matsuri

i'll honestly be rather surprised if you know what i am going to talk about the moment you read the title of this post. to be precise, the title is somewhat related to this man..

okay, this picture is actually slightly younger than how he looks now. anyway, he is Kitaro, a Japanese composer famous for his countless instrumental tracks over the decades. the most famous one would be titled "Matsuri". i first heard it seven years ago. only last year, i started to listen many of his albums and discover many more decent pieces. nonetheless, "Matsuri" remains one of the best ones yet.

if you have 8 minutes, do enjoy the piece..

short era

come on, as any football fan you would be feeling at least a little sorry for this guy as well. after a short 10-months run as the appointed manager of Man Utd after SAF's retirement, he has been officially sacked from Man Utd about an hour ago.

personally, i would just blame it on his luck. wrong club. Man Utd is a big club and generally expectations will be much more in amounts and height compared to those in his previous club, Everton. nonetheless, goodbye to this short era.

39

no, that's not my age.

that is something related to NS. after BMT, i went to the unit in Seletar Camp known as 39th SCE. we deal with chemical, biological, radiological threats and what not. well, my time has passed and i have ORD last November. fatbro, on the other hand, just POPed last week and just got his new posting.

of all possible units and place, he is being posted to exactly where i was from. 39th SCE in Seletar Camp. this really takes coincidence to a whole new level. what's even more coincidental is the company he is going to is the same as mine. Alpha Coy. i really don't know such coincidence is scary or what now. on the other hand, he will get to experience the pain and joy i went through. just saying.