From Bluebirds to red dragons
Supporters of Welsh football club Cardiff City are up in arms over proposals by their Malaysian owners to break with 100 years of tradition and change their kit from blue to red, [and] replacing their Bluebird badge with a dragon.
Their Malaysian backers want to invest heavily in "The Bluebirds", build a new training ground and increase their stadium capacity, but, according to the Cardiff City Supporters Trust, it comes on condition they implement the changes.
"We were told in no uncertain terms that this was a fait accompli," trust chairman Tim Hartley told BBC Wales. "This investment is going to come into the club. We were shown a design of the logo, Cardiff City will be playing in red, they will be wearing a dragon on their chests." Vice-chair Tracey Marsh said: "I feel like they've got us over a barrel and we are not going to take this lying down."
Cardiff, who play in the second tier of English football, have played in blue for more than 100 years but red is considered a lucky colour in parts of Asia, while the dragon appears on the Welsh national flag and is hugely symbolic in Asia.
Bye, bye, bluebird?
These are the Malaysian owners (named in the WalesOnline pic below as Mr Vincent Tan and Dato Chan)...
Well, I'm not a Cardiff FC fan, but I can understand the Welsh officials' and fans' anger. But I can also understand why the bosses would rather have a dragon on the crest rather than a bluebird. Imagine the owners getting the club to play friendly or exhibition matches in Malaysia. From the spectator stands, Hokkien fans will be lustily cheering their team in their dialect: "Bluebird, bluebird, bluebird!"
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Iced bra aims to keep Japanese cool
While the Welsh are getting all hot and bothered, from Japan comes a new way to keep women cool, er, up there. I guess summer in Japan must be so humidly cloying that they need "iced bras". The item comes with a wind chime and a sprig of mint too! Sorry, not putting the pics here, but if you want to see them, then click here:
http://www.news.com.au/business/iced-bra-aims-to-keep-japanese-cool/story-e6frfm1i-1226351302924
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Dog with history of biting people released on bond!
(from the Virginian-Pilot Online)
Since I had in earlier blog entries used two "biting" stories, I thought I should have a trilogy. Here's the third one:
Alchemy the 150-pound St Bernard...
http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/dog-history-biting-people-released-bond
It's a nice read. Check out the readers' comments too, including this one: "I hope he doesn't flee the country. That could spark an international incident."
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