Fads in August 07

1. Elvis Presley’s 30th anniversary.

2. Previously, it was no brown T-shirt at MRT, now it’s no pink tees at the Botanical Gardens.

3. Van Halen are starting a reunion tour next month. The better news is that original singer, David Lee Roth is the frontman.

4. Roy Keane “alf-inge haarlanded” the WAG phenomenon.

5. Despite of previous sand and granite bans, a book titled “Gotong Royong” was launched to celebrate the friendship between Indonesia and Singapore.

6. Trans-atlantic Beckham played 3 matches in 6 days, in 2 different continents.

7. Read somewhere that the Chelsea team are naïve, pure and clean.

8. Barry Bonds hits No 756 home runs.

9. Marseille’s Samir Nasri is being touted as the “new” Zidane.

10. The Barca strikeforce of Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto’o and Thierry Henry are dubbed the “Fantastic Four”.

11. WOMAD celebrates its 10th anniversary.

12. McDonald’s famous Big Mac, the 3 layered burger, turns 40.

13. Rob Styles is the referee of the month.

14. Suree Sukha is the first Thai player set to play in the English Premiership.