Apparently, the guy who gave a whole meaning to the word "world" has done the expected.
Current Malay sensation, Mawi, has broken off his engagement to hometown sweetheart, Nordiana.
Shocking, innit. I mean, who would've ever guessed that all the riches and glam would change someone? That's totally unheard of..!
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
since we're on everything brazillian today...
Hahah!Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing.
He concludes by saying, "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."
"Oh no," the President exclaims, "That's terrible! That's horrible!"
His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands, visibly shaken.
Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"
did you know >> brazil
* is the largest and most populous country in South America, and fifth largest in the world.
* It spans over a vast area between central South America and the Atlantic Ocean, and borders Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French department of French Guiana—basically, it neighbours every South American country save Chile and Ecuador.
* Its name came about from "brazilwood" (pau-brasil), a tree that was highly valued by early colonists.
* Since it was colonised by Portugal, Brazil’s official language is Portuguese. Spanish, however, is common at places where Brazil borders Spanish-speaking countries (heck, the whole of South America except Brazil has got Spanish as their mother tongue).
* There is such a thing as a mixture of Spanish and Portuguese, known as Portunhol/Portuñol.
* Football is the most popular sport. Other than the traditional gameplay, three other variations of the sport are widely practiced by Brazilians:
* It spans over a vast area between central South America and the Atlantic Ocean, and borders Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French department of French Guiana—basically, it neighbours every South American country save Chile and Ecuador.
* Its name came about from "brazilwood" (pau-brasil), a tree that was highly valued by early colonists.
* Since it was colonised by Portugal, Brazil’s official language is Portuguese. Spanish, however, is common at places where Brazil borders Spanish-speaking countries (heck, the whole of South America except Brazil has got Spanish as their mother tongue).
* There is such a thing as a mixture of Spanish and Portuguese, known as Portunhol/Portuñol.
* Football is the most popular sport. Other than the traditional gameplay, three other variations of the sport are widely practiced by Brazilians:
(1) futsal (the 5-a-side version),
(2) beach football (which originated in the beaches of Rio de Janeiro), and
(3) footvolley (a cross between football and volleyball that’s played on sand, where players can only use their head and feet to get the ball over the net onto the opponent's court)-- source: wikipedia.com
brazillians on speed
I was at the Nokia Defend Your Turf Grand Finals last Saturday.
A little background: For 6 weekends since late March, local futsal teams from all over Pen Malaysia battled it out to earn the right to defend our turf against the famed Boys From Brazil.
I must say that the level of futsal displayed by the 6 regional champs is nothing short of brag-worthy. And the thing that impressed me the most is that not only the boys from Selangor and KL showed the concept of “rotation” into their gameplay, but also those from Terengganu, Kedah, Penang, and Johor—albeit not too apparently.
At the end of the day, Mahsuri FT from down south were crowned national champions. This, of course, meant that they clinched the chance that every other team have been dreaming of—testing their skills and mettle versus the best ballers from the streets of Rio.
Of course, the super-speedy Boys are in a totally different league (to say that they were breathtaking is a seriously insulting understatement). And of course, our home side lost. Gloriously at that (12-0 to be exact).
But, heck, that wasn’t reason enough for the bad showing from the home crowd. They were cheering the Brazillians on (this, for a team who has beaten Asia's reigning champions Iran, for crying out loud!) but jeering the local boys.
Shameful. Tsk tsk tsk.
A little background: For 6 weekends since late March, local futsal teams from all over Pen Malaysia battled it out to earn the right to defend our turf against the famed Boys From Brazil.
I must say that the level of futsal displayed by the 6 regional champs is nothing short of brag-worthy. And the thing that impressed me the most is that not only the boys from Selangor and KL showed the concept of “rotation” into their gameplay, but also those from Terengganu, Kedah, Penang, and Johor—albeit not too apparently.
At the end of the day, Mahsuri FT from down south were crowned national champions. This, of course, meant that they clinched the chance that every other team have been dreaming of—testing their skills and mettle versus the best ballers from the streets of Rio.
Of course, the super-speedy Boys are in a totally different league (to say that they were breathtaking is a seriously insulting understatement). And of course, our home side lost. Gloriously at that (12-0 to be exact).
But, heck, that wasn’t reason enough for the bad showing from the home crowd. They were cheering the Brazillians on (this, for a team who has beaten Asia's reigning champions Iran, for crying out loud!) but jeering the local boys.
Shameful. Tsk tsk tsk.
Monday, May 01, 2006
wise words
I think that parents only get so offended by television because they rely on it as a babysitter and the sole educator of their kids.
-- Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park, Death, 1997
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