just a little smile can do so much wonders

matt's birthday.. the gang kind of celebrated it with him.. stupid war craft game we played.. some retarded shit.. -_-
then pool was less retarded but still retarded.. -_-

i'm not updating well these few days.. feeling too tired.. =(

dammit.. that stupid number 1 eye-candy didn't go yesterday.. dammit!

DAM YOU!!! =)

went to gym with matt, ben and kenneth at cck yesterday morning.. mad gyming.. pushed myself to the max..

then after all that hardwork.. what did we do?

WE CHIONGED AT THE PASAR MALAM!!!

can't wait to go out later.. =)

Emilee.. =(

long zi: haha! i love tutu kueh too! no wonder you're my sista!!! *muack*

hehe... i just had 10 pieces of hot and great tutu kueh!!! omg.. what a way to treat myself after running for 4km.. =)

p: wa! share with me leh! you'll be such a PEARL then.. =)

ryan: shhhhhhh

wei ling: dammit! work on it! jump to top 100!!!

jessica: what the.. just because that person is in bottom 50.. -_-

so sad.. the pasar malam's last day here will be on sunday.. =(

it's like been part of my life.. as much as i'm dieting now.. it's always that whenever i needed a quick snack.. tutu kueh!!! <3!!! and the barbacued chicken wings! the japanese pizzas! =(

haiz.. i'm so gonna miss it when it's gone..

the class is currently in a mugging mood.. that's good.. in fact i think everyone's working hard after the mid year disaster.. =)

look out for a post by me in the next few days.. helping uncle william to sell his cues

currently having history.. tired.. SO MUCH FUN LAST NIGHT!

pool was great! haha.. became a 'teacher'.. had to teach how to cue properly, bridge properly.. =)

and the rest of the night.. eat eat eat.. dammit

ok.. gotta listen to augustine's lesson

when i told my dad that i got 18th in the level for econs.. i kind of expected some sort of praise.. instead..

"but you still lost to other 17 people.. if you don't continue to work hard.. you'll be a loser for the rest of you life"

now i see why jack neo wanted to direct I not stupid 2 to encourage parents and teachers to not be cheap on praises..

haizz

wah.. thanks guys for the tags! really appreciate them.. even if it's nococksayhuh.. haha.. i'll reply to them next time? =)

medical check up was screwed.. as expected.. FAT!
i badly need to go on a diet..

dammit.. i'm fat.. gotta update wishlist

cya guys.. i'm so fat that my fingers are getting tired typing this.. =(

wei ling: sorry boss.. so sad! gayle out?! =(

p: you are? identify yourself please...... =)

i went to gym for 6 hours just now.. -_-

haiz.. looking at my wish list.. i didn't manage to lose to 75.. = ( in fact i think i'm like 78.. the only consolation is that i'm out of HNF (sulks)

so darn tired.. gotta go sleep.. medical check up tmr.. =)

just returned from the gym.. cedric was there.. god! he's freaking huge now! god! AC rugby really helped him train up! =)

singapore idol.. haiz.. positive point was that the performances became more "even" in terms of the standard.. there wasn't any performance that was outstanding..
well done to:
1. Mathida
2. Hady
3. Jonathan- i know wei ling will go nuts if i said this.. but his performance was the best

Boo-boo to:
1. Paul
2. Nurul
3. "joaqium"

jessica: huh?! what happened to super band already! i dun even keep up!

ryan: don't ask me boss.. ask yan

ah mah: lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala!

the lack of sleep really caused me to PMS badly in school.. i practically got pissed off with everything that was said.. could actually feel my blood boiling! -_- god! why? i don't like the idea of me being such a hot-head.. god.. please.. =(

gotta stop on the staying-up-late-at-night.. affecting me in school so much.. =(

oh well.. at least i know it's worth it.. =)

will it last forever? there's a ribbon in the sky for our love

wa lao... i just took my weight..

conclusion?

I'M FAT!!!!!!!!!! ='(

long zi: dun bother coming here la! go and do your *ahem*.. =P eh! dam NONG never see you ah! kind of miss ya! =)))

wei ling: time will tell whether jonathan will become more popular.. looking back at the previous results show.. doesn't seem likely.. =P

school has really been boring! i seem to be more interested in doing chin-ups than tutorials.. -_- man.. hendrie! wake up la! loser!
i blame the lack of inspiration!

anyway.. the great juventus sale is coming and i heard that liverpool is interested in many juventus players.. zambrotta, camoranesi, trezequet.. wa! cool man! next year's liverpool team is so gonna be like.. WOAH!

-----------------trezequet--------------------crouch---------------------------
garcia-----------alonso-------------------gerrard----------------camoranesi---
riise-------------hypia---------------carragher-------------zambrotta--------
-------------------------------------reina-------------------------------------

yeah baby!

sian.. i'm out

so sorry.. =((( dunno what to say.. ='(

Stevie Wonder - Ribbon In The Sky

can't believe his voice..

i can't believe the fun i had yesterday.. =)
brokeback's birthday celebration.. pepper lunch was great! biwen, brokeback, yu shen and charmaine.. =) lots of gossiping with charmaine on the journey.. LOL
bloody hell! the food fair at taka was crazy! could have totally spoiled my diet plans! luckily i took only the natural ice-cream.. =)

then................. i'm not saying anything.. =)

goodbye guys! i noticed my tag board has died already.. ='(

ah mah: dun angry!!! =( ankle sprains are common in basketball!! i promise to take care of myself!!! *muacks*

singapore idol.. oh well.. kind of expected? i only expect the competition to heat around the final 6.. cause that's when the weaker contestants would have been sent home..
predicted final 3:
jonathan
hady!
twohill

i can't see a girl winning singapore idol this season.. seriously.. the guys seem technically stronger.. probably twohill and hady will get to the finals.. =)

school life is boring.. everyone seems to be getting more serious.. -_- which kinds of reminds me.. i gotta start studying!!!

1 more thing i gotta shout out..
the gelato at beauty world rocks!

dammit! looking at charles's tag.. suay! that idiot calls me "hen ji"! which means hate chicken in chinese! -_- suay! and the gang keeps asking me whether i like cold fish balls! ugh!

econs results were kind of a disaster for me.. -_- it's was the subject that i studied the hardest.. =(

sprained my ankle real bad today.. it's been years since my last sprain.. gone were the days when i sprained my ankle like every month.. =)

ok.. gotta prepare for singapore idol!

Ala Janosz - How to love him

hey guys.. here's the girl i loved since 2004! and the love is still going strong! =) the girl who i bought her albums from the net! find out why i've loved her for so long.. =) p.s. her english is not that good.. =)
OMG! so cute! <3

please don't expect the world cup finals to dazzle you

ryan: wa lao.. dunno how to reply to your nonsense.. please go update that blog

wei ling: germany still young.. give them 4 more years please

ah mah: thanks ah mah! take care of yourself too! =)

butterfly wishes: hey thanks! you have a nice blog too!

janet: so nice that your blog has finally become active again!

dammit.. dreaded school starting again tmr.. NO!!!!!!!!!! dammit.. i'm so gonna die when getting back those stupid papers and my parents will just flip and cancel my sports channel.. then i'll miss my EPL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh well.. world cup finals later.. france against italy.. well well well.. who would have expected that to happen from the start? certainly not me..
but there's actually one thing about these finals that i find.. the gaining of favour of the 4-2-3-1 formation..

liverpool used it to win the champion's league in 2005.. chelsea has always being using it under jose.. barca won the chanpion's league with it this year.. and surprise surprise.. both france and italy use this formation.. -_-

the 4-2-3-1 formation actually requires a team to have a very hard working midfield 2 in front of the defence.. liverpool had hamann and alonso that time.. chelsea has essien and makelele.. france uses vearia makelele.. italy uses gattuso and pirlo.. these two holding midfielders work their socks off every night to protect the back 4.. and usually 1 is the ultra-defensive one and the other is a play- maker..

however.. playing a 4-2-3-1 usually means a weaker attack since you only go forward with 4 players.. so switching from defence to attack is usually slower and teams cannot counter-attack playing with this formation.. the 3 attacking midfielders play a crucial role as they cannot afford to leave their front man isolated.. portugal has ronaldo, deco and playing behind the striker.. and liverpool had kewell, gerrard and garcia..

most importantly.. the lone striker has to be very technically gifted.. since he's usually isolated upfront.. he has to link up play well and bring the other midfielders into the game.. henry from france is a master at such a job..

ok.. kind of lazy already.. so i'll just go into my prediction.. it'll definitely be a low scoring match with both sides it'll probably be decided by a moment of brilliance..

ok.. i'll be bias and give a bias prediction.. 0-1!!!! why must be 0-1 and not 1-0? because 0-1 sounds nicer!!! ( ok.. close friends please dun give this off.. thanks )

going gyming soon.. take care guys!!!

just returned from the the Under 21 pool tournament.. lost by 1 stupid rack! =(

so lame.. played so well in rack 3 and 4.. and just when i came back to tie the match.. he cleared the last rack..

ugh.. really disappointed.. looks like pool really isn't my thing.. definitely play so much better in chess.. maybe it's really not my game.. no matter how much i want to play.. chess is still my game! looking forward to improve further and going for another ASEAN

ciao.. really sad.. =(

at least i know i have the best consolation!

i'm currently having the time of my life.. =)

loray: wa! you former bio student find those pics gross? haha.. take care dude!

i've been slacking around these few days.. fell sick! OMG! all started from the day i slept for 2 hours and gymed with ben.. which was the same day of the kranji performance.. for 3 days.. i fought with

1. fever
2. sore throat
3. flu

dammit.. and exams resume just tmr.. -_-

i'm dead

For readers who don't know what an ACL tear means

ACL: The Anterior Cruciate Ligament
The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is a ligament that connects the tibia to the femur.  It serves to prevent the tibia (leg) from moving forward relative to the femur (thigh).  The ACL is in the center of the knee - it crosses the PCL - hence the name - "cruciate".

How does someone injure the ACL?
This ligament is frequently injured in contact sports (such as football) and pivoting sports (such as soccer and skiing) - although there are many scenarios for injury to this ligament.   Usually the patient complains of a sudden injury to the knee and the inability to walk right after the accident.  Often, there is a significant amount of swelling that occurs relatively soon after the injury. In contact sports, such as football, the injury typically occurs when another player impacts the side of the knee. Non-contact ACL injuries are more common in women - such as a female soccer player who suddenly changes direction and feels a pop in her knee.

What are the symptoms of an ACL injury?
Initially, the symptoms are pain, and fairly immediate swelling. Often patients will complain of hearing a loud "pop", which is the sound of the actual ligament tearing.
After the pain and swelling resolve, patients complain of episodes of instability, or giving-way. The knee feels loose. Some people liken this to walking on rollerskates. For some people, this looseness is predictable; other people live in fear of their knee giving out because they are unable to predict the motions that cause the instability.

What happens after the ACL injury?
It depends on the severity of the injury and whether there are any other associated injuries, such as a medial collateral ligament tear or a meniscal tear.  Often the swelling resolves after a couple of weeks.  Some patients will be able to function without any problems after they get over the initial injury, especially if they had only a partial tear.  The majority, however, will notice "instability" - the feeling that their lower leg is shifting forward on their thigh bone.  For some, this will be a minor nuisance; for others, it will be a significant disability.

 

seriously i wonder who went to bother to read that.. i did.. but i believe the below pics are a clear visual illustration of what an ACL tear is.. kind of looks like chicken meat.. =) exactly what i felt when i saw my own torn ACL ..=)))