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26 December 2011

[RE-WIND 2011][#2] Glory - Glory Man United

Manchester United - Barclays English Premier League 2010/2011 Champion

Match Report - Manchester United 4-2 Blackpool

Competition: Premier League
Kick-Off & Date: 4pm, Sunday, 22nd May 2011
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester (Home)
Attendance: 75,400

Manchester United lifted the Barclays Premier League trophy on Sunday, after beating Blackpool 4-2 at Old Trafford. The Red Devils relegated The Tangerines in the process, but it's fair to say United supporters turned a blind eye among the jubilant celebrations at The Theatre Of Dreams. Ji-Sung Park had opened the scoring, before Oliveira Anderson, an own goal from Ian Evatt and Michael Owen all did their part after B'Pool temporarily led 2-1...

Sir Alex Ferguson rested key players ahead of the upcoming UEFA Champions League Final against Barcelona. Edwin Van Der Sar led the team out as captain for his last game in front of the Old Trafford crowd. Rafael Da Silva and Patrice Evra patrolled the flanks, while Nemanja Vidic was paired with Jonny Evans in defence. Paul Scholes and Oliveira Anderson started in midfield, while Ji-Sung Park, Dimitar Berbatov and Luis Nani were up-front.

Blackpool looked the more dangerous, and Keith Southern should have had Ian Holloway's men a goal to the good after Charlie Adam gained possesion and whipped in a tasty cross. Matthew Gilks was forced into a save after a tremendous volley from Rafael on the edge of the box, and it would have been a goal to remember. Dimitar Berbatov turned on the style - but after his effort failed - the Bulgarian set-up Park to open the scoring on 21 minutes.

Berba took two touches after Darren Fletcher's pin-point up-field ball. The Bulgarian strike guided the ball to Park, who chipped over the Blackpool keeper from close range after holding off Ian Evatt's challenge. United were looking settled, and the statistics up until Park's goal showed that the home side were enjoying more than 70% possesion. The goal brings to 8 that the South Korean hitman has scored this campaign, showing how crucial a player he is.

Berbatov came close for The Red Devils, but Gilks held strong. Adam then attempted to catch Van Der Sar off-guard, but there was no such luck for the 25-year-old midfielder as his lobbed effort flew well over the bar. Adam proceeded to lunge-in on Park inside the area, but the clear-cut penalty was not given by referee Mike Dean... Another example how poor the standard of officiating is among The FA.

Ref. Dean made a farce of a later incident - awarding a free-kick to Blackpool when Vidic' alleged foul had been committed on Gary Taylor-Fletcher - who had already been flagged offside by the linesman. Despite seeing this, the referee allowed Charlie Adam set-up an take the disputed free. He scored. The Tangerine Army were now back in the game, thanks to a wonderfully executed dipping shot, which crossed the line after hitting the upright.

Adam will be proud of his achievement: Becoming the first Premier League footballer to score at Old Trafford in the first half of any match this season, and also since April 2010. Sir Alex Ferguson was livid with the referee's decision to award the foul - but supporters were still in good spirits - safe in the knowledge that even if Ian Holloway's side won the game, the Barclays Premier League trophy would still be ours.

Chris Smalling replaced Rafael Da Silva after the break, as Adam tried his luck again from a free. This time Van Der Sar stopped his attempt to get B'Pool in front. Berbatov - unmarked - rued a massive opening, after he headed over the bar when Nani floated in a delicious cross. Carlos Tevez hadn't scored for Manchester City in their game against Bolton Wanderers, and so the Bulgarian remained joint-top-goalscorer in the League.

Before the hour mark, the impossible had happened. Blackpool were well above the drop zone as Gary Taylor-Fletcher knocked the ball past Van Der Sar. David Vaughan sped forward, playing a one-two with Jason Puncheon before passing into the box for Taylor-Fletcher to flick the ball past VDS, onto the post, and across the line. Twice had the woodwork come to Blackpool's aid, but United were having none of it - they didn't want to lose !

lackpool were in dreamland, but the hosts set about responding. They did just that, as after 5 minutes, United were back level. Anderson passed the ball out wide to Park, who returned the favour with a ball towards Ando - waiting inside the box - placing the ball in the far top corner. What a way to score your first Premier League goal at Old Trafford, eh ?... A sign of more things to come from the talented Brazilian midfielder, SAF will be thinking.

Park was replaced by Michael Owen, vying to pick-up his first-ever Premier League Champions medal. United turned up the heat even further on relegation-threatened Blackpool, as Berbatov forced a world-class save from Gilks. Scholes ensuing strike was defended, before Nani headed horribly wide in a gift of a position.

Minutes later, and The Reds were still in the opposition half. Smalling executed a low cross into the box, only for Ian Evatt to deflect the ball into the back of his own net when attempting a left-footed clearance. Ouch !... Holloway's side were now down for the count. It dawned on the noisy away fans that Blackpool were going to be playing Championship football next season, along with Birmingham City and West Ham United.

In an effort to clear his name, Evatt raced up the field, got the ball and went one-on-one with Van Der Sar. However, the experienced Dutchman closed him down, disallowing Blackpool any form of comeback. Berbatov's late cameo failed, as a shot from a tight angle and an aerobatic attempt went wide of the mark, but the Bulgarian ends the season as the Premier League top goalscorer thanks to his last name and the alphabet. Berbatov > Tevez !

There was still time left for Brett Ormerod to make his mark, but he couldn't get his volley on target. Michael Owen then raced free thanks to a clever ball from Anderson, scoring his 14th Manchester United career goal before picking-up a well deserved Premier League winners medal. Ormerod gave Blackpool fans one last thing to shout about, as he smacked the top of the crossbar. And that was that, referee Mike Dean blew the whistle, OT erupted.

For the 19th time in English domestic league football, Manchester United are Champions. Chief Sir Alex Ferguson and stalwart Ryan Giggs collect their 12th Premier League title, as The Red Devils move one title ahead of Liverpool as the most successful club in England. Considering the Barclays Premier League is the toughest domestic competition in the world, United really are sitting pretty on top of their perch. Take a bow lads, well done !

[Source: http://www.united-latest.com/1/post/2011/05/united-lift-record-19th-league-title-in-style-at-ot.html]

25 December 2011

[RE-WIND 2011][#1] Japan Earthquake & Tsunami [Part 2]

[pictures adapted from: Japan Tsunami: 20 Unforgettable Pictures

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[RE-WIND 2011][#1] Japan Earthquake & Tsunami [Part 1]

11 March - Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began has struck the north-east coast, triggering a massive tsunami.

Cars, ships and buildings were swept away by a wall of water after the 8.9-magnitude tremor, which struck about 400km (250 miles) north-east of Tokyo. A state of emergency has been declared at a nuclear power plant, where pressure has exceeded normal levels. Officials say 350 people are dead and about 500 missing, but it is feared the final death toll will be much higher. In one ward alone in Sendai, a port city in Miyagi prefecture, 200 to 300 bodies were found. The quake was the fifth-largest in the world since 1900 and nearly 8,000 times stronger than the one which devastated Christchurch, New Zealand, last month, said scientists. Thousands of people living near the Fukushima nuclear power plant have been ordered to evacuate.

Japanese nuclear officials said pressure inside a boiling water reactor at the plant was running much higher than normal after the cooling system failed. Officials said they might need to deliberately release some radioactive steam to relieve pressure, but that there would be no health risk. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had earlier said the US Air Force had flown emergency coolant to the site. But US officials later said no coolant had been handed over because the Japanese had decided to handle the situation themselves. The UN's nuclear agency said four nuclear power plants had shut down safely. Measured at 8.9 by the US Geological Survey, it struck at 1446 local time (0546 GMT) at a depth of about 24km. The tsunami rolled across the Pacific at 800km/h (500mph) - as fast as a jetliner - before hitting Hawaii and the US West Coast, but there were no reports of major damage from those regions.

Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas in the states of California, Oregon and Washington. The biggest waves of more than 6-7ft (about 2m) were recorded near California's Crescent City, said the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre. A tsunami warning extended across the Pacific to North and South America, where many other coastal regions were evacuated, but the alert was later lifted in most parts, including the Philippines, Australia and China. Strong waves hit Japan's Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, damaging dozens of coastal communities. A 10m wave struck Sendai, deluging farmland and sweeping cars across the airport's runway. Fires broke out in the centre of the city.

[adapted from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709598]

[RE-WIND] 2011: The Year In Review

Today is Christmas. In a few days, 2011 will leave us and mark into the history books. For us, 2011 bring us much happiness, much joy. For others, it brings beautiful and unforgettable memories. I had wanted to do such post like these in previous years. In fact, I think I did before. But, only to such extent of only one post, a short one, like a summary (I think I did it for last year). Anyways, for this year, I wanted to do something different. So what if nobody reads my blog (do I need others to READ it?) Yeah, I do. But who cares. If people don't like it. So what? (Like what Pink said: So What? I am a rock star? ... (^^) ...). So, with 5 days left and we will enter the new year, I will try to Re-Wind some of those major, big, significant events, locally and globally. Some of us may heard in TV, or read it the newspaper. Whichever way you may have heard it, let us bring back to the moment the event occurred. Ah yes, I was .....

18 December 2011

Goodbye

03 December 2011

Banjir! Flood!

Yesterday.. another history in the making for residents and people of Kajang apabila bandar Kajang mengalami fenomena banjir luar biase.. dari sumber aku bace kat surat khabau dan internet.. katenye last bandar Kajang banjir adalah pd tahun 1971... dan it was reported also that the water level reached as high as 1.5 metres!.. klu aku berdiri.. mau nampak kepale je kot.. anyways.. here are some of the images and pictures i manage to get on the internet [*I do not own these pictures..]

11 November 2011

11.11.2011

05 April 2011

300!!

...mY 300-th pOst.!!...
...[..just saje nak jadikan ni post yg ke-300.. takde nak cite pape pun.. hehe...(**)..]..

01 April 2011

KDrama Mania [4]

It has been a month I underwent my internship.. so far so good.. as they say.. as you go along.. you would 'pick-up' little-by-little.. It does seems hard in the beginning.. but after a while.. you have the hang of it.. so.. the past month has been a bit tiring for me.. literally.. yelah.. pagi2 bangun.. and then siap2 nak pegi keje.. and then balik petang dah penat.. sampai2 umah.. makan malam.. pastu malam tu wat aktiviti2 yg patut.. furthermore.. aku tak dptlah nak tgk sebanyak drama yg mungkin spt sblm ni..'volume' nye jadi sedikit..

so.. for the following dramas.. mungkin aku kene 'stop' tgk sekejap arr.. sbbkan availability nye.. ade yg still on air..tapi kene tunggu episod tu dah ade subs.. pastu ade yg dramanye dah abis..tapi aku tak sempat nak tgk.. either sbb streaming lambat.. (sbb tgk online).. atau mmg tak sempat nak tgk.. atau tak available (online 0r downloads) lagi...so..bile2 mase berkelapangan lah kan...klu sempat tgkla.. (*_*)...so..here are the updates for march...