A Tale of 2 Universities...

well, suppose 2 post dis bout 2 weeks ago...was 2 lazy 2 do so though...anywy, here it goes...on d 14th of march...d 1st day of d 1st semester break, me & a few of my frens went 2 s'pore...not 2 hangout, enjoy or play though...it was 4 study purposes...we(13 of us) made a trip 2 2 of s'pore prestigous universities...Nanyang Technological University(NTU) & National University of Singapore(NUS)...both uni's were having their Open Day...so of we were 2 find out bout d courses available there...

took a bus frm bkt.indah 2 d tuas checkpt...waited quite awhile there(tuas) 4 d bus 2 arrived...went 2 jurong bus interchange...saw Heng Tak & his gf there...there were going 2 NTU...waited 4 Shun Qian, Janice & Zhi Xiong 2 get their MRT card...den, we hopped on d shuttle bus 2 NTU...d university was BIG man...was given a tour round d campus b4 alighting at d hall...it was packed full of ppl...was approach by sum students frm d student union(CCA)...took sum brochures b4 heading 2 d other hall where they had all d course booths...headed 2 d social science department where d economics section was...well, was greeted by a STUNNING BEAUTY(haha)...she was a student in NTU, taking econs(obviously)...was given a brief bout d course by her...was an intresting one...felt kinda relief founding out dat d job opportunities was huge...headed 2 d buisness sec nxt...many booths there...accountancy, finance, buisness management...etc...was oso met by several STUNNING BEAUTIES...lucky man!!! was told dat it didn't matter if i didn't take buisness in my STPM, as i can take in Uni...it's da same they told me...well anyway, walked around, asked around...2hrs later, i am at jurong mall enjoying a large Subway sandwich(turkey)...after lunch, headed off 2 NUS...did da same at NTU...walked around & asked around bout d courses...d difference was dat i took home lot's of stuff frm NUS(free gifts)...pencil case, pens, highlighter, punchholder, etc...left 4 JB after NUS...reached home juz in time 2 watch MU v.s Lvrpl...dun wanna talk bout d match...were trashed 4-1 by Lvrpl...went 2 bed dat nite wif a heavy heart...seemed to be bugged by d shock defeat...will it cost us? will it spur us on? i don't noe but i hope it will spur us on...we r nt invicible but we r UNITED...which will see us through...cheerio 4 now...till nxt time.

we are nt going to Merseyside nor London where d Big Ben is, nt sunny Spain either & certainly nt Germany where we'd be able 2 enjoy sum good'ol warm Bavarian Beer...we r instead goin 2 d best place of all...YES, PORTUGAL...4 wat u say? why of course to play FC Porto in d qtr-finals of d UEFA Champions League...hahaha...while Liverpool & Chelsea meet again(dis time d qtr-finals, nt semi), Barca will enjoy sum warm Bavarian Beer in Germany(if they beat Bayern) & d Young Arsenal take on stubborn Villarell, we, Man-Utd will play FC Porto, argubably d weakest team among d 8 teams...no disrespect 2 them(knocked us out once), they r a gd side...like us, they lead d Portugese BWIN Liga...BUT, in europe, they r certainly nt d same side as they were under d SPECIAL ONE, Mourinho...they hv lost key players(Deco, Anderson...)...d officials/representatives frm FC Porto at Nyon dis mrning(Europe time) must be cursing their luck 4 getting Man-Utd...among d 8 teams, they r 3 teams no one will one 2 face...Man-Utd, Liverpool & Barcelona...well, Porto gt MU & they will hv 2 DIG DEEP if they wanna beat us...d only consolation 4 them is dat they play d 2nd at home(Drago Stadium)...bt so wat? Old Traford is d home of MU...our Fortress...on paper, it certainly would in FC Porto's terms of view, d word EXIT...on current form, d Devils r hard 2 beat...like a Red Hot Ferrari steamrolling past every team...it would take a VERY determine & huge effort if Porto r to knock us out like they did in 2004...4 MU, we hv 2 be focus, nt get carried away by d fact dat Porto is an easy team....we hv 2 win d 1st leg & den complete d job in d 2nd...if we do advance 2 d semis...den either Arsenal or Villarell awaits...judging by d looks of d draw, WE were d luckiest of all teams...while d heavyweights(Chelsea, Lvrpl, Barca & Bayern) r paired 2gether, WE on d other hand r paired wif d easier teams...BUT dat doesn't mean we will hv an easy path 2 d finals...like i mention earlier, we hv 2 stay focus...100% focus...nt underestimate our opponents but instead take d match like a final...anyway, it was a GOOD draw in our point of view...

so, GOOD LUCK 2 all 8 teams, and may d best team wins!!!

PS: eugene's dream semi-final: semi-final 1(MU v.s Villarell); semi-finals 2(Chelsea v.s Bayern)

dat's all frm nw...Cheerio & Willawonks mate!!

Champions League Qtr-Final Draw: Any one from seven

Seven teams lie in wait for United in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals draw: three domestic rivals, two continental big-hitters and two relative outsiders. How are the possible opponents shaping up?
(Odds to win the trophy are in brackets)

Barcelona (5/2) Group C winners; beat Lyon 6-2 on aggregate in last 16; UCL top scorer 08/09 - Lionel Messi (6); Reds’ head-to-head in Europe: P9 W3 D4 L2 F14 A15

Barcelona fully justify their position as joint favourites with United to triumph in Rome - indeed, they may well have gone on to lift the trophy last year had the Reds not knocked them out at the semis stage. Sir Alex described their second-leg display against Lyon in the last round as “absolutely brilliant”, and the Catalan giants are undoubtedly the team to avoid in Friday’s draw. Barça can be vulnerable, however - they conceded eight goals in the group stages, including a 3-2 defeat away at Shaktar, and suffered a major wobble last month, going five games without a win, including a humiliating home defeat against local rivals - and bottom-of-the-league - Espanyol, and a 4-3 reverse at Atletico Madrid.

Chelsea (5/1) Group A runners-up; beat Juventus 3-2 on aggregate in last 16; UCL top scorer 08/09 - Didier Drogba (3); Reds’ head-to-head in Europe: P1 W0 D1* L0 F1 A1 (*United won 6-5 on penalties)

The odds are stacked that United will meet an English club at some stage, and how Chelsea would relish a chance to avenge their Luzhniki heartache. The Reds were much the better team in two league encounters this term, but the Blues have been a more potent outfit since Guus Hiddink became boss. They're unbeaten in eight under his tutelage and remain in the hunt for a Treble of their own.

Liverpool (7/1) Group D winners, beat Real Madrid 5-0 on aggregate in last 16; UCL top scorer 08/09 - Steven Gerrard (7); Reds' head-to-head in Europe: Never met

Now then. It’s traditionally been the European match-up to make everyone – both clubs, both sets of fans, the tournament organisers – wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat and experiencing a general feeling of impending doom. But following Saturday’s horrific reverse, coupled with their win at Anfield in September, we would lay good money that every man inside the Old Trafford home dressing room would be desperate for an early opportunity to set the record straight. Okay, your heart would skip a beat if the two teams are paired in Nyon this week, but just imagine what it would be doing if United were to play to our potential and send them packing at the quarter-finals stage?

Arsenal (8/1) Group C runners-up, beat Roma on penalties in last 16; UCL top scorers 08/09 - Emmanuel Adebayor, Robin van Persie (3); Reds' head-to-head in Europe: Not met

Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge floundered even earlier than usual this season, but the Gunners have regrouped and are still in the running for the Champions League and the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger hailed his side’s mental strength after they defeated Roma in a penalty shootout in the red-hot atmosphere of the Olympic Stadium, and talismanic skipper Cesc Fabregas should be fit for the quarter-finals which will be a huge boost for the North Londoners. United suffered a rare reverse at the Emirates earlier in the season… will Arsenal have to make two trips to Old Trafford as the season draws to a close?

Bayern Munich (10/1) Group F winners, beat Sporting Lisbon 12-1 on aggregate in last 16; UCL top scorer 08/09 – Miroslav Klose (7); Reds’ head-to-head in Europe: P7 W1 D4 L2 F7 A8

Bayern’s last-round demolition of Sporting Lisbon in the last round made Europe sit up and take notice, but if ‘FC Hollywood’ (as they are known in Germany) are to progress further, they will have to do so without top scorer Miroslav Klose, whose ankle injury against Vfl Bochum last weekend has ruled him out for at least six weeks. Bayern were already missing Luca Toni and Franck Ribery through injury for that Bundesliga match, and coach Jurgen Klinsmann will be praying no more of his star names are crocked before the Champions League restarts. The Bavarian side were unbeaten in the group stages of the UCL but aren’t having it their own way domestically, currently lagging four points behind leaders Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga.

Villarreal (33/1) Group E runners-up, beat Panathinaikos 3-2 on aggregate in last 16; UCL top scorer 08/09 (yes, they have scored) - Joseba Llorente (4); Reds’ head-to-head in Europe: P4 W0 D4 L0 F0 A0

Neutral fans of free-flowing attacking football will be praying we aren’t paired with the Yellow Submarines again, and while they are undoubtedly one of the outsiders still left in the tournament, Sir Alex and co know only too well just how difficult it is to break down the Spanish battlers. And the team from Castellon aren’t here just to make up the numbers: they made it all the way to the semi-final stage in 2006, knocking out Inter in the quarters before narrowly losing 1-0 on aggregate to Arsenal in the semis, in a match notable for Jens Lehmann’s save of Juan Roman Riquelme’s last-minute penalty. Former Red Giuseppe Rossi is confident their European adventure can continue. “We have no idea how far we can go,” he admitted, “but we have a very good team and if we keep on playing well, just like we did against Panathinaikos, we could go far."

Porto (33/1): Group G winners, beat Atletico Madrid on away goals, 2-2 on aggregate in last 16; UCL top scorer 08/09 - Lisandro (6); Reds’ head-to-head in Europe: P6 W2 D2 L2 F11 A9

This is the furthest the Dragons have ventured in Europe’s top club competition since they won the tournament in 2004, when they knocked United out along the way (lest we forget). Manuel Pellegrini’s side have already travelled to England in this season’s campaign and returned to northern Portugal nursing the wounds suffered in a 4-0 defeat to Arsenal in September. The 2-0 victory over the Gunners in the group stage’s final matchday was some form of revenge and guaranteed top spot in Group G, but Argentinian captain Lucho is fully aware that his side will start second favourites no matter who they draw in the quarter-final draw. “We'll take whichever team comes up,” he said after the win over Atletico Madrid. “They will all be difficult to play against. First we owe it to ourselves to enjoy this moment, and then we'll start working towards the next stage."

The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League will commence at 11:00 GMT on Friday 20 March. Make sure you visit ManUtd.com for news of the draw and all the reaction from inside the United camp.


Good Luck 2 Man-Utd...hope we get Porto!!! Cheerio!!!

....willawonks ppl...

lol...it's been LONG since i last blog...but me blog isn't dusty at all...i hv been logging on 2 check me messages at d cbox...bt, i did nt blog...why? cos i hv been EXTREMLY DOWN of late...certian things happened dat made me feel life is worthless...anyway, wat happened happened & there's ntg i can do bout it xcept 4 picking meself up again & move on...there's 1 particular incident dat left me all broken, disraught...i felt like i was left alone in a dark place, with no one 2 lean on or talk 2...i will nt talk bout dat incident however as i dun feel like talking bout it...anywy, lot's happen since me lst post...raj b'day, man-u lifting d carling cup, van de sar's run of clean-sheets ended, me 1st test ended...2 weeks ago, i had me 1st test of d year...hw did i do? well, in me opinion, it could hv & should've been BETTER...dis comes after consulting teacher bout me mistakes...1st econs, really pains me heart thinking bout dat paper...dat paper was a dead set A 4 me...oni dat i blew it...on me makro paper dat is...scored a 60 4 me mikro...bt due 2 a HUGE silly mistake made by me, i scored oni 10...shit! made a mistake on d formula...dun wan 2 dwell on it...nxt P.A...hmm...didn't do so well 4 d paper 1...nid 2 put in more effort...4 paper 2, scored 11/25...pretty bad at 1st glance, bt after consulting teacher on me mistakes...was surprise 2 hear dat she said me essay 4 GOOD...oni dat i had less ideas & wrote 2 much on d huraian/explaniation...siad me ideas was good, as it hit d jackpot & me huraians were good 2...oni 2 much...should hv more ideas...will improve nxt time...scored a 21/25 4 history...paper 1...was pretty happy & surprise...however scored oni 11/25 4 d paper 2...was actually expecting a better score 4 paper 2 den paper 1...hmm...maybe me points hit d jackpot 4 paper 1 bt nt paper 2...did okay 4 muet...gt band 4...teach said me essay had gd points, bt me explanation was a little out of place...sentence structure was good...as 4 B.M...i scored a 40...sigh...dat's d one dat's making me worry...unlike d rest of d papers, where i lost points due 2 mistakes or lack of huraian...i totaly flop 4 B.M...i couldn't answer shit...left many blanks...really worried man...cracking me head tryina figure out how 2 score...sigh...so overall, i scored 2 B, 2 C's & a fail 4 econs...sigh, must work doublely HARD if i am 2 score 4A's...moving on...me fren raj's b'day was last wed...threw a small party 4 dat fella...ordered some pizza's...resh bout him a huge card which we all signed...i gave hm a card as well...personally made mine...was suppose 2 get hm a snowcap...but resh said no nid as we would be buying hm pizza's instead of presents as d card he bought was wet...LIAR...came 2 sch on wed 2 fine d card in perfect condition...WTH man??!! 1st u said d card was wet due 2 d rain & den it's fine on wed...this resulting me in nt buying hm d snowcap as i would be chipping on d pizza's...relax resh, nt mad a t u...juz wanna include 4 fun...haha...anywy, i made hm a card, so dat's okay...

hmm...guess dat's it den...cheerio...& willawonks mates!!!