If you’re a parent, are you indirectly trying to make your child perfect? Do you PUSH them to get A’s, to excel in sports? Do you think your child is happy, or do you think because you’re a parent, you know what’s best for them? Do you set unrealistic targets for them,...
2010 Badminton Thomas Cup Betting Prediction
posted by Gallivanter
Looking at the participating countries, it would be an obvious choice to pick China as the ultimate favorites. They are almost a shoo-in for the title. With Malaysia’s home-ground advantage, I have to make them second favorites. Indonesia would be third choice for me to win it, while the...
What’s Worse – Boredom or Stress?
posted by Gallivanter
If you answered boredom, then you share my thoughts. What keeps us going? Day in and day out? We all need a purpose to live, and with boredom, it kills the purpose. Let’s face it, we all need challenge in life to keep our hearts beating, mind thinking and body working. Stress to be is...
Politics & Badminton in Malaysia – First They Screwed Football Now This?
posted by Gallivanter
[ad] All of us know that when you mix politics up with anything, it usually screws up everything. Unfortunately, tell that to the Malaysian politicians who have been using sports as a platform to campaign for their self interests. They single-handledly destroyed Malaysian football. FACT. They...
The Art of Blending in Socially at Work
posted by Gallivanter
[ad] Some of us, no matter how hard we try to conform to a circle of people, we just can’t blend in. Whilst we try to adapt to that circle, but there is so much we can do before we realize that we are no longer the same person we were before. When I started my new job (which is very...
7 Things That Only Men Can Do!
posted by Gallivanter
GO TOPLESS Sure, women can go topless on the beach, but we can do it whenever and wherever we please. Walking down the street? Off. Mowing the lawn? Off. Street ball? Skins. Useless nipples and the lack of mountains are the reasons for this entry. LIQUOR Sorry ladies, we’re genetically wired...
Learning to Accept Aging
posted by Gallivanter
Aging is a bummer. I’m carrying a number of injuries – left shoulder, right arm, right knee, left bum muscle and right ankle. Most of the injuries I got was from playing futsal. Yes, I’m injury prone, no thanks to my dodgy futsal shoes, which is half a size bigger than my...
