Football- The Damn United

Yesterday I had just finished watching The Damn United. Review? SUPERB. Now I know (a bit la) who Brian Clough is. Truly legend. A man capable of taking any midget team to become a champion. Derby County from the bottom of 2nd division rise to the top, get promoted and the next season handsomely became champion. In a flow. Just awesome. Ok itu tak cerita lagi pasal Nottingham Forest yang menang European Cup (Champions League) 2 seasons berturut- turut.

Movie wajib tonton untuk semua football fans

Pengajaran yang saya dapat dari movie ni?

Ego. Ego itu penting untuk leader. Penting untuk ketua. Penting untuk manager. Brian Clough is one hell of a confident and ego man. He doesn't care what people say, he doesn't care if his methods are complete alien compare to the others. He believed in himself and his methods. Not to say charismatic too.

Ego juga. Players ego. Some players are superstars, and superstars have their own level of ego. This 'player power' is actually what cause Brian his job at Leeds, and the same can be said to Andre Villas Boas. Cole, Lampard, Drogba, Terry, Malouda, all are the old horses at Chelsea that believe they know what it takes to be champions. Yes they know it, but surely the manager has another level of knowledge and means that the players had no idea of it right?

Professionalism. Highlight of the movie (for me) is the high profile tv interview between Brian Clough and Don Revie. Imagine la, dua orang musuh secara tak sengaja dipanggil untuk interview tv (live rasanya) dengan soalan2 semua berkait antara satu sama lain. Like...imagine Ferguson dengan Wenger duduk dalam satu studio, pastu soalan bertubi2 untuk both sides saling tembak menembak. Crazy right? But what amazed me, is the professionalism shown by both men. They answer, they debate but never with cruel or harsh/vulgar words. Respect to both of them.

Personally (based on this movie), I like Brian Clough. He is a man with words, barrages of words. He just can't stop talking, and yes he talk with pride and wittiness too. What make him special? Well, he walk the talk. Apa yang dia kata dia boleh buat, memang dia berjaya. Hartlepool, Derby County, Nottingham, semua dia pegang dan jadikan champion. He really is the oldies type of Mourinho. No, dia lagi hebat. Semua 3 kelab yang dia pegang tu, kelab2 dari 2nd division and bottom of table pulak tu (hartlepool aku tak pasti). So, he's the boss yeah.

One of the highlight match of the movie

And, semalam saya dan abang2 dan adik saya tengok movie ni kat umah Awi. Again, impressed dan abang2 dan adik saya of kos puji dan kagum gila dengan Brian ni. Tambah lagi dengan isi cerita yang sangat boleh relate dengan Chelsea, dan ManU, haha.

Which makes me think, is there a possibility of a movie about Shankly? If there is one, i'll be in ecstasy yow.

Financial Plan

Satu hari ketika sedang berjalan2 bersama2 dia di Mines shopping mall kesayanganku, tiba2 dia tanya "Show me your future financial plan"

I was like... =.="

Ini semua berpunca dengan harga tiket wayang yang kena bayar lebih sket. Maka, dia pun marah and bebel. "Bla3~ Mahal~ Bazir~ Simpan la duit~~tak mati pun~~bla3"

At that time, i was like....

Are you kidding me...

Tak apa, sebenarnya ada betul juga apa yang dia kata. Apapun, what struck me the most is the term 'future financial planning'.

To be honest, I never had one of it. Not even once in my life I had thought about it. Never. So to be asked of it in the heat of words bombardment...is quite startling.

Seingat saya, saya tak pandai planning hidup jangka masa panjang. Like...."in 10 years where would you be?" Of that, I don't have clear answers. Atau itu mungkin terlalu advance. "Nanti grad nak kerja apa?" Again, senyum indah penuh makna saja yang saya mampu beri. My weakness, i'm working on it.

Ada sekali tu, my eldest brother ada sembang2 dengan saya. Dia ada kata, "abang masa belajar dulu ada buat part time, simpan duit hasil gaji tu n ptptn sket2. bila mula kerja, terus boleh guna duit simpanan tu untuk bayar duit muka kereta."

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Saya rasa, diri saya ini sangat kerdil dalam pengurusan kewangan. If to label me as a super saving guy...no. Saving? no. Normal? mmm...no. Boros?....no. Super boros?....no. I don't know. At times I really cut my spending, and there were times too where I spend as much as I want. Such a complex isn't it? Haha..

Well admittedly I had done some stupid mistakes throughout the past 4 years. The most memorable is malas/tangguh untuk tukar minyak hitam motor, last2 kena bayar RM800 untuk overhaul balik semua enjin dalam motor tu. Bangang sungguh.

Masih utuh membantu tuannya

Ada juga lagi satu. Bila jogging saya akan sambil dengar mp3. Yang cuainya, mp3 tu just pegang kat tapak tangan saja tanpa sebarang lapik. Lama kelamaan rosak lah mp3 tu. Beli mp3 baru pulak. Nasib baik time tu usianya dah hampir 3 tahun. Apapun, masih RUGI.

Some of my money also dried up caused by my aging computer. Suddenly the motherboard went silent, the graphic card went burnt, the RAM went into hiding, bla3~~ and it cost money.

Not mine, but close enough

And of my weakness (according to her), I am too kind hearted and like to belanja orang makan. Of this I agree, since there were numerous times I did it. Though it absolutely cause money, but I didn't regret it. I payung orang makan only when the time is right, I can afford it and surely, I payung untuk orang2 yang I sayang saja.

But she still said that it was unnecessary and wasteful =_="

Maybe she's right.

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For me, it is a relative question. Untuk golongan kaya2 anak datok, spending RM15 weekly for movies maybe for them, like lima kupang saja. Untuk setengah orang, satu meal lunch RM6 is expensive enough. Some are okay, even go as far as RM10. For some people, weekly activities of karaoke and wayang is normal, but for most it is money-down-the-drain activities. In all...everything is just relative. Make sure it is affordable, and you won't be begging for money at the end.

Because I have friends who spend and enjoy-joli-hura2 as much as they want and end up with very limited money leftover at the end of semester. Masa tu, mula lah bermaggi, ber-pinjam pinjaman, bertelefon telefonan parent di rumah.

Syukur pada Allah, sebab saya tak pernah kering duit. Sekurang2nya mesti ada simpanan dalam akaun. To say i'm not a spender is a bit misleading. I spend, but I know the limit. Yes there is one important variable I think-my parents. They always ask me whether I got money or not, and sometimes they just bank in some money into my account. I am a very lucky boy because I know not everyone have that same chance as mine. Thank you abah, mak.

Tak selamanya ada pertolongan luar

So, untuk my last semester here I plan to have a plan. At least a plan on how will I spend my last God-given money ni. In recent times, I had managed to keraskan hati and tak layan kerenah hati untuk berbelanja boros dan belanja orang makan. Ini last chance, I want to make it a successful one in term of money planning.

Akhir kata, bismillahirrahmanirrahim... May Allah guides me.

Tribute- Beyond

Hello, ni hao ma?

Haha, sebulan kebelakangan ni aku sudah terjatuh hati pada satu band ni, dari Hong Kong. Title band? Beyond.

Di djaman muda2 dulu

Ini band orangnya semua Chinese okay. Lagu diorang semua dalam bahasa Cantonese. Cantonese tu apa? Dialek orang China kawasan selatan kalau tak silap aku, dan Hong Kong semuanya cakap Cantonese, bukan Mandarin. Contoh Cantonese? Banyak...movie2 Hong Kong macam movie2 Stephen Chow tu.

Anyway, balik pada band ini.

First time I heard to their songs was...way back to 2004. 8 years ago tu...such a long2 time isn't it? Sejarahnya...my big brother Awi ada terbeli album Beyond- My True Love. It's kind of a compilation of their hits songs la. Then tak lama lepas tu, ada sorang student pompuan (he was a temporary teacher at Sekolah Menengah Sin Min) gave him exactly the same album to him as a parting present. So... my brother possessed two same albums.

Muzik Beyond ni...bagi aku sangat best. Honestly I don't understand a damn thing pun dalam lagu2 diorang. Even tajuk pun aku tak leh nak sebut. Tetapi, muzik tu universal katanya. Music can reach everyone's soul even if there's no lyrics, or the lyrics are alien to you. So, that's what happened to me. I am deeply attracted to thieir songs.

Ada beberapa lagu yang aku sangat suka. Antaranya,

Ini lagu tajuk dia Kam Ting Ngor (Vast Sky and Boundless Sea). Story about a man's dream and his determination to hang on to his dream.

Then, this song,

This song mainly about the struggle against apartheid. And indirectly, a tribute to Nelson Mandela.

Hm...last song to share...is this.

Lagu ni lagu jiwang. About a man who is indecisive about his love future and he's about to leave his gilfriend.

Actually, there are lots other yang super best. Tapi macam biasa, I cant read the title and thus I cant share the songs lo. Still, 3 di atas ni antara my favourites la.

Balik kepada band ini.

Kisah hidup band ini agak sedih sebenarnya. Bermula pada tahun 1983, mereka berpegang pada konsep progressive rock apakebendalagiakutaksure dan malangnya, masa tu community sana hanya menerima lagu2 leleh jiwang dan muka2 kacak2 dan market sket. So...struggle lah diorang sampai ke breakthrough yang berjaya dibuat hanya selepas tukar sket direction lagu2 diorang ke arah jiwang.

Anyway, bila dah mula famous, diorang balik ke kiblat yang asal. Malah, mempelbagaikan lagi dengan lagu2 bertema keamanan, friendship, impian dan macam2 lah. Malang tak berbau lagi, singer utama a.k.a mastermind bagi band ini iaitu Wong Ka Kui died when they were at their peak. Mati terjatuh stage tinggi yang disediakan untuk gameshow di Jepun. Maka... Beyond tetap wujud dan terus berjuang, tetapi they are never the same as before. Penamatnya, band ini secara rasmi telah gantung gitar, bass dan simpan drum pada tahun 2005. Untuk maklumat lanjut, Mr. Wikipedia boleh terangkan.

Jujurnya, this is one kind of a quality band. Though the language is completely not understandable by me but still the music prevail. It's a pity this band had lost it's leader through that accident, and it's a pity too that I am not able to differentiate/download/collect their songs all caused by the Chinese characters. However, I have one special person who is willing to help me in translating and naming the songs=)

So, sekarang ni aku officially layan lagu Melayu, Indon, English, Jerman, Siam, Cina, Jepun dan Korea. That's okay because music is universal and boundless. Maybe you all should try to listen to Beyond songs too. Open up your mind=)

Tidak Tahu

It's been a long time since the last entry. Wow.

I don't know what I'm gonna write. Educational? Sports? Social? Responsibilities? Love? Politics? Thrash? I don't know. Don't ask me why.

Because sincerely, I don't know.

Just feel like writing, have lots to write, but at last not knowing what to write.

This is madness.

-End of story-