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MAGICAL!!!

I received a text message from a friend in the early morning, seconds after Rooney's magnificent winnner. It read simply, "MAGICAL!"

What if Chelsea players defected to Manchester United? The most formidable team ever?

The team of the season? At the moment, Chelsea and Manchester United are presenting pretty compelling cases, intent on securing an historic quadruple and treble respectively.

A select 11 comprising of the finest players from both would therefore (logically, anyway) be nigh-on unstoppable. In the selection process, however, egos would be ruffled, some of the stand-out performers reluctantly omitted and Kieran Richardson discarded as rapidly as possible.

But who would make the final cut? The first choice is perhaps the simplest. Edwin van der Sar is probably Manchester United's best goalkeeper since Peter Schmeichel yet, as his recent fallibility illustrates, he is no Petr Cech. The man Jose Mourinho trumpeted as the world's leading keeper did not concede a Premiership goal for three months before Carlos Tevez drew the rarest of errors; had Cech been fit all season - and given that he has only let in five league goals in the campaign - Mourinho's suggestion that Chelsea would be leading the title race is not too fanciful. Chelsea also possess the most buccaneering, brilliant right-back. Except that Michael Essien, the man who earned them their place in the Champions League semi-finals from that position, has only started there twice, even though he has often been moved to the right flank during proceedings. Given right-back is Chelsea's problem position and that it has been another season of quiet consistency from Gary Neville, the Manchester United captain is an automatic selection. On the left, there are four alternatives. Ashley Cole's admirers are never slow to describe him as the world's best, yet his Chelsea form has been no better than that of his supposed deputy, Wayne Bridge. A personal preference is for the rugged combativity of Gabriel Heinze, but for much of the season he has understudied Patrice Evra, so the Frenchman gets the nod, just. In the centre of defence, there are three regular partnerships to consider, including that of John Terry and Rio Ferdinand. However, their international alliance is much the least convincing of the trio, though all are composed of an aggressive, ball-winning centre-half complemented by a silkier, smoother partner, who has a greater emphasis on reading the game. Given Ferdinand's improvement can be attributed to his pairing with Nemanja Vidic - though the Englishman can remain annoyingly casual - the Serb's influence should not be underestimated. Ricardo Carvalho, meanwhile, has often been the undervalued member of the Chelsea couple at the back before recognition came from Mourinho, calling him the finest central defender in world football. There is a hint of hyperbole, but praise was due and the Portuguese forms a new duo at the back with Vidic in this team. The central midfield positions are as fiercely contested, pitting elegance and invention against energy and effectiveness. Manchester United offer rhythm, cohesion and a dedication to passing in the shape of Michael Carrick and Paul Scholes. Chelsea provide other qualities. With Claude Makelele on the wane, John Obi Mikel emerging and Michael Ballack yet to replicate his Germany or Bayern Munich form on a regular basis, their strongest contenders are Essien and Frank Lampard. The Ghanaian has dynamism in abundance, his indefatigability, remarkable stamina and versatility making him one of the season's stellar performers. Lampard's contribution can be measured in statistics; 21 goals, even before his assists are counted. If his gracelessness and refusal to accept criticism hardly endears, he edges out Scholes with Essien preferred as the ball-winner.

On either flank, and while selecting a regulation 4-4-2 - and not any of Mourinho's many midfield configurations - may favour United, the choices are simple. Injuries have meant that Joe Cole and Arjen Robben's contributions to the campaign have been too sporadic, so Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo it is.

The beguiling, enchanting Portuguese has captivated and his choice here is another, less prestigious, accolade for the Player and Young Player of the Year. Giggs, however, has had almost the same significance to United, accompanying the pace and dribbling ability he always possessed with enduring class and the development of other aspects of his game. In attack, and unusually for successful sides, there is a shortage of out-and-out strikers. Henrik Larsson has departed, Alan Smith's season is belatedly starting and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Salomon Kalou, though at opposite ends of the age spectrum, are equivalents, substitutes when it matters most. Didier Drogba's imposing physicality and hitherto undiscovered (in England, anyway) productivity in front of goal mean his selection cannot be queried, and he should benefit from the service of the two wingers. Despite glimpses of the real Andriy Shevchenko in 2007, the Ivorian will be in tandem with Wayne Rooney, whose form has fluctuated but whose talent is undeniable. That means the majority of the side are plucked from Manchester United. But, as AC Milan and Liverpool attempt to end the duopoly of the Premiership's big two this season in the Champions League semi-finals, they should at least be grateful that they are not facing all of the following 11: Cech (Chelsea); Neville (Manchester United), Carvalho (Chelsea), Vidic (Manchester United), Evra (Manchester United); Ronaldo (Manchester United), Essien (Chelsea), Lampard (Chelsea), Giggs (Manchester United); Drogba (Chelsea), Rooney (Manchester United).

Personally, i don't agree with Lampard. It should have been Scholes instead.

united!united!

i dunno what to blog anymore.
i dun wanna sound sissy telling you my life story.
i wish my life story was more exciting.
i wish i was away in europe on a man utd-end-of-the-season-matches-tour.
i spend my time eating, if not sleeping.
i have three shelves full of M1 stuff that has to be cleared to make space for M2 (hopefully InsyaAllah!)
i wish i was already a doctor now.
i had no life when school was on.
then i had exams.
then in the holidays, i still have no life.
I WISH FOR A MANCHESTER UNITED VICTORY TONIGHT OVER AC MILAN!

done!

Hey the exams are over! hahahaha! No more exams so it's gonna be 3-4 months of holidays. Unless, must go back for the dreaded vivas and supps. Err, nvm, not for me to decide. Will know when they announce it. But right now, I will have no qualms or worries about staying up late to catch all of United's matches. Not that I haven't been watching them throughout the exams. Hahahaha. Come on United!


Favourite terrace chants of United Fans:

Mourinho... are you listening?
You better keep your trophy glistenin'
We'll be back in May
To take it away
Walking in Fergie wonderland

a bout of medical cartoons

Don't study so much. Watch cartoons!

FREE CONE DAY @ B&J!

dear mr mourinho,

absolute clarity!

public announcement for kopi and adz:

GODHELPME

Post-CA2 sentiments:
Anat OK
Physio OK (in fact, more than OK!)
Biochem KO!

ARGH Biochem Biochem, why so difficult? And it's gonna be fully essay-format for Pros. That's not gonna make it any easier. Thank God for Anat and Physio having MCQs again!

Biochem, you should be officially renamed to Biocheem!

chill

CAs are over and I feel much better than the CAs for the previous semester. Can't wait for the Friday latenights with the guys at the usual place. But probably got to watch it also. Coz the Pros are gonna strike any time, hopefully with enough time for me to study and practise first.

Then hopefully, I can get through unscathed and plan for a more meaningful holiday. I think a job would do me a lot of good. Plus a drive up.

But right now, it's the OC Season 1 just so I am really chill.

SO, chill.

Still can't really believe that M1 has almost ended just like that. 1 year of medical education, so fast yet so much already taught and so much more to be learnt. We have no more lessons now. All our lessons are completed. So we don't have to go to school anymore. It's just the prep period for the Pros now and after that, if you pass, you are through to M2. And 3 full months of holiday.


But tomorrow morning, first thing, go for a run.

adipose tissue excess

Today, I found out that my body fat index was a 28.
And according to the reference range, above a 24 is considered unhealthy.
Good is around 20-21.
I'm not sure how accurate this test is, considering it measured my weight and my height and then using some formula, worked out my body fat index. May be a bit dodgy. Unlike the Body Mass Index formula.
But I sure don't want high LDL-cholesterol levels. Don't want any risk for atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, kidney failure, etc.
So it is a sign that I need to start running again.



Until I get to this level.

mylove

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the kite runner

I finished reading The Kite Runner.

I know now why I truly enjoyed reading the book. There were so many episodes in the book that described medical conditions so vividly. I was rather amused at the writer's profound knowledge about medicine and pathological symptoms. Turns out, the writer's a doctor! And how amazing isn't it? An Afghan doctor who is also a brilliant writer. Khaled Hosseini - his books are to be watched out for.

God gives you talent. Just what it truly is, it's for you to find out.

clear

mediocre grades?
not gonna stop me from enjoying my books, enjoying my theater, enjoying my football, my television or my sheesha.

at the end of the day, i know what i want and that is all that i am working towards.

reading The Kite Runner. that's my escape, my exit, my one-way ticket, my sortie. an incredibly riveting and powerful story.

this, this was not the way i intended this entry to turn out. it could be better. but that's not important.

what study?

An extra crazy weekend that was totally unrelated to the hustle and bustle of studying medicine.

Thursday night:
NAFA Malay Drama Presentation at NAFA with the DSL gang
followed by supper at Al-Tazzaq along Haji Lane

Friday night:
Malam Pentas at Malay Heritage Centre with Kopi
followed by dinner and sheesha at El-Sheikh
I was super groggy and broke too

Saturday morning:
Heart for Art Charity in school, played Captain's Ball and Football with the Med guys

Saturday evening:
Supported the Lions along with 55,000 others at the National Stadium with Zhihao and Geoffrey
Too many taunts and flying-nike poster-paper aeroplane-homing missiles to remember

Saturday night/Sunday morning:
Fetched the sister at Changi Airport
Drove to the former Hazwani at Clementi for supper
Sister's friends crashed my house

The rest of Sunday:
A day with Guyton and/or Snell?
Don't count on it.

How about sleep? YEAH....!

Funny I used the word weekend, when it involved Thursday and Friday as well. I don't care lah. My weekends have 4 days!

enough already

How can people say that everyone is a leader?
This thing about everyone is a leader is overstated, overused and I'm jaded already.
If you know you've got it, you don't need no leadership training camp.
You don't need motivational talks.
You may feel down at times but it is just God's test of your skills.
You have innate skills already so use it.
But if you have doubts about your quality, obviously you don't have it.
Training can improve you slightly but you will never reach the levels of those who really have it.
So...
Leave the leading to the real leaders.
Prophet Muhammad, Gandhi, Martin Luther King.
You?
You really sure you belong to those names above?

just something I suddenly thought of

The Popular Junkie The Popular Junkie is a person who is always fascinated by all things popular. Most of often he or she lets popular culture dictates his or her thinking and end up following the popular trend. He feels it cool to be following popular culture, because then, he is also part of the popular group. If not, then he feels left out, incomplete and insecure about himself. He is most comfortable when he is around his group of fellow Popular Junkies. Among them, they have all things popular, wear all things popular, talk all things popular and eat all things popular. Crumpler bags, iPods, adidas originals jackets, converse sneakers, Sony Ericsson Walkman mobile phones, that Justin Timberlake album, the likes.
And when they are together in a group, individually they are assessing one another. Who has something new - that is popular - which the others don't? Then, there will be a craving to also own that particular new popular item. And more. And a new cycle of craving begins. A vicious cycle. It is almost like trying to outdo one another in the popularity junkies stake, but in a subtle non-competitive way. I think we have lotsa them here in Singapore. Don't you think so?

On another note, Suria shows are getting rather addictive. I am transforming into a Makcik TV, but well done Suria!

You know that famous Marilyn Monroe pose? It wasn't the underground blowers that got her dress flapping. It was:

tres bien

my favourite part of the whole vacation was going to paris. okay i lied. it was going to old trafford to watch manchester united play. but the trip to paris was more special, i think. somehow, everything that i learnt from french class came back. it came flooding back. without me having to open up any books to revise whatsoever. i bought metro tickets for my family, ordered lunch and dinner, booked taxis, negotiated prices, read signs on signboards, asked for directions. and it was all in french. with the correct sentence structure and grammar and proper pronounciation. it made me tremendously happy when they understood me. and i understood them back. it is a miracle i can still remember the language after all of these years. and to hear the natives speak the language, awwe it's so beautiful. madame faussat was right. i should have gone to france then. i would have loved it even more. now i feel like writing her a thank you email. only thing is, i don't have her email address. this sucks.



and paulo coelho writes that we all understand and speak 2 languages. one, the language of the people. we use this language to communicate with other human beings. two, the language of signs. God communicate with us through signs and we can sometimes understand them.