3.20pm Pink Panther 2 show.

Went to visit Chean Lee who was working at Jusco.

2pm - We couldn't decide what to eat for lunch, McDonald's Lester didn't want. Teppanyaki Chuen Hoe didn't want. Ended up having lunch at C-Jade Express. Food okay, price reasonable. Chuen Hoe had 澳门炒饭 which came after 3 of us finished our meal.

2.30pm - went back to lepak with Chean Lee. Sylvester finally arrived! (Everybody, clap hands)

Later, we went to Brewball and played a couple games of foosball.

3.20pm - watched movie. Pink Panther 2 is funny, watch it and get some laughs. Detective Clousseau mentioned that Arsenal isn't doing very well. Hehe.

5pm - movie ended. We then headed to Jusco's arcade. I like that arcade. Not noisy, not loud. No smell. Well for that day la. Syl challenged me in the basketball game and table hockey (not sure if that's the right name). I'm unbeatable in table hockey, maybe I have a height advantage. Hahaha. Short people's advantage. We also challenged each other in arcade racing. Syl 1st, I was second, Lester 3rd, Chun Siang 4th. Chuen Hoe dunno hilang ke mana while we were racing, then he came back and took photos.

Haha. I love this photo.

See Syl's height advantage?


He won.

I lost. But always be happy. So smile :)

6pm - we decided to settle for an early dinner, but we didn't know what to eat and again couldn't agree with each other. No McD, no Burger King, no Teppanyaki, no KFC. We ended up eating in Din Tai Fung. Din Tai Fung is famous for their 小笼包. But we never order. That's because everything is expensive. High class restaurant mah. (we are not rich la, just that dunno what else to eat, and that's the only place we could all agree to)

Me reacting after checking out the price range. Chun Siang still can smile.


Chun Siang memang boleh smile.

Difficult decisions.

So, I ordered a bowl of minced meat noodles which cost RM12. Lester and Sylvester ordered fried rice. Chun Siang ordered noodles also. Chuen Hoe ikat perut. We ordered a pot of tea to share worth RM14. I didn't like that we ordered that, but after eating, we chat about lots of stuff, like girls, school, our trip, life, food and loads and loads, so we kept refilling the tea for I think 8 times. So I think that RM14 is worth paying. Hehe. So we chat for about 2 hours.

Hmm, food is good. I recommend you guys to go there. Gardens LG floor. Go once in a while la. Food is great but rather expensive.

8pm - We then decided to walk around. We just wandered around until we reached Isetan's toys' department. So what did we do there?

We play Lego. =)

We started off with one table. Soon, Chuen Hoe and I conquered the other table.

I've never seen Sylvester so focused before. :p

Haha, we're a bunch of 18 year olds (soon to be) playing LEGO. Woohoo!


Chun Siang's earthquake-proof tower.


Whose tower is this?


Me and my so called..erm..I dunno what it is...


Chun Siang, Lester and Sylvester with their Earthquake-proof-city. *clap hands*

(Chuen Hoe played too. He just never took a photo of himself playing)

It's real fun to let our inner-child out again.

YC:"People are gonna laugh at us"

Syl:"Don't care, just enjoy life"

Lest:"Security guards are watching and laughing at us through the CCTV"

Haha. It was the middle of the week, a weekday. I love MV on weekdays. So few people! Can do more! More freedom! I really enjoyed playing LEGO with you guys. We really enjoy life, before going to college/NS/Form6/academy. I really savoured and will forever cherish that moment of pure freedom. No priorities, no stress. I really enjoyed that moment.

We then went back to Jusco's arcade for a few more rounds of table hockey and basketball. Chuen Hoe took my place in arcade racing and won. *no hands!* haha

9.30pm - We went to the bus stand and took the bus home.

I hope we can have another outing like that again. Pure fun. I really enjoyed the whole day. Syl...next time don't be late la. Be a punctual person. It's not cool to be late.


YC support Syl to be punctual. =)

Quote of the day: "不用理那个Sylvester啦，都懂他的人是常常迟到的啦，relax, 他来不来是他的事" - Chun Siang

*all photos courtesy of Chuen Hoe. Thanks!

Sampah Masyarakat...man...

Today I go Mid Valley, I watch Pink Panther 2 with Sylvester, Lester, Chun Siang and Chuen Hoe. Really enjoyed the day. Lester suggested we take taxi home. I say don't want. I take bus home. So we all take bus home. Lester got down first. Syl, Chuen Hoe and Chun Siang got down together at Telekom there. So I was left alone loh. So I got down at the bus stop nearest to my house loh. I was expecting an enjoyable and relaxing stroll home enjoying the night wind, really.

Then when I was walking home, I was approaching the stupid guard pondok you know, the pondok that stupid TDRA and the stupid security set up for no apparent reason at all. Always got light at night but no guard there one. Stupid them. So when I was like about 3 steps from the EMPTY guard pondok, a motorbike with a pillion rider turn from the other street. I honestly thought they were police officers, they were wearing black, but I spotted no shiny badges (like my shiny koperal badge). Then they suddenly stopped by me. Stupid innocent me thought they were going to ask me for directions. So I stop loh. Then that fat pillion rider got down, and asked:

"eh, lengchai, mau pergi mana?"

In my heart I said:

"oh fu*k"

Then he grabbed my sleeve.

At that moment, I tell you, a million thought ran through my mind, For instance, I thought they were going to kidnap me (silly me, motorbike how to kidnap me), kill me, belasah me, amputate me. I thought of my mother, my father, my brother, relatives, my friends, my past, happy moments, image of me sitting in an airplane cockpit flying a plane. Really, I've never experienced something like that before. It was really scary, I was freaking freaking terrified.

So he was grabbing my sleeve, I jumped two steps back. Shrugged him off. And I started running like hell, I think I ran so fast, that Ussain Bolt also cannot catch up, aiya, let me say what I want la. I ran across the main road, there was a car coming, luckily it wasn't really fast, didn't knock me. I ran ran ran, fearing that the motor will chase. I ran ran ran ran ran ran....I tell you...I ran like hell...Adrenaline...Flight....Luckily not fight. How to fight fat guy and thin guy, I wish I am Batman belasah them until they call their darn mothers. I lari until I turned at the junction to my Jalan Bukit Desa 6. I ran ran ran. Even ran past two accelerating cars. One of the cars slowed down to check whether I was alright. I lari from house number 99 until house 31. My lovely house.

I pressed the doorbell hysterically. My daddy came out. I told him the whole ordeal while panting heavily. Really, my father really funny, he thought I was playing a fool with him. When I got into the house, I almost cried man...My mom comforted me. She sat beside me and calmed me down. I was sweating like shit man...After a few minutes, I go shower.

Now I'm here typing this entry.

Luckily man.

I thank 天宫，观音菩萨和地主公。真的，谢谢保佑。

Really, I felt so scared. I thought my life would end there. The whole time I was running back, I kept having the thought they were going to kidnap me. Then my papa told me that motorbike how to kidnap.

Luckily gemuk never carry gun or knife. I tell you, if gemuk carry gun or knife, I may not be sitting here typing this post.

I really really feel thankful for the Power from Up There to make the circumstances safe and not harmful for me.

I should've listened to Lester and take cab.

Scary experience.

Girls (and boys), I really advice you all, please, don't walk home alone at night, don't be like me, after walking home from school for almost 4 years, always say nothing will happen one...You see what happened one hour ago. If you're really forced to walk alone, still don't do it, call me, I will go accompany you all to walk no matter what. Don't hesitate to call for help, don't take risks, it will be very shocking and traumatic. Luckily I'm alright now, I'm all right. 10pm only, I almost kena rompak by gemuk and kurus. Please, be more cautious of these sampah masyarakat.

YC support safe masyarakat.

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I've been playing football since I was 5 years old. I'll be 18 this year. So I've been playing football for 13 years now. Well I just play football for fun, as a hobby.

Well I realised this I think about 3 years ago, I've never scored a goal using my head. NO! I've never scored a goal with a header. I want to do it badly!

I've scored goals using my both my foot (of course), thighs, hips, chest and even my ass (Justin tried to clear the ball, I jumped, the ball hit my ass and into the goal, I remember this goal clearly, it's so special which happened in 2005). I just can never score one with my head. I feel incomplete...yes incomplete...I need to score a goal with my head...

For so many years, and not even one goal with my head...Frustrating.

Guess I'm not tall enough...

But so what? Short players (e.g. Michael Owen, Aaron Lennon, Carlos Tevez, Wayne Rooney) scored with their heads..

I just want to score a goal through a header...

A&W Waffles

I love A&W waffles!!!

Waffles make me happy.

Especially waffles with a double scoop of creamy vanilla ice-cream and strawberry syrup...

Warm hard on the outside soft on the inside waffles...

Waffles are delicious...I love waffles so much...

I want waffles...Take me to A&W...