Cars
Caught the movie Cars 2 weeks ago. It was the longest animation I saw in the cinemas so far, it is about 2 hours long. The movie was not bad just that the middle part was a bit draggy. I love the cute flies which is actually a small car. Remember to stay after the credits for about 20 seconds of extra stuff.

Billy Bombers
We tried Billy Bombers at Heeren. The last time I ate was like 8 years ago together with my cousin at the outlet near Cuppage. I have no idea whether it is still there. She knew the staff there, so our meal was free. And the most memorial food was the Buffalo Wings. It was the best chicken wings I ate at that time. But when I tried it again at Heeren, it was average only. Food there was also average.

M1
I notice a slight change in my operator text these days, below my SGP M1-3GSM, there is some text which indicates my location. So that time when I was at Heeren, it stated “The Heeren”. It is kinda cool but the location is not precise. When I am at home it stated something like “Jln Bt Merah B142″ where I was staying at Bukit Purmei. Last year when I am in Thailand, I am using the pay as you roam service and it also have this sort of thing.

World Cup 2006
Guess almost all the guys and some girls are watching the World Cup now. Kinda like the atmosphere/World Cup Fever. I support Brazil, but the few matches they played, I doubt they can win the World Cup with that standard. Germany on the other hand is very good.

Taxi Drivers
Finally I am going to whine about them here. I am not targeting anyone taxi drivers in particular but in general. No offence for those whose parents/relatives are taxi drivers. Here you go:

They are the MOST FUCKED UP DRIVERS in the world, no doubt about it. They drive as if the road belongs to them. They stop anywhere they want (this may be the passengers fault, so I will not go into this). The worst part is they fucking road hog expressway on the extreme right lane at 80km/h. I really can’t stand them. I will still give way to them when there is a need but I will never give them face, I will just high beam them whenever I am right behind them and if they are driving below 100km/h.

12 more working days.

Summary for World Cup 2006 Day 12:

Matches Played
Ecuador(0) : Germany(3)
Costa Rica(1) : Poland(2)
Paraguay(2) : Trinidad and Tobago(0)
Sweden(2) : England(2)

Tonight (21st June 2006) Matches
Iran : Angola [21st June 10:00pm]
Portugal : Mexico [21st June 10:00pm]
Côte d’Ivoire : Serbia and Montenegro [22nd June 3:00am]
Netherlands : Argentina [22nd June 3:00am]

All matches are in (SG) times

Interesting stats for FIFA World Cup 2006 in ascending order:

» 1 Pool Feed for Broadcasters
» 6 Number of Directors
» 9 PanAmSats used to send HD signal worldwide
» 12 Cities hosting matches
» 14 Panels on current FIFA football
» 16 Distinct feeds produced by HBS per match
» 20 Outside Broadcast Vans
» 25 HD Cameras used to cover each match (per stadium)
» 25 Microphones covering each match
» 31 Length of event (days)
» 32 Nations participating
» 33 Match officials
» 48 Number of matches broadcast in HD for 2002 FIFA World Cup
» 50 Interview studios
» 64 Total matches played
» 64 Number of matches broadcast in HD for 2006 FIFA World Cup
» 70 Presentation studios
» 100 Number of Fujinon HD Lenses deployed
» 180 Worldwide Broadcasters
» 736 Players
» 750 km Length of audio/video cabling
» 800 Unilateral camera positions
» 1300 km Length of cabling in total for 12 venues
» 1930 First year of the FIFA World Cup
» 2000 Commentary positions
» 2000 HBS staff to produce content
» 2200 Hours of feeds produced
» 15,000 Estimated number of press on scene
» 45,000 Estimated number of network connections
» 40,000 - 60,000 Expected visitors per game
» 3.5 million RFID embedded tickets
» $30 to $50 million Cost to sponsor the games
» $100 million Estimated cost of voice and data network deployed by Avaya
» 5 billion Viewers expected to watch the games

Source: http://www.audiovideoproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=45588

Summary for World Cup 2006 Day 11:

Matches Played
Togo(0) : Switzerland(2)
Saudi Arabia(0) : Ukraine(4)
Spain(3) : Tunisia(1)

Tonight (20th June 2006) Matches
Ecuador : Germany [20th June 10:00pm]
Costa Rica : Poland [20th June 10:00pm]
Paraguay : Trinidad and Tobago [21st June 3:00am]
Sweden : England [21st June 3:00am]

All matches are in (SG) times

Summary for World Cup 2006 Day 10:

Matches Played
Japan(0) : Croatia(0)
Brazil(2) : Australia(0)
France(1) : Korea(1)

Tonight (19th June 2006) Matches
Togo : Switzerland [19th June 9:00pm]
Saudi Arabia : Ukraine [20th June 00:00pm]
Spain : Tunisia [20th June 3:00am]

All matches are in (SG) times

Summary for World Cup 2006 Day 9:

Matches Played
Portugal(2) : Iran(0)
Czech Republic(0) : Ghana(2)
Italy(1) : USA(1)

Tonight (18th June 2006) Matches
Japan : Croatia [18th June 9:00pm]
Brazil : Australia [19th June 00:00pm]
France : Korea [19th June 3:00am]

All matches are in (SG) times

Summary for World Cup 2006 Day 8:

Matches Played
Argentina(6) : Serbia and Montenegro(0)
Netherlands(2) : Côte d’Ivoire(1)
Mexico(0) : Angola(0)

Tonight (17th June 2006) Matches
Portugal : Iran [17th June 9:00pm]
Czech Republic : Ghana [18th June 00:00pm]
Italy : USA [18th June 3:00am]

All matches are in (SG) times

Summary for World Cup 2006 Day 7:

Matches Played
Ecuador(3) : Costa Rica(0)
England(2) : Trinida(0)
Sweden(1) : Paraguay(0)

Tonight (16th June 2006) Matches
Argentina : Serbia and Montenegro [16th June 9:00pm]
Netherlands : Côte d’Ivoire [17th June 00:00pm]
Mexico : Angola [17th June 3:00am]

All matches are in (SG) times

Summary for World Cup 2006 Day 6:

Matches Played
Spain(4) : Ukraine(0)
Tunisia(2) : Saudi Arabia(2)
Germany(1) : Poland(0)

Tonight (15th June 2006) Matches
Ecuador : Costa Rica [15th June 9:00pm]
England : Trinidad and Tobago [16th June 00:00pm]
Sweden : Paraguay [16th June 3:00am]

All matches are in (SG) times

Summary for World Cup 2006 Day 5:

Matches Played
Korea(2) : Togo(1)
France(0) : Switzerland(0)
Brazil(1) : Croatia(0)

Tonight (14th June 2006) Matches
Spain : Ukraine [14th June 9:00pm]
Tunisia : Saudi Arabia [15th June 00:00pm]
Germany : Poland [15th June 3:00am]

All matches are in (SG) times