EURO Blunder!

What happened?! All of the previous prediction can be regarded as major CRAP! None of them were correct. First of all, my team, Portugal been shown the exit by the always 'predicted champions', Germany. There's a saying in the world of football, 'Never write-off the Germans' and that platitude statement is again, correct! No wonder they make the best car in the world and that includes the 'unbreakable VW beetle'.

Ok, let's diagnose what was the being denied here. Portugal, although overwhelmed in the first half, they managed to fight back in the second. Now, in the first half, Nuno Gomes was denied a penalty when he got held back back a German defender(forgot his name). The ref should have again ruled out goal no 3 because it was clear that Ballack shoved Paulo Ferreira and although it was a minimal shove, it is technically a foul, ergo Ballack got an advantage to score what was again, a blunder from the defence and Ricardo. It was two-fold. The defence failed to curb the second set piece and Ricardo was flat footed, on the Portugal side. The ref however should've disallowed that 3rd goal. Bear in mind that this is the same ref who allowed Van Nistelrooy's offside first goal against Italy.

Maybe it's always true that the superior teams always have the upper hand advantage. I recall few years back when there was a controversy in the Serie A whereby teams like Juventus and AC Milan were given extensive extra period whevener they are down and can simply get advantage over any slight foul and that includes easily getting a penalty. I guess it's a psychological effect. They higher ranked teams always get the benefit of the doubt. ARghhh!

Anyways, I'm glad Holland is out because they played like Russia in the opening group match whilst Russia played like Holland in the group match. And I'm also glad that turkey is in the Semi as well. I must say that Guus Hiddink is THE GREATEST NATIONAL COACH. Remember Korea? Now it's Russia. I wonder could Malaysia afford him? Maybe if FAM were to appoint him as the FAM President, even that couldn't brush up our national team. Malaysia=crap.

Oh well, I'm going to see Italy-Spain now and i don't dare to predict because that gypsy woman was really crappy!

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According to a Portuguese gypsy woman, Portugal will meet Germany in the quarter final and go on to win 3-1. Then, at the semi final stage, Portugal is going to beat Croatia 2-1. Now the final match is a tricky one, either Spain or the Netherlands is going to make it.

The Gypsy woman also mentioned that Netherland has a slightly better chance of making it to the final but still, Portugal with Ronaldo, Deco, Nuno Gomes and Pepe will emerge as the victors, hence, redeeming Portugal defeat in the last Euro. Italy can wave bye bye from the group stage because according to this Gypsy woman as she whispers to my ears (because this was taboo), the wrath of Zidane hasn't subside and it's a 7 generation curse to Italian football.

The French by the way, since the departure of Zidane, has been playing a very confusing game, sometimes they play like an African team, sometimes as French. For all I care, Portugal has been playing an entertaining football ala Brasilian and I'm so impressed with the short pass play. Pepe reminds me of my favourite defender, Matthias Sammer but he has to sometimes play it low especially against Germany. From yesterday's match against the generic and boring Czech, there were some gripping moments during the last moments of the match from the complacency of the backline. Pepe must tone it down like the way he plays in La Liga and must concentrate on being only a stopper.

Anyhow, whatever the result is, I think Portugal is the most entertaining team in the Euro so far and they deserve to emerge as victors. FORCA PORTUGAL!

p/s: How I wish Pepe would join Man U next season! It will be a blast to have a such an unorthodox centreback!!!(dream on!)

PUTRAJAYA, June 6 (Bernama) -- Drivers in the country are advised to drive at not more than 100km/h as it can help save fuel, more so in light of yesterday's fuel price hike. The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS)'s director, Dr Wong Shaw Voon, said this was proven by studies in the United States.

"Although the speed limit in Malaysia is set at 110km/h, at that speed the rate of burning fuel is higher," he told reporters here today. Wong said the use of brakes without reason also led to higher fuel use as well as endangering other road users.

"This is because as a vehicle slows down, the driver has to press the accelerator again and this causes the vehicle to need more force and burn more fuel.

"Try not to switch lanes too. It takes up more petrol as well as you need to speed up and quickly go into another lane," he said. For those thinking of buying a car, Wong said detailed studies needed to be done first especially on fuel consumption by the car.

He said although many thought that luxury cars consumed more fuel, there were luxury cars that saved on fuel and as such the opinion of experts was very useful.

Also, he said, there were vehicles that were fitted with fuel consumption indicators that can help drivers determine driving methods that can save fuel.

Wong said the rise in fuel prices must be seen in a positive light and a little adjustment in driving could help reduce daily fuel expenses.

"It is a time for us to think. Previously we enjoyed the cheap petrol so we did not care much about the driving behaviour. Now it is time for us to revise it," he said.


-excerpts taken from Malaysia-today.Net

Adoi!Tell me something I dunno. And why the hell i read this post in the first place. Why don't we have a railroad for cars. So no braking is needed until we reach the destination and every rail is designated to a destination, so no need for traffic lights, cos idling wastes fuel. All those stated above are all old news, even before the price hike we already knew and sometimes practiced it. We don't need 'how to save fuel 101' tutorials, we need AFFORDABLE FUEL PRICE!got it? If you want to kaji ah, everything also must 'kaji', this weekend watch F1 and learn the dynamics of downforce, aero-dynamics and drag coefficient, temperature(air and tarmac), yada yada yada! DAMN STUPID article!

p/s:Please also propose the use of CAI (cold air intake) cos lower temps burn less fuel, then make rooftops for all the major roads in malaysia with kipas angin to make the air colder.

RM2.70 thriller!

Kali ni aku nak tulis bahase Melayu rojak campur pasar campur loghat. Baru sat2 tadi aku pi stesen minyak Mobil kat rumah aku ni. Aku memang suka beli rokok kat Mobil ni sebab kedai kat area rumah aku ni memang sesak dengan orang. Den tak goma sosak2 ni, buek poning kopalo yo.
Nak dijadikan cerita, sesampainya aku di Mobil, betapa meriahnya suasana dah macam karnival Jomheboh takpun Perkampungan Hadhari. Minyak besok nak naik 78sen bagi petrol yang membawak kepada rege baru yang sangat mencabar iman iaitu RM2.70! Disel plak naik RM1 yang membawak kepada rege baru RM2.58. Shahrir Samad cakap rege ni lebih murah 30 sen sebenarnya. Aduih, alang2 dan naik 78 sen baik ko bundarkan terus jd singgit bagi puas ati! Aku punya meter minyak dah tinggal satu bar je time ni tapi aku tak terpikir plak nak isi minyak sampai full tank. Sebab aku tau besok atau lusa atau tulat, aku masih kena isi minyak kete. Aku pikir alang2 nak isi minyak baik bawak satu kontena pastu isi, paling kurang bleh tahan 2-3 bulan(ini hanyalah andaian sahaja).
Dah macam teksi merah putih NGV beratur nak amik turn aku tengok.
Dengar citer plak gomen nak bagi rebet RM625 setiap kali kita renew roadtax. Pe pasal plak nak bagi rebet, kita takmo rebet kita nak minyak murah. Rebet pun boleh tolak bayaran installment kete sebulan. Sajela nak bagi rebet sebab nak dapat pelepasan cukai kot? Itupun dia nak pos rebet tu, berapa lama nak sampai umah, wallahualam! Aku pun tatau sangat pasal cukai ni walaupun bapak aku pesara LHDN.
Gomen cakap ini semua dinamakan bawah Pakej Penstrukturan Subsidi. Bukan nak cakap apa la, tapi memandangkan rege minyak dah naik mcm haram ni, tak lama lagi rege barang pon akan naik. Itu lumrah, sebab rege minyak ni adalah benchmark bagi rege barang lain. Kalau mcm ni, terpaksa la aku naik motor takpun basikal sebab aku takde lesen motor sebab aku phobia naik motor.