MICHAEL BUBLE IS COMING TO MALAYSIA

I am not kidding!!!! MICHAEL BUBLE IS REALLY COMING TO MALAYSIA. But it is in March (details are in the photo actually). The thought of him coming is already killing me! I've always wished he would and he really is!!!!! His concerts are AMAZING. I've watched him in Caught in the Act and Live in MSG and it was just so BRILLIANT!!! So when he gets here on March 13, I am gonna go. I am so gonna go. I've missed Il Divo and regretted it and I won't do miss another superb concert.

The MOST Awesome Concert in My Diaries So Far

So I went up all the way to Kuala Lumpur again for another concert (it is further this time because I came back all the way from JOHOR and then got back to JOHOR the very next day!). Anyway, it was definitely worth it and have I missed it, I would cry! Lol.

Anyway, before I go any further, here's my thank you list.

1. God - For protecting and blessing us throughout our entire journey. And for letting me win the tickets in the first place. RM672 is the biggest amount I've ever won in my entire life (RM168 x 4 tickets).

2. DADDY!!!! - For being willing to drive us up to KL, wait for the whole concert to finish and driving us back.

3. Mummy - For allowing us to go.

4. Hitz.FM - FOR GIVING ME THE TICKETS OF COURSE!!!!

5. Sandra Wong - Somehow, I think she helped because daddy, Matt, Yen Pin and I spoke about asking her for luck and stuffs and I really won.

6. TuneTalk - For organising the concert.

And....

7. PARAMORE!!!!!!!!!! - For coming and performing!!!

Also, to Vinod and Terence for getting the tickets for me. =)

So I guess when it comes to concert, I'm no dancer or jumper. I think I prefer to relax and enjoy the show. Call me weird or whatever but that's just how I sway, people. And for the records, I love to record the show too because that way, I get to relive the moments over and over again. And I still have as much fun as those who yelled their lungs out and jumped like crazy. Lol. But put me in the rock zone and you'll see me ditching the cameras and then I would too go crazy as well. Lol!

Anyway, Paramore or Hayley Williams actually belted out 18 songs. It started kinda rough with the vocals as Hayley couldn't really keep up with the really loud band but as the show progressed, it got better. The acoustic songs (Never Let This Go, When It Rains, Where The Lines Overlap and Misguided Ghosts) were brilliant. Popular songs like Decode, That's What You Get, Careful and Pressure were spot on. The encores (Brick by Boring Brick and Misery Business) were FREAKING AMAZING. And and and, my favourite of the night, the song of my year, The Only Exception was pure master class. It was just so amazing.

And the band, they are are AMAZING!!! Josh Farro, the lead guitarist, was brilliant. So was Taylor York and Jeremy Davis. Also, the drummer, Zac Farro, he was brilliant too. And not forgetting, the lead vocalist, Hayley Williams. She was so full of energy, her stage presence was good and she definitely know how to please the crowd. Just amazing.

All in all, as far as my opinion and experience in concerts count, I'd say those who miss Paramore last night miss one hell of a concert. It was this music lover's opinion the best she has seen. It took them six years to get here but boy they rocked Kuala Lumpur hard last night. Should they ever come again, free tickets or not, I'm making my way to them again. No one does emo-pop punk music they way the do and for that, Paramore, YOU ARE THE ONLY EXCEPTION.

Uruguay 2 Germany 3 in Pictures

Uruguayan players with striker, Luis Suarez back in the side poses for pre-match photos.

The German huddle. Their camp was hit by flu virus which cost them Misrolav Klose (I hope he has another World Cup outing to score 2 more goals and top the goal scorer's record), Lukas Podolski, Manuel Neuer and captain, Philipp Lahm. Even coach, Joaquim Loew was hit by the virus.

And who but not Germany's super 20 year old, Thomas Mueller to open the score sheet. 1-0 to Germany.

But Uruguay's Cavani would hit one pass Hans-Jorg Butt to equalise.

And in the second half, a brilliant play by the men in blue ended up with the ball in German's net once again with a superb volley by veteran striker, Diego Forlan.

The advantage only lasted for 5 minutes though with a header by Marcell Jansen putting the Germans back in the game.

A corner in the 82nd minute for the Germans produced the match winning goal, coming from the head of Sami Khadira.

And in the dying minutes, Uruguay was awarded a free kick. With Forlan stepping up to take the kick, German's fans hard to cross their fingers that the match did not go into extra time. Alas! Forlan hit the ball against the bar and the referee ended the match. It is 3-2 to Germany.

The Germans celebrating after the final whistle. They have retained their third spot and have been in the top four spot in their last three World Cup outings (they finished second to Brazil in Japan/Korea 2002).

The third place victors.

A very bright side. One would bet that the Germans can only get better from here.

Khadira, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Cacao posed with their bronze medals.

Loew can be very proud with his youthful team.

Match winner, Khadira.

The Germans making their round of honour to thank their fans.

It has been a bumpy ride for the Germans this time around. They started brightly by thrashing Australia 4-1 and then losing to minnows, Serbia 1-0 in their second match. They came up with the goods in their final group match though, defeating Ghana 1-0. In their last 16 match, controversy dominated as they thrashed England 4-1 and set up a meeting with Argentina, a mouth watering tie. In the quarters, they would play their cool and brilliant football, thrashing the men in blue 4-0. However, when it was most needed for the Germans to deliver, they bowed out to Spain's Carlos Puyol's goal in the semi-finals, setting them up with Uruguay in the third placing playoff match. And in an exciting game, Germany ended their 2010 campaign on high by defeating Uruguay 3-2. And what a way to do it. Klose taking his World Cup goals tally to 14, only one shy of all time leader, Ronaldo. Schweinsteiger having yet another good outing. And of course, Mueller, the wonder kid. Only 20 years old and already having 5 World Cup goals, including a brace against England. I for one look to a brighter future in the Germans and with Joaquim Loew staying, not many would bet against them doing so. =)

New Centreback

As the title who suggests, Arsenal has signed a new centreback who is set to replace the likes of William Gallas, Mikael Silvestre and Sol Campbell who are all tipped to leave. So here are so pictures and facts on the Gunner's latest signing.

Name: Laurent Koscielny (pronounced as 'cos-she'll-knee)

Date of birth: 10 September 1985

Place of birth: Tulle, France (he also has Polish ancestry)

Height: 1.87cm (6'1.5")

Koscielny began his youth career with French side, Guingamp at which he managed to impressed his coach and was given a senior contract. He stayed on until 2007, making 40 appearances.

He then transferred to another Ligue 2 side, Tours and played in their colours for two years. During those times, he scored 6 goals in 67 appearances.

He then moved to Ligue 1 side, Lorient in which he played a vital role in securing the side's final seventh position in the league. In his one year stint there, he made 35 appearances and found the back of the net on 3 occasions.

And on the 7th of July, the Frenchman sealed his move to The Emirates in a transfer that cost the Gunners 8.5 million pound.

The latest Gunner will be wearing the number 6 which was previously won by Phillipe Senderos who had just left The Emirates for Craven Cottage (Fulham).

And just an interesting fact here. Koscielny enjoys chess a lot and is looking into challenging Arsene Wenger frequently to hone his skills. =)

Well, I don't know about you, but I hope his arrival will strengthen Arsenal's defense. And of course, if they are to truly do that, they'll need to look for a new keeper and probably more centrebacks. Anyway, I am looking forward to a good Thomas Vermaelen-Laurent Koscielny partnership in the upcoming season. Koscielny and the partnership will certainly be tested with Arsenal's first game being against Liverpool on the 14th of August. That's TWO days before my 22nd birthday!!

Double F's - Fishes and Fruits

My house is turning into a fish and fruit sanctuary, I think. Don't believe? Well, let my pictures tell you the story.

Fighting fish. Not a very good picture. But if you see them in reality, you'll notice how beautiful they are. Oh yeah. They are all bred by my dad.

Fighting fish breeding tank. There are easily hundreds of them in this tank.

The one tank which is in the house. Zebra fish, more fighting fish and angel fish.

Top view of the aquarium.

My daddy's baby angel fish! They are so cute!

It's them again.

Them again, swimming in their tank.

Tiny mango tree but already growing fruits.

In the backyard, this huge banana is growing.

In the house, there are some more bananas, from another tree. And pineapple and cempedak.

What did I told you eh? And that is not all. We also have a papaya tree and so many other fishes!

A Quick Arsenal Update

As always, during the closed season, it's all about who's in and out. Only this time, the footballing world is more obsessed with the World Cup. So in case you missed what the papers are saying, here's a little update on The Gunners. =)

Signed...

Marouane Chamakh arrived at The Emirates last month on a free transfer from French club, Bordeaux. The Moroccan's arrival will provide an extra man upfront.

Possibly signed...

Yet another French man. The Gunners are looking into signing 24 year old Laurent Koscielny from Ligue 1 side, Lorient. The 6'1" centreback will fill in the gap left by Sol Campbell, William Gallas and Mikael Silvestre. I am not too sure about this news but now I am hearing that he has already been signed for 12 million Euro. Even his page on Wikipedia said so. Lol. Additionally, this centreback is capable of scoring goals when going forward. He has netted in 9 goals in 142 appearances so far.

On their way out...

Arriving from Chelsea a couple of years ago in a move that saw Ashley Cole going the other way, William Gallas had seen his ups and downs at Arsenal. He was made team captain and was later stripped of the armband when he lost his head in the game against Birmingham City two seasons ago. The game also saw the Gunners losing Eduardo for the remaining of that season due to a broken leg after a tackle of Martin Taylor two minutes into the game. Since then, Gallas had been severely criticised and I think his time at The Emirates is coming to a close now with Europe champions, Inter Milan looking to sign the French man.

Goodbye again, Sol Campbell? Campbell will always be remembered at Arsenal. During his prime years, he was just amazing. Remember that he was part of 'The Invincibles' too, the feat that saw the Gunners go 49 games unbeaten. He left Arsenal in 2006 but returned last season in which he was pretty instrumental at the back. Although he was not as fast as he once was, he fitted in well when Gallas was out injured. Word is, he is on his way to Celtic.

Mikael Silvestre's arrival was be shocking to me to start with. Mainly because prior to being a Gunner, he was playing at Manchester United. And the tradition is that no transfers are possible between Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool. But I guess that was in the 80's and 90's. Anyway, it looks certain that the French man is about to exit The Emirates. To be honest, he wasn't that good anyway and based on that, I am sure he will not be missed.

Rumoured...

Experience defender, Phil Jagielka would be an awesome replacement for the trio defenders who are leaving. And the 27 year old is also capable of playing in the midfield. I have always sort of like Jagielka and would be happy to see him in red. Arsenal's red that is.

The Germans are doing so well in the World Cup and of course, their stars are gonna be linked to new clubs as a result. So here's one that I've heard. Word is, Arsene Wenger is looking into signing Per Mertesacker from Werder Breman. The 6'6" 25 year old centreback would be such an awesome replacement for whichever defender of the same position who leaves Arsenal. I didn't know much about him previously but seeing him in the German squad, he is just awesome! I so want him at Arsenal. And his amazing height would be such a bonus!

Like it or not, I am gonna say it. Manuel Almunia sucks and Lukasz Fabianski is not gonna be good enough. Ever. Period. Lol. And seeing Mark Schwarzer linked to Arsenal is making me so happy. Although he is 37 years old already, who cares! In keepers, with age comes experience. And Schwarzer is no short of it. Remember that he and Fulham made it all the way to the Europa League final too!

Lastly, whether you are a football fan or not, I am sure you have heard about this...

Arsenal's talismanic captain, Cesc Fabregas being heavily linked to his boyhood club, Barcelona. And he fueled the speculations by saying he wants to leave. However, I think being on the bench so much for Spain in the current World Cup has made him realise that he is not gonna get what he gets at Arsenal if he leaves. Yes, the players and supporters will be there. But game time? Captaincy? Respect and love? He will play at Barca but certainly not this much. The Catalan side has so many good midfielders already and looking back at previous Gunners who left Arsenal for the Spanish side, no one made it. Thierry Henry was nowhere near where he was at Arsenal and I have heard that the disgraced French captain is now on his way to Major Soccer League side, the New York Red Bulls. Then there is Aliaksander Hleb. He was nobody before he came to Arsenal. He crafted his name when he arrived and when he left, he became a nobody again. Just a few games played at Barca and then he was loaned out. Not a good move if you ask me. And now he is actually advising that Fabregas do not follow in his footstep. Anyway, not that I am biased, I think previously unknowns who made their names at Arsenal and then leave doesn't make it big. Anyone remember Mathieu Flamini? Or how about the traitor Emmanuel Adebayor? So if you ask me, Fabregas, stay where you are well loved and respected. Don't throw it away for money and trophies. Keep your faith in Arsenal. Be patient and you will be rewarded.

That's a wrap. Hmm.. That was not quick after all. But it's all good wasn't it? To me, I am happy with the way Arsenal is approaching the market. Strengthening the one department that cost us the title last season and adding the strike force. Two words to sum it all. Exciting and brilliant! =)

Food Trip!!!

Yen Pin and I had planned this for a while after GDW the "Great" told us to have fun as our internship stint was getting a bit boring towards the end. We had NO WORK to do at all (sorry to all my other coursemates who were made to slave for free during the last two months). Lol.

So on a Sunday, we decided to go ahead with our mission to go over to City Square (CS) to eat. Haha. Two greedy people huh? It's kinda fun actually.

We reached CS at about 12. We were starving by then. So we headed to Shihlin to have our favourite chicken meal.

We also noticed that the queue to eat at Kim Gary's was this long. And the restaurants beside Kim Gary's are all almost empty! Poor shops. I feel for them, really.

After the chicken meal, we were kinda full, so Yen Pin decided to torture me with her usual walk around the whole shopping mall, entering into shops after shops, etc. Padini is the the headache one. Belt. No belt. Belt. No belt. Belt. No belt. -Sigh- And there was also shoes. No shoes. Shoes. No shoes. -SIGH!!!!- Did she buy anything at the end? That you gotta wait! Lol

Next was of course bookstores. We always go to the bookstore when we are at CS. There are two pretty huge ones anyway. MPH and Popular. I was actually looking for a Pixar book there but all I came across are Toy Story 3 books (and yes. Like a kid, I read them). Anyway, at MPH, we saw this whole set of books with adjectives as titles. Lol. So we took the ones that best suited us and took pictures of them. Lol!

This is me. I should not have Mr Jelly there. But the rest pretty much tells you about me huh?

You see Mr Mean, who do you think of? OF COURSE that MISS SIU YEN PIN!!!

Nosey=Ryan naturally

-Sigh- Perfect=Greg?????

Right. Moving back to the food now. After all the walking (she makes me walk a lot. Trust me), we (or just me, I think) was a little tired. So we decided to go for pretzels and coffee! So we went to Auntie Anne's for our sour cream and onion pretzel and then to Coffee Bean for our ice blended coffee.

I know this picture don't look too good. There weren't enough light to take this. I'll tell you why. After I placed my order at Coffee Bean and sat, before my butt even got the chance to heat up the chair, the power went out. Half of CS had power failure. Damn! Anyway, we waited for almost an hour, I think for it to come back on and at the end, we gave up. I'm supposed to get my refund but I don't think I have till now. :( So no Coffee Bean. Just pretzels. :(

Not to be defeated, we were determine to at least have something cold. So we went to the "darker side" of CS to get shave ice. Peanut and chocolate. Me favourite!

Penguin! Lol

And then it was back to walk and not shop. Lol. Money's the key factor her. And surprise, surprise. Back to PADINI. Back to the shoe section. Back to shoes. No shoes. Shoes. No shoes. And then to the belt. No belt. Belt. No belt. All over again. BUT!!!! At the end, it was belt and no shoes. At least she bought something! Grrrr... Lol. -Relieved-

Then we went to the book exhibition by Popular. They had one at the concourse area. Huge space for them. They offered crazy discounts too. We went around the area and then got stuck in the art area. One guess why. It ain't that hard right? Lol. And Yen Pin got crazy, literally cuckoo nuts with all the cute stickers. That alone killed like 10 minutes. I realised now that she is a sucker for cute stuffs. Lol. Kinda cute actually. Her reaction that is. Anyway, there, we killed a whole hour and got hungry again.

Dinner? Nando's!!! My yummy, yummy marinated chicken. Yen Pin loves it too since I introduced it to her. No franchise in Kuching. Sad eh?

After this meal, we decided that we've stuffed ourselves enough for one day. Lol. Finally huh? But trust me, if there was still space in our tummies, Yen Pin would have gotten her J Co donuts. Lol.

Anyhow, now I will present you the sad part of the trip. The heart breaker.

We descended the escalator and walked towards that yellow machine. Yes! That yellow, money eating parking ticket machine. Argh!!! We inserted our parking ticket and guess the amount we had to play! RM14! FOURTEEN!!! That is the most expensive parking ever to me. -Sigh- Heartache. But we've gotten over it since. Anyway, that is the first and last time I am ever gonna back at CS basement. It is so warm, one park at one's own risk (although you pay so much!) and the layout is so complicated. No more CS basement parking for me. Hmph!!!