Australian Open 2009

been pretty hooked on the TV for the 1st tennis grand slam of the year. The Australian Open.

rooting for Nadal for the tournament. and the semi-final was just another classic. 5 hours of tennis. Good serving, good baseline hits. Fenando Verdasco hit a total of 93 winners.

In the end, Nadal perservered and end up winning 3 sets to 2.. Federer awaits..

Ladies final ended a couple of hours ago. Serena Williams defeated.. or i should say thrash Dinara Safina, younger sister of Marat Safin. Anyone know why their last names are different. Anyway, a few surprises along the way. Emotional Dokic, surprise defeats to Ivanovic and Jankovic (I think they are over-rated anyway). Don't really like the way Serena plays. Maybe she should join the Men's tournament next year. ha. Since she won the ladies doubles as well with her sis., Venus.

All in all, it was a good tournament, minus the 43 degrees heat and the late night matches. Congrats to whoever wins on Sunday. and special mention to the ball boys and ball girls. How I wish you guys were there whenever I play tennis. =)

Economy Crisis?

as we all already know, the world is not doing not so well at the moment.

jobs losses, share prices dropping, investment risks, property prices drop.

I guess the worst result has to be job losses. It affects practically everybody.

All of us, in a certain way are afraid of losing our jobs, especially at this moment when supply > demand.

According to my personal views, this also shows how the world, organisations, companies and bosses can be so heartless. Yes, they are the one answering the top questions. But they don't get "laid off", in fact, some of them even get raises. They are afraid as much as us. They are even afraid to lose their parking spots. That's why they will cover themselves first.

PM advises us to put off our salary increase at the moment, telling us job stability should be priority. The next piece of news: Parliament staff gets salary increase.

Nowadays, we read news that whichever country is pumpin' in hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars. Are they going to the right industries? Or are they trying to rescue the bosses asses?

Yes, we hold on our requests but wait, every other thing seems to be rising. Supermarket products, electricity, parking fees, parking fines. Even the chicken shop that I frequent for lunch up their prices by a dollar. So? what's the deal?

As much as I am not that aware of the 'market', is this harsh, heartless world, better stay "garang", "on the ball". Who knows what might happened if you are called into the office behind close doors the next moment. To them, you are just a name on the list waiting to get strike off, not the one working back late when things don't get done, not the one skipping lunch to attend meetings. Nahz, those are what you are getting paid for.

to all working ppl, including myself, be smart or you are out of the door.

Studying or Moving to Sydney ??

Anyone coming to Sydney for studies, work or just a relax holiday trip?

I can offer some advices to those wanting to know Sydney a little bit more.

Remembering when I first reach Sydney, everything is new, nothing seems like those that you see online or in pictures.

Exploring different suburbs tells you different stories.

Shopping for the best deal in town? Having the best "local" food? Places to chill out? Best drives and scenaries?

is always good if you know someone. someone who started similarly as yourself.. foreign to the surroundings

drop me a msg or mail me at lavashotz@hotmail.com

cheers mate... =)

Coogee Beach

Soccer Trading Cards

Some of the soccer trading cards I've collected during the 1994 - 2000 period.

If you are or know anyone who are interested to make a offer for them, pls let me know.

Majority of the cards are past players from Manchester-United team.. from George Best to Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister to Lee Sharpe to Eric Cantona and Teddy Sherringham and many more.

World Cup 1994 cards available as well. Players include Ruud Gullit, David Platt, Tony Adams, Marco Van Basten, Franco Baresi and many more.

If you are interested, pls leave your details by providing a comment for this entry or Alternatively, contact me via email lavashotz@hotmail.com

A list of players name will be available upon request.

thanks