https://www.blogged.my https://www.blogged.my Malaysia's Blogging Community http://www.blogged.my/images/bloggedmybutton.gif https://www.blogged.my/ https://www.blogged.my/ping-911329-liverpool-don-39-t-usually-do-cup-finals-.html Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:14:00 +08 ...in the last five years or so, that is.But when we do, we probably put up the best cup finals in the world.Wembley, London 2012Millenium Stadium, Cardiff 2006Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul 2005 the mother of all cup finals Westfalenstadion, Dortmund 2001Long may the party continue Posted using... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911329-liverpool-don-39-t-usually-do-cup-finals-.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911328-vespa-down-.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:24:00 +08 I 039 m not sure about anyone else but I 039 d normally be slow to adapt to change especially when it involves switching between driving my car on a regular basis and then back to a scooter. Naturally, the same applies the other way around. So, after riding around regularly on my Vespa and then switching to the... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911328-vespa-down-.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911327-a-brief-look-at-the-lambretta-ln125.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:02:00 +08 A few weeks ago, while on the way back from my weekly grocery shopping with the family, I decided to make a quick detour and head towards Bikeworld. The shop is officially the local sole distributors for Vespa scooters except that they don 039 t sell the PX... , LML and now the new Lambretta as well. I had... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911327-a-brief-look-at-the-lambretta-ln125.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911326-night-cravings.html Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:13:00 +08 Having owned my Vespa for almost five years or so, I can safely come to the conclusion that the Vespa gets better when things around it get worse. The scooter laps up emergency road closures, inexplicable new one way systems, dodgy tragfic lights and even flash floods with relative ease. So, when it came... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911326-night-cravings.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911325-can-we-stop-talking-about-alfie-already-.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:59:00 +08 Years ago in tropical, smoggy Malaysia, as soon as I mentioned that I intended to further my studies in Dublin, the general response would have been between Isn 039 t that place that 039 s in the middle of a civil war and bombs go off every now and again Isn 039 t it Why the hell are you going there then https://www.blogged.my/ping-911325-can-we-stop-talking-about-alfie-already-.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911324-luis-suarez-balancing-the-probabilities.html Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:40:00 +08 It 039 s hard work being a Liverpool supporter these days. During the Benitez era, most of us were forced to take crash courses in the merits of posession pressing football and zonal marking. Well, at least the ones who actually bothered defending the Liverpool manager against the seemingly countless bumbling... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911324-luis-suarez-balancing-the-probabilities.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911323-i-remember-why-i-do-not-go-to-xmas-parties.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:13:00 +08 December. As well as being the politically correct Holiday Season, it 039 s also the season of endless partying. I 039 ve got nothing against partying. In fact, I do enjoy the odd party now and again but when it comes to partying around this time of the year, I 039 d rather stay at home and keep as warm as I can. ... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911323-i-remember-why-i-do-not-go-to-xmas-parties.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911322-a-different-kind-of-journey.html Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:21:00 +08 Normally, I 039 d merely go through Phoenix Park on my way to work. On the Vespa, the 5 miles or so to get to the park from home is effortless and depending on traffic, would take anything between 5 minutes and 15 minutes. Not actually a long journey by any standard but, it 039 s a little bit different when you... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911322-a-different-kind-of-journey.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911321-now-herea-039-s-an-idea-for-a-paint-job-the-harimau-malaya-vespa.html Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:00:00 +08 The Vespa LX150 was done up by Piaggio 039 s Malaysian distributors Naza Primera with the aim of latching onto the wave of excitement around the Malaysian football team 039 s recent achievements. All well and good and very bipartisan which makes good business sense but then the distributor apparently went... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911321-now-herea-039-s-an-idea-for-a-paint-job-the-harimau-malaya-vespa.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911320-radio-killed-the-video-star.html Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:55:00 +08 On a day when three former Liverpool players in the Chelsea squad looked more likely to score well, at least on paper against their former employer, it was ironically, the single former Chelsea player in red who settled things at the Bridge this evening. This fixture a few seasons ago would have been... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911320-radio-killed-the-video-star.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911319-the-pedestrian-strikes-back.html Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:13:00 +08 Finally, some common sense from those in authority on all things road and traffic related. Road safety campaigns have always focused on car drivers and motorcyclists but seldom or is that never on cyclists. So, it was about time something like this popped up. If anything else, it in a way justifies all... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911319-the-pedestrian-strikes-back.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911318-the-number-46.html Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:54:00 +08 To many, the number 46 has different meanings. When I was young, it meant that my father couldn 039 t sell off our banger of a Peugeot 504 and replace it with something that would better suit our growing family. We initially thought that it was the fugly ochre paint job but after speaking to some of our more... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911318-the-number-46.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911317-if-there-was-ever-any-doubt.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:57:00 +08 How bold of me to ever question Ireland 039 s finest weather forecasters They said we should expect freezing temperatures at the end of October early November but all that ever appeared was torrential rain followed by flash floods and then some unusually mild weather for November that is . No frost and snow... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911317-if-there-was-ever-any-doubt.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911316-the-halloween-horror-show-that-never-was.html Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:14:00 +08 After a week or so some might say SIX plus ONE days of making life a living hell for some of my misguided friends, colleagues and acquaintences plus the odd random dude , it was time for the wheel of mis fortune that is the Premier League to turn yet again. As a Liverpool fan, I am well aware that... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911316-the-halloween-horror-show-that-never-was.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911315-the-night-dublin-stood-still.html Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:28:00 +08 A whole month 039 s amount of rain fell on Dublin on Monday night. A whole month. In a night. Roads turned into rivers as Dublin 039 s rush hour traffic was brought to a standstill. Yours truly on the other hand, isn 039 t in the business of hanging around inhaling toxic fumes from all the cars. Sure, I was soaked to... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911315-the-night-dublin-stood-still.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911314-louis-vuitton-lid.html Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:24:00 +08 Nope the recession isn 039 t over just yet and the picture below isn 039 t suggesting that I 039 m off on a shopping spree buying all the designer goods that I can get my hands on. It 039 s just a good spot to park my Vespa when I 039 m in the Grafton Street area. Normally, I 039 d park the scooter there and walk away... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911314-louis-vuitton-lid.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911313-the-not-so-friendly-derby.html Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:42:00 +08 Most of us are well aware of the Friendly Derby. Although matters on the pitch are far from friendly, it makes the casual observer wonder why in the world the Merseyside derby is given the Friendly label. Look a little closer and you 039 ll realise that it 039 s the fans that give rise to the derby 039 s name. ... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911313-the-not-so-friendly-derby.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911312-admiral-ackbar-says-.html Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:31:00 +08 It 039 s a trap Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone https://www.blogged.my/ping-911312-admiral-ackbar-says-.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911311-dawn-of-a-new-age.html Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:07:00 +08 A new addition to the stable. And no, its not a scooter. I consider it a quot performance upgrade quot for the average, slightly quot big boned quot scooter enthusiast. I have to say, the improvement in performance won 039 t be apparent in the short term so we 039 ll have to wait a little while longer before any conclusions are... https://www.blogged.my/ping-911311-dawn-of-a-new-age.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-911310-steve-jobs-wasn-39-t-known-to-be-into-scooters-but-.html Sun, 09 Oct 2011 02:18:00 +08 At least he made technology work for us normal human beings as opposed to the other way around. To prove my point, here 039 s something that my iPhone conjured up with a bit of help from WordFoto within a couple of minutes. Not bad I suppose given that I have zero artistic ability. https://www.blogged.my/ping-911310-steve-jobs-wasn-39-t-known-to-be-into-scooters-but-.html