Liverpool were Robbed

It was almost a daylight robbery. Only the most blinked United supporter would have thought otherwise. Liverpool were by far the better team during the opening exchanges, but they made the cardinal sin of not scoring hen they were on top.

Typical of the such Liverpool- United tie, they would always be a key or pivotal moment. The usual ones being Vidic sending offs. There was the coming of age of Diego Forlan, Berbatov hattrick, and the revelation that Danny Murphy could play a bit of football.

This time around, it was Shelvey's red card. A foul on Jonny Evans, which should Evans instead who arrive late, it could have been him getting the marching order. It was luck. And luck side with United. Liverpool was on the ascendency until then. But they could not manage a breakthrough.

Then came the penalty. I wouldn't complain if Mark Halsey waved play on. It was not clear cut. Usually in similar instances, the decision would have gone with the home side. But not this time.

So, a couple of lucky breaks and the three points were ours. We have yet to play well this term in the league, but even then, should we had handles Fellaini better in the Everton game and mustered a win, we would have started the season with a perfect record. The other teams in the league must be cursing us at the moment ...... and that just be an understatement.

Nearing Kick-off

Stuck waiting for my food as the restaurant was packed with supporters from both United and Liverpool shouting the place down. The atmosphere was electric! I had been waiting for my take-out for a good half an hour now. It was just the sheer number of people here. Amazing.

I think they needed a bigger screen for the place. There was only a single one at the open ground. Loud music. Loud supporters. They were chanting from both sets of supporters. Great banter going on! And parking was a nightmare! Come on! I need the tale out quick ......

Post-call Lunch

I finished my rounds extra early today as I started early after waking up. I was ready to head home well before 10 am and with the light Sunday morning traffic, arrived at Gombak 30 minutes later.

Irfan had been up and about since waking up. Refused to have his shower as usual. I missed breakfast, so I took Anita out for lunch. Just nearby, at Melawati. Some banana leaf rice. Nice .....

The Follow-up

The drama was almost over. Almost. Irfan still complain of pain but in actual fact, he was not. He loved the attention really. Today, he had his follow-up with the Surgeon and things were much better.

Now, he was allowed to have a bath. I was on call today, so, I was not able to see how he coped. Apparently, he managed to soak himself in the bath without much problem. He was wearing trousers by the afternoon although he was still walking gingerly.

So, I would expect more drama when I get home after my morning rounds tomorrow ....

A Different Update

The iOS 6 update was not the only update I ventured into recently. The new firmware for the X-pro1 was also released in the last few days and it certainly made some difference to the handling of the camera. Yes, the camera - including the older sibling the X100 - suffered from terrible focussing system. The new update did not answer all the prayers, but at least offered some antidote.

But if you understood the quirk of the camera, you would be richly rewarded. Some people asked me, how I cope with the obviously problematic focussing issue. I actually switch the camera to manual focussing mode, and programmed the AF-Lock button - located by my right thumb - to lock focus.

The focussing would then be a lot snappier, and I would then half-press the shutter button to compose the frame once I was happy with the locked focus. The metering also tended to be better by this method. Tedious, but after a while, I got used to it.

And I managed to capture the frame above while in complete darkness. The focus was aided by the focus assist beam and whatever light coming from the television across the room. Amazing!

I have yet to take the camera out for a spin since the update with Irfan having had his operation. I expect better things from this amazing piece of kit from now on .....