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woah. Football matches like Arsenal's visit to Old Trafford last night to take on Manchester United make football fans like us realise why we love the game so much. All the hype about the game and the intense rivalry behind these 2 sides... this was never going to be a boring match.

Remember last season in the corressponding fixture when Arsenal and United were headlocked at 1-1 until the final minutes of the match when United were given a penalty? Ruud Van Nistelrooy subsequently crashed the ball against the crossbar when he took the penalty. Scenes that disgraced football then followed as the Arsenal players surrounded Ruud Van Nistelrooy and cornered him like a bunch of vultures surrounding their prey.. Shouting, Taunting and pushing him around. Van Nistelrooy had earlier gotten Arsenal's captain sent off by reacting like he's just seen a cobra when Patrick Viera aimed a kick at him.


Martin Keown gets in Van Nistelrooy's face after the missed penalty

That penalty miss would prove to be costly as Arsenal went on to win the Championship unbeaten in all 38 games.

That unbeaten run stretched to 49 games as the guns of Arsenal strode into Old Trafford again.. Looking for their 50th game unbeaten. It's also the 24th :D of October. Well not many people know the significance of 24 yea but the one who does probably isnt reading this. It's also the 19th birthday of United's latest accquisition a youthful exuberant immature Mr Wayne Roooney. The wonderkid and the person who stopped Arsenal's last run of 30 unbeaten games.


19 Year Old Wayne Rooney face off against Arsenal Captain Patrick Viera Yesterday

And so here it goes again. Old Trafford the battle ground for the two biggest giants in football. On tv the two pundits were going head to head on who was going to win. so too were the commentators in the tele box there in England. That was how big the game was. When Manchester United host Arsenal or vice versa, the world stops and watches.

Drama immediately unfolded as Manchester United set out to "bully" Arsenal into submission. Phillip Neville stood in for United Roy Keane who was out with a virus and boy did he do his job well as a destroyer. Manchester United picked on Arsenal's young spaniard Jose Antonio Reyes. (Which i'm personally very pleased about cos i dont like him) early minutes in the game rough tackles and tangles were aimed at Reyes bringing him down more than 5 times within the first 20 minutes. After going through one of the neville brothers in Gary.. he was brought down by a cynical challenge. He got up and then was caught late by the other neville. Van Nistelrooy was also guilty as he slid his boots.. studs and all down Ashley Cole's knee. If that wasnt cynical i dont know what is. The one in which i was most pleased with was when Thierry Henry flew in with a kick on Gabriel Heinze and Rooney calmly picked him up like a toy and flung him to the floor. =) =)


Manchester United's bullying tactics

Controversy was rife as Arsenal's young swede (zhen if u are reading this =p)Frederik Ljungberg raced onto a through ball and rio ferdinand bumped into him. Down went Ljungberg and if that was a foul Rio Ferdinand would have been red carded, ejected from the game as he was the last man and stopping the attacker from getting a direct route to goal. But nooo the referee waved play on and Rio Ferdinand went on to play a man of the match performance to lead United to Victory. 70 minutes into the game.. Wayne Rooney gets into an attacking position and turns sharply in the penalty box to beat Sol Campbell. The burly defender sticks out a foot and brings the 19 year old down. The penalty was immediately given. But was there contact? Did rooney go to ground too easily? In football the rules are if there is contact, and the player goes down it's a penalty. But where is rooney's honour? could he have stayed up? or was there even contact? You could have questioned the penalty decision but let me tell you it was poetic justice done for me. Earlier last season a certain Robert Pires seeked to get contact from a player in another team and went tumbling down in the box to get Arsenal a penalty and to keep the unbeaten run going. What goes around comes around. What's more later in the game Ashley Cole blatantly hacked down Cristiano Ronaldo and the referee didnt give the penalty. But that wasnt really the point. It was about Ruud Van Nistelrooy.

What a moment this was for Ruud Van Nistelrooy. A year ago, his missed penalty had robbed United of victory. Today he has a chance to make it up. To exorcise the ghost that has haunted him for over a year now. I wonder what was going through his mind as he got ready to take the penalty. I know United fans all over the world must have been praying super duper hard for him to put this into the back of the net. And he did. Newspapers all over the world headlined " RUUD'S REVENGE " and how apt!! it was a huge moment for him. He has done it now.. United were on their way to stop Arsenal's run at 49 games. No 50 games unbeaten for Arsenal.. and to think that ruud could have ended it all a year ago if he had placed that penalty in.


Van's moment of joy

Arsenal then sprung to life.. hitting Manchester United with wave after wave of attack.. and with one swift moment United scored again in the last minute of the match.. dispelling all hopes of the unbeaten run from Arsenal continuing. And who else to put away the 2nd goal but Wayne Rooney himself and what a 19th Birthday for him!! This youthful immature exuberant bugger has stopped Arsenal's run of unbeaten games for the second time and went to Sol Campbell saying after the game " You dint touch me. I dived. " And the way he picked Thierry Henry up and flung him to the floor just like a school play ground bully. This 19 year old is meant for great things.


rooney and Smith celebrate

And so it was.. All the drama. All the controversies all the fights and battles the magic of football can be seen once again. Manchester United have stopped Arsenal. They've done it in an ugly fashion. But they have done it. And the score stands at Old Trafford...

Raindrops keep falling on my head.
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed.
Nothing seems to fit
Those raindrops keep falling on my head they keep falling

And so i just did me some talking to the sun
and i said i din like the way he got things done
He's sleeping on the job
Those raindrops keep falling on my head they keep falling

But there's one thing i know
The blues they send to meet me wont defeat me
It wont be long till happiness steps up to greet me.

Raindrops keep fallin gon my head.
But that doesnt mean my eyes will soon be turning red
Crying's not for me
Cause I'm never goin to stop the rain by complaining
Because I'm freeeee
Nothing's worrying me.

It wont be long till happiness steps up to greet me.

Raindrops keep fallin gon my head.
But that doesnt mean my eyes will soon be turning red
Crying's not for me
Cause I'm never goin to stop the rain by complaining
Because I'm freeeee
Nothing's worrying me.

God created man to have freedom of choice because He loves us so much. The choice to love Him back and to do things which are glorifying to Him.

Unfortunately though due to my stupid sinful nature which was supposed to be dead i made a really stupid decision that doesnt only concern me but another person as well.

Didnt really know what to do after that though. I struggled with the confusion, went to God and realised that He wouldnt give me anything that I cannot withstand and all that I had to do was to come to Him and know that I am already victorious over the devil. Easier said than done. I am really afraid of what lies ahead but i also felt God say that it's my duty to turn it around from what seemed to be the devil gaining the upper hand on me, i can do God's wonderful work and true beauty and love will be shown.

What a responsibility.

On a lighter note,

SOCCER ON SUNDAY!!!!!!!

oh and you dont worry i'm sure all your problems will be solved too. Hey coool. You did something stupid like me too. not too late though. Just believe in the Lord to do everything for you =)

i'm super irritated with myself. i dont even noe y i'm feeling this way. I wanna curse but i tink that's a stupid way of dealing with things. i'm going to sleep now. argh.

I'm glad you are ohkay. Dont worry about it. God is always here although He seems so far away. That's what we're here for to encourage and to remind one another that He's forever faithful. The way He works is jus magnificent and wonderful. My prayer partner i'll be praying for you and every thing will work out fine.Just believe it! =)

Oh i jus revived an old habit. Something that me and ah neh used to do all the time.

Step 1. Finish your drink.
Step 2. Make sure there's ice left.
Step 3. Put them in your mouth and suck until you feel like biting.
Step 4. Spit it out and connect well with your foot.
Step 5. Watch as the ice flies and narrowly misses people,cars and every thing breakable.

Fun! =) hehe

hmm i reallly do feel better now. My bed rawks my world. =)

oh man. i'm in a super horrible mood now i dont know why. what the heck am i doin. I'm damn confused now. Every thing can just screw off lah i wanna hide under my blanket and sleep. i feel miserable. I guess i'll just go to bed and wake up feeling ohkay.

That's if i can sleep in the first place.

niggling issues all adding up together.

I feel like shit.

I need to change a lot of things about myself.

Perhaps you'll see a new Shawn tomorrow.

A Shawn that shuts his big big mouth.

I cant believe i've been telling my close friends that i like girls whom i'm just attracted to. I only wannted to forget about erene. Sorry i'm selfish. It was my method of psychoing myself that i dont like her any more.

Oops. Not happening.

Why do i seek the best.

It's a vicious cycle.

what the hell is wrong with me.

Oh today i spoke perfect english for the first time in a long while. was walking to eman's house for cell when i met kim and started talking to her. I FELT WEIRD. i dont speak english like that in nyp. the comparison is just so vast. oh man. Got used to it after a while. then they were talking about o level subjects, results, entry into jc. jc life. nice nice. i'm but just a poly boy. I think i'm going to read a lot from now on and either maintain or improve on my english. Dont wanna sound like some idiot who's attempting to speak the language but cant.

I'm super confused.

hahahahaha was talking to church bryan. haha he was stating his dislike for people like rooney and beckham and bill gates and jk rowling and roman abromovich. who earn like a million per hour or something like that.

this reminded me of a conversation i had with ah neh a few months ago. when we were walking to the bus stop to wait for the bus that takes him home.

ah neh "yess... i maybe the captain of the acjc soccer team. Hmm. wonder what will happen next."

me "whattt"

ah neh "i think i'll get like signed by man united or something lah. the first Singaporean to play in the premier league man.." *clenches his fist* "like come unn!!!"

me "hahahaha dare to dream. Work towards that lah. Maybe some day a scout might spot you or something. And you might replace RIO FERDINAND. ahhahaha and i'm sure you wont like forget to take ur drugs test rite. :p"

ah neh "yea man. Then i'll like turn the old trafford (Manchester united home stadium) crowd on.. They'll love me and adore me.. and i'll bring home 60k a week wages... and many girls will come after me... but.. "

me interuppting "yar like that's not already happening lah huh"

Ah neh "shut up lah hawn. but then there'll only and always be one... the one and only.. ooooo i'm going to buy a huge mansion... just for the two of us.. I'm going to rake in the big bucks.. just for her only. I'll build our family. We'll have kids. Hopefully her dancing career will go off.. And i'll enjoy playing my football.. Win trophies.. All that.. mann mannn mannn"

me "hahahahahahahahahha eh wah lau! forget about your best friend lah. what's this"

ah neh "you ah.. you..."

me "man u will sign me too!! :D:D:D"

ah neh "go away lah u.. u suck lah. :p"

me "that's true. crap i shld have studied harder and went ac lah den i could have at least gotten into the soccer team."

ah neh "aiyah dont think too much about it."

me "eh i noe i noe i noe!! i can be ur agent. Then i'll travel to England with you and negotiate the contract for you. Like help you get sponsorship deals.. and advise you on your contract dealings. Eh i'll be the one that got you to old trafford in the first place!!" *beams*

ah neh "yea yea true true.. ahahhaha and then. you'll buy yourself a villa in australia and work from there. then you can be with her. ahahhah you all 2 will buy a farm and be farmers lah. she'll tend the sheep and vegetables while you help me get deals. And then we'll all live happily ever after. and then we'll meet up for like regular family outings. hahahah ur kids will be like friends with my kids.. wheeee. oops i meant weeeee :p"

me "YAY YAY YAY."

=) =) =) =) =) =) =) =)

me and ah neh cant stop listening to this song that we couldnt stop listening 3 years ago. =) Elevation by U2.

Elevation

High, higher than the sun
You shoot me from a gun
I need you to elevate me here
At the corner of your lips
At the orbit of your hips
Eclipse, you elevate my soul

I've lost all self control
Been living like a mole
Now going down, excavation
I and I in the sky
You make me feel like I can fly
So high, elevation

A star lit up like a cigar
Strung out like a guitar
Maybe you could educate my mind
Explain all these controls
I can't sing but I've got soul
The goal is elevation

A mole, living in a hole
Digging up my soul
Going down, excavation
I and I in the sky
You make me feel like I can fly
So high, elevation

Love, lift me out of these blues
Won't you tell me something true
I believe in you

A mole,living in a hole
Digging up my soul
Now going down, excavation
I and I in the sky
You make me feel like I can fly
So high, elevation

Elevation...
Elevation...
Elevation...
Elevation...
Elevation...
Elevation...