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Some interesting stats for FIFA World Cup 2006: one pool feed for broadcasters, six directors, nine PanAmSats sending the HD signal worldwide, 12 host cities, 14 panels on the current football and 16 distinct feeds produced per match.
My summary for World Cup 2006 day 11: Switzerland beat Togo 2-0, Ukraine thrashed Saudi Arabia 4-0 and Spain beat Tunisia 3-1. Tonight, 20th June, brings Ecuador, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Sweden fixtures, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2006 day 10: Japan drew Croatia 0-0, Brazil beat Australia 2-0 and France drew Korea 1-1. Tonight, 19th June, brings Togo versus Switzerland, Saudi Arabia versus Ukraine and Spain versus Tunisia, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2006 day 9: Portugal beat Iran 2-0, Ghana beat the Czech Republic 2-0, and Italy drew the USA 1-1. Tonight, 18th June, brings Japan versus Croatia, Brazil versus Australia and France versus Korea.
My summary for World Cup 2006 day 8: Argentina demolished Serbia 6-0, the Netherlands beat Cote d'Ivoire 2-1, and Mexico drew Angola. Tonight, 17th June, brings Portugal versus Iran, Czech Republic versus Ghana and Italy versus USA.
My summary for World Cup 2006 day 7: Ecuador beat Costa Rica 3-0, England beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0, and Sweden beat Paraguay 1-0. Tonight, 16th June, brings Argentina, Netherlands and Mexico fixtures, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2006 day 6: Spain thrashed Ukraine 4-0, Tunisia drew Saudi Arabia 2-2, and Germany beat Poland 1-0. Tonight, 15th June, brings Ecuador, England and Sweden fixtures, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2006 day 5: Korea beat Togo 2-1, France drew Switzerland 0-0, and Brazil beat Croatia 1-0. Tonight, 14th June, brings Spain versus Ukraine, Tunisia versus Saudi Arabia and Germany versus Poland, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2006 day 4: Australia beat Japan 3-1, the Czech Republic beat the USA 3-0, and Italy beat Ghana 2-0. Tonight, 13th June, brings Korea versus Togo, France versus Switzerland and Brazil versus Croatia.
My summary for World Cup 2006 day 3: the Netherlands beat Serbia 1-0, Mexico beat Iran 3-1 and Portugal beat Angola 1-0. Tonight, 12th June, brings Australia versus Japan, USA versus Czech Republic and Italy versus Ghana.
My summary for World Cup 2006 day 2: England beat Paraguay 1-0, Trinidad and Tobago drew Sweden 0-0, and Argentina beat Cote d'Ivoire 2-1. Tonight, 11th June, brings Serbia, Mexico and Angola fixtures, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2006 day 1: Germany beat Costa Rica 4-2 and Ecuador beat Poland 2-0. Tonight, 10th June, brings England versus Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago versus Sweden, and Argentina versus Cote d'Ivoire, all in Singapore time.
Today marks my second year in national service; I've officially wasted two years, yay! Just one more month to clear leave and two more to ORD. On a brighter note, World Cup 2006 kicks off tonight.
On Sunday, we made a last-minute decision to catch a movie, choosing between The Benchwarmers and The Nun. We picked The Benchwarmers since we rarely watch horror. My expectations were low, but it turned out reasonably enjoyable.
DotA Allstars v6.33 has been released, and as usual I've mirrored the map for download. Right-click and save target as to grab it, and do check the changelog for the latest changes.
I caught X-Men 3: The Last Stand on Saturday with Li Xiang, Laily and Suqin; luckily I booked early. The roughly two-hour film is meant to close the trilogy. I found X1 disappointing but X2 better.
I caught Over The Hedge at GV Jurong Point on Friday and rather liked it, one of the best cartoon films I've seen, better than Open Season in my view, though Li Xiang disagrees.
No offence, but I find these actions really silly. Da Vinci Code protests are widespread. For goodness' sake, it's just a work of fiction, a movie. Wake up, everyone; it really isn't worth the outrage.
I met Kenny and his girlfriend for dinner last Monday at Manhattan Fish Market. It's similar to Fish & Co but noticeably cheaper; the fish and chips are $9.90 here versus $13.90 at Fish & Co.
I'm working on getting this site XHTML Transitional validated by the W3C, and so far so good: the blog main page and the comments page have both passed validation. More pages should follow soon as I clean up the markup.
I caught Mission: Impossible III on Saturday at GV Grand and it wasn't bad, better than MI:2, though rather short. They never explained what the Rabbit's Foot is, nor how Ethan Hunt got into the building to retrieve it.
DotA Allstars v6.32b has been released, and as usual I've mirrored the map for download. Right-click and save target as to grab it, and do check the changelog, as this fixes bugs from 6.32.