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Saturday, November 29, 2008 1:15 PM
Visiting a village in a Third World nation,an American dignitary tells the natives, "I bring you warm greetings from my people!"
The natives respond, "Kazanga!"
"We wish you prosperity!"
"Kazanga!" they bellowed
"I promise years of friendship and ecnonomic benefit!"
"Kazanga! Kazanga!"
As the dignitary leaves the podium he tells the chief, "That went well."
"Uh-huh," the chief replies, adding, "Look out! Don't step in the kazanga!"
1:12 PM
Does Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks look like Senator John McCain???
Thursday, November 27, 2008 2:06 PM
LeBron James is going to be a free agent in 2010 when his contract expires. The New York Knicks are making big changes by trading their two biggest franchise players,Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford to make space and attract King James over to New York in 2010. Is it possible? Will LeBron make a move to Madison Square Garden?
The probability of him moving to New York is about 60%. Reasons for a possible move, 1.Knicks under new coach Mike D' Antoni look like they ready for change to work towards a team that can win "multiple chanpionships",which is one of the key criteria LeBron is looking for in his team. 2. LeBron will be the franchise player of a reputable organisation and will expect a higher pay.
However I do feel that LeBron should not move to New York. Quote from Charles Barkley "It will be more significant if LeBron stays in Cleveland and wins a championship there than in New York as he is born in Cleveland".
Well,then what would make the King stay? Firstly the Cleveland Cavaliers have to show that they are a serious title contender and would have to make it to the finals again this year. Secondly, no slip ups in the team(no injuries or game deciding mistakes). Thirdly, increase his pay.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:05 AM
Its a blow out week in the NBA with teams winning games with an average of at least 15 points.
But the biggest shock is the Detroit Pistons,the powerhouse in the East,losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves! The same word..Defence! Where's the defence? 106-80? Are you serious? Where's AI,Tayshaun and Rasheed?! They should have stepped up against a team like Minnesota, who have a poor record in this season.
The Lakers are also struggling with defense against the Sacramento Kings, but their offense was able to pull through.
10:04 AM
All right! Prom was crazy and fun at the same time. But now,I'm experiencing the same situation as Ellen DeGeneres...watch.
Can't get it out of my head now..."she's got the apple bottom jeans,boots with the fur. The whole club was looking at her"
Saturday, November 22, 2008 1:10 PM
Kobe Bryant is not in a form which will aid his team members. He is taking the ball by himself to the rack and attracts defenders, but instead of kicking the ball out to his shooters, he takes on the defence by himself and misses pathetically. Is Kobe Bryant changing back to his old ways when he wore No 8? Only time can tell as LA Laker's wins are covering his mistakes.
1:04 PM
A clear 1,2,3 standing has surfaced in the Eastern Conference of the NBA. Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers and gets defeated by the Boston Celtics. Hence, 1Boston,2Detroit and 3Cleveland.
However, I do see the standings change within the next few months of play. Boston's offence is obviously not as structured as last season, although they have some go-to guys like Paul Pierce and Eddie House if the need a bucket late in the game. The Detroit Pistons are gelling with AI, however, they must improve offensively. The Cleveland Cavaliers need their players to step-up beside LeBron James to give him the help he needs during crucial 4th quarters,especially Big Z and Anderson Varajeo.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:02 AM
The Big Trade seems to be working out for both teams. The Detroit Pistons with Allen Iverson brought down the best team in the West,the LA Lakers,putting an end to the Laker's winning streak. On the other side, the Denver Nuggets with Chauncy Billups won the best team in the East, the Boston Celtics.
However,the Detroit Pistons lost their next game against a Shaq-less Phoenix Suns while Denver Nuggets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves. But,it is still too early to see the results of the trade. So do stay tune to these 2 teams as well as the 2 point guards and check out their progress with their new teams.
Monday, November 17, 2008 2:25 PM
During my O levels, someone in church told me about this story that was recounted by a character in a movie.
In a land that was experiencing severe drought,two farmers were praying to God. "Please give us rain,for the land is dry and the crops cannot grow," the farmers prayed hard. However after praying, only one of the farmer went to prepare his fields for rain. Rain soon came and the farmer that prepared his field for the rain yielded harvest while the other farmer could not prepare his fields in time and did not get anything.
From this story,I learned to trust God and never doubt him. Prayers will be answered,because he is God.This story came into my mind when I was preparing for my Chinese O level exams. I got a merit for my oral and I though that my grade could not get any better. I took out my calculator to calculate the minimum number of marks that I must get to obtain an A1. The numbers were high and I thought to myself that I could never make it. Then I thought about this story and prayed.
'I call on the Lord in my distress and He answers me' -Psalm 120:1
Sunday, November 16, 2008 8:06 PM
Just in case you guys have not seen it,I will post this up,since the Christmas season is here (actually its in the shopping malls only). Happy Reading!
Santa Claus: An Engineer's Perspective
There are approximately two billion children (persons under 18) in the world. However, since Santa does not visit children of Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Buddhist (except maybe in Japan) religions, this reduces the workload for Christmas night to 15% of the total, or 378 million (according to the Population Reference Bureau).
At an average (census) rate of 3.5 children per household, that comes to 108 million homes, presuming that there is at least one good child in each. Santa has about 31 hours of Christmas to work with, thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth, assuming he travels east to west (which seems logical). This works out to 967.7 visits per second.
This is to say that for each Christian household with a good child, Santa has around 1/1000th of a second to park the sleigh, hop out, jump down the chimney, fill the stockings, distribute the remaining presents under the tree, eat whatever snacks have been left for him, get back up the chimney, jump into the sleigh and get on to the next house.
Assuming that each of these 108 million stops is evenly distributed around the earth (which, of course, we know to be false, but will accept for the purposes of our calculations), we are now talking about 1.25 km per household; a total trip of 1.22 million kilometres, not counting bathroom stops or breaks.
This means Santa's sleigh is moving at 1046.5 km per second--3,000 times the speed of sound. For purposes of comparison, the fastest man-made vehicle, the Ulysses space probe, moves at a Poky 27.4 km per second, and a conventional reindeer can run (at best) 24.2 km per hour. The payload of the sleigh adds another interesting element. Assuming that each child gets nothing more than a medium sized Lego set (two pounds), the sleigh is carrying over 500 thousand tons, not counting Santa himself.
On land, a conventional reindeer can pull no more than 114 kg. Even granting that the "flying" reindeer could pull ten times the normal amount, the job can't be done with eight or even nine of them, Santa would need 360,000 of them. This increases the payload, not counting the weight of the sleigh, another 54,000 tons, or roughly seven times the weight of the Queen Elizabeth (the ship, not the monarch). 600,000 tons
Traveling at 1045.5 km per second creates enormous air resistance-this would heat up the reindeer in the same fashion as a spacecraft re-entering the earth's atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeer would absorb 14.3 quintillion joules of energy per second each. In short, they would burst into flames almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them and creating deafening sonic booms in their wake. The entire reindeer team would be vaporized within 4.26 thousandths of a second, or right about the time Santa reached the fifth house on his trip.
Not that it matters, however, since Santa, as a result of accelerating from a dead stop to 650 m.p.s. in .001 seconds, would be subjected to acceleration forces of 17,500 g's. A 113 kg Santa (which seems ludicrously slim) would be pinned to the back of the sleigh by 1,954,701 kg of force, instantly crushing his bones and organs.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
7:56 PM
Big BIG Breakdown for several teams in the NBA. The Atlanta Hawks,after a perfect 6-0 start falls and loses two straight games. The LA Lakers, arguably the best team in the NBA, loses to the Detroit Pistons. After looking at both of the games, I can safely say that it was a defensive breakdown for both teams. Not enough will power and strength to defend,being too confident and too satisfied with their position in the rankings.
On the BRIGHTER SIDE The Cleveland Cavaliers have won 9 straight games and have moved to 9-2. Woohoo! Go LeBron and the Cavs!
I would like to dedicate a song to the teams in the NBA,especially the LA Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks.Enjoy!
Saturday, November 15, 2008 3:36 PM
A BIG THANK YOU to Alicia,Adwyna,Claireen,Jia Han and Rachel for the T-Shirt. And to Shen Yee,Ser Kiat,Kai Jing,Nuan Ting,Johnathan,Wilson,Joey,Grace,Leroy,Junason,Kenneth,Melvin and Dennis for the shoe. And last but not least, Kenny and Jia Sen for the towel and bottle!
Thank You! Please continue to read my very lame and amatuerish blog =P
1:10 PM
After watching several Boston Celtics game, I found out their key to winning games. The Celtics would give their opponents the chance to score in the first 2 quarters of the game. This can be seen during last season's playoffs where the Lakers out scored the Celtics by 24 point, as well as the recent Boston game against the Raptors,where the Raptors were up by 20+ points during the half. However, the key to their wins is this-their defense steps up a whole lot during the 3rd and 4th quarters, and by using defense to fuel their offense, the Celtics climb back up and get a comfortable lead with 3 mins left in the game.
This is a very different style of play from the other NBA teams,who try to build up a lead early. The Boston Celtics don't do that. They let you score,but place extreme pressure during the second half to cut down the lead. By doing so,the exert more pressure on the opposing team,who is seeing their 20+ point lead being cut down to a single digit lead.
Thus, I believe the key to defeat the Celtics is consistent scoring, as well as top notch defending the full 48mins of the game. It must be a combination of both and not one only. In this season, the team that would most probably execute this is the LA Lakers
Thursday, November 13, 2008 1:36 PM
OK here's something funny to think about...Dettol advertisements promise to clean away 99.9% of germs. Here's my idea:
Use it the first time, you will have 0.1% of the germs left Use it the second time, you will have 0.1% x 0.1%=0.000001% of germs left Use it the third time, you will have 0.1% x 0.1% x 0.1%=0.000000001% of germs left Use it the fourth time, you will have 0.1% x 0.1% x 0.1% x 0.1%= 1x10^-12% of the germs left So keep using it till the 34th time and you will get a germ free house! (all calculations made with Sharp Scientific calculator El-509V)
Go use Dettol today to obtain a clean and germ free house!
11:32 AM
The Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 103-102! Man,that was a close one for both teams. To me,winning by a point is not winning and I still believe that the Hawks have the substance to carry on and finally beat powerhouses such as Boston. I haven't seen the highlights yet but I will put the link up here once it is on nba.com.
Now,the Hawks have to pick themselves up and prove themselves over the next few games. 23 November (Singapore date),the Hawks will be moving to Cleveland to take on King James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, a must watch!
8:10 AM
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:50 PM
I just can't stop blogging,my fourth post liao. I really like this song and dance of this guy. Check it out.
7:24 PM
Now, its time to take a look a the Wild Wild West!
Dallas Mavericks. Jason Kidd,Dirk, not gonna work at all. Nope. No way. Houston Rockets with Ron Artest, Yao Ming and T Mac, they have to pump up and jia you if they want to win a championship,but still they are not my favorites to go far. MemphisGrizzlies, with OJ Mayo, Rudy Gay. Young team and its not their time yet, but it will be soon,if the horrors of trade does not kick in and steal away their promising players. NewOrleans Hornets will reach the Western Final, although I doubt that they will win it. The San Antonio Spurs..no chance! 06-07 was their last chance in years to win the championship.
I like the new look DenverNuggets with Chaucey Billups. I think that he will help them a lot. But the lack consistency and fire power. Minnesota Timberwolves,OKC thunder...not gonna make it. Utah Jazz will make a run for it,but they will fall short. PortlandTrailbalzers too.
LAClippers still CMI (cannot make it) even after the addition of star point guard Baron Davis and defensive star Marcus Camby. GoldenStateWarriors too can't make it without good firepower. Sacramento Kings , no way. PhoenixSuns is too old and their young players are not good enough to step up.
That leaves us with my favourites to win the West and the NBA championship. the LALakers. Strong team,good depth,good bench. Besides the strong starters, I like Trevor Ariza, willing to play as a team and contribute. I also like Jordan Farmar, a good point guard that can step up. Thus Lakers will win it all this season.
=D
3:10 PM
Ok. Now I'm gonna talk about the NBA and my predictions for the 2008-2009 season. Starting with the EASTERN CONFERENCE.
Firstly, the 07-08 champions, Boston Celtics. The Boston Celtics are still going strong with their Big 3, KG,Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. However,seeing from their first few games of the season, the Celtics have lost some of their drive. I mean, Indiana Pacers,beat the World Champions?!?! However they still can make a run for that championship again if they have the same drive. This is also their last season to do so before the Big 3 gets too old.
Next,my Cleveland Cavaliers. They need to use their guards,LeBron needs to give the ball up sometimes. Otherwise, their good and are my favorites to win the Eastern Conference.
I will be skipping some teams in the Conference (like Indiana)
The NewYorkKnicks have a chance this year to make the playoffs after a disappointing season. I like the new look Raptors with JO. But the team has to work hard to beat powerhouses Cleveland,Detroit and Boston.
The Chicago Bulls are the underdogs. With Derrick Rose, they might create something. However a guard overload and a lack of post players will not help them.Drew Gooden is definetly not a center. At 6'10", he should be playing the Power Forward Position. The Bulls should acquire a center (one of the Lopez brothers?) in exchange for their guards. They also need a bigger and more consitent 3 point shooter.
The Atlanta Hawks are HOT!!! Currently 6-0,they would most probably end up in the conference simis or finals. Miami is also coming back with Wade and newly acquired Beasly. The Orlando Magic need to be more consitent,hungry and focus if they want to make their mark.As for the wizards,bucks,pacers,bobcats,nets...its not their year yet.
Finally, the DetroitPistons. With newly acquired AI. They might be the team in the Eastern Finals. But after all,he's AI who fell out with his coach ("Practice?! I mean we're talking about Practice?!?!") So if the Pistons can gel together, they can win a championship
Thank You
3:07 PM
Hi everybody. Stupid line since its my first post and nobody knows about this blog...yet...
OK,so the blog is the KING 23, so I will be commentating and giving my 2 cents worth about the NBA. I will also be blogging about other stuff, so do read them!