Everton 2 Preston 0

Carling Cup..Everton v Preston..Moyes facing his former club..

Everton played in their strongest squad possible and again was quick to show the appettite..Hungering for goals and bombarded Preston all over..

The goal simply didnt come through even when the first whistle was blew..Fears of Everton dominating and not able to win the game is again looming over evertonians..

The first goal of the game finally came from Everton in the 52nd minute through a set-piece..And surprise surprise, it was from Lee Carsley!! Lee Carsley promptly curled the free kick around the wall and into the net.. Everton 1 Preston 0!!



Everton defended the lead but Preston almost came close to score the equaliser but was ruled offside..Mawene got the ball in the Everton net for Preston but the flag went up straight away..

Lee Carlsey was later sent off in the 72nd minute for an off-the-ball incident with Preston's Eric Skora..It was a straight red card from the referee and that would mean a straight 3-games ban for Carsley..


With Everton having to play with 10-men in the last 20 minutes of the game, Preston kept pushing for the equalising goal but the toffeemen held well and instead secured the game in the 89th minute when Marcus Bent was brought on for Big Dunc and scored the second goal within 20 seconds!! Osman troubling the defenders and cleverly pulled back the ball for Bent to smash the ball in!!


Everton through to the last 16 of the Carling Cup.
Everton 2 Preston 0

Norwich 2 Everton 3

EXTRAORDINARY...That's the one word that best describe this game..Everton as usual, have this habit of giving a game away..We have this tendecy of giving victories away..But this time it was close..reallllll close..

The game was set for an early 7.30pm kickoff and was broadcasted live on fox..Got my bumm over at the common room to catch the high flying toffees..Norwich started the game brighter then Everton (for the first five minutes) before Leon Osman had a shot on target which then started the whole Everton rhythm going and in the 9th minute, Tim Cahill found space between the Canaries defence and ran thru them right into the 6 yards box, and cleverly pulled the ball back for Kilbane to cooly smash into the net in front of the helpless Norwich defence..



Marcus Bent was again the sole striker in Moyes' 4-5-1 victorious tactic and again is paying the dividens..Everton defended hard against the Norwich boys and Tommy Gravesen was on the counter and made a smart long ball for Bent to chase and cooly slot the ball before the defender made the challenge and away from the helpless goalkeeper to make it 2-0!! Norwich fans who have been daunting Bent the entire afternoon was left shocked and heartbroken..


The toffees finished the first half with an excellent performance and a well deserved 2-0 lead although Norwich came close to finding the net numerous times..Then came the second half which was a complete disaster to say the least..

3 minutes after the break, 48th minute and Leon McKenzie found the net with the Everton defence still enjoying their tea time..The early goal lift the entire stadium..Norwich was practically steam rolling against us..We somehow seem to loose focus and i reckon its probably the afternoon tea and biscuits they had during half time..

We were back tracking..Loosing every battle on the pitch and we finally gave away the free gift to Norwich in the 56th minute when Everton conceded a corner. It was a typical simple cross to the box and with heaps of defenders in the box, they all somehow seem to miss the ball and it fell in easily for Damien Francis to tap the ball in front of the goal..Clearly, we lack of training on defending set pieces..

At this time, i already gave up the game as i just can't see how Everton is going to revive when we do not have any rhythm and Norwich is bombarding us..I couldnt bare the heartache of watching the game, doing nothing but watching the game and my mind playing games on me telling me that the possibility of leaving Carrow Road with a point is very slim, let alone winning!! I opt to play pool to release the tension and heartache..

It's just a matter of time when Norwich will finally find their 3rd goal but in the 72nd minute, Everton was in one of the few good posession period, where Gravesen was brought down on the edge of the box but the referee plays it to an advantage only for substitute, Steve Watson to cross it to the end post for Big Duncan to do the thing he do best, which is scoring with his head!! The ball found the net thru the helpless keeper..3-2 to EVERTON!!!


I was so happy at that moment..No, not happy but RELIEF!!! The relief feeling u get when u really need to get to the toilet..lol..yea that feeling..Glad to finally found that goal and really hope that we can last through the game with that lead or extend the lead through a counter attack...

It's just a proud tradition of Everton to always provide Evertonians with nail-biting games..As usual, the last 15 minutes is not suitable for those with a weak heart!! Chances after chances, give aways after give aways..I was shouting and screaming at the TV Screen!! "U fool stop giving away!! U fool, CONTROL the ball!!"

It's certainly not the best defending and goalkeeping i've seen from the toffee boys but it was sufficient to secure all three points..What relief it was when the final whistle goes and it felt like an entire burden was just lifted away from my shoulders..This win means that Everton is now lying 2nd on the table, well an least for a moment unless Chelsea beats Blackburn..


Norwich 2 Everton 3

Bumming..

It's been a simple day so far..Played Mahjong at Cafe 41 yesterday nite..We didnt keep track of the time..Just kept on playing and EATING!! Munching.. All started from Ronald and Kent wanting to eat supper.. 3 rounds of fries, 2 rounds of fish fillets and 1 round of pizza.. The oven was busy all nite long..No, rephrase that as 'All morning long'..

"How can u help mend a broken heart when ur heart is shattered as well?" Only to realise that if you want to help, you have to ignore ur own feelings.. No worries, im fine!! :)

Hmm..complicating? Nehh..not really..Anyway, my parents rang me yesterday and gave me the option of Proton Gen2 vs Toyota Avanza.. Supposingly will be mine when i gradute.. Hmmm.. Suddenly, so eager to get another car.. I personally don't fancy a 7-seater MVP Avanza..Me in it? eeeehww.... I still love the 98' Civic then. haihh... :( Shouldnt have sold that... Well, Gen2's not too bad..Had a go in one of it before i left, and not too bad..Pretty comfy in it..And surprisingly, the handling of the car was pretty good.. Well, whatever happens it'll be down to my dad to make the decision.. o well..


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This is still better, don't you think so?? oh well..


Smart ways to scare ur housemate away..

1) Collect potatoes. Paint faces on them and give them names. Name them after your hsemates. Separate your hsemate's potato (the person ur trying to frighten away) from the others. Wait a few days, and then bake your hsemate's potato and eat it. Explain to your hsemate, "He just didn't belong."

2) Move everything to one side of the hse. Ask your hsemate if he knows how much an elephant weighs, and look at the floor on the empty side of the house with concern.

3) Buy some knives. Sharpen them every night. While you're doing so, look at your housemate and mutter, ''Soon, soon....''

4) Collect hundreds of pens and pile them on one side of the room. Keep one pencil on the other side of the room. Laugh at the pencil.

5) Tell your housemate, "I've got an important message for you." Then pretend to faint. When you recover, say you can't remember what the message was. Later on, say, "Oh, yeah, I remember!" Pretend to faint again. Keep this up for several weeks.

6) Make a sandwich. Don't eat it, leave it on the floor. Ignore the sandwich. Wait until your housemate gets rid of it, and then say, "Hey, where the heck is my sandwich!?" Complain loudly that you are hungry and on the verge of starvation. Make a scene out of it!!

7) Every time your housemate walks in yell, "Hooray! You're back!" as loud as you can and dance around the room for five minutes. Afterwards, keep looking at your hsemate and your watch and say, "Shouldn't you be going somewhere?"

8) Talk back to your cereals. All of a sudden, act offended, throw the bowl on the floor and kick it. Refuse to clean it up explaining, "No, I want to watch them suffer."

Ahahha..Got these shite from my sister..No worries to my current hsemate and future hsemates.. (U know who you are..) I dont reckon that i'll use the above tactics.. Unless i dont get what i want!! MUAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA!! Regretting now? nyek nyek.. :P

Ok, nuff of bumming..get back to work..

Flat Dinner

Flat dinner was held on monday, 18th Oct..Was a pretty good event..Heaps of food..From fried rice to chips to roast chicken to bah kut teh...ahahhaaha... Okk..FOOD AGAIN..Gosh..Well fed..And the drinking games that we played..Muahha..

Anyway, here are some pics of that nite..


Me, Ida, Kelsey, Reece, Amanda, Ming Hui, Lai Kuen, Kelvin, Kristen, Ruth and Yeon.


These are the 8 tenants in our huge house..4 showers 2 toilets 2 kitchens and of course 8 rooms..


Kelsey and Reece..Yea they both got that Oktoberfest temporary tattoo on..They were suppose to stick it on their forehead..(Well that's what they said they would do when they came back from that event..sheeeshh...tipsy ppl then..)

Some ppl, jus cant seem to find the time..I dont know why..Do they really have 12 hours a day compared to my 24hrs a day? Are they being punished and has only 12 hours to live in a daY?? Then how come, this group member of mine NEVER seems to have time for group meetings and HAVE YET TO GIVE ME ANY GOOD MATERIALS!! (yes, she has submitted ONE piece of shitty work before) We allocated our duty and she made hell of a noise there..My gosh..That's when i've decided to cut off all sort of recognition/communication with her..If she doesnt want work, then fine i wont give you any..And dont expect to have ur name printed next to mine on the assignment!! Muaahahah...ohhhh...most of us are doing an least 3-4 subjects per semester and that's a pretty normal workload..Imagine, the group member that im complaining is doing TWO SUBJECTS!!! ANGER!!sheeesshh... I really am wondering whether is there lesser hours in a day for some people..

Ok, nvm that..I even found time to do my flat page!! To be submitted to the office for the annual yearbook..Too bad, they only allow each flat 1 page..How pathetic..Have got heaps to write but have to squeeze everythin to one piece..Not much of an admirable work.. But it's 'submittable'..ahahhaha..


I've just appeared so differently to so many people for the last few days after witnessing my work efficiency..muahahaha..Probably frighten a few as well..o well..But even when i do work, i still find time for sufficient sleep, a bit of entertainment, heaps of chatting online, surfing my usual footie sites and it all came after i do my work..sheeesshh...

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5am post..

5am and it seem like 5pm in the evening out there!! I was about to jump to bed and enjoy a good sleep until i pull my curtains..Have any of u ever open up ur window and look at how bright it is out there at 5am!! Back home in Msia, even at 6am it's still DARK!! And only when its 7am u see some shades of light coming in..

But here!! it seem like an afternoon!! oh my goodness..Really doesnt set my mood to sleep rite now..

Ohh by the way, i've just been invited to be a columnist in this site Born to be Blue..I'll be having my own column and emphasises on everton week in week out from the other side of the globe..Should i accept this offer? hmmm..really got to consider this properly..

Oh well, might as well do some morning walk right now..Ahhh..yesss, i'm hooked in this TVB series..(Sorry la) It's this flying company stuffs la with heaps of famous HK actors and actresses in it..wicked show..Dont know what's the title in English..Yes, got Flora Chan in it..Yes that show la!!

"Anyone can become a Red, but you are born to be Blue"

Food food food...

It's been really bad these few days..I've been indulging myself with heaps of yummy food!! 2nd day of fasting and Azah suggested NASI LEMAK!! omg...How can i ever resist that??


Top center: Papadam (U know those indian 'keropok'..) Ya, we know that Nasi Lemak doesnt serve any of these papadam..Top left: Sambal Eggs...ooooo..not really spicy, but more to sweet.. Top right: Sambal Squids/Sotong: THIS STUFF IS SPICY!! NICEEEEE!!! Bottom right: Anchovis..Too bad no peanuts..ekekeke.. Bottom left: erkk..cucumbers.. Missing from pic: Nasi Lemak Rice (Pandan flavoured rice), and CURRY CHICKEN!!


SPICYYYYY~~~


Sweet and simply yummy belacan eggs.. ;P~~~


Chicken Curry!!!

Later on, went to Jesca's place and knocked on her room..Kev and Denise got her a proper cake..After yesterday's 2 slices of cakes incident..aakkaka..(again, dont ask me the flavour..I forgot adi..Not good at remembering these stuffs)

She was quite surprised then..Well, little miss busy was actually preparing to get ready to go out with her darlin i reckon.. ;P eekkeke.. Had to delay her departure for the cake!! :P


The sponsors of the cake and the receiver of the cake..

Everton 1 Southampton 0

"It's getting like Scotland here in England, isn't it? 'A three-horse race - Arsenal, Chelsea and Everton. The players are doing great. We're not a great team, we're a good team and doing everything we can. Every player is giving their all and really sticking at it." (Bluekipper.com)

Ahahaha..three horse race..i like it.. ;)

It was a game which most Evertonians expected to steam roll past the St.Mary boys..(Just like how we expected to beat Spurs 2 weeks ago) The game started brightly for the Toffees with most if not all possesion on the Everton attacking side..The boys from Southampton was clearly struggling against a very organised Everton midfield..(Hmm..organised midfield..Everton?? erm..oKAY!!)


A moment of silence for Ken Baigley (Okay, the Brit who was prosecuted in Iraq a week ago or so..Yes, Mr.Baigley is an Evertonian..

It was a case of Everton attacking for most of the time and Everton defence was only tested 3 times at MOST throughout the entire game!! And would it be another case of deja-vu like how the Spurs game turned out to be? Then came the brilliant moment, when Leon Osman broke the deadlock at the 88th minute of the game..The goal should have came earlier, but rather late then never!!


An long throw in from Thomas Gravesen and a flick from Big Dunc, and Osman was there to find the net!! Everton 1 Southampton 0!!


3 points, well deserved!!!

Everton 1 Southampton 0

1st day of fasting..

No, dont get me wrong..im not a muslim..But it's their first day of fasting so Azah called me up and ask me to go over her place for makan!! Wohoo~~


*yummy* Thank goodness for fasting period..U simply just pamper urself with even more good food!!


Okay...That's the Rendang curry chicken (azah couldnt make up her mind whether to do rendang or curry, so its kinda in between..lol), and on the top left is the sweet and spicy chicken!! That was GOOD!! and bottom left was some cabbage i think..(Heck the vege..Doesnt really matter..:P)

And it simply doesnt stop there..Azah is so well pampered that she claims that breaking fast is simply not complete without dessert!! What indulgence..Buzz up a couple of ppl whether would they be interested in going to the city..Only manage to scoop Jesca out and got going to Northbridge (as they 'the girls' couldnt decide on Gelare OR Gelato..) *ohh..girls~~~* Had yummy Waffel with ice cream in Gelare..ehehehe..Need i say more?


Later, dug our way to makan-makan cafe..Had this craving for teh tarik all of a sudden..And here we are..Azah, Denise and myself..


Myself, Jesca and Azah..Note to self: Don't ever try their Roti 'Onion' aka ROTI BAWANG LA!!But the murtabak is pretty good..And briyani rice isnt too bad as well..


Ohhhh..yaa!! Jesca's bday was at the stroke of midnite..Got her 2 slices of cakes..Sorry, no candles and not a proper cake..o well.. The entire cafe (filled with mostly students from the Msia-Spore-Indonesia region), sang the birthday song for her..ahahhha..Boy was she red!!!

Steamboat!!

Had steamboat at Northbridge on Wednesday after class..Was quite a rush then but it turned out all well..Reckon that it's not too bad for a 26 bucks Buffet Steamboat..(Hey, u cant compare with Msia's 10 ringgit buffet steamboat k!!)


When we got there, we were all practically starving!! Steamboat was already going as Wing and Jesca are there earlier. Kevin, Brandon and myself quickly got our food sorted out fast and throw them all into the boiling pot? (Is it called pot? You know, the steamboat thing..)


Brandon issues some warning to those who messes with a hungry man!! "Touch my food and u'll get a good smacking from me!"


Denise burns her own tongue i reckon..
LESSON LEARNT: No matter how hungry u are, don't jus gobble up ur food without tasting it!!


There's heaps of food there on the table..This is just partial ok!! What's missing from this pic are, GREAT TAU FOO FA, yummy SAGOs, Cincau, and all those dishes where only ur mum would pick them up.. ahh..of course, those seafood (prawn, salmon, crabstick), tofu, and etc..


Here's the haven!! MEAT!! And all meat!! Meatballs...Fishballs..sliced lamb..sliced beef..and greedy Kevin tried on the liver and regretted it big time!! lol..


Yeaa..Group photo..Wing, Jesca, Kevin, Denise, Brandon and myself..

Went back home after this FEAST, and bumped at Denise's place and helped did some International Marketing stuff..*boring, i know* and the fun part kicks in later..
Brandon came back like 4 hours later and he was fuckin pissed!! ahhahaha.. He reminds me of Jem big time when he's pissed!! What i mean is that both of them are similar when they are pissed!! Brandon came back and said he have some urgent phone calls to make..Well, apparently his 'URGENT' phone call was SUCCESFULLY made like 40 minutes later!! And there was one part where he was heading towards the door and said that he'll walk to Vic Park (claiming that it's really near, and certainly a walkin distance!!) Okay, for those who doesnt know the distance, it's about 10-15 minutes drive there!! Shouldn't have stop him, should i? lol

Buble fan?

It's just not really me to be listening to Micheal Buble's type of song besides Sway, but recently gave it a shot and o boy..*shite* Buble fan?

It had to be you
Why do I do, just as you say
Why must I just, give you your way
Why do I sigh, why don’t I try - to forget

It must have been, that something lovers call fate
Kept me saying: "i have to wait"
I saw them all, just couldn’t fall - ’til we met

It had to be you, it had to be you
I wandered around, and finally found - the somebody who
Could make me be true, and could make me be blue
And even be glad, just to be sad - thinking of you



The way you look tonight
Some day, when I’m awfully low,
When the world is cold,
I will feel a glow just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight.

You’re lovely, with your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft,
There is nothing for me but to love you,
And the way you look tonight.

With each word your tenderness grows,
Tearing my fear apart...
And that laugh that wrinkles your nose,
It touches my foolish heart.

Saturday's BBQ Party

WHAT A LONG DAY THIS WAS TO BE!!

Started as early as 8am due to soccer commitments..Playing soccer at 10am till 11.30noon, got back grabbed some simple lunch and at the mean time checked on Azah and Denise's condition (The preparation for the BBQ)..Then went back for soccer at 2.30-4pm!! Crazy, was so tired after soccer..Came back, got a couple of drinks for tonite and went over to Denise's place to help out..Well more of i took a nap over there..

This BBQ would never have existed without the help of Azah and Denise!! Of course there's also Syaza and Zima who helped out in marinating the chicken and baked a choco cake, and Jesca marinating the lamb..And Kristin, Charlene & Kitty baking another yummy choco cake!! omg..

Ok maybe i should write it out in clear what they did,
Azah - Chicken, Coleslaw, Mashed Potatos
Denise - Fishballs, crabsticks, fried beehoon (2 HUGE PLATES ALL BY HERSELF!) and oo..agar agar (jelly!!)
Syaza & Zima - Chicken, Mashed Potatos and choco cake
Kristin, Charlene and Kitty - Choco cake!!
(YES THERE'S 2 CAKES!!)


The Huge Fried BeeHoon...Thank You Denise!!!


Syaza, Azah, Jesca and myself..Both Syaza and i are just eyeing the food..Azah and Jesca actually cooking it!!


OK! 1st cake, 1st bday song..*Ivan: mildly shy* Suddenly, another cake appeared..o dear..*Ivan makes full use of the jacket's hood*


The closest thing i could get to gather all that was present that day..MJ, Ming Hui, Charlene (in grey), Kitty (in white), Ronald, Jesca, Myself, Kent, YC, Denise, Kristin, Azah, Zima, and Jay. 7 missing faces: Syaza, Brandon, Kevin, Jun Wei, Soo May + bf, and Jeremy..


Jesca, Zima, Denise and Azah after all the preparations they made today, finally some break time..


Contingency plan just in case if we run short of food..DONT ASK!! But the food supply turned out alrite..Had surplus actually..Was being teased by Azah, Denise and Jesca caused i was afraid there wouldnt be enough..


Denise, Azah, Kitty, Zima, and Charlene.


Jesca doing the cooking and me just waiting for the food as usual..Muahahahah..


Kevin and Brandon..


Jem, myself and Jun Wei..


Kent (the one standing on the bench), wasted heaps of Mr.Jack..He was pretty pissed and all these cos he was trying to get his guts out to speak to *ahem ahem* We all know who!! lol!!


The night ended with Jun Wei and myself having a good foosball battle..Damnit lost to him!! (Hey, he's got a set of foosball table at his home ok!!)

Yea..its really a big joke if the nite ended with foosball..Had a couple of pretty good drinks..Bummed..Went to my hse and bummed, went to my neighbour's hse and bummed, and flat 47 (aka Club 47)..Had even more drinks and some good cocktails there..Could see that Jun Wei loved that place!! muahahah..

It was overall, a wonderful day..THANK YOU SO MUCH TO all who made my 21st Birthday celebration such a wonderful memory!! Everyone of you mattered and did made this BBQ such a delightful and memorable event for me..Loved it and will always cherish this!!

And to those that couldnt make it..Hmpfff!! Yea it's ok..

And the following day, Sunday, had DimSum at Hoi's Kitchen with Eileen and XiaoYee..Yea i was not in the best shape for DimSum..But it turned out alrite..Had great time chatting with them..And for all that they have contributed and helped me with all these while, they deserve some pretty good all paid DimSum!! *ya big hole in the wallet now* No worries!! :) Sorry ler no pics for this cos no camera..

Multicultural week - Pasar Malam

BBQ on Saturday and DimSum on Sunday..Before hand, there'll be the much needed shopping for Saturday's BBQ..


After class, Azah and i headed to Canningvale market..Apparently the goods there are cheaper and fresher..o well..i dont know much about food..I only follow to PAY and CARRY!! Haihh..Just turned 21 and this is what i've got to do..


Yes..The food we bought..Phww.Anymore and there wouldnt be any spaces left!!

Later that night had Pasar Malam at Curtin Uni as it is the Multicultural week..HEAPS OF FOOD!! But they dont come in cheaper either.. And the queue for satay is CRAZY!!!

Oh ya, Denise had a stall on that nite with another 3 of her friends..Had Chinese herbal eggs, and then those sweet and sour steamboat style 'tim-tim'..Sorry, no pics of the stall..Forgot to take..


Jesca, Azah and Pei Chuen..

Had heaps of performances and highlight was certainly the performances by QBand..Muahahah..Im sure those who were there would agree with me..Oooo..Met Michelle Low there as well..omg she's so different!! When we saw each other we just paused there and finally 'pop', "omg?! Ivan?" and me, "....still wondering..and finally, Michelle??"

She is so different!!!!!!!! she put on some needed weight and looks way nicer!! It's always good to meet up my Leo pals..We simply have this bond with each other after all the things we done together..Wont be surprised if next time we'll all get together and start a company!! muahahah..