Manchester United vs AC Milan Highlights
For those of you who missed the 2nd leg of the Champions League where Man Utd via Wayne Rooney demolished AC Milan. Here’s the highlights of that game. Watch until the end for David Beckham’s interview about the match and his prediction for Man Utd’s progress in the Champion’s League.
It was an awesome display by Wayne Rooney and Park Ji Sung really is doing Asia proud with his ever impressive form in United colors. In 8 days, Man Utd will be entertaining Liverpool at the Theater of Dreams and definitely looking at Wayne Rooney to continue with his impressive form, Hargreaves is looking to be fit by then and Ryan Giggs will definitely be looking at making a start in that match. This is going to be a very interesting last stretch of the season. Glory Glory
Formula 1 2010 Season is just days away!
F1 fans rejoice! The Formula 1 2010 season is just days away with the first race at Bahrain. Even before the start of the season, there has been a lot of controversial news happening in the paddock as the teams gets ready to race around in circles to the cheers of their multitude of fans.
Malaysia is sending in it’s very own F1 car in the form of Team 1Malaysia or better known across the F1 world as Lotus F1 Racing Team. It’s going to be an exciting time to see how the ‘Malaysian’ team will fare against all the other teams on the grid. Especially it’s friendly rivalry with Virgin Racing as both the bosses are owners of Air Asia and Virgin Airline respectively. The funny thing about Malaysia’s racing team is that Petronas snubs Malaysia’s own team to partner with Mercedes. It does show how confident Petronas is towards our own Team 1Malaysia. (more…)
Carling Cup Final: Aston Villa vs Manchester United Live Stream
For all you fans who can’t catch the game on TV. Here’s the stream of the match.
These Children taught me the true meaning of Never Give Up
About 2 weekends back, I had the chance to observe and interact with a group of children with intellectual disabilities. These children were basically born with Down’s syndrome but to me, these kids truly are quite special. Yes, unlike normal children, they take a longer time to comprehend things, even things as simple as opening the door. But having worked with some before during my college days and now with this group. I know that just like every other child out there, they try their very best to do everything that was given to them.
In this case, it’s swimming. You must be thinking, “Why the heck are you, a guy who can’t swim is doing working with a bunch of kids at the pool?”. Well, the one that’s doing all the swimming are these kids, I’m there to observe, encourage and help motivate them. Simple right? (more…)
Eric Cantona’s fav. moment
The following clip was taken from Ken Loach’s film ‘Looking for Eric’. This particular clip shows Steve Evets, the depressive postman who conjures up his hero, Eric Cantona, to help him turn his life around, asks Cantona about his favorite moment.
Yup, his favorite moment was a pass and not the goals he has scored. ‘It wasn’t a goal. It was a pass’ – a pass to Denis Irwin with the outside of his boot against Spurs, which leads to a goal. (more…)
The Work Experience @ Vientiane, Laos
I know I don’t write much about my line of work/business and I prefer to keep it that way, after all, this site is about myself, not what I do to earn my keeps. But once in awhile, I do come across some stuff that I’d love to share even if it’s about my work.
For those that knew me, they’d have known the industry I’m in, for those that don’t know me, well, let’s just say that some think that I print money for a living. Anyway, what I’d like to share here is just a small part of my work experience while I was at Vientiane, Laos, covering the SEA Games that was held there. It was the first time this country is hosting a major sporting event, it’s my first time after a long while since I was involved in a job that spans many countries. It was truly an experience I’d remember. (more…)
SEA Games 2009 Mixed Doubles Tennis Finals
Went to watch the SEA Games 2009 Mixed Doubles Tennis Finals between Thailand’s Tamarine Tanasugarn, Sanchai Ratiwatana and Thailand’s Varatchaya Wongteanchai, Sonchat ratiwatana. It’s a game where brothers battle against each other with their respective partners with Tamarine and Sanchai coming out on top (winning the Gold) at the end of the day.
I won’t bore you with a game by game analysis so here’s some photos from the tournament. I didn’t get the watch the other Tennis Finals as I had to be off to the broadcast center to prepare for the closing ceremony of the SEA Games. (more…)
Firing Range @ SEA Games 2009
This was shot at the Shooting range where the Finals of the Air Pistol was being held, as I don’t understand what is going on, I could just only stand there and wonder aloud why there isn’t any loud bangs when they fire.
One thing that I feel is lost in the art of shooting in the modern era of the sports of Shooting is the actual shooting, nowadays, we see these shooters just standing there, looking at the target for ages, lift up their weapons, take aim and then place back at the table and before we knew what happen, points was already scored. I mean, like where’s the actual “BANG!” and recoil of the weapon? (more…)
Who’ll be sexier in an Air Stewardess Uniform?
Who do you think? Tony Fernandes or Richard Branson?
In what is possibly Formula 1’s most outrageous news story of the year, AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes, whose Tune Group finances the Lotus team, has accepted a challenge laid down by Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson – whichever man is beaten by his rival F1 team next season will dress as a stewardess for his competitor’s airline. (more…)
Twitter SEA Games Updates
With not much time to update my blog, I shall do it the cheater’s way, by copy and pasting all the updates I’ve done via Twitter.
11:42 PM Dec 5th : 1st thing that we see checking in at the airport. http://flic.kr/p/7kPqDL
The 25th Laos SEA Games Opening Ceremony
It’s the 25th SEA Games and it’s held at Vientiane, Laos. Even though the games had started some time back, the Opening Ceremony was only held last night (9th Dec).
The opening ceremony started at 5pm local Lao time with songs and music but officially started at 6pm with the two MCs counting down with the crowd in the National stadium. (more…)
Day 1 in Vientiane
Officially the first day at the International Broadcast Center.
It’s all busy busy busy setting up the station ready for our first broadcast from the venue.
Here’s where I’m working from, about 30min drive from the hotel I’m staying in but near to the stadiums. (more…)
Onward to Vientiane!
The Opening ceremony’s about 24 hours away. If you’re seeing this page, that can only mean one thing. I’ve gone to Laos and for the next 2 weeks. I’m going to be there cheering the Malaysian team on, irregardless of how many medals they are bringing back.
An estimate of 300 to 400-member Malaysian contingent is already there getting themselves used to the food, weather and the sports village. 2 games: the Water Polo and Football has already begun.
Chef-de-Mission for Laos, Datuk Dr Ramlan Abdul Aziz had indicated that the Malaysian contingent would participate in 21 of the 25 sports hosted. I wonder how many medals will the Malaysian team bring back. No matter what, I’m looking forward to seeing our boys and girls do well. Will try to update with details and photos here (if I can find an internet connection to upload them). If I can’t get online, I’ll see you guys and update mikeyip.com in about 2 weeks time. (more…)
FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009
Was at the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup recently, must say that I have no idea who is who in the swimming world but I’m not there to try and know the people there. Just snap some photos and sharing here.
There’s a lot more photos after the jump. (more…)
Triathlon
My England so powderful that I won’t be bothered to write anything in here regarding the event I covered. Here’s a brief explanation about what Triathlon is all about for your enjoyment with good england from Wikipedia. :p
A triathlon is a multi-sport endurance event consisting of swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall course completion time, including timed “transitions” between the individual swim, bike, and run components. (more…)
The Sultan of Selangor Cup: Singapore vs Selangor
If you’ve been following local football since the good old days when Singapore was still part of the M League and Malaysia Cup series, you’d know how strong the rivalry between Singapore and Selangor is. Each game held at the various stadiums are constantly packed with people.
These days, the only time we see these two teams battle it out is in the Sultan of Selangor Cup games held once a year between the two clubs. 2008 see the Cup going back to Selangor and this year, the Singapore team was quite dominant and the cup goes to Singapore. For Selangor fans, we see it as allowing the Singapore team the thrill of holding it for a year before we take it back. :p (more…)
Up-Close and racing with Sébastien Buemi
Previously, I posted photos of Jaime Alguersuari of Scuderia Toro Rosso, this post is about his team mate, Sébastien Buemi. Also taken at the same location, Sébastien carries himself in a more confident manner throughout the day, even at the Red Bull party (that’ll be another story for another post). So without much needed introduction, here’s some photos taken from that day.
Up-Close and Racing with Jaime Alguersuari
He might not be in the fight for the top spots in Formula 1, but nevertheless, he is one of the 20 that’s lucky enough to race competitively in the Formula 1 race.
Jaime Alguersuari took some time off his busy schedule to meet with Scuderia Toro Rosso fans prior to the Singapore GP and race around a few laps at the Go-Kart circuit to give a teaser to the fans what to expect at the Singapore Night Race 2009. (more…)
Toro Rosso F1 Drivers
Take it as a teaser post, take it as a single photo post. This is Toro Rosso’s Sébastien Buemi & Jaime Alguersuari getting ready.
Are you ready for the Singapore GP? It’s the Night Race everyone’s waiting for in the Formula 1 Calendar.
Mercedes McLaren F1 Drivers
The whole week, the whole of Singapore was abuzz with F1 activities from the driver meet the fans session to media interviews. One of the team that was busy going all over town attending such functions was the McLaren F1 team. I’m no McLaren fan but who would reject opportunities to meet these drivers face to face right?
The McLaren trip started with Heikki Kovalainen at the Changi Airport for the Johnny Walker function where he met the fans, tell them don’t drink and drive, show everyone how he drives on the racing Simulation before he got ushered off in a hurry by his minders. (more…)
Midnight Rugby 10s
Recently, I attended this unique Rugby match that was played from sun down til, well, very late. The name of the event’s known as the Rugby Midnight 10s where as you guess it, teams play rugby at midnight.
It was an interesting concept and was told that this is the 2nd year it was held. The Winning purse is USD11,000 which is ALOT when you convert back to Ringgit Malaysia or Singapore Dollars. Right? As usual, I won’t drown you with loads of text but with loads of photos from the event. (more…)
Manchester United vs Malaysia – Photos from Field Level
The stadium wasn’t as packed as the Saturday game, must say that the Malaysian team wasn’t playing as well as the first game either. Here are some of my thoughts along with loads of photos.
The Starting 11
The defensive players held on tight to their positioning and did well even though 2 goals were scored against them. Can’t really compare much between a team that’s been playing together for an entire season and a team assembled 12 days prior to the game right? (more…)
EPL Confirms first batch of TV games!
As extracted from ESPN’s news site.
Now you can start planning your weekends as the first set of TV matches for the 2009-10 have been confirmed. ESPN will broadcast 46 live games in the United Kingdom this coming season.
ESPN’s first live match will see Everton play host to Arsenal at Goodison Park at 17.15 BST on August 15 with the Toffees looking to set out their stall as challengers for a place in the Champions League.
Lynne Frank, Managing Director for ESPN for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, said: “We’re clearly delighted to be able to broadcast 46 Barclays Premier League matches this season on ESPN.
“We will kick off our coverage with a clash between Everton and Arsenal, live on the new ESPN channel at 5.15pm on Saturday, August 15. ESPN’s coverage of the matches announced today will bring excitement, surprises and drama to football fans. We are pleased to be a part of the beautiful game, and look forward to delivering fans top quality coverage as the season unfolds.”
The full list of live games are as follows. Games on ESPN are shown in bold: (more…)
Drift Meister
Just putting up clips of Ken Block and his 530 whp Impreza doing a Gymkhana test. It took my attention away from what I was doing so I thought that it’ll be an interesting clip that I’d definitely be viewing repeatedly. What better place to do so than on my own blog right?
Here’s another one… (more…)
