MiB's Getaway...

Ok guys for those who were complaining about tag boards and what not, you all can discuss everything about the trip HERE. Look under the COMMENTS section and add whatever stuff you have found here. Dont use it to start arguing over small things strictly adhere to trip-related stuff.

For starters, everyone can state the dates of their unavailability..

Play Until Want to Vomit..

Soccer today at NUS was great fun. About 13 of us came down. It was Puvan's birthday too and he finally managed to get on the scoresheet despite having 52 shots on goal when KK sprained his toe. It was end to end action with Maran forgetting to bring his scoring shoes but that still did not stop him from hitting a sweet volley straight at a netballer on the opposite court. Goal of the day belonged to SK who seized upon a looping clearing header from Prak, bicycle kicked it off the corner of the cross-bar. For those who were lucky enough to be there, I guess it was one of those moments where we'll talk about again and again.

After soccer Riz started breathing heavily and wanted to vomit. He still managed to join us for dinner at Blue Diamond (no relation to Purple or Pink Diamond). We all headed home after that.

Special mention to the following:

1. KK and SK for securing job contracts. I guess they will be bringing in the dough soon.



2. Puvan, Happy Birthday.



3. Philbert, we all know why. More mentions when the time is right.

Mib Lookalikes Part 2!!! Special mention has to go to Harish who spotted this. Keep them coming in guys..

Ring announcer from ECW Joel Gertner???? Or Prak???????

Updates..

1. Harvey, Riz, Prak, PP and Puvan went to watch Narnia 2 today. Thoroughly enjoyable movie I would say. Especially if you enjoyed the first one. If you did not, then you might be lost with the plot, so I suggest you go read up or watch the first movie if you wanna catch this. Action was good, acting was decent and the CGI was eye-catching. Plot was also intriguing enough and you could not guess what was going to happen next, though you could see the ending coming some distance away. Best action of the day was when the seat next to riz was occupied by a girl in a mini-skirt. Her BF didn't mind sharing her with Riz I guess.

Movie Rating: 3.5/5 (worth a watch in cinema on $6 ticket)

2. Friday soccer on 30th May is ON at 4pm at NUS. Please do come.

3. There is a street soccer tournament coming up on 28/29th May at the street soccer court near my house. Its called the Lee Boon Yang Cup. More details to follow but I think we should send a team. At least my house is nearby so we got place to rest or play PS3 if all else fails.

4. Trip to Redang looks like it's taking shape. Dates we are looking at is 11-14 July so start making plans. Harish has done some pretty good homework but if the budget is too high, then maybe Tioman could be a good alternative. I dono about you guys, but I'm looking for a nice beach to play some games at, chill out, cheap food, lots of rest n relax, some card games and alcohol-induced fun. So how about it guys? Make some sacrifices because this could be the last time we go on a trip like this. Most of us are starting work soon and who knows, even marriages could be on the cards? So let's do this. One last time.

5. Anthony Player profile will be up soon.

6. Any other player lookalikes? Please keep them coming.

7. Sat I need the fotos from the wedding.

Congrats Congrats Congrats!

1. First up, on behalf of MiB, a big hearty congratualtions to Sat's sister, Devi, on her marriage yesterday. There was no one more sad than rizvi, but he made up for it by taking home 18 ladoos. Most of MiB were there to support the stressed-out brother of the bride, who looked the part and did his family proud. His Superman boxers with a big S covering his little brother made an apperance in the translucent white clothes he was wearing, but thankfully for him, the situation was arrested and no one found out that Satheeish is actually Clarke Kent. Photos from the big night will be up soon. Sat and Harish please pass them to me ASAP.



2. I don't think enough has been made of this, but according to the latest poll, Rizvi and Prak are MiB's 2 biggest firestarters. They can argue about it till the cows come home (use the board) but the poll does NOT lie!



3. Plans are underway for MiB's short holiday. Possible venues are Tioman, Redang and the like. Budget will be about $300 - 500. Duration will be maximum 4d/3n and this trip will occur during the middle 3 weeks of July so please mark your calendars. For those who don't have such state of the art things, it will be either the week starting 7th, 14th or 21st July. Harish and Harvey are working on it and will come out with the full plans soon.



4. For those who need to buy stuff from Peninsula, this Wednesday I am going down about 2pm. You are welcome to join me if you are free.



5. Soccer is ON this Friday 4pm at NUS. Please come and if you can't please leave a note on the tag board.



6. Starting from this post, I will be on the lookout for MiB Lookalikes! If you have seen someone or something that looks like one of us, immediately contact me and I will put it up here. For starters we have....

RIZVI??? OR Chef from South Park????

Indiana Jones 4 Review!

Harvey, Riz, Prak, Munshi, Maran and Faizal met up today on the opening day of the hugely-anticipated Indy 4. We got great seats at Orchard Cineleisure and were all set to go with large popcorn, long hotdogs and some fried chicken.

Now to the review. Well, if you're an Indy fan like me, you'll come out a little disappointed. Indy 4 is not a bad movie, it's just that it's probably the worst of the 4 so far. There has always been some form of magic when it comes to that Hat and whip and though in some parts the movie is downright exciting, somehow you feel that they should leave it as it is, enough of Indy for now.

Harrison Ford is good as usual but his supporting cast does let him down a little. There was too little oomph from the villain (I think the giant ants were the scariest thing in the show) and his sidekicks. But let's face it, this movie is a Summer blockbuster and if you leave your brain at the door and take it as one giant roller-coaster ride, you could be in for a very good time. Stock up on the popcorn and drinks, don't think too much about the plot and I think it's worth a watch in the cinema, but on weekday $6.

So for that, the movie gets 3 out of 5. Go read up on the Mayan civilization in South America before you watch the show. You might enjoy it better that way.

The FINAL word from Moscow.

(Disclaimer: The author would like to remind all members that he hates Manchester United and Chelsea equally. I have just hated Manu longer.)

Winners of the 2008 Champions League Final: Manchester United (England)

As much as it hurts to think about it, that will be all that will be remembered of this final 50 years down the road. Who will remember Drogba and Lampard being so desperately unlucky by hitting the post and bar respectively (though ardent Manu fans will remember Jancker hitting the post with Schmeichel stranded in 1999), who will remember that Manu could well and truly have put the game to bed by the 40th Min after missing 2 or 3 glorious chances, who will remember that Drogba got himself sent off for a totally unnecessary flick of his fingers (though now Rooney and Benitez'z comments make sense don't they?).

I enjoyed the game. I didn't think it was dull or uneventful. Two teams, now don't piss me off by saying they were English when only 8 of 22 players were from Eng-er-land, going for it, end to end stuff, ferocious tackles, divine interceptions and then at the end of the day, the script written in the stars prevailed to hand Manu the Cup. How John Terry will get over that slip I really do not know. I hate Chelsea, but I genuinely felt sorry for the guy. If he had passed the ball into the net, I dont think any Manu fan would have begrudged him the victory. Alas, it was not meant to be.

The game was played at frenetic pace and credit to the players for making it possible. Add to that the incessant rain, and you just had the feeling that the footballing gods were having a real battle of destinies up there, Chelsea with Lampard's mum passing and Manu with the Busby Babes. At the end of the day, 3 inches is all that separated the teams, and I can assure you that after yesterday, John Terry will check his studs before a game over, and over, and over, and over again.

Now one fact that disturbs me is how everyone, yes everyone including the knowledgable English commentators like Andy Gray and Martin Tyler are so ignorant of the fact that "Chelsea are made up of just a rich Russian Billionaire". Let me give you some cold, hard facts:

Starting 11 (Chelsea):

• Cech (7mil)
• Essien (24mil)
• Terry (Home grown (HG))
• Carvalho (17mil)
• Cole (16mil)
• J.Cole (7mil)
• Ballack (Free)
• Makelele (17mil)
• Lampard (11mil)
• Malouda (15mil)
• Drogba (24mil)
• Sub: Kalou (11mil)
• Sub: Anelka (15mil)
• Sub: Belletti (3mil)

Total Cost: 167 Million Pounds

Starting 11 (ManU)

• Van Der Sar (2mil)
• Brown (HG)
• Ferdinand (30mil)
• Vidic (7mil)
• Evra (6mil)
• Hargreaves (17mil)
• Carrick (18mil)
• Scholes (HG)
• Ronaldo (12mil)
• Tevez (20mil)
• Rooney (30mil)
• Sub: Nani (17mil)
• Sub: Anderson (18mil)
• Sub: Giggs (HG)

Total Cost: 177 Million Pounds

So you tell me, which team was more expensively assembled? And that, contrary to my dear friend Satheeish's point, is what wins you trophies. Money. They did not have the BEST squad, Barcelona, Real Madrid, AC Milan will argue that with you, but at the end of the day, their squad was the most expensively put together by Alex Ferguson.

So in closing, I want to congratulate ManU fans for an amazing night. Enjoy the moment and celebrate like no one's looking. I want to console Chelsea fan(s), I guess it was just not meant to be. My heart goes out to Terry.

And at the end of the day, as much as skill and desire are factors needed to win, above all you need luck and money. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be..

Roll on EURO 2008..

NEW POLL!!

Yes Ladies and Gentlemen the poll you all have been waiting for is FINALLY HERE!! Vote as many times as you want I don't really care there is a way to go round any system, so if you cant beat them, join them!!

You decide, who is MiB's biggest FIRESTARTER!!! I dont need to explain what it means, you know it already. Let you voice be heard. Closing date is Friday Midnight!!! Hurry!!!

Updates..

1. MiB gathered to play football after what has been an eternity on Friday 16th May. It was also Philbert's birthday so what better way than to make him play goalie and let us whack him. Soccer was fun but the sun was scorchingly bad. All in all a good day out.
2. Most of us then headed to Jeans to celebrate with Phil, Uma and gang. From what I heard it was a great night out. PP and Maran burned the dancefloor, Prak drank the bar dry, and Uma pointed to the right and said "left". Sounds like great fun. To those who missed it, too bad.
3. We again gathered for football on Monday Vesak Day. Heat was still as bad as the Friday before but the soccer was good nonetheless. This time we had no stupid handball girls chasing us off the court and we played till we were all exhausted. Puvan made a surprise guest appearance and turned out to be the hero of the day when he brought a pump. We then headed to PS for Burger King dinner where we chatted about MRJ's good old stories and how much heart-pain Harvey has given him all these years. Poor thing.. We were undecided about a movie so we scrapped that and ended up watchin luohan fish at the pond at The Cathay and talking about MRJ's juicy stories again.
4. MRJ moment of the day: With MiB waiting to take a taxi at NUS (you all know how hard that is), MRJ "voluntarily" gives up a taxi for a girl because "she was pretty what".

Ok this is important. I am opening up my house for the Champions League Final but we plan to watch Batman Begins this coming Wednesday night before the game. I understand that Manu and Chelsea fans will want to watch it at their own homes on their favourite couch wearing their favourite t-shirt, so my invitation would perhaps be more appropriate to the neutral fans. So far Riz said ok, Puvan is tentative but a couple more have said okay to the movie.

So let's fix it at say 830pm Wednesday 21st May 2008. Harvey's place. Screening of Batman Begins, playing PS3 (Winning Eleven, GTA 4), then chilling till the game starts at 245am. Who is on? Let me know ASAP!

MiB FC Player Profile: Vana

4. saraVanan





Position on the Pitch: Defensive Midfield, Centre Back, Right Back

Nicknames: VanaBoy, TooGay, Abdullah

Player he Tries to Emulate: No one in particular I can think of but he is a Liverpool fan.

Memorable Quotes: “MMMM” (Dinesh will understand)
“Okay” (When Harish asked him for an unusual favour)

Will never be caught saying: “Call me Sara.”

Profile:

Vana brings a very unique flavor to MiB. Thanks to his roots growing up in Tampines and coming from St.Patrick’s Secondary School, it is easy to see the difference in the playing style that Vana has when compared to the rest of us. Composure on the ball, a good first touch, great vision and generally tough to beat are hallmarks of his game. With no offence to anyone, he brings along a very “Mat” flavor to MiB FC.

Vana first crossed paths with MiB in Catholic Junior College, where he was classmates with Pirakash and in the same Tamil class with Prak, SK, Chan and Sat, though Sat’s existence in the Tamil class is still being debated today. Because of his friendly and easy-going ways (look at Nicknames to see what I mean), he soon assimilated into MiB as one of our close friends and then as a vital cog in the team. Vana was extremely fit and has been one of the fittest players in the team for the past few years. However, by being one of the earliest members of the team to enter the working force and also because of his cravings for good desserts and lemak, plus you add the fact that he and his loving girlfriend love to try all sorts of new food joints, his fitness has dropped a little over time. Nevertheless, when the battle gets intense, you always want to have Vana by your side because you know “the boy can play”, and as mentioned with his younger days, he is one of our most “street-smart” footballers around.

Off the field, Vana really is one of the nicest people you can find. I can rarely remember him getting angry, and he has one virtue that many MiB members are still looking up in the dictionary for, and that is responsibility. Vana is a good son, brother, boyfriend, friend and I am sure he must be valuable to his employers too. Vana is very unique in the sense that he is Indian and he speaks Tamil, yet at the same time he is “well-versed” in the Malay sector, which translates to the fact that he gets along well with almost every member of MiB FC. He is one of a dying breed of MiB members who are present at almost every soccer session or movie outing, despite the fact that he manages work, studies, having a girlfriend and remaining committed to our friendships. For that Vana we salute you, and hope that it continues for a very long time to come.

Vana will always be remembered not for his spectacular goals (though he has scored some cracking beauties in his time!) or his amazing dribbling skills. Instead, many a time, it was his pass or his vital interception that makes all the difference for MiB. And that is perhaps the greatest compliment I can pay MiB FC. That we have a team of so many different individuals and flavours, but somehow these mixes are jumbled together and what you have is a deliciously assembled “rojak” that turns into a footballing juggernaut on the field and the courts. And without Vana, this recipe would just not taste the same.

NEXT WEEK: Anthony. (Short write-up because I really don’t have too much info about you dude sorry!!)

Updates..

1. Riz and I went to Peninsula yesterday. Just for your info, for Nike Set jersey, shorts and socks is $50 per set.
2. We went to watch Iron Man after that. Not too bad. Not as good as Batman, Superman or Spiderman, but still worth a weekday cinema watch I think. Me and Riz got the best seats in the best cinema in town, digital movie plus great sound. 3.5 out of 5. Stay till the end of the credits.
3. Friday soccer at NUS 4.30pm. After that dinner and Bert's celebration. WAGs are invited I think?
4. Congratulations to Harvey for being MiB's best kept secret. Looks like I am a book waiting to be opened. In defence, I would like to say that I have always been honest, but looks like we need to clarify stuff. Next chalet then!
5. We should play a field match. Maybe next Sunday.
6. Vana Profile delayed by one week sorry about that. It will be out ASAP.
7. Check out some of the video links on this site.
8. www.adrenaline.sg Faizal's work.
9. See you guys on Friday.

Thank Goodness there's Euro 2008!

So there it is. Another EPL season over, time to go back to our little corners of our rooms and wrap a blanket around ourselves till kick off comes around in August. But thankfully enough, there is Euro 2008 on the way and we will be waking up at insane hours of the night to watch the like of Torres, Ballack, Van Persie, Ronaldo etc etc.. There is no England this time of course so that might be a dampener, because love them or hate them, they also bring some excitement to the competition, mostly off the field.



But back to the main point of my post, a look back and wrap up of the season that has just passed. Everyone of you knows I am a die-hard Liverpool fan, but I will try to make this as objective as possible. First off, congratulations to Manchester United FC, the winners of the 2007-2008 English Premiership. Everyone has their own views about them, me especially, but over the course of the season, through rain, snow and hail, it is the team sitting on top of the league that deserves to win it.



They are the team that have won most games on a consistent basis, no thanks to their really outstanding individual talent, Rooney, Ronaldo and Tevez in particular have rescued them time and time again, and that is something that perhaps the other teams in the league don't have at this moment. Plus the fact that Ferdinand and Vidic are really an awesome partnership means they really are a threat.



I don't know if Manu fans will agree with me, but this season, their title was not won based on those amazing 3 or 4-0 wins. Instead, Manu went through a patch where they beat Sunderland, Spurs and a couple of teams 1-0, and it was those really hard-fought wins that propelled them to win it. My team, Liverpool, drew too many games because they threw away the 1-0 games, and that is something we will live to regret and hopefully put right next season.



Chelsea fan(s) will feel sickened at the thought that they were centimetres away from winning it. Heskey's equalizer against them at Stamford Bridge decided the league I feel. Who would have imagined that? But nevertheless, what makes Chelsea so irritatingly despicable is that they have the tendency to just score when they don't play well, and then rely on Terry and Cech to bail them out time after time. They don't play attractive football, say what you want Mr Avram Grant, but they have players who will run till they drop, the likes of Essien and Makelele come to mind.



Arsenal's story was really a case of hard-luck I felt. If you asked me which team played the most attractive football this season, it has to be them. Whether it was Anfield or Old Trafford, they really attacked the opponents and were hard done by some poor finishing. People talk up Adebayor, but I think he has to shoulder a large majority of the blame for Arsenal this season. If you have Fabregas, Hleb and Van Persie behind you, you know if you don't score 20 goals a season, then you really have been wasteful. I really thought that they could do something special this season, but they threw their season away due to some poor draws, which was basically the same mistake that Liverpool did, but Manu didn't, and that's why they are the champions. I honestly think Arsenal's time has come and gone. Flamini is gone. Hleb will go. And everyone will now know what to expect with Arsenal. This might be a little premature, but I think they will not do as well next season as they did this.



Liverpool were talked up at the start of the season after the signing of Fernando Torres, and it doesn't take a genius to say that the guy has been nothing short of magnificent this season. He is still only 23, and I hope he gets better and better. But Liverpool need to make sure they sign well this summer to take them to the next level and I trust that they will put up a better fight next year. It was close, if they had beaten Manu home and away this season, Liverpool would be champions, that's how close it really was. But then again, if is a wonderful word isn't it?



For the sake of our friends, I will also write a little bit about Aston Villa and Newcastle. Villa have had a good season by all accounts, and Martin O'Neill has been nothing short of a revelation. They beat Birmingham home and away, and that got them relegated, so for Villa fans, the 2007-2008 season has seen them reach nirvana. How well they do next season will depend on whether they can hang on to the likes of Ashley Young, Agbonlahor and Barry. They will always be hard to beat, but never really good enough to challenge.



Newcastle did have an upturn of fortunes for about 6-7 games in what has been a terribly disappointing season. The problem with Newcastle is they think they're a big club, and their players think they're big players. Barton thinks he is Gerrard. Taylor thinks he is Ferdinand. And Owen thinks he is Owen from 1998. But there have been a few bright sparks, Martins in particular. From what I have read, there are some internal squabbles going on at Newcastle, so it really depends what happens in the summer over there. Whatever it is, they should do better than this season, they really cannot do much worse.



So there you have it. My season review. It always leaves a sour taste in the mouth to see Manu win it again. They say luck always evens out in the season, but what makes Manu so unlikeable is that they always seem to get the luck at the crucial time. Did Ferdinand handle the ball yesterday? Did Scholes deserve to go? Did Carrick handle the ball against Chelsea you might ask, but that was the ONLY penalty Manu conceded this season, can you imagine that! But oh wells, that is all water under the bridge now, and Manu fans deserve to celebrate. For now, let's all take a breather, play some soccer of our own, and countdown to Euro 2008..



Manu

Player of the Season: Ronaldo, Rooney, Ferdinand

Marcellus of the Season: Nani



Chelsea

Player of the Season: Lampard, Ballack, Cech

Marcellus of the Season: Malouda, Shevchenko, Ben Haim



Arsenal

Player of the Season: Fabregas, Hleb, Flamini

Marcellus of the Season: Gallas, Senderos



Liverpool

Player of the Season: Torres

Marcellus of the Season: Riise

Aston Villa
Player of the Season: Barry, Young
Marcellus of the Season: Carson

Newcastle
Player of the Season: Martins
Marcellus of the Season: Cacapa

Outing at Mind's Cafe

Some of us met up on Friday for board games and some chit chat at Mind's Cafe at Boat Quay. Earliest to arrive was Harvey and Vana. Riz was late. Maran and Philbert were late, but Philbert was working earlier and Maran claimed he was ready by 7. Prak was late but he had prayers. PP and his girlfriend Sharmla (I hope I got the spelling right!) came late but they came from school.

SK is still nowhere to be seen, last time I saw him was when he was still a good boy from Toa Payoh. Have you seen my friend? He and Mas Selamat are the 2 most wanted people at the moment in Singapore. Rooban had tuition, Sat had to help his sis, Zal wanted alcohol, and Harish well, what can I say..

We had loads of fun playing Board Games like Express-It and Balderdash. Cock of the day has to be Maran again. When asked to guess what the movie "Behind the Curtain"was about, (remember this was a US-based game), Maran wrote something about "Kushboo", expecting us to believe it. Well done.

After that some of us went for drinks, some of us went home. All in all a good catch-up after a long time. More to come after the exams hopefully!

The Public Has Spoken!

After an intense battle to determine who in MiB had the shoddiest respect for timing, came up with lame excuses to cover their sloppiness, didn't give two hoots about their poor friends waiting for them, are total thevadiahs etc etc.. There was a 3-WAY TIE!!!!! Congratulations Satheeish, Maran and Rizvi. Now we know who in MiB we should tell to meet at 5pm when we are actually meeting at 7. Tsk TSk.. Shame on you all. You can come up with excuses, ask your lawyers to defend you and plead your innocence with a diablo face, but when the whole of MiB has voted and not a single person got a vote outside you 3, then hmmmmm..... What is interesting is these 3 "winners" stay within 1km radius from each other. Coincidence? Mulder and Scully where are you? Also, looking at the Singapore Map, Bishan is supposedly the most central part of Singapore. When you have people coming from Pasir Ris and Woodlands, it really is quite sad for Bishan. Imagine if they were living in Pasir Ris, will we ever get to see them?

The prize was a watch. But a 3 way-tie was never imagined. So er.. you could split the watch 3 ways, or make some effort to be on time from now on. All I can say is, the poll never lies, and some facts in MiB have been established. Watch out for the next poll!!!

The Dark Knight New Trailer

I don't know about you but anticipation for this movie is giving me the chills. Watch this trailer! And I suggest movie night at my place. Riz has the 1st Batman dvd so we order pizza, chill and watch movie at my place. Will confirm again soon.

Updates..

1. New MiB poll is up. Winner of the poll stands to win a prize. No joke.
2. Please clear your MiB fund. Sk pass me a statement of accounts on 15th May 2008. 10 cents interest a day will start to apply after that. I know it seems tough but that is the only way to get some order.
3. Where is Dinesh?
4. Let's play at st wilfred i can book. When do you guys think is best? 9th? or 16th?
5. Field game who is on? Maybe 18th May 2008 5pm kick off?

Forbidden (to watch) Kingdom

Conversation between Harvey and Riz on Sunday night:

H: So what you wanna do tomoro? I am free after 6.

R: Movie? 6 dollars what.

H: Ok I dont mind. Probably will be you, me, zal and maybe vana. What show?

R: Forbidden Kingdom.

H: Sure ah? Hottie and Nottie?

R: *&*& YOU! CHow *&&(*&. Mother-*&(*&er.

H: But why?

R: Jackie chan and jet li damn solid show.

H: The other boleyn girl?

R: ^%&& YOUUUUU.

H: Ok ok. What about Nim's Island I heard its pretty okay.

R: (silence..)

H: ok ok forbidden kingdom..

After watching 1 and a half hours of absolutely bullcrap, Zal turns and asks me "who chose the movie?"

Rizvi Points straight at me.: Harvey.


Now the movie review. I am giving it 1.5 out of 5. Wait for the DVD dont waste your money going to the cinema. Too much flying through the air and silly dialogue. (You have passed through the Gate of No Gate.) One thing I didnt understand, if Jackie Chan and Jet Li were supposed to be speaking English, why were there subtitles? All I know is riz loved the show and fell in love with Golden Sparrow, the heroine in the show. He kept asking me "what more do you want?!" whenever she appeared on screen. Back to my point in an earlier post, "Riz is "frustrated". Guys help?"

When are we next meeting up? I want to play some football.

Chico's for the Cheeky Munky!

MiB met up on Friday 2nd may for dinner at this Chico's restaurant in Ang Mo Kio. Apparently it's the halal version of Botak Jones and it was so good that it drove its predecessor away. It was also a good opportunity for us to treat MRJ to his birthday dinner, who upon hearing this news, shook his head, stared at the ceiling and thought we were too low-class for his high-classness, if there is such a word.

People who came down were Harvey, Riz, Vana, Zal, Sat and Prak. Food was not too bad but I personally prefer Botak Jones. The chicken at Chico's was OK but the burgers looked like a letdown. I know that the Jones' burger was pretty sinful so given a choice, its the balding american for me.

We had some pretty good conversations on the table. For those who couldn't make it, I am sorry there is just some information that we cannot publish here. So next time, do try to come!

Ok further pointers:

1. MiB Fund: Now that the CPF money is IN please clear your debts to SK. SK I suggest charging interest of 10 cents a day starting 15th May if they do not even clear half their debt first. Speaking of SK, where have you been?!?!!?

2. Soccer on Friday at NUS 4pm 9th May. On?

3. Riz feels "frustrated". He needs to let off some steam. Help guys?

4. Who in MiB is watching Hindi movies now?

5. Din just cos you post something once in 2 months doesnt mean we forgive you, send us some photos of your new apartment etc etc.

MiB FC Player Profile: Dinesh

3. Dinesh

Position on the Pitch: Right Back, Centre Mid, Right Wing
Nicknames: Din, Pulthi
Player he Tries to Emulate: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Memorable Quotes: “So what are you wearing tomorrow? I think that polka-dot bikini looks
great on you.”
“Sorry guys I don’t think I can meet you all today. No jeans.”
Will most likely say: “Wait, wait I can explain.”
“F%$k !F%$k! F%$k!”
Nothing (Sat will understand).
Will never be caught saying: “Pass it to my left foot!”

Profile:
Let’s be really honest. No one grows up saying, “You know what, I wanna be a damn fine right back when I grow up”. Right back can be quite a chore to play but it is full credit to our Dinesh K Verlachamy that he has made that position his own and his absence is quite apparent when we play field games without him. Dinesh has always been one of our finer players technically, barring some loose back passes, but that’s the Din we have come to know and love all these years. He is probably one of the fittest members of the team and only one of very few who has gone abroad and played some form of semi-professional football, and yes guys, that means training regularly. Very strong on his right peg and extremely quick off the mark are some of his finer attributes, but he himself will know his left leg tends sometimes to screw things up for him when he needs it the most. But no one is perfect, and MiB FC’s right back is one of the star names on our team sheets.
Dinesh has never been an orthodox defender and loves to maraud up and down the field as often as he can. With his increased fitness from overseas training (or maybe the declining fitness of the current centre midfielders), Dinesh has even started to stake a claim to play in the centre of the park. But he ends up playing at Right Back most of the time, not because we don’t want him in the centre, but because no one can do a better job on the right side of the defence than Din. We hope that he comes back at the end of his Aussie stint a more matured player, and that his experience of playing at the higher level will rub off on the rest of us.
Off the pitch, Dinesh is an amazing friend and a great person to talk to. He really is one of those guys that sticks with you when you need a friend, I can vouch for that. He loves a good laugh and normally makes up one of the movie-going gang when he is in Singapore. As much as his defence attorneys will try to deny it, our dear friend Dinesh has a tendency to like a certain breed of girls, but who am I to say anything about that? Dinesh has been one of the forefathers of the MiB team and continues to be one of our pillars of success. But he has never been the kind to bask in the limelight, he’d rather let his talking be done on the pitch.
The greatest accolade I can pay Din is that perhaps there was no one better to start this MiB FC Player profile than the man from Yishun (now Melbourne, loves Hong Kong). We are all waiting for you to come back so we can lay the ball down the right side and see a familiar figure racing down the touchline. For now, stay productive in Australia, but not TOO productive.

NEXT WEEK: Vana.

Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay

A few of us met up today on Labour Day. Harvey, Riz, Rooban, Zal and Prak (special mention cos he was in the midst of studying for the exams). Decided to watch Harold and Kumar 2, have dinner, chit chat and chill..

Dinner was KFC. Same old boring MiB you say. But with MiB even the mundane is fun. Harvey tried to cheat the KFC lady out of 10 dollars when he forgot to pay (Riz recognised it as one of his signature moves) and Rizvi's cheese fries looked like they had picked up all the leftover fries from the floor and put it on his plate. But Riz gamely finished it. And Prak finished a Buddy Meal with him and his buddy, himself.

Now to the movie. Expectations were high after the first one had left us twisted with its sick humor. And the sequel did not disappoint. Maybe its just my view, but I thought it was better than the original. Piss, shit, private parts (both male and female, plenty and plenty of female), jokes about the Chinese, Indians, Arabs, US, the president, the government, unicorns, weed, prostitutes, you name it, it was there. It was an excellent movie to unwind and leave your brain at the door, but at the same time, as hard as this is to believe, the show had lots and lots of good points hidden behind the farts and boobies. It takes a real good movie to be serious while being gross out funny, and for that I would recommend you guys to definitely watch it. Maybe your parents and gf might not be so keen, but go watch it if you can.

I rate this show 3.5 out of 5. Definitely worth a watch if you wanna haf a real solid laugh but some of you may prefer to wait for the DVD.

Movie Ratings Out of 5:
1: Bring your gf along especially if you haven't seen her a lot. (eg. Naked weapon, the break-up..)2: Don't waste money wait for dvd. (eg. Vantage point)
3. Leave your brains at the door and have fun. (eg. semi-pro)
4: Worth watching in the cinema. (eg. Batman)
5: If you want to enjoy this movie then watch without your gf. (eg. Lord of the Rings)