tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29759256904242057332024-03-14T14:30:17.159+08:00scottism through and through" my words, my views, my world "scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-16376482332471888142013-01-10T21:46:00.000+08:002013-01-10T21:46:33.788+08:00Kenapa saya mahu ke Stadium Merdeka pada 12 Januari 2013 AsSalaamu'alaikum wrh. wbt. dan bon soiree tuan - tuan dan puan - puan,<br />
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Pertama sekali, saya ingin mengajak tuan - tuan dan puan - puan pembaca budiman untuk sama - sama berhimpun secara aman di Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur pada 12 Januari 2013 ini sekiranya mempunyai kelapangan masa dan acara.<br />
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Perkara kedua, izinkan saya membuat serba sedikit catatan di dalam laman blog saya ini yang ternyata usang dan menyerlah culas saya dalam menyelenggaranya. Catatannya berbunyi " Kenapa saya mahu ke Stadium Merdeka pada 12 Januari 2013 ".<br />
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Sehingga saat saya mengatur perkataan - perkataan di sini menjadi ayat, sudah bermula adegan main 'acah - acah' pihak Polis DiRaja Malaysia dalam soal lokasi perhimpunan kelak. Saya rasa cukuplah dengan apa yang berlaku semasa Perhimpunan Bersih 3.0 yang lepas. Saya cukup salut kerana pihak penganjur Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat secuba daya mengikut segala 'lincah tari' pihak - pihak yang tidak mahu perhimpunan ini berjaya. Harus diingat, pada akhirnya, kita mahu berhimpun secara aman dan teratur.<br />
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Jadi, kenapa saya mahu turun ke perhimpunan ini?<br />
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Jawapan saya, sebab saya sayangkan Malaysia. Saya faham ada rakan - rakan lain yang beda caranya untuk menunjuk rasa sayang kepada negara. Saya hanya satu suara, fahamilah yang dengan berkumpul secara aman nanti suara saya juga akan bergabung dengan mereka - mereka yang lain.<br />
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Ada yang turun kerana mahukan sistem pilihanraya yang lebih telus dan adil...bukankah itu tujuan yang baik untuk negara?<br />
Ada yang turun kerana mahukan perkiraan dan pembayaran royalti hasil galian minyak dan gas kepada negeri - negeri pengeluar mengikut perjanjian yang telah ditetapkan... tidakkah itu yang sepatutnya?<br />
Ada yang mahu turun kerana khuatir dengan tahap pencemaran alam sekitar dengan adanya kilang nadir bumi seliaan LYNAS di Kuantan... salahkah mereka berhimpun demi masa depan anak cucu mereka?<br />
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Saya baca hampir setiap hari (dan saya periksa dan ulang periksa berita - berita ini dengan rakan - rakan yang kebetulan berkhidmat di jabatan - jabatan kerajaan) tentang salah guna kuasa dan tangan - tangan rakus merobek wang negara, perlanggaran secara jelas undang - undang tetapi keadilan diketepi hanya kerana pesalah berkait rapat dengan sang penguasa.<br />
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Saya sayang Malaysia saya. Apa kata anda ?scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-17800274682071153132012-08-24T17:49:00.002+08:002012-08-24T17:49:54.273+08:00Apa erti Ramadhan dan Syawal pada aku ?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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AsSalaam wrh. wbt. dan salam sejahtera pembaca budiman,<br />
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AlhamduliLlah dan syukur ke hadrat Allah s.w.t kerana dengan limpahan kasih-Nya kita masih berkesempatan bertemu Ramadhan dan seterusnya menyambut Syawal untuk ke sekian kalinya. Sedang aku menulis entri ini, Syawal baru sahaja melewati hari ke-6 seusai waktu solat fardhu Asar. Kesempatan ini aku selalu kaitkan dengan cara Allah s.w.t mengurniakan rahmat dan kasih sayang-Nya kepada sekalian umat. Aku belajar untuk tidak ambil mudah bulan penuh keberkatan ini apatah lagi seribu ganjaran yang dijanjikan bersamanya. Ramadhan dan Syawal pada aku ialah saat mana aku mengumpul seluruh kelibat ruh hamba dalam aku, menyedari tempatku, menyelusuri kekerdilanku seraya menyembah, memuji dan membesarkan penciptaku. Allahu Akbar... Cabaran akan terusan mencabar kita dalam apa jua bentuk, apatah lagi di kala kita di momok dengan sisi komersial Hari Raya yang seakan ingin menghakis apa jua saki - baki kemuliaan Ramadhan dan kesucian Syawal yang dididik kepada kita sejak mula bertatih dengan Rukun Islam dan Ibadah secara amnya.<br />
Genap 5 tahun aku dan adik-beradik yang lain menyambut Ramadhan dan Syawal tanpa Mama dan Abah. Mama terlebih dahulu pulang ke pangkuan Ilahi pada bulan Mac 2008 akibat komplikasi penyakit kanser dan Abah menghembuskan nafas terakhirnya pada bulan November 2010 pula kerana komplikasi penyakit kencing manis yang telah lama menjadi perit deritanya. Tidak pernah mudah melalui pengalaman - pengalaman kami adik - beradik dan ahli keluarga lain bergilir menjaga arwah Mama dan Abah di hospital tapi kami tetap merafa' syukur kerana diberi peluang berbakti kepada keduanya. Dari satu segi, aku pernah terdetik bahawa antara hikmah yang Allah s.w.t ingin tunjukkan kepada aku sebagai anak sulung di dalam keluarga adalah, pemergian Mama dan Abah pasti akan membuka ruang lain untuk aku lebih mendalami tanggungjawab aku sebagai hamba Allah s.w.t dan sebagai anak.<br />
Rindu ? Perkataan 'rindu' yang sedia aku maklum akan ertinya, akan menjadi tidak relevan bagi aku pada waktu-waktu sebegini. Walau aku belajar perkataan 'rindu' di dalam ratusan bahasa lain sekalipun, ia tak akan pernah dapat menerangkan perasaan yang aku rasa acap kali teringat arwah Mama dan Abah. Aku kagum dengan kekuatan adik - beradikku yang lain (dan kekuatan itu yang aku tumpang) selama ini yang tidak pernah menagih simpati, mengharap belas orang lain. Aku akui, kami perlu bersyukur sebab mempunyai keluarga yang amat besar di kedua belah keluarga Mama dan Abah dan setidaknya masih mempunyai sanak saudara yang prihatin. Tambahan pula, aku dan adik kedua ku sudah berkeluarga dan adik yang ketiga sudah mula bekerja, manakala yang paling bongsu pula sibuk semakin hampir menamatkan pengajiannya.<br />
Di akhirnya, Ramadhan dan Syawal pada aku ialah waktu untuk aku kenang semua saat - saat indah bersama Mama dan Abah walaupun mereka sudah tiada lagi kerana kehendak Allah s.w.t adalah untuk aku menyayangi mereka walau apa pun ketentuan-Nya. Inilah waktu untuk aku memberikan peringatan terbaik buat diri sendiri dan ahli keluarga yang lain bahawa Mama dan Abah telah berusaha sebaik mungkin untuk memberi didikan serta ilmu bagi bekalan dunia dan akhirat. Mari kita sedekahkan bacaan Surah Al-Fatihah buat kedua ibu bapa kita, tidak kira sama ada yang masih hidup atau pun yang telah meninggal dunia serta sentiasa mendoa'kan agar segala Allah s.w.t mengampuni dosa - dosa mereka, menyayangi mereka seperti mana mereka menyayangi kita sewaktu kita masih kecil. Al- Fatihah...<br />
Saya ambil kesempatan di sini untuk memohon maaf dan ampun kepada semua pembaca di atas segala salah dan silap sepanjang saya berceloteh di blog ini. Moga Allah s.w.t mengampunkan segala dosa - dosa kita dan menerima semua amal ibadat yang kita lakukan kerana-Nya. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar Wa Lillah Ilhamd.<br />
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Selawat serta Salaam ke atas junjungan besar Nabi Muhammad s.a.w, wassalam...<br />
scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-11140078989651810692012-03-22T21:30:00.006+08:002012-03-22T23:04:24.758+08:00Keep Calm and Write StuffAsSalaam wrh. wbt. dan selamat malam pembaca budiman...<br /><br />Entri saya kali ini akan cuba saya pautkan dengan entri saya sebelum ini, dari sudut kesinambungan dan keberhasilan.<br /><br />Para pembaca yang (saya rasa) ada mengikuti perkembangan blog ini secara langsung ataupun tidak akan tahu bahawa antara perkara yang amat saya suka untuk lakukan ialah membeli buku (ataupun apa-apa bahan bercetak) yang dirasakan sesuai dan akan memberi keberhasilan kepada saya sebagai seorang individu (tidak semestinya buku-buku ilmiah semata).<br /><br />Maka, beberapa bulan yang telah lepas ini saya cuba memperbanyakkan sesi membaca walaupun harus saya akui, saya melangkau dari satu buku ke satu buku yang lain, menurut kepada situasi dan 'mood' saya pada satu-satu masa. Saya cukup faham dengan apa yang Nick Hornby rasai ketika menitip usia mengenal dunia dalam pengalamannya sebagai penyokong tegar pasukan bola sepak Liga Perdana Inggeris, Arsenal FC. Adunan corak penulisannya yang mengolah laporan perlawanan di Highbury dan stadium tempat lawan beserta coretan santai tentang kehidupannya membesar di utara kota London cukup sebati. Saya berani jamin, mana-mana peminat bola sepak pun akan rasa seakan 'berdiskusi' dengan penulisan Nick. Buku Simon Kuper 'The Football Men' pula harus saja menjadi rujukan wajib sekiranya anda mahu membaca bagaimana indahnya bola sepak menyentuh kehidupan pelbagai watak merentas latar belakang ras, rupa, agama dan warna kulit di dalam dan luar sukan itu sendiri. Natijahnya, saya kembali sedar betapa rindunya saya terhadap bidang penulisan. 'Merindui' itu bab mudah, yang sukarnya ialah bab 'menulis' itu sendiri...jadi apa yang saya buat ?<br /><br />Saya cabar diri sendiri untuk mencari ruang dan peluang yang boleh diterokai untuk tampilkan penulisan saya ke depan. Insya-Allah akan saya kongsikan dengan rakan-rakan pembaca kelak sekiranya penerokaan yang saya ikuti itu boleh menjadi keberhasilan yang saya inginkan.<br /><br />Apapun, saya syorkan anda semua untuk terus menulis 'kesinambungannya'...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EAlg5wNCAqw/T2s1vhB5jFI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/WHxyk7gTP08/s1600/WriteStuff.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EAlg5wNCAqw/T2s1vhB5jFI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/WHxyk7gTP08/s320/WriteStuff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722726841940806738" border="0" /></a><br />Terima kasih dan wassalaam...<br /><br />Pasca Skrip :- Saya akui entri ini saya tulis kerana terkesan dengan entri terdahulu isteri saya di sayamahuitudanini.blogspot.com dan poster 'Keep Calm di atas boleh anda reka sendiri di laman web keepcalm-o-matic.co.ukscottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-74510198905912713932011-11-26T01:13:00.006+08:002011-11-26T02:22:23.250+08:00Reading list for Aug, Sept,Oct and Nov 2011AsSalaam wrh. wbt. and a splendid early morning,<br /><br />Apart from struggling to put together a much needed effort to continuously update my blog, apparently I also have a tendency to buy first, justifications later policy when it comes to buying books or reading materials.<br /><br />So,out of pure single-mindedness and guilt-free entry, these are the books that I'm currently sinking my teeth into, quite literally at times! Her goes nothing :-<br /><br />1) Football-Bloody Hell : The Biography of Alex Ferguson by Patrick Barclay. Done reading it, am currently re-reading a few chapters on Sir Alex's Aberdeen days. Oh, I think I don't like Patrick Barclay, don't ask... it's about his tweets on David De Gea :-)<br /><br />2) The Football Men by Simon Kuper. Done reading it, but can't put the book down for too long...filled with priceless snippets and valuable insights on the footballing men we know, adore and love so much.<br /><br />3) The Blizzard : Issue One edited by Jonathan Wilson. Done reading it, hope to emulate the sheer brilliance of it all. I heart football journalism !!!<br /><br />4) RED : My Autobiography by Gary Neville. Done reading it, will read again if possible but honestly I expected more from Gary.<br /><br />5) Soccer Against The Enemy by Simon Kuper. Currently reading it, have to skip a few chapters as I browse through simply because can't wait for the part where the names of the teams and players are more familiar... got it for RM8.00 at the Big Bad Wolf book fair recently.<br /><br />6) Batman : Year One by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli and Richmond Lewis. Okay, okay so this is not strictly a 'book' per se but hey I did mentioned 'reading materials' earlier on right! Done reading at first attempt, "...a shadow fell across me, from above. Wings flapped, close by and almost silent. "<br /><br />7) Soccernomics by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski. Haven't started, don't know when I'll actually start but as per policy, buy first, explain to the wife later ;-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FtfHLj2lvoQ/Ts_b_-oCdiI/AAAAAAAAAQw/i5FRIwHVWWc/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FtfHLj2lvoQ/Ts_b_-oCdiI/AAAAAAAAAQw/i5FRIwHVWWc/s400/photo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678999547326658082" border="0" /></a>December is but a few days away and already I'm thinking about a few more titles that have caught my attention. Now where did I put my trusted 'tabung buluh'...<br /><br />Thanks and ciao !scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-85610293502417200862011-08-19T00:08:00.014+08:002011-11-25T23:26:55.357+08:00Paul Scholes, he scores goals...(2)AsSalamu'alaikum wrh. wbt. and hola everyone!<br /><br /><div>Every now and then, I suppose someone or something would just put a big, fat, teethy and gleeful smile on your face...I know I am, plus positively sure that I put on the biggest grin of the day when I got to know that Inside United published a 'double cover' issue to commemorate Scholesy's retirement! *shrieks*<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div>The cover shows Scholesy in all his glory -in painting- and in full flight while smashing in THAT goal against FC Barcelona at Old Trafford in the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg match. There's another shot of this famous goal that took United to the final in Moscow 2008 that I really really liked, if you've seen it, it's the one where Lionel Messi was in the background of the picture looking intently at Scholesy's technique and execution! If I remember it correctly, the ball wasn't even a pass from a United teammate, a loose ball that was moving all over the place and Scholesy just hammered it past a hapless Victor Valdes, but hey don't take my word for it, head on to youtube.com and have a closer look peeps... </div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642235169363873794" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B0BeWNWXEzw/Tk0-_iEmUAI/AAAAAAAAAOk/uFB_wIXNyV8/s320/IMAG0168.jpg" border="0" /></div>Here's a look into the content of this special section which I may add here looks a bit 'hastily done' by the mag's editorial team, but my guess is as good as anyone's, that this special section is only some sort of a prequel before a full-blown-all-exclusive-tell-all-no-holds-barred special edition mag of Paul Scholes! *pengsan*<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642239908961995810" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y-lJMpq84pk/Tk1DTac2TCI/AAAAAAAAAPs/JV6nMzWiMfU/s320/IMAG0169.jpg" border="0" /></div>This here are a few pages dedicated to Scholesy's brilliance in the United shirt, 10 of his best games picked and chosen before being relived in err... blushing pink!!! *say what!!?pfft*<br /><div><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642239915464959634" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8qa3HiCZJHA/Tk1DTyrRppI/AAAAAAAAAP8/8uk5p5F_Arw/s320/IMAG0172.jpg" border="0" /></div>Oh ya, I got to know another fun fact about Scholesy...he used to wear the evergreen, much loved, classic and legend-wait for it-ary Adidas football boot, World Cup! No, seriously, that's the name of the boot guys, it's called World Cup for real, of course not to be confused with its not-so-evil twin, the Copa Mundial which is equipped with a full 12 studs instead of the 6 on the other. I can understand the popularity and of course quality of the Adidas World Cup boot at the time was enormous, but dear Scholesy, why you wanna change to those pesky Pony football boots after that? Aiya, you ah...sometimes you really like to make my blood go upstairs lah, and don't make me start on your tackling! *shhhh...*<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642239923179657810" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-swRlKZjbYrA/Tk1DUPammlI/AAAAAAAAAQE/cv3UvEg_2pQ/s320/IMAG0174.jpg" border="0" /> to top it all off, a Scholesy book will come out !!! I don't actually know when but rest assured, for all the 'Ginger Ninja' fans out there you can pre-order from store.manutd.com or at any other major online book retailers...yippee! just to get your freak on, it is "the first and only book by one of the greatest players of all time" heh, eat your heart out Theo Walcott!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642239914497949970" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EfMdokf1lEY/Tk1DTvEuQRI/AAAAAAAAAP0/41ud6e_PoDQ/s320/IMAG0171.jpg" border="0" />ahhh...I missed him already *tsk,tsk,tsk* did any of you guys see him at The Hawthorns? the United bench looks quite peculiar without him, what more the United team on the pitch but I've said this before and I'll say this again, Scholesy, you're a GENIUS ! </div><br />Wassalam guys and ciao !<br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-54039037418224317112011-08-12T22:06:00.007+08:002011-11-25T23:35:05.243+08:00La Masia and De ToekomstAsSalamu'alaikum wrh. wbt. and a splendid evening readers,<br /><br />Most of us, football fans don't really know or bother to care about <em>La Masia de Can Planes</em> do we...? How about <em>De Toekomst</em>...? Now, comparing these two places or shall I say <em>'institutions'</em> is missing the whole point altogether but what's interesting is that Johann Cryuff had a hand in setting up and envisioning these two famed hallowed venues.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 220px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639995842721180994" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rc-DtPawS4g/TkVKVkQTbUI/AAAAAAAAAOc/4iT3KNFNeJ4/s320/cryuff.jpg" border="0" />Admittedly, Cryuff was always one of those footballing icon that I considered too 'old school' for me to remember or even liked but one little thing that I knew of him -Cryuff's turn - proved to be more than sufficient to make him one of the truly greats that ever graced a football field.<br /><br /><div>Halfway through my reading of The Football Men by Simon Kuper (I just had to postpone reading it because of we moved out of the apartment), I was completely hooked on Cryuff's chapter (more about Kuper's book in other entries,insya-Allah ;-)) and there I was reading page after page and can only come out with one conclusion, Cryuff is a one off.</div><br />Everybody knows he's a genius, that he's a joy to watch while he was playing whether in real life or through the small screens of YouTube videos but what impressed me most about Cryuff is that he certainly has an opinion or two or three on everything, and I mean EVERYTHING. Although he's quite infamous in a way that people always seem to get the quirkiest of quotes out of him but that's exactly why I said he's a one off, meaning there'll be no other footballer quite like him.<br /><br /><div>Coming back to<em> La Masia</em> and <em>De Toekomst</em> earlier on, it was Cryuff who persuaded the then FC Barcelona president, Josep Nunez to adopt the youth-centered approach because Cryuff himself was one of <em>De Tomkoest</em>'s earliest success stories. Note the determination and persuasive nature of Cryuff in looking forward to youth's potential and nurturing them to play in a certain way from an early age.You guys can go and read a whole lot more about La Masia <a href="http://www.totalbarca.com/2010/news/la-masia-the-footballing-factory-par-excellence/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/sports/soccer/la-masia-a-model-for-cultivating-soccer-players.html?pagewanted=all">here</a> because apparently, <em>La Masia</em> will be getting a <a href="http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/the-new-la-masia.html">new home</a> as it says <a href="http://www.things-to-do-barcelona.com/fc-barcelona/la-masia-says-goodbye">goodbye to the old one</a>. </div><br /><br /><div></div>Though not as famous as FC Barcelona's youth set up in terms of location or facilities, AFC Ajax Amsterdam's youth academy prestige is second to none and a quick look at its list of alumnus proves to be the case. If FC Barcelona can claim Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta as their 'products', just don't forget Edgar Davids, Wesley Sneijder or Rafael Van De Vaart were also once the marquee players of AFC Ajax Amsterdam.<br /><br /><div></div>I remember reading about the England's FA youth set up, the Lilleshall School of Excellence once but got to know that it has been turned into a National Sports Center or something...if my memory serves me well, Michael Owen and Wesley Brown were there as apprentices at one time.<br /><br /><div></div>Food for thought, I've been reading around <a href="http://rizalhashim.blogspot.com/2011/07/surat-terbuka-kepada-team-harimau.html">Rizal Hashim's blog </a>and loved the nuggety behind-the-scenes stories that he shared about Malaysia's current football heroes. My take is that when you're on a first name basis with the players, plus your significant other is an insider of that closely knitted inner-circle, you ought to share a fair bit hahaha! Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil might not be anything close to <em>La Masia</em> or <em>De Toekomst</em> at the moment, not in our wildest dreams but as Cryuff has once proven, soon enough it might just be our turn!<br /><br /><div></div>*picture of Johann Cryuff nicked from FC Barcelona's official website.<br /><br /><div></div>Good night and ciao !scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-74522488053507899272011-08-04T22:31:00.009+08:002011-11-25T23:30:04.375+08:00Paul Scholes, he scores goals...AsSalaamu'alaikum wrh. wbt. dan hola rakan-rakan !<br /><br />Sedang asyik melayari internet sementara menunggu mata mengantuk, saya kembali segar apabila terbaca tentang perlawanan seterusnya yang akan diharungi oleh pasukan Manchester United.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637050887769102482" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W3NFy1hdW7k/TjrT6oJHGJI/AAAAAAAAAOU/y26doT1GYaY/s320/PaulScholesMatch_Tumbnail.png" border="0" />Perlawanan khas yang juga merupakan perlawanan 'testimonial' ('testimonial match' adalah satu perlawanan mengiktiraf jasa dan perkhidmatan yang telah diberikan oleh seseorang pemain bola sepak kepada sesebuah kelab, bagi tempoh lebih kurang 10 tahun dan biasanya sebuah perlawanan yang tidak kompetitif) buat Paul Scholes di mana Manchester United akan menentang pasukan francais Liga Bola Sepak Major, Amerika Syarikat yang diberi 'nafas baru' iaitu <a href="http://nycosmos.com/">New York Cosmos</a><br /><br /><br /><div>Apa yang membuatkan saya terkesan adalah Paul Scholes sendiri! Saya mengetahui pasti suatu masa Scholesy, seperti juga rakan-rakan seangkatan dengannya di era 'The Fergie Fledglings' bersama Beckham, Giggs, Neville bersaudara, dan Butt akan bersara, tetapi bukan secepat ini...ya betul, Gary Neville sudah membuat keputusan beliau namun secara peribadi saya masih merasakan Scholesy boleh bertahan sekurang-kurangnya satu musim lagi bersaing dengan bakat-bakat jauh lebih muda dan bertenaga di kancah Liga Perdana Barclays.</div><br /><br /><div>Paul Scholes adalah pemain bola sepak antarabangsa yang pertama saya minati dan paling saya kagumi, seklise mana pun pernyataan saya yang berikutnya, saya tetap mahu mengatakan yang bilik saya dipenuhi dengan poster-poster pemain Manchester United dan yang mendapat tempat paling strategik untuk dilekatkan adalah poster Scholesy, biasanya pada dinding bersebelahan katil atau pun pada dinding betul-betul di atas meja ulang kaji. </div><br /><br /><div>Saya rasakan tidak perlu untuk saya bersusah payah mengulangi statistik dan pencapaian Scholesy sepanjang dia beraksi untuk kelab dan negara, memadai saya nyatakan saya cukup mengaguminya kerana 2 perkara. Pertama, Scholesy adalah seorang pesakit asma dan mempunyai kondisi lelah namun dia telah membuktikan betapa itu bukan halangan untuk berjaya. Kedua, bentuk fizikal yang dimilikinya juga dianggap terlalu kecil dan pendek untuk berjaya sebagai seorang pemain bola sepak professional tetapi sekali lagi Scholesy mempamerkan semangat juangnya. Kualiti-kualiti seperti ini yang agaknya boleh menjadi pembakar semangat buat mereka yang kepingin menjadi pemain bola sepak jagoan! </div><br /><br /><div>Kepada pembaca yang turut sama membesar seperti saya pada lewat tahun 90'an dan pada waktu awal kedatangan capaian internet dan perkhidmatan e-mel dulu, tentunya anda pernah terjebak dalam kegilaan menggunakan nama-nama idola anda sebagai alamat e-mel, antara contoh yang saya boleh beri supaya sama-sama boleh mengimbau kenangan dahulu ialah <a href="mailto:Aboy_KRU@aol.com">Aboy_KRU@aol.com</a> ataupun <a href="mailto:ShukriDiCaprio95@mail.com">ShukriDiCaprio95@mail.com</a> semua ini contoh ya! Selamat untuk mengakuinya, saya pun ada alamat e-mel seumpama itu yang masih saya gunakan sehingga hari ini iaitu <a href="mailto:scholesy_mac83@hotmail.com">scholesy_mac83@hotmail.com</a> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Saya harap pembaca tidak jengkel dengan nama panggilan "Scholesy" yang saya guna pakai kerana sejujurnya saya selesa, memang banyak lagi nama jolokan yang lain seperti "The Ginger Ninja" saya agak kerana warna rambutnya, "The Artful Dodger" mungkin kerana 'style' permainannya yang licik dan berkesan, "The Pocket Dynamite" diberi oleh bekas jurulatih bangsa asing pertama England, Sven Goran Eriksson. Terbaharu yang saya ketahui ialah "SatNav" setelah membaca salah satu tweet daripada Rio Ferdinand, dan ini pembaca mesti tahu kenapa, tentunya kerana hantaran dan umpanan tepat yang sering dilakukan oleh Scholesy seolah-olah mempunyai ketepatan setaraf teknologi GPS jenama SatNav itu sendiri! Itu Paul Scholes yang rakan sepasukannya kenali dan menyaksikan sendiri ke'sifu'annya setiap hari di padang latihan.</div><br />Antara lain, saya dan rakan-rakan sekelas sewaktu di sekolah dulu pernah membuat sekeping poster mini tribute kepada pemain-pemain kegemaran masing-masing hanya dengan menggunakan sehelai kertas berwarna bersaiz A4 dan keratan-keratan surat khabar sebelum di'laminate'kan agar ia nampak menarik dan tahan lasak!<br /><div><br /></div><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 328px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637035047321423794" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RdeLeFCUA5A/TjrFgl4FT7I/AAAAAAAAAOE/jM6VmMmxQXc/s320/AllStar5Hamzah.jpg" border="0" /> Tentunya, saya mengabadikan Paul Scholes melalui secebis 'sticker' yang saya dapat secara percuma hasil pembelian majalah Shoot atau Match saya tidak ingat, tetapi istimewanya 'sticker' itu ialah kerana aksinya membuat larian 'celebration' sambil tersenyum girang setelah menjaringkan gol bagi pasukan England di Piala Dunia Perancis 1998 menentang Tunisia. Kalau anda perasan, ketika itu Scholesy masih bintang muda mendapat tajaan but bola sepak berjenama Pony sebelum disambar oleh Nike, syarikat jenama sukan gergasi dari Oregon, Amerika Syarikat.<br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 303px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 308px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637037001154370306" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s65-wthSFQM/TjrHSUeKGwI/AAAAAAAAAOM/46EL1eAtRk4/s320/Scholesy" border="0" /><br />Mungkin hati sedikit terubat kerana setelah mengumumkan persaraannya beberapa bulan lepas, Scholesy diserap menjadi sebahagian daripada sepasukan jurulatih yang akan membantu Sir Alex untuk memantapkan persediaan musim baru 2011/2012. </p>Yang pasti, Paul Scholes akan terus diingati oleh semua peminat bola sepak tidak kira anda penyokong Manchester United atau bukan. Saya sempat tampilkan tribute daripada pemain-pemain lain yang turut mengagumi dan pastinya akan merindui kelibat Paul Scholes !<br /><p><br /><em>Xavi</em> : In the last 15 or 20 years the best central midfielder that I've seen - the most complete - is Scholes (Ini Xavi Hernandez daripada FC Barcelona tu yang cakap, kalau dia pun boleh panggil Scholesy 'complete' siapa lagi yang boleh pertikai)</p><em>Zinedine Zidane</em> : My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He's the complete midfielder. (Zidane memang sejak dia main untuk Juventus lagi menjadi penggemar setia corak dan kebolehan Scholesy membaca permainan)<br /><br /><div><em>Juan Sebastian Veron</em> (while at Chelsea FC, was asked who's the best English player,he answered) : Paul Scholes (sempat berganding bahu semasa 3 atau 4 tahun Veron beraksi di Old Trafford)</div><br /><div><em></em></div><em>Roy Keane</em> : An amazingly gifted player who remained an unaffected human being.(memang selalu sangat disebut-sebut bahawa barisan tengah pasukan Manchester United yang ada Giggs-Keane-Scholes-Beckham adalah yang terbaik pernah dibariskan!)<br /><br /><div><em>Edgar Davids</em> : Every one of us (midfielders) is just trying to be as good as him. Everyone can learn from Paul Scholes. (Davids merupakan antara pemain bola sepak Belanda yang paling digeruni satuketika dulu)</div><br /><em>Patrick Viera</em> : The player in the Premiership I admire most? Easy - Paul Scholes. (Antara 'musuh' yang cukup mengagumi Scholesy)<br /><p>Sekian dulu daripada saya, terima kasih kerana sudi membaca! Ciao !<br /><br /></p><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-77259600081467955872011-07-31T22:58:00.009+08:002011-11-25T23:32:14.563+08:00Ramadhan Kareem<div align="left">AsSalaamu'alaikum wrh. wbt. dan salam sejahtera buat semua pembaca,<br /><br />Jom sama-sama kita rafa'kan segala pujian buat Allah s.w.t kerana sekali lagi diberi kesempatan dan peluang untuk sama-sama menyambut ketibaan bulan Ramadhan yang penuh berkat... niat asal hati saya adalah untuk memberi sedikit 'suntikan' buat blog saya ini yang rasanya sudah hampir pasti mendapat jolokan b(logger) l(ambat) o(rganize) g(arapan) tidak lama lagi ;-)<br /><br />Apa pun, 'suntikan' yang saya maksudkan tadi adalah dengan menampilkan beberapa gambar yang indah dan menarik tentang Ramadhan yang hendak saya petik daripada beberapa laman web. Seperti kebiasaannya, saya akan bermula dengan meminta bantuan Lebai Google melalui kitab 'Images'nya, ya betul carian dapat dihabiskan tidak sampai pun 5 saat tapi hasil yang keluar sepatutnya sudah saya jangka!<br /><br />Hasil yang paling banyak dipamerkan adalah gambar-gambar gah iklan buffet Ramadhan di beberapa hotel terkemuka sekitar Lembah Kelang. Sedikit pengubahan terhadap susunan ayat di dalam kotak carian seterusnya membawa saya ke beberapa hasil carian yang lain. Saya cuba buat capaian di entri ini mana-mana yang sempat dan sekadar berkongsi, harapan saya kita sama-sama tingkatkan ibadah dan berusaha jadikan Ramadhan kali ini lebih baik daripada Ramadhan tahun lepas, insya-Allah...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635547568378822306" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KjrtTRXJZNg/TjV8p7AJPqI/AAAAAAAAAN8/wGGyHyY9Fi8/s320/khartoum%252CSudanaliraqi.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:78%;">Khartoum,Sudan</span><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">gambar daripada </span><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.aliraqi.org/">http://www.aliraqi.org/</a></span></p><br /><div align="center"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635546963502645746" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bw23UNg9l9s/TjV8GtqbQfI/AAAAAAAAAN0/2HCNYSNjQOQ/s320/%2528zawaj.com%252925-child-prepares-iftar.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:78%;">gambar daripada </span><a href="http://www.zawaj.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.zawaj.com</span></a><br /></div><br />Pembaca boleh melawat <a href="http://aliraqi.org/">http://aliraqi.org/</a> yang banyak menghimpunkan gambar-gambar dibawah opsyen forum bertajuk 'Ramadhan' yang dipetik daripada pelbagai agensi berita dan foto antarabangsa seperti Reuters, AFP, Getty Images dan sebagainya untuk tatapan.<br /><br />Juga menarik, <a href="http://www.france24.com/en/20100831-focus-djibouti-ramadan-french-army-fasting-tradition-muslim-chaplain">bagaimana laskar-laskar Perancis menyambut Ramadhan </a>dan <a href="http://web.youngmuslims.ca/resources/brochures/52-brochures/100-ramadan.html#checklist">senarai periksa ringkas Ramadhan</a> untuk kita agar ianya lebih berkualiti.<br /><br /><div align="left"></div>Sekian dulu para pembaca,selamat menjalani ibadah puasa, wassalam dan ciao !!!<br /><p align="center"></p><div align="center"></div>scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-2142027369723124472011-04-04T23:39:00.003+08:002011-04-05T01:36:25.995+08:00FOCUS : intransitive verbAsSalam wrh. wbt. and a very pleasant evening guys and gals,<br /><br />The Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners : International Student Edition defined the verb, <span style="font-style: italic;">focus</span>, as<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> " to concentrate on something and pay particular attention to it "</span>. Now these are exactly the things that we should do ! <span style="font-style: italic;">Concentrate</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">pay particular attention</span> (no matter how difficult that will prove to be).<br /><br />I will be the first one to admit that I don't have the ability of any sort to persuade or convince my dear readers (mythical creatures as far as my blog is concerned...) to agree with me with whatever I'm saying in my entries. I'll concede as well -through gritted teeth- that I'm as powerless as the next chap or chapette who wants his or her views to be heard by those who walk along the corridors of seemingly limitless power.<br /><br />Nevertheless, I believe that I've at least made an effort...to take a stand, to hold on to something, and in these dire moments, only Allah s.w.t, the Most Merciful and the Most Gracious will help me.<br /><br />So guys and gals, let's focus on these... if you just can spare a few minutes of your precious time and read up on these issues and more importantly, please get back to me through the commentaries section. So that we can exchange views and discuss them for a better and informed outlook, then that would be a benefit to all, I certainly think of it as a positive method, no?<br /><br />I'm pretty sure that one of the biggest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_earth_element">rare-earth plant</a> in the world is about to start operation in Gebeng, Kuantan but does anyone even know what is it all about ? I got something on the <a href="http://www.lynascorp.com/page.asp?category_id=2&page_id=41">Lynas</a> thingy, do check out the so called <a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/Australian-toxic-waste-export-stopped-just-in-time/">'green practices'</a> of other Australian companies and a few read ups about <a href="http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china_pollution-20080222.html">the pollution it might cause</a> and why we need to at least <a href="http://harismibrahim.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/mclm-press-statement-bn-government-must-heed-calls-to-halt-lynas-plant/">halt the proposed plant</a> which I believe is already in an advanced stage.<br /><br />Ehem, ehem..to quote Jay-Z (yikes!) here goes :<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"This is anti autotune, death of the ringtone,<br />This ain't for iTunes, this ain't for sing alongs<br />This is Sinatra at the opera, bring a blonde<br />Preferably with a fat ass who can sing a song<br />Wrong, this ain't politically correct<br />This might offend my political connects<br />My raps don't have melodies<br />This should make n****s wanna go and commit felonies"<br /></div><br />To the uninitiated, that is more or less my disclaimer for the next few paras. I would really really love to know from my Sarawakian friends, what is the 'mood' like over there ? Have you guys read <a href="http://radiofreesarawak.org/">RadioFreeSarawak</a> ? Or try to visit <a href="http://www.sarawakreport.org/">SarawakReport </a>? It has been <a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/multimedia/photos/a-rimbunan-hijau-truck-picking/">going on</a> and you know it <a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/multimedia/photos/Timber-victory---Penan-man-watches-a-timber-truck/">will continue</a> before your very eyes...You guys have it in you to go out there and make a change ! Yes, you can be sure that it won't be easy and even looks a tad impossible doesn't it ? Well, please know that was the general perception before March '08. Let the silly season commence...<br /><br />Wassalaam and ciao !scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-26838496098308022372011-04-01T00:18:00.003+08:002011-04-01T00:46:41.335+08:00By Allah s.w.t grace and mercy I'm still here...AsSalaam wrh. wbt. friends and foes,<br /><br />I have at least 3 drafts of entires in the 'edit posts' section of my 'Posting' tab in this blog hosting site that I'm so 'fond' of.<br /><br />It will and shall remain that way unless or until I can summon whatever tiny weeny love of words that I still have inside of me coz, man..... it's becoming more and more of a joke !<br /><br />If you must know, all of the drafts are about football *yawn...* or to be more specific, 1 of them is about Le Roi a.k.a Eric Cantona, another is about....oh well, look at the time peeps !<br /><br />My point is, I believe I still need to reach a consistency level of posting or entries like the average bloggers before I can even think about getting noticed.<br /><br />Alhamdulillah...by Allah s.w.t grace and mercy I'm still here. Good luck to me !<br /><br />In the meantime, here is my newly acquired friend, you might know him from somewhere but before you start asking, the answer is NO, come on you guys... of course Bruce Wayne won't be scouring iTunes for that Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars song.<br /><br />'Coz he's already a friggin' billionaire !<br /><br />Until next time, insya-Allah...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CpLdJefcXGo/TZSu9yHvnUI/AAAAAAAAANg/Nq5A1LTNdn0/s1600/IMAG0006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CpLdJefcXGo/TZSu9yHvnUI/AAAAAAAAANg/Nq5A1LTNdn0/s400/IMAG0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590285413923134786" border="0" /></a>scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-19835603435625068312010-09-26T13:36:00.016+08:002010-10-03T11:34:11.073+08:00Gary Michael Phillips : Man On A Mission.AsSalaamu'alaikum wrh. wbt. and a very pleasant afternoon to all,<br /><br />In one of his monthly <a href="http://www.sabahrhinos.com/2009/03/the-good-times-are-near/#more-548">article</a> that he wrote for SabahRhinos.com, former Sabah striker, Scott Ollerenshaw reminded the Rhinos fans that "patience is a virtue" written in capital letters no less as if to highlight his point further. In all fairness, Sabah fans have been made to suffer for almost 5 years languishing in the lower echeleons of Malaysian football and to have been told by a former player they regard as a living legend that this team can go far, they would definitely take that without a moment of hesitation.<br />The dwindling numbers of spectators coming to Stadium Likas was indicative of the immediate downfall of a team that they know can achieve something worthy to tell the grand children again, they know that the squad still has its pride intact what with the majority of them are Sabah-born players, they obviously know all that but the question seems to be not what they know but <span style="font-style: italic;">when</span> is this dream will be achieved.<br /><br />A keen observer of the team that he played for with unprecedented verve and scoring ability that was feared during the mid to late 90s, Scott was pointing out the positives that he saw in the Liga Premier match between Sabah and Felda United in March, 2009 before boldly proclaiming that Sabah was "on the right track" to become a success story in "less than 1 year".<br />Wathiq Najim - then the head coach, and his assistants Burhan and Mohd Asyraff were credited with slowly but surely turning things around with improved fitness levels of the players and a tighter, more disciplined defensive backline. Scott's belief was proof enough that Sabah was a work in progress that needs <span style="font-style: italic;">that </span>one last piece of the puzzle to complete the whole picture.<br /><br />Well, fast forward a year later, Scott's prediction wasn't too far off the mark - by 4 months as a matter of fact -when Sabah finally confirmed their promotion to the Malaysian Super League in July 2010 after beating off a spirited POS Malaysia side at the MPS Stadium in Selayang with a remarkable solo strike from hotshot Mohd Farid Ideris and of course, a little help from another former Sabah player, Ong Kim Swee who managed to rally his charges, the Harimau Muda team to a victory over much fancied Selangor PKNS side.<br />The former Sabah midfielder even conceded his delight when told in a post match interview that he had done Sabah a very big favour. "The good times are near" indeed, but what Scott and the fans didn't know at that time was that it needed another Australian to "make the difference between winning and losing".<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/TKd4TqobkNI/AAAAAAAAANI/nUgt028ap0w/s1600/garyp.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/TKd4TqobkNI/AAAAAAAAANI/nUgt028ap0w/s400/garyp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523515747249918162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Gary Michael Phillips</span><br /></div><br />I don't want to sound overly excited but please bear with me if my objectivity abandons me somewhere in this entry. I have never heard of Gary Michael Phillips when he was announced as the new Technical Director of Football cum Head Coach of the Sabah senior team back in December 2009, in all honesty I only got to know that Sabah FA has appointed a new coach when the Liga Premier started proper when Sabah laboured to 0-0 draw against Felda United at Stadium Likas.<br />It was abundantly clear that Gary has effectively instilled a sense of consistency into the team's performances and it was starting to translate on the league table. Grinding out 12 undefeated matches to prop up just behind the Liga Premier leader. This Sabah team has 'something' that I can't put my finger on quite rightly but as far as football cliches goes, I came to the conclusion that this time around the Sabah players 'wore their heart on their sleeves', that 'something' I can't be sure of watching them in previous seasons.<br /><br />I did some reading and ended up with an overwhelming desire to embrace a sense of clear optimism for Sabah. I found out that Gary signed on the dotted line on the 14th of December 2009 in a brief ceremony at the Sabah FA headquarters, and straight away shared his excitement in getting started as well as bringing out the best in the 25 players that he inherited. His immediate goals and objectives are clear as he said " I hope to find the best from all the players and maximise their potential, it would very good to achieve that".<br />This marks another Aussie affair for Sabah FA because Gary can count his compatriots, Ronald Smith, Ken Worden and David Woodfield as his predecessors in the hot seat. The famous Sabah tiger prawns made Ken Worden fell in love with the 'Land Below The Wind', well at least gastronomically, but I'm sure Sabah pristine beaches, perfectly ruffled waves and heavenly islands will be perfect for Gary, who loves surfing.<br /><br />What impressed me most is without a shadow of a doubt, his CV. He played almost 400 games for Brisbane Strikers and Sydney Olympic before calling time on his playing days and embarking on a journey as a coach that would see him get hold of his coaching credentials as an AFC A license holder. Gary's knowledge on Asian football is something that he acquires after spells at V-League side, Da Nang and also his impeccable work as manager of Project Future with the AFC which gave him the opportunity to help and nurture young emerging coaches across 47 countries in Asia.<br />He has tasted championship success before with his former team Sydney Olympics and the chance to work with players on a daily basis again represented itself when Scott Ollerenshaw reccomended him for the vacant post as Sabah head coach. Personally, I think Gary is the right man for the job and definitely wish him all the success that he could ever hoped for, if he's in this for the long run, it will only serve the current and ultimately the future of football in Sabah a great deal of hope and positive developments. As Stuart Pearce puts it : "with better coaches, you get better players".<br /><br />As for the time being, would Sabah go on to enjoy the on-field success that the fans have been craving for ? How would Sabah fare against the other Super League teams next season ? Admittedly the jury is still out on him but on hindsight, patience is indeed a virtue, a moral trait that requires time to be of crucial essence and right now only time will tell when, - not if - Gary Phillips is going to be our best chance to help us get there.scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-44665134493998532852010-09-22T16:25:00.011+08:002010-09-25T02:44:15.931+08:00Sabah Hawks? Sabah Rhinos? Sabah tatap !!!AsSalaam wrh. wbt. dan selamat petang semua,<br /><br />Saya kira 'mood' dan suasana perayaan Aidilfitri masih merangkumi segenap perjalanan hidup harian kita buat masa ini, jemputan yang ada pelawaan hadir serta persediaan untuk anjuran rumah terbuka masih perlu dipenuhi, kuih - muih raya yang berbalang bakinya serta hidangan pelbagai jenis rendang, lauk - pauk juadah berhari raya dan serba - serbi aneka jumlahnya masih perlu dihidang disaji.<br /><br />Apa yang pasti, dalam suasana perayaan masih jelas terasa, pertandingan bola sepak paling berprestij negara telah pun bersepak mula pada 14 September yang lalu. Pertandingan merebut Piala Malaysia edisi ke - 83 (secara teknikalnya, bermula dengan Piala Malaya pada tahun 1921 dan Piala HMS Malaya pada tahun 1933 sebelum diberi nama baharu yang kekal sehingga kini pada tahun 1967) antara 16 pasukan dari persatuan negeri dan kelab.<br /><br />Berlangsung ketika liga - liga utama bola sepak Eropah juga secara relatifnya memulakan persaingan, edisi pertandingan Piala Malaysia kali ini seperti tahun - tahun sebelumnya terpaksa bersiah dengan tarikan aksi permainan pantas Liga Perdana Barclays di England, percaturan taktikal terancang Serie A di Itali, dan La Liga di Sepanyol mempamerkan aksi kebolehan teknikal yang gah. Namun, saya tetap percaya bahawa pertandingan Piala Malaysia ada nilai sejarah yang cukup tinggi dan kemasyhurannya yang tersendiri kepada peminat bola sepak tanah air.<br /><br />Tentunya fokus dan sokongan saya adalah bersama pasukan Persatuan Bola Sepak Negeri Sabah atau lebih dikenali dengan nama Sabah Hawks sejak awal tahun ini (pertukaran imej yang menimbulkan banyak persoalan, lebih - lebih lagi gelaran sebelum ini, Sabah Rhinos amat popular di kalangan peminat). Seandainya saya betul - betul berterus terang, logo Sabah Hawks yang dilancarkan oleh SAFA juga rasanya tidak sepenuhnya melambangkan kualiti dan perletakan imej yang selayaknya untuk sebuah pasukan bola sepak bertaraf profesional, saya mohon jangan salah anggap dengan teguran saya cuma sejujurnya saya merasakan jika peminat - peminat pasukan Sabah sendiri diberi peluang untuk menyumbang idea kreatif dan maklum balas tentang pembaharuan imej serta logo pasukan, saya yakin SAFA juga yang akan beruntung dan dapat memanfaatkan maklum balas yang diterima sebaik mungkin. Pasukan Sabah layak bertanding merebut Piala Malaysia kali ini sebagai pasukan yang berjaya menduduki tangga ke - 2 Liga Premier, di belakang juara Liga Premier 2010, pasukan Felda United FC.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/TJzoAFerhoI/AAAAAAAAAM4/bsePAWbOOXk/s1600/sabahawks.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/TJzoAFerhoI/AAAAAAAAAM4/bsePAWbOOXk/s200/sabahawks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520542331417888386" border="0" /></a>Kedudukan selepas 3 perlawanan peringkat kumpulan seharusnya belum cukup untuk menerbitkan rasa selesa baik di kalangan peminat, apatah lagi di kalangan pemain pasukan Sabah Hawks sendiri. Keputusan seri tanpa jaringan ketika menentang pasukan Kuala Lumpur di Stadium Bola Sepak Kuala Lumpur, Cheras diikuti dengan keputusan seri 2-2 yang cukup mengecewakan dengan pasukan Terengganu di Stadium Likas. Sabah mendahului 2 gol tanpa balas dan sememangnya menguasai tempo permainan dengan baki perlawanan lebih kurang 20 minit, Azizan Bob dbolosi 2 gol dalam masa 5 minit. 3 mata kemenangan akhirnya diperolehi menentang pasukan Pahang dengan penampilan yang lebih bertenaga, corak permainan yang lebih tersusun dan sedikit perubahan semula kepada senarai barisan pemain 11 yang pertama. Sokongan peminat - peminat pasukan Sabah Hawks juga tampak meningkat dengan tahap kehadiran yang semakin ramai ke Stadium Likas ke 2 perlawanan terakhir di stadium tersebut.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/TJzozaMwN-I/AAAAAAAAANA/KWocUNHxFT8/s1600/1409_BACK-A.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/TJzozaMwN-I/AAAAAAAAANA/KWocUNHxFT8/s320/1409_BACK-A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520543213153171426" border="0" /></a>Secara peribadi, saya merasakan hasil usaha ketua jurulatih merangkap pengurus pasukan, Gary Michael Phillips dan anak buahnya wajar diberi pujian kolektif. Jangan lupa, musim depan Sabah Hawks juga akan beraksi di dalam Liga Super Malaysia setelah kali terakhir membuat penampilan pada tahun 2005. Apa pun yang bakal berlaku di penghujung musim ini, Persatuan Bola Sepak Negeri Sabah atau SAFA perlu memperkemas perancangannya untuk musim hadapan dan memastikan segala perkara berkaitan kebajikan pemain, pegawai dan pengurusan pasukan diberi perhatian yang sewajarnya.<br /><br />Pandangan saya, salah satu faktor utama pasukan Sabah Hawks boleh dianggap berjaya pada musim ini adalah kerana kestabilan yang berjaya diwujudkan dengan kehadiran Gary Phillips (Gary juga adalah satu - satunya jurulatih asing di dalam kancah persaingan Liga Malaysia musim ini) sebagai peneraju utama. Nantikan entri yang seterusnya untuk mengetahui pendapat saya tentang perubahan positif, perkongsian pengalaman secara efektif yang dibawa olehnya dan mengapa masa depan bola sepak Sabah boleh meningkat ke tahap yang lebih baik dengan Gary Phillips.<br /><br />Masih terlalu awal untuk Sabah Hawks mencongak aksi di peringkat suku akhir nanti, tetapi tiada apa yang mustahil sekiranya semangat berpasukan dan kekentalan minda yang mula ditunjukkan oleh pemain sekarang dijadikan sebagai asas kepada setiap baki perlawanan di dalam persaingan merebut Piala Malaysia.<br /><br />Sabah, Sabah tatap !!!scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-14323671654955958522010-09-09T10:35:00.007+08:002010-09-09T10:47:58.805+08:00Salam Aidilfitri, Salam Lebaran, Salam Kemaafan...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/TIhIaOGbAGI/AAAAAAAAAMY/FzXXpmKq-FI/s1600/47697_152316904796061_100000532576814_372170_3709949_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/TIhIaOGbAGI/AAAAAAAAAMY/FzXXpmKq-FI/s400/47697_152316904796061_100000532576814_372170_3709949_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514737359014002786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/TIhIEv7BLFI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/_7sqTTAbreQ/s1600/47697_152316904796061_100000532576814_372170_3709949_n.jpg">Suara tangis yang kau dengar<br />Memecah hari kudus ini<br />Adalah aku<br />Mengenang pemilikmu<br /><br />Kita pohon kemenangan<br />Meroboh kota keakuan<br />Ini saatnya<br />Yang kunanti-nanti<br /><br />Mereka yang dilanda derita<br />Redhalah harimu kan tiba<br />Cahaya kekasih yang benar<br />Menghapus segala api kemarahan<br /><br />Salam dunia<br />Salam semua<br />Salam Hari Raya<br /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/TIhIEv7BLFI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/_7sqTTAbreQ/s1600/47697_152316904796061_100000532576814_372170_3709949_n.jpg">Bersinar akhirnya<br />Salam dunia<br />Salam semua<br />Salam Hari Raya<br />Bersinar akhirnya</a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/TIhIEv7BLFI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/_7sqTTAbreQ/s1600/47697_152316904796061_100000532576814_372170_3709949_n.jpg"><br /><br />Inilah hari kita<br />Tiada lagi rasa ketakutan<br /><br />Inilah hari kita<br /></a></span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span>scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-81293750164617967382010-04-23T18:39:00.002+08:002010-04-23T19:17:35.215+08:00Go figure...During my 'unforced sabbatical' I said/liked/got to know/hoped/loved/hated/was made aware of/did/realised/discovered/understood/agreed/disagreed/laughed/cried/...<br /><br /><ul><li>"United will beat Bayern Munich, even without Wayne " well, you know what happened...<br /></li><li>Leonardo Di Caprio's Shutter Island...intense and twisted thriller.</li><li>a distant relative, an uncle I'm hoping to know better...</li><li>that I can really start doing something that I really really love...and get paid for it !</li><li>my new United t-shirts..all thanks to the ever generous mrs. wifey, yeay !</li><li>the obnoxious, nauseating attitude and utter arrogance of those so called 'penjawat awam'...'penjahat awam' is more like it.</li><li>a new makan place... somewhere in Bangi, just off Precint 16.</li><li>went back to KK, KB and TG (Kota Kinabalu, Kota Belud and Taun Gusi for the uninitiated...my dearest hometowns)</li><li>that all is not so good at the work place.</li><li>jottings and lazy scribbling from an 'ancient' notebook were actually a list of things I haven't accomplish yet...procrastinators anonymous here I come<br /></li><li>that Iyang's (that's what I call my grandmama..) love knows no boundaries.</li><li>with mrs. wifey that both of us are getting 'cuter' (read : fatter) by the day !</li><li>with mrs. wifey that both of us need to start a rigorous diet...</li><li>at myself</li><li>on the 31st of March 2010..</li></ul>scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-7555172591845376762010-02-10T16:38:00.004+08:002010-02-10T19:06:24.761+08:00resistance is not futile ! (part 2)AsSalaam wrh. wbt. friends and foes,<br /><br />Let's begin with an all too familiar question for the past couple of postings, how<span style="font-style: italic;"> exactly</span> do you silence the voice of the majority ? There are countless ways apparently here in Malaysia, you simply have to choose to your heart's content.<br /><br />This seems to be the weapon of choice for those who walks along the corridor of <span style="font-style: italic;">'super natural</span>' powers. How else can you explain the absolutely blatant disregard of laws and utter arrogance of the powers that be ?<br /><br />I might not be able to explain the finer, intricate legal details of what actually transpired when the five-men panel of judges of the Federal Court gave a damning verdict of 5 - 0 against Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin, but I can do one thing.<br /><br />I refuse to be a mere by-stander in this hideous event, the real issue here is the manner at which the Federal Constitution and the Perak's State Constitution have been torn to pieces. I'm all for respecting the court's decision and let me be absolutely clear, this isn't about not being able to accept the judgment, the implications of the court's decision far outweighs all that.<br /><br />It implicates that the majority's voice has been cruelly silenced ! It confirms the detrimental state of constitutionalism and the spirit of democracy here in Malaysia. It makes all for the worst considering the fact that the Federal Court can now be used to systemically 'annihilate' whatever that is left of our democracy.<br /><br />The Malaysian judiciary might as well mark Feb 9th as the day it succumbed to lawlessness !<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/S3KOmVYEH0I/AAAAAAAAALY/WioN-b9blKI/s1600-h/nizar1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/S3KOmVYEH0I/AAAAAAAAALY/WioN-b9blKI/s320/nizar1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436564489413861186" border="0" /></a><br />I was so inspired by this image that I just had to share it with my readers, and yes, I'm guilty of nicking this picture from Titi Serong's assemblyman, YB Idham Lim's blog (sorry YB...hehe). Just so you know, this picture was taken AFTER the verdict has gone against him okay ! Do you see any strand of sadness ? Any look of spiteful hatred ? Any little face expression that might suggest hopelessness or disappointment ? Not one tiny bit !<br /><br />He's here for the long run, he's here and he will be there when the Perakians given the chance again to cast your votes, insya-ALlah...<br />He represented the voice of the majority when he was elected in 2008, and you can be damn sure he will be the representative of resistance against the tyrannies of our time !<br /><br />Wassalaam.scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-54874066315418537732010-02-09T23:40:00.004+08:002010-02-10T01:26:59.374+08:00resistance is not futile !<div><br /><br /></div><div>AsSalaam wrh. wbt. boys and girls...</div><div><br /> </div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436290396291565202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 189px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/S3GVUA7ThpI/AAAAAAAAALI/e3uqaggzBUg/s320/anti-glazer.png" border="0" /><br /><div>How do you silence the voice of <span style="color:#ff0000;">the majority</span> ? <span style="color:#ff0000;">The majority</span> that refuse to bow down to intimidation of any sorts. <span style="color:#ff0000;">The majority</span> that feels cheated, shortchanged and denied their basic rights.</div><br /><div>The answer to the question is pretty much everything the Glazers are doing to the match-going fans at Old Trafford nowadays. You sing an anti-Glazer song, you'll be ejected...hang an anti-Glazer banner, the banner will be pulled down in an instant... there have also been reports of season ticket holders being evicted from their seats and their tickets confiscated ! Now, that is just not nice at all. </div><br /><div>Us, fans will have our say in the running of Manchester United Football Club whether the Glazers like it or not. We never liked them in the first place, we won't like them now. </div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436293899322939746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 185px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/S3GYf6vEWWI/AAAAAAAAALQ/5G52A9Auvdk/s320/greenandgold.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#006600;">L</span>.<span style="color:#ffff99;">O</span>.<span style="color:#006600;">V</span>.<span style="color:#ffff99;">E</span> <span style="color:#006600;">U</span>.<span style="color:#ffff99;">N</span>.<span style="color:#006600;">I</span>.<span style="color:#ffff99;">T</span>.<span style="color:#006600;">E</span>.<span style="color:#ffff99;">D</span> <span style="color:#006600;">H</span>.<span style="color:#ffff99;">A</span>.<span style="color:#006600;">T</span>.<span style="color:#ffff99;">E</span> <span style="color:#006600;">G</span>.<span style="color:#ffff99;">L</span>.<span style="color:#006600;">A</span>.<span style="color:#ffff99;">Z</span>.<span style="color:#006600;">E</span>.<span style="color:#ffff99;">R</span>.<span style="color:#006600;">S</span></span></div><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#006600;"></span></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span> </p><div align="center"><br /></div></span></span><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div>scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-72471551496688713042010-01-30T00:25:00.007+08:002010-02-03T23:23:10.292+08:00Romanticising the blogging experience.AsSalaam wrh. wbt. everybody !!!<br /><br />Gosh, I really really couldn't fathom why on earth it took me soooooo long to update nay, to write something of interest to me in this blog. One thing's for sure though, since that last entry of mine in September '09 (gasp!), I went through one of the most crucial and defining period in my entire life...<br /><br /><br />To tell you guys the truth, I don't even know where to start ! Anyways, I honestly think that it is only fit and proper that I reserve those moments in other postings in the future, insya-ALlah... but for here and now though, I'm just inexplicably happy that I'm slowly but surely getting back into the 'passion' and 'romance' of blogging.<br /><br />Let's set the record straight, I blog about matters or things that I love, namely Manchester United, football, maybe a few books (if I'm reading any at all...) my life in general and a tiny weeny bit on Malaysian politics... okay, and here's the thing though, I've never claimed nor have I ever mentioned anywhere in my posts that I'm an expert/Nobel Prize winner/Time magazine personality of the year/big shot/Mr. Smarty Pants/guru/sage/Mr.Know-It-All on the entries that I wrote about, they're just MY personal opinions... whether you agree or not to what I think is entirely your prerogative. I'm all for cohesive discussions, sensible and responsible comments so that we can have what might resemble a decent discussion pertaining the subject matter.<br /><br />Until next time, see ya guys around !!! Wassalaam...scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-26273408985357432672009-09-19T00:31:00.007+08:002009-09-20T00:46:02.121+08:00Ma'a salamah wa ilal liqa' Ya Ramadhan, Ahlan wa sahlan Ya Syawal.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/SrUIly30oVI/AAAAAAAAALA/j_4aRFPP_x0/s1600-h/kadraya.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383218374995386706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/SrUIly30oVI/AAAAAAAAALA/j_4aRFPP_x0/s400/kadraya.jpg" border="0" /></a>AsSalaam wrh. wbt. kepada semua...<br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div>Saya ingin mengucapkan <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;">SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI, MOHON MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN</span> kepada semua teman, rakan, sahabat, kenalan, saudara mara keseluruhannya. Doa' dan harapan saya ialah agar semua kesalahan serta kekurangan saya selama ini dapat dimaafkan agar kita boleh membuka lembaran baru. Dikesempatan ini juga, saya ingin memohon dengan rasa rendah diri dan tawadhu' agar rakan-rakan pembaca dapat bersedekah bacaan Surah Al-Fatihah untuk almarhumah ibu saya iaitu, Hajah Jandrah Bte. Haji Ajab. Tahun ini merupakan tahun kedua kami sekeluarga -Abah, Fahmi, Yayang dan Mamad- merayakan Aidilfitri tanpa ibu tercinta.</div><br /><div></div><div>Sejujurnya saya merasakan Ramadhan kali ini berlalu terlalu pantas bagi saya, mungkin saya yang terlalu sibuk atau buat - buat sibuk. Kenyataannya, saya sedih apabila 29 Ramadhan menjadi tirai penutupan kepada bulan penuh mulia dan barakah ini. Semoga Allah s.w.t menerima dan memberkati segala ibadah dan amalan yang telah kita laksanakan sepanjang bulan mulia lagi barakah ini, insya-ALlah...</div><br /><div></div><div>Wassalaam.</div><br /><div></div>scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-71237487683683270952009-08-18T12:08:00.004+08:002009-08-18T12:19:56.127+08:00Alamat ghumah atau kantor kerja atau mana2 jelah janji boleh sampai.AsSalam wrh. wbt. dan salam sejahtera kawan-kawan,<br /><br />Mohon kerjasama rakan-rakan dan taulan untuk memberikan alamat surat-menyurat, sama ada alamat rumah, atau pejabat supaya saya boleh mengirimkan kad jemputan ke Majlis Perkahwinan saya insya-ALlah akan berlangsung bulan Disember nanti.<br /><br />Cuma tulis dibahagian komentar atau comments, nama, alamat dan no. telefon yang boleh saya hubungi. Terima kasih bebanyak kawan-kawan !!!scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-27047095354563641582009-07-01T12:43:00.005+08:002009-07-01T13:52:29.851+08:00Dia datang, dengan lenggang - lenggoknya...AsSalaam kawan - kawanku,<br /><br /> Hari ini mari kita ucapkan selamat datang kepada Encik Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera, pemain terbaru yang ditawarkan kontrak untuk bermain bola sepak profesional bersama kelab bola sepak Manchester Bersatu. Yeay !<br /><br /> Apa ? Kawan -kawan kata dia tak sehebat Encik Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aviero ? Kawan - kawan rasa dia tak sekacak, se'cool', dan se'superb' bekas pemain Manchester Bersatu yang sekarang berada di Kelab Bola Sepak DiRaja Madrid tu ? Biar saya nyatakan disini kenapa saya rasa Encik Luis patut diberi peluang untuk membuktikan kebolehannya.<br /><br />Satu, dia sudah mempunyai 3 tahun pengalaman bermain di Liga Perdana Inggeris tajaan Bank Barclay bersama kelab bola sepak Wigan Lincah. Setiap musim dia makin menyerlah dan semakin serasi dengan corak permainan liga tersebut. Setiap musim juga pengurus - pengurus kelab bola sepak lain mula meminatinya seperti Arsene Wenger dan Rafael Benitez.<br /><br />Dua, dia adalah pemain yang gemar berlari dengan bola, boleh menggelecek untuk melepasi pemain lawan dan menghidangkan umpanan - umpanan silang ke dalam kotak penalti untuk disudahkan. Valencia mungkin tidak menjaringkan gol sebanyak Ronaldo, tapi tahap kesungguhan dan kerajinannya untuk membantu pasukan bertahan dan turun mengejar larian pemain lawan adalah salah satu kualiti yang hampir tiada pada Ronaldo.<br /><br />Tiga, kemahuannya untuk berjaya terbukti apabila berjaya mencorak karier awalnya bersama El Nacional, sebuah kelab bola sepak Ecuador yang juga merupakan kelab bola sepak askar kebangsaan Ecuador. El Nacional mempunyai konsep latihan ketenteraan dan rejim penekanan disiplin yang amat ketat. Sebagai seorang pemain muda yang sentiasa berada didalam kesebelasan utama pasukan tersebut bukanlah sesuatu yang mudah tetapi Valencia ternyata mampu melakukannya.<br /><br />Empat, dibawah kendalian Sir Alex Ferguson, ramai menyatakan Valencia mampu meningkatkan kualiti permainannya dan seterusnya menjadi seorang pemain yang lebih sempurna. Jika dinilai rekod jaringannya bersama kelab - kelab sebelum dan pasukan kebangsaan, ia adalah satu aspek yang mungkin akan dilihat oleh Sir Alex dengan perhatian yang lebih serius dan terancang.<br /><br />Lima, hampir semua bekas jurulatih dan pengurus pasukan yang pernah melatih serta menguruskan Valencia menyatakan perkara sama tentang dirinya - pantas berlari, rajin membantu pasukan, bijak mencari ruang, dan yang paling penting mempunyai sikap dan kesungguhan yang amat cemerlang. Antara yang pernah menguruskan Valencia adalah Steve Bruce dan Chris Hutchings.<br /><br />Valencia telah menyatakan bahawa menyertai Manchester Bersatu adalah impian menjadi kenyataan baginya, maka dengan ini bermulalah perjalanan beliau untuk menempatkan diri di kalangan bintang - bintang yang bersinar terang sebelum ini di 'Teater Impian' yakni Old Trafford.scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-10054044361341258632009-06-26T11:43:00.007+08:002009-06-27T02:02:08.693+08:00It's V for Victory !AsSalam wrh. wbt. and morning to all,<br /><br />It's here peeps and it looks 'victorious' ! I LOIKE !<br /><br />Some are saying that it looks a little bit too much like the Mexican's home jersey during the last World Cup in Germany also provided by the same manufacturer, Nike.<br /><br />Well, to be totally honest it does look like one but for a few diffrences here and there such as the round neck collar or the detailing at the end of both sleeves.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351697335482338370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 390px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/SkUMX0LUTEI/AAAAAAAAAK4/HbN1tUdgkd8/s400/rooneychanging_280x_832777a.jpg" border="0" /><br />Rooney is honored to be wearing it while Ji says that he hopes the V-shape is a sign of victory ! Expected to be on sale in Malaysia by end of July, at Nike Concept Stores and Al-Ikhsan Sport Stores nationwide. Go out, buy it and wear it with pride.scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-66159961072527654352009-06-23T17:43:00.005+08:002009-06-25T18:07:27.344+08:00Baju baru, semangat juga kena baru.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350935569951302770" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 204px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/SkJXjObzJHI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/tJRAIy0wPzQ/s400/dummy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><div> AsSalam wrh. wbt. to all United and non-United fans,<br /><br /></div><div>Looks like Manchester United will be among the earliest of the Barclays' Premier League clubs to unveil their new home kit for season 2009/2010. Best news of all, Malaysian fans will be the first in the world to watch them play in this newly designed gear LIVE at Stadium Nasional, Bukit Jalil on July 18th !</div><div><br /></div><div>manutd.com started the ball rolling with a series of teasers which includes Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Park Ji - Sung showing tremendous form in modelling the new kit. Deliberate shadowy effects covered most part of the shirt but still you can see a fair bit of the club logo, the Nike swoosh logo and the shirt sponsor, AIG.</div><div><br /></div><div>Although we can't be quite sure just as yet how will the new shirt looks like, the ads actually left a tad too little to the imagination. The Nike designers who dug deep and swamp themselves with United jerseys of past might have took a lot of inspirations from the days of Newton Heath in the early 1900s, what with the significant and highly visible 'V' shape just off the chest area. </div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350935573267682578" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 262px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/SkJXjayfFRI/AAAAAAAAAKY/WtWM3y4i97o/s400/Manchester-United-Shirt-Pos.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Man United's jerseys along the years<br /><br /></span></div><div> </div><div>Nike has said that the new home kit which will be worn by the players during their pre-season tour of Asia next month, will in effect celebrate the 100 years of Old Trafford, hence, the distinctive and almost retro design of the shirt. The Manchester United team that moved to Old Trafford after years of playing at Bank Street, won the league championship in 1909, a second triumph for the Red Devils. So, here's hoping to a record breaking 19th league championship medals for the squad next season.<br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350935564580393938" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 277px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/SkJXi6bRk9I/AAAAAAAAAKI/_po91wwcl_U/s400/tlm-a2.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div>Rio is absolutely right when he says that "This club has always taken pride in its history - it acts as an inspiration to all of us and it's great to see it represented in the new kit".</div><br /><div>I just think that this shirt looks imposing - well you can say that to the majority of United's previous kits anyways - but it does gives the players an advantage of sort. I just can't wait to get my hands on those shirts arrgggghhhhh !!!</div><div> </div><div> </div></div>scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-78389822814642504342009-06-21T12:15:00.007+08:002009-06-21T20:34:15.580+08:00Encik Carlitos Alberto Tevez, terima kasih atas segala usaha anda.AsSalam wrh. wbt. dan selamat sore semua,<br /><br /> Saban hari saya menantikan berita perpindahan pemain baru ke Manchester United, membaca mengenai spekulasi yuran perpindahan si polan dan si polan diperkatakan, ternyata 'industri' bola sepak antarabangsa adalah sebuah industri yang kalis-resesi.<br /><br /> Apalagi yang boleh kita simpulkan apabila realitinya yuran perpindahan seorang pemegang anugerah Pemain Terbaik Dunia FIFA adalah lebih mahal daripada kos pembinaan sebuah stadium yang sehingga beberapa minggu lepas merupakan pemegang anugerah stadium terbesar di zon pantai timur Semenanjung Malaysia. Jatuh menyembah bumi juga bumbung stadium yang dikatakan berteknologi tinggi setaraf terbaik Asia !<br /><br /> Berbalik kepada hobi sampingan, menunggu tajuk berita yang saya idam-idamkan akan terpampang didada akhbar seperti " Karim Benzema signs for United ", atau " Ribery is now a Devil ", atau " United smashes world record transfer fee for David Villa " memang meleset sama sekali. Akhirnya, pemain yang dikatakan kesayangan pengunjung-pengunjung Old Trafford juga mengikut jejak C. Ronaldo meninggalkan skuad Sir Alex.<br /><br />Dalam sebulan, United sudah kehilangan 2 pemain yang cemerlang musim lepas. Mungkin ada baiknya untuk Ronaldo ke Liga Primera Sepanyol, tetapi kalaulah Carlitos Tevez berpindah ke Manchester City hanya kerana mereka menawarkan gaji dan yuran bonus penyertaan yang lebih tinggi, maka sahlah romantisisma bola sepak makin terhakis.<br /><br />Apapun, terima kasih Tevez. Dia ada dimensi yang pemain lain terkapai-kapai untuk cari, dia ada keazaman yang terlalu tinggi untuk memuaskan hati sendiri dan kalau dia kembali ke Old Trafford selepas ini dengan menyarung jersi City, United akan tahu apa yang akan mereka hadapi.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/Sj4oieicVgI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/v6jGiMtvokg/s1600-h/150px-Carlos_T%C3%A9vez.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 262px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/Sj4oieicVgI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/v6jGiMtvokg/s400/150px-Carlos_T%C3%A9vez.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349757980140918274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Anak jati Fuerte Apeche, Buenos Aires, Argentina.</span><br /></div>scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-30541389912022971432009-06-15T17:21:00.004+08:002009-06-15T18:55:30.104+08:00Melaksanakan sumpah yang baharu sahaja dilafaz !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/SjYZ_JW78qI/AAAAAAAAAJo/L2OO9pwortY/s1600-h/nizar2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/SjYZ_JW78qI/AAAAAAAAAJo/L2OO9pwortY/s400/nizar2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347490180183618210" border="0" /></a><br />AsSalam wrh. wbt. dan salam sejahtera semua,<br /><br />Ahli Parlimen Bukit Gantang yang baru, Datuk Seri Ir. Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin telah diarahkan untk meninggalkan dewan persidangan oleh Tan Sri Speaker sejurus selepas menurunkan tandatangan di atas watikah perlantikannya.<br /><br />Menurut Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia, Ahli Parlimen Bukit Gantang yang baru itu telah "melanggar etika berpakaian" dan "berkelakuan kasar". Etika berpakaian yang kononnya dilanggar oleh D.S Nizar adalah kerana adanya lilitan kain bertulis "bubar DUN" disongkok beliau dan telah dikatakan berkelakuan kasar setelah melaungkan slogan yang berbunyi "Hidup Rakyat" dan "Bubar Dewan Undangan Negeri" beberapa kali di dalam dewan.<br /><br />Beberapa ahli parlimen daripada Pakatan Rakyat turut digantung tugas selama 2 hari, mereka ialah Dr. Hatta Ramli (Kuala Krai), Datuk Mahfudz Omar (Pokok Sena), Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad (Kuala Selangor), N. Gobalakrishnan (Padang Serai), Nga Kor Ming (Taiping) dan Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham (Beruas) setelah mereka dikatakan enggan menurut arahan Tan Sri Speaker.<br /><br />D.S Nizar telah menyatakan dengan tegas bahawa sebagai ahli parlimen, dia telah mengangkat sumpah untuk mempertahankan Perlembagaan Malaysia dan mahu diberi peluang oleh Tan Sri Speaker untuk menarik perhatian Dewan Negara terhadap situasi serta kemelut politik di Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan. Apa yang berlaku ketika sidang di DUN Perak beberapa bulan lepas adalah pencabulan ketara terhadap perlembagaan, penafian jelas terhadap hak - hak di dalam sesebuah negara demokrasi, dan kesombongan Barisan Nasional dalam menerima hakikat sebenar politik masakini.<br /><br />Ini merupakan salah satu kualiti yang ada pada D.S Nizar yang membuatkan rakyat negeri Perak masih menganggapnya sebagai Menteri Besar yang sah. Dia tidak pernah mengenal erti kalah, selagi hak rakyat untuk memilih kerajaan sendiri tidak ditunaikan. Dia tidak akan tunduk kepada mainan hipokrit Barisan Nasional yang memperlekehkan perlembagaan sesuka nafsu dan menunggangpakai jentera - jentera kerajaan seperti PDRM, SPRM dan SPR.<br /><br />Apa yang kasarnya dengan melaungkan slogan ? Cuba bandingkan dengan tindakan biadap beberapa ahli Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO yang menyergah dan menghamun Karpal Singh, ahli parlimen Jelutong yang juga merupakan seorang orang kurang upaya (OKU). Walaupun kejadian itu berlaku di luar dewan, ia tetap memberi kesan buruk dan negatif terhadap Dewan Rakyat dan bangunan parlimen sendiri sebagai lambang demokrasi negara.<br /><br />Apa yang salah dengan memakai lilitan kain bertulis, sedangkan ada mantan Speaker Dewan Rakyat, almarhum Tun Zahir Ismail pernah membenarkan lilitan kain bertulis di lengan yang membantah undang - undang ISA sewaktu persidangan parlimen yang ke - 10 dahulu. Ahli Parlimen Shah Alam, Abdul Khalid Samad berpendapat tindakan Tan Sri Speaker kali ini sebagai keterlaluan.<br /><br />Ini adalah manifestasi perjuangan Pakatan Rakyat, ini adalah perlaksanaan kata - kata, ini adalah mengotakan sumpah yang telah dilafaz.scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975925690424205733.post-22341513845927397382009-06-12T14:31:00.003+08:002009-06-12T20:09:29.413+08:00Tak usah kau terangkan ku tahu.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/SjJEc6TroKI/AAAAAAAAAJg/Ndpu20D989w/s1600-h/cristiano-ronaldo-entertainer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3wcMrgBCmU/SjJEc6TroKI/AAAAAAAAAJg/Ndpu20D989w/s400/cristiano-ronaldo-entertainer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346410971121033378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">terbang ke Madrid<br /></span></div><br />It has finally come to this, Cristiano Ronaldo's love affair with his so-called 'home' that is Manchester United Football Club has finally come to an unceremonious end.<br /><br />Unceremonious if you consider that as of now, Cristiano's last game for Man United was the confidence-sapping defeat to FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League. Even more unceremonious is the manner he lead every United fans to believe that he has finally accepted that United is where he belongs. That's exactly why football will never be short of cynics and naysayers, for all the beauty of the game, loyalty is becoming more and more of a rarity.<br /><br />I'll give him every credit that he deserves for the way he has helped United to achieve more glories in the last 2 or 3 seasons that he has been at Old Trafford, culminating the moment he won the Ballon d' Or and FIFA World Player of The Year last year. I'm sure Cristiano is man enough to admit that he won't achieve those accolades without the help of his teammates. When and not if the deal is finally concluded coming to the end of this month, I sincerely hope that Cristiano will show some genuine effort in acknowledging his legion of fans that has supported him through thick and thin over the years. A gesture of gratefulness towards the United fans will not cost him anything other than a difficult but endearing send off to La Liga.<br /><br />Make no mistake about it, United will definitely miss a player like Cristiano, his pace, power, and all round threat as an attacking player is second to none, even though he has his own army of critics but his record at United speaks for themselves. 292 games and 118 goals to his name is without a doubt a very very impressive stats for a player who is a natural out-and-out winger.<br /><br />The general feeling that I can sense from fans' who made their feelings known through countless postings on the triple W in major sports websites is one of rationalization. United fans in particular were 'generous' and 'forgiving' enough to let him go, thinking that it made good business sense and the small matter of Cristiano's request. Some viewed him as becoming more and more detrimental to the team judging by his petulant actions in the closing stages of the season and thought that Sir Alex is again giving priority to the team more than anything else.<br /><br />I for one, think that this is the right decision on both Cristiano and the club's sides. It might not be the best decision but definitely the right decision. Though time will surely tell whether Sir Alex will regret selling him to a 'mob organisation' like Real Madrid, Cristiano has given his all to Man United and therefore should be remembered for the contributions that he has made rather than the unnecessary petty sideshows. The same can be said of his place in Manchester United's folklore, it isn't yet exactly cast in stone but for some reason or another, I believe there is a place for him, where...? Again, only time will tell.<br /><br />Thanks Cristiano for all the beautiful memories when you graced the mighty Red of Manchester United. For us fans, we will always keep the Red flag flying high...<br /><br />Glory, glory Man United...scottismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03524804441924700895noreply@blogger.com0