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Another tunnel.. this was at ground level though.. kinda to escape enemies, but the two entrances so close to each other.. what's the point... 

2 bombs. The grey bullet-shaped thing and the creature holding it. Well.. you know what i mean.. lol lame... 

Me and an AA gun in the background... was used to shoot down fighter planes... 

One of the guys climbing up the ladder out into the open...  

Up and out.. this is where the ladder mentioned in the pic below leads us.. the exit.. 

Daphne and Me at the 30-metre level of the underground bunker... We crawled into that hole behind her and straight up a ladder to the surface after that.. messy, dark, claustrophobic stuff...  

Me crouched in the underground tunnels of the war museum... 

Don't ask...  

Me at the outside of the Aquarium... Pic taken by Daphne.. credit to her for the angle of pic.. Oh, and that's Mr. Liew in the background.. 

The outside behind the aquarium... lovely gardens.. nice place to just sit and chill and talk... 

Daphne and Me at the Penang Aquarium... Loads of fun =) 

A turtle swimming in the water at the Penang Aquarium... 

Me at the Sangeet for Nandhini and Mohan's wedding, I went to the airport to pick my dad and bro dressed like this >< 

The reception at SF Airport... Part of it, actually.... 

Me and Grandma #1 bored at Changi Airport, I couldn't go anywhere cos i had to look after her, and she couldn't go anywhere cos... well, she couldn't go anywhere. 

The stuff I bought worth RM238.80 in that hour. And they say guys can't shop... Preparations for US Trip 2005! The things I do for you guys....  

How long i was in Gurney Plaza.... 

The Whiffenpoofs on the sat of The West Wing after the shooting of the episode Holy Night in Season 4.... A talented bunch!! 

Ling and Me at Prom '05 

Yu Shin and Me 

Kit, Olivier and Me 

Hanif and Me 

Joyce, Shakir and Me again 

Joyce, Shakir and Me 

My horoscope today...

Today's Forecast
Admit it: You were extremely charming yesterday -- and you'll be even more devastating today. Hire a press agent while there's time. Once you start talking, your soon-to-be fans will be lining up around the block.
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The Bottom Line
If you've got a secret hope or dream, let it out. Give it some space to grow.

In Detail
The concept of having fans is nothing new to fire signs like yourself. In addition to the well-known hypnotic effect that fire has on the average person, the energy and enthusiasm you guys put out can't help but attract a following. At the moment, however, you'd better wield this weapon carefully, because your already formidable charm will be even more irresistible. It won't just be tough to say no to you. It will be downright impossible -- for mere mortals, anyway.

Sold Trafford by Phil Holland

In 1991 Manchester United listed on the stock market in an effort to raise money and bring about sporting and financial success. It worked; but at what price?


14 years on the Old Trafford club is set to be taken private once again following Malcolm Glazer's takeover - a move that will shroud the club in secrecy at a time when its finances are more important than ever.


A similar thing happened two years ago at Chelsea when another billionaire appeared, bought the club lock, stock and oil barrel before taking it off the publicly traded market.

The key difference is that where Chelsea fans are now indebted to Roman Abramovich, United are now facing a future in debt because of their new owner. Anyone clinging to hopes that Glazer will be a sugar daddy is sorely mistaken.

Of course, Glazer will now wage a PR war. He'll probably offer cash to strengthen the team and maybe offer Sir Alex Ferguson a long-term contract; sweeteners in an attempt to get people back into their boycotted seats and overstocked mega store.

But simply refraining from using Vodafone mobile phones, shunning Nike shoes, not buying season tickets and refusing to buy replica shirt will not be enough to stop Glazer.

A man who deals in millions will not be deterred by the valiant and heartfelt resistance being waged by the men and women of Shareholders Untied.

SU number around 28,000; which is a sizeable amount. But for a club which in the last few years has boasted a worldwide fanbase of 50 million, SU's current membership is a drop in the ocean.

Glazer knows this and will be basing his business plans not on the hardcore supporters of Salford, but on those millions he feels are an untapped resource.

The whole sorry episode is anathema to football fans who prize tradition and heritage, but Glazer is a businessman and while former glories offer interesting context, the real money is to be made 'going forward' and television is the way to do it.

The current Premier League television rights deal will end in May 2007. At present the 20 clubs pool their rights together and sell them collectively via the league and share the pot. It works well, especially for the smaller clubs who benefit from the league's big name clubs and players.

At the moment the Premiership's domestic deal is worth in excess of £1 billion over three years, while its international deal is worth in the region of £300 million. The combined total is then shared out.

The European Union has been increasingly unhappy with the collective sale of rights and is keen for the practise to end, which would play perfectly into Glazer's hands - a fact he knows only too well.


Man United fans protest against Malcolm Glazer's takeover bid. (NealSimpson/Empics)


If United seize control of their own television rights MUTV, the club's television channel, could become the only place to watch Premiership games played at Old Trafford.

How much could a Glazer-led United earn if MUTV were available in the homes of the club's 50 million fans, with games yours on pay-per-view for $20 each?

Consultancy firm Ernst & Young estimated earlier this year that Untied could make an extra £15 million a year by selling its own TV rights. Given Glazer's aggressive stance thus far, that figure seems a little conservative.

Other big Premiership clubs could benefit in the short-term from an end to collective TV rights sales, but the vast majority would suffer. And not just in the Premiership; money from TV filters through to lower leagues, granted not in huge amounts but its more than nothing, which is exactly what they can look forward to if Glazer gets his way.

Taken to its logical conclusion the top five clubs in the Premiership would be able to remain competitive by selling their own TV rights, but the other 15 clubs would suffer hugely - even the big clubs need someone to play against.

This would ultimately mean a reduction in meaningful domestic fixtures and lead the top clubs to look elsewhere for week-in-week-out matches that could sell PPV tickets; European Super League anyone?

Broadcasters and sponsors and money men in general will be smacking their lips at the prospect, but is this really why we started following football?

Hindsight is a strange thing; wonderful and useless at the same time. The same is true of maxims like 'you play with fire, you get burned'. You can't really live your life by them, let alone run a business by them, but sooner or later you'll wish you had.

Listing on the stock market ultimately led to the Glazer takeover. But listing was not the only instance of a regrettable decision, another came when Ferguson's political manoeuvrings clashed with his hobby.

Problems with the club's board led the Scot to tout the merits of buying into United to the now infamous 'Coolmore Mafia'. Ferguson hoped that having his wealthy then-pals John Magnier and JP McManus owning a sizeable chunk of United would give him extra bargaining power at the club.

Unfortunately the nascent Celtic triumvirate with a shared love of horse-racing fell out over ownership of the stud rights to Rock of Gibraltar; Ferguson's political machinations left him with burnt hands.

The Irishmen were never football fans and were never interested in anything other than making money. Yesterday they walked away with upwards of £70 million in pure profit after a few years investing in United, and, in a final act of revenge, left Ferguson's empire in the control of a reclusive septuagenarian who sued his sisters over the will of their late mother - not the ideal candidate to run a much-loved community asset.

There is however hope. PPV only works if the product on offer is worth paying for. United are already in trouble on the pitch and are in need of at least a new goalkeeper and some steel in midfield; talent doesn't come cheap and it takes a shrewd manager to pick them and forge a team around them.

One asset Glazer needs to hold on to is Ferguson, a man who could easily walk away from the club after the FA Cup final. Ferguson would be the perfect steward for Glazer; he could keep the team's promising players, nurture any new signings and be a link between owner and fans. Losing Ferguson would be a disaster.

However, there is growing suspicion the Ferguson will indeed bring his 19-year tenure to an end after the Cardiff showdown with Arsenal.

Remove Ferguson and you have an ailing team without its patriarch; a failing team could swiftly follow. If Cristiano Ronaldo were to be tempted by Real Madrid and Wayne Rooney by Chelsea, the club would be without its most promising players. All of a sudden United could crumble from a giant into midtable also-ran shorn of superstars.


How then to convince a world of United fans to pay good money for PPV games; to buy merchandise and products from credit cards to Ryan Giggs bedspreads?

How many of the 50 million worldwide fans will switch to Chelsea if failure and mediocrity follows a decade of success? Johnny Come-Lately is a fickle fan - if you're not winning you're nowhere, his attention and money will go on the next new craze, be it Chelsea or Star Wars or Pokemon.

Glazer must tread carefully if he is to avoid the collapse of Manchester United. The hundreds of millions of debt he has taken in order to assume control of Old Trafford is only serviceable if the club remains a winning force and loyal fans pay to be associated.

That, it seems, is the only hope for fans like those within Shareholders United: watch and hope as the club bleeds to death, wait until Glazer is forced to quit and then hope against all else that the phoenix can rise from the ashes.

Whatever the outcome for the club, SU and Ferguson the day Manchester United were sold to the Glazer will be remembered as a dark day for football.

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Kit's cap move...