There are plenty of things, people or stuff I've missed from London. Especially people. Whilst living in London, I had endless games of football played with friends and strangers. That's the special thing about London and football, I guess. No matter who you are, or how old...everyone plays football.
I remember having matches with a bunch of old guys, they were actually in their late twenties and early thirties. Anyway, my friends and I had an average age of 12 and funnily enough, the older guys let us play with them. The match was really full of laughs...I mean you get to see twelve year olds making a fool out of men.
Then there were the French. Those bastards were technically brilliant. Their first touch and swagger on the ball could get you fooled three times in a row...except for me of course. Anyway, they were all students of Lycee de Francaise and their game tactic was: humiliate and annihilate. And they really did. They were the same age as us, but had amazingly good ball control and their height made them look much more intimidating.
My friends were the hip hop crew of footie. They listened to hip hop and rap, but danced past opponents like waltzing through a cotton field. They were the ones who really taught me loads of stuff on footie. They were show-boaters...no doubt, but honestly if you had the ability to dribble past your opponents whilst juggling the ball, I'm sure you'd do the same. Street flair was what I'd call it. Endless tricks with 'up yours' attitude, these guys were really cool. They were often joking and messing about, but hey life needs abit of cheering up right? They usually took me aside and showed me tricks like round the worlds non-stop or juggling whilst on your backside. I really missed them.
Finally, the jokers. Not what you think...they were actually Mongolian monks. But they were f**king brilliant. They really knew how to harnesh and focus the chee onto the ball and past the goalkeeper. Their focus chee levels could make them control a bullet of a ball and stop it dead in the tracks of their feet. They worked wonders as a team. They knew how to communicate and their passing was telekenetic...they knew where their players were and could release the ball quickly into the path of an unmarkered player.
Me schoolmates played football matches with other schools. I was the right winger or attacking midfielder. In the past, I could out run anyone...before puberty of course, when everybody hit that stage I slowed down dramatically beacuse everyone developed natural muscles and stuff. Anyway, due to my small size and youthful confidence, I was able to run past opponents and lose the ball quickly. Anyway, usually we played matches against other schools with goal-posts made of jumpers on the floor...so we usually made the goal smaller whenever the referee wasn't looking.
Anyway I remember my first match. I was the right winger and my job was to protect the flank and whip in crosses. I remembered getting a yellow card for a lunge at someone, but the thing I remembered most was my assist. It was the dying few minutes and I ended up in the left flank, for some reason. I remember just kicking that bloody ball to the end of the pitch then some idiot tackled me cleanly. Fortunately the ball rebounded of my shin and I swang at it hoping for some kind of miracle and it happened to go to the path of the striker who just let loose a canon of a shot and the keeper saved the ball from inside the line.
Those were the days...now of course in Singapore, guys are more egotistic. They wanna humiliate you without grace or sportmanship. Also the attitude of people here don't really make the game anymore fun. That's why loads of my friends in Singapore prefer playing amongst friends. But that's life...it sucks but what are you gonna do about it?
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Little Things I Missed
Being brought up in by a civil servant is tough. I mean it really gets you down sometimes. Not that the parenting is the problem...it's mainly the travelling. Don't get me wrong, I love travelling. You know, visiting all these cool places and meeting really wicked people. But the problem I keep having is, well I can't stand staying in a country for 4 years and moving on after. You really miss loads of things. You know, friends and teachers and people and stuff.
The first time my family was posted overseas was in...1993 or 1994ish(?), I really can't remember. We were posted to New Zealand, the land down under the land down under...you dig? Anyways, from the pictures I saw, I seemed to have a great time over there. At least I think I did. Well nothing can be said about the time I had there, I was only 3 years old. I couldn't have remembered loads of stuff. But the one I miss dearly, was my stay in London.
It was my family's second posting, my dad's third...we were supposed to be posted to Washington directly after New Zealand, but, unfortunately, my mum decided that my brothers and I had to stay in Singapore to concerntrate on school...bummer. Anyway, London was an interesting place. Very cosmopolitan, very cool (literally aswell, the weather was unpredictable) and everything was under the white man, but let's not go there.
I went to study in a private school. It was so private no one knew about it...ok that was lame. So, I met my classmates on the first day, and we seemed to get along right away. Football was in everybody's mind, even the girls, it was a co-ed school. Footie this and footie that. Really a great place to talk about footie. The bus drivers even had strong opinions about opposing teams and they were strong in the words they used. We had drivers and teachers who came from Newcastle, Yorkshire and other parts of England. One of the bus drivers was the President of the Tattoo society somewhere. Anyway, football really is the universal language. Arabs, Americans, French...all played football during park breaks and the PE lessons were all...you guessed it: Footie! and cricket, in the summer.
I remember during the World Cup Qualifiers for Japan and Korea, Beckham scored the last gasp free-kick sending England to the world cup. The next day, everyone spoke about it. And they even showed matches of the World Cup during school time. I don't remember doing well in my studies that year, but it was for a good cause.
Little things I missed were crisps. In Singapore, it's called chips. Over there chips are fries...but let's not go into details. In London, you could find every single flavoured crisps and in every shape and form. Even chocolates and biscuits were fantastic. Over there, you had cheese-strings, its cheese in the form of a cylinder and you peel it off like a banana and eat the peels. There were dips...kinda like packet biscuits and you dip them in some flavoured cream. It really is a junk food wonderland. I'd even visited the Cadbury factory twice...it was fantastic. At each part of the factory, they gave free chocolates. The funny thing was, I belong to a family of five and the distributors of the chocolates gave more to younger kids. My brothers and I were really young, so by the end of the factory trip we had bags full of chocolates. I believe the dentist had a field day aswell the following week.
Parks were a plenty in London. I lived opposite Kensingon Gardens. And Kensington Gardens was just next to Hyde Park. The two parks combined were massive! My friends and I played football there almost everyday. We played directly after school around 4 and ended around 6 plus. It was there I learnt a few tricks...not that I'm any good by the way. There were as many squirrels as there were ice-cream men. You could cycle around the park, visit the monuments, fly kites and the girls were not bad looking aswell. There was also Richmond Park. That park had dears grazing around and you could even get close to them. There were park rangers to ensure the safety of both the dears and yourself, but the dears were really something at first. That was until they got hungry and smelt the crisps in your hands. Swans and ducks were also common. Loads of old people fed them bread and loads of them ended up running away from all the swans and ducks chasing them.
You know, all these little stuff you take for granted. I know it sounds very cliched but really...you don't realise what you've had til its taken away from you. Sigh.
The first time my family was posted overseas was in...1993 or 1994ish(?), I really can't remember. We were posted to New Zealand, the land down under the land down under...you dig? Anyways, from the pictures I saw, I seemed to have a great time over there. At least I think I did. Well nothing can be said about the time I had there, I was only 3 years old. I couldn't have remembered loads of stuff. But the one I miss dearly, was my stay in London.
It was my family's second posting, my dad's third...we were supposed to be posted to Washington directly after New Zealand, but, unfortunately, my mum decided that my brothers and I had to stay in Singapore to concerntrate on school...bummer. Anyway, London was an interesting place. Very cosmopolitan, very cool (literally aswell, the weather was unpredictable) and everything was under the white man, but let's not go there.
I went to study in a private school. It was so private no one knew about it...ok that was lame. So, I met my classmates on the first day, and we seemed to get along right away. Football was in everybody's mind, even the girls, it was a co-ed school. Footie this and footie that. Really a great place to talk about footie. The bus drivers even had strong opinions about opposing teams and they were strong in the words they used. We had drivers and teachers who came from Newcastle, Yorkshire and other parts of England. One of the bus drivers was the President of the Tattoo society somewhere. Anyway, football really is the universal language. Arabs, Americans, French...all played football during park breaks and the PE lessons were all...you guessed it: Footie! and cricket, in the summer.
I remember during the World Cup Qualifiers for Japan and Korea, Beckham scored the last gasp free-kick sending England to the world cup. The next day, everyone spoke about it. And they even showed matches of the World Cup during school time. I don't remember doing well in my studies that year, but it was for a good cause.
Little things I missed were crisps. In Singapore, it's called chips. Over there chips are fries...but let's not go into details. In London, you could find every single flavoured crisps and in every shape and form. Even chocolates and biscuits were fantastic. Over there, you had cheese-strings, its cheese in the form of a cylinder and you peel it off like a banana and eat the peels. There were dips...kinda like packet biscuits and you dip them in some flavoured cream. It really is a junk food wonderland. I'd even visited the Cadbury factory twice...it was fantastic. At each part of the factory, they gave free chocolates. The funny thing was, I belong to a family of five and the distributors of the chocolates gave more to younger kids. My brothers and I were really young, so by the end of the factory trip we had bags full of chocolates. I believe the dentist had a field day aswell the following week.
Parks were a plenty in London. I lived opposite Kensingon Gardens. And Kensington Gardens was just next to Hyde Park. The two parks combined were massive! My friends and I played football there almost everyday. We played directly after school around 4 and ended around 6 plus. It was there I learnt a few tricks...not that I'm any good by the way. There were as many squirrels as there were ice-cream men. You could cycle around the park, visit the monuments, fly kites and the girls were not bad looking aswell. There was also Richmond Park. That park had dears grazing around and you could even get close to them. There were park rangers to ensure the safety of both the dears and yourself, but the dears were really something at first. That was until they got hungry and smelt the crisps in your hands. Swans and ducks were also common. Loads of old people fed them bread and loads of them ended up running away from all the swans and ducks chasing them.
You know, all these little stuff you take for granted. I know it sounds very cliched but really...you don't realise what you've had til its taken away from you. Sigh.
People Are Hypocrites; I'm One Too
Well, the title is explainatory and you can assume I'm gonna blast people...myself in particular.
I've always disliked people who are not true to themselves. People who go about trying to fit into a crowd they feel is cool or rad or something pathetic. In the end, they look like wanksters, personally that's what I feel. You know...the geek who was a geek, then turned wankster because he starts hanging around rebellious guys or jocks. Those type of people are really pretentious...well, to me. They go around thinking they're so cool by hanging around with new groups of people and ditching their old friends. Those are dicks. You know the Dicks, Pussies and Assholes speech in Team America? Well, I won't go into it...I'll probably get sued.
Anyway, those guys are really screwed up. You can mix around and socialize with other groups of people, but you do not ditch your friends just your new bros are cooler...that's just not right. Those guys who you hung out with initially, you should stay in contact with them no matter what. It doesn't matter if you hang around with new guys...but at least be cool to your old friends. Never deny them.
I have friends who do these things...and let's just say those guys don't neccessarily have good old mates. I should know, I'm one of 'em...but that's not the point.
Also another thing, looks. Alot of people complain..."Why isn't she looking at me? Damn slut" or "You shallow bla bla...doo dee daa dee doo dee day". You can probably guess what that was about. Yes...many people complain that some people from the opposite sex, or in some cases same sex, are shallow because, in the majority, not everyone is good-looking and you know, the good-looking people only look out for each other. Well that's not true because...there are some people who are really are shallow and only look out for people who are attractive, despite the fact that those people are out of there range because they aren't that good-looking...but let's leave that.
My point is that people, especially guys...because I am one, complain about not being noticed or being ignored by attractive people or shallow people. They are quick to assume that those people are shallow because they look for other attractive people. Hmm...hypocrisy, I feel is in the air. Aren't you a hypocrite aswell for only checking out the hot girl or whatever guy. I should know...I'm one of them. The hypocrite of course, not the hot guy...but whoever thought I was hot, thank you.
I guess let's stop it at there...it's damn late and I dunno what else to type to be honest. My point is everybody and whatever they do is flowing within the cycle of hyprocrisy. You probably don't understand...I phrased it wrongly. Erm...basically, what comes around goes around. If you are shallow or you dislike something or do something...that same thing is gonna bite you in the arse, mate. Who cares if the pretty gal don't notice you...you probably are ugly. Relax bro, join the gang. Or maybe you have other qualities she likes or maybe not. Whatever really...I'm like this because I believe in Karma and the whole effect it has on people's lives. So be good if you want whatever you want...but work for it aswell. Another thing...Ditching your old buddies...it's gonna do more damage than you think, stupid. Really, I've had my fair share of both cases...well actually that's an understatement, but you get my point, right? Sweet. And hey...don't f**k with Karma...it'll bite your ass off.
I've always disliked people who are not true to themselves. People who go about trying to fit into a crowd they feel is cool or rad or something pathetic. In the end, they look like wanksters, personally that's what I feel. You know...the geek who was a geek, then turned wankster because he starts hanging around rebellious guys or jocks. Those type of people are really pretentious...well, to me. They go around thinking they're so cool by hanging around with new groups of people and ditching their old friends. Those are dicks. You know the Dicks, Pussies and Assholes speech in Team America? Well, I won't go into it...I'll probably get sued.
Anyway, those guys are really screwed up. You can mix around and socialize with other groups of people, but you do not ditch your friends just your new bros are cooler...that's just not right. Those guys who you hung out with initially, you should stay in contact with them no matter what. It doesn't matter if you hang around with new guys...but at least be cool to your old friends. Never deny them.
I have friends who do these things...and let's just say those guys don't neccessarily have good old mates. I should know, I'm one of 'em...but that's not the point.
Also another thing, looks. Alot of people complain..."Why isn't she looking at me? Damn slut" or "You shallow bla bla...doo dee daa dee doo dee day". You can probably guess what that was about. Yes...many people complain that some people from the opposite sex, or in some cases same sex, are shallow because, in the majority, not everyone is good-looking and you know, the good-looking people only look out for each other. Well that's not true because...there are some people who are really are shallow and only look out for people who are attractive, despite the fact that those people are out of there range because they aren't that good-looking...but let's leave that.
My point is that people, especially guys...because I am one, complain about not being noticed or being ignored by attractive people or shallow people. They are quick to assume that those people are shallow because they look for other attractive people. Hmm...hypocrisy, I feel is in the air. Aren't you a hypocrite aswell for only checking out the hot girl or whatever guy. I should know...I'm one of them. The hypocrite of course, not the hot guy...but whoever thought I was hot, thank you.
I guess let's stop it at there...it's damn late and I dunno what else to type to be honest. My point is everybody and whatever they do is flowing within the cycle of hyprocrisy. You probably don't understand...I phrased it wrongly. Erm...basically, what comes around goes around. If you are shallow or you dislike something or do something...that same thing is gonna bite you in the arse, mate. Who cares if the pretty gal don't notice you...you probably are ugly. Relax bro, join the gang. Or maybe you have other qualities she likes or maybe not. Whatever really...I'm like this because I believe in Karma and the whole effect it has on people's lives. So be good if you want whatever you want...but work for it aswell. Another thing...Ditching your old buddies...it's gonna do more damage than you think, stupid. Really, I've had my fair share of both cases...well actually that's an understatement, but you get my point, right? Sweet. And hey...don't f**k with Karma...it'll bite your ass off.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Influential People
Over the past few decades, lists of people who have affected society have been created. From lists of music bands to guitarist and from scientists to politicians. All these lists contant some of the most powerful figure-heads of history. From Leonardo da Vinci to Gandhi, all these lists have many kinds of personalities from all over the world.
However, the only problem with these lists are: they are always changed and out-dated. The past century has seen many magazines, such as Time, come up and change the lists annually, with their annual 100 list. Anyway, a book was published in 1978 titled The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. This book was written by a man named Michael H. Hart. His top ten include (1992 Edition):
1. Prophet Muhammad
2. Issaac Newton
3. Jesus
4. Buddha
5. Confucius
6. St. Paul
7. Ts'ai Lun
8. Johannes Gutenberg
9. Christopher Columbus
10. Albert Einstein
Now, the problem with lists are that everyone has their take. I, like many of you, do not agree with this list fully. Most of the people on the list are prominent figures in history and have ultimately change it aswell. However, I too have come up with lists...surprise, surprise. However the list itself is more specific, reflecting on the 20th Century and the people involved in events or people who have had an impact on the century itself. Here it goes...remember everyone has their own take on stuff. What might seem right to me, doesn't necessary reflect on you. Hence your own thoughts do not reflect on the reality aswell. These lists are just for fun.
16 Influential People or Corporations of the 20th Century, not in List order or format:
Microsoft (aka Bill Gates' Empire)
McDonalds Corporation
Walt Disney
Adolf Hitler
Apple, Inc (aka Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak)
Vladimir Lenin
Mao Zedong
Albert Einstein
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Mother Theresa
Oprah Winfrey
Joseph Stalin
Bob Dylan
Steven Hawking
The Beatles
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Why 16? Well, loads of lists have multiples of 5. So why not something different. Also there were 16 people I could think of who deserved to be on the list.
I feel these are the people, or companies or bands for that matter, which have affected the past century. All the above have caused changes in the past and ultimately affected the future. Most, if not all, of whom are famous people, well...how can you be famous and not have an impact on society? Makes sense, ya?
The impact of the people above range from world wars, Adolf Hitler and Archduke Franz Ferdinand, to television, Oprah Winfrey. From the music industry, Bob Dylan and The Beatles, to men of science, Steven Hawking and Albert Einstein. People who have changed millions of people's lifes with ideologies, the list has omitted Karl Marx but its influenced on Lenin has had significant effect, to humanitarian Mother Theresa and Ghandi. Even entertainment, food and technological companies were included.
However, the only problem with these lists are: they are always changed and out-dated. The past century has seen many magazines, such as Time, come up and change the lists annually, with their annual 100 list. Anyway, a book was published in 1978 titled The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. This book was written by a man named Michael H. Hart. His top ten include (1992 Edition):
1. Prophet Muhammad
2. Issaac Newton
3. Jesus
4. Buddha
5. Confucius
6. St. Paul
7. Ts'ai Lun
8. Johannes Gutenberg
9. Christopher Columbus
10. Albert Einstein
Now, the problem with lists are that everyone has their take. I, like many of you, do not agree with this list fully. Most of the people on the list are prominent figures in history and have ultimately change it aswell. However, I too have come up with lists...surprise, surprise. However the list itself is more specific, reflecting on the 20th Century and the people involved in events or people who have had an impact on the century itself. Here it goes...remember everyone has their own take on stuff. What might seem right to me, doesn't necessary reflect on you. Hence your own thoughts do not reflect on the reality aswell. These lists are just for fun.
16 Influential People or Corporations of the 20th Century, not in List order or format:
Microsoft (aka Bill Gates' Empire)
McDonalds Corporation
Walt Disney
Adolf Hitler
Apple, Inc (aka Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak)
Vladimir Lenin
Mao Zedong
Albert Einstein
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Mother Theresa
Oprah Winfrey
Joseph Stalin
Bob Dylan
Steven Hawking
The Beatles
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Why 16? Well, loads of lists have multiples of 5. So why not something different. Also there were 16 people I could think of who deserved to be on the list.
I feel these are the people, or companies or bands for that matter, which have affected the past century. All the above have caused changes in the past and ultimately affected the future. Most, if not all, of whom are famous people, well...how can you be famous and not have an impact on society? Makes sense, ya?
The impact of the people above range from world wars, Adolf Hitler and Archduke Franz Ferdinand, to television, Oprah Winfrey. From the music industry, Bob Dylan and The Beatles, to men of science, Steven Hawking and Albert Einstein. People who have changed millions of people's lifes with ideologies, the list has omitted Karl Marx but its influenced on Lenin has had significant effect, to humanitarian Mother Theresa and Ghandi. Even entertainment, food and technological companies were included.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Edison Chen Scandal
Sorry, but I just had to do this post.
As some of you, who am I kidding...All of you should know about the Edison Chen scandal. Well, I have a few things about the issue. Hopefully, no one will try and kill me for typing this out. But here it goes...
Firstly, as far as Edison Chen, personally I think everything just went wrong. It similar happerned to a 70's Glam Rockstar named Gary Glitter. Similarly to Edison, Gary went to have something repaired. For Gary, it was his computer. Anyway, whilst restoring the files, the mechanic found files of obscene child pornographic pictures. Gary was then tried in court and sentenced to jail. At least that's what I remembered. Anyway, as they say "History repeats itself" corny and cliched, I know.
So, that goes to show that technology is raging a war against humans. First the machines are ruining careers of pop stars, what next?
The only reason the Edison Chen matter didn't escalate to that of Gary Glitter's is because...well Edison's pictures didn't, thankfully, include children.
Secondly, I feel the way the media and people not related to the issue handled it, made Edison more well-known. After this incident, his fame has risen dramatically. Seriously, I didn't know who the hell he was until this issue.
And finally, have you noticed...usually people than aren't involved in a matter are the ones bloating it out of proportion? Usually people who have no right to say anything or do anything are the ones making the most fuss? If you really are a fan of the women involved in the incident and you, for some reason, want to protect them but you don't give a damn about Edison...then shouldn't you just shuttup? I mean, if you were in the shoes of those women...wouldn't you want the matter to just disappear? Alas, isn't it best to just get over it? So personally I seriously don't know why fans are trying to get the matter higher than it really needs to be. Honestly, if you want to hurt Edison, wouldn't you be as bad as him? Those women whom he hurt were hurt emotionally and psychologically. Physical pain cannot overwhelm that of a mental one. Edison is already having a hard time showing his face around.
Really, my take is that people should just drop the issue, because its really benefiting Edison and doing harm to those women. Its like...
"There's Edison...he's the one who did this and that to whoever! Get him! ARRRRRRRRRR!"
And everytime that happens, the women are the ones reminded of the incident because fans and the media brought it up.
So really, if you wanna help those victims of the tape, just move on...they wanna, so should you. Plus I'm actually more impressed by the number of women he went out with...that's like 200 more than me. YIKES!
As some of you, who am I kidding...All of you should know about the Edison Chen scandal. Well, I have a few things about the issue. Hopefully, no one will try and kill me for typing this out. But here it goes...
Firstly, as far as Edison Chen, personally I think everything just went wrong. It similar happerned to a 70's Glam Rockstar named Gary Glitter. Similarly to Edison, Gary went to have something repaired. For Gary, it was his computer. Anyway, whilst restoring the files, the mechanic found files of obscene child pornographic pictures. Gary was then tried in court and sentenced to jail. At least that's what I remembered. Anyway, as they say "History repeats itself" corny and cliched, I know.
So, that goes to show that technology is raging a war against humans. First the machines are ruining careers of pop stars, what next?
The only reason the Edison Chen matter didn't escalate to that of Gary Glitter's is because...well Edison's pictures didn't, thankfully, include children.
Secondly, I feel the way the media and people not related to the issue handled it, made Edison more well-known. After this incident, his fame has risen dramatically. Seriously, I didn't know who the hell he was until this issue.
And finally, have you noticed...usually people than aren't involved in a matter are the ones bloating it out of proportion? Usually people who have no right to say anything or do anything are the ones making the most fuss? If you really are a fan of the women involved in the incident and you, for some reason, want to protect them but you don't give a damn about Edison...then shouldn't you just shuttup? I mean, if you were in the shoes of those women...wouldn't you want the matter to just disappear? Alas, isn't it best to just get over it? So personally I seriously don't know why fans are trying to get the matter higher than it really needs to be. Honestly, if you want to hurt Edison, wouldn't you be as bad as him? Those women whom he hurt were hurt emotionally and psychologically. Physical pain cannot overwhelm that of a mental one. Edison is already having a hard time showing his face around.
Really, my take is that people should just drop the issue, because its really benefiting Edison and doing harm to those women. Its like...
"There's Edison...he's the one who did this and that to whoever! Get him! ARRRRRRRRRR!"
And everytime that happens, the women are the ones reminded of the incident because fans and the media brought it up.
So really, if you wanna help those victims of the tape, just move on...they wanna, so should you. Plus I'm actually more impressed by the number of women he went out with...that's like 200 more than me. YIKES!
The Deal With The Media (The New Paper, Sports Pages)
I'm sure all of you reading this are Singaporean, or at least I think so. Anyway, I hope some of you read The New Paper. Well, for you guys I know most of you either flip the pages hoping to see a picture of some attractive lady or turn to the back and read their coverage of sports.
Now the issue I'm raising is the bias and, to me personally, the subjective nature the press has on football. For this paper, its always about Liverpool and, to a lesser extent, Man Utd. Now, I like those to teams, in fact I think they're great but the way the New Paper has edited the back pages makes me have to remind myself I'm not in Liverpool. If you pick up the New Paper after fixtures of matches have been played, you will find yourself reading extensive reports on Liverpool. Even if they've lost or won or drew, there must be that big graphic post match analysis on the game. Almost everytime I do that, that's what I read. You open the back pages and you find yourself reading...
"Hmm...Torres is great (personally I do think he's good)" or "Rafalution (or some petty excuse to give Liverpool fans a glimmer of hope)" or "Hicks and Gillet blah blah blah" or "Gerrard is something something". You get me. It doesn't stop there! Then there's the 2 or 3 page coverage of the post-match analysis or something like that. Blah blah blah blah.
I'm not angry at Liverpool (I'm an Arsenal fan btw, I've got enough problems wanting a team of school boys to win a trophy) or Liverpool fans. I just am not happy with the way The New Paper edits its papers. There's millions of stories on Liverpool.
Also, another thing is the treatment of Chelsea. Come on...Real Madrid, and you start giving them loads of credit. "Oh Real this and Real that" and "Galacticos that and whatever", but they are great though. And when it comes to Chelsea, "Evil Abramovich or something" and "Unhappy Chelsea Camp". You get me, they give Chelsea all the bad press. But that was the past and less and less or Chelsea being bad is turning up. I can understand that good news is no news, I have to admit.
Lastly, Arsenal. Why is my beloved club given too little press? Arsenal won by a big margin...surprise, surprise...Liverpool hogs the headlines with their 0-0 draw. Arsenal progress through cup! But no...Riise was robbed. Same with other little known teams being robbed of their limelight. Some team donates to charity! But no...the New Paper gets exclusive coverage of Ronaldo's life or something.
I'm probably gonna get blasted for this post...
Now the issue I'm raising is the bias and, to me personally, the subjective nature the press has on football. For this paper, its always about Liverpool and, to a lesser extent, Man Utd. Now, I like those to teams, in fact I think they're great but the way the New Paper has edited the back pages makes me have to remind myself I'm not in Liverpool. If you pick up the New Paper after fixtures of matches have been played, you will find yourself reading extensive reports on Liverpool. Even if they've lost or won or drew, there must be that big graphic post match analysis on the game. Almost everytime I do that, that's what I read. You open the back pages and you find yourself reading...
"Hmm...Torres is great (personally I do think he's good)" or "Rafalution (or some petty excuse to give Liverpool fans a glimmer of hope)" or "Hicks and Gillet blah blah blah" or "Gerrard is something something". You get me. It doesn't stop there! Then there's the 2 or 3 page coverage of the post-match analysis or something like that. Blah blah blah blah.
I'm not angry at Liverpool (I'm an Arsenal fan btw, I've got enough problems wanting a team of school boys to win a trophy) or Liverpool fans. I just am not happy with the way The New Paper edits its papers. There's millions of stories on Liverpool.
Also, another thing is the treatment of Chelsea. Come on...Real Madrid, and you start giving them loads of credit. "Oh Real this and Real that" and "Galacticos that and whatever", but they are great though. And when it comes to Chelsea, "Evil Abramovich or something" and "Unhappy Chelsea Camp". You get me, they give Chelsea all the bad press. But that was the past and less and less or Chelsea being bad is turning up. I can understand that good news is no news, I have to admit.
Lastly, Arsenal. Why is my beloved club given too little press? Arsenal won by a big margin...surprise, surprise...Liverpool hogs the headlines with their 0-0 draw. Arsenal progress through cup! But no...Riise was robbed. Same with other little known teams being robbed of their limelight. Some team donates to charity! But no...the New Paper gets exclusive coverage of Ronaldo's life or something.
I'm probably gonna get blasted for this post...
Hello Bored People
So I've finally kept up with technology and created a blog. This of course will be read by 2...no 5 people who apparantly have either stumbled on this site by accident or simply have nothing to do and are bored. Either way I hope to at least entertain you people before you decide you've had enough of this blog and click elsewhere.
The content of my blog will be of matters that concern the public or at least issues I've read in magazines. Again please give this blog 5 minutes before you think you've had enough.
The content of my blog will be of matters that concern the public or at least issues I've read in magazines. Again please give this blog 5 minutes before you think you've had enough.
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