MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas to everyone, have a joyful holidays.

I really, really miss my family around this holiday season. Christmas is always about being with them, just spending the whole day (or week) together. My first Christmas without my family, it sucks! Well not really, but I really miss them.

Manchester United are world's best!

After conquering England and Europe, Manchester United were crowned kings of the world in Japan early this morning. United made history being the first British team to win the Club World Cup. After beating Gamba Osaka a few days earlier in the semifinal, United played LDU Quito to determine which club rules the Earth in 2008.

In the first half, United played brilliant football, dominated the match and created good chances, but was unable to make it count. Ji-Sung Park, Wayne Rooney, and Carlos Tevez each had at least one great chance, but LDU Quito's goalkeeper was equal. Both teams went into the break scoreless.

Only five minutes after the interval, Nemanja Vidic got a straight red from the referee after elbowing the opponent in the face. Tevez was sacrificed by Sir Alex Ferguson and young Jonny Evans grabbed his chance keeping the United defense solid.

Down to 10 men, United were unable to press LDU quite as well as in the first period, forcing Edwin van der Sar to make very good saves. But the English champions didn't let the man disadvantage get in their way. In the 73rd minute, Michael Carrick found Cristiano Ronaldo in the middle of the box, who drew 3 LDU defenders to him. Seeing Rooney on his left unmarked, Ronaldo laid the ball in front of him and Rooney's first touch strike to the left corner couldn't be stopped by LDU's goalkeeper. Only one goal was needed to determine the best club in the world.

Line-up: Van der Sar; Rafael (Neville), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Ronaldo, Anderson (Fletcher), Carrick, Park; Rooney, Tevez (Evans).
Unused subs: Brown, Giggs, Nani, Scholes

Rooney, scoring 3 goals in 2 matches, equalled the competition's all-time top goalscorer record. He was also named this year's tournament's best player while Ronaldo was named second best.

I'M DONE!!!

Fall 2008 semester is finally over! I had my last final (Psych) this morning and now I'm done!!! And it's snowing A LOT right now. Hoping that it would stick around. Supposedly there's gonna be storm/blizzard today and it's gonna snow the whole weekend - according to weather.com anyway (which is rarely right, somehow) I'm so happy!!!



SHIT THIS GIRL IS SO DRAMATIC AND OVERACTING ON EVERYTHING! SHE'S LOUD TOO
[just some thought while posting]

Jose Reunion

Manchester United will be facing Jose Mourinho once again. Jose with his new team Inter Milan is drawn against United at the Champions League first knock-out stage. The two teams will meet at San Siro on Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 for the first leg.

Complete draw:
Chelsea v Juventus
Villarreal v Panathinaikos
Sporting Lisbon v Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid v FC Porto
Olympique Lyonnais v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Liverpool
Arsenal v AS Roma
Internazionale v United

The last time United was at San Siro, it was 2 seasons ago in the Champions League but the opposition was AC Milan. United was outclassed and outplayed there. The last time United faced Jose in the competition, he was the manager of FC Porto and knocked United out. So history goes to them, but we're a different team than two years ago, and a couple before that. COME ON UNITED! We can actually be the first team to win the top European Cup twice in a row.

Finals week

It's finally finals week here at Rutgers. My first final is Linear Algebra, tomorrow morning at 8am! >_____<" I have no idea how I'm gonna wake up that early cos lately I've been waking up at 11.30-12pm. But since it's a final exam I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be able to wake up. I sure do hope so. Been trying to study for it the whole day today but I keep on getting distracted every 5 minutes. Studying is HARD!!!

Spent last week watching all 5 seasons of Entourage (it's pretty good, but not really something I'm gonna watch over and over again) and since yesterday I've been watching Friends again. (already at S02E03 now)

Haha CS205

This is definitely the first class I've taken where the lecturer
cancels classes more than I skip! Even though I dot think I'm doing
that well in this class (50 something out of 80 on hw1, missed hw3, 58
on midterm) I still think that I won't get such a bad grade. Last
semester someone did ok on the midterm, do well on hws, but failed the
final and still got an A. I can actually get B+ then..

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Let me just say that Matthew Perry is so damn cute! LOL

After obsessing about Studio 60 and why such a good show was canceled after only 1 season, I decided to watch The Whole Nine Yards and The Whole Ten Yards movies. Thought it would make me feel better after NBC prevented me from having Matty on a good show every week. And those movies did their job! Matty was so freaking funny (well the movies were just hilarious) and I just love him! He's soooo adorable...

I also watched interviews of him with Bruce Willis promoting the movie on YouTube, and those two are so funny! Matty makes everything better. It's freezing outside and I haven't had a decent meal since 22 hours ago but I'm still happy =)

Been doing my CS112 HW since Friday night and I finally got it done last night.. or I think I got it done.. so TWTY last night was my reward lol

disappointed...

So I just watched the last episode of Grey's Anatomy and I just gotta say, WTF?! The show's first season was the best, but seasons 2 and 3 weren't that bad. But this season?! They have a dead fiancee (Denny Duquette) running around with Izzie wherever she goes. And they're trying to hire a crazy cardio specialist. I mean, it was supposed to be a show about hospitals. What's up with all the crazy stuff? Even Joel McHale (E!'s The Soup host) agrees with me!! [video after the jump]




read the full post here

Still upset that they canceled S60 [yeah I know it's a different network but it's TV in general]. It was actually a good show that was doing quite well. Need to find a good quality TV show soon or I'm gonna lose my mind... [or just start watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S or S60 again] Anyone who didn't watch S60, just watch the first scene of the first episode. The rant was just so good. That was when I knew the show would be good...

Bring S60 back!!

Well you know.. this is what happen when I get so into something. Studio 60 was pure genius and Matty and Bradley would have got Emmys (or at least nominations) if only the show was picked up for a second season. Instead of watching dumb talentless people on reality shows, we should bring Studio 60 back, a show that actually makes us think.

It's a smart show, which is actually why not that many people watch it. It was on after Heroes. Wrong time slot NBC! The viewers for those shows are very different. S60 was actually the most digitally recorded show so the ratings were actually better than reported. It wasn't a failure; NBC failed it. It might suit better on HBO but any network that's up to the challenge should bring it back! [sign petition(s) below]

Oh and anyways

I just need to add something. I have always loved Matthew Perry and watching Studio 60 made me love him even more. Even when playing in a serious drama you still can see the genius behind the character. He just has the perfect comic timing. Plus, had the show went on, Matty could actually get an Emmy for his performance. If he didn't want people to know him for Chandler forever, that was it. Matthew Perry is Matt Albie now. I really believe that if NBC didn't pull the plug, an Emmy for Matty as Best Lead Actor is his to be lost. (Another reason I'm blaming NBC for whatever reason)

Also, I developed a huge crush on Matty's co-star Bradley Whitford. As Danny Tripp, he has a great chemistry with Matty. After watching interviews of him on YouTube you can see his funny side. He's very goofy, though I thought he would be a serious guy (cos he was on The West Wing and he definitely didn't have any goofy side there). Especially his Emmy win, his speech was hands down the best acceptance speech ever.

 

 

*NSYNC Flashback - November 1998

NSYNC made a number of appearances during November of 1998 including The Tonight Show, TRL and Ricki Lake, but I've decided to upload their appearance on The Howie Mandel Show for this month's Flashback because it's a nice long interview where everyone gets to talk and they do a nice performance of God Must Have Spent. Enjoy the clip!

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

I watched the whole season of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip again during Thanksgiving break and I think this show was awesome! Still don't understand why NBC would cancel it when it was actually doing well both against the critics, ratings and viewers (great demographic too). In fact, it was doing better than other NBC shows like 30 Rock and Friday Night Lights [see video below for details] but those two got picked up for a second season while S60 didn't.

The great Aaron Sorkin wrote - and created - the show. And the whole show just show what a genius he is. The language that he uses is just amazing. Just love all the dialogues, and the humor that he put in. There are a lot of inside jokes that I didn't understand the first time I watched the show so watching it the second time was actually better. I always thought that I don't like anything with too much dialogue in it but this show proved me wrong. The casting was great, too. Matthew Perry, Bradley Whitford, Amanda Peet, and everyone else had great chemistry.

The story itself was a little bit autobiographical to Sorkin's life. He based the main character, Matthew Albie, on himself and a little bit of Matthew Perry. Albie's relationship with Harriet Hayes was also a portrayal of Sorkin's relationship with Kristin Chenoweth. Studio 60 shows the behind-the-scene of a comedy sketch show, kinda like Saturday Night Live. It's an intense drama with the type of humor that I really enjoyed. Some people said that the show was actually canceled because it's "too smart" - shows how dumb the viewers are, really.


Great video explaining how stupid NBC was for canceling the show!! [kudos to whoever owns the vid]

I know it's pathetic but I still have a little hope that NBC - or any other network for that matter - would come to their senses and pick up the show again. I just miss seeing Matty on a weekly basis in a good show.

Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or

Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo was just named 2008 World Footballer of the Year. The award was announced earlier today, December 1, 2008. Ronaldo was definitely the favorite to receive the Ballon d'Or, with his remarkable performance last season. 42 goals in one season, as a winger too, helping his team win the Premier League and the Champions League. Lionel Messi comes in second and Fernando Torres gets third.

At age 23, Ronaldo should be able to improve even further, and he could be the best player in the world not just for a year, but for his whole career. Lets just hope he doesn't get too much into it and stay grounded and most importantly not make stupid decisions (like leaving United) that can end his career.

Manchester United is currently 3rd in the Barclay's Premier League, behind current leaders Liverpool and Chelsea, 6 and 5 points respectively but United has one game in hand.

Congrats Ron, nobody could have deserved it more than you. This season hasn't shape up to be as it was last season but you had an injury and you're still doing better than most players. Just keep your head in the game and you'll be fine...