I am re-starting my blogging. I guess, you cannot put a good blogger down...
Early this morning, Liverpool played a match that they must win – but instead, they ended up with a 4-4 draw, and it was an 8-goal thriller of a game that was just pulsating with non-stop excitement. Liverpool’s goals came from Torres (49, 72); and Benayoun (56, 90+3); and Arsenal’s four goals came from Arshavin (36, 67, 70 & 90).
It was a Liverpool match that was again riddled with defensive lapses – and that cost us the game. Still, it was a difficult match to watch, given that I support both teams. In this match, sentiments must be put aside – and Liverpool has to win because it is well-positioned to win the EPL crown. No point regretting this outcome, but Man U is now poised to take the title, unless a miracle happens. Well, not just one miracle – but two – since Man U still have 2 matches in hand.




I was busy with the ADP orientation that I didn’t get the chance to peruse The Sun (April 20 edition, pp 1, 3) – and which I only did today. One page (sorry, two pages actually) caught my attention. The newspaper wanted to know the top 3 things that Malaysians want Najib to tackle first. The responses were in answer to an invitation to their readers – a kind of ‘To do’ list for the PM – and the following were the highlights:
Fair-minded institutions
Corruption
Be people-oriented
No racially-divisive policies
Education
Policing and crime
Fair reporting
I am sure all right-thinking Malaysians would wish for the above. The question as always is: Will the Prime Minister deliver or disappoint? Being the consummate politician that he is, of course he has been making the right noises for the right reasons – but time will tell.
On the second day of Orientation, we have a session that introduces the Toastmasters, and I have sought help from Arulkumar (Pre-U lecturer and talented Toastmaster) to do this segment. We played the video of the 3 winning speeches that were featured at the last Word Public Speaking contest where a Malaysian emerged first runner-up. Hopefully, they can inspire these students because I, for one, have been inspired!
This was followed by the fun and games part aptly called “Getting to Know You”. If yesterday was the Ice-breaker, today, we hope to see the new students bond even closer with each other, and also with the ADP seniors who are helping out.