A flash in the Pan?

 So much has been said about Man United win against Man City last Sunday. It is as if the players have been able to play according to Amorim’s tactics. The players are more hungry, cohesive, and disciplined. Yes, for sure there have been improvements on almost every aspect but still there are gaps to be filled and weaknesses to overcome. They say the patterns are visible, game plans are carried out and pressing is more aggressive. And possession too is more obvious. But what if the win last weekend was just a flash in the pan?

I hope the team can prove me wrong by tomorrow morning Malaysian time because they will be playing against Spurs in the EFL quarter final. And it is an away game too. So if they are able to execute the game plan, and win the game emphatically, then I believe that Man United has started to turn the corner. It is a critical stage, if I am to be honest.

I really hope last weekend’s win was not just a ‘one-off’ occasion.

Go! Go! Man United!!

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Kau masih hadir

Di dalam kesunyian

Mimpi mimpi ku

 

Dan aku masih rindu

Pada senyum mu

Juga tawa mu

 

Kekadang kita

Masih berpaut

Pada sisa kenangan

 

Gembira duka

Gelak n tangis

Hanyalah sementara

 

Rindu pada mu

Seperti dulu

Tetap menusuk qalbu

~ nkc ~

Eonian

 Eonian ~

Crossing the railroad

Walking along d paddy fields 

Coming across frogs n toads

Beneath the hill

There lies my grandma's house

Way down south

Magnificently 

In the break of morning 

Hearing the birds chirping 

By grandma's balcony

Brought a sense of melancholy 

So many stories

So many memories 

Grandma n Ma chatting n laughing 

Was a melody 

Both Baffling n enchanting 

Uttered with layers of sincerity

A welcome voice

A welcome noise 

Greeting them both

Wasn't something i loathe

For love was abundant 

And always resplendent 

Brightening d day

Making me feeling gay

Donning singlet n Wearing sarong 

Having lunch sitting crossed legged

Never made me feel wrong

Though there was only rice n eggs that were salted

Everything tasted delicious 

While Chatting of nothing malicious 

Though grandma n ma are no longer here

Seven years to be precise n clear

Thoughts of them never fail to bring me happiness 

And now my aunt n uncle continue the heritage 

Of humour n liveliness

Just like grandma's parentage

The wooden house still stands 

Albeit here n there a little dent

The paddy field still remains 

Though machine ploughs the land

But d kampung dishes

And the river abundant fishes

Will Live long and hopefully 

Eternally

nkc @ ank