Babe Of The Month - The Enchanting Pippa Middleton.......again!

Pippa Middleton looking hot!

Top left, dressed in a white summer dress, with a cropped denim jean jacket, Pippa is seen running errands in Chelsea.

Top right, Pippa negotiates getting into her car with a shoulder bag and a coffee in hand.

Centre, Pippa looking elegant as she saunters through Chelsea wearing a printed dress and Gucci shades, after a successful shopping trip.

Bottom left, Pippa smiling as she strolls through the streets of London in jeans, a pink top and dark jacket, large hoop earrings......and of course her shades!

Bottom right, Pippa maybe deep in thought but she still manages to look chic.

X-traordinary. X-ceptional. X-cellant (Xorry)

X-Men: First Class
Not A Review.
X-ceptional
X-quisite.
X-cellant.
X-traordinary.
X Marks The Spot!
First Class is Top of The Class!



Professor X!
>Aka. James McAvoy!
X-cellent!

X-Rated! (great pickup lines, Charles!)

No wheelchair! Don't touch his hair!

Still X-tra Awesome!

Magneto!
aka. Michael Fassbender!
Magnetizing!
Heavy metal!
Ironclad performance!
That is one hell of a way to kill a guy, Erik!



Other mutants!
Havok: Energizing!
Mystique: Mystifying!
Banshee: Supersonic!

Beast! er... blue!
Azazel! Angel (with butterfly wings)!

(Poor Darwin)

Hubba hubba Emma Frost!
Cleavage rating 8.5!
Ok January Jones isn't THAT hot,
But when she takes her clothes off THAT often,
Who's looking at her face?
Hur hur.



Probably my favorite of all the X-Men movies so far.
Yes, even better than X1 and X2.
Yes, even without Wolverine!
Matthew Vaughn is KICK ASS!
Get him back for the sequel PLEASE!



Yup, this is DEFINITELY a great reboot of the franchise.
X-cellantly done, Vaughn!
EAT THAT Brett Ratner!
THIS is how you do an X-Men movie!
Now bring on the next one!


(I said FOUR Big Macs, Erik. not five!)

Congratulations to FC Barcelona - UEFA Champions League Winners 2011

Barcelona beat Manchester United 3-1 at Wembley tonight to win the 2011 UEFA Champions League Trophy

'Magical Messi' celebrates after scoring tonight

Beer Of The Week: Malt Of The Rising Suntory

I have to admit, I'm not that great with Japanese beers. Most of the ones I've tried are the more common ones like Asahi, and although I visited the Sapporo factory in Tokyo once, that was before I could REALLY appreciate beer as it should be.

Anyway, this week's beer of the week is SUNTORY PREMIUM MALT beer, brought to you by the same guys who make Yamazaki and Hibiki whiskies:




Suntory is actually the fourth largest player in the Japanese beer industry, behind Sapporo, Asahi and Kirin, but apaprently, Premium Malt is now one of the top PREMIUM beers in Japan. It was launched here quite recently, just under a year ago, but it's not widely available - probably only in certain Japanese restaurants and shops.

If you happen to have a bottle or can at home, you should probably know that there is supposedly a special way to pour the beer. You have to pour it straight down first to generate a nice foamy head, then after it's settle somewhat, you pour the rest in gently via the side of the glass. This way, the head remains, and supposedly prevents the flavor of the beer from 'escaping' too quickly. If you have the special Suntory glass, even better, since the glass was designed to be the perfect vessel to serve Suntory beer.

I tried the beer with and without the special technique before, and the one done without was definitely flatter and less aromatic than the one that was served properly.

Anyway, I quite like the beer - it's got a nice, hoppy aromatic aroma that isn't TOO hoppy, and quite pleasant. On the palate, it's very refreshing, one of those beers that I just LOVE having upon coming home after a long day's work and during a hot day. And using ONLY premium malted barley, it's got a very distinct and nice malty flavor to it as well.

Definitely one of my favorite Japanese beers so far.

Is this the year the Panda beats Pixar? SKADOOSH!

Kung Fu Panda 2
Not A Review.
WHEE SKADOOSH!
Wah Pixar better look out,
Cars 2 has a lot of ground to make up
Because this movie is actually damn good.
Heck, it's even better than the FIRST Kungfu Panda IMHO.



Tigress! Snake! Panda!
Mantis! Monkey! Crane!
Peacock! Rhino! Ox! Croc!
I love all the different animal kungfu styles!



The action was definitely bigger and better.
Each individual animal also got to show off more.
More fighting, more awesome stuns,
THIS is how a kungfu movie should be like!
(Without all the actors breaking their necks, of course)



Fooyor the peacock bad guy damn power,
I really like the way they used the bird's form,
The metal claws, the tail feathers, the spear,
And his feathers are deadly throwing knives!
Lord Shen would KICK Tai Lung's butt, no fight!



It's quite funny also.
And at least they don't use all those pop culture jokes,
That all the Shrek lar Shark Tale use.
BOOORING.
Oh, if you understand Cantonese,
Go watch the Canto version also.
It's funny!



Oh, and it's not all action action fight fight,
Got some parts damn touching also ok?
Especially with the goose.
And the 3D not bad also.
Watch out Pixar, this panda means business.
SKADOOSH!

Vroom Vroom TWOOOO!

ARGH. Someone PLEASE give or buy me this set of three movie posters from Cars 2 PLEASE:



This'll look AWESOME framed up and hung up on one of my walls.

Speaking of Cars 2 posters, these country specific posters are pretty damn cool as well:

The 2010/11 European Domestic League's Winners and Losers, and the Top Scorers.

English Premier League:
Winners: Manchester United
Runners-Up - Chelsea
Automatic Champions League Qualification - Man City
Relegated - Birmingham, Blackpool, West Ham.
Top scorers: Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd 20 goals), Carlos Tevez (Man City 20), Robin Van Persie (Arsenal 18), Darren Bent (Aston Villa 17).

Spanish La Liga:
Winners - Barcelona
Runners-Up - Real Madrid
Automatic Champions League Qualification - Barcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia
Relegated - Deportivo La Coruna, Hércules, Almería.
Leading scorers: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid 40 goals), Lionel Messi (Barcelona 31), Sergio Agüero right, (Atletico Madrid 20), Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla 20), David Villa (Barcelona 18), (Giuseppe Rossi Villarreal 18), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao 18), Roberto Soldado (Valencia 18).

Italy's Serie A :
Winners - AC Milan
Runners-Up - Inter Milan
Automatic Champions League Qualification - AC Milan, Inter Milan, Napoli
Relegated - Sampdoria, Brescia, Bari.
Top scorers: Antonio Di Natale (Udinese 28 goals), Edinson Cavani (Napoli 26), Samuel Eto'o (Inter 21), Alessandro Matri (Cagliari 20).

German Bundesliga:
Winners - Borussia Dortmund
Runners-Up - Bayer Leverkusen
Automatic Champions League Qualification - Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen
Relegated: Eintracht Frankfurt, St Pauli.
Top scorers: Mario Gomez right, (Bayern Munich 28 goals), Papiss Demba Cisse (SC Freiburg 22), Milivoje Novakovic (FC Koln 17).

French Ligue 1 League Table:
Winners - Lille
Runners-Up - Olympique Marseille
Automatic Champions League Qualification - Lille & Olympique Marseille
Relegated - Monaco, Lens, Arles.
Top scorers: Moussa Sow (Lille 22 goals), Kevin Gameiro (Lorient 21), Youssef El-Arabi (Caen 17).

Dutch Eredivisie League Table:
Winners - Ajax Amsterdam
Runners-Up - Twente Enschede
Automatic Champions League Qualification - Ajax
Relegated - VVV Venlos, Willem II, SC Excelsior Rotterdam.
Top Scorers: Björn Vleminckx (NEC 23 goals), Dmitriy Bulykin (ADO Den Haag 21), Mads Junker right, (Roda JC 21).

Ukrainian Premier League Table:
Winners - Shakhtar Donetsk
Runners-Up - Dynamo Kiev
Automatic Champions League Qualification - Shakhtar Donetsk
Relegated - Metalurh Zaporizhya, Sevastopol.
Top Scorers: EvgenLast Seleznev (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 17 goals), MarkoLast Dević (Metalist 14).

Portuguese Liga Sagres League Table:
Winners: FC Porto
Runners-Up - Benfica
Automatic Champions League Qualification - FC Porto
Relegated - Portimonense, Naval 1º de Maio.
Top scorers: Givanildo 'Hulk' Vieira de Souza right, (FC Porto 23 goals), Radamel Falcao García Zárate (FC Porto 16), João Henrique Tomás (Rio Ave 16).

Belgian Jupiler Pro League Table :
Winners - Anderlecht
Runners-Up - Racing Genk
Champions League Group Stage Qualification - Racing Genk, Standard Liege
Relegated - AS Eupen, Royal Charleroi SC.
Top Scorers - Jelle Vossen (Racing Genk 17 goals), Ivan Perišić (16), Ronald Vargas Aranguren (Club Brugge 15).

Turkish Spor Toto Super Lig Table:
Winners - Fenerbahce
Runners-Up - Trabzonspor
Automatic Champions League Qualification - Fenerbahce
Relegated - Bucaspor, Konyaspor, Kasimpasa.
Top Scorers - Alexsandro 'Alex' Souza right, (Fenerbahce 28 goals), BurakLast Yilmaz (Trabzonspor 19), Mamadou Niang (Fenerbahce 15).

Austrian Bundesliga League Table:
Winners - SK Sturm Graz
Runners-Up - FC Red Bull Salzburg.
Champions League Group Stage Qualification - SK Sturm Graz
Relegated - LASK Linz
Top scorers: Roland Linz (Austria Wien 20 goals), Roman Kienast (SK Sturm Graz 19), Hamdi Salihi (Rapid Wien 17), Roman Wallner (Salzburg 17).

Blackpool have hardest task on epic final day - Betting News with Betfred

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It has been a massive season for Blackpool and they now have to do things the hard way as they travel to Manchester United on the final day of the season.

Ian Holloway's side have been the entertainers of the Premier League since their promotion last year, and have received rave reviews from the football world for their adventurous, attacking style of play.
However things have been tough for the Tangerines since the turn of the year, and they are 9/2 with Betfred to record a shock victory at United on Sunday.

They now sit in the bottom three on goal difference, knowing a win is vital if they wish to retain their Premier League status, but United are unbeaten at home this season, dropping just two points out of a possible 54 at home, and will be keen to give the Old Trafford faithful a tremendous send-off as they celebrate winning their record 19th league title.

There are numerous permutations surrounding the final weekend of the season and any two teams from five could be relegated depending on results elsewhere.

A point could be enough for Blackpool (and it is 10/3 the draw at fortress Old Trafford), if Birmingham lose at Tottenham, and/or Wolves lose at home to Blackburn by two goals or more. Should Wolves beat Blackburn then only an 'unexpected' Blackpool victory would see them overtake Rovers.

The Premier League betting odds understandably favour Blackpool to be relegated as have the toughest final game against United, and Betfred go 4/11 that they will be plying their trade in The Championship next season.

What must worry fans of the Seasiders is they have a notoriously leaky defence and travel to a United side capable of scoring a hat-ful, even if Sir Alex Ferguson decides to put out a weakened side with one eye on the Champions League final next week.

Even if Ferguson leaves out some of his star names then those that take to the field will be out to impress the Scotsman, and show him why they deserve a place in the Champions League final squad - so it could be a long old afternoon for Blackpool.

Alex McLeish's Birmingham side are 5/1 to win at White Hart Lane and 8/13 to be relegated in the Premier League betting, but The Blues have been on a shocking run of form of late, recording just two wins in their last twelve league games!

The other team in the relegation mix that we have not yet mentioned are Wigan, who travel to Stoke in their final fixture of the campaign. The Latics have the same number of points as Blackpool but an inferior goal difference than all of their relegation rivals, albeit a marginal one.

It would be close to a a miracle if Blackpool survive – but Ian Holloway is without doubt the man you would most want in charge of a team in a relegation dogfight on the last day of the season.

It has been a breath of fresh air having the Seasiders in the Premier League, but they look set to be one-season wonders but their fans will have been left with some unforgettable memories.

My Tip of the Weekend:

Expect wins for United (4/7), Spurs (4/7), Wigan (17/10) and Wolves (6/5) in the vital games, which would see Birmingham and Blackpool join West Ham in dropping down to the Championship.

Sunday 22nd May:

Manchester Utd v Blackpool, kick-off 4pm, live on Sky Sports 1.
Tottenham v Birmingham City, kick-off 4pm, live on Sky Sports 2.

By Drew Swainston
(Guest writer from Betfred on behalf of Beer Footy and Birds!)

Beer Of The Week: Tui Tui, Don't Ptui It!

Couple months back, a former colleague of mine brought this back from New Zealand.



Yes, a couple months ago. I put it in the fridge, and completely forgot about it until recently when I cleaned out the fridge.

Fortunately, the beer doesn't seem to have gone bad, or at least I dont' think so. But since I don't have another Tui to compare this one to, you'll have to take my word for it MUAHAHAHA.

Anyway, this particular beer is the Tui East Indian Pale Ale, which I reckon is a fancy name for 'English Ale', since it tastes very much like what an English ale tastes like. It's light, sweet, and has a nice caramel finish, not too long. But it's a bit light though, and reminds me of a Newcastle Brown Ale as well.



Nevertheless, if I were in NZ, I'd probably drink this a lot because its the kind of beer that I like. It's a bit light though, only 4.0% ABV; so I can probably drink this all night long.

Plus I like a beer with a sense of humour:



Overall, a nice, pleasant-tasting beer, not too spectacular, but nice nonetheless. Where can you get it? Probably New Zealand, I suppose. heh.

:P

I don't feel like writing anything too serious today. I'll just keep typing into this laptop to fill up the space in my head that creeps and crawls. I have plenty to say, too much in fact. But it's not going on the Internet. Sorry but my ever so interesting life story is not something I'll put on here. I know all about tearing my heart out and wearing it on my sleeve for complete strangers. I'm the master of TMI ("too much information") and I ramble as bad in conversation as I do online. But the person I am changes too fast to even keep track of anymore these days. I will say this though: for someone so young I've lived a rather full and complex life. Even though I've barely lived at all I could die with a smile on my face today, I've made my mark and changed cold hearts with my compassion as well as hardened hearts with my malice. I can finally view existence as something that makes sense and remembered that believing in myself is the only thing that ever made sense to me.

Pub Football Team - Last Orders!

TEAM NAME:
'Stella' Bucharest - (Steaua Bucharest)

TEAM MANAGER:
Lauent 'Sauvignon Blanc' - (Laurent Blanc)

GOALKEEPER:
Julian 'Peroni' - (Julian Speroni)

DEFENCE:
Bruce 'Rioja' - (Bruce Rioch)
Lucas 'Radebeer' - (Lucas Radabe)
Chris 'Captain Morgan' - (Chris Morgan)
Robert 'Hooch' - (Robert Huth)

MIDFIELD:
Micky 'Gin' - (Micky Gynn)
Wilson 'PaleAlecios' - (Wilson Palacios)
Nigel 'Reo-Coca Cola' - (Nigel Reo-Coker)
'Scotch' Parker - (Scott Parker)

STRIKERS:
Dennis 'Kronenbourgkamp' - (Dennis Bergkamp)
'Cider' Gudjohnsen - (Eidur Gudjohnsen)

SUBSTITUTES:
Jimmy 'Glass' - (Jimmy Glass)
Nicky 'Baileys' - (Nicky Bailey)
Steven 'Pina Colada' (Steven Pienaar)
Jermaine 'Tennent' (Jermaine Pennant)
'Shandy' Cole - (Andy Cole)
Teddy 'Sherryingham' - (Teddy Sherringham)

Four is Definitely Enough, Jack

Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Not a review.
Otherwise known as POTC4
Or POTC: The Pointless Money Grubbing Sequel
Pointless in that it doesn't add anything to the franchise,
Beyond giving us more Jack Sparrow.
And frankly, I'm getting a bit sick of him.




Ok, Captain Jack Sparrow is always fun.
But this time around he was fun but boring at the same time.
The first movie he was AWESOME because he was FRESH.
By the third movie, he was a bit tired already.
And this one, it's ALL him.
Which is good and bad at the same time.



It's not too bad.
Just.. pointless.
I reckon you could take the best bits of all 3 sequels,
And make one REALLY AWESOME sequel.
Instead we got one LONG trailer to the 3rd,
A third movie that was all over the place,
and a 4th movie that is pretty much pointless.



Blackbeard was awesome though.
Ian McShane is AWESOME.
Even better than Davy Jones.
And Barbossa is still my favorite pirate of the lot.
He's the only one who can give commands like a REAL pirate!



Lucky no Will and Elizabeth this time.
But wait, there's some wishy-washy guy,
Falling in love with a mermaid.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT SUBPLOT THERE FOR ANYWAY?
IT'S BOOORRING and doesn't add ANYTHING to the plot.
It's like a mini-Will & Liz for fucks sake.
URGH.



Ooooh, Penelope Cruz.
She's smokin' hot.
MUCH better than Keira Knightley
Not much of a cleavage rating though haih.
And those mermaids are damn hot too!
Until the go psycho and bite your heads off, that is.



Yes Johnny, four is definitely enough.
Unless you can get a new director,
One that can give the franchise something NEW,
You're only gonna be making the same movie OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
There's only so much Sparrowing around we can take, Jack.