Sunday, May 04, 2025

May The 4th Be With You!

How long have I been a fan? Here's a pic of my cousin and I decked out in Star Wars gear circa 1980 😀


My most prized Star Wars possession though is this collection of 1st edition figurines by Kenner. I bought them piece by piece, along with the rare Darth Vader case, at the NTUC FairPrice store in Woodlands, Singapore.



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Monday, April 28, 2025

Liverpool Are League Champions For The 20th Time!

 

It was 1.25am, Monday morning Malaysian time when the final whistle was blown and Liverpool were officially crowned the 20204/25 Premier League champions

And let's be real; we had actually sewn up the title back in December, but to finally officially win it felt no less satisfying. 

To be perfectly honest, I had absolutely no expectations when Arne Slot took over the helm from Jurgen Klopp at the end of last season. I knew very little about the Dutchman, his record and methods. But he did look like a cool guy from the get-go.

Things did look promising during pre-season though. While he kept things mostly intact, a couple of big tweaks, like playing Ryan Gravenberch in the defensive midfield position, and not having the fullbacks on attack mode most of the time, gave the team a somewhat 'new look'.

Then the first match against Ipswich arrived... and I remember not being very impressed by their first half performance! Oh man, we're in for a looong season, I thought. 

But Slot made a couple of crucial changes at half-time, and we won 2-0. Phew!

Since then, it's pretty much smooth sailing for us in the league. And with Mo Salah in the form of his life, we dazzled and dominated with Slot's prog-rock approach, as opposed to the heavy metal assault we've been accustomed to.

And here we are now: LEAGUE CHAMPIONS FOR THE 20th TIME with 4 matches to spare. Alhamdulillah. 

Now we await the guards of honour (ahem) and the final day of the season when get to finally lift the trophy again!





Sunday, April 27, 2025

What I Did After SPM...


After SPM, I came to the city trying to make it in modelling (yes, just like a Tom Cruise movie). 

This set of pics were taken by a photographer at an agency somewhere in SEA Park. 

A couple of print ads and fashion spread later, I became lost in the glitz and glam of the modelling world; the parties, the rising fame, the late night mini bus rides. 

I felt like I wasn't myself anymore then. 

So I insaf-ed and studied law instead. 

(PS: I still remember losing a BP TVC job once to Azhar Sulaiman and I'm still sore about it) 

* some parts of the story have been wildly exaggerated...

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Food, Glorious Food!: Exotic Meats, Anyone?

 

Fancy some belut? Rusa? Arnab? Jom ke Sekinchan! Yup, this is the place to try some exotic dishes if that's your thing. We are more "safe" haha, so we had the rendang rusa, along with some patin and other normal fare when we were there recently. But it IS worth a visit, IMHO. And btw, what's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten??








Restoran Lembah Bernam, Sekinchan

Jalan Main Canal, Tali Air 9, Sekincan,, Pasir Panjang, Selangor

Masa Operasi: 11 pagi – 5 petang setiap hari kecuali Jumaat

Friday, April 18, 2025

Our Brothers In Tatarstan

 

Just started watching 'Langkah Nabi 2' hosted by ex-colleague Zainal Ariffin and in one episode, he goes to Kazan in Tatarstan and meet up with a couple of prominent local business personalities who're also alumni of IIUM! 

Yes, during our time in the 90s, we had many students from troubled regions/countries including Afghanistan, Tatarstan, Bosnia, Somalia, Albania, Sudan, Chechnya, Palestine etc. Alhamdulillah, good to see these Tatar brothers contributing so much to their home country now.


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