A Particle of Boredom

Nothing more and nothing less. Begitulah undian Pusingan Kedua / Kalah Mati Champion League atau PIala Eropah yang memang setiap kalinya menjanjikan drama yang menarik. Begitu juga pada tahun ini, Chelsea vs Inter dan AC Milan vs Man United. Real Madrid vs Olimpic Lyon juga tak kurang hebatnya. Perlawanan yang dijadualkan pada penghujung  Februari tahun depan memang akan menjadi ‘reunion’ buat Mourinho yang akan bertandang semula ke Stamford Bridge yang pastinya akan melayannya dengan ‘baik’. Begitu juga David Beckham yang akan melawat semula Old Trafford  dan juga mentor pertamanya , Sir Alex. Berikut adalah jadual lain yang memang menjanjikan thrillnya yang tersendiri sebelum World Cup 2010.

Tuesday 16th February
UEFA Champions League
19:45	AC Milan vs Man Utd
19:45	Bayern Munich vs Fiorentina
19:45	CSKA Moscow vs Sevilla
19:45	FC Porto vs Arsenal
19:45	Inter Milan vs Chelsea
19:45	Lyon vs Real Madrid
19:45	Olympiacos vs Bordeaux
19:45	VfB Stuttgart vs Barcelona
Tuesday 9th March
UEFA Champions League
19:45	Arsenal vs FC Porto
19:45	Barcelona vs VfB Stuttgart
19:45	Bordeaux vs Olympiacos
19:45	Chelsea vs Inter Milan
19:45	Fiorentina vs Bayern Munich
19:45	Man Utd vs AC Milan
19:45	Real Madrid vs Lyon
19:45	Sevilla vs CSKA Moscow

It’s a pity for me because I haven’t watch any of the films that were nominated in Best Picture category (drama and comedy) . But I’ll catch-up later with the help of Mr Torrent. FYI the winners will be announced in January 17 next year  to give me more time to download the movies .. hhaaahahaha just kidding.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Avatar

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire

Up In The Air

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Emily Blunt - The Young Victoria

Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side

Helen Mirren - The Last Station

Carey Mulligan - An Education

Gabourey Sidibe - Precious

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart

George Clooney - Up In The Air

Colin Firth - A Single Man

Morgan Freeman - Invictus

Tobey Maguire - Brothers

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

(500) Days of Summer

The Hangover

It’s Complicated

Julie & Julia

Nine

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Sandra Bullock - The Proposal

Marion Cotillard - Nine

Julia Roberts - Duplicity

Meryl Streep - It’s Complicated

Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Matt Damon - The Informant!

Daniel Day-Lewis - Nine

Robert Downey Jr - Sherlock Holmes

Joseph Gordon-Levitt - (500) Days of Summer

Michael Stuhlbarg - A Serious Man

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Coraline

Fantastic Mr Fox

The Princess and the Frog

Up

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Baaria (Italy)

Broken Embraces (Italy)

The Maid (Chile)

A Prophet (France)

The White Ribbon (Germany)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

Penelope Cruz - Nine

Vera Farmiga - Up In The Air

Anna Kendrick - Up In The Air

Mo’nique - Precious

Julianne Moore - A Single Man

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

Matt Damon - Invictus

Woody Harrelson - The Messenger

Christopher Plummer - The Last Station

Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones

Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker

James Cameron - Avatar

Clint Eastwood - Invictus

Jason Reitman - Up In The Air

Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

Neill Blomkamp - District 9

Mark Boal - The Hurt Locker

Nancy Meyers - It’s Complicated

Jason Reitman - Up In The Air

Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

Michael Giacchino - Up

Marvin Hamlisch - The Informant!

James Horner - Avatar

Abel Korzeniowski - A Single Man

Karen O, Carter Burwell - Where The Wild Things Are

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

Cinema Italiano - Nine

I Want To Come Home - Everybody’s Fine

I Will See You - Avatar

The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart ) - Crazy Heart

Winter - Brothers

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

Big Love (HBO)

Dexter (Showtime)

House (Fox)

Mad Men (AMC)

True Blood (HBO)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

Glenn Close - Damages

January Jones - Mad Men

Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife

Anna Paquin - True Blood

Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

Simon Baker - The Mentalist

Michael C Hall - Dexter

Jon Hamm - Mad Men

Hugh Laurie - House

Bill Paxton - Big Love

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

30 Rock (NBC)

Entourage (HBO)

Glee (Fox)

Modern Family (ABC)

The Office (NBC)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Toni Collette - United States of Tara

Courteney Cox - Cougar Town

Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Lea Michele - Glee

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Steve Carell - The Office

David Duchovny - Californication

Thomas Jane - Hung

Matthew Morrison - Glee

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Georgia O’Keeffe (Lifetime Television)

Grey Gardens (HBO)

Into The Storm (HBO)

Little Dorrit (PBS)

Taking Chances (HBO)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Joan Allen - Georgia O’Keeffe

Drew Barrymore - Grey Gardens

Jessica Lange - Grey Gardens

Anna Paquin - The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

Sigourney Weaver - Prayers for Bobby

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Kevin Bacon - Taking Chance

Kenneth Branagh - Wallander

Chiwetel Ejiofor - Endgame

Brendan Gleeson - Into The Storm

Jeremy Irons - Georgia O’Keeffe

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Jane Adams - Hung

Rose Byrne - Damages

Jane Lynch - Glee

Janet McTeer - Into The Storm

Chloe Sevigny - Big Love

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Michael Emerson - Lost

Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother

William Hurt - Damages

John Lithgow - Dexter

Jeremy Piven - Entourage

Semua paper hari ni terlalu seronok dan melaungkan kegembiraan dengan kemenangan pasukan bolasepak Malaysia mara ke perlawanan akhir Sukan Sea di Laos. Nampaknya demam bolasepak melanda lagi kat Malaysia. Kalaulah semua games sebelum  ini disiarkan secara langsung oleh RTM… mahu demam bola nih dah tahap gaban. Tapi apakan daya , kerajaan “nak jimatkan duit rakyat” dengan tak mahu menyiarkan liputan sukan sea nih secara ekslusif.. Padahal bukan begini caranya kerana kalau nak dibandingkan dengan negara ASEAN lain yang lebih miskin, Menteri kita patut terasa malulah dengan keadaan ini..

Walau-apapun tahniah buat skuad Malaysia.. dan pastikan kita mendapat emas pada 17 hb nanti .. tiada lagi reason yang boleh menjadi pemaaf atas kegagalan anda.. semua pemain bebas dari penggantungan dan kecederaan .. mainlah dengan sepenuh hati.. InsyaAllah kemenangan di pihak kita.

Perkhabaran yang paling menarik minggu ini mengenai bolasepak Malaysia bukanlah kekalahan pasukan bawah 23 tahun Malaysia di tangan Vietnam pada kejohanan Sukan Sea di Loas. Dan ia bukanlah juga berita mengenai kekalahan memalukan kepada lawan-lawan serantau oleh Pasukan Bolasepak Wanita Malaysia hingga berbelas-belas kosong. Tetapi kisah ‘kebal’nya Pahang untuk kekal dalam Liga elit bolasepak Malaysia iaitu Liga Super banyak menghasilkan carut-marut dan maki-makian hampir semua peminat bolasepak Malaysia di laman-laman sesawang Kelab Peminat dan juga forum-forum umum di internet.

Kisah atau sandiwara FAM ini memang paling memalukan kita atas sebab banyaknya kuasa yang dimiliki oleh semua eksekutif-eksekutif FAM yang kita boleh rangkulkan daripada Presidennya sehinggalah peringkat bawahan yang mungkin mahu mencari sesuap nasi dengan kisah-kisah ‘ampu’ mereka. Keputusan yang tak konsisten dan ada yang terlalu cepat dan ada yang lambat giler menunjukkan sesuatu yang tak kena dengan pentadbiran FAM.

Mungkin ada masih teringat kisah jurulatih yang digantung hanya kerana membuka mulut menegur bolasepak Malaysia. Kisah kelab-kelab yang didenda hasil pemikiran hanya sebelah pihak. Kisah pemain, kisah bekas pemain, kisah Persatuan Bolasepak Negeri, kisah pengadil yang tidak dibayar elaun , kisah padang dan bermacam-macam kisah lagi memang banyak menghantui bolasepak Malaysia ini. Sehinggakan sekiranya adanya Khalifah Harun Al-Rashid dan Abu Nawas, sudah tentunya mereka akan tercabar akan kehebatan ‘karya’ baru yang diterjemahkan FAM kerana sudah tentu boleh mengalahkan ‘Hikayat Seribu Satu Malam’ mereka.

Sekadar Petikan dari KOSMO

“REKOD ‘cemerlang’ Pahang yang tidak pernah turun ke liga bawahan berterusan apabila Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) semalam mengumumkan skuad Tok Gajah itu akan kembali bersaing dalam Liga Super 2010 yang ber- mula 9 Januari depan. “

Pahang sebelum ini sepatutnya telah tersingkir ke Liga Perdana 2010 setelah tewas 1-5 ke- pada Selangor dalam aksi terakhir Liga Super 2009 pada 25 Julai lalu, sekali gus menduduki tangga kedua tercorot liga. Pada 15 Ogos lalu, Mesyuarat Majlis FAM juga mengesahkan bahawa Pahang akan turun beraksi dalam Liga Perdana 2010 bersama-sama pasukan tercorot Liga Super 2009 iaitu Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM). Namun, Mesyuarat Majlis FAM yang dipengerusikan Sultan Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah selaku Presiden FAM bertindak ‘menyelamatkan’ pasukan negeri itu pada saat akhir sambil ‘mengorbankan’ skuad B-21 kebangsaan, Harimau Muda A.

Keputusan FAM semalam sebenarnya ‘ulangan’ kepada tindakan mereka ketika menukar format Liga Malaysia 2007 sejurus berakhir saingan musim 2006. Keputusan yang dibuat konon-kononya ingin menggenapkan 14 pasukan dalam Liga Super bukan sahaja tak kena tapi amat memalukan imej bolasepak Negara. Sesuatu mesti dibuat oleh semua peminat bolasepak Malaysia bagi mengelakkan liga Malaysia dirombak 18 kali sekiranya pasukan Pahang atau Pasukan lain yang menjadi kesayangan FAM tersingkir dari liga elit Malaysia sebanyak 18 kali. Alasan bodoh yang diberikan kononnya ia dibuat atas keputusan majoriti bukanlah tiket untuk membuat keputusan sesuka hati.

Another striker for Kelantan …. as published in many Fanzines, Hairuddin Omar, the ‘loan Striker’ who broke Kelantan’s Heart in Malaysia Cup final will be joined Kelantan. Official Online Red Warriors Fan Website ,  Kelate.Net stated that he will join the pre season preparation in Bangkok and will make a deadly striker combination with Akmal Rizal Rakhli.

Wow .. now what , Kelantan have 8 Strikers….

Mamat rase malassang nök bangung tiddo. Nye gulling-gulling atah katil. Pusing kiri, pusing kanang. Serba dök kene dia berase. Mök Lijöh blèbèr hanyaar kot luör pitu, “Mat! Matahari nök tinggi galöh döh nim, ka’ak rezeki kalu bangung lèwat-lèwat. Mung tak dök kheje ke ari nim?”

Dök tahang kene blèbèr Mamat Ppayang pong bikah bangung ceggat dari katil. Baru dia teringat pukol 11 ada kene wat kheje sikit hök Böh dia suroh kemarèng. Mamat pong jungaa tangang dia ambèk tuala. Pèsèngang mandi P. Ramlee pulök pagi nim, al maklunglah pukol 10.30 döh. Dari Manir nök jembe ke Jalang Batah Baru tu jauh jugök. Pah tu nök kena bereti stèsèng minyok Petronah pulök dekat sipang trapik lait Pulau Musang. Döp ingat starang nok tamböh minyök kemarèng. Dök dang 10 minit Mamat siap belake döh. Minung air kopi-ö setegök dua lepah tu pakaa kasut kulit atah tangge kak lambo. Baru beli minggu lepah tu kasut tu. Bekilat ssiö! Lepah tu Mamat pong stak möto vroooooong hale ke bandö. Mötosika sèkèng hèng jer, tapi boleh tahang lah.

Jalang Batah Baru ader banyök bangunang jabbat dengang kedaa. Kalu hale ke depang sikit ada kedaa Astro, hök tv kene bayö bulang-bulang tu. Kalu tebèng dök bayö jer kena pötöng hanyaar. Lepah pada suraa Flat Batah Baru tu ada lèrèk kedaa èkong. Kedaa makang pong ada gök. Kalu jallang sikit lagi sebelum kedaa Astro tu, ada kawasang lapang tepat juaa khète baru cap Hyundaa dengang Kia.

Di antara kedaa èkong dengang kedaa Astro tu ada celöh-celöh tu jabbat löyar baru buka. Pèsèngang baru pah jadi löyar tu Mamat mari mmkir sörrang. Slo-slo Mamat naèk tikat dua. Napök gaye ader dua örang jer kherani. Llaki sörang, ppuang sörang. Boleh tahang hök ppuang tu. Tapi pakaa cicing molèk ngak kat jari manih tu. Ttunang döh pèsèngang tu.. Dök napök gambö starang. Berat nnanang. Mamat kabö ke kherani ppuang tu dia nök jjuper Tuang Löyar. Hayat hidup Mamat dök rajing jjuper löyar skali habuk. Cakkak dengang löyar jauh skali.. Nye mari debö wèh.

Mamat pong ketok pitu masok. Löyar tu tengöh pegang gagang talipung cap Panasonic kat telinga dia. Wayar talipung tu tengöh beseranggöh lagi. “I dah uruskan fixed deposit you sebanyak RM10 juta tu. Lagi satu, minggu depan ni, I nak you ikut I ke Singapore. HSBC Singapore dah buat arrangement untuk finance syarikat klien I, tak banyak, dalam 20 juta Sing dollar. Firm I jadi lawyer jugak tu. I turun KL minggu ni, kita dinner kat Shook di Starhill ok?”

Mamat bukang pandaa sangat cakak orang putih. Tapi bila dengö haa pitih die pahang. Mainang apa juta-juta nim? Mamat mari mmikir.

Löyar muder tu pong letök gagang talipung sambil-sambil kheling ujung mata tengök ke Mamat. “Yer, nök mender? Saya sibuk sangat ni, dök tengök ker?” löyar tu tanye Mamat.

Mamat pucat kesi. Dök tahu nök kata mende. Nök jawak salöh. Tak mboh jawak salöh. Macang mase nök bangung tiddo sakning. Serbe dök kene. Sudöhhang Mamat tebèng jugök jawak.

“Sebenörnyer tuang, sayer nim kheje dengang sarikat Teleköng. Saya mari nok sambung wayar talipung hök tuang wak lölök cakkak sakning. Dök sambung lagi wayar tu, guaner lah tuang boleh cakkak döh!”

Muka tuang löyar tu jadi biru hèrang!

Döh nök wat guana starang! Nök èksèng dök betepat! Ada jugök löyar kècèk orang dèh! Pecöh bo! Orang jamang lenim kata “kantoi”!

Below predictions were made by France legend, Marcell Desailly but for me the team to watch will be Spain, England, Brazil, Ivory Coast and Italy/Germany. Dutch should be out as they all too dependable to Robin Van Persie and De Kuuyt + Sneider. But yeah they (netherland) got good campaign in europe but the World Cup is different class and they are not up to it.

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( World Cup Predictions by Marcell Desailly)

I think this World Cup will be a World Cup for the European teams, definitely. Brazil and Argentina, okay - they are from South America - but it will be a European team that will win. About the African teams, I don’t think we are really ready. We dream about an African team that will win the World Cup. South Africa don’t have that potential - it is not going to be possible. The weather will be cold during the World Cup. People have forgotten that it is winter in South Africa at that moment and European teams will have their chance.

The Dutch team have impressed me during the Euros. The only problem is that they like to play too much. Tactically, they are making too many mistakes. The Dutch team, technically, for me are the best team at this World Cup. I see the Dutch versus Argentina in the final. I don’t think that Brazil will win the World Cup. I think that the team rely too much on the offensive animation of Kaka and Robinho and, at that level of the game, most of the time, the opponent is able to block you if you have only two major players that are creating and are the difference.

Spain disappointed at the Confederations Cup. It is not the World Cup but it looks like the Spanish players are involved in such a high level in their league that it depends on how fit they are and if they have the time to rest at least a little bit before the competition. At the Euros, they have been amazing, but I am not sure they are capable of doing it again. But the potential is there.

I’m quite happy because France have a good group for this World Cup. Physically, South Africa, Mexico and Uruguay don’t have the capacity to handle the French team if they really play at their level. Like everybody knows, when you look individually at the players of France, you can see that they have top-class players. It is just, as everyone says, the management is not at the level.

England have great players but they are lucky to have great management as well. I have worked with Fabio Capello for many years. They have great management and this is what was missing in the past World Cups and competitions. But England have to be careful of the USA, who had a very good Confederations Cup. They lost to Brazil in the final but they have shown a great capacity. Algeria have won against the double winners of the African Cup of Nations, Egypt, and we know that they have some kind of good stamina and capacity, but England will go through if the players are not too tired from the Premier League!

Honestly, with Group G I am a bit sad because, for me, Ivory Coast was the African country that had the biggest potential. Most of the players who play for Ivory Coast are first-choice in European leagues, so Ivory Coast was my hope for Africa. But Portugal have not played very well during their qualification and really struggled to go through, like France. Individually, yes, they have Cristiano Ronaldo and Deco, but I still believe that Ivory Coast will be the surprise of this group.