Today was meant to be the start of our class test, but it was not to be. Both our English test and InfoComm Studies was postponed (Cheers!). Besides that, today was Singapore Total Defense day, and we went to Singapore Discovery Centre. It was great fun there and we have an enjoyable and meaningful time as we learn heaps of useful stuff and invaluable information.
Tomorrow will be our history test. I do not think that it will be postponed (but I hope so, who won't?) so I will have to study hard.
On another side of the world, Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari was sacked sensationally despite being in charge just a little over half a season. The 59-year-old Brazilian arrived in West London last July, but the club's poor form and rumours of discontent in the dressing room have cause his position undermined.
Chelsea's results, especially at home have been particularly disappointing, winning just 6 of 13 games at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. Saturday's goalless draw at home to Hull City saw them slip to fourth in the table, 7 points behind leaders Manchester United, and therefore the chances of regaining the title seem slim.
Nevertheless, the dismissal of Scolari, who lead Brazil to win the 2002 World Cup and reached the Euro 2004 final with Portugal, comes as a major shock. Chelsea have reached the last 16 of the Champions League where they face a Juventus side managed by former Stamford Bridge boss Claudio Ranieri, and they still able to compete in the FA Cup.
Scolari started brightly with six wins and two draws from his first eight league games, including masterpieces like 5-0 over Sunderland and Middlesbrough, 4-0 over Portsmouth and they led the table most of the time until the mid-November.
However, the 0-1 lose to Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on October 26 to end Chelsea's 86-match unbeaten home league run and their home form started to dip alarmingly with another loss to Arsenal at the end of November and a series of poor draws with middle-or-bottom-placed teams. Scolari's substitutions were also questioned by fans, who taunted him on Saturday with cries of "you don't know what you're doing".
The club, who won back-to-back titles under Jose Mourinho in 2005 and 2006 and were beaten on penalties in last season's Champions League final by Manchester United, slipped further back in the title race when they were beaten 3-0 by Man Utd and 2-0 again by Liverpool recently.
Scolari's assistant Ray Wilkins takes temporary charge of the first-team, but one of the favourites to take over permanently is West Ham manager and former Blues legend Gianfranco Zola, who has been voted the greatest player the club's history. Russia manager Guus Hiddink and Avram Grant who was sacked by Chelsea last May after reaching the Champions League final - are also believed to be on the shortlist.
Meanwhile, Luiz Felipe Scolari's sacking has left Alex Ferguson with a sense of shock that the Brazilian's time at Chelsea has been so short. He believes the sudden end of Scolari's tenure is a "sign of the times" - in which one of his colleagues can lose his job so easily.
When asked about the situation, Ferguson said: "I am really surprised. It is a shock so soon - he only took the job seven months ago. He is a man of great experience; he took Brazil to World Cup winners - and was the obvious choice to replace Avram Grant. It is a sign of the times. There is absolutely no patience in the world now."
Chelsea will face rivals Aston Villa in a crucial match; whichever team that lose is very likely to be kicked out of the title challenge, or even the third place. Villa sets to win in order to break the monopoly of the "Big Four".
That's all for today. See you!
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