There's a little black spot on the sun today...

One of my favourite songs... King of Pain by the Police... In terms of lyrics... this is Sting at his best (arguably for some... most definitely for me) ... sometimes the irony makes me laugh... sometimes the darkness of this song... it draws me in... sometimes you can't escape the darkness...

King of Pain (lyrics by Sting)

There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday
There's a black hat caught in a high tree top
There's a flag-pole rag and the wind won't stop

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday
There's a black hat caught in a high tree top
There's a flag-pole rag and the wind won't stop

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall
There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall
There's a blue whale beached by a springtide's ebb
There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt
There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread

King of pain

There's a red fox torn by a huntsman's pack
There's a black-winged gull with a broken back
There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the queen of pain

King of pain
I'll always be king of pain...

Not to worry... I'll move on... sometime... soon...

Most BORING match in Germany 2006...

AND THE AWARD GOES TO... (without fanare) Switzerland vs. The Ukraine.

Boring... it was like watching, non stop, the second hand on a clock move.. for about 130minutes... give or take eternity - we could not, however, look away - yea... we're sorta weak willed that way!

and Predictable... right down to Shevchenko missing the first penalty kick... (no I am NOT making this up... just as Michael)

(Joalifathi Woald Cup Analyst - Ahmed Michael)

Well... it could have been worse... or could it?

On a (more?) personal note... FIFA, what're ya gonna do with Figo? Is he in? Is he out... are you gonna make him (and Portugal) pay a rediculous amount of money? What's gonna happen to him? What, WHAT, WHAT?!?!?

Disclaimer: The above statement is not meant to discredit FIFA or any of it's decisions... FIFA RULEZ... err as far as football is concerned atleast... I'm just curious as to what's to become of Portugal... and you all know I'm not a patient man... so FIFA: OUT WITH IT PEOPLE!!!

and by the way... while we're on the subject... for those of you who don't know yet:

Check out the 'Fan of the match' award on the FIFA World Cup website... yea I meant FAN not MAN - nice idea FIFA...

(One of many to win the FIFA Fan of the Match - Daina Zagata)

verrrrry nice idea!

Portugal WIN!!!!


Going up against England in the quater finals... Key players on suspension... the drama continues... I LOVE this... err... the drama... not the key players on suspension - which just plain sucks!!! ok ok... hehe there were times during the Portugal vs. Netherland that I was as nervous as BOTH the coaches.... COMBINED!

hmmm... lucky England! BUT it's against England vs. Portugal - I'm hoping for Protugal to outclass England :D

mmm... but with Figo (maybe... probably... highly likely) gone... and with what happened to Chritiano Ronaldo... and Deco... MAAAaaan! Still...

OK ok... gotta go sleep... gotta get to work this morning... yes work!

YEA! Portugal WIN!!!! Gonna be watching them play England... probably... or who am I kidding... WILL BE on pins and needles!

AAAaaaarrrrggGH!

I HATE lending books and DVDs – the ones you cherish Always seem never to return! :(

Green Lantern: Rebirth (Written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Ethan Van Sciver)
Borrowed, overdue and much cherished! Hal Jordan's back... He's BACK I tell you and the story is moving and exciting and may be lost to me FOREVER! I exaggerate AND...

I’d swear – but my parents raised a more cautious fool… I meant polite...

BUT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

STILL PISSED!

Yay! Japan scores against Brazil...

Crap! Brazil are gonna win it... AGAIN! OK... I do realise I was hoping against hope... but seriously FIFA should just NOT hold the World Cup and give them the trophy...

'OK Aindhy... get a grip... Portugal still have a chance... so does Spain... but the way the Brazilians played last night... ALL HOPE IS LOST!!!' ... Hehehehe... well not really... but they did do a good job didn't they... some really good goals... even the Japanese goa had class...

On a more surprising note... the Socceroos (err... the Australians) make it to the round of 16... And NO I wasn't hallucinating! Great job... played their guts out and won!

Bring on the round of 16!.. err after tonight's 'fixtures'.

The new Superman Returns Poster...

is visually (verrrry) stunning...


and there's also a new trailer! MAN! If wishes had wings or flight as it were...

One minor concern... YES I'm nitpicking... there's one bit when Superman's flying near the plane where he looks like a doll... but in all fairness... when you're matched up against a plane... still... sigh!... like I said... I wish...

The results for the Text message instant poll:
Blu Ray vs. HD DVD is...

Afrah: Blu Ray
Shuna: Blu Ray (reconsidered from original choice of HD DVD)
Pete: HD DVD
Ben: Brazil (so sorry Ben... this means u contribute nothing!)
Aiman: Blu Ray
Aindhy: Blu Ray

80% for Blu Ray - 20% for HD DVD and nothing but a 'Portugal are gonna kick arse' to Ben

There you go - the Blu Rays have it!

OK - my two cents on why Blu Ray has to win.

Simply put - this format war is not just about video (as was the war between VHS and Betamax)... it's also about Data Capacity... and Blu Ray's got more. Which also mean EXTRA stuff on the video releases... like Special Effects features etc... you know how I LOVE the extras (when they mean something).

In brief - I hope that when the dust settles it's Blu Ray that's left standing!

Wierdest thing happened last night...

I'd done a bit of shoping... nothing too fancy... just aftershave and shave foam. As I proceeded towards the payment counter I realise that I didn't have enough cash on me. No biggie right? Cos I did have my shiny new BML Visa Debit card - turns out they can't accept my card because their machine only accepts BML Cash Cards only.

Now I'm stuck... and my hopes of a painless shave - SHATTERED (heheh... ok not quite). So I begin counting the notes in my wallet and find I am just three Rufiya short!

So I've got to duck out of the shop and get to an ATM right?

Wrong - a guy behind me gladly covers the three bucks. And you could have knocked me over with a feather. Hardly happens these days. I was really shell shocked - I didn't even get his name BUT I did remember to thank him.

So dude, again - Thanks a billion!

I sure hope Brazil makes it to the Germany 2006 Final (He was wearing a Brazil shirt)... Had this happened before the finals began, I would wish that they win it - but unfortunately I've already printed out my 'Portugal - 2006 winners, all the other teams SUCK!' T-shirts ;)

Thanks!

Superman Returns - 27th June 2006


The poster kicks arse but have you seen the trailers and the spots?!?!
I have. MAN do I wish I lived in a country with a decent cinema - the price one pays for living in paradise


'Life's good and full of mixed blessing' - ;) Cheers.

p.s. I've been neglecting this - thus the two posts

Shout out for a good book.

Some of you guys have probably read my short scripts Life and After life (Ben - I've got a concept for Before life so the trilogy is complete, atleast in my head!). Those I wrote when in Limkokwing. I've no illusions BUT this give you guys a clue as to my tastes...

The short story collection Children playing before a statue of Hercules (edited and introduced by David Sedaris) has got PLENTY of that kinda flavour - The girl with the blackened eye (Joyce Carol Oates) and Bullet to the brain (Tobias Wolfe) stand out.

I must admit I did skip a couple of the stories - when they slowed down a bit BUT it was only just the two.

For those who enjoy a decent (these are more than decent) stories like me - this is a definite keeper.

NO. I'm not lending my copy!