Joo Bong could make a come back

BAM has agreed to offer Par Joo Bong a lucarative offer to be the national coaching director and the ball was now at his feet.

Joo Bong currently with Japanese coaching team, has yet to give his final words. Nevertheless, his current employers would like him to stay with the team.

Duringb his tenure as Malaysian coach, Malaysia won the team event for 2001 sea games and commonwealth games gold. There were failures in Thomas Cup, Olympics, World  Championship and also Asian Games.

Perhaps he may want to look at this crucial competitions which we have yet to taste or it has been sometime since we have won.

Great Eastern Run - 4 Nov'12

I took part in this run to test if my calf still aches. Though my fitness level is not up to the expected level, it was a warm up race for me to prepare for upcoming year.

I knew the route will be tough with few slopes. I went to starting lane 15 minutes before the race, and I could see the parade for more than 100M. I pushed myself through the crowed and reduced the gap to 20M to the starting line.

Upon flag off, it took me 35 seconds to reach the starting line. Then, another 2 minutes to get out from the group. It's all because, these people were walking and not running. Damn, if walk, just go to lake gardens lah!!!

Throughout the race, we went through slope for at least 6 times. I never slowed down, neither increased the pace. Upon reaching the U-Turn at Hartamas, I knew there's only 3km for the finishing. So I tried to overtake few runners in front of me. By overtaking them, my pace increased.

Upon reaching MATRADE building, I saw 4 more runners in front of me. It's do or die battle. I wanted strong finishing. I just sprinted last 20 metres to finishing and overtook 5 runners.

My timing was 1:01. A good start after long break.

There were adequate water stations. Perhaps, the starting could have been held outside so that, the road could be wider than longer.

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Ballon d’Or shortlist

The following 23 men (in alphabetical order) are in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2012:
Sergio Agüero (Argentina), Xabi Alonso (Spain),Mario Balotelli (Italy), Karim Benzema (France), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Sergio Busquets (Spain), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire), Radamel Falcao (Colombia), Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Manuel Neuer (Germany), Neymar (Brazil), Mesut Özil (Germany), Gerard Piqué (Spain), Andrea Pirlo (Italy), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Wayne Rooney (England), Yaya Touré (Côte d’Ivoire), Robin van Persie (Netherlands), Xavi (Spain).



The following ten coaches (in alphabetical order, first nationality and then team) are in contention for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football 2012:

Vicente del Bosque (Spain/Spain national team), Roberto Di Matteo (Italy/Chelsea FC), Alex Ferguson (Scotland/Manchester United FC), Pep Guardiola (Spain/FC Barcelona former coach), Jupp Heynckes (Germany/FC Bayern München), Jürgen Klopp (Germany/Borussia Dortmund), Joachim Löw (Germany/Germany national team), Roberto Mancini (Italy/Manchester City FC), José Mourinho (Portugal/Real Madrid CF), Cesare Prandelli (Italy/Italy national team).

Malaysia is top 10 friendliest nation in the world

Forbes Online has rated Malaysia as the 10th friendliest country in the world, based on HSBC's recent Expat Explorer Survey,


“Better quality of life, a satisfying social life, easy local travel and better housing than in their home country helped put Malaysia in fifth place overall though many reported difficulty integrating into the local community (often because of a language barrier),” a recent Forbes Online article stated.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak lauded the article and tweeted yesterday, “We welcome the world”.

Forbes Online listed Cayman Islands, Australia and Britain as the top three friendliest destinations for expatriates.

Referring to the survey, the article stated that the three nations were the “easiest to befriend locals, learn the local language, integrate into the community and fit into the new culture”.

It quoted an expatriate living in Cayman Islands who gave the place the thumbs up for not having any income or payroll tax, hardly any crime and for being pollution-free, besides an all-year summer.

Canada took fourth place in Forbes Online's World's Friendliest Countries 2012, followed by New Zealand, Spain, United States, Bermuda, South Africa and Malaysia.

A total of 5,339 expatriates from 97 countries took part in the online survey which was carried out from May 11 to July 3.



Extracted from "The Star", 29 Oct'12

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KL ranked No. 2 in shopping

Extracted from "The Star", 28/10/12

Kuala Lumpur is the second best shopping city in Asia Pacific, according to the latest Globe Shopper Index, cementing its position as a shopping paradise.


Twenty-five cities in the region were assessed under five categories shops; culture and climate; hotels and transport; affordability; and convenience.

Kuala Lumpur achieved the second highest overall score of 65 out of 100.

Only Hong Kong scored higher 68.5 edging other cities for its safety, dependable city transport and variety of shops and brands. Shanghai was third with a 63.1 score with Beijing placed fourth at 60.7.

Singapore (60.2) and Bangkok (57.1) were ranked fifth and seventh respectively. The other big cities ranked included Sydney (58.4), Tokyo (56.4) and Seoul (54.8).

“Kuala Lumpur's specific strength is its ability to combine low prices with a good range of products in a large number of stores, including three of the world's 10 biggest shopping malls,” the index report stated.

The report predicted that Kuala Lumpur had the potential to perform better in future indexes due to the Government's efforts to promote retail tourism.

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