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why some shop in shopping mall

bratvalove — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:53:51 +0800

why some shop in shopping mall got strong incense smell ? just now wented to midvalley teman my gf shopping. wented to one shop the incense smell damn strong mang, really cannot tahan i go out left my gf choose alone.

just want to show u guys somethg

bratvalove — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:31:36 +0800

Famous amos cookie crumbs by bratvalove, on Flickr

RM4/kilogram. i bought 2 kilo. cant wait to eat it with icecream tomorrow

p/s : im not some sugar maniac who whallop the whole bag one shot, so thanks for ur concern bout my health.

Homeless man with golden voice

bratvalove — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:59:21 +0800

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CLEVELAND -- With a deep, refined voice, one that had been sadly misplaced, Ted Williams simply asked for help to get him off the streets.

He's been heard.

Left homeless after his life and career were ruined by drugs and alcohol, Williams has been offered a job by the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers and is being pursued by NFL Films for possible work after he and his tale became an online curiosity.

"This has been totally, totally amazing," Williams said in a phone interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, his voice choking with emotion. "I'm just so thankful. God has blessed me so deeply. I'm getting a second chance. Amazing."

Williams was contacted Wednesday by the Cavaliers, who have offered him a position that could include announcing work at Quicken Loans Arena, the team's downtown arena. Williams said the team has offered him a two-year contract and said it would pay his living expenses.

"I can't believe what's going on," said Williams, a father of nine, adding he feels like Susan Boyle, the Scottish singing sensation who became an overnight star. "God gave me a million-dollar voice, and I just hope I can do right by him."

Cavaliers spokesman Tad Carper said exact details of the team's offer and its plans to help Williams with housing were still being worked out.

The Cavaliers did not know much about him, but were touched by Williams' ordeal.

"When you know something's right, you just have to launch," said Tracy Marek, the team's senior vice president of marketing. "One of the big things that we talk about here, with our organization, is how important urgency is -- when you see something that feels good and seems right. The important thing that we wanted to do is to let Ted know that we have something here for him."

During a timeout in the first quarter of Wednesday night's game against Toronto, the Cavaliers put a picture of Williams on their giant scoreboard and urged fans to send him messages at www.wewanttedwilliams.com.

"We hope Ted accepts our offer," said Cavaliers announcer Olivia Sedra.

NFL Films, which has chronicled pro football for nearly 50 years, also wants to contact Williams.

"It's that voice," Kevin McLoughlin, director of post-production films for the NFL, told The Associated Press. "When I heard him tell his story, I said, 'That's what we do. This guy can tell a story.' Somehow, someway, I need to get a demo with him."

"The man deserves a second chance," said McLoughlin, who has not yet been able to contact Williams.

The 53-year-old Williams will appear Thursday on NBC's "Today" show. According to a network spokesperson, he was on his way Wednesday night to see his 90-year-old mother, who lives in Brooklyn and has stood by him during his battles with addiction.

"She has always been my best friend," he said, crying. "When I was a kid, she would take me down to Radio City Music Hall and on the subway. I'm just glad that she is still around. I prayed that she would live long enough that I could make her proud and see could her son do something other than stand along the side of the road with a sign asking for money."

An instant celebrity, Williams is scheduled to appear Thursday on NBC's "Today," and he most certainly will be sought for other interviews.

It's been a whirlwind for the golden-voiced man, who was recently living in a tent and whose past includes a lengthy list of arrests. He has served time in prison for theft and forgery and has been cited with numerous misdemeanors, including drug abuse.

“God gave me a million-dollar voice and I just hope I can do right by him. ” -- Ted Williams

Williams was most recently arrested on May 14. He pleaded guilty to a first-degree misdemeanor theft charge. In court records, his address is listed as "Streets of Columbus."

Upon learning of Williams' criminal history, the Cavaliers said their offer still stands.

"We believe in second chances and second opportunities," Marek said. "The gentleman deserves an opportunity to explain certain situations. We're not jumping to conclusions. It's not fair."

Julia Williams is thrilled her only child is turning his life around, and she can't wait to see him.

"This will be my day to see my son get up and do something to help himself," she said. "He has so much talent. I hope this will be the thing for him. He came from a nice family. And then he went poor, poor. So, maybe this will build him up and let him see that there's more in life than hanging around with the wrong people, and taking drugs."

Williams' life began spiraling in 1996 when he began drinking alcohol "pretty bad." He used marijuana and cocaine and lost interest in his radio career. Williams said his last job was with a station in Columbus, Ohio. He eventually wound up on the streets, despite the best efforts of his children -- seven daughters and two sons who all live in the Columbus area.

"They have mixed emotions about what is going on," Williams said. "During my detox stages, I had a tendency to eat up everybody's food. I'm a grandfather, too, and I was eating what should have gone to their kids."

Williams said he celebrated two years of sobriety "around Thanksgiving. I just hope everyone will pray for me."

The Columbus Dispatch reports that video of Williams posted this week on its website has commanded millions of views and drawn inquiries from numerous media entities and a talent agency.

In the clip, Williams stands near a Columbus highway ramp demonstrating his smooth, deep speaking voice. He holds a sign that asks motorists for help and says, "I'm an ex-radio announcer who has fallen on hard times."

A Dispatch videographer by chance decided to film Williams, who sometimes panhandles off Interstate 71.

"We run into these guys at the exit ramps and we pretty much ignore them," the videographer, Doral Chenoweth III, said on the Dispatch website. "This guy was using his talent."

On the Dispatch's video clip, Williams said he was 14 and on a field trip when he became fascinated by the world of radio after talking with an announcer.

"He said to me: 'Radio is defined [as] theater of mind,'" Williams said on the video. "I can't be an actor; I can't be an on-air [television] personality. The voice became something of a development."

Williams' story should be an inspiration for other homeless people, Bob Ater, executive director of the Columbus Coalition for the Homeless, told the AP.

"One of the problems with a lot of homeless people is that they have some rich talent, but don't have the confidence to exploit that talent," Ater said, adding he was unfamiliar with Williams before the video hit. "He's fabulous. The Cavaliers could use a boost of some kind."

source : http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5991313

Do you agree with this statement ?

bratvalove — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:38:06 +0800

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people who own high tech gadget,up to date phone and powerful rigs but still complaint bout RM0.10 petrol price increasement are total dumbf***s.

Do you agree with this statement ?

Pavilion KL Going Gaga for 2011

bratvalove — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:00:19 +0800

Pavilion KL Going Gaga for 2011

Music by DJ Foulworks
The Celebration. The Countdown

Countdown to 2011 at Connection, Level 3. The funky entertainment starts from 9pm with Fly FM, a Gaga Flash Mob, a beat-tastic drum percussion performance and Gaga Dancers. Admission is free.

Dress like Lady Gaga and participate in the Best Dressed Contest. Five lucky winners will receive a RM500 Calvin Klein fragrance hamper.

Venue: Level 3, Connection
Date: 31/12/2010
Time: 09:00 PM - 01:00 AM

Why some people love to complaint ?

bratvalove — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:21:11 +0800

complaint complaint complaint.

just now i lepaking at pantry while sipping my coffee, i heard my kolik complaint bout holiday on friday.

or memang typical them always complaint about every single things ?

Change your avatar to show support

bratvalove — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:28:35 +0800

Hi Guys,

change your avatar to show support to our Harimau Malaya ! Malaysia Boleh !

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in b4 duwan, sked virus dowan click etc

indog also can change. change to this.

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Peluang bangkit tipis – Riedl

bratvalove — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:24:24 +0800

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KUALA LUMPUR – Bukan kerana pancaran laser tetapi kerana gol pertama, itulah alasan yang diberikan jurulatih Indonesia, Alfred Riedl selepas pasukannya tewas 0-3 kepada Malaysia dalam perlawanan akhir pertama Piala Suzuki AFF 2010 di Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil, semalam.

Jurulatih berasal dari Austria itu mengakui pemainnya tersentak dengan gol sulung Malaysia pada minit ke-62 dan segalanya berubah dengan serta-merta sehingga mereka bolos buat kali kedua dan ketiga dalam tempoh empat minit.

“Saya ingin mengucapkan tahniah kepada Malaysia. Ia sebenarnya adalah perlawanan yang biasa tetapi akibat gol pertama pasukan lawan semuanya serba tidak menjadi buat kami, Malaysia bertambah yakin pemain saya pula semakin keliru,” katanya dalam sidang akhbar selepas perlawanan tamat.

Jelasnya, ia memang saat yang sukar sebaik sahaja pasukan lawan mula menjaringkan gol, walaupun perlawanan bermula dengan biasa tetapi dalam bola sepak ia boleh menjadi sukar buat sesetengah pasukan.

Pemain-pemain skuad kebangsaan meraikan kemenangan mereka menewaskan Indonesia 3-0 pada perlawanan akhir pertama Piala Suzuki AFF di Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil, malam tadi.

“Memang pancaran laser mengganggu pemain kami, tetapi itu sebelum gol Malaysia dijaringkan, selepas ia dihentikan dan disambung semula kami terus melepaskan gol, sejak dari itu semuanya menjadi teruk.

“Masalah laser ini sesuatu yang buruk dalam arena bola sepak, tetapi ia menjadi lebih buruk apabila pasukan anda mula melepaskan gol, saya akui agak sukar untuk kami bangkit semula di Jakarta,” katanya.

Riedl berkata, peluang pasukan mereka sangat tipis, mereka perlu mengambil risiko untuk melakukan apa sahaja yang boleh agar dapat mengimbangi semula jaringan ini.

“Saya juga akan duduk berbincang dengan pemain, bertanyakan kepada mereka apa masalah yang melanda mereka, adakah mereka terkejut dengan jaringan pertama atau ada masalah lain,” ujarnya.

Ditanya sama ada bermain buat pertama kali di luar Indonesia dalam kejohanan ini menjadi punca kepada kekalahan mereka, Riedl menjawab itu bukan alasan utama mereka tewas, sebaliknya semuanya sama sahaja.

“Ini adalah perlawanan seimbang, 50-50, siapa sahaja boleh mencatatkan kemenangan, tetapi kami akan melakukan apa sahaja walaupun peluang untuk bangkit agak tipis,” katanya.

Riedl juga sempat meluahkan rasa kekecewaannya kepada media Indonesia kerana terlalu mengganggu pemainnya.

source : http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y...an&pg=su_03.htm

Harimau baham Garuda 3 berbalas 0

bratvalove — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:19:53 +0800

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KUALA LUMPUR – Dendam terbalas! Garuda tersembam ke bumi dibaham Harimau Malaya. Nampaknya reputasi gah Indonesia sekadar omong kosong apabila anak-anak buah K. Rajagobal memastikan penyokong Malaysia berpesta di Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil dengan kemenangan cukup menyakinkan, 3-0.

Luka kekalahan 1-5 di Jakarta telah diubati dengan kemenangan berharga ini dan Malaysia kini berpeluang cerah menjulang trofi Piala Suzuki AFF buat kali pertama.

Turut menyaksikan kemenangan bersejarah itu ialah Presiden FAM, Sultan Ahmad Shah, Timbalan Presiden FAM, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek dan dif-dif kehormat yang lain.

Dianggarkan sebanyak 85,000 penonton membanjiri stadium pada malam, semalam.

Nama Safee Sali layak disanjung sebagai wira Malaysia kerana dua golnya pada minit ke-59 dan 71 selain Mohd. Ashari Samsudin pada minit ke-67 memastikan Malaysia membuatkan Indonesia pulang dengan penuh kekecewaan.

SAFEE Sali (kiri) merembat bola tepat ke gawang gol selepas menerima hantaran daripada Norshahrul Idlan Talaha (tiada dalam gambar) pada perlawanan akhir pertama Piala Suzuki AFF di Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil, malam tadi. – AP

Kemenangan ini sudah pasti memberikan kelebihan besar buat Malaysia yang akan bertandang ke bumi Jakarta pada Rabu depan untuk perlawanan akhir kedua.

Walaupun beraksi agak gementar pada separuh masa pertama, percaturan bijak Rajagobal memasukkan Ashari dan mengeluarkan

Mohd. Amirulhadi Zainal untuk menukar rentak serangan sebaik bermula separuh masa kedua membuahkan hasil lumayan buat pasukan negara.

Ashari bagaikan menjadi senjata sulit negara apabila serangan dari arah sebelah kiri jelas bertenaga dan membuatkan benteng Indonesia dalam keadaan kucar-kacir.

Detik gemilang Malaysia bermula 14 minit pada separuh masa kedua, apabila pengantin baru yang melangsungkan majlis persandingannya, Norshahrul Idlan Talaha bijak menghukum kesilapan Maman Abdurachman di sebelah kanan sebelum melorongkan bola kepada Safee yang tidak dikawal untuk memberikan gol pembukaan buat Malaysia.

Keyakinan Garuda sedikit terjejas selepas Malaysia meraih gol pertama dan kesempatan itu diambil oleh pemain Malaysia, hasilnya, Ashari melakukan rembatan menarik dalam kotak penalti pada minit ke-67 untuk menewaskan Markus yang hanya mampu tergamam.

Keadaan di Bukit Jalil gegak gempita sementara penyokong Indonesia terus bermuram apabila Malaysia memperoleh gol ketiga hasil hantaran silang yang cantik daripada bek kanan, Mahalli Jasuli sebelum disudahkan melalui tandukan Safee pada minit ke-71 bagi meletakkan Harimau Malaya kini sebelah kaki untuk menjulang Piala AFF.

Selepas gol tersebut, aksi pemain Indonesia semakin longlai, namun sebaliknya keyakinan pemain Malaysia semakin menggila, malah hampir mendapat gol keempat melalui sayap lincah negara, S. Kunanlan pada masa kecederaan tetapi Markus sempat menghalang.

Dalam aksi di Jakarta nanti, Malaysia sudah pasti akan kehilangan khidmat Mohd. Amirulhadi Zainal yang mengutip kad kuning kedua dalam perlawanan ini sementara Indonesia pula terpaksa meratapi ketiadaan Oktovianus Maniani yang turut menerima nasib yang sama.

source : http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y...an&pg=su_01.htm

Malaysia bakal jadi tuan rumah piala AFC

bratvalove — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:12:54 +0800

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KUALA LUMPUR, KOMPAS.com — Asosiasi Sepak Bola Malaysia atau FAM menyatakan siap jika pertandingan final leg kedua Piala AFF 2010 dipindah ke Stadion Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. Wacana pemindahan laga ini muncul setelah ribuan suporter menyerbu masuk ke Stadion Gelora Bung Karno dan berpotensi merusak kondisi rumput. Kondisi ini juga menunjukkan potensi gangguan keamanan saat laga.

Penggemar sepak bola di Jakarta mengamuk karena kecewa dengan sistem distribusi tiket yang amburadul. Mereka marah karena sudah antre, tetapi tidak memperoleh tiket.

Kesiapan tersebut dinyatakan Asisten Sekretaris Jenderal FAM Ahmad Fuad bin Daud, Minggu (26/12/2010). Jika AFF memutuskan laga dipindah ke Kuala Lumpur, maka ia berharap ada pemberitahuan secepatnya.

"Kami tidak masalah. Stadion juga tidak masalah. FAM siap jika pertandingan dipindah ke sini. Tetapi keputusan itu tergantung pada AFF," ujar Ahmad.

Ia juga menilai, pertandingan ini akan menjadi laga yang lebih menguntungkan bagi Malaysia, dalam arti bahwa para pemain bisa lebih aman saat bertanding.

Mengenai pembagian kuota suporter, Ahmad juga terbuka jika jumlah untuk suporter Indonesia ditambah.

source : http://bola.kompas.com/read/2010/12/26/174...mah..Leg..Kedua

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KUALA LUMPUR, KOMPAS.com - Football Association of Malaysia or FAM expressed readiness if the second leg final match of the AFF Cup in 2010 moved to the Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. Discourse transfer of this action came after thousands of supporters burst into the Bung Karno Stadium, and potentially damage the grass. This situation also shows the potential security problems during the fight.

Football fans in Jakarta rampage because of disappointment with the ticket distribution system is chaotic. They are angry because they stand in line, but did not get a ticket.

Readiness was expressed Assistant Secretary-General FAM Ahmad Fuad bin Daud, on Sunday (26/12/2010). If AFF decided the game was moved to Kuala Lumpur, he hopes there is a notification as soon as possible.

"We are not a problem. The stadium is also no problem. FAM ready when the game was moved to here. But that decision depends on AFF," said Ahmad.

He also considered, this game will be a fight that is more beneficial for Malaysia, in the sense that the players can be more secure when playing.

Regarding the distribution of quota supporters, Ahmad also open if the amount for Indonesia plus supporters.

Any suggestion for company Christmas Partay ?

bratvalove — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:30:51 +0800

Hey Guise !

I need some suggestion/idea for company Christmas Partay. My boss put me into Organising Committee ( im not even christ luls ) so i bet some of u mayb have been experienced joining or organising christmas party.

thanks in advance guise

ok here some motivation

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ayam hate google instant search method

bratvalove — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:19:34 +0800

ayam hate google instant search method. sucks mann. nasib baik they got options to off it.

Happy sunday guise !

bratvalove — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:11:29 +0800

How was ur sunday ? ebelithing ok ?

cheer up and listen to this song !

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To get something you never had

bratvalove — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:48:27 +0800

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To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.

just now i go out having lunch with my MD and he say this to me, make me wonder, i still havent do so much to achieve what i want.

how bout u guys ? what u do to achieve what u want in your life ?

cute o not ?

bratvalove — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:20:20 +0800

cute o not ?

A supporter of Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi demonstrates in Trafalgar Square, London November 13, 2010. Aung San Suu Kyi walked out of her home to cheers from thousands of supporters on Saturday after Myanmar's military rulers released her from seven years of house arrest. (REUTERS/Paul Hackett) #

My Experience with Insurance seller.

bratvalove — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:48:00 +0800

yesterday i was lepaking at starbucks klcc sipping my expresso while chatting with my fren.

suddenly one guy came and ask me bout which insurance i take and stuff.

he even compare this insurance to that insurance and trying to say that his insurance is the bestest in malaysia and the world.

he even curse me say i will die and left little money to my family.

if u guys, what u guys will do ?

all insurance retard like this ka ? simply say bout people deaths. how to tell them to gtfo once they approach u ?

p/s : lucky my fren chase him before i smack his face with the starbucks mug.

2nd p/s : i already have better insurance. one pay by company one i pay.

in b4 " cerita sejuk bro "

what i see every morning

bratvalove — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:52:04 +0800

what i see every morning at my condo balcony

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having my breakfast nao

bratvalove — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 10:19:32 +0800

Today's breakfast by bratvalove, on Flickr

having my breakfast nao, how bout u guys ?

Penang driver drive like morans

bratvalove — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:59:02 +0800

Penang driver drive like morans, do u agree ?

hogging the line, turn without signals, park their car like idiot.

if i see " P " plate car, will try to avoid them at all cost.

Do u have cat ?

bratvalove — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:30:33 +0800

I my cat