I know with a post title like this I could write about the many struggles and hardships this poor earth has to cope with, and in a way I guess I am because this post is about the greatest evil of all! Yes, that's money, but I'm not going to let this get too deep because I want to blog about the ridiculous amounts money involved in football/soccer right now, in particular, Manchester City FC and Brazilian superstar Kaka. Now it used to be that Mancester United (current greatest team in the world), along with maybe Real Madrid and Barcelona or even AC Milan were the big money record setters when it came to buying and selling players, then came Chelsea, where do you even begin with Chelsea, the amount of cash injected in that team was astronomical, surely things couldn't get any bigger. But no, we were wrong, along comes Manchester City, now owned by members of the Royal Family of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, their wealth is endless. They have reportedly offered AC Milan an astonishing 100 million pounds for the purchase of their star player, also offering the player himself 500 thousand pounds per week!! This to me is really unbelieveable, Man City are, at best, a mid-table Premiership club. I know it can be argued that Chelsea made it to the top with money but this is no gurantee. In my opinion I can never see them making third place every season, never mind winning the Premiership, which is what they will have to do to attract players of Kaka's calibre. Sure, some players will be lured by the lucrative money deals offered, but too many, especially Kaka, won't want to be languishing mid-table or be in a relegation battle, which Man City aren't exactly safe from either. Kaka is under contract at the San Siro until 2013, and although he stated last February that he wanted to remain at Milan for the rest of his career, he did hint at a desire to play in the Premier League - which he has described as the "best championship in the world".
Just saw the new movie, "The Wrestler", starring Mickey Rourke. This is a truly excellent watch and a great look into the hard hitting life of a wrestler and the things they can go through, its not all fake that's for sure. Just like the documentary "Beyond the Mat", The Wrestler explores some true to life facts in a very saddening way, you just can't help but feel for Rourke's character, Randy the Ram a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey.
Estranged from his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and unable to sustain any real relationships, Randy lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans. However, a heart attack forces him into retirement. As his sense of identity starts to slip away, he begins to evaluate the state of his life -- trying to reconnect with his daughter, and strikes up a blossoming romance with an aging stripper (Marisa Tomei). Yet all this cannot compare to the allure of the ring and passion for his art, which threatens to pull Randy "The Ram" back into his world of wrestling.
An amazing watch, very moving and highly recommended.
A Japanese restaurant has changed the face of customer service by employing two monkeys to help with the table service.
The Kayabukiya tavern, a traditional 'sake house' north of Tokyo has employed a pair of uniformed Japanese macaque called Yat-chan and Fuku-chan to serve patrons.
Twelve-year-old Yat-chan is the crowd-pleaser as he moves quickly between tables taking customer drink orders.
These little guys are smart, love it :)
Monday, 1 December 2008
I've come across some really great work just surfing the net..
Haven't blogged in a few months for various reasons, I will probably just take notions when it comes to blogging as I do tend to become totally useless at thinking of anything to put in a blog!!
So I'm just gonna put up this quick post, with a mention to some of my favourite blogs/sites at the minute...
Great place for music! Really like this, lots about music and you can even listen to a selection of new albums for free.
My city! Berlin, love this city, this blog is great. More great music A wonderful site where people send in their own old mixtape tracks with the story behind the choices.
Football! A great site with clips and highlights of all matches from around the world. Also has a good blog.
I love watching television, no matter how bad, I still love watching it. Now that I live in Germany it's different, I never even look at german television so thank goodness for the internet! Now my favourite things on tv were always the good old sitcom, fair play to the odd american one like "Friends","Cheers", "Frasier" or the more recent "How I Met Your Mother", very funny indeed but it's hard to get better than the British sitcoms.
So, I'm addicted to watching these and look for them online all the time and it's a good way to remind myself of home. Here's a list of my favourites!...
1. Last of the Summer Wine. Used to watch this all the time, a very funny show about a bunch of old people who really should know better.
9. Father Ted. An amazing comedy taking the mickey out of catholicism.
10. One Foot In The Grave. Last but not least and always my favourite, starring arguably one of the most famous characters in tv history, Victor Meldrew.
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