The 2nd Absence : Intro
This holiday is my fattest holiday ever. It’s all about me doing a continuing mass eating program for whole month I’m in my hometown. Ah, the feeling of fullness in my stomach is numbing my fingers.

The 2nd Absence : Exam Saga, Baffled Again
Hectic weeks mentioned in The 1st Absence, Old Book of Agtarsh is over but it brings out an excruciating consequence never ever felt by subjects of Abyss. After a thorny effort to make sure that the next result are better or same compared to the past, I was hit hard when I surfed into UXM scholar portal on 14th of December last year.

1.82 pointers, 25% decrement from the previous result, ‘Lulus Bersyarat’, and all the description that I could come out with, are nothing similar to all the cursing that has been dumped out by me. Is there a secret organization behind UXM that constantly sabotaging my exam paper so that I can’t graduate properly, is still remain a mystery, same like ‘Why girls like to wear baby shirt??’ which up until now aren’t solve yet.

Anyhow, I manage to put myself together up again. I look forward into my future (of course, I didn’t see anything) and I swear, there’s no matter how big that secret organization behind UXM is or how hard they try to stop me from graduating, I will fight to my last breath.

From the 1st drop of blood to the death of my soul, TO THE WAR!!

The 2nd Absence : Spilled Blood
One of the important lesson I had learned in this absence is how to reap the precious meat from a cow that has been Qurban-ed. Easy as it may seem, but when you are down there with a knife, you will starting to get the feeling that you know nothing about it.

As for me, I was lucky to have my Dad beside me. He is the most expert looking Qurban-er amongst the amateur and half-pro there. I acquired some of his knowledge just by examining carefully how he did his job. The cutting, slicing, and skinning are all done with care so that there was no meat spared.

But I can’t stop myself from talking about others. There are people (believe me, its annoying) who just sit there and moved when the meat and other parts are ready to be distribute. These people are Qurban-ers as well and even though religiously, they aren’t doing any sin, I still despise them for their laziness and their annoying selfishness.

The 2nd Absence : Blue Nightmarish Christmas
There is no word that could possibly describe my agonizing feeling as Chelsea picked up only 8 points from a handful 12 points. If the news of losing Cech and Cudicini for the rest of 2006 is not awful enough, add it with JT (Terry) absence because of unlikely injury.

The first week without main goalkeeper and captain isn’t going very well for the Blues. Last minute winner against Everton and Wigan by Drogba and Robben respectively, earned Chelsea their hard fought 6 points. Don’t tell me those two lower team felt aggrieved by the result. They should be thankful to the lady luck as in between those two matches, Chelsea hit the post 4 times.

2006 Christmas week turned out to be a miserable celebration of unlucky days for Chelsea. Drew in their last 2 games of year 2006 fixture and confirmed to be struggling in 2007 when the gap between Manchester United are widen by 6 points. Starting with a match against Reading, Chelsea took the lead through Drogba excellence heading capability. It’s 2-0 towards the half-time and 2-1 after an hour gone. No one, I mean, NO one could have predicted that legendary idiotic move from Ashley Cole. He produced an awkward left foot clearance which hit Essien and dummied past that already helpless Hilario. 2-2 is the score line and I was left feeling aggrieved, wishing that next match against Aston Villa will provide me with some joy.

The match against Aston Villa proved to be another disappointment for me. No need for another review of that match as its original review is already a boring piece of writing.

If before this, I asked Barca fans and Man U fans to pray for their safety in the wilderness of their league, now I’m sitting on my knee, praying that the Blues will fly again.