{"id":668,"date":"2005-11-23T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-23T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maddruid.com\/wp\/?p=668"},"modified":"2006-10-08T15:52:01","modified_gmt":"2006-10-08T15:52:01","slug":"679453-of-three-cheers-for-de-jong-and-ajax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maddruid.com\/?p=668","title":{"rendered":"[666] Of three cheers for de Jong and Ajax!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maddruid.com\/Graphics\/reusable\/ajax.gif?w=580\" \/>Early in the season, pundits predicted Group B of the 2005\/06 Champions League would see both Arsenal and Ajax <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Ajax%20Amsterdam\">(tag)<\/a> heading to the next stage. Pundits almost got it wrong went Thun overperformed and Sparta was giving Ajax a run on their money. Today however, they are vindicated. Both Arsenal and Ajax are both group champion and runnerup respectively.<\/p>\n<p>I was sleeping when the match started and I dreamt that Ajax was losing 3-1 to Sparta. What a nightmare! I woke up in the middle of the night only to sleep again and dreamt Ajax lost 3-2 instead. Two nightmares in a row and I had to resist temptation to boot up my home computer and check on the score. But my sleep was what I need. Sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, when it was morning and the sun was up and smiling, ESPN greeted me with the sweetest news to start a Wednesday &#8211; Nigel de Jong scored two goals and made sure an Ajax win.<\/p>\n<p>So, three cheers for de Jong.<\/p>\n<p>Hup, hup, hooray!<br \/>\nHup, hup, hooray!<br \/>\nHup, hup, hooray!<\/p>\n<p>Three cheers for Ajax.<\/p>\n<p>Yip, yip, hooray!<br \/>\nYip, yip, hooray!<br \/>\nYip, yip, hooray!<\/p>\n<p>Group D currently has the most interesting scenario &#8211; with one game left, anybody could qualify. You guys know which team I hope won&#8217;t make it.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maddruid.com\/2005\/11\/679453-of-three-cheers-for-de-jong-and.html#1\">*<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"1\"><\/a>*devilish smile<\/p>\n<p>p\/s &#8211; Not quite sure if <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20051123\/ap_on_re_as\/indonesia_us;_ylt=AjjHNo56t6P.RcB7jaygCwys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b3JuZGZhBHNlYwM3MjE-\">this is a good news or a bad news<\/a> to Malaysia.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>U.S. Restores Military Ties With Indonesia<\/p>\n<p>By CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 1 minute ago<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA, Indonesia &#8211; The United States has lifted an arms embargo against Indonesia, ending a six-year ban on military aid to the world&#8217;s most populous Muslim nation imposed due to human rights concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The Bush administration has long argued that isolating Indonesia, which has been hit by several bombings by al-Qaida linked terrorists in recent years, was not in Washington&#8217;s strategic interests.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh well, there goes Ambalat.<\/p>\n<p>pp\/s &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/thestar.com.my\/news\/story.asp?file=\/2005\/11\/23\/nation\/12671603&#038;sec=nation\">now we&#8217;re talking<\/a>. A report from The Star on possible changes on Malaysian Wildlife Protection Act:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Under the Wildlife Protection Act 76\/72, a poacher faces a maximum fine of RM15,000 or five years jail.<\/p>\n<p>Sazmi also said the ministry was in the final stages of revamping the existing law and replacing it with the Wildlife Protection and Conservation Act.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new Act, poachers would face mandatory jail sentences of up to 10 years and fines of up to 30 times the current amount.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sweet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early in the season, pundits predicted Group B of the 2005\/06 Champions League would see both Arsenal and Ajax (tag) heading to the next stage. Pundits almost got it wrong went Thun overperformed and Sparta was giving Ajax a run on their money. Today however, they are vindicated. 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