Kai, The Informologist

What a spoiler. Burger Hut up on the Ave failed to deliver a service to match its excellent burgers. Yea, I’m going back there if I have to.

I’m starting to feel the deadline approaching. Deadline for my own job hunt assignment.

Kai Wang is still believing.

“The World is Just Awesome” – Discovery Channel.

Nice.

Football is coming mainstream in the United States! At least international football. Evidence? Euro 2008 emulates the good fortunes of World Cup 2006 and was broadcast on ESPN, although there were a few that slipped away from the regular cable version, but I believe the football fans can live with that.

It was really time consuming to enjoy the game, kind of ironic. I really enjoy most of the games, especially the more prestige teams such as when the Group of Death (Group C) plays. European giant Italy and France didn’t do so sweet this year although Italy did manage to squeeze through the group stage but was stopped by Lady Luck that saw Spain winning the crown for this year’s campaign.

There are certainly many honorable mentions in this campaign that established national reputation, and fabricated a number of rags-to-riches stories.

Turkey was at full stretch at the semi-finals against Germany. Their story has to be the most amazing one in this year’s tournament – a hat-trick of goals in the second half humiliated the Czech Republic and sent themselves through with Portugal. Then a devastating goal from Semih Senturk, from Croatia’s perspective at least, forced a spirited penalty. Vatreni was cruelly crashed out of the competition. Germany and Philip Lahm’s 90th minutes goal seal the ill-fated Turkish team whose line-up was disrupted with injuries and suspension. They played their hearts out and they deserve to be where they are at.

Mine and many others’ favorite has got to be the Brilliant Orange – The Netherlands. Their games are pleasing to the eyes, it flows effortlessly on its offense yet unable to defend their leads. As one of the commentator had said – “I love it, they just don’t know how to defend, they only know how to attack!” Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben, Rafael Van der Vaart, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robin Van Persie, Dirk Kuyt, Giovanni Van Bronckhorst, and the list goes on. The 3-1 scoreline that the Russian left them was overstated. Strategically, Hiddink had the edge and hence the result.

Spain won it’s first major championship since 1964. Satifying the thirst of it’s 44 million loyal La Rojas. The goal from Fernando Torres was simply brilliant, although Lehman was being a little too adventuous himself.

With that, the curtain closes on the the 13th UEFA European Football Championship. Much goals, much drama. It was an excellent championship that witnesses nations’ rise and fall.

See you in 2 years in South Africa for World Cup 2010. Till then, glory glory Man Utd!

An awesome-ly nice dinner with nutrition of every kind greeted a long day.

Nice.

And I’m going to finish Schindler’s List tonight!