Saturday, December 8, 2007

David Beckham

The boy from East London first made everyone sit up and take notice when he scored a wonder goal on the first day of the 1995/6 English football season. In lobbing a 60-yard belter from inside his own half to beat Wimbledon goalkeeper Neil Sullivan, he marked the arrival of a football phenomenon.
Born in Leytonstone on May 2, 1975, David Robert Joseph Beckham was a Manchester United fan from a very early age. He even insisted on wearing a Red Devils shirt when training with London club Tottenham Hotspur as a schoolboy. The admiration was mutual – the biggest football club in the world had its eye on the young player – and, aged 16, he signed as a trainee with Man U.
The skinny teenager rose from cleaning the first team's boots to a spell in the reserves, before making his league debut in 1995, just a month shy of his 20th birthday. But it wasn't until 1997 that he really emerged into the spotlight when he met and fell for Spice Girl Victoria Adams, commonly known as Posh.
The attraction between the couple was instant, and ten months after embarking upon a relationship they announced their engagement. "I've met the man I know I'm going to grow old and wrinkly with," enthused Victoria.
David could do no wrong – until the 1998 England/Argentina match in France. The golden boy of English football was sent off early in the second half for a petulant kick against Argentinean player Diego Someone. England was out on penalties and Beckham's name was mud.
Following the match, David flew straight to New York where the Spice Girls were on tour. And it was here the couple's son Brooklyn Joseph was reportedly conceived.
Beckham junior kicked off life on March 4, 1999, after being delivered by caesarean section at London's Portland Hospital. Four months later his parents tied the knot in a lavish ceremony at Dublin's Luttrelstown Castle. Brooklyn was joined by second son Romeo on September 1, 2002, with the youngest Beckham, Cruz, making his debut in early 2005.
In November 2003 David received what he described as his "best" honor - an OBE from the Queen. "It's not just for me but for Manchester United, England, all of my teammates and my family," he said.
The same year it was announced the devoted Manchester United fan would be leaving his beloved club and moving to Madrid-based Spanish team Real Madrid on a four-year contract.
Another monumental decision came just after England bowed out of the 2006 World Cup for the second time in the quarter-final stages. The soccer ace announced he was to step down as captain of the squad - a role he held for six years. "It has been an honor and a privilege to captain our country and I wish to stress that I want to continue to play for England," he declared.
The success enjoyed by David on the football pitch was perhaps only equaled by that of "Brand Beckham". Marketing initiatives based on his iconic status included a fragrance as well as lucrative sponsorship deals - with the likes of Gillette, Pepsi and Motorola. Keen to pass on his love for 'the beautiful game', David has also branched out into establishing football academies for young people in both the UK and the United States.
And David Beckham leaves Real Madrid at the end of the season for Major League Soccer's the Los Angeles Galaxy and a $250 million contract. He will become the biggest star to play soccer in the United States since Pele and Franz Beckenbauer played in the now-defunct North American Soccer League in the 1970s. MLS even changed its rules on salary caps, clearing the way for Beckham to sign the lucrative deal and become the first player to be signed under the new rule.

Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin was the leading figure in the Russian revolution and the formation of the Soviet Union. He was first a law student, but ended up leading the Bolsheviks and eventually taking control of the government. At the time, Russia was ruled by the Tsar, Tsar Alexander III. He lead to the end of the monarchy in Russia and created the Soviet Union, a nation in which he had a dream where there will be no hierarchy in a country. There will only be the working force of the country who owns and run the country. There will be no landlords or class of people that pays or controls the labor class of people. There will only be the labor class of people.
Before the Soviet Union, Russia was a monarchy with the Tsar in control, where there are nobles and people who were like lords and landlords. They would be the ones that would control the nation, which Lenin saw that it was a way to control the people and that it was a way for the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer and die of starvation. Lenin saw that to make the people as equal as possible, created the Soviet Union where he thought that when there are no hierarchy of people, no classes except for one, the labor class, there will be equality and happiness.
This was because Lenin got most of his ideas from Carl Marx, the creator of the Marxism. It was the same concept as the Communism that Lenin created. The world that Lenin created, however, was a nation that was filled with lots of errors and ways for people to exploit them.
The economy, for instance, would not grow as fast as other types of government, since everyone is the labor force. There are no people or groups of people who can do free companies or own business for their own. This is because it would put the people in the hierarchy or class of people that are not laborers. There will only be common ownership, or that everything in the country belongs to everyone.
The political influence is also great as well. In this new system, it is a step away from monarchy and a little more closer towards the people (labor class) running the country and a little bit of communism. But in actuality, the country was run by officers and dictators as Stalin would eventually after the death of Lenin. This was because to make sure that the country would be run right, a government of the party of Lenin would have to run the country and have to govern the peoples. This meant that it is not that much different from the other governments.
The society also changed. The people were expected to be all labor class, equal and same. However, this only meant that the new government, the controlling body of the nation, has the entire population as labors, where no one is safe from being taken and used. It was a way to ensure that all was equal in this new system.

My puppy love

Last night, I dreamed about my first girl friend, it is a wonderful dream of mine. Everybody in this world must have their first love, me too. Woman in my dream is my first love; I love her since I was just 8 year old at grade 2. The school is the place I first met her that made me want to come to school every day, not for study but for meet her. I cannot make my myself brave enough to have a conversation with her because when I see her and when my eyes and her eyes has met , my hand is shaked and my confidence is lower fastly , I can't do anything but just closed my eyes and walk away from her. I don't think my dream will come true; I can be her boy friend when I was 6 years older. At grade 8 is the happiest year of my life but in good news always have a bad news, she quits from the school because she has to prepare to go to study at England, I feel like my heart was broken. Before she goes to England she went to study at some international school in Bangkok, now I have about one year before she go to England. In that one year I can felt many thing in the school has changed , I don't meet her there every day like before just meet her once a week , I don't feel happy like before she go from school and I don't feel shake anymore. But at least I felt happy that when she came to school she came to meet me, I have more confidence to talk with her. We always go out to shopping together that was really fun and happy and one day I told her I love her , that makes me nervous she didn't say anything but I know what she gonna say , that's a woman. My happiness had end so fast, in May she asked me to be just friend, now I felt shocked again, I couldn't say anything just said "I wish you happy in the future". I don't know what to do and what to say , that is very bad for me , why don't I ask her not to leave, that time all I think is let her go to find someone who better than me , my love time is just 7 months. This is my true story, it happened 5 years ago and I still miss her although my love for her is lower than the past. Last night in my dream I dreamed that we are still love and we are so happy that made me smile but it just a dream , I don't believe we can love again because both me and her has our new girl friend and boy friend . In this time all I think is do the best I can to make my new girl friend happy and I'll never let her go.

The Death of Footballer

Spanish football has been stunned by the death on Tuesday of Sevilla's 22-year-old midfielder Antonio Puerta, one of the country's most promising young players. The Spanish international collapsed during a Primera Liga match against Getafe on Saturday and had been in a critical condition in hospital ever since."He was a magnificent footballer and had a great sporting future," former Sevilla coach Joaquin Caparros, now of Athletic Bilbao, told Radio Marca.The dramatic pictures of Puerta's collapse were flashed around the country and his predicament, with daily medical updates, has dominated the news cycles.A round-the-clock vigil of fans was conducted at the Virgen del Rocio hospital and a steady stream of visitors from the world of football went to see him.City rivals Real Betis were among the first to arrive, with other visitors including former team mates Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid and Jose Antonio Reyes of Atletico.Thousands of email messages of support were sent to the club with many posted on the club's Web site.Sevilla have always had a prickly relationship with Betis, which makes the words of their eccentric major-shareholder Manuel Ruiz de Lopera all the more touching."This has been a huge blow for the whole of Seville, and completely unexpected," Lopera told Radio Marca. "It is important to see the rivalry counts for nothing, and that we are all affected," he said."My thoughts are with him, his family and Sevilla. Betis will always stand by Sevilla."SCHALKE GOAL Puerta was a product of Sevilla's acclaimed youth system, breaking into the side in the 2004-5 season before becoming a regular the following year as a versatile left sided player who could play as a wing back or midfielder. He became a hero to Sevilla fans for the spectacular goal he scored against Schalke 04 that secured their place in the UEFA Cup final for the first time in April 2006.Neither side had managed to score in 180 minutes of football but 11 minutes into extra time at the Sanchez Pizjuan, Puerta drilled a curling shot inside the far post with the outside of his left foot to settle the tie.Sevilla went on to win the final against Middlesbrough 4-0 and retained the trophy in a penalty shootout against Espanyol last season. He also helped them win the King's Cup in June.Puerta made his debut for Spain in October last year, in a 2-0 loss to Sweden in a Euro 2008 qualifier.Although he only had one cap he was considered one of the players for the future on the international scene, and had already caught the eye of a number of Europe's top clubs.

Mona Lisa

Today I bring story about Mona Lisa, or La Gioconda (La Joconde), is a 16th century oil painting on poplar wood by Leonardo da Vinci, and is arguably the most famous painting in the world. Few works of art have been subject to as much scrutiny, study, mythologizing and parody. It is owned by the French government and hangs in the Musée du Louvre in Paris. The painting, a half-length portrait, depicts a woman whose gaze meets the viewer's with an expression often described as enigmatic.

Title of the painting:
The title Mona Lisa stems from the Giorgio Vasari biography of Leonardo da Vinci, published 31 years after Leonardo's death. In it, he identified the sitter as Lisa Gherardini, the wife of wealthy Florentine businessman Francesco Del Giocondo. "Mona" was a common Italian contraction of "madonna," meaning "my lady," the equivalent of the English "Madam," so the title means "Madam Lisa". In modern Italian the short form of "Madonna" is usually spelled "Monna," so the title is sometimes given as Monna Lisa. This is rare in English, but more common in Romance languages. The alternative title La Gioconda is the feminine form of Giocondo. In Italian, giocondo also means 'light-hearted' ('jocund' in English), so "gioconda" means "light-hearted woman". Because of her smile, this version of the title plays on this double meaning, as does the French "La Joconde".Both Mona Lisa and La Gioconda became established as titles for this painting in the 19th century. Before these names became established, the painting had been referred to by various descriptive phrases, such as "a certain Florentine lady" and "a courtesan in a gauze veil."

Mona Lisa’s smile:
Hey all you Monas and Leos out there. Did you ever wonder about Mona Lisa's mysterious smile? What makes it mysterious? It's not surprising that Leonardo da Vinci would keep us guessing. As a young boy he enjoyed telling jokes and creating riddles.He was so inspired with so many interests that he would move from one project to the next sometimes leaving things unfinished. His many inventions from flying machines to ways to make a painting come to life are a testament to his genius. His love of secrets was legendary. Even his famous notebooks were written backwards so that you and I would have to hold them up in a mirror to read them!Have fun with me. Color the Mona Lisa and imagine how Leonardo felt carefully choosing his colors. Maybe you have uncovered the secret of Mona's smile.

Mona Art:
Da Vinci's Mona Lisa has been reproduced (posters, greeting cards, etc.) and reinvented (advertisements, artworks, etc.) more than any other artwork in the world. Mona mania began in the 19th century when the painting was stolen from The Louvre. The painting achieved an anthropomorphic status as French and Italian states sought to rescue the work as though it were a damsel in distress. The story of the theft appealed to the Victorian love of Romance in the art and Literature. The event inspired artists, playwrights and musicians to celebrate the painting by creating new works with the Mona Lisa in mind. They say the imitation is the highest form of flattery.

My favorite movie

My favorite movie


Eight Below
Eight below is my favorite movie. I love the kind of this story because it was about the lovely dogs. The main of this film was about sled dog’s survival. When an unforeseen accident forces a trio of Antarctic scientists (Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood and Jason Biggs) to leave behind their team of steadfast sled dogs; Maya, Max, Buck, Old Jack, Dewey, Shadow, Shorty, and Truman, the animals must survive a cruel and punishing winter on their own. This film is a Walt Disney Pictures film directed by Frank Marshall and written by David DiGilio, which was released on February 17, 2006 in the United States. It was rated PG for some peril and brief mild language.

Plot :
Jerry Shepard (Paul Walker) is a guide at an Antarctica research base under contact with the National Science Foundation. UCLA professor, Dr. Davis McClaren (Bruce Greenwood) arrives at the base and presses Shepard to take him to Mount Melbourne to attempt to find a rare meteorite from the planet Mercury. Shepard does so against his own intuition, which tells him that it is too late in the season (January) to complete such a treacherous route. Worried about the snowmobiles breaking through the thinning ice or falling in a crevasse, Shepard elects to use his dog sled team for the journey.
Shepard and McClaren make it to Mount Melbourne but are immediately called back to base camp due to an approaching storm. McClaren begs for half a day to search for the meteorite and Shepard agrees. McClaren finds the sample he is looking for and the team heads home.
Shepard pauses to patch up one of the dogs (Old Jack) whose paw is bleeding. McClaren, while walking around to get a better radio connection with base, slides down an embankment when a soft ledge gives way. His landing at the bottom cracks the thin ice and McClaren ends up breaking through. Shepherd is able to get his lead dog Maya to bring a rope to McClaren and the dog team pulls him from the water.
Now, battling hypothermia, frostbite and near whiteout conditions, it is the dogs' stamina and keen sense of direction that gets Shepard and McClaren back to base. They are immediately evacuated, along with all other personnel due to the storm, which is expected to intensify. With too much weight in the plane to carry both people and dogs, the human team medically evacuates Shepard and McClaren with a plan to return later for the dogs. The dogs are temporarily left behind, but the storm is worse than expected and it soon becomes apparent that no rescue will be attempted until the next spring.
The dogs must struggle for survival alone in the Antarctic wilderness until Shepard eventually returns to rescue them, more than six months later. Six of the eight dogs survive. The two who die are Dewey and Old Jack with the six survivors being Buck, Max, Maya, Shadow, Shorty and Truman. Maya was close to death, though, after being bitten in the leg by a Leopard Seal.
The turning point in the film is the moment when McClaren sees a drawing of the dog team by his young son, with the label: "My Hero is... THE DOGS WHO SAVED MY DADDY." The professor realizes the magnitude of his ingratitude and uses the remaining balance of his grant money to finance a rescue mission.

My holiday

My holiday


Hello
Today I'd like to tell the story about my holiday
Today I got up so late because it's my holiday. After getting up, I took a shower and got dressed, and then I had a bottle of milk and piece of bread for breakfast. And you know? Today my roommates all had left for their home, so I had to be alone.Actually I'd have gone to somewhere with my friends but the weather was so hot. I felt so bored. So I decided to stay home for doing chores in my dormitory. I start with washing all my clothes and then setting my bed with new cover, cleaning the floor and arranging the furniture. While I was doing my homework, telephone rang.I picked it up and said “Hello here is SA"" Hello Sa here is me Eve .how are you? “my friend said" I'm fine thanks and what about you? I have never heard from you for week?" I said" I’m pretty ok, thanks well SA may I visit u today. I just bought a new CD. And I'd like to watch it, but my TV doesn't work. I just have it fixed right now. What are you doing?" she asked"well I'm doing a chore and I'm going to start read the book but you can come to me anyway well what's on? “I said" Great! Thanks a lot. The name of the movie is A Walk to Remember. Have you ever heard?" she askedI said “yes I have ok when you will be here?"" I think in 30 minutes" she said" ok see you then " I saidShe said " see you then"30 minutes later while I was reading book, she came and then we watched it together.This movie is a kind of romantic-drama movie. It made me cry with sadness and also smile with happiness And the saddest thing is in the end that the main actress is death from sickness, so the main actor has to be alone but he still loves her forever. How pity it is.When we had finished it we decided to go shopping and ate out together. After that when I backed home again. I was so tired.Not so long I returned to the television again. There’s a movie about ghost on programmedIt’s so thrilling .and it always frightened me when the ghost cameWell for me I don't believe in ghost at all and at least I have never seen one, and surely I don't want to too. But ghost movie has made me feel uncomfortable. I’m here alone tooWell I got to sleep right now or I will fear more than this good night!

The freedom of speech in Thailand

The freedom of speech in Thailand

Nowadays, the freedom of speech in Thailand is very limited. Many politicians become the influential groups which try to seek power and money from their political post. Although, law is set as equal to protect the people‘s right in the state. But many people are still restrained the right to speech because there are many news and facts that were concealed by influential group. The influential groups pretend to show their beautiful figure by cover up their fault for their business and their benefit. And because of that many people who did not know the real information will join in their group. However, the people are still fighting with the wrongs. Many people assemble to show that they can conquer the wrongs by the power of right and the power of unity.
Referring to above, to express the speech by individual is too hard. Therefore, the press is the best agent that can transfer the people’s thought to the government. There are many ways that the press can show the information to the people such as radio, television, newspaper, etc. But even so, the freedom of speech or to gather the information is still hard and always limited. The press is not free to report the news or the fact. Someone derogated the right of speech for cover up a fact or their fault. Some politicians did not want to work for the state honestly but they try to use their political post to be the by-pass to their own benefit. So, the politics is affected the freedom of speech in Thailand so much because of an influence of some politicians. The press was blocked by an influence of someone who has an administrative power in the state. The beautiful figure of speech, that they performed, is used to conceal their mistake or to keep back the truth that they made it up to defraud someone who did not see through their trick. Nevertheless, many people still call for their own right to have a freedom of speech all the time.
Thus, the government should work according to law, according to people’s demand in accordance with the truth and the justice. Moreover, the government should handle anyone who used an unjust power and give the freedom of speech back to the people as soon as possible. Because the government should work according to the people’s thought and the people should have the right to know the fact, which is happened, in the state all the time.

A G-i-R-L

A G-i-R-L


A girl has her lovely boyfriend. Although, he is not funny or cute very much but he always loves her so much that is hard to find nowadays. He can do almost everything for her if she wants him to do. Moreover, deep into their mind, they always know that they love each other so much. But she miss her way that she was changing her mind to another boy who just come in her life not so long time. She leaved her boyfriend. Dear, he cry and sad so much. Sometime, a girl felt so bad and that she wanted to return to her boyfriend but she cannot do that because she always know that it is too late. She broke his heart which he has been suffered so much. By the way, a boy decided to pass away from their love. A girl tried to endure her feeling but she cannot do that anymore. Although, she always know that it is too bad to tell “love” to someone whom she had break his heart already but a girl still wanted to tell a boy again. Even though, she knew that it may be the last time for her to tell like that. A girl really knew almost things that the people around her always told her such as…
- It is really bad to play with love.
- It is really bad to make a wish.
- It is really bad to be a fickle girl.
- It is really bad to changing mind easily.
- It is really bad to vacillate not surely.
- It is really bad to broke someone‘s heart and hold him back.
Everything is happened because of her fault. But whatever, she still worrying about him and thinking of him all the time. Sometime, she discovered that she cannot live without her boyfriend. She loves her dear and always missing of him so much. She wants to tell her dear that she love him so much. Even though, she always knew that it is not suitable to do such a thing like that.Last 4 days, she read her dear’s blog then she felt sad as she fall from hill because her dear said that he can pass away from her already. She wanted her dear “WAIT” for her. Although, she should thinking about right and wrong which she knew that it is not fair for her dear. And many people will blame on her action. But at that point, a girl thought that “no one can know much as you own”. So, a girl decided to hold her dear back and try to think of her feeling again such as…What is real answer that she wants to do?...Who is the one that she love?...,or When is the suitable time that she should stop this story?--- A girl called her dear then asked him about his blog.“Do you really pass away from me now?” A girl said to her dear.“I try to do that.” A boy replied. A girl felt very sad to hear that. She really doesn’t want a boy go away from her life. She cannot lives without him. She admitted with herself that she is so bad. She is such a selfish girl. But she still cannot stop her feeling. Finally, a girl discovered the best idea for herself. She intends that she will not do the wrong again. She decided to let everything move on their way, not to control or force it anymore. She will not hurry to do anything and not hurry to choose also, she will learn of them and try to think again after that if she want to choose someone next time when she is surely about that guy. At that time, he will be the only one guy whom she loves the most and that will be the last time for her to choose her own way in this love story.

Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie
I was looking all over for a recipe. It was one my sister called "Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie". It was pretty fancy for her style. I used to know it by heart. We always found it easy, and a bit elegant. I really love strawberry, but you can't tell that it's the fruit being used. You could easily substitute blueberry or banana or anything else.This time, I will bake it by myself. I knew enough to buy what I needed at the grocery store, but still, what a dummy! I was worried I could not make it correctly. I was getting perplexedly and a recipe was not helping very much. Choose strawberries that not only look luscious, dark red and juicy but ones that have a mouth watering smell as well. Strawberries will continue to ripen after picking but they won’t continue to sweeten so sniff the berries for that ripe sweet aroma.
Here is one of my favorite recipes. It was a lovely dessert. It’s simple and delicious, a perfect recipe for a casual cook. A great recipe is a great recipe no matter how hard it is.

INGREDIENTS
-1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour·
-1/2 teaspoon salt ·
-4 tablespoons shortening·
-2 tablespoons butter·
-3 tablespoons cold water·
-1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened·
-3/4 cup confectioners' sugar·
-1 teaspoon vanilla extract·
-1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped·
-1/2 teaspoon almond extract·
-1/4 cup chopped almonds·
4 cups fresh strawberries, halved·
1/4 cup jelly

DIRECTIONS
1. Combine flour and salt in medium bowl. Cut in shortening and butter until all the flour is blended to form pea-sized crumbs. Sprinkle with water one tablespoon at a time. Toss lightly with a fork until dough forms a ball. Chill dough 15 to 30 minutes. 2. Roll dough between two sheets of wax paper into an 11 inch circle. Remove top sheet of wax paper and lay into 9 inch pie pan. Prick bottom and sides of pie shell thoroughly to prevent shrinkage. 3. Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool to room temperature. 4. Combine cream cheese and confectioner's sugar in medium bowl. Beat with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Beat in vanilla and almond extracts. Fold in whipped cream and almonds by hand until well mixed. Pour into cooled crust. Refrigerate until firm. 5. Decorate pie with strawberries fully or just around the edge. Heat jelly in microwave oven just until soft and brush carefully over strawberries until glazed. Refrigerate until serving.
---- P.S. ---- Not only are strawberries delicious but they’re good for you. Eating 8 strawberries can give you 160 % of your daily requirement of vitamin C and eating 8 strawberries is pretty darned easy to do. They also contain lots of vitamin A and B6 and contain only 50 calories per cup. That’s of course before you add gobs of sugar and mounds of whipped cream. So indulge yourself.