At Last....After 44 years.

Yes..that is how long Spain had waited to get their hands on the European Championship.They won it last in 1964,they went to the finals in 1984,but lost to France.Last night,they achieve their dreams,and ended the long frustrating wait after beating Germany 1-0 in an entertaining game with Fernando Torres providing the much needed goal to send them and their country on a wild celebration.

They deserve the win.They play such a wonderful and intricate passing game,defence splitting passes and they also defended very well.They outplay,outclass and outpace the Germans in the finals and maintain their 100% record in the tournament.Torres rightfully won the Man Of The Match award and Xavi won the Player Of The Tournament award.

I got my prediction right,although Spain won by a solitary goal,but they can easily won it by 2-0 or 3-0 if not for the goal post and Lehmann great goalkeeping ability even at 38.This will be the last post about football..for now and enjoy some great photos from the finals.

Hey..My Prediction Is Right.

Well..the dust of Euro 2008 semi-finals have already settled,and as what I have predict,the finals tomorrow,or more likely in the early Monday morning here will be Germany vs Spain.

Germany barely make it in the semis against Turkey,but this time it is the German turn to break Turkey's heart in the very last minute of the game,through a goal by Philip Lahm to end the game in Germany's favour,3-2.Turkey took the game to the Germans and deservingly took the lead in the first half,but it lasted only 4 minutes,in a sweeping move by the Germans,Lucas Podolski sent a cross from the left,and Bastian Schweinsteiger was there to guide the ball into the net.The Germans took the lead in the second half,Rustu made a bad judgement of the flight of the ball,allowing Miroslav Klose to get to the ball first and head into the gaping gol mouth.Turkey known for their never say die attitude fight back and got the much needed equaliser 6 minute later and everybody was thinking it will go to extra time,but Lahm have other ideas,he collect a pass inside Turkey penalty area and slammed it in for Germany decisive goal.

The Spain-Russia game is much more anticipated by fans all over because it is between two free flowing attacking teams and with talented players from both side.All eyes are on Andrei Arshavin because since his introduction into the Russian team starting with the game against Sweden,the Russian have a been a different one from the one that lost to Spain 4-1 in their first group game.The game was rain soaked right from the start,but both team do live to the fans expectation with the game going from end to end,with both team trying to make the breakthrough.Spain was dealt a big blow when David Villa,the tournament top scorer with 4 goals,and the only one who manage a hattrick which he did against Russia has to be taken off because of injury,on came Cesc Fabregas,the young midfielder who played for Arsenal,so Spain have to play with one lone striker,Fernando Torres and back-up by 5 midfield man,4 supporting attack,and one as a holding midfield,especially to neutralise the threat of Arshavin.

Many may have thought that Russia will take advantage of the change of formation and personnel to the Sanish side,but it wasn't to be,instead it was Spain who got the lead just 5 minutes after the restart,their two midfielder,Xavi and Iniesta,team-mates at Barcelona combining well for Xavi to score.The Russian was suppose to pick themself up and get the equaliser,but it was the Spaniard who dominate the game and later got two more goals,securing the place for their first European Championship finals in 24 years.They will be hoping to win it to add to the last Championship they have ever won back in 1964.


Many people look at Germany as the favourite to win the title this year,because they have won it 3 times before,they have the experience of big games,but football is sometimes a funny game,it is not about statistic or history,it is all about how the team perform on that day.The Spanish are a young team,but they have the right mentality,just look at how they did it against Italy in the quarter.I've written in my earlier post,if Spain can beat Italy,I think they have a big chance of going all the way and bring the trophy back to Spain.I will go for Spain winning it this time,maybe 3-0.

Some Valuable Experience.

I have a problem with my kitchen sink since yesterday,I don't know whether it is clogged or what,but the water just won't go through,filling the sink basin.I called my landlord so he came this morning with some chemical that is use to clear clogged pipe.It didn't work,he gave the number of a plumber he knew,ask me to give him a call,and later deduct the bills from this month rent.I don't have any problem with that,only I have on me just a few dollars to get to the end of the month,and I know how plumber in my place charge for their work.

I know how they charge because I use to help my friend who is a plumber while I was in my hometown.The charge is 4 to 5 times than it should be,simply because the work look difficult and messy,but actually very simple if you know how.So using my experience,I do it myself and everything is OK now,except for all the water on my kitchen floor!I manage to do it without replacing any part and using what I have available in my house.

What makes people willing to pay high for it?It surely is messy,you will get all wet sometimes,if it is clean water than it is still OK,but if it is not?The charge will be higher for toilet jobs!Charge will be higher too if the pipe is in the wall or floor,and if there are things that need to be replace,the pipe,the connector,elbow joint.You can easily get 3 days pay just for 1 job!

My life have not been easy,so I learn to do many odd jobs just to sustain myself.I sell cakes my mother made by setting a table by the roadside,I run a stall with a friend selling food,then later become a cook when his friend ask for help when he open up a restaurant,I made the drinks too sometimes.Then I got my break and manage to get a good job as an executive in a computer company,until I manage to set up my own company,but then I ran out of luck so I have to struggle again,this is when I help my plumbing friend,I can also do some electrical work,sometimes I help my contractor friends build house or do paint jobs..This is all good experience because it will be useful to you one day,like what happen to me today.

Rich people can always pay people to do jobs for them,even the simplest of task they can afford to pay someone else to do it,but me,I learn to do lots of things,so during times like this,all that experience sure come in handy.If I have some money,I want to start my own cafe,I will design the interior my self,I know the material so I can look and buy it from the best deal I can get,and I can ask some of my friend to help me with all the construction,plumbing and electrical jobs.Hope my dream will one day come true..Maybe I'll name it The Bloggers Cafe.

Football...Again?

I love football and can't stop talking about it,well for now since Euro 2008 is still on going with tomorrow and the day after will be the semi-finals stage with the finals on Monday,until then,still something about football here.When the English Premier League starts in August then I will become football mad again..

The quarter-final stage have ended,4 teams will fight for the two finals spot,while all the 4 losers will be heading home,or already home by now,getting all those needed rest before the new league season starts again all over Europe.For those who have impressed,even though in the losing team,many clubs will be scrambling to get their service for the new season.

The semi-final is between Germany and Turkey tomorrow and Spain again meeting Russia the next day.Some interesting fact about this 4 teams.Only Spain are the group winner,Germany,Turkey and Russia are all the runners up from their respective group.Two teams who have some what find their magic at the very right moment,and two teams with luck certainly seems to be on their side.Let see some interesting photo of the quarter-finals before we look at those 4 teams.

The back from the dead team.
Germany.
Starts their campaign in a great fashion by beating Poland,but against Croatia they just can't find their earlier rhythm and lost 2-1,to make things worst,they lost one player because of a red card,Bastian Schweinsteiger.They went into their last game against co-host Austria knowing only a win will get them through,but still they seem to be lacking it,until their captain,Michael Ballack fires them ahead with a thunderous freekick,and they hang on to win and go through to the next stage.Against tournament favourite,Portugal they found back their normal flowing game,and most of it because Bastian Schweinsteiger are back,and what a fitting comeback because he score the first goal and then setup the next 2 for Klose and Ballack.

Russia.
A very bad start when they were beaten by Spain 4-1,then struggle to beat Greece 1-0.Just like the Germans,they need to win their last game to go through and it is against Sweden,the difference is,in this game they welcome back their playmaker,Andrei Arshavin who miss the 2 opening match because of suspension(He was red carded in Russia last qualifying match against Andorra)and what Sweden saw was a different Russian team from the one that lost to Spain and struggle to beat Greece.They move fast with great and fluid passing,making the old guard in the Swedish team look like little boys,Russia win 2-0 but the way they play it could have easily been a 5 or 6 goal margin win.Then come Holland in the quarter,the team with almost the same style of play,but the Russian shows that they are more superior,and they have a slight advantage for having a Dutch as their coach,Guus Hiddink who was labeled a traitor because he mastermind the exit of his birth country.

The Football God on their side team.
Turkey.
I really think this title suits Turkey more compare to Spain because nothing can describe how they reach this stage.No one give them a chance of even finishing as the top two from their group.They lost their first game 2-0 to Portugal,trailing Switzerland 1-0 in their second game,but come back strongly in the 2nd half to win 2-1,trail the Czech Republic 2-0 with 25 minutes to go in their last do-or-die game,but still won it 3-2 to qualify for the quarter,play a drab match against Croatia that goes into extra-time,and Croatia score the all important goal with 1 minute left of on the clock,but..again,straight from the kick-off,a long ball is send in and..yes..you guess it right..Turkey score to bring it to the dreaded penalty shoot-out and they won it after Croatia fail to convert and Rustu made an important save.I don't know how they will fare against Germany in the semis because they lost so many players through injuries and suspension that they might have to use their reserve goalkeeper as an outfield player!

Spain.
The only group winner who manage to go through.Very impressive in their group games with a 100% record,but have some very strange luck when it comes to playing in big tournament.They have never beaten Italy in any World Cup or European Championship match,they have lost all of their last 3 quarter-finals match in World Cup or Euro over the last 22 years through penalty shoot-out,and all those quarter-finals are played on,you guess what..June 22nd,the same exact date when they play Italy,but this time luck is with them,they came out winners by beating Italy 4-2 in the shoot-out.

Who will go to the finals,your guess is as good as mine,in football,anything can happen.Odds are against Turkey because of the limited players they have,but even though when odds are against them,they still make it through.Spain will meet Russia again,but this time a different Russia because they have their talismanic playmaker,Andrei Arshavin and Guus Hiddink is the coach for South Korea when Spain lost to them in the 2002 World Cup.My pick..Spain vs Germany.

Of Football And Politics.

Euro 2008 are nearing the end,3 teams have qualified for the semi's,with one more team will be decided today between Spain and World Champions,Italy.The winner of this game will meet Russia,with Germany and Turkey contesting for a place in the finals.Heartbreak for Croatia who lost to Turkey on penalty shootout,and The Netherlands who play great attacking football in the group stage to beat Italy,France and Romania,only to lose to Russia,missing yet again another chance of winning a major tournament.Portugal,another tournament favourite have to bow out after losing to Germany 3-2 in the first of the 4 quarterfinals match.

Right after his team lost to Germany,Cristiano Ronaldo made another statement that suggest he wanted to move to Real Madrid for the new season from Manchester United,which does not goes down well with Man U boss,Sir Alex Ferguson,and Man U have made a statement saying that the winger is not for sale,and he still have 4 years more out of his 5 years contract with United.He is currently on a 120,000 pound a week wages,but with the reputation of scoring 42 goals for United in all game last season,plus winning the Barclays Premier League and The Champions League,he will surely want and increase to it,and Real are reported willing to pay United 50million euros or even up to 80million euros with a player or two going United way just to get this star player.Real are looking to start their "Galacticos" era again if they really insist on wanting Ronaldo.They started this trend when they bought the likes of Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane with record breaking transfer fees but still fail in finding real success.We just have to wait and see in this coming weeks where Ronaldo will be next season.

When a team fails,the blame will fall upon the coach,like what happen to France,finalist in the last World Cup,but fail to win a single game in Euro,and only manage to score 1 goal in their 3 group games.All are calling for Raymond Domenech to be sacked,even players and former players are joining in by saying that he made some bad decision resulting in France failure.This is football,you win,people will heap all the praise on you,but when you lose,these same people will be the first to criticized,asking for your replacement.The political scene here in my country is not much different,when the Prime Minister first took office,and face his first election,the ruling party have a very good win,everybody says that he is a good Prime Minister,he has done a good job since taking over from the old one,yet,4 years later,on March 2008,the ruling party suffer one of their worst defeat in election,but still manage to rule this country,everybody is asking him to step down,even the former Prime Minister who pick him as his successor ask him to resign,saying he made a mistake in choosing him!Tomorrow there will be a no-confidence motion table against him in the Parliament,but I don't think it will materialized.It is just like football,the coach are the one to blame,in politics,since he is the party leader,he is the one they blame for the party failure.Football and politic require team effort,work as a team,and you will be strong,you will achieve your target,but if there is bickering within,one or two person with personal agenda,it will create unbalance in the team,making it weak,and fail to perform accordingly,because each team member have their own responsibility,and they have to support each other.

Blaming someone,forcing them to resign,is a stop gap measure,it won't solve the problem,and there is no guarantee that the new person can bring changes,or make the team perform.It is up to each person in the team to give full support to the leader,and the leader have to listen to what the members have to say,this will not create a perfect system,but at least it will create harmony,and all action taken is based upon collective ideas and agreement,not one made by one person.

Politics are like football,and football suffers when people start politicking it.

How To Make A Woman Happy.

This is what my girlfriend mail to me the other day which I like to share with all of you.I don't know the source,because it was forwarded to my girlfriend,and she forwarded it to me.

How to Make a Woman Happy.

It's not difficult to make a woman happy. A man only needs to be:

1. a friend
2. a companion
3. a lover
4. a brother
5. a father
6. a master
7. a chef
8. an electrician
9. a carpenter
10. a plumber
11. a mechanic
12. a decorator
13. a stylist
14. a sexologist
15. a gynecologist
16. a psychologist
17. a pest exterminator
18. a psychiatrist
19. a healer
20. a good listener
21. an organizer
22. a good father
23. very clean
24. sympathetic
25. athletic
26. warm
27. attentive
28. gallant
29. intelligent
30. funny
31. creative
32. tender
33. strong
34. understanding
35. tolerant
36. prudent
37. ambitious
38. capable
39. courageous
40. determined
41. true
42. dependable
43. passionate
44.. compassionate

WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:

45. give her compliments regularly
46. love shopping
47. be honest
48.. be very rich
49. not stress her out
50. not look at other girls

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:

51. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
52. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
53. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:

54. Never to forget:
* birthdays
* anniversaries
* arrangements she makes

HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY

1. Show up naked
2. Bring food

We Are Getting Worse.

There are certain things that we have to pay to achieve something,but is it worth the price to pay?We live in a modern world,life is much easier today compared to 20 or 50 years ago.We can travel easily,we get all the latest news at our fingertip,we can reach anyone anywhere in the world when ever we want to,most of our daily task have become easier with the help of washing machine,microwave oven,vacuum cleaner,dish washer.We can relax and enjoy good movies,good music in the comfort of our living room and a lot of other things.Life is easy,but what have that turn us into?Did we become a better person?Do we or our next generation inherit the good trait that our parents,grandparents teach us?

I took the bus today to go to the city,but unfortunately,the bus that I took have a broken air conditioning system,so it was an uneasy journey for the passengers.The bus driver should check it first before he start his journey.One very unhappy passenger walk to the driver,and scold him,it almost started a fight,and to my surprise,that passenger works for the same bus company!He can tell the driver politely instead of yelling,or he can just get down and wait for another bus.

Bus drivers have some bad attitude too,they drive as though it was a car,weaving in and out,suddenly braking which at times almost got some passengers falling.They didn't stop to pick up people,how could they are driving so fast.They are being paid monthly salary,not by trip,so I don't understand why the rush.I doubt it that they are running on a tight schedule because they can relax at their stops and they certainly know what the traffic is like during certain times of the day.

I actually hate taking the bus,but I have no choice,I hate it because I have to wait sometimes for an hour for the bus,people don't know how to queue to board the bus,they sit in the bus like it was meant just for them,they give you that certain look if you want to sit next to them,they couldn't care less for the older,they even reserve a seat for their friends if they manage to board the bus first.We have a lot of foreigners working here,and most of the time,these people are the one who do this sort of things.I don't have anything against them working here,but you are in a different country,so try to follow the rules and the way of the local people instead of acting like it is your own place.

If you ever come to my country,especially in the city,try to avoid using the bus,use the monorail or LRT(Light Rail Transit) system instead,it is more convenient and efficient.I'm waiting for the LRT to extend their service to the area where I live,it will much more easy and convenient to travel then,even though it is a bit expensive.One more thing,avoid driving to if you can.The drivers here are mostly trainee stunt drivers or racing drivers wannabe!That is just the driving part,did I mention about the bike riders,motorcyclist?You will be amazed at how they ride their bike,especially dispatch or delivery riders,small bike,at full speed and zig zagging in and out of traffic!I sometimes feel like there is no meaning of all those traffic signs,traffic lights..they are always being ignored.Going into a one way street because it is a shortcut,beating red lights and speeding like you have a pregnant women in your car,changing lanes whenever you feel like it,without signaling,parking where you feel it is convenient to you,the best is right in front of the shop you want to go,even if it is blocking almost half of the road.

I can write about this and divide it into 4 parts and I'm still not done I think.These are the attitude of people in my place now.Inconsiderate,selfish.Most of them are educated,coming from a good family.Most Malaysian no matter if you are Malay,Chinese or Indian,we are brought up with manners,respect as the most important things.Yet when we grow up,we change,we lost all that value each time we get into our cars,each time we are among friends.I don't know why,but there is a certain Jekyll and Hyde character in most of us now.Is this the price that we are paying for the life that we have now?Is this what we are going to pass to our children?What kind of person are they going to be?

I love the old days..everything is at a much slower pace,everybody say Hi! to almost everybody,smiling at someone you see,always helpful,always respect each other,going out of our way just to help,just so other people will feel comfortable.We not only know our neighbours,but almost everyone living in the neighbourhood..

Not A Very Good Weekend.

A few things happen this weekend so it is not actually a very good weekend but I still enjoy it because I get to see my mom and I went out with my girlfriend.We don't do a lot of window shopping this week,instead she help me change the template of my other 2 blog.I must say that it is an experience for both of us,we make a lot of mistakes,things didn't really appear the way we wanted it to be and in the end we get frustrated,I get frustrated and somehow I hurt her in my frustration.When I reach home,freshen up,I called her and say I'm sorry for hurting her,if not for her,my blog template will still be the boring old one.

I went to see my mom the next day,my eldest sister also came because she wanted to see me to discuss about the catering business that she wanted to start.I can cook you know,that is why she wanted to see me.I have experience cooking for weddings,and here in Malaysia,Nasi Bryani(Bryani Rice) is the most popular dishes in Malay wedding.I can cook the whole dish,the rice,the Beef Bryani,the Dalca(curry) and Ayam Masak Merah(Chicken with sauce).It is a favourite dish here,not only during weddings and that is why my sister wanted to start her own catering business.I told her that I would love to help,but I have my own plans for now,I wanted to try my luck in either Saudi Arabia,Dubai or England.If all goes well,I plan to get married this year and go to either one of those 3 places with my wife,worked there for maybe 5 to 10 years and then come back,start our own business.I always wanted to open a cafe,serving Malay,Western and Chinese cuisine.I love to cook and I cook well too..I'm familiar with Malay,Western and Chinese food,not all,but a few,but I can learn because I like to try new recipes.

One of my relative got a stroke last Friday,I got a call informing me and asking for my help if I can try to heal him,do a special prayer for him.I did all that I can,but no one can be mightier than God,he passed away at about 11.50 am today..

Something To Think About.

Someone look at my blog and say that since I touch about religion,he is not interested,he tends to turn his head away when he see something about religion..that is what he say.I don't have anything against him or against anybody who doesn't believe about religion,or that God exist,it is up to them what to believe,but no one,nobody can stop me from talking about it in my blog,this blog is not a religious blog but I sometimes like to talk about it because religion is a universal topic.

I just want everybody to think about a very simple thing,a thing that we do daily but we sometimes doesn't realize we are doing it,because it doesn't need some extra effort from us,unless we are not feeling well or we have some kind of sickness or disease.Breathing..we do it everyday if we are still alive..you will stop breathing when you die or you will die when you stop breathing,people who have asthma sometimes have breathing difficulties which needed some sort of medication to ease it,most of the time by using an inhaler.My question is,can you see what you breath in that keep you alive?You can't,but still you know,if you don't do it,or if you stop doing it,you'll die.In my opinion,that is the simplest way to explain God exist.You cannot see Him,you can never see Him,yet you know He exist,by looking at things that He created,the best way is by looking at yourself.Think about it for a while,you have the whole weekend to do it :-)

OK..lets talk about something else..Euro 2008 have started,some teams have played their second game,there are a few surprises,Italy going down 3-0 to the Dutch in their opening game,the Dutch do look awesome,and what a brilliant display of attacking football.They play France today,who drew their opening game against Romania.Spain beat Russia 4-1,emphatic win for Spain,and ironically,both Spain and Holland are considered the almost team in Europe because of their inability to win major tournament,or failing to live to expectation when it mattered most,but Holland did win the Euro in 1988.Portugal and Croatia are through to the quarterfinal stage after registering their second win in as many match,with Portugal beating Turkey 2-0 and the Czech Republic 3-1.Croatia began their tournament against co-host Austria and winning 1-0 in a very dull game,but they show their true colours when they beat Germany 2-1.Which other 6 team will join Portugal and Croatia in the quarter?My pick is Holland and France from Group C,Czech Republic joining Portugal from Group A,Germany will be along Croatia from Group B and Spain and Sweden from Group D.

Have a good and enjoyable weekend,keep on blogging and keep on reading ;-)

Almost One Month...

4 more days and it will be this blog 1st month anniversary.Its achievement is some how very surprising,because this is a personal blog,no specific niche,no certain target audience,no certain posting schedule,no certain topics to write about,just what I was thinking at that moment are what this blog is all about.

The visitors are almost 1000,I get an average daily visit of about 35 - 50,the highest among my 3 blogs,7 visit through search engines and about 12 subscribers.Some of you might say this is nothing,but to me it is some thing that I am proud of,since I only use Link Referral and BlogUpp to promote my blog,I'm not actually an active member of Blog Catalog,I only submit this blog to 3 blog directories and lately I'm not very active in the 3 forums I join.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all LR members that have visited this blog,giving their reviews,about 120 of it so far,most of it are very encouraging,some not very good but its OK,Blog Catalog members,my forum members from Blogger Forum,Bloggeries and Blogger Talk,I got 3 people submitting their reviews to Stumbleupon,lots of comments..thank you all,I really appreciate it.This special thanks goes to 3 very wonderful people who have been very supportive to this blog..my girlfriend,Bushra@nyomel..I love you so much,you are always by my side no matter what,mostly in the last 5 difficult years..it is not much easier now but I think we have gather strength from our past experience to see this relationship through,and I always pray to God that one day,hopefully very soon we can achieve our dreams to be together,forever.Sandra from Croatia who always visit this blog,leaving comments and now we have start mailing each other,thanks for your support,your friendship and last but not least,to Nancy,it is wonderful to have other bloggers as friends,even though we never met,we never knew each other before,but through life on the Internet,and mutual understanding of how great this life is,respect for each others interesting view and thoughts,we become closer and supportive for each other.

Blogging is more about exposing our self,our thoughts and our dreams,but it is actually a medium that connect us to others,in ways we never thought could happen before,reaching to people we never knew we could,and gaining respect,friendship and trust by being true to our self,being honest,being open and doing it with lots of love and care.We live in different part of the world,different culture,different religion,different circumstances but here,on the Internet,we live in harmony in one big blogging world,blogging community with one common reason,to let people know about us,and in the process,we learn a lot of things,and get to know a lot of great and wonderful people.

If we all can live this wonderful life in the real world,wouldn't it be nice?No war,no hate,no prejudice..no borders or skin colour or religion separating us,everybody is equal,everybody helping,loving and caring for each other.

Hopefully I and all of you will still be around next year when I can write again to celebrate this blog 1st year anniversary and we will see how much things or the world have changed within that period.Thanks again to all of you,keep on blogging and remember to have respect and love for our fellow bloggers,our brothers and sisters in this World Wide Web.

Faith/Destiny.

Do you have faith?Do you believe in destiny?If you have a religion,I'm sure you have faith and you know about destiny.Some people don't have a religion,they don't believe in God,I'm not saying its wrong,but I'm not saying its right either,it is their choice and we cannot do anything except to respect their rights.

I'm a Muslim,not by choice,but by birth,but I have no complaints,never ever thought about changing it,I feel blessed I'm a Muslim,and because of that,I have strong faith and I believe in destiny,just like the teaching of other religion I believe..please correct me if I'm wrong and please forgive me if it is a mistake.

I have a good life,good job and then I got an opportunity to start my own business,doing computer maintenance for schools and government agencies.Have a good start when my company was awarded our first contract.I rent a good house,take my mom to live with me,buy a car,I really enjoy life because I can afford it,but I seldom do my religious duty,I seldom pray,I don't consume alcohol or gamble,because it is not allowed for Muslim,but I didn't thank God for the wealth,the good life that I have.In 2004 I lost everything..The business,my house,my car..I went back to my hometown because my uncle promise me something,but for 3 years,it was just promised,I move from one house to another,imagine living in the same town for 3 years,but living in 9 different places in that short period.When you don't have anything,people will have sympathy at first,but it won't last very long,and they will consider you a burden.

I do odd jobs to gain some income,luckily God still love me,I have this ability to heal,help people trace lost things,get rid of demons,but not because I have superpowers or what,just that all things are with God willing.I do earn some money doing it,I don't charge anything actually,but people are generous enough to donate some money,or food.What a turn around right,from a businessman to a healer,some of you might think its weird,I find it weird too.

I left my hometown late last year because I wanted to do something with my life again,and because people back there think I'm weird,that I might do something bad to them..funny,because those are the same people who came to me for help,well,that's life.I apply for I think about 200 jobs,4 called for interviews,but to this day..nothing.So I start blogging,at least I'm doing something.

Even after all that had happen,I kept my faith intact,when I was in my hometown,guys there love to gamble,but I never do it,even when I'm the one who actually need the money more then them!I believe what you get is what God will gave you,not directly from Him,but through others and believe me,I do get money and food from someone I never expect,God have His way in helping you as long you have faith,very strong faith.

I've gone through all sorts of things in my life,and I believe my destiny is here,on the Internet.Who knows one day I will become known as a Blog Consultant,Internet Entrepreneur or whatever,we never know what our destiny is,what tomorrow would bring,but as long as we have faith,trust in God,do what is ask of us to do,leave those that are not allowed,keep on trying,keep on praying,God always listen,always see and one day you will get what is destined for you and remember,always be thankful,always have faith,don't ever trade it for something else.

About Bloggers.Com And Euro 2008.

If you look at my side bar,you will find a list of blogs I read daily and blogs of my fellow blogger.I have it before,but there are some changes,and I have to thank Blogger for providing this new element for bloggers user.They call it blog list,you can put your own title,choose which blog you want to put there by adding their URL.The best thing about this new element is that you can choose to arrange it according to latest updates,that means newly updated blogs will be on top,and the title of that latest post will also be display..cool isn't it?

Last month they also added a new feature for Bloggers,scheduled posts.It is a long wait,because other platform have already provided this feature enabling bloggers to write a few post,scheduled it for later days,and it will be publish according to the date and time selected.A good feature because some bloggers wants to post regularly,but other commitments can deny them this opportunity,so writing it in advance,and scheduling it to be publish is convenient to bloggers so they won't miss updating their blog regularly.I did this yesterday to my other blog,wrote an article,and schedule it for today because I spend most of the day today away from my PC.Thanks Bloggers for finally making this feature available to us.


Lastly,Euro 2008 starts today,this year edition are jointly hosted by Switzerland and Austria.The opening match are between Switzerland and the Czech Republic.I don't actually give this tournament much attention because England are not playing.They fail to qualify and resulting in the sacking of Steve McLaren as coach.They appointed Fabio Capello as their new coach with a target of at least reaching the semifinal stage of the 2010 World Cup which will be held in South Africa.Some Man U players will be representing their countries like Edwin Van De Sar for Holland,Patrice Evra for France and of course,Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal.It is rumored that Ronaldo wanted to join Real Madrid this summer even if he is still contracted to Man U and Man U are reluctant to release him.I actually don't mind if he wants to move to Real,he is a talented and gifted player,but to be a good player,you need more than that.Just let him move to Real,Man U still have other quality players like Rooney,Tevez,Nani and they certainly have the budget to bring in new players.Why keep someone who no longer has an interest in playing for the club.

That is all for now,enjoy trying the new feature for Blogger.com users,may the best team win Euro 2008,my pick is Spain,France and Croatia.Have a good weekend.

Blogs Or Websites?

Which would you prefer,blogs or websites?I choose both because I like both blogs and websites and both have their own purpose.There are people who don't like blogs,for some reason which I never knew why.I joined a few forums and I have seen words like I'm sick of seeing blogs,it is everywhere..Blogs aren't real sites..You see one,you've seen them all..Can't wait for the fads to loose its popularity.

Maybe this people love the old fashion way of a website,maybe they thought that all blogs are about someone personal journal,or maybe they are just jealous because blogs are gaining more popularity.They say that it is their personal opinion that they don't like blogs,OK..everybody have their own personal opinion,but to look down at others,just because you have a website,and you say bad things about blogs,what kind of opinion is that?That to me is not an opinion,that is just being sarcastic,narrow minded,immature,lack of knowledge and most of all,selfish!

Maybe by looking at some of this fact,people will realize that a blog also have a place on the Internet,that the Internet is a place without boundaries,without prejudice.We are the one who put borders,we put the restriction,why?Because we as human just love to marginalized,we always feel we are better than others.

Blogs are not just personal journal,but has become an integral part of business and media.Google have blogs,Yahoo have blogs..why?This are the big players on the Internet,yet they realized the importance of blogs,so they make it accessible to all Internet users,and they have their own blogs,because it is easier to get feedback,response from users by using blogs.

• 32 million American read blogs regularly.
• People do make money from blogging,not blogging for business,but monetizing their blogs,Darren Rowse,John Chow,Tech Crunch,Perez Hilton..all are making money with their blogs,a 6 figure income annually.
• It is updated regularly,you can arrange information in your blog in chronological order,the reason why search engines just love blogs.Blogs also facilitate user interaction,an efficient platform to build communities.
• 120,000 new blogs are created daily,there are 22 blogs among the Top 100 most popular media websites on the Internet,so I don't think blogs are fading away.

I'm not writing this just because I have a blog.I write this because I hate people who hate something just because they hated it,for no reason.It is a personal opinion,so just keep it personal,don't let everybody know about it,because it makes you look stupid,really stupid.If you cannot accept new things,too bad..but you don't have to say bad things about it,you see it as something useless,because of your stupidity,but others,and most people see it as opportunity,and they grab it.

There are many people like this in this world,full of prejudice,and they always feel they are better because of who they are and what they have.I have a website,I'm better than you because you only have a blog,you don't belong here,because you only have a blog..come on..do we have to separate all things?You are not accepted here because you're Black..I'm better because I'm white,you're Asian..are we in the 18th Century?We are living in a modern world full of technologies,we are in the new Millennium,but there are people who still thinks backward,with an attitude that is suppose to be history..We are equal..not colour,not ethnic makes you better,but your education,your knowledge..that makes you better,but being better doesn't mean you can look down at others,use it to help others,bring benefit with the slight advantage that you have.

We are all created equal,nobody is above the others.Treat others equally.Blogger or Webmaster,Black or White,Asian,Hispanic,European,American..Muslim,Christian,Hindu,Jews or Buddha..we are all human,and all human are equal.

What Do You Do When You Are Rich?

I don't know..maybe I'll buy a nice house,have a vacation in the Caribbean..oh..I must get married first of all,nothing grand,just a simple wedding,go to the Caribbean for my honeymoon..you can certainly do lots of things if you're rich.

If you love football,like me,you certainly know who Roman Abramovich is.He is the Russian millionaire who bought Chelsea Football Club in 2003 for 150 million pound and immediately transformed the club by investing another 500 million pound with the aim of making it the number one club by 2014.Chelsea won the league twice since that, the FA cup twice,lost in the semifinals for the last two season of Champions League,and this year make it all the way to the finals only to be denied by Manchester United.Chelsea are still looking for their first cup in Europe.

Other than spending a large sum of money on Chelsea,Roman also spend a lot of money elsewhere.It was revealed by The Art Newspaper,he was the mystery buyer who bought Francis Bacon's Triptych(1976) for US$86.3m at Sotheby's recently as well as buying Lucian Freud's Benefits Supervisor Sleeping(1995) at Christie's.His buying spree is believed to be inspired by his girlfriend,Daria "Dasha" Zhukova,who is opening a gallery in Moscow.The Centre for Contemporary Culture Moscow will open in September and it is reported Amy Winehouse is offered 1 million pound to perform at the launch.

He owns a country estate at Fyning Hill,near Rogate,West Sussex which he bought for 12 million pound in 1999.The 420 acre estates includes a seven bedroom house,two polo pitches,stables fro 100 horses,a tennis court,a rifle range,a trout lake,go-kart track,an indoor pool and jacuzzi and a plunge pool.In 2004 he was reported to have added the Chateau de la Croe on the French Riviera to his list of assets for 15 million pound.The 12 bedroom villa,on the exclusive Cap d'Antibes between Nice and Cannes was once the residence of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.Last month he bought Wildcat Ridge.a mansion near Aspen,Colorado form Leon Hirsch,former head of the medical firm US Surgical,for US$36m.It was also reported last month that he planned to build the most expensive private residence in Britain,a 150 million pound mansion in Knightsbridge.

All rich people have their own toys,and Roman is no exception,he owns a fleet of yachts,nicknamed "Abramovich's Navy".His super yacht,the 377ft Pelorus,has a staff of 40,a helicopter,helipad and a cinema,worth 100 million pound it is usually moored in Malta.His other yacht include the Sussurro and Ecstasea and in 2006 he gave Le Grand Bleu to a business associate.According to reports,he will soon add the world's largest private yacht to his fleet,the 550ft,200 million pound Eclipse,which is said to have two helipads,six guest suites,five VIP suites and a 5,000 sq ft owner's cabin,as well as an aquarium,a disco,a spa and a half indoor,half outdoor pool.He also own two submarines,the first a 118ft Seattle 1000,costing 13 million pound and 1 million pound a year to run.With two deck levels,separate living areas for guest and crew,dining rooms.the boat is capable of diving to a depth of 1,000ft and can remain submerged for two weeks.The other one is a smaller 65ft Nomad 1000 submarine which cost 3 million pound and will dock on the Eclipse.He owns a Ferrari FXX racing car which cost 1 million pound and a Boeing 767 known as The Bandit.

He spends more than 200,000 pounds on his his daughter Anna 16th birthday at the London nightclub Paper,hiring bands for entertainment and the 500 guest was treated to a flashing dance floor,a wind machine and alcohol free cocktails.

Well..these rich people certainly like to spend their money on luxury things..I just wonder,if all this rich people donate US$1m each,will there still hunger in this world,or will there still be homeless people..if you are rich,will you too spend your money on luxury things,or will you live your normal life,and use that money to help others?