The Timekeeper's Hell

Name: Ah Pui
Location: Singapore

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Old Traffordish

Before you start reading this, if you don't even watch football or if you're a Manure fan, get out now.





Old Trafffordish...that was what Arsene Wenger, the manager of Arsenal branded the refereeing during his side's 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford after leading 1-0.

The referee gave Manure a penalty after Rooney DIVED in the penalty box after Almunia's challenge. It was a FUCKING DIVE !!! And they equalised through that penalty. Nevermind. Darren Flecter brought Arshavin in the Manure penalty and....no surprises...there was no penalty. I wonder why Arsene Wenger is so upset about the incident. It's clear that ALL referees are afraid that Alex Ferguson will bite them like a mad dog if they ever award a penalty against Manure at Old Trafford. What really made Wenger break was the disallowed goal near the end of the match. It could have been 2-2...no wait...it should be 1-0 to Arsenal. The penalty should not have been given. If the referee had allowed the Arsenal equaliser to stand, Rooney will surely bite him like a mad dog. That's 2 mad dogs in the Manure camp now...and still counting.

Manure vs Man City. The great Manchester derby. What's so great when there's clearly only 1 winner? Manure scores, Man City equalised. Happens 3 times. 3-3. Referee indicates 4mins of injury time. Eh??? 94mins have passed and why the ref did not blow the final whistle?

95mins and Owen pops out and scores the winning goal. Final Whistle. Well done ref. Another controversy in the BPL. Just like WWE. Drama every week.

It looks like the ref was waiting for Owen to score. If he did not allow that to happen, Anderson will bite him like a mad dog. That's 3 mad dogs. And he's lucky that Roy Keane is now at Ipswich as manager and he can only bite his own players.

Explanations were given as to why the game ended on the 95th min. Man City had taken too much time celebrating their 3rd goal which was in the 90th min. So, additional time had to be added. Basically, what's he saying is that the extra time taken by Man City to celebrate their 3rd goal became their undoing as it resulted in the winning goal for Manure.

For me, the best player for Manure against Man City was Ben Foster. He managed to concede 3 goals. Hope he will be England's no. 1 goalkeeper for the coming World Cup. He's a fine young lad.

Alot of other cases have proved that referees are biased.

Manure vs Spurs. Spurs had scored and the video clearly showed the ball crossed the goalline. Yet the referee disallowed it.

Manure vs QPR. 7mins of FUCKING injury time...so that Cantona can score and dashed QPR's hope of staying in the EPL. I think anyone's dislike of Manchester United stems from one particularly harrowing experience. Mine happened on March 16, 1996. My team, QPR, struggling after the sale of Les Ferdinand, were in a relegation dogfight but hope had been revived by the time United came to town. At 4.57pm QPR were heading towards a famous victory, one we like to think would have given the team the momentum to stay up that year and rapidly alter the course of our history. Instead by 4.58pm QPR had drawn after an impossibly late Eric Cantona header had deflated a confidence that was destined never to recover, 13 years down the line we’re still waiting. And QPR was relegated at the end of that season. It sparked off a series of unfortunate events at QPR, including another relegation to League 1. Damn...

No wonder they say Old Trafford is the Theater Of Dreams. Ya..you must be dreaming if you expect to have the referee's backing when you play there.

Now I hope Manure will get their just desserts just like Chelsea for poaching a youngster through 'unorthodox' means...

Thursday, August 27, 2009

New stuffs that I've been listening to...and 2 things that puzzles me...

Right...first off..wanna say something to my beloved QPR...

BETTER WAKE UP YOUR FUCKING IDEA BEFORE YOU HAVE TO FIGHT RELEGATION INSTEAD OF CHALLENGING FOR PROMOTION !!!!!

Ok... back to normal. Been listening to a few bands and some are actually quite funny. I know you must be thinking "Metal got funny one meh?". GOT.

Check out Beatallica. They are a mash-up band that mash up Beatles and Metallica songs. The lyrics and music alternate between both bands. It's refreshing to hear something like this after headbanging to your ipod for a long time.

Also check out Van Canto. They are an a cappella metal band from Germany, founded in 2006. It is composed of five singers and a drummer. They fuses a cappella with heavy metal, creating what they called a cappella metal. 2 members does most of the singing and the other 3 members will imitate the electric guitars and bass with the help of amplifiers. They had covered Metallica's Battery, Nightwish's Wishmaster, Manowar's Kings of Metal, Iron Maiden's Fear Of The Dark etc. They have some original songs too. Check them out at youtube. It's actually funny when you see their reactions when they perform.

Ok...2 things that puzzles I think not only me, but alot of other people also.

1 ) Why the fuck is Tohari Paijan the New Paper Football Analyst???

2) Why the fuck is Shebby Singh presenting football on Starhub when all the other guests are international footballers?

Oh ya...not forgetting...Megadeth new album out on 15 Sept. It will be louder, faster, and more amazing riffs and solos. Be sure to get our copy early. I have already pre-ordered mine.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

No eating/drinking on MRT?!?!?!?!

Wow...4 months since I last updated this blog...

I was reading yesterday's New Paper and saw the article on where you get fined for eating or drinking in the MRT. Not even sweets or just a sip of water. It's gonna cost you $30 for the first time. Medication? Approach the staff...

Let's see.....

On a train to somewhere...not even close to a train station yet...

Old Man : Hhhhheeelllllllppppp......I've got a heart attack, I need my medication ! It's in my pocket...

Passenger 1 : Quick ! Somebody help ! Uncle, no scared, I got your medicine with me liao...

Old Man : I can't swallow without water...

Passenger 1 : Anyone with water ???

ALL passengers in train : No wor...MRT say cannot drink or eat...bring water for wat?

MRT Staff : Can I help?

Passenger 1 : You got water or not?

MRT Staff : Don't have...As a SMRT staff, I must set a good example to all commuters and...

Passenger 1 : DIAM LAH ! don't have say don't have, don't talk so much...so now how? Uncle, you try swallow the medicine without water...

Old Man : Okok..i try

MRT Staff : Sorry ah uncle...cannot eat or drink in the train...why not you wait till the train stops at the next station and we carry you outside so you can eat your medicine?

Passenger 1 : Where got time? Wah lau eh

MRT Staff : Ok..I go intercom and ask...wait ah...

The following day, New Paper headlines...

Elderly Man dies of heart attack in MRT due to the No Eating/Drinking rule.

So...what happens when this type of scenario happens? Just a sip of water cannot drink, eat sweet cannot eat, eat medicine must ask staff...And for those who think that the MRT rule is not strict at all, think again. Think carefully. The above scenario can happen to anyone...

I mean, eating noodles or curry puffs or popiah are indeed too much. Sweets like Mentos, clorets, don't even have wrappers ! Just pop one into the mouth and keep the rest. It's not like we are gonna spit out the sweets...

New York City is fining people for not giving up their seats to the needy. Singapore is considering to enforce this rule. Don't even think of it. It's ridiculous. Sure, some Singaporeans are inconsiderate, but I believe these are the minorities.

People like taking pictures of other people occupying 2 seats or leaning their butt on poles or putting their things on empty seats denying other people a seat. Post it on the internet and people start criticising those inconsiderate people.

Why haven't anyone take pictures of someone giving up their seats to the elderly or needy?

Why haven't anyone take pictures of someone helping blind people cross the road?

Why haven't anyone take pictures of someone helping the needy board the bus?

Why haven't anyone take pictures of someone helping to inform blind people of the number of the approaching bus?

I'm sure all of us have seen some or even all of the above. But nobody remembers them.

Singapore is already a FINE city liao...pls don't add somemore fines lah...

Think about it...

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Top 10 albums that changed my life !

After reading Beez's 10 top albums that changed his life in the Metal Hammer column, I was inspired to my own top 10.

1) Black (Metallica) - The album that got me into thrash metal, or possibly metal itself. The opening drums of Enter Sandman got me hooked.

2) Youthanasia (Megadeth) - My favourite band ! My very first Megadeth album, and the album that got me hooked onto Megadeth and there's no turning back. From then on, I've got all the Megadeth albums. The way Megadeth changed the rhythm of the songs is just simply incredible, and not to mention their amazing guitar riffs. All hail Dave Mustaine !!!

3) Divine Intervention (Slayer) - My very first heavy metal album !!! To be honest, I was captivated by the album cover, and that was what prompted me to buy it. Out of the Big 4 of Thrash metal, only Anthrax doesn't appeal to me. Don't ask me why. I also don't know.

Cover of the Divine Intervention album. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Intervention_(album)

4) Crossroads (Bon Jovi) - What can I say? One of the greatest rock band's compilation.

5) 大地 (Beyond) - Heard the album in Sec 1 and never looked back since. One of Asia's greatest rock bands (Mayday not even in their league). An inspiration to many people who listened to them, including me.

6) The Great Southern Trendkill (Pantera) - I still remember I bought this album at CD-Rama at AMK. Listened to it on the way home. The opening vocals was enough to draw me into listening to this album over and over again. Super under-rated album.

7) Countdown To Extinction (Megadeth) - One of my favourite albums. One of my favourite songs. And one of my favourite album cover. Read the lyrics. Go on. You love it.

8) Theli (Therion) - Knew about this band when a 3rd Sgt in my unit passed me this cd. It was mindblowing to hear heavy metal mixed with orchestral elements, employing use of choirs and classical musicians. Can be considered one of the pioneers of symphonic metal.

9) Wishmaster (Nightwish) - My favourite symphonic metal band. Simply fascinating to hear heavy metal music, with the heavy use of keyboards (Tuomas Holopainen is a genius) and female soprano. And of course, Jukka Nevalainen's double pedalling does help alot!

10) The Graveyard (King Diamond) - I bought the album cos of the album name. Sounds dark and gloomy. It was during the trial and error period of my heavy metal journey. Buy first, then decide if I like the sound of it or not. And luckily for this album, I fell in love with King Diamond. When I first heard King Diamond sing, I was like,"Fucking amazing voice !" He sings in falsetto and mid-range vocals. Fucking amazing to me, even till this day. It was also the first concept album that I've heard.

Friday, January 30, 2009

11th April ! Not gonna miss it !

First of all, Happy CNY folks. I know I've been neglecting this blog, but without photos, I can't do much. Unless you guys wanna see me type in those $%!#$^&* or CCB or KNN or whatever. I can do it anytime. Not a problem.

Quite alot of things happened recently. Good things, bad things. All come together. NB. What things? Ask me, and depending on my mood, maybe I'll let you know.

Anyway, the only good thing woth looking forward to is 11th April. DragonForce Live in concert in Singapore at Downtown East. Missed them when they came here the last time. Not gonna miss it again. Of course, I have my metal friend joining me again. None other than James...hahahahaha

Wait........

No...pai say...the only good thing woth looking forward to is 19th March...when my nephew coming to this world. Hahahahahahaha

Ok...next time got time then I post the pics for Beyond concert, D&D, Xmas dinner.

Till next time.

Stay tuned.

Watch this space.

Bye...

Thursday, January 15, 2009

WTF?

NBCCB !!! 1.9k only? After missing out on the 4k, now I get oni 1.9...CCB... YJA..thanks for the last year present...CCB !!!

FUCK UP !!!

Work so hard for fuck? Excuses Excuses Excuses !

1.9...dun work liao lah...

CCB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

A promise is a promise

I've promised that I will blog on the D&D and the Beyond concert. So here I am. Wait..I haven't received the photos yet. So...next time...bye.



















You guys must be thinking that the "BYE" is a trick right? You thought I was really gonna blog on what I've promised. Nope. No photos yet...so no blogging. Bye