Has Wenger lost it?

I remember how my love for Arsenal
begin? Back in the early 2000s,
Man Utd was really on form;
in the UK, they won it all.

I was an anti-Man Utd fans because
I find the fans annoying and
arrogant. At that time, I
was always rooting for
the underdogs.

Soon I started supporting Arsenal as it
is the only realistic competitor
to Man Utd. I also think that
it is funny that the manager
of Arsenal has about the
same name as the club.

So, that was how it begins. The beginning
of love is always simple, yet
rather magical, sometimes
you forgotten how it
all begins.

But that said, the beginning of nightmare
is also the same thing. You never know
how one thing can lead to another
and like a rolling ball, the
disaster never seem
to end.

In the early half of 2000s, Arsenal fans
were spoilt. Watching Arsenal at
that time was really an
exhilarating experience.

The players were enjoying themselves and
they have confidence, spades of it.

As Arsenal moves to Ashburton Grove and
Wenger started on his youth policy,
things take a 180 degrees change.

The trophy cabinet has been barren
for years. For me, it's absolutely
fine to be without trophy.

But, it's not alright to not do anything
about it. I feel rather disappointed
that Wenger is hurting his
legacy by being
stubborn.

I feel for him greatly because he gave us
fans so much joy and fun watching
the team played in the past.

Good times might be transient but
deep inside I hope Wenger
will have a happy ending.

The youth project is a failure
because the players don't
feel enough for the
club.

The only redemption I feel is to
cut loss and move on. Some
of the players must go.

When I see Wenger in so much pain,
I also feel terrible about it. He
sacrifices his reputation for
his players . Do they
seriously feel
a thing?

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April is finishing & I think I have a decent
April as far as this month is concerned.

But I really need to slow down, I feel
my engine is being overworked.
But I really hope to get some
of the urgent issues settled.

I feel I really can't live
the sort of life that I have
lived for the past 4-5 years.

On the plus side, I think I have and continue
to have good friends around me. As for
a romantic partner, I believe that
the day will come when I find
someone which I'm compatible
with.

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Research has been something I wanted to
do. However, as always I felt it will
not dominate my whole career.

The colleagues I met are very nice indeed and
I appreciate their kindness and
generosity. My boss also has
been kind and he gives me
a lot of freedom to design
my project.

The past 4-5 years have been v painful because
I was very new to research & there
were so many hiccups.

Yesterday, I have my presentation just before the
defense. As a undergrad, I used to be quite
fearful of presenting. But, I usually
"volunteer" because my group
was mostly girls and I felt
obliged to present if they
don't wish to do it.

But presenting for postgraduate is different as
you are expected to give a longer presentation.
On my first presentation in
2007, I was sort of reprimanded by
one of the examiner for giving
a poor presentation.

That time, I was quite sick and my runny
nose was giving me loads of problems.
I have problems speaking out and
halfway through I felt kinda tired.

Yesterday, was different altogether. I think I have
improved by quite a lot as compared to 2007.
I have more stamina and I think I can
deliver a long presentation than back
in 2007. Postgrad was tough, very
tough, I am glad I am close to
the finishing line.

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At the moment, I have plans to start revenue-generating
websites while looking for my job. One will be on
financial investment while the other will
be on wellness.

One of my website has been launched recently,
http://www.health-beautyblog.com. But,
it will take time for the website to
generate revenue. At the
moment, I am focus on
improving the content
of my website & driving
traffic to it.

Doing a website is very fun. This time it takes a much
shorter time for me to launch the new website
as the internet publishing is now more
mature.

Phase 1 of my investment website will also
be launched in 2 weeks time. It will
start with a blog interface.

At the moment, I am also very pleased with my
investment portfolio. It's not that I have made
a lot of money from it. But I feel my choice
of stock picking has improved and
now I am much more calmer in my
decision making.

My investment style is different from my
mum as well as a lot of people. I don't
get a lot of satisfaction from making
20-30% profit within a short
period.

It is counter-intuitive but I prefer to
see my stocks doubled or tripled
after a few year of purchase.

Different people derive satisfaction
from stock investing in different
ways. Most people are interested
in the money that comes with
in. I love more from satisfaction
knowing that you have made a
very good decision.
That to me matter more than
the $$$ itself.