FROM SITE TO BLOG

(the logo on the left commemorated the 9th anniversary of BoLASEPaKO)

I made a decision months ago to convert this website into a blog.
It came at a time when the blogging community is under intense surveillance from all corners, following some high-profile cases involving some bloggers over the sensitive remarks posted by them online.

Nonetheless, always strive to do something constructive without getting myself into those unnecessary hassles, especially on the legal side of things.


The reasons for having BoLASEPaKO convert into a blog are mainly because of the following.

• Better archiving of what l had said and commented (sometimes, have to crack my brain just to recall what l said)
• Cut down the time and hassle of uploading, and adjusting the layout of the site (with the Blogger, it has made things easy)

So would like to shift the focus of the site rather for its layout and graphics to more on its contents.

"HI" THEN "LO"

In short, the year 2005 started with a bang on 16th January.

The day we were crowned as the football kings of South East Asia, by clinching the Tiger Cup in front of the sea of reds.

Unfortunately, though, the third-on-the-roll failure to advance to the semi-finals of the bicentennial SEA Games football tournament had sent the football fraternity tumble to ground zero yet again. What a waste...

SINCHI BYE FOR NOW, PHEW!

The withdrawal at the eleventh hour by Chinese Club Sinchi FC was "well-received" by a large number of S.League supporters.

Goodness gracious, at least it saves us a trip to that daunting "wild, wild west" arena.

Never a favourite among the fans and media alike, thus I don't really habour too much hope on whether how they going to promote futsal (though being a keen fan of the five-a-side version) from scratch when they can't even carve a niche after three years of "assimilating".

STILL DON'T GET IT?

I don't hide my skeptical beliefs about Sporting Afrique and Sengkang Punggol FC.

The failure of Paya Lebar Punggol (PLPFC, whose signboard was placed at Hougang Stadium) once again proved that hastily admitting a team after a short presentation, not only is like losing a "battle of Waterloo" but a damaging factor to the league as a whole.

More fans and potential sponsors will give miss if the sorry spectacle of the Seahorses repeats again, in this case for Sporting Afrique and the newly-formed Sengkang Punggol FC (a joint venture by Sengkang Marine and PLP).

Even in established leagues, the NBA's Toronto Raptors and NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars were given ample time (from bidding to be the franchisee, signing of players and etc.) to prepare themselves before their debut in their respective leagues.

I would beg for some clarifications to be explained by the league authority for the "kiasuism" shown in admitting these teams.

If not any Tom, Dick, or Harry could produce a fanciful, "too good to be true" proposal and join in the fun, with the paying fans at the losing end, as always.