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Saturday, Mar 01, 2008 - 22:47 SGT
Posted By: Gilbert

Leap Into March

No leaping on that once-in-four-years opportunity itself as basketball got postponed to today, but the more important point is that I've done somewhat less than I had hoped for during the midterm break (reminder: half the semester is gone!). Desperation coding skills soon to be uncovered again, I suppose.

Some interesting bits of news: Limping terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari escapes from local detention center using a visit to the loo as cover. Come on, everyone knows that toilet grilles are prime getaway territory. It should be interesting to know the exact details if and when they are released, might make a good movie. Anyway, just in case you have somehow been able to avoid seeing his mug, which is currently plastered all around Singapore, here's a look. Normal run-of-the-mill face here, which just goes to show how little looks matter:


Your friendly neighbourhood uncle

Some good news on the home front too, with the successful Youth Olympics bid followed by the announcement of a budget surplus of over $6 billion (as compared to a projected slight deficit). Interestingly "...GST collection arising from the 2 percentage point hike in July is estimated at about $1.4 billion in total, which now just matches the size of the GST Offset Package and Workfare Income Supplement tranches that were distributed in FY2007." (from the official budget website). So the whole raise actually didn't have that much of an impact after all.

Was quite surprised that the local papers splashed huge images of the unfortunate Eduardo's foot being broken by a terrible Martin Taylor tackle. Really it quite hurt to look at them, and though I can't profess much liking for Arsenal that's the sort of injury that shouldn't be wished upon any footballer. Human fascination for train wrecks and all that contributed to the decision to print the pictures, probably. I won't be posting them, but they're just a Google Image Search away.

Last weekend was a good one for soccer results, as it saw me rebuild my virtual buffer to $2504.75/$2400. More of the same hopefully...

$25 on Man Utd (-1.5) vs Fulham (at 2.00) - Fulham have been something of a bogey team for United, but they are second-last and don't look like surviving

$25 on Middlesbrough to beat Reading (at 1.70) - No away wins and five defeats in a row for the Royals

$25 on Sunderland to beat Derby (at 2.15) - True, Sunderland haven't won away, but then Derby have won just the one out of thirteen home games they have played this season. At over evens it's probably worth a try

$25 on Blackburn to beat Newcastle (at 2.72) - Yes, 2.72 for a straight win against the rather woeful Magpies. I'm in



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