mis-judgement

as a rule of thumb, i tend to trust someone until proven otherwise because i believe that people should give others the benefit of the doubt.

recently, i have a friend who has put this belief to the test - time and time again.

right now, i’m thinking of how i should handle this in the best way possible.

i’m starting to realize that i might really just be a lousy judge of character…even after being around for 25 years.

naivety or stupidity?

it’s a bloody fine line..

p/s: in other news, man utd has just ended arsenal’s dreams with their 2-1 win at home. as much as i don’t want to admit it, i have to say that man utd’s second goal was truly impressive.

the arsenal - man utd showdown

it’s today!

the arsenal - man utd showdown.

post-henry, the young gunners have proven themselves to be resilient players who have churned out fantastic results lately. if they go on to triumph over man utd, it will be one helluva validation.

such anticipation - i’m holding my breath!

go gunners!

update: the game ended with a draw of 2-2

although it wasn’t fantastic, i think it was pretty good effort by the young players in arsenal. way to go!

Final showdown - AC Milan vs Liverpool

As the whistle sounds, the final showdown between AC Milan and Liverpool has begun.

This year, AC Milan is back to revenge for the humiliation that they’ve suffered in 2005 after losing the Cup to the Reds through penalties. They’ve vowed that they will lift the trophy this time around.

Although the potential outcome does look pretty bleak for Liverpool, I’m still rooting for them to draw or win. If the victors are to be determined through penalties, like the last finals, Liverpool might just stand a good chance.

I’m no Liverpool fan (yes, I’m a Gunners fan!)…but I would like to see an English club win the Cup.

Now everyone, pray with me.

Let’s hope Gerrard and that new name-starting-with-M guy perform  really well to stop AC Milan on their warpath.

Go Reds!

*Updated on 24 May, 11.30am:-

My mobile experienced a fury of buzzing this morning at 4.54am when the match concluded. Sad to say, the match results was extremely disappointing as AC Milan walked over Liverpool, 2-1.

*Sigh* I was hoping so much for a second miracle… but alas, it was not meant to be. A particular source, a Reds fan, also indicated that Liverpool gave a disappointing performance last night, or should I say, this early morning.

Oh well. Congrats to the AC fans then.

loss

on the day england lost their dream of world cup 2006, i lost a dear friend that is close to my heart.

a very late but very important update: england still lost their dream of world cup 2006… but i did not lose my friend. thank god! *dances around*

stupid wordpress’s comments functions is screwed up big time!

clash of the titans

tonight was the much anticipated world cup match between germany and argentina.

i was rooting for germany to win although technically, it was pretty obvious that argentina had the upper hand. why would i do that?

from what i’ve read, germany has never placed much faith in soccer as a national sport after constantly being eliminated pre-maturely in previous world cup matches. even in wc2006, much of the entire nation did not have much faith in their national team, not even when they reached the last-16 stage.

to their surprise, the german team beat the other 3 contenders in group a and moved on to become the remaining 8 teams. their fervour did not end here.

they beat sweden soundly and went on to the next stage. at this point, most germans sat up straight and finally began to take significant notice of their national soccer team. however, noticing doesn’t translate into support directly.

much of it hinged on the next game, where the german team came face to face with one of the much-raved about titan in wc - argentina. this is the crunch… this is the crux whereby it will determine whether soccer will gain esteem in the german sports world.

before the whistle was blown to start the match, this game was analysed to death. many soccer experts gave their two cents worth of whom they think will emerge triumphant and mixed reviews were aplenty.

my head told me to go with argentina, after all, they were supposedly to be more superior technically. however, my heart told me to go for germany. and that, is what i did.

the whistle was blown and the game has started. argentina stole the lead by slamming the ball at the back of the net early in the game, adding to the anxiety that the german supporters felt. not giving up, the germans held on and fought…tooth for tooth and alas, they did equalise the game in the second half.

at the end of 90 minutes, the game was still at a standstill with the scoreboard reading: 1-1.  extra game time was given and both teams kept up their defense and attack, not giving in, not giving up.

it boiled down to penalty shoot-outs (or whatever professional or cheeeeem term you soccer pros have).

all eyes intent on the television, as each side attempted to score goals.

and germany brought it home with 4-3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

now, the show has started.

i wonder what will happen during the england - portugal match tomorrow.

Half time on the showdown - Arsenal v Barcelona

and arsenal is leading 1-0.

and i’m crazy to wake up to catch the match. tomorrow will be a long day at work…

and now, back to the match.

*prays*

let arsenal win…let arsenal win!!!!!