Bush Bashing.

So, as the 4th anniversary of Bush's famous "FISSION MAILED" speech was delivered, everyone can still see that Iraq is still a mess with no way out for a long long time.

While everyone is still happily bashing Bush and saying how Iraq is in the quicksand etc etc etc, I happen to chance on another side of view which drinking my coffee while avoiding Soccernet after what happened on Saturday (Not. A. Word. >_>).

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So, for once, the spotlight is turned onto someone else, in this case, the UN, has no choice but to step in after 4 years of nonsense.

It was the UN who opposed the invasion of Iraq, but its security council was totally made fun of when they could do nothing but watch as US tanks moved into Iraq and tore down the Saddam's statue.

Nason said that partioning the country up would be the best, which, could (hopefully), allow the Sunnis and Shiite to leave in peace when they are seperated from each other.

Something like, when two children are fighting, one way is to send them to their rooms.

Haha. >_>

Fact is, no one knows how to take care of this crap. Fact is, there's no reasonable solution to this nonsense that Bush has started. Every other solution is terrible, each worse than the other.

Pumping more troops in won't help. The moment the troops left, the killings happen again.

But, in the light of all this hogwash, there could actually be a solution.

Education.

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"What?", I hear you say.

Yes, what.

In one of the comments, the user said that the people in Iraq should be taught to stop killing each other. This is because as long as hatered for each other is there, the killing will not stop.

While this is sounding very far fetch, this is actually one way to go.

But feasible?

No.

So, what will happen now?

To be honest, I've no freaking clue too. All I see is that this crap will go on, and when my first born arrives into mankind 5/10/20/30 years later, he'll be studying the Iraq war in his history lessons with George Bush being made into History exam questions.

Imagine: "George Bush should have never sent US troops into invading Iraq. Discuss."

Fesible solution now?

Pull out.

Seriously. It's sad, but pulling out is the only way I can seriously see anything happening. This is like a bad poker hand and it is going nowhere but down. It's time to stop the bleeding of foreign troops.

What happens then?

Warlords will take over Iraq, which is then when the UN/US/whatever should step in and establish democratic relations. Iran would probably get one or two areas as well, but if they don't take over the whole of Iraq or the entire Middle East goes into a war to obtain Iraq for themselves, the rest of the world should count themselves lucky.

And since when am I a Iraq war specialist?

I have no idea.

But common sense will tell me that condamning UN for finally being forced to step in is not the way to go.

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Song of (Whatever) changed to Garasu no Hana by Iori, the Ending theme of Ikkitousen Dragon Destiny. This anime is rather interesting in that it is a retelling of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, except in anime form.

And given that it is a Shounen anime, there are lots of girls.

In fact, lots and lots of girls.



From left (top): Zhou Yun, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang (LOLI AS ZHUGE LIANG >_>), Zhang Fei.
From left (bottom): Liu Bei, Sun Qian, Lu Meng.

>_>

I can never read Romance of the Three Kingdoms ever again.

Kan-san is loosely translated to 关姐....

>_<

ANZAC day

Last Wednesday was ANZAC day in memory of the war heroes during the world war.

So, I got a date to go to Brisbane to watch a movie.

Which, to our horror, is almost fully closed. ;o

It is unfortunate, because there are HEAPS of people in Brisbane, but since the shops were closed, many people pretty much had nothing to do.

As for those which are open?

They are earning big time.

For example, there's this usual guy who does some miming acts in Queen's Street (Think Orchard Road). Usually, he gets his fair share of watchers, but today, he seems to have had some extra batch of people watching.

Same goes for the bowling place, which was open.

And same went for the Arcade. it's the first time I've got to play a full 6 way Daytona in a long long time.

So, public holidays means that shops should be closed?

Hmm...

PFA Team of the year.

Team of the year

Edwin van der Sar
Gary Neville
Nemanja Vidic
Rio Ferdinand
Patrice Evra

Ryan Giggs
Paul Scholes
Cristiano Ronaldo
Steven Gerrard

Didier Drogba
Dimitar Berbatov

So, Man USA dominates the Team of the year. Practically at the back and in Midfield.

Just what are the "players" watching this season? I agree with Vidic and Evra.

But Ferdinand?

Terry/Carragher, at LEAST. Damn it!

And VdS for goalie is a joke. Ben Foster and even David James had a better season.

Moreover, a lack of Essien in Midfield is just fail. I don't even care if Lampard isn't on it. Essien is basically the best player this season. A midfielder forced into defense.

Can Ronaldo do that?

Chance of passing their driving test? No chance in hell.

I've no idea why channel ten canceled airing of The Contest in favour of some weird show where superstars spend thousands of dollars just to go to some fitness program in LA and get fit.

So, they lose a viewer, and channel 7 gets me as their latest viewer in the usual After-Dinner TV time slot.

As it happens, it is a premier of some people who can't drive. The preview was "Chance of passing their driving test? No chance in hell."

Basically, 10 people are given the chance to learn to drive. If they learn to drive, they win the car they are given (Hyundai. IT HAS AUTOMATIC WINDOWS AND AIR-CON! OMFG NO WAI! I love pointless ads).

And from the show, you can tell that some people are made to continuously pay the transport government, never to know the true joy of driving a car.

Like any typical reality show, you are shown the distress of these people, and how much fun they are having in the car. For some strange reason, they are given a manual car to drive (aussie way? Asked a friend. Don't think so). Of course, we all know that Automatic is FTW (it is!), and just watching them struggling with the clutch and god knows what else (YOU ARE IN THIRD! YOU ARE IN THIRD!), I feel sorry.

Not for them. I am a moron.

But for the car.

The way the car lurched and jumped and made all sorts of weird noise, I feel VERY sorry for the engine.

And of course, while that is all happening, you have some frantic driver (8 females and 2 males, I wonder why) trying to maintain control of their car, screaming and shouting away. In Aussie, you don't need a qualified instructor beside you as they do in Singapore, but you must have a Co-driver who has, presumably, driven for quite a period of time. So, usually, this Co-driver is a family member or a good friend.

Family members usually make the most fun stuff, especially when it is husband an wife. They get into arguments etc etc as they discuss, quite heatedly, on when to release the clutch (biting point etc etc etc).

And us the viewers get to laugh at their enjoyment, yelling "Play more Daytona!" or "Keep both hands on the wheel!"

Of course, I got my license. ;)

But for some, they are fated to take public transport for the rest of their lives. :D

Movie world.

And so, it is the easter holidays.

So, why not go to the movie world?

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Big Mistake.

Heading to Wet N Wild the day before was much more enjoyable, because it was way more fun.

Too bad the damned cross winds.

Movie World, on the other hand, had only like, 3 rides which were interesting. However, due to rain, they closed off the Superman ride for a bit, but with only 1 coaster every time, queues for that ride is extremely long. The other one, where it is a Batman shuttle to space or something, forces you to stand in queue for half an hour, then they just shook you like you're milk for 15 seconds.

Booooring.

Ok, so the rides are boring as hell.

Then what about the merchandise?




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Nuff said.

All in all, movie world was a pretty crappy experience. Head in once, never to return ever again.

The trip, itself, was...

Interesting, to say at least.

Because I got a muck on my hands now.

Sigh.

The hardest battles are the ones which involve love

How true.

A quick pic here:



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Blogbanner changed to something from Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica. The caps were too good not to be used. On a side note, I have recently obtained a Final Fantasy XI complete collection, which included the piano collection.

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Since I've already chucked it away, it shows how great it is.

Life without Nobou is tough.

Retirement is so neat.

Yes. Yes it is.

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Indonesian police find JI charts, command structure

I thought I've seen the "best" after the "A TO Z DESU" thing.

Now Indonesia does one better.

Charts of JI command structure!

So, who's CEO, director of shareholders and manager of the bombing squads?

While I do not doubt that these damned terrorist have some kind of a command structure, but to actually DISCOVER one being written would be laughable. C'mon, who's going to believe that some very nicely drawn chart (What, no smiling photos too?) just happens to be lying around?

Is the public immune to the news to the extent to where raids to seize weapons and bombs become a secondary mention? And, why are these charts are drawn in the first place. You would have thought that only the people important enough will know the names. There's no need to have a chart, especially something that tangible can be picked up (as it has) by the police.

If it was a statement from one of the detainees, then it can be trusted.

But a chart?

I sure hope they aren't associating Terrorist cell groups with business groups -_-

Haircut ;o

Easter break is coming.

Time for a change.

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>_>

Boring April Fools

Nothing from Gamefaqs.

Nothing from Blizzard. (.999~ = 1 is still my favourite one)

TokyoTosho has the same thing they did last year.

Maybe April Fools has lost its interest. You can only really do so many things for so long before it becomes stupid.