A dedication to his father

http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=491323&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Wenger+moves+to+bring+Vela+into+the+Arsenal+fold

Carlos Vela

Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (born March 1, 1989 in Cancún, Quintana Roo) is a Mexican football player who plays for Osasuna on loan from Arsenal. He predominantly plays as a winger, although Arséne Wenger has described him as more of a striker similar to Eduardo.
Named by British tabloid The Sun as one of the 20 young players to watch in 2008 [2], Carlos Vela is the younger brother of Alejandro Vela, who plays for Jaguares in the Mexican football league. Vela's career started with Guadalajara, alongside his brother. Even though he had not made his debut on Chivas' first division team, his big break came when he participated in the U-17 World Cup with the Mexican national team. Vela helped the Mexican team win the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship against other promising teams, including Brazil. He became a pivotal figure during the match against Brazil, by defeating the South American team 3-0 during the tournament's final. Along the conclusion of the 2005 World Cup in Peru, Vela was named the top scorer of the tournament with 5 goals and claimed the Adidas Golden Boot. Eventually after the World Cup, Jorge Vergara, owner and president of Chivas de Guadalajara, offered to sign him, and, since the Vela family lived in the then-recently-storm-stricken Cancún, Quintana Roo, Carlos Vela asked that as a condition to his signing with Guadalajara, the club also help relocate his family. He had also previously showed his great affection to his father, whose birthday fell on the day on which Mexico beat Brazil in the final for the World Cup, by carrying the cup to his father as a birthday present and dedicating his Golden Boot to him
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Vela

Another reason why I love Arsenal
Our players have character

My fav football team

so ..to everyone else's great joy and pride and ofcourse, in the name of team spirit.. they'll be more than happy to remind me how Arsenal didn't win the the Premier league and will definately be not winning the Champions League either. But you know what I still support them.

here are just a few reasons why:
1. They Do play good football
2. They do perform well as a team... - yes we did have an overdose of Henry staging everything but they still played briliant when he left. The fact that they were in first place through the beginning of the 2007-2008 season is enough proof of that.
3. They do Not boast the enormity of their club name .. boast being the key word, pride is a different issue.
4. They have Arsene Wenger- pillar of football histoire and miraculous at coaching.
5. Most imp reason: They are a family. I honestly dont see that zeal or look of .. lets kill the other team in their eyes. Yes it may not bring as many trophies home but I think they do a darn good job being a member of the big 4 (Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool).
I really feel this awe when I watch them play.. they enjoy the game, play from their heart, they are like a band of brothers in unison out there.. I jst cant help but love them :)

(note: my blog, my opinion) - not backed by facts :D

Intuition

Intuition is the act by which the mind perceives the agreement or disagreement of two ideas. When using only intuition, the truth of the proposition is immediately known right then, the moment it is presented. This is without the intervention of other ideas or deductive reasoning.
Intuition differs from opinion in the sense that intuition is a way of experiencing, while opinion is based on experience. Intuition also differs from instinct, which does not necessarily have the experiential element at all. A person who has an intuitive basis for an opinion probably cannot fully explain immediately why he or she holds that view. However, a person may try to justify an intuitive decision by developing a chain of logic to demonstrate more structurally why the decision is valid - Wikipedia

It is "the immediate apprehension of an object by the mind without the intervention of any reasoning process" [Oxford English Dictionary].


I think intuition is in us all.. and if we listened to it more we could make better decisions. But most of the time we're too scared becos we don't knw where its cming from.. I mean noone else has said it, or observed it, its just like an omnious hunch you have and you suspect something may go wrong if you dont listen to it..

I quite like it. I've found on several occasions when I haven't heeded it- I've fallen out or lost something..

So from now on I'm going to try it more.

(Note: This is different from conscience.)

Ive been missed..

It's been more than a month since Ive blogged due to everything in my head being in overdrive but now I'm back and I've missed it..

My Best Friend's Driving Skills

I love sittin in the front seat of a car. I always have..

Okay it's obvious that this blog has been sparked by Barry getting his license and the fact that I've been living in and out of his car for the past week .. (or Ritesh's) but there something nice and soothing bout Barry's driving... we may have no idea where the heck we're going yet he's got this amazing grasp that the journey should be smooth. It comes from an appreciation of a car I guess.

I mean if you had a pet you'd take care of it to great lengths (to those of us who love our pets that is) so inevitably if you had a car you'd do the same..
warm it up for 5mins every morning.. drive smoothly..brake gently ..check out ur engine.. get your servicing done..ur battery constantly checked..etc etc.

I love being on a long road with the ac on ..and just driving. I guess it comes from when I was young. My family and I would always go for drives..really long ones..right down Sheikh Zayed..till Hatta.. on weekends we'd hit Baracuda..Fujeirah ..and the sort..and I loved my dads driving..since I was a kid.. (except for recently where Ive experienced more of his lets get from A to B FAST) ...but aside that I jst love being there. I feel like thats where I can think.. its where I can relax..I dont have to do anything as such..but I get to sit and be chauffeur driven.. (ok no offense ..) :) and its amazing..esp when you have someone who's got your fav songs on their playlist.

So here's to Barrys' driving. Amazing relaxing time.

Nowhere Fast

"I take a look around; it´s evident the scene has changed.And there are times when I feel improved, improved upon the past.Then there are times when I can´t seem to understand at alland yes it seems as though I´m goin nowhere...really fucking fast, nowhere fast."
- Nowhere Fast, Incubus

Ever felt like you have all the plans for your life set out.. your life's goals.. your ways to set about achieving them... or if not.. you have some kind of idea what you wanna be ...
yet you have this moment ..or time lapse of moments ..(plural) where you just cant seem to find the direction of your decisions?

What do you do then? Where do you go from them?

I've been avoiding bloggin cos I'm been at a lack of what to say. How do I put into words the fact that I feel brain dead..in every aspect. I know what I need to achieve, I know my targets yet I cant seem to get myself to sit down and focus on them...despite having alot of time on my hands.

It's depressing .. to some extent.. I just hope I get over it soon. It's not jst studies thats lacking.. its a lot more.

St. Patrick's Day

I honestly love this song like crazy, it can just mean soooo much.

Here, comes the cold.
Break out the winter clothes
And find a love to call your own.
You...enter you.
Your cheeks a shade of pink
And the rest of you in powder blue.

Who knows, what will be?
But I'll make you this guarantee...
No way November will see our goodbyes
When it comes to December it's obvious why
No one wants to be alone at Christmas time

In the dark,
on the phone,
You tell me the names of your brothers
And your favorite colors...
I'm learning you.
And when, it snows again
We'll take a walk outside
And search the sky,
like children do (I'll say to you..)

No way November will see our goodbyes
When it comes to December it's obvious why.
No one wants to be alone at Chrismas time.
Come January, we're frozen inside.
Making new resolutions a hundred times
February, won't you be my valentine?
And we'll both be safe till St. Patrick's day.

We should take a ride tonight around the town
And look around at all the beautiful houses.
Something in the way the blue light's on the black night
Can make you feel more
Everybody it seems to me,
Just wants to be,
just like you and me

No one wants to be alone at Christmas time
Come January we're frozen inside
Making new resolutions a hundred times.
February, won't you be my valentine?
And if our always is all that we gave
And we someday, take that away
I'll be alright...if it was just till St. Patrick's Day.