peperiksaan
25 October, 2009









i would like to wish to all of my friends and myself all the best and good luck in the upcoming examinations, cause i know we are going to need a lot of it. special message to MARA scholarship recipients : mara dah tk bg extend, so kalau nak balik summer, jgn fail.

that's all, i need to study now.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 3:21 PM 6 comments  

aidilfitri
20 September, 2009


salam aidilfitri dari preston, victoria. maaf zahir dan batin dipinta. moga2 syawal disambut meriah dimana anda berada.

ps: rakan2 di melbourne jemputlah dtg ke rumah. ada rezeki, kami buatlah open house (tk janji tau).

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:55 AM 2 comments  

How NOT To Be A Millionaire
09 September, 2009

a friend of mine post it at facebook, and i kinda like it, so i want to share it with

you guys.
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How Not To Be A Millionaire

Buy a sport car.

Subsequently,pay for the installments,road tax,auto insurance,ever increasing fuel,sky-high parking fees,traffic offences,maintenance fees,new sport rims,spoilers and an over the-top auto sound system.

Be extra nice to your parents.Move out.Rent that dream bachelor's pad.Fill it with minimalist designer furniture.Invest in a proper kitchen even you can't cook.

Buy a really big TV.Don't wimp out,anything below 50 inches is microscopic.

Buy a PS3.Buy an X-BOX 360.Buy a Wii.Buy a PSP.buy a DS.While you're at it,get an MBA as well.

Feel free to add to your sneaker,comic,movie,t-shirt,toy,book and manga.

Try extra-curricular activities like paintball,go-karting,mountain bike trekking,radio controlled cars,planes,helicopters and boats.

Get all your favourite BPL football team merchandise.Home and away strips included.Buy the silly hats,giant fingers and masks.

Go and see them play at least once a year in the UK.

If you're feeling a little overwhelmed by now,this is where it gets hairy.

Gets a girlfriend.Spare no expense.Buy her the latest designer and luxury brands.Add regularly to her LV collection if you know what's good for you.

Pay for her manicure,pedicure,hair and beauty treatments.Pay for her occasional slimming sessions.

Go for that essential,relaxing spa weekend.Go for that even more essential,romantic getaway every month or so.

Get a credit card.Max it out.Get her a credit card.Watch with "amazement" as she maxes it out even faster.

Have big birthday bashes.If you beat the 365 to 1 odds and share the same birthday with her,you might save some cash here.NOT.

Leave your money in the bank and let inflation dilute your cash,if you actually have any left by now.

Go out and party every weekend.Be generous.Buy every round.

Forget fast food and coffee shops,eat at the best restaurants.

Don't waste your money investing in unit trusts,property and business.It'll only dilute your spending power.Because,your real financial problems haven't begun yet.

Because...on one "fine" day,you"ll propose to her.

NOW,if you really want to enjoy everything that life has to offer way before before your metabolism starts to slow and your belly begins to bloat,simply MANAGING YOUR PERSONAL MONEY.;-)

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 3:15 AM 1 comments  

ape nak dikata
07 September, 2009

terlalu banyak yang berlaku, terlalu banyak yg nak diucapkan, tp terlalu sedikit yg diluahkan. hai.


ramadan tahun ni dah dua minggu lebih. masuk tahun ni dah 14 tahun aku puasa, mula belajar sejak darjah satu. kalau masa tu ada anak kecil yg lahir, sekarang ni dia dah masuk form 2, dah besar dah, dah pandai cari awek ape semua.

tapi 14 tahun ni aku terasa puasa aku tk ade peningkatan pun. kalau setakat menahan diri dari perkara yg mmbatalkan puasa mmg aku yakin aku cemerlang, HD bak kate org sini. tapi dari segi pengisian tk seberapa mana.

terawih macam tulah, lubang2, lg banyak lubang dari berisi agaknya. puasa dipenuhi dgn tidur, mulut tk basah dgn zikir/ayat quran tp basah dgn cacian dan makian, kalau bukan sebab tension main game, tension pasal bas lambat.

pertama kali berpuasa di tempat org mmg tk seronok. suasana meriah ramadan tu tiada lgsung.kalau dulu meja penuh dgn juadah dari bazaar, skrg penuh dgn plastik coles saje. masjid sgt jauh dari rumah, nak pg kene naik bas. maka tk trdgr bacaan quran dan tazkirah di malam hari. entah macam mane raye nnt yek. mesti sgt mmbosankan, dahla kami di preston terpisah dari rakan2 di city.

ak bkn homesick, cume ak terase perbezaan yg ketara. perbezaan yg kurang digemari,suasana yg asing. ak merindui ramadan di malaysia. sedikit menyesal pula tk balik raya.

akan tetapi malaysia yg aku sanjungi dan sayangi itu sudah berubah.

kebencian dimane2. sana sini ade demonstrasi. mulut masing2 makin celupar dan lantang. muhibah dan perpaduan sudah bagaikan tidak wujud lg, digantikan dgn kemarahan dan kejlikan terhadap sesama sendiri. apa dah jadi?

sekali imbas masing2 akan menuding jari pada org lain. pihak ini akan kata itu kerja puak itu, yg sana pulak kata parti itu dalang semuanya. tiada siapa yg mahu berfikir, hanya mahu menyalahkan.

ak tak mahu menyebelah mana2 pihak, kerana aku kurang pasti ttg kebenarannya, bak kata org kalau tk tau diam. cuma ak merasakan ini mungkin kerana, sperti yg dikatakan di atas td, terlalu sedikit yg diluahkan bila terlalu banyak yg perlu dibicarakan.

ada isu berbangkit, ketidakpuasan hati, maka disenyapkan suara2 itu, diabaikan. ditadah sahaja bagai menadah air hujan dgn tempayan, walhal bila tempayan itu penuh maka air akan melimpah keluar. bila melimpah inilah jadinya.

ada satu komen di suatu blog (tk ingat mana) mengatakan malaysia itu dah hampir karam. oh tidak. aku harap dan berdoa agar malaysia tidak akan karam. kalau karam apalah nasib anak2 malaysia ini, lagi2 mereka yg masih kecil itu. kalau nasib baik hanyutlah kita ke daratan, tp kalau lemas?

maka diharapkan agar mereka2 ini dpt menyelesaikan semua isu yg ada dan kembalikan malaysia yg dulu itu kepada kita. lupakan permusuhan, fikirkan masa depan negara dan sama berusaha utk pulihkan keadaan, bak kata wonderpets, yg pnting itu adalah kerjasama.

tgk, wonderpets pn tahu dan faham maksud kerjasama.

sekian utk hari ini.


Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 5:15 AM 0 comments  

work in progress
13 August, 2009

blogging used to be my forte'. well, not exactly, it's just something that i like to do. ive always remember the days when my blog site was the first thing i check, not fb or my email, to read any new post from my friends or checked if anyone has left a comment on my post. really, it was fun.


however time goes by, and soon one by one these blogs, including mine, started to became inactive, nobody posted new stuff anymore, and this blogging hype kinda just slowly fades away. some of us still actively blogging though, and for that i must say thanks, cause you guys are trying to keeping this stuff alive.

all this months of hiatus really makes me ponder whether i was really serious in blogging or just following the popular trend of blogging. of course, it's not like im posting any serious stuffs like politics and such, but i dont want to be known as the person who hangat2 tahi ayam, thats for sure.

so, currently im thinking of giving a new face to this site, maybe a change in address, i dont know. however i hope it wont take a long time and soon, i might be able to write as often as i used to do in the past. in the meantime, keep blogging guys.

ciao

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 6:34 PM 8 comments  

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down is the way to go
03 May, 2009

may. autumn is in full swing now, despite showing less dramatic effects frequently featured in korean dramas, without the thousand fallen leaves forming a huge yellow-brown carpet on the ground. the cold, though, is a different story, completely unbearable. with certain nights being as low as 5 degree celsius, it's enough to forced you to walk around the house with the sleeping bag wrapped around your body. shower in the morning does feels like a death sentence now.


nevertheless, as we in the south progress closer to the winter, up north the europeans are enjoying the full bloom of spring, and as they draw closer to the summer, the heat of the title race somehow matches the climate, they're getting hotter. just about an hour ago, man utd beat boro 2-0, giving them a six point lead and a bit of breathing space from the scousers prick as they heading to the midweek clash against arsenal.

however, while united might enjoyed the match, the teesiders are now facing more problems. the look on the fans at the end of the match tells the whole story, as they plunges closer to the championship football next season.with just 3 matches to go, their prospect of performing the great escape seems bleak now.

honestly, i can't bear to put myself in the positions of the boro fans. i believe they are now at the point when they can't even curse when the player mislaid a pass or when a striker shoots out wide. they must been wondering where they got it wrong. with proven internationals like downing and tuncay in their ranks, spearheaded by a promosing manager, surely they'll be good enough for mid table at least? somehow, with a reason beyond my knowledge and experience in the top flight of football (cewahh..), they're not.

i still remembers the day when boro trounces united at riverside. 4-1 was the result, with mendieta scoring twice.the day will forever be etched in my memories as one of the most painful days as a united fans. and they do, season after season, become one of united's bogey team. yet somehow, all seems like distant memory for them, as relegation looms larger than ever before. yes, relegation is not a new for boro, having been relegated in 1997, they fought their way up to the premier league once again. however, after been there for so long and managed to established themselves as a decent premiership side, the reality now might be too grim for them to handle.

however, the problem is not constricted to boro only. their neighbour, the once mighty but always-joked-about newcastle, are also in the same boat. the geordies, who used to run neck-to-neck with man united for the glory of premiership title, now find themselves in an unfamiliar territory, the relegation battle. and with them, lies a bigger mystery. they have a better set of players than the middlesbrough, who used to play for major clubs and in big european matches, and carries around a huge amount of experience. they shouldn't be here. yet, they are.

perhaps for the case of newcastle, people will said that the off-field saga is the main culprit. the issues with the board takes the focus off the players mind, while the always demanding fans might puts a lot of pressure into the players, and causing them to collapse. or perhaps they always changing manager, with having two manager at some point. or it could be that the old legs of owen (he's not so old, is he?) and butt and many more veterans have taken its toll and they could ni longer be at the top of their game.

however, this is not applicable to the boro. aside from the transfer rumours surrounding downing, they do not face any major issues at all, apart from the relegation battle of course. so could it be their young and small squad did not able to cope with the pressure of top flight football? or maybe they don't have the financial strength to cope with the rest of the field?

maybe the answer is just too simple: they're just not good enough.

whatever the reason is, should they not make it to the next season, i want to be the first to bid them goodbye. it's not that i want them to get relegated, it's because i know i'll miss them. premiership will never be the same without them. after all, newcastle did gives us something to laugh week-in,week-out, right?

so long then...

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 12:54 AM 3 comments  

orang kata, sbelum nikmat, perlu ada penyeksaan, barulah nikmat itu terasa. mungkin benar, lebih2 lagi setelah semalam.


dek kerana prelab, aku keluar rumah agak lewat, pukul 9.15 pagi. aku perlu berada di uni untuk kelas praktikal pukul sepuluh.

keluar ke tempat menunggu bas, bas tiada di tempat yg sepatutnya. sgt tidak membantu. melihat pada jam, ada sepuluh minit lg sebelum train yg akan membawa aku di destinasi tiba di waktu yg sepatutnya. menanti bas yg tk kunjung tiba takkan membawa aku ke mana, maka aku mengambil keputusan utk berjalan. 

dari berjalan, langkah dilajukan. aku melihat pada jam, sudah 3 minit aku berjalan. bob jane tmart, penanda aras menandakan aku sudah separuh jalan masih belum kelihatan. maka aku melangkah dengan lebih deras lagi.

dari berjalan, langkah dilajukan menjadi lari2 anak. masih ada beberapa minit. aku boleh, bisikku.

maka lari anak2 berubah menjadi larian pantas. tidaklah sepantas mana, tapi cukup utk membuatkan org di sekeliling melihat aku dgn penuh kepelikan dan kehairanan. masakan org yg berjogging berpakaian sebegini kemas, mungkin itulah yg mereka fikirkan.

larianku tidak lancar, sering terhenti dek lampu isyarat dan pejalan kaki yg lembap. sudah lama berlari, aku berhenti. aku lihat pada jam, 9.26. waktu train sepatutnya tiba. kemudian aku melihat sekeliling. semua kenderaan di jalanraya terhenti seketika.

hanya satu penjelasan sahaja.

ya, kau pun tahu. maknanya keretapi sdg melintas. kau sudah terlambat, maknanya tidak ada praktikal utkmu hari ini.

kalau putus asa merupakan sifat terkeji, maka akulah org yg paling keji waktu itu.langkah menjadi longlai dan tak bermaya, aku teruskan juga ke stesen, biarpun perasaan malas dan terkilan sdg menguasai diri.

tapi, sinar harapan kembali bernyala bila kenderaan jalanan sekali lagi terhenti. dari kejauhan, dapat dilihat train ke bandar sdg tiba. walaupun kehairanan, aku sekali lagi berlari selaju yg mampu utk menaiki train tersebut.

berjayakah aku?

tidak.

sekali lagi, pejalan2 kaki lembap berjaya melambatkan aku. alangkah seronoknya mereka bergelak tawa riang sambil menghalang jalan aku, lgsung tidak peduli ttg org2 lain yg mahu segera ke sana. sudahnya, train meninggalkan stesen preston dan aku, membuatkan aku menyumpah2 keseorangan.

mujurlah jejaka kacak di kaunter pertanyaan dgn mudah dan sukacitanya memberikan aku kelas ganti. dapatlah mengubat sedikit gelisah di hati daripada kehilangan markah praktikal.bolehlah aku ke kuliah kimia, di mana sekumpulan pelajar tekad utk berbogel dalam kuliah, menganggu pensyarah yg cuba mengambil perhatian dgn mencelup tgnnye ke dalam sebalang liquid nitrogen tatkala kuliah terganggu dek projektor yg rosak.

itu kisah semalam.


cuti easter bermula hari ini utk aku. setelah menjawab ujian dan menyempurnakan tugasan matlab, maka dapatlah aku mencoret kisah ini dgn tenang sambil menghirup keelokan udara pagi di preston.

kepada semua rakan yg sedang atau akan bercuti, maka aku ucapkan selamat bercuti.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 9:23 AM 1 comments  

aku kembali
27 March, 2009

post ke-3 utk tahun ni.. boleh tahan gak lembap aku ni..


dunia blogging ni dah lame ak tingglkan.. post korg pn jrg ak bace, skali skala je berpeluang. rmai lg yg masih aktif, bagusla. nampaknye kesibukan belajar (betulkah?) tk mghalang korg menulis. kpade mereka yg dah tk update, jgnla berhenti. ak nak bace sambil ketawa atau menangis dgn hasil tulisan korang.

sebut pasal mmbace ni, aku mmg makin krg mmbace dkat sini. kalau bkan pasal paper free kat melbourne central tu, mmg aku tk bace ape2 lgsung. dulu bole gak curi2 bace novel satu dua bijik sebulan. skrg ni dah tkde dah. tgkla, kalau ade peluang, ak pg beli sebijik due buat teman mase sendiri. haha.

still, aku masih ambik tau perkembangan di tanah air. macam biasa, politik mengambil tmpat utama. kalaulah berita beri lebih perhatian pade bende yg lebih pnting, tkke seronok. tp, tk boleh nak nafikan juge, main interest org malaysia mmg pade politik. nak smbang ape lg kat kedai kopi.

dah sebulan lebih ak di sini, ak dah mula selesa. perjalanan jauh preston ke city pn dah tk terasa sgt. dah boleh bajet mase utk ke kelas. tipu la kalau ak kate tk pernah lmbat. tp sistem yg digunapakai, mmbolehkan ak skip kelas dan prgi bila mase sesuai. jadual ak pn tk tight sgt, kelas first tk awal sgt dan yg last pn tkla smpai ke lewat ptg, balik boleh main bola lg. jmput2 la budak2 yg kat melbourne ni dtg preston, bole main bola ramai2, pdg besar. cuma banyak anjing la. hahaha.

cume satu yg ak tk suke, kene buat assignment. malasnye aku dgn bende2 ni, tuhan je yg tahu. dahla ade carry mark, ade plagiarism punye bende alah ape ntah. even calculus pn kene declare menatang haram ni. leceh sgguh. tp nak buat macam mane, menabah jela, ini pilihan sendiri kan. bak kate org, no turning back.

hidup tkde masalh. makan? sgt mewah, ak terase yg aku dah menggemok di sini. aku rase, sekali jer ak pernah masak time weekend, yg lain makan luar, ade jer bbq la, house warming la. minggu ni tkde lak. alahai, tkleh makan free.

sampai sini dulu. nnt2 cerita lg.

esok forecast kate minimum 9 darjah celsius. bersiap sedialah..

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 11:21 PM 3 comments  

?
04 February, 2009

bagi aku, cabaran terbesar menjadi seorang blogger bkanlah nak mencari idea ape yg nak ditulis. kerana bagi aku, idea tu boleh muncul di mane2 sahaje. mcam korg la. setiap hari ak online ade je post baru, menunjukkan yg mudah je nak carik inspirasi ni.

cabaran sebenar pade aku ialah untuk menceritakan idea tu. macam mane nak mengolah supaya bile org bace, die akan bace smpai habis, bkan terhenti stgh jalan. sbb walau macamane pun mantap idea tu, tp kalau korg tk tau bgaimane nak mempersembahkan cerita itu secare menarik, maka orang tkkan bace.

sebab tu la aku 'menyepi' seketika. bukan tak tau ape yg nak ditulis, cume tak tau mcamane nak menulis. nak tulis komen kat korg2 nyer post pn aku tak berupaya. mungkin sel2 otak ak banyak yg dah mati. harap2 tidak, sebab dah nak belajar semula ni. kalu mati, tak larat la nak generate baru banyak2 secepat yg mungkin.

tgk, skrg aku pun dah tak tau nak cakap ape......

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 3:09 AM 9 comments  

first
12 January, 2009

12 days. that's how long you have to wait for my first post of 2009. in case you have been waiting, then i would like to apologize. it's not because i'm busy or something like that. just doesn't have anything interesting to write here.

this week a tragedy hit my family. my brother, second in the siblings order, behind me, was involved in an accident. he was riding in a motorcycle, and was about to take a turn in a junction when a speeding car hit him on the side. thankfully, it's not fatal as he only suffered a broken leg and a few minor injuries.

now my brother had suffered a few injuries during his rugby playing career at school. in fact, he once dislocated his shoulder in a training. but this one is much serious than that, especially when he's going to be in a surgery for his injury. not only that, since my brother did not have a driving license, police are going to be involved in this matter. add insurance claim to the problem, and my parents are forced to "pays him a visit". in case you're wondering, he is studying in penang.

therefore, my parents had bestowed me with the responsibility as the "Guardian Of the House". heh. that means i have to take care of my two sister, who stayed because of school, as well as daily house chores, like cooking, cleaning and so on. being a professional slacker, this is surely a big task entrusted to me. but so far, i think i'm doing just fine. heh.

the task also however caused me to miss a mini reunion with my fellow friends. i got a very rare invitation by ridhwan serabut to watch the clash of the titans between man u and chelsea. apparently nazir kimpit also present. damn, how i miss watching football with my friends. screaming and shouting at every opportunity missed, slamming the table when not satisfied with the ref's call, it always made my day.

still, the manner of our victory brighten up the day a little bit. in fact, it even surprises me. 3-0. this is not the chelsea we know. it's like we're playing west brom or something. definitely now, the result will put more misery to the chelsea camp. and i'm sure at the end of season, scolari will be replaced. or at least that's where he's heading now. it's shame, because he had a very good record as a coach. but then, i guess day-to-day management might not suite him best.

now, to a more serious issue. the gaza conflict. no, it's not a conflict. i believe the word massacre will be more appropriate. it has been going for a long time now, yet it doesn't seem to be nearer to solution. more and more innocent people are killed, and it hurts even more to recognise them as our brother and sisters in islam.

i applauded the efforts of my fellow friends like hadi and reza, who keeps giving more and more info about what's happening there. i certainly hope that you guys will keep up you're good work. this is the least that we can do, other than prayers of course. i really hope that one day the victory against our enemies will finally be achieved.

i guess that's it for now. ciao.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 5:20 AM 12 comments  

my refrigerator..
30 December, 2008

it was 7.45 p.m, just after maghrib prayer. i was feeling a bit thirsty. so i went to the kitchen, straight to the the fridge to look for refreshments. there was a bottle of apple juice, and a jug of water. in the end, i settled for a cup of water. weird choice, yes i know.

as i was enjoying my drink, i left the fridge door open. i was still indulging my drink when i heard a weird noise from the fridge. it was not that loud, but still it was enough to attract my attention. at first, i thought it might be the sound of a mouse or a lizard trapped behind the fridge. but after a closer inspection, i find out that the noise came form the fridge itself. it sounded like this:

tit, tit, tit....a very machine like sound

i was curious, but at the same time i was feeling excited. i mean, fridges aren't suppose to make any noises, are they? i could feel like the fridge was trying to communicate to me, send me some message, or perhaps it just want to have a chat with it's master, who knows?

and so, my imagination became wilder. maybe that my fridge was transmitting a message from an alien being, declaring friendship or whatever. it could also be that my fridge somehow intercepted a message from an intergalactic warships to their fighter jets, telling the time to invade our earth. maybe that my fridge just happens to be a robot in disguise, like sam witwicky's chevy camaro? it could be, right?

somehow, my brain started to work properly again, and it completely shut off my imagination with a big "NO! there's no way stuff like that are going to happen, except in movies of course. so cut the crap, and get out of the kitchen. and close the fridge door". and so i did.

i was leaving, but somehow my curiosity got the better of me, so i opened the fridge again just to make sure. and there was nothing, just plain silence, much to my disappointment.

perhaps whatever the sound was, it could feel my lack of interest, and therefore leaves to find another person who are interested.

if that's the case, then i must say i had let a chance of once-in-lifetime adventure slip out of my hand. damn.

it's only later i realised that maybe the fridge was making noises because i let door open for too long.

so, if there was any message from the fridge to me, it could be

"please close the door, will you?"

so my hopes for an unrealistic adventure disappeared again.. cehh..



salam maal hijrah to all of you..

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:42 AM 5 comments  

the season so far
27 December, 2008

so, the boxing day bonanza is here again. the special occasion where the englishmen decided that they are willing to sacrifice their festive season and play two games in the space of three days. all of this just to entertain us, or so i wish.

anyway, boxing day also mark that the season is already halfway through. so, i thought this might be the perfect time to give my review of the current season. it might be a bit late, but still not too late, i believe. so, here goes..

best player: nicholas anelka scoring spree might encourage many to pick him, but i believe the best performer so far this season come from the league leaders, liverpool in the shape of dirk kuyt. with torres injured and keane firing blanks most of the time, kuyt has rediscover his scoring touch and had been contributing some important goals for liverpool. add that with his superhuman work rate, and you got yourself a very excellent player.

best young player: call me biased, but i believe no one deserved this more than rafael da silva. to shunned two more established defenders in your first year of senior football is something not many players has been able to do, and he did just that. while his and his twin fabio rise to prominence is reminiscent of neville brothers, we surely hope that fabio doesn't suffer the same fate as phil had.

best transfer: while wigan's amr zaki will be automatic choice of many, i do feel that martin o'neill made a better deal bringing in steve sidwell and brad fridel to the midlands. sidwell rose from a dreadful season with chelsea, commanding the midfield and disposing reo-coker to the bench in the process, while friedel has been... well, brad friedel.

worst transfer: jo, dossena, robbie keane, berbatov, hadji diouf.. pick anyone you like from a very long list.. you can even pick mark hughes.

biggest surprise: hull city exceeded all expectations by being where they are right now, but the biggest surprise is that come january, liverpool are still contesting the league title.

not-so-surprise: robbie keane becoming another, apart from torres of course, woeful striker bought by benitez.

best debut: hull deserve another mention here, so did amr zaki, but no one could better joe 'f******' kinnear. in his first press conference as newcastle manager, he swears to the press and repeatedly mentioning the word 'c***' to a journalist. what a way to start your new job.

wind of change: long before obama was elected as the first us black president, the premier league introduced their first black manager in the shape of paul ince. he did not fared well though, and was sacked after 17 games. hope obama will do better. a lot better.

rearguard action: after so many shocking results, many believed that the gulf of quality between the big four and the rest of the league are getting narrow, but i see it as more lesser teams elected to play defensively against the bigger team, preventing them from playing the ball and try to hit them on counter attack and set pieces. ala bolton in big sam's time.

old is gold: at the age of 35 and 34, ryan giggs and nick barmby are still strutting their stuffs at the highest level, proving that experience still counts in this era of fast and furious.

biggest letdown: an array of brazillian superstars, led by the 32-million-man, or kid i suppose, robinho at manchester city who are supposed to set the premiership alight with their football. they failed. miserably.

unsolved mystery: how arsenal managed to beat man u and chelsea, but lost to fulham and stoke still baffled everyone, including the scotland yard officers.

biggest confession: william gallas reveals all about arsenal's dressing room unrest and his feud with a certain player to the press, which resulted in him losing the captaincy of arsenal.

best modesty: cristiano ronaldo claiming he should be the no. one, two and three of the fifa best player award. quite humble guy, isn't he?

now, i could rant more and more, but i guess i save them for my end of season review. until then, enjoy football.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:57 AM 3 comments  

sembang2 kosong..
19 December, 2008

owh, dah lame tak menulis. takdela lame sgt, baru seminggu je pun. still, walaupun hasil penulisan aku tidak seprolifik nazir kimpit yg menulis post baru setiap 20 jam, hati ini sgt kepingin utk menceritakan sesuatu. maka, aku menulisla segale sampah yg bermain di fikiran aku. kalau takde mase nak bace bende yg mengarut, korg boleh berhenti bace sekarang. consider yourself warned. haha.

setakat ni, hidup aku sgt biase. kebanyakn mase dihabiskan di hadapan komputer, sekali sekala pergi bermain futsal, takpun dota (komputer gak) bersame rakan2. tu jela yg mmpu aku lakukan, smentara rakan2 yg dekat2 ni masih bercuti. nnt diorg dah blah, termanggu2 aku kesepian selama 2 bulan lbih tggu fly..

bercakap pasal fly, nampaknya macam aku seorang je yg masih tak buat ape2. dgrnye semua rakan yg ke melbourne dah ade rumah. even rakan2 kat rmit pun dah pakat rumah masing2. nampaknye, aku macam kene tidur tepi longkang jela sorang2. nak buat macam mane, dah kene tinggal.shopping lgla, nnt aku pgla menjarah segale bundle kt lembah klang ni cari kelengkapan aku. haha.

lg mengnai fly, walaupun aku malas nak bersiap, nampakye semua org bersungguh nak tolong aku. umelb bertubi2 menghantar email mengenai macam2 program untuk mereka yg nak fly ni. ade pre-departure briefing la, jumpe prof la, ntah ape2 lgla. semai mesra lak, tak cukup dgn email, hantar bukan satu, tapi DUA jemputan gi kem tu. mane diorg dapat alamat aku aku pun tak tau. semangat sgguh firsab. adik die ntah pg ke tidak.. hahaha. kalau adik kau pergi firsab suruh die bwak buah hati kesayangan die skali.. hahaha..

minggu lpas terlpas peluang untuk ke pc fair pasal balik kampung. bukan ade duit pun nak beli ape, cume nak sekdar tgk2 gadget2 terkini (cewahh.. bajet hi tech lak) ngan tgk2 laptop, mane tau berkenan. beberapa recomendation dari rakan2 mencadangkan beli asus, takpun lenovo, tapi aku tak sure, aku ni bute it sket. bapak aku syorkan hp, tp memikirkan camane laptop felix ranap dek dota 22 jam sehari dulu, rasenye aku tak berminat dgn hp.. tgkla nnt camane..

tak sahla kalau aku, rayap tak sembang pasal bola. tgk mu main lawan gamba osaka ptg tadi agak kecewa hati nurani aku ni. defend sgt mudah dibolosi. kalau gamba dah boleh score tiga, camane nak lawan ldu nnt. sgt2 jelas yg neville dah tak boleh main lg. nampak sgt yg die tak fit, walaupun alasan letih travel jauh boleh dipakai. walaupun legend, seperti mane yg kawan aku cakap, still die sendiri patut dah tau yg die tak mungkin dapat main lg utk full 90 minutes cam zaman2 die muda dulu. masih ade sinar2 kecemerlangan dari giggs dan scholes, tpi, dgn barisan pemain mude yg lg fresh dan bertenaga, tak tau berape lame lg diorg akan bertahan. agaknye diorg retired dulu dari ferguson. heh.

cakap pasal isu semasa lak. perisitwa tanah runtuh kat bukit antarabngsa, walaupun dah lame berlaku, masih lagi hangat diperkatekan. di tabloid2 malaysia, yg rasmi mahupun yg alternatif, masih lg memainkan isu ni. salah menyalahkan makin rancak berlaku, lg2 bile kerajaan negeri dgn pusat len2 kepala. masing2 taknak ngaku salah, point kat org len gak. agak kecewa gkla, kerana patutnye pade mase2 getir ni, sepatutnye semua pihak bekerjasama, tp lain lak jadinye.. hishh..

sempat juga aku tgk video di mane penduduk yg terlibat marah2 depan azmin ali. ala, yg kuar berita tu.. terkebil2 azmin menjawabnye. lawak gak aku tgk, tp agak kecewa dgn sikap lelaki tu. yela, die mangsa, mmg patut dapat bantuan, tapi takyahla sampai nak memaki hamun, hanye sebab petugas2 tu taknak tolong die pindah barang dari rumah die. hukaloh, sampai gitu sekali. patutnye die faham, yg petugas dahla sukarela dtg tolong, banyak lg kerja yg die nak buat. takkan nak layan die sorg je. bukannye die sorg bayar cukai kat mpaj. yg kalut selamatkan brg buat ape. pindah dulu, nnt dah selamat bawak la brg sket2. haii, tk paham aku manusia, walaupun aku ni manusia.

panjang rasenye aku dah menulis, baik aku berhenti dulu. kalau korang berade di sini skarang, aku ucapkan syabas, dan terima kasih kerane sggup dgr aku membebel kat sini. korgla sahabat aku dunia akhirat. hahaha..

ciao..

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 5:12 AM 7 comments  

ku ingat rosak.. rupenye..
11 December, 2008

petang tadi main futsal. 2 jam di ampang sportplanet. lame tu. pancit itu mesti, tapi memikirkan yg mmber2 aku ni cuti tak lame, maka aku gagahkan diri, main puas2. nnt tak dapat men lg, complain lak bosan duduk rumah.

selesai main, badan lesu, letih. malaysia lak perlukan sokongan aku, nak lawan thailand nih. so, kene cepat2 balik, nnt terlepas pulak. maka, bayar, salam2 dgn rakan tande perpisahan, lepas itu bergegas ke kereta untuk pulang.

setibanye aku di kereta, rakan aku a.k.a tuan punya kereta tgh termanggu2 bersama seorang lg rakan aku. kenape lak ni, bisik aku.

"apehal?"

"kereta takleh start.."

uik. pulak doh..

pengtahuan mengenai kereta aku mmg cetek, biarla hari2 tgk video topgear pun. same jugela dgn due2 rakan aku ni, harap reti je bawak kereta. maka, kami yg sgt buntu ni cube la meminta bantuan dari rakan2 yg masih ade.

skali belek, tgk macam air bateri dah kering, kate mmber aku la. maka kami mengambil keputusan untuk gune jumper, manelah tau, hidup keta ni. menambahkan lg keyakinan kami, kebtulan macha yg jadi jaga tu ade wayar jumper. maka kami pun mencuba nasib.

tapi, nasib tak menyebelahi kami. dahla kene tolak keta keluar dari parking, dah berkali2 start pun masih tak mahu lg. siap lebur wayar jumper sebab panas sgt, still takdek kesan lgsung. sia2 je.

last2, kereta tu ditinggalkan dulu, kami semua balik naik kereta kawan yg lain. kereta tu kemudiannye diselamatkan oleh jiran tuan punya kereta tu.

malam td, rase ingin tahu bersame ambil berat aku membuatkan aku bertanyekan keadaan kereta tersebut.

"ape cite keta ko?"

"ok dah.."

"ape yg rosaknye?"

"ala, wayar bateri tu loose, die tak connect.. huhu.."

serius, time ni aku terase bodoh umpama cipan. letih2 tolak kereta ape sume, rupenye2 cume wayar yg loose je?!!??!!

kene berguru pasal kereta ngan jeremy clarkson ni..

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 4:05 AM 6 comments  

team of the year 2008
10 December, 2008

i was just surfing through uefa website to check out last night champions league results when i stumble upon this: team of the year 2008

so, apparently uefa is selecting their team of the year for this year, and they would like you to help them! all you need to do is just vote for the best player of each postition from the given candidates, pick a coach and a captain, and then just submit your vote. well, its very simple, isn't it?

in case you're wondering, this is my team of the year:

goalkeeper: iker casillas

defenders: sergio ramos, carles puyol, rio ferdinand, yuri zhirkov

midfielders: cristiano ronaldo, xavi hernandes (c), andrei arshavin, wesley sneijder

forwards: lionel messi, david villa

so, if you're interested, go ahead and pick you own team!

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 5:11 PM 2 comments  

raya ni..
07 December, 2008

walaupun suasana tak semeriah aidilfitri,

walaupun orang tak berpusu2 balik kampung,

walaupun orang tak sibuk shopping sakan,

walaupun orang tak buat open house dan bg duit raya,

still,

raya tetap raya...

maka,

aku mengucapkan,

selamat menyambut hari raya aidiladha pada semua..

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 6:37 AM 10 comments  

beautiful game
01 December, 2008

no, im not going to talk about the derby, because i believe you all watched it. the so call duel between robinho and ronaldo did not worked out, with the latter got sent off for a silly foul. silly boy. thank god we got rooney. he did the talking during midweek, and got his job done on the weekend. i think there ought to be some action for his reaction towards the city fans, but then, as long as we win, i dont care.

ok, the game i want to talk about is actually the men doubles final at the hong kong event. the game took place at the evening, and involved our owns fairuzizuan-zakry taking own some korean pairs, which i completely forgot their name.

the game clearly was something to enjoy. both sets of players used all their techniques and different strokes, which results in a pulsating game. really, you just love it when that zakri guy does his deceiving drop shots. get in, son!!

they malaysian pair lost the first set, but they lost after giving a very good account of themselves, pushing the game to a few deuces before losing. at that time, i just can feel that it will be the same result like always, so i decided not to watch the second game.

however, my instinct deceives me for once, because as i got back on the game, they already managed to won the next set, and now they are playing in the decisive set. clearly that got my spirit boiling again and this time around i stay back throughout the game.

early in the third set, they were down by five points. however, they managed to clawed back to 5 all. from there, the game became a very tight game, with both sets of players using every bit of skills they have to outclass their opponents. it was like watching zidane and figo trying to outdo each other in a skills duel. ok, that was overrated, i know.

in the end, the tendency to play fancy games in the malaysian pair cause them to commit a few fatal errors, which resulted in a defeat for them. really, after such a wonderful performance from them, it is a shame to ended up on the losing side.

however, from what i saw, i clearly belive that in them, we already found a good doubles pair, to continue the legacy of malaysian shuttlers. there still a long way to go for them, and they must make sure that they must get their mind setting right, or ended up like koo-tan pairs, or even worst, hafiz hashim. it will be a huge task to take on,but i believe they could do it.

so guys, be sure to watch when our shuttlers competing in kk this december when they took part in the final events of the bwf super series. who knows, any one of our boys and girls will be able to win something to cheer up the local fans.

malaysia boleh!! hahaha.. i feel very patriotic right now.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:52 AM 1 comments  

we're not safe
25 November, 2008

aku rase ramai je yg dah tgk movie disturbia, lakonan shia labeouf dgn carrie ann moss. dalam cite tu, digambarkan satu situasi yg hero menyedari bahawa jiran die rupenye seorang pembunh bersiri. gile arr, kalo aku cepat2 pindah woo.

ok, idea yg jiran kau adelah seorang pembunuh mungkin agak melebih, tp aku sgt setuju dgn mesej yg cube disampaikan, iaitu even dalam kawasan perumahan ko yg nampak selamat tu pun ade bahaye yg mennti. baru2 ni, seorang jiran aku kene ragut rantainya mase tgh menyapu depan rumah die. ade jugak seorang jiran aku yg handset die, dalam rumah ni, kene curi bile die biarkan pintu rumah die terbukak sekejap je.

bygkan, depan rumah kau, yg selama ni ko cakap rumahku syurgaku tu pun bole kene rompak. nampak sgt yg penjenyah skrg mmg hati kering, dah makin berani nak bertindak. nasib baik cume hilang harta. kalau ade kecedaraan ke, kehilangan nyawa ke kan dah parah.

mmg, org mungkin kate malang tak berbau, tp kalau ko nak tggu sampai dah tengik baunye baru nak bertindak mmg sorry to say la. takkan nak tggu polis je nak jage keselamatan kite. mahu tak mahu, kite kene ambik tindakan sendiri.

so, pade anak2 dara tu, kalau setakat nak menyapu dpan rumah takyah la pakai rantai dgn gelang emas tu, simpan je. biar emas zhulian pun, kang kene ragut baru tau. lepas tu, kalau takde sape kat ruang tamu pastikan pintu rumah ko bertutup dan dikunci, biar ko nak pg ambik air kat dapur sekejap je pun. makcik yg hilang handset tu mcam tu la, tinggal skejapje, dah kene rembat.

plg penting sekali, kalau korang ade adik/anak buah yg masih kecik yg suke main kat depan rumah/padang, pastikan yg die sentiase berteman, kalau bukan kau pastikan org tu kau boleh percaye. bahye skrg ni, budak2 kecik selalu jdi sasaran.

ni sekdar peringatan, kalau korg rase selamt, tknak ikut tkpela. still, kene selalu berjge2, jgn sampai dah kene nnt baru nak berteriak. aku doakan keluarga kite semua ni bebas dari bencana.. amin...

ciao

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 6:35 PM 5 comments  

coretan
24 November, 2008

beberape bulan yg lepas, selepas habis exam, rase seronok je dapat cuti lame berbulan2. sekarang, aku dah rase bosan bercuti, nak je fly cepat2, dah malas nak menunggu lak. tambah lg adik2 aku semua pun kat rumah. so, rumah cam dah pack gile, privacy pun dah kurang. di saat2 macam ni, macam kawan2 aku yg lain, terase macam nak je balik ke zaman kolej dulu, sekurang2 nye ade kawan2.

ntah kenape, aku terasa seperti nak mengimbau kembali ke zaman sebelum kolej, masa nak minta scholar tu. pade masa tu, aku ingat lg yg bapak aku nak sgt aku ambik medik, jd doktor. die ade cite2 nak melihat salah seorang dari anak2 die yg ramai ni jd doktor. dan pade aku ,anak sulungnye, die menyandarkan harapannye itu.

tapi, aku pula sgt2la taknak ambik medik, hanya kerana aku beranggapan yg subjek biologi tu "not my thing" (bodo gile alasan ni). pade mulanya, aku sperti mengalah, cube bertolak ansur dengan mengatakan yg aku akan ambil farmasi. tp bile aku dapat tau yg mara tak offer scholar untuk budak2 farmasi, langsung aku ambik engineering, tolak medik mentah2 je. akhirnye, bapak aku mengalah, dan merestui pilihan aku.

yg lawaknye, bile time adik aku pulak, bapak aku, mungkin sebab die pikir adik aku ni same macam aku, recommend la kat adik aku buat engineering. tapi, berlawanan dgn aku, adik aku pulak nak buat medik. hahaha. takpela, at least merase la bapak aku sorang anak die jd doktor. skrg adik aku tgh buat persediaan untuk ke indonesia tahun depan.

bile aku ingatkan semula peristiwa tu, aku teringat pade kawan2 aku, yg mengikut pilihan parents masing2. juge teringat pade teacher english aku time form 3, yg jadi cikgu sbb nak tunaikan impian bapak die.

dan memikirkan ttg mereka ni, aku merase simpati pade mereka, kerana tak dapat nak mencapai impian dan cita2 masing kerana desakan parents. tapi pade mase yg same, aku merase kagum, kerana mereka sanggup mengetepikan cita2 sendiri demi menunaikan suruhan ibu bapa. mereka ade kekuatan untuk meletakkan kehendak ibubapa di depan kehendak mereka, sesuatu yg aku tidak mampu lakukan. pade mereka ini, aku sangat tabik pade kamu semua.

maka, bila memikirkan semua ini, kadangkala menyesal pula dgn kelakuan aku kat kolej dulu.masa 2 tahun banyak dihabiskan untuk bersuka2. jarang sekali aku serius dalam belajar. aku dah diberi peluang untuk mencapai cita2 aku, tapi aku seolah2 hendak mensia2kan peluang tersebut. nasib baikla lepas exam, kalau tak..

tak apela, yg dah lepas, biarkan berlalu. daripade biarkan ia menjadi beban, jadikanlah ia pemangkin. mase di universiti nnt, aku perlu berubah. aku dah ade peluang, maka mesti manfaatkan peluang tu sebaik mungkin.

ciao..

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 4:07 AM 6 comments  

aku adalah...
19 November, 2008

ko online malam2.. bosan, takdek sape untuk sembang kat ym.. maka ko bkak facebook. tgk2, seorg mmber ko baru je lpas buat kuiz personaliti diri "which prison break character are you?". die dapat fernando sucre.

ko pun klik kat link kuiz tu, manelah tau mgkin ko adalah scoffield ke. ko buat kuiz tu, ko submit, dan ko dapati yg ko adalah...

lincoln burrows.

cess, baru je berangan dapat jd scoffield. tak ke kacak tu. tgk2 ko dapat abg die yg hambar tu pulak..

selain daripada lincoln burrows, kuiz2 lain yg aku pernah buat bgtau yg aku ni adalah..
1. claire bennet
2.hermione granger
3.steven gerrard
4.jimmy page
5.gambit
6.game tony hawk (???)
7. homer simpson
dan macam2 lg..

sgguh berlambak kuiz2 macam ni kat facebook. tak taula kenape, ade org yg sggup create kuiz ni. dan lgla pelik, ade org yg buang mase diorg buat sume kuiz ni, termasukla aku, walaupun dah tau kuiz tu tak mungkin betulnye. bkannye diorg ni pakar psikologi pun, nak nilai2 ko.

mgkin kerane dalam diri kite, kite ingin dikaitkan dgn org2 terkenal, walaupun ko tau, ko bole tuka balik jawapan tu sampai ko dapat org yg disukai.. kalo first time ko dapat drogba, ko akan tuka jawapan ko sampai la ko dapat kaka misalannye..

hmm, ntahla..

ape kate korg buat lak, mane tau dapat scoffield ke, bole ko berlagak depan aku ni.. hahaha.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 4:10 AM 4 comments  

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