OGN QuarterFinals . Xuan Yuan Jian

wow! absolutely brilliant & exciting performance by both teams in this best of 5 OGN group A QuarterFinals! back & forth back & forth back & forth action dat i cant even imagine how d finals will be like! amazing!

it's so stacked dat i tink any team dat made top 8 in this competition deserves a whole lot of recognition

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almost finishing on Xuan Yuan Jian 3 (轩辕剑三外传之天之痕) feat. a whole line of my favourite a-list cast. despite some obvious bad 3d graphics which is understandable, its plot/storyline itself begs a lot of quality i cant wait to catch d final 2 episodes!

also had a great time boiling a pot of green vegetables w/ a few crab meat, fish balls & a hotdog for breakfast. ahh.. feeling gratified after consuming 'em, healthy digestion for my intestines i suppose =)

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star wars clone wars season 5 is back! yay i miss d cute padawan !!
i bet she'll grow up to be super beautiful

finally finished watching d drama mentioned previously. holy shit so many episodes, 80 in total. at least it had 40 minutes dedicated entirely for a complete ending. very satisfying show.

i tink besides d few dat i already fancy, i'm liking this zhang meng (张檬) n tang yan (唐嫣) too! it's quite evident to see china bursting w/ so much potential n this is juz d beginning.. at least till year 2080

i wonder which drama would most interest me next before i start working again.

My Daughter 夏家三千金

currently watching My Daughter 愛情真善美, a tv drama series produced in China. enjoying it! wow wish i have a girlfriend who looks like one of em absolutely gorgeous! great storyline too juz wish they have a higher quality like 480p or smth but it's k i like it nevertheless. yay!

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this "Not Sure If" player.. 4 games same team with him, 4 games lost. very bad mannered w/out repentance. apologizes w/out actions of redemption. (might as well dun say sorry right? lol) i have to make use of the wasted 2 hrs of my life to be wary of him. it's amusing that when asked why play so badly/troll-like, he retorts snappily w/ phrases like "u jelly" "umadbro" "baylife" etc reminds me very much of small kids that type away like keyboard commandos but hide behind their computers forever cuz they dun realize that in the REAL LIVING world, they juz possess puny, malnourished bodies dat get crushed by even bicycles travelling at 10km/hr. we call these keyboard warriors humji kias. anyway.. to know that he'll get his own medicine shoved up his face some day by someone else keeps me comforted. cheers

what seems like hope
fades into darkness
wavering much is clarity of none
wallowing deeper..
yet God's consistency abides

NA Next Prodigy Team?

could Curse.Na be d next upcoming prodigy team dat brings revival to d US & Canada in league of legends? or will it be another? CLG.Na? Dignatas? FeaR perhaps? we shall see in d next couple weeks or so. d commentator is so funny btw "cop takin a nap.." "oddone wishing he had some kinda teleport.." haha i like his style very entertaining!

d other commentator is quite dumb tho. of cuz 2 aegis/runic bulwark auras can stack if they're bought on 2 different champs. its description is meant for deterring a player who may wish to don 2 aegis/runic bulwark on himself.

yay! elementz is back! voyboy rocking rengar so hard too WOOHOO. stfailandfeedvicious as usual.
who is mandatorycloud? wow he seems so OP

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i like how my match history looks rite now. all roles played n won haha. tho it obviously doesn't mean anything & there're other ppl w/ so much more attractive looking match histories LOL. well i'm still loving wad i see haha =)

it's ok.. all good..

it's k.. all good.. solo q np.

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btw i have a feeling the NA scene's gonna explode n rise to d top again very soon, outshining the koreans even. dat there's this american team with so much potential n dedication. training so hard in secret to be a super power in d very near future dat it's gonna shock d whole world n Riot's right in d middle of it. can't wait to watch it unfold..

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btw Phreak's going thru all of d new masteries on his stream rite now. cool stuff!

League of Legends Season 3 Item Review

so s3 has kicked in and everyone's just testing out new varieties and such. it's prolly gonna take a month or two for ppl to find out ideal or highly viable builds and masteries, most importantly suiting their play styles. 

i'll just do a review of the items section here today while waiting to collect my 8th apple from tristana after 12 midnight lol. only for sg server i think yup yup.

ok so let's go real quick into a defensive item, Mercurial Scimitar(see-me-tar). previously, ADCs can only acquire a Quicksilver Sash n it ends there. now with this new item in, they can actually upgrade their QSS into this arresting armament if the game is prolonged beyond a fully stacked red-blue-green elixir team.

Twin Shadows provides APCs with a different option from their Lucky Kage's Pick upgrade. it's very affordable n i can see it being used against Akalis or Wukongs. a favourable addition when only Morello's n DFGs(which got nerfed so hard) were previously d only available upgrades.

an exciting new item in s3 is this, Runic Bulwark. it's a relatively cheap upgrade from Aegis of the Legion. a must-have for junglers or supports entering mid-late games n always finding themselves in the middle of all d main skirmishes n team fights.

Mikael's Crucible opens up more ways for supports or bruisers to make full use of their inventory if they actually picked up a chalice of harmony. no more waste of money for Malphite up top lane vs Singed or Elise players anymore with this new item!

another desirable utility/support item upgrade would be this Shard of True Ice rite here. n i tink its name fits it perfectly too! builds from Lucky Kage Pick or Mana Manipulator, no more late game uselessness for Zyras or Sonas out there. can u imagine a support Taric placing its active on a Diana or Rengar? d possibilities r endless =)

 i'm not sure how Banner of Command is gonna be used in teamfights but it could very well be picked up by top laners Rumble, Galio or Yorick etc for dat split pushing tactic. we'll juz have to see how communities in EU, NA, KR & TW use em first i guess.

this new item, Sightstone, is smth dat top laners n supports alike r gonna love to death in s3. mathematically or theory-wise, it's already 200% more cost effective than buying singular wards for 75 gold each. no doubt this may be d most common pickups n rightly so imo.

melee or close-ranged AP-reliant assassins surely consider this Iceborn Gauntlet for its armour n cdr. i'd say Evelyn/Ryze/Kass etc. wad's so gold-efficient abt this beauty is dat it can be built out of a Sheen or Glacial Shroud. Zhonya's Hourglass? step aside yo =)

first thing ppl will ask is, "Tiamat??". nope.. even better. this Ravenous Hydra. provides lifesteal for higher sustainability like Fiora n champions of d like. this 3.5k gold item is quite a worthy adversary for turret huggers.

 built specifically for Irelias & Shens etc, a hefty AS n MS coupled w/ a nice chunk of flat dmg, cdr n tenacity is wad bruisers wanna have outta this ravishing Zephyr. of cuz.. it's Janna-approved!

this rite here is a game changer for all Junglers out there. Warwick, Gangplank & Xin Zhao, welcome back to neutral grounds =D

 Spirit Stone is the first upgrade from Hunter's Machete. it provides dat extra bit of buttress n is later built into three different tier 2 upgrades of ur choice. "Spirit of the Elder Lizard" may be suited to LeeSin/Nocturne/Shyvana types, "Spirit of the Ancient Golem" may be preferred by Malphite/Maokai types n "Spirit of the Spectral Wraith" could be tailored for Diana/Veigar/Gragas/Amumu types. tho i tink Amumu stands in between Ancient Golem n Spectral Wraith depending on d match-ups.

so there ya have it, a review of 95% of d new items from s3. below r juz some of d reworked ones.

BFG9000 or Best Friend Sword is now cheaper alongside Warmog's Armour. obviously lower stat count for Warmog's but possibly, just maybe.. a higher health regeneration rate compared to d old one since FoN's been taken out.

having its 5% cdr n 25 hp5 chipped away, d new Randuin's Omen is now more focused in s3 for supports or utility bruisers/junglers w/ dat bonus health n lower armour. price range still abt d same.

Eleisa's Miracle could be very useful in ARAM. tho we'll have to wait n see if it's viable in d competitve scene.

OP OP OP OP!! dis new rework/buff of The Black Cleaver juz screams OP. ty Riot! is quite a crowd favourite from wad i've seen from NA/EU pro players when they livestream. can't wait to use it on Darius when i get d chance to. it's also surely going to work exceptionally well w/ champions like Jayce, Pantheon, Rengar & Renekton top etc. not too good for ADCs tho since they need to change targets often in heavily frontlined engages depending on d positioning of both teams n where they choose their fights. it's more preferable to have them autoattack d enemy champs dat have been cleaved. but then again, only time can tell how all of d abovementioned items r gonna be d most beneficial under differing circumstances.

gogo Singapore! i believe we have wad it takes to be World/Asia eSports Champions some day juz like Taipei Assassions, Azubu Blaze/Frost n World Elite =)

STARVING... need to cook some noodles NAO urgh..

i5-2400 doing work

been using my computer for a long time now since i first bought it. been serving me well with just a simple i5-2400 intel chip. 

this is my screen size atm. beautiful huh, huge monitors r always a plus. always wanted to upgrade my power supply so i can get a graphics card tho but i guess i can still use the integrated hd2000 series n set everything at low for now.

IEM 2012 Singapore

had a blast at d IEM 2012: Singapore!

held in conjunction w/ d 4th quarter IT Show. didnt' really have much to buy so juz bought a new fone cover haha.

this is but juz a tip of d iceberg, a sneak peak, into how gargantuan d esports will grow into during d next year and beyond. it's juz awesome to have a taste of something so spectacular right here in the heart of metropolitan city, Singapore. definitely enjoyed wad few hours i had there. of cuz, dreamhack winter 2012 was juz over yesterday with fnatic coming out new champs & clg.eu taking runner up. cheers to league of legends =)

aziatix

wow juz noticed this new band from a fren in facebook.

of cuz we know nicky appearing in d taiwan scene years back. but this trio is juz amazing

whahahahahahaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!! .. whahahahaaaa!!!! ROFL LMAO LOL

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ok anyway i juz heard Elementz got bullied outta Curse.NA by Saint-holy-shit-argumentative-Vicious. he spends so much time figuring out how to win d next quarrel n not realize he's d one conjuring the biggest mistake. benching Elementz is the WORST possible move dat Curse.NA could make. st.vicious got kicked outta CLG for d same exact reason. he likes to put others down in order to let himself shine. douchebag too OP.

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yea pre-season 3 league of legends is arriving soon. hope Riot will add some new changes to d ward thinggy in season 3. like if u planted two wards rather near each other, both will have 20% increased vision etc. dat's be like so sweet.

back to watching Dreamhack Winter.

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WOW day 2 of IEM 2012 in Singapore woohoo ocelote is here!! hope i can get to take a pic with him lol. anyway absolute legends Singapore team looks so familiar LOL. ReS & CwCwCw r real pros actually. they gonna be quite surprised to see an unknown sg team packing a punch vs meet ur makers haha

ok nvm they tried their best but bot lane couldn't handle d heat vs MYM. good job on rumble, karthus & maokai tho. now another good Singaporean team dat includes pretty good players like DDan & KRYONICs. WOOHOOOO gogo SG pride haha

league of legends

so i juz downloaded n reinstalled League of Legends about a week ago.

apparently i missed out on d action & excitement of season 2 championships oh well. havent played in 5 mths since i quit around May so it took me some time to warm up again n get back into groove to enter Ranked solo q. still chipping away d rust but it's getting better. i last left at 1509 elo but i heard there was some kinda soft elo reset during my time off gaming.

so when i returned last monday, it seemed to have been lowered to bare 1409 elo. some told me it might have been due to inactivity from ranked. -25/mth or smth. others said it's cuz of d soft reset so it doesn't matter i'm fine with anything haha.

managed to get it up bit by bit now after a several wins & losses. stands at 1459

hitting 15xx elo range is easy for me as long as i keep training on those tiny little mistakes dat we all make, which stops us from hitting that range. then there's another tiny bit of things to improve on to hit 16xx n so on n so forth. but of cuz the point of d game is juz to have fun anyhow so if rising in elo is not ur top 10 priority in this game of 5v5 chess, it's totally alright man. no need so stress.

there're so many changes in league of legends during this 5 mths break dat i had from gaming dat it'll take some time for me to fully absorb all. one for instance is d no. of new champs since darius came out. while watching wickd's livestream when i returned to this game, i learned dat my fav irelia has a new item build & mastery page. no need to rush for boring tri force & GA anymore. masteries can skip 9/14/7 & replaced with 9/21/0. runes dun matter as it juz suits ur playstyle. 

d impt thing abt this change is dat i rush berserker's greaves n ionic spark first instead of d oldschool way of merc threads n tri force builds. now for this is not d fully right one. i'd have gotten wit's end after ionic spark but i felt it wasnt impt so i went zeal n phage. there's a reason behind getting these items n only ppl dat play irelia a lot will realize after trying out rushing nikes + ionic spark + wits end + GA. n this is juz ONE of d many changes i needa take note of lmao. 

k mlg tourney is ongoing. dun wanna miss it.
phreak still awesome commentating as usual haha. saw some new faces but where's rivingtond3rd? ohwells

feel like shit

feeling like shit now
depression? demoralized? demotivated?
not sure.. perhaps all of d above.

my word has not been my bond
my expectations of myself has eroded
my will to thrive has worn out barely after 3 mths.

i really need to rest now. need some time to refocus. regather myself n come back stronger.
really appreciate all d frens who've inquired of my wellbeing. sry i cant share my feelings w/ them.
kinda' used to keeping to myself.

marine veteran Brandon Vaub kidnapped by state police ?!!

holy crap.. is this really wad is happening in d US?

(i even spent some time watching d other youtube videos dat r tied to d above)
is Obama covering up wad's really happening to others outside, or is he in d dark?

is this a glitch in d matrix?

oh well i'm still in favour of Obama but i'll juz wait n see wad's gonna happen from here.

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The Ultimate Fighter season 16 & concurrent Auzzie vs UK was & is a complete indulgence!!

no time to go into details but it's a must watch for sure.

yea i tink this mike ricci guy seems like he has a lot of potential to win d show. i've observed dat quite a large percentage of people who had some sort of basketball experience in their background can easily rise to d top anywhere they choose. wad's more impt is dat he's surely gonna be one of d most skilled athlete in d house despite his short experience in mma since he came from d same canadian gym dat gorge st pierre & rory mcdonald goes to. tri star gymnasium or smth.

well all d best & i shall keep watching cuz one can never be too certain until it's truly over =)

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so i was sharing w/ my cousin's husband d other day abt my work. i hear he's reliable so it shud be gd to trust him. he advised me to keep doing wad i do, working hard & over achieving. then when d time is right, my temp contract w/ d recruit agency will be quickly turned to perm w/ d real client. he makes a lot of sense but it feels like nobody's watching.. juz slogging it out for slogging out's sakes. there's not much of a mentoring process to tell me "hey do this do dat n bam u'll be promoted". no appreciation nth.. d only appreciation is me buying for myself milk tea extra sweet after lunch at times. everything's sooo slow even tho i've completed d 1st 3 mths of probation. is this wad they call d endurance test? if it is then i hope it really pays off cuz i'm literally doing everything better than anyone of d same lvl is & i'm still trying to exceed dat.

tho it feels great to know dat i can thrive even in a stifling environment. knowing that i'm getting real close to receiving a bigger fatter check in my bank. sucks dat i've already begun taking one or two mcs so no more perfect 1 year score argh!

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UFC 153 Silva vs. Honnar was quite a spectacle. besides d obviously fascinating display of moves in d main event, i think wad's equally noteworthy is d match between Jon Fitch & Erick Silva.

d way Jon Fitch man-handled d Brazilian was simply impressive. anyone who watched this intently will understand wad i'm saying. wad he did to Erick was not smth dat can be dictated by sheer willpower alone. it muz have required at least 4-5 mths of intense & continual physical training(& training is such a vague word used here to describe d amount of planning & preparation process adhered to) to achieve such a unanimous victory. altho it's juz one of many arts dat can be utilized in d cage & wad might disinterest casual fans, it is very much commendable.

Night of Champions . pants

yes! finally have time to squeeze in some thots!

i shall dive rite in by declaring dat WWE's Night of Champions 2012 was a HUGE success!

tho d ending didn't really go well somehow kinda yucky i'd say but nvm..

pyros kickass-mode as usual =) 

i really admire how d Miz is able to increase d entertainment value of his match by expressing how unfair he felt abt his situation being d only champion to have to def his title against 3 other contenders. i mean.. it doesn't matter how d crowd reacted cuz d main issue is dat there was more reaction instead of d spectators tinking it's juz some warm up match but actually smth worth paying attention to. hope he gets an increase in networth or smth for committing to do more than expected always.

 it felt like a breath of fresh air to have JBL as guest commentator. he brought a lot of understanding & real-time description of wad was actually happening w/ very minimal history of wad transpired unless really needed. it's kinda obvious dat his real job earns him more in 1 day than this in a month, i hope to see more of him as commentator tho.

woohoo! these 2 guys man.. these 2 omgosh LOL. seriously they may not know it but they're invoking a lot more class & skills into d tag team division. dat aside.. daniel bryan n kane r juz a hilarious pair i cannot express how many times i had to rofllmaolol when i see them do some roleplay or competing in d squared circle. kudos!

ahh.. this bout of pinfall/submission was BY FAR the best match of d entire show idaresay!! unbelievable cuz of 2 things.. we all know dolph ziggler has d potential.. but it was dat night dat he really displayed how astounding he is as an athlete. put any other superstar of d same weight/experience n they might have juz given up on d 3rd or 4th pin, but not dolph ziggler he wont! back n forth action to see who really is d one w/ bragging rights. 2nd thing of cuz is how randy orton managed to dig deep n compete at a lvl he used to do before his injury(note injury is different from muscle ache). 

if dolph ziggler can continue working on refining his energy consumption/offensive move in d ring, he might juz be a WWE champ or WWE world heavyweight champion no doubt. oh n FOR GOODNESS' SAKE can dat lameass guy stop pronouncing "world'S heavyweight champion"??! it's so wrong it's as if u're calling paris tower "paris' tower". get it? dat guy man dat guy...zzzZZ

oh yea wad else can i say.. i'm starting to get so bored of john cena's predictable moves i'm starting to agree w/ the Cena sucks chant. they're chanting u suck cuz u're too stale n not cuz they dun like u. of cuz a lot of ppl like john cena but there's juz no way to tell it to u dat we like u but we're bored of ur predictability cuz we aint ur blood family. we dun even care if there's a camera in ur face recording u digging ur nose. if u're not spent, then dun act too hard that u're fading cuz it feels fake. n having dat prolonged feeling of enduring dis fakeness makes ppl chant Cena Sucks more n more than Let's Go Cena. hope he can overcome this soon T.T

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aite so i've been transferred over from Fibre General Enquiry to d Relocation department for a week now. some say it's a good thing. others say it's kinda like one of d paths to promotion already so cool cool. i'm fine w/ anything yea.. juz kinda uncomfortable knowing i have to hotseat 13 other comps n call helpdesk 13 more times to solve any outlook express or other software issues upon logging in. but it's all good cuz i love d working environment more than this ikan billis thinggy' =) 

started taking real live relocation calls today n i muz say it feels kinda fun cuz i get to deal w/ solving very interesting scenarios. fibre ge feels sooooo trivial now dat i have to, on top of fibre/mio relocation of svcs for customers' to new addresses, deal w/ mio, phone line n fibre termination point issues or enquiries. almost as close as helping cust look for his or her long lost kitten! WOOHOO wad a fountain of life relocation dept is oh yes. n i'm sure we'll get a huge pay increment soon cuz i believe singtel treats their employees well =) like i said, i'm in for d long haul yo 1 yr contract is really nth i'm prepared for 5 or 10. 

honestly i'm quite keen on taking singtel's fibre services since my house already has an FTP. too bad i'm juz too used to my current Starhub 3-in-1 bundle by way of cable point(which is a platform somewhere in between copper wire or ADSL n Fibre). who knows maybe in d near future when i can effectuate payment of my study loan to this lovely lovely kind patient n beautiful person.

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ok my formal pants have been washed! got me 7 hrs to dry em so i can wear one to work tmr! tata time to drink one of my fav comfort drinks.. BARLEY YAY!!! on a sidenote tho.. i wish i was mike ross who has a marvelous harvey specter(gabriel s. macht) as my mentor like in Suits, to introduce d most suitable tailor for me. soon soon i'm sure my harvey will come..

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UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF YOUR GOALS, 

EXPECT THE PAIN THAT WILL COME ALONG WITH IT &
ENJOY THE REWARD AS EASILY AS UNWRAPPING YOUR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

-MARKLIN HO HO HO HO HO HO HOOOO HOOO

demand > supply

SO MUCH TO SAY!

SO LITTLE TIME!!!

extremely occupied :(

i'll definitely free up an evening to pen 'em all down yup!!

ahm 2012

had a light run in the morning. happy to see them all again ^^

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wade barrett is back! can't wait to see more of him in action after such a long time off =)

& damien sandow's stepping it up.. w/ randy orton!

oh poor Booker T.. nt sure y he banned d brogue kick perhaps they wanted sheamus to phase it out n use some new techniques O.O

lose a battle & win hearts. worth it?

lose a battle & win many hearts..

or win a battle & lose some.

which should i choose?

it's a rare but common dilemma dat has hit me in my freaking face today. if my a bay coach wasn't there to help me out, i might have taken d 2nd option. feels so unfair to not be able to retort even tho i can & have the means to. like a nagging itch dat i can't wait to slap off my back.

urgh.. disgusted at how another department's laziness & unwillingness to go d extra mile is wad makes d company i work for receive unjust/undeserved defamation. 

simply indignant dat d word "responsibility" could be so carelessly used by someone who obviously lacks it so bad. izzit so hard to satisfy a customer's request in order to uphold d image of d company we work for? to help retain a customer who has not even installed her services yet? to stem unnecessary disparagement by way of word-of-mouth or media? all cuz another dept wants to end work early.. unbelievable

thank you God for backing me up w/ enough skills to pacify this customer. if i can encounter such an issue w/in d first 2 weeks of real-time work, i really admire those team leaders & experienced CCOs for they muz've dealt w/ this inter-department-unwillingness shit an innumerable amount of times.

God i believe You are just. You always are & always will be. may Your blessing and protection come upon the place where I work, Fibre General Enquiry department. i believe we are going to be the ones who will spearhead this company's reputation in customer service excellence. but nevertheless, Your will be done Father.

just watched "The Lucky One" starring Zac Efron  & Taylor Schilling.

 i dun believe in luck but i do believe in a guy working hard to be a total package for a girl dat he'll meet some day. it's almost unreal how sweet n beautiful d movie is. i'm not d kinda guy who watches d same show twice but this.. this is worth my time no doubt.

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alas.. finally got time now to pen down some thots!!!

so.. it's really not a good idea to skip sleep n go to work d next day. cuz it took me 2 whole days to make up for it. PLUS i had to put in extra effort to stay awake or physically perform anything optimally on d day i had no slp d nite before. phew! glad d enervated feeling is over..

oops.. kinda overspent a lil'. will be expecting to suffer 3-4 days before my next salary ROFL 

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d UFC's Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman was simply spectacular. d cards shown dat nite displayed quite a lot of skill, almost as good as an average UFC's main bouts. except dat d introduction of fighters was juz too draggy. n for d 3 commentators dat nite, i dun mean they suck or anything but i tink i'm more used to hearing Joe Rogan & Mike Goldberg's voices. cheers!

RAW . Suits Season 02

i need to work on improving myself.. LOADS

juz not good enuf i dun tink :(

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juz caught mon nite RAW few days back. love it! especially d new theme/entrance song!

n after watching Ryback for several weeks, i can safely say he's been training hard n on d right path to a HUGE WWE superstar career =) he's very focused on bringing d intensity into all of his fights.. which is one of d personalities one could adopt besides being foreverunderdog(john cena/rey mysterio) or arrogant(dolph ziggler) or intelligent/calculating(damien/randy orton) types. i put mr. feed-me-more at least in d top 5 soon no doubt. juz dat his eyes seem a tad bit too reddish as if he's been smearing buckets of chlorine water from swimming pools onto his eyes every day. gotta get dat checked out n take care yo!

n d show ended w/ Shawn Michaels getting kimura-ed, figure-4 armlock-ed or americana-ed(or wadever dat shit's called) by mr. Lesnar. interesting buildup to Summerslam hehe. d only thing is.. does Brock have d stamina to compete in d ring again? cuz he looks like he's in need of some extra in-ring stamina training so he doesnt sweat so much so easy like The Rock.

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alas, several episodes of Suits Season 02 is out! so i can begin savouring this unbelievably satisfying US drama series!! yay! k i have to wake up to go to work in a couple hours' time. tink i'll juz skip slping for tonight. cheers!

n below r some of d other casts u'll get to see most of d time.