Beauty Pagents!!!

This week must have been pretty tough on Ms Singapore Universe who had to endure loads of criticism as well as praise for the evening gown which she wore for the segment which raised a few eyebrows as the attire showed more skin than intended and the blogging community has been pretty harsh on her with stinging comments like slutty directed at her dress. At the same time, there was another controversy involving Ms Japan where the interpreter might have left a crucial interpretation out of his speech which might have affected her chances of winning the crown. Ms Japan is super duper hot and she looks smart though and I felt that she deserved to win the crown based on my assessment of the top ten beauties and my soft spot for asians who are underdogs in beauty competitions as I feel they tend to get overlooked and surprisingly, Ms Japan raised Asia's hopes of winning the competition.

Ms Puerto Rico of course won the competition and you can expect her to do a bit of charity work and do some modelling assignments as part of her job-scope in the following months. Soon, 2006 will pass and we will welcome 2007 and after all the celebration welcoming the new year has died down, we will get back to our usual lives once again and speculate 2007's Ms Universe. Can you remember who won Ms Universe 2 years ago? I even forgot who won the crown last year. Why do we need a competition where we forget the winner once the competition is over? I can furnish anyone about the winners of the Primier League for the last 8 years but I have trouble remembering a past year Ms Universe winner.

Why do we need a beauty pagent? Is it to let the females in the world to know that there are more prettier women out there? Is it to make it more appealing to the male population as the male viewership is more than the female viewership. I feel that such a pagent is unneccesary as only the prettiest ladies from the respective countries compete in this competition and the intelligence level of the contestants can't be gauged with a single question and I don't see the world changing after the pagent is over. The Israelis are still bombing the Lebanese border. The Indonesians are still reeling from the effects of the latest tsunami and the Americans are still not doing anything constructive in the Middle East.

Having a Ms World and Ms Universe is quite bad. I don't see the need for two beauty pagents whose objectives are pretty similiar. I can't be bothered to watch two similar programmes and I will like to see a variety of tv programmes. Of course, the beauty pagents will feature swim suit segments and what's the purpose of these segments? For the judges to grade girls based on the recommended vital stats and for the male population to feast their eyes on the ladies. I hope to see more constructive tv programmes and shows in the near future. Beauty pagents neither increases my I.Q nor makes me an intelligent person. It only provides with more eye-candy which I can get in ample doses by taking a trip down to Orchard Road!!

Ms Universe!!

Ms Singapore Universe

Yesterday's New Paper carried a picture of our Ms Singapore Universe who was wearing an evening gown for one of the segment. I guess contestants could wear any attire for this segment as I saw the Aussie Universe in cowboy gear and the P.Rican Universe(Ms Universe 2006) in a stunning evening gown wear. Ms Singapore Universe was wearing a black long sleeve top which had a slit all the way to her stomach and black shorts.

To be fair, I will have to congratulate Ms Singapore Universe as it takes loads of confidence, courage and nerves of steel to represent our tiny island in an international competition and perhaps educate some of the ignorant contestants about our tiny island. It's not easy for our Ms Singapore Universe not to be fazed by the competition as the contestants are BEAUTIFUL. More importantly, it's not easy for a Singaporean woman to wear a bikini in front of the worldwide audience as it takes tons of courage and confidence.

She looked good in the bikini as you all can see(can be subjective) as it emphasised her figure and I will dare say that she's better than some of the previous Ms Singapore Universe. However, the evening gown segment was a big disappointment as the attire was a bit distasteful. Firstly, I cannot imagine what the guy was thinking when he made the dress for Ms Singapore. Secondly, Ms Singapore Universe told the press that the contestants praised her for being daring with her choice of attire. I guess the contestants were only trying to be nice with their comments as I believe they wouldn't want to be caught in that attire.

I personally feel that Ms Singapore Universe should have either worn a cheongsam, sari or even a baju-karong as these attire would have made her look sexy and yet tasteful. I guess some of the contestants from the other countries would have worn the attire mentioned above and there was a need for Ms Singapore Universe to be unique, I guess.

I guess people are critical of our contestant as she's a representative of our country and we feel she needs to project an image which we feel will give others a favourable impression. I'm sure she has done her best though her choice of attire was disappointing. Let's give credit where it's due and not heap unfair lopsided criticism on her!

Condoleeza Rice!!!!!

It's very rare for a female to be mentioned in the same breath as the American president George Bush and that woman is none other than Condoleeza Rice, the second woman after Madeline Albright to assume the post of Secretary of State, one of the most demanding jobs in the American cabinet as she has to tend to a lot of matters and assume the mantle when the president is not there. I guess George Bush did make one good move by having her in his cabinet as Dr Rice is currently handling the Mid-East crisis well(from the american point of view, she's saying the right things compared to Bush though she cannot halt the kililngs) on the President's behalf who is in the G8 meeting.

My friend once said that Condoleeza Rice writes speeches for George Bush and I won't be surprised if she does. She is a highly smart, capable and motivated woman who always stand by her boss, Mr Bush even when he makes crap speeches and remarks. Dr Rice was once a professor before she went to take a few key roles in the government before she took the role of National Security Advisor.

I suppose Mr Bush must have been so impressed with Condoleeza Rice that Collin Powell resigned/retired(his resignation or retirement seems like a coincidence) to make way(highly likely) for Dr Rice. Dr Rice has not disappointed Mr Bush and has repaid his faith by standing firm by her boss in the Mid-East crisis and Iraq War against Terror and has engaged in hardball politics against some of the so-called axis of evil members like our dear friends, Iran and N.Korea.

On the home front, she has received praises for holding a high post as she's a female as well as brickbats for being slow on the response to the Hurricane Katrina which mainly affected the African-American community and the lack of empathy and attention on the African-American community. I guess being a female politican is not that easy as the word bitch will be readily thrown at her.

The qualities I admire in C.Rice is her unwavering loyalty towards Bush, the confidence in which she delivers her speech, the intelligence at which she answers her opponents and the courage to play hardball with her opponents. Though her pro-Bush stance can sometimes put me off, I guess her qualities override that and I hope she succeeds Bush which is highly unlikely...

A chilling story!!!

I recently had a chat with my friend and we were talking a lot of issues under the sun and at one point of time, we talked about Aids and I was discussing with her the Aids conspiracy and she was exchanging stories with me on the subject and my friend told me a spine-chilling story which made me realise that I need to educate my readers and friends about Aids. My friend told me that she knew of this guy who was wild when he was young and he liked to party a lot.

One day, this guy met a girl at a club(guys go there for girls) and I presume she must be hot as sparks flew and both of them decided to check into a hotel. They proceeded to do the deed(nothing surprising). When the guy woke up the next day, he saw the words- WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF AIDS in red lipstick across the dressing room mirror. I suppose the friend must have been shocked and upset to see the words and will regret for doing something in the spur of the moment.

What the bitch did was wrong as she was a sadistic bitch who wanted people to suffer with her as well and wanted to teach the people a lesson for indulging in casual unprotected sex. I'm disgusted with the bitch for making other people suffer. She could have gone on to educate people about the virus. I can't judge her fully as I myself do not know the circumstances she got Aids but her disgusting method(whether her intentions are good or bad) is severly disapproved. It's bad that she's carrying the virus and it's worse if she knowingly spread the virus.

It teaches the male kingdom to practise safe-sex and not indulge in unprotected sex. My male friend once said that some males think with their ***k and therefore these males won't think of anything rationale except to get laid by the female. I strongly encourage males to carry a condom and if the need arises, they can just use it. It's better to be safe than sorry.

I hope this story will have made you realise the dangers of having unprotected sex and the goodlooking girls(i'm not saying all of them) whom you are eyeing across the dance floor might just have the virus. At least, practise safe sex if you think you cannot control your urges as you do not want to risk ruining your life just because of a night's pleasure!!!

Help!!!!

Can someone please tell Ms Hilton to take a deep breath and consider her options before she tries to do something further stupid? I was shocked to learn that Paris Hilton has just released an album and her number one hit song- Stars are blind is polluting our airwaves. It's playing at every fastfood, pool, restaurant, shopping centre and shops and possibly at every single place where there's a radio.

Paris Hilton is the heiress to the Hiton Hotel properties and she shot to stardom when a sex video of her and ex boyfriend(high chance of the video being made and distributed on purpose by her) was found and uploaded to the internet and people suddenly started talking about Paris Hilton. She has tried her hand at reality series with her buddy Nicole Richie. Simple Life was a horrendous show about two girls used to the riches of life getting accustomed to the simple life by living with families in the country side and it makes the other reality shows look good. I do not understand the producers' reaction to come up with Simple Life 2. I guess Simple Life 1 rided on the success of the increasing male viewers who relished the prospect of feasting their eyes on Nicole and Paris.

Besides the reality series horror, she is courted by some producers or used her charm or sex appeal to act in some movies and I won't be surprised if the Paris movie performs worse than Gigli- the Jennifer Lopez and ex boyfriend Ben Affleck film which was a flop. Paris Hilton is a true survivor and has now ventured into singing. I applaud her courage for willing to put her reputation(does she have one?) on the line once again after being repeatedly criticized by the public.

The first thing Paris needs to do is to hire me as a manager and I will make sure that she flies high. The first thing she has to do is to act in proper films by selecting the proper scripts and ditch her American look for a stylish and sophisticated look. Basically, she has to change her dress sense and not dress like a slut and not attend some crap B-star or C-star parties just to get noticed or get her pictures splashed on the front page. Her short-term stardom will soon wear out and people will forget her unless she does something constructive now. So Paris, Hire me as your manager. Dump your reality series crap and music aspirations and be serious about your future before you regret it!!

Girlfriend

My friends have asked me this question countless times and my readers are curious to know about one aspect of my life which I have guarded like a tiger will protect its cub. Do I have a girlfriend? That's the million dollar question which seems to be on everyone's lips. Nobody has an answer to that as I'm the only one who can come clean on that and not keep my friends and readers in suspense. Haha..My friends have always said that my standards are always sky-high and I should lower down my standards. My standards are not that sky-high and they are not that ridiculous..I'm not expecting a supermodel or a Ms World to fall at my feet or sweep me off my feet with her beauty. I want my readers and friends to know that my expectations are reasonable for a simple man like me.

A girl of Arabic-South American heritage with a Jewish brain and a carefree personality of an Australian with a analytical component of an Indian will be an ideal girl for me. Too much to ask..haha..but in reality, a girl who is smart enough to engage me in intellectual conversations(think of Julia Stiles) is the one I'm seeking for and the girl need not have to be very pretty. If the girl has a great personality and a sense of humour, it will be a bonus. Is a smart and above average girl a sky-high expectation? I don't think so and I do not want to lower down my reasonable expectations to a ridiculous level just to get attached and be loved by someone whom I might not have feelings for as I do not want to cheat the girl and myself and will rather save the trouble for the both of us.

It takes two hands to clap in a relationship. I do not want to go into a relationship for the sake of getting attached as everyone is attached. I don't see the need to be attached at this time as relationships are at the back of my mind and the girls do not interest me at the moment unless something magical happens. If the time comes, it will come. You can't seek love. Love will find you. I have not heard of couples who met a club or at a pub going strong. Do I have a girlfriend? What do you think?

7 Q N A about the opposite sex!!

I hate Sunday afternoons as the tv programmes are boring and it happens to be so hot that you can't resist an afternoon nap and I don't usually go out on Sundays especially in the afternoon. A bright idea hit me after my afternoon nap and I decided to blog about women who always never fail to interest me. I have one million questions about them and I managed to zoom in on the 10 important questions which women and men need to know and I hope my Q and A will be of some insight to men to understand their female counterparts and likewise for the females to understand the complex machinery of a male brain.

1. Q: Why do females always take a longer time to dress up than their male counterparts?

A: Males around the world do not understand why does a female take so long to dress up as males take less than 45 mins(worse case scenarios) to dress up. I guess male grooming is all about wearing the right type of shirt, polishing your shoes(not gilat), shaving and styling the hair. However for females, it involves finding matching ear-rings, bangles, the right top to go along with the jeans or skirt combo and the right bag and the proper shoes. If the dress combo fails, the girl will be subject to stares and eyeballing from their female counterparts. Since the combo takes time, I suggest that females choose their combos the night before to avoid getting their boyfriend irritated for waiting. I hope it helps.

2. Q: Why do females generally like window-shopping?

A: Males have to tag along if their girlfriends go for shopping and even if it means the girl ends up buying nothing. I once heard that guys eat when they are happy and females window-shop to let out steam when they are stressed. Females I believe will envisage themselves in the clothes that they see in the clothes rack but the prices sometimes will put my female counterparts off. Another way to let off steam is by surfing online clothes catalogue and in that manner, females can spend quality time with their boyfriends in the future.

3. Q: Why do females have so many bags and accessories?

A: Each skirt, top, bangle, wristband and hairband are part of a combo and the combo will only be perfect if there are all the necessary accessories.

4. Q: Why do females love to talk for long hours?

A: Females love to gossip and their only connection with their female counterparts is gossip. If two females get together, gossip will certainly be on the menu and the more friends they have, the more the gossip and the longer the hours spent on the telephone. Females I believe do indulge in engage in intellectual conversations but that instances are very rare.

5. Q: Why do some females seek the I love you confirmation?

A: I read a Elton book and I realised that some females are very insecure in the first few months of the relationship and they need a confirmation of the love they seek by asking Do you love me? How much do you love me? questions to put their insecure mind at ease.

6. Q: Why do guys look at other girls even when they have girlfriends?

A: Females check out guys as well and I believe guys qualify for the privilege of looking at girls. It's eye-candy and it's free and I certainly don't want to miss anything controversial as my female counterparts want me to envy their clothes. Guys are not unfaithful if they check out other females and they are only unfaithful if they sleep around or double-time other females and the guy deserve a slap if he does either one of the stuff.

7. Q: Why are some guys obsessed with ass and breasts?

A: I once asked my army mate this question and he told me that the male kingdom is always curious about the female assests and the two assests are the only assests which defines a female and often stands out and therefore, our eyes unknowingly will fall upon those two areas. You can't blame a guy for casting or glancing at them if the female assests happen to be displayed openly or they appear to stand out. I have notices some females check out other females from head to toe and it's quite scary!!

Therefore, I hope my Q and A is not biased towards any sex group and it helps to clear up the mysteries of both sex and the misunderstandings. I welcome constructive criticism on my Q and A!!

Do We Care?

Anwar Ibrahim was Malaysia's number two man after Mahathir when I was in Secondary 2 and he was a smart and educated man. He was well-loved by his foreign counterparts and Malaysians(some of them la) and seemed to be heading for the prime minister post at that time. Suddenly, a scandal involving his driver who supposedly had anal sex with Anwar where homosexuality was frowned upon in Malaysia took the country and region by storm and there were tons of papers dedicated to the Anwar Ibrahim scandal and my fellow Singaporeans and I were treated to daily footage of the Ibrahim scandal everyday on . He was removed from his job and thrown into jail.

In the following weeks, Dr Mahathir was critical of Anwar Ibrahim and felt that he doesn't deserve to be in the running for P.M and Anwar Ibrahim spotted a black eye as a result of a possible horrid time in prison when he was under arrest. Sympathy poured in for Anwar who seemed to be having a difficult time in prison and a fair trial was called for by international diplomats and organisations.

He was sentenced to a few years of jail time and during his prison time, his wife was actively involved in politics as I feel she wanted the Malaysian public to realise that her husband was a good man who was subject to unfair treatment and he was a victim of a government conspiracy ..

Hahaaaaa. That's right. Conspiracies. I love conspiracies.. The bigger the better but the irritating thing about conspiracy is that there is no fixed truth but multiple possiblities. It can be a bit irritating but it makes for some exciting dinner conversations. The marilyn monroe suicide will forever remain a mystery and there can be countless possiblities on the Jack the Ripper and JFk murder could have million of supects but we love conspiracies. I love conspiracies.No conspiracies makes the world very dull.

What's Wrong?

Jack Sparrow: The sea monster stole my show!!

Don't expect too much from a sequel from a good movie as it will always disappoint you. The sequel does not live up to its original movie. What's wrong with sequels? Why are most of them flops? Are expectations always sky high due to the fact that the first one was a hit? . I saw Matrix 1 two years after its release(i'm a late bloomer) and it was bloody good. The entire plot was awesome and the casting was marvellous as the cast knew its role and the action scenes were edge of the seat quality. I then waited eargerly for the release of Matrix 2 and caught it on the big screen 2 years back. I was disappointed to find that the movie's plot was confusing and some scenes were pointless as it does not add value to the movie. It was a horrible movie in short and I didn't bother watching Matrix 3.

I recently caught Pirates Of The Carribean 2(POTC2) some time back on the big screen. POTC1 was a huge success as the plot was simple and Johnny Depp excelled in his pirate role and his humour and crankiness was top class and his unpredictability was a bonus. POTC2 had the same theme but the plot was a bit too cheem as there were numerous sub-plots and they didn't connect. It's only pirates for goodness and not a movie about chemists or physicts. A sea monster has also got to be roped in as well to add flair to the movie. I can't believe the director got to stoop to such a low level. The sea monster was crapppppp.

However, not all hope was lost as J.D once again saved the day with his top-class cranky, unpredictable, hilarious and weird style. I still don't understand why a pirate needs a hat when he needs a parrot but it was still funny watching J.D giving a smug look for every single scene. I'm not waiting for POTC3 though as I feel it might fare worse than POTC2 but I hope it will buck the trend which looks to be impossible after the outing of POTC2.

Worries!!!!!!

I once saw my friend who seemed to be in deep thought some time back and I asked him what was he thinking about? One thing I have learnt in my 22 years of life is even if the face brings itself to lie, the eyes will never lie. My friend said that he was thinking of the huge workload awaiting him on monday morning when he goes back to work and that was a cause for concern for him. My friends and I told him to take it easy and enjoy the weekend till he went to work on monday. I guess worrying is part of human nature.

No human can escape from this disease-worrying. Mothers worry about their children's safety. Children worry about their parents. Parents worry about their employers. Employers worry about their buisnesses. Students worry about their studies. Worry knows no age.It's very easy to dish out words of advice like not to worry and the preacher himself have difficulty following what he says. Most of the times, it's true.

I used to dislike Sundays years ago as the next day was schoolday and it was a day where I would constantly worry about the following day which would be monday blues thinking of the glorious weekend which I had just enjoyed and looking forward to Friday and hoping times flies as fast as possible when it was Monday. It was worse when I went to army as I had to go to my unit on Sunday night and it was one of the shittiest Sundays of my 2 years as I was constantly worrying about going back to my unit as I hated the dull and monotonous lifestyle which will await me. I used to envy my friends who went to their unit on Monday. Once, I was done with my national service, my sundays have improved tremendously.

However, that does not mean that I have stopped worrying at all. My worrying has taken on a new dimension in the form of exams, quizzes and deadlines. The only thing we can do is hope for the best and live for the day. This might perhaps improve our worry levels.

The Libertine!!!

As readers will know by now, I'm usually a laggard in terms of people and infomation(think of Shakira) and once I fully get to know them, I will get obsessed with it. An example will be author Ben Elton whom I have not heard of in my entire life except for the popular authors like Agatha Christie, John Grisham and Jeffrey Archer and when one of my friends, Lester borrowed an Elton book, I borrowed one myself and I was not one bit disappointed. Elton's style mixes sarcasm with suspense and his mockery of social norms just makes for a good read. I will dare to say that he's better than Dan Brown or Sidney Sheldon as he uses unusual characters and incorporates interesting plots in his books. These elements endeared me immediately to his books and I was transformed into a loyal Elton fan. Once I had devoured the first book of Elton, I soon got hungry for more and had finished reading 4 books and gunning for more.

Another late guy I came to know was Johnny Depp late in 2003 when my army friend asked me to watch Pirates of the Carribean and I was sceptical of the movie as I felt that it will bore me but the movie was interesting and Johnny Depp was the star of the show. After watching a few J.D's movies, I was pretty impressed with him who dares to take on unusual roles and somehow looks good in those roles. I was anticipating his new movie, The Libertine which I first saw the trailer when I went to watch Brokeback in March and I soon fell in love with the movie.

Megan and I were eagerly anticipating the release of The Libertine and I started to sense something was amiss when I didn't hear any news of The Libertine which was suppossed to be shown in June. I checked up Wikipedia and I realised that the movie was actually released in the USA some months back and it grossed only 4 million. I guess cinemas are afraid to buy the rights to the film and Megan told me that being an art film, it could possibly be screened here. I can only hope for the best though as it will be a waste to watch a J.D movie on television!!

Scandals!!

Everybody loves a scandal. Who doesn't? At least I do. I do not want my newspaper to be filled with stories of the rich,government,good people, samaritians, health tips and food tips all the time. I simply love to read scandals as it makes for a good newspaper read and a good dinner conversation. I'm sure our dinner conversations are not always on intellectual topics and it can go into pointless arguments and gossip. I would like to alert my readers to a recent scandal that is taking place in Italy at the moment.

People around the world should know by now that Italy will be challenging for the biggest prize in football this coming sunday and at the same time, Italy's football league, Serie A is being plagued by match-fixing allegations. Some of the teams involved are AC Milan and Juventus, Italy's two top clubs and whom have won numerous honours. The prosecutor is demanding for these teams to be demoted to Serie C, two rungs below Serie A and docked points. Slashing off points might seem harsh but it's actually a slap in the wrist when you consider these two clubs competing in another league which they don't belong to and the financial losses will be pretty tremendous.

If these two teams get relegated to a lower league, I cannot fanthom the reaction as the respective club presidents probably will be furious and the fans angry and the players planning a move to Barcerlona or Real Madrid. I can't imagine Kaka or Nedved staying on with their clubs. It seems the match fixing scandal has been an open secret and I'm not one bit surprised. Though I hope to see justice served, I hope the judge will go easy on these clubs as Serie A will be less interesting without the top clubs!!

Once Again!!

Once again, I can't stop blogging about the ongoing World Cup which just saw two casualties crash out of the running for football's greatest prize-Portugal and Germany. I had expected Germany to win the cup as they had dumped their boring style of play for an entertaining and pulsating style but fate was not in their favour when they got dumped by a defensive minded Italy who deserved to be in the finals. I had supported Portugal as it was the underdog against France and it hasn't won a world cup in its previous World Cup adventures. It will have been nice to see Portugal to lift the cup but the team was destined not to see the finals.

It's down to 2 teams-France and Italy. Both teams who were not mentioned in the same breath as Brazil, Argentina, Spain or even Germany are suddenly in the limelight. Who would have expected 30 year old veterens to lead France to a World Cup Final or a scandal plagued Italy to reach the finals? I guess the footballing gods must have been sick to see Brazil lift the World cup for the record time and decided to let other team take the honours this year. I for one need some team besides brazil to lift the boys. No disrespect to the samba boys. They play an entertaining brand of football with a huge talent at their disposal but they just didn't deliver the goods on the big stage and their golden boy, Ronaldinho failed to live up to his reputation as the world's best footballer.

I have also realised that the teams I support for the particular matches(not all of them la) seem destined to lose. England,Holland,Portugal,Argentina and Germany. I really hope Italy will win and if they happen to lose this time, it's not my fault!!!The football gods feel that Italy is not destined to lift the cup.

Vitagen!!!

What does Vitagen and boobs have in common? The more you drink Vitagen, the larger the bust increases. Is Vitagen essential for a healthy bust or does Vitagen activate the female hormones? I was thinking of a suitable answer as I saw Felicia Chin, the Channel Eight actress in a low cut dress flaunting her assests(suspect) and holding a vitagen bottle if i'm not wrong as I was distracted by Felicia.

Who cares about the Vitagen which is so minute compared to Felicia and who can blame them? I guess Vitagen must have needed health conscious females to start buying their products or husbands to get Vitagen for their loved ones to enhance their assests. I enjoyed looking at the ad as it was captivating and I didn't know that health drinks needed a touch of sex to help it sell. I guess products today need a bit of sex to help it sell but health drinks needing a dose of boobs! Soon, we will have Britney Spears in figure hugging maternity outfit advertising for baby products or even an almost nude Britney with the stomach protruding and the baby milk in the background.

I'm neither obsessed with Britney nor with captivating ads. I'm just curious why health drinks need a well-endowed female to help it market itself. I'm not complaining as it's eye candy for me but I absolutely need some answers for my litle brain to fill me in on certain key issues like the Felicia Chin ads!!!Perhaps, I can understand the reasoning behind the advertisment and further appreciate the product and the advertisment.

Hello Kitty

It sounds strange to my loyal readers who can be easily counted to know that I thought of Hello Kitty once I woke up. I guess it's the dream which I had but I can't seem to recall the dream. As all Singaporeans will know, Hello Kitty is this ugly(pardon me if i'm too blunt) soft toy which comes with a free macdonalds meal(I think). Macdonalds apparently should made a lot of money as Singaporeans went all the way to lay their hands on this toy back in 2000.

When Hello Kitty was first introduced, it took Singapore by storm and proved to be a massive hit. Soon, Singaporeans started to queue at Macdonalds before 4am and waited patiently once the stores were open. I get my daily dose of Hello kitty informtion via the news. Some Singaporeans in true Singaporean style cut the queue and fights erupted over this soft toy. Maids will queue up patiently to get the hello kitty under the instructions of little princesses or their madams who want to give their whiny princess a limited edition of a Hello Kitty I got a shock when I first saw the queue while I was on the bus to school. The queue stretched for 300m outside the macdonalds outlet!!

The obsession died as soon as it began as Macdonalds came up with a better way to manage the crowds and the limited edition of Hello Kitty. Once Macdonald has exhausted all possible ways of coming up with new editions of Hello Kitty, the nation went back to its usual livestyle. It was interesting to note this nation was once obessesed with a ugly soft toy and I'm glad that I had the senses not to buy the soft toy..

W.A.G.S

I believe everyone should have known by now that England was booted out by Portugal in the World Cup Quarter Finals stage and Rooney was sent off in the second off for pushing his club mate Christiano Ronaldo of Portugal and England played a senseless and ineffective 4-5-1 formation. This English team had the best chance of winning the World Cup since 1966 and they screwed it up big time by employing a stupid formation and making the mistake of hiring Erickson.

I have nothing in particular against Erickson. His managerial club credentials are good and that's the reason why England offered him a multi-million pound deal to coach the team. I would say that Erickson lost control of his team and has bowed to team pressure as he persistently stuck with David Beckham who was ineffective save for his setpieces and he should have been bold enough to use Aaron Lennon.

Lately, the public are more accustomed to seeing the W.A.G.S(wifes and girlfriends) of the English team strutting their stuff and partying their hearts out and shopping till their husbands' credit limit goes bust. The public was fed with news on the W.A.G.S and we nearly forgot about the English team when we see the W.A.G.S. I won' t say that these clowns are to blame as the English team should have been more professional but the attention has been on the wrong issue all the time. Unless the English team gets itself more organised and not let the W.A.G.S take centre-stage and not be arrogant just because the EPL happens to be the most entertaining league but not the England national team, I can't see England lifting the World Cup. I hope this will be a wake-up call to England!

Arrogance

The English have qualified for the World Cup Quarter Finals and are due to play Portugal in two hours and expectations are running high in the English camp as some of Portugal's key players are either suspended or injured. I'm sure David Beckham and company will relish the prospect of slaying a severly depleted Portugal team with his trademark crosses. However, I do not like the way some of the English fans are behaving in Germany.

It smacks one of arrogance and the belief that they are a big football team capable of grinding the results. Their supporters are a disgrace as some of them taunt their German hosts with world war two chants and that's cheap shot by a nation which invented soccer,cricket and English and they have also invented another product- a arrogant bunch of people who still bask in the glory of their history.

Although I support England, I want Portugal to teach them a lesson today and come back to reality and start getting back to the drawing board under a new coach and start winning matches with style instead of boring and dull play. That will certainly help English football as they need some reality check!! Go Portugal!!!!!!!