Rafa-era Reds finally win at the Bridge
by Ednathan Thadeu Andrada
nathanandrada.wordpress.com
Coming into this game, I already conditioned myself that it we would be lucky if Liverpool could at least snatch a point in their game against Chelsea. Odds are certainly against us especially that the it has been four years now since Rafael Benitez acrimoniously left then La Liga champions Valencia to manage England’s most decorated club, yet until Sunday he has yet to muster a win against their bitter rivals from London.
Can not blame me nor even many of Liverpool fans all over the world for being cautiously pessimistic on any idea of a win at Stamford Bridge since Chelsea themselves has not tasted defeat in their grounds in 86 games. Although, the day eventually belonged to Liverpool, defender Jamie Carragher, who received the nod as the game’s best player for keeping Nicolas Anelka less ambitious in the box than usual, was quick to downplay their title credentials saying it was still too early in the season.
I, too, believe that Liverpool, despite at the top of the BPL table after nine matches played, needs more than this win to convince most especially their supporters that they are indeed serious contenders for the league this season. What they need is to win against the middle table clubs like the Blackburns, the Portsmouths, and the Aston Villas consistently, something they have had difficulty in the last four years.
This Wednesday, Liverpool has a chance to stay three points or more clear of their closest rival as they face a Portsmouth side which drew in the weekend and just lost their manager Harry Redknapp to Tottenham. This is a good opportunity to bolster their chances as they find themselves in unfamiliar territory being chanced by the rest of the Big Four.
Selling spree Monday
by Ednathan Thadeu Andrada
nathanandrada.wordpress.com
The Dow fell sharply in last night’s trading shedding off another 203 points to kick off this week on a bearish mood. Despite pulling modest gains halfway into the session, another late rally southward, which has been eminent for weeks now, proved to be another pivotal setback for equities.
Earlier, Asian and European shares got hammered with even Japan’s Nikkei falling to its 26-year low. There is even talk that the US might follow the Japanese experience when it suffered a long recession after their real estate bubble burst in the late 80s. Almost the same premise now hounds the US with the housing collapse blamed as the culprit for their current woes.
The Phisix fell over 12 percent in yesterday’s session and trading was even stopped momentarily for 15 minutes due to the massive sell-off shades of what happened in Moscow weeks ago when their stock exchange went on a free fall. A lot of wealth has already been lost in the PSE in this past few weeks. Consumer demand in this country is expected to slow down and not even the holidays could make people spend in the level they used to.
Despite the peso’s fall against the dollar, it is not yet ‘all bets are off’ in terms of positive effect to the economy especially for the beneficiaries of remittances. Families of OFWs are likely to hoard their dollars anyway and this continued slow consumer spending would just keep the real economy dampened. This is a ripe scenario for a properties bubble especially here in Manila. Banks that are highly exposed to the property sector would feel the pinch which would lead to a possible credit crunch in the financial system. On the surface, the crisis has barely affected our everyday lives, but the signs are coming and their coming fast.
Super Man
Two sundays had passed, we had our RNB night sponsored by our company in PASEO. All of my fellow colleagues were there to lavish the moment of fun, bonding, eating, and drinking. Until, I spot my hero sitting opposite my sight. He was there, alone with his PSP gadget and sipping ICED TEA! In a crowded and noisy environment, he dared gratifying himself with that PSP! Can’t imagine! You have to be drinking beer, boy!
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Countdown to the Presidency of the Good Ol’ US of A
I used to reserve countdowns to occasions that mean a lot of eating and pigging out, but the US Presidential Elections is such an important event that it deserves its own hallowed place in my countdown list. I don’t give a damn about the global financial crisis because all my bank accounts add up to a grand total of 39.27 Philippine Pesos. Oh, I forgot to mention that I have only one bank account.
The Lehman Brothers, Freddie Mac, Freddie Mae and all those odd-sounding financial institutions may collapse like a deck of cards, yet I will be the least affected by this scenario. What is more relevant than the panicking traders in Wall Street is the US Presidential Elections on November 8, 2008. Two presidential candidates going by the names of Barack Obama and John McCain (in no particular order) as well as a slew of meaningless, obscure nuisances (is Ralph Nader in the mix?) vie for the much maligned position of American President in a world that has become more and more anti-American by the minute.
Yeah, good old Dubya will have to bid farewell early next year. Good riddance, Mr. Bush. We hope that your decision to send troops to Godforsaken places like Iraq and Afghanistan will bode well for America’s future and result in Osama Bin Laden’s foot soldiers getting a good a-whipping. We hope that your recent $700 billion bailout plan will help the world economy back on its shaky feet. You deserve a pat on the back for your earnest efforts. Only history will judge your performance as US President, but for the meantime, let’s place judgment on the two major presidential candidates who are looking for a 4-year lease on White House.
Europe and Asia meet as the crisis deepens
by Ednathan Thadeu Andrada
nathanandrada.wordpress.com
The weekend saw the conclusion of the biggest global summit that convened yet so far supposedly aimed to address the rapid spread of the financial crisis that originally broke out during the US housing meltdown just a few week ago. The summit brought nations from Europe and Asia and the event was held in the Chinese capital of Beijing. Many believe that the venue was just fitting since China is seen as the country with the best ability to shrug off the contagion that has already taken a number of countries as victims.
If there was something that came out of the summit, it was the adoption by the 45 participating heads of state of the Beijing Declaration which called for sustainable development by strengthening collaboration on environmental issues and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. As expected, a summit as huge as this did nothing to provide specific solutions to the pressing effects of the financial tsunami that could likely turn into a worldwide recession.
Last week, Pakistan and Argentina became the latest countries that sought for either international assistance or employed drastic internal policies. Pakistan has already sent signals that it would be needing financial bailout from the International Monetary Fund and Argentina’s national government has nationalized their pension system in order to salvage their declining to ability to pay their financial obligations abroad.
Here at home, the Phisix continues to get battered and has fallen below the psychological 2,000-points mark. The peso is steadily weakening against the dollar which now stands at around 48.90 per dollar. A likely BSP intervention in the foreign exchange market could in the offing once it slides further to 50 a dollar.
Europe and Asia meet as the crisis deepens
by Ednathan Thadeu Andrada
nathanandrada.wordpress.com
The weekend saw the conclusion of the biggest global summit that convened yet so far supposedly aimed to address the rapid spread of the financial crisis that originally broke out during the US housing meltdown just a few week ago. The summit brought nations from Europe and Asia and the event was held in the Chinese capital of Beijing. Many believe that the venue was just fitting since China is seen as the country with the best ability to shrug off the contagion that has already taken a number of countries as victims.
If there was something that came out of the summit, it was the adoption by the 45 participating heads of state of the Beijing Declaration which called for sustainable development by strengthening collaboration on environmental issues and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. As expected, a summit as huge as this did nothing to provide specific solutions to the pressing effects of the financial tsunami that could likely turn into a worldwide recession.
Last week, Pakistan and Argentina became the latest countries that sought for either international assistance or employed drastic internal policies. Pakistan has already sent signals that it would be needing financial bailout from the International Monetary Fund and Argentina’s national government has nationalized their pension system in order to salvage their declining to ability to pay their financial obligations abroad.
Here at home, the Phisix continues to get battered and has fallen below the psychological 2,000-points mark. The peso is steadily weakening against the dollar which now stands at around 48.90 per dollar. A likely BSP intervention in the foreign exchange market could in the offing once it slides further to 50 a dollar.
Free Tickets! Gene Loves Jezebel Tour!
On November 14-15, and 16, 2008, Gene Loves Jezebel
will be doing a tour in the Philippines!
And guess what, friends! You can get free tickets to this event!
Yes, you’ve read right, everyone! The AnitoKid is giving away
free tickets to the Jean Loves Jezebel tour! And I kid you not!
Much thanks for looking, everyone!
Link is here, friends!
A spam comment on my BUSBY SEO TEST entry
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Bernard Docusen: A Filipino Boxer!
For friends who are interested in boxing,
here is a read on Filipino boxer Bernard Docusen.
The article was first published on The Sweet Science
by Bernard Fernandez. It is one very good read, friends!
And I kid you not!
Much thanks for looking, everyone!
The Flawed Statesmanship
I do not buy the political flaunting of former House Speaker Jose de Venecia. Although his intention is to save his face from being ousted in his former post in the house of Congress, losing the leadership of their party, and that of his Joey de Venecia III who ignored delicadeza in joining and out-bided in ZTE national broadband network deal; he should not have done the endorsement of impeachment complaint of President Gloria Arroyo in the house o f Congress filed by his son. See more @ Pinoy Barking Hall
