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The Super Bowl has always been the most-watched American television broadcast and the recently concluded Super Bowl 2010 XLIV was no different. This annual NFL Championship playoff has always been remembered as much for its on-field actions as the commercials. With an average US audience of 106.5 million viewers, you can be sure the advertisers will pull out all the stops in their 30-60 seconds commercials.

Many of the commercials in Super Bowl 2010 were of very high quality and here I’ve listed a few notable ones which I find attention-grabbing.

Coke: Sleep Walker

This commercial does not have any human dialog but apparently, action speaks louder than words.

Audi Green Police

Audi played on the current hot-potato issue of global warming and the virtues of being environmentally responsible citizen. Very clever!

CareerBuilders.com: Casual Fridays

The CareerBuilders.com commercials never fail to amaze me and this edition did not disappoint either.

Budlight: Stranded

Budlight is back again and this commercial – a parody on the TV series LOST – cracked me up! In true Homer Simpson style: Beer truly is the cause of — and solution to — all of life’s problems!

Budweiser: Bridge Out

This Budweiser commercial also scored high points with me and will endeared itself to many beer lovers.

E*Trade: Baby Girlfriend

The E*Trade baby series continue with another winner.

Google: Parisan Love

This Google commercial looks the simplest to execute as it was basically a screencast of Google searches of a traveler in Paris. For the uninitiated, it may seem like a commercial promoting Paris.

And last but not least, the NFL pays tribute to the fans with this commercial.

NFL: Best Fans on the Planet

So which is/are your favorite Super Bowl Commercial(s) for 2010?

By now many of you would have known that the Saints are Super Bowl champions. The New Orleans Saints, carrying the hopes of an entire city, where 85 percent of the city was under water from (Hurricane) Katrina some 4 years ago, rallied to upset the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 on Sunday night in one of pro football’s most thrilling title games.

For those of you who missed one hell of a game like yours truly (the live telecast was at 7am on Monday in this part of the world, and I was on my way to work), here’s the video of the Super Bowl 2010 XLIV Highlights. Don’t miss Tracy Porter’s amazing 74-yard interception return touchdown on a pass from Manning at 5.13 of the video.

The Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2009 results are out and my official timing for my maiden marathon run is 5hrs 37mins. I didn’t hit the time target of 5 hrs I set myself, I’ll have to try harder next year.

Congratulations to all runners who have completed a great run and/or better your personal best time! See you again next year!

December 6 was a day of reckoning and excitement for me, it was a day when I would attempt the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2009 full marathon for the first time in my life.  Running a full marathon is one of the must-do things I wish to experience in my life and this was what I have all been training for the past 6 months.

More than 50,000 runners took part in various distance categories in this eighth edition of Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, with Guest-of-Honour Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr George Yeo flagging off the Full Marathon. The annual event also saw supporters taking to the streets as they cheered on the runners and enjoyed the various activities staged at the East Coast Park, the F1 Pit Building, as well as the Padang.

As my maiden marathon, I was bent on enjoying myself in this unique experience. From the early morning 3.30am wake-up call right up to the moment when I crossed the finishing line, every steps will be etched in my memory for a long time to come. No words will be able to describe how I felt when I crossed the finishing line and completed my first ever 42.195km. I was on an emotional high and it almost felt surreal.

Let’s take a moment to view some of the pics I captured at the post-race carnival at the Padang.

Here are some runners at the home stretch, giving a final push towards the finish line.

Even the Standard Chartered mascots are taking a break in their duties to cheer on the runners!

I stole a “photo finish” moment as I’m by the track side cheering the runners on.

Here’s me proudly posing with the hard-earned finisher t-shirt. Now I can proudly proclaim “I’m a marathon finisher!”

Those numbers in this post title represented the distance I’ve signed up for – 42.195km – the first full marathon I’m going to attempt to do in my life.

Completing a full marathon is one of those “must-do” things in my life and the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2009 on 6 December shall be my baptism of fire.

Since it is going to be my first marathon attempt, the primary objective is of course to finish the full distance. Having said that, I’ll also challenge myself a time target of 5 hours.